The Sun. — London, England, 1863-09-22 00:00:00

WHEAT] tE ROYAL DRURY - LANE. - lianag,o s, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVFNING, the new and original Comedy, by Ed mund Fal'oru .1", entitled NATURE'S ABOVE ART : A Ro mance of the Nursery : Messrs. Walter Lacy, Addison, Ryder, Barrett, G. B.elmore, F. Charles. Neville; Miss Charlotte .aun.iers, Mie q Murray, Miss R. Leclercq, Mrs. Melville, and rs. Edmund Falconer. To conclude with THE DEAL BOATMAN Messrs. G. Belmore, F. Charles; Miss R. Leclercq, and Mrs. Edmund Falconer. Box-office open from Ten till Five daily. Prices as usual. Commence at 7. THEATRE ROYAL HAY M ARKET - Open for the Season.—Notice. —During the recess the undermentioned alterations have been made to ensure the comfort of the audienca : A. distinct row of Stalls c h i a s s .d been erected, with two new Stall Staircases, one t c . i t n t ea eof the Theatre. In the Dress Circle, all the . par ons and ori ginal seats have been removed, end chairs o - a convenient size, covered with Utrecht ve vet, introduced. The approaches to the Dress Circle wil be carpeted and generally improved, while the seats in the Amphitheatre will be made as commo diousln addition the whole of the inte rior as those of the Pit. of the Theatre has undergone a thorough restoration. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred 'Wigan every evening. THIS EVF.NING, and during the week, to commence at Seven with FOUNDED ON FACTS : ifr. Compton. After which, Pianehe's revived Drama of CHA tiLES THE TwE EFT : Charles the Twelfth. Mr. Alfred Wigan ; Adam Brock, Mr Buckstone ; Muddlework, Mr. Compton; inrica. Miss Louisa Angel ; Udiga (with the original song,. of Rise Gentle Moon"), Miss Louise Keeley. To be followed by THE BENGAL T GER : Mr. and Mr.. Alfred Wigan. Concluding with the Spanish Ballet of THE GALICIAN FETE : Miss Fanny Wright, Senor Ricardo. and the Corps do Belle.. On Monday, September 28tn, will be repeated Lady Gifford's Comedy of FINESSE ' • or, Spy and Counter spy. And due novice will b e ( ri ven o f the return to the Lon don Stage of Mr. Charles Mathews. The Box-office, under the direction of Mr. George Turpin, open daily, from Ten till Five. ROYAL PRINCRSS'S THEATRE Lessee, Mr. George Vining. Open under the Managemc nt of Mr. Walter Montgomery. THIS EVENING. THE LADY nF LYONS. Claude Melnotte, Mr. Walter Montgomery; Beauseant. Mr. Edgar; Damas, Mr. Fitzjames ; Pauline, Miss Kate Saville. And NOT A BAD JUDGE. Commence at 7. NEW TFi EATRE-RO YAL, ADELPHL- Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. - THIS EVENING, THE TRAGEDY QUEEN. Mrs. Stirling. Followed by the new comic drama, THE HEN AND CHICKENS; or, A Sign of Affection. Messrs. Billington, R. Phillips, Stephenson ; Mrs. Stirling and Miss H. Simms. After which, at -past 8 o'clock, the new drama of THE HAUNTED MAN; OR, THE G osrs BARGAIN, in which will be exhibited Professor Pepper's adaptatlon of `he Great Spectral Illusion. Messrs. A. Wood, R. Phillips, Sefton. C. J. Smith; Mrs. Alfred Mellon and Miss H. Simms. To conclude with CATCHING AN HEIRESS : Mr. A. Wood. NEW THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI.- ANNUAL BENEFIT of Mr. BENJAMIN WEB STER, Sole Proprietor and Manager, SATURDAY NEXT, Sept. 26, and LAST NIGIIT of the SEASON, when will be revived, for this night only, the celebrated Comedy of MASKS AND FACES. with Mr. Benjamin Webster and Mrs. Stirling in their original characters of Triplet and Peg- Woffington. With other attractive Entertainments. NEW THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI.- Mr. B. WEBSTER begs to announce that having entered into an engagement with the young American Actress. Miss BATEMAN, the Theatre will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, fhe 26th of September, and will RE OPEN on the following, THURSDAY, an interval being re quired for cleansing and re-decorating the interior, and for the due prepara ion of a New Drama, in five acts, with en tirely new Scenery and Presses, founded on the celebrated German Play of Deborah, by M orenthal, and entitled LEA H. in which the principal character will be suppo rted by Miss Bateman, who will make on this ezcasiLn her First Appear ance in En; land since her recent and extraordinary success in this and other characters in the chief cities of America. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Manager, Mr. W. H. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, WHERE'S YOUR WIFE. Mr. Bel ford, Miss Simpson. Followed by (56th time) THE MOTTO, "I ' M ALL THERE." Messrs. Honey, Turner, E. Danvers, Collier, Clifton ; Mesdames Ada Swanborough, F. Joseph s , M aria Simpson, Wallace, and Jenny White. To conclude with TURN HIM OUT. Mr. Turner, Miss Thorne. Commence at 7. THE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN , " Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, can be had Every Evening of G. R. GLENIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY.—Morning, Bh. 35m.—Afternoon, 9h. 20m. TO•KORRow.-Morning, 10h. In.—Afternoon, 1011. 48m. The Weather—Sim Office, Sept. 22, 1863. THERMOMETER. This morninz This day at Two o'clock Barometer-29.03. Wind—South-westerly, with rain. att ""1 - 0' 1: Sum LONDON, TUESDAY, SEPT. 22, 1863. --..--4,--,-.. It is instructive to note the opinions expressed by our Parisian contemporaries in regard to the last Russian reply, penned, with many a rhetorical flourish, by Prince GORTSCHAKOFF. The tone of that reply we can all of us, both in France and England, very readily appreciate. It is one (we cannot but acknowledge this, bad as his cause is) eminently well befitting the great Minister of a mighty Autocrat, It expresses an indignant re vulsion from the rebukes and the reproaches addressed to the Cabinet of St. Petersburg from without, such as none amongst all the administrators in the world will better sympathise with, than those connected with the Cabinets of St. James's and the Tuileries. In this particular the replies addressed by Prince GORTSCHA KOPF to France and England are in a manner all but identical. To Earl RUSSELL no less firmly than to M. DROUYN DE L'Hues does the Foreign Minis ter of the Autocrat intimate that he cannot, in the name of his imperial master, accept in silence and submission remonstrances such as, if so accepted, could not by any possibility but derogate from the dignity at once of the CZAR and of his Go7ern ment. What is said in the one instance is said in the other. Differently, so far as relates to the mere expressions in which the views of Prince GORTS CHAKOFF are indicated, but differently only thus superficially. What is remarked, therefore, in re ference to the one note of reply from Russia is ap plicable, therefore, i n a great measure, to the other. And it is for this reason that we turn our attention with a twofold interest to difscover the sentiments with which our French contemporaries regard the documents lately received from Petersburg by the EMPEROR'S Foreign 3liniste, IJes ROUYN DE L'Huvs. To begi" L th the Journal des D.