The Sun. — London, England, 1864-11-28 00:00:00

IFEBOAT SERVICES,—During the storms of the past year the boats of the National Lifeboat Institution saved 417 persons from different wrecks on our coasts, The Institution also expended £13,819 Is. 2d. in the same period on lifeboat eetab ishments, in addition to grantiug £1,351 6s. Od. as rewards for say ng 714 shipwrecked persons by its lifeboats, and other means. The Committee of the Institution earnestly A PPEAL to the public for ASSISTANCE to enable them to meet the continued heavy demands on the Institution's 137 lifeboat establishments. Contributions are received by all the Lon don and eountry bankers ; and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis, at the Institution, 14, John-street, Adelphi. R OYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT GARDEN. (Opera Company, Limited.) Second Night of ROSE ; or, Love's Ransom. Tnrs EVENING (Sat rday), Nov. 28, will be performed for the 2d time, a new opera, in three acts, the music by J. L. Hatton, the libretto by Sutherland Edwards, entitled OS ; or, Love's Ransom. Stephen, Mr. G. Perren; Blanc- Dec, Mr. H. Corri ; Captain of Recruit,ng Party, Mr. A. .2ook ; Sergeant, Mr. E. Dussek ; and Jaques, Mr. Weiss ; - .l , orgette, Madame Weiss ; Theresa, Miss Poole (ter first app ;trance at the Royal English Opera) ; and Rose, Madame Leminens-Sherin_rtou. Conductor, Mr Alfred Mellon. The Incidental Divertissement will be supported by Mdlles. Du3hateau and Bontanti. Commence at half-past 7 o'clock. Private boxes, from 108. 6d, upwards ; stalls, 7s. ; dress circle, 58. ; upper boxes, 4s. ; amphitheatre stalls, 3s. and 2s ; pit 2s. 6d. ; gallery, ls. No charge for booking places. The box-office is open from 10 till 5. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. The performence will commence Every Evening during the Week with YOU KNOW WHO. THIS EVENING (Moiday, 2Sth inst.), and Friday, De cember 2, Mozart's Grand Opera, DON GIOVANNI. To-morrow, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday, FAUST. Conductor, Signor ARDITI. Doors open at Half-past Six, commence at Seven. Opera At Eight. Box Office cpen from Ten till Five. Private Boxes, from 10s. Cd. ; Stalls, 7s. ; Dress Circle, 55.; First Circle, 4s. ; 1 it, 2s. 61. ; Gallery, Is. No charge for booking places. No fees to box-keepers. EIRATRE ROYAL, DRURY - Managers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, to commence with A YOUNG LAD FROM THE COUN fRY. Messrs. G. Belmore, Fitrjames, and G. F. Neville; Misses Helen Howard, It. Leclercq, ezc. After which, Shaksnere's Tragedy of MACBETH. Mr. Phelps ; Messrs. Creswick, R. Ltoxby, G. Belmore, A. Rayner, F. Neville, Edmund Phelps, J. Neville, Bartleman, to ; Misses Rebecca Isaacs, Emma Heywood, and Miss Helen Faucit. Doors open at ha f-past Six—Commence at Seven, T HEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.- Lesser, Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, THE SUN AND THE WIND. After which, SUNNY VALE FARM. Messrs. Howe, F'arren, ( lark, Braid, Coe, Weathersby. Mesdames Beatrice, Snowdon, Harris, Fitzwilliam, Coleman, &c. Followed by ON THE SLY. Messrs. Buckstone, Rogers, Gordon, &c. ; Mesdames Snowdon, Fitzwilliam, &c. And MY HUSBAND'S GHOST. To commence at 7. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.--. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, BORN TO GOOD LUCK. I addy O'Rafferty, Mr. Dominick Murray. After which, THE STREETS OF LONDON. Messrs. Vining, J. W. Ray, D. Fi her, D. Murray, J. Nelson, H. Forrester. 11. Mellon ; Mrs. Henry Marston, Miss Emma Xarnett, and Miss Fanny Gwynne. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the sole management of Mr. Fechter. THIS EVENING, THE KING'S BUTTERFLY. Fan fan, the King's Butterfly, Mr. Fechter. Messrs. Ryder,Wid dicomb, Chirles, M'lntyre, Garden, Raymond, Moreland, C ifford, Collett; Misses Carlot a Leolercq, M. Ilenrade, E. Lavenue, and B. Lavenue. Preceded, at 7, by NURSEY CHICKWEED. Messrs. H. Widdicomb, Garden, Moreland, Collett ; Miss Lavenue, Mt B. Lee. _ _ . On Monday, Dec. 5, RUY BLAS, Roy Bias, Mr. Fechter. Doors open at halt-past 6 ; commence at 7. The Box-office open daily from Elevc.n till Five. NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI.- Bole Proprietor and Manager. Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, THE HEN AND CHICKENS. Mrs. Stirling. After which, MASKS AND FACES. Triplet, Mr. B. Webster; Peg Woffington, Mrs. Stirling. To conclude with DOING BANTING. Mr. J. Clarke, Mr. Stephenson; Mrs. Lewis and Miss A. seaman. Commence at 7. R OYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Manager, Mr. Benjamin Webster. EMINENT TALENT AND COMEDY DRAMA. This Popular Theatre is now Open. _ _ THIS EVENING, a new Musical Drama, entitled THE BARONET ABROAD ANi) THE RUSTIC PRIMA LONNA : Mr. Flank Matthe cs ; Miss Constance Roden. After which, at a quarter to Eight, a new and original Comedy Drama, in three acts, by J. t'algrave Simpson. enti tled SY BILLA ; or, STEP BY STET'. Mr. and Mrs. jCharles Mathews. To conclude with Mr. Maddison Morton's New Comedy Farce of WOOD,:OCK'S LITTLE GAME. Mr. Charles Mathews, Mrs. Frank Matthews. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough. --7 THIN EVENING, WILFUL WARD. Messrs Parselle and Belford; Miss Palmer. Followed by, at Eight, MILKY WHITE. Messrs. Craven, Stoyle, James ; Mesdames Swanbor _ugh and Mande7s. To conclude with MAZEI'I'A. Mesdames Itaynham, Simpson, am. COALS. —The LILLESHAL L COMPANY'S COALS. Direct from their own Collieries. Marquis'. 255. per ton. I Double.. 21s. per ton. Top 21s. „ Deep ....225. „ Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De pots, Westbourne Park-road, W., and 17, South Wharf, Paddington, W., and Maiden-lane, N. Best Coke Terms cash. JOHN SCOTT, Sole /..gent. THE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," Containing the Latest STORTING INTELLIGENCE, can be had Every Evening of G. ft. GLItNIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. THE LATEST EDITION of " THE SUN" supplied, as soon as published every Evening by W. ALEXANDER (late BROOKS), Newspaper Agent, 21, Old Cavendish-street, Oxford-street, HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tins DAY.—Morning, lh. I4m.—Afternoon, Ih. 31m. To-monitow.-Morning, Ih. 55m.—Afternoon, 2h. 14m. gig'T „..., 4, ,,, - , 41---.fi 4! V ..,,,,, ~.".2, t ~..IltpßA:l4 `-----, nirt -.. A' ......., 4.-,, , 5 -;,„,, .... ----•*,:0, .ON, 0 LONDON, MONDAY, NOV. 28, 1864. There is one satisfaction in the contemplation of the affairs on the Continent, and that is that the result does not seem so agreeable as was supposed by the aggressive pswers of Germany. Continually do we meet with signs and tokens which seem to assure us that doubts and difficulties have inter posed themselves where it was once fondly hoped all would be smooth and satisfactory. How one can deny that since the beneficient peace crowned the glorious war in which the allies were engaged in numerable instances of disunion have manifested themselves. 