The Sun. — London, England, 1863-12-11 00:00:00

OYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. Under the Management of Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. W. Harrison. • THIS EVENING, for the 17th time, Balfe's new Opera, BLANCHE DE NEVERS Miss Louisa Yyne, Miss Anna Hiles, Miss Etima Heywood ; Messrs. W. H. Weiss, H. Corri, A. Cook, A. t. Albyn, C. Rouse, and W. Harrison. To conclude with the Second Act of THE DESERT FLOWER Conductor, Mr. A. Mellon. Doors open at hall-past Six—Commence at Seven viIHEATRE ROYAL DRURX- LANE. Managers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, her Majesty's Servants will perform the Farce of BEAUTY-OR THE BEAST. Principal cha racters by Messrs. Addison, G. F. Neville, Barret, Spencer, and G. Weston ; Mrs Edmund Falconer and Miss R. Lecicrq. Atter which, Lord Byron's Choral Tragedy, MANFRED. 'Messrs. r helps, Ryder, Rayner, M -agreson, Ward, Spencer ; Miss Eburne, Miss E. Atkinson, Miss Leclercq, and Mrs. E. Vocalists —Miss Poole, Miss a.itter, Miss Cicely Notr, Miss Heywood, and Mr. Swift. Followed by MY 111,;ART'S IN THE HIGHLANDS: characters by Mr. J. Neville, Mr. G. Weston, Mr. Warde, Mr. J. Marris ; Mrs. C. Melville, and Miss Hartleur. THEATRE ROYAL HAYM ARKET.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr, Buckstone. THIS EVENING, USED UP. Messrs. C. Mathews, Rowe, Rogers, Braid Clark, Cullenford, &c. ; Mesdames Angel, Fitzwilliam, &c. Followed by THE GOLDEN FLEECE. Messrs. Charles liathew.,, Compton Weathersby, &c. ; Mesdames C. Mathews, L , Keeley. Griffith, &c. With COOL AS A CUCUMBER. Mr. C. Mathews. And NY HUSBAND'S GtiOST. Commence at 7. ROYAL LYUEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Mr. Pechter. BEL DENEONIO (a Triumphant Success) will be repeated Every Evening until further notice. THIi EVENING, the Comedietta, by W. Gilbert, entitled UNCLE BABY: Mess•s. Widdleombe, J. G. Shore, Charles ; Miss P. Le :lereq, and Carlotta Leclercq. After which, at Eight o'clock, BEL DESIONIO, a Love Story, in Twelve Tableaux, taken from Stendhal's "Italian Chronicle ," by Mr. John Brougham. Principal charac ter by Mr. Fechter, supported by Messrs. Jordan, Charles, Brougham, Emery, Raymond, Moreland, Smith, Clifford, Collett, Andrews, Sims ; Miss Kate Terry, It'. LaTellUe, rs. Lee, and Miss Elsworthy. Doors open at half-past 6—commence at 7. LEAH. -EVERY NIGHT. MISS BA'FEMAN.-LEAH.-THIS EVENING, the Gist appearance of the great Tragic Actress, Miss BATEMAN, in the character of LEAH. In consequence of the unbounded success with which Miss Bateman's imperso nation of the priLcipal character in the new Five Act Drama of LEAH has been attended. Mr Webster begs to announce that it will be performed EVERY EVENING until further notice. NEW THEATRE-1W ICAL, ADELPIII.-.. Sole Proprietor and Manager. Mr. 13. Webster. THIS EVENING, at 7, THE TRAGEDY QUEEN: 3rrg. Stirling. At 8, the New Drama of LEAH : Bth we er Of Rigs Bate man, supported by Messr s. Ar t hur Stirli ng , R. phini,si, , ',.,. ling - ton. Stuart, Stephen son, Eburne ; Miss H, sinaL, and it Mrs. Billingtcn. fo conc l u de with THE IRISH TIGER : Miss li. Kelly and Mr. Stephenson. OPAL STRAND THEATRE. manazer, Mr. W. IL Swanborough. THIS EVENING, MIRIAM' S CRI3IE. Messrs. Geo. Money, Parselle, Belford, Turner, 3liss K. Saville, and Miss Manders. Followed by (16th time) PATIENT PENELOPE ; or, The Return of Ulysses. Messrs. tioney and Fenton ; 3lesdames bwanborough and Sim pson. After which, MY NtiV PLACE. Mr. A. Wood. Commence at 7. ROYAL SADLER'S-WELLS THEATRE. Manay,eress, Miss Marriott. THIS EVENING, the successful new Play, by Westland Marston, Esq., entitled PURE GOLD : Messrs. E. Pilelps, H. Marston, D. H. Jones, W. D. Gresham, S. Perfitt ; Miss I llandlebert, 3:rs. B. White, and Miss Marriott. To conclude with THE BRIGAND : Mr. D. H. Jones, Miss Mandl e ber t. Box-office open from 11 to 4. s iTHE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," Containinv, the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, an be had Every Evening- of 0. R. GLENIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park, HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tuts DAY.—Morning, 2h. 2m.—Afternoon, 2h. 21m. .20-monnow.-Morning, 211. 43m.—Afternoon. 3h. 10m. The Weather--Sun Office, Dec. 11, 1863. THERMOMETER. This day at Two o'clock 5O Barometer-30.19. Wind—S.-W. ; moderate, and cloudy. f„.44.Ay SUM LONDON, FRIDAY, DEC. 11, 1863. Although the phrase is expressive's° far of a mere conventional courtesy among the Monarchs — it is something for the French EMPEROR to have elicited from each of the contemporary rulers of Europe the assurance, " Je saisis cette occasion pour vous renouveler lee assurances de la haute estime et de l'amitie toute particuliere avec lesquelles je suis, Monsieur mon frere, de Votre Majeste, le bon frere" --ALEXANDRE, FRANcCIS-JOSEPH, GUILLAUME, GEORGE, LEOPOLD, and so on through the whole list of the reigning European Sovereigns. To cor dial esteem, to inviolable friendship, they are again thus very recently and very formally pledged ; and the potentate to whom they stand thus pledged a new, is the very one who has hitherto been flouted as the perpetual meditator of disturbance throughout Christendom. This is certainly._ if nothing else—a very curious turni ng of the tabl es , i n d ee d! C ou ld an ythi ng b e put courtly than the terms in which the King of ss for example, responds to the EMPEROR'S invitati on? responds to it, thus, by accepting it ! " I thank you r MAJESTY for the ho s pit a lity y ou a r e kind eno u r, h t()ciffdr me, a n d I am sure th a t I s h a ll find in Paris the cordial reception which renders the recollection of m me ! but it will y stay at Compiegne so dear to rather appertain to our united Mini sters to enli g h ten by their discussions and to prepare for the eanctio of the sovereigns the propositions that be su b m i tte d to the Congress. ,, Languag e indicative of the Boyal writer's conviction that h e Congress is in very deed to be holden as Proposed', England has refused t o lite C ongress t h at Patt-tipate in His Im perial Majesty the Emperor . of although Avg refraining from assurances of co op" ati _ u so explicit, observes most graciously and gta ' r utlY upon NAPOLEON'S "Lie step i s project of a Congress—a diotated to your MAJESTY by the sincere desire to spare the world the calamities which war le a d s to. To preserve and assure to Europe the benefits of peace, while maintaining the honour and dignity of the count r y we govern f rom attaint, ought lob e , in fact, one of our most constant preoccupations. Suc h is also my dearest wish, and to attain such an objee- my co-operation will always be secured by your MAJESTY." All the KAISER asks, there ore, by way of preliminary, is a sufficiently clear and cate gorical indication of what might probably be the subjects of discussion brought under the considera tion of Pontiff, Emperor, King, and Sovereign- Prince, at the Council-board of this grandly con ceived C ongress o f th e ru l ers of Christendom. An indi ca ti on of a programme, that England asked for and obtained, only to repel the original invita