The Sun. — London, England, 1863-05-27 00:00:00

HE SETTLING DAY—Adam Black. Esq., M.P.—Ho-Too at Court, &I &c.—in FUN, This Week. i,.ke Penny. SATURDAY NIGHT JOURNAL," _ Every Week. One Penny. Forensic Reminiscences. The Thames Embankment and its Approaches. America and the Giants; &c. &c. 80, F. eet-street. MaEAT Ith-110 el L., HA Y Lessee, Mr. J. B. Bnckstone. THIS EVENING, BORROWING A HUSBAND. Pa mela, Miss Maria Harris. After which,loth time, a new and original comedy. entitled FINESSE ; or, Spy and Counter-Spy : Mr. BuAstone, Mr. Howe, Mr. Chippendale, Hr. and Mrs. Alfred Wigan, and Miss Louisa Angel. Followed by an apropos Dramatic Sketch, introducing a Panorama of the Tour of the Prince of W ales in the East. To conclude with MY HUSBAND'S GHOST. Commence at 7. THEDUKE'S MOTTO, THE HUNDREDTH AND ELEVENTH NIGHT. THEATRE ROYAL LYCEUM OPEN, under the Sole Mana g ement of Mr. FECHTER. THIS EVENING, at 7. to commence with an Original Sketch, entitled A SUDDEN ATTACK. Messrs. Shore, Garden, H. Widdicomb, Mass Henrade, and Mrs. Lee. After which, at a Quarter to Eight, a New Romantic Drama, in Three Acts, and Prilogue, entitled THE DUKE'S MOTTO, by Paul Feval and John Brougham. The principal character will be sustained by Mr. Fechter, sitiiported by Messrs. J. G. Shore, G. Jordan, J. Brougham, 11. iddLiombe, F. Charles, Garden , R a y mond, Dawson ; Misses Carlotta Leclercq, Kate Terry , Lavenue, and Lieworthy. Acting-Manager, Mr. H. Barnett. (OVAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole LosseP and Manager, Mr. G. Vining. THIS EVENING, will be presented (first time), COURT A`,D CAMP : Messrs. G. Vin i ng , C. Verner, B. Marston, G. Belmore, G. Murray. Warde; Miss Amy Sedgwick, Miss L. Laidlaw, and Miss Lydia Thompson. To be preceded by PERFECTION. And followed by A CHARMING PAIR. NEw Ti 9 E ATRE-R0 YAL, ADELPHI : sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. Tills EVENING, a petite Drama, THE ANGEL OR DEVIL. Miss A. Jones, Mr. Took, and Mr. Billington. After which (13th time), a new Drama, in one act, entitled THE WOODEN SPOON MAKER. Messrs. B. Webster, Stuart, Stephenson, Sefton ; Miss H. Simms, and Mrs. 8.1- lington. Followed by a new Burlesque, entliled ILL-TREATED IL TRO VATORE. ME ssrs. Toole. P. Bedtord, it Phillips, Marne, C. J. Smith, Romer • the Sisters Nelson, Carry and Sari, and Miss K. Kelly. To conclude with DOMESTIC ECONOMY. Mr. J. L. - - Toole, Sm. Commence at 7. TIIHE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," 11 Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, Can be had Every Evening of G. ft. GLIGNIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. The Weather—Sun Office, May 27, 1863. THERMOMETER. This morning ...... This day at Two o'clock Barometer-30.24. Wind—West; light breeze, and fine. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. This DAY.—Morning, Bh. 40m.—Afternoon, 9h. 15m. To-moßaow.-Morning, 9h. 45m.—Afternoon, 10h. 16m. , tp_ ,r OV4 ra4k. VC, Suit LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1863. Mr. ROEBUCK has a great deal of wit, pluck, earnestness, and fiery animation, but he is utterly without that quality giving equilibrium to the judgment, a quality among all qualities perhaps the most essential to a Statesman—discretion. Re always—as a rule, that is—for there have been, of course, occasionally but very rarely noticeable in his career exceptions proving it to be a rule—he always, as a rule, hits the right nail on the head. But he hardly ever contrives to hit it precisely at the right time. When he does—when he manages thus, in homely phrase, not only to hit the right nail on the head, but exactly at the very instant when it ought to be hit, when the public opinion into which he is desirous of driving it, is in a con dition so admirably adapted to yield to the blow that the argument symbolised by the little prover bial scrap of ironmongery is fairly driven home— then it is that Mr. ROEBUCK appears at his very best. Then it is that he vindicates his right to the title of a Great Tribune of the English Peo ple. It was so in the very midst of the earlier disasters of the Crimean War. And the part there upon taken, in the very nick of time, by Mr. ROE BUCK was such that we do not believe it will be very easily forgotten. On the contrary, we are satisfied that the record of it A ill be henceforth in corporated with our national history—that it will always constitute the most memorable incident in the public life of this eminent Member of Parlia ment. Elsewhere in our impression of this evening will be found one of the raciest speeches delivered for a ieng while past, even by Mr. ROEBUCK ; but a epeecn altogether as inopportune as any speech could well contrive to ')e. It is, as the very head ing of it shows it to be, an argument strongly in favour of an immediate recognition of the South by England —a proposition as prema ture, as precipitate, as ill-advised, as the two generous efforts of a diplomatic character adventured upon some little time back by the Emperor of the FRENCH, with an over-sanguine expectation each time on the part of his Imperial Majesty that these efforts would prove successful. It is not the first time, of course, that Mr. ROE BUCK has argued the momentous question referred to precisely to the same purpose which lent energy to his strong Saxon speech on Tuesday evening down at Sheffield. Very recently he has spoken quite as plainly, and precisely to the same effect, within the walls of the House of Commons. So that the purport of his remarks yesterday can be conjectured, if only we remember the drift of his argument upon that earlier occasion, when his remarks were addressed with all solemnity not to an open air meeting, as they were yesterday, but to Mr. SPEAKER himself, sitting there awfully bewigged and berobed in his Chair of State down at Westminster. Whatever his audi ence, howbeit, Mr. ROEBUCK—as is no less the case with such very different men, indeed, as Mr. OsBuRN E and Mr. HORDIAN—has somehow or another an inveterate habit of speaking his mind right out. 4, Co me what may"—his thoughts he will utter—in the Rouse, or out of the House, it matters not —even as we have already said, in other wards, in season and out of season. It is this I probably that, whether his hearers are likely to j agree with him or not, they are always - --uo matter who or what they may be—right glad to listen to him at any moment, upon any subject, and from any (what the Yankees call) platform. " The Mayor," said Mr. ROEBUCK last evening in his eeeordium, " has asked me to attend this meeting, for he told me that you would be glad to hear my Whereupon—" Hear, hear," opinions." cry the " Those opinions," continued Mr. many-headed. ROEBUCK, " shall be frankly stated to you. It is my habit always to speak out. If you don't like 'em, I can't help it ! " Whereat there was immediately—of course there was—" Laughter." A tier a little more preliminary talk—most of it, though purely preliminary, very much to the pur pose, nevertheless—the hon. and warned member for Sheffield bluntly observed to his constituents in regard to the question he was about to discuss in their hearing—" So far as I am concerned, I can tell you that it is to me an entirely English question. 