-.;'ba.',B —" We cannot be suspeet ea „ we find that organ remarking, " of partiality towards the Cabinet of St. Petersburg, and our readers V 1 11 do us the honour of being well convinced that, for many reasons, the conclusions of such a documen t cannot be ours. We should however," the wr i ter ru l e , which is to adds, " transgress our firstßee and represent things as they are, if we did which freely acknow ledge the skill with h this State paper is drawn up. Prince GoxTsegAKOFF has made he t last quibl Z a months He some progress duri n g • no longer indulges i n le g al and unmeaning tirades against that incomprehensible monster which certain journals, however much they may otherwise differ, agree in designating as Revolu tion' with a capital R. He speaks and reasonslike a real statesman. He seeks and finds the few " all. relents, mere or less decisive, but still worthy o f die _ euesion, which Russia can bring forward in favour of the right of possession. FirrillYt and with a spirit which does not offend us in foreigners, because we Should never think of speaking otbensise our selves, h e says that which must find an ec h o in the heart of the Russian nation, and he says nothing more." So much for the De'bats. According to the opinion expressed by Le Pays, the country, that is France, of course, knows, now that the Rus sian Replies have been duly published that those documents are not of a nature to justify the anxiety w ith which they were expected. E n f orc i ng t h e necessity, or advisability let us call it, of maintain ing the Anglo-Franco-Austrian Alliance intact, La France says , r ather si g nifi cantly (the italics being its own), 4, W e are Caw ; we will not b e re duced to one ! ' TLe pride of Le St'cle app ears to be the most of all poignantly wounded b y the "grand " air with whiun Prince GOBVCIfiaOFF - sits down to pen his replies to the three European remonstrances. Of the reply to France that journal does not hesitate to remark that, through out, the Cabinet of St. Petersburg does not treat the French Government with more consideration than its other diplomatic correspondents met with. It even shows, adds La Siecle, an unusual degree of arrogance in taking up only one point of the despatch of the French Minister of Foreign Affairs. As to Le Nation, it frankly avows of the despatch, that, " far from lessening the painful feelings which these negotiations (about Poland) produce, it has only increased it." Sar castically, almost wittily, Le enlps observes, in reference to Prince GORTSCIIAKOFF, that—'Proudly taking his stand, if we may so say, at the entrance of the blind alley into which the three Powers have so complacently entered, he lectures them with haughtiness and occasional bitterness!" Speaking of the direct antagonism now arrived at by the diametrical opposition of the views main tained on the one part by the three Powers, and on the other part by Russia, L' Opinion Na tionale declares it to be " a difference that is radical, that is absolute, that admits of no intermediate course whatever." Almost with "'bated breath" speaks Le Constitutionnel, at this momentary pause in the negotiations, or rather in the correspondence; the closing remark of M. PAULIN LIMAYRAC being —hitherto "we have followed out our opinion or argument in moderation, and in this line of conduct we will persevere!" La Patrie is dumb in regard to the despatch of Prince GORTSCIIAKOFF : as dumb even as Le .111oniteur. While .L' Union speaks out harshly enough in expressing its opinion as to the course pursued throughout by the press of London in regard to these affairs of Poland. It declares of the London press that in this matter it has taken a very rascally part indeed, a joue un fort vilain rule hard worde, sound and fury, signifying nothing! Everything considered, it cannot but be confessed by us all with a qualm, very much like chagrin, that neither M. DROUYN DE L'Huys nor Earl RUSSELL can be said to have taken much by their correspondence with the astute Foreign Minister of the Russian Autocrat. Wise men have discovered many points of re semblance between the ancient Greeks and the in habitants of Great Britain, and one of the most striking is certainly the love for the sea and seamanship, common to both nations. An Englishman takes a pride in his snips, and looks with a friendly eye on the sailor. Jack Tar is always a favourite with all ranks, and not even the oppressive and unjust pressgang of the last century could entirely destroy his popularity. What we lost by that tyrannous system was amply compensated by NELSON'S victories ; and whether in peace or war there have never been lacking Eng lishmen willing to quit terra firma for "a life on the ocean wave." As an insular people the special sympathy and inclination for the sea possessed by the English is not perhaps surprising, but whether for business or pleasure, for adventure or commerce, peace or war, old NEPTUNE usually plays a promi nent part in an Englishman's life. Our gracious SOVEREIGN represents the tastes of her people in this as in many other respects, and proves her right to her title as Empress of the Seas by her frequent. excursions and voyages. In spite of the terrible abuses of Admiralty administration, the sums asked for naval expenses are usually voted willingly enough, and the importance of maintaining the efficiency of our Channel Fleet is very generally appreciated by all classes. Still we hear a great deal about it, but very few of us have the chance of seeing what we pay for. We have reviews and military displays of all sorte, and a visit to Alder ahott is no difficulty, but the fleet is another thing. The soldiers, like the poor, are always at hand, and whoever has a desire to see them can readily gratify his curiosity; but the sailors, like the Flying Dutchman,are never still, and are quite out of reach of the inspection of an ordinary landsman. " Their march is o'er the mountain wave, Their home is on the deep." And, consequently, a visit of inspection is not an easy matter. SinceMai:main cannot go to the moun tain, however, the mountain has come to MAHOMET, and the Admiralty, with great good sense, have given orders that the Fleet shall visit in turn the principal ports of the United Kingdom. They have been received everywhere with an enthusiasm and cordiality that has been most gratifying. Everywhere the population of the different parts has thronged to inspect the vessels—exciting, in deed, the virtuous wrath of the Puritans of Leith by their eagerness to do so; and there can be little doubt that this well-timed cruise has done much service in kindling the enthusiasm of the people, and in keeping up the general interest in the well being of our seamen and our ships. The sister kingdom, which has already been visited by the squadron, and is to be the object of their next voyage, was especially gratified at the compliment, and Me recent visit to Liverpool probably excited the same reflection in the minds of many as it did in that cf the gallant Admiral. At a public ban quet given by the Mayor to the chief dignitaries of the Fleet, Admiral DACRES observed that when he entered the port of Liverpool it was with unfeigned pleasure, not because he was the first admiral who had done so, but " when he saw the thousands and tens of thousands of the people of this large maritime population, all sailors or-connected with the sea, and the women waving their hand kerchiefs and cheering as the fleet entered—he thought it was a great mistake that they had not come there before." Admiral DACRES added that he thought there had never been a better thing done than the sending the fleet to this port, that the inhabitants of the large and populous city of Liverpool might know what the ships and their crews were like. Indeed, when we consider the wealth, importance, and position of Liverpool, and especially its maritime interests and connection, it seems very strange that such a visit has not been paid before. The