The Sun. — London, England, 1861-02-01 00:00:00

R OY AL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. Under the Mana7,ement of 3liss Louisa ryne and Mr. W. Harrison, Sole Lessees. THIS EVENING, and during the Week, Italic's New Legendary Opera, BIANCA, THE BRAVO'S BRIDE: BUSS Louisa Pyne, Miss Thirlwall ; Messrs. A. Lawrence, .7. Wharton, H. Corri, A. St. Albyn, G. Kelly, Wallworth, T. Distin, Lyall, and W. Harrison. With the Grand Pantomime, BLUE BEARD ; or, harle quin and Freedom In her Island Home. Clowns, Messrs. H. 13oleno, 11. Paynejlildyard, and Lilliputians. harlequins, Messrs. Milano an h. F. Payne. Pantaloons, Messrs. Barnes and Tanner. Columbines, Hdme. Boleno and Clara Morgan. Sprites, the Zelinski Family. Mr. W. 11. Payne: Mlle. Lamoureux, &c. Conductor—Mr. Alfred Mellon. Commence at Seven. ' F P -EA TRI?,-ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee, Mr. J. B. Buokstone. • THTS EVENING the performances will oommeroo with SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER. Miss ilardcastle, by Miss Fanny Stirling; Tony Lumpkin, by Mr. Buckstone. After which, a new Pantomime, QUEEN LADYBIRD ANT) HER CHILDREN. The Pantomimists by the un rivalled Lcclercqs, Herr Cole, and Fanny Wright. Commence at 7. OYAI. PRINCESS'S THEATRE'.- I,,:sßee and Mana(ver, Mr. A. Harris. THIS EVENING, the performances will commence with BUY ETAS. Messrs. Fechter, Basil Potter, Garden, Ray mond. Graham, Cathcart, and A. Harris. After which, a new Christmas comical pantomime, entitled FGBINSON CRITSOE ; or, Harlenuin Friday, and the King. f - the Caribbe Islands : in which Monsieur Espinosa and Mille. Marie Pumilatre, of the principal cantinental theatres, will appear. Clown, Arr. A. F. Forrest. THEATRE - ROYAL LYCEUM. Sole Lessee and Directress, Madame CELESTE. THIS EVENING, a new Drama, entitled THE IRISH EMIGRANT. Messrs. G. Vining*. J. Johnstone, T. Lyon. Forrester, and John Drew ; Miss Kate Saville, Miss Stuart, and Mrs. .T. Rouse. After which, the Lyceum Christmas Comic Extravaganza, CRYSTABELLE or, The Rose without a Thorn, showing THE VISION' OF A ROSE. ITS FADING AT EVE, AND THE MAY-BLOOM OF THE WILD BRIAR. To conclude with MORE BLUNDERS TITAN ONE. Larry Hoolagan, Mr. John Drew. ADELPHT, NEW THEATRE-ROYAL. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Beni. Webster. THIS EVENING, AN UGLY CUSTOMER. Messrs. J. 1.. Toole, C. Selby, and Warde ; Miss K. Kelly, and Miss E. Thorne. After which, THE COLLEEN BAWN. D. Tioncicault, D. Fisher, Billington, Falconer, Stephenson, C. J. Smith, Romer. Miss Agnes Robertson, Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Billing,ton, and Mrs. Chatterley. To conclude with a new Burlesque Extraracranza. entitled BLUE BEARD F 1 1031 A NEW POINT OF BUE. Messrs.:T. L. Toole, P. Bedford, C. J. Smith ; Miss Woolgar, K. Kelly, Laidlaw, and M. Thorne. Doors open at half past 6—Commence at 7. Box-office open from 10 till 5. No charge for booking. Private boxes, .£2 2s. ; Family Boxes, Al. Orchestra Stalls , Is. ; Balcony, Is.: Front Circle Stalls, Viz Pit Stalls, Is.; Pit, Is. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, Is ; Gallery, ed- Aoffng Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith. A sTlyars ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.- Proprietor and ManarTer.Mr..Wm. BATTY. Last week of Mr. .T. Crockett and the Trained Lions. A Grartd Juvenile Fete will take place on Friday, Feb. 1, commencing* at two o'clock with the Pantomime, concluding With the Lions. This Evening, a new Spectacle, entitled TAE LION CONQUEROR ; or, The Death Jungle, expressly for the introduction of the Wonders of the World, " The Groupe of Performing Lions." The Lion Conqueror, Mr. J. Crockett. To be succeeded by Scenes in the Arena, supported by talented Parisian and Bri.ish Artistes. Concluding with Batty's Prize Equestian Comic Panto mime, for Good Little Boys and Girls, by T. L. Greenwood, entitled ITARLEQTJIN ANT) THE WONDERFUL IT() SE : or, Percinet and Grociosa, the Ugly Duchess and the Greedy King, produced with Gorgeous Scenery. by Mr. Cuthbert, new Costumes and Appointments, and introducing in the comic scenes Patty's Prize Equestrian Harlequinade, and the celebrated Old Bob Ridley, and Brandon Ledger. lioora open at half-past 6, performanoe nommenNt at 7. CANTERBURY -HALL CONCERTS!! A Grand Selection from Verdi's Opera, IL CORSARO, consisting of the following Morccaux : Preludio. "Tuft° r arca, Sorridere" " Oh final perenne" "Vola talor dal Carcere" "Sol crido di feste" " Cento 'eggiadre Vergini" Coro Seena ed Aria. Coro di Odalisclie Cavatna Coro ed info Scena ed Aria. Terzetto Finale "Yet tacete io co i" rill shortly be produced, in the oritrnal key and Italian lau , iia :e--the first time of 9erformance in this couutry—in addition to the usual attractions. Mr. F. JONGHMANS, Musical Director. Also in preparation, Selections from Verdi's New Operas, "tin Ballo in Maschera," • "Simon lloccane;ra ;" and Flo tow's ulebra tut Opera of "Stradella." HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Trite LAY.—Morning, sh. 4GlL—Afternoon, 6h. 13w. To-:MORROW. -Morning, 6h. 30in.—Afternnon.:6h. 51n t. THE WEATITER.—Surr OPPICE: FEB. 1, 1861, THRE.MOWETER, IW THE SHADS. 49 -highest since neon yesterday. 45 -.!ewe.st this morning and during the niglit, 51—this day at noon. . , BAROMETER-30.23. Wren — South-Westerly—light; with fine mild weather. 44,f g .. - _ 0 ,,,, ~ Af A t .‹,..„.. ,-, 30;k.„ • k e l:_;77, r,-;-..,.,,:.,i,i'c' \ . i , :••,)(, i , ,„, •At 0.-4-,;7•_.--, t• :',.,1.1. r----L L -, ..L.: „ ..4..,.?..7 t 7Z-,,, -- , 1 -, - '• T LIE SUN. 1 - ,O;\MON, FRIDAY, FEB. 1, 1861 _:--_"-o- e - It fortunately' so happens that the stipulated period of six months set apart for the military occupation of Syria by France, draws to its conclue eion as nearly as possible simultaneously with the commencement of the approaching session of our English Parliement. It happens thus, we say, fortunately. For the British House of Commons will thereby possess the opportunity of preventing effectually what is now notoriously designed by the Imperial Government at Paris, namely, the prolongation of the period already defined and now rapidly expiring—the preconcerted period of six months for the French occupation. It is significant of the determination arrived at by her Majesty's Government in this matter that the recognised organ of the Cabinet of Lord PALMERSTON protests this morning in the strongest terms against the notion of any such unjustifiable attempt on the part of France being for one instant tolerated. The House of Commons will happily thereby find a ready acquiescence ameng the members of, the ruling Administration in that determination which can hardly be other than unanimously supported by the Opposition, the resolute and fixed determination that the Fruneh occupattein in Syria shall cease. Nothing csetalei well be more explicit than the wording of the stipulation entered into among the leading powe s e t Europe, that fur six months, and for no more than six months, the Turkish authorities in Syria should be sustained in their tardy hut, at length, apparently loyal resolve to bring to justice, so far as might be in any way practicable, those fanatical hordes in the Lebanon, the lawless Druses and others, by whose infamous hands the wholesale massacre of the unfortunate Maronites had been perpetrated. Tho object which was thus marked out as the sole plea for this intervention, was as definite in its character and in the probable period of its duration, as it was eminently