The Sun. — London, England, 1866-11-21 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL DRITRY-LANE.— Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. CIIATTERTON. Unequalled Combination of Attraction. THIS EVENING (Wednesday), Nov. 21, her Majesty's servants will perform Shakspere's Play of AS YOU LIKE IT. Rosalind, Miss Helen Faucit; Orlando, Mr. Walter Montgomery ; Amiens, Mr. W. Harrison ; Jaques, Mr. T. Swinbourne ; supported by the entire strength of the Com pany. On Friday, Nov. 23, Lord Lytton's Play of THE LADY OF LYONS. Pauline Deschappelles (her original charac ter), Miss Helen Faucit; Claude Melnotte, Mr. Walter Montgomery. On Thursday and Saturday, Nov. 22 and 24, the per formances will commence with (2/Mho's romantic Play of FAUST, adapted by Bayle Bernard. Mephistopheles, Mr. Phelps ; Faust, Mr. Edmund Phelps ; Valentine, Mr. W. Harrison ; Margaret, Mrs. Hermann Vezin ; Lisa, Miss Poole. Beverley's magnificent scenery, with increased Orchestra and numerous Chorus. To conclude with, each evening, Shakspere's Comedy of KATHARINE AND PETIZUCHIO. Petruchio, Mr. T. Swinbourne ; Katharine, Miss Isabel Adams. Notwithstanding the unparalleled success which has at tended the production of Goethe's Play of "Faust," Mr. Chatterton begs to call the attention of the public to the fact that it can only be performed for eleven nights more previous to the Christmas Holidays—viz., Tuesday, Thurs day, and Saturday of each week up toThursday, Dec. 13— in consequence of the immense preparations necessary for the production of the Grand Christmas Pantomime on Boxing Night, Wednesday, Dec. 26. Doors open at half-past six; performances commence at seven o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET ; Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Buckstone, r.VIIIS EVENING, A DANGEROUS FRIEND. Messrs. Chas. Ma hews, Howe, Kendal, Gordon, Weathersby, &o. ; Mesdames C. Mathews, Moore, Chippendale, Laws, 11111, (to. Followed by ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA. Mr. Chas. Mathews, Mr. Compton, Mr. Rogers, Ur Clark, &O. ; Mes dames C. Mathews, Hill, Wright, Colman, Sidney, &c. After which, OUR MARY ANNE. Mr. Howe, Mr. Clark, Miss C. Hill. Commence at Seven. R OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Fochter. TIIIS EVENDIG. BRUTUS AND CiESAR. Miss Elearade. At a Quarter before 8, the new Drama, in Four Acts, THE LONG STRIKE, written by Dion Boucicault. The New Scenery by Mr. T. Greive and assistants. Messrs. S. Emery, Widiicomb, Fitzpatrick, Dalton, D. Evans, Anderson, Newbound. Stanley, Lomas, Moreland, Andrews, Reynolds, and J. C. Cowper. To conclude with TWEEDLETON'S TAIL COAT. Acting Manager, Mr. H. Barnett. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Box-office open daily from Ten till Five. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. _ - - THIS EVENING, at 7, VICTORINE ; or, I'LL SLEEP ON IT. Miss Neilson (heri7th appearance here), and Mn. Alfred Mellon ; Messrs. Billington, Paul Bedford, Ashley, F. Shaw, and Romor. To conclude with HELEN; or, TAKEN FROM THE GREEK. Mrs. A. Mellon, Miss Furtado, Miss Emily Pitt ; Messrs. Paul Bedford, It. Phillips, F. A. Shaw, Ashley, Eburne. RYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and "Alanager, Mr. Geo. Vinimr. NIN •I'H APPEARANCE OF MRS. JOHN WOOD. THIS EVENING, a Drama, in 4 Acts, founded on the po pular tale by Charles Dickens, Esq., entitled BARNABY It L UGE, adapted to the stage, and expressly for this Theatre, by Messrs. Watts Phillips and Vining. Characters by Mrs. John Wood, Miss Augusta Thomson, Mrs. Henry Vining, Mrs. Chao. Horsman, and Miss Katherine Roogers ; Messr-. Calhaem, I'. Villiers, J. G. Shore, 11. Forrester, Charles Ilorsman, E. Shepherd, H. Mellon, C. 11. Fenton, W. R. Robins Chapman, &c. Is', The Mystery ; 21, The Re cognition ; 3d, The Riot , ; 4th, Caught at Last. Entirely new Scenery by Mr. F. Lloyds, aria Music by Mr. Charles hall. The Drama produced under the stage direction of Mr. Vining. To conclude with a favourite Farce. Commence at Seven. THEATRE ROYAL, ASTLEY'S Under the Sole Management of Mr. W. 11. C. Nation. LAST THREE NIG ItTs of the GOLDEN DUSTMAN, which must be withdrawn to make way tur further novelties. THIS EVENING, Wedn. sday, Nov. 21, To-morrow and during the week, THE ORIGINAL Dramatic Adapta tion of Charles Dickens's latest Wen k, " Our Mutual Friend," as produced by Mr. W. H. C. Nation at the Sadler's Wells Theatre, June 16, 186 3 , entitled THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN, with Nes cenery and Striking Situations. Messrs. Fer nandez, Atkins, W. H. Stephens ; Mesdames F. Gwynne and Nelly Nisbett. Concluding with Frank Talfourd's sparkling Burlesque of ATALANTA, with additional Rhyme to suit the Times by W. H. C. Nation Misses Nelly Nisbett, Polly Marshall, Louise Laidlaw, and Fanny Howard. To prevent disappointment seats should be secured in ad vance. No charge tor bills or booking. HOLBORN THEATRE ROYAL Sole rroprietor and Manager, Mr. t2et ton Parry. THIS EVENING, LtsiltklNS LOVE LETTERS. Mr. Bolmore ; Miss C. Saunders. After which, Boucicault's drama of FLYING SCUD. 3Vlessrs. Neville, Belmore, Blake, Garden,Vollaire ; Mesdames F. Josephs, C. Saunders, B. Foote, J. Fiddes. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, NEM EIBOURS. Messrs. l'arselle, Belford, and G. Murray ; Misses Swanborough, Johnstone, and Hughes. After which, will be produced a Grand Burlesque of DER FREISCIIUTZ ; or, A Good Ca-t for a Plece. Messrs. Thorne, James, and Robson; Mesdames Swan borough, Itaynham, Johnstone, and Hughes. To conclude with BOOTS AT THE SWAN. Commence at Seven. THE "SUN" NEWSPAPER.- G. R. GLENIE, Sporting Library, 4, Connaught• terrace, Edgware-road, is specially appointed AGEN I: to deliver the LATE EDITION of " TIIE SUN " at the earliest possible moment after leaving the press. re Is able to deliver copies in Town, the Suburbs, and in many parts of the Country at a comparatively early hour the same evening, say 40 miles by 9 o'clock. Orders by Post punctually attended to. T"SUN" NEWSPAPER.- G. R. 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LATEST INTELLIGEN Mr. CHAPMAN, of the White Hart, Acton, Middle. sex, begs to inform kis friends and neighbours th a t the Latest Edition of "The Sun" can be seen at his house as above. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. This DAY.—Morning, 1211. 30m.—Afternoon, 121 t. 58m, To-Moßnow.-Morning, lb. 22m.—Afternoon, 111. 