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

THE ROYAL ) INSURANCE COMPANY is now prepared to accept 31-ERCANTILE INSUR- A.N CE 3 in London at a conliderable reduction upon the rates hitherto charged, and uncier a scale bearing more equit ably upon merchandise of a . n^ n-h,zardous class. Full particulars given xa p.pplication at the Office, 29, Lombard-street. PER C Y M. DOVF, Manager, JOIL B. JOHNSTON, ecretary to the London Board, LIFEBOAT SEIW WES.—During the recent heavy gales some o ‘: the coats of the Royal National Lif e b oa t Institution hay ( : been instrumental in rescuing the w reeked vessels : —S c h ooner Theophi c crews of the tollowing n e i of Aberdeen, 5 men ; barque Tamworth, of N orway, 1 7; schooner Northern Ligl its, of Preston, I ; pilot boat, of St. Ives, 7 ; schoone r Aria n, of Workington, 4; schooner Gipsy, smallK Saucy Ja 2 k, o f I nverness, 1 ; barque o f Dmgheda, i ; Marietta, of Llsbon , I ; fishing boat, of Th e y, 2 ; T en by fishin boat, 3 ; and %argue Provide nce , o f D antzic, 7. Total g . lives saved, 55. The. The!) oats also assiste, in bringitr safely into port, with thei'i'..crews, consisting, of '29 men, ihe Italian brig c amc glin ,, ,th e seheoner Si r Cohn Ct.mpbell, of Whitby, the schooner Gut/ la, of Palermo, and tbi.: ketch snip, of Am sterdam. the l'Aenou is also went ow 'n reply to signals of distress on lbw...teen occasions, but Cieir se r vices were not iticriat , ly iiTo.if.red. The amount of reward p .Id for all thi.se servLi 2F, , :as £216. Comm at tee of the Instituticn earnestly AP PEAL to the public tor .;.SISTANUE to er able hem to meet the con tinued heavy demands on the Society s 25 Bleb at estab lishments. 'Contributions are receiv, d by all the Loncon and country • bankers; and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis, Esq., at the Institution, 14, ,ichn-street, Ade:phi, London. ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. Under. the Management of Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. W. Harrison. THIS EI TENING, for the 13th time, Balfe's new Opera, BLANCH, ;DE NEVERS Miss Louisa ryne, Miss Aana Hiles, miss Emma Heywood ; Ilessrs.W. li. Weise, IL Cord, A. Cook, A. at. l.lbyn, C. Lyail, J. Rouse, and W. Harrison. To conch - de with the Second Act of TILE DESERT FLOWER. Conductor, Mr. A. Mellon. Doors c i)en at half-past Six—Commence at Seven ril FT EA tRE ROYAL DRURY - L ANE. Man: igt .rs, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. Tins EVENING, her Majesty's Servants will perform. the Farce of - nE - • AIM.. Olt TB E BLASI. Principal cha racters by Ilessrs. Addison, G. F. Neville , Ba rret, S p encer, and G. Wes on; Mrs Edmund Falconer and Miss it. Lecicrq. After which. Lord Byron's Choral Tragedy, MANFRED. Messrs. r h elps, Ryder, Rayner 311- agreson, card, Spencer ; Miss Eburt te, Miss F. Atkinson, Miss Leclercq, and Mrs. E. Falconer. Vocalists—Miss Poole, Miss iatter, Miss Cicely Notr, Miss Heywood, and Mr. Swift. Followed, by MY ZIEART'S IN THE HIGHLANDS: chaacters b Mr. J. Neville Mr. G. Weston, Mr. Mr. r J. Mar cis y ; Mrs. C. Melville, and Miss fiarfieur.W arde, TELEA TRE ROYAL D , R U R Y-L NE. n ial agers, Messrs. Edmond Falconer and Y. B. Chatterton. NPTICFL—The Public are respectfully requested to take notice tha.t the extensive Scenical preparations for h e Caristmas Pantomime will co m p el the wit r hd t r h aw n o al orndays, o f Satur day, Dec. "10, for a perio d extending o. e Lord Byron''s MANFRED. THIS EVENING the rertormances will commence with BEAUTY Ott THE BEAST. After which, commncing at a Quarter before Eight Mortals 'o'clock, Lord Byr' ai's Choral Tragedy ot MA NFRED. Manfred, Air. Phelps; Abbot of z..q. Mattric , Mr. Ryder; a Chamois limiter, Mr. A. Rayner; Manuel (an aged Retainer), Mr. ; Herman (a young Domestic in the Caste of Manfrei t), Mr. G. Weston ; Retainers, Messrs. Bedford, Weaver, Kirk. Wilson, Smith, and Edwards. Immortals Arimanes (Ruler of the Evil Agencies), mr.. Ward,; Ariel (spirit of the Ether) , Miss Emma Heywood; Hr(Snirit of the Stars), Miss Louisa Ritt er • Drtd• (cape pin y t . of m t i h s e Waters), s .Miss Poole; 3leserima ci ce ly Nott; Auster (Spirit of th e Storm), M of 111 8 °. wit ) t • A s tarot's (~Spirit of the Earth), M r. 31ea(mrs ; Olu r bes(Spi'rit of th e shadow of :Night), Mr 1?y . ..„ Titanos (Spirit of the Mounta ins), Mr. G. Sp encer; Nemesis (Goddess of Vengeance), Mrs. Edmi and Falconer ; Clotho, Laclie is, and Atropos—the Three Dei ttinies-3liss .Emma Atkinson, Miss C. Weston, and Miss Murray; the Phantom of Ast t•te, Mias Rose Leelerg ; the }}'itch of the Alps, Miss M. Eburne; Evil A gencies and Spirit Spectres of the Weird World, Messrs. 'P. Matthews, J. Morris J. Cormack, Miss ti,eymour, Bliss Harneur, Mrs. Dlelville Mrs. War low, and the Ladies and Gentlemen of the' Choir and the Jtaliet. Order and character of the scenery. Act I.—Scene 1 : Studio and Gothic Gallery in Mantred's Castle. Scene 2 Precipice and Glaciers near the Summit of the Jung frau. Act 11. - Scene I : The Chalet of the Chamois Hunter and Alpine Pass. Scene 2: The Steinbach, a Waterfall, in one of toe Lower Valleys among the Alp , , and Overhanoing Cliffs, the Haunt ot the Witch of the AiPs• "The sunbow's rays still arch the torrent with the many hues of heaven, and roil the sheeted silver's waving column o'i T the crac's perpendicular." Scene 3 The snow capped Summit of the Jungfrau, by Moonlight. Scene 4 : The Hall of Arimanes in the Nether World, painted by Mr. Danson a. Son. Act Ill.—Scene I : Terrace and Exterior of Castle. Scene 2: The Turret Studio, the Magian's Mid night Harmt. Shook and Illumined by a Thunderstorm, and finally Destroyed by Flashing Boit and Crashing Avalanche. Last Scene : A Snowy Alpine Waste or Wilderness. Pro p raturne of the Sotto and Choruses—Act I —Scene I : Mys tical Responses of Viewless Spirits to the Magian's invoca tion. tar. Solo, "Mortal to thy bidding bow'd," Miss Emma Heywood ; 2ct Solo, "In the blue depth of the waters," Miss Poole ; 3d Solo, " I am the rider of the wind," Mr. Swift ' • Septette, Misses Poole, Hey wood, Cicely Nott, Mr. Switt, and chorus; The Impre cation—Solo, "When the Moon is on tie Wave," Miss Cicely Nott ; Solo, "Th ugh thy Slumber may be deep," Miss Poole ; Chorus, by the whole Choir. Act. IL— cene 3 ; Solo and Chorus, " The Captive Usurper," Miss Cicely Nott and Chorus ; Song', " The Ship sailed on, the Shin sailed fast," _Miss Emma Heywood. S ene 4—Grand Choral Hymn cf the Evii Agencies, " Hail to our Master, Prince of Earth and Mr." solo verses by Mr. Swift, chorus by full Choir ; Ju bilant Chorus and accompanying Vance. by full Choir and the Ballet. Act lll—Last Scene: Grand Dual Chorus ot Good and Evil Spirits, by the Principal Singers and Full Choir. The general action of the tragedy arranged by Mr. Phceps. The incidental dances designed and directed bi. Mr. Cormack. Costumes from designs by R. W. Keene, I•:sq., and Irma i' laxman's Illustratioas t Ct.ssical and Mythological Conceptions. Machinery by Mr. J. Tucker and Assistants. Gas Tt tunainat tons by Mr. J. Hinckley. Spectral illusions by Mr. (:ox, tinder the direction of Mr. Telbin. The whole of the entirely new scenery designed anti prineiolly painted by Mr. 'iT. Telbin, tssisteit by his son, Mr. 11. Telbin. qhe 11 'U of Arimanea painted by Mr. Damson and Sons. The inereaseii. orchestra and present arran •ement ot the music, ono - 111 , 01y composed by Sir Henry Bishop, under the direc tion of 3 _r. Barnard. The choir tinder the direction of Mr. Charles Beale, To conclude with MY BEART'S IN TfIE HIGHLANDS. Private .Boxes, Ws. 6d., 215., .