The Sun. — London, England, 1865-12-14 00:00:00

ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT GARDEN. ( O pera Company, Limited.) Last night but Two before the Christmas llolidays. Positively the Last Night but One of L'Africaine. THIS EVENING will be performed Meyerbeer's Grand Opera, L'AFRICAIN E. Mdlle. Ida Gilli,ss, Madame Lem mens-Sharrington, and Mrs. A. Cook ; Messrs. Alberto Lawrence, Ellis, A. Cook, E. Dusseg, J. G. Fatty, C. Lyall, And Charles Adams. Conductor, Ur. Alfrel ellon. Comme nce at a quarte M r to 8. nER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. signor AItDITPS CONCERTS, Every Evening. POSITIN ELY THE LAST NIGHT BUT THREE. Immt nse Success of the New Grand Selection from Wagner's Romantic Opera, "Tannhauser." with lull Or chestra and Chorus. TO-NIGHT hur;day), Decemb:r 14 . VOCALISTS. 3ldlle. Laura Harris Md le. Edl, and Sig. Stagy no. PIANOFORTE. Ilerr l'auer. Conductor, Signor ARDIII. Commence at Eight. Promenade, One Shilling. TIIEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.- Jl anagers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING the performances will commence with Shaks; ere's Tragedy of KILN G JOHN : Messrs. Phelps, James Anderson, T. Swinbourne, Raynor G. Belmore, E. Phelps, C. Harcourt; Miss Atkinson, Mrs. IL Vandenhotf, Mrs. Hodson, &c. After which, GALW AY-GO-BRAGH ; or, Love, Fun, and Fighting : Messrs. Edmund Falc , ner, F. Barsby, C. Harcourt ; Misses Hazlewood, E. Falconer, Leclercq. Commence at 7. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.- Sole Lessee and Mani ger, Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, THE OVERLAND ROUTE: M ess rs, Chas. Chas. Mathews, Buckatone , Chipp endale, Compton, Clark, Gordon, Braid, Coe, Sze ; Messdames Mathews, Snow den, 11111. Wright, Coleman, Lovell, &c. To be followed by W H O KILLED COCK ROBIN ? Mr. Chippendale, Mr. C. Mathews ; Mrs. Charles Mathews, Mrs. &c To conclude with MY HUSBAND'S GHOST. Commence at Seven. YA L LYCEUM T EIEATRE.- Under the tole Management of Mr. Pechter. THIS EVENING, at Seven o'clock, THE DAY AFTER THE WEDDING. Mr. and Mrs. Horsman. After whi.;h, RUY BLAS. 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ALEXAND.I4It (late BROOKS), Newspaper Agent, 21, Old Cavendish-street, Oxford-street. THE LAST EDITION of " THE SUN " supplied as goon as Published, containing all the WEST - NEWS an , ' SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, by It. W. HARRIS, Newspaper Agent, 4, Blacktriars-read, Loudon, S. LATEST EDITION of " THE SUN." J. HOLMES begs to inform his friends, and the pubic generally, the.t he supphes tho LAYEST EorrloN of TILE SUN" as soon as published —No. 16, Hampstead road, N.W. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. 6rning, 11h. 35m.—Mternoon, THIS DAY. - M 11h. 59m. r.r J-NIORRO rni ng, h. m. -- Afternoon, 12h. 30m. kljtB 0 LONDON, THURSDAY, DEC. 14, 1865. Mr. BRIGHT is determined not to allow any oppor tunities to be lost, and he is again displaying that activity which he so conspicuously manifested at the period of the DERBY Government bringing in a Reform Bill. It remains for the future to show us whether he will continue his eagerness in the ses sion, or whether, as happened before, he will relax from his efforts, and afford another notable example of vox et pretcrea nihil. He will be doing his friends the Minister s a loor service if, before he is aware of their intentions, he advocates the necessity of reform in a sweeping d egree, and they are proved to entertain more moderate views on the subject. One thing must strike the attentive observer as rather inconsistent in the tone of M r. n T-3 itwit:es speeches, and that is the indignation into which he has worked himse l f u p on the q ues tion of Reform. If he considers the matter of such vital importance, why, in the name of common sense, did he no t broach the theme before ? He has been silent o n the topic during some years, and he now rushes'' forward to declaim in a breathless fashion about the wrongs and injuries that the nation has sus tained in consequence of the measure being so long held in abeyance. If the present Government succeed in passing a Reform Bill based on a corapre, hensive plan and calculated to remedy existing deficiencies, and-consider the claims of the various classes in the country, it will be a fortunate blessing;. but, at the same time, let us bear in mind that they would not palm it off upon us as a work of super erogation. Instead of boasting of their achieve- ments, they should blush for the tardiness they have displayed in putting these de- signs into execution. Instead of prefacing all these declarations on the subject with the emphatic announcement that great gratitude is due to them for their intentions, it should be borne in mind that they are to blame fo r the shufflin g cha racter of the policy that has ruled on the subject, Reform is not a thing to be taken up and set down whenever it suits the purpose of party and answers the ends of faction. There has been too much of all this kind of thing going on for a long time past, and a more memor able instance of want of genuineness was never displayed than in 1859, when Earl RUSSELL and Mr. BRIGHT banded together to destroy the attempts made by the Con servatives to settle the question. Mr. BRIGHT is very indignant with Mr. DISRAELI for having said that " England does not love coalitions ;" but, in. truth, the country has had little cause to respect or admire the course pursued by the coalition formed in Willes's Rooms at the celebrated meeting that was held there. We must protest against the whole style and tenour of Mr. BRIGHT'S orations. He is doing his utmost to set class against class, and section against section. This is the worst feature of his political career, and militates against the success which he might otherwise have achieved, and mars the effect of his great talents and powerful eloquence. There is no chance of Mr. BRIGHT'S impressing the generation in which he lives, or of his really being influential in carrying any great measure. He will never be able to bewilder the intelligent classes and confuse the thinking minds of the com munity by his violent and denunciatory epistles ; but as he certainly exercises a dangerous power as a demagogue over the ignorant and uneducated, it is as well to notice a few of his glaring