The Sun. — London, England, 1866-06-11 00:00:00

DIJ C 4 1. T I oti OF POOR CATHOLIC £4 k.; ,1* CHILDREN IN LONDON. A PUBLIC MEETING will be held at ST. JAMES'S HALL on THURSDAY, the 14th inst., at One o'clock, for the EXTENSION of EDUCATION among the CATHOLIC POOR. The Most Rev. Archbishop MANNING will preside. 0 USES.—Messrs. TOPLIS and ROBERTS have numerous furnished and unfurnished TOWN, 'uourban, sad Country RESIDENCES to LET or SELL. Par.iculars upon application forwarded for two stamps, vpon stating requirements and rental. Offices, 2, Qonduit street, Regent-,greet, and South Kensington, lacing the Museum. SOUTH KEN SIN GTON, HYDE-PARK, Queen's, and Rutland Gates, Queen's-gate an.l Peters ham 'terraces, Queen't-gate, Cornwall, Pi inces and Beaufort :gardens, Elvaston-place. Cromwell-road, Onslow and Thurloe 6quares, Bolt ns, Mes srs TO I'L and RoBEit TS tisve RE 0 ENCES to SE a. I. and LET in L these and surrounding localities. Offices, 2, Conduit-street, Regent-street. and Solnh K. nsing ton, faring- th:. Museum. CRYSTAL PALACE.—GREAT DAY and EVENING WEDDING FETE TO-MORROW (Tuesday); in commemoration of the Wedding of her Royal Highness the Princess Mary This truly popular day with all classes will be duly of Cambridge. Cambridge. prated in unison with the general feeling at the Crystal Palace. Open from Ten till Ten—twelve hours. Amusements of all kinds will fill up the day and evening. 10. 0 Palace open a t Royal Salute of Aerial Maroons on Terrace 1. 0 an d Military Band .. Orc h es tral Band 2. 0 G re at Fountains 4. 0 Balloon Ascent by Mr. Colwell 4.15 Combined Bands—Wedding Music 4.30 Ethardo Chang, Chinese Giant • 7. 0 Popular Revels on Stage, Pantomimic Ballet until Special and most brilliant Illumination of Palace, decorated—Flags, Banners, and Wreaths, up to And everybody and Everything. ONE SHILLING only. Children half-price. NOTE.—Arrangements will ba made for a few good re served seats. Amusements To-morrow. 8. 0 TEETH. —Mr. DAY (for many years principal assistant to Mr. Eskell. surgeon-dentist, of 8, Gros venor-street, W.) may be consulted on all cases ot Dental de tect or deficiency. Ile has made a rrangements for the use of Mr. Eskell's l'atents, by which means exquisitely enamelled ARTIFICIAL TEETH of the utmost durability are constructed (in a few hours when necessary), and are worn upon tender gums or roots of teeth or by nervous persons for any length of time, without pain, unpleasantuess, or discomfort. The iuvention applied to teeth of ordinary or inferior construction. _PAINFUL TEETH OR DISEASED STUMPS EXTRACTED wiruouT PAIN. No chloroform ! and perfectly safe. OSTEO-PLASTIC ENAMEL, the exact co`our of the natural teeth, used iu all cases of stopping. Dicaloured teeth restored, loose teeth fastened, and all operations on the most approved principles. Terms strictly meerate. Consultations free. 291, RECENT -STREET (3 doors from the Polytechnic). THEATRE ROYAL, II AYM ARKET.- Sole Lessee and Mansger, Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, THE BALANCW OF COMFORT . Messrs. Howe, Rogers. Braid, Weathersby, Mesdames Cavendish, Wright, Lovell, &c. Afterwhich,TliE FAVOURITE OF FO ru:•.;E Mesdames : Messrs. So; horn, Buckstone, Chippendale, Rogers, etc. Chippendale, Saville, Moore„Fitzwillla m . 11111, Lincley,&c. Concluding with SHOCKING EVENTS: Mr. Claipi en • dale, Mr. Compton ; Miss Lovell, ,t C. Commence at Seven. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. 'l' ti IS EVENING. A LUCKY HIT. Messrs. J. G. Shore, 11. Mellon. and Miss R. Rodgers. After which, at Eight, LOUIS XL Louis, Mr. Charles Kean ; Martha, Mrs. Charles Kean. Concluding with QUIET LODGINGS. ROYAL LYCEUM TEIEATRE.- Under the sole Management of Mr. Fechter. T HIS EVENING. a new petite Comedy, entitled DOCTOR D A.VEY. Garrick (the Actor), Mr. H. Vezia ; Messrs. Evans, Stanley, &c.: Mrs. Ho sman and Miss Henrade. After which, THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. Mr. Feehter ; Messrs. Jordan, imary, Vezin, Widdicomb, Fitz patrick, liorsman, Evans, Moreland, Ste. ; Miss Lay. nu, Mrs. Ternan, Mrs. Horsman, Miss Hatch, Miss linverncy, and Miss Henrade. To conclude with a farcical sketch. UP TY THE WORLD. Mr. H. Widdicombe; Messrs. Evans, PitzpAtrick, 4tc. ; Miss Horsman, Mrs. C. Horsman. Box Office open daily from Eleven till Five. NEW THEATRE-ROYAL ADELPHI Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, at 7 precisely (32d time), a new Prame- Comedy, In Four Acts, entitled THE FAS r FAMILY : Messrs. Billington, J. L. Toole, Paul Bedford, R Phillips, Ashley, Eburne ; Mrs. Allred Mellon (Miss Woolgar), Miss H. Simms, Miss Furtado, Miss Smith (her 32d appearance), Miss Seaman, Miss Godsall, and Mrs H, Lewis. After which (first time), an Andalusian Ballet Diver isse men called LA. FLOR Dh; S r;VILLA, by the celebrated Spanish Dancers, El Senora Campubi, El Senor Allem any, and La Senorita Elvira, from the Teatro Real, Madrid. To corclude with CRYING JENNY A \ D LAUGHING JOHNIsY. Messrs. J. L. Toole, W. 11. Eburne ; Mrs. A. Mellon and Miss Furtado. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Sirs. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, at Seven o'clnek, A LEXINA ; or, True unto Delth. Messrs. Pareelle, Thorne, Price ; Misses Swan borough and Simpson. Alter which will be produce 1 a grand Easter Burlesque, PARIS; or, Vive Lempiere : nes. rs. Stoyle, lhorne,Jame►, Fenton : Mesdames A. Swanborougb, itaynham, Simpson. Johnstone, Ranoe, and Holt. To conclude with JACK'S DELIGH r. ).O ADLER'S WELLS THEATRE.— Under the Management of Mr. W. H. C. Nation. Enthusiastic Success and Last Five Nights of THE POOR STROLLERS. THIS EVENING (Monday', 7th, Bth 9th, 10th, 11th, and 120 Nights of W. Brough's brilliant Burlesque of PAPIL LONETTA. Misses L. Witimore, Ada Harland, F. Gwynne, Hudspeth ; Mr. Belmore. Preceded each evening with Watts Phillips' powerful Adtlphi Drama of THE POO R. STROLLERS. Messrs. 'T. Swinbourae, Belmore, Barrett, M'lntyre, L. Warner, and Miss Ada Dyas. On SA VURDAS NEXT, June 16 (first iime), a dramatic adaptation of Charles Dickens. Eig.'s latest work " Our Mutual Friend," entitled THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN. New scenery and powerful sltwitions. Commence at Seven. Acting Manager, Mr. NYE CIE ART. THE "SUN" NEWSPAPER. — G. It. GLENIE, Sporting Library, 4, Connaught terrace, Edgware-road, is ape:tally appointed ADEN C to deliver the LACE EDITION of •rnE SUN" at the earliest po , slhle moment after leaving the I ress. lle Is able to deliver copies in Town, the Suburbs, and in many parts of the Country at a comparatively early hour the same evening, say 4J miles by 9 o'clock. THE "SUN" NEWSPAPER. - G. R. GLENIE delivers the LATE EDITION a Chelsea, 7.10; Kilbu.n, 8; Starch-green, 8; Woolwich, 7.30 Uxbridge, 9.20; Walfoid, 8.45. THE LATEST EDITION of " THE SUN." J. 