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BENSON'S WATCHES. " Perfection of mcchanism."- -3 lorning Post. •"`-' Gold Watches 4 to 100 guineas. Silver Watches 33 and 34, Ludgate-hill, London, E.C. Send 2 stamps for Benson's Illustrated Pamphlet on Watches ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. Under the mans=e,x►ent of Miss L. Fyne and Irr.W. Harrison THIS EVENING - will be performed SATANELLA. Messrs. W. Harrison. Santley, G. Honey, H. Corri, St. Albyn, Miss Cruise, Filling, and Louisa Pyne. Conductor, Alfred Mellon, Ballet, LA FIANCE . Messrs. W. IL Payne, IT. Payne, F. Payne, Mdlle. ',equine, Pasquale, Pierron, Mons. Vandris. Doors open at halt-past 7—Commence at 8 o'clock. T HEATRE -ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee, Mr. J. B. Bneksione. THIS EVENING the, nerformances will commence with THS CONTESTED ELECTION. Ur. and Mrs. Charles Mathews, Mr. Buckstone, &c. After which (by desire), PAUL PRY. Commence at 7. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Lessee, Mr. A. Harris. THIS EVENING, the pertormances will commence with a new drama, entitled THE MASTER PASSION. Messrs. Ryder, G. Melville, Graham, R. Cathcart, Garden ; Miss C. Lee ercq and Mrs. Charles Young. 'robe followed by A WONDERFUL WOMAN. Mr. A. Harris, Shore, Frank Matthews, and Miss C. Leclereq. After which, a new farce, in one act, entitled NUIRSICY CHICKWEED. Messrs. Widdieomb, Meadows, H. Saker ; Miss L. Keeley and Mrs. Weston. To conclude with the Divertissement from LOVE AND FOR RUNE. NEW THEATRE - ROYAL, A.D ELPHI, Sole Proprietor and Mana. , er, Mr. Beni. Webster. THIS EVEND.7O, THE. DEXD HEART. Messrs B. Webster. J. L. Toole, David Fisher, I'aul Bedford. Stuart, Billington, C. J. Smith, Eburne, Mozeland; Miss Woolgar, and Miss K. Kelly. Followed by the successful niece of extravagiance, called D [NO RAIL UNDER DIFFICULT [ES. Messri..l. L. Toole, P. Bedford ; C. J. Smith, Ebarne, and Miss K. Kelly. Doors open at half-past six—Commence at seven. Box- Ofilee open from 10 to 5. No charge for securing scats, nor for bills of performance. All 'fees to servants of' this establishment are strictly prohibited. Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith. ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, King-street, St. James's. Lessee, Mr. T. B. Chatter ton. The nearest The'Are to Chelsea, Pimlico, and West minster, the Park being open to carriages and foot passen gers all hours of the night. THIS EVRNING, a new Comedy, LONDON PRIDE ; or, living for Appearances. Messrs. Leigh Murray, Barrett, Charles Young; Mesdames Frank Matthews, Murray, and Nelly Moore. - - - Atter which (first timel a new Fairy Extravae:anza, entitled THE SWAN AND EDGAR. Messrs. Barrett, Francis, Miss Lydia Thompson, Miss Clara St. Casse, and the Corps de Ballet. To conclude with A DEAD SHOT. Mr. It Cockrell. Reduced Prices—Gallery, dd ; I'it, Is. The Box-office open from 11 to 5 daily. Doors open at half-past six; perform • suck commences at 7. A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE Westminster-road. Bole Lessee... Ur. William Cooke. Extraordinary prosperous career of the new historical Drama, in four parts, by Tom Taylor, Esq., called GARI BALDI. New scenery -Magnificent MiMar, Tableux.— Supported by a Powerful Company—Mr. R. Phillips, Ennis, Behnore, Raymond, Miss Kate Carson, Sze. - The Scenes in the Circle will be sustained by the best and most talented Equestrians of the day, Mr, John Henry Cooke, Miss Rosina. Ma ille. Marguerite, and a host of British, French, and American talent—Little Menoni, the wonderful Juvenile Equestrian—Facetious Clowns, Parisian Pierrots, and Ec centric Drolls -terminating eac'i Night with the comical and mirth-provoking Ballet entitled LOVE'S VAGARIES. Stage Manager. Mr. R. Phillips C NTERB UR Y HALL CONCERTS.- - EVERY EVENING.—The Music of Verdi's Opera 01 MACBETH (now first made public in England at these Con. certs). And a Grand Seeetion from Meyerbeer's new opera a DINORAH. Comic Vocalists -Messrs'. George !Tolson (the Irish Come dian and Mimic), W. Critellikid. and E. W. Mackney. Several interestin Pictures are added to the Fine Arts Gallery. The suite of Halls have been re-decorated and beautified. and constitute one of the most unique and brilliant aig - hts of the metropolis. ROSA BONHEUR'S celebrated PICTURE of the HORSE FAIR is now added to the already magnificent Collection of Paintings in the Canterbury Hall Fine Arts Gallery. The gallery is open from 9 am. till 12 p.m. Admission, Six pence. THEIWEATIIER.—Sux OFFICE, NOVEMBER 15. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 45—highest since noon yesterday. 39—lowest this morning and during the night. 46—this day at noon. BAnomETER.-30.26. Wiwn. North -Easterly; light, with fair weather, lIIGII WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tins DAY.—Morning, sh. 25m.—Afternoon, sh. 52m. To-lionuow-Mornin7,, 6h. 21m.—Afternoon, Gh. 53m. ),c.„ .4 4 ~...... s ' , AY...7 - . 7 1 - "At. • - - .. 1. \ A i kr 't , 'Z 'ak- - 074 i . -- 4 . „.•I*.• t i I ,', '„.,'>A ') , f ::2 . V i c fre ld'd ' t t . ---.-7- a• "*-.. THE SUN. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1839. -o Mr. HENRY BERKELEY has br- - en making another of his broadly humorous speeches to his old eon- stituents. Whenever the hon. gentleman rises to deliver a harangue, whether it be. in the House 4 -or out of the House it matters nothing, we are cer tain there will be a great deal of laughter. As Certain of it as though the occasion were a thea trical dinner, and the orator Mr. BUCKSTONE. The Senior member for Bristol can hardly open his . lips, but his expectant auditors are immediately upon the broad grin. The reporter who has to record his sentences in flying hieroglyphics has to jot down pretty frequently with his quiverin g pencil the symbols expressive of laughter, loud laughter, rows of laughter, and so forth ad libitum. There is no end of his " good things ;" they drop out in sprinkles, in showers, in cataracts, like the flowers and sweetmeats out of the inexhaustible hat of the great M. HouDiN, Magician and Am bassador ! The quaint sayings of Mr. HENRY BERKELEY, too, are about the oddest as well as about the most abundant -- his anecdotes if not always the most apt are certainly the most comical and the most frequent anywhere to be gathered from the rhetorical dis- plays of a member of Parliament. Listening to him is about the next best thing to witnessing one of those extra -extravagant farces known generically as Adelphi Screamers. It is an illustration visible and audible of MiuroN's couplet— " Sport, that wrinkled care derides, And laughter, holding both his sides." The speeches delivered by the member for Bristol during the last few years in the House of Com mons alone, if collected together, and published separately, would make a very respectable Jest Book—particularly if supplemented to these Parlia mentary " Broad G'rins" there were printed also, in the form of facetious Addenda, the speeches de livered elsewhere by the hon. gentleman upon the same theme upon the hustings, upon chance plat forms, and upon the occasion of all sorts of after dinner displays of his political drollery outside the walls of the Legislature. Precisely of this last-mentioned kind was the speech last Monday delivered by Mr. BERKELEY upon one of those admirable annual gatherings of the societies formed for the perpetuation of the fair fame of that good citizen of Bristol, EDWARD COLSTONE, the large-hearted, open-handed philanthropist ! ~ That same"COLSTONE whose charitable Blue-coat School down there in that old western sea-port gave educa tion, among many thousands of obscure scholars, very nearly now one hundred years ago, to that "marvellous boy who perished in his pride," poor, crYing, bri3ht eyes l , wonder - working TllO3l AS CHATTER ON. Rather an unpropitious occasion *that, one wonld think, for a comic speech upon party polities ! Not so, however, by any means to Mr. HENRY BERKELEY. It was said of the late incorrig,iblei - ounster, GILBERT. A'n ECKETT, Author, amonr , oth! r literary burlesques, of the Comic Histories or Rome and England and of the Comic Blackstou6's Commentaries, that he could have written a funny article at a tuoment's notice upon anything iz►: the wide world from a chimney-piece to a Gothic cathedral, from SLIAKsPERE to the musi.lal i glasses, from pitch-and-toss to man slaughter. 