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LIFEBOAT SERV] CES.—D tiring the storms oti the past twenty months the National Lifebsat 1 astitittion, by its life boats and other means, contributed to the swain. of 1,475 persons from different wrecks on our coasts. The Institution also expended .048.000 in the same period on Its lifeboat et tablishments, in addition to granting; £3,530 us rewards. The Committee of the Institution earnestly A i'PEA L to the uublie for ASSISTANCE to enable them to meet the continued heavy demands on the 172 'lifeboat Stations of the Institution. Contributions are received by the London and country bankers ; and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis, Esq., at the Institution, 14, John-street, Adelphi, London. CrII EATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. — Solo Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. CuATTERToN. Unequalled Combination of Attraction. THIS EVENING (Thursday), Nov. 22, at 7 o'clock, her .Majesty's servants will perform Goethe's romantic Play,•in Five Parts, FAUST, adapted from the Poem by Bayle Bernard. Mephistopheles, Mr. Phelps; Faust, Mr. Edmund Phelps ; Valentine, Mr. W. Harrison ; Margaret, Mrs. Hermann Vezin ; Lisa, Poole ; with increased Or chestra and numerous Ch3:is. New and characteristic scenery ,„ L. William Beverley. Previous to the Play the Orchestra will perform Sphor's Overture to "Faust." To-morrow (Friday), Nov. 23, Lord Lytton's Play of Tiff; LADY OF LYONS. Pauline Deschappelles, Miss Helen Faucit ; Claude Melnotte, Mr. Walter Montgomery. On Saturday, Nov. 24, the performances will commence with Goethe's romantic Play of FAUST (see cast above). To conclude with, each evening, Shakspere's Comedy of KATHARINB AND PETRUCHIO. Petruchio, Mr. T. S wiubourne ; Katharine, Miss Isabel Adams. Notwithstanding the unparalleled success which has at tended the production of Goethe's Play of "Faust," Mr. Chatterton begs to call the attention of the public to the fact that it can only be performed for eleven nights more previous to the Christmas Holidays—viz., Tuesday, Thurs day, and Saturday of each week up to December 15— in consequence of the immense preparations necessary for the production of the Grand Christmas Pantomime on Boxing Night, Wednesday, Dec. 26. Doors open at half-past six ; performances commence at seven o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET, Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Buckstone, THIS EVENING, A DANGEROUS FRIEND. Messrs. Chls. Ma hews, Howe, Kendal. Gordon, Weathersby. as ; Mesdames C. Mathews, Moore, Chippendale, Laws, 11111, &c. Followed by ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA. Mr. Chas. Ma.thewv, Mr. Compton, Mr. Rogers, Kr Clark, dm ; Mes dames C. Mathews, Hill, Wright. Colman, Sidney, dec. After which. OUR MARY ANNE. Mr. Rowe, Mr. Clark, Miss C. Hill. Commence at Seven. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Fechter. THIS EVENING, BRUTUS AND CiESAR. II en rade. Miss At a Quarter before 8, the new Drama. in Four Ac►s, THE LONG STRIKE, written by Dion Boucicault. The New Scenery by Mr. 'l'. Greive and assistants. Messrs. S. Emery, 11. Wiliicomb, Fitzpatrick, Dalton, 1). Evans, Anderson, INewbound Stanley. Lomas, Morelind, Andrews, Reynolds, and J. C. Cowper. To conclude with TWEEDLETON'S TAIL COAT. Acting Manager, Mr. H. Barnett. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. - - Box-oflice open daily from Ten till Five. HEATRE ROYAL ADELPII T. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, at 7, VICTORLNE ; or, I'LL SLEEP ON:IT. Miss Neilson (her Sthiappearanee here), and Mn.s Allred Mellon ; Messrs. Billington, Paul Bedford, Ashley, P. Shaw, and Romer. To conclude with HELEN ; or, TAKEN FR.OII THE GREEK. Mrs. A. Mellon, Miss Furtado, Miss Emily Pitt; Messrs. Paul Bedford, It. Phillips, F. A. Shaw, Ashley, Eburne. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager. Mr. Geo. Vining. TENTH APPEARANCE OF MRS. JOHN WOOD. THIS EVENING, a Drama, in 4 Acts, founded on the po pular tale by Charles Dickens , Esq., entitled BARNABY UDGE, adapted to the stage, and expressly for this Theatre, by Messrs. NV atts Phillips and Vining. Characters by Mrs. John Wood, Miss Augusta Thomson, Mrs. Henry Vining, Nire. Chas. Horsman, and Miss Katherine Rodgers; Messrs. S. Calheem, F. Villiers, J. G. Shore, H. Forrester, Charles llorsman, E. Shepherd, IL Mellon, C. H. Fenton, W. R. P.oOins Cnapinan, &c. AC:. Ist, The Mystery; 2d, The Re cognition; 3d, The Riots; 9th, Caught at Last. Entirely new Scenery by Mr. F. Lloyds, and Music by Mr. Charles II all. The Drama produced under the stage direction of Hr. Vining. - - To conclude with a favourite Farce. Commence at Seven. THEATRE ROYAL, ASTLEY'S, 1 Under the Sole Management of Mr. W. H. C. Nation. LAST TWO NIGHTS of the GOLDEN DUSTMAN, whkb must be withdrawn to make way for further novelties THIS EVENING, TFUEDISDAY, Nov. 22, To-morrow and during the week, I'IIE ORIGINAL Dramatic Adapta tion 01 Charles Dickens's latest \Vol k, "Our Mutual Friend," as produced by Mr. W. H. ation at the Sadler's Wells Theatre, June 16, 186 ;, entitled THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN, with Ne v :-cenery and Striking Situations. Messrs Fer nandez, Atkins, W. ti. Stephens; Mesdames F. Uwynne and belly Nisbett. - - • Concluding with Frank Talfourd's sparkling Burlesque o ATALANTA, with cdditional Ithlme to suit the Times b) W. 11. C. Nation Misses Nelly Nlsbett, roily Marshall Louise LaidLiw, and Fanny Howard. To prevent d sappointment seats should be secured in ad. Vance. No charge ior bills or booking. HOLBORN THEATRE ROYAL. ole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Lefton Parry. THIS EVENING, L ‘ItHIEN LOVE LI•;TTEIIS. Mr. Ba'more; Miss C. Saunde:s. After which, Boucicault's drama of FLYING SCUD. Messrs. 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Part the First, from B.C. 55 to A.D. 1066. IL Moses and Son, corner of Minories and Aldgato ' • Now Oxford-street, and Tottenham - court - roa d, L o n don; And Bradford, Yorkshire. Gratis and post free on application. ASPHALTE HOOFING FELT, ONE PENNY per Square Foot. C R OGG O N and C 0., Manufacturers, 63, New Earl-street, I London, E.C. 31, Bread-street, 5 ` , /, George-square, Glaagow; 2, Gorec Piazzas, Liverpool. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE• THIS .air.—Mkmaing, Ih. 22m.—Afternoon, lh. 4.5 m, TL-Moratow.-'Morning, 2h. 10m.