The Sun. — London, England, 1869-02-11 00:00:00

THE BANKRUPTCY AMENDMENT ACT, 1868.—NoTTrE is HEREBY GIVEN, That WILLIAM FLINT, of 7. A Ihert-yr.rd. Slanhope-street. Camden-town. in the County of Middlesex, Call Proprietor, has left in the Office of the Chief Re.fziSlrar of the Court of Bankruptcy, Quality Court, Chancery lune. London, a list of his Debts and Liabilities and a state ment of his property and credits as required by the Bankruptcy AmendmtAit Act, 1868. Dated this 11th day of February, 1869. J. ABLETT, 6.5, Cambridge-terrace, Hyde-park, W., Solicitor for the person registering the Deed, IT 4 . MOSE 4 and SON. EXCELLENCE WITH CHEAPNESS EVERY ARTICLE of CLOTHING, READY-MADE or MADE to MEASURE, Olt ALL CLASSES. )I.i IC ES BASED ON S STEM HEADY-MONEY A N N E Q. ET ALLED STOCK `" I:, EVERY DEPART3IENT. A SPECIAL DEPARTMENT for BOY'S CLOTHING. OVERCOATS IN EVERY STYLE AND MAT ERIAL. OVERCOATS from 19s. to 5. B OOTS and SHOES. HOSIERY and DRAPERY. A ND EATS and CAPS, p GREAT VARIETY. 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To be followed by the Gr)at Christmas Pantomime, entitled GRIMALKIN THE GREAT; OR, 11A.RLEVIN Puss 7N BOOTS, (ND THE MILLER'S SONS, with new and magnificent Scenery oy Mr. Wm. Beverley. Characters in the Opening by the entire strimgth Or the company. In the Harlequinade a Double Troupe of Pantomimists; and combining the grandest stage effects of any Pantomime ever produced at this theatre. Doors open at half-past 5, commence at 7. Box-office open from 10 till 5 daily. f lIE AT n 1 , 1 ROYAL, H A YMARKET, So; Lesser . fir. Bnekstnne. THIS EVENING, BLUE DEVILS: Messrs. Howe, Rogers, Buckstone. jan., and liißg Fanny Wright. After which, HOME: Messrs. Sothern, Chippendale, Comp /on, A stley, ac,; Mesdames Cavendish, Burke, Bill, &c. Concluding with THE FRIGHTFUL HAIR. Ni essrs. Comp ton. Kendal, Wenthersby, Buckstone, jun., &c. ; Mesdames Wright, Burke, Gwynn; &c. Commence at Seven. MI-lEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. WEBSTER. Directress, Mrs. Alfred Mellon. THIS EVENING, DID YOU EVER SEND YOUR WIFE TO CA MBE KWELL. Mr. G. i3elmore, Mrs. 1.. Murray. &t 15 to 8, THE DEAD HEART: Mr. Benjamin Webster, Mr. Arthur Stirling, Mr. G Belmore, Mr. R. Phillips, Mr. Ash ley, Mr. Stuart, Mrs. Alfred Mellon, Miss Lennox Grey, &c. Commence at Seven. R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE Sole Lessee and 3lanager,Mr. Last 3 Nights, THIS EVENING, THE SECRET. After which (at S o'clock) Dion Boucicault's new drama, in f - mr acts, entitled AFTER DARK, a Tale of London Life. Messrs. Walter Lacy, Dominick Murray. D. Leeson, C. Harcourt, J. G Shore; Miss Emma Barnet. and Miss Rose Leclercq. Entirely new Scenery by Mr. F. Lloyds and assistants. To conclude with MASTER JONES'S BIRTHDAY. , Doors open at half-past 6, commence at 7. Box-office open daily from 10 till .5. L' On Monday, Feb. 15, a new Drama, entitled MARIE ANTOINETTE, in which Millie. Beatrice will appear. AIOYAL STRAND THEATRE. , Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs Swanborough. THIS EVENING, at 7.30, THE S7IDOW HUNT. Messrs Lrke. Belford, Joyce; Mesdames But ,an and Maitland. After which, THE FIELD OF TLL CLOTH OF GOLD. Messrs. Thorne, James, and Robson Mesdames M. Long more, F. Hughes, L. Maitland, ,te. lo conclude Rith HUE AND DYE. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE AND CIRCUS, HOLBORN. Another change of Programme.—First appearance of DON JUAN BARTO, a Mexican Grotesque, and the most astounding Prestidigitateur ever witnessed. Without the aid of apparatus, or con'edora"y of any kind whatever, he will perform, in the centre of the . rena, feats of magic m o r e won d er f u l t h an c a n possibly be imagined. The Press in every city in A merica in which he has exhibited unanimously proclaim him without an equal. Hundreds of criticisms might be quoted in praise of his exceeding cleverness, but one selected from a leading American paper will probably be deemed sufficient: "We have seen dnr ing the past week," says the joarnal in question, "the perform ances of Don Juan Barto, the extraordinary grotesque, and are compelled to a('knowledge that his tricks of Prestidigitation are truly wonderful. We have seen Hermann , Heller, Anderson nod numerous other professors of the magic art, hut we have never witnessed any so dexterous, so complete in their perform ances, nor so tru!y beyond comprehension, as this celebrated mag,ician. We accord him the praise of being the best performer that we have ever seen upon any stage: In addition, Her Oscar Carre and his Fifty wonderful performing Horses, and the un paralleled Scenes in the Arena, including A. Bradbury. Eng land's Champion Equestrian, A, Salamonsky, A. Carre, Montero, Schwartz, Kremser, and Salamonsky, in a series of unparalleled acts of horsemanship. Castelo;ti and the Brothers Girardes in their Thrilling Ladder and Trapeze evolutions. The ClOwns Burgess and Loyal, the greatest grotesque of the day "Many persons form their estimate of a circus from some of those exhibitions which travel through the provinces; the Hol born Amphitheatre is as far above them as Patti's singing is above that of a street ballad-singer."—Court Journal, Jan. 2. Doors open at Seven, commence at half past. Morning Per formances Wednesday and Saturday, commencing at Half-past Two. GLOBE THEATRE-ROYAL. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Sefton Parry. At 7. A HAPPY FAMILY. 7.30, CYRLL'S SUCCESS. 9. •0, BROWN AND THE BRAHMI NS : Messrs. Marshall, Warner, David Fisher, Andrews, Hurlston, and J. Clarke: Mesdames C. Thorne, L. Morgan, Bre nnan , F oun t a i n . Amoll, Henrade, Be rend, Hughes, and Stephens. spilT. 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THE LATE EDITION of "THE SUN " at J. SMITH'S, 39, Bow-street, Covent-garden. THE LATE EDITION of "THE SUN" at W. SMITH'S " Camden Stores," 78, Park-street, Camden town THEATRE-ROYAL DRURY-LANE. gole Lessee and Manager. Mr. F. B. Chattcrton. Tins EVENING, at 7. MY WIFE S OUT. Followed by the Grand Fantomime r l'USS IN BOOTS. Commence at 7. THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING, BLUE DEVIL. Messrs. Howe, Buckstone, jun., Miss F. Wright. Afier which, HOME: Messrs. Sothern, Chippendale, &c. ; Mesdames Cavendish, Burke, &e. Concluding with THE FRIGHTFUL HAIR: Messrs. Compton, Kendal, Buckstone, jun., Weathersby, &c. ; Mesdames Wright, Burke, Gwynn, EA , Commence at 7. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and 3lantger. Mr. Fining. TITS EVENING, at 7, to commence with THE SECRET. At 8, AFTER DARK, n Tale of London Life: Mr Vining, Mr. W. Lacy, Mr. Dominick Murray; Messrs. C. Harcourt, J. G. Shore, alacicztn, Holston: Miss Emma Barnet and Miss Hose Leclercq C‘mcludiug with MASTEa JONES'S BIRTHDAY. THEATRE-ROYAL. ADELPH I. Tins EVENTNG, at 7, DID YOU EVER SEND YOUR WIFE TO CAMBERWELL. Mr. G. Belmore, Mrs. L. Murray. At 15 to 8. THE DEAD HEART. Messrs. Ben. Webster, A. Stirling, G. Belmore, R. Phillips, Ashley, Stuart; Mrs. Alfred Mellon, Miss Lennox Grey, In, GLOBE THEATRE-ROYAL. Tuts EVEMNG, at 7. A HAPPY FAMILY. 7.30, CYRIL'S SUCCESS. 9.40, BROWN AND THE BRAHMINS: Messrs. Marshall,Warner, David Fisher, Andrews, Hurlstone. J. Clarke ; Mesdames Henrade, C. Thorne, Brennen, Berend, Hughes, A;- sold, and Stephens. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs Swanborough. TIM EVENING, at 7.30, THE WIDOW HUNT. Messrs. 