The Sun. — London, England, 1859-02-17 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 17, 1859, A.,.........11..n..• , parties who could form the best judgment, i room of Sir CHARLES TREVELYAN. Hythe has been WILLIAM and ALFRED PURSSEL, Con his proceethngs. T ...t would, 'therefore, , deserted in like manner by Sir JOHN RAMSDEN, have been the sohz pro fectioners and Biscuit Bakers, 78 and 80, C o rnhill, respecting and 4 and 5, Finch-lane, are and prietors of lLe shore business since 1857. h ave been time enough to attack the nomination. who is allowed to win without an effort that OPERA, COVENT when there had been any failure or shortcoming Derby among the constituencies,the representation E. 0 YGARDENAL so) on his part. By yielding, however , to t he first of the West Riding of Yorkshire, by walking over Tyne and Mr. W. HarrifiOn. pris,ua„cr emen t of miss Louisa • Hythe, vacated by Sir JOHN RAMSDEN, selects a THIS EVENING will be _presented an entirely new and summons to surren d er, h e cr eated a bad precedent,. • the course without the show of a competitor. romantic Opera, by Mr. W. Balfe, er, THE POWER OF LOVE. entitle SATANELLA . which, we trust, will never again be acted on. Conductor -Mr. Alfred Mellon. Had Mr. HIGGINS been a. private individual,. Jew for its representative - Baron MEYER DE T o conclude with the new Pantomime of LITTLE RED Harlequ in and the Wolf in Granny's RI DING HOOD ; or , unconnected with any Minister or member of the. ROTHSCHILD, who is returned not only nem. conii CU:thing. Commence at Seven, aristocracy, not a single word would have been_ but with acclamations - with such enthusiasm, THEA TRE -ROYAL, • DRURY-LANE. uttered ag Lessee -Mr. E. T. smith. respect his promotion. U nfortunatel y , in indeed, that Sir MOSES MONTEFIORE is moved to ji respect to his office, and t hat onl y , he happens to be the utterance of these patriarchal words to the THIS EVENIN G, OUR GAL. Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams. son-in•law to the Lord Chancellor. It w as Lord mob-words of gratitude and benediction :-" I Followe d by BARNEY THE BARON. desired to wound, thank GOD, old as I am, that I have lived to see i'o conclude with the new pantomime, ROBIN HOOD ; CHELMSFORD that they Harlequ i n Friar Tuck and the Merry , Men of Sherwood pers or, through te h o n of his relative, Mr. HIG - this day, and to witness you r c h o i ce . I sincerely F o rest. H I GGINS might have held thank you all. May GOD bless you." Another _ PRINCESS'S of r Ar. R ° Y Un A der L the Charles Be an. THEATRE. his mastership in lunacy without a word of tom- Jew is chosen for another and more im p ortant con- THIS EVENING will be presented Shakspere's Tragedy of plaint from any, save unsuccessful com p s- stituenc y - trium p hantl y , but not unanimousl y . MACBETH. Macbeth; Mr. C. Kean ; Lady Macbeth, Mrs. C. Kean. titors, but being closely connected w ith the head of Mr. Alderman SALOMONS' long-suffering and per- After which, a new grand Christmas Pantomime, entitled THE KING OF THE CASTLE ; or, Harlequin Princ e the lega l de p artment, the temptation was too strong severance at length obtain their reward down at D;amo n d and Princess Brighteyes. for factious opponents to resist. We can only ex- Greenwich-the Liberal electors of which borough THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMAR KET. press our hope that the g entleman who has been return him as M.P. for their constituency by Lessee, Mr. J, B. Bnckstone. THIS EVENING, AN. UNEQUAL MATC H. Miss Amy thus unfairl y and crue l ly victimised " may be a majority of nearly a thousand over his some- Scdgwick, Mr. Buckstone, &c. in a situation equivalent in what formidable opponent, Mr. ANGERSTEIN. The Comic Pantomime, entitled sp ee dily reinstated After which, a new grand UNDINE ; or, Harlequin and the Spirit of the Wate rs. ect, if not to the Mastership in Lunacy, latter gentleman, however , not the least bit i n t he Commenee at 7. e very resp' at all events to the Registrarship in Bankruptcy, world discouraged by his defeat, announces his R OPAL AI a . LYCEUM li T HEATRE, Edmund Fa T lconer, . which he so recently resigned in order to accept determination again to appeal to the electors of Last Three Nights of •lladame Celeste's engagement. the higher place. Greenwich immed i at el y u p on the next vacanc y , THIS EVENING, w i l l be produced a New Drama, by J. Oxenford, Esq., entitled THE LAST HOPE. the vacancy inevitable upon the speedy and After which, THE KING'S GARDENER. . The di n ner at the Albion, last evening, was a promised, and indeed inevitable resignation by the. T o conclude with a Grand Ballet and Scene from THE . SIEGE OF TROY. Miss Rosina Wright, Miss Harrietgood, and th highly encouraging one, the cheer newly-appointed Governor of Gibraltar, General Dalton, Miss Jenny Laari. Mr. John Lauri, and Corps de speaking cheerful. The number and character of .‘,..,. _Ballet. Sir Vii M. CODRINGTON. Poor Lord EBRINFON, Reduced Prices-Dress Boxes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes , 3 s. ; Pit , the gathering was, in all respects, such as to en 2s. ; Stalls, As. ; Gallery, --Is. • again stricken down by severe indisposition Box-office open from 11 to 5 daily. Doors open at half - p ast courage the friends of independent voting. The t 5 to commence at 7 every evening. directly after we had all been congratu - toasts were heartily responded to, especially the - lating ourselves upoita his happy re covery, writes , N E W THEATRE - ROYAL, AD ELPHI. toast of the evening. Her MAJESTY'S health, as a from that beautiful but melancholy haunt of Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster. " Model constitutional Sovereign," was received as Revival of MASKS AND FACES; Triplet, Mr. B. Webster.i nval ids, Funchal, in the isle of Madeira-tendering Fourth appearance hi the New Theatre of Mr. Wright. Con- all assemblies of Englishmen receive it ; it struck his res i gnat ion timed success of the INVISIBLE PRINCE. of his seat to his faithful constituents, ' ' THIS EVENING, the performance will cen!nenee. w ith us that on this occasion it would hardly have trans the liberal electors of Marylebone. Mr. ANTHONY MASKS AND FACES ; Mr. B. Webster, U. Selby, Mr. i i. linelon P. Bedford, Miss Woolgar , Miss :3 ,II O'FLAHERTY'S election by the town of Galway lington. Alter which, WELCOM E , LITTLE STRANGER. Mr. hope that she would soon-this session perhaps_ having been declared void, Mr. J. 0. LEVER is in- Wright. have the h on o u r of giving her assent to a bill for To conclude with THE DIVISIBLE PRINCE. Mr. J. L. vested by that borough with the glory of a seat in Toole. • securing to every Englishman his own vote. It is D oo rs open at a quarter - past six - Commence at seven. Box Parliament. Meanwhile the Right Honourable Office o pen from 10 to 5- no charge for booking. No fees to certainly one of the best wishes w e can c h er i s h for servants p e rmitted._ A registry kept of all articles found. W. E. GLADSTONE, having accepted the 3 1 r . an d Mrs. Alfred Wigan are engaged. Due notice will our QUEEN that her reign may be re membered as office of Lord High Commissioner of the b e g iven of their appearance. the one in which the poorest elector of England lonian Islands-his constituents at the Univer- ROY A L STR A N D THEA T R E. was enabled to call his vote his own, as much as to sity of Oxford deem it prudent to return him again Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborough call his house his castle. That a s JOHN g ave a THIS EVENING. WOOING IN JEST AND LOVING • pro forma as M.P. for the University , t hou g h some IN EARNEST. M agna Ch ar t a t o the Barons of England, WILLIAM conceive After which, the new Extravaganza, KENILWORTH ; or pa rliamentaryseatof the right h the Ye Queene. ye Earle, and ye Maydenne. IV 111. to her yeomanry and landlords, WILLIAM , And THE