The Sun. — London, England, 1865-01-25 00:00:00

T HE p ALL-MALL GAZETTE. A .n Evening Newspaper and Review. Office, 14, S: ill sbury-street, Strand, W.C. ITER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Sole fan ager and Director, Mr. W. Harrison. THIS EVYN IN(i, FAUST. Mesdames Anna Hiles, furrington, Cott erell ; Messrs. Swift, Forbes, H. Corsi, and Marc-est. Conductor, Signor ARDITI. Followed b• I the Grand Christmas Pall+olllthle, THE LION AND ' LEE UNICORN. MORNING PERFORMANCE on SATURDAY, at Two. • R 0 IC Aix ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT GARDEN. (Opera Company. Limited.) CONTINUED SUCCESS OF CINDEKELLX AND THE WONDERFUL DONATO. THIS EVENING, 3rd time , a new Ope ra, the music by F. Clay the words by T. W. Robertson, entitled CON STANCE. Martorelle, YI iss Thirlwall, Messrs. H. COrri, A. Cook, C. Lyall. and _henry Hai h. Condu,Aor,3lr. A. MELLON. Alter which, at a quarter-past 8, the Grand and highly successful r:t.ntomirne, cIN DE KELL& ' thet magnificent Sc , nery and gorgeous accessories. a Harlequinath. Senor Donat o will perform his celebrated and astonishing Ranee avec SauteauC. ommeire at Seven. THEATRE -R YA L, DRURY-LANE, managers. Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. TEt S EVENING, and during the week. A YOUNG LAD FROM THE COUNTRY. THUMBhich, the Grand Christmas Pantomime, HOP O'MY AND HIS ELEVEN .BROTtiERS; or, Harlequin and the Ogre of the Seven-League Boots : Messrs. G. Bel more, Tom Matthews, G. Weston, Master Percy Roselle, &c. Misses Lydia Thompson. It. Leclercq, &c. ; Messrs. Boleno, c. Lauri, W. A. Barnes, T. Morris, Cormack, Saville ; Mdme. Bolen, the Misses Gunnies, and Signor Tescano. THEATR E-R 0 Y AL, HAYMARKET. Lessee. Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, Jan. 25, DAVID GARRICK. Messrs. Chippendale, Sothern, Buckstone, Rogers, Clark, Coe, Wea thersby, Zzo. ; Mesdames Moore, Snowdon, Fitzwilliam, After which, LORD DUNDREARY MARRIED AND DONE FOR Messrs. Sothern, Buckstone, Braid, Gordon, Clark, White, Coe, Weathersby, drc. ; Mesdames Snowdon, Mill, &o. With PRINCESS SPRINGTIME. Mr. Compton, Miss L. 'seeley. And MRS. WHITE. To commence at 7. OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Mr. Pechter. THIS EVENING, GRANDFATHER WHITEHEAD. Messrs. Emery, C. Horsman, ‘ollett, Garden, Moreland, Gifford : Mesdames Hamilton, Henrade, C. Hor•man. After which, at half-past 8, a New Drama, entitled THE 4OADSIDE INN. ItLbert Mamire, Mr. k'echter. Messrs. Widdicomb, C. Horsman, Fitzpatrick, Garden, Moreland, Raymond, Collett; Mesdames Eisworthy and B. Percy. To conclude with BEARFACED IMPOSTORS. Mr, Widdieomb. Doors open at Half-past Six. The Box-olhee open daily from lidev,n till Five. NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI.— ~,ale Ptoprietor and Manager. Mt. It o uuster. THIS EVENING, ICI ON PARLE FRANCAIS. Mr. J. L. Toole. Af er which, at 8, LEAH. Miss Bateman, supported by Messre. George J..rdan Swinbourne, It. Phillips, Stuart, St e phenson, .P.burne ; Miss H. Simms and Mrs. Bildngton. To conclude with DARK DOINGS IN THE CUP BOARD BY TILE KNoT TINWEII BROTHERS. Messrs. J. L. Toole, Paul Bedtord, R. k'hill ps, Billington; Dire. A. _Mellon. Miss A. Seaman. Commence at 7. neYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. rtflS EVENING, a new Extravaganza, entitled THE MAGIC HORSE AND THE ICE MAIDEN I RINCESs. Atter which, THE STREETS Ole LONDON. Messrs. Vining, J. W. Ray, D. Fisher, D. Murray, J. Nelson, H. Forrester. H. Mellon ; Mrs. Henry Marston, Miss Emma Xarnett, and Miss Fanny Gwynne. OYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress. Mrs. Swanborough. rHI i EVENING, at 7, LAWRENCE'S LOVE SUIT. Mr. Parselle ; Mesdames Palmer, Carson, and Hughes. Atter which, the Grand Christmas Burlesque, THE " GRIN" BUSHES ; or, the Mrs. Brown of the Missis-sippi. Messrs. Stoyle, Thorne, James, Fenton, &c.; Mesdames Ada Swanborough, Raynham, Simpson, Johnstone, &c. To conclude with MRS. GKEEN'S SNUG LITTLE BUSINESS. Mr. Belford. 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To-Monitow.-Morning, lh. sm. —Afternoon, lh. 30m. ttlt sMrii i ° l ` l 4. 4.‘ LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 25, 1865: idea. One goes so far as to declare that " the BLAIRS deserve hanging ; " another warns the Government not to fraternise with spies, and says they should not be admitted through the lines. The Northern press, if less in dignant, is scarcely more hopeful. The Times is opposed to the mission, and declares that no pos sible good can result from it, since, it adds sensibly enough, to treat with DAVIS for peace would be to recognise the nationality of the South. But, in truth, the North have been compelled, in countless ways, to recognise that nationality already, how ever reluctant they may be to admit it in words. Under the pretence of withholding the official re cognition, however, they have evaded any open dealings with the Southern authorities. Mr. BLAIR, it is said, is only sent to ascertain whether " a true peace" is obtainable. President DAVIS has declared unmistakeably enough, long ago, that Southern in dependence is the only possible basis of a true peace, and all the Confederate organs have echoed the same strain. The Federals can, therefore, scarcely suppose that in the present relative position of the opposing forces the South will surrender the one great object of the long and weary struggle, an ob ject unshrinkingly maintained through good and evil fortune, in spite of every disheartening and dis couraging influence. It must be remembered, too, that the sincerity and fortitude of the South has been put to a far more severe test than that of the North, notwithstanding the financial embarrass ments of the latter. They have borne the whole brunt of the war in the invasion of their States, the desolation of their fertile fields,the wreck and ruin of many happy homes. They have been nominally shut out from all communication with the nations of of Europe, their commerce has been paralysed, their ports blockaded, their whole social position thoroughly disorganised and 'convulsed. The troubles and sufferings of the war have not been confined to that poorer class who are so often made to bear the burden of their superiors' pugnacity and patriotism. Nor, indeed, have they been re stricted to any one class alone. They have fallen heavily on the rich planters and their families, many of whom have lost friends, and home, and property, and all that made life dear, in the terrible havoc. Men of wealth and station have willingly forsaken their cosy and luxurious homes for the tren4h, the camp, and the battlefield—worse still, for the risk of the military hospital or the Northern prison. The fervour and unanimity of the Southern people in the national cause is one of the most remarkable facts in modern history, and proves either that the supremacy of the North must have been very gall ing, or that they have separate and individual in terests and feelings which are quite irreconcileable with those of the North. What the Federals do not seem to perceive, but what has long bee n appa rent to impartial eyes, is the increasing enmity of the South against the North ; the ever-growing barrier which separates the two peoples which the cruelty and recklessness of the North is constantly increasing. In any case the evils of civil war are great and