The Sun. — London, England, 1865-06-01 00:00:00

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The meeting which was held at Chester last night, for the purpose of hearing Mr. W. H. GLAD STONE, was favoured by a speech from the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, who spoke in support of his son. The right hon. gentleman was well re ceived, and spoke with great animation. The occa sion was an interesting one, and all must have sympathised with his feelings in thus presenting his son as a candidate to the electors. Election speeches are always awkward affairs, and on this occasion Mr. GLADSTONE had more than ordinary difficulties to deal with, for many local disputes had arisen and conflicting interests of party interposed to make confusion worse confounded. In the first place, there are three candidates in the field for a single seat, which, of course, complicates matters greatly. Mr. GLADSTONE appears to have exer cised more discretion • than is often shown by the members of his party, for he refused to sanction his son's coming forward until he was tolerably certain of success, so that the interests of the party might not be damaged by inadvertency. Cer tainly the claims of Mr. W. GLADSTONE rest upon a surer basis than that of his rival in the field on the same side of politics, for the former has been presented with a requisition signed by up wards of ' eight hundred of the consti tu ency, so that he has a fair reason to entertain hopes. Mr. GLADSTONE is always great in parrying attacks, and last night was no ex ception to the :rule. Mr. RAIKES is hardly dealt with to have so great a master of oratory coming forward to demolish his efforts and combat his assertions. Mr. RAIKES stated that for the last six years there had been no Government in this coun try, but Mr. GLADSTONE translates this assertion by saying that the fact is there has been no Govern ment which Mr. RAIKES approved of. When Mr. GLADSTONE goes on to sound the praises of his col leagues he is not so successful as in putting down his opponents: He says that Lord PALMERSTON had established a world-wide reputation, which is certainly correct so far, but when he proceeds to declare that "if medals were given for political services Lord RUSSELL'S breast would be covered with distinction," we must question the veracity of his assertion in all conscience, for no Minister for Foreign Affairs has ever been more unpopular than the present one, or more unsuccessful in repre senting the feelings of the country. What could have been more inimical to the popular sentiments than the course pursued with respect to Denmark? and our dealings with Americans have been any thing but consonant to the national ideas of justice and honour. If the Ministers are going to the country with the cry of the glories of the Foreign office they will be leaning on a broken reed, in truth ; and the more they find out their mistake, and seek some more profitable weapons for their armoury, the better it will be for their chance of success in the combat. Mr. GLADSTONE was, of course, in his element when he got upon the con- genial topic of the commercial treaty with France, and could fire away at Mr. RAIKEs with all his strength. He believed half of whathis opponent said, he declared, as to the treaty disappointing both its friends and its enemies. It must be admitted, how ever, that all is not so satisfactory as the Chancellor of the Exchequer affirms in respect to this Treaty, and that some parts of its Jetails are open to cen sure, where too exclusive and one-sided arrange ments have been made. In the zeal of its framers to get the measure carried at any cost they had not the firmness to insist upon an equality between the two countries, as they ought to have done, and many disadvantages have thus accrued, while dis credit has attached itself to a good cause. When Mr. GLADSTONE plumes himself upon some of the results of this Treaty, and in glowing terms declares that " millions upon millions have been added to the profits of capital, the reward of skill, and the honest payment of labour," he omits to notice the classes that have been wronged and injured by the unwise and unwarrantable ad vantages afforded to the French to the detriment of our own countrymen. Mr. GLADSTONE affirmed that a Government was happiest when it was able to devise means for " raising the condition, and increasing the happiness of the great body of the country," but it would seem that no administrators were sent very eager to indulge themselves in that felicitous occupation, for they are positively doing nothing, at present, and the " Treaty" which has had to do such good service to give effect to Mr. GLADSTONE'S speech is of five years' date already, and has surely done its work in the countless places where it has shone as a star of magnitude to gild the path of Ministerial manceuvring. Mr. GLADSTONE thinks that if Government is to be car ried on successfully it must be by men who have been trained to it from their youth upwards ; but there may be some modifications of this rule with great advantage. Those who look upon office as the aim and object of existence are too often apt to think it a sine qua non, and not to care over much how it is acquired and kept when obtained. On the other hand, the administration of the affairs of State may be ably effected by men whose minds are trained by early attention to business into habits of care and thought, and who think the tenure of office an event in life, and not its only goal of interest and excitement. Mr. GLADSTONE spoke rather vaguely of the franchise, but seemed to imply that he should wish to • see it greatly. extended. The right hon. gentleman has made a dashing ven ture to get his son in as the representative of Chester ; and many who differ widely from the Chancellor of the Exchequer as a financier and a Minister will sympathise with his natural desire to inaugurate his son into that political arena and in troduce him to that Parliamentary careeer in which he himself is such a shining light, and where he has gained for himself a name and a reputation that belong to history. It is said on good authority that the mission of the Canadian delegates to this country has been in every way satisfactory, and that a complete unity of feeling has been established between the Imperial Government and the representatives of the colonial interests on the important subject of the colonial defences. The fortification of Quebec and Mon treal has been" decided upon, and the general de fence of the country also provided for. It is said too, that the delegates expressed thiuselves RED, Or E ermintent 1 reduction