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Although war has not yet been declared, it may now be momentarily expected; and, in point of fact, we hardly see how it can be avoided after what has taken pl ace i n H olste i n respec ti ng the advance of Prussian troops. Count MENSDORFF has sent a Note to Count KAROLTI, protesting against the entry of the troops into Holstein, and declaring the step to be a violation of the Gastein Convention, which treaty should have been considered valid until a definitive settlement of the Duchy question had been ma d e . The most significant part of the Note is that Austria throws the responsibility of th e consequences of this affai r upon Prussia, and reserves to herself liberty of action for ti:e future. It is the next thing to a declaration of war on both sides that the two consenti,p, pasties to the Gastein Convention should have each . c h declared that the other has violated its conditions, for this oft-gnoted Convention was the tie that bound them together most completely, and of course the charge of being the first to reverse the decision is the greatest reproach that can be made under the circumstances. The Government of Vienna' have now received information to the effect that the Prussian troops have occupied many places and are about to occupy more. General von GABLENZ has declinel the invitation of General von Ar —ANTEUFFEL to resume the common Government of the Duchies. Of course the Vienna Government is too sharp witted not to perceive the insidious motive of this proposal, for it is merely a strategy to gain time until the Prussians had secured a firm footing to themselves in the Duchy of Holstein. The greatest excitement now prevails as to the opening o f the Holstein Estates, which event wil l p robably be the turning point to decide the momentous question of peace or war. The Prussians will not permit these Estates to meet in any part of Holstein, and General von A.IANTEUFFEL will take necessary steps to further this order. Of course doubt prevails as to whether Austria will oppose the measures taken by Prussia, or remain still longer in abeyance. It is not probable that the Austrians will consent to look on while the Prussians lord it over the Duchies after this fashion. No one can believe that such a thing as the proclamation re cently issued by General von MANTEUFFEL can be permitted to stand. In this he orders the dissolu tion of all political societies, and suspends the pub lication of all political newspapers until legal autho risation can be granted to them. The General also announces the dissolution of the Holstein Govern ment, which the Austrian authorities had appointed. The King of PRUSSIA, it is intimated in conclusion, intends to convoke the Estates of Schleswig and Holstein, in order to carry out the principle of unity of both Duchies. This is, certainly, taking tile :aw into his own hands with a vengeance. and it is in point of fact a direct provocation to the Austrians to declare war. Very likely they may be driven to this in self defence; but if they are really the ones to give the signal, the Prussians will be the virtual aggressors, and the nations of Europe will admit this to be the fact. When Prussia goes so far as to appoint a Chief President for a new Government of the two Duchies it is high time to be prepared for any con tingencies that may arise. It is curious to notice the dilemma in which the King of PRUSSIA is placed in consequence of the policy of his Government being adverse to the popular opinion of the country. So many addresses in favour of peace have been forwarded to His MAJESTY, and are still being forwarded, that he has deputed the Minister of the Interior to reply to them in general terms. The Minister accordingly gets out of his difficulty as best he can, and states that the KING " reluctantly perceives in these ad dresses an absence of the devotion which charac terised the Breslau address," but he repeats the assurances which he then gave as a fitting answer to all their addresses--the KING it is declared ex pects in view of growing dangers, the " uncondi tional devotion of his people." This is cool assur ance, but perhaps not more than might be expected from the self-crowned KING. What right has he or any of his Ministers to expect the devotion of a people to sustain them in difficulties that have been occasioned by the most wanton acts of spoliation and aggression. The " growing dangers" emphatically alluded to are nothing but the natural conse quences of the fatal policy pursued by Prussia in spite of all warnings and in defiance of all advice. No wonder that the people of Prussia should have at last found a tongue, and made known their un willingness to engage in a war which will be costly, and perhaps ruinous, for no earthly end that they ' can see but the gratification of Count BIS3IARCK'S whims. We are glad to see that they have sense and spirit to discern the pitfalls before them, and to protest against the unwarrantable course of their rulers. The Breslau address was an unusual ex pression of loyalty, such as we are not likely to meet with again in a hurry in the same direction. Now that the chances of hostilities arc so imminent it is not at all likely that the people will allow themselves any longer to act a part, and condone offences which so greatly militate against their interests. It is an unfortunate beginning to an arduous struggle that the people should thus show themselves so unwilling for any war to take place at all ; and it is the more ominous, because the Emperor of AUSTRIA has been supported with the greatest unanimity, and continues to receive fresh proofs of zeal and devotion, so that the two Powers will not engage in warfare upon equal .erms. It is not yet quite Out of the question that an arrangement of an amicable nature may be come to, but the chances are so much against it that it seems almost useless to think of it or to speculate upon how or where the difficulties will be adjusted. In all probability we shall soon receive intelligence of war having actually broken out, and, if so, Prussia and. her friends will have cause to rue the day. France, now so tranquil, will not long remain an inactive spectator of the struggle ; and of one thing we are certain, the people of this country will regard with indifference the spoliation of the Prussian terri tories, for that Power has shown itself so reckless of consequences, and so indifferent to the claims of justice, that it has forfeited the respect and regard once entertained towards it. Honour and honesty have been banished from the high places at Berlin, and any mischances that the events of war may bring will be looked upon in the light of a retribution rather than considered to assume the shape of a misfortune. Annual festivals are generally somewhat tedious things. They are very similar in feature—the speakers, however gifted in their several spheres, are forced to keep to the matter in hand, and the matter in hand is only interesting to those con nected with the institution. The loyal and national toasts are routine work, into which it is very diffi cult to infuse either spirit or originality ; and every one knows that speaking or writing to order is at at least a -troublesome business. Sometimes, however, we have to celebrate the anniver sary of some association or establishment which belongs rather to the whole public than to any particular body of philanthropists, and whose interest is sufficiently general in its character to commend itself to all who think, read, and feel. Such may fairly be claimed to be the attribute of the Newspaper Press Fund, for those whom he designs to benefit are truly public servants, and the results of their labours are felt and seen around us ev ery day. The most distinguished statesman re lies