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LITERATURE. Edgar Bardon. By William Knighton, M.A., author of "Forest Life in Ceylon." 3 vols. Hurst and Blackett. sent time. We heartily subscribe to the sugges tion offered in the first paragraph : " We have often thought that if our Reviews would devote some portion of that space which is freely given up to disquisitions on the institutions of other times and countries, to the presentation, in a condensed form, of the vast amount of useful, important, and interesting in formation contained is the valuable Reports of the various public offices, printed each year by order of the Legislature, the public service would gain in , opularity, and the public would gain a fitting knowledge of the pro gress and position of those establishments which the nation supports." We have in 'this article instructive and copious details of the management and general working of the Post-office. We learn amid innumerable con densations of intelligence that 22,547 officers and servants are attached to this vast commercial de partment, 2,800 of whom belong to the chief-office in London ; exclusive of agents in foreign coun tries, and that there are 10,498 Post-offices in the United Kingdom. Cupid appears to be one of the most active re tainers on the staff, for Valentine week affords an influx of 80,000 letters. There was an increase of 13 millions of letters last year, the number of let ters sent to the Dead Letter•office was 2,400,000, and the number of newspapers deposited at the same depot was 600,000. It appears that the Postmasters-general daring the time of the wars with France were quite as much troubled with strange matters consigned to their care for conveyance, as we read of occa sionally now. For instance, we find in the list : This is an autobiographical novel, and furnishes an interesting subject for perusal. There are vari ous people met with, some of whom are wellpor trayed. The gentle aunt Honor, who was like a a guardian angel to the unfortunate children of her sister, and the fierce and harsh father, Mr. Bardon, are life-like sketches. Mr. Tupsemuch is more unusual, bein g i n many points rather ori ginal, but he is an excellent character, his quaint ness of deportment and oddity of taste not being able to tarnish the innate worth of the man, nei ther depriving his heart of its warmth, nor his na ture from its genial and true development. He was the friend of aunt Honor, and for her sake he took a lively interest in her nephew and niece. Sc me of their happiest remembrances were those of their childhood, which was watched over by their benign aunt, and cheered by her eccentric acquaint ance. The account of their visit to the old bache lor's domicile, where were collected the treasures of his solitude, all the curiosities he could discover in the shape of old relics and articles of vertu, of every class and character, is very ludicrous. He kept on accumulating his hordes till space failed, and he had to contrive impossibilities to effect the entrance of new ones. It was not the fate of theme fr hinds to complete the term of their earthly course in the tranquil interchange of the courtesies of social life. Disappointed by the intervention of rela tives from forming in youth a closer tie, they had fc tndly hoped to close their years in peace, but it was far otherwise. As the children grew up, and E cigar Bardon, the hero of the tale, was about to be fixed in some profession, the father, who was of a disagreeable temper, and had embittered many an hour of early youth to his children, contracted a cond marriage with a haughty, imperious woman. 3 / a ss Particle, the lady in question, was the sister of! the master of the school to which Edgar had been in his early days . She became his enemy titian, and ever remained so. It did not matter to km, however, who ruled at home when he was in India ; but the tidings- struck a death-blow to the unhappy aunt, and overshadowed the path of Emma, her niece. Fortunately for the former, her troubles were nearly over when the intelligence of the ceremony reached her. For months the pros pect had weighed on her mind, but a peaceful death r smoved her from the scene where her enemy would b eve persecuted her to thereat the wicked may not disturb. Aunt Honor was a nameless martyr, sacrificed in youth and slighted in later years, but si ie contrived to direct her steps in such a way that her life was more useful to others than many a happy one has proved. The life of Emma Bardon was not much more fortunate. If she had for a id w years some enjoyment, her troubles were eavier and her anxieties were more than double. k' the was attached to a Polish Count. Her father c pposed her union with this noble man, with whom Le could find no fault, and insisted on her being married to a friend of his in business. After her urint's death Emma Bardon remained in France, w here she again met with Count Kofalevski. She thought she had no duty at home to her father, who had forsaken her, nor to her brother, about to .epart for India. She therefore having informed 1 ter father of her intention was married to the Count, and went to his castle in Poland. There, niter a few years, the unhappy Count fell a victim to the cruelty of Russian tryanny. What little is mentioned of him is pleasing ; he appears a genuine enthusiastic lover of his country, and kind-hearted send generous. Edgar, the hero, is rather of a fickle riispolitien. He was led away by first impressions, sill not always constant in his good resolves when he had forme I tuiem. His adventures in India are varied arid excising, and his acquaintance with the Signora proves the danger of being connected with a treacherous end deceitful set. The consequences of having entered the wily circle of General Cardani were net easily surmounted, and was long More Edgar could undeceive Miss .Perry, Lie English friend, to whom he had been engaged befole embarking, as to the non-existence of any attachment to the Italian. Maria Perry is -of a quiet, unassuming nature, very different to :Emma Bardon in intelligence and spirit, but pleas ing and gentle, and determined when she Lad made up her mind. Tile character of Mrs. Bardon the second is a good sketch of a strong-minded woman, such it was her pride to be considered, -and woe to the weak minds who came in her way, whether, like Mr. Bardon, they were deceived by Seer vaunted superiority, or, like his gentle sister, "they were an obstacle to her progress. There was retributive justice meted out to the tyrant, when )1e was tyrannised over. She drove away his chil slren, repulsed his friends, and subverted his estab lishment. On the whole, ample scope is given in the narrative fir the introduction of exciting scenes, and strange incidents, as well as events of .a cotter style, ancl. p2r olages of a higher nature. The story is written with spirit and animation. " Imprimis.--‘ Fifteen couple of hounds going to the King of the Romans with a free pass' "Item.—` A box containing three pounds of tea, sent as a present by my Lady Arlington to the Queen Dowager of England at Lisbon.' "Item.—' A case of knives and forks for Mr. Step ney, her Majesty's Envoy to the King of Holland.' "Item.