consistencies, and his most outrageous comments. Mr. BRIGHT had no college education. Perhaps he is sharp enough to detect the deficiencies such a loss has occasioned in his public career, for he loses no possible chance of depreciating and running down all that apper tains to our time-honoured universities. Such a course would be beneath contempt in a less conspicu ous person, but in a man of his rank it is necessary to point out his want of perception. Mr. BRIGHT has read a good deal of history, but it has done him no good. He has ransacked its pages to find when Kings have erred, and when nobles have gone astray. He forgets that these individuals have lived in a strong light, and that their faults, as well as their virtues, have been prominently put forward. No doubt, if the deeds of Mr. BRIGHT'S own class in society for the last few hundred years were snatched from the shadows of time, we might find much to denounce and deplore in their doings. Mr. BRIGHT talks so much himself that he has no patience with any one else who presumes to open his mouth without his leave. If he has not received a polished education, we might have supposed that the great Birmingham orator knew something of manners ; and it is really quite out of character for a member of Parliament nowadays to talk after this fashion : "These men, your PAKINGTONS and ADDERLEYS," &c. Unfortunately for these . gentlemen, so unscrupulously assailed, they cannot return the compliment, for the idea of two " BRIGHTS" in one generation would be, indeed, a preposterous thing. The Tories, not content with their sins of old in creating all the revolutions of Europe, have now, we learn, passed across the Atlantic, and occasioned the great war in the American Republic. There is one question to ask Mr. BRIGHT, and that is, how did the Conservative slaveholders spring up in his paradise ? According to his theory, earth would be an Eden still if it were not infested with innu merable serpents, who will intrude, in the shape of Tories, or the still more dangerous form of Conser vatives. Mr. BRIGHT wasted a great deal of the time of his audience in casting aspersions upon those who have presumed to dilate upon his speeches at various meetings and assemblies. He appears to forget who threw down the gauntlet, and is en raged at its being taken up. It is right that it should have been raised from the ground, where he flung it in so contemptuous a style. We will not say " we trust we have within the land five hun- dred good as he," but we entertain the firm con viction that among all shades of political opinion, and among all diversities of taste and character, there is no :public man of our time who does not entertain a more correct view of his responsibilities than does the vehement and unscrupulous member for Birmingham. With respect to the conclusion of Mr. BRIGIIT'S discourse, we must again protest against his bitter, unmeaning, and savage attacks upon all who occupy a high station in life. He contradicts him self, as is always the case with these pretentious demagogues. In ono part of his speech we find him reviling the great increase that has taken place in the peerage, and in the next place denounc ing the upper ten thousand for having been born rich and titled. Have not the additions to the peerage been taken from the House of Commons for the most part, and is not that almost entirely recruited from the middle ranks of society. Mr. BRIGHT goes on to talk as if the poor and over worked were treated with contempt by the rich and powerful, but we must tell him that when the great measure of lessening the hours of labour in factories, which crushed the energies of women and children as well as of men, was passed in the house of Commons, it met with the most strenuous opposition from the manufacturing interest, and Mr. BRIGHT and all his friends and supporters fought against it tooth and nail. He now tells us that he hopes the " cry of the toil laden and the suffering which even now ascends to Heaven will reach further, and be heard on the floor of Parliament ;" and we retort on him, that it reached there some years ago, and he turned a deaf ear to it, and induced his friends to do the same. Again, when in the centre of our teeming industry a solemn silence fell, and the great cotton trade was paralysed, who came forward in the crisis? Did the employers of the operatives give up of their abundance to those who had heaped up the riches they had garnered? Was it not the higher ranks who exerted themselves ? We can assure Mr. BRIGHT that it may be hard work to stand up be fore a public asssembly and rail for two hours at all of birth, education, and refinement, but it is harder to give twelve hours out of the day to the management of committees, as was mentioned of Mr. MACIA'RE the other day. Which has earned more right to the gratitude of his countrymen, ordained by the laws of GOD to labour, but like wise entitled to the support and sympathy of his brother-men—the Earl of DERBY, who has devoted so much time and trouble to the service of the dis tressed operatives, or Mr. BRIGHT, who gets upon a platform and exhausts language itself in reviling the aristocracy ? According to his own showing in ' America, whe re th e h ate f u l name o f d u k e or b aronet is never forests, or su m ff i e ng re l d e to awake the echoes of primeval 'with the roar of mighty cataracts, HIE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 14, lEEE. gre at evils ensue notwithstanding. Mr. BRIGHT IS fa ad of quotations, and he tells us here that Highlander carried )ff the prize. There has been, we understand, great competition for his ownership, " There is on earth a yet augustor thing, and certainly his victory has excited a good deal of attention. Earl SPE7CER thought that the Club had succeeded in giving a stimulus to the different breeds, a very important object, since the English breeder must exert limself if he wishes to maintain the superiority of his stock over foreign cattle. Earl SPENCER'S remarks )n the cattle plague were sen sible and to the poirt, and we should be glad to see his suggestions as tothe substitution of a dead-meat trade for a live-meai trade carried into effect. Veil'd though it be, than Parliament or King." And that auguster thing is, he tells us, the tribunal - .which GOD has set up in the consciences of men. Now