The Sun. — London, England, 1863-12-11 00:00:00

poyAL EN.GLISIE OPERA, COVENT -GABDES• Under the Manas,remeroc of 111iss Louisa Pyne and Mr. Ny. ,Harrison. THIS EVENING, for the 17th time, sa 1' Bfe's new O Annaper' a BLANCH P.; 1)14: NEVEBS IL Miss Loui al yne, Miss Hiles, Miss Emma Heywood ; M e ssrs. W. Weiss, H. Corri A. Cook, A. st. Altryn , C. Lya 11, J. Rouse, and W. Harrison.' To conclude with the Second Act of THE DESERT FLOWER. Conductor, ➢lr. A. Mellon. Doors open at half-past Six—Commence at Seven. 11 TA RE ROYAL DRURY- LANE. M a nagers, Mes srs. E. Falcon er and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, lnr Majesty's Servants will perform the Farce of BEAUTY* OR THE BEAST Principal cha racters by Messrs. Addison, G. F. Neville, Barret, spencer, and G. weston; Mrs Edmund Falconer and Miss it. Lecicrq. At k er which, Lord Byron's Choral Tragedy, MANFRED. Mes srs. helps, Ryder, Rayner, M. agreson, Ward, Spencer ; ygi s s Ebnrrie, Miss B. Atkinson, Miss Leclercq, and Mrs. E. Falconer. Vocalists—Miss Poole, Miss 'Atter, Miss Cicely Not., Miss Heywood, and Mr. Swift. hollowed by MY HEART'S IN THE HIGHLANDS characters by Mr. j. Neville, Mr. G. Weston, Mr. Warde, Mr. J. Marris; Mrs. C. Melville, and Miss fiarfleur. THEATRE ROYAL II, k ymARKET.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr, Buckstone. THIS EVENING, USED UP. Messrs. C. Mathews, Howe, Rogers, Braid, Clark, Cullenford, &c. ; Mesdames &c. Followed by THE GOLDEN FLEECE. Messrs. Charles Mathews, Compton,Weathersby, &c. ; Mesdames C. Mathews, L, Keeley. Griffith, &c. With COOL AS A CUCUMBER. Mr. C. Mathews. And MY HUSBAND'S GtiOST. Commence at 7. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Mr. Fechter. BEL DE NIONIO (a Triumphant Success) will be repeated Every Evening until further notice. THIS EVENING, the Comedietta, by W. Gilbert, entitled UNCLE BABY: Mess s. Widdicombe, J. G. Shore, Charles ; Miss P. Leclercq, and Carlotta Leclercq. After which, at Eight o'clock, BEL DEMONIO , a Love Story, in Twelve Tableaux, taken from Stendhal's " Italian Chronicle ," by Mr. John Brougham. Principal charac ter by Mr. Fechter, supported by Messrs. Jordan, Charles, Browh.,m, Emery, Raymond, Moreland, Smith, Clifford, Collett, Andrews, Sims ; Miss Kate Terry, E. Lavenue, 31 rs. Lee, and Miss Elsworthy. Doors open at half-past 6--commence at 7. LEAH. -EVERY NIGHT. ,HISS th B e 61 ANIAN t'rEp.—L ft A ' e great EVENlNG, T r ra ll gl i c S Actr BA fEM AN, in the appear r a a r n a c c e te e r of L All. In conseq e u s e s Ac M e l o B ; the unbound2d success with which Miss Bateman's imperso nation of the principal charawer in the new rive Act Drama of LEAH has been attended. Mr Webster begs to announ ce that it, will be performed EVERY EVENING until further notice. trw T HEATRE-R0 YAL, ADELpm._ VIII Sole Proprietor and Manazer. Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, at 7, THE TRAGEDY QUEEN: Mrs. '&1;8, the New Drama of LEAH Bth Weir of Mis s Bate m , supported by Messrs.A rth ur StirluN; R. Phillips, lill lina:ton,Stuart, Stephenson, Eburne; Miss 11. Simms, and Mrs. Killington. To conclude with THE IRISH TIGE R : Miss K. Kelly and 3lr. Stephenson. OPAL STRAND THEATRE. Manager, Mr. W. q. Swanborough. 3 2 Jais EVENING, MIRIAM'S CRIME. Messrs. Geo. "Toney, Parselle, Belford, Turner, Miss K. Saville, and Miss 3landers. Followed by (16th time) PATIENT PENELOPE ; or, The Return of Ulysses. Messrs. Roney and Fenton; Mesdames svanborough and Simpson. After which, MT NLW PLACE. Mr. A. Wood. Commence at 7. ROYAL SADLER'S-WELLS THEATRE. Manageress, Mies Marriott. THIS EVENING, the successful new Play, by Westland Marston, Esq., entitled PURE GoLD Messrs. E. Phelps, H. Mar+ton, D. H. Jones, W. D. Gresham. S. Perfitt ; Miss Mandlebert, Airs. B. White, and Mies Marriott. To conclude with THE BRIGAND: Mr. D. H. Jones, Miss Mandlebert. Box-office open from 11 to 4. IFIE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," A. Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, Zan be had Every Evening of . G. R. GLENIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY.—Morning, 2h. 2m.—Afternoon, 2h. 21m. '2 o-wortitow.-Morning, 211. 48m.—Afternoon, 3h. 10m. The Weather—Sun Office, Dec. 11, 1863. ---~ - THERMOMETER, This d iy at Two o'clock .50 Barometer-30.19. 'Wind—S.-W. ; moderate, and cloudy. sklsllig: LONDON, FRIDAY, DEC. 11, 1863. Although the phrase is expressive so far of a mere conventional courtesy among the Monarchs— it is something for the French EMPEROR to have elicited from each of the contemporary rulers of Europe the assurance, " Je saisis cette occasion pour veus renouveler les assurances de la haute estime et de l'arcitie toute particuliere avec lesquelles je anis, Monsieur mon here, de Votre Majesty, le boo hire" ----ALEXANDRE, FRANcOIS-JOSEPII, GUILLAUME, GEORGE, LEOPOLD, and so on through the whol e list of the reigeing European Sovereigns. To cor dial esteem, to inviolable friendship, they are again thus very recently and very formally pledged ; and the potentate to whom they stand thus pledged anew, is the very one who has hitherto been flouted as the perpetual meditator of dieturbance throughout Cnristendom. This is certainly--if nothing else—a very curious turni ng of the tabl e s, i n d ee d! C ou ld an ythi ng b e mo.reeceertly than the terms in which the King of Pat . s s tk. for example, responds to the EMPEROR'S invitation, e responds it, thus, by accepting - it ! " I thank. kind enoil Your MAJESTY for the hospitality you are en to offer me, and I a m sure th a t I s h a ll find in I,,ti cordial reception which rende rs the recolle e j the on of my stay at C om pi egne so d ear to me! but it will rather appertain to our united Mini• stera to enligh ten by their discussions and to prepare for the sanction of the sovereigns th e pro"ositiona that w C o ngress." Lengua be submitt e d t o th e ge indicativ e of the Royal writer's conviction that e deed to be hold en as propese . The Congress that Congress is in very England h a s refused to parti cipate in ! His Ira peri'4l Majesty the Emperor et a although re ;:al fraining frail a ssurances or co o ;: , : rltA o i ns t so explicit, observes most graci ousl y NAPOLEON ... 