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TILLS EVENING the performances will commence with the popular Farce, by J. M. Morton, Esq., entitled MOE. I'ILLICODDY. Atter which, at a quarter to 8, Mr. Dion I3oucicault's cele brated Irish Drama, entitled AR It A 11-NA-POG UE. Shaun the Post, Mr. Dion Boucicault ; The O'Grady, Mr. Vining ; Feeney, Mr. Dominick Murray ; Murray M'Coul, Mr. U. . F. Nwille; Mayor Coffin, Mr. J. G. Shore; Secretary, M.Le,n ; Fanny Pow‘r, Miss 11%hes ; Arrah Meelisb, Mts. Dion BnicicAul . . The celebratel scenery, by Mr. Telbin and Mr. F. Lloyds, entirely repainted and renovated by Mr. F. Lloyds. To conclude with NO. 1, ROUND THE CORNER. Doors open at half-past 6, commence at 7. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Mr. Fechter, sole, actual, and responsible Manager. THIS EVENING, and during the week, the perform ances will commence at Seven o'clock with a comedietta, entitled T FIE MIST itE SS OF TII E MILL. Mr. H. Mellon, Mr. S. Calhaem ; Miss Ritter, Miss Montgomery. 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Ever and anon the public has had to undergo the inflic tion of reading or hearing repetitions of statements from those whose expressions of opinion were only too prominently put forward during the session and its lengthy discussions. What end all this re newed fuss answers it is difficult to tell, but so it is, and we must put up with the consequences, tedious though they be. A meeting of " advanced Liberals" has been held at Norwich, and letters were read from distinguished persons, foremost in the list of which was a communication from Mr. GLADSTONE. This letter of the right hon. gentle man refers chiefly to the vexed subject of " rates," the mere mention of which is always enough to put Mr. GLADSTONE in a state of great excitement and indignation. We should say that it was quite unnecessary for any one to demand an ex planation from him on the subject, or for him to take the trouble to reply to it. In fact the right hon. gentleman seems to think so himself, for he declares that he would rather refer those he ad dresses to those debates in which he expressed his views on the matter, rather than to any " succinct summary" of them such as he could now convey. Having premised this, he has no objection to state that those provisions are "of a most inconvenient and annoying character ;" and, - what is a more sig nificant announcement, that they will admit of great and effectual amendment. Mr. GLADSTONE will look with interest to the result of the experience which the autumn and winter will bring, and if ho is correct in his views ho thinks that "speedy re dress " will follow upon these grievances. It is really very absurd for people to prejudge things like this, and this opinion of Mr. GLAD STONE'S is not an isolated one. On more than one occasion have hints been given that something must be done to alter the injurious effect of the measure. Nor can any one tell how the said measure may act until it has come into actual working, and all these declarations are perfectly groundless Were the matter one of minor importance it would be amusing to notice how infatuated people can be when and where their prejudices are concerned; but in a case of paramount interest, like the pre sent, it is really quite uncalled-for and inconsistent that we should meet with these lets and hindrances in the way of evil prognostications, false prophesy ing, and the like. The Reform Bill of 1867 was no measure smuggled through Parliament with unseemly haste. A fair fight took place, and long months were occupied in its discussion. In this inter regnum state it is not suitable to presume to judge as if it were now on its trial. It is not so that that tria has yet to be made, and we would advise those who do not approve of it to abstain from indirect details, and let it wait until the experience of the country has divided upon its merits. We have no doubt that that decision will be as favourable as its re ception has already been with all but the wilfully perverse and prejudiced, whom it:is impossible to satisfy at any cost. The annual IVreck Register and Wreck Chart, issued under the supervision of the Board of Trade is always an interesting study, and, unfortunately, the one just published has a more powerful claim upon our attention than usual. The year 1866 was, as we all know, unusually productive of shipwreck and disaster at sea, and it is, therefore, more matter of regret than of surprise to find the list of casual ties a very heavy one. The number of wrecks and casualties in the twelvemonth was 1,860, and the loss of life in the same period no less than 896. The numbers of casualties in the two preceding years were respectively 1,390 and 1,656, the average num ber during the last 10 years having been 1,466. It must be observed that these statistics refer exclusively to the disasters on the coasts of the United King dom and in the surrounding seas ; but, thanks to the rocky and dangerous. nature of some parts of our coasts, and to the immense amount of our ship ping, such wrecks and casualties form a large pro portion of the maritime disasters of the whole world. The coasting trade, as usual, occupies an unenviable prominence. The number of vessels employed in the regular carrying trade which were more or less damaged during the year was 2,173, in which the collier class largely predominates. The Register reiterates its frequent remonstrances against the manner in which too many of these ships are sent to sea. Ships which must fall to pieces as soon as they touch the ground do not give their crews much chance of escape iu case of disaster, yet we are told on good authority that such is often the case with the coasting ships, and those, too, not by any means the oldest. Vessels are employed in this service which have reached the venerable age of The list of collisions is a very heavy one—no less than 422. These disasters involved the loss of two or more ships, which accounts for the seeming discrepancy between the number of ships lost or damaged, and the number of casualties reported. Unfortunately these