'There is a whisperer here and a hint there, which testify to the tricks which are sought to be smuggled, and effectually prove that the tortureous course pursued by the crafty plotters has not led them through ways of pleasantness or paths of peace, and may finally result in little pleasantness and less profit. It is the best satire u p on the strict integrity of purpose of which w• heard so much, and the universal unanimity that was said to reign in the councils, and impel the actions of the parties engaged in the momentous affairs of settling the rights and claims of the Germanic Confederation and the disputed duchies. Lord Narint's translation from St. Petersburg to Berlin is one of the signs which denote that all is not right in the political and diplomatic horizon. His Excellency has a mission to perform, it is rumoured, and it may confidently be affirmed that it is one most difficult to accomplish, and that will not be worth the trouble when it is performed. He is to restore those amiable relations between England and Prussia, which have been somewhat injured by recent events, and to renew the good uoderstauding that has been interfered with. This sounds vtry fine, but docs not the announcement el such au intention imply the existence of flaws and failures where it in instantly declared that all has gone beyond the desire of hope and the dreams of ambition. If the Cabinet of Berlin has succeeded appropriatingin the spoils of conquest and added territories to its possession, yet in so doing has in curred the displeasure of England, may not the lose be counted as gain? And is not Prussia in the position of the dog w hi c h grasped the shadow, and lost the substance? Doubtless L or d N ANER h ft , well learned his lesson, but he may find it difficult to apply his teaching to good effect, and regret the day when he left the post which he Oiled so well to undertake a task uncongenial to the taste and repugnant to the feelings of a matt of senee and spirit. If he has left the good Sovereign and wise Minister of Russia to seek out other bright particu. lar stars in the firmament of Germany he may suc ceed in his endeavour, but he will lose his prestige at home if he court foreign despots and apply his talents to gilding their acts with fair-sounding but meretricious compliments. If there was one thing more than another that was dinned into our ears from the outset of the Dane German contest to its close it was assuredly the perfect harmony and com plete understanding that existed between the two great German Powers, and yet how many proofs are around us to show that this unanimity rests on sand. It is said that the King of Prussia has sent a messenger to the Emperor of AUSTRIA conveying a letter from his Majesty, to the effect that he hopes a permanent understanding may be arrived at be. tween the two Powers upon the basis of existing relations. This may appear very much to the purpose ; but when allied Powers are sure of each other, they do not keep on reiterating their express sions of security and hopes of concord and cordiality prevailing. The friendship between Austria and Prussia resembles the fall of those plants which are constantly being pulled up to see if they are getting on. This style of action certainly settles the doubt• ful point decidedly, but not satisfactorily. There is another cause of disquietude that has also mani fested itself—the Germans have presented a petition to the Emperor cf AUSTRIA, that prays for the due preservation of German rights in the settlement of the position of the Duchies. This reveals a feeling of distrust and a sense of suspicion wholly at vari. ante Rith the implied reliance that existed on all matters, and shows that candid friends will let out unwelcome truths at awkward times. The address of the Lower House of the Reichsrath does not tend to reassure those who mistrust the present aspect of affairs. A feeling of suspicion is prevalent through out its course, and hints are thrown out that con firm instead of contradicting the rumours already so rife, as to want of sympathy and absence of good feeling amid the diverse parties who have agreed to arrange the complicated affairs now under discussion. The wish expressed that many of the Diets may be convened and assembled exhibits a distrust of the summary mode now in process of enactment by which the popular feelings are sup pressed to allow the authorities to give vent to their own opinions unbridled and unchecked. Then, whether in earnest or satire the address declares that the Assembly trusts the Government in unison with the Germanic Confederation " will assist the Duchies in fully obtaining their rights in the settles went question, and in effecting an independent set tlement of their own affairs." Small chance exists of this latter aspiration being realised if King WILLIAM and his sapient adviser, BISMARK, are al lowed any voice in the matter, or active part in the fulfilment of the engagements. Nowhere is it dis cernible throughout this address that confidence is reposed in the design, or certainty entertained as to the execution of the plans proposed in the trans action of the Schleswig-Holstein affair. It may yet be shown that retribution waits upon those who have mixed themselves up in the detail 3 of the dire• fat plot against the independence of Denmark under the plea of assisting the Duchies. In some respects it may be considered that the craft and cruelty so conspicuous in the conduct of the allied German Powers have speedily brought a judgment upon them in the distrust of their own people, and the evil opinion of surrounding nations. As yet the news which reaches us across the Atlantic is uneventful and uncertain. Affairs, both civil and military, are in a transition state, and although everything augurs the ewedy arrival of some momentous crisis, the Persia brings us no in telligence of its odvent. President LINCOLN re joices in his re-election, and the Northern press accept it as equivalent to a declaration of four years' more war, taking it apparently for granted that the continuance of hostilities depends on nothing else than LINCOLN'S goodwill and pleasure. M'CLELLAN, disgusted at his failure, has thrown up his commission, which has been bestowed on SHERIDAN. The Demoratic champion forfeited whatever chance he might have had of the Presie dential dignity by his imprudent manifesto, which disappointed his friends, strengthened his enemies, road alienated the large party who would gladly see the end of the war. Little sympathy can there fore be felt for his disappointment, although in office he might have acted more wisely, and could hardly have made a worse President than LINCOLN, In military quarters great preparations are being made, and the aspect of the horizon foretells storm. The uncertainty respecting SHERMAN'S movements is producing considerable excitement. It was al. ternately said that he was marching upon Charles ton, that he was proceeding to Alabama to destroy HOOD'S communications, and that he had retreated instead of advancing, and with nearly his whole force was rapidly moving on Lynchburg, Virginia No despatches from him have been received in New York, and it is stated in expla nation that he is too far from Washington to keep up communication. Whether this is actually the case, or whether it is deemed more prudent to with. hold his despatches, is matter for question, but the popular curiosity, both North and South, is vividly aroused. Southern papers warn their readers to prepare for startling news, but can give no definite information as to SHERMAN'S movements. It is probable that the Lynchburg explanation is the true one, and that by a bold and decisive movement he hopes to grasp LEE'S stores, and to secure so valuable a position. Such a movement, if success ful, would be of the greatest importance to GRANT, while LEE would thus be placed between two fires. A rumour to the ef f ect that General EARLY had quitted the Shenandoah, and was proceeding by forced marches to Lynchburg, confirms this suppo sition. HOOD is said to be marching on Chatta. nooga, and is reported to have been joined by Fon- REST. Meanwhile GRANT and LEE face each other, each apparently preparing for some decisive move. ment. LEE'S army has of late been considerably reinforced, and ho will consequently be better able to meet the combined attack by land and water, which it is thought GRANT contemplates making. The result of it all will probably be another of those appalling fields of slaughter to which Americans seem apparently to have grown accustomed. In the North peace rumours are being actively circulated, and are encouraged by the Go vernment, though nobody believes in them.' Gen. BUTLER, whom LINCOLN seems resolved to drag into prominence, has been addressing 1,000 ladies and gentlemen who have been giving the chivalrous hero a public reception prior to his depa-ture from