oppressive, and it would probably be long, under the most favourable circum stances, before a hearty reconciliation would take place between the peoples, but the Northerners seem to have exerted all their ingenuity to make their rule, or their triumph, or whatever temporary advantage Fortune might send them, as bitter and as hateful to the Confederates as possible; and cer tainly the intensity of the Southern feeling—a feeling which tolerates the suggestion of again becoming a British dependency rather than remain ing as the vassal of the North—would seem to indicate that they have done so with very great success. The Washington Cabinet cannot really • credit that DAVIS would listen to any terms of peace that were not based upon the independence of • the South, and therefore we may reasonably look with some suspicion on the pacific expedition of the BLAIRS pere et fits. Mr. DUNLOP appears to appreciate the truth of the adage " Better late than never ;" and certainly his constitutents have no right to complain that he has given them a niggardly exposition of his views or a limited account of his acts and thoughts. His speech flows on, in his lucid and logical strain, to a great length, and it embraces most of the topics of importance which the past and approaching ses sions have seen or are likely to see. Of course, the everlasting subject of Schleswig-Holstein engaged the attention of the hon. member, and on this ques tion he discoursed at some length. The result of all his discussions and reflections, as usual, came to the same conclusion. He voted in favour of the Govern ment when the vote of censure was proposed. Cer tainly the Ministers were not so foolhardy as many supposed them to be in daring to fly their fate, for it almost seems as if a fatality attended the decision of members on the Liberal side of the House when any important crisis arrives. However strongly they may have opposed such a policy, or differed from such a plan, they are sure to be found swelling the ranks of the majority when the momen tous epoch arrives. This is a great mistake to commit, because it entirely obliterates the chance of a suitable warning being given there to those states men who have offended against the good sense of the country, and afterwards to those who are in clined to follow in their steps. Mr. DUNLOP, how - ever, is quite capable of appreciating the errors and short-comings of the Ministry, and he truly declared that had Earl RUSSELL answered the question he put to him some time back a better understanding might have been arrived at between us and Den mark, and that hapless country would not now have to deplore its mistakes and mischances. It can do no good now for us to comment upon all this ; but yet it seems a sort of satisfaction to do so, and to consider how, if the like emergency should arise again, we may improve the opportunity instead of abusing it. It is some relief to find that Mr. DUNLOP does not share the mania prevalent in so many quarters of deprecating all wars but those which are occasioned by our material interests. Really it is time that some public men should come • forward and put an end to this mischievous propen sity. The maintenance of constitutional freedom in Europe is truly declared here to be of more im portance than many other claim s which compel us to peace. If, said Mr. DUNLOP, this principle of non-intervention had been generally carried out, very different results would have taken place i i i the annals of history. " Scotland wou ld have become a province of France, and, in all pro bability, England too, and the Reformation and civil liberty would have been crushed in both conntries." Another point upon which Mr. DUNLOP expressed himself with frankness was that of Reform ; he declared in the most deliberate man ner that he did not expect this subject to be settled in this Parliament. It was originally elected, he admitted, for the.purpose of extending the franchise, but it did not carry out its purport. How true is this definition of the then motive power of action and ruling ,4 The i enable the spirit of statesmen in certain quarters. question of Reform was only used to accom plish such a • their pl ue. ,, turn themselves W i / 7 1:thin deliver a plain er or more than this, and t cred i t , fearlessly states his opinions the Liberal ranks as should out the Tories, and settle It would be difficult to Precise statement of facts An due to one who so ) no mat;.r whom they The aspect of the war in America, the prospects of peace, and the means by which that desirable end may be attained are prominent topics in European circles, and we may certainly suppose, even without direct intimation of the fact, that it is a constant subject of consideration among the Americans themselves. Whether we are to accept the ad vances made by the North as altogether sincere may very fairly be questioned. It has been sug gested that the recent " semi-official" peace mission to Richmond was in reality less the result of a fervent anxiety for peace, than a deep-laid political move on the part of the North. The difference be tween the Republican and Democratic factions in Congress place the Government, it is said, in a position of some difficulty with respect to the measure now under consideration with respect to the wholesale abolition of slavery. It is a some what singular time to bring forward such a pro posal when the South themselves are weighing a similar project in the balance. Probably it is done with the idea of taking the wind out of the enemy's sails, for we have but too good reason to doubt the sincerity of the Emancipation mania of the North, although of course a party exists who is really in earnest on the matter. Whatever the motive, a project for the abolition of slavery throughout the whole extent of the United States is now before Congress, and the party in power have good reason to doubt whether they will be able to carry it. It has therefore been suggested that the mission of Mr. BLAIR and his son to Richmond h as something to do with this political d dil emm a, so that the declaration that th e South no longer regard slavery as a sine qua non may stimulate their Northern neighbours to be • the first in emancipating the slave. It has also been thought that the Washington Government is anxious to get an unmistakeable expression of opinion from Ri chmond as to the maintenance of Southern inde pendence, so as to quicken the flagging in the pa rt y energies of the North who are not very zealous in the prosecution of the war. There is something rather singular about the whole aspect of the affair. If the Federal emissaries really speak the sentiments o f Washington, wi, j are they not duly qualified and e mpowered to treat with the Richmond Cabinet. If they go merely as private individuals where is the use of suffering so Quixotic an undertalun. g to have even the rumoured importance of a political mis sion ? It is noticeable that Mr. B LAIR is accora panied by his son, which may suggest that the younger member of the " mission," b e i ng a fa vourite of President LINCOLN'S, may have b een en trusted with some private hints to communicat e to DAvis ; so that, if convenient, the elder BLAIR, the recognised ambassador, may disown - what the younger member of the embassy had thought fit to say. Whether this elaborate scheme was pre-planned or no, it is