The Sun. — London, England, 1861-01-23 00:00:00

pu OYAL ENGLISH OPERA , COVENT-GARDEN. Under the'Management of Miss Louisa Fyne and Mr. `VT Harrison, Sole Lessees. THIS EVENING, and durinfr. the Week,' Balfe's New Le,.,o•endary o_pera, BIANCA, THE BRAVO'S BRIDE Miss Louisa Prue, Miss Thirlwall ; Messrs. A. Lawrence, .T. Wharton. 11. Corri, A. St. Albyn, G. Kelly, Wallworth, T. Lyall, and W. Harrison. With the Grand Pantomime, BLUE BEARD ; or, Harle quin and Freedom in her Island Home. Clowns, Messrs. H. Boleno, H. Payne, Hildyard, and Lilliputians. Harlequins, Messrs. Milano and F. Payne. Pantaloons, Messrs. Barnes and Tanner. Columbines, Mdme. Boleno and Clara Morean. Sprites, the Zelinski Family. Mr. W. H. Payne, Mlle. Lamoureux, &c. Conductor—Mr. Alfred Mellon. Commence at Seven. THEATRE -ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Leggee, Mr. J. B. Buekstone. - THIS EVENING the nerforn;snoes will nommerae with (by desire) SHE: STOOPS TO CONQUER. Miss llardcastle, Miss Fanny Stirling; Tony Lumpkin, Mr. Buckstone. After which, a new Pantomime, QUEEN LADYBIRD AND HER CHILDREN. The Pantomimists by the un rivalled Leoleroqa, Herr Cole, and Fanny Wright. Commence at 7. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Lessee and Manager. Mr. A. Harris. THIS EVENING, the performances will commence with RUY BL AS. Messrs. Fechter, Basil Potter, Garden, Ray: mond. Graham, Cathcart, and A. Harris. After which, a new Christmas comical pantomime, entitled ROBINSON CRTISOE ; or, Harlequin Friday, and the Kin, of the Caribbe Islands : in which Monsieur Espinosa and Mdlle. Marie Dumilatre. of the principal cantinental theatres, will appear. Clown, Mr. A. F. Forrest. THEATRE -ROYAL LYCEUM. Soie Lessee and Directress, Madame CELESTE. THIS -- EVENING, a new Drama, entitled THE IRISH EMIGRANT. Messrs. G. Vininz J. Johnstone, T. Lyon. Forrester, and John Drew; Miss Kate Saville, Miss Stuart, and Mrs. J. Rouse. After which, the Lyceum Christmas Comic Extravaganza, CRYSTABELLE ; or, The Rose without a Thorn, showing rrnc VISION OF A ROSE. ITS FADING AT EVE, AND THE MAY-BLOOM OF THE WILD BRIAR. To conclude with MORE PLUNDERS THAN ONE. Larry Hoolagan, Mr. John Drew. A DELPHT, NEW THEATRE-ROYAL. Sole Proprietor and Manager. Mr. Beni. Webster. THIS EVENING, AN UGLY CUSTOMER. Messrs. J. L. Toole, C. Selby, and W arde ; Miss K. Kelly, and Miss E. Thorne. After which, THE COLLEEN SAWN. D. lloneicault, D. Fisher, Billington, Fa i iconer, Stephenson, C. J. Smith, Homer. Miss Agnes Robertson, Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Billington, and Mrs. Chatterley. To conclude witl% a new Burlesque Extravaganza, entitled BLUE _BEARD FROM A NEW POINT OF HUE. Messrs. .7. L. T0 , 31e, P. Bedford, C. J. Smith ; Miss Woolgar, K. Kelly, Laid'iaw, and N. Thorne. DoOri open at half past 6—Commence at 7. Box-office open from 10 till 5. No charge for booking. Pri7ate boxes, X 2 2s. ; Family Boxes, Li. Ortherstro Stalls, as. ; Balcony, 45.: Front Circle Stalls, is. ; Pit 'atolls, 2a. ; Pit, is. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, is ; Gallery, 6d gating Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith. A STLRY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.- Proprietor and Manazer. Mr. Wu. BATTY. Immense alleCePS of the Pantomime. Tte-engsp,.ement of ➢lr. J. Crockett and the Trained Lions. A Grand Juvenile Fete will take place on Fridap, Jan. 25, commencing at two o'clock with the Pantomime, concluding with the Lions. This Evening*, a new Spectacle, entitled THE LION CONQUEROR ; or, The Death Juno - le, expressly for the introduction of the Wonders of the World. " The Groupe of Performing Liwas." The Lion Conqueror, Mr. J. Crockett. To be succeeded by Scenes in the Arena, supported by talented Parisian and British Artistes. Concluding with Batty's Prize Eqnestian Comic Panto mime-for Good Little Boys and Girls, by T. L. Greenwood, entitled 'HARLEQUIN AND THE WONDERFUL HORSE • or. Percinet and Grociosa, the Duchess and the Greedy Kinz, produced with Gomeous Scenery. by Mr. Cuthbe rt, new Costumes and Appointments, and introducing in the comic scenes Batty's Prize Equestrian Harleouinade, and t„he celebrated Old Bob Ridley, and Brandon Ledger. V °ors open at halt-Fast 6, performance commence at 7. _ 'CANTERBURY -HALL PANTOMIME. "TUE ENCHANTED HASH," EVERY EVENING. ENTERTAINING PEOPLE. Mr. MARSHALL and Mr. BELL. GOOD PEOPLE. WiLdrose, j ) Fairies, with the usual aceom• Mr. Marshall Primrose, plishments. j Mr. Bell. COMMON PEOPLE. Farmer Thickhead (a husbandman, with a Wife and Child, who make a fool of him) fir. Bell. Giles Gosling (the mysterious Orphan. who runs after every Miss, and afterwards Tlarlequin)Ntr. Marshall. Dame Thickhead (who, having worn out the breeches, takes to Pantaloons) .Mr. Bell. Dolly (the bell of the village, which Giles in tends to ring the—changes to Columbine)..Mr. Marshall. BAD PEOPLE. Howleyvowley, 1 Demons of the blackest dye Mr. Marshall Growleyhowley, and brightest Magenta. Mr. Bell. COMIC PEOPLE. Harlequin Mr. F. BELT.. Columbine Mr. F. ISTARSTIALL. Clown Mr. E. MARSHALL. Panta100n....... Scene, CANTERBURY (that's) HALL !—Time A.D. 1861, at half-past nine. Mr. B. A pack of nonsense ! Mr. M. What we want — Kr. B. Pooh ! pooh ! The idea! a Pantomime played by two ! HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tiv,e DAY.—Morning, 11h. 9m.—Afternoon, 11h. 46m. To-monnow,-Morning, Oh. Om.—Afternoon, 12h. 19m. THE WEATHER.—Scris OFFICE, JAN. 23, 1161. THEEMOXETER, IN THE SHADE. 41—highest since noon yesterday. 35—lowest this morning and during the night. 39—this day at noon. BAROISIETER-30.27. WiND—South-Westerly--rather fresh; with dull, cold weat hor. * Se ,i..., , • it,,.,,,, .c...,. . 4 4 ' ' k•ii , " --- ' , . rl ~..„...,,,,,.._ ..„, 4-,.. .e - . -,- ' . ` ,- ' s - ,... 4 .-- - 74 , (1 7: - . '. I , 3tx,- : - ,-, o' , • - ---. 7 , 77: Lief.. ~~~:;>~ WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 23, 1861.1 Meeti THE SUN. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 23, 18e1. Nothing done by Congress, a good deal done by 'Southern States, diversity of opinion in the North, is the sum of Transatlantic news. There has been plenty of discussion both in the committees and in the houses, but with no practical result. Perhaps as remarkable a vote as any was ene in commendation of the "bold and patriotic conduct of Major ANDERSON in withdrawing from Fort Mcmltrie to Fort Sumter," commending also the Pr ?sident for supporting him, and promising " to support the President in all Constitutional mea sul:e3 to enforce the laws and preserve ;the Union," This resolution was carried by 124 yeas to 56 nays. A ?majority of the Northern democratic representa tives support it, and it would seem to indicate that the Union party is at least very strong in the ho nse. A " caucus committee" of slave and free States have devised a kind of compromise, but nothing seems likely to come of it ; and it would be to be regretted. if it should, since it certainly contains the germs of future quarrels. The chief feature of it i.s a second line of separation—lat. 36 deg. 30 m i N. _between free soil northwards and slave lai id to the south of it. To this is added some amend ment of the Fugitive Slave Law, b u t a l so some stringent restrictions on the action of Congress in regard to slavery. The renewal of the propos a l o f a geographical line between slavery and freedom in the territories, which has failed before, could c'3rtainly be looked forward to with no confidence now, and it would be directly in the teeth of the ma in principle of the Republicans, who insist, abf ve all things, on the right of Congress to pro ser ve the territories for freedom. r,he South is going vigorously ahead. If Con gress does nothing the Secessionists are active enough. Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Loi 'isi 4 na, have all either voted for immediate see( ssion or are sure.to do so ; Florida, it seems, is a 1 ittle backward, because she owes an old debt to thi 3 country for which, if she were to retire from the Un i n, s he could be made quickly responsible ; and mi s s issippi appears to be in the same position, Slesuld these States complete their secession, it would he easy work indeed to deal with th(an. A correspondent from America sug ge!sts that "a regiment from Jamaica with black faces and red coats would settle the bus:lness and collect the bills in a week. They must go with the Southern stream no .doubt, a n d it leN i 1 I be a curious circumstance, should they thlte plr..e.-3 themselves in a position to have an exocutien levied upon them. Everything, how eVe2; seems to proceed - without a check in the Seetth in favour of secession. The President has BO Xi :anaged, doubtless intentionally,th a t no mili tary arrnngrrnents shall interfere with the move ni ; rather by having the arsenals in their han&., at military resources should be at their command, , speeches, messages of governors, all tend f e direction. There is hardly a visible breach yet of the unanimity for secession. The North is not quite so united. Some at least seem ready to compromise, to abolish the personal liberty acts, and to accept a few amend ments of the Fugitive Slave Law. The Democrats are even hoping that the Republican party will divide on the whole question, and afford them yet another chance. At present, then, on the whole, the North seems to maintain its main position on the non-extension of slavery ; and if it continue firm to that, the most important result of Mr. LINCOLN'S election will be secured. With, hardly an exception, too, the feeling there for preventing secession by coercion if necessary is very decided — one Governor alone is indifferent to the little rest less South Carolina seceding, but even he would probably think very differently of the whole South separating from the North. What the issue of all will be, it were vain indeed to attempt to conjecture, yet it cannot be concealed now, that secession on the large scale, which, at first, the Northern States thought to be as unlikely as we naturally did on this side the water, is now more than a possibility, it has become a probability. It is, therefore, now quite time to take the steps which our Government and Manchester merchants have adopted. We have long blamed Man chester for not acting with more vigour to open up new fields of supply. The East and West Indies, certain parts of Africa, and Australia, all needed just what Manchester could provide—capital, machinery, and European agents to stimulate the cultivation by ensuring a market. Railroads and cotton gins were especially needed in the East Indies, and the men whose factories depended on the certainty of the supply were just the men who ought to risk a million or two to obtain it. They seem now to be aroused to the necessity of doing something ; Lord JOHN RUSSELL very properly offers them the services of our Con suls to make all possible inquiries ; and 4,000,000 of people dependent upon one article, may fairly enough ask such simple aid from the Government. The manufacturers themselves are also proposing to make the Cotton Supply Association, a thoroughly effective, a working company, with large capital, thus arousing attention in all the principal cotton districts of the world. We have seen Coventry more than once pointed to as an illustration of the effect of stopping our supplies of cotton ; but the parallel does not hold. Coventry is distressed, not for want of raw silk, but for want of a sale for her articles; and in some respects the result would surely ke different. All manufacturers in every part of Europe and America would feel the effect of losing the American supply of .cotton as much we do—there would be, there fore, a general demand for,what could be got—the price of raw material would rise, and the price of the manufactured goods rise too. Of course consumers could not purchase so much at high prices, and therefore the price would not be so high as to draw from all quarters an amount of raw material equal to what is now used. Still there would be no want of employment merely because the manufacture itself was not wanted. There would be, of course, less to spin and weave, and shorter time would be worked ; but the short supply of the manufactured article might raise it to a price which, for shorter hours, might pay master and operative nearly as well as at present. We confess we have every hope from a large demand stimulating ingenuity and industry. Cot ton grows so abundantly in so many places—it is also an annual plant to a large extent—that we can hardly doubt that this very spring may witness a vast extension of its cultivation. The Consuls' everywhere will set people's wits to work ; agents of the Manchester Association will do the same ; and we may sea before the close of 1861 cotton pouring in from all quarters, with the prospect of a doubled supply in 1862. Mr. EDWIN JAMES'S admirable speech to the electors of Marylebone cannot possibly do otherwise than raise him still higher in the estimation of his constituency. Without doubt the majority of our readers have already perused the report of the hon. and learned gentleman's comprehensive address, as given at length in The Sun of last evening. Any who have not would do certainly do well to turn back and examine it, as it deserves, carefully. It is absolutely refreshing find one of the repre sentatives of the great metropolitan constituencies, speaking out upon a variety of important subjects intimately affecting the well-being not only of Lon don,but of the entire community,with such thorough earnestness, such absolute frankness, and such complete independence. Mr. JAMES'S views are literally thus expressed upon almost every topic of importance that will have, sooner or later, to be brought under the scrutiny of the House of Commons during the ensuing session of Parliament. Beginning w ith a reference to the Commercial Treaty negotiated last year between France an d En g land by one whose name, he justly observed, could never be mentioned in an assembly of English patriots without reverence, namely, the hon. member for Rochdale, Mr. JAMES justified his own vote in favour of that Treaty by the avowal of his deliberate con viction that it is calculated in its effects more than anything else that could be well imagined " To ally more strongly than ever the great French nation with England, by welding together the commercial interests of both, and so securing a guarantee for peace and good will far more effec tual and durable than all the armaments resulting from a prodigal expenditure of public money." Whatever may be thought of the retrogressive influence of a reciprocity treaty in the midst of the general development, otherwise, of Free Trade Prin ciples amongst us in our vast commercial organisa tion, there cannot possibly remain in the minds of any one a moment's question as to the course lying open to those who have fully realised the force of this one dominant aspiration. Impressed with the efficacy of this mercantile Treaty in allaying irri tation between the English and French communi ties, and bringing them more and more intimately together in amicable relationship—no wonder the hon. and learned member for Maryle bone accorded his support to it, however problema tical its advantages might be—as they still unques tionably are—to so many toiling millions of English men. But that it has helped to saddle us with the ten-pennv income-tax, while it has failed altcgether to diminish the necessity to maintain at the enormous cost of more than £30,000,000 annually in a time of Peace (so-called) our vast military and maritime armaments—but that France is still armed to the teeth by sea and by land while yet the signatures of the negotiators of this Commercial Treaty have scarcely dried upon the parchment —we should our selves be more readily