The Sun. — London, England, 1860-10-09 00:00:00

_ BENSON'S WATCHES. " Perfection of mechanism." —Morning Post. Gold silver . 2to 50 guineas. Send 2 stamps for Benson's Illustrated Pamphlet, descrip tive of every construction of watch now made, with their prices. dom free by post, or to Watches sent to all parts of the king India and the Colonies for ss. extra. 33 and 34, Ludgate-hill, London. E.C. Established 1749. OYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT '. %) GARDEN —under the Management of Miss LOUISA PYNE and Mr. W. HARRISON, Sole Lessees.—THlS EVENING will be presented the opera of LURLINE ; characters by Messrs. H. Whayton, H. Corri, G. Kelley, and W. Harrison ; Miss Lahr, Miss Albertazzi, and Miss Louisa pyne.—Conductor, Mr. Alfred Mellon. Commence at Eight. D o ors open at Mel-past Seven. In con sequence of the numerous applications from the Patrons of the Royal English Opera, on Monday, October 15, the performances will commence at half-past seven, doors opening - at seven. This arrangement will continue up to Christmas. REA TR E-R0 YAL, HAYMARKET, Lessee, Mr. J. B. Baekstone. THIS EVENING the nerformances will commence with the new comedy, DOES HE LOVE ME ? Messrs. Howe Chippendale, E. Villiers, and Buckstone ; Miss Amy Sedg wick. Miss Florence Haydon, and Mrs. Wilkins. Followed by a new comedy, entitled "ROMANCE AND REALITY. Messrs. Chippendale, Howe, Rogers, W. Farren, and John Broug,nam ; Miss Florence Haydon; Mrs. Wilkins, and Mrs. E. Fitzwilliam. And THE SUN AND THE WIND. By the Leclercqs. Commence at 7.1 THEATRE - ROYAL LYCEUM. Sole Lessee and , Madame CELESTE. THIS EVENING, MAGlC Directress TOYS : Valentine, Miss Lydia 23ompson. After which, a comedy by Dion Bourcicalt, Esq., entitled THE IRISH HEIRESS. Messrs. George Vining; i H Neville (his 2d appearance in London), John Rouse, Villers, T. Lyon, H. Butler, Miss Kate Saville, Miss M. Hatton, and Miss Goughenheim, the talented Comedienne, of the princi pal Theatres in America (her 2d appearance in England). To conclude with the romantic drama of THE ABBE VAUDREUIL, in which the celebrated Dancers, the Misses Collinson, will make the r first appearance in London. The Abbe Vaudrenil, M a dame Celeste. A DELPHI, NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, ..rja. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster. Great Success of the new Drama, by Dion Boureicault, Esq., The Colleen Bawn.' , —Miss Agnes Robertson every even- THIS EVENING, THE RIFLE CORPS. Messrs. W. smith, D. Fisher, C. Selby, Miss Woolgar, Miss Kate Kelly, and Hrs. Billinzton. After which, THE COLLEEN BAWN. D. Bourcicault, D. Fisher, Billinzton, Falconer, Stephenson, C. J. Smith, Romer. Miss Agnes Robertson, Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Billington, and Mrs. Chatterley. To conclude with MUSIC HATH CHARMS. Mr. David Fisher. Doors open at half-past 6—Commence at 7. Box-office open from 10 till 5. No charge for booking. Private boxes. £2 23. ; Family Boxes,".£l. Orchestra Stalls, 53. ; Balcony, 45. ; Front Circle Stalls, fie. ; Pit Stalls, 28.; Pit, is. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, 18 ; Gallery, 6d. Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith. A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.- Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Wm. BATTY. This Evening (first time) a new Spectacle, entitled ROBIN HOOD ; or. the Merry Outlaws of Sherwood ; Allan-a-Dale, Miss Rebecca Isaacs ; Robin Hood, Mr. John Pritchard. To be followed by Scenes in the Arena by the Star Elders of the day, including Mdlle. de Berg and Mr. James Cooke. Doors open at half-Fast 6, performance commenoe at 7. Box-oflice open daily from 11 till 4. Stage Manager—Mr. W. WEST. Director of the Arena—Mr. Pearson. CANTERBURY HALL CONCERTS.- EVERY EVENING, A Grand Selection from the opera of NORMA. Norma ...... Miss RUSSELL. Adalgisa (Her first appearance in this country.) After which the ETHIOPIANS, consisting of Seventeen Per formers, organised expressly , for this establishment, for the Performance of Vocal and Instrumental Music, Comic and Sentimental, with Negro Delineations, Anecdotes, &c. Prin cipal Negro Artistes, Messrs. Joe Brown, G. W. Pell, H. Drummond, and Charley Fox. Musical Director, Mr. F. JONGHMANS. Baloony, ls , —.Hall. 6d. THE WEATHER..--SIIN OFFICM, OCT. 9, 1560. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADS* 57—this day at noon. 42-lowest this morning and during the night. 50—highest since noon yesterday. BAROMETER-29.98 ; falling. WlND—North-Westerly; fresh and squally, with full weather, but cool. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY.—Morning, 7h. 52m.—Afternoon, Bh. 36m, To-mowtow.-Morning, 9h. 22m.—Afternoon, 10h. 7m THE SUN. LONDON, TUESDAY, OCT. 9, 1860. The FIRST OF OCTOBER will ever be a glorious day in the memories of Southern Italy. The battle of the 'Volturno will be numbered amongst those, not very numerous fights, in which a noble cause, soldierly courage, and consummate generalship combined to give the victory to a smaller army over a vastly larger one, fighting, too, with very great advantages. The probability is that the KING'S forces nearly, if not quite, doubled those of GARI BALDI at each period of the day. The attack began with 21,000 on GARIBALDI'S 10,000, and by the time GARIBALDI had brought up 5,000 more, the Royalists would appear to have brought into action double that number. We have every reason to be lieve that this time, as at Melazzo, GARIBALDI had determined soldiers to deal with. Part of them were mercenary Germans, and would fight as pro fessional soldiers ; the rest must have been that portion of the army which had thought its best chance lay in standing by the KING, and all appear to have been stimulated by such rewards as Royalty would offer when the alternatives depending on victory were, possibly a crown, or certainly exile. The hitherto supine or timid young monarch, moreover, himself came forth to the field of battle and commanded in person. Had he done the same thing at Naples, probably GARIBALDI would not have been within that city yet, _ . . But the genius of GARIBALDI and the bravery of his army was more than a match for all. He had been for some days strengthening his position, in expectation of some attempt on the part of the Royalists. His policy, since the defeat of LAMORI cIERE, had evidently become that of the defensive, while awaiting the descent of CIALDINI from the No rth, by which the KING would be placed between two ar mies ; the enemy's policy was obviously that of attacking the armies in detail, the weaker and nearer first. Besides, if 'FRANCIS 11. could over power GARIBALDI, and return to his unwarlike capi tal, it would have been too great a violation of non intervention for the King of PIEDMONT'S Generals to have attacked another Monarch in the seat of his power. Fully aware of all this, and well informed of all that was going •on to the north of the Volturno, GARIBALDI spared no pains to get ready for an attack. The details are too numerous to be repeated here, but they will be found in another column, in addi tion to those we gave last evening. They show us GARIBALDI, as the General, to an extent to which be has never hitherto had an opportunity of display ing his abilities. He has never before had to com bine operations along such an extended line ; the chord of the semicircle he had to defend was ten or eleven miles in length, with almost every variety of ground ; and the ,semicircle it subtended--a singular one, mathematicians would say —was, we are told, three times that length. Yet he seemed to be everywhere when he was wanted, either to encourage or to direct ; and his principal assistant: —MEDIcr, TURR, BIXTO—we find fulfilling their several parts with a bravery