tion when she had obtained it. The King of LAVARM, replying to the French Em rEtt„, "' in a letter dated Rome, the 27th '' y eraber it observes, will be seen, " I hope that tht3 tposition of your Imperi a l Maj es ty, fol lowed byulteriori explanati o n s u p on thi s su bj ec t, will meet Nvth interestetite reception f ro m th e P owers directly nee: the sol u ti on o f t h ese quest i ons indispensably necessary to ensure its success." Hi s Majesty adding,“ln t Supposition I do not hesi tate to adhere to the p r oposition of your Imperial m a j es ty, and I sh a d estee m in the or o r r nyself fortunate in co-operating g t the paci fu fication by taking p ar t in eneral e u aeccCodnfer ences." Again--an acceptan ce! l given to the E MPEROR'S prop oa b i tion or by an the ce Sovereign Pontiff, is, if possible, still more emphatic in its precision and completeness. His u oliness begi nn i ng hi s re ply to NAPOL EON 111 . thus unhe s i. tatingly:—'` The idea your Majesty expresses of bein g able to establish wi.hout commotion in Europ e —and, please GOD, else where also—with the cp. operation of the sovereigns or of their representa tives, a system which may calm the public mind and restore peace, tranquillity, and order to numberless countries in which, unfortunately, those benefits are lost, is a design which greatly honours your Ma jesty, and which with the co-operation of all, assisted by Divine grace, will produce the best effects. For this reason, with an entirely cordial disposition, we associate ourselves with such a praiseworthy object"—and su forth. His Majesty the King of ILINovEn, by birth an English Prince, acknow ledges in so many words to his having received the EMPEROR'S letter " with equal pleasure and grati tude." King LEOPOLD writes very frankly in reference to his own individual sentiments, "As regards my own personal feelings I should take advantage of the cordial proposal of your Imperial MAJESTY with the greatest satisfaction." King VICTOR EMMANUEL answers with point blank explicitness — " As soon as the international Conference takes place I shall take part (in it) in person, or at least send (to it) a representative." From all sides except from the direction of England the answers have come in, couched in terms the m ost conciliatory. For the curt, snarline, almost cynical. ton e o f our reply, England herself is not r esponsible—but, on the contrary, we rest assured of thi s, that for that tone she rigorously hold resp ons ibl e h er ry, will Foreign Secretary. At this season of the year one's attention is natu rally turned to the question of agriculture, there are so many meetings and gatherings in the country; and the more absorbing and engrossing subjects of politics being in abeyance for the timelso far there is more opportunity for entering into the discussion of other points. At the meeting of the Society of Arts Mr. CHALMERS MORTON read a paper on "Agricultural Projects, its Helps and Hindrances," which is deserving of consideration for many of its suggestions and remarks. He gave it as his opinion that the indisputable progress that had been made was attributable to many causes, among which he notified " the more extended use of machinery." This opinion coming from an influential quarter is very satisfactory, for some persons have been much against this practice, and more especially in regard to steam machinery. Mr. MORTON also entered into the question of how much benefit had accrued from the establishment of Societies ; the Royal Agricultural Society, in particular, had been most serviceable. There is no doubt that there is great truth in this, as nothing can exercise a stronger influence, or keep a spirit of emulation, and impart interest to the subject in all its branches, than the formation of Societies. They ensure that due regard must be paid to the matter in many varied forms, whereas otherwise, perhaps with the best intentions, those more immediately concerned or intimately connected with the affair might neglect to study its peculiarities, and become negligent or slothful in their vocation. The remarks of Mr. COLE at this meeting were most worthy of notice. He observed that one question of paramount importance, which ought not to be passed over, was the condition of the labourer. He con sidered that no one could deny that the labourer was " worse housed and cared for than the horse, the cow, and the pig." Certainly this is a sad and sorrowful estimate to take of the question, and it is of importance that the view Mr. COLE took of the case be duly considered. He said much evil arose from the practice that landlords had of putting a stop to the existence of cottages on their estates. Their object was to prevent them becoming charge able to the parish rates. This is a very reprehen sible course to adopt, and the results that ensue from it are to sure to prove most deleterious to the cause in which they are engaged, and ensure the most hurtful effects on those connected with them. It is satisfactory to mark in contradistinction to this that many attempts are now made to improve the dwellings of the labouring classes. No state of society can prosper if the hands that toil, and the be ings who minister to the wants of others, are not well provided for, and their ccmfort made one of the first considerations in forming plans and devising means for the carrying on of the various schemes of agri culture, and the several arrangements relating thereto. A meeting was also held at the St. James's Hall for the purpose of considering the best means of promoting *heir cultivation. The conclusion arrived at was that they passed a reso lution highly approving of the objects of the General Steam Cultivation Company. Another resolution was also passed to the effect that it would be advisable to establish a joint stock com pany, to supply " steam apparatus to ap plicants." This would be a very desirable thing if it could be managed with any degree of success, as the results of the more extended use of steam would certainly ensure great benefits to all con cerned in the matter. Lord ROBERT MONTAGU spoke very strongly on the question, and declared that if the steam plough was prevalent throughout the country the " English farmer would be able to compete with those of America, Russia, Poland, and the Principalities of Turkey." This would be indeed a desideratum, and the sooner the experi ment is made the better. There is always so much prejudice to overcome in these matters that the progress of any invention and the adoption of any scheme is always most tardy and tedious. As soon as possible, however, those who are more enlight ened should seek to dispel the illusions and dissipate the tears of the timorous and mistaken persona who will pursue the beaten track, and prove by their conduct, if not by their words, that they adhere to the old adage that " What they did with yesterday they'll e'en do with to-day." Mr. HOLLAND, the Chairman, adduced several reasons in favour of this ' in n z P o er e iment. He said that as much could be done beside s ,i t Week with steam as in six by the present meth od ; to aom u an i very truly declared that this