The Sun. — London, England, 1863-11-09 00:00:00

EW THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHL__ Sole Propriator and Manae-er, Mr. R. Webster. THIS EVENING, at 7, THE TRAGEDY QUEEN: Mrs. irling. 4t 8, the New Drama of LEAH : Miss Bateman, supported by Messrs. Arthur H. Phillips, Billington, Stuart, .A. Wood, Eburne, Miss H. Simms and Mrs. Billington. To conclude with CATCHING AN HEIRESS : Miss Woolgar and Mr. A. Wood. SSRS. JAY and CO. have now on show , the most unique and perfect assortment of BONNETS, which their Manager has selected in Faris, and brought back with tier to this Est,blishment.-217, 24i, 251, Regent street, BONNET'S SILKS A.LYON.—Every Article of commerce takes its title either from the inventor or ufacturer . and the m ore p erfect the p roduction the r n garaaater is the credit which attaches to the originator. BONNET'S SILKS are said to be incapable of identifrcation in Eng,land • but the fallacy of such an assertion is expos d by the very 'trade mark of the firm, as exhibited by Messrs. JAY, of Regent-street. The following interwoven mark may onset Cie.,h end of each piece Manufacture de C. J. is e it Lyon et a Injurieux." We.r guaranteed. ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. Under the Management of Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. W. Harrison. Tms EVENING, W4llice's Romantic Opera, THE DES KRT FLOWER Miss Louisa Pyne, Miss Susan Pyne ; 3tessrs. W. 11. Weiss, IL Corn A. Cook, and W. Harrison. Conductor. Mr. A. Mellon.—Doors open at half-past Seven. t,ommence at Eight. THEATRE ROYAL DR UR Y-L AN E. Managers, :llessrs. Edmond Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. Great and continued success of the production of Lord Byron's MANFRED, generally acknowledged by the press and the public to be one of the most complete and legitimate triumphs of a combination of artistic capabilities presented on the stage for many years. THIS EVENING the vertormances will commence with an by J. Oxenfora, Esq., entitled BEAUTY Ott THE BEAST. Principal characters by Messrs. Addison, G. F. Neville, Barret, Spencer, and G. Weston ; Mrs Edmund Falconer and Miss It. Leclerc'. After which, commencing at a Qnarterbefore Eight_oo'crtiocalsk; Lord Byron's Choral Tragedy of MANFRED. Mortals: Manfred Mr. Phelps; Abbot of St. Mauric , Ryder; a Chamois Hunter, Mr. A. Rayner ; Manuel (an ag M tb f r c: R a t s a t i n c er aj Mr. Neville; Herman (a young Domestic in d Immorta s Manfren), Mr. G. Weston ; Retainers, Messrs. Bedford, Weaver, Kirk, Wilson, Smith; and Edwax rs. " Warde • Ariel Art manes (Ruler of the Evil A gencies). 31 (Spirit of the Ether), Miss Emma Heywood; lleer'(Spirit of the Stars), Miss Louisa Bitter ; s. l an i o n f e I ( S e p m spit y . o f Misst h e Waters), Miss Poole ; Ocely Nott; fluster (Spirit of tahe(-§trorm), Mr. Swift • As taroln (infra of the Earth), Mr. eelgerson ; M ; Thanes (Spirit of the e.ubes (Spirit of the Shadow of Night), Mr. Ity sts (Goddess of Vengeance), Mountains), Mr. G. Spencer ; Nemesis Mrs. Edmund Falconer ; Miss C. Weston, Clotho, Lache is, and Atropos—the ASt4,to, Miss Rose Le- Three Destinies—Miss Emma Atkinson, and Miss Murray ; the Phalle) , Miss Heath —her Bth appear elerg ; the Witch of the Alp ante at this Theatre ; T.'Matthews, J. Morris, J. Cor- Evillie-encies and Spirit Spectres of the Weird World, Messrs and Gentlemen of the Choir and the mask, Miss ,eyrnour, Miss Harfleur, Mrs Melville, Mrs. Warlow, and the Ladiescharacter of the scenery. Act I.—Scene 3 e lan su fr m ed m 's it Ca ot stl t e h . e J. S u c n en g e . Ballet. Order and 1: Studio and GotldacGiearlsie 2: a Precipice and_cene nrefarinth t : The Chalet of the Chamois frau. Act 11. S . Hunter and Alpirite t p ,c oss. Scene 2: The Steinbach, a Lower Valleys among the AlpJ, the Haunt ot the Witch of the W..terf all, in one o and Overhanging sicrowC;lsiffrsa,y rays still arch the torrent with the Alps. " many hue T s h o e f heaven, and roll the sheeted silver's waving co l um n o'er the crag's perpendicuiar." Scene 3 : The snow cappe— Sum mit as of the Jungfrau, by Moonlight. Scene 4 : Hail of Arimanes in the Nether World, painted by 3I The l, Danson and son. Act IlL—Scene 1: Terrace and Exterior o f Castle. Scene 2 : The Turret Studio, the Magian's Mid night Haunt. shook aid Illumined by a Thunderstorm, and finally Destroyed by Flashing 801 l and Crashing Avalanche. Last Scene : A Snowy Alpine Waste or Wilderness. Pro gramme of the Songs and Choruses—Act I —Scene I : Mys tical Responses of Viewless Spirits to the Magian's Invoca tion. Ist Solo, "Mortal to thy bidding bow'd," Miss Emma Heywood ; 2nd Solo, "In the blue acpth of the waters," Miss Poole ; 3rd Solo, " I am the rider of the w i n d," Mr. Swift • Sepeette, Misses Poole, Hey wood, Cicely Nott, Swift, and cho rus ; Th e I mpre - - ca tmu—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. ll. cene 3 - Solo and Chorus, " The C a pti ve Usurper,". Miss Cicely Nott' and Chorus ; Song 'Ph -e Snip sailed on, the Shin sailed fast," Miss Emma Heyw oo d . 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 Goo I and Evil Spir-Fs, by the Principal Singers and Full hoir. The general action of the tragedy arranged by Mr. Phe'ps. The incidental (lances designed and directed I) i Mr. Corms& Costumes from designs by R. W. Keene, Esq., and from Flaxman's Illustrations 't C[,,ssical and ilythological Conceptions. Machinery by Mr. J. Tucker and Assistants. Gas Illuminations by Mr. J. Hinckley. Spectral illusions by Mr. Cox, under the direction of Mr. Telbin. The whole of the entirely new scenery designed and prinoitHlly painted by Mr. W. Telbm, assisted by his son, Mr. 11. Telbin. he Hall of Arimanes painted by Mr. Danson and Sons. The increased orchestra and present arraivement of the music, oriolnilly composed by Sir Henry Bishop, under the direc tion of Mr. Barnard. The choir under the direction of Mr. Charles Beale. To conclude with a New and Original Farce, by Messrs. W Brow ,- II and A. Halliday, entitled MY EART'S IN THE. HIGHLANDS : characters by Mr. J. Neoille, Mr. G. Weston, Mr. Warde, Mr. J. Marris ; Mrs. C. Melville, and Miss Harfleur. Private Boxes, 10s. 6d., 215., LI lls. td., £2 2s , £3 35., and £4 4s. ; Stalls, 6s. ; Dress Circle, 45. ; First Circle, 35.; Boxes, 25.; Pit, 25.; Lower Gallery. Is.; Upper Gallery. 6d. No half-price. 13)x office open from Ten to Five (billy. Doors open at half-past Six, commence at Seven o'clock. Stage Manager, Mr. Phelps. THEATRE ROYAL HAY NI ARKET.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr, Buckstone. THIS EWA ING (Ist time), LITTLE DAISY. Alter which, at half-past 7 (2d time), A BULL IN A CI( INA SHOP. Messrs. Charles Mathews, Compton, Clark, Rogers, and Gordon ; Mesdames Lindley, Wright, Fitz ‘wildam, Bill, &c. Followed by THE GOLDEN FLEECE Messrs. Charles 3%Tathew., Compton,Weathersby, &c.; Mesdames C. Mathews, L Keeley. Griffith, &c. And MY 11USIUND'S GHOST. Commence at 7. OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole ManageMent of Mr, Fechter. BEI, DE 3IONIO (a Triumphant Suwess) will be repea t ed Eve• y Evening* until further notice. TNH EVENING, to commence with a Comedietta, by W. Gilbert, entitled UNCLE BABY: 3less s. J. G. Shore, Widdicombe, Charles, Bliss P. Lelercq, and Carlotta Leclercq. After which, at a Quarter-past Eight, BEI, DEMONIO, a Love Story, in Twelve Tah'eaux, taken trom Stendhsl's Ita lan Chronicle ," by John Brouir am. Principal c arac ter by Mr. Fechter, supported by Messrs. Jordan, Charles, Am, Emery, Raymond, Moreland, Smith, Clifford, Collett, Andrews, Sims ; Miss Kate Terry, Lavenue, ra. Lee, and Uiss Elsworthy. "DEL DEMONIO ; a LOVE STORY, in Twelve Tableaux. WS BATEMAN.