The Sun. — London, England, 1865-12-07 00:00:00

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THIS EVENING will be perfo-med Mcycrbeer's Grand. Opera, L'A FitICAINE. Mdlie. Ada Gilliess, Iladame Lem mens-Shairingion, and Mrs. A. Cook ; Messrs. Alberto Lawrence, Henry Corri, A. Cook, E. Dussek, Cr. Patey, C. Lyall, and Charles Adams. Conductor, Ur. Alfrel Mellon. Commence at a quarter to 8. TITEATRE ROYAL, DRURY - LA NE.- Managers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. 'THIS EVENING the performances will commence with Risks :,ere' s Tragedy of Kl..\ G JO RN : Messrs. Phe I ps, James A n derson, T. S winburne Raynor. G. Belmore, -Phelps, C. Harcourt ; Miss Atkinson , , Mrs. H. Vandenhoff, Mrs. Hodson, &o. After which, GALWAY-GO -BRACH; or, Love, Fun , and Fighting : Messrs. Edmund FFa lconer alcmer, F. B learsby, rcq. C. Harcourt ; Misses Il az iewood, E. , 1..05e Lec Commence at 7. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET._ Sole Lessee and M a nger, Mr. Bucket One. THIS EVENING, THE OVERLAND ROUTE Messrs Chas. Mathews, Buc k s tone, Chippendale, Compton. Rog Mess rs Clark, Gordon, Braid, Coe. &c. ; Mcsselames Maihews, Snow den, Hill. Wright, Coleman, Lovell, &c. To be followed by WllO KILLED COCK ROBIN? Mr. Chippendale, Mr. C. Mathews ; Mrs. Charles Mathews, Mrs. Fitzwilliam. &c Concluding with THE BALLET. Messrs. Arthur and Charles Leclercq. Miss Fanny right, Miss C. Adams, and the Corps de Ballet. Commence at Seven. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.- Under the sole Management of Mr. Fechter. THIS EVENING, at Seven o'clock, THE DAY AFTER THE WEDDING. Mr. and Mrs. Horsman. After whi3h, at 8, a New Drama, entitled THE WATCH CRT. Mr Fechter, supported by _Messrs. H. Widaicombe, S. Emery, C. Horsman, Raymond, Fitzpatrick, Clifford. and Miss Elaworthy. To conclude with the Farce of NURSEY CHICKWEED. Messrs. H. Widdicomb, Raymond, Moreland; Mrs. Lee and Lavenu. Box Office open daily from Elrven till Five. Acting. Manager, 11. Barnett. NEW THEATRE-ROYAL ADELPHI Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, at 7, MOTHER AND CHILD ARE DOING. 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Om.—Afternoon, sh. 25m, r.Co-Monßow.-Morning, sh. 45m .—Afternoon, 6h. 10m, being productive of evil, and the hon. member for Maldon concurs in the condemnatory view. The spirit of extermination is a very true description of the matter, and•it- aptly designated the mode re sorted to. The veterinary science is declared *by the hon. member to be the Most retrograde of any in the kingdom, and certaily facts bear out his asser tion, for no cure has been found, and yet it is only on the discovery of one that we can rely with any security upon the future prospects of our commu nity. Mr. PEACOCKE advises that, instead of the Government providing slaughter-houses, they should provide hospitals ; and had this advice been fol lowed, no doubt by this time we should have been in a better position; for it stands to reason that cur ing a disease by slaughtering the patient is a very bad mode to adopt. We find it mentioned in this speech that in Holland 75 per cent. recover, and in Bavaria they declare that a complete " specific" has been found. Quarantine has many grievous evils in its train, but undoubtedly also it possesses many advantages, and the hon. member cited Sicily as a case in point. The cholera is raging along the whole coast of the Mediterranean, and yet that island is exempt from the infliction because of quarantine being resorted to. Referring to Ireland, Mr. PEACOCKE truly de clared that we had great reason to rejoice at that country having fortunately escaped the malady hitherto. He had been travelling in the Emerald Isle, and spoke favourably of its prospects. The pig is no longer the " gintleman who pays the rint," and in many respects great improvement is observable. The Fenian conspiracy is here called a tempest in a teacup," and no doubt there is xuth in the declaration that when the Roman Catho- lie priesthood set their faces against anything of the kind it cannot flourish or be of long continuance. In every prm,ible way they have disconrna.,l Fenianism which has been about. It is positively quite a relief to find the subject of Jamaica properly treated at a public meeting, and Mr. PE kCOCKE'S remarks on the subject - - „ iir ** "44/1 "-- )1 11 " Ito 4110 1, ( - Al k? " " lk s. " I D nit ",:# • - LONDON, THURSDAY, DEC. 7, 1865. - On Tuesday the Maldon Conservative Club gave an entertainment to celebrate the return of their two member:, at the last election. Mr. PEACOCKE, the senior member, made an interesting speech, which was well received. The hon. member alluded to the results of the last general election, and did not entertain an unfavourable opinion of it on the whole an d, indeed, question e d t h e evident success ; of some of the members returned on the other side were they subjected to strict investigation. Putting as id e political dispute s, he adverted to a subject on which all were united —the fearful pestilence which has stricken the homesteads of the farmers. Mr. PEACOCKE truly said that whether we look to the orders in Council or to the reports of the Commis sioners they could find little or no encouragement in the survey. Much has been said already in various quarters concerning the extreme uneasiness to which the _ elennary burgeons have resorted are most appropriate and well-timed. citing the chief circumstances of the case, After as connected with the outbreak, he went on to denounce in a right spirit the unseemly attitude assumed by a party in this country, whose minds are so peculiarly, and, it is to be hoped, so excep tionally, constituted, " that their sympathies are not with their own white race, who have been the victims, but with the black miscreants, who have been the authors of these unparalleled atrocities." It is certainly time that some man of intelligence and spirit should come forward and set himself to work to expose the mean course pursued by those unfair and prejudiced persons, who are prejudging a case of which they know not the full particulars, and whose bigotry is only equalled by their intole rance. It is a disgrace to any body of men that they should thus so forget themselves, and put aside the claims of justice and the considerations of honour. When Parliament meets the general sense of the country will put down this affectation of humanity, which is holding out a premium for crime under the plea of equality, is sanctioning the com mission of cruelties that makes humanity shudder ; bit, in the meantime, we are indebted to those who