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LITERATURE. EVELYN STUART; or RIGHT versus MIGHT. 3 Vols. By Adrian. More frequently than we could wish, as aspirants for the moral and intellectual advancement of the people, are fictions written with the sole intention of affording an evanescent and unprofitable amusement.. Ole. master master novelists have not acted upon this princip The beauties evoked by their imaginations have con stituted a means, and not an end. Wh e ther they soared into fairyland, or strayed into the wild and est romance, or simply delinea ted the appearances characteristics of their contemporanes, they never forgot that they were thus endowed with powers of fancy and facilities of compos i tion to effect something more noble and durab le than the frivolous entertain ment of their fellow -creatures. This fact does not elaborate exemplification ? There sure ly require any is no necessity to remind any one at all acquainted with literature that Defoe, by his writings, divulged the real blessings of civilisation and good-fellowship ; that Cervantes restored society to reason, when its wits were very nearly lost ; that Goldsmith showed how even simplicity should be reverenced when it was accompanied by virtue ; that Johnson illustrated the truth of earthly enjoyments being insufficient to insure happiness ; that Godwin displayed in a remarkable manner the remorse consequent upon crime, and the miseries produced by inordinate wealth; that Voltaire held hypocrisy up to ridicule, and that Marmontel warned the inexperienced again s t blindly following the first impulses of their passions. It is useless to enlarge upon these instances to those who have read Rasselas and Robinson Crusoe, the Vicar of Wakefield and Don Quixote, Caleb Williams and Candide, Telemachus and St. Leon. In these and a countless multitude of other examples, we can not but discern that the paramount object of the ro mancist is not so much to ensure the recreation as the instruction and the improvement of his reader. The various classic fictions which are preserved in the dif ferent languages of Europe, corroborate this assertion. Latterly, however, the publishing offices have teemed with fictions which have been only recom mended by the agreeable style of the writing , and the amusin g nature of the narrative. The novelists of the day — saving always Charles Dickens and a few other bril liant exceptions—have seemed to regard their office as similar to that of the jesters and bards of the middle ages. They have vied with their great predecessors as mere painters of scenery and sketches of character; they have emulated them in all the externals of their art; but they have lamentably forgotten the purpose. It would have been well if they had remembered that observation of Cicero, that nothing is easier than to imitate the garb, or the posture, or the movements of another, "nihil est facilius, quam amictum imitari alicujus, cut staturn, aut motum.' They would then have pro duced works capable of acting beneficially upon the heart and the intellect, as well as of m erel y feeding curiosity, or inflaming the imagination. Such a work is "Evelyn Stuart." It is refreshing now-a-days to encounter a novel which contains such a fund of stirring incident, and which conveys, moreover, such elevating sentiments and laudable aspirations. While this story lacks the murders, and suicides, and other criminalities, which have imparted so much that is morbid and reprehensible to the popular taste, it is nevertheless fraught with the ebbing and the flowing of human passion. In its general texture (as it May be called) there is occasionally, without doubt, a certain deficiency of art, but this deficiency is re deemed by the nature with which it is suffused throughout. " Evelyn Stuart" has one great and unquestionable advantage, its interest is im mediate--contemporary—national. From the pages of "Evelyn Stuart " we discern the social, moral, intellectual, physical, and political condition of the English people at this moment. The fictitious vicissitudes introduced in these three volumes are as sociated with the real vicissitudes of the population, and by this means an actuality is thrown over the narrative which considerably enhances its valve. We are always loath to abate the curiosity excited by the plot of such a production as the one now lying under consideration, by unravelling its mysteries, and we shall not allow ourselves to be seduced from our ordi nary custom in the present instance. The plot is as it were the skeleton of the book, and the extracting of that skeleton merely for the purpose of hanging its component bones upon the wires of criticism, neces sarily destroys the vitality of the original, as far as the readers of the criticism are concerned. We may observe,_ however, that this tale of " Right versus Might" is entirely and essentially English. Some of the principle incidents are situated in London, but the reader is at other times carried into the manufac turing and rural districts. Most of the different phases of English society are portrayed in this work ; we are i ntroduced now to the salons of the nobility, now to the cottages of the yeomanry, now to the dwelling-houses of our merchants and trades men, now again to the hovels and cellars of our peasantry and artisans. A generous and comprehen sive view is taken of this great empire in all its mag nificence and all its destitution—in all its power and its weakness—in its glory and in its shame. We would especially mark one peculiarity in the concep tion of "Evelyn Stuart ;" the various characters in troduced in the storyare the types of some of the most conspicuous classes in Great Britain. Mr. Arden is the type of those among the mercantile men of the metropolis who are carrying on a gigantic trade with every semblance of success, but who are infinitely worse than beggars in reality. Sir Stephen Alsinger is a capital portrait, sketched at full length, and drawn to a hair. He is one of those apparent sticklers for party who are prepared, on emergencies, to desert to the opposition when the opposition promises to be the winning side. Lord Hewiston is emblematic of those younger members of the aristocracy who are elected by snug boroughs from family interest, and enter St. Stephens with about as much knowledge of legislation as a fingerpost, and about as much relish for it as a volatile young nobleman may be supposed to have. Lord Relton again is one of those dogged and arbitrary politicians who consider everything should go on upon the old system, no mat ter how circumstances may have changed, and who would prefer walking clean over a precipice rather than budge one inch to the right or the left. Recent occurrences have divulged the existence of many , Lord Reltons, and many, moreover, without his re deeming qualities. The Wilmot's are the type of those impoverished children of toil, who are, alas ! so plentifully distributed in our rural districts, and par ticularly in the shire of Dorset. Louisa is an emblem of that silent and agonized want which pines, and labours, and starves in so many garrets of this me tropolis, those youthful and unprotecting beings who have to battle not merely with cold and hunger, but against a thousand allurements to sin and ignominy, those wretched creatures whose woe was so eloquently uttered by Thomas Hood, in his " Song of the Shirt," and whose dangers were so forcibly described by "Boz," in his Christmas story of " The Chimes." Arbridge, who may be called the hero of this novel, and who appears to be an especial favourite of its author, is a character deli cately and completely pencilled,—he is the very beau ideal of a representative in the House of Par liament. All his aspirations are enkindled by phi lanthropy; and, according to Adrian, his nature is modelled to a similar form with that of the glorious Armand Carrel—Carrel, of whom Mr. Smythe has written : " For the people and truth were to him as dear As the love of fair lady to true chevalier." The moral which appears to be drawn from the cha racter of Arbridge is that no glory at all worthy of the title can be achieved except by aiding the advance ment of our fellow-beings; that warlike fame is _ miserable trash in comparison with the fame of those whose memories survive in the grateful hearts of the . hitherto poor and suffering ; and that the ambition of every Englishman, and particularly of every legislator, •should be the improvement of the condition of the indigent and contemned. When Arbridge is de• -picted as wandering in solitude and despair among the Alpine crags, looking with scorn upon the strug gles of his fellow-mortals to arrive at distinction by the ordinary means, we are irresistibly reminded of that noble passage in " Childe Harold : " He who ascends to mountain tops, shall find The loftiest peaks most wrapt in clouds and snow ; ' He who surpasses or subdues mankind, Must look down on the hate of those below. Though high chose the sun of glory glow, And tar beneath the earth and ocean spread, Round him are icy rocks, and loudly blow Contending tempests on his naked head, And thus reward the toils which to those summits lead.' Every portion of this fiction tends to the enforce-' went of the benevolent principle that to confer bene factions upon the industrious poor, to place them in such a position that they can honestly gain- their livelihood, to