—LEA IL—The triumphan t and enthusiastic success of the great tragic artiste, kiss BATEMAN, on her first appearance in the character of LEAH, in the new five a.:l Drama of that title, having been niv.htly repeated, and even exceeded during* the last four weeks, amidst the applause and tears of crowded audiences, and t.eprofoun i impression created upon all who have wit ued the touching impersonation by Miss Bateman of the be ast -broken Jewish maiden, being confirmed by the unani- Zna verdict and critical approval the entire press, the to'aZerot the NEW ADELPH I THEATRE has the honour bra rn , l '"es that H es BATEMAN will appear in the New in 0 . t LEAH EVERY EVENING till turther notice ; and Tuer t tor mtau . 0 meet, as far as possible, the increasing d , mand existi ng : , has added two more rows to those previously R" --- AL STRAND THEATRE. THIS :: 4 ,, t nalZer, Mr. W. 11. Swanborough. SirHPTI.- ir— 'l%ll3G, WHERE'S YOUR WIFE. Miss After which \Il! eRnIE. Mesrs. G. Honey, Parselle, m , an d a MRS nandcrs. To conclude iu with V N , „, LADY. Mr. Leigh xutAlra: NEVER WON 'AIR , Y. ‘,oratnence at 7. H I: I) Eb COntainin ITIO N OF g' the Lateet SPouTual INTELLIGENCE. had Every Ev ening 01 " 'FRE SUN,' f an G. It. ULLNLAGENT, No. 4. Connaught-terrace. d ark -Y e -P • HIGH WATER AT I:0TfIIs 1,11)ON BRIDGE. DAs. —Morning, 12h. 230, 4 ._ l ifteraom, 12h. 43m. To-MORRO W. orning, :Ih. Aternoon, Ih. 22m. The Weather ---•Sun Office, R ov u l 1863. THERMOMETER. This day at Two o'clock Barometer -30.13. ***** 50 Wind—North -Westerly ; moderate, and ant IL-3g ,...1 .. ~....2 , ..., ._ .. q„,..„ ___ Ai. LONDON, MONDAY, NOV. 9, 1863. The EMPEROR'S proposition of an European Con gress appears to be a good deal more than a mere vague hint, or passing suggestion, thrown out as on e may say just haphazard as a possible matter for uncertain consideration according to the turn t aken by the chapter of accidents. A thoughtful Sove reign like NAPOLEON 111, was obviously indeed one not likely to deal in such idle generalities. A Proposal iu every way so momentous, was cu.- "in to be seriously put forward, was if put forward at all, certain in common parlance to mean something. it is therefore no subject of sur prise whatever, to find that upon Rio very morrow of the delivery of this imperial speech from the throne, diplomatic proceeding: consequent upon that proposition should have coal• menced. While the EMPEROR and the Imperial F, m ily have left for the enjoyment of their winter holidays at Compiegne, from the Foreign office at Paris the strings have already been-pulled. Letters f r om the French EMPEROR, inviting the Sovereign: t o nn F,uropean Congress, were despat c h e d, accor d inf. to La ratr i e , on Th ursday. According to La France, they took their depa r t ure only Oa Friday- iv ~ „,, ,,".her sent on Thursday or , at a ny rate they apparentl y on Friday—sen' have been. h answ ers will, the re f ore, come dropping in upon t h e EMPEROR at uncert a i n intervals during his sojourn now at Compiegne. It seems to us by no means so Utopian, as some have imagined, to dream of the Congress being convened at all. The possibility of such a Congress being holden, was demonstrated in a remarkable manner in 1814 and again in 1815. It requires no Waterloo, moreover, as its necessary preliminary. A con juncture among the nations may be imminent and momentous, without its requiring one of the world's few great turning-battles to point it. As indeed is this present conjuncture —significantly indicated in half-a-dozen startling phrases by the Emperor NAPOLEON. Now—while the general peace of the Old World and the New appears to be trembling in the balance,hanging like the sword of DAMOCLES upon the suspension of a hair, here in regard to Poland, there in regard to the fratricidal (almost, it might be called the suicidal) contest between the Federals and Confede rates—now, if there ever has before been such a crisis in history,here in tru th is onej nstifying,or it should be E aid clamouring loudly for precisely one of these great Congresses. One thing, moreover,may be predicated of the French EMPEROR'S proposition, not only with confidence but with satisfaction : namely, that its submission thus frankly to the consideration of the various Powers of Europe, affords at any rate a chance of a happy settlement of existing and accu mulating difficulties, without the dire necessity (for so doing) of resorting to the supreme arbitrament of the sword. Regarded manfully in that light, it is a noble proposition it is something t o h EMPEROR may lay th at "fl 1 . Even if nothi ng come s o f it— ave made it. The French attering unction" at least to his soul. If like C ARMILLUS he has thrown his sword i n th e sea e, at certain memorable periods, in regard now to Russia, now Austria, now to China, now to Mexico—he has at other moments, even though he may have failed to prove success ful, attempted to enact the part of a Peacemaker. Formerly, not so very long ago, on two occasions, by suggesting a compromise between the American Belligerents. Nowadays, at this present juncture, by submitting to contemporary sovereigns this mag liificent, all but Arcadian proposition, for a grand European Congress with a view to an universal pa cification, and, to a certain extent, also, to a rational extent, that is, with a view to a general disarma ment. It is said that the King of PRUSSIA intends to open the new Parliament in person. If so it may be a good augury that he intends to conduct affairs in this fresh session with a more genial and gracious manner. The presence of the CROWN PRINCE also serves to testify that a better aspect is coming over the confused state of politics, since it is well known that the opinions of the young Prince are all on the right side in the entangled and disastrous state to which public questions are reduced at this mo ment in Prussia. All accounts seem to concur in asserting that the King is taking a more prominent part in public affairs than he has done of late. In his address to the officers at Stralsund he made a very significant statement, to the effect that "the danger of war was very near at hand." This may mean a great deal, or it may mean little or next to nothing, but of course it may be turned and twisted in various ways to suit different opinionists. It has been freely circulated that it refers to a war with France, and rumours declare that next spring will see its occurrence. This may be verified, it is true, but the King could hardly have referred to that issue so decidedly, since there is nothing which the authorities in Berlin are so likely to deprecate as a " Franco Prussian" contest, and this solution of the enigma of the royal speech has its origin in the fancies fears, or wishes of the interpreters thereof ; also the allusion might mean the crisis now approaching in regard to Denmark. This reading of the riddle is more likely to prove a correct one, since from