will expose the fallacies and declare the injustice of these apologists for sedition, who are getting up such a senseless clamour and virtuous rage in many directions. Respecting America, Mr. PEACOCKE rightly thinks that the unhappy insur rection in Jamaica should be a warning to the United States in their difficult task of reconstructing their constitution. Mr. EARLE, the new member, also made a speech, and devoted the chief part of his attention to the consideration of the celebrated speech at Black burn, delivered by the Brummagen orator of Bir mingham ; and he truly declared that Mr. BRIGHT could not have considered the new Reform Bill as necessary for the extirpation of the Conservatives, because they are already found to be " a decaying faction." As for Catholic Emancipation, the most eminent Tory leaders were in favour of it. Mr. Du CANE followed in the same track, and set to work to criticise the hon. member for Birmingham. If hard words could break bones, he truly said that no Conservative would be alive now, for since the " legendary days, when the good old Archbishop cursed the little jackdaw that stole his ring, never had fallen from the lips of mortal man such a thundering anathema of all and sundry who have the misfortune to differ from Mr. BRIGHT in opinion." Mr. Du CANE quoted the well-known lines of the celebrated humourist in the Ingoldsby Legend, which were admirably adapted to the occasion : "Ho cursed us living, he cursed us dying, Never was heard such a terrible curse ; But what gave riso To no little surprise, Nobody seems one penny the worse." Mr. Du CANE considers that the Liberal party are not likely to succeed owing to the disunion that exists in their ranks, and now that "the noblest Roman of them all" is taken away, they will want a leader who can command the support and win the sympathies of the motley crew. Lord EUSTACE CECIL made a good speech, in which he dwelt on the main topics that now engage public attention, and declared that Parliament ought to have been summoned to deal with the diffi culties that environ us on account of the cattle plague. No doubt it would have been a material assistance, but circumstances contended against it. Lord RUSSELL, the noble lord thought, would again " upset the coach," in his desperate attempts to combine progress with a rest-and-be-thankful policy. Party prejudice prevailed to some extent at this meeting, but the general tone that animated its discourses was spirited, and the speaker took a correct view of the financial business, as well as ex pressing opinions on the cattle plague, which were sound and calculated to be of service to those who heard them. itemsys yet ta t n a ci p oos : l e ar s to be only too evident from the various come semi-official ro g e ei sc c oi a e n - 1 received,iw.oiut journal, narle that Spain has not t a r e i d ed e ca to o or Chili.fre mediation.. gpn d e nci The a de Espana, positively rejects th g " Mediation," it ,s,abyesc,amweithusetlheesscftriosmtomtbaerymsotmilteendt Government decl are d, i n the tdhigant i t t h y e of s S p p an ai i n sb. , Cir cular signed by Senor CASTRO, that immediately Chili should have given us the satisfaction which our dignity and our right demand, N y e Should have no objection to enter into negotiations for the set tlement of the other question." What arguments can convince such logicians as these? 'We fear none but the forced raising of the blockade. Th e same journal denies that the Spanish Government has permitted any foreign power to influence its instructions to its Chilian representatives for the settlement of the difficulty. The tone adopted by the correspondence is in a measure confirmed by the Note addressed by Admiral PAREJA to the British Minister in Chili respecting the bombard ment of Valparaiso. The British Chargé d'Affaires had communicated with the Admiral, stating that he did not consider that the Spanish commander was justified in bombarding Valparaiso on account of the greater part of the p ro p er ty i n th a t c ity being owned by foreigners, and most of the merchandise stores in the Customs' warehouses belonging to Ertglioh FRE SUN, LONDON, THERSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 7, lEEE. subjects. Admiral PAnEJA disposes of this by in timating that no interests of neutrals can be allowed to stand in the way of Spanish dignity, and he adds that there will be no grievance to com plain of if the neutrals have warning to remove their property from the edifices likely to be attacked. He himself, he asserts, will only carry out the instructions of his Government :whatever they may be, and he plainly intimates his opinion that these instructions will tend to the bombardment of Chili. " The object of these hostilities," he says, "is to inflict upon Chili the greatest possible damage, in order to compel her to satisfy the honour of Spain. It is therefore to be feared that if the Government of her Catholic Ma jesty does not obtain this satisfaction by means of the blockade, it may direct me to another class of hostilities." Whether this is intended as a threat to frighten the Chiilians and to urge the diplomatic body to endeavour in the interests of their own countrymen to induce the Republic to submit, or whether it is actually indi cative of the Spanish intentions, may be questioned, but the whole tone of the Admiral's letter is most unsatisfactory. Ho concludes by declaring that this reply to the British Minister's remonstrance is intended to call the attention of those engaged in foreign commerce to the state of affairs, that they may guarantee themselves from all loss in the hosti lities between Spain and Chili, as if it were pos sible for any precautions to avert the damage occa sioned by a suspension of the ordinary traffic of commerce. It is very evident that it will be a troublesome matter to induce Spain to hear reason, but it is a taskwhich we cannot possibly shrink from, since the enforced submission of the gallant little Republic would be not only a present disgrace, but a dangerous precedent for the future. This is a oaen in ...MA, r1.14. i r Av.". esn, +ba anmel Q;(10 so that there need be no weighing of arguments or hesitation in the matter. The City of Washington, from New York, brings us news to the 25th of November. We learn with satisfaction that the excitement about the Shenan doah is dying out, and the New York Times admits that the Federal Government have no ground for demanding the surrender of the crew, the American. Consul's acceptance of the surrender of the vessel as a war vessel precluding any complaint on the part of the American