'What I have to consider is, what is for the inte rest o 2 England. What is for her interest I believe to be for the interest of the world. We hold such a position that every step taken by England as a 1 country reverberates throughout the whole world, and influences the happiness of mankind." By a captious, cynical Federal hearers of the sentiment, or rather, it should be said perhaps, the earnest conviction, last articulated, the words thus uttered by Mr. ROEBUCK would probably be denounced as " pretty tall ta)king." While, at the same time, these words are, in themselves, really and truly merely the manful articulation of a notorious fact. "No!" cried a dissentient, however,followed byshouts of "Turn him on':," and confusion. "Well," ex claimed Mr.RoEnucK, thereupon, good-humouredly, " this gentleman is so vehement a friend of peace that he won't keep it." And so, with another burst of laughter, the momentary interruption •wss swept aside. e refer thus to this little incidental circum stance by which Mr. ROEBUCK prepared the way, with a careless ease, for the promul gation of the argument he was bent upon enforcing (as the sequel plainly enough demonstrated), with all the fervour and eloquence (and they are nct trifling) at his comraand—be cause they have about them a very characteristic signficance. They tend, or at any rate lead the way, by almost imperceptible gradations, to the evidencing, on the part of Mr. ROEBUCK of a quiet, almost at times amiable, predetermination:to cram his own opinions and convictions down your throat at the very moment when he is ostensibly giving you your own free choice as to whether you will swallow them at all or not. Another habit he has, quite as inveterate in its way as the one we have already alluded to, namely, that of his ontspeaking at all times and upon all occasions. It is the habit he has of just—jumping to conclusions. Yes terday was an exact case in point. His whole argument in favour of Recognition was bask') upon the shadowy foundation indicated in the following declarations, Speaking of the South erners—" They have fought," cries Mr. ROEBUCK, "to the death. They have conquered the North. And NOW I ask myself if the time has come when surrounding nations shall do what we ought to do NOW—acknowledge the South as an independent nation." "Great cheering," says the reporter, " and cries of Never !'" loudly vociferated by the dis sentients. Nor can we wonder at it—for beaten though the North has been again and yet again, and never more signally than of late, in this very month of May, it is not yet Conquered ! So that it is scarcely necessary to add that the requisite NOW has decidedly not yet ar rived. Come, the time will—we are as fully persuaded of that as Mr. ROEBUCK can possibly be —when the South must be recognized. But that time is not the present time. Neither the English Government nor the French Government can hasten its advent even by a day. All those Governments can do, is to bide their time and to watch eagerly, as patiently as may be, solicitously always, for the coming, sooner or later, of the golden opportunity. At the Banquet of the Royal Geographical So ciety there were several interesting speeches. Sir RODERICK MußcrusoN, the President of the Society, was in the chair, and he rendered his remarks par- titularly impressive by introducing the various in cidental circumstances that bore upon his subject and enhanced its attraction. Thus in proposing the health of her MAJESTY, the Chairman said that they had particular reason as geographers for drink ing this toast, " for the QUEEN, their patron, had, with the aid of her august and lamented Consort, so educated the Princes, her sons, to admire their science, that they had already performed such voy ages as qualified them to be honorary members of the Geographical Society." This was not flattery, but the simple statement of facts. He alluded more particularly to this when he proposed the Prince of WALES. He said that his Royal Highness had well won his spurs as Vice Patron of their Society, having travelled in many parts and visited several countries. Peculiar interest was imparted to the meeting from the fact that the Danish Minister was present. His Excellency, in returning thanks, spoke with great fluency, and expressed himself to great advantage. In alluding to the reciprocal feelings that animated the two countries, he said in reference to the sentiments of his countrymen—Not only did they admire the wealth, greatness, and power of the British nation, but they particularly ad. mired the political system under which they lived, by means of which they had accomplished what no other nation had ever done, uniting monarchy with the freest institutions in the world. " But," said his Excellency, with great perspicacity, "let me remind you that if a great deal of this is owing to the character of the British nation, something is also owing to the geogra• phical position of our country. I say that one essential element which has favoured the develop ment of Great Britain has been its insular charac ter. You never had any difficulty about your fron- tier. I only regret that my country is peninsular, not insular." There is much truth in this remark, and well might the Danish Minister have uttered the last sentence concerning the position of his own country. Mr. WALPOLE returned thanks for the House of Commons. The President, in proposing the toast, referred to the grant of five hundred pounds per annum made to the society by the House. This was done at the instigation of Mr. JOSEPH HUME. Lord ABERDEEN was the Premier, he himself was President, and, as the three were Scotchmen, it was called a Scotch job. " But," said the Chairman, " there never was a job perpe trated which did more honour to the British Parlia ment, and there never was an annual vote of £5OO which had done more service to British science and the British public." Mr. WALPOLE alluded to this connection, which, he said, from the amount of the grant, was rather a shabby one. But he added there was another connection to which the President had not alluded, which made him feel that the society was not indebted to the House so much as the House was indebted to it. The various important ques tions that came annually before Parliament com pelled members to feel how much they owed to geographical science, which imparted to them ability to deal successfully with their arduous sub jects. To the House of Commons, aptly remayked Mr. WALPOLE, belongs the task assigned by Dr. JOHNSON to observation, which " With extended view, Surveys mankind from China to Peru." They were in the middle of a debate on China now which awaited the lapse of the holidays for its termination ; they had also a debate impending connected with Southern America; they had also questions con stantly recurring with regard to India, Turkey, Poland, Russia, Denmark, Greece, and Italy—and how could they deal with them properly, but by ascertaining their geography correctly. Need we add, crossing the Atlantic, they had to concern themselves with North America ? " And in associa tion with this, could we forget that lamentable news had to-day reached this country, that ono of the noblest descendants of the English race—' STONE WALL' JACKSON—was now no more." The right hon. gentleman, in referring to the settlement of the American difficulty, said that geographical con siderations would have much to do with the arrangement. Mr. WALPOLE'S eloquent dis course was deservedly applauded. This noble Institution is entitled to the support of all intelligent