disposed to accede to the reasonableness of these Arcadian anticipations. The hon. and learned member for Marylebone stands not alone, however, in entertaining them— he is in excellent company—and thinking and be neving as he does upon the matter, he has acted and spoken upon it (as it alone became him to act and to speak) accordingly. Advertin g next to the particularly vexed, and, of late, the particularly vexatious, question of Parliamentary Reform, Mr. EDWIN JAMS alluded to last session, in its regard, in terms THE SUN, LONDON; especially worthy of the lips of a representative of the borough of Marylebone. Nothing, in truth, could be more felicitous than the remarks applied by the hon. and learned gentleman to the wretched little abortive outline of a measure introduced to the House of Commons last year by Lord JOHN RUSSELL, and to the whole course pursued in the matter of Parliamentary Reform by that noble lord and the fifteen other members of the present Government. He argued admirably well that the delay in the introduction of the measure proved that they were in no way whatever in earnest about it. He insisted that, taken altogether, a more miserable Reform Bill was never propounded in Parliament. He maintained that Mr. DISRAELI'S Reform Bill of the year pre ceding, if only inasmuch as it conferred a lodger franchise (one of the frivolously derided, but really admirable "fancy franchises") was undeniably preferable. Pronouncing its condemnation utterly as a very small bill, and recalling to mind with a doubly scornful reminiscence that he had been present both at its birth and its obse quies, he humourously suggested, as about the aptest epitaph that could be inscribed °Ter it, the following—" Sacred to the memory of a very little Bill, that lived a very a little time, and died but very little regretted!" As to this pitiable rough draft of our enactment, having cost, in the preparation of it, as it is actually said to have cost somewhere about £2,000, Mr. JAMES elicited a scornful laugh from his constitu ents by the assurance that his clerk would have drawn up a bill quite as much to the purpose in twenty minutes for a couple of guineas ! The Honourable and Learned Gentleman's derision, however, was not by any means restricted to the Government Reform Bill of last year, and alluding to the ludicrous manner in which, as a matter of course, it was eventually given the go-by—he could hardly find terms sufficiently en cisive with which to cut up root and branch the wonderful ramifications of that latterly most enig matical entity the Liberal Party. "In point of fact," said Mr. JAMES to his Laughing Audience, "he hardly knew what the Liberal Party was !' Instancing as a justification of this bewilderment the circumstance of his having been twitted with not having stood by his party, the mysterious Protean Liberal Party, last year during the midst of the well-remembered Paper Duty Excitement—when he was taxed with not having attended a meeting of that party, apropos of that evanescent agitation, or rather exacerbation. " I yen ured to ask how many had been present—and I was 'told there were Eleven !" Adding to this somewhat preposterous reminiscense that he re spectfully submitted that the great Liberal party ought not to muster in a wretched tea-room to the number of Eleven. Not by any means must it be supposed, however, that the member for the Liberal constituency of Marylebone had only smart and tingling blows of sarcasm to administer to his own political associates, when he found them rendering themselves more than usually ridiculous. Instance his perfect readiness to administer also a startling " back-bander" forthwith to the opposite party as represented in the serried ranks of the Conservatives—when he taunted them with an apathy bearing resemblance even to positive paralysis. Adding "It was true Mr. DISRAELI had spoken out ; but upon what ? Why about carrots and church rates." Could anything be better, again, than the hon. and learned gentle man commenting upon the public-private memorial addressed by some sixty members, not eleven mem bers certainly this time, but fully sixty members, to the First Lord of the Treasury, urging upon that noble Viscount as the responsible chief of the Administration, to inaugurate, at last this year, a delightfully novel and perfectly unhackneyed system of retrenchment. Somewhat after the serio-comic fashion of the , municipal authority who began the enumeration 'to one of the Kings of France, of sixteen good mild loyal reasons why his Majesty had not upon his arrival at the town been greeted with a salute of lartillery—" In the first place, Sire, we have no guns : " Mr. JAMES explained to his constituer its that he had not signed the document referred to, because in the first place he had never been askt)d ! His recommendation, however, immediately afterwards that each of the sixty gentlemen whose names have been affixed to this found Robin addressed to Lord PALMERSTON, should take the matter of that memorial into, their own hands when the time arrived for the so doing, namely when the Estimates were beiag brought seriatim before the House of Commons, - was admirably to the point —both in scorn for the 3 n emorial and in furtherance of the cause of retrencb xnent. As to the allusions n ia.de by Mr. JAMES towards the close of his very comprehensive and deeply interesting address to his constitutents, his allusions to Italy and the Italia As, to GARIBALDI and the Garibaldians—they are, precisely of the character that we might have !anticipated from one who so admirably represe) Sts the public feeling of the Liberal const ittiency of Marylebone. More than this they a:t.e. exactly what could alone have been predicated f corn one who has been out there, in Southern Italy, in the midst of this won derful movement, who. !nas grasped the hand of the Great Adventurer, and. has smelt the gunpowder burnt by his follow 3rs. They are the senti ments if not of all— "Whom RUPERT lea, and who are British born," at any rate of all who have watched sympathisingly the advance of GARI. EtALDI at the head of his red shirted braves—and who have done so, out there in Southern Italy, in their by no means alien cha racter as free born En glishmen. THE BRITISH Mu S:EUM.—The Department of Antiquities at the British Museum is to be divided into throe sections, which will be placed under the care of Mr. Birch, Mr. Newton, and Mr. Vaux re spectively. Mr. Ne crton's great and successful labours at Halicarnas was and Cnidus are fresh in the recollection of the , public, and afford the best guarantee of the advantages that the Museum may expect from his appoin tment. The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lord 'Chancellor, and the Speaker of the House of Con tenons have exercised their powers as Governors of the Museum with an anxious desire to secur e the best men for the public service, and this infusion of new blood into an old establishment can not fail to be of signal advantage. His Excellency the Minister for the Hanse Towns will return to the., residence of the Legation on Friday from the Continent, The Earl Brownlow comes to town to-morrow from Belton House, Linea ishire. His lordship will shortly leave England for the Con tinent. The Earl of Wilton is about to receive a succes sion of visitors at Egerton Lodge, Melton Mowbray. Viscountess Feildinc was safely delivered of a daughter at Downing, Flin tshire, on Sunday last. Lord and Lady Feversham left town yesterday for Oak Hill Park, Herts. Lord and Lady Crznworth come to town on Saturday next from Holwood Park, Kent, The marriage of the Hon. George Waldegiave with the Countess of nothes was solemnised yesterday at All Souls' Church, Lang ham-place, in the presence of a large party of the reLifives and friends of both ANOTHER COLLISION ON THE NORTII-WESTERN RAILWAY.—Two passenger trains came in collision yes terday, near the Wigan ~.tation. A number of pas sengers were injured, btA no fatal consequences oc curred. LATEST NEWS. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) PARIS, TAN. 23. The Moniteur announces that a Senatus-Con sultuni has been presented to the Senate, order ing that accounts of the sittings of the Senate, and the Corps Legislatiff, shall be placed at the disposal of each journal every evening. A commission has been appointed by the Senate to examine this project. No speech was held. ROME, JAN. 19 (via Marseilles). The reactionary movenl?nt in the district sur rounding Ascoli has been suppressed by the Pied montese. Several prisoners were shot. A column of 2,000 Sardinians has been disembarked at Civita Novo, and are marching on the province of Terano. It is asserted that the reactionary bands, after hav ing taken Tagliacozzo, were defeated. Numbers of Royal officers and Roman peasants continue to enter the Abruzzi. GAETA, JAN. 19 (via Marseilles). It is asserted that Spanish frigates are about to be stationed off Civita Vecchia. NAPLES, JAN. 19 (via Marseilles). Numerous arrests have taken place. Many Royalist officers have been dismissed. ROME, SAN. 20. Admiral Barbier de Tinan has prevented the departure from Gaeta of a steamer laden with can non and soldiers, destined to aid the reactionary movement in Calabria. The reactionary movement in the Abruzzi is directed by the Dowager Queen and Count Tra- pani. Several members of the an Fedista party have left for the Abruzzi, whither arms and ammunition have been sent from Rome, in charge of Ricci, the chief of the San Fedists. TURIN, L. 22. The Opinion* contains an article showing that all combinations for the formation of a united Italy will be in favour of France, to whom Italy is naturally allied. The same article ex presses a hope that the French Chambers will coincide with the policy of the Emperor. The deliverance of Rome will then become more easy, and the tranquillity of Europe be better assured. MILAN, L. 22. The Perstveranza states that Garibaldi recom mends the conciliation of parties, and that he declares himself ready' to act in political unison with Count Cavour. VIENNA, JAN. 22. The Grand' Cross of the Order of St. Leopold has been conferred on Count Apponyi, the Austrian Ambassador at the Court of St. James. PRAGUE, JAN. 22. The municipality of Prague assembled to-day in order to discuss and sign a petition requesting the responsibility of Ministers and the early convoca tion of the Imperial Diet. PESTH, JAN. 22. The Imperial manifesto of the 16th instant was read at yesterday's sitting of the Commi 7 ttee of the Comitat. As regards the elections of the members of the Diet, the sth Article of the Electoral Law of 1848 remains in force, with some unimportant modifica- tions. The .Prussian Gazette announces that the prelimi nary negotiations relative to the Treaty of Com merce to be concluded between France and the Zollverein have already commenced. Th e Prussian Commissioners are—M. Pommer Esche, Director- General of Contributions, the Councillor of Lega tion Philippsborn, and M. Delbruck. The Cologne Gazette publishes the ti •xt of the Address of the House of Nobles in reply to the Speech from the Throne. The Addresk; does not make any allusion to the Holstein quo 3tion. As regards the apprehension of a generaJt war, the Address expresses the hope that peace w ill not be disturbed ; but, should it be otherwise decreed, PrusFda would rise like one man " for the homes, right:;, and honour of Prussia." GARIBALDI AND THE STRING CAMPAIGN. A writer in Bullier's Correspondence says he has read n letter from Garibaldi, declaring that he cannot adjourn the work of the deliverance of Italy unless the Italian Parliament relieves him of the solemn engagement he has contracted in. the face of the world. This news, if true, is highly important, for the general opinion is that Count Cavour's Mil:Clary is sure of a majority. General Turr has returned to Turin . from his visi t to Caprera, and has communicated to the journals an account of some of the proceedings on the occasion of his visit. In presenting the "star" to Garibaldi, on the 13th, General Turr made the foil , owing remarks : G tneral,—The thousand who disembarked with you at Ma: 7sala, with whom you conquered at Calatafimi, and plan ited at Palermo the flag of liberty, victoriously sur moi rating every obstacle, present you to-day, through us, this star, which we hope you will accept as a souvenir of dancers past and a pledge of those that are to cc me. No tho 6,3 who survive that thousand, whom you once called the :remains of ten battles, will not be wanting at the next api ,e al which you make. G aribaldi, moved to tears, replied : :st assured that no gift has ever been more 'dear to my hel kr t than this which is offered to me by my brave corn paklions in arms. Tell them that I accept it willingly, and than k them. I count again upon them when I shall carry to :Fc cur beautiful country, 0 General, the aid of our arms, sin ce + I have sworn upon the grave of those gallant Hun gal is :ns :who :died for Italy that we, Italians, would re pla cc them, as it is our duty. 0 n the same occasion General Turr prei;ented to flu, daughter of Garibaldi the new year's gift sent to her by King Victor Emmanuel. Garibaldi, who wa a present, smiled and said, " Thank his Majesty Ki o g Victor Emmanuel as much for me as my dal i ghter for this new demonstration of true friend shi p." _ 'his is all that General Turr has, up to the pre sel it time, communicated to the public respecting hi: ; visit to Caprera. But it is known that he re presented to Garibaldi that disembarkation on any pa rt of the Adriatic coast would be followed by the pa ssage of the Po by the Austrian army, to which th 9 Sardinian army could oppose but a feeble resis tai General Turr was received on the 19th by Count Ca vour, and was on the next day to have an audience of the King. THE SARDINIAN TROOPS BEFORE GAETA. ' the following order of the day was addressed by Ge neral Cialdini to the Piedmontese troops before Ga eta at the conclusion of the armistice, which ex Aired on the 19th ;oldiers I—Grave considerations have induced the Co ve] moat of our King to accede to the wishes of his Majesty the Emperor of the French to suspend hostilities until the evening of the 19th. The French fleet is leaving, and the; will be but one vessel in the waters of Gaeta, whi ch in turn will sail on the expiration of the armis tice. , The Emperor wishes perhaps by this to afford to the place an honourable means of abandoning a hop Mess contest, and so put an end to useless effusion of blood. I know not what reception will be given at Gaeta to these humane intentions and this diplomatic attempt; but I know that in any case the King and Italy have con fidence in the power of our valour and in that of our fleet to give to the siege a different solution and one more con formablb to our wishes—to combat and not to treat, and that they rely more upon our arms than upon diplomatic councils. Soldiers I for many years the road to victory has been familiar to you. Traverse it again, and respond to the hope of the country, by penetrating through the breach into Gaeta, and unfurling the Italian banner and the Cross of Savoy upon the old tower of Roland. (Signed) C lALDI NI, FRANCE. BOURSE, Jan. 22.—The market continues firm, and prices have again slightly improved, English Consols having arrived with an advance of 7 1 per cent. For the Account, Threes, which opened at 67f 40e, are now at 671 50c ; Mobilier, 652 f 50c ; Orleans, 1,378 f 75c; Northern, 958 f 75c; Mediter ranean, 912 f 50c; Austrian and Lombard, 467 f 50c. The following were the last quotations : 41 per per Cents ... 96 85 Credit Fonder 925 Do. end month.... 96 90 i Belgian 4t — 3 per Cents Do. end month 67 50 Roman Bank Shares' 2880 —1 Austrian Credit Mobilier.... 668 75 1 Spanish Threes — Do. Account 663 75 ; Home Debt .. 