upon the assiduous industry of the reporter for the faithful exposition of his policy; the foremost orator cannot disregard the profession which en larges his audience from a limited assemblage to the whole intelligence of the country. On the other hand, the humblest and most obscure indi vidual feels a security for h e is n r w ig h h i t e s h a h n e d ke li e b w er s ti hees of his wrongs if im.natyhedeexpisentedncfeoorf tthhee Press, exposure o i n p s p idi r e o s u s e s d e , n c o r r o afco i n dependent e r un opposition tilla t etloy thethe literaryprofession temestof he wastsuee whoppose ivdltoe by thesharet exercise ef e a r il e i is ng e of their heads rather than their hands, whose em ployment depends on the continuous exertion of thought or judgment, or taste or imagination. Authors, artists, and actors make their money rapidly and au w ith aseti seeming ease, but the exer coifseitsoelff exhau sti ng. f a culties by which they make it is ease and quickness compa rative sita d te o s n r e es w t i e th venm than longer an d calmer application. He re who works against time must " put up the steam," and though the goal is reached sooner, the expendi ture is greater than power in a quiet and dilatory journey. Those who pursue these profeszions for their livelihood are very apt, therefore, to deceive THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 11, 1866. themselves and to deceive others. Because their work is less monotonous and incessant than that of most other callings, they too often forget that their income is more precarious, and that nature not unfrequently avenges the neglect of her warnings by paralysing the cunning hand or dulling the active brain. So many painful instances are on record of men who have done their generation good service breaking down unexpectedly in the prime of their days when they thought to have many years of laborious work before them, that all must feel and acknowledge the truth of Lord GRANVILLE'S observation, that there is special need for members of the Press to remember the duties of foresight and prudence. The Institution, whose annual gather ing was held last evening under the kindly presidency of Earl GRANVILLE, was designed to meet the evils which every intelligent and thoughtful man was prompt to recognise. It had been in existence for many years previously to its thorough reorganisation some two years since, but it has since then been placed on a better and more substantial footing. The Press of this country has no need to make its asso ciations dependent on charity ; its members are sufficiently numerous and independent to provide for themselves ; at the same time, since the contributions of the richer and more fortunate brethren of the few may well be asked on behalf of the poor members of the professsion, there is no ground for churlishly refusing any subscriptions or donations which may be offered by the general public, in kindly recognition of the services rendered by the free and independent Press of this country. The objection raised in some quarters to the public character of this fund—that it would transfer the independence of the Press—more especially so far as reports were concerned, is simply ridiculous. If the English Press had been conducted on such prin ciples as that it would never have attained its present influential and important position. Most certainly it need not have been at the trouble of organising a public fund as a means of receiving bribes or extorting assistance. Lord GRANVILLE, in his usual courtly, kindly manner touched upon this objection merely to dispose of it, and set forward the claims of the society on the support of its members in the strongest possible light. The number of contri butions had, he said, increased, although the number of members was not yet fully proportionate to the numbers of the profession in town and county. Increasing subscriptions, he pointed out to his hearers, would not only add to the fund for indi gent brethren, but they would enable them to support what Mr. DICKENS justly called the soundest part of the scheme—the system of annuities. His lordship's excellent address was received with warm applause, and he was preceded and followed by noble lords and honourable gentle men belonging to all parties and professions, giving testimony to the high manner in which the free Press of this country is held, and showing how ready and kindly is the sympathy felt for those who labour in the interests of the public. dard, was Friday last. There is the same notion in France about St. Medard as there ia in England relative to St. Swithin in July, that if should rain on the Bth June there will be rain for 40 successive days afterwards. Last year there was on St. Me dard, but the proverb was not verified, for there was very fine dry weather soon after St. Medard. This year not a drop of rain fell. It was a most scorching day without a cloud, the hottest we have had, with the thermometer at 106 Fahrenheit in the sun and about 90 in the shade. The following day (Saturday) was equally fine but slightly cooler. Great fears were entertained three weeks ago for the corn and grapes, as the weather was peculiarly adverse, and there were sharp frosts every night. The grapes have quite recovered, and within a radius of 20 miles of Paris the wheat crops are splendid. They promise an early and abundant harvest. To the south of Paris the wheat is particularly fine, and nearly in full ear. In some places it is unusually high, for I believe wheat does not often reach two yards. Yon may walk through many fields in the vicinity of Sevres where the wheat is higher than yourself. As to fruit, apricots, which were exceedingly plentiful last year, will this year be very scarce ; so will peaches, but other plums will be abundant. Cherries are exceedingly plentiful. The branches of the cherrytrees are literally weighed down with them, and they are td be had almost for nothing. Pears are prolific and good, but not cheap yet. The ave rage price of those of good quality is Is. per peck. The quantity both of apples and pears will be im mense. Fish, which is usually dear in Paris, has been cheaper this season. Salmon, however, can seldom be obtained under ss. the pound. Mackerel have been 20 per cent. cheaper than last year. At the ordinary meeting of the Imperial Railway Carriage Company of Paris the accounts presented show that the receipts for the year 1865 amounted to 58,244,210 f. The gross receipts after deducting the salaries of the coachmen amounted to upwards of 17 millions. The number, of horses employed on the 31st of Decembdr was 11,078 and the num ber of carriages 4,565 ; each producing an average revenue of 1007 f. The amount paid for forage was upward of 27,000,000 f. These carriages performed 1,098,564 journeys during the year. It was stated that the new regulations will be very advantageous to the company. The strike of the coachmen last year subjected the company to much loss. The magnificent vase of Amathonte has left Havre for Paris. It will come up the Seine, and is daily expeeted at the port of the Louvre. A Paris paper translates from a German journal the following account of Prussian Silesia. Prus ian Silesia, of which so much is said at the present time, is a province the population of which amounts to 3,500,000 