collisions are becoming more and more frequent, and have actually occurred at the rate of more than one a day, since 422 are re corded in the year. •Our naval authorities should exercise a strict supervision on this point, since the carelessness or indifference in which these disasters too frequently originate can hardly be too severely blamed. The services of the National Lifeboat Institution form a pleasing part of the mournful chronicle, and it is satisfactory to know that they have now a fleet of 183 lifeboats on our coasts, so ably manned and so efficiently directed as to call forth the cordial approval of continental nations. The In ternational Jury of the Paris Exhibition,awarded to the Institution one of their nineteen great gold medals in acknowledgment of the important ser vices which they had rendered to shipwrecked sailors of all nations, and we have no doubt the benefits of their good example will soon extend still further. The York Church Institute was inaugurated on Wednesday last, when the Archbishop of YORE delivered an address full of interest to those who take pleasure in such proceedings, and expressed a hope that at a time when so much occurred to distract men's minds they ;might be able to pre serve unity of feeling and sentiment. The object of this institute iu question is to provide recreation for the _mind, which is, in fact, as needful as em ployment for it, and also to see that the amusement is of a satisfactory kind, and one which will not cause regret or retrospection. Self-education, it is truly said here, is a thing possible to all, and a faith in its possibility is a great step towards realising it. Connected with this subject the Archbishop made some remarks on the tendencies of literature at the present day. During the last half century many things have occurred which have combined to give a peculiar turn to thought and a rapid development to literature. In France, at the end of last century, great confusion reigned in all these matters, and it was difficult to distinguish the prevailing feeling of the people amid the tangled web that chance and change had woven. In Germany attempts were made to show that religion was beyond man's understanding, and in England teachers started up to spread the doctrines of the material school, and make philosophy superior to faith. From these complications a new and better state of things has arisen, and men have turned with satisfaction from the wearisome details of abstract philosophy to subjects that come more within the legitimate scope of their observation. In some respects art has gone through changes somewhat similar, and realism in art has kept pace with physical inquiry and with philosophic doubt. In too many cases the directors of our present literature have consi dered it a sufficient excuse that a thing is like real life to render its description admissible into the pages of romance. As it is forcibly put in this discourse, " ThTre are noble exceptions, no doubt, but the painter and the novelist are often content to repro duce, with minute fidelity, the facts of life as they are, and besides are led into haunts of sin, and taught how usurers roger each other, and harlots live and die, because the picture it presents is true, COVENT -GARDEN PROMENADE CONCERTS. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. EVERY EVENING, at EIGHT. Under the sole Direction of Mr. JOHN RUSSELL. Thursday nights a Selection of Classical Music ' • other nights Miscellaneous. Tho Programme is varied every vening. CondUctor Signor Bottesini, and for the dance music, Herr Johann Strauss. Admission, One Shilling. - _ THEATRE ROYAL DRURY - LANE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. Chattertcu. THIS EVENING, and during the week, her Majesty's servants will perform Shakspere's Tra4edy of KING JOHN. Principal characters by Mr. l'helps, Mr. Barry Sullivan (his first appearance this season), Mr. it yder, Mr. Edmund Plieb.s, W. M'lntyre, Barrett, J. Juhnstouc, Master Percy Roselle; Mrs. Hermann Vezin, and Vandenhoff. To conclade whit THE MILLER AND lIIS MEN. Messrs. Ryder, I'. _Phelps, C. Ilarcourt, Barrttt, J. Rouse; Mesdames Edith Stuart and Gratton. Doors open at halt-past 6, commence at 7 o'clock. TUEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET, Sole Lessee and Manker, Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, ROMEO AND JULIET. Messrs. Chippendale, Howe, Rogers, Compton, Kendal, Braid, Clark, White, Coe. Vincent, \\ cathersby, &c. ; Mesdames Chippen dale, Scott Siddons, Coleman, tc. Ater which. THE TAMING OF T SHREW. Mrs. Scott Siddons, Mr. Howe, &c. To conciude with MY HUSBAND'S GIIOS r. Commence at Sever. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. Directress, Mrs. Alfred Mellon, In consequence of the great attraction of the present per formances, the new Comic Drama is POSTPONED until MONDAY NEXT, October 14, when it will be positively produced, under the title of MAN IS NOT PERFEC AOR WOMAN NEITHER. Characters by 51r. G. Belmore, Mr. J. G. Taylor. Mr. C. 11. Stephenson; Miss .11.mily Pitt and Mrs. Alfred Mellon. In answer to numerous inquiries, Mr. Benjamin 'Webster will appear next week as Pen holder in ONE TOUCH OF NATURE. THIS EVENING, at 7, THE IRISH TUTOR. Mr. C. H. Stephenson, Mr. W. H Eburne, Mr. C. J. Smith ; Miss Emily Pitt and Miss Harris. Alter which, at Et, MASKS AND FACES. Triplet (his original character), Mr Benjamin Webster ; Messrs. Billing ton, Ashley, Stuart, Stephenson, Smith, Eburne, Romer; Mrs Alfred Mellon, Miss Henrietta Simms, aril Mts. Bil lington. To conclude with TQE SCHOOL FOR TIGERS. Mr. G. Belmore, Mr. Smith, Mr. Eburne ; Mrs. Aifre i Mellon, Miss Emily Pitt, Miss Harris, Miss Nelly Harris, ct 3. HOLBORN THEATRE ROYAL THIS EVENING-. T. J. Williams' new farce, DAN DELIO\'S DODGES, at 7. At 8, an original drama, by T. W. Robertson, author of "Caste," etc, entitPd FOR LOVE. Mesdames Stephens, Ifenrade. J. Willmore, and C. Saunders; %lcssrs. Ray, Montague, Price, Garden, Wilmott, Westin:et, and H. Widni comb. To conclude with A.S.S. Mr. J. IV. Ray. Box-office oi . en from 10 till 5 ; and all Libraries. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. HIS Der.—Morning, lb. Om.—Afternoon, 111. 20m. To-XIORRow.-Morning, lb. 40m.—Afternoon, lh. 55m. "" ' t.:4 4, :;7 nit t )1 t , • OPAIIK; . • THE SITN. LOMA_ 100, though it is proof of the recklessness which chara ctee tses owners and men that they should be so empit )yecl. We need not, therefore, attribute the rot Len condition of some of the more juvenile craft - to actual age, but rather to their utter unsex v Torthiness. It is not a little singular that, since the greatest number of casualties almost alway s occur on our eastern coast, the colliers of the north-eastern ports have such an established reputation as the worst vessels afloat. This J has a great deal to do with the loss of life and shipi gin this direction, and if something could be done to supervise these vessels the discrepancy might vet be so great as we find it in the Register. East coast, 953 ; south coast, 274 ; west coast, 412 ; north-west coast of Scotland, 47 ; Irish coast, 144. St , rne efforts have been made to improve matters 'with regard to these ships. Mr. LAIRD and other members exerted themselves to ob tain an act to secure the testing of their cables * and anchors, but the whole shipping trade of that class is in so unsatisfactory and demoralised a condition that much remains to be done. The men employed are so ignorant and uneducated that they are often not aware of the dangers to which they expose themselves, and the class of seamen who can be got to sail in such ships are not likely to lessen the risks of disasters by good seamanship or skilful navigation. The standard of qualifica tion for masters and mates of our merchant vessels has of late years been considerably raised ; if it were generally extended we might see an improvement by degrees effected in our coasting trade. It is an inexcusable thing for a shipowner to send craft to sea which insurance associations will not admit on their books, yet such is constantly done, and we may see the result so plainly inscribed in the Wreck, Register. We are glad to find that, in addition to the official returns of the Board of Trade, the statistical committee of Lloyd's have resolved to issue a tabulated analysis of the wrecks and casualties of the year. The first of such reports is now issued for the year 1866, and it will no doubt do material service in bringing to light the causes of some of our shipwrecks. That many of thew are due rather to defects in the ship and its management rather than to" the violence of the weather is proved by the fact that 733 casualties happened when the wind was at force six and under, that is to say when it did not exceed a strong breeze, in which the ship could carry single reefs and top gallant sails ; 122 happened with the wind at force 7 or 8, that is to say a fresh gale ; and 954, or little more than half the total number of disasters, occurred with the wind at a force of 9 or upwards, from a fresh gale to a hurricane. Another signifi cant fact is that the number of ships totally lost on the British coasts from unseaworthiness alone in 10 years is 423, and the number of casualties caused through unseaworthy ships, unsound gear, &c., and resulting in partial damage in the same time •is 586. The number of wrecks among colliers, laden and in ballast, in 1866 was 855, a number altogether out of proportion to the rest of the shipping. Besides these there were 141 vessels laden with metallic ores, and 154 with stone, all no doubt to be placed in the same category. The total number of vessels lost or damaged in the year was 2,289, and of these only 99 were above 600 tons burden, as many as 977 being 100 tons and under, and 939 from 100 to 200 tons. It is evi dent, therefore, that the number of our wrecks and losses means something more than the mere in crease of our shipping, and good service might be done to the public by instituting an official inquiry into the condition of our coasting vessels. Of the 2,289 ships lost or damaged during the twelve month, 1,961 are known to have been ships be longing to Great Britain and its dependencies. Of the British ships, 1,409 were employed in the coasting trade, and 549 in the over sea trades, so that the question is one of considerable import- ance. :9 . s. to.AY EVENJ and it is tie business of life to observe facts and phenomena as they are." Those who have taken anything mere than a cursory glance at the pre vailing state )f literature and art must agree in the truth of this criticism, and fully appreciate the sad consequences of such a tendency to lower rather than to elevate the tone of thought and feeling. There can be no doubt whatever that the next thing to do is to seek to alter this state of things by all means in our power. And how is this to be done ? is a question easier asked than answered. Notwithstanding the truth of all this, people are very apt to forget the importance of it if they are not continually told ; and an address, like this one beforo us, is worthy of especial notice and consideration, on account of its importance, both intrinsically and relatively. There are two ways of regarding things, one of which tends to promote religious feeling and the other to destroy it, and hence it follows that the right course to adopt is to strengthen all that is in the direction of the former without dragging religious topics in un aware; and at unnecessary seasons. In, works of fiction especially it is necessary to draw a line, if we would select the profitable from the undesirable ; and it may well be asked what profit is there in perusing them, while we must think how far these delineators of the strong sensation school fall short of the real vocation of the art they uphold. It is truly said here that there is no true in terest in these sad pictures of fallen humanity, and that they teach nothing. " Unfold for us some struggle of a moral being like ourselves, fallen, yet with a power of choice, and capable of good ; give us as spiritual beings something worthy of the sym pathy of spiritual beings, something to quicken our souls as well in true knowledge, true reverence, and true love, and you will do what the masters of your art have always arrived at." It is well that we meet occasionally with a protest of this kind against the prevailing tendencies of the ago we live in, in art and literature, for it is easier to fall back and to deteriorate than to keep up to a high standard or to recover the position when lost. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Friday Evening. Nothing has been received from Italy to-day by , telegraph or otherwise of any interest. If the Gari baldian insurrection be not extinct in the provinces, at all events it does not progress. One of the let ters from Rome announces the arrival in that city of two French prelates with some mission from the Government of France, and adds that they have had several interviews with the Pope and also with Cardinal Antonelli. Garibaldi's son, Menotti, is stated to have traversed the province of Viterbo, disguised as a priest. He was accompanied to the frontier by the Deputy Nicotera, who is now at Naples. Menotti is said to bo now in command of a column of 600 young men picked up in the province, but it is a regiment as ragged and as miserable as that of Falstaff, very few of the men, indeed, having even the distinguish ing feature of the red shirt. The number of the Pontifical troops now encamped in the environs of Rome is about 8,000. In spite of this force, how ever, some of the accounts emanating from the in surgents pretend that the idea of their marching upon Rome is not abandoned. On looking over the German papers to-day I find that the organs of M. Bismark are not at all pleased with the speech of Prince Hohenlohe, the President of the Council of Bavaria. They consider it as a first manifestation against the annexation projects of the Confederation of the North, and per haps are not wrong in believing it is intended as a protest against the annexation to the Prussian Confederation. It may be remarked that Prince Hohenlohe represents in Bavaria the party the least inimical to the policy of M. Bis mark, and it therefore assumes a greater degree of importance. The Democratic party, however, sup port the views put forward by the Prince. With out pronouncing too decided an opinion upon this manifestation, it is pretty evident that Bavaria is not ready to submit blindfold to the aggressive domination of Prussia. It is a fact of important significance that the German papers begin to urge the necessity and urgency of some manifestation on the part of France against Prussian aggression, with the view of convinding her that " the victory of Prussia over Germany is not yet consummated." According to the gossip of theatrical circles, a young lady, whose name at least is celebrated, will shortly make her debut at the Odeon—Mdlle. Elise Montes, the daughter of Lola Montes, once the favourite of the ex-King of Bavaria. The eccen tricities and doings of Lola Montes are, no doubt, in the recollection of all. Foreigners who cannot speak French often come to grief or difficulty in Paris. This was the case with a young German who late at night could not find his way back to his hotel in the Place de la Bourse. He asked a policeman, who with difficulty understood that he wanted to go in the direction of the Bourse, and indicated the way he should go. The German, however, took a wrong turning, and about midnight found himself in the Rue des Mou lins, always a deserted spot at that hour. Seeing a gentleman pass, however, our young German ran up to him, took his arm, and called out ear nestly "La bourse, la bourse." As the word al a a s rmed, thinking that the well as the Exchange, the bour sgentlemaneineans purse, wa intention was to rob him, and called out for assist ance. The police hastened up, and the supposed robber was taken into custody. He, however, had s the card of his hotel in his pocket, and satisfactory information was given there about him, but at first the more ho tried to explain the more were the suspicions of the police excited. An interesting religious ceremony took place on Wednesday at Chateau du Loir, the glorification of Mons. Berneux, a native of that town, one of the martyrs of Coree, who was beheaded there in 186 G. A dozen prelates and about 400 Ecclesiastics were present. The Archbishop of Tours presided. Mons. de la Bouillcrie, Bishop of Carcassonne, and formerly a pupil of M. Berneux, pronounced an affecting allocution. There was a beautiful pro cession, and the town was ornamented with flags. A platform was raised in the square, from which the bishops pronounced their benediction on the faith ful, after which the procession passed the house where the martyred bishop was born. An old woman died a few day ago at Carrouges, near Alencon, whose supposed state of misery always excited the sympathy and compassion of her neighbours, who supplied her with food. She oc cupied a wretched room, with scarcely an article of furniture, and slept upon the floor without a bed. When the authorities searched her room soon after her death, they found concealed in several parts of it gold to the amount of 45,600 f. A woman, named Baylotte Chamarre, has just died at Auribrail, in the department of the Haute- Garonne, aged 104. Up to the day of her death she was in full possession of all her faculties ; mental and bodily. Only a few days previously she walked to market and back, a distance of about 10 miles. The dearness of bread is beginning to excite un easiness in the provinces as well as in Paris. In several towns the mayors have issued orders for the re-establ:shrneut of the system of taxing the price of land, which for some time had been temporarily suspended. There is a truce in the stormy and tempestuous weather. It has been quite calm to-day, and the temperature was agreeably warm. It was, however, very dull, with prospect of rain. It is stated to-day on good authority that the Legislative Session will be opened on the 18th of November. A remarkable incident has transpired, the truth of which may. be relied upon, connected with the death of M. Fould. his brother-in-law, M. Furtado, the banker, was seriously indisposed with gout on the morning of