reasonable and perfectly comprehensible under the circumstances. That benign and humane project—the project of preventing further bloodshed by the bands of assassins who had been caught red-handed in the midst of the smoking reins of towns and villages— that generous and benignant project has, by this time, been effectually realized. Th e PACHA appointed by the Sublime Porte to bring the chief instigators of those atrocities to condign putpski meat has fulfilled his solemn duties, has aoquittab himself of his weighty responsibilities, has himself . long since returned to Constantinople. No pre text whatever is left remaining, upon the strength of which the Government of the Emperor of the FEENCEt could, without extraordinary effrontery, demand the consent of the other leading Powers to the extension of the fest. expiring half-yenr set aside ass the extreme period during which th ose ree-eyees7 ronid ngree to this French occupation in Syria. Nevertheless, eager as France was at the time or its commencement to plant her armed w e reiors upon the Syrian soil, more eager still is she now cpparnntiy to keep them there yet longer, now that the six menthe' interval is hastening to termination. It is as if the nation having had th e announcement dinned into its ears incessantly for more than one whole dectalc—as if France having had this eccentric announcement thundered uptiu tiao natioutil t,-"Lapataira from 1651 to 1861 WOO rtrr 0:1'01 P 44 f x4 0 1 4 1 1* AA 311 );11441- of its vast army of 600,000 men, were not only in ' ecstacies at the first idea of actually realising that singular daydream of Partant pour la Syrie—but that once having absolutely Gone to Syria in the resplendent shape of a military expedition the na tion could not possibly for the life of it think of ever coming back again. There is something like driving a hobby to death, among nations as well as among individuals. And it will be well if betimes the French Government be clearly apprised that the necessity has now arrived, or at any rate is now fast arriving, the imperative necessity that this at first ridiculous, then magnanimous, and at length sus picious Hobby about Syria, should be dismounted. The National Air of France under the second empire may yet continue to be ludicrously enough, more ludicrously in one sense than " Yankee-doodle" as the National Air of the American Republic —we can hardly continue to say any longer Confederation— the national air of France, under the regime of the son of Queen HORTENSE, may still continue to be absurdly " Going to Syria;" but Europe'has reason ' enough now to see that the national policy of France shall be, on the contrary, Coming from ' Syria "—and no mistake ! The continued occupation of that province of the Turkish Empire by France is out of the question. The mere mooting of such a design on the part of the Government of the Emperor NAPOLEON lll.—the potentate whose last clever trick was the absorption of Nice and Savoy into his own dominions—the mere bruiting about of the intimation that his Im perial MAJESTY is meditating any continuance like this of the occupation of Syria by his troops, is quite enough of itself to kindle suspicion far and wide through Christendom. It is especially enough to do so here in England—here among those allies of France who were so " supremely diddled" by fhe paltry trickery to which the Imperial Government of France condescended in the spiriting away from their ancient loyalty to the dynasty of King VICTOR EMMANUEL of those flagrant timeservers, the kindred races of the Nizzard and the Savoyards ! Remembering that disgraceful transaction, remem bering all the dirty ins and outs of it, the solemn assurances that NAPOLEON had not the smallest intention of taking either Nice or Savoy, parole d'honneur ! And then, as the abrupt sequel to this, the taking' of both one and the other ! Recol lectirg all these agreeable little historical facts in elucidation of the policy of the French Govern ment under the reigning Sovereign—England certainly for one vill never consent to the needless extension in Syria of the period of the French occu- pation. The sick man is so nearly sick even unto death —the early distribution of his possessions after his political decease is so clearly inevitable upon his finally going to his long home upon the other side of that Styx of Turkey, the Bosphorus—that it would be preposterous, and not only preposterous, bat absolutely criminal, to allow the purloiner of Nice and Savoy, in such a crisis in the history of Europe, to keep an armed force, upon no reasonable plea whatever, upon such 'vantage ground as that afforded by the strip of Syrian soil lying between the Lebanon and the Mediterranean. It is parti elderly deserving of note before we close these remarks in regard to the sinister intention mani• fested by the French Government in endeavouring at least to prolong the occupation of Syria by the troops of NAPOLEON—it is particularly worthy of note that the organ of Lord PALMERSTON'S Govern ment, after recalling to mind that article in the Treaty of 'Paris of 1856, which expressly provided that thenceforth the only power of interference in the Teriitory of the Ottoman PORTE, should be a collective power, a power, that is, arising from the unanimous a g reement of all the contracting parties to that Treaty—namely, the whole of the leading powers of Christendom—puts the home.query thus pertinently to France.- " And if the Treaty of 1856 is not good in the Lebanon, is it good on the Danube ? " It is a timely allusion—and one that we doubt not will be by no means lost upon the British House of Cpmmons. Happily that douse meets for the despatch of important business not later than on Tuesday. And not the least important business that will have to come before them, let them rest assured, will be that involved in the settlement of this pending difficulty as to the loyal close by Franco of her military occupation of Syria. The men of Manchester are at the same time advocating Free•trado and Protection, or something very like it, in India. They are indignant that the Indian Government, and on the advice, too, of that great statistician of Free-trade, the late Hon. JAMES WILSON, should levy a customs revenue duty of 10 per cent. on the import of Manchester cotton goods, but they demand of Government to provide them the means of getting raw cotton cheaper from India. This, certainly, looks like using Free-trade or departing from its principles, just as the pecuniary interest of Manchester may require. We do not deny that the 10 per cent. will operate as a protective duty. Indeed, the meeting at Manchester was told by Mr. PENDER that already the Parsee population of Bombay arc evincing great manufacturing ambition—the new mills and extensions in contemplation would employ 311,842 spindles and 4,025 looms, and there were already at work 82,566 spindles and 240 looms. The speaker thought, indeed, tha they would be the ruin of the persons who built the mills; but Manchester seemed to fear that if the thing spread it would be more likely to ruin the Manchester trade with India. As Protection begins when duties are levied on foreign manufac tures, if lighter duties or none at all are levied on `the same things manufactured at Home, it cannot be denied that the great Free-trade capital has something to complain of Besides should a large manufacture of cotton fabrics rise up in India based on the assumption of a ten per cent. duty in their favour—as the American Northern manufactures