not surpassed by that of their commapder, and a skill only second to his. On the patriot side all fought thoroughly well, except some of the Sicilians, whom their English Officers, it would seem, could not keep to their P°Bitio n• Others of the " Picciotti," however, fought as steadily as could be desired, encouraged by the soldiers of tlatafimi. The battle Was, indeed, a fiercely. fought one. The eye-witness, NV . h ose letter we gave last night, had been at iViagent A and Solferino, and fancied he, was there again. The advanced positions of the Garibaldians were taken and retaken several times. Grape mowed down the men unmercifully; no quarter was asked or given. Attacks and conflicts beginning with the rifle, ended with the stiletto and the pistol. One regiment, the 7th or sth Chasseurs of the Royalists, which had been despatched to aid in surrounding a part of the Garibaldians, were themselves, by a very bold move of the General, surrounded, and, with the exception of thirty-five men and their General, were annihilated. Till the reinforcements arrived the utmost the Garibaldians could do was to hold the more important positions, and to retreat from the points where they were not sufficiently strong. The resistance was murderous, but when about noon 5,000 supports had arrived, .the tide turned, and the repulse was like a slaugh ter. To the last the Royalists fought hard, but they seem to have been literally forced back, with fearful loss, by the better personal soldiership of their less numerous antagonists. It remains to be seen whether the KING will try another appeal to blood. His chances must be but small now. The inferiority of even his picked men to the volunteers of GARIBALDI is fully proved— and they have lost 5,000 men at least, killed, wounded, and prisoners. The moral effect can hardly fail to be disorganising, especially to an army fighting in an unpopular cause. And his Generals know now, if they did not before, that they, too, have a first-rate commander to meet. Gaeta may be strong, but it cannot hold out for ever against an army and a fleet too ; rather against two armies, for that of CIALDINI will not longer respect the title of the King of Naples. Surely the KING himself, well knowing that no one will defend him and the patrimony of ST. JANUARIUS, will take his long-looked-for voy age to the kindly shores of Spain or Austria. The sooner he does so the better, for what we may now call his brave army ; for it has had the credit of pushing back for a time the GARIBALDIANS them sel vee, and to the last proved that it could fight, when only two to one, against the victorious pa triots. In one thing, all England especially, and all the worth and liberalism of Europe will rejoice —that GARIBALDI has resumed a public position from which no diplomacy can lower him. He still stands as the first man in Italy—may we not say, the first man, in action, of all the leaders of Europe at the present day: A trifling ill-success in arms, a noble political aspiration, too noble for diplomatic sym pathy, brought on him ungenerous censure or coldness for a moment ; but the hero of the Vol turno has obtained a pedestal from which he can not be displaced. Moreover, he has given such evidence of genius for command, that we verily believe he has the full consciousness in his own bosom, that, put him in command of his own volun teers, and allow him to direct the movements of the Sardinian army, aid he would sweep the stolid, stupid Austrians from their famous Quadrangle. It may be better to wait—but we believe that GARIBALDI knows in himself that he could clear Italy of the accursed Tedeschi. It sounds very much like a quid pro quo, a ROWLAND for an OLIVER, six and half-a-dozen— when with an eye askance at the 600,000 soldiers of France, we hear General PEEL at an agricul tural dinner at Huntingdon returning thanks for the 600,000 defenders of the British Empire, distributed through those three great divisions of the public service—the QUEEN'S Army, the Royal Navy, and the Rifle Volunteers. Only—one recollects immediately that France has her 600,000 men concentrated almost within the solid and compact square of her own dominions, whereas England has her 600,000 men scattered far and wide over both hemispheres— " Far as the breeze can bear the billows foam, Survey our Empire and behold our home 1 These are our realms, no limits to their sway— Our flag the sceptre, all who meet obey 1" Insomuch that the formal title by which her MAJESTY assumed last year the right of sove reignty over the peninsula of Hindostan with its 200,000,000 inhabitants was nothing less magnifi cently imperial, yet strictly and literally nothing more than the simple truth without one particle of exaggeration than that of " VICTORIA by the Grace of GOD, QUEEN of Great Britain and Ire land, and of all the dependencies thereof in Europe, Asia, Africa, America, and Australasia I" It is over this world-wide domain that our 600,000 men are scattered, east, west, north, south over the four continents, and what Sir ARCHIBALD ALISON has, by a stupendous Scotch bull, called (in the ninth section of the first chapter of the Initial Volume of his Continuation of the History of Europe) the " fifth hemisphere !" Again, while France has her 600,000 men col lected together for the most part within the quad rangle of her own immediate frontiers—those 600,000 are only of one branch of the public ser vice exclusively, not like our 600,000 of all branches collectively. The Imperial navy—second only among the navies of the world to our own—and the National Guard,' are supplementary to that vast number of 600,000 SOLDlERS—infantry, cavalry, artillery, engineers. Whatever the aggregate with us, as before intimated, as succinctly explained in his speech by the Ex-Minister for War, is attained by a combination of all arms united, whether afloat or ashore, whether military or maritime. One hun dred thousand gallant tars and Royal marines— one hundred thousand pensioners, militiamen, and yeomanry—one hundred and fifty thousand rifle volunteers —two hundred and fifty thousand sol diers in the Queen's army, including those in her Majesty's regular army, the troops hitherto owning allegiance to John Company in Hindostan. It is a total, therefore, attained only by a most compre hensive effort at numerical combination, only we might venture to add by a somewhat forced and over-strained computation. Such as it is, how ever, there is the undeniable fact that England has her aggregate of defenders to the number of 600,000—army, navy, marines, militia, yeomanry and volunteers. What is—" Vexing and troubling a Vicar.?" it laughing while he turns his back onthe se p r e m op on le ; , or says el oquen tly un p o p u l ar thi ngs in his or is it reading the responses a great deal louder than he reads; or is it uttering unearthly sounds during service with a ventriloquism, or in such num bers, as to defy detection ; or is it in these and num berless other ways to make a church too hot for his vicarship ? To these questions all of us—Church man and Dissenter, lawyer and layman—would give but one answer ; and though we might think the vicar a bigot, a fool, or a hypocrite, as the case might be, we should join in protect ing him from being so " vexed and troubled." We should not think that the way to deal with vicars even if they too well deserved this sort of lynching. But something quite different has been decided to be " indecent behaviour"—so indecent as to amount to " Vexing and troubling a Vicar." W e believe not one in a hundred or a thousand of our readers would even guess what it was —nor, if told, would believe that any mortal,weak-headed enough to be troubled by it, could be the State Church ec clesiastical representative of a parish. The