1 1 1 , Ir. BERKELEY ims about an equal facility in stringing together droll senterces by the hour ii t refill 'n for any toast you may please to men tion up )n w ly occasion that may ponibly arise out of the chapter of accidents, a charity dinner or an electioneering banquet, a marriage feast or a laico clerical lunch at a bishop's visitation. He showed this facility of his once more to perfection on Mon day at Bristol. And all through his speech he was particularly hard upon the Tories! In fami liar parlance, he was down upon them over and over again. They were his chief butt. And as some people have only to wink to provoke a shout of laughter, Mr. BERKELEY had only to sound this butt of his, as it were, no matter how lightly, with his knuckles, to elicit fresh explosions of merriment. He had a congenial audience, and this audience he certainly on Monday fooled to the top of its bent. Sometimes his jokes had so peculiarly a local application that the richness of them is rather lost upon any other pallate but that of a Bristolian. Now, for instance, in one part, he unbends a good deal, he takes his audience fami larly by the button hole with one hand, and with the other, digs it playfully in the region of the small ribs, cracking his jocular bit of fun the while thus colloquially and comfortably : " I will ask you," he says to his brother Bristolians, "to walk with me to the Dolphin dinner. (Laughter.) There is no doubt a splen did and goodly company. There are assembled the beautifnl ladies of the city, who have been desired to attend in full dress—(laughter)--at least, so we are informed by a supplementary ad vertisement from Mr. AIKEN, by which both the gentlemen and ladies are desired more especially to attend because Mr. Aiken has got a duke. (Loud laughter.) Yes, according to this advertisement there is the promise that his grace the Duke of BEAUFORT—a most excellent gentleman, I wish he was here—(hear, hear)—is to attend at the Dolphin dinner; and, moreover, it says not only have they a live duke with a coronet on his head, but there is to be also Sir Frederick Wm. Slade (Laughter). " Walk up, ladies and gentlemen ; walk in"—(renewed laughter)—says Mr. Aiken, " here, gentlemen you shall see what you shall see —(loud laughter)—a real duke with a coronet on his brow, and a live lawyer stuffed with straw." (Roars of laughter.) And so they have gone to the Dolphin to see it. I hope sincerely they will pass a pleasant evening. I hope that their funds will be increased from what they were last year. I hope— no, I will not hope that Mr. Phippin has sent his old port there, because that is said to be very powerful port. (Laughter.) But Ido hope that they may have excellent wines, excellent viands and a most pleasant evening." The particular richness of this evidently high-seasoned joke is rather lost, somehow, we say, outside the limits of the city and county of Bristol. As again thitt smaller joke, that yet ' sounds, even to Londoners, in some mysterious way, very comical nevertheless, when Mr. BERKELEY still ringing the changes with his sly knuckles upon his big butt of Toryism, says of the Tories a little later on—" They have cut everything, I say. Why, they have even cut old NIBLETT and the White Lion. (Cheers and laughter.)" Poor old NIBLETT, whoever he is, and his queer heraldic companion, the white lion aforesaid ! We can only wonder who they may both be, with a sympathetic smile upon our fea tures, while the Bristolians are recovering their breath and wiping their eyes to listen to the next waggery from their senior member. It is rather an old joke, by the way, talking of the loaves and fishes, and of wild beasts tasting blood, merely so as to whet their appetite ; but these exceedingly stale little chips of fun are swallowed with a relish by the Bristolians when applied by their senior Member to their old foes the Tories. We cannot help wondering, however, even as Liberals, when Mr. BERKELEY says of the Tories—" They have tasted the sweets of office lately. It is dangerous to let wild beasts taste blood—(laughter)—they always become mischievous, and I have always observed that Tories get vicious when they have once had a taste of the Government loaves and fishes. (Laughter.)"—We can't help wondering, we say even as Liberals, whether the same maxim precisely might not, just within limits of possibility be applicable to our dear old friends the Whigs? That is a capital joke, however, and one, by the way, rather wide in its applicability, that Mr. BERKELEY makes a few minutes after wards, in allusion to the invariable and absolute repudiation of anything like bribery and corrup tion by any ono accused of either within the walls of the Imperial Legislature. We must give it again here in its entirety. It is well worth repetition. And it is this—" There is a farce," he says, " I have seen for twenty years in the House of Commons exceeding all belief. Such a horrid state of corruption is proved in some borough —men have been bought wholesale. Mr. So-and-So is supposed to know something about it. Ho comes into the House in a grave and florid manner, he looks around him, and he says—that is, ho makes a declaration by which he states that we are mistaken. What is it, after all ? If any gentlemen are here who frequent the theatre they must have seen the farce of High Life below Stairs,' in which there are a couple of rascally servingmen, who as sume the titles of their masters, the one being my Lord Duke,' and the other Sir HARRY.' (Laugh ter.) My Lord Duke is given to telling lies, or, speaking more politely, to romancing a good deal. Sir HARRY each time contradicts him flatly. When ever he does so, my Lord Duke draws himself up, lays his hand on his heart, and says, ' Upon my honour ;' on which Sir HARRY raises his hand to his hat, takes it off his head, and says, 011-h-h.' (Laughter.) Now this is what 1 have seen acted in the House of Commons over and over again. The candidate says, I coat to declare that I have not been guilty ; I know nothing of this corruption, upon my honour.' (Laughter.) Oh-h-h ! (Laugh ter.) And there the farce ends, and we all know it to be a farce, because we cannot fancy it to our selves that any third person would go and pay money to elect a man to Parliament for his own pleasure." Now all this really is admirable fun— and it is so funny because it is so true ! Yet, beyond either the fun or the truth of it, is is unquestionably we must every one of us admit this when the laughing is all over and we are beginning to lock grave again —it is unquestionably also very dread ful, It is an evil that imperatively demands eradication. Here in truth is "something rotten in the state of Denmark." It demands the surgical scalpel for its excision. There is but one remedy we do honestly believe—but one effectual remedy for it. And that remedy—we might almost call it an Irish echo of Mr. BERKELEY'S own name— The Ballot!! Our adviccs from Gibraltar, up to the 9th inst. inclusively, seem to throw a little light at last upon the firing so often heard there from the Signal Point in the direction of Tangier. "The Moors," we read in the Gibraltar Chronicle of the sth, " continued to practice by firing from the guns of the forts at a target, which fully accounts for the heavy firing heard in that direction for the last two or three days." It is only, therefore, like Admiral NAPIER'S signal to the Baltic fleet—" Sharpen your cutlasses!" It sounds very warlike—but is not war. It may end, after all this firing at the targets, merely in smoke — with the smoke of the explosions. Otherwise, however, there come to us from that north-western corner of the Great African conti nent, if not "Yews of Battle," rumours indicative of the approach of some sanguinary col lision between the: Moorish horsemen of the Sultan of Moßocco, to the number of 12,000 troopers, under his Majesty's brother, MULAI lIASSAN, and the gathering forces of the Franco- Spanish battalions. Certainly the military