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THE SUN, LONOON, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 12, 1861 RE ATRE ROYAL DRURY - LANE. - TManagers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, GONE TO TEXAS. Mr. Walter Lacy and Miss Murray. Atcr which. Lord ByTOll'S Choral Tragedy, MANFRED. Messrs. helps, Ryder. Rayner, M? agreson, ward, SI enter ; Miss heath. Miss F. Atkinson, Miss Leclercq, and Mrs. E. Falconer. Vocalists —Miss Poole, Miss hitter, Mies Cicely Nott, Miss Heywood, and Mr. Swift. To conclude with THE DEAL BOATMAN : Messrs. G. re. F. Charles ; Miss R. Leclercq, and Mrs. Edmund Belmo Falconer. P R INCESS'S THE ATRY. — Grent Success of IiERRMANN, PRESTIDIGITATEUR. HERR 11E-RR - MANN has the honour to announce that, in conse quence of the great success and flattering recept on he has me t with, he will continue his Performances, EVERY KVENING, until further notice. Commencing at Eight. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET, Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr, Buckstone. Tins EVFINING, FINESSE; or, Spy and Counter Sny : 3lr. Alfred Wigan, Mr. Buckstone, Mr. Chippendale, Mr. Howe. lir. W. Farren ; llrs. Dowton, Miss L. An;el, Mrs. Alfred Wigan.. F. Wright, &c. Atter which, CHARLE.; THE TWELvTIT : Messrs. A. Buckstone, Compton, Howe, and Miss L Keeley. Concluding with THE GALLICIAN FETE. EW T HEATRE-RO VAL, ADELPIII.— SnIA Pronri.tor gni - 1 itinzmar, Mr. R. Weh.ter. THIS EVENING, at 7, THE TRAGEDY QUEEN : Mrs. At S, the New Drama of LEAH : Miss Bateman, supported uy Messrs. Arthur Stirlinh, H. Phillips, Billington, Stuart, A. Wood, Eburne, Miss H. Simms and Mrs. Billington• To conclude with CATCHING AN HEIRESS' Xi" Woolgar and Mr. A. Wood. MISS BATEMAN.—LEAH.—The celebrated young American Actress Miss BATEMAN, having. on her first appe a rance in the 'New Drama of LEAH ob tained the most triumphant and enthusiastic success that has been witnessed for er n s nation and the profound impression created by her impersonation of the character of LEAH upon a c - owded audience having been completely ratified by the unanimous verdict and critical approval of the entire Daily Press, the siana , er of the NEW ADELPIII THEATRE has Press, the honour to announce that M,PE. BAT EMAN will appear in the New Drama of LEA. LI EVERY EVENING till further notice. ..... ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Manager, 1)1r. W. Et. Swanborongh. THIS EVENISO (3d. time) MIR lAM's CRIME. Messrs. Honey, Porsche , Belford, Turner, Miss K. Saville, and Miss Manders. THE MOTTO, " I'M ALL THERE." Messrs. Followed by corner. PI. Danvers, Collier, Mesdames Ada Swan- Honey, borough, F. Hughes, Weston, Thorne, enny White. ith WHERE'S YOUR WIFE. Mr. Belford. To c onclude w Commence at 7. TIRDHE TH EDITION OF " THE SUN." Containimr the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, Cala be bad Every Eveninv of G. R. GLENIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tins DAY.—Morning, lh. 40m.—Afternoon, lb. 58m. To-Koßnow.-Monaing, 2h. 15m.—Afternoon, 2h. 30m. . The Weather—Sun Office, Oct. 12, 1863. THERMOMETER. This day at Two o'clock -- Barometer-29.54. Wind—South-East ; moderate, and very fine weather. F~ ~1~~ Sun, LONDON, MONDAY, OCT. 12, 1863. Another of our great public characters has within the last few hours passed away from the midst of us. The illustrious ex-Chancellor, Lord LYNDHURST, who expired at five minutes to three o'clock this morning, has added another famous name to the fast-increasing list of celebrated persons of whom the Obituary of 1863 will have to take note. Scarcely have we learnt from Florence of the death, at a ripe old age, of Mrs. TnoLLore, the popular novelist scarcely have we re ceived the like tidings from Dublin, announc ing to ns the close of the long career of Archbishop WHATELY, the profoundest of all modern logicians, when a third renown of a very different character to either of those, suddenly drifts, as they have done, from the present into the past. As a living presence, familiar enough to the last three generations—to the first as a gifted counsel at the bar, to the second as a distinguished judge upon the bench, and thrice occupant o 2 the wool sack as Lord High Chancellor, to ourselves, more recently and immediately, as the NESTOR of the House of Lords—Baron LYNDHURST, now that he has abruptly disappeared from the public scene, will long be missed from among the chief actors grouped upon it, he will for a certainty be very long held by his late contemporaries in their most honourable remembrance. His once handsome and of late venerable appearance is recognisable conspi cuously, so to speak, in:the retrospect, when regard. ing that public scene as it extends back in perspec tive through the long vista of the last three reigns— the third and last of those reigns being, thanks to Heaven! still (as we trust it will yet continue to be for many long years to come) incomplete. Prominently visible in the foremost rank among the historical personages who graced the reigns of King GEORGE the Fourth, of King WILLIAM the Fourth, and of our beloved and most gracious Sove reign, was the noble and learned peer of the realm just now deceased. Born upwards of ninety -one Sears ago, in the city of Boston, Massachusetts, JOHN SINGLETON COPLEY, notable for some years as Sir SortN COPLEY, renowned for a great many more Years as Lord LYNDHURST, contrived to fix public attention upon himself, upon his sayings and doings, as continuously almost as conspicuously during the ehief part of th e i n t er the 21st of May,l7;altwh e date of his bi r th, an d which has elapsed between 2 this very day, th e 12th of O c tober, 1863, henceforth memorable in his biography demise. The p r i nc i pal phasee as the date of his viewed of his career—re markable in themselves when sepa rately—are stran ge indee d when scanned as a connected series, when regarded, that is to say, as a diversified but homogeneo us whole. An American loyalist by birth, t h e deceased ex-Chancellor, at the outset of his career, bad distinct and undeniable proclivities towards that ultra-liberalism which was born of the Revo lution. It was during the earlier period o f hi s pro fessional advancement that his opinions became so far modified that they gradually (at first almost im. •but a t length quite recognizabl percetably, y) pre pared the way for others more suitable to the future Tory Lord Chancellor. Beginning his legal career (immediately after his call to the Bar) in chambers situated upon the see°ni floor of Brick - court, Templ e , he rapidly won his way to consid erable practice, jostling even the lead er of his circuit, Ser geantßounn, iu his advance. His first case of any P art icular note, that of the double re t u rn for Hors. h am, brought Mr. COPLEY'S name before the p ublic co nspieuou a l y as f ar b ac k as 1808, that is five and fifty y e ,,, a ago! A per i o d ma rking out, f or how many, a ,„ v , lifetime. From