The Sun. — London, England, 1855-08-23 00:00:00

AisCHILLES INSURANCE COMPANY.— x o TicE Is !Tamil' GIVEN, That an EXTRAORDINARY ,N ERAL MEETING of the.SHAUEHOL •KR4 of this COM PANY will be held on FRIDAY, the 31st thy of Au4i.st instant, at VIE Office of the Company, N . 25, CalalloN stain*, in the City of London, at the h ,, ur of ONE o'Clock in the Ahem • n precisely, for lb° purpose of submitting to the consilcr.von of the sail Share- Solders an A greemenevitlch has been entered into by the Directors (this Company With the Directors of the l% elllngton Reversionary anuity and. Life Assur ance Society, with a view to the Amalgama- Oesof the respective Companies, and for c,nfirmingsugh Agreement kfathlght expedient, and for conferring an.i taking all necessary 'powers and directions for carrying such propcsed Amalgamation WO effect. bated this 23d day of August, 1855. By Order of the Board. H. B. TAPLIN, Secretary. rLRICE'S PATENT CANDLE COMPANY. —LIMITATION OF THE LI kBILITY OF THE SHARE DERS.—Nonct is FILMSET Crystr, That an EXTRAORDI *AIa' GENERAL MEE I ING of the SHAREHOLDERS of TAME'S PATEIfT C'. DLE CO si PANY will be held at the rairgnoN TAMIL Bishopsgate-street, London, on TICESDAY. the 6b day of September next, at Two o'Clock precisely, for the purpose or Itihthorising the Directors to take measures for o' taining a Certill Cate of complete Registratlon with Llmtted Liability. and for the burpose of authorising a farther Issue of 2,500 or some other num ber of Shares, so as to raise the Company's subscribed Capital to 710,0001. (being three-fourths of its nominal capital), or to such other amount as the Meeting shall think fit; and for the puroo.te of Riving such other powers and directions as may be deemed requisite with a.view to the Limitation of the Liability of the Shareholde . a, by virtue of " The Limited Liability Act, LOS.' Dated this 23,1 day N August, 1815. By Order of the Ward. WM. HENRY WITHALL, Secretary. ROYAL OPERA, DEVEY.LANE. Lessee. Mr. S. T. Smith. THIS EVENING, Will be performed THE MOUNTAIN SYLPH. Characters by Messrs. Farquharson, Ha/ford, Elliot Geier; Misses Forrest, Dyer, and Lacy E;cott. To conclude with LOVE IN A TILLAGE. Prices of admission:—To the two galleries. Bd.; seco n d c i rcle of boxes and pit, Is.; dress circle, 2s. 6d. ; stalls, 45.; private boxes t o admit two persons, 10s. 6d. ; four Persons , one guinea. Box-efeloe *yen from 10 to 6 daily. • THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. trader the management of Mr. Eackstens, THIS EYEITLYG, Will be performed. THE BUSY BODY. To be followed by OLYMPUS IN A MUDDLE ; er, Arroag People in Wrong Places. Followed by COURT FAYOLI. To conclude with THE SPANISH DANCERS. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Ender the Management of Mr. CRAiLza Bain. TIII3 EVENING, Will be performed HMV STOUT YOU'RE GETTING. After which, KING HENRY THE EIGHTH. Queen Katha rine, Mr 7. C. Kean ; Cardinal Wolsey, Mr. C. Kean. MEAT= ROYAL ADELPHI. Proprlstor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directrals, Mtdame Celats. THIS EVENING, Will be performed PAUL PRY. Characters by Messrs. C. SelbY, Parselle, and Wright; Misses Mary Keeley and Woolgar, and Mrs. L. Murrar. To conclude with MY PRECIOUS BETSY. • ROYAL ITRAND ftihAfKE. Under the lirection of Mr. Payne. TlTha KVENING, Will be performed MARRIED DAUGHTERS AND YOUNG HtrittA% DS. After which, EL TOREADOR. Followed by a uew Farce, t 11H LATCH KEY. THE GALICI A.N FETE. To conclude with G %NEM. aSTLEY'S hOYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Wm. (•coke Unabated and triumphant attraction of Mazeppa. —Fourth and last week of Mr. George Wild and Miss Fanny Williams. THIS EVENING, Lord Boron's MAZF.PPA and the WILD HORSE. After which, the Premier's EXERCISES of the ARENA, by the elite of Eque , trlans. To conclude with TIM ARTFUL DODGE, in which Mr. Geor,Te Wild and Miss Fanny Williams will appear. Mr. William Cooke flatters himself that the above announcemen t proves the ast Ainding saccns of this the most territically thi Ming of all spectaclea. The Wild Horse, .aught and trained by ir. W. Cooke, pursuing his mad career, defies all description, and must be witnessed to be credited. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Acting Manager, Mr. Nelson Lee. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, Jan. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY Morn. 58 min. aft. 8! Evenitig 41 min aft. 9 To-Moßttow—Morn.2s min. aft. 10 I Evening 10 min aft. 11 vEIS WEATHICH.--ars Onto, Aug. 23. TEERNOMETZB, IN THE SHADE. 73 - highest since noon yesterday. 61—lowest this morning and during the night. 71—this day, at noon. BAROMZTXB, 30. WIND, i i 4 "..N.W.—Light, with cloudy weather. 1.) . Ant LONDON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1855. Rumours have been industriously circulated in Germany, to the effect that negotiations for peace have been re-opened between Austria and the Western Powers, and that there is every pros pect of a speedy cessation of hostilities. We be lieve that, at present, " the wish is father to the thought," and that there is no foundation for a supposition so formidable and disgraceful to the Allies. The duplicity and treachery of Austria has been tee clearly manifested to permit the Governments of France and England again to stultify themselves. They have been grossly deceived by the pretended friendship of Austria. They now clearly perceive that she has been act ing in the interests of Russia ab initio, and that she has, on the most frivolous pretexts, repudiated her deliberate and solemn obligations. It is im possible that they can now place any confidence in her professions, however plausible. Her pro mises or undertakings are not worth the paper on which they are written. The bubble that once existed has completely burst, and nothing remains whereon to hang even the faintest doubt. We have learned, at least, one salutary lesson—that we must conquer peace by our own exertions. The tranquillity of Europa must be purchased by the blood and treasure of France and England. They have to make all the sacrifices, and, of course, must determine the results. We have heard of the so-called " interests of Germany' usque ad nauseam. They are alone thought of by Austria, by Prussia, and by the Bund. The interests of civilisation, of humanity, and •f jus tice have no influence in the minds of these despicable egotists, nor should those of Germany have any weight with those who have drawn their swords in the cause of mankind, against the un conscientious robber who supposed the numbers of his savage legions a sufficient warranty for arq act, however atrocious. That Austria feels the position into which she has brought herself by her own misconduec is very probable. She has at length discovered that with nations as with individuals " honesty is the best policy," and that she has only succeaded by her " clever diplomacy " in exciting the contempt and indignation of all parties. Even Russia is not satisfied, although . her Berman, neighbours have plunged so deeply iu the mire in order to do her dirty work. The Autocrat is contented with no stinted service. He requires the entire devo tion of his tools---tolerates no independence either of thought or action, and although it may for the time being suit his purpose better to cajole than to bully, there is no doubt that he has " a rod in pickle " for his deceitful vassal—a rod that will be vigorously and - ansparingly applied if ever he should have the power of so doing. Nor does Austria stand better - with the Western Powers. Their long-contiu tied forbearance has been ex hausted —they d.eapise her pusillanimity and detest her treachery t. They cannot again be beguiled by false and fraudulent professions,_ nor will they stretch forth a hand to save her wl,-,en the avenging Nntasna hurls retributive juat,:,, on h er head. The talismi n i u words— , !" Poland ! H ungary ! Italy t" are ever present in characters of fire before her distracted vision. It is the writine, on the - wall !..