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ROYAL ENGLISH RDEN OPERA, COVENT (Opera Company, Limited.) THIS EVENING will be performed Meyerbeer's Grand Opera, L'AFRICAINE. Miss Louisa Pyne, Madame Lem mens-Sharrington, and Mrs. A. Cook ; Messrs. Alberto Lawrence, Henry Corri, A. Cook, E. Dussek, J. G. Paley, C. Lyall, and Charles Adams. Conductor, Mr. Alfred Mellon. Commence at half-past 7. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.- Managers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING the performances will commence with the Farce of HUSBANDS BEWARE. Mr. G. Belmoro ; Miss Hazlewood, Miss R. Leclercq, &c. After which, Shakspere's Tragedy of KING JOHN : Messrs. Phelps, James Anderson, T. Swinbourne, Raynor. G. Bel more, E. Phelps, C. Harcourt; Miss Atkinson, Mrs. 11. Vannenhoff, Mrs. Hodson, &c. Cornmeoce at 7. rIEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.- Sole Lessee and Mamt: i er, Mr. Buckstone. T HIS EVENING, THREE : sE A r iER MAR RIAGE. Mr. W. Farrell, Mr. Chippendale, Miss Snowdeo, Miss 2 elly Moore. After which, USED UP. Mr. Charles Mathews, Mr.nowe, Miss Welly Moore, Mrs. E. Fitzwilliam. To be followed by Tim GOLDEN FLEECE. Mr. and and 3lre. C. Mathews. ,te. Concluding, with THE BALLET. Messrs. Arthur and Charies Leclercq. Miss Fanny ss right, Miss C. Adams, and the Corps de Ballet. Commence at Seven. 110YAL LYCEUM TREAT.RE.— Under the Bole Management of Mr. Pechter. This Theatre is OPEN for the SEASON. —THIS EVEN ING, TUESDAY, Nov. 7, at 8 o'clock, a New Drama (for the 2nd time), entitled T int; WATCH CRT, in which Mr. Pechter will perform the principal character. Supported by Messrs. 11. Widdicombe, s. Emery, C. Horsman, John Clay ton, A. Raymond, J. Fitzpatiic., and bliss Elsworthy. Preceded by, at 7 o'c!ock, a Drama, in one act, entitled THE VETERAN AND HIS PROGENY. Phillip Garbois (age 102,', Mr. LI. Widdicombe. Box Office open daily from Eleven till Five. Acting Manager, H. Barnett. NEW THEATRE-ROYAL ADELPHI. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. TritS EVENING, at 7, GOOD FOR NOTHING. Mrs Allred Mellon and Mr. Felix Rogers. Alter which, at 8, RIP VAN WINKLE. Rip (his 56th appearance), Mr. Jefferson, supported by Messrs. Billington, P. Bedford, It Phillips, Felix Itog,rs, Ashley, liburne, C. J. Smith; Mrs. Billingtor, &c. To e , nelude, at halt-pait 10, with THE WIDOW'S VICTIM. Messrs. Biliington, Felix Rogers, Ashley; Miss Godsell, Miss Seaman, and Miss Jenny Willmore. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, AN AMPLE APOLOGY. After whLh, at a quarter to Eight, IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO MEND. haracters by Messrs. Vining, T. Mel ville, T. Mead, 11. Murray, 6. Caihaem, F. Villiers, J. G. Shore, G. Murray, H. Mellon, C. Seyton, R. Cathcart; Miss L. Moore and Miss Katherine Rodgers. GRATIS AND POST FREE. E. MOSES and SONS' List of Utices, with Fashion C..rd, for the present Season. MOSES AND S 0 N E• respectfully call attention to their large and well assorted stock of JUVENILE CLOTHING. 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The late meeting in South Devon, on the occa sion of the ploughing match of the Woodbury Association, was distinguished for unusual excel lenco in the speeches delivered, more especially that o f Sir LAWRENCE WALK. Mr. KEKEWICH, the chairman, remarked that agricultural meetings were increasing in the numbers who joined them, and prospering over all the country. In France, like wise, this custom has obtained of late, and it is satisfactory to find that the Archbishop who pre sided on the occasion directed his remarks to the destruction of small birds which is now going on in France at such a great rate, and very properly de nounced the cruel and mischievous course there pursued. His Eminence pointed the moral of his talc by informing his audience that for the last three or four years he had no vegetables on account of the caterpillars. It seems very strange that People will persist in this practice, notwithstanding that they have been repeatedly told of the injury they occasion by their destructive course. The Chairman also adverted to the loss which the country had sustained, and said that he should greatly miss the lace of the noble lord who had sat opposite to him, and declared that he could not remember any differences that had existed between them now that his death bad occurred. Mr. KEKE wicir does not despair of the future of the country, much as we may all miss its leading man. On the contrary, he thinks that there are Cr so Conservatives, and good men among the on ;:r at s i o v m es ; and that those now in of fi ce may keep time yet. There are many who can govern the country and render useful services if they have not all " the brilliant eloquence of Lord DERBY, the powerful language and financial head of Mr. GLAD STONE, the ready wit and elegance of Mr. DISRAELI, Or the head-pounding Saxon tongue of Mr. BRIGHT." Mr. BELMONT declared that a Reform Bill was not wanted, and he does not consider that the present Premier will be wise in disturbing the end of his days, which he has said he wishes to spend in rest and thankfulness, by such a hazardous proceecling as a new Reform Bill. At any rate, this is an honest declaration, and shows to advantage by the side of those who persist in going on as if they wanted a measure of Reform, and really militate against its progress. Mr. KEKE wicH created great amusement by assuring his hearers that, if the prophecy of some was realised, and they were again to be shortly dissolved, he would present himself to them again on the hust ings, and trust to obtain their support. Sir LAW RENCE PALK'S speech was the grand one of the occasion. He, also, appeared to be confident of success, should the chances of parliamentary war again bring him before his constituents. Sir L. PALE is a much more liberal politician than his friend and colleague, and expressed himself with equal frankness concerning public affairs. Nowadays :it is really not of much material consequence which side of the House a man sits on provided he is ready to admit the necessity of change. Immense differences of opinion may exist in various quarters, but the majority will never agree to any startling change, whatever may be the views entertained by extreme politicians. Sir LAWRENCE PALE also testified to the excellence of the man they had just lost, and declared that it was greater than most men can at present appreciate, on account of his peculiar posi tion in regard to both parties. The hon. baronet defended agricultural meetings, which he declared were made the subject of abuse by the various journals which did not approve of them, and he added that he wondered why they noticed them at all if their abilities were so small and their gatherings so insignificant as they sought to make out, and Sir