people, however, should not lack of cordiality on account of its tardiness, and the Mayor paid his testimony to the unanimity and readiness of the feeling. " The whole line of our docks and stages,' said he, in describing the entrance of the fleet, " was thronged with the inhabitants of the town, and I do not myself remember an occasion which has called forth such a universal expression of feeling." The notabilities of the neighbourhood have come forward in a most hospitable manner. The Mayor, as has been re marked, entertained the Admiral and principal officers at a grand banquet in the Town Hall, fol= ' lowed by a fancy ball, whose extent and brilliancy appear to have dazzled the locality. The Earl of DERBY has invited them to his old and further festivities are i ancestral seat, n progress. One of the most interesting of their excursions on shore, stheAvitsit paid to th e Bi rkenhead and the fo rmer place th ey made Mersey however, wDoacirs. an excursion over the Great Float, Which extends more than half a mile inland, and inspected the large graving docks now in course of construction. One of these is the largest of its kind in the world, being 700 feet long and 100 broad, whil e at i ts entrance is a low-water basin, which covers seven acres of land, and is 35 feet deep. Of the works at Birkenhead the officers of the licet ea:pressed the warmest admiration, and they could hardly have been less impressed by their visit to the Liverpool side, where they saw the massive gates of the Canada Dock-100 feet wide—opened and shut within one minute and a quarter through the agency of hydraulic power. The seamen thus saw some wonders in return for those they exhibited to the landsmen, and these reciprocal courtesies and kindnesses go far to cement the bonds of friendship between the different classes of the com munity. A tribute to the excellent order and dis cipline preserved in the fleet, as well as to the high character of the men, was paid by the sitting magis trate at the police court, who remarked at the close of the holiday week, that not one of the men em ployed in it had appeared before him on any charge. Officers and men are, we may hope, alike enjoying their holiday in the frank and manly manner befitting English seamee, and we hope the inha bitants of Liverpool and its neighbourhood may carry out Admiral DACRES' advice, and sleep the sounder henceforth for knowing of what stuff are made the ships and men whose task it is to guard their liberties. Amid the many troublous scenee that are enact ing in various parts of the Continent, it is gratify ing to turn the attention to the cheering prospects at home that are connected with the harvest which has more than crowned the expectations of the most sanguine, and imparted everywhere a buoy ancy and elasticity. Last Wednesday a festive gathering took place in Buckinghamshire. It was a Harvest Home, which class of entertainment is now very prevalent in substitution of the old form of harvest suppers. The affair took place on the grounds of Rayners, near Penn, the seat of Philip Rose, Esq. This gentleman very kindly gave up his grounds for the occasion, and thus conferred a boon on many. The festival began with a thanks giving service for the bountiful harvest. On coming out of church the labourers on the various farms were provided with dinner in a tent at Rayneral and afterwards entertained with various gam es . Later on a tea meeting was held for the wives and families of the labourers. Thus, by these severe, plans, all classes and ranks were duly cared •for. A large absemblage of the gentry and clergy of the neighbourhood also came to do honour to the occa sion. Among them were Mr. and Mrs. DISRAELI, Lord and Lady CURZON, and others of note. Mr. DISRAELI proposed the health of the landlords of the parish, and associated the name of Lord HOWE with the toast. He congratulated his friends on the termination of their harvest, and remarked that he did not think on the Chiltern Hills a finer har vest had ever been reaped. He observed that after having wisely expressed their thanks to the Giver of all good things, they met there to celebrate the event in a different form. The right hon. gentleman made some comments on the new institution of harvest homes, and expressed his approval of these meetings. They were calculated to produce very great advantages, and one of their principal benefits was to cause the mixing of all classes in the agricultural world, "Here the land lord, the farmer, and the cultivator of the soil—the British labourer—meet, bound together by a sym pathy of feeling, and equally rejoicing in the honourable and honest fulfilment of their labours for the year." There is truth in this, for nothing can tend more to establish a kindly feeling between employers and employed than to meet on good terms, as it were, in the freedom of such levelling festivities, where the restraints of conventional ' etiquette are ignored, and masters and men seem, for the time at least, associated as fellow-workmen in a common cause, and labourers whose success has made glad their hearts and rejoiced their spirits. Likewise the day entertainments enable the more elevated class to see somewhat of the doings of their neighbours in a humbler sphere, inferior to them in worldly station, but invested with im portant functions to fulfil, and on whose welfare depends so much of the prosperity of the land, while the fruit of their labours fills the treasure-stores in the homes of munificence. The fact is, that there cannot be too much communion of interest between the divers ranks of society. It elevates the lower while it ennobles the higher class, and it is therefore so desirable a thing to ficd that a gathering of this style referred to should be in vogue, since it depends on a constantly recurring event to herald its approach and recall its scenes to memory. Mr. DISRAELI rendered a just tribute to the merits of Lord HOWE, and observed that, in mentioning the first class in the "agricultural hierarchy," the land lords, he knew that nothing could be more agreeable to the landlords than " to feel that they possessed, and were entitled to the good feelings of those among whom they lived." In regard to Lord HOWE, although he did not reside among them, there were many proofs of his " bounty and public usefulness.'' The Church, the school, and the cot tage alike testified to the E fficacy of his fulfilment of the duties of a landlord. There is certainly no social virtue that affects more immediately, and with whose traits more interests are concerned than that of being a good landlord. In the strictest sense of the word, and the fullest acceptation of the term, it comprises, indeed, a wide range, and gives free scope to description of character, and know ledge of disposition. There must be something ra dically wrong in the nature of the man who is dead to all the claims of social life, and cares nothing or little for the concerns of those beneath him in eta- tion. One of the chief causes of the strength and stability of our country, and its happy escape from the changes that periodically revolutionise the na- tions of the Continent, is the general goodwill that exists between the different classes of the commu nity. The barriers may never be so completely re moved as frequently occur in other lands, but the foundations of the social edifice are more deep, more solid, and more permanent. Lord CURZON, on be half of bis father, who was absent, made a❑ appro priate speech, and said that Lord .HowE had long seen the disadvantage of the old style of celebrating harvest homes, and all must condemn a system which genera►ly terminated in riot and bebauchery at night, and the next morning frequently termi nated in a bad headache. He congratulated them on the quiet tone of their meeting, and the happy hours that they had spent in cheerful amusement. It is always a source of satisfaction when distin guished individuals, and those in high position, come forward to assist by their presence, and coun tenance by their support, any undertaking of a centralising kind, and any meeting that aims at the difficult task of uniting separate interests and dif ferent ranks. Great credit is due to those who in augurated the meeting last Wednesday, and the proceedings will doubtless long live in the recollec tion of those who were fortunate enough to parti cipate in the affair. It seemed to realise some of the special requirements of such an occasion, and altogether to form a precedent that other places might with advantage regard as a prototype in their rejoicings on this splendid harvest. ETON COLLEGE.