M. Fould's death, and , it was feared that the disease would attack his BER 12, 1%7 lungs, and of course prove mortal. M. Fould, who was very uneasy upon the subject, wrote a letter on the morning of the day he died to Madame Furtado, his sister, begging her to send him full information respecting her husband without delay. M. Fould added, in reference to his own health, that he never felt better in his life. The letter was sent to Madame Furtado by post, but the telegram announcing M. Fould's death reached Madame Furtado before it. Au intimate friend of the Furtado family, who was anxious to know if M. Furtado was better, had sent to inquire about him, and his messenger was at the house at the moment when the telegram from Tarbes arrived in Fuji, and the answer sent by him to his master was that M. Furtado was out of danger, but that M. Fould was dead ! ARRIVALS AT THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. The grand acquisition of the past week has been a great ant eater (Myrmecophaga jubata). There has also been received a coypu (Myopotamus coypu), an aquatic rodent, something like a gigantic water rat in appearance, but which is more nearly akin to the porcupine ; and another wapiti fawn has made its appearance. A pair of common wood pigeons have been added to the collection; also a West Indian snake (iopedonotus), and a number of Hippo campi, commonly known as sea horses, which are very interesting objects in one of the aquaria in the fish house. The great ant-eater is kept in the house opposite to the kangaroo enclosures, in the cage in which the three-banded armadillo was formerly exhibited, and appropriately next to that containing the sloths (Bradypus). Our readers are well aware that this most remarkable animal is not now exhibited for the first time. There was a very fine one some years ago, which has been admirably represented by Joseph Wolf in sundry characteristic attitudes, as may be seen in the neighbouring picture gallery near the reptile-house ; and during last winter a particularly large specimen was offered to the society, but at a prohibitive price, and it was afterwards taken to Antwerp, where it expired very recently. The order Edentata, to which this curious animal appertains, is exclusively American, with the ex ceptions of the genus Mania or pangolin in Asia and Africa (and very anciently in Europe), and the genus Orycteropus in Africa—the aardvark (or " earth-hog") of the Dutch colonists in the south. With those two exceptions, the Edentata arepeculiar to South America at the present time, where they are exemplified by three principal groups—the sloth, the ant-eaters, and the armadillos. At no dis tant date, geologically, the present wholly arboreal sloths (Bradypus) bad their exceedingly gigantic ground representatives in the extinct genera Megalonyx and Megatherium, as the very curious three-banded armadillo (Tatusia) of the present day—which; is a very different animal from other armadillos—had its less gigantic, though still enormous, relatives of the genus Glyptodon, which probably stepped on the points of the great claws of their fore-feet, in like manner to the diminutive Tatusia. Another most remarkable genus, akin to the armadillos, exists in the diminutive Chlamydo phorus, of which most of our readers will have seen both skin and skeleton set up in the bird gallery of the British Museum, placed over one of the shell cases. But little is known of thel habits of that singular little animal, except that it is em phatically a burrower, as indicated by its struc ture, and it inhabits certain districts of the Andes. The Priodon, or gigantic armadillo, is another remarkable animal, which is a great desideratum for the gardens, but it does not appear to have even been brought alive to Europe, although there should be no difficulty in introducing it. Of the ordinary type of armadillo (Dasypus) two or three species are generally to be seen in the collection, one or two of them, indeed, being commonly placed along with the lemurs and monkeys, by which animals they do not appear to be molested. That extraordinary African animal, the oyrc teropus, and again the several species of Manis or Pangolin, inhabiting Africa, with south-eastern Asia and its principal islands, are like wise great desiderata in the Regent's-park collection. We heard of a living example of the former, which was kept for several months in South Africa, fed chiefly upon blood from a slaughter-house, for which scraped meat might doubtless be substituted, mixed with the yolks of eggs; and we have seen two species of pangolin kept upon similar food in India, so that we need not despair of yet seeing both of those genera alive in the Zoolo gical Gardens. No creature has been more carica tured in the representations hitherto published of it than the pangolin. The huge claws of its fore feet are bent upwards in walking, precisely as in the great American ant-eater ; its back is much arched, and the limbs are stout and pillar-like. On the tripod of its hind feet and massive tail it can swerve the body about in every position, reminding the observer of the move ments of certain caterpillars ; and it has a clam bering propensity, as observed in captivity, with considerable prehensility of the tail, enabling it to hold on by the very tip, which can thus support the whole weight of the animal. It is capable of exceedingly prolonged abstinence, so that it can be brought several days' journey without suffering from want of food, and with assiduous attention might doubtless be made to survive the voyage to this country. Of the American ant-eaters there are three genera, viz., Myrmecophaga, to a living example of which attention is now called ; Tamandua, with an evenly prehensile tail, i.e., not specially so at its extremity, and which is clad with short close hairs ; and Cy clodurus, the diminutive two-toed ant-eater, which is something like a sloth with a long prehen sile tail, the extremity of which coils like that of an opossum or chameleon. Both of the latter genera are arboreal, and the last ex clusively so, the singular little animal preying