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OUSES.--Niessrs. TOPLIS raid ROBERTS Ifave numerous furnished and unfurnished TOWN 'ttburban, and Country RESIDE.N UES to LET or SELL. ' Paricuiars upon application forwarded tor two stamps, facing the wpon stating requirements and rental. Offices, 2, Conduit street, Re ,ens -.tree s, and South Kensington, Museum. Q OUT II KENS - IN. GTON, HYDE-PARK, Queen's, and Rutland Gates, Queen's -gate and Peters ham Terraces, Queen's -gate, Cornwall, Princes and Beaufort gardens, Elvaston-place, Cromwell-road, Onslow and Thurloe quares, Boltons, &c. Messrs TOPLIS and ROBERTS have gEAIDENCES to SELL and LET in these and surrounding lcalities. Offices, 2, Conduit-street, Regent-street, and South Kensington, facing the Museum. riEATRE ROYAL, lIAIDIARIiET._ Sole Leslee and Mansger, Mr. Buckstone. TJII3 EVENING, A RO3IANTIC A TTAt li3ILNT : Mr. Compton, Mr. W. Farren o 3lias Ada Cavendlah. A f ter which. T LIE FAVOURITE OF FOR IUN E : 3TeSSrS. Po 'tern, B uc ksto . ne, Chippendale, Ilogem, Meedamca ch ippend tie, Sav ille, 3Ecom, Fitzwilliam, dill, Lindley, Ace. Concluding, with A DALT,iIITER. ro 31A11.11Y : W Farrell and Eden nutvarl. Commune at Seven. ROYAL LYCEUM T LIEATRE, Under the sole 111arAagernent ct 3lr. Fechter. The Last Five Night's appearance ot Ir. Fechter as E dg a r Ravenswood. THIS EVENING, SIMYSON AND CO. Massra. S. Emery, C. liorsman ; 31eadames El s worthy, Henrade, Hors man, and E. Boyce. ter u , THE MASTER OP RAVENSWOOD. M A r t FechterhichM ; essrs. Jordan, Emery, Widdicomb, Vezin, J. H. Fitzpatrie,,, D. Evans ; AleSdlMeti Teman, EsworthY, Layenn, and C. Leclercq. Box (Mee open daily from Eleven till Five. NEW THEATRE-ROYAL ADELPHI. Bole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING. ICI ON PARLE FRANCAIS. Messrs. J. L. Toole, BiLington, Phil ips ; Mesdames Kate Kelly, r eaman, and Godsall. -After which, first time. a new Opera Bouffe, entitled CRYIgG JENNY AND LAUGHING JOHNNY. Messrs' J. L. Toole, Eburne, s Furtado, Mrs A. Mellon. To conclade with THE WRECK ASHORE : Messrs J. L. Toole, P. Bedf Ord. Stuart, Billingtcr, Ashley; and Miss H. Simms. and Nyoolgar ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Gi-n. 'PHIS EVENING, A. GHOST IN SPITE OF lIINISELF. After which, at a quarter to Eight, TIII4I S MEETS OF LO.N DON. Messrs . Vining. T. Stea d, D. Murray, ..3hore, Villiers; Airs. IL 3larson, Miss Barnett, and Miss K. Rodgers. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE, Sole Lessee and Manageress, ➢rrs. bwanborouc,rh. THIS EVENING, at Seven o'clock, PEW E TION. After which will be produced a grand Eas'er Burlesque. Raynham, Simpson, Johnstone, PARIS ; or, Five Lernpiere : Mes-rs. Stoyle, '1 borne, Jame: : 3temdaMet3 A. Swanborou,gb, Rance, and Holt To conclude with DEAF AS A POST : Arr. Belford. SADLER'S WELLS THEATRE.- Under the Sole Management of Mr. W. H. C. Nation. THIS EVENING, F. C. r urnana's pathetic drama, THE DEAL BOATMAN. Mr. Ee more and Miss F. Gwynne. 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Affairs continue to be very serious respecting the German Powers, and it seems more than ever pro- bable, according to the last accounts, that war will be the end of all this altercation. From Vienna we learn that all the intelligence that is received is warlike, and despatches have been received at the Court from Berlin. Several generals are expected in Prague, and preparations are being made for the formation of volunteer corps in many places Prussia is likely to be treated with great disregard, notwithstanding all her protestations concerning nationality ; and it is stated that Austria, Bavaria, and Saxony have settled to carry out a Reform of the Federal Constitution, irrespective of the scheme proposed by Prussia. That designing Power is hard at work striving to effect the realisation a some of her cherished schemes, and, 'in accord ance with the policy she is now carrying out, seve ral Governments of Northern Germany have been sounded in order to ascertain whether they would agree to a separate military convention. absurdity ,of some of the statements made is nearly incredible, and shows to what an extent the pro- pounders of Berlin policy can go in the prosecu tion of their schemes. The semi-official Nord Deutsche Zeitung contradicts the statement that has been made respecting the convocation of the Ger man Parliament for the first of September being proposed by Prussia ; it also declares that the schemes now set forward at Berlin are not merely diplomatic movements, but that they are the result of " irresistible necessity," and under the proposals to be carried out " the ruin of Germany is inevitable, as the question of the Duchies has h IS Gyn.' , Th e ruin of Germany is far more likely to be effectual if the plans of Prussia are agreed to than if they are carried out ; and at any rate it is very idle to talk and write after this fashion. Among the many con tradictions that appear we find that some German Papers decry the au thenticity of the rumour that an understanding had been come to between Prussia and Bavaria; and that concerning the proposals for a re form of the Federal Constitution. It is declared that the Bavari an Government is quite ignorant of the nature of such proposals, but will be quite willing to consider th em when it has received an intimation of their meaning. It i s reported that the Bavarian Government is seeking . to prevent the present posi tion of Austria and Plumia f r om serious, but, with the best becoming more intentio ns , it is not likely to effect much in this direction. as sumed so dangerous an as Matters' have asp ec t , and so many con flicting interests are involved, th at th of any one State will be of no avail toe manoeuvres ca t as trophe that is most likely prevent th e impending N th changing things could pos sibl y be instrumental in o things for the better but t h e abatement of the d of Prussia, and of that there seems little o r no c h anc e. Indeed we may safely predicate that there will be war unless Count BISMARK resigns. A rumour to that effect was circulated at H am _ burgh on Saturday, and it had a favourable influ• ence on the lipurse, which is not to be wondered at but unfortunately little credence is given to the re port by well-informed persons. That mischievous statesman has done more than any other man living to injure the prospects of Prussia, and indeed to militate against the interests of Germany collectively ; and he has much to answer for. His aim has been to mono polise all power to the Berlin Government, and to sequestrate, as much as possible, the rights and privileges of the Prussian people. In this matter of - the Duchies he has at last overreached himself, for Austria has had her eye upon that much-coveted prize for some time past, and will not willingly re linquish her expectatio n, or forfeit her claims, be they just or unjust. No item of intelligence is more extraordinary con cerning this German affair than the Treaty be tween Prussia and Italy. If the Italians hold to this they will forfeit the respect and sympathy they have so largely gained, and show that they are animated by inimical feelings towards Austria, or not inspired by real lore of liberty, or a desire that justice should be done. Of course such a