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It is not a monologue, for the audience them selves perform their parts with the principal actor, some of them on the stage and others in front ; it is not an exhibition, for though everything becomes metamorphosed before the eyes of the• visitors no one can be positive that he sees any one thing ; but it is a comedy really performed by the com pany; a melodrama replete with startly positions and unex pected denouements ; a magnificent spectacle, with 2,000 of the public every night to appear as auxiliaries ; and an ex travaganza, in which all that seems to be is entirely beyond the bounds of probability. f Professor Anderson returns his thanks to thronged and fashionable audiences which have nightly filled the Lyceum: Theatre to overflow, and by means of whose generous aid he has been enabled to announce Magic and Mystery for con tinuous repetition. He believes that no professor of his art has at any time or in any place been honoured with an amount of success so extensive, so decided, and so unusual. He would attribute that success to three causes ; first, that in his present entertainment he has placed before his visitors the results of a life sedulously devoted to the attainment of perfected skill in one peculiar art, and to perfect which he has travelled the globe in every clime ; secondly, that he has spared no trouble nor expense to put this entertainment on the stage in the most elaborate manner, by the employment of the first mechanicians and 'artists of the day ; and thirdly, that, while endeavouring to provide amusement for those who honour him with their presence, he has not forgotten that it is possible to afford information also, and that the oppor tunity should not be neglected of exposing conjuring where ever it has been used for nefarious purposes, or whenever by resorting to the conjuror's arts, in an illegitimate manner, the designing have succeeded in making dupes of the credulous. The 937 letters on the subject of spirit-rapping, which Pro fessor Anderson has received, from the time of opening the theatre up to the present date, bear witness to the great in terest taken on the subject of this singular delusion ; whilst many of them bear melancholy evidence to the dangers which attend a belief in the superstitious nonsense of the " Spiri tualists." Judging simply by the correspondence which has resulted, Professor Anderson's exposé of spirit-rapping and his illustration of the so-called table phenomena, have pro duced a sensation unequalled by any previous attempt to ex pose a mischievous and impudent juggle. It is impossible for Professor Anderson to reply at length to a tithe of the communications which reach him on the subject. He regrets that many .of these should come from ladies and gentlemen who, from their position in society and their well-known in tellectual attainments, he would least have expected to have been converts to a belief so preposterous in itself, and so easily susceptible of being controverted and disproved. Every evening, from. the Lyceum stage, Mr. Anderson's opinions on spirit-rapping are expressed, and every evening, within the Lyceum, how tables can be made to rap is exhibited and elucidated- It is respectfully requested that this public exposition will be accepted generally as Professor Anderson's only mode of replying at full length to his multitudinous correspondents. He regrets that the names of the. great and learned of the land should _ have been made to figure in the documents emanating from the spirit -rappers, as for instance the following, ex tracted from the Morning Advertiser of Thursday, Septem ber 20, and taken by that journal from the New York Spiri tual Telegraph. It purports to emanate from an American spirit-rapper, Mr.. D. D. Hume :—" Sir David Brewster frankly confesses that he is sorely puzzled' at what he has witnessed, and Lord Brougham acknowledges himself to be thoroughly nonplussed. Both of these noted men brought the whole force of their keen discernment to bear upon the solution of the phenomena; but the presence of substantial, actual hands, and the demonstrative strength of the spirits who thus clothed themselves for the time, and moved mate rial objects about the room, proved to be too much of a ques tion for them to master." Mr. D. D. Flume, the author of the above, has recently left England, and the following account of who, and what he is, occurs in the Family Herald, No. 645: This young man, who is a Scotchman by birth, and now in Italy, is a remarkable medium for all the manifestations without apparatus. Barnum, who is well-known throughout the Anglo-Saxon world as a splendid humbug, offered him 2,000 dollars per annum if he would perform at his museum in New York. 'Barnum then took it for granted that mediums could be brought. He was somewhat astonished when his offer was refused. Hume, on telling the fact in London lately, simply and honestly remarked, that the money would have been very acceptable to him, for he was poor, young (under 20), an or phan, and in very bad health : but he would have been afraid of losing his power as a medium, and he would sooner lose his life. The refusal, however, made Barnum thoughtful. He inqu,ired into the subject; and now Barnum, one of the greatest humbugs in the world, and withal a conjuror, is one of the firmest believers in spiritualism." It is cer tainly surprising to find such a paragraph as this in the editorial article of an established journal, the editor of whom Might be supposed to be sane. Even if Barnum does believe in spirit-rapping--does spirit-rapping gain or lose by this accession to its adherents ? and, with Barnum's endorse ment to' it, is this bill, drawn on public credulity, more likely to be negotiated ? Professor Anderson would believe not ; but, when he finds that educated clergymen of the Church of England have the temerity to subscribe their names to so gross a swindle, when he finds that the incumbent of Wortley (the Rev, N. J. Godfrey) positively asserts his belief in it, and writes a book on the subject, be considers it t i be time for him to state that which he knows of the mechanism by which it is effected, and the mischief to which it tends. In the Morning A dvertiser of October 3 appears a letter from Sir David Brewster, relative to that which he saw at Cox's Hotel, in company with Lord Brougham. He distinctly states that Which the. Wizard of the North proclaims every night—that spirit -rapt )ing is nothing more than conjuring applied to bad Purposes. In the Morning Advertiser of the following day howeier, t here is an answer to Sir David's letter from one Who was p. resent when he and Lord Brougham had their fiance with the spirits, in which the writer says, that " the table (a larg e dinner-table, I believe) moved about in the most extraordinai y manner, and, among other things, a large ac cordion was conveyed by an invisible agepcy to my hand and then to Lord Brougham's, in which, held by his lordship's right hand, a part from any person, it played an air through out." With such a statement, printed for the edification of the people of the 19th century, with the facts before us that the most tab aited men of the day are permitting themselves to be delud .cd by these juggling spirit-mongers —that the greatest novc ;list of the age is now engaged in making it the subject of a new work, and that a " spiritual convention" has actually I been advertised to be held in St. Martin's-hall, Professor Any ierson trusts that his exposures of the spiritual ists of Ameri , ea, as given by him nightly at the Lyceum, will be received b y the people of England as genuine honest at tempts to pia rvide an antidote for the bane of the spiritual Jugglers. In the cour as of the last five weeks 100,017 persons have visited the Ly) ;elm Theatre,—a larger number, it is believed, than has ever I )efore been assembled within its walls in so t short a period. Magic and Mystery is repeated every even. ng, the programme being continually changed. Graud fa ‘shionable Day Performance, or Saturday, October 13, at 2 o' clock ; the programme being thus arranged ; Part I.