—` A box of medicines for my Lord Galway in Portugal.' " Item.—' A deal case with four flitches of bacon for Mr. Pennington, of Rotterdam.' " Altogether this article claims attentive perusal, and fully illustrates the line of the modern song— "What a wonderful man tha postman is." An important and competent digest of the " Con vict" subject, touching " Transportation and Re formatories," is presented to us, wherein the diffi culties attending th 3 question as to which is the most proper and redeeming treatment of criminals are ably met. These chief papers, with a variety of others, render The Irish Quarterly as excellent and welcome as ever. The National Review. Chapman and Hall. In the table of contents we meet this month with an interesting selection of topics. The open ing article takes for its subject the " Gowrie Con spiracy," one of those mysterious events in history which perplexed all contemporary sagacity, and which the collective wisdom of posterity has failed to unravel. To all lovers of historical research the paper offers considerable attractions, for it is written in a fair and impartial spirit, and the writer has evidently been at some pains in collecting the evidence, though he is himself unable to express a decided opinion. His suppo sition, however, appears to possess the merit of probability. The picture he draws of the wild and disordered state of the Scottish kingdom fully dis plays the total inability of the weak-minded and pedantic, though well-meaning, king to cope with his unruly nobles and prejudiced people. A criti cism on M. Victor Cousin's recent work on the illustrious women of the 17th century renders full justice to its ability and attractions. Special reve rence is paid to Madame de Hautefort, afterwards Duchess de Schomberg, one of those rare examples of high principle and nobility of mind that the most different tastes admire and the most opposite critics approve. The present writer can only find one companion to her in history in the person of our own Lady Rachel Russell. This criticism is followed by the longest, and perhaps most remark able article in the number. It is entitled " Percy Bysshe Shelley," and is devoted to a careful and elaborate analysis of the psychological and mental peculiarities of that poet. Though without much enthusiasm for his poetry, the author appears to have deeply . studied the eccentricities belonging to his temperament, and is doubtless correct in many of his deductions. Many of his remarks, tee, are just and striking, as ie the distinction he draws between the efforts of fancy and imagination, and in the comparison between the poetry of SLelley and Keats. Most of the readers of Shelley will doubt less join with the critic in regretting that he be stowed so much of his time and labour on long poems, while all his happiest efforts are either tr.agmenta.ry or lyrical. His two beautiful odes, " The Cloud" and. " - The Skylark," are sufficient to prove how great were his powers of lyrical compo sition. Do Fee, as a novelist, affords the subject of another literary article, which summons before the tribunal of criticism one who has long become iiadependeet o r it ; f o r who could make " son Crusoe" unpopuler ? The writer, however, more inclined to attribute its universal success to the subject than to the writer, though he admits the genius of the writer, and remarks that there must be something very singular in a work that both the , chimney-sweep and the peer can read and find interesting, but he asserts that the same man has exercised the same power over more complex incidents, and the works are little read. A papr on the present state and prospects of Italy will be interesting to the poli tician. Men, of the Bout. Ary;m3 B. TtQach. Wonderful Peop. By Horace Mavho v. Sketches of English, Charader. By Mrs. Gore. Ward arid Lock, Fieet-street. These cheap volumes are essentially " very " liglrt reading—so light that the greatest lover of such productions may possibly he induced to wish they were a degree heavier. Mr. Reach's pages may be skit inaed. by the eye as rhe shallow pool is by the insect, the attention of both being equally ephemeral. Wonderful People, by Home,' May- Lew, is somewhat more attractive ; as a specimen , of the average tono we give the following from " The Model Governess :" " The whole life of the governess is a living sermon upon the holy text of the forgiveness of injuries. Her amuse ments are few ; for singing cannot be called singing when it is done by command, and dancing is but sorry dancing when you are requested to join in it merely to till up a side couple. Her accomplishments, however, are manifold, though exercised for the benefit of others. "She is an Encyclopaedia in bombazeen, which must be ready to be referred to at a moment's notice by every one in the house upon every possible and impossible science, including the very latest improvements, corrections, and additions that may have taken place in philosophy, poetry, or puddings. She plays the harp, piano, and accordion ; teaches calisthenics and hair-curling, dances the newest fashionable dances, from Bohemia or Andalusia; under stands glove-cies/I'aq and dressmaking ; is clever at Berlin wool-work ; in short, must have every female accomplish ment at bar fingers' ends. She knows eight to ten lan guages, but mustn't talk unlesis spoken to. Her greatest talent should be displayed in listening cleverly. Her sym pathy should be all on one aide, like the Irishman's una nimity. She must have no views of her own, but only reflect, lik e a l oo ki ng - g l ass , th ose o f th e person who is con sulting her. Her whole life is a heritage of petty mean nesses. She has not the consideration that is paid to a cook, and very frequently not half the wages that are paid to a housemaid; in fact, the housemaid has the advantage of the two, fa- she is entitled to at least a month's warn ing, whereas the poor governess is often dismissed at a mo ment's notice. The Model G werness is literally the maid of-all-work of fashionable socibty. Ladies, think of your own daughters, and treat hoc kindly !" 