The Sun. — London, England, 1867-12-11 00:00:00

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Contributions will be thankfully received by the London and country bankers, and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis, I:sq., at the Institution, 14, John-street, Adelphi, London. lIEATR E ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. Chatterton. La , t 10 nights of the Company's performing previous to the Chestnris Holidays. Notwithstanding the Triumphant and Bril liant Success, of the DOGE OF VENICE, it cannot be performed after Thur3day. December 19. in consequence of the preparations for the i-IP.AND CHRISTMAS PANTOMIME. To be rroduced on ;,oXiNti Nit; tir. THIS EVENING, her Majesty's servants will perform the new Bonyintie Ploy, in 4 Acts, entitled THE DOGE OF VENICE, adapted by Boyle Bernard, and Musically illustrated by Selections fro:it the r )peras of Marino." by Donizetti, and the " Duo Fos ea re" and "Provo" of Ve rdi and Mercadante, with New and tl tgnitleent Scenery by Mr. Wm. Bever:e.y. Principal char icters by Mr. Phelps, Messrs. J. C. Cowper, H. Sinclair, E. Phelps, Barrett, James Johnstone, C. Warner, W. INPlntyre, C. Harcourt, Us'. C. Temple, C. Webb. de.; Mrs. Hermann Vezin, Miss Grattan, Increased orchestra and numerous chrus. To conclude with each evening THE LADIES' CLUB. Mes dames Bcr.trix Shirley, Kate Harfleur, Grattan, Hudspeth, L. Wi ;not. Mrs. IL Vandenhoff ; Messrs. J. Rouse, Barratt, C. Webb, F. Moreland, Harcourt, James Johnstone, W. C. Temple. Stage Itlairtger, Mr. Edward Stirling. Doors open at half-past a, commence at 7 o'clock. On Thursday, December 26, will he produced the Drury-lane GRAND COMIC CHRISTMAS ANNUAL, entitled FAW FEE FUM; or, Harlequin, Jack the Giant Killer. First Morning Performance on Saturday, December 28, and every Wednesday Dud Saturday, until February 15. Box-office open from 10 till 5 daily. rthATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Sole Lessee and Manager, 31r. Buckstoue. TIES EVENING, OUR AMERICAN COUSIN. Messrs. Eotl:ern, Raymond, Chippendale, Braid, Gordon, Rogers, Clark, Cue, &c. ; Mesdames Robertson, lone Burke, Chippendale, Dal ton. F. -Wright, &e. After which, TO PARIS AND BACK FOR FIVE POUNDS. 31r. Buckstone. To conclude with THE SPECTRE BRIDEGROOM. Messrs. J. 7. Raymond, W. Gordon, &c. Commence at Seven. T lIEATRE ROYAL ADELPIII. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. WEBSTER. Directress, Mrs. Alfred Mellon. EVENING, at 7, MAN IS NOT PERFECT, NOR WO2IAN NEITHER. Messrs. G. Belmore, J. G. Taylor, C.. H. Stephenson, Miss E. Pitt, and Mrs. Alfred Mellon. Afte,' Which, l3d time, MAUD'S PERIL. Messrs. Billington, Ashley, Elairne, C. J. Smith; Miss Herbert, Mrs. Mi,s Emily Pitt. To coutn:llle with UP FOR THE CATTTLE SHOW. Messrs G. Delmore, Ashley, Miss E. Pitt, and Miss Harris. OLBORN THEATRE ROYAL. 111 Sole . Proprietur and Manager, Mr. Sefton Parry. TILLS EVEN LNG, at 7, the highly successful Drama of FOR LOVE. Mesdames Stephens, Ilenrade, C. Saunders; Messrs. Itionta,vie, Price, Widdicombe. At S, iturnand's new Burlesque, MARY TURNER; or, The IViciousilin and \Victorious Wirtue. Mesdames Fanny Josephs, Sa.mders, Wilmore, Clinton, &c.; Messrs. Robins, Mon tague, Garden, Wilmot, &C. Magnificent new scenery, dresses, and appointments. ICU TE .—Seats may be secured a month in advance Box-office open from 1.0 till 5; and all Libraries. QUEEN'S THEATRE, Long-acre. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Alfred Wigan. THIS EVENING the performances will commence with (at 7 o'clock) HE'S A LUNATIC. After which (by particular desire), the celebrated comedy, by Tom Taylor, Esq., called STILL WATERS RUN DEEP. Prin cipal characters by Messrs. Alfred Wigan, W. H. Stephens, C. Wyndham, W. M. Terrot, C. Seyton, Miss E. Terry, and Mrs. Alfred Wigan. To conclude with the Comic Drama of THE FIRST NIGHT. Achille Talma Dufard (a French actor), Mr. Alfred Wigan. JEW QUEEN'S TII EATRE ROYAL, Mr. and MRS. ALFRED WIGAN every Evening. R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Vining. THIS EVENING, THE COLLEEN BAWN. Mr. Dion Bouci cault ; Messrs. Dominick Murray, E. Atkins, G. F. Neville, J. G. shore, H. Mellon, Gresham; Miss Elsworthy, Miss E. Barnett, Mrs. Addie, and Mrs. Dion Boucicault. The wild scenery of Kerry and the Water Cave have been painted by Mr. F. Lloyds and assistants. The Drama preceded by A LITTLE FLIRTATION, and fol lowed by NO. 1, ROUND THE CORNER. Doors open at half-past 6, commence at 7. N.B.—Due notice will be given of the next representation of ARRAN-NA-POGUE. R OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Fechter. 121113 EVENING, at S, ROMEO AND JULIET. Romeo, Miss Vcstvali ; Mercutio, Mr. Walter Lacy ; Friar Laurence, Mr Ryder; Nurse, Mrs. Marston; Juliet, Miss dilly Palmer. Preceded by, at 7, PERFECTION. Messrs. J. Neville, Dalton. J. Francis, and Miss Maud Shelley. 110YAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough. MIS EVENING, at 7, NOTHING TO NURSE. Mr. Thorne and Miss Newton. After which, a New Comedy, KIND TO A FAULT. Messrs. Porsche, Belford, and Turner; Mesdames Johnstone, Gwynne, and Hughes. To conclude with Byron's WILLIAM TELL WITH A VENT CIEANCE. Messrs. James and Fenton; Mesdames Holt and Weather:ll;y. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. New Management. Sole Lessee, Mr. B. Webster; Manager, Mr. IL Wigan. THIS EVEN INO-, FROM RAVE TO (JAY. Mea.,rs. H. Neville, 11. W11.7,an, Addison, and C. Mathews; Mesdames L. Moore and Followed by IF I HAD A THOUSAND A YEAR. Mesars. 11. wig;,, C oo per, C. Mathelv.i, and Farrell; Mesdames L. Moore and St. Henry. To conclude with MY WIFE'S BONNET. Messrs. R. Souter. IL Cooper, and J.Li.'L ylor; Mesdames L. Moore and E. Farrell Commence at Seven. THE "SUN" NEWSPAPER.- (.4. R. GLE lE, Sporting Library, 4, Connaught-terrace, Euglvarroad, delivers the LATE EIMIIuN of the THE s UN" at the ez,rlief , t possible moment after leaving the press. 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LATE EDITION of " TIIE SUN " at W. SMITH'S, "Camden Stores," 78, Park-street, Camden tr,SN - 1 HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAL—Morning, lb. 18m. I Afternoon, lb. 40m, To-Moultow.