13e1- ford, Clarke; Miss Bufton. THE FIELD OF THE CLOTH OF GOLD : Messrs. Thorne, James, Fenton; Mesdames Maria Longrnore, B. Goodall, Lydia Maitland, Claire, and Hughes. To conclude with HUE AND DYE QUEEN'S THEATRE, LONG-ACRE• Manager, Mr. W. H. Liston. Trns EVENING. A RACE FOR A DINNER. After which, DEARER THAN LIFE: Messrs. J. L. Toole, L. Brough , H. Irving, Miss Hodson. &c. With THE LITTLE REBEL And THE GNOME KING: Mr Toole. THEATRE-ROYAL, HOLBORN. Tins EVENING, MIRIAM'S CRIME: Messrs. E. Price, George Honey, F. Drew, Parselle, and W. Howard. Mesdames Lydia Foote and Larkin. After which, TURBO THE TERRIBLE : Messrs F Hughes, W. Arthur, Brunton, and George Honey; Mesdames Larkin, Weathersby, Turner, Lovell, Ashton. Miss Fanny Josephs, &c. To conclude with AUNT CHARLOTTE'S MAID. THEATRE-ROYAL, OLYMPIC. Tins EVENING, at 7, SLASHER itCRASHER: Messrs Atkins, (aughan, G. Vincent, &c.: Miss Lennox Grey and Mrs Caulfield. After which, at 7.45, THE YELLOW PASSPORT : Messrs. H Neville, G. Vincent, E. Atkins, H. Vaughan, H. Cooper, and H. Wigan; Mesdamaa Furtado, Lennox Grey, and Caulfield ROYALTY THEATRE. Under the Management of Miss 3L Oliver. Tilts EVENING, at 7.30, A LOVING CUP. Mr. Dewar, Miss M. Oliver. To be followed by CLAUDE DUVAL • Mr. Dewar, &c. To conclude with EVERYBODY'S HUSBAND• PRINCE OF WALES'S ROYAL THEATRE. Under the Management of Miss Marie Wilton Inas EVENING, SCHOOL: Messrs. Hare, H. J. Montague, Addison, Glover. and Bancroft; Mrs. Buckingham White. Miss C. Addison, and Miss Marie Wilton. After which, A WINNING HAZARD. And INTRIGUE. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE AND CIRCUS, HOLBORN. Tins EVENING, the Great Carre Troupe and magnificent Stud of 50 Horses; also Alfred Bradbury, 31. Clifton, Don Juan Barto, &c. CHRISTY MINSTRELS. St. James's Hall, Every Night, at 8 Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 3 nndB all the year round. ROYAL AL ff AlißflA PALACE. THREE BALLET Promenade Concert. Band of 60. Begin at S. Is. Box-office open from 11 to 4. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, Regent's-park, OPEN daily (ex cept Sundays). Admission, Is.; on Mendays, 6d.; Children undor twelve, gd. Q" ? „ 4 j 1 ;9 ~"%‘:'!7) 4141, LONDOS, THURSDAY, FEB. 11, P-169. Dublin has been the scene of gay doings, and many circumstances combined to render the entertainment at the Mansion-house on Monday one of peculiar s'g nificance. On the eve of a great political conflict con cerning the policy to be adopted towards the sister country, the Lord Lieutenant had a difficult task to perform, in speaking, as the guest of the Lord Mayor at the annual banquet of the civic authorities. It must be admitted that be has stood the test well, and given promise of executing the difficult task that will devolve upon him in the right spirit. Had his discourse not been so good, much allowance must have been made for Lord SPENCER, on account of the peculiarities of his position; but as it is, it needs only to be understood to be appreciated. Ile declared that he stood before the assembly as the representa- tive of his SOVEREIGN, and also as a member of an Administration which had received popular support. While he approved of the distinguishing line of policy drawn by Mr. GLADSTONE, he remembered that, as the representative of their QUEEN, he was before them as one above mere party considerations. He felt ready and anxious that men of all shades of politics and of all creeds should come to him and be met with cordiality, his Excellency then referred to the presence among them of Cardinal CULLEN, hut he was straightforward enough to say that he did not take the honour of his presence as a compliment to his own side of politics, because his Eminence had before then met a lord-lieutenant of the other side of political opinion. A lord-lieutenant, of however brief a tenure of office, must perforce give some opinion of the country in which he has to rule, and accordingly Lord SPENCER on this occasion took a survey of the state of affairs. Exceptional circumstances, both in E ng l and and Ireland, have rendered it difficult to estimate exactly the prosperity of the sister country. The commercial crisis for one thing has paralysed the energy and cramped the efforts of the most ardent and aspiring, and the extreme dryness of last season atone time caused terror;to prevail respecting the safety of some of the crops, which materially affect the prosperity of Ireland. The unfortunate con spiracy which has for some years retarded the pros perity of the country will, re we t we malyi.:erit nfid e e d nt o l b y li h v o io p n e,. be consigned in the future Turning from these darker themes t e h s e o m f o c r o e nt g e e m n p ia la l t a io n n d , g racious part of th e Lord-Lieutenant u s glad bject. lie saw hope in the Treasonable offeuces were prospect of the future. to done away with. Thec ia ri i m d i , n w al h r ic e; i u l r v u a s s o si f toe'efl a n d itself sit tninution of crime in ire - satisfactory and encouraging. I she Pcor-law and the Bank returns he found that great he looked at grcat improvements had taken pl in ac i e ,,r ;t i h o e n ‘N traffic the rail wa ys h a d i n creased, and eat asat o a n lower figure than in the years of the least emigration Gibe. , the famine. Mill th,re v. - as I:rc , at force in the remark - of his Ex cellency that. a good deal remained to be done in the way cf consolidating the prosperity of the land and developing the resources of the people. Mann- factures give a healthful stimulus, and it is ear nestly to be desired by the well-wisbers of Ireland that they should be increased among the commu- THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 11, 1869 ' nity. We trust that the energies of the Irish people will respond to the call energetically made upon them by their new Viceroy. He exclaimed with great indignation, " You have magnificent harbours, you have made access to the coalfields of England, you have ample water-power, you have an intelli gent, energetic people, who in every part of the world where they go, always show their energy and activity. Why should they not be developed ? " fie then declared that he stood there as the representative of the English people who had warm sympathies and hearty affec tions for the people of Ireland. The two people had diversities of character, but these distinctions did not prevent harmony, as they might work toge ther all the better for the common good. From the bottom of his heart his Excellency declared that he felt a sympathy for the Irish, and would do all that lay in his power to render them service. For the second time in this speech we find a remark which reflects infinite credit upon the spokesman, and shows that he is really imbued with that spirit of justice which will best qualify him for his exalted position, and responsible duties. The sentiment of seeking to benefit the nation was no new one, he added, it was common to both parties of the State, and he believed that so much patriotism existed among them, even if they differed in political feeling that their endeavours and objects would be to promote the public weal. The Lord Lieutenant, with just scorn and indignation, denounced " agrarian outrages," and expressed his conviction that the public opinion of the country was against them. lie quite acknow ledged that some grievances did exist in Ireland, but then the leaders of the