The Sun. — London, England, 1855-12-07 00:00:00

MA.DAME JENNY GOLDSCHMIDT-LIND. —Mr. MITCHELL hag the honour to announce that Mr. and Mme. GOLDSCHMI DT have arrived in this country with She intention of giving a Series of CONCERTS AND ORATORIOS ; and it is respectfully amt•unced that on Monday Evening, Dec. 10, Haydn's Oratorio of THE CREATION will be given at EXETER HALL ; and on Monday Evening Dec. 17, Mendelssohn's Oratorio of ELIJAH; in both of which Madame JENNY GOLDSCHMIDT-LIND will sing the principal Soprano parts (her first appearance before the public since 1849). Conductor, M. Benedict. Prices of admission : —Stalls (Numbered and Reserved), One Guinea ; unreserved seats (Body of the Hall) and West Gallery Ten Shillings and Sixpence; Area (under the West Gallery), Seven Shillings. All applications in reference to Mr. and Madame Goldschmidt's Intended Concerts, either in London or the Province, to be addressed to Mr. Mitchell, Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street, s London. M JIILLIEN'S CONCERTS. - ROYAL • ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. Last Night but Seven.—The Fall of Sebastopol Quadrille. —Madame Gassier. II Trovatore.—The Programme for THIS EVENING (Friday, Dec. 7) win include—Overture, 11 Flute Magico (second time) ; L'Etolle do Nord Quadrille (last time); the A udante from Beethoven's Sym phony in C minor; La Belle du Village Valse, Una 'rose, and Pile Forest Fairy, sung by Madame Gassier; the Cossack Polka ; Solo, Oboe, by M. Lavigne; New Grand Quadrille, the Fall of Sebastopol, assisted by the Military Bands; Grand Operatic Selection from Il Trovatore ; the Allegro Vivace from Mendelssohn's Scotch Sym phony ; the Moldavian Schottische ; Solo, Violin, by Mr. V. Collins ; and Galop, Ylve l'Emperenr. Commence at 8. Promenade and boxes, Is. ; dress circle, Is. Gd. ; private boxes, 125., 1/.ls. and 11. lls . 6d. M. JULIEN'S ANN , BENEFIT.—To-morrow (Saturday, Des. 8), M. Jullien's Annual Benefit will take place. The Beethoven Festival will be given on Monday, Dec. 10. Jullien's Grand Annual Bal Masqu€ will take pleat oa Mon day, Dec. 17, 1855. IMITH'S GRAND BAL MASQUE at DRURY LANE, for the MILLION. Reduced prices, but increased amusement.—Promenade, 7s- Gd ; private boxes, for two persons, 10s. 6d.; for four, one guinea; dress circle, 2s. 6d. ; boxes and galleries, ls. Mr. E. T. Smith, Lessee, respectfully informs the Nobility, Gen try, and Public, that a GRAND BAL MASQUE will take place at the above Theatre on WEDNESDAY, December 12, on a scale of mag nitude and expense never before attempted. A superb salon de tense, 400 feet in length, embellished and decorated with illuminated Dowers, variegated lamps, and novel devices. Enlarged orchestra, well-appointed masters of the ceremonies, all the new dances, music, &c. Tickets, 7s. 6d. each, to be obtained at the principal music sellers and librarians, and at the theatre. Several thousand varie gated lamps, by Daffell. The whole of the novel gas fittings under the superintendence of tfr. Jones, of Bow-street, assisted by Mr. Palmer. The decorations by Dlckwynken, assisted by Mr. Need ham. The Bowers and scenery arranged by Mr. Tucker. The re freshments by Messrs. Scott and Watling, of Piccadilly and Pimlico. Masters of the Ceremonies under the direction of Mr. Jarvis. The police under Superintendent Hancock. The Box-office under the superintendence of Mr. Chatterton. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING, Will be performed KATHERINE AND PETRUCNIO. Kathe rine, Miss Glyn ; Petruchlo, Mr. Barry Sullivan. After which, TAKE THAT GAL AWAY, in which Mr. Cha'. Mathews will appear. Followed by PATTER VERSUS CLATTER. Captain Patter, Mr. C. Mathews. Madame Labarrere'a Troupe of Lions, Bears, &c. To conclude with a Ballet Divertissement. THEATRE ROYAL, H tYMARKET. Under the Management of Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, Will be performed THE MAN OF MANY FRIENDS. Princi pal characters by Messrs. Buck tone, Compton, W. Fwren, Howe, Niises Reynolds ant Chaplin, and Mrs. Poynter. After which, the Spanish Dance-s. Followed by THE LITTLE TREASURE. After which, a BALLET, by the Spanish Dancers. To conchile with A DAUGHTER TO MABRY. C.OTAL PitlNCE'36'3 THEATRE, oxFoRD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. Citaluxe KCAL THIS EVENING Will be performed HOW STOUT YOU'RE GETTING: After which, KING HENRY THE RUH! !IT. Queen Kathy rine, Mrs. C.'Kean; Cardinal Wolsey, Mrs. C. Keal. To conclude with A GAME OF ROMPS. THEATRE: ROYAL ADELPEIT. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Direetresi, MAdame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Will be performed JANE V P tIDE Chara3ters by Messrs it Webster, P. Bedford, Selly, Bland, Nionlan 1, Garden, C. J. Smith, and Keeley ; Madame Celeste, Miss Mary Keeley, To conelade with TWICE KILLED. ROYAL STRAND TEIF.ATRYL Under the direction of Mr. Payne. THIS EVENING, Will be performed GUY MANNERING. After which, a SPANIS , I BALLET, by the Spanish Dancers. To conclude with THE SOLDIER'S DAUGHTER. R )YAL OLY tIPIC THEATRE. THIS EVENING, Will be performed THE JEALOUS WIFE (compressed Into three acts). Followed by X 5 REWARD. To conclude with CATCHING A 3IERVAID. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. J. 11. Anderson, IS, Norfolk-streot, Strand. LAST WEEK BU I' ONE. Increased Attractions, and success in equal ratio * THIS, AND EVERY EVENING, at Eight o'Clock, Will be presentel, with entirely New ant 3fagoincent Appoint ment', MAGIC atd MYSTERY, in twelve acts, arranged in two parts, by Professor Anderson. After which, the ~tartlin; illustrations of Spirit-Rapping. 't T.F. AN-HOUR WI CH TtIE mPIRITA, being the most surprising and interesting series of experiments ever given within the walls of any theatre. Revival, in an improved form, of the ititoundin novelty wlil t artled London 10 years ago, th. 3 GREXT GUN' TRICK ! Prices of altnisslon:—Privato Thxes, 1/. I Is. 61. all 1/. le. ; Orchestra Stalls, 45.; Dress Boxes, 35.; Upper naie.=, 2i.; Pit, Is.; Gallery, 6d. No If-price. /lox-office open frora 11 to 5 daily. Grand Morning Performance on Saturday Next at Two o'Clock. Doors open at Half-past One. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Wrn. Cooke. Fifth Night of a New Equestrian Spectacle. Last Week of Mademoiselle CLEMENTIgE SOULLIER. THIS EVENING, First Week of an Equestrian Spectacle called TURPINT'S RIDE to YORK, or the Heir of Rookwo , d, with the wh le of Mr. W. Cooke's highly-traine4 Horses, the celebrated " Ride," and the Death Of Black Bess ! After which (the List Week) Mlle. Clementine Soullier's perfor mance in the WONDERS of the CIRCLE. To conclude with an 011 a, Podrida of Amusements. N.B.—Extensive preparations are makin; for the Christmas II tr- I equinade. )tox-I.llce open from Eleven till Foir. Stage Man Ager, Mr. W. West. Equestrian Director, ,tl'. W. Cookr. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Mrs DAY—Morn. 10 min. aft. 12—Evening 29 min. Rai?. To-NIORECW—Morn. 48 min.aft.l2—Evening 9 min. aft. 1 THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, Dec. 7. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 44 highest since noon yesterday. 35 -.owest this morning and during the night. 40 -this day at noon. BAROMETER, 29 . 55—thing. rriwrs, N.N.W.—Light, with fine, cold, frosty weather. 11••••••••• %.) 4 1 11 w ytt 2 SIM, , LONDON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1855. " Tha currency philosophers," as the intelligent and patriotic gentlemen who attended the meeting at the London Tavern, on Wednesday evening, on the important subjects of " War, Trade, and Money," are designated by the Times, have ex cited the fierce wrath of the bullionist organ. The old game of ridicule has once more been resorted to—the leviathan sneers at arguments which it is wholly incapable of answering. It may possibly think that the objections of the "philo soPhers" can be as easily got rid of at the present moment, when trade is almost suspended, and in dustry paralysed, as when every legitimate and reasonable facility could be obtained on fair and reasonable terms ; but it is ridiculous to Suppose that men of ordinary common sense will be kept in subjection by a few pon derous sentences, and remain quiescent under very serious privations, because the moneyocracy have not as yet gone to the full length of their tether, and aro not as yet satiated with the spoils of their victims. Perhaps the latter branch of the alter native may be regarded as superfluous, for they would scarcely be satisfied so l ong as any additional profit could be realised with convenience to them selves. The time may arrive When that will not be the case ; when they themselves, having ex. 