The Sun. — London, England, 1863-09-16 00:00:00

On the Ist of October will be published, a Third and Cheap Edition, price 10s. ed., OBSCURE DISEASES of the BRAIN and MIND. By FORBEg WiNsLow, D.C.L. London : Robert Hardwicke, 192, Piccadilly. THEATRE ROYAL DRURY - LANE. - Managers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, the new and original Comedy, by Ed niund Fal^oner, entitled NATURE'S ABOVE ART ARo m ance of the Nursery : M essrs . Walter Lacy, Addison, Ryder, Bt rrett, G. Belmore, F. Cha rles. Neville; Miss Char and lotte S a ..unflers. Miss Murray, Miss R. Leclercq, Mrs. Melville, Mr).;. Edmund Falconer. Tc• conclude th A DAY WELL SPENT : Messrs. G. Belm ore, F. Charles; Mesdames Murray, Ilarfleur, and C. Weston. Box-office open from Ten till Five daily. Prices as usual. RO YAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Laasee, Mr. George Vining,. Open under the Management of Mr. Walter Montgomery. THIS EVENING, THE WIFE. Messrs. Walter Mont gomery, E. F. Edgar, Fitzjamcs, tiaymond, Munro; Hate Saville. To conclude with THE HONEYMOON. Juliana, Miss. Clara 'Nash; Duke Aranza, Mr. Walter Montgomery. Commence at 7. NE" THEATRE-R0 YAL, ADELPHL Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, THE TRAGEDY QUEEN. Mrs. Stirling. Followed by the new comic drama, THE HEN AND CHICKENS ; or, A Sign of Affection. Messrs. Billington, R. Phillips, 3tephenson ; Mrs. Stirling and Miss H. Simms. After which, at ,!-past 8 o'clock, the new drama of THE FLAUNTED MAN; OR, THE G. OST'S BARGAIN, in which will be exhibited Professor Pepper's adaptaton of `he Great Spectral Illusion. Messrs. A. Wood, R. Phillips, Sefton. C. J. Smith; Mrs. Alfred Mellon and Miss H. Simms. To conclude with CATCHING AN HEIRESS Mr. A. Wood. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Manager, Mr. W. H. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, HIS FIRST CHAMPAGNE. Mr Leigh Murray. Followed by (51st time) THE MOTTO, "I'M ALL THERE." Messrs. Honey, Turner, E. Danvers, Collier, Clifton ; Mesdames Ada Swanborough, F. Josephs, Maria Simpson, Wallace, and Jenny White. To conclude with TURN HIM OUT. Mr. Turner, Miss Thorne. Commence at 7. THE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, eau be had Every evening of G. R. GLENIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY.—Morning, 3h. 50m.—Afternoon, 4h. 3m. To-moßßow.-Morning, 4h. 20m.—Afternoon, 4h. 39m. The Weather—Sun Office, Sept. 16, 1863, THERMOMETER. This morning This day at Two o'clock Barometer-30.07. Wind—W. ; fine. 013 , Zfyz SUM LONDON, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 16, 1863, Is Earl RUSSELL'S facetiousness tho other day at Dundee to be accounted for in any respect, we wonder, by reason of a certain self-complacency at the successful development by him daring the holi days of certain extremely odd new phases in his Foreign Policy ? Scarcely have the Houses of Parliament been prorogued, scarcely have the mem bers—hereditary and representative—been fairly scattered far and wide throughout the provinces and upon the continent, es well as upon the wide seas in their yachts, when Earl RUSSELL effects a change in the diplomatic arrangements of the Government, such as he would, for certain, never have ventured upon while the Legislature was ac t ua lly sitting. Sir JA MES HUDSON is coolly turned to the right-about at Turin. He is compelled to vacate his place there at the British Embassy—in order that another of these interminable ELLIOTS may slip into it quite com fortably and conveniently. The long vacation enabling the noble Earl to carry out his affectionate intentions towards thus furthering the interests of his kinsman by this distinguished and most desirable promotion, the thing is in due course done accord ingly. And done so quietly, too—by an announce ment in the Gazette ! No vexatious worrying of either the Foreign Secretary himself in the House of Lords, no troublesome annoyance inflicted upon his representative in the House of Commons, the hon. member for the borough of Southwark, who sits there during the session upon the Treasury bench in his responsible character as Under. Secr etary for the Foreign Department ; no annoying questions put either here or there, now to Earl RUSSELL by one of those sarcastic peers on the Side of the Opposition, now to Mr. LAYARD by one of those metropolitan members who are always EO eagerly in quest of knowledge under difficulties! Sir JAMES HUDSON—about whose removal we, at any rate, can speak quite dispassionately, having a supreme indifference as to the sequel of the diplomatic career of his ex-Excellency — Sir JAMES HUDSON has only to withdraw silently from his position at Turin as English ambassador ! Mr. ELLIOT has only as silently to step into his empty shoes, and to occupy his vacated residence in that capital of Piedmont—for we can hardly yet surely speak of Turin as the capital of Italy, without running, at least, a very imminent hazard of wounding the amour propre of every Lombard, Tuscan, Neapolitan, even, we might say, of every Modenese, Parmese, and so forth, in the the length, and whatever there is in it of breadth, of the whole Roman peninsula. All the penalty Earl RUSSELL has been subjected to, in consequence of his flagrant subordination of public interests of all kinds to the petty individual interests of one among the large cluster of his own numerous kith and kin, has been in the way of printed commentary upon that extraordinary proceeding, extraordinary 'yen from him and for an ELLlOT—sarcastic leaders in the daily and weekly newspapers, and a ll occasional caustic gibe in the shape of a hu morous illustration in the pages of our Lond on Charivari. The accomplishment of his amiable design in regard to Mr. ELLIOT, with only this slight c ost to himself in the shape of ridicule endured, Nese, oonbtless, in itself a circumstance calculated to l ighten considerably the spirits of the Foreign Secret s .— a t the verycommencement of his autumnal holidays. Bat, even then, it fails to explain the height of hilarity attained by those lightened spirits of his upon the occasion of the noble earl's re public appearance at Dundee. t undee. Something very different, indeed; something far more exhi:irating than the quiet af..,ctin g of this d exterous insinua tion of an ELLIOT into the suddenly vacated British Embassy at Turin, mu st hav e inspir e d that most unusual vivacity on the part of the Foreign Secretary one ordinarily rather did actic in manner, and given to a n undue displ ay of gravity than to tho convulsion of his audience, whether in Parliament or out of it, into burst s of irrepressible hilarity. Yet it is only necessary to glance down E irl Rus sE,LL's speech lately at Dundee, to recognise that the noble lord was in what is called familiarly and emphatically tin-top spirits while he was speak ing. But for his name appearing at the head of his speech to the Dundeeites, we might, from the character of the interruptions, have been led to suppose that it was an after dinner harangue by Mr. BUCKsToNE, or an oration upon some very ser i ous question, indeed, a Church matter of importance, or a mere than usually anxious great topic connected with finance, spoken to a laughing audience by that veteran light comedian of politics, the First Lord of the Treasury. Laughter, renewed laughter, once even, intense langhter—these were the kind of interruption s to Lord RUSSELL'S speech the other day at Dundee. Whence, this abounding hilarity on the part of the -- ---~~ noble earl at the head of the Foreign Department ? It could not possibly be attributable to a delighted sense on his part of a most adroit avoidance of parliamentary annoyance in connection with the ,ittle fami'y incident already referred to. That was a thing already past and done with. Neither could it well have had reference to-day, in any way, to what was yet more remotely past and done with—to such incidents, let us say, as the arrogant bearing assumed, by him, at different tivaes and in various degrees towards Den mark, towards Mexico, towards Brazil—towards any State, in fact, that a British Foreig❑ Secretary might safely treat with arrogance. No, the sourca of these sudden high spirits at Dundee must surely be more recant. It must, clearly, be some incident much more suggestive of a sense of personal exultation. 