enable them (as Napoleon insisted in his prize essay) to obtain wholesome food, warm clothing, and sufficient shelter should be the primary aim of the more affluent members of the community. Of the heroine we have not spoken, because she her self is the embodiment of all these aspira • tions. When we have named the book we have named h ero i ne , the and when we have de scribed the philanthropic spirit of the book, we have described the ch ar acter of Evelyn Stuart. A plea sant tone of raille r y insinuates itself occasionally, even into the descrip tions of mere accessories, such as that of the trees before Norford Castle, which, either ~ as or from very sham e ,” w hid the abodes of misery park, must,have how ever, , _otherwise visible beyond t h e e o ever, allow the author t o speak in th u siasm for English scenery_ After msealf,"egin rug how w his en- b e any person could " form plans of crime an amid verdant plains, glorious with the setting un th us beautifully eulogises the sunshine:— s ' y " Does he not merit pity, whose heart never rejoiced at a delight so pure, who feels not the magic beauty of the sunshine? Yet, are there such? Can there be one who does not bless those golden beams, which cheer the barren wilderness, which make lovely verdure lovelier still! which gild the ruined temple, the broken, crumbling relic of the past; or softly shine upon the tender flower, or clustering curls upon the infant's brow ! which gloriously adorn the sacred pile—stream through the painted glass, and shed a holy radiance round the holy place ; which glance upon the sculptured tombs, where sleep the dead ! or softly touch the snow white robes which mark the ministers of peace! " In every place, at every time, those beams are bright and beauteous, but shining in softened radiance in a church, the sunshine seems the smile of Godl" The author, however, evinces an affection for nature under every guise. Here is a pen-and-ink picture of a landscape covered with snow : " It was, indeed, a glorious sight. They stood upon a rising ground; beneath them lay the broad expanse of country, now white with the untrodden snow, which served to mako the remotest distance visible. Although the hand of art had done nothing here, the scene seemed scarcely natural—rather, it was a glimpse of fairy land. This was far different from the glowing sunset, the smiling beauties of the verdant plain ; but it had other eharms—it was the very emblem of purity and peace. Alas! of earthly purity and peace, for the same sun, but just come forth in brightness, for a short while increased its beauty, and made it more apparent ; but that same sunbeam should, in a little time , melt that fair beauty, and destroy it all! Thus is it with our peace and purity —the sunshine of the world's prosperity shall dissipate the one, a breath of the world's slander sully the other's day are touched upon with some adroitness, and always in a manner remarkable for its liberality : The Ten Hours' Bill, the Corn-laws, Ireland, the Allotment System, the Game-laws, the destitution of the agricultural labourers, and divers other subjects of a like description. Turn we, however, to the brief but cordial mention of Sir Robert Peel's resignation —that resignation which is unprecedented for the glory and popularity with which it surrounded the retiring Minister : "Rousing himself from these meditations, he repaired to the vicinity of St. Stephen's, not so much to hear the formal resignation of Ministers, about to be proclaimed, as to witness the reception of Sir Robert Peel by the people he had so nobly and so triumphantly befriended. And right glad was Arbridge that he had come, when he beheld the heart-stirring scene. It was an appro priate and a touching tribute to the retiring Minister. For two hours the crowd had assembled before the Par liament House—for two hours it continued increasing in numbers and in eagerness, till the anxious, excited, human line extended along the whole course that he would have to traverse. Ignorant spectators stopped to inquire the cause of the unusual and universal anima tion. Is the Queen about to pass?' No; only S:r Robert Peel!' cnly Sir Robert Peel—only the Minister about to resign in the senate-house his official post, aptl to receive from the people's unbiassed and cordial ap probation a more gratifying distinction—a more honour able reward than the peerage he had been offered and bad refused. He came!—the pensive smile on his pa!e and placid countenance expressed the emotion and the satisfaction he must have felt. The eager multitude closed round him—their glad shouts resounded in the air. Such was the downfall and defeat of him—scl f sacrificed for the people's cause! Arbridge joined gladly in the enthusiastic cheers, which proclaimed how the multitude responded to their Minister." " Evelyn Stuart" is a novel, which, while it fasci nates the attention, cannot fail to arouse all our dor mant love for fatherland, and to deepen our interest in the welfare of our poorer brethren. The author has spoken in a voice of simplicity, but with an ear nestness which is thoroughly heartborn. No ready, at the Libraries, in three vols. post Bvo., THE WILL ; or, THE HALF BROTHERS. A NOVEL. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. whiteness. " But not of this thought our friends, gazing with ad miration on the scene ; and, indeed, well worthy was it of admiration. What various forms the snow assumed, and yet how beautiful in all! There it seemed, one un broken mass of spotless white; here it just tinted, slightly and gracefully, the withered boughs of many a noble tree, clothing them, as it were, with a new foliage. There were the cottages, clearly defined by that fair outline, and here the village church, the village graves—how meet that snow-white robe of purity seemed for the sacred place! " At a slight distance might be seen a ruined tower, the weight of ages in its crumbling form, the frost of winter on its hoary brow. It seemed like some grim hermit looking upon the youth and strength around— some mighty record of the past, telling of what had been, and showing what all must, alas! soon become. But the most beautiful sight of all was where the hills abruptly stopped, and by a rugged precipice descended to the plain; along the height a gentle stream had flowed, then in a wild eataract had fallen down the steep declivity. The stream was now all frozen—the very waterfall was there in ice, as though congealed even as it fell. A tree that grew on the hill side, hanging across, had bathed its branches in the falling shower, that shower congealed now hung suspended from its trembling boughs. It all seemed magic, it was as though the enchanter's wand, in one short instant, had transfixed the whole. And it was magic—surely no potent wizard was ever so wonderful, so powerful, so amazing, as gentle, genial, kind, yet awful Nature! As a contrast, we transcribe the following vivid ac count of a most moving spectacle—a monster meeting of the Anti-Corn-law League in Covent-garden Theatre, and the welcome of the great apostle of free trade, Richard Cobden. " They arrived early at the theatre, in order to avoid the crowd ; and seated in their private box, had an ex cellent view of the whole house. Evelyn was amazed and delighted. She had often been at the theatre to see the reguiar performance, but never had she beheld a scene like this. Wherever she looked, was a vast sea of human heads ; beneath her the crowded pit seemed one compact mass, and all around, even to the very roof, was the same assemblage of eager earnest countenances. And there, before her—upon that stage which had erst re bounded with the actor's tread—which had been wont to exhibit in its mimic show, great kings and mighty heroes, battles and victories—to revive with its magic power the glorious events of history, or pourtray fancy's most divine creations—there, on that stage, was assem bled the mighty body, whose power was great as any king's, and marvellous as any hero's ; whose battles, al beit with other weapons, were valorous and desperate as the hard-wcn fights of old, and whose victory—whose crowning, matchless victory—was already shadowed forth, its glory beaming bright amid the darkness of futurity. The gorgeous memories of the past—the fair imaginings of the poet—all, faded to nothing, before the present majesty of reality and truth. Before he was the League!