'S project o f a ,and gracefully p ongreee„,, 1 thia step is ' dictated to your MAJ ESTY b y the Since re dos, re - spare the world the calam ities which Neat t leads to to. To preserve and assure to Europe the becer lta of peace, while maintaining the honour and dignity of the country we govern from attaint, ought tim e, in fact,one ofournaostconstant preoccupations. Such is also my dearest wish, and to attain such an object my co-operation will always be secured by your MAJESTY!' All the KAISER asks, therefore, by way of preliminary, is a sufficiently clear and cate gorical indication of what might probably be the subjects of discussion brought under the considera tion of Pontiff, Emperor, King, and Sovereign- Prince, at the Council-board of this grandly con ceived Congress of the rulers of Christendom. An indication of a programme, that England asked for and obtained, only to repel the original invita tion when she had obtained it. The King °I BAVARIA, replying to the French Eel 110R in a letter dated Rome, the 27th I\ ""ereber, observes, it will be seen, " I hope that the by Pr u op lt osi . tion of your Imperial Majesty, fol lowede. rior explanations upon this subjtcte will m eet the reception from the Powers directly interestedth necessary in the solution of these questions indispensably adding, l ' e ar t Y h. to ensure its success." His Majesty to the i t; supposition I do not hesi tate to adhere shadroposition of your Imperial Majesty, and I in co - op eratin g in t he Wor,4- _lll .myself fortunate of general paci fication by taking part it, the future Confer , Aga in —au acce ptance! T he accordance given t o the EMPEROR'S /) , 0 position by th e Sovereign Pont iff i s , if possible, still mor e emphati c , in its precision and completeness. Holiness, beginning Lis reply to NAPOLEON 111. thus unhesi tatingly:--" The idea your Majesty expresses of being able to establish wichout commotion in Europ e —and, please MoD, el s ewhere also—with' the to. operation of the sovereigns or of their representa tives, a system which may calm the public mina and restore peace, tranquillity, and order to numberless countries in which, unfortunately, those benefits are lost, is a design which greatly honours your Ma jesty, and which with the co-operation of all, assisted by Divine grace, will produce the best effects. For this reason, with an entirely cordial disposition, we associate ourselves with such a praiseworthy object"—and so forth. His Majesty the King of HANOVER, by birth an English Prince, acknow ledges in so many words to his having received the EMPEROR'S letter " with equal pleasure and grati tude." King LROPOLD writes very frankly in reference to his own individual sentiments, "As regards my own personal feelings I should take advantage of the cordial proposal of your Imperial MAJF,STY with the greatest satisfaction." King VICTOR EMMANUEL answers with point blank explicitness—" As boon as the international Conference takes place I shall take part (in it) in person, or at least send (to it) a representative." From all sides except from the direction of England the answers have come in, couched in terms the most conciliatory. For the curt, snarling, almost cynical tone of our reply, England herself is not responsible—but, on the contrary, we may rest assured of this, that for that tone she will rigorously hold responsible her Foreign Secretary. At this seaso❑ or the year one's attention is natu rally turned to the question of agriculture, there are so many meetings and gatharings in the country; and the more absorbing and engrossing subjects of politics being in abeyance for the time/so far there is more opportunity for entering into the discussion of other points. At the meeting of the Society of Arts Mr. CHALMERS MORTON read a paper on "Agricultural Projects, its Helps and Hindrances," which is deserving of consideration for many of its suggestions and remarks. He gave it as his opinion that the indisputable progress that had been made was attributable to many causes, among whi c h h e notified " the more extended use of machinery." This opinion coming from an influential quarter is very satisfactory, for some persons have been much against this practice, and more especially in regard to sfeam machinery. Mr. MORTON also entered into the question of how much benefit had accrued from the establishment of Societies ; the Royal Agricultural SoCiety, in particular, had been most serviceable. There is no doubt that there is great truth in this, as nothing can exercise a stronger influence, or keep a spirit of emulation, and impart interest to the subject in all its branches, than the formation of Societies. They ensure that due regard must be paid to the matter in many varied forms, whereas otherwise, perhaps with the best intentions, those more immediately concerned or intimately connected with the affair might neglect to study its peculiarities, and become negligent or slothful in their vocation. The remarks of Mr. COLE at this meeting were most worthy of notice. He observed that one question of paramount importance, which ought not to be passed over, wax the condition of the labourer. He con sidered that no one could deny that the labourer was " worse housed and cared for than the horse, the cow, and the pig." Certainly this is a sad and sorrowful estimate to take of the question, and it is of importance that the view Mr. COLE took of the case be duly considered. He said much evil arose from the practice that landlords had of putting a atop to the existence of cottages on their estates. Their object was to prevent them becoming charge able to the parish rates. This is a very reprehen sible course to adopt, and the results that ensue from it are to sure to prove most deleterious to the cause in which they are engaged, and ensure the , most hurtful effects on those connected with them. It is satisfactory to mark in contradistinction to this that many attempts are now made to improve the dwellings of the labouring classes. No state of society can prosper if the hands that toil, and the be ings who minister to the wants of others, are not well provided for, and their comfort made one of the first considerations in forming plans and devising means for the carrying on of the various schemes of agri culture, and the several arrangements relating thereto. A meeting was also held at the St. James's Hall for the purpose of considering the best means of promoting their cultivation. The conclusion arrived at was that they passed a reso lution highly approving of the objects of the General Steam Cultivation Company. Another resolution was also passed to the effect that it would be advisable to establish a joint stock com pany, to supply " steam apparatus to ap plicants." This would be a very desirable thing if it could be managed with any degree of success, as the results of the more extended use of steam would certainly ensure great benefits to all con cerned in the matter. Lord ROBERT MONTAGU spoke very strongly on the question, and declared that if the steam plough was prevalent throughout the country the " English farmer would be able to compete with those of America, Russia, Poland, and the Principalities of Turkey." This would be indeed a desideratum, and the sooner the experi ment is made the better. There is always so much prejudice to overcome in these matters that the progress of any invention and the adoption of any scheme is always most tardy and tedious. As soon as possible, however, those who are more enlighte ened should seek to dispel the illusions and dissipate the leers of the timorous and mistaken persons who will pursue the beaten track, and prove by their conduct, if not by their words, that they adhere to the old adage that " What they did with yesterday they'll e'en do with to-day." Mr. HOLLAND, the 1 Chairman, adduced several reasons in favour of this eeperiment. He said that as much could be done 'n ° ne week with steam as in six by the present method ; and very t ru ly d ec l are d th a t thi s gave ~ tetem t o some extent the command of the seasons ; besides, it was not expensive . f i