-Morning, 2h. 3m. I Afternoon, 2h. 26m LONDON, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 11, 1867. The arrival of the Bremen from New York on the 28th ult. brings us little specific intelligence. The negro element in the South is still trouble some, and 15 negroes, we are told, are among the delegates elected to the, Alabama Receustructiou Convention. Judging from what this Conveltion b ac ; a l t . t .arly done, we can hardly suppose that the exp...ritnent will do much towards popn!ati inr legislation by the blacks. Disfranchisement and pro scription are their leading principles, and among those whose who are to be disfranchised they now include all who will not swear to support negro suffrage. The members have voted themselves eight dollars a day, and the same sum fur every twenty miles they travel to and from the capital. This illustrious example was set them, it will be remembered, by their Radical friends in the North, whose travelling expenses assumed a formidable shape in the list of Cougl•ezzioD4l expenses. The members of the Ala bama Convention, however, have a way of their own o f managing financial affairs. To settle these claims they have appropriated funds set apart by the Alabama Legislature for the interest ou the State debt, although the method of paying the mem bers is provided by the Reconstruction Acts. It is true, that the Reconstruction Acts did not pro vide for such a scale of payment. The Virginia Reconstruction Convention met at Richmond on the 28th, but we have yet to learn with what suc cess. The Lower House of the Tennessee Legisla ture have passed a resolution requesting the Ten nessee delegate in Congress to vote for the impeachment. With reference to this impeachment question we now have interesting details. The Committee, it will be remembered, consisted of nine members—seven Republicans and two Demo crats. Under this arrangement it is only surprising that the majority was so small, but it seems, from the accounts given by one of the minority reports, that so late as June last the case was actually re versed, and the committee hadngreed, by a vote cf five to four, that the charges against the PRESIDENT did not warrant impeachment. The subsequent change of one member of course transformed the majority into a minority, and the two Republican dissentients, both of them lawyers, aver that this change was brought about by no elucidation of facts, no fresh evidence, but simply by the persua sion of the PRESIDENT'S opponents. Mr. WILSON, the chairman of the committee, is one of these dis sentients, and the report to which he has affixed his name objects to the verdict of the majority as affirming facts as established in support of which there is not a particle of evidence which would ba received by any court in the land. The two Democratic members are of course bolder in their censures. " Acts," they say, " for which Mr. LINCOLN was clamorously applauded, are deemed high crimes in Mr. JOHN SON ;" and they remind the impeachers that they have been themselves impeached, and that the verdict has already becu given against them. Some of the evidence given in the voluminous reports is full of interest, though the greater part of it is worthless. The evidence of such men as STANTON, SEWARD, and GRANT will be turned to with curiosity. STANTON was forced to admit tat the Cabinet never questioned the right of the PRE SIDENT to reorganise State Governments according to his own discretion, and that he himself enter tained no doubt of the Presidential authority so to do. Mr. SEWARD said that the scheme of recon struction pursued by Mr. JOHNSON grew up gradually during his administration and that of Mr. LINCOLN, and was from time to time modified by circumstances. The Secretary to the Treasury, Mr. M'CULLOCII, stated that the appointments to minor posts under the revenue in the South with out insisting upon the test act was forced upon the Government by the necessities of the time, and was unceremoniously agreed to by the Cabinet. " Our aim," he said, " was to do the best we could, and the evidence of all the Ministers, past and present, con firmed this statement. The ex-Attorney-General, Mr. SrEED, admitted that pardons had been given un sparingly ; but he said that they wished to fling them broadcast, and that into every pardon they put a condition that the person pardoned should never thereafter hold a slave, or make use of slave labour. If they had only given a few pardons, urged Mr. SPEED, such a condition would have been useless, but if they were scattered among a number of the influential classes it would be efficacious. General GRANT'S evidence is in every respect the most important, and the Committee seem aware of this, for they publish it entire. Both from his past and present posi tion, and his probable succession to Mr. JOHN SON'S office, General GRANT'S views were eagerly sought. All the serenades and blandishments of the political parties at Washington and elsewhere had failed to extract any declaration of opinion from the silent and reserved soldier. The ques tions of the committee forced him to depart from this rule, but the examiners gained very little. So irritated was GRANT at their repeated cross-exami nation on the question of parole, and their manifest desire to inculpate somebody, that the blunt soldier at last exclaimed, "he was not certain who was upon trial, himself or somebody else." The Committee upon this replied that no one was being tried, and were probably more careful for the rest of their inquiries. General GRANT maintained that since General LEE and his companions had faithfully abided by the terms of their parole they could not be brought to trial. General LEE would not, he said, have surrendered his army and given up their arms had he thought that of ter surrender he was to be tried for treason and hanged. GRANT very quietly added that he thought the Federals had got by that surrender a very good equivalent for the lives of a few leaders, and this was the unanimous verdict of the country at the time. With regard to reconstruction, the General said that he had simply given his opinion that some sort of Government should be organised in the South without delay, and he was very anxious that civil government should be restored. The animus of the Committee was clearly shown by the absurd cross examination to which they subjected the General as to the words he had used in conversation with the- PRESIDENT months age, the exact terms of their cor respondence, &c. Gen. GRANT, however, was proof against all, and administered incidentally some severe rebukes to the Radicals. Upon being catechised re specting the advice he had given as to the policy to be adopted towards the South GRANT said plainly, in words that will not be forgotten by the country, " I know that immediately after the close of the rebellion there was a very fine feeling manifested in the Soutb, and I thought we ought to take advan tage of it as soon as possible, but since that there , has been an evident change there. I may have expressed my views to the PRESIDENT." We need not seek far for the reason of the " evident change" in Southern feeling to which GRANT refers. It is not the fault of the Radicals if disaffection has not before this assumed a more active shape. The publication of this evidence will no doubt do good, and will help to exhibit the Radical policy in its true colours. We have all heard of the skeleton at the Egyp t i a n feasts, and amid the gaiety and rejoicing of the scenes of Christmas London seems likely to realise the description of old, through the scenes of dis tress and misery that are taking place,more especially at the East-end. All that concerns that wretched quarter naturally claims regard and awakens inte rest. A letter from the lion. Secretary to the East-end Mission appears in the Times of to-day, which sets forth the imperative mei for some help to be afforded at once in an effectual manner. In the firzt place, it refers to a statement recently made by the clergy of Poplar and other places disputing the appeal just