'We have it ! Earl RUSSELL'S vivacity is traceable to nothing less than a delighted consciousness of his having again ventured, during the holidays, upon doing what he could never have had the hardihood :o attempt during the sitting of Parliament—the truckling to the North, the knuckling down to the insolent threats so often indulged in from 'Washington, the perverse deter mination to interfere, at the behest of Mr. ADAMS, in the business arrangements of Mr. LAIRD, the shipbuilder, by detaining upon, a bare suspicion, the steam rams, called for the nonce, El Toussoun and El Monassir. Among the many changes produced by the Ame rican war, the position of the Western States is not the least interesting. While other States are com plaining loudly of the demands made upon them, and depreciating the continuance of hostilities ; while the fertile plains of the South have suffered all the horrors of invasion, the Western States are ready with their men and money, are rapidly deve loping their resources, and are willing enough to vote for the carrying on of the war. By one of those curious turns of the wheel of fortune that are sometimes to be seen in our prosaic age, the war, so disastrous in its results, and so lavish in its expenditure, has been to these Western States a source of profit and prosperity. These agricultural districts were in no flourishing condition at the beginning of the war. Excessive speculation, that bane of American trade, bad harvests, and other causes had combined to load almost all landowners with heavy mortgages. A sudden turn of the wheel brought to them this opportune and profitable war. The produce of the soil was :eagerly sought for, there was no fear of lacking customers for pork and breadstuffs ! The change in the currency was still more important than the increased demand for com modities. The easy terms on which money could be obtained worked wonders for the embarrassed farmers. Oppressive debts of long standing were swept off in " greenbacks." No matter as to the real value of the money tendered, the 'account was paid in the currency of the realm, and no complaints could be made. In other ways, too, the effect of Mr. Chase's system has made itself felt. Ten years ago there were not 100 miles of railway in all the State of Illinois—there are now more than 3,000. Building and planting, scheming and speculating, are going on on all hands. On every side are the signs of that busy commercial activity which tells of a prosperous and thriving State. Still there is no question but that these energetic and enter prising traders are going on, morally and politically, as they do practically on their cars and steamboats —going at a degree of high pressure that ensures rapid progress, but also entails the risk of sudden collapse and disaster. That the day of reckoning must certainly come, perhaps at no distant date, is an indisputable fact, and whether the war will look equally attractive then, may be more than questionable. Still it has been justly observed that, however great or disastrous the crash may be, the material evidences of prosperity will remain. The lines of railway and other substantial improve ments will be there, whatever - party rules at New York and Washington, whether Union or Seces sion be triumphant. At present the motto seems to be " take no thought for the morrow ;" and it is no great wonder that, amidst such brisk and thriving trade, and surrounded by the evidences of commercial and industrial speculation, the go-a-head New Englanders from the leading circles of the West should be fully satisfied with the aspect of the present. When the bubble bursts there will be, no doubt, it revulsion of feeling; but, as yet, there is no hesitation in paying the taxes, which are not, indeed, rigidly enforced in the West, while Illinois had contributed 135,000 men to the army up to last December out of a population of 2,000,000. A fi rmer) who was the father of ten sons, declared that he Lad sent seven of them to the war, and such sacrifices in an agricultural population are not without their effect. 1 . 17 hen once the tide has turned, however, and in place of a liberal supply of paper money, always obtainable on easy terms, the weight and burden of taxation begins to make itself felt, and the enormous expenses of this ruinous war are pressed upon the nation, there will be a new element in the American strife and struggle. The North-Western States, with all their agricul• tural wealth and most natural resources, will begin to feel that they have separate and individual interests, entirely distinct from those of the North. They will probably refuse to bear their share of the expenses so rashly and lavishly incurred, although they have not failed to profit by the tide at its flood. The dismemberment of the once mighty United States has become only a question of time, and it is not unlikely that the unwieldy nation' may break into three—the North Western provinces forming a State by themselves_ which, from size, wealth, position, and resources, they are very well qualified to do. The centrali sation system which is being stretched to such un reasonable lengths is manifestly failing more and more every day. Mr. LINCOLN may dream of abso lute sovereignty over South and West, but he had better make the most of his dreams, since they will never become reality. The secession of the We s t has been talked or thought of—probably from the prosperity it is now enjoying, and the conse quent content of the great body of the people. England, however, is not the only country in which the real test of conviction is to make a demand upon the pocket. The Americans, reck less and lavish as they are of their money, re garding tremendous commercial panics, which we look upon as unmitigated and exceptional calami ties, as are casual depressions of trade, will yet e b e r eof very taxation, unwilling to see thei r new f oun d pros - Petite' and importance m e lt away un d er t h e pres sure and the collap se of Governmentcredit. Should the Confederates capture Wash ington, Mr. CIIASZ'S thing lik e th e greenbacks would b e some fairy money of th e o ld l egen d s, turning into thorns and shrivelled of the leavestheir disa disappointed i d n a t eyd break, to the consternation po ssessor. The owner of a h an d some fortune in these questionable securities may, by one of the an d find hi s greenbacks are veritable ex t r aordinary fluctuati ons of war, rise up one morning fairy money. Still by that system o f compensation, which runs through the universe, bringing evil out of good, and