of futur, ai nual premiums. rUE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 1, 186 a, dent of th e ultimate success of the Confederation scheme, which, at the present crisis, is especially to be cleared. There is no doubt that if the provinces could present a united front to their powerful neighbour, they would offer a less tempting prize to Northern aggression. We have no actual reason to anticipate an attack upon Canada, but the present unsettled condition of American affairs is enough, at any rate, to inspire us with considerable uneasiness, and under any circumstances it would be wise for a country like Canada to put herself in an attitude of defence. There are, moreover, cir cumstances which tend just now to increase our natural anxiety, and the news of the delay in the consolidation of the provinces under one Govern ment become doubly a :matter of regret from the troublous aspect of affairs. It is to be hoped that among the subjects of consultation and discussion between the Home Government and the Canadian delegates the importance of haste has not been overlooked. If the fortifications are to be spread over ten or fifteen years, like some of our own public works, they will be practically useless for the present ; and it should be remembered that this is not merely a case affecting the comfort or convenience of the people, benefiting their trade or injuring their commerce, but a matter in which their very existence may possibly depend. In the course of the debate on the Canadian defences in the House of Commons several members took exception to the smallness of the vote, and to the unnecessary delay which was contemplated in the prosecution of the works. There is still time to amend that error, and by doubling the number of men which was ori ginally proposed, and by urging on all the parties concerned the most that can be made of the summer months, and the works carried briskly forward. Bis dal qui cito dat is certainly the motto in this case, for, though Canada may be in no immediate danger, her unprotected condition is, to say the least of it, unsatisfactory. ,The recent correspondence be tween the English and American Governments has not tended to reassure the public mind, despite Lord PAL3IERSTON'S assertion that the language on both sides has been throughout courteous and friendly. The noble lord's reply was, however, so evasive and doubtful in its character that it failed to reassure the public mind. In fact, the antecedents of the Government are such that the anxiety felt is not so much as to the remit of the dispute as to the manner in which Lords PALMERSTON and RUSSELL may reply to the preposterous claim. They are bound of course to show all courtesy, to treat the new PRESIDENT and his compeers with the respect due to the rulers ofa great State and a kindred na tion with the honour claimed by their position, if not extorted by their conduct ; but nevertheless they are bound in the interests of their own country to return a firm and conclusive answer to this extrava gant appeal. We have too often seen how the ap parent weakness of our foreign policy has led to the very evils which it was most desired to avoid to feel at all secure that the business is in safe hands. Any sign of doubt or of hesitation, any temporising or concession, however well meant, may lead to the most disastrous consequences. It would be most disastrous to the American statesmen and the Ame rican people, as well as to ourselves, for it would certainly mislead them as to the actual con dition of English feeling. Nothing would induce the people of this country to submit to such a claim. Preposterous in itself, it would be a confession of wrong-doing which would be entirely misplaced, and it would furnish likewise a most dangerous precedent. English coffers will soon be emptied if every loss in every war which can be remotely traced home to the agency of some article made in England or shipped from English ports is forth with to be compensated for out of the pockets of our taxpayers. Had the English Govern ment shown a straightforward determina tion to uphold their own dignity in their dealings with the Government of the United States, we should have heard less of these absurd pretensions. There is far less likelihood of any unpleasant collision between the two Governments if our Ministry can return a firm and resolute re sponse. The American people will of course not be slow to press an advantage that is conceded to them, and the prospect of some reimbursement of the ex penses of the war is sufficiently attractive to their harassed financiers to make them not very scru pulous as to the rights on which their claim is founded. To a strong and self-reliant 'Govern ment such a claim would never have been made, or, if made, it would not have been reiterated. But the Washington Cabinet need not be very keensighted to detect the timidity and indecision of its London correspondents. For instance, why could not Lord PALMERSTON, the other evening, have added to his assurances of the courtesy of the Americans a few brief words declaring that the Government would never listen to such demands. If the question of the money did not happily have to come under the consideration of Parliament, we should have some very good reason to fear some disgraceful compromise. As it is the Government must be urged to fulfil their duty boldly, or they will enable the Americans to bring the same charge against them that the Danes did on a different ground, while Englishmen will have very good cause for complaint unless a prompt and decisive negative is immediately returned to Washington. The Plight of Dhoondoo Punth, better known as Nana Sahib. "At nightfall Dhoondoo Punth entered Cawnpore upon a chestnut horse drenched in perspiration, and with bleed , ing flanks. A fresh access of terror soon dismissed him I again on his way towards Bithoor, sore and weary, his head swimming and his chest heaving. He was not in condition for such a gallop, the first earnest of that hardship and de gradation which was thenceforward to be his portion. Far otherwise had he been wont to return to his palace after a visit of state in the English quarter, lolling, vinaigrette in hand, beneath the breath of fans, amidst the cushions of a luxurious carriage, surrounded by a moving hedge of out riders and running footmen. Once again in the home of his fathers he slept as the wicked sleep, whose sin has found them out; and when the morrow's sun had set he departed in craven trepidation, and was afterwards seen among the haunts of peaceful men. But he was true to himself, even in the crash of his falling dynasty ; for, as he stepped