The Sun. — London, England, 1865-02-02 00:00:00

THEATRE -ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee. Blr. Buckstone. THIS F.VENTNG, Feb. 2, DAVID GARRICK. Blessrs. Chippendale, Sothern, Buckstone, _Rogers, Clark, Coe, Wei therapy, &c. ; Mesdames Moore, Snowdon, litzwilliam, After which, LORD DUNDREARY MARRIED AND DUNE FOR Messrs. Sothern, Buckstone, Braid, Gordon, Clark, White, Coe, Weathersby, &c. ; Mesdames Snowdon, &c With PRINCESS SPRINGTIME. Mr. Compton, Miss L. Keeley. And THE WOLF AND THE LADLE. To commence at 7. ptiTE THEATRE-ROYAL, _A-DELI:MI.— .301 e rrupri.sor awl Aidalag,re, all: .v*lA,tr. EVENING, ICI ON PAP-LE FILANCAIe. Mr. J. L. Tool Mr. li. Phillips, Mr. Billing,ron, itiss K. Kelly, Mrs. hillnoton, 31rs. li. Lewis. Atter which, THE HEN AND CHICKENS Messrs. inzton, Stephenson, Eburne ; Mrs. Stirling, kiss 11. Simms. and Miss A. Seaman. - To conclude with DARN. DOINGS IN THE CU BOARD BY THE KINOT )1 Messrs. J. L. Toole, l'aul Bedford ; Airs. A. Mellon. Commence 7. OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of :fir. t echter. THIS EVENING, MY WIFE'S OUT. Messrs. H. Withlicombe, F. Charles ;.Misses B. Percy and E. Larenu. After which, at hall-past 8, a New Drama, entitled THE ROADSIDE INN. It, bort Mamite, Mr. Pechter. Messrs. lildiicomh, C. Horsman, itzpatrick, Garden, Moreland, Raymond, Collett; Mesdames E.sa orthy and B. Percy. To conclude with BEARFACED IMPOSTORS. Mr. Wialisomb. _ . Doors open at Hall-past Six. T e Box-office open daily from Elev. n till Five. ReYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Uco. Vining. fli IS EVENING., a new Extravaganza, entitled THE MAGIC ROUSE ALSI) THE ICE MAIDEN I lIINCES*. Atter ' , which, 'l'll le, :,-T!LEFIT3 OF LONDON. Messrs. Vining, 3. W. hay, D. Fisher. D. Murray, J. Nelson, li. leorrerter. H. ; Mrs. henry Al . akbt.uu, Miss k:utwo. Barnett, and Miss F..nny Gwyune. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. bole I.essee and . 3tanageres. s. S wan borough. 111[7.; EVENING, .at 7, LAWRENCE'S LOVE SUIT. Mr. Porsche ; Mcsdomes Palmer, Carson, and Hughes. Af:i.r which, the Graud Christmas Burlesque, THE " GRIN" ; or, the Mr 8. Brown of the Albsis-sipiii. Messrs. Stoyle, 'Thorne, jollies, Fenton, ite.; Mesdames ,sda bwanborough, Eaynhom, Shni.son, Johnstone, &C. To cmclude with 3iSS. GLEEEN'S SNUG LITTLE WT6 lIN Mr. _Belford. GRATIS AND POST FREE. E. MOSES and SONS' New Pamphlet, THE PHILOSOPHY OF DRESS. MOSES AND S 0 N • respectfully call attention to their large and well asserted stock of JUVENILE cLorktiNur. The newest bones are combarcd with the latest and most fashionable designs, and the best workmanship. E. 3IOSES and SON give particular attention to this important branch of their business, and they can with confidence affirm that the prices ,►ro such as must satisfy the most economical. Tuts depart ment is in a uistinct part of the premises, which will be leund a great conv,nience for ladies and children, MOSES AND SON E• respectfully invi'e public attention to their large and weil-asoorted WINTEkt sTOQIC. 11 MOSES AND SON'S 4. "SANDRINGHA.I,I" and "DANISH" ViltAPVElt :tutroduced by them) is the newest and most tashion.tb:e style of Overcoats for the season. EMOSES AND SON'S • READY-MADE and L'ESI'OKE CLOTRINCI for all classes and all ages. MOSES AND SON'S • CELEBILATED "INDISPENSABLE." SUIT, fro:1130s. MOSES AND SON'S 11 I 11061EILY and for all classes and all ages. • : I - 4 1 MOSES AND SON'S .!'1• HATS AND CAPS, fur all cftasses and all ages. E. MOSES AND S N'S &And and &HOES, for all classes and all ages. MOSES AND SON'S • OUTFI rs, for all classes, all ages, and all climates. 1 - 1 MOSES AND SON'S LONDON HOUSES, 83, 84, 85, H. 87, 88, Aldgate 15 J, 155, 15e, 157 , Minorie s ; 500, 507, .508, New Oxford—street ; 1,2, '3, Hart-tnreet, 137, 1.38, Tottenham-court-road.; 288, Euston-read Also, Bradford, Yorkshire. MOSES AND SUN'S ~• Establishments ale closed cve - y Friday evening at sunset until Saturday evening at sunset, when business is re sumed wain is o'clock. A.l articles anc marked the lowest prices in plain figures. Any article not appr,ved of will be exc,hatz;ed, or the money returned. List of Prices with Rules for Self-measurement, Fashion Card, and our new pamphlet, " The Itilosophy of Dress," gratis and post free. • COALS. —The LILLII ESHALL COMPANY'S ►L Direct from their own Collieries. M arquis' ....... 261. per ton. I D o uble... ...... 21s. per ton. uP ............ 258. Det P ....225. ';tell screened and delivered within five miles of their De - I Vlc s i4i W n " t bourn e Park-road, W., and 17, South Wharf , glon, A r ., and Maid en -l a n, N. Best Coke, ......... lss. per chaldron. Terms cash. JOHN 6CO TT, Sole TIIE LATEST EDITION of 4 , THE SUN II as soon as published every Evening: bY Uld W. ALEXAND.Eat (late BIZOOKS), Newspaper Agent, 21, Cavendish- rireei, Oxtord-street iFIHE THIRD EDI'rIOX OF «THE SUN,' ja_ Containing the Latest INTELLIUE.N cm, had Every Evenin g ot G. it. 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Fund Annual pair yin Claims 13onusea added to Follie s lO O 4, 00 The Balance-she_,.t and 'lei' ort of the year 18 64 may now be had on application at the chief office, or to the 11 ,-, ents WM. Tilos. LINFORD, Secretary . . 2d February, 1E63. ER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. I[l[ Sole Manager and Director, Mr. W. Harrison. THIS EVENING ilia performance will commence with .the new Opel?, L ARA. Principal characters by Messrs. Swift, U. Honey. Forbe.i, Terrott, and Renwick; M saes yuusa ryne, Cottrell, Barrington:baud Romer. Conductor, Signor A RDITI. After the Opera will be given the Burlesque, entitled THE r toN AND THE UNICORN. Piincipalcharacters, Messrs. Itouse, Anderson, eze.; Misses 141 Button, Cottrell, Furtado. To conclude w.th the . CatAND MAAS sFORMA I.ION SCENE. Doors open at Hilt-past Six. Commence at Seven. ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT GARDEN. (Opera Company, Limited.) CONTINUED SUCCESS OF CINDERELLA AND THE WONDERFUL DONATO. THIS EVENING, (Feb. 2), a new Opi•ra, the music by F. Cray, the words by 'l'. W. Robertson, entitled CON ST AN CE. Principal character; by Mdlle. Martorelle and NI iss ThirlWall ; Messrs. H. Coal, A. took, C. Ly all, and henry Haigh. Conductor, Mr. A. MELLON. After which, at 'a quarter-past 8, the Grand and highly successful Pantomime, CINDERELLA, Wide!! Do n ato will reappear, Magnificent Scenery and gorgeous accesborier. Commence at seven. rill HE ATR YA L, DRURY-LANE, Managers. Messi a. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. TWS EVENING, Shakespere's Play of HENRY THE EIGHTH, terminating with the fall of Wolsey. Mrears. Yhelt s, Walter Lacey, H: Marston, E. Phelps, Barrett, Sin clair; nias Atkinson, Mrs. V audenoff, &O. Alter which, the Grand Christmas pantomime, HOP O'MY THUMB AND HIS ELEVEN 'Awl , rIE R.B ; or, Harlequin and the Ogre of the Seven-League Boots : Messrs. G. Lsel more, Tom :Matthews, G. Weston, Master Percy Roselle, &c. Misses Lydia Thompson. R. Leclercq, ; Messrs. Boleno, C. Lauri, W. A. Barnes, T. Morris, Cormack, Saville ; Mdaie. Boleno, the Misses Gunniss, and Signor Tescano. HIGH WATER 6h AT LOm.