can he reconcile it to his conscience thus to expend his powers, and spend his day of trial in .inflam;.ng the angry passions of his fellowmen, and r . ,proedtuting the great gifts with which he has been end owed to an end neither acceptable to the cause Qf civilisation nor of Christianity ? A wisher teacher Vhan any of Mr. BRIGHT'S old Puritan poets has left on record a warning worthy of all esteem. It has come down through the centuries replete with instruction to all who possess the gift of oratory. " Though I speak with the tongue of men and of angels, and have not ' charity,' I am become as sounding brass or as a tinkling cymbal." Complimentary dinners are not usually supposed to possess much importance, but the recent banquet given to Mr. W. T. Cox, at Derby, has some par ticular and individual claims to notice. In the first place, it was remarkable from the fact of its being attended by visitors of all shades of opinions, and its principal guest was fortunate enough to receive encouraging speeches from Liberal and Conserva tive alike. It also noticeable because Mr. Cox is the only Conservative whom the borough of Derby has returned for more than 70 years, and some per sons were in hopes that the new member would be induced on this occasion to abandon his pre vious reticence, and to give some plain inti mation of the measures he intended to support and to oppose. Mr. Cox, however, was not to be beguiled into rash statements or ill-con sidered pledges, and although he had to reply to complimentary speeches from Conservative and Liberal, who each expressed a fervent hope that he would support their own views, he succeeded in retaining favour with both sides and in avoiding angry discussion. When he came to a straight forward declaration of the principles by which he went to shape his course, Mr. Cox was, however, more explicit. lle boldly adopted a standard which we should be very glad to see more generally followed by our politicians, and declared that he should vote for measures which he thought good and serviceable to the country, whether they were brought forward by Whig, Tory, or Radical. He styles himself a Conservative, and if such principles were general among that party its enemies would certainly not be enable to bring forward the charges of resistance to improvement and obsolete prejudice. They are, we apprehend, rare enough among either party, and were not very manifest among the Liberal ranks on the occasion of Lord DERBY'S Bill, to which they refused to give a hear ing. The motto of the professed Reformers seems to have been slut C xsar aut nullus, and because they could not agree as to what constituted perfection they preferred to rest and be thankful. Mr. Cox, in speaking of the necessity of political progress, commented on the changes perceptible in our ordi nary life, saying he could well remember the time when it took three days to go to London from Derby, while he could now go in as many hours. Our political progress has been well nigh as rapid, and Mr. HERBERT—who spoke earlier in the even ing—denied the charge that their party was opposed to all advancement. He said, with some truth, that he thought Mr. BRIGHT, the great enemy of the Conservatives, was forty years behind the age, and was always fighting old battles and dreaming of old battle-fields. In 1790, he admitted, the language of the member for Birmingham might have been appropriate enough, but in 1865 it was quite out of date. When great abuses existed great energy was necessary to attack them, but now-a-days, though we have abuses enough that require amendment, it is scarcely necessary to don the armour of the middle ages and rush at them full tilt. Mr. Cox received, as he deserved, a very cordial reception, and his audience evidently did think the worse of him for refusing to pledge himself to the support or opposition of particular measures, while he frankly avowed the colours under which he sailed. We hope that the new member for Derby will prove when he takes his seat that he really represents the mixed population of his borough, and that, in re membering his obligations to his own party, he will not forget the claims of a still larger constituency. The proverbial disagreement of doctors has re ceived a striking illustration in the various theo ries and practices advocated in respect to the cattle plague. This terrible disease, taking us as it were by storm, certainly put our veterinary science to a severe test ; and it is not a little remarkable that at the present advanced state of scientific knowledge it should have found us so ill prepared that the principal remedy advised and adopted is wholesale slaughter. The annual meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society was held yesterday at their offices in Hanover-square, when the all-im portant topic of the cattle plague occupied naturally a foremost place in the discussions. Professor SI3DIONDS was present, as was also Dr. CRISP, and the question as to the liability of sheep to catch the disease was anxiously considered by these gentle men. Dr. CRISP believes the disease to be con tagious rather than epidemic in its character—that is to say, he thinks that communication, direct or indirect, with a diseased animal is necessary for its propagation, and that it does not depend on atmospheric influences like cholera, influenza, or similar complaints. In this opinion he agrees with Professor Si 31MONDS ; but Dr. CRISP goes further than the professor in his theory of prevention, since he believes that all moderate mea sures are totally useless, and that even dogs should not be suffered to traverse the country. As may be imagined this suggestion met with no great favour in the midst of the hunt ing season, and the declaration of Dr. CRISP that every hound should be tied up was received with a mixture of laughter and indignation by the body of country gentlemen to whom it was addressed. The facts stated in the course of the discussion were, many of them, very perplexing ; but it is only by an aggregate of facts that we can arrive at any de finite general principles, and therefore such meetings as the one of yesterday are calculated to do good. In singular conjunction with this meeting wasthe annual dinner of the Smithfield Club, also held yesterday, under the presidency of Earl SPENCER. The success of this year's meeting is