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Om.—Afternoon, 4h. 20m. ro-Moßitow.-Morning, 4h. 40m.—Afternoon, sh. lm. - V ' gtg3lo:o3,"* 0-(4 ."34. f. Me ": ''. 6 lPrA'aL SUITS LONDON, SA? URDAY, AUGUST 3, 1867. To-day we may congratulate ourselves upon ano ther important step being gained in the work of progress, for the Reform Bill has passed through - _ Committee in the House of Lords, and on Monday ,he report will be received. This is indeed satis 'actory intelligence, and there can now be no doubt as to the measure being carried this session. During its progress through the Upper Iloitse of Parliamen' t has had to encounter considerable opposition, and he course pursued by certain noble lords was fac- tious in the extreme : added to this the inopportune absence of Lord DERBY from the House occasioned a state of affairs that for some days was anything but promising. The chief feature in the discussion of last night was the clause of the Marquis of SALISBURY to propose that voting papers should be used instead of the electors being compelled to at tend in person. This was subsequently carried by the large majority of 78, and added to the bill. We see no objection worthy of the name that can be made to this proposition ; but, on the contrary, there appears much to justify its adoption when we come to consider its bearings in a dispassionate form Lord CAIRNS, in his able speech, showed the fallacy of those who argued about faggot-votes, for, as he said, their manufacture had now nearly ended ; and besides, when the county constituencies were in creased they would cease entirely. As for the notion that intimidation would be the consequence, as the noble and learned lord very forcibly put it, as things work now matters are much worse. The disturbances that now frequently occur at elec tions, would be in a great measure, if not altogether done away with by the adoption of this plan; and, as it was well put in this passage, "Have we any right to compel a man, who is prepared honestly and faithfully to record his vote, to run the gauntlet of an infuriated mob or to submit to disfranchise ment ? I cannot understand the argument that a poor man must make his way to the poll through rotten eggs and brickbats in order to testify, if he survives, that he has sufficient spirit to become a martyr when necessary to the welfare of the State." Lord CAIRNS has taken an active part in the debate upon the Reform Bill in the House of Lords, and by his comprehensive arguments and brilliant oratory has greatly aided the passing of the measure, and perhaps he distinguished himself more last night than at any former period. Lord SALISBURY, in introducing the clause, ex plained in a very satisfactory manner the reasons which induced him to bring it forward. The system of voting papers at the election of boards of guar dians has been in practice for years, and no fault has been found with it. Experience in this direction has also been gained in the election for members of the Universities. As matters stand at present many electors are not able to tender their votes at all. The noble marquis said that he found, from a re turn presented to the House of Commons, that at the last general election very little more than half of those entitled to vote had done so. Many per sons do not care to undergo the inconvenience, and in some cases the danger, of attending the poll. As the noble marquis said, bribery would not be put an end to by this means, but it would be rendered far more difficult. There was great justice in the concluding passage of the noble lord's speech when he said that he had said enough to justify himself in bringing forward this proposal when he showed that an election could not be carried on " unless at the risk of tumult, recrimination, drunkenness, and, in fact, a variety of evil consequences, which had the effect of preventing nearly one-third of the voters from coming to the poll." Lord DERBY argued as to the advisability of the House con senting to the proposal of the noble marquis, and declared that he was willing to give his " cordial support to it, as he believed it would be eminently advantageous." The noble lord said that this pro posal was rejected in the House of Commons by a very small majority, and hence it would be as well fur that assembly to have another opportunity of considering its merits, and to decide if they could not allow this remedial change to be introduced. The concurrence of the Government in the scheme of Lord SALISBURY gave great umbrage to some noble lords on the Opposition sides of the House, and Lord GREY was very indignant at the sudden ness of the arrangement ; but it was explained that the details would be brought on at a further stage. Lord GREY has been singularly unfortunate in his attempts during the details in this bill throughout, and last night his motion was negatived without a division concerning the necessity that now exists for the members of the House of Commons to vacate their seats upon taking office. The bill passed through committee amid cheers from both sides of the House ; and although the discussions have been stormy, and the divisions occasionally critical, it cannot be said that undue time has been taken up by the consideration of the measure. We hope that the House of Commons will not reject any of the Lords' amendments, but recognise the importance of readily conceding them in the proper spirit. Faction has had its fight in the House of Lords, and been worsted in the encounter, till it again arises in the House of Coua mans. Mr. GLIDSTONE, we should think, has had sufficient opportunities of testing his :Lill and dis playing his eloquence, and he can well afford to THE siN, LONuON, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 