authorities. So that we see in this case, as it would no doubt be in most others, that a simple, decided, and straightforward course is the best calculated to appease any anger and to encourage international amity. The vacillation and hesitating uncertainty shown by our English Ministers in too many instances was doubt; less much to blame for the unwarrantable nature of sonic of the American demands, and gave rise, naturally enough, to the very irritation they were anxious to avoid causing. The news from the various States continues to be indicative of the restoration of peace and order, at least in a partial degree. President JOIINSON has informed the Governor of Mississippi that the troops will be withdrawn as soon as it is manifest that order can be maintained without them. The Go vernor, in his Message to the Legislature, recom mends that negro testimony should be received in the courts of justice, which is indeed almost the most important part of their emancipation, since without it they are at the mercy of fraud and vio lence to an almost limitless degree. The Mis sissippi Governor makes a good suggestion respecting the vagrant blacks, which is that negrocs should be taxed for their support, a measure which is likely to diminish the number. The Governor of Alabama has also urged upon his Legislature the abolition of slavery and the protection of the negroes, so that the cause of emancipation is prospering. General FIsK has made a speech, where is not stated, in which he repeated what he had learned from the PRESIDENT respecting his views of the negro question. Mr. JOHNSON, according to the General, was fully resolved to see the freedom of the negroes guaranteed, and to give them a fair chance, though not very confident of their ability to profit by it. The Freedman's Bureau would, he said, be maintained until the Southern States resolved to deal honestly and justly by freedmen. Notwithstanding the PRESIDENT'S open advocacy of negro rights, he does not escape the virulence of the Republicans, who thus conclusively prove that their anxieties are political and not humane, as they would fain have us believe. A Radical Republican meeting has been held, we are told, in Dr. CHEEVEII'S Church, New York, of all places in the world to select for a fiery political demonstration, at which speeches were made denouncing President JOHNSON'S reconstruc tion policy, and declaring him to be the counsel for the rebel States and the upholder of Secession doc trine We may learn from this some of the diffi culties against which an American statesman has to contend when he endeavours to rise above the trammels of party and to consult the general inte rests of the country at large. LA TEST INTELLIGENCE. (REtrEß's TELEGRAMS.) PIUSSIA. BERLIN, DEC. 7. The SpenorscheZeitung of to-day contradicts the statement of the Vienna Presse, that Count von Bismarck has reently addressed letters treating of political question: to the Emperor Napoleon and M. Drouyn de ROME. ROME, DEC. 6. A Pontifical decree has been published prohibit ing any premium 4eing charged upon the current coin of the Romar States, under a penalty of one month's imprisonment, and a fine of 50 crowns. A repetition of the ofence will involve the closing of the establishment and the seizure of the money, BELGIUM. TIIE KING OF THE BELGIANS. BRUSSELS, DEC. 7. The Moniteur 13?lge of this morning publishes the following bulletin respecting the King's health " Weakness cont,nues to be the prevalent symp tom in His Majesty's condition. (Signed,) ' 4 WimmEß, "DE ROUBAIX. Palace of Laeken, Dec. 6." SWEDEN. STOCKHOLM, DEC. 7. In the Chamber of Nobles up to the present there have been 17 speakers in favour of, and 11 against, the reform of the Constitution. It is evpected that tho question will be put to the vote to-morrow. .01161/UGIbLivaLL. Lull/t./WAX/ L 1113 4 ,7 ILL L.ao the Government proposal should be rejected, the Ministers would immediately bring in the same measure in the form of a simple bill. EGYPT. CAIRO, DEC. 7. The day before yesterday being the Viceroy's birthday the Egyptian Minister for Foreign Affairs gave a dinner to the corps diplomatique. Yesterday his Highness reviewed the army, after which a fete was given to the consuls and the Euro pean residents at Cairo. FRANCE. PARIS, DEC. 7. An Imperial decree has been published to-day, establishing a customs union and regulating certain frontier questions between France and the Princi pality of Morocco. The Rhone and the Durance have overflowed their banks near Avignon. BOURSE, Dec. 6.—Three o'Clock.—The market has been weak since the opening, and prices in many instances have receded. These unfavourable symptoms are attributed to a fall of i per cent. in Consols, telegraphed from London. Threes, for the Account, are now quoted at 69f. 2ic. Italian Fives have declined 71e. Credit Mobilier are at 887 f. 50c., showing an advance of 2f. 50c. The price a prime is 897 f. 50c. In the Railway Department Northern Shares show great firmness at 1,110 f., a rise of sf. No noticeable variation in other shares. Three o'clock.—After again falling to lower prices, the market rallied for the close, which has taken place at the following slightly inferior quotations : 41 per Cents Do. end month 3 per Cents. 69 Do. end month 69 Credit Mobilier Do. end month Bank Shares — Credit Foncior 1332 50 Italian Loan 64 95 Do. end month 65 12 UAILV Roman Ottoman Fives 43 90 Mexican Loan 49 75 Do. Bonds 332 50 Russian -- Austrian Spanish Threes Home Debt Deferred Orleans 'AY s. Cash. Acct. 831 '25 ... 1111 25 Northern Lyons and Mediterranean Southern Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona Roman 837 50 - - ... 570 - - - .. . 518 75 - - .. . 216 25 - - . 431 '25 - - ... 425 - - - ... 163 75 - - ... 