The Sun. — London, England, 1863-11-30 00:00:00

ROYAL ENGLISH. OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. Ender the Manazement of Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. W. Harrison. THIS EVE.' ZING, for the Bth time, - Balfe's new Opera, BLANCH 01 DE NEVE RS : Miss Louisa Vyne, Miss Anna Hiles, Miss E! nma Heywood Weiss, H H. Cord, A. Cook, A. ;St. Albyn, C. Lyall, J. Rouse, and W. arrison. To conclude with the Second Act of THE DESERT FLOWER. Conductor, Mr. A. Mellon. Doors open at half-past Six—Lommenee at Seven. riIH EA TRE ROYAL DRURY- LANE. Managers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, 11 , .r Majesty's Servants will perform the Farce of MY HEART'S IN THE HIGHLANDS: cnaracters by Mr..'. Neville, Mr. G. Weston, Mr.. Warde, Mr. J. Morris ; Mrs. C. Melville, and 3liss Harfieur. After which, Lord Byron's Choral Tragedy, 3IANFRFD. essrs. helps, Ryder, Rayner, Meagreson, Ward, Spencer ; IMb;s Eburne, Miss E. Atkinson, Miss Leclercq, and Mrs. E. Falconer. Vocalists—Miss Poole, Miss hitter, Miss Cicely rots, ISEiss Heywood, and Mr. Swift. Followed by BEAUTY OR THE BEAST. Principal cha racters by Messrs. Addison, G. F. Neville, Barret, :•_ipelicer, anu G.lVeton; Mrs Edmund Falconer and Miss it. Leclerq. THEATRE ROYAL Dk U R Y-L AN E. Managers, Messrs. Edmond Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. --- Great and continued success of the production of Lord Byron's MANFRED, generally acknowledged by the press and the public to be oue of the most complete and legitimate triumphs of a combination of artistic capabilities presented on the stage for many years. THIS EVENING the nertormances will commence with MY 11 EART'S IN THE HIGHLANDS. After which, commencing at a Quarter before Eight o'clock, Lord Byron's Choral Tragedy of MANFRED. Mortals : Manfred, Mr. Phelps; Abbot ot St. Mauric , Mr. Ryder ; a Chamois Hunter, Mr. A. Rayner ; Manuel (an aged Retainer), Mr. Neville; Herman fa young Domestic in the Castle of_ Manfred), Mr. G. Weston ; Retainers, Messrs. Bedford , Weaver, Kirk, Wilson, Smith, and Edwards. Immortals : Arimanes (Ruler of the Evil A gencies), Mr. Warde ; Ariel (Spirit of the Ether), Miss Emma Heywood; Hesper (Spirit of the Stars), Miss Louisa Ritter ; Undine (Spirit of the __ .3B Waters). Miss Poole ; Meserima (Spirit of M r emFi;N• , Cicely Nott; Auster (Spirit of the Storm), tarotn (i;pirit of the Earth), Mr. MeagersJn ; ‘uSoirit of the he b s (Spirit of the Shadow of Night), Mr. Ryder; Titanos ( _ Mountains), Mr. G. Spencer; Nemesis (Goddess_Atropos—the o A t trop Vence),la Mrs. Edmund Falconer ; Clotho, Lathe is, at td Three Destinies—Miss Emma Atkinson, Miss C. Weston, and Miss Murray ; the Phantom of Astarte , Leclerq ; the Witch of the Alpe, Mies b u lk r i n is e s ; Rose Agencies and Spirit Spectres of th e Messrs. T. Matthews, J. Morris, . • T Cormack,Weird World, s Seymour, Miss Harfleur, Mrs. n M e e f lvi t l i l i e e , Har low, and the Ladies and Gentleme seenery. Act in I.—Scene 3irs 'an N lt a h r e - Bal.et. Order and character of the scenery. Castle. Scene 1: Studio and Gothic Gallery M 2: a Precipice and Glaciers neariuthceneSluermerit the the n J a negi Chamois Act 11. -Scene I The Scene 9 : The Steinbach, a Hunter and Alpine Pass. Haunt of the Witch of the Waterfall, in one of the Lower Valleys among the Alp:, torrent with the and Overhanging Cliffs, the au Alps. "The sunbow d roll the sheeted silver's waving 's rays still oxen the many hues of heaven , an Column o'er the crag'sperpendicuiar." Scene 3 : The snow capped Summit of the InJuTtingefrNauet,nbeyr W M e o r o l n d l , ig p h ai t n . ted Sce by ne xT 4 l. : The Hall of Arimanes Danson and son. Act HI — Scene 1 : Terrace and Exterior Scene 2: The Turret Studio, the Magian's Rid of Castle. night Haunt -.h an d Illumined by a Thunderstorm, and finally Destroyed, by Flashing Bolt and Crashing-Avalanche. snowy Alpine Waste or Wilderness. Pro- Last Scene gramm e of the Songs and Choruses — Act I — Scene 1: Mys tical Responses of Viewless Spirits to the Magian 's Invoca tion. Ist Solo, "Mortal to thy bidding bow'd," Miss Emma Heywood ; 2d Solo, "In the blue depth of th e waters," le Mi ss Poole ; 3(1 • Solo, " I am the rider of the wind," Mr. Swift ; Septette, Misses Poole, Hey_ wood, Cicely Nott , Mr. Swift, an d thorns; The Impre catom—Solo, "When the Moon is on the Wave," Miss Cicely Nott ; Solo, .` Th ugh thy Slumber may be deep." Miss Poole ; Chorus, by the whole Ch o i r. Act. IL-- cene 3; Solo and Chorus, " The Captive Usurper," Miss Cicely Nott and Chorus ; Song, " The snip sailed on, the Shit: sailed fast," Miss Emma Heywood. S ens 4—Grand Choral Hymn of the Evil Agencies, " Hail to our Master, Prince of Earth and Air," solo verses by Mr. Swift, chorus by full Choir; Ju bilant Choi us and acompanying Dance, by full Choir and the Ballet. Act Ift—Last Scene: Grand Dual Chorus ot Good ar d Evil Spirits, by the Principal Singers and Full Choir. The general action of the tragedy arranged by Mr. Phelps. The incidental dances designed and directed by Mr. Cormack. Costumes from designs by R. W. Keene, Esq., and from Flaxman's Illustrations Classical and Mythological Conceptions. Machinery by Mr. J. Tucker and Assistants. Gas Illuminations by Mr. J. Hinckley. Spectral illusions by Mr. Cox, under the direction of Mr. Telbin. The whole of the entirely new scenery designed and principally painted by Mr. W. Telbin, assisted by his son, Mr. H. Telbin. The Hall of Arimanes painted by Mr. Danson and Sons. The increased orchestra and present arrangement ot the music, erio:inally composed by Sir Henry Bishop, under the direc tion of Mr. Barnard. The choir tinder the direction of Mr. Charles Beale. To conclude with BEAUTY OR THE BEAST. Private Boxes, 10s. 6d., 215., £1 lls. td., £2 2s , £3 35., and 4145.; Stalls, 6s. ; Dress Circle, 4s. ; First Circle, 3s. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, 25.; Lower Gallery. is. ; Upper Gallery. 6d. No halt-price. B3X office open from Ten to Five daily. Doors open at half-past Six, commence at Seven o'clock. Stage Manager, Mr. Phelps. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr, Bnckstone. THIS EVENING, SILKEN FETTE ttS : Messrs. Chas. Mathews, Chippendale, W. Farren, Howe, Sze. ; Mesdames C. Mathews and M. Harris. Followed by THE GOLDEN FLEECE. Messrs. Charles Mathews, Compton,Weathersby, &c. ; Mesdames C. Mathews, L Keeley. Griffith, Sze. Followed by COOL AS A CUCUMBER. Mr. C. Mathews. And LITTLE DAISY. Commence at 7. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Mr. Fechter. Bt L DE NIONIO (a Triumphant Success) will be repeated Eye: y Evening - until further notice. Tar: EVENING, the Comedietta, by W. Gilbert, entitled UNCLE BABY: Mess s. Widdicornbe, J. G. Shore, Charles ; kiss I'. LeAercl, and Carlotta Leclerzg. After which, at Eight o'clock, BE L DEMONIO, a Love Story, in Twelve Tableaux, taken from Stendhal's "Italian Chronicle ," by Mr. John Brouzziam. Principal etiarac ter by Mr. Pechter, supported by Messrs. Jordan, Charles, Brmilzham, Emery, Raymond, Moreland, Smith, Clifford, Collett, Andrews, Sims ; Miss Kate Terry, E. Layenue, Mrs. Lee, and Miss Elsworthy. Doors open at half-past 6—commence at 7. LEAH. -EVERY NIGHT, 31ISS BATEMAN.-LEAH.-THIS EVENING, the 53(1 appearance of the great Tragic Actress, Miss BATEMAN, in the character of In oinsequence of the unbounded success with which Miss Bateman's imperso nation of the priLcipat character in the new Five Act Drama of LEAH has been attentied. Mr Webster begs to announce that it will be performed EVERY EVENING until further notice. NEW THE ATRE-RO YAL, ADELPHI.