ardour of France ought to be satisfied, one would think, with her other wars immediately passed, immediately present, or immediately possible, without turning mendaciously in the direction of these shores with .a view to an insolent invasion of the land of liberty trod by 26,000,000 Englishmen ! There is the Italian war, really and truly, not by any means over yet—with GARIBALDI strong in his own prowess and the love of the Italian multi tude, with VICTOR EMMANUEL virtually king at this moment orthe chief part of the Roman Penin sula, with Venetia waiting but for the signal of insurrection, with the dogs of war yet straining eagerly, for their next run upon the strong fortresses, like greyhounds in the slip. There is the new war (in alliance with England) to be waged now very speedily once more upon the recreant Chinese ! The French armaments, both military and maritime, preparing to take their departure thither at somewhere about the date of the 15th of December. There is, moreover, this threatening onslaught (in conjunction with the Spanish soldiers under O'DONNELL) upon the haunt and covert of the Riff Pirates—the empire of the Sultan of MOROCCO. Italy, and China, and Morocco, one might fancy, would glut the maw of any war dog of them all, even though he were three-headed like Cerberus. But the Eagle of France has proverbially a very keen, even, be it said, an insatiable appetite. Even during the days when it was chained and tamed in banishment, being supplanted for a comparatively brief interval by the pugnacious Orleans bantam even during the days of old King LOUIS PHILIPPE absurdly dubbed by his sycophantic advisers the NAPOLEON of PEACE—even then when the national symbol of France was nothing more than a cock— but a cock, remember, perched upon that " coign of 'vantage" Power—did not BERANOER, even BEE- ANGER, sing in vain. " Co-co-coquerico I France remet tons chako I Coquorico, coquerico I" The symbol of our neighbours at thi3 present junc ture, however, being neither the white cockade of the Bourbons, nor the monarchial cock of the Orleans dynasty, but the imperial eagle, and the conquering and warlike tricolour of the Revolution—Eng land is bethinking herself betimes of her de fences by sea and by land. She has already a noble fleet cruising in the Channel; and she is fast mustering, drilling, and organising, corps by corps, her new National Guard of what may number up at last 300,000 skilled riflemen ! SUSSEX HALL. - MECHANICS' INSTITUTE. Last night a lecture was delivered at the above institution, in Leadenhall-street, by Mrs. Thomas, on " The Writings and Genius of Eliza Cook." It was, on the whole, despite the difficulty that attends all such undertakings, a very successful affair. Mrs. Thomas displayed great skill in the arrangement of her discourse, and she appeared to give much satisfaction to her numerous and highly-respectable audience. She was listened to throughout with marked attention, and at intervals, as she excited the interest and awakened the enthusiasm of her hearers, she was warmly applauded. There is always something very attractive in the proceedings of a Mechanics' Institute to those who are interested in the improvement and elevation of the working classes. Among all the triumphs of literature it is to be questioned if its brightest suc cess is not achieved when its reign is extended over the toiling thousands of mill and factory, whose aspirations were admirably alluded to by Mr. Disraeli in his eloquent address at the Manchester Athenaeum. " Amidst the toils and triumphs of your scientific pursuits, upon you there comes the undefinable, the irresistible yearning for intellectual refinement." The influence of poetry is universally recognised. Its sphere is not neces sarily confined to the narrow limits of classic schools. Highly prized and appreciated as it may be there, it has other and not less fervent worship pers, who bend at the altar of Nature, if not at the shrine of Art— " Thanking God whose boundless wisdom made the flowers of poesy bloom, In the forges' dust and cinders, in the tissues of the loom." Lectures like that of last eight'afford an unmis• takeable evidence of the great progress that has taken place in the cultivation and intelligence of the community at large. In order to appreciate in any degree such a discourse there must have been previous study to refine the taste and mould the understanding. The illustrations that Mrs. Thomas presented were well calculated to impr ess her meaning on the minds of her auditory, and sh e may be congratulated on the success of her attempt to evidence the remarkable powers of the authoress whose works she selected for criticism. She could hardly have chosen a more fitting theme on which to descant before the members of a Mechanics' Institute than when she analysed the writings and paid tribute to the genius of one whose sympathies have ever been warmly expressed on behalf of the classes who form its votaries, and who has averred it to be the highest object of her ambition, as it is the crowning triumph of her fame, that she should be called the Poetess of the People. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge had a select party at dinner on Sunday evening at his apartments in St. James's Palace. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam bridge and the Princess Mary have left Cambridge Cottage, Kew, for Windsor Castle, on a visit to her Majesty and the Prince Consort. his Highness the Prince Leopold Hohenzollern- Siginaringen, accompanied by Baron de Muyenfisch, has left blaurigy's Hotel ono. visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle. Their Serene Highnesses the Prince and Princess Edward of Saxe-Weimar have arrived at their mansion in Portland -place from Scotland. Emily, Dachiss of Beaufort and the Ladies Somerset have arrived at their residence in Hill-sticet from Badminton. The Countess of Derby and Lady Emma Stanley have arrived in St. James's-square from Knowsley Hall. His lordship remains at Knowsley. The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs. Glad stoic returned to London yestaday from the Deanery at Windsor. GLASGOW UNIVERSITY.—The election of Lord Rector of the University of Glasgow took place yesterday, when Lord Elgin was chosen by a majority of all the Na tions—the total numbers being, Elgin, 553 ; Disraeli, 411. The an.angements connected with the approach ing. Liberal banquet at Rochester are completed. It is expected that 1,000 persons will be present. In addition to Mr. P. W. Martin and Mr. Sergeant Kinglake, the two members for the city, it is understood that Mr. A. J. Otway, the Secretary tf the Admiralty, Mr.. Bernal Osborne, and other influential gentlemen connect,d with the Liberal party will be present. THE HON. HENRY STANLEY.—It will be re membered that some weeks ago several paragraphs appeared in the London and provincial newspaper, stating that the lion. Henry Stanley, son of Lord Stanley of Alderley, had during his travels deserted the religious faith of his ances tors, embraced the doctrines of Mahommedanism, and, in fact, identified himself with the manners and superstitions of the Last. However absurd and incredable the state ments might easily have been supposed to be, yet there was an air of particularity . and circumstantiality about—them that made them pass current as truth. But though no au thoritative contradict ion has pruviously been given to them, we are enabled positively to state that the calumnious ru• 'flours are utterly void of foundation. Mr. Stanley, like many other intelli..ent English gentlemen, has mixed with the in habitants of th 1 countries through which he passed, with a desire to become thoroughly acquainted with their manners, t language,habits, and religion ; and in his intercours with the natives, may have assimilated his cos t ume somew h at to their habits. But that he had become in anyway imbued-with their religious ideas, is wholly a calumny, at which Mr. Stanley must necessarily feel hurt and indignant. We un derstand that that gentleman, who is or was recently at Sian], is about to return home shortly, and with unabated regard for the creed and iustittltions of his native land.