people should have more faith, and exhibit more patience. In conclusion, his Ex cellency emphatically said that the Irish Church question would be dealt with by Government in a spirit of generosity, yet with impartial justice. He trusted that the patriotism of all would como forth and then there would be no cause to fear for the subject being treated in the right form, and in a way that would prove satisfactory to the welfare of the country. We may fairly say that a more suitable speech could not have been made by one in the re sponsible post of Lord-Lieutenant, and, quite apart from political predilections, it may be re garded as the utterances of a statesman mindful of the high ernprise on which he has started and sensible of the weighty consequences which will follow all his actions. The best compliment that can be paid to this discourse is to say that, truly Liberal in its tone, it might, with few exceptions that affect the letter and not the spirit, have been uttered by a Conservative. Ireland is on her trial, as it were, and whatever be the immediate or remote consequences of the stupendous struggle in which she is to be en gaged, she may rest assured that her only hope of success will be in moderation. "In returning and rest shall ye besaved ; in quietness and confidence shall be your strength ;" are words of warninghat may seem cold and strange to those who are glowing with zeal, and have wound themselves up to a heroic pitch, but they were the prophetic utterances of one whose hallowed lips were touched with heavenly fire, and whose vision could pierce through the mists and imper fections of time and sense until it rested in the sphere where justice is sublime and truth remains eternal. No better wish can be framed for the nation at present than that it may exhibit the real feeling which is subdued rather than excited, and the fervent prayers of the well-wishers of the country will be raised on behalf of peace, without which there can be no prosperity, and, what is worse, no desert for it. The so-called friends of Ireland have fought many a hard fight, and encountered serious losses on her behalf, but they would have gained a glorious triumph had they waged warfare with themselves, and conquered that restless craving after the unat tainable, which reflects no credit on the mind of the enthusiast. They have been too ready to persist in the belief that their own " loved island of sorrow" could never be rendered happy to find out the right way to make her so, and they have lacked the faith which is not called upon to move mountains, but to have confidence that a beneScent Providence will crown the earnestefforts of a devoted people, and cause the day-spring from on high to make their country smile brighter and better than with any earthly blessing. SIR JOHN LAWRENCE may well have shewn deep emotion at the banquet which was given to him on the last day of his official connection with India. For forty years he has lived in India; for a large portion of that time he has lived for India. He has seen the country governed by conquerors and by statesmen. He has seen province added to province until there seemed no end to our annexations; he has seen a policy of rigid abstinence from conquest, adopted. He has seen thousands of miles of railway completed ; great works of irrigation begun which will cost millions sterling. He has had abundant opportunity for deciding between the policy of conquest and the policy of development, and he leaves India at a critical period, not knowing what will be done by his successor. Whether Lord MAYO will follow the course pursued for the last five y ea rs, and which Sir JOHN LAWRENCE believes firmly and almost passionately to be the only one consistent with the peaceful maintenance of our power in the East ; or will listen to the advice of those whose voice is always for war, and who would even now entangle this country in all the hopeless confusion of Affghan politics, in order to avert the supposed danger of an attack by Russia, is unknown to Sir JOHN LAWRENCE as to the rest of the world. Added to these sources of emotion must have been the thought in the outgoing Viceroy's mind that his career was closed. No doubt he will do good work in England, and there must be many posts suited to a man of his abilities and long experience. But England can never be to him what India is. It is the penalty which one pays for long absence from the mother country that when the absentee returns " home " he finds every thing strange and a good deal unintelligible. The survivors of the exodus must have missed the desert, • even when their forty years of wandering were ter minated by entry into the Promised Land. Much more will the ex-Viceroy miss, in the narrow and comparatively petty details of English p o liti cs , th e large imperial questions which he had to decide ' when ruling 150 millions of people. He returns to England in the body, but his spirit will remain in the country which he has ruled and saved. There could scarcely be a greater contrast than that presented by the outgoing and the incoming Viceroy. If Sir JOHN LAWRENCE was Indianised in every fibre, in every thought, Lord MAYO landed at Calcutta, knowing nothing of the country which he went to govern ; no more that is, than any other ordinarily informed Englishman. his mind on all Indian subjects was a blank sheet of paper. What will be written on it depends upon the skill with which the advocates of rival I policies imbue him with their opposing ideas. Perchance he will be persuaded to follow the track of his predecessor; perchance he will endeavour to obtain greater reputation than is to be gained by adhering to masterly inactivity. The Times finds a subject of consolation in thi s f ree d om f rom pre j udice on nthe part of the new Viceroy. There is such a thing as an ignorant impartiality, and we incline to think that it would have been safer for India if Lord MAYO had gone out with some sort of ideas upon the great questions which he will have to decide, rather than with a mind wholly unbiassed because wholly uninformed, CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, WEDNESDAY, February 10, Political news may be said to be nil. A settlement of the difficulty at Athens is reported, but the terms are too vague to speculate upon at present. That mode) print the Journal Oificiel de l'Empirc occupies itself with the important announcement that tranquillity prevails in Cochin-China. Meanwhile the Liberal papers are wait ing. For what ? For the opening of the British Parlia ment, when they hope to gain some information relative to the Conference embroglio ! Nothing could be more mysterious than the present state of affairs nothing more hopeless than the experiment of applying for intelligence in the Corps L6gislatif. Hence non-offi cial Europe waits for the free and easy questioning at St. Stephen's, in order to learn something of diplomatic doings. Whilst I find the English journals speak of a revival of Protection theories in the classic region of Man chester, there is no doubt that free trade finds many opponents here. It is not likely that the Government will seriously listen to any arguments against the renewal of the commercial treaty between England and France; it is none the less certain that such arguments will Le pre sented. The manufacturers of Rouen are now getting up a petition against the renewal of the