most satisfac tory under the circumstances, and it is worthy of remark that the show has been pronounced by good authorities not only as fine but as sound and healthy an exhibition as has been seen for many years. g Earl ratu l SatPeEdNCthEeß ,in meeting s eu o a u t t i t u h u e e d dinner, prosperity con - of their institution. Great difficulties had been anticipatedthis year in getting the animals together, but the entries proved to be 333 • against 372 last year, only one less than in 1863, and 28 more than in 1862. The great object of the Club was, he said, to improve the breed of cattle, and he mentioned in evidence that they were accomplishing that ob ject that of late years different breeds had come forward in competition for the silver cup which at one time never had any prizes at all. We have had a notable instance of this in this very exhibition, when the Duke of SUTHERLAND'S long-homed LA TEST INTEL LTG ENCE. quest for the full re-establishment of the Constitu tion at the earliest possible period. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, DEC. 14. The Royal Mail Company's steamer Atrato, with the above mails, has arrived here. She brings 56 passengers, including Colonels Nelson and Hill, from Jamaica ; the Hon. Richard Edwards, from Caracas ; and the Hon. Captain Cochrane, froM Trinidad ; $871,071 in specie, and 3,000 packages of cargo, consisting chiefly of cocoa, indigo, cotton, tobacco, bark, and indiarubber. The Atrato left St. Thomas on the 29th ult., and has experienced fine weather throughout the passage. TIIE INSURRECTION IN JAMAICA. Jamaica has been relieved from all misapprehen- sions of a renewal of the rebellion, detachments of troops having been stationed all over the island, and there being several men-of-war cruising round the coast rendered it probable that tranquillity would speedily be restored. The Colonial Standard says :—" There is now no reason to fear a further outbreak, and the rebellion may be considered completely ended. The hand of justice is, however, still busy with the authors and actors in the fearful tragedy, and the sympathisers in the movement are being daily ferretted out of their hiding-places, and imprisoned to await their trials in the districts where the disturbance broke out. The rebels, believing everything over, are coming out of their places of conceal ment, and are being taken up by the constabu lary. Several of the principal actors have thus fallen into the hands of the authorities." The Standard reasserts that the rebellion was of a most formidable character, having been organised and ramified throughout the entire island ; and that but for the prompt measures taken would have en veloped the whole island in ruin, and secured the total destruction of all the white and coloured inha bitants. The bill regulating religious worship proposed in the Jamaica Legislature was considered in direct violation of the Toleration Act, and subversive of all religious liberty. It met with strong opposition, and was finally withdrawn by the Government. Another bill, having the same object, was in course of preparation. A law had passed a second reading which (says the Colonial Standard) contemplates the total gagging of the press, restrictions upon the liberty of speech, and the establishment of arbitrary trial and punishment to those sinning against its provisions. Governor Eyre had issued a proclamation prohi biting any Haytian from landing in Jamaica unless provided with a passport from the British Consul signed within ten days of leaving Hayti. The arrested Haytians have all left Jamaica for St. Thomas. Great festivities took place in Kingston on the 13th ult. in honour of the visit of the Ma roons to the city. Her Majesty's ships had taken vigorous action against the rebel Salnave and his followers at Cape Haytien, all their fortifications baying been blown up. The town was shortly afterwards occupied by President Geffrard. Salnave and his officers were taken on board the United States war steamer De soto, and landed on some part of Dominican terri tory. There is no marked change of affairs to report from Chili. Admiral Pareja still maintained his offensive attitude towards Chili. The Government of the Republic bad decreed that all subjects of the Spanish Crown, resident in whatever part of Chili, shall remove to Santiago, and there remain subject to the vigilance of the authorities. It is also decreed that notaries, bankers, and managers of insurance, railway, and other companies, shall not authorise any transfer of Spanish property or assets. A revolution broke out at Tulna Castago and other places, but the President of the Cauca, at the head of his army, utterly routed the insurgents after several days' fighting. The long-predicted revolution of Cundinamaica seems to have commenced. The triumph of the revolution in Peru is confirmed. President Pezet fled on board the British war steamer Shearwater, in Callao bay, and will pro ceed to Panama in the ,British war ship Mutine. The revolutionists appeared before the gates of Lima on the morning of the 6th, and met with little resistance till they reached the principal Plaza, where the palace was held by the troops of Celadores, who fought till all were shot. The palace was fired and had narrowly escaped de struction. The Minister of War, Colonel Cuba, who was in charge of Fort Santa Catalina, surrendered on the 7th. The new President Canseco demanded the sur render of Callao from General Rivas. The latter abandoned his post during the night, leaving the city without protection. An excited mob divided itself into bands and robbed and plundered during the whole night. At daybreak the town presented an awful appearance. Every principal store or shop stood open and empty, having been com pletely gutted. All property not removable was smashed to pieces. Prior to the sailing of the packet order was re-established in Callao, and a feeling of security had returned. Canseco had assumed the command of the whole country under chief authority. The new Government is entirely anti-Spanish, and the people strongly sympathise with Chili. A large number of Spanish residents at Lima had taken refuge on board the Spanish iron-clad Rumania. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE NEW YORK. SOUTHAMPTON, DEC. 14. The North German Lloyd's steamer New York, from New York on the 2d inst., has arrived. She brings 153 passengers for this port, Havre, and $lOO,OOO in specie for France. She spoke the steamer Kangaroo off Sandy Hook, and on the Bth inst. the Jane, and the American ship Plymouth Rock, both bound east. II er news has been anticipated. ROME. ROME, DEC. 13. The Pontifical troops had two engagements with brigands on the 9th and 10th inst. A band of brigands, which had crossed the fron tiers, was beaten by the Italian troops. AGRAINI, DEC. 13 (Evening). A full sitting of the Croatian Diet took place to-day at which Bishop Strossinayer and the mem bers of the National Liberal party again took their places. Henen Lovrich and Car were elected secretaries. A royal rescript was read announcing the appoint ment of Cardinal von Haulek as Governor of Croatia. The sitting then terminated. SALZBURG, DEC. 14. The Salzburg Diet has unanimously adopted an address to the Emperor in opposition to the Sep tember Patent. The address concludes with a re- Captain Fowke, R.E. At the meeting of the Society of Arts, Dec. 6, the chairman, Mr. Cole,gave the following brief memoir of this officer. Ile said :—Before concluding the business I feel it rigit to make an announcement to the members which lam sure will cause them sorrow. It is the sudden (bath of a fellow-member, well known to and appreciated by many of his colleagues, and greatly distingushed beyond these walls. On Monday last Capt. Eowke, R.E., died suddenly at the South Kensington Museum of the bursting of a blood vessel. He rad been in declining health for some few months, but did not appear to be threatened with any immediate danger. As a man of science, possessing a fertility of inven tion which amounted to genius, he held the highest rank among his brother officers of the Royal Engineers. In the year 1854, before any of the experiments were made in gunnery now so much heard of, he showed me several projects for rifling cannon and firing elongated shot and shell. In the Paris Exhibition of 1855, where he was secre tary of the English Commission, he exhibited a can vas pontoon, the like of which was successfully used during the late American civil war, although it has hitherto failed to impress itself upon our own military authorities. At that same exhibitionhe con ducted a series of valuable experiments on the strength of colonial woods, which, in the colony of Jamaica, had the effect of increasing the annual ex ports of lance-wood spars fourfold, and raisingma hoganies from 4,869 feet to 39,474 feet. After the Paris Exhibition he became the engineer of the South Kensington Aluseum. Popular ignorance tauntingly has often attributed to him the design of the iron build ing known as the " Boilers," which was the work of the late Sir William Cubitt, and a clever, useful work, too, who simply designed it as a means of affording tem porarily the greatest amount of covered space at the cheapest rate. Capt. Fowke was called upon to design the little picture gallery for the exhibition of Mr. Sheepshanks' noble gift of pictures, and, for the first time, in concert with Mr. Redgrave, R.A., he. as architect, demonstrated an accurate formula upon which a picture gallery must be built in order to exhibit pictures without glitter or reflection. He applied a novel principle to the lighting of picture galleries by gas ; and, by the use of ingenious ma chinery, many thousand gas burners are lighted every evening in a few minutes. The Vernon and Turner Galleries of the South Ken sington Museum were built by him with fire-proof doors in the course of eight weeks, in December, 1858, at a cost not exceeding 31d. a cubic foot, which is rather an unusually cheap rate for a public building. Captain Fowke had an almost unrivalled facility of economising the use of materials in his buildings. His greatest feat in this direction was in the construction of a drill-shed for the use of the Ist Middlesex Engineer Volunteers, of which corps he was the founder. He constructed this shed with semi-circular ribs covered with felt ; it measured 100 feet long by 40 feet wide, was upon brick foundations, and the cost did not exceed £lOO. Showing it to Sir Joseph Paxton once, he guessed the price at three times the cost, and told me it was the neatest thing in cheap construction he had ever seen. Numerous Volunteer corps throughout the country have constructed similar sheds. Captain Fowke has employed a similar principle of con struction in the several entrances to the Horticul tural-gardens, where they may be seen. He gave the general plan for these gardens, which was subse quently modified in the gardening details by Mr. Nesfield. The design for the conservatory—which I venture to say is the prettiest in existence—as well as the design of the south arcades of the Horticul tural• gardens, were made by Captain Fowke. In the latter he revived the use of terracotta, which for more than half a century had slumbered in this country. Subsequently, with the aid of Mr. Godfrey Sykes as decorative artist—also a man of great genius —he has introduced it extensively, and with much effect, in the new buildings of the South Kensington Museum. Fortunately for the public service he had completed before his death the greater part of the design for the South Kensington Museum, and it will be quite possible from the materials which he has left to carry out his intentions; but the Lord Pre sident (Earl Granville) is fully sensible that the department has sustained a very great loss by his death. As architect of the Science and Art Depart ment, he designed the new Industrial Museum in Edinburgh—a very successful building,• —and also the interior of the National Gallery in Dublin, in both instances having to design under stringently economical conditions. On a former occasion I explained in this room the reasons for which he had been chosen as architect of the International Exhi bition of 1862. In this case the problem was not to erect a gay building to last a few months only, but to fill a very large space in such a way, and at a limited cost, that it might hereafter be made permanent. It is obvious he had no funds for decoration. Although for the purposes of exhibition the exhibitors pronounced the structure as the most successful for the purpose which had hitherto been made in respect of lighting, ventilation, and general convenience, the public did not