gave the m w e extent the command of the seasons ; fifth he re eta not expensive. He had now got in his gave it as hi s :e' he had employed steam, and he meat a steam did it for 10s. These per acre, whereas the that the old system cost 20s. c P y r t nir l luce an effect in time, and are facts that the more energetic 1 method set to work the,: who are in favour of the the unbelieving will be t g il e a o t nfirmed in the right all possible Facilities converted and the hesitating v iews. It is quite certain tom o employ steam a moat t Y about to should be given to farm ers f,o zp i ropriate machines, and therefore th e a be started has come forward at time, and deserves encouragement interest it is to promote the progress of agriculture whose ia e e z iture throughout the country. There is no use ing new things to succeed if the right mean ': a ct : not adcpted to enable them to do so, and cons©_ quently any well organised sche me for providi ng against difficulties and supplying emergencies should be encouraged. It is idle to consider that agriculture is to be left in staeu quo, while all other sciences are undergoing alterations and receiving improvements. It is just and right that all pursuits and professions should share in the great changes now taking place, and reap the benefits that matured experience and additional knowledge are so widely diffusing and largely disseminating through the civilised world. It was quite time that some definite plan was put in farce to supply the defi cienciest an d rest i fy the error that militated against I e success of this invention ; and it is, therefore, THE SUN, LONDON, FIi.IDAY EV_EINING, DECEMBER 11, 1863. very gratifying to notice the efforts made by influ• ential individuals to supply a want and remedy an evil that existed_ New th‘t an impetus has been given to the cause, it is to be hoped that its advo cates will go on and prosper. The wandering senators, whose holiday is not of muc h longer duration, are still employing their leisure in enlightening their constituents as to the state of home affairs and foreign politics. It is some times amusing to compare the very contrary pro phecies and opinions 'ic hich these gentlemen indulge in. One will dilate upon the triumph of the Liberal cause, the popularity of Lord PALMERSTON, and the approaching subjugation of the Southern States. Perhaps on the same day, a hundred miles off, an other M.P. is descanting upon the natural decay of the Government, the advance of Conservative prin ciples, and the hopelessness of Federal success. At the Corn Exchange, on Wednesday, Mr. BUXTON, in addressing his constituents, denounced the short sighted folly of the Federals in striving to subdue the South. A day before Mr. LEATHAM had been holding forth to the good people of Huddersfield on the glorious prospects of the North. " The Federal operations,' he told them, " had not merely cleft the Confederation in half, but pierced it to the heart ;'' and in a triumphant catalogue he summed up the great successes, or what he esteemed the great suc cesses, that have recently awaited Federal valour and skill. As amongst these he reckons the posses sion of New Orleans, which is a very old subject for congratulation ; " Richmond in danger," which re mains to be proved ; and the bombardment of " Charleston, the cradle of the rebellion," an achievement which at present seems more likely to furnish wholesome exercise for Federal gunners, at a somewhat heavy cost of ammunition, than any other practical benefit, we must be allowed to con sider the cause of the South not quite so desperate as Mr. LEATHA3I would have us believe. Accord ing to his views, those Southern States which are still in the hands of the Confederacy are " going," if not " gone ;" mutiny and treason are in their camp; gold and credit nowhere, and starvation everywhere. This is comprehensive at all events. It is a pity that to deepen the shadows Mr. LEATHAM could not say that the war was unpopu lar among their people, that their armies were filled with hired recruits, that desertion was wholesale, and the conscription a sign for popular outbreaks and outrages. He finds, of course, a subject of con gratulation in " the firmness of the British Govern ment, which has safely secured the steam rams that were to have raised the blockade," but it remains to be seen whether that security will withstand the inquiries of th© House of Commons, and whether Earl RUSSELL and Mr. ADAMS will find it as easy to assume despotic rights over a British subject in the face of Parliament as at his own place of busi ness. The guard of marines who boarded the rams no doubt looked very formidable in the docks at Birkenhead, but happily they are not the only guard to whom the preservation of law and order is en trusted, and however admirable may be the inter nal arrangements of the United States, we have not yet come to their mode of disposing of unruly citizens. The enthusiastic panegyric on the triumph of all the virtues in consequence of Federal deter mination and heroism, his pathetic picture of the tide of liberty rolling back over the world had the Northern States failed in their mission, will not find a very hearty echo in the sympathies of Eng lishmen. However warmly they may feel regard ing social and political freedom—and the strength of that feeling has been shown a little more plainly than the Americans have ever shown it—their com mon sense will not allow the professio❑ of such principles to be a sufficient cover to the most tyran nical and arbitrary acts. It is of no use for men to go into rhapsodies about the negro, to " rejoice in the approaching emancipation of 3,000,000 of his fellowmen," whom so long as Southern trade passed through Northern hands troubled himself very little about them. Englishmen, un fortunately, have a habit of looking to sae if a man's acts correspond with his words, and of judging him by the former rather than the latter, and this prae tice has been found very inconvenient by a good many potentates and peoples before now. They are not very likely to subscribe to Mr. LEATIIAM'S theories at Huddersfield, any more than they will agree to Mr. BUXTON'S views at Manchester. This gentlemanly way of setting the world to rights would have us lead the van in the cause of sacrifice and moderation. England is to sur• render Gibraltar out of deference to the feelings of the Spaniards, and for fear of the alarming prospect of a war with that ancient people. She is not, however, to make this surrender too lightly. She is to make it a condition that Spain shall retire from St. Domingo, that France should re tire from Rome, that Austria should withdraw from Venice, and that Russia should deal more gently with Poland. The first of these conditions might very likely be agreed to, but there is a remote possibility of Austria, France, and Russia remarking that it makes very little difference to them whether England or Spain holds Gibrai- tar, and they do not see what connection the exchange has with their abandonment of their claims in other quarters. They would, no doubt, be doubly glad to see such a step, on the part of England, as lowering