on board the barge that was to transport him to the confines of Oude, ho bethought him of the young mother who was recovering from the pains of childbirth in the recesses of the female apartments. For the first time he had practised economy in his enjoyments, and was now well repaid, for his savings had borne high interest. There were two Eng lish lives to take where a fortnight ago there had been but one. And then, having filled to overflowing the measure of his guilt, he passed away like a thief in the night, and left his wealth to the spoiler, and his halls to the owl and the snake. A curse was on those glittering saloons and echoing colonnades, on those dungeons conscious of crime, and frescoed chambers blazoned with ineffable vice. That house was full of silver and gold, neither was there any end of his treasures. It was full of horses, neither was there any end of his chariots. There he was given to pleasures. There he dwelt carelessly. There he said in his heart, I am, and none else beside me.' There ho said, None seeth me.' There he trusted in his idols and in the multitude of his sorceries, and in the great abundance of his enchantments Therefore had evil come upon him, and he knew not whence it had arisen. Therefore had mischief fallen upon him, and he was not able to put it off. Now was it for him to stand with his enchantments and his sorceries ; if so be he might be able to profit; if so be he might prevail. Now was it for the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, to stand up and save him from those things which had come upon him. But they were as stubble, and the fire did burn them ; and ho was wearied in the multi tude of their counsels. For the clay of the Lord was upon him that was proud and lofty, and upon his high tower, and his fenced wall, and upon all his pictures of desire. In that day he cast his idols of silver and his idols of gold, which he had made to himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats ; and went into the clefts of the rocks, and the tops of the ragged rocks. And they with whom ho had laboured wandered every one to his quarter, and there was none to Gave hina.—Trcrelyan's Cawnpore. LATEST INTEL LIGENUR (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) AUSTRIA. VIENNA, JUNE 1. A decree of the Emperor issued to-day orders the elections for the Diet of Dalmatia, Croatia, and Selavonia, to commence forthwith. The Diet is to assemble at Agram on the 17th July. The Finance Committee of the Lower Housq of the Reichsrath has reduced the War Budget for 1866 by 15 millions florins. Austria, replying to the note of Prussia, consents to the convocation of the provincial estates of Schleswig and Holstein, in accordance with the Constitutions of 1854, in order to vote an electoral law for the common Diet of the two Duchies. SPAIN. MADRID, MAY 31. The Verdad of to-day expresses approval of the article published in the Diario yesterday, and says that the party of the Liberal Union should now give up their seats both in the Senate and in the Chamber. THE BOMBAY AND MAURITIUS MAILS. The following telegram has been received by Reuter's Telegram Company (Limited) from the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Com pany : MALTA, MAY 31. The Delta leaves here 'for Marseilles at 7 p.m. to-day. The Pera left at 2 p.m. to-day for Southampton, where she may be expected about the 9th of June. THE BRAZIL NAILS. LISBON, MAY 31. The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company's ship Parana, from Brazil, will leave this port for South ampton this evening with 96 passengers, £10,365 in specie, 342 bags of coffee,.l,ooo rolls of tobacco, 128 barrels of tapioca, and 158 packages sundries. La Plata, with the outward mails of the 9th May, was at St. Vincent on the evening of the 21st May. FRANCE. Strawberries, at present so abundant in Paris, are much less abundant this season in the districts near Lyons than in previous years. This appears to be due to the number of white worms, which have made great ravages in the gardens devoted to the cultivation of this fruit. PARIS, May 31.—A better disposition has been manifested in the market to-day, and the various classes of Securities have been held firmly at a general if unimportant augmentation on yesterday's prevailing rates. 'Threes, for the Account, are now quoted 67fr. 25c., and Italian Five per Cents., 66fr. 17c. Mobilier Shares have advanced Bfr. 50c., the present quotation being 770 fr. Dealings in the Stock of the Mexican Loans have taken place, the Old at 46i, and the New at 3281. The market closed as follows : 4i per Cents 95 50 Do. end month — 3 per Cents 67 27/ Do. end month 67 23 Credit Mobilier Do. end month ~, 775 Bank Shares 3500 Credit Fonder 1280 Ratan Loan 66 25 Do. end mouth 66 25 RAIL' Ditto Threes — New Mexican Do. New Russian Austrian Spanish Threes 44 Home Debt — Deferred Roman 76 'AY& ,Cash. Acct. Orleans Northern IQ7O ... 1066 25 Lyons and Mediterranean BB7 50 ... 887 50 Southern 595 ... 595 Western 525 ... . Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lombard 493 75 ... 495 North of Spain 232 50 ... 231 25 Saragossa 325 ... 325 Ditto to Barcelona 157 50 ... MAGAZINE DAY. BLACKWOOD.—" Piccadilly ; an Episode of Con temporaneous Autobiography," is continued, and is very amusing in its spirited sketches, and yet, at the same time, it contains some sage reflections which some volatile readers would do well to pon der over. When the writer exclaims, "if you only knew what a comfort it would be to talk sense, in stead of that incessant chaff, you would road a little more," he utters words of wisdom and warning which may well be pondered upon with advantage. "Notes and Notions from Italy" presents a glimpse of affairs as they are at this moment, and no very lively prospect is afforded. Turin is especially commiserated upon its blighted hopes and ruined fortunes, and the writer eloquently bemoans its fate. " After being the head of the corner, it is doubly cruel to be cast down, and rejected by the builder ; after having been for centuries the chosen of kings, and courts, and senates, it is grievous to dwindle into the insignificant re sidence of a provincial aristocracy." "Miss Marjoribanks" is continued at some length, but not much that is striking occurs in this number. Lucilla is just now suffering one of those temporary eclipses which all must expect occa sionally who take a prominent place in any sphere of life; but the heroine of Carlingford bears the stroke of adverse fate with equanimity, and exhibits aresolution that sustains her throughout. The account of little Rosa Lake's feelings at the party to which she went is very