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

UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS. — Wanted for a Lady and her Servant, a SITTING-ROOM, Three BED-ROOMS, and separate KIT CHEN, where there are no other lodgers, near a chief thoroughfare ; between Charing-cross and Hyde-park-corner preferred. Any party unused to letting would find the advertiser a desirable occupant. References exchanged. Address, with full particulars, T, 104, Strand. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. — M. JIILLIEN'S CONCERTS. Last Week but One—The New Grand French Quadrille. —Miss Juliana May.—Madame Elise 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 Thursday. Programme for THIS EVENING (Wednesday, Dec. 3) : Part I.—Overture, Massaniello (first time this season)— Auber ; Quadrille, from Rossini's opera, Le Comte Ory -Jullien ; Symphony, Andante from the Pastoral Symphony —Beethoven • G ra nd Aria, Ernani ! involami (Ernani) , Miss Juliana 'May—Verdi ; March of the Huns, composed expressly for these Concerts by Cusins (2d time of per formance) ; Polka, My Mary Ann (21st time)—Jullien ; Fantasia, Pianoforte, from Donizetti's opera Elisir d'Amore, Signer Andreoli—Thalberg ; the Grand French Quadrille (22d time of performance) with variations for flute, flageolet, oboe, clarinet, ophicleile, and cornet, performed by MM. De Polley, De Yong, Collinet, Lavigne, Sonnenberg, Hughes, and Kcenig ; Finale ; Partant pour la Syrie, Vive l'Empereur— Jullien. Part 2. Opera, Grand Operatic Selection from Verdi's opera of " Il Trovatore," with 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—Jullien •, Cavatina, Regnava nal 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—M. Jullien. To commence at 8 o'clock. Prices of admission :—Promenade, Is. ; Dress circle , 2s. 6d. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d., £lls., and upwards. Private boxes to be secured of Mr. Nugent, at the box-office of the theatre ; at all the principal libraries and musiesellers'; and at Jullien and Co.'s, 214, Regent-street. T HEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE.— Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. Acting Ittna.ger, Mr. C. Mathews. Stage Manager, Mr. R. Roxby. Scenic Artist, Mr. W. Beverley. ITALIAN OPERAS, COMEDY, and BALLET, every Evening during the Week, at Old Play-house Prices. Last Four Nights of the Italian Opera Company. Upper Gallery, ls. ; Gallery, is. 6d. ; Pit, 3s. ; Upper Boxes, as. 6d. ; First Circle, ss. ; Dress Circle, 7s. ; Stalls, 10s. 6d. ; Private Boxes, one, two, three, and four guineas. In consequence of the extraordinary and unprecedented success that has attended the introduetion of ITALIAN OPERAS at Drury-lane, the Lessee begs to announce that be 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 engage ments, in order to appear for a Few Nights Longer in the most celebrated operas of the great composers :—Madame Grisi, Madame Rudersdorff, Madame A.madei, Madame Sed lazek and Madame Gassier ; Herr Reichardt, Signor Volpini, Mons. Gassier, Signor Lorini, Signor Albicini, Signor Rovere, Mr. Tensant, 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 LAMMERMOOR. Supported by Madame Gassier, Madame M. Gassier, M. Kinni, Signor Gabussi, Signor Albicini, and Signor Volpini. After which. LITTLE TODDLEKINS. Mr. C. Mathews, Mr. Tilbury, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Misses N. Oliver and E. Wadham. To conclude with a Ballet, in which Mdlles. Osmont will appear. Boxes, stalls, and places can be secured of Messrs. Cramer, Beale, 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, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING, and during the week, 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. Farrell ; 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, iu 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 unrivalled 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.—THlS EVENING will be performed the celebrated dtama 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, eiallefl THE ELVES, or the Statue Bride, founded on the grand ballet spectacle, now perform ing with unexampled success at the Theatra Imperiale de l'Opera at Paris, under the title of Les Elfes. Principal cba tacters 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 Loudon), Mr. C. Dillon ; ago, Mr. Stuart ; Dcsdemon ~ Mrs. C. Dillon ; Enkilia, Mrs. Weston. After which, the extraordinary troupe of Bedouin Arabs will make their fifth apnearance. Followed by GOOD FOR NOTHING. Miss Woolgar, Messrs. Toole, Barrett. &c. Concluding with a Ballet, by Miss Rosina. Wright and the Coryphees. 