her power, and on the prin- cipie of the old saying, '' Quern Deus vult perdere prius dementat." It is only to be hoped that when Mr. BUXTON'S scheme is carried out, as, with Earl RUSSELL is really not impossible, England, in right of her originating the extraordinary pro pose!, will request the other Powers to move first, as wise men like to see the change before they give a cabman half-a-crown for a sixpence. The prin. ciple of non-intervention which Mr. BUXTON up holds so strongly, and which has certainly been carried to the extreme in our days, is susceptible of another interpretation than the one he puts upon it. It may be read as commending each nation to mind their own affairs, and keep their own statu quo, and, according to this view, the wisest thing that England can do is to leave the other Powers to themselves, and retain quiet possession of her own hardly earned dominions. TIIE FRENCH CLERIC OF THE WEATHER. similar to Admiral Fitzroy, is M. Mathieu du Drome. He, how ever, takes in a few days in advance, aLd is not contented with predicting the next day's weather. He is prophetic of great storms for the early part of December, and foretold that of last week. 'TIE SPLENDOUR OF THE ACTOR'S ART.—As Campbell, the Poet, beautifully sang, how— by the mighty actor wrought Illusions perfect triumphs come, Verse ceases to be airy thought, And sculpture to be dumb"— Mrs. Fanny Kemble, in the current number of the Corn -4'll, remarks, in a kindred strain, of the Histrionic Art requir es i n its professors the imagination of the p oe t, th e ea r et the musician, the eye of th e p a i n t er an d scu l ptor, an d, as t and above th ese, a faculty peculiar to itself, inasmuch hisohwenactor personally fulfils and embodies his conception ; v oice is lais cunningly mo d u l a t e d i nstrument; hi s own !ace the canvas whereon he portrays the various ex pressions of his pa ss i on he casts the image s of beauty and majesty that fill his brain ; occupations, and expressions, the most the beautiful effect they desire to produce, and his own frame the mould in which and whereas the painter aryl Sculptor may select, of all pos ss throughremaintfixed for ever, the actor must live throughout existence of fits.a i b tv : o o aumnrd a tto t bl t b:e i i t ed u t d iot e v ea and ssion, and reserve t ita duration that ideal which the poetry and pa of canvass aucl th© marble give grace and dignity, aimless image, but a silent and (REUTER'S TELEGRA-MS.) Denmark. WURTEMBERG. THE HOLSTEIN SUCCESSION. STUTTGART, DEC. 11. An additional motion by Herr Seegers for a solemn protest against the maintenance of the Lon don protocol was carried by 78 to 3. FEDERAL EXECUTION" IN HOLSTEIN. FRANKFORT, DEC 8. Unless counter-orders should intervene, Federal execution will take place without fail, dispite the withdrawal of the Patent of the 30th March, which King Christian has declared null, and of no effect with regard to Holstein. It is true that the Diet has not received cfficial notice of the withdrawal, but there is no doubt the plenipotentiaries have received instructions in reference to the act. Details of yesterday's sitting of the Diet have transpired, previous to the publication of the official report. It appears that the plenipotentiaries voted twice upon the question whether Federal executio❑ should be carried out conformably to the resolution of Oct. 1. At the first scrutiny the votes were equal, 8 against 8 ; at the second Darmstadt and the Saxe. Ernestine houses (who formei the 12th vote) abandoned their opposition, and the Austro-Prus- Sian proposition was adopted by 10 to 6. The press inveighs with much violence and bit- terness against this result. Austria and Prussia are accused of intending to re-enact 1850 ; the peo ple are warned to be upon their guard. One paper stigmatises the resolution of the Diet as "shame ful," and asks what the German people—who are determined only to recognise the Duke of Augusten burg—can still expect from an Assembly that passes such a vote. Be that as it may, marching orders have been despatched by telegr a ph. Th e expeditionary cor p s will consist of 22,000 men, i nc l u di ng 5 , 000 Prus sians, 5,000 Austrians, and 12,000 Saxon and Hano verian troops. The reserve, 45,000 strong, is to be furnished exclusively by Hanover and Prussia, and will take up its position upon the Elbe. The bat teries in garrison at Hanover will leave that city on Thursday ; part of the artillery is already at Langenhahen and Buywedel ; the Cam bridge Regiment of Dragoons will march from Celle to-morraw to the Elbe. The Saxon brigade will march towards Lauenburg by way of Risa, Juterbogk, Berlin, Wittenbergi, Hogenow, and Bucher]. The Prussian troops belonging to the 13th division will pass by way of Minden, Wunstorff, and Werden, where they will leave the railway to march upon Harburg in three columns. Finally, the Austrian brigade, now echeloned along the railway on the frontiers of Bohemia and Saxony, will pass through Dresden, Leipzig, Mag deburg, Brunswick, Lehrte, Celle, and Luneburg, and debouch upon the Elbe. The loan that Duke Frederic of Augustenburg seeks to raise meets an excellent reception. The bonds of this loan range from five to ten thalers, and no anxiety is felt as to the guarantee offered. One inhabitant of Frankfort has taken for 20,000 florins. It is the Duke's intention to have the loan guaranteed by the Holstein estates as soon as he shall be firmly seated upon the throne. SPAIN. MADRID DEc. 18, Evening. The Gazette publishes a decree organising the financial administration of the Antilles. Disunion prevails among the members of the Opposition, and the po9ition of the Ministry has been thereby strengthened. AMERICA. SOUTHAMPTON, DEC, 11. The Hamburg and American Company' s s t eamer Teutonic, from New York o n th e 2 9th ult., has arrived off Cowes. She brings 46 passengers, 21,450 dols, in specie for England, 11,901 dots. for France, and 1,000 dole. for Hamburg. Her news has been anticipated. BOMBAY AND MAURITIUS MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, DEC. 10. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam; ship Ellora, Captain Kellick, with the heavy por tion of the Mauritiu s an d B om b ay ma il s , arr ived this evening, bri ng i ng 57 passengers, an d, on f re ight, 3 packages specie, value .£BBO ; also 25 boxes valu ables, 131 packages sundries, and 523 bales raw silk, value £50,000 sterling. The Ellora spoke, on the 28th ult., the St. Iberia on the 30th th e P era ; on t h e Ist inst. the Vectis ; and on the Bth th e Ri pon, with the outward mails of the 4th. Her Majesty 's ship s Hibernia, Ph robe, Foxhound , and Icarus were at M a l ta o n the Ist inst. ; and at Gibraltar the Redpole, Racoon, and Procris. GIBRALTAR, DEC. 6. The following British vessels have arrived hero : —Steamer St. Patrick, 8 days from Liverpool ; steamer Genova, 14 days from Glasgow ; steamer Delta, 41 days from Southampton; steamer Latona, 7 days from London ; steamer Rhone, 8 days from Liverpool ; steamer Danube, 8-1 days from Liver pool; steamer Palestine, 7 days from Liverpool; steamer Cadiz, 9 days from London ; steamer British Queen, 8 days from Liverpool ; and barque Pasha, 41 days from Newcastle. Gibraltar Exchanges on London, 90 days' dace, 50; Paris, 51. 