inhabitants. Besides its capital of Breslau it contains a great number of populous towns and many fortresses of great strategical im portance. The population is half Sclavonian, half German. There are about the same number of Catholics as Protestants. The number of Jews and of different Christian sects is estimated at 50,000. Silesia was by turns a portion of the kingdoms of Poland and Bohemia. It then passed under the dominion of the house of Austria, from whom Frederic the Great wrested it in 1745. This conquest was facilitated by the sympathies of the Protestant Silesians, who had great reason to com plain of the intolerance of Austria. The Sclava population of Silesia are, for the most part, Poles. They are occupied in agriculture, whilst the Ger mans in general employ themselves in industrial arts. The report of a service of steam carriages on public roads assumes consistency. It is said that a plan is in course of organisat;on to run steam carriages from the Madeleine to the Bastille, a dis tance of about three miles. A man has just murdered his wife at Nogent Sur Marne by severing her head from the body with a chopper. He took flight after the crime, but left a note on the table stating that he meant to deliver himself up to the police. The heat has been tremendous to-day, with a heavy and oppressive atmosphere. Lord and Lady Cowley have left Paris for Lon don, in order to be present at the marriage of the Princess Mary of Cambridge with Prince Teck. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) THE WAR CRISIS. ARRIVAL OF GARIBALDI. GENOA, June 11. Garibaldi arrived here last night from Caprera, and will set out at 5 p.m. to-day direct for Como. FLORENCE, June 11. The Opinione states positively that nothing has yet been decided relative to the modification of the Ministry in the event of War. Yesterday the Mexican Minister presented to the King a letter from the Emperor Maximilian con ferring the Grand Cross of the Mexican Eagle upon Prince Humbert. THE OVERLAND MAILS. THE BOMBAY MAIL. ALEXANDRIA, June 10. The Massilia left at 6 30 p.m to-day. She may be expected at Marseilles on the 16th or 17th inst. OUTWARD CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS. GIBRALTAR, June 10. The Ripon, from Southampton, 4th inst., arrived at midnight yesterday, and left at 3 a.m. to-day for Alexandria, all well. She had experienced head winds. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN rCAORRIRS,ESsPuOnNdDaEy Ev ening. ening . The Moniteur is deficient of actual information in regard to the war, except that derived from the telegraphic despatches. The Constitutionnel, how ever, has a semi-official article, in which, after reviewing the position of affairs, it states that France will preserve strict neutrality, unless forced to inter fere by circumstances. This assertion of course leaves a large margin for future action on the part of France. The Emperor is a man of impulse, and such " circumstances" may arise at any moment. An Austrian paper received in Paris, the Neues Frenzdenblatt, says that war may yet be prevented. All that is required is for France to declare to Prussia and Italy that she will remain neuter even in the presence of Russian intervention in favour of Austria. I might cite other puerilities of the German Press. The proposed curtailment of the Luxemburg Gardens excites some opposition, and various peti tions against it have been presented to the Senate. These petitions will be referred to the Ministers of State, and there seems a probability that the proposed curtailment may be abandoned. M. de Boissey spoke strongly against the proposal, and expressed the idea that the curtailment of the Lux emburg was only a step towards the curtailment of the gardens of the Tuileries. The subject is con sidered so important that a solemn official inquiry is about to take place. A letter from Florence, dated June 5, says : " War is now inevitable. It is said that at the ex piration of three or four days we shall hear cannon on the Elbe and on the Po. Do not forget, how ever, that we have 30,000 volunteers to organise, equip, and arm. The arsenals can furnish equip ments for a million of men, but uniforms are wanted. It is not impossible that the present state of uncer tainty may be prolonged for a few days, unless Austria should take the offensive, which is not im possible, at least in Germany. The King returns in great haste to Florence, and on his arrival im portant measures will be adopted ; the first of which will be a forced loan of 750 millions. The credit of the State is much shaken abroad." The French Government has received despatches from Mexico to the 10th May, and from Vera Cruz to the 13th. Nothing of political or military im portance had occurred since the last accounts. The Emperor Maximilian, wishing himself to promote the economy recently suggested under the new financial system, had considerably reduced the ex penses of the Imperial establishment, and thus they had been brought within the limit of 500,000 piastres. The movements of General Lozada, in the Linoloa, had been suspended, the prompt paci fication of that promise being anticipated. The position of affairs in the Tamanlipas had been much improved, the capture of Ciudad-Victoria, by Col. du Pin, being considered as the guarantee of tran quillity by the natives. Curious devices are now adopted by some of the Paris papers to attract subscribers. The Nouvel Illustre, a halfpenny illustrated paper, sends the journal in a band on which the name and address of the subscriber is tastefully printed on beautiful paper, so that the band may serve as a visiting card. The Paris papers are not supplied through the medium of newsmen as in London, but are sent direct from the office. It may not be known that these printed envelopes form a serious item in the general expenses of a newspaper. A paper which has 50,000 subscribers pays for these envelopes rather more than £BOO a year, or, upon the average, say 2s. on account of the name and address of each subscriber. It is now the rage with Paris papers to offer prizes of all sorts to subscribers for six months and upwards. These prizes cptaboorrenotesigsf offers cu is lpee t of books, maps, and miscellaneous fancy articles. The system bids fair to w s psm s l i o ; u l l fttt b a hod e n enr d i m e:s made to uh t c o eth l r o t yap h n t, esogr,sohes osaaps ah,pes probability eorbraopsttpca rsrrio,certain provisions baaitcinesedui:ooapnnrni perhaps, s s atrti ht yoe t ya h anepca a loshyr t : r month. It may not be very to supply food for the body as well as for the mind at the same time So capacious is the imagination of Frenchmen of business that this idea, fanciful, perhaps, for the moment, will only, I think, become an accomplished fact. According to the private correspondence of the Moniteur, the Austrian troops in the Duchy of 2,400 infan , Holstein, commatnrdyedlbsy B 0 horse, Baron G r s o e, an a d b ln o e ne z com priseobnlatyteryof the command of General 111, be added 13 , 000 men a rtillery. The Prussian arm y n nte u S ff c e h l 1 , e s a w m i g o u, undern t s t o 19,000 men, to which are to cantoned in the Duchy Lauenbourg. I.he fete day of the French St. *within, St. Me- Miss Russell's Concert. The friends of this lady may be congratulated on the large and fashionable audience that assembled