The Sun. — London, England, 1856-12-03 00:00:00

THE WEATFIER—Strzi OFFICE, DECEMBER 3. THERMOMETER, IN TIE SHADE. 40 -- , •.:zhest einee noon yesterday. 40 -lowrst this morning and &Trim the night. 39 thio day at nn, . BAROMETER, 2r.) WIND. E. to E.S.E. Fresh, with drizzling sleet and rain and dull hazy weather. It snowed heavily in the night, and a brisk thaw has set in, but the weather has become colder towards noon. Tin= O 'CLocx.—Snow has been falling since noon. ' .S 4 're 1111 , , _ L WEDNESI)AY, DECEMBER 3, I}'sr, the u t i li ty o f a second What is, what can Les Congress? Wh a t questions are intended to be ventilated ? what objects achieved ? The Pleni potentiaries are invariably mere d e l egates, without discretionary power as to princip'es, and restrict e d within very narrow lirnit; , Lealos of detail. Perhaps, in these days of electric telegraphs, when communications are instantazzeously flashed along the magic wires, the mere verbiage is considered by the Home Government—every sentence, every , syllable, duly weighed—before its representative is authorised to yield assent to the clause or article. The subsequent ratification is therefore a mere matter of form, continued from times when these facilities were altogether wanting, and might, but in obedience to diplomatic red-tapism, be ,altogether abolished. Its continuance, how ever, increases the binding character of the docu ment, which, when once completed with all the requisite solemnities, cannot be altered or modified without the assent of all the contracting parties ! A Congress that can lead to no agreement is to be especially deprecated. Vexations and controversies must necessarily arise during the course of the dis cussions. When a Plenipotentiary is bound to sup port the views indicated by his Government, whether right or wrong, reasonable or unreason able, to ignore every fact, and contemn ever y argument adduced on the other side, severe and sarcastic observations will naturally be made, and feelings mutually exasperated and embittered. These petty disputes and recriminations do not end in the Conference Chamber, but find their way to the Cabinets of the respective nations, and the chances of an amicable solution of the impending difficulty are materially diminished by the futile discussion. It is, therefore, not merely usual, but an almost invariable rule, that the bases of the arrangements to be entered into, are settled by the different Governments before any conferences are permitted to take place ; and should any of the parties see an insuperable ob jection in these bases, they will, as a matter of course, refuse to send any representative to the Congress, that is to say, if actuated by honour. able feelings, and having no important motives for procrastination ! Such a Congress is very different indeed from an arbitration to which it has been inaccurately assimilated. We have already explained that it consists of interested parties, each intent on sup porting their own peculiar opinions, without re ference to the requirements of truth and justice. An arbitration or mediation is different. There the judgment is pronounced by a third party, at least supposed to be impartial, and whose own character is to a certain extent involved in the propriety of his decision. The final judgment, too, carries with it a certain moral weight that, unless palpably erroneous, must put the dissen tient altogether in the wrong. There might be some possible benefit from an appeal to such a tribunal; but where the leading Powers of Europe are engaged it is impossible to find unprejudiced judges before whom the Imperial and Royal liti gants can condescend to plead. If only two or three of the great European Powers were con cerned, it might be possible to avail ourselves of the " good offices "of some neutral State. But under existing circumstances the notion cannot be entertained for a single moment. We have hitherto placed this matter on a very simple foundation, and explained it in dry legal phraseology. But there is more at stake. We unhesitatingly declare that the honour of Great Britain is involved in the result ! The question is, will England submit to be openly de frauded of the very slender advantages which she has acquired, at an enormous expenditure of blood and treasure, not for her own benefit, but for the welfare and prosperity of Europe ? Will she continue to play with an opponent openly using marked cards and cogged dice, and respect ing none of the obligations which she holds binding ? The chief questions to be brought before the Congress, should it be held, relate to the Isle of Serpents and to Bolgrad. Russia has put forward a clearly untenable claim with respect to the former., It was never for a moment sup posed that the SULTAN was to surrender any portion of his dominions—that Russia was to receive any benefit from her wanton and unjus tifiable aggression ! It is, and has been in the possession of the Porte. Small as it is, it forms an integral portion of the Ottoman Empire, and Russia might as well claim Varna, or even Constantinople itself, as the insignificant Island that is only useful as a station for lighthouses, to mitigate the dangers attending the vessels of all nations in attempting the entrance of the Danube ! The vexata qucestio respecting Bolgrad is equally clear. Russia declares that there are two Bol grads, and she chooses to refer the article of the Treaty, in which mention thereof is made, to "New Bolgrad," a recently-erected town reaching to the littoral boundaries of the Danube, and giving its possessor a control over a certain por tion of its waters—a licence that would be as liberally exercised, or rather exceeded, as that of RICHARD Ccnun. DB LION to the holy clerk of Copmanhurst, when the Sovereign authorised the friar to kill three bucks in his Royal Forests. It is not, however, the spirit of the Treaty—which in doubtful cases must serve as the light by which the words are interpreted—that is decisive on the point. It is notorious that a map was referred to at the late Congress. It was what is termed au "exhibit" in the case, and on that map no mention was made of the modern Bolgrad, which has recently assumed so much importance in Muscovite eyes. That Bolgrad is removed from the Danube. Its adoption carries out the spirit of the Treaty, and we should be dolts—aye, and dastards—to re-open a question which was partially decided in March last, although our Financial Minister, for his own purposes, chooses to assign a still later date, 'subsequent to the commencement of the financial year. Our interests and our honour alike forbid the new Congress ; and we trust that our English Minister will, by his unbending resolution, prove that he is indeed worthy of the confidence of the English people, now unhesitatingly reposed in him. That Mr. BAZALGETTE should prove himself, to his own satisfaction at least, right, and Ctptain BURSTAL and the Chief Commissioner of Works Wrong, in respect to the outfall of the sewage, is pretty much what was to be expected. We hap- Pen to know a good deal of what professional gentlemen of his calibre are capable ; but it car ttahiant they lyisnot within the range of our recollection ever submitted to be convicted of error in their original calculations, no matter how great the modifications their plans had ultimately to undergo. Thus, while Mr. BAZALGETTE, with the utmost deliberation, maintains the adequacy of the original Plan B for every useful purpose, and insl3ls on its superiority in every respect to Plan B as amended, we find him compelled to recom mend the diversion o f the northern outfall sewer round the north side of Dage n h am G ulf, instead of across its mouth, and c onsequently an increase of length and a diminution of fall, t oge th er w i t h a er rrexponding enlargement o f the sewers, to say o f a deepening of th e reservoir. The , nothing engineer's self-complacency, of c ourse, undergoes no rebuff a; he has acquired fresh inf ormat i on, and if ho altered his plan it was at nob o d y else ' s r has i suggestion. Of course this and other m a t ters of the kind, suggestive though they may be deemed of vacillation, must increase the confidence of the public in their engineer, though they somewhat pdinfullv, because suggestively, bring to our mind grand effort of engineering