— t Macelesield courier. THE KIN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 16, 18b9. FAREWELL SERMON OF THE BISHOP OF COLUXBIA.-(THIS DAY.) This morning then, was an overwhelming congregation at the parish church of St. James's, Piccadilly, who had assembled for the purpose of hearing the last sermon in tended to be preached by the Right Rev. Dr. George Hills, the newly-consecrated Bishop of British Columbia, prior to his departure for his distant diocese. The Litany ser vice having been read by the Rev. J. E. Kempe, M.A., the rector, the bishop preached an admirable sermon, in which he described the dangers as well as the safety of a missionary life. In England the clergy enjoyed prestige, luxury, and wealth, which were sad snares in the minis terial path. The missionary's life, though full of difficulties and dangers, was infinitely safer than this. Besides this, it was full of honour, for it was the missionary's duty to clear away those awful superstitions and pollutions by rea son of which the dark habitations of men were filled with cruelty. Gladly would he touch the heart of some one pre sent to go forth on such an errand, and that he might cry out in the fullness of his love, " Lord, send me." He called upon all present, whether adapted for missionary life or not, to support this newly-founded mission in a spirit of true Christian sympathy. There were many things in the new land before him calling for pa tience, forbearance, and charity ; and whilst he would not cease to declare unto the people amongst whom he was about to minister the whole Gospel of Christ ; and while he would preserve intact the purity and simplicity of Gospel truth, he had this strong faith, that though the result of his work might not be seen in his own time, it would be seen some day, for the Gospel was not a mere speculation, and its faithful preaching could not be in vain. What a joy was this, to be the means of delivering a whole nation from the bondage of sin—a work in which he might be the instras• ment of filling the courts of Heaven with those whose blessed portion should not be taken away from them for ever. Having alluded to the pain of parting from home and friends, the Bishop concluded with an eloquent appeal on behalf of his new mission. The Holy Communion was then administered by the Bishops of London, Oxford, and Columbia, who afterwards proceeded to the Mansion House, where the Lord Mayor presided over a very large meeting, specially called by his lordship, in aid of the work in British Columbia, on the requisition of many of the leading mer chants of the City of London. TILE EASTERN FISHERIES.--The herring fishery is being pursued with varying success. The quantity taken has fallen off, but the quality has improved, and prices have advanced to some exteat, Mr. George Anthony, a well-known and highly respected artist at Manchester, died, we regret to say, from the effects of gastrid fever, yesterday. Mr. Anthony, though not so well known as some of his brother artists in the pro fession, was a man of highly cultivated tastes, and stood high in their estimation as an art-critic. He was the author of Art-Criticisms, which appeared for many years in one of the leading Manchester papers under the signature of " Ga briel Tinto." His death will be a source of sincere grief to a numerous circle of friends, and to none more than those among his brother artists. RAMSGATE.—We have not seen so much activity for several years past as prevails in the Ramsgate harbour at the present time. A walk round it reminds one very forcibly of the London Docks. There are vessels discharg ing their cargoes at all points, and it is difficult to find storage for all of it. The late storms have made a great many lame .ducks to come in, so that there is full em ployment for shipwrights. Another source of employ ment for our labouring poor is the herring fishery. The quay side of a morning is now all bustle and excitement on the arrival of the boats with their eargoes.—lfentish Gazette. A NATURAL PHENOMENON.—In Ceylon, a per son standing with his back to the sun, then near the hori zon, will see his shadow projected over the dewy grass, each particle of moisture throwing out a double refiectico from its concave and convex surfaces ; the effect being that of a halo of intense brilliancy round the head of the shadow. It is plausibly conjectured that the Buddhists thence de rived their idea of the agni, or emblem of the sun, which surmounts the head of Buddha, though in their inability to sculpture the halo they have represented it as a flame.— Literary Gazette. THE VALUE OF A Klss.—At the New Bailey Court, on Saturday, Henry Grattan was charged by Nancy Forrest with having assaulted her in a railway carriage, on the way from Rochdale to Manchester. He put his arm round her waist and kissed her on the cheek, and attempted to repeat these familiarities notwithstanding her resistance. Mr. Trafford said such conduct could not be allowed, and any person brought before him en such charges would be severely dealt with, otherwise it would be unsafe for " un• protected females" to travel on the railway. The defendant was fined 40s. and costs, in all Ms.—Manchester Guardian. PRICE OF GOLD.—The quotation of gold at Paris is about 'par. and the short exchange on London is 2.5.10 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the Eng lish Mint price of £3 17s. 100. per ounee for standard gold, it appears that gold is at about 3-10ths per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 423 per mark, and the short exchange on London is 13.4 per £1 sterling. Standard gold at the English Mint price is therefore at about the sans price in Hamburg as in London. The course of ex change at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is about 110 per cent., which, when compared with the Mint par between the two countries, shows that the ex change is in favour of England ; and, after making allowance for charges of transport and difference of inte rest, the present rate leaves a small profit on the importa tion 4f gold from the United States. MELANCHOLY SUICIDE OF AN OFFICER.--Capt. Dodgin, late of the 20th Regiment, committed suicide by shooting himself on Saturday evening at his lodging in Panton-street, Haymarket. Ho had been for 15 years in command of the police of the Island of Barbadoes—a service of considerable responsibility, and requiring great energy. ALer this long term of service he was, it is said, dismissed by the local authorities without a retiring pension, and this treatment is thought to have preyed upon his mind, for in latter days ho was much depressed. SUICIDE IN THE HOUSE OF DETENTION BY A WATERLOO VETERAN.—Yesterday morning, about seven o'clock, it was discovered in the House of Detention that a prisoner, named John Dulan, had committed suicide by hanging himself with the strap of his hammock, and when found it was evident he had been dead some time. The de ceased was 72 years of age, and fought at W a t er l oo ; l a tt er l y he had Leen in wretched circumstances, and was committed a few days since, on remand s from the Marylebono Police court to the House of Detention on a charge of pot stealing. During his incarceration he was cheerful and lively, and evinced nothing which in the remotest degree could have led to the supposition that ho was in a disposition of mind to commit self-destruction. lie had no pension for his ser vices, which extended to seven years under Wellington. ANOTHER DRINKING FOUNTAlN.—Yesterday morning a drinking fountain of a very light and chaste design was uncovered in Regent-circus, and handed over to the care of the parochial authorities of St. Marylebone for the use of the public, by the philanthropic originator of the movement in the metropolis, Mr.- S. Gurney, M.P., at whose expense it was erected. The fountain occupies tho centre of the base of the upper or northern arc of the circus, and seen from a distance appears nothing more than an ornamental lamp-post, the pedestal of which is open at the sides. Within the open space the stream flows as if from an ordinary funnel, and the conduits are so arran g ed as to prevent the water which may be spilt f rom ma ki ng the sur rounding ground wet and sloppy. Th e R ev . M r . R ogers , Mr. Wakefleld, and several other gentlemen connected with the Drinking Fountain Association, were present at the ceremony. THE ROYAL CHARTER.