one motive or another the Prussians aro most anxious to press on the controversy, and use every exertion ro obtain by force of arms what strength of argu ment and skill in diplomacy have hitherto failed to procure. The proposals recently made to resort to extremities were sufficient to explain the animus that existed in the minds of the rulers of Prussia, and must have excited the indignation of all who were capable of examining the question in its true bearings, and to appreciate the greed that stimu lated the des:re, and the spirit of monopoly that actuated the entire proceedings. It is still possible that the trite sentence bore reference to a domestic issue. The KING might have intended to hold out a warning, or to suggest a danger that was immi nent. It is true that with one thing and another the chances and changes of political life may soon bring about a stormy state in Prussia. All is ripe for revolution ; the exterior may seem calm, bat those who are skilled in the signs of the times may detect a working danger, and discern a covert snare that a small thing and a trivial action would be enough to set in motion and bring sad and serious effects to follow in its train. The smoulder. ing embers of discontent may be fanned into a flame that would spring up as a beacon light of liberty before the startled nations of Europe. Then the time for parley would be over, aed the day of grace gone by ; all would be losers for the time, but hereafter the country might emerge the freer Ind the brighter from the sharp struggle and the bitter trial. To avert such evils by a timely con cession, and to convert the indignant protest into the grateful acknowledgment, is one of the highest and happiest efforts of statesmanship, and makes the Minister who effects the triumph one of the bene factors of his country, and entitles him to the respect of mankind in general. It is to be feared that there are no heroes of such stuff in the Berlin list of nota bilities, and that the Sovereign referred to the danger in the distance more as a sort of interrorenz argument to admonish caution and to counsel a safe, if timorous, and subservient course. If so, the new Parliament inaugurated to-day may teach him otherwise, and, in a very short time, evince their det ermination to uphold the integrity of the Con 6tit4tiln andcl . " yin icate the independence of the People. King WILLIAM -.Nan g has a grand part before him how; en him devolves one of those responsibili ties which are awful to contemplate, and to avoid incurring the risk of whose failure many would willingly ee eeer , the chance of a glorious success. It is a fearful thing . and precipitancy the that through inadver tence or interests of a nation may b e compromised end even restoration i ou o s f ly injured. ough not probable, . Alth possible that KING have reason and turn thoughts to the the land peace, instead t t i ll i : to it s pristine state oT t pros e i r t i t 3 fluctuations and startling ch anges • eded the progress, end restricted the state and its subject of of l t a h t e e so imp energies of the he a bright day la; but , 1 I fen tine is to be adhere., for the welfare of Pruss ia; exagg erate unhappily, the oJ.• , to, 8 ,,, d , me maintained in m il li the BISMARK prcgr:Ltn force, overrate or exa then it will be difficult to the conseque n c es . Firs t an d foremost, there will ensue angry debates between the Ministers a n d ropos als of th e ) the representatives; then the I Cabinet will be scornfully rejec ted , while the Government, in turn, will confute the decrees of the Legislature, and doubtless another dissolution will change the scene of action, and again throw upon the country the onus of settling the contro versy, and deciding upon the merits of the rival disputants. Beyond this the prospect looks dark indeed, and well may the sanguine tremble for the Lome. There ale few sadder eights than to see a THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 9, 1863. wantonly chances, and b abase to e man w:tn witness w i lful l ythose throw entrustedw y it, and pervert its agencies to unworthy ends, and a with a g r eat power falsify their professions. Of this class, who pur posely ruin their destiny, are the Sovereign of PRUSSIA and his Ministers. Let them seek to re gain their departed esteem, and win back, at the crisis of peril and perplexity, their vast decaying strength and popularity, and perhaps they may regard " bygones as bygones." But if they go on as heretofore, one plot after another will fail them, and too late they will tarn from the contemplation of ruffled assemblies and indignant subjects to feel, if they will not acknowledge, that they have cast away the substance in running after the shadow, and that the "regrets of the good and the fears of the wise" attribute the sad catastrophe to the impo litic zeal with which the servants of the Crown assailed the Constitution of the country, and the unfortunate encouragement and imprudent sanc tion which was given to these untenable proposi tions. The Chamber of Deputies has rough work before it, but with firm and faithful hearts they may yet prosper beyond their expectations; and, if they survive the shock to which they will now be exposed, remain the honoured guardians of popular freedom; while, if they are cut short in their work of usefulness, they will leave behind them a memory of " doing what they could," which is the highest recognition and truest epitome of services rendered to a community. The proposed alterations in Holborn-hill and its vicinity have stimulated the inventive faculties of onr architects, and have brought forward a whole host of schemes for improving this busy and in convenient thoroughfare. We have now before us one of these designs, suggested by Mr. FREDERICK WALLEN, architect, of which the principal feature is the opening of a new line of street, sixty feet in width, to commence at the Old Bailey and termi note in Holborn, at the corner of Fetter-lane. This street would be level throughout, having no greater elevation than 1 in 155. It would cross Earring don-street at a height of 35 feet, and Shoe-lane at 21 feet 6 inches, and would traverse Thavies' Inn and Bartlett's-buildings so nearly on a level that communication with them would be easy. It would pass in a straight line from Newgate-street to St. Andrew's-court, whence it is to be carried by a slight curve into Holborn. It would pass to the south of St. Andrew's Church, over a part of the churchyard, or, according to a variation in the plan, it might curve a little more and pass further from the church, opposite to which the designer considers the most dangerous part of the hill to lie. Mr. WALLEN would further relieve the traffic from Smithfield and Victoria-street by the extension of the new street already projected from Smithfield bars to the Metropolitan Railway•station on to the west through Ely-place to Hatton-garden; and by the construction of a third new street, from Snowhill to the station in Victoria-street, he would obtain a direct line from thence to Sinner-street. Having thus provided so much relief for the carriage traffic, Mr. WALLEN considers that the few vehicles that preferred Holborn-hill route would find the inclination less troublesome than at present, and he therefore recommends the construction of the