1i 1 LANi). Mrs. Gore's sketches is by far the best of this trio of evenescent "trifles." We get a few more of the individualising ratifies, and a smack of the alcoholic esprit, so necessary to facilitate the di gesting of many literary confections. Mrs. Gore possesses a masterly hand in delineating the most ostensible characteristics of society ; and, while freely availing herself of the licence of exaggerating loquacity, seldom loses sight of a wholesome and perspicuous meaning. This short extract from her gossiping discussion, touching " The Banker," we think, will illustrate our opinions : " Be it noticed, among the notabilia of the moneyed world, that there are in London one or more bankinc , houses, whose books of business extend back from the re ign of Victoria to that of Elizabeth, where, under the na me of goldsmiths, curious items of credit appear therein, such as goblets, tankards, and apostle s p oons. T hese books constitute invaluable historical archives, besides conveyiny a patent of commercial nobility; when, as in certain in. stances we could point out, the banker of to-day descends in direct line, and inherits the identical patronymic of the goldsmith his ancestor. " This is the very legitimacy and conservatism of th e i kingdom of Mammon. This s, an indisputable attestation of hereditary p r udence and probity. Such a standi ng i n l life becomes a sort of second c o nscie nce. Three commercial trustworthi ness ! Twelve rei g ns of fina ncial discretion rlcenturies It amounts in business-life to a barony con nected with Magna Charta in the 7 rst l i d o e c ni ra i t g i o c d " Most of the promine nt s, however, are men of yesterday—individuals whom Fortune ha s rolled rolled to, the top of her wheel by a single turn , perhaps to be r o ll e d back again with similar precipitation. Th e greatest JeWish names in the moneyed world are names unknown t o th e e i g hteenth century, and which the nine teenth may be reserving to point a moral, and adorn a tale.' " Even Puotlischild commenced his prosperity at }:rank fort at the coronation of the late Emperor of Austria, by selling copper medals commemorative of the event (in company with hi s sister), at a beer- h ouse o f the city. "The thri v i ng London banker of the C ou tt s order is, in fact, a Sir Oracle. Your Privy Councillor 'sings small to him—your learned magistrate defers to his decree—the thews and sinews of the war of life lie at his disposal. At Ins nod the sluice gates close or open which control the fate of a country and the destinies of thousands. Thu Sultan a not more absolute. When he concedes the world ap plauds his liberality—when he withholds , his prudence. tli 4 penuriousness is foresi g ht—h is weakness' magnanimity. Whether close-fisted or open a great banker can do no e-, till his docket is st ruc k) . "The life, influence, and connection s of Coutts will one day become historical; conveyin g a great moral lesion as regards the frailties at which the worshippers of Mammon, even of ,the highest g ra d e, wi.l connive, in p ursuance o f gill strain at , th a e ni g usawtasubouwzzi theilg their idolatry — how th e y round the head of unintluential ry, camels forced upon them by a rich banker." DUBLIN, SATURDAY MORNING. IRISH RAILWAY PROGRESS. The ceremony of opening the branch line of the Belfast and Ballymena Railway to Cookstown, on Tnursday last, was perfirmed by the Earl of Car lisle, and a goodly array of the nobility and gentry of the district took part in the day's proceedings. At the de jeuner which followed his Excellency de livered one of his usual felicitous speeches, which, however, like all similar addresses, was suited to the special audience, and confined to matters of purely local interest. Here is an extract : "It does seem to me that the opening of a new rail way communication in a district which has not hitherto partaken of its advantages is a most fair occasion for public rejoicing and social festivities. (Applause.) For just think how much the proceeding in which we have joined really comprises ? I leave out of consideration for the moment the calculations of mere profit and future dividends, all very important and interesting matters in their proper place and season, but such as the directors and s'tareholders may be safely left to arrange together. (sear, bear.) I leave out of view, too, what might seem to smell ton much of my own shop—the advan tages which railway communication may contribute to the peace of the country in carrying military and police for the repression of outbreak or the detection of crime ; for what need have we to think of outbreak and crime in connection with a district so justly distinguished by peacefulness, industry, and habitual tranquillity as that which lies between Randalstown and Cookstown ? (Cheers.) But think upon the kindly ministrations of usefulness and benevolence which a line of railway in its ordinary every-day operation is in .the habit of discharging — how it brings the homew ar d - h oun d father, or husband, or son yet more speedily to the straining eye and impatient embrace of those ho so long loved and longel for—(applause)—how so much time the earlier comes the skilful physician or surgeon, so as just to set the limb or save the life—(hear)—bow it may summon the poor sorrowing relative just in season to catch the dying glance and receive the parting blessing. (Cheers.) These are the operations which the railway may daily bring more and more close to all our hearths and homes ; and ought we not to bless that wisp order ing of human actions and motives which may make our, moat eager speculations and cur most sharp-sighted interests thus contribute to support new treasure 4 of activity and plenty between extensive neighbourt_ Loo dp, and to promote offices of bounty and love :among a thousand families ?" (Cheers.) Among the guests present at the dejeuner was Mr. Dargan, the constructor of the line, an d w h o replied to the toast of " Win. Dargan and the Irish Railway Interest." THE TIPPERARY BANS. The scene of litigation in the affairf; of this wretched swindle has been shifted from t the metro politan to the provincial stage, only, however, to be renewed upon tho old boards on Mond a y 1 lest, an d d played o u t probably firing the whole of the ensu ing Thursday evening , states that there wo re several promissory notes, a t the suit actions pending of the official manarrers for debts due to the bank, tried that day bbeefeoure'rteiredant Howley ; and the as to sue point having su w e h n e . p t o h n er tb t e h m e official witn tmtahnnai their manager havingsas empoweredbee n previously en dorsed to him the learned sergeant reserved hi s d ec i s i on pending that of the superior courts of cut mon l aw in Dublin, where similar act i ons are awai ting final ijudication. It may be as well to inform the phala I (x of can didates for the seat in Parliament t o be, , seated by must b the outlawry of Mr. James Sadleir th a . - months from the commencement of flex . t Tx dreary term n elapse before the new writ for Tipp( irary ca applied for, the form s of law to be g( )no th rough e requiring that period for the completion : of th e le;;a1 process preliminary to the question ( if expulsion being brought under the notice of the 1 onourable House. Irish Quarterly Review. This number opens with an:article on th e " Odd Phases in Literature," which is well Worthy of perusal. The second piper is interesting and valuable to general readers, being devoted to the history- and statistics of " The Post-office," from the period of the wars with the Roses to this pre- MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXIIIBITIpN.—Amoni 4 the late additions here is a portrait of her Majesty thi a Queen of Spaia, and, in consequence of the passing evd nts in the Peninsula, this figure has excited great attei ition from the visitors. Mau novelties are, we understm id, in pro gress, and will soon be ready for exhibition. naE SUN, LONDON*, MONDAY EVENING O.CTOBER 20, 1856. past, and of the abatement whereof there is no apparent prospect. preachers (other preachers are not often so honest) confessed they did not understand the subject so well as those who listened to them ; but Mr. MELVILLE (he of the golden lecture, if we remem ber aright) tells us that error taught by a " successor of the Apostles" will do us good, "the ordination converting the poison into food." So our farmers seem to think ; for they listened with patience to heresy, and with cheers to appeals to prej udiee ; but did not, as mere agricultural laymen, venture to trespass on the divine right of lanllords to teach farmers. Nor does this constant " leakage " by any means represent the full amount of the mischief. As we have repeatedly pointed out, hoarding is the inseparable incident of a metallic currency, the intrinsic value whereof is anything approach ing to its current or nominal value. When apprehensions may reasonably be entertained that the supply will be insufficient for general use, every person endeavours to take care of himself. He thinks little of the in terests of the community so long as he can make himself safe. No. lis all he looks to. It is the illustration of the scanty coverlid alluded to by LOCKE, of which every one strives to secure the lion's share for his own use, heedless of the sufferings of his shivering brethren. Thus, in France alone, it is calculated that silver to the amount of no less than 60,000,0001. sterling has been withdrawn from circulation, while a large amount has also found its way to the melting-pot throughout the entire Continent. Interest has been raised to the most exorbitant rate, but' in , vain ; the old-fashioned remedy has been found utterly inadequate to subdue the disease, and it is obvious to every unprejudiced person that more vigorous means must be adopted in order to meet the rapidly approaching crisis ? It is but justice to the Board of Commerce of Hamburg to say that, being thoroughly convinced of the necessity of an alteration in the existing law, they have acted promptlyand vigorously. It is true that as yet they have merely recommended the substitution of a gold for a silver standard ! But that for Hamburg, taking the long existing pre judices into account, is as great an alteration as the issuing of national notes of small denomina tions, based on taxation in place of bullion, would be in this country. It would be regarded with a holy horror by the Mercators of the free Republic, not merely for what it effected as for that to which it might probably lead. It is, in fact, the intro duction of " the sharp end of the wedge," that must be followed by important monetary reforms throughout the entire Continent, and also in Great Britain. Indeed we may say that the latter are rendered indispensable by the increased de mand for gold which will follow its esta blishment as the regular standard in Hamburg and Germany. If with such ample warning we neglect the obvious precautionary measures we shall only haye ourselves to blame for the pecu niary losses and misery that must necessarily en sue. But how is this ? Are there really not as many educated farmers capable of making a tell ing speech on their own business as there are landlords in the same extent of country ? All other classes of Englishmen, down to the manu- factoring operative, furnish good speakers, on what they do understand, and declaimers even rather too effective on what they do not under stand. Do the green fields dispose to thought and reflection, and indispose to utterance of thought ? Certainly QIIINCTILIAN does prefer the cell to the beauties of nature for the orator's plats of study. Still, few will blame the fields for the taciturnity of their cultivators. Is it want of matter ? Certainly not ; the topics on which the landlords of all orders descant on these occa sions are those more familiar to the farmers than to their Lords. Neither is it exactly the want of education, for there are educated men among farmers—and with Englishmen, everywhere, vigorous good sense and shrewd telling remarks will, even with the educated, more than atone for delinquencies against MURRAY, and be much pre ferred to polished or trite inanity. We suspect the real cause of bucolic silence to be, the relation of landlord and. tenant. The same cause as makes farmers afraid to tell the amount of their produce to the collector of Agri cultural Statistics, renders them mute before their landlords. Subjects of every kind are reticent before their masters. Liberty and independence are essential to free speech. Who ever heard of a great orator in an absolute Monarchy ? There are, it is said, some four hundred Agricultural Societies in England, yet how rare is it to hear farmers speak at all, and how much more rare to hear them point out the mischiefs of yearly tenures, and stringent covenants, and game pre serving. We do not know that we ever saw the proposal by a farmer that farms should be let, as land is for building, for 70 or 90 years ; yet obviously no cultivator, any more than a builder, could lay out much money on a piece of land without a certainty of enjoying the fruits of his The object of Hamburg is obviously to liberate the enormous mass of silver lying idle and un productive in the Bank coffers. By that libera tion they will render many millions available for their foreign trade, and thus alleviate the intense pressure that has led to so many disastrous results withinthelastfive years. A similar effect would be produced in England by the introduction of small notes of convenient denominations for 1/., 1/. 55., 1/. 10s., 11. 155., 21., and 31., such as are found to be so beneficial in Scotland and Ireland. If these were issued by and on behalf of the Go vernment, and thus secured, not merely on all the accumulated wealth but even the industry of the nation, there could be no panic or deprecia tion. Every. man would willingly receive them, because he would know that they would satisfy the claims of the tax collector, and also that he could readily pass them at their nominal value to others, who would have to provide for such de mands. Two-thirds, at least, of the 40,000,000 to 50,000,000 sovereigns now passing from hand to hand in the transactions of every-day life would thus be liberated. The effect would be completely to abolish the baleful practice of hoarding, which only prevails during a dearth of money. Gold and silver, as articles of commerce, would still come in abundance to our shores, and the value of money would be no longer subj2ct to those extraordinary fluctuations that derange the calcu lations of the most experienced merchants, and, according to Mr. COBDEN, have occasioned greater mischief than the failure of all the banks of issue that ever stopped payment. Let us then take time by the forelock, and recollect that " if 'twere done well, 'twere well it were done quickly." expenditure. Why should not a fanner, with a genius for improvement, purchase on, as we may call it, a building lease, effect his improvements, and sell his lease, containing only a few reason able stipulations, just as in towns we are doing every day with building land. It is such a sys tem alone which will secure the highest cultivation of the soil. Yes, but then comes the rub. The successor to the Normans cares more about the relics of feudal power than even about his own pocket. Subservient voters, and dutiful preservers of the vermin