The Sun. — London, England, 1864-09-30 00:00:00

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tats DAY.—Morning, lh. 50m.—Afternoon, 2h. Om. ro-Kortuo ;7.-Morning, 2a. 18m.—Afternoon, 2a. 35m. LONDON, FRIDAY, SEPT. 30, 1864. The question of providing the people of a dense'y crowded city with the means of at least occasionally breathing fresh air, and enjoying the sight of earth and sky unchecked by houses and roadways, has long been held to be of considerable importance by our sanitary reformers. The further the science of health is studied the more we come back to nature, and it has long since been recognised as an indis putable truth by our most eminent medical men that all the drugs in the pharmacopia cannot supply the place or atone for the deficiency of the great necessaries of nature, fresh air and exercise. These conditions are absolutely essential to health, but, strange to say, they are often neglected by those who have them easily within their reach. The rich and fashionable immure themselves in close, hot rooms, or take a drive in a close carriage, while their houses are built in the most airy situations, and their time is their own to seek health on foot. The experience of common sense and the skill of science are alike thrown away upon them, and the conse quence is a feeble and drooping condition, in which they look with envy on those below them, who, with fewer advantages, have known how to use them better. But when the doc t or tames to the working classes he finds still greater obstacles in his way than luxurious habits or fashionable inaction. He has all the difficulties of bad or insufficient food, overwork, want of rest, unhealthy ;homes, and, above all, bad water to contend against, be sides the injurious effects which many trades and occupations exercise upon the health of those who follow them, If the laws of nature render certain things indispensable to health, the kind care of Providence has been bountiful in supplying them. As there is no distinction of persons beyond our temporary ranks and divisions, but the same wants are common to all humanity, so the supply is within the reach of all. The fresh air blows softly and purely around the hovel as the palace, the water lbws where all may reach it, the earth lies outspread with fair and pleasant scenes enough to tempt man to wholesome exercise. But with the ingenuity peculiar to him he soon contrives to wio the beneficent works of nature, and to neutra. lice her gills. Not content with building mice. Table houses' in each positions that their main ob ject seems to be to exclude every breath of air, he further poisons tho balmy winds of heaven with evil gases and noxious vapours, generated by his own wilful folly or neglect. The water which lbws ready for all to use he roaders foul and un wholesome by the sewage of great towns, while few oitla be tempted in his crowded and noisy highways to take a walk for plea sure. If he do so, however, where is the scope for the free games of happy childhood, for the pleasant saunter, for the unrestrained enjoy. went which proves so essential a part of the benefit derived from open-air exercise. Any one who has watched a group of poor children at play in one of the parks will readily perceive how very much is lost to them in the careful walk through crowded streets, and the better class of the labouring pope• la ion are always anxious to avoid the bad consea quences of letting their children play about the courts and alleys. The public parks meet this difficulty admirably, and supply a place not only for the children with their bat and hall or hoop, but for the working man at the cicse of his long summer day's toil, or in his Sunday holiday to stroll with his wife, and laugh at all the children's frolics. In the larger and less fashionable parks, indeed, cricket and other games are allowed which afford healthy and innocent recreation to young men who are kept close in shops and at desks for the greater part of their time. All these simple and natural pleasures tend to foster the kindly affections, to refine and , humanise, and to counteract in some degree that whirl and bustle in which most of us live in these high pressure days, and which leaves room to think of nothing beyond the wants of the hour. With these views our