proposed new streets as a sub stitute for more costly alterations, this being in his opinion the most effective and economical way of settling the question. The scheme has many good points, and might in some respects work well. It has, too, the recommendation of good architectural effeet, judging from the accompanying designs. There is, however, ono serious drawback to it in the sight of the Common Council which we appre hend will prevent its finding a place among thte favoured ones, It does not come within the terms stipulated by the Court, and can, therefore, hardly be the scheme selected and approved. The Com mon Council expressly stated their wish to do away altogether with the existing route, and to substi tute complete viaducts or high-level roadways upon the line of Holborn-hill and Skinner-street, involv ing the entire removal of the present surface and the property on both sides. That the judges have had ample opportunity of examining the merits of the different methods suggested is evidenced by the fact that, in the course of the four weeks allowed for the preparation of designs, 84 gentlemen sent in 105 designs, illustrated by 206 drawings and 13 :node's. These designs were divided by the examiners into nine classes, and five of these classes were at once set aside for the very objection that applies to Mr. WALLEN'i3 design, i.e,, they did not contemplate an entire removal of the surface of the roadway, and of the property on both sides. The committee having determined that their de sign should be of the most comprehensive nature, would not adopt any scheme that only dealt par tially with the matter. The great object, in their estimation, is not only to secure a good road for the traffic between East and West, bat to provide also improved roads between the high and low levels. It appears from the returns that on an average upwards of 4,200 vehicles go daily up and down the hills from the low levels. The indispen sable condition which they attach to the plau sug gested we have already referred to—the construc tion of viaducts or high-level roadways on the pre sent site of Holborn-hill and Skinner-street. This method would, they consider, fully carry out the required principles, and comply faithfully with the terms of the Act of Parliament granting the rever sion of the coal duty. It would remedy the defec tive gradients, improve the neigbourhood (which greatly needs improvement), and give increased facility for traffic, When the Court has succeeded in obtaining all these advantages, however, there is yet more to do. A new street is urgently needed running eastward from Covent-garden—a middle passage between Holborn and the Strand. Such a thoroughfare has long been needed, arid it should be a broad, open highway, not a network of narrow, roundabout turns and passages. Leaving Covent garden and proceeding eastward, we now pass through dark, narrow, dirty ways, uutil we emerge in Lincoln's-inn-fields, from whence, on the other side, we wind about more intricate little miserable roads, till we come out into Chancery-lane. This should be remedied without delay, and the more readily as the neighbourhood through which it would pass will bear a good deal of improvement. No scheme for City improvement will be complete that omits this indispensable item ; and we trust the Common Council will carry out the undertaking in a large-minded, open-handed manner, remembering that the work to be done is work that will last. It will not only affect the comfort and convenience of the busiest city in the world, but it will endure for fu ture generations. Mr. DISRALI once happily said that the youth of a nation were the trustees of posterity, end it is as the trustees of the future that we should carry out such works as the present. Let the authorities in this matter act boldly and liberally, an d the public will not begrudge the payment if the Work b e well and thoroughly done. Let them not rest half way satisfied with innovation instead of improvement, and leave our east and west traffic still pressing along the two great overcrowded thoroughfare®, —et a broad highway start from Covent-garden, or there abouts, and run interme diately through the poor and valueless buildings north of the Stran d, b that lie the Fleet and Newgate market, until it emerges facing Cheap side. Such a road, if it were extended as it might be, to reach Cranbourn-street, would form one broad thoroughfare from that great centre of city life, at the corner of St. Martin's-le-Grand, to the quiet suburban retreats of Hammersmith. Of course the Common Council could not extend their jurisdiction beyond Temple Bar, but if they begin at the most important end, and carry on the task as far west as Temple Bar, there is no fear that the Metropolitan Board of Works will not complete the task. Let both bodies act in concert, and let no local jealousies or rivalries in. terfere with a matter of public urgency. The construction of such a street as we have spoken of would, in conjunction with the great highway of the Thames Embankment, leave four thorough fares along which the mighty traffic of the me tropolis might roll eastward and westward daily without the delay, the danger, and the thousand inconveniences now arising from restraining it in streets built for a tenth part of the population, and a hundredth part of the traffic. Her Majesty's Theatre.—Jullien's Concerts, The Promenade Concerts, at Her Majesty's Theatre, under the direction of M. Jullien, son of the late eminent composer and musical director, commenced on Saturday evening, and attracted an overflowing audience. In M. Jullien's announce ment he says his anxious desire is the same as that which animated Lis father—viz., a diffusion of the best and most wholesome influences of music by the popu:arisation of the works of the great masters, executed in a style worthy of their genius. And truly the splendid band engaged for the pur pose shows that he is perfectly in earnesi, in that intention. On making his enti ee, M. welcomed, firstly, on acc engaged in ; and, o J u u n l I t i e o n f w t a h s e m w o sotr work heartilyhewas secondly, in kindly recollection of the great exer tions his deceased father made to familiarise the million with those choice gems of melody which before his time could only be heard by the upper ten thousand at the Ancient or Philharmonic Con certs. The orchestra has been erected in the usual posi tion; the pit of course boarded over, forming, with the stage, the promenade; and altogether the inte rior of the theatre presented a brilliant and cheerful aspect. The concert was divided into two parts, to the first of which the dance music was confined, and even there it was in small quantity, consisting only of Jullien's Quadrille, "Fra Diavolo," and the famous British Army Quadrille. The part also contained Mendelssohn's overture to "Ruy Bias ;" Mozart's Symphony in E fiat, given entire, admirably pl a y e d, an d li s tened to with d e li g h te d attention ; and the ar i a , " Saper vorreste" from " Up Ballo in Maschera," charmingly sung by Mdlle. Volpini, and rapturously encored. There was, moreover, an air with variations on the cornet-a piston, played by M. Legendre (his first appear ance iu England) and encored with great warmth. The second part was a selection from Gounod's "Faust"—the