'profits from th e general dis tracted the highest tress and difficulty, may desire relaxati on on their own accounts. In anticipation of this state o f affairs, the Times admits that "we may at length be driven by sheer necessity to suspend payments, and to beg a few years' grace from the owners of bank notes !" This admission nettles the question, or at least narrows it to a tangible issue • for if such be the case, why should the industrious and working classes be bound unnecessarily to endure the sufferings and privations incidental to the want of a circulating medium adequate to the wants end exigencies of the country, when the t i me must come, sooner or later, if the War be protracted, that the obvious remedy must be adopted What would b e th ought of a physician who, seeing h is pati en t reduced to a state of weakness should refuse to supply the necessary nutriment until he was brought to the last stage of exhaustion, and his ultimate recovery rendered doubtful ? The modern " SANGRADO " would justly be despised and avoided, and more reason able practitioners would be eagerly sought after, who did not think it necessary to push the disease to the utmost extremity before any attempt was made to neutralise its effects. Such should be the treatment of the currency quacks. It is certain that the existing monetary code is totally inapplicable to a state of war—that even Sir ROBERT PEEL himself could not, if living, now advocate an experiment which totally failed, even under far more favourable circumstances. Why, then, should England madly persevere until driined of all her bullion, when there would be considerable danger of that "depreciation" which, with judicious measures, would now be nearly, if not altogether, impossible ? The Times has itself, within the last few weeks (on the 26th of October), admitted that, " suppos ing the circulation to be required solely for inter nal commerce, no necessity could exist for gold being held against any portion of it." We fully concur in this view of the case, and are prepared to argue on what has been laid down by our opponent. It declares that "a deposit of Government Stock, or the fact of it being receivable for duties, would at all times keep it from fluctuation in value !" Why, then, we ask, may not the domestic cur rency be as easily distinguished from that required for our foreign trade, or of "adjusting our balances with other nations at periods when our exports have not been fully sufficient to pay for our imports," as the returns of the banking and issue departments of the Bank of England ? As we have repeatedly explained, there can be no valid reason why forty or fifty millions of sove reigns should be kept circulating to meet the transactions of every-day life, when 11., 21., or 31. notes would answer every possible purpose, and the amount, limited by a judicious issue of these unexceptionable securities, would quadruple our pecuniary resources so far as the maintenance of the War and the external trade of the country was required ? The ✓senseless and irrational prohibition in England of the Small Note Currency, in universal use in the Sister King doms, has been one of the chief causes of the serious fluctuations in the value of money, more injurious to the trading community than all the failures of banks of issue that have ever taken place. Let us, then, earnestly and promptly endeavour to avert that evil. Let us provide a fitting " circulation for internal commerce," that will not require gold to be held against any portion of it. That can be accomplished by the establishment of a really National Bank—such as we have incessantly advocated—a Bank responsible to Parliament and the country, and the profits of which will belong to the public Exchequer, and materially allay the burdens on the too-heavily charged tax payers. The necessity for accurate—or, if that be im possible, approximately accurate agricultural statistics is now pretty generally admitted. Nothing, in fact, but utter blindness, or the ignorant promptings of self-interest, can account for the denial of it by any who have paid atten tion to the subject. The nation, in regard to the food question, is notoriously, to a large extent, at the mercy of speculators. The returns of the corn averages under the present system, blunder ing and inaccurate as they are admitted to be, are, it has been seen, worth little more than the paper on which they are inscribed. Nobody knows what the stock of corn in the kingdom really is—what the acreage devoted to cereal growth—what the prospects of the coming harvest—what the im portations required from abroad. All is guess work, the nearest approach to the truth being made by private individuals, who have enormous difficulties to encounter, and are, besides, exposed to the charge of prejudice, which is by no means hesitatingly preferred against them. The result is, a few capitalists have but to conspire to gether and the price of corn is raised. Some fine morning anxious housekeepers have their appetite for breakfast taken away by the an nouncement of an utterly unexpected rise in the price of the quartern loaf ; and the ill-clad poor, while suffering under exposure to the inclemency of winter, have to stint yet further the chief means whereby they secure vital warmth, and perpetuate their existence—large stocks all the while lying in the country, and more than need be imported being to be had from abroad. Who will be found audacious enough to assert that such a state of things should be suffered to continue ? But bad, very bad, as the operation of the pre sent system appears, when considered in relation to the immediate necessities of the population, it must be regarded as seriously aggravated in rela tion to commerce. Here the system introduces the element of uncertainty, always to an injurious, and not unfrequently to a paralysing, extent. If manufacturers have no certainty as to what amount of cereal supply is likely to be required from abroad, how is it possible for them to conduct their business transactions with America, for in stance, on a sound basis ? If they labour under the conviction, as they must do, that no reliance can be placed on the averages, how can their dealings with corn-growing countries, in particu lar, come under any other category than that of speculations I If they exchange, as they must, their goods to a large extent for corn, it is quite evident it must be of the last importance to them to be enabled to count with as much confidence as possible on the price it will fetch in the home market, and not be exposed to the risk of having the value received for their goods ruinously de preciated on its arrival by a glut in the market, occasioned by a reaction after an artificial rise. Thus, rese n t w it will be seen, the futu re as well as the present welfare of the country is ser i ously com promised. The industrious middle clas ses and the much-endurin g ad on the one hand, a n d com merce poor are exposed t o needless privations sufferings n merce is more or less paralysed on the oth er , and o that at a period when our manufacture rs are hardly able to maintain their supremacy in the markets of the world. Something must be don e during the next Session to put a stop to this monstrous evil and institute a better state of things. Either the sy s t em a dopted by the High land Society, o r a com p u l sory re t urn on the part of every farmer, mu s t b e resor t e d t o . The sub ject, however, is of so much importance that we. must recur to it in a future article, when we will have opportunity, among other things, to take into consideration which of the two proposed remedies is most likely to be effective, and notice some of the objections made to them. In the meantime we invite the serious attention of the public to the matter, confident that the experience of the last two months must have prepared them to render it —a period during Which monied conspiracies have been unusually rife, and the comforts as well as the necessaries of life have been so seriously abridged. The most ignorant must be satisfied, from a consideration of the present prices of bread, sugar, (tc., they have been scandalously victim ised, in that the late rise in both was mainly artificial, and not the result. of. scarcity or any u - ncorftiollable natural causes. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. Last night the entertainments here were for the benefit of the enterprising and spirited manager, Mr. Smith, and although increased accommodation had been made it was not nearly sufficient to accommodate the immense attendance. So complete an overflow must have been exceedingly gratifying to the lessee, and at once prove to him that the manner in which he has conducted this national establishment, in accordance with the prestige attached to " Old Drury," has been appreciated by that pu olio which is at all times ready to sup port energy, talent, and enterprise. At the con ' elusion of Charles Mathews' farce, Patter versus Clatter, there were loud calls for Mr. Smith, and on his appearance he was met with the most enthusiastic ap plause. In returning thanks for the public patronage, he briefly recapitulated the events of the season. He referred more particularly to the engagement of the Lyceum Company, and mentioned with genuine cor diality the services of Mr. Charles Mathews ; and very good-naturedly announced that his benefit was fixed for Wednesday week. He promised at Christmas a jovial and gorgeous pantomime ; and candidly confessed, despite the pressure of the times, he had managed to meet all claims, and keep the theatre open in a manner worthy of its historic memories. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY VENING, DECEMBER 7, 1855. "WON'T I TEST THE WIZARD !" The extraordinary clever manner in which Professor Anderson continues to conduct, at the Lyceum, his wonderful delusions deservedly meets nightly with unparalleled success and unbounded applause. Of all the tricks with which that gentleman delights and amuses his audience the gun-trick has caused the great est sensation. Unfortunately there are a number of silly persons who, in this age of enlightenment, imagine that the Professor possesses some superhuman power, by which he becomes invulnerable and capable of resisting shot and powder different from ordinary mortals—a secret which, did he possess and could he impart it, would be of great advantage to ourselves and our brave allies just at this particular time ; and we were much surprised at witnessing a scene last night between the Professor and a gentleman who had volunteered to go on the stage and assist him, which might have led to serious results. The appearance of the gentleman war ranted the audience in supposing that he was a person having claims to intellect far higher than to believe the Professor was anything but human, or that he would endeavour to play any tricks likely to endanger the life of that individual. When the Professor called upon him to hold the bullet previous to its being put into the gun, he coolly took a bullet from his pocket, saying " I have one here ;" when the Professor, in a quiet and dignified manner, rebuked him, by informing him that that was no place for him to play tricks, and that he had a police man at the door. He then politely motioned him to his chair, and addressed the audience on the exciting inci dent, remarking that he was surprised to find any per son could believe his tricks were anything but delusions. The Professor, who was warmly applauded, proceeded with the trick, much to the chagrin of the individual who made himself so zidiculous for the first time on these, and it is to be hoped the last time on any, boards. HAMPTON COURT PALACE.-THE MISSING PICTURE. TO THE EDITOR OP THE SUN. SlR—Towards the close of the last session of Parliament a question was asked in the House of Commons what had become of a picture of large dimensions, said to be missing from the collection of paintings at Hampton Court Palace ? The answer I believe then given was to the effect that the picture had so mysteriously descended from its exalted position and disappeared that the rnem ber of the Government appealed to could give no satis factory explanation of the subject. Can you, or any of your readers, inform me if the picture has been since re covered, or, if not, its subject, because my curiosity has been excited by reading, in a late number of House hold Words, an article on " Peter the Great," where it is stated that when the late Czar visited this country a full-length portrait of Peter (the most truthful and best in existence), then at Hampton Court Palace, was removed from the Palace on the authority of a high personage to Buckingham Palace, to decorate one of the rooms occupied by the Emperor ? lam anxious to know whether or not the missing picture is that of " Peter the Great," and, if so, is it still at Buckingham Palace ? Because, if the latter, the sooner it be restored to its proper place, the better the country will be pleased. INQUIRER. Dec. 7, 1855. WHY SPARE ODESSA ? The following letter has been addressed to a morning contemporary : Sir,—ls it totally beyond the—as I once thought —almost unlimited power of the press to force upon the present bubble of a Government, while it dances on the surface of a fluctuating tide, that lifts and depresses it at pleasure, the necessity of cutting of the supplies of the Russian army by the utter destruction of Odessa ? Ever since the hint which Admiral Dundas gave to this city to increase its fortifications and to pro tect its stores, it has continued to be the sinew of the Russian war in the Crimea. In vain have I repeatedly called attention to that fact ; in vain has every soldier's letter to his friends in this coun try pointed to the same conclusion. For some occult reason or predilection, only known to them selves, the commission, with Lord Palmerston as its ostensible head, for carrying on the affairs of this country for the present Administration amounts to no more—will not strike a blow in the right place ; and hence the fact that the army of the Czar is not now in the remotest degree strait ened for supplies of every description. I only trust that at the meeting of Parliament some of the representatives of the injured consti tuencies of this country will demand from the Go vernment the explicit why and wherefore of this culpable, and, strange to say, murderous forbear ance. I firmly and religiously believe, as I have repeatedly urged that it was, that Odessa is the key to the Crimea, and that had it been stormed and taken, for every one of the Allies killed in the at tempt thousands would have been eventually saved. Alas ! we have seen enough of the miseries• attendant on a government based on sufferance and formed on incongruous principles ; let it be a warning to the country at the next election, com ing this spring as it most assuredly will, to return men to Parliament whose resolution will be to sup port a Minister whose power and will are alike as suredly known in regard to carrying on the war, and who is unconnected with those Lords and Com mons who, since its commencement, have dared to hope for a treacherous, a transient, and a dis honourable peace.—Your most obedient, GRAITTLEIC F. BERKELEY. Beacon Lodge, Dec. 5, 1855. ACCIDENT TO THE ROYAL MAIL SHIP. MARCO POLO. LIVERPOOL, Thursday, Five p.m.—The Black Ball Royal Mail ship Marco Polo, Captain Clarke, attempted to take her departure with the mails for Melbourne this morning, and was towed down the river by two of the Steam Tug Company's most powerful boats. Owing to the gale which prevailed it was found impossible to take her to sea, and it was determined to anchor her in the river opposite the magazines, in order to be ready to sail when the gale would moderate. While still in tow of the steamers she ran foul of the barque Glasgow, from Mes sina, and seriously injured the starboard bow of the latter. Immediately afterwards the Marco Polo, owing to the heavy swell in the river and the strong breeze which prevailed, took the ground opposite the Sandon basin, where she remained at the date of this despatch. LIVERPOOL, Thursday Night.