compact is just what we might have expected from Prussia, but from Italy we had hoped to expect better things. If Austria be well advised at this critical juncture she will carry out the scheme before suggested, and sell Venetia. Such a plan would be a substantial gain to her in her financial difficulties that environ her, and also remove one of the handles which Prussia may use against her. A more liberal policy carried out in Hungary would likewise be most advantageous at this time, and sure to rally round the EMPEROR some peaceful allies. It is much to be regretted that the tactics of the Vienna Cabinet should have been so imper fect of late years, because the timid policy abroad and arbitrary domestic course pursued have wrought great evils. As for the silence of the German Parliament, that may be regarded as a " dodge" on the part of Count BISMARCK to divert attention from his war like preparations, and is likely to be carried out, at any rate just at present. The important question of the settlement of the Duchies of Schleswig Hol stein is sure to take precedence of all others, and whatever may be said to the contrary that is the point to which all atten tion is directed. It is not surprising, however, that the subject having been mooted it should have been taken up in various directions, and that re marks are constantly being made upon the disturb ances that have arisen between Austria and Prussia. Baron de BEUST has sent a despatch to the Saxon Minister at:Berlin relative to the Prussian Circular of the 24th ult., and the disputes that have arisen between Austria and Prussia. Not much is said in it of a definite nature, but it seems that very little sympathy is felt for Prussia. The Baron, however, goes so far as to declare that, in case Prussia should be attacked by Austria, and thinks fit to apply to the Diet, the " Saxon Go vernment will vote in conformity with the Federal laws in favour of the Prussian demand, and will act in consequence in order to oppose the aggressor.", It is not likely that this promise will be put to the proof, because Austria does not seem likely to be the first to commence hostilities. No very great reliance can be placed upon Barn De BEUST in consequence of his conduct during theDano-German war ; but, as he is a man of influence, it is so far satisfactory that he should be unwilling to accede to the demands of Prussia. Count BismAr,K, some time since, gave great offence to Saxony, and it is not likely that, in his present perplexity, he will find that kingdom very instru mental to aid him and further his policy. A very proper retort is made in this despatch of Baron de BELTST'S concerning the manner in which the lesser States of Germany were treated by the overbearing Goverhment of Berlin, when he de clrres that as to the differences arising between Austria and Prussia respecting the Gastein Con vention, " as neither the Diet not' the Confederate Governments individually, with the exception of the two high contending parties, took part in the arrangement, he would willingly pass over that subject." No doubt, by this time, both of the ~ high Conteuding"_ parties regret their exclusive ness, and have cause to envy their selfish policy. We are very glad to find that the cause of the sick poor is likely at last to receive some of the attention it deserves. The difficulties attending the care of our sick paupers are undoubtedly very great. On the one hand, there are the fear of encouraging pauperism and the dislike at paying heavy rates ; on the other, the natural humanity which desires to relieve suffering and the sense of duty which makes us responsible for the proper and efficient treatment of so helpless a class of sufferers. There are two points, however, which arc quite certain ; and these are, Ist, that no one would or could feign serious illness for the pleasure of getting into a workhouse sick ward ; and 2d, that the management of those wards is altogether faulty and inefficient. The burl- ble revelations made in the case of l'imoTnv DALY tins RICILUID GIBSON created so strong and genera. a feeling of indignation thas it was hardly likely the matter would be allowed to drop. For several years the Workhouse Visiting Society have been endeavouring to call public attention to the fact that by far the larger portion of the inmates of our metropolitan unions are sick, aged, and infirm, and that a very small proportion are really able-bodied. When we deduct the epileptic, the blind, the para lysed, the deaf and dumb, the actually sick, the bed ridden, and merely infirm who are self incapable of any prolonged or severe exertion, we shall find that the numbers of those who throw tbremselve unnecessarily upon public charity is reduced within a very small limit. The reckless, improvident, and worthless classes are for the most part represented by the casudl paupers, and the fact has long been familiar to all acquainted with the interior of our workhouses. The testimony of the masters and medical officers of all the Unions is unanimous on this point, while the simple fact that, of all ,the deaths in the metropolis, one in every twelve takes place in a workhouse, speaks strongly to the same effect. On this subject Dr. ANSTIE, Fellow of the College of Physicians, writes as follows* :—" What may be called the regular London voluntary hos pitals contain about 4,000 beds, the majority of which are filled by patients suffering from severe disease. But in the 39 London Workhouses, out of a total population fluctuating between 28,000 and 32,000, we find that there are some 6,000 acute cas es, 1,400 lunatics, and a number, variously esti mated at from 12,000 to 15,000, of patients, who regular 1Y require occasional medical attendance, sufferers from chronic disease in fact." Dr. ANSTIE does noti yfailthose o s t e o t remind n-i whominc u l we e that mo s t t h e o Nve pauper care s ick are precise The pauper himself has of ten paid severe illness breaks them tune or the visitation of - apnoodrkriantdesnefsosr. many years until some g reat misf or down. In the case o f women, more especially, a lways long and ex hausting, whose hours of labour a re pass middlealindfc,ailfwtahyehavesy wretchedly hthem s elves to look to the c h ances are ten t o one against them . ret only c e d iy paidwhen they Younger and stronger rivals push them from the field, and the needlewoman, the servant, the shop woman, the poor - widow, and even sometimes the governess, isfor ced,whenherhealth and strength give I s v i c a k y u w n a d r e long-conti nue d 0f a workhouse, e t p o e c n r d e e e n p t i n o t n o t t h h e e care of an ignorant rough, and, n a pe e rh e ap o s f , drunken pauper, pauper, and to trust her ch an occasional visit of a minute or two from a, * "Workhouse Infirmary Reform." By F. E. Anstie MJ), ,macmillan'o Magazine for April, 1.