47i RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans 1385 .. 1380 Northern New ditto B9O .. Lyons and Mediterranean 911 25 .. 912 50 Geneva.. 365 .. 367 50 Southern Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lorrbard , . 470 .. 470 ROY AL LYCEUM THEATRE. It is at all times a very grateful part of the duties of the journalist, in matters theatrical, as in every other depart ment of literature or art, to draw attention to those in stances, which are unfortunately but too few, where suc cess and public support follow upon the steps of merit. With very rare exceptions, the theatres of the metropolis have, during the past six months, realised but a poor return for the large outlay, the great anxiety, and the constant and unwearying attention, which public taste exacts from those who court its favours, or strive to follow its caprices. It is certain, however, that since the turn of Christmas a favourable dolga has taken place (at all events as far as the Lyceum is concerned), and public taste has in this instance, unequivocally pronounced a correct judgment, which in no case could be better deserved. It is absolutely exhilarating to witness the thorough and heartily-expressed enjoyment of crowded houses with the representation of the magnificent extravaganza, which reflects at once the most artistic combination of pictorial skill, with a lavish expenditure controlled by a most refined taste ; or to " laugh and weep by turns" at the admirable delineation of Irish character by Mr. John Drew, who has completely secured the applause of a London, as he had previously won the enthusiastic praise of a Dublin audience. We have noticed Mr. Drew's impersonations on previous occasions, and every successive representation confirms our original opinion of his very high qualities as an actor. Mr. Drew is now completely at home with his audience, who thoroughly enter into the life and soul of his unaffected humour. Besides—to parody a well-known passage in Beaumont and Fletcher—" he carries with him an infectious grief (or gaiety, as the case may be) which strikes all his beholders," and which is shared in by those who are acting with him. The value of this in fluence can scarcely be overrated on the stage, and when we use the conventional expression of a dramatic company, " working well together," we pay the very best compliment that can be paid to the organisation of the corps dramatique of the Lyceum Theatre. There is a singular evenness of tone, if we may be permitted the use of the expression, in all the compositions which Madame Celeste has put upon the stage of this theatre—not the evenness of inferiority, but of a very high standard. In illustration of this, we direct attention to the sedulous nicety which distinguishes all the accessories of the extravaganza of " Crystabelle." It may not be out of place, also, to note that although this spectacle has now been on the stage for thirty nights, the costumes of the ballet and the dramatis perstmee, without exception, are as scrupulously delicate, and without a soil, as on the eccasion of the first representa tion. Not even " the crumpling of a leaf" out of place is to be observed in the " Rose witheut a Thorn." The costumes of the Princes and of their valets are of most artistic design, and we know of no theatre in London where three such pretty princes as Miss Neville, Miss Hudspeth, and Miss Stewart could be found, uniting so much beauty and personal grace, with so large an amount of dramatic ability. Miss Lydia Thompson, as the roguish valet of Prince Expedient (Miss Hudspeth), is exquisitely charming, and infuses into the part all that espieglerie, so necessary to give vitality to the conception of the author. Miss Turner, as the valet of Prince Finesse (Miss Stuart) leaves no point untold ; whilst Miss Tetuan, as the Princess Clulrstabelle, is unquestionably the most elegant and lady like representative of the "Majesty of the Extravaganza." on the stage. The subdued and unpretending tone which this young lady infuses into the part of the Burlesque Princess, and the Fairy Queen, Titania, stamps her as an actress of great judgment and ability, in being able to relieve two very different characters from the dan gerous vulgarity which might attach to them in less skilful hands. The buffo chamberlain of Mr. Rouse is an admirable performance, and merits the highest praise; and too much commendation cannot be be stowed on the very careful manner with which the con certed pieces were rendered by the vocalists, ably supported as they are by a most efficient orchestra, under the judi cious baton of Mr. G. Loder. We should enlarge too much our catalogue of praise were we to use every one according to his or her deserts, but we must not omit to notice the exquisitely graceful dancing of the two Misses Collinson, who have achieved a perfect triumph at this theatre, or the impression made by a youthful debutante, Miss C. Denvil, a name inseparably associated with the representation of one of Lord Byron's most remarkable compositions some years ago. This very young lady has a powerful contralto, reading with correctness and judgment, and has a most pleasing and engaging manner. Her reception has been very flattering; and the little songs assigned to her have, we understand, been nightly honoured with an encore—a well deserved recognition of the ability displayed. With so many, and such varied claims to the support of the public, we are truly gratified to find that, at the Lyceum, success has, indeed, followed merit. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Last evening Mr. Fechter repeated the character of Ruy Blas, the novelty of the evening, however, being the first appearance of Mr. Basil Potter in the part of Don Sallust. The character, it will be remembered, was originally sus tained by Mr. Walter Lacy with much success ; and, as it was supposed he had made the part his own, much curio sity was excited as to the manner in which Mr. Potter would acquit himself of his by no means easy task. On his first appearance he betrayed a slight nervousness, but as he warmed in the part he improved in every sentence he uttered. The whole part was performed with such an artistic finish as to literally take the audience by surprise, and to leave no room to regret the absence of Mr. Lacy. Mr. Potter we only knew, until last night, as the bad genius of transpon tine melodrama, but immediately he became possessed of a fair opportunity of displaying his real talent, he has done se in such a manner as to advance him instantly to the front rank of his profession. He, with Mr. Pechter and Miss Heath, had to bow their acknowledgments at the fall of the curtain. The house was crowded to excess. A crowded and enthusiastic meeting was held on the 4th at Hamilton, Upper Canada, to protest against the extradition of the fugitive slave, Anderson. MR. BRIGHT AND CO-OPERATIVE S OCIETIES.— The Manchester and Salford Co-operative Society held their annual meeting on Saturday. Mr. Alderman Hey wood was in the chair, and delivered an interesting ad dress. The Rev. Canon Richson was also present. Apo logetic letters for non-attendance were read from Mr. Bright, Mr. Bazley, and other gentlemen. Mr. Bright's letter was as follows :—" Rochdale, Dec. 24, 1860.—Dear sir,—l have to thank you for the kind invitation you have forwarded me on behalf of your Co-operative Society. lam not able to accept it and to be present at your approaching annual meeting, owing to many engagements, and to the fact that I do not wish to appear to undertake any responsibility with regard to co-operative societies. I wish them all suc cess, and I am anxious they should be managed in all cases by prudent and honest men ; and I strengthen my argu ments in favour of giving the suffrage to working men by showing what they are doing in co-operative societies, and in other directions, to justify their demand for a share of political power; but, as I can take no part in the manage ment of those societies, so I am unwilling to appear upon their platforms to induce others to join them, I think you will understand my position, as I have thus described it ; and I am, very respectfully yours,—JOHN BRIGHT." From the report it appears that the profits of this society have advanced from £67 in December, 1859, to £648 in December, 1860. The sales receipts were in the same periods £1,569 and £11,883, and the number of members respectively 300 and 1,600. TAKING CHILDREN TO CHURCH.