philanthropists and our legislators have encouraged, by every means in their power, the opening of people's parks, and always with very satisfactory results. In London we have several fine parks, but unfortunately the rapid growth of our vast city leaves weary miles between the tired operative, or the weary housewife, and their pleasant walks. London has taken so much from the country that the least the monster can do is to allowsome little gaps amid the ever spreading bricks and mortar for pure air and recreation for the people. We must follow the example of the Chinese, who include gardens and grounds within the walls of their cities. But while sanitary science renders the benefit of such places indisputable, there are always found some short-sighted economists who think that the great question of public health should bs subservient to some tem porary saving or lccal advantage. It re qaires a continual watchfulness on the part of the friends of the people to preserve the old tradi tionary spaces, the heaths and commons arcund the metropolis, from being built over and encroached upon. It has been a hard fish; to keep Hamp stead, Mitcham, Tooting, and Cia?hdm from being converted into streets, and squares, and rows of dull, semi-genteel villas. It is generally still more difficult to inaugurate a movement of the kind, and, therefore, the vestrymen for zhe parish of St. Leonard's, Shoreditch, deserve great credit for having had sufficient public sprit to set on foot a movement for opening a People's Park at the London-fields, for the benefit of the poorer classes in the populous parishes of Hackney and Shoreditch. The lost of purchasing the land will not be great, but the advantages of saving them from the braider will be incalculable. It is to be hoped that the parochial authorities of Hackney will meet the proposal with fitting libe rality and promptitude; sad that so good an oppor tunity for bent fitting the close courts and crowded alleys of those eastern districts may not be missed. The more the chances of fever and other epidemics are diminished the better for all classes, and the general interests are involved in any question which concerns the public health. On all accounts then we 'wish good speed to the proposed undertaking The paper which Miss CARPENTER read " On the Duty of Government to aid in the Education of the Perishing and Neglected Classes," touched upon a, subject of great importance, fur its issues are not confined to the immediate objects con cerned. The crime of the country she declared was traceable to early neglect and ignorance, and doubtless there is every reason to concur in the re! mark. It has before been stated by those well qua lified to judga that idleness was at the root of nearly all the cases of juvenile offenders, whose offnces so shock and mystify the public. Their connections are so bad that they cannot work if they will to get an honest livelihood, and unless some special care is taken of them and some bene volent interposition takes place there seems no chance left but that they should joi❑ in the dreary ranks who have gone before them in the ways of crime. The ragged schools are of great benefit, but it is much to be regretted that they do not re ceive the help that they stand in so much need of, and which ought on all accounts be aff , rded. The elucational grant has not bee❑ of any use to the m , and it really seems strange that those in authority should persist in ignoring the claims of an insti tution so ca'culated to improve the social and moral conditio❑ of the lower classes. Miss CAR- PENTER'S paper made out a very strong case for these young beings who seem in such desperate need of a helping hand being stretched cut to them. The explanations which she gave concern• ing their sad state of ignorance and depravity are sufficient to strike the attention of all who are interested in the subject, and surely such a question passes beyond the limits of education itself, and takes us into the higher region of matters that relate to the well-being of the cut casts, and their destinies here and hereafter. The discussion that afterwards took place upon the sub ject of female education was an eiifying one, and the subject being one that has often of late en. grossed the attention of experienced minds, addi