— DOITON; Aft e rnoon ,BRID , GE 6h. 44m Tins DA:Y.—Morning, . 2 To-Mow:tow:Morning, 7h. B m .—Afternoon, 7h. 30m. " 14-vt ) 47 0 .111 ii, SUlt LONDON, THURSDAY, FEB. 2, 1865. It has been often said that the hour before dawn is the darkest, and such may prove to be the case with the present crisis in the fortunes of the Con federacy. There are never wanting men who at the first rumour of disaster are ready to abandon their cause, nor yet others who in misfortune and disap pointment must find somebody to blame ; and, therefore, the aspect of affairs in the South need not surprise us—the less so as it is evident that the North is exerting every possible means to bring the Confederates to terms. The 4th of March is growing nearer and nearer, and as President LIN COLN feels it to be more and more than possible that England and France will recognise him on his re election as President of the Northern States only, he is anxious to bring the internal war to an end, that he may have his revenge, and divert the mor tification of his people by exploits against Canada on the North and Mexico on the South. The Cana dians are evidently sensible of some such impending danger, and the Governor's Message, at the opening of the Canadian Parliament on the 19th of last month, deals boldly with the question. After stating that a Bill to give the Executive further powers to deal with political refugees who abuse the shelter afforded them will be presented to the repre sentatives, he goes on to say that the circum stances now offer the opportunity not only for the settlement of the question of pro vincial republics, but for the simultaneous creation of a new nationality. It is for the pro vinces, he says, to decide whether they will remain isolated, and consequently powerless for mutual aid, or whether by their union in the proposed Confede ration they will present a resolute and united front to the invader. The scheme of the Confederation has been approved by the Imperial Government, and will shortly be submitted to the provincial par liaments. It is of course the great question of the ' day in British North America, and we cannot but hope, from the energy and good sense with which the affair has hitherto been conducted, that no time will be lost in bringing so important a matter to a conclusion. The sense of danger and insecurity which pervades the Canadian provinces will have one good effect at this crisis. It will tend to make men sink their personal feelings and local jealousies in the crisis of the moment, and will enable the Bill to pass into law with less delay . and difficulty than might have been experienced in a calmer political atmosphere. Let us hope that England, too, will be upon her guard. We have received the six months' notice for the abolition of the existing regulations as to the relative forces on the lakes, and have therefore no excuse for supineness or excessive delicacy towards the States. The Federal Govern ment will have plenty of vessels ready to send at the earliest opportunity into Canadian waters, and on the first frivolous pretext to proceed to hostili ties. We have been told in jest that many Americans declared that the failure of the first , assault on Fort Fisher was the fault of the Britishers, because the damage done by the ex plosion at Erith and on the Mersey entirely put out their calculations, by inducing them to employ the powder-ship, which proved to be Vox et prsterea nihil. Of course this was a joke, but it has a serious foundation in the jealousy and suspicion with which the Yankees regard everything said, done, or thought by Englishmen, and therefore LINCOLN well knows that no more popular movement could be made than aggression upon English territory. The growing importance of the British American provinces, too, have excited the I anger and envy of the Federal States. They see in the wealth of their natural resources a tempting prize, while the vast extent of their dominions would amply compensate for the loss even of the fair Southern States. Inhabited by a thriving and hardy people, under a free and equitable adminis tration, protected by the power of the first country in the old world, Americans see the British provinces treading fast on that road to national grandeur and prosperity which they themselves once trod, and whose blessings they have since so madly flung away. American self-conceit is not likely to tolerate a rival so near the throne with placidity, and therefore Englishmen and Cana dians should be forwarned and forearmed. A proper fleet of our gunboats should be at St. John's, wait ing for the expiration of the legal term, that its immediate appearance on the lakes may convince Americans that English power is a substance and not a shadow. We may be very sure that no hesitation or sign of timidity on our part will avert the chance of war, the only hope being that the conviction of our strength, and our resolution to fight with vigour, if called upon to do so, may influence the wiser and more thoughtful of American statesmen and politi cians. But, unhappily, such men seldom get their due share of influence and power in Transatlantic life. They are disgusted with the truckling to popular passions, with the intrigues, the cabals, and the unscrupulous proceedings necessary to dominate either in Congress or in the press, and they shrink back from such a pathway to power. They have been unable to arrest the war with the South, whatever their regret for the waste, and the bloodshed, and the suffering, and we fear they will be powerless to stay a quarrel with England. Meanwhile, though New York still sends us the darkest pictures of the Southern pros pects, we are not quite sure that their sombre pic tures are to be depended on. Southerners have shown themselves to be made of sterner and more fiery stuff than to let themselves be " snuffed out " by the reverses of a single campaign. 