£1 lls. 6d., £2 2s , 35., and ..£1 is.; Stidls, Os. ; Dress Circle, is. ; First Circle, 3s. ; Boxes, 2s. ; 25.; Lower Gallery. Is. ; Upper Gallery. 6d. No half-price. Bvv c dice open from Ten to Five doily. Doors open at half-past Six, commence at Seven o'c:ock. Stage Manager, Mr. Phelps. THEATF.E ROYAL HAYNIARKET.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr, Buckstone. TFIIS EVIINING, SILKEN FETTErtS Mcasrs. Chas. Mathews, Chippendale, W. Jfarren, Howe, &c ; Mesdames C. Mathew , a and M. Harris. Followed by THE GOL DEN FLEECE. liessrs. Charles Mathews., Compton,Weathersby, ; Mesdames C. Mathews, L Keel(' y. Griffith, &c. F01i0.,, , ed by CO )L AS A CUCUMBER. Mr. C. Mathews. And "MY HUSBAND'S Gr dOST. Commence at 7. OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Mr. Fechter. BEL DE IIONTO (a Triumphant Success) will be repeated Every Evening until further notice. ,„%r [ US EVENING, the Comedietta, by W. Gilbert, entitled `-',, , :gCLE BABY: Mess's. Widdicombe, J. G. Shore, Charles; *""" P. Leelerel, and Carlotta Leclercq. stAfter which, at Eight o'clock, BEL. DENIONTO, a Love ci ° ,Z ro in Twelve Tableaux, taken from Stendlial's "Italian ter by Mr. John Broinv•ain. Principal charac i-tral.'i"-; r• Pechter, supported by Messrs. Jordan, Charles, Colleit;2 , naymond, Moreland, Smith, Clifford, Lee, ant ' al rews, Sims; Miss Kate Terry, E. Lavenue, Miss Elaworthy. /30 ' ) rs open at half-pest 6—commence at 7. L E "-EVERY NIGHT. , • 1/lISS TIA:m Ni A „ the 59th at , `' , A.--LEAII.—THIS EVENING, ji A. TF; MAN, in the rime of the cr,reat Tra2ic Actress, Miss t h e unbounded su ccesa taeter of L KATI. In consequence of ilii fi on cf the priteir, a) of L E,ATI has be en attenc l a ac ' cwilith which Miss Bat eman ' s imperso er in the new Five Act Drama evd. Ntr iVebsteu ben.s to announce that it wilt be performed —vpr.— ,• - ,-, . . -o -, .f. EVENING until further notice. i i . Iv Tit E ATRE- t -1----- N y 60 ,,, proprfator and n i , O n „,AL, AI) ELPIII.— T HIS EVE.TING, at 7, Tap, ~- -- i't l Nt- , . R. W.bster. Siding. C4I :DY QUEEN: Mrs. A t 8, the New Drama of LEAD . Messrs.Artn Bt man, 'cc, man, supported by Eb tl u r StirlineK of Miss Bate lington, Stuart, Stephenson, m e; xi.,,,,,it. Phillips, Btl- Mrs. Billing - ten. Illl3H TIGEa;II. Simm3, and 'To i•onclude will:. THE and Mr. z-tephenson. Miss K. Kelly 71 - 1 , 0Y A L STitA N I) T n C --- -- , A lranazer, ...llr. IV. 11. SWanborou g h . n• T it E. EVENING, 3111t1A1P."4 C 11 " 111 M e , Honey, Porsche, Belfcrd, TUrller, Miss K. Saville " 4. Geo 31 antlers. ' alul hf ; Followed by (12th time) PATIENT PENELOPR__ ; op, , Return of Ulysses. Messrs. honey and Fenton ; Aleu44` i h e : Swanborough aad Simpson. Atter which, MY isrlf.lV PLACE. Mr. A. IV-ood. Commence at 7. ROYAL SADLER'S-WELLS TH EATRE ' Manageress, Miss Marriott. THIS EVENING, THE SCHOOL FOR ItTes4rs. TI. Marston, E. Phelps, D. 11. Jones, Bennett, Brooke, Denial, Miss Marriott, and Mrs. Wallis. To conclude with THE BRIGAND : Mr. D. IL Jones, 3liss Mandlebert. Box-office open from 11 to 4. 7_lli -1E TM RD EDITION OF " THE SUN, " Containine: the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, in, be had Every Evening of G. R. GLLNIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 1, Connaught-terrace, Ifyde-park. IVATI•:R AT I.ONDON BRIDGE. rite DAB.—Morning, 10h. 59m.—Afternoon, 116. 31m. °-,K ohltow.-Morring, 11b. 58m,—Afternoon, h. in. `the Weather—• Stuff Office, Dec. 7, 1863. THEM:4O3J ETER. This OsY at Two o'cl(ick Thi.roineter— 30.31. light breeze, and fine. T L.;•=i wi t r , k MONDAY, bEC. 7, 1863. We may rest certain of this—that -L T ora R ug _ SELL has rot cleared awa y an y Of the difilculti e before him, but has rat her at once mult iplied and complicated them by his recent proceeding s i n eon _ n 2 ction with the Emperor NAroLEON's prop os i t i on of a Congress. Dificulties r. , e mean in the way o r explanation—by his own reply in the House of ,Lords, and, through the agency of the Under •Secretary of State, by Mr. LAYARD'S reply in the House of Commons, immediately Parliament shall have been brought together again in February. The curtness of the noble earl's note at the close of the late corres pondence between the French and English Govern ments, it is now being felt every day more and more vividly on both sides of the channel was in no way whatever called for, was in no way what ever provoked. Nothing could have been at once more manly in its frankness, or more courteous in is tone, than the original proposition of his Majesty the Emperor of the FRENCH. As certainly nothing could, by possibility, have been at once more discourteous, or more vaguely maundering, than the way in which that proposition was responded to by the English Foreign Secretary. i The maun dering of it—that is, of the reply—is indicated, in truth, by what chiefly constitutes its discourtesy. To express, by a figure of speech, what really and truly was the course taken at this critical junc ture by our Government, it might be said— That the EMPEROR sent out invitations to a banquet—That one of the principal guests invited, b e fore making up his mind whether th e i nv i tat i on should be accepted or declined, asked, not b y any i means ndeed circuitously, but u of v e f r a y re_a plain, fare —and very bluntly, That, having seen the bill of fare, he said then and not, as he ought to have done, in mere common decency, sooner—" Well, no, thank y ou , I'll stop at home." And, what makes it worse as a discourtesy is this —the dishes are just the old stock dishes that the guests and the intended host have been lingering over with what appetite they may, thi s l ong wh i le. Here a good sub stantial piece de resistance like Italy. Here a very hot, peppery made-dish like Poland, or like Schles wig Holstein. So that the familiar items upon the carte having been scanned, and the invitation, after that and not before it, refused—the one only conclusion to be arrived at in explanation of the refusal is, that the Great Guest dreaded seriously that those old, accustomed dishes, or one or two of them at least, might in this projected banquet turn out to have been cunningly poisoned, on the sly. More than ever, Earl RUSSELL may be quite certain of this—he will have to prepare betimes for the day of parliamentary reckoning, when he himself in the Lords and Mr. LAYARD in the Commons will have to give the inevitable explanations. The complex affairs of Schleswig Holstein appear to be more satisfactory from the last accounts. Much yot remains to be done, but at all events a right direction has been taken. The intimation, given by England has evidently acted like magic in the case, and the delay that has been mentioned, to have taken place is still further significant, inasmuch as it proves that other Powers concur in the disapproval already expressed regarding the treaty and extreme mea sures suggested. It is said that Prussia and Austria have given notice of motion about the Dano- German question ; of course this refers to the demand for Federal execution, and it is very grati fying to notice that the general sentiment is that opposed to the views hitherto expressed by the committee on the question. This is as it should be, for it was high time that some intermediate agency should be set to work to check the devastating policy which seemed about to be pursued. These nations do themselves honour by coming forward in a determined manner, and resolving on putting a stop to the hasty decision that was arrived at. Now at any rate these matters will be taken up in a way more befitting their importance and