indecency which so vexed itid troubled the Rev. EDWARD POTE NEALE, Vicar of Horsey, Norfolk, was the singing of two or three verses of a confessedly suitable hymn over the grave of an infant of eight months old! A bench of county justice; at least one-half of them Reverends themselves, has so decided. With an ecclesiastical unctuousness, reminding us strongly of the old inquisitors, who mercifully buried bodies for the good of souls—the Rev. EDWARD POTE NEALE begged the bench, indeed, not to inflict more than a nominal fine; but the Vicar of Horsey well knew that the poor man and woman must also pay 13s, each for expenses ; and all for the indecency of singing two verses of a hymn, which, as our readers may have seen in yesterday's Sun, were as befitting the occasion as they well could be. But surely there must be something behind. Yes, there is. The poor °people appear to belong to those pariahs of the religious world—the Primi tive Methodists. A body of persons who, if they have not received a grammar-school and university education, have yet, in some places, been so use ful among those of their neighbours, whom no clergyman reaches, that two landlords, whom we happen to know, gave them ground for building their little chapels, and readily added pecu niary aid, on account of the good effect of their teaching on the agricultural labourers. We doubt not the vicars of those parishes were much vexed and troubled by the deeds of these landlords. The landlords, however, wanted the parish labourers kept from drunkenness and poaching, and they found that these " Primitives," be their dialect what it might, were a better spiritual police than his Reverence the Vicar. The poor woman's child died very young. It had not been baptised; the Vicar knew it. He posted off to the woman's house to tell her that though the SAVIOUR said, "of such is the Kingdom of Heaven," he could not read over it tho service by which he sends to that kingdom all the blas phemers, atheists, and drunkards he inters. Some conversation followed, which is differently related by the woman and the Vicar, but the upshot was the poor people prayed to their GOD outside the church wall, and probably meant to do no more. When however, they got to the grave, to their feelings it seemed like burying a dog or a cat, if nothing re ligious were done. They sung the verses. The Vicar, on the watch, it seems, came up and told them it annoyed him ! They, probably, did not even comprehend him, as indeed we cannot. So he brings them before the Smallburgh bench of Justices. The case was ably defended by Mr. TILLETT, the Mayor of Norwich, and notice ultimately given of appeal. Certainly if the magistrates be right it will be a singular abuse of an Act passed only last year to protect Mr. BRYAN KING. Little did the majo rity of the House of Commons think when they voted for it, that two poor godly Methodists could be convicted under it, not of disturbing service or worship, not of insulting and maltreating any clergymen, but of singing devoutly in the parish churchyard, for the consolation of mourning parents, and when no person was near who could be interrupted by them. If the magistrates are right, the House of Commons, at least, had no thought of putting such a weapon into the hands of perverse vicars. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge yesterday resumed his duties as General Commanding in Chief, at the Horse Guards. His Royal Highness returned to town on Saturday evening, from passing the week with Sir George Wombwell, Bart., at Newburgh Park, York shire, where the Earl of Coventry, Lord Courtenay, and a select circle met his Royal Highness. The Duke and party had abundant sport in the preserves of the worthy baronet. The Earl and Countess of Devon and Lady Agnes Courtney have arrived at Powderham Castle, Devon, from visiting the Newcastle family estates in Ireland. The Earl of Lonsdale is entertaining a select circle at Whitehaven Castle, Cumberland. The Hon. Colonel Lowther and Miss Lowther and Sir Henry Willoughby are among his lordship's visitors. The Marquis of Lansdowne and the Countess of Shelburne have left Lansdowne House, Berkeley-square, for Bowood, Wilts. His Excellency the Marquis D'Azeglio left the Sardinian Legation on Saturday for St. Giles's, Dorset, on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury, who are entertaining a select circle at their country seat. The Earl of Dudley arrived at Dudley House, Park-lane, on Saturday, from his shooting quarters in the north of Scotland. Sir Alexander Cockburn, the Lord Chief Justice of England, has returned to town from a brief tour in Italy. Lord Stanley, Colonel Talbot, Lady Emma Stanley, and a numerous party from Knowsley, visited the Exhibition of the Liverpool Society of Fine Arts on Satur day. The ccuncil awarded the society's prize of £lOO to Mr. Solomon's picture of " Drown'd, drowned." In the votes of the subscribers there was a tie bpween this picture and that of " The Murder of Thomas a Becket," by Mr. Cross ; Mr. O'Neil's " Volunteer" came next. The Earl of Carlisle is entertaining a family circle at the Viceregal seat at 'Dublin. The Marquis and Marchioness of Kildare, Lady Caroline Lascelles and Misses Lascelles, the Hon. and Rev. F. and Lady Eliza beth Grey, and Captain Lascelles, are staying with his Excellency. Lady John Russell and family left Abergeldie Castle, N. 8., in the early part of last week, for the south. Her ladyship and children proposed to pass a few days with the Earl and Countess of ➢Tinto, at Minto-house, near Hawick. Viscount Clifden, who arrived a few days since from visiting the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland at Dun robin Castle, New Brunswick, has left town for Newmarket. Viscountess Jocelyn and family arrived at Vis count Palmerston's residence, in Piccadilly, yesterday, from visiting the Hon. Chas. Spencer Cowper, at Sandingham, Norfolk. In the Synod recently held at Grun, in Hungary, the Cardinal Primate declared that he saw no objection to the clergy wearing the national Hungarian costume, but, with respect to the colours, it was advisable to observe the proprieties of the ecclesiastical profession. MURDEROUS ATTACK AT LEEDS.—A shocking crime was committed at the village of New Wortley, in the borough of Leeds, on Monday morning. A few minutes before five o'clock, a man named Stephen Lupton, a grocer and provision dealer, who also sells some descriptions of drugs, was awakened by hearing a knocking at the outer door of his house. The bedroom in which he slept was over his shop, and the shop communicated with his house. On looking out of the window he saw a neighbour at the door, a man named John Kenworthy. Lupton asked him what he wanted, and Kenworthy replied, " Some castor oil," whereupon the former slipped on his stockings, shirt, and trousers, went downstairs, and let the man into the house. Lupton left Kenworthy in the house and pro ceeded into the shop, taking with him a lighted candle, which he held in his hand. The fellow had previously given him a bottle, and, after pouring two ounces of castor oil into it, he returned with it into the house. Kenworthy, after receiving the bottle, asked for severa l o th er art i c l es, which were placed on a chair, and he then asked what the price of them all amounted to. Lupton turned to reckon their value, and, as ho was engaged in doing so with his back to Kenwerthy, the coward felled him to the ground by a heavy blow on the crown of the head. Lupton imme diately tried to spring to his feet, but, before he could do so, he received another blow on the crown of the head. He managed, however, to get hold of the prisoner, and strug gled with him as well as he could. Lupton succeeded in alarming the neighbours. He has received dangerous