The Sun. — London, England, 1863-12-07 00:00:00

THE ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY is now prepared to accept MERCANTILE INSUII ACES in London at a considerable reduction upon rates hitherto charged, and under a scale bearing more equit ably upon merchandise of a non -hazardous class. Full particulars given on application at the Office, 29, Lombard-street. PERCY M. DOFF, Aranager. JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary to the London Board. LIFEBOA T SERVICES.—During the r ecen t heavy ga l e s some of the boats of the Royal National Liteboat ins titution . have been instrumental i n rescuing- the of the following wrecked vessels : —S c h ooner Theophi rewssof Aberdeen, 5 men; barque Tamworth, of Norway, 17; ueli oone r Northern Lights, of Presto n , 1 ; pil o t b oa t , o f St . I ves 7 ; schooner Anon, of Workingto n , 4 ; sc h ooner Gip s y, of D' D ro gheda, 4 ; smack Saucy Jack, of Inverness, 1 ; barque Marietts, of Lisbon, 1 ; fishing boat, of Filey, 2 ; Tenby fi s hi n g boat, 3; and barque Providence, of Dantzic,7. Total lives saved, 55. The lifeboats also assiste iin bringing safely into port. with their crews, co ns i s ti ng o f 25 men , t h e It a li an b r ig Camcglinc, the schooner Sir Cohn Campbell, of Whitby, the schooner Gull's, of Palermo, and the ketch Snip, of Am sterdam. The lifeboats also went off in reply to signals of distress on fourteen occasions, but their services were not ultimately required. The amount of reward paid for all these services was £215. The Committee of the Institution earnestly AP PEAL to the public ior ASSISTANCE to e,:able 'hem to meet the con tinued heavy demands on the Society's 125 Web )at estab lishments. Contributions are received by all the London and country bankers ; and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis, Esq., at the Institution, 11, John-street, Adelphi, London. ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. Under the Management of Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. W. Harrison. THIS EVENING, for the 13th time, Balfe's new Opera, BLANCH,: DE NEVE RS • Miss Louisa i'yne, Miss Anna Hiles, miss Emma Heywood • Messrs.W. H. Weiss, IL Cord, A. Cook, A. t. Albyn, C. Lyall, J. Rouse, and W. Harrison. To conclude with. the Second Act of THE DESERT FLOWER. Conductor, Mr. A. Mellon. Doors open at half-past SLY—Commence at Seven. ral FT EATRE ROYAL DRURY - LANE. Managers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, her Majesty's Servants will perform the Farce of BEAUTY- OR THE BEAST. Princip cha racters by Messrs. Addison, G. F. Nev ille, Barret, spencer, and G. Weston; Mrs Edmund Falconer and Miss R. Leclerq. Af :ex which. Lord Byron's Cho ral Tragedy, MANFRISD. Messrs. helps, Ryder, Rayner, M- a greson, Ward, Spencerrs. E. ; Miss Eburne,Misa F. Atkinson, Miss Leclercq, and M Falconer. Vocalists—Miss Poole, Miss bitter, Miss Cicely Not', Miss Heywood, and Mr. Swift. Followed by MY 1.1 NART'S IN THE HIGHLANDS; characters by Mr. J. Neville, Mr. G. Weston, Mr. Warde, M. J. Ma ; Mrs. C. Melville, and Miss Harfleur. T HEAT RE ROYAL D' RU R Y-L AN E. Managers, Messrs. Edmond Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. NO'TlrE•—The Public are respectfully requested to take notice that the extensive Scenical preparations for he Carietmas Pantomime will compel the withdrawal on Satur day, Dec. • i fer a period extending o er the Holidays , o f o, Lord Byron's MANFRED. THIS EVENING the rerformances will COMMCnCe with BEAUTY Ort THE BEAST. After which, commencing at a Quarter before Eight o'clock, Lord Byron's Choral Tragedy at MANFRED. Mortals Manfred, Mr. Phelps; Abbot of St. 3lauric , Mr. Ryder; a Chamois Hunter, Mr. A. Rayner; Manuel (an aged Retainer), Tri r. Neville ; Herman (a young Domestic in the Caste of Manfred), Mr. G Weston ; Retainers, Messrs. Bedford, Weaver, Kirk, Wilson, Smith, and Edwards. Immortals : Arimanes (Ruler of the Evil A gencies), Mr. Warde ; Ariel (spirit of the Ether), Miss Emma Heywood ; Hes Per (Spirit of tile Stars), Miss Louisa Ri t t er; Undine (Spirit of the Waters). Miss P sroole; —eseriina (Spirit of Memo , y), Miss Cicely Nott ; Auster (Spirit of the Storm), Mr. swift ; As ptrocn (Cqiirit of the Earth), Mr. Meagersm ; .cubes (Spirit of 'the Shadow of Night), Ryder; Titanos 'Sidra of the Mountains), Mr. G. Spencer ; ' cer , Nemesis (Goddess of f Vengeance), Mrs. Edmund Falcaner ; Clotho Lache is, and Atropos—the Atropos— le Three Destinies —Mi ss Emma A' tic, 3Miss C. Weston, and Miss ll'array; the Phantom of t pte, Miss Rose Leclerq ; the Witch of the Alps, Miss M. hbarne ; Evil genciea and Spi r it Spectres - of the Weird World, Messrs. T. Matthews, J. Morris, J. Cormack, Miss Seymour, Miss Harfieur Mrs. Melville, Mrs. War low, and th e Ladies and Gentlemen of the Choir and the Bal.et. Order and character of the scenery. Act I.—Scene 1 Studio and Gothic Gallery in Manfred's Castle. Scene 2 : a Precipice and Glaciers near the Summit of the Jung frau. Act IL - Scene 1 : The Chalet of tree Chamois Hunter and Alpine Pass. Scene 2: The Steinbach, a Waterfall, in one of toe Lower Valleys among the Alp', and Owl : haw-dm; Cliffs, the Haunt of the Witch of the Alps. "The simbow's rays still aren the torrent with the many hues of heaven, and roll the sheeted silver's waving column o'er the crag's perpendicular." Scene 3 : The snow capped Summit of the J ungfrau, by Moonlight. Scene 4 : The Hall of Arimanes in the Nether World, painted by Mt. Danson and son. Act IlL—Scene 1 : Terrace and Exterior of Castle. Scene 2: The Turret Studio, the Raglan's Mid night Haunt. shook mid Illumined by a Thunderstorm, and finally Destroyed by Flashing Bolt and Crashing Avalanche. Last Scene : A Snowy Alpine Waste er Wilderness. I'ro te of the Songs and Choruses—Act I —Scene 1: Mys tical Responses of Viewless Spirits to the Magian's invoca tion. Ist Solo, "Mortal to thy bidding bow'd," Miss Emma Heywood; 2d Solo, "In the blue depth of the waters," Miss Poole ; 3d Solo, " I am the rider of the wind," Mr. Swift ' • Septette, Misses Poole, Hey wood, Cicely Nott, Mr Swift, and t horns ; The Impre cation—Solo, "When the Moon is on tie Wave," Miss Cicely Nott; Solo, Th ugh thy Slumber may be deep," Miss Poole ; Chorus, by the whole Choir. Act. IL— cene 3; Solo and Chorus, " The Captive Usurper," Miss Cicely Nott and Chorus ; Sony, " The Ship sailed on, the Shio sailed fast," Miss Emma Heywood. S:ene 4—Grand Choral Hymn of the Evil Agencies, " Hail to our Master, Prince of Earth and Air." solo verses by Mr. Swift, chorus by full Choir; Ju bilant Chorus and accompanying Dance, by full Choir and the Ballet. Act lll.—Last Scene: Grand Dual Chorus 01 Cool and Evil Spirits, by the Principal Singers and Full Choir. The general action of the tragedy arranged by Mr. Ptie!ps. The incidental dances designed and directed by Mr. Cormack. Costumes from designs by R. W. Keene, Keg., and (roan Flaxman's Iliustratimas t Ciessical and Mythological Conceptions. Machinery by Mr. J. Tucker and Assistants. -f4as Illuminations by Mr. J. Hinckley. Spectral illusions by Mr. Cox, under the direction of Mr. Telbin. The whole os the entirely new scenery designed and princinAly painted by Mr. W. Telbin, assisted by his son, Mr. 11. Telbin. 'P he Ifsll of Arimanes painted by Mr. Damon and Sons. The increased orchestra and present arran-ement of the music, originally composed by Sir Henry Bishop, under the direc tor/ of Al r. Barnard. The choir under the direction of Mr. Charles Beak. Toc9riclude with MY HEART'S IN THE HIGHLANDS, Private Boxes, Vs. 6d., 218., £1 lls. 6d., £2 2s , £3 35.. and 45.; Stalls, 6s. ; Dress Circle, 48. ; First Circle, 3i. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, 25.; Lower Gallery, Is. ; Upper Gallery. 6d. No bali-price. B.x office open from Ten to Five daily. Doors open at half-past -Six, commence at Seven o'clock. Stage Manager, Mr. Phelps. TIIEATRE ROYAL HAYNIARKET. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr, Buckstone. THIS EVE.NING, SILKEN FETTERS : Measrs. Chas. Mathews, Chippendale, W. Farren, Howe, &c. ; Mesdames C. Mathews and M. Harris. Followed by THE GOLDEN FLEECE Messrs. Charles Mathew,, Compton,Weathersby, &e. ; Mesdames C. Mathews, Keeley. Griffith, &c. Followed by CO iL AS A CUCUMBER. Mr. C. Mathews. And MY HUSBAND'S GtiOST. Commence at 7. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Mr. Fechter. BEL DE3IONIO (a Triumphant Success) will be repeated Every Evening until further notice. THI 4 EVE.'4ING, the Comedietta, by W. Gilbert, entitled UNCLE BA BY: s. Widdicombe, J. G. Shore, Charles ; bliss P. Lerleroq, and Carlotta Leclercq. After which, at Eight o'clock, BEL DEMONIC), a Love Story, in Twelve Tableaux, taken from Stendhal's "Italian Chronicle , ," by Mr. John Brougham. Principal charac ter by Mr. Fechter, supported by Messrs. Jordan, Charles, Ilnugh.m, Emery, Raymond, Moreland, Smith, Clifford, f,olleut, Andrews, Sims ; Miss Kate Terry, E. Lavenue, Airs. and Miss Elsworthy. Doors open at half-past 6—commence at 7. L i A H.-EVERY NIGHT. I INTEMAN.-LEAH.-TIIIS EVENING, 3 "'e 51 3th e of the great Tragic Actress, bliss the unt i ota l liA r ciVe ' cha a ra nc cter of LNAH. In c )nsequence of nation of th e ptililecess wit:i which Miss Bateman's imperao of LEAH h as be . e o Pal character in the new Five Act Drama that it will b e I ,4 o atte e nced. Mr Webste , begs to announce notice. d EVERY EVENING until further EW Tri&-r-rtl., ‘ Sole Pronristo r t - ROYAL, ADELPHI.— T ff 9l, ... re EVENING, a "4 34 " lag.ar • M 7. B. Webster . Sliding. '-`-' ' 7, TUE TRAGEDY QUEEN: Mrs. New Drama of ~ t s, the Ne , 6 - I'll ": Bth Weeg Of Miss Bate -1"- - supported " s y te ienllBo•Arthr Stirling. R. Phillips, Mi.-. u a r n rion, St uart ' . P n ' 41:"Irne; Miss 11. Simms, and 3lrs. Billingtcn• and 3lr. TII TIGER: Miss K. Kelly f 0 ro.u(-- , n stephenc,u.E MIMI ROYAL STRANII-------______ Manager, Mr. W. 11 1 sw, t ,j o li E A T R E . THIS EVENING, 511111AI -I ' B CRlN l i n gli. Honey, Parselle, Belfor d, Turner, Xi, x.,8 "Brews G Blander& Ile, and Mi c s ° E; Followed by (12th time) PATIENT PENS,, Return of Ulysses. Messrs. honey and F en i4 l 7 ; or, The Swanborough aad Simpson. esdam es After which, MT NEW PLACE. M r . A. W 0 434. Commence at 7. ROYAL SADLER'S-WELLS THEA:ritz, Manageress, Miss Marriott. JOl,O, Bennett, THIS EVENING, TIIE SCHOOL FOU SCANDAL : ves=rs. IL Marston, E. Phe ' lps,_ D. 1 1 . Brooke, Denial, Miss Marriott and Mrs. Wallis.ri. Jones, Miss To conclude with THE BRIGAND: Mr. D. Mandlebert. Box-office open from 11 to 4. 7 10 HE THTRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," Containing- the Latest SPORTI:iG INTELLIGENCA,9 3au be had Every Evening of G. IL GLENIR,Nrws AGENT, No. 4, Connaugb t-terraeo, Hyde-park. HIGH WA DER Al' LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY ,.— l l arning, 10h. 50m.—Afternoon, 11h. 31m. To - ITOTt ll .o 7 f.,4liOrning, 11h. 58m.—Afternoon, h. rn. Thq Weather—Sun Office, Dec. 7, 1863. THEMOMETEIt. 'rala (lay at Two o'clock .. 47 Barometer-30.31. 117 ind-3.- W. ; ;ight bretz?, and fine. or.r_. t *ll 4 l , 44,4 LONDON, MONDAY, DEO. 7, 1863. of this — that Lord Rus lire may rest certain SELL has rot cleared away any of r the difficulties before him, but has rather at once multiplied and complicated them by his recent proceedings in con nection with the Emperor NAPOLEON' S p roposition a Congress. Difficulties We mean in the w ay of , na ti on _hy his own reply in the House of Lords, expl. and, through the agency of the Under-Secretary of State, by Mr. LAYARD'S reply in the House of Commons, immediately Parliament shall have been brought together again in February. The curtness of the noble earl's note at the close of the late corres pondence between the French and English Govern ments, it is now being felt every day more and more vividly on both sides of the channel was in noway whatever called for, was in no way what ever provoked. Nothing could have been at once more manly in its frankness, or more courteous in its tone, than the original proposition of his Majesty the Emperor of the FRENCH. As certainly nothing could, by possibility, have been at once more discourteous, or more vaguely maundering, than the way in which that proposition was responded to by the English Foreign Secretary. The maun dering of it—that is, of the reply—is indicated, in truth, by what chiefly constitutes its discourtesy. To express, by a figure of speech, what really and truly was the course taken at this critical junc ture by our Government, it might be said— That the EMPEROR sent out invitationst invited, before banquet—That one of the principal guests inv before making up his mind whether the invitation should be accepted or declined, asked, not by an y means circuitously, but very plain, very bluntly, indeed, to see the bill of fare —and That, having seen the bill of fare, he said then and not, as he ought to have done, in mere common decency, sooner—" Well, no, thank you, I'll stop at home." And, what makes it worse as a discourtesy is this—the dishes are just the old stock dishes that the guests and the intended host have been lingering over with what appetite they may, this long while. Here a good sub stantial piece de resistance like Italy. Here a very hot, peppery made-dish like Poland, or like Schles ! wig Holstein. So that the familiar items upon the carte having been scanned, and the invitation, after that and not before it, refused—the one only conclusion to be arrived at in explanation of the refusal is, that the Great Guest dreaded seriously that those old, accustomed dishes, or one or two of them at least, might in this projected banquet turn out to have been cunningly poisoned, on the sly. More than ever, Earl RUSSELL may be quite certain of this—he will have to prepare betimes for the day of parliamentary reckoning, when he himself in the Lords and Mr. LAYARD in the Commons will have to give the inevitable explanations. The complex affairs of Schleswig Holstein appear to be more satisfactory from the last accounts. Much yet remains to be done, but at all events a right direction has been taken. The intimation given by England has evidently acted like magic in the case, and the delay that has been mentioned to have taken place is still further significant, inasmuch as it proves that other Powers concur in the disapproval already expressed regarding the treaty and extreme mea sures suggested. It is said that Prussia and Austria have given notice of motion about the Deno- German question ; of course this refers to the demand for Federal execution, and it is very grati fying to notice that the general sentiment is that opposed to the views hitherto expressed by the committee on the question. This is as it should be, for it was high time that some intermediate agency should be set to work to check the devastating policy which seemed about to be pursued. These nations do themselves honour by coming forward in a determined manner, and resolving on putting a stop to the hasty decision that was arrived at. Now at any rate these matters will be taken up i❑ a way more befitting their importance and suitable to their interests, All things must be done in moderation if the idea is entertained that the sur rounding nations are looking