'While BLAIR is going to and fro between is rejoicing Richmond and Washington, New York over the capture of Fo r t Fi s h er, BEAUREGARD, HARDEE, HOOD, and BRAGG are said to be com bining to attack SHERMAN. This is what they ought to - have done long since when he first began hi s march across Georgia ; and, if properly do ne now, the whole fortunes of the campaign may be turned in favour of the South. The Confederates com mitted the mistake of underrating their enemy and of scattering . their forces, but they have still the opportunity in their hands, and possibly we may hear that SHERMAN'S triumphant _departure from Savannah, instead of leading him to Charleston or Branchville, has led him to a complete and well merited repulse by the combined forces of the Confederates. --- The inauguration of the South London Industrial Exhibiti on, which took place yesterday , was a very of ose interesting affair, and forms another t rophies of th e labouring classes:which have of late so deservedly awakened the interest of the community. So far as yet appears this last exhibition bids fair to excel its predecess h or in excellence and variety ; ence, it will be evident to the crit c. that these attempts are no mere flashes in the pan, mere evanescent efforts to make a display, hut the exhi bition of industry, and a deternain4 resolve to " Worth makes the man, the want of it the fellow, And all the rest is leather and prunella." It is, as the Bishop observed, a great source of thanksgiving that the different classes of society now no longer look askance at each other, but possess a positive bond of union, and are cemented by so many mutual interests, and influenced by many common feelings and sentiments. In this; indeed, lies one of the chief advantages that accrue to these Industrial under takings, and that remain a solid proof of sterling excellence when other benefits, very evident at first, may become fading and vanishing. The poor ope rative need not now feel that he is struck out from all those pursuits that refine human nature and en noble existence ; while the upper ranks have it no more in their power to say that, after a certain point, the lower classes cannot attain any degree of superiority, and have not the power of raising them selves from their own level. These may appro priately learn from the Bishop of WINCHESTER'S speech, when he earnestly and eloquently addresses his hearers thus :—" The working classes had studied history, science, and art, which allowed them to enter into their labours, and by dint of industry, energy, and talent had brought about the results which they saw before them." This is a correct de finition of the actual state of the case, and a fair illustration of the efforts so strenuously made by the contributors to these Industrial Exhibitions. The PRINCE CONSORT said in his speech, at Birmingham, that " Science and art are the conscious regulators of all industrial occupations," and the Bishop did well to quote these words, and allude to the late lamented individual who uttered them, for in no one thing more than another did Prince ALBERT earn a right to popular good will, or possess a claim upon the gratitude of Englishmen, than in his earnest and constant efforts to improve the working classes of England. This remains his best trophy ; and now that he rests from his labours, his works remain to benefit the genera tion in which he lived, -while we have a confident hope that the good seed thus sown will flourish and survive to many succeeding generations. The Bishop also adverted to the assistance which the employers had given in many instances to those who had striven to appear at these affairs ; and he very truly observed that the men must have re turned to their ordinary occupations with more zest and goodwill afterwards. This is no doubt strictly correct, for nothing is more injurious to the excellence of the task in hand as for the operator to feel an interest in it, and also an interest beyond it. Those employers who set their faces against these undertakings are doing a great wrong to society, and inflicting a grievance on those connected with them, while they also do them selves an incalculable amount of injury in the feel ing that they inspire among their employees. There was an interesting passage in the Bishop's speech, in which he referred to the work that all had to do. " There were no drones," he said, " around him, and he himself had plenty to do." He instanced as a proof of how pleasantly and profitably a man may employ his leisure, the beautiful translation which Lord DERBY had just published. He was a great statesman, and yet he delighted in pursuing such matters. The Right Honourable WILLIAM COWPER addressed the meeting, and made a few impressive remarks. He said that it was a case of national importance that the working men should have every opportunity afforded to them of im proving their tastes ; and he observed with great truth that there might be more, of such affairs had they better places in which to hold their meetings. He added that the public money could not be better spent than in the erection of such places. This is a very good suggestion of the right hon. gentleman, and it is to be hoped that it will be acted upon by those with whom he is connected ; for a better or more gracious proof cannot be given of the interest taken by the authorities in these affairs of public in terest and importance. On the whole, this South London Exhibition has been very happily inaugu rated, and we only wish that it may be the fore runner of many others equally promising and prosperous. L'Avenir National is announced to be the only ono among the principal daily newspapers of Paris that is published at the same price, both in the capital and in the departments. THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH.--We mentioned the other day that the late Captain Mitchell, of Baldovie, had left about £50,000 to the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland, but we now understand that the sum will be nearer £90,000. He has left his estates in fee simple, and as the rental is some £3,000 a year, that at 30 years' purchase gives £90,000. The bequest is left in the first instance for the foundation and endowment of a retreat for aged priests, and whatever sum may be over is to be equally divided between the three Roman Catholic bishops in Scotland—Aberbeen, Edinburgh, and Glasgow, to be used for the support and extension of their missions. Captain Mitchell was originally a Protestant, and became a convert to Roman Catholicis m i n hi s ma t ttrer years.—Dundee Ad vert Iser. A NAVAL HEROINE.—Ann Perrian, a naval heroine, died at Exmouth last week at a very advanced age. She was with her husband on board the man-of-war Crescent and Orion from 1794 to 1798, and was present in the following engagements :—L'Orient, Admiral Lord Brid port, June 23, 1795 ; off Cape St. Vincent, Admiral Sir John Jervis, Feb.l4, 1797; the Nile, Admiral Lord Nelson, Aug. 1, 1793. She also shared in the honour of several minor exploits. In action she was stationed in the magazine with the gunners, preparing flannel cartridge cases. She had been in the receipt of a pension of £lO a year from Government up to the time of her death. THE HIGHFIELD ESTATE, MALTON.