tional interest was imparted to the affair. Many useful trials and important suggestions will be found in the paper presented by Mr NORRIS, the late Government Inspector of Schools, on the " Education of MiddiesCiass Girls." It takes a comprehensive view of the subject, fairly explains the difficulties that environ it, boldly grapples with the obstructions that are in the way, and finally points out desirable alterations and greatly needed improvements. It is at all times an awkward task to settle definitely the line that should be drawn in the requirements of female education. Perhaps more might have been effected if the contending parties had consented to form a neutral ground, and neither expect nor refuse so much. The consequence has been that those who are not sufficiently educated themselves to understand the importance of educa, tion have often got confused, and believed that the new systems were wrong, and that it was safer and wiser after all to keep to the old beaten track, and not teach girls more than they absolutely required to know, Ttie real diffuulty, however, lies in this very thing, It is nearly impossible for any one to say how much it is really requisite to learn, nor, in the chances and changes of life, Wh at circumstances may arise to render more extended knowledge necessary. At all events it is the bounden duty of all concerned in the task of edu cating the young to ponder deeply upon the vast and influential work upon which they are engaged, and also it behoves all those whose children need instruction to reflect as to whether they are re ceiving what is most beneficial for them. Mr. NORRIS touched upon the real difficulty of the question in improving the education of girls, and that was the indifference of the parents; they would not recognise the difference between a trained schoolmistress and one who had no real aptitude or proficiency for the Ws . '. The come, I quence is that the greatest difference exists between the methods employed at the training colleges for schoolmistresses, and the means that are adopted by the private sources of instruction. Parents seem only to care for accomplishments, and to disregard the vital consequences of a sound and extensive education. Mr Noßms's ideas of remedial measures appear to be most rational, and could they be carried out there can be no doubt whatever as to the great and imprrtant advantages that would accrue. He said, for instance, that those who write upon female education should avoid all unnecassery details and disquisitions, and keep resolutely to the point. It cannot be difficult to fix upon any particular blemish, and to call attentiou to the necessary means to rectify it. There is arithmetic for one thing, in which there is, as he observed, notorious defective instruc tion. It is enough to awaken the attention of the indifferent to learn that it has been said by eminently scientific men that the want of an early training of the mind was the cause of much of the ill health of women, and that they would not be so absurdly credulous about spirit-rapping, and such things, had their minds been braced by more vigorous discipline. Another subject of contempla tion comes home to all, and that is, that thousands of females are now striving to gain their own live lihood under circumstances of great difficulty, and that chiefly occasioned by their lack of early edu cation. Surely such facts ought to speak for them selves as a protest and a warning against the super ficial education of the day. The suggestions made by Mr. NORRIS as to examinations appear to be most excellent, and it is indeed high time that some notice should be taken of a subject which so greatly concerns the welfare of society. People are too apt to think that all that is required is a showy edueation, but they forget that a fe w years often see the end of the mere tricious acquirements of the day, while as long as life lasts, for good or for evil there will be felt the consequences of the early training of the mind. It is, then, most desirable that due attention be paid to this subject of female education ; and Mr NORRIS has done good service to the cause by his remarks, which take so elevated a view of its requirements. Not less to be appreciated is the calm tone he has adopted, thus keeping up his Efluence to the last, and not becoming lost in the excitement of wild theories and irrelevant discussions, by means of which so many mar the effects of the services they might render. M . R. ALFRED MELLON'S CONCERTS EVERY EVENING, at Eight. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA HOUSE BUT S EVE N -GARDEN. COV-GARDEN. LAST NIGHT ENT C ASSICAL NIGHT. The following Artistes will appear THIS EVENING :- o Vualists - Mdlle. C. Patti, 31r. Lewi • Thomas. Harpists r. J. B. Chattert n (Harpist to her Majesty). Mr. Cheshire, Miss Trust, Miss Ponchioni. Mr. rust, and r. Thomas. Cornet - Mr. Levy. ( ontra Basso- T Signor bottes M inl. Orchestra and Banns of the Grenadier and Coldstream Guards (i5O performers). brand Operat Selection from Meyerbeer'e L'ETOILE DU NORD. The new Burlesque Quadrille, " Paul-y-Toole-y-techntc." Con& ctor- Mr. ALFRED MELLON. Promenade, Amphitheatre Stalls. and Amphithea're, One ; Dress Circle, 20. 6d. ; Private Boxes, X 1 is. and 10s. 6d. HEATRE ROYAL, DRURY- LANE, Mantwers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, AN APRIL FOOL. Mr. R. Roxby, Mr. r. Belmore ; Miss Hudspeth. Alter which, the First Part of Shakespere's Play of HEN ttY THE FoURT EL Mr Phelps; Messrs Creswick, Walter Lacy, R. Roxby. G. Belmore, H Marston, &c. ; Mijs jleleu Howard. Miss Arabella Smyth, and Mrs. C. stelvi Ic. To conclude with the Farce of BEAUTY OR THE BEAST. Mr. G. Delmore and Mis. 3 Helen Howard. Commence at Seven. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET._ Lessee, air. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, BACCHUS AND ARIADNE. After which, at half-past 7, O'Keefe's revived Comic Opera of THE CASTLE OF ANDALUSIA. Messrs. Weiss, Buc4stone, Chippendale, Compton, Rogers, Farren, Matthi- Son, &c, ; Mtstiames Weiss, Keeley, Griffith, Br.l. To be followed by FRIEND WAGGLES. Horatio Waggles (his original character), Mr. Compton. Concluding with A KISS IN T HE DARK. To commence at 7. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, BORN TO GOOD LUCK. I addy O'Rafferty, Mr. Dominick Murray. After which, THE STREET 3 OF LONDON. 3lessrs, Vit:ing, J. W. Ray , D. Fi her, D. Murray, J. Nelson, If. F ort e,ter. H. Mellon ; Mrs. Henry Marston, Miss Emma Barnet, and Miss F Amy Gwynne.nr THEN FRE-R0 IAL, ADELPHI.— s4le p 1 .,-nriator an 1 Manager. Mr. B. Webster. Will OPEN for the WINTER SEASON on MONDAY, Oct. a, with great ant: attractive novelty. First appearance of Mr. JOHN COLLO who has obtained such celebrity in America as an Irish VoCalist and representation of Irish Character, for whom will be Produced the celebrated c omic Drama of THE IRISH AMBaNS-iADOR and the screaming Irish Farce of TEDDY THI4 MONDAY, Oct. 3, and dud ig Tho 'week. the performance will commence with the celebrated mimic Drama of GOOD FOR NOTHING. Mr. J. Clarke, Mr. Killington, and Mrs. Alfred Mellon (Miss Woolgar). - . . After which will be produced, for the first time at this theatre, the popular comic Drama of' THE IRISH AMBAS SADOR. Sir Patrick O'Plenipo (with songs', Mr. John Collins. supported by Meters. Billington, Stephenson; Miss Menrie.ta simms and Mrs. Billington. ..._ With the screaming Irish Farce of TEDDY THE TILER. Teddy (with songs), Mr. John Collins. Commence at 7. In rehearsal, for Immediate production, a new and original Drama, in three acts, in which will be introduced some mar vellous effects invented and patented by Mr. H. N. King. Various cther novelties are in preparation. ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE Manager. Mr. Benjamin Webster. EMINIf:Nr TALENT AND COMEDY. Last 2 Nighti of the Burlesque. This popular Theatre is now Open for the Winter Season. THIS EVENING (tor the 17th time) Mr. Arthur Sketchly's highly •successful and original Comedy of HOW WILL 'I•tIEY GET OUT OF IT. After which, F. C. Barnand's Laughable Travestie of FAUST AND MARGUERITE. To conclude with UNDER THE ROSE. Those cele brated artists Mr. and Mrs. Char es Mathews are re-engaged. Mr, Stirling, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Matthews, Mr. F. Robin son, Mr. Asnley, Mr. J. Clark, Mr. Chamberlain, Mr. Jolm stone, Mr. H. Montague, Miss Cotterel , Miss Fanny Joseph Miss Patti Josephs, &c. dm. Scenic Artists, Mr. Gates and his pupil. Acting Manager, Mr. J. Kinioch. Musical Con ductor, Mr. Wallenstiene. Stage Director, Mr. F. Webster. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE Sole Lessee and Manageress. Mrs. Swanborough._ - Tills EVENING, SHORT AND SWEET. Messrs. Par. selle and James ; Mesdames Carson and Johnstone. Followed by, at Eight, MILKY WHITE. Messrs. Craven Stoyle, James ; Mesdames Swanbor ,ugh and Mande, s. After which, the great Burlesque, THE MILLER AND HIS MEN. Messrs. - Fenton, James, and Thorne; Mesdames Swanborough, Simpson. Johnstone, Hughes, and Carson. COUNTRY and SEASIDE DRESSES. Messrs. JAY, of Regent-street, have now in stock a variety of WASHING SILK DEMISES, suitatle for the country and seaside, and at the clearing-out price of only Its. ed. the dress. JAY'S, 247, 249, and 251, Regent-street. BLACK SILKS.—The price of Silks in the raw material has already risen 15 per cent.,and it will soon reach a far ereater per-centage. Messrs. JAY, therefore, iavite their numerous patrons to take advantage of the stock they have on hand, which they can nowdispose of on favour able terms ; but the same qualities will naturally b more Costly as the price of silk fluctuates to a higher average JAY'S, 217,249, and 251, Regent-street. COALS. —The LILLESHAL L COMPANY'S coaa.a. Direct from their own Collieries. Marquis' 235. per ton. I Double 20s. per ton. Top 223. „ Deep ....215. „ Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De pots, Westbourne Park-road, IV., and 17, South Wharf, Paddington, W., and Maiden-lane, N. Best Coke Terms cash. JOHN SCOTT, sole Agent. VTIFIE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," 1. Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, tan be had Every Evening of G. It GLENIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. THE LATES C EDITION of " THE SUN" supplied, as soon as published every Evening by HENRY BROOKS, Newspaper Agent, 21, Old Cavendish street, W. e z•t , t** THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 30, 1864. LITERATURE. The Convocation and the Crown in Council. A Stcond Letter to an Anglican Friend. By H. E. Manning, D.D. Bvo., pp. 39. Longman and The recent act of Convocation, by which it has put itself in direct opposition to the Crown in Council, is a circumstance of great interest in the history of the Church ofEnglaud. This act has been severely censured, as illegal and ridiculous bythe Lord Chancellor, on the otherliand it has been warmly defended by the Bishop of Oxford. The present letter treats on the effect which is likely to be pro duced by the decision legally on the Established Church, and morally on the religious feeling of the English people. It is valuable because written by one who is not personally affected by it, and who stands and looks on as a spectator, and who is, more over, well qualified to form an opinion by his great familiarity with the proceedings in ecclesiastical courts and matters of the canon law. Although, of course, the writer is a zealous Boman Catholic, the letter is written with great moderation, and apparent goodwill for those who do not agree with him in his religious convictions. Me Biglow Papers. By James Russell Lowell. Second Series. Pp. 13G. T.inner and Co. Another, a briefer, but un cqualiy racy series of these delightfully ridiculous exemplaw (in a rythmical form) of genuine Yankee wit, humour, ' s'AT3sm, satire, all rolled into one, sustains to the full, it it does not ac'ually exalt still higher the admiration excited in our minds by the publication of the former and larger series of the Biglow Papers, enhances our unaffected admiration, we would say, for the grotesque genius of James R. Lowell. An original, a thorough original, the author of these same Biglow Papers indise putably is, if ever there was one. An original tie is, as surely as was Sam Slick, when he first in troduced us to the Clockmaker—nay, as surely even as Boz himself, when he followed up his inimitable tittle Sketches of Landon Life and Caaracter, pub lished originally within the co - umns of the Evening Chronicle, in the green shill ing monthly num bers (illustrated, first by Seyt our, afterwards by Phiz) of the immortal "Pick , e ick Papers. , ' Yes, as tru'y in his way is the author of the " Biglow Papers" an original as even the world-famous author of the " Pickwick Papers." In his way— observe ! For the two writers stand in no degree upon the same level. They are wide as the globe asunder. The one a great writer, the other a very small one. 