45m 2 t it I N I , ~ 4 - -gF. - 4, 4 4"6 LONDON, TVEDNES'DAY, 21, 1866. If we do not all get heartily tired of the subject of Reform before the legitimate time arrives for its dis cussion it will not be the fault of Mr. BRIGHT and his friends, for they are really going on ad infinitum in their repetition of hackneyed phrases and stereo typed utterances. Be this as it may, since their march is through the long lane that has no turning it is our duty to follow them, and to watch their proceedings. Last evening a grand banquet was given in the Free Tradepall at Manchester, under the auspices of the National Reform Union, to Mr BRIGHT and a number of Liberal members. Mr. G. WILSON presided, but there were many who at the last were prevented from attending. Lord Ho uoxToN made a brief speech, in which he said that he was there " Only as a peer," but he sympathised with the wishes of those present. In the course of his observations the noble lord alluded to one of the mottoes upon the wall. " Privileges are ephemeral, the people are immortal." Ile said that, if true, politically there were some that he would not forecro • they were the privil eges of an intelligent mind and , r, of the enlightened conscience, and, above all, the privi leges of the individual pulse and the individual mind which beat in the heart of every Englishman." We quite agree with this, the more so as it seems to be the ruling passion with some of these new Re_ formers of our day to sink individuality as much as possible, and, in doing so, to put forward their doc trines in preference to their independence of mind and character, which is the foundation of all our national greatness. Mr. BRIGHT'S speech was, of course, the chief feature of the evening, and being, as we suppose, at a loss how to saysomething new, he declared that he came to that one of the most striking meetings which had been held in this coun try for years with a ft:clip(' of comparative indif ference and an absence of responsibility. The reason which he gave for this was that when he received the invitation to be present, he found in the calculation of those to be present his name half way down the list, and inferred thereby that he was not expected to take a very pro minent place, but rather would be in the position of a looker-on and a spectator. So far as we can judge it would seem as if those who had the conduct of affairs had made a mistake in this arrangement, and the consequence was that Mr. BRIGHT seemed a little more bitter and sarcastic than usual, if possible. From beginning to end he was intemperate, il logical, and exaggerated everything, and every per son that came in his way was attacked mercilessly ; and it is pretty evident by this time that any one who attempts to answer Mr. BRIGHT will not only be abused himself, but everything he touches upon in commenting on him will be abused also. In the first plane, Mr. BRIGHT recapitulated his own grievances. He was told last year by the degenerate members of an inadequate Parliament that he was very fond of calling spirits from the vasty deep, but that the said spirits did not come when he summoned them. Judging from the opinions he entertains, it is for tunate, for the peace of society, that they do not hear the voice of the charmer, we should say, but passing on from that, the real offence is, that just now it is the fashion to flatter the middle classes, and to tell them that political power rests with them, but that the ex treme men would swamp them by the overwhelm ing numbers they would introduce into the franchise. The secret of this denunciation is, that Mr. BRIGHT'S influence is not what it was with the middle ranks of society ; they begin to see that he is not to be trusted, and that, unless everything can go as he fancies, he sinks argument in abuse, and loses the politician in the demagogue. Then the newspapers have a great deal to an swer for in Mr. BRIGHT'S estimation, for they are always presuming to say what will happen, and giving us to understand, or, to use the hon. mem ber's own phraseology, " for the newspapers are always understanding a great many things of which they know nothing." We should say that they followed Mr. BRIGHT'S own example if we were to condescend to bandy words on such a subject ; but there is nothing in which this great man shows himself so little as in his affected contempt for a power that he knows to be above him and the influence of his violence. He shows himself quite unworthy of the position he assumes as a tribune of the people in his persistent practice of abusing and reviling the press of the country. Nothing, however, comes up, in a hundredth de gree, to the intensity of excitement and the depth of rage which take possession of Mr. BRIGHT when he approaches the subject of the Tories. This is always a very dangerous topic, but when they are in office his language is, beyond all things, intem perate to the last degree. To begin with his arguments on this point—if we can by any stretch of fancy call them so—he says that some persons are credulous enough to think that the men now in office will bring in a Reform Bill, and that, too, a very satisfactory one ; they say that Sir ROBERT PEEL and the Duke of WELLINGTON passed Catholic Emancipation, that Sir R. PEEL repealed the Corn Laws, and " why should not Lord DERBY pass a Reform Bill?" The answer is, that " Lord DERBY is neither Sir ROBERT PEEL nor the Duke of WELLINGTON; he left those statesmen in 1846, and he has never shown from that hour to this an atom of statesmanship or one spark of pa triotism." This clap-trap may do very well, for the purpose in hand, but we would recommend those who are silly enough to applaud the bombastic utterances of AIL BRIGHT that there is no truth in them, and we wonder even that his effrontery should allow him to stand up before Lancashire men and say such things. In their time of imminent peril, in their hour of darkest distress, who came forward to their relief ? The political agitator, who saw little of them and their wrongs, and the statesman who, he says, is indifferent to their rights. So far as:any one has ever heard Mr. BRIGIIT did nothing, and could spare no pence, while Lord DERBY gave his time and trouble, and spent thousands in alleviating their distress. So much for his argument, we now come to his abuse ; and we learn that though the Ministers call themselves her MAJESTY'S servants, they have not dared to proclaim themselves the accepted servants of the people ; their conduct was bad in the ex treme, they " would not suppress, nor allow the suppression of a single rotten borough ; in fact, there was no abuse, however intolerable, however putrid, to which they would allow the Legislative reforming knife to be applied." It has been said by some of his greatest admirers that Alr. BRIGHT is our greatest orator, but he is really forgetting him felf in an extraordinary manner when he uses such language. But, to proceed, as for talking of the pre sent occupants of the Treasury benches bringing forward a great measure, he considers it quite an i dle Supposition. "If a man were to tell me he had a broth composed of half a dozen of the most poisonous ingredients, and could make a wholesome diet, I could not believe him ; the conspirators of last seesion cannot turn out to be the statesmen of next year." Finally, Mr. BRIGIIT says that there are enemies and false friends to the cause of Reform. We concur in the truth of this, and counsel him to look at home. lie is now doing precisely what he did the last time Lord DERBY was in power : he is going about from post to pillar proclaiming this, that, and the other; raking up old grievances, finding out past troubles, inventing some and exaggerating other until the upshot i s that he exclaims, , march against Philip." We ha ve no h ope ,et things, us of influencing Mr. BRIGHT, but we trust that those he is constantly addressing will show themselves more alive to the spirit of fair play which it was the pride of Englishmen to possess, more imbued withthe love of justice, more affected by the sense of honour, than to listen to