New York. lie suggested making a final appeal to the Seuth to return to their allegiance, and pro posed that the amnesty should include their civil and military leaders, Should they fail to respond to this magnanimous offer by the 3d of January next they were to be driven into Mexico, the West Indies, or elsewhere, and their lands divided amongst the troops. General BUTLER has set him self and his compatriots no easy taskJ His political sagacity and administrative wisdom, added to hie achievements in the field, are, it is said, to be re warded by his appointment as W ar Secretary, in the place of STANTON, who is to be removed to the Cnief haticeship of the Supreme Cone. The placing rnE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 28, 1864. of BUTLER in such a post is the best commentary that can be given of the spirit in which LINCOLN intends carrying on the war. The interest of the news at present centres in SHERMAN'S proceed ings, to which we shall most likely have a clue by the next mail, whose arrival may therefore be looked for with interest. We may sometimes be thankful to a catastrophe of moderate extent for having saved us from a great and appalling one, and in this sense, while deploy. ing the deaths of the unfortunate victims of the Erith explosion, we may congratulate ourselves that public attention was not called to the unsatis factory condition of our arrangements for the con veyance and storage of powder, by a disaster a hundred times greater. We might have been roused from our indifference by a catastrophe like that at Holmflith, when the list of victims was numbered, not by two and three, but by hundreds, only that situated as our powder magazines too often are in the close vicinity of densely populated districts, the hundreds might have been reckoned by tens. The jury who investigated the case, very properly resolved upon taking some practical steps towards remedying the evils which had come under their notice, and accordingly they appended a resolution to their verdict calling the attention of the acts relating to the gunpowder trade, and stating some of the points on which they considered immediate legislation to be necessary. This re• solution was laid before the Home Secretary on Friday by the coroner and some members of the jury, and Mr. CARTTAR informed Sir GEORGE GREY of several facts which came out in evidence sup porting these views, and pointed out the great danger incurred from the erection of powder magazines in populous places, and also from the recklessness with which powder is shipped on board steamers when sparks were flying from their funnels. The points which especially require legi slative interference in the opinion of the jury are the quantity of powder stored at one time or con veyed in any manner—the situation in which ma gazines are constructed—the necessity of powder barges bearing some distinctive mark—the shipping and discharge of powder—the importance of Go vernment inspection—and the penalties for infring ing the laws relating to the subject. A converses tion on the subject convinced Sir GEORGE GREY that interference was necessary, and it is to be hoped he will introduce some sound practical mea sure. The fact that men grow reckless in propor. tion to the graatness and frequency of the risks they run has been abundantly proved in mines and other places, where it is almost impossible to secure a due observance of the proper rules of caution. There is at present no security, however stringent the rules made by the proprietors of such establish ments, that men will not smoke, light fires, &c., on board the barges when laden ; but if a thorough system of Government inspection is organised some responsible person will probably be sent in charge of every barge, waggon, or train by which powder is conveyed. Again, it should certainly not be suffered that so dangerous a trade should be carried on in very populous places, nor near river walls, reservoirs, and other sources of danger. The ex plosion at Belvedere might have produced most direful consequences, and it is no reason because we have escaped comparatively lightly this time that we should disregard the warning for the future. An Aet for amending the laws relating to the storage, package, and conveyance of gunpowder and other explosion materials should certainly be one of the first measures introduced in the coming Session. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (RETJTER'S TELEGRAMS.) THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. PLYMOUTH, Nov. 28. The Diamond Company's screw steamship Eas tern Province, from Table Bay on the 24th October, arrived at Falmouth this morning, Her mails, contained in 12 sacks, were forwarded to London by this morning's express train. Her dates of sailing are :—From Natal, Oct. 10 ; Algoa Bay, 21st ; Table Bay, 24th ; St, Helena, Nov. 4; Madeira, 20th. Her cargo consists of 682 bales wool and 14 casts aloes, 573 horns, 270 bales sheepskins, 50 bales goatskins, one case jams, two bundles whalebone, five packs ivory, three packs horns, 193 bundles hides, 106 chests tea, two casks wine, 13 cases os• trich feathers, 10 cases sundries, 97 bales jute, 1,066 bags sugar, 10 bales cotton, 50 pks. general mere ohandise, 311 boxes and barrels arrowroot, and 43 passengers, among whom are the Hon. G. Mellersb, Mesdames Rhodes, Kir wood, Harland, Field, Parry, Captain and Mrs. Blyth, Messrs. Wallach, Kirby, Neville, Jackson, Sykes, Willes, Calder, and servant ; Lieut. Gillespie in charge of 14 men, 96th Regiment. The mails and passengers left by train this morn ing. No political news since departure of the Cam- brim]. THE WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 28. The Royal Mail Company's steamship Atrato, with the above mails, has arrived here. She brings 34 passengers, 2,244,000 dols. in specie, and 1,711 packages of cargo. BOMBAY AND MAURITIUS MAILS. SUEZ, Nov. 26. The Behar, from Bombay, anchored at 4 p.m, to-day. The Norma, from Mauritius, arrived at 1 a.m. on the 24th inst. AMERICA. QUEENSTOWN, Nov. 27. The Royal Mail steamship Canada arrived here at 8 p.m., and embarked the mails, passengers, and telegrams, and proceeded immediately for Halifax and Boston. All well. She experienced very severe easterly weather from Liverpool. Fatal Shipwrecks. Nearly simultaneous with the distressing wreck of the Aberdeen and London steamer Stanley at Tynemouth, on Thursday night, an equally terrible and still more fatal dis aster befel the Dundee and Newcastle steamer Dalhousie, haptain H. K. Glenny, at the entrance of the Firth of Tay, on her journey home. There is, unhappily, no survivor to tell the tale of this new calamity, and it can only be con jectured that the unfortunate ship, commanded though she was by an able captain who knew the coast and channel well, was so heavily beaten by the terrific seas as to be cast upon the sands of Abertay, where she foundered and went to pieces, the crew and passengers being beyond reach of human help. About half-past 10 o'clock on Thursday night the master of the steamer London, of the Dundee and Lon• don service, on corning into the Firth, saw a rocket dis charged from a point near the lights of 'fay, but from the darkness and rain he could not distinguish the object nor observe the precise spot. "Keeping on his way" (says the Dundee Ad eel tiser) "he sew nothing else till he got inside the Buoy of Tay, when he observed a blue light, bearing about N.W. by W. up - n the Abertay Sands. He saw three blue lights in succession at the same place, there being an interval of a minute or two between each, and the whole time not being more than from five to eight minutes. This was about 20 minutes or half an hour after the rocket had been observed, but Captain Rattray could not, from the at tention he had given to the position of his own vessel, be sure of the exact time, He saw nothing mere tending to excite alarm, but proceeded with all speed to the harbour. When he reached the