'The one fl:eting and fugitive in reputation, the other, years and years ago, secure of a lasting fame as one of the glories of our national literature. Yet, granting this immense difference between the two men—between these two conspicu ous humorists —the ephemeral Yankee humorist and the immortal English humorist—James Lowell ie, to our mind, as undeniably an original as Charles D:ckecs himself. The Biglow Papers are as die. tinct an attestation of the grotesque genius of the one as the Pickwick Papers were of the radiant and perennial genius of the oth er. They are fugitive pieces, these Biglow Papers, undeniably, and the more's the pity. But shot though the folly is, here as it flies—it is shot with an unerring aim, and that too with shafts of delightful ridicule, winged with wit, pointed with irony, barbed with sarcasm The humour of the thing, such as it is, is sui generis unrivalled, unapproached, unapproachable. Coarse, vulgar, slangular, preposterous, if you will, but racy, poignant, full of flavour—the flavour not of attic salt, but of genuine Yankee acid. Buy your own Cherries. By John W. Kirton, Pp, 32. S. W. Partridge. A capital low life story, with a moral running all through it like a golden thread woven into a hit of tapestry. " Buy your Own Ch err i es ," may take rank with the famous historiette, entitled " A Trap to Catch a Sunbeam." Mr. Kirton's tale about the Cherries, however, has this advantage over that yet more popular story about the Sunbeam, written by one of his anonymous contemporaries—to wit, the fact of the former having about it much less of what we may call the " goody " character. A. wholesome, manly, I . .onaely sketch of artizan life this is, in truth, and one flavoared, moreover, with several charming little touches of genuine humour, as where Jack Lewis, "Mr, Lewis," by the way, goes a•marketing with his tuissus—or, still better, where the goods come dropping in upon Tommy and Sally to their exceeding wonderment. The history and Mystery of a Glass of Ale. By J. W. Kirton, Pp. 72. S. W. Partridge. A great deal of interesting information is hero completed together very pleasantly. Mr Kirton ex plains the mystery and relates the history of "A Glass of Ale " in an agreeable and colloquial man ner: and we can't by possibility quarrel with him if he tacks on to his present paper (about malting and so forth) an earnest recommendation of the advan t iges of teetotalism. Teetotallers though we our. selves are not, we cannot for the life of na quarrel with that part of Mr Kirtoo'e argument—it we give but one casual glance any day in the whole year to the reports of the police.oflices—otherwise, to the daily retards of the crimes resulting from the vice of drunkenness. The Duke and Duchess of Manchester are among the guests of the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland at Duo robin Castle, N,B, LATEST INTELLIGENCE• (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE SCOTIA. (Via Cape Clear.) QUEENSTOWN, SEPT, 30. The Royal Mail steamship Scotia, from New York on the 21st inst., arrived here at 5,30 a.m. to-day. Ehe brings 60 passengers and 331,810 dole, in specie. She landed 95 sacks of mails and three passengers, and proceeded at 550 a.m. AU well. NEW YORK, SEPT. 21 (Morning). Sheridan reports from Winchester on the 19th, that he attacked Early on the Berrysville Pike at the crossing of Occoquan Creek, and after a stub• born and sanguinary engagement, lasting from early morning until five in the evening, Early was completely defeated and driven through Win chester. The Confederate Generals Rhodes, Warton, and Rsmseur (?) were killed. Most of the Confederate wounded, and all their killed, fell into Sheridan's hands. Sheridan's loss is estimated at 3,000 men. General Russell was killed. Sheridan captured 2,500 prisoners and 5 guns; The Confederates lost 5,000 killed and wounded. They escaped up the valley under cover of the night. The Federal cavalry started in pursuit at daylight. The Confederates keep up a heavy cannonade on Grant's left. It is rumoured they were attempting to turn his left. Grant's cavalry have been unable to take the cattle captured by the