—Mr. W. I'Anson, the trainer, who recently sold Blair Athol, Breadalbane, and Broomielaw, for such high prices, has just purchased from Messrs. J. C. and J. H. Wise, of Mal ton, the well-known Highfield Estate. Highfield was the place where the late Mr. Wm. Scott had his training esta blishment, and where latterly Mr. Cunningham, the trainer, has resided. On this estate is the tan gallop upon which the famous horse Sir Tatton Sykes was trained, and as the estate adjoins Langton Wold, Mr. I'Anson is secure for training quarters should any further enclosure of the far famed weld take place, which is not improbable, in a few years. make the most of what opportunities may be LATEST INTELLIGEbTOE. afforded. It is, indeed, a convincing proof of the improvement that h as t a ke n pl a ce among the work- (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) i.ng classes, that these Industrial Exhibitions should 'be se, successful and satisfactory in their design and execution. The philosophical politician will rejoice at; the cheering prospect thus afforded, and recog nise the important sign of the times thus presented. it is a great thing for a State when the intellectual element predominates in its existence, and more especially so when those who are thus refined and elevated belong to those who might fairly be pre sumed at first sight to be overwhelmed with the en grossing nature of their ordinary pursuits, and so monopolised by the " carking cares" of a labouring life, as to have little leisure for thought and none for personal cases not connected with their every day struggle for existence. Amid many disheart ening events it is a great satisfaction thus to meet with the evident desire for improvement so strongly fixed in the minds of the lower orders, and the continuance of its effort after the first excitement was over, which all know to be so fasci nating in its character, so potent in its influence, and, alas ! so very fleeting in its endurance in too many instances. The Bishop of WINCHESTER, who presided at the opening ceremony, made an excel lent address, which gave great satisfaction to all present, and entered fully into the particulars of the case. His lordship declared that he felt it a privi lege to take part in such proceedings, and no one could have reached his age without noticing the great changes that had taken place in these matters. In support of his arguments he quoted the well known lines— AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE EDINBURGH. QUEENSTOWN, FEB. 2. The Inman steamer Edinburgh, from New York on the 21st ult., arrived here at 9.50 a.m. to-day. She brings the mails, 211 passengers, and $407,259 in specie. She landed 12 passengers, and proceeded at 10 a.m. Her news has been fully anticipated by the Nova Scotian, which brought dispatches to the 21st after- iOOll. TEE DANUBIAN PRINCIPALITIES. BUCHAREST, FEB. 1. The Chamber has passed, by 105 against 11 votes, the bill granting to Prince Couza, alone the power of nominating the Metropolitans and Bishops. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, JAN. 31. In the Chamber of Deputies to-day, Deputy von Poune put the following question to the Government—" Whether, and when, the decree of June 20, 1864, respecting the approval of prize regulations, and the arrangements to be made in connection with prizes, will be laid for ratifica tion before the Chamber ?" The question is based upon Art 62 of the Constitution, by which the Government can only issue legislative enactments with the co-operation of the representatives, and was supported by 38 members of the Progress party. The Minister of Justice replied that, in the opinion of the Government, no infringement of the rights of the representatives had taken place by the issue of the decree. It did not affect legis lation, and was only a war measure, which the Crown was privileged by the Constitution to take. The regulation introduced no legal principles, but only contained the rules of military international law ; it was therefore no new law. The Minister read a lengthy declaration in order, as he said, to convey his meaning more clearly. The prize regu lations had neither changed nor suspended any existing right. For such disadvantages as Were inflicted upon inhabitants of the interior, redress might be sought by the injured parties through the courts of law. Similar prize regulations had been enforced in Denmark and Austria. The prize -court process was no legal measure, but dependent upon the military tribunals. A Catholic pastor and 414 of his parishioners sent in a written document to the House, protesting against: President Grabain's opening speech. The President laid the protest upon the table, for the inspection of the members. LITERATURE, Can You Forgive Her ? By Anthony Trollope. No. XIV. Chapman and Hall. Can we ? Well, yes—after all, there is a pros pect of our being able to do so. Less, however, by reason of her evidencing any kind of improvement, than because of the frightful character of the punishment she has to endure. George Vavasor, in truth, turns out to be a yet blacker villain than we had anticipated. A more brutal, mean, des picable scoundrel could hardly have been depicted by any imaginative writer. In heart he is a murderer admiring Rush aspiring to emulate Palmer longing to strangle his grandfather, the mere thought of whom fills him with loathing and detestation. The present num bers of this serial tale by Anthony Trollope, recounts George's atrocious conduct, first of all towards his bethrothed, Alice—and afterwards towards his sister, Kate. Between the two scenes, the old Squire breathes his last--dis-inheriting George, and leaving the whole property to Alice's father, John Vavasor. Immediately before the close of _ the number, the bad hero of the story, George, in an interview with his sister Kate, upon the Fells, hurls her to the ground in his fury, breaking her right arm. He has before that, in plain words, openly threatened to be her murderer. Mr. Grey, the good hero of the story, has evidently reason, if he were only aware of it, to be vigilantly upon the alert against his foe. The subsequent chapters of the tale promise to be fraught with excitement. Corn-Ears and Corn-Flowers—being the Cheva lier de Chatelain's "Epis et Bluets " translated into English verse by D enis Florence Al' C arthy.— ur notice of the Chevalier de Chatelain's last volume, a notice that appeared in these columns but a very few days since, may yet be in the remembrance of some of our readers. Already, the initial poem of that collection of graceful and varied effusions, has happily met with a rapid and most accomplished interpretator. An English Version of Epis et Bluets has, in other words, but just now come into our hands, in manuscript—a version that has the double charm of presenting to us the thoughts and fancies of the Chevalier de Chatelain, in the lan guage of Mr. D. F. M'Carthy. It is a gratification to us to be the medium of submitting to public view the subjoined facile, yet faithful, translation of " Epis et Bluets " : At close of life when shadows press Round man—the wreck time scarcely spares— And when the sunshine of success Deserted leaves his thin white hairs, He thinks upon his early morn— The harvest of his later years— And thus amid life's mellow corn, He picks the Poppies and the Ears. He thinks on days when life was new— The golden dawn of Spring's sweet prime— When hope's resplendent plumes outflow Tho never-resting wings of Time ; When he with fancy's fond untruth, The glorious gift of girls and boys, Out-ran