fth h9, _ ve, He had now g ot in hi s r t Since he had employed steam, and he gave it a s hi, • opinion that the old syst em cos t 20 s . per acre, eef i tte se the steam did it for 10s. These are facts that must the more ener produce an effect in time, a n d getie al. , l Y th ose w h o are i n f avour of the me thod set to w or k n con verted and the hi4ebiat_o.o.ner the unbelieving will be mug confi rme d in the right views. It is qu i te certai at all p oss ibl e f ac ili t i es should b e given to far that all possible facilities s bould be given to farmers a mo o t m appropriate gperraeoglat ,csressirof agriculture (t) tQ o P employa n y attlblo whose steam a to m mac hines, and ther e fore the be started has c ome forwar d at itnimteer,esatnidt idsestoerpvreosmeontceouthrea There is n o ua© in expect throughout the country. ' 41 : 1 8 are ing new things to succeed if the right en not adcpted to enable them to do so, and ,once. quently any well organised scheme for pro v i ding against difficulties and supplying emer gencies should be encouraged. It is idle to consider t hat agriculture is to b e l e ft in .state quo, w hile all other sciences are undergoing alterations and receiving improvements. It is just and right that all pursuits and professions should share in the great changes now taking place, and reap the benefits that matured experience and additional knowledge are so widely diffusing and largely disseminating through the civilised world. It was quite time that some definite plan was put in force to supply the defi ciencies and restify the error that militated against the success of this invention ; and it is, therefore, THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 11, 1863. very gratifying to notice the efforts made by influ. ential individuals to supply a want and remedy an evil that existed: Now that an impetus has been given to the cause, it is to bo hoped that ita advo cates will go on and prosper. The wandering senators, whose holiday is not of much longer duration, are still employing their leisure in enlightening their constituents as to the state of home affairs and foreign politics. It is some times amusing to compare the very contrary pro phecies and opinions vihich these gentlemen indulge in. One will dilate upon the triumph of the Liberal cause, the popularity of Lord PALMERSTON, and the approaching subjugation of the Southern States. Perhaps on the same day, a hundred miles off, an other M.P. is descanting upon the natural decay of the Government, the advance of Conservative prin ciples, and the hopelessness of Federal success. At the Corn Exchange, on Wednesday, Mr. BUXTON, is addressing his constituents, denounced the short sighted folly of the Federals in striving to subdue the South. A day before Mr. LEATHAM had been holding forth to the good people of Huddersfield on the glorious prospects of the North. " The Feder'al operations," he told them, " had not merely cleft the Confederation in half, but pierced it to the heart ;" and in a triumphant catalogue he summed up the great successes, or what he esteemed the great suc cesses, that have recently awaited Federal valour and skill. As amongst these he reckons the posses sion of New Orleans, which is a very old subject for congratulation ; " Richmond in danger," which re mains to be proved ; and the bombardment of " Charleston, the cradle of the rebellion," an achievement which at present seems more likely to furnish wholesome exercise for Federal gunners, at a somewhat heavy cost of ammunition, than any other practical benefit, we must be allowed to con sider the cause of the South not quite so desperate as Mr. LEATHAM would have us believe. Accord ing to his views, those Southern States which are still in the hands of the Confederacy are " going," if not " gone ;" mutiny and treason are in their camp; gold and credit nowhere, and starvation everywhere. This is comprehensive at all events. It is a pity that to deepen the shadows Mr. LEATHAM could not say that the war was unpopu lar among their people, that their armies were filled with hired recruits, that desertion was wholesale, and the conscription a sign for popular outbreaks and outrages. He finds, of course, a subject of con gratulation in " the firmness of the British Govern ment, which has safely secured the steam rams that were to have reised the blockade," but it remains to be seen whether that security will withstand the inquiries of the House of Commons, and whether Earl RUSSELL and Mr. ADAMS will find it as easy to assume despotic rights over a British subject in the face of Parliament as at his own place of busi ness. The guard of marines who boarded the rams no doubt looked very formidable in the docks at Birkenhead, but happily they are not the only guard to whom the preservation of law and order is en trusted, and however admirable may be the inter nal arrangements of the United States, we have not yet come to their mode of disposing of unruly citizens. The enthusiastic panegyric on the triumph of all the virtues in consequence of Federal deter mination and heroism, his pathetic picture of the tide of liberty rolling back over the world had the Northern States failed in their mission, will not find a very hearty echo in the sympathies of Eng lishmen. However warmly they may feel regard ing social and political freedom—and the strength of that feeling has been shown a little more plainly than the Americans have over shown it—their com mon sense will not allow the profession of such principles to be a sufficient cover to the most tyran nical and arbitrary acts. It is of no use for men to go into rhapsodies about the negro, to " rejoice in the approaching emancipation of 3,000,000 of his fellowmen," whom so long as Southern trade passed through Northern hands troubled himself very little about them. Englishmen, un fortunately, have a habit of looking to see if a man's acts correspond with his words, and of judging him by the former rather than the latter, and this prac tice has been found very inconvenient by a good many potentates and peoples before now. They are not very likely to subscribe to Mr. LEATHAM'S theories at Huddersfield, any more than they will agree to Mr. BUXTON'S views at Manchester. This gentlemanly way of setting the world to rights would have us lead the van in the cause of sacrifice and moderation. Englund is to sur render Gibraltar out of deference to the feelings of the Spaniards, and for fear of the alarming prospect of a war with that ancient people. She is not, however, to make this surrender too lightly. She is to make it a condition that Spain shall retire from St. Domingo, that France should re tire from Rome, that Austria should withdraw from Venice, and that Russia should deal more gently with Poland. The first of these conditions might very likely be agreed to, but there is a remote possibility of Austria, France, and Russia remarking that it makes very little difference to them whether England or Spain holds Gibral tar, and they do not see what connection the exchange has with their abandonment of their claims in other quarters. They would, no doubt, be doubly glad to see such a