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p . lexed by the . presence in their port of a vessel bear- GOODCRYSTAL PALACE.—TO-MORROW. — FRIDAY. - COME EARLY.—ONLY ONE mg the ominous name of the Shenandoah, and, after SHIL LIream NG.—Open at 9.d Sacred Great Og n a c n e , rt l , 2 3 30. 30. Great a great deal of discussion and dispute, matters ended Organ, 5 30. Coldstream Band, 6. Great . Organ, 7. by arriving at a very angry pitch. It seems that Palace lighted up at dusk. Open for admission until seven o'clock. • the Shenandoah, after obtaining stores, crew, and equipment from another vessel, named the Laurel, sailed from Madeira to Melbourne, at which port she arrived on the 25th of January, having captured and destroyed many prizes by the way, after the fashion of the Alabama. On her arrival at Mel bourne the captain requested permission to land his prisoners, to procure supplies, and to repair his ship, promising to respect the neutrality of the colony. After some deliberation on the part of the authori ties this permission was granted him, a board of nautical men being appointed to see that no unne cessary work was done to the vessel. So far, all went smoothly. The colonists, who appear in this, as in most other public questions, to share the sen timents of the old country, gave the Southerners a very cordial welcome. It is idle for the friends of the North to deny that the sympathies of this coun try are in favour of the Confederates, not be cause their hatred of slavery is diminished, but because they believe that the war arises from the determination of a nation to esta blish its independence, with which slavery has nothing to do. In return for the hospitalities shown to him by the Melbournites, Captain WAD DELL threw open his ship to all corners, and invited inspection. The ship is described as being very un like an ordinary man-of-war, and its crew only numbered about 70 men.' But, as might havebeen ex pected, the American Consul now appeared upon the scene after the fashion of Mr. ADAMS in England, and began harassing the Victorian Government with demands and expostulations. He demanded that the ship should be seized as a pirate became he had heard from the landed prisoners that the ship was formerly called the Sea King, had been partially equipped in an English port, and had never been in a Confederate port. The unreasonableness of such a demand after permission had been asked and granted for, the stay of the vessel in port, and while the captain, officers, and crew were acting in accord ance to the agreement, and respecting neutrality, was at once at once apparent, and accordingly the Law Officers of the Crown, when asked for their opinion, decided that as no offence had been com mitted within the jurisdiction of the Melbourne au thorities, the vessel must go unharmed, and they advised that, as in the case of the Alabama at the Cape, the antecedents of the vessel should not be inquired into so long as she respected the laws. The Confederate flag was flying over her, and therefore she must be accepted as a regular belli gerent. Upon this the Consul waxed wroth, and declared the Foreign Enlistment Act to be a dead letter, but no more could be done. After a few days, however, the second part of the story began. The Consul came back with the tale that the Shenandoah was recruiting men, and produced some evidence to that effect. On the strength of this the Government issued a warrant for the apprehension of a man named CHARLEY, who was believed to be on board the privateer. The police-superintendent went to the vessel with his warrant, but the officer in charge of the Shenandoah-refused to permit the vessel to be searched. The next day the superin tendent returned, - when the captain was on board, when the captain also refused permission to search, and gave, it is said, his word that no such person as the " CHARLEY" referred to was on board. Being pressed on the point, he declared he would fight rather than submit, upon which the police super intendent withdrew. Upon this the leave given to Captain WADDELL to effect his repairs was withdrawn, a proclamation was issued in the dockyard that no more assistance was to be given to her, and a body of constables sent down to enforce the order. Some correspondence ensued between the Melbourne authorities and the captain, in the course of which the latter solemnly declared that no persons were on board his ship excepting hose who were on his shipping articles, and that no one had been enlisted since his arrival in port. A watch, however, was still kept up, and one night a boat with several men was observed putting off from the Shenandoah. It was pursued, and the men stopped and questioned. One of them proved to be the " CHARLEY" so much spoken of, and two others were also British subjects. These weretaken into custody, and - CHARLEY committed for trial for a breach of the Foreign Enlistment Act. If the facts turn out to be as above represented, the Confederate captain and officers can hardly be ex cused from having attempted to deny facts, and having acted unfairly to the Victorian authorities. At the same time it is fair to admit that they had reason to be justly indignant at the warrant to search a ship which had been for some weeks thrown open to all corners, especially as the meddlesome in terference of the Federal Consul could have been no secret to them. If Mr. BLANCHARD had been a little less active there would have been less opportunity for animadversion ; and as there appears, after all, to have been very little proof of the recruiting pro pensities of the Shenandoah, further than the presence of the redoubtable master, who was, after all, coming On shore when captured, it seems to have been rather much ado about nothing. Captain WADDELL seems certainly to have behaved with scant courtesy to the Melbourne authorities, but he must have seen that they were merely acting at the dictation of the Federal agents. We should like to know whether there has been no Federal recruiting in Australia ? There has been a good deal done on the shores of the British Isles themselves, so it would be very unreasonable to suppose that some of the motley crew who compose the Federal armies have been drawn from our southern colonies. We shall probably hear a good deal of the wickedness and cruelty of privateering, to which we would reply that however unjustifiable such practices may be, they arc not to be reproved by Federals or their admirers. The very name of the vessel in question is an answer to them. If the destruction of mercantile property and the temporary detention of crews be a hardship, what must we call the total demolition of a people's sources of food, of the granaries, the corn field s , an d the farm produce of the fertile Shenandoah Valley. What must w e thi n k of the ruined homesteads, the burning cities, the houseless women and children, the sick and aged dragged into the streets to be uncovered, which have marked the triumphant progress of SHERmAx and SHERIDAN through the South ? Let the North start privateers, and let the South invade Penn sylvania, and we shall find our moralists hold a different creed. As it is, the privateers of the sea have, in the opinion of all disinterested persons, the advantage of the privateers on shore. CRYS'T'AL PALACE. GOOD FRIDAY. TO-MORROW.