have risen up under the protective tariff, which is one of the greatest grievances of the South—it will soon become a vested interest, and the natives of India will be r ayin g ten per cent. too much for all their cotton goods, while the Indian revenue will receive no benefit from the imports, - • ;•because native productions will have superseded them. We are compelled th ere f ore to own e ven such a Magnus Apollo of Free-trade as M r. Wi L soN must, so far as we can see, have violated the great principle, the able advocacy of which in troduced him to public life, in taxing Manchester fabrics in a dependency of the Crown which 131a1111- fachred the same. The desire to levy uniformly duties on all imports could not, to a free-trader, justify taxis; those w•hick must e'_ , .mpeto with In dian native production. But if the Manchester people arc such stern free traders, as against Parsecs and llindoos, how do they quite reconcile themselves to asking Govern ment aid to provide them with railways, roads, and canals a They ask, in fact, to have the raw cotton cheapened to them in order to enable them to compete with the native looms, which now undoubtedly obtain their supplies of cotton at a preternaturally low Price, because it cannot be carried far from the dis -14911,,th0t9 gmvi ompt tienTromi veltt What is it which our Manchester friends precisely wish the Government to do? If they ask the Government to act exceptionally, in regard to the creation of roads to the cotton growing districts, will not the Parsees reply that the Government ought also to act exceptionally in regard to the ten per cent. protection. If Manchester tells the Parsees that they too will reap the benefit of the cheaper conveyance of raw cotton to their factories, it were easy to show that the difference would be just enough to make it worth while to take the cotton to Manchester, which now can only be used with profit by our Bombay Parsees. Besides, the poor handloom weaver in the centre of India might fairly complain that the Government had thrown him out of employ, by, at the same time, raising the value of his raw material on the spot, and facilitating the introduction of the Manchester manufactured article to compete with him. We must not, however, be too captious with our Manchester friends, only we confess to being a little amused with their clearness of vision on Free-trade when Government regulations interfere with their market, and their dimmed perception on the same subject when the interests of Indian spinners and weavers, the native handloom work men, specially are at stake: We freely concede that in a country despotically governed like India, Government might do much, and ought to do much, and that rather in the way of affording the requi site facilities, than in the shape of positive assist ance. For instance, it is evident that the Govern ment guarantee for a term of years on railways, irrigation, and other reproductive works, is hardly more than a nominal risk, provided its own engineers have examined the proposed undertak ings. To refuse it, if, for this reason only, would seem a somewhat Dog-in-the-Manger-like policy ; espe cially when the general advantage to our Indian subjects is so obvious. Then, again, the Govern ment is the Landlord in India, in a large part of of the country, the landlord direct. Its Revenue is chiefly rent. Be the system sound or unsound, there it is, and we cannot help it. Under these circum stances it is not for tenants, mostly tenants at will, to undertake the great permanent improvements which raise the value of the entire estate. Rail ways, roads, and canals, would all bring profit immediately to the Indian Exchequer, even if the Government received not a penny of the dividends arising from them. The cultivators would immediately pay a higher rent for their'' land. We may, admit, therefore, that the Go vernment of India might have done more wisely in carrying on the productive works, even if it borrowed money for that express purpose, than by incurring all the delay, and eventually greater cost, of stopping them. Manchester has also given the Government some advice which may not be very palatable, but is, we must think, very much needed on another subject— Finance, and Army reduction. The two in India— indeed, everywhere—must go together; but in India the case is very different to what it is at home. There, we have now such a European army as we never had before ; but it is still the fact that its presence is more needed to keep in check an extra vagantly large native army than to preserve peace and order amongst the non .military population. An army to watch an army, as before the mutiny, is still the necessity. Some native troops are, of course, indispensable; we need them at certain seasons of the year when the cli mate almost disables Europeans for out-of door action ; but we cannot need 300,000 native soldiers, when we have more than 80,000 of our own in India. Indeed, there is too much reason to fear that the vast native army is chiefly main tained to provide places for officers who want them. If disarmament of the native population be vigorously enforced, European troops well posted, and railways (which would pay their own cost) completed, a small force would be quite sufficient. The late mutiny has demonstrated, if demonstra tion were needed, that, as in the days of XENOPHON and ALEXANDER, a few thousand of the sons of JAPIIET are quite sufficient to rout almost any numbers of the sons of SIIEM. While, however, we would admit that Govern ment should do for the cotton growers of India what any landlord ought to dolor his tenants, and that it ought to listen to the patriotic advice of Manchester on the subject of military extrava gance, and civil extravagance, too, in India, we must still remind our cotton consumers that they will do wisely not to look too much to Government. They have the power in their own hand. They can, if railways and the like will really pay, encourage them by taking shares in them ; and, if they will not pay, then, of course, they have no right to ask Government or any one else to construct them. If, therefore, Manchester has confidence in the profitableness of opening the Indian Cotton Districts, let Manchester take an active part in doing it. None have a deeper interest in it. And if Manchester men, with such a stake in the cotton supply, will not subscribe to railways and canals which would bring it, they are doing their best to discourage the Government and 'others too. On the contrary, any Indian Railways in which Manchester held shares largely, would be almost certain to have its shares at a premium. Better far for Manchester to call on its own purse than to invoke the aid of Government for ever ; and we hope it will not be slow to do so. The stopped works might then be promptly resumed. His Excellency the Russian Ambassador and the Baroness Brunnow gave a grand dinner last evening, at Chesham House, to his Excellency Lord Napier and Lady Napier. The dinner party included the Duchess of Inver ness and Miss Gore, Lord and Lady J. Russell and Mrss G. Russell, Lord and Lady Wodehouse, Lord and Lady Herbert of Lea, Count Pahlen, Count Eloudoff, Lieutenant Colonel and Lady Elizabeth Romilly, Lieutenant •Colonel and Madame Novitzky, Mr. Hammond, Mr. Lumley, Mr. de Grote, and Mr. Sabouroff. REPRESENTATION OP ABERDEENSIIIRE.