—The Marco Polo has floated off to-night, at the flood tide, and is now an chored in the river, having sustained, apparently, very little damage. COURT CIRCULAR. The Bishop of Melbourne had an interview with Mr. Secretary Llbouchere yesterday at the Colonial-office. Mr. Danby Seymour and Mr. Townshend had an in terview with Lord Stanley of Alderley yesterday at the office of the Board of Trade relative to the Salisbury and Yeovil Railway. Viscount Palmerston returned to town yesterday from Windsor Castle. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office from the Governor of Malta. His Majesty the KiniOi Sardinia rms honoured AL- South, veterinary surgeon, Boad-street, with an order for a medicine chest, complete, for the Royal Stud, which was highly approved of by Col. Chevalier De ci g al3, aidede-cmp de S. M. S ar d e, and Inspecteur des Ecuries Royales:. TEIE MEETING OF PARLIAMENT.--A Council was held to-day, when Parliament, which at present st an d s pro rogued to Tuesday, the 11 th inst., was furth er pro rogued until the 31st day of January next, then to meet for the despatch of business. A. Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at the Foreign-office. The Ministers present were Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville th e Duke of Argyll, Sir Geo. Grey, the Earl of Clarendon. Mr. Secretary Labouchere the Chancellor of the Exche quer, Sir C. Wood, the Right lion. R. Vernon Smith, the Earl of Harrowby, Lord Panmure, Lord Stanley of - Alderley, and the Right Hon. M. T. Baines. The Coun cil sat two hours and a-half. LATEST NEWS. VIENNA, THURSDAY EVENING, DEC. 6. The Oesterreichische Correspondent has the fol- lowing : " The Odessa Imperial Commercial Bank has suspended its cash payments. " Unpleasant scenes have occurred in conse- quence. " The Gendarmerie remind people that by re fusing to take bank-notes they display animosity towards the Government. " The premium on silver is already 12 and 15 per cent. A report is generallyprevalent that the Russians have taken Kars. Rumours of peace are also gaining consistency. It was reported on the Exchange to-day that the Austrian army is to be again reduced by 80,000. Sir Hamilton Seymour has just arrived here. RETURN OF THE BALTIC FLEET. NYBORG, THURSDAY. The united squadrons, with Admiral Dundas, and eleven ships of the line, have just passed the Belt northwards. BERLIN, THIIRSDA.Y. Count Eulenburgb, an ultra-conservative, has been elected President of the new House of Repre sentatives by 187 votes. Count Schwerin, the liberal President of the late Chamber, received 138 votes. Lord Blomfield has arrived. HAMBURG, DEC. 5. Upon the anniversary of the Polish Revolu tion a grand review and Te Deum took place at Warsaw, by command of the Emperor, in order to celebrate its effectual suppression. BRAZILS AND THE RIVER PLATE. SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY MORNING. The Royal Mail Compaiy's steam-ship Tamar, Captain Bevis, with the Brazilian and River Plate mails, has arrived in the river. FRANCE. PARIS, THURSDAY. By the mediatory influence of France and Eng land the point in dispute between Sardinia and Tuscany has been adjusted. A private despatch, from Vienna, announces that the Austrian army is to undergo a further reduc tion of 80,000 men. His Majesty the King of Sardinia arrived at Boulogne at half-past 11 o'clock this morning, in the Vivid steamer, accompanied by the Osborne and the Fire Queen. The weather was very bad, and no review took place in consequence. His Majesty left at half-past one this afternoon for the Chateau de Compiegne, where his Majesty will be received by the Emperor. On Friday a hunting party will be formed. On Saturday the Emperor will return to Paris, but it is not known precisely if the King of Sar dinia will then take his departure. Yesterday the Emperor received five wounded soldiers from the Crimea, who were decorated with the military medal, and received 100 fr. each. Yesterday the Duke of Newcastle had the honour of dining at the Imperial table. BOURSE, Dec. 5, Two o'Clock.—The market was firm at the opening, but large sales for realisation having been afcerwards made, prices rapidly de clined from 67f. to 66f. 60c. Mobilier and sail way Shares firm. Half-past Three.—There has been a slight im provement at the close, but with a fall on yester day's quotations. The following are the last quo tations : Cash. fr. e. 41 per Cents. 9/ 3 ver Cents 66 New Loan 6l Bank Shares 3160 Roman Credit Mobilier 1315 Austrian Belgian Fives. 93i Spanish Threes — Piedmontese — 'Home Debt 3li End of Month f. 0. 67 70 RAILWAYS -70R CASH. fr. c. a. OrNan! 1127 F.O Western 755 Northern Lyons. . 1155 New Ditto 7QO Mediterranean 1270 Grand Central 585 Lyons Geneva 670 Teste Cette 7OO Austrian C0in....... 730 RUSSIA. The news from Russia continues to be warlike. It is supposed the Czar has called around him his military and naval advisers, with a vi ew o f discuss ing in what direction the army corps shall be dis tributed, in order to make a combined movement on the allies at some future period. The Frankfort Post Gazette publishes a letter from Odessa of the 24th ult., stating that the Russian army in the Crimea amounted to 180,000 men. The head-quarters of General Osten-Sacken were at Kamischli, on the plateau of the Belbek, whence he directed the defence of the northern forts and of the heights of Mackenzie. General Liprandi, who is to observe and defend th e sources of the Belbek, was at Bakshi-Serai. The general head quarters of Prince Gortschakoff were at Simphe ropol, where the main body of the army, th e corps ofGrenadiersand eight regiments of heavy cava l ry were quartered. A strong .detachment of the ar m y was stationed near Eupatoria, another near Kertch, and the reserve, composed of 30,000 men, occupied Perekop. All those troops were in direct commu nication with each other, and the roads leading to the different head-quarters were kept in excellent repair by the engineers. TURKEY. The cavalry of the Contingent is gone up to Silivria and Bujuk-Tcheckmedje, on the Sea of Marmora. There is a report this morning that it is to be sent to Bourgas, about two-thirds of the way to Varna. If it should prove true General Shirley will resign, and the services of a first-rate cavalry , officer, destined, doubtless, to command at no dis tant period the whole of our cavalry in the East, will, for the present at least, be lost to the country. The troops that arrived last week in the Simoom aro a battalion of the Light Infantry of the Ger man Legion. It Is just a thousand strong, and arrived in excellent health. It has been sent down the Sea of Marmora to Silivria, until the cholera shall have entirely left Scutari. Colonel Wool - ridge, who commands the brigade, expects the early arrival of the two other battalions that oora plete it. He has every reason to be satisfied with the docility and good conduct of the Jagers, upon whom, we are glad to say, the cholera seems to have ceased its attacks since they were put under canvass. The large barracks for she cavalry at Hyder Pasha, near Scutari, are now complete, after seven weeks' labour. They are of wood, roofed with zinc. THE WAR IN ASIA. The Military Gazette of Vienna of the Ist inst. contains some acc oun t o f th e pos iti o n of the Turks in Asia down to the 12th ult. Omer Pasha had divided his army into three corps. He occupied Souku m-Kaleh with the main body, and had detached to Redout-Kaleh the corps of Ferhad and Osman Pasha, composed of 12 battalions of infantry and 4 regiments of cavalry, and stationed at Batoum the corps of Mustapha Pasha, with the Tunisian Contingent, directing him to operate according to circumstances. It was at first believed that those three corps would simultaneously advance into Mingrelia, Guria, and Imeritia. It was even re ported that Orner Pasha had penetrated 26 leagues into the interior, on the road to Kutais. This, however, has not yet been confirmed. On