110YAL 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. STRAND THE A.T RE.—Manager, Mr. T. Payne.—THlS EVENING will be performed BELPHEGOR (Travestic). Messrs. G. Lee, Howard, Clarke, and Mesdames Cuthbert, Woollidge, E. Jacob s , an d Willy Edouin, THE CAPTAIN'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 Fitzinman ; Rank and File, by numerous Auxiliaries, who Parade and Drill every evening. Commence at Seven. Stalls, 3s. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, is. ; Gallery, 6d. ROYAL SURREY T•HEATRE. Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick. THIS EVENING, BIRDS OF PREY. Charles Renne pont, Mr. Creswick. After which, A BLOW IN THE DARK. Viltrac, Mr. Shepherd (his original part). To conclude with DICED. iryAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Leßsee, Mr. Alfred Wigan. THIS EVENING, WIVES AS THEY WERE AND MAIDS AS THEY ARE. Messrs. Addison, G, Vining ; Mrs. Stirling, Misses Swanborongh and Herbert. Acrd the new farce, JONES THE AVENGER. Messrs. F. Robson, J. Rogers, and Miss Marston. Commence at half-past Seven. - - aiSTLETS ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager Mr. W. C o ok e . THIS EVENING (First Week): MACBETH, with Eques trian Illustrations by Mr. W. Cooke's Horses, trained by him. Macbeth, Mr. James Holloway. After w hi c h, the SCENES in the CIRCLE ; Miss Kate Cooke in her elegant act of man6ge, To conclude with OTHER ENTERTAINMENTS. Doors open at half -past six ; commenee at seven o'clock. Pox.office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Eques t r i an Director, Mr. W. Cook e , jun. C ANTERBURY HALL, Westminster -road,— OP EN EVERY EVENING.—Th e follow ing company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of Selections from all t he p opular Operas, Madrigals, Choruses, Glees, Duets, &e., viz. —Miss E. Pearce, Mrs. J. Cai u Miss Brunell, and Miss Summers ; Mr. J. Caulfield, Jonghmans, R. Grover, T. Rain°. T. Farrant, S. Jones, kk Barker, W. Melling, and P. Corrie ; Masters Austin, en : nett, and Corri ; Mr. Sam Cowell and E. Mackney. piano. forte, J. Harroway, R.A. • harmonium, J. Caulfield, jun. ; director Mr. J. Caulfield. 'C omm ence at Seven o'clock pre cisely. 'Suppers, dc., until twelve o'clocleb k. In addition SPANISH t. the usual Vooal Entertainment, the celebrated MINSTRELS will appear in costume at Nine and Eleven o'clock Every Evening, and sing some of their favourite selec ions. HIGH WATBR. AT LONDON BRIDG THIS DAY—Morn. 13 min. aft. s—Evening5—Evening 37 min. aft. 5 T , %-lloußow—Morn. 1 min. aft. s—Evening5—Evening 30 min. aft. • - TAB WE A.TTIER.—Smg OFFICE, DECEMBER 3. THERMOMETER, IN THE SEIADZ 40 —highest sines noon yesterday. 4 0—lowest this morning and during the night. 39 —thla day at noon. BAROMETER, 29.82—falling. WINO, E. to E.S.Z.—Fresh, with drizzling sleet and rain and dull hazy weather. It snowed heavily in the night, and a brisk thaw has J et in, but the weathe r h as become colder towards noon. THREE O'CLOCK, —Snow has been falling since noon.'!! : J., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1856. What is, what can be, the utility of a second Congress? What questions are intended to be ventilated ? what objects achieved ? The Pleni potentiaries are invariably mere delegates, without discretionary power as to priuciples, and restricted within very narrow limits , ,uestions of detail, THE SUN, LOND'ON, WEDNESDAY EV,ENING, DECEMBE!RI 3, 1856. Perhaps, in these days of electric telegraphs, when communications are instantaneously 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 every 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 no 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 courae, 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 •nly 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 hes 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 exorcised, or rather exceeded, as that of RICHARD CCEUR 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 an "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. BAZA.TIETTS should prove himself, to his own satisfaction at least, right, and Captain BußsTar. and the Chief Commissioner of Works of w wrong, in r es p ec t t o the outfall of the sewage, is Pretty much what was to be expected. We hap pgeenntletome krtno h a is good deal of what professional calibre are capable ; but it cer tainly is not within the range of our recollection that they 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. ... P , AZALGETT E, with the utmost deliberation, maintains the adequacy of the original Plan B for every useful purpose, and insists on its superiozity in every