—A re quisition, signed by upwards of 800 electors, having been presented to the Hon. Arthur Gordon to become a candi date for the representation of the county of Aberdeen, is consequence of the vacancy occasioned by the elevation of Lord Haddo to the peerage, Mr. Gordon has expressed his high sense of the honour done him by this mark of confi dence and esteem ; but as another candidate has already been for weeks before the county he " declines, under exist ing circumstances, to enter upon a contest where he should find himself, in consequence of their previous pledges, ar rayed in personal opposition to friends whom he esteemed, to many of his attached tenantry, and to connexions of his own family." A circular has since the receipt of Mr. Gor don's reply been addressed to the electors who signed the requisition, stating that while the motives which prompt• d him to decline acceding to their request are worthy of all respect, they are not sufficient to deprive the electors of the privilege of electing him. REPRESENTATION or• CORK.—It is generally stated that Thomas St. John Grant, Esq., KilrounT, will put himself forward as a candidate for the vacant seat in the representation of this county caused by the elevation of Mr. Deasy -to the bench as the succeescr to Baron Greene. —Cork, Constitution. REPRESENTATION OF BRADFORD.—Yesterday morning Mr. T. Salt, M.P. for Bradford, met his executive elective committee at Bradford, and stated that he should, immediately on the reassembling of Parliament, accept the Chiltern Hundreds. An address to the electors was sub sequently i*sued by the hon. gentleman, in which he states that he is led to take this step by considerations of health. He says that, "after two years' experience, he has not suf ficient stamina to bear up under the fatigues and late hours incident to Parliamentary life." It is probable that Mr. W. E. Forster, of Wbarfeside, Otley, will be invited by the Liberal party to become a candidate, and if they ara united ho will ne doubt walk over. Mr. Forster contested Leeds two or three times without succesi, and im 911 enughtolo 1,11 . 71.4 1 1 hihol THE SUN, LONDON: FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY I, 1861. LATEST NEWS. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) GENOA, JAN. 31. The Gazette di Genoa publishes a letter dated off Gaeta, January 28th, stating that a French despatch boat had brought a letter to General Cialdini, containing a letter from the Emperor of the French for King Francis 11., counselling the King to cease his resistance in order to sate him self the humiliation of a capitulation. The letter brought by the flag of truce which was sent from Gaeta on the 28th January to Ad miral Persano, was supposed to have contained a reply to the Emperor's letter. The fire of the besiegers has caused great devas tation in Gaeta. The Italian fleet had been increased by one vessel of war and one frigate. PARIS, JAN. 31. The Pays says:—‘• It is asserted that the Czar has transmitted orders to the Russian Ambassador at Rome to return immediately to Gaeta." The same paper publishes a despatch from Naples, stating that the ambassadors of the powers remain ing at Gaeta have protested against the blockade of that place. PESTH, JAN. 31. The Prince Primate ass addressed a circular to all the Comitats of Hulgary counselling them to avoid precipitation. The Primate says that our hastiness is the fore runner of anarchy. He urges them to have patience for a few rtonths longer, and not to alienate their sovereign, who is approaching with the branch of peace in l,is hand, animated with the best good will and the purest intentions. HAMBURG, JAN. 31. According to advices received here from reliable quarters at Copenhagen, the great European Powers have urgently requested Denmark to grant concessions to Schleswig-Holstein, and have hinted that they would by no means recognise any blockade of the German coasts which might be declared by Denmark in consequence of federal execution being despatched to Holstein. PARIS, JAN. 31. The Paris papers publish a telegram from Con stantinople, dated 20th inst., according to which Prince Labanoff had remitted to the Porte a memo randum and further documents in reply to the report of Kiprisli Pacha. These documents were accompanied by an energetic note demanding the convocation of an European conference at Constan tinople. The same telegram states that the Porte, having been called upon to sanction a prolongation of the French occupation of Syria, had replied that she must insist upon the execution of the Paris con ♦ention. ST. PETERSBURG, JAN. 31. The Imperial Bank will from the 6th to the 11th February receive subscriptions to the new loan of 12 million roubles in Metalliqnes, issued at par, and hearing 4 per cent. interest. MADRID, 31 JANUARY. The " Esperanza" states that the Infante Don Juan has decided on relinquishing his pretensions to Royal rights, reserving only the eventuality of his being elected by universal suffrage. AMERICA. QUEENSTOWN, FRIDAY. The Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia Company's steamer Glasgow, from New York on the 19th inst., has arrived. She brings £1,900 in sfecie. She left for Liver. pool at 6 o'clock this moiling. News anticipated. FR ANCE. BOURSE, January 31.—The reponse de primes (option) was made at 67f 85c. The English funds arriving with an improvement of per cent., the market became buoyant, and prices obtained an advance on the closing rates of the previous day. For the present Account, Threes are now at 67f 90e ; Mobilier, 677 f 5Ce ; Orleans, 1,394 f 25c f Northern, 960 f ; Mediterranean, 920 f; Austrian, 476 f 25c; and Lombard, 477 f 50c. The following are the last quotations :- 41 per per Cents 97 20 Credit Foucier .... 925 Do. wad month ---, Belgian 41. ... 3 per Cents Do. end month 6B Roman Bank Shares 2880 —' Austrian Credit Mobilier.... 673 75 , Spaniel Threes — Do. Account 675 1 Rome D e bt _ RAILWA.YB. Cash. Account. Orleans ... 1395 .. 1392 50 Northern .... - New ditto ... 887 50-- Lyons and Mediterranean 920 .. 920 Geneva .. 370 .. Southern • . 515 .. 512 50 Western .. Eastern .... .. 591 25 .. 592 50 Sardinian .. .. 382 50 .. 376 25 Austrian Lombard • .. 477 50 .. 478 75 WRECK 01 1 2118 VICTOR EMMANUEL. pORTSMOUTH, FRIDAY MORNING. The barque Victor Emmanuel, of London, with general cargo, from Alexandria, Rent ashore at Cliff End, near Blackgang Chine, Chale Bay, Isle of Wight, at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, and by daylight yesterday was a total wreck, with a loss of 15 lives out of her crew of 19. Capt. Box lost, after gaining the cliff. The boatswain, Burns, and three men saved. Four bodies recovered. TEE PATE.RSON BONAPARTE CASE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—M. Allou, in his recent address on behalf of Prince Napoleon, made a most extraordinary statement, which caused no little sensation in the court. 