the 12th Omer Pasha had not moved from the basis of is operations. On hearing of the Turks having es'2 , - blished themselves at Soukum-Kaleh and Redout 'Caleb, Prince Bebutoff sent two battalions of re gular infantry, four sotnias of Cossacks, 8 pieces of artillery, and 8,000 irregulars to Abandria, on the Ingour, and that corps of observation had inter cepted, by the position it had taken, all communi cation between Soukum-Kaleh and Redout-Kaleh. - The Sirdar was naturally anxious to re-esta blish that communication, and he accordingly advanced with his army, consisting of 26,090 men and 40 pieces of artillery, by the Altanglo road, and crossed the small branch of the Ingour without encountering the enemy, who awaited his approach on the left bank of the principal branch. The Turks crossed the latter, under the protection A of a few steamers, near Anaclea, and thereby ren dered the position of the Russians untenable. The engagement on the 7th ensued, the result of which enabled Omer Pacha to re-open the communica tions between his corps of army and that of Ferhad Pasha ; but down to the 12th of November he had not penetrated more than three leagues into the interior of the country. Salim Pasha was still in the same position on the Erzerouin-road, not hav ing advanced byond Hassan-Kaleh with his troops and convoy of provisions and ammunition, on the 10th of November. General Mouravieff was estab lishing a winter camp before Kars, and had sent off the militias of Grusia and Georgia to the army of Prince Bebutoff. As respects the corps of Mus tapha Pasha at Batoum, competent persons de clare that it was not yet in a condition to take the field. AUSTRIA. A letter from Vienna, of the Ist, says :—" The Empress of Austria is again in an interesting situa tion. Baron Prokesh left this morning for Trieste, whence he will proceed to Constantinople. A trial which has been going on for the last 18 months, of certain persons charged with attempting to revolu tionise Hungary, has just ended in the condemna tion of the culprits to various periods of imprison ment. The chief, named Damask* was con demned to death, but the Emperor has commuted his sentence into 12 years' imprisonment in the fortress of Konigingratz." EAST INDIA AND CHINA MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, DEC. 6. The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's steam-ship Euxine, Captain Joy, reached Southampton this day, at 8 p.m., with mails and dates from the following places : Alexandria, Nov. 21; Malta, 26 ; and Gibraltar, Dec. 1. She brings 38 passengers, amongst whom there is no one of particular importance. On her passage home the Euxine experienced fine weather in the Mediterranean, N.E. winds along the coasts of Spain and Portugal, a heavy N.W. gale across the Bay of Biscay and up the Channel. The freight of the Euxiue consists of 10 packages of tea (samples), 73 ditto elephants' teeth, 29 cases of parcels, 3 cases of opium, 614 bales and 42 cases of silk, 6 bales of flax, 20 bales of wool, 41 barrels of dates, 1 package of sculpture, 1 case of shawls, 166 barrels and 37 packages of gum, 2 cases of moss stones, and 3 cases of sundries. H.M. Ships at Malta, Nov. 26.—Hibernia, London, Rodney, Wasp, Diamond, and Niger ; and U.S. corvette Constitution. Steam Transports —Nos. 17, 87, 88, 175, 104, and 213. Sailing ditto—Edendale, No. 10 ; Northfleet, No. 35. H.M. Ships at Gibraltar, Dec. I.—Hill and Prometheus ; steam transports, 215 ; and the French steamer Euphrate. THE FATAL EXPLOSION IN THE ARSENAL AT WOOLWICH. Yesterday Mr. Carttar, the coroner for Kent, and a jury held an inquest at the Gun Tavern, in Woolwich, on the bodies of Henry Stephen Langhaw, John Kirwan, and James William Wallace, who died from injuries of the most painful and shocking description, sustained by them in a terrific explosion in a rocket factory on th• morning of Monday last in the Royal Arsenal at Wool wich. Wallace hal died during the preceding night, thus adding mother victim to the results of the cala mity. Previous to the necessary witnesses being called, the coroner and jury proceeded to the Arsenal to inspect the scene of the explosion, which exhibited striking evi dence of the havoc and destruction which had been pro duced. The explosion originated in a temporary wooden building, of a single floor on the ground, and detached, in which rockets, manufactured upon the plan of Mr. Hale, were undergoing a finishing process. That part of the Arsenal, forming a portion of the Laboratory, is under the control of Capt. Boxer, a near relative of the late distinguished admiral of that name, but it is superin tended immediately by Mr. Tozer and Mr. Pickering, subordinate officers. Contiguous to that building was another exactly similar, in which a different part of the process was performed. Both of them contained consi derable quantities of most inflammable and explosive materials which imparted to the vocation of the arti sans employed there a high degree of hazard, in spite of the manifold precautions under which it was pursued. The explosion, after blowing to atoms the house in which it originated, communicated itself to the adjacent building, and razed it to the ground in almost a single moment. A. series of explosions followed the ori ginal one in quick succession until the combustible ma terials had been exhausted, spreading terror and alarm throughout the neighbourhood, and leaving only a heap of ruins to indicate the scene of the effects of the casu alty. Mr. C. F. Stanton, surgeon to the Royal Artillery at Woolwich, deposed that he was on duty at the Arsenal on Monday morning, between 11 and 12, and saw a num ber of men brought into the hospital on stretchers, all more or less burnt, and some of them with shattered and broken limbs. The right leg of Kirwan, one of the de ceased, was much shattered and crushed up to the knee, and charred up the thigh. He was quite sensible, but very much depressed in spirits. After a consultation with two other of the hospital surgeons, it was deemed advisable to amputate the shattered limb, with the view of stopping the haemorrhage, of which of it se lf he would h ave cer t a i n l y di e d i n a short time. Witness performed the operation, but the patient died imme diately afterwards. He bad a number of serious burns about his person, and there could be no doubt that he died from the injuries he received. Langhaw, another of the deceased, was also seriously injured. He had a fracture of the left elbow joint, and was severely burnt over the body and arms. He lingered until the even ing, and died at half-past 10, after undergoing the most horrible sufferings. The severity of his injuries, espe cially the shock given to his nervous system, was no doubt the cause of his death. Mr. G. L. Dods, a staff surgeon, under whose care the deceased Wallace had been placed, proved that he was suffering from extensive and severe burns about the head, arms, and body, more particularly the abdomen and legs. Every care and attention was paid to him, but he died that (yesterday) morning) at three o'clock. William Miller, foreman of the " mealing shed, the continuous building to that in which the explosion origi nated, stated that the process of mealing was the rub bing of gun-powder down to a fine consistency, and then sifting it. Seven men besides himself were em ployed in the mealing shed, Kirwan, the deceased, being one. There were at the time of the explosion about 100 lb. of gunpowder in the shed, some of which was in sieves, some on an open tall e, and some in cases lined with copper, but open at the top. 171 b. of gun powder were allowed to each man for a day's work, but that was not all brought into the shed at one time. About 20 minutes past 11 on Monday morn ing the men under him were at their usual work. To avoid accidents it was an imperative regulation that no one should enter the mealing shed with his shoes or boots on, and he was in the act of putting his boots on, after coming out of the shed, when the ex plosion took place in the adjoining rocket shed. He was completely buried for some time among the broken wood and materials, but eventually taken out with com paratively little injury. Just before the