the slow approach of youth, And snatched the yet untastod joys. At twenty years, when youth is green, Complacently he eyes his face, And thinks that every crinoline Enfolds a Houri or a Grace ; But when his heart's tumultuous strife Hath meshed him in their nets and snares, He sighs that from the crop . of life He plucked but Poppies and wild Tares. • And then to fill the void life sends When passion fails the heart to rouse, He trusteth in perfidious friends, Believing all their perjured vows. Aud so to plunge in deeper glooms-- Himself the only Mentor near— He seeks the orgies' maddening fumes, A premature ennui to cheer. How he regrets at life's decline Those wasted days that flew so fast, That fascination so malign Whose real worth he sees at last ; Poor flaunting Poppy—foolish flower— So prized ere plucked—so worthless then— Ah! were this known in earlier hour What errors had been saved him then. At length rings out the thirtieth year— Illusion hence! THE TRUE invites— Now must he make a grand career, And scale Ambition's loftiest heights—. Now 'gainst the rushing robes of FACT He rubs, ho wins ! for Will is Power— He girds his loins, he makes a pact With hell—to say "1 have"—one hour ! But thus, in reaching the brief bliss Of power, the sun goes down the west— Thus oft in sinking thro' the abyss— Night comes! and then 'tis time to rest. Too seldom is the harvest full— He hopes to reap the golden Ears, And finds at last that he can cull But Thorns and Thistles gemmed with tears! But once, perhaps, may Fortune show Her care of man's poor efforts here— He sees his friends increase and grow— ls honest—strange though it appear— And when his fortieth year is passed, He finds his best of life is o'er — The competence has been amassed, And now begins the toil for more! Thus, like an oyster in its shell, He dwells within a realm confined — To him no book its tale doth tell, His slate is dull as is his mind. He never knew what nature meant— His feast-days were when bills fell due ; Sweet scents to him are cent. per cent.— Oh ! what a life for mo and you! But e'en this man will change, a spoil Unsought will glad his mournful mood ; A time will come he'll break from toil, As in warm April bursts the bud. He feels, his frozen breast below, A trembling heart begins to beat, A woman's smile has pierced the snow, And he is at the dear one's feet ! Then nature's charms at once he sees— He views with joy the verdurous sod— The bright-blue sky, the green-robed trees— Till all his soul aspires to God. lie learns refinement, courtesy, The way to please—that simple art— For love's delicious poesy Renews the freshness of his heart. And when at length the night draws near, He casts, unscared, a glance before, And sees the glorious realm appear, Wherein, when death's long sleep is o'er, Our happy fate may be to live Even in God's bosom : oh, may He The frailties of our lives forgive— The Corn but not the Poppies see. So easy is the flow of the verse throughout the foregoing, that few would recognise in it a mere translation. Le Correspondant (Charles Douniol : Paris) is chiefly remarkable in this its first issue for the new year, for inasmuch as it gives, in extenso, verbatim et literatim, the whole of the Pope's famous Encyclical, both in the Latin original and in the form of a literal translation of it into French. Besides this im portant historical document, the number contains, as usual, several able articles, particularly one by the Count de Carn6 on " Europe and the Second Empire." A NEW RAM FOR THE CONFEDERATES. —The Phare de la Loire says :—" A few days ago a large iron ram, on the model of the Italian frigate Castelfidardo sailing under the name of the Olinda, and bearing the Danish flag, anchored at Houat, near Belle-Isle. She disembarked a crew of 43 men at Quiberon, and a telegraphic despatch was sent to the Danish Consul at Nantes to say that they were about to arrive in that town. The Olinde received from a steamer 30 tons of coal, the whole of which the state of the sea would not permit her to ship. An English steam vessel has: arrived with cannon, ammunition, and a crew, which were immediately put on board the ram. The Olinde has been purchased by the Confederates." LIVERPOOL EMIGRATION RETURNS.—During the past month there sailed from the Mersey, under the Act, ten ships to the United States with 1,618 steerage and 152 cabin passengers, and to Victoria two ships with 317 steer age and nine cabin passengers—total, 12 ships and 1,935 steerage and 161 cabin passengers. Of ships not under the Act there sailed two to the United States with 100 passen gers, to Victoria one with 21 passengers, to the West Indies two with 10 passengers, and to South America six with 50 passengers—total, 11 ships and 181 passengers. InJanuary, 1864, there sailed 4,072 passengers under the Act, and 359 not under the Act. Thus there is a decrease compared with the corresponding month of the previous year of 1,976 passengers under the Act, and of 176 not under the Act. TEE LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 2, 1865. , POLAND. The Franco-Polish committee, says the Avenir National, after having been many years one of the firmest supports of the patriotic efforts of Poland — after having devoted more than 80,000 f. to its work —sought to create fresh resources to enable it to give public lectures. The authorisation was ac corded to it in the month of November last, and re newed on the 10th of January. At present, from some cause of which we . are ignorant, the authorisa tion in question was withdrawn on the 20th inst. A Good Example. Very nearly a quarter of a century ago, it was our lot to report the foundation of an institution, which was ushered into existence without any flourish of trumpets, but with a fixed determination on the part of its originators, that it should accom plish its work, and fulfil the object of its creation, purely and simply by its own merit. It filled an actual gap ; it supplied a real want in one branch of our social system ; and when to this condition we add an honest and economical management, an effi cient and energetic executive, and the most thorough publicity on every d e tail of its business, we have said enough to account for a success which has sur prised even its founders. We allude to the Provident Clerks' Mutual Life Association, whose 24th annual meeting is reported in our columns of to-day. Beginning merely as the " provident" offshoot of a benevolent institution, and confining its earlier operations almost exclu sively to the class whose name it bears, its value was soon appreciated by the general public ; and although we do not often see its name among the offices whose advertisements fill our newspapers an d periodicals, conducted as it is on principle s o f th e utmost economy and prudence, we learn by its last report that it numbers in its ranks 8,000 living members of every class and rank in society, while an income of £60,000 a year, and a, reserve