certain that this expedition has not found much favour in the South. It is amusing to notice how it is spoken of in the Southern press. The Richmond papers are generally adverse to the offend, or against whose crotchets they militate. Many may take warning by the emphatic expres sions here used as to the necessity of doing some thing in time, and not waiting until all patience be comes exhausted, and the unrepresented ranks of the people create an excitement that may be more dan gerous than the agitation which was produced by the last Reform Bill. There is great truth in this, and it seems strange that more heed should not be paid to this view of the question, and more pains taken to avert the consequences of a fatal delay, but some persons are so infatuated that warning and admonition are alike thrown away upon them, and there is nothing left for it but to leave them to their fate, or to dread the day of their awakening to the consciousness of the evil of wasted time, lost chances, and thrown away opportunities. Mr. DUNLOP, like many others, went too far in his wishes for the reduction of our naval and military expenditure, and, in so doing, overlooked the fact that the Ministers must be prepared for all emer gencies, and this is surely not the time to choose to be lax or remiss in defence or preparation. Of course, in many instances, there is great waste, but to talk of making it compulsory upon the Govern ment to cease from anything approaching to war estimates is most unwise at this juncture, when the posture of affairs in certain quarters is so much the reverse of stable or satisfactory. Mr. DUNLOP'S speech contained allusions to some topics of home interest, and, on the whole, was characterised by good sense and discernment. Certainly, those mem bers who thus analyse events with their constituents are more likely to go into the conflict of opinion with their wits sharpened and their spirit undaunted. We are on the eve of momentous changes, and it becomes all those who hold a prominent position in public affairs to bestir themselves to the utmost, and not to allow themselves to be outwitted, for the best interests of the country are at stake, and things vital to her welfare at home and honour abroad must ere long be decided. Experience has shown: the fatal error of expediency, and the harm of putting men before measures. Is it, then, too much to hope that the brightest hours of this Parliament may be its last ones, and that it may, in some degree, re deem its promise by putting the considerations of honour and justice before all the dazzling allure ments of place and power, which only end in en tailing vanity and vexation of spirit upon all who place implicit trust in them. DEATH OF COLONEL CHARMS. BASLE, Jan. 23. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. The death of this once celebrated personage, erroneously announced some days ago, has at last become a fact. He expired this morning of a chronic rheumatic affection of the bowels, which completely baffled medical.skill to remove. Formerly a distinguished officer in Algefia, and much liked by his comrades. in the French army, Colonel Charras mainly owed his want of promo tion to the rank of a French general, during the reign of Louis Philippe, to his openly expressed Republican opinions. In the succeeding regime these tendencies, of course, had a different value, and he soon took up an important position in the State. As Secretary to the Minister of War he became the soul of the French military administra tion under the Republic, and shone in the National Assembly as one of the most decided leaders of the Left, until the coup d'etat of the 2d December drove him from the country. For some years he resided in Zurich, and shortly after his marriage with a Swiss lady removed to Basle. He lived here in quiet retirement, main taining an uninterrupted correspondence with his many friends abroad. - Upon the Emperor Napoleon issuing an amnesty to all who chose to return to France, Colonel Charras declared that he possessed sufficient patience to await better times in voluntary exile. He occupied his leisure in writing upon military subjects. His critical examination of the " Cam paign of 1815" has been greatly extolled. The work was prohibited in France, owing to the free dom with which the author spoke of Bonaparte, but was nevertheless known to a large circle of readers, and went through several editions and translations. It is understood that a comprehensive treatise upon the German War of Liberation, under the title of " The Campaign of 1813," will appear as a posthu mous work. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) FRANCE. BOURSE, Jan. 24.—The market has been very heavy to-day, and quotations in general have de clined. Threes, for the Account, opened at 66f. 85c., receded for a moment to 66f. 80c., and have now recovered the opening price. Mobilier have been done as low as 942 f. 50c., but have since rallied to to 947 f. 50c. Railway Shares remain tolerably firm. The market closed as follows : 41 per Cents 95 15 Do. end month — 3 per Cents. 66 75 Do. end month 66 80 Credit Mobilier Do. end month 945 Bank Shares 3505 Credit Foncier 1265 Roman 73 75 Italian Loan 65 50 Do. end month 64 75 Ditto Threes — New Mexican Russian 9 - -- Austrian Spanish Threes — Home Debt Deferred RAILWAYS. Cash. Acct. Orleans Northern 997 50 ... 997 50 Lyons and Mediterranean 928 75 ... 930 Southern 573 75 ... 575 Western 533 75 ... 535 ' Eastern 507 50 ... 508 75 Sardinian 3OO ... 301 25 Austrian Lombard 535 538 75 ••• North of Spain 331 25 331 25 Saragossa 4OO ... 398 75 Ditto to Barcelona lBO RUSSIA. A letter from St. Petersburg, dated 18th instant, • says : " The sitting of the Imperial Geographical Society, on the 14th December, was very remarkable on account of very interesting news concerning the yet unknown countries of Central Asia. _ _ " Mr. Struve read an account of a voyage he had made, in company with Mr. Potanine, towards the sources of the Irtisch, to the Lake Zaissane, and to the mountains of Tarbigataisk. According to the information collected by the author, it appears that the Kirghises and Tartars are inclined to form fixed settlements, and have begun to found villages, one of which is situate at about 40 kilometres to the south of the mountains of Tarbigataisk. " After Mr. Struve, Rear-Admiral Boutakoff gave an account of his exploration of the Sir Dafia. He has ascer tained that this river is navigable to a distance of 800 kilo metres from Fort Perowsky, which gives a total length of 1,500 navigable kilometres from its mouth. It is still un known if higher up the river has a sufficient depth to carry boats. Rear-Admiral Boutakoff has met as far as Fort Djoulck the traces of canals and of some towns, the existence of which dates as far back as Tamerlane. The desert lands begin higher up. All the territory comprised between the Forts Perowsky and Djoulck is at present in habited by a numerous and active population, who occupy themselves with husbandry and cattle breeding. The Kirghises dig water canals, drain the bogs, construct dikes, and live on good terms with the Cossack colony established near the fort. Every day there arrive Kirghises and wan dering Korakalpacks, who abandon Shiva and put them selves under our protection. " The Academical Gazette publishes the account of a voyage of exploration