skill in the country, the result of which would have been all that could be wished had not the levels been so taken that ne of the sewers discharged itself the wrong way ! A perusal of the report of yesterday's meet ing of the Board of Works must, we think, and we say it in good faith, convince reasonable men that the only satisfactory solution of the great drainage question is the carrying out of the sewage to Sea Reach. What with obscuration rendered more obscure, red tape and the want of all ground of reasonable confidence either in the plan B as amended, or plan B as not amended, save by the engineer, in any way answering the purpose, we don't see how any other result can be arrived at. It is the only outlet to all appear ance from an everlasting muddle, and the only way to escape an unfathomable deep of expendi ture. How are we to set about the summarisation of the calculations contained in the report, by means of which Mr. BAZALGETTE would commit the Board to his opinion ! It is a waste of time, for we have no faith in them, finding no solid ground whereon to rest the sole of our foot. Suffice it to give the result in brief. In the first place, while apparently assenting to the proposed exten =ion of the point of outfall to the vicinity of Erith, he is of opinion the money the extension would cost would be unnecessarily expended ; and in the second place, that the reservoirs, as originally planned, are capacious enough for the purpose, and, if not, may be enlarged at any future time by the construction of a second basin, which is much the better plan of enlargement. In arriving at this conclusion as to the capacity of the reservoirs, he is careful to tell us he has not overlooked the fact, that on twenty-eight days in the year, when the weather is pluviose, the reservoirs may be expected to overflow into the Thames—of course during forbidden hours ! The more the construttion of these reservoirs is considered, the more must the folly of a half way outfall become apparent. At the very best the reservoirs would be a nuisance to the neigh bourhood, and a cause of needless expenditure ; while as part of a scheme for polluting the Thames, and spreading pestilential odours over the luckless population up as well as down the river, they are execrable. In HEAVEN'S name, my Lord PALMERSTON, step in and get us poor be-boarded, and about to be be-devilled, people out of the mess in which we are being involved deeper and deeper. We see no other help for us—and remember it is placed beyond the possibility of doubt that every thinking being in the metropolis is of opinion that Sea Reach is the proper outfall for the sewage, and that Go vernment should be the main contributor to carrying the 'required tunnel beyond its threat ened destination. All that is asked of you is to be good natured and do what it is your duty to do ; and that you may satisfy yourself on this head, we advise you to consult your able subor dinate, Sir BENJAMIN HALL, who is one of the few persons who thoroughly comprehend the en tire affair. It is not much in our way to address Premiers, but as you are a located citizen and the QUEEN'S Minister combined, the temptations are as irresistible as we trust will be our appeal. THE MED: MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY MORNING. By the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ship Euxine we have dates from Gibraltar, 25th ; Cadiz, 26th • Lisbon, 29th ; Oporto and Vigo, 30th ult. The Euxine brings 28 passengers, specie value 13,7001. and on freight 1,382 boxes oranges, and a large cargo of almonds, chestnuts, lemons, &c. At Lisbon exchange on London was quoted 53k ; bills scarce, and money remaining over. A Royal decree has appealed in Lisbon, counter signed by the Minister of Finance, authorising the negotiation of a loan to be made through the Bank of Portugal upon the deposit of bonds for public works. The American schooner Marie Jewett arrived at Gibraltar on the 23d ult., reporting the foundering of the American ship Lady Franklin on the 30th October. The Lady Franklin was bound to Trieste, with augar, from. Matanzas. At Gibraltar exchange on London at 90 days' date was quoted 49 15-16ths ; Spanish pillared dollars, 9/ per cent. prem. BLUCIfEIt AND WELLINGTON. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,— A paragraph appeared in your impression of yes terday relating a very amusing anecdote of the Duke of Wellington and myself. Ido not know who invented the story ; but I trust, sir, that your sense of justice will allow me, for the sake of honour, by giving insertion in your next publication to this letter, to denounce the same as pure fiction. I remain, sir, your most obedient servant, CARL VON BLUCHER, Lieut. 39, Finsbury-square, 2d Dec., 1856. THE COURT.—Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and the senior members of the royal family, leave Windsor Castle to-morrow for Osborne, Isle of Wight. The Queen will remain at her marine palace a fortnight, returning to Windsor for Christmas. The Duke of Somerset has disposed of his interest in the mansion he occupied in Spring-gardens to the Lords of the Admiralty, who propose converting it into an office for the new Coast-guard Department about to be organised. The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland have arrived at Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, from Stan wick-park, Yorkshire. His grace has recovered from his recent severe attack of gout. The Marquis of Lansdowne left Lansdowne House, yesterday, from Bowood-park, Wi ts, where the noble marquis will receive a distinguished circle of friends during the approaching festive season. The Marchioness of DanAford and her infant are both going on very favourably. J The Marquis and Ma;thioness of Londonderry have arrived at Mount Stewakt, Ireland, The Earl of Ellesmer , J , we are happy to learn is better. His lordship passed a good night on Monday, and was pronounced rather letter yesterday. Dr. Bright is in attendance on the noble earl. The Earl and C anntess Staoliope have arrived at Che ven` ,T Seven..alis, from visiting th e Ri g h t Ann. S. Park,H rf jert, 3,1 P., and Mrs. Herbert, at Wilt on e Salisbury. House, n TheDo e , 3 c:a,ger Lady Foley and the Hon. Adelaide Foley lave arrived in town from Brighton, for the win ter. Lord and Lady Fo!ey are passing the winter at his ; .(;rdship's newly purchased estat- at Worksop, Notts. Lord and Lady E. F. Howard, and their youthful family, are at Glossop Hall, the noble lord's seat in Derbyshire. Llay John Somerset has arrived in Enfield Court, Middlesex, on a visit t, the Hon. A. Somerset. Sir Charles and Lady Mary Wood have returned to the right hon. baronet's official residence, at the Admi ralty, from visiting Sir William and the Hon. Lady Mid dleton at Shrubland Park, Suffolk. :MARRIAGE: IN HIGH Lat.—The marriage of Captain the Hon. Frederick Fitzclarence, brother of the Earl of Munster, with the Hon. ii_dela Sidney, eldest daughter of the late, and sister of the present, Lord De Lide, and Dudley, was solemnised yest,erday morning at A l .l Saints' Church, Knightsbridge, in the presence of a S elect circle of the friends of both nobie families. At a meeting of the Tr ast and Load Cr,mpany of Upper Canada, held yesterday, a dividend at the rate of 73 per cent. was declared, an•i the report, an abstract of which appeared in The Si'm, on Thursday, was unanimously aloWed'. SWYNFEN V. SW' iNFEN.—This case, which was to try the validity of the, rights of counsel to compromise cases, was resumed ye terday morning in the Court of Com mon Pleas. Mr. Justice Cresswell, at the conclusion of the arguments, e aid that the corirt would take time to consider the r _latter, and wov.id deliver judgment on the fir 4 day of next term. THE AIISTE LAN LLOYD'S.---This company was este. ) . lished by English capitalists ' in 1836, and was Fenortly afterwards made over to a'A ass. ciation of Trieste capi talists with Lierr Von Bru c k at their head. Its capital was original' ;y one million. florins, its revenue in 1852 amounted to i 3,624,15] Penring, and 'its annual expendi- Lure to 361,150 florins. it possr.,ssed in the same year 47 steambor 'ts, having 7„:ri9o hr.,rse-puwer, and an aggre gate burthel tof 23,665 t one. The total estimated value of these vess( eis was 8,0) 0,000 noting, and they performed 1,465 voyage s in the 3 7 . 