on to criticise or censure as the case may be. It is always desirable to meet an opponent half-way, and King CHRISTIAN has shown good sense in withdrawing the Royal Patent of the 30th of March. In the proclamation just published he makes some very wise reflections on the state of affairs in this emergency. His address to the Holsteiuers is a very spirited. one, and can hardly fail to impress them with his determina tion to carry through the resolve he has made of holding his own, even though the odds against him may be very great, and the wily plans set afoot to undermine lawful authority may be almost impos sible to discover. King CHRISTIAN could not have spoken out more forcibly than in these words— " We cannot suffer officials to foster opposition, and are resolved to put down insurrectionary move ments with armed force." This decided tone will, no doubt, have its effect in convincing the disaffected that they are not face to face with waverers or timorous rulers, bnt confronted with men who are resolved to maintain inviolate their rightful autho rity, and to hold their just possessions. At the same time endeavours are made to conciliate, in stead of to irritate, and all possible means are em ployed to effect that desired object. A hope is ex pressed that when "Holsteia finds herself contented in constitutional freedom, and the pretext for foreign interference is thus removed, she will voluntarily incline to nearer connection 'with the remainder of the country." It is to be trusted that the tone of mingled firmness and conciliation will impress them to whew it is addressed, and that in this manner the present very unfortu nate and critical state of things may be happily terminated. The resolve of Prince CHRISTIAN to withdraw the Royal Patent is a very good one, and cannot fail to be attended with felicitous results. It is idle to expect that all plans and proposals of this sort can be curie! out to the letter, and he is often a wise statesman and a true patriot who finds it necessary to be firm, and when it is desirable to unbend a little and resort to measuria of expedi ency and compromise. A too strict adherence to extreme vie ws will nullify the good t 13 :41 might otherwise have be e n reaped by Ils e i n at B -4 and partial l W- measures. There is no its tempting what cannot be carried out in a ll 11110 0 7 3 e5, and therefore th e ven t ure w hi c h was Deentaaarittreat Schleswig as alt oge th er a p rov i nce o f babls tha J will bein was hardly a p ru d ent one . I t i s most pro a et_riet adherence to th e T rea t y o f 1852 at nii eveat t e a to t pon, and if so somethi ng d e fi ni t ew iil of Denmark, and distracted state Of likely that such the faceofso many i nt . ve things are constantly 10 been done to serve the interests t t a ii ke k steps to alter the present extreme ingdom. It was hardly -rest s; occurring as vf_ are:: likely to at h ill sal and strange press the weak. This is not ;however the strong op bou: be resorted to i n prove . that those who have ee'ree forward in sup the case posing with Denmark, "yard, however tardily o r tamely lu her behalf, will sot suffer their protests to be put asi de nor their retriar.k. 0 to p ass by unheeded. Eirl RUSSELL has for once shown a 1 little good sense in his management of this affair recently, not sufficient to rectify the errors he fell into some time back, but yet enough to represent in some degree the course that the Government of this great country ought to take. There is much that suggests itself to the mind when the claims that appertain to England in this matter are taken into consideration, and it is earnestly to be trusted that there will be no backward movement nor retrograde stops taken, but a steady course per sisted in, a course of protest that is firm and un yielding, a line of action persevered in before which the wavering must be d • emoted, and the weak THE SUN. LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 7, 1863. strengthened. Now that other nations coincide with our views in this respect , there seems every reason to expect a happier issue to the troublous times that have so long afflicted this State. It may be asked, " Could not all this outcry have been silenced earlier, and this endless and irritating sub ject have been settled in a satisfactory manner p" There was much to militate against such a de nouement. In the first plane, there is always so great a delay in taking a decisive step on the part of our statesmen. They go on arguing and speechifying ad infinitum, but when it comes to a case in which half a dozen words uttered with promptitude would have ter minated the complication, then all is left in abey ance, and things suffered to take their own way until confusion worse confounded ensues. Again, another evil that often occurs is the extraordinary style in which the communications are made to the States which are involved in these imbroglios. Earl RUSSELL has rendered himself conspicuous on more than one occasion for these anomalous pro ductions, It is, however, a matter of congratula tion, that this specially " vexed question" of Schleswig-Holstein seems likely to be settled in a decided form, and that all sides appear to concur in bringing no false ideas to the settlement of it, but are willing to modify and concede when occa sion seems to require it. " The extension of the trade in cotton," says Mr. M'HENRY, in his recent work on the CottonTrade,* "has been the most, 'wonderful circumstance in the history of commeirce." Comprehensive as this re mark may seem., it is nevertheless substantially true of the change which transformed the despised ma terial into ore of the chief staples of export and manufacture of two of the foremost countries of the world. let the volume just referred to Mr. M`HENRY gives a complete tabular statement of the rise and progress of the trade in the Southern States, from the 'export of 801bs., in 1748, to the 1,490,000,000 va,lued at 178,800,000 dollars, of 1860. Three f,ourths of the quantity grown by the Southern States was exported to foreign ports, and two thirds of the other quarter went to the Northern States. The trade, though subject to many tluctua tions, has increased with surprising rapidity. At the commencement of the century the export was about 5,000 ba:es—fifty years later the number of bales exceeded five million. Great as has been the wealth accruing to the Southern States by this flourishing export trade, the profits of the North were scarcely lees considerable. According to Mr. NNIENRY'S calculations, the total value of goods manufactured in the New England States in 1849 was over eighty million dollars, and in the middle States more than twenty-six million. The sum total shows an increase of 76 per cent. in the ten years ending in 1850; and an American journalist, writing on the same subject, speaks in strong terms of the profits derived by the Northerners from the position they occupy as manufacturers, importers, brokers, and commission agents for the South. " Historians," says Mr. M'HENRY, " Will record the Northern crusade against the South as the greatest folly ever committed;'' but, in truth, it ' is the fear that the rich prize is slipping through their fingers, that fires the determination of New York to " uphold the Constitution," and quickens the zeal of the New England States for crushing slaveholders. An independent South manufacturing and exporting its own cotton, to say nothing of other branches of trade, is a most unwelcome vision to the busy Northerners, through whose hands hitherto the profits of commerce have passed. As yet the loss of their Southern custom is