within the walls of the Canterbury Hall on the occa sion of her concert, which took place on Friday even ing. The programme was one of the very highest order, and contained the names of several artistes of distinction, who had volunteered their, services in behalf of this popular favourite. The " Piece de Resistance" was a selection from Verdi's opera of " La Traviata," in which Miss Russell undertook the role of Violetta, and the ap pearance of this lady was the signal for a perfect ovation, which lasted for some minutes, and which she gracefully acknowledged. When she was allowed to proceed her fine voice and brilliant exe cution were never heard to better advantage. She was ably supported by Signor Spanioli and Signor Tivoli. It was nearly one o'clock before the pro gramme could be completed, and then every one departed enraptured with the entertainment which had been provided by the fair " bienfaitrice." The Franchise Bill. Notice has been given of the following amend inents to this bill : Mr. Walpole—Page 3, clause 5, at the end, add " Provided always, That no such occupier shall be so registered in any year unless he shall have been rated in his own name in respect of the premises to all rates for the relief of the poor made during the time of such his occupation so required as aforesaid, nor unless he shall have paid, on or before the 20th day of July in each year, all the poor rates and assessed taxes which shall have become payable from him in respect of such premises previously to the sth day of January then next preceding." Sir H. Bruce—ln the event of clause 5 passing, to move " That, as the lowering of the franchise will then have been affirmed and the amount defined, it is inexpedient, considering the period of the year, and the importance of the other portions of that bill and the Redistribution of Seats Bill, to proceed fur ther during this session with either bill." Mr. Buxton—After clause 14, insert the following clause : 4‘ All persons in the employ of Government who have been disabled from voting at the election of members to serve in the Parliament of the United Kingdom by reason of any Act or Acts in that be half hitherto in force, and by section (A) of this Act repealed shall, from and after the passing of this Act, and subject to the provisions thereof, be en titled to the exercise of the franchise." Mr. Weaber, an optician, of Oxford-street, has invented a clever little instrument which will prove of groat value to all who wear spectacles. All good spec tacles aro now made of pebbles, which do not scratch like glass, and are more free from flaws, but all pebbles are not good ones. This little instrument, which we have tested, though without understanding it, makes the quality of the pebbles at once apparent to the eye. If the lens placed in it is glass the spectator cannot see through it at all, if a good pebble he can as through an even piece of topaz, but if bad his eye is distracted by all the colours of the prism. The multitude of little angles in a bad lens worry and strain the eye, as anybody can see who will look patiently for a minute through an ordinary window pane, usually the very worst piece of glass it is possible to make. LORD GAINSBOROUGII.--It is with much regret that we have to announce the death of the Earl of Gains borough, who expired early yesterday morning. His lord ship was attacked with bronchitis three mouths ago, and, notwithstanding his advanced age, he partially recovered, when a relapse, the consequence of a cold, superinduced an attack of inflammation of the lungs, which proved fatal. The physicians who attended his lordship wore Dr. Wat son, Dr. Roberts, Dr. Prothero Smith, and Dr. Gull. ELECTION EXPENSES.—The expenses incurred at the recent contest forTewkesbury have just been published. Sir E. A. H. Lechmere, the successful candidate, expended £534 1.65. Bd., besides the modest sum of £3 3s. for "per sonal expenses." Professional agents took no less than £231, although there was but a brief interval between the resignation of Mr. Dowdeswell and the election. Convey ance of voters cost £26 6s. The expenses of the unsuc cessful candidate, Mr. 3 lartin, were £548 Bs. 2d., besides £2O for personal expenses, £286 2s. being paid to profes sional ationto. FRANCE. The Arago, which three days ago left Havre for New York with a full complement of passengers and goods, is one of the United States mail steamers, and not belonging to the Transatlantic Company. The Marchioness de Chasseloup-Laubat, wife of the Minister of Marine, has been safely confined of eson. Count d'Aquila has addressed a letter to the journals to contradict the assertion of his early departure from Paris for Rome, given by the Liberte. A Stockholm letter in the Nourelliste of Rouen says :—" The administration of the omnibuses of Gothenburg, after having provided each of its vehicles with a vessel of fresh water and glasses for the passengers to quench their thirst, has just ex tended its courtesy, and provides each traveller with one of the journals which has appeared the same day." The official returns from Nantes gives the follow ing figures for the 7th :-14 new cases of cholera, and one death. In addition, three persons under treatment at the hospital have succumbed. There are at present only 18 cases. The Phare de la Loire announces that the turnus in porcelain and pottery at Orleans have just struck, and that all work in these trades is at a standstill. It is rumoured that the Emperor has ccnferred the title of Count on M. Mallet, Senator, Inspector of Ponts-et-Chaussees, who represented the Suez Canal Company in the regulation of the boundaries between that corporation and the Government of Egypt under the decision by arbitration pronounced by his Majesty. The Italian Minister of Marine, Gen. Anzioletti, has joined the army as head of a division of cavalry. In his absence the business of his department will be conducted by a Director-General. Letters from Rome state that the Pope has re solved to raise Mgr. Lucien Bonaparte, aged 38, son of Prince de Canino, to the dignity of Cardinal. Mgr. Dupanloup, Bishop of Orleans, is spoken of for a similar promotion. The Empress Charlotte of Mexico, daughter of Leopold I. of Belgium, completed her 26th year yesterday. The bulletin of the Paris Observatory gives the .following as the atmospheric situation yesterday : " The baromter is rising and the sky is generally fine over all Europe. The wind is moderate between N. and E. everywhere, and fresh from the N.E. at St. Petersburg. The mercury marks 770 m.m. at Lyons and Paris, and 765 m.m. on the west coast of Norway, England, and Spain ; also, in the Baltic and on Finland. The sea round all the European coasts is calm." At Paris yesterday the weather was magnificent, but very warm. At three in the afternoon the thermometer marked 36.7 Centigrade (80 Fahrenheit). The body of a young woman, named Lhotellier, farm servant at Ploumagear (Cotes -du-Nord), was found three days back in a ditch in the neighbouring wood of Malaunay, and bearing marks that her death had been caused by strangulation. Her master, named Simon, on being questioned, declared thatithe deceased had hanged herself in a loft, and, in order that she should not b 3 deprived of Christian burial he had cut her down and carried her into the wood, so as to