of the River Soungoura, a tributary stream of the Amoor. Our steamer (says the correspondent) ascended the river as far as Guirine, a Mantchoura town of a hundred thousand inhabitants, which serves as seat of residence to the Governor of the country. The borders of the Soungoura, which traverses Mantchoura from south to north, are well-peopled, and the inhabitants gather in crowds round the Russians to admire their dress, and especially the steamer working its way against the current by the means of its paddle-wheels. It results from this first voyage that the Soungoura is navigable from the Amoor as far as the confluence of the Nani-Outs, but that further on there are shallows. It remains now to ascertain if the Nani- Outa is not likewise navigable." THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING-, JANUARY 25, 1865.1 ng with sharp scrapers would remove the incrusta tions, the result of barely six months' accumula tion. Whether this rapid growth is due to the Muntz metal with which the ship's bottom is sheathed, or the result of some general galvanic ac tion, is hard to conjecture ; but what another grand field for the experimentalists ! The wooden sheath ing over the armour plating under water has been removed in several places for the purposes of exa mination, and the iron has been found to be in a perfect state of preservation." The waters of the Mediterranean, from their com position, tend to foul the bottom of all ships more rapidly, it is said, than the waters of the Atlantic, which may possibly account, to some extent, for the extraordinary deposit on the bottom of the Royal Oak. Its formation has, without doubt, been quick ened by the length of time the Royal Oak has lain in Malta harbour ; but our chymists would sup ply us with information of the highest importance if they could tell us the effect produced on the growth of these incrustations on the Muntz metal by the pre sence of the ship's armour plating, and then discover an effectual remedy for it. Her Majesty's 13-gun screw corvette Niger, 1,072 tons and 400 horse power, having been thoroughly repaired and fitted for service at Wool wich, was on Monday inspected by Commodore Superintendent Hugh Dunlop, and was pronounced complete in every department, with the exception of her provisions and armament. She is now ordered to be handed over to the first-class steam reserve, in readiness for service when required. The Landrail, recently commissioned at Woolwich by Commander Maitland for the African coast, on Monday hauled alongside the Aigle, coal hulk, and now awaits her orders for sea. The paddle-yacht Enchantress, Staff Commander John E. Petley, has commenced painting and caulk ing at Woolwich, in preparation for the service of Prince Arthur on a visit to the shores of the Medi terranean in March next. The Black Eagle, Staff Commander Whiffler, was at first selected by the Admiralty for the service. The orders have since been definitely given for the Enchantress, as better adapted for a long sea voyage and already fitted with a deck cabin and other conveniences requisite for the Prince's accommodation. Preparations were yesterday commenced at Wool wich on board the old flagship Fisgard for the re arrangement of her accommodation. The enlarge ment of her !port hole was marked out, and the necessary gear was rigged for hoisting out her dila pidated mizenmast, and replacing it with a new one. On account of the intense frost it was found neces sary to delay raising the new iron sheer legs, intended to be erected at the head of the inner basin, as it was feared that the work would be attended with danger. Instances have been known where the chair gear and also the largest sized hempen cables have been so affected by a similar frost as to snap and break asunder without showing the slightest appearance of weakness. The screw steam corvette Cadmus, 21, Capt. A. C. Gordon, left Plymouth Sound at 10 o'clock on Sunday morning, under steam and canvas, for the North America and West India station ; wind E.N.E., light. At five o'clock in the evening, when about 80 miles to the westward, she came in contact with the bark Maynards, from New York, with tea, butter, &c., for London. The Cadmus was struck on the starboard side, abaft the mainmast, and lost her cutter, davits, &c., and received other damage. The bark lost her jibboom, bowsprit, best bower anchor, chain, &c., and her bows stove in. Being disabled she was taken in tow by the Cadmus, which brought her back on Monday to Plymouth Sound. The appointment of Commander John D'Arcy to the Royal paddle yacht Osborne places that vessel upon an independent commission, in lieu of her re maining, as she has hitherto done, since her super cession for her Majesty's personal use by the Vic toria and Albert, a tender to the Steam Reserve guardship in Portsmouth harbour. The substitu tion of a Commander also to the command of the yacht, in the place of a Staff Commander, as for merly, would appear to indicate that the yacht's future duties will be confined to the Prince and Princess of Wales, for which she is admirably adapted. The American target-ship, at Portsmouth, is again having her sides strengthened with new tim bers and coated wiith green-heart planking for further armour-plate trials. She is ordered to be completed by the 30th inst., for the trial of armour plates from Messrs. Beale and other makers. The necessary preparations for the launch of the Helicon paddlewheel despatch vessel at Portsmouth Dockyard 6n the 31st inst. are being rapidly com pleted. The Helicon has Mr. Reed's improved bow, and her trial under steam is looked forward to with great interest. Her engines, of 250-horse power, nominal, are from the manufactory of Messrs. Penn. A large number of hands are employed on the Royal Alfred frigate in Portsmouth yard, convert ing her from a partly plated 35-gun to a 10-gun frigate. The outer planking in a line with her maindeck ports, from the level of her maindeck planking upwards, is being removed and replaced with new, to allow of the necessary alterations being made in the size and position of the gunports. These will now have to be fitted for the training and working of 300-pounder guns, in lieu of the or dinary 110-pounders and 68-pounders previously in tended for the ship's armament. The alteration will be an expensive one. The Geyser, paddle, Commander Thrupp, left Portsmouth yesterday morning for Gibraltar with a number of naval officers and supernumerary sea men for the ships of the Mediterranean Fleet. The Urgent troopship, Capt. Henderson, was undocked yesterday morning, and proceeded out of Portsmouth harbour for a further trial of her ma chinery, under the superintendence of the officials of the Steam Reserve. The result was, however, not deemed satisfactory, and she will now await the determination of the Admiralty as to her disposal. The Challenger, 22, screw steam corvette, 1,462 tons, 400 horse power, Captain John J. Kennedy, C. 8., from the West Indies, which arrived at Sheer ness on Friday last, was inspected on Saturday by Vice-Admiral Sir C. Talbot, K.C.8., Commander in-Chief at Sheerness, after which she commenced to dismantle and return stores to the dockyard. She will be paid out of commission on or about Feb. 4, when she will be placed in the first division of the Sheerness Steam Reserve, in readiness for early re commission. It being the intention of the Admiralty to covert the Ganges, 84, sailing vessel, now lying at SUer ness, into a receiving hulk for sepl•ree at Devonport, the officials at Devonport are report whether the vessel is in a fit state to be taken to Devonport at once, and if not fit the extent and cost of the re pairs necessary to render her so. The following regulations as to reductions in the Regiment of Royal Artillery were on Monday an nounced at Woolwich from the Horse Guards, to be put in force on the Ist proximo :—Of the 4th divi sion Depot Brigade the 17th battery is to proceed to Warley, and the 18th to Sheerness. The 19th and 20th batteries will be entirely reduced and their numbers expunged from the - brigade. D battery and No. 9 battery of the 2d division Depot Brigade are also to be broken up. Lieut.