—Afternoon, 2h. 30m, %le g Ist -A ' • 4g LONDON, THURSDAY, NOV. 22, 1866 , A grand complimentary dinner was given last evening to the llon. G. F. VERDON, Finance Minis ter of Victoria, on the eve of his departure for the colony. Mr. VERDON has visited this country on a special mission of no common interest. The colony which he represents has always taken a fore most part in the costly and laborious duty of self defence, and the object of Mr. VERDON'S visit proves that Victoria does not intend to relax her efforts. The Government of Victoria has asked the Homo Government to grant them one of the wooden men-of-war now lying in our harbours to be used as a training-ship for the encouragement of a local navy. Also they have requested the Home authorities to contribute the necessary funds in addition to the contingent which they could themselves offer, and the necessary designs and in spection to enable the colony of Victoria to possess an armour-plated ship for the defence of her har bours and its immense commerce. The English Government, we are glad to find, has promptly granted both requests, for they were requests rea sonable in themselves and honourable in the motive which prompted them. As Sir JOHN PAKINGTON observed last night, Mr. VERDON had not come here on the part of his Government. "On the contrary, in the most honourable, straightforward, and manly spirit the Government of the colony of Victo ria had come to the Government of England and said, if not in words, in a spirit which justified the lan guage—We have set an example to the colonies of England ; we have not been sparing of our funds ; we have not been sparing in our loyalty ; we have exerted ourselves in an independent spirit to pro vide for the defence of our colony ; we have spent large sums of money ; we have provided a volun teer force, we are now providing a naval reserve force, and we come to you, the mother country, to ask, not for anything we can do for ourselves, but for that which we cannot do." We are glad to find that the Australian colonies are beginning to form a regular naval force. They have every facility for doing so with the greatest success, and every inducement to produce such a protection for their rich and extended commerce. The spirit of the people, too, is fully in accordance with the attempt, and no doubt Australia will furnish ships and sailors to compete with those of any nation. Already the poet's prophecy is in process of fulfilment, when he anticipated that the then almost unnoticed colony would one day boast-- " Of navies, hoisting their embroidered flags, Where shipless seas now wash untrodden crags." The visit of the Victorian Finance Minister is fur ther noticeable, because it is the first time that any Colonial Government has approached the Home Government with a view to co-operation in a great national work. In this respect, as in some others, Victoria has set a worthy example to other colonies, and we are glad to find that the visit of her delegate to this country has been entirely suc cessful. Sir JonN PAKINGTON and the Eail of CARNARVON, who were both guests at the banquet, represented the Cabinet very ably ; and Sir JOHN PAKINGTON, in his double capacity of Colonial Minister of the Admiralty, entered very warmly into the proceedings, and cordially expressed his hope that the great and loyal colonies of Australia might continue to grow and prosper. Mr. VERDON has filled his office of Finance Minister for three years, no inconsiderable tenure of power by a Minister in the colonies, where the changes in ad ministration are more frequent than with them selves. Sir J. PAKINGTON paid a well-deserved tribute to the great ability and high character of the gentlemen who had visited this country as colo nial representatives. He had found them, he said, to be men well qualified to fill the highest positions in any country. This compliment will be gratify ing to the colonists, and show them that they are not underrated by the statesmen of the mother country ; but, indeed, England and her colonies, like other nations, have arrived of late years at a better mutual understanding. The newly-formed Working Men's Conservative Association was inaugurated last Tuesday evening in St. George's Hall, Bradford. There was a nume rous assemblage, and the proceedings were carried on in a very spirited manner. Mr. W. FERRAND, the president of the association, presided at the en tertainment, and, prior to the commencement of the affair, he read some letters of apology from in fluential parties who could not be present. Among them the most important was one from Lord JonN MANNERS, who said that he would most gladly have attended, but was prevented faom doing so. He added that he was not surprised to find that a Conservative or constitutional feeling should exist in Bradford, because the working men of the West Riding knew that amongst those who de fended the institutions of Church and State were to be found the warmest advocates of the legitimate claims of labour. This was proved by the " long and arduous struggle" that preceded the passing of the Ten Hours' Bill and the bleaching and dyeing Acts. Th e no bl e lord added, that he recalled with . satisfaction and pleasure the part he took in that struggle in the work, and by the side of many notable politicians. It is meet that these important services to the working classes should be remembered, became just now most indefatigable efforts are being made in many directions to set class against class, and to persuade the labourers that all above them in the social scale are their natural enemies and their direct an made an ani ma t e d speech, itnagwohniieshts. Dr.touched Bte he n u N p E on the chief topics o f i nterest connected with th ' n work in hand. After statin g that, in promoting education, the clergy of the iin ad pr ed v d e , a b n es , t to improve t C h h e ur e o o h n o d f itionof England t h h a e d c w lo e n rk e i t n h g e . i .m r " Where is JOHN BRIGHT now ? What did h about the Te n H ours Bill ?—why, everything e he could do to d e f ea t it, and to do his do worst in the House of Commons against the working peopl e ; th e coo l audacity, the brazen effrontery of such a man only showed how much the people required to be enlightened on many points. And Mr. BRIGHT had also opposed the Education Bill in every po-isible way." In proposing the toast of the " Earl of Derby and the House of Lords," Mr. HARRIS very opportunely said that if they looked through the land they would not find anywhere a greater friend to the working men than the noble Premier. When there was a famine in Lancashire he was at his post every week, and he also contributed large sums for the relief i of the distressed " There happened to be in the same county a gentleman, who had already been alluded to, and what did he do for them at that time ? When did they find JOIN BR IGIIT doing anything for the working men ?" However, Mr. FERRAND, in returning thanks for the House of Commons, vindicated that assembly from some of the charges that had been brought against it, and declared, from his fifteen yews' experience . THE SUN, LONDON, THU.RSDA V E V _tNING, NOVENIBER 22, 1866. that there was no assembly in the world " where they