BONNIE FISH WIFE. o•entleman has never for a moment been vacated by to the middle classes, so Queen VICTORIA should c '. Commence at 7 o'clock. his transformation to an ordinary from an Extra grant her Magna or Maxima Charta to every else- ordinary Lord High Commissioner. Charlie after ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, tor, rich or poor, high or low, emancipating all Westminster-road. change thus taking place in the popular representa . Lessee and M anager M r . William Cooke. alike from subject ion to an y unfair or any un tion, it is probable that before the present session THE SCOTT COMMEMORATION. pleasant motive in the exercise of his franchise. has advanced much further a clear sweep of all THIS EVENING, and during the week, the revived Ira matic Romance from Sir Walter Scott, entitled KENIL- The tone of the meeting was, that there was to WORTH, re-produced with original effects and additional wi ll be made by the dissolution of Parliament that splendour. be no argument for the Ballot. That was con- be followed by SCENES IN THE CIRCLE, intro- follow from the Ministerialeffortat its may To ducing Mr. W. Cooke, Mr. Bridges, Mr. A. Cooke, &c. sidered to have been exhausted, and also needless, Madame Blanche, Madame Bridges, Maddlle. Flenrette, and organisation. Emily Cooke, together with the Star Riders. and Astley's when all present were fu ll y agreed that no reform unrivalled Troupe of Equestrian Artistes. final, without it. AMERICA. To conclude witb the great Operatic and Burlesque Eques- bill could be acceptable, much less trian Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN BARON MUN CHAUsEN, AND HIS COMICAL CREAM COB Its present p osition was the topic of the speakers, • CRUISER. Baron Munchausen, Mr. W. Anson ; Harlequin, and the general impression was, that, let Govern- Mr. 11. Hemmings ; Pantaloon, Mr. Morley; Clown, Mr. A. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] I'. Forrest, the Grimaldi of the day ; Columbine, Miss Julia do* what it would, the day of its adoption was meet Weston. Brilliant and unsurpassable Transformation Scene, SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY MORNING. with dazzling effects of Colour and Fire. Gorgeous Scenery. not far distant. H on. i The H. BERKELEY thought The Arago steamer, due to-day, with the United and every incident in bustling reality, from Regent-street o the " New Palace for the People, at Muswell mu." one of the most hopeful of signs was that the Times Dress Circle, 4s. ; Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 2s, ; Gallery, is . ; Upper St t ''• States'. os mai l s, is under repair at New York, and Gallery, 6d. was compelled at last to drop banter and take to Stage Manager, Mr. R. Phillips. w ill omit this . - something like argument; but that the quality of CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road,- the argumentation was so much below the ability Proprietor-C. MORTON. ' HER MAJESTY'S SHIP ORION. The public is most respectfully informed that the FINE shown on other topics, that, though he trembled .. A Ars GALLERY, in connection with the above Hall, IS NOW • OPEN DAT AND NIGILT , from 11 o'clock a.m. until 12 whenever he arose to address the House of Com- TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. o'clock p.m. The New Gallery contains an extensive Collec tion of Pictures, by Ancient and Modern Masters and is also m ons, he could not tremble, he could feel nothing The Secretary of the Admiralty begs to acquaint devoted to Art productions generally. The Proprietor feels but utter contempt , when he had to argue with'the the Editor of The Sun that the following intelli he may confidently assert that, viewed altogether, the exist- ing 3lnsie Hall, the New Fine Arts Gallery, and the recently individual who wrote from the ballot-box of the gence has been received at this office, viz. :- added Ante-Hall, will present an attraction which, whether "Her Majesty's ship Orion arrived at Berehaven as regards the architectural beauty of the structures them- Times. selves, or the varied and hitherto unattempted combinations on the 14th. All well on board." within, will be found to be wholly without parallel in the Of course the various guesses as to what Govern- . Kingdom. Admiralty, 17th FebB:9 Feb.,. ) • The MUSICA.L ENTERTAINMENT commences as usual at meat would do occupied a little attention. All Seven o'clock. In addition to the usual entertainment, the SAUVLET confessed that the Reform secret was well kept. ' DICKSON SON v. 7HE EARL OF WILTON, FAMILY, of Amsterdam, Eight in number, whose varied Still there was the prevalent rumour that a per instrumental performances have created so marked a sense- • Lion in the principal cities and towns of the Continent, will missive ballot would be proposed. If the ballot TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. perform every Evening at Nine and Eleven o'clock. were to be permissive to individuals, that, of course, SIR,-In your paper of Monday I am. erroneously . , THE WEATHER.-S'JN OFFICE, FEB. 17. was not to be entertained for a moment. The reported to have said, in cross-examination, " I THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE, intimidated class would not dare to use their right was arrested once , but it was done illegally. " I 60-highest since noon yesterday. never was arrested in my life ; the arrest alluded to vote secretly. But if it waS to be permissive 47-lowest this . morning and during the night. to, and as given in my evidence, was simply 58-this day at noon, to constituencies, then on one condition the advocates being placed under arrest by the then com- BAROMETER-30.18. of the Ballot would cordially accept the offer-the manding officer (the plaintiff), a very different WIND, South-Westerrly ; light, with mild dull weather. condition that constituencies would decide by the thing.-I am, sir, your obedient servant, ballot whether they would have the Ballot. The WILLIAM DIXON, Captain, ;*.:N. . ---':-'.* ..•-, , . . VI, `" T'....if, L. , „.." to reasonableness of such a condition is too obvious to 2d Tower Hamlets Militia. . „ ,;4, rijie - t-V)Adr46 ' 1:).,'14 need argument. On the other hand, to propose - - -ti - . . . " ' ;t) CZ. " • , - that three-fourths of a constituency should have THE POST-OFFICE PACKET SERVICE. - biL - T., ~ ,wrio' i- , ..:, ~ •Avst:., *, ' "- - 11 11""1. power to demand it, would be to give it where * ' --- -- - -- - three-fourths were already independent. It is only • • pape r issued yesterday, shims the The following table, partly compiled from a THE SUN. the small number of Liberals really independent in Parliamentary estimate for the Post-office packet service for the THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 17, 1859. any constituency who could venture to ask it on current year, compared • wit h that for • 1858. The • behalf of their less favoured brother electors. total presents an increase of £3,108, and the altera- Notwithstanding the resignation by Mr. HIGGINS The present Government would certainly act tions have consisted of an addition of £3,500 to the of the important situation to which he had so American by wisely making the best of the present feeling in grant, £9,500 to the African, and lately been appointed, we most earnestly protest their favour. There was a little good-humoured £14,000 for the service between Australia and New against the practice, gradually springing up, of pleasantry about Tory Reformers, and the • th e y Indian, £6OO in the Cape , £,5,000 in the Austra attacking every gentleman who happens to be the would feel over Tories rope t• but it •en tin ; was han, and £16,500 in the Indian :- fortunate competitor for an official position. A equally denied that any one wished to make them Legislative "Star Chamber" will speedily be sit on the stool of repentance. If the Government - Route. Company. I 1859. 