which destroy his turnips, are more prized than a larger and safer income. On a proper system of leasing, rents of farms, even without special laws for landlords, might become as much prized an investment as ground-rents. But then the vote would be gone, and Sir ROBERT or Sir HARRY would no longer be lord of the farmer as well as lord of the soil. Even the ballot would be deprived of half its value, for undoubtedly the farmers are the great class who, above all, need it. Not one farmer in a hundred now gives an independent vote. The use of the ballot to him would be that, after he had overcome the force of long habit, he would think and vote for himself ; and when he began to do that, his landlord would prefer to give him a tease worthy of a freemen. LATEST NE WS. IMPORTANT NOTE IN THE MONITEUR. • PARIS, MONDAY MORNING. The following important note appears in the Moniteur of this day : " Peace having been concluded, the first care of the Congress of Paris was to insure the duration of it. How is it that we have no farmer orators ? Ever since Parliament separated, and liberated the Westminster performers to " star it" in the provinces, we have had nothing but agricultural meetings ; and, quality considered, at wonderful length have we reported the bucolic talk. We have no movemens abroad ; except, perhaps, a stolen march on tha Allies by Austria at Galatz or somewhere, a little camarilla work in Spain since O'DONNELL'S great villany, and a move to a bull fight, or back to Paris by the single estate of France. At home FROST, BESSEMER, and bullion matters have taken up but little room, and the Russian Coronation is really over. So the agriculturists have had the papers pretty much to themselves. "Agricultural meeting at -," has been the heading of column after co lumn of that uniform small print which all demand of the papers, but so few read, except in the locality where the speakers for the occasion re side. Perhaps, indeed, the chief readers of the speeches are the speakers themselves. Well, after all, it is something to keep up the habit of public meetings, and the habit of reporting them too. What would the intellect of France now give for liberty to discuss any topic whatever, and whenever a hundred citizens could meet together ; and for liberty, too, to be reported as they spoke, when even the speeches of their senators may only be reported in an abstract, and under the supervision of the One man who decides what thoughts may circulate in France. The time may arrive when Englishmen will be thankful for a practice become so inveterate that no future SID MOUTH or CASTLEREAGH would dare again to inter fere with it. " With this object the Plenipotentiaries inves tigated the elements of disturbance that still ex isted in Europe ; and they especially directed their attention to the condition of Italy, Greece, and Belgium. " The Court of Naples, alone, has haughtily re jected the advice of France and England, though offered in the most friendly•manner. The mea sures of rigour and coercion adopted for a long time past, as the means of administration by the Government of the Two Sicilies, agitate Italy and comprothise the continuance of order in Europe. Under a conviction of the dangers of such a state of things, France and England had hoped to ob viate them by prudent advice given at an oppor• tune time. This advice was misunderstood ; and the Government of the Two Sicilies, closing its eyes to all evidence, resolved to persist in its fs.tal course. "The ill reception accorded to legitimate ob servations—an insulting doubt thrown over the purity of our intentions---offensive language op• posed to salutary counsels, and finally 'an obsti nate refusal—could not allow the longer conti nuance of amicable relations. "This suspension of official intercourse in no sense constitutes any intervention In internal affairs, and still less any act of hostility. Never theless the security of the subjects of the two Governments being possibly compromised, the latter, to provide against such a contingency, have combined their squadrons ; but they did not send their ships into the Neapolitan waters, in order not to give room for erroneous interpre tations. This simple measure of eventual pro tection, which has no character of menace, can not, moreover , be considered as any support or encouragement offered to those who seek to shake the throne of the King of the Two Sicilies." f But far m w e h r a s has sth s e t r a u b c s k e n u e s e m o o f s f i a n r m t e h r e s s , e s m r e e e e meetings of farmers is the absence of farmers' speeches. We do not remember one of them. If they made any, either they were not worth reporting, or what w must sr u e s p t orted was not worth remembering, and we beg to be excused the task of looking back to refresh our memory. There were landlords' speeches, however, without end. The literary landlords, represented by DISRAELI and Sir EDWARD LYTTON-;—t110 ex-Ministerial land lords, by Sir JAMES GRAHAM and Sir JOHN PAKINGTON—the in-Ministerial by Lord PAN MURE, and the very Chancellor of the Exchequer himself ; and even W. B. has gallantly done his part, bravely denouncing once more the "Braintree rabble," and preferring one subservient unquestion ing yeoman to the whole of them. Whigs and Tories, L - Jrds and Squires, and even Reverend Rectors and Vicars, have all made their speeches on tur nips, drainage, statistics, (C 5- ; but the farmers, though doubtless not neglecting the wine, only listened in reverent silence, cr merely uttered re sponsive cheers, as the inspiration of the toasts or au attack on agricultural statistics called them forth. Indeed we have several times been dis posed to fancy these gatherings more like an agricultural congregation and service than an ordinary English meeting. Only the landlords, the ordained successors of the Normans, might legitimately conduct the service ; many of the MADRID, OCT. 19. Numerous replacements are being made in the superior offices of the finances and in the posts of Captain-Generals. Harco del Valle has been ap• pointed Director of I nfantry ; Concha, I nspec t or o f Carabineers ; Baron Meer, President of the Supreme Tribunal ; Gurrea, Marine. MARSEILLES, OCT. 19 Accounts from Constantinople announce that the defeat of the Russians near Laba is confirmed. Sefer Pacha engaged a force of 30,000 Russians. The action la-.!ted three hours. The Russians at an engagement at the passage of the Kauban lost five guns. The Presse d' Orient announces the return of the French naval division. The establishment of a new bank is proposed, with a capital of 125 millions of francs, for the regularisation of the coinage. The English had undertaken an expedition of 16,000 men into the Persian Gulf, in consequence MAVNDER'S GEOGRAPHICAL TREASURY. On Wednesday, the 29th inst., in One Volume, fcp. 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Followed by an original Burlesque, entitled BELPIIEGOR. MeSdantes Cuthbert, Broollidge, and E. Jacobs; Messrs. 11. J. Turner, Heroert, Clarke, &c. To conclude with The B , illet of POLICIIIOELLE. Messrs. W. A. flames an I Mithenson. Commence at 7. Stalls , , 3s.—Boxes, 2s.—Pit, Is.