—Extra Trains ALL DAY, by Brigh ton Company, from London -bridge, Victoria, and Kensing ton ; by Chatham and Dover, from Blackfriars and Victoria and intermediate Stations to Sydenham-hill, where a new long platform will be opened. Also, a pleasant and quiet route by South-Eastern, from Charing-cross, Blackfriars, London-bridge, and intermediate Stations to Lower Syd enham. Extra Trains for this last service will have Charing-cross at 10.30, 11.30, 12.30, 1.15, 2.0, 2.30, 3.30, returning in the afternoon and evening. MR. SIMS REEVES WILL SING .• If with all your hearts " (Elijah), "Then shall the righteous" (Elijah), and (with chorus) The great War Song, "Philistines. hark !" (Eli), at the Crystal Palace, To-morrow FRIDAY (Good Friday). Concert, 3.30. MADAME RUDERSDORFF will sing—" I will extol Thee" (Eli), and, with Chorus, "Inftam 'flatus" (Stabat Mater), and accompanied by Mr. T. Harper (Trumpet Obligato) "Let the bright Seraphim" (Samson). To-morrow—CRYSTAL PALACE. MR. *WEISS will sing " THE TRUMPET SHALL SOU ND" (Messiah ). Trumpet Obligato, Mr. T. Harper; and "ARM, ARM, YE BRAVE" (Handel). GOOD FRIDAY, CRYSTAL PALACE. CRYSTAL PALACE. TO-MORROW . GOOD FRIDAY. RESERVED SEATS, Hall-a- Crown, and One Shilling, at the Stands in the Naves. Apply early. CRYSTAL PALACE. TO - MORROW.- EXTRA ENTRANCES—The North Transept and Penge entrances will be open for visitors, by payment, THIS DAY.—Come early. LIFEBOAT SERVICES. During the storms of the past year 1864 the boats of the National Lifebasit Institution have saved 432 persons from different wrecks on our coasts. The Institution also expended £19,531 14s. sd. in the same periud on lifeboat establishments, in addition to granting £1,569 as rewards for saving 693 shipwrecked per sons by its lifeboats, and other means. The Committee of the Institution earnestly A PPEAL to the public for ASSISTANCE to enable them to meat the continued heavy demands on the Institution's 110 lifeboat establishments. Contributions are received by Messrs Willis and Co., Herries and Co., Coutts and Co., and by all the London and country bankers ; and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis, Esq., at the Institution, 14, John-street, Adelphi. THE ATRE-R OY AL, DRURY-LANE, Managers. Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. EASTER MONDAY Tom Taylor's Play of THE FOOL'S REVENGE. Mr. Phelps; Messrs. H. Sinclair, A. Rayner, E. Phelps, G. F. Neville, Miss Atkinson, and Alm .Herulann Vezin. After which, on a scale of great splendour, Milton's Mask of COMUS : Messrs. Walter Lacy, wilbye Cooper, Hemi Drayton, Miss Poole, Miss Augusta Thomson, and Mrs. IL Vezio. THEATRE -ROYAL, EA TR E-R OYA L, HAYMARKET, Lessee. Mr. Buckstone. On EASTER MONDAY, April 17, Mr. Sothern in the New Sensation, THE WOMAN IN MAUVE. Mr. Buckatone as Mrs. Mary Anne Beetles. After which, by desire, LORD DUNDREARY MARRIED AND DONE FUR Dundreary, Mr. Sothern. And EASY SHAVING. Miss Louise Keeley, Miss F. Wright; Messrs. Clark, Gordon, Rogers, &a. It seems as if there were to be no end of the disputes that take place in the iron trade. No sooner do the public learn that there is a fair chance of the matter being adjusted than a new source of altercation arises, and all is again confusion. It is evident that there are some who do not wish to have the affair speedily settled, and either to serve their own ends, or from mistaken motives, urge on the discontented until a solution of the difficulty seems next to im possible. It was unfortunate that the meeting be tween masters and men did not take 'lace at Wol verhampton as was arranged by the Mayor, because it might have expedited matters, and, at all events, it would have enabled the different sides to under stand a little more clearly the chief points of differ ence that must be arranged prior to arriving at a mutual understanding. Through some most unfor tunate blunder the plans were altered, and thus the masters waited in one place and the men in another till both sides were wearied, and no interview took place. The Mayor had taken great pains in the matter, and it was very unsatisfactory that all his trouble went for nothing. Thus an opportunity has been lost, which may not occur again, and the chances thrown away of a settlement being arrived at. It would seem that the mas ters showed a desire to come to terms to the utmost of their power, and expressed their readiness to meet their own men at their own works at any time. Yet this is more vague and indefinite, and it is greatly to be regretted that, when they were in the mind, employers and employed, could not have conferred. Doubt and hesitation may arise among a few as to what the rest may think, and, therefore, the chances are not so favourable or par ticular as in a general meeting. At a general meet ing of the puddlers it has been resolved to ask for another interview, and not to return to work until they have it. It is, therefore, to be hoped that the next attempt will be more favourable, although we have reason to doubt when a put-off occurs in a matter of this kind, for so much may happen to change the minds and alter the opinions of the parties concerned in the dispute. If the masters are wise they will concede to the desires of the men and consent to an arbitration. This will be the only safe and sure way of settlement of a lasting character that can be made and that is worthy of the name. Unless affairs are put upon this footing, allowing, for the sake of argument, that an adjus ment of differences takes place, it will only be a very temporary, and cannot possibly last. Nothing can be more fatal to the interests of the tradelor more ruinous to the operatives themselves, than this system of strikes and lock-outs, and really, in the present advanced stage of cultivation, we have a right to expect that good sense and right feeling should triumph over narrow notions and a sectarian spirit. Nothing but sinking prejudice and putting a stop to class tyrannies can avail, and all the parade and the speechifying will do no good unless some sure foundation is laid, and after all the annoyance that has been gone through it will be indeed a pity if some lasting settlement does not result. One of the chief advantages of arbitration is that both sides are fairly represented, and reason carries the day instead of force and the pressure of circum- stances. There can be nothing but jealousies and heartburnings resulting from the prosecution of such modes