26e.; Marseilles, 51. Bc. ; Genoa, SE 30c. to 31c.; Madrid, 8 days' sight, prem. ; Cadiz, par to dis. ; Seville, par to dis. ; Malaga, par ; Barcelona, prem.; Almeira, par ; Valencia, par :0 4. prem.; Alicant, prem. Freights unaltered. FRANCE. BOURSE, Dec. 10.—The market remains firm owing to the English Funds arriving with an ad vance of I, but Ivithout any material improvement in quotations. Tnrees, for the Account, are now at 67fr. 45c. Mobilier has risen to 1,075 fr. Rail ways well maintained. A reaction took place towards the close in consequence of a report tha LATEST INTELLIGENCE. DENMARK. COPENHAGEN, DEC. 11. WITHDRAWAL OF SWEDEN FROM THE DANISH ALLIANCE. Sweden has withdrawn from the alliance with The reason put forward, according to the Dag- Idadet is that, as the quarrel now pending between Denmark and Germany concerns the London treaty of 1852, Sweden cannot separate herself from the other Powers who signed the treaty. At the sitting of the Chamber of Deputies yes terday evening, it was unanimously resolved to forward an address to the Government, requesting it to propose in the Federal Diet the im mediate occupation of Schleswig, and the dis missal of the Federal contingent of Holstein and Lauenburg troops to their homes. The Address is also to include a request for the proximate recogni tion of Duke Frederick's right of succession, and that the Government will advocate such recogni tion by the Federal Diet by every means in its power. the Bank of France was E to 8 per cent. The mark, 41 per Cents .. 9.5 25 Do. end month.... 3 per Cents Do. end month 67 30 Credit MobiHer 1065 Do, end month 1065 Bank Shares 3330 Credit Fonder 1270 Roman BAIL - AYB. Cash. Accoutv 977 50 .. 975 9K) Orleans Northern New ditto Lyons and Meditsrranean 942 50 .. 942 50 New ditto -- -* • • .--• Geneva S nithern Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lombard 500 690 693 75 506 25 .. 506 25 480 480 403 75 .. 402 50 490 397 b 0 527 50 .. 527 60 Lbout to raise its discount et closed as follows: Italian Loan 7l 90 Do. end mouth 72 New ditto Pb. end mouth„ Russian Austrian .. — Spanish Threes., Rome Debt Deferred BANK OF FRANCE. The following is the account for month ending Thursday, Dec. 10 : ASSETS. F. C. Cash and ingots .. 57,844,586 93 Cash at the branch-banks .. 155,296,449 Bills due to be paid to-day.. .. 455,079 58 Bills becoming due in Paris .. 341,614,959 25 Bills in the branch-banks .. 296,159,622 Advances on coin and ingots .. .. 10,545,800 Do in the branch-banks 2,449,700 Do on French securities 29,315,900 Do in the branch-banks .. 21,525,150 Do on railway shares and bonds .. 45,602,100 Do in the branch-banks 32,276,400 Do on Credit Foncier Bonds .. 410,400 Do in the branch-banks • • • . 487 900 Do to State by treaty, 1848 .. .. 60,000,000 Rentes of the reserve-fund p .. 12,980,750 14 Rents's, disposable funds .. 38,608,212 36 Rentes immobilised (law of June, 1857).. 100,000,000 Hotel and furniture of the Bank .. 4,000,000 Real property of branch-banks .. 5,927,229 Expenses of administration .. 2,347,622 78 Sundries .. .. 4,444,392 92 1,222,292,254 LIABILITIES. Capital of the Bank 18,500,000 Profits to be added to Capital (Art. 8 of law June 9, 1857) Reserve-fund • • New Reserve .. Reserve-immobiliere Notes to bearer in circulation in Paris and the branch-banks Do. to order (Post-bills) .. Bills payable at sight • • • . Acc. cur. of Treasury Creditor .. Various accounts current .. Do. branch-banks .. • • Dividends to be paid Arrears of values deposited Discount, interest, and expenses .. Re-discounts of the last half-year surplus of profit not disturbed .. Sundries • • • • • • .. .. 2,567,907 17 .. 12,980,750 14 .. 9,125,000 4,000,000 - .. 7,549,418 25 .. 4,487,879 14 .. 3,169,030 7: .. 59,890,500 55 .. 128,209 880 75 .. 26,068,307 856,901 75 .. 2,805,449 03 .. 15,991,531 07 .. 1,554,317 16 .. 1,016,709 23 .. 12,126,266 07 1,222,292,254 06 The Post-office London Directory for 1864. What this gigantic book will come to in the end it is more than ever difficult to conjecture. It has now some time since passed its grand climacteric. Yet, as though it were still the most promising young stripling of a publication in the world, it is actually—in the sixty-fifth year of its age—growing rapidly and quite appreciably. So appreciably that we can state at once the precise amount of its growth since the date of its last annual appear ance. The Directory, then, for 1864 is larger, in other words, than the Directory for 1863 by very nearly 100 pages. To be as precisely, in deed, as the Directory itself is in its every minute particular—the huge tome has expanded within this one year last past by exactly 96 pages. Improve ments in the way of arranging their stupendous mass of materials, the Messrs. Kelly and Com pany absolutely had not within their reach. And for the simple reason that any better arrangement than the one upon which the work has been constructed now for a long while, we don't think it is within any reasonable man's power to sug gest. The Fourteen Grand divisions of this mar vellous collection of names and addresses—giving to us, in fact, just so many separate clues •through our labyrinthine world of three millions of Londoners—the old fourteen divisions are here still presented to us in their accustomed sequence. There is the Official division—the Street —the Commercial—the Trades—the Law—the Court—the Parliamentary—the Postal—the City —the Conveyance—the Banking—the Assurance. The last mentioned trailing off into a marvellous collection of companion, but miscellaneous, adver tisements. Evidences there are—wherever we open the monstrous volume, haphazard—of the scrupulous attention paid by the firm, to whose unflagging energy and assiduity in its compilation, we are indebted for it—evidences there are, wherever we may chance to open it, quite haphazard, of the minute, almost, as one may say, microscopic attention paid to every entry contained in it. How carefully the work is brought down in its scrupu lous regard to the latest and minutest correction before publication, may at once be indicated by our specifying a few illustrative par ticulars in this way. For example, the name of Mr. Bonamy Dobree—whose death was announced in our columns as recently as the 26th ultimo, is eliminated 'from the Official Directory, p. 47—from the list of the Directors of the Bank of England, p. 83—from the list of the City Lieutenancy, p. 2281. The new Solicitor- General, again, Sir Robert P. Collier, gazetted only November 27th, appears as such throughout the book, in Streets, pp. 325 and 710; Commercial, p. 925 ; Law, pp. 1986.2008 and 2012, Court, 2154. Parliamentary, p. 2253 and 2262. Sir Gellery Pigott, Baron of the Court of Exchequer, gazetted Dec. 4, appears in Law, pp. 1985-1989 ; Court, p. 2185. The new French Ambassador, Prince de la Tour d'Auvergne, who was presented at Court on the 2d Dec.. will be found entered in the list of Foreign Ministers, p. 111, and Court, 2110; and, to give one other instance, the new member for Andover, W. H. Humphery, Esq., gazetted