respect to Plan B as amended, we find him compelled to recom mend the diversion of the northern outfall sewer round the north side of Dagenham Gulf, instead of across its mout h, and consequently an i ncr ease of length and a diminution of fall, together with a corresponding enlargement of the sewers, to say nothing of a deepening of the reservoir. The engineer's self-complacency, of course, undergoes no rebuff ; he has acquired fresh information, and if he has altered his plan it was at nobody else's suggestion. Of course this and other matters of the kind, suggestive though they may be d eeme d of vacillation, must increase the confidence of the public in their engineer, though they somewhat painfully, because suggestively, bring to our mina LATEST NEWS• THE INSURRECTION IN SICILY. PARIS, DEC. 2 (NIGHT.) An insurrectionary movement took place on the 22d ult. in some Communes of the Province of Palermo. _ _ The Government authorities had been driven 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 insurrection. 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 Nove►nber. 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 Le- 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 union 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 Victor 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 EvExixa. BOURSE, DEC. 2.—The market became very buoyant towards the close, when the following were the last quotations : Cub. fr. c. End of Month. 44 per Cents ......... 91 50 —fr. —c. 3 per Cents ............ 63 40 70 5 New Loan ............ 69 _ ..... Bank Shares ......... 4,103 Roman (x. d) Bsi Credit Mobilier ...... 1,550 Austrian Belgian Fives 97i— Spanish Threes — Piedmontese (5) ...... 91 50 Home Debt .R.AILWA.Ys—FOR CASH. fr. c. fr. e. Orleans ...............1,336 Western N0rthern............... 980 Strasburg Lyons ..................1,370 New Ditto 7BO -- Mediterranean ......1,775 Grand Central Lyons Geneva ...... Tesbe Cat e .................. 760-- Austrian Com. ..., 835 PRUSSIA. A. letter from Berlin, of the 29th ult., says : "The King, in delivering - lus 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 rs the acc l ama ti o ns of the assembly. The memb of the Diet were afterwards individually presented to their Majesties in the picture gallery, and wore 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 oub 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 the Diet of Frankfort, arrived at Berlin on the 29th ult. BELGIUM. The following is the text of the repty of the King of the B elgians 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 name of the Chamber of Representatives. The labours of this important session have been worthily inaugu rated. Your intelligent patriotism will know how to second . the efforts o f my , overzi ment, with the vie w of assuring the reg u l a r d eve lopment of the moral and material welfare of the nation:* tionnel, says SARDINIA. A letter from T ur i n of the 27th, in the Constitic here by the precipitate journey to this c it y of the Much attenition has been excited Marquis de Villamarina, Sar dinian 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 oosition to the Covernment. The Council has just decided that instead of paying to the Finance Department 80G,00 Of. for octroi duties it will only pay 90,000 f., a sun' corresponding to what is really obtained front flu) octroi of the city. This decision has produced a gx eat sensation, par ticularly as it is thought that Vie example will be followed by other communes. SPAIN. The Madrid journals of the 29 th ult. have arrived, M. Rios Rosas had resigued tyre poet of member o: a 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 one 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. How are we to set about the summarisation of the calculations contained in the report, by ' means of which Mr. BAZALORTTE 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 sion 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 constructron 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 construction 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 lbe 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 Premier, 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 MEDITERRANEAN 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 531 ; 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 Parttigal upon the deposit of bonds for public works. The American schooner Marie Jewett arrived at Gibraltar ou the 23d ult., reporting the foundering of the American ship Lady Franklin on the 30th October. The Lady Franklin was bound to Trieste, with sugar, from