—The long vacation will termi nate to-morrow, when the lower boys return to the college. On Thursday, the 24th inst., the fifth form boys return ; and on the following day (Friday), the 25th inst., the boys of the sixth form will return from their holidays, when the whole school, numbering upwards of 800 scholars, will have again assembled after a vocation of about eight weeks' duration. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPFEMBER 22, 1863. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS,] POLAND. KONIGS BERG, SEPT. 11 (Evening). The Andrie° , of the 17th, announces that urrwieroydteulToTincza, of the St. P e t ers b urg Lancers, has been condem ne d t o d eat h f or h av i ng passed through the ranks o f t h e i nsurgents. H e was shot at Ponewtj. a.....e...0..... THE MEXICAN THRONE, FRANKFORT, SEPT. 21. The Europe of to. day says :—"The Archduke Maximilian has finally accepted the Crown of Mexico, at all risks and peril, and even renounces his rights and prerogatives as the nearest collateral Prince to the Austrian Crown." A letter from Vienna says :—" The vote relative to the Crown of Mexico in favour of his Imperial Highness the Archduke Maximilian will give rise to family arrangements at Vienna of great import ance. The constitution of the empire of Austria enacts that the eldest brother of the reigning Sove reign shall remain at the disposal of the country to assume the regency in the eventuality of the Em- peror's death. The son of the present Emperor was born on August 21, 1858, and will, consequently, not attain his majority till 1876. Until then his uncle, the Archduke Maximilian, having to be pre pared to act as Regent, cannot accept any situation abroad without some arrangement being made. Should, therefore, the Archduke Maximilian accept the crown of Mexico, he can only do so with his brother's consent, that his claims to the regency shall be transferred to the Emperor's second i bro ther, the Archd u k e Charles, who was born n 1863:, THE BOMBAY MAIL. SOU FHAMPTON, SEPT. 22. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Delta has arrived here with the heavy portion of the above mail, 33 passengers, £1,147 in specie, and 1,380 packages of cargo, including raw silk, value £lOO,OOO sterling. She left Gibraltar on the 17th inst., and in the Bay of Biscay experienced strong north-westerly winds, heavy squalid, and a high sea. The Federal man-of-war Constellation was at Gibraltar. The brigantine Norah of Sunderland was totally wrecked off Port Casabianca on the 27th ult. The master and crew were saved. The Italian corvettes Eurydice and Valoroso, with cadets from the naval school; left Gibraltar on the 17th inst. for Algiers and Tunis. These vessels have been on a cruise to the Canary Islands, and are now returning to Genoa. The screw line of battle ship Re-Gclantuomo, with the crew for the armour-clad frigate Re d'ltalia, constructed in America, left Gibraltar on the 17th for New York via Madeira. Exchange on London unaltered. PRANCE. PARIS, SETT. 22. The Mordteur of this morning reproduces the letter from Warsaw, dated the 15th of August, k ) and already published by the addressed by th e P olish Nat i ona l G overn ment to Prince Czartori sY English journ a l s. BOURSE, Sept,— 21.—Th e market at the opening showed a slight improvement, but has since re ceded—Threes, for the Account, being now at 68f. 35c, Railway Sh ares quiet, but in gene ral fir m. The market clos e d as follows: tt per Cents 96 25 Italian L0an...... 74 05 Do. end month Do. end month.. • • 3 per Cents Do. end month 6B 35 Do, end month.... Credit NI obilier 1205 Russian ........ 93 Do. end month 1206 25 Austrian ........ 7 - 7 Bank Shares 3100 Credit k oncier Debt ...... ,Home Threes.... o 2 50 NorthernßAlLW Orleans.. WSL N oy e ueo w stnth d seer nir Southern andto e.. . 4• 11ditarr can 10 0• 0 - 3 - .084070.0 Cash. I AI 7O I- 3 -3c 2 ; " 5 n 5 : 5 00 td Geneva. .............. 540 . . 5 3 7 50 Eastern .... O5l --510 Sardinian ...• Austrian Lombard ........ 573 75 .. 572 50 North of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona PRUSSIA. A letter from B erlin, d ated the 17 th inst., in the Augsbarg G a zette, says :—" The mini stry are very busy with t he draught of the reply of the kir.g to the collective letter of the Frankf ort Con gress. Prussia will persist in the views which sbe has already announced on this subject. I t w i ll be declared that Prussi a is willing to enter into a dis cussion upon German reform in ministe r i a l conf erences , but on the condition that an absolute veto shall be reserved to Prussia in the questions of war and foreign policy. Th e documents relative to this debate shall be submitted to the Prussian Chamber. and it is not doubtful that the latter will pronounce itself in favour of a National Assembly, charged to concert the work of Federal reform with the Government. This path also appears to the Government to be the one most likely to obtain the assent of the individual Parlia ments to the proposed re forms, ph The passing of an electoral law for the National Assembly would offer to those Parliaments an opportunity for expressing their consent to the arrangement concluded." The Ch a nnel Fleet at Liverpool. About 6,000 people visited the Channel fleet on Sunday, notwithstanding that it was not generally known that the vessels would be open for i nspection. In addition to the Channel fleet, the Great Eastern, the Cunard Royal Mail steamship Persia, and several other leviathans were moored in the Sloyne, and the M ersey generally presented a scene which has never perhaps been equalled. The ferry boats :Il d be ln r e eg n were crowded to excess, and although the water almost touched the gunwale of some of the craft, no accident took place. Admiral Dacres and a number of the officers yester day visited the Mercantile Marino Training Ship Conway, w a w n hi t d oharr ex presse d eegraercdei vt oi t n li gi c h r a teh ß es e ic i rh 7 e o 80 school, tnhde the most smartness complimentary of th e termslads o g ffi ro c g e , r a s n t, P o or Jack" has not been forgotten. To-day the non commissioned tobacco in St. George's Hall. t beef, Pr °3es glum si°n a N l v e i d l I withw alkroasin We understand that the fleet will remain in the Mersey until Thursday. Yesterday the minor vessels of the fleet only were open to th e through the town, and public, but notwithstanding the drenching rain, i mmense crowds of people thronged the stages and the steamers employed to visitors to the carry fleet. pudding, A grand banqu e t Was given last night by the Commodore and members of the Mersey Yacht Club to Admiral Decree and the officers of the fleet. The entertainment was one of th e tickets being sold at £3 3s. each. magnificent which ever took place in Liverpool, were the commanders and officers of the Channel fleet. Mr. sided, and was surrounded by Lord Stanley, the T e it hu I . : G s g t r u a e y s e t a s , numberedchairman of altogether tthe e iNie Mersey Yacht a and of Club, these pre sided, Geo. fie ld, herall, Col. Sir J . J ones , Admiral Decree, Capt. Inglefi R.N., Vice-Admiral Grenfell, Rear-Admiral Evans, the Mayor of Liverpool, C. Turner, Esq., M.P., J. M.P., Gen. Sir Laird, a m 0 with the array and navy or of considerable local position. L'' ~, ---- , and other entlemen either connected EARL ST. VINCENT'S MEMORIAL OF HIS LATE TRIUMPH,--is lordship's son—born only last week, the week of Lord Clifden's brilliant success—is to be named St. Leger. OLD ABE'S LAST JOKE.