only on the 24th of November, is inserted in Court, p. 2147, and Parliamentary, p. 2256 and 2261. For scope, accuracy, and lucidi t y, the "Post-office London Directory," us compiled by the Messrs. Kelly and Co., still continues to be what it has long vindicated its right to be regarded as, namely. in one simple but sufficient word—unrivalled. The work has swept out of view all other competitors. And although it has by so doing attained a sort of monopoly as the guide-book through the metropolis of the British Empire, it hoe evaded the evil fate of most monopolies—by not degenerating into indifference by reason of the mere fact of its being free from farther wholesome incentives in the way of competition. It is, in effect, as energetically conducted year after year as though it were appearing year after year sur- rounded by a throng of formidable rivals and corn. petitors. And it is precisely for this reason, of course, precisely because it evidences a no less ecru. pulous care than ever, that it is enabled still to set at defiance all serious thought of competition. It is worthy of its title—this wonderful index of we don't know how many hundreds of thousands of names and addresses, called " The Post-office Lon don Directory." It appears, as usual, authorita tively, under the Direct and Special Patronage of her Majesty's Postmaster-General, and it is the simple truth to say here that it is not only de• serving, but that it is more than ever deserving, of that patronage. It is as complete as com plete can be. in this marvellously ever changing human kaleidoscope—the three mil lion particles in which are perpetually fluc tuating in their position relatively to each other. Accompanying the substantial volume—not ab surdly folded in it as a frontispiece, fated either to be torn or to be treated as inaccessible—there comes to us with The Post-office Directory a noble Post office Map of London, mounted upon calico on a roller, and glazed, ready for display, during the ensuing twelvemonth, upon the office-walls of the metropolis. It is an admirably exact and compre hensive Map, and one, consequently, which is well fitted to accompany so wonderfully exact and com prehensive a Directory! SidOKING AT %IIY DSOR CASTLE.—Several weeks ago a paragraph went the rounds of the papers, announcing the prohibition of smoking at Windsor Castle, when it was particularly stated that a notice to that effect had been posted in the dressing room of the Prince of Wales in the York Tower. We are now enabled to state that his Royal Highness did not occupy that suite o f apart ments in the York Tower on his arriv al from Sandringham. His Royal Highness was lodged in Edward 111.'8 tower, whole no such notice was placed. Sudden Death of Mr. Justice Wightman, -- We deeply regret to announce the sudden death of Mr, Justice Wightman. The learned judge was at York, trying prisoners at the Yorkshire winter gaol delivery, slid on Wednesday was in his usual good health, and tried a long and important Post Office robbery case. The Court rose about six o'clock, when his lordship manifested no signs of fatigue, although his labours during the day had been of an arduous character. His lordship retired to rest at his usual hour, and was then quite well, but on Thursday morning, at seven oVock, when his valet entered his room he was alarmed to find his lordship breathing very heavily, and to all ap pearance in a fit of apoplexy. Miss Wightman, who accompanied her father whilst on circuit, was in stantly aroused, and Mr. Husband, surgeon, and Dr. Shann were sent for. These gentlemen were at his lordship's bedside in a few minutes, bat their services were of little avail, for it was evident that the hand of death was upon the learned judge. He remained totally unconscious, and lingered in this state of unconsciousness until a quarter-past one o'clock, when his lordship expired. _ _ _ Mr. Justice Wightman had been a judge of the Queen's Bench for 22 years, and was universally esteemed by the bar for his amiability of disposition, and also for his high legal attainments. His lord- ship's death has' put a stop for the present to the business of tl - ,e Yorkshire winter gaol delivery. Mr. W. B. Maule, of the northern circuit, whose name was on the commission at the winter gaol delivery, entered the court in the morning, and announced that it would be impossible to go on with business that day, stating that he should return to court in the afternoon and receive the bilis for the gran jury. Mr. Justice Mellor left town this morning for York. INDEPENDENCE OF POLAND. A public meeting of the inhabitants of Maryle bone was held last night at the St. Pancras Vestry hall, in order to express sympathy and aid for Poland. It was stated that the chair would be taken by Lord Fermoy, M.P., punctually at 8 o'clock, but as at that period the hall was about a quarter filled, some time elapsed before the promoters of the meet ing made their appearance. The impatience of the meeting was at length so loudly expressed that the chairman took his seat on the platform, surrounded by Lord Campbell, Mr. E. Beales, chairman of the National League for the Independence of Poland, Mr. J. R. Taylor, honorary secretary to the League, Mr. J. A. Nicholay, Mr. N. E. Zaba, a Polish dele gate, Mr. C. Szulczewski, and several gentlemen of local influence in the borough of Marylebone. Lord Fermoy, having been called to the chair, said they had met there for the purpose of expressing their sympathy with Poland in her struggle and their horror and disgust at Russia for her oppression. (Hear, hear.) The brightest diadem in our consti tution was our free press, and he could not describe the present state of the Polish question better than it had been done in a leading article of the limes of that day. Having read a portion of the article in question the chairman proceeded to say that the Times was not only read by the body of the people, but was extensively read by the higher and upper classes of this country, and when such a paper spoke out in this manner concerning the treatment of Poland by Russia, there was clear evidence that the people of England of all grades and classes sympa thised with the people of Poland. If, too, such a paper as the Times continued to address itself to this question as it had done, there was still hope for the people of Poland so far as England was concerned. (Applause.) It could not be said that the Russian atrocities were done without the knowledge and consent of the present Emperor, because he had lately sent Mouravieff to Poland. To this butcher in the superlative degree, the Em peror had just given the order of St. Andrew—the highest compliment that could be paid to a subject in Russia, and which had been described by the late Lord Durham as equal to our order of the Garter and the gift of a dukedom besides. And this reward had been given to this butcher, this demon, this devil incarnate, who had done everything that could disgrace humanity in Poland. (Applause.) Many Englishmen wished to do more than express their sympathy with Poland; and it wad desirable, therefore, that they should, as men of