The Sun. — London, England, 1860-07-09 00:00:00

BENSON'S WATCHES.' " Perfection of mechanism." —Morning Post. Gold Silver 2to 50 guineas. Send 2 stamps for Benson's Illustrated Pamphlet, descrlp tive of every construction of watch now made, with their prices. - Watches sent to all parts of the kingdom free by post or to , India and the Colonies for ss. extra. 33 and 34, Ludgate-hill, London, B.C. Established 1749. TifEATRE_RoYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee, Mr. J. B. Bnekstone. THIS EVENING the performances will eornmenee with THE OVERLAND ROUTE. Messrs = C. Mathews, Buck stone, Compton, Chippendale, Rog, s. C. Mathews, Miss Weekes, and Mrs. Wilkins. After which, the new farce, entitled FITZSMYTHE OF FITZSMYTHE HALL. Messrs. Buckstone, W. Farren, and Rogers ; Mrs. Wilkins and Miss Henrade. To conclude with THE ODDITIES OF THE OHIO. By the Lecleregs• Commence at 7. --------- R OYAL P ItINCE S S'S THEATRE. - 11 , Lessee. Mr. A. Harris. THIS EVENDTG, will be performed RICHELIEU. Mr. Phelps. To conclude with BOWLED OUT. Commence at 7. ADELPHT, NEW THEATRE-ROYAL. Sole rroprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster. Reproduction of the powerful Adelphi drama, "The Flowers If he make open war on it he wars against the foundation of his own throne. If he do not, Eng land can by her moral support enable all Italy to assert that right. Russia and Austria have quite enough on their hands to be harmless. Prussia cannot offend England without quaking for the Rhine. Let but our Government do its duty, as it has hitherto done, let it bid the Neapolitans and the King of SARDINIA take counsel for themselyas without fear, and all will yet be right. As to the Neapolitans—to do them justice, they do not seem yet to be cajoled. We hear of no popular enthusiasm, indeed of no enthusiasm at all. The tricoloured Italian flag floats on St. Elmo's, but the Neapolitans groan rather at the guns which point from the fort on the eity, and do not cheer the flag which waves over them. The promise of the suppressed Constitution of 1848 even, is received with indifference. We can, indeed, hardly imagine our fellow creatures so very simple as to be " gulled" with such offers from a Bourbon, and from such a Bourbon, as this young REHO. BOAM. The man who accepted all his father's worst acts—who took his seat on the throne itself illegally; who now offers to reverse the Constitution which, till GARIBALDI was at hand, he illegally kept in the abeyance in which his father placed it—who remitted no unjust punishments, checked no atrocities, and consummated all by the murderous bombardment of Palermo—it seems im possible that any Liberals in the Neapolitan do minions can tolerate the longer rule of such a youth ful monster. Every man who aids him in promoting constitutional liberty is perfectly sure of a fate like POBRIO'S as soon as he is in a position to make martyrs of those who trusted him. England has but one simple and obviously just demand to make. She only says—let the Italians settle their own affairs—and for ourselves, we would rather our ships should give the French ones in the Mediter ranean the benefit of their broadsides than allow the EMPEROR to intimidate the patriots in Southern Italy, and in the free kingdom in the North. If we do not interfere, neither let him ; it must not be, come what will. One of Mr. HORSMAN'S arguments on Friday to prove that since 1832 the power of the House of Lords had increased, was increasing, and ought to be increased, till it was the supreme power in the State—was that it represented the nation better than the Commons did. Mr. WYLD will surely, therefore, appeal to him for support to-morrow night. Lord JOHN, in vain attempted to bring the House of Commons nearer to the representative perfection ascribed by Mr. HORSMAN to the Lords —and Mr. HORSMAN was not amongst the least bitter of his assailants; inconsistent this, appa rently. Be that as it may, Mr. WYLD will modestly aim at perfecting representation in one point only—he will move for leave to bring in a bill to amend the mode of taking votes at elections. Mr. WYLD has not indicated in any way what his bill will be. He has been an earnest supporter of the ballot, faithful to it when old friends quaked and quailed. We cannot believe that he can really purpose any minor paltry alterations of the mode of recording the votes on the present system —that must be useless ; we never even heard of any possible modification. The only one conceivable is the non-publishing of the numbers till after the poll, to prevent the last day and last hour's bribery. Yet this is impossible, under open polling. Voting papers are proved to be liable to all the worst ' evils of a poll-book. They might, indeed, be signed, filled up, and delivered at the time of voting, and not counted till afterwards; it being made compulsory that the mode of doing it should ensure secrecy till the polling was over. This would be difficult, perhaps impracticable, but if attainable would no doubt prevent the bribery of the last few hours. We know not, however, of any means of amend ing taking the votes at elections but one—the one we have so long and earnestly advocated. We have glanced over the report of the com mittee sn the Corrupt Practices Act, and may notice some things in it ere long ; but we observed no suggestions there which touched on this important point. Indeed the Report seems to us to be like all which proceed from the same source, one most proper to precede the introduction of a 6' Bribery and undue influence promotion Act." We venture then to hope that Mr. WYLD intends to propose in some form the only amendment of the mode of taking votes which is possible, and at the same time the amendment which would supersede the necessity for the solemn mockery of a long Act against bribery and corruption. Ingenuity, equivo cation, lying, perjury; candidates' ignorance of how their thousands are spent, and electors prudent reticence on the subject, will always defeat any bills by which Whigs and Tories may make a show of electoral purity. We have said defeat ; we beg to correct ourselves—they will defeat only the seeming object of such bills—they will carry out their real intention. Often as the hopes of Poland have been revived before now, can it be wondered at that the aspira tions of her heroic sons have been yet once more rekindled now that one of the three great Robber- Powers, by whom she was despoiled, is itself.in course of rapid disruption and dissolution ? If the Prussian Monarchy is still not merely intact, but actually advancing towards the realization of its grand ambition, that of assuming supremacy over the whole Germanic Confederation—if the Russian Autocracy is strengthening and multiply ing its own vital energies by conceding the price less boon of emancipation to 55,000,000 serfs out of the aggregate of the 60,000,000 of its population —the empire of Austria is fast crumbling to pieces, its boasted armies are (whenever there is an oppor tunity) completely and ignominiously diicomfitted, one of its fairest provinces has been torn from it violently and handed over by the conqueror as a gift to a neighbouring sovereignty, the Austrian prestige is dying out, if it be not already expired, the Austrian exchequer is in a state of absolute and irretrievable bankruptcy. Beyond all which--is there not the still remaining Austro-Italian pro vince of Venetia waiting eagerly for the signal (in its turn) of Revolution ? Is not Hun gary gathering up its energies anew for the hour when KOSSUTH and his compatriots are again, and for the last time, to ring the tocsin of revolt to 10,000, 000 Hungar ians ? Ara not the Bohemians and the Tyrolese, and divers other die tinct nationalities making up by their incongruous agglomeration the anomalous whole of what is called by way of distinctive title the Austrian Em pire—are not these also tarrying "like greyhounds in the slip"—each eagerly on the alert for the ine vitable day of liberation ? At such a juncture as this in the history of one of the three great spoliators of Poland, can any reasonable man wonder, we ask again, that the Poles should have their aspirations re vived and their hopes rekindled ? It is all the more reasonable that it should be thus if we remember ithe fact that while less than 100 years, while only about 80 years in point of fact, have elapsed since the date of Poland's first partition, her children have a rec o ll ec ti on t h at t h e i r g l or i ou s annals record Imore than 1,000 years of independent Sovereignty! It is not s ur p r i s i ng , therefore, under present ~- - of the Forest. Eleventh week of the American Actress, Miss Julia Daly. T EIJS -.V ENING, THE FLOWERS OF THE FOREST. Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, Billington, Stuart, Eburne, C. J. Smith, Powell, Romer ; Miss Woolgar, K. Kelly, Mrs. Billington, Miss Laidlaw. After which, OUR FEMALE AMERICAN COUSIN. Messrs. Stuart, C. Selby, Billington, Eburne, Miss Julia Daly, K. Kelly, Laidlaw, and Mrs. Chatterley. Commence at 7. Box-office open from 10 till 5. Private boxes, £2 2s. ; Family Boxes, IL Orchestra Stalls, 55. ; Balcony, 4s. ; Front Circle Stalls, Es. ; ?it Stalls, 25.; Pit, ls. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, is ; Gallery, Bd. Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith. VRENCH PLAYS-ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. -E: Directeur, M. Talexy.—Lessee, Mr. F. B. Chatterton. EVERY EVENING. Madlle. Delphine Fix, her first appearance. TO-NIGHT, LES PROJETS DE MA TANTE. And LES PATTES DE MOUCHE. Orchestra Stalls, 7s. 6d. ; Balcony Stalls, ss. ; Pit, 2s. Gallery, is. Private Boxes, from Two Guineas. Commence at 8. Box-office open daily from 11 till 5. A STLEY'S ROYAL A MPHITHEATRE.- ..J.3. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. WM. BATTY. In consequence of the immense success of the MID-DAY PERFORMANCE, ONE MORE will take place on Saturday, July 14, to commence at 2 o'clock. On Monday, July 9, 1860, and during the week , t o com mence with the immensely successful Grand Historical Spectacle in Three Acts, entitled "FAIR ROSAMOND, or the AMAZON CRUSADERS." To be followed by Scenes in the Cirqw., supported by Madlles. De Berg, Monet, and Leontine ; Messrs. Fernando, L'Epine , F. Watson, and Herr Christoff, &c. .tc., artistes of unequalled celebrity. Conclud ing with a Laughable Farce. Doors open at half-past 6, performance commence at 7. Bog-office open daily from 11 till 4. Stage Manager—Mr. W. WEST. Director of the Arena--M. Feltz Revolti. CONCERTS.- CANTERBURY HA F,NLL THIS EVING, C. H. G OPERA. FAUST . rirst Time in this Country. Faust Mr. Henry Herbert, Mephistopheles Mr. C. Bernard. Siobel Mrs. Anderson. Marguerite ..... bliss Russell. Conductor Mr. Jonghmans. And selections from Dinorah, Trovatore, Macbeth, and numerous other Entertainments. Balcony, is Hall. 6d. Comic Vocalists —Messrs. George Hodson (the Irish Come dian and Mimic), and C. Marshall. The ETHIOPIANS, consisting of 17 performers (organised expressly for this Establishment). for the performance of Vocal and Instrumental Music, Comic and Sentimental, with Negro delineations, anecdotes, Jrc., in addition to the usual entertainments. The gallery is open from 5 tlll 1 1 on Sunday Evening. TILE WEATHER.—STIN OFFICE, JULY 8, 1860. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 63—highest since noon yesterday. 50—lowest this morning and during the night. 61—this day at noon. BAROMETER-30. 22 . WlND—Easterly ; rather fresh, with fine weather, bu cool. JULY 9. THEMMOMETICE., IN THE SHADII. 6 z—highest since noon yesterday. 50—lowest this morning and during the night. 62—this day at noon. BAROMETER-30.20 ; it went up ten or twelve points ; but has now fallen. WIND—Nort-Easterly ; light, with fine weather. --- HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DA.T.—Morning, sh. 36m.—Afternoon, sh. 53m. To-aioßnow.-Morning, 6h. 12m.—Afternoon, 6h. 31m, „ i- s : 4 .. r.;:(,., , . 4. TA ---, ;":1” ~_,,,,,. ..,. f .....,--. -e. , ~, tz—ri , ' , :- .. .. — ' 4 , -., - A , 6 ,.F., cr ,-,, ,-,-, t :, ,,,, 411, 4 : '*.... 4 -I ': „vs ''-'----::‘- c%;;.. , ."' .._....:70- •• ' ...,-4 ~.,.. ' THE SUN. LONDON, MONDAY, JULY 9, 1860, The hour of trial for Naples, and, we may add, for Sicily too, has now arrived. For Naples, be• cause tempted to sell her own fair prospects to a base traitor ; for Sicily, because it is not easy to be- lieve that FRANCIS 11., retaining power on the con tinent, will not soon regain it in Sicily too. And, more than all, is Sardinia in danger. She has a good prospect just now of becoming, with all the rest of Italy, a kingdom to which even the Tuileries will no longer dictate a policy. And, with constitu- tional England on one side of France, with Gibral- tar and Malta as our hold on the Mediterranean a constitutional Italy and its army on the other side, with an English fleet at hand, will be quite a match for the despotically governed democracy of France, and the despot Frenchmen are content to serve ; to serve even to fine and Imprisonment when they write of liberty as the most precious o jewels. We have coursed with old greyhounds ; we have Been the old dog, instead of following the hare direct, as honest greyhounds are bound to do, dash off for the adjoining plantation for which he knew the hare would soon make—thus as it is ,called " run cunning." We have even seen an old dog jump over the plantation hedge, and watch on the other side of a gap in the hedge by which the crafty fellow knew the hare would enter, and seize it as it came over. We thought of the old grey- hound as soon as we saw the announcement or a constitution at Naples—coupled, as it was, with intimation that Baron BRENIER, and the envoy who had turned back from Paris, had much to do with it. The old dog at the Tuileries—we said to ourselves is " running cunning." It is not easy, England having now a fleet which must be respected, and Germany not bein g quite ready to be swallowed, for the EMPE ROR to act openly. He wants Italy to be weak, that he may be its virtual master. If Germany would let him take the " natural boundary" of the Rhine, he might bear with Sardinia being stronger, she might even help him on the Rhine ; but, like the dog in the manger, if he cannot annex by force, he will not let Sardinia, if he can help it, annex, by the inhabitants of Italy spontaneously annexing themselves. Sicily seemed all but annexed to Sardinia, Strategical reasons alone in regard to Messina and the ~m ainland induced GARIBALDI to say—" Not Sicily. and Naples was on the point of following So the old greyhound dashes off to Naples —a nd watched there to catch his hare—which is, a divided, and, : therefore weak Italy. Most wish him, d Most c or diallyour supposi tions be correct, all we sepale ill success. He it is who keeps Tuscany support, from Sardinia ; he it is who wants to