LAWRENCE alluded to Lord RUSSELL'S general course in public life, and came to a conclu sion not very flattering to the new Premier. His meddling and muddling has become proverbial, and his hectoring despatches to foreign countries have been productive of most mischievous consequences. He did not agree with his friend Mr. KEKEWICII on the subject of Reform, but ho properly considers that many men of education and intelligence are at present shut out from the representation. He inti mated what his answer would be to those who in quired his opinion. "I think a Reform Bill is demanded, and ought to be entertained, and that that Reform Bill ought to be one which will give the elective franchise to every one who is properly educated, and can show that he has a pro per stake in the country to enable him to give a free and honourable vote." As for Lord DERBY'S Re form Bill, Sir L. PALK rightly declares that it was defeated by a combination alike un-English and unfair, and ought to have received more attention and consideration. South Devon has been lucky in escaping hitherto the fearful infliction of the "rinderpest," and the hon. member made some very sensible remarks on this subject. He recalled to recollection that at the time of the cotton famine all classes and interests combined to render assistance to those who suffered so greatly. The agricultural interest was true to the commercial interest in the time of trouble, and now it is very appropriately asked, "Is the agricultural interest to bear the loss ?" in this new calamity that has occurred. All the country should combine now, as heretofore, to indemnify those who arc menaced by ruin. There is also truth in what was said as to the harshness of an edict of the Government ordering the destruc tion of all cattle supposed to be infected, and yet to insist upon the losses to be borne by the owners alone. As for education, Sir LAWRENCE PALK spoke out boldly, and declared that it was the duty of the State to provide a proper elementary education for each child, and to see that all are instructed in and arithmetic ; but it is not fair that from the public funds " one class of the com munity should receive an education that is in itself capital and wealth, and that even an elementary education is withheld from another part of it." In concluding his admirable speech, the hon. baronet declared that he was Conservative in most things, but he was Reformer enough earnestly to desire that every man, whether the son of a ploughman or of the highest duke, should receive the fair award of his services, and alluded to the treatment of masters in the navy, who never receive proper recognition for their services, be they ever so great. This speech was throughout animated by a thorough English spirit, and was deservedly well received. Arrangements are being made for a campaign in Bhootan, and it is to be hoped that the long-pend ing dispute will be finally and effectually settled. There has been some alteration in the disposition of the troops, and the presence of scurvy in the force on the Bhootan frontier has given convincing evi dence of the unhealthy situation selected for the military positions taken up in the Dooars. It is rumoured that the DEB RAJAH has given orders for all his subordinates to furnish their contingents, and that the TONGS° PEULOW has declined, saying he means to act for himself both as to war and peace. The division of councils and authority in Bhootan, while it certainly weakens the power for mischief, has also an injurious effect in retarding the chances of peace, since if the one party is paci fically inclined, it is ten to one that the rival power takes up the idea of warfare with fresh energy. The whole arrangements of our dealings with Bhootan have been very defective and unsatisfactory. It i s earnestly to be hoped that this season may see the end of it, and put our relations with the Bhootanese on a new and firm footing. Military and commercial topics are dividing public attention in India. The question of the native army is being actively discussed. Some persons consider both the native and European armies too large, others think that they are hardly large enough for the immense extent of our posses sions, the amount of the population, and the pecu liar influences at work. There are 68,000 European soldiers and 135,000 natives, besides the consta bulary force of 154,000 sepoys. These, though trained to the use of arms, are not kept under arms, and ought not to bo reckoned in the mili tary establishment any more than our sober blue coated policemen. Several attempts have been made at reorganising and reducing th e army, b ut they have not worked well. At present there is great dissatisfaction and anxiety felt in Madras owing to the preference now given to the irregular over the regular system. It is a difficult matter to deal with, for it is necessary . to consider not only what is most advantageous to the national Exchequer and best calculated to attain the desired ends, but also what is due from the State to its public ser vants, which may reasonably be expected by those who for many years laboured faithfully in the dis charge of their duties. There is always great diffi culty in effecting a change of system so as to combine practical with theoretical advantages. r For instance, it is undoubtedly very desirable that officers in India should know some thing of the language of the people with whom they are associating, and whom they are sometimes to command. At the same time, it is a great grievance that a middle-aged man, who has been many years in the army, and has proved a good and able officer, should suddenly find his posi tion affected by his want of acquaintance with an elaborate tongue which he was never told to study in his early days. While the influence of routine and a too rigid observance of the old system is bad, it is also very undesirable to disgust faithful and intelligent officers with the service of the State. A gradual change is in most cases the best, as, for instance, making the knowledge of the native languages imperative on the younger officers, but making an exception in favour of older and more experienced men who are past the age when the effort of acquiring a foreign tongue may be reason ably expected. In commercial matters the intelligence is cheering, and shows the wonderful progress made by India, in the years which have elapsed since the mutiny, in plain and indisputable figures. According to the returns, the seaborne trade of India, in the year ending last April, amounted to more than 118 millions sterling, being nearly a fourth of that of Great Britain. The annual report of the Bombay Chamber of Commerce contains some interesting observations on the re markable vicissitudes of the past year, - which will, says the report, be noticeable in the history of Bombay