-.th e ‘‘MENE, MERE, TEIZEL tpri Aß 7 r:IN," that Proclaims her approaching downfall— that gives solemn warning to every crowned despot who vainly imagines that the welfare and happi negs of myriadf anit human beings are to be sacrificed to his v so y,, cupidity, and bloodthirstiness, and that peoples are made for dynasties, and nut dynasties for peoples. That deittskn must speedily diSpelled. Austria k nows that it is so, but has not the honesty or m an li ness of pur pose to andeavour ,to postpone, if she cannot altogiller . I”.r 1,-,y 112011.,:tbi.1 straightforward conduct. She may regret the, stringent punishment she must receive, but does not and cannot repent the sins that rendered that punishment necessary. As we recently stated, the Emperor NAPOLEON has a heavy debt of vengeance to exact from the betrayers of the mighty founder of his dynasty. He may postpone his demand, but he cannot "forgive or forget" the deep-dyed treachery. He has wrongs of his own to avenge —wrongs that have been inflicted alike on France and England, and which both Governments should speedily notice. His language at the opening of the Chambers proved th a t h e f e l t i t deeply. It will not be the least valuable result of the Riyal visit to France that an opportunity will be afforded of discussing and deciding on the course to be adopted with respect to Austria. Whateverthat course may be, whether the Western Powers insist on the performance of the Austrian engagements, or suf fer her to remain in undignified isolation until she falls from internal commotions, and the natural antipathies of the conflicting elements of which she is composed, it is quite certain that they will not enter into fresh negotiations, or permit Austria to intsrmeddle in matters wherein her previous interference was the cause of so many seri ous evils, and which prevented the Allies while waiting for her promised co-operation, from put ting forth their strength in such a manner as would speedily have brought Russia tc her senses, and produced an honourable, a secure, and a per manent peace. It cannot for a moment be supposed that the bombardment of Sweaborg is to be the only, or even the chief operation in the Baltic this season, although the public have been greatly disappointed as to the amount of the success achieved on that occasion, although " the sea defences in general were but little injured," as Admiral DIINDAS him self informs us ; yet what has occurred has taught a valuable lesson both to friend and foe, to Englishmen and to Russians. We have learned that with comparatively trivial loss to ourselves we may inflict immense damage on Russia, that must materially cripple her power and abridge her resources. We can with practical impunity destroy her dockyards, and arsenals, and her accumulated stores and munitions of war, can prove that we are really in etrnest, and, what is of no less importance, can humiliate the War party in the eyes of their countrymen. It is not merely the total suspeo sion of their maritime commerce that they are compelled to submit to, but they have seen that their strongest forts are unable to shelter the stores placed under their immediate protection—that the vessels engaged in the bombardment can demolish the strongest buildings, and consume the property remaining therein, while placed beyond the range of their fire. That which, if not " death," is certainly " ruin" to them, is nothing but fun to the jolly tars engaged in the transaction ! _ . I But while they learn all this—they may also, l if time be afforded, devise means of preventing similar proceedings. The stores supplied in place of those already lost may be deposited in bomb-proof buildings. Cannon of longer range and 1 greater capability may be substituted for those i whose deficiency has been so clearly ascertained. Every hour procrastinated may materially enhance the difficulty of achievements now comparatively easy, and by next spring they may become almost, if not altogether, impossible. We have seen what Russians can do in the way of defence, and very serious consequences may ensue if we defer taking what at present we have only to reach out our hands to secure. Cronstadt ought to be, and very probably will be, the next object of attack. We have already , indicated the mode in which the mortar-vessels and gun-boats might securely destroy the dock yards and arsenals ; and, in fact, all the Govern ment buildings and works, and materially damage the fleet itself. What has been done at Sweaborg may be repeated at •ronstadt, with equal if not greater results. If the long range could be effectual in the one quarter, it may certainly be equally so in the other—and we, can scarcely conceive that Helsingfors would have been' spared—that the fleet would have weighed anchor, leaving the greater part of their work undone, if it were not intended to try their strength against the great stronghold of the enemy, where the labour, if more arduous, would likewise be more honourable, and the results of the most vital importance to the enemy. We hope and believe, then, Chat something will be attempted against Croncatadt ; and, if so, we cannot doubt but that mile!' may be accom plished. The policy that spared Odessa is non universally condemned, As we have repeatedly stated, the Russians are incapable of appreciating any degree of leniency, or attributing it to any cau4e but a dread of too greatly exciting the indignation of the AUTOCRAT. Mercy to Russia, to her trade or her towns, is cruelty to Engl an d. If we spare them, we do it at the expense of our over-burdened taxpayers, wad of our gallant brethren now risking their lives for the honour and welfare of their country in the Crimea and elsewhere. The sanguir Ary miscreants who butchered an in offcw.;tve crew defended by a flag of truce, wk.) murdered their own countrymen, in order 4 .0 destroy with them some of the hated foe, are deserving of no leniency. They are savages, who have no consideration for others, and who should, therefore, receive none themselves. We must convince them that they themselves will be the greatest sufferers by such proceedings as the Hango massacre. It is the only mode by which they can be taught, and the lesson should be made sufficiently stringent, in order to suit their dull comprehensions. • is—The great question • f th e d ay at is W ar ? We are said to be at war with Russia, and what is wantel is a proper understanding as to what is meant by this brace of manosy';iables, f or i t i s quite clear that the Government and the people do not attach the same signA cat i on to them. 'peak, of wa r , l eav i ng out The elements, so to s of account those over which human will has no control, may be dr,scribed as intellectual, physical, and moral. Tile first embraces the origination and general direction of the other two, and the responsibility of its use rests chiefly with the Mitaistry at home, and our commanders military and naval ab roa d, an d more especially with the former. Tine duty of the general or the admiral is to see to the welfare and efficiency of his men, and to deal the heaviest blows at the pride and strength of the enemy the skill, discretion, and force at his command will enable him to inflict— his only restrictions being orders from the Admi ralty, and the observance of those rules of huma nity with respect to which all civilised nations are agreed. The duty of the Government is to have armies and navies so far equal to the occa sion as the means at their disposal will permit, and having them to put the best men they can get at their head, and send thorn to the beat pos sible fields for dealing destruction and humilia tion on the enemy. So far, we dare say, all are agreed. But the public think, and the Govern ment apparently do not altogether, that the duties of the latter, irrespective of civil matters, is far frari bring dinhf:gcl when the aboTe particulars THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENIN_GI-, AUGUST 23, 1855. have beer* duly attended to. The public think, and we agree with them in thinking, that much more remains to be done. That, among other things, to get as many effective—or capable of being made so—allies ranged on our side as they can, to deprive the enemy of as many as possible on his, and to take advantage of any dissatisfac tion, division, or wrong-doing in his dominions, is the incumbent duty of men in power, the neglect of which were treason to the nation. Here, we say, is the hitch. The Government does not avail itself as it ought of these powerful agencies, and the presumption is they differ from the people, and do not believe it to be so. Which is right, and who shall determine The people, who have most at stake, believe that being at war implies, or should imply, the energetic use against the foe of all available agencies, however wide the range and varied the nature ; and the Government act as if they thought that was going too far. The entire history of the War affords proof of this difference of opinion. Never were available advantages more palpably thrown away. Poland, that offered itself as the nucleus of the most dan gerous possible revolt against the Russian power, the means whereby a deadly blow might easily be dealt to Russian ambition, has been permitted, not to remain neutral, but to yield enforced conscrip tions to feed, with her bravest sons, the armies of the CZIR, and fire with their courage and im prove by their intelligence his military hordes. The Circassians, too, have been let alone, though it wasnotorio us that, however inefficient in the tented field, the bands of SCRAMYL could lend us impor tant aid by making repeated and unexpected descents on the enemy, that by harassing the troops and keeping a large force employed tar away from the more important scene of conflict, their help must be of great value ; and so it is to this day. SCIIAMYL might as well be a myth for any service he has been induced to render us. Another power, of the same - description, now offers itself, and, of course, will be suffered to do execution solely, and therefore momen tarily, on its own account. A number of Turkomane hordes have, we are informed, invaded the Russian coast of the Caspia❑ and by the last accounts have reached the neigh bourhood of Astrakhan, a Russian city, important on account of its commerce with Persia. The Caspian Sea, too, is thronged with their piratical harks, and the result is the commercial intercourse of Russia with Persia is seriously hazarded. The Turkomanes are a warlike people, and have cause for inextinguishable hatred of Russia, and now that her coasts elsewhere are block tded by our fleets, can by perseverance inflict on her a blow that may speed her humiliation, and render a necessity proposals on her part for peace. Such perseverance, however, t',ey are not likely to dis play without encouragement on our part, and so long as Government holds its present notions of war, and will keep so far within " the statute of limitations," that encouragement will not be given, even though what has been effected by the Allies against Russia has induced the Turko manes to rise, and their maintaining themselves against that Power would cause others. When will Ministers and people come to an agreement on this point ? ROYAL CREMORNE GARDNNS. to return to France, it was not without tears on both cities that they parted. Bodies of tr ...D4 a re con-ta..Vy passi, g through this place fmr Nikola j• ff ; about 3 000 melt of the Greeo-Sci legiot, which w,- , re et Istna.il have al4o lett for Sebastopol. Several Poles have recently been shot at Sebastopol, being convicted of acting as spies. While lam writing this letter, the air is completely obscured by immense swarms of locusts. These insects have this year com mitted dreadful ravages 1% Southern Russia." GRIND MILITARY SPECTACLE. Mr. Simpson wants nothing beyond the vast resources of his own establishment to render the grand spectacle of the Storming of Sebastopol the most attractive ever presented to a metropolitan audience. It decidedly improves on repetition, and we must oonfo-s that we greatly prefer it in its present shape to what it was, with many hundreds of real soldiers rushing on enthu siastically to the deadly breach. It was then too crowded. Now, the numerous body of men engaged completely occupy the scene, without entirely distracting the attention from the magnificent picture, which alone would well repay a prolonged visit. The effects are now better rendered. The men, and there are some hundreds of English, French, Rll3gians, and jolly tire, are thoroughly trained—they know what to do, and when to do it. Many of those engaged have expe rienced the stern realities of the war ; hay , . fought before Sebastopol, and consecrated with their blood the struggle in which we are engaged. Last night every thing went off admirably. The reserved seats were crowded to excess, and only early applicants could obtain admission to the splen li l Qcene. The pannra na itself may be regarded as a complete model of the out works. There stands the frowning Nla ; nelon, herlin.; destruction on its assailants. But its resistance is vain. The irresistible onslaug'it of the daring f carries thern , m in triumph ; and, while the contest is cleti nue I from every trench and rifle-pit, the etrthor irks apt batteries are brought out in strong relief, presenting a vivid re preqentation of the fearful scene. It has been an nounced for repetition three times a week ; but we cari?...dv think the public will he contented unless it be exhibited every night. No person who has the opper tunity can neglect to avail himself of it. It woull by an act of Vandalism which he would ever regret. We like to see liherality receive its due reward, and it w.)ukl only be just an I proper that Nir. Simoion should obtain a fair return for his large expenditure and exceeding g-neresity, which ;as, we beli e v e , rea li se d more than 1,0001. sterling for the Wellington College —a truly national institution. F,URREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—We are promised a rich treat here on Monday next. Nelsoa Lee and Flexinere have laid their heads together, and fun and frolic must fallow. The hum turd of a French fair, if we mistake not, will he the greatest hit of the season. The English, with whose frightful linguistic) mistakes our Allies bear so patiently, amuse themselves with the peculiar modes new adopted in Paris of speaking the word "welcome," In some places it is " welcome," in others " vellceme," but the generally received version is " well commer." Media. Patna, a young actress, of the Oddeon, has just been married to M Didon, a rich banker in Paris. " This marriage," says a correspondent of the Brussels Independence, "allies twenty years to sixty, but the large fortune of one of the parties adjusts the ba'ance." Among the latest arrivals at Paris are Sir David Brewster, Sir B, Ferguson, M.P., Sir F. Stephens, re•count Elnaley, M.P., and Mr. Conolly, M.P. The latter gentleman took over with him his splendid stud of horses (twelve in number), and these have created a great sensation. The Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay, M.P., President of the Philosophical Institution, Edinburgh, has presented an extensive and valuable donation of books to the library ot that establishment. The collection, which is handsomely bound, embraces some of the m)st impor tant works in English history and literature in their best editions, The Opera Comique is making great preparations for the representation of Friday, which th'e Queen of Eng land is to honour with her presence. A magnificent drop scene is to be painted for the omelet! by NI. Cambon. GREAT LUXEMBOURG COMPANY.—Traffic Receipts for the week ending Aug. 19 (Miles open, 23)).—Paeeen. aerie 2121. 12s, 6d.; goods, 661. Os. 3d. Total, 268/. 12s. 9d. SOITTSAM2TON, Thursday Morning.