business, " take stock" and see how the matter stood. He did not know all the considerations that had de termined the Government not to go into the Con gress, but he could well understand the circum stances, referring not to Poland alone but to other countries, and even to the state of affairs across the Atlantic, had led her Majesty's Government to the conclusion that a European Congress at the present moment would be a very questionable and dangerous thing. At the same time he regretted that their re fusal had not been conveyed in more temperate and conciliatory language. The question then arose, ii all remonstrances failed what was the next thing (A voice —War.) War meant a permanent and in creased income tax, the reimposition of indirect taxation, and the throwing out of erorloyment of hundreds and thousands of the working classes. The great leading nations of the continent warmly sympathised with the Poles, and if the Governments of those countries joined England and France in their representations Russia must give way before the opinion of Europe. Meanwhile it was the duty of the English people to call upon their Government to use every means in their power to obtain the blessings of liberty for the unhappy Poles. (Ap plause.) Mr. R. Furness moved, and Mr. Hearnden seconded, the first resolution, declaring that the devoted heroism of the Poles entitled them to the admiration and support of Great Britain. Lord Campbell spoke in support of the resolution. The borough of Marylebone had an especial right to appeal to Parliament on behalf of the Poles. It was not until he visited Warsaw a few months ago that he learned how deeply and how gratefully the Poles appreciated the character and services of their former representative, Lord Dudley Stuart. (Hear, hear.) The Polish leaders had assured him that they placed a high value on the expression of popular sympathy in this country. The Polish Government had made two demands—first, that their belligerent rights should be acknowledged ; and, secondly, that our Government should repudiate all further title on the part of Russia to dominion over Poland. The English Government might be induced to concede both these claims if it were backed by public opi nion, and, if so, who would say that popular agita- tion Was useless or unnecessary ? The resolution having been carried, a person named Webb in the body of the meeting here proposed a resolution declaring that the Government ought to have at tended the Congress to settle the question of nationa lities by peaceable means if possible, and if not to have joined any Power willing to assist in punishing the barbarous Russian Government, and to secure ,he permanent independence of Poland and Cir- cassia. This resolution was received with favour by the meeting, but opposed by Lord Campbell as a vote of retrospective censure on the Government, which would array against the meeting many of he friends of Poland. After some little discussion it was, however, carried by a large majority. Pro fessor Beesly proposed the next resolution, which asserted that the English Government is no longer bound to recognise the sovereignty of the Czar over any part of the Polish territory, and would be fully justified in acknowledging the belligerent rights of the insurgents. Mr. E. Beales seconded the reso lution, which was carried without dissent. The proceedings v►ere then brought to a close by a vote of thanks to the chairman. THE LEGACY TO Ma. DISRAELI, M.P., By A TORQUAY RESIDENT. —It was intimated a few days ago that a lady, r ecently deceased, had bequeathed about £40,000 to Mr. Benjamin Disraeli. The testatrix was Mrs. Brydges Willyarns; she resided many y ears a B ra ddon, Torquay , and whe n she died she had ettatinied extraor di nar y age of 93 years. Th e d eceased lady was I : hloi et her Jew executor,ill lescenhta,sa givennd of aS directionspa n i Spanish forfam tiiy, M r. Disraeli, as he house and furni ture to be sold. Some men, it seems, entered the house on sAhluonttdearyinnitghhet,Wbinydbozw•eaokf ninogae pane of gl ass an d removing a of the lo wer rcoms . Th ey were disturbed, h owever, by the precipitately, takin g with theta house dog, and decamp e d —Western drfornin- 41v - only a few trifling articles, ,v ‘,IcS, - giant' .rE HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, Dec. 10. Their Royal Highnesses the Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia dined with the Prince and Prin cess of Wales, yesterday, at Frogmen; House. Countess Hohent hal, Baroness Dobeneek, Count Furstenstein, and Major von Schwcinitz, had the honour of being invited. The Queen walked in the grounds this morning, Her Maje s ty th e Q ueen h as h onoure d Mr. Frith with a final sitting for the marriage picture, and their Royal Highnesses the Princess of Wales, the Crown Princess, Princess Helena, Princess Louise, and Princess Beatrice have again given sittings. The Prince and Princess of Wales. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales had a grand dinner party at Frogmore House on - Wednesday night, at which the Duke of Brabant and several of the ladies and gentlemen of the royal household were present. Tne Prince of Wales, attended by Gen. Kn° ll Y ° and Colonel Reppel, came to London by the Great Western Railway yesterday, to preside at his council at the Duchy o f C ornwall-office. Hi s ro yal highness returned to Frogmore in the afternoon. 9 Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales accompanied by the Hon. Mrs. Stonor, drove through the town of Windsor yesterday afternoon. d THE CROWN PRINCE AND CROWN PRINCESS OF PRUSSIA.—it is expected that their Royal Highnesses the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Prussia will leave Windsor Castl e on th e 15 t h i nst., and proceed to Brussels and Csrlsruhe. Their royal highnesses will probably reach Berlin on the 20th. His Royal Highness the Duke of Brabant arrive d at the Palace Hotel, Buckingham -gate, yesterday, from visiting their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess c i Wales at Frogmore. The Duke of Argyll has left town to join the circle assembled on a visit to the Duke and Duchess cf Sutherland at Lilleshall, Salop. The Duke of Athule is, as stated by a contemPe" rary, in a very sad condition, but not worse than souls weeks back. His grace is suffering from cancer in the fac e, and his disease has for some months past been regarded as a hopeless one. It is a consolation to his family to klco vi that the noble duke is fully aware of the serious nature of his malady, and has, as far as possible, prepared himself for its consequences. The Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury joined the circle visiting the Marquis and Marchioness of Bath at Longleat Park, Wilts, early in the week. By a telegram received from Paris yesterday we learn that the Earl of Westmoreland is going 011 favourably, The Earl and Countess of Leicester will enter' Min a large party at Holkham Hall, Norfolk, the week after next. The Earl and Countess de Grey entertained the Duke and Duchess of Somerset, the Right Hon. W. F. Cowper, Mr. and Lady Margaret Beaumont, the Hoc. M rs ' Spencer Ponsonby, and a select party at dinner last even/13g at their residence in Carlton-gardens. The Countess (Dowager) Spencer and family return to town to. morrow from Brighton, and go earl,' i ° the ensuing week on a visit to the Dowager Lady Clinton at Hampton Court Palace. Viscountess Dungannon has returned to 31 / Dover-street, from Wales. Viscount and Viscountess Gort and family have left East Cowes Castle, their residence in the Isle of Wigh t ' for Paris, where they propose to pass the winter, Lady Bloomfield has left the St. George 's Hotel. Sir William and Lady Heathcote have left Huroley Park, near Winchester, for Dogmerafield Park, on a visit to Sir Henry and the Hon. Lady Mildmay. The Right Hon. B. Disraeli and Mrs. Disraeli have left Grosvenor-gate for Stowe, on a visit to the Dill° and Duchess of Buckingham. SPECIAL POSTAGE STAMPS IN EGYPT a re about to be issued for franking letters in the interior of that country. They are to be manufactured in England by 3 company which supplies such articles to many of the States of Europe. FEMALE AERONAUTS.