of more than a quarter of a million sterling speak volumes in favour of its solidity. Its risks are pro bably distributed over a larger area than a similar sum in any existing life office, a fact which, while it necessarily increases the labour of its administration, renders any disturbing cause in the mortality un likely, or at any rate harmless. It may be reasonably asked how it is that so many thousand persons should have flocked to an office which is by no means paraded with that widespread publicity nowadays deemed indispensable. We be lieve the real answer to be that the thinking part of the public are better judges of truth than is gene rally supposed ; their attention may be caught for a moment by a " promising" announcement, but they like, in the majority of cases, to satisfy them selves that they are " safe" before entering on a contract which is to last their lifetime. It is to the perfect conviction of its " safety" that the success of the Provident Clerks' Association is mainly due. We give all credit to the energy and ability of its management, but no exertions on their part would have placed the Association in its present gratifying position had it not been founded upon a solid and enduring basis. For years past its extension has been more and more rapid, and from the careful investment of its funds, and the constantly diminishi ng per t entage of expendi ture, it has become o ne o f the most profitable, as well as most secure, of our great life assurance asso ciations. Eailway Traffic Returns. The last week's railer ay receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under :- 1865. 1864 £59,175 £58,904 Great Western North Western ~. ~. South Western ... ... 93,540 95,494 ... 17,662 18,609 Brighton ... 14,588 14,62 Midland 47,022 44,678 South Eastern 20,677 22,037 Great Northern 29,810 31,949 Lancashire and Yorkshire Bristol and Exeter ... 35,010 34,800 5,413 5,437 North Eastern ... 53,157 51,577 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 17,246 17,623 Great Eastern ... 30,723 29,675 These returns are, in several instances, of an un favourable character when compared with those of the same period of last year. On the North Western there is a decrease of £1,954, on the South Western of £947, on the Brighton of £33, on the So,uth Eastern of £360, on the Great Northern of £2,039, on the Bristol and Exeter of £24, and on the Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincoln of £377. The Great Western, however, sho ws an i ncr ease of £271, the, Midland of £2,344, the Lancashire and Yorkshire of £210; the North Eastern of £1,580, and the Great Eastern of £1,048. , HEALTH OF CARDINAL WlSEMAN.—Yesterday's bulletin of the health of Cardinal Wiseman was more fav ourable than that of the previous day. In the early bulle tin, issued at 9.30, it was stated that—" The Cardinal has passed a quiet night, and is on the whole more comfortable to-day." Another statement appeared at five o'clock in the afternoon of the Mlle favourable nature. Provident Clerks' Mutual Life Assurance Association. The twenty-fourth annual general meeting of this association was held last evening at the London Tavern. Mr. R. H. Jones, chairman of the board of directors, presided. The annual report of the directors, which was read by Mr. T. LINFORD, the secretary, was as follows : " The board of directors beg to present to the members of the association their 24th annual report. It is with sincere satisfaction that they are able to renew the congra tulations of many past years, and to repeat the gratifying statement that the progress of the year 1864 surpasses that of all its predecessors. The proposals received in 1864 were-1,336, for £272,050, and the policies actually com pleted were 1,136 for £229,000, producing a new annual income of £6,620. This amount of new business, exceeding by more than £14,000 that of 1863, cannot but be most satisfactory to the members, evincing, as it does, the con stantly increasing growth of the association in the estima tion and confidence of the - public. The total income of 1864 was £60,576 4s. 11d., and after payment of all claims and expenses, the sum of £28,519 10s. sd. has been added to the accumulated fund of the association. That fund amounted, on the 31st of December last,to £250,049 2s. 11d. The mortality of the country during the past 12 months having been unusually high, this association has had, in common with most life offices, to encounter some few ad ditional claims by death. Eighty-seven policies, assuring with bonuses the sum of £18,618 2s. 5d., have fallen in, making the total thus paid, from the commencement of the association, £144,745. It is satisfactory to know that the mortality of last year,- though exceeding that of previous years, is still within that expected and provided for by the association. The total policies in force on the 31st December last were 8,979, for £1,723,800. Looking to the rapidly increasing value of property in the City of London, the board have taken an opportunity of securing the lease of the premises now occupied by the association for a term ending March, 1916. They have effected the purchase on terms which, while providing for 0.0 gradual liquidation of the cost, will also considerably reduce, for upwards of 50 years, the rental hitherto paid by the association. The board have to report, with much regret, the retirement of their respected colleagues, Mr. John Studdy Leigh, and Mr. William Malings, both of whom found it difficult to devote the requisite amount of time to the discharge of their duties as directors. To fill the vacancies thus created the board have, in accordance with Rule 10, nominated Major Wm. Henry Snell and Mr. George Ramond Birt. These ap pointments are subject to confirmation by the members, and resolutions to that effect will be submitted to the meeting. Mr. Birt, who is appointed to replace Mr. Ma lings, will also, by the same rule, have to retire in the room of that gentleman, for purposes of re-election. The other directors retiring by rotation are—Mr. William Stanhope Sawtell, Mr. Richard Price. The retiring directors, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election. The following gentlemen, duly qualified, have been proposed as auditors for the ensuing year :—Mr. James Richard Lloyd, Mr. Francis Frederick Toole, Mr. Charles Woolley. The Board cannot close this report without acknowledging most cor dially the support and assistance received during the year from a portion of the members in furthering the interests and promoting the extension of this association. To this support a considerable share of the progress made is justly due, and the Board trust to receive it still more effectively during the present and future years. Among so large and influential a body, numbering, as it does, very nearly 8,000 members, anything approaching a united action on behalf of the common interest would not only benefit very greatly the individual assure; but would place the