7 ar, conveying 331,688 passengers. From the e,s tahlishu 'mit of the company to 1854 the total quantit y of To' erc.handise conveyed by its vessels was 4,184,0 64 °Loin tat., representing r. value of 1 ,255,21P,206' florim, They also carried luggage for passengers to the value of 84,847,030 florins, and specie to the amount; off 461,103,767 florins. Between the year 1842 and 718511, the company bas divided among its shareholders as au count of profits not less than 1,752,920 &tins, Tha e dvid lend for 1853 was 320,000 florins, and 885,068 ft we re set aside f. - :r the reserve fund. LATEST NEWS• THE [NSURRECTION IN SICILY. PARIS, DEC. 2 (NicarT.) An instrrectionary movement took place on the 22d uit. in some Communes of the Province of Palermo. The Government authorities had been driven out. A Deputy of the Parliament of 1848 is at the head of the movement. The Neapolitan Government had despatched troops to the disturbed places. Arrests had taken place in Palermo, but nothing is yet known of the importance attaching to the insurrecticn. MADRID, Nov. 28. It is untrue that the Government intend calling 50,000 men under arms. M. Mires's proposals for a loan of 300 millions of reals are under con sideration. The payment of the interest of the National Debt for the coming half-year is assured, as also that for the month of November. La Epoca states that the Government have accepted the resignations of M. Rios y Rosas as member of the Council, and of Gen. Concha, Governor of Cuba. A Paris letter, dated the 30th ult., in the _Nord of Brussels, says :—" The diplomatic information received here to-day from London and Vienna con firms the news of the approaching meeting of the congress. The perseverance of France, Russia and Prussia have ended by vanquishing the resist ance of the English cabinet. The only question for the moment is the solution of the difficulties relative to the rectification of the frontiers of Bessarabia. The opinion of diplomatists here is that Russia will not make the preservation of Bol grad an affair of such importance as to preclude her from giving up the town, but, of course, in return for an equitable compensation. As to the sub sidiary questions of the treaty, circumstances will decide if the plenipotentiaries are to occupy them selves with them in the new meeting. It is be lieved that the meeting will take place at the end. of December." The Paris correspondent of the Times (Second Edition) says : "It was rumoured this afternoon that the movement in Sicily had been put down, but I do not learn that there is any official confirmation of the fact. General Zola, who, I believe, commands at Palermo, sent a Swiss regiment by sea to the place where the outbreak occurred, and it was to take the place of that corps that troops were despatched from Naples. The opinion in official quarters is that the revolt, which is said to have occurred in more places than one, will be easily put down, if it has not been before this. " It is not, I believe, as yet clearly ascertained which of the political parties began to raise the cry, nor what has been the cry itself. There are several parties. We have first the Separatists, who were numerous and influential a few years ago ; their object was less of a general than a local kind ; they were for the separation from Naples, and the absolute independence of Sicily. It is be lieved, however, that a change has taken place, and that a more Italian spirit has penetrated the population. " Another party, by no means contemptible in number or the influence of its members, was for maintaining the unioa of the Two Sicilies, and the Bourbon dynasty, with or without the abdication of the King in favour of his son ; but on the in dispensable condition of re-establishing the Con stitution of 1848. "A third and smaller section was for the union of Sicily with Piedmont, under the sovereignty of King Yictor Emmanuel. This plan found favour at Turin, and was supported by a certain part of the press ; but it was not popular among the Sicilians, who did not wish the island to be come a dependency of the Crown of Sardinia. There is not in Sicily any one who puts forward a claim in favour of Murat ; on the contrary, his eause is in the greatest discredit." FRANCE. PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING. BOURSE, DEC. 2.—The market became very buoyant towards the close, when the following were the last quotations : Cash. fr. c End of Month. 44 per Cents 3 per Cents 69 40 70 5 New Loan Bank Shares 4,101 Roman (a d) 854 Credit Mobilier 1,550 Austrian Belgian Fives .. 974 Spanish Threes _ Piedmontese (5) 9l 50 Home. Debt UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS.— - Wanted for a Lady and her Servant, a SITTING-ROOM, Three BED.ROQMS, and separate KIT CHEN, where there are no other Mclff,ez, n ar a chief thoroughfare ; between Charing-cross and Hyde-park-corner preferred. Ally party unused to letting would find the advertiser a desirable. occupant.. References exchanged. Address, with full particulars, T, 101, Strand. ITER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. — M. JI7LLIEN'S CONCERTS. Last Week but One—The New Grand French Quadrille. —Miss Juliana May.—Madame Elisa Poma (prima donna from the principal theatres in Italy), will shortly have the honour of making her first appearance in England.—Fourth appear ance this season of the celebrated Pianist, Miss Arabella Goddard, on Thnr4d3v. Programme for THIS EVENTING (Wednesday, Dec. 3): — Part I.—Overture, 3lissaniello (first time this season)— Auber; Quadrille, from Rossini's opera, Le Comte Ory -Jullien ; Symphony, Andante from the Pastoral Symphony —Beethoven ; Grand Aria. Ernani involami (Ernani), Miss Juliana May—Verdi ; March of the Huns, composed expressly for these Concerts by Cusins (24 time of per formance) ; Polka, My Mary Ann (21st time)—Jullien ; Fantasia, Pianoforte, from Donizetti's opera Elixir d'Amore, Signor Andreoli—Thalberg ; the Grand French Quadrille (22d time of performance) with variations for flute, flageolet, oboe, clarinet, ophicleide, and cornet, performed by MM. De Folley, De Yong, Collinet, Lavigne, Sonnenberg, Hughes, and Koenig; Finale ; Partant pour la Syrie, Vive l'Empereur— Jullien. Part 2.- Opera, Grand Operatic Selection from Verdi's opera of " 11 T r ovatore," w;th solos by Herr Koenig, M. Lavigne , and Mr. Hughes : Marche Marocaine, Pianaforte, Signor Andreoli —L. de Meyer ; Quadrille, The English, with solos by MM. Collinet, De Folly, and Koenig—Tullien ; Cavatina, Regnava nel silenzi (Lucia di Lammermoor) Miss Juliana May—Donizetti ; Valse, Georgette—D'Albert ; Solo, Vio loncello, M. Demunck, jun.—Servais; Galop, Etna—D'Al bert. Conductor—N. Jullien. To commence at 8 o'clock. Prices of admission :—Promenade, ls. ; Dress circle, 2s. 6d. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d., Et is., and upwards. Private boxes to be secured of Mr. Nugent, at the box-office of the theatre ; at all the principal libraries and musicsellers'; and at Jullien and Co.'s, 214, Regent-street T HEATRE ROYAL, DRURN LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. Acting M imager, Mr. C. Mathews . Stage Manager, Mr. R. Roxby. Scenic Artist, Mr. W. Beverley. ITALIAN OPERAS, COMEDY, and BALLE T, every Evening during the Week, at Old Play-house Prices. Last Four Nights of the Italian Op.ra Company. Upper Gallery, ls. ; Gallery, ls. 6d. ; Pit, 3 s. ; Upper Boxes, 3s. 6d. ; First Circle, ss. ; Dress Circle, 7s. ; 10s. 6d. ; Private Boxes, one, two, three, and four guine s. In consequence of the extraordinary and unprecedented success that has attended the introdnetien of ITALIAN OPERAS at Drury-lane, the Lessee begs to announce that he has re-entered into arrangements with Messrs. Cramer, Beale, and Co., who have succeeded in prevailing upon the eminent Italian Artistes to forego their Continental e,nga , m• rnents, in order to appear for a Few Nights Longer in the most celebrated operas of the great composers :---Madame Grisi Madame Rudersdorff, Madame Amadei, Madame Sed lazek, and Madame Gassier ; Herr Reichardt, Signor Volpini, Mons. Gassier, Signor Lorini, Signor Albicini, Signor Revere, Mr. Tennant, and Herr Formes. Powerful band and com plete chorus, under the direction of Signor Li Calzi. THIS EVENING, her Majesty's