Matanzas. At Gibraltar exchange on London at 90 days' date was quoted 49 15-I.6ths ; Spanish pillared, dollars, 91 per cent. prem. BLUCHER 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. I do 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 ounverting 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, Wits, where the noble marquis will receive a distinguished circle of friends during the approaching festive season. The Marchioness of Blandford and her infant are both going on very favourably. The Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry have arrived at Mount Stewart, Ireland. The Earl of Ellesmere, we are happy to learn is better. His lordship passed a good night on Monday, and was pronounced rather better yesterday. Dr. Bright is in attendance on the noble earl. The Earl and Countess Stanhope have arrived at Chs vening Park, near Sevenoaks, from visiting the Right Hon. S. Herbert, M.P., and Mrs. Herbert, at Wilton House, near Salisbury. The Dowager Lady Foley and the Hon. Adelaide Foley have arrived in town from Brighton, for the win ter. Lord and Lady Foley are passing the winter at his lordship's newly purchased estate at Worksop, Notts. Lord and Lady E. F. Howard, and their youthful family, are at Glossop Hall, the noble lord's seat in Derbyshire. Lady John Somerset has arrived in Enfield Court, Middlesex, on a visit to 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 LIFE.—The marriage of Captain the Hon. Frederick Fitzclarence, brother of the Earl of Munster, with the Hon. Adela Sidney, eldest daughter of the late, and sister of the present, Lord De Lisle and Dudley, was solemnised yesterday morning at Ali Saints' Church, Knightsbridge, in the presence of a select circle of the friends of both noble families. At a meeting of the Trust and Loan Company of Upper Canada, held yesterday, a dividend at the rate of 7 per cent. was declared, and the report, an abstract of which appeared in The San on Thursday, was unanimously adopted. SWYNFEN v. SWYNFEN.—This case, which was to try the validity of the rights of counsel to compromise cases, was resumed yesterday morning in the Court of Com mon Pleas. Mr. Justice Cresswell, at the conclusion of the arguments, said that the court would take time to consider the matter, and would deliver judgment on the first day of next term. THE AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S.—This company was estab• lished by English capitalists in 1836, and was shortly afterwards made over to an association of Trieste capi talists with Herr Von Bruck at their head. Its capital was originally one million florins, lts revenue in 1852 amounted to 3,624,15,1 florins, and its annual expendi• tore to 361,156 florins. It possessed in the same year 47 steamboats, having 7,990 horse-power, and an aggre gate burthen of 23,665 tons. The total estimated value of these vessels was 8,010,000 florins, and they pert ormed 1,465 voyages in the year, conveying 331088 passengers. From the establishment of the company to 1854 the total quantity of merchandise conveyed by its vessels was 4,184,064 quintals, representing a value of 1,255,210,200 florins. They also carried luggage for passengers to the value of 84,847,930 florins, and specie to the amount of 461,103,767 florins. Between the year 1842 and 1852, the company has divided among its shareholders an amount of profits not less than 1,752,920 florins. The dividend for 1853 was 320,000 florins, and 885,068 florins were set aside for the reserve fund. ;ure. the Royal Council. The Gazette says that the accounts which some of the journals give of mea sures relative to the army are 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. Blackwood.—Nothing in the December number of Blackwood that we can trace from the hand of any one of Blackwood's chief contributors. Mr. Warren reviewed, we very well remember, and reviewed very admirably too, at the time of its first appearance, Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin. But—or we are much mis taken—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." Altoiether a criticism, be it said, rather depreciative than commendatory. Anything but in the spirit in which The Times declared Dred 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 I 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 expected for a few days down at 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 Ilindostan " A Recent Confession of an Opium Eater " is a facetious extravagance, in noway comparable to the famous, dreamy, ecstatic lucubrations of De Q aincy. " Respectability—A Dialogue," proves to be a dialogue upon that very