1t was to the effect that the Due do Berri, during his residence in London in 1806, had con tracted a marriage with an English lady, Miss Amy Brown, and there were two children by this union. Now the effect of this statement, if true, would be that the Duc de Berri's subsequent marriage with a Princess of Naples was bigamy, and that the Comte do Chambord (Henri Cinq) was illegitimate. Now, I will not assert that M. Allou put forward the above declaration knowing it to be false, be cause in all probability the matter was set down in his instructions. But I will take upon myself to declare that the French Government Wa3 fully cog nisant of the utter falsehood as to the alleged mar riage. The officials of the French embassy here, in fact, knowing the liaison of the Due do Berri and Miss Brown, the baptism of whose two children was registered in London in ISO 9 as daughters of " Charles Ferdinand" and Miss Amy Brown, with no reference to their being marAcd, as in all the other records of baptism of other children, trumped up the story for M. Allou's splash. Searches have been made by the Chancellor of the French em bassy in every locality where the archives of Roman Catholic marriages have been preserved, in order to find a certificate of marriage between the Due de Berri and Miss Amy Brown. Notwithstanding they failed, for the simple reason that no such mar riage ever took place, as anybody may ascertain by an examination of the records. The importance of the Paterson case can be appre ciated by the attempt made to bastardise the Comte de Chambord,—T remain, sir, Tour obedient servant. L. Q. THE SIEGE OF GAETA. (From the Special Correspondent of the Daily News.) VIOLA DI GAETA, JAN. 23. As I anticipated in my last, the Neapolitans began to open fire against Cialdini's army at eight o'clock yesterday morning. At that hour about 2,000 Piedmontese soldiery were occupied in throw ing up new batteries at the extremity of the Borgo di Gaeta, where the isthmus begins, when the be sieged opened a most tremendous fire against them. Naturally enough, the working parties drew back in - the greatest confusion, for shells and shots were pouring upon them in a shower. The Piedmontese gunners, over -worked as they had been during the last few days, were at the time asleep either in the batteries or in the camp, and about two hours were required to get them ready for the battle which had thus begun on one side. It was at 10 o'clock that, in their turn, the Piedmontese opened fire from the battery of Monte Tortona, which was soon followed by that of other batteries both of the right and left attack. The fire quickly became so tremendous and continuous that although I was at the time about two miles from the camp, the house in which I was taking my breakfast seemed to tremble. I hastened back to Mola, and I arrived in time to witness the operations of the Sardinian fleet, which began a little before 11 o'clock. It was the war steamer Garibaldi which, together with two gunboats, was first sent by Admiral Persano to shell the sea side of the fortress. She steamed up boldly towards the Mola, and taking up a position within range of that tremendous battery, began her work of destruction. The two smaller ships fol lowed her example, but in an hour one of them was obliged to draw back, having been nearly disabled by the fire of the Neapolitans. It was then about half-past twelve o'clock, and the fire of the land batteries had reached its greatest intensity. The battery of Cavalli's guns was throwing its powerful projectiles from Realto di Castellonne—a distance of about five Italian miles—with wonderful pre cision. Scarcely a shot missed its aim, and from the place where I was witnessing that tremen dous spectacle, I could follow the fantastic and elegant curves of these shells about to burst on the besieged city or on its bastions with a tre mendous clash. The time had come fir the Sar dinian Admiral to move in support of the Garibaldi, and thus begin more serious operations. Marquis Persano slowly steamed up with the Charles Albert, Maria Adelaide, the Victor Emmanuel, and two other smaller vessels, in the direction of the bastions which face this part of the Gulf, that is to say, which command the Gulf towards Mola; these three Sardinian frigates carrying guns whose range is greater than that of the enemy's artillery, Marquis Persano could safely open fire from the ship he commands, and he inflicted great damages upon the Neapolitan battery of the harbour. But this was not all, for at 2 o'clock he steamed up within a distance of a thousand yards, and fired a double broadside in less time than I take to write it. The roar was tremendous. A dense cloud of smoke and dust concealed the harbour from view of the bystanders, but when the wind had dispersed it became evident that the guns of the Sardinian vessels had greatly injured the Neapolitan batteries of the port. The fire was thus kept up both by the fleet and by the land batteries till dark, but that of the for mer ceased altogether in the evening, and the latter was only slightly continued both by the besieged and the besiegers during the night. As if the exer tions made on both sides yesterday had exhausted the forces of the belligerents, the fire is today less heavy. The Neapolitans resumed it this morning, but only at intervals. One of their shells having burst in a small powder magazine of one of our batteries, Captain Savio, of the artillery, was blown up, together with ten of his gunners. This unfor tunate occurrence was greatly felt bath by the Sar dinian general-in-chief and by the army, for Captain Savio was considered one of the best officzrs of the Piedmontese army. It is now 4 o'clock p.m., and the fire of the be sieged city has almost ceased. From time to time the Sardinians answer it from the battery of Monte Tortona, but the guns of their left and right attack have altogether ceased to roar. In the meanwhile the working parties are engaged in their daily works, and I feel sure that in a few days the Pied montese will be able to open an effective fire from all their batteries, which will show about 180 heavy guns, 30 of which are of the Cavalli pattern. JAN. 25. A brisk fire has been kept up during the last 24 hours by the Neapolitans, but the Piedmontese have only answered it from their land batteries at intervals. Yesterday morning, however, Admiral Persano resumed the bombardment of Gaeta, both from the side of Terracina and from that of Mola. The city must have suffered a great deal from the explosion of shells; for this morning, having gone up to one of the hills which - overhang this village, with the aid of my telescope I could see that the churches and houses of Gaeta had been greatly shattered. I think that the diplomatic body must feel rather uncomfortable just now, because although they are dwelling in the bomb proof bar racks of the fortress, it must not be very agreeable to be shut up all day and night. P.S.—I have just seen Signor Fortunato's letter in your columns of the 15th inst., in which he asserts that his master, King Francis 11., never received the letter of King Victor Emmanuel, a copy of which, forwarded by me, appeared in your paper of Dec. 27. I have only to say, in reply, that I received my copy of the letter, and my ac count of the circumstances connected with it, from a source on the trustworthiness of which I rely with a confidence which remains quite unshaken by Signor Fortunato's letter. The following is the official report of the action of the 23d : Ministry of the Marino. On the 23d inst., at 8 a.m., the enemy's batteries having re-opened their fire, the - squadron, consisting of the steam frigates Maria Adelaide, Vittorio Emmanuele, Carlo Al berto, Garibaldi, Costituzione, of the steam-corvette Mon zambapo, and of the steam-gunboats Vinzaglio, Confienza, Veloce, and Ardita, weighed anchor and approached in line of battle the fortifications erected on tho sea-side for the defence of Gaeta. The steam-frigate Garibaldi and the steam gunboats Yin zaglio, Confienza, and Yeloce were fixed upon to attack the batteries of the enemy in the-western part of the town, the remaining vessels being ordered to attack those in the eastern port. At 11 a.m. the land batteries situated on the west opened fire, to which our batteries immediately