1858. established if the precedent is adopted. Every would but do what might be fairly asked of them £ £ person who is nominated to any place, how in the actual state of public opinion, it mig ht Liverpool and Isle of Man Holyhead and Kingstown !!.li 850 850 C. Of Dubn 25,000 25,000 0 ever humble, under Government, must expect continue a Government for many a 1 ong year. It Aberdeen and Lerwick Thurso and Stromness 1,300 1,300 to have a stringent inquisition of all his ante- would 'not be supplanted for aP - AL3IERSTON Go- to O o ll v l e h r lif e a t c i ) i ll i s a n&davani oaten d s _§ D'o - ver . Dail 15,500 1.7) ,°°0 ,500 cedents, and be prepared to give an accurate vernment-such was the, general sentiment. Now Southanapton,Vigo, by liar ' bon, Cadiz, and Gibraltar sketch of his birth, parentage, education, and of Liverpool and Halifax, and Bos - let Our Government consider the courses it may ton, Liverpool and New York, the chief events of his life. Surely it is carrying t ado p in regard to the Ballot ;it may- and Newl ork and Nassau Cunard 176,340 172,840 Halifax, Bermuda, and St. Tho the " detective" system, lately become so fashion- F' 1 irst y-Ignore or repudiate it. This might mas' and Halifax, and St able, a little too far, and the public will have just become John's, Newfoundland the means of .its being broken up If Southampton and West Indies Royal Mail 238,503 244,000 grounds of complaint, if the objectionable practice h it • ' Do., and Brazils Si Buenos Ayres Ditto 30,000 30,000 however, proffered enough besides to be worth Panama, Callao, and Valparaiso Pacific 25,000 25,000 be continued. E ng l and an d W. C o a st o Africa African • 30,000 20,500, accepting, this would be accepted ; but immediately England and Cape of Good Hope .. .. 32,400 33,000 We regret the resignation of Mr. HIGGINS, be- Southampton and Sydney, and a far more vigorous agitation with increased advan- branch from Marseilles to cause we believe that he would have Alexandria Penin. &Or. 180,000 185,000 made an tages would commence for the Ballot. Australia and New Zealand .. .. 14,000 .. excellent Master in Lunacy, but s till England and Alexandria, Cey more from Secondly-It mi slit . ' Ballot T offer a permissive to . . ion and Calcutta, with branch the dangerous character of the - • from Marseilles to Malta di •d I F thi ld th ' - in la ua s. or SDO one WOU thank. ein ; Aden and Bombay Ditto 21,675 24,700 blished. Not a word could be uttered .. . ,against his ag not be 'Additional mails to India by al agitation would stayed. ternate weeklycommunication public or private chancier, or against his ability to Bombay and Calcutta Thirdly-It might offer a Ballot permissive to Allo wance to discharge the duties 'of the office. Mr. CLiv of Government E Agents on board the contract , constituencies, who should demand it by a Ballot, whO brought forward the motion, had not been packets .. .. 9;355 9,355 greatly embarrassed by the, extent of his bu • mess, which would be- accepted-or constituencies of . • - 988,734 082,850 whom a 1 ortion should demand pI , which would be Packet Establishments Dover, when he was 'appointed . to one of the most ' ii olyhead, Liverpool, and am- acceptable or not, according to the proportion Southampton portant and lucrative county court judgeships, which was required to ask for it. This would leave 991,596 988,488 lie was himself . possibly a disappointed things unsettled. man, having given up a certain £1,500 Sir John Pakington (First Lord of the Admiralty) a• Car for something which (as Mr. lII_ Fourthly-It might concede the Ballot pure et a n d Cap tain Arrow have been elected Elder Brethren of the Trinity Hous e ; the former in the room of the Earl of Had- CAWBER would Say); e "'might turn up. It has simple, and thus set the Reform agitation at rest dington, deceased, and the:latter in the place of the late had acted as a Co not done so as yet,. and as he ni. for probably a century to come. It is obvious that Captain Shepherd. The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster has the his might have tho ughtmanlin ess to adopt now what must come at last appointed the Rev. Henry White, curate of St. James', missioner in Lunacy, he would g i ve Dover, to the incumbency of the Savoy Church, in the own claims disregarded by the appom • tment of a leaseof the present Government a very long Stran d . power. • LIVERPOOL, Wednesday.-The Liverpool. New We regret the resignation of Mr. HIGGINS, be cause we believe that he would have made an excellent Master in Lunacy,, but still more from the dangerous character of the precedent esta blished. Not a word could be uttered against his public or private character, or against his ability to discharge the dillies of the office. Mr. CLIVE, who brought forward the motion, had not been greatly embarrassed by the, extent of his business, when he was 'appointed to one of the most im portant and lucrative county . court judgeships. lie was himself . possibly' a disappointed man, having given up a certain £1,500 a-year for something which (as M r . Ml might turn up." It h as CAWBER would sa y); not done so as yet,• and. as he had acted as a Com missioner in Lunacy, he m ight have thought hi s own claims disregarded by the appointment of a rival. His' questiOn was prefaced by an elaborate , speech, - which proved that he had considered the subject closely and attentively. - Ile did not deem it necessary to give notice to any, the parties concerned ! By this course the poison would be disseminated, before the antidote could' be administered. The privileged attack would go forth to the world a day before the defence could be heard, and the injury thereby arising . could' not easily be got rid of, however satisfactory might be the' auf;,,, LIVERPOOL, Wednesday.--The Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia Company's steamer City of Balti more, Captain Robert Leitch, left the Mersey for New York about half-past 11 this day, with the United States mails, 189 passengers, and a fair cargo of fine goods. The Cunard screw steamship Jura, Captain Moodie, which left her moorings on Saturday last for New York, but had to come to at the North Light on account of fog, when she was run into by the Windsor steamer, and so damaged that sho had to return to dock, will sail again on Friday morning with a mail. It is curious to remark the number and variety of change s taking place in the House of Commons immediately prior to its very probable dissolution. A considerable portion of the information g iven to the public by Captain D OD 's new edition of his Parliamentary Companion " for 1859, is already obsolete. Several vacancies have been filled up. S eve ral others have been creat e d. New elections which r e have have taken place — others will follow with a ll con venient speed. Among st th e c hanges very recently transpired in this way, a few a de serving of being particularised. In anticipation, probably, of the disfranchising effect of the new Reform Bill—one or two small constituencies have been deserted from a preference for others of larger importance, and therefore cal culated to be rather more likely to possess the cha racter of permanence. The Attorney-General for Ireland (Mr. JAMES WIIITESIDE), forsaking Ennis killen, has been returned M.P. for the University of Dublin—the late representative of that learned body (Mr. G. A. HAMILTON) having accepted the Stewardship of her MAJESTY'S manor of North stead, consequently upon his nomination as perma nent Assistant-Secretary to the Treasury, in the BREVET-COLONELS.—A return "of colonels pro moted to the rank of major-general in the brevets of 1851 and 1854, having served six years or more as effective field officers on full pay,, and not being now colonels of regi ments," was moved for by Lord Hotham, M.P., and laid on the table a few days ago. The only name returned is that of Lord de Itos (premier baron of England) . , who served as a substantive major for 41, and as brevet lieut.