suggestive and reputable theme between Irenceus and Tlepolena 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 entertaining as the memorable incidental allu sions to the same topic introduced in the exquisite narrative 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 Blackwoott— 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 1856 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 Mob at ilier ha ks s in assumEurope. ed to itse The lf the execution of all th e gre wor Austrian railways are in its Lands ; through an affiliated company at Madrid, it has advanced large sums to the Spanish Government , and s ucceeded in exciting a railway mania even among the staid and immobile population of the Peninsula ;—and besides a thousand minor undertak ings, it has contracted for the execution of the great Rus sian railways, a work involvi r g 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 mag nitude 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 weather will carry the bark to 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 the people and utterly ruin ing the prestige of the Napoleonic Government."l 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 present most precarious Peace, Napoleon lII.—/gaga 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 jects, of the young Austrian Emperor—at Neuchatel in the clashing claims of the Prussian King and the Swiss Confederation -a-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 hand this mouth, in a some what similar strain, the congenial subject of " Popularity." In justification of his adopting which as a sequel to his earlier essay, R. L. maintains, comically enough, that ono is a sort of offshoot of the other, precisely as Aris totle has said of rhetoric and dialectics—warE avitPatvEL rnv PiropLicqv ow) , irapcupvfc Ti riic atax...r. nc ..a. The paper is a capital hit 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 Uhiand" 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 " Tho Friends," an episode of Italian life—the gist of it may be readily enough conjectured from the headings of the three chapters --rch. i., 1847 ; ch. ii., 1848-1849 ; ch. iii., 1856 while its style may be imagined no less easily from the opening phrases—" It was midsummer night in the year 1847. The moon shone 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 been 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 num ber of Regina, by the way, upon " Pauli'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 con tinuator 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. , DublinUniversily.—"The Fortunes of Glencore" are still continued, but 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 friends ; in deed this time rather serious ones, as he went to the pavilion and offended the King in some im portant transaction then going on. Th e you thf u l hero is not mentioned except briefly—he is still left in prison. The most curi ous t hi ng apparent i n these chapters is the acc oun t of 'Sir Horace Upton, whose affectation of ease and nonchala nce is won derful. Having invited seventeen people to dinner was not an affair of suffi c i ent consequence to d we ll in his memory, and wh en rem i nded of it he did not disturb himself, but a ll owe d the company to s it 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 bi ograp hi cal sketch o f T a l ma , a subject attractive iu itself from intrinsic merit, and rendered still more so from the super i or manner i n which it is t rea t e d . I t i s tru l y said that " Francis Joseph Tal ma ran k s amongst the most remarkable , men of the age an d coun t ry i n w hi c h h e lived., , He was no t a l one i n h i s g l ory , f or h e flourished in 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. " The applause of ap plauded men " was the crowning triumph of his success. His friendship with John Kemble was a i circumstance that is creditable to both. e became acquainted with Edmund Kean Al6O, but not to such an extent as with his gifted rival. The most remarkable event men tioned is the intercourse between Tabun, and Napoleon ; it is to the honour of both that the friendship survived even the test of a throne. Sonnet went so far as to say that the Emperor was indebted to Talma for lessons in regal deportment and de livery. Napoleon was amused, a:,d rved he considered the rumour as a compliment. " Had I not performed my part well they could not have supposed you had been my teacher." A singular occurrence is narrated here concernin g the early early career of the Emperor. When he was in great pecuniary distress, it was said that Talma had rendered him