replied. About noon the Carlo Alberto and the Costituzione, and shortly afterwards the Vittorio Emmanuele, directed their fire against the eastern batteries, but as this fire did not produce the effect anticipated, the vice-admiral command ing the squadron, who was on board the Maria Adelaide under a hot and well-supported fire, came close up to these batteries, and with the Carlo Alberto and Vittorio Emma nuele swept the whole lino of defence, while leaving the Costituzione to play against the batteries of the lanthorn. At half-past 12 o'clock the land batteries, vigorously cannonaded at all points, slackened fire. About 2 p.m., the enemy's fire having vigorously recommenced, the squadron filing off at half range in front of the eastern bat teries, openeel against them a very brisk fire, lasting more than half an hour, and sent in a shower of projectiles. Shortly after 2 o'clock the enemy ceased his fire at this part. . . . Then the squadron, without losing a moment, bore towards the east part of the city to aid the vessels placed there ii the morning to attack that part. At half-past font., the enemy's fire having ceased, the squadron also ceased, and resumed its anchorage of the previous day. During the night the steam corvette Mozambano, the gunboats Velcce, Ardite, and Tinzaglio, returned towards the enemy's batteries to harass them. In this combat, remarkable for the coolness shown by the crows of all the royal vessels belonging to the navy of tha old provinces and of Naples, we have only had to de plore three deaths, five wonnded, and a few damages on board some of the vessels, which were not of a nature to compromise their safety oven for an instmt. In order to show better how the squadron performed its duty to King and country, we publish the following letter, which the General in command of the army wrote next day to Count Persano, the vice-admiral in command of the squadron : " Castellone, Jan. 23, 1861. " I beg your excellency to accept my thanks, and to be so good as to present them to the fleet for its co•operation yesterday, and which was equally skilful as energetic. " From the summit of our positions, on seeing the bold manoeuvres of the men-ofwar, the entire fourth army corps saluted the admiral and the squadron attacking the Ancona lanthorn. _ " I renew to you the assurance .of my distinguished con sideration. (Signed) «The Gener4l of the Army, MR. COB DEN. Mr. Cobden has done, and we trust will still do, a great deal more than "point a moral and adorn a tale ;" but, whatever his other more substantial achievements, he will do this also. He points the great moral of the weakness of genius, the credu lity of enthusiasm, and th e i nexora bl e limits which Nature imposes on the highest capacity, and circum stances on the widest observation. Mr. Cobden is one of the very, very long series of men who, with im mense powers and the most generous instincts, have shown that they cannot do everything, and that this is g world of compensations. The drawback in his nature is that he carnet take care of himself. The free traders who so cheerfully collected £70,000 to set up their hero in affluence and dignity might as well have presented that sum to a suscep tible young lady of twenty, to a poet, to a young gentleman deep in mediaeval architecture, or another "impulsive" and helpless person. It is now an old story, but Mr. Cobden invested the better part of this money in American railways, chiefly, we believe, in the Illinois Central; and the result shows that he had much better have dropped every sovereign into the Atlantic. It would have cost much less, and saved much anxiety. The investment was one that entailed further sacrifices, andof course further losses. Two or three years ago a more select body of admirers gathered £40,000 to get Mr. Cobden out of the scrape, but even that, it is said, has proved insufficient, and now the hat once more goes round to collect a testimonial ostensibly on account of the French Treaty, but really because the money is wanted. Since that is really the case everybody who cares for the dignity of his nation and the merits of a great cause will wish to see the want supplied, and none so proper to supply it as those merchants of Glasgow and other great ports or seats of manufacture who have gained by the French Treaty. Everybody with a heart must feel for the embarrassments of Fox and of Pitt, for Sheridan's sad wreck, for Walter Scott's long struggles, and even for Daniel O'Connell's dependence on the weekly dole. Mr. Cobden ought to be sustained in his place as a man who deserves well of his country, and wealth itself is satirized and disgraced when such a man is poor. But the case does not stop here. These undoubted claims go further still. Mr. Cob den ought not only to be subscribed for, but taken care of. As he cannot be made a ward in Chancery, he ought to be placed in the hands of a responsible committee, not to regulate his expen diture, which no doubt is moderate enough, but to secure him from " good" investments. He has yet to learn that " good interest is only another name for bad security ;" that every American is not a model of honesty, and that every Freetrader is not a wise and good man. We say this with the utmost simplicity and se riousne and really thinking not one whit the worse of Mr. Cobden, or his views, from the fact that he has the almost universal failing of genius and generosity. A man cannot do and be everything. If he can look after the affairs of the nation, he may easily be in the habit of overlooking his own. No man is a better judge than Mr. Cobden of his own country's resources. He knows the sterling qualities of the race. He sees its initustry, its versatility, its fortitude under reverses, its buoyancy under dis couragements, and, in a broad sense, its truthful and reliable character. Any how, he sees and measures the results. They are matters of positive knowledge. He knows what he himself would wish to do and be. There is no labour, no self denial, that Mr. Cobden would not undergo for what he conceived to be the good of his country ; there is no calamity he would endure more easily than the failure of any such design ; there is nothing he would hate more than a public dis honesty. So, in a general way, he thinks other men equally patriotic, equally high-minded, un less—and here comes the real source of Mr. Cob den's mistakes. He has, unfortunately, been so much in the habit of fighting with classes and interests, that he has made a partial and narrow induction of mercantile and political errors. He has been so many years descanting on the selfishness of landowners, the jobbing of officials, and all the drones of old English society, that he has become positively blind to other forms of selfishness, mean ness, and fraud. Sidney Smith fell into the same mistake, and made a very loud retractation. Mr. Cobden gave to a company of American strangers a confidence which he would have refused to a dozen English gentlemen with historic names. In his eyes their roughness itself bespoke truth, and their very twang bespoke patriotism and honour. The railway ran through forests and swamps; it cleared and opened up millions of acres; it dealt with corn and cattle ; it created a race of small farmers ; it was all that was good, and Heaven itself could hardly fail to prosper an undertaking which breathed the very spirit of the old command to replenish the earth. Unfortu nately, the figures were as unsound as a fraudulent budget ; the calculations were as untrustworthy as those