—the all-puissant League, whose power, ema nating only from the people, was employed only in the people's cause. The ' great fact' never looked more im posing—and yet the assembled thousands were as no thing, compared with the high principles that inspired them. " The chairman addressed the meeting, in his own mild and impressive manner, but Evelyn heard him not: she could heed nothing but the crowded multitude around her. These then were the people of England, the objects of her aspirations and her dreams. How interested, how earnest, how animated did they appear—with what breathless attention did they listen to the speaker—how their cheers rose in unison! But while she thus watched them, one universal spirit seemed to pervade the whole. The mighty multitude arose, even to a man—their deaf ening shouts sounded like thunder—living thunder! and scarcely could they die upon the echoing walls, ere they were again and again renewed. Evelyn was amazed—at first almost alarmed—she could hardly believe this tumultuous exultation was what she had often read of, desi g nated "(cheers)." There must be some cause for such extraordinary excitement—some great speaker was about to address them ! They shouted his name ! and Evelyn turned eagerly to behold him—him of whom she had heard so much—whom she had so long desired to see—and she saw him! Standing near the front of the stage, behind a little green-covered table, waiting till the enthusiasm which had greeted him, subsided. Tall and thin, slightly bending forward, one hand resting upon the table—he appeared far from strong, indeed in ill-health—but his expressive countenance bore the stamp of a great mind : the power of high intellect was en throned on his thoughtful brow. " He spoke l and the mighty thunder changed to a death-like silence. Evelyn listened with earnest atten tion : she had never heard a public speaker before, and at first she was rather surprised—it hardly seemed like a speech. There was no studied voice, or affected man ner, no formal exordium, no rounded period ; in fact, nothing forced, strained, •or unnatural. The speaker appeared rather to be talking to her, and to every one, individually, in the most easy, unstudied, natural man ner possible. There was an almost colloquial freedom in his eloquence, yet how effective was it ! A style so simple and so perspicuous, clear to the humblest com prehension, convincing to the most sceptical (if unpre judiced). Unanswerable facts followed one another with startling rapidity ; luminous arguments varied with lively anecdotes enchained the attention and kept alive the interest : logic had here a peculiar triumph ; by her aid, dull things became clear, dry matters all-attractive. The cheers of the audience attested their approval, their undivided and animated attention evinced their deep in terest and sympathy. Evelyn listened with delight, never had she felt so thoroughly convinced, so charmed, so captivated by human reasoning. She marvelled how, after hearing him, any one could doubt. She believed all, and could have listened on for ever." But that our columns are pre-occupied, we would ex tract the entire of the fifth chapter to the second volume ; it contains an affecting interview in the garret of the sempstress, which should be perused by every one, from the gentle lady and the statesman downwards. We cannot refrain from giving a few simple but suggestive sentences relating to the Em peror Napoleon, the latter part of which recalls to our recollection some similar remarks in " Tom Burke of Ours," by Charles Lever. " And the receding shores of France were viewed with heartfelt grief by one, whose fortunes were as momentous as the Scottish queen's, whose power and glory were greater far than hers whose fate was as appalling. What must have been the feelings of the proud conqueror and mighty monarch,—the obeyed, the beloved, the adored, — as hastening from the scenes of his grandeur and tri umphs, to wear out his prisoned life on a barren rock— he beheld for the last time the land of his heart, the home of his glory. In the fresh ardour of early youth, the young Corsican first landed on the shores of his adopted country—the country he was to rule, and to lead fore• most among nations; and now the brief and bright career was ended; conquered and captive, from the deck of an enemy's vessel the eyes of the hero last be held his beloved France. One of the companions of that melancholy voyage thus describes the touching scene:— " ' The coast of Brittany threw off the clouds which concealed it, and presented itself to our eyes, as if to receive our last adieu. France! France! was the spon taneous cry which resounded from one end of the deck to the other. " ' The Emperor stood still, looked at the coast, and, taking off his hat, said, with emotion, "Adieu! Terre des braves, je to salue! adieu! France, adieu!" " ' The emotion was electric: even the English in voluntarilytihsiathpaergee a u m um on e g ve t d h ; e m A o l s l t b h itte h r v o e f h h e i ' un covere d t h emse l ves w i t h re li g i ous respect. ' s a r e t nseemm must e s s t feel for the agony th a t m i g h ty can " W rea n d o breast w e o nd a ured. contemplate what we cannot comprehend, and who shall ma dare to analyse his feelings ? Who shall say what undefined sensations bound his so u l t o that beloved land ? i "His history was twined with that of many nations. The Ausonian skies shone o'er his early glory ; the Italian plains witnessed the dawning of his high ambi tion. Amid the burning sands of Africa, ho overthrew the desert chiefs, and was hailed by the wondering moslems, ' Sultan of fire.' On the shores of Asia he led his daring army, and by the walls of Acre he ' missed his destiny.' At Vienna, the capital of the haughtiest of empires, monarchs waited in his ante-chamber. Amid the snows of Russia he led the obedient host ; in the little isle of Elba hope again inspired his heart. Yet which of these countries could compare with France? Not here had he fought his battles and seen the foeman fly ; but dearer, better far, here were the murmurs of a people's praise, the rising incense of a people's love. Other kingdoms laid down their arms ; this gave its heart's devotion ; here had the diadem been placed upon his brow,—here, in the hours of peace, he had earned the statesman's, the legislator's, noble fame,—greater, far greater, than his soldier's glory : and here, too, had he enjoyed the happiness of domestic life ; here had his heart first beat with all a father's rapture, over the promised successor of his greatness, but alas ! the heir of his misfortunes. ere " And now the increasing distance removes that o w f is e h tle is its tu m b e e m b o u r r y ied is country from his sight—for ever! But even in the land th d e e r a e r_to , au hi m m i ; lie o u ne d o e f s his last his mighty at -ant .....13G .-3.' uncon sciously addgrestysin Francais quo •' - t '; 4 spirit i departed, after almost uncon- And on the bed of death, head, the last word thsa son, - and alluding to the army's dying lips was, All the most impor t ta h n n t g ' France!' 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Harrison ; Ferdinand, Mr. King ; Philippo, Mr. Borrani ; Provost Marshal, Mr. Howell ; Don Juanito, Mr. Weiss ; Loretta, Madame Anna Bishop ; Florinda, Miss Poole ; Gaetana, Miss Rebecca Isaacs. After the Opera, will be presented a new grand Ballet, called THE WAGS OF WAPPING (performed at the Academic Royale, Paris, under the title of " Betty.") In which will appear Mdllcs. Sophie Fuoco, Louise, Benart, Madvme Giubilei ; MM. Baguet, Adrien, Paul, Tell ; Messrs. Howell, Priorson, &c. THEATRE ROYAL, HAY MARKET. Under the Management of Mr. B. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING Will be performed an original Comedy, entitled LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP; or, Wooings and Weddings. Mr. Oddington, Mr. W. Farren ; Mr. Rashlcigh, Mr. Hudson ; Mr. De Were, Mr. Hull ; Mr. Brandon, Air. Howe ; Mr. Hardman, Mr. Rogers ; Jack Spriggs, Mr. Webster ; Tom Tilley, Mr. Buckstone ; Miss Brown, Mrs. Glover ; Claribel Oddington, Miss Fortescue ; Mary Oddington, Miss P. Horton ; Elinor Mortimer, Mrs. Yarnold ; Fanny Hardman, Miss Julia Bennett. After which a new Farce, called SPRING GARDENS. Lord Courtington, Mr. Holl ; Sir Arthur Love], Air. Howe ; Scoreup, Mr. Buckstone ; Lady Clarissa, Mrs. Buckingham ; Mrs. Scorcup, Miss Julia Bennett. During the evening the Band will perform the Overtures, " Pre aux Clercs," and "Les Travestissernens ;" Clementinen" (Ma zourka) ; " Camcllion " (Galop) ; and the " Esterhazy" (Walzer). To conclude with the Comic Drama, entitled TILE IRISH POST. In which Messrs. Bland, Tilbury, Hudson, and Mrs. Ilumby, will appear. Box-office open from Twelve till Four ; under the direction of Mr. T. Archer, Box Book-keeper. FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell. THIS EVENING Will be performed Le Brun's Petite Comedic of LES RIVAUX D'EUX MEMES. Derval, M. Rhozevil ; Folleville, M. Langeval ; Dupont, M. Dumery. ; Lise, Mdlla. Brohan. After which, LE COMEDIEN D'ETAMPES. Dorival, M. Per let ; Madeleine, Mdlle. A. Kkin. To conclude with Regnard's admired Play of LES FOLIES AMOUREUSES. Albert, M. Cartigny ; Eraste, M. Felix ; Crispin, M. Lucien ; Agathe, Mdlle. C. Vallee ; Lisette, Mcille. Brohan. Boxes, 6s. ; Pit, 3s. Gd. ; Stalls, 35.; Gallery, 2s. Doors opened at half-past Seven, and the performance commence at Eight. THEATnE ROYAL, ADELPHI. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE. THIS EVENING _ Will be performed a grand Fairy Spectacle, founded on the Ballet of LA GISELLE, entitled THE PHANTOM DANCERS ; or, the Wilds Bride. Principal characters by Mr. Wright, Mr. P. Bedford. Mr. 0. Smith, Mr. Cullenford, Madame Celeste, Miss Marian Taylor, Miss Emma }larding, Miss Ellen Chaplin, and Mrs. Laws. After which the original Domestic Drama, called THE WRECK ASHORE ; or, The Bridegroom of the Sea. Marmadukc Magog, Mr. Wright ; Alice, Mrs. Yates. To conclude with a Bozzian Sketch, in one act, called MRS. GAMP'S TEA AND TURN-OUT. Principal characters by Messrs. Cullenford, Worrell, Ryan, Wright, Munyard ; Miss M. Taylor, and Miss Ellen Chaplin. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. J. M. Maddox, sole Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING Will be performed an original romantic Opera, in three parts, entitled THE NIGHT DANCERS ; founded on the Story of " Giselle." The principal characters personified by Miss Georgiana Smithson, Madame Albertazzi, Miss Flower, Miss Somers, Misses Marshall; Messrs. Leffler, Allen, Bodda, Walton, T.llill, Homer, Peren, E 4 r.c. • To conclude with the Opera of ROB ROY. Rob Roy, Mr. J. R. Scott ; Rashleigh, Mr. Hughes ; Francis Osbaldiston, Mr. Barker ; Bailie Nicol Jarvie, Mr. Compton; Dongal, Mr. Ryder; Diana Vernon, Miss Smithson ; Ilelen Macgregor, Mrs. Fosbroke. OLYMPIC THEATRE. Mr. George Bolton, sole Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING Will be produced an entirely New and Original Comedy, in five acts, entitled LIFE. Mr. Orstan, Mr. Archer ; Frank Orstan, Mr. Leigh Murray; Sir Thomas Menton, Mr. Walter Lacy ; Sir Jacob Smaliwit, Mr. George Bolton; Sir Robert Folair, Mr. J. Cowell ; Cancers, Mr. Wilkinson ; Lady Bait, Mrs. C. Jones ; Fanny Archer, Mrs. Walter Lacy ; Emily Orstan, Mrs. Gordon. After which, Shakspere's History of JACK CADE. Jack Cade, Mr. Maynard. To conclude with a new grand BALLET DIVERTISSEJIENT. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessee, Mrs. Frances Davidge. TIIIS EVENING Will be performed a new melo-dramatic Tale of Enchantment, called GISELLE ; or, The Phantom Night Dancers. Maximilian, Mr. Pelham; Peterkin, Mr. Webb ; Caspar, llerr Deulin ; Mrs. Saville ; Dame Bertha, Mrs. Daly ; Myrtha. Miss Terrey. After which, the VIRGINIAN HARMONISTS Will sing their po pular Negro Melodies, and perform their celebrated Railway Overture. To followed by the popular Ballet of LA STATUE BLANCHE. To conclude with a new Drama, entitled QUENTIN MATSYS ; or, The Smith of Antwerp. Quentin Matsys, Mr. Saville ; IVilliewig, Mr Heslop ; Clemeutina, Mrs. Saville ; Dame, Mrs. Daly ; Joan, Miss Terrey. ASTLEY'g P.OYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Patronised by her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, Prince Albert, and Royal Family. Immense attraction and double spec tacle. " The Demon Horse" and " Waterloo." First Week of the appearance of Mr. Gomersal as "Napoleon Buonaparta." THIS EVENING Will be performed a grand new Magical Equestrian Romance, en titled TIIE DEMON HORSE ; or, Tiv Twelve Wishes and the Charmed Bit. In which will be- introdsoced the Syrian Camels and trained Deer, and the Wild Stag-Hunt. Entire change In the Scenes of the CIRCLE. In which will ap pear Herr Amidio Nuperte, the great Dutch Bottle Equilibrist. To conclude with the grand Military Spectacle of THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO. Napoleon, Mr. Gomersal. Rox-oftice open from eleven till 11 , 74 o'clock.—Doors open at six and commence at half-past six o'clock.—Stage Manager, Mr. W. Broadfoot. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. Immense success of the alteration of the prices of admission to one general level, so that all parts of the house shall bear a just and liberal proportion—viz., Boxes, is. ; Half-price, 6d. ; Pit, 6d. • Gallery, 3d.—and first week of " The Black Doctor," with great scenic effect. THIS EVENING Will he performed THE BLACK DOCTOR. In which Miss Vin cent, Mrs. G. Lee, Miss L. Pearce, Mrs. It. Barnett, and Messrs. Edwards, Bird, Searle, Forman, &c., will perform. After which THE MILLER'S WIFE. Ecky M'Craw, Miss Vin cent ; Crumpy, Mr. Forman. To conclude with the Burlesque of FAYRE ROSAMONDE ; or, The Bowers of Woodstock. Fayre Rosamonde, Mr. Forman. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE,: NOVEMBER 24. TLIERMOMETER, Lowest, 48; Highest. 54 ; Noon, 55, BAROMETER, 29.64.—W1ND W., rainy. HIGH WATER. AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning .. 9 minutes after 5. Evening 33 minute, after 5. THE SWN, LONDON, TUESDAY E VENING, NOVEMBER 24, 1846 suffered from that ebullition of popular feel ing, which it had, in no overt manner in stigated, and in which it was in no overt manner implicated. And now, because it was thus passive, because it was the victim of the insubordinate Galicians, and because it has al ready suffered much from their reckless and desperate proceedings, its neutrality is to be laughed to scorn, its freedom is to be ignominiously torn from it, its independence is to continue no longer a barrier to the extension of northern despotism. And from whom does Cracow receive this villanous treatment ? Why, from her protectors ; from the gigantic protectors by whose presumed magnanimity and integrity Europe had guaranteed her existence ! An act so opposed to all the principles of public or private morality cannot pass without evoking some thing more than the mere reprobation of mankind. The other great nations interested in the maintenance of the treaty of - Vienna will not remain unmoved ; they will, if they value the preservation of interna tional law, assert the sanctity of that code, and main tain their own respective dignity. It is scarcely a matter of much consideration whether France protests alone, and England does the same, and Sweden and Spain and Portugal, so long as they are coincident in their detestation of this act, and are united in their resolve to call the offending Governments to a strict account. Then the honour of humanity will be vin dicated, and the five nations already enumerated will be individually and collectively— " The helper of the helpless, and the saviour of the free." In the indignation which has been already aroused in England and France, and especially in the great capitals of London and Paris, against those who are implicated in the lawless annexation of Cracow, the long-dormant patriotism of Poland seems to have at length found national sympathisers. The spirit of that buried empire seems no longer merely to "revisit the glimpses of the moon" in the enthusiastic fancy of some penniless refugee, but is visible to the nations at broad day. Since the accession of the present Ministry to office the affairs of the Foreign Department have been singularly complicated and embarrassing. By the Montpensier marriage the entente cordiale was splintered to atoms ; by an unfortunate combination of circumstances, the negotiations with the vagrant Government of Rio de La Plata have been ren dered altogether nugatory; by the unforseen weakness of the military forces under GUOOLAB SINGH, the continuance of tranquillity in India is again rendered improbable; and now, by the seizure of Cracow, and its incorporation with the Austrian empire, the whole aspect of Europe has been changed. In the ability, the promptitude, the decision, and the diplo matic skill of Lord PALMERSTON we have every confidence. From no Minister should we be more sanguine of beholding energetic and decisive measures. While that Right Hon. Secre tary will maintain with a jealous anxiety the honour and dignity of Great Britain in its relation with fo reign countries, he will respond to the spirit of civilisation; and to the ultimate consequence of those great commercial acts which he aided in their recent passage through Parliament ; he will respond to -those consequences, and to that spirit by endeavouring to allay all international animosities, and to prevent the state of Europe, if possible, from being seriously embroiled. War has at all times been regarded as the dernier ressort ; that sentiment was never more universally maintained than at this moment. With the advancement of know ledge the love of battle has retrograded. The recent acts of the Northern Powers have, however, rendered some bold and unanimous response necessary. In the hands of Lord PALMERSTON are reposed the destinies, and the dignity, and the honour of England. Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN has begun to shake his feathers—and, more—he has promised to shake them regularly at intervala. He has written one long let ter—he has undertaken to write more. The series has commenced. All thislis mighty sagacious. Mr. Siam' O'BRIEN is sensible that his plumage is very much out of order, that it is no longer what it was. Shrewdly suspecting that his first shake might be a failure, that his primary effort to spread his wings, after the torpid plight in which he has for some time lain, would render apparent to the spec tators that his feathers were in a very ragged and disordered state, he assures them that his flighty experiments will be regularly renewed, with the view, we presume, of making them believe that he is merely " moulting " for the present, but that hereafter he will become quite sleek and full of the most attractive hues. We think, however, this strange bird will find himself deceived. He puts us in mind of one of those wretched•looking, undersized eagles, that are chained to isolated fragments of rock in some fanciful public gardens, which no ems would ever dream of noticing, or would know even was near his path, if the air were not occasionally rent by a piteous scream. The visitor turns round, observes an exceedingly quaint object, with a very wild eye, giving one or two ricketty hops, and then instinctively passes on in search of some worthier object of attraction. But, to be serious, Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN has really written a letter, and in a right royal strain. It commences with "My Lords and ;Gentlemen," which is un doubtedly very imposing language.lThe writer is evi dently prescient of his high and future destiny. He takes no leap in the dark. "I must be a king !" he exclaims, " sic fata desinunt. The regal style best becomes one, so I adopt it at once." The " physical force" ukase is dated 17th of November, Cahirmoyle. It is addressed to the " Landed Proprietors of Ireland." The Nation pub lishes it to the world. Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN takes up his old trade. He knows it will be all up with him unless he creates bad blood, or keeps up stale animosities between the English and the Irish. He therefore dashes off in the following strain : " In your hour of danger and dificulty, you find your selves abandoned by the power in which you trusted. The Premier taunts you with neglect of duty, and leaves you to your fate. The English press faithfully repre senting the public sentiment of England, reviles you as the authors not only of the mischiefs produced by the union and by . British misgovernment, but even of the calamities inflicted by the hand of Providence. In the opinion of a large portion of the people of England there is not a more noxious, contemptible, and abject creature than an Irish landlord." What a heap of trash have we here. The English press is grossly misrepresented. So far from England having abandoned Iteland, almost the last Act of the last session has conferred most extraordinary powers for raising money to alleviate Irish misery. So far from the Premier leaving them to their fate, the un wearied exertions of the Executive to effectuate the intentions of the Legislature have drawn the warmest encomiums from Mr. O'CoNNELL. Lord Jour; RUS SELL is next popped at for not having summoned Parliament together. " A wise and bold Minister would not have; shrunk from the performance of their imperative duty, but it appears to have been thought more prudent by eaas to hine,o ga mightuurnlemsps Government rnhofhdaeivuefollowedtn which bhdea ietyn ctasaat taught very g rt it i o il foolish co mmand a majority in Parliament to avoid the risk of losing their places." Su ch is snarl the second. s F ti hmoi n a oepk r l ivei s rnohi m ig oc o ue r asi e non ft conceit r a sh man dreaded the risk o f Parliamento like ly ncei utter t i o s f o bipt t l , iv n in mfood o o d d o cument. " The Minister would have been told by by the example of Sir ROBERT PEEL, that it is the shall laws be su pply and demand are deranged by a grea t an d dsuudtydenofeaa Government,icalamity, to take whencare that ordinary placed within the reach of every individual, and that all abstract theories must bend to this necessity." This is snarl the third. Sir ROBERT PEEL will not feel flattered by the invidious comparison drawn be tween him and Lord/jam RussEl44. Praise from some is frequently less acceptable than the keenest of cen sure, Thy titan - 113611as in which the Premier has been placed ; as far as regards the question of fainine, are widely difteient, botn as to time and extent, from those ender N . 1,1110 Si; gODEAT PEEL had to govern. Everybody knows this perfectly well, the Member for Limerick excepted. After growling and grumbling on through several more tedious paragraphs, out starts the mouse from the mountain's side. Energetic and intelligent men, together with the Irish repre sentatives, are recommended to assemble in Dublin a month before the meeting of Parliament, to discuss how their country can be extricated from its present difficulties, to prepare Bills, arrange to have them brought forward by Irish Members, &c. This idea was _promulgated by Mr. O'CONNELL himself long before j iff i dui•RAL' • c 4 .4 1 - = 7:7 4 , A11111111 1 LN‘ /- `1i:W711,4,11 T • M0 '441-11T0'; bi z • f ';'' SECOND EDITION. THE GREAT BRITAIN. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—having read in your paper of yesterday an article headed " Hint. for Floating the Great Britain," which " Hints," in my opinion, come nearer to the prac tical effect of doing so than any of those proposed, and with much less expense, I would beg leave of " Hints," &c., to allow me to tail on to his one or two of mine. First, clear the vessel completely of every incurn bream within her, machinery and all its appurtenances, having ready such a number of strong empty water buts (tight and well bunged) as would complete two tiers of them stowed regularly in her hold, fore and aft, (in the manner Indiamen formerly used to stow their water for long voyages), securing them in the Great Britain to the keelson, either by lashing or beams athwartship ; when the ground tier is complete, stow the second the same way, securing them firmly by cross beams and upright stantions to the deck above ; when this operation is finished then apply the brewer's vats, in the manner proposed by "Hints," only with this dif ference :—they should be placed when the vessel is as nearly high and dry as possible. When all is secure and so far ready then the gear for heaving off should t e got ready and well manned. Allow, then, the flowing tide to enter the hold of the ship ; as she fills the buoy ancy of the casks within and the vats without will float the body. Should all so far succeed all after is easy, as when in deep water the leaks can then be stopped by sweeping her bottom with a sheet of the " Galvanised India Rubber ;" having it ready, with guys and hauling ropes, such as are fitted to a thumtree sail at sea to stop a leak. Your admitting these suggestions a space in your national valuable paper will oblige an OLD SAILOR. Woolwich, Nov. 20, 1846. A FEASIBLE PLAN TO FLOAT THE GREAT BRITAIN. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—By the following plan I would engage to float the Great Britain, with the aid of a spring-tide and a moderate sea, at a comparatively small expense. I would give orders for about 3,000 square yards of air-proof or India rudder sail-cloth, made into forty eight bags, each measuring about twenty feet by twelve, divided into compartments in order to increase their strength. To each of these bags I would fasten (in the process of manufacture) cords, twelve inches apart all round the edge, with loose ends about eighteen inches long, about the size of a man's thumb. Having prepared these forty-eight air-tight bags, each with a flexible tube at the upper end, to reach the deck, and communicate with the interior of the bags. I would transport them from the manufactory to the ship. The whole bulk, I calculate would be equal to about one o': the vats referred to by your correspondent, yesterday. Being so far Deady, my attention would be next directed to secure teem to the sides of the ship, keeping them as low down as possible ; to accomplish which, I would excavate the sand as near her stern-post as possible, and pass a rod or bodkin to the other side, drawing through first a cord, and afterwards a cable long enough to pass under the ship, and reach the deck on both sides, and be secured. there. This done, I would, if possible, con tinue this process every twelve feet (the width of each bag), until I hap prepared a space between each cable for my twenty-four bags, on each side. To steady which, and to afford the means of securing my bags to her sides, I would securely fasten spars hori zontally, twelve or twenty-four feet long, as low down is possible to the before-mentioned cables. Thus far pre pared, having all the bags in readiness, and machinery on board to inflate them with atmospheric air (gas would do better, and it might be nucleon board if all the coal is not removed), I commence at the proper time the fastening the bags to the ship's sides, by means of the upright cables, horizontal spars, and the short ropes, wove into the bags, in the way before mentioned, leaving sufficient slack for expansion, and no more. The weather being favourable, I consider my bags safe, but in any event, such as the bursting of one or more compart ments in the bags, the difference would be perfectly immaterial, each being independent of the other. I esti mate the cost of the bags at 7501. (mind, I am not in the India rubber trade), and when they have performed their work, and the iron monster is safe in harbour, they would realise nearly the cost price, for by reducieg them to the proper sizes, they would make excellent mat tresses for either sea or land, and in any great emer gency would be available as life preservers. I have full confidence in the success of the plan, and should be happy to undertake the superintendence of it for the pro prietors. C. R. C. Greenwich, Nov. 20, 1846. We are requested to contradict the statement erro neously made in several of the morning papers yester day, of the recall of the French Ambassador. The Count de St. Aulaire is shortly expected at Hertford House, to resume his diplomatic functions.—Times. Samuel Palmer, Esq. (Mayor of Great Yarmouth), has been appointed, under the Wreck and Salvage Bill, Deputy-Receiver of Admiralty droits, for the Norfolk coast, vacant by the resignation of Francis Wheatley, Esq. ALARMING Ac c 'DENT TO VISCOUN T:CLIFDEN.