treaty. - Their pleas are purely and simply of the old stamp—the treaty injures them, and ought therefore to be abolished. The cotton trade in France has been brought to a pitiable pass by the Free-trade conventions with England and the sur rounding Continental States. It was at first feared that such a result would be produced— that the Normandy manufacturers would be ruined by the competition; but, as a set-off, the Government promised canals, means of transport, and other facilities which would lessen the dis parity. Such has - not been the case. The manufacturers, says the petition, made every effort, but in vain. The establishments can work at a profit only when an advan tageous purchase of raw material is made, and this event being altogether exceptional, great losses have followed, many manufactories have been closed, and an unprecedented number of bankrupts has been announced. The remedy proposed is protective tariffs. The United States is cited as au example : " This great country, where liberty reigns so complete, owes to protec tive tariffs the marvellous extension of its com merce and industry. They are about to consume this year a million bales of cotton, which is double what they consumed before the war. The United States have successfully defended their markets against the invasion of foreign products. We pray of you, sire, to defend ours, which the English manufacturers are the first to endeavour to invade, by knowing how to obtain, and by continuing to demand, day after day, the extension of the treaties which we implore you not to renew." It would be premature to inquire into the merits of this grievance ; hopeless, perhaps, to expect the N( raiandy manufacturers to con sider the claims of the rest of France as well as their own. One thing is b ecom i ng c l ear : th e s ymptoms ar e grow i ng sufficiently decided to justify the apprehension th a t th e old ground will once more have to be contested, the old battle once more fought. Ifere is an interesting item of divorce statistics. Out of nine hundred applications for separation, scarcely one hundred have failed. A strange scene—another vindication of fiction by fact— occurred at one of the churches here a day or two ago. A young couple, with a very fair entourage of relatives and friends, presented themselves to be married. Just as theywere entering the church they were confronted by a beautiful young woman, having in her arms a child some ten months old, and thus the mother addressed the bride groom : " This is your child, but you are not fit to touch him. I shall keep him, but take these"— and she threw about a hundred photograph likenesses of the deceiver at his head. This astonishing procedure pro duced its natural effect : the bride fainted ; but a few minutes afterwards she was restored. The little incident was not deemed any sort of justification for interfering with the ceremony, which was speedily performed. In musical circles the crusade which has been com menced in England against the high musical pitch is jubilantly welcomed. Unity cf diapason is a matter of consequence to French artistes, who, whenever they cross the Channel, have to " shunt their voices off the esta blished line," and strain them up to English pitch. Nilsson, Patti, Tamberlik, and Murska have all expe rienced the inconvenience of the change. The first-named beautiful and amiable lady, in particular, has heartily sup ported the movement, which she believes will be advan tageous in every way. I may just mention that Gounod, who has contributed three new pieces to the French version of "Faust," has promised M. Perrin a new opera, "Francesca di Rimini," before the close of the season. Certainly the subject is admirably adapted for an opera. TIIE WEATIIER TABLE-TILLS' DAY. METEOEOLOGICAL RETORTS. Thursday, Feb. 11, 8 a.m. Nairn Aberdeen Leith Shields Scarborough Yarmouth Helder Cuxhaven Skudesures Ardrossan Green castle dolyhcad Liver pool Valentia 1 Cape Clear Roches Pt Penzance Plymouth Weymouth Portsmouth London „ oPO4iis gei Brest i L'Orient Roche fort Biarritz Corunna Brussels Paris Strasbourg Lyons .. Toulon Heart's Con tent (9 a.m. local time) 29'62r. 29 GBr. 2917 r. 29 B.`s. 2918 r. 29TEr. 29134 r. 29'91r. 29'97r. 33'09r. 30 08r. 30'13r. 3016 r. 301 Cr. 30'10r. 30*C4r. 30'06r. w_s: w, N.W. W.N.IV `S. W, W.S. N. W. Wi..lV. W.S.W. S.W. W. lir : H. W. Extreme B.w S.W.. j W.N.W. S.W. S.W. S.S.W. W.S.W. S.W. W.S.W. S.W. S.W. S.W. W.S.W. w.s. W. W.B.W. j 0•14, 'o'o4 10'10 1 , 1 0'09 ,o'oBi 1/'55 o'3o o'l3 o'll o'ol i'o6i ZXPLA NATION Barometer corrected and reduced to 32 deg. at sea level. The letter r, rising ; f. falling ; 5, steady—i n d icates direction of motion of the mercury w ithin last 14 h ours. Thermometer exposed in shade. Extreme Force with its Direction during last 24 hours Z.—calm. weather : b.—blue sky ; c , —clouds, detached ; f.— fog h.—hall ; ; In. — natty, hazy ; o. —overcast, dull ; r.— rain ; s.—snow ; t.—thunder. rain -fall, snow or hail (melted) daring last 24 hours. Sea disturbance. REMARKS. The increa. - e in barometrical pressure which commenced in the west yesterday afternoon has continued, and tr,w extends to all British stations. The rise has amounted to three-tenths of an inch in the N.W , but is less in other districts. The reading at Nairn is still 053 in. below that at Plymouth. There has again been scarcely any change in temperature. In the north winds have freshened from the S.W., but on our other coasts have fallen light, and veered to W. and N. W. in Ireland. Only one of the continental reports have at present arrived-11 a.m. Rainy weather has again been general, and continues in the south ; in Scotland, however, the sky is clear in places. The weather is unsettled. MRS. STIRLING ON THE LORD CHAM BERLAIN'S MISSIVE. The thirteenth anniversary festival of the Dramatic, Equestrian, and Musical Sick Fund Association was held at Willis's Rooms on Wednesday evening, Lieutenant- Colonel Addison in the chair ; and there was a large attendance of artistes. The institution was established in 1855, for the purpose of aiding the sick and indigent members of the theatrical profession in its most compre hensive sense, and relieving their families when in dis tress. In the past year no less than 1,148 " days of sick ness" had been administered to, assistance had been given to bury five persons, and twenty-five cases of dis tress had been relieved. Mrs. STIRLING responded to "The Ladies," and in doing so alluded to the Lord Chamberlain's letter respect. ing the " shortcomings " of the ladies' ballet -dresses. She observed : If I had the office of Lady Chamber. lain, what sort of a letter should I issue to the managers ? I don't think scanty petticoats would be my text. I only wish the plays we have to act were always as satisfactory as the dresses they are acted in, and that the worst offences against good taste on the stage were to be looked for in the costumes of the corps de ballet. I should first suggest to managers to cater for the higher instead of the lower tastes of the public, and to see whether there is not a lurg - e class that might be drawn to the theatre by a better style of entertainment. To some authors I would say, if we are to have burlesque, let it be of the humour that we remember of old, and be made up of better. materials than nigger melodies, breakdowns, and wire-drawn puns. I would advise the more serious dra