—Act 1. The Mesmeric Couch : or, the Clinical C. ipabilities ofhe Atmosphere : in which the Wizard will do r magic that Which some suppose to be effected by mesmer ic: re, and illustrate the possibility of sleeping unsupported in th e air. Act 2. The Aqua-Avial Paradox ; exemplifying the power of producing animated nature from fire and water only, and th i e possibility of eliciting from the simplest elements the most ao rnplox forms of ornithological existence. Act 3. Le Livre des Reeueils Choisies : or, Puck's Own Pe ket Book, with Puck himself within it. Typifying the ev ea ing's entertainment in the production of the very voln mi Luo us from a small volume, in the extraction of magnitude oat o. f minuteness, in developing bulk where no space appears for its existence, in discovering odd things in odd places, and in brie lging forth unexpected wonders from the most unlikely ;for to be found. Act 4. Magical Locomotion ; or, Transition without Trou. ble. In: which will be comprised—the Adventures of a Wed ding ,Ring, the Peregrinations of a Bank Note, the Transfor matio n—black into white, and the Discovery of every Article i n th e position which would seem the most inappropriate. Act LI. L'Ecrin de Verre ; or, the Casket of Croesus. Into which, though made entirely of glass perfectly transparent, and susp ended so as to be visible to the eyes of all present, the Wizal•d will cause the money of his visitors to transport itself, and • rain into the casket, though its lid be closed, locked, an d the key in the possession of the audience. ' Act 6. C,Wrvoyance Extraordinary ; or, the Transparency of Opacity. Act. 7. A. New Bottle of Bacchus ; or, the Novel Wine and Spirit Store. An improvement upon the " inexhaustible bottle," inasmuch as the Wizard's bottle will not only be in exhaustible, but will change its contents, ad infinitum, at the word of command, producing soda-water, butter-milk, Epsom salts, Port, Sherry, brandy, gin, rum, w hi sky, noyeau, or any other wine or spirit required; and finally proving to be filled with pocket handkerchiefs perfectly dry, and occupying the whole space when tightly packed. Act 8. Half an Hour with the Spirits ; or, an Exposé of Spi r it-rapping. Introducing the spirit-rapping table and t ocsin of the invisibles. Act. 9. Grand Mystic Amalgam, in which the property of tht Wizard's patrons will undergo some strange metamer pin )sex, and, amongst others, their handkerchiefs become era:, nsformed into the flags of victory—the banners of Eng la France, Turkey, and Sardinia. act. 10. The Enchanted Chair of Comus, in which he who se e is himself will be under the magic spell, and appear to th e audience, under circumstances least expected, in a posi tion as peculiar as perplexing. Ac t. 11. The Mystery of the Charmed Chest ; or, the Nuclei Is of the Night's Wonders. To comprehend which the a n d ienc e will have the goodness to observe, in an earlier part of the eN . s uin g , t he c hest sus p ended (like Mahommed's coffin) iV vvniitapiri into which all things will travel, and out of which a Act. 12. 4 Th uced e . Homological Evaporation ; or, the Shortest Route to th, Antipodes. Illustrating the easiest mode of ridding ourt el 7e,s of a troublesome friend, and the advantages of the newly-lh vered dia-terrestrial passage from the west. 01. n to the eastei hemisphere. Doors open each evening at half-past 7 ; commence at 8. 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I Aqua se habla Espaanol. thedral in 1842. The King advanced, and, admi nistering three blows with the hamtner, according to usage, spoke as follows : , - " The mercy of God has , permitted us to commence this work in peace. Let us pray Him to grant that it may be continued in peace. Let us entreat of Him that it may flourish under the golden horn of plenty (goldene fullhorn) of peace ; that it may remain for ever and ever untouched (uriantastbar); and that long before the last stone is laid all Europe, ill peace, may be once, more reunited." These words of his Majesty made a deep impres sion ou all who heard them. The other personages who had signed their names to the document hav ing each in due succession administered three blows with• the hammer, the president of the railway spoke as underneath : " While, depositing the first stone of the bridge let us, from the liotiom of our hearts, give a hoch.' (hurrah) which may sound far and wide through fatherland, for the King, the Queen, and all their house, upon whom, during all time, may the blessing of God descend. Hoch—drei mal hock" To this admonition the thousands assembled on the quay, on the roofs and , at the windows of houses, on the towers of churches, on walls, on steamers, and even clinging to the masts of ves sels, raised an approving shout, and reiterated the words of the President. The air rang with accla mations. The King then conferred decorations and titles of honour upon the President of the Govern ment of Cologne (Herr von Muller), the Burgo master (Herr Stupp), and the chiefs of the direc tion -and administration of the railway. After this labour his Majesty retired,- the chorus singing "Heil dir im Siegerkranz" (" Hail to thee in the crown of victory"), accompanied by a military band to the air of " God Save the Queen," which, since 1815, has been wedded to the Prussian national anthem. From the quay the King advanced to the north door of the cathedral, where he was received by the " Cardinal" Archbishop of Cologne, who, in a lengthy and eloquent address, alluded to the bene fits which his Majesty at different epochs had con ferred upon the sacred edifice, expressing a hope that he (the King) might live long enough to lay the last stone on its completion, as he had laid the first on its continuation. To this the King re plied :—" May God grant to both of us what you, at this present moment, ask for me, as the desire of your heart." The King then entered the cathedral, where a large crowd had already assembled, and, after exa mining Herr Overbeck's new picture of the Ascen sion of the Virgin, with other objects of interest previously unknown to him, quitted the build ing through the south door. This door had been erected entirely at his Majesty's expense, and he was now about to inaugurate the ceremony of , de positing the last stone. The arrangements, how ever, and the details of the ceremeny were so simi lar for the most pert to those just described that they may be passed over