— We regret to announce that a most serious accident oc curred to Viscount Clifden, the son of Lady Dover, and nephew to the Duchess of Sutherland and Viscount Morpeth, between the hours of ene and two o'clock yes terday afternoon. His Lordship, who was mounted on a high-spirited horse, was in the act of crossing the Richmond Railway-bridge, in Rochampton-lane, when the animal reared, frightened, as it is said, at a timber carriage, and placing his fore feet upon the parapet, threw his Lordship on to the line, and literally across the metal. His Lordship was speedily resued from his perilous position, and conveyed with all due alacrity to the residence of Lady Dover, at Roehampton. Medical assistance was promptly procured, but we have not as yet learnt what the exact injuries are that his Lordship has sustained. A daring attempt at robbery was made in Liverpool on Friday. In the middle of the day a lad, who was carrying his master's cash-box into a court devoted to offices branching out of Chapel-street, was knocked down by a fellow with a bludgeon, who ran off with the cash box. He was puisued by a crowd of nearly 300 persons, yet, strange to say (dropping the stick and box), he escaped. The poor lad remains seriously ill. OPENINGS or NEW RAILWAYS.—The opening of the South-Eastern Extension Branch to Tonbridgo Wells, and the company's branch line from Ramsgate to Margate, which were to have taken place yesterday, were again deferred for a month. The former has been sanctioned by the Board of Trade for public traffic nearly a month. The postponement has caused great disap pointment. The Ely and Peterborough branch of the Eastern Counties is finished, and was to have been opened yesterday for cattle traffic only, but the late rains having occasioned a slight subsidence in various parts of the permanent road, it was deferred till the middle of the ensuing month. The Hertford branch, as a double railway, is announced to be opened on Wed nesday next. That of the Eastern Union Extension, from Ipswich to Bury St. Edmunds, is fixed for the 30th inst.; it is intended only for cattle and goods. The trafc for passengers is deferred until the road has become perfectly consolidated. CONSERVANCY or THE RlVER.—Notices have been given by the Corporation of the city of London of their intention to apply to Parliament to extend their power for the conservancy of the river; to enable them to widen, deepen, dredge the same, and to remove all obstructions ; to take down or build bridges, and to levy toils; to erect steam-boat and other piers between Yantiet-creek and Staines; and that all acts, charters, and customs which may b e i nconsistent with, the power now sought to be obtained shall be altered, varied, ex tinguished, and repealed. NEW HOLYHEAD PACKETS.—The four new packets ordered by the Admiralty for the Holyhead station are to be called, respectively, the Caradock, the Llewellyn, the Kathleen, and the Banshee. One is to be built by Messrs. Ditchburn and Mare, it is understood, on the lines of the Surveyor of the Navy, engines by Messrs. Seawood and Co.; one of wood, on the links of Mr. 0. W. Lang, with Penn's engines; one e•iigine and vessel by Messrs. Miller and Co.; and one vessel by Mr. J. Laird, of Birkenhead, the engines by Messrs. Forrester, of this town.—Liverpool Albion. ACCIDENT FROM GUN COTTON. On Sunday evening James Richardson, a young gentleman residing in o irios t o B d t ct !sborough-terrace, Pi m li co , and several other young men,ppcho.' were in the kitch en t ry i ng exper i ments with gun mw a i n ciuhn d c l gah e r outfelldsi injured, o jn theuo wr n e ad t ws h : e fnoadun c ond o wd t cotton, lying is ,ng andr i ght on whicht whenh e n e instantly e floora n light, t t l oy w twaeil with a)h,s anfria;e,cdbe a c blowing destroyed. The other parties present were more frightpened than hurt. 7 - Q2 ; LONDON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1846, Treaties are now-a-days little better than waste paper. England has received cause not merely to protest against the infraction of the solemn compact signed at Utrecht in 1713, but to assert and main tain the sanctity of international stipulations just violated by the rupture of that Vienna treaty, by which the assembled Sovereignties of Europe, in 1815, endeavoured to ensure a perpetual peace. Austria, Russia, and Prussia have broken faith. They had virtually drawn the sword by their con temptuous intrigues to foment a spirit of insubordi nation in Galicia; they have now thrown away the scabbard by their recent occupation and annexation of Cracow. No more insolent act of violence was ever committed against the most sacred rights of an inde pendent race; no more execrable deed of spoliation was ever perpetrated by three despotic and perfidious protectors; no more infamous infringement of inter national engagements was ever attempted in civilised times. By this extravagant and deplorable proceed ing the confidence of nations in each other has been utterly destroyed; the honour of imperial majesty has been rendered a scorn and a mockery ; the tranquillity which Europe had hoped to render permanent, after such enormous bloodshed, and at such prodigious sacrifices, has, after a precarious con tinuation during thirty-one years, ultimately proved to be an unparalleled delusion. According to the sixth article of the memorable treaty proclaimed by the Congress of Vienna, the re publican city of Cracow with its circumjacent territories was declared to have its freedom, its independence, and its neutrality ensured to it in perpetuity. To guarantee the performance of this solemn compact in favour of the last shadow which remained of the chivalrous but dismembered kingdom of Poland, three protectors were nominated—Russia, Prussia, and Aus tria. Those magnanimous Governments have broken the trust reposed in them by the rest of Europe : a pro clamation was issued under their sanction, and au thenticated by the signature of General CASTIGLIONI, on the 16th of November, 1846, announcing the abro gationma l o B f l t s h . the Cracow treaty s entered thereby incorporated with the territories of the A us t r i an empire. Galicia is divided into two portions, E as t Galicia retaining Lem burg as its capital and the seat of its administra tion, West Galicia receiving Cracow as its capital, and including within its boundaries the circles of Rzeszois, Bochnia, and Joslaw. The plea which the imperial conspirators have the audacity to ad_ vance for this atrocious disrevari l all tions is—can it credited ?—the treachery of the Crari3vian Republic in the Galician insurrection I Was ever the intelligence of mankind so gratuitously and egregiously insulted ? Cracow is deprived of the liberties which had been insured to it by the bonded nations of continental, of insular, and of peninsular Europe, because a mob of Austrian insurgents chose to render it the scene of their depredations and violence ! Cracow was passive in the revolt of Galicia; it was the victim of that revolt; it Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN last sat down to write. He is ' guilty of downright plagiarism. The powerful firm established at Conciliation Hall has distinctly given out that it has "no connexion with the shop over the way." This was, no doubt, very annoying to the Member for Limerick just as he was starting in business ; but no degree of annoyance can justify his running off with his rival's stock. If he has no original ideas of his own, he had better shut up his premises at once, and this is what we earnestly ad yise as the best thing to be done. A letter from Lucerne, published in the A'ouvelliste Vaudois, states that Prince SCHWARTZENBERG, a colonel in the Austrian service, is expected at Lu cerne to direct the military operations of the Catholic League. Everything continues quiet at Bale, at:So leure, and in the Valais. In the elections at Bale the Liberal candidates have been returned by an im mense majority. Madrid papers to the 16th have arrived. They contain no news of any importance. Mr. lIEx- DEMON, the delegate from the Spanish bondholders, had arrived at Madrid, but had not, up to that date, had an interview with the Finance Minister, Senor MoN. MAnnin I3OLSA, Nov. 16.—The Three per Cents. were done at 33.1 for cash ; the Four per Cents. al 201 ; the Five per Cents. at 21i ; the Coupons ai 191 ; and the Debt without Interest at 61. We have received the Paris papers of Sunday. The annexation of Cracow to Austria is the subject of comment in all of them, except the Journal des Debats. Lord PAMERSTON, it would appear, has already protested against this proceeding on the part of the three Powers. The Constitutionnel says, "It was on Tuesday, the 17th, that the Prussian Minister communicated to Lord NORMANBY the decision come to by the three Northern Powers on the subject cf Cracow, and the Ambassador immediately dispatched ;he intelligence to his Government. A letter which we have received from London informs us that Lord PALMERSTON, on the part of England, immediately protested against this decision. A letter from Berlin published in the National represents the confiscation of Cracow as wholly the work of Russia, and as a step towards the formation of that Eastern empire which it has been the constant ambition of every Russian ruler since PETER the GREAT to construct. " That Austria," says this writer, " should have desired to seize this territory is not astonishing. It has been a craving desire which has never left MET- TERNICII since 1815. Prussia had no material in terests whatever in connexion with Cracow. Russia alone was opposed to this desire, and her consent to it ct the present moment is a master stroke of policy for the following reasons :-1. Hitherto she alone has been exposed to the attacks of the whole world for her usurpations and Ilir violence towards Poland ; now Austria will share with her the same responsibility and the remembrance of the re- cent evonts in Galicia is sufficient to cause the Government of Prince METTERNICII to be classed in the same category as that of the CZAR. 2. Russia, having in the same convention obtained the recognition of her right to treat the ancient kingdom of Poland as an integral portion of her empire, all the protests and remonstrances that can be made on the part of France and England against this continuing infraction of the first article of the Treaty of Vienna will remain powerless against this association of the three Powers. There will then no longer be any distinct administration, nor the least hope of either representation or of national institutions. All these guarantees are destroyed by the new right' which the three Powers have just sanctioned. 