—A minister's wife says :—" The first time I took my eldest boy to church, when he wa ,- , two years and a half old, I managed, with caresses and frowns and candy, to keep him very still till the sermon was half done. By this time his patience was exhausted, and he climbed to his feel and stood on the seat, looking at the preacher (his father) quite intently. Then, as if he had hit upon a certain relief for his troubles he pulled me by the chin to attract my attention, and ex claimed, in a distinct voice, " Mamma, make papa say amen: "---ilmerican ?apes'. LITERATURE. Lives of the Archbishops of Canterbury. By W. Farquhar Hook, D.D., Dean of Chichester. Vol 1. Anglo-Saxon period. Bentley. This is the opening volume of a work of great historical and literary value, and one which, if the writer should be enabled to complete, will be a standard contribution to our national literature. Of the early history of the English Church but little is known among us; indeed, the general knowledge of our secular history at the Anglo-Saxon epoch is somewhat superficial and uncertain. Yet the Romans, is their palmiest days, cherished the song and legend, however fabulous, that told of the valour of the barbarians who founded their city, and it ill becomes us, from the pinnacle of our modern greatness, to look with scorn or lack of interest on the achievements of our Saxon fore fathers. In them, whatever their disasters or lack of unity and civilization, we may trace the sturdy independence of character which has made us what we are. We find the same intolerance of foreign inter ference, and watch the influence of some of the great principles which have rendered our constitution in every age the object of wonder and admiration. The mere outline of events, indeed, and the names of the principal monarchs, we may gather from our school histories, but of the internal jurisdiction of the country, and the feelings which animated the populace, and still more of the constitution of the Church in the Anglo-Saxon period, very little is generally known. This ignorance or indif ference Dr. Hook has undertaken to disperse. He remarks that to the national history subsequent to the Norman invasion, an especial interest is im parted by our chief historians, through the art with which they have grouped their facts round one central figure, and have pourtrayed the leading features of the age in connection with the characte ristics of the monarch. Following the example of Hume and his successors, Dr. Hook has selected for his principal personage the Primate of our Church, intending "to connect with his biography the ecclesiastical events of his age, and thus asso ciate facts which are overlooked in their insignifi cant isolation, and customs, which abstractedly considered, are valued only by the antiquary." From an early period of his life he has, he tells us, entertained this idea, but arduous duties in the manufacturing districts demanded all his energies, and only allowed him to make the study of ecclesiastical history his recreation. Now, however, the increased leisure of advancing years has enabled him to resume his favourite pursuit, and we trust he may be spared for the full accomplish ment of his laborious but lofty project; a project fbr which he is eminently qualified, not only by a clear and luminous style, and a vast fund of anti quarian knowledge, but by a spirit of comprehen sive benevolence, founded on an enlightened tolera tion for the weaknesses and inconsistencies of frail human nature, which is rare among the best writers, and is seldom the especial qualification of digni taries of the Church. In his interesting introduc tory chapter this characteristic is particularly ap parent, when he discourses on the failings and errors of our predecessors, and cautions us against rash judgments or hasty censures, by reminding us of the malignity of modern controversialists, and the fana ticism of many branches of our own religious world. The early history of our Church, he warns us, is a history of its gradual corruption in doctrine, in ritual, and discipline; its foundation having taken place at the time when the Western Church, of which it was a branch, was in a state of transition From its primitive simplicity to the complicated and uncertain doctrines of a later time. Its origin, as is wen known, is due to Gregory the Great; and the chief of the first band of missionaries, an( l . trot Archbishop of Canterbury, was Augustine, who has been styled " The Apostle of the English." Of this great man, the author, though admitting his eloquence and ability, does not take so high an esti ! mate as some others have done. But although he is always ready to make allowances for the spirit of the age and the conflicting opinions of the time, his duty, as a fair and candid historian, prevents him from awarding equal praise to all the holders of the archiepiscopal dignity. That his opinion of the successive archbishops, is impartial and unex travagant the following passage affords evidence : "Among the archbishops there are a few eminent men distinguished as much for their transcendent abilities as for their exalted station in society; but, as a general rule, they have not been men of the highest class of mind. In all ages the tendency has very properly been, whether by election or by nomination, to appoint safe men,' and as genius is generally innovating and often eccentric, the safe men are those who, with certain high qualifications, do not rise much above the intellectual average of their contemporaries. They are practical men rather than philosophers and theorists, and their impulse is not to per fection, but pada nen movere. Prom this very circum stance their history is the more instructive, and, if few among the archbishops have left the impress of their mind upon the age in which they lived, we may, in their biography, read the character of the times which they fairly represent. In a missionary age we find them zealous, but not enthueiaatio ; on the revival of learning, whether in Anglo-Saxon times or the fifteenth century, they were men of learning, although only a few have been distinguished as authors. When the mind of the laity was devoted to the camp or the chase, and prelates were called to the administration of public affairs, they dis played the ordinary tact and diplomatic skill of profes sional statesmen, and the necessary acumen of judges; at the Reformation, instead of being leaders, they were the cautious followers of bolder spirits; at the epoch of the Revolution, they were anti-Jacobites rather than Whigs ; in a latitudinarian ago they have been, if feeble as gover nors, bright examples of Christian moderation and charity." St. Augustine's success was extraordinary, and he was fortunate in being warmly supported by Ethelbert, King of Kent, who had married a Chris tian princess, daughter of Charbert, King of Paris. It had been stipulated that she should enjoy the exercise of her faith, and she came to England attended by her chaplain. The way was thus pre pared for the Italian missionaries, and the conversion of the King and establishment of the Christian church in Kent soon followed. The conversion of Northumbria was not so lasting in its results. It was accomplished in the reign of Edwin, one of the most powerful of the northern monarchs, and its chief instrument was Paulinus, first Arch bishop of York. He accompanied Ethelburga, sister of