without loss. Herr Zwirner, the celebrated architect, who superin tends the work of continuation, spoke a few words apropos of what had been done and of what re mained to be done—intimating his belief that the cathedral (except the great towers) could be finished in seven or eight years ; but that, if the funds were augmented, two or three years at the most would suffice. The ceremony was then performed in due order. The document of commemoration, signed by the King and the rest, was attach e d to the claws of an eagle, which was drawn up to the top of the south portal (a height of 226 feet) in 15 seconds. When the stone had been sunk by the workmen stationed above the cheers and huzzas were voci ferous. The King next inspected the new cotton manufactory near the Bayenthurm—one of the largest industrial establishments in Germany—and went directly thence to lay the first stone of a new museum in the Minoriten-platz. The contents of the old museum (which will be transferred to the other when it is finished) were the gift of the late Herr Wallraff to the city of Cologne, while the funds (300,000 thalers) to erect the building now in contemplation were contributed by Herr Richartz, a merchant. For these reasons it has been resolved that the museum shall be called the Wallraff-Ri chartz Museum. What was chiefly interesting in t m h a is nn ce e r r e f m ro o m ny, th a c ia r d es d t i , st w in a g s u i is ts he s d im i p t li i c n ity a . m There k e e r d e was, in fact, an air of bourgeoisie about. the Wholo, which was even noticeable in the King's familiar manner towards Herr Richartz. These proceedings, like the others, were public ; and in the Minoriten platz, as elsewhere, his Majesty was welcomed with enthusiasm. The fetes terminated with a magnificent banquet in the Casino, offered to the King by the city of Cologne. About 300 were present. The incident of most interest at this convivial meeting was the Royal speech in answer to that of the Bur gomaster, who proposed the health of his Majesty. The King spoke as subjoined : " More than one of you must certainly remember the joyful feast we celebrated 22 years ago at Rolands werth. I then proposed a toast—' The prosperity of Cologne ;' for the greatness of Cologne was in every heart. I wished Cologne to make steam and iron its slaves, and by their means to regain its ancient grandeur. I had always hoped this ; but at that time I could only hope it. What we see to-day is more than anything I could have anticipated, Cologne has risen to be one of the first cities in Germany through the extent of its com mercial and its just appreciation of industry. And that crown is not wanting without which a great city is either nothing—or a danger. In the heart of its inhabitants lives the true fidelity, with solid German sense. All who heard the words of the Burgomaster must share his opi nions and own that he is right. Gentlemen, it is a ge neral rule not to repeat the same thing over and over ; but here, where everything speaks in praise of Cologne, repetition becomes a necessity. I ask you, therefore, as I did 22 years since, to drink to Cologne in the ancient manner—' A laaf Roela 1' " The speech and toast of " The King" were re ceived, as might have been anticipated, with ex traordinary enthusiasm. In the evening his Majesty and suite made the tour of Cologne on the Rhine in a steam-boat, with military music, amid a general illumination, fire works, coups dee canon, and other signals of un usual festivity. Both sides of the river were re sorted to by thousands of people ; the long bridge of boats was literally covered, the quays densely thronged, and the windows of the hotels and private houses, from one end of the town to the other, alive with delighted spectators. The feux d'artifice, it is true, were more liberal and grotesque than ingenious and fanciful, and the same may be said of the illuminations which in vaded, among other monuments, all the churches. It was, nevertheless, a scene of great excitement, especially on the banks of the river, where most could be perceived and heard. The military band in the King's boat, which was accompanied by several smaller steamers, played, at his Majesty's desire, a number of popular tunes composed ex pressly for the Cologne Carnival. The only draw back to the general rejoicing was the absence of her Majesty. the Queen, who, being indisposed, was obliged to remain at Bruhl. The King left this morning for Dusseldorf, whence be will proceed to Munster. The birthday of her Royal Highness the Princess of Prussia (Sept. 30) was the day selected for the betrothal of the Princess Louise, daughter of the Prince of Prussia, to the Prince Regent of Baden. After the ceremony, which took place in the pri vacy of the Royal family (at Coblentz, the resi dence of tite Prince of Prussia), in presence of the King and Queen, the event was made known, and the felicitations of the Court and the high function aries were received. The Prince Regent of Baden celebrated the occasion by donations to charities and pardons to various public delinquents. The Princess Louise is highly spoken of. Her appear ance is said to be remarkably prepossessing. In spite of her great youth, she speaks several lan guages fluently, and is an excellent musician. Still better, if report speaks truly, she is extremely amiable and unaffected.—Times. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. ADULTERATION OF FOOD AND DRUGS. Mr. Jacob Bell gave a lecture to a crowded audience at the Itcyal Polytechnic Institution, last evening, upon the adulteration of food and drugs. He alluded I to the recent discussion on this matter, and expressed his opinion that the public had been frightened more than was necessary about the impurity of the different articles which they consumed. He did not pretend to justify the conduct of those dishonest persons who substituted one article for another, by a fraudulent imitation or ad mixture ; but there w ere, in some instances, a demand for the mixed article, which was preferred by the taste of the public ; in othe r cases the impurity was acciden tal, and could not be will avoided in the course of manu facture, and same come modifies, in an absolutely pure strite, would not be practically fit for use, and required a certain admixture. Ins then went into particulars. Taking bread first, he Bait I that it was most frequently made unwholesome by t he use of bad flour, but be thought the quantity of slum in it had been greatly exaggerated ; the bread w as certainly less wholesome with alum in it. Pea mea 1 was sometimes used'in the bread to absorb more wat sr, and so to increase the weight. He did not consit ter the German yeast un wholesome, as was alleged. In bread made with muria tic acid and carbonate of soc. la, instead of yeast, there was some danger, as the muriatic acid of commerce con tained a portion of arsenic. The baking powders con sisted of carbonate of soda and tartaric acid. The adulteration of arrowroot and other starches, by mixing one kind with allot her, might be detected by the microscope, feora the different shapes and sizes of the grair is. He then referred to the colouring of cheese w ith &ileac), and of butkreand jellies with different mi tters. After describing `the manner in which the Chinese