—The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship Sultan, Capt. Bur "Ye has arrived. The Vectis, with the Peninsular mails, is expected tn-morrow, THE BANITRurTcY OF MESSRS. STRATUM, PAUL, AND CO Sit OP PARK CHAFE., CHELsEA.—Yesterday afternoon Alderman Farebrether (firm of Ferehrother, Clark, and Lye) off e r e d to public competiti , n, at ()arra,- way's Coffee-house, Cornhill, the Park Chapel (better known as Park-walk Episcopal Chapel), with the schools attached, sit oateat Park-walk, etieleee. The sale took place by direction of the assignees of Stra han, Paul, and Co., under the fiat in Bankruptcy, the chapel being the property ot Sir John Paul, Bart., and the large room was densely crowded. The worthy alder man stated that the chapel was a brick-built edifice, sur rounded by ornamental ground, the interior containing 180 pews, affording accommodation for 1,500 or 1,600 persons, and fitted on the three sides with galleries and . organ- I ift. The subscriptions or re n t fur pews was volan. tary, and produced, under the present able ministry and direction of the Rev. Mr. Goodheart (the incumbent), from 800/. to 9001 per annum. There was a ranee of brick buildings in the rear, used as the boys' and girls' schools, in connection with the chapel, with a separate entrance. repair. The prop er ty was h e ld The whole was in good under several leases for 69 years, at 441. per annum ground-rent, and some parts, held for 43 years, at 51.10 P. The echoole were underlet for 22 years at 121. The beautiful organ was to be Wren at a valuation. The bidding commenced at 2,0003.., and afrer a most epir ted and almost unequalled competition between the gentle. men present, including several well-known me mbera of the Rum en C a th o li c re li g i on , th e property was bought for 3,750/. by the wardens of the chapel, in order to re tain the able services 'f Mr, the r.T.ICb spaztal izrzzabeat, LATEST Nis WS• ST. PETERSBURG, AUG. 22. Prince Gcrtschakoff telegraphs that, since the morning of th• 20th, the fire of the Allies has slackened, and that it has caused but little damage to the fortifications. WARSAW, AUG. 20. T en thousand of the Imperial Mili ia, who were under orders to advance from Kisseleff into Poland, have received counter orders aad remain in Lithuania. A letter from Riga of the 12th, in the Ham burg News, says :—" The day before yesterday we experienced another bombardment on a small scale. About four o'clock in the morning two English steamers, a two-decker and a frigate, came in sight of our port, and at half-past five opened fire against the side batteries and gun-boats which were near them ; the cannonade lasted without intermission till half-past 7 o'clock. At 9 the vessels left the roads, steering along the coast of Livonia, and gave chase to a small vessel loaded with wood. At three o'clock in the afternoon they again hove in sight, and re-opened a can nonade, which they kept up briskly from 5 until half-past 7, when they went away, and we have seen no more of them." THE PENINSULAR MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY MORNING. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ship Vectia arrived this morning with mails from Gibraltar, Cadiz, Lisbon, Vigo, and Oporto, 68 passengers, 13 packages of specie, and the usual cargo. Lisbon dates are to the 19th inst. The Royal Mail steamer Tay coaled at Lisbon on the 13th, and on the 14th the King of Por tugal arrived, and was very cordially received by the people. The Duchess of Saldanha died at Cintra, very generally respected. The Portuguese Government had advertised the concession of a water contract for Lisbon ; 40 days are allowed for the receipt of tenders, but the terms of the contract were held to be unsatis- faetory, and unlikely to realise a fair dividend upon the capital required. The Lisbon exchange-, by this mail are quoted, for three months, at 54/ to 54# on London ; Paris, 530 ; Amsterdam, 43 ; Hamburg, 48 ; Genoa, 527. Money was scarce on London. Home paper remained over, and other places were nominal, except Lisbon Bank stock, 115 to 110 milreis discount per 500 milreis ; Oporto Bank, 15 to 16 per cent, premium ; Lisbon Bank notes, 1 per cent, discount. The steam-tranaport Arthur Gordon, from Woolwich, for the Crimea, arrived at Gibraltar on the 16th." The steam-transport Ripon, from Southampton, for the Black Sea, arrived the same morning. AMERICA. SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY MORNING. The American steam-ship Ariel, Capt. Lefebre, belonging to the Vanderbildt Line, is telegraphed oft' Hurst Castle, bringing dates from New York to the 11th inst. The mails and despatches will reach Southampton this afternoon, THE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL, (Fronz the Morning Poet of this day.) CAMP BEFORE SEBASTOPOL, AUG. 8. Nothing can he more lovely than our mornings are at present ; from daylight until about 8 o'clock is the only enjoyable part of the day, arid the re mairider is so truly disagreeable that it would ap pear as if all the good had been compressed toge ;ether, as a boy at school scrapes all the butter off his bread to have one good bite, only that we have the pleasure first. From 8 until about 11 the heat is a' its height, and most oppressive it generally is. Before noon, however, a breeze springs up to our relief, but this by no means seems to last, and our afternoons are as warm as any lover of heat could desire. About 3 p.m. to-day I observed a heavy thunder-storm brewing to the eastward ; it soon reached us, lasted about an hour, and has now left us a most refreshing night. With the exception of one peal the thunder was scarcely audible, although we had plenty of lightning, with storms of wind, dust, and rain. The one peal, however, was, I think, about the loudest and moat terrific I ever heard in my life. Preparations are now gradually making for the winter. Oar planks are being served out by the Quartermaster- General's department ; cook houses are in the course of construction ; spaces between tents, palls, (tc., a o being paved to make some attempt to oppose Sao muri wo who have wintered here once all knew so well, 6 AUG. 9. Another day, and little out of the usual course ; a very hot morning, notwithstanding the thunder storm of yesterday, and about the same hour this afternoon a repetition of yesterday's storm in a milder form—more rain aid less wind, but of longer duration. Nothing could have benefited us more than the late rains. I suppose, as a return of com pliment for the battering our mortars gave the town which I mentioned in my last communication, the Russians have this afternoon been letting us know that they yet have us *thin range, and round shot have been dropping over Cathca,rt's-hill, where they had become suoh strangers that they- were almost re ceived with surprise. Several landed in Cie camp of the Rifle Brigade, and one struck the 17th Regimen tal Hospital, which is many hundred yards from Catboart's-hill, but its force was so expended it did no damage, nor have 1 heard that any of the others did. The Theatre d'lnkerman, which has been closed since the last attack, reopens this evening. I send the programme. Although fine now, I fear the rain that has fallen must 'hive , damped the seats ; but that will not be thought much of by us cam paigners, to whom any amusement to divert the monotony► of our life, and take the thoughts for a time, at least, out of the trenches, is very ac ceptable. AUGUST 10. The Russians continued their messengers in the shape of round shot into our camps during the whole of last night, but none did any damage. It is supposed by some that a flag-st , ff, from which a ball is lowered at noon each day, to give us cor rect time, on the same principle as at Greenwich, has attracted their attention. It is also stated that the enemy have 11019 our code of signalg complete, such as aro used between the French and ourselves, having got them ou t o f th e Jasper, which