step, on the part of England, as lowering her power, and on the prin ciple of the old saying, "Quern Deus vult perders prius dementat." It is only to be hoped that when Mr. BUXTON'S scheme is carried out, as, with Earl RUSSELL is really not impossible, England, in right of her originating the extraordinary pro pose!, will request the other Powers to move first, as wise men like to see the change before they give a cabman half-a-crown for a sixpence. The prin ciple of non-intervention which Mr. BUXTON up holds so strongly, and which has certainly been carried to the extreme in our days, is susceptible of another interpretation than the one he puts upon it. It may be read as commending each nation to mind their own affairs, and keep their own stutu qua, and, according to this view, the wisest thing that England can do is to leave the other Powers to themselves, and retain quiet possession of her own hardly earned dominions. THE FRENCH CLERK OF THE WEATHER, similar to Admiral Fitzroy, is M. Mathieu du Drorne. He, how ever, takes in a few days in advance, and is not contented with predicting the next day's weather. lie is prophetic of great storms for the early part of December, and foretold that of last week. THE SPLENDOUR OF THE ACTOR'S ART.—As Campbell, the Poet, beautifully sang, how— " by the mighty actor wrought Illusions perfect triumphs come, Verso,ceases to be airy thought, And sculpture to be dumb"— Mrs. Fanny Ke mble, in the curre n t n um b er o f the C orn . Add, r emarks, in a kindred strain, of the HistrionicArtlt requir es i n i ts professors the imagination of the poet, the ear ot the musician, the eye of the painter and sculptor, and, over and above these, a faculty peculiar to itself, inasmuch a . l the act or personally fulfils and embodies his conception; a 3 Own voice is his cunningly modulated instrument; his ex pressions of his passion ; ffii taumnr adaotb.vtblieeitdutdiote through a temporary existence f his own frame the mould in which own face t he canvas whereon he portrays the various he casts the images of beauty and majesty that fill his brain; occupations, and expressions, the most and whereas the painter and sculptor may select, of all pos siblethess,o remain axed for ever, the actor must livo beautiful effect they desire to ' produce, and passion, and preserve throughout its duration poetr that y ideal and grace an d dignity, of which the canvass and the marble giye d pr,iipialeAs image, but, b il ent an LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) DENMARK. COPENHAGEN, DEC. 11. WITHDRAWAL OF SWEDEN FROM THE DANISH ALLIANCE. Sweden has withdrawn from the alliance with Denmark. The reason put forward, according to the Dag bladet is that, as the quarrel now pending between Denmark and Germany concerns the London treaty of 1852, Sweden cannot separate herself from the other Powers who signed the treaty. WURTEMBERG. THE HOLSTEIN SUCCESSION. STUTTGART, DEC. 11. At the sitting of the Chamber of Deputies yes terday evening, it was unanimously resolved to forward an address to the Government, requesting it to propose in the Federal Diet the im mediate occupation of Schleswig, and the die missal of the Federal contingent of Holstein and Lauenburg troops to their homes. The Address is also to include a request for the proximate recogni tion Federal Frederick's w i ll right o f success i on , an d that advocate such recogni tion by the Government the Diet by ev er y means i n it s power. An additional motion by Herr Seegers for a solemn protest against the maintenance of the Lon don protocol was carried by 78 to 3. FEDERAL EXECUTION IN HOLSTEIN, FRANKFOR r, DEC 8. Unless counter-orders should intervene, Federal execution will take place without fail, dispite the withdrawal of the Patent of the 30th March, which t with King regard Christianto Holstein.hasd ecl a r ed lt null , istrue that the Diet and of no effect has not received official notice of the withdrawal, but there is no doubt the plenipotentiaries have received instructions in reference to the act. Details of yesterday's sitting of the Diet have transpired, previous to the publication of the official report. It appears that the plenipotentiaries voted twice upon the question whether Federal execution should be carried out conformably to the resolution of Oct. 1. At the first scrutiny the votes were equal, 8 against 8; at the second Darmstadt and the Saxe• Ernestine houses (who forme.' the 12th vote) abandoned their opposition, and the Austro-Prus sian proposition was adopted by 10 to 6. The press inveighs with much violence and bit terness against this result. Austria and Prussia are accused of intending to re-enact 1850 ; the peo ple are warned to be upon their guard. One paper stigmatises the resolution of the Diet as "shame ful," and asks what the German people—who are determined only to recognise the Duke of Augusten burg—can still expect from an Assembly that passes such a vote. Be that as it may, marching orders have been despatched by telegraph. The expeditionary corps will consist of 22,000 men, including 5,000 Prus sians, 5,000 Austrians, and 12,000 Saxon and Hano verian troops. The reserve, 45,000 strong, is to be furnished exclusively by Hanover and Prussia, and take up its position upon the Elbe. The bat teries in garrison at Hanover will leave that city on Thursday; part of the artillery is already at Langenhahen and Buywedel ; the Cam bridge Regiment of Dragoons will march from Celle to-morrow to the Elbe. The Saxon brigade will march towards Lauenburg by way of Risa, Juterbogk, Berlin, Wittenbergi, Tiogenow, and Buchen. The Prussian troops belonging to the 13th division will puss by way of Minden, 'Wunstorff, and Werden, where they will leave the railway to march upon Harburg in three columns. Finally, the Austrian brigade, now echeloned along the railway on the frontiers of Bohemia and Saxony, will pass through Dresden, Leipzig, Mag deburg, Brunswick, Lehrte, Celle, and Luneburg, and debouch upon the Elbe. The loan that Duke Frederic of Augustenburg seeks to raise meets an excellent reception. The bonds of this loan range from five to ten thalers, and no anxiety is felt as to th e guarantee o ff ere d . One inhabitant of Frankfort has taken for 20,000 florins. It is the Duke's intention to have the loan guaranteed by the Holstein estates as soon as he shall be firmly seated upon the throne. SPAIN. MADRID DEC. 18, Evening. The Gazette publishes a decree organising the financial a dministration of the Antilles. Disunion prevails among the members of the Opposition, and the position of the Ministry has been thereby strengthened. ANERICA. SOUTtIAMPTON, DEC. H. The Hamburg and American Company's steamer Teutonia, from New IL:rk on the 29th ult., has o arrived off Cowes. She brings 46 passengers, England, 11,901 d o t s . for F2lr,a4:coe,daonlsd. illoo specie l dosf. f r or Hamburg. Her news has been anticipated. BOMBAY AND MAURITIUS MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, DEC. 10, The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam; ship Ellora, Captain Kelliek, with the heavy por tioa of the Mauritius and Bombay mails, arrived this evening, bringing 