suitable to their interests. Atl things must be done in moderation if the idea is entertained that the sur- rounding nations are looking on to criticise or censure as the case may be. It is always desirable to meet an opponent half-way, and King CHRISTIAN has shewn good sense, is withdrawing the Royal Patent of the 30th of March. In the proclamation just published he makes some very wise reflections on the state of affairs in this emergency. His address to the Holsteiners is a very spirited one, and can hardly fail to impress them with his determina tion to carry through the resolve he has made of holding his own, even though the odds against him may be very great, and the wily plans set afoot to undermine lawful authority may be almost impos sible to discover. King CHRISTIAN could not have spoken out more forcibly than in these words— ", We cannot suffer officials to foster opposition, and are resolved to put down insurrectionary move ments with armed force." This decided tone will, no doubt, have its effect in convincing the disaffected that they are not lace to face with waverers or timorous rulers, bnt confronted with men who are resolved to maintain inviolate their rightful autho rity, and to hold their just possessions. At the same time endeavours are made to conciliate, in stead of to irritate, and all possible means are em ployed to effect that desired object, A hope is ex pressed that when `'Holstein finds herself contented in constitutional freedom, and the pretext for foreign interference is thus removed, she will voluntarily incline to nearer connection with the remainder of the country." It is to be trusted that the tone of mingled firmness and conciliation will impress them to whom it is addressed, and that in this manner the present very unfortu nate and critical state of things may be happily terminated. The resolve of Prince CHRISTIAN to withdraw the Royal Patent is a very good one, and cannot fail to be attended with felicitous results. It is idle to expect that all plans and proposals of this sort can be carrie i out to the letter, and he is often a wise statesman and a true patriot who finds it necessary to be firm, and when it is desirable to unbend a little and resort to measures of expedi ency and compromise. A too strict adherence to extreme views will 1141 % the good that might otherwise have been use • reaDe d by wise and partial m easures . Th ere i s no la te... _. its ph asets 7tlng what cannot be carried out in all made to tre:tasa therefore the venture which was as altogether a province of Denmark was ha ill e , swig prudent one. IL is most pro bable that ast r i tt a tt i d Y a will be insisted tipon,herenee to the Treaty of 1852 bee n u d d if so something definitewiil a t a ll events have tako one to serve the interests tmedarks,t;edotfo the Itin eP d s to alter the present It was hardly the face of so many interests ldoifikseptlryeacnthat such extremes wota m d. ' ho likely op press Where a th and strange ; but stin a resorted to in occurring Where press the weak. things are ecnstaln.thliys the case with Douruark, as Nve are justi in prove sup posing th a t those who have come for ward, h ow tardily or tamely in her be half, will Lot s uffer th e i r protests to be put aside nor their remarks to pa , , , , by unheeded. Earl IIu6sELL has for once sho wn a little good sense in his management of this affair recently, not sufficient to rectify the errors he fell into some time back, but yet enough to represent in some degree the course that the Government of this great country ought to take. There is much that suggests itself to the mind when the claims that appertain to England in this matter are taken into consideration; and it is earnestly to be trusted that there will be no backward movement nor retrograde retrograde steps taken, but a s t ea d y course per - in, a course o f protest that is firm and un yielding, a line of action persevered be decided, in before which ' the Wave r i ng must ed, and the weak strengthened. Now that other nations coincide with our views in this respect, there seems every reason to expect a happier issue to the troublous times that have so long afflicted this State. It may be asked, " Could not all this outcry have been silenced earlier, and this endless and irritating sub ject have been settled in a satisfactory m anner ?" Therenouem ewnt.as much to militat e aga i nst such a de nouement. In the first place, there is always so great a delay in taking a decisive step on the part of our statesmen. They go on arguing and speechifying ad infinitum, but when it comes to a case in which half a dczen words uttered with promptitude would have ter minated the complication, then all is left in abey ance, and things suffered to take their own way until confusion worse confounded ensues. Again, another evil that often occurs is the extraordinary style in which the communications are made to the States which are involved in these imbroglios. Earl RUSSELL has rendered himself conspicuous on more than one occasion for these anomalous pro ductions. It is, however, a matter of congratula tion that this specially " vexed question" of Schleswig-Holstein seems likely to be settled in a decided form, and that all sides appear to concur in bringing no false ideas to the settlement of it, but are willing to modify and concede when occa sion seems to require it. " The extension of the trade in cotton," says Mr. APHENEY, in his recent work on the Cotton Trade,* "has been the most wonderful circumstance in the history of commerce." Comprehensive as this re mark may seem, it is nevertheless substantially true of the change which transformed the despised ma terial into one of the chief staples of export and manufacture of two of the foremost countries of the world. In the volume just referred to Mr. M`HENRY gives a complete tabular statement of the rise and progress of the trade in the Southern States, from the export of 801bs., in 1748, to the 1,490,000,000 valued at 178,800,000 dollars, of 1860. Three fourths of the quantity grown by the Southern States was exported to foreign ports, and two thirds of the other quarter went to the Northern States. The trade, though subject to many thane tions, has increased with surprising rapidity. At the commencement of the century the export was about 5,000 bales—fifty years later the number of bales exceeded five million. Great as has been the wealth accruing to the Southern States by this flourishing export trade, the profits of the North were scarcely lees considerable. According to Mr. APHENRY'S calculations, the total value of goods manufactured in the New England States in 1849 was over eighty million dollars, and in the middle States more than twenty-six million. The sum total shows an increase of 76 per cent, in the ten years ending in 1850; and an American journalist, writing on the same subject, speaks in strong terms of the profits derived by the Northerners from the position they occupy as manufacturers, importers, brokers, and commission agents for the South. " Historians," says Mr. ITHENRY, " will record the Northern crusade against the South as the greatest folly ever committed;'' but, in truth, it is the fear that the rich prize is slipping through their fingers, that fires the determination of New York to " uphold the Constitution," and quickens the zeal of the New England States for crushing slaveholders. An independent South manufacturing and exporting its own cotton, to say nothing of other branches of trade, is a most unwelcome vision to the basy Northerners, through whose hands hitherto the profits of commerce have passed. As