not felt, owing to the prodigious expenditure entailed by the war; but the struggle for supremacy cannot go on for ever, and when Mr. CHASE'S greenbacks grow less plentiful, and " Finis" is put to the blood stained record of fratricidal war, the day of reckon ing will come, and the great Northern States of the old Union will have to go through a period of collapse not only from the terrible expenses of a protracted war, but from the loss of the custom of their chief importer of raw material and exporter of manufactured goods. The whole face of Ameri can trade will undergo a change. The South hav ing discovered new energies, new capacities, in the time of trial will never sink back into the old indolence which suffered so large a proportion of the profits of their trade to pass through Northern hands. President DAves, in his inaugural message, observed that, as an agricultural people, whose chief trade was the export of a commodity required in every manufacturing country, the policy most favourable to the South was Peace and Free Trade. There could be little rivalry, he said, between such a country and its manufacturing or navigating neighbours of the North-Eastern States ; but if these States should fail to per rive that their mutual interests were goodwill and friendship, they must prepare for the emergency. This, as we know, they have done, and have found in the resolution and spirit of their people tense compensation for the sudden loss of all the manufactures and commo dities of the North, Mr. M'HENRY gives an inte resting account of the relative value of landed pro perty an manufactures in the North and South at the time of the Census of 1860. At that time the assessed 'value of real and personal property in the North was 6,541,027,619 dole. ; in the South, 5 , 46 5,808,957 dots. All the naval stores, rosin, pitch, tar, turpentine, &c., were produced in the South, and much of the timber used for ship building came from the Southern forests. Of course Mr. M'HENRY, in commenting on these statistics, draws triumphant auguries from them of the future of the South, but it is difficult to foretell accurately the immediate results of so vast a change. Mean while our Lancashire cotton trade has been under going a similar revolution, being forced to transfer their custom abruptly from one quarter of the globe to another—not, however, with the loss to the mill owners that awaited the American dealers. The loss has fallen with us principally upon the mill hands, the excessive stock which was on hand having enabled the manufacturers in many instances to find profit instead of loss in the catastrophe. It is not often that the spirit of rash and heedless speculation brings about such fortu nate results to the speculator, but however high the price of cotton may rise the manufacturers' prices rise higher, leaving room for the necessary profit. The long continuance of the war and the consequent suspension of American supplies have of course necessitated a considerable outlay in India and other parts—and the effect of the with drawal of so much capital from the country may be seen in the rise of the rate of discount which, thanks to the absurd restrictions of our currency laws, naturally follows it. It would be well it' our finan ciers would in this matter take a lesson from Mr. CHASE and his greenbacks* which like many other things are as good w h en " use d" as d angerous w h en "abused." A ll the money that leaves the country, howeve r , f or the purpose of stimulating trade in India will infalli bly return to it, speedily w e h o p e , in the form of cotton bales, which shall supply th e a n el of more toou ro s l In o ne w d i l o y afn i o n e I nit t r hp chief hr d ei ee which e c lo u p s resour ces re' shall hereafte r raiat) her turners, and sources of supply. * =he Cotton Trade, Ly G. McHenry. Saunders and Otley. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) AUSTRIA. THE DEBATE UPON HOLSTEIN. VIENNA, DEC. 6, Evening. Rumours were current to-day that the debate in the Lower House of the Reichsrath upon the Elbe Duchies made so great an impression upon the Government that the Ministry intended to tender their resignation in a body. It was said also that Count Rechberg was not the only Minister who felt his position shaken, for his reply was unanimously approved by his colleagues. The evening edition of the Oesterreichische Zeitung, however, denies in the most decided manner that there is any truth in the rumours of a Ministerial crisis, or of the resignation of Count Richberg. The Government has notified to the Federal DiEt that the troops intended to act as the reserve in carrying out execution in Holstein are ready. The command is to be given to General Gubbenz. ~............... CIRCULAR OF GENERAL MOURAVIEFF. WILNA, DEC. 2. General Mouravieff has addressed a circular to the Governor of the provinces of Wilna, Goodno, Kowno, Minsk, Witepsk, and M o hil as , re f err i ng to insurgents who give in their submission. The fol lowing are extracts. The fact is the more note worthy as General Mouravieff has constantly declared Lithuania to be completely pacified. "Every commune in which former insurgents are found is responsible for the acts of these indi viduals, and pay 300 roublee fine for each man who again take s p ar t i n the insur rect i on, T he Governor should demand amples guarantees from the com munes, if these persons are to be left at liberty in their domiciles. Those insurgents for whom the communes refuse to be responsible should be im prisoned and sent into the r emo t e parts of the empire (Siberia), where they will b e sett l e d as colonists upon the lands of the State. They wili proceed from station to station as f ar as P e k ow, whence the governor of that town will direct them to their p r l ir ac o e uritl of yieff ,the arrival o f each destinatio n,army. notifying to me," adds General All noble lrndowners and State functionaries who have taken parts in the insurrection and cannot find safe and solvent guarantees will be retained in prison. They will b e exa mined, and their statements sent on to Wilna. have afforded r e f uge to " The comm unes w hi c h former insurgents must immediately denounce all individuals undeserving confidence or sympathising with the insurrection to the military chiefs of such districts, in order that they may be dealt with according to the orders of the authorities, and in especial be removed from the coun try. Those persons for whom the communes Lave become responsible, and who have not justi fied the trust, are to be included under this head. If all suspected persons are not de nounced withi n a mont h, an d some s h ou ld b e sub sequently di scovered, the delinquent communes, in addition to the contribution of 300 roubles above fixed, will be subjected to a further fine to be fixed by the mili tary au th or iti es . " Upon r ece i pt of this c i rcular the Governors should immediately warn all the great landholders that they will be liable to an extraordinary fine of 200 roubles at least for each of their servants, who shall give an insurrectionary bond, or shall be convicted of having aided the insurgents. They will be liable to double that amount for delinquent stewards and persons employed upon their estates, and an additional fine of 10 per cent. will be levied upon their dominions. " Your Excellency is required to give the utmost possible publicity to these orders, and to watch rigorously over the execution." ALTONA, DEC. 6. Evening. The official Gesetzblatt publishes a ministerial rescript referring to the oath of allegiance refused by the public functionaries. The Ministry is awaiting reports and proposals from the Holstein Government on that question. The import of arms and munitions into Hol steid are prohibited. 