as hitherto unparalleled in its commercial annals for the reckless spirit of gambling specula tion which possessed a great portion of the commu nity. The unexpected wealth which flowed into Bombay owing to the American war, and the con sequent demand for cotton was most unprofitably used. Wisely laid out, it might have permanently enriched the community, instead of leaving behind an inevitable collapse, and plunging numbers into utter ruin. The report observes that the poverty of invention displayed in the form which the various speculations assumed was as remarkable as the folly which frequently charac terised them." These speculative manias never last very long, and are invariably followed by a terrible reaction, but the crisis in Bombay was abruptly brought on when the excitement was at its height. The news of the unexpected termination of the American war, which was a surprise to Europe, created unmitigated consternation in Bombay. "Gambling speculations suddenly collapsed, and in solvency and bankruptcy followed on a scale of magnitude unknown in any other crisis of modern share speculation." The consequence has been that " the high position which Bombay previously bore among the commercial cities of the world has been lowered by these gambling transactions," but the report assures the Chamber that the trade of the place is really thoroughly sound, dependent upon no adventitious circum stances for its prosperity. 'Why, indeed, should it be, considering the enormous capacities of Western India, the ever-growing wants of its population, and the splendid opportunities which lie before Bombay. The brief fever is over, and we need not doubt that returning health will bring more moderation and prudence for the future. The really solid and ad vantageous schemes have passed through a severe test of their merits and solvency, while the fact that the commerce of Bombay has so quickly weathered the storm must give added confidence in its future instead of in auy way depreciating its character or importance. VISIT OF HER MAJESTY TO THE EX-QUEEN OF THE FRENCH AT CLAREMONT.—Yesterday afternoon the Queen, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse and Princesses Helena and Louise, attended by Lady Ely, Col. Ponsonby, &c., left Windsor Castle on a visit to Queen Marie Amelia at Claremont, near Esher. The royal party drove to the Windsor station of the London and South-Western Railway, where a special train with the state saloon in the centre was drawn up at the platform. The train proceeded to Teddington by way of Twickenham and Kingston, and from Teddington the Queen and royal party continued the journey to Claremont in open carriages. The Queen returned to Windsor in the evening by the same route, reaching the royal borough about half-past four o'clock. TESTIMONIAL TO MRS. GLADSTONE.--WO twat, n n +l, of r-n-t;.a.rZ;r„_).;~ 3Club have in con templation the getting up of a subscription to present a memorial to Mrs. W. E. Gladstone, as a testimony of their appreciation of the boon conferred on the public by Mr. Gladstone's reduction of the taxes which most affect the working classes. It is also proposed to make the subscrip tion ono penny each, so that all may have an opportunity of giving something, however small.—North British Mail. LORD MAYOR'S DAY.—Last night the lighting np of the Guildhall, preparatory to Lord Mayor's Day, took place as usual, and the ancient hall was visited by several hundreds of the citizens and their wives, who were admitted by ticket. The hall, with its splendid new roof and other restorations, presented a magnificent appearance. In the course of the evening the Lord Mayor elect, Mr. Alderman Phillips, with Mr. Deputy Reed, the chairman, Mr. Kildos, the secretary, and the members of the Enter tainment Committee, attended the hall, and inspected the arrangements, which appear to be going on most satisfac torily. A communication has been received by the Lord Mayor Hale at the Mansion-house, warning him in effect that his life is in jeopardy, that any day the fate of President Lincoln may be his, that many a better man than he has had to die suddenly, that " time is near,' and invok ing the mercy of the Almighty upon his soul. The letter is anonymous and without date. DEATH OF MR. DEPUTY LORKIN, THE "FATHER" OF TIIE CORPORATION.—Mr. John Lorrain, deputy of the ward of Aldersgato, and the "father " or oldest member of the Corporation of London, died at his resi dence in Aldersgate-street on Sunday last. The deceased gentleman had reached tho ripe old age of 85 years, and had for nearly 50 years represented the ward of Aldersgate in the Court of Common Couneil. THE CHRYSANTHEMUMS IN THE TEMPLE GARDENS, —There appears to be every probability that there will be a finer display of chrysanthemums in the gardens both of the Middle and Inner Temple this year than on any previous occasion, inasmuch as the cultivation of the flower is gradually becoming more thoroughly understood. The Temple Gardens will be thrown open for public in spection in the course of a few days. THE QUESTION OF REFORM.—M. John Lemoinne, referring in yesterday's Debats to the Ministry as reorga nised by Earl Russell, says :—" It is certain that there is a question which will take precedence of all others, viz., that of electoral reform. Upon that question the Govern ment will stand or fall. It is useless to say that the Eng lish people are indifferent to it; ere many months it will be seen that no water is worse than stagnant water. The great promoter of stagnation is no longer there. He had time before dying to get a Parliament elected under his neutralising influence ; but we are convinced that the truce is finished, that the agitation will soon assume proportions in England which do not appear to be generally expected, and we shall bo very much surprised if, after having in effectually tried two or three Ministries, the new chamber is not itself soon forced to go to the country." ROJISEY AND THE LATE PREMIER.—The following address of condolence from the tenants of the late Premier to Lady Palmerston has been forwarded to the Right Hon. W. Cowper for presentation to her ladyship : "To the Right Hon. the Viscountess Palmerston.— Madam,—Wo, the Romsoy tenantry of the late Lord Viscount Palmerston, desire to express our heartfelt sorrow at his lordship's deeply-lamented death, and our most sincere sympathy with your ladyship and your family in the grief under which you are now suffering. By this sad stroke the nation has to mourn—and we in unison with the nation—the removal of the most expe rienced and most famous statesman of the ago, the ster ling Englishman of whom his countrymen were most proud; but to us is added the greater and more special grief at having lost a generous and considerate friend—one whom we could at all times approach with confidence in his goodwill towards us, and whose uniform courtesy and kindness attached us thoroughly to his person. All our ro cellections of him tend to endear his lordship's memory to us, and we humbly trust that it may soothe your ladyship's sorrow to be assured of our true and honest attachment to the noble and good friend we have lost, and also to your ladyship, whose kind-heartedness is so well known to all of 1 - I.