disguise their tea with Prussian blue and turmesric, Mr. Bell exposed the false hood of bright green pi c kles, several specimen bottles of which he had upon 'Llai e table. These acquired their colour by being boiled in copper pans, and were very pernicious to health, Sugar plums and comfits which were coloured gree.rt contained the dangerous poisons of arsenic and copper. In regard to mustard, the most re spectable dealers made no secret of the fact that they did not sell the pure black mustard, which would be too bitter for any ore 's taste, but mixed it with another kind and with some f lour, 133 as to. make it fit for the table The lecturer alb ided to the controversy which was raised some time ago a bout bitter beer, and the celebrated puffs which were got up in favour of a particular firm. The assertion that strychnia was put in bitter beer was never believed, he said, by persons acquainted with the subject, and t'a .e public were now convinced that it might be drunk with perfect safety. He made some remarks upon the ab user of chemical certificates by tradesmen, who would f yard a sample of a pure article to some scientific pe rso n for his opinion, and would afterwards apply that written approval to the spurious article, in which they usually dealt. With regard to the mixture of coffee with chicory, he observed that it had been sup pc,sed tlyet purchasing the coffee in the berry would be a safeguard against it, but that was not absolutely the effect, for a machine had been invented to make up chicory and other ingredients in the shape of coffee berries, so that, with a little glazing on their outside, they might be taken fcr coffee. Of the adulteration of medical drugs the lecturer did not say very much. He spoke of opium and scatninony, and mentioned the adulteration ) of Henna which was complained of some years ago, but which had been quite discontinued, he believed, in consequence of the publicity which was given to the matter. He thought the best means of preventing such practices would be found in the exposure of those tradesmen who were guilty of them, and in the exercise of a proper degree of caution and discrimination on the part of their customers. After the lecture a few words were said by Dr. Nor mandi, one of the witnesses before the parliamentary committee, who did not admit that Mr. Bell was cor rect in hie opinion about the quantity of alum which was sometimes mixed in bread. Dr. Normandi said he bad himself found as much as .500 grains of alum in a 41b loaf, and some of the alum -was in the form of pieces of crystal. He had also seen the tea-chests in the ware houses emptied out through the small hole in She leaden top which was made for the sample, and their contents heaped on the floor, to be mixed with various other mat ters, and to be afterwards crammed into the chests again ; and he knew that whitesmiths were employed to solder up the chests, as if they had not been opened. After some observations from Mr. Pepper, and from Mr. Bell in reply, the audience were left to the othEr) entertainments of the institiatian. THE KING OF PRUSSIA (ENE. COLOGNE, Oct. 4.—The incidents of yesterday will be long remembered in this ancient and famous city. The King's visit was accompanied by events of appropriate significance, and the manner in which he has been received, here as elsewhere in the :vicinity of the Rhine, may have some influence in dispelling an illusion that prevails with a certain domineering party atthe seat of Government. The tour in the Rhenish provinces, crowned, as it was, by the demonstrations at Cologne, can hardly fail, indeed, to produce an impression. It is patent to every one that the reactionary Russian clique at Berlin—which, unhappily, exerts an influence out of all proportion with• its number and importance —has no particular affection for the populations of the Rhine towns. Their liberal opinions are con demned as " revolutionary," and their liberal ten dency, which springs from the prodigious impulse given to commerce and industry, is considered dan gerous in the extreme. It is the conviction of in telligent people here that the party alluded to is sufficiently stupid and unpatriotic to wish that Prussia may lose the Rhenish provinces altogether sooner than conciliate their love of constitutional freedom. Every possible means are used to bring about suspicion, mistrust, and even hatred, and not seldom with success enough to create a little bad humour on both sides. Happily, the King has had a good opportunity of judging for himself what credit should be attached to insinuations levelled against his faithful subjects on the Rhine. Great dissatisfaction has, Vowever, arisen from the nomination of a gentleman from Tomerani—Herr Kleist-Retzow—to the Government of the Rhenish provinces. Although-a well-meaning man, he is accused of narrow views, puritanical pettiness, and ignorance both of men and manners in these parts. Herr Kleist-Retzow is anxious, according to all accounts, to change the spirit, sentiments, cus toms, and what not, of the inhabitants ; but it would appear he has only succeeded in shackling and tormenting the press in a style that a Russian administrator would not disavow. It is the general belief that matters would go on much better if there was an authority at Coblentz enjoying only half the amount of popularity which is wanting to Herr Kleist ; and the visit of the King has not passed away without leading many to a secret hope that some change may take place shortly, to satisfy not only the majority of the inhabitants, but the other Government presidents of the provinces, who are for the greater part, up to a certain point, en lightened and inclined to liberalism. Of one thing a very short time spent on the Rhine can leave no doubt whatever. The bourgeoisie —and they constitute the dominant party—are anti- Russian to a degree. The same may be asserted, if we may believe the prevalent conviction, of the rest of Germany. Germany, to hear them talk here, is more disinclined to Russia than England herself. Besides, though Russia might wish to dispute the empire of the world with the Western Powers, she could never be in a condition to ap propriate their provinces to herself. With respect to Germany she has been able to both, while Eng land looked on indifferent. Prussia, therefore, they insist, hates Russia, and has a reason for hating her. To go to wrfr, they contend, is another question. At the commencement of the struggle it was unanimously the popular desire that Prussia should arm to take part in it, but the allies spent so much time in doing nothing (had Prussia nothing to say to that ?) that the desire evaporated, and to enthusiasm succeeded the cold reflection that, after all, if Prussia were to join in the war le jeu ne vaudrait pas la chandelle. " What have we to gain," they ask, " on the shores of the Euxine ? and what have we to fear for a marine that we 610 not possess ?" From another point of view, the frontiers of Prussia, on the Russian side, are so extended and unprotected that, with the best chances of war in her favour, she would have to submit inevitably to great misfortunes. The ulti mate advantage of an Anglc-French alliance to Prussia is thoroughly understood ; " but we live ten peu," they add, " from day to day, and