naturally given, and her dismay at the cold and cruel conventionalities of society is truthfully depicted. Mrs. Chiley is a very amus ing person with her peculiar style of talk ; and, altogether, this new series of the " Chronicles of Carlingford" is very well represented, and forms an entertaining subject for perusal. " Hero Worship and its Dangers" is a ludicrous sketch of the evils that result from being in too much burry to run after celebrated people. The adventures of the hero of this narrative aro most peculiar, and his final condition, denuded of all his goods and possessions, certainly taught him not to put his faith in princes, and all must sympathise with the' feeling which prompted him to exclaim in the bitterness of his spirit, " The sovereigns that come from the Mint are the only ones I mean to deal with from this day forward." A second article on the " Rate of Interest" pursues this com prehensive theme, and will be found to contain some sound truths and sober arguments. A third instalment is pro mised, in which some important questions will be treated of. It would be well if due heed were paid to the sugges tions here put forth, for there is sterling sense in the con demnation of our present system, and unprejudiced readers will admit that many and great are the evils which impair its efficacy. It is truly said hero that nowadays the principle of monopoly is universally condemned in this country ; but " strange to say the only branch of trade still invested with the injurious principle of monopoly is the very one upon which all other trades, the whole in dustry of the country, is necessarily dependent." -Time must eventually remedy some of these evils, and adjust these anomalies ; but meanwhile a great discredit attaches itself to our legislators for their perversity in this matter. " How to make a Pedigree" is the title of some very amus ing verses, which are full of life and spirit " Sir Brook Fassbrooke" is continued, and affords an agreeable subject for perusal, with its varied sketches of society and its in teresting descriptions of individual character. " The Go vernment and the Budget" is the name of -the political article this month, and is written with the usual ability with which such subjects aro treated in this periodical— the confusion of Ministers on the occasion of Mr. Baines' bill coming on for discussion, is ably depicted, and cer tainly the affair affords ample scope for the satirical powers of political opponents. DUBLIN.—" The Great Stratford Jubilee of 1769" is an interesting article, and the contrasts presented by past and present are very striking, and the retrospective glimpse thus presented to us will well repay perusal. Some of .the professional jea lousies that will always creep in with malignant prtinacity are well described hero ; and Garrick, in his capacity of manager, certainly did not wear a thornless crown. "Who is the Heir" contains some spirited anec dotes in its chapters, and is written in a lively, dashing manner. The brilliant style of this story, its finished de scriptions of society, and its general character, render it a decided success, and a great acquisition to the pages of this magazine. " How Murders have been Discovered" is an article that is sure to attract notice, and, notwithstanding , its painful tendency, it exercises an almost irresistible fas cination upon its readers, from its peculiar details and thrilling incidents. The sad fate of Le Brun, who was wrongfully suspected, shows the fallibility of human judg ment, and how the most suspicious circumstances may be explained satisfactorily with time and opportunity. "Guy Deverell" is proceeded with ; and this instalment is very exciting in its events, the story is very complicated in its details, and quite melodramatic in some parts. Varbar reire's proceedings are like those of a conspirator, so stealthily and warily does he set to work to carry out his deep designs, and foster his strange schemes. Sir Jekyl Marlowe has got himself into sad straits with his pranks and plots, and is likely to pay dearly for it. "Fictile Art in England in the Eighteenth Century" is a very interest ing sketch, and will be found both instructive and entertaining in its perusal. Some detailed accounts are given of "pottery" as it, appeared at different periods, and such information is sure to attract attention. The bio graphy of Wedgwood is considered here at length, and a high opinion is expressed of its merits—" We have secured much in a biographer distinguished by a clear and ener getic style, by delicate judgment, extensive information, and a deep interest in her subject." " Scenes in the Transition Age from Camar to Christ" aro continued, and "Merlin" is the title of a curious sketch that will be wel comed with approval by all lovers of the romantic. TEMPLE Sir Jasper's Tenant" is more agreeable in this part, for the widow tears herself away from the place where she has stayed too long and, caused such disquiet and annoyance. The mysteries which envelope her career are not yet ex plained, but it is a positive relief when she departs from Scarsdale Abbey. Maria's gloomy ways and rather inactive style of life are refreshing after the fuss and fer ment caused by the "florid widow." Little Dorothy's engagement will evidently serve to disclose some mystery eventually. The "Streets of the World" brings Havana before us in tho usual lively style of this writer. "House hunting in Munich" is a little sketch that discloses some of the chief characteristics of the place, and tertainly the task of finding a domicile in that place cannot be very agreeable, or profitable either. " On Duty with the Inspector" is a paper 'that should bo attentively read at the present juncture, and will serve to explain some of the matters which perplex the uninitiated. The concluding passage is very true,and should meet with notice from the proper quarters : " If local acts really im pede public benefits, why are they not repealed ? And if Governinent has any difficulty in taking the initiative, have we no independent members who will bring their privileges and drawbacks before the country and the House." " Land at Last" proceeds with its varied adven tures and startling occurrences ; and " David Chantrey" is continued also at some length. David's delight at the publication of his mother's book is damped by a very unfor tunate review ; the Major's character comes out in no very flattering manner in this instalment. The article on the "American Struggle" is well written, and presents us with the chief features of the unsatisfactory affair. The writer enters into-the details in an appropriate manner 'and' a' sympathising spirit. The dangers that still threaten the " not yet reunited Union" are well depicted, and the loss of Lincoln is mourned as it deserves at the present critical period. "Horses and Horsiness" is a smartly written paper that is certain to please many readers, and is very appro priate at this time of the year when racing is so much in vogue. Some other articles of interest make up the con tents of this number, which presents great variety. THE ST. JAMES'S MAGAZINE.