57 passengers, and, on freight, 3 packages specie, value £BBO ; also 25 boxes valu ables, 131 packages sundries, and 523 bales raw silk, value £50,000 sterling. The Ellora spoke, on the 28th ult., the St. Iberia on the 30th the Pera ; on the Ist inst. the Veetis ; and on the Bth the Ripon, with the outward mails of the 4th. Her Majesty's ships Hibernia, Phcebe, Foxhound, and Icarus were at Malta on the Ist inst. ; and at Gibraltar the Redpole, Racoon, and Procris. GIBRALTAR, DEC. 6. The following British vessels have arrived here : —Steamer St. Patrick, 8 days from Liverpool; steamer Genova, 14 days from Glasgow ; steamer Delta, 4 days from Southampton; steamer Latona, 7 days from London ; steamer Rhone, 8 days from Liverpool ; steamer Danube, 81 days from Liver pool; steamer Palestine, 71 days from Liverpool ; steamer Cadiz, 9 days from London ; steamer British Queen, 8 days from Liverpool ; and barque Pasha, 41 days from Newcastle. Gibraltar Exchanges on London, 90 days' dace, 50; Paris, sf. 26c. ; Marseilles, sf. Bc. ; Genoa, sf. 301. to 31c. ; Madrid, 8 days' sight, t- prem. ; Cadiz, par to dis. ; Seville, par to dis. ; Malaga, par ; Barcelona, prem.; Almeira, par; Valencia, par to k prem.; Alicant, prem. Freights unaltered. FRANCE• BOURSE, Dec. 10.—The market remains fir m owing to the English Fends arri vin g with an ad vance of 1, but without any material improvement in quotations. Threes, for the Account, are now at 67fr. 45e. Mobilier has risen to 1,075 fr. Rsil ways well maintained. A reaction took place towards the close in consequence of a report tb the Bank of France was E to 8 per cent. The mark 41 per Cents .. 95 25 Do. end month.... 3 per Cents 1)o. end month 67 30 Credit Mobilier 1065 Do. end month 1065 Bank Shares 3330 Credit Fancier 1270 Roman — RSIL Orleans Northern New ditto Lyout and Mediterranean New ditto - . Geneva.. S mthern Western Eastern Sardinian Austriau Low bard Lbout to raise its discount et closed as follows: Italian Loan 7l 90 Do. end month 72 New ditto — Do. end month _ Russian Austrian Spanish Threes., 52 50 Some Debt Deferred 'AYS. Cash. Account. 977 50 .. 97b 980 .. 985 942 50 .. 942 50 500 - - 690 - 693 75 506 25 .. 506 25 480 - 480 - 403 75 .. 402 50 400 - .. 397 50 527 50 .. 527 50 BANK OF FRANCE. The following is the account for month ending Thursday, Dec. 10 : ASSETS. P. C. Cash and ingots .. 57,844,586 93 Cash at the branch-banks .. 155,296,449 Bills due to be paid to-day.. • • .. 455,079 58 Bills becoming due in Paris .. 341,614,959 25 Bills in the branch-banks .. 296,159,622 Advances on coin and ingots .. .. 10,545,800 Do in the branch• banks 2,449,700 Do on French securities . 29,315,900 Do in the branch-banks .. 21,525,150 Do on railway shares and bonds .. 45,602,100 Do in the branch-banks 32,276,400 Do on Credit Fonder Bonds .. 410,400 Do in the branch-banks 487 900 D 9 to State by treaty, 1848 .. .. 60,000,000 Rentes of the reserve-fund 1 , .. .. 12,980,750 14 Rentes, disposable funds .. .. 38,608,212 36 Rentes immobilised (law of June, 1857).. 100,000,000 Hotel and furniture of the Bank .. 4,000,000 -- Real property of branch-banks 5,927,229 Expenses of administration .. 2,347,622 78 Sundries .. .. 4,444,392 92 1.222,292,254 06 LIABILITIES. Capital of the Bank .. .. 182,500,000 Profits to be added to Capital (Art. 8 of law June 9, 1857) .. 2,667,907 17 Reserve-fund 12,980,750 14 New Reserve .. 9,125,000 Reserve-immobiliere .. 4,000,000 Notes to bearer in circulation in Paris and the branch-banks Do. to order (Post-bills) .. Bills payable at sight • • .. Ace. cur, of Treasury Creditor .. Various accounts current .. 7,549,413 25 4,487,879 14 3,169,030 - .. 59,89000 55 .. 128,209 880 76 .. 26,068,307 - • • 856,901 75 .. 2,805,449 03 Do. branch-banks • • • • Dividends to bo paid Arrears of values deposited Discount, interest, and expenses .. Re-discounts of the last half-year surplus of ptotit not disturbed .. Sundries .. • .. .. 15;991,531 07 .. 1,554,317 16 .. 1016,709 23 .. 12,126,266 07 1,222,292,264 06 The Post-office LondOn Directory for 1864. What this gigantic book will come to in the end it is more than ever difficult to conjecture. It has now some time since passed its grand climacteric. Yet, as though it were still the most promising young stripling of a publication in the world, it is actually—in the sixty-fifth year of its age—growing rapidly and quite appreciably. So appreciably that we can state at once the precise amount of its growth since the date of its last annual appear ance. The Directory, then, for 1864 is larger, in other words, than the Directory for 1863 by very nearly 100 pages. To be as precisely, in deed, as the Directory itself is in its every minute particular—the huge tome has expanded within this one year last past by exactly 96 pages. Improve ments in the way of arranging their stupendous mass of materials, the Messrs. Kelly and Com pany absolutely had not within their reach. And for the simple reason that any better arrangement than the one upon which the work has been constructed now for a long while, we don't think it is within any reasonable man's power to sug gest. The Fourteen Grand divisions of this mar vellous collection of names and addresses—giving to us, in fact, just so many separate clues through our labyrinthine world of three millions of Londoners—the old fourteen divisions are here still presented to us in their accustomed sequence. There is the Official division—the Street —the Commercial—the Trades—the Law—the Court—the Parliamentary—the Postal—the City —the Conveyance—the Banking—the Assurance. The last mentioned trailing off into a marvellous collection of companion, but miscellaneous, adver tisements. Evidences there are—wherever we open the monstrous volume, haphazard—of the scrupulous attention paid by the firm, to whose unflagging energy and assiduity in its compilation, we are indebted for it—evidences there are, wherever we may chance to open it, quite haphazard, of the minute, almost, as one may say, microscopic attention paid to every entry contained in it. How carefully the work is brought down in its scrupu lous regard to the latest and minutest correction before publication, may at once be indicated by our specifying a few illustrative par ticulars in this way. For example, the name of Mr. Bonamy Dobree—whcse death was announced in our columns as recently as the 26th ultimo, is eliminated rfrom the Official Directory, p. 47—front the list of the Directors of the Bank of England, p. 83—from the list of the City Lieutenancy, p. 2281. The new Solicitor. General, again, Sir Robert P. Collier, gazetted only November 27th, appears as such throughout the book, in Streets, pp. 325 and 710; Commercial, p. 925 ; Law, pp. 1986.2008 and 2012, Court, 2154. Parliamentary, p. 2253 and 2262. Sir Gellery Pigott, Baron of the Court of Exchequer, gazetted Dec. 4, appears in Law, pp. 1985-1989 ; Court, p. 2185. The new French Ambassador, Prince de la Tour d'Auvergne, who was presented at Court on the 2d Dec.. will be found entered in the list of Foreign Ministers, p. 111, and Court, 2110; and, to give one other instance, the new member for Andover, W. H. Humphery, Esq., gazetted