assistance ; but instead the fol lowing anecdote is related : " Napoleon had successively pledged whatever trinkets be possessed, rings, brooches, and watches, and his re sources were entirely exhausted. The 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, recflt 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 bad 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 be shocked to peruse the dramas of Ducis, 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 "Evplina" is superior to " Cecilia." The curious paper, entitled " John Twiller," is again met 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. lEsop 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 Duminkopti 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 th© 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 More 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 the last thirty years, and to be sufficiently formidable to merit respect ful consideration. "The General's Hut in the Trenches," " Crimean Sketches," and " R,:ani niscences of the War in the East," are continued, and furnish both entertaining and instructive 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 relative 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 Riyal 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 Valley 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 i country, they must be flat bottomed —no vessel t saf wth ety. a keel being able to navigate the river w The editor, notwithstanding all ih contradictions, maintains the correctness of his announcement of "the approaching retirement of Sir Charles Yorke, the Military Secretary." If we remember naturerig htly, the announcement was of a more positive than is implied by these words. The_ speech of the , Duke of Cambridge at the Lord the career of the new Commander - in Chief bein g characterised by we ll- co nsidered substantia l reforms. Further evi dence is adduced to show that the failure of the final assault on the Redan arose from the precipi tate advance of part, and the discreditable stand 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 be made known to the public—there being an adequate set-off of glorious achievements. " The monument to Sir Charles J. npier," now mounted on its pedestal in Trafalgar-square, is, both as a work of art and an expression of feeling, the subject of unqualiiied 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 interesti ng accoun t o f 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 the 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 present brief memoir an outline 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 repor . t of the proceedings in Parliament. A t length i s energy and determination conquered, and it is satisfactory to know that his efforts for the public benefit were not unrewar ded,f u o s r h h by e made his for tune by his magazine. Mrs• B . as usual, fur nishes a translation from Scandinavian literature ; the continuation of " A Swedish Voyage round the World" being the present instalment. • Eutrapelia" is the curious title of a curious paper, chiefly in praise and defence of laughter. A retrospect of "Social Life in past Centuries is foundedon a work recently published by Mr. George Roberts, wh o appears to have displayed patience and ingenuity in his researches. The petty tyranny of the time of the Protectorate is forcibly illustrated. " Italian Sketch," by Florontia, detailing some continental experiences, concludes the number. MISCELLANEOUS. T Eclectic Review has severa l su bj ec ts of generalhe 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. It is almost entirely 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. Bcowniug's " Aurora Leigh," and Gerald Massey's " Craigrook Castle." A " French History of Eng land" also furnishes the subject of an interesting article ; and a criticism on Miss Sewell's new work of " Tvors" is full of good sense and kindly appre ciation. The 1% ational Magazine has several pleasing and we`'-written articles, but it is cklicic,nt in that Etril;:in L f ami ~1,iii;. ,1 i , j:3;le of compositio n that could qualify it for a place among first-clas3 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 .collet 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 , reign of Ricbaid 111., ending - with the battle of Bosworth Field. The Cyclopcedia of Biography concludes the letter H, completes I, and carries J down to Jussieu, 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. The Commercial Travellers' i.Vagazine is a new serial, not very brilliant sr 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. '1 he