—Miss Braddon's interesting story of " Only a Clod " is now so near its conclusion that the final denouement is actually in the hands of the novel readers. The instalment before us bears evident traces of the approaching end, since, thanks to the plain speaking of the honest little parvenue Rosa, "the clod," i. e. generous, trusting Frank Tredettilyn discovers the villany of the false friend, who has so sorely betrayed his confidence. With charac teristic impetuosity he denounces him at a supper table, giving the languid and fashionable idlers present the plea sure of a new sensation. Maude is on the eve of finding out her great mistake, and all the tangled knots, including the true story of poor Susan's marriage, are in a fair way to be unravelled. The great composer, and honest and high minded man George Frederick Handel, receives a cordial tribute of admiration from one who is evidently familiar with his magnificent works. It is remarked, in reference to his extraordinary power of composition, that "The quality of his writings has given a tone to subsequent works, and the quantity of them proclaims a power of in vention absolutely inexhaustible. Yet, not to take into consideration these two characteristics, what shall we say of Handel's velocity of composition ? Witness, for ex ample, his Trioupo del Tempo,' founded on Cardinal Pamphili's poem, executed in one evening; his 'Funeral Anthem' in five days ; the ' Israel in Egypt' in twenty seven days, begun four days after 'Saul,' the Saul' itself having followed close upon ' Athalia,' 'which has perished within the limits cf one month. Again, The Messiah' was completed in 23 days, and the 'Hercules' S and Belshazzar' in about one month each—hardly that portion subsisting between the conclusion of ono and the commencement of the other." Wonderful as this rapidity is of itself it appears doubly so when we remember for how long a time Handel continued to compose. Had he, like some others, crowded into a few short years the labour of a life, it would have been suffi ciently astonishing, but when we consider that Handel's first oratorio, " Esther," was performed in 1720, and that '"Jeptha," his last, was composed in 1752, the industry and variety of his genius grows marvellous. An article on "Historical Misrepresentations" gives us the prototypes of the famous story of Tell and the apple. But not content with disposing of the good old tradition, our critic disposes of Tell himself, reminding us of the apology made to the French King for not firing a salute—" In the first place we had no cannon." The King interrupted the long-winded address by reminding the speaker that a second reason was superfluous, but with this layer of the ghost of Tell the second reason comes first ! After carefully proving the story of the apple to be of Danish origin, he goes on to as sure us that the whole character of Tell as the liberator of the people is fictitious. There are several other papers worth reading, including Sir Lascelles Wraxall's account of "A Silk Dress" and its history, a discourse on " Cuckoos," and some sensible remarks on " Insanity," by Dr. Scoffern. LONDON SOCIETY.—As the season is still at its height, the attractions of " London Society," whether in print or in practice, can hardly be on the wane, and accordingly we find this gay little serial still sparkling without and within. " Our Brilliant Failure " tells a not very original tale of the miseries of a seaside expedition ; and two love stories, "Between the Lights," and "Held Asunder," both possess the rare recommendation of beginning and ending in the number before us. They are pleasant tales of English domestic life, ending happily—as all such phases of London society are bound to de—in fiction. For more substantial reading we have the continuation of the " History of William Paterson, the Founder of the Bank of England," a discourse on "Harmonious Furnishing," and an essay on one of our "London Shadows"—the police station notice-board. A paper on "Fellows," cleverly illustrated by G. H. Bennett, is among the prominent features of entertainment. THE WATCH-TOWER. No. 3.---This magazine fully sustains the character of the former numbers. " In the Vicarage" the essayist discourses of the effect of news in town and country, showing how differently the broad-sheets are regarded when they lie waiting on the breakfast-table, where they arrive late in the afternoon, after long and patient expec tation. "Mammon Worship" treats of a great and grow ing evil of our time; and a paper on " Church Music" discusses a subject of no small ecclesiastical importance. "Bread upon the Waters " is the slng-ular but not inappropriate title of an interesting account of the Boys' Home in the Euston-road. We have besides an article on Sensation Novels, which treats on their merits and de merits very fairly, and it is to be hoped that in considera tion of its praise that our English novelists will listen to 'very reasonable warnings. " Through the Furnace "is continued with unabated interest, and a dark shadow is seen brooding over Sophy's new home, The illustrations and the poetry are both of a thoughtful and suggestive character. THE ENGLISHMAN'S MAGAZINE.—A very able scientific article opens this number, and all who are attracted by the wonders of geology will read it with pleasure and profit. Another paper of a kindred character, though less directly scientific, is entitled " A Ramble on a Glacier." "An Incident of Italian Travels" is worth reading, and the "Physiological Studies" aro continued with some ability. The second part of the essay on "Memorials of 'Westminster Abbey" is full of historical research and anecdote; The readings from the' Old Testament treat this month of Deluge, one of the' Scripture facts to which the revelations of modern science 'bear effective testimony. There are several poems, the most vigorous, if not the most regular, being founded on the old - tradition of Aldheim, the Minstrel. There are several other papers of interest and merit among the re maining contents. MACMILLAN'S MAGAZINE.