-Col. Gibbon, C. 8., 4th division Depot Brigade, commanding, will pro ceed to Sheerness. All employed men of those bat teries reduced will be transferred to the Coast Bri- gade. Paymaster Piers will join the 12th Brigade at Gosport. Quartermaster Hodge will remain at the head-quarters of the depot at Woolwich, Quar termaster Hendley will enter on the supernumerary list as in excess of the establishment. Lieut.-Col. Rotton will join - iliesti v iirigade on its arrival at Woolwich from Plymouth. Major Godby will join the 13th Brigade at Dover, and Cart. Izod will be attached to the Bth Brigade at Ballmcollig. MR. PAUL BEDFORD.—A number of gentlemen of high rank are now associated in a committee to make the requisite preliminary arrangements for a complimentary benefit to Mr. Paul Bedford, which is to take place at Drury-lane on the morning of Thursday, Feb. 2. Messrs. Falconer and Chatterton have kindly placed the theatre at the disposal of the committee, and the most distinguished among the dramatic celebrities of the day will zealously co operate to give all possible interest and importance to the occasion. It may confidently be anticipated that the public will give practical proof of their approval of this well-intentioned project in favour of an actor who has so long and oo effectively contributed to their enjoyment. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, Jan. 24.—We have again a very quiet market to report. This has taken spinners rather by sur prise. The tone of the Liverpool cotton market yester day encouraged a hope that a similar improvement might be expected here to-day ; but, instead of a better market, the sellers of shipping yarns say that so far as there is any change things are worse, and that to effect sales lower prices would have to be submitted to. In home trade yarns there is very little change since Friday. There has been a steady market so far as prices are con cerned, but buyers are timid and unwilling to operate, so that extremely little business has been done. In the cloth market there has been general disappointment among manufacturers. There was a general impression that we should have had an improved state of affairs to-day, owing to better telegrams from India, but those who held such opinions have been doomed to disappointment. So far from any improvement having been experienced, there has scarcely been any business practicable at all at last week's prices. There have been some inquiries, but few offers, and such offers as have been made have been at very low rates. The principal buyers appear to have kept almost wholly out of the market. In 39-inch shirting sellers hays made some abatement in their quotations since last Tues day, 61b., 91b. Boz., 111 b., and 121 b. being quoted 3d. per piece lower ; and 71b., 811 b., and 10lb. being 6d. cheaper; 71b. 45-inch shirtings are also 6d. cheaper; 91b. 39-inch shirtings, 17 square, quoted last Tuesday at 20s. 9d., were offered to-day at 20s. LEEDS, 24th.—The attendance of buyers in the cloth halls to-day has been scarcely so large as last Tuesday, but as Saturday's market was a very good one, and the general tone of the trade in the warehouses is cheerful, the small ness of the number of purchasers present to-day was not a circumstance to create the slightest alarm. The spring trade is gradually developing, and there is a good bulk of cloth delivering direct to the warehouses. Cloth-dressers and finishers are well employed, as are also the great bulk of the manufacturers. The range of prices keeps very steady, and all the best qualities of new goods are firm. There is no change in the local wool trade, and prices are very firm. Norrricaum, 24th.—The attendance at this Exchange hall to-day was fair. The demand for lace yarns was, how ever, less active, but the rates of last week were maintained. For hosiery yarns the demand was quiet, without material change in prices. Silks were quite as dear as last week. The demand for brown nets was dull, but recent prices were for the most part maintained. ROCHDALE, 23d.—The flannel trade keeps rather quiet, and to-day's market has been of much the same character as those for the last few weeks, though, upon the whole, there was a little more business done to-day than at last week's market. The Yorkshire goods trade is also quiet. There is some falling off in the amount of these goods offered for sale here, in consequence of the establishment of a Saturday's market for them at Halifax. Still there is some business doing in them here, as there doubtless will continue to be. The flannel manufacturers are tolerably well employed, and they are firm in their prices. Though the local wool trade is quiet, and manufacturers are pur chasing rather to meet present than prospective wants, the wool-dealers are able to keep up their quotations. CHARGE OF PERJURY AGAINST THE DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH. —At the Petty Sessions held yes terday at the Town-hall, Woodstock, before Mr. H. Barnett and the Rev. W. S. Bricknell, Mr. George Osborne, farmer, of Church Handborough, applied for a warrant for wilful and corrupt perjury against John Winston Spencer Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, committed at Blenheim Palace on the 9th of November last, by making an affidavit before Mr. R. B. Hawkins, a Commissioner for taking affi davits in the Court of Chancery, which the complainant alleged his grace knew to be untrue. The proceedings arose out of a trial between the parties some time ago. The magistrates, without going into particulars, told the com lainant that he must apply to the Court of Chancery for redress, as they had no jurisdiction. Mr. Osborne contended that, as the offence was committed in the sessional district of Woodstock, they could take cognisance of it. The ma gistratescatiodne.cidTehdethcaotmtphleainy h a :d t, now who evidently e v r i d th e entertain nay w the &pp sur prised at the decision, stated "it was his determination to prosecute that man (meaning the duke) to the utmost." Naval and Military Intelligence. The Lords of the Admiralty have approved the machinery proposed to be adopted for working the large 12-ton 300-pounder Armstrong rifled guns with which the ironclad frigate Bellerophon, 14, 1,000-horse power, is to be armed; and instructions hare been given for one of the training machines to be immediately constructed from the plans submitted by Mr. Reed, in order that it may undergo a variety of tests, chiefly with the view of ascertaining its capabilities of satisfactorily withstanding