1N...* •••••.,..• FRANCE. The title of Dake de Montmorot was not con ferred on the son of Queen Christina of Spain by the Emperor Napoleon 111. It was conferred by King Louis Philippe on the Duke of Rianzares, husband of Queen Christina, before the Spanish marriages. He was authorised to bear it in Spain in 18.52. A letter from Comp'egne says:—" One of the amusements of the Prince Imperial at the palace is td go through the military exercises with his young comrades, the enfans- de-troupes of the Ist Regi ment of Grenadiers of the Guard, to which he belongs. At the desire of the Prince the arms of these lads were sent from St. Denis, where the regi ment is stationed, and since then the children pro ceed almost every day to the palace for the exer cise. Ono day it rained and the manoeuvres were performed indoors. During a pause the Emperor took a gun from the drill sergeant and explained himself to the Prince some movements in the use of that arm. The instruction being over the boys who invites them to di nner , an d a l wa y s manifests the e t u t m the mselveso utmo st desir e a t t there table of the young Prince, o render himself agreeable to his co mpanions." BOURSE, Dec. s. —The market continues inactive and with quotations nnvaried, Threes, for the Account, being at 67fr. 10c. Mobilier have slightly improved. Railway market quiet, but firm. The market closed as follows: 41 per Cents .. 94 70 Do. end month.... 3 per Cents Do. end month 67 10 Credit Mobilier 1037 b° Do. end month 1038 75 Bank Shares 3350 Credit k oneier 1260 Roman Italian Loan 7l 20 Do. end month 7l 45 New ditto 7l Do. end month - -- Russian Austrian .. 79 Spanish Threes — lime Debt .. — Deferred BAIL' rATB. Cash. Account. 963 75 965 960 .. 962 60 Orleans Northern New ditto Lyons and Mediterranean 925 .. 928 75 New ditto OOOOOO • • •• Geneva.. Smthern ...... 673 75 .. 631 25 Western Eastern ....... . • . Sardinian Austrian ........ 4 3 0 9 0 5 —.. 4 __ .. 39500 __ Lombard North of Spain' Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona EGYPT. A letter, dated Alexandria, Nov. 28, says:—The Viceroy left Cairo two days ago for a short excur sion up the Nile to his estates; his Highness is expected back in about a week. The season for sowing the new crops is coming on, and people are beginning to feel the loss of their animals; very little fresh cotton can be sown, but last year's plants will be pruned. It is well known that cotton plants will produce for two or even more years, but as it is a very exhausting crop, the quantity is less, and the quality much inferior each succeeding year, so that the usual practice here is to root up the old plants, and sow afrssh on new ground. The production of cereals had very much fallen off in Lower Egypt, and but for the cattle disease, nearly all the beans and barley of the upper country would have been wanted tofeed the animals o f if- 10 1)d t " Now, unfortunately, the murrain has broken out again in a most virulent form, and is spreading up the river, and it is feared Upper Egypt will be unable to plough and sow the usual extent of land, and that next years' crop will be a short one. Egypt cer tainly will not hold her accustomed place as an ex porting country, next session, neither for cotton or grain. It is said that not only the oxen and buf faloes are dying, but also the camels and donkeys. This report I cannot vouch for ; if it is true, the loss to the unfortunate Fellahs will be incalculable. The Bedouins say, too, that they find troops of dead gazelles in the desert. Et is rumoured that the Bedouins in the neigh bourhood of Mecca are giving trouble. It is a pity the Porte does not give up all its territory on either side of the Red Sea to the Egyptian Government, who would keep the peace at very slight additional expense to itself, while Turkey spends large sums and cannot maintain order. A great number of travellers have arrived here lately on their way up the Nile; among others, the Duke of Rutland, the Earl of Scarborough, Lady Herbert of Lea, and Earl Spencer. NEW MUSIC. The Holiday Qqadrille. By Stephen Glover. The Happy Family Quadrille. By Stephen Glover. She Sang among the Flowers. Poetry by I. P. Douglas. Composed by W. T. Wrighton. In Search of the Primrose. Ballad. Written by S. Streaks. Cdenposed by W. T. Wrighton. Published by Messrs. Robert Cocks and Co. A charming bundle of melodies, all lovers of song and of dance-music may here find unrolled to their view upon opening the pacquet containing these two sweet ditties, and, together with them, these two capital, exhilarating quadrilles. Melodies we say expressly and advisedly, in each instance. For, it is especially noticeable in regard to all four of these publications, that it is so—that the dis tinctive peculiarity to be found in them is their pos session, or rather their articulation of melody. The ballad last on the list is, among them all, the least seasonable: yet even that is seasonable, too, in one sense, by a far off anticipation—beyond December, and January, and February, when the early buds of the primrose, like the yet earlier ones of the daffodils, may with a more genial atmosphere, " take the winds of March with beauty." The author of the Postman's Knock, in this, as in the instance also of the tender love song, " She Sang among the Flowers" indicates both by the simple beauty of the air his pencil has here jotted down, and in another way, also, by the almost equally simple grace of the accompaniment he has " made note of" beneath, for the hand of the pianist, that the gift of composition has not in any way passed from him ; but that his songs and ballads may still be turned to with confident anticipation of plea sure. As to the two quadrilles they are both of them most seasonable. And, beyond this, they are inspiriting to the last degree both to the feet and to the sense of frolic of the young people for whom they have apparently been especially composed. In each, many a delightfully familiar melody will be recognised by the laughing dancers— melodies here rearranged in a sort of catch sequence, by one who is famous as an adept in his craft as an adapter ! " The Happy Family" is that so well known, and so often looked in upon by the children trouping to the Z aological Gardens—that Family gibbering, grinning, screeching, gambolling, climb ing, swinging, leaping hither and thither within the swarming cages of the rather close and any thing but aromatic monkey-house ! As for the Holiday Quadrille, the coloured title-page indicates pretty plainly what genuine holidays are there meant—the holidays, that is, of the schoolboy home again And, among all holidays those most welcome to him beyond those of Easter, or Whitsuntide, or even, for that matter, of radiant Midsummer—the blithe bright holidays of Christmas time, the time of plum-pud ding and of pantomimes ! The dance music pro. vided under this glowing cover of the Holiday Quadrille of Mr. Stephen Glover is just the music for opening the ball again when the champagne corks have flown their last at the supper table. When the M.C. who is leading the revels, softly claps his white kids together' to the sotto voce cry (A.,- " Quadrille!" The Matrimonial Polka. By Clarissa Bell. Was it Kind to Love Me Fondly ? A Ballad. Written and composed by Clarissa Bell, Oetz- mann and Co. An almost forgotten bit of fun, dating back years and years ago, has now appeared before us here— redivivus !