•.6. The THE SUN, LONDON, MONOAV EVENING, APRIL 16, 1866. octc)r who has to inspect three or four hundred patie; ats in three or four hours and afterwards make up their medicines as best he can. Unfortunately there is no room for believing such statements to be even maggerated: The testimony of indepen dent medical witnesses, who are certainly' not gene- rally deficient in shrewdness or perception, is indignantly unanimous. Dr. ANSTIE was one of the commissioners appointed by the proprietors of the Lancet to examine into the state of all the metropolitan impurities. Dr. ANSTIE Confesses that he had no strong impressions on the matter when he undertook the duty, and though, in common with others, he believed that there ;vas some over- crowding and insufficient nursing and attendance, his opinion of such wards as he had seen was on the whole favourable. The honest indignation which breathes all through Dn. ANSTIE'S statement suffi ciently shows how completely his views have been changed, and the facts he refers to are certainly enough, as he says, "to rouse andpainfully shock the national conscience." At Lambeth a single medical officer has under his care 700 persons invalided. One-half this number are seriously ill, and 70 are lunatics. - Eh is non resident, and there is no one at hand to attend to any emergency. What would be thought of an hospital so peopled without a resident house sur geon? At St. Pancras there are 250 acutely sick, there are more than 100 lunatics, many of them very troublesome, and the infirm and chronic cases make up the total requiring medical attendance to more than 1,000. To attend to this vast army of sufferers there are two resident medical officers, who receive respectively £l6O and £B5, and who have to make up all medicines required between the hours of 4 p.m. and 9.30 a.m. In another work house the surgeon has 250 acutely sick under his care, and has also to dispense all the medicines ; for which duties he is paid at the rate of less than half-a-crown a day. He confessed that the per formance of his duties was merely nominal, that he never used the stethoscope for fear of losing time ; that the medicine he gave was regulated more with regard to the facility of dispensing it than to the cure of the patients. At Slioreditch, again, the surgeon has to attend to 400 sick, infirm, and insane, and to dispense all their drugs. He gives three hours a day to visiting these 400 (a very simple calculation will show the num ber of minutes to each), and then repairs to his dispensary to make up their drugs from memory ! Yet, what can he do ? He must attend to his pri- vate practice or starve on his salary. " There is not a single London infirmary, " says Dr. ANSTIE, " in which the medical attendance" is not utterly insufficient. But this is not the worst. " The unfortunate sick paupers are entirely in the hands of pauper nurses, always ignorant and clumsy, often drunken and cruel." The Guardians are yearly elected in the poorer parishes from a lower and a lower class, " whose existence is passed in a fierce struggle to squeeze a profit out of their artisan tenants which may neu tralise the burden of the constantly increasing ' rates." No wonder that they should loss all feel ing for the terrible sufferings which sickness and accident entail on the labouring poor. " Their education is too low to enable them to see the truly economic, value of a judicious liberality in such mat ters as the treatment of a temporarily disabled bread-winner or mother of a family." All these great evils, Dr. ANSTIE thinks, must be treated on a uniform plan, and the necessity of dealing with them promptly and efficiently was strongly impressed upon the head of the Poor-law Board by a large and influential deputation on Saturday after noon. It will be remembered that a numerous meeting was held at Willis's Rooms a few weeks ago, and the terms of one of the resolutions were repeated to Mr. VILLIZILS by Lord CARNARVON. After reading the facts quoted above, few, we think, will be disposed to dispute the truth of the assertion, " That the present management of the sick poor in the metropolitan workhouses is highly unsatisfac tory; that the buildings are inadequate and un healthy, the medical attendance insufficient, the nursing merely nominal, and the gene ral administration radically defective." These statements were fully borne out by several gentlemen present—among them Dr. ROGERS, ten years medical officer of one of our largest unions. They were enforced by a number of influential per sons, au:l were received by Mr. VILLIERS with every mark of attention. The cure proposed for these monster evils is the total separation of the sick poor from the able-bodied. It is recommended 'that six consolidated infirmaries should be erected under proper regulations ; that paid nurses should be appointed, one day nurse, one night nurse, and one assistant to every fifty patients. That there should be one resident medical officer for every two hundred and fifty patients. That the patients should be classified, and 1,00 cubic feet of air allowed for each. That the doctors should have no interest in the medicines, nor should they dispense them.- Mr. VILLIERS received these suggestions very favourably, and said he hoped the House of Commons would be prevailed upon to have a general rate for the sick poor instead of the present system. We can hardly doubt that some - such reform will promptly be set on foot, for our Parliament will surely not be induced to give its sanction, directly or indirectly, to so cruel, extravagant, and disastrous a system as the present. Me Hospital of St. John and St. Elizabeth in Crmond-street. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN Sin,—l beg your indulgence to enable me to give an immediate answer to an article in the Weekly Register of last Saturday, regarding the Hospital of St. John and St. Elizabeth, in Great Ormond- street. --- ---. Many of your readers are aware that the com mittee of that charity have asserted what they con sider to be their rights by closing the Hospital. I have strongly remonstrated against this cruel and mischievous measure, by letters published in the P►egister and Tablet. In the last number of the Weekly Register there is an article containing two remarkable assertions. One is that there is no difference on the subject of the hospital between the views of Dr. Manning and those of . Cardinal Wiseman ; and the other is that if the matter had been placed unreservedly in the hands of Archbishop Manning a way would have been found to compose the unfortunate differences which have led to the closing of the hospital. To the first of these assertions I give the most unqualified denial. It suffices to say that no one ' who is acquainted with the views of the Cardinal can possibly believe that he would have allowed the hospital to close, or that he would have permitted the committee to close it. Still less would he have allowed the committee to close the hospital for the purpose of excluding the sisters who for nine years have served it (after serving in the Criinea with Miss Nightingale), and so asserting their own As u f n o undivided e c a o t n it d h or ity. assertion, which refers to me, I can only say that I did declare myself - willing to place the matter unreservedly in the hands of the Archbishop, so far as I was myself concerned. But, I was called upon to consent to the removal of the Crimean Sisters from the Convent - which I have built for them, and the transfer of the Convent to French Nuns. This I could not honourably consent to, because that removal would be an act of spolia tion'contrary to justice, and contrary to the law of the land. I beg you to publish this letter.