air, "Le parlate d'amor," by Mr. Richardson, on the cornet-a-pistons ; " Salve dimora," on the violoncello, by Signor Pezze, with the violin obligato by Mr. Carrodus ; and " Es trano poter," by Mr. Tyler, on the clarinet. The gorgeous march, " Gloria immortale," was per formed by the orchestra, three military bands, and a full chorus; it went off with immense effect, and was vehemently encored. The selection from "Faust" was followed by several miscellaneous pieces. Mdlle. Volpini sang Arditi's very popular song " It baccio," and his new bolero, " Legger3 invisibile," creating a furore in both. Camillo Sivori has arrived, after an absence of five years, and will appear at the concert of Mon day next. Exhibition of Cabinet Pictures by British Artists, French Gallery, Pall Mall. The eleventh winter Exhibition of Cabinet Pic tures by living British artists opened to private view on Saturday, and showed no deficiency in the quality or quantity of the specimens. Many of our old friends and favourites had contributed to the walls, and in other corners new and promising aspi rants for popular favour displayed their powers. J. S. Cooper gives us two rural scenes from Canter bury meadows, in which the cattle are painted with lifelike fidelity. Mr. Cres wick has several landscapes, the best being his charming " Stepping Stones?' Witherington's " Stacking Hay" carries us back from the dreary November day to the full glory of the Midsummer noon, while Mr. Gilbert's " Loch Ericht—a Bright Night," transports us to a lovely lake amid the mountains, where we can almost see the moonlight sleeping on the quiet waters. Coming to the figure pieces, it would be impossible to pass over Mr. Egley's " Miranda's first sight of Ferdi nand," whose peculiar beauty of colouring, well suited to the enchanted island, at once rivets the gazer's attention. Mr. Linnel!, senior, has a large painting of "Christ and the Woman of Samaria," of which we cannot speak very highly, and Mr. Ward contributes a picture of Charlotte Corday contem plating her portrait before her execution, which is more striking than satisfactory. Less pretentious efforts are sometimes happier, and examples of this are to be found in Mr. Faed'a lifelike " Market Girl," Mr. Morgan's wonderfully clever "Country Jury," and Mr. Le Jeune's "Young Anglers." The pre-Raphaelites are, of course, not without represen tatives, and thoso who wish for colour and nothing more, had better inspect Mr. G. D. Leslie's "Margue rite." Miss Mutrie has painted some roses with rare skill, and Mr. Curbould has represented some Scotch cattle to the life. "Going to the Drawing-room" is a clever painting, not unmixed with satire of the absurdities of fashion. Sir J. D. Gordon's "Diana Vernon" is by no means so attractive as Scott's, and the two fair ladies in H. Schlesinger's " Hark the Lark" are too evidently standing for their portraits. The peasant wife in Mr. Clark's natural little scene " Any Crockery to-day, Marm ?" must certainly re turn a favourable answer to the tempting question; and TFiss Dnndas's " Dandie Dinmont" looks sharp enough to be a veritable " Pepper." Mr. Gullick has painted the sudden repentance of the Apostle Peter with care and ability, and other artists have the d distinguished the hedthEemxhseiblvite leavesion d iffere n u t s degrees.no room O t n o in complain of the decadence of British talent. ERItATA.—In our review of the new edition of Professor Wilson's _Nodes Ambrosiance, two typo graphical errors remained inadvertently uncorrected on Saturday evening. In the very last hne but one of the last sentence " even" should have been " ever;" while about the middle of the criticism, the sentence beginning " The swifter running" should obviously have begun " The swift runner." THE MINISTRY.—On Thursday the Ministers received summonses to attend a Cabinet Council on Tuesday next, the 10th inst., at Lord Palmerston's resi dence in Downing street. Earl Russell, the Lord Chan cellor, Earl de Grey, and Mr. Milner Gibson are staying in London and its vicinity. Lord Palmerston, accompanied by Viscountess Palmerston, accompanied by Viscountess Palmerston, arrived at Cambridge House last evening from Broadlands. Sir G. Grey, Sir C. Wood, Lord Granville, and other members of the Cabinet, are expected to arrive in town in the course of to-morrow (Monday).—Observer. SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY, EXETER HALL.— The opening concert of the season will take place on Friday next, November 13, when Mr. Costa's oratoria "Eli" will be performed. Principal soloists, Madame Rudersdorff, Madame Sainton Dolby, Mr. Sims Reeves, Mr. Winn, and Mr. Santley. AMERICAN MAIL STEAMERS DUE THIS WEER...— The mail steamers due at Liverpool this week are the City of New York, from New York on the 31st ult., due at Queenstown to-morrow (Tuetclay) ; the Hibernian, from Quebec on the 31st, is also due at Greencastle on the same day; the Cunard steamer Scotia, from New York, on the 4th instant, will no doubt reach Queenstown on Friday evening or Saturday morning next. MDLLE. ADELINA PATTI is to appear at once in Paris instead of going to Madrid, according to the an nounced programme. MADAME OTTO GOLDSCTIMIDT (née Jenny Lind) is announced to sing at two of the Liverpool Philharmonic Concerts on the 24th and 26th of the month. Handel's " Allegro" and " Elijah" are to be performed, LATEST INTELLIGENCE [REUTER'S TELEGRAM.] AMERICA. (Per the City of Limerick.) NEW YORK, OCT. 30 (Evening.) (By Telegraph to Cape Race.) General Thomas reports that General Hooker was attacked at midnight upon the 29th instant. Severe fighting ensued, lasting two hours, and with less vehemence until four o'clock. At seven o'clock General Hooker reported that the troops repulsed the enemy's attack, and drove the enemy from every position they assumed. The Confederates abandoned Look Out Mountain without resistance, and the Federals occupy the south bank of the river from Bridge port to Chattanooga. The river and railroad com munication are unobstructed, facilitating supplies reaching General Thomas. COMMERCIAL. Money slight. The expectation of an early large disbursement on the part of the Government has csused a repression in gold, which is now quoted 451 per cent premium. Exchange on London : Bankers' bills, 160. Stocks heavy. Now York Centrals, 136 - ; 'thuds shares, 125 ; Ede, 1091 ; 6 per Cent. United States Bonds, 1081. j (Cotton quiet. Middling Upland, 88c. (Per the Olympus.) NEW YORK, OCT. 26 (Evening). Advices from Chattanooga to the 24th inst. state that General Grant had arrived there. Breckenridge's and Hindman's divisions had been withdrawn from the Federal front, and were moving in force on the Federal left. Rumours are current of a Federal attack on the rear of Rome and Atalanta. NEW YORK, OCT. 27 (Evening). The Federal debt on the Ist of September is estimated at 1,228,000,000. It is reported that the supplies for General Grant's army at Chattanooga have to be carried on camels over the clay roads, which the rain has rendered impassable for other means of conveyance. The army has been on short rations, and the want of supplies prevents General Grant from assuming the offensive. No general movement has been made by either army in Virginia. Heavy cavalry skirmishing is reported near Beaton. General Lee maintains his line