would find a greater amount of honesty and patriotism." Mr. FERRAND'S speech was, of course, the speech of the evening, and he commenced by stating that seventy years ago the inhabitants of Bradford elected his grandfather to command the volunteers arrayed against foreign invasion, and that now he was chosen to preside over the deliberating and educated working men who had united together to defend the institutions of the country from "revolutionary demagogues." It is well known that Mr. FERRAND is a man of extreme opinions, but he is always an honest and straightforward politician, and he is never found to say one thing one day and another the next, like some persons who are often found most appa. rently in earnest. Of course Mr. BRIGHT did nol fare very well in such hands; but, allowing for some exaggeration, we may find a good deal of truth in his strictures, and at any rate no one has a right to find fault with criticism on the course of one who is so censorious himself. It is quite true what he said about Mr. BRIGHT'S desire not to let the educated working men receive the franchise in pre- ference to others not so well qualified, because " his power rests entirely amongst the ignorant and dan gerous classes of the community." There is also a good deal worthy of note in what he said about the prevalence of strikes all over the kingdom. More especially, however, do we concur with Mr. FEnRAND's denunciation of the argu ments employed so constantly of the hard ships of the down-trodden millions who do not possess the franchise. Where, as he em phatically observed, is the working man so really free as in England ? " There is no privilege which working men cannot enjoy ; there is no right which any man possesses in this country which that also a working man does not possess ; there is no enforce ment for him to serve in the army and navy ; there is no office in England which is not open to him ; the House of Commons welcomes the working man within its walls, and the House of Lords is reunited from its ranks." In illustra tion of this fact, Mr. FERRAND cited some notable instances. Mr. BROTHERTON, the member for Salford, said, " I myself worked in a factory when I was a boy, and I came here to plead the factory boy's cause." Mr. JOHN FIELDER said, " I am proud to have been a factory operative, and I know the tortures they have endured." Mr. TAS TER, the Harwich weaver-boy, drew down the hearty cheers of the House of Commons for his oratory, and Sir JOHN ELLEY once contradicted Mr. HUNT'S declaration, that there was no instance of a working man having risen from the ranks to be a general, stating that he himself had been a private soldier, and advanced until he became colonel of the regiment in which he had enlisted, and he was then a general in the army, and representative of the borough in which his Sovereign resided. Such instances may be rare, but their existence proves the truth that there is no restriction put upon the energies or the enterprise of the lower orders. As Mr. FERRAND said —" Tell me that the working men of England are down-trodden ! I say that if the Constitution and the Government of England trod down the working men, they would soon tread them under their feet. The glory and the power of England is this, that no man is trodden down within these realms, un less he does it with his own feet." In censuring the very arbitrary course which these intimidants use, who are always magnifying the ills and forgetting the substantial benefits accruing to the working classes, the Chairman said if the work ing men should be deluded enough to resist the Government of this country, there is not a man among those who are giving bad advice that will not be found wanting. When we remember Mr. BRIGHT'S precipitate return from London on the eve of the Hyde Park affair, we may well concur in the accuracy of this prophecy. In com menting upon his career, Mr. FERRAND said that he knew him well, and while he was possessed of great eloquence a " greater political coward never entered the House of Commons ; in all his life he never heard him make a speech which inculcated peace and goodwill amongst men ; but, on the contrary, he set them against each other, and thereby encouraged bloodshed." Mr. FER RAND concluded his eloquent speech by expressing an earnest hope that the people and electors of that county would stand by Lord DERBY, and be found his right arm, and "to give him as great and triumphant a victory as they gave to the late Sir 110 BERT PEEL." The Atlantic Telegraph brings us intelligence that efforts are being made to effect a compromise be tween the PRESIDENT and the Congress. We are not told how this is to be done, what concessions are to be made by either party, or who are the par ties endeavouring to bring the reconciliation about. Probably some arrangement might be come to if the PRESIDENT and his friends would agree to accept the Constitutional Amendment in a modified form —that is to say, with the omission of its most ob noxious clauses. The South might agree to base the representation only upon actual voters, provided that immediate representation were, in that case, guaranteed to her, and the condition disqualifying any one who aided or abetted the war, as a member of Congress or as a Wider of any other public office. Negro suffrage may very well be left out of consi deration, as it is at present too unpopular with the general body of the people to be heartily advocated by the Radicals themselves. If the moderate men on both sides could effect such a compromise, it would uo doubt be for the advantage of all parties, for as matters at present stand there is a prospect of a most stormy session, and men not absolutely carried away by political fana ticism would see that neither foreign nor domes tic affairs are likely to be well or wisely administered. The PRESIDENT has an anxious and responsible posi tion. It is to be hoped he will bring to the discharge dohfiasschrsiesotiniaorendurnuaonuedss tf d ea u mil t ep i d e e s roa i f n ne t e he approaching crisis that late, o but language which in ar whicheo very e he y e p n a e t c r e i s s o t a i r s y m toi supporte a c a e, d a n d enforce ho n e s t h y i s ofundoubted MR. LOWE AND TIIE MAYOR OF CALNE. Th e following appears in a contemporary :---" In an swer to a letter of Mr. Geo. Harris, Mayor of Caine, in the Times of this day, I have to Bay, on Monday, the sth November 1866, a mooting of the Caine Town Council was held, at which wore present Messrs. C. Harris, S. Jefferys, J. D. Bi s hop, W. M. Vizard, T. Harris, H. Waller, W. Webb, J. Rutherford, W. Bleaden, W. V. W. Langley, J. 0. Brink-- worth, and Mr. R. Henly, jun., the then mayor, who pre sided. The question was put by the mayor, ' P rov id ed Mr. Lowe be invited to attend as usual, who will attend the dinner ?' Messrs. Langley, Waller, and Bloadon wore for the dinner (Mr. Jeffreys was absent at the moment), and the remainder were against the dinner if Mr. Lowe came, so that out of ton present to vote, only throe were for it ; and if this was not an ' overwhelming majority,' Ido not know what is. It must be observed that Mr. G. Harris, who was not then mayor, was not even pre sent at this meeting. I leave these facts to speak for themselves. As to the mayor's inviting Mr. Lowe to Caine, or his opinion of his words, I have nothing to say —I am, sir, yours, &c.,—WILLIAM WEBB, C.C.