have three monarchs in Italy—all look ing to him for be ignominious for vierroi%ch a position would ANUF,L. He and Count CAvoun Icnow it well. M M For the King to be but one of three petty Kings,when ever l A ingis work ing towards the consummation o f a constitutional Italy, united berteath his crown, would be deploy able indeed. We hope the Count feels enough to bid defiance to Rome, Prussia, Austria,l' and France too !. All are frowning ; but, a ll E ng land smiles, and -we are not just now to count for nothing. No, nor is "GOD and the RIG IT" to count for nothing. Le right of a nation to choose its own form of Gov, arnment is at least acknowledged in theory, and eve] in form, by him of the Tuileries. iii. H circumstances, coupling those circumstances with 1.4 these last mentioned historic reminiscences, that the Poles here in exile should again look with sanguine and eager eyes to those auspicious indications yonder in the east that the day is now fast approaching when the resuscita- Lion of Poland may signalise for one at least of her would-be destroyers, the advent of the epoch of retribution. How far the calamatous position of Austria has latterly served to awaken the exiled Poles to a sense of their own future, and of all its apparently encouraging probabilities, we have recently enabled our readers to appreciate by giving publicity to the remarkable speech with which General Count ZAMOYSKI se conded Lord ILCHESTER'S resolution, upon the annual meeting (on the 26th ultimo), of the Literary Association of the Friends of Poland That resolution, it will have been observed, ran simply but emphatically to the effect " that inas much as the claims of. subjugated nations to deli verance from oppression are now beginning to exact and compel a degree of attention from Euro- pean Cabinets which they have never obtained be fore, it is the duty of Poland and her friends, in this age of sudden and unexpected 'changes and opportunities, to be ever ready to avail themselves of every occasion of asserting her claim to national independence." And in seconding this it was that the General Count ZAMOYSKI gave utterance to that noble harangue which few can have read without profound emotions of sympathy and admi ration. It was the harangue at once of a brave soldier, a stanch patriot, and a prudent statesman. It gave a " plain, unvarnished tale" of the whole situation of things on the European Continent. It did this with a careful avoidance of anything even tending towards exaggeration. The historical part of General ZAMOYSKI'S speeph was in its way espe cially valuable, epitomising as this did in a very few words facts of the utmost importance, that should not be allowed, particularly at the present crisis, to slip from the popular recollection. " There are, as you know," said the Count to his congenial auditory i upon the occasion referred to, " the two parts (of 1 Poland) allotted to German Governments, Austria, and Prussia; of the two other parts, under Russia, the one, since 1815, bears the name of kingdom of Poland ; the other, comprising no less than ten millions of souls, forms nine great provinces, called governments, incorporated with the empire of Russia." And it was, Gen. ZAMOYSKI added, "in the last and in the kingdom that the accession of a new Czar and King, after the reign of terror of NICHO LAS, was greeted with hopes derived from a humane and liberal disposition attributed to him." Adding —" A few measures indeed seemed to justify these expectations ;" but (after enumerating some among these measures of amelioration) observing in their regard yet further : " What the result of that will of the EMPEROR will be is neither known at this day, nor is it possible in any way to calculate whether it will end in giving to the empire pro- - sperity or ruin." It was after thus particularising the actual situation of things in regard to Russian Poland that Count ZAMOYSKI directed attention more particularly and at length to the hopes now dawning anew to himself and his compatriots so suspiciously and appreciably within the provinces appertaining to the German Sovereignties. And it was in this part of his most touching and inspiriting oration that the General, when referring to the very hatred and suspicion to which the Poles in Germany were subjected, drew this picture full of pathetic consolation and encourage ment. " But," he exclaimed, "in that very hatred and suspicion, friends of Poland, trusting in GOD'S mercy, and in the approaching era of justice amongst nations, may find fresh motives of perse verance ; for blood and tears cannot be drawn from a corpse ; and, in truth, Poland is a daily scene of blood and tears !" It is in sentiments like this uttered from the very heart and soul of patriots like ZAMOYSKI, that we may recognise the most clearly that there is, indeed, yet hope for the great Polish nationality. PRESENTATION OF PLATE TO DANIEL MAUDE, ESQ. On Saturday a service of plate was presented to D. Maude,Esq., late stipendiary magistrate of Man chester, as a mark of the esteem and respect in which he is held by his fellow-justices. The pre sentation took place in the Mayor's Parlour at the Town Hall; amongst those present were the Mayor (in the chair), Mr. Ovens (chairman of the Salford quarter sessions), Mr. R. Brandt, Mr. C. H. Ric kards, Mr. C. J. S. Walker, Mr. R. Gladstone, Mr. S. Barton, Sir R Armitage, Mr. Shuttleworth, Alderman Watkins, Mr. W. Ross, Mr. E. Buck ley, Mr. Joseph Peel, Mr. Robert Chadwick, Mr. John Morley, Alderman Nicholls, Mr. C. Ellison (the new magistrate) , Mt. J. Heron (the town clerk), Captain Palin, Captain Lane, Mr. T. Higsos, Mr. M. Barton, Mr. Knowles, &c. The occasion was also graced with the attendance of a number of ladies. The service of plate, which had been selected from the establishment of Mr. E. Emmanuel, of Hanover-square, London, was displayed upon a table in the room, and consisted of a magnificent silver epergne as a centre piece, a pair of silver des sert stands, and large silver salver. The salver bore the following inscription, neatly engraved : " This salver is part of a service of plate, presented to Daniel Maude, Esq., on his retirement from the office of police magistrate for the city of Manchester, by his fellow justices, in testimony of their personal regard, and as a memorial of their high estimation of the uprightness and ability, the attention, judgment, and courtesy with which, for more than twenty years, he has discharged the varied, grave, and responsible duties of his important trust." The above elaborate pieces of workmanship will be on view at Mr. Emmanuel's establishment for a few days. His Royal Highness the Duke of Saxe-Cobourg, who arrived at Buckingham Palace last evening from visiting her Majesty and the Prince Consort at Osborne, will take his departure this morning on his return to Germany. His Royal Highness the Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, accompanied by the youthful Prince Adolphus, is expected to arrive either this afternoon or to-morrow at St. James's Palace, from Strelitz. His Excellency the Ambassador of France ar rived at Albert-gate House yesterday morning from Paris. His Excellency visited the French capital to attend the funeral of Prince Jerome Bonaparte. The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland left Staf ford House, on Saturday, for Cliefden, their seat near Maidenhead. The Marquis and Marchioness of Kildare, Lord and Lady Blantyre, and a select family circle, have met there to pass a few days. The Marquis and Marchioness Spaventa and family have taken their departure from the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street, for Paris, on their way for P..ome. The Sind Kossid says the Customs receipts of Kurrachee for 1859-60 amounted to 51 lakhs of rupees, or lakhs in excess of those of the preceding year. The trade then must have nearly doubled. The mutinies, by che3king the course of trade from Calcutta to the North West and Indus Valley, have largely benefitted both Bom bay and Kurrachee. RESTORATION TO THE SERVI'E.