as have lately been resorted to. The friends and advisers of the men can do no better than earnestly to entreat them to abide cheerfully by the results of arbitration where carried out. It is not likely that any court of appeal will decide constantly in their favour any more than it is probable that it would be always against them. To give and take, to bear and for- bear, is the true secret of maintaining peace, and unless both masters and men will look beyond the momentary concerns of the present into the effect and ultimate consequences of their actions it will be idle to expect that any satisfactory solution can occur, and those who indulge in the expectation will find that th e i r id eas are erroneous and- their wishes most illusory. Mr. BUCKSTONE is always an amusing speaker, and last night he had a fair and fitting oppor tunity for the display of his powers, in speaking of the Theatrical Fund. Nineteen times has Mr. BUCKSTONE been called upon to discourse upon the merits of this institution. It need not be said that it was a congenial subject, and that ample justice was rendered to it by the eloquent speaker. Of she claims of this institution to support little need be said, for all must feel that it is a disgraceful thing for those who have ministered to the amuse ments of the public to perish in want and misery. They have strutted their brief hour upon the stage, and when they can do this no longer, through fail ing health and strength, it is too bad for 'them to be cast aside as a worn-out garment, or a toy that has served its turn and is no more regarded. Mr. WILKIE COLLINS, who took the chair, very forcibly expressed the feeling that should pervade the subject, when he said that "the time must come to the actor when the curtain could no longer rise upon him, and when he must sink into oblivion so far as the patrons of the drama were concerned." Mr. BUCKSTONE explained that large as their capital was it barely sufficed for all that they had to do with it. The names of the QUEEN and the Prince of WALES head the list. Mr. BUCKSTONE eloquently pleaded the cause, which he truly called the cause of the drama, and paid a just tribute to the actors and actresses for theirzeal in coming forward to render their gratuitous ser vices to any charitable undertaking connected with the institution it was their pride and honour to sup port. The concluding passage of this speech speaks for itself in its vigorous and veracious phraseology, and appeals alike to the reason and the fancy. " Our accounts are open to inspection, we always present an uncooked balance-sheet, our secretary is always correct in his figures, our treasurer has never absconded with any of our money, and none of us have ever been hung, or even transported, except with delight when receiving the applause of the public." It is to be hoped that a liberal recognition will be made of this earnest and eloquent discourse, and that so estimable a charity will receive the support that it eminently deserves. EASTER TERM.—Yesterday the lists of the arrears 'or the forthcoming Easter Term were exhibited. As Easter Term falls this year in the holidays, a good deal of misunderstanding exists. The legal terms are fixed by Act of Parliament, and by the Ist William IV., cap. 70, sec. 6, it is enacted " That if the whole or any number of days intervening between the Thursday before and the Wednesday next after Easter-day shall fall in the Easter week, there shall be no sitting in Banco on any of the in tervening days, but the term shall in such case be pro longed and continued for such number of days of business as shall be equal to the number of intervening days before mentioned, exclusive of Easter day, and the commencing of the ensuing Trinity term shall in such case be postponed, and its continuance prolonged for an equal number of days of business." It appears that in the court of Queen's Bench there are 1 new trial rule for judgment and 18 for argu ment; in the special paper there are 1 for judgment and 5 for argument. It appears that in the Court of Common Pleas there are 1 enlarged rule and 17 new trial rules, 1 postponed motion, and 19 demurrers. In the Exchequer of Errors and Appeals there are 1 for judgment and 9 for argument ; there are 5 rules in the premptory paper ; and in the special paper, 1 for judgment and 7 for argument. In that court there are only 2 rules for new trials. Easter Term is generally a busy one, arising from matters tried in the spring circuits. Saturday next is the first day of term "according to act of Parliament," and it will be prolonged several days, as neither the equity nor common, law courts will sit until Wednesday next, the 19th inst. THE PRITCHARD CASE.—We underste aid that, so far as that part of the chemical analysis in tb io case of the late Mrs. Taylor which was conducted in Edin'burgh before the organs were handed over to Dr. Penny of Glasgow, is concerned, the report of the medical men wiJ I be in the hands of the Glasgow authorities on Friday or f iaturday at latest. Though, of course, nothing has beet.). allowed to believe we are tenorthe anal ysis, of the rep or t i s muc h transpire justified n a s statingto the r esul t that ot the t e more likely to strengthen than to dispel: the suspicions which have gathered around Dr. Pritche Lrd in relation to this most serious case.—Scotanan. Captain Pegrim, the commander of the Nash ville, the first Confederate cruiser whi ch crossed the At lantic, left Southampton a few days sinc is for the Confede rate States. To commence at 7.- "STEW THEATRE-ROYAL„ ADELPHI.— oole rroorwtor and hisnager. Am B. Webster. TO-NIGHT, THE LOVE CHASE. Wildrake (his origi nal character), Mr. B. Webster. Messrs. Billington, Ashley, Stephenson. Widow Green (19th time), Mrs. Stirling; Con stance (19thitime), Miss ilenrietta Simms ; Lydia (her 19th appearance), Miss Sophie Young. After wnich, 4th time, a new Extravaganza, entitled PAN ; or, The Loves of Echo and Narcissus. Messrs. J. L. Toole, Paul Bedford, O. J. Smith, E. isomer, Miss Woolgar, Miss K. Kelly, Miss Lillian Bruce, and Miss A. Seam ,n. To conclude with THE STEEPLECHASE; or, In the Pigskin. Messrs. J. L. Tools, Paul Bedford 3Lss K. Kelly. CoMmence at 7. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Mr. k'echter. On EASTER MONDAY, April 17, SIMPSON AND CO. Messrs. Sam. Emery, C. Horsman, Collett; Mesdames Els worthy, lienrade, E. Boyce, and Mrs. C. Horsman. After which, at half-past Eight, THE MOUNTEBANK. Belphegor (the M , untebank), Mr. Pechter; Paul (his sin!, Master Pechter; supported by Messrs. Widdicomb, Ryder, S. Emery, Fitzpatrick, E. Garden, C. 