only on the 24th of November, is inserted in Court, p. 2147, and Parliamentary, p. 2256 and 2261. For scope, accuracy, and lucidity, the " Post-office London Directory," as compiled by the Messrs. Kelly and Co., still continues to be what it has long vindicated its right to be regarded as, namely. in one simple but sufficient word—unrivalled. The work has swept out of view all other competitors. And although it has by so doing attained a sort of monopoly as the guide-book through the metropolis of the British Empire, it has evaded the evil fate of moat monopolies—by sot degenerating into indifference by reason of the mere fact of its being free from further wholesome incentives in the way of competition. It is, in effect, as energetically conducted year after year as though it were appearing year after year sur rounded by a throng of formidable rivals and com petitors. And it is precisely for this reason, of course, precisely because it evidences a no less scru pulous care than ever, that it is enabled still to set at defiance all serious thought of competition. It is worthy of its title—this wonderful index of we don't know how many hundreds of thousands of names and addresses, called " The Post-office Lon don Directory." It appears, as usual, authorita tively, under the Direct and Special Patronage of her Majesty's Postmaster-General, and it is the simple truth to say here that it is not only de serving, but that it is more than ever deserving, of- that patronage. It is as complete as com plete can , be. in this marvellously ever changing human kaleidoscope—the three mil lion particles in which are perpetually fluc tuating in their position relatively to each other. Accompanying the substantial volume—not ab surdly folded in it as a frontispiece, fated either to he torn or to be treated as inaccessible—there comes to us with The Post-office Directory a noble Post office Map of London, mounted upon calico on a roller, and glazed, ready for display, during the ensuing twelvemonth, upon the office-walls of the metropolis. It is an admirably exact and compre hensive Map, and one, consequently, which is well fitted to accompany so wonderfully exact and com prehensive a Directory SMOKING AT AN INDSOR CASTLE.—Several weeks ago a paragraph went the rounds of the papers, announcing the prohibition of smoking at Windsor Castle, when it was particularly stated that a notice to that effect f had been posted in the dressing room of the Princ st e o Wales in the York Tower. W e are now enabled tostate that his Royal Highness did n ot occupy t h a t suite of ap mente in the York Tower on his arrival from Sandringham. His Royal Highness was lodged in Edward M.'s tower, whete no such notice was ph,eed. Sudden Death of Mr. Justice Wightman. We deeply regret to announce the sudden death of Mr, Justice Wightman. The learned judge was at York, trying prisoners at the Yorkshire winter gaol delivery, and on Wednesday was in his usual good health, and tried a long and important Post Office robbery case. The Court rose about six o'clock, when his lordship manifested no signs of fatigue, although his labours during the day had been of an arduous character. His lordship retired to rest at his usual hour, and was then quite well, but on Thursday morning, at seven o'clock, when his valet entered his room he was alarmed to find his lordship breathing very heavily, and to all ap pearance in a fit of apoplexy. Miss Wightman, who accompanied her father whilst on circuit, was in stantly aroused, and Mr. Husband, surgeon, and Dr. Shann were sent for. These gentlemen were at his lordship's bedside in a few minutes, but their services were of little avail, for it was evident that the hand of death was upon the learned judge. He remained totally unconscious, and lingered in this state of unconsciousness until a quarter-past one o'clock, when his lordship expired. 1 11 r. Justice Wightman had been a judge of the Queen's Bench for 22 years, and was universally esteemed by the bar for his amiability of disposition, and also for his high legal attainments. His lord ship's death has put a stop for the present to the business of tte Yorkshire winter gaol delivery. Mr. W. B. Maule, of the northern circuit, whose name was on the commission at the winter gaol delivery, entered the court in the morning, and announced that it would be impossible to go on with business that day, stating that he should return to court in the afternoon and receive the bilis for the grand jury. Mr. Justice Mellor left town this morning for York. INDEPENDENCE OF POLAND. A public meeting of the inhabitants of Maryle bone was held last night at the St. Pancras Vestry hall, in order to express sympathy and aid for Poland. It was stated that the chair would be taken by Lord Fermuy, M.P., punctually at 8 o'clock, but as at that period the hall was about a quarter filled, some time elapsed before the promoters of the meet ing made their appearance. The impatience of the meeting was at length so loudly expressed that the chairman took his seat on the platform, surrounded by Lord Campbell, Mr. E. Beales, chairman of the National League for the Independence of Poland, Mr. J. R. Taylor, honorary secretary to the League, Mr. 7. A. Nicholay, Mr. N. E. Zaba, a Polish dele gate, Mr. C. Szulczewski, and several gentlemen of local influence in the borough of Marylebone. Lord Fermoy, having been called to the chair, said they had met there for the purpose of expressing their sympathy with Poland in her struggle and their horror and disgust at Russia for her oppression. (Hear, hear.) The brightest diadem in our consti tution was our free press, and he could not describe the present state of the Polish question better than it had been done in a leading article of the l iffidS of that day. Having read a portion of the article in question the chairman proceeded to say that the Times was not only read by the body of the people, bat Was extensively read by the higher and upper classes of this country, and when such a paper spoke out in this manner concerning the treatment of Poland by Russia, there was clear evidence that the people of England of all grades and classes sympa thised with the people of Poland. If, too, such a paper as the Times continued to address itself to this question as it had done, there was still hope for the people of Poland so far as England was concerned. (Applause.) It could not be said that the Russian atrocities were done without the knowledge and consent of the present Emperor, because he had lately sent Mouravieff to Poland. To this butcher in the superlative degree, the Em peror had just given the order of St. Andrew—the highest compliment that could be paid to a subject in Russia, and which had been described by the late Lord Durham as equal to our order of Vie Garter and the gift of a dukedom besides. And this reward had been given to this butcher, this demon, this devil incarnate, who had done everything that could disgrace humanity in Poland. (Applause.) Many Englishmen wished to do more than express their sympathy with Poland; and it wad desirable, therefore, that they should, as men of business, " take stock" and