—glowing back to life with bright colours and sparkling sounds of melody. For the merry thought of which we have reason to feel grateful to the fair and gifted composer of " The Matrimonial Polka." Whoever Clarisse Bell may be—for, we take it, the name is no other, surely, than a pretty nom de plume —she has manifestly more than one rare gift, firstly as an equally vivid appreciator of fun and sentiment, and, secondly, as a musical composer endowed with a genuine capability of expressing each—that is both the pathetic, or, at any rate, the tender, and the humerous. The love song, of which both the words and the music is Clarisse Bell's own, will be turned to not unfrequently by those who have once warbled it—super-sentimental though its title undoubtedly is, as we think, unfortunately is —that highly touching, and at first somewhat enig matical query, " Was it kind to love me fondly ?" Turning, however, from the lovesong to the Matri monial Polka, we find the gifted and graceful composer there, in the latter instance, manifestly at her very best. As a piece of dance music it is capital inciting the veriest " wallflower," or loiterer in the doorway, to choose a partner, adjust the glove buttons afresh, and away on the " light fantastic !" The Frontispiece alone is worth the cost thrice told of the dance music the merits of which it serves to illustrate. For there, beneath the Caudillo Forks of that crossed Ladder of Wedlock embellishing the Matrimonial Polka, we have touched off with a good deal of innocent humour the ascending and descending scales so often traversed, as the Divorce Court only too clearly indi cates, by many and many a married pair—Admira tion ! Flirtation ! Declaration ! Acceptation ! Pre paration ! Celebration! Felicitation ! Alteration ! Irritation ! Altercation ! Desperation ! Separation, ! Both as a piece of fun and as a piece of music, Clarisse Bell's Matrimonial Polka is worthy of a place in the drawer of every young lady's Canterbury. According to the Scotsman of last Saturday the remarkable narrative entitled " Pet Marjorie," which appeared in the last number of the North British Review, from the pen of Dr. John Brown, having attracted the notice of the Queen, her Majesty has commanded a copy of the little work, published by Mr. Nimmo of .Edin burgh, with the same title, and containing the materials whence the article was derived, to be forwarded to her. — The Reader. ROYAL GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATION.—WhiIe managers generally are complaining of lack of patronage during the worst period of the theatrical year, this gallery continues to fill in every partwith the new opera di camera of " Jeasy Lea," which, written in Mr. Macfar ren's happiest vein, and containing some of the loveliest melodies that he has given to us, has caused quite a sensa tion in the musical world. By the happiest coincidence, the artistes engaged have proved themselves fully equal to the task of doing fail ,;:lstice to the airs and concerted pieces, and are nightly applauded with enthusiasm. Mr. German Reed's new entertainment, introducing Mrs. Reed and Mr. John Parry, will, we hear, be brought put shortly after Christmas. A NEW RED.—Vegetable ivory, in contact with concentrated sulphuric acid, takes a splendid red colour, almost equal to magenta. At first it is pink, the bright red beewning deeper and attaining a purple when the acid has been allowed to act for 12 hours. Vegetable ivory dust can in this way be readily distinguished from bone and ivory filings. The change is owing to the action of this acid upon albuminous substances in the presence of sugar, and this reaction has been applied by Itaspail in microscopic re searches. The white portion of cocoanut is similarly affected. The red colours disappear in water like the fine reddish-brown colour produced by mixing essence of tur pentine with sulphuric acid. IIIST AS A PROFESSION.—The most winning player I ever knew was a good, but not a first-rate player,: and, playing small stakes, though al wa y s the tosa. 1 1 ' : t e r wh i he made a very handsome yearly income•. n 0 st as a profession ins saying tead of the bar, ingenuously, "A t the bar, if I devoted mysel f to it, Ith ing inklcould make the same yearly sum with pa ins which at whist I make with pleasure. I prefer pleasure to pain when the reward is equal, and I choose whist."—Vr 13. .Lytton 's GaVoniarta. M, JULLIEN'S CONCERTS. The past week was characterised by a perform., ance, or more properly half performance, devoted to the works of Mendelssohn ; M. Jullien thus fol lowing closely in the footsteps of his father, who invariably in his "Classical Nights" showed his predilection for Mendelssohn; preferring him at the outset to Mozart, Haydn, or Beethoven. The Mendelssohn selection which was given on Friday comprised the overture to "Ray Blas," the Italian symphony, the violin concerto, the music to " A Midsummer Night's Dream," the song of " The first violet," and two part-songs, " 0 hills, 0 vales," and "The nightingale." The symphony was the great trial for the conductor and his band, who, never theless, came out of the ordeal triumphantly, the execution being, indeed, first•rate and beyond re proach, unless we were inclined to be hypercritical and take exception to the accelerated tempo of the minuetto and trio. The performance of the over ture was unexceptionable. Signor Sivori played the concerto magnificently, and was recalled with enthusiastic applause. The whole of the music to " A Midsummer Night's Dream" was ad mirably performed, the glorious scherzo creating a profound sensation. Mdlle. Volpini, who seems to please in all sorts of styles—the bravura, the classical, and the simple ballad—gave " The first violet" with so much natural sentiment and perfect grace of manner as to charm the audience infinitely, and to compel them to call for a repetition of the song. The two part songs were well given by the London Choral Union, more particularly the melodious and inexpressibly beautiful " 0 hills, 0 vales." On the whole the selection was incomparable, and the performance almost all that might have been desired. Indeed, it seemed like a waste of music to have anything to follow ; but no doubt many of the frequenters were on the look out for their quadrille, their waltz, their " Arditti," and, above all, their " Faust" selection. Of the second part we need only say the selectio❑ from " Faust" and the bolero " Leggero invisibile," sung by Mdlle. Volpini, created the usual sensation. The theatre was very full, the private boxes and dress circle being more than usually crowded. Books Received. A Terrible Woman, By Austyn Graham. 2 vols. Max well and Co. Autobiography of an English Detective. By Waters. 2 vols. Maxwell and Co. The Man of the Hour. By Alfred Gladstone. 2 vols. T. C. Newby, Three Months in the Southern States. By Lieut.-Colonel Fremantle. With Portraits engraved from Photographs. Biackwood and Sons. The Adventures of Alfan ; or, The Magic Amulet, By J. H. Burrow. Illustrated, Smith, Elder, and Co. The Moors and the Fens. 'By F. G. Trafford. A New Edition, Illustrated. Smith, Elder, and Co. Memories or Legacy of My Boyhood : Poems. By Edmund Falconer. Tinsley Brothers. Reprint of the First (Folio) Edition of Shakespeare, 1623. Part 11. The Histories. L. Booth. Pure Saddle Horses, and How to Breed Them in Australia. By Edward M. Curr. - Wilson and Mackinnon, Mel bourne, Australia. Eton School Days. By an Old Etonian. Maxwell and Co. The Children's Friend. Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday. Pet Marjorie : A Story of Child Life Fifty Years Ago. Nimmo, Edinburgh. Orpah's Return, and other Poems. Ey W. A. Hil's. Hardwick°. THE "LIFE OF JULIUS CZSAR," BY LOUIS NA POLEON, translated from advance sheets, is announced for publication by Mr, Carleton, of New York, and by Messrs. Walker, Wise, and Co., of Boston, U.S. THE LIFE OF PHILLIDOR, :MUSICIAN AND CHESS PLAYER, by Professor Allen, of Philadelphia, is amongst the more recent American publications. _ _ MISS ADELAIDE PROCTOR, daughter of the poet Barry Cornwall, a lady who is almost as well known by her charming writings as her father, wo deeply regret to hear, is seriously ill. A NEW EDITION OF CHAUCER'S WORKS, in form and plan somewnat similar to the Cambridge Shakspere, is in preparation at the Clarendon Press. MR. MACLISE'S GREAT WATER GLASS PICTURE in the Royal Gallery, Houses of Parliament —An immense quantity and a vast variety of detail occur in the back ground of such a subject as "The Death of Nelson;" rig ging, masts, sails, implements of naval war, and a host of niinor figures appear there, Nearly all the still-life acces sories, some minor figures, and even two or three large ones are completed. Thus much—the outlines of the whole work being drawn out carefully on the wall—may be said to re present highly satisfactory progress with the task. CONCLUSIVE!—Hr. RUSKIN, in a letter to a friend, writes under a recent date—" Every year of my life shows me some higher and more secret power in Turner, and deepens my contempt for Claude. I believe at this moment the Pre-Raphaelite school of painting (centred in England, but with branches in other countries) to be the only vital and true school of painting in Europe ; and its English leader—Dante G. Rossetti—to be, without any compare, the greatest of English painters now living." The engagement of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews at the Haymarket is fast drawing to a close. Next week will be their last week. On Thursday Mr. Charles Matthews will play Sir Charles Coldstream in " Used Up." Mr,Sothern is to reappear as Lord Dundreary on Boxing night. FRENCH IMPERIAL TITLES.—The Emperor Na. poleon I. had created 33 princes or dukes of the empire, which was just the number of dukedoms existing in 1789; 11 extinctions have reduced the list to 22, of which three—Valmy, Padone, and Rovigo—have only a represen• tative without male posterity. The 11 became extinct in the following years :—The Princes d'Eckmuhl (Davoust), in 1853 —Castiglione (Augereau), 1816—Dalmatie (Soult), 1857; Feltre (Clarke), 1832—Frioul (Duroc), 1813—Gaete (Gaudin), 1841—Istrie (Bessieres), 1856-0 trante (Fouche), 1863—Raguse (Moment), 1852—Dantzik (Lefebvre), 1820 —and Abrantes (Junot), 1859. The title of Duke de Coneg liano (Moncey) was transferred by substitution to his LAl in-law, M. Duchesne de Gillevoisin ; of the Duke de Daberg to his godson, M. de Tascher de la Pagerie; and of the Duke do Plaisance (Lebrun) to Armand de MaiWi la Tour Landry, son of the Count de Maille and of Anne Lebrun de Plaisance. Lastly, the second empire has conferred five titles of dukes, one of which is already extinct in the per son of the Duke de Montmorot, eldest son of Queen Chris tina of Spain. There remain the Dukes de Malakoff, de Magenta, d 3 Morny, and ee Persigny. A BOY'S ADVENTURE AT SEA.—A boy, 12 years of age, the son of Mr. Hook, a fisherman, of Sid mouth, a few days ago launched a small boat with the aid of some companions, and, getting into it, set out to enjoy a short cruise. The breeze freshened, a rough sea came on, and the young voyager was seen from shore to be about a mile and a half to leeward of Sidmouth, and fully two miles from land, apparently making for Salcombe cliffs. His position being evidently one of danger, a fisherman, named Bartlett, obtained help and started in pursuit. Having overtaken the little boat, Bartlett haired the boy; but, re ceiving no answer, pulled alongside, and saw him lying quite unconscious, with his head over the gunwale, a white handkerchief having blown over his face. Finding it im • possible to rouse the boy, Bartlett removed him to his own boat, lowered the sails of the skiff, took her in tow, and rowed homewards. The little fellow neither moved nor spoke, but gave an occasional scream. Arrived at the beach, opposite Marine-place, the boy was lifted out of the boat, still unconscious, and was conveyed to his own home. Medical assistance was speedily obtained, and by the aid of warm water and brandy, the boy rallied, but appeared to be quite oblivious of the circumstances of his rescue. It is supposed that the boy on his venturesome voyage, finding the wind and sea to have increased, and that the boat was approaching the heavy surf on the rocky shore, became so frightened that he fell back in a swoon. Had it not been for the accidental arrival of Bartlett and his companions, the boat would have been dashed to pieces and the lad's lite sacrificed.— Western Morning .News, THE NATIONAL SHAKSPERE COMMITTEE. — The Archbishop of Canterbury, the (new) Archbishop of Dublin, the Duke of Devonshire, Chancellor of the Univer sity of Cambridge, and Viscount Brougham, Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh, have, since our last, accepotinei - office as Vice-Presidents of the Nation al Shakspere m c ciety mittee :—F. Y. Hurlstone, Esq., President D o r f the t 5 of British Artists, Sir Laseelles Nraxullt geent Parry, Frei. Lawrence, Esq., A. P Dr. John Strang, of Glasgow, D.C.L., Dr. T. C. Beke, Taylor, Esq., M.P., thd Rev. Dr. Hume OfLtivDer Liverpool, Elmore, Esq. ; R.A., Allinghani, 3 etrie, E : 11" Willia.na Wilson, Esq., W. H. Col- George John Francis, ._ l 4°` l ". xv. ri - a3 , e , Esq., a_ti r d. E NV c . o S im im ivi p i s T on T , E E E !_q. Thu lingridge, Esq., Eb'.llcl;l'S th i- o lc,"tional Shaksperc E s f F. G. Stephens, next general meeting of Committee will be held on Monday, DeceNber 7, at four o'clocka p.m., in the room of the Society of Bri!ish Artists, ok s t re et, Pall•mall East. Among o th er cc • Suffolk-street, o cations from the acing committee to the general body, announcements will be made that his Grace the Archbia• hop of Canterbury, his Grace the Archbishop of Dublin, and Lord Brougham have consented to act as vice-presi dents. During the pa s t wee k M r. A lf re d El more, M r . A. F. Yates Hurlston e , p res id ent o f the S oc i ety of Brititli Artists; Mr. Sergeant Peri y, Mr. P. A. Taylor, M.P , Mr. F. Lawrence, Mr. W. H. Collingridge, Mr. F. G. Stephens, Mr. John Francis, and other gentlemen have joined the committee, = • U 1 Lio t a irfri '4l 1°- efirtlitn. HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, Dec. 5. Th© Earl of Malmesbury arrived at the Castle yesterday, and left to-day. _ Viscount Sydney has also left. The dinner party included their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales and the Crown Prince and Princess of Prusia, theßelgian Minister (M. Van de Weyer), the Earl of Maimesbury, Vis count Sydney, the Dowager Countess of Mount Edgcumbe, Countess Hohenthal, Baroness Von Dobeneck, Lady Caroline Barrington,, the Ha- Mrs. Stonor, the Hon. Caroline Cavendish, the Hon. Flora Macdonald, Count Furstenstein, Major Von Schweinitz, Lord do Tabley (Lord in Waiting) , Lieut.-Col. F. Cavendish (Groom), Lord Alfred Paget and Lieut.-Col. Hon. D. de Ros (Equerries), Lieut.