Roads he immediately sent a mes sagr on shore to the harbour master, Captain Jack, to say that he feared there was some vessel in danger on the Aber tay Sands. Captain Jack, on receipt of this message, at once despatched his watchman to bring the captains of the two tug steamers, which were as soon as possible sent down the river to render what assistance might be in their power. The Hercules was the first to reach Broughty Ferry, and there Captain W. Soutar gave the alarm, and the 1 feboat—the Mary llartly was at once launched, and was taken in tow by the steamer. In the meantime the Samson had passed her companion and fell in with a schooner, the David and John of Montrose, which was in distress. It was then thought that it was from this vessel that signal of distress had been made, and observing uo sign of the more fatal disaster that had taken place, the steamer, after rescuing the crew of the David John (which is believed to have afterwards sunk) returned to the harbour. The Dalhousie was an iron vessel of 156 tons and 60 horse power, and was built in 1861 by Messrs Gourley Brothers, Dundee, especially for this trade. She left Newcastle on Wednesday morning, about 10 o'clock, for Dundee, having on board 12 passengers (so far as has been ascertained), 12 of a crow, including the captain, and 172 tons of general cargo. She was expected to arrive in Dundee about mid night on Thursday. Up to Friday forenoon there was no appearance of her, and about 1 o'clock Mr Crighton, Lloyd's agent, who had gone to Broughty Ferry in the morning for the purpose of looking after a vessel on shore there, re turned with the intelligence that the Dalhousie was be lieved to have gone on shore on the banks at the mouth of the river during the night, and to have become a total wreck. 'rho report he immediately communicated to the office of the Shipping Company, and Mr Inglis, the agent, at once has tened to Tayport to ascertain what truth there might be in the rumour. The fears entertained for the safety of the ves sel were but too cruelly confirmed, for Mr Inglis learnt on arriving at Tayport that two bodies, believed to be those of men who had been on board the Dalhousie, had been found, and that pieces of wreck, marked so as to leave no doubt of their identity, were strewn along the beach. Going towards the spot where it was said the bodies were found, Mr Inglis met a cart containing two bodies, one of which ho identified as that of Captain Glenny, and the other as that of one of the crew named Thomas Bissett. Captain Glenny had his short pilot cloth coat tightly buttoned, and was without his boots, which he had no doubt taken off in the hope of swimming, Mr John A. Turnbull, mill wright, Newport, states that he had been at Tayport on business at an early hour that morning, and that about half-past 10 o'clock, when he was leaving the farm of Kin shaldy, where he had called, the shepherd came running in and said that there was a body down on the beach and a lot of wreck. Mr Turnbull immediately rode off in the dine, tion indicated, and the first object which attracted his at tention was a battered ship's boat. At this point the coast is very shallow, and after the sea had retired the surf runs in for a long way, so that the boat, although aground, was lying at some distance from the shore, After entering the surf for about 200 yards, Mr Turnbull reached the boat, and saw on her stern the name ' Henry K. Glenny.' The other parts of the stern, on which, in all probability, would be the name Dalhousie, was broken off. About 50 yards to the south of the spot where the boat lay Mr Turnbull saw the body of a man. It was lying face downwards, so that he could not describe it, but it appeared to be that of a sailor. There was no lifebelt on it. Proceeding still further to the south he observed strewn along the shore a number of casks, chests, deck furnishings, pails, the companion of the cabin, the compsss chest, and other articles of that sort. About 300 yards further on Mr Turnbull saw a second dead body, on which were two life belts, with ' Dalhousie, Dundee,' marked on them. This body was also lying on its face, but from the glanco which Mr Turnbull had of it, the descrip tion of the dross, and the general appearance of the body, ho thought it was that of Capt, Glenny, which it was after wards proved to be. Proceeding still along the coast Mr Turnbull saw some casks and parcels of goods, but the ad dresses on the whole of them had been wasted off. From the fearfully complete nature of the disaster, no account can be given of the manner in which the wreck oca curred. but it seems to be the general opinion of nautical men who are well acquainted with the spot and with the difficulties of the navigation at the mouth of the Tay that when rounding the Abertay Sands, in order to take the en trance to the river, a heavy bun atznek e.t.a submerged the vessel, putting out the fires, and rendering the vessel un manageable and helpless among the breakers, so that she. drifted en the sands and speedily became a wreck. The passengers in such a stormy night would most naturally be below, and would thus be without the slightest chance of escape. It would , appear, from the fact of the bodies of the Captain and Bissett having floated ashore together, that at the time of the wreck they had been standing on the bridge from which the vessel was steered, Bissett in all probability being helmsman, and Captain Glenny, as was always his custom, keeping a sharp and eager look out. The wreck lies between two and three miles off shore opposite Tents muir and Kinshaldy farmhouse; and on Friday the meets and a portion of the rigging could be distinctly seen, but the hull was completely submerged, even at low water. She is on the north end of the Broch bank—a long strip of sand about two miles off the shore, which stretches from the deep water known as "the Pool," down to the mouth of the Eden. That she must have been some short time in distress is evident by the firing of the rockets; and if Captain Rat ray's statement of the time he observed that firing be cor rect, there must have been some time of suspense—because Captain Glenny's watch stopped at half-past 12. The names of the passengers, as nearly as could be ascer tained by telegram from Newcastle, are :—After cabin, Mr and Mrs Cleveland and two children, and Mr Robertson ; foro-cabin—Mrs Reid, Mrs Davidson, Messrs Dewry, Bal four, Fornmey (or Tornmay), M'Laren and M'Leod. Through the loss of the captain and crew nine wives have been made widows and about 40 children orphans by the sad calamity. The following shows the names and circum stances of the crew ;—Captain Glenny, left widow and child —Allan Ramsay, mate, left widow—David Rosins, seaman, widow and six children—David Gilchrist, steward, David Forbes, engineer, and George Jenkins, seaman, each left widow and five children—Thomas Bissett, engineer, left widow and three children—Frederick Low and Robt. Scott, seaman, and David Taylor, fireman, each left widow and two children—Alexander Myles, fireman, was unmarried, but the only support of an aged mother ; and the twelfth in the list of the crew was John Macdonald, a boy. IMPORTANT LIFEBOAT SERVICES. WINTERTON, near GREAT YARMOUTH, Nov. 27. The Rev, T. Nelson reports :—" The brig John, of Hartlepool, drove on shore during the night of the 24th inst., in a violent gale from the E.S.E. She was discovered at daylight, with the sea running over, and the crew in the rigging. The coastguard immediately proceeded to her with the rocket apparatus. The National Institution's lifeboat was also manned by the beaohmen and launched, and was fortunately the means of rescuing the crew of six men from their perilous position. The lifeboat behaved well, and the crew express great confidence in her." DUNDEE, Nov. 25. A vessel was reported to be on shore this morning (says J. Hunter, jun., Eeq.) while the sea was running vary heavily. As soon as the crew of the