Confederates. During the pursuit one of Grant's cavalry regi ments was captured. The M'Clellan ratifici .ion meetings at New York, Washington, and tbrou:;hout the North, have been great successes, Great enthusiasm was manifested, Thirty Confederates from Canada have captured two steamers on Lake Erie. It is supposed that they will attempt the rescue of the prisoners on Johnson Island. It is reported that the privateer Florida has ar. rived at 'Wilmington. The New York, Tribune asserts positively that Fremont has withdrawn from the Presidentia canvass. The Hibernian and City of London have arrived out. General Grant, after a consultation with General Sheridan at Berrysville on the 16th inst., visited his family at Burlington, New Jersey, and yester. day returned to his headquarters before Petersburg. A supply train and two sutlers' trains, with 600 mules and 40 horses, which recently left Fort Levenworth, Kansas, for the Federal garrison at C.alun Creek by the Confederates. The St. Paul Press reports that General Shully again routed the Indians near Big Knife River, ainotati territory, on the 28th ult., killing and wounding upwards of 200 of them. Shully's loss was two killed and ten wounded. Grant is reported mastiog his forces on his lef for a movement against the Danville Railway. Official despatches from Shermem, received yes , terday, contain nothing of importance. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, SEPT, 21 (Morning). Money easy. Gold, 2231. Stocks quiet. New York Centrals, 1261, ; Illinois, 127 ; Erie, 1042-; United States Five-Twenty Bcnds, 1101'. Cotton quiet. Middling Upland, 175. Flour heavy. Wheat tending downwards. Corn steady. Pro visions good enquiry. Coffee steady. Sugar and molasses very dull. Petroleum, crude, 46 ; do., refined, 76c. MEXICO. NEW YORK, SEPT. 21 (Morning). Advices received from Mexico via New Orleans report that 5,000 French attacked Cortinas at Mata wort son the 6th inst. During the engagement, the Confederates, on the Itto Grande, under Colonel Forde, espoused the cause of the French and attacked Cortinas. The Federal forces stationed at Brazow de Santiago then attacked and drove Forde off. After the engagement Cortinas crossed the river and occupied Brownsville, Texas, driving the Confederates out. Cortinas hoisted the Federal fig at Brownsville, declared himself an American citizen, and offered the services of his troops to the Federal Government. The truth of the news is doubted in Ne w Orleans. The French have seized, on the Rio Grande, several vessels from Ne w Orleans with supplies for Cortinas. SPAIN. MADRID, SEPT. 29, Evening. The Clamor Publico is in favour of settling the Santo airninico question by preserving only the towns of Santo Domingo, Samorna, and Puerto Plata, abandoning the rest of the island and termi nating the war. THE BRAZIL MAIL. (By Telegraph from Lisbon.) BUENOS AYRES, AUG. 27. Exchinge, 50,1. Ounces, 28.10. Wet salted hides, 38/. Dry American, 32 to 35. Wool firm. Tallow, 146. Timber, 39 to 42/. Flour, 6 47. Refined sugar. MONTE VIDEO, AUG, 29. Exchange, 511. Wet salted bides, 6.40 to 5.20. Dry American, 4.65 to 4 . 80: Dry German, 5'70 to 5.40 : Wooi unchanged. Tallow, 1.85: FRANCE. BOURSE, Sept. 29.—The downward movement has made fr es h p rogress , Threes, for the Account, being no w a t 65f r. 7 0c., an d Mobilier at 1,000 fr., with, howev er , li ttle b us i ne ss doing. Railway Market q u i e t, with prices of many of the lines rather lower. Th e mar k et closed as follows : 41 per Cent 92 60 Do. end month .3 per Centa 65 80 Do. end month 65 75 Credit AlWAlier 1005 Do. end month 1005 Bank Shares 340 Credit k oncier 1206 25 Roman Italian Loan 67 35 Do. end mouth 67 40 Ditto Threes .. 42 25 Now Mexican 55 RUSsian Austrian .. Spanish Threes., d o me Debt Deferred BAIL Orleans.., ..... - .... Northern Lyons and Mediterranean Southern Western Eastern • ... Sardinian Austrian Lon , 4rd North of Spain .... Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona Cash. Account. 876 25 .. 877 50 978 75 983 75 916 25 918 75 628 75 .. 627 .50 520 517 60 496 25 .. 496 25 315 347 50 445 445 525 526 25 397 50 .. 