-- Sole Pronriator and Manazer. Mr. R. \S hater. T HIS EVENING, at 7, THE TRAGEDY QUEEN: Mrs. S!irling. At 8, the New Drama of LEAH : Bth wee of 3liss Bate man, supported by Messrs. Arthur Stirling, R. Phillips, Bil lin,rton, Stuart, Stephenson, Eburne ; Miss H. Simms, and Mrs. Billington. To conclude with TIIE IRISH TIGER: Miss K. Kelly and Mr. ::teplienson. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Manager, Mr. W. H. Swanborough. THIS EVENING. MIRIAM'S CRIME. Messrs. Geo. Honey, Porsche, Belford, Turner, Miss K. Saville, and Miss Randers. Followed by (sth time) PATIENT PEN ELOPE ; or, The Return of Ulysses. Messrs. honey and Fenton ; Mesdames Swanborough and Simpson. Alter which, MT NEW PLACE. Mr. A. Wood. • Commence at 7. THE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," za , b( ?),,_ ntaining- the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, "44 Every Evening of zio G. ft. GLY.NIE, NEWS AGENT, O. 4 , Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. WATER. AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS 1 ,14.1.—. 4t0 • g, 4h. 51m.—Afternoon, sh. 12m. 17°-11"1":117 ' 410 1mir kg , sh, 3N:4—Afternoon, bS. 50m. The Weathers _ ll / 1 Office, Nov. 30, 1863. TR IAm This day at Two o'cleettl3l"'"R. Baroreeter._ u :- 40 ; moderat e 1 5ree 2.06. and fine, with frost. 1 4e T + l eigg 444 :LONDON, 310.NDAY, NON% 2 1363. Parvenu, as he proudly delights to designate himself, the Emperor NAP OLEON is, at this mom ent . eminently and emphatically —"a great raai i in a) great position." If the greatness of the position b e, in'a measure, due to the accident of his birth, h e b ee, without doubt, achieved for himself in that posi. tion—a personal power and importance peculiarly his own. He has become Rterally the arbiter of Peace and 'War in Europe. Paris, at this moment, holds the pre-eminent placa cf the Temple of TANus of olden days; and, happily for Christendom, its portals are, for the most part, pacifically closed. The great Congress to which, in furtherance of his pacific aspirations, the EMPEROR had summoned his Royal and Imperial brothers, seems threatened Tvith d:fficlllty. The refusal of th© English Government to take pant in the intended delibe • rations, has not cnly excluded England from exercising her due influence in the ad luilraent of European difficulties, but lins thrown slctrinuuosweolstealeins sin the way of an y suc h a dj ustment. for France a l one , no t on l y to take, as she bag already done, the initiati ve in the soluti on of the . u, v b of her great vexed questions which are dis tracting Europe, power and h ythe p romp t exerc i se a lik e er yet g rea t er i n fl uence to dvance a step f urther in h er magnanimous career, and e ffect alone those great objects for which she ha d i nv olved the Congress so other Powers. The EMPEROR has already of his views, th Y s w repeated e evidenced the loyalty ju : t and the mug n&nimity of his sentiments, that of P eace a nd Order may rest satiated i s leavin g the chief power of arbitration in his hands. Nay more, we may go further, and even assert (although France is not our model for a free constitution, nor NAPO LEON our paragon of Liberals) that even the advo cates of national rights and popular liberties may, remembering Magenta and Solferino, venture to hope for better things for Poland at the interven tion, and by the aid of France, than (alas, that we should have to say it !) of England. The people of this country sympathise to their hearts' core with the wrongs and indignities of Poland. At every fresh outrage inflicted upon that long suffering and oppressed nation, our hearts thrill with pity and indignation. Could the English people take a part in the Congress of Nations how unanimous and em phatic would be their verdict! There would be no parleying and palavering, no diplomatic hesitations and hindrances, while folios of paper and time in terminable are consumed and nothing accomplished. It would be far otherwise. As it is, however,we are doomed, in outward appearance at least, to inac tivity. Bat as the great NAPOLEON encouraged his soldiers to the onslaught by telling them that," forty ages" of the past were contemplating their achieve. ments, so now let the NAPOLEON of Peace, mag nanimously forgetting all pride and prejudice, hearten himself to face the necessities of the hour by the thought that, not alone the ophhetreas and ditions and glories of the Past, but the highest aspira tion of the Present and the Future, are now in volved in his acts and impending upon his decision. Poland and Italy look to him with anxious hope, an d Russia and Prussia regard him with incipient and foreboding dread. France, as he knows well, relies upon him with i mp li c i t trust ; and England, he may rest assured, or, at all events, the English People, are disposed to regard with sympathy and applause every effort he may have the courage to make towards not alone the pacification of Europe, but the re - establishment of outraged Poland. The meetiLg of Germans last Saturday is a sig nificant step, and one to be regretted by weliwishers to the cause of liberty. The speakers appear to have been very animated on the subject, and to have discussed the question with the intelligence and determination for which their nation is celebrated. The first resolution declared that the Constitution separating Schleswig from Holstein was an attack on the rights of the population of the Duchy, and also on the right and honour of the German nation. This statement is inconsistent in the extreme, and even German logic would find it difficult to prove how conceding to one nation its individual rights was compromising the honour or interfering with the integrity of another. All this apparent con tradiction is, however, to be expected when once prejudice rules the day, and the jealousies of ❑ational antipathies are aroused, Dr. KINKEL was at great rains to explain the question of the disputed Duchies to those who perchance did not understand it so fully. Of course this account con tains a very one-sided version of the affair. Indeed, on one occasion, the speaker declared that it was just the same, in respect to the right of the present KING to possess these places, as if King WILLIAM the FOURTH had left Hanover to her present NIAJESTY. This is quite absurd in theory as in practice, and altogether about as untenable as the argument that the King of DENMARK cannot pre tend on any valid grounds to hold sway over two States, when the Crown, as German state law decreed, was to be in the male line only. The very fact of the King of DENMARK assuming authority, proves that he does not conform implicitly to the regulations of the powers of Germany. Dr. KINKEL seemed to base his claim on the fact, that any State had a right to join another if so desirous, and that Schleswig had long desired to separate from Denmark and join Germany. This is not the fact at all, but the emissaries of the Confederation are constantly at work, and play their part so well, that discontent must inevitably arise_ in. some quarters, and thus it is easy to represent isolated cases as general in stances, and to set forward the claims of those whose ingenious devices and skilful tactics are worthy of a better cause, The elasticity of the argument was especially demonstrated in the very different sequels ,hat followed from two events not so different as far as