—A GHASTLY Our readers will be pleased to learn that General Gilmore has no less than 30 Parrot guns mounted that will throw shells pump into Charleston. The use of Greek fire shells to bombard that rebel stronghold was personally ordered by President Lincoln. The Greek fire burns for 20 minutes. It will burn on the water as well as on land, and each shell covers a surface of 100 square feet with flame. The shell bursts into about 120 pieces, or ten times as many as the ordinary shell. Of course the effect of these shells will be to set Charleston in flames, which nothing can subdue.— Boston Journal. QUEER TlTLE.—Amongst the swarm of pamphlets directed against M. Renan's " Vie de Jesus" is one by M. Delaporic, Prolessor of Dogmatic Theology to the Faculty of Bordeaux, With the odd title, "Lo Diable—exikte-t-il, et que fait•il?" DRURY-L ANE. A new two-act serio-comic drama, entitled "The Deal Boatman," was produced here last evening in the most successful manner. The author, Mr. F. C. Burnand, has evidently founded his piece upon the episode in the incomparable story of David Copper field, which treats of the fortunes of Old Pegotty, the boatman, and his adopted child, Mary. In the drama the old Deal boatman is named Jacob Vance (Mr. Belmore), who has saved and adapted Mary (Miss Rose Leclerq), and at the opening of the piece she is about to be married to Mat Bramber (Mr. G. Weston). The marriage feast is prepared and the festival so far carried on that a brisk dance is given, when it is found that Mary has gone off with a Mr. Leslie (Mr. F. Charles), who has been boating with the old man. The misery and distress caused by this unexpected elopement is most vehemently ex pressed by the old boatman, who from a hearty joyous old fellow becomes almost a lunatic. The second act is occupied by the efforts of Leslie to break his humble marriage to his ambitious and purse-proud uncle (Mr. Barrett). Jacob Vance is here shown seeking his adopted daughter, enfeebled by his sorrows, and enraged by the scornful pro posal of the rich man to settle the matter by money. After a scene of passion and a little prolonging the distress, all things are made pleasant, Mary being married to Leslie, and its being discovered that she is the daughter of the rich old uncle whose wife was lost at sea. The acting of Mr. G. Belmore, as the old boatman, was of first-rate excellence ; his powerful represen tation of despair, anger, and (on the recovery of his lost child) joy, produced tremendous applause. The other parts were all well sustained, and the author received the usual compliment at the fall of the curtain. Mr. Falconer's new comedy, " Nature's above Art," as we antieipatsd, has greatly improved by curtailment, and in its present shape it nightly produces universal satisfaction and applause. The house, we are pleased to announce, was very fully attended. HAYMARKET THEATRE. The winter season of " the little theatre in the Haymarket" commenced most auspiciously last evening, the house being crowded in every part. During the short recess the whole of the interior has been redecorated in the most tasteful manner, and a great many improvements introduced, all of which contribute in a great degree to comfort the audience. While Mr. Backstone has studied the convenience of his aristocratic patrons by replacing the old benches in the dress circles and stalls by elegant easy chairs, covered with crimson velvet, the seats in the amphitheatre have not been over looked and now they are as commodious and com fortable as those of the pit. The old, but very beautiful act drop has been removed, but another splendid specimen of the painter's art has been sub stituted, which on its first exhibition called forth general applause. The entertainments for the opening night commenced with the capital farce " Founded on Facts," in which Mr. Compton ap peared, as the pioneer of good humour, in the part of Simon Sceptic, and, it is almost needless to say, during the whole of the representation of the Piece, kept the audience in one continued state of laughter. This was followed by Planche's drama "Charles the Twelfth," the part of the brave and noble soldier-king being supported by Mr. A. Wigan, that of Adam Brock by Mr. Buckstone, Muddlework by Mr. Compton, Major Vanberg by Mr Howe; while Miss Louisa Angel represented Ulrica, the devoted daughter of Major Vanberg, and Miss Louise Kecley,Udiga, the lively daughter of Adam Brock. Mr. Wigan's impersonation of Charles the Twelfth indicated a careful appreciation of the character, while the hearty and honest Adam Brock found a truthful exponent in the person of Mr. Buckstone, who was cordially welcomed by the audience on his entry on the stage. The officious burgomaster Muddle work was capitally sustained by Mc. Compton. The other characters wore done ample justice to—Miss Louise Keeley singing with much taste the pretty ballad of " Rise, gentle moon." The favourite farce of " The Bengal Tiger" fol lowed, in which the inimitable acting of Mr. and ,Mrs. Alfred Wigan, as Sir Paui Pagoda and Miss Yellowleaf, and Mr. Compton as David, kept the audience in a constant state of hilarity. At the call of the curtain Mr. and Mrs. Wigan, in compliance with the calls of the audie:ce, ap peared before it, and bowed their acknowledg raents. The Spanish ballet of "The Galician Fete," in which Miss Fanny Wright and Senor Ricard and an efficient corps de ballet appeared, brought the performance to a felicitous termination. Mr. Buckatone has our best wishes for a long and prosperous season. POLYGRAPHIC HALL The new Shakspearian entertainment by Miss Edith Heraud aad Herr Kruger, last night, at tracted a very large audience in the Polygraphic Hall, King William -street, Strand. It consisted principally of an illustration of the passions, aided by scenery and descriptive music. The first pas sion illustrated by Miss Heraud and her coadjutor was " Love," taken from the second scene of the se cond act of " Romeo and Juliet;" next came " Filial Affection," from the well-remembered pas sage in " Hamlet," act i. sc. 2 : so, in like manner, followed " Compassion," from the " Merchant of Venice;" " Grief," from King John ;" " Ambition," from "Macbeth ;" " Fear" also was well illustrated from the same masterpiece. The second part was even more finely selectzd, if we be permitted the ex pression, the programme embracing an illustration of " Remorse" from the second scene of the third act of " Henry the Eighth"— " Farewell, a long farewell, to all my greatness," A scene from " Much Ado About Nothing," act iv., illustrative of the power of " Sympathy," was for the first time presented in the list of pieces for the evening. Beatrice, indignant at the treatment suffered by Hero, makes her acceptance of Benedick to be dependent on his avenging the cause of her innocent friend. " God save the Queen" closed the programme. The receipts of the evening were announced to be in aid of the National Shakspeare Fund. _ The entertainment is unexceptionally good, and deserves the liberal patronage of the public. WRECK OF A LIVERPOOL SHIP, IMPORTANT LIFEBOAT SERVICES. SOUTHPORT, Monday Night.