injuries, which were inflicted with a hatchet. The motive for the attack is not known. It doss not appear that Ken worthy's object was plunder. He was brought up at the Town-hall, Leeds, and remanded till Wednesday. He is Messrs. Armitage, THE VOLUNTEERS FOR GARIBALDL—The follow ing2,s years of ae, and of is F a a r fi n r l e e who left Edinburgh a short t' ime volunteers for Garibaldi, "Gibraltar is an extract from a letter received from one of the of this you see our present destination. sir,—From the date last Sunday morning a little after ago. The letter is dated, Sept. 25 :"—" Dear We sailed from London. daybreak; our complementputinconve niences, bon , about 250 strong. As a confusion which is always departure of troop-ships ; more or less attendant upon the . pretty fairly, all things considered. however, things went on . )1 th for coal and put into Plymouth niences, owing to the bustle and On Tuesday evening we large number of of the expedition, for here, unluckily, a left us; our excursionists displayed tto white feather, and _ jvi_. of water—a mistake, I consider, on the part of the commanders and I am sorry to add that aniong3i these wer3 f ! who left another, u those L w o h n o d o l n e f: t E w d r i h n a b t u r l g v i h t h , n o o n t e to d e s s p e e r a t k i 0 n of andtl so . we —namely, Ili s l op , W i lli amson , Scott, Matthews, Render, are now only s i x strop,* of the fourteen that left Edinburgh son, and myself. . . . We are well treated, and are as comfortable as we possibly could be; and any statement to the contrary is a misstatement and a falsehood. , . ; We have put i n h ere for coal an d water, and start for Cag,- I ' EPA in six hours," i - 41 • ,kzr • ; s 641 % ; -- tf T • - le;* • _ , kL ar ' ' * TfIErSITN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBBR 9, 1860 IIAYMA.REET 711EATRE After an absence of many years Mr. John Brougham made his appearance here last evening, and met with a most cordial and enthusiastic reception. A new comedy, written by himself, entitled " Romance and Reality," was also produced for the first time, and met with the most marked and decided success. The great object of the piece is the exhibition of a number of comical figures, who play all sorts of practical jokes upon each other, according to the most approved stage rules, and who, while utterly unlike anything in the actual world, are endowed with that amount of "character," as it is called, that actors can grapple with facility, and the public with facility appre ciate. The young lady's guardians, Oliver and Jasper Manley (Messrs. Rogers and Chippendale), one bland, the other irascible; Mr. Lavender Swift (Mr. W. Farren), a bearded exquisite; Frank Meredith (Mr. Howe), a carica ture of romantic devotion ; Rosabel (Miss Florence Hay den), the young lady herself, another caricature; Barbara Manley (Mrs. Wilkins), a strong-minded advocate of the rights of woman ; Tom Badger and Blossom (Mr. Clark and Mrs. E. Fitzwilliam), two normal specimens of the theatricAl servant genus; and, lastly, Jacob Swift (Mr. John Brougham), an impudent adventurer, who by dint of sheer assurance becomes everybody's confidant—all these make up a very merry assembly, and cause the audience to roar not a little. At the close Mr. Brougham (the author of the piece) re appeared, and with much emotion expressed, in becoming terms, the satisfaction he had, not only at the kind recep tion he had personally received, but also at the liberal ap plause bestowed on his " crude effort," the main success of which was attributable to the excellent manner in which Mr. Buckstone had placed it on the stage, and to the ability displayed by Mr. Chippendale and the dramatis persona generally. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. The enterprising directress of this elegant establishment has allowed no time to be lost in her efforts to restore the doubtful success of the piece with which the present season was opened on Monday, and we are delighted to say tiat the triumph of Mr. Bourcicault's comedy of the " Irish Heiress" was complete. This piece was first produced about 1843, anal played at Drury-lane with the powerful dramatic caste of that period. The piece itself is a compo sition of the best and most esteemed school of English comedy, and is confessedly one of Mr. Bourcicault's most successful efforts, whether we look to the ingenious struc ture of the plot, the sparkling dialogue, or the rapid de velopment of the action. Its reproduction last night was for the purpose of introducing to an English audience Miss Gougenheim, a lady who has achieved great success in America. Miss Gougenheim possesses personal qualifications of a high order, and is thoroughly mistress of her art, but we miss the ringing laugh of the charming actress (Mrs. Nesbitt) who originally sustained the part of Norah Mer rion, and the complete harmony of her voice, for, in truth, Miss Gougenheim is somewhat harsh in tone when she aims at forced and strong expression. This, we are wil ling to believe, may in a great degree arise from her very natural desire, upon the occasion of a first representation, to lose no point in the lively and energetic dialogue placed in her hands, but it is obvious that the natural vivacity of the character ought not to be depriVed of those feminine and sub dued graces which constitute the charm of the wild Irish girl. The general character of the plot is familiar to the play going public, and the principal parts were sustained by Mr. George Vining as Lord Daventry, Mr. Villiers as Sir Wil liam Stanmore, Percy Ardent by Mr. Neville, Mr. Rouse as Major Fop, Mr. Lyon as ,Supple, the lawyer. Miss Kate Saville filled the part of Daventry, and Miss Hatton that of the Hon. Mrs. Comfort. Two of the most telling scenes in the play were a garden scene in which the separation takes place between Lord Daventry and his wife, most charmingly rendered by Mr. George Vining and Miss Kate Saville, and that at the house of Sir William Stanmore, which is the closing scene in the comedy. It is now our most gratifying duty to say that the acting of last night was in the highest degree flattering to our stage, and. as regards the mise-en-scene we are persuaded that few houses in London could have accomplished so artis tic a result. Shall we particularise the acting of any one of the artistes where each and all are so richly deserving of commendation ? In a word, it was a great triumph, and the most fastidious critic as well as the oldest play-goer could not fail to be delighted with so charming a revival of an exquisite comedy so admirably played. All honour is due to Madame Celeste for the very liberal and tasteful manner in which all the accessories were provided. The house was literally crammed, and the applause was continuous from the commencement to the end. We must reserve for a future notice the reproduction of the " Abbe Vaudreuil," which appears to us to be entirely newly appointed in dresses, decorations, costumes, and scenery, and which is reinforced by a very charming addition in the choregraphic department, by the introduction of two very charming young ladies and most accomplished danseuses, the Misses Collinson. ASTLEY'S AMPIUDIEATRE. .. ,~ Last night a new and grand spectacle, entitled " Robin Hood; or, the Merrie Men of Sherwood Forest" (from the pen of the veteran author, E. Fitzball), was produced at this world-renowned place of amusement, and was received with extraordinary success. The subject of the drama—brave, gallant Robin Hood— has always been a favourite with men, women, and children for ages, and a more pleasing subject for dramatic illustra tion could not have been selected. Unlike the generality of hippo-dramatic spectacles, Robin Hood possesses the rare merit of a