was captured last week i n th e S ea o f Azoff. The weather h as b een to- d ay somew h a t coo l er ; the rain of last n i g h t, no doubt, is the cause of it. OD ESSA. A letter from Odemea, of the 11th, in the Ost Deutsch Post of Vienna, says : "Two steamers ye.,terilay arrived from Toulon and landed 800 Russian prisoners, and took on board 78 French prisoners, Eight English officer- , still remain here. Au affecting scene took place here a few days since. At the time of the attack of the 18th a Fiench officer, Capt M., and a Ru ss i an, Capt. S,, net and fought with th e sabre, the l a tt er received a severe wOtlA and was car ried off by hi s men. After rrmainieg for a time in the h , spital a t Nicol jeff, he wt bron at here in order to take sea baths. C iptsin M. WU a Igo wounded a nd made prisone r , and after Laving been cured of his wounds at Ch erene came t', Odessa to await his ex °hangs. While walking in the street be met his torm , r antago list sinpported on crutchds, recognised and immdeiately enibr ace d him. Since that period, the closest intimacy has existed between them, and CaFtlia M. aitarkal c:z the steozzs: PRESENTATION OP COLOURS TO THE _POuE. UIV LEI; Yesterday the F , ,reign Legion, ned at Shorn ciiffe, was reviewed and inspected at &wiling Park, near Folkestone, the residence of Raikes Currie, .Esq., M.P., who had kindly thrown open his park and grounds fur the occasion. A special train left London at nine o'clock, conveying his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, Lord Pan mere, Lord Palmerston, the Turkish Minister, Mr. F. Peel, M.P., &c. The Duke of Cambridge proceeded to Dover, and There presented the Swiss Bittalion, 1,000 strong, with their colours, and afterwards proceede ► in a special train to Sandling Park, where he received by Mr, Currie, and conducted to the mansion, in the front of which the troops were drawn up. The pr.icee tiogs of the day commenced with a sham fight. after which, the troops, having been drawn up iii a square, prayers were offered up by the chaplain. The Doke of CAMBRIDGE 'hen presented the national flag of England, eintrlaz 'fled with the words, " The British Foreign Legion," and also a flag bearing the in signia of the regiment. Tle colours were received by the two youngest ensigns in the regiment kneeling. His Royal Highness addressed the troops in the German language, and nongratulated them upon the honourable distinction that they had received. He was sure that by their devotion and gallantry in the field they would prove themselves worthy to receive the honours which were bestowed upon their brothers in arms in the British service. (Loud cheers.) The ceremony having been concluded, the troops, to the number of 3,000, were regaled on the lawn with roast beef, plum-pudding, and beer. The visitors were also invited to partake of a very elegant defamer, in a marquee on the lawn. Among them we observed his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, Lord Palmerston, Lord Panmure, the Turkish Minister, M Musurus, and lady ; Mr. F Peel, M.P. ; the Hon. Mr. Cowper, M.P. ; the Right Hon. Mr. Hayter, M.P., &c. " The Health of her Majesty" having been warmly responded to, The CHAIRMAN then proposed "The health of the illustrious Duke (the Duke of Cambridge)," who bad not only shown that he was animated by the hereditary valour of his illustrieus race, but had gained a place in the heart of every Englishman by deserving the title of "The Soldier's Friend." (Applause.) The Duke of CAMBRIDGE expressed his thanks for the great honour done him—au honour which he believed to be cordial and sincere, and which he therefore recipro cated with all his heart. He could not refrain from con veying to his bon. friend (Mr. Currie) his own thanks and that of the company generally for the great kindness and hospitality be bad shown to them, and to the sol diers of the Foreign Legion—(cheers)—and he did so with the greatest satisfaction. He had that day the honour of a !dressing the soldiers of the Foreign Legi , n in German, and he then pointed out to them that they would have the same opportunities of acqiiiriug distinction and honour that were given to the offie-rs and soldiers of the British army—(hear, hear)— and that he was sure the officers of the Biitish army would be most happy to go hand-in-hand with them when they reached the scene of action. (Cheers ) He felt confi dent they would secure the same distinction and glory that the records of history showed had been won by the German Legion of former days. (Cheers ) Future his tory, he bad no doubt, would have to recount dee 's on their part equally noble with those performed during the last war ' • and in this anticipation he ask e d th e com pany to drink " The Health of the German Legion." (Cheers.) Colonel V. STIITTERHEIM returned thanks for his bro ther officers and the men of the Foreign Legion. The generosity of the, British nation had enabled them to form a corps that would soon he ready to share the hon ours and the dangers of the British army, and he cool I only say that they would never fail in the discharge of their duty. (Cheers.) He begged to return the most sincere thanks to his - Royal Highness, and, though it might be unusual to drink a health twice on the same occasion, be hoped the coinpa.ny w—dri join in again drinking " The Health of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge." (Cheers and la 'wirer.) The health of the Doke of Cambridge was accordingly drunk a second time with much cordiality. _ The CHAIRMAN said the next toast oti his list was " The Health of Lord Palmerston and her Majesty's Mi nisters." He did not in every case agree in the social politics of the noble lord, but be conscientiously believed that the honour of the country was safe in his keeping, and that he and his colleagues would do all in their power to secure to this country the bles,ungs of an ho nourable and permanent peace. As was said of another War Minister, be would " Keep his country's honour fast, And nail his colours to the mast." Impressed with this belief; be begged to propose " The health of Lord Palmerston and her Majesty's Minis ters. (Cheers.) Viscount PALMERSTON, in acknowledging the com pliment, said that, however gratifying the demonstration of that day must be to all her Majesty's subjects, it was perhaps more gratifying to her Majesty's Ministers, be cause it was a proof of the soundness of the poli.ry of one of the measures which they had strongly urged upon Parliament as necessary for the vigorous prose cution of the war in which this country was now en gaged. The spectacle %Inch they bad witnessed that day was calculated to reflect the highest credit upon the people who inhabited the vast regions of Germany. They knew the various intrigues and machinations which the enemy bad used to induce the people of Germany to bolio:e that the men who joined the German Legion would not receive the honour and esq,,e6 u, wt4l.li are, were entitled. He hoped the. experience of that day would convince all who held such an opinion that the endeavours of the enemy to dissuade the brave men who had joined the Foreig Legion were base and unfounded, and that they were only dictated by a fear of the conse quences which would re-ult from the co-operation of a German Legion with the unconquered troops of England, France, arid Turkey. If time bad permitted, he might have dilated upon the noble example which had been set to those brave Germans in times gone by, when history associated their names with the most valiant deeds of arms;and he could also have pointed to the mannerin which Englishmen han encountered danger in the field of bat tle. He was sure that as the Minister of the Sultan wa , present they would allow him to propose his " Excel lency's health. and prosperity to the reign of his master." (Cheers.) He (Lord Palmerston) hoped that the Sultan, in common with the rest of his Allies, would gain a glo rious victory over the enemies, not