-Col. Keppel (Equerry to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales), Dr. Holzmann, Mr. Wood ward, and the Master of the Household. The Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highness the Crown Princess of Prussia, drove in the grounds this morning. Sir Charles Wood and Sir John Lawrence arrived at the Castle to day. Sir Charles Wood had an audience of the Queen' and presented Sir John Lawrence on his appoint ment as Governor-General of India. Dec. 6. Lord Wodehcuae and the Right Hon. W. E. and Mrs. Gladstone arrived at the Castle yesterday. Lord Wodehouse had an audience of the Queen• The dinner party consisted of their Royal nesses the Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia and Princess Helena, Lord Wodehouse, the Eight lion. W. E. and Mrs. Gladstone, and the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting. The Queen, their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Crown Prince an d Princess of Prussia, Princess Helena, Prineeso Louise, Prince Leopold, and her Serene Highness the Princess Hohenlohe, attended Divine service this morning in the private chapel. The Rev. C. Tarver preached the sermon. Col. the Hon. A. Liddell has succeeded Lieut'" • Colonel F. Cavendish as Groom in Waiting. THE LATE RING OF DENMARIC. The Flensburg Gazette of Dec. 1 says_' Tb e mournful ceremony of the removal of the body °'e the late King took place yesterday, and was fa' voured by mild and calm weather. Between fi Qe and six o'clock the funeral cortege, extending nearli , half a mile in length, and accompanied by 0 3514 hundred carriages and a vast crowd of people , reached this city. The body of the deceased Monarch, after it had been removed from the six' horse funeral car, was borne hither fromFruerluo u by the country people. At the head and O a of the procession marched detachments of the Ft;' ) Guards. The corpse was preceded by the ofte n of the staff of the General-in-Command and other officials on horseback. Immediately following the body came the Minister for the Duchy of Schleswig► the President of the Court of Appeal, and a flum e : rous body of officials, including the High President of Flensburg. On the arrival of the procession at the town the church bells were all tolled and th ° principal streets illuminated. The procession Wag afterwards met by the whole of the clergy, t 4° magistracy, and the legal functionaries. Farth er on the cortege was met by the deputations sent by other towns, the city officials, the foreign consuls, and all the corporate bodies, 'Xi °. about 500 torchbearers with flags and em' blems. The body /was borne through the toW,I by bearers, in three relays of 30 each. As the pro' cession reached the different bodies and deputation* these latter, with their torchbearers, fell into the ranks. As soon as the body was placed on board the steamer Sleswig, in a chapel richly decorate d and built on a raised platform on the deck, minute guns were fired from the iron clad ship in harbour' A great number of tar barrels set on fire on the eastern side of the port cast a mournful glare over the whole roadstead. The steamer bearing the bog of the deceased Monarch, accompanied by the ircio clad, soon after left the port on their way to Copal' hagen.. " Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and princes '' of 'Wales mill follow the Queen to Osborne, and P ill Royal family circle at Christmas, where they W ill re:Dm - till January next, and then return to Windsor. the precise day on which the Court will leave Windso r 118 ,, 9 not been positively fixed, Tuesday m , week is the day at pr( sent entioned.— Court Journal. bis His Royal Highness Prince Alfred an d Highness Prince William of Hesse. accompanied by Mel °r .er Cowell and Capt. Zangen, honoured the Countess DoWeg. 0 of Morton with their company at dinner at Du ddingst 4 House on Wednesday last, and met there the Duke ' ll3 f Duchess of Buccleuch and Lady Victoria Scott, 0? Agnes Douglas, Lord and Lady Belhaven, Lady Ittlthve a and Mr. Cavendish. In the evening her ladys hi p r eceiNre some of her acquaintances,and dancing was kep t up till po: a 2in the morning, when the princes returned to 11( 4 1 r° Palace. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Ca cea bridge and the Princess Mary, attended by Colonel Pur and Lady Geraldine So merset, intend to leave Bright where their royal highnesses have been residing for the J j ' month, for Cambridge Cottage, Kew. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duch' °'° d'Aumale closed their visit to the Countess Frances Wel' _ le : grave and Mr. Chichester Fortescue, M . 7 P at Dudbr o 0 _..., Lssex, on Saturday, His Excellency the Prussian Ambassador and the Countess Bernstorff returned to the Prussian Embassy on Saturday from visiting the Countess Frances WeJ.de grave and Mr. Chichester Fortescue at Dadbrooke, B 2 s ex• THE DUKE OF ATHOLE, WO r e g ret to learn, in sinking fast. The Duke and Duchess of 3 . lanchest er are eV pected to arrive at their residence in Stanhope-street, At of. are fair, to-day, from visiting the Emperor and Empress tUto French at Compiegne. The duke and duchess will Et ' Kimbolton Castle, Hunts, for the winter. The Duke and Duchess of Beaufo rt are enter t a i li' ing a small party at Badminton, Gloucestershire. The Marquis and Marchione ss of Aileslol3 who returned to Pall-malt a few days ago from visiting L'° , and Lady Rivers at Rushmore Lodge , will leave tool ''' day or so for Wiltshire. The Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdoli: came to town at the end of last we ek, after visiting' pir. Earl and Countess of Chesterfield at Bretby-park, Deoo shire, and on Saturday left for Bowood-park, Wilts, fa' winter. We are informed that the E arl of Westmorel3s44 is in a fair way of recovery from the serious ilL°',4 with which he was suddenly seized on Friday last dtt r iir l , his lordship's visit to Paris. Owing to the very unf 47 , 30 f able tenour of the telegram received in town late on .P...'; id night the Dowager Countess of Westmoreland and II fo r Rose Fane left Portman-square on Saturday morniiig 0 Paris. It will afford hie lordship's large circle of tie. o 0 pleasure to learn th at the latest bulletin received in t°4 in the course of y esterday was favourable, and gave 11°Fdeo of the recovery o f the noble earl. It is said that with C'ija t h e noble earl may be able to stand the fatigue ° I t journey home at the end of the present week. Harriet G r im u st p o o n n. ha ir v e e n a t rr d ived . in town from Gorhsub burg"a The Earl and Countess of Verulam avid park, The lle E rt i s r . l and Countess of Chesterfield 11$s1B been entertaining a succession of friends at Bret l)3l4fAl* The Earl Vane 1 near Burton i nesti The (Frances Earl Anne oof F eft uri t n o g w th n e p o a n st 1 Seaham Hall, Northumberland, the seat ofetelthiort:lrre-11:19°f' ) em ol b L ro o k n e d , on L de a r d r y y. h on. Mary, Hon. Elizabeth, and Hon. 1 t ilt) have passed througn Malta on their way to Egyp t 311 Holy Land. Herbert,constne e il l n le c rciteti;r t o , 0 l e" Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston, Whretura London on Saturday for Brockot Hall, llerls, will . t or Or today, and are expected to lea ve town on Wedll° Thursday next for Broadlands, Hunts. I'o ° Lord Wodehouse arrived in town ye sterd s Y,. , jo y visiting the Queen at Windso r Castle, and later in 1." departed for Kimberley Park, Norfolk. a t ier Bobe - a The Right hoc. the Chancellor oft he _.,.. et y a will return to town to-day, from a visit to her INl' i i 103 ve Windsor Castle, and in the evening is expectedtf favo, Carlton Howie-terrace, to join Mrs. Gladstone and:, pot" shire. A grand ball is to take place at Hawarcien,,G il l.) , a te at Hawarden Castle, Sir Stephen Glynne's seat , I tt „, 1 0 0 ' day next, to which the leading neighbourieg . ° invited. L onde Sir George Grey left il oil riand , , Saturday for his se at, Fallode n, Northum -, b . 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