explosion he noticed the door rocket shed open. Besides the de ceased Kirwan, four of the men under witness were injured more or less, and wore now in the hospital. He was quite certain the explosion took place in the rocke shed. At this stage of the proceedings a rocket manufac tured in the building which exploded was produced. It was male of iron, about 18 inches in length, three inches in diameter, and hollow. After being filled with an inflammable composition, compressed into it by a hydraulic machine until it becomes a solid mass, a round iron cap is rivetted on one end of it, which cap serves the purpose of a shell in the process of explosion. The other end, called the nose, is perforated with five small holes, through which the fire issues when the rocket explodes, and gives it a rotary motion in its flight. These small holes are filled with putty during the loylraulic process, to prevent the com prisition oozing through them ; and at a subsequent stage of the manufacture the putty is picked out of the holes again by means of a steel gimlet, or ryiner, re sembling a cheesetaster. Behind the putty there is always a coating of the composition left about a quarter of an inch thick, which requires to be drilled tbrough, and it is precisely that part of the operation which is pregnant with danger, and which in all probability caused the explosion on Monday. In addition to that, a small portion of the composition is bored, or scooped out, throughout the whole length of the rocket, after being submitted to the hydraulic pressure,. in order that the projectile, when used in warfare, shall explode all at once, and with complete effect, by the fire which is applied to it running along the interstice, and this boring process is also accompanied with considerable hazard. The nose of the rocket is finally tied over with canvass and painted, and then stored in the magazine ready for use. James Wallace expressed a wish to repeat a statement made by his son, one of the deceased, just before his death, in reference to the accident, but the coroner hav ing elicited from the father that the statement was not made by his son under any belief or conviction that be was approaching his death refused to receive it, on the ground that it could not be regarded in the light of a dying declaration, and was therefore not admissible in evidence. Thomas Harris, a labourer in the Laboratory at the Arsenal, deposed that the deceased Langham, who was toe foreman of the rocket shed that exploded, occasion ally asked Lim in his (Langham's) absence to step into the shed to see that all was going on well, and that he Wai there for that purpose on Friday last, when he found Wallace, the deceased, and a man named Wheelwright, now i❑ the hospital, engaged in the finishing process, Wallace, he thought, being occupied in painting rockets, and Wheelwright i❑ picking the putty out of the holes in the nose of each, and afterwards capping it with canvass. Witness proceeded to describe in detail the process of finishing the rockets in the way related above. In reply to a juryman, he s?id he could not say how many rockets were in the shed at the time of the. explosion, but 17 bad been iaken away that morning before the explosion, according to Langham's account. He never saw copper rymers used for taking the putty and composition out of the holes. The rymers were al ways made of steel: Both copper and brass had been tried for the purpose, but they Were not found to answer so well as steel. Wallace arid Wheel wri4ht between them would finish about 17 rockets daiiy. He had known the steel rymers used for about three or four months. The coroner and jury then proceeded to the hospital to examine Wheelwright, but it was found that it was not safe to subject him to a formal examination in his present critical state. The coroner and the foreman, however, were admitted into his room, and to them he made a statement to the effect that a steel rytner was used constantly for removing the putty, and after that a steel bradawl for perforating the composition, which was of a nature excessively hard. On the morning of the accident he was asing a bradawl in that way on a rocket which he held, when the rocket caught fire and flew out of his hand. Wallace, the deceased, was at that moment engaged by his side in sifting a quantity of the composi tion which had been scooped out of rockets during the finishing process, to be used afresh for that purpose on a subsequent occasion. He could not say whether the explosion originated among the gunpowder which Wallace was sifting, or in the rocket on which he (Wheelwright) was operating. The steel instruments used in the manufacture were supplied to the men by their foreman, Longhorn, who procured them from the Laboratory of the Arsenal. Mr. Tozer, of Shooter's-hill, superintendent of compo sitions in the Royal Laboratory at Woolwich, in reply to the coroner, stated that be bad not been previou-ly aware that a bradawl was used in drilling the holes through the composition at the nose of the rockets. His impression always was that the rymer, or gimlet, was invariably employed for that purpose. The inquest was then adjourned to a future day for the production of evidence which was not now forth- coming. THE SITE OF SMITIIFIgLD-MARKET. The appropriation of this vacant space of ground, al though not definitely settled, is virtually so, and it is understood that, if some arrangement can be made with the authorities of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, so as t,, afford an open space of about an acre in extent in front of that building, it will be devoted to the establish ment of a dead-meat market upon an extended sea's. A plan for that purpose has been submitted by the Corporation of London to the Chancellor of the ' Exchequer, who has expressed a modified approval of it, and some alterations having been suggested, they are now under consideration. The corporation con template a magnificent bui'ding for a metropolitan mar ket, and in that abject t,ey are supported by the com mittee of the inhabitants of the neighbourhood, who sug gested that it should include a vegetable as well as a dead-meat market. This, however, has b een o bj ected to, both by the Hospital authorities on account of the effluvium which might arise from decaying vegetable matter, and by the corporation on account of the injury which it might inflict on Farringdon-market, upon which an immense outlay had been made. The Smith field Appropriation Committee have therefore left the matter in the hands of the Corporation, giving that body a tacit support, but reserving to themselves the right'of making suggestions as to the proposed plan. The authorities of the hospital, however, still continue their opposition to this scheme, alleging that a dead-meat market there must prove injurious to the locality in a sanitary point of view, and, unless an ar rangement can be made, they will probably oppose the bill which will have to be brought into Parliament in order to obtain the necessary powers for the establish ment of the market. On Wednesday last a deputation from the Smithfield I Appropriation Committee had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer upon the subject, as stated by us yesterday. The deputation having been introduced by Sir Jas. Duke, M.P., Mr. LARDNER opened the proceedings by stating the loss of business suffered by the tradesmen of the neigh bourhood in consequence of the removal of the market, the subsequent dilapidation it had undergone, its pre sent ruinous condition, and the advantages which would result from making this a great central metropolitan market. He was proceeding to detail the great increase of Newgate and Leaderfoall-markets, when The CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER said, that he was quite aware of the importance of establishing a central metropolitan dead-meat market ; but the difficulty, in this instance, arose from the vicinity of the proposed market to St. Barthomolew's Hospital, which required an open space in front of at least an acre, in addition to the present bay-market, which would be suffered to re main. The corporation of the City of London bad sub mitted a plan to him, which was now under considera tion, and ho inquired whether the deputation were pre pared to submit another. If so, and it was ready, it should receive his careful consideration. Mr. LARDNER replied, that the Appropriation Com mittee bad waited upon him rather as supporters of the corporation than as persons who wished to propose a conflicting scheme. With respect, however, to the oppo sition of the hospital, he thought, if they could establish a country branch or residence for the benefit of the con valescent patients, it would be far more advantageous than maintaining an open space in front of the hospital itself. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought that sug gestion was worthy of consideration. He needed no at. gument to convince him of the necessity of providing good market accommodation for the immense population of the metropolis, numbering something like 2,500,000; but, at the same time, the interests of so valuable an institution as St. Bartholomew's Hospital must be carefully consi dered. He himself leant to the opinion that both objects might be accomplished. He had had Mr. Bunning's pion laid before him, and to much of it he had no ob jection. - Mr. GEORGE observed that to some extent the recent improvements in the city bad inflicted an injury upon the inhabitants of the district in the immediate neighbour. hood of Smithfield, by driving the poor people into St. Sepulchre's and St. Bartholomew's, the former of which parishes was actually paying ss. in the pound poor -rate in consequence. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER expressed con siderable sympathy for the inhabitants, but observed that such an evil could only be met by an equalisation of rating among the various parishes, upon the policy of which at present he would not express an opinion. Mr. SCAMMELL having supported the views of the de putation, Dr. Ross took the opportunity of expressing an opi nion in direct contradiction to the opinion of the medical me❑ connected with St. Bartholomew's. He contended that the establishment of a meat-market on the vacant space of ground would not be at all detrimental to the health of the neighbourhood, as it would be well watered and ventilated, and it would be absurd to sup pose that meat would be allowed to rot in the market and taint the atmosphere. It would be quite the con trary, and the result of establishing a dead-meat market would be that the meat would be brought there in far better condition than it was to be seen in the market at present. _ _ Mr. J. F. EDGINGTON observed that, from the very commencement of their proceedings they had endeavoured to meet the views of the corporation of the city of Lon- don, and therefore it was that they had not thought it necessary to prepare a conflicting plan of their own. All they wanted was the establishment of a grand metropo- litan market, for which they conceived the site admirably fitted, and which would be of immense benefit to the neighbourhood. The Rev. J. JACKSON, the vicar of St. Sepulchre, also strongly advocated the interests of the p ar i s hi oners and protested against the vacant piece of ground being dis posed of in any way which would not benefit them. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER again repeated that he should be very happy to give a careful consider ation to any plan that might be submitted for the estab lishment of a central market, any sound measure in support of which would have his approval and support ; at the same time it would be desirable to give as much space as possible in front of the hospital, compatible with the preservation of sufficient room for the market. The deputation having thanked the Chancellor for the kindness and courtesy with which he had received them, and the patience with which he had listened to the statements they had made, then withdrew. We understand that if the proposed market should be established, it is in contemplation to connect it with the live-stock market in Copenhagen-fields by means of a railway, so that the meat slaughtered there may be brought into the centre of the city in the finest possible condition. THE MANCffESTER STRIKE. The fifth meeting of the minders and piecers on strike was held on Wednesday evening in the People's Insti tute, and the room was again filled. The list of mills in the neighbourhood having been called over to ascertain tho-e from which there were workpeople present, The CNAIEMAN said that the number of hands on strike was being gradually increased. He urged the necessity of a proper and syi-tematised organisation, without which they could hardly hope, if the contest were continued, to effect their object. The SECRETARY addressed the meeting, controverting some of the statements put forth in the address of the employers, and retorting the charge of dictation made by the masters, said they had a concentrated organisa tion by which they were determined to crush and de grade their workpeople. The CHAIRMAN, in asking for the opinion of the meet ing upon the proposed arbitration, said he thought it would be well to ascertain the average of Ashton, Old ham, and Manchester, and to resume work upon that. A MAN got up and said that in Ashton every person saw his tins and skips weighed, and also weighed his weft in. (Applause.) In the Manchester mills, how ever, they never saw the tins weighed ; the tins were never weighed but once, and that was when they were new. (Laughter.) He used some tins last week which weighed 51b. less than was marked on them, and the difference to him at the end of the week was about 1,100 hanks. Give us (said he) an average price ; but until we see the weft and tins weighed w e shall never be any better. A VOICE—They would " bag " us if we went to ask such a thing. The SECRETARY said they were not allowed, although it was suppised they were,.to see the weighing, because, if they complained of bad cops they would be sent home. This was a grievance they had long complained of. He moved that, " The minders and piecers of Manchester are prepared to appoint three persons on their part, the masters to be allowed to appoint three others, each to appoint an umpire ; and that those persons are to meet and take the average rate of wages received by the men, for the same quality of work and the same raw material, in the towns of Oldham and Ashton, and we abide by it." (Applause.) On the motion being put to the meeting, it was carried with almost rapturous acclamation ; and the meeting was then adjourned to next Tuesday evening, LITERATURE. Parables of Our Lord. Illustrated by Franklin. John Mitchell, Royal Library, Old Bond-street. It affords us much gratification to be enabled to invite the attention of our readers to a guinea edi tion of this choice and exceedingly beautiful work, which was originally published at two guineas. The " Parables of Our Lord," illustrated by Franklin, the text engraved by Becker's patent process on steel, and printed by McQueen, is one of those gems of art that command universal admiration, and unmistakeably attest the enlightened taste and enterprising spirit of a publisher. A work in the execution of which the inventive genius of the easel, the skill of the engraver, and the ingenuity of the printer have be en p u t i nto contr ib ut i on i n harmo nious rivalry with the most satisfactory result. And surely if the resources of art are to be drawn upon in the service of Truth, they could not be better employed than in garlanding and illustrating the parables of the " Wonderful, Counsellor," wherein are enshrined as living waters in vessels of alabas ter the rarest lessons of mercy, wisdom, and right eousness humanity has ever had placed within the grasp and scope of its comprehension. Beginning with the Parable of " The Merciless Servant," we have the miserable defaulter with his sorrowing wife and family at his heels, abjectly imploring com passion of " a certain King" (gracious as " The Son of Mau") vividly depicted. The engraving occupies one-half the broad quarto page (minus the margin), and inone-halfof the remainder the merciless wretch unsoftened, or rather hardened, by the clemency displayed towards him, is seen fiercely grasping by the throat prior to casting