only of England, France, and Turkey, but of the whole civilised world. M. MUSURIII3 returned thanks. "The nealth of Mr. and Nirs. Currie," "The healti of the Sardinian Charge d'Affaires," " Mrs. Currie and the Ladies," were the next toasts, and were very cordi ally received. It was stated that a portion of the legion would ern bark for the Crime-a by the end of the present m.,nth. Among the gentlemen who were present on the grouno was Capt. Currie, the nephew of Mr Currie, who w.or severely wooded at the battle of the Abna Her Roca! Highness the Princess Ma.y Ca.ohridge was to have presented the colours, but Aai unavoidably prevente. from being present. SITUATION OF KARS. (From the Moniteur.) On the 15th of July the Ra , s ans male a grand de rsoustratimi against Kars : their obj et, was t 'cover acid bring safely ioto camp an enormous convoy of woo. sions which had been sent to them from Alexandrop.d. From that day to the 214 of July all was qui t. but the enemy was drawing clo-er round the place For effeei ing this operation be has at his dispo al 32 batta!ions of infantry, 1 battalion of ckiasseurs, 1 of engineers, 3 regl• ments of dr goons, 2 regiments of Cossack regular-, some Bashi-B,zinks of the Chirvan district, and some Armenian militia, besi 'es 80 piece.tiof cannon ; the whole commanded by 10 generals. This army may be computed to be from 35,000 40,000 strong. It is divided round Kars, having radius of about three leagues. It forms four corps. i• independent of the divisions occupying Sohanli Dagh, and is throwing up fortifications at Unkiar Douzi. The Turkish forc,ls are divided into t vo corps, untie, the chief coomand of the tVlushir Vassif Pacha. Till first corps, that of Kars, consists of four divisions, viz : that of General Nmerty (fin ol Pa-'ha), 4.500 strong ; secondly, that of Ismail Bev, 3 000 strong ; thir lly, a division of 4,000 men ; fourthly, another of 3 500 men, The second army corps, c onaniided by Mehemet Pacha, Governor-General of Erzer , urn, consists of three divi sions ; that of Erzeroum, which has 1,500 m-n, who ar, irregulars. and are c itninAnded by Takir Pacha ; that of Kupru-Kmi, 10,000 strong, but alto irregulars, an commanded by Veli Paella ; of Alti, 3,000 strong, who likewise aro irregulars, and are commanded by Ali Pacha. HAMPSTEAD JUNCTION RAILWAY. There was ni , quorum, and consequently no meeting. THE RAILWAY OVER THE SIMPLON. —The plans f the passage of the Simplon fir the rail way to Turin and Milan, by the valley of the Rho ie, are now ter minated. The superintending engineers consider that n , difficulties exist that have not been previously overlm e on other lin es . The lino of tunnel, which is consid rei! preferable, would be about 21 m les long ; its elevation above the level of the sea is about 4,200 feet. the nisei mum for the inclines from 3 to 4 feet in the 100, but 1 , is hoped that a reduction to 2} feet in the 100 may b-. obtained All the difficult points on the steep declivi ties of the mountain are passed by means of either open or covered galleries, which will net coat more than 120 f. the metre. An engineer, whose name is already con nected with some great railway works, offers to com plete the tunnel in a surprisingly short time. The rail road of the valley of the Rhone, formed by the Southern Swiss Company, would thus form the central junctiot between the Italian, Swiss, Wester:, German, Belgian, and French Rail ways. It is proposed to have steamers on the Lake of Geneva, on the principle tif those used in the United States, to convey carriages ready loaded to and from the termini on the shoree of the lake. STATE OF THE MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS.—The " expectations" of trade are betti r this week, if that con- dition can he called better in which here are more orders without profit. We have, ho vever, every probability of a bountiful harvest, that sheet-anchor of all our hopes and with that secured, there ca'm be little doubt about its effects upon oar commercial relations. There i R certainly a "better feeling" prevai , ing, and as machinery is fully employed, and wages are high, there is evtry reason to believe that the depressed condition of some branolies of the British manufactures is passed, and that better times are on the eve. Toe weaving districts remain just as they were a few weeks ago—in some places not at al/ improTati—ia tithe n s little sc---Leei3 irted*NCT. RUSSIA. A letter from St. Petersburg of the 13th says : " By a late order of the day, Rear-Admiral Pam flow has been raised to the rank of Vice-Admiral, for his distinguished services in the defence of Se bastopol, and named cominauler of the sth divi sion of the fleet. He is succeeded in the command of the Ist brigade o' the 4 ti division of the fleet 63 Rear-Admiral Sucharin." PRUSSIA. A letter from Berlin of the 19th says :—" In reply to the fresh and urgent remonstrances made by the Ambassadors of the Western Powers against the exportations to Russia of articles con sidered as contraband of war, the government has declared that the Prussian authorities had received orders to exercise the most severe surveillance on that subject. It is stated that the authorisation given to send corn from Poland into Prussia and Austria is only partial, and solely applicable to the corn coming from the two frontier stations of Granitzka and Michalowice. The King has, it is said, renounced the idea of his journey to Kcenius berg, in consequence of the appearance of cholera in that city. It is mentioned to-day, as positive, that M. do Prokesch will, in a few days, proceed to Paris in order to open negotiations with the French government relative to the affairs of Greece." FRANCE PARIS, WEDNESDAY. We read in the Consiitutionnel :—" About the middle of the representation at the Opera last might, a report became current that the Govern ment had received a despatch announcing that the breach had been made in the Malakoff Tower. We cannot guarantee this account, but it was repeated by persons who might be thought to be well in formed." The Moniteur does not say anything to corroborate the rumour. His Excellency Lord Howden, the British Am bassador to Madrid, is at this moment in Paris. The Nemesis, Sirene, and Ulloa, frigates, and the Turenne, line-of-battle ship, left Toulon and Marseilles on the 18th and 19th for the Black Sea, with troops and military stores for the army. A letter from Bucharest states that a rumour prevails in the Principalities of the approaching arrival of a corps of Anglo-French troops at Sulina. BOURSE, AUG. 22. CLOSING PRICES. Cash, fr. e. End of Month. 4i per Cents 95 —95 f. —c. i per Cents 66 90 66 95 , Jredit Mobilier 1217 50 Roman Credit Foncier 540 Austrian Belgian Fives ...... .. - Spanish Threes — Piedmontese . 85 Hcme Debt — R.S.ILW A YS—IrOR CA.BII. tr. c. fr. c )rleans western B3O Rouet. %tte 740 Strasburg ilediterransan 1320 Havre 702 50 '4orthern ..... ....... 