197 50 SPAIN AND CHILI. MADRID, Dec. 3 The following note, dated the 12th of October, was addressed by Admiral Pareja to the British Minister in Chili on the question of the bombard ment of Valparaiso : " Frigate Villa de Madrid, Valparaiso, October 12. " Sir,—The official letter which your Excellency has addressed to me bearing date the 7th inst. acknowledges receipt from the commander of the Mutine of a copy of my letter of the 2d inst., re plying to a previous communication from that officer. Your Excellency proceeds to state that you do not consider the forces under my command are justified in bombarding Valparaiso, on account of the greater part of the property in the city being owned by foreigners, and mcst of the merchandise stored in the Customs' warehouses belonging to English subjects. " I beg to state, in reply, that during the course of hostilities between Spain and Chili the undersigned will only execute what may be ordered by his Go vernment ; and, as the object of these hostilities is to inflict upon Chili the greatest possible damage, in order to compel her to satisfy the honour of Spain, it is to be feared that if the Government of her Catholic Majesty do not obtain this satisfac tion by means of the blockade, it may direct me to proceed to another class of hostilities, which, as is natural, will probably be directed against all that appertains to the Government of the Republic, agreeably to the right of war. None, as your Ex cellency is aware, can or ought to obstruct the exercise of this right, always provided that the bel ligerents grant to neutrals a convenient time during which, by withdrawing their property from the edifices which may be attacked under that right, they may suffer no detriment. "I speak hypothetically, but the hypothesis is one that may become a reality, since it falls within the natural sphere of belligerent rights--rights which if, on the one hand, they should not be exercised in such a manner as to prejudice neutral interests, neither can they, on the other, be waved, if neu trals, due notice having been previously given, neglect to take the necessary measures to protect themselves against loss, and thus embarrass the action of the belligerents. " I repeat that I speak hypothetically. My only mission being to execute the orders of my Govern ment, it is possible, as I have said above, that later these orders may direct me to commence hostilities against all that belongs to Chili. Thus, your Ex cellency will perceive that, setting aside the possi bility of future arrangements, or those which may naturally arise in the course of a war, it is in the interest of all neutrals to take by precaution all those measures that may protect their interests. " From what I have said I trust your Excellency will understand that the present reply to your offi cial communication of the 7th inst. is intended to call the attention of foreign commerce, in order that those engaged therein may in due time guarantee themselves from all loss in the hostilities between my ccuntry and Chili. I would further repeat to your Excellency what I have mentioned on several former occasions—that is, that these hostilities on the part of my Government are intended to compel Chili to give the satisfaction due to us, and that to obtain this I shall carry out all that my Government may deem necessary against all that appertains to the Republic.—l take this opportunity, &c., " JOSE MANUEL PAREJA " To her Britannic Majesty's Charge d'Affaires." LITERATURE. Agnes Strickland's Novel. How TViii it End? By Agnes Strickland. Three Vols. Richard Bentley. A novel in three volumes, by Agnes Strickland, whose labours in the field of historical research have been for some years past so unremitting and so suc cessful—a work of fiction by the Historian of the Queens of England is very naturally a subject of interest and curiosity. The admirers of Miss Strickland, and her admirers are her readers, will have no cause to be disappointed with her novel. The subject is, of course, historical ; the time is dur ing the wars of the Cavaliers and Roundheads, and the hero of Miss Strickland's selection is the clashing and desperate Major Robert Phillipson, well known to friend and foe by the surname of "Robin the Devil." This gentleman, Miss Strickland tells us, is ancestrally connected with her own family, and his feud with his cousin, Colonel Briggs, and the struggles of both for the possession of Calgarth Hall, claimed by each as his lawful inheritance, are matters of history, or at least of local tradition. Colonel Briggs and his household, for example, are during a considerable period persecuted and alarmed by the continual and unaccountable appearance of two skulls which no precaution can keep away and which no destruction can annihilate. In reference to which visitation we are informed— The frequent appearance of skulls at Old Calgarth Hall during the contest of the rival kinsmen, Colonel Briggs and the Phillipsons, for its possession, is still among the traditions of that mansion, and even recoried in the local history of Windermere ; but how the imposition was effected has never been thoroughly explained. Miss Strickland has in her version of the appear- ante suggested a very reasonable and most probable explanation. The great historical events and con spicuous personages of that stormy period are not introduced in these pages, but as a good actor per forms effectively any minor part, so do the various characters here grouped together, even the most subordinate, bear witness of the master-hand that has set them in motion. They are men not of the a 9., lm+ of thA gAvents.Pn+b non+nnv Tn like manner every description, every scene, and every incident is imbued with the spirit of the age to which it belongs. That most appropriate motto on the title-page of her most famous work— " The treasures of antiquity laid up in old his toric stores I opened," has been again and again most faithfully realised by Miss Agnes Strickland. It is a matter of no surprise that the reader who yields himself to her guidance should find himself actually transported into another age, so truly is the soul of the Past revived by the spell of this his torical enchantress. Before we approach the actual story, the mystery of " How will it End ?" or de scribe the very charming Althea Woodville, the heroine, let us take a glance at the condition of the public press in the days of Charles 1., when the daily papers rejoiced in the appropriate names of— DIURNALS AND MERCURIES. The dull monotony of Calgarth Hall was at length broken by a dinner-party, consisting, however, of gentlemen only. Colonel Briggs, when at home, was accustomed to invite those who espoused the cause of the parliament to meet at Calgarth Hall on that day of the week when he expected his packet of diurnals and Mercuries from London. Many of these gentlemen lived in places where there were no posts, and yet possessed the keenest appetites for London news. These simple-minded squires were so little aware of the science of newscraft, by which each party retained and paid its own journal to invent and distort public intelli gence to suit their political interests, that they devoutly received for facts all statements put forth in the diurnals of their way of thinking, for absolute truth. If the incon sistencies of any story derived from such a source were re presented to them by persons better informed, or less cre dulous, the invariable reply would be, " I ken nowt about'n, it