classes, and it is, therefore, most gratify ing to find a numerous and brilliant assemblage at its festival meeting. No country is called upon to encourage an Association like the present so much as England, for no other land has sent forth her sons to the uttermost ends of the world to ex plore with so much zeal, and to carry civilisation to the dark regions of the earth, heedless of danger, and regardless of difficulty. Mrs. HEMANS has made special allusion to this fact in ono of her beautiful poems : " Go, stranger, track the deep, Free, free the white sail spread ; Wave may not foam, nor wild wind sweep, Where rest not England's dead." The administration of criminal law is a point upon which Englishmen have for many years justly prided themselves. The system of trial by jury, the ready admission of evidence, the open courts, the general sagacity and temperance of the judges and magistrates, and the inclination to give the accused the benefit of any doubt, combine to render our criminal courts among the most satisfactory of our institutions, But there are some particulars in which improvements might be made with regard to punish ment of crime. Justice is occasionally so slow that she is not sure ; so careful not to accuse the wrong party that she not unfrequently suffers the culprit to elude her vigilance. The system pursued with respect to coroner's inquests, which are of themselves excellent, has recently called forth some animadversions. It has been complained that, owing to the frequent delays and the punctilious observance of forms and ceremonies, the murderer or manslayer has plenty of time to decamp before the warrant for his apprehension is issued. The recent case of murder in St. Giles's furnishes an un fortunate example of the difficulty there is in tracing a criminal after some time has been allowed to elapse. It is certainly not to be expected that a man conscious of guilt will wait quietly at hand until the investigations, and postponements, and re assemblings have gone their wonted round, and the search for him has commenced. No doubt these investigations are productive of great good, and afford considerable protection to the public by the check they put upon crime and the manner in which they often bring to light nefarious deeds which had been thought to escape detection. The only ques tion is, how to increase their efficiency still further, and how best to secure the end at which coroners and jurors alike aim—the speedy administration of justice, That this end is defeated by allowing the criminal time to escape is unquestionable; at the same time there are no doubt difficulties in the way of arresting persons on suspicion. Still the vigilance of our police, and the skill of our authorities, should surely be able to devise some solution of the pro blem. One great point gained would be the speedy assembling of the inquest and the immediate settle ment of the question as to whether or no death were the result of violence. In a case of absolute murder, like that in St. Giles's, there need surely be no hesitation. The crime of a poisoner may offer some impediments to a speedy decision, but in that instance the suspicion must necasarily be con fined to a limited number of persons. The inquest should be held with the briefest possible delay after the death of its subject, and the jury should strive to arrive at a definite conclusion as to whether it was by fair or foul means at their first sitting. Then, although the crime might not be brought home to the offender at the first sitting, the police might at least receive a hint to keep an eye on the suspected parties. The number of murderers who have of late years escaped unpunished is certainly a reproach to our present system, and calls loudly for some change for the better. The preliminary inquiry may probably be necessary, but then it should ba conducted with all possible despatch, BO as to afford an efficient assistance to justice and not a stumbling block in her way. As the case at pre sent stands, a criminal way safely reckon on the adherence to the old routine and its leisurely fashion, and a greater degree of promptness in tie capture and conviction of offenders is in every way desirable. Although really a much severer punishment than a speedy sentence would be, delay does not strike the same terror into the mind of the offender and his associates. Were the cri minal class to feel that in all human probability arrest, conviction, and punishment would follow in close sequence upon the commission of a crime, murder and manslaughter would be less frequent. As it is, thanks to the humanitarian tendencies of the age, punishment itself is losing half its terrors. Capital punishment is rarely inflicted, being often respited when its infliction has been decreed by the presiding magistrate. Imprisonment with hard labour, though irksome, is scarcely sufficiently alarming to stand as a safeguard between the pas sions of an infuriated ruffian and the peace of society, and perhaps serves even less to counteract that de sire for gain which leads to the commission of a whole hest of malpractices. Another important addition to the efficiency of our criminal laws would be the appointment of a public prosecutor. This office has long been called for, its want has been keenly felt ; yet, although our public men are generally ready enough to fill up vacant posts, and to make opportunities for honours and rewards, for some unexplained reason, they have never supplied the vacancy. The crimes that escape detection, that pass unheeded or unpunished, because it is no one's business to take them up, would probably startle the boldest among us, if they could be brought suddenly to light. Who shall say how many cases of poisoning and for gery are hushed up and passed over in the course of the year even in our just and sagacious England ? In too many cases, like the celebrated couplet on treason, the crime lifts the offender into a position of wealth or influence where men do not care to meddle with him, and who would be Quixotic enough to institute an inquiry into the manner of Mr. SMI TH ' S death or the wording of his gain will, if no particul ar t m h a e y ms a e ls lv o es be re s s t u ro lt n e g d from the proceeding? Thereto suspicions without tangible proof, and it is no one's concern to collect and search for dence. In Scotland the want is supplied, and the existence of a public prosecutor proves in every way conducive to the public benefit. Let us hope that the omission may speedil y b e supplied among us, and that the action of English crimi • nal law may soon be as sure and speedy as it is • • ordinarily inkt and merciful. ENCLOSURE OF TOOTING CoMMON.