3 1807 allow things to proceed quietly, encouraged to look for the happiest result, because on many occasions during this session direful prognostications have been uttered concerning the fall of the Govern ment scheme, and in the end the spirit and patriotism of both Houses of Parliament have sur mounted the diificulties and escaped the danger. So it will be again, we feel assured, and it is useless to expect that controversy will cease or doubts be set at rest until all risk of chance and change is past and over. We are now approaching the de sired end with rapid strides, and a very little more patience and perseverance will complete the necessary work and make the Reform Bill of 1867 a fact, and not a fiction. The terrible story of the famine in Orissa was last night rehearsed in the House of Commons, and created a most painful impression. No doubt many difficulties existed in dealing with the calamity, and certainly it is by no means the first time that famine has desolated parts of Hindostan, but when every allowance has been made, and every mitigation of the evil taken into account, the words of Sir STAF FORD NORTHCOTE are still painfully true. "It must always," said the right hon. baronet, " in con clusion, remain a monument of our failure, and the evidence of a great humiliation to the people of this country and to the Government of the country, and to those of our officials in India, of whom we have been perhaps a little too proud." The debate of last evening will be read with the deepest interest, not only from the general desire to obtain adequate information on this melancholy subject, but from the ability and position of the members who took part in it. The discussion was opened by ➢lr. H. SEYMOUP. and continued by Mr. STANSFELD, Lord CRANBORNE, and Sir S. NORTHCOTE, and it is well worth while to examine the conclusions at which such varying authorities arrive. Mr. SEYMOUR attributed the blame to Sir CECIL BEADON and the other officials immediately con cerned. Mr. SMOLLETT blamed Sir JOHN LAW RENCE. Lord CRANBORNE blamed the Council at Calcutta. Sir S. NORTHCOTE blamed the system. But the public will probably, after reading the ample details of the calamity, and the almost incon ceivable prejudice, apathy, and indifference which characterised the whole of the responsible persons connected with it, that there is blame enough for all. It is a lasting disgrace, a standing reproach in the history of our nation, not only that a famine should have stricken down the population—not that the floods should have destroyed all the hopes of the suffering multitudes, for these were evils above human control, but that 750,000 human beings should have perished of actual want while Christian men were considering political economy, and re fusing to examine into the truth of the fear ful reports which reached them. The con duct of the Commissioner at Orissa, Mr. RAVENSIIAM, was most inexcusable. He acted upon a foregone conclusion that the alarming re ports of the coming famine were owing to a com bination among the rice dealers, and that the peti tions from the zemindars were framed with the object of getting the Government to remit a portion of their revenue. Supposing he entertained such notions, he should have instituted a searching in quiry into the whole case. It would not have been difficult to have arrived at the truth. Nothing can possibly excuse his reporting his own preconceived notions as actual facts, and opposing the making of inquiries. To complete his culpability, on the 20th of November, he went away to the hills, reporting that there was nothing to warrant apprehension. It is uo excuse for Mr. RAVENSIIAM, if his conduct has been cor rectly represented, to say that he was new to the district ; but it is still less an excuse for those who accepted his opinion. The Government of Bengal directed the Board of Revenue to report fully. They did report, but very superficially. The consequence was that, on DeCChiluva 11th, the Go vernment of Bengal said that they could do nothing. But there were not wanting warnings which should have commanded instant attention. The officers of thelrrigation Company at Orissa gave them. Messrs. GISBORNE, eminent merchants in the district, who exerted themselves greatly in the famine, gave them warning, while the plain fact that the people were in the last months of the year living on roots, and not on rice, spoke for itself. The story goes on quickly ; its details are: harrowing to read, though last night the outline was given in the House. When the dread ful calamity that had overtaken the people made itself known, the conduct of the Lieutenant- Governor and his associates was incredibly supine. An attempt was made to get up puNlic works—the people to be paid half in money and half in rice, but an order came from the Lieutenant-Governor to pay in money, and not in grain. The great fear of the Bengal Government seems to have been inter ference with trade. If ever a sound principle was carried to a point of folly, which might be called by a harsher name, it was surely when people were dying at the rate of 10,000 a day, and the rights of trade were talked about 1 It is needless to dwell upon the awful particulars of the tragedy, the people falling in heaps, the survivors, maddened by suffering, devouring dead bodies, the stench from the corpses in one part reaching four miles. Yet all this was possible, while those responsible for the government of the people were calcu lating not how much to do, but how little could be done; not how many lives they could save, but how little money they could spend. The story goes far to confirm Lord CRANBORNE'S fear, that our officials in India do not regard the lives of the native