chequering good with evil, th e horrors of this most deplorable strife have not been altogether without elEcting good. Apart from the larger questions of social, political, and moral in- finence, tho large 511 M of piper money afloat has unquestionably given a stimulous to enterprise in quarters where it was needed. The Western States have been among those who have profited most largely by it, and it is some satisfaction that works of an enduring character, and of permanent benefit to the people, have owed their existence to the blood•stained struggle of the last two years. The Bishop of St. BAWD'S made a very interest ing speech at Swansea, on nationalities. The dis course of the right ree. prelate is well worthy of perusal, and will afford gratification from its elo quence, as well as instruction from its details. He said, to commence with, that much diversity of opinion had prevailed with regard to these " Bardic assemblies." He cited the authority of the ancient Greeks, who held their national Eisted-dfodan, the most celebrated of which were Olympic Games. These games were most valuable, as they were a " centre of national unity" for the Greek people, and they also stimulated the progress of literature, since the victories there obtained inspired the muse of PINDAR. But, said the Bishop, you have the advantage in your Eisted-dfodan, as compared with the Olympic Gaines, for they were all feats of bodily activity. It belonged to a totally different order of entertainments to that which they were assem bled to enjoy. Dr. THIRLWALL then entered at some length into the disputes that arose regarding the question of the maintenance of the old form of speech. He said that these disputants were exag gerating the effect of language, good or bad. If they crossed the Channel and went to France, they would find a portion of that great country, called Brittany, whose inhabitants spoke very much the same language as themselves. In regard to this place, the greatest unity subsisted between it and other parts of the empire. There was no part of France where the spirit of nationality prevailed to a greater degree than in Brittany, and hence it was apparent that all did not depend upon language to such an extent as some erroneously supposed. In Ireland, the greater part, indeed, nearly all the people spoke the English tongue. Hence it could not be said that the small remnant preserved of old language cause any of the disturbances that arose occasionally. There were sad proofs how little a unity of language was instrumental in pre serving a unity of nationality. Need he take them across the Atlantic and ask what had been the effect of a common language there ; it had not prevented " two sections of the same great people from breaking out into the most dreadful civil war which has been known in the history of mankind." At all events, said the speaker, let us not exagge rate the effects of language, but reduce them to their true value. This little sketch of the most striking instances of different tongues not prevent ing unity from existing, and also that the same tongue does not deter from the most violent alter cations arising from among those who speak it in wide domains, was most appropriate. It reduced the question to its true bearings, and confined it to its just limits. Dr. THIRLWALL rendered essential service to the cause he then represented by his able arguments and forcible expositions of the compli cated subject before him. It is surprising what people will find to dispute about at times, and how angrily they will pursue their details, and with what zeal carry on their opposition, when all the time they have meat likely no case to make out, and had much better have remained quiescent, and not made any hostile move at all. Dr. THIRLWALL said that those who were so much against the Welsh language might believe him that it was not so great an obstacle as they supposed. As to those on the other side, he would say that they had no reason to be over-anxious and so easily alarmed. " Depend upon it, so long as the great body of the Welsh people continue to value and to love their ancient language it is impossible that it can die out." This is essentially true, and the experience of all time attests its veracity and bears out its authenticity. What is engraven on T the mi n d o f a nat i on cannot perish, what is cherished heart of by tt e B of a people must sur vive.adtvicee given ishopof St. DAVID'S he in h . DAVID'S was very wise, and it is to be hoped that many who heard may take heed to it. He said he wished that every Welshman should have something added to what he possessed, and not taken from him. He wished him not to lose the chance of exercising his talents and cultivating his faculties, so that he might pursue a career of useful activity and honourable ambition in all parts of the world, which advantages he could not expect to realise if be only carried about his ancient tongue. He wished that in this generation it would cease to be necessary to employ an interpreter in a court of justice. He thought the people of Wales were threatened with a new Saxon invasion. It had begun, it was spreading, and it would reach the remotest corners of the land. There was a dif ference, however, in this second approach of the Saxon. He " came not now with mailed troops for the purpose of devastation and plunder, but to pour his riches over the whole country." Whoever,there fore, stopped the progress of this invasion, and sought to limit the people of Wales to their own tongue, to the single use of their own language, was an enemy to the interest of Wales. Dr. THIRL WALL concluded his able address by stating that he hoped he represented the opinions cf many in his views such as he had just expressed them. He thought the subject he had referred to was one which required grave consideration. This is un doubtedly the case, and he is deserving of thanks for the pains which he has been at to explain rightly the important subject before him. It is one which is intimately connected with the interests of the nation, and it is to be trusted that no mistaken notions of independence will prevent the people from benefiting themselves by it, and acquiring all the additional knowledge in their power. It was a true saying of CHARLES THE FIFTH that the man who knew two languages had two hearts and two souls. Let those belligerents as to nationality, then, profit by this precept, and sec vexed questions at defiance by being doubly armed; let them retain the old and receive the new, thus setting a good example to other people, and putting a stop in their own domains to the strife which is engendered by disunions of this class, to the detriment of social advancement and the hindrance of public improve ments of all kinds. Shipbuilding for the Confederates. The following reply to the memorial forwarded to Earl Russell by the President of the Uoion and Emancipation Society has been received from the Foreign-office : -o fi Russell e, Sept. to state s 1 t B a 6 t 3 e you,in r. "S iby Earl memorial n of th e I.st instant, g iI reply an 3 to d yirOe‘ rd that her Majesty's Government have long had their attention turned to the question of building and fitting vessels of war for the so-called Confederate States, and the subject will continue to receive their anxious contideration.—l am, sir, your most obedient humble servant, "E. HAMMOND. " T. B. Potter, Esq., &e., 51, Piccadilly, Manchester." A monument is to be erected in America to the memory of Samuel Colt, of revolver notoriety. CHARLES DICEENS AT PARIS.