neat and consecutive plot, with the additional advantage of being clear and easily understood. After a very characteristic overture the curtain rose and revealed to view one of the most splendid scenic illusions within the reach of imagination, namely, Old London from Tower hill by moonlight ; and the applause elicited by the opening scene seemed to animate the actors into a desire to show their talent to the utmost. The story of the piece.is as follows :—Robert, Earl of Huntingdon, is on the point of marriage with Lady Marian, daughter of the Earl of Clare, when Sir Robert Perrys, the illegitimate son of Robert's father, lays claim to his estate and fortune. In order that he may do so successfully, he, by the assistance of the sheriff of Nottingham, concocts a forged will, leaving to him (Sir Gilbert) everything but the title of Earl of Hunt ingdon. Having laid claim to the revenues of Huntingdon, and that claim being considered good, he proposes to the Earl of Clare for the hand of Marian, especially as Robert has become penniless by the loss of his estates. The father secretly favours the suit of Sir Gilbert, and, at the moment Robert is about to claim the hand of Marian as the reward of his success at the archery fete, it is refused, and Robert is driven ignominiously from the castle. In a fit of des peration he vows to become an outlaw, and to live for but two purposes—love, and revenge on those who have be trayed him. in the second act we find Robert surrounded by his merrie men in Sherwood Forest, with a reputation of being feared by everybody, while, on the contrary, by those by whom he is known, he is beloved for his kind ness and bravery. Marian, to escape the tyranny of her father, quits his castle, and fortune directs her steps to Sherwood Forest, where she is discovered by her lover, Robin Hood. By accident Robin has rescued the King, who had strayed from his attendants, from the violence of Sir Gilbert; and as his Majesty, who is in the disguise of a forester, happens to be on the spot, he presides at Robin's nuptials, and presents the bride with a ring, telling her that one day she may perhaps stand in need of a friend. This prediction is very shortly afterwards verified, for Robin Hood, having gone into the town of Nottingham to raise money- on some jewels, is captured through the instrumentality of a Jew usurer, and taken before the Sheriff, who orders him to be instantly executed. Marian thinks of her ring, takes it to the King, and asks the life of her husband, Robin Hood. The request is instantly granted by his Majesty, and the bold outlaw is rescued from danger, and restored to all his honours ; and the Sheriff and Sir Gilbert, whose villainy has been discovered, are both marched off to pri son. There is a smart little under plot, in which Allen-a- Dale, Will Scarlet, Little John, and Claribella are intro duced, which gives additional interest to the piece. Mr. John Pritchard, as Robin Hood, acted the part with great spirit and ability. For some years this gentleman has been a stranger to the London boards, but his reappear ance at Astley's will no doubt be a source of great pleasure to those with whom ho was a great favourite when last in the metropolis. Mr. Francis's Will Scarlet was an admir able performance ; and Mr. Roberts, Mr. Ellis, and Mr. Johnson all deserve high commendation for the manner in which they acquitted themselves in their respective parts of King Richard, the Sheriff of Nottingham, and Friar Tuck. Miss Rebecca Isaacs, as Allen-a-Dale, has a number of pretty songs to sing, which she does in the sweetest manner—in each case she was honoured with an encore— and Miss Bathurst and Miss Scott, as Marian and Claribella, acted most charmingly. The piece has been put upon the stage in a most magnifi cent manner, both with respect to scenery and dresses—the expenditure upon which must have been enormous. Nothing could exceed, both for beauty and reality, the representa tions of Sherwood Forest, with Robin Hood's bridal, the Hunting Tower near the forest, and the exterior of Notting ham Castle. They all elicited the most enthusiastic ap plause. At the fall of the curtain all the principal artistes were called for, and the announcement of the piece for repetition every evening until further notice was made amidst the unanimous applause of a house crowded to the ceiling. REPRESENTATION OF DARTMOUTH, John Hardy, Esq., of Dunstall Hall, Staffordshire, and of Carl ton-terrace, London, a proprietor of the Lowmoor Iron Works, is about to offer himself for the vacancy created by the untimely death of Mr. Dunn, the M.P. for the borough. Mr. Hardy Li the so n o f the late John Hardy, Esq., wh o represented Bradfo r d f ur 10 years, and brother of Gathorn e Hardy, un successfully Esq_, M,P. tar Leominster, who was an Under- Secretary of Sl a t e i n L or d D er by' s G ove rn m ent. He contested Plymouth at the last general elec tion but ono. lie satfor a short time in the last Parliament f o r Mi di )l l'si on the retirement of Mr. Warren, but did net offer himself there at the last general election, Mr. Hardy is a Conservative, LATEST NEWS. The following telegrams have been received at Mr. Reuter's office : ROME, OCT. 6. 'The French occupy Viteibo, Velletri, Civita Vecchia, Castellana, Tivoli, Palestrina, Frascati, Albano, and Valmontone. It is asserted that the Pope has refused a pecu niary indemnity offered by Napoleon and Victor Emmanuel. The Pope will remain at Rome. The report of Major Reilly states that the loss of the Irish battalion in the fight at Spoleto was only three killed and ten wounded. It is said that Monsignore Merode will be dis missed. ANCONA, OCT. 9. gThe King has proceeded towards the Neapclitan frontier. A manifesto of his Majesty, addressed to the people of Southern Italy, has been published. To• day the Sardinian troops enter Neapolitan ter ritory. PARIS, OCT. 9. M. Mon, the Spanish Ambassador, remitted yes terday to the Emperor an autograph letter of Queen Isabella, in reply to the letter left by his Majesty at Mahon. NAPLES, OCT. 4 (via GENOA). Yesterday the Royal troops made a sortie in order to support a column of Bavarians, whose retreat had bean cut off by the Garibaldians. The Royal troops were repulsed. The report is current that Capua has surrendered, and that the Royalists are retiring towards Gaeta. The number of Royal troops made prisoners in the battle on the Volturno is 5,000. The Ministers have waited on Garibaldi and de clared that they would remain in office if the Dic tator accepts the programme they are about to present. PALERMO, OCT. 5 (via CAGLIARI). The Pro-Dictator has issued a decree convoking the electoral colleges for the 21st of October, when they will proceed to the nomination of deputies. Another decree will indicate the day upon which the deputies will assemble at Palermo. TURIN, OCT. 8. General Lamoriciere has arrived at Genoa and is lodged in the Royal Palace. `lnf'to•day's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies Signor Ferrari spoke against the laws of annexa tion. He said, "No difference exists between Up per and Lower Italy. Everybody wishes Italy to be free. This idea animates both Garibaldi and King Victor Emmanuel ; the difference between them exists in its realisation. In delivering Upper Italy Piedmont imposed upon that country her laws, her capital, and her Administration. Pied mont has made Upper Italy Piedmontese. Accord ing to historical tradition and the opinion of Balbo and Gioberti, the capital, laws, and administration of Naples are superior to those of Sardinia. The Two Sicilies cannot be unconditionally annexed to Piedmont. To enforce their immediate annexation would be to act with ingratitude towards Gari baldi, who desires to defer this measure. Neither is there