3. By this small concession of Cracow to Prussia, and by compensations quite as slight accorded to Prussia, Russia attaches these Powers to her own policy as regards whatever she may hereafter undertake, in pursuit of the constant object of her ambition, the possession of the Bosphorus. Austria and Prussia being much more vulnerable than Russia, will necessarily stand in need of her assistance against all the eventualities of the west. Henceforth they cannot detach themselves from the CJIAR." That these are the views and designs of Russia in thus exciting Austria to this act of wicked spoliation there can be little doubt. It seems that the EMPEROR is already preparing to carry into execution his ambitious de signs against the independence of the southern pro vinces of Europe, which are again threatened with an irruption of savage barbarians from the North. A. letter from Odessa, published in the Univers, states that the Emperor NICHOLAS had ordered the con centration of an army of 160,000 men in Wolhynia. " Against whom," asks the writer, " Are these preparations intended? Their object is surrounded with the greatest mystery. Some believe that the Czar is intent on carrying out the Pansclavism scheme, others that those armaments are intended for the Caucasus, where the Russian troops have of late sus tained several defe,ats, and others connect them with the long meditated plan of establishing the great EiStern empire. . In the meantime France is not slow in taking ad vantage of this flagrant violation of the Treaty of Vienna by the three Northern Powers. By that treaty it was stipulated that the fortress of llunnin gen should remain for ever dismantled. " Why should . not France," asked the Debats of Saturday, " now that the Treaty of Vienna is violated, proceed to re construct the fortress of Hunningen ?" And in the Dads of the following day we find the following announcement : " Four companies have received orders to march from the garrisons of Mulhouse and Belfort, and take up their quarters at Huuningen, it is believed, for the winter." These troops are accompanied by two officers of Engineers, who are ordered to prepare a draft of the former fortifications of the place, and an estimate of the cost of their reconstruction. It is more than pro bable, therefore, that the King of PRUSSIA will have to answer on the banks of the Rhine for the crimes of which he has been the accomplice on the banks of the Vistula. The Esprit Public says, that the manner in which the affair of Cracow has been taken up by the English press has raised the hopes of M. GUIZOT, who, on hearing the determination of the three Powers,:exclaimed, " This is, perhaps, the bridge by which we may cross the' Channel." The same paper states that the French Cabinet intends to make overtures to England for a protestation in common, and that the Due DE BROGLIE will be dispatched to London to endeavour to bring about a renewal of the entente cordiale. It is said that M. GUIZOT'S note in reply to Lord PALMERSTON,'OH the subject of the Montpensier marriage, has undergone considerable modifications since the events in Cracow have become known. The Infante Don ENRIQUE arrived in Paris on Fri day. He is, it is said, completely reconciled to King Louis PHILIPPE. On Saturday he was present at a review, in company with the Due DE NEMOURS and the Due DE MONTPENSIER. The Moniteur Algerien of the 15th has the follow ing :—" The news from Oran is most satisfactory. Tranquillity has not been disturbed for a single in stant, notwithstanding the proceedings of ADD-EL KADER and Bou MAZA. The last has completely failed in his attempts to excite a rising among the Beni- Snous. The French Three per Cents. declined in Paris on Sunday, owing to the fall in London. Several bar gains were done at iigf. 15c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, NOVEMBER 23. Boulogne and Amiens, 13 1 1 2 —Bordeaux, Toulouse and Critte 3 / —Demerara , —Demerara, 3 3 j 4 Junction, —Jamaica South Mid land2—Luxembourg, —Northern of France Con stituted, 10—Orleans 3/4 and Bordeaux, 7 1 / 2 —Paris and Lyons Constituted, 4,x_faria and Orleans, 47 1 A—Rouen and Havre, 25. PRESENTATION OF A PURSE TO TIIE PRINCE OF WALES.—Mrs. Fead, the lady of Colonel Fead, C. 8., late of the Grenadier Guards, who resides Rear Black heath, presented his Royal Highness the i - iince of Wales, on his birthday, with a most magnificent aZd unique purse, worked with her own hands. Her Majesty has most graciously acknowledged the present, and con descended, in the name of the Prince, to accept the same. TIIE ELECTRIC TELEGRAI'IL. Yesterday work men were engaged laying down the electric telegraph from the Nine Elms along the footway on the west side of Lambeth place, Kennington. About fire o'clock, p.m., its efficiercy was tried, nearly opposite Vernon Chapel, when it was found in good working order to that point. The wires are placed in hollow hempen ropes, well tarred, which are again secured in strong metal tubes, which are sunk about two feet from the surface. DEFALCATION OF A CLERK.- - A man named Ken neth Sutherland, a clerk in the emphoy , zetit of IMr. Charles .Vacs, meat salesman, Newgate-market, has absconded, taking with him money which he had coi -1 lected amounting to upwards of 2661 ...............................---..-..., 17 $ -, NB 'C ' ' ki d MONEY and COMMERCIA-L 0 l ki d Isi t , CITY, QUARTER TO 711 . 1? ,, 0 14 In the Liverpool Cotton market yesterday', "lat b id, ~,,,D Am erican, • . e .,, were 5,000 bales, 4.200 of which were ~ ,I 1300 Xe, at 6 a id per lb. Egyptian realised 6iel to 4 ig' telTirilliett• lit, Gld to 6-Id per lb. The Share market had Is of N og sa s The accounts from the money markets of___n ta ps Isla, 'or Frankfort, Amsterdam, and Paris, being in o ra fe v e hvg D spects more favourable, there is rather a bety! pt . ~ here, though it is admitted that the value of cap must eat ur` ~,,b still highest abroad, and that the tendency The Nor D ally be felt here as likely to attract money frho.nss.....lro what point to be borne in mind, however, is t a ao oa r D ortion .. 1) way will the Continent obtain any P b o wie , N D the surplus bullion? Possibly upon t o foreig n ' e t a we may be debtor to some a mount beta l e 1) states, for corn and seers 10 ' ° D as money is dear in Germany, Lc., the growers torches° a l) be disposed to expend so liberally, and t otheroviee e a , provision supplies obtained, .s[os Nor seeing this will give smaller orders than the y It, r this scar 0 $ la goes. We hare no doubt but that, fo would have done for British manufactures as rettirenityard money abroad, C all th the ' 3 II nearlyleo question would have been peid for 1 111 /U A verso-ea NI - tures. As matters stand WO fee chief dose that the want of confidence is the _ Veneer P ts Unitedcorn 13Satrtt7thesas.eodutiraat fttite.. I, of the dearness of money at Berlith, , Ger Ila and elsewhere, and that there is money e nougo eed, if . coolln eu 0 k many to carry out the undertakings It 1) ) parties would only take heart, and not resor.tato_so"bso°ol4 ing," so prevalent in times of financial emb IT re e t ' itife T) se . t e B to Soo especially in countries not enjoying a re l . e.ed s a ss t constitution, or banking institutions un0015T.% btaliee the State. There is another plan, also, by " I °' a trset % a a the e ° • may be withdrawn from England, viz., e).' s Sorel t of fresh loans, and the obtainment of capleal fore railways, no more of which we hope to see es r ... s ass t 1' here, seing that we have already quite as man $' ' se safe, and a greater proportion than could be w i a L r 010 s, The precious metals are being exported r ;rut. by itle th t freely, but the shipments have been met in P a 84 ! ports from different parts. other °°#' The first transfer day of the week, as uP on° 0 to y casions recently, has opened with better Pr i ! e l l s t de* stock, and Consols are now up to 941 i fore r eP _ oilli t t t •,,-, hector .4 8% 1 livery, and have been 941 i for time. se% e s ea r ee•a - fe ; are marked 9s. to 12s. premium. The Nekoll the ° n ot a-Quarter per Cents. have been 951 la and been cry I per Cents. Reduced 93i 1. Bank Stock hes 206, and India Stock 256 to 258. tate' • I I In the Foreign investments the dealings ha beg g:l fe zt, very limited. Spanish Five per Co ts ' l a s olO a l l I marked 257 0 and the Passive si. Mex ican per 1 • 1e-tk tla been quoted 2q- Dutch T lid-a -Nag .WO -EL . re /A 6 4 Ist have been 59, and Russian Bonds 110 i. to 1 ,_ For some time past the ssi disposition; in new,taking the ° toe or partly paid up shares, to tali.' , he es ... ~,11 I tt tO . OW which bear so high a value, proportioeablY i ,, lioeS , 0 lai lent dividends they mostly pay. As the n e a csife' IS t in the; majority of guaranteed they ocet cases now guarante I . . t o f e A i W, DO alo•[' - temptation to purchasers up to a certain a. , . 