population with much interest, neither may we suppose do they care for the estimation in which they are held by their fellow-countrymen at home. In spite of all due allowances for mis taken and misapprehensions, in spite of all kindly forbearing towards individuals, and acknow ledgment of the defects of the whole system, the w o fn i t c h i a a l s n i a n p a p u a i l r l e i n moral. Why sel l v V e h s y ? s d t i o d r y n o s t t a t l n i e d 8 high out Such a catastrophe should surely have brought the Governor-General from Calcutta, the Council from one post, the Commissioners from another. If flocks and herds had been dying at such a rate more exertion should have been used, more efforts made to feed them. If the fault lay with the system it must be remodelled without delay ; if with the men in office, they are unworthy or un fitting their positions as agents of ~ a civilised )le. ___ NAVY EXPENDIT URE.—Yesterday morning the annual blue book on the navy (dockyard stock valuation, and expenditure on Shipp, &c.) was issued. The controller of the navy's report for 18G5-66 states that the dockyard expense accounts for the year show a total net direct charge amounting to £1,727,292, and an establishment and incidental charge amounting to £856,216 - total, £2,683,508. FATAL CULVERT ACCIDENT IN NOTTINGHAM. — Yesterday morning a very shocking accident, resulting in the death of a man and very serious injuries to two others, occurred in Chaucer-street, Nottingham. A number of men were engaged in constructing a culvert, and about half-past 10 the earth gave way on both sides, burying three of the workmen. Assistance was promptly at hand, and in about a quarter of an hour the bodies were dug out. Ono of them named Heaps was taken out quite dead, and the other two named Brookes and Wagstaffe were insen sible. The latter were at once conveyed to the General Hospital, where they at present remain in a most critical condition. The deceased was about C 4 years of ay, and unmarried. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Friday Evening. There is a " little cloud" in the German horizon which seems likely to lead to serious disturbances in political elements. The controversy continues as to whether a Note has been sent to the Cabinet of Berlin by France. There is some disbelief in the disclaimer of the Moniteur, and there are journals which draw distinctions between a note and a despatch. The Ministerial organ of Berlin, how ever, cuts the Gordian knot in a very trenchant manner. The Gazette de l'Alleniagne du Nord sup ports the statement that no step has been taken by France iu regard to the non-execution of the treaty of Prague. This is all very well, but it goes a little farther, for M. Bismark, through the means of this organ, hints that it is quite a matter of indifference whether there has been a Note or not, for France has no business with the matter, and that Germany will not certainly allow any French diplomatic in tervention in regard to Schleswig. Here are the chief passages of this important article of the Gazette:— " If the French journals be sincere in their com municailons relative to the impression produced in Germany by the diplomatic attempt of France rela tive to the question of North Schleswig, our neigh bours of the other side of the Rhine will be astonished at the unanimity which exists amongst all parties against all foreign interference with our internal affairs. " But besides, we claim to have the right to be not troubled with affairs in which French interests are not concerned, and for this reason we ought to attach the more importance to the pacific declara tions of the French llloniteur, in the hope that they will put an end to the continual provocations of which Germany has for too long a time been the object." This language there is no doubt is meant as a manifestation of the policy which will be adopted by M. Bismarck in regard to Schleswig. It may be considered as speaking his own words, and it tells France pretty plainly that Prussia will not allow her to interfere in regard to Schleswig. What the French Government will have to say in regard to the tone and attitude of Prussia will not, I think, long remain a secret. The Moniteur announces that the Emperor has received the address sent to him by the Lord Mayor of Dublin in the name of the Corporation of that city. The Emperor Napoleon having expressed to the Emperor of Austria his desire to mark his sympathy with his Majesty in consequence of the terrible catastrophe in Mexico, it has been arranged that the Emperor and Empress will go and stay with him a short time at Salzburg, but in the strictest incognito. Accounts have been received at the Hague of immense damage done by an earthquake in the Dutch colony of Batavia last month. The object of the Emperor's intended visit to Lille, which I mentioned yesterday, is to be present at the grand second centenary anniversary, com memorative of the annexation of Walloon Flanders to France. Intending tourists should take a note of the date—the 27th of August—as the fete will be a very splendid affair. It was on the 27th of August, 1667, that Louis the Fourteenth, who commanded the French troops in person, obtained possession of Lille, after a siege of 18 days. The next day the King made his solemn entry into that beautiful city, the possession of which was subsequently insured to France by the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle. The in habitants and soldiery fought very valiantly, and the King paid very dearly for his victory. There was no rancour on either side, however, for the King invited his new subjects to a ball on the very evening of the day that he took possession of the city, and the invitation was cordially