they are put here in evidence. In the first place, the speaker observed that the protocol which put the Duchies under Denmark had been rendered valueless, because the conquering party had broke it. The Prince of AUGUSTENBURG, it would appear, is not bound by any previous relinquishment, since he is set forward in this emphatic manner after his father has renounced all claims on the part of him• self and descendants. It seems little short of a quibble to assert that the renunciation did not affect the son, and at all events the particularity which lays so much stress upon one party adhering so strictly to rule, and then permits another to cancel and annul all promises and obligations. It is asto nishing how people can deceive themselves, and therefore it is not a great matter to find that this energetic orator winds up by remarking that the honour of the nation required that it should render assistance "to its own flesh and blood, who asked assistance in a righteous cause." In other words this must mean that it is the intention of a great nation to crush the liberties, and trample upon the privileges of a smaller one, and it yet remains to be seen if this arbitrary act of tyrannical annexa tion will be permitted by the nations of Europe. Mr. KARL BLIND was resolved not to mince matters , and took several occasions to impress on the minds of his hearers the necessity not to put any trust in the devices of princes or the policy of courts. Vehement as was his style, however, his speech contained some warnings that, if taken to heart, might be of great service to the visionary enthu siasts and more sober setters to rights who are in tent on some decided move, and seem resolved not to lose any more time without stirring action super seding the study of protocols and the legality of succession. " What hope had they," he asked, " that the people's blood would not be recklessly spilt for the furtherance of dynastic interests." This is strictly true, because times without number so t " ..., 1 " 10 wy pretext has been made the excuse for rashin t to pledged themselves ry alte,,,, the object at tainly reveal s heart,r,,h part of those who war. The meeting, before separating, to support the committee in all pts to gain their end and farther This great demonstration cer tainly and enthusiasm on the asked, cui bono. strong to be able resolved to eofore and excitement in London. estt r htt : try P: ii a f d it ; but, it may be the Federal Diet are to d, so wit are su ffi ciently ; h at all this parade e late proceedings yet !sh representu st F most e " rs er .• s i g ht o f Xlll sense It is most unfair to exclude the b 4o , Frankfort are of a m umary nature. of something upright and et • such has been the course adopted. but lower the tive from the Federal such c D on ie d t u , ct omanot b conclave in the ralghtfor ward judges. It show not quite clear and precise i n the actions of those who propose and sanction the plan. If such devi ces and tactics triumph for a time the succe ss will b e b ut ..ief duration. It momentary, and the eclat of very b - is sad to contempl a t e the strife and dissension that will be engendered by the angry feelings now predominating, and do u btl ess W e are 011 th e eve 0 a severe struggle ; b u t if th e r i g ht cause is taken up with spirit and decision it must eventually win the day, at all events our Ministers had better come 1 TIM SON, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 20, 1863. forward boldlyand show themselves capable of being decided for once, and putting a stop to the encroach ments of one state, and giving support to the just claims of another. A heavy cloud is thrown over the Indian news which has reached us with the newly arrived mail, by the reported death of the able and high minded Governor-General. The news is startlingly sudden and as yet unconfirmed, but there is too much rea son to fear that if not actually true at the time it w as first announced it has since been verified. Lord ELGIN, according to a telegram received at the India Office, was so dangerously ill that his life was despaired of on the 14th of this month, and there is too much reason to fear that, like too many of his predecessors, efficient and accomplished as himself, he has succumbed to the evil influences of a trying climate, possibly aggravated by want of due precautions. In any case his illness will be a serious loss to England and to India, for his appointment was one of the few political nominations which gave almost unqualified satisfaction, and it is to be feared that, under the most favourable circumstances, Lord ELGIN'S health will prove unequal to his arduous duties. Unhappily, there is too much reason to regard the office as already vacant, and another of our foremost politicians wili be summoned to under take the dignities, the responsibilities, and the risks of his high estate. It is time to consider whether something cannot be done to mitigate this loss of life, to arrest, or at least delay, that fatal arm which stands with ready poised dart continually by the side of our Anglo-Indian chiefs, snatching them from us in the full flush of their glory, the prime of their days, with their work half accomplished, their reforms begun, but left incomplete. It remains to be tried whether more frequent relaxation, less as siduous application to the duties of their calling, greater care in the selection of a place of residence, and more caution in avoiding violent changes of atmosphere, as well as extremes of temperature, will not serve to modify, if it cannot altogether check this disastrous mortality. More, perhaps, is to be hoped from the completion of the great public works now going on in India—the drainage, the irriga tion, the adoption of sanitary measures which, together with the greater facilities offered by the railway lines for the selection of healthful localities for our official stations, may be expected to have a beneficial eff e ct on civilians and soldiers alike. The long roll of names which have passed into silence under the Indian sun include men emi nent in all professions, and the hotter government of our Eastern Empire will be secured at a heavy price indeed if men like Lord ELGIN are to be the sacrifice. In Jamaica, in Canada, in China, in India, he has served his country well and wisely, and the thought that so brilliant and successful a career has been too probably cut short in its prime will sadden many an Englishman as he glances at the news brought by the Calcutta mail. The other intelligence which it brings is satisfactory enough. Peace and prosperity are rapidly developing the capacities of India, though the supineness and inj ustice of former years has left work for many a long day to come. The East India Railway is busy conveying the holiday-seekers of depopulated Cal• cutta to the hills, the new line is about to be opened between Lahore and Mooltan, and in every direc tion the means of internal communication are being gradually extended. Trade is also prosper ing, although considerable damage has been done to some kinds of produce by the enormous clouds of locusts which have lately passed over a large portion of India, coming, it is conjec tured, originally from Arabia. The owners of the vast tea plantations, which have recently given rise to such confident expectations, were horror stricken as the mighty swarm moved towards them. Hap pily for this new and flourishing trade, tea is not ranked among entomological delicacies, and the plants were left