were printed in t' Mercury free Lunnon, so it canna be fause." Colonel Briggs's mail was always placed, at its arrival, on his writing-table in the justice-room, the apartment where he transacted the business connected with his office as a magistrate. Thither he and his company adjourned after dinner, to see him unfold his despatches, both public and private, and open his gazettes—operations that were looked upon with the greatest awe and curiosity by his guests, to most of whom the arrival of a letter once in two years was regarded as an event extraordinary, and the composition of ono was considered a feat only iit for a conjuror or a counsellor. Colonel Briggs seldom published any portion of his letters, but on this occasion he handed the Perfect Diurnal to Squire Newbiggen, of New Place, who, as the largest land owner present, occupied the place of honour at his right hand, and requested him to open the readings, and take especial care not to let one word fall to the ground, " Latin gibberish, of course, excepted, being a Popish vanity," said the squire. The soldiers and domestics were considerately sum moned to attend this political banquet, nor were even the ladies excused, in order, as Colonel Briggs observed, "that not a single crumb of comfort should fall idly, and without its use. For," continued he, "it i■ my prayer that wher ever these precious diurnals abound, ears may be found to hear them." Squire Newbiggen succeeded in reading the Perfect Diurnal with great credit to himself, as he skipped very few of the hard words, and spelt none ; at least not audibly. "By my fay, thou halt done wonders, Master Newbiggen, and hast read the diurnal specially," cried Squire Thistlethwaite, of Crossbank, who sat nearest in the circle, and expected to be complimented with the next turn of reading. Squire Thistlethwaite, of Crossbank, was a sturdy elderly gentleman, with a remarkable thick head and neck, and stout, square body ; one of those persons whom the most common observer would pronounce to be inordinately ob stinate, only from a view of his person —while every fea ture in his bluff face told the fact that when once the Squire had made up his mind to do anything, neither force, fraud, nor persuasion could divert him from his way, Country gossips said he had lived a batchelor life for the sake of Miss Kezia Briggs, who had been cruel to him from her youth upwards, and that for love of her he visited at Colgarth, though his principles were suspected of being the very reverse of puritanical. To this humourist did Colonel Briggs, prompted by his evil destiny, consign the next diurnal, and with a toler ably good accent Squire Thistlethwaie proceeded very fluently to read its contents. The news which was contained in the first page of this journal was of a character to make the assembly first stare, and then utter a variety of groans, for it appeared to be a direct contradiction to all the crowning mercies detailed with so much exultation in the Perfect Diurnal; and Master Thistlethwaite was civilly requested to pass over such melancholy buffetings in silence, which , could only have found their way into the journal in consequence of some blameworthy stumbling of the diurnal maker. " Peradventure he was disguised in strong drink when making up this sheet or he would not have put forth such untoward intelligence. Prythee cast it from thee, neigh bour, and betake thee to another containing more accept able things," said Briggs. But Master Thistlethwaite Sturdily replied " That if the parliament had been buffeted, ho saw no reason for salv ing their sores with lies and dissimulation, and as he had begun to read that diurnal, he should continue it to the end. Besides," he added, "the next article is news from the Lancaster and Lake country, and sure we all crave to know what Lunnon folks ha heard of us." Althea is compelled to accompany Colonel Briggs to the chapel, and to witness the peculiarities of times to find even his audacity compelled to give way to the determined spirit of the dignified Althea. On her mother's death Althea is left in the guar dianship of Colonel Briggs, who determines, by a closer guardianship, to obtain possession of the fortune of the heiress. On one occasion, while she is wandering in the grounds of Calgarth, by the river side, Althea protests that she will die rather than marry Colonel Briggs, when she is startled by a sudden apparition at her side. ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA. Last night Auber's sparkling opera, " The Blqi: Domino," was revived, and from the enthusiasm and delight with which it was received, the management have some cause to regret that it was not produced earlier in the season. It is an opera always certain to charm every kind of audience from the excessively scientific down to the simplest admirer of good music ; and with such a reputation, it is indeed a wonder that it should have been passed over for others that have turned out comparative failures. The cast last night was nearly similar to that of the Pyne and Harrison company, who per formed the opera in 1861, on which occa sion the talented directress herself sustained the role of Angela, the black domino. The music of the part is well calculated to show off all the beauties of Miss Pyne's voice, and no wonder, there fore, that she was more than usually interested in the performance. She sang last evening with a finish and brilliancy that fairly enraptured the audience—the celebrated Aragonese rondo eliciting, of course, an immense encore. Mr. Haigh, as Horace, executed the score not a whit bet ter than he did four years ago, and we are afraid now he never will sing it any better. Mr. Lyall was the Don Julian, and very well he sang the music without—as is now too frequently the case with great artistes—keeping the words to himself. Mr. Patey, as Gil Perez, deserves special praise for the manner in which he gave his part ; his principal song in the second act; in praise of good eating and drinking, was rendered with a gusto that called forth an unmistakeable encore. His make up was highly artistic and his acting excellent. The band, under the direction of Mr. Mellon, was all that could be desired. The house was crowded in every part. TILE MALT TA . x.—Hence it is asserted that as soon as the malt tax is abolished and the trade thrown completely open, the ale now usually sold at Gd. will be 2cl. The Government obtain from this sixpenny ale tax, and by the system adopted the price is augmented 4d. ; that which otherwise would be 2d. on being taxed sld. is not raised to 21d., but to 6d—." The Malt Tax," by Mr. W. Ray iSmee. THE OPENING OF P A RLIAMENT.