-colonel and colonel for 20l years, making altogether 24: years. The date of Lord de Ros's brevet is June 20, 1854. THE LATE MR. PRESCOTT.—A Boston cor respondent writes, " Precisely a week before Mr. Prescott's death, I had seen and conversed with him in his study at Boston, where he sat surrounded by the material for his great History of Philip 11.,' and enjoying apparently excel lent health. His handsome features presented no trace of the paralytic attack under which he had suffered about a year before, and the vivacity of his conversation was no less distinguished than in former years: On Friday, the 28th, however, at a little after noon, Mr. Prescott, who had entered his bath, was heard to groan by his secretary, Mr. John Foster Kirk. The latter immediately despatched a servant in quest of a physician, and with the help of some of the domestics broke open the door. The historian was a i i a s n tk d r d d e a w t h i t h s u p t I .l e c u n t n e o a s b t o p u r t o h m a p l f t n - p e a s s s t , found insensible, and although remedies' were on the spot, magnificent and un equa ll e d lib rar y i s b eq ueathed, I understand, to H arvard University, at Cam •cwokfe.reno'haiadiSsal' bridge, Massachusetts, of which instit u ti on h e was a gra duate,ttaFv eody they o v ' e c r 1 o e " Mr. HIGGINS has, in one respect, acted errone ously ; but it was the mistake of a man of honour and a gentleman. He should have held the situa tion to which he was appointed—it all events, until it was shown that he was incompetent to discharge - its 'duties. lie had held many important situations. Some estimate of his ability and judgment might have been formed while he was yet a clerk in the Colonial-office ; but he had been Secretary both to Lord STANLEY and Sir E. BULWER LYTTO.N before his nomination to the Registrarship in Bankruptcy. In every position he had not only proved himself perfectly qualified to discharge the duties of his office, but he had clone so to the entire satisfaction of the LATEST NEWS. THE BOMBAY MAILS. INDIA OFFICE, FEB. 16, 8.30 P.M. The following telegram has been received : To James Cosmo Melvill, Esq., India Office, Lon don, from G. F. Edmonstone, Esq., Secretary to the Government of India, dated Allahabad, 18th January, 1859:-- Tranquillity continues to prevail in Oude. Those of the rebels who have not come in under the amnesty have either dispersesT'and gone to their homes, or have fled into the Terai. One body of them under Bala Sam is reported to have entered the Nepaul forests. It is known that the Nawab of Furruckabad has surrendered himself. CENTRAL INDIA AND RAJPOOTANA. Colonel Benson marched 140 miles in five days, attacked Tantia Topee's force, and defeated it with much slaughter, taking six elephants. Tantia was also attacked and defeated by the force under Col. Somerset at Chuppra and again at Burrod, in the Kotah territory. Later intelligence showed that the rebels were moving in the direction of Tonk and Sewpore, and Brigadier Showers, with a column from Agra, after marching 94 miles in three days, came up with them at Dewsha on the 16th inst., defeated, and dispersed them, killing about 300. The rebel leaders are said to have been Tantia, the Rao, and Feroze Shah. present situation olitaly. This document will not be kept secret, and if it is as clearly written as is rumoured, the question of Italy will be freed from its present uncertain situation. The document will affirm. that Europe requires peace rather than war ; that strong proofs of moderation have been given by the French Government, and that all that re mains to be done is to profit by past experience. France desires peace, but does not fear war." The Senate sat yesterday, M. Troplong in the chair. An Imperial decree was read - from the chair, appointing M. Baroche, President of the Council of State, to represent the Government at all discussions in the Senate during the session of 1859. In virtue of another decree, dated the 12th of the present month, M. Baroche read to the Chamber the expose des motifs of a senatus consul turn, having for object to increase from 1,500,000 f. to 2,200,000 f. the annual dotation of the Princes and Princesses of the Imperial family ; to allow Prince Napoleon a sum of 800,000 f. for his marriage expenses and cost of establishment ; and to fix the jointure ®f the Princess Clotilda. The Senate de cided to meet on Thursday to name a committee of ten members to examine the senatus-consultum presented. The proceedings thkterminated. It is rumoured that M. Charles Laffitte, the banker, and two English houses, are about to un dertake the Piedmontese loan. BOURSE, Feb. 16.—There was a slight degree of buoyancy apparent at the beginning of the market, and the liquidation of the share account was car ried on easily. Threes were done at 67f. 55c. and 67f. 75c., and are now at 67f. 65c. Mobilier - varied from 765 f. to , 772 f. 50c. ; Austrian, 542 f. 50c. to 547 f. 50c. ; Orleans, 1,315 f. to 1,317 f. 50c. ; Southern, 515 f. to 516 f. 25c. The market continued in the same state to the close, when the following were the quotations : per Cents. .... 07 20 I Credit Foneier 644 Do. end month .. 97 —lBelgian 4± 3 per Cents 67 70 Piedmonteso (5) .. 83' 25 Do. end month 67 70 Roman B9 Bank Shares 2900 Austrian Credit Mobilier .. • 770 -- Spanish Threes Do. Account THE QUARTERLIES. The Quyrterly Review. No. CCIX. There is one masterly article in this new number of the Quarterly . And that is the paper on the " Life and Writings of Johnson." It is worthy of the pen of Mr. John Forster. At first we really believed it to be Mr. Forster's ; but the footnote at page 225 effectually dissipates that impression. For the words of that footnote are these :—Speaking of Doctor Johnson, " The noble traits of his cha racter are brought out with great force and vivid ness by Mr. Forster in his Life of Goldsmith.' No one, it seems to us, has shown such a fine per ception of the grand qualities of Johnson, or has described them with such genial sympathy." No one, that is to say, of course, saving and excepting the Great Biographer ! The footnote just quoted, however, shows this—that if the pciper upon John son, in this new number of the Quarterly, is not from the hand of Mr. Forster, it is from the hand of one who fully appreciates and sympathises with him. It is written by one, whomsoever this unrecognised reviewer may be, who appreciates John Forster as cordially even as the young poet of " The Wanderer." To every one without ex ception we would earnestly commend the perusal of this most charming contribution. Those who are already familiar with the pages of Boswell will gladly have their recollections of 'the great Doctor thus delightfully revived. Those who have not as yet read a line of the world's greatest biography will, from an examination of this fascinating sketch, be incited irresistibly to its perusal. Referring to Dr. Johnson's use of a pollysyllabic phraseology,the reviewer, while observing " There were people who said jocosely that his learned language was assumed to make his Dictionary indispensable," remarks most truthfully— " The extent to which he carried the habit has been enormously exaggerated. The ordinary method of exhibit ing his practice has been to gather into half-a-dozen sen tences as many grandiloquent phrases afi are scattered through the whole of the ' Rambler,'; until all resemblance is lost in the extravagance of the caricature." Adding further on— • • • " His maturer writings are masterpieces of composition . . He became more familiar in his language, pruned his redundance, and varied his cadence. As hiastyle grew less cumbrous it increased in vigour till it reached its climax ill the 'Lives of the Poets.' " Later in the article the reviewer says, in refer ence to that great masterpiece