matist to be realistic in higher matters than hansom cabs and practicable pumps, and to give us characters and incidents as like the truth as the painted scenes before which they are played. To us actors and actresses I would say— " Oh, wad some power the giftie gie us To see ourselves as ithers see us ; " but I should think it wise to follow the example of the Lord Chamberlain, by not venturing into any particular or personal explanation of my general remarks. And now, having made myself generally disagreeable, let me take refuge under the hem of Shakspere's garment—that mantle which has covered in its time such a multitude of stage sins and sinners—and plead with you in the spirit, if not exactly in the words, of Rosalind. I will allow you to say that ," I am not a good epilogue," but I will defy you to add that " I cannot insinuate with you on behalf of a good play." Let me call to-night's performance " Love's Labour Nut Lost," and refer you for the bill of incidents and cast of the characters to the speech of the chairman and the accounts of the secretary. I won't say "I am nut furnished like a beggar," and I hope you won't say that "to beg will not become me." "My way is to conjure you," and I'll begin with the women. I charge you, 0 women, for the love you bear to men, to get as much out of your pockets as pleases you. And so I charge you, 0 men, for the love you bear to the women (as I perceive by your simpering none of you hate them), that between you and the women the subscription list may be well filled. And to shew our gratitude, if I were you, Rosalind, I would kiss as many of you as had beards that pleased me and complexions that liked me ; and I am sure as many of you as have good beards and good faces will, for my kind offer, when I make my curtsey, bid me farewell. _ . The CHAIRMAN proposed "Success and Prosperity to the Institution," and proceeded briefly to urge that this was one of the best of charities, supported as it was by members of the profession, especially including the ladies who were present. Speeches by Mr. B. Webster, Mr. Swinburne, ana others followed, and then came a ball. ELECTION PETITIONS, Mr. Baron Martin's judgment in the case of Mr. Samuelson, M.P. for Cheltenham, brings out the law as to bribery and intimidation more clearly. The petitioners proved that some offers _had been made to bribe, and a man named Cookey, a prizefighter, came forward and swore that he had been employed to thrash certain men in the town, and, together with some others (notably one Brown), had been ordered to make a row at the polling. booth. With regard to the intimidation, he declared that, for the purpose of snaking violence and intimidation operate on an election, it must be that violence and intimidation which would operate on voters and would induce persons of ordinary nerve to abstain from voting, and unless it amounted to that it would not void an election. It was not only that violence, and assaults, and riots, and beating should occur to void an election, except it should be of that character as to render the elector reasonably unwilling to exercise the right of voting. His lordship referred to the evidence of Cookey and Brown, the Birmingham " roughs." He would not believe either of them unless their evidence was confirmed by other persons. Cookey spoke of two acts of violence— one done at the instigation of Boodle on a person who was no voter at all, and who had not been called as a witness. His notion was that Cookey had rather exaggei ated the matter, but what had that, any way, to do with the election? The other violence which he alleged he committed was upon the persons going to vote, whom, he said, he jostled and pushed and tapped on the hat. He (the learned judge) did not believe that such a thing occurred; if it had the voters would have been there to confirm it. There was no voter called to shew that he had been influenced in any degree by this violence. He therefore disbelieved Cookey entirely, and believed Lis evidence to be false. At the same time he wished to express his disapproval of the idea of bringing down these men at all from Birmingham. It was not only a wrong act, but a foolish one. The folly was greater than the wrong. As to bribery, it would be an unfortunate thing if any man who meant to conduct an election fairly should lose his seat through the conduct of some third person with whom ,he was not directly connected. He believed that the evi dence established beyond doubt that there was no bribery to any extent committed in the borough. He agreed with Mr. Justice Blackburn that the giving of money was a thing to be proved, but that when the evidence of bribery consisted of only offers and proposals to bribe, the evidence must be stronger than that of bribery itself. All the evi dence that had been given only shewed that two sums of ls. and one of 6d. had been given, and in Lis judgment the case as regarded bribery entirely failed. In conclusion his lordship said he believed that on the part of Mr. Samuelson a more honest and pure election had never been conducted, and he had no reason to believe that bribery or treating had anything to do with it. He should report to the Speaker that neither of the candidates had been guilty of bribery, and that he had no reason to think that any corrupt practices had been exercised in the borough. It might be that Mr. Gardner's conduct was as pure and as honest as Mr. Samuelson's, and he thought there had never been a more pure and honest election than this proved in a court of justice. Mr. Justice Blackburn is engaged at Stalybridge trying the petition against Mr. James Sidebottom's return. In opening the case, Mr. Pope undertook to shew that Mr. Sidebottom's supporters engaged men ostensibly to main tain peace and protect the rights of their voters, but the result was to place Stalybridge in the hands of a paid mob in behalf of one of the candidates. On the night of the nomination day, Mr. Sidebottom's friends instructed the roughs to secure as many of Buckley's voters as possible, and to "bottle" them in the committee-rooms or public houses. Mr. Bates, the chairman of Mr. Sidebottom's committee, actually ordered these roughs to take forcible possession of Mr. Buckley's voters if they could not entice them peacefully, and to convey them to Mr. Sidebottom's houses. This work went on the whole of the time between the nomination and polling day; and some of the voters were made so drunk that they could neither stand, walk, nor speak, and they were covered up with newspapers and brown paper that strangers might not see them. As regards treating, evidence would be given to shew that the total of expenses returned by Mr. Sidebottom's agents at £721 could not possibly represent the whole of the expenditure ; the ex planation of this probably was that these items repre sented what Mr. Sidebottom's party had thought it safe to pay up to this time, and that Mr. Sidebottom's confi dential agent had come to the conclusion that he had been supplying refreshments in a way which the law would not countenance. The bribery cases, Mr. Pope declared, were clear except in the matter of agency, which it might be difficult to prove. The Pun golo of Milan gives an account of an extraordinary calamity which occurred a few days back during a ball at the Prefecture of Binasco. A tempora r y gallery in which the musicians were placed caught fire, and as the ladder by which they had gained access to it was remove 3, some jumped out and were injured in falling on elch otlur, while those who remained were more or less severely burnt before they could be rescued. Of twenty in all, sixteen had to be removed to an hospital; one has since died, and others are in a critical state. THE EASTER VOLUNTEER REVIEW.