—An investi gation was opened yesterday by Mr. Wetherall, one of the Enclosure Commissioners, on the subject of the pro posed enclosure of Tooting• common, several of the com moners disputing the right of the lord of the manor, Mr. Thompson, to enclose it. Mr. Thompson, and a number of persons claiming rights of common, were represented. The inquiry will be confined to obtaining answers to certain formal questions; the question of right will be for ultimate decision elsewhere. Considerable interest has been created in the neighbourhood on the subject. t S o t Stands sw haveellfib ee n forjudgingßuildingmertieicted down the whole length of Princess of Wales, r ai e s i o r the nave, Mary of Cambricige, entries made up to yesterday, bid fair Royal Highnesses the Prince and day, to honour the show with their presence during the Royal Highness the Princess THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 27, 1863 LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) SPAIN, MADRID, MAY 26, At a dinner given at the house of Senor Madoz, to 200 members of the Progressist party, the con duct of General Prim in withdrawing the Spanish troops from Mexico was generally approved. PORTUGAL. LISBON, MAY 21 The feeling in the North of Portugal is very inimical to the Government. In Foscoa tumults have occurred. At Braga on the occasion of the Pope's anniversary, a large number of people paraded the streets with a band of music, seditious shouts were raised, and it was found necessary to call out the guard to suppress the tumult. Senor Sa.tino Coelho has resigned his seat in the Cortes, in consequence of the opposition having made so much political capital out of the protest of his constituents. His friends intend giving him a banquet. The Cortes are discussing the Budget. The Minister of Finance has commenced some important which are in m a ny in salterations exorbitantly t a t h n e t ly d u h t i i g e sh The last steamer from the Brazils was put in quarantine, in consequence of Bahia being declared by the Board of Health infected. The weather still continues dry, and rain is much wanted for the crops. FRANCE. In the list of the candidates of the Opposition in Le Siècle of to-day—the name of M. Havin, its principal Editor, leads off the list as candidate for the First Cireonscription—that of M. Tbiers, follow ing as candidate for the second—the fifth giving that of M. Jules Fevre, and the ninth and last that of M. Eugene Pelletan. In a very different spirit L' Opinion Nationale sums up a brilliant article, entitled 'The End of the Equivoque," by exclaiming, " Electors of the Second Circonscription, vote for M. Thiers !" Le Constitutionnel, after indulging in several wonderfully telling citations from the former writ ings of M. de Girardin, dead against M. Thiers— sums up the same cruel list of quotations by ex claiming " Yet now M. de Girardin continues to de fend M. Thiers and to vote for him !" HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. THE NEW BALLET, The melodious " Lucia ci Lammermuir " was repeated at this house last evening, in order to afford a first appearance to a Signor Baragli in Edgardo. With the advantages of a pleasing per sou, and the taste and training of a musician, this gentleman unfortunately couples such a deficiency of vocal power, as well as of mere emotion, that his selection of one of the most passionate and arduous characters in the lyric drama can only be regarded in the light of a great mistake. Had we no great standards in the hero of Ravenswood by which to try a new competitor, the inherent claims of the music ought to have convinced Signor Baragli that his physical weakness was a disquali cation which no amount of art could compensate, and which forbade all hope of his being accepted by the advanced taste of a Lon- don public. Madlle. Titiens, on the other hand, as though prompted by her companion's failure to offer every repayment in her power, never sang with greater force, truth, or beauty than on this occasion—her Lucia, from its first note to its last, forming one bright and continuous evidence of her unequalled claims to be regarded as our first of Prima Donnas. In the deep tenderness of her opening aria—and the passionate ardour of her duet with Edgardo--tke " Verranno a to au aura." In the terrible struggle of the second act— on receiving the forged proof of her ;over's - - - - falsehood—throughout the terrors of the en• suing scene on his appearance to de nounce her, and, above all, in the sad frenzy with which her misery culminates, and which afford her in its fond delusions such a scope for brilliant execution, Madlle, Titiens left no point untouched which was demanded by the character, or requil•ed to prove her eminence in all of the highest powers of her art. She was ably supported, it is but right to add, by the earnest Enrico of Gassier;?f. and nothing could be more admirable than the exertions of the chorus and the band. The special attraction, however, of the night was the production of a new ballet--under the title of " Bianchi e Negre" (whites and blacks)—founded on the story of " Uncle Tom's Cabin," the music of which was composed by Signor Gortza, and the action arranged by Signor Rota. We may as well say at once that this novelty achieved a more than ordinary success. Its merit lay in a com bination of several excellent particulars. There was first its familiar subject—Legree, the planter, its evil genies, persecuting his slave Elize with his infamous passion, and parting her from her husband in order to place her more completely in his power—in all of which efforts he is counter acted by Anglica, the Genius of F ree d em , who ulti mately secures the liberation of his victims—just supplies a thread of interest sufficient to sustain the rapid action. We have nest some capital dances by the Corps de Ballet, as the men and women of a plantation, which are equally spirited and comic, and in some instances novel. We have then a pas by Madlle, Ferraris, which exhibits all the great dis tinctions—the united grace and vigour of this premiere danseuse of Europe, and in which she is supported by the agile efforts of a Signor A.mmaturo, who made his debut on this occasion. And last, not least, we have some pleasing music charmingly sung behind the scenes by Madlle. Trebelli, in honour of the eventual triumph of liberty and justice. Surely all this was a combination which might well warrant the success achieved, and may relieve us from the thankless task of any close analysis of the production as a whole. Its pro gramme is certainly couched in a style of such philosophic elevation, that we shall not deny its reader the smile which he will derive from its perusal. Its effect, however, is so amusing, and so entirely satisfactory, that we can as little doubt that this new expeciment will prove a great attraction. We have only to add that its serious action was excellently sustained by all con cerned in it, and that its scenery and dresses were ap propriate—saving that L e gree was made a Mexican, and that its music was singularly spirited and melo dious throughout. The house was very full, and the applause loud and continuous. Many of the dances were encored, including the Pas of Madlle. Ferraris and all the leading favourites were called GAME PROSPECTS.—Much anxiety has been ocea sioned by the cold ungenial weather which has for some time prevailed for the hatching of the grouse. The hatching is now general, and from the accounts received we learn that the nests are well filled with eggs. The recent hail and heavy snowfalls must have been disastrous among the early poults. Within the last few days the weather has become warmer. From the reports of the shepherds and keepers, the hatching season opened very auspiciously on all the Athole, Strathbraan, Breadalbane, Killin, Loch, Rannoch, Invercauld, and Ochil moors. The old birds were numerous, in excellent condition, very spirited on the wing, and free from disease. Crieff.