—We have the honour to be, madam, your ladyship's obedient and faithful servants." (This address is signed by the whole of the tenants.) The corporation of Romsey have r unanimously passed the following resolution :—" That this council, while deploring in common with the whole nation the death of the Right Hon. Lord Viscount Palmerston as the great statesman whose sagacity and integrity have, through a long life, promoted the best interests and upheld the honour of the country, desires especially to record its deep sense of the affliction which has befallen this town and neighbourhood by the loss of one who has so long been the liberal patron of its local institutions, the good landlord, the large-hearted and general friend, and the generous and judicious benefactor of the poor; and also to express to Lady Palmerston its heartfelt sympathy with her in the irreparable loss which she has sustained. It is also resolved that the town clerk be requested to send a copy of this re solution to the Right Hon. W. Cowper, for presentation to Lady Palmerston," THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. Fechter as Leone in The Watch Cry. ! Another season was inauguratad last evening at the Lyceum Theatre, by the same company as hereto fore under Mr. Fechter's sole management. And— in common, we doubt not, with the vast majority of London playgoers—we heartily trust it may turn out before its close to have been upon the whole as brilliantly successful a season as the happiest of its predecessors. In everything but the intrinsic value and excellence of the principal drama repre sented last evening, it was inaugurated under circumstances quite as auspicious as the very happiest among those predecessors. Again the house was crowded from floor to ceiling. Again the audience compromised, conspicuously, amongst the occupants of the boxes and stalls, the leading cultivators and promoters of art in all its varied departments. Again, too, the greet ing accorded by that considerable and cultivated assembly to one of the most popular Actors and Managers, to one of the most rarely gifted and ac complished Artists of his time, was worthy in its cordiality, at once, of Charles Fechter and of them selves. Added to this—although to the frequenters of the Lyceum it it almost superfluous that we should add it—the principal piece performed was put upon the stage magnificently. Yet, having said all this, it is only right to couple with the enumeration of such mere matters of fact in regard to last evening's entertainment at the Lyceum, the mention of another matter of fact, quite as incontrovertible in its way, as it appears to us, as any one of those but just now mentioned—that the play itself, as a theme, is in many respects unsatis factory. It is in no way worthy as a medium for the manifesation of Mr. Fechter's Genius as an Actor, or of his Munificence as a Manager. " The Watch Cry" is the title of this three act drama ! It being an adaptation from the old and all but forgotten melodrama, once in vogue, about a quar ter of a century since, among theatre-loving Pari sians, under the name of Lazcre le Padre. In sub ject it is partly historical, partly imaginary. The various characters introduced upon the scene hover, so to speak, all through the three acts, around the central figure of Cosmo de Medici. To attempt anything like an unravellment of the plot, would be about as adventurous an undertaking as it would be to give a verbal direction—of a suffi ciently lucid kind to guide a novice at the thrid din g of labyrinths—through all the complex windings and involutions of the Maze at Hampton Court. Sufficient will it be to reelark, here, that the hero of the play is one of the five brothers Salviati, who so chivalrously devoted their lives to the salvation of that of their patron and more than father, Cosmo di Medici, the then Chief or Merchant-Prince of the Republic of Florence. Leone Salviati is the character represented by Mr. Fechter—and, so far as the part in any way admits of it, it is exquisitely represented by him. When he enters upon the scene for the first time in the disguise of an improvisatore he fairly cap tivates the eye by the picturesqueness of his appearance. Miss Elsworthy is the heroine of the piece—Leone's wife Bianca, daughter of Cosmo's bitterest enemy, the Duke d'Albizzi. Their son Silvio, a child in the first act, a stripling in the second and third, is (under his appearance as a strip ling) represented by Mr. Fitzpatrick. In the middle of the play it is that its title is justified—The Watch Cry ! given unexpectedly from the palace windows, by Leone, who thereby saves from assassination the imperilled life of his and Bianca's son, the youth Silvio. As a serio comic sort of mediaeval jester Mr. Widdi comb won the house last evening, according to his wont, whatever he does, to frequent bursts of laughter. As the villian of the plot, the purely apocryphal Judael de Medici, Mr. Emery evidenced, once more, from first to last, his wonderful powers of facial ex pression. The dresses were marvels of picturesque beauty and, here and there even, of magnificence. The scenery was elaborate and effective. The coup de Watre at the close of the piece resembles more the transformation wrought by the flicker of the lithe wand of a Harlequin than anything else we ever remember to have witnessed, save in the grand transformni - :^.. -Z Any mere verbal description of it would be inadequate. It must be seen to be comprehended. Remembering what has here been said in regard to the " Watch- Cry," it is only reasonable that we should add in Mr. Fechter's interests and in the interests of his Theatre—speaking, moreover, avowedly, as among the number of his heartiest admirers—that we earnestly hope the new Play, after a reasonable interval has enabled the town in some measure to satisfy its curiosity in respect to it, may be suc ceeded by some other Drama, worthier in all essential particulars of the Lyceum Company, and of the refined artist who is its chiefest star as well as its manager. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. PLYMOUTH, Nov. 7. By the arrival of H. M. S. Tamar, from Simon's Bay, news has been received from the Cape of Good Hope to the 23d ult., being eleven days later than that brought by the mail. The Basuto war was not settled. The Boers were, however, tired of their campaign, and some of them were talking of retiring to their farms, and divisions had taken place among them through want of c Dnfidence in their officers. The second Whit worth cannon had burst. President Braund had been sent for to negotiate with Moshesh. George Moshesh was at Aliwal North with despatches for the Governor. He acknowledged that the Basutos were beaten, but said they would not give over their country to the Boers, although they would to the English. He remained awaiting the Governor's reply. A scheme was afloat in the Eastern Province for colonising Basuto with English settlers. The specu lation was expected to turn out very profitable. Parliament was to be prorogued on Oct. 5. Business continues dull. Merchants were, how ever, looking hopefully towards the wool season, but unless there was an increase in price a thorough revival of trade was scarcely expected. SPAIN. MADRID, Nov. 6 (Evening). Several journals have decided to make no further allusion to the cholera, on account of the insignifi cant extent to which the epidemic now prevails. Yesterday there were only three cases. FRANCE. PARIS, Nov. 7. The Moniteur of this morning says :—" On ac count of the prevalent opinion in England that the cattle plague was imported into that country from Russia, the Russian Government ordered an investi gation to be made on the subject, whence it results that the cattle plague has not appeared in Russia since 1859." The Union Medicate announces that cholera is steadily decreasing in Paris. The total number of fatal cases last Thursday was 80 ; on Friday, 75 ; on Saturday, 70. The Moniteur states that these figures are entirely correct. BOURSE, Nov. 6.—Two o'Clock.—Rente and Credit Mobiliers have improved in their quotations, while Railway Shares show a decline. The market is not encouraged by the English funds, which come with a decline of . Threes, for the Account, have advanced 10c., and are doing at 68f. 20c. Credit Mobilier Shares are quoted 871 f. 25c., showing an improvement of 3f. 75c. ; and Spanish Mobiliers have gained if. 25c., being quoted at 481 f. 25c. Lyons Railway Shares are done at 841 f. 25c.—a decline of 2f. 50c. ; and Lombard at 426 f. 25c.—a fall of sf. Austrian Shares have receded 2f. 50c. North of Spain have advanced 2f. 50c. Credit In dustriel Shares have recovered 10f., and are done at 695 f. Mexican are in great demand, and have ad vanced to 50. New City Bonds, 485 f. Three o'Clock.—With the exception of Three per Cents. which Stock is well sustained, with a further ad vance, the market is weaker, and closes on the fol lowing quotations :- 4-} por Cents 9G 75 Do. and month — 3 per Cents. 6B 25 Do. end month 6B 25 Credit Mobilier 875 Do. end month Bank Shares 3660 Credit Foncier 1320 Italian Lm n 64 80 Do. and month 64 95 Ditto Threes — Roman 73 Mexican Loan 4B/ Do. Bonds 323 75 Russian — Austrian Spanish Threes Home Debt Daarred VAYS. Cash. Acct. ... ... 829 ... 1095 ••• ~. 843 75 ••• ... 563 75 Orleans Northern Lyons and Mediterranean Southern Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona ••• Roman •• • 165 536 25 217 50 - - ... 406 25 - - ... 420 - - - ... 188 75 - - ... 246 25 BRUSSELS, Nov. 7th. It is asserted that a private letter from the Empe ror Napoleon to King Victor Emmanuel concerning the Roman question will shortly be publshed. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE NOVA SCOTIA.N. ( Via Greencastle.) NEW YORK, Oct. 27 (Evening). The correspondence between Earl Russell and Mr. Adams on the subject of the Alabama's depre dations attracts much attention. The New York Times says that if Earl Russell expresses the fixed and final purpose of the British Government, it is impossible that friendly relations can continue to exist between England and the United States. The South Carolina Legislature assembled last Wednesday. The Governor's message congratulates the members upon the benefits which will result from the abolition of slavery, and eulogised Presi dent Johnson's policy towards the South. It also opposes any act tending to the repudiation of the State debt. General Wade Hampton has been elected Governor of South Carolina. General Howard has announced at Charleston that the Freedmen's Bureau will continue to exer cise its authority until South Carolina allows negro testimony in the courts. NEW YORK, Oct. 28 (Morning). The Georgia State Convention has repealed the secession ordinance, and appointed a committee to memorialise President Johnson to release Mr. Davis and other Confederate prisoners. The City of New York has arrived out. NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 26. Cotton is quoted 54 to 56. The day's sales amount to 3,200 bales; three days' sales, 8,200; and stock on hand 117,000 bales. NEW YORK, Oct. 28 (Evening). President Johnson has appointed the first Thurs day in November as a day of national thanksgiving. The Secretary of the Treasury has announced that the subscription to the fifty-million funding loan is full. Considerable excitement exists at Toronto on account of apprehensions of a Fenian raid on the banks. The Borussia and City of Baltimore take out $900,000 in specie. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, Oct. 28 (Evening). Money tight—Gold, 1451. Exchange on Lon don, 158 ; do. on Paris, 357 k. Stocks advancing : New York Centrals, 971 ; Illinois, 137 ; Erie, 92 ; Five-Twenty Bonds, 102. Cotton dull: Mid dling Upland, 58. Flour declining. Sugar and molasses steady. - Wheat quiet. Corn and provi sions steady. Coffee quiet. Petroleum dull: Crude, 36 ; refined 58. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 6. The extra Cunard screw-steamer Hula, Captain Macaulay, from. New York on the 25th October, arrived here this morning, Her news has been anticipated. MEXICO. Advices received at New York from the city of Mexico, to the 18th Sept. via New Orleans, an nounce that the Emperor Maximilian had publicly adopted Augustine Iturbide as heir to the Mexican throne. It is proposed to erect a statue of Lord Palmer ston in one of the public parks at Southampton, Drury Lane Theatre. Shakesper&t4 " King John" has been produced at the National Theatre with a splendour and com pleteness of scenic illustration beyond anything the management have achieved. The representation of the tragedy," in a style worthy of its grandeur, has been anticipated with great interest ; and it must now be generally confessed that the manner in which the Messrs. Falconer and Chatterton have performed the work is worthy of the most unreserved praise. The cast of characters embraces the whole strength of the com pany. Mr. Phelps sustains the part of the King ; Mr. Anderson, that of Falconbridge ; Mr. Swinbourne, Hubert ; Mr. Raynor, the French King ; Master Percy Roselle, Prince Arthur ; Miss Atkinson, Constance ; and Mrs. Vandenhoff, the Queen Mother. It is quite unnecessary to speak of the acting of Mr. Phelps in the tragedy, as it is too widely known and highly estimated to need additional commendation ; so, with the passing remark that it was of the usual high order, we proceed at once in regard to the other characters to award them that praise which they richly deserved. Mr. Anderson, as Falcon bridge, of course stood out conspicuously, and we congratulate him upon his spirited rendering of the part; it is certainly one of his best impersonations. Mr. Swinbourne as Hubert was highly effective, and in the celebrated prison scene with the little prince he drew down immense applause, as it was a true Shaksperian performance. Miss Atkinson's Con stance was exceedingly good. We cannot close our brief notice without awarding high praise to little Master,Roselle, who played Prince Arthur to perfec tion. What "Macbeth" was last season "King John" will certainly be this, and thus a brilliant run is destined for the tragedy, as a more gorgeous dra matic illusion has never been placed on the stage. A LIBERAL RECTOR.