that date, how. ever, the they 'tuff-gowned barrister adva nced higher and high er, more and more conspicuously , in the glare of p u b licity, until in the Helm of Lord, a d s a Baron of England, a t three interval s to pres. over its proceedings in tho supreme positi on a s Lord ou High Chancellor. Silk Gown, member for Yarmouth,th , Solicitor Gene ra!, Attorney - General, Chi e f B aron,occupant of the woolsack, such were the successive honours, offices, or responsibilities falling t o the tot of this able and ambitious lawyer; one f pro oundly versed in the science of the law itself, and beyond th at rarely endowed with the great gifts of oratory, g ift s sedulously cultivated by him throughout hi s lifa, at the bar,'on the Bench, in the Comm ons, and in the L ords. As happened in the instance of t he fist p u ke of W . • . ELLINGTON, a middle period Was passed throug h by Lord LYNDHURST when his name, politically, ras an objet', almost, it might be said, of popular esec ra tion. Identified with Toryism in its most stubborn and obdurate aspect, it was long regarded with intense, at tines, we might even add, with malignant hatred, by the more impassioned advocates of reforms. Those days of furious poli tical contention having at length changed, however, the almost revolutionary fervour of the masses having been allayed by one considerable legislative concession after another, the obduracy of the Tories having been not simply conquered from without, but yiel ded up from within, Lord LYNDHURST (and pre cisely the same might be said of the Duk e of WELLINGTON) came at last to take ata wliasregre: the popular aspirations, the public i i e n w its e f turn, taking a juster view s of genius of Lord LYNDIIURrr • The the Tory character tittor .Attorney- General, abhorred by the mu ltitude, came, in the later years General, Chief Baron , and Lord Chancellor, once of his life, to be honoured, almost revered, b y a younger generation. And none, remembering the last incidents of his life, can marvel way at a change so startling of its kind. in F any or who does not remember the ardent and enlightened patriotism that glowed through 'so many of the remarkable orations delivered of late years by this "old man eloquent." Whenever a great wrong, no matter where done, or by whom, or in what remote region of the earth, required to be denounced—against it the potent finger, the puissant voice, of the aged Orator was pointed, was raised in stern and scornful reprobation. From the arena of the House of Lords, from the Court of VICTORIA, from amongthe great historic characters, that is to say, grouped around the steps of the throne of that beloved Sovereign, a notable pre sence has now passed away in the person of Lord LYNDHURST. The King of GREECE has commenced his sove- I reign duties already; and though not yet installed in his pos.tion, he is surrounded by claims of all kinds on his notice, and numerous deputations at tend his leisure. On Saturday, at Marlborough House, there were busy doings. The three clergy men of the Greek churches of London, Liverpool, and Munchester were in the first deputation. It must have been with feelings of the deepest inte rest that they found themselves in the presence of the young Sovereign who has come forward at the eleventh hour to forward the interests and sustain the cause of their country. There was something about the whole affair that invested it with an un usual attraction, and imparted to the occasion an excitement that does not always exist in a genuine manner on these state occasions, and in the midst of courtly splendour. Thefyoung KING himself must have recognised the importance of the affair; and when Mr. HOMERE, the senior member of the Lon don deputation, read the address to him, he must have felt that he was even then beginning his serious responsibilities, and already assuming in some mea sure at all events the authority of his august posi tion. Then was nothing left out in the brief but impressive address that could tend to increase its effect or add to its earnestness. It is not always an easy task to compose or construct these discourses. Even when the mind is most fully convinced of the importance of the subject on which it treats, and when the heart may be overflowing with sentiments of the liveliest gratitude or the deepest rejoicing, it too often happens that the task of expressing the feelings and of giving utterance to the thoughts is too much, and the result is a stale, flat, and un profitable composition that neither does justice to the recipient or th bestower. It was not so on the occasion just alluded to, for the address pre sented to King GEORGE is very simple and straight forward, and seems to succeed in retaining the golden mean between fulsome adulation and cold preciseness. They might well rejoice at being the first to welcome tileir new KING, and it was a happy expression that alluded to the especial attractions that united their interests—he the KING, and they the subjects—in the strange but friendly land in which they then met for a brief time. "'The land of Philhellenic and liberal sentiments, the new home of his august and gracious sister," must have been a gracious spot in which to welcome the represen- tatives of the ancient and glorious people over whom he had been called to reign. Again, it was almost pointing a moral, if such a thing can be fancied as admissible in a royal address, when allusion was made to the future course that it was hoped the royal personage before them might take when in ducted to his principalities. " Your new country, Sire, is rich in moral and physical capabilities which need a development similar to that which King CHRISTIAN IV., of glorious memory, fostered in Denmark." The days are gone by when it would be a solecism in etiquette, and a breach of the pri vileges of subjects, to speak in such terms and ex press such decided opinions. The march of mind has penetrated into the sanctums of royal habita tions, and the lessons of wisdom that have been gained by the interchange of ideas and the introduction of free speech may adorn the " throned monarch better than his crown." The Philhellenic Committee then had the honour of being presented to the KING, and of offer. ing him an address, which wa3 read by Mr. XENOS. There must have been great satisfaction experienced on the part of the KING to meet thus with the members of a committee that had done so much to further the interests of Greece, and the members themselves doubtless shared the enjoyable feeling when they were introduced to one who is expected, with the blessing of Providence, to become the means of introducing prosperity and peace to the interesting but often overshadowed land in which all were so deeply interested. The committee was formed for the purpose of befriending the Hellenic interests at a time when they were greatly endan gered, and it was therefore meet and fitting that they should have appeared on En occasion when brighter