chiefly on the nymphai of hymenoposterous in sects, which it seizes adroitly by means of the two nipper-like claws of each fore-foot. The Tamandua we may hope some day to see alive, but scarcely the Cyclodurus. The Myrmecophaga jubata attains to the magnitude of a small bear, and can use its powerful anterior limbs, with their huge and for midable claws, with effect, it is said, even against the jaguar; but the ordinary employment of these powerful implements is to tear open the hard diy nests of termites, or so called white ants, for, pro perly speaking, the ant-eater does not prey on ants, but on the termites, which belong to quite a differ ent order of insects. We were struck with the resemblance of the eye of the great ant-eater to that of the pangolin ; but the latter cannot strike with its fore paw, and can only passively defend itself by rolling itself into a compact ball, which a tiger might pat and toss about without injuring the animal. The skull of the Myrmecophaga is so remarkable that, bad it only been known as a fossil more or less imperfect, anatomists would probably have been puzzled even as to the class of vertebrata to which they should assign it.—Land and Water. TILE QUEEN'S THEATRE.—It being found impos sible to complete this new theatre by the 17th inst., the opening of it has been postponed until the 24th. MISS BATEMAN AT LIVERPOOL.—For the third time this week the Theatre Royal was last night crowded with a fashionable audience. The enthusiasm with which Miss Bateman was received as "Leah" on Monday night is still elicited by that gifted lady, whom the audience con tinuo to call to the front at intervals during the progress of the play. Such manifestations of popularity as those which are still evinced by the crowded houses at the " Royal" are sufficient to induce Miss Bateman to prolong her stay in this town beyond the short period of a fort night. which she contemplated, or at all events cause her to take an early opportunity of revisiting Liverpool, if her present arrangements prevent an extended sojourn at this Ulna—Liverpool Courier. The Duko of Larochefoucauld is entertaining an immense hunting party at Gaudiniero. The chateau, built in the time of Louis XII., stands in the midst of a forest teemieg with grouse and pheasants. The stables contain 120 horses. The guests who go out with the duke wear a special dross, as in the days of the Grand Monarque, when every great house had its own distinctive hunting costume. A band of thirty musicians is engaged for the months of October, November, and December; after which the Duke's Parliamentary duties compel him to break up this cstabli§hhicht. LA TEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) ITALY. FLORENCE, Oct. 11 (Evening). The Official Gazette corrects the news published in the I?iforma, but confirms the statement that Garibaldi attempted to leave Caprera on the 2d inst., but was prevented so doing by the Italian steamship Sesia. The telegraph lines between Viterbo and Villetri were cut by the insurgents, but are now restored. ROME, Oct. 11 (Evening). Nearly the whole of the garrison of Rome left the town yesterday, but have now returned. The cause of this movement is not known. Reports are current of encounters in various localities, but up to the present these have received no reliable confirmation. AMERICA. NEW YORK, Oet. 11, 6 p.m. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Closing Prices.—Gold, 144 ; Sterling Exchange on London, 109 f. Five-Twenty United States Bonds, 1121 ; Illinois, 1221 ; Erie, 70f ; Cotton (middling upland), 19. Gold firm. Cotton dull. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 11. Standard white petroleum, 36. .YG, FRANCE. BOURSE, Oct. 11, Two o'clock.—The market, at first somewhat slack, has improved, and quota tions denote a slight advance. Threes are at 68fr. 35c., an advance of sc. Italian Fives have advanced 10c., at 45fr. 85c. Credit Mobilier shares gain 2fr. 50c., at 173 fr. 75c. ; whilst Credit Foncier are at 1,270 fr., without change. But business is not very active. Railways are firmer than at the outset; the quotations have been rather under yesterday's prices. No change telegraphed from London on English Consols. Threo o'clock—The market closed as follows : 41 per Cents 9B Do. end month — 3 per Cents. 6B 60 Do. end month GB 42i Credit Mobilier 176 20 Do. end Month Credit Foncier 1275 50 Do. end month 1277 50 RAIL' Bank Shares 3300 Italian Loan 45 05 Do. end month 46 Mexican Loan lO Do. Bonds lOO Spanish Threes 34 75 Home Debt — Deferred - 'AYS. For Account. Orleans Northern ll4O Lyons and Mediterranean BBO Southern Wester* Eastern Sardinian — Austrian Lombard B6B 75 North of Spain Saragossa Roman •• 97 50 MR. MONCREIFF ON PUBLIC AFFAIRS. EDINBURGH, Friday Evening. To-day Mr. Moncreiff addressed a crowded meet ing of the constituency in the Music-hall. He ex pressed his gratification that the Tories had aban doned their fears of the people, but he felt they had carried their Household Suffrage Bill at the price of party honour. He believed that Mr. Disraeli had always been willing to concede a wide extension of the suffrage, but he thought his part would have been more honourable had he carried his party round to the bill of the Liberal Government. He trusted the reception of Mr. Disraeli in Edinburgh would be worthy of the reputation of the city. The bill would have been better without rating clauses, and redistribution must be carried further. He wanted more members for Scotland by taking them from England, and not by increasing the number in the House. The meeting closed with a unanimous vote of thanks to Mr. Moncreiff. MR. DU CANE, M.P., ON AGR,ICUL7 URAL TOPICS. At the annual meeting of the Great Braxted Labourers' Friend Society on Thursday, Mr. DU CANE, M.P. (one of the Junior Lords of the Admiralty), in returning thanks for the toast of his health, made a passing allusion to the doings of last session. It could not be said, he remarked, to have been barren of other results than the passing of the Reform Bill (or, as he called It, " our recent attempt to renovate the soil and to develope the