the suggestions put before them so speciously and so forcibly. By the most con temptible dodge of modern days the Conservative party was driven from power in 1857, and, when benefited by it, what measure has passed that has freed the people or immortalised those who forced themselves into office on false pretences ? Mr. BRIGHT calls the present House the master of the people, not its servant. It does the bidding of a " small and limited—often an ignorant, necessarily a selfish—class." But we must take care that we are not put in a position to be at the mercy of a more selfish class than any be mentions ; and all we can say is that precisely be cause we are Liberal in the true acceptation of the term we demand that Lord DERBY'S Government shall have a fair trial, and declare that they must have one if the principles of the Constitution are car ried out; and we would entreat all honest Reformers to take what measures they can get, and not to be so busy finding fault that they overlook merit, and so eager to put others in the right that they go astray themselves. Mr. HUGHES, M.P. for Lambeth, is always well worth hearing. His speeches arc not indeed likely to please every one, neither of his own party nor of his opponents, for he does not hesitate to express THE SIJN, LONLON, WEDNISOA V EVENING, NOVEMBER 21, 1806, his opinions clearly, uncompromisingly, and em phatically, on a good many of our vexed questions, and those opinions are, as we all know, often some what peculiar. But he is the last man who would expect or wish for wholesale and unreflecting acquiescence. He would like every man to form an honest opinion, to express it on fit ting occasions, and, most trying of all, to act up to it. This is what Mr. Huai'Es does himself, and it is this straightforward consistency which has won him respect and influence, both in and out of Parliament. He takes the unpopular side in reference to our disputes with America ; he does not hesitate to support it in the House of Com mons. He thinks Governor EYRE exceeded his powers in Jamaica, and therefore places his name (which we regret to see in such a position) in the list of the prosecuting committee. He holds trades' unions, when carried to excess, to be mischievous things, and, therefore, he does not shrink from facing a large assemblage of working men and telling them so. This genuine English courage is accompanied, as it generally is, by fair play, and therefore we do not find Mr. HUGHES playing the part of a political ISHMAEL with his hand against every man. He is ready and willing to give his opponents a fair hearing, and proved this by declar ing that if the Tories brought in a good Reform Bill he would be glad to have it, and that while he did not altogether like Mr. CLAY'S measure he could not conscientiously go against a simple, honest educational test. Mr. HUGHES gave a summary of his labours last ses sion, prominent among which were his efforts on behalf of, the evicted poor. In this good cause we heartily wish him the success he will no doubt obtain if he frame his measure a little more cautiously. We believe him to be mistaken in attributing indiffer ence to the Legislature ; but the fact is, the ques tion is a complicated one, not very easy to settle. We can hardly stop public improvements altogether, and there is little room left in London itself for building new houses for either rich or poor. Then if the construction of workmen's houses be made compulsory in the suburbs, there are many who will not be able to profit by them from the distance. It is worth while to consider whether a great deal might not be done in the way of rebuilding some of our poorer districts, where the ground is covered with low, wretched tenements, instead of lofty and well-built houses, which might be let in rooms. If Mr. HuGuEs and other gentlemen interested in this question would examine carefully into all its bearings, and could lay some plan for organised action before Parliament, we are sure he would obtain attention. It is quite clear that the matter must be dealt with in a comprehensive spirit, and cannot longer be left to individual effort, if we are to get rid of the monster evil of the day. Mr. HuonEs touched upon several other domestic questions, especially on education, which he would make compulsory. This mode of cure, however, would have great drawbacks, and would certainly not at present be tried with the consent of the working classes with whom the fault lies. He would also have the Government interfere with regard to the food of the people, as well as with their houses and education. But all these matters are difficult to legislate upon, and though, theoretically, it may seem better to enforce good laws, yet Mr. HuolfEs must remember that both Cabinets and Parliaments are far from being per fect, and that there are great, though hidden, dan gers attending a centralisation of government. Nevertheless, his straightforward common-sense may teach his auditors something, though we fear he will find it a tougher task to reform the weights and measures of the borough of Lambeth than Lord DERBY will to reform the House of Commons I wife returned home well and hearty, and she soon convinced her friends, and indeed the husband him self, that he had no claim to the title of widower. It became necessary to send out letters of counter mand and contradiction, and so extensive was the correspondence that the husband sought for a sec retary to write for him and explain that he was not a bereaved widower. It is mentioned as a fact that this gentleman commenced his letter in these terms: " M. Rousseau has the honour to inform his friends and acquaintances that, in consequence of a deplor able mistake, his wife is not dead." Another odd citcumstance connected with this " deplorable mis take" is that Madame Rousseau, having been duly registered in the parochial records as dead, the authorities refuse to take any steps to expunge a record the truth of which was fully proved to them in the usual way when the register was made. In fact, therefore, the poor woman was to be treated as civilly dead for life. News has been received in Paris of the death of Monsigneur Pavy, Bishop of Algiers. -When Prince Napoleon Jerome returned to Paris, after his recent journey, he stopped at a small town to dine at a hotel, where he dined at the table (note with his medical attendant, Dr. Byvan, but wishing to preserve his incognito, the Prince requested that gentleman not to use any expression which might lead to the knowledge of his rank. In the course of the dinner Dr. Byvan inadvertently dropped the word " Monseigneur" while talking to the Prince. It was heard by the servant girl who attended at the dinner, and, after the other guests had retired, she went up to Dr. Byvan and whispered to him, " I heard you call the person who is with you Mon seigneur. Is he a bishop ?" A fact startling to epicures, if it be true, is men tioned. The tubercle called truffle, which has just made its first appearance in Paris for the season, and is sold at some three or four shillings a pound, has heretofore been supposed to be only found in the distant locality of Perigueux and its environs. The report, however, is that truffles of excellent quality have been discovered in a garden at Ville d'Avray, about eight miles from Paris. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) AMERICA. (BY ATLANTIC TELEGRAM.) NEW YORK, Nov. 20. Efforts are being made to effect a compromise between President Johnson and the Congress. ARRIVAL OF THE DEUTSCHCAND. SOUTIIA3IPTON, Nov. 21. The North German Lloyd's steamship Deutsch land, from New York on the 10th inst., has arrived. She brings 128 passengers for this port, Havre, and Bremen, $407,773 for England, $203,200 for France, and $3,485 for Bremen. On the 11th inst., off Sandy Hook, she passed the steamers New York and Saxonia, and on the 13th spoke the American ship Albert Galater. PRUSSIA AND THE POPE. MADRID, Nov. 21. The Lealtad of to-day states that the King of Prussia has written to the Pope offering to His Holiness the protection of Prussia. The Bank of Spain has reduced its rate of dis count to 7 per cent. OPENING OF THE HUNGARIAN DIET, PESTH, Monday. The Hungarian Diet was opened to-day. The following are the chief points of the Royal rescript, read at the commencement of the sitting : " The unalterable aim of the deliberations which are about to be resumed on the basis of the last speech from the Throne is the accomplishment of the union of the different parts of the monarchy, and the re-establishment of the autonomous rights of Hungary." After adverting to the late war and the conclusion of peace, the rescript points out the necessity and urgency of a prompt settlement of internal affairs. His Majesty declares that the suspension of the deliberations of the Diet was all the more regretted by him, as precisely at the moment of the adjourn ment the sub-committee of the commission on com mon affairs had drawn up a project which recog nised the principle of the Royal sanction, and which he considers as the basis for an understanding on the question of the discussion and treatment of common affairs. It is gratifying, adds the rescript, to find expressed in that project the sentiment that it is indispensable that the different countries composing the monarchy should remain united, and thus insure the existence of the whole monarchy. The rescript then states some general views for the deliberations which are about to commence. Before all, the unity of the army in its direction and organisation, as well as in the principles regulating the terms of service and the recruitment, must be maintained. The customs, the indirect taxes, and the state monopolies, must also be regulated in accordance with the uniform principles which have yet to be laid down. An uniform treatment is not less necessary for the public debt and credit. " If," continues the royal rescript, " the Diet's deliberations result in the removal of difficulties con nected with the unity of the monarchy, which must be maintained, the wishes and demands of Hungary will also be complied with by the appointment of a responsible Ministry, and by the re-establishment of the municipal autonomy. " The system of the responsibility of the Govern ment must be established not only in Hungary, but in all parts of the monarchy. The questions of detail as well as the modifications to be introduced into the legislation of 1848 will be settled by means of an understanding between the responsible Ministry and the Diet." In conclusion the rescript expresses the hope that the Diet will give its serious attention to these over tures in order to hasten the establishment of a con stitutional organisation. FRANCE. PARIS, Nov. 21. The Moniteur of this morning contains no intelli gence respecting Mexico. BOURSE, Nov. 20.—Two o'clock.—ln spite of per cent. fall telegraphed on English Consols, quo tations here are generally higher, though the market is not very animated. French Threes are doing at 691. 40c., an improvement of tic. Italian Fives are 55f. 80c., with an advance of 20c. Credit Mobilier Shares are if. 25c. higher, at 613 f. 75c. The other Credit Companies are firm, but stationary. Sales continue on Immobiliere Shares, which have fallen below 400 f. Among foreign funds, Ottoman Fives are the most in request. Little doing in Railway Shares, which have only experienced slight varia tions. Three o'Clock.—The following are the last quo- tations 41 per Cents 9B Do. end month 3 per Cents. 69 45 Do. end month 69 42i Credit Mobilier Do. end month Credit Foncier — Do. end month 1385 Bank Shares 3600 Italian Loan 55 75 Do. end month 55 85 Mexican Loan — Do. Bonds — Spanish Threes Home Debt — Deferred RAILWAYS. For Account. Orleans Northern llBl 25 Lyons and Mediterranean 912 50 Southern 585 Western 565 Eastern — Sardinian — Austrian Lombard North of Spain 125 SaragosE a 146 25 Ditto to Barcelona Roman. G 2 - MR. SOT.HERN AS CLAUDE MELNOTTE.—Mr. Sothern's brief but highly successful engagement at the Theatre Royal, Glasgow, closed on Saturday night. On Friday evening he took his benefit, performing for the first time in this country, and to one of the most crowded and fashionable audiences that have ever occupied the theatre, the part of Claude Melnotto in " The Lady of Lyons." From the inanities of Lord Dundreary to the high souled devotfon of the hero of Lord Lytton's brilliant play the stride is so great that even a universal genius might be pardoned for not attempting it ; and Mr. Sothern has become so thoroughly identified with parts so pecu liarly his own that his entry into an already well-occupied field might well cause uneasiness for the safety of a de served fame. We run no chance of contradiction, how ever, when we unhesitatingly pronounce his performance to be such as will raise him even higher in the public favour, and secure for him a more ephemeral reputation. It had all the quietness and grace, the naturalness and the power, that the most fastidious critic could desire. The declamation was perfect, the action appropriate, and the whole bearing that of truth. The .conception was indeed faultless, and it was bodied forth to a degree almost with out a fault.— Glasgow Daily Herald. PROFESSOR ANDERSON IN BANKRUPTCY. —On Monday, at the Birmingham Bankruptcy Court, before Mr. Commissioner Saunders, J. Anderson, " The Wizard of the North," better known as " Professor Anderson," came up for his final examination and order of discharge. Mr. Griffin, instructed by the trade assignee, Mr. Hogan, of Wolverhampton —where the professor's good luck de serted him—and Mr. John Smith, who appeared for the bankrupt, examined the professor at great length as to the several entries in the balance-sheet, which were of a rather extraordinary and amusing character. He was also exa mined as to the tricks which "took" best, but on this point the professor was extremely reticent. In regard to au item of £75, for which Mr. Wright, a solicitor, was set down as creditor, the professor explained that in the lawsuit in re gard to St. James's Hall, Mr. Pike, his then solicitor, had £l2O. Shortly after Mr. Wright became his solicitor, and Mr. Pike kept £5O for law expenses, and handed the re mainder over to Mr. Wright. Mr. Wright, who was pre sent in court, said there was as much as £75 duo to him for law expenses, and ho would scud in his bill. The corn missioner said there did not seem to be any objection to the bankrupt passing, therefore ho could take his dis charge. THE LATE FLOOD.