made by the Com mittee, is which it was said that the " ordinary machinery was utterly inadequate to grapple with the need," To this Mr. SA UNDERSON replies that all the Committee meant to imply was the means ordinarily placed at the command of the clergy were utterly inadequate to enable them to afford relief to the necessitous. The area of the East of London, through which so much distress is found, extends considerably beyond those limits referred to, and the aim of the Committee has been a very laudable one, namely, to collect from the public beyoni t' ie district the necessary funds, and to obtain 0 1 .1 possible means of information. The public Ti certainly appreciate the liberal and philantb o mpic spirit in which the committee prose cute thei r labours, and impart the aid so urgently required. • In reply to applications from Noncon formist b Idles and from Roman Catholic priests, it has been estid t,'lat the distribution of the funds will be so ar. ranged .as to relieve distress without regard to religiuus. distinctions, " selecting from all those really Tv :cessitous with the utmost impartiality." A very just line of deinarcation is drawn with re spelt to this important but most difficult subject. Where Roman. Catholics c oject separate relief is to be riven ; but as regards ethers, opportunity will be tr wd by the clergy, ministers, and lay friends to bring before the recipi.mt the " Word of Life, as tang it by the Church ol" _England and other Pro testant communities." IL would indeed be neglect ing a valuable opportunity that might never recur to omit spiritual instru ztiou to those who are in so much need of it, and whose distress of mind equals that of their bodies. When the relief is given at evening classes, ragged schools, and cheap dinners, man - chances will be afforded of imparting knowledge' of the most valuable kind, and concerning which ,so much lamentable defi ciency prevails. The area of distress las been divided into ten districts, and it extends from Clerkenwell to Bromley ; for these effective committees are being formed as speedily as possible. It is the aim of the committee to induce the laity to come forward and act on these committees, and the aid of those is especially sought for who are acquainted with the poor and familiar with their condition. Wherc the services of laymen cannot possibly be obtained the assistance of ministers is asked for ; but, as a rule, it is considered better not to request those engaged in spiritual matters to undertake tasks which may properly belong to others. It cannot be said that anything like an exclusive spurt is shown in these arrangements ; and, indeed, on the contrary, we may affirm that the greatest care has been taken to render it otherwise. To forward this end the secretary declares that they will rejoice to hear of con tributions sent to the clergy and to other bodies, and those who distribute the funds will com pare their lists with those of others, in order that the same person may not be a charge upon more than one fund. It will give a notion of the pressing necessity of the claims, when it is mentioned that the funds at present received are about two-thou sand pounds, but " such a sum must be continual if the relief is to be effective." There seems, indeed, no doubt of the truth of the remark here made, that the committee have not applied to the public one moment too soon, for some of the details speak volumes as to the grievous condition of things, and the utter want and destitution which prevail. There is the case of the family in Bromley, lately discovered dying of starvation, and many other similarly distressing facts have been brought under the notice of the Committee, as, for instance, that of one hundred children in Whitechapel-road who attended a Ragged School, and who had not " tasted food until the afternoon," when casual relief reached them, which proves how wide spread is the condition of abject misery that exists. In conclusion, the writer observes impressively that they have no desire to monopolise charity ; but " beyond the funds contributed through ordinary demands, they call upon all who love the LORD and feel themselves responsible to aid the naked, the starving, and the dying around them, to come forward and show the reality of their Christian love by giving substantial aid, through whatever channel they may think fit, to those whose wants are clearly laid before them." We cannot believe that this and other appeals of the like nature will be made in vain, for the English public are never deficient in liberality when au emergency arises, and this distress at the East end is catainly a case that calls for more than ordinary means to check its ravages and stem the tide of destitution that has already set in, and threatens to become overwhelming during the in clement season approaching. Some of the details met with in the Registrar-General's weekly return confirm all that has been lately said as to the inju rious effects of the cold weather on those who are so scantily furnished with the means of sustenance. It is said that the "poor especiallysuffer from the effects of cold, and young persons and old persons, insufficiently clothed and without a proper quantity of food, fall easy victims to disease. The returns of last week show that three persons have recently died suffering from "privation," and at this inclement season sup plies of food, fuel, and clothing would save many lives. At this comparatively early stage of the winter much may be done to prevent those evils complained of extending and increasing to an un manageable extent, and those who cannot actuallygive money may yet do much to assist alleviating distress and preventing utter destitution. Many articles of clothing that are given away heedlessly to the undeserving, and to those not actually in want,might be more profitably disposed of, and the great waste that prevails in the kitchens of large establishments and in many places might be as much as possible prevented, that while want and misery met the eye in one quarter of the town recklessness need not be met with at the other. One thing is certain, that more than all the care that can be taken, and far more than the money likely to be subscribed, will not prove too much to meet the pressing de mands of the case, and be afterwards looked upon as superfluous efforts and needless preparations. however, is only too clear /rem Lr. LETHEBY'S analysis. Sewage is not to be got rid of by pouring it into rivers. The same materials which have raised the level for several feet on 160 acres of the Thames, to the prejudice of navigation and the injury of public health, would, if spread over fifty times as many acres of agricultural land, have been an advantage to all parties. The difficulties of disposing of sewage should not blind us to its " manifest destiny." bt,VIR Wig the beetle of eitraerd in ail pettotitl , roes On S.und4. 