—The com mittee of metropolitan commanding officers appointed report on the best site for the usual Volunteer Review at, Easter, held under the sanction of the War Office authorities, resumed their sittings on Tuesday. There were four places named for the review —namely, Brighton, Dover, Portsmouth, and Guildford —but the last mentioned has been rejected, and Portsmouth cannot be the scene of the review, as the South-Western Company has declined to carry the volunteers at the m u m rates—namely, is. Gd. each for the men, and a slightl y increased charge for the officers. The claims of Brialton and Dover will therefore be presented to the meetix4tPf all the metropolitan commanding officers, the townspeopl e of both places being desirous of the review being held tl►ere, and the railway companies being willing to tkffixci tio necessary aen9rpilglqtion. A SPIRITUALISM CASE AT PARIS. The Appeal Court of Paris gave interlocutory judgment on Monday in the strange case of the Princess Isabeau Beauvau-Craon, against whom her mother and relations have brought a suit demanding the sequestration of her property, on the ground that she is incapable of taking care of it. The- allegation is that the young princess has become of unsound mind by frequenting professors of " spiritualism," Baron de Guldenstubbtl and his daughter, a "medium," who have imported spiritualism from the United States. The Princess Isabeau made his acquaintance a good _while ago, and used to receive his visits - at the Chateau de St. Ouen, till her mother turned him out of the house. Subsequently she saw him again at a country house at Garchis, from which he was summarily ejected by her brother. This brother, Prince Louis-Craon Beauvau, it may be remembered, met with a melancholy death while stepping out of his carriage at the door of the Jockey Club. A pistol in his pocket went off and blew out his brains on the pavement. It now appears that he bad that moment returned from a visit to some lodgings in Paris, wherein his sister had been sequestered by Gulden stubbe, and that he had loaded the pistol as a self-defen sive precaution. Since these proceedings were instituted the Princess Isabeau escaped to England, where she re mained long in concealment. The family of the Duke of St. Albans, with which she was acquainted, saw her for a little while, and took a house for her, but she soon left without letting them know where she had gone. She after wards turned up at Brussels, in a state of great poverty, and applied for admission to a convent, which refused to receive her. She is now an inmate of the house of M, Peemaus, the burgomaster of Louvain, and a Belgian advocate, who takes a great interest in her, and certifies that she is of perfectly sound mind. All that the Appeal Court has done is to confirm the decision that a prima facie case is made out for calling upon her to submit to an examination ; b u t t h e appointment o f a prov i sional com mittee to sequestrate her property was overruled as irregular and not warranted by the code. That the Appeal Court says cannot properly be done until she has either been examined or it is duly recorded that she keeps cut, of the way to avoid an examination. It has been for some time definitely arranged that Lord Cairns will suceml Lora Malmo.sbliry as leader of tbo Contervativo party In tho Ifoliao of Lords. "The Father of the Liverpool Town Council'" Altiorigliretiopii:wlio le 77 yodrii of ildfc and has bads ilg® hot dria t3FIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. 1 The Times, in referring to the speech of the Archbishop of York at Fishmongers' Hall, observes that it is remark able that at a conjuncture like the present a public banquet should have elicited from one of the Primates of the Church a speech upon the functions of the House of Lords. Of the special duties of bishops as life peers Dr. Thomson spoke with a frankness which we are happy to recognise. There is no doubt that life peers, as distin guished from hereditary peers, do constitute a species of Liberal element in the House of Lords, and we may say, indeed, that the bishops generally represent, within certain limits, that kind of personal or profes sional eminence which would, if life peerages were established, be likely to lead to that dignity. Agreeing, therefore, with the Archbishop of York on this point, and borrowing his own assertion, that bishops are not only prelates of our Established Church, but peers, and Liberal peers, of the British realm, we hope we may ask them to remember that capacity in the consideration they must presently give to the Ministerial proposals. They are bound to think not merely of the class to which they belong, or if the Establishment they superintend, hut of the whole British Empire and its true interests. It is el" , Lued for them by one of their own order that they are not only bishops, but life peers—peers owing their seats, not to descent, but to se'ection, and therefore representing a principle of political Liberalism. Let them justily this pretension by their votes. 'Jo "scrutinise" the measures sent up to them is not only their right, but their duty ; but the public may expect to see this scrutiny applied on liberal principles and with disinterested candour. It has now been admitted by an eminent prelate that a bishop does not simply represent his own diocese, nor a special class of constituents, but interests of a far wider character, and these are the inte rests to be promoted by imperial legislation. If, then, the bishops will consider, not merely what the Church may think upon the Irish question, but what the country has said, they will justify their claims to public respect as peers essentially Liberal by preferment and position. The Standard remarks upon the speech of Earl Spencer at the banquet on Monday, and contends that if Ireland is so prosperous as he makes out, some credit is due to the Conservatives. The Viceroy of Ireland, the officer of a Government which has just entered office on the under standing that Ireland was a down-trodden and discon tented country, could think of nothing better with which to entertain his host and the oppressed and miserable com pany than a lengthy dissertation on the peace, the happi ness, and the prosperity which Ireland is now enjoying. According to this representative of a Ministry which owes its return to power purely to the credit it has acquired in connection with the wrongs, the distress, and the tur bulence of the Irish people, it is the fortune of Judah, not of Issachar, which is the portion of Ireland. She is not the over-burdened ass, but rather the lion's whelp. All is exuberant, vigorous, healthy growth in her condition ; and, by his Excellency's account, must have been so for some time previous to his coming. Never was a country so prosperous, or blessed with so many reasons for contentment. In spite of the dryness of the last season, and that "unfortunate conspiracy," even before the Church is disestablished, and the land tenure revolu tionised, Ireland is in a thriving