yet the loss of their S nithern custom is not felt, owing to the prodigious expenditure entailed by the war; but the struggle for supremacy cannot go on•for ever, and when Mr. CHASE'S greenbacks grow less plentiful, and " Finis" is put to the blood stained record of fratricidal war, the day of reckon ing will come, and the great Northern States of the old Union will have to go through a period of collapse not only from the terrible expenses of a protracted war, but from the loss of the custom of their chief importer of raw material and exporter of manufactured goods. The whole face of Ameri can trade will undergo a change. The South hav ing discovered new energies, new capacities, in the time of trial will never sink back into the old indolence which suffeied so large a proportion of the profits of their trade to pass through Northern hands. President DAVIS, in his inaugural message, observed that, as an agricultural people, whose chief trade was the export of a commodity required in every manufacturing country, the policy most favourable to the South was Peace and Free Trade. There could be little rivalry, he said, between such a country and its manufacturing or navigating neighbours of the North-Eastern States ; but if these States should fail to perceive that their mutual interests were goodwill and friendship, they must prepare for the emergency. This, as we know, they have done, and have found in the resolution and spirit ,of their people some compensation for the sudden loss of alt the manufactures and commo dities of the North, Mr. M'HENRY gives an inte resting account of the relative value of landed pro perty and manufactures in the North and South at the time of the Census of 1860. At that time the assessed value of real and personal property in the North was 6 . 5 11,027,619 dole. ; in the South, 5,465,808,957 dole. All the naval stores, rosin, pitch, tar, turpentine, &c., were produced in the South, and much of the timber used for ship building came from the Southern forests. Of course Mr. 31‘11ENRY, in commenting on these statistics, draws triumphant auguries from them of the future of the South, but it is difficult to foretell accurately the immediate results of so vast a change. Mean while our Lancashire cotton trade has been under going a similar revolution, being forced to transfer their custom abruptly from one quarter of the globe to another—not, however, with the loss to the mill owners that awaited the American dealers. The loss has fallen with us principally upon the mill hands, the excessive stock which was on hand having enabled the manufacturers in many instances to find profit instead of loss in the catastrophe. It is not often that the spirit of rash and heedless speculation brings about such fortu nate results to the speculator, but however high the price of cotton may rise the manufacturers' prices rise higher, leaving room for the necessary profit. Th e long continuance of the war and the consequent suspension of American supplies have of course necessitated a considerable outlay in India and other parts—and the effect of the with drawal of so much capital from the country may be seen in the rise of the rate of discount which, thanks to the absurd restrictions of our currency laws, n t,,h at io u g ra s l tt ly re follows it. It w ou ld b e well if our finan ciers would i n thi s matter ta k e a lesson from Mr. Cl iAsE and hi s green b acks * which like many other India will in as good when " use d' as d angerous w h en abused." Alllall b h ley return money turn that at i t e s a p v e e e s d l h y e w c o e u h n o t p r. y however, f e the purpose of stimulating trad e i n co tton bales, which shall supply the n ia ec t d he of foLrnlanocfashireand more slowly in the develop ment of those resources of our Indian empire which 001 hereafter raise her to one of our chief cus tomers, and sources ()reapply. * The Cotton Trade, by G. Mci-leur Y. Saunders and Otley. SCUN• LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 7, 1868. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) AUSTRIA. THE DEBATE UPON HOLSTEIN. VIENNA, DEC. 6, Evening. Rumours were current today that the debate in the Lower House of the Reichsrath upon the Elbe Duchies made so great an impression upon the Government that the Ministry intended to tender their resignation in a body. It was said also that Count Rechberg wr,s not the only Minister who felt his position shaken, for his reply was unanimously approved by his colleagues. The evening edition of the Oesterreichische Zeitung, however, denies in the most decided manner that there ie any truth in the rumours of a Ministerial crisis, or of the resignation of Count Richberg. The Government has notified to the Federal Diet that the troops intended to act as the reserve in carrying out execution in Holstein are ready. The command is to be given to General Gubbenz. CIRCULAR OF GENERAL MOURAVIEFF , WILNA, DEC. 2. General Mouravieff has addressed a circular to the Governor of the provinces of Wilna, Goodno, Kowno, Minsk, Witepsk, and Mohilas, referring to insurgents who give in their submission. The fol lowing are extracts. The fact is the more note worthy as General Mouravieff has constantly declared Lithuania to be Completely pacified. "Every commune in which former insurgents are found is responsible for the acts of these indi viduals, and pay 300 ro ublee fi ne f or eac h man who again takes p ar t i n th e insurre c ti on , T he Governor should demand a m pl er guarantees f rom t h e com• munes, if these persons are to be left at liberty in their domiciles. Those insurgents for whom the communes refuse to be responsible should be im prisoned and sent into the remote parts of the empire (Siberia), where they will be settled as colonists upon the lands of the State. They wil, proceed from station to station as far as Pekow, whence the governor of that town will direct them to their place of destination, notifying to me," adds General Mouriavieff, the arrival of each army. All noble lrndowners and State functionaries who have taken parts in the insurrection and cannot find sate and solvent guarantees will be retained in prison. They will be exa mined, and their statements sent on to Wilna. " The communes which have afforded refuge to former insurgents must immediately denounce all individuals undeserving confidence or sympathising with the insurrection to the military chiefs of such districts, in order that they may be dealt with according to the orders of the authorities, and in especial be removed from the coun try. Thoee persons for whom the communes have become responsible, and who have not justi fied the trust, are to be included under this head. If all suspected persons are net de nounced within a month, and some should be sub sequently discovered, the delinquent communes, in addition to the contribution of 300 roubles above fixed, will be subjected to a further fine to be fixed by the military authorities. " Upon receipt of this circular the Governors should immediately warn all the great landholders that they will be liable to an extraordinary fine of 200 roubles at least for each of their servants, who shalt give an insurrectionary bond, or shall be convicted of having aided the insurgents. They will be liable to double that amount for delinquent stewards and persons employed upon their estates, and an additional fine of 10 per cent. Will be levied upon their dominions. " Your Excellency is required to give the utmost possible publicity to these orders, and to watch rigorously over the execution." ALTONA, DEC. 6. Evening. The official Gesetzblatt publishes