are well content not to lose the strength and manhood of the nation on the field of battle, while we are able in tranquillity to project and accomplish great commercial and industrial works, without being called upon to pay taxes." The old bugbear of France and the rive gauche are, of course, fre quently adduced, coupled with the argument that, although Prussia—not so much on account of the extent of her territory and the number of her population as of her advanced civilisation and her admirable civil and financial administration—is en titled to rank among the great Powers, she could never be strong enough to defend herself against France and Russia at the same time, which, were she to quarrel with the latter, might one day hap pen to be her fate. How much egotism and short sightedness exist in this reasoning, and how much real patriotism and good sense, it is not for me to discuss ; but I cannot help thinking that it allows the justice of a cause to stand for nothing, while the consequences of its issue, su ccessful or other wise, to the happiness and liberty of the world seem to be ignored as unimportant. In spite of all this, however, the sentiment of the German people is manifestly in favour of the allies, and even the war against Russia, it is admitted, might easily be rendered popular, since, " though England never loses sight of its interests, and the ruling passion of France must always be ambition," it is equally true that civilisation fights on one side against bar baric despotism on the other. Somewhat truer, it may be urged, if the enormous self-sacrifices which both France and England have so generously im posed upon themselves count for anything. The events of yesterday were certainly not cal culated to disturb the pacific disposition of his Majesty of Prussia. He saw only works of peace, heard only words of peace, and it may be be lieved that during the progress of the interesting and animated demonstrations the Crimea and Se bastopol were almost forgotten. At 9 o'clock in the morning of yesterday the King reached the railway station from Bruhl, accompanied by the Prince of Prussia, Prince Frederick, and the wife and daughter of the former. The Royal party, who were welcomed as at Aix-la-Chapelle, pro ceeded at once, amid the cheering of the crowd, to the Government-house, where the President of the district of Cologne resides. Here a reception was given by the King to the civil and military authorities, the heads of the great establishments of commerce and industry, &c. A great many ladies were present, which by no means made the solemnity less attractive. At 11 o'clock the King and his party assembled on the Frankenwerft, near the banks of the river, where the cere mony of laying the first stone of the new bridge was appointed to take place. The quay w as ap propriately decorated. On the side nearest the town was a sort of tribune, in form of an amphi theatre, where upwards of 1,000 ladies, the elite of Cologne, were accommodated with seats. Oppo site this tribune was another for the Royal visi tors, where the King sat under a dais, surmounted. by a golden crown, upon which was perched a re presentation of the Prussian eagle. In the midst was the spot destined to receive the grundstein, which could be seen close by, surrounded with flowers and crowns. After a short address, in which the President of the Cologne-Minden Rail way Company, to whose enterprise the undertaking was originally due, endeavoured to impress upon his Majesty the fact of its importance—not merely to Cologne, but to the whole of Northern Germany and the adjacent countries—Herr Lohse, the archi tect of the bridge, read, first, a history of the acts and negotiations, terminating in the realisation of the project, and then the following commemorative document : "To-day—Wednesday, Oct. 3, A.D., 1855—in the 16th year of the glorious reign of his Majesty Frederich Wilhelm IV., of Prussia, his Majesty the King, her Majesty the Queen, their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Prussia, in presence of the high military and civil functionaries, the burgomaster and deputies of the Municipality of the cities of Koeln and Deutz, the members of the Council, and of the direction of Koeln- Minden Railway, under the benedictions of numerous persons assembled, condescended to lay in this spot the foundation stone of a solid stone bridge between Koeln and Deutz, the construction of which is confided to the Koeln-Deutz Railway Company. In eternal comme moration of the event this document has been made as well as by ) and the repre sentativestheduplicate, high personagesoa f n and signed he ra i w presentbayy company, their a Majesties, nwe Bde with the understand ing that one copy, annexed to th e historical notice of tsthoenaer,cahnitdectth,esohtahllerhe deposited in th e h o ll ow o f the in the archives of th e ra il wa y com pany. May Heaven bless the newly-commenced work, and permit it to be completed, in order that it may re spond to the high expectations which the country enter tains from the solid and lasting connection of the two shores of the great German rivers !" (Here follow the signatures.) While the signatures were being affixed, a society of amateur singers (natives of Cologne) sang an appropriate piece, in chorus, written for the occa sion, in which frequent allusions were made to the blessings of peace. The architect then addressed the King, begging his Majesty to consecrate the foundation of the bridge with the same hammer which he had used at the ceremony of laying the first stone for the continuation of the Cologne Ca- COURT INTRIGUES IN SPAIN. The Prose publishes tha following curious docu ment as one of the papers lately seized at Madrid, the authorship of which is attributed to some of the palace conspirators : The greater part of the mer. who now, in consequence of the abortion of the pronunciamento of July, are in the possession of power, not only insult our Queen by their coarse expressions, but they keep her positively a Pri soner, surround her by every description of sbirri; and misrepresent the intentions of her Majesty, so as to re present her to the world as the enemy of the public liberty and prosperity. Such Machiavelic conduct imposes upon her Majesty the necessity of taking energetic means to contradict such black calumnies, by raising her voice to w ake known to the nation her true intentions and op inions relative to the policy which she thinks necessary to raise S p ain from the state of debasement into which s he has been plunged by the egotism and ambition of h er bastard sons . In the course of the inquiries w hich we have made on the subject of the alarming ru mours current co ncern i ng the intrigues of the Escurial, we have found a m anuscr i p t circulating in some few hands, which contains a pro gramme of government, answering (as we think) in every ' respect to the spirit of the movement of July --a move. [PRICE 4D. STAMPED SD• fluent which hitherto has produced nothing but unfa vourable, or at least puerile results. This document is attributed to the Queen. It is affirmed that her Majesty, afflicted by the injustice of which she is the victim, had resolved to address to the nation a mani festo, expressing her intentions and ideas on the subject of the way in which