—The English in Paris, and very many of the French also, arc; in eager expectation that Mr. Charles Dickens may again be pre vailed upon to delight theta with at least one maze of his inimitable THE SLIN,.LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 16, 1363, LATEST INTELLIGENCE. [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] GERMANY AND DENMARK. FRANKFORT, SEPT. 15 (Evening). The Europe announces the departure of the Danish Minister on leave of absence, and regrets its coincidence with the decision of the Diet to carry out Federal execution in Holstein., POLAND. THORN, SEPT. 15. The Russian Government in Warsaw yesterday began to apply compulsory measures towards tradespeople who had not paid their taxes. The places of business of all such persons were closed by the police. The taxes i❑ question were then paid. FRANCE. PARIS, SEPT. 16. The Monzleur of this morning says:-- " The steamer Florida is not a privateer, as was believed. She forms part of the military marine of the Confederate States, and her officers are furnished with regular commissions. The Florida has all the character of an ordinary vessel of war." BOURSE, Sept. 15.—The market has been rather quiet, but with yesterday's quotations well main - tained. Threes, for the Account, are now at 691.10 c. Railway Shares also firm. The market closed as follows : 4i- per Cent s . .. 96 It a li an L oan 74 Do, end month.... 3 per Cen ts Do. end month 74 Do. end month.... 69 15 Do. end month — Credit Alobilier.... 1210 Russian Do, end m0u.th....1202 50 Austrian Bank Shares ...... 3400 Spanish Threes — Credit k oneier . ... 1415 —. Home Debt BA ILWAYB. Cash. Account. Orleans lO4O .. 1042 50 Northern lOO5 .. 1005 New. ditto ............ " -- Lyons and Mediterranean 1050 .. 1050 Geneva - Southern ............. Western Eastern ....... 515 • • -- Sardinian Austrian ........... 427 50 .. 420 Lon - bard ........... 573 75 .. 573 15 North of Spain Saragossa ............... 670 • • 670 Ditto to Barcelona 365 —• • THE POLISH QUESTION, The following summary of the Russian reply to the last notes of the three Powers appears in the Nord : We have received from our correspondents at St. Peters burg some details respecting Prince Gortschakoff's despatch and the me morandum which accompanies it. I n t h e b es t informed circles at St. Petersburg the contents of the me morandum are better known than the wording of the des patch. We may add that the memorandum is of consider able length, while the despatch is very brief. The Russian memrandum is a reply to the document which accompanied M. Drou de L'Huys' last despatch, but it is no t an annexe of the despatch; it is addressed separately. This document treats the question exclusively in an in ternational point of view. It gives an historical sketch from the Congress of Vienna. It thoroughly examines in how e b uss much Russia i s b ound by those treaties, and dwe ll s a t con siderable length upon the Congress itself. It en d eavours to prove that th e autonomy a l r eady decreed for the King dom of Poland, and the a ppli ca tion of which has not been suspended l but e p revolution,satisfiesEure. However (and we particularly po i nt ou t this declaration the obligations towards Europe. by the St. Petersburg Cabinet) , a provin cial elective rep resentation does not cons tit u t e the limit of the Russian programme.As regards the despatch, we repeat it, our informs ion is not so full ; but we know enough to indicate its character. It maintains the point of view which Russia has always advanced--that of the necessity of a lasting pacification as the condition of more extensive reforms. If the Russian Government does not again enter into a long discussion, it is simply from a desire not to envenom the debate. As regards the basis (the six points) the Russian Govern ment declares that it is agreed upon, and Russia will do everything that is within her power to resolve a question which is a source of misunderstanding between the Cabinets. Such are the principal declarations contained in the las' respatch of Prince Gortschakoff. THE BRITISII MUSEUM, TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—I have read in The Sun , this even ing, a statement, taken from the Atheneum, resp ect i ng the delay incarred in t he obtainin g of books i n this National Repository. Whether such is the case or not I cannot stat e , not having yet succeeded in obtaining the entri e , although a week since I forwar ded to the li brarian a written recom me ndation, signed by a gentl eman who is a member of the bar, for my admission to the privilege. I was informed th is ev en i ng that an additional sponsor is now req uired, althou g h a few y e ars since in my case one w as deemed sufficient, in o r d er to enter the reading r oom ; but this additio n appears to be merely a w him of the principal libr ar i an, as the names of the trustees are not mentioned. Is the demand usual, can any of your readers say p Yours obediently, s u ffi[ Oc i n e e n tsr ynesysor a r u s t , us ed certainly to be d eemed quite C. 14th Sept., 1 863. fact that t was s o b efore Mr. .Panizzi's time is Within Henry Elli s was Librarian. The i our corre s p on d ent — Si having once beenorwn recollection and a Reader there, no matter how y experience.years require a re- introduction of any b g° iv i l vc o h, our en e m s many a g 0 ..... t 0 kind in order to obtain access to the Library of the p--ED. Sa n .] British Museum of LIGHT•-- Moigno ex - The Abbe INVISIBILITY • ex hibited and described M. Soleil's Tenebroscope, for illustrating the of light at one of the recent sittings of the British Association. It is well known to a lthough the general public do not scientific) men, suffi ciently apprecra • te the fact, that light in itself is invisible placed as unless the eye be so to receive the says as they generally thus give notice of the presence of approach it, or unless some object be placed in its course, from whose surface the light may be reflected to the eye, Tdal3rukenieidthcehamber through a small opening strong beam of sunlight be ad mittedwhich will that obje ct.into and received on some blackened surface glaced against the pentire in chamber iernvwisililblree,mexacinept in in perfect far as darkness,mosaitl motes and wall, al the n floating in th e air mark the course of the sunbeam by reflecting porti ons of its light. Upon project ing a fluid or sm all dust across the c o u rse o f th e b eam it s presence also be comes perceptibl e . Th e i ns t rumen t exhi bitedopale l th e eo t b i consisted of a tube with an opening at one end to be looked into, the other end closed, the inside well blackened, across. On l oo k ing in, all is perfectly dark, but a am all a wide op enin g a cross the t u b e t o a d m it s t rong li g ht t o pass s a only 11 trigger raises at pleasure a small ivory ball into the course of the rays, and its presence instantly reveals the existence of the crossing beam by reflecting a portion of its light. --A—BTLbE INTERRUPTION TO A DRAMATIC Se s uccess of lrnnani was secured by the m 1 jo AGREEnC O C I E og S : e . of Charles V. in the fourth act ; that tremendous monologue was interrupted at almost every verse by bravos, an d ended in int erminable rounds of applause. These s h ou ts were still going on, when some one came to tell them au thor that he W wanted. He