—In some parts of Yorkshire the flood has caused the destruction of hundreds, if not thousands, of hares, rabbits, and partridges, and oven of some pheasants. The floods rendered some of these ani mals very tame, and they were easily captured. The Mid land Railway aro making great exertions to restore their route to Bradford, Skipton, Culne, Lancaster, Morecambe, and Scotland, by means of a temporary bridge to supply for foot passengers the Appleby viaduct, which fell on Friday as has been recorded in The Sun. It is expected that the arrangements will be completed to-day or to-morrow. Trains will be brought up on each side of the valley which the viaduct spanned, and passengers and luggage will be transferred across the temporary bridge from one train to the other. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Tuesday Evening. The Siecle devotes an article to the satisfaction and enthusiasm prevalent in Italy, and says that there is perfect calm at Rome. Like almost all the other journals, it is confident that the Convention of the 15th September will be faithfully and satis factorily carried out. The Siecle contrasts the pre sent state of Italy with its condition under Austrian domination, and adverting to the "marvellousfetes,' and the enthusiastic addresses to Victor Emmanuel, says they prove that the Venetians are determined to carry out the principle of national unity and to insure the independence and prosferity of the Peninsula. The Siecle proceeds to say :—" One de tail among others serves to prove to demonstration the essentially political character of these ovations in liberated Italy. It was the reception given to the 1,400 veterans who defended Venice in 1848 and 1849 against Radetzski. The tried patriots succeeded in being concealed for 18 years in spite of the vigilance of the Austrians. With these 1,400 veterans, strange to say, six or seven flags have re appeared, glorious souvenirs of the siege. Little was left of one of these flags besides the Lion of St. Mark. Another torn, tattered, and burnt, was but a tricolored rag, the inscription remaining, how ever, Bandiera e mono. That was the name of a Volunteer Corps, patricians, plebeian; students, all young and courageous, but disciplined like veteran soldiers. At the defence of Malghera their battery served as a target for the enemy. The conduct of these young men was admirable." I understand that at the meeting of the Chambers a law authorising some fresh post-office regulations will be proposed. The subject has for some time been under consideration. The French post office is admirably managed, but there are some anomalies connected with the rate of postage which demand correction. More uniformity is required. For instance, The Sun may be posted from London to Paris for ld., but if re-transmitted from Paris to London the postage charged is 16 centimes, or three sous and the fifth of a sou. The postage for newspapers is charged by weight, and it will be seen from the above that it is made higher than the charge for the transmission of newspapers in Eng land. The charge here is per gramme. There are 500 grammes in a pound. Letters from the pro vinces are charged four sous. The minimum charge for a letter from Paris to London is eight sous, or 4d., but the weight must not exceed seven grammes and a half. This is about double the rate charged foraclu While rte l e r t o t e uf r pa f or t r n o o m tu nh i L se e o s n um d b a o j yer be o el sme a n rPis, fom a r se thatu f t o i r o a L s ut o hn n la d . t o n t h e a ay appointedym f i n weights Austria a u f odr measures the h establish menta have ecmm commission a i o s new adopted the metrical principle exactly as it exists in France. There were objections at first that trans actions with the Zollverein could not be car ried on under this system, but ultimately the kilogramme was adopted as it exists in France. The new h a lf- ounce ra sointhAazstraias will consist of 100 decigrames, in France, 500 grammes, or 50 half-ounces, will be the same as the Zollverein pound. A commodious and admirable hospital has just been inaugurated with great ceremony at Corbeil. The Bishop of Versailles blessed the establishment in the usual form, and the official authorities and leading residents of the locality attended. Great praise is given to the excellent distribution of the establishment and the sanitary arid general arrange ments. The building is the production of two young artists, Messrs. Laroche and Deafer. A collection was made during the ceremony for the benefit of the hospital. _ _ A few days ago the dead body of a woman was found in a cellar in the Flaw de Sebastopol, at Lille, and it was believed to be that of the wife of a man named Rousseau. Indeed he identified it as that of his wife. With all convenient speed he sent out the usual letters to friends ar 'flouncing the death of his wife, and gave the accwitomed orders about the funeral. On the same gyenh)g, however, the The Oxford. Mr. Robert Fraser, " buffo-vocalist and come dian," from Glasgow, Dublin, and the provinces, made his first appearance in London at the Oxford on Monday in a musical, mimical, and humorous entertainment, entitled " A Crop of Comicalities." The new corner is a decided acquisition to the Music Hall stage, for he is really what he calls himself, and is in all respects a vast improvement upon the dolorous and well-worn exhibitions coming within the forced category of " comic singing." Mr. Fraser, in face, person, and gait is like the late Mr. Robson ; and, by rapid transition of action and expression, produces unexpected effects, after the manner of that lamented comedian. He is not so much a close imitator of individual actors and singers known to fame, as a sketcher of types of character, from the Italian baritone in "Il Balen" to the fluttering soprano of the drawing-room. His make up for a " heavy swell," mode of rendering a ballad, and finely drawn out " Yaw-yaw" with a drawling accent, and utter obliviousness to the presence of an audience, might furnish hints even to a Lord Dun dreary. With a little pruning, or rather husbanding of strength, which familiarity with London audi ences will suggest, these buffo assumptions will pro bably maintain their ground with anything now before the public and upon any stage. Mr. Fraser vindicated his claim to the much-abused name of "comedian" by a clever delineation of a crusty old gentleman, who sings a song in denunciation of tyrant fashion, short weights and measures, and all sorts of social abomination. In response to a third call, Mr. Fraser proved that he could dance as well as sing, circumnavigating the stage to a well-known tune, and commenting on passing events and follies the while. This new candidate for metropolitan favour is likely to put our stock comic singers on their metal, and severely test their versatility. One crowning advantage which Mr. Fraser possesses over some of his competitors is that he can be funny without being slangy. There is not a tinge of vulgarity about him, and with the Oxford audience his success is unquestionable. Dr. Mary E. Walker, the Ame: ican Female Physician. One of the largest assemblages ever witnessed at St. James's Hall gathered together last evening to hear this celebrated lady deliver a lecture " On the Experiences of a