Eadbald, King of Kent, to the Court of Edwin, whose wife she became, and he succeeded in persuading the King to favour the new faith. It was impossible, however, to establish it in his domains without the consent of the witan, which was accordingly convoked. The following passage is interesting, as showing the support which the new religion met with from those who might have been expected to be its fiercest antagonists, and also from the proof it affords of the antiquity of free discussion among us :-- "The Witenagemot was held. The account of its pro ceedings is preserved in Bede, and is deeply interesting as the earliest report in existence of a parliamentary de bate. The first speaker was Coil, the chief priest of the Northumbrians. It was to this effect 0 king, con sider what this is which is now preached tows ; for I verily declare to you that as to my own experience, the religion which we have hitherto professed has no power nor utility in it. For none of your people has applied himself more diligently to the worship of our gods than I ; and yet there are many who receive greater favours and higher honours from you than I do, and are more prospe rous in all their undertakings. Now if the gods were good for anything, they would rather assist me who have been most careful to serve theme If, therefore, upon examination you find those new doctrines which are preached to us, better and more efficacious, it only remains for us immediately to receive them without any delay.' "This speech is of much importance, since it enables us to account for the subsequent renunciation of Christianity, which was as sudden and complete as its reception. "Paulinus had made a grand mistake by encouraging Edwin, Coil, and the other converts to believe that the merits of a religious scheme were to be tried by the tem poral advantages whichfollowed its reception. Success in battle, the attainment of political power, the acquisition of wealth,—these were the rewards held out by Paulinus, from his first interview with Edwin, at the palace gate of Redwald, until his late victory over the West Saxons and Cuichelm their king. Edwin at that time promised to embrace the Christian faith if ho obtained a victory, and the victory was claimed by Paulinus as an evidence of Christianity. We perceive the effects of :his teaching in the speech of Coifi, who had evidently conferred with the archbishop; and we shall see hereafter that the overthrow of Christianity in Northumbria, on the defeat of Edwin, is attributable to this error, one into which enthusiasts have frequently fallen. " We are gratified by the wiser speech of one of the witan, who may be regarded as the representative of those who are converts from higher motives, and who, when the time of trial came, were c faithful found amidst the faithless.' " ' The present life of man upon earth, 0 king I seems to me, in comparison of that time which is unknown to us, like to the swift flight of a sparrow through a room wherein you sit at supper in winter, with your ealdormen and thanes, a good fire having been lit in the midst, and the room made warm thereby, whilst storms of rain and snow rage abroad; the sparrow, I say, flying in at one door, and immediately out at another, whilst he is within, is safe from the wintry storm; but after a short space of fair weather, soon passed over, he immediately vanishes out of your sight ints the dark winter from which he had emerged. Co this life of man appears for a short space ; but of what went before, or what is to follow, we are utterly ignorant. If, therefore, this new doctrine contains something mere certain, it seems justly to deserve to be followed.' The other rulers, t end king's counsellors, spoke to the same effect." Before many years ii N 1 elapsed, however, King Edwin lost both his croon and his life in an adverse field, and the tad extirpation of the Northumbrian Church followed. Paulinus had made a grand mistake in his teaching; he bad, as the author observes, " based the evidence of Chris tianity on the Jewish principle, making temporal success the test of truth. What was the fearful inference which men who acted on the principle of Coifi were to ded uce f rom th e fatal fight on Hatfield Chase ?" The feeling expressed in the beautiful saying o f B acon, th a t " Prosperity is the blessing. of the Old Testament, and adversity of the New," seem s t o h ave b een either unknown or wilfully overlooked by most of these early tenhers. Dealing with barbarians, they endeavoured to render their teaching comprehensible , by reducing the rewards and promises of their faith to tangible advantages, and the character of the people seems to have been perplexing to them. " They were offended," says Dr. Hook, " even more by the independence than by the rudeness of the people with whom they had to deal." Because they were Romans they expected kings and nobles to bow before them, and were affronted with the sturdy' self dependence which even then distinguished the insular character. But as the author reminds us " we are to give them credit for self sacrifice, when, refined and civilised Italians, they took up their abode among a semi-barbarous race." To one of St. Augustine's successors, Theodorus, we are indebted, according to Dr. Hook, for the foundation of English scholarship. He took pos session of St. Augustine's monastery, and made it a school of learning. Hadrian, an African monk who accompanied him, was also instrumental in this great work. " The indignant Wilfrid embarked for the Continent, and appealed to Rome, whither he repaired. This was a direct violation of the Church principles of the age ; for the patriarch of Rome had jurisdiction only where both parties agreed to refer the cause to him. To appeal from a national English synod;—from an English king and an English metropolitan,—was not to be tolerated by the free spirit which pervaded the land. And consequently, when Wilfrid returned with the papal decision in his favour, and, on the strength of it, demanded to be restored to his diocese, the king convened a council of the nobility and clergy of his kingdom, and by the clergy and the laity then assembled it was unanimously determined that the appeal was a public offence, and the papal letters an insult to the crown and nation. Wilfrid was condemned to nine months' imprisonment, and became for many years a wandering , outcast." It is remarked that in the schools founded by Theo dorus, and carried on by his disciples, the grand principle of education laid down is still the char acteristic of English schools and universities ; " not to impart knowledge but to exercise the mind, not to sow the land but to plough the soil, not to bur den the memory but to give vigour to the intellect." The rule of Theodorus is also remarkable for an in stance ofthe national jealousy of foreign intervention. Wilfred, Bishop of York, had opposed the Primate on some point of ecclesiastical reformation, and was consequently deposed from his see. "In Hadrian Theodorus found an able coadjutor. He is described by William of Malmesbury as a fountain of letters and a river of arts.' Both these great men under stood the importance of creating a learned clergy; they re garded civilisation as the handmaid of Christianity, and of civilisation they knew that learning is the parent. They found the English people eager to be instructed and appe tent of knowledge. They gathered around them a crowd of disciples, and, as Bede says, there daily flowed from them streams of knowledge to water the hearts of their hearers. Through their influence all the larger and better monas teries were converted into schools of learning, in which the laity as well es the clergy imbibed a respect for litera ture, and in many instances a love of it. Even the monas teries belonging to the fair sex were converted into esmi naries of learning, and the Abbets Hildelidis and her nuns were, in the next generation, able to