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The Melbourne authorities have been greatly per- , THE SVN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 13, 1865: LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER's TELEGRAMS.) AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE ST. DAVID (Via Greencastle.) The following are the heads of the news brough by the St. David : NEW YORK, APRIL 1 (Evening) Grant's army moved from before Petersburg on Wednesday towards Hatcher's Run, Sheridan simultaneously demonstrating against the south side of the railroad. Heavy fighting took place on Friday, the Con federates driving back Grant's left on the Boydon Plank Road. Grant then assumed the offensive, and took the ground occupied by the Confederates in the morning. Lincoln and Seward are still at City Point. Gold, 1521. Sheridan is said to be near Burkeville. His scouts report that the Confederates in full force prevent his flanking their earthworks. QUEENSTOWN, APRIL 13 The Louisiana, which sailed hence for New York yesterday, has put back, having been on shore at Kinsale Head. ITALY. TURIN, APRIL, 13th The Committee of the Chamber of Deputies entrusted with the examination of the Financial Bills have modified the one presented by the Ministry, rejecting the proposition to increase the stamp duty on registration. The committee also proposed that the suppression of the free ports of Ancona, Leghorn, and Messina should be postponed till Ist January, 1868. FRANCE, PARIS, APRIL 13 The new Mexican loan will be issued in a few days, the necessary negotiations having been com pleted with the Comptoir d'Escompte, the Societe Generale, MM. Fould, Hollinger, Erlanger, &c. Bonds bearing 35f. interest each will be issued at 340 f., and will be redeemable at 500 f. There will be half-yearly drawings with prizes of 500,000 f. and 100,000 f. each. BOURSE, April 12.—The market is more ani mated, and quotations have improved. Threes, for the Account, are now at 67f. 05c. Italian Loan, 66f. 30c. Mobilier have been done at 827 f. 50c. Railway Shares are pretty active, without much variation in prices. The following are the last quotations: — 4/ per Cents 96 Italian Loan 65 90 Do. end month Do. end month 66 15 8 per Cents. 67 75 Ditto Threes — Do. end month 67 95 New Mexican Credit Mobilier ... 825 Russian — Do. end month ... 820 Austrian Bank Shares 3570 Spanish Threes ... 46 Cr3dit Foncier 1290 Home Debt — Roman 74 50 Deferred RAILWAYS. Cash. Acct. Orleans Northern 1062 50 ... 1065 Lyons and Mediterranean 985 ... 985 Southern 612 50 ... 616 25 Western 531 25 ... 533 75 Eastern Sardinian 306 25 ... 306 25 Austrian Lombard 556 25 ... 555 North of Spain 303 75 ... 303 75 Saragossa 392 50 ... 390 Ditto to Barcelona 157 50 ... 160 WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, APRIL 13 The royal mail steamer La Plata has arrived here with the above mails, 127 passengers, $1,122,498 in specie, of which $602,053 is gold and the re mainder silver ; pearls, value $3,420 ; and 1,575 packages of cargo, chiefly cocoa bark and cotton. She left St. Thomas on the 29th ult, ; on the Bth and 9th inst. she experienced north-easterly gales and high seas, with heavy storms of hail and rain; subsequently fine weather. The La Plata spoke the British brig Argo on the 7th inst., steering north-west. The steamer Granadian arrived at St. Thomas on the 29th. The British war-ships Aboukir, Cordelia, and Fawn were at Panama ; the Aurora at Barbadoes ; and the Dwican at Dominica. Much excitement had been caused at Valparaiso by the arrival there of a Spanish war steamer, which anchored without saluting. It was supposed that she had brought a demand on Chili, but no particulars had transpired. Business at Valparaiso was dull, the high rate of exchange, which was quoted at 47d. to 47id. per dollar, 'having stopped transactions, especially in copper avid nitrate. The export of wheat continued, a large quantity still remaining. The total value of the exports for January reached $678,374. There was but little doing in charters and rates were again lower. A revolution has broken out in Peru, which is stated to be of formidable appearance for the Go vernment of Lima. On the 28th Colonel Prado, the prefect of Areguipa, aided by the chief officers of the troops in that city, numbering 1,000 men, began the move ment by a public declaration that General Peget had ceased to be chief of the Republic by his viola tion of the constitution and laws of the country in having concluded a treaty in January last with the Spanish Admiral. All were invited to join this movement and to place at the head of the Govern ment the person legitimately entitled to the pre sidency. The port of Eslay immediately followed the movement, and Colonel Gamio arrived from Areguipa and gave orders to clear the custom-house at a discount of 50 per cent. on the duties. This realised $70,000, and possession was likewise ob tained of $BO,OOO more sent by the Government in one of the Peruvian ships for the payment of the troops. On the Ist ult. a similar proclamation was re sponded to in Moquequa, and on the sth the troops in Tacua joined. Arica fell in also, and, under the influence of Montero, two vessels of the Peruvian fleet were handed over to the newly self-constituted authorities. The Government steamer Chalaco was despatched from Callao to Arica before the out break, and it was supposed that she had sided with Montero. An attempt at a rising was made at Bella Vista, near Callao, which was put down with con siderable loss of life. On the evening of the sth Admiral Mariatequi, the naval commander of the Peruvian fleet, proceeded with three frigates to re capture Eslay and Arica, and to put down the revolution. Much anxiety existed in Lima and many changes were being made. All the military and civil officials had been inspected and dismissed. It was said that General Costello, had been sent to the Sandwich Islands. The British ships Sutlej and Alert were at Callao. A revolution against the State Government at Panama broke out on the 9th. The President, Culanche, abandoned his post, and took refuge in the United States Consulate. The com mander of the national forces was arrested. The captain of the troops supported the Govern went, but neither officers nor men stood by him. A few soldiers were killed. It is said to be the most peaceable upset of a Government ever witnessed. The Congress of Nicaragua has passed a decree conceding to those first establishing a manufactory of blankets and other similar fabrics a premium of 4 per cent. on their capital, and the expenses in curred by them in placing machinery in the country. The remains of an ancient city have been dis covered in the south of Chili. It is supposed to be either the rich mining city of Ponzuelos or Los Cesares, both fabulous for their wealth. LITERATURE, I Odd Neighbours. By the Author of " Lord Lynn's Wife." Three Vols. Richard Bentley. Odd Neighbours, it may be, but assuredly very Pleasant Companions, are collected together in this work. The author, taking for granted that in these days of expedition the reader has been to Egypt, compares his motley company to the