—Caine Nov. 19." ERRATU3I.—In Mr. Bright's speech on Tuesday night, in last column of report, for "more than 1,000,000 have arranged to walk," read "more than 200,000," &c.. and for "Mr. Disraeli proposed to exclude 7,000 or 8,000,'' read "70,000 or 80,000." CORRESPONDENCE FRO PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN COIMESPOnENT.) PARIS, WedneMy Evening. The papers begin to occupy themelves with spe culations in reference to the coning Legislative session, and some return to a repori that there was an idea of abolishing the custom of presenting an answer to the Imperial Speech. Som. are convinced that it is or was seriously in contemplation to dis continue the practice of voting an address at the commencement of the Session. I,m inclined to believe that if such an idea ever exised it has been abandoned, at all events for the preant. It is still doubtful whether the Sesion will com mence at an earlier period than usull. The Presse says that Parliament will not be called together till the beginning of January. In officid quarters the statement is that nothing is yet settld. The affairs of Italy, and the Contention of the 15th of September, still occupy much of the atten tion of the Paris papers. There has been a report that M. de Nieva, the representative of Italy in Paris, had made a verbal communication to M. de Moustier, the Minister of FOreign Affairs, expres sive of some desire for a modificationof the treaty. This report, however, is discredited in well-informed circles. It has been officiously contradicted, and I have not seen anything about it in the Moniteur. In the meantime the Italian papers express satis faction at the mission of Genera Fleury to Florence, and seem to think the result of it will be satisfactory to the Pope and the Kingdom of Italy. A letter from Florence, emanating from a well known writer, states confidently that the Pope has no idea of leaving Rome. A murder attended with odious circumstances has been committed near the town of St. Pons. In the afternoon of yesterday week a man named Francois Bourdel, of 38 years, a farmer's labourer at Mon touliers, had been to the tribunal at that town, where he was the defendant in a case brought against him by his brother, Pierre Bourdel, a young man of 26. When the case was over they had a despe rate quarrel. In a state of great exasperation the elder brother went to the inn where he slept the previous evening, discharged his double barrelled gun and reloaded it with large shot and the heads of some large nails. He then left the inn with his gun, and was heard by a woman whom he met to threaten to shoot his brother. He went across the mountains leading to the village of Coudades, where his brother resided, knowing that he would go home that way. There he stood in a sequestered spot under a tree. When Pierre Bourdel made his appearance the fratricide jumped into the road, and, aiming his gun, said he would shoot him if he did not give an acknowledgment that he owed him a sum of money. On his brother's reiterated refusal Francois Bourdel fired both barrels and the charges entered his heart. The assassin took to flight, but was soon arrested by the Gen darmerie. A man was witness to the murder behind a tree, but though the circumstances thus became known no one dared to attempt to secure the mur derer until the assistance of a largearmed force was obtained, as he inspired terror everywhere, being known as a desperate poacher. Unusual excitement was created at St. Pons by the murder, and a large crowd followed the assassin to prison. Among the products which will be sent to the Great Exhibition will be fat fowl and a peculiar kind of cheese from China and Japan, which the Chinese eat in great quantities. It is made by a peculiar process of an oleaginous pea. A French traveller, M. Champion, recently sent some of these peas to the Zoological Society of Acclimitation, and on being analysed they were found to contain 10 per cent, of oil. This cheese, fried in butter or lard, is said to be of a very agreeable and delicate taste. A work has just appeared which is likely to create interest. It consists of articles and memoirs hitherto unpublished of the Abbe de Lamennais, collated and arranged by his nephew. From a hasty perusal of the contents of this work I select some circumstances which probably have not hitherto been known. The abbe was born at St. Malo in 1782, and was the son of a shipowner at that port. His mother was scrupulously careful in giving him a religious education, but his views upon religion were very peculiar. His eldest brother, however, had great influence over him, and persuaded him to enter the Church, and he was ordained as priest in 1816. This brother, the Abbe Jean Robert de Lamennais, was Grand Vicar at St. Brieuc, and wrote several theological works. As to the Abbe Felicite Robert de Lamennais his works are too well known to re quire recapitulation. The abbe was a member of the Constituent Body, but he did not shine as an orator or as a politician. He was a seven months child, born with a sickly constitution, and suffered pain more or less during all his life from an epigas 'rk disease. He was never like a child, and never played with other children. In his infancy he affected a superiority of mental po wer an d was fond of reading in solitude. The author relates that one day while walking on the ramparts of St. Malo with his nurso he was vialently excited by the aspect of the raging sea, and exc l a i me d t h at He heco w u a l s d penetrate into eight years of age . Theseteinto infinite space and see G o d. " CEuvres Inedites de Lamennais" contain a diary which he wrote while he was in the prison of St. Pelagie, where he was confined on the 4th January, 1841. The first diary is dated the 16th of that month. In most of these entries he complains of the insalubrity and misery of his cell, where the sun did not enter. He also complains of his illness and of the cold (there was much snow at the time) and want of fresh air. He also .denounces the prison dietary, which was " insufficient for what was re quired." Sometimes he speaks of want of sleep. On one occasion he got up, but was so cold that he went to bed again. He had a wish to write, but could not do so. He speaks of having several times experienced