accepted. This idea is to be followed out at the coming fete, and the inhabitants of Lille have invited the Em peror Napoleon the Third to a ball on the evening of August 27. The most ardent defenders of the city were the resident eannouiers. They maintain their reputa tion to the present day, and recently carried away all the prizes at a: national shooting match. The corps is a sort of rural artillery corps. The corps performed remarkable feats in defence of Lille. It was then only composed of two com panies, commanded by Captains Niquet and ()viz ueur, in all 220 men, but they kept at bay an army of 30,000 besiegers. One of the balls from the Lille battery nearly destroyed an Austrian mortar, the remnants of which are now exhibited at Lille. In the midst of one of the most terrible days of the siege, when the balls of the enemy set fire to the town in several parts, a citizen rushed into the pre sence of Captain Ovigneur. "Captain," said he, in a tone of terror and sympathy, " fly in all haste. Your house is iu flames, and your wife is confined." "Is my wife still in the house?" asked the Captain. " " was the answer. "Then I re main at my pos t," re p lied the g allant artiller y man. Ile then went co oll y to one of th e pieces of his battery, and, house pointing it towards the b es i eger s, he said—"ery, hA is on fire. V er y we ll. Fire o terrible explosion f o ll owe d the rtt fire." AI m remark. France has paid homage to the courage of this corps. By a decree of the Republican Government, dated August 31, 1803, it was ordered that a pre sent should be made to the cannoniers of Lille of two four-pounders bearing this inscription :—" The First Consul to the Cannoniers of Lille. 29th September, 1792." Some of these very cannoniers and their descend ants will be in the foremost ranks of the procession, which in a few days will be organised to receive the Emperor Napoleon on his entrance to his good city of Flanders. They will personify the bravery and patriotism of the natives of Lille, and will march with their arms, inscribed with the letter " N." Such is an outline of the coming fete, of which I shall have more of interest to say very shortly. The statue of Napoleon I. will be uncovered with et been moulded." moulded." appropriate ceremony at Monterea u on the 18 th i nst. It has been erected on the s pot where Napole on used the h memorable b The bullet by very full to-day. On which The axmtoiidieonh has expression—" aa ss nboety e s N i V o e n. dnesday about 37 , 000 persons paid for admis sionW.TlLE RIGHT NAME IN THE RIGHT PLACE. --A journal has recently been started in Paris, called La Rue—the Street—but the authorities, no doubt, upon sufficient reasons have refused to allow the requisite permission for it to be sold in the street. The first number of the Bulletin des Lois, of the German Confederation of the North, issued yester day, contains a Royal declaration, dated Ems, July 26, countersigned by the Ministers, and couched as follows : " We, William, in virtue of the clauses of the Federal Constitution of the North, voted by the Reichstag, accept by the present, for us and for our successors, to the Crown of Prussia, the rights, privileges, and obligations which are con erred upon us by the Federal Constitution." THE HEALTH OF THE QUEEN.-IVhen a fort night since we st a t e d th at we h a d g ood grounds for mak ing public the reaso ns w hi c h preve nted her M a j est y from appearing at ev en i ng crow d e d as semblies the statement was accepted by th e vast majority of the p ress and the public as neither exaggera t e d no r incorrect. T here have, however, been som e excep ti ons to this rule. These would be scarcely worthy of notice had not the writers assumed that they were more or leas authorised to impugn the accu racy of the paragraph which appeared in the Lancet. Upon a subject of so much delicacy we spoke with what we believe to have been a becoming and ju stifiable reserve. Our report was in no respect sonsatiohal or over-stated. It was a plain narration of facts, which, in justice to her Majesty and to the sour c e from which wo o btained it, wo felt bound to make public. The appearan ce of the Queen in public on a recent occasion was followed by a most distressing attack of sickness and exhaustion, which lasted for several hours. The inner life of the Court is neces sarily known to but few, even those iu immediate attend ance upon the Queen aro not always in a position to arrive at a correct knowledge of her Majesty's real condition. The privacy of the Sovereign should be as much respected as that of the humblest of her subjects. T reports have There are occa sions, however, on which that privacy ma y be held too sacred. This is more especially the case when erroneous gained general credence. Then it is right to bo known that her M a j e sty, with the gre atest desire to fulfil those duties which appertain to her dignity or her hospitality, is occasionally prevented from performing them by bodily suffering of a character most difficult to be borne.— The Lancet, L A TEST INTELLIGENOF. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) PRUSSIA. BERLIN, Aug. 3. Count Bismarck has arrived here, and left again rnmediately for Ems. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Aug. 3. It is announced to day, on reliable authority, that the Emperor Napoleon will not leave Paris until the 16th August. He will arrive at Salzburg on the 17th, and remain there until the 19th inst. The Emperor Napoleon will not come to Vienna. PESTI!, Aug. 3. The delegates elected by the Hungarian Diet to confer with the Austrian delegates on the final settlement of the future relations between Hungary and Austria leave here for Vienna on the 7th inst. Since January of the present year the Prussian Government has purchased 27,000 horses in Ilungary. EGERZEG, Aug. 1. General Perczel has been elected as deputy for his town to the Hungarian Diet. SWEDEN. STOCKHOLM, Aug. 3. M. Behic, the French Minister of Commerce, has arrived here from Paris, and has been received by the Prince Regent. THE CANDIAN QUESTION. VIENNA, Aug. 3. It is stated that the negotiations of Baron Von Buest with Fuad Pasha, with reference to the Can dian question, have remained without result. The Turkish Minister for Foreign Affairs has, however, consented to lay the proposals for an international inquiry before the Divan, and to recommend their adoption. The Divan will meet in a few days at Rustschuck, whither the Ministers of the Porte have been summoned by the Sultan. Definitive replies to the identical notes of France, Russia, Prussia, and Italy, as well as to the note of Austria, will be forwarded from Rustschuck. FRANCE. BOURSE, August 2, Two o'clock.—The monthly settlement for railways, foreign stock, and miscel laneous shares is taking place. Conditions for con tinuation remain easy. After a deport of 7c., Ita lian Fives are now at par, as also Credit Mobilier after a deport of 45c. The report on Comptoir d'Escompte shares has varied from lf. 75c. to 2f. 25c., on Orleans from 75c. to 25c., and of if. on Northern shares. The market is weaker with lower quotations. Threes have fallen to 69f., a loss of 171 c. ; Italian Fives have declined 32ic., at 49f. 10c.; Credit Mobilier 6f. 25c., at 332 f. 50e. ; Spa nish Mobilier, 5f., at 217 f. 50c. ; Credit Foncier and Comptoir d'Escompte also 5f., at 1,365 f. and 732 f. 50c. A slight decline is likewise quoted on railway shares. lbe tours de compensation have been fixed as follows :—ltalian Fives, 49f. 20c. ; Turkish Fives, 30f. 50c. ; Mexican Sixes, 12f. ; Orleans, 880 f. ; Lyons, 880 f. ; Northern, 1,145 f. ; Eastern 535 f. ; Western, 565 f. ; Southern, 550 f. ; Austrian, 445 f. ; Lombard, 370 f. ; Saragossa, 90f. ; Paris Gas, 1,550 f. ; Immobiliere, 160 f.; and Suez Canal, 280 f. Three o'clock.--The market closed as follows : per Cents — Do. end month — Bank Shares — Italian Loan Do. end month 4B 90 Mexican Loan — 3 por Cents. — Do. end month 69 Credit Mobilier Do. end month Do. Bonds Spanish Throes Homo Debt Deferred '&178. Credit Fonder — Do. and month 1365 RAIL' Orleans For Account. 878 75 Northorn ll4O -- Lyons and Mediterranean B7B 75 Southern — Western — Eastern Sardinian — Austrian Lombard 367 50 North of Spain — Boman.. — TIIE BRITISH ./IRCIL/ROLOGICAL ASSO CI A.TION. LUDLOW, Friday, The proceedings of last night's meeting for dis cussion and the reading of papers were the most in teresting of the week. The promised paper on 4g Comus" drew together a large attendance at the Assembly Rooms, and there was an interesting com munication respecting some recent archaeological discoveries in the neighbourhood. Mr. Thomas Wright, F.S.A., presided. Mr. GOI:DJN HILLS read a communication, which he had just received from Mr. Jackman, of Leint wardine, respecting an important discovery in an arcbasological point of view that had been made in some fields at Broadwood llall, Creighton, near Leintwardine. _ There had been some draining and ell-sinking going on there, and the workmen in sinking one of these wells had come upon a mass of spear heads, some being very perfect, and others oxydised and welded together by the effects of wet. Soule of these masses weighed as much as one cwt. A jar was also found, but unfortunately was broken; som e of the fragments, however, were saved. These remains were found at a depth of 7ft. from the sur face. There were aft. or 4ft. of soil, and the rest was clay, except some gravel on which the spear h e ads were lying. The writer said it appeared to him that the place was originally a morass, and that animals had been entrapped in it, for a great number of bones of animals were found, and among them quantities of teeth, apparently of large ani mals, probably some of them horses' teeth. The CHAIRMAN (Mr. Wright) said no doubt this was a discovery of considerable interest. The re- mains were of the nature of many others found in other parts of the kingdom. It was a fact of consi derable importance that they had found a piece of pottery, and they would be able on examination to ascertain the date of its manufacture. The Rev. W. PEIITON gave a highly interesting description of an ancient and originally Saxon church at Stottesdou, near Cleobury Mortimer, which was illustrated by admirable drawings. The font was the finest specimen extant of a Norman font, with bold carvings upon it. Some coats of arms in the windows were referred to in one of the Ilarleian MS. In 1840 the church was restored, when the beautiful rood screen was pulled down, and most of it used for firewood, and a three story pagoda was built for the parson and clerk, but a few fragments of the original rood screen had been rescued, from which he hoped to be able to restore the whole. Mr. DILLON CROKER read a paper on Milton's " Masque of Comus," which was performed in Ludlow Castle in 1831. After reviewing the origin of this form of entertainment, of which " Comus" may be considered the most important, he glanced at the literary history of the work of Mil ton, tracing in certain passages of it a likeness to the writings of Chaucer, Spenser (in his " Faerie Queen"), Shakspere (notably in the " Tempest"), and other authors ; and in the plot a striking resem blance to a scarce oil play by George Peele, called " The Old Wives' Tale" (1515). The incidents were so similar that he thought there was much reason to believe that the old drama may have furnished Milton with the idea and plan of " Comus." Again, from Fletcher's " Faithful