--The author of " The Heir of Eedclyffe" continues her story of "The Dove in the Eagle's Nest." It is full of interest, and certainly original enough in its scene and sub ject, for it carries the reader to a German baron's castle in the old freebooting days of internal war fare and pillage. The influence exercised by the trained and shrinking Christina in the "Eagle's nest" is well de 'scribed, and the story has already advanced considerably. Cradock Nowell," the other title, proceeds pleasantly enough in a lively and animated strain. Mr. Palgrave con tributes a thoughtful and sensible paper on the relation of women to the fine arts. Henry Kingsley •gives a well written discourse "About Salmon," and Miss Meteyard's "Life of Wedgwood" is the subject of a brief but attractive paper. The question of hereditary ability is always an interesting one, and it is very fully considered in an essay by Francis Galton. The seventh number of " Essays at Odd Times" is devoted to examination of the constituents of "Success in Life." There are several other papers of more or less merit, and altogether this number of Mac millan may be considered superior to the average. , GOOD IV ORDS.—Charles Kingsley's story of " Hereward, the Last of the English," is continued in four chapters." The admirers of his " Westward, Ho !" will be glad to have another .specimen of his mediaeval style, but most other readers prefer the more familiar scenes of the life of the present day. Alexander Smith also proceeds with his history of "Alfred Hagart's Household" with unabated interest ; and Mr. Kayo, well qualfied for such an undertaking, con tinues his series of lives of our Anglo-Indian heroes. Mr. Buchan, the secretary to the Scottish Meteorological Society, gives us his opinion of the peculiarities of the British climate, and the author of " The Eclipse of Faith" gives us some sensible obvervations on prose com position. Miss Winkwurth has an article upon " Our Con victs," and the religious papers are, as usual, moderate and thoughtful. THE SIXPENNY MAGAZINE.—The wild and com plex story of " The Fate of Thorsghyll" proceeds rapidly, and there are other stories and sketches of a light and amusing kind. The late American President forms the subject of a lengthened article, and there are several other papers worth reading, such as " Voice and . Speech," "Popular Physiology," and " Carriages." THE BOY'S OWN MAGAZINE. THE BOY'S MONTHLY MAGAZINE.: Beeton.—These little mis cellanies are as usual full of entertainment, and the "faction, fiction, history, and asl/Cnture" which they undertake to set before their readers can hardly fail to fascinate the most indifferent. They do their editors cre dit, and are likely to win the favour of a large circle of readers. Brigandage in Southern Italy. The Avvenirc of Naples, under date 25th May, says :-- " The Englishman captured by the brigands at Battipaglia has not been liberated as was stated, neither, as far as we inow, has the troop in pursuit of the band yet succeeded in discovering their re treat. The English consul, it is said, leaves nothing undone to obtain the liberation of the prisoner, whose sad condition, as well as the novelty and gravity of the affair, greatly disturb the English residents. They are making the most active search, and the departure of General Arnulfi for Salerno will, it is hoped, be the means of efficaciously ter minating this unhappy affair." The Naples correspondent of the Nazione, writing from that city on the 25th inst., on the subject of the captured Englishman and the revival of bri gandage in the Southern Provinces, says : " The Englishman released by' the brigands is making the most strenuous exertions among his compatriots here to raise the ransom of his unfor tunate friend. The consul appears to have fully taken the matter in hand, and for some days past has been continually journeying to and fro between Naples and Eboli. A report was current the day before yesterday that the brigands, exasperated by the harassing pursuit to which they are subjected, had murdered their pri soners. The consul's house was thereupon imme diately besieged by the resident English, anxious to learn the truth of this rumour, and calling for justice on account of so barbarous an act. The general exasperation manifested itself by actions and words by no means of a diplomatic charac ter, and entirely unmarked by the usual inter national observances. At this moment, how ever, fortunately arrived an official with the in telligence that the prisoner, so far from having been murdered, was taken excellent care of by Giardullo himself. The brigands allowed him every possible liberty, by which he might have profited to escape, were it not that his having given his word of honour to make no such attempt kept him in his un pleasant position. I heard to-day that the British consul had been authorised by his Government to treat with the brigands, and not to let money form any obstacle to the release of his fellow countryman. It is better so. But this is not all. It is said here that the English residents have addressed serious representations to their Parliament upon this un happy affair. The Parliament may cause the Government to take up the matter to have it investi gated, and we shall then have inquiries, and per haps claims for compensation. Unhappily, even this misfortune is only an episode in the tragedy of brigandage being enacted in our provinces. The district of Cilenti, oppressed and afflicted as it is in every way, must yield the palm to the Calabrias, where the bands headed by Palma, Correa, and many others, are daily" committing murders and depredations in every direction. It is worthy of note that General Pallavicini is now commanding in the Calabrias, with a numerous and picked body of troops. Brigandage, however, broke forth with fresh vigour shortly after his arrival. How is this to be accounted for? In the district of Beneven tano we are again in the old scenes of bloodshed. But the inhabitants, less to blame than their other countrymen, no longer allow themselves to ,be intimidated as before, but, when at tacked, defend themselves. Giardullo's band, by whom Signori Magnoni and Bellelli, and the Englishmen are held captive, invested, as they are, on all sides by an immense number of troops— no less than 15,000 having been set in movement in the single province of Salerno—this band, I say, still continues its acts of outrage and aggression. The brigands lay in ambush for the volunteers of the company of Pettinati, a village in that district, and, on their approach, suddenly discharged upon them a point blank volley from about 50 mus kets. One of the volunteers fell dead on the spot, and two others were desperately wounded. Al thaugh only twenty in number