--it will have been remarked that in the announcement of her Majesty's intention to open the new Parliament it was stated that there would be certain modifications in the accustomed ceremonial. We are informed that her Majesty, instead of using the old unwieldy State coach, will occupy what is called "a dress carriage ;" that the robes of State, instead of being actually worn by her Majesty, will be laid upon the Throne ; and that the Speech itself, instead of being read by her Majesty, will be read by the Lord Chancellor. PURITAN DEVOTIONS. The congregation consisted of the garrison ; twelve troopers, in belted buff, who acted as choristers and clerks, commencing the service by singing a psalm. There were likewise present all the serving men and maids of the Cal garth household, together with some few of the tenants, who had embraced the tenets and manners of the growing sect of puritans. The sermon of gracious Master Nobbs was remarkable for nothing but extreme lengthiness, and for perplexed quotations from perplexed and perplexing writers of sec tarian divinity, some of whose tenets Colonel Briggs, who was in no very dulcet humour, thought proper to contra dict aloud, from his state pew, more than once. This had the good effect of rescuing Althea from the influence of slumber, to which she was about to yield, till such unusual behaviour in a place of worship roused her, and amused her so much that she had some difficulty - in restraining her laughter. We have said that Colonel Briggs (the Round head) and his fiery Cavalier cousin, Major Phillip son, are at war for the ownership of Calgarth Hall, but they have also another and a more serious cause of antagonism, namely, the hand and fortune of the fair Althea Woodville. Miss Strickland's artistic skill is conspicuously displayed in the con trasting characters of the self-restrained, dignified royalist - maiden, whose every look or motion betokens the lady of high degree, and the impassioned, impetuous royalist soldier, who in character and conduct, both in love and war, is an exact counterpart of Walter Scott's description of the soldier's favourite Chief— " They love a Captain to obey, Boisterous as March and frank as May, Ever the first to storm a tower, As venturous in a lady's bower." , And such is Robert Phillipson, and it is a relief at AN AUDACIOUS WOOER. "Beautiful Althea, marry me to-morrow, if it be only to avert so evil a destiny, and outwit the devil and his allies," exclaimed a gay voice behind her. Althea, turning about with a cry of surprise, recognised the veritable man whose mysterious likeness she had just been contemplating in Mereb's glass. Overcome with confusion, she started vio lently, staggered, and might have fallen to the ground had not Phillipson caught her in his arms. He pressed her to his bosom, and imprinted an unauthorised kiss on her trembling lips at the same time. "Major Phillipson, this is ill done of you," exclaimed Alt`lea, as soon as she recovered her voice. " How ill done, my life, my joy ? " cried he, audaciously repeating the offence ; "this, I hope, is better." " Leave me, sir; you cannot treat me with the respect which is my due," said Althea indignantly, extricating herself from his embrace. Phillipson threw himself at her feet. "Pardon," he said, "but my rapture at seeing you once more overcame my rea son. Nay, turn not thus away to conceal your faultless attempts to conjure up a frown on thy fair face ; useless, indeed, you disdain to bestow a smile on a soldier who has just returned from a lost battle." " A lost battle," exclaimed Althea anxiously. " A skirmish, I should rather call it, which took place in Lindale-close that morning between the rebel Rigby's regular troops and the raw Cumberland muster which Pennington, of Muncaster, and Col. Huddlestone had led into Furness to fight for King Charles. I and some of our loyal Lakers joined them at Dalston, where we slept last night. But Briggs and his solemn crew met the other roundheads at yon grey town of Ulverston, o'er sands. They had prayers and psalm singing in Swartmoor at daybreak, and we came to the tussle at Lindale. They got the better of us after an hour's hard fighting, and we had to scamper off, which irked me not a little ; but it was the fortune of war, and I live in hope of better luck next time we have a brush ; and now my charming cousin, listen. You love me. I know you do, and are wretched ;„ my absoneii." " Who told you so, audacious man ?" exclaimed Althea. It was you who sent the witch woman to beguile me. I know it was; yea, I'll tax her with it. Ha! She is gone, but whither 2" "No matter," replied Phillipson, •' Time is precious. I cannot live without you, my Althea. My swift little shallot is snugly moored hard by, and a few strokes of the oars will land you on a fairy isle, where you shall reign as queen, if you would deign to bear the burden of a poor but faithful cavaliq." "It cannot be," answered Althea, with a sigh. Not heeding her denial, the impetuous lover, hearing steps approaching, lifts Althea into his boat and bears her off to his neighbouring castle, in the full expectation that she will become his wife. This arrangement, however, the lady indignantly rejects, and demands to be set at liberty. The scene, or rather the succession of scenes, that ensue are cleverly imagined. Althea maintains her proud determination, until Phillipson, whom nothing can abash, becomes offended, and then the fair damsel fears that she has gone too far. A reconciliation takes place, and Phillipson departs to attack Briggs in his own stronghold. Althea, while mourning over his absence, is visited by a fortune-teller, or prophetess of evil, who foretells her troubles in the following sweet and plaintive lines, which, in the last stanzas, shadow forth the mystery of the whole story : The battle is o'er, But he comes not again ; There's blood on the shore, But he's not with the slain. It were sweeter, to him, That ye wept o'er his bier, Than your eye should grow dim With the tale you must hear Ye parted in sorrow, Yet dreamt not I weer How dismal a morrow Should rise from such e'en. For the tears of your parting, Fair maid, shall be sweet, To those wildly starting Again when ye meet. Ye shall meet in that sadness No words can declare, And shall part in the madness Of utter despair. The direful truth too soon becomes manifes, Phillipson is a prisoner in the hands of his enemy, and is led forth to be executed in the court-yard of Calgarth Hall. In this supreme moment Robin the Devil maintains his characteristic demeanour. THE