—It has already been announced that the owners of the Royal Charter have given £250 in aid of the sufferers, but the following com munication shows how earnest is the desire of our towns men to mitigate—so far as pecuniary assistance will do so— the sufferings which have resulted from the sad calamity, and to reward those who have rendered efficient service to the survivors :—" Liverpool, Nov. 9, 1859.—Dear Sir— Enclosed you will find £lOO, one-half of which we must beg you will distribute among the poor of Moelfra. The other half we beg you will accept yourself, as we feel sure that in the late deplorable accident to the Royal Charter you have, through your kindness of heart, been put to somo expense. Begging to return you our sincere thanks for the attention and unwearied exertion you have made in providing for the distress of the surviving relatives of those lost, we are, dear sir, yours very truly, Grnns, BRIGHT, and Co. The Rev. Stephen Hughes, Moelfra.—Liverpool _Mercury. SHOCKING BRUTALITY.—On Thursday last, Charles and Wiliam Bennett, labourers in the employ of Mr. Fisher, farmer, Suave, were 'charged with assaulting Sarah Waters, of Willesborough. The prosecutrix, who was very lame from the injuries she had received, deposed that she met the two prisoners on the previous day at the Kent Arms Inn, in charge of a waggon.. She was going to Broniky-green, to be housekeeper to a person there, and she asked them if they would give her a ride in their wag gon as they were going in that direction. They consented, and she started with them between three and four o'clock. When near Kingsnorth, they made indecent proposals to her, to which she refused to accede, when they said if she would not she should get down and walk. They did not stop the waggon, but obliged her to jump out ; in cone • quence of which she fell, and one of the wheels passed over her. Dr. Carter told the prisoners they had rendered them selves liablO to a fine of £2O or six months' imprisonment ; but he and Mr. Burro had decided to mitigate it to a penalty of 50s. or three months' with hard labour. It was ver for tunate for them Mr. Gibbs and the other gentlemen came up, or the prosecutrix might have been seriously injured or killed, and they would have had to answer a far heavier charge. The prisoners were unable to pay, and were com mitted.—Sussex Express. ARRIVAL FROM SEBASTOPOL.—The ship Friends, Captain Turner, arrived in port on the 25th instant, from Sebastopol, after a run of 81 days, encountering very heavy weather, which had the effect of greatly prolonging the voyage. She brings 180 pieces of cannon (some of which weigh 5 tons), and 237 tons of bones. We learn from the captain that the town and fortress of Sebastopol yet bear numerous indications of the late dreadful struggle. In the harbour, where 71 men-of-war and other vesselswere sunk, the American exploring company are busily engaged in raising the Russian fleet. 300 men are employed daily by that company, and they have up to the present time raised 3) Of the 71. The largest of the ships they are blowing to pieces, and the entrance to the harbour is now made quite navigable again. In the town itself little has been done in the way of restoring the dilapidatqd and shattered ruins of the once fine and noble mansions, hospitals, and large public edifices, and it is doubtful whether anything ever will be done, at least before the lapse of another generation. The _only thing ace anplislied is the r.-3onstruction of a few churches, and the putting into good condition the various graveyards containing the remains of those who fell in that memorable campaign. The Malakoff is a complete ruin, niarvellousoven in its desolation. Both here and at Inker man the ground is still strewn with bullets, and a corps. of Jews, who have contracted with the Russian Government for permission to cipect scattered debris of this kind, may be seen daily with hooks and rakes turning up the earth for their leaden treasure. In consideration of their privi lege the Government is paid a per centage on what is re covered. 'With the money realised in this way it is in tended to build a' church, at a pl ace w h ere th e grea t er por tion of their soldiers are buried, just close to Inkerman. In Sebastopol the hospitals, once of great magnitude, are now iliieess,owfhthoolsiaevwehmoaadree e t rn he u n lo r;v ed eaLhe l i .a . p s i r n o g o f the. T s h u e n k p e r i n n c v i p e s a l altogether in ruin s , or par tl y occupied by some poor fami portion of the resid en t s in Sebastopol consists of th e f a portion There are few, however, scattered about the outskirts of the city.—.Eadern Counties Ilerald, LATEST NEWS The following telegrams have been received a . ?Jr. Reuter's office : PARIS, Nov. 16. A Paris semi-official correspondence contains the following :—The message received from Turin stating that the Prince de Carignan did not confine himself to the refusal of the regency but undertook to offer a substitute in the person of M. Buon compagni has produced a very bad impression here. It was stated that the Government of Sardinia had not followed the wise counsels offered by the Go vernment of France, as expressed in the letter of the Emperor to the :King. It is questioned by what right Sardinia undertakes to prejudge the decision of the Congress in naming a regent for Central Italy, and thus by his nomination assuming that the Duchies were already annexed to Sardinia. This proceeding is contrary to all custom and not in accordance with the rights of the people. The Mon item. of to-day contains the following : The Senators Itouland, General Lelievne, Saulcy, the Archbishops of Bourges and Toulouse, and the Bishops of Nancy and Limoges took the oaths of allegiance to the Emperor last Sunday at Com piegne. MARSEILLES, Nov. 15. Advices have been received from Naples to the 12th. It is positively stated that it is the wish of the King of Naples to be represented at the ap proaching Congress. Orders have been given to the Neapolitan EmbaSsies to deliver passports to all Neapolitan exiles who may demand permission to return to their country. ROME, Nov. 12. His Holiness the Pope has consented to send a representative to the Congress. According to ad vices from the Romagna, the Provisional Govern ment of Bologna is abundantly-supplied with money. FLORENCE, Nov. 12. General Garibaldi, with several battalions, had marched towards the frontiers, in consequence of a rumour that disturbances had taken place at Ancona. This rumour, however, turned out to be without foundation. It is asserted that the volunteers under the com mand of General Mezzacappo have demanded per mission to march against the Papal troops, and it is difficult to restrain their ardour. TURIN, Nov. 16. It is said that the Sardinian Chambers will be summoned to assemble before the Congress meets. The question of the annexation of Central Italy to Sardinia will be fully discussed, and numerous addresses from the people of the Duchies will be presented in order to give additional weight to their cause. TRIESTE, Nov. 15. Advices have been received from Constantinople to the s:h inst. A reduction of the civil list, amounting to 6,000,000 only, and a diminution of the salaries of the enTloyes have been decided upon. The Porte has addressed a memorandum to the Powers which have signed the Treaty of Paris. Kabula Effendi has returned from Crete. It is said the difficulties there have been settled. Said Pasha has been appointed Governor-General of Widdin. All the Redifs have been dismissed, and sent to their homes. News from Smyrna, of the sth inst., states that Sir Henry Bulwer had arrived Otero, en route for Salonica and Volo, to meet Prince Alfred. Letters from Athens to the 4th inst. announce that the protecting Powers have claimed from the Greek Government, on account of interest due, a yearly payment of 900,000 f. The Austrian Lloyd's steamer Bombay, which ran ashore a few days ago on the Illyrian coast, near Unie, is afloat