the shock of the discharge of the guns. Should the new ma chinery pass through this ordeal satisfactorily, it is intended to place one of the 12-ton guns, worked on the new principle, on board either the iron-clad frigate Pallas, or Favourite, whichever can be first made ready for sea, in order that the application of the principle to monster guns worked at sea, under all circumstances of rolling, pitching, and other exi gencies, may be carefully tested, and the results re ported upon. In conjunction with the new plan of training guns of the largest calibre on board iron clad vessels of war, the Lords of the Admiralty have decided on testing the improved form of iron gun carriage, the invention of Commander Scott, of the Royal Navy, on which it is proposed to mount the Bellerophon's guns, and which, judging from the models and plans exhibited at Chatham, seems to possess very great facilities for running the guns in and out, as well as for elevating and depressing them, as compared with the system hitherto in use in the service. The results of the trials which are shortly to be made are looked forward to with the keenest interest. It is believed that the working of ship's guns by machinery will inaugurate an entirely new era in naval gunnery, for should the results an ticipated prove suecessful, of which no reasonable doubt exists in the minds of those qualified to form an opinion, the problem which has hitherto been the stumbling-block to the employment of monster guns at the broadside will be solved. The plans and drawings of the new machinery show the mechanism employed by Mr. Reed to be exceed ingly simple, so that it will not readily get out of order, even in the hands of seamen. Another most important feature in the inveation is that the apparatus by which the guns are to be worked will be placed below the gun deck and be neath the water-line, thus rendering it secure from injury by shot or shell. The only portion of it which will be seen on the gun - deck will be a kind of steer ing wheel for each gun, by the aid of w hi c h s o me three or four seamen only will be able to shift it from side to side to side and train it with the utmost nicety in any direction. Although, however, every precaution will be taken to prevent the machinery becoming injured the ordinary trade tackles, &c., will be supplied to each gun in the event of any un forseen accident. During the last few days the officials connected with the War-office—to which department everything is confided relating to the armament of vessels of war—have made frequent in spectors of the Bellerophon, in order to ascertain the extent of accommodation offered for the heavy armament intended for her, and it is satisfactory to know that from the manner in which that frigate has been built there is abundant room afforded at the broadside ports for ten of the 300-pounders which it is intended to place in the central battery,. while arrangements have at the same time been made to enable her to carry a formidable armament at her armour-plated bow battery, the guns of which will fire in a direct line with her keel. .• _ The new wrought-iron carriage intended for the service of the 600-pounder gun, " Big Will," has been completed at Woolwich Arsenal. The gun was mounted upon it on Saturday, and after a series of trials by the officers of the department, the ma chinery was brought to work well, inasmuch that the elevating and depressing the muzzle, and point ing the gun for firing, were performed with apparent ease by a single gunner. The slide; &c., of the same description of manufacture, will also be ready in a few days. The Imperial Ottoman screw frigates Ertoroul, Capt. Hassan Rey, and Hudavendighiar, Captain Ahmed Bey, arrived at Spithead on Monday from the Thames, where they have been recently fitted with new machinery. The Ottoman screw line-of battle ship now receiving her machinery at South ampton is expected to arrive at Spithead from that port to-morrow. All three vessels will go into Ports mouth harbour to complete their outfit previous to finally sailing from English waters for Constanti nople. Our Portsmouth correspondent has received a let ter from Malta relative to H.M.S. Royal Oak, from which the following extracts have been taken :—. " The Royal Oak's bottom was found to be foul beyond all conception. Immense quantities of zoo phytes, weed, and coralline flourished in the wildest profusion, and so hard had the little insects formed their habitations that nothing short of general herap. LITERATURE LE CHEVALIER DE CHATELAIN. Le Fond du Sac. Bvo., pp. 499. Rolandi. Epis et Bluets. 12m0., pp. 354. Roland. The Chevalier de Chatelain is, indeed, indefati gable. Already he has written with his own hand a small library. Volume after volume he has for years been penning and publishing, and still his in dustry appears to be unflagging. Whenever a new volume from his hand is issued from the press, it is noticeable that there is invariably an intimation at the close of it of some other literary performance (the name of which is given in attestation of the fact) being " sous presse" or " pour paraitre !" As, par exemple; in the present instance, upon which the Chevalier not only gives us (after another dip into his " Lucky Bag" of MSS.) what he pleasantly terms Le Fond du Sac : nay, he not only follows up this new book of his with another and a very charming one, by present ing to us a bunch of Epis et Bluets, but in addition to this, he announces as forthcoming, in succession, Les Fleurs des Bords du Rhin, being the beauties of the Poetry of Germany—Ronces et Chardons— Ligendes et Chroniques du Moyen age—and—Le Testament d'Eumolpe ! Have we not reason therefore to dub the Chevalier deChatelain—as we have just now taken occasion to dub him—indefatigable ? Already, both as an original writer and as a translator, he has been wonderfully industrious and wonderfully ad venturous. Regarding him for a moment simply as a translator from English into French, what has he not done ? He has translated the whole of Chaucer's. masterpiece, " The Canterbury Pilgrim's !" He has translated two of the most marvellous tragedies of Shakspere, to wit, Macbeth and Hamlet ! He has translated all the fables of Gay—into the tongue of Lafontaine. He has translated the choicest morgeaux (selected by him with admirable taste) from the writings, we might almost venture to say of all the other poets of England, living or dead, from the very greatest down to those of the very smallest reputa tion. It is, in fact, as the final gathering together of his metrical translations in this way from the works of very various cultivators of Poetic Literature in England that "Le Fond du Sac" has come into existence as another of the Chevalier de Chatelain's literary performances. An amusing vindication of the book from the ill-considered sneers directed against it by one of our weekly contempo raries, meaning Public Opinion—a sort of London double of the Paris Galignani appears, we obserN e, on one of the flyleaves of the Chevalier's last volume, " Epis et Bleuts." As a vindication —playfully, even carelessly, though it is written— this little good-humoured comment npon a com ment, review of a review, criticism upon a criticism, is complete and triumphant. Taunted by our con temporary with having translated in a volume of nearly 500 pages, the effusions