Shepherdess," and from Browne's " Inner Temple Masque," it was thought Milton might have taken some hints. But to whatever extent Milton might have been indebted, either to the ancient writers or to those of his own time, it could not be questioned that be had interwoven many new allusions and refined sentiments. The story, for which Oldys was the earliest known authority, was that Lord Brackly, then aged 12 (who performed the part of the elder brother, and who was the eldest surviying son of the Bad of ND ,es at travel Lt 10.0 in gat Bridgwater), accompanied by the Hon. Thomas Egerton (who enacted the second brother), with their sister, the Lady Alice (who could not have been at that time more than 13, and who acted the lady), were on their way to Ludlow from the house of some relatives in Herefordshire, when they rested on their journey and were benighted in Hayward Forest, and the incident (Lady Alice having been even lost for a short time) furnished, it was thought, the subject of " Comus," at the Michaelmas festi vity which was acted in the great hall of the castle, the occasion being the installation of the earl as pre sident over the march of "Wales, to which office he was nominated. The early edition, a small quarto of 35 pp., was simply entitled "A Masque presented at Ludlow Castle, 1634, on Michaelmasse Night, before the Right Honourable John Earl of Bridge water,Vi:.count Brackley, Lord President of Wales, and one of his Majesty's Most honorable Privie Counsell, &c., London. Printed for Humphrey Robinson at the since of the Three Pidgeons in Paul's Churchyard, 1637." The names of the principal actors appear at the end of this edition• The songs were set to music by Mr. Henry Lawes, gentleman, of the King's chapel, and a son of Mr. Thomas Lawes, a vicar choral of Salisbury cathedral. The Lady Alice, who excelled in sing ing, was a pupil of Lawes ; she was allotted the Song of Echo. Lawes performed the part of the Attendant Spirit, and undertook the general ma nagement of the masque. It is not known who were the original representatives of the parts of Comus and Sabrina. The masque did not bear Milton's name until 1645. Between 1637 and 1797 as many as 27 editions have been enumerated, and it is presumed that others existed. Entertainments of this kind having been discouraged, " Comm" was the delight of comparatively few until 1738, when it was produced at Drury-lane Theatre, divided into three acts, and adapted to the stage, by Dr. Dalton, prebendary of Worcester, Lawes' music being re jected, and new accompaniments composed for the occasion by Dr. Arne. It was subsequently (1773) reduced into two acts by George Colman and per formed at Covent-garden ; since which period it has been repeatedly presented on the stage, and was revived as recently as two years ago at Drury lane. In 1750 it was acted and published for the benefit of Milton's granddaughter, who kept a chandler's shop, an occasional prologue being written by Dr. Johnson, and spoken by Garrick. It was surmised that Milton produced `‘ Comus' , under his father's roof, at Horton, near Coln brook, in Buckinghamshire (Milton was then 26 years of age). The poet went to reside at Horton after leaving Cambridge, his father having retired there on a competent fortune, and holding his house under the Earl of Bridgwater. There was no evi dence to prove that Milton was ever present at Ludlow Castle during the representation of his work, though it was thought that the general theme of Milton's poem was chosen to rebuke the excesses of the inhabitants of that town. It was not known whether Milton had witnessed the masque that created a sensation in the early part of the year in which his own was produced ; al though, as he occasionally made journeys to London to improve his study of music, and his friend, Henry Lawes, was engaged to furnish the music both to Shirley and Carew's masques, which, according to Whitelock, excelled any music that before that time had been held in England, it was considered probable that Milton, at any rate, might have attended some rehearsals of the Inns of Court entertainments. He then referred his hearers to David Masson's " Life of Milton," and to Mr. Thomas's Wright's " Lud low Sketches" for information on all known parti culars of Milton and his works, and wound up his paper with a poetical peroration from the work under consideration. Mr. COCKING read some interesting remarks on the remains of the Austin Friars at Ludlow, which were accidentally discovered when digging on the site of the present cattle market in 1861. At that time Mr. Cocking was Mayor of Ludlow, and for tunately being an archaa)logist, the accidental open. ing of some of the foundations attracted his atten tion ; a subscription was got up, and the whole of the foundations were uncovered, and having been accurately measured and drawn were again covered over, and the cattle market is now carried on over part of their site. At that time the existuuee ur any such buildings was forgotten, though there was a street close to called Friars lane. The different offices were all clearly traced—the friary, with the tower, nave, aisle, chancel, and apartments of friars and servants' refectory, &c. The basis of a stone pulpit with two or three stone steps was found, but in a situation where it could not have existed originally. Other fragments of stone masonry were also found, all of which are now stored up in the cattle market. Very few bones were discovered ; but two skeletons were dug up and reinterred. History showed this friary to have been in existence in the 13th century. It was dissolved in 1538. The inventory taken at its dissolution showed that the friary could not have been a wealthy one. A few remarks were