public affairs should be conducted, in' order to assure the union of all Spaniards and the prosperity of the country ; but that causes independent of the royal will, causes arising from that very oppres sion to which we have alluded, have prevented the ma nifesto, so important for our regeneration, from appear ing,. Our discovery accords so completely with the opinions we had previously formed that we are most truly pleased to be able to submit this document to the public, persuaded that the entire press, and every Spaniard who deserves the slightest feeling of patriotism, will ap preciate the inspiration, so pregnant with happy results, and will be ready to assure the Queen of the gratitude which the execution of this elevated conception would produce in every honest and truly patriotic heart—a conception which would save the country from the cata clysm which must always threaten a weak and disunited nationality. The following is the text of this document : " Spaniards,—l am proud to preside over the destinies of a nation which counts so many heroes in its bosom ; and I, without ceasing, render thanks to Divine Provi dence for having imposed upon me the duty of sacrific ing myself upon the altars of this beloved country, and to you, Spaniards, for having defended with so much loyalty the rights of the throne which I inherit from my ancestors, and for which I owe an account to the Su preme Sovereign of all.. " My maternal heart was deeply moved when in the month of July of last year you revealed to me your suf f-rinvs and manifested your wishes, expressing the desire, worthy of a sublime people deserving to enjoy the bene• fits of political liberty, to found the administration of the country on the sacred basis of morality. " Full of ardour for the well-being of the nation, and rejoicing to find myself at the head of a people so honest, so noble, and so heroic, I showed myself most desirous to satisfy such just aspirations. " Since that time I have never lost sight of the march of public affairs ; but at the end of last year I perceived that there was yet much to do to satisfy your most press ing desires. " Spaniards, your esteem is to me dearer than any thing else in the world. To possess it is for me the most certain proof that I fulfil my duties and accomplish my elevated mission. "Although up to the present time you have always done me justice, the thought, however remote, that you could possibly throw upon me the responsibility of your suffering prompts rue to tell you that my soul can never be tranquil, and that I can never think that I have done my duty, so long as you shall not have attained the oh. ject of your patriotic pronunciamento, which was to establish the government of the country on the principle of morality. "I resume, then, here the hopes which you will aid me to realise : "The national militia, as a guarantee of order and guardia❑ of the laws, on the religious observance of which liberty is founded. " The liberty of the press, except so far as relates to private life and the sacred ministers of our holy religion. "The free and public election of the representatives of the nation, the provinces, and the municipalities. "The unlimited right of petition indispensable for the making known the desires of the citizens and the public necessi!ies. "The reform of places both as to the number and Ca pwity of the persons employed, so as to establish a well organised system of administration. " A just and conscientious revision of the retired lists. "The constitution of a great part of the army of reserve. " The immediate commencement of railway works, for which object four hundred millions of the budget shall be annually allotted. "An appeal to the patriotism of the provinces for construction of highways. " The establishment of a good system of customs. " Protection of national industry, so that it may not be absorbed by foreign industry. " The establishment of country banks and credit banks to protect labour from the ravages of usury. "The enfranchisement of salt and tobacco, which shall be given up to private enterprise. "The canalisation of rivers, combined with a good system of irrigation. "The encouragement of colonisation, and the estab- Aiment of national schools. " Protection of reproductive labour. Charitable establishments for the aged and infirm. "The development of the navy, so that its protection may develope commerce. "The clnstitution of public instruction on large and econom;—' bases. implvinu trial careers. "The union of all Spaniards ; a general amnesty to cover with the mantle of oblivion all political excesses up to the present time. " National independence ; international relations good. sincere, and loyal. - " Defence of the national honour whenever attacked. " Judiciary responsibility. " Respect and protection of the legal rights of all classes. " Watchful control over the functionaries ; energetic suppression of all abuses on the part of the authorities. " Protection of the religious unity. "Councils for preserving evangelical discipline and manners in their ecclesiastical state. " Creation of a public administration both economic and patriotic. " Prom pt despatch of public business. Creation for this purpose of a committee of censorship ; setting apart of one hour a day, when parties interested will be able to visit all the ministries and offices, and ascertain the state of their affairs. Realisation, in concert with the Cortes, of every other measure required by the necessities of the public. " Spaniards, such are my wishes, and I believe they are yours also. Let us aid in realising them with that self-denial and patriotism of which the magnanimous na tion that witnessed our birth has given so many signal proofs ; let us open the inexhaustible source of her wealth, in order to raise her to the power to which God has predestined her, by granting bent soil of incalculable fertility and unrivalled sentiments of nobleness and chivalry." The above is followed by a letter to Espartero, and the whole is signed " Spaniards, friends of their country." RAILTVAY INTELLIGENCE. GREAT LUXEMBOURG. The report of the directors of this company states that by the terms of the convention of the 13th of January, 1852, one-half of the works of the line from Brussels to Namur, and one-half of those between Namur and Ar lon, were to have been finished before the Ist of January last. This condition had been more than fully complied with between Brussels and Namur, but the case was very different as to those between Namur and Arlon, the southern terminus of the railway. The penalty for this non-fulfilment of the convention was no less than the forfeiture of the concession. On the reconstruction of the board, the directors felt it their duty to seek an interview with the Minister of Public Works, in order to obtain a reversal of the declaration that the company were in a state of forfeiture. The difficulties with which the directors had to contend in their negotiations with the Government were immensely increased by the de claration of Sir NV, Magnay, the late chairman of the board, that a large number of the shares of the company had been sent to Belgium for the purpose of being dis tributed to influential persons, in order to secure their support in obtaining from the Government a