31iit tyrannolis British 'authori ties gave up the city to an immense Fenian mob in order that they might demonstrate against "an " arbitrary and despotic rule." For of necessity the funeral procession which lined the streets of that city meant nothing less, and it could mean nothing more. As a ceremony, it was merely the mockery of a solemn service. There could be no reason in the world why - ALLEN, LARKIN, and GOULD should be buried more than once, or why there should be more than one funeral procession. The n arching of 20,000 men through the streets of Dublin, and the similar processions in London, in Cork, in Limerick, and elsewhere, with an unlimited number of bands—such as they were— was not likely, we fear, to assist the repose of the dead any more than of the living. The object, however, was not religious. Plainly it was political. The strains of Orator MARTIN prevailed over the " Dead March " and " Savourneen Dheelish," and with every desire to respect whatever of really patriotic motive there might be beneath the crape, the green ribands, and the drab embroidery, we can hardly forbear saying that the whole affair was as much a parody of religion as a protest against "British misrule." Yet this it was intended to be. Unfortunately, a large class of the Irish people aro glad to avail themselves of any pretext for sheaving their aversion to the Govern ment of England ; and as this long and apparently solemn file paraded the streets of Dublin, flaunting their green banners in the very eyes of the Castle, the uppermost thought was doubtless one of satis faction—such a satisfaction as MILTON has made the Arch-Fiend glory in—one of demonstrating an " unconquerable hate." Perhaps we are partial. We fail, let us suppose, through prejudic3 to see the justness of the com parison of Ireland with Poland ; of the rule of England of the presentday, and of the dispositions of the English people towards the Irish with the rule of the CZAR and the feeling of Russia to wards the Poles. How would an " intelligent " foreigner" have reflected on the Dublin proces. sion ? Ho would to likely to ask who were ALLEN, LAIVKIN, and Goyim? Could any honest Irish man say they were patriots and keep back that they were murderers ? Could it be possibly affirmed that they were executed for political offences Could it be alleged that the Government of Eng land was wantonly oppressive, that its rule was increasing in severity, that it was indifferent to grievances, that Irish complaints were hushed in the Legislature ? Could it be asserted truthfully that Ireland was really ruled by Eng land ; that it was :lot quite as truly self-governed as either of the three kingdoms ? or that, in fact, England is not as much governed by Irish men as Ireland by Englishmen ? Could any recent act in fine be alleged against the present Govern ment, or any Government for the last fifteen or twenty years, to account for these three " patriots " shooting Sergeant BRETT ? We do not at all deny that Ireland fa l i taftering from unjust treatment. But the injusialii chiefly fossil ; the agents of it are in their gram. The present gene ration of Englishmen have inherited the co nee quences of their misrule, but none of its spirit. If our impartial observer knew nothing but the spectacle before his eyes in the streets of Dublin, it is hardly conceivable that he could believe any explanation of it that could be given to him. If the Government was harsh and despotic, why did it allow the demonstration ? Why were there no police visible, no soldiers, no arrests? Any European observer would bo astounded, and even an Ameri can would bo surprised. It is contemplated to celebrate some such cere mony as this in Liverpool next Sunday. The authorities appear to hesitate whether it is safe to permit it. We hope they will decide that it is. Some danger to the peace of the town is appre hended from the possibility of a collision with the Orangemen. These have never shewn a superfluity of moderation in their behaviour, and perhaps the local authorities alone are capable of judging whether the Orangemen can keep their tempers. The sight of a little Fenian crape or a green flag, or the sound of " three cheers for the Irish Republic," might have an irritating effect. Some of them have, it seems, already declared that they will prevent the procession at the cost of their lives. Otherwise there could be no reason for preventing all the Irish in Liverpool from joining in the demonstration. As a political act, it would not only be inane, but would positively defeat itself, by exhibiting in the most decisive manner the calm self-possession of the Government, which, confident in the loyalty of the majority, had con ceded an excess of liberty to the disaffected. No doubt thousands of Irishmen, not blinded by the passions of the moment, would object to it. They might regret, perhaps, that the three men had been hanged, but they would feel no amount of parade or sophistry could make them into martyrs. Their names have no right to be spoken in the same breath with that of ROBERT EMMETT. The broad distinction between assassins and rebels never can be effaced. A very clear line separates the RATAILLACS, the BOOTHS, the BBREZOWSKIS, and the ORSINIS from the LAFAYETTES, the STONEWALL JACKSONS, and the LANGIEWICZS. The Manchester Fenians were on the wrong side of that line. The more their friends demonstrate, the more will this moral distinction assert itself. Bloodstains are not easily effaced. And while the memory of Sergeant BRETT remains it will be impossible to float his murderers to an honourable immor tality. (FROM A 6ohiligi3Oilibiiff..) MR. BOUCICAULT ON FIRES IN THEATRES. Mr. Dion Boucicault does not believe that theatres can be made fire-proof. He has, however, a pro cess to recommend. He says :—" Above the stage, and co-extensive with it, there is a gridiron floor, from which hangs the pendant scenery. Let the timbers of this floor, which is open work, be laid on their under face, with lines of small iron pipe, forming a gridiron, picked at every inch with holes ; let this system be in communication with the water main constant service. Let one lever which turns on the water be against the wall of the stage on the inside, another corresponding lever contiguous, but on the outside, so that the water may be turned on by a person either outside or inside of the building. The effect of this operation would be to let fall a continuous and even deluge, more effectual in check ing a firo than the jet from a Bose, because it not only addresses itself to the seat of the fire, but to adjacent material. A similar gridiron proc,.n:s should be introduced underneath the stage ; another on the rafters over the auditorium, and a fourth in all av7ilable places around the ceiling, so placed that the rain from such would fall or be projected on the woodwork of the boxes and stalls. Each 'of these systems should have a separate main, so that each could be brought into operation separately ; yet the whole might be under the operation of one master main, by turning on which the whole theatre, from the back of the gallery to the rear of the stage, could be deluged in a moment. It is of great im portance that such a process should be as readily worked from the outside as from the inside of the building. I believe that the water companies supply what they