prospects were in view, and when the star of Greece seemed in the ascendant. Mr. F. AVYLD, 1 " 2 .1 One of the members of the deputation, appro priately observed to his MAJESTY, " that no exer tion sho u ld b e wantin g mmittee e or t p t o a on th Government th at moral Stipp g r w t i hv o ie f e hh t sG e 3: m e ae e T ee s b t e s de served." On the whole, more solid subjects were utopuocnheidn thisupon,and more vital i nterests entered reception than often takes place on similar occasions. It is a trite saying to wi s h a ll prosperity and peace f or young sovereigns. mo re satisfactory to s ee t h em likely to tread the It is c ourse which affords the only chance of their enjoy in; •ot, 0. the one, and will certainly ensure them the pOSS - ess ion of the other. As y e t Bi ng GE state of sovereignty, has giveltnGgE'oolnd his s hodowY f l a udable endeavours to a me li orate his promise ° people ' s condition, and thus a keen and lively inte rs proceeding& not only by hi e own rest is felt in all h people he meets w -ith here, but by the people o f th e country he has come The condition labourers' cottages has of our ial re cently been brought prom • ntly under public no tice. It h as b een felt by a ll disinterested and un prejudiced people that t h e s tate of things described 13 . Y those long familiar with these dwellings ought not to b e It is one of longer tolerated among us. tose 2, ta l i—l is difficult to however, with which it deal. it is contrary to the spirit of our English laws to compel landlords to provide fitting habita tions for their votkpenpie, and too many ar e glad to shuffle off the expense and trouble of building or repairing; others, from indolence, ignorance, or indifference—three prolific sources of mischief—are content to leave things as they found them, and are in no way anxious to introduce startling innova tions or troublesome reforms. Still the evil is a growing one, since our increasing population ren ders the scanty accommodation at present existing more and more insufficient; and the ricketty o cot tages and leaking roof s , of which inspectors corn plain, naturally do not improve with time. It will therefore be a very fortunate thing if landlords and landowners generally can be convinced that it is possible for them to make a goad speculation at the same time that they fulfil a very pressing duty, and that the exercise of the consideration and kind ness due to honest workmen and their families will not make more than a temporary demand upon their purses. The experiment has just been made with signal success by a French nobleman, and as he has carried out his designs in the moat liberal and benevolent spirt, the result of the trial is especially gratifying. It will be remembered that the great and striking improvements made in the city of Paris during the present reign necessitated the dislodgement of a large number of poor persons who lived in the small houses and narrow streets now swept away. Such people found it of course no very easy matter to secure a home suited to their limited mears. Some of them, however, have found a valuable friend in the Count DE MADRE. This nobleman has built a number of houses adapted to the wants of mechanics and their class, in which the sanatory arrangements deserve unqualified praise. The houses are four stories high, and, according to the French custom, are let off in flats. Each tenement is eight guineas per annum, or a fraction more than 3s. 3d. per week, a sum for which it is hardly possible to secure two decent rooms in London. Yet for this money Count PE MADRE provides in each division a sitting-room, a bedroom, and a kitchen, in which there is a cooking apparatus and means of letting off water. Th e rooms are well papered, painted, and ventilated. Each group of houses has its wastlouse completely fitted up, and to these the benevolent landlord promises next year to add baths, for the use of , which a small payment will be required. That large class who form such an important part of every community, but whose welfare troubles so little the thoughts of landlords and builders, are also cared for in a very necessary particular. One courtyard in each cluster is laid out as a playground in which the children of the poor may freely ob tain those two vital elements of health and strengt h — air and exercise. Count DE MADRE goes a ste p farther than we suspect most landlords would like to do, however benevolent their feel in g s. He pledges himself never to eject a te nant except for two causes very great mis conduct or persistent non-payment of rent. He promises that, should a tenant be really un able to pay, he will allow him to depart with his furnit ure. It is satisfactory to know that his goodness has not been abused, but that the enterprise has been en tirely successful, and returns to the charitable land lord and owner an interest of 61 per cent. on the money invested. This is in reality the most impor tant fact in the scheme. Many equally w ise and kind heads among oursel ves h ave p r ojected g o od things for the working classes, and some have been found to carry them out. But if we wan t to do practical good we must fac e th e question fa irl y. The great body of houses and land in and a roun d the metropolis does not, and never will, belong to disinterested friends of the poor, who are willing to sacrifice their profits for the good of their tenants, and who hold their houses rather with the view of carrying out their benevolent projects than as a means of increasing their yearly rental. We shall never get the substantial and widespread prove to mprovement th a t we wan t unt il we Can landlords and landowners that good and whole some dwellings for the labouring classes can be provided w ith ou t l oss , or rat h er w ith profit. It is useless t o re f orm h ere an d th er e, to pull down one choking alley and rebuild it, if the lane be hind is left untouched. We want som ething that will come home to the majority of the wretched tenements which, it is well known, are among the most profitable of house properties. Our remonstrances, our expostulations, onr appeals to their sense of justice and humanity may not be very effective, but if we can bring forward the brief but emphatic argument that is lodged in the little letters £s. d., we shall have gained a potent ally whose logic is generally unanswerable. The mo del lodging houses already tried have not been so suc cessful as their well-meaning proprie tors ho ped. There are several faults in their construction, and a want of adaptation to the habits of the poor; the rents besides are so high as to be a serious draw back. Houses built on the scale of the Court de Madras would be more likely to answer, especially if the rents, like his, could be reduced something g below th at terr ibl e rate that presse s so heavily on the poor er wor ki ng c l asses. Th e re is one aspect of the case whi c h m i g ht l ea d t o immediate practical good. O ur metropo li tan ra il wa ys are measure playing the part of the paris in aat improve ments.re Th e y are t urn i ng th e working classes out of their houses and destroying them. Why should they not invest a little capital on building blocks of these houses, properly fitted up, at a :short distance from Linden ? There is plenty of land to be had cheap on the northern line, and they could let the tenants have monthly tickets at a low rate for going to their work and returning home—thus ensuring a double profit on the house and on the journey. Such a scheme, while it would certainly bring the three magic letters as its recommendations to rail way companies, would give the working classes the great advantage of good and clean dwelling places in a pure air and at a reasonable rental. 