along the Rappahannock. THE OUTWARD MAIL. QUEENSTOWN, Nov. 8. The Royal Mail steamship Persia arrived here at 5.30 p.m. today. She embarked mail 3, passen gers, and the latest telegrams, and proceedee for New York. All well. The Persia experienced severe and thick weather from Liverpool. THE DANISH AND SWEDISH TREATY. COPENHAGEN, Nov. 3. The Faedrelandet says :—" Although we cannot positively guarantee that the treaty of alliance be tween Denmark and Sweden has already been signed, we can yet assure our readers, upon reliable authority, that Count Hamilton received full powers for that purpose upon the 27th ult. CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS. The following telegram has been received at Mr. Reuter's office from the Peninsula and Oriental S team Navigation Company. ALEXANDRIA, Nov. 7. The Massilia and Ripon sailed hence with the above mails at 10 a.m. this day. Th© former may be expected at Marseilles on the 13th, and the latter at Southampton about the 20th inst. The Carnatie brought the mails to Suez, arriving there on the s:h. Outward mails of 20-27 July. The Bombay delivered the above mails in Sydney on the 13th September (one day early.) COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CALCUTTA, OCT. 11. Grey shirtings little doing. Mule twist active. Indigo unchanged. Exchange on London, 2s. 01-d. Government Securities-4 per Cents., 99; 5 per Cents., 1071; 51 per Cents., 1161. Freights advancing. BOMBAY, Ocr.`ls. Exchange on London, 23. Id. Government Securities-4 per Cents., 96 ; 5 per Cents., 1051 ; 51 per Cents., 1151. CANTON, SEPT. 26. Grey shirting's and water twist dull. Total export of tea, 55,000,0001b5. Exchange on London, 4s. 94d. SHANGHAI, SEPT. 21. Tea declining. Silk advancing, Settlements, 4,500 bales; export to date, 17,060 bales. Exchange on London, 63. 21d. MELBOURNE, SEPT. 23. The shipments of gold since the departure of the last mail amount to 61,875 ounces. Trade improving. FRANCE. PARIS, Nov. 9. Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress have arrived at Compiegne. The Constitutionnel of this morning publishes an article signed by M. Limayrac, drawing a parallel between 1815 and 1863. He argues the necessity of establishing a new public law, as peace does not exist in the present day, but armaments ruin all, The Congress of Vienna fatally reflected the spirit of the past, and the passions of the moment. The Congress proposed by the Emperor would accom plish the work of universal progress and general civilisation. THE BOURSE, Nov. 7.—Notwithstanding the rise in the rate of discount by the Bank of France, and the arrival of the English Funds with a decline of 1, this market has been more buoyant, and the busi ness done shows an improvement. Threes, for the Account, are now at 67f. 10c. Mobilier have ad vanced to 1,090 f. Railway Market quiet, but firmer. The market closed as follows : 41 per Cents 95 20 Do. ead 3 per Cents Do. end month 67 10 Credit Mobilier 1080 Do. end month 1083 75 Bank Shares 3380 Credit Fonder 1270 Roman Italian Loan 72 85 ]o. end month 72 95 ew ditto 72 50 Do. end month.... Russian Austrian Spanish Threes. „ Rome Debt Deferred rAYS. Cash. Account. BAIL . Orleans 97 , 5 - .. 975 - Northern New ditto — Lyons Etna Medi Ltartuivan 951 25 .. 952 50 New ditto 905 Geneva 497 50 977 60 .. 980 -- Southern 620 .. 690 —, Western Eastern •• • • Sardinian Auatrian - 408 75 I. , gpb%rd North of Spain Saragossa 620 .. 622 50 Ditto to Barcelona THE POLISH INSURRECTION. WARSAW, Nov, 5. It is currently reported here that General Berg has been appointed actual Viceroy. The Grand Duke Constantine will therefore not return to Warsaw. His departure from the Crimea may be shortly expected, but he will then repair to St. Petersburg. General Berg yesterday opened the Animl, session of the State Council, whose numbers are confined to the few paid Government officials. It will be recollected that all the others have re signed. The Dziennik, reports that Ammer, the assailant of General Trepon, has revealed the names of his three accomplices. These are—Dombrowski, a smith, who escaped 'through Gruvert a confection ary shop, and threw away a dagger in the court yard ; Kogutowski, a locksmith, who, after being arrested, hung himself in prison; and Holtzendorf, a tanner, who incited Ammer to the attempt. The Dziennik does not say whether the last has been taken. Nothing is said either as to the condition of Ammer, who is reported to be in a dangerous state. The Dziennik, adds—" The persons en gaged for the murder, who also call themselves gendarmes, or police of the subterranean Govern ment, took an oath to a priest, whose name has not yet transpired." KALISCH, Nor. 5. The following proclamation was issued to-day by the authorities : "In consequence of an order from his Excel lency the military governor of Kalisch, of the 2d inst., the inhabitants are herewith interdicted from henceforth wearing mourning, ae well as every emblem of a revolutionary tendency. Mourn ing is only permitted to persons lamenting a father, mother, husband, or wife, and in these cases only under the condition of always carrying upon their persons the card of permit, to be obtained at the Government Chancellory. All women, with out distinction of age or rank, encountered in the streets in mourning after the 13th Nov., will be fined as follows—lt walking in the streets, 10 rou bles; driving in hired vehicles, 15 roubles; in their own carriages, 100 roubles. If unable to pay the fine, an equivalent term of imprisonment will be imposed. Conductors receiving persons wearing mourning into omnibuses must pay 10 roubles fine for every such person. Officials whose wives or children wear mourning will, in the first instance, forfeit a month's salary; in the second instance, be immediately dismissed." LITERATURE, The Heiress and her Lovers. A Novel. By Geor giana, Lady Chatterton, author of " Memorials of Lord Gambier," " Translations from the German of J. P. Richter," &c. Three Vols. Bentley. Lady Chattertou is a brilliant writer and a deep thinker. Her facile pen not only enthrals the in terest but arouses the attentive consideration of her readers. The theme of her present story is, how ever, not a happy one. It is true that, in the course of it, we sake acquaintance with some very charm ing characters. Nesta " the Heiress," Eva Dra more, Aunt Mary, and Lord Mowbray, and some others. Poetical justice is, to a certain extent, dealt out to good and bad at the falling of curtain. Still, as we have said, the theme is not a pleasant one. Notwithstanding the loveable cha racter of the heroine and her daughter, for the story continues to the second genera tion, we have continually before our minds most depraved characters and most revolt ing crimes, in the persons and deeds, of Morgan O'Neil and Honoria, Lady Glenmaurice. Their characters, for the credit of human nature, we must regard as singularly overdrawn. When we first meet with them, they are young, proud, and ambi tious, loving each other, and yet unwilling to sacri fice personal pride or ambition for affection. Mor gan O'Neil having convicted Honoria in an act of deliberate falsehood, renounces her at once, and turns to the fair heiress who, unhappily for herself, is devoted to him. Yet this same Morgan, so indignant at an act of duplicity in