Broughty Ferry (the Mary Hartley) lifeboat of the National Institution were in.. formed of this, they immediately launched the lifeboat, and proceeded in tow of a steamer to the assistance of the crew of the stranded vessel, but, unfortunately, they could find no traces of the ship. However, while they were on the look-out, they discovered, the schooner David and John, of Montrose, in distress. The schooner entered the Tay last night, and when her crew of four men were rescued by the lifeboat, an was riding at anchor at No, 2 Buoy, and was rolling very much in the heavy surf, and it was feared she would go down. Indeed, a few hours after the crew were taken off, the wreck lost her mast and disappeared. PADSTOW, CORNWALL, Nov. 26. This morning, reports the Rev. Richard Tyacka, in a N.W. gale, a vessel was sighted off Trevose Head, making for Padatow Harbour, The Padstow lifeboat of the National Institution was launched with all possible speed to her assistance. She was found to be the Elizabeth of Llanelly. Although not required to save the crew, she re mained in attendance on the vessel, along with a six oared galley, tacking the warps from the cap stan, of the I'adstow Harbour Association, and rendering assistance in pumping out the vessel, and did not leave her until she was in a safe position, The ap plianots of the Harbour Association were, in a great mea sure, the means of saving the vessel. In the meantime, another vessel, the Marie Estella, of Nantes, was seen run ning for the harbour, and the lifeboat crew remained in their position in readiness to render her assistance, but happily, under the guidance from the shore of experienced persons belonging to the port, she entered the harbour in safety. TIII4 TYNJIMOUTIi I,iIPEBOAT I -A now lifeboat has iro,- mediately been sent to Tynemouth to rep!ace the disabled boat. The new lifeboat will probably be at Tynemouth this day (Monday). The National Institution has also sent £26 to the lifeboat crew for their gallant but unsuccessful exertions on the night of the 25th inst. We may add that the case of the two noble fellows who unfortunately perished by jumping out of the lifeboat on that awful occasion, will be considered at the next general meeting of the National Lifeboat Institution. The two poor men have unhappily left two widows and nine children to lament their loss. Death of Mr David Roberts, On the afternoon of Friday last an elderly gentleman walking in Berners-street fell down in a fit of apoplexy. To the people who went to his rescue he was able to utter only two words--Fitzroy-square; he never spoke afterwards, and he died at 7 o'clock on the evening of the same day, It was a Royal Academician--,David Roberts; a kindly, canny Scot, well-to-do, amazingly clever in his own sphere of art, and liked by all who knew him. Born four years before the close of the last century, he began his active life as a house-painter in Edinburgh; he rose in 1822 to be a scene painter in Drury-lane Theatre, along with another Acade mician, Mr Clarkson Stanfield ; after that he began to ex hibit in the Royal Academy; he travelled in Spain and in the East. and published more than one fine series of sketches thus obtained, which gave him a great public reputation, and which entirely just;fied his election into the Academy in 1841. He was certainly the best architectural painter that our country has yet produced. In this department of art, indeed, he stands almost alone among us, the artist who comes next to him being Samuel Prout, the water colour painter, who died in 1852. Probably the chief rea son why he stands so nearly alone is, that the artist who has an eye for the picturesque in architecture naturally becomes an architect, and will not be content to make pictures of architecture, Mr Roberts had a wonderfully quick eye for all striking effects of architecture, and trans ferred them to his canvass with great ease. Nothing can be more effective than his views of cathedral interiors lit up with the magnificent pageants of Roman Catholic religion. He gave a grand, broad effect, a truth ful general result, and did not much trouble himself with minuteness of workmanship. In this respect one is apt now and then while looking at his pictures to remember the scene-pain ter ; but, in point of fact, minuteness of work would be misplaced in an architectural painting, and there if anywhere the artist may be allowed to generalise. In this broad style of treatment Mr David Roberts was parti cularly happy, and he could be very prolific. He painted quickly and he painted much. His pictures were snapped up at heavy prices. If he fell short of genius he was, nevertheless, a man of rare ability, of sturdy industry, and of admirable tact. Like many Scotchmen, he spoke slow with a broad accent, and gave one in conversation the idea of a slow-working intellect. In his art, however, there was nothing slow or drawling. Whatever he did he did quickly, sharply, and with marked vigour. Apart from the interest which attaches to him as an artist, and which is to be mea• cured by the amount of his actual achievement, there is another interest which belongs to his career, and which is to be measured by the amount of difficulties ho had to over come. He who began as a humble house-painter, and ended as a Royal Academician, has not a little to boast of. Ho too belongs to chat proud phalanx of men whose bio graphies touch most keenly all young ambition,—the self made men who from small beginnings have fought their way upwards to fame, to wealth, and to station. DEATH OF JULES GERAED.—At the last sitting of the Paris Geographical Society, M. Molto-Brun read a letter he had received from M, Braouezec, French consul at Sierra Leone, and which confirms the account of the death of Jules Gerard, the lion-killer, who was drowned in attempting to cross the river Joub. REPRESENTATION OF CHATHAM.—Sic F. Smith, M.P„ has announced his int en ti on o f see ki ng re - election. Ho will be opposed on *he Liberal interest by Mr Arthur Otway, a brother-in-law of Lord Clarence Paget, M.P., Secretary to the Admiralty. Mr. Otway sat some time for the borough of Stafford. REPRESENTATION OF WEST SUFFOLK.—Tfiere does not appear to be the slightest prospect of any opposi tion to the return of Lord Augustus Hervey for West Suffolk. His lordship does not quita give satisfaction to some of the more ardent advocates for a repeal of the malt tax, but no opposition will be offered by them to his return. 'rho writ is expected to be received on Tuesday, so that the nomination will take place next week. REPItESENTATION:OF HARWICH,—Mr. Kelk, one of the contractors for the 1852 Exhibition building, who re cently withdrew his announced !ntention to contest Ipswich in the Conservative interest, is now mentioned as a candi date for Harw:ch, Colonel Rowley, one of the members for llarwich, will retire at the dissolution. LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS FOR THE Par:sr:NT VT F.Eti.—Monday—Royal Academy, 8,," Ana tomy,' Professor Partedge—Actuaries, 7, " Solutions of Problems in Survivorships," " W. t,l, Makeham —Geogra phical, 81, " Journey Across Rocky Mountains into Co lumbia by Yellow Head Pass," Viscount Milton and Dr I Cheadle—" Last Journey to Northern Australia," Mr Stuart. Tuesday—Civil Engineers, 8, " Great Grimsby Docks," Mr Clark. Wednesday —Royal, 4, Anniversary —Society of Arts, 8, " Mechanical Railway "Working and Wear and Tear," Mr Bridges Adams. Thursday—Lin nean, 8, " Free Nematoids," Dr Bastian—" Experiments with Entozoa," Dr Cobbold—" Tubicolous Annelids, Bri tish Museum," Dr Baird—Chemical, B— Antiquaries, 7. Friday—Archandogical Institute, B, Athouf FRANCE. BOURSE, Nov. 26.—The market has been heavy, and Rente shows a further decline, Threes for the Account being now at 61f 883 fr 75c. Little doing market closed as follows 4t por Cents. 