a singular sensation. He " had decided to write a small work upon religion, founded upon the principles propounded in the Esquisse d'une Philosophie.' " The last entry is " Saturday, Jan. 16. A year of prison. This is a partial sentence of death, for it is a great cut off from life." The Abbe Lamennais had just finished a translation of Dante, when he was attacked with pleurisy, which made rapid progress, and he died after 43 days of intense suffering. He was buried on the 29th of February, 1854, and his remains were accompanied to the grave by a large concourse of persons. Among them was Beranger, bent with age. At his own request his funeral was that of the poor. When the earth was thrown over his coffin, the digger asked if he should put a cross over his grave. " No," was the reply. His last wish was, " Let nothing be put over my tomb," and his executors carried out his desire to the letter, Monseigneur Pavy, second Bishop of Algiers, recently deceased, was born at Roanne in 1808. Ile was Professor of Theology at Lyons when he was appointed, in 1846, Bishop of Algiers. He was the author of several esteemed theological works. The cold continues. There was ice in the gutters in the streets this morning. The day, however, has been bright and sunshiny. Accounts from the pro vinces speak of ice and snow. The railway administration have extensive powers of punishing infractions of their regulations. They now impose a fine of from 16f. to 3,000 f., and the amount of the fine may be doubled at each. repetition of an offence. A tradesman of Paris has been fined 200 fr. for persisting in smoking. He was coming in a third-class carriage to Paris, and a young lady politely requested him not to smoke, saying that smoking made her very ill. The de fendant told her that if she disliked smoking she should not travel third-class. She replied that she could not afford to travel in a first-class carriage. As the defendant persisted in smoking she gently took his pipe from his mouth and broke it. Upon this he struck her rather a violent blow in the face. She did not press the case of assault, but the charge preferred was merely for smoking. The defendant said that everybody smoked in a third-class carriage. This is the fact. It is not an uncommon thing to see a third of the passengers smoking either pipes or cigars. The President said it was contrary to law to smoke in a railway carriage, and whatever were the number of persons who smoked they were all liable to punishment. He then inflicted a fine of 200 fr. upon the defendant. LA TEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) MEXICO. PARIS, NOV. 22. Official advices received here from Mexico state that the Belgian Legion has failed in its attempt to retake Ixmiquilpan. The French department near Mazatlan had re pulsed an attack made by Corona. A Mexican outpost, instead of supporting the French, had gone over to Corona. General Castelnau arrived at Vera Cruz on the 12th October. He was received by M. Parron, Chief of the Military Cabinet of the Emperor Maximilian, and left on the 13th for the city of Mexico. HUNGARY. PESTU, Nov. 20. Herr von Majlath arrived here yesterday and held a conference with the leaders of the Deak party. The Extreme Left desires a fusion with the Deak party against the Government. THE WEST INDIES. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 22. The steamer West Indian has arrived here. Her dates are Colon, Oct. 27, and Jamaica, Nov. 1. A projected meeting for the purpose of asking the Queen to remove the Chief Magistrate, Mr. Bowerbank, from the Kingston bench, had been prohibited. The bill to Increase the duty on ruin had razzed the Legislative Council. Cholera had broken out at St. Andrew. A fire at Colon had destroyed $70,000 worth of property. The city was in a deplorable state. FRANCE. BOURSE, Nov. 21.—Two o'clock.—The market is fluctuating ; some Securities are firm at an advance, whilst others show weakness with lowsr quotations. There is onlp a moderate business doing. French Threes are at 69f. 50c., with an advance of 7ic. Italian Fives have been more vacillating ; after first going up to 56f., with an advance of 15c., they have now retrograded to 55f. 70c., with a decline of 15c. Credit Mobilier Shares lose 2f. 50c., at 607 f. 50c, ; Spanish Mobilier 3f. 75c., at 322 f. 50c. ; whereas Credit Foncier gain 2f. 50c., at 1,387 f. 50c. ; and Comptoir d'Escompte remain stationary at 890 f. No change in the Railway Market, which is dull. LThree o'clock.—More buoyancy was displayed at the last moment, and Italian have again advanced above 56f. The last quotations are as follows :- 41 per Cents 9B 50 i Bank Shares 3610 Do. end month — Italian Loan 56 10 3 per Cents. 69 50 Do end month 56 121 Do. end month 69 521 Mexican Loan Credit Mobilier ... 606 26 Do. Bonds Do. end month ... 607 50 Spanish Threes Credit Foncier — Home Debt — Do. end month 1385 Deferred RAILWAYS. For Account. Orleans Northern llB2 50 Lyons and Mediterranean 913 75 Southern 585 Western — Eastern — Sardinian 7O Austrian Lombard 412 50 North of Spain — Saragossa 143 75 Ditto to Barcelona — Roman . — DIOCESAN VISITATIONS. Yesterday the following final arrangements were made for the Bishop of London's forthcoming quad rennial visitation, in which, it is greatly to be re gretted his lordship will not, on account of his con tinued ill health, be able to take any personal part. The visitation will commence on Tuesday next, the 27th inst., when the churchwardens of the rural deaneries of Fulham, Kensington, Barnes, and Hammersmith, Bloomsbury, Chelsea, Ealing, and Enfield will appear at 9.30 a.m. before Dr. Twiss, the vicar-general, in the Consistory Court, to make their presentments. At 11.45 there will be morning service with litany in the choir, followed by the holy communion, after which the clergy will exhibit their papers. They will be received, at the special request of the bishop, by the Yen. J. Sinclair, M.A., Arch deacon of Middlesex. On the second day (Nov. 28) the churchwardens and clergy of the rural deaneries of Greenwich, Woolwich, St. George's, Hanover square, Hampton, Harrow, St. Martin's-in-the- Fields, St. Marylebone, and Paddington will attend, and similar forms will be gone through. On the third day (Thursday, Nov. 29), the churchwardens and clergy of the rural deaneries of St. Pancras, Staines, Uxbridge, St. James's, St. John's, and St. Mar- garet's, Westminster, Barking, Hackney, and Isling ton, will attend. There will be the usual forms, and after morning service a sermon will be preached by the Rev. Daniel Moore, M.A., of St. Catherine's College, Cambridge, incumbent of Holy Trinity Church, Paddington. On the fourth day (Monday, Dec. 3), the churchwardens and clergy of the East and West City, St. Sepulchre's, Spitalfields, and Stepney will attend, and will be received by the Ven. W. hale, 