Provident Clerks' Association at the head of the life assurance insti tutions of the country." The CHAIRMAN, in rising to move the adoption of the report, said in the circular which the direc tors issued a short time ago, they congratulated the assurers and wished them a happy new year, but he hoped he was not too late on the present occa sion to repeat the wish in person, which he did with the utmost sincerity. He felt he need hardly remind the meeting that attached to the circular he had al luded to was a " proposal" which each was requested to send back filledup with the name of a new assurer, and they would agree with him that that request was but a modest one on the part of the directors, and one not of a very difficult nature to the members generally. Such a mode of increasing their numbers was, he considered, about one of the best that could be adopted, and one that he trusted would in the end result in great benefit to the association. The directors, all must be aware, had now very increased labours to perform, and in order that they'inight be saved the labour of holding meetings in different parts, he most earnestly asked each member present to attend to the small request of the directors. —(hear, hear)—the effect of which would be to add greatly to the flourishing state of affairs that now existed in their association. He had again the pleasure for the twenty-fourth time of meeting the assurers. They had now been in existence close upon a quarter of a century, and it seemed to him they could look with satisfaction at their past labours. The time had passed pleasantly— they had had pleasant meetings ; and what was in the highest degree agreeable, their • career had been one of constant progress. Each annual report they had issued showed an increase in their business ; and the gradual addition of busi ness was, in his opinion, far better than to go for ward one year and then go back another to a state of affairs not at all equal to that of its predecessor. Their position was now one of which they might feel proud ; and as to the report and the balance sheet, he thought, they spoke for themselves. (Cheers.) With respect to the allusion to the secur ing a lease of the premises they at present occupied, he had to inform them that it had been secured on most advantageous terms, and the result of the beneficial arrangement would be an annual reduction of their rent for the next half century. (Hear, hear.) It w.puld have been highly impolitic to have allowed the lease to expire, and then take steps for its renewal ; such a course would have compelled them to have paid an additional rent, or else to seek other premises, which would be attended, he doubted not, with great difficulty and expense. Their claims had not been larger during the past year than they had a right to expect, and thiS fact also was one worthy of congratulation. He had in commencing his observations said they had always had pleasant meetings, but there was one little drawback on the present occasion on account of the Chancery suit they had been involved in, the charges for which formed an item in their balance-sheet. As to the course the directors took they believed they had only done that which was right. They had acted under the advice of their own soli citor and two eminent counsel. In bringing the action the directors were prompted by the conviction they were only discharging their duty to the as surers in endeavouring to obtain that which was their just due. (Hear, hear.) The directors lost their cause through a technicality in the 'omission of giving certain notices which their opponents considered necessary, and to which the judges agreed. All imputation of fraud was withdrawn by their opponents, and the judge de clared there was no justification for such an asser tion, and his lordship in disposing of the suit said, no clients ever left the court with cleaner hands. (Hear, hear.) It was of no use to go further into detail in the matter—it was an unfortunate thing to have occurred—but in acting as they had done they believed, and they were of the same opinion still, that they were only doing their duty. With these few observations he begged formally to move the adoption of the report, and if any gentleman had any questions to put he should have the greatest pleasure in giving him the fullest answer in his power. (Cheers.) Mr. SPINSS seconded the motion. The CHAIRMAN then put the resolution to the meeting, when it was carried unanimously. Mr. HoßsoN said the task imposed upon him after the adoption of the report was one of pleasure, but in making a small addition to it he hoped it would not be considered travelling out of the road. One great motive for his attendance that evening was to express his satisfaction that the directors persevered with the law-suit. He spoke as, perhaps, the largest representative assurer in the office, having policies there for £26,500 on behalf of the society with which he was connected, and he had a very strong feeling that the directors had a just claim. (Hear.) There was but one feeling, he was sure, in the meeting, and that was, that the directors were right in the cause they had adopted. (Hear, hear.) With respect to the costs, he was only surprised they were not over £l,OOO instead of £7OO. However, he hoped it might be another 24 years before they were similarly involved. (Hear, hear.) The report was highly satisfactory, because it showed that 50 per cent. of their income had been put by, and he believed very few offices, indeed, could show such a result shat. The resolution he had to move was; a vote of thank s be awarded to the directors for their services d uring the past year ; and that, as there were 12 of them, instead of the usual sum of £l,OOO, £1,20 0 be awarded them. (Cheers.) He hoped the assurer° would heartily accept his slight alteration of the resolution. Mr. REYNOLDS had great happiness in seconclia the proposition. He had had the pleasure of fre quently speaking of the great care the directors took of their affairs, and also the extreme cantle°, with which they filled up the vacancies that occurred° at the board. He saw there present many of th ht original directors, who had grown up, he ini , g say, with the society ; and he trusted they 114.4 ht 1 be spared for many years to cheer the assurers their presence. an The resolution was then put to the meeti n g 3 carried unanimously. Resolutions were also unanimously gra ccd appointing Major W. H. Snell and Mr. G. thelL Birt to fill the vacancies in the board caused h Y retirement of Mr. J. S. Leigh and Mr. Win' Malings, both of whom found it difficult to del the requisite amount of time to the discharge c: their duties as directors. In introducing Major Snell, the CHATRO S marked that he had to say that gentleman ha already shown great zeal in the affairs of the aSS°t; ciation. The appointment was highly gratifY in , g to one of their trustees, Baron Rothschild, and 8 - 15° 0 one of their oldest and best