of style, of criticism, and of biography— " The style of Johnson, in the Lives of the Poets,' re tains his dignity and classical polish,' with hardly a trace of his cumbrous march. His periods, which from his mode of punctuation look long - to the eye, are frequently a compound of short and pithy sentences, as animated as they are ener getic. His metaphors, in which he was always happy, are apt and concise, and illustrate while they embellish. His wit is abundant, and of a kind peculiar to himself—a species of concentrated sarcasm, by which he exposes faults, whether of men or their writings. * * " This deep penetration and • the sagacious reflections which everywhere abound make - the human interest of his Lives' equal, if not superior, to their literary criticism. In the latter particular, indeed, to hear the language which is sometimes used, it might be supposed that they were an ignominious failure—a collection of blind prejudices and false decrees, which only exhibit his defective taste and dic tatorial insolence. The sole ground' of this absurd idea is that he did not admire sufficiently the minor poems of Mil ton, the Castle of Indolence' of Thomson, and the Odes of Collins and Gray. There have always been two schools of poetry—one which addresses itself to the imagination ' the other to the reason. Few persons are possessed of the catholic taste which relishes both. Johnson belonged to the school of reason, and had little appreciation of rural images and the ights of fancy. Those who have attacked him for his insensibility did not perceive that their own was greater : that if they applauded what he con demned, they likewise condemned what ho applauded, and that he did not depreciate a few of their favourite pieces so much below their real level as they themselves underrated the works of Dryden and Pope." Speaking of the reputed roughness of Dr. John son, the Quarterly quotes Mrs. Thrale's testimony that that roughness was confined to his words, and that all his actions were good and gentle : the reviewer adding— "His vehemence of language has sometimes been con founded with censoriousness of disposition, from which he was wholly free. His friends considered that both intel lectually and morally he was inclined to think better of his acquaintances than they deserved." It is well observed that "a few rude speeches sink into insignificance when compared with a charity which was only i bounded by his means." Here is an affecting epildine of NORTH-WEST PROVINCES. It has been reported that the rebel Rodka Gobind and his brother were both killed in the action of the 29th of December near Kurwee. On the sth of January Brigadier Carpenter came upon a large body of fugitives, and completly routed them. Captain Osborne Pole, agent ,at Bewail, has been slightly wounded in a skirmish with a body of rebels, whom he defeated. The Commissioner of Rohilcund reports, on the 16th of January, that the rebels had crossed the Sardah River from the Oude Terai into Rohilcund, but had been driven off. No intelligence of any importance from other quarters. G. F. EDMONSTONE. FROM 11. L. ANDERSON, ESQ•, SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, BOMBAY. NIZAM'S TERRITORY, Colonel Hill's force had a severe action with the Rohillas and Arabs on the 15th inst. at Chicoumba, thirty miles northwest of Hingolee. The British loss was Captain Mackinnon killed, and three other officers wounded. Sir H. Rose is at Jaulnah. The Bombay Presidency is quiet, with the exception of slight disturbances among the Bheels on the north ern border of Guzerat. H. L. ANDERSON, Secretary to Government. Bombay Castle, lan. 25. V. G. MONTANARO. Malta, Feb. 16, 10.45 a.m. The following telegram was received at the Foreign- Office, from Acting Consul-General Green, on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 12.45 P.M. : ALEXANDRIA, FEB. 11. The steamer Northern, from Bombay, arrived at Suez on the Bth inst., Bombay date Jan. 25. The rebellion in Oude is entirely suppressed. The Begum and some followers have gone by night marches into Nepaul, partly foreign (forcing ?) her way, partly bribing ; the sepoys of her party said to be plundering the Nepaul villages. A corps of observation remains on the frontier. The Nana supposed to be with the Begum. Brigadier Showers, with a column from Agra, came up with the rebels under Tantia Topee, at Bosha, on the 16tI of January, having marched ninety•four miles in three days. They defeated and dispersed them, killing about 300. Three Chiefs fell on the field, and one, on an elephant, was overtaken and killed by Lieutenant Hadfield, of the Agra Police Cavalry. On the same day a body of rebels crossed the River Sarlah into Rohilcund, but were driven back. The following is the latest intelligence from Allahabad Jan. 18, 7.23 P.M.—The Commissioner of Rohil cund reports that the rebels, who numbered from 20,000 to 30,000, were defeated with slaughter, and driven across the Sartheas, their guns taken, and Nurput Sing of Rooza and Benee Sing killed. There has been a disturbance in the Nizam's ter ritory, and parties of marauders, composed of Rohilla Arabs and Deccanees, are doing much mischief [on P] the border of Berar. The Duraty Commissioner, while at Rissade on the 15th January, was attacked. Brigadier Hill Howard came to his assistance. Some fighting ensued, and in the pursuit of the enemy several casualties occurred among our officers. JOHN GREEN. This telegram received at Malta, per Ripon, at 1 p.m. on the 15th of February. ARTHUR FANSHAWE, Vice-Admiral. The following telegrams have been received at Mr. Reuter's office :-- PARIS, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 16. The Presse has received from the Minister of the Interior a warning on account of having published an article signed " Leouzon Leduc." The warning states that such polemical discussions are of a nature to raise ill-founded uneasiness in the publi mind. PARIS, THURSDAY, FEB. 17. The Monipur publishes a decree, fixing the pay molt to be made by soldiers of the class of 1858, in substitution of personal military service, at 2,000 francs. The Moniteur contains also the following :—The Conference of the Representatives of the Powers will shortly re-assemble at Paris for the purpose of discussing (examiner) the result of the Moldo- Wallachian elections. The Ministerial warninb . given to the Prdie has created a great sensation, and Itentes in conse quence rose last night on the Boulevards 40 centimes. FRANKFORT, FEi. 15. Intelligence has been received here - from the Canton of Ticino declaring that great • agitation existed there on the occasion of the elections, and that at Lugano a riot had taken place, in which several persons were wounded and one killed. The Ultramontane party came to vote with a cross dis played in place of a banner. MARSEILLES, FEB. 16. Advices have been received from Constantinople to the 9th inst. - The Journal de Constantinople of that day con firms the statement that the Porte has protested against the election of A. Couza, and appeals to the Conference of the Powers. Letters express doubts whether the Sultan will receive the Moldavian deputation. 15,000 Turkish troops are stationed along the banks of the Danube. The attitude of the Rouman .population is resolute. Frequent conferences have taken place between Sir Henry Bulwer, Baron Prokesch, and the Porte. "ATHENS, FEB. 10. Advices have been received from Corfu. A large majority of the members of the lonian Parliament appear determine) to refuse the discus sion of the reforms proposed by Mr. Gladstone, and it is expected that should the Parliament be dis solved the present members will be re-electel FRANCE. PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING. A Paris correspondent of the Independanc e of Brussels says lam informed. that France is preparing a me moran dum to the Powers for the purpose 91 explaining what is reprehensible in the RAILWAYS. - Cash. Account. Orleins Northern 927 50 .. .922 50 New ditto 795 .. 