Servants will perform (positively for the last time) Donizetti's opera, LUCIA DI L tMMERMOOR. Supported by Madame Gassier, Madame Chierici, M Gassier, M. Kinni, Signor Gabussi, Signor Albicini, and Signor Volpini. After which. LITTLE TODDLEKENS. Mr. C. Mathews, Mr. Tilbury, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Misses M. Oliver and E. Wadham. To conclude with a Ballet, in which Mdlles. Osmont will appear. Beres, stalls, and places • can be secured of Messrs. Cramer, Beak, and Co., Regent-street, and at the box-office of the theatre, from 10 till 6. To prevent disappointment an early application is solicited. The Free List will be entirely suspended. Doors open at half-past 7, commence at 8. THEATRE ROYAL, ITAYMARKET 1 THIS EVENING, and durinz the wPek in consequence of its great success, THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL, in which Mr Murdoch will appear as Charles Surface; Sir Peter Teazle, Mr. Chippendale ; Sir Benjamin Backbite, Mr. Buckstone ; Crabtree, Mr, Compton; Joseph Surface, Mr. Howe ; Sir Oliver Surface, Mr. Rogers; Moses, Mr. Clark ; Sir Harry (with a song), Mr. W. Farren ; Lady Teazle, Miss Reynolds ; Mrs. Candour, Miss Talbot ; Lady Sneerwell, Mrs. Poynter ; Maria Miss E. Sabine: After which, the successful new farce, A FAMILY FAILING, in which Mr. Buckstone, Mr. Howe, Mr. Chippendale. and Miss Blanche Fane will appear. With (for positively the last four nights), the ballet pantomime of THE STAR OF ANDALUSIA, by Perea Nena and her umivalled Company of Spanish Dancers. To conclude with THE DUMB BELLE. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Real Success. Great Adelphi Hit ! THE ELVES, a Grand New Fairy Ballet Extravaganza, in which Madame Celeste will appear as the Statue Bride every evening.—Revival of the Mysterious Stranger, in which Mr. Wright and Madame Celeste will sustain their original cha racters. - THIS EVENING will be pefformed the celebrated drama of THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER. Messrs. Wright, Paul Bedford, C. Selby, Parselle, Garden; Mesdames Celeste, Wyndham, Keeley, Arden. After which, with new scenery, dresses, machinery, and appointments, a new grand fairy ballet extravaganza, (wiled THE ELVES, or the Statue Bride, founded on the grand ballet spectacle, now perform ing with unexampled success at the Theatre Imperiale de l'Opera at Paris, under the title of Les Elfes. Principal cha racters by Madame Celeste, Misses Wyndham, Mary Keeley, Kate Kelly, Chatterly, Arden, Messrs. Weght. Paul Bedford, C Selby, Le Barr, &c. Concluding with BETTY MARTIN. Miss M. Keeley. LYCEUM THEATRE ROYAL. Lessee, Mr, , C. Dillon. • THIS EVENING (Wednesday, Dec. 3), the tragedy of OTHELLO. Othello (the second time in London), Mr. C. Dillon ; lago, Mr. Stuart ; Desdemoni, Mrs. C. Dillon ; Emilia, Mrs. Weston. After which, the extraordinary troupe of Bedouin Arabs will make their fifth appearance. Followed by GOOD FOR NOTHING. Miss Woolgar, Messrs. Toole, Barrett, ckc. Concluding with a Ballet, by Miss Rosina Wright and the Coryphees. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING and during the week will be presented Shakspeare's play of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. After which will be produced a new petite comedy, in two acts, called OUR WIFE ; or, The Rose of Amiens. Princi pal characters by Messrs. Ryder, Harley, Fisher ; Misses Murray and C. Leclercq. Mendelssohn's celebrated overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream will commence at 5 minutes before 7. TRAND T HEAT RE.—nznager, Mr. T. V. 77 Pavne.—THlS EVENING will he performed BELPHEGOR (Travestie). Messrs. G. Lec, Howard, Clarke, and Mesdames Cuthbert, Woolnage, E. Jacobs, and Willy Edouin. THE CAPTIIN'S NOT A MISS. Messrs J. Neville, G. Lee, Clarke, and Mesdames Fitzinman, Cuthbert, and E. Wilton. Third time, a new farce, OVER THE WAY, Mr. Kin loch, Mesdames Woolidge and Wilton. - , And THE QUEEN'S MUSKETEERS'. Serjeant, Miss Cuthbert ; Corporal, Miss Fitzinrnan ; Rank and File, by numerous Auxiliaries, whe Parade and Drill even evening. Commence at Seven. Stalls, :Is. ; Boxes, 2s, ; Pit, is. ; Gallery, dd„ _ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Leseees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswiek. THIS EVENING, BIRDS OF PREY. Charles tenne pont, Mr. Creswick. After which, A BLOW IN THE DARK. Viltrac, Mr. Shepherd (his original part). To conclude with DRED. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. Alfred Winan• THIS EVENING, WIVES AS THEY WERE AND MAIDS AS THEY ARE. Messrs. Addison, G. Vining ; Mrs. Stirling, Misses Swanborough and Herbert. And the new farce, JONES THE AVENGER. Messr.z. F. Robson, J. Rogers, and Miss Marston. Commence at ha'f-past Seven. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPRITHEA.TRE. Lessee and IVlNnafzer, Mr. W. Cooke. THIS EVENING (First Week), MACBETH, with Eques trian Illustrations by Mr. W. Cooke's Horses, trained by him. Macbeth, Mr. James Holloway. After which, the SCENES in the CIRCLE ; Miss Kate Cooke in her elegant act of raandge dra. To conclude with OTHER ENTERTAINMENTS. Doors open at half-oast six ; commence at seven o'clock. ro.c•office open from . Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, .W. W es t . Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Coeke,jn: C A NTE RBIJ RY HALL, w es , t _l7 ---- Th e Performance of NiNor iolnster-road.— Choruses, follow ing company of Vocalists are engaged for th . e — p Selections from all the popular Operas, Madrig a l s , ulfield, Glees, Duets, &C., viz. f —Miss E Pearce, Ny rs Miss Brunell, and Miss Summers ; Mr. J. Caulfield, Herr Jonghmans, R. Grover, T. Rains. T. Farrant, s ,jilerr F. Barker, W. Melling, and P. Corrie ; Masters ' An • siin "es ' - ' nett, and Corti ; Mr. Sam Cowell and E. Macknev. i).Ben forte, J. liarroway, R. A. ; harmonium, J. Caulfield, piano forte, director, Mr. J. Caulfield. Commence at Seven o'cloCk u p n. ciselY. Suppers, dte., until twelve o'clock. In addition to the usual Vooal Enterainment, the celebrated SPANISH MINSTRELS will appear in costume at Nine and Eleven o'clock Every Evening, and sing some of their favourite selec ions, ;UGH WATER 'IT Dr)NDON 3RITY-n-r, This D.:‘:—Morn. 13 rdn. aft. 5 —Fvellilig 37 min. alt. 5 T'N-Mnaltow—Morn. 1 rain. aft. s—Evming 30 min. aft. 6 RAILWAYS-FOR CASH • fr. c. fr. c. Orleans 1,336 Western Northern 9BO Strasburg Lyons 1,370 New Ditto 7BO - - Mediterranean 1,775 Grand Central Lyons Geneva Cette PRUSSIA. A. letter from Berlin, of the 29th ult., says : "The King, in delivering his speech, was visibly affected at the part which referred to Neuchatel, and his emotion gained the assembly. On two occasions bravoes broke out, and when the King made an appeal to the people to defend the honour of the Crown, hurrahs four times repeated. When the minister president, in conformity with the order of the King, had declared the session to be opened, his Majesty left the chamber amidst the acclamations of the assembly. The members of the Diet were afterwards individually presented to their Majesties in the picture gallery, and were then entertained at breakfast. The chambers subsequently assembled. In the Chamber of Nobles, Prince Hohenlohe Ingelfingen was elected president by 89 votes out of 90. In the Lower Chamber, where 235 out of 350 members were present, committees were formed to examine into the validity of the newly-elected members, and the election of president was postponed to the ensuing Monday." M. de Bismark-Schonhausen, the Prussian re presentative at th e Diet of Frankfort, arrived at Berlin on the 29th ult. BELGIUM• The following is the text of the reply of the King of the Bel gians to the address of the Chamber of Representatives, in reply to the speech from the throne : " Gentlemen,—lt is most agreeable to me to receive the sincere testimony of the sentiments of affectionate confidence which you have just expressed to me, in the Dams of the Chamber of Representatives. The tabours of this important session have been worthily inaugu rated. Your intelligent patriotism will know how to second the efforts of my government, with the view of assuring the regular development of the moral and material welfare of the nation." SARDINIA. A letter from Turin of the 27th, in the constitu tionnel, says :—" Much