'Working mon would be glad to avail themselves of them, and they would supply a want long felt and hardly pressing on the most industrious members of the community. Mr. BUCESTONE'S CHRISTMAS BURLESQUE will be furnished by Mr. William Brough. M. JULLIEN is about to give promenade concerts at Her Majesty's Theatre, to commence in November. MR. SOTHERN Will, on his return to the London stage, follow the illustrious Corsican Brothers' exareple,and play his own relation, " Timm." Mr. Tom Taylor has been commissioned to write the piece, which will introduce this long-expected individual. BEL DEMONIO, the placard so entitled of late observed about London, heralds a new drama, to be pro duced by Mr. Fcchter at the Lyceum. It will be founded ox a new romance by Paul Feval. The season will probably commence on October 21. popular in Ger- RENAN'S "V IE DE J ESUS " is in not any; and, it i s sa id , o f th e th ree t rans l a ti ons not one will cover the expense of the printing. IN YORK MINSTER a second organ is to be placed in the third opening of the nave arcade on the north side front the central tower, the front pipes to range with the piers; the back of the instrument will project into the aisle behind it, and will not, it is averred, interfere with the view of the stained-glass windows. ROB ERT TROLL OP , the bailder of the exchange made during ill, at Newcast le - on Tyne, had his tombstone his lifetim e , adorned with his own effigy point ing on Sandh to th e E xchange, visible on the Newcastle side of the Tyne from the high ground of Gateshead churchyard, and inscribed with the lines, — Here lies Robert Trollop Who made yoe stones toll up ; When deal h. took his soul up, His body fill'd this hole up. The inscription, however, will now be sougl4 for in vainin the churchyard, brilliants, is something the like of which has never been seen. These scenes are from the pencil of Mr. Telbin. Mr. Danson's great effort is " The Hall of Arimanes," for which Martin's celebrated painting, " Satan in Council," has been taken as a model. The last scene, by Telbin, is another won derful specimen of the scenic art, and produced a great sensation. The applause and calls for Mr. Phelps, Mr. Falconer, Mr. Telbin, and Mr. Danson, were in cessant. At the end of each act some one or two of these gentlemen had to appear to acknowledge the enthusiastic plaudits their efforts had evoked. The production is an immense hit, and we beg to offer our congratulations to Messrs. Falconer and Chatterton on the occasion. Managers certainly never worked harder to gain succese, and assuredly none better merit or deserve it. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] ITALY. TURIN, OCT. 12. The Hon. Mr. Elliot had an audience of the King yesterday, and presented his credentials to his Majesty. PORTUGAL. LISBON, OCT. 11. Prince Amadeus and Prince Savoy-Carignan re ,urned here yesterday. FRANCE. PARIS, OcT. 12. The interest on the Treasury Bonds has been raised to 4,4, and 5 per cent., according to the date of their falling due. The return of Marshal Forey to France will not be followed by any reduction in the strength of the French army in Mexico. BOURSE, Oct. 10.—The market has not been animated, and prices at the present time show a slight decline, Threes, for the Account, being at 671. 75c. Mobilier show but a slight variation, being now at 1,185 f. Railway Share Market quiet, but firm. The market closed as follows :- 11 per Cents. 95 90 Italian Loan 73 60 Do, end month.... Do. end month 73 55 3 per Cents Do. end month.... G 7 70 Do. end month — Credit Mobilier.... 1180 Russian Do. end m0nth....1177 50 Austrian Bank Shares 3320 Spanish Threes.... 53 50 Credit ioncier 1340 Rome Debt DRURY-LANE THEATRE, " MANFRED." The announcement that appeared in the bills of ,his theatre, that Messrs. Falconer and Chatterton intended to produce Lord Byron's choral tragedy of " Manfred" with extraordinary splendour, na turally created the greatest interest amongst play goers, both old and young, and for weeks the event has been looked forward to with more than ordi- nary curiosity. That everything would be done in the moat complete manner was certain from the fact that Mr. Phelps had been engaged to sustain t he part of Count Manfred, and also to arrange and superintend the production of the tragedy. We must confess to a certain extent we had our doubts as to the result of the bold experiment, because it will be recollected that the great poet congratulated hirrself in one of his letters to his publisher, Mr. Murray, that he had at least rendered the work impossible for stage representation. In another of his letters he sa ys, " I composed it (Manfred) actually with a horror of the stage, and with a view to render the thought of it impracticable, knowing the zeal of my friends that I should try that for which I have an invincible repugnance—viz., a representation ;" and further on, " You may call it a poem, for it is no drama, and I do not choose to have it called by so d— a name--a poem in dialogue, or a pantomime if you will; anything but a green-room synonyme." With such a strong declaration from its gifted author, and the experience that its production some five and twenty years ago had wrought, it must be admitted on all hands it was a bold venture on the part of the managers of Drury-lane to undertake its production, but that determination was tempted and formed no doubt by the grand descrip tions of the various aspects of nature with which Lord Byron had enriched his work, and also by the matchless skill of the scenic artists attached to the theatre. However, upon whatever ground the matter was decided, it has been thine, and in a m anner t h at w ill create th e grea t es t won der and d e li g h t to t h ousan d s. L oug b e f ore th e hour of op en i ng the doors of the theatre, a crowd assembled outside each of the various entries that forcibly reminded many of the days of the great Edmund Kean and Malibran, when all London was wrought up to fever heat by the performances of two such gifted artists. At half-past six the doors were opened, and then a rush took place that will be long remembered by these present, and fortunate was either lady or