offered by the CHAIRMAN and Mr. HILLS, who had visited the spot when the foundations were laid open. To-day the excursion programme was a very lengthened one. The excursionists set out in nu merous carriages from Ludlow as early as nine o'clock, and would not return before seven or eight o'clock. The first object visited was Aston Church, and some ancient tumuli not far off. Leinthall- Stark's Church was then passed, and the church described by the Rev. W. Williams. The party next proceeded to Wigmore Castle, abbey, and grange. This retired and out of the world spot was once, no doubt, a place of some importance. The castle was given to Mortimer, who came from Nor mandy with the Conqueror. The priory was founded by one of his heirs about 1179. Only a small portion of the ancient castle remains. Edward 111. was entertained here on his journey to Wales. From Wigmore to Downton Castle, the seat of Mr. A. Boughton Knight, was the next stage. This is a modern residence, built at the close of the last century. The scenery around is very beautiful. Mr. Knight entertained the party to luncheon, after which they were to visit other places on their way back to Ludlow. MARKE TS. ---T his day. COVENT GARDEN. - - FRUlT—Apples, 4s Od to Gs Od per bushel; grapes, Ss Od to Gs Od ; cherries, 4d to Os; pine apples, 3s to 6s per lb; strawberries, 6d to 2s per lb ; lemons, 8s to 12s ; oranges, 8s to 14s per 100. VEGETABLES—Artichokes, 2s Od to 4s; beet, 18 to 2s; cabbage, is Od to 2s ; cauliflowers, 35 to 5s per dozen ; asparagus, is Gd to 6s ; celery, is to 2s Od ; horseradish, 3s to 53 per bundle; carrots, 6d to 8d por bunch ; herbs, 2d to 4d; leeks, Od to Od; mint, 3d to 6d per bunch; parsley, 2d to 4d ; turnips, 4d to 8d per bunch ; endive 2s Od to Os ; lettuces, is to is 6d per score ; onions, 4s to 5s ; spinach, 2s to 3s per bushel; cucumbers, Gd to is 6d each ; potatoes, 80s to 180 s per ton. NEWPORT. Per 81b. by the carcase. Beef 3s 4d to 4s 8d I Veal Mutton ... 8d to 4s 8d I Pork Lamb WIIITECITAPEL. Per 81b. by the carcase. Beef 3s 2d to 4s 8d I Lamb ...... 4s Od to 5s Od Mutton ... 3s 8d to 4s 8d I Pork Veal HIDES ANI) SKINS. Market hides, 56 to' 641bs ' 21d to 3d ; 64 to 721bs, o 3id ; 72 to 80 3,d to 30; 80 to 881bs., 3idto 4d ; 88 ;o 9Glbs., 4d to 41d. iforsehicles, 9s Gd to lOs Gd ; calf skins :light), 2s Od to 4s ; full, 7s Od ; sheepskins, lambs, 3s Gd to Ls Ud ; shearlings, 2s 4d to 2s 10d. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 91d to 103. ; of household ditto, 7d. to 9d. per 41bs loaf. II AY. SMITHFIELD—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 10s Od; clover, £4 Os to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £2 to £2 6s por load. A fair supply. CUMBERLAND—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 15s ; clover, £4 Os to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £2 to £2 6s por load. A moderato demand. WHITECHAPEL —3lotldOW hay, £3 to £4 108 Od; clover, £4 Os Od to £5 175 ; and straw, £2 to £2 6s por load. A steady trade. New hay is quoted at £2 lOs to £3 15s, and now clover £3 to £1 lls 6tl per load. THE BODY or MAXIMILIAN. —The independanCe Bilge, in a correspondence from Mexico, dated the 28th of June, has the following iu a postscript :—" The body of Maximilian has just been given up to the Minister of Prussia. As to the Minister of France, it is asserted that he will bo detained as a hostage for damages which the overuraont claims W novo); from France." 0 4,170 -0 HER MAJESTY, &c. OSBORNE, Friday. The Queen walked in the grounds this morning, accompanied by Princess Louise and the Princess of Leiningen. Prince Leopold and Princess Beatrice also walked out. The Hon. Emily Cathcart has succeeded the Hon. Harriet Phipps as Maid of Honour in Waiting. The Hon. Mortimer Sackville West has arrived as Groom in Waiting. LITERAIURE. Christ Church Days. An Oxford Story. Two Vols. Richard Bentley. Most vividly and most effectively has the author of this Oxford story portrayed the various peculi arities and varying phases of college life. Himself, without doubt, a worthy son of Alma Mater, 110 has right lovingly paid his tribute of filial respect and devotion. The picturesque beauties of college and hall receive due comment, but it is with the ways and doings of Oxford men that author and reader are mostly occupied. Beginning with the departure of the late train from Paddington on a particular Friday in October, -" It was the last train from London to Oxford, whereby Christ Church men could scramble back to college quarters so as to observti p the time fixed by the authorities. The people of the Great Western understood that day and that train. Fast and numerous came the Hansoms driving in. Many were the men with cigars and terriers, and multitu dinous wrappings and innumerable cases. The cab men looked satisfied. The porters were alert. Recognitions and greetings passed on the platform among the passengers." Then follows a rapid glimpse of the succeeding days—" The long vaca tion h_td always supplied a plentiful budget of news." " I think," says the author, as he calls up old memories, " the commencement of the October term was the part of the academic year which I liked best. There was peculiar pleasure in return ing to the old pursuits and renewing the old friend ships." With a vivid description of the full cathedral service, and the long line of white-robed students conspicuous on the first Sunday of term, the first chapter of these recollections comes to an end. Before entering upon the story we are introduced at some length to the various characters who are to take part in it, and who are selected, as it were, as types of different character and. class. The Hon. Algernon Bohun, from Eton, who looks upon Mil" versity