attention has been excited hero by the precipitate journey to this city of the Marquis do Villamarina, Sardinian minister at the Court of Paris. It appears that his object was to have precise instructions, in case a coolness between the Western Powers should make any change in the relations which bind the Sardinian Court to those two Powers." The same letter adds —" The Communal Council of Genoa is still obsti nate in its opposition to the G ove rnment. The Council has just decided that ins tead of paying to the Finance Department 806,000 f. for octroi duties it will only pay 90,000 f., a sum corresponding to what is really obtained from the octroi of the city. This decision has produced a great sensation, par ticularly as it is thought that the example will be followed by other communes. SPAIN. The Madrid j ours als of the 28th ult. have arrived: M. Rios Rosas had resigned the post of member of the Royal Council. The Gazette, says that the accounts which some of the journals give of mea sures relative to the army aro unfounded, and that to avoid errors in future they would do well to wait until the measures of the government shall have been officially announced. The Queen had presented a magnificent mantle of white velvet and gold to the miraculous image of Our Lady of Montserrat, which is held in peculiar veneration by the Catalonians. MAGAZINES. Blackwootl.—Nothing in the December number of Blackwood that we can trace from the hand of any one of Blael:wood's chial coatribntors. Mr. Warren reviewed, we very' Well remember, and reviewed very a‘fanirably too, at the time of its first appearance, Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin. But—or we aro much mis ta;icen—his is not the hand which has written the criticism in the present number of Maga upon " Uncle Tom's'' double, his alter ego, his fetch— "Dred." Altogether a criticism, be it said, rather depreciative than commendatory. Anything but in the spirit in which The Times declared I)red to be a second shot right in the Bull's Eye ! Nothing —that we can recognise —from Bulwer Lytton, the latest as he is also (mais cela va sans dire) one of the very greatest of the glories of Blackwood ! Nothing that we can confidently father upon Alison —who may be called the "Political" of Maga ! Nothing—that we can detect—from the pen of Aytoun—the "Arch Wag" and the Poetic Jupiter- Tonans of the old Edinburgh ! Yet, with all these apparent deficiencies, the number before us is read able thoroughly ! There for one thing is a seventh instalment of Mrs. Oliphant's delightful " Athelings." The principal incidents in which instalment are—the betrothal of Marian the Beauty to Louis the Prince ! and the rupture between the humble mercantile family at the Old Wood-lodge and the corpse-like, sardonic Lord Winterbourne ! Charlie, the Big Boy, is ex p ec t e d for a few days do wn a t the pretty sylvan retreat in Banburyshire—so that we may expect some obstacle to be thrown betimes, through his instrumentality, in the way of the proud peer's claim to the bequest of Aunt Bridget. " Our Indian Empire" is the title of a rather pompous treatise upon Hindostan. " A Recent Confession of an Opium Eater" is a facetious extravagance, in noway comparable to the famous, dreamy, ecstatic lucubrations of De Qaincy. " Respectability—A Dialogue," proves to be a dialoguo upon that very suggegtivo and reputable theme between Irenoens and Tlepoletn us—sprinkled with a few apposite remarks from the lips of Mr. and Mrs. Celsus Then follows the somewhat captious notice of " Dred" already mentioned. It, in turn, being succeeded by a disquisition upon " The English Ecclesiastical Courts," anything but as entertaani ng as the memorable incidental allu sions to the same topic introduced in the exquisite nazrative of Mr. Dickens's noblest fiction of all— to our thinking —David Copperfield ! "The Food of London" is the subject of the last contribution but one in this December number of Blackwood—. a contribution recalling to mind a series of brilliant articles published in Maga some years back from the pen of a very clever writer—one Mr. Murray, if we recollect accurately--a series of papers relat ing to our metropolis, which we should marvel lously like to see republished in a popular form. Finally, there is a political chapter, bringing Maga for 1850 to a close as with a sort of premoni tory growl of thunder. " The Political Lull, and what will break it" is the title. Here is the writer's explanation of the monetary crisis in France : "The astonishing development of industrial enterprise in France, under the fostering administration of Napo leon 111., has brought with it perils as well as advantages. The old hoarding habits of the people have been broken down—the scattered savings and small capitals, formerly uselessly locked in drawers or hid in corners, have been embarked in industrial undertakings; and, crowning the whole, the gigantic Credit Mobilier has assumed to itself the execution of all the great works in Europe. The Austrian railways are in its hands ; through au affiliated company at Madrid, it has advanced large sums to the Spanish Government, and succeeded in exciting a railway mania even among the staid and immobile population of the Peninsula ;—and besides a thousand minor dindertak ings, it has contracted for the execution of the great Rus sian railways, a work involving the expenditure of at least forty-five millions sterling. This outburst of enterprise and development of the credit system, eminently desirable in itself, has been carried to a critical height; because the magnitude of the undertakings is such that nothing but a combination of favourable circumstances will allow of their being conducted to a successful close. The progress of this grand speculative scheme is like that of a boat sunk to the water's edge with a load of gold. Of course the more gold that is placed in the boat, the more profitable the enterprise, if it succeed ; but nothing but calm seas , and fair weathe r w ill carr y th e b ar k t o its haven. The occurrence of a Continental war at present would cause those vast speculations to miscarry; and their fall would probably drag down the whole financial fabric of France, entailing great suffering upon tho people and utterly ruin ing the prestige of the Napoleonic. Government."; Hence (it is not unnaturally insisted) Napoleon 111. is incited by self-interest as well as by more ele vated and humane motives to his great work—the work of his life just now—that of pouring oil upon the troubled waters of Europe ! Nevertheless, in spite of all his strenuous efforts to preserve yet a little while longer the p resent most precarious P,ace, Napoleon M.—Maga fully anticipates—will find that the signs everywhere visible just now (signs of trouble and apprehension) will not pass away with out producing convulsion. May not the beginning of the end of this hollow and preposterous Peace be already recognised in various directions ?—at Venice in the sullen reception, by his Italian sub jests, of the young Austrian Emperor—at Neuchatel in the clashing claims of the Prussian King and the Swiss Confederation—at Palermo in the sudden apparition in the face of day of the swords and banners of a Sicilian Insurrection ! Fraser.