—Gallery, 6d. ROYAL OLYMPIC TiIEATRE. Leases and Manager. Mr. Alfred Wigan. THI3 EVENING, RETRIBUTION. To conclude with THE FIRSC NIGIIT. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Mans.;:er, Mr. Wm. Cooke. THIS EVENING. 07th N'elt !) Shakspere's Tragedy of RICHARD THE THIRD. with Equestrian Illiptrttions by Mr. W. Cootie's stud of trained horses. Richard, Mr. James Holloway. After which, The SCENE 4 in the CIRCLE. To cone with a Pot Pourri of Amasing Entertainments. Commence at Seven. Box-ofece open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Nr,W. xe.i.t. Equestrian Director. Mr. W. Cooke, Jun. TAIGII WATER. AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY—Morn. 57 min. aft. 5 —7.3rening 25 min. aft. T. rs-154.05m0w — . Morn. 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Q;;lTtl , ' ._ , s ,._ } s., LONDON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1853. A great change is :tbout to be inaugurated in the currency of Ha alburg. Hitherto, in that great commercial city, pure silver was the only recognised standard of value. Gold was an article of merchandise, which generally commanded a re munerative price, hut it was not a legal tender, and could not be represented by notes. The trade and commerce cif the country was entiraly based on silver, which, was the sole measure and representative of value through all the Hanseatic towns. For neatly two centuries Hamburg might L• regarded as the Parkadise of the bullionists. A state of things existed in strict accordance with the JONES-LOYD theory, and such as was manifestly intended to be produced in due time in this country. The Bank could not issue a single note unless a corresponding amount of silver had been deposited in its vaults. There it remained locked up of no practical utility. It was practically as if so much silver had for the time being been sunk in the sea. The Bank of Amsterdam was constructed on a similar principle, save that, until within the last half-dozen years, a mixed currency of gold and silver was there recognised. After the gold discoveries in California and Aus tralia, however, the mixed system was abandoned. Gold was excluded, and the Dutch establishment wits in every respect assimilated to that of Ham burg. The heavy drain of silver to India and China has, however, at length compelled the most biiotted supporters of the ancien, regime to con fess that a purely metallic standard of silver is utterly inadequate to the efficient management of commercial transactions, and that the extreme stringency of existing regulations must be abated in order to avert a crisis of no ordinary magni tude. It appears that within the last five years silver to the amount of 30,000,000/. sterling has been exported to the East. The Celestial EMPE ROR has been adopting means to bring back the Sycee silver which he parted with so reluctantly some years since ; and that the attempt has not been unavailing is evidenced by the continuous drain that has been maintained for several year 3 of the capture of Herat, which was considered to be a violation of the treaty of 1853. It is stated in letters from Bagdad, of the 21st September, that Mr. Murray was preparing to set out for Bombay. The relations of England with Persia were un satisfactory. Ferouk-Khan, who was sick at Trebizond, was about to solicit the mediation of France. FRANCE. PARIS, SUNDAY EVENING. The Emperor and Empress left at 2 o'clock for Compiegne. Lord John Russell and Mr. Gladstone are now in Paris. The Courrier de Marseille of yesterday says : "The Bastia, steamer, which arrived here from Ajaccio last (Thursday) evening, states that the order for sailing was brought to Admiral Dundas, on the 14th, by a steamer from Marseilles, azi that the English fleet left on the following day, two of the steamers early in the morning, and the remainder of the squadron in the afternoon. Their destination was not known at Ajaccio. Before his departure Admiral Dundas received a visit from the Intendant-General of Sassari (Island of Sardinia)." "Whilst the French and foreign journals," says the Toulonnais of the 16th, " are going through a variety of evolutions for the purpose of informing their readers of the affairs of Naples, of which they evidently know nothing, the Mediterranean squadron, commanded by Admiral Trehouart, re mains quietly in our port. Nothing whatever as yet indicates that it is about to weigh anchor, and we can affirm that the most complete inactivity prevails both in the roadstead and in the port." BOURSE, Oct. 18.—The following were the last quotations : Cash. e. End of Month. 4i par Cents 9l —f. —a. 3 - ier Cents 67 75 67 15 New Loan — Bank Shares 3,930 Roman Credit Mobilier 1,485 Austrian Belgian Fives 99A Spanish Threes Piedmontese(s) B9 50 Home Debt 38i RAILWAYS-NOB CASU. -- fr. c. fr. 0. Oreans Northern Lyons —,.. 1,230 Now Ditto Mediterranean 1,682 50 Grand Central Lyons Geneva 727 50 Tests Cotta 697 50 Austrian Um. ...... 792 50 SPAIN. The Madrid journals of the 14th have arrived. All the officers of the garrison went the day before to pay visits to the President of the Council, to the Minister of War ad interim, and to the Captain- General of Madrid. General Manuel de la Concha (Marquis del Duero) has obtained permission to go to Granada. Several diplomatic changes were spoken of, and amongst them it was said that the Duke de Rivas was to be sent to Paris, M. Isturitz to London, and M. Mon to Rome. The Naaon, de clares there is no truth in a report that Marshal O'Donnell was about to obtain the dignity of grandee. PORTUGAL. LIVERPOOL,I\ION DAY MORNING. The Minho steamer brings Lisbon dates of the 14th inst. The Peninsular packet Madrid had arrived from Southampton on the 18th, and left next day for Cadiz and Gibraltar. The royal mail packet Tamar, with the outward mail for South America, coaled at Lisbon on the 13th, filled up all her spare passenger berths, and loft in the afternoon f or Madeira. Her Majesty's ship Brunswick left Lisbon for Malta on the 12th, and on the same day the Dutch schooner Alberdinfi, Captain E. S. Scherpbier, arrived from Newcastle with the captain, Richard Sayton, and the crew of the brie Blyth, of Hartle pool, which was lost in lat. 45.30 N., long. 8.10 W., while upon her voyag e from Barcelona to Swansea in Ballast. EARTHQUAKE AT MALTA. MALTA, OCT. 15. On Sunday, the 12th of: October, at precisely 11 minutes before 2 a.m., the islands of Malta and Gozo were visited by shocks of an earthquake, so violent in their nature, and so long in their dura tion, that the oldest inhabitants do not re member ever to have experienced anything so severe. The first shook made itself perceptible by a tremulous motion similar to that caused by the passing of a heavy gun- carriage, a thousand times repeated, accompanied by a rumb ling noise, as it were, of distant thunder, which rapidly increased in violence, until every building shook and trembled. Scarcely a minute had elapsed when a second and still more violent shock, accompanied by a louder noise, oc curre d. The alarm occasioned was general throughout town and country. Men, women, and children, of all classes, suddenly aroused from their slumbers, issued from every house, some in their night