92 50 Do. end month 3 per Cents Do. end month 64 85 Credit Mobilior..., 885 Do. end month BB3 75 Bank Shares 3500 Credit Foncier 1195 Roman SOc. Mobilier is now at ,n Railway shares. The Italian Loan 64 90 Do. end month 64 90 Ditto Threes .. New Mexican .... 50 25 Russian Austrian Spanish Threes — Home Debt .. 431 Deferred RAILWAYS. Orleams ....... • • • Northern .... Lyons and Mediterranean Southern ....... •• • 4• • Western - Cash. Account. 842 50 .. 842 50 982 50 .. 978 75 875 .. 875 575 .. 575 562 50 560 - Eastern .... 477 5) 4 - 0 Sardinian .... 307 50 .. 305 Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa 415 418 75 Ditto to Barcelona GREECE. ATHENS, Nov. 20. King George has returned the draft of the new constitution to the National Assembly with the following Message:— " Monsieur le President,—la returning to you the text of the constitution of the State, voted by the National Assembly and presented to me by a deputation appointed by that body, 1 express my sincere gratitude for the earnestness which th e l A ab ss , e u m rs. bly has shown in rapidly completing its "In accepting this constitution I shall sign it, and shall take tho oath the formula of which is con• tained therein. "But since my Ministers have represented to me that propositions have been made in the Assembly having for their object to provide in a constitutional manner for the necessities of the State, from the commencement of the year 1865 until the convoca tion of the Chamber, and to propose a way for the right in the nomination of on t d h a e y' constitution and for the 16th of signatureNovem bdeseepre,rucftoiiseres,toblehf thaevefixedm of electoral taking the oath in person. "I must previously direct the attention of the Assembly to two stipulations of the constitution. " Some representations have recently been ad dressed to my Government drawing attention to imperative that ministers of the Catholic Church in Article 2 of the constitution, whereby Greece must be Greek subjects. it is made "I beg the Assembly to re -consider this stipules tion, not for the purpose of negativing the rights belonging to the country, bat to facilitate the action of the executive power which w ill a l ways ten d t o sustain those rights in so far as they may not be limited by international obligations. "Regarding a s favourable t o th e const i tut i on th e free revision without the obstacle of long delays of such stipulations of the constitution as the national judgment and experience shall have proved to be inadvisable, I leave to the patriotism of the National Assembly the care of the voti ng such a method of revision more practical and mo re con f orma bl e t o the interests of the nation as that body in its wisdom may discover. " Desirous henceforth of devoting all my powers to the service of our dear country, and expressing my desires that the new constitution, by the sin cere and wise use of those powers which it institutes, may contribute to the happiness of Greece, I send my best wishes to the National Assembly. " Athens, Oct. 31, 1864," AMERICAN-'MAIL STEAMERS DUE AT LIVER- Poor, THIS WEEK.—The following steamers, with the mails from Canada and the United States, are due at Liver pool this week—viz., the City of Baltimore from New York on the 19th Nov., and the Pennsylvanian with similar dates, and the North American from Portland, Maine, with corresponding date s, are expected, the two former off Crookhavon or Queenstown on Wadnesday morning next, and the latter off Greeneastlo on the gain? day. On Satur day next the Cunard steamer Africa,with dates from Boston and Halifax to the 23d and 25th respectively will no doubt arrive off Cape Clear or Queenstown. THE REPORTED KIDNAFFING FOR THE AMERI CAN ARMY,—The threatening character of the weather on Saturday prevented the Great Western sailing as intended, for New York, The London and Liverpool Steam-ship Company kindly provided free passages to Lon don fur six of the men who still remained in Liverpool after refusing to proced to America. One of the London men remains in the workhouse hospital, as a fever patient, and is too ill to be removed, PETROLEUM IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK (NIAGARA COUNTY.)--The Lockport Bee says that petroleum has been di6covercol in that county, about three miles north-west of Lcckport, on the farm of Erastus Snyder. Some time since Mr Snyder commenced drilling for oii in a spring whi c h em itted gas so abundantly as to cauee him to believe that oil might be found there. lie has already reached a depth of 3::0 feet, and has found the pure petroleum in such quantities as to place the practical and profitable wo:king of the well beyond a doubt. Several scientific gentlemen have already visited the well and made investigations, end the common conclusion come to by all is that if the well be sunk to a depth of from 300 to 400 feet further, oil will be found in great abundance. Several par ties have been on from the oil regions of Pennsylvania, and, after careful investigations, have come to like conclusions, and have made Mr. Snyder liberal offers either to purchase an interest in the well or to lease territory and sink other wells. The well thus far has been drilled by means of a one-horse power; but Mr S, is now perfecting arrangements to drill with the etem•engine,—Ziroaork ZieraN. The Swiss Poisoning Case. BERNE. Nov. 23. Tho following are the principal passages of the farewell letters addressed by Dr Hermann Denitne and his bride, Madlle, Trutnpy, to their relatives : " Fribourg, Nov. 13. " Dear relatives and brothers—l know well that the news of my death, announced in this letter, will cause you deep grief; but I also know that the unalterable love which you bear me will answer the prayer I address to you for forgiveness. The act, of ss laich this sheet announces the accomplishment, has not been executed hastily, but with calm reflection, and after an attentive examination of all the circumstances. My existence is shattered by the terrible events of this year. I did not wish to abandon life without a struggle I wished that my conscious innocence should tri umph, &spite all the terrible complications which have supervened. And for that I have persevered so long as my honour and that of my family were threatened ; but never can I recover from those wounds which my honour as a medical man so un justly suffered at the hands of the tribunal. My enemies aro not sathfiA:with all the misery they have heaped upon me this year; they have penes cuted me to the last moment, and have even sought to tear from my side her, who with me has faithfully supported all these troubles, and whom I have vainly supplicated to abstain from taking this find step with me. That I should never have been happy after what I have suffered ; that the honour of our name is safe; that much as I have enjoyed liberty, I have not wasted my life, but have em ployed it in working with a good conscience. These considerations ought to be a consolation for us, my dear relatives. My separation from you has been terribly grievous to me, but it is inevitable. Re ceive my thanks for the love, for the sacrifices you have made for me. Forgive me the annoyance I have caused you. Do not lament us, we who have loved faithfully unto death. "Dar Relations—l bequeath unto you all I pos sess, and beg you only to give to each of my faith ful friends a remembrance. Give to each of my brothers that which will be useful to him. I re collection of p s tholo g ic a l quest you to give my anatomy to the town of Wartzbarg, the town in which my dear father passed the most important years of his life, and which has always been so dear to me. Let a few earnest and loving words accompany this gift. Send my manuscript to B—, with the request that ho will find some one who will be able to continue it and dispose of it. In case my father shall have a worthy sae. cessor in his practice, let my galvano-caustic appas ratus be given to him ; otherwise, it is to remain with my family. To you, with a farewell from my heart, I bequeath the clock on the mantelpiece, which has counted the saddest hours of my life. You understand that at this grave moment I cannot think of all. I trust to the wisdom of my relatives to supply what I shall have forgotten. If, dear re latives and brothers, you keep me in remembrance —if you do not regard my deed as a cowardice, but as the energetic action of a wounded, of an incur able man—l shall be content. Ihave borne patiently that which it is possible to bear, even of the most terrible kind. I have not trembled. Death, after the triumph of innocence, can give no place to any sad interpretation. I would gladly carry away with me the assurance of your forgiveness. But that cannot be. Adieu, my dear relatives! Adieu, my beloved brothers I Adieu, illy faithful friends ! Can you find strength to support this news, and not allow yourselves to be crushed by it ? Preserve yourselves, my dear relatives, for my brothers who need you. Recall with love your Hermann. " Nov. 14, 18G4, midnight.