of a Russian war ; the men as likely to be knaves or fools as so many members of the House of Peers. But Mr. Cobden could not believe this. Honesty and dishonesty had assumed in his eyes a territorial character. All was wrong here; all right there. So even the great chief of the Anti- Corn Law League had to learn, at the cost of a generous nation's bounty, a lesson which he might have learnt for nothing in the office of any respec table London stockbroker. But are not dignities and sinecures made for such men ? What a pity that Mr. Cobden cannot be made a canon, or the lay rector of one of the best livings in the gift of the Crown ! There used to be such things as lay Bishoprics. One is tempted to ask who is Chancellor of the Duchy of Lan caster? We say it most emphatically, and as speaking with much experience of men and affairs, that Mr. Cobden ought to have a good allowance, but no power of giving, or lending, or "investing" his money. In money matters we believe him to be what Johnson called Goldsmith,—an " inspired idiot." Indeed, if a man is inspired, or thinks him self inspired, we may safely add the substantive to the participle. There are, indeed, men who profess inspiration, but are not the less worldly-wise. It Mr. Cobden took to calculating the end of the world, or told us to a day the commencement of the millenium, we should expect to find him a prudent and money making man. Unfortunately his calculations and anticipations go in the direc tion of pecuniary investment and the prosperity of Republican institutions. We hope that he will be treated as a woman or a boy, and put under trust. We should say the same, indeed, of two-thirds of the London world, most of whom have spent, given, " lent," or "invested" as much as Would now make them independent and comfortable, with a round sum to spare, for the regeneration of the world or any other object. Our Free Trade friends, and Mr. Cobden's admirers in particular, must excuse our allusion to this subject. They must be aware of a certain degree of scandal in this constant con fession of unthriftiness and imprudence they volun teer for their hero. Many a worldly-wise Protec tionist is deriving his full share of the results of Free Trade, while the man who ought to reap its chiefest fruits is again and again the object of a consideration more affectionate than respectful. We wish the present subscription every success, but we hold it essential to that success that there should not recur the least need for its repetition.— Times. WILLS' A•ND BEQUESTS. The will of Sir George Simpson, Knt., Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company's territories, was proved in London on the 26th ult. Sir George died at his residence at La Chine, in Montreal, Canada, on the ith of September last, at the age of sixty-eight. His will bears date the 10th of March preceding, and the original is lodged in the court at Montreal. The executors nominated arc Duncan Finlayson, Esq., formerly of La Chine, but late of Scotland ; Eden Colville, Esq., of Hans-place, Chelsea; David Davidson, Esq., and James Blackwood Greeshields, Esq., both of Montreal. The personalty in England was sworn under £20,000. To his son, John Henry Pelly Simpson, he leaves the sum of £75,000 currency, together with the residue of his property, both real and personal, the whole of which he directs his executors to have entailed on the issue of his son, and to retain the name of Simpson. To each of his three daughters he leaves the sum of ;..C15,000 currency. To each of his executors he gives £5OO currency, besides a legacy to Mr. Finlayson of £l,OOO, and to Mr. Colville of £2,000. There are several other legacies and annuities. His estates on the three islands, Les Isles d'Orval, on the River St. Lawrence, form part of the property left to his son, who is residuary legatee. Sir George filled the office of Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company's territories for the long time of thirty-five years. The will of Major-General William Frekc Williams, K.H., formerly of Sandgate, but lately residing at Bath, was proved in the London court on the 26th of last month by the executors, Mrs. Williams, the relict, the Rev. William Gorst Har rison, M.A., Vicar of Hart, Durham, and Thomas Elliot Harrison, Esq., civil engineer. of Great George-street, Westminster. The General has bequeathed the whole of his property, real and personal, to his relict for her life, and on her decease to be divided amongst their children. The will bears date the 21st of November last, and was attested by Mrs. Margaret Day, of Battle, and Mr. SaMuel Brice Cowan, surgeon, of Bath. General Williams died at his residence at Vane-street, Bath, on the 12th of December last, in his 69th year. This gallant General saw much active military ser vice, and was severely wounded at the battle of Bladeneburg, in America, in the dispute with that O n Ontry ist 3 ii,teqUVOrlfV4Z9F.ickn Arrip:/, LITERATURE. Katherine and her ,ister — s. By the author of the " Discipline of Life," " The Two Brothers," Bs - c. 3 vols. Hurst and Blacisett. There are few among the large class of novel readers who will not be delighted to meet with a new work by this authoress. Her productions are cer tainly of the first class of merit, whether in regard to interest of narrative, attraction of style, or excellence of purpose. There is always a lofty tone of thought infused into her stories, an ex alted standard of principle is set before her chief characters, and tne reader feels that he is pre sented with a study of human life, as well as with an interesting panorama of social events and occurrences. Much as it is the fashion among a certain class to sneer at anything approaching to a moral in a novel or tale, it has not yet been proved by these captious critics that any harm is done by them, while on the other hand it may be positively and deliberately asserted that great good is effected by their perusal. Persons who are at all well disposed, are more likely to gain a hint or receive a suggestion from what strikes their attention, or charms their fancy than from giving their forced attention to a dry series of facts, or an elaborate treatise from which all light and grace are pur posely banished, and which would compel one to be right nialyre lui. Besides an illus tration which is appropriate always en forces an argument and carries out an idea from the dream-land of thought to the living world of action. In these volumes we meet with a really entertaining narrative, the life-like nature of the delineations animates the interest at first, and keeps it alive throughout. It is sustained unbroken from the suggestive commencement, through the exciting and eventful continuation till the prosperous and happy conclusion. The heroine is a peculiar cha racter, not at all an ordinary star of romance, she is neither graceful and lovely, nor dark and dreadful in disposition. Her appearance corresponded with her mind—" There was no beauty in the face of the young girl, and if there was no positively ugly feature, neither was there a single good one. It was, in fact, a common face ; or would have been, but for the darkness of the hair and brows, and the singularly good expression which shone in it Most faces speak in a degree, but this was one of those that speak loudly. There could be no mistake in bestowing on the owner of this face a sweet, true, unselfish disposition, and a thoughtful and stead fast mind." Her stepmother died at the period of our introduction to her, and left her the