dresses, others enveloped in a sheet or blanket, and others in the first articles of apparel they could hurriedly catch up, and rushing into the streets made the best of their way to the squares, the line walls, and other open spaces, which soon became full of people who had quitted their dwellings, fearing to be included in a general destruction. The sentry at the Treasury left his post and ran to the main guard, which he turned out, under the impression that shells were being thrown into the town by au enemy from some steam fleet. The two shocks, the interval being so brief as to be incalculable, lasted fully two minutes. In the city of Valetta scarcely a building has escaped injury, and all corner structures have more particularly suffered from having no support on one side. Among those most seriously injured are the residences of Mr. Leonard, the agent for Lloyd's, in Strada Ponente, corner of Strada Teatro; Mr. Davidson, the Supe rintendent of the Peninsular a,nd Oriental CompanY/ in Strada Mercanti, corner of Strada Santa Lucia. Mr. Stevens, solicitor, in Strada Sant' Orsola, corner of Strada Teatro ; Mr. Schembri, merchant, t P n , in Strada San Cristoforo, corner of Str a d a Mr. Scerri, agent of the Grain Com a_ n ui Strad Forni, corner of Strada San Cristofo-raelYgir. Grant President of the Chamber of Conam erc a e n , t i , n Strada. ' Orsola ; San Cristoforo, corner of Stradane 6 merchants, in Messrs. Woodhouse and Strada San Cristoforo, corner of o w f i Strada Irlandese ; Strada. San Paolo, Mr. Pullicino, architect, Mr. Christian, norn,enico, corner of Strada corner of Strada San Crisltoforo ; M banker, in Strada San States, Netherlands, and United Stretta, and the Church from its Consulates. o f QuF t en Ad.elaide's , rom The steeple y, was naturally an its height and tenuity, object most seriously affected by undulation, likely to be fi ve or six of , the coursesof and, in fact, stories of the spire downwards from the point h d th t have been so shaken and wrenc d e ,_ a probably they will h a ve to be remove to be properl— y relaid. Th stone c ross and ball which crown th e P e stee l e are thrown out of their perpendicular, the former the lean ing t o the westward and the latt er to eastward w hile the pomegranate which formed the knob o f i the vase on Ponsonby's monument has been thrown t o the ground. Of the Roman Catholic chur c h es St. in Valetta those of Sa n Gi acomo St. Domenico appear t o have suffered Orsola, a n d many buildings ar e ren t in such ered m os t ; an d render immediate re p a i rs necessary.a manner as to From all we can learn the convulsion was most severely felt along the north f ron t o f the _island, the f or ts on that coast having been much shaken, while those on the south seaboard experienced the in ' shocks a much slighter degree , and are, we are informed, not the least damaged. At Floriana and in each of the three cities, as well as in the harbour, the shocks were felt wi • th considerable vigour, and at Senglea, Cospicua, and Vi • ttoriosa many of the buildings are inured . erso p 3 ns on board ships in the port describ e the effect of the earthquake, as felt by them, as of 1 te e ing-go the ship's boats from the davits by the run, only much stronger. The sea receded two feet and a half. The night had been without a breath of air, with a sultry sensa tion, the sea perfectly calm, and the moon shining in a clear blue sky a rig with b • ht n ess that seemed to transform night into day, it being within 21 1 hours' of full moon. • At Citta Vecchia, in the interior of the island, the shocks must have made themselves felt se verely, all the churches, monasteries, nunneries, and hospital (the church of St. Augustine ex cepted) having sustained greater or less damage. A Te Deum or thanksgiving was chanted in all the churches, to which was added the ceremony of the exposition of the Holy Sam ament, and sermons were delivered to crowded congregations. So im pressed were thenatives with the common persuasion that a repetition of the phenomenon would occur at the expiration of 24 hours, that few went to their beds on the following night until after the clock had struck 2, remaining until then from sunset on the squares, bastions, and parade grounds, grain fosse at Floriana, Marina, and other places more secure than under roof. The motion of the :locks was by no means uniform. At the out break it hove the ground perpendicularly up wards and afterwards rolled it from side to side, a ppearing to be in the direction of due S.E. and r, W. Sentries report a great red glare in the heal ens to have preceded th e ou tb rea k , an d a ll t h e market dogs joined chorus in a yell and howl for an hour or two previous. The thermometer stood at about 74, and the barometer at 30.21 ; there was a slight fall in both shortly after. The shrieks of the female part of the community were of the most distressing kind, and those of: the in mates of the nunnery of Santa Catarina were even audible on the Piazza San Giorgio, some distanu therefrom. Had the earthquake lasted other five seconds few would have been the houses left standing, and the loss of life would have been most dreadful. SPORTING NOTES. NEWMARKET AND WARWICK, The most remarkable incidents connected with the Cesarewitch were the running of Vengeance and Pole Star—" Palmer and Cook"—first and second, and the circumstance of the three favourites obtaining the fore most positions. From the style in which the race was run, I am inclined to believe that Vengeance, Pole Star, and Malacca will prove the most prominent competitors for the Cambridgeshire also; and I shall be fully prepared to see Vengeance do the double event. His most dange roue opponent will, I fancy, be Malacca, who ran very fast for the first mile and a half. No large winners by the result of the Cesarewitch are reported ; even the noble owner of the horse throws in for only an insignifi cant stake. If Vengeance had been in other hands he would have indeed been a "hot one" for the ring- Why, four days before the race 1,000 to 15 might have been obtained without difficulty about him. His trial was clumsily managed ; it took place in the broad day light—four o'clock on Saturday afternoon—and within half an hour after it, so vigilant had been the touts, the result was known not only throughout Newmarket, but it had been sent to all parts of the kingdom. I believe I am the only sporting writer that selected Vengeance and Pole Star—.the first and second horses —for the Cesarewitch, and I may take some little credit to myself for being the first to place before the public an account of Vengeance's trial, and of the confidence which, in " well-informed quarters," was placed in the horse's success. Loyola —the colt by Surplice, out of Latitude—is a fine racing-like animal, and is worthy the support which he has received for the Derby. Still, undue im• portance must not be attached to his Clearwell success, for he obtained a good start, and Sydney, who was second, had his head turned the wrong way when the flags were dropped. Sydney, however, won the Pren dergast easily enough on Friday, and proved that he really does possess racing merit of a high order. The minor