against nearly sixty brigands, the volunteers, undeterred by the suddenness of the attack and the numerical supe riority of their adversaries, held their ground firmly and returned the fire. After a brief resistance the brigands retired. A number of arrests are being made in the district of Saler intano, not only among the peasants, but also in the better classes, such as lawyers, physicians, and landed proprietors. The priests of course furnish a very large contingent. Ido not mention them first, as they are naturally misunderstood. The Giornale di Napoli publishes the following intelligence from Cosenza :- 1 , 6 On the afternoon of the 22d inst. the same band which formerly committed so many acts of barbarity at San Giovanni, in Fiore, 50 in number, attacked on the Montagno Grande della, Sila, some gentle men; escorted by 18 soldiers of the National Guard, going to San Giovanni, in Fiore. In the con flict which ensued one soldier was killed and an other severely wounded. Some of the travellers also received wounds of more or less gravity. The following gentlemen remained in the hands of the brigands :—Deputy Gallucci, Judge Nicola Sa vini, Chancellor Nicola Miani, Advocate Raf faeli, Cavaliere and Signor Antonio Marescalo. The band, with their prisoners, took the road to Catanzaro, setting at liberty, shortly afterwards, Chancellor Miani and another of their prisoners. This band, led by Correa, is the same which, a few days ago, murdered the brothers Tancredi in the wood of Carlomagno. On receiving the above intelli gence General Pallavieini despatched military in pursuit of the brigands, with the object of surround ing and destroying the band." • • MISS LONGWORTI-I.—Mrs. Yelverton (Long worth) left Edinburgh for Rotterdam about :three weeks ago, by the steamer Holyrood, a cabin in it being generously put at his service by Mr. R. Macgregor, the proprietor, who is one of the most wealthy of the Leith merchants, and a man of influence from his wealth, as also from his oratorical talents. She was so weak as to re quire to be carried on board the steamer. She arrived quite safely, and is fast getting strong under the sunny skies of the Continent. For two or three months before she left she had been confided to bed, and it was feared by . sOrae of her friends that she might die. Her lungs were affected, and she was ill of intermittent fever that recurred at intervals at 12 hours, and loft her quite weak. Professor Simpson and his assistant visited her every day, and sometimes oftener, exhibiting more than merely pro fesSional kindness. Her appeal against the judgment of the First Division was presented late in March, and the time for her entering into her recognisances has been ex tended on account of her ill health. In her action against the Saturday Review, the interlocutor of Lord Jerviswoode, finding the proprietors of that journal liable in respect of the arrestment of £34, bas been appealed to the Inner House, and will probably come up for judgment in a few weeks.—Lefds Mercury. ALARMING FIRE AT BERMONDSEY,—This (Thurs day) morning, about a quarter before five o'clock, great alarm was caused in the immediate neighbourhood of Bermondsey-wall, in consequence of a fire breaking out in the extensive premises belonging to Messrs. Young and Raymond, granary-keepers. The flames originated, from some unknown cause, in a one-story warehouse. The engines of the London Brigade, and Shand and Mason's laud and steam-floating engines quickly attended, and the firemen happily succeeded in confining the fire to that portion of the property in which it commenced, but a deal of damage was don?. ft (o.l ourt o rtz b r . • HER MAJESTY. BALMORAL, May 29• The Queen and Princess Louise drove out in the morning. Princess Helena rode out, attended by Miss Bowater. In the afternoon the Queen drove out, accom panied by Princess Helena. The Prince and Princess of Wales. The Prince of Wales,. accompanied by the Duke de Brabant, went to Epsom yesterday. The Princess of Wales, attended by the Coun tess of Morton, took a carriage drive. His Royal Highness the Duke de Brabant took leave of the Prince and Princess of Wales, - and left Marlborough House for Doter, en route for Brussels. The Prince of Wales dined with the Duke of Cambridge at Gloucester in the evening. Foreign Courts. PARIS, May 30• The Empress-Regent yesterday received a letter from the Emperor of Austria, notifying the birth of the Archduke Otho-Francis-Joseph, son of the Archduke Charles -Louis and the Archduchess Maria - Arinonciada. "It is said," says the Journal de Rouen, that on the day the official journal published the Empe ror's letter to Prince Napoleon, the latter sent to hi s printer the first volume of a History of the ,Bona parte Family,' which he has been long employed in writing." His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge was honoured by the company of his Royal Highness tho Prince of Wales at dinner yesterday evening, at Gloucester House. A select party joined the circle. The Duke and Duchess of Manchester enter tained at dinner at their residence in Stanhope-street last night the Princess Edward of Saxe-Weimar, the Duke of Sutherland, Maria Marchioness of Ailesbury, the Earl of Listowel, the Countess of Whatmorland and Lady ROS Face, Lord Bagot, Lord and LadyProby, M r . Chaplii; and Mr. 0. Montagu. The Marquis de Castelbajac and Count d° Louvencourt have arrived at the Clarendon Hotel fronl Paris. The Earl and Countess Delawarr have arrived ill town from Buckhurst Park, Sussex, for the season. Lord Brougham has arrived in Paris frn ya Cannes on his way to England. Lord and Lady Londesborough received at din" ner last night, at their residence in Grosvenor-street, t he Marquis of Bowmont, the Marquis of Worcester, the 1- I ° ll ' Gilbert and Lady Emily Heathcote, Captain and Lady Emily Walsh, Captain and Hon. Mrs. Egerton, Lady Geraldine Somerset, Hon. Albert Denison, Mr. Fleming' and Mr. C. Sykes. MARRIAGES IN HIGH LIFE.---A marriage ha s been arranged between the Hon. Cecily Stuar t Wortley, sister of Lord Wharncliffe, and Lord 1 10 1 Scott, M.P.; second son of the Duk e a n d Duchess ° I Buccleuch ; also between the Hon. Emma Lascelles, 3 if td ' of Honour to her Majesty, and Lord Edward Cavendislit Rifle Brigade, youngest son of the Duke of Devonshire' also between Miss Sturt, daughter of Henry and La d / Charlotte Sturt, and Col. the Hon. St. George Foley, 01 the newly appointed Military Attache at Vienna ; id s° between Miss Block, sister of Mrs, Popham, and the 1 1 ° 11 ' MauriceWingfield, brother of Viscount Powerscourt ; al s° between Miss Constance Ade ane , s i s t er o f M r . 