--The weather, though cold and stormy for several weeks past, has been dry, and upon the whole highly favourable for all descriptions of game. On all the extensive moors in this neighbourhood grouse and other game are abundant, and the hatching season is now well advanced. A 1ar..0 number of the more early nests of grouse contain you; broods. Numerous broods of partridges are already hatched on the hill sides and banks of the E arn, and parent birds are very p l en tif u l. I n all the preserve s p h easants abound, and bot h roe- d eer an d hares are n umerous on all th e es t a t es of the district. The caper cailzte is now a b un d ant i n many woo d s , an d a large num ber of yo ung b roods have been hatched this season , eac h containing from of Glenartn e y are both numerous and wild.— S co t s man. six to eight birds. The deer in the fores t ACTS OF PA RLIAMENT.—OnIy 18 public acts have been passed in the present session, Commencing on the sth February. The session is expected to be a light one in public acts. am, final clrinlat HER MAJESTY. BALMORAL, May 25. The Queen, Princess Helena, Princess Louise, Prince Alfred, Prince Arthur, and Prince Leopold, attended by the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting, attended Divine service in the Castle yesterday morning. Dr. M'Leod officiated. The Prince and Princess of Wales. The Prinua of Wales rode on horseback yesterday morning, attended by Major Teesdale. The Princess of Wales, attended by the Countess of Macclesfield, took a carriage drive. In the afternoon their royal highnesses honoured Mr. Leighton with a visit at his studio in Orme squire, and also took a drive in an open carriage. The Prince and Princess of Wales, attended by the Countess of Macclesfield and Major Teesdale, honoured the performance at the Haymarket Theatre last evening with their presence, to see Lady Gifford's new comedy of ‘‘ Finesse." The Prince of Wales presided yesterday at a meet ing of the Council of his royal highness, held at the Office of the Duchy of Cornwall, Buckingham• gate, St. James's-park. There were present—Sir Wm. Dunbar, Keeper of the Privy Seal; Sir Wm. J. Alexander, Attorney-General ; Col. the Hon. Sir Charles B. Phipps, Receiver-General; Lieut.-Gen. Knollvs, Comptroller of the Household of his royal highness ; and Lord Portman. Mr. Bateman, the secretary, attended. The Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse, who left Gravesend on Saturday last, on board the royal yacht Victoria and Albert, disembarked at Antwerp on bunday, about half past one o'clock. In about an hour afterwards their royal high nesses left Ant werp for Brussels by the Northern Railway, and arrived in the Belgian capital at a quarter-past three. The prince and princess were received by the Duchess of Brabant and the Count of Flanders, who were attended by a numerous suite, and by the English and Prussian Ministers, and other members of the diplomatic corps. Soon after the arrival of their royal highnesses at the palace, where apartments had been prepared for their reception, they visited the King of the Belgians at Laeken. On the return of the prince and princess to the palace at Brussels, a grand banquet took place, at which, besides the Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse, and the members of the Belgian royal family, there were present the great officers of the crown, the ministers, and the members of the diplomatic corps. Their royal highnesses were to leave Brussels yesterday morning for Darmstadt. The Duke of Cleveland is much better. Since the noble duke returned home he has regained strength daily. The Duchess of Sutherland has arrived at Sta , ford House, St. James's, from Lilleshall, Salop. The Marchioness of Westminster intends giving a dance at Grosvenor House on Thursday, June 25. The Dowager Marchioness of Queensberry has arrived at Wallace's Hotel, St. George's-place, Hyde-park corner, from Richmond. The Earl and Countess of Lincoln have arrived at the St. George's Hotel. The Viscount du Martroy has left Wallace's Hotel, Hyde-park-corner, for Paris. _ _ _ The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs. and Miss Gladstone will return to town to-morrow, from visit ing Lord and Lady Taunton at their seat in Somersetshire. Lord Clyde has considerably improved in health, but• in consequence of the weakness arising from his recent illness the noble field-marshal will be compelled to forego several engagements. It is said that the marriage of the Lady Jane Hay, daughter of the Marquis and Marchioness of Tweeddal., and sister of the Duchess of Wellington, with Colonel Richard Taylor, C.B , brother of the hon. and gallant member for the county Dublin, will take place on or about the 9th of the ensuing month. A SNARL AT TEAR'EM.—The newspapers (there are about 4,000 in tne Free States) are in a fury of rage against the hon. Mr. Roebuck, for calling us "a na tion of upstarts." The Weekeepeemee I orchlight demo lishes Mr. Roebuck in a very short article. It Ktys, " his real name is not Roebuck—it is Pithweed. He was born in the wilds of Canada, and for running about, chasing game, and trapping wild animals the Indiana and hunters gave him the name of 'roebuck,' and this person of predatory habits now has the impertinence to call us 'upstarts I I ' " PROFESSOR KIAGSLEY'S IDEA OF HUMOUR I "For thousands of years," says the Rev. Charles Kingsley in his new book of Water Babies, "we have been paying, and petting, and obeying and worshipping quacks who told us they had the key of the backstairs, and could smuggle us up them; and in spite of all our disappoint ments, we will honour, and glorify, and adore, and beatify, and translate, and apotheotize you likewise, on the chance of your knowing something about the backstairs, that we may all go on pilgrimage to it; and, even if we cannot get up it, lie at the foot of it, and cry—' Oh ! backstairs, precious backstairs, invaluable backstairs, requisite back stairs, necessary backstairs, good-natured backstairs, cos- mopolitan backstairs, comprehensive backstairs, accommo • dating backstairs, well-bred backstairs, comfortable backstairs, humane backstairs, reasonable backstairs, long sought backstairs, coveted backstairs, aristocratic backstairs, respectable backstairs, gentlemanlike backstairs, ladylike backstairs, commercial backstairs, economical backstairs, practical backstairs, logical backstairs, deductive backstairs, orthodox backstairs, probable backstairs, credible backstairs, demonstrable backstairs, irrefragable backstairs, potent backstairs, all-but-omnipotent backstairs, &c. Save us from the consequences of our own actions, and from the cruel fairy, Mrs. Bedonebyasyoudid I' " Well may the Spectator remark that when the same species of fun goes on for a great many pages together, we feel as if we were hearing one of those insane extravaganzas at the minor theatres, which are meant apparently to cast a gloom over the very name of fun, and induce early idiocy in the actors. ENGLISH OFFICERS BEWARE.--" I deem it due to the highest English and French authorities to whom I shall have occasion to refer," says Sir Francis ilead - i; his late slashing pamphlet on Mr. Kinglake, "not vaguely and anonymously to assert, but openly and deliberately to demonstrate to all men who have not read Mr. Kinglake's volumes, that not only will their honour and the honour of the army to which they belong be unsafe in his keeping, but that, with the skill and dexterity of a lawyer, who with ease can twist words and meaning as he may please, he will damage their characters exactly in proportion to the amount of confidence they bestow upon him." THERE ARE `i IVO SIDES TO EVERY QUESTION ! A writer in a contemporary says :—Every one must deprecate slavery ; the very word seems to be abhorred. 