a ministerial rescript referring to the oath of allegiance refused by the public functionaries. The Ministry is awaiting reports and proposal s from the Holstein Government on that question. The import of arms and munitions into Hol steid are prohibited. FRANCE. The title of Dake de Montmorot was not con ferred on the son of Queen Christina of Spain by the Emperor Napoleon 111. It was conferred by King Louis Philippe on the Duke of Rianzares, husband of Queen Christina, before the Spanish marriages. Ho was authorised to bear it in Spain in 18.52. A letter from Comp . egne says:—" One of the amusements of the Prince Imperial at the palace is to go through the military exercises with his young comrades, the enfans-de-troves ..of the Ist Regi. ment of Grenadiers of the Guard, to whi c h h e belongs. At the desire of the Prince the arms of these lads were scot from St, Denis, where the regi ment is stationed, and since then the children pro ceed almost every day to the palace for the exer cise. One day it rained and the manceuvres were performed indoors. Daring a pause the Emperor took a gun from the drill sergeant and explained himself to the Prince some movements in the use of that arm. The instruction being over the boys seat themselves at the table of the young Prince, wno invites them to dinner, and always manifests 'the utmost desire to render himself agreeable to his companions." BOURSE, Dec. s. —The market continues inactive and with quotations unvaried, Threes, for the Account, being at Mr. 10e. Mobilier have slightly improved. Railway market quiet, but firm. The market closed as follows: 41 per Cents 94 70 Do. end month -- -- 3 per Cents Do. end month 67 10 Credit Mobilier 1037 b 0 Do. end montla 1038 75 Bank Shares 33.50 Credit F ander 1.260 Roman Italian Loan 7l 20 Do. end month 7l 45 New ditto 7l Do. end month — Russian Austrian .. 79 Spanish Threes — Rome Debt Deferred RAIL' Cash. Account. 963 75 .. 965 960 .. 962 50 Lyons anci 4d e di tarranean 925 '' Orleans 928 75 Northern . ... New ditto - New. ditto - .. Geneva .. — • • Siuthern ...... Western ...... Eastern .... Sardinian Austrian ...... Lowhard ... 513 75 .. 520 ....... North of Spain Saragossa .. Ditto to Barcelona .... 30 0 .. 302 50 EGYPT. A litter, dated Alexandria, Nov. 28, says :—The Viceroy left Cairo two days ago for a short excur sion up the Nile to his estates; his Highness is expected back in about a week. The season for . sowing the new crops is coming on, and people are beginning to feel the loss of their animals; very little fresh cotton can be sown, but last year's plants will be pruned. It is well known that cotton plants will produce for two or even more years, but as it is a very exhausting crop, the quantity is less, and the quality much inferior each succeeding year, so that the usual practice here is to root up the old plants, and sow afrssh on new ground. The production of cereals had very much fallen off in Lower Egypt, and but for the cattle discase, nearly all the beans and barley of the upper country would have been wanted tofeed the animals of the Delta. Now, unfortuaately, the murrain lies broken out again in a most virulent form, and is spreading up the river, and it is feared Upper Egypt will be unable to plough and sow the usual extent of land, and that next years' crop will be a short one. Egypt cer tainly will not hold her accustomed place as an ex porting country, next session, neither for cotton or grain. It is said that not only the oxen and buf faloes are dying, but also the camels and donkeys. This report I cannot vouch for ; if it is true, the Joss to the unfortunate Fellahs will be incalculable. The Bedouins say, too, that they find troops of dead gazelles in the desert. It is rumoured that the Bedouins in the neigh bourhood of Mecca are giving trouble. It is a pity the Porte does not give up all its territory on either side of the Red Sea to the Egyptian Government, who would keep the peace at very slight additional expense to itself, while Turkey spends large sums and cannot maintain order. A great number of travellers have arrived her: lately on their way up the Nile; among others, the Duke of _Rutland, the Earl of Scarborough, Lady Herbert of Lea, and Earl Spencer. NEW MUSIC. The Holiday Quadrille. By Stephen Glover. The Happy Family Quadrille. By Stephen Glover. She Sang among the Flowers. Poetry by J. P. Douglas. Composed by W. T. Wrighton. In Search of the Primrose. Ballad. Written by J. Streaks. Composed by W. T. Wrighton. Published by Messrs. Robert Cocks and Co. A charming bundle of melodies, all lovers of song and of dance-music may here find unrolled to their view upon opening the pacquet containing these two sweet ditties, and,' together with them, these two capital, exhilarating quadrilles. Melodies we say expressly and advisedly, in each instance. For, it is especially noticeable in regard to all four of these publications, that it is so—that the dis tinctive peculiarity to be found in them is their pos session, or rather their articulation of melody. The ballad last on the list is, among them all, the least seasonable: yet even that is seasonable, too, in cne sense, by a far off anticipation—beyond December, and January, and February, when the early buds of the primrose, like the yet earlier ones of the daffodils, may with a more genial atmosphere, " take the winds of March with beauty." The author of the Postman's Knoek, in this, as in the instance also of the tender love song, " She Sang among the Flowers" indicates both by the simple beauty of the air his pencil has here jotted down, and in another way, also, by the almost equally simple grace of the accompaniment he has " made note of" beneath, for the hand of the pianist, that thegift of composition has not in any way passed from him; but that his songs and ballads may still be turned to with confident anticipation of plea sure. As to the two quadrilles they are both of them most seasonable. And, beyond this, they are inspiriting to the last degree both to the feet and to the sense of frolic of the young people for whom they have apparently been especially composed. In each, many a delightfully familiar melody will be recognised by the laughing dancers— melodies here rearranged in a sort of catch sequence, by one who is famous as an adept in his craft as an adapter ! " The Happy Family" is that so well known, and so ofte❑ looked in upon by the children trouping to the Zoological Gardens—that Family gibbering, grinning, screeching, gambolling, climb ing, swinging, leaping hither and thither within the swarming cages of the rather close and any thing but aromatic monaey-house ! As for the Holiday Quadrille, the coloured title-page indicates pretty plainly what genuine holidays are there meant—the holidays, that is, of the schoolboy home again ! And, among all holidays those most welcome to him beyond those of Easter, or Whitsuntide, or even, for that matter, of radiant Midsummet—the blithe bright holidays of Christmas time, the time of plum-pud ding and of pantomimes ! The dance music pro vided under this glowing cover of the Holiday Quadrille of Mr. Stephen Glover is just the music for opening the ball again when the champagne corks have flown their last at the supper table. When the M.C. who is leading the revels, softly claps his white kids together to the sotto voce cry of— " Quadrille! " The Matrimonial Polka. By Clarisse Bell. Was It Kind to Love Me Fondly? A Ballad. Written and composed by Clarissa Bell, Oet.z mann and Co. An almost forgotten bit of fun, tinting back years and years ago, has now appeared before us here— redivivus !