gentleman who gained admit tance to the theatre without damaged and wrecked attire. Within ten minutes after the admission of the public every seat i n th e t heatre was occu pied, and th e scene presente d was one o f th e greatest animation. Pri or to th e commencement of the tragedy a sm a ll degree, pamphlet was circulated in the theatre, and w e canno t d o better than give a para graph or t wo f rom i t, b ecause it w ill serve , i n some to those unacquainted with the work, as an outline of the character of Manfred :—" The mix ture of remorse for some hidden, fate-impelled crime, end of haughty disdain for all the ways of men, forming the constituent ingredients of this brooding, self-devouring melancholy which the poet loved to ' attribut e t o hi s heroes, i s i n M an f re d id ea li se d be yond hu man proport i ons. Th e m y s t er y o f hi s cr im e is shroud e d i n hi nts so t err ible, yet so impenetra bly dark, th a t t h e i mag i na ti o n fears to speculate on its nature ; it seems t h a t, if it were uttered, the universe would be convulsed. His self-isola tion is so complete that it raises him above merely mortal nature, and leaves him nothing human but the power of feeling and suffering; and it is this intense self-assertion —this absolute independence, moral and intel lectual, of all communion with created man, that seems to lend him his strange power over the hid den elements of nature rather than the magical studies of which he speaks. Unlike the other moody and misanthropical heroes of the poet—Lana, Con rad, Childe Harold—who still preserve some ves tiges of ordinary human instincts, he neither seeks to numb the gnawing agony within by plunging into daring and wild adventures, nor indulge his sullen and splenetic pride in reviewing the scenes of history and hurling taunting sarcasms at the petty deeds of men. He is attached to earth only by the memory of some beautiful and passionately beloved being, who is herself no longer of earth, her death being associated with the terrible unspeak able crime that inspires his torturing cureless re morse. Amidst the awful beauty and grandeur of Alpine scenery, where his ancestral abode is fixed, and with which he has from childhood been familiar, he lives alone with his inextinguishable sorrow and his unconquerable disdain for mortal nature ; the only refuge be seeks from his anguish and desolation is the contemplation of natere in her terror and in her loveliness, and his only deal ings are with the potent spirits that preside over the elements, and over whom his magical studies have given him power—a power, however, which avails him nothing towards assuaging the tortures of his mind. Another e ssential, and, so to speak, personal characteristic of Lord Byron's genius, is here thus developed :--His intense love for all the changeful moods and aspects of nature—a love so deep and reverential that it amounted almost to a religion, and has inspired him with passages, the grandeur and elevation of which ) combined with their in tensely-vivid picturesque truth, have never been surpassed. Of these splendid tributes to the mightiness and beauty of creation, the poem " Man fred" possesses more than one; and the address to the Sun, as Manfred, from the window of his an cestral hall, sees it setting in glory for the last time—his death on the following day having been foretold by Astarte, when her spirit is evok ed in the hall of Arimanes, is impressed with a calm sub• unity which is more characteristic of Milto n than of Byron." The mortal parts were sustained as foll ows : Manfred, Mr. Phelps; a Chamois Hunter, Mr. A. Rayner; the Abbot of St. Maurice, Mr. Ryder. The immortal, by Miss Atkinson, Mrs. E. Falconer, Miss Heath, Miss Poole, Miss Rose Leclerq, Miss E. Hoywood, Miss Cecily Nott. At th e termina tion of the overture the curtain slow l y rose, and discovered the study of the arch-enc hanter Man fred. On the appearance of Mr. Ph el p s, which takes place immediately afterwards, a rece p tion of the most extraordinary nature was given him. To say the audience applauded would be to sa y nothing, as each and every one present see med p erfectly wild in their endeavour to express the pleasure they felt in seeing him on the stage of Drury-lane. Again and again he bowed his thank s, but no cessa tion of applause took place; on the contrary, it in creased to a perfect hurricane ; certainly we have never seen a more exciting scene, and truly Mr. Phelps may say, with E dmund Kean, the " house rose" at hi m . At length , the cheerin g waving of hats an d handkerchiefs havin g sub sided, the tragedy pro ceeded, ami dst the most breathless silen ce . T he wonderful i ma g inin g s of the immortal po e t were instances he rose t o a g reat with taste, care, an d g reat judgment; in many declaimed by Mr. P helps h e i g ht in declamation His asking f or se lf- o bl iv ion --his description of the chamois hunte r ' s s i mp le life —his crushed and heart-broken app ea l t o the s pirit of his lov e d Astarte—and his interview with the Abbot of e nthusiastic applause. but theye most wer e few and far between; St. Maurice, were b r illi a nt speci mens of elocution, and called ee forth ts th At times he gave way to c ertain mannerisms and triek so far, indeed, that the beauty of the greater part of the reading entirely effaced them from the recol lection. The other characters are so infinitessimally small, that but very little room is left for display by those to whom they are allotted. Manfred is the part, the others being merely used as helps to great effects. Mr. Reyner's delivery of the few lines allotted the Chamois-Hunt er w as artistic and fault less. Mr. Ryder of course was correct and forcible, but Miss Rose Leclerq's uttering of the two words composing her part, ganfred " and "farewell," was a marvel of exquisite tenderness. With respect to the s cenery, it is certainly the most magnificent that has ever been produced. In fact, we cannot find words that will adequately con vey an idea of the expanse, beauty, and reality of the principal of them. The precipice and glaciers near the summit of the Jungfrau in the first act is a wonderful effort, but the most wonderful of all is the Steinbach waterfall iu the second. The rising of the Witch of the Alps, amidst a spray of myriads of RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans 983 75 .. 985 Northern New ditto Lyons and Mediterranean .. 962 50 Geneva 497 50 .. -- Southern Western Eastern .. .. Sardinian Austrian Lou bard .. 565 .. 566 25 North of Spain Saragossa.. 635 .. 