1 have a sister in the United States, who has been there 25 years. I have inquired of her the state of the slaves in the South. I have now a letter from her, dated Hoboken, - U.S., 23d of April. " You ask me the state of the Southern slaves ? There is not a happier race on God's earth. In appearance far ahead of your labourers. I have seen much of the South, especially in Virginia. I tell you they are a happy race, well cared for, well fed, and with good homes, and they are well dressed. I have seen the women with black silk dresses, and every other article to correspond. This is done by their industry. After their day's work is done for their masters, they work for themselves. They rear chickens, save up eggs, end many other things—such as flowers, herbs, &c. I have many times looked at the slave women in Washington market. place selling their produce with all the satisfaction of farmers' wives. But the Eng lish public do not believe this. Mrs. Beecher Stowe wrote her book for profit, and a handsome fortune she made of it. It is an overwrought picture, and never ought to have found favour. Now the name Beecher is odious. The other day the Rev. Mr, Beecher in travelling had to leave the cars, and to seek protection in a cottage from the mob. You are mistaken about the Northern sympathy for the ne groes. They hate them, and say they have no room for them in New York. It is the State of Massachusetts that cradles the negro. They do not remain in New York; they are sent East, the hotbed of this war and abolitionism. Nor did the North understand they were fighting for the nig. gers.—E. S. C." A CONSIDERATE ADVICE.—The Gazette of Northern Germany of Berlin, of the 20th says : Herr von B;smark, President of the Council of Ministers, yesterday received a letter signed The Committee of the Executioners of Warsaw.' The envelope bore the stamp of the post-office of Ottlocyn, near Thorn. With the letter the Minister received a small box in wood, containing a rope, with which he was recommended to hang himself. The rope was artistically arranged, and decorated with black and white bows of ribbon." A BOY SCALDED TODEATIL—On Saturday after noon, a boy named Thomas Walker, about twelve years of age, employed at Mr. Bealey's bleachworks, Radcliffe, fell into a pan of boiling ashes and was so severely scalded that he died within a few hours. It is not known hew the ac cident occurred.—Manchester Gua7dtan. LITERATURE, Travels on Horseback, in Manteku Tartar y. By George Fleming. With Maps and Itlustrations. 1 vol. imperial octavo. Hurst and Blackett. " A summer's ride beyond the great wall of China" has furnished Mr. Fleming with materials for a very interesting and entertaining narrative. His style is very lively, and his descriptions are most amusing ; but he occasionally writes with a colloquial ease more suitable for a familiar letter than for a published volume--a volume, moreover, very elaborately got up, of large dimensions, and handsome appearance. In turning over the pages of such a work it is somewhat incongruous to light upon a passage like the following, where the writer is describing his arrival in the town of Shan-hai kwan, in the midst of an excited and tumultuous crowd : By the time we had reached the centre of the city, where stood a brick tower out of repair, and with four low arches to the cardinal points of the compass, through which ran the four main streets, each of them more slovenly looking than the one we were in, the thoroughfare was crammed with the crowd, and we were bothered by conflicting reports from a hundred throats as to the whereabouts of the best, or even any, inn at which we might put up, and thus escape from the jangling concourse. Ma-foo had been sent to discover one down some un fathomable higgiedypiggledy lane, and we, to save our selves from instant " squash," had to keep moving on, until we nearly, traversed the breadth of the city—which might be a half or three-quarters ~f a mile—and were near the wall on the opposite side from that we entered by, when some one in the crowd called out, " There is the mandarin's inn." Sure enough there was the gate of an inn, flanked by good-looking houses, being hurt iedly closed on our ap proach, and barred within by somebody whose fears made him very clumsy at the job. These few lines will exhibit, more Effectively than any comment, the undignified manner in which Mr. Fleming has presented to us the very interesting and entertaining matter he has collected. Many of the homely customs of the Chinese are very effectively described in this volume, which, indeed, affards us one of the best glimpses of every day life in China which we have met with. The world famous, or rather infamous, custom of the Chinese with respect to the mutilation of their women's feet is particularly dwelt upon. "We can hardly," writes Mr. Fleming, " sa y a word in fa vour of any people, who would, for an hour even, force the tenderest and fairest of creation into such an appalling amount of suffering, deformity, and inconvenient helplessness. Look at these poor creatures now scuttling away in as bad plight as if some inhuman monster had amputated their feet from the ankles, balancing themselves with extreme difficulty, supported by the walls, or clinging to anything that may in the least aid them in the pro- gression and prevent their downfall ; while they move their stiffened legs and plant their wasted heels and crushed toes, which are hid in doll-like shoes, smaller than we ever saw at Canton,Shanf,Ph a i, or even Pekin, just as a Chelsea pensioner would do if he tried to walk with two wooden substitutes for his nether limbs, with a staff,—then say what any other family of the human species could show to equal such a sight !" A little further on we find the following painful particulars : It is impossible to look at a crippled woman treading on the very extremity of the dwarfed heels of her shoes, with the atrophied ankles and instep wound up in stripes of cotton cloth, making only a few inches at a step, with the arms swaying and body ungracefully erect, without a strong feel ing of pity for her misfortune, and without showering maledictions on the heads of those wretches who introduced the villanous practice, and those rulers who permit it to be perpetuated. Ah, Le-how-choo, a heavy load of blame lies at your tombstone, if what tradition says be true, that you, in the early days of the Five Dynasties, commanded your beauti ful concubine and slave, Yaou, to tie up her feet in unyield ing rolls of silk, so that their natural perfections might be obliteratel to suit your depraved wish, and the matchlessly formed instep and toes be transformed into a repulsive stump, supposed to vie in shape with the new moon I Curiosity impelled me once to be one of a party in ex amining an uncovered foot. The young woman was not at first very ready to remove the shoe and the collection of bands around the limb, to satisfy the strange request we made, but a few dollars quickly dissipated her reticence, and also induced another to increase the exhibition. It was no treat. The removal of the bandages was like the exhumation of a half-decomposed bo'y, and made our party