into prison his fellow servant, who owed him merely the tithe of the debt he had himself been forgiven. The remainder of the page contains the opening portion of the Parable in engraved old English letters, printed in carmine, with the initials tastefully illuminated. The rest of the parable, also illuminated, appears in the succeeding page. The letterpress, &c., of each page, it may be noticed, are environed by a car mine border, and each parable has a separate title page, and one or more illustrations. " The Lord of the Vineyard" is represented in the act of ex postulation with the early labourers in the vine yard. The expression of the characters generally is very fine. Not less, perhaps more so, is that of " The Wicked Husbandmen," conspiring together to kill the King's son, a large and most merito rious engraving Very beautiful, is the group illus trating " The Wise Steward," who is represented in the act of communicating the sacred elements to devout recipients of both sexes and of various conditions, including royalty beneath the ap proving presence of his Great Master. Chaste and attractive, the five wise and hardly repellant, the five foolish, representatives of " The Ten Vire gins," but very mournful the anxiety and despair of the latter, while from an upper window, with the Wise Virgins on either hand, the Bridegroom re plies to their entreaties, " Verily, I say unto you —I know you not." Appalling the convoluted horror as writhing in serpentine folds the (meta phorical) Goats topple down headlong on the left from the presence of their Judge, while the Sheep on the right meekly abase themselves in grateful adoration. Very touching, "The Good Samaritan," as witnessed soothing and supporting the poor wretch who " fell among thieves" on his journey from Jerusalem to Jericho ; and hardly less so " The Prodigal Son," burying his tears in his aged father's bosom, or chewing the bitter cud of repen tance as the herdsman of swine. Seldom has been seen so perfect a portraiture as the last—the cruel memory of the past and the misery of the present as it were welling from the poor prodigal's eyes. "qartling the difference between the Falstaffian Dives and the sore bestead Lazarus. Pitiful to a twofold compassion " The Good Shepherd," sur rounded by his sheep, and pressug a lamb to his bosom, while the ravening wolf snorts fiercely before the fold ; and awe inspiring beyond expression the last eventful scene of all, in which " The Good Shepherd" is represented laying down his life (on the cross) for the sheep. From that scene of brutal execration, speechless sorrow, God-like en durance, and wonderful expiation we would turn humbly away in reverent gratitude, that lessons like the preceding, so glorious in their humanity, and so divine in their wisdom and mercy, have, not withstanding, been bequeathed to us by Him who, having spoken "as never man spoke," and suffered (at the hands in part of men) as never man suffered. " with a loud voice gave up the ghost." To con clude our notice : Christmas is fast approaching, and we can conceive of few if any more appro priate presents than this edition of the " Parables of Our Lord," for which the majority of the reli gious public will doubtless feel greatly indebted to Mr. Mitchell. Common Sense versus 11 omceopathy. By Samuel Knaggs. John Churchill. Those who wish, without wading through the contents of a • little library, to learn what can be said against homoeopathy, may consult these pages with advantage. The writer does not profess to offer any new information on the subject, but is entitled to the merit of presenting the facts and arguments opposed to homoeopathy in a popular manner. In the first place he discusses the modo by which, according to the Hahnemann theory, disease is to be treated. Secondly, the remedy to be chosen ; and, thirdly, the dose to be adminis tered according to homoeopathic doctrine. Vnder the first head he points out the absurdity of adapt ing remedial agents to certain symptoms of disease rather than their causes, adducing; by way of illus tration, the mechanism of a watch, the cause of any irregular movement in which, according to the same principle, should be sought on the dial ; and three descriptions of headache, notoriously re quiring a different mode of treatment, one abso lutely antagonistic to that indicated for the other two. Under the s econ d h e s h ows that the similia similibus principle, considered as a universal law, will not bear scrutiny—adducing by way of proof the facts that, while bark is of singular utility in ague, and sulph ur an d l emon juice are respectively specifics for itch and scurvy, they never produce in the healthy person symptoms in any way re sembling these diseases. Under the third head he points out, among other things, the differences of opinion among Homceopathists as to the power of a medicine being increased by the mode of prepara tion and in proportion to the extremity of its sub division, and applies the argumentum ad absurdum with relentless vigour. The alleged success of the homceopathic mode of treatment also is subjected to examination, and the writer adduces reasons for discrediting the correctness of the statistics advanced in proof thereof, together with strik ing instances of failure where homoeopathy was resorted to for the cure of disease, and also when the production of Symptoms by the use of medicines as alleged by Homoeopath ists was attempted by way of experiment. The curative powers of nature, including imagina tion, it is suggested, indeed it is the main object of the writer to show, will account for the cures at first sight attributable to homoeopathy, and some amusing anecdotes are related in which homceopa thic cures were effected where, by some blunder or trick, homceopathic remedies were mixed, or some thing Oven instead of them. In one case we are told a cure was effected by percussion pellets, ad ministered, of course, by mistake. A more dam natory fact is narrated, on the authority of Dr. Glover, of Newcastle, v i z ., th a t one o f th e fi rst , if not the very first, wholesale firm in London, was in the habit of s upplyi ng its customers simply with sugar of milk globules, labelling them, however, ac cording to the different homceopathic names of drugs. This statement, it is said, was made by an agent of the firm at the house of Messrs. Gilpin and Co., druggists, Newcastle. With a quotation from the writer, likely to meet with pretty general approval, we conclude our notice :—" The first object of the physician is the benefit of his patient, and therefore he strives to enlist in his service every means thttt has proved available in the treat ment of disease. With this end in view he selects from the many special schemes of practice what ever of truth they may seem to embody, and ap plies the hints thus gained to the further improve ment of the science of medicine. Thus, from homoeopathy he learns to estimate highly the advantage of attention t o s t r i c t dietetic rules, and amusement of mind ; from hydropathy, the dif ferent ways in which a simple element may be made to produce most powerful effects upon the human body, either for good or evil ; and from mesmerism the influence of fixed attention upon the nervous system. He who refuses to make use are mingled with bheicsa bigotry, e 4 hy ry e , but not his sense, and shames the noble calling whi c h c l a i ms from of quackeries,these influences betrays him the truth wherever he may find it." • Inverse Elementary Tactics of Cavalry. By A. B. C. Thomas Bosworth. The author is evidently one who feels an interest in the art of war, and has given considerable atten tion to this branch of it. The subject being purely professional we shall only add, the pamphlet com prises simple, compound, and partial inversion, with the application of them to regimental, exten sive, and auxiliary lines, together with the con version of the squadron. The Australian mail-clipper Red Jacket, Captain Miliward, of the White Star line of Liverpool and Aus tralian packets, which left the Mersey on the 20th Sep tember, was spoken on the 22d October, thirty-two days out, lat. 2 S. lon. 30 W., by the John Dalton, from Caldera, arrived in the Mersey.