see how the matter stood. He did not know all the considerations that had de termined the Government not to go into the Con- . greys, but he could well understand the circum stances, referring not to Poland alone but to other countries, and even to the state of affairs across the Atlantic, had ied her Majesty's Government to the conclusion that a European Congress at the present moment would be a very questionable and dangerous thing. At the same time he regretted that their re fusal had not been conveyed in more temperate and conciliatory language. The question then arose, if all remonstrances failed what was the next thing ? (A voice —War.) War meant a permanent and in creased income tax, the reimposition of indirect taxation, and the throwing out of employment of hundreds and thousands of the working classes. The great leading nations of the continent warmly sympathised with the Poles, and if the Governments of those countries joined England and France in their representations Russia must give way before the opinion of Europe. Meanwhiie it was the duty of the English people to call upon their Government to use every means in their power to obtain the blessings of liberty for the unhappy Poles. (Ap plause.) Mr. R. Furness moved, and Mr. Hearnden seconded, the first resolution, declaring that the devoted heroism of the Poles entitled them to the admiration and support of Great Britain. Lord Campbell spoke in support of the resolution. The borough of Marylebone had an especial right to appeal to Parliament on behalf of the Poles. It was not until he visited Warsaw a few months ago that he learned how deeply and how gratefully the Poles appreciated the character and services of their former representative, Lord Dudley Stuart. (Hear, hear.) The Polish leaders had assuted him that they placed a high value on the expression of popular sympathy in this country. The Polish Government had made two demands—first, that their belligerent rights should be acknowledged ; and, secondly, that our Government should repudiate all further title on the part of Russia to dominion over Poland. The English Government might be induced to concede both these claims if it were backed by public opi nion, and, if so, who would say that popular agita tion was useless or unnecessary ? The resolution having been carried, a person named Webb in the body of the meeting here proposed a resolution declaring that the Government ought to have at tended the Congress to settle the question of nationa lities by peaceable means if possible, and if not to have joined any Power willing to assist in punishing the barbarous Russian Government, and to secure the permanent independence of Poland and Cir cassia. This resolution was received with favour by the meeting, but opposed by Lord Campbell as a vote of retrospective censure on the Government, which would array against the meeting many of the friends of Poland. After some little discussion it was, however, carried by a large majority. Pro fessor Beesly proposed the next resolution, which asierted that the English Government is no longer bound to recognise the sovereignty of the Czar o ver any part of the Polish territory , wou ld be fully justified in acknowledging the belligerent rights of seconded the reso the insurgents. Mr. E. Bealesdissent. The lution, which was carried without to a close by a vote proceedings were then brought of thanks to the chairman. TIIE LEGACY DEN T. TO M a ' DISRAELI , M.P., BY A TORQUAY R ESI —lt was intimated a f ew days rec ently deceased, had bequeath e d a b out Benjamin Disraeli. Th e t estatr i x was Mrs. BrYdge irn a Wllyaa , she many years at M oun t Braddon, Torquay , and when she di e d s h e bed attained the Xag4o,o that 0 0 t a o lady, Mr. e xtraordinary age of 93 years.. The deceased lady was of Jew i s h descent, and of a Spanish family, Mr. Disraeli, as her executor,has given directions for the house and furni ture to be sold. Some men, it seems, entered the house on Monday night, by breaking a pane of glass and removing a shutter in the window of one of the lower rcoms. They were disturbed, however, by the house dog, and decamped precipitately, taking with them only a few trifling articles. Western Morning News. j ' t , 1 1 4,..MtAy " tittalat i f fflitir ...c4 - RE i . HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, Dec. 10. Their Royal Highnesses the Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia dined with the Prince and Prin cess of Wales, yesterday, at Frogmore House. Countess Hohenthal, Baroness Dobeneck, Count Furstenstein, and Major von Schweinitz, had the honour of being invited. The Queen walked in the grounds this morning. Her Majesty the Qu e en has honoured Mr. Fr ith with a final sitting for the marriage picture, and their Royal Highnesses the Princess of Wales, the Crown Princess, Princess Helena, Princess Louise, and Princess Beatrice have again given sittings. The Prince and Princess of Wales. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales had a grand dinner party at Frogmor e House on - Wednesday night, at which the Duke of Brabant and several of the ladies and gentlemen el the royal household were present. The Prince of Wales, attended by Gen. Knollys and Colonel Keppel, came to London by the Great Western Railway yesterday, to preside at his council at the Duchy of Cornwall-office. His royal highness returned to Frogmore in the afternoon. Her Royal Highness the Princess of W a les accompanied by the Hon. Mrs. Stonor, drove through the town of Windsor yesterday afternoon• THE CROWN PRINCE AND CROWN PRINCESS OF PRUSSIA,-it is expected that their Royal Highnesses at: Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Prussia will lea" Windsor Castle on the 15th inst., and proceed to Brussels and Ciirlsruhe. Their royal highnesses will probably reael' Berlin on the 20th. His Bora Highness the Duke of Brabant arri Ted at the Palace Hotel, Buckingham-gate, yesterday, fre lli visiting their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princes s (3.f Wales at Frogmore. The Duke of Argyll has left town to join the, circle assembled on a visit to the Duke and Duchess °I Sutherland at Lilleshall, Salop. The Duke of Atli.le is, as stated by a contehlP ° ' rary, in a very sad condition, but not worse than N l° weeks back. His grace is suffering from cancer in tho fac e ' and his disease has for some months past bean regarded US a hopeless one. It is a consolation to his family to knout that the noble duke is fully aware of the serious nature o his malady, and has, as far as possible, prepared himself for its consequences. •a The Marquis and Marchioness of Ailegbaryjo ne t the circle visiting the Marquis and Marchioness of Dea l a- Longleat Park, Wilts, early in the week. By a telegram received from Paris yesterdal we learn that the Earl of Westmoreland is going °A favourably, The Earl and Countess of Lzieester will alt er ; tam a large party at Holkham H a ll, N or f o lk, the Wee after next. The Earl and Countess de Grey entertained 0: • Duke and Duchess of Somerset, the Right Hon. W.,' Cowper, Mr. and Lady Mar g a re t B eaumon t, th e Hon. r o : Spencer Ponsonby, and a sel ec t p ar ty a t di nner last even ing at their residence in Carlton-gardens. The Countess (Dow a g e r) Spencer and fami l y return to town to. morrow f rom B r i g ht on , an d go earlY the ensuing week on a visit to the Dowager LadyClintou at Hampton Court Palace. Viscountess Dungannon has returned to - Dover-street, from Weles. Viscount and Viscountess Gort and family 116/1 ? left East Cowes Castle, their residence in the Isle of NV i g h. ' for Paris, where they propose to pass the winter. e' Lady Bloomfield has left the St. Georg es Hotel. Sir William and Lady Heathcote have left Hursley Park, near Winchester, for Dogmersfield Park, 011 a visit to Sir Henry and the Hon. Lady Mildmay. ll The Right Hon. B. Disraeli and Mrs. DiS rae : have left Gros'aenor - gate for Stowe, on a visit to the Du k e and Duchess of Buckingham. SPECIAL POSTAGE STAMPS IN EGYPT era about to be issued for franking letters in the interior of that country. They are to be manufactured in England by a company which supplies such articles to many of the State of Europe. FEMALE AERONAUTS.