—Your obedient servant, Temple, 15th April, 1865. GEORGE BOWYER HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Madlle. Titiens in " Der Freischutz." On Saturday night Mademoiselle Titiens returned to the scene of all her former triumphs, here in England, we are almost tempted to say, in finer voice than ever, certainly in the very fullness of her superb powers as prima donna. The double attraction of Madlle. Titiens' returning to the stage for the first night this season on Saturday, and of her thirs returning amongst us, moreover, in no less attractive A character than that of the heroine in IVeber's always-attractive opera, Der Freischiitz, otherwise in its Italianised form, II Franco Arciero— filled the magnificent area of ller Majesty's—boxes, stalls, pit, slips, gallery, to overflowing. And, be yondtofropi nitni olg p g l doubt rtdorat o r \hlreb aecl isset, attendance., to v hf i e t A h one o t ahsuead whole, two hcoe comparatively performance, el,v etrhee, opera, eefrom rma,a, rewarded the e cal work of art, has seldom been witnessed to greater advantage. One serious deficiency there was, how ever, which, once or twice, during the night became rather disappointingly apparent, namely the hoarseness constraining the young tenor Signor Stagno, to skip the subtler beauties of the music set down for Rodolpho--nevertheless, passages fami liar, and many of them exquisite passages, that we were eagerly prepared rather to have thus missed than to run the hazard of having murdered. Signor Mongini, by the way, was origi nally announced in the prospectus, as the Rodolpho this season, yet night, again, i h tof as 1866 last t her year, Majesty's part tys h has been awarded to Signor Stagno—the Man rico on the opening g in Verdi's Trovatore. But for his unlucky huski ness on Saturday, we should have had no reason whatever of any kind for regret in regard to the entire of that evening's performance of Der Freischiitz. The cast, in point of fact, was, with one single exception (which was, as it happened, a very noticeable . improvement), identically the same as the cast of last year. The solitary - change of parts referred to, being the selection of Signor Gassier for the impersonation of Kilian during the absence of Signor Mongini. A substitution that in the opening scenes proved to be most satisfactory—more particularly in the merry consequential solo of the peasant marksman, G uarda a me qual vincitore? with the choral taunt Eh, eh, eh, eh ! to the vanquished huntsman of the chief Ranger. As for the three other principal characters in Der Freischiitz--as that weird and haunting masterpiece of poor Carl Maria Von Weber is now put upon the stage at Her Majesty's— nothing, absolutely nothing, assuredly could be re garded as in any way wanting to ensure the fullest justice being done to all the labyrinthine intricacies of "linked sweetness," constituting the glory of the score of Der Frieschiitz. A more triumphant suc cess than that achieved by Madlle Titiuns as the Ranger Kuno's Daughter Agatha, who could wish to see or hearken to? Above all, in the grand scena of act two inaugurated by the tender reci tative Come un a volts us sonno, followed by her dulciphulous warbling (with clasped hands at the balcony) Piano, plaid), canto pio, followed — after her eager delivery of the Tutto in moto a it sangue mia—crowned, perfected we should say far rather, by her impassioned interview with Rodolpho, whom she vainly strives to dissuade from carrying out his design of fulfilling his promise to meet Caspar by moonlight in the Wolf's Glen, there to participate with him in the devillish incantations! Most beautiful of all, however, was Mdlle. Titiens' rendering of Agatha's lovely romance in E flat at the very commencement of the final act of this lyric drama of Der Freischiitz " E se la nube anco it nas conde"—the last cadence of which was rewarded by a shower of bouquets (and one overlooked garland) —as the grand scena in its turn, earlier in the even ing had been followed at its close by a storm of bouquets so plentifully scattered upon the stage at the feet of the Great Songstress that one might have fancied for the momentthat tilt season was not that of Easter hut that of Midsummer. As the cast of " Der Freischiitz" at her Majesty's is thus mania festly strong in the Agatha of Titiens, it is, we may go so far as to add, just perfected by the Annetta of Madlle. Sink°, and by the Caspar of Mr. Santley. The vivacity, the esprit, the espieglerie, the charming grace and pretty sprightliness of Madlle. Sinico's Annetta leave nothing to be wished—either in the second act, in the " Vien un giovin di bel taglie, Con i ricci biondi oneri ?" or in the last act when she sings her dream-song— " Nonna mia sogno una sera Che l'uscio aprivasi da se." A piece of vocalisation so charming that it was only not redemanded at the close of prolonged applause out of consideration for the late ness of the hour. As for Mr. Santley's Caspar, it . was pronounced by all who heard it last season as beyond all doubt the very finest Caspar anywhere discoverable—an estimate confirmed in that densely crowded house on Saturday—by acclamation ! Never has this accomplished singer poured forth the magnificent resources at once of his art and of his organ, of his noble voice and of his skill in manag ing it—never has he accomplished this with more verve, passion, enthusiasm, than he did on Saturday —now, more especially, in the drinking song, the irresistible drinking-dancing song— " Quaggiu in questa val di pens Non sariavi un solo bene • Senza Bacco it suo liquor :" now, in the impassioned aria at the close of that very same scene and act, " Taci taci, onde niuno t'avreta ! " ending with the clarion like cry of exultation " Oh! trionfo vendetta otterro si !" soaring above the harmonious tumult of the accompaniment. As the phrase is, it brought the house down, as the act drop descended. Every thing that could be accomplished by the most lavish regard being paid at every turn to all the various stage appliances in putting this wonderful opera of Weber's once more upon the boards at her Majesty's has been done, as everyone will remember who witnessed it dur ing the summer of last season. Insomuch is this the case, that the old-fashioned stage directions still retained in the libretto in act the third, the whole scene of which is that goblin, ghastly, ghostly, grimly scene of the speetral illusions wit nessed, nay, for that matter, invoked by Caspar and Rudolph° in the Wolf's Glen at midnight, by moonlight, and, at the close, alternately in utter darkness and blood-red flashes of a lurid light as if from hell—reads now-a-days very much indeed like an anachronism ! Added to the birds of night, the demons, the phantom horsemen, and the ghostly apparitions, there come swarming upon the stage gigantic serpents, s k e letons, and devils, gr ee n -limbed, and scarlet-eyed, and in every con ceivable respect detestable to look upon, abhor rent to the very imagination when remembered—such as Weber in his wildest musings over the score of this his last and greatest opera, never by any chance we may be certain could have even dreamt of ! The Oveiture—before the rising of the cur tain could be tolerated by the audience—was encored with a burst of enthusiasm. Not