term sealed mains ; that is, the constant service of the street main is conducted into the building, and the lever is there sealed up : to break this seal is to confess the use of the supply. Such facilities exist, as I am informed ; and if they don't, and the companies offer any impediment to their introduction, an Act of Parliament might be ob tained to reader such assistance obligatory." WE have recently referred to the atsposal of sewage of towns on the soil as desirable. It would seem to be gradually growing into a necessity. Our illustration was taken from that portion of the sewage of London which is utilised on Lodge Farm ; we can now supplement the lesson by the experience gained with respect to that portion of the sewage which, instead of being utilised, is poured into the Thames. In a re port which has just been made by the engineer of the Thames Conservancy Board, it is stated that a large area of the river is being gradually silted up with the deposits of this sewage. On the south ern side of the river 120 acres, and on the northern 40 acres, have been covered with a deposit of mud varying in depth down to seven feet. The river conservators have made a representation to the Metropolitan Board of Works on the ground that this process is prejudicial to navigation. It would seem to be equally prejudicial to health. Dr. LETLIEBY has examined the quality of the de posits. He found them to consist of "broken-up " sewage matter, with the remaina of- myriads of " animafrarles, and a large quantity of carbonate of " lime In a partly crystalline state." The mud, he says, in each case was black and foetid, and in a state of active putre• (active decomposition. This, he observes, may be " a cause for serious alarm," because the decomposition sets free large volumes of sulphu• rotted hydrogen, and the action of sewage on sea. water always produces a very offensive change. The presence of the carbonate of lime shows, he adds, that the alkaline constituents of the sewage are decomposing and precipitating the calcareous constituents of the water, and thug adding to the bulk of the deposit. Mr. BAZALGETTE attempts to disprove the conclusion that the de posits are due to the sewage outfall, Their orizin. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 11, 1867. CORRESPONDWE FROM PARIS. Toiasni~, he little WI has passed over, the ruffled feathers of M. de Moustier are smoothed again, all traces of dissension have been effaced, and as they are now no longer per ceptible, there are many, of course,ivho are ready to swear that they never existed. One thing, however, is certain— that the Emperor will make good the statements of M. Rouher, and at the same time he will not renounce the services of M. de Moustier. One hundred thousand copies of the famous address of the sth have been printed and circulated in all the communes of France. It is rumoured here that the sitting of the Italian Par liament to-day has been of most momentous interest. The thing next expected from the peninsula is a propo sition for a diplomatic rupture with France. After the occasion of the sth of December, to which conversation continually goes back, and upon which the journals are all still harping, there is not a single topic of any interest discussed. The newspapers are filled with the daily reports of the debates, and the ordinary matters of life find no place. The Minister of Agriculture, of Commerce, ane Public Works states that the cattle plague has corn. pletely disappeared from France and the neighbouring countries, and it is only to be met with in its old haunts, Prussian Silesia, Austrian Silesia, Gallicia, and Moravia. In consequence of the freedom from disease in Western Europe, the Minister of Agriculture has abolished many of the restrictions which forbade the introduction into France of cattle from England, Belgium, and Hol land. A great statue of Voltaire is about to be erected here, and the committee will meet for further arrangements on the 22nd December. The Times Paris correspondent is informed that the Marquis de Moustier has again asked the Emperor to relieve him from his functions as Minister of Foreign Affairs. The Marquis finds himself placed in a false position. The manuscript •f his speech, which he had before him in the Tribune, was carefully composed, and had been submitted to the Emperor for revision, and, if necessary, correction ; so that it no doubt represented the views of the Emperor at the time of its delivery. M. Rouher, however, saw that the speech of the Minister of Foreign Affairs did not gratify the Senate, and was sure not to satisfy the Lower Chamber at all. As Minister of State, he was alarmed at the prospect of being deserted by the majority which Govern• ment had so long commanded, and in order to avoid this otherwise inevitable result, he felt that he must concede more than his colleague, M. de Moustier, had promised. This conviction he at once communicated to the Emperor, who, rather than the Government should lose a majority, gave his Minister leave to go so much further than the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and guarantee not only the maintenance and safety of the Pope, but the inviolable integrity of the States in his possession. The semi-official Etendard speaks out with great vigour and emphasis on the side of the French Government and all that it has done or will do. The Etendard does not wish to despair of the prudence of Italy; and, without having been absolutely satisfied, thinks the sitting of the Florence Chamber yesterday was not more stormy than might have been expected. It remarks with grief, however, that M. Lanza and M. Menabrea have thought fit to re-affirm the pretended rights of Italy to Rome." M. Rouher, according to the Paris correspondent of the Daily News, is a more accomplished orator than M. Thiers, and his last famous speech of the sth of December is the ,greatest he has ever made. " With this honest tribute," continues this writer, " to M. Rouher's eloquence in sup port of what I think a bad cause, I mention two mistaken oratorical flowers which provoke a smile. While thun dering against the Peace Congress of last summer, he called Geneva the ' City of the Lakes.' Now, there is but one lake anywhere near Geneva. He also talked of the chastisement which the revolution had received on the plains of Mentana.' He might as well have said the plains of Matlock or of the Trosachs." France has now become such a devout daughter of the Church, that, looking abroad upon . the world, she sees no country whom, from a religious point of view, she can commend but Austria. It is the role of France to flatter Austria just now, and it is the role of the Etendard to flatter France. The Etendard says that Austria alone is pursuing without hesitation and without feebleness the career of liberal reforms. The " Commission Coniessionelle," continues this semi-official organ, " proposes to confer perfect liberty upon all religious denominations. In its possibly excessive zeal the commission makes no reserve in favour of the Sunday as it is observed in free Eng- land." Speaking of the rumoured dissensions