—Yesterday the wind blew very strong from the west, and there was a heavy sea on. Intelligence was brought to this place of a ship being aground on the Sal house Sandbank, near the River Ribble. The lifeboat of the National Lifeboat Institution was launched forthwith, and arrived at the vessel about 9.30 a.m. She was found to be the barque St. Lawrence, of Liverpool, bound for Cardiff, in ballast. The lifeboat took off the captain's wife and child, and 12 of the crew, and proceeded with them to Lytham, where they safely landed them. The captain and chief officer and two of the crew refused to leave the vessel, and the Lytham lifeboat, which also belongs to the National Institution, has been sent down to take them off the wreck if possible, as the vessel was striking heavily when the Southport lifeboat left her. Both lifeboats are reported to have behaved admirably on the occasion. Tho cost of the Southport lifeboat was presented to the National Lifeboat Institution, two or three years ago, by James Knowles, Esq., of Bagley Bank, near Bolton. She has since been instrumental in rescuing three ship wrecked crews, consisting of 21 persons, and has put off several times to the assistance of vessels in distress. The Lytham now lifeboat has only just been sent to her station, and is the gift to the institution of Thomas Clayton, Esq., of Wakefield. THE ALABAMA.—The following is an extract from a letter from St. Helena, dated August 6, 1863:-- •' The Havelock, that arrived this morning, reports having been boarded by the Alabama off the Cape of Good Hope, that when she hove in sight she fired a gun across her bows, and made her heave to, and when the lieutenant boarded her he said they had taken a barque to the eastward of the Cape of Good Hope, and fitted her out as a privateer, and also that the Georgia was with her. She had on board 22 passengers, among the number two American consulp, and had taken altogether 71 vessPls. The boarding (Ewer, Lieut. Evans, reported that the Georgia steamer, also Con federate, was in the vicinity, MANHATTAN'S LAST TID-BITS. HOW ABOUT CHARLESTON Great surprise is felt here that the forts in Charleston do not fall. I can pretty well understand how it is. That precious humbug Beauregard (!), who has not a dime in the world, or a dollar at stake, does not care how soon the city is burned. The people of Charleston do care, and they have sent to Gilmore, begging him not to destroy the city, and saying they will surrender it. This makes him pause. I have no doubt but that is the true solu tion of why Charleston is not shelled out, and you will soon hear that the city has surrendered with out reference to the forts in the harbour. Such will be the result, unless Beauregard is master of the people of Charleston. ALL BUT CERTAINTY OF OLD ABE'S RE-ELECTION AS PRESIDENT I I see no chance for their success. I long ago pointed out to you the programme of the Republican party. I told you that it would endeavour to carry the election in 1864, by letting the electoral votes of Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Vir ginia, &c., be cast by the soldiers at certain points in those states. I also added, that as Abraham Lincoln was the only man who had the power to order such elections, and to pronounce them valid, he would be the next President again. It is almost wonderful how my words are begin ning to be verified. You will not notice that the Cabinet, all the leading Republican statesmen, and all the Republican press, are in the field again for Abraham Lincoln to be re nominated and re-elected. It is now a matter of certainty that he will be the Republican candidate. He is their only hope. He is the only man that can keep that party in power and their men in office. It is curious how it has all come about. lam amazed at the game as it now stands. Unless Lincoln and his advisers are all fools they have the game in their own hands. They cannot lose. I say this with deep regret, for I counted with certainty upon eating cherries at the Hague as American Charge d'Affaires in 1865, when the present Veracious Pike, of the Tribune, would be obliged to leave and come here to do his reporting. But to return to the Presidency. Lin coln must be re-elected unless he throws away his game. There are several Republican states North which will vote for him. He can overawe New York, and frighten Seymour out of his stockings as has lately been seen. He is sure of the 46 New England votes in the Electoral College, and he is sure of Mississippi, Tennessee, Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia. He can order the elections in the Soath—North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Louisiana, Georgia, Florida, Texas, and Arkansas. Of course, the loyal men will all vote for him. His Congress will declare those votes legal, and whether so or not he can declare them, proclaim himself elected, and, as he has 80,000 soldiers, can keep in for four years after 1865 ; and I must say he is a great fool if he don't do this. So far the public is relieved, and the shrewd ones are pretty well satis fied " who will be the next President." THE KNOWING OLD PICTURE CARD I I am beginning to doubt whether Lincoln, who is the ugliest as well as the tallest specimen of the human race in America, is not also the cleverest. Ile acts like an old player in politics. Two years ago he exhibited traits of a most remarkable cha racter, that made me halt and wonder whether we had not got by mistake a great man or a great manager in power. lam now startled in the same manner. Lincoln is of some account, or he has wonderful luck. I do not know what to think. The religious people have a theory that he is favoured by Divine Providence, who is using him as a tool to extirpate slavery. If so, I suppose slavery will go down. It is well known that Mr. Lincoln consults the spirit world before he makes any great move. He has several mediums. All I have to say is, that if he has been acting under sueh advice in order to be reelected, such medium is smart, and ➢Zr. Lincoln had better reward him with a high office. A TERRIBLE FRIGHT FOR NAPOLEON III.! The news that we are likely to have a brush with Japan is exciting but not alarming. The prepa rations for a war with Franee are going on on a grander scale than ever. Workmen in our navy yards, and at many private yards, work Bight and day. France is a foe worthy of our steel. Still the contest will be a short one. Old Slidell is sharp, and will very likely make Louis Napoleon believe the moon is made of green cheese; but is will be a bitter pill for his race to have a war with the North. He will ❑ot have 1,000 men in the South as allies. If either party permits an outside nation to meddle with our quarrel I shall be surprised. We have all adopted the Monroe doctrine, that no European state shall change a government on this continent. What dastards and wretched cowards we should be were we to permit Louis Napoleon to set up an emperor in Mexico ! I have an idea that the earth will fall before it will be permitted. DANCING OVER, THE VOLCANO. Our city is absolutely crowded with strangers. Go where you will, you cannot find a room in an hotel, unless you make application a week in ad vance. The streets are crowded. All our places of amusement are making fortunes. The country is getting deserted. Oar citizens are flocking back to Broadway. ADVENT OF ANOTHER GREAT BATTLE. It is now certain that a great battle will be fought in the vicinity of Chattanooga by thejoint Forces of. Rosencranz and Burnside, and the rebel forces in that region. 