unhurt. Less fortunate, however, were the rival plantations, and it is feared that the cotton crops will have suffered heavily from the inroads of these unwelcome and voracious visitors. Should this prove to be the case, it will be more to be regretted than any damage done to the tea plantations, seeing that the cotton crop affects two countries and two peoples, instead of one. It seems that, unfortunately, the cotton plant is numbered among the favourite dainties of the locust tribe, and at some places, Arrah, for instance, they have inflicted considerable damage. An Anglo-Indian correspondent describes them in these words—" They stretched like a firma ment for miles on every side, and towered up to Heaven, in pillars of ever revolting multitudes, like millions of water-spouts. The injuries which they have inflicted, however, have happily been only of a partial nature, and Government and people are busy in trying to provide against a re currence of the infliction of destroying the eggs and young swarms. Had it not been for these unplea sant visitors the harvest in Northern India would, it is said, have equalled the abundant crops of Eng. land. We must hope that the grievance will be only temporary, and that the active measures taken for the destruction of the enemy will prove to have been effectual. At any rate the trade of India is now flourishing enough to bear such a calamity without much disturbance, even as her revenue has become sufficiently buoyant to have dispersed all the gloomy anticipations of financiers. There is ranch cause for thankfulness if we look at the change a few years has wrought, though much re mains to be done, if we would prevent our eastern empire from exacting in return for the benefits she may confer on us the lives of our most capable and energetic statesmen. Literary Intelligence—in England. THE POET LAUREATE har now ready his new poen of " Enoch the Fisherman." Mr. W. H. RUSSELL is about to publish, under the title of " Canada : its Defences, Condition, and Resources," an account of his travels in that country during the winter of 1861-2. A NEPHEW 01' THE. CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER, MR. A. GLADSTONE, has made his debut as a novelist in a tale of real life, entitled " The Man of the Hour." The speeches of the Prince Consort have been translated by Dr. Frese, of Bremen, very successfully, and have met with a large sale in Germany. LATEST IN'TELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) THE POLISH INSURRECTION. BRESLAU, Nov. 30. Advices received here from Poland state that in consequence of the searches ordered in the churches and convents of Kalisch, the city had been sur rounded and all communication with the environs interrupted. Small detachments of insurgents were appearing throughout the country, well armed, and completely equipped in winter uniform. A fresh convoy of Poles, among whom was Madame Memachewska, had been sent into the heart of Russia. ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 30. The Jour Au/ de St. Petersburg publishes a very detailed plan, dated March 1, 1861, and signed General Miroslawski, for the organisation of the present revolution in Poland. This document is stated to have been found in Zamoyski House, Warsaw, after the attempt on the life of General Berg. M.........• •...• SUEZ, Nov. 28. News received here from Madagascar announces that the draft of a treaty with Prance was being i prepared. bert worship Tnclu bad been abolished, a nd y of agrgainted. The French Con su l l would reside in Madagascar. Commerce would he permitted as proof of friendship. French vessels would be allowed to anchor in the military port. The Customs duties had been re-established. The Queen will have the power of passing laws. 0..... .......... PORTUGAL LISBON, Nov. 23. One of the chief objects of Portugal in going to the Pais Convention is to obtain possession of the frontier town of Otivenca, which Spain has always held, although it was formally made over to Portugal by the treaty of Vienna. FRANCE. PARIS, Nov. 29. BOURSE, Nov. 28.—The market has been h eav y but with little change in quotations, Th rees, f or the Account, being now at 66f. 90c. Railways quiet, but up the present time well maintained. The market closed as follows : 4t per Cents 94 80 Do. end month — 3 per Cents Do. end month 66 85 Credit Mobilier NO Do. end mouth 1095 Bank Shares 3360 Credit Fancier 1260 Roman Italian L0an...... 71 80 Do. end month.... 71 70 Sear ditto ........ Do. end month.... Russian ........ Austrian ........ 78 Spanish Threes. „.. Homo Debt ...... 511 Deferred ........ 46 75 BA IL Cash. Account. 972 50 .. 970 975 .. 970 Orleans; Northern . ... New ditto Lyon. and Mediterranean New ditto Geneva — • • Siuthern Western Eastern Sardinian...... Austrian ...... Lombard North of Spain Saragossa 625 617 50 Ditto to Barcelona . • - 937 50 .. 935 -- 895 - ounded, the Yankees moved cautiously towards the spot, and two battalions opened close volleys. Discovering their exact whereabouts by the flash, we all took accurate aim, and pouring volley after volley into them with great ra pidity, scattered their force in all directions. Wet to the skin, but much elated, we were peremptorily commanded to retire across the Run by an orderly of the general's, who said our firing had aroused every man in the, division. As we approached M'Lean's Ford through the woods, our outposts, horse and foot, were as thick as flies, and such was the danger of being fired into, that scouts had to be sent in advance to report our approach. The ford was much deepened, and the river had risen. We crossed as best we could on fallen trees ; and as the moon rose, plainly saw our horse pickets on the opposite hill, while the glare of the enemy's camp fires around Centreville looked like thou sands of stars flickering against the dark blue sky. It was evident the enemy were perfectly informed of the topographical peculiarities of the region, for there seemed to be little hesitation in their movements, but great know ledge of available ground, and practicable roads. Their ex tended wings and superior force led many to suppose that it was their real intention to surround and cut us off from all escape. The men laughed at such an idea, and, to use their own language, were " spoiling for a fight." When the morning of the 18th dawned, our regiments formed in line, and waited hour alter hour for the attack, whieh was now certain. Shortly afterwards we have the writer's first im pressions of A BATCH OF GENERALS. During the week, when the weather had cleared and the scorching July sun blazed again as of old, by common consent we all took to the woods, and encamped there. As for " Jeff. Davis," it appears that when the rout of the enemy was complete, he had ridden without escort along the lines ; but his features and figure were so well known that he was quickly discovered, and loud yells of delight rang out from our whole army. Taking advantage of the tall of evening, he "dropped in" upon our officers (many of whom were fellow-townsmen, or ex- members of the U.S. branches of Legislature) to have a quiet chat. As I had never seen a live President, my curiosity was on the que vive, and when his presence was whispered to me, I found him sitting at our colonel's tent-door, with a circle of cap tains ane lieutenants, conversing very quietly on State affairs, bat withno more animation orsignof pleasure than if a victorious army was not around, or a beaten one flying from him. In citizen attire, with