of a gathering of " obscure bards," the Chevalier reminds his critic that his catalogue of " obscure bards" includes within it the names of such obscu rities as Burns and Campbell, Coleridge and Congreve, Darwin and Gray, Hemans and Her rick, Leigh Hunt and Tom Moore, Pope and Milton, Sir Walter Scott and Sir Philip Sidney, cum cateris paribus among the dead and gone illustrious ! While—not unnaturally—in regard to living writers, from whose effusions some of the choicest passages have been here also selected for illustrative translation, the Chevalier, in proof of their not being, after all, so very " obsure," deems it sufficient, as he says—" titer parmi les poetes modernes entr'autres, W. C. Bryant, Barry Cornwall, H. W. Longfellow, Charles Mackay, Charles Swain." The volume, however, is its own completest vindication. In testimony of which, we need only point to the translator's ren dering of such difficult subjects for translation as Horace Smith's " Address to an Egyptian Mummy," or as Gray's " Elegy in a Country Churchyard." The other volume, here gracefully presented to us as though it were, so to speak, a bunch of poetic corn ears and corn-flowers, is thus prettily entitled from the first poem in the collection—one of the briefest, yet, it should be said, also one of the sweetest and gracefullest effusions we have ever yet had from the pen of the Chevalier de Chatelain. That this elegant little volume is one of the nearest and dearest to the heart of its accomplished author, is sufficiently well indicated, we take it, from the cir cumstance of its being inscribed in terms of fervent affection, " A Madame Clara de Chatelain. "—the dedicatory address, so inscribing it, beginning with the lyrical apostrophe— " Plaisir des yeux, baume du cceur, A toi ma Clara, ma charmante Qui, chaque jour, Epouse Amante, • A, par ton esprit enchanteur, Par ta grace et par ta douceur Sous mon toit rive le bonheur," &c. After the initial poem (giving the book its title) a poem followed up by two "poesies intimes," we have a dozen fables, eight chansons, eight le'gendes, six and twenty poems of a miscellaneous character, a wreath of sonnets to Shakspere, two poetic literary criticisms, or rather it should be said rhymed panegyrics. And, to crown all, thelast leaves are a handful of Feuilles des Bois—leaves variously tinctured by the fluctuating emotions and moods under the influence of which they have been written —like the autumnal leaves of Shelley— " Yellow,•and black, and pale, and hectic red." Again we congratulate the Chevalier de Chatelain upon the continuance of the skill of his accomplished hand, of the power of his melodious voice, of the mastery won for himself, by long practice, over every string of the lyre of Erato. Many of the stanzas in this little volume of his, entitled " Epis et Bluets," are, if not exactly " musical as is Apollo's lute," musical at least as are the warblings of an 2E olian harp, upon a summer's evening, when the zephyrs are out and about. HERR WILHELM KUHE, the celebrated Pianist and Composer (equally popular in the musical world of London and of Brighton), has very recently, we are glad to learn, received from his Majesty the King of Prussia a distinguished mark of the consideration in which his talents as a musician are held in his native land. Mr. Kuhe, in effect, has, within these last few days, been created a Chevalier by the King, who has conferred upon him (what is but very rarely bestowed upon any one) the Order of the Crown of Prussia, a decoration giving to the possessor of it, in that country, the rank of nobility. GREAT CONFLAGRATION IN GLASGOW.—On Mon day the Port Dundas Sugar Refinery, belonging to Messrs. Murdoch and Doddrell, sugar refiners, was destroyed by fire, the property and stock which were consumed amount ing in value to between £40,000 and £50,000. The exten sive works are situated on the north side of the canal bank, the sugar refinery which has been destroyed forming the centre block of a long range of buildings belenging to the company. The fire broke out shortly after noon in the se cond flat of the refinery, near some pans at the back part of the building, and, although every effort was made by the workmen present to extinguish the flames, they were un successful, and before the lapse of 40 minutes the refinery was on fire from top to bottom. The building is about 200 feet long, by between 50 and GO broad, and six stories in height, and at the north end are situated the char-kilns, boiler-house, and engine -house, while at the south side of the refinery are situated the extensive stares belonging to the firm. Fortunately the firemen were successful in preventing the flames from spreading to the north and south wings in connexion with the refinery. No fewer than ten branches of hose were brought to play upon the burning mass, but the contents of the structure being of such an inflammable character, the fire obtained such a mas tery that all efforts to subdue the flames proved futile, and they continued to rage with unabated fury for several hours. The building contained some valuable new plant, which had only been a short time in use, all of which has been rendered totally useless. The sugar liquor in course of preparation ran like a small burn across the canal bank into the canal. It was fortunate, indeed, that the day was quite calm, otherwise the destruction of property must have been much more extensive. The damage, as is stated above, amounts to between £40,000 and £50,000, but this large sum is spread over some 10 or 12 insurance offices. The insurance will cover the whole damage. Tho origin of the fire is un known. ZA Warsaw letter states that Dr. Rouczwiez has just died in that town, leaving a sum of 310,000 Polish florins for philanthropic works, of which 150,000 are to be laid out in the purchase of a plot of ground for the construction of a house for the Medical Society. A cer tain annual sum has been set apart for two students, and another sum to provide for the wants of five widows of those who may have died without fortune. A third sum is for the benefit of the deaf and dumb establishment. An inquest on the body of Thomas Pears, who lost his life by the fall of a cornice in Winchester-build ings, was opened at St. Bartholomew's Hospital yesterday. Several witnesses were called, and the jury returned a ver dict that the deceased was killed by the fall of the cornice, and that the cornice had not been properly fastened. Clird tlll" HER MAJESTY. Jan' 0 SBORNE, T3"' Her Majesty drove out yesterday afternoon, 'of companied by her Royal Highness the Princess Wales Ol e Princess Helena and Princess Louise alas out. de pt His Royal Highness the Prince of 1) 13 ' out shooting. a 101 The Duke of Argyll arrived yesterday an the honour of dining with the Queen and family. t h.,n• re; Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and .I.`" aril 12e$ of Wales are expected at Marlborough Hous e e ge week from Osborne. Their Royal Highnesses vrillll- to Frogmore as announced. 01 „ 11 ' The Duke and Duchess of Manchester 1 0 08 Great Stanhope-street for Bimbolton Castle, .....