any urgent necessity for it, as anarchy does not exist in the Two Sicilies." Upon the question of confidence in the Ministry Signor Ferrari said that he was opposed to Count Cavour, whom he stated to be unequal to the situation, because he would not attack Rome and Venice. Signor Ferrari then expressed his apprehensions that France would in time absorb Italy. He con cluded by eulogizing at length the project of an Italian confederation, which he declared would alone save Italy. Signor Boggio remarked upon the present policy of Sardinia, and said—" Thanks to the patriotism of Charles Albert and Victor Emmanuel, the initia tive in favour of Italian unity was taken by Sar dinia, but the national sentiment was planted in our country by the influence of the exiles, the elite of whom have come to disseminate it throughout the Italian territory. The rise in Sardinian Rentes continues. PARIS, OCT. 9. Baron Mayer de Gravenegg, Secretary of the Austrian Embassy at Rome, has passed through Paris on his way to Marseilles, where he will embark for Civita Vecchia and Rome. He is the bearer of the reply of the Austrian Cabinet to the Circular note addressed by the Holy See on the 18th of September to the European Courts. The Austrian Cabinet, although severely cen suring the Sardinian invasion of the Papal States, declares the utter impossibility of intervening other wise than in the ordinary diplomatic way. The Patrie says :—" According to despatches re ceived from Italy, considerable military prepara tions are being made in Sardinia, as well as in Venetia." The Patric also publishes, under reserve, a rumour to the effect that the bombardment of Capua com menced on the sth inst., and that the Garibaldians had taken the south bastion. The same journal announces that M. de Kisseleff will leave to-morrow for Warsaw, and says :—"M. de Schowarloff will not leave until Thursday next. It is asserted that M. de Balabine will not proceed to Warsaw." VIENNA, OCT. 8. It is asserted that at the interview at Warsaw the basis of a programme for a future Congress on Italian affairs will be examined and afterwards sub mitted for approval to France and. England. ca m ST. PETERSBURG, OCT. 8. Count Thun and Baron Bismark Schoenhausen, the Ambassadors of Austria and Prussia at the Russian Court, will proceed to Warsaw to be present at the interview of the Sovereigns. GENEVA, MONDAY. The ,Tournal de Geneve states that the questions of Savoy and the neutrality of Switzerland will be discussed at the interview at Warsaw, BERLIN, MONDAY. Baron von Schleinitz has addressed a fresh des patch to Baron Werther, the Prussian Ambassador at Vienna, on the affairs of the Duchies of Schles wig-Holstein. This despatch states that Prussia will soon be obliged to give her serious attention to these questions, and instructs Baron Werther to claim the co-operation of Austria. FRANCE. The 3.foniteur publishes a circular, dated 2d inst., addressed by the Director-General of the Customs to the Directors at the different outports, giving instructions relative to the application of the new tariff of duties on iron and steel of British origin " I transmitted to you on the 29 th ult. a co py of pie decree relative to the new tariff for cast iron, iron, and steel, of British origin and manufacture. The application of this tariff is the object of the in structions contained in the present circular. " The duties established lly the decree of the 29th nit, are the result of a protocol, signed by the pleni potentiaries of France and Great Britain, specially relating to iron and steel of British origin. The general tariff, therefore, remains in force, and ap plicable to the entrance of the same productions of any other origin. It is, moreover, important not to lose sight of the fact, that the moderate rate of duties resulting from the treaty with Great Britain only relate to the merchandise of English origin imported direct from the United Kingdom. In my circular of the 29th June last I explained that the produce of other British possessions, either in or out of Europe, remain subject to the common duty. As a justification of direct transport from the United Kingdom, you will confine yourself to demanding the production of the ship's manifest. The certifi cates of origin, the production of which has been provided for by the treaty, must be delivered or vised by the consuls or consular agents of France, at the place whence they are sent, or at the port of I shipment._ " - According to Art. 18, and as has been seen by the above mentioned circular, the provisions of the treaty are applicable in Algeria, as well as in France, only the importers into Algeria are free to choose the application of the Colonial tariff, when the lat ter shall appear to them to be more favourable. On the other hand, British productions imported into the colony by English vessels remain subject to the extra charge, on account of the flag, conformably to Art. 3 of the treaty, and those same vessels will have to pay the usual navigation dues in the Al gerian ports. " Art. 3 of the Treaty of Commerce of the 23d January, 1860, states that the duties which it es tablishes are independent of the differential duties established in favour of French vessels. As British vessels enjoy, for direct intercourse, the benefit of assimilation of flags, in virtue of the provisions of the treaty of the 26th January, 1826, merchandise imported by such vessels is not subject to differen tial duties; but merchandise imported under the flac , of other nations remains liable to these duties. Thus, cast iron, iron, and steel of British origin, which shall be imported direct into France from the United Kingdom, by vessels of a third Power, will continue to pay, independent of the navigation dues according to common law, the special extra charges for flag, as established by the laws on that matter, and, in default, of special surcharge, the ordinary one, established by the law of 28th April, 1816. " On the other hand, according to Art. 8 of the law of 27th March, 1817, the entry of cast iron, iron, and steel is restricted to certain custom houses. This restriction remains applicable to the produc tions of the same kind importgA from the United Kingdom, under the conditions of the treaty. It now remains for me to enter into explanations re lative to the application of the new tariff to English productions, designated by the decree of Sept. 29th, 1860. " Rough Castings or Raw Iron.—The distinction established by the general tariff between masses of a weight less than 15 kilogrammes, and those of or above that weight is suppressed, with regard to rough castings coming from England. They are all subject, without distinction, to the duty of 2fr. 50e. per 100 kilogrammes. "Purified Cast Iron called Mizee.—The preced ing observation applies also to this description, which is subject, without distinction of weight, to the duty of 3fr. 25c. As has been mentioned in a note annexed to the tariff, there exists between white raw iron and purified cast iron or mazee, a very strong analogy ; should any doubts or dis putes arise, recourse must be had to an appraiser in the forms determined by the law of 27th July, 1822. " Iron Fitings and Broken up Materials in Iron. —Supplementary notes to the tariff have pointed out the measures to be taken to prevent the intro duction of broken up materials, of objects capable of being used in the state in which they are im ported. While endeavouring to prevent abuses, it is necessary to avoid imposing useless expenses, by exaggerated precautions, on imports which may be of real interest for certain branches of industry. "Pig Iron and Iron in Prisms. still retaining dross.