make it be supposed that she had been murdered. That explanation not being deemed satisfactory, the man with his brother and father, who reside togther, have been arrested. Simon is believed to be the author of the crime, the object of which was to ob tain possession of a sum of money Lhotellier had recently drawn from a savings bank. Another account is that the master had been on terms of intimacy with his servant and had murdered her to conceal the consequences of their relations. A Naples letter says :—The brigands have been very active of late. Cipriani's band carried away to Montalto a rich proprietor of Terracina, Signor Risoldi, with his son and servant. Signor Risoldi and the servant were afterwards set at liberty, on heavy ransom, and the son was detained as hostage for its payment. The occurrence becoming known, the gendarmes of Terracing, headed by the Briga dier Costanti, and reinforced by many volunteers, started in pursuit of the brigands, who were over taken at Monte Carnano ; and a sharp combat en sued. Young _Risoldi contrived to escape during the flight, and the brigands were defeated and pursued some distance. The Osservatore Romano affirms that since the edict of Pericoli, published in December, 1860, the military commission at Frosi none has had before it 130 prosecutions for brigan dage, affecting 276 prisoners. Of these 162 have stood their trial, and some have been condemned to death. One has been already executed ; others have been condemned to hard labour for life, and others to the various penalties prescribed by the edict." The Cologne Gazette of the 6th says :—" During the last few days several waggons of the Rhenish Railway have arrived here, loaded with silver ingots, which have been deposited in the Royal Bank of this city. To-day an express train arrived also, carrying a quantity of silver in bars, declared, like the rest, to be specie. These consignments have always been accompanied by English agents." BOURSE, June 9.—Two o'Clock.—The market is dull, but the principal speculative securities, not withstanding, obtain higher quotations. Threes, for the Account, are at 63f. 5c., an advance of 15c Italian Fives show a similar improvement, at 36f The advance on Credit Mobilier Shares is 3f. 75c. and on Credit Foncier 2f. 50c.—to 1,092 f. 50c. There is no noticeable feature in the Railway De partment. Discounts to-day arc somewhat less ex tensive ; the list comprises 391,500 f. French Threes, 87,510 Italian Fives, 1,650 Credit Mobilier Shares, 375 Credit Foncier, GOO Comptoir d'Escompte 1,000 Saragossa, &c. English Consols are tele graphed with an advance of Three o'clock.—The market has closed as fol lows : II per Cents Do. end month — 3 per Cents. — Do. end month 63 10 Credit Mobilier Do. end month Credit Fowler — Do. end month 1097 50 HAIL' Bank Shares — Italian Loan 36 40 Do. and month Mexican Loan Do. Bonds Spanish Threes Ilome Debt Deferred 'NYS. For Account. Orleans 785 Northern 1055 Lyons and Mediterranean.... • 755 Southern Western 515 Eastern ..... 487 50 Sardinian Austrian Lombard 275 North of Spain ...... 100 Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona — Roman DO • The Education of the Poor Roman Catholic Children of London. PASTORAL FROM THE REV. DR. MANNING. Yesterday an elaborate Pastoral from the most Rev. Dr. Manning, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster, was-read in all the churches and chapels within the arch diocese, in which, after an eloquent explanation of the fes tival of the "Sacred Heart of Jesus," which is celebrated at this period of the year in the Catholic Church, the learned dignitary referred to the collection that was to be made that day in aid of the Poor School Committee, which laboured "to train up children in the purity and sanctity of the Holy Catholic faith, and to protect them against the seduction and robbery by which they may be stripped of their inheritance." "The Poor School Com mittee," adds the Pastoral, " was founded in 1847 as an or gan of communication in behalf of the Catholic bishops with her Majesty's Government. It conducted its correspon dence with great prudence and success, and the agree ments made by it at that day continue as the basis of our relations with the Privy Council until now. The consti tution of the Poor School Committee is that of a Council composed of 45 members, one- third ecclesiastical and two thirds lay persons, nominated by each of the Catholic bishops of England, and by two vicars apostolic of Scot land. It represents, therefore, the whole of the Church of Great Britain. Every year, at the same time with the annual assembling of the bishops in London, it holds its general meeting. Priests and laymen from all parts of England have then an opportunity of conferring on the state of Catholic education. If it had no other office than this—namely, to form a centre in which the 13 diocesses meet—a great value would attach to it. As the subject of education becomes more and more appre ciated in its bearings upon the social and spiritual welfare of the people, such a body will become of still greater usefulness: The Pastoral then goes on to say that he Poor School Committee exercised valuable influence in connexion with Reforruatory schools, and as no diocese could alone support the institutions for training masters and mistresses for the education of the Catholic poor, that committee assumed the maintenance of them. " The burden of their maintenance was, therefore, as widely dis tributed as their benefit—that is, over the whole Church in England and Scotland." The Poor School Committee also assisted the local poor schools in each mission and in each diocess. " The diocesses of Liverpool, Salford, and Birmingham," continues the pastoral, " have in activity a wide-spread and vigorous system of education, the cost of which is borne by themselves. The schools of the diocess of Westminster aro 148 in number, the maintenance of which must cost from £15,000 to £20,000 a year. The grants to this diocess from the Poor School Committee, though very liberal in proportion to its means, amount yearly to about £3OO or £4OO for the build ing and support of schools—that is, for the last year, about a two-hundredth part of what is actually spent in and by the diocess for its mission schools. It is manifest, there fore, that every diocess at this moment has to depend upon itself for the multiplication and maintenance of its schools. It is, therefore, to create a central diocesan fund, from . . which the missions may be assisted, that you are invited to attend a public meeting, to be held on Thursday next, the 14th instant, at St. James's-hall. "It is not necessary at this time to enter into the details of this subject. t will be enough to say that a trust will be created for he receiving, holding, and transmitting of funds, and a council tradvise us in the application of the same. How urgent is the necessity for some such fund to supply to the diocess that which is beyond the strength both of the Poor School Committee and of the clergy of the missions is too obvious and too well known to need many words. "We will, therefore, briefly state only the three chief reasons for its present formation. First, it may be affirmed that thousands of Catholic children in London are without education. Two very careful and guarded