onerous charge of taking care her young daughters. To the utmost of her powers, and the extent of her abilities, Katherine discharged her duties. It is a very serious undertaking, at all times, to take core of young people, and especially so when, as in this case, the protectress was not in an independent position. The father of those step sisters was a most repulsive character, he was cold and harsh, while mean in his domestic arrangements to an extraordinary degree, considering his good income. This style of disposition may seem a trifle to the careless and hasty in judgment; but those who reflect, or know anything of home life, will accord that nothing can make the domestic circle more wretched than such a parsimonious spirit and nig gardly soul. In a few years after Katherine had undertaken the care of her young sisters she was put to a severe test of her resolution to abide with the children till they were able to do without her. She was not one, however, to look back after having put her hand to the plough ; and Mr. Dacre was not at all the man to be entrusted with the care of such timid and delicate girls as Annie and Rose. There was a great difference between these young maidens, they seemed to change places in the course of years. Annie, from a gentle and obedient child, became, when grown up, too timid and shrinking to be at all able to carry out what she knew to be right. Rose, from being wild and. untraceable, in consequence of her failing health, grew reflective and considerate beyond her years. Outwardly she seemed the same, wilful and impe rious, and determined to have her way in the house ; but inwardly she looked on things and judged of persons as those only can who are not of the strife and in the scene. It is almost the best privilege of illness thus to be able to serve others without it, being possible for them or any one else to suppose that self-interest has prompted the suggestion, or self-love propelled the motive. It was a proud and happy moment for Rose when at , last she could repay to Katherine in some mea sure the large debt she owed her for the long ; years of care and kindness. The passages which describe the engagement of Nigel and Annie are , very exciting, and add greatly to the attraction of the story; but yet, we cannot feel the same interest for the sorrows of these young people as for the troubles of Katherine and Trevethlan. In the latter case we meet with well-intentioned individuals, who seem forced to endure a great deal of disappointment and who bear the burden bravely, but in the former instance we see , two impulsive and heedless characters rushing on , to their doom in spite of the warnings of friends and the whisperings of their own consciences. Nigel was a very gifted young man, but there was a serious stumbling-block in his way of improve ment, which was his headstrong temper and un governed will. His arrogant self-assumption was also intolerable in one so young. In the conduct of Anne Dacre also there is grave matter for repre hension. There was no possible excuse to be alleged for her conduct that could be valid when tried by the test of truth. The foundation of her sin lay in her too great adoration of Nigel. She had no right to constitute him the infallible judge of right and wrong. When she persisted from cowardice not to tell Nigel of a previous engagement that had been broken off because she feared he might be angry. her elder sister wisely observed to her, " There is one thing, Annie, I think you forget. You make Nigel the only rule and . judge by which you guide, your conduct, you do not seem to me to remember that you are answerable to another judge, and that it is against His law of perfect truth that you are offending." As may be supposed, the secret was out before long, and the consequences were very sad and serious, and for some time threatened to be attended with fatal results. All the worst part of Nigel's nature was called into action by this sudden stroke of misfortune, when he thought he was going to be so happy. He was, above all, furious at being deceived, and mortified to find he had been mistaken in his estimate of Annie's character. It would have been well if he had reflected that he was nearly as much to blame himself, and that he was, in a manner, re sponsible for Annie's hesitation and concealment by his fierce ways and irritable temper. Janet Grey is very accurately described, and jealousy and indignation were most likely, in one of her nature, to lead to the commission of falsehood and. treachery. In trusting so implicitly to her judg ment, Nigel made the mistake that self-opinion ated people often do as to the disposition of others. He very narrowly escaped having a life-long burden on his mind in consequence of his absurd conduct in only imparting to his treacherous cousin the knowledge of his right address, and 'thus only obtaining her garbled version of home affairs. No one who has watched Katherine through the long course of years that are here nar rated, and noticed her efforts, marked her suffer ings, and noted her trials, but will rejoice that at last she was able to escape from the thraldom in which she had been held, and to put aside the wearisome cares that had well nigh proved more I han she could bear at times. As she left her home she could feel her work was finished. " She had done what she could—she had. done, according to her promise, what she could, not without failures, perplexities, prejudices, infirmities ; yet still with a sincere heart; and, as blessed is the man who has found his work, so much more blessed are they who have done their work, so it be well done. The work that . yet remained to be done in her home was appointed to another hand—a hand more fitted to do it—and whose powers her absence would kindle into more active life. She had done what she could, and with hope, and trust, and thankfulness—thankfulness as well for the past as for the promise of the future— she might turn her steps into the new path opening before her." Some of the other indi viduals met with in these volumes are noticeable from the skill with which their peculiarities are sketched, as Mr. Hope and Mr. Frankland. Mrs. Trevethlan is a melancholy instance of one who gave way to uncontrolled grief till her reason became affected. Trevethlan himself does not appear mnch on the scene, but -.That little is known of him is satisfactory. The Malicious, who are introduced at first, are graceful sketches of elegant home life. There is abundant material in these pages for the reader to dwell upon as subject of thought, as well as a deeply interesting story to attract and amuse. We meet with some of th os e striking scenes of life that display the deepest pas sions of human nature, and unfold the darkest secrets of the human heart. At the same time there is not the error of over description or exag gerated statements to mar the (Met or de tract from the merit of the delineation. " Katherine and her Sisters" may be regarded as a brilliant successor to the " Discipline of Life," " The Young Lord," and "The Two Brothers," all of which novels have been well received, and deservedly appreciated. This work has every chance of attaining a success, and those who peruse attentively its eloquent descriptions, its life-like characters, its interesting scenes, and its striking occurrences, will agree that such a result is in every way deserved from the brilliancy of the style, and the excellence of the motives that adorn its pages, and wilakiity iniqrm the fikitit cmpoollitni t~