another, does not scruple afterwards to commit acts of the meanest perfidy and the basest treachery imaginable. His after intimacy with Honoria is hardly probable. He is descrilied as an ambitions man, a rising member of Parliament. The ambi tion and self-esteem of his proud and arrogant nature would barely, have preserved him from the debas ing effects of a passion so recklessly and remorse ' lessly indulged in, for Morgan is not represented as being of an ardent or impassioned temperament. Whether trae to nature or not, the story of Morgan O'Neil and Honoria is very revolting: and the sins of the parents are visited upon the children, for Roland O'Neil falls in love with his own sister, the supposed daughter of Lady Glenmaurice, the childrec having been changed in infancy, bat both being in reality the offspring of Morgan O'Neil, born at the same hour, the one the daughter of his injured wife—the fine-minded Nesta—and the other the son of Honoria, the faithless wife of Lord Glen maurice. However well intended, to point a moral and to illustrate the fatal consequences of a first false step, the frequent introduction of incidents like the above, into our domestic novels, is greatly to be deprecated. There are crimes about which " ignorance is bliss," and it is worse than folly in our novel writers to drag them to the light and depict them in their full enormity. We the more regret such an error of judgment in the present instance, because Lady Chatterton's novel is evidently dictated by the highest principles, and it is filled throughout with noble and elevated sentiments. As evidence of which we may quote the following judicious re marks on— MORAL DEVELOPMENT. The kind of biased indifference which she evinces is a bad symptom in the human soul. It is one of the surest evidences of deterioration. We ought to become happier as we grow old. I mean, we ought to have learnt to derive more and more pleasure from everything; for appreciation of what is good and beautiful must year after year become more fully developed if we have lived to any purpose; and though the peculiar enjoyment which physical vigour com municates to all sensation may, perhaps must be diminished, yet the training and cultivation which the bodily senses have received increase their appreciative capacity, and we, consequently, derive more pleasure from all we see, feel, think of, or imagine. In fact, to be really fitted for Heaven; we should (I think) become happier even in this world as we grow old. Our - natural instinct, too, induces us to improve. Most people hope and long to improve. .We all look forward to something more, though perhaps few are conscious of wish ing to become better. But, at any rate, we all expect or hopo to become happier, and I verily believe that, the older we grow, this expectation or hope is ever strengthening instead of diminishing, in spite of endless disappointments and bitter sufferings. I have the strongest faith in the capacity wo all possess to improve. I believe most firmly in our powers of individual development, while I as firmly disbelieve in the modern theory, which is now becoming so fatally common—the progressive development of the human raco in this world. Here again is an exlmple of practical philosophy : AUNT MARY'S ART or HAPPINESS. Most of our unhappiness (not our misfortunes, remember, fur these are often blessings in disguise, as I think, Richter says), but the unhappiness which often cling to us like a wet blanket, and seems to smother with its cold weight our daily and hourly well-being—most of this unhappiness pro ceeds from allowing ourselves to expect too much. Wishes and hopes become an amusement, and if judiciously ma naged, a pleasant distraction from some of the dull realities of life. I feel grateful to many of the (perhaps foolish) wishes and hopes that have buoyed me at different periods of my life, although they never were. and probably never will be, fulfilled. Like the pleasant dreams which so me • times visit our sleep, they leave an aft er-taste of happiness on the mind, although we knew they never can be repeated or fulfilled—that they are but fle eting visions of the night. But beware of expectations. Beware ot allowing ourselves to think we deserve—that wo ought to have such and such a thing ; that other people who deserve and who value it much less have attained in a much higher degree ex ac tl y what we want. To those who can become convinced of the di re couse quences of not attai nin g a constant spirit of cheerf u l resig.. n otion—to those who can learn from Script ure that self knowledge which almost imparts a proficiency in the art of happiness —any lot may be ',Lucie compar a ati d ve l ly enjoyabl e . o Tneie is one thing, however, which I ' n few others su ffer from, which i s the most dilßeult allof t coun t era ct —that is, natural and i n h er i ted low h o wever, this very suffering which has tended to i m p ress sp t i r r u i e ts t .o , t ly is: on inymind the necessity of cultivating cheerfulness, and looking out for enjoyMent and innocent all the little daily concerns and sights of every-daydistraction among Although the concionuationis t sweeping life. in its character, there is much truth •in the following OBJECTIONS TO PHOTOGRAPHY. I am afraid that photography used in portraits tends to cultivate a taste tor ugliness. They induct) people to be satisfied with their Nvoi -- •;,i - T O 7 - /F , an 4 to be reconciled to gracelessness, harshness, and caricature. It is almost im possible that a photograph can give the likeness of a people at their best moments. And boat moments, when we wear the harmonious expression, which inward contentment and good feeling ,gives, ought to be encouraged, multiplied, and coaxed out in every possible way. It should be our con stant endeavour to attain permanently the beat expression of our best moments, the outward indication of that cha • ratter of mind and disposition which we would like to trans mit to a portrait, and to be known in by those whose opi nions we value most. Many people take quite a different view of the case, and imagine that it is an indication of honesty and an absence of vanity to be satisfied with their ugliest expression. But lam afraid the satisfaction they derive from it proceeds more from the besetting sin of these times—self-sufficiency, and an absence of any wish or hope to become better." These passages, which we have quoted at ran dom, are bnt inadequate specimens of the thoughtful, speculative character of the work under notice—a work in many respects deserving a very attentive perusal, grievously flawed though it is by. the unfortunate character of the plot. 7'he Gallery of Geography. Pictorial and Descrip tive. By the Rev. Thos. 