—A lieutenan colonel, who has lately appeared before the public id a case of considerable importance, and who has subsequently quitted the service, is about (it is said) to be restored to his mak; and again to appear in our army list a lieutenant colonel of militia.— United Service Gazette. THE LATE ATTEMPTED PROSELYTISM IN NOR FOLIC— AI aster Vansittart, who recently appeared so pro minently before the public in c onnection with an attem p t to effect his conversion to Roman Catholicism, has been re mit ed to the care of the Rev. F. H. S. Hodgson, rector of Rackheath, from whose house it will be remembered he ran away to Norwich. Canon Dalton has threatened one of the local papers, the Norfolk Cltronicle, with an action for alleged defamation of character. Father Cobb, a Roman Catholic priest at Norwich, has come out with a defence of Canon Dalton's conduct, and ha s scattered unsparing abuse on his assailants. THE GROWING CROPS,-11 is expected that the • wheat crop in Norfolk, although not an abundant one, will now be nearly up to an av rage, a considerate improvement having taken place since the late devastating gale visited the country. Barley will generally be but an indifferent crop although a few warm light lands present a better appeal - ante. Oats are very various, but beans and peas are strong and healthy. In the fens the crops on the gravelly lands, and also on the uplands, are getting well into ear and aro not rauch SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 9, 1860. - . N F ‘V 5 ..' O The following telegrams have been received at Mr. Reuter's office : MADRID, JULY 8. Senor Zavala bas been appointed Minister of Marine. TURIN, JULY 8. Prince Carignan has arrived here and will leave again on Tuesday next. Signor San Cataldo, the Ambassador from Sicily to the Court of Paris, has alao arrived here, and will leave again on Tuesday next. The news published by the Courrier de Marseilles, that fighting had taken plum near Messina, has not been confirmed. PARIS, MONDAY. By the usual mail steamer which left Marseilles yesterday, M. Thouvenel sent instructions to the Marquis de Lavalette, directing him to inform the Porte that France, from feelings of humanity, as well as in consequence of former conventions con cluded with Turkey, is bound to put a stop to the horrible massacres of the Christians in Syria. The Turkish authorities not being capable of protecting the Sultan's own subjects, France will concert with the other powers the most efficacious means for preventing the bloody scenes of which Syria has become the theatre. NEXT. VIENNA, MONDAY Count Rechberg has instructed Prince Metter nich to declare to M. Thouvenel, in the name of the Austrian Government, that Austria intends to maintain that Piedmont can show no title to be admitted to the Conference. MELBOURNE, MAY 19, (by telegraph to Adelaide). The Appropriation Bill and the Land Bill were read a second time in Council last night. The committal of the Land Bill was opposed and the debate adjourned. The general feeling was adverse to deferred pay ments and commonage. SYDNEY, MAY 18. The export duties on gold will be abolished at the end of the year. MARSEILLES, JULY 7. Advices have been received from Palermo to the 3d inst. Garibaldi had held a review of 9,000 volunteers, most of whom were very young. An inspector of police had been murdered near Palermo. A decree of the Dictator threatened with banish ment, and even with death, whoever should rise against the former police ; and stated that special commissions had been appointed to discover those functionaries who had oppressed the people. The Queen Mother would remain at Gaeta. Generals Nunziante and Santovito had tendered :heir resignations. Other resignations were expected. RAVENNA, JULY 7 The Adriatic Journal states that desertions from the army of General de Lamoriciere continue on a ♦ast scale. Many of the deserters have arrived at Forli, and demand to be sent to Sicily. ROME, JULY 7 The effective of the Papal army under Genera' de Lamoriciere amounts to 19,000 men. It is asserted that the Commander•in-Chief of the French troops in IL Ale has received orders from Paris not to allow any popular manifestation to take place at Rome. The Duke de Grammont is expected to return to his post as Ambassador here between the 15th and 20th of July. sc. to 10c. Wheat and sugar are in demand. Corn and pork firm. Freights are firmer. NEW ORLEANS, JUNE 23. The cotton market is irregular. Sales, 200 bales. Freights are unchanged. (LATEST BY TELEGRAPH TO HALIFAX.) NEW YORK, JUNE 28, EVENING. The Great Eastern arrived here to-day. She reached the dock without the least trouble. An im mense crowd assembled, and much enthusiasm was manifested. The greatest distance which the Great Eastern ran in one day was 333 miles. The shortest was 254 miles. The greatest speed attained during the voyage was 14 1 ; knots per hour. The steamer Kangaroo, from Liverpool, arrived yesterday. Stocks are firmer. The cotton-market is very dull. Middling upland, lOac. Breadstuffs show a declining tendency, and quotations are barely main tained. Corn is lower. The market for provisions is firm. Lard closed buoyant. NEW ORLEANS, JUNE 27. The sales of cotton to-day amount to 600 bales. Prices are irregular and nominal. QUEENSTOWN, SUNDAY. The Royal Mail steamship Africa, Captain Shan non, arrived here at 1 30 p.m. to-day. She embarked the mails, and proceeded for New York at 6 10 p.m. All well. TBE SRAM FIGHT ON SATURDAY TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sits,—Some erroneous reports regarding the pro posed " sham fight" on Saturday next have been circulated. Permit me, through your journal, to state, for public information, the arrangements for that day. The London Bridge and the Pimlico Railway Companies will convey such metropolitan corps as wish to be present to and from the Southampton road station at Bd. per head. Trains will leave the above stations at 3.30 p.m. Corps coming from other directions will arrange so as to reach the Southampton road station, Kent, about four o'clock, as the, evolutions will commence at five o'clock. The force will be divided into two divisions (one for attack, the other for defence), under the respec tive commands of Lieut.-Cols. Hicks,Thorold, Lind say, and Lords Radstock and Bury. Mr. Strode has most liberally lent his beautiful grounds for the proposed evolutions, maps of which have been prepared by Mr. Wyld f Charing-cross, and by Captain M'Gregor of the London Scottish, showing the direction of the various mancenvres, and instruotions for placing the carriages, &c., of visitors. Captain Grant's apparatus for cooking is to be tested on the occasion, as also a field telegraph. It is not intended for the volunteers to pass a night under canvas ; they will return between 9 and 10 o'clock, and I trust they will satisfactorily close this, their first, essay in military tactics.