Female Physician, in College, in Private Practice, and in the Federal Army." It was a strange announcement, but, like all strange things, brought hundreds to hear the novelties about to be disclosed, and to witness with their eyes a lady physician who had studied in a medical school, practised as a physician in her native coun try, and served with the Federal army during the late unfortunate war. The general impression must have been—as it certainly was ours—that in personal appearance she was as tall as Hercules and as strong Achilles—that, in point of fact, sh e was a perec as t hi Amazonclles— int endurance and daring. f A Nothing of the kind. Dr. Mary E. Walker is a young lady—we do not wish to guess what age— of a singularly graceful deportment, and poss ess i ng a handsome face, a slight figure, a n d an excee di ng l y sweet and intelligent countenance. She was attired in a tunic of the colour we call " rifle green," handsomely braided, and buckled across the waist with a belt of leather ; on her left side she wore the order of merit given by the American Government for her late services to the army ; and the costume was completed by trousers of the same colour as the tunic, which reached to the instep. Her hair dis played no other ornaments than a few simple flowers, which certainly showed off her personal appearance to great advantage. The hall, as we have already said; was crowded to excess, but the upper gallery from an early hour in the evening was taken pos session of by a number of young men—some said medical students, others Southerns—who were de termined to get up a " shindy," and did create a great deal of noise. It was thought to be a settled determination not to hear the lecturer, which created a very painful impression among the audience gene rally ; first, because it was a gratuitous insult to a lady ; and, secondly, that it betrayed a want of kindness to a stranger, and hospitality to a foreigner. Mr. Nimmo, the English Barnum, here came forward in the midst of the tumult —for tumult it had really become—and having craved leave to say a few words was allowed to proceed. He then informed the company that the lady was determined to proceed with her lecture, as she had been the cause of bring ing them together, but he begged to remind them that she had been four months in an American prison, and was now in consequence suffering from ill-health ; and that she was a lady who wore an order of merit given her by her own Government for public services, and next that she was a lady who claimed their courtesy and kindness. (Loud cheers followed these few observations, and the angry gods were silenced in a moment.) That short speech would have at once assured her a hear ing ; but her appearance shortly, and the beauty and grace of her person and movement, silenced all opposition and clamour. She then proceeded with her lecture, first on her experience in college, in private practice, and in the Federal army, many portions of which caused considerable laughter. Her voice is sweet and harmonious, ithout any great compass ; but her attitudes, especially in re citing lines of poetry, were a little beyond the dignity of a lecture. It was also too long, having acted nearly one hour an d a h a lf, and we would, in the most friendly manne r , recom mend her in future to avoid politics, a n d espec i a lly any reference to those irritating topics between the Northern and Southern States, which, now that the war between them is over, ought for ever to be buried in oblivion. OLD AND FINE WINES.—One of the largest sales of fine and old wines that we have for some time seen is advertised to take place at Crosby Hall, Bishops gate-street to-morrow, at 11 for 12 o'clock. Tho winesaro the property of Messrs. 11. B. Williams and Co., who are removing to their now and more extensive premises in Lime-street. The well-known firm of Debenharn, Towson, and Farmer aro the auctioneers, whose name is a sufficient guarantee of tho importance and genuineness of the sale. ~_ Anthropological Society. Yesterday evening the first ordinary meeting for the session of this society was held in their rooms in St. Martin's-place—the president, Dr. J. Hunt, in the chair. The names of 42 gentlemen were read who have been elected members of the society since the last meeting, and 12 additional local secretaries have been appointed. The presents of objects for the museum and of books received were very nume rous. On the table there was a large display of the lower jaws of different races of men, and to contrast with them was the jaw of a gorilla, which, in its gigantic proportions and the immense size of its formidable canine teeth, bore little resemblance to any of the human jaws ; the absence of chin mark ing also a strong characteristic difference. The first paper read was a report by Mr. Carter Blake, on the anthropological papers read'before the British Association at Nottingham, in which he con .gratulated the society on their success in having, after a struggle of two years, gained a distinct re cognition of the science of anthropology in that association ; a separate department having been appropriated to it. A short report was then read by the Rev. Dunbar Heath, on the recent opening of the Manchester Anthropological Society, which is the first branch of the London society that has been formed in the provinces. The proceedings promised much suc cess, as many as 200 persons being present, includ ing ladies. The most important business of the evening was the reading of a report on the Belgian bone caves, by Mr. Carter Blake, who had been especially com missioned by the society to visit the recently dis covered caves in the province of Namur, where human remains have been found mingled with flint implements and the bones of extinct animals. The absence of human remains associated with the flint instruments discovered in the " drift" has hitherto thrown a doubt on the existence of man at the same time with the extinct elephant and rhinoceros which at some remote period inhabited Europe, and the discoveries in the bone caves of Belgium of human remains so associated was viewed with great interest. The cast of a lower jaw, which had been forwarded to the society, increased the interest, for it exhibited several characters not previously observed in any human jaw, and induced some persons to conceive it to be the " missing link" between man and apes. The jaw was on the table, but is only fragmentary, the teeth being absent, and one side broken off. The report described the position and general cha racter of the caves, of which there are 24, and in them were found deposited, apparently in regular strata, at the depth of several feet, great numbers of flint implements, and mingled with them the bones of extinct elephants and hyenas and of the rhinoceros. In the cave called the Trou de la Neulette the jaw bone, the cast of which was exhibited, was found also some human teeth. Mr. Carter Blake said that the jaw presented peculiarities which he had never before seen in any human specimen. Though it re sembled in some respects the jaw of an ape, he con sidered it decidedly a human jaw, and it approached most nearly to that of an Australian. A nose bone had also been discovered that appeared from its flat ness to belong