'WHAT A PITY AUNT ABE WAS DELAYED I Mrs. Lincoln is in town, and stopping at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Her departure for Europe is delayed. It is to be regretted that she could not have reached Germany in time to attend the meeting of Sovereigns in Frankfort. Query : 'Would the old lady have been admitted P DEATH OF MR. TOOKE, F.R.S.—We regret to announce the death of Mr. William Tooke, F.R.S., a gentleman whose name has long been associated with literature, and who is well known as the promoter and founder of literary associations throughout the country. Mr. Tooke, who was born in 1777, was trained to the study of the law, and having been admitted a solicitor, practised his profession for some years in London. Science, art, and literature had, however, greater attractions for him, and to their cultivation he devoted his energies. In 1804 he published, anonymously, an edition of Churchill's poetical works, which were republished among the Aldine Poets, with the editor's name, in 1844. In 15.55 he pub lished a work entitled, " The Monarchy of France; its Rise, Progress, and Fall ;" having, meanwhile, given to the world several minor publications. In conjunction with Lord Brougham, Dr. Birkbeck, Mr. Grote, and others, he took an active part in the establishment of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, and for a considerable period acted as its treasurer. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society, and President of the Society of Arts, which office becomes vacant by his death. For two years, namely, from 1835 to 1837, during the administration of Lord Melbourne, Mr. Tooke represented the borough of Truro in Parliament. He was born at St. Petersburg, and was the son of the Rev. William Tooke, an English divine and writer, who became chaplain to the factory ut the Russian Company in that city, and was the author of a " Life of Catherine II.," " A View of the Russian Empire," and other works. CHARLES MATHEWS' PARISIAN ACHIEVEMENT.— The comedy in which Charles Mathews is now playing before the Parisians is his own; the translation into excellent French is his again. These are rare qualifi cations, of which any man might be proud. But there are yet some few who could have done these things almost as well as this charming actor. But no other man, having done these things, could have performed so easily and na turally as he did, in " L'Anglais Timidie " or with tha same wonderful mastery of the pronunciation. It is this last feat which has given this finished actor ens rooted esteem of the elegant and polished French people, which they will never cease to cherish along with his memory. What he has attempted, and what he has so fully succeeded in, was bold to a degree; but in every circumstance it has been completely justified.— Court Journal. DEAN CLOSE OF CARLISLE having recently alluded with a jeer to one whom he speaks of as "the slashing editor of the Examiner," has just called down upon himself the following retort polite from our con temporary :—" Like his prototype Mawworrn, Dean Close loves to be despised. To be talked of is his great ambition, and how he is talked of is quite a secondary consideration. He would of course much prefer praise, for which he has an excellent appetite; but if he cannot get that he will gladly accept ridicule or contempt rather than pass unnoticed. Notoriety is his passion, quocungue modo. Happily for him he has a bishop over him who requires a vast deal of de fence, and who gives plenty of opportunities for the Dean to come forward in the character of ecclesiastical awash. buckler. The word is rather obsolete, but there is no other that so well represents the character defined by Johannes one who makes a great clatter pugnaciously. u final 'kt." C OXIXT-- I limitat FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. His Excellency the Prussian Ambassador find the Countess Bernstorff, who left Carlsbad the week before last, an their way back to London, are making a series of visits en route. His excellency and the emintess are expected to arrive in a few days to join their family at Brighton. The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort will receive a select circle at their seat in Wales torards the close of the week. The Duchess (Emily) of Beaufort leaves town to-day on a visit to Lord and Lady Londesborough at their seat in Scotland. The Duke of Hamilton was to leave Baden-Baden yesterday for England. His grace enters Christ Church, Oxford, on the 20th of the ensuing month. The Duchess of Bueeleueb, with Lord Henry Scott, M.P., and the Ladies Scott, arrived on Thursday last at Baden-Baden from Carlsbad, and during their stay dined with the Duchess of Hamilton Ode Princess Marie of Baden). The duchess and family were to leave Baden on Saturday on their way home by easy stages. Maria Marchioness of Ailesbury, Viscount Lascelles, Mr. and Lady Augusta Sturt, Count Maffei, &;0•7 have joined the party staying with Mr. and Lady Margaret Beaumont at Bretton Park, Yorkshire. The Ear! and Countess Ashburnham have arrived at Ashburnham House, Dover street, from their family seat in Sussex. The Earl and Countess de Grey and Ripon have during the past week entertained a select party at Studley Royal, their seat near Ripon. The Earl of Povvis and Ladies Herbert intend to came to town for the wedding of Lady Violet Graham and Mr. Greville. The Earl and Countess of Darnley have left England for the Continent. The Earl of Lonsdale has arrived at his residence in Carlton-house-terrace from Lowther Castle, Cumber land. Lord and Lady Llanover will receive a succession of guests at their seat in Wales during the next furtnight. Lord and Lady Rendiesham have arrived at the Clarendon Hotel, MAYALL'S GALLERY OF CELEBRITIES.—We find from the catalogue that another long-looked for carte de visite has just been added to Mr. Mayalt's collec tion of distinguished indvidualss. It is a likeness of Dr. Sheridan Muspratt, author of the unrivalled Dictionary bearing his name, and one of the first chemists of the day. The Professor is taken in two different attitudes—standing and sitting. In both his hands lest on a book, and he seems pondering, as if in deep thought. The manner in which these pictures have been finished defies criticism. The general sphericity of the figure, projecting as it were from the piper, produces an admirable effect. As works of art these photographs possess the highest merit, and they are wholly devoid of the technical blemishes so common in such productions. It is the most striking carte de visite, intellectually, that we have seen for a long time.—Glasgoto Herald. A SKRIMMAGE IN THE lONIAN SENATE.