friends, Mr. Joh n .1'1 " - 1 Smith. Major SNELL said he could not allow the opP °1 : 1 tunity to pass without tendering his pe l l to thanks to the directors for the appointment, an'.th the assurers for confirming it. Connected lclas Baron Rothschild; as his private secretary? he t enabled to communicate to them a very pleas3l3o fact. The secretary that morning had wai teti l , o ac l the Baron with a copy of the balance-sheet that, e been presented to the meeting that evening. ni o Baron went. through every item in the accou nt ` — irat returned it to Mr. Linford, with -the remark t 't nothing could be more satisfactory. In the e le : g of the necessity ever arising of their requt, advice and assistance on a particular ° I a ject, he should have no hesitation in P la i cin e ; the matter before Baron Rothschild, in ° fit that the association might have the . of his quick eye and keen mind. In conclusionkle again thanked them for his election : he would (4010, his best attention to the business of the a,ssoei3tl and do all he could to extend and increase its Pr° perity. (Cheers.) . d he The CHAIRMAN; in introducing Mr. Birt, 531 , - t i l e was a large policy holder, and a gentleman °' greatest ability. • the Mr. BIRT said he was greatly indebted t° meeting for the distinguished honour they ha d I f ; ferred upon him. He had but further to say in advocating the interests of the society h e i ,' o but simply promoting his own. He thanked t " for the confidence they had reposed in hit°. ~„o i e, Mr. James Richard Lloyd, Mr. Francis F. and Mr. Charles Woolley were then re-electe d 3 " tors for the ensuing year. Mr. LLOYD, in returning thanks for being 1 ° e ; elected auditor, testified to the satisfactory In i n e e in which the accounts of the association lead : t he kept, and referred to the gratifying fact t h 3", quarter of a century which the association :ter existed had produced no less than cfacrro of a million of money, which he thought 10.) an exceedingly satisfactory result. (Ch e t the With respect to the lawsuit their loss was °11", wing the fortune of war, but he did not congratu l t j og society that had won—(loud cheers) —in The successfully disputed a policy on such grounds' I to securing the lease of their present premises was T og to be commended. The chairman, in his 0 1 1 hie address, had alluded to the importance c). % . assurance. He would endorse everything t113 '1•001 been said, and further give a melancholy illustrsilei, if'necessary. He would inform the meeting of 3 . 0 , cumstance that took place under his own observa.tlevt As he was leaving the offices of the Pr oOl d ie. Society a man struggled into the doorway, al i ge fore surgical aid - could be procured he died' i was a clerk, taking the money of his emplol7 s o the bank, and he was struck down like ally of t ' io l() g. present might be, without the slightest Wa rn He did not know whether that man was ifs cut or not, but if he was, what a blessed In°l- 0 it must have been for him, if he do ne consciousness, to know that he h ad If not all he could to meet the temporal evi l ' ;ad then, what misery and poverty would a 0 5: 5 11( 1 the terrible account of his death to his family. au big Mr. TOOLE, another of the re-elected ("„, DO corroborated the good account given ',j ,ileo t colleague (Mr. Lloyd) as to the e i s - bceo manner in which the accounts ha u d with kept. He (Mr. Toole) always felt inaPre s° ,,, hiJ l/ ,, the importance of the duty devolving uP t :f e iv when he signed the balance-sheet, and he 'I re' the clerks in the office who were in the habit o . P ote ., paring it were gentlemen of unimpeachab le 1 grity. eti llg Mr. WOOLLEY said he had to thank the n'eAitor. for the fifteenth time in re-electing him an the He had always endeavoured to do his bes t "" 49- 0 1e1 ,4 assurers, and as long as they were pleas ed to 6000 him as one of the examiners of their affairshelr do his duty fearlessly. (Cheers.) 11 16641 Mr. PILCHER said he had to move a reso 40 respecting the remuneration to be given hilt`o auditors. He found it set down at £5O, mc cl there were three gentlemen, and it was acknowle;jj. on all hands that they had done their duty a d, t he rably, he thought the assurers ought to increaP - 1 0 amount to at least £6O, and he therefore s li° o l move that that amount, instead of £5O, be Ares to them. cliog Mr. REYNOLDS had great pleasure in se ejl i biilg the proposition. The best way to ensure a cni . th e being well done was to pay the proper val ue '- services performed. tliP The resolution, as amended, was then Pitt to -° meeting and carried unanimously. da te° The CHAIRMAN said there was one other ar them to perform, and that was to thank the 6 tary and staff for their exertions during the de year. A great deal of th e p ro perty of an ellicof pended upon their ability. (Hear, bear.) th eir were peculiarly fortunate—(hear, hear)- --ilj vo l officers ; and it was exceedingly gratifying A that good feeling existed from beginning t° ill - Mr. PILCHER remarked that it gave b ij o 'l , utmost gratification to second the proposier, 113 Mr. FRY said, though a little out of ercof til hoped he might say a few words in supP° rt 0 If° resolution which he had wished to second. . 1 co lo d frequent occasion to attend at the office, all(0.0tA warmly echo the praise bestowed on the e tiel iti° /1. and staff for their invariable courtesy and an teo With reference to their secretary, he ha d °1 00 much surprised by the manner in which h e e gta ir An o out new paths and byways for th e G ong sion of their business. He did 11 ° t ,„t 11 A himself to merely official duties, "- o'l -KV° I always on the look out for some means of e- oot l ,l the business. Mr. Fry said he feared h e ro pe i to be irregular in adding to the motion a r ive' k a that some more tangible form should be °f dt,, the resolution, but he spoke the V7ish ( " I ij rtiv members that the secretary and all shou lt 1 pate in the general benefit. v•• 01, The resolution was carried unanimou sl, " rec elli • Mr. LINFORD, who was very warns v. ita d : e j returned thanks. He said the vote had all tional value to him and the staff, as being:eose by the Board, simply because they mus t f t be o .g be the best judges of the work done. A t , ec ei` l '; o a receive r* time it certainly added to the pleasure ~,e,,c,Dete, it to find it do warmly endorsed by the: 0, 0 It was a great satisfaction to find that tn e h st ioP o who came to the office went away W it t fill tha t ,„ s e• favourable impression, and he was sur e i , the 'Poo the office did their best that such migh t " ir e by 0 4 (Cheers.) He had been. much Wil e. ' his ''' 0 if this c 0 anecdote mentioned by Mr. Lloyd, an d ha d ° A ot been a life assurance meeting, such as he boa l. ' e t• attended in company with some of ,t l '. e 0 0 30 00 different places, in itead of au annual bus ° 1 0 , . ing, he could tell &ern scores of similarmelele Pre could tell them too, how, in many o6- ' r l4 t(It1