—glowing b'ack to life with bright colours and sparkling sounds of melody. For the merry thought of which we have reason to feel grateful to the fair and gifted composer of " The Matrimonial Polka." Whoever Clarisse Bell may be—for, we take it, the name is no other, surely, than a pretty nom de plume —she has manifestly more than one rare gift, firstly as an equally vivid appreciator of fun and sentiment, and, secondly, as a musical composer endowed with a genuine capability of expressing each—that is both the pathetic, or, at any rate, the tender, and too humerous. The love song, of which both the words and the music is Clarisse Bell's own, will be turned to not unfrequently by those who have once warbled it—super sentimental though its title undoubtedly is, as we think, unfortunately is —that highly touching, and at first somewhat enig matical query, " Was it kind to love me fondly ?'' Turning, however, from the lovesong to the Matri monial Polka, we find the gifted and graceful composer there, in the latter instance, manifestly at her very best. As a piece of dance music it is. the veriest " wallflower," .or capital inciting loiterer in the doorway, to choose a partner, adjust the glove buttons afresh, and away on the " light f antast i c r"rhe Frontispiece alone is worth the cost thrice told of the dance music the merits of which it serves to illustrate. Fur there, beneath the Caudine Forks of that crossed Ladder of Wedlock embellishing the Matrimonial Polka, we have touched off with a good deal of innocent humour the ascending and descending scales so often traversed, as the Divorce Court only too clearly indi cates, by many and many a married pair—Admira tion ! Flirtation ! Declaration ! Acceptation ! Pre paration ! Celt bration ! Felicitation ! Alteration ! Irritation ! Altercation ! Desperation ! Separation ! Both as a piece of fun and as a piece of music, Clarisse Bell's Matrimonial Polka is worthy of a place in the drawer of every young lady's Canterbury. According - to the Scotiman of last Saturday the remarkable narrative entitled "Pet Marjorie," which appeared in the last number of the North British Review, from the pen of Dr. John Brown, having attracted the notice of the Queen, her Majesty has commanded a copy of the little work, published by Mr. Nimmo of Edin burgh, with the same title, and containing the materials whence the article was derived, to be forwarded to her,— The Reader. ROYAL GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATION.--Whil e managers generally are complaining of lack of patronage during the worst period of the theatrical year, this gallery continues to fill in every part with the new opera di camera of " Jeesy Lea," which, written in Mr. Macfar ren's happiest vein, and containing some of the loveliest melodies that he has given to us, has caused quite a sensa tion in the musical world. By the happiest coincidence, the artistes engaged have proved themselves fully equal to the task of doing full justice to the airs and concerted pieces, and are nightly applauded with enthusiasm. Mr. German Reed's new entertainment, introducing Mrs. Rued and Mr. John Parry, will, we hear, be brought out shortly after Christmas. A NEW RED.—Vegetable ivory, in contact with concentrated sulphuric acid. takes a splendid red colour, almost equal to magenta. At first it is pink, the bright red becoming deeper and attaining a purple when the acid has been allowed to act for 12 hours. Vegetable ivory dust can in this way be readily distinguished from bone and ivory filings. The change is owing to the action of this acid upon albuminous substances in the presence of sugar, and this reaction has been applied by Raspail in microscopic re searches. The white portion of cocoanut is similarly affected. The red colours disappear in water like the fine reddish-blown colour produced by mixing essence of tur pentine with sulphuric acid. ILIST AS A PROFESSION.—The most winning player I ever knew was a good, but not a first-rate player, and, playing small stakes; though always the same starer-, he made a very handsome yearly income. li as a profession instead of the bar, saying i ngenuously, took up whist "At the bar, if I devoted myself to it, I think I could make the same yearly suns with pains which pleasure. I prefer pleasure paint?at w hist I make with when , the r e ward is equal, and I choose XV" 8 (;(4 . "4w' M, JULLIEN'S CONCERTS. The past week was characterised by a perform, ance, or more properly half performance, devoted to the works of .Mendelssohn ; M. Jullien thus fol lowing closely in the footsteps of his father, who invariably in his "Classical Nights" showed his predilection for Mendelssohn; preferring him at the outset to Mozart, Haydn, or Beethoven. The Mendelssohn selection which was given on Friday comprised the overture to "Ray Bias," the Italian symphony, the violin concerto, the music to " A Midsummer Night's Dream," the song of " The first violet," and two part-songs, " 0 hills, 0 vales," and "The nightingale." The symphony was the great trial for the conductor and his band, who, never theless, came out of the ordeal triumphantly, the execution being, indeed, first-rate and beyond re proach, unless we were inclined to be hypercritical and take exception to the accelerated tempo of the nzinuetto and trio, The performance of the over ture was unexceptionable. Signor Sivori played the concerto magnificently, and was recalled with enthusiastic applause. The whole of the music to " A Midsummer Night's.Dreem" was ad mirably performed, the glorious scherzo creating a profound sensation. Mdlle. Volpini, who seems to please in all sorts of styles—the bravura, the classical, and the simple ballad—gave " The first violet" with so much natural sentiment and perfect grace of manner as to charm the audience infinitely, and to compel them to call for a repetition of the song. The two part songs were well given by the London Choral Union, more particularly the melodious and inexpressibly beautiful " 0 hills, 0 vales." On the whole the selection was incomparable, and the performance almost all that might have been desired. Indeed, it seemed like a waste of music to have anything to follow; but no doubt many of the frequenters were on the look out for their quadrille, their waltz, their " Arditti," and, above all, their " Faust" selection. Of the second part we need only say the selection from " Faust" and the bolero " Leggero invisibile," sung by Mdlle. Volpini, created the usual sensation. The theatre was very full, the private bores and dress circle being more than usually crowded. Books Received. A Teriible Woman. By Austyn Graham. 2 vols. Max. well and Co. Autobiography of an English Detective. By Waters. 2 vols. Maxwell and Co. The Man of the Hour. By Alfred Gladstone. 2 vols. T. C. Newby, Three Months in the Southern States. By Lieut.-Colonel Fremantle. With Portraits engraved from Photographs, Biackwood and Sons. The Adventures of Allan; or, The Magic Amulet. By J. H. Burrow. Illustrated, Smith, Elder, and Co. The ?doors and the Fens. By F. G. Trafford. A New Edition, Illustrated. Smith, Elder, and Co. Memories or Legacy of My Boyhood : Poems, By Edmund Falconer. Tinsley Brothers. Reprint of the First (Folio) Edition of Shakespeare, 1623 Part 11. The Histories. L, Booth. Pure Saddle Horses, and How to Breed Them in Australia By Edward M. Curr. Wilson and Mackinnon, Mel bourne, Australia. Eton School Days. By an Old Etonian. Maxwell and Ca The Children's Friend. Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday. Vet Marjorie : A Story of Child Life Fifty Years Ago , Niunno, Edinburgh. Orpah's Return ) and other Poems. Ey W. A. Mil's, Hardwick°. THE "LIFE OF JULIU9 CAESAR," BY LOUIS NA POLEON, translated from advance sheets, is announced for publication by Mr. Carleton, of New York, and by Messrs. Walker, Wise, and Co., of Boston, U.S. THE LIFE OF PIIILLIDOR, MUSICIAN AND CHESS PLAYER., by Professor Allen, of Philadelphia, is amongst the more recent American publications. MISS ADELAIDE PROCTOR, daughter of the poe. Barry Cornwall, a lady who is almost as well known by her charming writings as her father, we deeply regret to hear, is seriously ill. A NEW EDITION OF CHAUCER'S WORKS, in form and plan somewiat similar to the Cambridge Shakspere, is in preparation at the Clarendon Press, MR. MACLISE'S GREAT WATER GLASS PICTURE in the Royal Gallery, Rouses of Parliament.—An immense quantity and a vast variety of detail occur in the back ground of such a subject as "The Death of Nelson ;" rig ging, masts, sails, implements of naval war, and a host of minor figures appear there. Nearly all the still-life acces• sories, some minor figures, and even two or three large ones are completed. Thus much—the outlines of the whole work being drawn out carefully on the wall—may be said to re present highly satisfactory progress with the task. CONCLUSIVE!—Nir. RUSKIN, in a letter to a friend, writes under a recent date—" Every year of my life shows tue some higher and more secret power in Turner, and deepens my contempt for Claude. I believe at this moment the Pre-Raphaelite school of painting (centred in England, but with branches in other countries) to be the only vital and true school of painting in Europe; and its English leader—Dante G. Rossetti—to be, without any compare, the greatest of English painters now living." The engagement of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews at the Haymarket is fast drawing to a close. Next week will be their last week. On Thursday Mr. Charles Matthews will play Sir Charles Coldstream in " Used Up." Mr,Sothern is to reappear as Lord Dundreary on Boxing night. FRENCH IMPERIAL TITLES.—The Emperor Na- poleon I. had created 33 princes or dukes of the empire, which was just the number of dukedoms existing in 1789; 11 extinctions have reduced the list to 22, of which three—Valmy, Padone, and Rovigo —have only a represen• tative without male posterity. The n became extinct in the following years : The Princes d'Eckmuhl (Davoust), in 1853—Castiglione (Augereau), 1816—Dalmatie (Soult), 1857; Feltre (Clarke), 1832—Frioul (Duroc), 1813—Gaete (Gaudin), 1841—istrie ( Beni e res), 1856-0 tran te (Fouche), 1863—Raguse (Marmont), 1852—DanIzik (Lefebvre), 1820 —and Abrantes (Junot), 1859. The title of Duke de Coneg liano (Moncey) was transferred by substitution to his sjn in-law, M. Duchene de Gillevoisin ; of the Duke de Daberg to his godson, M. de Tascher de la Pagerie; and of the Duke de Plaisance (Lebrun) to Armand de Maille la Tour Landry, son of the Count de Maine and of Anne Lebrun de Plaisance. Lastly, the second empire has conferred five titles of dukes, one of which is already extinct in the per son of the Duko de Montmorot, eldest son of Queen Chris tina of Spain. There remain the Dukes de Malakoff, de Magenta, d 3 Moray, and ee Persigny. A BOY'S ADVENTURE AT SEA.—A boy, 12 years of age, the son of Mr. Hook, a fisherman, of Sid mouth, a few days ago launched a small boat with the aid of some companions, and, getting into it, set eut to enjoy a short cruise. The breeze freshened, a rough sea came on, and the young voyager was seen from shore to be about a mile and a half to leeward of Sidmouth, and fully two miles from land, apparently making for Salcombe cliffs. His position being evidently one of danger, a fisherman, named Bartlett, obtained help and started in pursuit. Having overtaken the little boat, Bartlett hailed the boy; but, re ceiving no answer, pulled alongside, and saw him lying quite unconscious, with his head over the gunwale, a white handkerchief having blown over his face. Finding it im • possible to rouse the boy, Bartlett removed him to his own boat, lowered the sails of the skiff, took her in tow, and rowed homewards. The little fellow neither moved nor spoke, but gave an occasional scream. Arrived at the beach, opposite Marine-place, the boy was lifted out of the boat, still unconscious, and was conveyed to his own home. Medical assistance was speedily obtained, and by the aid of warm water and brandy, the boy rallied, but appeared to be quite oblivious of the circumstances of his rescue. It is supposed that the boy on his venturesome voyage, finding the wind and sea to have increased, and that the boat was approaching the heavy surf on the rocky shore, became so frightened that he fell back in a swoon. Had it not been for the accidental arrival of Bartlett and his companions, the boat would have been dashed to pieces and the lad's lice sacrificed.— Western Morning News, THE NATIONAL SHAKSPERE COMMITTEE.—The Archbishop of Canterbury, the (new) Archbishop of Dublin, the Duke of Devonshire, Chancellor of the Univer sity of Cambridge, and Viscount Brougham, Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh, have, sines our la st, accepted taco as Vico-Presidents of the National ShaksporeseCeuient; mittee :—F. Y. Ifurlstone, Esq., President of the mr. stn.. of British Artists, Sir Lascelles Wraxall; 13 1V t . r Knollya, goant Parry, Fred. Lawrence, "T . a• Taylor, Esq., M.l'., Dr. John Strang, of Glasgow, George Petrie, Esq., LL..D., Alfred Wilson, Esq., W. H. the Rev. Dr. Hume of Liverpoo p t,D A Eirnoze, Esq., itße.Ake.: Allingham, John Francis, Col lingridge, Esq., J.W and G. W. Simpson, Esq. Esq., Will a ia v m e, Esq., William E sq. , F. G. Stephens, THE NATIONAL bIAAKSP- ERE COMMITTEE,—The next general meeting of the National Shakspere Committee will be held on Monday, December 7, at four o'clock p m., in the room of the Society of British Artists, Suffolk-street, Pall-mall East. Among other communi • cations from the acting committee to the general body, announcements will be made that his Grace the Archbis hop of Canterbury, his Grace the Archbishop of Dublin, and Lord Brougham have consented to act as vice-presi dents. During the past week Mr. Alfred Elmore, Mr. A. F. Yates Hurlstone, president of the Society. of British Artists; Mr. Sergeant Parry, Mr. P. A. Taylor, M.P:, Mr. F. Lawrence, Mr. W. H. Collingridge, Mr. F, G. Stephens, Mr. John Francis, and other gentlemen have joined the committee, Fil i i -.-- (7774;,..- - O ,9Jk - : , * -- k - , - - . /ir e,- .. - -41 s. court 4!,-zs 6117,1114 71: ..,...„„ --. HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, Dee. 5. The Earl of Malitesbury arrived at the Castle yesterday, and left to-day. Viscount Sydney has also left. The dinner party included their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of ',Vales and the Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia, theßolgian Minister (M. Van do Weyer), the Earl pf .Maltnesbury, Vis count Sydney, the Dowager Countess of Mount E3gcunabe, Countess Hohenthal, Baroness Von Thbeneck, Lady Caroline Barrington, the • lit'n• Mrs. Stonor, the Hon. Caroline Cavendish, the Hoa. Flora 'Macdonald, Count Furstenstein, Major Von Schweinitz, Lord do Tabiey (Lord in Waiting), Lieut.-Col. F. Cavendish (Groom), Lord Alfred Paget and Lieut.-Col. Hon. D. de Ros (Equerries), Lieut.