pro ductive resources of our good old constitutional farm"), for they had had more than one question of an agricultural character brought before them, and to one of which he wished to allude before ho sat down—he meant the question of the education of the labouring classes. Upon that subject they had a bill brought into the House last session by Pro fessor Fawcett, the member for Brighton. He was sorry to have to speak ill of any measure brought in by a private member, because he knew by experience the herculean difficulty a private member had to contend against in trying to bring a measure before the House, but he thought that not only was this one a very objectionable bill, but one of the worst pieces of amateur legislation that was ever laid upon the table. (Hear,hear, and laughter.) He could not now say how far the bill was an inter ference with the law of labour, but to his mind, bad it passed, some of his brother magistrates would have been astounded at the extra duties it cast upon them. Why, it actually proposed that any two magistrates in petty sessions—if it appeared to them that the means of education in any parish within that petty sessional district were of a defi cient character, whether they had anything to do with the parish or not—should have the power of levying a rate upon the parish. (Laughter.) Apart from that ho thought the way in which it proposed to meet the religious difficulties of the question was one that would have been a most frightful source of discord for many years to come, for it pro posed that if there was any difference upon the matter the majority of the ratepayers should settle what should be the religious teaching. They all knew there were differences of religious opinion among them, and they respected those who differed from them, but there were many agricultural parishes in which Churchmen, and those who dif fered from the Church, were very evenly balanced, and therefore what a fertile battle-field the proposed act would have opened. The bill, however, died a natural death ; and he only mentioned it as a mat ter that was engaging public attention, and which would in all probability engage the attention of a Reforme'd Parliament. What he would say was this, that if his friends the farmers and those who lived in agricultural districts would avoid having education rates thrust upon them, they must do their utmost to encourage the families of their labourers under the existing voluntary system. (Applause.) They must encourage the labourers whom they employ to send their children to school ; they must abstain from employing' children of a certain age, and they must encourage, by night schools and otherwise, the older labourers to keep alive the re membrances of the education they received in early life. He believed farmers as a body were fully alive to the importance of the labourers keeping pace with the advance and development of science, with the spread of the country's civilisation, and with the new duties that the great mass of the working classes will shortly be called upon to perform. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Du Cane next alluded to the expedi ency of establishing a chamber of agriculture in the county of Essex, giving it as his opinion that it was of the utmost importance to the well-doing of the agricultural interest in any county that the most in telligent and practical among them should have an opportunity, such as a chamber of agriculture would afford, of discussing amicably such questions as are at the present time, or are likely to become, subjects of legislation. Speaking for himself, he might say he had often felt the want of such a medium of communication between himself and his agricultural constituents in arriving at a sound and independent judgment. (Applause.) in conclusion, he thanked them for the way in which they had received the toast. We believe it is now determined that Parliament hall meet on tho 10th of November for three weeks, to grant oupplio for tho 41.4ssinitua gxPoclition, ....., ....... trot r HER MAJESTY. BALMORAL, Thursday. The Queen drove out in the morning with Prin cess Christian, and her Majesty again drove out in the afternoon, accompanied by Princess Louise, and attended by Mrs. Gordon. Prince Christian went out for a drive of deerZn Colonel Farquharson's woods at luvercauld. Prince Arthur, who is at the ranger's house, Greenwich Park, has a very mild attack of modified small pox, and is progressing satisfactorily. The Duke of Rutland has arrived at his residence at Campden Hill, Kensington, and will shortly go to his seat near Newmarket. The Duke Grazioli and the Marquis de Ma gliano have left the Alexandra note], Hyde-park-corner, for Paris. The Earl and Countess of Wilton are expected in town on their way to Heaton Park, near Manchester. The Earl and Countess of Yarborough have returned to Brocklesby Hall, their soat in Lincolnshire, from visiting Colonel and Mrs. Farquharson at Inver cauld. The Earl of Glasgow has returned to the Claren don Hotel from Newmarket. The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs. Disraeli have arrived at Grosvenor-gate from visiting the Duke and Duchess of Mariborough at Blenheim Palace. The Count E. de Viel Castel has arrived at the Clarendon Hotel from Paris. Captain and Mrs. Leyland have returned to the Clarendon Hotel from a tour in tho West of England. The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Airs. Disraeli have arrived at Grosvenor-gate from visiting the Duke and Duchoss of Marlborough at Blenheim Place. Naval and Military Intelligence. The proceedings and finding of the general court martial which recently assembled at Chatham garri son, under the presidency of Col. R. A. Crofton, commanding the Brigade of Royal Artillery, for the trial of Private Michael Nash, of the Ist battalion of the Bth (the King's) Regiment, having been submitted to her Majesty for approval, were made public at Chatham yesterday. The prisoner was arraigned before the court on the charge of having made a false accusation against Staff-Surg. M'Der mott, 2d Depot Battalion, doing duty at the Mili tary