to the Malay type. With regard to the age of the strata, he did not think they belonged to a very remote geological period. Dr. Webb agreed with Mr. Blake in considering the characters of the skull very peculiar, and, though he thought it was decidely human, it bore some resemblance to the young of the anthropoid apes. Mr. Jones, the local secretary of the society in Belgium, who had first directed their attention to these bone caves, was of opinion that the deposits within them were of a much more recent formation than had been conceived by Dr. Dupont and others who had examined them. He complained that there had been too much reticence by Dr. Dupont in his account of the excavations, and contended that all that had been discovered should be made known. Some other gentlemen joined in the discussion, after which the meeting adjourned. Dreadful Murder by a Boy. Early yesterday morning a horrible and most sin gular crime was committed in Sheffield, by a boy 16 years of age, his victim being a fellow apprentice and bed fellow, about 18 years old. Mr. Draper, a very respectable draper, of Barker pool, has several apprentices, who live at his house adjoining the shop. Of these Henry Gabbitas was the junior, and Arthur Allen was the next above him. They slept together in one of the garrets of the house, another apprentice named Stephen Moss sleeping in the next room. On Monday night Gab bitas was unusually quiet at supper, and complained of being unwell ; but the family were undisturbed during the night, and had no idea of the tragedy that awaited them in the morning. About half-past seven Gabbitas went to the bed room door of Mr. Draper, and said, " I have killed Arthur." " What ?" "I have killed Arthur—l have done it for revenge." " What can you mean ?" said Mr. Draper. Gabbitas replied—" I have hammered him with the hammer, and stabbed him with a knife." Mr. Draper hurried up stairs, and found Allen lying on his back on the bed, and weltering in blood. He was totally insensible. Mr. Favell, of Norfolk-street, and Dr. Younge, of Norfolk-row, were sent for, and soon attended, but only to find that the case was hopeless. Allen's head is severely fractured, and ho has lain since quite unconscious. The only sound he has uttered has been occasionally faintly to say "Oh ;" and once or twice he has opened an eye. Gabbitas said that he committed the dreadful deed about 5.30, when the watchmen were about going off their beats, and that he afterwards went to the police office to give himself up ; but thinking that he should not be believed, he did not go in, but returned to Fargate, and, told Mr. Draper. He walked again to the police office with a senior apprentice, Stephen Moss, talking freely and with apparent composure by the way. He said he struck Allen with the hammer several times, and then stabbed him. And he repeated other particulars he had given to Mr. Draper. At the police-office he began to say that he gave himself up for killing Allen, but could not finish, and Moss completed the statement. Gabbitas was left in custody, and a policeman returned with Moss to Fargate. He found in the bed-room the hammer and the knife. The hammer was one Mr. Draper had used about five on Monday afternoon in opening a box. Two hours after, when it was wanted again, it could not be found. It now appears that Gabbitas had secreted it for his murderous purpose. The knife was a nine-inch carving-knife, which had been used at supper on Monday night. It is believed that Gabbitas had gone down stairs and carried the carving-knife up to his bed-room. Gabbitas has been remanded by the magistrates, awaiting the too certain death of his victim. Gabbitas is the son of a painter at Hull. Allen was the son of a surgeon at Gainsborough, lately deceased. C USTO3IB.--In the year 1865 the amount of duty collected in the United Kingdom showed a net decrease of more than £690,000 sterling, as compared with that of the previous year. This decrease has, of course, chiefly occurred at London and Liverpool, on account of coffee, tea, sugar, and corn, for it is found that at most other ports in Eng land trade has increased. This is most markedly shown by the returns of Hull and Southampton, in consequence of large sugar imports, the Customs' duties having increased at these ports by £38,000 and £22,000 respectively. Busi ness at the former place is rapidly increasing, and at the latter the Imperial Sugar Refinery, which was closed during the year 1864, is now in full work. The trade of New haven has nearly doubled during the past year, and Wis beach, as a port, is also in a flourishing condition, the duties having considerably increased. Of ports in Scot land, Greenock alone showed a large favourable balance, chiefly in consequence of a beetroot sugar trade with France ; and in Ireland an increase of more than £7,000 has occurred at Waterford, the majority of which is due to the corn trade. [ADVERTISEMENT. —Holloway's Ointment and Pills.— These potent remedies constitute a materia medica in themselves, for there is no internal disorder controllable by medicine for which the one or the other of them is not a positive remedy—eruptions, tumours, scrofula, scurvy, cancer, asthma, rheumatism, gout, and dropsy entirely sub side and disappear under the action of these joint medi cines; and in cases of indigestion, sick headache, bile, liver complaints, debility, and other disorders originating in the internal organs, the pills produce the most astonishing re sults imaginable. The student of nature knows how simple are her ways ; if one preparation can throw all impurities from the blood, disease is conquered—not triumphant, be cause it adopts the simplicity of nature. ~- r '4 4 7- C.lipfa HER MAJESTY, &c• WINDSOR CASTLE, Tuesday. • The Queen, accompanied by her Royal High" ness Princess Louise, walked and drove yesterday afternoon, and went out in the grounds this morn' ing with Princess Beatrice. His Royal Highness Prince Leopold went out walking, attended by Mr. Legg. Their Royal Highnesses Princess of Wales Mid Princess Louise went out driving. The Duke of Edinburgh and Count Gleichee went shooting, attended by Lieutenant-General the Hon. C. Grey, Major-General the Hon. A. Hood, and Lieutenant Haig. Lord Crofton and the Hon. Mortimer SackTill° West have succeeded Lord Polwarth and Major- General F. Seymour, C. 8., as Lord and Groom ill Waiting. Sir James Clark has left the Castle. His Excellency the Prussian Ambassador and the Countess Bernstorff and family have returned to the Prussian Embassy, on Carlton-house-terrace, from St• Leonards-on-S ea. Lord Frederick Gordon Hallyburton has re turned to town from Brighton. We hare to announce the death of the Hon• Julia Elizabeth Plunkett, which occurred on the IGth inst• at Dunsany Castle, county Meath. Sho was the youngest daughter of Lord and Lady Dunsany, and was born 29th October, 1851. Sir John and Lady Anson and family have left London for Rome. Mr. Lane Fox is progressing favourably since the accident whi c h h appene d to h i m with Mr. Lane Fox' s (his father) hounds at Bramham Park, Yorkshire. DEATH OF SIR WILLIAM M'KENNY, BART.'" We have to announce the death of Sir William M‘Kenn?" , Bart., which took place on the 10th inst. at Tremezzo 1 11 Italy. The deceased baronet was son