again. HAMBURG, Nov. 15. The elections of the burgesses of the city are concluded, the result being entirely in favour of the Liberal party and in opposition to the Conserva tives and the Corporation Committees. FRANCE. PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING. The Constitutioiznel contains an article upon the Regency of Central Italy, signed " Grandguillot," which asserts that, previously to the Italian war, France had desired a Congress; and defends the propriety of European intervention on the following grounds : " What has not been said about the right of intervention ? Great satisfaction has been expressed on the other side of the Channel at its having ceased for Italy. Note has been care fully taken of the successive declarations of the French Go vernment to the effect that it will not suffer any, and will not claim for itself the power of making an abusive use of that right which it has taken away from Austria. It is, however, the very persons who unreservedly ap plauded these glarious words who now dare to blame Pied mont for not having intervened in Central Italy. Wo know well that both in France and elsewhere there ate persons who will maintain that the intervention of Sardinia in the affairs of the Duchies took place long ago. But in so doing they make, in our opinion, an intentional confusion of facts. Piedmont, no doubt, has not remained indifferent to the memorable events which have changed the political condition of Central Italy. She has exercised the influence which her devotedness to the common cause and her recent victories justly give her. In what limits and with what measure has that influence been exercised ? We are not called on to examine that point at present, and it is suffi cient to state that the influence has thus far been exercised by the same right as that by which France, England, and other Powers have exercised theirs. But if the Piedmon tese Government hal not declined the Regency offered to the Prince de Carignan the influence would have ceased to be legitimate; it would have changed its character and have become a positive intervention. "In an exclusively Italian point of view, the conduct of the King of Sardinia has been even still snore logical, and the resolution which he has adopted still more necessary. Yes, it is to be regretted that on the eve of the Congress the different Assemblies of Central Italy should have voted, first of all, the annexation to Piedmont, and next the Re gency of Prince do Carignan. Wo must have the courage to say that if on these two occasions these Assemblies have not failed in patriotism, they have failed in political intelligence. What signified in reality that double vote Simply this—that Italy no longer confided in the wisdom of Europe; that she even distrusted her decis sions, since she forestalled them; and that, having be come mistress of herself de facto, she would, if neces sary, dispense with the sanction of international law. But nothing, absolutely nothing, justified that distrust of the future resolutions of the Congress. Let Italy be con vinced of this fact—that the Congress of which she is tow advised to decline the jurisdiction can alone achieve and sanction her deliverance. The Congress alone has the power of consenting to the territorial arrangements which may be useful to her new organisation." With respect to the possible restoration of the former Princes, M. Graudguillot observes What has alarmed the Assemblies of the different States and precipitated their double vote is the fear of seeing the restoration of the former Sovereigns. But that restoration was a counsel, not a menace. France has declared a thou sand times that it should not in any case be imposed by force—and must she declare again ? Therefore, let Italy have no apprehensions on that head. In the name of the fraternity of races which unites her to Italy —in the name of the blood shed for the same cause on the same field of battle--France adjures Italy to remember that calm is the force of nations which are really worthy of the name, and that patience is the apprenticeship of liberty." THE BOURSE, Nov. 15.—The market has been rather more animated. Threes, after having been done at 69f. 85c., improved to 70f.; the Mobilier varied from 780 f, to 785 f.; Lyons, 8861, 25e. to 890 f. ; Orleans, 1,365 f. to 1,367 f. sco. The fol lowing:were the last quotations :- 41 per Cents. .... 95 - 404 Credit Foneier Do. end month —ll3 , dgian 41- 3 per Cent 5....... 70 i Piedmontesa (5) 84 75 Do. end month.... 70 Boman SG 50 Bank Sharon. 2850 Austrim Credit Mobilier .. 785 Spanish Thmes Do. Account ..... 763 75 Home Debt 43 RIILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans Northern . 950 .. 951 25 New ditto Lyons and Mediterranean BB6 25 .. 883 75 Geneva 530 .. Southern Western 565 .. Eastern Sardinian 4lO .. 407 50 Austrian Lombard ... . Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. 12c. ; money, 25f. 10c. ; throe months, paper, 2-11..971c. ; money, 241. 95c CANADA. (AY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, WEDIVESDAY MORNING. The Anglo-Saxon has arrire d with the Canadian mails of the sth. The Grand Trunk Railway traffic returned for the week ending October 22(1 was 60,046 dols,, against 54,879 for the same peliod last year. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. The Anglo-Saxon passed the Countess of Lon don, Irene, Albion, Cambria, and Great Britain (supposed) in the St. Lawren ce, on the 14th, off Tory Island ; the Wisconsin., Flora, from Ports mouth ; St. Lawrence, America, Mamelon, Alcyone, Reliance, and Sarah, from Li verpool ; China and Ailsa, from Cardiff; DeUia, from London ; Boreas, Earl of Selkirk, and Hope, from Limerick ; Bacchus, from Neath ; Jenn y Lind, from Water ford ; Augusta, from Ardrussan ; Marchioness of Queensberry, from Hull; Favourite, from Shields ; Derwent, from Pwllheli ; Dykes, from Maryport ; Eliza Pirie, from Grimsby; British Tar, from Glo cester ; and Devereux, from Trale—at Quebec. The Jenny Lind, from Waterford, at Quebec, re ports passing the ship Helen, of Liverpool, from Quebec, for Warrenpoint, waterlogged and aban doned. The Bacchus, from Neath, at Quebec, picked up eight French seamen at sea belonging to the French brig Josephine, of Grandville. THE EAS2 INDIA AND CHINA MAILS. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's screw steamship Pera, Captain T. Jamieson, arrived at Southampton at three p.m. yesterday, with the heavy portiou of the above named mails in charge of Mr. J. Ronayne, of the General Post-office. She brought 80 passengers (44 first-class, 27 second, and nine children), among whom were the Hon. Col. Caine, Lieut. Buckle, Lieut. Darling, R.N., from China; Lady Maxwell, from Penang ; Col. Butler, Col. Swinton, Capt. Colton, Major Deering, Lieut. Letti, Lieut. Stapleton, Dr. Martin, Dr. M'Lutta, Captain Fletcher, Lieut. Huddlestone, Lieut. Harrison, Major Camprie, Capt. Watson, Lieut. Creagh, from Calcutta, Madras, and Ceylon. Her freight list comprised seven packages of valuables, one package of jewellery, 1,392 bales of silk, 426 boxes of dates, 64 packages of tusks, 43 ditto of teeth, 214 boxes of fruit, and 199 packages of general merchandise. The Pera has had fine weather during the voyage home. She spoke the following vessels :—Nov. 10, the brigs Corunna and Unanimity ; 11th, the screw steamers Orontes and Odessa, the brig Canterbury, and the barque Penelope; 12th, the Royal Mail steamer Tyne. At Alexandria, the usual Egyptian fleet. Her Majesty's ships Scourge, Argus, Banshee, Caradoc, and Vigilant were at Malta ; also the Pen insular and Oriental steamship Alhambra. At Gibraltar were her Majesty's ships Marl borough, Casar, James Watt, Conqueror, Scylla, Agamemnon, Orion, Edgar, Cadmus, Coquette, Neptune, Victor Emmanuel, Centurion, Doris, Fly ing Fish, and Quail. Also the French frigate Londre, and a Portuguese steam corvette. The French squadron, under command of Vice- Admiral Desfosses, consisting of five ships of the line and a paddle-wheel sloop, were off Algesiras; and the Spanish squadron, under command of Brigadier Herrera, consisting of one sailing ship of the line and one frigate, one paddle-wheel frigate, two paddle-wheel