calculations have been lately made of the number who may be said practically to be without education. One of these estimates them at 12,000, and the other at 7,000. We refrain from giving our own conjectures, wishing to avoid all semblance of ex aggeration, and earnestly hoping that we may be mistaken ; but if there be 12,000, or even 7,000, or so much as 1,000 Catholic children growing up without Christian and Catholic education, we ought to do penance unless we make an effort to save them. " That there are not 1,000 only, but 7,000 at least, may, we believe, with perfect certainty be affirmed; and if so, it is a fact sufficiently terrible to tinge all needless self-indul gence with bitterness, and to break our indolent peace day and night. The ruin and the depravity, or the perversion and apostacy, of one baptized child is a sorrow which breaks the heart of a father or a mother. The loss of one soul, and that one of God's little ones, only the other day innocent and in union with God, marks a wound in the sacred heart of Jesus. How is it that we can cat and drink, lie down, and rise up in unconsciousness and insensibility at the spiritual death of thousands before our eyes? " If in any ono place 1,000 children without education were seen together, wo should be horrified ; but, though scattered, they exist, and theY are destitute as if they were all congregated in one of our maze of courts. Being dis persed, they are hidden by fives and tens here and there in our thronging population, and, therefore, escape our eyes ; and because they are not seen some doubt their existence. Let us, therefore, lay well to heart that we see but little of that which, by its very nature, lies withdrawn from the eyes of Catholics—namely, the Catholics who,, neglecting their own souls, negleot also the souls of their children. Such Catholics keep out of our sight. " There is also a second class of our children for whom we must provide—namely, those who fall under the opera tion of the law for offences, or aro committed as friendless and abandoned. The late Acts for Reformatory and In dustrial Schools enable us to provide for them with greater facility; the cost of their maintenance being drawn from the Consolidated Fund, the cost of management is compa rativelyehisaet i timese e o d u d, re and t p a o in v me e d r a t n y i ny , thatof them s e mt a a easy to bear. But so many are our poor c hild ren of In t e ta v n i ne o s t t been tbul sent to, - e this class, papn adacneadr.sevsiaotthgt this tokee tions. "But, lastly, there is a class of our poor children of which we hardly know how to speak. It is believed that more than 1,000 of our Catholic children are detained in the workhouses and workhouse schools of London. They are draughted for health and for convenience of management from tho workhouse in Loudon to the workhouse schools in the country. Within the walls of those schools, the edu cation is' exclusively Protestant books, catechisms, prayers, teachers, worship. And yet every Catholic child has a right bestowed oa him by God Himself to Catholic education. In baptism they acquired a personal right to be trained in the whole and perfect faith of Jesus Christ, and under the pastors of His Church. To deprive them of it is a fraud against God. To educate them as Protestants is to deprive them of it. And they are being educated as Pro testants as absolutely and as exclusively as children of the Protestant poor. It is no answer to say they would not bo there if their parents did not consent. Their parents do not consent. Every Catholic father and mother, unless they be sordid, and sell their souls, object with all their heart and strength to the perversion of their child. Hun ger and thirst and nakedness drive them to the work house, and their helplessness may give way under the temptations of meat and drink and warmth, for which their children cry around them. They hope to keep their chil dren from starvation, in the trust that God will keep them from perversion. ' There is no consent in this, nor in the apathy of a man who is faint with hunger in the midst of hungry children. To take ad vantage of such a man is cruelty ; to tempt him to wrong his own children is indignity added to cruelty. It is to use him as the instrument to rob his own children of the right which God has given them as their own. Neither father nor mother has authority to do this. They have no power to disinherit the children of God—yet year by year this cruel and sinful robbery of our poor little ones is per petrated. Plead for it who may, and argue for it what wet' may, the fact stands before God Without a shade to soften its enormity. A thousand Catholic children, detained by hunger and practical mal-administration of the law, are defrauded of their education in the faith, and aro educated in doctrines contrary to their faith. " Time compels us to pass over other topics. The agony and bitterness of Catholic fathers and mothers, who had rather see their children in a parish coffin than in a Poor Law school; the anguish of father and mother in the hour of death, when the light of faith is keenest and the love of their offspring is most vivid, as their eyes are closing upon all save the terrific vision of their sons and their daughters, robbed of the grace which at that hour is their only strength in the last agony—all this, and much beside, we must pass over now. We shall ask you hereafter to help us by your prayers to open the doors of these houses of bondage, and by your alms to enable us to receive these poor children into schools of our own. But this must be for the future." The Pastoral concludes with a stirring appeal on behalf of the Poor School Committee, whose present useful labours would, it was urged, be made more useful by the success of the proposed diocesau fund. GEORGE GUELPII AND HANNAII LIGHTFOOT. —The proceedings in the " Princess Olive" case, upon which we may hereafter comment, have incidentally dis posed of a story our grandmothers cordially believed—the marriage of George 111. to the Quaker Hannah Lightfoot. The certificates of that marriage were produced, and were promptly pronounced by the Probate Court to be forgeries, the clergyman spelling "duly" with an e (duely) and the Prince of Wales signing himself George Guelph." The Lord Chief Justice, in describing these documents, said that if correct the marriage of George 111. to Queen Caro line ,was invalid and all his successors ineligible to the throne ; but is that precisely so ? Would not the recogni tion of that marriage as legal in repeated acts of Parlia ment legalise it under any circumstances whatever Spectator. OLD INHABITANTS.—Of the 5,081 patients in luna tic asylums in Scotland at the beginning of the present year, 292 had been there for more than 20 years, 63 for more than 30 years, and 12 for more than 40 years. One will next year complete half a century in a madhouse. WHO'S YOUR DOCTOR ?