—These descriptions are subject to a duty of sf. per 100 kilogrammes ; those which have been cleared of dross will come under the regime of bar iron, In the event of there being imported as pig iron, iron which has been cleared of dross, and not having an even appearance, the general duty of 7f. established on bar iron must be applied, and, in case of dispute, recourse had to legal appraisement. " Iron.—The duty of 7f. is applicable to iron in bars, rails of all forms and dimensions, iron in angular or in T form, as well as in bands of more than one millimetre in thickness, and iron in wire form of more than s.loths of a millimetre in diameter even if plated with tin, copper, or zinc. Since the application of puddling to the manu facture of steel, there are to be found in the trade some kinds of steel which present to the eye a striking resemblance to iron. Should any doubt be felt on this subject recourse must be had to the processes of verification, indicated by the note to the general tariff. " Sheet or Plate Iron.—These descriptions of iron are the object of a classification in accordance with commercial usages. The duty varies not only accord ing to the thickness but also to the weight and dimensions of the plates or sheets. It is important to watch over the exact application of this part of the tariff. If experience should show that it would be useful for the import custom-houses to be fur nished with gauges with fixed incisions of the kind used in the trade, the directors must apply to me on the subject. " In consequence of the new reductions in the duties, it becomes more necessary than ever not to allow sheet iron to be introduced as common iron. The manner of manufacturing the two kinds are not the same. Flat bars are made either by the hammer or by being drawn between cannelated cylinders. Sheet iron is made by being drawn between smooth cylinders. Hence there is a very visible difference in the appearance ; flat bars are terminated laterally by rectangular flat faces, and sheet iron by rounded and slightly undulated sur faces, unless they shall have been chiselled. In the latter case, the lateral faces would be distin guishable by their brilliancy and neatness. In a general way sheet iron is not made of a less width than 25 centimetres ; but narrower bands may have been cut from sheets of iron, and therefore become liable, according to their thickness, to from Bf. 50c. to 13f. duty. " The width of sheet iron of one millimetre thickness or under does not exceed 4 centimetres. Thin bands of iron, the width of which does not exceed that limit, and those of a less width, which may have been cut with a chisel, come within the class of thin sheets• taxed at 13f. Plates of iron, whether thick or thin, if cut into any irregular shape, pay 10 per cent. more than rectangular ones. " Sheet Iron Plates with Tin, Copper, or Zinc.— According to the terms of the note of the tariff, cases of this article, in which shape this metal is sometimes imported, pay like the sheets themselves a duty of 16f. " Steel in Bars.—Bars of iron charged with steel and massiaux of steel, are assimilated to steel, and are liable to the duty of 15f. This duty, moreover, applies without distinction to steel in bars of all kinds, whatever may be the value and the mode of manufacture (natural, puddled, cemented, or cast). " Steel in Plates.—The tariff only admits two classes of this article, regulated by the thickness, but the limit which determines the lower duty has been increased to two millimetres. Plates of steel are distinguished from bars by the same character istics as for iron plates. It is to be moreover re marked, that steel bars are always more than two millimetres in thickness. Thus, for this reason alone, steel bands, which shall not be more than two millimetres thick, must pay, like plates, the duty of 30f. Plates or disks of steel, s i m ply cut out either for circular or straight saws , or for an y other purpose, enter, as far as regards the applica tion of the treaty, into the class o plate steel; but in order to be so classified, they must be neither polished nor dentated, nor even made thin at the edges, otherwise they would come under the denc mination of steel tools, or articles for clock work. " Steel Wire.—The conventional tariff does not make any distinction for this article. All sto.4 wire, whatever may be the diameter or mode of manufacturing it, will pay the duty of 30f. A table, drawn up in the form of the general tariff; and which I transmit with these regulations, w ill facilitate the application of the new d ut i es. I request the Directors of the Customs to watch over the execution of the above instructions, and to make present s remaining little bu s them generally k nown to all they officDEials and to the D ECADE, F trade. BOURSE, Oct. 8 anbesosutdotihnegsua as on Saturday. Threes, P me to lw for the Account, 69f 6 the 8•-'T here t h t a i s ni been e , prices bute Account, which o p ened at 69f 10 c , are io e 6c ; Mobilier, 710 f ; Orleans, 1,367 f 50e; Northern, 977 f 50c ; Mediterranean, 916 f 25c ; Austrian, Lombard, 488 f 75 c. The following 49of ; are the last quotations :- 41 per per Cents 95 80 Credit Fone. Do end month Belgi an 41 'ICT 595 3 per Cents - pie , a 2 ........ 99 25 Do. end month 69 montese Fives. 80 Roman 80 Bank Shares . 2840 Austrian .......... 50 Credit Mobilier.... 705 76 50 I SpanishT Do. Account 705 hrees.... 49 - Home Debt RAILWAYS. Cash. A cc ount. Orleans 1360 1362 50 Northern New ditto..... 832 50 . • 88 ° Lyons and Medit erranean 915 917 50 Geneva,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 'O6O • • 361 50 Southern Western Eastern Sardinian AnEtrian Lombard ITALY. The Corriere Mercantile of Genoa announces that 0. despatch of the Sardinian Minister of War orders the immediate embarkation of the King's Brigade for Naples. That brigade was to sail from Genoa on theevening of the Gth; the ships were all ready. The Ever° says that the Government of the King sends a Commissary -General to Sicily, charged with the administration, and that the same measure will be taken as regards the kingdom of Naples, where troops are sent by sea. The Nazione of Florence announces that 4,000 Piedmontese are to embark at Ancona for Palermo. Advices from Naples, received by La Patric, state that on the morning of the 4th inst. Garibaldi made a reconnaissance in person in the direction of Capua. He ascertained that the line of the Volturno was still strongly protected, and that the Royal troops, despite their recent check, were prepared to defend it. He went as far as the bridge of Treflisco, and found that fresh redoubts, armed with cannon, had been thrown up, and that it would be impossible to turn the place on the north aide. The Government of King Francis 11. of Naples has addressed the following communication, dated Gaeta, 16th Sept., to the representatives of the Foreign Courts accredited to his Majesty : " Continuing the course of. his unexampled usur pations, Gen. Garibaldi, after his entrance i n t o th e city of N a pl es , published among other measures three decrees, to which the undersigned Minister of War, provisionally charged with Foreign Affairs has, by order of his august Sovereign, the honour to call the attention 'of —, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of H.M. the --. " One of these decrees, dated the 7th of this month, contains textually the following words : All the vessels of war or of commerce belonging to the State of the Two Sicilies, the arsenals, and the war materials are made over to the fleet of the King of Italy, Victor Emmanuel, commanded by Admiral Persano.' The other two decrees, of the 9th, may be summed up in these terms :—' All acts of the public authorities and of the adminis tration of justice shall be in the name of H. M. Victor Emmanuel, King of Italy. The seals of the State used in public