went out and saw a little man with a round b elly and staring eyes. " My name's Marne," said the li ttle man. " I'm the partner of M. Baudoin, the publi sher : but we can't talk here : " will you spare me a minute outside the house ?" When they were in the street, NT " o w, then, he said. "M. Baudoin and I were at tl. - e performance, ' Hernani'—will You sell it ?" " What do you offer ?" " Six thousand fr ancs ', (£240). " We w ill ta lk a b ou t it when and we should like to publish the performance is over." "I beg your pardon," said the publisher, " but I make a great point of settling the matter at onc e ," " Why ? You don ' t know w h at you are buying. The success maybe less complete." " Al),Al ) that's true, but it may b e muc h grea t er . At the second act I thought of offeri ng 2,000 francs ; at the third act I go t up to 4,000; I now, at the fourth act, offer 6,000; and after the fifth lam afraid I should have to 10,000." " Well,' said M. Victor Hu go, about the play, you shall have it. C ome t o -morrow morning, and we w i ll settle the matter. " "If i t ' s th e same should g u thing to you, 1 0, laughing, "since you have so much prefer settling it at once. I have get the 6,000 francs i n m y p oc k e t." " I've no objection, but how can it be m anaged ? we are in the street. " " H ere ' s a tobacco shop.'' T ho publisher entere d w ith th e au th or, bought a she e t of stamped paper, and as k e d f or a pen an d ink. The treaty was written and signed on the counter, and the autho r received the money, w hi c h was by no means unacceptable, as h e had not more t h an 50 f rancs i n hi s pos session. lle went back into the theatre as fast as possible, and saw, by the maiversal attention paid, that the success had not diminished,— Victor .ffmgo's Life, by his Wife) its Witness, THE MARSEILLAISE HYMN. Proved to have been both written and corn. posed by Rouget de l'lsle. Daring the last few weeks there has been a very stormy controversy in most of the Paris journals as to the authorship of the Marseilleise—Rouget de ''lsle's right to be regarded as the composer of the music, at any rate, of that glorious Hymn or War Song having been distinctly called in question. The matter has at length, however, as it appears to us, been definitively set at rest by the following sum ming up of the whole matter in dispute by ono of the ablest critics in one of the very first among the Paris daily newspapers. Having given at con siderable length the argument of those calling in question Rouget de 'lsle's claim to be regarded as both the writer and composer of the Marseillaise, as in regard to it both poet and musician, the critic thus makes good that double claim of his to the glory of the authorship, thus clearly verifies, as the simple record of a fact, the beautiful and eloquent descrip tion of the origin of that Hymn as related in his Histoire des Gironthns, by Alphonse de Lamartine. "Arrived at this point [the critic is here quoting the last triumphant sentence of his opponent], the whole question appears to me to be proved to de monstration." BUT—it is not by any means proved at all. Quite the contrary. Que diablc ! one does not destroy thus easily an old time-honoured conviction. I Wive always hitherto believed that Rouget de l'lsle was the author of the Marseillaise —before me others had believed it—and I cling firmly to the conviction th a t o th ers w ill b e li eve it after me. I have consulted all the biographies, all the modern encyclopoz dies, all the books of recollections, and, above all, while sojourning in Castile Blon, I have seen, read, discovered that Rouget de l'lsle was in truth the only, the veritable inventor of the Mar- _ _..._ scillaise. That proves nothing, however, you will tell me. It is enough you will say for one error, in the first instance, to deceive thenceforth all the biogri<phies of the future, because it is easier to trust the propagator of one fragment of false intelligence rather than to do what he has not done, viz., to consult the sources of it—often difficult to discover. And it is thus, in point of fact, that errors of all kinds come to be propagated. So be it, then, since you will force me to it—l will at once hasten to carry out your own counsels by reverting to the origin of this statement about Itouget de l'lsle, availing myself, in doing so, of the very documents you enumerate. And, while doing this, it will not be my fault if your own arguments come to be turned directly against yourself. I take up, therefore, your cherished thesis at the very point where it appears to be the most specious. You remark, in the first place, " He (i. e., Rouget de l'Isle) published in the year V. an octavo volume, under the title of Essays in Verse and Prose :' and anyone will there find the words of the Marseillaise simply entitled, War 'Song, but not a word relative to the music.,, I ant sorry to say to M. Fetis that this assertion seems to bet ray on his part a certain ferment of flippancy, And f will prove what I say : At the bottom of page 7 of these very " Essays in Prose and Verse," I perceive a little note (a foot note), in which Rouge , : de l'lsle apprises the reader beforehand that the lyrical pieces which he himself set to music are each of thew distinguished from the others (which he did not set to music) by being marked with an asterisk. And the Hymn of the Marseil laise, which may be found situated in the volume at page 57, is precisely marked at the side with the very distinct've sign indicated thus at, the outset of his book by the author—to wit, an asterisk I By a free translation, therefore, that asterisk at Page 5 7 might be said to read literally—"l, ROUGET DE L'ISLE, the author of the book, wrote the words and composed the music of the MARSEILLAISE That is certainy clear enough. As early as 1797, therefore, the author himself asserted his own right to the authorship; to the authorship, that is, both of the words and of the music of the Marseillaise. All the arguments of M. Fetia crumble away like a scaffolding badly constructed. For, at all events, before hazardingsueh an assertion, he ought at least to have taken into consideration these asterisks which have proved hidden snares to him. There remains another objection. Further on M. Fetis says :—" When he (Rouget de l'Isle) had placed this piece with other melodies of his compo sition, which were published in 1827, he did not accompany it with any explanations." I call you to account here again. The collection to which you allude is entitled—" Fifty French songs, the words by different authors, set to music, with piano-forte accompaniment, by Rouget de l'lsle. Paris : Carli. (no date) Folio." In this work, pages 80 to 87, I find the iVlarstillaise Hymn, with a historical note to the following effect :—" I composed the words and the air of this song at Strasbourg during the night which followed the proclamation of war at the end of April, 1792. Entitled at first Song of the Army of the Rhine,' it became known at Marseilles by means of a constitutional journal conducted by the illustrious and unfortunate Dietrich. When it became the rage some months after, I was wander. ing in Alsace in extreme destitution, in con sequence of having refused '•to adhere to the catastrophe of the 10th August, and pursued by the proscription, which, in the following year, at the very commencement of the Reign of Terror, threw me in;o the prisons of Robespierre, from which I was not