so— rather to our surprise—the famous hunting chorus, in the fourth scene of the fourth act, where Prince Ottocar for the first time makes his appearance. Both Chorus and Orchestra, under the skilled conduct of SignOr Arditi's baton of magic, it should be said, acquitted themselves throughout the night to admiration. Among the noble and distinguished persons, honouring Her Majesty's . Theatre with their pre sence during the past week were the following : Their Giace's the Duke and Duchess of Wellington, the Duke and Duchess of Newcastle, and Lady Susan Vane, the Duchess of Cleveland, his Excel lency the French Ambassador, the Prince de la Tour d'Auvergne, the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Baron.de Bande, the Marchioness of Downshire, the Earl and Countess Dudley, Maria Countess of Har rington, the Baroness Ferdinand De Rothschild, the Marquis of Sligo, the Countess of 'Wilton, the Earl and Countess Mountcharles, the Earl of Caithness, the Earl and Countess De Grey, the Marquis of Blandford, the Earl of Ellenborough, the Earl and Countess Cowpe y r, is t e h o e: te ar s l 6 oDfillColntinnitheel, ythisecoEunartl Bective, the Viscount and Viscountess Exmouth, the Viscount Parker, the Viscount an d Viscountess Amberley, the Newport, the Hon. George Barrington, the Coun tess of Sefton, and the Ladies of Sefton, the Hon. Spencer Ponsonby and Mrs. Ponsonby, the Honourable Otway Toler, Lady Willoughby de Broke, Lord Arthur Hill, Lady Charlotte Schruber, Lady Townsend, Lady Johnson, Sir Ivor Bertie Guest, Bart., and Lady Guest, Lady Gore Langton, General Sir George Bowles, K.C.8., the Hon. Mrs. Gore Langton, Lady Smith, Mr. Alderman Salomons, the Baroness- Hambro, Sir Ralph Howard, Bart., M.P., Lady Howard and party, Lady Annesley, Lady Hervey, Lady Sarah Lindsay, Lord llillsborough, Sir Frederick Rowe,. Mrs. Holford, Colonel Marshall, Mr. Montague Guest, Mr. Forbes Campbell, Lady Stracey, Mr. T. Urelli, Mr. L. Brooke, Mr. C. Cavendish, Mr. Saunders, Mr. Waring, Mr. Baring, Mr. F. Cooper, the Hon. Mr. Dudley Ward, Mr. A. Montgomery, Captain Brereton Trelawney, Mr. B. Trelawpey, Mr. and Mrs. Currie, Captain Bligh, Colonel Fraser, Captain Keith Fraser, Mrs. Ricardo, Mrs. Gardner, the Viscount Exmouth, the Hon. T. Calthorpe, Mr. Petrie, Colonel Tyrrwhitt; Major Lyon, Mr. Watte, &c., &c. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR-OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Sunday Evening. German affairs are in the ascendant to-day, or at all events take the lead in the minds of political observers. The Memorial Diplomatique states that nearly all the representatives of the Germanic Confederation are already in the possession of in struction from their respective Governments as to the course they are to adopt upon the proposal of Federal Reform presented by Prussia at the sitting ... _ of the Federal Diet on the 9th inst., the discussion on which was adjourned fora week. The substance of these instructions is to the effect that the Ger man Confederates without distinction acknowledge the desirability of a Federal Reform, but that they consider the mode proposed by the Plenipoten- tiary of Prussia to be ill-calculated to effect the object in question. Another proposition, drawn up by the Secondary States, will be introduced with a view to carry into effect a more practical plan of Federal Reform. Several of the Paris papers have alarmist articles in regard to the attitude and feelings of Austria. That Power, it is said, can only see in the project of M. Bismark an aim to destroy her influence in Germany, and as she will not expose herself to partition, while admitting the popular will as the proper motive for regulating the internal affairs of the Confederation. Austria 15 ready to pursue a policy of legitimate defence, and to take arnis against a policy which places her existence in danger. Some of the Vienna papers take up this bellicose tone, and indeed urge the Austrian Government to pursue its hostile pro- pensities. The Siecle draws from the articles in the London papers that the time has come when Austria must declare war unless she is disposed to allow herself to be annihilated. For some days past there have been reports of interviews between the Count Arese and the Prince de Metternich, the Austrian Ambassador at Paris, having for object to enlist Italy in favour of Aus trian projects. How this may be it is difficult to say. The Count has certainly been in Paris, but he has left for Florence. Of the fact of the inter views, however, there is no doubt, and it is possib e that the Emperor of Austria may not forget the title claimed in former days of Emperor of Germany and King of the Romans. Mr. Hudson, the Railway King, wanted to " make things pleasant" for railway shareholders ; but when his short reign was over he fell to rise no more. Not so with M. Mires, the great French financier and railway manager. He was prosecuted, impri soned, maligned, condemned and released, but he is likely to be more than re-established in his former position. He is said to have ruined hundreds of railway shareholders ; but at a great meeting of upwards of 3,000 of them, which has just taken place, all seemed forgotten and forgiven. He made various propositions, all of which were agreed to unanimously. lle advised union and forgetfulness, and his advice was taken by all. A splendid ball has been given by his Excellency Sarfet Pacha, Turkish Ambassador at Paris, who did the honours, it is said, with truly Oriental dig nity and courtesy. Nothing was/wanting at this beautiful Eastern fete. All that was illustrious in the Senate or the diplomatic world, and all the beauty and rank of fashion was present. Marshal Canrobert, the Duke de Persigny, Baron Haussman, M. Michel Chevalier, and the Messrs. Pereire were among the guests. Only one great personage, the Austrian Ambassador, was conspicuous by his absence. The Princess de Metternich, however, more than made up for it ; and, according to a somewhat malicious chronicler, explained as the ; reason for the" Minister's non-attendance, " that he was ill of La Prusse," or, according to the English • denomination of an illness, that he had got the ! Prussia . . The word enlivened the saloons of the Turkish Embassy almost as much as the dancing. An old General gave his opinion that it was a disease which might require bleeding. The total amount of the payments made by the directors of the Paris theatres during the month of ; I March, on account of the percentage levied for the relief of the poor, was no less than 1,931,826 fr. '1 has do the French combine charity and amuse- ment. Thiers has again favoured the Legislative Body with a long and rather remarkable oration, the subject being the mercantile navy. He said he looked upon the military marine, which rested upon the prosperity of the mercantile marine, as one of the forces of France, and indeed as one of its arms. 31. Thiers professed to throw out of con sideration the subjects of the abandonment of protection and free trade, but, in truth, his speech as usual comprised various indirect attacks upon those principles. He denied that there was any proof of the advantage of removing protective duties from the mercantile navy. The proof had not commenced in respect to various branches of indus try. It would only commence when America should enter the lists. M. Thiers remarked upon the dis tressed condition of the mercantile navy of France, and argued that it would be dangerous to follow the example of England in her relaxations of the Navigation Laws. The construction of French merchant ships was excellent, and it was not dearer than in England. The English mercantile navy flourished, but that of France declined. France could not, upon the present system, successfully rival England or America. 