understand the Grtecisms of Aldhelm in his Latin treatise, De Laudibus Virginitatis,' written for their especial edification. In the time of Bede, as the historian himself informs us, there were scholars of Theodorus and Hadrian who were as well versed in the Greek and Latin languages as in their own. When literature was almost extinguished in France, Alcuin could boast of the learned men and the noble libraries of England. So indefatigable were the transcribers of ancient manuscripts in these English schools, that from them Charlemagne himself solicited assistance, when he laboured for the revival of letters in Gaul." The stormy days when the country was overrun by the Danish hordes were at hand, to be happily succeeded by the wise and enlightened rule of the greatest of our kings. Religion and knowledge, which had suffered during the days of oppression, nourished again under the sway of Alfred, whose rigour in only preferring men of learning left many sees vacant at his death. Further on we come to the life of Odo, the Danish archbishop, whose association with the miserable story of Edwy and Eigiva proves his barbarian ancestry. Dunstan, his successor, has been elevated to the dignity of a saint, although more eminent for his administrative capacity than for his Christian humility. Dr Hook ranks him with Becket, Wolsey, and Laud, in the first class of ecclesiastical statesmen. His labours at least resulted in practical benefit to the country, as the following passage testifies : " The result of Dunstan's vigorous administration was such as must have afforded him that satisfaction which is enjoyed by men, who are permitted to see that, though they have laboured sometimes amidst doubts and difficul ties, yet they have not laboured in vain. Under the reign of Edgar the Pacific, Northumbria was divided into earldoms instead of kingdoms ; the Danes were either subdued or conciliated ; the sovereignty of the Anglo- Saxon king over the Scots was established ; the navy was placed in such a state of efficiency, that no enemy ventured to attack the coast ; English pirates who had infested our ports, were restrained and punished; while at home, trade was encouraged, family feuds were suppressed, and men were compelled, instead of taking the law into their own hands, to submit the decision of their quarrels to the magistrate. Regular circuits were established for the administration of justice, forming a court of appeal from the inferior judges. As Athelstan had reformed the coinage, so now standard measures were made and depo sited at Winchester. Steps were taken in behalf of the herdsmen, to annihilate the wolves which still abounded in the country. Even to trivial matters could the mind of Dunstan descend ; finding that quarrels arose very fre quently in taverns, from disputes among the topers, as to their share of liquor, respectively, when they drank out of The same cup; he advised Edgar to order gold or silver pegs to be fastened in the pots, that whilst every man knew his just measure, shame should compel each to con . fine himself to his proper share." ' Stigand, the last archbishop of the Anglo-Saxon epoch, assisted at the consecration of Westminster Abbey, and the poem on that event, transl a t e d f r om • Norman French, which is given h ere , w ill i n t eres t the antiquary. Stigand died a p r i soner i n th e h an ds of the Conqueror, i n chains, and as some say in want of the common necessaries of life. With his death . terminates the first volume o f Dr. H oo k' s hi s t or y, a work which, if it should be fully and fairly car , ried out, willrank am ong th e most va l ua bl e hi stor i ca l [ undertakings of the present day. A few:years ago . its compilation would have been difficult, owing to I the obstacles which then attended any acc e ss t o the I original authorities. These difficulties have DOW I been removed by the publication of the " Monu . menta Historia Britannica," which has placed the f' ancient writers within the reach of the modern student. Of these authorities Dr. Hook has largely . availed himself, and though dealing with one of , the least interesting portions of his subject, he has F succeeded, by the aid of antiquarian research and I literary ability, in worthily inaugurating a great , ecclesiastical history. The Prince of Wales in Canada. By N. A. Woods, the Times' Special Correspondent. Author of " The Past Campaign." Bradbury and Evans. Among the events of the past year which the historian of our country will have to chronicle, few will surpass in interest the visit of the Heir apparent to the Anglo-Saxon race beyond the broad Atlantic. In this book we meet with a graphic account of the whole affair, which is written for the most part impartially, and with spirit and viva city. Short as the time wes that elapsed during the visit of the Prince, it is probable that he re ceived more striking impressions and beheld more instructive and interesting scenes than during all his previous life. Almost every variety of scene was outspread before him, from the gay ball-room to the lonely prairie, from the brilliant reception, a$ he passed down the Broadway at New York, to the majestic sublimity of Niagara Falls. Among the amusing episodes here mentioned is the ball at Quebec. In consequence of the crowd, there was hardly more space for dancing than on an ordinary tablecloth, and it is said, " during one of these terpsichorean struggles the Prince caught his spurs in a lady's dress, tripped and fell, he was up again in an instant laughing heartily, and dancing away more vigorously than ever." This was far too wonderful an event to be passed over by the news-mongers, and so we learn that five minutes after its occurrence it was telegraphed to the jour nals, in one of which appeared the subjoined series of headings :—" The Canadian Commotion—Splen did Splurge of the Quebeckers—The Prince at the grand ball given by the city—he danced twenty two times—tripped and fell, his beautiful partner rolling over him—' Honi, soit qui mal y pense'--• the Prince immediately picked himself up, and ; continued the dance—terrible flutter of crinoline. It is a relief, after all this show and glitter, to peruse the account of the visit to Niagara, where there was a lull "in the whirlwind of addresses, re' views, processions, state balls, and noisy Orangemen. There is great truth in this remark : "It was, on the whole, quite as well that royalty was incog. before Niagara ; the shout of a mob or the tinsel of a pro cession would have showed :poorly by the side of that great Altar of Nature, where a misty in cen se is always rising to heaven and the eternity of w ater speaks only of One. Amid that scene, princes, powers, and denominations are all forgotten as you stand before the Falls of Niagara, which pour down with such a majesty of power that you can only gaze with solemn awe upon the grandest and most terrible of all God's works in nature." An ani cffacttb,eraParriincecde'sbryescuepchtioann oi m nv a aN t t e ie d own d yet e s s o c rr haskip. t seldom vgai been offered to any monarch in ancient and modern times; it was not a reception? it was the grand impressive welcome of a mighty people, it was one vast concourse of citizens such as f ew people have ever seen assembled together, such as is not likely to be seen again in our time. Whe n the Prince entered this great avenue of human beings a long, d eep cheer went up, such as could only be given b y h un d reds o f t h ousan d s o f enthu siastic people, it seemed less a cheer than a pro longed outb rea k o f we l come—the we l come a n" greeting o f g an empire." An interesting fact related regarding the attendance of the Prince and suite at Trinity Church, New York. During th e serrce prayers were offered up for her Majesty!, the Prin ce C onsor t, an d Alb er t Ed war d Prince o! Wales, which was the first time such a prayer had been made for the Royalty of England since Dr' I I 1