—At the last sitting of the Senate, some four days ago, a u.ost scandalous scene took place which has become the, engrossing subject of conversation, and resembles the famous encounter between .Tabez Dollar and Slick of Tennessee so graphically described by Bon Gaultier. Two senators having differed in opinion, expressed themselves in terms more befitting street porters than ministers ; and having exhausted their vocabulary of abuse. in which neither spared his nearest female relatives, and which was only limited by a lack of natural eloquence, they proceeded to impress each other with their respective views in a more laughable form. The other four members now intervened, and separated these most illustrious combatants, while the mob outside the palace "assisted" at the ground-floor win dow with appropriate cheers and groans. A similar scene has never as yet occurred even in the Legislative Assembly, nor would it have been possible under the old system,when the Ministers or Senate were taken from the nobility and gentry of the country. These are, however, abhorrent to Sir H. Storks, whose innate sympathies lead him to prefer those of the class from which he himself is sprung. Let us picture to ourselves Mr. Gladstone coming to fisticuffs with Sir C. Wood, or the Duke of Newcastle "punching Lord Russell's head" at a Cabinet Council I A COURTLY PRY.—A Parisian correspondent of the Court Journal gives the following account of his peeping at the Empress Eugenie while her Majesty was playing at billiards at Biarritz. This descendant of Coventry Tom describing even the blush upon the cheek of the Empress and the percale about her Majesty's ancles "During the short stay we made at Biarri:z,we were fortu• nate enough to catch a glimpse, through tha open window, of the billiard-room at the Villa Eugenie just when the sport was at its height. In the midst of the animation in spired by the game, her Majesty's vivacity and playfulness of disposition were brought out to their fullest advantage ; her joyous laugh rang through the lofty room, and found its echo even with those walking on the terrace without, so gay and fresh was the sound. Her Majesty's figure, which is still as lithe and youthful as ever, bent over the board with much grace; and as the colour came and went on her cheek, which in Paris has of late been so very pale, we could not help rejoicing at the custom which permits the cares of greatness to be laid aside for awhile, and forgetful ness of a crown to be found in the more genial distractions which the peculiar temperament of her Majesty so greatly requires. The dress worn by her Majesty in the billiard room consists of a bolero jacket and petticoat of striped percale, orange and white, the stripes broad and sharp, like the stuffs made for the Creole ladies of Bourbon. A. thick white Spanish shirt underneath, without collar or wrist bands, was the novelty in the costume ; while the petticoat being necessarily short, and bending over the boar°, a neces sary movement of the game, the whole was terminated by short, loose drawers of percale, reaching just above the anele. Nothing could be more charming and gallant than this dress, which the broad ceinture, with loose bow and floating ends of the same material as the petticoat, and the orange•coloured net, a la Figaro, falling down the neck behind, in which the hair hung loose and unconfined by any other obstacle, finished with a nieces which had already inspired the great poet (name I) who is just now staying at Biarritz with some of the happiest verses he ever penned." LUKE CHARLES, the policeman who is accused of the murder of his wife, was yesterday committed for trial at Bury. The body found in the canal at Pendle bury in February last has been identified as that of the pri soner's wife, and evidence was given yesterday to show that after the woman's disappearance Charles was in the habit of telling plausible stories in reply to the inquiries of her friends and others as to what had become of her. It would also appear that the prisoner during his wife's life time had proposed marriage to a young woman in Ireland ; that his offer had been accepted ; and that he was only pre vented from committing the offence of bigamy by :he re fusal of a Catholic priest to perform the ceremony of mar riage until he had satisfactory evidence that the prisoner was what he represented himself to be—an unmarried man. CRASS STUPIDITY.—In the Perth Circuit Court Samuel Tumbleson, from Dundee, was charis•ed with having, on Tuesday or Wednesday, 28th or 29th of April lax;, attempted to poison Elizabeth Holland or Tumbleson, his wife, by instructing Helen Cassels or Tumbleson, to give to his wife, as an article of food, oat meal mixed with strychnia, or other poisonous substance. The that witness called was Mrs. James Tumbleson, who deponed—l am the wife of James 1 umbleson, and am the sister-in-law of Samuel Tumbleson. The Advocate- Depute (pointing to the prisoner at the bar)—ls that you r brother-in-law, Samuel Tumbleson. Witness—lf it is hires he is awfully changed. (A laugh.) The Advocate: Depute—Did he live with you ? Witness—Did he bids wi me, d'ye mean? Yes, he did. He bade wi' me last spring. Lord Deas (to the Advocate-Deputy)—But the first thing is to make out that this is the man, Samuel Tumbleson. The Advocate-Depute (to witness)—ls that Samuel Tum bleson? Witness—May I ask him? Lord Deas—Can't you answer the question, woman ? Witness--I want to speak the truth, my lord, and nothing but the truth. (Laughter,) Lord Deas--Is teat your brother-in-law, or is it not? Now, don't laugh? It is no laughing matter, I can tell you—very far from it. Is that your brother-in law? Witness turned her eyes on the prisoner, and stared at him for fully a minute. Lord Deas— Well, what do you say ? Can you say it is your brother-in-law ? Witness To the best of my knowledge itis. Lord Deas—Ha ve youanY another d ou bt about A? Witness—Well, I h ave very li tt l e d ou bt o f it. Lord Deas — Well, have you any do u bt th a t it is your b r other-in-law? Answer rml long that starea.t qu n e question--yes ti theon -- prisoner,ye s or and no. Witness indulged sw ed inA ot then said—He had nae beard when he was biding with us. (Great laughter.) Lord Deas—Don't laugh at that, gantle men. Now, witness, answer me that question—ls ails your brother-in-law, or is it not? Witness—Well, I sup pose it is. Lord Deas—ls it, or is it not ? the best of my knowledge it is. Lord Deas—Have Y° ll any doubt that it is ? Witness—l can't say whether csr not have any doubt about it. Lord Deas— But you roust say whether you have any doubt, otherwise I will have to send you to prison. Witness—Can I ask himself ? Lord Deas—You can speak to him if you like. Witness (to the prisoner)—Are you Samuel Tumbleson ? Prisoner—Yes; lam Samuel Tumbleson. Lord Dees— Now, is that your brother-in-law ? Wit n ess—Yes, it is. (Laughter.) Lord Deas—Now, Mrs. Tumbleson, it is ne cessary you should consider it your duty more to speak the truth than to amuse yourself. It is necessary you should answer the questions put to you truthfully and directly, for, it you do so, you will put yourself to less trouble, and will get away sooner than otherwise you will do. Witness--My Lord, it would not be my inclination to speak against my sell or against the truth. Lord Deas—Well, tell us the truth to the best of your abA.ty. .Atter a length ene d t r ial,. the jury returned a verdict linanire . eusly finding the libLl not proven, and the prisoner was dismissed from Abe bar.