guarantee of interest on a part' of the capital and other advantages, and the Ministers declared that until that affair was cleared up no further arrangement could be entered into with the company. The difficulties and delay were still further augmented by the resignation of the Belgian Ministry. On the 7th of September a new con vention was obtained from the Belgian Government, and according to the terms of it the line from Brussels to Namur is to be completed by the Ist of April, 1856. This part of the railway is under contract, and is to be finished by the lst of January next, under apena.ay penalty payable by the contractor of 500 f. for every day's delay beyond that time. The line from Namur to A rlon m ust be finished by the Ist of April, 1859 ; the extensions to the frontiers of the Grand Duchy of L u xembourg and of France are to be completed at the same time as the lines which are to be constructed in o rder to met them. Sixteen months are allowed to comp lete the junction line with the Government stations at Brussels. The other conditions of the convention may be described as various charges, such as the conveyance of letters of Custom-house officers in c harge of goods, and the liberty claimed by the Government to erect a t e l egraph on the line of railway. Some considerable cuutings iu rock on the Brussels side of Namur have rendered it impossible to complete the line to the la t ter place, but the railway is opened to Rhisnes, 31 miles, w hi c h i s w i t hi n tour miles of Namur , and yields a return that is satisfactory under the c ircumstances, the working expenses not ex ceeding 50 per cent. of the receipts. On the completion of the line to Namur, on the Ist of January next, a very large augmentation of the present receipts will most as suredly be obtained. The works between Recogue and Arlon have also been continued. The line which is to connect the company's station at Brussels with the Go vernment stations is in course of construction, and the works will be finished by Midsummer next. In respect o f th e f u t ure revenue , th e di rec t ors s t a t e their views a s t o th e p ros p ec t s o f th e un d er t a ki ng . Th e Great Luxembourg Railway starts from Brussels by its juuctiou line with the Government station. It is placed in direct connection with all the railways in the c)untry. At Ottignies, 15i miles from Brussels, it meets and is crossed by the lines from Manage to \Vavre, and from Charleroy to Louvain, which are connected with the Sambre and Meuse Railway. It touches Namur, where it is in communication with the river Meuse and the Namur and Liege and Narnur and Charleroy lines. From Namur it proceeds to Arlon, where the intended exten sion will complete the lines of communication to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and Treves, and meet the Prussian railways ; while, on the other hand, the fron - tiers of France will be approached, and the railway by S U N ..:„.- i.... o --' -'--- .. 1 ,. . :. I if Thionville and Metz will eff ec t a junction with the.Pirk,t if i j and Strasbourg line. As res p ec t s th a t p ar t of tAs.,liis•-_,:';, e 27 between Namur and Arl on , on wbith_ tl,%"epp_L--„,,, j ment guarantee a minimu m ra t e of 4 - pet - newt: '- -''. 800,0001., . there will, doubtless, be/ ici y‘ly ( ici7ilik :1 N: siderablo local traffic. This district produces store of all kinds, slate, iron ores, marble, timber, bark, lime, and all agricultural produce, which will inevitably give rise to a considerable traf f ic, while all that is con sumed in this district, except agricultural produce, such as salt, colonials, manufactured goods, and all ether ar ticles for the use of industr.al establishments, and coal, mud inevitably be conveyed by the railway. It may therefore fairly be inferred that the Great Luxembourg ' Railway in the present form of the concession, as re gards the receipts to be anticipated, is in a position at least equally good as are the State railways of Belgium. ` -- The receipts on these latter are increasing year by year ; in 1849 the total receipts were rather less than 13,000,000 f. (520,0001.), while in the year 1854 they exceeded 22,000,000 f. (880,0001.) The receipts nearly doubled in the course of six years, and have yielded a profit in the latter year of 61 per cent. It must not, however, be assumed that such a result as this will be attained all at once, liut the directors believe themselves to be fully justified in looking forward to its realisation at the distant period from the completion of the line, provided it be worked with the necessary energy and economy. There is no reason to believe that the cost per mile of the Great Luxembourg Railway will be much greater than has been the average cost of the State rail ways in Belgium. Besides the railway, the Great Luxembourg Company have a property in a canal, for the purpose of which, according to the books of the com pany, 260,2011. of the capital has been appropriated, which is very much to be regretted. There has also been p lid for land, works, and contingent expenses up to the present time 45,1931. The probable cost of further improvements will amount to 120,0001., which, with the former, will make 165,1931. The most careful estimate of the net revenue to be obtained from the canal is 8,8201., . being more than 5 per cent. on the total cost of the im• provements. The directors venture to express an opinion that 954,0001. will be sufficient to finish the railway to its southern terminus at Arlon and. supply the rolling stock and stations. If to this is added the 120,0001. to complete the canalisation of the Ourthe to Barvoux, it will require 1,074,0001, and, adding 5 percent. for con tingencies, it will give 1,127,7001. as the cost of com pleting the railway and canal. To meet this expendi ture the company have still to receive 7t. per share on 78,335 shares, ou which the calls have been paid. The company have also to issue 87,800 obligations of 41. _each, which, at par, will produce 351,2001., making to gether 899,545/. The directors propose, as a further re source, to re-issue such a number of the forfeited shares as will make up 100,000 shares of 201. each. These shares it is proposed to offer rateably, in the first place, to the existing shareholders at 41. each, writing them up to 141. paid ; this will give an additional available capi tal of 216,650/ , which, added to the 899,5451., will give 1,116,1951. tor the completion of the railway and canal. In conclusion, the directors express their high sense of the confidence which has bean placed in them by the pro prietors—a confidenc e which they have endeavoured to deserve by anxious and unremitting exertion to place the concern, which they found in a most deplorable po sition, en a sound and healthful basis, and they respect fully leave it to the proprietors to judge whether those exertions have been sufficiently successful to justify a continuance of their support. - RAILWAYS IN THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. The Select Committee of the House of Assembly appointed to inquire into the expediency of affording go vernment encouragement to the construction of railroads in the Cape of Good Hope have presented their report Their conclusions are as follow : " 1. Toat the topographical