- Col. Keppel (Equerry to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales), Dr. Hoizmann, Mr. Wood ward, and the Master of the Household. The Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highness the Crown Princess of Prussia, drove in the grounds this morning. Sir Charles Wood and Sir John Lawrence arrived at the Castle to day. Sir Charles Wood had an audience of the Queen, and presented Sir John Lawrence oa his appoint ment as Governor General of India. Deo. 6. Lord Wodehouse and the Right Hon. W. E. and Mrs. Gladstone arrived at the Castle yesterday. Lord Wodehouse had au audience of the Queen. The dinner party consisted of their Royal High nesses the Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia and Princess Helena, Lord Wodehouse, the Right Hon. W. E. and Mrs. Gladstone, and the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting. The Queen, their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia, Princess Helena, Princess Louise, Prince Leopold, and her Serene Highness the Princess Hohenlohe, attended Divine service this morning in the private chapel. The Rev, C. Tarver preached the sermon. Col. the Hon. A. _Liddell hos succeeded Lieut.' Colonel F. Cavendish as Groom in Waiting. THE LATE KING OF DENMARK. The Flensburg Gazette of Dec. 1 says--- , . The mournful ceremony of the removal of the body Of the late King took place yesterday, and was fa voured by mild and calm weather. Between five and six o'clock the funeral cortege, extending nearly half a mile in length, and accompanied by mani hundred carriages and a vast crowd of people, reached this city. The body of the deceased Monarch, after it had been removed from the six horse funeral car, was borne hither fromFruerlund by the country people. At the head and end of the procession marched detachments of the Foot Guards. The corpse was preceded by the officers of the staff of the General-in-Command and other officials on horseback. Immediately following the body came the Minister for the Duchy of Schleswig► the President of the Court a Appeal, and a nume rous body of officials, including the High President of Flensburg. On the arrival of the procession et the town the church bells were all tolled and the principal streets illuminated. The procession was afterwards met by the whole of the clergy, the magistracy, and the legal functionaries. Farther on the cortege was met by the deputations sent by other towns, the city officials, the foreign consuls, and all the corporate bodies, with about . 500 torchbearers with flags and em blems. The body /was borne through. the town by bearers, in three relays of 30 each. As the pro cession reached the different bodies and deputations, these latter, with their torchbearers, fell into the ra❑ks. As soon as the body was placed on board the steamer Sleswig, in a chapel richly decorated and built on a raised platform on the deck, minute guns were fired from the iron clad ship in harbour. A great number of tar barrels set on fire on the eastern side of the port cast a mournful glare over the whole roadstead. The steamer bearing the body of the deceased Monarch, accompanied by the iron clad, soon after left the port on their way to Copen hagen." Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Prince ss of Wales will follow the Queen to Osborne, and join the Royal family circle at Christmas, where they will retua in till January next, and then return to Windsor. Although the precise day on which the Court will leave Windsor 1 10 not been positively fixed, Tuesday week is the day at pre• sent mentioned.—Court Journal. His Royal Highness Prince Alfred and big Highness Prince William of Hesse, accompanied by goj a Cowell and Capt. Zangen, honoured the Countess Dowager of Morton with their company at dinner at Duddingsto n House on Wednesday last, and met there the Duke and Duchess of Buccleach and Lady Victoria Scott, LadY Agnes Douglas, Lord and Lady Belhaven, Lady Ituthvell, and Mr, Cavendish. In the evening her ladyship received some of her acquaintances,and dancing was kept up till pest 2in the morning, when the princes returned to Holyrood Palace. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam bridge and the Princess Mary, attended by, Colonel Purvey and Lady Geraldine Somerset, intend to leave Brightun, where their royal highnesses have been residing for the last month, for Cambridge Cottage, Kew. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess d'Aumale closed their visit to the Countess Frances Waldo- E da x y ce i l r l o e m ney vis t it h in e g grave and Mr. Chichester Fortescue,M.P.,D dh eke at 11 ro Essex, on Saturday, or an d oa li Sa i t s ur Prussia Countess n A in F b Frances the Countess Bernstorff returned to the Prussian B" lbas°' grave and Mr. Chi c h es t er F or t escue a t Dudbrooke, Essel" THE DUKE OF ATHOLE, we regret to loran, is sinking fast. The Duke and Duchess of Manchester are tlx pectedto arrive at their residence in Stanhope-stree t, atq . fair, to-day, from visiting the Emperor and Empre ss oft he W e ide- French at Compiegne. The duke and duchess will go L° Kimbolton Castle, Hunts, for the winter. The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort are entertain.- ing a small party at Badminton, Gloucestershire. The Marquis and Marchioness of AilesburY, who returned to Pall-mali a few days ago from visiting Lord and Lady Rivers at Rushmore Lodge, will leave town in ti. day or so for Wiltshire. Tne Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne came to town at the end of last week, after visiting tha Earl and Countess of Chesterfield at Bretby- park, Derby shire, and on Saturday left for Bowood-park, Wilts, for the winter. We are informed that the Earl of Westmoreland is in a fair way of recovery from the serious illness with which he was suddenly seized on Friday last during his lordship's visit to Paris. Owing to the very unfavour able tenour of the telegram received in town late on Friday night the Dowager Countess of Westmoreland and Lai Rose cane left Portman-square on Saturday morning for Paris. It will afford his lordship's large circle of triendS pleasure to leatn'that the latest bulletin received in WWII in the course of yesterday was favourable, and gave hopes of the recovery of the nob le earl. It is said that with care the noble earl may be able to stand the f a ti g ue of the journey home at the end of the present week. The Earl and Countess of Verulam and Lear Harriet Orli:eaten have arrived in town from Gorharaburr peak, Herts. The Earl and Countess of Chesterfield ha le a successien of friends at Bretby - P ark ' n -Trent, du r i ng th e pas t wee k. b eeael n rlß e e n u t r e tz r o t n a a. i r n itl i p n o 6 Vane left town on Saturday for Seaham Hall, North um b er l an d , the seat o f th e Marchio ness (Frances A nne ) of Londonderr. The Earl of P em b ro k e, L a dy Y Herbert, and the Hon. Mary, Hon. Elizabeth, and Hon. Constance Herbert, have pas se d th roug h Malta on their way to Egypt a nd tile Holy Land, Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston, who left London on S a t ur d a y for Brocket Hall, Hats, will re tell. and are expected to leave town on Wednesday to-day, Thursday next for Broadlands, Hunts. Lord Wodehouse arrived in town yesterday fr°ll:. visiting the Queen at Windsor Castle, an d later in the eery departed for Kimberley Park, Norfolk. will return to town to-day, from a visit to her Majestireas; The Right Eon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer,. Windsor Castle, and in the evening is expected to familyv at Hawarden Castle, Si: Stephen G-Iyane's seat in 1: 1 1 1 : 3 _ 1 1 . Carlton House-terrace, to join Mrs. Gladstone and shire. A grand ball is to take place at Hawarden on Thurs day _fe day next, to which the leading invited. neighbouring gentry ' l ' Northumbft Lo don es erland. 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