--A facetious, caustic, and scholarly con tributor (R. L.), who amused the readers of Fraser some time back with a humorous treatise upon " Humbug," takes in hind this month, in a some what similar strain, the congenial subject of " Popularity." In justification of hi§ adopting which as a sequel to his earlier essay, R. L. maintains, comically enough, that one is a sort of offshoot of the ether, precisely as Aris totle has said of rhetoric and dialectics—WO'TE av i til3aevEt Pgropticnv otov 7rapaovEc it nig taXEicrucqc twat. The paper is a capital bit of dry banter, pleasantly and sagaciously setting forth the shams of Popularity. Shirley gives us a sixth and last " Sketch on the North Coast," in his capacity as a Naturalist. There is a brief but sufficiently attractive letter upon "The Denison Case," ad dressed to the editor by a no less notable Nonconformist than the Rev. F. D. Maurice. A few sweet, delicious " Gleanings from Uhland" introduce T. Westwood to our favourable notice, as a skilful poetical translator. .As for the light article for the month, the magazine story in Fraser for December " The Friends," an episode of Italian life—the gist of it may be re adily enough conjectured from the headings of the three chaptersl —ch. i., 1847 ; ch. ii., 1848-1 849 ; c h. iii. while its style may be imagined no.liessusmmB r night easily from a the opening phrases—"in the year 1847. The moon vas o l ns ra hone ll brightly on the Piazza del Duomo, at Florence. It lit with a pale glory the Campanile"—and all that sort of thing ! We really wonder that this kind of Rosa-Matilda romancing has not be en long since banished from pages as pretentious as those of Fraser's Magazine. The thing is nauseating. There is a rather interesting article in the December .h num ber of Regina, by the w a y , u p on " Pau's History of England "—a history of England by Reinholt Pauli, already favourably known by his " Life of Alfred the Great." Dr. Pauli being, in fact, the continuator of Dr. Lappenberg, as David Hume found a continuator of his History in Tobias Smollett. Half-a-dozen other contributions of a most diversified character lend their charm, just as they chance to have any, to this new number of Fraser for December. The whole contents of it winding up with a political paper, ‘‘ Foreign and Domestic"—a contrast to the article on the same theme in Blackwood, inasmuch as it is upon the very face of it rather retrospective than anticipa tory. Dublin University.— " The Fortunes of Gl eneore " are still continued, bit no great events are recorded in the present portion. .The unhappy recluse, Lord Glencore, continues to involve himself in new difficulties, in spite of the care of his f rien d s ; in deed this time rather serious ones, as he went to the pavilion and offended the King i n some im portant transaction then going on. The youthf u l hero is not mentioned except briefly—h e is still left in prison. The most . curious thing a p paren t i n these chapters is the account of Sir H orace U pton, whose affectation of ease and no nc h a l ance i s won derful. Having invited seventeen people to dinner was not an affair of sufficient consequence to dwell in his memory, and when reminded of it he did not disturb himself, .but allow e d th e company to sit down without him. The astonishment of the straightforward Colonel Harcourt when he arrived and found the host in his solitary chamber may be imagined. The most interesting article in this number is the biographical sketch of Talma, subject attractive in itself from intrinsic merit, and rendered is treated. more s o f rom the super i or manner i n which it treated. It is truly said that "Francis Joseph . Talma ranks amongst the most remarkable men of the ago an d country in which he lived." He was not alo ne i n hi s glory, for h e fl our i s h e d i n a time that saw many great in his own profession. He was not appreciated in his talents only by those who were lookers-on, but those of his own craft recognised his powers. " Tho applause of ap plauded men " was the crowning triumph of his success. His friendship with John Kemble was a circumstance that is creditable to both. He became acquainted with Edmund Kean also, but not to such an extent as with his gifted rival. The most remarkable ev en t men tioned in tlie bet*een 'Palma and Napoleoh ; it is to the honour of both that the friendship survived even the test of a throne: Some went so far as to say that the rlatiperor was indebted to Talm'a rot lessons in regal deportment and de livery. Napoleon was amused, and observed that he considered the rurnolir as a compliment. 66 Had i not perfcrP.l.eci hay part well they could not have supposed you had been my teacher." A singular occurrence is narrated here concerning the early early career of the 2alperor. When he was in great pecuniary distress, it was said that Talma had rendered him assistance ; but instead the fol lowing anecdote is related :-- '1 Napoleon had successively pledged wly,tever trinkets he possessed, rings, brooches, and watches, and his re sources were entirely exhausted. Tke man of destiny was reduced to despair, and resolved to end all by a plunge in the Seine. On his way to the Pont Neuf he ran against some one in his abstraction, and, raising his head, recog nised an old schoolfellow of Brienne. The latter had just received from his notary the sum of twenty thousand francs; the former was intent on suicide because he had no longer the price of a dinner. They divided the money between them, and Napoleon returned to his lodging. If that warm-hearted comrade of the college had accidentally passed down another street, the history of the next twenty years would have been written without the names of Lodi, Marengo, Austerlitz, Jena, Friedland, Moscow, Leipsig, and Waterloo." The admirers of Shakspere will bo shocked to peruse the dramas of Duels, which differ so much from their prototype that they are nearly unrecog nisable. Sufficient of the spirit remained, however, to give life to the animation, and fire to the genius of Talma. Altogether this retrospect of the great man's life is worthy of attention. A long disserta tion on " Slavery" is among the contents, in the course of which Mrs. Stowe's recent work, "bred," is criticised. It is said that the fame of that lady resembles that of Miss Burney, she having as sud denly sprung into notice. It is added that the similarity is continued still further, for that " Dred" is as inferior to " Uncle Tom's Cabin" as " Evelina" is superior to "Cecilia." The curious paper, entitled " John Twiller," is again net with. The hero does not make progress, however, in his stupendous undertakings. " The Doctor of Philo sophy" is a new story, in the first chapter of which, called "A Morning Walk in Calcutta," a pleasing description is given of the " City of Palaces." It is mentioned that in a city of the West all hours of the day are alike when once business has begun, but that in the far East the hour of the day may be known by the appearance of the town. " The Rides and Reveries of Mr. 2Esep Smith" are ludi crously narrated. The political subjects are, " Our Antipodean Neighbours" and " Our Political Re lations with Persia." Bentley's Miscellany.—Dudley Costello narrates the " Adventures of Professor Dummkoph at the Bal Mabille" in his characteristic style, more at tracsive to the lovers of the ludicrous than to those who seek refinement. Financiers will be interested in a notice on the work of M. Capefigue, on the " grandes operations financieres" of the Revolu tion. It is followed by a paper on some volumes recently published on Naples, giving 'a very un favourable picture of Neapolitan society. The second part of " Thanatos Athanatos," a medley, continues its reflections on the same solemn sub ject. It is one scarcely in keeping with the pages of a magazine, but the writer appears to have care fully considered it in its,different aspects. A notice of Mr. Morley's " Life of Cornelius Agrippa " renders full justice to its merits. Mr. Harrison Ainsworth's story of the "Spendthrift" occupies a considerable portion of the number, and is evi dently advancing to its conclusion. The death of Clare, and the consequent remorse and restitution of Fairlie to Gage, are among the incidents that occur in the part bofore us. The twelfth number of Monkhood's " Prosings about the Essayists and Reviewers" is devoted to Cardinal Wiseman, taking for subject his three volumes of essays. Colburn's United Service.