—l am, sir, your most obedient servant, Volunteer Service Club, RANELAGH. 53, St. James's-street, July 7. THE VOLUNTEERS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—In the name of the Volunteers of Great Britain, and more particularly of those selected by their different corps to compete for the prizes of the National Rifle Association, we would request the favour of your inserting this letter, expressive of our grateful thanks to General Hay, Captain M'Kay, and all the officers and non-commissioned officers employed officially on Wimbledon-common during the meeting, for their unremitting kindness and assiduity in the exercise of their functions. It may not perhaps be generally known that all the musketry instructors, to whose valuable and inde fatigable exertions the success of the whole meet ing is mainly attributable, volunteered for the ser vice, and came at their own expense and, in many cases, at considerable inconvenience, to serve the cause we all have so much at heart. Considering this, and the great and unwearied exertions of the fatigue parties and markers at the butts, we wish to propose that every one who shot at Wimbledon, whether Volunteers or not, and who competed either for the great prize or for the less noble, though not less profitable, favours of " Aunt Sally," should, in acknowledgment of the same, contribute—say, 2s. 6d., to a fund for distribution, as shall be de cided upon by the recognized authorities. The Secretary of the Volunteer Club, St. James street, Mr. William Hyde Carteret, R.N., will re ceive and account for all contributions , an.d we trust you, sir, will assist us by giving the greatest dublicity to the proposal—the only thing requisite, we feel confident, to insure its ready acceptance. We are. sir, yours obediently, FEILDING, Captain, 4th Flintshire R.V. R. L. TINLEY, Major, 2d Battalion Lanca shire R V. ALLEN DALZELL, Captain. Edinburgh R.V. A. STEUART, Captain, 2d Surrey R.V. H. H. WILLIAMS, Lieutenant, 2d Bucks R.V. RANDALL BURROUGHES, 14th Norfolk R.V. WILLIAM COOKE, Sergt-Major, 21stWestYork Riding R.V. GEo. BROOKS, Sergeant, 12th Middlesex R.V. G. H. EDWARDS, 4th West York R.V. SIMON FRAZER, Master of Lovat. Wimbledon-common, July 6. FRANCE. BOURSE, July 7.—The market continues dull. The following are the last quotations :- 4i per per Cents ... 97 20 Credit Fonder 880 Do. end month.... 97 10 Belgian 41 — 3 per Cents Do. end month 69 Roman Bank Shares 2820 I Austrian _ _ Credit Mobilier 685 —; Spanish Threes.... Do. Account 6BB 75 ; Home Debt .. RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans 1360 .. 1365 Northern New ditto 872 50 .. Lyons and Mediterranean 891 25 .. 89) Geneva .. Southern Western ... Eastern .. • . Sardinian Austrian Lombard AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE GREAT EASTERN. LIVERPOOL, MONDAY MORNING. The Royal mail steamship Niagara, from Boston on the 27th June, and Halifax on the morning of the 29th, arrived in the Mersey shortly before midnight (Sunday), bringing 122 passengers and 250,202 dole, in specie on freight. The Fteamship New York from Southampton arrived at New York on the 25th, and the steam ship Europe hence reached Halifax on the 26th. In the United States Senate, Mr. Summer had presented a petition praying for the repeal of the Fugitive Slave Law, the abolition of slavery in the district of Columbia, and the prohibition of the inter-State slave trade. -- - The Post-office Deficiency Bill had been passed. The House of Representatives had requested the President to furnish next session all the informa tion possible as to the disposition made by the British Government of the Africans rescued by British cruisers from slave vessels, and of the offi cers and crews of those vessels. On the 25th June the 36th Congress of the United States was brought to - close with the usual cere monies. On the 26th the Senate met again for a special executive session, when the extradition treaty with Switzerland was ratified, and treaties of commerce were ratified with Bolivia, Venezuela, Honduras, and Nicaragua. The treaty with Spain was still under discussion. The treaty with Nicaragua was amended, so that an American force cannot be used without the previous consent of the United States Congress. There was not much prospect of the ratification of the Mexican treaty. The two Democratic Conventions at Baltimore closed their labours on the 23d by the nomination of two distinct tickets for the Presidency and Vice- Presidency. In the Regular Convention the balloting resulted on the first trial in 1731 votes being cast for Mr. Douglass, the whole number being 2121. A reso lution was then introduced declaring Mr. Douglass ' duly nominated by a two-third vote, which resulted in 1811 votes being cast for Mr. Douglass. Senator Fitzpatrick was unanimously nominated for Vice- President ; but, that gentleman having declined, Mr. H. V. Johnson, of Georgia, was nominated. In the Seceders' Convention Mr. Breckenridge, Kentucky, was nominated for President, and Gen. Lane for Vice-President. NEW YORK, JUNE 26, EVENING. Exchange on London is quoted 1091 to ; 1 4 . Stocks have declined. New York Central closed at 81i 82 ; Erie, 181 y ; Illinois, Mi. The cotton market is quiet ; sales, 200 to 300 bales. Flour has risen A NAVAL ARSENAL AT BIRKEN.HEAD TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—On - the2sth of November last I addressed a letter to you, pointing out what I supposed to be the advantages possessed by Birkenhead as a situa tion for Et naval arsenal and dockyard. I find from the following extract from the report of the Commissioners appointed to consider the question of the defences of the United Kingdom, that they agree generally with the views expressed in the letter above alluded to, viz. : "As circumstances may occur which may render it ex pedient, in addition to this depot, to have also an arsenal on the western seaboard, capable of furnishing a portion of the supplies which are now manufactured excipsively at Wool wich, we have turned our attention to this point ; but as it has not been submitted to our consideration by any special instructions, we hkve not investigated it with the attention which we have directed to the other branch of the subject. " We availed ourselves of the opportunity afforded by our visit to Runcorn to examine a spot near Birkenhead, the advantages of which as a site for an arsenal had been represented to us; and we are of opinion that if it should be determined to establish a second arsenal, it would be diffi cult to find any spot combining so many advantages as this. " The advantages of having an arsenal on the western coast, in addition to Woolwich, are too obvious to require being insisted upon ; while, on the other hand, there is every reason to believe, looking at the vast amount of skilled labour available, and the manufacturing resources of the neighbourhood of Birkenhead, that it would equal Wool wich in cheapness of production." During the past few months I have had letters from and personal communication with naval and military men of the highest standing, who also concur in my views. The Comthissioners were not specially instructed to report upon any particular site for an arsenal on the western seaboard of this country ; but, had they been so, it is possible they might, on more mature consideration, have decided that the arsenal at Birkenhead, properly fortified, would have been sufficient for all purposes, without the great addi tional outlay required for a central depot. The report of the Commissioners goes so fully into the question of the advantages Birkenhead possesses for the purpose, that I will not trespass further on your space than to express a hope that before a final decision is come to the whole question may be more maturely considered and reported on. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, JOHN LAIRD. Birkenhead Ironworks, Birkenhead, July 6. IRISH T.RAMT P AYS BILL. Six weeks ago we called attention to the slow progress this useful measure was maki ng th roug h committee, where it has since been amended. We do not know whether the delay is owing to the Irish office or Board of Trade, but wherever the fault lies it ought to be obviated. We are getting near the end of the session, and it would show a great neligence of Irish interests, if this bill, now in the third Parliament, would meet the fate of the innocents, when the Scotch Tramways Bill, only introduced in April, passed through committee and got the third reading. At the Spring Assizes many of the Grand Juries reported strongly in its favour, and no doubt those now meeting would do the same, if they thought the GovernMent required urging. Taking the Irish press as the index of public opinion, no measure is more popular or likely to do more good. We would therefore press on the Right Hon. E. Card‘vell and the Irish Government the necessity of carrying it through without any further delay. A WORD FOR. THE DOGS.—We must put an end to the delay about opening the drinking-fountain in the vil lage, which was promised before the dog-days. The trough below is more wanted for the dogs than even the cup and basin above for working men and wayfarers. If the police man keeps an eye on that trough, to see that it is not meddled with, and on any strange hung►y dog that may appear, we need have no more horrible alarms about mad dogs, such as we had last year. There would be (early an end of that terror if there were water -troughs for dogs wherever dogs abound,—Oneo a Week. SPORTING NOTES. The most important race which will be decided at Liverpool to-day is the Two-yr-old Plate of 500 sovs, by subscription of 25 says each, 10 ft, with 100 added; colts Bst 71b, fillies Bst 41b. Dundee, who has a penalty of Sibs, should have no difficulty in disposing of Brown Duchess, the only other with the slightest pretension being Dictator, and if these three could only be brought together we perhaps might get a guide to the winner of next year's Derby, as Brown Duchess has defeated every horse of consequence that has been brought out this year. The Liverpool Cup (run to-morrow) will bring to the post nearly the half of those left in, and I expect the field will be made up from the fol lowing : Yrs st lb Yrs st lb Gladiolus Adam Bede 4 8 7 The Pitman 3 7 0 Petra 4 8 6 Moorcock Aston 4 8 4 I Flitch Northern Light (51b I Horace extra) Druid 37 2 1 The Baronet 36 10 Edmund Kean.... 3 7 Itarbec i S k 17 . .atka Aston, Adam Bede, and Gladiolus have too much weight ; and the same remark applies to Northern Light, who, with his penalty for winning at Stock bridge, has the steadying weight of Bst., but it would not astonish me to see him in the first flight at thQ finish, as Mr. Merry is always dangerous over this course. Petra will run a better horse than many imagine, and no liberties ought to be taken with him, as I believe he has been specially reserved for this journey. The Druid has been running well in the sister island, and if he do not quite pull through, is almost sure to be one of the first three past the judge's chair. Viatka and Weatherbound ar© the property of Fred. Swindells, and if Viatka is better thanWeatherbound, I need not look farther for the winner, but of that I have my doubts, and if Weatherbound was brought to the post she would be my sole representative. Her performance with Predictor in the Queen's Guineas at Ipswich stamps her as one of the best fillies of the year. Moorcock, if worth keeping in training, ought to run away with the race. Horace, who has always shown himself a game horse over short distances, appears to me to have the best chance of anything if he can only stay the distance, but the company he will have to run with is so moderate that I unhesitatingly award him the preference over everything in the race. Last year the whole of the prophets, with the exception of " A Fresh Man," said that Ancient Briton could not stay ; but he stayed so well that after the race it was difficult to get those who had taken liberties with the Briton to " stay" and fork up their losings. To sum up, as I do not expect to get a start with Weatherbound, I must discard her stable companion Viatka, and expect to see the Cup carried off by HORACE or PETRA, to be followed by THE DRUID and NORTHERN LIGHT. A Sweepstakes of 15 sovs each, 5 ft, with 80 added by the Earl of Derby ; two-yr-olds, 4st 121 b ; three, 7st 91b ; four, Bst 111 b ; five and upwards, 9st 21b ; mares and geldings allowed 31b, should be carried off by Damascus (late colt by Tadmor), or Brown Duchess. The Handicap Plate of 100 SOTS may find Griffin leading at the finish. The Mersey Stakes I expect will prove an easy victory for Dundee, although Sambo may save his stake. After Master Bagot's running last week I will look no further for the winner of the Molyneaux Plate. The Liverpool St. Leger appears a gift to Northern Light, although Sir William and Wild man may fight their battle over again for the 50 sovs given to the second horse. The Knowsley Dinner Stakes of 100 soya each will be a walk over for Northern Light, as Thor manby is not expected to show. Abingdon and Pontefract races, which commence on Thursday, I shall refer to in my letter of Wed nesday. A FRESH MAN, London, July 9. TATTERSALL' S.-SATTTRDA . Few people were aware that the room was open for busi ness to-day, and they who had a knowledge of the fact dis played the utmost indifference to it. The muster was very small, and comprised only those who were in expectation of a little chance settling on the Newmarket Meeting. The following were the only bets laid : LIVERPOOL CUP. 7to 2 agst Viatka (taken and offered) 4to 1 agst Moorcock (taken) Bto 1 agst Adam Bede (taken) GOODWOOD STAKES. 12 to 1 agst Satellite (taken) 12 to 1 agst Techer (taken) DERBY. 50 to 1 agst Matador (taken) THE ECLIPSE OF THE SUN. —The screw steam ship Himalaya, Captain Seccombe, left Plymouth Sound on Saturday morning with the Astronomer Royal and party. Professor Airey's staff consists of about 60 persons. On arriving at Bilboa he will take the chief portion a distance of 160 miles, to secure a clear atmosphere and a cloudless sky. The rest will proceed'to Santander. The eclipse will take place on Wednesday, the 17th. SAILING OF THE AMERICAN MAIL STEAMER AFRICA.—The British and North American Royal Mail steamship Africa, Captain Shannon, sailed on Saturday from Liverpool for New York. Besides the usual mails and a valuable cargo the Africa also took out about 100 passengers. In consequence of a contract with the Atlantic Steamship Company, for conveying the mails between Galway to Newfoundland and New York having been trans ferred to the Montreal Ocean Steamship Company, their screw steamer North Briton, which sails from Liverpool on Wednesday, will call at Galway for the Newfoundland and United States' mails. FEMALE EMIGRATION TO TASMANIA.