principal illustrations con sist of engravings of Van Dyck's " Three Children of Charles I." and Hering'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 Price Current is not merely interesting to purchasers as a book cata logue, but also as a repository of archzelogical lore, if on a small scale. Among other things will be found a reprint of the " ultimum vale," or last fare w,ll of the Earl of Stafford, from the 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 IERMAN GAMBLING-HOUSE. (Fro►n Travels in Europe and the fast.) These two magnificent saloons are, twice a week, the scene of gay bans, where princes, and nob!es, and com mons mingle in the merriest dances in which Germans ever engage, with a si Tinkling of French and English, with titles ayld without. But now these hails are silent, though hundreds of men and women are in them. They 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 20 are seated. None may sit down but those who play. The game is rouge-et-noir. The manager, at the table where we are standing, sits by a wheel ; the players place their moneys as much as they please, but not less than a dollar, on whatever numbers or colour they choose ; the wheel is whirled, a little had flies out, and falls upon a number ;Abe manager announces it, and the fate of each player is in stanny decided. Some have won, some have lost—more of the latter than of the former, of course ; for the bank must win, in the loag run, or it could not pay the great stun 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 clear white skin, rather too much dressed to be a gentleman : he is playing high—not with silver ; ho never lays down less than a Napoleon, and often five, and sometimes more of them at once. He sins every time; and, thrusting out his little wooden scraper, draws in his double pile 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 men never plays when he thinks luck is turning against him* The next to him, on the same side of the table, seems to be a fixture. But he does not play a] ways. His doctrine of chances must be a secret ; and he watches the game as if he could tell just when the right time comes to venture his silver—for he never risks gold. For an hour he has mad no gains, but he is hoping to do better, and seems to be very sure that he will begin to win soon, for be h as been losing so long the tide must change. You never saw ladies in a gambling-house, did you ? There are several around this table. Here is one standing at nsY shoulder, pleading in an under tone of voice with an elderly man,, who may be her father, or husband, or more likely than either, her friend, for a fresh supply of florins, as her purse is empty. He pretends to be absorbed in the game that the rest are playing, but she is importunl for and she turns ; she then has his eye, and looks so i h m er p lay ingly that he yields and fills her purse. fiu e t down these florins, two or three of them atiasal, b ; tering like a frightened pigeon sometime s, revealing disappointment when she lost, and h er joy as clearly when she won ; but the tide was against her , and before she quit the table the purse was emptied a g ain ; and there was no smiling when she took her ol d man's arm and marched out of the hall as mad as a March hare. But I have been watching a woman of rare beauty at the cornet of the table in front of me. Five hours ago she was there; she may have heen out in that time fo r refreshments, brit re she is a habitue of this house. Dressed in rich black satin, weaid ahned takenwi t h f e e r n eaa la ady, h r a , dstoo,neiaelhesesr, j a e nd wellseTyrf,; but those bracelets, and chains, and e_ha e rm, are rather too • .re h l e e r tio o n w e a sip ae t e o eu th a a t t . sp ß le u ni gentleman . is here rich and many for such a place. .N splen did who seems creature. tto s s t h a e n dp plays s a n o y ni women will show t he ft i o r re fe n e e . e ing t s h , e anj o i n with i all her effort. at calmness and indi tell-tale blood, as it flies into her f ace , or rushes back to her heart, leaving , her white as w arble, discloses the struggle that is heav - log her bosom. Sbe has not played for five or six minutes ; her head has rested on her hand ; and her ivory arm, as it stands up there, has been glanced at even b y l again,whoylttosa sehedmietsoes; a be engrossed in th a e s game. Sh e band quickly on her ssh f t o ae r k e ree h sc e ,o a av d ne , dre a sd s a, if it achedp.lacelat was f o o u r t a Zulit:h n e t r o u n s iy ua ; l instantly w an t d he without a sigh. It was exciting to her. Who was she' Nobody but a gay, ruined, wretched woman ; one ea them swept tubv7; thousands thronging these watering-places, bankrupt la fortune and reputation : the least of their vices is gamb ling, and if the love of money was the worst of then passions, th e y wou ld be pure as they are beautiful. With the dukes an d d uc h esses, t h e lords and ladies, the sha l l" ere, blacklegs, and pedlars of all sorts, and travellers whAe resort iu summer time to these fountains of health WT I ° pleasure, c ome th ese gay women ; and as they r.'