—Now that subscrip tions for the purchase of 100 guns for the ramparts of Alessandria are being received, " Some Account of the Fortress" is acceptable, and the more so for the description appended to it of " The Position of Genoa." The stronghold does not appear to be in an advanced state of defence. The contributor of a paper on " The Commissariat" attributes the failure of the British Treasury in this department to an ignorant economy, in which no calculation is made for circumstances which may render a pur chase at a low rate extravagant in the end. "The Maritime condition of France" is shown to have been vastly improved during in last thirty years, and to be sufficiently formidable to merit respect ful consideration. " The General's Hut in the Trenches,' " Crimean Sketches," and " Remi niscences of the War in the East," are continued, and furnish both entertaining and in-tructive matter. " Our Refuge Harbours" points out the condition and importance of Alderney, which ren der its being strengthened and improved a, measure of wise precaution. " The Occupation of the Prin cipalities, and the Diplomatic Crisis relativa to the Lower Danube" are the subjects of an article deser ving of perusal, though not of unqualified assent. "The Seven Grenadiers" is one of a series of " Legends of the Black , Watch," and is charged with as much Celtic diablerie as could be desired. " The present Organisation and Force of the Royal Artillery, with Observations on the Corps and the Arm generally," is the title of a paper likely to be interesting to more than professional readers. In connection with the advocacy in previous numbers of the opening of both the route to India by the Suez Canal and the Euphrates Talley Railway, we have a short account of " The Indus," and the natural facilities it affords for navigation. Like the Euphrates, we are told, the Indus can be easily navigated by steamers, but, like the boats of the country, they must be flat bottomed—no vessel with a keel being able to navigate the river with safety. The editor, notwithstanding all contradictions, maintains the correctness of his ann ouncement of " the approaching retirement of Sir Charles Yorke, the Military Secretary." If we remember natu rightly, re the announcement was of a more positive nature of the than is implied by these words. T Duke of Cambridge at the Lord Mayor'she p augurs well, in his opinion, for the care er of the s banquet new Commander-in Chiefbeing characterised by Further evi dence substantial reforms. the failure of the deuce is adduced to show that rose creditable reci final assault on the R andtl a disst tate advance of part, le , an . - still afterwards of all, of the troops engaged . in . it. However discreditable to our arms, the editor is of opinion the true history of the assault should b e ma de known to the pu b lic —th e r e being an adequ a t e set-off of glorious achievements. " The m onument to Sir Charles J. Napier," now mounted on its pedestal in Trafalgar-square, is, both as a work of art and an expre3sion of feeling, the subject of I unqualified commendation. The New Monthly Magazine.--The opening paper in the present number takes for its subject the discovery of the North-West Passage. It gives a succinct and interesting account of the struggles and sufferings of the enterprising band, founded on the recent works of Commander Osborn and Dr. Kane. It is followed by a simple domestic story, by tho author of " Ashley," who has now become a regular contributor to this magazine. The story, though without much striking merit, is told in the writer's usual effective style. "Notes on Note- Worthies," by Sir Nathaniel, gives us a sketch of some of the characteristics of Anne, Duchess of Brittany, and twice Queen of France. Miss Cos tello has already written a life of this lady, which was published some years since, but those who have not met with that interesting work will gather from the pr esen t b r i e f memo i r an outl i ne of her career. " Mr. Joshua Tubbs" still occupies a prominent position in this serial. It, must, we should think, be a satisfaction to its readers to see signs of a catastrophe. Mr. Andrews' elaborate and ingenious, though somewhat tedious, " His• tory of the Newspaper Press " has more matter of interest than usual. It brings us down to the time of Dr. Johnson and Cave, the founder of the Gen tleman's Magazine, and we find an account of the difficulties he encountered in publishing a report of the proceedings in Parliament. At length his energy and determination conquered, and it is satisfactory to know that his efforts for the public benefit were not unrewarded, for he made his for tune by his magazine. Mrs. Bushby, as usual, fur nishes a translation from Scandinavian literature ; the continuation of "A Swedish Voyage round the World" being the present instalment. "Eu trapelia" is the curious title of a curious paper, chiefly in praise arid defence of laughter. A retrospect of " Social Life in past Centuries" is founded on a work Mr. George Roberts who recently published by appears to have displayed patience and in genu it y in his researches. The p'a'tty tyranny of the time of the Protectorate is forcibly illustrated. "An Italian Sketch," by Florentia, detailing some continental experiences, concludes the number. MISCELLANEOUS. The L.;leetie Review has several subk•cts' of general interest. The first article is on the romantic history of Torquato Tasso, and is followed by a criticism, not altogether favourable, on Mr. Meadow's recent work on China. Scientific readers will be attracted by a paper on " Zoology," while politics find a place in an article on " Austrian Secret Memoirs." The number is more than usually successful. —The Monthly Review is a new candi date for public favour. ft is a l mos t en tirely de voted to criticism, which is very sensible and moderate in its tone. Among the recent works which are noticed in this first number are Mrs. Browning's " Aurora Leigh," and Gerald Massey's " Craigrook Castle." A "French History of Etig• I ind" also furnishes the subject of an interesting article ; and a criticism on Miss Seweli's new work cf " Tvors" is full of good sense and kindly appre ciation. The ational Magazine has several pleasing and well-written articles, but it is deficient in that striking and original style of composition that could qualify it for a place among first-class serials. The Churchman's Magazine has its usual supply of theological articles. The Church intelligence has an account of the recent elections of bishops. Le 1?ollet is, as usual, very successful in its illustrations, and very indif ferent in its literary department. Charles Knight's popular publications maintain their character. The present number chronicles the short but exciting icign of Richard 111. , ending with the battle of Bosworth Field. The Cyclopedia of Biography concludes the letter H, completes I, and carries 3 - down to Jussien, the French botanist. It is to be regretted that the compiler should have intro duced the history of our Saviour into a work of this kind. 7he Commercial Travellers' Magazine is a new serial, not very brilliant er attractive. The Art Journal is, as usual, a repository of criticism and useful suggestion on matters of art, as well as an exponent of the claims of artists, past and present. she principal illustrations con sist of engravings of Van Dyck's " Three Children of Charles I." and Ilering's " Capri," both pictures in the Royal Collection, and Debay's " The First Cradle," a group of sculpture.-- -.Newton's London Journal continues to record the progress of invention as applied to the arts, and maintains its title to be accounted a journal of the arts and sciences.— Willis's Pries Current is not merely interesting to purchasers as a book cata logue, but also as a repository of arebwlogical lore, if on a small scale. Among other things will be found a reprint of the " ultimum vale," or last fare well of the Earl of Stafford, from tkie original broad sheet. Letts' and Co.'s Diary for 1857. As usual, Messrs Letts' Diaries have made their appearance in every variety and form, embracing, if possible, more commercial and general informa +ion on all topics necessary and essential to the " man of business." In fact, no commercial estab lishment will be complete in its business transac tions without Letts' Diary. A ,9ERMAAT GAMBLING-HOITSE. (From Travels in Europe and the East.) These two magnificent saloons are, twice a week, the scene of gay balls, where princes, and nobles, and com mons mingle in the merriest dances in which Germane ever engage, with a ss rinkiing of French and English, with titles and without. But now these hails are silent, though hundreds of men and women are in them. The)" are all crowded round a large table—one in the centre of each room. Not a word is heard. On the sofas around the walls a few listless loungers are sitting ; but the rest are standing at the tables, while perhaps 2• are seated• None may sit down but those who play. The game i 5 rouge , et-9zoir. The manager, at the table where we a re standing, site by a wheel : the players place their money , as much as they please, but not less than a dollar, ° EL whatever numbers or c)lour they