PLACE OF EXECUTION. Not remote from this spot, and in the full view of the prisoner himself, two other men were employed in fram ing a rough coffin destined to receive his remains after the murderous work of vengeance should be completed. The preparations were surveyed with an undaunted eye byPhillipson, as he stood between two roundhead soldiers. The white scarf,which was wrapped about his sword-arm, was literally soaked in blood ; he was without his cloak, and bareheaded; his dress was altogether much disordered, torn, and marked with sanguine stains, his bright ringlets were dishevelled, and he occasionally shook them back from his face in an impatient gesture, and more than once made an effort to get his hands at liberty, which movement caused Briggs, in spite of bodily pain and weakness, to start from his chair and bawl to the men to look to their prisoner at the peril of their lives. Phillipson smiled scornfully at this, glanced carelessly over the scene before him, and whistled " Prince Rupert's Rant." Notwithstanding his fatigue and loss of blood the awful circumstances in which he stood, and the dreadful preparations he was compelled to witness, his eye retained its wonted fire and his bearing its usual daring intrepidity ; if he felt uneasiness at anything it was at the vocal exertions of Samuel Stunner and the choir of psalm-singers militant. Of these Briggs himself was no less impatient than his victim, and, raising his hand, he made a signal to Samuel Stunner to cease; but Samuel was in the vary cream of a quiver, and in spite of all intima tion of his commander's displeasure, continued to trill and shako on the note in a most donkey-like strain of disson ance, followed by the voices of all the choir, good, bad, and indifferent ; and they obstinately persevered in sing ing a psalm of thirty-eight verses to the end. " By my faith," soliloquised Phillipson, "a man with ears of any sensibility would incontinently prefer being hanged outright tolhe infliction of another of this solemn buying." In short, it was difficult to determine which was most weary of the psalmody, the doomer or the doomed. But men's lungs are not really made of leather, and oven if they were, they must in turn crack with undue exertion. There is a point beyond which human nature cannot go in any of its functions—the vocalists had gone to the very extremity of their powers, most manfully, regardless of hoarseness, faltering, squeaking, and wheezing—they had arrived at the ne plus ultra of their energies, and were—silent. As a crowning indignity to his fallen foe, Briggs had condemned the gallant soldier to a felon's doom —the gibbet. When summoned to take his place at the gallows— " Phillipson, starting on his feet, cast out a glance of fiercest disdain upon his volunteer deathstnen that they fell back with dismay, and almost expected to see him burst his bonds as the mighty captive of Gaza did of yore, and take memorable vengeance on them. ITo one was more thoroughly impressed with this idea than Briggs himself, who, on perceiving the bearing of his prisoner, cried out hastily to the troopers, "Make ready, present, and fire if the prisoner offers to stir a foot further, except to the gibbet." " Cousin Bat," said Phillipson, coolly, you may spare yourself much trouble by ordering your men to fire at once, for I give you my word of honour that I shall never set a step gallows-ward at the bidding of any roundhead. " Verily," observed Bethuliel, "I stand amazed at the contumacy of the malignant, for in all my days I never knew a man of any kind refuse to merit the ladder after he had been condemned to the gibbet." " That is," replied Phillipson," because your experience has fallen amongst felonious villains like yourself, whose birthright the gallows is, and who naturally take possessit of their lawful inheritance, as a matter of course." " Oh, that thou would'st be persuaded to let me do mine offence quietly and discreetly," said Bethuliel, holding the rope neatly twisted towards Phillipson in a most inviting manner, yet not daring to approach within arms' length of him. " Cowardly scoundrel," cried Briggs, " are you afraid of a fettered man? Why don't you throw the rope boldly about his neck, and drag him to the gibbet foot, since he fears to approach it fairly ?" Before the final command is given the heart-broken Althea rushes desperately to the spot and implores of her guardian the safety of her lover, but in vain. THE CRISIS. The demon of revenge once more scowled from under the lowering brow of Colonel Briggs, as he muttered : "Wherefori do I tarry for refinements in vengeance while he lives, and lives to brave me to my teeth ? Soldiers, fire." "Then we will die together," shrieked Althea, throwing herself before Phillipson and fearlessly enclosing the loved form in the sanctuary of her arms. " Go, go my loved one !" said Phillipson, gently striving to put her from him with his fettered. hands, though his whole soul was, as it were, dissolved i; tenderness by this unexpected proof of her devoted love ; and whose which were but a moment before blazing with a fury that made their beauty terrible, now melting with the softest emotions, wept tears of fondness over the pale pure cheek that rested on his bosom. " Tear them apart !" cried Col. Briggs, raging at this ' sight; " he shall die, but die alone." " Oh, let him live," cried Althea, striving vainly at the same time to resist, with desperate struggles, the force that rent her from Philipson. Then flinging herself once more in the dust at the feet of Col. Briggs, she cried, " Oh, let him—lot him live and I will buy his life with half—nay, why do I talk of a part? with the whole —of my fair inheritance to which indeed the manor ' of Colgarth is but a yeoman's pittance. Ha, ha !" con tinued she bursting into a wild hysterical laugh, that spoke more fearfully in the sense of those present than the most woeful cry could have done. " Ha, ha, lam rich—l am a wealthy heiress—and now I know the value of my dowry! Ha ha! I will buy him of you. Some men will barter their souls for love of gold, and you love it well I trow." " Yet I will not sell my revenge !" whispered he in an emphatic tone, "which is at this time sweeter to me, AltheaWoodville, than aughtyour wealth could purchase." " Ay, but you are not aware of the large ransom I can offer you, or indeed you would grant my prayer," cried Althea, grasping his garments with frantic vehemence. " Shall I tell you the terms on which I will accede to your wish," said he, in a deep under voice, fixing, at the same time, a look upon her that curdled her blood. "Name