792 50 Lyons and Mediterranean B2B 75 .. 827 50 New ditto — Geneva 535 .. 531 25 Midi — -- Southern - Westein 590 .. 590 Eastern Grand Central Sardiniaß Austrian Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. 171 c. ; money, 25f. 121 c.; three Months, paper, 25t. 5c.; money, 25f. L Y CEUM THEATRE. Last night Madame Celeste took her benefit, and marked the occasion by bringing out an English version of " Les Amours Maudits," a drama by M. Dugue, which was produced about four years ago at the Ambigu Comique, entitled " The Last Hope." Dr. Blangini (Mr. Barratt), a hospitable physician, resident in Malta, harbours in his house a widow lady named Antoine (Mrs. Wallis) and her fair daugh ter Marie (Madame Celeste), who possesses every attraction save that of wealth. Alfred (Mr. G. Murray), son of an English baronet (Mr. Neville), is captivated by the French beauty, and pro bably his love would 'be crowned with felicity did not Michali (Mr. Fitzjames) an unpleasantly mysterious gentleman, thrust his nose into the middle of a large party given by the doctor, and reveal the sad fact that the young lady has a cer tain brother Pierre, who lies a fast prisoner in the galleys of Toulon, convicted of-the crime of forgery. A duel that takes place between Alfred and Michali is the least serious result of this revelation, for the former is but slightly wounded. More fatal is the dislike engendered in Sir William's heart against the family of the culprit ; for no sooner does the old lady die of grief at the exposure than Alfred, by marrying Marie, incurs the serious displeasure of his father. Seven years roll over the wedded pair, and a little girl is the result of their union, but the resent ment of Sir William is not abated, and when Alfred and Marie are settled in a little cottage on the southern coast of France, he resolves practically, if not legally, to annul the marriage by a forcible abduction of his son. Alfred is dragged from his home, according to instructions, the chief instru ment in his capture being Marie's brother Pierre (Mr. Emery), whose delinquencies have already caused so much misery. Fortunately, he is not quite so bad as he looks ; for when he is commis sioned to carry off Marie, who is, moreover, to be separated from her child, he is suddenly softened by an expedient of the fond mother, who places the little girl on his knee, and teaches her to call him her "good uncle Pierre." Thorough was his wickedness, thorough likewise is his repentance, for, with pistol in hand, he compels Michali to sign an order for the release of Alfred by the pirates who hold him in captivity, and then slays the villain in single combat. Marie is thus made happy, for Sir William, on 'discovering how nar rowly his son escaped assassination, cannot refuse his forgiveness ; but an opiate which Michali in tended for Pierre, and which the lady has taken by accident, causes her for a while to seem as though she was insane or dying, and thus heightens her felicity by retarding its consummation. The piece was thoroughly successful, and the merits of Madame Celeste, in a part arduous even beyond the ordinary requirements of strong melo drama, were acknowledged with acclamations. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. OPERA COMIQUE. Last evening there was no performance at this theatre in consequence of the preparations necessary for the representation of two new operas, which are to be performed to-morrow evening for the benefit of M. Remusat, the spirited entrepeneur, who cer tainly deserves every support and encouragement for his extraordinary and indefatigable exertions in catering for the amusement of the aristocratic visi tors to this very fashionable place of amusement. Although it may perhaps be admitted that the company 2z'est pas de la premiere force, ' it must be acknowledged it works exceedingly well toge ther, and is highly effective. It possesses in Madame Faure, an artiste of distinguished merit, both as 'a vocalist and as an actress, indeed a host in herself. .This accomplished lady is well sup ported by Mdlle. Celine Mathieu, M. Berger, M. d'Orgeval, &c. As we ,have already observed, the greatest "praise is due to M. Remusat for the very high state of excellence, amounting as nearly as may be to perfection, to which, by his perseverance, he has succeeded in bringing his orchestra. ST. HAMM'S HALL. The great success which attended the first per formance of Professor Bennett's " May Queen," under Mr. Hullah's direction, fully warranted its repetition last night. This time, however, instead of being associated with Mendelssohn's " Lauda Sion !' and the symphony in 1), its sole companion was the Choral Symphony (No. 9), the last and grandegt of Beethoven's orchestral masterpieces. Such a programme could scarcely fail to attract the lovers of music ; and no one was surprised to see St. Martin's Hall crammed in every part, or to hear that money had been declined at the doors. The solo singers were Misses Banks and Palmer, Messrs. Wilbye Cooper and Santley. To listen to the applause last night it might have been thought that this was the first instead of the third appearance of " The May Queen" before a metro politan audience. It is tong, indeed, silica any new musical composition has achieved so genuine a vogue. Mr. Hullah and his " First Upper Sin g i ng School" had already twice last. season elicited flat tering encomiums for their execution of Beethoven's N o . 9"—the Colossus among symphonies. Nor was last night's essay, on the whole, loss trium phant than its predecessors. The attention .paid to the symphony from one end to the other was as in tereEting to witness as the applause that followed movemcment after movement (especially from the galleries and " shilling area") was encouraging. Perhaps in no other city than London could such an audience be found for such a work. THE COALWIIIPPERS OF LONDON.---The bill to estaidish an office for the benefit of the coalwhippers of Lon dolt has been revived by Lord Rosse, and it is now working its way through the House of Lords. The proposed arrange ments for the benefit of the coalwhippers have frequently been described on former eceasions. DR. JOHNSON'S EVERYDAY BENEVOLENCE. " He frequently bestowed all the silver in his pocket upon the miserable beings who waylaid him on his passage from his house to the tavern where he dined. Even in his early London days he would go up at night to the destitute children who were sleeping upon the, projecting stalls of shops or on the sills of doors, and slip a penny into their hands to buy them a breakfast, and this,' adds Mr.Croker, when he himself was living on pennies.' Sixpence, he once remarked, was then a great sum to him. When it was objected that it was useless to bestow halfpence upon beggars, because they only laid it out upon gin or tobacco, he energetically exclaimed, ' And why should they be denied such sweeteners of existence ? Life is a pill wilier' none of us can bear to swallow without gilding. Yet for the poor we delight in stripping it still barer, are not ashamed to show even visible displeasure if ever the bitter taste is taken from their mouths. He one night found a woman of abandoned character lying exhausted in the street, and lifting her up, he conveyed her on his back to his own house, had her nursed till she recovered her health, and then obtained her a situation. A heartless man would have passed her by, a humane man might have given her money ; but was there any second person in the whole of the vast population of London that would have taken up the forlorn , diseased, and dirty sufferer in his arms and car ried her to his home ? There are charities which from their very lowliness become sublime." Don't we all of us remember—we who know Bos well (as he deserves to be known) by