920 Cherburg AUSTRIA. - - ---- - We read in the IVanderer of Vienna : ‘of hN . : A. ta c pk c , o i,nl r ed d , n g Napoleon has what is sl lyhandave. more said in it The importance diplmo here atic circles than fette e presence at the high functio uar i es of the State t o h esf ervic 'armed in the church o f S. A nse, and at the dinner given the French Amb assa d or, proves, it is said, that the almost p e all r - friendly relations which have long subsistei between France and Austria become every day closer. It appears that Austrian statesmen see, in an alliance witn France, the guarantee of future tranquillity. They have acquired the conviction that there exists a great number of import. ant political interests common to the two countries, and which cannot consequently be secured but by means of a close accord between the two States. There are many in dications which prove that the relations with France have tended to become closer as since the aecesion of the present Emperor. What Austria desires is the main tenance of the balance of power in Europe, and the in corporation of Turkey in that equilibrium. A firm conviction is felt here that France also, as much as any continental power, can have no other object. The difference in the means employed to attain it does not in the slightest degree prevent a complete accord as far regards the main object in view." A letter, dated Vienna, 18th, in the German Journal of Frankfort, says :—" M. de Negrelli, Councillor of State, has recently been sent to Paris to take part in the conferences about to be held on the proj cted cutting through the Isthmus of Suez. M. de Negrelli bas already taken part i the pre liminary negutiatluna which have been vpeneu. un this subject." The Silesian Gazette contains a letter from Vienna of: the 16th,' which says :—" The arrangements for the journey of the Emperor and Empress have been altered. Their Majesties will remain at Laxeubourg ro the end of the month, and will then only go for a very short time to Ischl ; thence the Emperor will join in a chamois hunt at Berchtergen, to which he has been invited, and will leave afterwards for Italy with the Empress. The recent meeting of the Central Congregations (provincial councils), and the reversal of the forfeiture of the possessions of 31 Italian 6wigros, will give greater briliiancy awl cordiality to the welcome which their Majes ties will receive from the population of that coun try." The Corriere Mercantile, of Genoa, states that the Piedmontese Government has instructed the treasurers of the ecclesiastical fund not to pay the increase of salary consequent on the new law for the suppression of convents to such curates as in sist upon protesting . in _writing against the said law. Those that merely protest viva voce are to receive their full salary. The Governments of Prussia and Ru , sia have just concluded a convention, in vii ins of which the Warsaw .rid St. Petersburg Railway is to be connected With the Great Eastern l►ne of Prussia. Yesterday a return was issued which shows that ti,e expense incurred in carrying nut the Treasury minute to pr-vent the fraudulent Awe of the mixture of chicory with ,offee was 2 1701. 10s. fid. ; but the fines paid by per sons convicted have more than covered the amount. SUDDEN DEATEI OF AN ECCENTRIC LADY.—Yester lay afternoon Mr. W. Baker, jun , the ..eputv coroner, held an inquest at the King's Head Tavern, Kieg-street, Heaton-square, Shored itch, on view of the body of Eliza beth Smith, aged 70 years, a maiden lady, who was found dead under the following eircuinsta, ces :—The de ceased was of very eccentric habits, and hail resided for the last 24 years at 48, floxten-square. She was sup posed to he very rich ; her relaiiona were all dead ; and after her death 30 sovereigns and other coins were dis covered in a tea-caddy by the landlord. Mr. Black more, surgeon, was called in, but the deceased had been (lead for several hours, from disease of the heart or apo plexy. The coroner said as there were n legal claimants to the deceased's property and cash Mr. Waller, the beadle, had better take charge of it, pay the expenses of the funeral, and band the balance to the parochial autho rities. The jury ultimately returned a verdict of "Died by the visitation of God." WRECKS.—THISTED, Aug. 16.—The Mentor (brig), Forster, of and from Newcastle, from Swinemunde, with coals was stranded on the coast near Klitmuller this morning ; crew saved, and materiais expected to be re covered.—Syra, Aug. 7.—The Naomi (British vessel), of and from Liverpool for Conetaatinople, struck upoe the rocks off the island of Falconera, on the 3d of August, and foundered ; master and crew sawed arid landed at, this port by the Eliza Bowen (brig); Jones, from Liver pool to Salm - nese The Jane (bargee), Findlay, of iNlon tiose, from Constantinople to this poet, to load grain for England, was stranded on Lighthouse Island, off the en trance to this harbour, on the 4th of August, and there are no hopes of saving her. The rigging, sails, masts, will be recovered. WALES.—The various fashionable resorts and water ing places in the principality are new filled with com pany. Aberystwith has received its full share of Oa tronag,e, and every advantage has been taken of the fine weather by sea and laud. At Beaumaris the bathieig accommodation has been much improved, and Holyhead has proved a source of great attraction to thousands of tourists who have inspected the gigantic works in pro gress there. The town of Rhyl has been filled to over flowing, and indeed the whole of the coat towns have received a full quota of visitors, while in the interior large numbers of tourists have visited the best and fa vourite localities. THE NEW EXCISE DUTIES Acr.—The new act (18th and 19th Vic , c. 94) has just been published, to impose increased rates of duty of Exc.se on spirits distilled in the United Kingdom ; to allow malt, sugar, and mo lasses to be used, duty free, in the distilling of spirits in lieu of allowances and drawbacks, and to amend the law relating to the duties of Excise. The next act contains 37 sections. On and after the let October next they duties on spirits distilled will be—in Great Britain, Bs. per gallon ; and in Ireland, 6s. 2d, The new duties are to be under the management of the Commissioners of the Inland Revenue. From the passing of the act (the 14th of August inst.) malt may be made and used free from duty in distilling spirits. There are several provisions against frauds in respect to the making and using of malt duty free. Every person other than a distiller making malt duty free is to give security. Allowances are to be made to distillers on stock, or on spirits in warehouses made before the Ist of Octob r next. The allowaecet are to he 8(1 per gallon on spirits distilled from male only, and on spirits distilled from any other material than malt only an allowance of 2d. per gallon. On and after the Ist of Oct( ber Vie allowances in respect of malt and on sugar used in distilling are to cease. The act re• ca:: ed thz, Enyr..l anzilt az tt.3 day of the prorpti::. LITERATU.R E. The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles , with a Memoir, 4.c. By t he Rev. G. Gilallan. Jaws' Nichol, Edinburgh. The Poetical Works of Mark Akenside and John Dyer. Edited by the Rev. R. A. Wil. Routledge and Co. The Modern Scottish Minstrel. By Chas. Bioge rs t L.L.D. Adam and Charles Black, Edinburgh. Mr. Gallen pursues his task with unabated earnestness, and though we cannot but take eseer tion now and then to a certain inflation of style, which is his besetting sin, and occasionally cllieg.„ tion his critic a l d ogmas , we are inclined t o &Wu the whether any other man was better fittta fo r task of popularising (no little merit that) what vm s , mpant to be and n o w i s a popular library edizios g_s` English and Scottish poetry. The poetical le°rP and genius of Bowles, meet in the main with c t criminating treatment. The editor desig nates poet the father of modern poetry, and says alnt other things of 17tis works that their leading eleit o is sentit ent, " warm , mellow, tender, and °— "d melancholy sentiment. He bas no thought, uo powerful pictures of passion (9 1 l i e s creative imagination, but over all his poetrY ode a sweet autumnal moonlight of pensive and gen edi , feeling." Of the Messrs. Routledge's pePul l pi e r tion of the works of the respective authors of a sures of the Imagination," " Grongar Hill, " The Fleece," we cannot but speak fava 1 1,„ 57 ,Z0% profouno Any bona fide attez_npt to introduce two snob poets as Akenside arid Dyer to almost an en so generation, for practically it amounts to that,, much have they een overlooked, had been Plla.lor 00 worthy ; but one carried out like this —t 1 0 being well printed and got up, and beell"- fin. illustrated by Birkett Foster, I elides • , taming judicious memoirs of the jilt stria ! ' roe together with a portrait of Dyer, issued T g or first time in connection with his works, an" „t - hort ral