liberated until after the 9tb. Thermidor." After this, what remains of this profound series of arguments ? I see absolutely nothing left to answer. HUDSON'S BAY MONOPOLY. (From the Daily British Whig.) Canada sent Chief Justice DRAPER on behalf of Canada to the Colonial Office, to oppose the renewal of the Hudson's Bay Company's Monopolies and exclusive privileges, and to open up to settlement under the Crown the Red River districts, and the rich and fertile prairies between Lake Superior and and the Rocky Mountains as colonies, and not under the rule of any irresponsible private company. The Governmentof the Earlof DERBY, with Sir EDWARD BULWER LYTTON as Coionia! Secretary, wished to do by these territories as they did by British Columbia; but it appears from an answer of Mr. CHICHESTER FORTESCUE, the Under Secretary for the Colonies, that the present Government intend renewing the monopoly and admitting the claims of the Hudson's Bay Company to these rich coun tries. We dispute these in toto. We claim that all monopolies are against the principles of the British Constitution, and against the interests of Canada. We assert that the tenure of the Company over these districts has expired, and that the greater portion belongs to the Crown, representing the people, and a smaller portion to Canada, representing the old French settlers. We tell the Duke of NEWCASTLE I and Mr. C.FORTESCUE that the rights of the Crown, the people, and Canada are not to be bartered away to any irresponsible private Company ; but that this monopoly, like that of the East India Company, must be swept off the statute-book. We give an article from the Dublin Trish Times on the subject worth the attention of our Legislature : HUDSON'S BAY MONOPOLY.—The article we gave this day on the gold discoveries, from the Toronto Globe, shows that the Hudson's Bay Company, "in spite of their prospectu s ," are g i v i ng u p t h e c l a ims of the rich and fertile districts which a Whig Govern ment was about b ar t er i ng away t o th em . Thus we will have the statesmanlike views of Sir EDWARD BULWER LYTTON carried out in having new colo nies formed. The Canadian press is strong against the reply of Mr. CHICHESTER FORTESCUE, the Whig Under-Seeretary—almost every paper in the colony condemning it when he stated, " that Canada did not complain." One of the first de bates in the Canadian Parliament will be on the renewal of the monopoly, as intended by the Colonial Office here, and from the tone of the press, there is no doubt but it will be strongly condemned. The exclusive privileges of the company should be abolished, and all her MAJESTY'S subjects in British America placed on an equal footing, while . to for ward railways, canals, roads, andli public works, grants of alternate sections of land may be made to the companies willing to undertake them, as already done in Illinois and Wisconsin, The English Press and the Defence of Canada, In the Legislative Council of Canada, on the 24th nit., the Hon. Mr. Currie spoke as follows on the address : Hon. Mr. CURRIE said the hon. gentleman who had just sat down had been unfortunate in the len . guage he had made use of with reference to the , militia of this province. He (Mr. Currie) was not one of those who would stand tamely by, when either the peers of England or the press of England attacked the legislature or the people of this coun try for not evincing that proper interest in militia affairs which they conceive ought to be evinced. For what were the facts? With a population of less than three millions, we had at the present mo ment in Canada a volunteer force of 25,000 men, uniformed, well drilled, and supplied with every material for active service, while in Great Britain and Ireland, where the press had undertaken to lecture us for our apathy, with a population of thirty millions, the whole of their volunteer force, on April 1, 1862, amounted to 162,000 men— whereas the number, if the same in proportion to population as the number in Canada, ought to have exceeded 300,000 men. While in 1862 the people of Canada were taxed upwards of half a million for the support of their volunteer force, all that was paid from the public exchequer for the support of the volunteer force in England in that year was only 42,000 dols. As a Canadian he felt proud of these facts, and thought the legislature might afford to speak out manfully and boldly in its own justification. (Hear, hear.) He did not say he was satisfied with what had been dcne, and would say that we ought to do more, but he thought that instead of being upbraided for our apathy, we should receive credit for what had already been accompliahed. It was no small matter for a young country like Canada, in the course of a year or two to raise and equip 25,000 soldiers; yet he was sure that if needed the number could be doubled. The volunteer movement had shown that the people pre ferred that mode of organisation to the old militia system, and the Government were therefore fully justified in the course they had pursued. Hon. Mr. CAMPBELL begged to allude briefly to the remarks of the hon. gentleman (Mr. Currie), on the temper of the British legislature and press to wards Canada in respect of the provision made for defence. He was quite aware that in the part of the province from which the hon. member himself came great progress had been made in the organisa tion of volunteers, which was due very touch to the personal exertions of the hon. gentleman himself, but it pained him to hear the hon. member speak as he had done of the parliament and press of the mother country. For his part he held that they had shown no disposition to treat Canada otherwise than in a fair and proper spirit. The feeling in England, to which the hon. member had alluded, was exhibited at a time when the exertions Canada was making for defence were unknown, and he was sure the British people were only anxious that all should be amply protected in case war should break out. There had been nothing selfish in their feelings, for they had nothing to gain in the matter. All they desired was our perfect safety ; and as they were exerting themselves for us at great cost, they thought, and correctly, that they had a right to speak. But so far as the language used in the British Parliament was concerned, he had been unable to discover that it failed in conside ration towards this country. Tnen, referring to the comparison drawn by the hon. member between the volunteer movement in England and Canada, he had forgotten that the people of England kept a large, standing army and a powerful and costly navy that they built and maintained fortifications over half of the world, and had to find men and money for al/ theSe - purposes. He would repeat that, highly as he admired the spirit exhibited by the volunteers, he could not feel that the country would be safe in relying exclusively upon such defence. We should do all that can be done, and endeavour to cherish kindly thoughts towards the mother country. Hon. Mr. MoonE said he thought Mr. Currie was fully justified in speaking as he had done of the tone of many articles in the English press. Hon. Mr. CURRIE said no one thought more of the British army and navy than he did, but at the same time he did not feel it necessary to allow the country to be misrepresented and belittled. He would be the last man to say aught that would tend to dissever the ties with the mother country; but when he found the