believe that it could be made properly decorative, and the House of Commons declined to purchase it at the cost of the old materials. Looking back dispassionately on the past, I have learnt to think that this was a wise decision ; but during the controversy, which bore very hard upon the architect, it was impossible that any man could show higher qualities of patience, re signation, and gentlemanly bearing than did Capt. Fowke, and at last the public made amends to him for its injustice. In an open competition to the world, in which some of the most eminent architects competed, the five judges, of whom three had taken an active personal part in causing the pulling down of the Exhibition building, unanimously awarded t• his design the first prize, and the architectural press and public fully confirmed the decision. We may hope to see this magnificent design properly realised. Moreover, in the forthcoming Paris Exhibition, the exact proportions and size of the picture galleries of the Exhibition of 1862 have been avowedly adopted as incapable of improvement. I firmly believe that the arts of construction in this country have sus tained a great loss by Captain Fowke's death. At this period, when art is so transitional, and science is making so many discoveries, and men's minds are seething with inventions ; when the use of new ma terials is being constantly manifested, and the new adaptation of old materials is constantly entered upon, England has lost a man who felt the spirit of his age, and was daring enough to venture beyond the beaten path of conventionalism. Captain Fowke, to my mind, was solving the problem of the deco rative use of iron, and, by appreciating the spirit both of the Gothic and Renaissance architects, was on the threshold of introducing a novel style of architecture, when, alas! death, at the early age of 42 years, has cut short his promising career. DEATH OF Sir. JOHN EASTaOPE.—We have to record the death of Sir J. Easthope, Bart., a name which was for a long series of years familiar to commercial and literary circles in London. The deceased was born at Tewkesbury in 1784, and was consequently 81 years old. In 1826 he was returned in the Liberal interest for the borough of St. Albans, and retained his seat until 1830 He had been an unsuccessful candidate in 1821. In 1831 he was returned for Banbury, but represented that borough only a short time. In August, 1867, ho was elected for Leicester, and retained his seat until 1817. Meanwhile, in 1834, he became proprietor of the Morning Chronicle, then one of the most influential of the London journals, and was connected with it until 1847, when it passed out of his hands. Just before Lord Melbourne quitted office he con ferred on Mr. Easthope a baronetcy, which now becomes extinct. The Earl of Coventry left town yesterday for Croorne Court, Worcestershire. FRANCE. The Court of Assizes of Morbihan has just tried a man named Belz, charged with having, on 20th August last, at Auray, committed the crime of manslaughter on the person of an old man named Gravier. It appeared from the evidence that the pri soner and his brother were drinking at a wineshop on the day above mentioned, in company with a young man named Gravier, when a quarrel ensued, and on leaving the brothers Belz both assaulted Gravier, but were compelled to desist by the by standers. Gravier's father, who lived close by, having heard what was passing, came to his son's assistance, and was immediately attacked by the prisoner, who knocked him down, and struck him repeatedly while on the ground. The old man, however, managed to get up, but was again seized by the prisoner, who pushed him back several paces until they reached a well, into which Gravier fell headforemost, and when taken out was quite dead. As the evidence did not satisfactorily prove that Belz had intentionally pushed Gravier into the well, the jury found him guilty of inflicting injuries which caused death without intending it, and the Court sentenced him to six years' imprisonment. BOURSE, Dec. 13.—The market opened on higher quotations, but has since relapsed, and in many cases to slightly lower rates than those of yester day's close. English Consols show more firmness, with a rise of per cent. French Three per Cents., after opening at 69f. 122 c., are now doing at 69f. 2}c.—a decline of 21c. Italian Fives are quoted at 65f. 35c., a slight fall, and Credit Mobilier Shares are at 888 f. 75c., with a decline of sf. Cab Com pany continue in demand at 84f. 50e., with a fur ther rise of 2f. Three o'clock.—The Bourse has closed on the following quotations : 41 per Cents 97 25 Do. end month — 3 per Cents. Do. end month 69 Credit Mobilier Do. end month Bank Shares 3790 Credit Fonder 1330 Italian Loan 65 25 Do. end month 65 35 RAIL' Roman Ottoman Fives 43 65 Mexican Loan 4B 50 Do. Bonds 333 75 Russian - Austrian Spanish Throes Home Debt Deferred PAYS. Cash. Acit. ▪ 837 50 • 1138 75 ... 845 - - 573 75 548 75 520 - - 215 427 50 425 - - 165 195 Orleans Northern Lyons and Mediterranean Southern Western Eastern Sardinian , Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona Roman - - ... • 155 THE DEATH OF THE KING OF THE BELGIANS. • _ Pan's, Wednesday. Immediately upon the decease of the late King of the Belgians the Duke of Brabant forwarded the following telegram to the Emperor Napoleon : " Laeken, Dec. 10, 1865. " I have the grief of announcing to your Majesty the death of the King, my father. We thank your Majesty and the Empress with all our hearts for the sympathy you have felt with the long sufferings of my beloved father." The Emperor replied : " Compiegne, Dec. 10, 1865. " The Empress and I have just learnt the death of the King, your father, with the sincerest regret. By his sagacity and his high intelligence he had placed himself in the first rank of the Sovereigns of Europe. He had always shown me so much friendship that I deeply regret his loss. I do not doubt that your Royal Highness will follow so noble an example upon the throne, and I shall always be happy to testify my friendship towards you. " NAPOLEON." In consequence of the death of the King of the Belgians the Imperial Court will go into mourning for 21 days from Saturday, the 16th inst. BRUSSELS, Wednesday. The Senate has been convoked for Friday next. Yesterday evening the mortal remains of the late King were transported