close their mouths and hold their nostrils, much to the augmented astonishment of the young ladies, while we stretched our necks to see all as quickly as possible. No toe was visible but the big toe ; the ethers had been doubh d under the sole, with which, atter weeks of suffer ing and excruciating pain, they had become incorporated, and were not to be distinguished from it, except by the number of white seams and scars that deeply furrowed the skin. The instep was sadly marked by the vestiges of lbrge ulcers that had covered its surface, consequent on the vio lence used to bend it up into a lump; and, in form as well as colour, was like a dumpling ; while the limb from the foot to the knee was withered and flaccid as that of one long paralysed. The display was repugnant in every way —we fled, and have been careful ever since to be absent when any more of these living mummies were about to be unrolled. As a striking contrast to the national barbarity which can sanction the existence of such a custom is the reverent feeling towards the aged so gene rally visible in China : One thing was particularly noticeable here—and, in deed, everywhere else on our road, when we happened to stop for the night, or but a short time at a town or village --and that was th) respect paid to age. Nothing could be more marked than the deference with which some infirm father of the hamlet was received when he entered the room, tottering towards us to gaze with open mouth on the strangers. Every available article that could afford sup port was converted into a seat by those whose limbs were tired of standing, and all were so well conducted that no reason could be given for turning them out, Yet :when ever one of these patriarchs introduced himself, there was a movement among the spectators, everyone who was seated got up and welcomed him by a nod, a kind word, or a more formal waving of the joined hands and a slight in clination of the body forwards ; while those who were standing, in addition to the salute, made room for him, or advanced to help him to the best place among them, where he was made a sort of centre for their regards and admira • ration. Every word that fell from his mouth was listened to with a grave or joyful interest until a more reverend visi tor arrived, and then the first would be as ready to get up and testify his respect for his senior as his juniors had been to respect him. Here is an interesting description of THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA. At the town, and until it nears the hills, its total height may range from 30 to 40 feet, including five or six feet for a crenelated parapet on the eastern side; and the with of its rampart 20 or 25 feet at most ; while the eye-delight ing towers are about 10 feet higher than the parapet, are at the base 30 or 40 feet square, gradually narrowing as they ascend, and are from 150 to 200 yards apart. They, with the walls, have been admirably built to withstand the de vastations of ages of exposure in such a climate. The base ment or foundation for the whole is widely and compactly formed for bearing the weight of such a load of matter, by imperishable granite blocks imposed on each other to an elevation of six or eight feet from the ground. On this the body of the building is reared, consisting of an internal bank of earth tight!) , rammed and packed, and encased in a sloping brick shell of no great thickness, em bedded very firmly in mortar of great apparent strength and hardness—consisting, so far as I can judge, of a large proportion of remarkably white lime, similar to the chunam of India, mixed with san d an d pebbles in very small quantity. The courses of the brick work were regular and well pointed, and in working up the wall the observer could :earcely fail to notice that it had only been laid in layers six or eight f eet d eep at a time— leading him to suppose that the build ers h a d b een fully alive to the necessity of allowing one part to settle dola n and solidify before building any higher, in order to prevent displacement and speedy demolition from premature shrink ing. * One account states that the realisation of the magnificent conception of Hwangti was accomplished in five years, by many millions of labourers, and that three out of every ten were impressed for the task ; others say that it cost 200,000 lives from exhaustion and fatigue. But theten years is m ore probably nearer the truth, and the fact of its being c ont i nue d and ° finished after the death of the originator, and tha extinction of his family, goes far to prove that this mode of protecting the empire from the nerce savages commended itself to the nation at large, which joined heartily in it, and that this stupendous work was not forced out of the labour of unwilling subjects. Many of the scenes and incidents are the sub jects of pictorial sketches, some of them as spirited and humerous in their way as aro the descriptions in the letterpress. Arrows in the Dark. By the Author of "Said and Done." 1 vol. Smith and Elder. From the title of this work we imagined the story would be on a subject immortalised by those lines of Sir Walter Scott's : " Full many a shaft at random sent Finis aim the archer little meant,'' &c., but, on opening the book we find the title has a higher signification. "Our life seemed then But Es an arrow flying in the dark Without an aim." Such is the motto for the title page, and it reveals tin meaning of the title. Very happily and very beautifully is this moral lesson conveyed in the histories of the pure and gentle Angela Mary and the way ward and impetuous Diana Tracy. The characters of the story are very numerous, and their various peculiarities are nicely discriminated. The opening scene is very effective. " Mrs. Tracy has a daughter, if you please, my lord," is the sudden an nouncement of the old butler to his young master, now for the first time addressed as" my lord," his cousin's widow having given birth to a daughter instead of a son and heir ! The introductory ex planations which follow are somewhat too elabo rate, and the story gains nothing in effect from its being divided into two parts. We should advise the authoress in her future works to give more attention to the difficult bnt most essential art of concentration. Her sentiments are so pure and good, and her homely pictures so attractive, that her writings deserve to be popular. Incidents of Me Maori TVar, New Zealand, 1860-1861. By Colonel Sir James Alexander. One vol. Bentley. At the Curragh Camp, in Ireland, in 1860, Sir James Alexander was called to the front on a field day, and directed by Sir George Brown, the com mander, to recall detachments and go abroad. His destination was New Zealand, and he has furnished ua with a very interesting record of his experience of that little-known country. The various incidents of the recent war between the colonists and the Maories are fully described, and the author has endeavoured to fulfil the part of an impartial historian rather than a prejudiced partisan. He tells us in his pre face, and the feeling is prominent throughout the work, that he is an Aborigines Protectionist, and that he feels keenly on the subject. Many of the scenes and sketches descriptive of native character are fall of interest, some being calculated to raise a smile, while others are suggestive of serious re flections. The Book of Job. By the late Rev. George