leader of a large political party in the province saying, at a great demon station, that a large proportion of the people of both sections were disloyal, he felt that it was no great wonder that the statesmen and press of England should speak and write as they did about us. When statements such as that he referred to crossed the Atlantic, it was not surprising that the press and people of England should be in some measure deceived by such misrepresentations. If ever there was a time in the history of our country when we ought to be united, it was the present time, and it was much to be regretted that one political party should bring against another such reckless and base less charges of disloyalty. (Hear, hear.) If ever our whole people were thoroughly, and truly loyal, they were so now, and the recollection of the spirit evinced by the whole people at the time of the Trent - difficulty, and of the way in which the British troops had been received on their arrival in this province, ought to have prevented the hon. gentle man from bringing so unworthy and unfounded a charge against his political opponents. (Cheers.) LA JEUNESSE PARISIENNE ! Ca que c'est que la jeunesse ! the old gentlemen cry, sitting in the strait-laced, severe cafe, under the Palais Royal, whence Camille Desmoulins issued to address the angry mob, and inaugurate the Revolution. Jeunesse, it must be confessed, has gone a little mad in Paris. Jeunesse reads Dumas the Younger and Figaro, and the " Yellow Dwarf," and is pleased to glance at the free-and-easy morals pictorially developed in the Tout nal Amusant. A very serious gen tleman of the old school, who has passed his life doing solid work, a well-informed nigh-minded but not brilliant man, who loves the classics of his country, and has made some sacrifices in an endeavour to spread the knowledge of them among his countrymen, said to me a few days ago, " It is frightful to contemplate, this Jeunesse of ours : smoking at the cafés ; supping at the Maison Doree ; driving about the Bois de Boulogne; chaffing, and snapping jewelled fingers at every honourable relation of life; ignorant as a clafbnnier —with Shame, in an Indian shawl, on its arm. I look at the noisy, gaudy crowds, laughing along the asphaltum, and wonder what the next generation will be. What can it be ?" NEW PICTURES AT THE LOUVRE.—It appears, from the last report of the Superintendent of the Beaux Arts, that the number of paintings in the galleries of the Louvre, the Luxembourg, and Versailles, which in 1849 amounted to 10,000, has been increased by 80 pictures of various schools, some of them of great value. Among these additions are a Holy Family, by Perugin, considered as the chef d'oeuvre of that master; and a portrait of Baron Vicq, by Rubens. These two pictures were bought at the sale of the gallery of the King of the Netherlands. The price paid for the former was 53,302 f. ; and for the latter, 15,934 f. In 1852, the Conception, by Murillo, was bought at the sale of the pictures of Marshal Soult for 613,3J0f., and placed in the Museum of the Louvre; also a marine subject of Vandervelde, for 11,550 f. In 1854 four new pictures were bought for the Louvre, one of which, pre sented by the Emperor, is a Murillo (the Virgin sur mounted by Glory). In 1858 eighteen pictures were added, including five works of Murillo, Zurbaran, and Herrera le Vieux, which cost 300 ; 000f. Two paintings of Rubens were bought in 1859, and nine in 1861, including a Hub borne (a Windmill), bought for 52,500 f. Last year there were five pictures added, including a Velasquez—a full length portrait of Philippe IV., which cost 23,000 f. The Chapter of Notre Dame also last, year presented to the Louvre forty-one pictures of the French school. Among these is the Magnificat, which Jouvenet, having become paralysed, painted with the left hand in the year 1716. — Tat is Correspondent of the Building New S. SALE OF THE LATE SIR LATTON SYKES'S STUD. — The sale of thoroughbred blood stock, the property of the late Sir Tattoo Sykes, Bart., was brought to a close on Saturday evening at Sledmere, Yorkshire, the Messrs. Tattersall having during the three days, Thursday, Fri day, and Saturday, disposed of the whole 313 lots, in the presence of a vast number •f noblemen, gentlemen, farmers, and breeders, from all parts of the world, there being representatives present from France, Russia, Austria, Prussia, Hungary, Italy, China, Australia, &c. The first days' sale on Thursday realised 9,803 guineas, Friday 6,454 guineas, and Saturday 7,914 guineas. Thetotal of the three days sale amounted to 24,171 g u ineas,whic'n was deemed a remarkably good sum, although Fandango, who cost the late Sir Tatton 3,000, was sold to go into Hungary for 500; and Colsterdale, who cost 1,000, was sold to Mr. J. Osborne far NO, ert HER MAJESTY. The Queen's journey to the north was performed with the greatest punctuality. The royal train arrived at Carlisle yesterday morning at a few minutes after four, reached Perth (where the Queen and royal family partook of breakfast) shortly be fore nine, and Aboyne before two. This being the last station available for Balmoral, her Maj3sty and the princes and princesses pursued the remainder of the journey by road. The Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse. Their Rlyal Highnesses the Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse and the Princess Victoria arrived at Buckingham Palace at seven o'clock yesterday morning from Dover. Colonel the Hon. A. Liddell, the Baroness Schenck, Captain Westerweller, and Dr. Becker were in attendance. The Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse and the Princess Victoria left the Palace at eight o'clock yesterday evening, attended by the same suite, for the Euston-aquare terminus of the London and North Western Railway, to proceed to Scotland to join her Majesty at Balmoral. The Duke and Duchess of Grafton are prolonging their sojourn at Baden. The duchess's health is improved. - The Earl and Countess Delawarr have made arrangements to leave Kisaengen shortly, and are expecte d to arrive at Buckhurst-park, Sussex, in the course of next month. The Earl and Qountess of Shaftesbury and LadY Victory Ashly, on their return from the Continent, will take up their residence for a short time at Walmer Castle, placed at their disposal by Viscount Palmerston. The Dowager Marchioness of Queensberry hag arrived at the Alexandra Hotel (late Wallace's), Hyde pa:k-corner, from Coolhurst, Horsham, The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mrs. Glad stone, and family ; the Lord Bishop of London, Mrs. Tait, and family; the Very Rev. the Dean of Westminster, the , Hon. Mrs. Trench, and family ; Lord and Lady Enfiel and family, are at present staying in the immediate neigh bourhood of Llan-fair-fechan, on the sea coast, bet weal Bangor and Penmanmaur. Lord and Lady Augustus Loftus and family ars among the :English aristocracy passing the autumn t' Baden. The marriage of Prince Pierre Aldobrandini, son of Prince and Princess of Arenberg, and nephew of Prince Borghese, with the Countess Marie Hunyade, i 9 announced to take place shortly. The Aldobrandini's an cestor, and founder of the family, was father to Pope Cle ment VIII. The Borgheses—an illustrious family °f Sienna—also eount a Pope—Paul V.