1L J. Adeane, M.P., and Mr. Hugh Smith, son of Mr. John Ace Smith, M.P. ; and between Miss Mary Sulivan, daught er of the Right Hon. Laurence Sulivan and niece of Viscount Palmerston, and the Rev. R. G. Baker, vicar of Fulham." The Owl. England Taken Down a Peg or Two. We have been of opinion that the branch of knowledge most neglected in this country is the knowledge of self, an d , that if a great national disa s t er s h ou ld ever occur , it wo llll4 in all probability be occas i one d by our overweening via' risaism, which has induced us to make ourselves odious to all other countries by the loudness and persistenc e of our thanksgivings to the Almighty that we aro no t as other nations are, but that England is the "wisest' virtuouscst, discreetcst, and best " nation under the su n ' The British statesman has always held himself up as the very soul of disinterestedness and honour ; the British man of business has always proclaimed himself to be th e , type of intelligence, ener g y, an d h ones ty ; th e British saint has always claimed to bo a far holier practitioner than th e saint of any other ago or clime ; the British matron Jo ts always assumed to be a pattern to the rest of wo mankin d ' our soldiers have always pronounced themselves supe rior to the soldiers of the rest of Europe in every quality wh ici the , can render a soldier formidable or admirable ; and t°- excellence of our public-school education has, we °- fondly assured by ourselves, made the English gentleman what ho is —nulli secundus. The experience of the last 20 years is, however, happily bringing us to a more rea' sonable frame of mind. We are beginning "to see ony selves as others see us." We acquired our firstlesson in self' knowledge from the Crimean campaign. When the disastrous war with Russia broke out, our military authorities fen cill supposed that by hurrying a couple of thousand Guards over to Malta in such unnecessary haste that most of their dir t / linen was left behind at the wash, and by announcing i d e the military journals that Lord Cardigan's hussars had ha ul their swords sharpened by the Dublin cutl ers —we 0 11° ? . ,, terrify the autocrat of the north into speedy subraiss ie , - ; But it is a melancholy matter of hi s t or y now that . t : 4 Russian Emperor was not terrified a bit by our bufnli tl° t ; proceedings, and that our brilliant army proved veil more fit for active service in 1853 than the tawdry file engine of a nobleman's country seat usu a lly i s when °— breaks out on the premises. As long as its services not required it looks red, and b r i g ht, an d gaudy', an practical ; but when called into sudden operation 01: ! emergency it invariably sticks fast, so corroded is its so decayed is its gear, and so utterly have the flre ree e i whose business it is to keep it in order and work it, neglect' to their duty. The next disillusion to which we have be d „f submit has been with respect to the superior purity; the British matron. We have had to thank the lat e „b.. mented Sir Cresswell Cresswell for that ; and as th e i t ject is a very delicate one, we will say no more ab ue " ro , than than the last time we were in Paris, the open .P.OO fligacy of several English matrons of rank and P °eit i l he in London society, who had not yet passed throug h t he mill of the Divorce Court, was the talk an d 4 scandal of the French metropolis. And we are s° ' „f to have to add to the remarks made on the condact. those merry wives of England there was no P° ssbis reply. Recent well-known bankruptcies have r. e ti o well disposed of the superior pretensions of the B ri it y man of business and the British lay saint—and the and disinterestedness of the British statesman riik, been aptly illustrated by the Edmunds scandal ; 1 0 ,1 the Royal Commission on the public schools of 131; ,. te cl has laid bare the nature of the education which is asse t - haa to generate better and more accomplished gentleni ell sot are bred elsewhere. The records of Tattersalls' an d sif market, too, daily supplement this last branch a d knowledge. The tone of public morals in Eng l°2 l . o in certainly lower than it was 20 years ago. Def ault° int o money and in conduct we see freely admittodectod society which formerly would certainly hav e reit con them ; the conventional decalogue which we Ol e o, tains many venial, few, if any, deadly sins. In' Co ns` is scarcely possible to point out any one of the Ten an d mandments (old style) which may not now be(Venis the habitually transgressed with entire impu nit y . bi y transgressor be only wealthy and influential. rosinierelyr condition to which our social morality is reducea., wh ich denotes a state of transition, and that from the ev . i o t, o t hat is now rife a good may ultimately arise. L et us 11„iited this may be so; but in the meantime it cannot be "7 g the that we have been occupied so steadily in denonn, 7 1 7. at motes in our neighbour's eyes as to have a tention entirely diverted from the beams willestiid pat our own. What should we ourselves hay.° a. very few months ago of the integrity. (j the - interestedness of the late Abraham Lincoln, 1f the 'minds scandal had occurred at Washington , _,,os late President and his family had occupied the t s e , l';,iv ti . " oo , l tion in public attention that the Keeper of h . 1` 4 1:10r e conecienco and his kith and kin are occuPl i ll 'b o f 001 0 What should we have thought of the morality bto, foreign capital where the revelations with . avhl _ l o _ l4 w ere , become so familiar through our own Divorce u , 0 _ c arrel" - as they are here, matter of daily and hourlyu oyes lt is Scale by scale, the scales aro falling from oure naore 111° to be hoped that if we do not in time beeeln rabi as a nation, we may at least beco me more hu _ all Gaz an ette. lee offensive than we have hitherto b een. —Fell nn MELANCHOLY ACCIDEN --- T AT CLEETHOES•---- , i t tO s Saturday the fishermen of Cleethorpes put °— o f dredging the purpose of following their daily practice 0 a r lging for oysters. Among the number so engeecil:r•ot 1 young man named Wm. Harper, along with a boy to , . gist um. They bad not been long at work before Harper s D . ° was s t ru ck by a heavy squall and seen suddenly to capsie, pitching both the occupants into the sea. A brother of t . l-1° unfortunate man was near them at the time, and instatt,.ll bore down to their assistance, but only in time to save 11. a boy. The body has not been recovered, The decease 4 V( only 27 years old, att4 warred, an t., fri fux bee C O r , 1110 LOl Uric I 8 Der . ;Ti)" A tic b b s- c A ttrd ; Dc il raz] Do Do v e b il o e D„2 11 el • b4 P4 I F r D o • 1 , bT' Po,'