arrivals of the outward bound at Alexandria. Travellers of both sexes, of all ages and countries and conditions, are there continually to be encountered in most un usual combinations, and so it is with the stories collected in his pages. " Some," he enumerates, " are from Poland, some from Italy, not a few have crossed the Atlantic from American shores, others are from Russia, from France, from Den mark, or from countries beyond the seas." From diverse and distant lands they congregated to gether—Odd Neighbours—in the pages of " All the Year Round." Assuredly no series of papers in that popular periodical have been more worthy of re-publication in a separate form. The tales are all excellent, some of them very excellent indeed. They differ essentially from the ordinary run of magazine articles. There is a freshness and a vigour in the style, and a glow of colouring in the vivid de scription of foreign scenes, that renders the work I peculiarly attractive ; but, beyond that, almost every tale has some particular and enthralling inte rest, that perforce enchains the reader's attention until the story is concluded. As an example of which, let us take, almost at random, the following passage from an account of "A Cheap Passage Home," in which the amazed passenger becomes unexpectedly acquainted with the daring and das tardly intention of the captain and some of the crew to destroy the ship and passengers and themselves escape with the plunder : AN AWFUL DISCOVERY. The conspirators passed by me and went on deck, the captain with an uncertain step, and features, in whose pain ful working might be read the signs of painful suffering, the Greek, jaunty and smooth of mien, but with a danger ous sparkle in his serpent eye, and a paler cheek than usual. Scarcely was the coast clear before I ran to the captain's cabin, the door of which still stood ajar, and there, sure enough, lay the ship's log-book open, with a fresh en try written on the page before me. The ink was still wet. What I read ran as follows : " Coast of Australia (here followed a latitude and a date). —On the evening, during the middle watch, the ship Seven Angels, from Odessa to Liverpool, with corn and oil, was wholly destroyed by fire, vessel and cargo. Papers, mani fest, logs, and invoices saved. Money lost. Officers and most of the crew escaped to shore in the large boat. Un fortunately three perished by the fire and by the upsetting of a smaller boat, two passengers, Mr. Millington and Miss Marian Brackley, also John Judkins and Eneas M'Donald, able seaman, and Roderick Sprowle, ordinary seaman, shipped at Odessa. Fire the result of accident. Cause doubtful." Here ended this precious entry, the death-warrant and epitaph, at once ; of five human beings, myself included. No wonder that as I perused the words I felt my forehead grow moist with a sickly dew and that the letters seemed to dance before my eyes. In vain did I try to tear myself away. Some terrible fascination rivetted my feet to the floor, my eyes on the page on which still glistened the wet ink of the last dread sentence. How long I stood, thun derstruck and half incredulous, I cannot say ; but the rustle of female attire caught my ear, and I turned my head with a quick start to find Maria Brackley—one of the doomed—standing in the middle of the saloon and looking at me. I had left the door wide open, and was, of course, plainly visible in the act, apparently, of prying into some papers of the captain's. My impulse to tell Miss Brackley all carried the day, and most fortunate it was that I had not time for reflection. Commonplace prudence would have led me to keep the dangerous secret to myself, but this was no ordinary occa sion, and, to my great comfort, the young girl showed a fortitude quite unexpected. She did not faint or weep, though her cheeks faded to ashy paleness as she read the dreadful words, and listened to my hasty comments on them. It was evident, I told her, that the wicked scheme for making profit by the destruction of the Seven Angels was deeply laid, and that our deaths, along with such mem bers of the crew as were not implicated in the plot, were deemed necessary to give colour to the plausible tale of the incendiaries. And now, what was to be done ? We were warned, but what hope had we ? To tax the villains with their perfidy would be to seal our own fate. A yet more interesting and bewildering adventure is entitled, simply enough, " Sophie's Ribbon," but a very fatal gift to its possessor—fatal as the hand kerchief of Desdemona does this ribbon of Sophie's prove to be ! Here, in the following passage, the reader may witness its first bestowal at a ball in St. Petersburg and the direful results : A GIFT AND ITS CONSEQUENCES. " Mr. Charles, will you do me a favour ?" It was Sophie who spoke, and her voice quivered in a manner inexplicable to me, considering how ordinary were her words. She was in the rich Circassian dress of blue and silver she had chosen; but she would not have known me in an ordinary domino of crimson silk but for my face being exposed through my not having replaced my mask. She was clinging to the arm of a boyish figure in Louis the Fourteenth attire; her brother as I guessed. Mr. Charles, will you do me a favour ? " It was not very difficult to grant. She merely wanted me to affix to my domino a certain yellow rosette, a. shoulder knot of yellow ribbon with two fluttering ends — that was all. Hurriedly she thanked me for my consent, and insisted on fixing the knot to my domino with her own hands, though her slender fingers shook so much that they could hardly perform the task. It was a whim of of hors, she said, a trick to " mystify " some one, and 0 it was so kind of me to honour her, and would I please to wear it till after supper time, and to be masked. Before I could ask her for a dance, she was gone, lost in the mazes of the crowd. " Hist ! come nearer, the game is up !" said a man's voice, thick and husky with emotion at my ear. I started. A tall man in a dark domino was at my elbow. " It is all over," said the stranger in a gutteral French, spoken with a German accent ; "some one has betrayed us. Tho troops are under arms, and the soldiers we counted on are disarmed and confined to barracks. Rest assured that the Emperor knows all. Gliska—" " Monsieur, you mistake !" exclaimed I ; and the man shrunk away. Scarcely had I time to debate in my own mind the purport of what I had heard when two or three masked persons came hastily forward, the foremost pointing me out to the others. " That is he ; I know him by the ribbon." There was a pause, and a shuffling and a whispering. I bethought me of the mystification that Sophia had spoken of. Were these the friends at whose expense some harm less trick was to be played ! I had little time to think, for ono of the new comers passed his arm familiarly through mine. " Come quickly, monsieur, to