heave: hat, and smoking a cigar, he listened to all that was said, assented or dis sented with a nod of the head, and some time afterwards, mounting his grey mare, ambled off to Manassas as unos tentatiously as if he were the least person in the Confede racy. Since then I have seen the President frequently on different fields of battle, and have observed little change in his habitually modest and thoughtful demeanour, although on many occasions his proud and victorious troops, un conscious of his presence, were rending the skies with their shouts or charging the enemy with unexampled fury. The brigadier under whom we had hitherto served pleased the men so little that it was deemed advisable to appoint in his stead Colonel Nathan Evans, whose general ship and gallantry at Stone Bridge and Sudley Ford had won for him universal esteem. Wo had been informed that our command was under marching orders, and parade was just over when three horsemen galloped into camp,and saluted the colonel. These were none other than Evans, Longatreet, and Ewell—names that are now for ever hal lowed in the hearts and history of our gallant army. From their style of riding and peculiar seat in the saddle, I at first sight, took them for dragoons, and was not mistaken. Evans was very restless, and his horse reared and chafed, and plunged to the right and left all the time he stayed with us. He is about 40 years of age, with a head of the cast of Tom Moore's ; slightly bald; small restless black eyes; heavy black moustaches; and when he smiles dis plays incomparable teeth; but has a quick, cunning, and snappish look, although his manner is polished and polite. His countenance looks like one who dissipates occasionally; he is of medium stature, angular in his movements, never happy but when in the saddle—a perfect soldier in every thing, and "swears like a trooper." Longstreet is a powerfully. built man, somewhat bald, about oft 10in, high, with sandy hair and whiskers—the latter allowed to grow nnt, lamed. He possesses a fine bluish grey eye, of great depth, penetration, and calculation ; sel dom speaks unnecessarily, seems absorbed in thought, and very quiet in manner. Ewell I did not see distinctly; 'he was continuall y moving about, prying into our camp arrangements, and looking towerds Manassas with his glass. All three were dressed as citizens,with heavy black felt hats on, and, except pistols in their holsters, were unarmed and unattended. These officers have since acquired in mortal fame. I myself have been witness of their achievements, of which more anon. So potent is the force of association that this author's Confederate sympathies go so far as to make him —an Englishman—an advocate of slavery ! He devotes a chapter to the one-sided consideration of the question, giving imaginary conversations, which dilate upon the happiness of many negroes of his acquaintance and their attachment to their masters. No doubt many of these instances may be true. There are good masters as well as bad, and there are contented as well as discontented slaves. Minor details like these do not, however, in any way affect the principles of a question. It is rather late in the day to argue the abstract merit of slavery now ! We shall content ourselves with a passing expression of our own amazement, that an " Englishman," as he calls himself upon the title-page, should venture to declare such sentiments ! As a consecutive narra tive of the war, these volumes will be useful as well as interesting. The last chapter takes us to the Battle of Fredericksburg, on the 13th December, 1862, which is illustrated by a sketch map of the Battle-field. The Mysterious Case of Arsenic Poisoning. After the despatch of our report of the proceed ings at the inquest at Wimbledon on Miss Huband, on Friday, the following evidence was taken : • George Cole was called. He is a man of appa rently 30 years of age. He said—My acquaint ance with the deceased commenced three and a half years ago, but it ceased during that time for fourteen months—from January, 1861, to March, 1862. The acquaintance was secret, and it was not approved of by Mr. and Mrs. Vernon. My visits were secret and at night. I was aware that she was six months gone with child, and I have not much doubt that I was the father. She told me she was in that state in the beginning of last April. She said she would swear tae child on me, and I was under the belief that she was in the family-way. She said several times that her aunt would blow up, and I proposed marriage. She said that would he altogether against her friends' wishes. I furnished her with a ring in May last, but she did not wear it, and after her death Mrs. Vernon sent it back through the post, in consequence of an ap plication I made to her to return me the property there was of mine in the house. I had given the pro perty to Miss Huband, but after her death I thought I was entitled to it. Deceased never said anything about destroying the child's or her own life, and I never suggested anything of the kind to her. I never furnished her with any arsenic, and never heard of any, and nothing occurred that I know of for the purpose of procuring abortion. The note which 1 took to Mr. Vernon's merely related to the property, and there was not one word in it as to the death of the deceased, or her being in the family way. I had reason to think she had taken poison, or been, poisoned, from her sudden death, and from Mrs. Vernon's not allowing anyone to see the body. I think she either poisoned herself or that the Vernons or her relations did so to prevent my marrying her. I have nothing to warrant such a supposition beyond my own ima gination. I never heard her say she would poison herself, or that there was poison in the house. Superintendent Bevan said he did not wish to put any questions to the witness, but he was the only witness who had adhered to his first statement. The Coroner—l am afraid that fact wit) not les sen his guilt, or mitigate what he will have to answer for hereafter. By a Juror—The property consisted of a watch and trinksts. In reply to a remark by Superintendent Bevan, the coroner said he did not think that any portion of the arsenic found in the cupboard had been used by the deceased, and that the arsenic taken by her was of another kind. Mr. John Huband, the father of the deceased, was then called, and said that Mrs. Vernon took his daughter and adopted her. She never expressed a wish to leave. He had no reason to suppose she received any injury from the Vernon family, or was ill-treated in any way. The Coroner having ascertained that the opinion of the jury was that the inquiry had proceeded quite far enough, summed up the evidence, pointing out that under the circumstances he thought that the only safe verdict for them to return was that the deceased died of poison, but whether taken by her self or administered to her by others there was no satisfactory evidence to show. The jury concurred, and the following verdict was returned—" That the deceaseA was several months gone in the family way, and died from the effects of arsenic, but whether it was taken by herself to destroy her own life, or whether it was given to her by any other person for any other purpose, there is no satisfac tory evidence to show." The inquiry lasted nearly seven hours. THE F.B.ENCH EMBASSY.