—On Satur day the Isles of the South, a very fine ship, 821 tons regis ter, under the command, of Captain George Gray, sailed. from Gravesend, bound to Hobart Town. Amo n g the pas sengers were 106 respectable young women who had re ceived free passages from the Tasmanian Emigration Agency. The secretary, Mr. T. B. Parker, states that they were all used to domestic work and of good character. The medical s uperintendent in charge was Dr. James Heene ; the matron, Mrs. Campbell. Another vessel will sail in August. A ZEALOUS VOLUNTEER.—Captain Harrison, of the Brownhills and District Rifle Volunteer Company (Staffordshire), has offered a prize of £ 00 to any member of his company who shall gain the first prize at any future meeting of the National Rifle Association. ELECTION EXPENSES.—The election auditor has • just made his return of the expenses incurred by Sir W. Russell and Mr. Warner, the Liberal sitting members for Norwich, at their election in March last. It appears that the hon. gentlemen expended £l3B in stationery, £l7 in ad vertisements £97 in the hire of cabs, &c., £6O for commit tee-rooms, ad vertisements, for refreshments at the polling-booths, £5B for the conveyance of distant voters, £146 for clerks at com mittee-rooms, £ll7 for check clerks, card writers, card col lectors, and markers off, £l7 for cab conductors and super intendents, £6l for special messengers on canvass, £l2l for messengers, bill posters, &c., £BB for sundry small bills, postages, telegrams, and petty disbursements; £25 to " Mr. Stevens for adjusting accounts, attending auditor for checks to pay, and paying the several bills and employes prior to and since election ;" £133 as a moiety of the sheriff's bill, and £36 for the auditor's fee. The total out lay, including shillings and pence, approached £1,198, and it will probably be admitted that the art of making an elec tion an intricate and expensive affair is pretty well under stood at Norwich. It should be stated, however, that Mr. Warner and Sir W. Russell had to encounter a sharp oppo sition from two Conservative candidates, of whose expenses no official return has yet been made public. - - INCREASE OF STEAM.—Lough Erne, described by Inglis, in his " Tour of Ireland," as the Irish Winder mere, has a navigation of 45 miles from Belturbet to Belluh, being connected by the Ulster Canal with Lough Neagh, and by a canal, lately opened, with the Shannon. the largest river in the United Kingdom, navigable for steamers 160 miles above Limerick and 70 below. The Midland Company have withdrawn their steamers from plying between Killaloe and Athlone, but there is nodoul?te but the Limerick people will put on a new line. Theretion ( i ) ,. steam also on Lough Gill and Corrib. The introduction en! boats on the models of those on the St. LaWrellrd Hudson would induce hosts of tourists. The: to Americans,nder from their vast rivers and ocean-like lakes, appear for stand inland navigation and its requirement" , 1 but from this gers and goods better than any other la P - ec ' s i e e sippi and Ohio, passen we must except the boats on the Miser_. where they are reckless of life and preP o. 'T ic. 1 Georges THE SKIN OF THE - II e k ' new n work on " Spon taneous published an alreadyt,7the Academy of Sciences on Pouchet, son of Professor Pouchet, Rouen, who has taxteous Generation," writ s inmate of l' Hotel Dieu, of Rouen. is, on the contrary, nparly the hand of a negro, an i T s h u e s p u a a l l m wi o t f h hi t insead of being of a light colour, as roof t h e palm of the hand was eaten black. The epiderm is a pplied to cure an abcess, and M. G. away by blisters, wi th attention the growth of the new s he h Te l ft Pouchet observerded fi rst,nf a light tint, but in a few days, skin. It appeared race, when it had acq uired a certain thickness, turned rap idl y b k No one h as studied the black race s more than lqc . ' back. This savant, happening to be on e d ay i n en l d en , the well-known actor , K ean , was introduced to hi m; Blnume,,bach had seen Kean in Shakespeare' s t rage d y of 4, Othello," and Kean wished to know if he had succeeded in imitating the natural type of the African. " You have not only perfectly imitated Nature," answered Blumen bach, " you have actually surpassed her ; to imitate the hands'of Othello, I saw you put on black gloves, doubtless because you were not aware that in the negro race the palms of the hands are almost white,—The Photographic , lfews. LITERATURE. Lord Fitzwarine. By Scrutator, author of "The Master of tho Hounds," &c. 3 vols. Hurst and Biackett. This is a stirring and sparkling story, full of force, and replete with striking events. Some of the characters are.exceedingly well drawn, and it is most probable that this work will attract as large a share of attention as its predecessors. The young hero, Hugh Fitzwarine, is a very admirable descrip tion of a spirited young man who longs to cast aside the trammels with which he is bound, and to make for himself a name and position in the world. The circumstances by which he is surrounded seem to impart a halo of romance to his career at the outset, and the extraordinary adventures that afterwards befel him only increase the peculiar interest one feels for so distinguished a character who seems so tried and persecuted. Florence Seaton is a very pleasing girl, and, with the exception of the great mistake she made in consenting to marry Chaffman, she is throughout a model heroine. It is true she supposed Hugh was killed abroad, but still she should have reflected that a life time of certain misery was bef o re her in becoming connected with a man like that. Mrs. Seaton is a clever sketch of a worldly woman ; she made several attempts to get her daughter settled, in accordance with her ideas of a good match, and they all resulted in failures. Had she let things take their course, and allowed Florence to follow the dictates of her own excellent taste all would have been very different. When it is asserted at the concluaion that she feels deeply the errors she had committed, the reader seems to think the suf ferings are richly deserved, for Lad not strong pro tectors started up to defend the right cause what a future of wretchedness awaited the innocent Flo rence. Perhaps Chaffman, the lawyer, is the most artistic representation here met with. He is one of those wily and crafty men who effect the most mischief in the world with their plausible speeches, and their insinuating manners. Few of the well known malefactors of the day whose liberties are confiscated, and whose .lives are often taken to satisfy the offended majesty of the law, are so really criminal, and have during their careers done so much wrong as some of these respectable rogues. They mix in the best society, and are honoured and courted everywhere as clever men of business, until the dark day of disclosure when general consterna tion prevails in all the circles they have frequented. to know what a traitor has been amongst them. Mr. Chaffman was the means of creating immense mischief in the unhappy town where he dwelt, and it was not only the simple, like Mrs. Seaton, who were taken in, but the wise and expe rienced denizens of the place were cheated by this practised knave. It would be well for the peace of society in general if there were more men like Macgregor to disclose the tricks and lay bare the hypocrisies of such men. That brave, energetic man had done much in his life to