- 111161 1 1 the The Earl and Countess of Clarendon alla`kro Ladies Villiers arrived in town yesterday from Th e of in order to be present at the nuptials o f theZ: r p oce Coventry and Lady Blanche Craven, which t"'" - to-day at St. George's, Hanover-square. Frances Countess Waldegrave and th e „ f° Hon. Chichester Fortescue, M.P , h ave issued car'"f nes t dinner and evening party on Wed ne sday, the s ill month. Viscount Palmerston will give a full-dress 0, quet, at Cambridge House, on the 6th of the next 131° to the members of the Lower House. fal ° Viscount Crichton has left town for the seat in Ireland. Viscount and Viscountess Walden ha ir " town on a visit to Mr. and Lady Augusta Stuart. p j Lord and Lady Charles Bruce have arils town from Savernake Forest, Wilts. 01 0 THE RIGHT HON. H. A. HERBERT, 31.P.--",lielr the last week a considerable change for th e be '; taken place in the health a this much esteemed g enlll‘ —Kerry Post. fia THE QUEEN AND THE 2D LIFE GIJA RP- rge , Majesty the Queen has just presented the " ment of Life Guards, now quartered at the Sp italD rt: Windsor, with two portraits of the late Prince o ° lls° f e beautiful gold frames, surrounded by the Itor l r tiara one to the non-commissioned of f icers, which tileJoveri placed in the mess-room ; and the other to 0 1 ° tr° ,i tiO which embellishes the walls of the reading-NO old regiment. Theportraits are three-quarter size, lithogrilli' If' by Winter, from an admirable likeness of the Priu c ' e ,;t 4 a uniform as colonel in chief of the Rifle Brigade, tIO Winterhalter. So distinguished a compliment fl - Sovereign is duly appreciated by every one conn ect this distinguished regiment. THE PRUSSIAN DIET. i n BERLIN, f ed' 0 5 In to-day's sitting of the Upper House the 1 ' 0 for in reply to the Speech from the Throne cam e° debate. c°lB Herr von Bismark declared Constitution 040, to be based on a compromise, especially in r : 1 44 / where there are side-by-side three Est ate 'bi equal powers. The Chamber of Deputi es a the resolution of September, 1862, had aband ole d path of compromise, and the present Ga vel :ay on its entry into office found a conflict air— existence. The Minister further said : coy " The Chamber of Deputies asks that tolP flict should be ended by an alteration of the P r y organisation of the army. This is impos sibi , e o . / tl l6 regards foreign policy, a premature statement intentions of the Government in reference to 7; t iot questions is also impossible. I can only st3 i t the interests of the country will b e maintani e 'aill . blood of our soldiers will not have been shed i ll 1 ,0 6 The public press and the Chamber of Deputie°cioto reproached the Government with having entere,tilte an affiance with Austria. On this questio n the "."00 will throw a clearer light. Any othe r coals leo policy would have made the late war a w ar het :0 01 the Federal Diet and Denmark. The former Is D ot have intrusted to us the conduct of the would not have taken into consideration' our 1 ) for the organisation of the Duchies, as does thisaf who is friendly to us. The conduct of the would then have been limited to the Prussian al l/j ' t and to auxiliary bands of irregular troops." In conclusion, Herr von Bismark said : " I am bound to limit myself to these state' to on account of the publicity which will be gi °ell my speech." S p e ech The Address was then passed by 8 4 to 6 The debate on the Address in reply to the cio. from the Throne commenced to-day in the - .ice ber of Deputies. The galleries of the 1 1 ° 11.5 crowded. pside ° A letter of Herr von Bismark to the 0 30 was read, wherein the Prime Minister deolary .:4 01v the admission of Herr Sanken to the hous e W— fteo gal, and that the Government had ordere d election. Herr Grabow stated that, as he had reeeilrea; letter from Herr Sanken declining to take )l ide as a deputy, the question to which the corail l d. tion of Herr von Bismark gave rise was set tl , e dr eO t The house then proceeded to discuss the s' - ` co t 0 1; The motion to adjourn the discussion on a c ilof of the illness of Herr Reichensperger, the all t : , c tecif one of the draughts of the Address, wa s r A e i c i d are# and the Report of the Commission on th e was then read. t . Ilg ljt o ° A The Commission proposed to reject both — a le 1 1 and to present no Address, since it would result, and only tend to aggravate matters. Herr Osterrath spoke in favour of the drati' Herr Reichensperger's Address. an doi, 4 Herr Wagner defended his own draught, ,; re that the House must not reject the hand o ' e cY the King. They were entering upon a co a ls culated to bring about a state of things on iv that existing in Denmark. The working 06 Prussian Constitution was defective bee/ pee l/ constitutional laws of foreign countries l ' s misunderstood in Prussia. rec or The Minister of the Interior said that b° .0 1 ' nixed the moderate tone adopted by the Con 11914,0; The real cause of the conflict was the milit axi ta te tion. The present Ministry found a certail l , b tae things existing on their entry into office will e 4 lo l not of their creation. It was their duty to rer ito these conflicts without infringing on th e rig ", the Crown. The King would not yiel d 5 „ La 0- point on the question of military reform, he House - must therefore select another test of r tent of its constitutional power—viz., its 116 ' vote the Budget. .00 4 The draughts of Addresses of both Herr sperger and Herr Wagner were rejected. .0 0 ' Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse, WI DAII Royal children, arrived here to-day from stadt. THE WEATHER IN THE NORTH — . The irosv o f V A ° tense in the county of Northumberland, and tho face 6 country is white with snow. In consequence of weather in the interior, large flocks of thruslas s l la f 1 ,4 other small birds are finding their way to the cogs << CHRISTIAN'S MISTAKE. By the author 00 ; Halifax, Gentleman," &c.—" This is a story l ei„„, to oo' o f from b the circulating library, but better to have jo, - ookseller, for it deserves a place in that little con e % c ow; clever and wholesome stories that forms one of d e ' aff ; 08 forts of a well appointed home. There is en - "Z„ g. O worthiness of tone in all Miss Mulock's writing t ' A - t o ' t ill weight and dignity to her simplest conception s. ;a l enough of the mind of an artist to ideali se, it !;° speaking of it in its own language and pain ting d og e own colours, the best inner truths of English. ",°brott to life. Her sry of ' Christian's Mistake' shows, Ord unforced incidents delightfully set forth, h° 8 0 allegiance to duty is the great transmuter a bo - 4 4 life into finest gold."—Examiner. A JOURNEY FROM LONDON TO PERSEFOOS. veo: J. Ussher, Esq.; F.R.G.S., royal Bvo , with nurn er°ll lll tll° tiful coloured illustrations.—" Mr.. Ussher Wei't,,Ltel)°,l; Danube to Constantinople, crossed thence 0 S ew , ' and passed through the Crimea to Kertch, and v A Poti. From Poti he went to Teflis, and Inti tl° excursion to Gunib and Baku on the Caspian. s r e •V e this journey is the most interesting Pn rt ft : of LI H aving returned to Teflis, Mr. Ussher vi sited Kars, and thence to Lake Van, and so by Pi ttrbe b9 l° C t d 15°. 0 3 ' Mosul to Baghdad. From Baghdad he wen t and Kerbela, and ret • returning to Baghdad descen e ns to Basra and crossed to Bushire. Thenc e i rc,i ll rel 3° 1) 1; Shiraz and Isfahan to Tehran,and returned to the Tabreez and Rebisonde route. The reader w ill "' author of this pleasant volume an agre eable el n is a good observer, and describes well what h e Athenarum. e eo. He