Cooly, LL.D. Blackwood. The admirers of the late Dr. Croly will be inte rested in the publication of this little volume, which now for the first time makes its appearance, under the loving editorship of the author's son, who has prefixed to it a brief sketch of his lamented father's career. The Laureate Wreath; and other Poems, By John Edmund Reade. Longman. "The Laureate Wreath" is a narrative poem, full of tenderness and feeling. The sentiments are more worthy of admiration than the poetry, as the fol lowing passage will testify : Sublimest heroism emanates Alone from virtue, all else fitful is, Passionate impulse triumphing in things Sensual, the unenduring and forgot. The brightest gem that dazzles in her crown Is perseverance. To endure is great, Silent in suffering, feeling the award Of its own self-respect; but to prevail Against the pettiness of life; to feel The daily drop of disappointment fall - Until it petrifies the heart it chilled ; To watch clouds gather round the sun of hope Till light is darkness felt; to mark the hair Blanch, from the dried-up tears of grief repressed ; To feel the throbbings of the heart beneath Dust cast on it of dull forgetfulness, Which is oblivion ; still to persevere Is the sublimity of virtue reached, The crown of life attained ; the panoply Self-forged, that gains the undying wreath of fame Won from the innate prescience of the soul. Some of the shorter poems, as is so frequently the case, are greatly styerior to the longer and more elaborate first poem which opens the volume. Among these the happiest are those addressed to his young daughter—" Agnes ire the Garden," and " Agnes Sleeping." The collection will, we doubt not, be welcome to Mr. Reade's many admirers. It does not in a great degree either enhance or dinn nish the reputation which its author has already acquired. The .Heal and the Ideal. Poems by Arthur Llewellyn. Hurst and Blackett. An elegant volume of miscellaneous poems well suited to lie on a dra w i ng - roo m table. In tur nin g over the leaves we occasionally meet with some beautiful passage or melodious line, but we find nothing to arrest our attention or call for more elaborate criticism. The poeo entitled "The Sun's behind the Hills," with t he alternate refrain " Hope on !" is very spirited and exhilarating in its sentiments, as is another on a kindred subject, entitled "The Brave Live or. " Fell disappointment cometh; like leaves upon the blast, Loved hopes, and schemes, and plans are whirled into the Past; While the Future stretcheth gloomily—a sea without it• sun ; The coward sneaks to death—the brave lives on 1" The _Life of Henry St. John, Viscount Bolingbt oke. 137 Thomas Macknight, author of the " History of the WO and Times of Edmund Burke." Chapman and Hall. Mr. Macknight has often come before the pub ic, as the. chronicler of the lives of eminent individuals. He says in his preface that he has long cherished the idea of " pre senting in one continuous view all the vicissitudes of the ambitious and chequered life of Bolingbrcke." He believes that what he has written may be considered as different from any other publication of the kind in its estimate of Bolingbroke. He says truly that it is a curious and interest ing study to dwell on the life and actions of such a man, and to consider the sad end of so much that was great. It cannot be said that this work is as interesting as that of Burke, but that of course cannot be expected, since the subject treated of is not so,worthy of interest and excitement. Still it may be regarded as a fitting companion for its pre decessor, and as the author observes in the preface, the lives of these two eminent men serve to illustrate each other. Their careers may be s aid to comprise the whole political history of the 18th century, and hence any one who wishes minutely to inves. - tigate the course of the one must infallibly seek to possess himself of all the details relating to the other. Though not pleasing to peruse, the career of Bolingbroke is profitable 0 study. His life shows that great gifts are valueless if their owner is not possessed of principle. Mr, Macknight ha taken considerable pains with these volumes, and they reflect great "redit upon him. At the conclusion of this elaborate, consideration of nis work, he remarks in eloquent langu a g e on the chief points that make memorable the career of Bo lingbroke, and aptly and appropriately sums up theepitome of his career in these words ; "It is not the object of this work to revive in any manner that clamour which so fiercely assailed Bolingbroke's me mory. It has been endeavoured in these pages to give a just delineation of his lite as it really was. Even from drawing any general conclusion of my own I deliberately refrain. The facts must speak for themselves; and of these every reader may be the judge. What ever nay be the verdict, and whatever may be the' fate of those writings, both political and philosophical? which Bolingbroke estimated so highly, and which certainly' as magnificent declamations, have scarcely ever been sur passed, there is little doubt that his name will always be remembered as that of one of the most brilliant and ac complished statesmen who ever sought to govern England , and his life will not be wi hout a memorable moral, full O f warning ti the most brilliant and ambitious, if it show that even great intellectual endowments, high rank, and the finest opportunities are not in themselves sufficient to con stitute an enduring political success ; but that all tbeee qualifications without some earnest and stedfast faith in a great cause as the representative of a great principle, on' not always avert mortification and defeat from their pos sessor nor secure the lasting respect andapprobation, of the world." Stammering and Stuttering their Nature and Treatment By James Hunt, P.H.D., Filth Edition. Longma n * The many editions throu g h w hi c h thi s wor k has Pas se — prove that it has been appreciated. The author has be e n, at great pains to e x pl a i n th e nature o f t hi s a ffli c tion, an d has presented the reader with an outline of its treatment In, all periods. H e s t a t es th at w hil e h e cer t a i n ly does n o t profess to enable persons to cure themselves by Pe rlis : ing his volume, still the study of it 'w ,' i ll proven , ' them from yieldi ng t o d espa i r , since . be shown that the impediments of speech Bo I°l' ' held to be incurable are as amenable to treatment as other disorders of th e h uman f rame ." O n e of the chief objects of the author is to impress on parents and guardian! the importance of taking this evil in time. This little vro . r' L . can be recommended to all labouring under this distressing Infi rmity, and they and their friends cannot but derive benefit from its study, The public are indebted. to rhe a a author for thus devoting his time to the elucidation etch complicated subject, and it is the more interesting to . tv_ e ‘ _ 43 the progress of his labours, since the affliction of treats is one of the most painful to the sufferer, and_ el _ . tressing to his friends, of any that can befall humanitY Science Elucidatice of Scripture. By J. R. Yung, Author of " Au Elementary C ourse of Mathematics" &o, Lockwood. It is with sa tisfaction that we see a writer of scion tidc experience an d a uthority coming forward to remove those difficulties which modern con trovers y has put in the vreY