distinction only in the light of a prelude to Parliamentary success, and Charles Rolfe Dudley, " from a very second-rate provincial school in the Midland Counties, where his talents had rendered hint conspicuous. At school Dudley had been facile princeps; but at college he at once found his level. The triton among minnows became a minnow among tritons. "Dudley, however, makes a position for himself by attaining first-class honours at Igo' derations, and he developed a further distinction with the growing development of his muscles. His strong right arm was felt as an oar and as a cricketer." "I am not certain," honestly 0 " claims the Oxonian author, " which reputation is dearest to a college, to be high up in the school, or high up on the river." As the posi tion of Dudley differs from that of Bohlen, so does that of Henry Percival differ from that 01 Dudley, Percival being a servitor. His history forms the subject of an interesting chapter, but We have not leisure to pursue the narrative in detail. Among the amusing anecdotes of college experienc e is one related by Dudley of a certain Proctor, who , being in London and walking down Regent-stree t late one evening, rousing himself from a fit of abstraction, believes he is at Oxford, and seeing a man before him without cap or gown, hurries after him and lays his hand on his shoulder with that demand so terrible to undergraduate ears---' " Your name and college, sir ?" Then his mistak e flashes upon his mind, and he rushes away in 0 " direction, while the person accosted (who really happens to be a collegian absent without leave) imagining himself discovered, hurries off in another direction. The anecdote with yet further ridi culous particulars is detailed With laughter-moving absurdity. The tenour of the book, however, is of a 'serious nature. Speaking of thoughtless yo u t hs " sowing their wild oats," it is significantly asked , " But when will they finish reaping what they are sowing? Such distempered gran has an awkward habit of producing eve r / now and then when least looked for sol n° pestilent harvest." Dudley becomes the hero of an almost sensational adventure in its tragic COnse: quences, and the moral lesson suggested by 111° character and career is very forcibly impressed up on the mind of the reader. The chief attraction of til book, however, is in its vivid portrayal of Chri' s Church days and Christ Church men. Amo n g these latter we have forgotten to wa ke mention of Charley Lester, who, tak ing no prominent part in the narrative, is a most de ' lightful acquaintance. This gentleman, preferring , play to work, resorts to all manner of artifi cial assistance when the dreaded hour of examinati on ' arrives, and takes his place at that formidable O" ' counter " with his hand tattooed with diagrams 9 ' o a his cuff decorated with irregular verbs." The White Cockade; or, Faith and Fortitude. P;', James Grant, author of "The Romance of %O r. Three vole. George Routledge and Sons. The romance of war is the peculiar subje ct of Mr. James Grant's literary p re dilectio n Already he has given us novels almo st numerous as those of G. P. R. James, for O s most part dedicated to that one enthralling theme. Twenty-two novels from the same P r° , - lifie pen, some of them of great literary exce'" lence, have preceded this story of "The W hit : Cockade," which now claims our attention. N eTe :, in all the romantic annals of war could a n' or t i attractive and more romantic history be foh n than that which is celebrated in the W hite Cockade—the history of the Highland Expedition of Prince Charlie. In his novel of 4 , The ICing '3 „ Own Borderers," Mr. Grant reminds ti" that he had endeavoured to depict Jacobitislao in its decline, but in " The White Cockade" h., attempts to pourtray it in its strength, and before it had degenerated into mere sentimental loyalty t° race of dead monarchs—of all loyalty poo the most pure and unselfish. In this atte m P t has been eminently successful. The fervent deveti°r, and gallant heroism so conspicuous in that mei° able enterprise have been again and again come e memorated, but it is a subject of wbieb romance writer and the romance reader will na:sl tire. With Mr. Grant this work has evid entl y been labour of love, and as such it canno t fail to n:01 favour with those who read it. The direful field Culloden— " Culloden that reeks with the blood of the brale, de is very effectively described. For all the military tails the author, anxious to be correct, has coast ° is the War-office records. A fictitious love Wi tiv , of course, interwoven with the t ruthful n ord , f 130 d of events, and the loves and sorrows of an Otterburn divide the interest with the forttlnee misfortunes of Prince Charlie. THE DREADNOUGHT, GREENWICH IIOSPIT•81'16 With a view to giving a satisfactory final d eci3 4 l : , on the question of the appropriation of part of Urr e°l l . l l : Hospital for the uses of the patients of the Seno °l3's ,d'c pital Society, as proffered by Lord Derby, all the nl- , 1 men who have reported to the Government °— t , society upon the relative merits and d emerits of the 111'c quarters of Queen Mary and Queen Ann e are t° 0 ,, at Greenwich Hospital this day. —British Medical Jou 0( THE POLICE PERJORY CASE.--ThiS 1013g-re_,l log case has now come to an end. Iqr. 1 01 ' Yi d was instrumental in getting up evidence, and :1.0° 5° the nominal prosecutor on behal f of the 1 05 DY: at f t Pearce, against the constables Hayes and 73,tril' S division, fur perjury and conspi rac y , failed to g° it in the Court of een's Benc at the last term Qu . ended all further proceedings,h and the Police C°ll'e t sioners, after having tLorcughly investigated the caB instated the officers on full pay.