races were in certain instances characterised by some extraordinary proceedings. For a Ten Sovs. Sweepstakes, T.Y.C., three runners were brought out, two of them—Shiner and Rohallion—being in the same stable. Odds were laid on Rohallion, and on paper he certainly looked a " good thing." Now, when the flag was dropped Rohallion never attempted to start, and Shiner went away with a good lead, but Eardrop caught him in the cord and beat him on the post. If foul play was intended, and there are people who enter tain strong opinions on this subject, it was most signally frustrated. It is said that the owner of Eardrop had his suspicions excited, and that he gave orders to his jockey to watch Rohallion, and if he saw anything wrong to come right through and, if possible win• These instructions, it will be seen, were carried out. The light impost which was placed on Homily for the A. F. Handicap on Thursday was suf ficiently glaring to induce people to take 6 to 4 about her as soon as the weit, , hts were pub lished. She was beaten, it is true ; but the betting varied ao much that the most unfavourable suspicions were excited. A foreigner remarked to me that racing men in Eng land seemed always to be going to either Warwick or Newmarket. his surprise was natural, for meetings at both places are frequent and at short intervals. The programme of the meeting which will take place at Warwick to-morrow and Wednesday promises plenty of sport, and contains the first impor tant steeplechase event of the season. Should Pole Star run for the Handicap I shall be induced to let her represent my interest, but should She be withdrawn, I shall stand on John Osborne's best Lady Tatton or Yorkshire Grey. For the Nursery Handicap I fancy Gitana and Little Cob, and for the Welter Cup, Poodle and Rialto. The 501. Plate for "mixed" animals may be won by either Pope Joan or the Kertch Chief. Mr. J. Stubbs, of 27, Mount Pleasant, Liverpool, has announced his intention to bring the Aladdin ease before the Jockey Club, as he is dissatisfied with the decision given in the matter by the stewards of Marl borough and Wolverhampton Races. If Mr. Stubbs is the owner of Aladdin, of course no one expected him to be satisfied with the decision. The case was fully investigated, and an impartial verdict was pronounced. This attempt to open the case again is most vexatious, and can only be regarded as a ruse to delay a settle ment of bets. The stewards of the Jockey Club will, I opine, either decline to entertain the matter, or will en dorse the decision already given. Oct. 20. A FRESH MAN. WARWICK R ACES.--MONDAY ARRlVED.—Yorkshire Grey, Gen3M3 di Vergy, and John Peel. Expected To.day.—Lady Tattoo, Lord Alfred, Sirocco, and several others. The following have Paid Forfeit for the G rea t W arw i c k Handicap.—Hungerford , Early Bird, Preston, Maid of Derwent, and Aldford. For the Welter Cup--Hungerford and Preston, and Pole St ar was entered without the owner's authority. H u rdle Bse Steeplechase -- Janus. cAwatuDGESIIIRE—LIVERPOOL GREAT HANDICAP-- w for A r t WICK HANDICAP.—.YOU/ITT Wm. G RAY ' S a d v i c e the Cesarewitch was Pole Star and December, second and third. Such of my patrons who took the advice given to back for places succeeded well. At the moment I am writing this, a message has come to hand to say 3 certain animal i s sure to win two of the above races. , have aith in the co mmunication, and must recommend my friends to go in for a stake. Vengeance cannot beat the time the horse accomplished the trial in, therefore '- consider this one horse a positive certainty. Terms To the end of the season, 7s. 6d. ; one week ss. ; sine event, 2s. 6d . Stamped addressed envelopes requires. Address, 15, Charing -cross. Stamps taken. IdoneY• invested, and . payment guaranteed. THE DEPARTURE OP THE ONEIDA. SOUTHAMPTON Oct. 19.—The screw steamship Oneida/ Captain Hyde, the pioneer of the new line of steamers belonging to the European and Australian Company, for the conveyance of the mails between England and the Australian colonies, sailed at noon to-day for Melbourne and Sydney. In consequence of the departure of this vessel a few hours later than the time advertised the mails of yesterday night were placed on board. The Oneida has about 60 passengers, among whom are Sir Henry Barkly (the newly appointed Governor of Vie' toria), lady and suite. That nothing might be wanting in the equipment of this ship, and as a necessary pre caution in the event of accident, the Oneida's mail boat is fitted with Clifford's newly patented apparatus for lowering and instantly disengaging ships' boats at sea, even during the time the vessel is under way, the adoption of which has of late been made compulsory by the order of the Emigration Commis sioners. At a trial which was made yesterday this new invention was thoroughly tested, and with perfect sue cess. At the word of command the boat, laden with its entire crew, together with the necessary masts, spars, and gear aboard, was instantly lowered and freed from the ship, at a time when the vessel was at full speed, and with a drop of 26 feet from the davit heads to the water. It was evident to all who witnessed this experi ment that a simple and effectual remedy does now exist for this acknowledged want in the naval service, and it is hoped that steam packet companies generally will take advantage of it for the general good. Previous to the departure of the Oneida the passengers expressed their entire satisfaction with the arrangements on board the vessel. The Simla, belonging to the Peninsular and Oriental Company, and chartered by the Australian Company, is now fitting out, and will sail on the 12th proximo, with the next outward mails via the Capo of Good Hope. This vessel will be succeeded by the Euro pean and Columbian, to sail respectively on the 12th of December and the 12th of January. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—Cnis Day.) LONDON, Oct. 20.—Wind this day at noon, N.E. ; mo derate breeze and fine. PORTSMOUTH, Oat. 19.—Wind E. to E.N.E.—Sailed. —H.M.Str. St. Jean d'Acre, for Devonport ; Camilla, Cape of Good Hope ; Sir George Pollock, Cape of Good Hope and Madras; Forres, for Cape Palmas; H.M.S. CH sar, Mediterranean. PLYMOUTH, Oct. 19.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—H.M.S. Meander, from the westward; H.M.S. Jean d'Acre, from the Baltic. Sailed—Witch of the Wave, for Monte Vi deo. FALMOUTH, Oct. 19.--Wind S. to S.S.E.—Arrived— Dolphin, from Rio Janeiro ; Fremont, Bonn°, for Liver 3', St. Ja go d e C u b a ; Aux Liver pool ; Stephen Huntl Cayes, for the Clyde ; Sarah, Labrador ; Reliance, Shields, for Genoa, leaky and with damage ; Jane, Akyab, for Rotterdam. Sa iled — liorstrato Sairn, South America. Oil the port.—William 111 ., from Akyab, for Amsterdam. COIVE s, Oct. 19. Wind .E.—Arrived.—Grampas, from Stockholm, for Savannah, leaky. GLOUCESTER, Oct. 19. —Arrived— Lone Star, from Ma dagascar. CARDIFF, Oct. 19.—Sailed—H. L. Frank, for NeW York. kiuNA, Oct. 17.—The Brothers, of this port, came on shore this morning, is full of water, and expected to be come a wreck. QUEBEC, Oct. 4.—The Mohawk, from the Clyde, for ,his port, is ashore near Camboo Point.