condition. Morally and socially, she has improved and is improving. If the Lord- Lieutenant's figures and statements are true, there is scarcely any country in Europe which should not envy Ireland. Judged by every test, she is better, stronger, healthier, than she was ten years ago. Either the Irish are a most placable people, or they have deceived us with their tale of distress. If we had been guilty of one-tenth of the atrocities alleged against the British rule, then it would have been impossible for Lord Spencer to make such a speech as that which he delivered on Monday night. There can be no special magic in the mere fact that a Liberal Ministry has succeeded to power. Mr. Gladstone could not have charmed away last year's poverty and last year's crime by the mere wind of his coming relief ; neither is he any novelty in the British Government. There have been Liberal Ministries oftener than Conservative Ministries who have had to do with the condition of Ireland; and, therefore, it cannot be that misery, poverty, and disaffection have been scared out of the island by the mere change of Government. The happy and prosperous condition of which Lord Spencer speaks, and for which Cardinal Cullen vouches, is a condi tion which cannot be anything else than the result of the old system of governing Ireland—the system which the Conservatives administered during what is acknowledged to be the happiest period in Ireland's history, and which is now threatened to be overturned by Mr. Gladstone's Government. The Daily News thinks that Mr. Reverdy Johnson is likely to made his mission as a diplomatist a celebrated one, if he fulfil his expectations. He told the people of Glasgow on Monday night that be was hopeful that a penny postage would be established between England and the United States before the end of the present year. The scheme is probably the one known as " ocean penny postage," which has been for many years so strongly advocated on both sides of the Atlantic. According to this proposal, the inland postage of each country would be c'ur'ed upon the letter, and a penny would be added for the ocean transit. In this case the United States postage would at once be reduced from sixpence to three pence, and it is even possible that a still lower rate might be fixed. But whatever may be the details of the plan, the reduction of the tariff will be a boon to both countries. It is not commerce so much as private friendship which requires it. The personal ties between this country and America are most numerous amongst the humblest classes. There is scarcely a poor Irish family but has some friend on the other side of the water. There is scarcely a little English village or a populous street in an English town to and from which some friendly corre spondence does not now and then cross the Atlantic. A reduction of the postage would not only increase this correspondence, but would probably cause personal relations between friends in the two worlds to be con tinued longer. To the poor on both sides a penny postage to America means oftener hearing from friends and oftener writing to them. The effect of such increased communica• tion on the relations of the two countries might not be great, but it would tell in the long run, and would be at least an additional guarantee of peace. Quarrels come of not understanding each other; frequent and free com munications prevent misunderstanding, and therefore the penny postman is a great peacemaker. The Herald, in discussing the rumoured abandonment of the Tt eg s.phs Act, remarks that an attempt to reopen a question definitively disposed of is a step which very strong reasons would be required to justify. But if rumour is to be believed the new Government is prepared to venture upon it without any reason whatever. The facts are unaltered, except by that natural growth of tele graphic business which constitutes an additional reason for bringing it under State control. And those who opposed the bill of last session do not, as we under stand, propose to throw the whole scheme over. They will adopt it so far as its enabling powers are con cerned. But they want to knock off an as yet undefined discount from the price which the country has agreed to p a y. Twenty years purchase, they say, is much too liberal a figure for the companies to get, though it is notorious that they were by no means anxious to sell, and believed that they would do much better if allowed to keep their property in their own bands. Still, if the Government holds to its bargain, and accepts its obligation to bring in a money bill to accomplish what the Act of 1868 sanctions, the vendors have no power to run back. Therefore, as it has bee n c l ear l y proved that the State can raise the money on terms which will leave it a. handsome profit, it would seem only prudent for it to keep faith. As a matter of money, we may be sure that if an attempt be made to vary the terms of the purchase, the matter will be once more at large, and this will probably lead to a delay of two or three years, during which the companies will be increasin g their business and improving their organisation to an extent which will make it much more costly to buy them up than now. But, pecuniary improvidence apart, the honour of the nation is worth considering. It will be something new for the Govern. ment of Great Britain to creep out of a solemn engage ment that it may have a chance of saving 5 or 10 per cent., with at least an equal risk of losing as much, or more. If this be the future economy of which we hear so much, most readers will feel that the less we have of it the better. The Telegraph refers to the death of Mr. Charles Bell, the Conservative member for the City of London, and declares that whatever advantage the Liberals may derive from this sudden decease, no mere considerations of party politics can weigh against the loss which the House of Commons has sustained by so melancholy an occurrence. We differ from the political opinion which Mr. Bell was pledged to support ; we disapprove of the scheme to which e owed his election ; but no stretch of the charity which bids us speak well of the dead is required to dictate a hearty and sincere testimony to the worth of the late member for the City. Politics apart, he was well qualified to represent the metropolis of commerce. He belonged to one of those great English firms for whom a long course of commercial enterprise, • good faith, and honest dealing have obtained a European reputation ; and on all the intricate questions of commer cial law and morality which are likely to occupy the early attention of Parliament, Mr. Bell would have been heard with the respect due to a long and unblemished career as a merchant. Moreover, from the circumstances of his life, the deceas e d gen tl eman p ossesse d an i nt i mate personal knowledge of the position, prospects, and resources of the Russian Empire, in which lie was equalled by few Eng lishmen, and certainly by none of his colleagues in the House of Commons, It seems only too certain that within the next few years the rel a ti ons o f R uss i a to Turkey 'and t o Central Asia will occupy no small share of public attention; and the valuable information which Mr. Bell could have given on these or kindred subjects would have been of real public value. During the heat of the election contest the late representative for the City used violent and indiscreet language, on which we had to comment at the time of its utterance. Great allowance, however, must fairly be made for the position in which Mr. Bell was placed, as the candidate of a minority ; and his opponents, as well as his friends, would have been honestly disappointed ii his conduct in the House of Commons had not amply redeemed any shortcomings in his demeanour as a hustings orator. Death has already been busy among the members of the new House of Commons • but as yet the House has lost the services of no new recr u it equ al in weight or stand. ing to the deceased partner in the firm of Thompson, Bonar. and Co. ~ a h ~r' HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, Feb. 10• The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise , and attended by the Hon. Harriet Phipps, drove to Ryde yesterday. Prince Leopold and Princess Beatrice walked in the grounds. LATEST INTELL EGENO. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) GREECE. ATITENS, Feb. 6 . The Constitution of the Zainiis Cabinet is (4 , cially announced to be as follows :-- M. Zahnis, President and Minister of the interior Scarlate Soutzos M. Avierino Finance. Petzalis M. Saravas M. Tringheta M. Theodore Delyanni The programme of the Cabinet is the acceptan ce of the declaration of th e C on f erence, w hi c h i s abo ut to be signed. FRANCE. PARIS, Feb. 11. It is reported that M. de Walewski left Atli ° on Monday last. SPAIN. MADRTD, F e b. 10• Senor Olozaga has had a conference with ajar• shal Serrano and Senor Rivero, and now will Mara immediately to Paris, where his presence as dull ) " sador is required. BOMBAY MAIL. MEssINA, Feb. W . The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steame r Ceylon, from Alexandria, passed through the Straits of Messina at three this morning en mute for .Marseilles. AMERICA. QUEENSTOWN, Feb. 11. The Union steamship Colorado, from Li v erpO r ; has arrived here, and h av i ng em b ar k e d pass enge r she proceeded for New York at 10 a.m. THE WEST INDIA MAILS. PLYM 0 UTH, Feb. 11 ' , The Royal Mail steamer Nev 4 arr i ve d here morning with the fortnight's West India and Pacific mails, 41 passengers, also two sergeants lll . ten privates, with their f am ili es , o f th e 16th R e g , i o ment, in all a detachment num b er i ng 53, treas ur f to the value of $773,101, and 4,131 package ° e cargo. Among the passengers are Count L. Cifri a l from Trinidad ; Mr. Bulwer, late Administ rat4 t to the Government at D om i n i c° ; an d M r . 13. son, of Jamaica. The Neva's dates are vaipa r3 : Jan. 2 ; Callao, 13th ; Panama, 22d ; jatnal' ; 24th ; and St. Th omas , 30 t h . Th e grea ter part of the homeward v oy age th e Neva e-ii perienced fresh north-west er ly t o sou th-west er , / gales with a very heavy sea. She was detained Or hours at the entrance of the Channel by fog. C ° miles off the Lizard she could not see the light, ad lay too till t Aro this morning, and then ste an3 slowly up Channel. She landed 12 passenger° 313,' 35 sacks of mails, and proceeded for SoutharoP t°ll ll The mails were forward e d b y spec i a l train 11 a.m. BRAZILIAN MAIL. LivEuroor,, Feb. 11 ' , The Liverpool, Brazil, a n d Ri ver Plate CA 11 : 4 pany's steamer Halley left the Mersey this nO rni e , with the ship-letter ma il s , passengers, an d n g eil o ral cargo for Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, Monte V ide ; and Buenos Ayres. The Halley will leave l' i4) on the 17th inst. MR. KUHE'S ORCHESTRAL CONCE-875' On Monday evening next, the accoraPl ieu ' - pianist and composer, M r . K u h e , inaugura,As:Aelv series of fifteen gr an d orc h es t ra l concer t s a t P—e ton, each of whi c h w ill d ou b t l ess attrac t A isrf,rl number of visitors from London. The preliar af f programme is one of the most extraerdf or combinations of talent that has appeared 0 0 considerable period, embracing as it does the n a le, of nearly all ou r grea t es t ar ti s t s, ma l e an d fel ;IP both vocal and instrument a l. Th e ser ies i oc t of three of four classical morning concerts, the which is announced for Wednesday, t be P: when Beethoven's pastor a l s y m ph on y and Still dale Bennet's overture, " Naides,". ( o , be performed, in addition to w hich. ' P ` t ot Schumann will play some of th e most irilfseit' compositions of Beethoven, Me n d e l ss ohn, or t° Chopin, and Schumann. An e v e n i n g is t'°, 4B o f voted to the works of Moza r t, o ne to t itm ' 0° Beethoven, and another to Mendelssohn' the e Saturday, the 20th, Mr. Sims R e eves will t mo• star; and on Wednesday morning, the 24th'palv Stirling, our greatest living actress, will read valve spere's "MidsummerNightsDream," on whi ch 00, 41 sion the whole of Mendelssoh n ' s i nc idental will be given. The thirt een th concer t, Feb. 2, A 0 be for the benefit of Mr. Kuhe, and tb e %jog' musical feature will c l ose on S a t ur day el i r ., ar ia February 27, with H an d e l' s " M ess i a h." Y o cell the series there w ill b e one ex t ra mor ning c° ,, 10 1 ' (February 20) when Haydn's " Creatiejitli be performed, the vocalists being Mi° 2l Or' Wynn, Mdlle. Liebhart, Mr. Winn, 41:1 . ° , 0 10 1° Sims Reeves. The orchestra Will 1 ; 01 nearly the whole of the instrumentalists ° lu do fame and the chorus will be on a magi f ee o°, l present unknown beyond the Crystal roe octa l Exeter-ball. It is quite impossible to give i f o da re the various compositions that will be gi v e Ovb ing the series, but this we may say, that I ‘ l . _„ r ; col le t has selected all the greatest and gralicluit sho positions for performance, an announceo l nor t will satisy every musician of taste 01 7 1 , 0 went, that nothin g w ill b e om itted to g ro vg to the brilliant musical festival he has I/ 0 01‘" Mr. Kuhe has, unsolicited, undertaken the vj coo; bringing together this extraordinary mkt gress ; and me feel certain his pre-eralal . ., i t 01 01 ,1 will enable him to carry it to a triunlP7oo 0 ‘ His pianoforte recitals, both in 1 - 411 n ab .1/13 4 Brighton, have been the means of many to enjoy and appreciate Ch i : ta the e ; classical music, and now he ju d i Lic o f 0 0 11 0 4 into the choicer and more elaborate fiel d c eo o , tral composition ; and thus, whilst these cto d OF D will recommend themselves to the mos t re c clb preciation, they are also popular in the re al of 11 0 sense of the term. They will satisfy th 7ro v W o o musical education, and charm those who of opera and symphony, but who have ra Boo soul. Mr. Kuhe has our best wishes for which, however great, will be no more 10 0 f 00 fairly and frankly accept, as he is twv / _ 0 0 ../ best exponents of the queen of ins trel " pianoforte. ie9/0, w • The subscription to the entire s fo rt oc it fixed at a very moderate figure—onee it to 10 whole of the concerts—but the admis:' 0 0 of the concerts for those not finding it 3 6 50 0 1 0 , to subscribe for the whole is quite as re , pig l Special trains will run on the LOUd c t eo rts. and South Coast Railways during the o°' S ef In gao {OW 3S MISSING SEIIP.—The Rockwood - t, for castle, Now South W a les, on tho 19th August 1 Franciaco, aad has not oinco been heard of COW New Ce nt Ind ditto Per Paper 105. In 1 price s both 5 Unior, Ou t and prem. Th( 'avow stock Engin and Telco Watei Copal] Uni quest, and G solidal Apo finane closed 10-16 Credit 20 di,. 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