— I have arrived at Bulle, and I now add to my letter a few warm greet ings. We believed we should gain the day to Le once more happy before our separation. The place where we shall take the final port will only be known to you by the stamp of the letter. I keep this letter ready. Adieu, most intimate friend of my heart; forgive, forgive, an unfortunate ! "Lausanne.—We have arrived at Lausanne, and are going to Geneva, our last station. The ezeeu• tion of the final deed will be as follows :—We shall take a walk and enter a coat 'on the lake, from which we shall jump into the water. Perhaps we shall execute our project at a deep point we know of in the river in such a manner that our bodies will not be found. But that will be as may seem most convenient to us. Adieu those 1 love ! These words will be the last. Keep me in loving remembrance. Forgive me." The following letter was found on the 21st No vember in the desk of IVidlle. Flora : " To my dear father and mother•in-law.—l thank you—l thank you with all my soul—for the good will you have for me, for all the love you have shown to me—to me, poor abandoned child ! I shall never, probably, be able to repay, for I have resolved to quit this world with Hermann. The goodness I have found in him is quite worth a life, and will not allow me to repent. Forgive the misfortune which my poor relations have brought upon you. Forgive them for love of me, who would willingly compen sate every bitter hour by a double love and a double veneration. I can no more. Adieu, my dear and good relations. God, the omnipotent and all merci ful, in which we all believe, will not forget you, and will reward for all. Your grateful daughter, I 4 FLORA," HOSPITAL FOR CONSUMPTION AND DISEASES OF THE CHEST, BROMPTON.—The quarterly court of governors of this valuable charity was held on Thursday in the board-room of the hospital—the Rev. Sir Henry Foulia, Bart., vice-president, in the chair. Amongst the governors present were Lieutenant -General the Hon. Thomas Ash buraham, C. 8., the Hon. J. W. Percy, Captain the Hon. Francis Maude, R.N., Mr J. H. Wilson, Mr John Ball, Mr Beaumont Hankey, Mr W, Thomas, Mr T. M. Bridge, Dr Dickson, Dr Quain, and Dr Edward Smith. The usual preliminary business having been gone through, the report of the committee of management was read by the secretary. It stated that since the last meeting of governors advan tage had been taken of the fine weather, and of the less urgent demands upon the accommodation of the hospital in the latter months of summer, to effect the necessary re pairs, colouring, and whitewashing to the west wing. The whole of the external wood and iron work of the building had also been painted. The extra beds, increasing the accommodation to 210 beds, has again been filled up for the winter months ; and, on account of the number and urgency of the applications, it had been determined, as was the case last year, to take the step at a comparatively early period of the season. The out-patients' department had also continued its work of usefulness in an undimi nished degree, The committee had still the satisfactory assurance that many persons whilst waiting admission derived so much benefit from the out-door treatment that they were enabled to resume the duties of life, and avoid the interruption that a residence in the hospital would involve. The increased price of provisions and some importmt articles of consumption, cod liver oil in particular, necessarily added to the coat of mainfeining this large establishment. The committee gratefully noticed the number of new annual subscriptions which were reom time to time added to the list. But as this valuable source of income represented scarcely half the yearly expenses, the need of further contributions, whether as subscriptions donations, or legacies, must still be constantly urged upon the benevolent. The importance of purchasing the freehold of the land on which the hospital stands had long been felt, and at times referred to. The committee hoped by the next court to be in a position to report the attainment of this desirable object. With the view of filling up the vacan cies amongst the trustees of the "Rose Fund," the com mittee recommended the appointment of the following gen tlemen, in conjunction with Mr Otho Hamilton, the pre sent surviving trustee—viz , the Rev. Sir 11. Foulis, Bart. (chairman of the committee of management), Mr IL S Thornton (treasurer of the hospital), and Mr U, R. Ryder (chapel warden). Information of the following legacies had been received by the committee since the last court—viz., Mr W. A. Goldsmith, £lO 10s; Mr T. Halsted, £2OO (dut . y free) ; Mrs C. Watts, £5O, Consols. The number of in patients admitted since Aug. 11 was 309—discharged (many greatly benefited), 232—died, 65--new out-patients, 2,020. The report having been unanimously aei,:toted, and a reso lution appointing the new Rose Fund trusters having been carried, the proceedings concluded with a cordi4l; v ote of thanks to the chairman, , • • • C.t .- " \ ralbrio HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, Nov 261 The Queen, accompanied by her Royal i-ligbri`o,s ;$ Princess Beatrice, walked and drove on the g ra" this morning. Her Royal Highness Princess Helena rode is t" riding school. Their Royal Highnesses Princess Louise (° t ' tended by the Hon. Florence Seymour) and Priv ° Leopold (Attended by Mr. Buff) went out driving' Nov. 27 . ; A Her Royal Highness Princess Helena, atteeu!" by Lady Caroline Barrington, the Hon. D nii/' Cathcart, and Lord Charles Fitzroy, went toll don last evening, and honoured the performan ce the Olympic Thocare with their presence, arid It : turned to Windsor Castle at a quarter b efore twelve. The Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood arrived at the Castle yesterday. The Queen, their Royal Highnesses Prin c° d ° llelena, Princess Beatrice, and Prince Leopold, and the ladies and gentlemen in waiting, attendti Divine service this morning in the private ag e d ' The Very Rev. the Dean of Westminster proche the sermon. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and mochas: d'Aumale and the Prince de Condi left town on Saturday evening for their residence near Evesham. His Excellency Baron Brunnow and Baroness Brunnow entertained at dinner last night his Excell ell ; °, 6 ,‘ the Italian Minister, his Excell e ncy the Portuguese Mi ll ; ter, his Excellency the Spanish Minister and Mdme.Co° l l his Excellency the Mexican Minister, the Marqut s e gg Marchioness of San Germano, the Marquis and Marc d'Andigne, Count Maffei, Baron Beck Friis, Baron Fri g M, and Madame Merry del Val, and M. de Sabourcff. The Duchess of Somerset and Lady Gwendolitia St Maur have been among the guests of the Marquis °D Marchioness of Bath, at Longleaf, Wilts. Thu Marquis and Marchioness of Hastings, tbe , Marquis of Sligo, the Earl and Countess of Winch tise ; and Lord de Lisle and Dudley have arrived at St Go r g e Hotel. The Earl and Countess of Craven and the Lsc li : Craven have loft their residence in Charles-stree t t James's, for Coombe Abbey, near Coventry. Of r The Earl of Coventry left town on Saturday his seat in Worcestershire. The Earl and Countess of Hardwick and A- s Agneta York left Hatfield House, Herts, on Saturday, for Wimpole Hall, Cambridgeshire. Ur' The Countess of Bective is, we understand , ° u p, faring from dangerous illness, which occasions considen4 anxiety to her family. Yesterday evening the medical r e V r was more favourable, but little hopes, w e fear, are a te tained of her ladyship's recovery. Viscountess Palmerston had a small and O r a l ! party on Saturday night, at Cambridge House, Pieettdier; All the principal foreign Ambassadors and Ministers 114 t present, together with about 60 persons of distinction present in town. to 11° Viscount and Viscountess Royston arrived in Q f on Saturday, from visiting the Marquis and Marehien tss " Salisbury at Hatfield House, Lord and Lady Elcho arrived in town on Frid ay from Amisfield House, East Lothian, and early in th e W t a a leave town for Quiddenham Hall, Norfolk, on a visit t ° Earl and Countess of Albemarle. Professor Anderson's Entertainment' St. James's Hall. Professor Anderson still remains the King of Coy.itt: fg ; notwithstanding the many desperate efforts that hav e " A ee o made to dethrone him. Assaults upon his enchanted "-; main have come from France, Gormany, Americo' r e various other places, each for a time presenting a ve r f A lf miclable appearance, yet the small but compact ha ll : h ) which Professor Anderson is surrounded, together W ith - 0 own undaunted courage and spirit, has enabled j0i 131 , i 4 achieve a glorious and complete victory wheneve r 7, 0 wherever he has been called upon to defend his well Will realms of magic, The secret of his success, however , 1 8 o„ safe within his own keeping, and there, we shrew/di/13 of pect, it will remain for years to come. The great charrao. Professor Anderson's Entertainment is that it io 1,0 straitly changing, therefore ever new. At one 0)36 od find him dealing death blows to tablo•rapp . later on, not by the use of his magic wan d , b ut by i-n°111; men sense, we see him c om pl e t e l y untying the see°l"); e n mysterious knot that bound the Davenport Brothers. an d his wonderful tricks are performed with such precisioa dexterity that nothin g i s l e ft f or th e au di ence but °l ry on and be amazed. While all this entertainment falls o', lot of the paying public, there is beyond that another Gi la who, but for the genial kindness of the Professor, W °ll , llo never witness the wonders of his wo r ld of magic—ViZ' f ' ro . children educated gratuitously in the schools of the Je t polis and its suburbs. To render everything sgreek't the Wizard has invited, or intends to invite, to his ° LI tainment every one of the children so circumstance d ' jot accordingly for the last five or six weeks one o f the 7 tar A pleasant sights in St. James's Hall at the Saturday t"'t-ea noon performances has been the happy and del i g h. o f countenances of over GOO children from one or other if the schools we have just mentioned, with boil bands of music, arranged in the galleries of the 01 31ell i building. On Saturday last, in addition. to the usua l t o tertainment, the Wizard distributed over 1,000 gifts e i .," most elegant description to his juvenile visitors, and s o b" t be was the delight of the ohildren, rich as well as poor, a$ splendid presents they received, that the Professor ittt eii re s every Saturday afternoon, for some time to come, to oea peat the interesting distribution. Unlike most performo of this description, there was not a certain class of p re r is l e for a certain class of persons--all shared alike—the ch ild r of the National Schools, at Hackney, receiv'ng just the "" pretty toys as were bestowed upon the children of a P ee ive the realm, who occupied seats in the reserved stalls . h ie cannot describe the delight with which each recei ved ;itlt or her prize, but eel tainly three of the most pleased ' ge l( the whole performance were Professor Anderson bi ted and his pretty daughters Lizza and Flora, who only see ' too happy to attend on their little friends. O ct Amongst the visitors we noticed the Duke of Suth6tlnp and family, and many other members of the aristo crs " adult as well as juvenile. A Row IN A LIVERPOOL THEATRE.--Is — 1 incident occurred on the occasion a Mr. +' Sothern's benefit at the Prince of Wales Theatre. L iCer ,„ V o li on Friday night last. The theatre is so small as to b - r eef the sobriquet of " The Bandbox ;" and, as the oi nP :i o has hitherto enjoyed the highest popularity, the bet generally full. Mr Sothern, who is a great favollt""v his native town, had been playing a most successi ni . ge gagement of five weeks,. and was expected to recel opS complete ovation. The application for seats were 1)6 ,,4 all precedent, and the " management" detertnkaeke to convert nearly the whole of the pit into °I yed The consequence was that when the doors were n19 : 0 0 several hundred people, who had been waiting P at ,7l in a storm of wind and rain outside, were uns : obtain entrance. Only four rows of seats had be e 'o to for the pittites, with an invitation to the disappoiotet of go up into the gallery; and the latter arrangeto e ., ' 0 1° course, prevented the admission of scorce of the legitt-00 "gods.. Crowds of people went away, and thole oeit had got within sight of the stage resolved to WIT!, 10, revenge. An unspoken compact was made, hated speedily sealed by cries of "No performance l" " S will „oli c° and s imilar ejaculations. The pittites ca ll e d on he t ee to " clear the pit," chaffed the ladies and gentlemen 'llOO dress stalls. loudly demanded an explanation End an 81) : eei t hissed the band, drowned the music in hootfsig' up a perfect hurricane of groans, cat-calls, coc °— 0 0 4 - and whistling. In all this the gallery joined. P` e ,t manager vainly tried to get a hearing for a t len 'd minutes, cries for Mr. Henderson (the lessee) 8 " t rts i° Sothern assailing him from all sides. When the c : t ;$ r rose, the actors were hissed, and half the first played in dumb show. Mr. Setheron, on his elV e6 c rer; was saluted with yells and cries of " Filth " shabby I" and so on. The curtain fell in the t ni ; 0 14 7 the act, and Mr Sothern and Mr Henderson in snc-accue addressed the audience. but neither could molla t 1) o f ttl a feruus occupants of the gallery and the back roes , de l pit. Extempoi e orators in all parts of the house 1 1 ° 1 ' 0 f cr ti the restoration of the " rights" of tho audience' ;ore' personal encounters occurred in the stalls and 610 d ti's and both the manager and his "star" were hiss ed i & ed the stage. It was not till Mr Henderson had Pre w ., i p o tb iv , give the proceeds of the pit tickets to the loc al charl'j,t the performance was allowed to proceed, t he riot of lasted three-quarters of an hour after the risi ng; • curtain. n read i°bo LIGHTING MOSCOW WITH - ; 00' 1 00 Hague Dayblad N. D. Goldsmid, of t he t na , fr - acquired a concession for lighting Moscovi Wit h n il eg ' o l granted tor 30 years, and gives him an delusive re sts ~„, o e o of laying gas pipes and other fittings in Moscow for that time. The number Os public fi" is to be 19,000, and private buildings will renoir:no 00 6 . ' 0 lights. Moscow has more than 400 hotels arid 3iu o v ig ht,; ‘ , houses, inns, and ginshops; these are open a t ti r es in ill. the inhabitants seldom g o to Led before two or t uo ia morning, and oaring th winter scarcely ever r! ou r t i , street. The number of shops and magazines I to ter v g g greater than in St. Petersburg. According. te, o 4 ligh u te) . the contract the gas will cost for the Priv, e ` ii vi eto to ere, roubles, or 91.50 c. per 1,000 cubic feet (Bogl s • btft„ g e' The concession witl . require colossal gassy?' viev can be no doubt it promises in a results,", flan nolo I pout" ,--.0 0