to Brussels. The crowd on the route of the procession was enormous. The Court will go into mourning for six months from the day of the King's decease. At the funeral of the King of the Belgians Queen Victoria will be represented by Lord Sydney, and five generals of the English army will also be present. Prince Alfred will accompany the Prince of Wales. The Duke of Bassano will represent the Emperor of the French. The Duke of Baden will send his brother, and it is stated that the Russian Duke Constantine will also be presented at the obsequies. Most of the high personages coming to Brussels will lodge at the Palace. Nearly all the Sovereigns of Europe have ad dressed their condolence to the Duke de Brabant in sympathising and affectionate terms. The official programme of the ceremonial to be observed at the funeral of the late King has just appeared. It is as follows : " The obsequies of his Majesty Leopold I. will be celebrated on Saturday, the 16th December, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon. Towards 10 a.m. the civic guard of the capital and of the adjacent com munes, and the regular troops, will take up the positions which shall be respectively assigned to them. At half-past 10 the Council of Ministers, the Legislative Chambers, and the Courts and Tri bunals, will meet at the Palace; the other authori ties and deputations will assume the places allotted to them in the procession. After the funeral ser vice the procession will proceed towards Laeken, following the Rue Royale, the Rue des Palais, the Avenue de la Reine, and the Rue de l'Eglise. A salvo of 101 guns will notify the departure of the procession. The line will be kept by the civic guard and the regular troops. " The following order will be observed :—A. de tachment of mounted gendarmery, a corps of cavalry, the cavalry of the Belgian civil guard, a corps of cavalry, a corps of infantry of the line, the military school, the artillery of the civic guard, a corps of infantry of the civic guard, the wounded of September, deputations from the legions of the civic guard of the kingdom and from the regiments of the regular army with the flag of the corps, each deputation consisting of the commandant, an officer from each rank, and the escort of the flag ; the general staff of the army and officers unattached, the general staff of the civic guard and officers un attached, the courts and tribunals, the Legislative Chambers, the Ministers of State, and the Council of Ministers. " The funeral car, surrounded by the dignitaries and officers of the late King's household. The cords of the pall will be borne by the Presidents of the Senate and the Chamber of Representatives, the Ministers for Foreign Affairs and Justice, the Lieutenant-General Inspector of the Civic Guard of the Kingdom, and the Lieutenant Generals com manding territorial divisions. " The car will be followed by the officiating clergy, the King, the royal family, the foreign princes, the representatives of foreign Powers, the civil authorities and functionaries, and ministers of worship. A corps of cavalry will close the proces sion. " Twenty-four sub-officers, half taken from the civic guard and half from the regular army, will carry the coffin on arrival at the church of Laeken. At the moment the procession reaches the place of burial military honours will be rendered to the royal corpse by detachments of the civic guard and line. A gun will be fired every five minutes during the progress of the procession. All flags and stan dards will be dressed with crape, the drums will be covered with black cloth, and no bands will play during the march of the procession." BERLIN, Wednesday. The Crown Prince of Prussia will leave for Brussels to-morrow evening, to be present at the funeral of the late King of the Belgians. Major-General Von Loe, aide-de-camp of the King, and Lieut. Von Diskau, will also proceed to Brussels upon an extraordinary mission. AFL Ck• ts 611114 HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, Wednesday. His Serene Highness Prince Christian of Schles wig-Holstein left the Castle to-day for the Conti nent, attended by Count de Rantzau. Lieut.-Colonel Du Plat attended the prince to Dover. Her Royal Highness Princess Louise went to paY a visit of condolence to Queen Marie Amelie at Claremont to-day. The Hon. Mrs. Bruce attended lux royal high- ness. _ ~ The Frince of Wales. The Prince of Wales, attended by Lieut.-Colonel Keppcl, arrived at Marlborough House last night from Sandringham. Arrival of the King and Queen of Portugal. His Majesty King Louis 1., King of Portugal, with his consort, Pia, daughter of King victor Emmanuel, and attended by a limited suite, left Paris at 11.15 a.m. yesterday, and arrived at Folke stone at 6.30 p.m. in the Albert Edward steam boat, Captain Jenkins, South-Eastern Railway service, after a voyage of one hour and threo quarters from Boulogne. Capt. Boxer, harbour master, superintended the landing, and their Ma jesties were received on shore by Mr. J. B. Knight, traffic manager of the South-Eastern Company , and Mr. S. Teulon, director, and everything was carried out with entire success. .As soon as the boat was moored, the Portuguese and the Brazilian Ministers went on board to pay their respects, and to escort their Majesties on shore. Their Majesties, on landing, were at once attended by Mr. Knight, who conducted them to the refreshment-room, and, after a brief rest, to the station platform, which was covered with crimson cloth. Their Majesties at once entered a royal saloon carriage, followed by the Ministers and members of their suite, and the royal servants were accom modated in a saloon and three first-class carriages. Mr. Teulon, Mr. Knight, and Mr. Walker also ac companied the train, having with them a portable telegraphic apparatus, for communication along the line if required. At 7 o'clock the train departed for London, amidst the cheers of a large crowd of per sons surrounding the station, and their Majesties arrived in town about 9 o'clock. Their - Majesties, on leaving the train, entered one of the Queen's carriages, and drove to Claridge's Hotel, where they pass the night, and proceed to Windsor to-day (Thursday) to visit Queen Victoria. It is the intention of the King of Portugal, Av° believe, to proceed to Brussels in a day or two, to attend the funeral of King Leopold. Departure of Prince Christian. Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein left Lon- don for the Continent yesterday, by the 12.20 p.in• train from Charing-cross Station. His highness was accompanied to Dover by Count Rantzau, and by Lieutenant-Colonel Du Plat, her Majesty's Equerry. The train arrived on the Admiralty Pier, Dover, at 3.15 p.m., when the prince alighted and embarked at once on board the Vivid (Commander Sulivan), Government paddle-yacht (specially ordered), and proceeded to Calais on his way to Berlin. The prince was received at Dover by Captain Bruce, R.N., the Admiralty Superintendent, Sir Luke Smithett, Mr. Way, &c. Mr. J. P. Knight, of the South-Eastern Railway, travelled with the train from London to Dover. The day being fine, a large number of the inha bitants of Dover were present on the pier to have a glance at the prince as he embarked. TFIE COURT.—The departure of her Majesty the Queen and the Royal Family for Osborne, which was to have taken place at the end of this week, has been deferred for a day or two, although the necessary arrangements for the removal of the Court from Windsor has been cow' menced. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales arrived in town yesterday, and will accompany the King of Portu gal to Brussels, in order to attend the funeral of the King of the Belgians on Saturday. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam bridge and Princess Mary, attended by Lady Geraldine Somerset and Colonel Purves, are expected to arrive at their residence at St. James's Palace to-morrow or Satur day, from Germany. His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury and family are placed in mourning by the death of Sir Johu Easthope, Bart. The hon. baronet married the widow of his grace's brother, Major Longley. His Excellency the French Ambassador has re turned to the French Embassy, Albert-gate, from visiting Viscount and Viscountess Holmesdale, at Linton Par l, Kent. The Earl and Countess of "Wilton are entertain ing% select party at Egerton Lodge, Melton Alowbray. The Earl and Countess of Hardwicke's party, a t Wimp°le Hall, will separate on Saturday. The Earl of Sandwich has returned to town from visiting Viscount and Viscountess Sidney at Frognal l Lodge, Kent. Harriet, Dowager Countess of Ellesmere, an d the Lady Blanche Egerton have returned to Bridgewat er House from visiting Viscount and Viscountess Sydney 8t Frognall, Kent. Viscountess Dungannon and Miss Letitia D'ArcY Irvine have arrived at Russell's Hotel, Dover-street. Lord Brougham leaves his residence in Grafton street in a day or two for his villa at Cannes for the winter. Lord and Lady Tredegar, after a week's mg" deuce in London, have roturned to Tredegar Park, lion" mouthshire. THE LATE GALES.—On Tuesday the brig Har mony, belonging to South Shields, was towed into the Tyne by the Rapid and Robin Hood steam tugs, water' logged and a derelict. She had been picked up off the Dogger Bank by Whitby smacksmen, abandoned. All her boats were gone, and she was full of water up to the deck' The brig is timber laden. She left Dantzic on the 27th Nov., and passed Elsinore on the 30th. The vessel had 8 ' crew of nine hands when she left England for the Baltic. It is hoped that as they appear to have taken to the boats they may have been picked up by some passing vesse l ; Two Tyne ships are missing—one a collier which wile from the Tyne a fortnight ago in a leaky state, and th e other a ship coming from the Black Sea, which left C°ll - above three months since, and of which latter mentioned vessel nothing further has been heard. _ MINERAL OIL AT TROWBRIDGE.—Our;:cor ro" spondent writes that, in consequence of the ground sinking under the steam boilers of Brown and Palmer, cloth manufacturers of Trowbridge, sinking excavations were i made to a depth of 20ft., where the earth was discov ered to be on fire. Further investigations led to the discoved of the same kind of unctuous clay as that found in Yorkshire' The Trowbridge clay has been submitted to a test, and a fine clear mineral oil extracted therefrom. l'''l,,, 1 fire from the boiler-holes seems to have communi cate. with the oily clay, and this accounts for the rapid sinking of the earth.—Bristol Times. _ Our readers will no doubt be glad to have th e , opportunity of perusing the following list °' novelties which Mr. Chappuis, of 69, Fleet-street , 1)1 ' ° ~A prepared for Christmas presents, among which will ": found scientific toys and amusements for all ages, nam ely• —New pocket magnesium lamp, with wire, 6s. 6d- ; P 11 3: matic humming-top, 4s. 6d. ; magic lanterns and 12 guaranteed, 75., 10s., 155., or 255. ; a box of noveltie s . lll harmless fireworks, for drawing-room and garden , v 154 Japanese pleiades, feu follet, surprise -matches, Bengal Ire „°; Pharaoh's serpents, magnesium wire and garden drop' , 6s. 6d. ; the novel patent bulliere, or bubble-arnuse ele %: scientifically applied, complete, with geometric frat t ' e :i &c., Bs. 6d. ; polyoramas, with six artistic views al' novel effects, 95., 125., or 21s. ; an open sterooscer with 12 excellent slides assorted, 10s. 6d. ; ditto, suP erl° 2 with reflector and 12 slides, 195.; artistic sets-20 scraP:: photographic gems, from album size to 6 by 8 inches, 12 charming cartes for album, scenery, celebrated Pai.ufe ings, for ss. 6d. ; 12 album celebrities, at choice, from free 12s. 2d. ; useful articles for 6s.—one pitir registeri, whist-markers, one stampholder, and one reading alagar° fying glass; the leather whistmarker, 3s. Bd. ; 3 pr ettl d ticles with scent ; saucy China girl, a Pekin puzzle, ae.se, Sezame-purse, 65.; a pair of capital puzzles, with silr2. 1311ao, ° 1 ss. 6d. ; for 6s. 6d.—a basket of fragrant grape s, a 5.:0:1 bank, with scent and perfumery, also a surprise es7,oto puzzle, free ; the tell-tale mirror, to see within aparu"-tor, passers-by in streets, complete, 21s. ; the reader's reflee for the bedridden in daytime, 325. ; also a variety us for articles connected with the reflection of light, au' ea d., amusing, scientific, and domestic purposes ; the P .,...0t nought illuminator, for reading in bed at night Nviwrail, danger, 355. These prices include packing ready for tore Sic. Early orders are solicited to insu re execution 10..°01 Christmas. N.B. 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