31. Thiers descanted upon the " monstrous regulations" of the French mercantile navy, and contended that the proposed emancipation of charges and duties would not be sufficient alone to enable her to rival with foreign countries. General Garibaldi is a grandfather. Teresita Canzio Garibaldi, his son's wife, has given birth to a little girl, who has been christened Annita. There was a general fete at Caprera upon the occasion. A new piece was produced ' last night at the Theatre Beaumarhais, called the " Tourbiere du- Val d'Enfer." It is a drama in five acts, and is said to be . mysterious and interesting. I shall give an account of it if it be worth description. A subscription has been opened at Rouen for the purchase of the ancient chateau of that town, where Joan- of Arc was imprisoned. THE LIBRARY OF MR. GEORGR AUGUSTUS SALA was sold on Thursday. It contained many curious books, with presentation volumes, and other interesting memorials of literary friendship. STRANGERS IN THE ETERNAL CITY. —According to the Osservatore Romano, there wero over 40,000 foreign visitors within the walls of the Eternal City during Easter week. JAMES THE FIRST OF ENGLAND, being nick-named Solomon, Henri Quatre remarked that he was well-named so, being the son of David ! " LILLIPUT," although an imaginary country, is the name of a parish near Deal, and one probably well known to Swift. NAPOLEON 111. AND THE TRAPPIST FATHERS.— The,Emperor of the French has granted a sum of 80,000 f. from his privy purse to aid the Trappist Fathers in the important works they have undertaken for draining the ponds of Les Dombes, in the Ain. • THE CATTLE PLAGUE, according to the South London Chronicle, has,appeared again in Newington, and a cowkeePexhas lost his Whole stock of 13 beasts by it. LA TEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) PRUSSIA. POPULAR MEETING AT BERLIN. BERLIN, APRIL 16 A crowded meeting was held here yesterday, at which the following resolutions were unanimously voted : " I. A war between Prussia and Austria would be a national misfortune. " 2. A Liberal Prussian Ministry would alone command the general conference required for Federal reform " 3. The inhabitants of Schleswig Holstein have an absolute right to dispose of their own future. Such a popular right forms the only moral and legal basis of any constitutional government." DANUBIAN PRINCIPALITIES. ELECTION OF PRINCE CHARLES. BUCHAREST, APRIL 15 (Evening). The Plebiscite has terminated in nearly all the towns, and Prince Charles of Hohenzollern has been unanimously elected Hospodar. MS EURBANCES AT JASSY. JASSY, APRIL 15 (Evening). A band of 200 men, led by Mourouzi and Ros novano, attempted yesterday a separatist movement. They were dispersed by the police, who compelled Mourouzi to fly. In consequence of this attempt, the rioters, all said to be Russians, barricaded them selves in the house of Rosnovano,from whence they fired upon the troops, who replied. It is said that there were 14 killed and 16 wounded.- The riot is now at an end. The people have not taken any part in the move The insurgents strove to place the Metropolitan at their head, and he received a slight wound. PLYMOUTH, MONDAY MORNING. The Royal mail steamer Norseman, from the Cape, and her Majesty's screw frigate Severn, from the East Indies, are coming into the Sound. FRANCE. BOURSE, April 14, Three o'clock.—The marke closed at the following quotations : li t per Cents 96 25 Do. end month — 3 per Cents. 67 25 Do. end month 66 90 Credit Mobilier 610 Do. end month 596 25 Unis Do. end month.... Bank Shares 3450 Italian Loan 54 50 Do. end month 54 45 Mexican Loan 4l Do. Bonds 270 Spanish Threes Home Debt — Deferred - rAYS. . Acct. Orleans ... Northern . -- - ... 825 --- - - ... 1005 - Lyons and Aloditerranean Southern Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona Roman - - 865 - - - ." 555 - - - ... 535 - - - 532 50 - - 100 - - - ... 375 - - - . • 385 - - •.. 145 - - - . . 195 - - -- ... 87 50 - 75 - TIIE LATE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND'S HALF PAY.- For many years before his decease the late Duke of Northumberland had refrained from drawing his half-pay to which he was entitled by his rank as admiral in the navy. His executors, Earl Grosvenor, ALP., and Lord Redesdalo have, however, applied for, and received from the Admiralty, about £7,400 under this head. The present Duke, considering with much generosity of feeling, that this sum could not legitimately bo reckoned amongst the six or seven millions of property which he had inherited from his cousin, the late Duke, has decided upon appropriating it for the benefit of vari ous naval charities. The Royal Naval Benevolent will receive about £5,200, the Dreadnought Seaman's Hospital will have £2,000, and the National Lifeboat Association the remainder. It would have been difficult to select more deserving charities, but the disproportion is rather start ling. 'rho merchant seamen for whom the Dreadnought is intended deserve well of their country, and considering that the Royal Naval Benevolent Fund is already a wealthy charity, it might have been thought that the two would have shared equally. The sum to be handed over to the National Lifeboat Institution is, however, even still more out of ' propor tion, especially when it is considered that the lifeboats which have been placed on the Northumberland coast have cost that sciety about £5,000, while the benefactors of the Duke to the funds of his Institution during his long life were limited to a single donation of a hundred guineas. The only ground of consolation is that the public is the best patron, and that in spite of the small donations of many of the great landed proprietors from whom much might be expected, the smaller subscriptions of a vast num ber of people have enabled the Institution to do a great amount of good.—Northern Daily Express. THE NEW ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.-SIIEERNESS, April 13.