hitherto unpublished poems by Oesalne a- tr ost, redounds greatly to their credit, and, vie will meet with success. A r at fe -46 The Modern Scottish Minstrel "is the p a to lume of a contemplated series of six, dee i g li ' c tie enshrine as in one cabinet the modern e: i tb o and varied minstrelsy of Scotland, includ' p e' a Gaelic translated into lowland melody. T V ; ose thors are consi lered modern by Dr. Roger s livc ext -nd into the past halt-century. T b popular lyrical compositions of -the variou s 134 . r ,gi• are preced , d by memoirs, as far as possible tg,o, nal. and it is the author's intention, we are told: to introduce in the succeeding volumes fiv e 8 :701 on the various departments of Scottish poetr: n to song, together with beautiful engravings, t : r e - leet each volume. The present contains an e, l " - , D I portrait of Sir Walter Scott, awl among tu e n i be strels whose memoirs and songs are given 0„,, n found the respective authors of " Tullochg°lo " Roy's Wife," &c., "Auld Rhin Gray, - as; of Kirkeonnel Lee," " Oh, blaw ye westlin wt " "Kate of Gowrie," " Upon the banks of 11° 1 „ :0 i Clyde," and " the Laird o' Cockpen," the c°,-1114 b-ing further enriched by a number of cbanritbe songs never before published by the autho r " pt. last named—Caroline, Barones4 o f Nairn• i to Rogers seems well qualified for his task, and it , 4 ,g he hoped that he will meet with every enco e*-- merit to complete it. The Genie of Arttis, &c. Tales by Ann ie 6 Sau, ders. fo aide' Three charming little fairy tales by a god fourteen ! young lady who appears to be °foto as she is clever—tales it would delig'it us to Pi l '' re it the hands of our juvenile acquaintance , we ll', only to watch their looks of w o n d e r and del 0 as nestling in some obscure corner they d re n c ise , their contents. Tales picturesque, and c o ; s er and, above all, imbued' ith pure and gel: l ' 3°l/- oer' timent. Of the three, we prefer the first, r however, for its particular tendency, and its ,13,0 lation of the fine morn! nature of the author, 'roil any other cause. In it we are told of 1/ „„tife Genie, who, having punished with a destr.l t a'ae storm the villagers of Artois, for their ingll e aos for the innumerable blessings be had conferr the them, is induced by the goodneos of a gir l . c 4,, village, to reveal himself to her while aseklltory ascertain the cause of the visitation one nights oa her off on a month's visit to Fairy L and, B ,.' t th 6 her return entrust her with power to (I° lll toeft villagers, and restore to them their lost baler 007 This being effected, the remainder of 1 ,` , 13 0 shall be given in Annie's own words : 01 11°1 --/ - ~,The G en i e appeare d to a ll t h e peop l e on th e mountain, and everybody thanked him for the 1 ,00 1 ieqson h e l a d g iv en th em . H e th en spo k e to the c g l o ro as folio.: :—'You all see thatit is th roug h the %pp/ of this brave girl, Louise Rosevill e . tha t this F R - bar change has been effected, t , lerafore she m u st Nb c , f , - OSP reward.' me,' said the Genie, addr e s s ing P how can I recompense you ?' pit s ' " By transforming me into a star,' answer" 'to ”... At tA,ie.' "That instant she found herself soaring jebte clouds among the bright stars, hut she was the brigoor of' them all. It is her greatest clpliaht to wat' L b . o oo her native villa g e. If you look up high in the 1- her on a lovely balmy summer's evening you w ;11 ,; - . 0 er• glidin g grace f u ll y a l ong ! H er name n ow is %der, "Ttist o b e h o p e d that yo u , too, my deal ; re o ar when every one i s s l um b e rin g , a n d the world is W att loped in darkness. may have a bright little star to over and take care of you." The remaining stories inculcate fidelityand 1 33 As as the precedino. does virtue and aelf_deyotiolle,b3o. tell of gallant knights, fair ladies, mighty of tern, wonderful transformations, heavy constancy, and virtue triumphantly emergiMti last from every difficulty. Tales like these'r,. of voting the youthful mind at once by the besuil their incidents, and sure to elevate and re gate d their pure morality, cannot. be too widely c lr f bee or ton copiously produced, and we shall live i ll 0 18 of seeing more from the same graceful JO' predominance of the moral element in the 133 03 00 pates from our minds most of those apPre lle to which precocity generally gives rise. d Co , Private Life of an E stern King. 110Pe 31 % the A work likely to be much sought after, l a - t ite' libraries . of mechanics' and other literal.ll'lnte' tions, the narrative possessint , the abso rbin gtro og rest rest, of a romance, vet carrvitig with it a ',hos° conviction . of its general truth. The writerl to name is not given, found his way 0 0 1, 0 04 Lucknow, was introduced to the Kill o f 01w - id in became a member of that monarch's bou'ell° th e ca.rocity, so fa,r as we con saber, of jibrgt the In this office he remained for three yea,rs,?: s gr expiration of which p -.rind the influence of ": s AP' jesty's barh-r—a quondam London bar ber o t b° nrentice—who practically ruled the King' first' t"risperation of his worse qualities, from 080000 roved too m iny for him, and he qu itted 3 peg' in which for his credit he bad remained o°lool One result of this sojourn is the present :It'e au which describes the private life of the I ° l ,f,lieg ; Ills Court.. The incidents are sufficiently in" but given an Eastern despot, whose po4ioPos flamed by drunkenness and traded on by 100 principled sy con h an t, are only restrai ned no t of the British Resident, and there is enel e , hit only to account for the revelations here ra 3 For those darke r d ee d s whi c h the author Pril ° oce 'seeps hack. Sufficient evidence, howevertl'olltb: to show that the kingdom of Onde would ve„oti°l; ' , otter for absorption, though the King in §ot h e dead, into the Company's dominieng• least exciting portions of the work are t s o t% soriptive of set combats between -wild he as „ ts i of tip of these are quite thrilling, and the a ccoun t loam ',,, "man-eater," a singularly vicious horse , c5l vri los . he read without a shudder. The alltbOrily 01, style is full of vigour and more than l is 4 ll „ 9 ' e s phic, studiously avoids politics and Co T ri r s ist°' - t o self almost aichisively to his , task. ~1 3 0 ter, noting, however, that he gives a high c', 9 , eiO n the women of India, to whos:4 influence looks for its redemption. 89 Oh° 55. The Year- ns or - pita 800 the Natio f 1.85 u. mitt.l3u Longman and C°•nivev n r- A second edition of a very useful c°— o f of national statistics of every descripfi°l3„g l : e tance, throughout the world, embrscsesoil-lar amount of information only to be foonugerent the +-attered throuah many volumes in d i ,, t ttit , s , r o- 2.113 geq• To the politician , the ille r 'hilan t '" a , non on 'Change, the patriot, and eist the hook will he found a decided u vv ° , l ila a there is no class of intelligent m an but well to ponder over its contents. the P, 00 . aro compendium of Chronology . B i-T. ~• Ø. merit. Edited by the Longman, Brown, Green, and Loognigng* this e value of a portable work, contajnin,gl„ll:tori, doe, the most important d t of genet aes i the r political, ecclesiastical e , and literary, fr ~,,,e i d '. Hon of the -world to so late as the end ok th e it is 1854, will readily be appreciated , aild I;e : - .0h 101 +dded that, by th e u ,„ differentf* tyrogr-, Jill Rev. 3-03(10 Alcorn 3' characters, the trouble o o f r fence is lessened,cervider-o ciju . m is proportionably increased. Bertingcharnp. Natimnal French Grain/46r' Whittaker and Co. if yhe fact of a fourth edition being c alled f 0 eat Lt tries to the popularity of this work, which aP t i' auc t .),, us to he admirably adapted to its °W e t 'of 0 1 1 ely to facilitate greatly the arvirereencfasge. "7.01 -grounded knowledge of the French Wrreserf A short guide to Paris i s added i n . the P Ilitio2. _ . . - __.:/~ 410 h, 10,0 latic 484 to ) )114 IN