heart—how the Doctor would go out himself to buy oysters for his cat Hodge, " lest, if he put his servants to the trouble, they might take a dislike to the animal and use it ill ?" Here follows this impressive tes timony of DR. JOIINSON'S EXQUISITE SENSIBILITY. "He was thrown into an agony at the sight of an omelet shortly after the death of Dr. Nugent, because it was the dish they had had for supper the last time they met. He cried when he read the letter which described the death of Mr. Elphinston's mother. Tears were a tribute he often paid. Miss Reynolds related to him some mournful story of maternal affection, and she was interrupted by his sobs. He wept as he told that Dr. Hodges, the physician who remained in London during the plague when most of his brother practitioners fled, died soon afterwards a prisoner for debt. He burst into tears in repeating the Latin hymn Dies irm,' and again when he recited the description of the English from Goldsmith's Traveller.' He read Beattie's Hermit' with similar emotion. There is a pathos in these pieces which cannot be fully apprehended except by minds refined by literary culture. Their power pro ceeds from an art which is lost upon untutored perceptions, and their effect upon Johnson is at once a proof of the acuteness of his feeling for poetry and the strength of his human sensibilities." Here, on the other hand, are equally impressive tokens of DR. JOHNSON'S BULL-DOG COURAGE. " He was accustomed to maintain that the man who was afraid of anything was a scoundrel. He feared death,' says Boswell, ' but he feared nothing else—not even what might occasion death.' Though his convulsive movements would not enable him to guide a horse, and though he was so short 7 sighted as hardly to be able to see a yard before him, he would follow the hounds in a chase of fifty miles with desperate daring, while the sportsmen shouted to him not to ride over the dogs. He despised the occupation, and his sole motive for engaging in it was his determination to show himself as good a man as his neighbours. He laughed at the notion of caring for horses running away with a carriage. The event occurred when he was travelling in France with - the Thrales, at a spot where the road was bounded by a precipice. They narrowly escaped with.their lives ; but he contmued to ridicule the• apprehensions of his companions, and exultingly exclaimed that nothing came of except that Thrale leaped from the vehicle into a chalk-pit, and then walked out looking as white.' Hay ring heard it asserted that if a gun was loacled . with two or three balls, there was a risk of its bursting, he put in six or seven, and fired them off against a wall. The same spirit of defiance led him, when he' was bathing near Oxford, to swim straight into a pool .because he was cau tioned against it by Langton as particularly dangerous. He protested that he was afraid of no dog in the world ; and as .two fierce pointers were fighting at the house of his friend Beauclerk, he cuffed their heads with his fists till they ran howling away. He cared as little for men as for dogs. Having left for a few minutes a chair which was placed for him between the side-scenes of the theatre at Lichfield, a gentleman took the seat, and refused to resign it, upon which Johnson lifted up chair and gentleman together, and flung them both into the pit. Foote had resolved to per ssnate him on the stage, and expected to derive large pro fits from the performance. Johnson purchased a stout oaken cudgel, and declared that he would break the bones of the satirist in the presence of the audience. The threat was enough for Foote, who only ventured to ridicule the unresisting. Johnson, it must be confessed, was no ordi nary antagonist. A gang of four persons once attacked him at night in the street, and he kept all four at bay till the arrival of the watch. He united skill to muscular power, for he had learned to box from his uncle Andrew, who was a professional prize-fighter. If not to be afraid of anything is not to be a scoundrel, Johnson was certainly a very honest fellow." As for his genius —read this : " Wit, in the estimation of his friends, was his most shining quality. Rabelais and all the rest,' said Garrick, ' are nothing compared to him. You may be diverted by them, but Johnson gives you a forcible hug, and shakes laughter out of you whether you will or not." As to the doctor's enlightenment the reviewer justly observes—. " In many respects he was in advance of his age, or at least must be ranked amongst the foremost men in it. Years before Wilberforce had opened his Bpi against the slave trade or slavery, Johnson in a company of potent, grave, and reverend signiors' at Oxford gave for a toast, To the next insurrection of the negroes in the West Indies." Finally, here is the eloquent estimate given by th e Quarterly of the grand lesson taught to the world by the Life and Works of this Great and Good man— 7 The history of Johnson teaches a lesson of resignation to those who are straitened in their circumstances when a man so good and gifted languished for considerably more than half his life in abject penury; a lesson of perseverance to those who are desponding, when a toilsome and desolate road, which it took more than thirty years to traverse and which seemed to have no other goal than the grave, led him at last to competence and ease; a lesson of contentment to those who do not possess his mental pre-eminence, when Providence had coupled with, it a disorder which saddened his days, and conjoined with the brightness of the flame the smart of the burn; a lesson of intel lectual humility to those who are his inferiors in mind and knowledge, when he always spoke of his own attain ments as slight, and a lesson of moral humility to those who are not possessed of his worth, when, in spite of his exemplary conduct and marvellous benevolence, he was almost enraged if anybody spoke of him as good ; a lesson of the supreme importance of religion to those whose piety is less fervent than his when his repentance was so bitter at the close, and present fame and future renown were quite forgotten in the contemplation of eternity ; a lesson to all of what can be effected in situations which appear to afford no scope for the exertion of abilities or the practice of virtues, when we see the learning he amassed in his youth with scanty aid from books or instructors, the works he wrote without ease or encouragement, the charities be exercised without gold or silver when he was living himself upon fourpence-halfpenny a day, and the honesty and inde pendence he maintained when not to lower his opinions or sully his conscience was to condemn himself to fare as coarse as that which was allotted for the punishment of crime. Whether we desire an example to stimulate us to the acquisition of knowledge under difficulites or the re tention of uprightness under temptation, there is no more memorable instance of either than is presented by the life and character of this illustrious man. And whatever be the condition of him who seeks to profit by the story, none can be so low but he is in a position as advantageous as Johnson, and none can be so high but that with all his helps he will have enough to do to emulate his model." In a foot note, at page 229, the reviewer suggests' the issue of a popular edition of Boswell's Johnson in parts, and lo ! at once, in answer to this, there arc already coming forth, simultaneously from the press, in shilling instalments—Croker s edition, published by Mr. Murray, and the illustrated edition published by the Messrs. Routledge. Besides this admirable paper on Johnson, the Quarterly csntains eight other contributions. These we have left ourselves scarcely room to enumerate :—An anecdotal review of the " Corres pondence of Lord Cornwallis." An eulogistic criticism on " Dyce's Shakspeare." A paper 0 11 the Consular Service." A