-1101IISON'S PILLS. zm b fiv tii,',,ana tirtulat HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, Saturday. The Queen, accompanied by her Royal High ness Princess Helena, drove in the grounds yester day afternoon. Her Royal Highness Princess Louise also took a drive. Her Majesty, with Princess Helena, Princess Louise, and Princess Beatrice drove in the Home Park this morning. The Earl and Countess of Derby and the Hon. Frederick and Lady Constance Stanley arrived at the Castle yesterday, and had the honour of dining with the Queen and the royal family. Sunday, The Queen, accompanied by their Royal High nesses Princess Helena and Princess Beatrice, drove out yesterday afternoon. Princess Louise also went out driving. The Hon. and Very Rev. the Dean of Windsor performed the service this morning before her Majesty and their Royal Highnesses Princess Helena, Princess Louise, Prince Leopold, and Princess Beatrice. The Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting were also in attendance. Earl Cowley arrived at the Castle yesterday, and had the honour of dining with the Queen and the royal family. The Dean of Windsor and the Hon. Mrs. Wel- lesley had also the honour of being invited. The Earl of Clarendon had au audience of the Queen this afternoon. THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES. The Princess of Wales, accompanied by the Crown Prince of Denmark, drove out on Saturday afternoon. The Prince of Wales, accompanied by Count Gleichen, and attended by Lieutenant-Colone l Keppel, dined with the Master and Wardens of the Mercers' Company at their hall in the City. The Prince and Princess of Wales, the Crown Prince of Denmark, and his Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, with the Lady and Gentlemen in Waiting, attended Divine service at the Chape l Royal, St. James's, yesterday morning. The Communion Service was read by the Rey'. the Sub-dean and the Rev. Thomas Helmore. Anthem, " 0 Lord, thou hast searched me out," Croft. Sung by Messrs. J. Foster, Montem Smith , and Lawler. Mr. Goss presided at the organ. The sermon was preached by the Rev. the Sub' Dean from John 1, iv. 16. THE MARRIAGE OF PRINCESS HELENA• At Windsor Castle the workmen are busily al' ployed in preparing the group of State apartments on the north side of the palace in readiness for the festivities which will take place upon the occasion of the wedding of her Royal Highness Princess Helena and Prince Christian. The ceremony takes place in the private chapel of the Castle adjoining the noble apartment known as St. George's Hal l, where a temporary chapel has been fitted for the use of the Queen and Royal family during the requisit e alterations in the Royal chapel, and where a ton' porary wooden gallery will be erected in order to afford increased accommodation for such members of the Court, diplomatic corps, and aristocracy as may be honoured with invitations to attend the ceremony. Of necessity the invitations to the mar riage must be limited, as the chapel is only a build ing of the dimensions of a moderately-sized room, originally built simply for the use of the "tor' family, the suite, and domestics of the household. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge . honoured the Right Hon. Sir Robert and Lady E mil y Peel by his company at dinner on Saturday evening at the family residence in Whitehall-gardens. The Duke arrived at eight o'clock, attendel by Colonel Tyrwhitt. There were present to meet his Royal Highness the Duke and Duches s of Wellington, the - Earl and Countess of Dudley, Viscoun t and Viscountess Stratford de Bedeliffe, the Bishop of ON" foil', General Sir Hugh Rose, Sir Alexander Cockburn, Si r Edwin Landseer, Mr. and Mrs. Holford, and Dr. Quin' After dinner Lady Emily had an assembly, which Wi' S brilliantly attended. LITERATURE. Elijah the Prophet. An Epic Poem. By G . Washington Moon. Hatchard. Mr. Moon has indeed undertaken, what he him self admits to be, a difficult and an ambitious task: He very appropriately exclaims at the close of his poem, when attempting to describe the translation of the Prophet : " 0, who can picture that transcendent sight! Who fitly can relate the wondrous story ! Who paint the atrial beauty of that night, Or sing the fleetness of those steeds of glory, And God's triumphant chariot of light Entering Heaven ! Never in depth or heigh t Had mortal gazed on such a scene before ; Never shall years, how long soe'er their flight, The solemn grandeur of that hour restore." atO These lines we have quoted give a very ne ar specimen of the versification, occasionally in ei l i c) ; t dious and occasionally halting. in alluding t° , 110 difficulty of clothing thoughts in language/ 1.0,e writer gracefully likens them to butterflies which behold upon a rose-bush, "And try to catch—so instantly they rise! If caught, the beauty of their plumage with them dies. The Dole of Malaga. An Episode of 0 1 1 ; 1 Dramatised. By Digby P. Starkey. ( "° se- Petter, and Galpin. Very effectively and very happily has the ativ-t i e of this drama succeeded in portraying the rolnallie spirit of that age of chivalry and adventure, 11 time of Ferdinand and Isabella, and the down'l,o of the Moors in Spain. Very beautifully, tr ne tb e nature and to history, does the character of ' l , great Queen appear upon these pages, and the ri ng lant chivalry of the defeated Omar is, asEl i e Ferdinand declares, worthy of an Hidalgo. last scene closes with a double tragedy, and the /3 line enforces the lesson— " That Kings are great—as they are merciful" Aunt Judy's Magazine. Nos. I. and 11. Edi ted 111 ' Mrs. Alfred Gatty. Bell and Daldy. de , With the month of May commenced a vel a fo r lightful sixpenny magazine, especially Wen& first young people, and one that is likely to make th e 0 0 of the month a welcome day in many a schoollo and play-garden. The first serial s tory, ry a. Cousins and their Friends," is by that very cht/-ocl. ing writer for the young, the author of " niia Charlie" and " Sydney Grey." All those paL-1, whose children may have passed some ple asunt profitable hours over those favourite volaules,oot hardly require any other recommendatio n t° Judy. We cannot say, by-the-way, that We li t la t titularly admire the title of the magazine, bu t tro is, of course, purely a matter of taste. Ia th e rhea duction to the first number the accorlil'7wip editress declares " her honest endeavour aucl n il to provide the best of mental food for of ages of young people and for many var iet : two taste," and, as far as can be judged by ti les ; s ,Te' first numbers, her endeavours have been very tb is , 1 cessful. Some very pretty illustration s ado fiber brochure. The frontispiece to the Jul ie 11 ,, 1 1r 0 0 reveals poor Kathleen Lord, w ith all her b r a and dictionaries tumbling pel e -nzele dow 3 gie b 9 There is a sweet little hymn set to simple In ti c co w Alfred Gatty in this number, but the poetir s ob tributions arc not of the highest order. -I ' id to singers as Mary Howitt or Eliza Cook eea a dero. selected f it would be happy for the y oung 'rote oe -1 not, we should say it would be w ell to qa ,„„ea ° 011 easionally some piece from our best poets. Chum. who love to learn verses by hearts hou out 000 c, provided with the best food. Good poetry, or_ ij ic is the best rule for the school - ro om ; an d g a 'bie pre TTn slit . tares, t he e tures, or none for the nursery. -- diet gr eat care of Mrs. Alfred Gatty w e may cess for AunLJudy's Magazine. this BEV:Li m n _t:k re e en pl . aco on Sztturd4 no °, at 13ellf°1 Of hou K se E , NSINGTON SCHOOL. —The athletic Errts .t- e„. 1 ,ei at . , r r ilia A r 1)°, i g,, 4 4 g a , b - 4 1 I' l' ° i • I tlt el l i D't 6 °. A( 1) 3°14 9, r . i teui