—His Excellency Prince de la Tour d'Auvergne, the newly-appointed Ambassador from the Court of the Tuileries, arrived at Albert -gate house last 'evening from Paris. His Excellency was met at the London-bridge station by the Marquis de Cadore, Charge d'Affaires and First Secretary of the Embassy, Viscount Contades, Viscount Beamont, M. Caumont de la Force, and M, Rcnix, Chancellor of the Embassy. BOOKS RECEIVED. The Shadow of Ashlydyat. By Mrs. Henry Wood. 3 vols. Bentley. Barbara's History. By Amelia B. Edwards. 3 vols. Hurst and Blacken. Sir Guy de Guy. By Rattlebrain. Illustrated by Phiz, Routledge. Le Correspondant. Ch. Douniol. Literary Intelligence--in France. During the present year there have been no less than 12,000 new works and 20,000 pieces of new music published in Paris, and 6,600 works in the provinces. PROUDHON is about to start a new non-political paper. He is also prepariug a series of small pamphlets against the Opposition in the Chambers. COUSIN has bequeathed Aislibrary, collected with immense care and trouble, to the State, under the condition that it should always form a special division of the National Library. RENAN's "LIFE or JESUS" has been confiscated at Konigsberg in Prussia. l R 4 NUMBER Or POLITICAL J OURNALS IN P ARTS an d the departments is at present 318 ; of unpolitical ones, 6,700. _ TIM NATIONAL SHAKSPEAE.E COMMITTEE, dar ing the e'en-era week, has been joined by Sir Hugh M. Cairns, IL Prof. Nlas ~ Col, Syk es, M .P., E. B. Eastwick, Esq., and G. P. Bacon, Übq notuas Culvert, EN, \V. Harrison, Esq., . Ntw 02"'43.--M. Henry Leslie bas a now opera rea d y, ea. a :_ by ---° haa Air. Benedict The text for both, rucaour PrtY O L ka Mr, kidgrave Simpson. LITERATURE. Battlefields of the South from Bull Run to Fredericksburg. With Sketches of Confederate Commanders, and Gossip of the Camps. By an English Combatant (Lieut. of Artillery on the field). With Two Maps. Two Vols. smith and Elder. Beginning with the very first threatenings of the Disruption of the United States, the author of these volumes, himself an eye-witness of the scenes which he describes, has given a very comprehensive and animated account of the American war, as regarded, of course, from the Confederate point of view. As an evidence at once of his lively style and decided sentiments, we may cite his very graphic portrait of the Yankee, whom he describes as "a volatile, imaginative, superficial, theatrically inclined individual, possessing uncommon self confidence, very self-willed, arrogant, and boastful. His self-conceit is boundless ; any one who disputes his ideas is a fool !" At the first threatening of aostilities this eye-witness describes the unanimous enthusiasm of the Confederates as something mar vellous. There was no lack of volunteers for arms. All were anxious to go forth and fight the Yankees, " not that the Northerners were deemed worthy of that honour," but there was a strong desire " to ,;, , et to close quarters with , the enemy, and settle the question without further delay." From morning till night the surrounding woods re echoed with the report of firearms. " Our men," says the author, " did not really need such practice, for every youth was accustomed to the woods and to hunting; each had killed his dozens of panthers, &c.—in fact nine-tenths of our company seemed born to arms, and were never so happy as when shooting." In another place he observes—" Sach patriotism as the women displayed is certainly be yond description—they seemed to give all heart and soul to the cause." " The negroes, too, at the plough, in the cotton•field, or beside their cabin doors, rushed out, hat in hand, mounted the fence, and rolling their eyes in wonder and delight, would shout success to us on our journey." Amid such universal encouragement and acclamation, the gal lant army of the South set forth upon their march. " But who are our generals," asked the author at the outset of the campaign ; " oar men are as brave as steel, but who are to lead them." This question was shortly to receive a full and satisfactory reply. The writer soon afterwards obtained his first glimpse of General Bettaregard Of Beauregard I knew little, but had heard much. He was continually moving about from place to place, his ap pearance and escort being so unostentatious that many met and passed without knowing him It was his custom to walk in the garden of the cottage where his head-quarters were established after meals, smoking ; and it was there I first saw him. He is a small man, with a sallow com plexion, a heavy black moustache, and closely cut hair. With th e l e f t h an d i n hi s t rousers pocket, a cigar in his mouth, a buttoned-up coat, and small cap, he is the exact type of a French engineer, and could not anywhere be mistaken for a civilian. He is g jaunty in hie gait, dashing in his manner, and evidently hikes deli g ht i n t h e c i rcum stances of war. It must be confessed his modeity is equal to his merit—he is not im perious or bearing, bears great respect for his brother offi cers of the old service, and is never seen to such advantage as when standing on an earthwork, and giving orders, or conversing with animated gesture. Hostilities now began in earnest. Here is the first commencement AT BULL RUN. From our position to Blackburn's Ford was half a mile, and there Longstreet was posted with a strong brigade. Ewell was to our right, lower down, and across the Run at Union Mills. While we stood in line of battle, scouts came in, reporting the enemy's approach en Inane. In the afternoon an Alab 'ma regiment came in, in good order, bringing all its baggage. They had skirmished with the enemy for several miles, taking advantage of every turn in the road, and firing from the woods with good effect. From their reports we learned that all the outposts had made good their retreat, and our skirmishers had done so much damage, that the enemy wera extremely slow and cautious in their movements. Towards nightfall four companies of our right wing crossed the ford and occupied a small valley which led to Centreville. Our pickets had not long been posted in the timber, when a cavalry scout came across the open, and reported the approach of a strong force. The men were all quietly placed and ready for business, when we distinctly saw several hundred Federals placed ire the edge of the wood opposite, and could hear their conversation occasion• ally. One of our negroes, taking advantage of the dark ness, went over to the enemy. During the night, the lieutenant-colonel, anxious for our safety, attempted to reach us. Thanks to the run away, the enemy had enclosed us on three sides, the fourth being a range of hills, beyond which was the river- De termined to extricate us, the colonel swam the river, and before the morning dawned we had safely forded it, recrossed again lower down, and flanked the eueroy. The sequel was exciting, J3elieving us to In our. BULWER'S POEM IN BLACKWOOD. Under the title of " The Boatman," there is a very remarkable Poem leading off the new number of Blackwood's Magazine for December. It is from the indefatigable hana of Pisistratus Caxton, who is apparently just now at his very best—as he is certainly more than ever industrious. Scarcely has he completed his comprehensive series of Essays upon Life, Literature, and Manners, entitled collectively Caxtontana, upon the which series we shall take the earliest opportunity of descanting at length—hardly has he sur prised the general public with his whimsical apologue about the Congress of Fishes convened by the Pike, an elaborated sarcasm that we have heard pronounced the cleverest political squib of modern times—when he throws off, in