in the Ministry of France, which were said to have resulted from the debate of the sth of December on the Roman question, the Patrie observes : " A rumour is afloat to the effect that dissension has broken out in the midst of Govern ment, and that, as a consequence, an immediate change in the Ministry is expected. We believe we are able to state that there is absolutely no foundation for these reports, and the good understanding which prevails in the Government has not been for a moment `disturbed."' A statement just published by the Customs' Adminis tration gives us the following items of fact connected with the commerce of France. The total of the international exchanges of Franee during the first ten months of this year is 5,097,132,000 f., of which 2,637,025,000 f. are imports, and 2,460,07,000 f. exports. Compared with the same period of 1866, there is an increase of 100 i millions of francs. In 1867 the importation exceeded the exportation by 176,918,000 f. As regards the imports, the total increase of which over last year is 302,657,000 f., there is an augmentation of 238,972,000 f. in articles of food, falling principally on cereals, for 150 millions ; oleaginous seeds and fruits, 4 millions ; sugar, 5 ; coffee, 4 ; cattle, 38 ; tallow, 10 ; and codfish, cheese, and oil, 12 millions. Raw material for manufacture shows an increase of 38,291,000 f. spread over twenty articles, de duction made for those in diminution—not, certainly, a large amount. Manufactured objects have augmented 5 millions, and other merchandise not regularly classified, 20 millions. The total diminution of exports is 202,162,000 f., compared with the same period of 1866. It falls on menu tactured objects for 47,575,000 f., principally on silks for 40,000 f. As for natural products, articles of food, and raw material for manufacture, the decrease is 168,778,000 f. In other merchandise not classified there is an increase of 14 millions. The following abstract from the annual report issued by Baron Haussmann, Prefect of the Seine, contains some in teresting statistics concerning the growth, revenue, im provements, and population of the French capital. The document. shews that during the year ending the 30th Sept. last, 2,325 houses, comprising 14,287 separate apart ments, were pulled down in the 20 arrondissements ; while, during the same period, 3,809 houses, consisting of 23,753 apartments, were erected ; the increase was consequently 1,484 houses, affording accommodation for 9,466 families. The greater portion of the new constructions were in the outlying districts included between the former ex terior boulevard and the fortifications ; in the more central quarters the aggregate number of the construc tions and demolitions was about balanced, although rather unequally distributed over the different arrondissements, The report, moreover, shows that in the entire department of the Seine, which, in addition to the twenty arrondisse ments of Paris, includes those of St. Denis and Sceaux, the number of houses built during the last fifteen years has been 86,944, and of those demolished 21,641. The total direct revenue of the city of Paris amounted during the year to 39,238,752 f., divided as follows : Land tax, 10,995,702 f. ; furniture tax, 6,424,989 f. ; doors and windows, 17,298,587 f. ; and licenses to trade, 17,298,587 f. The return of the recruitment in the city of Paris shews that although the population has continually increased, the number of young men of 20 called on to draw lots for the conscription on the last occasion shewed a falling-off of 528 from the previous year. The report attributes that result, which has also occurred all over France, to the famine of 1846, which rendered the marriages in that year less prolific. There were on the 31st December last, in the department of the Seine, 1,843 primary schools, of which 361 were public and 1,482 private ; the number of pupils was 183,375, or 6,939 more than at the date of the previous return." THE WAGES QUESTION IN THE NORT/I.—The reduction of wages by about ten per cent. proposed by the ironmasters of the North will not be agreed to by the men so soon as was expected. The subject has apparently been amicably arranged on the Tyne, but at Stockton and Middlesborough on the Tees most of the employers have had interviews with their men, and they decline to accede to the proposal. Messrs. Whitwell's men had a meeting at South Stockton en Monday, and it is said that they de termined to remain inactive until they saw what the Mid dlesborough men did. Messrs. Richardson and Johnson's men are acting in a similarway. Ame eting of the menwa,s held at Middlesborough on Monday, and a deputation was sent to Messrs. Hopkins, Gilks, and Co.'s works, who stated that the men would accept a reduction of 5 per cent. The answer of the employers was that the list prices, in ac cordance with the notice, would be adhered to. Messrs. Bolckow, Vaughan, and Co.'s men have also refused to work at the reduction. Notice has been given at the Atlas and Cyclops Works, Sheffield (Messrs. John Brown and Co. and Charles Cammell and Co.), of a reduction equiva lent to 10 per cent. We understand that, in the face of -the present depression in trade, the reduction will be ac cepted by filo men. At the Parkgate, Midland, and :Milton Ironworks notice of a reduction of from 10 to 12 der rot, 1)c012 given, LATEST INTELL IGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) THE BOMBAY MAIL. SOUTHAMPTON, DEC. 11. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ship Syria, with the above mail, passed the Yeedles at 11.20 a.m. to-day. FRANCE. BOURSE, Dec. 10, Two o'clock.----The tone of the market is cheerful. Three per Cents. are at f.9f. 25c., a rise of 15c. Italian Fives 46f. 60c., with an advance of 40c. Credit Mobilier 167 f. 50c., higher by 4f. 75c. Spanish Mobilier 192 f. 50c., 2f. 50c. better. Comptoir d'Escompte firm at 645 f. Credit Foncier shares steady at 1,363 f. 75c., without change. Paris Gas shares are higher by 2f. 50c., at 1,4301. English Consols are telegraphed with a fa:l of k, at 92g. Three o'clock.—The market closed as follows:-- 4} per Cent. End of month — 3 per Cent End of month._ GO 35 Credit Mobilier End of month l7l 25 Credit Fonder l3BO End of month 1370 - RAILWA Bank Shares 3325 Ital'an Loan End of month 45 70 Mexican Loan Do. Bonds Spanish Throes ~ 37 25 Boma Debt.. Deferred . YS. Account Orleans ... 866 E Northern ll7O Lyons and Mediterranean Southern...... 