of Sir Thomas the first baronet, by the eldest daughter of Mr. Timothy Harty, of Kilkenny, and sister of the late Sir Robert W. Harty, Bart., and was born in 1798. He succeeded his father in 1849. The first baronet was an alderman of Dublin, and filled the office of Lord Mayor in 1818-19. NATIONAL CHOBAL SOCIETY. The commencement of the seventh session of the National Choral Society last evening was a welcome event to the lovers of music. The closing in o f the long winter eveni ngs a l ways ren d ers t h e pros p e ct of the musical campaign especially agreeable, and to judge from the large and brilliant assembly who last night filled Exeter Hall, the attractions of the National Choral Society have increased rather than diminished with advancing years. The oratorio selected for the first performance was Mendelssohn' o "Elijah," always one of the popular favourites. It is not too long, and does not fatigue th e audience, while the beauty and variety of th e music, its dramatic character, and the opportuniti es which it offers for the display of every singer's abi lities, render it also 'a favourite with performers' The principal singers were Madame Suchet Chan' pion, Miss Franklein, Mr. Kerr Gedge, and Mr' Southey. The chorus singers, who numbered nearly 700 performers, acquitted themselves with credit , though their share in the oratorio is a very trying one. The rapid succession of choruses in the firs part, " Baal, we cry to thee," " Hear our cry, Baal," and " Baal, hea r an d answer ," werg given with vigour and effect. "The fir e descends," which follows after the recitative,_ " Oh, thou, who niakest," was also wry* well done, especially the change of expression de: nianded in it at the passage, " The Lord is God. In the second part, though less numerous and less dramatic in character, the choruses are very fin e ; and though the singers towards the close Ahowel some signs of fatigue, they ga v e th em f o r the ra° s part with good effect. "Be not afraid," indeed' was one of their especial succe sses ; an d " God, the Lord," a chorus demanding no small care, went off well. " Then did Elijah," however, was 1 1 satisfactory, and did not come up to the standard' Madame Sachet Champion was theprincipal soprano and sang very fairly. Miss Lucy Franklein has 3 pure voice, but wants practice and confidence. Sh e will, with a little time and experience, be an acqui sition to our oratorio singers. She was evidently nervous at first, but gained courage as the evening proceeded. In the solo and chorus of the Quee n and people, " Have ye not heard," Miss Franklein sung with spirit and p ower , an d i n th e beautifu l and well-known air " 0 rest in the Lord" s he obtained an encore—the only one granted il l the course of the evening. The trios and gua r " tettes did not go so well as the solos. ,the first quartette, " For h e s hall g i ve his ange ls charge," was a comparative failure. " Holy, boll:, holy" went better, but even " Lift thine eyes , though applauded, as it always is, was not very successful. We should suggest to Mr. MARTIN, th e able and efficient conductor, a little closer attention to this department at the next rehearsal. Tlie tenor was scarcely equal to the occasion, thoug h he sang carefully and with some expression' Mr. Santley was of course the princip al bass, and sang with all his accustom ed ability. The mus i c o f "Elij a h" did f ill , justice to his powers, and he w a s warm ly a pplande" throughout. In the fine declamato r y a ir, " Lii3t , i this world like a fire " he sang with a vigour a o : energy that elicited a universal encore. In accor d ante with the wise rule now generally observed he did not comply with the request, but simply ackn°l; ledged the compliment paid him. In the air `` is enough, 0 Lord," he also made a favourable ira] pression. We are glad to see that Mr. Martin 113 ' 3 secured his assistance for the Christmas perform' antes, which, we have no doubt, will be as sa tin ' factory to the society and to the audience as first rendering of " Elijah." PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT.—The Lord ClO cellor attended in state yesterday in the House of Lc irc . ls : for the purpose of further proroguing the Imperial pe rks' ment. His lordship, who was attended by his offici s ' ir ' ordered the House of Commons to be summoned, and Denis Le Marchant, Bart., the Chief Clerk, appeared at bar. The writ authorising the prorogation wa s read Di a the Hon. Slingsby Bothell, the clerk, after which the Loi Chancellor, in the name of the Queen, declared the rer ll : 7 ment adjourned until Tuesday, the 15th cf January, Nothing was said about meeting on that day for the u' of spatch of business, and it is the opinion of the officers tit the house that Parliament will not actually meet till about three weeks later. MADAME TUSSAUD'S.—AS there are many o f °l ' ir country friends who usually visit the metropolis on '.-„° occasion of the Smithfield Club Cattle Show, w hich is 9-- flounced to be held next month, we would recotniVei": them to pay a visit to Madame Tussaud's most attraetif° and interesting exhibition in Baker-street, where innunil: able additions have been made since last year of rOdeaii life size, of the most distinguished mon of the day, 35 .--fi likewise many of England's fair and noble daughterS. LEAMINGTON AND WARWICKSHIRE HUNT A-Wul'i; ING, 1866.—There is a decided improvement visible f year in the style of the cups run for at this meeting, all 'lw°. which are from the well-known manufactory of J. ' t cover,Aututn Autumn with foliated Welter Cup Handles, is a Benson, of Bond-street and Ludgate-hill. 9 : 11° are u t' d of a 01 1 . ' 5 with exceedingly enrichmentsg ef Italian character iu repousse. The body of the OP 1 ... divided into panels, containing groups of flowers, eM: I . 11 s sitely chased in high relief, while the centre panel contaruf. a representation of " The Start," also chased in high 11)lie .-1 The cover is surmounted by a group of race horses, in dellfa aisli:fresbon?; from life. The base is of ebony, with silver ornaments, s'of ul tazza s-. 4 bears two shields, on one of which is engraved the nanL e lio the winner, and on the other a list of the stewards. '-'-', Guy Cup, which is also in the Italian style, bears a, fa 7 . resemblance to one in the Farnese Collection, and isf ho borately chased and decorated with parcel gilding. 0 .-1 ,0 , 1 cover is surmounted by a group, representing jockey prepared for the race. The base of this with silver ornaments bearing the 113:110 of the cup and . _ . winner. The Hunt Cup differs in every respect frorintisli: old r ~,_„,,. two preceding, and is iu the shape of an tankard and cover. The body of the cup is beautilpw,';', wrought with figures illustrating the story of Al i a!o w L il while the cover, handle, and foot are richly decora.tb.diiioull gives height and importance to the cup'. Tho 130_, for festoons of flowers. An ebony base,with silver curt T rad _a t t 9 c ; Cup, a very beautiful tazza, in the same style as th Nv e v is ' of Cup, but smaller in size, is richly decorated with chased, and surmounted by a racehorse, the 1 1 fruit and flowers in repousse. The cover ishboePlaeuDifouio7 raised on an ebony base, ornamented with §ilver. ~_--~ .~ -,~ * 1 . 1 ),i . w.