features of several por• tions of this colony are particularly favourable for the formati ,n of railroads. "2. That in more than one loca'ity the traffic now existing, and that which would bo created by improved means of transit, would seem to warrant the introduc tion of communication by rail. " 3. That the best interests of the colony, and the whole internal economy of the country, would be con siderably benefited by the establishment of such im proved means of communication, inasmuch as the pro ducer would thereby be relieved from a great portion of the difficulties he now experiences in bringing the fruits of his labour to a favourable market, while, at the same time, the labour now employed in this necessary occupa tion might, in a great measure, be made available for other purposes. There are many other weighty reasons which, in the opinion ofyour committee, render it highly desirable that the colonial government should encourage and assist in promoting railroad communication in South Africa ; but it is difficult to arrive at any definite plan for affording such assistance with safety to the colonial revenue awl benefit of railway enterprise. After maturely considering the subject, your committee believe that nothing short of the direct guarantee of a certain rate of interest on the capital required would induce parties in England or elsewhere to furnish the means for carrying out such works in this colony ; and they fur ther think that this guarantee might be safely undertaken by the colonial government under certain precautionary restrictions. Those restrictions might be something like the folle-"e• • - • Ist. The projectors of any proposed line of railway to have proper surveys, levels, sections, working plans, and estimates prepared at their own sole expense, and be prepared to prove, by sufficient evidence, that the scheme is practicable and likely not only to be remune rative to the shareholders, but of benefit to the commu nity generally. " 2d. That such plans, estimates, &c., eball be laid before Parliament, or some competent board of commis sioners appointed for the purpose ; and if, after having been minutely and fully inquired into, it shall be found that the proposed speculation is legitimate and expe dient, such authorised body as aforesaid shall report to that effect ; and then, and not till th en , th e co l on i a l government should undertake the guarantee in question. " Your committee have further to report that the allegations contained in a petition prevented to this house by the lessees and others interested in the deve lopment of the mineral riches of Little Namaqualand have been fully investigated. It will be seen, by the evidence attached to this report, that the Colonial Sur veyor-General has supplied some valuable information on this head ; and your committee have given the sub ct their earnest attention, considering it a matter of such importance to the welfare of the colony at large as to merit the immediate attention of the legislature. The result of their inquiry has gone to prove— " 1. That immense quantities of copper ore, of excel lent quality, exist in the district alluded to, which can be raised to the surface at a comparatively trifling cost. "2. That the present means of transit are so defec tive and expensive as to prevent the removal of any ore, except such as contains not less than 25 per cent. of pure copper. ~e . That the great mass of ore is found to vary in richness from 12 per cent. to 18 per cent., and cannot therefore be removed, under existing circumstances, with any chance of success. And your committee are there fore of opinion that, except some assistance be rendered, the greater number of the present lessees will be com pelled to abandon their works ; and the riches of the country, which might otherwise contribute so largely to the colonial prosperity, will remain dormant in the bowels of the earth. To prevent so undesirable a con summation your committee would recommend that one or other of the following concessions should be made on the part of the colonial government : "1. By extending the leases from fifteen to fifty years, and thereby putting the lessees into a favourable posi tion for making the necessary improvements in the roads to a seaport. " 2. By guaranteeing a reasonable rate of interest upon the capital required to complete a railway, on condition that, in the event of any deficiency occurring, such defi ciencyixntge extent an oifnt one-half,ere interest in the formation of a railway, tonof oshreouelxpdobreted. made up by a tax or toll upon every " 3. By the colonial governmentsay t on the understanding that the ot her p a rties concerned should pay interest on the am ount so co ntributed out of othte taking the annual profits amon g st the shareholders. Al the proceeds of the worki n g of the sch eme before divid ing though your committee would be glad to see any one of these suggestions adopted, yet they beg to state that, in I the present position of the colonial finances, they think thst an extension of leases would be most advisable, as no risk would thereby accrue to the colonial revenue ; w hil e , on the other hand, any new discoveries which m ight in future be made would be the property of the g overnment, and might b e di s p ose d o f , or wor k e d t o considerableovernnet advantage. Your committee would also recommend that efforts should be made to bring about the construction of good common roads in Namaqua land, and would suggest the employment of colonial convict labour in that country as soon as practicable." " The King of Hanover," says the Hamburg Courier, " will shortly proceed to Wurtemberg, to be present at a family fete. His Majesty will first visit Cologne. A letter from Berlin states that preparations are being made at the Russian Embassy, for the re ception of a member of the Imperial family, and it is said that the Grand Duke Nicholas, on his return from the southern provinces, is to proceed to that city to visit the Prussian Court, and to invite the King to Warsaw. A letter from Stockholm of the 2d says :--•" The Queen Dowager of Sweden, while walking on the 29th ult., in the park of Rosersberg, was suddenly seized with vertigo and fell. On her medical at tendants being sent for, it was found that she h a d broken her arm. The fracture is not, howe ver , o f a dangerous kind, and she will, it is hoped, soon be cured. The King .and Queen, on receiving the intelligence of the accident, immediately proceeded to Rosersberg, but returned to Drottningholm on the following day, the state of the Queen Mother creating no uneasiness." We find the following in a letter brought by the Thabor. It is dated Constantinople, Sept. 27 : ,c The post is leaving, and I have but a moment to inform you that the B as hi-B azou k s a t th e Darda nelles are in full revolt. Two English and one French war st eamers are or d ere d to procee d thi ther immediately, and 700 men of the contingent are by this time on their way to bring the rebels to reason. This proves pretty conclusively the value of the recent statements which I perceive have found their way into English newspapers re specting the good conduct and subordination of this distinguished corps of ' irregulars.' " ()( 1011 .~ rtm 0 ; moil mon ye de (vii (I the Ij, g).