00 , t et c ane which in many instances they have not 0.- - ftin , 51 0( 60- 1 IV It! Staffords have improved to-day to 3/ is re uu s a - a alla a .esto Wi bury and Birmingham are, 41 _a, Lapel s " - A' $ • 1 9 . 1) 0 WI has been hi ii,o,i, lisle have touched 70 ; and EL:Lancashire vac s, W I has been very little chance in the other v".tioa North-Western and South-western are tittl e * , 00 5 ' 14: Ot s BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY A T ON (From the Official List.) ta Bank Steel- ............................ /5 4 W I 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities....... ... 9 1g; yi It, 3 per Cent. Consols Anns .................. 94 404 l's, New 3 1 4 per Cent. Annuities ......... ..• 9 „ 519 0. -16 It, Long Annuities, Jan. sth, Expire 1860 vs, l'a 9 : Ye t 6 Do. 30 Years, Expire Oct. 10, 1859..• le- wi Do. 30 Years, Expire Jan. 5, 1860.. 10! 56 Vii India Stock .................................... 256 e \‘' t s ' South Sea Stock .............................. it 1 0 Ditto New Annuities .................. 9 4 s_ ss . Consols for Account ....................... 9 4 7 5 I " 1 Exchequer Bills. 1 3 / 4 d . ... IS ' I 1,000/. - P tti' , la, 500 L - , Pt, 1 Ditto Small ......... 9 12 „... ~.„ 1 ..... ••• ir, O'C IPv 1 I RICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT Or • D 1 Mexican Bonds, 1 8 46 , 5 per Cent. -reg Ditto for the Account Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent... 1 0 / 4 . Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1840... 2;14 At Ditto for the Account... .......•••• 54 Il t Ditto Passive Bonds ............... „ 00- ' lit Dividends on the above payable in l'i° 9 - 0 0 ) 4, Dutch 2% per Cents ................. " , 0•0 1 '" Ile BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SIIARES .a.T 01 ,0. 11 41 RALLWATS. PAID. ro Ono . 5 Aberdeen - , ,5; ...' to. tO / 6 o ( i Amber., Notting., Boston, &c 2% .... 2 asa a i• Armagh, Coleraine, &Portrush 1% ...... -- ...... to "..... s( I Sal Belfast and County Down .„, al Birmingham and Dudley .„,.. a ta Birmingham and Gloucester 100 ..,... -- ... to ..„ a st I IDo. New (iss. at 7% dis.) l 7 l /1 ...... --- ,•••"' to Birmingham & Oxford Junc 2 ...... Os ...... „a to l i Birkenhead, Lancashire, and .. to to ? bt, Cheshire Junction.. - " ,to :.., s, Boston, Stamf , & Birming 225....... par ..... to , I) s a Bristol and Exeter - .... to 'e Do., New Bristol and Gloucester 3O ...... -- ..... to -4,, i ...... --- ....... to 7 ... Bristol and Liverpool June 2l/ -- ... .. to "' qt Buckinghamshire.. I A clll. to ''' . % 84s. ...... , ..., .„ Caledonian Ditto, Half Shares " 2%..... --- '.. 0 ~.. 4 Cambrian and Grand Junct - 42 s --", .... t° ' C h u Chesterr net and d e 13 lythe. . Chester and Holyhead... 27 t . z. ...... 257% ...... to '''''. IA l ' ...• • "". to '''' 4 Manchester 4 2 2a. ...... ''''. tO ..- it Cheltenham and Oxford 2 ...,,„ --- .... tO ""- k Clydesdale Junction 2O ..., --- ... CO -..„ Cork, Blackrock, & Passages 225. --- .... 'to - k k Cork and Killarney ... 2Ya...... -- ...... to . k Cork and Waterford 1 h ...... -- ..... to 5 4 Cornwall - ' .... t 0 - k Ditto, Half Shares ...... ... 2% ...... % ..... _ / $ Cornwall and Central Devon 2% ...... - ...... w to / ‘I Derby and Crewe.. ............ 2% ...... --. ..... 0, Direct Lincoln, East Retford, - s' to ', 5 and Eheffield Junction...... 2% ..... : - ...... to '- $ 1 Direct Northern - •.... to '. IS Direct Norwich 1 ...... -- ...... to / $ Dublin and Belfast Junction 12% ...... -- ...... to /, Is: Dublin, Belfast, & Coleraine 2% ...... -- •••"' to '", 4 Dublin and Galway 4 ...... •-• •"" .. to ;1 hi Dundalk and Enniskillen - .....• , a kii Eastern Counties hl Do. New l4/. 16s ....... 225 t.-". to '" a , 121. 165....... V/a I''' . to -," I' Do.Perpet., 5 per ct. No. 1,6/. 13s. 4d... ---,,, ...... to ....„- I' Do., do N 0.2, 6L 13s. 4d... ,q'' tss ~... e Y re o h rk sm Ex a t h e d ns N io e n n . v . ie . h . 2 1 ...... .. 3 ... 78 . ..!;',, t o t ,s.• Ea D st o. D , li ...... ....„ to .„, -Eastern Union s . 35 ...... --- .... „.. Ditto, Quarter Shares - " „ je t° .....• A Do. Extension to Harwich ry, - " " ;;' 12 li Do. Cambridge and Ely ..• 2% .... •- ''',..‘ ' -t, East Lancashire ON" '', .. t ° ti .......... to Ditto, New Do. (late Preston &Orrask . .) 2 5 % .. .. .. .. ... ';s(;::: tot ..'"" I• I, East Lincolnshire ... PA. ...•• 174'•.... to 7$ N East and West of England... 1%.,...• -sail,'•... :7 0 '•• N Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O .... 7° 7 ' ... • "'. #"' Ditto, Half Shares _. ..... to Ditto, Quarter Shares Edinburgh and Northern Edinburgh and Perth - " 0 I Ely and Huntingdon Enniskillen and Sligo ...... - ..... :t o -,•••• 1 Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorchester 5A........ -- ''... .[' ~.. Glasgow, Kilmarnock, & Ayr 50 .....• -- ..... t° .... Ditto, New Do. IA Shares (5 per ct. gua.) 12%••.••• --- ... ...- I Glouc., Aberystwi th, and Cen to of Wales - .••''' to Goole,Doncaster,Sheffid., tic 42s. ...... -- ..... ;to „,..: Grand Union (Nett. & Lynn) 1%•••••. -- "' '. t ° ....-• Great Eastern and Western 2% ..... -- •••••• to ..... • ...-- Great Grimsby and Sheffield 10 •••'" to Gt. South. & West. (Ireland) 27%...••. -- Great Munster """ to ' 2% ...... -- ...... ..„ Great North of Scotland 2%.....• --- o K... ‘ „ t° ..... Great North of England 100 ......2au .. W Ditto, New 5 ...... 60 1 /s .. to -• "' to " Ditto, New ... 15 ... •• ' , •.. , ....• Ditto, New la ....- • ' • a , l az •••••• ....• / Great Western .... to ~„ --• .. to Ditto, Half Shares ...... 50 ...... .... ..eak Ditto, Quarter Shares ...... 10 ...... --- ....... .to % Ditto, Fifths 2O ...... --- a .to ..„ Do. New 2 ...... i ... to ~.. Huddersfield and Manchester 13 •••••• .-- ..... to Ditto, Extension • 3 ...... ..... ..... Hull and Selby 5O ...... --- ..„, to ...., ...... •-- to • Ditto, Quarter Shares - •• ..„ to ...„ Ditto, Half Shares Ipswic & Bury St. Edmunds 11%••••" 12•se ...... to 7 0 Do. do. and Norwich Lancaster and Carlisle...... • 50 ...... 66A ..... to --- .. to Do. New 5 ...... es .... ..... Leeds and Bradford 3O ..... 7574 . ... , to o a Leeds and Carlisle - : ... : t :-, . to .i. Leicester and Birmingham 225. .. • ... -- ,••••• to aa Leicester and Bedford Leeds, Dewsbury, & Manches 22%.••••• ....• to , ' Ditto, Branch (Blue) ..... o ...,.. , Ditto, Extension (Green) 2 1,4 ............ to ---- Leeds and Thirsk Ditto, New ... ...... .. o___ . • r ... ••••" to ...... Liverpool, Manchester, and a , ~• 2 3,a ..... to as"' Newcastle Junction ....... ... 2 it •..• .. ~, ,s . ...... to / 14 4. , Liverpool and Bury ......... .. .... • . t oa ...... •••• London ak Blackwall...l6/. 13s. •4d. ...... ... a " ...... vt'o' • ..., Do. New: • ......... 3 ...... -- ...... to 41 Do. Extension ...... 7 1 / 4 ...... •••• • to Lond., Bright., & South Coast 50 •••• . * ---,eta ...... ;... - •••'" Do. Fifths .................... 40 ..... ....., aa .. Do. Guaranteedsper Cent. 9 ••..... as . •••••• to London and Greenwich 12/. 15s. 4e1... ~,,„, a. ~,,...t i Ditto Preference ......... 18/ 17s 2d••• "..... ...... r o 0;7 London,Hounslow.&Western 2 • •• . " . 95 ...... w •••• London and North Western..loo •••• 2234 ..... to .-s Do. Quarter Shares ...... e. 2 ...... 1 5 ....... to '"''' Do. do. New ...... .... ...... 2 ..... a a ..... so ..--• Do. do. Fifths ............... 2 ...... aa . ...... r e ..... Do. Eighths G. J. 12%'..... ...„, .. ... L., ....s . Do. New Quarters G. J. 5 ...... ..... ...... ;s o . ....- Do. 40/. Shares ..... L. &M. 8 Id 63 •".. to ''.. London and 3. Western.... 41L 63 •1 - ..... ~, Do.NewconsolidatedBths.. 40 ...... ..... to ..... • I Ditto ............ . - ..... 224. ..... ..., ..... • r o ' .... Do. New ........... - ... alB ....... e%. ..... to '''' London and York... ............ 2% ..... . sae ...... to "" I ...... ,-• Ditto Half Shares ......... 2 1 / 4 " . 1, a... ...... to I London and Windsor ...... ... v .. .. .... - ... to , London, Salisbury, & Yeovil %Ye .. ..... .... to I • 15 .......... ..... Londonderry and Coleraine... s ... -- „to 6 5 .... to Londonderry and Enniskillen 1a ......... 16r ' .. to . „, 1 Lynn and Ely .................. 1 . ...... a .... a Lynn and Dereh am .......... . .!?, .. ,„1023, .... , to Manchester and Leeds ......... 15 4 .46/4.. to ....., 2 ...... ~... ...... to ~. . Ditto Half Shares ..... ~.. 3 8 ..... 5N ..... to Ditto Quarters ............... a ...... .„ to ...,.. , Ditto Fifths .................. [, 1,4. ..... -- 1 - p ...... _ ... 4 )) Ditto Sixteenths ... Manchester and Birminghion 4? ..... , 1 1/ ~. to ...„ Do. Extension ................. .... 4 2 a s• ........... -; .. .. . : . to ...,•"" Ditto Quarters (A) ......... g ...... 12 l ie • . ;: a . . 0 .... Ditto Quarters (B) ...... ••• 1 ..... -7 p.. „.. s Ditto Quarters (C) ..... . •• to Manch, Buxton, a s. •'"'. to . 3 alanchester, Birmingh am, and - ...... _ a , t 4,.. ._ 1 MouldJanction ..............._ ...... 2.3 _ 0 .... .. to ~..: Manchester arid Southampton_ ,F, .. ... I 'A, ..... t ~c, -- Midland ......................... lo a " ...... _. ..... . to .... & Matlock., 425. ...... Ditto Fifths .................. at ... 31, , 1, Ditto, New . ................... %; ...... ( 7 ,1 .., Ditto, New ..• A