—Dr. Close, the Dean of Carlisle, has presented himself to the incumbency of St. Mary's, in that city, and read himself in on Sunday. He has nominated as his senior curate the Rev. William Pettitt, M.A., of Trinity College, Cambridge, formerly curate of Sr. Martin's, Birmingham, assigning to him the whole proceeds of the living as his income, amounting to about £3OO a year, in addition to the parsonage house. A second curate will be provided by the Church Pastoral Aid Society. SIR HENRY RAWLINSON has been giving a lecture at the Mechanics' Institution at Frome, differing very widely indeed from tho kind of lecture the worthy me chanics usually get. It was on life in Bagdad, and Sir Henry told them, among other curious facts, that he had frequently had his rooms carpeted a foot deep in roses, supplied gratuitously to be crushed before boiling for atta. Antelopes were as common as sparrows in England, and during his residence Sir Henry was rarely without a tame loin. He had tamed a leopard so perfectly that it followed him about the streets of London, and its only weakness was a belief that babies were meant for it. Ono of the Persian princes tamed a pair of wolves with which ho used to hunt, the mungoose was kept instead of the cat to catch snakes, and the favourite amusement )f little boys in Bagdad is to get on the backs of ostriches and run races, and the birds would stretch out their necks and enjoy the thing as much as English race-horses would. Does Sir Henry Rawlinson mean that last assertion for a fact, or was he gently chaffing an audience, which, after the roses and the wolves, must have been ready for anything ? Spectator. THE EASTERN FISHERIES.—The herring fishery has been a good deal interrupted by the late stormy weather. Some boats, however, have done well, as their catches have realised 7s. to Bs. per 100. During the last few days the weather has become more favourable, THE BOMBAY MAIL. By the arrival of the Bombay mail we have re ceivedour private correspondence and:files of papers from Bombay to the 13th of October, and from Calcutta to the Bth of October. We take the following summary of news from the Bombay Gazette of the 13th of October : " Sir Alexander Grant., Bart., has been appointed Vice-Chancellor of the Bombay University. " His Excellency the Governor and the Com mander of the Forces, with their respective staffs, have arrived in Bombay for the season. "Another sitting of the Bombay Legislative Council is to be shortly held in Bombay. " The reports of the state of the weather and crops from the country continue of a highly satis factory character. " The High Court closed for the autumnal vaca tion on the 9th inst. " The public health continues to improve, not withstanding the setting in of the hot weathqr ; the last weekly return gives the total number of deaths during that period at 322. " The new Bombay Insolvency Act, having re ceived the assent of the Governor-General, came into operation on the Ist inst. " The second mate of the Dennis Horton has been committed to the House of Correction for three months, for committing an aggravated assault on one of the crew, by which the unfortunate man is alleged to have been driven to jump overboard, and was in consequence drowned. " Dr. Livingstone, who is at present sojourning in Bombay, delivered a lecture on his African explorations before the members of the Royal Asiatic Society and the public of this city, on the afternoon of the 12th instant, to a very :large audience. " The Sultan of Zanzibar is at present on a visit to Bombay, where he arrived on the 2d inst. His Excellency the Governor held a grand durbar on the 11th inst., at the Town-hall, for his Highness's reception, which was very fully attended. " The Bokhara troops were defeated by a small division of Russian troops recently near Tashakuda ; the latter have since advanced within six marches of Bokhara. " From Cabul we hear that the troops of:the Ameer are in a very discontented mood ; large ar rears of pay are due to them. The Sirdar Übdool rahman Khan, son of Ufzul Khan, has written a letter to the Ameer upbraiding him for the treat ment to which his father is subjected, and also accusing:the Ameer Sahib with having poisoned Sir dar Mahomed Oosman Khan, winding up by de claring that he will kill him should his father die in his hands. " It is expected that the 91st Highlanders will join the force to operate against Bhootan. " It is stated that the whole of the demi-official correspondence between the Bengal and Supreme Government, relative to Bhootan affairs, is to be made public. " Major Elderton, Divisional Paymaster, Meerut, has been suspended from his duties. " It is reported that Lieut. Ross, Political Agent at Guadur, has met with some rough treatment while on a tour in the interior of Persia. "Major Brown has succeeded in capturing eight out of a gang of 12 poisoners at Sultanpore. From the confession of one of these scoundrels it appears that they have infested the province for the last seven years. " Capt. Remington, of the 12th N. 1., who has been going about the country as a fakeer,' is to be brought before a commission of lunacy, with a view to his deportation from the country. " His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief has recommended thathonorary commissions be granted to all warrant officers in India holding the depart mental rank of commissary, assistant-commissary, deputy -assistant-commissary. " Brigadier-General Showers is shortly to leave for England, and is to be succeeded in the Calcutta command by Brigadier Welchman. " The excise returns for the north-west provinces for the year exhibit a marked improvement in the revenue, the net inero.l.sr; Ling £34,485 over last year. " The Hon. Mr. Steer retires from the Bengal Civil Service in February next, and the llon. Mr. Trevor in May. "It has