a vein so totally different, this exquisite allegorical poem of "The Boatman," a poem kindred to the masterpieces of Schiller, and worthy of Sehiller's genius—an alle gory in which the Poet may be said to have epito mized the whole pathos of Human Life. But for the length to which it extends, we should be tempted to transfer the entire Poem to our columns from the pages of Blackwood. Although perfectly conscious that, by dividing it in any way, by breaking it up into mere fragmentary quotations, we are necessarily marring the general effect of it as a work of art,we must nevertheless, venture to give at least some portions of the opening and of the closing passages of the Allegory, as a means of affording the reader a notion of its character as a whole, and, above all, of its singular felicity as an Allegory of Human Life : Half sleeping still, I stand among The silvery, trembling sedges, And hear the river rolling strong, Through mists that veil its edges. " Up, Boatman, up I the moments flee Ae on the bank I shiver ; And thou must row me towards the sea Along this length of river." The Boatman rose and stretched his hand,— " Come in—thou haat far to go ;" And through the drowsy reeds from land The boat went soft and slow ; Stealing and stilly, and soft and slow. And the Boatman looked in my face, and smiled : " Thy lids are very heavy; sleep on, poor child! Lulled by the drip Of the oars I dip. Measured and musical, sure and steady— Sleep by my side While from home we glide." And I dreamily murmur, " From home already I" I awake with a start—on my sight flashes day. " So late, and so little advanzed on the way; Arouse thee, old laggard, and row me faster, Or never a stiver thou'll get from me." " When the voyage is over, my pert young master, Be sure the grey Boatman will earn his fee. But whether I seem to thee fast or slow, There is but one speed for the boat I row; I measure my movements by no man's taste, Whether he ask me to halt or haste. Plish, Plash, drop upon drop, On without hurry, but on without stop ; The clock on yon turret is not so steady." " If crawl we must at this snail-like pace, Ere the river flow curved to the curving shore, Let me take a last look at my native place. And the green of the sedges—one last look more. Where fhe home of my birth ? It is blotted from earth ? Just left, and now lost to my sight already I" Tauntingly answered the Boatman grey: " Not a moment ago Didst thou call me slow ; But already 's a word thou wilt often say. 'Tis the change of the shore Proves the speed of the oar, Stealing the banks away, stealthy, steady." Bustle and clatter, and dissonant roar I The mart of a mighty town, From the cloudy height to the stony shore, Wearily lengthening down. And here and there, and everywhere, Are gamesters at eager play— The poor and the rich, none can guess which is which, So motlily mixed are they. Not a man but his part in the gaming takes, Wherever the dice from the dice•box fall; Beggar or prince in the lottery stakes— The beggar his crust, and tho prince his all. And the prizes the winners most loudly boast, Even more than tho gems and gold, Are the toys which an infant esteems the most, Ere he come to be five years old. A coral of bells, or a trumpet of tin, Or a ribbon for dolls to wear— The greybeard who treasures like these may win, The crowd on their shoulders bear. Jangle and wrangle, and babel and brawl, As down from the loud box the dumb dies fell : A hoot lor the looser,,a shout for the winner; He who wins is the 'saint—he who looses, the sinner. Scared away from my side, as they press round the dies, Still my bride has her part in my life; For it charms her to share in the gauds of the prize, Though she shrinks from the rage of the strife. Flish, splash, drop upon drop, Never we hurry, and never we stop With our eyes in the cast, and our souls in the game, While the shores that slip by us seem always the same. Jangle and wrangle, and tumult and brawl, And hurrah for the victor who bubbles us all I And the prize of the Victor I've wellnigh won, When all of a sudden drops down the sun. One throw, and the favours 0 Fortune I crown I Hurrah for the victor start with a frown, For all of a sudden the sun drops down. " I see not the die— Is it cloud fleeting by ? Or is it—it cannot be—night already I"' " Tha sun,' said a voice, as bleak shadows descend, " Has sunk in the sea where the river shall end ; Unheeded the lapse of the stream and the light; Warns as vainly the sea heard distinct through the night ? Hark I the whispers that creep From the World of the deep, Which I near with the oars, sounding solemn and steady." " I hear but the winds that caressingly creep Through the ever-green laurels remote from the deep ; Though the sunlight is gone, soon the planets will rise." From the boatman, then, turning, I game on the skies, And watch for Orion—to light up the dies. " What gleams from the shore ? Hold but one moment more; Hest under yon light, shining down from the height. Hurrah for the victor I—but one throw more I" " No rest on the river—that's past for thee ; The beacon but shines as a guide to the sea. One chime of the oar, ere it halt evermore, Muffled and dirgelike, and sternly steady ; And the beacon Warning the last of the shore Shall flash on the sea to thy murmur-.J Alreadyl' " Then seems there to float Down the length of the way,— From the sedges remote — From the rose-garden bay— From the town and the mart— From the rivet's deep heart— From the heart of the land — From the lips of the bride. Through the darkness again Stealing close to my side, With her hand in my hand— From the gamesters in vain Staking odds on the main Of invisible dies, — An echo that wails with my wailing and sighs, As I murmur, " The ocean already I"—" ALREADY I" - On glimmer of light From the beacon's lone height, One look at the shore, and one stroke of the oar, And the river is lost in the ocean already I It is the realisation at last of Coleridge's lovely notion of some day selecting "A River" as the theme of A Poem. Only—in Sir Bulwer Lytton's allegorical poem of " The Boatman" the stream itself appears but as an accessory, and therefore, so to speak, gleams upon our attention bat inciden tally throughout. THE POPE'S GENEROSITY, (From the Court Journal of Saturday) On Friday NNeek a steamer belonging to the Ita lian Government WAS being terribly tossed about in a heavy storm off Civita Vecchia. The captain de manded permission to land his passengers at that port, amongst whom were a number of soldiers. A telegram was sent immediately to his Holiness the Pope to inquire what was to be done. Instantly he forwarded a reply that not only were they to be allowed to land, but sent on to Itome, whence they could proceed by train to Naples, whither they were bound, which was accordingly done. It is t h ese little acts of generosity and kindness of heart that make the Pope so beloved in his own domi nions, but which are so little known or understood beyond them. Pius IX. is admitted to be, by his worst and most bitter enemies, as ne ar to perfectio n man n can be. as a T mortal h e my could People will not leave well alone. d o so much better themselves ! ( F,D • e ° h Caen gni TIER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, Nov. 28. The dinner party yesterday included their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Prince of Wales, the Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia, and Princess Helena, the Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury, the Hon. Mrs. Ponsonby, the Hon. and Very Rev. the Dean of Windsor, and the ladies and gentle men in waiting on the Queen, Prince and Princess of %Vales, and the Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia. The Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales drove out this morning, at tended by the Equerry in Waitinz. Their Royal Highnesses the Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia went to Oxford, attended by the Countess Hothenthal and Count Furstentein. The Marquis and Marchioness of Aiiesbury arrived at the Castle yesterday. _ . Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales honoured Mr. Frith with a sitting yesterday for the marriage picture. The Hon. Caroline Cavendish and the Hon. Flora Macdonald have succeeded the Hon. Horatia Stop ford and the Hon. Harriet Phipps as maids of honour. Nov. 29. The Queen, the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia, Princess tielena, Princess Louise, Prince Leopold, and bar Serene Highness the Princess Hohenlohe, and the ladies and gentlemen in waiting, attended Divine service this morning in the private chapel. The Bishop of Oxford preached the sermon. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales left the Castle yesterday evening for Frog more House, where they will remain. The Duke and Duchess of Argyll arrived at the Castle yesterday. Her Majesty will remain at Windsor Castle till the 16th December, and will then proceed to Osborne, where the Queen and Court will reside for some weeks. The Prince and Princess of Wales will pay a visit to her 11a7 jesty at Osborne. The Prince and Princess of Wales will remain at Frogmore until February next, after their Royal High nesses' visit to her Majesty at Osborne. The coronation of the new King of Denmark, Christian IX., as to take place at Copenhagen in January with great pomp. His Excellency the Prussian Ambassador and the Countess Bernstorff returned to the Prussian Embassy, Carlton-house-terrace, on Saturday, from visiting the Duke and Duehess of Marlborough at Blenheim Palace, near Woodstock. The Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe, accom panied by Miss Dalton, have arrived at the Clarendon Hotel, from Floors Castle. The Duke d'Aquaviva and suite have left the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street, on their return to Paris. The Duchess of Hamilton has been staying at the Hotel Windsor, Rue de Rivoli. During her visit to Paris the Emperor paid her two long visits. The Duke of Newcastle is so unwell as to be un able to attend to his official duties at the Colonial-office. The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough are re.. ceiving a succession of visitms at Blenheim Palace, Oxon. The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury will receive a large party next week at Hatfield House, Herts. Tne Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne, who have been in town during the past few days, return to Bowood Park, Wilts, early in the week, The Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster and Lady Theodora Grosvenor have arrived at Eaton Hall, Cheshire, for the winter, The Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury returned to town on Saturday, from visiting her Majesty at Windsor Castle, Maria Marchioness of Ailesbury has left Knows" ley for Bretby Park, the seat of the Earl and Countess of Chesterfield. The Earl and Countess of Clarendon are enter tain,ng a select party at the Grove, near Watford. The Earl and Countess Howe and Lady Mary Curzon left Curzon House on Saturday for Gopsall Hall, near Atherstone, Leicestershire, for the winter. - The Earl and Countess of Granard intend to winter at. Nice. Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston enter tained a select party at dinner on Saturday, at Cambridge House, Piccadilly. Later in the evening Lady Palmerston received a small party. Viscount d'Haussoaville has left the Clarendon Hotel for Oxford. Lord Rendlesham has arrived at the Clarendo u Hotel from Suffolk. Baroness Blome, wife of Baron Blome, Han° - verian Charge d'Affaires, gave birth to a son yesterday• The baroness and infant are doing well. The Right Hon. B. Disraeli and Mrs. Disraeli have arrived at Grosvenor-gate from Torquay, Devon. THE SEIZURE OF THE ALEXANDRA.—On the 7th of December the Court of Exchequer will hold a special sitting at Westminster, when judgment will be given in th e case of the Alexandra. FINE ARTS. • THE SOCIETY OF PAINTERS IN WATER COLOURS. The second winter exhibition of sketches and studies by the members of this society was opened to private view on Saturday, and excited some degree of interest in the artistic world. The exhibition does not, of course, possess the attrac tions or display the powers of a gallery of finished works, but in many of these unfinished and in complete performances may be traced the hand of the chiefs of the art. The names of Hunt, Taylor, Birket, Foster, John Gilbert, Carl Staag, and others meet the visitor repeatedly in the cata logue, but without assistance he would be able to detect the works of their pencils on the walls. The variety of styl e an d w id e range o f su bj ec t surprise and gratify those only accustomed to stay . ing the works of each master in his own particular line. Few things are more interesting to a real lover of art than to obtain admis4don behind the scenes, as it were, of the studio ; to learn what was the first impression made on the artist's mind by the view or the landscape he afterwards rendered famous. It is curious also to notice the different kinds of effect which fascinate differen t painters, and to observe how far each thinks it necessary to carry his artistic note book. No less than 400 sketches and studies are exhibited, a great proportion of which were secured at the private view at which great numbers of visitors attended, and from which they appeared to derive great satisfaction. To the student and amateur especially, suoh a visit must have been instructive as well as charming, and to judge from the .sh r English School exhi bitionof Saturday there is no fear of t School of Water Colours suffering any deterioration in our time. THE GRAND DINNER OF THE INNS OP CoTJILT VOLUNTEERS took place in the Middle Temple Hall on Saturday evening. The preference given to th e middle Temple Hall to celebrate this event (says the Court Jour rta/i is due to the great prestige which the Inn has obtained as the fashionable Inn of the day. NEW MONUMENTS. —Mr. Foley is to execute a memorial for the late Prince Albert at Dublin; and gro• Thornycreft an equestrian statue for Halifax. A commis' sion has been given to Baron Marochetti for a memorial statue in bronze of the late Sir George Cornswall Lewis, t ° b e placed in front of the Shire Hall at Hereford. A ean t _ u : w ent to the French and Engli s h so ldi ers w h o f e ll in th e fight of the 28th April, 1760, has been erected on the Flatcaa of Sainte Foy at Quebec. AN "original portrait" of Shakspeare is said t ° have been for some time in the possession of an °lli nent surgeon of Norwich. Mr. Hain Friswell, whohas been to examine this amongst many other asserte d portraits ° the great dramatist, will describe it in his forthcorair4 of "Life-Port ra it s o f Sh a k s p ea re. The volume w ill accurately illustrated by photography. The appea rance the hunt at St ra tf or d t a k en by this means is described as being something startling. 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