—The preparations on board the Great Eastern for receiving the new Atlantic telegraph have at last been completed, and the important work of stowing away the cable in the tanks prepared for its reception com menced on Saturday last. The Iris, the hulk which was lent by the Government to the Telegraph Construc tion and Maintenance Company (Limited) for the purpose of bringing down the cable from the works at Mordan wharf, East Greenwich, arrived alongside the Great Eastern on Wednesday, with upwards of 200 miles of the new telegraph on board, and the work of winding it on board will,continue without intermission till the whole is stowed away. At the end of June or the beginning of July, according to present arrangements, the Great Eastern will again commence her hazaadous enterprise of laying the cable, which every ono connected with the work is sanguine will this time be accomplished. The ship has behaved herself remarkably well during her winter resi dence in Sheerness Harbour, and notwithstanding that her immense broadside has been exposed to some of tho heaviest gales ever known; it has never been necessary to get up steam, as her anchorage has been quite sufficient 'or her security. CIIARLES DICKENS'S DOCTOR MARIGOLD is thus spoken of by the Atheneum, which says :—" No Le Texier, Siddons, Kemble, or any of the accomplished leaders who have delighted the town' in times past or at present, over exceeded—we doubt if any equalled—the feat performed by Mr. Dickens on Tuesday night, before the audience that crammed St. James's;llall, when he pro duced Dr. Marigold'—with a distinct character, an un flagging spirit, a breadth of humour, and a depth of pathos never to be forgotten by those who listened in silent at tention, :and wept, and laughed, and cheered a piece of representative art as difficult as was ever set before a public—' Dr. Marigold,' it may be remembered, being more of a monologue) than the other condensed tales and sketches which have so delighted us. A greater success, wader more difficult circumstances, was never achieved." Ano ther of our weekly contemporaries adding—" That in this wonderful monologue of Dr. Marigold,' Mr. Dickens acts rather than reads the humorous and pathetic character and story with a power equal to that of the late Mr. Robson." FALL OF THE CHELTENHAM GRAND STAND.— The accident at Cheltenham appears to have been more serious than was supposed. The stand was a tem porary erection, constructed chiefly of timber, and when the first race began, on Friday, was filled with about 400 people. Underneath it was a refreshment room. The acci dent seems to have been caused by the men rushing to the front to see the finish of the race. As all eyes were bent towards the horses a loud crash was heard ; the centre gave way, and more than 300 people were precipitated to the ground. The excitement was such that it was difficult to keep the crowd lining the course from rushing across as the horses came up to the winning post. Assistance was rendered immediately, and those who were not hurt much wore drawn out of the ruin. Several gentlemen were found to have their legs broken, and great numbert received injuries more or less serious. It seems almos marvellous that no one was killed on the spot. A VIGNETTE OF ALGIERS.—" It is all bonito, from the snowy mole glancing in the blue, blue waters of the port, to the great battered old Turkish fortress of the Kasba crowing the amphitheatre in the centre-;Cresar's loge de face, so to speak, whence he can watch the games and receive the salutes of the gladiators. Beautiful as is the chromatic effect of the city from a distance —an effect that Stanfield, or Pyne , or Beverley, might revel in—l have beard a French landscape painter say that there are but four hues to make up the picture.. Cobalt for the sea, zinc white for the houses, burnt umber glazed with raw sienna for the hills, and turquoise (with the texture of satin) for the sky. To this I may add a little Venetian red for the tiled roofs. These hues are all frank, outspoken, and trenchant, but they never jar between themselves or offend you."— G. A. Sala's Trip to Barbary. TILE SULTAN ABD-UL-AZEZ AND THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON.—A present of eight very beautiful Arab horses, of the famous Dioff breed, is about to lie despatched by the Sultan to the Emperor Napoleon. They will leave by an early steamer for Marseilles, men Cash. 4- .."---. ~,, Ilir * e - •'.= , or ~,,tfiv . 1 111114 - L- - Aa.,, --- ,, t ot 1,4 .., HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, Sunday. The Queen walked in the grounds yesterday morning, accompanied by Princess Helena and Princess Louise, and drove out in the afternoon, accompanied by Princess Helena, Princess Beatrice, and Prince Leopold. TEE NORTHUMBEE,LA. D. To-clay, at half-past two o'clock, another stupendous mechanical effort will be made at Millwall to lift and force_ this great ship into the water. Our readers will be glad to hear that on this, the third attempt, there is every pro spect of complete success. Tho tide, it is calculated, will be of unusual height. It is almosi a matter of certainty that at the high flood there will be 24 feet of water under the ship's keel at the sternpost, and should the wind hold from its present quarter, and as it has held since Saturday , there is every chance of the 24 feet being increased to 26, and the depth at the bows from five feet to seven. When it is recollected that after the midship section is fairly im mersed in water every foot additional rise takes off a pres sure upon the launching ways of upwards of 500 tons, it is a matter of certainty that a 26-feet tide alone must lift her. But, though that is known by calculation, no amount of calculation can say to what extent the tide will really flow. Enormous artificial powers of flotation have there fore been devised, so greatly in addition to all that has hitherto been tried that with their aid even a 20-feet tide will affect the Northumberland more than a 26-feet tide without them. In order to understand the operations of to-day, it is necessary to explain that the launching ways of the Northumberand, over which the cradle should glide with the vessel into the water, have been made on a rather less incline than usual. This was done to check the impetus which such a vast mass would acquire if launched rapidly into the river. The launching ways, therefore, are for the first 250 feet of their length only sloped at an incline of one foot in 25, and for the remaining 200 feet at the rate of about one in 13. When the first attempt was made to _ launch the ship she moved very sluggishly over the low gradient, and on the fore part of the cradel arriving at the , point where it becomes steeper it appears to have "nipp ed," and since then held her fast and immovable. The attempts to move her which have preceded the efforts -to be made to-day have principally consisted, as our readers are aware, of endeavours to lift the stern by artificial floating power, and to force the bows over the hitch by means of hydraulic pressure. Some objections have been taken to these methods, on the ground that as the sterm was fleeted the pressure upon the ways of the bcws of the vessel, which are not water borne, would be still further increased. There is, undoubtedly, a second mechanical reason for supposing this, but those who urge the objection seem quite to forget that the limited area of the slip on which the vessel is built precludes the officials from employing so much floating power under the bows as they would otherwise, no doubt, gladly avail themselves of. To -day, however, all that can be done in this will be tried by having empty hogsheads equal to floating up about 1 00 tons lashed under the bows. Since the failure of the last attempt the works necessary for the effort to be made this afternoon have been going on without intermission day and night, whenever the tide permitted. The first thing to bo done was to remove tho huge bilge logs which forte the midship part of the cradle, and aro connected with the supports at either end