sloops, and a screw gunboat, were in Algesiras Bay. The schooner Hawk (of Shields), James Smith, master, sprung a leak on the Bth inst., and foun dered the next day at 2 p.m., 60 miles east of the Rock. The master and crew (five in number), arrived at Gibraltar on the morning► of the 10th, in the Achooner's boat; they had scarcely been able to save anything but what they stood in. The Hawk was 70 days out from Ibrail and last from Constan tinople, with Indian corn for Cork. The Gibraltar Chronicle, of Nov. 7, says : " Advices from Tetuan of the 2d inst. state that the greatest consternation prevailed there both among the wealthy Moors and the Jews, although at that date there was no ground for it ; on the con trary, after the occurrences on the day of the Mouette's departure, Ben-el-Hadj, the Bashaw, took the most efficacious measures for preventing the re petition of similar outrages, and, in consequence, no further insults have been offered, or attempts made to pillage the people who proceed to the Martin (place of embarkation). The general opinion is, that no more robberies will be committed, as Ben el-Hadj has pledged his word not to allow the Kabyles to enter the city. " The Nloor have baen seized with so great a panic that, by the Sacra Famiglia, which left this last week, they forwarded to Gibraltar a great number of boxes containing jewels end other valuables ; and the most influential amongst them availed themselves of the favour dispensed by Mr. James Hay, the British Vice-Consul, and Mr. Nahon, the French Chancelier, to send their pre cious gems to Gibraltar in the war vessels which had arrived to embark the Vice-Consils and the subjects of their respective nations. " A rumour was current on the Ist, the truth of which, however, was not vouched for, stating that a soldier, known as a servant at the Spanish Con sulate at Tetuan, was caught by the Moors of Angera. He was coining from Ceuta with a letter which he tore to pieces immediately; and, being pressed to reveal the reasons of his errand, he alleged that he was fully innocent, and was not at all from Ceuta. " Orders had been received on the 28th by the Commanding Royal Engineer at Tarifa to erect seven bakeries on the island belonging to that port, and at the same time to construct stores large enough to contain provisions, &c., necessary for the expeditionary army. " A letter of the 31st from Tarifa announces that all communication with that fortress by sea is prohibited." STATE OF TRADE. LEEDS, Nov. 15.—There has been rather below than over an average attendance of buyers in the cloth-halls this morning; and the same may be said as to clothiers. All things considered, the season of the year and the smal variety of new goods offered in the public markets, a fair amount of busi ness has been done. The general condition of the trade continues steady, and prices are firm. MANCHESTER, 15th.—In yarns there has been a good business this morninr , for all markets, ani prices have advanced another id. per lb. upon the rates of Friday last. The principal foreign buyers have been those for the markets of Germany, India, and China, most of whom have operated freely. The home trade have also done a good deal of business, and almost all counts and qualities of mule twist, including fine spinnings, are in request. For water twist there are also some heavy con tracts in hand, and 60's doubled and upwards par take in the advance of prices. In cloths there has been less actual business than this day week, but the inquiries made with a view to operations have shown more fully how extensive were the pur chases of last week. Mercantile men of some ex perience say that they never recollect the market so bare of stocks before. Domestics, which 1 ave so long been neglected to an extent that left prices barely remunerative, and in many cases not equal to the cost of production, are now exceedingly scarce and difficult to buy. Long-cloths, T-cloths, and printing cloths are also scarce, with manufac turers in many cases engaged for months forward. A BOY SHOOTING AT A FEMALE IN LEEDS.-At the Leeds Town Hall, on Monday a youth named Samuel Johnson, cloth-dresser, Charles-street, was charged with having fired a pistol at Miss Jane Woodhead, daughter of Mr. Woodhead, painter, &c., Chorley-lane. Shortly after nine o'clock in the morning, Miss 1V oodhead was walking towards Caroline-street, when she met the defendant and two or three other boys. As she approached them, the defendant, addressing his companions, said, "Watch me fetch this lass di,wn to the ground," and suiting the action to the word, he presented a pistol and fired into her face, the powder nearly blinding her and greatly disfiguring her face. Miss Woodhead screamed out, and a man who was passincr, named William Kenrick, observing what h a d oc curred*pursued the mischievous lads,l who, however, reached Mr. Booth's factory, in Chorley-lane, where they were working. Policeman Griffin apprehended Johnson, and found two pistols in his possession. In his defence, the de fendant stated that he was not aware there was a cap on the pistol when he fired. lie was remands d until the next day, in order that the medical man who had attended Miss Woodhoad might be presmt, LITERM 7'URL. ---„----- The Constitutional Press : A Re:lete of 1 1 ° 11 , ie 2 i Literature, the Church, the _D ra ma. and l iae Arts. New Series. Saunders, Otley, and Co' There is much to attract notice in this magazi ne from the varied subjects o f its c.mtents, and h° ; „ 111 the great ability which, f or the most part , disi guishes them. The continuation of the story 0 " Hopes and Fears," is very interesting, and eh Po s. sesses that peculiar charm which so eminently ' racterises the works of this authoress. Few of We, writings of this class can claim so large a of Redcliffe," " Heartsease," s h a re ,04 popularity as that which appertains to the 11 ° 1 .. fore, a great advantage to the readers of this pe"; odical to be enabled to peruse a new story by P e s o fascinating an authoress. Phoebe, who is the most delightful character in the work, is one of the,, bright creatures who impart a radiance to a" around them, and ever lookin .. at the best side of things &c., and it is, there. seek to draw sweetness out of woe, while Plea: sures are redoubled by the innocent zest with wh let _ l , they are enjoyed. The second pert of of Lyssel," brings the record to a conclusion, al,le the story that is revealed by the occasional glimP,7 of his diary is a most mournful and touching, en, e . There is pathos in the simple life that is her chronicled, and the joys and sorrows of that i)L_ .. sonage are so truly pictured that we gaze with , 15 4 , the " ti Ana terest on the delineation, and feel an attraction ttilfq the gay records of the worldly votary could 1 3. , u posess. The career of Mr. Henan, though Ws fist eventful, was chequered by deep sorrows. - prna . wife, to whom he was dee e ly attached, wa s P r— a turely removed from him, also his eldest son, youth of high promise. Hi s second wife , Iv had care of his family and devotion to his interests many long years before the summons called hilburee n t i o o endeared her to him, was removed from his ho his rest. W ver hen his long ministry of sixts t e ll years was o he was enabled to look thro.:to the chances and changes of his life with peae e w l i s h I the past, and with hope into the future. h a il that in years to come, when sorrowing hearts 5 , .. 