been officially announced that the Viceroy leaves Simla on the 25th inst. His Excellency will pass through Umballa and Delhi, and arrive in Cal cutta about the Ist pro x i mo . . " Orders have been issued for the preparation of the budgets for the ensuing year on the revised plan recommended by the English commission. "It is believed that Colonel Wallace, Resident of Baroda, goes to Kattiawar on the sth or 6th of the present month. He will retire from the service for good on his return, and Colonel Barr is expected to get the appointment. " The steamer Madras had a very narrow escape from being wrecked in the Madras roads on the 29th ult. She took the ground on that night on a shoal some 20 miles off the Godavery Point, when it was found expedient to throw the cargo over board ; this having been effected, she floated at one p.m. on the following day. " The question of pre -audience at the Bombay bar has been decided by the Chief Justice. It is now settled that the Acting-Advocate-General is only to have pre-audience when engaged on Crown business. " Obituary—At Nynee Tal, on the 15th inst., Major J. Lees, 43d N.I. ; Major R. G. Mayne, of the same corps, in Bhootan ; Capt. Webbe, Invalid Establishment, a I Poona, on the 3d inst. ; Lieut. A. Ommaney, of the Guide Corps, at Lahore, on the 6th inst." We take the following summary from the Cal cutta Englishman of Oct. 7 : The fortnight that has elapsed since our last de spatch leaves us nothing of public interest to chro nicle. All business of a commercial nature is at a standstill on account of the Hindoo holydays ; the courts are closed, and the town is nearly emptied of its European population, who take this opportunity, the only general one in the year, to visit the interior, and cross the bay, in search of health or pleasure. Very little of either, we fear, they will gain this year, for we have been suffering since the com mencement of the holydays from the highest tem perature we ever remember to have occurred in the month of October, and higher than we had this year in May. At present there appears no prospect of rain, or any other change ; and in the country the consequences to the crops threaten to be serious. " The aspect of Bhootan politics is the same as when we last wrote. No one any longer doubts the war is inevitable, and preparations for it con tinue unabated ; but the campaign will not com mence before the end of December. " A telegraphic message of the 6th inst. from Lahore informs us, without particulars, of the murder of Lieutenant Ominaney, of the Guides, by the fanatics at Murdan ; and, at the moment of going to press that the opium steamer Lightning took fire shortly after leaving Singapore on the 26th September, but, fortunately, the flames were ex tinguished before much damage had been done to ship or cargo." THE ROYAL VISIT TO LIVERPOOL.- - Major Greig, the head of the Liverpool police, has received the following letter from Gen. Knollys : —" Sandringham, King's Lynn, Nov.4.—Sir —I have received the conunands of the Prince of Wales to convey to you the expression of his royal highness's sentiments on the successful results which attended the excellent arrangements made for the preservation of good order on the visit of their royal high nesses to Liverpool on Tuesday last. His royal highness has desired me to thank you, and those under you, for the exertions and trouble which contributed so much to the enjoyment of the princess and himself, as well as to that of all present.—l have, ,tc., WM. KNOLLYS." THE LITERATURE OF PHOTOGRAPHY. —Dr. Towler, editor of " Ilumphrey's Journal of Photography," and author of that valuable practical work, " The Silver Sun beam," has nearly ready for publication a new work, en titled "Dry Plato Photography; or, the Tanin Process made simple and practical for operators and amateurs." It will be quite a boon to the out-door photographer, as its instructions will enable him to dispense with a considerable portion of the "traps" necessary under the old process, and it will be very full and complete in all necessary details. Dr. 'bowler's late work on photography on porcelain or opal glass, entitled " The Porcelain Picture," will be found a useful guide to that beautiful proce;ss, • ~., ***- , , ~...„,,,, "-,. ... ~.„4 . „... v. Ent ..v...__:_---. etrallat dir HER MAJESTY• WINDSOR CASTLE, Nov. 6. Her Majesty walked out this morning, accompa nied by their Royal Highnesses Princess Beatrice and Prince Frederick William of Prussia. His Royal Highness Prince Louis of Hesse went out shooting, attended by the gentlemen in waiting. The Queen, with their Royal Highness the Prince and Princess Louis of llesse, Princess Helena, and Princess Louise, and attended by the Marchioness of Ely, Lord Charles Fitzroy, and Colonel H• Pon' sonby, went to Claremont this afternoon to visit Queen Marie Amelie. The Prince and Princess of Wales. • SANDRINGHAM, Nov. 6 . Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales and the Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia, attended by the Hon. Mrs. W. Grey, Coun tess Hohenthal, Major Teesdale, Count Eulenberg, and Viscount Hamilton, left Sandringham this morning about 11 o'clock to proceed to Ely, to Par a visit to "Ely's sacred fane." The royal party 106 Wolferton by special train at 11.40, and proceeded direct to the City of the Fens, when the glorious Pile of architectural grandeur showed its bold tracery against the clear blue sky long before the station Was reached. Their Royal Highnesses inspected with consider able gratification the various points of int erest this magnificent cath e d ra l, w hi c h , th a nks to modern taste and skill, is being revived with a Del/ gran deur. deur. As the royal p ar ty gaze d u p a t the octagonal lantern which has re placed the sP t ir he which fell to the g roun d fi ve cen t u ries ag° , d interesting legend of the pi ous Etheldra r'i o come fresh to the recolle c ti on . This saint is sal d the have been a maiden of a roy a l ra ce who lived ill in 7th century. Twice wedded in name with a noblee of the East Angles, she d we lt a ma id-wife for th re e years, and then married Prince Egfrid, sou o f King of Northumbe r l an d, and her state of iir r glll wife lasted a ga i n 12 years. Sh e was re interral In a marble tomb in the cathedral. The Normaill 3ol4 L °ll of the cathedral was erected in the 13th centu'Ji and the remaining portion was built in the course ° the succeeding three centuries. Their royal highnesse s re t urne d f rom Ely 1/ t he 1.45 train, arriving at W o lf er t on St a ti on at 3. 3 ° 11 the ordinary train. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, ti t tended by Colonel Macdonald, also arrived by same train, on a visit to the Prince and Princess e Wales. ea The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland also arr- •;y this afternoon. His Excellency the Prussian Ambassador and Countess Bernstorff leave town to-day on a visit to lin t and Lady Egerton of Tatton, at Tatton Park, Lanen shir ,: c ; His Excellency Don N. de La Riestra, Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the Akrg ell ; tine Republic, accompanied by Madame de La Riestra an family, has arrived at Maurigy's Hotel from 131101:1136 Ayres. His Excellency M. d'Eichman, Envoy E ltra o ; ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the King Prussia to the Court of Brazil, accompanied by gads—° d'Eichman, has left Maurigy's Hotel for Rio de Janeiro. The Duke of St. Albans, the Duke and Duchess of Newcastle, the Marquis of Carmarthen, Viscount and Viscountess Somerton, Mr. and Mrs. Scrope, and gr• Mrs. and Mi ss P res t on h ave b een among t h e v i s itors of P. ; and Mrs. Webb at Newstead Abbey, Notts. Sir George and Lady Lamb er t an d Mi ss Lambert joined the 011,,, yesterday. The Duke o f St. Alb ans an d Lord and L atl Somerton took their departure yesterday for London. ii 2 The Duchess (Dowager) of Grafton arrived' town yesterday from Euston Hall, Suffolk. The Marquis d'Andigne has arrived at the Clarendon Hotel from Paris. The Earl and Countess of Dalkeith, who left the Earl and Countess of Derby's seat on Friday, for Scotland' are expected to return to town towards the end o f tlla month. The Earl of Dudley arrived at Dudley House' . Park-lane, yesterday, from Paris. THE CABINET. We believe that a contemporary has betrayed find'3ll undue haste in announcing yesterday, as if the resignation of the First Lord of the Admiralty' The loss of the Duke of S omerse t wo uld be a seri° ll blow to the Admini s t ra ti on o f w hi c h h e is one °, .` the chief supports. I n common w ith the othe r members of the Government, the First Lord 11 ;/ 5 placed himself at the disposition of Earl Dist i l but we have no doubt that an important office be found in the new Ad m i n i strat i on f or one w'-`" has so much talent and influence to place at its disposal. The Government will of course make considerable efforts to strengthen itself where its weakness he° -- ; in the House of Commons. We understand tb : Lord Napier will gi ve u p hi s p os t a t B er li n t° Pr„-; teed to the G overnors hi p o f M a d ras, an d it is 139' 1,0 means unlikely that the Embassy at Berlin will entrusted to Lord Granville, whose qualifica tions 1 1 for the place will be a t once recogn i se d a t a ll han , ; If the Duke of Some rse t w ill accept L or d Granvi lle t post of Lord President of th e C ounc il , two Cabinet places, the First Lord of th e Ad m i ra lty and the Duchy of Lanca s t er , will remain for disP °°ani amongst the Ministerial s u pp or t ers i n th e House ~f ; Commons. If the questio n o f R e f orm is t° adjourned, as it probably will be, Messrs. HOTS and Lowe would add i mm e nse l y t o th e we ight an debating power of the Treasu r y B enc h. If, on the other hand, Reform be urged, we d o no t see wh et : e the Ministry can gain anything but addition'‘` weakness.--Morning Post. It is rumoured in legal circles that the present Chanceller (Lord Cranworth) will shortly after the meeti 4 of Parliament tender his resignation. A. son of the late Mr. Johh Leech has been norcii" nated by Earl Russell to the foundation of the Charter : house, and the youth, it is said, will enter as "a new boil in the course of the present month. THE DISCOVERER OF THE NEW LABE NEAR TO SOURCES OF TILE NILE, Mr. Samuel Baker, has arr ived in London. We may expect, therefore, soon to have furthe r details of his exploit. EDGAR A. POE.—It is proposed to erect a marbl e monument over the grave of Edgar Allan Poe, the Pc' et. His remains lie buried in an obscure corner of a Presbr terian burying -ground, and no stone 3 et marks his " 561 ' 6- place. Mr. EMERSON has nearly ready for the press al l edition of " Saadi's Gulistan, or Rose Garden," wit h " 11 introduction. The translation used is that of Gladwah and an Essay by Mr. James Ross will accompany Emerson's Preface. THE NEW WORK BY THE EMPEROR OF THE FREIsT ejl " On the Policy of France in Algeria" was published ° ,4 Saturday last in Paris. The book i s a sma ll quar to, Pri nte at the Imperial press, and, in th e f orm o f a l e t ter, i s addresSe d- to Marshal MacMahon, Duke of Magenta. Mr. BALFE is again at Biarritz, France, the chele r being too prevalent in Spain to allow of his intended sej a r, with his son-in-law, th e D u k e o f F r i as. M r. Bag° ;II rapidly progressing with hi s new com i c opera, and Wj-t return to his place in Hertfordshire, Roney Abbey, °h(l- the Ist of December. The death of Mr. James Lowe, for many 9 e ,„ arfl editor of the Criti c , lit erary j ourna l , i s announc ed. "'" Lowe was originally, we believe, the editor of a news' paper at Preston, b u t es t a bli s h e d hi mse lf i n L on don abo ut twenty years since. He was the original editor of the Critic, and h e con d uc t e d th a t j ourna l till it ceased, about three years since. Ho was also an active contributor ,c; the Field, the Q ueen , an d o th er j ourna l s , an d was well known in connection with the Acclimatisation Society, ' 11 , 4 the objects of which he took a warm int eres t. Mr. Lowe- death was occasioned by an attack of erysipelas. ri 0 THE BEIIRING'S STR AITS ROUTE VERSUS ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.—The Atlantic Telegr a P„ a Company are likely to be left in the lurch. Intelligeny has been lately received from the United States to till effect that the Russian-American Telegraph has been 13'1 from New Westminster to Port St. James, on the F ra .% g of River, and that Mr. Conway, the engineer, is progr essin g rapidly and successfully. It is expected that the line wit ro. reach Stuart's Lake before the close of the season. Mess f r Henley and Co., of London, are manufacturing the wire 0 the main line, and 1,400 miles will soon be in Col. Bulki.e.Y hands, at Sitka, independently of 1,200 miles of wire which has already been supplied by a Now York firm. The e!' , a which is to cross Behring's Straits has been adore:ice% England. The enterprise, according to the lates t adv bids fair to be successfully and triumphantly carried otititid final completion at a much earlier day than orie la anticipated. 11 - ( The A a PPeara n rate s . taw, nit q tl ence 0: 4 £ 6 ,000 oigai We] A 411 eXt and Med .4ale roorn 04 the n The Po 1344 k Metr opoli 4 ,'° 11 40 4 vt ock c hav kob,- u ° ' ayier c eM i°n ' ° -Pany, 611 4 ) Co g ‘. • k %Irti t ber t,„ Cent. e Acc o K s : 2 C ent. NeW c' Per 2 t Per • - P ,Uuiti es er v h ° . for 3 1 "'" (lted tic 4equer D o 4 1 , 41 c of E n 4.10 A ccoi 4124 0 G 1 1 44 Stec A 'J o c co 5 A. l Cc e o r uO. 4 Do e per t t.:13.fal Y .-6 Per 1) 4 , PE e • - per Do' Bond /)°- uncle 0 0 , uso, for y, l Jitt o eee o, Dec, l *s