—Wcraen, from the days of Madame Blanchard to this day, seem to have been unlucky when they have ascended alone. This poor woman had several children, and it is probable that neces sity compelled her to incur such dreadful risks. In one of her ascents she was caught in such a tempest of wind, hail , and rain, that the noise and cold stunned her, and she be came insensible. Bow long she remained in this condition she did not know, but she was absent from the earth mo re than fourteen h ours . H er end was a fearful on e ' `he ascended one night with a num b er of l i ghted Bengal fi re pots and a quantity o f fi rewor k s. As soon as she d at tained a sufficient a ltit u d e s h e b egan letting off the fireworks a of These were seen fla s hi ng an d d art i ng about, whela' all o . t he sudden, a great broad r e d fl ame l eaped fort h among clouds, cries of horror ros e f rom th e spectators, an d in few minutes they were aware o f th e mangled body o f a women having been picked u p a t a s h ort distance from w h e re they were assembled.—Once a • W ee k . MR. SAUNDERS, OF THE G REAT W ESTER N BAIL WAY, has been g rac i ous l y presente d by her Ma . jesty with a silv er epergne (w i th an inscr i pt i on ) upon his retirement. It is accompanied by a letter from Sir C. B. Phipps, expressing her Majesty's entire approval of the company's arrangements for her comfort, and her graciou' regret for the loss of Mr. Saunders' services. SKETCH OF THE CRAWLEY COURT MARTIAL.-^" The apartment is spacious, airy, and well lighted. This is the reading-room of the provincial Rag and Famish. The large mirror at one end of the hall, the three handsome glass chandeliers depending from the ceiling, and the ma hogany chairs and tables, all help to lend a light, cheerful air to the place. The blaze of brilliant uniforms, the glitter of silver medals and gold lace, the rainbow hues of the silken ribbons of honour, surround the large central table around which the members of the court martial are seated with a fine coup d'atil. Sir George Wetherall, the President, a rather venerable old gentleman with snowy hair and moustache, i n w h ose face shrewdness and goo,: nature are pleasantly mingled, sits in the centre, in Genera]. avid scarlet and g o ld o f a staff officer. Major-Genera l D 6 Russell, anoth er grey-headed veteran right , and 3.10.1 and left, 19r- Lawrenson, flank the resident on gr, p d the other members f orm a di st i nguished group British warriors. Th e l ong double table is littered w i t h papers, books of ref erence, T estaments for administering t he oath, cocked-hats, sh a k oes , an d so on. The mo d e l s of N il " ? ' bungalows are exhibit e d on a separa t e ta bl e . Lieutenan t- Colonel Crawley s it s t o th e l e f t o f the Presiden t, at a large - table, which is also covered with manuscripts and books. He wears the simple tunic of his regiment, with a on e : barred Crimean medal on his breast ; but his sword and belt are, as Earl Russell would say, conspicuous by their absence. He is a tall, well-built, substantial figure, erec t , and soldierly in his beari ng , thi n grey h a i r , an d a grizzled moustache, with prominent nose and cheekbones —a wall undoubtedly of a very earnest, decided character. On 011 e, side of him sits his b ro th er , ano th er C o l one l Crawley, and on the other Mr. Vernon Harcourt, his counsel—" ricus"—a man of some mark. He is tall, lithe, with a long grave intellectual face, of a marble-like purity of cow plexion. His brow, full at the temples, is far from high, and affords another proof that a high forehead is not neces sarily a sign of great mental power. He is perhaps more distinguished for his nervous, forcible style of writing than for philosopic impartiality : he was well known as one of the slashers of the Saturday before he came out as a legal pundit. Mr. Waller, of the Chancery bar, is also in atten dance in a similar capacity as Mr. V. Harcourt, Although all the military men connected with the case are in full "war paint," the lawyers are in "mufti." 'flrey are, in fact, winked at, but not formally recognised, BITENOS AYRES GREAT SOUTHERN RAILwAY.- - The Royal Mail steamer Magdalena, sailing frog Southampton to-morrow, takes out a number of the engi neering staff connected with this railway, among whom are Mr. Crawford, .as the representative of the contractors , Messrs. Pets and Betts, and Mr. Alfred Rumball, as the representative of the company. Other portions of the staff follow by a Liverpool steamer on the 20th inst., so that en arrival at Buenos Ayres everything will be arranged for cutting the first sod of the line and an active prosecution of the works.—Brazil and River Plate Mail. WOMBWELL'S M ENAGERIE.—The No. 1 collectiot t of this now well-known menagerie has been exhi bited during th e week on the Islington-green, and has proved a gr ea t source of attraction to those who have come hom far and near to see the domestic animals of the coun try in their fat and beauty. The inhabitants of the rue t ropolia have also ass i s t e d i n crow ding the spacious tent early and late. Of th e rare an d ex t en sive character of the collection nothing need be said, but we must corrip/iiw. ent :e Mr. Edmond s up on th e a tt en ti o n and care with wh i ch provides for the comfort and safety of his visitors. l ; wonderful performance of the two elephants, and the traordinary achievements and moral daring of Monsieur would Zoolneryna with 20 lions and tigers, &c., wo . ~s pain fully interesting were it not evident he has the anim a ls ex his absolute will. We can recommend the interesting give his children a cheap lesson in natural histoKryE.Er hibition to the notice of every paterfamilias who would -'LONDON COFFEE AND EATING HO I U b SE II in p r of BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION.- --: the funds of this praiseworthy on Monday, Jan. 4, at the Whittington Club, Strand. associationl:ita willtakeplace t efitt Th( 41 14 has th e . vi l Ino vid ed I° g tt eiz olln The di ' 3 Per 44 t. ti 18 At e ' 'on e Ac c°ll4 tat" land is le Pate Ban! dra Ni