Hospital, Fort Pitt, in a letter written to Major General Murray. The prisoner had stated that, when a patient in Fort Pitt Hospital, Dr. M'Der mott shook his fist in his face, addressed an insult ing epithet to him, and, although he was suffering from chronic rheumatism, ordered his removal to Fort Clarence military prison to undergo the term of imprisonment to which he had been sentenced by a court martial previously held on him. The trial of the prisoner lasted five days, numerous witnesses being examined. Dr. M'Dermott positively denied the charges made against him by the prisoner, and gave his own explanation of the facts. The court, after hearing the evidence and the prisoner's defence, in which he reiterated the charges ho had previ ously made against Staff-Sur. M'Dermott, acquitted the prisoner, and he was released from confinement yesterday. Yesterday Major-Gen. Murray, commanding the division at Chatham, commenced his half yearly inspection of the 2d Depot Battalion of Infantry attached to the garrison. At 10 o'clock the various corps comprising the battalion assembled on the general parade ground, in front of their quarters, whence they marched to Chatham Lines, the whole of the troops being in marching order, but without ammunition. 'l'he corps attached to the battalion comprised the depot companies of the Ist battalion of the 2d (Queen's) Royals, Ist and 2d battalions of the Bth (the King's), the 29th, the 30th, and the 82d Regiments, and 106th Bombay Light Infantry, the whole commanded by Col. Rickman. On the arrival of Gen. Murray, and Captain Herries, Bri gade-Major Lynch, and other officers, the troops gave a general salute. Each corps was then minutely inspected, and the arms, kits, and accoutrements examined, when the usual invitation was given to any Man to step out of the ranks who had any com plaints to address to the major-general. The troops were subsequently put through a few manoeuvres, occupying about au hour, at the termination of which they were marched off the ground to their respective quarters. Major-Gen. Murray afterwards made an inspection of the barrack-rooms, staff sergeants' and non-commisioned officers' quarters, barrack-officers' men's quarters, and other portions of the barracks, the opportunity being taken to in' spect the barrack-rooms during the time the troops were being served with dinner. The afternoon waS devoted to the inspection of the battalion in 'Trio/ order, without knapsacks or havresacks, for the pur pose of testing the efficiency of the officers and men in light infantry and field-day manoeuvres, each man being supplied for that purpose with ten rounds of blank Snider ammunition. Lieut. M. C. Brackenbury and a detachment of non-commissioned officers and sappers of the Royal Engineers have been placed under orders to proceed from headquarters, Brompton barracks, Chatham , to Gibraltar, on the 15th inst., for service at that station. The iron paddle-wheel steam vessel Triton, 3, Commander R. 11. Napier, which arrived at ply mouth on Thursday, as already announced in Ths Sun, was put in commission in January, 1863, and for the last three years has been employed on the River Plate. She left the screw steam storeshiP Industry, Commander Youel, at Madeira, on the 19th of September. The Diamond Company's steamer Kaffraria and the steamship M‘Gregor Laird bad both left the island, outward-bound, prior to the departure of the Triton. The following is the list of vessels spoken : —Aug. 9, lat. 18 18 S., long. 37 57 W., the brigantine Princess Alice, bound for New York ; 20th, lat. 5 17 S., long. 31 1 1 W., the British ship Hurricane ; 31st, lat. 14 55 N., long. 25 16 W., the screw steamer La Plata, of Waterford, bound for Montevideo; Sept. 7, lat. 2 4 30 N., long. 21 36 W., the ship lona, bound for Bombay; 9th, lat. 27 40 N., long. 19 26 W., a l° ship British Flag, bound for Bombay ; 11th, lat. 31 9 N., long. 17 33 W., the bark Jacoba ; and Oct. 1, lat. 44 56 N., long. 9 26 W., the serer steamer Egyptian, bound south. After passing Sb• Vincent the Triton experienced northerly winds, which became very heavy in the Bay of Biscay, and compelled her on the sth inst. to go for coal into Brest, where she remained until the 9th. Although her Majesty's ship Lion has been re - moved from the Clyde "to meet a pressing exi gency," another ship of war will be sent to Greenock as soon as she can be got ready. In consequence of the defective condition of he r cooking apparatus, the departure of the screw stem corvette Pallas, 6, Captain Mathew Connolly, from Plymouth Sound, to join the Channel squadron, has been postponed for a few days. We are requested to contradict, on authoriO the report that Lord Derby intends to retire immediate l l from office. ATTACK ON A CHILD BY RATS.—Last evening' Mr. O'Brien, residing at 27, Wellington-street (the losv° portion of which house and also of the next house is 19° ' cupied by Messrs. Marr and Co., typefounders), was shall; at supper with Mrs. O'Brien, when piercing cries s' , ..,"e rB heard from th e nurser y, w hi c h i s on the t o p floor. l ur. O'Brien hurried to the spot, found the youngest chil.Jl sweet little girl of about 15 mouths, had been attacked 131 ,, sonic rats. Upon his entering the room with a light they leaped from the bed and escaped. The poor child had itn horribly gnawed about the head and arms. passing the lobby to call his dog, which was in the next rooro, 11 O'Brien saw a swarm of rats mounting the stairs, not at daunted by his appearance - or by the light. The (I°=fl however, speedily put them to flight. The poor chi ld ! arm was much swelled and discoloured. She was a t one' removed to King's College Hospital. We regret to sag i that the injury to the arm is regarded by the In edic3 t officers as of a very serious character, and it is feared th B arniutation may bo necessary. A SUDDEN DEATH IN A RAILWAY CARIIIAor.." man named John Montague, who had been in a bad ° t3 tc , of health for some time, was returning from Durban` 0 Newcastle in a railway train on Tuesday night, Who suddenly expired. 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