640 Ditto to Barcelona AMERICA. (REUTER'S• EXPRESS.) ARRIVAL OF THE ARABIA. LIVERPOOL, Sunday. The Canard steamer Arabia from Boston on the 30th, and Halifax on the morning of the Ist inst., and which called off Cape Race on the 3d inst., arrived here about half-past 7 o'clock this morning. The Neu) York Herald of the 29th gives the fol lowing resume of the situation of affairs at that date:— " The latest advices from General Rosencranz, dated Sunday afternoon, state that the rebels had not made any attack since the 21st, and that he did not fear they would make any at that late date. General Meigs, 'who is with the Army of the Cumberland, declares its position cannot be taken short of a regular siege, which Bragg does not seem to he attempting. "The rebel news from Chattanooga reports a loss to their army of 5,000 men, including Major- General Hood and five Brigadier-Generals killed, and seven Generals wounded. The Richmond papers are quite desponding with regard to affairs in Northern Georgia. General Bragg reports that after two days' fighting the Union troops still con front him. It is reported in Richmond that Rosencranz has been heavily reinforced by troops from Grant's army. This is partially confirmed by a despatch from Louisville. "News from Knoxville up to Thursday, 24th inst., had been received at Cincinnati, and it is there stated that General Burnside still had his head quarters at that place. The rebel forces in East Tennessee appear to be quiet, and no danger is prehended. " Rumours were afloat in Washington last even ing that the Union forces in Georgia and Tennessee had met with a serious disaster, but nothing definite had been ascertained from the War Department. If unfavourable news had been received by the Government it had been kept a profound secret from those who usually find out such intelligence. "It is reported that the rebels have concentrated a force of about 10,000 men at Mount Jackson with the intention of making a raid through the Shen andoah Valley. Heavy firing was heard yesterday morning in the neighbourhood of Racoon ford, but no particulars as to the cause has been ascertained at Washington last evening. "The arrival of the steamer S. R. Spaulding puts us in possession of Charleston Harbour dates to Friday, the 25thiinst. The army under General Gilmore was busily engaged in remodelling batteries Gregg and Wagner, and were making rapid pro gress towards completing the final arrangements for bombarding the city of Charleston and Fort Moultrie. " Colonel Tr us t en P o lk, o f th e re b e l army, his wife, and two daughters, were captured at Bolivard Landing, Arkansas, on the 18th inst., and delivered over to Gener a l B u f or d, commanding at Helena. Colonel Polk was General Holmes's Judge- Advocate-General, and is reported to have served with the rebel forces at New Madrid, Corinth, Inks, and Cold Spring. " General Herron's expedition has been heard from at St. Louis. It is reported that he has cleared the entire country between Red River and Port Hudson of all the guerilla parties who have been firing on the vessels passing along the river, and that he has driven General Green's rebel forces be yond the Atchafalaya with considerable loss. Among the prisoners captured was a Government agent of the rebels, with important papers. General Grant has recovered sufficiently to be removed to Vicksburg. It will be some time before he can resume active duty. "Colonel Cloud, of General Blunt's command, arrived at Little Rock on the 19th inst., with a small force of cavalry. Colonel Cloud, with a bat talion of the 2d Kansas Cavalry, 500 strong, attacked General Cabell's rebel forces, 2,000 strong, in the defences between Perryville and Fort Smith, Indian Territory, and succeeded in routing them with considerable loss. He also defeated a rebel force at Dondonelle on the 9th inst., capturing their ca mp end commissary stores. Over 2,000 Union Arkansans had joined his command, and deserters from the rebel forces were arriving at Little Rock daily. " The 'United States revenue steamer Herclus, while lying under the Virginia s hore of Chesapeake Bay, was attacked on the 20th inst. by guerillae, b u t after an engagement of about twenty minutes the rebels were driven off." The officers of the Russian fleet now at New York were entertained a t a sumptuous dinner at the Metropolitan Hotel on the 28th uit. Great sym pathy was exhibited on both sides for Russia and the United States. The statement of the New York City Blnke shows the following changes :—Decrease in loans, 3,177,472 dols. ; decrease in specie, 1,005,815 dole. ; decrease in circulation, 36,757 dots. ; increase on deposits, 504,474 dols. The following is an address of the South-Western GONernors "To the People of Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, and the Allied Indian nations "At the invitation of the Lieutenant-General commanding the trans-Mississippi Department, we assembled at this place with several of your judges, Confederate senators, and other distinguished citi zens, to confer with him on the measures to be taken for the defence of our common cause. Those mea sures we do not particularise, as they had best be disclosed by the execution of them, and by the bene fits they must produce. Coming to a thorough understanding with him, the members of the Con ference unanimously sustain the vigorous and de cided policy he proposes to pursue. " We will not attempt to disguise the change in our position by the fall of our stronghold on the Mississippi River. Interrupting communication between the two sections of the Confederacy, it throws each mainly on its own resources. But the apprehensions of evil from this interruption have been greatly exaggerated. The warning given by the fall of New Orleans has not been unheeded, and the interval since that event has been used to develops the groat resources of this department. We now are self-dependent, but also self-sus- taining. • " With our own manufactories of cannon, arms, powder, and other munitions of war, with mines opened and factories established, with cotton as a basis for financial measures, and with abundance of food, we are able to conduct a vigorous defence, and seize occasions for offensive operations against the enemy. The immense extent of our territory, the uncertainty of navigating our rivers, the unwhole someness of the regions through which our interior is approached, the difficulties of transportation on our roads, present immense obstacles to the advance of large armies of the enemy with their cumbrous trains of luxurious supplies, small bodies will igno miniously fail in the attempt at our subjugation. To crush even his largest armies we rely on the energy and skill of our military commanders, the zeal and activity of our civil authorities, the disci pline and courage of our armies, and the vigorous self-sacrificing patriotism of our whole people. There is everything to excite to renewed efforts ; nothing to justify despondency. " We are fortunate in the military chief of this department. In the prime of life, of large experi ence, active, intelligent, and with the prestige of uniform success in his undertakings, he is guided by a profound respect for law and the constitu tional rights of the citizens. Reposing full trust in him, we cordially commend him to your entire con fidenee and support. In view of the existing