'M.A., archdeacon of London. On the fifth day (Tuesday, Dec. 4) those clergy only will be expected to attend who shall have been pre vented appearing on the first day of their citation. No charge will be delivered, but a copy of it will be sent to every clergyman cited. the Bishop of Durham purposes holding his next ordination on Sunday, the 17th of March, 1867. His lordship requires from all candidates for holy orders sufficient previous notice of their intention to offer themselves for ordination. Can didates from the University of Cambridge must produce a certificate of having passed the volun tary theological examination ; those from Oxford, the certificate of having attended the divinity lec tures ; those from Dublin, the divinity testimo nium ; and those from Durham, not being gra duates, the license in theology. All the necessary papers must be sent, six weeks before the day of ordination, to the bishop's secretary, Mr. John B. Lee, 2, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, S.W. The Bishop of Llandaff intends to hold his next general ordination in the cathedral church of Llan daff on Sunday, the 17th of March next. Candi dates are required to send their papers, one month before the day of ordination, to his lord ship's secretaries, Messrs. Burder and Dunning, 27, Parliameut-street, Westminster, S.W., and to give personal notice to the bishop of their title, place of education, age, and usual residence. Graduates of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge will for ward respectively the usual certificates of having attended the divinity lectures, or the certificate of having passed the voluntary theological examination ; those of Trinity College, Dublin, the divinity testi monium ; students of St. David's College, Lampeter, the certificates of the Board of University Exami ners; and those from Durham University, the license in theology. . The Bishop of ltipon intends to hold an ordination on Sunday, March 17 next. His lordship requires from all candidates for deacons' orders three mouths' notice of their intention to offer themselves for ordination, and also a personal interview. Candi dates from the University of Oxford must produce a certificate of having attended the divinity lectures. Candidates from the University of Cambridge must have passed the voluntary theological examination; those from Dublin University must have the divi nity testimonium ; and those from Durham, not being graduates, the license in theology. Candi dates for priests' orders are expected to give at least two months' notice of their intention to t:►e bishop ; and the necessary papers from. all the candidates mutt be forwarded to the bishop's secretary in Lon don, Mr. John B. Lee, 2, Broad Sanctuary, West - minster, S.W., at least one month belqre the day ordination. NAVAL INTELLIGE NCE, In accordance with an order received at Chatham the iron armour-plated ship Northumberland, 26, 6,624 tons, 1,350 nominal horse power, is to be re moved from the Thames Ito Devonport, where she is to be completed in her equipments and brought forward for service. The order also directs the new system for mounting and dismounting heavy guns on board ship, the invention of Mr. D. Grant, connected with the Master Shipwrights' Department at Chatham Dockyard, to be tested on board the Northumberland, and a report of the trials made to the Admiralty. The Admiralty are desirous of hav ing the Northumberland completed by au early date, in order that she may be despatched on an experi mental trial cruise to test her sailing and steaming capabilities, prior to her claSsification, and at the same time to compare the results with those ob tained from the other ships composing the Channel squadron. The nature of the armament the North umberland will mount has not been definitely de cided upon. It is understood to be the wish of the Admiralty that she should be armed with a certain number of the Armstrong 600-pounder guns for her broadside ports. The screw sloop Reindeer, 7, 953 tons, 200 no minal horse power, Commander E. Nares, fitting for sea in Chatham harbour, is complete in her equipment and stores, and, in accordance with a telegraph received at the dockyard, will leav to morrow for the Pacific, on a four years' cruise. On reaching the Nore, she will be detained for a few days to make her official trial of speed at deep draught, and to be swung for the adjustment of her compasses, and will be finally inspected by the Vice-Admiral Commanding-in-Chief. The Rein deer will call in at Portsmouth for her final orders from the Admiralty. The screw corvette Chameleon, 17, 952 tons, 200 horse power, attached to the 3d Division of the Steam Reserve in the Medway, is undergoing some extensive repairs and alterations in dock, at an esti mated outlay of £12,000, in order to bring her for ward for the first-class Steam Reserve, in antici pation of her being commissioned. The screw gunvessel Myrmidon, 4, 695 tons, 200 horse power, lying on the stocks at Chatham dock yard, partially completed, has been surveyed by the officials connected with the Master Shipwright's staff, and an estimate made of the probable expense of completing her. The estimate arrived at by the officials is that her completion will involve an ex penditure of about £25,000, to which must be added the cost of her engines and machinery. The Charybdis, 17, screw corvette, 1,506 tons 400 horse power,which has been undergoing several important alterations and additions inS heerness dock yard, was on Tuesday so far advanced towards com pletion as to be taken for a preliminary run towards the Mouse Light. The trial was satisfactory. After the run she returned to Sheerness harbour, where she will as quickly as possible be made ready for sea. Her Majesty's 4 gun screw steam sloop Nymphe, 1,081 tons burden, and 300* horse power, built at Deptford, will be launched from the public shed, Woolwich, on Saturday next. The first portion of her keel was laid down by Mr. Ladd, the present master shipwright at Woolwich yard, on April 19, 1865, and her construction on the advanced system of Mr. E. J. Reed, the chief constructor to the Royal Navy, has been pushed farward with the ut most despatch. Her principal dimensions are as fol lows :—Length between perpendiculars, 187 ft. ; length of the keel for tonnage, 158 ft. 31in.; breadth extreme, 36ft.; ditto for tonnage, 35ft. 10in.; ditto moulded, 35ft. 2in. ; and depth in hold, 19ft. 4in. The ceremony of christening the Nymphe will be performed by Miss E. Wilmott, niece of the Capt.