serve and benefit others, but it is doubtful if ever he effected a more signal service, and conferred a richer boon on his fellow-men, than when he denounced the sharp man of the law, and held him up to the indignant reprobation of his outraged and offended towns men. The scenes which occur near the end are very powerfully described, and the passage which relates to the return of Hugh, and the triumph of j ustice and virtue over tyranny and deceit, is most exciting and quite dramatic in its vivid delineation. Although perfectly distinct in incident, one is re minded by the effect of the scene in the " Lady of Lyons," where the marriage contract is taken away as the bride was about to affix her signature. Retribu tion is more decided and impressive when its advent is delayed till the moment when the conspirators think the plot is ripe, or the cunning conceive their stratagems on the eve of being effective. Some of the secondary persons met with are worthy of notice. Mr. Middleton, the clergyman, must be mentioned— a most excellent and praiseworthy minister, one emi nently fitted for his sacred vocation. His daughter Caroline is a charming girl. She was much to blame for the ill-advised part she took with Sir Everard Hilston ; but she displayed in the very Trying scenes that subsequently fell to her lot so much spirit and sense, that she is a shining example to all young ladies who think it is very touching and romantic to faint away when their nerves are tried, and who never will attempt to summon up resolution to meet the ills of lite that must come to all in turn, however fantastic they may seem, or how-. ever weak or trivial they may assert themselves to be. Sir Everard's adventure with the gipsy is more romantic than real in its style, but it is a most interesting episode, and it is an imaginary tale that is only too good to be true if it could not be so. The old servant Donald is one of the best persons in the story. The old man is most naturally pourtrayed, and it is quite refreshing to meet with such genuine and straightforward conduct aftter the deceits and the stratagems, the snares and wiles, of so many of the other individuals met with. Altogether this new work of Scrutator's may take rank with its predecessors ; and, indeed, it sur f asses some of them in the vigour and variety of its scenes And characters. With one thing and another there is nothing to pall the fancy or weary the atten tion, but we meet with a continued succession of events, for the most part ably described ; while, in some of the most exciting and interesting scenes of life, the author is almost perfect in his masterly touches. This novel can be confidently recom mended to the lovers of stirring romances, and they will find ample opportunity in the perusal of its vivid pages for their curiosity to be piqued, their attention aroused, and their admiration excited. :Hurst and Blackett's Standard Library. One of the most really profitable and pleasing arrangements of the new publications is the cus tom of bringing before the public in a cheap form some of those works which in their first editions on a more enlarged scale have charmed by their genius and grace, and delighted with their vast stores of information, a wide circle of readers. !The collection of Messrs. Hurst and Blackett need not fear com petition with others, as they can well maintain their ground as the equals of any of the rival sec tions, while some of the books they have issued in this form are superior to many thus met with. " Margaret and her Bridesmaids" is the eleventh volume of this set, and it is a very graceful and pleasing story. Among the ten preceding ones we meet with that admirable work " John Halifax, Gentleman," which is a lasting testimony to the fame of its author, and which exhibits some mas• terly touches of life that are not often met with in the pages of fiction. " A Woman's Thoughts about Women" is a volume that furnishes some wise reflections on subjects whose importance all must acknowledge, and will be sure to be a favourite among a certain class. Also there are two of the far-famed works of Sam Slick, " Nature and Human Nature," and " Wise Saws and Modern Instances." Publications of this sparkling style thus easily attained, and suit able to take on travels, are real treasure troves to those who would beguile the tedium of unoccupied hours or refresh their minds when weary with study or business. " Adam Gramme of Mossgray" is a most excellent work, and one,of the best of its author's fine productions. It is a noble expression of the highest principles that can actuate human conduct, and gives some touching scenes of the sorrows and sufferings that agitate existence. "Cardinal Wiseman's Recollections of the Last •ld Court O Four' Popes" was a book that attrac its ted tit a ie l , a a r n g d e share of attention, and the ability thtatos.deiswtihno guishes it will render it welcome even to t may at first sight be prejudiced by, not care to seek its contents. ,‘ Suburb," by Leigh Hunt,'is a charming composi tion, and just now an added interest is imparted to its appearance. All who seek for agreeable and yet useful information Will do well __to peruse its sparkling pages. Another br illiant _ rom effort of talent, p l opula a r al. :t ri the time of amongst us, is the by Eliot Warburton: This whose work"Crescentcom a u c b eo s e f q ui u t as e n standardt experience has not renown. It is p aw o n s a e as r has rtehme departed acr kraobs pecu liarly worthy library, and irsa diminishedp p appearance, n t chee, of and a p lus tr e sl • is doubtless destined to live long in the literature of the land. "Nathalie," by Julie Kavanagh, is a strange s tory, but it is interesting in its style, and displaYs a considerabl e d egree of talent. "A Lif e f o r a Life" is the least attractive of the series; it is not at all one of the happy efforts of this distin guished author, and though great praise has been given to it in some quarters, it is difficult not to feel disappointed at its appearance after such de lightful works as " Agatha 's Husband," " The Head of the • manl ' &c. It will be seen from the above list th at selection admirable one, and the price being only five shil lings renders them easy of acquisition to all who are likely to purchase good books. They are very elegantly bound and illustrated, and present a most attractive appearance to all lovers of literature. Intelligence is received by the present mail of the sailing from Australia for England of the goldships Agin court and British Trident, the former with £174,000, and the latter with £68,000. The Maid of Judah, and Kent are also still out with £292,000, of which the first-named, with £124,000, will be due this week. I have often wondered what is the real origin of the London lodging-house keeper. From my own small experience of the class, I should say that they were all fallen stars—that they have, a previous period of their career, before they took to letting lodgings, lived in great luxury and magnificence, but are now in " reduced circum stances." They never appear to have mounted up the rungs of the social ladder until they attained the serene platform on which they could let lodgings calmly and be at peace. They have tumbled down upon the calling, as it were, from above. The fact, I suppose, is, that they suffer, poor people, film a morbid desire to assert their own dignity in the presence of their lodgers,--Once 4 Week. ~ ..