avoid scandal." By this time my other arm had been grasped by another of the group. I made some jocular observation in French, on the peremptory nature of the summons, fully persuaded that the whole was masquerade frolic. The intruder spoke again more sternly. " You carry it off well, sir. But your enterprises are unfortunate. You must come with ns, in the Emperor's name, or I swear to shoot you where you stand. Come on!" I was pushed or dragged through a side door down a passage, and into the hall of the Embassy. It was full of soldiery and gendarmes. In a moment a cloak was thrown over my head, my wrists were chained together, and I was hustled out into the snow and thrust into a sledge. There was a shout, a twangling, and a clashing, and I felt the jerk of the start. The sledge was going off at a rapid pace, in spite of the softness of the snow. Half smothered by the cloak over my head, I rather lay than sat in the place into which I had been pushed, while, by the bounding motion of the kibitka, I knew that the speed of our progress was great. Presently the woollen wrapper that muffled my head was removed, and I could see the true state of the case. The sledge was travelling a snow covered road, marked out by the painted posts at frequent intervals. To right and left lay hillocky mounds of snow covering the peat morass through which the causeway passed. Overhead was a wrack of hurrying lead coloured cloud, with the pale winter snow peeping out sufficiently to show the horsemen of the escort, a party of dragoons of the guards, who rode to right and left of the sledge, their burnished helmets and long white cloaks looming ghostly through the dim light. Besides myself, there were two persons in the Kibitka, the driver and a sturdy figure in the uniform of a sergeant. The latter held a pistol in his gloved right hand ; an excess of precaution, for I was bound and helpless. I closed my eyes for a minute or two, and calmed my nerves for a strong effort. Then I looked again. Yes ; nothing had changed. Snowy road, lashing whip, bound- Pg herpes, painted posts to mark the mn the mantled I horsemen riding on either flank, the threatening attitude of the armed men at my side—all were real. And all these objects had but one significance —one which my soul shrank from. The guards, the haste, the chains, the deso late wastes through which we were speedily borne, re minded me of many a dismal tale of exile in the gloomy deserts of Northern Asia. Either I was actually on my way to Siberia or I was mad. The unfortunate Englishman has been arrested instead of a suspected Pole, who, under cover of the mistake, lea ves the country accompanied by the fair and treacherous Sophie ! " For Life and Death" gives a spirited account of aB ull Fight, in which,under peculiar circumstances, an inexperienced but daring and dexterous English man takes the part of Matador. The struggle with the second Bull, the Black Portuguese Bull, is very vividly described. The first tale in the first volume, " A New York Speculation," gives a very amusing account of how an unsuspecting Britisher who has gone to America to make his fortune is (to his ex ceeding surprise and delight) taken in hand by an enterprising member of the enterprising firm of Petter, Larch, and Jarman, and commissioned to make large purchases on their behalf from the honest, hard-working farmers of the West. At first all goes on well. A judicious friend puts the Eng lishman in the way of doing business with the farmers. He tells him they like plain speaking and fair dealing off hand, without any haggling and palavering " like the Down-Easters, who think they are robbed, if their tongues don't ache after a bargain is effected!" When the sale is completed, the money paid, and the goods transmitted to his principals, the purchaser is overwhelmed with the information that he has paid for his bargains with forged notes, and has been made the victim of a clever " speculation." The specimens we have given are sufficient to indicate the interesting and exciting character of these stories. Those we have mentioned are taken haphazard. We might go through the three volumes and enumerate many other equally attractive tales, such as " The Little Dinner with the Captain," in which the unsuspecting guest at the captain's table is nolens volens "pressed" into the captain's service; but we have said enough to assure the reader looking out for an agreeable book that he cannot do better than make acquaintance with these " Odd Neighbours," from whom he may learn much, and from whom he will assuredly derive abundant and most interesting entertainment. Geology as a Branch of General Education. An Address. By David Page, F.G.S. Pp. 40. Wm. Blackwood and Sons. The learned author of " The Text-Book of Geology," both introductory and advanced, has, here, in this very striking Address, perfectly made out his thesis that Geology ought only in reason to be comprised within the compass of the regular scholastic curriculum. Viewing the actual facts of the case in regard to the particular subject of his argument—it is really, when one comes to think of it, as though the student of nature were asked to in clude among his other inquiries in the acquisition of knowledge some investigation into the very ground under his feet, into the very stand-point from which in this life he is permitted to survey the surrounding universe. Put in that way, it hardly admits of dis cussion. The reason of it, the force. of the reason of it, is as that of a self-evident proposition. Yet so persuasively is this proposition maintained in the course of Mr. Page's argument that we are not in any way disposed to insist upon it as in itself at all superfluous. It assumes to be merely the throwing out of a judicious suggestion, and yet in the mere process of throwing out this suggestion, it is hardly less than an introductory lecture to the acquisition of the noble science it recommends. The Dispute in the Iron Trade. WOLVERHAMPTON, Wednesday. To-day, at about a quarter to two o'clock, the Mayor of Wolverhampton, with the Town Clerk of that borough, waited upon a number of the ironmasters, assembled at the Swan Hotel, in this town, and presented the request of the men that the masters of Wolverhampton would meet a de putation of the men of the same town, with a view to the former consenting to the establishment of a court of arbi tration for the settlement of all future differences. The masters consented to meet the men, and the mayor and the town clerk both several times went below to inquire if the men were about. The arrangement made between the mayor and the men yesterday was, that they should be ready in front of the Swan Hotel at two o'clock, and that at about that hour they should apply at the bar of the Swan to ascertain if their request had been conceded. This morning, however, as was subsequently explained by the