—amongst their an cestors. One branch of the Borghese family merged into that of the Aldobrandini many years ago ; another branch had for their chief Camille, Prince of Salmone, who m arried a sister of the Great Napoleon, and died in 1832, The Aldobrandini Borghese are connected with some of the oldest French families. The present Prince Borghese rear' ried Mdlle. de la Rochefoucauld, of Estissac. His mother► who is still living, was also a Rochefoucauld. The Due d o Salviati, a brother of Prince Borghese, married Mdlle. do Fitz-James. The bride, the Countess Hunyade, is daughter to one of the Chamberlains of the Emperor of Austria and of a Princess of Liechtenstein. The founder of this family was Jew,. Hunyade, father of Matthias Corvin, and a descendant, it is said, of the Paleologues.--- C° l4 " Journal. INTERNATIONAL BREAKFASTS AT OSTEND.--A clever writer in the clever Reader describes theta thus :—At the Pavillon Royal and the Pavillon des Dunes breakfasts are preparing and serving from nine o'clock till twelve. That pale-faced Hollander, with his wife and child, are feasting on a dish of soused herrings, while the party of Parisians at the opposite table are busily e ngaged in dis cussing biftek aux pommes, saumon d la Tartare, and 911 omelette aux fines herbes. The hard-featured, stout -look in g man from Liege, sitting al fresco to the left, with the bottle of Belgian beer before him, has already consumed three dozen of Ostend oysters, and after these has ordered pieds de pore ci la Sainte Illenehould. The two silent Englishmen , the tea-pot before them, seem satisfied with their frie d bacon and eggs a le coque, while the heavy-looking pair of Germans to the right are indulging themselves in a dish of saucisses ala choucroute, and a battle of Liebefrawnilch. The Russian in the corner, who has eaten a large dish of sardines fraiches, is now assiduously applying himself to a filet de bceui au vin de Illadere. The least crapulous and the cleanest feeding among the lot is that English family, consisting of three ladies and two gentlemen. Observe how clear and clean they look, and how perfect their attire. Their menu consists of tea and coffee, of dried toast, of sows slices of cold ham, and a plate of eggs. They do not voci ferate or gestulate. They do not speak with full mo uths, • eat with their knives, or pick their teeth with their forks. They do not spit on the floor, or into their pocket handker chiefs, nor do they tuck their napkins under their chin. I might go on ad infinitum describing breakfasts, each dif fering in kind and quality; but eui bono 8 Each country has its customs and its dishes. The Italian breaKfaste on a. plate of fresh figs or rice milk, while the Spaniard has his rusk and chocolate saturated with cinnamon and thick as it custard. CHARLES MATHEWS AND HELEN EAUCIT IN PARIS—as the equivalent to Charles Pechter and Stella Collas in London.—English favourities in art seem to have taken hold of French fancy. No sooner has our mag nificent Tietjens left the field than our witty and volatile Charles Mathews appears, and conquers that most difficult prize of all, the entire approbation of the Paris public. Never was applause so liberally bestowed before--never was comprehension of foreign excellence so spontaneously experienced. Charles Mathews has obtained real and genuine success which was never for a moment doubtful and his appearance will no doubt cause attention to bo drawn to the English stage, which, save one or two artists of world-wide renown, is scarcely acknowledged as existent by the French. One of the exceptions is, undoubtedly, your poetical and gifted Helen Faucit, who appeared in Pare some years ago, and who is still remembered by the Plaits public, not only with admiration, but with that sort of a rtis• tic affection which is often experienced on the Continent. It is a pleasant greeting to English ears whenever Shakspear: is performed, even now, whether " Macbeth" or " Hamle t —whether Taillade or Rouviere be the hero of the hour --t° hear the'name of Helene Faucit mentioned with a slig ht rustling whisper of regret as her performance of Shako" peare'a characters is called to mind. So high was the talent of that lady held in the estimation of poets and dramatists that Alexandre Dumas, being urged to write a piece for the Francais wherein she could take a part, composed during her stay " La Fille the Regent," expressly to introduco Miss Helen Faucit as an English lady who had come over in the suite of the English Ambassadress, and who via l/ to re relinquish in g Loudon, meant to be the mast interestin g c h arac t er i n th e niece' was Owing to previousengagements at time compelled formance, but it still haunts the re s tl ess b ra i n o f our friend uish theidea Missof the Faucit arci! Alexandre ; and it was only a few months ago, when ap prised of the fair artist's intended visit to Paris, he ex claimed, ".Ah, tant mieux ! perhaps we may still have our scene between Bathilde and Mary." The latter character —the one written expressly for Miss Faucit—has teen left out in the piece as now played. THE BEAUTY TURNED HAG.—It has re ceptlY been related that the porter of M. Ingres' bO se , was pestered by an old woman, who for days con tinual calling, and asking to see the celebrated artist of A' La Stratonice." "Next time she comes, allow her fib" said M. Ingres. The following morning she was admitted to the painter's studio, and Ingres saw before him a bundle of rags. "You don't know me, sir," said the old woman in a broken voice. "No, madame , " replied DI • Ingree, after closely examining his visitor. "I believe you," she said. "Oh, I am much changed since you painted my portrait." "I painted your portrait I , what I?" cried the artist. " Yes; and at that time I was young, I was beautiful, and I was worshipped I All, you see Ido not speak of yester day," and the old woman sighed. " And to what period must I go back to recall who you are ?" "To the yea r 1806." "In 1806 I" repeated Ingres. " Yes ; I am the same person that was then called La belle Zeno,' I have eaten off golden plates, engraved with my own initials ; and now--I have not a bone to pick from off my earthenwar e dish. Years came, and misery and poverty with them. 01 all my rich possessions but one remains, my portrait, that the Marquis de —-- gave you the order to paint." TO poor woman named an Italian diplomate who filled a pea of importance at the Court of the Great Napoleon, "Buy my portrait, sir," sail the wretched old woman: "I 'a l " give it you for what you like, only save me from starving , for I am at that point. God, who hears me and knows what I suffer, k nows th a t I am t e lli ng y en the truth. ° Touched with pity, M. Ingtes told her -to send him the portrait. It was exposed in his salon, and soon bought bi an amateur artist, M. Cet, for 15,000 f., which money vial/ paid over to St. Perine, for the old Zell() to pass quietly and peacefully away, having comfort and care to the last. Til e picture is now in M. Cet's gallery, and is called " La Dame de 1806." THE ENGLISHMAN'S GOOD HUMOURED TOLER A" TION OF SATIRE.—Our House of Peers did not " lynch" Mr. Thackeray because the demon of his story was Lel d S.leyne—and our commercial gentlemen of London, not long since, at one of their anniversary dinners, welcomed.tb e Author of "Martin Chuzzlewit" to the chair, jut as cor dially as if he had not laid against them the tearful accuse . tion of leading their much -enduring landladies a terrible life, owing to their preposterous expectation* in the mat ter of gravy, ~- .. -~ ~, ra hi tc