state of our affairs he has been clothed with more than usual powers by the President, to be exercised within the bounds of the constitution and the law. These just and legal powers he may have to exert, promptly and boldly, to their fullest extent, for the common good ; in so doing he will receive the zealous support of every patriot. The entire military force and means in this department should be liberally used for our protection when necessary. Some measures may inconvenience particular individuals, but we rely on their patriotism and good sense to produce a cheerful endurance of the hardships to be expected in a war for our every existence as a nation. "To organise and combine without delay the in dividual efforts of our citizens to sustain our cause we have formed unofficially a committee of publio safety, to be composed of the executive of the States in this department, and by the governor of Mis souri as the chairman thereof. By committees of correspondence and voluntary associations in every parish and county we hope to unite all our patriotic citizens in a vigorous support of the Confederate and State authorities in defence of our families and homes. Let every one rally to the call and promptly perfect an organisation which will fill the Southern heart with renewed enthusiasm throughout the whole department. Let a patriotic press and clergy stimulate to exertion. Under the searching eye of a whole people, aroused to ceaseless vigilance, the plots of secret foes will wither in the bud. By the wholesome influence, gentle and peaceful, but imposing, of an organized, all pervading, patriotic public opinion, the despondent will be inspired with fresh hope, the steadfast be nerved to heroic energy, the rapacious extortioner learn liberality, the selfish trimmer abandon his neutrality, and the vile traitor be cowed into in- action of despair. We address you in the true language of firm con fidence in the final triumph of our cause, concealing nothing of our perils, exaggerating nothing of our hopes. Oar powerful and haughty foes propose not only to coerce us into submission, but to despoil us of our whole property, and subject us to every species of ignominy. Base is he who would not con tinue to contend for (Jur rights when all shall be lost bat honour. The capitalist must be liberal of his means, the speculator forego his gain, the straggler hasten to his regiment, every able-bodied man hold himself in readiness for military service, our women the glory of our race tend the loom and even follow the plough ; our boys guard the home their fathers are defending on the frontier, and Western skill and valour will prepare a San Jacinto defeat for every invading army that pollutes the soil of this department. Unsurpassed in courage, intelligence, and energy, you have only to arise in your might, and the enemy will be speedily driven back. Be true to yourselves, your past history, to your hopes of the future, and a baffled foe will gladly seek the peace which we war to obtain. " The enemy may dismiss all hopes that the Western setion of the Confederacy will seek any destiny separate from that of our sister East of the Mississippi. Attached to the Confederacy by commu nity of race, institutions. and interests, baptized in the blood we and they have poured out together, we desire no new political connection. Let our Eastern Confederates do their duty, these states and their Indian allies will do theirs, and when our joint efforts shall have secured our common safety, the remembrance of the danger from a temporary cessation of the intercourse will only strengthen the ties which bind us together. In the darkest hour of our history, the protection extended to us by Almighty God has been so manifest as even to be acknowledged by candid foes. Their victories have been to them as fruit turning to ashes on their lips; our defeats have been chastenings to improve us and arouse our energies. On His help and our own right arms we steadfastly rely; counting on aid neither from the policy of neutral nations nor from the distractions in the midst of our enemies, we look confidently forward to the day when thirteen Confederate States will occupy their right ful position among the great Powers of earth. (Signed) " T. O'MooRE, Governor of Louisiana. " F. R. LUBBOCK, Governor of Texas. " H. FLANNAGIN, Governor of Arkansas. " T. C. REYNOLDS, Governor of Missouri , " Marshal, Texas, Aug. 18. The Duke and Dunhess of Buccleuch and Lady Victoria Soctt will leave Sefton House on Wednesday for Dalkeith Palace, where they will stay a few days previous to going to Drumlanrig Castle. DEPUTATIONS TO THE KING OF THE GREEKS.— His Hellenic Maj est y Geor g e 1., now the guest of the Prince and Princess of Wales, at Marlborough House, underwent the severe ordeal of a morning of deputations on Saturday. First came representatives of the Greek churches of London, Liverpool, and Manchester. These reverend delegates having been presented by Mr. A. C. lonides, the Greek Consul-General, to the young King, a second deputation waited on his Majesty. It was composed of Greek residents in London, namely, Messieurs Rodo. canachi, Dilberoghie, and Romero. Mr. Kalil, who was to have accompanied this deputation, was prevented by illness from doing so. The third deputation was from the Greek community at Manchester, and comprised Messieurs Fran gopulo Joanides, and Zigomalas. Then came a deputation from Liverpool, the members being Messrs. Giannacopulo ' Papayanni, Kalil, and Eumerfopoulo. A fifth de p utati on was composed of three officers of the National Guard of Greece, viz., M. G. P. Lascardi;late:representative of the Greek community of London and the National Assembly at Athens, and Messrs. Argyropoulo and Caraiambi. The sixth comprised the three wardens of the Greek church at London wall, Messrs, B. Melas, S. A. halli, and E. A. Alavrogordato; and the seventh included Messrs. Stawaty, Zizinies, and B, C. ionidev, Greek merchants in London, Criffnal °;,4o\*-5'1,4„ THE QUEEN IN SCOTLAND. ACCIDENT TO HER 'MAJESTY. BALMORAL, OCt. 9. On the Queen's return from Alt-na-Guithasach, with Princess Louis of Hesse and Princess Helena, on Wednesday evening, the coachman mistook the road, and the carriage turned on its side, by which the Queen and Princesses were thrown out, but were merely slightly bruised, and rode home on hill ponies. The Queen walked and drove yesterday morning, accompanied by the Crown Princess of Prussia and Princess Louis of Hesse, and in the afternoon, ac companied by Princess Helena. The Crown Princess of Prussia and Princess Louis of Hesse drove to Invereauld, and honoured Mrs. Farquharson by a visit. Oct. 10. The Queen, accompanied by the Princess Helena, went out yesterday morning. In the afternoon her Majesty, attended by Lady Churchill, drove out. Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse went out riding. The Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia lunched with her Majesty. Princess Helena, ,at tended by Lady Churchill, dined with the Crown Prince and Princess at Abergeldie. Mr. Gladstone left the Castle yesterday. The Princess of Wales, the Princess Christian of Denmark, and the Princess Dagmar, took a drive in an open carriage on Saturday afternoon. The King of the Greeks, the Prince of Wales, Prince Christian of Denmark, and Prince Frederick, attended by Captain Grey, rode on horseback. Yesterday morning the King of the Greeks, at tended by Count Sponneck, Baron Guldencrone, Lieut. Funch, Lieut. Leth, Dr. Philemon, and Pro fessor Koeppen, attended the grand Te Deuna in the Greek Church, London-wall. The Prince and Princess of Wales, the Prince and Princess Christian of Denmark, Prince Frederick, and the Princess Dagmar, attended Divine service yesterday morning, in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. Tne Communion service was read by the Sub• Dean and the Rev. C. Packman. The Duke of Cambridge was present at the service. The King of the Greeks, the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Prince and Princess Christian, Prince Frederick, and the Princess Dagaiar of Denmark, went to Kew in the afternoon. The Duke of Cambridge received at dinner yes terday, at Gloucester House, Park-lane, the King of the Greeks, the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Prince and Princess Christian of Denmark, with Prince Frederick and the Princess Dagmar, and the gentlemen of the King's suite. A distinguished party had the honour of meeting his Majesty. The Prince and Princess of Wales. SANDRINGHAM, Oct. 10. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales will arrive at Sandringham in the course of a few days; part of their Royal Highnesses' suite having already arrived. This visit, which it is understood will extend to about six weeks, is prin cipally that the Prince may have the shooting, and from the abundant manner in which the preserves are stocked it is presumed that the sport will be good. The season has been very fortunate for the preservation of game, and in this part of the county of Norfolk poaching is happily almost unknown, and hence the abundance of game. Though the inhabitants of the district have not yet got accustomed to the visits of Royalty, it is believed that their good sense will prevent any obtrusive marks of loyalty, which are, to a great extent, irksome to the members of the Royal family when in search of retirement from the gaieties of the Court life. Two or three" meets" of the West Norfolk hounds will be fixed by the worthy master, H. Villebois, Esq., so as to enable the Prince to hunt the county, and we aro glad to be able to state that several foxes have been preserved on the estate by the Prince's direction, so as to prevent the annoy ance of a " blank day" when the " draw" is at Sandringham. The hall farm it now in the hands of the Prince (it having been farmed for several years past by Mr. Joshua Freeman), and the agri culturists of the county augur from this step that the Prince intends to follow in the steps of the late Prince Consort, and take the position in the country of the leading agriculturist. The farm is rather ex tensive, and having been well farmed is in good condi tion. It is rumoured that the Prince has annouriced hia intention of honouring the Earl of Leicester with a visit early in November, and the tenantry are desirous of being permitted to evince their loyalty and gratification at this visit of Royalty to the finest mansion in Norfolk, the seat of the Cokes. It is understood that the magnificent bound book containing a description of the Norwich gates, which were presented to the Prince to be placed at the principal entrance to the estate, and a list of the subscribers, will bo formally presented to the Prince soon after his arrival at Sandringham. His Royal Highness has won golden opinions in the neighbourhood by the liberal patronage accorded to the several sporting institu tions of the district. The visit of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Prussia will extend to three months.— Court Journal. The suite of the Prince and Princess of Prussia numbers twenty-six. Although the private apartments at the Castle are ordered to be got in readiness for the reception of her Majesty and the Royal Family by the 17th inst., it is not expected the Court will return from Scotland before the 24th. His Majesty the King of the Belgians is expected to arrive in England about the middle of next month on a visit to her Majesty. His Majesty, it is thought, will pro long his stay in this country for at least two months. His Royal Highness Prince Witham of Hesse and suite left Thomas's Hotel, Charles-street, 3t. James's, on Friday night for Balmoral, on a visit to her IViajesty the Queen. The Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne arrived at Lansdowne House, on Saturday, from Bowood, Wilts. ---• The Countess of Glengall will return to her residence in Grosvenor-square to-day, from Norwood. Her ladyship, who has been suffering from indisposition foR some time past, is now somewhat better. The Earl and Countess of Mountoharles have arrived at their residence at Rutland-gate, from a tour of visits, Viscount Palmerston left London on Saturday for his seat, Broadlands, Hants, The Earl of Sefton has returned to town front visiting the Earl and Countess of Craven at Ashdown° Park, Berks. The Earl and Countess of Rosebury are detained in town in consequence of the serious illness of Lady Louisa Primrose. ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA.—Their Royal High nesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince and Princess Christian of Denmark, and his Majesty the King of the Greeks will honour the Royal English Opera with their presence this evening, which is the first of the season. ADELFIII TIIEATRE.—On Saturday evening the Prince and Princess of Wales and the King of the Greeks again honoured the Adelphi Theatre with their presence, the Royal party being increased by the accession of Prince Christian of Denmark, Prince Frederick, and the Princess Dagniar. There were in attendance the Countess Ravenloe, the Hon. Mrs. W. Grey, and Captain Grey. THE MINISTRY.--in the early part of the week the members of the Cabinet received summonses to attend a Cabinet Council on Tuesday, the 13th inst. Lord Russell, the Duke of Newcastle, and Mr. Milner Gibson have arrived in town. The Lord Chancellor is expected on Tuesday. Mr. Gladstone took leave of the Queen, and departed from Balmoral on Friday for Edinburgh. The right hon. gentlemfln will reach London to-m orrow or on • Tuesday. E ar l do Grey and Rip o n is also expected in town. Lord Granville arrived in London yesterday. Most of the Cabinet Ministers are expected to be present at tho meeting of the Council.--Observer. The Delta, which leaves to-day with the Bom bay Mail, will convey £276,800, of which 1184,250 is in silver, and the remainder gold. i 5 1 10( De La An Pr( pr( Ba Col Inc Ex ho nal he