_ through the st ree t s i n th eir splendid carriages, or sail into the bail-room at midnight, you might mistake them_ VI the greatest lassies of the land. "Never b u y a book o l l the cover," said my Irish coachman at Dublin, a nd advice is quite as good in Germany. ---____7-- --- , Tuesda, Dee. 2.—,A. teleraphic order wa SOUTHAMPTON s received this afternoon to detain the West India mail steamer La Plata till the arrival of a Queen's We' singer with despatches, which are expected to arri ve at 7 this evening. These despatches are understood l ty to contain the instructions of the Lards of the Admira to the admiral commanding the West Indian stations in reference to the contemplated operations against Nevi Granada. How's v. CRINOLINE.—Prav insert the enclosed from the TVeekly Journal, or Saturday Post, April 26, 1718, for the benefit of your witty contemporary, Punch. It may give Mr. Leech a hint, which he will know how to turn to a good account :—" One day last week a gentle woman unluckily stopping to buckle her shoe at a linen draper's shop, her hoop petticoat, of more than ordinterf circumference, flaw up, and an arch little chimney sweePeil passing by at that instant immediately conveyed fence underneath the machine, and with a loud voice cried Per Sweep, Sweep ; the gentlewoman being affrighted, leap'd back, the boy struggling to gat out threw neadace in the dirt, and with much ado at last the d e vil got a way, and left the lady in no small confusion. 6 and Queries. TRH GEORGIAN RAILWAY DUELS.—The very foolislif narrative, describing a series of daels upon the lil le b ° railway between the towns of Augusta and Macon, 1 311 ,, lished some few weeks since by the Times, turns eut put lisped be, as every rational man must have foreseen a 111° „ 6 ,. contemptible hoax. In its impression of ye Frances ~, Willes, whocontemporarywripublishestes in his ,letteroffici a f i ro c m a p alNcliit.y Forfanoc...esr:: el si• dent of one of the roads between t his city (A-tiguetal and Macon," and, in reference to thi s wonderful storl, says that "it lis not only an exaggeration of eec ur .,i rences that did really take place, but it is false in cle ti '' and in general, without even the shadow or set:tibial. of truth, utterly and absolutely false ; and the sch t f re idea therein contained of the tone and temper of withPiwi sentiment and public morals is at utter variance fi the truth." Mr. Willes adds that "no person haeb,e.% killed within the State in a duel, nor on or off thelll3 of railroads, within the last ten Nears." . i n Of LEAGUE BREAD COMPANY. —The final winding er by the affairs of this c om p an y is now nearly completed '' Mr. Quilter, the official manager of the Court of Cba! - e eery, who proposee , having ascertained the liabilities to amount to 6,0001., to declare a dividend of 63. fa_ to pound ; and should the appeal proposed to be talteTent the House of Lords, with rolerence to certain fa vou r rights belonging to the company, be decided ill f' l b i e . of the shareholders, a prospective but at present pro d inatical dividend will be declared of 20a. in the Pu n t ' s. ESCAPE OF DESERTERS rnors Sr. GF:ORGILS 13 , ". 0 n o f thee O Scotch c4 ' ) t u c t h i d a i r , u s m i l i o e r r n s i r w , g h , o a b h o a u d t ninebeen o'clock, t W° in -- de . 8° deff 148 3 ,_,, sertere were in the guard-house at St. George's .13arrbse:u't with two other prisoners, confined for beingoutsideabs e nt without leave. The four were permitted to go si . the guard-houso for the purpose of washing. Telon o B ..", vantage of the opportunity afforded by the rest_ rl_tel% men being on parade, they contrived to Vale the 1 34 13 1 ,t ~ wall, which is about 14 feet high, and, notwithsta c.ir:t that they were seen by a police constable on duty,. tang eluded his vigilance as well as that of the guard; ''.','. e got clear off. It is understood that ih congequneenec been serjeant and corporal of the guard have si_. e _;„,,,_. a p t iac teh e r d e, under arrest. The names Hailast depose P ba h l i . l r p a o c t k t s , and it wDas,nfoauhlouol of the men are v.' 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