- Superintendent, A. P. E. Wilmott, C. B. She will be released and is expected to glide down the slip at 3 o'clock p.m., at the high tide. Arrangements have been made to supply the Nymphe with all the mo dern improvements recently sanctioned by the Board of Admiralty. The binnacle lamp, the in vention of Mr. Brown, an officer of the Civil Ser vice in Deptford Dockyard, yesterday underwent an official examination and test by the officials of the yard, preparatory to its being fitted on board. The lamp has superseded all others formerly in use, and is ordered to be adopted in future in all ships of her Majesty's service. A patent for securing the supply has been taken out by Messrs. Nunn and Brown, who have commenced supplying the Megaara, the Niobe, the Industry, and the whole of the ships at Woolwich, as well as the Black Prince, the Prince Consort, the Edgar, the various coastguard cutters, the Great Eastern, &c. One of the lamps is now under construction, by order of the Board of Admi ralty at Chatham, for despatch to the International Exhibition at Paris. The screw steamship Bristol, 31, Capt. L. E. H. Somerset, commissioned in Oct., 1865, for service on the West Coast of Africa, is now undergoing temporary repairs in Keyham steamyard, her offi cers and crew being absent on leave. The ventilators are to be enlarged, and other improvements made prior to her return to the coast. The screw steam sloop Daphne, 4, recently launched at Pembroke, arrived at Plymouth on Monday in charge of Staff Commander Spain, and in tow of the paddlewheel steam frigate Gladiator. The Daphne was next day placed in the basin of Keyham steamyard, where her sails were unbent. She bur dens 1,081 tons, and will be supplied with engines of 300 horse power. _ _ _ The screw steam surveying vessel Sylvia, 5, from Sheerness, which arrived on Monday at Plymouth, was completed with fuel on Tuesday, preparatory to her departure for China. The three ships belonging to the Channel Squadron which arrived last week from Portland in Plymouth Sound, have proceeded into Ilamoaze to complete repairs. The armour-plated screw steamship Caledonia, 30, Capt. the lion. F. A. C. Foley, flag of Admiral Yelverton, and the Achilles, 26, Capt. E. W. Vansittart, went up on Monday. The Lord Clyde, 24, Captain Roderick Dew, C. 8., flag of Admiral Warden, followed on Tuesday morning. The Caledonia is placed at moorings off Devonport Dockyard. The Achilles will go into No. 3 dock at Keyham steamyard, occupied by the Lord Warden, which will vacate ; and the Lord Clyde will occupy N 0.3 dock, in succession to the frigate Zealous,which will be removed. A court-martial assembled on Tuesday morning on board the flagship Royal Adelaide, in Hatnoaze, for the purpose of trying Mr. C. Jackman, assist.- engineer of the first-class on board the paddlewheel steamsloop Buzzard, 6, for breaking his leave. The Court was presided over by Capt. Preedy ; Mr. W. Eastlake, judge-advocate. The prisoner having pleaded guilty, was adjudged to forfeit all his seniority as a first-class engineer, to be mulcted of five days' pay, and to be severely reprimanded. Rear-Admiral the Hon. G. F. Hastings, C. 8., is appointed Commander-in-Chief on the Pacific sta tion, vice Rear-Admiral the Hon. J. Denman, pro moted to Vice-Admiral. The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty :—Capt. C. Curme to the Fisgard, for service in the Euphrates, has been cancelled, and Capt. M. Dunn, of the Megmra, has been appointed in his place; Capt. J. Simpson to the Megaara, vice Dunn ; Lieut. A. Clarkson to the St. George ; Lieut. F. Thompson to the St. Vincent ; J. Blake, assist.-surg., additional, to the Formidable; At' Mul lin, assist.-surg., to the St. George ; C. Willcocks, assist.-paymaster, additional, to the Ocean ; E. Lean, assist.-paymaster, to the Indus ; J. Watson, (b) and I. Fielden, engineers, to the Sylvia. THE REFORM HOLIDAY.—The London composi tors decline to join in the trades' demonstration next mouth in favour of Reform. They say that their society was established for trade purposes only, and they object to its machinery being employed for political objects. HUNTING HouNDs.—The number of staghounds used for hunting purposes has considerably decreased the last few years, and there aro now but four hunting packs, which comprise her Majesty's, Baron Rothschild's, and two others. Fox-hunting has greatly increased, and this sea son there aro 94 packs of dogs entered for hunting, whi c h consist of 24 private packs belonging to the Duke of Beau fort, the Duke of Grafton, Lords Portsmouth, Poltimoro, Yarborough, Middleton, Galway, Leaconfield, and Fitz hardinge, and Mr. Garth's, ece., and 70 subscription packs. There are 23 packs of harriers now running. The Marquis of Hastings has disposed of his pack of harriers, and will hunt a pack of fe2thotur.l4 this winter. .-1 7,. , ...---- - " -r, n .te na HER MAJESTY, &c. WINDSOR CASTLE, 'Wednesday. The Queen, accompanied by her Royal High ness Princess of Wales, walked and drove yesterday; and her Majesty drove out with her royal highness this afternoon. Her Royal Highness Princess Louise walked in the grounds to-day, and Prince Leopold went out also. The Duke of Edinburgh, attended by Major- General F. Seymour and the Hon. Mortimer Sack `•ille West, went out shooting. Lord Crofton had the honour of accompanying his royal highness. Lord Alfred Paget returned to the Castle yes terday. Tc-day is the birthday of her Royal Highness the Crown Princess of Prussia (Princess Royal). His Excellency Count Apponyi, the Austrian Ambassador, left town on Tuesday for Paris, on his way to Hungary, and will be absent about two months. In the interim, Count Kalnoky, who is expected to arrive from Vienna to-day, will act as Chargf d'.Affaites in the ab sence of the Ambassador. The Duke and Duchess of Richmond go to Goodwood, Sussex, whore the coming of the age of their eldest son, the Earl of March, is to be celebrated with the customary rejoicings next week. The Earl and Countess Stanhope and Lady Mary Stanhope have left town to visit the Countess Cowper at Wrest Park, The Countess Cowper is entertaining a large party at Wrest Park, Beds. Viscountess Newry and the Hon. Miss Needham have arrived at Farranco's Hotel froni Brighton. The Countess of Albemarle and the Bishop of Sodor and Man are stayieg at Bournemouth, in B.ants. Mr Sims Roeves has kindly promised to sing in that town the beginning of next year on behalf of the National Sana torium there. LORD LYrroN IN FLANcE.—A letter dated Nov. 21 says .—" On Monday night Lord Lytton, his brother Sir Henry Bulwer, Mr. Pollard-Urquhart, &LP., M. Drouyn de Limps, and M. Prevost-Paradol were at Mrs. Bigelow's reception. The new peer was almost mobbed by American ladies anxious to be introduced to the author of " Pelham.' Lord and Lady Rokeby arrived in Paris a day or two ago on their way to winter in the south of France. Lord and Lady Abinger have arrived in Paris, and intend to go south to pass the winter. Lady Willoughby de Broke has left the Alex andra Hotel, Hyde-park-corner. Lady Clifford and Miss Clifford have left Brown's Hotel. Sir Thomas Dancer and the Misses Dancer have arrived at the Alexandra Hotel, Hyde-park-corner. The Right Hon. Thomas Milner Gibson, M.P.: is not among the members of the late Administration who are recreating in Italy. The Italian papers have made very free with the right hon. gentleman's name, but we are assured that, since his yachting excursion at the end of the Parliamentary session, Mr. Gibson has sought the quietude of Theberton House, Suffolk. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. DEATH OF PROFESSOR SHIRLEY. OXFORD, Nov. 21. We regret to announce the death of the Rev. Dr. Shirley, Canon of Christ Church and Regius Pro fessor of Ecclesiastical History, which took place last night at a few minutes after 10. Dr. Shirley had been seriously unwell during the latter part of the long vacation and the earlier portion of the pre sent Term ; but, appearing to be better, he ven tured on Saturday, the 20th of October, to leave bis house and record his vote on occasion of the contest for a seat in the Hebdomadal Council between Mr. Wayte, of Trinity, and Mr. Liddon of Christ Church. This exertion was followed almost immediately by a relapse, which forced him to take to his bed, and from which be never rallied. An abscess formed in the liver, producing nausea, and rendering the taking of nourishment exceedingly difficult. The vital strength was thus greatly reduced, and, when the abscess finally burst, was insufficient to carry the patient through the crisis. Dr. Shirley was educated at Wadham College, where he was the first Scholar and then Fellow and Tutor. He took the degree of B.A. in 1851, having obtained a First Class in Mathematics at the Michaelmas Examination of that year. In 1856 he was appointed a Master of the Schools, and in 1857 a Mathematical Moderator. In 1862 he was nominated to the office of Select Preacher. In 1864, on the promotion of Dr. Stanley to the Deanery of Westminster, he was appointed by Lord Palmerston to the Regius Professorship of Ecclesiastical History ; an office which he has thus held a little more than two years. Dr. Shirley was the son of the Right Reverend W. A. Shirley, D.D.7 Bishop of Sodor and Man, who died in 1847 shortly after his consecration. He was a good preacher and lecturer, and his loss will be severely felt in the University. In politics he was a moderate Liberal. He took a great interest in all University questions, and was a frequent speaker in Congregation. A large circle of friends and acquaintances mourn his untimely end. He was, we believe, in his 38th year. MR. MILNER GIBSON AND THE REFORM BAX" QuEL—The following letter was received from Mr. Milner Gibson, explaining his absence from the ReforM meeting at Manchester:—" Thoberton, near Saxmuudont Nov. 17, 180 G. Sir,—l regret to say that I shall bo unable to be present at the reform banquet which is appointed to take place in the Free-trade Hall, at Manchester, on th e 20th. I have been suffering from an attack of bronchitis which confined me to my room for 10 days ; and although lam now very much better, it is necessary for me to be very careful, and I am advised that it would not be pru dent for me at this time to undertake the journey to Man" chester, and to attend the banquet. I need scarcely 5 3 1 that my opinions in favour of Parliamentary Reform a re , unchanged. Let us hope that the House of Commons feel called on at an early day to consider favourably n il honest amendment of our representative system, suited to the circumstances of the present day, and which embraces an extension of the franchise and a more equitable distri bution of political power than that Lwhich now e%is t° ' Please make known to the executive committee the yen' son of my inability to attend the banquet, and, wishing, it all success, believe me your faithful servant, (Signed' THOS. MILNER GIBtiON." MR. CRAUFURD, M.P.—Mr. Craufurd, M.P. fo r the Ayr district of burghs, addressed a large ineet ing of his constituents at Ayr on Tuesday night. i l l° hon. gentleman glanced retrospectively at the character and influence of the late Lord Palmerston and his last ad ministration, and, after adverting to the labours of Par lia mont during the last session, proceeded to discuss the question of reform, maintaining that the House of Coin" mons as at present constituted did not fairly represent the interests of labour, whilst it excessively represented those of capital. He doubted whether a Tory Cabinet -would In troduco such a measure of reform as real reformers could accept, and ho anticipated the result of their a ttoraPti n6 such an uncongenial task would be his reappen raa° before his constituents within the next six months toi solicit their suffrages in support of a new and Lib ar3 Government. A vote of thanks for past consisten t se' ; vice and of confidence in his future fulfilment of the trust reposed in him was unanimously passed to Mr. C raw f urd. A STRANGE STORY.—About seven o'clocklast Sun" e day night a policeman saw a crowd of people ill t , Edgware-road, in the midst of whom was a beautiful yotlui: lady, who was apparently in a state of stupor. she had on was of an expensive character, but portions o r it had been torn away—for instance , on lifting uP her it had boon torn away—for instance, on lifting UPfls mantle, the whole of her person from ' her waist till v d . was entirely naked, and her dress undoubtedly indicates that the clothes had been torn away, and that she had be.err. subjected to much ill treatment. She was taken to t . he ' o _ firrnary of the Maryleboue workhouse, where she still r.to mains. She does not speak or answer any question her, consequently her name and address are mil:no va : a of is about 23 years of ago, fresh colour, has a profn:on auburn hair in ringlets, wears a light silk dress, binc l ' mantle, a fashionable bonnet trimmed with mauve lace, an a portion of her linen is marked M. B. Mrs. Douglas, the matron all in What dresi matron of the workhouse, will be happy to answer quiries. 1 `2ZSACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY' EXETEII-lALL.". The 35th season commences on Friday next, filo 23d inst. Beethoven's " Mass in Cr and Mendelssohus " Lobg,t)- sang" being the works selected. Mr. Sinisneeves, Itadanie Lemmens-Sherriugton, Miss Julia Elton, Smith, Mr. C. :14311, and Mr. ThornaF., priucip,a voettlistS. 3.1 - r. Costa Couda,;tiag us usual. the late " ANY PORT IN A STORM."—Thlring flood at Preston about 20 rats, driven by the rising w3tel, from their usual hidingplaces, took refuge in a hive of full bees, in a garden adjoining South Mcadow-lane. Tber° had been no tin tho hive, and for several hours the " happy ` family" principle bad been observed by its occupants. Airs. Sidney "~ Y~~ Tl inst., Calf: A( u ay 1 th e i r Tt Arif ie Retie, at tul ties , ()I 182 N. Ti 77 V, A mail Dri, i , cii N 14114 tI o ' t 11 k v , f 1,.,