which keep the vessel upright. The enormous friction of these logs passing over those of the launching has caused them almost to ignite, and burnt out the lubricating grease between them. It has b een necessary, therefore, to replace this grease, though it volved an operation of the utmost mechanical difficul t '' , and even hazard. So firmly were the logs pressed down by the enormous weight of the ship that al l ordinary attempts to remove them proved futile. Each log, therefore, had to be perforated all Wi er with large holes, and the remains then cut our with edg es foot by foot. As each piece was removed the launcl3- ing ways under it have been carefully and amp l y regressed, and new greased bilge logs forced into the places of the old beams. All the parts of th© cradle, there" fore, which havobeen"nippol" on the wayshave actually been removed from under the ship's side, and replaced by newer and stronger materials. The foremost part of the cradle also, consisting of the uprights —technically called the " poppets "- has been dealt with in a similar m anner ; and, in addition to this, supplementary launching ways inside the original ones have been built from the bows to a length of about 70 feet under the fore part of the vessel' Over these, also, the fore part of the cradle timbers 10-14 been extended, so as, for this length, to double the area of foundation on which this part of the timber structure is t ° slide. Any mechanic can see at a giallo° how importa nt are the gains made by these alterations. The employmen t of lighters and " lumps " lashed under the Northumber lanl's stern will be entirely dispensed with to-day. TO expense of their employment was very great ; there 'O s no uniformity in the amount of lifting aid they rendered, and thus while some would be in danger of sinking fre gt the efforts they made, others were doing nothing. Theiir pull was never a strong one, and most unquestionably ,t was never "a pull together." Their places, therefore, to; day will be better supplied by four enormous " oani els ' ou or, more plainly speaking, gigantic woo den buoys, whi. have been made at Deptford dockyard. Eac h of these g , roughly speaking, 50ft. long, 2 5ft. deep, and 22ft. we wigidi/ and each has a power of flotation equal to raising a of 300 tons-1, 200 tons in all. They are co nstructed feore moulds of the ship's side, so as to fit close l y under her bottom at the stern. All are, of course, both ai r and w` at tight, and all are fit ted with lar g e i ron sluice doors.,so Oa" the water may be let in and allow them to drop off W ilt the ship directly their services are no longer recess arl" Two of these "camels" were at low tide on Saturday chained under the ship independently of each other, are t wo more, the largest and most important, as being t 0„ • furthest astern, were safely secured in their position Ye terday afternoon. The ten small " camels" whichvif. used at the last attempt will also be employed ag ain , . sre day. Their lifting power is about 300 tons, and they '3 't been shifted rather nearer to the bows, in order that therl, lift may be exerted to the best possible advantage. F lll ward of these the barrels we have already men tioned ""_ r be lashed, and their flotation will relieve a strain , or rat.heis pressure, of more than 100 tons upon the point where ihas most) needed. The :power of the hydraulic ram s r iy been increased by more than a third. The one beige'g to 1,000 tons pressure temalus under the bows, as lift the ship upwards, but the efforts of the two of 000 tons each which have been used to start the cradle ;1 to_ now to be supplemented by two more of 400 tons eaullLt' plied at both sides. From the river two power ful gt c oo capstans will haul on hawsers attached to the stern , '' n d two land capstans will be fixed on the opposite slier ° t he worked by hand from there, simultaneously with to efforts of those on the river. Boats aro to bo moored of these cables to prevent their being affected by the O . ' ft , the tide, and thus exercis iu g their strain upon the 44 any way but directly astern. h One of the most form idable dan g ers connected w.-- sso, a ttempt to launch the ship is the possibility of the I.,ei yelding very slowly to t h e g i g a nt ic forc es which Nrii em ployed to move her. In such a case the risk of her 6te : w hen floating being carried 'upwards by the tide, an: at " slowing" the vessel upon the ways, would be veil g„ :of indeed, and it is not too much to say that in the eve-0 it such an unfortunate occurrence, if the tide fe ll bef : r ve could be remedied, the Northumberland might hec i i ty o f total wreck. Happily, there is very litt le PuSsib _iabeen such a disaster, though every possible p recaution taken to avert it. No less than three line-of-battle s,roe chain cables have been fastened to eac h side of the is t 1 )0 , and moored so firmly in the ground as to be able, i t t bo lieved, to completely resist the action of the tide 1 1 . 17 00 , vessel, either up or down the river. These action 115 are so arranged that each only comes into direct a_totree the vessel progresses down the ways. Once 0ut .. T ...c00 to stream, a number of powerful tugs are to be in resc lui re t he take charge of her and tow her to her moorings, w be rion tS work of fitting her with engines and internal equiP will be carried on. _---7--' ----- THE LATE MR. KEBLE, according tO a c° rre c l; ° l3ll pondent of the Guardian, while he had no common gro., of sympathy with Nonconform ists, spoke " with vitaul trollable emotion" of Dr. Newman's " Apologia pre ot Suit." The writer whom we a re q uoting says he d°es 13 . g 0 31 think he is expressing himself too strongly in 0 130 that he hailed it with rap ture, and ho augured that fr e 0 it would spring the beg innin g of a peace between the great Churches of the West, w hich, said he, ' thoug h shall not live to see it, y ou will recognise as God's "Or. derful mercy towards us.' " A B O NAPARTE DESCEN DED FROM SCOTT'S " 4:), r- MOILTALITY."--" Old Mortality" was one "Robert l'lLLe,',- son ;" old Paterso n, whom Scott saw reviving the inser Lions on the a Marquis tr theorle d b e s r ta o hn f edw t f D h aet e iuhi kee C seri o eoo v yff e . Covenanters, ; e1., : h, edaertsse, and isn w sodt e ne n ijr went oih t . ; do st i at 'f ffi3 l ( . oll s : ~ J c r : c i, e ,v :: amnadr Paterson rb l ee dc a tmh m ee The direct blood of Old Mortality went in another an a 0 i•e a m s a n rk ev ab e l r e a direction. His granddaughter, M iss ral i tel g : son, w was the first wife of Jerome Bonaparte. The groin ' l ' allva- "legally" annulled, and a son, who sprang if it, the great grandson:of Old Mortality, is now on t o ° of his cousin, the Emperor of the French. I, d Il i° THE LATE Mn. FAIRHOLT has bequeaths to, large collection of books of pageants, i n cluding 113 / iti" volumes of a high degree of rarity , to the Society of A . cod quaries. With this collection will b e appropriately Flaw the autograph manuscript of his unfinished work shaky pageants of the Middle Ages. His volumes of 00 spearean drawings and collections he leaves to the g s .o c i, at Stratford -on-Avon, and a few books, speciallY 111.080 to the British Museum. The residue of the librall I be sold for the benefit of the Literary Fund,