1 , 7 weekly pass my grave, that it could tell them that soon it will all be over the agu n Y w ed, seemed undying, the dreary years that folio _ n, how soon these years will bring them whe re I a u nd to the borders of the land which is very far A hie h yet so near. Truly that is a comfortable text w _ . ,.0 says,—" The fashion of this world passeth asv,;:Y o . " The Shams of the Day, and the latent truthsL" .s d t , represent," is an excellent article, which ta . ge s _, clear view of some of the most prominent the day, and expresses many earnest ideas on„ the topic. On the subject of "Popular Preaching, set . writer is particularly felicitous in his remark f orm s ting forth in impressive terms the varied „ 01 , which this school of eloquence assumes. Theerlent lowing passage on the style of the i rrev t r ike proprietor of anew tabernacle, cannot fan to $ the notice of the intelligent reader : btaieea " The means by which this influence has been ° „ in have not been legitimate, in reference to the high ea- ,: of which it is professed that they are exerted ; yet, many folliethni; the stories which an unprecedented success has ,g i% .',„ eli c ou• to, and which have been circulated at clubs, an d b i- ai i e o c u e; versation, and even printed and published, have, no real foundation, and must merely rank , as ing en for jenx d' esprit upon a popular topic. We do not believrei,sia instance, that on any o ccas i on th e preacher of the ~o l i Tabernacle, in exposing the abomination of them tan gin-palaces, ever used the following form of ie,,nt i ut its e tro nciii , tion :—' Gin I—let us spell the word, and try to fin" oat meaning—G, I, N. Yes, truly, yin—a snare !1 - h alls of for your souls. And what else is' to be got at those t` ....d at evil ? What else ?—why ruin ! Let us try our h t t. o it spelling again. R, U, M. Ali I I see, we hide,lllust its round to look at it—it is a deceitful enemy that oau cl, face. But now we hav e it s secre t, we have turned i t r „derl and we get M, U, R I M, U, R I ? the first half of n 1 , 3 1., is The murder of your immortal souls 1 ! l--A T lla r , i t ' t c o o- - " something else still that they got there, as I, 3 A — i r e d wi th Brandy. Ay, Brandy I and when they are wel , '" it, their souls:are ready branded for h-111' w ords iri t " We do not believe that these wer 0 the very l'! milen which our palatial establishments for the sale °' -, the round - of clubs, and evening parties, spirits were denounced, although the formula has go l s , in veterate anecdote-mon , rers, warranted authentic, ' a f o r not believe either thatt b the orator, in his eullni su r o t gani practical illustration, over slid down the polished et: 1100 s rail of his pulpit stairs, to exhibit to his emigr e ° w ord striking image of the ease and rapidity of the d° w. ,, a in. and has been,, V, do course of sinners, or that he laboriously climbed uP 7,7 t he by the same route, to exemplify the difficulties " wo do straight, but steep path, of faith and virtue. N°' o..rsil not believe this, because wo have seen the very hA gro in question, and are convinced that it would not for,il t he ment support the performance of such evolutions I . ) % Yr e do very substantial ' personnel' of the reverend o rator. eo r not believe that the eloquent preacher of the raj' golf to descended quite so low as this, in order to bring lun o . l '„ t iout the level of the comprehensions of some of his congre&- bu t, or to keep alive the flagging attention of others ; ,,sis . o doubtless, many tricks of colloquial style, such as elccf cs of familiarity of address, or sudden and unexpected siT l use of a trite or vulgar character have been made abutulan" for those purposes." Wili ell st One False Step" is a most melancholy talc, eayo evinces in an effective manner the fearful leictioa quences which are sure to ensue from a dc, re ,, Chi' from the path of duty. In the paper on th e kg oa nese Question," there are some sensible reinal,' ~,i s o the difficulties that attend the alliance with li'thet in that quarter, considering the p o ssibnd at exists of our friendly relations being disturnooot home, while our united forces are „Sca ing abroad. It truly states that nt i r clY turned her alliance with us in the Crimea c_ sho e to her own purpose, and robbed us of our ( 3 ,,ti e ,, c l a st of glory. France claimed all the honour ot I" e cently operations in China. France has mor e of 'tell shown in her championship of the cau se fledges, how little she regards troth, honour, and O l the presence of self-interest. She mareat's liances for her own purposes; allies are he, es a re paws and her victims. The lessons she teact l i vhig if the es i tio , very serious ones. It will be well Ministry, divided on this and every other ( 1 11 00 to is enabled to turn them to profit. Chin a h .....his Lord Palmerston a source of political triumP_ uso o f leaning to the Emperor of the French a e au the political discomfiture. He has now to coinu-,nen to elements of loss and gain, a ticklish task c' For men who can be "a navvy at a ru sh: ig gis' humorous papers there is one in prose on .. „ The directed Letters," and one in verse, entitlecl.tat is New Quixote," which is a spirited sketch., _l% t oe very entertaining. It bears reference te rie r d, is recent transactions at Gloucester and - Wak e foun d the which the enthusiast here chroniclsd fou n a sullied, a purity of his immaculate party rather , er g beheld to his consternation that some of thc,." - heal e made against the enemies were brougl__!„nasr. to his own friends in a most unsatisfactorY,'", ' s we ll The concluding article on "Political Perils s i tate of written, and contains some truths 011 th . ,c_ w ed, the present generation, which are, it is to l ee:l ice the too true, however much those who wis h ton la best of things may try to hush them upan u ▪ s r a nevi' them. On the whole, this new seri es 0 .!.. fl able periodical bears ample evidence of unquesTercait ability to enable it to hold its place wi_▪ 1 1 , t hose among the best of its contemporaries, aut ts pro whose political tenets are in oppositio n to.ni many fessions, must acknowledge its superiority' 1 eet of instances. It has, therefore, a good pro t s . l 3 l _, t ho success, and it deserves it, for the fact raise thabraige spirit with which it is actuated is evidently TU Id e i" 1- the standard of national honour, to pr uplio.om ote the portance of social morality, and to interests of literature and art. STATE OP ITALY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SVN• SlR,—Lord Brougham allows me to t lette t 0 1 you the enclosed copy of his reply to the addressed to him on the sth inst. on the sulA ec fr isro Italian affairs, and I shall be glad if you w` i ' s Zern to h d is reply the same publicity which yon e a —Your °bow servant, , ooenough to give to my letter. ELLENBCEGUGf, Southam Delabere, Cheltenham, Nov. 14 . 8, I° 9 ' ransmitriot "Brougham, Nov. SI i 'l e s. "My dear Ellenborounth, t'You mialit wc' oo d elect that I should agree with you ill llea rt Y g wishes for the independence of Italy• t ruin , I cart only repeat what I said at the grea be burgh meeting t'other day, that, whatever 11,13ieb _myopinions upon the real cause of the war k sta te I had fully given in our House), it had led to a o t of things which affords the Italians some l' r° l li ) c d, ofa success, provided foreign interference is ex ° u ta k° nd that the best practical course for the l fli ta t° .ihc li e y: is an union with Sardinia, although I Bard. opinion t o G u a p es o nl n . dG t o h : e tiii c bi o sa n lgd d li u .e, c al t t of confesstliat lll'ioyw hopeer. ( l ) tf Par i t i t i s . an . or guerilla action are somewhat sleoder'e o re a itting, B c t q a u l ainted with his üblic geounadiii--iicets;sd fc'tornansecw7—alito. recollect that those Powers with whom „t. t t i alions, and I wish we may - not have t° differed are said to have preference for greot ° ; e r the kind of cause which he inclined to favor.e,fro to l i events, I am sure neither you nor I would _di:2o, inouil° A t r lave the peace of Europe at large disturbed ' or the sake of Italy. "Believe me, my dear Ellenborought " Ever most sin„creirtlityo'oruGrslLol.o ins' , WATERMAN'S BENEFIT.—On Friday I bol e° performances at Astley's Amphitheatre, will be fit of llenry Kolly, the ex-cham ion of the 'r hames , port brethren of the oars and ' P .ned °11) -culls have deteino t for tliv solo so The I cn r c a ea t g.s e ir r oo m nl a .u n e , iit ' u ' idr e i t .s i heir late l e ader • and, to render the he ,n tle marked, all the celebrated watermen on the ri ver i .w,. , l . l ,. t re of s ‘ onally assist in the representation of tht 1 1 l a ti o jgo Isaacs have kindly given 'their services in the parts:lo Tug and Wilhelmina. Other popular vocaliAt4, 5100 Up • tween the pieces, n s E t ,u‘.vse\l3l,3:r..it't wearin g lets 1Z e l b ri e, c o t; popular