choose ; the wheel ie whirled, a little ball flies out, and falls upon a number ;Abe r.anager announces it, and the late of each player is ill; stanty decided. Some have won, come have lost—more 01 the latter than of the former, of course ; for the bank must win, in the long run, or it could cot pay the great sum demanded for the licence, and make fortunes for the managers besides. lam intensely interested in studying the game and the company. Here, just in front of me , is a genteel-looking man, with red moustache and cleat: white skin, rather too much dress ed to be a gentlema n • he is playing high—not with silver; he never lays doWn less than a Napoleon, and often five, and sometimes m ore of them at once. He wins every tame ; and, thrusting out his little wooden scraper, draws in his double Pil e , and adds it to the heap at his side. He loses this time he pays but a single coin the next ; loses that, and rises at once from his seat and leaves the hoese. That in ol never plays when he thinks luck is turning against him' The next to him, on the same slele 'of the table, seems tee be a fixture. But he does not play always. His doctrine I chances must be a secret ; and he watches the game as he could tell just when the right time comes to venture WI silver—for he never risks gold. For an hour he has Mad e no gains, but he is hoping to do better, and seems t o be very sure that he will begin to win soon, for he h a ': been losing so long the tide must change. You ne ve " saw ladies in a gambling-house, did you ? There are several around this table. Here is one standing at M shoulder, pleading in an under tone of voice with an el d erly man, who may be her father, or husband, or more likely s than either, her friend, for a fresh supply of florins , it , her purse is empty. He preends to be absorbe d in the game that the rest are playing, but she is iniportun t and she turns ; she then has his eye, and looks so imp ie . ingly that he yields and fills her purse. I saw her.J. (town these florins, two or three of them at a time, mu her t_ering like a frightened pigeon sometimes, reveal'nefearly disappointment when she lo.t, and her joy when she won but the tide was against her, and there she quit the table the purse was emptied again ', arm and was no smiling when she took her yid ma n s But I marched out of the hall as mad as a March bare• nor have been watching a woman of rare beauty at the cor er ; of the table in front of me. Five hours ago she was there ; she may have been out in that time for refreshmentskabc7 she is a habituj of this house. Dressed in rich bi d scarf, she satin, and with a neat collar, stomacher, a :ellery ; but would be taken for a lady, had she less a n d before here rich and many for such a place. those bracelets, and chains, and cNhaermg relationship to that view e s , e j t a e l r e e m rather hi is r too who seems to stand in any own account. But women will show their feelings, ant did creature. She plays on h e r d with all her effort - h :L e a r t bl ood, e hea rt, easy; vigt flies into her face, or r ushes her white as marble, discloses the struggle that is hear backthe tent] She has not played for five or 0% at calmness and inelifference , ins her bosom. minutes ; her h ead has rested on her hand ; and her it stands up there, has been glanced at e ver ' ivory arm, as by those who seem to be engrossed in the game. Sh e qu ickly on her forehead, as if i t ac h e d. It Wa g plays asa in, and loses ; and now she has placed b et fora hand m oment only ; she recovered, and instantly threw out double her usual stakes, and saw them swept aw a i t o n b n o on dy nds hu th t r a nn g g a in y g , t r h u e in se ed w , o w t r e e r t i c n h g e p d la woman ki °.* without a sigh. was exciting to her. Who was she l fortune ing ,on andd if t reputation inv n of: the m o n l e e a y s t w o a f s t h t e h i e r vices w o N th passions they With would be pure as they are beautiful. the dukes and ducheeses, the lords and ladies, the 'bar ers, blacklegs, and pedlars of all sorts, and travellers vvuA resort in summer time to these fountains of health it' l l r _ seotsure, come these gay women ; and as they " t! - rough the streets in their splendid carriages, or la 0.1.!..° he ball-room at midnight, you might mistake them in Via greatest ladies of the land. "Never buy a book . "J e the cover," said my Irish coachman at Dublin, and advice is quite as good in Germany. rstisotgatq; was received this afternoon to 2 d .— eta A in te t i h n e gr W atit° SOUTHAMPTON, Orar TON, Tuesday, mail steamer La Plata till the arrival of a Qued elinnde a l: t con i ta i s 7 en . g i. e s r with despatches, which are expected to 1 ._ ar i v e ... evening. in the inst r u c T ti b o e ns e li to the admiral d . comman lee . the West Indian stations 1 of de t s h p e a L te o h r e d s s are of thuendAerdsrotood to reference to the contemplated operations again st Neil Granada. HOOPS V. CRINOLINE.—Pray insert the it ea from en c o "18 the Week /y Journal, or Saturday Post, April 2 3 ' for the benefit of your witty contemporary, Punc h , n rosy give Mr. Leech a hint, which be will k nout bow to week a gentle. turn to a good account :—" One day las t woman unluckily stopping to buckle her shoe at a linen. draper's shop, her hoop petticoat, of more than ordinary,. circumference, flew up, and an arch little chimney a we s p e if passing by at that instant immediately conveyed hires's', iralty underneath the machine, and with a lou d voice cried ot„ti: Sweep, Sweep ; the gentlewoman being affr i g h leap'd back, the boy struggling to get o ut threw madam t in the dirt, and with much ado at l ast the devilmea away, and left the lady in no small co nfusion."---' and Queries. THE GEORGIAN RAILWAY DUELS. — The very foolish nrtive, describing a series of duels uon the line railway between the towns of Augusta an p d Maco n, P -„ to lished some few weeks since by the Times, turns ol°„ - 4 be, as every rational man must have fore seen, a rrir contemptible hoax. In its impression o f yesterday' °3,11,. contemporary publishes a letter from Mr. Frances . Willes, who writes in his official capacity of a F re t ° s l ; dent of one of the roads between this city (Aug li9- and Macon," and, it: reference to this wonderful store,' says that "it Os not only an exaggeration of ocee r .i renc , _: , s that did really take place, but it is false in d etal and in e g neral, without even the shadOw or senoblaneo o ttruth, utterly and absolutely false ; and the wirp, idea therein contained of the tone and temper of po' l ' h sentiment and public morals is at utter varianc e wl en the truth." Mr. Willes adds that "no person has b e killedwithin the State in a duel , n or on or off the I°3 of railroads, within the last ten years." eo by of LEAGUE BREAD COMPAN Y. — The final winding --; the affairs of this company i s now nearly completed 0 f CIAO: Mr. Quilter, the official manager of the Court eery, who proposes, having ascertained the liabili ties t h zotiount to 6,000 1 ., to d eclare a dividend of ss. i° to pound ; and should the appeal proposed to be takeo nt P the House of Lords , with relerence to certain atoegr rights belonging to t he com p an y , be decided in f" bl - 01 the shareholders , a p ros p ective but at present Pr°e d• divi,!d will be declared of 20:e i n tbe P° ° , ° so watical , ESCAPE OF DESERTERS FROM Sr. GEORGE'S 13a11BA- 0 1 —On Sunday morning, about nine o'clock, tw ° I)3encle the Scotch Fusiliers who had been apprehended %Belo, testers were in the guard-ho Use at St. George's Barrbsent wit - a two other prisoners, confined for being without leave. The four Were permitted to go Outside,ad. the guard-house for the purpose of washie th g e • L a s t alorfratohke vantage of the o a 1 portunity afforded 1)y wall, which is about 14 feet high, men beivg on parade, they contrived to scale the b arrack that they were seen by a police constable on duty,. t_uf d. ckyled his vigilance as well as that of the guardsuardr ,' .03 got . clear off. It is understood that in consel.' since been erreeant and corporal of the guard have ea 3 11 3.0 paced under arrest. The names of the men are Fl lait everavb Haler, Philpott On "nquiry e suet D in:Aiwa. l d been at the barracks it Vise forted that the latter ba retaken. and, not duty ; ; ;