'Milner, M.A. Part 1., pp. 64. William and Robert Chambers, of Lon don and Edinburgh. Those eminent volunteer promoters of Popular Education, the Messrs. n illiam and Robert Cham bers, of Landon and Edinburgh, have, without doubt, in this beautiful serial, adventured upon one of their most remarkable enterprises. That fact is al ready evident upon an examination of this first part, or initial number. According to the announcement of the prospectus, we observe, that the work will be completed in either sixteen or seventeen of these in stalments. The result being, when the periodical issue has been brought, in about a couple of years' time, to a close, the gradual accumulation in the hands of the subscriber of a very handsome volume in deed—a volume remarkable in every particular for the beauty of the letterpress and of the illustrations, and for the general excel lence of the mere " getting up" as well as of the typography. Capital paper, large, readable type, ample pages (ample, that is, remembering what is likely to be the thickness of the volume when finished)—pages, moreover, not double-columned— and, added to all this, a variety of elegant and ap propriate embellishments scattered plentifully through the text, elegant little drawings (crisply cut on the box by the cunning implements of skilled engravers) from pencils as well known and as widely Appreciated as those of Harrison Weir, of I. F. Sargent, of Daniel, and of Clark Stanton. Those are among the principal attractions combined in this new serial by the Messrs. Chambers—as fitting accessories, that is, to the attraction stamped upon the very face of it at its commencement, by the intimation that the whole of this elaborate production is to emanate from the hand of the rev. and learned author of The Gallery of Nature, as well of many other compila tions of almost equal celebrity. The fact of this simple announcement that the Rev. Thomas Milner is to write this Gallery of Geography, a Gallery which is to be ,in point of fact a descriptive tour of the world, will be sufficient to inspire confidence in the probable merit of the book as a whole. Precisely as would be the case were a new serial upon ornithology announced as forthcoming by the Messrs. Rout [edge, under the supervision of that able and popu tar naturalist, the Rev. Mr. Wood. An admirably well engraved vignette title page, representing St. Paul's Cathedral as seen from St. Ann's Church, _Tens " part one" of this Gallery of Geography. AS matter of course, as a matter of sheer necessity, indeed—as " part one," the instalment before us is purely introductory, It relates, in effect, in the first instance, to the modes of travel and navigation among the ancients. It define, then succinctly the geographical knowledge of those same Ancients. Coming further down towards our own time, the iuthor afterwards depicts the extent of the geo graphical knowledge in the Middle Ages—ages that any rational man ought to blush to call "Dark," if only it be borne in mind that during these middle ages all profane literature, all the classic authors of Greece and Rome, as well as the divine records of the Holy Scriptures themselves, were ten lerly treasured up by those venerable and learned. ministers of the Church to whose sublime genius ind sublimer pietyEurepe is indebted for those grand. ind glorious old Gothic Cathedrals, "petrified music,' "dreams in stone," that are, we might almort' venture to say it, the despair of modern architec cure. A fourth chapter of the work relates not Ally the history of the Passage of the Cape of Good Hope, and of the crossing of the Atlantic, but ac quaints the reader with all that is known in regard to the earliest circumnavigation of the globe. A fifth chapter acquaints us with various particulars in regard to the remotest records of north-eastern? north-western, and north-polar voyages. The sixth, and last chapter in the number, being devoted to the commemoration of the famous English and Dutch circumnavigators of the seventeenth century. So that, even in this first cumber of the new serial it will be seen the ground is fairly cleared for what is to constitute, or we are much mistaken, a very noble superstructure. The body of the work, we are already apprized, will be Apportioned into five divisions—l. Europe, 11. Asia, 111. Africa, IV. America, V. Oceania. Each of these comprehensive divisions, of course, being sabdivided into a series of chapters. By this means the work, as a whole, in spite of its almost bewildering magnitude, wilt be, readily enough, systemized. Many of the embellishments have the additional interest and attraction of being taken from original sketches , a large number of them even from photographs ! So far as we can possibly judge of a work of such un usually large dimensions and of such extraordinary diversity—relating, as it must do, to matters not only geographical and topographical, bat to the annals of the human race, to the rise and fall of empires, to the commemoration of famous men, to the distri' bution of the animal and vegetable kingdoms in a ll parts of the habitable globe—it gives promise even now of reflecting the highest honour upon all par ties engaged in its production, from the pub' ushers, the author, and the illustrators downwards? through all the mere mechanical departments called into play by the commencement of so important an undertaking as the publication of this noble " Galt" iery of Geography'." Dietrichsen and Hannay's Royal Alnzanack for 1864. pp. 166. Edward Cleaver. As usual, this nothing loss than marvellous Almanack appears betimes early in November.; Considering the price of it, the scope of it, and the whole excellence of the getting up of it, bearingin mind, its accuracy, its diversity, its enormous plicity of names and statistics --it is surely, even nowadhys, in this age of cheap and admirable printing, nothing less , a s we have j ust said, Ou zo marvellous. The pr esent issue for 1861, being his sextile, or leap year, the twenty-eighth y ear o f al° Majesty Queen 1/ ictoria, is the t wenty-seventh ye ar' of the publication of Di e t r i c h sen and HannaY'° Alman ack. So that it happy and glorious reign of h er M ost G rac i o uN has been coming out; ea r after very nearly year, and literally astonishing th e na ti ves while doing,ss® as long as our beloved Sovereign has been seated up on the throne. The almanack i 44 an old favourite. But it does not by any means pre sume upon the reputation it has won. It is in it ° every arrangement as thoroughly and carefulli compiled as it has ever been : comprising with 11 ' — still — besides—the royal genealogy of England the Pe erage ; P arl i amentary, C ourt, C ounty , and Colonial Calendar ; Army and Navy, 111 , lists alph a b e ti ca lly arrang e d ; a Register "" Remarkable Occurrences during the prcce.w. ing twelvemonth ; a London, Provincial, Colon ial and Foreign Banking Directory; fair lists for land, Scotland, and Ireland; besides a really en° r : mous mass of other useful and interesting infe r°6 tion. Among these, Acts of Parliament, P os . tal regulations, and so forth—to say nothing of da lif tide tables for London, Bristol, Halt, lAtc' f pool,rand 238 other seaports ! Certainly, (1-I°PT,t for the money and to spare, seeing that ttx cv,l,, is purchaseable for a mere sixpence. Saunders Otley and Morgan's British A'n'y Review. November, 1863. So fur as we can comprehend it, this little publi° cation is issued under the timbre of the new firm of Army, India, and Colonial Agents of 9, Waterloo place—not under that of the old firm of Saunder°o r the Th Pti ria arr Si rao sen prig and tibl the goli Goc Par mal Cou neu Wert been Con; acts' Cent Spai 13 14 Ne , A, 63 6 have ahoy prev varil Batt) 3 pea 3 pe:: New - Ant. Di Di Indi I.i 1i ];)i 13 9 n 1 CO Ia di, 7 :C1 A.lls; Er az Bll@7 - Jai Cu7ol C 7 ail 'Cole - Dan Equ Egv Gre( Gila ayes 'ino o Nem Pere 1 0 Pur ~~ .F Du