—Women, from the dal° of Madame Blanchard to this day, seem to have been unlucky when they have ascended alone. This poo r woman had several children, and it is probable that neces sity compelled her to incur such dreadful risks. In one of bpr ascents she was caught in such a tempest of wind, hail, and rain, that the noise and cold stunned her, and she be came insensible. liow long she remained in this condition she did not know, but she was absent from the earth more than fourteen hours. Her end was a fearful one. Sh e ascended one night with a number of lighted Bengal fire p t and a o t t o s eda e a u ffi qu e tt ie n n t quantity fireworks. t o i f tude ehe heg a hAs letting soon offao the ab efi riaaelawldeorit These were seen flashing and darting about , wheD, sudden, a great broad red flame leaped forth amongthe clouds, cries of horror rose from the spectators, and ilia few minutes they were aware of the mangled body of a woman having been picked up at a short distance from where ha were assembled.—Once a •11 7- 01 e. MR. SAUNDERS, OF THE GREAT WESTERNRAIL WAY, has been graciously presented by her- 18 i r jesty with a silver epergne (with an inscripti on ) upon 13, retirement. It is accompanied by a letter from Sir C. 'I" Phipps, expressing her Majesty's entire approval of the company's arrangements for her comfort, and her g racione regret for the loss of Mr. Saunders' services. SKETCH OF THE CRAWLER COURT MARTIAL."' The apartment is spacious, airy, and well lighted" This is the reading-room of the provincial Rag and Famis h ' The large mirror at one end of the hall, the three handsotae glass chandeliers depending from the ceiling, and the Da d _, - hogany chairs and tables, all help to lend a light, cheerAP air to the place,' The blaze of brilliant uniforms , tile i glitter of silver medals and gold lace, the rainbow Hues + ° o i the silken ribbons of honour, surround the large °eAJ- . ta ble around which the members of th e co urt marti al al' seated with ann dOO atg a hse fine otiadr egoh coup grey-headed d'ceil. Sir George Wetherell, the President, a rather venerable old gentleman a p . O l2 V- Rs n h Lc a a aua t i rrsulsreaeetal and pleasantly mincled, sits in the centre' Dad y ai - n h s t e wa a ffh d e oo d sffie vcefeatercreans shrewdness rB a ejw : t i -n d aA ' 7: i f :l i r : a- e 1: 33 - d r ii i it British other members flank the president on right members form a distinguished gT euP °f warriors. The long double table is littered w . th PaP e t T books of reference, Testaments for administering th e °L i ; cocked-hats, shakoes, and so on. The models of 3 3 -u v ,.. Lieutelisa‘e bungalows are exhibited on a separate table. larg s. Colonel Crawley sits to the left of the President/ at 3 table, which is also covered with manuscripts and 1)0 0 e. He wears the simple- tunic of his regimen t, with a on_a barred Crimean medal on his breast; but h is sword bolt are, as Earl Russell would say, conspicuous by t absence. He is a tall, well-built, substantial figure/ eq:a and soldierly in his bearing, thin grey ha ir, and a grizv, moustache, with prominent nose and cheekbones— PIL; undoubtedly of a very earnest, decided character. On end side of him sits his brother, another Colonel Crawley,' to , on the other Mr. Vernon Harcourt, his counsel—'‘ ricus"—a man of some mark. He is tall, lithe, with a leek , grave intellectual face, of a marble-like purity of c° l33 , plexion. His brow, full at the temples, is far froth and affords another proof that a high forehead is not neb e o sarily a sign of great mental power. He is perhaps 01°_,,' distinguished for his nervous, forcible 's tyle of writing til of for philosopic impartiality : he was well known as one , the slashers of the Saturday be fore he came out as a le c pundit. Mr. Waller, of the Chancery bar, is also in aft ail dance in a similar capacity as Mr. V. Harcoun„9.ltho l tit all the military men connected with the case are in " war paint," the lawyers axe in "mufti," Th e y area '- fact, winked at, but not formally recognised, • BUENOS AYRES GREAT SOUTHERN RAILVFA V The Royal M ail steamer Ma g dalena, sailing fro Southamp t o n to-morrow, takes out a number of the g.a‘. ne ering staff co nnected with t his railway, among whora Mr. Crawf ord, as the re presentative of the cont ractors Messrs. Peto and Betts, and Mr. Alfred Rumball, as the vi ff represe ntative of the co m p any. O ther port i on s of the a follow by a Liverpool steamer on th e 20th inst., so that ( 4 . r arrival at Buenos Ayres everything will be arrang ed cutting the first s o d o f t h e l i ne and an active Pros eegti°3l the works.—Bra z il an d Riser Plate Mail. VOMBWELL'S MENAGERIE.—The No. 1 collectiall of this n ow we ll - k nown menager i o has been e 2 ‘ ll /1 0 sited dining the week on the Islington-grca u t e nd al e proved a great source of attraction to those w ho have co ti am far and near to sea the domestic animals of the try in their fat and beauty. The inhabitants of the prey tropolis have also assisted in crowding the spaciona_ttteue early and late. Of the rare and extensive character f_etit collection nothing need bo said, but we must conWil!", De Mr. Edmonds upon the attention an d care with will'„.l2o provides for the comfort and safety o f his visit wonderful performance of the two e l ep hants, aud os i e ur t raor di na ry achievements and moral daring of DilDeu Zoolneryna with 20 lions and t i g ers, &c., would ,4P„. fully interesting were it not evid ent he has the anil3l his absolute will. We can re commend the interesting _ ;: ia hibition to the notice of every pater f a milias who w give his children a cheap lesson in natural history- PE gS E A TING HOIJSEK E LONDON COFFEE AND ball in alu BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION, —The annual tale Pion the funds of this praiseworthy association wil/ 61.. on Monday, Jan. 4, at thew hittington °tub, Str a tar) lan ( is le PAN Reut 32c. l i 4 lll Way Ced e and sri _5 m o d, ta t ,. bi t I o, A‘ 44 keh hit d db A I)it Di Di Di Guar I:l 4 t e i it F r , 4t I.)i t .04 14 I)it. "C Gt , a(