them," -gasped Althea, "they must be hard, indeed, if I do not embrace them at such a moment." The condition is, of course, a promise from Althea that she will become the wife of Colonel Briggs. In her anguish and desperation Althea gives the required pledge and Phillipson is set at liberty. Upon this promise rests the whole history and mys tery of the tale. A combination of events interfere with the immediate ratification of the engagement, but again and again does Colonel Briggs demand its fulfilment, and again and again does Althea, with bleeding heart but resolute truthfulneSs, alter nately endeavour to find excuses and delays, or again to summon courage to complete the sacrifice. "How will it end" becomes the bewilderment of the reader, and how it does end shall not be revealed by us, Pyv.epting inasmuch as we may assure our readers that it does end ix a manner that reflects new credit on the eloquent biographer of " The Queens of England." t a t eirtu F, te. HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, Wednesday. The Queen walked in the grounds yesterday afternoon with Princess Helena and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, _ Her Royal Highness Princess Louise went to London last evening, and honoured the performance at the Adeiphi Theatre with her presence, and after wards returned to Windsor Castle, attended by Lady Caroline Barrington, the Hon. Mary Lascelles, and Lieut.-Col. Du Plat. Prince Christian visited the cavalry barracks at Windsor, and returned at 1 o'clock. Prince Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein, first cousin to Prince Christian, visited the Queen. The Dean of Westminster and Lady Augusta Stanley arrived at the Castle yesterday, and had the honour of dining with her Majesty and the royal family. The Visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Lord Suffield. GUNTON, Dec. 6. The visit of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales to Lord Suffield is being celebrated with a brilliancy hitherto unknown at Gunton. Yesterday morning the Prince, with his noble host, Lord Leicester, Lord Spencer, Lord Rendles ham, Lord Alfred Paget, Lord Berkeley Paget, Lord Hamilton, Lord Royston, and the Hon. H. Harbord, &c., spent the first day in the Gunton preserves, Thorpe Wood being the locality selected for the first day's sport. The head of game on the estate is something tremendous, owing partially to its having been strictly preserved, and also to his Lordship's having abstained from shooting over the domain this year and last, in expectation of the honour of the Royal visit. The total result of the day's battue was 2,131 killed—of which enormous number, it is said, no less than 200 head fell to the Prince's own gun. At 8 o'clock a grand dinner party took place at the hall, attended by the Prince and Princess of Wales, Lord and Lady Suffield, Lord and Lady Leicester, Lord and Lady Sondes, Lord and Lady Spencer, Lord Dunmore, Lord and Lady Al fred Paget, Lord and Lady Rendlesham, Lord and Lady Royston, Lord Hamilton, Lord Berkeley' Paget, &c. The band of the East Norfolk Militia performed a number of pieces during the dinner. A grand ball was given last night in honour of the royal visit, to which, in addition to the guests mentioned above, the leading members of the aris tocracy of the country were invited. The ballroom had been magnificently decorated by the Messrs. J• and J. King, of Norwich. The drawing-room , billiard-room, and supper-room are all connected with the ballroom. Dancing commenced about 10 o'clock to the music of Mr. Walter Howlett's Nor wich Quadrille Band. The Prince of Wales opened the first quadrille with Lady Suffield, his lordship being honoured with her Royal Highness the Princess as a partner. Their Royal Highnesses entered with the greatest zest into the pleasures of the dance, and at about 12 o'clock his Royal High ness led Lady Suffield, and Lord Suffield had the honour of leading the Princess to the supper-room• After supper dancing was resumed and continued till about half-past two. This morning the Prince and party are gone' ou t shooting again. To-morrow Lord Hastings' hounds are to meet in the neighbourhood, and in the even ing there is to be another dance, to which a select party is invited. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess d'Aumale will be at the Marquis and Marchioness of Salis bury's residence at Hatfield to-morrow for their residenc e ' at Twickenham. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, es Field Marshal Commanding-in-Chief, held a levee yester day afternoon at the Horse Guards. Nearly 100 officer's attended. The Duke of Northumberland and Lady Louis a ' Percy are still remaining at the family residence in Fort' man-square. The noble duke is in remarkably good health. The Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch and Ladi Victoria Scott left town a few days ago, on a tour of vLsit o, on their way to Dalkeith Palace, N.B. The Earl Russell is suffering from a severe cold , and was in consequence unable to attend at the Cabine t Council held yesterday afternoon. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury', in Downing-street. The Ministers present were the Lord I Chancellor, Earl Granville, Sir George Grey, the Earl 0 Clarendon, the Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, Earl P . Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Duke of Somerset, the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, and the Ilig b Hon. C. P. Villiers. The British Army and Navy Review• ion This distinguished organ of the military a lla -cep maritime services, we are authorised to annoull will henceforth be published—very appropriatelit as it appears to us—by the Publisher in Ordina te (by Patent) to her Majesty the Queen. Wi wordot th b . ; co mmencement of the new year, in other 1 will be issued from the establishment of Mr. nellt ley, of New Burlington-street, to whom the 1 3 1 4 - 0 perty in it has been transferred. In addition to 1 circulation in the Three Kingdoms, the Bri lis 0 Army and Navy Review is to be found at all tb h stations in India, as well as in N orth and S° ll . America, in Australia, and in all the principal eitl, of the European continent. Its efficient condtle'' therefore, is necessarily to the members of botaa services a matter of the very last importance. -411 e a guarantee for the maintenance of that effieje ll is afforded, as it appears to us, in a very s i g n , manner, by this transference to the hands of Bentley of the property itself and of the ree l ' bility of its futuxe publication. eyes a ra eu Ti re of f th,