administrations and in public documents shall bear the arms of the Royal House of Savoy, with the inscription of Victor Emma nuel, King of Italy.' " When at the beginning of the expedition, which during four months Europe has regarded with stu pefaction, but with impassibility, the Cabinet of Naples demanded explanations from the Pied montese Government, Count Cavour replied, in the name of his Sardinian Majesty, that the attacks on international law were committed contrary to his orders, and he expressly declared that General Garibaldi, in taking the flag of Sardinia and the name of King Victor Emmanuel, was guilty of manifest usurpation. " But notwithstanding these explicit declara tions, piratical enterprises continued to be prepared in the Piedmontese territory. From the 6th May last up to this day more than 25,000 men, together with sailing vessels, steamers, and even artillery, have publicly quitted the ports of Genoa, Leghorn, and Cagliari. Officers of the Sardinian army, and members of the Turin Parliament, directed the military and political operations of the condottiere of the invasion. " Numerous committees acted without mystery, both at Turin and Genoa, to provoke and keep up insurrection on our territory, and foreign forces aided the internal revolution which was powerfully excited by their support. The occupation of Sicily, and the invasion of part of the Neapolitan conti nent, were the forced consequences of the incredible toleration of Piedmont, especially after the declara tion of the 26th of May of Count Cavour. " Whilst the Sardinian ports served as an in violable asylum to this scandalous piracy, whilst the banner of Piedmont floated over the invading bands, the fortresses, and the vessels, the relations between the Cabinets of Turin and Naples were pacific, and a Minister of the King of Sardinia accredited to his Majesty gave every day and up to the last hour to the Sovereign of the Two Sicilies assurances of the amicable dispositions of his King. " Conciliating to the last moment, desirous of preventing new conflicts in Italy, and relying on his incontestible right, his Sicilian Majesty hoped to repel the invasion, and end the war without adding international questions to international difficulties. But things have come to such a point that he is obliged to appeal to the reason, the justice, and the most legitimate interests of Europe. "Bands organised in the ports of a friendly State have occupied the capital and a eonsiderable part of this kingdom. Revolution did not precede their march, but accompanied and supported it. "The leader of the invasion assuming dictatorial powers, made a present of the Neapolitan fleet to that Sovereign, put it under the orders of his admi ral, ordered justice to be administered in his name, and attributed to him all the titles of sovereignty in an old monarchy which, constituted by solemn treaties, forms part of the independent States of Europe. " While protesting in the most formal and ex plicit manner, in the name of his august master, against these acts of usurpation and violence, the undersigned deems it his duty to call the attention of your Excellency to the new public law which such facts tend to establish in civilized Europe. His Majesty's Government still hopes that the King of Sardinia will not delay to reject with due indignation the gift, so offensive to his honour, of the fleet and territory of a friendly sovereign —a gift made by a man who he himself has styled a usurper. _ _ " His Majesty's Government trusts that, seeing the disasters and evils produced by the excessive and inexpressible toleration of the Sardi n i an Go vernment, the King of Sardinia will no longer permit his name and flag to be used for the inva sion of a peaceful State, the sh e ddi ng of innocent blood, and the violation of the treaties which con stitute the public law of E urope. N or will it cease to ro p e r l o a t im es e t d ag b a y ins Gen tth e e ral ne G w ar t i i b t ald title of f which King of Italy p atitle implies the annihilation of all recognised right and the complete absorption of the independent States which still remain in Italy. " At all event s , th e Government of his Sicilian Majesty again protests against the above-mentioned decrees of General Garibaldi, declaring them null and void, and likewise all their consequences, ap pealing to the justice of Europe against a line of conduct which transforms the Mediterranean, the sea of civilisation and commerce, into a sce ne o f action for pi ra t es , an d l e aves a nation all the pr o fit of a co nques t w ith ou t the responsibility and perils of war. " The undersigned requests your Excellency to lay this communication before your Government, and gladly avails himself of the present occasion•to renew the assurance of his most distinguished con sideration. PnANcEsco CASELLA.' PRUSSIA. A letter from Berlin, dated 6th October, says The interview at Warsaw is fixed for the 20th October. Our Ministry has proposed to the Prince Regent not to accept on this occasion any engage ments binding upon Prussia, dnd the Prince Regent has consented thereto. ."The health of th e King continues m uc h th e same. It is f eared the bad weather may prevent his long walks, which do him much good. All the terraces at Sans-Sonci are lighted up every even ing, to enable him to remain out in the air as long as possible. " The Grand Duke, heir-apparent of Russia, has been appointed a Colonel in the Prussian army, namely, of the Ist Regiment of Silesian Uhlans. " Cou n t d e R eventlow has been appointed a Peer of the Realm. He was formerly Governor of Schleswig-Holstein, and became naturalised in Prussia after the suppression of the rising in Hol stein." PASSENGERS FROM BOMBAY, &C.—The following is a list of the passengers by the Peninsular an d Oriental ' Company's st eams hip Delta, which is expected at South ampton, with the heavy Bombay and .Mauritius mails, on Wednesday :—From Bombay.—Mr. Watts Mr. and Mrs. Remington and servant, Mr. Ware, Mr. dray, Mr. Teed, Rev. D. Moore, Dr. Johnstone, Mr. and Mrs. Bore, Mrs. Faunce, Major Drury's two children and servant, Lieutenant and Mrs. lleisch, two children, and servant, Mr. and Mrs. Leeke, two children, and two servants • Mr. Anderson, Captain Margesson, M r . an d M rs . Shaw, 'three children, and servant ; Lieutenant and Mrs. Burgess, Captain G. C. Burne (ex steamship Benares), Mr. J. Macfarlane (fourth engineer steamship Singapore), R. Smith, C. Hunt, J. W. Dangell, J. Ellis. From Mauri tius—Mr. Hall, Mr. G. Nicoll (chief engineer steamship Union), Mr. Butterworth. From Hong Kong—Lieute nant Mackenzie. From Alexandria—Miss Newson. FRAUDF. —The last American intelli gence — refers to an extraordinary inquiry which has been some time in progress regarding an almost universal system of plunder practised by the ee of the Pennsylvania Railroad, one of the leading lines of the United States. Twenty-one per sons are already implicated, and these seem to have the power of implicating others in much higher position, so that there is a strong desire for concealment. With one excep tion, the whole of the conductors of the line are understood to have long carried on a daily system of misappropriation. Some of them have confessed and disgorged as much as they were able. One gav e up £ 5OO, another £3,000. Others had' lost all in gambling, and had nothing to return. In one instance £l7 was proved to have been embezzled by a conductor in a single trip. This man, however, whose pay was £l4O per annum, on being asked by the examining Committee how he had contrived in a few years to accumu late £7,000, replied that he would give a satisfactory answer if the party who put the question would explain how h himself "d colltZiyed to bow= worth £60,000, sI ~'