men, Mr. S. Griffiths sent to the secretary of the district, stating that he had obtained a room for them at the public house kept by Mr. Councillor Willcock, in which they were to assemble, and he would obtain an interview for them, for he had seen Mr. Matthews (an ironmaster) and the mayor. The men were to place one of their number outside the Swan, and when the masters were ready to receive them, he (Mr. Griffiths) would let him know, and he could fetch the rest. Of any interference of this kind neither the iron masters, the mayor, nor the town clerk, knew anything. As often as inquiries wore made for the men at the bar the replies were that they had not applied, and they could no where be seen in the space in front of the hotel. Mr. Grif- fiths, however, was near the entrance to the hotel all the time. The masters, after waiting nearly an hour, arranged with the mayor that through the town clerk he should communicate with the men, telling them how they had waited iu vain to see them, and also that the masters always had been, and still were, most willing to meet their own men at their own works. The mayor and the town clerk were leaving the hotel, and had nearly reached the Townhall, when the men, who had just been informed of what had happened, were leaving the public-house, which is near to the Townhall, in great haste to go up to the Swan. The mayor and the town clerk returned with them, and met Mr. W. 0. Foster, M.P., the chairman of the Ironmasters' Association, who proceeded to the Exchange and endeavoured to find the Wolverhampton masters, but they had all left. The mayor then told the men how they had broken the arrangement that he had made with them on the previous day, and they on their part explained how they had acted upon the advice of Mr. Griffiths. They expressed the utmost disappointment, and one of them said they had been " sold "—not, however, either by the mayor or the I town clerk, both of whom they thanked for the efforts they had made to bring about an interview. The Mayor said Mr. Griffiths spoke to him in the morn ing, and he (the mayor) told him he should try to get an in terTiew for them at two o'clock, and he thought he should succeed. He told Mr. Griffiths no more, and made no ar rangement with him. The men had better now see their respective masters, who would be very happy to see them, and resume work as Boon as possible. It was a sad thing that they had not acted upon the understanding of the previous day, for the labour of all had now come to nothing. The Town Clerk said that Mr. Griffiths saw him proceed ing to the Swan to make the arrangements for the inter view, and he said nothing about having the men waiting in a publiehouse ; and Mr. Griffiths was near to the bar of the hotel whilst the masters were waiting for the men, and knew that they were wanted. The men could now do no better than act upon the advice which the mayor had giv en them, see their own masters at their works, and to r e t urn to work as soon as possible. The masters, he said, felt th at there had been a mistake current as to their willingness or otherwise to meet their men. They had never been un willing. All through the lock-out they had been at their offices during business hours, and would have been very ready to sae their men. The interview between the mayor and town clerk and the men then terminated with the expression of mutual regrets. On Change the trade generally expressed great disap pointment that no solution of the difficulty in Wolverhamp ton, which is unsettling other districts, had been arrived at. WOLVERHAMPTON, Wednesday Night. At a general meeting of puddlers hold this evening, it was resolved to ask another interview with the masters, and not resume work till they have got it. Lord Lichfield is in London. THE APPROACHING DISSOLUTION.—In little more than three months from this time we may expect to see the last day of the present Parliament. Amid hot weather and thin houses the necessary business of this session will have been forwarded through its final stages, and, in all proba bility, before the end of July the writs will have been de spatched empowering the constituencies of the United Kingdom to send representatives to a fresh Parliament. DEATH IN A STEEPLECIIASE.—An inquest was concluded on Tuesday evening by Mr. Moor, coro ner for Leominster, on the body of a young man named John Jones, son of a veterinary surgeon, who came by his death in a steeplechase at Leominster a few days previously. The deceased who was only 16 years of age, and a youth of much promise, had been induced to ride a mare named Wee Annie, in "scurry" stakes, in heats. He had ridden the first heat, and obtained a place, and was going on with the second heat, when the mare fell at a fence, and before Mr. Jones could get up another horse following jumped upon him, crushing in his chest and breaking his ribs, which entered his lungs. Ho was picked up insensible, and died shortly afterwards. After an adjournment the jury returned a yerdict of "Accidental deatl:k." Tort tirsi t HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, April 12. The Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highness Princess Helena, and attended by the Hon. Mrs. Bruce, drove in the Great Park yesterday afternoon, and went out driving this morning, attended by Lady Augusta Stanley. Her Royal Highness Princess Louise, attended by the Hon. Florence Seymour and Princess Beatrice, also went out driving. The Duke of Nemours and Princess Marguerite of Orleans and the Count and Countess d'Eu, at tended by the Baron and Baroness de Lages, arrived at the Castle yesterday, and left this morning. His Royal Highness Prince Alfred returned from London last evening, attended by Lieut. Haig and Dr. Bernhardt. Lady Churchill has succeeded the Viscountess Jocelyn as Lady-in-Waiting ; Lord Cremorne and Colonel the Hon. A. Liddell have succeeded Vis count Torrington and Lieut.-General Sir H. Ben tinck as Lord and Groom in Waiting to her Majesty. The Prince and Princess of Wales. SANDRINGHAM, April 12. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales spent the greater part of Monday in looking over the im provements of the estate. The Princess of Wales walked and drove out. Viscount Hamilton, Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. H. and Mrs. Byng, and Colonel T. Percy, arrived at Sandringham on a visit to the Prince and Prin cess of Wales. Mr. Herbert Fisher also arrived. On Tuesday the Bishop of Oxford left Sandring ham for London. The improvements to the royal estate have pro gressed considerably since the previous visit of their royal highnesses. All evidences of the late fire have been removed and the rooms refurnished, and, to afford assistance at any future fires either on the estate or in the neighbourhood, his royal highness has purchased a very unique fire-engine, 4 , The Sandringham." A fire brigade is to be organised on the spot. The royal gardens fast approach com pletion. They cover an area of about 15 acres of land, on which 12 months ago sheep were grazing. The principal entrance faces the east front of the house, from which a new carriage drive has been made across the park. A beautiful circular 'glass house is stocked with camellias, which are now in flower. Eight acres of the garden are enclosed by brick walls varying in height from 14ft. to 18ft., and within this enclosure are to be grown the choicest fruit and vegetables to supply the royal tables. The situation is delightful, having a gentle slope 'of eight feet towards the south. It is completely intersected by carriage drives, one of which is ill the shape of an oval, whilst others intersect the principal borders. The fruit trees are planted in rows 75ft. apart the whole length of the garden (900 ft.), and in the rows the trees are 10ft. apart. Apple and pear trees are planted alternately, and will be trained in pyramid shape. On the south side of the north wall are four vineries, each 50ft. long, and the vines with which they are now stocked are covered with blossoms, as also are the peach trees in the two end houses, which are of the same di mension as the vineries. All the walls are covered with fine healthy young fruit trees. The new stables have been completed, but it seems now to be doubt ful if further extension will not be found necessary. The existing stables will accommodate about 40 horses, and of course the fitting up of the stalls is very perfect. Over the stables are dormitories for the grooms and stablemen. All the 18 divisions of the beautiful pheasantry are stocked, each contain ing one cock and five or six hen birds. 70 new hatching boxes are nearly completed, and when completed they will make up an aggregate of 130. The head keeper is sanguine of having a rare lot of birds for the next shooting season. Whilst great efforts are being made to make the Prince's Norfolk seat contribute all the pleasure possible to their Royal Highnesses during their retirement, the wants of the labourers are studiously considered, and hence the erection of more new cottages of a superior character. When these are completed there will be 10 new labourers' cottages, besides five or six keepers' houses. His Royal Highness has given directions for the fine old ruins of Appleton Church to be partially restored, and carefully preserved. These ruins possess a charm for archmologi sts ; and all who are acquainted with them will rejoice that the Prince of Wales has refused to allow them to be removed. THE KING OF THE BELGIANS.—We are happy to say that the health of the King of the Belgians is so far re stored that yesterday his Majesty was able to walk through several of the streets of Windsor, and inspected the newly built almshouses in Victoria-street, adjoining the royal infirmary and savings -bank. The Duke of Devonshire and Lady Louisa Cavendish were to arrive on Tuesday at Lismore Castle the noble Duke's seat in the county Waterford, from Castl o Howard, the Earl of Carlisle's seat in Yorkshire. Lord and Lady Frederick Cavendish was to join the duke and his daughter yesterday at Lismore. The Duke and Duchess of Argyll left their resi dence at Campden Hill, Kensington, a few days ago for Devonshire, to pass the recess, one of their children being unwell. The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland left Staf ford House, St. James's, on Tuesday afternoon, for Trent ham, for the holidays. Tho Duchess Dowager, who has been residing for some months at Stafford House, goes to her beautiful villa at Chiswick to-day. The Marquis of Hartington, M.P., left Devon shire House on Tuesday evening for Paris, for the Parlia mentary recess. The Earl of Lonsdale left his resiednce on Carl ton-house-terrace yesterday to pass a few weeks at Ventnor. --- Lord and Lady Elcho have returned to town. The noble Lord has recovered from his recent cold, which precluded his attendance at her Majesty's Court at Buck ingham Palace. Lord Kenyon has recently presented an altar rale bust of Spencer Percival, the unfortunate statesman.to the Vaughan Libr ary o f H arrow School. It is a vale' able gift, as the only one taken. No portrait of Mr. Per" cival was taken in his lifetime. Lady Gwendolena, Anson, youngest daughter of the late and sister of the present Earl of Lichfield, about to be married to Mr. O'Shee, the wealthy Irish commoner. The Right Hon. William Hutt, M.P., had the honour of dining with the Emperor and Empress 01 Austria at the Imperial Palace, at Vienna, on the Bth inst. Messrs. Bacon and Co. have published a net topographical map of the eastern portion of the State of North Carolina with part of Virginia and South Carolina , from tho latest and best authorities, on a scale of eight miles to the inch. This map represents the actual s eat of war, where the great decisive battles remain to be fought out. LANDSLIP IN ITALY.—The Italia of Naples speaks of a terrible landslip. It says—" The commune of Buons notte, in the Lipper Abruzzi, is hourly menaced with utter destruction. Our correspondent states that five manufac tories have already been overthrow; and that 64 more are threatened with ruin. The inhabitants have fled in con' sternation to the neighbouring villages. The cause of th l disaster is a sudden depression of the soil. Meanwhile number of civil engineers have hastened to the sput, ana measures are in th e course of adoption to prevent still greater disasters." THE POPE'S " BLESSING.”—The Pope, about tell days back, was pleased to accord an audience to upwards of 200 persons who had come to Rome to attend the ceremonies of the Holy Week. On that occasion IJ' Holiness pronounced a short allocution, given as folloW° by the Stendardo Cattolico:—' , Many persons desire the blessings of the Pope ; if the person who bestows it is only considered, it is without value, but if He who i s repre sented by the giver is regarded, then the benediction i g useful and necessary —above all, in the sad times in which we are living. We are besieged with so many contradie tions and misfortunes that without the special aid of Heaven we could not bear the burden by which we are over' whelmed. Men of great genius who utter truths are in' deed to be met with. But, as those sayings have not for basis the Catholic religion, there is no use in pronouncing them. Therefore, keep in mind, I beg you, and endeavou r , to inculcate on your children and all th e mem b ers o f yon' families, that the truth is to be found solely in the aposfoli° and Roman Catholic Church. May the blessing, therefore, be of use to you with that object ! May it accompany not only in the journey which you will nave to make t° return home, but also still more in that which each of of will have to perform to go from earth to heaven, where doll await you." ba th 4E telei 90e, ver ) th e holi but