second. and concluding notice of Cardinal Wiseman's Four last Popes--'- having reference peculiarly to Piiis VIII. and Gregory XVI. A treatise on " Patents." An essay on " Soldiers' Lodging, Food, and Dress." A remark or two—anything but appetising—upon the , manufacture of " Bread." And finally that astounding old-world-tor y diatribe against " Re• form," to which we ha ve already drawn attention in our leading columns. Such is the new number of the Quarterly. LITERATURE. The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser. In five volumes. Vol. I. Nichol, Edinburgh. Mr. Nichol's edition of our national poets is now widely known and highly estimated. The volume before us commences the series of Spencer's works, and gives us the two first books of the "Faerie Queene." The most remarkable feature in this new edition is a slight alteration in the spelling. It is justly observed in the preface that it is not easy to explain why, in the case of Shakespeare, Wyatt, Surrey, and other poets of the same age. the modern spelling should have been substituted for the anti quated and obsolete, while every edition of Spencer preserves the ancient peculiarities of 'orthography. The critic is inclined to attribute the limited num ber of Spenser's readers to this fact. " The use of redundant vowels, as in meete,"beene," auircient,' ' dide,' for meet, been, ancient, did ; the use of i for j, as ioy," iar,' for joy, jar ; of y for i, as yron; ' soyle,' prayse,' for iron, soil, praise ; of contrac tions such as hart," els,' for heart, else, and many others which occur in the work, have had the effect of repelling many modern readers, -while it cannot be contended that the merit of the poem depends on these peculiarities." While making these ad vantageous alterations, the editors expressly dis claim any further interference with the text. "No obsolete words have been displaced by their modern synonyms;, they are all retained, and are explained on the margin, so that their meaning can be ascer tained without interrupting the reader's progress. It will be observed, that to suit the measure and the rhythm the author often arbitrarily changes the spell ing. In all such cases no alteration has been made. We have only sought, in short, to clear away the rust which obscures the medal, but have regarded as sacred the medal itself, as it passed from the hands of the great artist." The great advantage of a ready comprehension of the author is thus secured to those who are unacquainted with the obsolete orthographyw hich has hitherto enveloped the"Fairie. Queene" in a veil less penetrable than those of its own allegories. The words which have now fallen into disuse are explained on the margin, while the foot-notes supply al the incidental information. We have no doubt that this edition will induce many to increase their acquaintance with the Faerie Qucene, the Red Cross Knight, " The heavenly Una with her milk-white lamb," and their satellites and enemies. We congratulate the editors on having successfully simplified the language, without anyntinedessary or presumptuous interference with the masterpiece of one of our great English poets. The Journal of the .Roycd Agricultural Society of England. No. XLII. John Murray. This very useful and valuable publication makes its appearance twice a year. It treats of the prin ciples of agricultural science, of the various reforms and improvements which have taken place during the interval, and gives a full and particular account of the reports on exhibitions both of live stock and agricultural machinery. The contributors are, many of them, men of experience and standing, and treat their subjects in a comprehensive and thoroughly practical manner. Professor Hussey continues his interesting papers on Vegetable Botany, by an account of the Structure of Roots. The exhibitions at Chester are treated of at length, and there are numerous reports of the results of experiments with different manures and various modes of cultivating land. The statistics of Meteor ology, Public Health, and the Price of Provisions are prefixed to the number, as usual. TIM PUBLIC READINGS SOCIETY. Another of these entertainments took place last evening, before a limited audience, in Wylde's Reading Rooms, Leicester-square. The attendance will, without doubt, become more numerons when the fact of the existence of such a society becomes more widely known. Already, by the few who were collected together, its humane purpose and earnest labours appeared to be fully and cordiallyappreeiated. The Rev. Owen Owen commenced the proceedings yesterday with a very interesting and animated exposition of the design of the Society : illustrating his remarks by a variety of readings—some of them revealing very considerable knowledge of the dif ficult art of declamation. His specimens included several (chiefly humorous) pieces of his own com position. Beyond which, one of Professor Aytoun's stirring " Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers," read by Charles J. Plumptre, Esq.—followed by M. de Lamartine's thrilling narrative (from the Histoire des Girondins) of the " Origin of the Marsellaise," read by W. Charles Kent, Esq.—contributed to diversify , the evening's entertainment. But the principal. Reader—the hero of the night—was un questionably the reverend gentleman whose varied exertions for the amusement.of the audience opened and closed last night's proceedings. MILITARY, HONOURS TO RELIGIOUS PROCESSIONS. The following is a copy of the general circular of the late Lord Hill, alluded to by Sir E. B. Lytton, as the order which now regulates the conduct of the military in all our Roman Catholic colonies :-- " Horse Guards, June 26, 1837. "It having been deemed expedient to lay down fixed and specific rules with regard to the extent to which her Majesty's land forces shall, for the future, pay military honours to religious processions in Catholic countries in which any portion of the said forces shall happen to be serving, I have it in command to direct your special attention to the following, and to express Lord Hill's desire that you cause the same to be strictly observed by the troops serving under your orders, viz. : " Troops are not to turn out for, move with, or take any active part in any religious proceSsion or ceremonial. " All sentries are, however, to salute the proces sion as it passes their posts. All guards and other bodies of troops that happen to be under arms in the direct line of the procession are to salute it as it passes them, but are not to remain under arms for the procession after it has passed them, nor to await its return. " The usual salutes of cannon from forts or bat teries for catholic processions may be continued ; but on these occasions a simple order only for firing the salute on the day and hour specified is to be given, without specifying the occasion for which it is to be fired. " Lord Hill earnestly hopes and trusts that, notwithstanding the foregoing instructions, every officer, non-commissioned officer, and soldier, under your command, will (as heretofore) continue to carry himself with the utmost forbearance and respect towards the ministers and other memb'ers of the catholic religion, as well as to their religious institutions, bearing constantly in mind that the present regulation is made to meet tho conscientious scruples of individuals, without in the remotest degree encouraging or contemplating a diminution of that respectful consideration with which the British army has ever been enjoined to regard the religious feelings, habits, and even prejudices of every foreign country in which it has been required &c.',‘ JOHN MACDONALD, A.G. to serve.-- (s l ig h n a e v d e ) , " Addressed to General Officers commanding at the Mediterranean, Mauritius, and Canada." and / 130 nds fiat a t di s . ; The to this Mi abou eons] at ar Ezell Ditto Ditto PRI lira, P Di RUS od : Sral