557} Western — Eastern • • — Sardinian Austrian 515 Lombard 3561. North of Spain , Saragossa Roman 531 UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, DEC. 10. In a convocation to be holden on Thursday, 12th inst., at two o'clock, the names of the following gentlemen, who have been duly nominated curators of the Taylor Institution, will be submitted to the House :—The Rev. G. W. Kitchen, M.A., Christ Church, in the place of the Rector of Lincoln, whose term of office expired -in June last ; and the Rev. M. Pattison, 8.D., Rector of Lincoln College, in the place of Dr. Manse], who has resigned. In a convocation to be holden on Saturday, 14th inst., at two o'clock, the form of statute on the sub ject of the Political Economy Professorship, and that allowing Nonconformists who are candidates for honours in the Secondary Final School, to pre sent matter compensatory for theology cognate to the subjects in which they are to be examined, which were promulgated in Congregation on Wed nesday, Nov. 27, and accepted by Congregation on Saturday, the 7th inst., will be submitted to the House. If the former of these statutes be approved a decree will be proposed to abrogate the following words in the regulations (ed. 1866, p. 291) :—" or be re-elected to the said office until after he shall have been out of office during two years." In a Congregation to be held immediately after, the statute substituting a declaration of assent for the present subscription to the Articles will be sub mitted to the House. CAMBRIDGE, DEC. 10. The Registrary requests that the supplicats and certificates of terms for candidates for the Mathema tical Tripos and for all persons proposing to take LL.B. degrees on Jan. 25 may be sent to him on or before Monday, Dec. 16. The Professor of Mineralogy gives notice that his lectures will commence on Friday, Jan. 31. These lectures will be given gratis on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, from 1 to 2, in the Lecture-room at the north end of the west wing of the New Museums. THE FERNDALE COLLIERY EXPLOSION. rONTYrRIDD, Monday. The inquiry into the causes of the above explo sion was opened to-day by the coroner for the county of Glamorgan, Mr. George Overton, at the New Inn, Pontypridd. Mr. Wales, inspector for the South Wales district, was present on behalf of the Government, and Mr. C. H. James, of Merthyr, appeared on behalf of the proprietors of the colliery, Messrs. Davis and Sons. there was a numerous attendance of mining engineers from the district. The workmen were represented by a de putation from the Miners' Association of England. The Coroner having opened the proceedings, the examination of witnesses was proceeded with. Richard Wise, a police -sergeant, proved the oc currence of the explosion, and that 178 persons were missing, of whom 175 had been recovered dead. Mr. Roberts, surgeon, said he had examined all the deceased, and found that 145 died from burning, bruises, and suffocation, 25 from suffocation only, ar.d fire from bruises. Mr. David Davis, Maesyfymoen-house, Aberdare, the principal proprietor of the colliery, the owners of which are the firm of David Davis and Sons, said the colliery was situated in the Rhondda Fach Valley. The manager was John Williams, one of the deceased, who held the appointment since August, 1866. William Walters, the overman, was still living. The witness gave the names of the officers of the pit, and where they were stationed. The lamp-man was Thomas Powell, who was assisted by two boys ; there were also three lampmen employed, whose duty it was to light the lamps, lock them, and examine them on delivery to the men ; and also to re-light them when they went out. One was sta tioned in each district, and two of them were killed In the Blaenllechan and Rhondda districts. Mr. W. Adams was the consulting viewer of the colliery, and visited it once a month, to advise and consult with the manager. The colliery had been opened five years, and during that period there had not been to his knowledge a single death from burning. Latterly they had been working from 9,000 to 10,000 tons a month, the daily average being about 400 tons. William Adams, mining engineer, said he had held the appointment of consulting engineer to the Messrs. Davis since March last. He did not con sider himself a manager, but simply consulting viewer. lie visited the colliery once a month to consult with the resident viewers as to the de velopment and ventilation of collieries, and to advise them as• to the best method of proceeding ; but the details of ventilation, such as the distri bution of the air, &c., were entirely in the hands of the resident viewers; but, if at any time upon entering a colliery he found any place requir ing more ventilation or any other improvement he (witness) suggested it, and left it for the resident manager to act upon. lie never had anything to do with the subordinate officers. There were two shafts to the colliery, the down-cast being sunk to the 4ft. coal,—a depth of 278 yards , its dimensions are 171 t. by 12ft., giving an area of 204 ft. The pumps extend 100 yards still lower ; but there is is scarcely any water below that. The up-cast, which contains the ventilating furnace, was originally sunk to the 4ft. only ; but it had since been sunk about 40 yards deeper to the 6ft. and Oft. coals. Its size is 14ft. by lift., the area being 154 ft. The ventilation was carried on by a furnace aft. by Bft., giving an area of 72ft. About 90 tons of coal per month were consumed by the furnace. ['here was no regular record kept of the qu intity of air sent into the pit. Witnes3 never saw any such regular record kept, but he had seen some memo randa in a pocket-book which the late manager car ried about with him. It was his duty to measure the air and record it. The inquest was then adjourned. 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It is not only a story of absorbing interest, but one remarkable for the extraordilorl art evidenced in its dramatic construction. It s e 4; cellence in this particul ar i s i n f ac t s o remark e " that we cannot wonder in the least that its adaPt% tion to the stage in a dramatised version of it vi es de matter decided upon b e f ore th e or i g i na l tale made its appearance —the play founded upon it having,,, point of fact b etn ma p pe d ou t w ith admiasilf: dexterity by the h an d o f Ch ar l es Di c kens hiln ee , who did it, so to sp ea k, " a t a h eat " j us t i e nediste , l before he took his departure for America, and 1131 : ing been since then t urne d i n t o di a l og ue by his laborateur Wilkie Collins, for the now fast °P: proaching Ch r i s t mas piece at the Theatre Sole' Adelphi, where M r . F ec ht er h as h a ppily been re tamed by Mr. Webster for the impersonatio e f the hero of the narrative. One thrillingly brest hieß s incident there i s i n th e p r i n t e d narrative, and, ag it matter of course, in the dramatic version a we —an incident, to the p a th e ti c b eau ty of which be may rest assured, the fullest possible justice vinl done, no less by the pencil of Mr. Greive (the see; painter who has been specially reserved for the e, casion) than by the pl a i n ti ve accen ts, the P lc turesque attitudes, the whole appearance, in -a ct by the lover-hero of the d rama as i m personate d „, Mr. Fechter. Reverti ng , h owever , f r om these 8 : 0 ticipatory allusions to " No Thoroughfare" 06 acting drama, and considering it purely and sole 11 33 , in its present point of view as the Christmas 1311 :56 ber for 1867 of All the Year Round, w e recog n , l o in it one or two peculiarities of a very not ic e kind, distinguishing it from among all its nom e c predecessors—that is among all the Christmas 111/ : „ - D hers of Mr. Dickens's weekly serial publicat o ; whether during the period of its first phase u ll n d the name of Household Words, or during its s e l i es s epoch as a periodical under the name of the n° it bse popular All the Year Round. Firstly, thee, this distinctive peculiarity about it—that unli ke d the other Christmas numbers in that long rearm brilliant series—the present one, the Cliris,, ho number for 1867, entitled " No Thoroughfare, 0, been penned not by a group of st o ry tellers, In tbat tialled by the greatest Christmas Story Tel le L o d, ever breathed, but almost entirely by his own ' ex aided, here and there, by the hand of t hat , tel thralling raconteur, who once up o n a time re,°oo the history of " The Woman in White," an d o several years ago in association (th en ) with Chletotir Dickens made one in a certain laughter-reeving 0 . of Two Idle Apprentices, the record of whos e to derings together we have often since lonC he i t see reprinted in some form or another. tol association, then, as joint narrators—in a ro we d prose Beaumont and Fletcher partnership -411° A pci how thoroughly well they could work together. ;le now again they have demonstrated that agr ee 0 e fact in these thirteen chapters, or rather in ' bo le four acts subdivided into a dozen scenes, th ew le d preceded by an Overture under the whimsical 0 20 , "No Thoroughfare." As affording a rapid g liul t be of the synopsis or syllabus of the prelection (for ere tale would read admirably) the c ontents wal l re . be very appropriately sum mar i se d. Act the veals itself to us sectionally, as we may sal-then manner following :—" The Curtain Rises " rrbe " Enter the Housekeeper" afterwards, { Do Housekeeper Speaks"—" New Characters on 0 Scene"—" Exit Wilding." Act 11. and Ac t 01 each comprises within it no more than a co u p le scenes or situations—in the former " Makes Love," and afterwards " Makes MisehL a ,,p in the latter, that is in Act 111., we are fi rst c oo the Valley," and then (this being the great 500 already alluded to, as certain to create a se va :i g lit when actually brought to view within our th e and hearing on the boards of the Adelphi) " C lo d` Mountain !" Lastly, in Act IV., we have the tiori Lock" revealed to us—we have then the Pa rt . c ie z of of " Obenreizer's Victory," and, finally, the " tor i the Curtain. In regard to the plot of th e e a oe e —a plot of singular ingenuity by the way, a nd t he intensely original of its kind—we have 00 te ll smallest intention in the world here of plaYing to tale. The mystery of it we shall give no ke e l to whatever. We don't, in the least, cles i k r t bo supply, in this place, any clue throtignool intricate windings of this curiously t hat labyrinth. Enough for our purpose if we s a i do ao the scene—opening in the streets of London' Bloomsbury way, bard by the Foundling 0°4 4 of in fact—after carrying the reader into the h ea w itli the City, and familiarising him incidenta l-i f 00 one of the Soho interiors, changes, 1 : 4° 40 close of the narrative, to the wild and des the solitudes of the Alpine mountains, trodden vi o rd, sandalled feet of the monks of St. 13er o ble and haunted no less notably by those Pate four-footed companions of theirs, who Partileit so directly (mere dogs though they are) ia lt , r icii• sublime and beneficent labours. It may see nl . l _ frol° ous to say so, but for no reason can we refrain are here at once remarking that in " No Therongia Oct there is discoverable neither a Dr. Marigo ld pe tol a Mrs. Lirriper. But then Mrs. Lirriper o Marigold are creatu r es that gladden the goad readers just once in a generation, we ha d cr said just once in a life-time, or in a century lost' theless, though taking rank in no resPe e Lis /J O' ever with those two famous originals, tn ivet tlif Christmas story has creations of its own, VI,. 0 0 of note. There is poor Sally, to begin with, t ' ee l 0 from the Foundling, who is delineated hi I n e touch or two, but those the touches of a tr tl ,.. , o ofi ter of his art as a portrayer of character ter % humble, gentle-hearted Sally, who is own s ia .to saci' we may say, to that harmless, scatter-brained I,ol° ant of Little Dorrit's, Maggy, who doats 1 1 0 11 ,, e titi ° Dorrit, almost as a superior being, under tPtierito of Little Mother. Then there is Ma l l e ag Gev , the heroine of the tale, and her lover, raitt ioo Vendale, the wine -merchant, and the 0100 1° Obenreizer, Marguerite's Guardian, and coe e ' Dor of the broad-back, her duenna or ell a ri t d / and Mrs. Goldstraw, the housekeeper, Ladle best of the whole bunch of them—the low"vale; character among the dramatis persona, J oel 0 the wine-merchant's Cellarman I Th lla e A lo i a stumble across him, first of all t h , down in t , drool ) ; vaults among the pendulous gouts of cobweb 030 a t ' ing from the roof in that vinous subterr nij w At mosphere, as we come upon him w eeda c l ei s 7 o Ve ell turning among the bins, where u,..„ wandering awhile at the heels of V e rh I " Oh! You are here, are you, Joey ?" are at ; "Oughtn't it rather to go, Oh ! You're Ile' Master George ?' For it's my business to be be ain't yourn." alf "Don't grumble, Joey." usrolll.l3 the " Oh! I don't grumble," returned the , bro ug o 0 anything grumbles, it's what I've took in 0 , 0 5 P ;it ain't me. Have a care as aoraeti",, e re' don't begin a-grumbling, Master George. stop ; enough for the wapours to work, and they'll . b e 1 ,0 P a y His present occupation consisted of Polc i ti Ol e ) ; endale into the bine, making measurements and Ine. ll , o ,loe' tions, and entering them in a rhinoceros -11' fo ci note-book, like a piece of himself. " They'll be at it," he resumed, laying t hc r a ct i:g that he measured with across two casks, en' w e! ~t o g calculation, and straightening his back, t e 9,5, iu so you've regularly come into the bur i n George ?" ? ore " o "Regularly. I hope you don't obj. Joey oa t "I don't, bless you. But W a pouri obje ct : f e d i too eung. You're both on y o u too young' da y , , " ire shall get over Ibat objection day by' ay ge t t abl e "Aye, Master George; but I shall day 1 - 11, c, be co 2 the objection that I'm too old, and so I slit' for tl' of seeing much improvement iu you. o tbe e r The retort so tickled Joey Ladle that he ! b ora , Pe 00 , a laugh and delivered it again, laug Joe h after the second edition of " irnPr° Y y gruntingen% cot ie As affording a still better notio n of it e'4 whimsical character, take the followilirlarg f De/ .. aer by upon the effect produced on Joey s singing : se s° llg f Not oven over Vendale himself did the cast a more potent spell than over Jo,'Y Ltial rent way. bteadily refusing - to m uddle taking any share in it, and e vincing the :°_,: ve ic • -•"_ t at! . tempt for scales and such-like rudiments 01"1 d i d °_,,l l o l ° g in i ( v ie e e u d p , stllel)mi'nhoclaeptbiuv:itneemssevfeorliastbeuade.rsTe-Pj.:::ftrYyalobtilee; 13 of the performers for a set of howling 11 bu E qual chi ef !Aran Loot Aan ii Cast the Ti Cast LE 481, Oeor i iiall enter bath Ti la St C our , lioh n Coot Ti tho 4( O at _ e( , ?kiii 44 4 Frei P o, t] ec t er ia O e tee 3 k e6 l I tltto7