397 50 450 477 50 i F e jo r n an o r t MADAME TUSSAUD' murdering the lat e M r, B riggs i n Muller, whu ha s been comS:it'tedliffeur f a railway Carriage on th e si t z r e ia m l o o n de s l u o q North Western line, in Ju!y last, is now added to the His torical Gallery, in Baker-street. The likeness is considered to be excellent, it having been taken from life expressly for this exhibtiou. The Message?. 'le Ni ce of the 26. h says :•••••" Vi„. Admiral C oun t B ouet-Willaumez , C omman d er - in- Chief of tho M e di terranean Experimenta l S qua d ron, arrived here this mor n i ng. The Solferino l i ne-o t-b att l e ship, bear ing the Vice-Admiral's flag—the Algesiras, carrying that of Rear-Admiral Pouques d'Herbinghem—the ironclad frigate la Gloire, and the steatn corvette Caton, anchored in the roadstead of Villefranche this morning. The Cas tiglione line-of-battle-ship, with the flag of Rear-Admiral Fabre Lamaurelle, and the Redoubtable of the IMe, are in 'Yuan Bay, ! The English Volunteers at Brussels. (From the Correspondent of the Morning Post ) BRUSSELS, Sept. 28. Amidst the deafening noise proceeding from the reports of the rifles fired at 35 targets at once, and whilst the villainous saltpetre was doing its work in choking the devoted riflemen, English and Belgian, who had almost from early dawn con• tinuer their practice at the small discs of white lead in the distance, the fanfare of trumpets was heard, and it was announced that the King was • approaching. At this time the English volunteers were collected in two of the shooting compart ments which had been devoted to their use, and it must be confessed that they showed far more desire to see his Majesty than they did to show him any proofs of their skill, for as coon as the arrival of the King was known they ceased all further con test, notwithstanding that some of them had been informed that his Majesty would like to see them shoot. The King was accompanied by the Count of Flanders, and was attended by several high dignitaries of the State and Court. He was received by the President of the Tir National, M. E. Dailly, Major de l'Eau, major -commandant of the chasseurs eelairenrs of Brussels, and M. Dubois (vice precis dents), Comte Leon de Robiauo, captain commandant of the garde civique of Brussels; Captain Edward Stocfs, capitaine adjutant-major of the 2d legion of the garde civique, and other gentlemen. M. Jean Rob:yt was also faithful to his charge of looking to the interests of the Englishmen, and on this occa sion many of the wives of the volunteer officers were also present. On Captain Field, of the Hon. Artillery Company, as senior officer present, the command devolved. With him were Captain Millican, of the 31st Leicester; Captain Styan, Captain Scrivene, Lieutenant F. W. Burge, and Lieutenant Starkie, of the Queen's; Captain Kerr, of the London Scottish ; Lieutenant J. G. Clark, Bth Tower liamlete ; Lieutenant Burt, of the Ist Warwick; Ensig❑ J. L. Reynolds, of the 29th North Middlesex, and abiut 30 privatee and ser geants of the various corps represented. As the King entered the building he was received with loud cries of " Vivo le Roi," and immediately the President of the Commission read the following address to his Majesty : Sir,—The Commission, faithful interpreters, of the sentiments of patriotism and respect of all the riflemen, Belgian or foreign, now here united, are happy and proud of the visit which ysiu have paid to this Tir National. What enthusiasm would not the civic guard, the civil population, and the riflemen of other nations feel at the high honour and the marks of great kindness shown by the three visits paid here by the Belgian dynasty during the last few days. The Count of Flanders, honorary president, has graciously honoured the opening of the competition of 1864. The Duke of Brabant, also a powerful protector of our institution, has acknowledged the marked progress which has resulted from year to year in our practice ; and you, Fire, the well beloved Sovereign of Belgium, you who take the first place in the council of kings, you also deign to accord to us an honour, a favour, a grace, which will ex cite our zeal, and which will for a long time leave in our memories abiding souvenirs of happiness and gratitude. Sire, again receive our grateful thanks and the.aasurance of the sentiments of patriotism and devotion, which the Bel gian people always express by the cry so dear to them of " V ive le Roil" This cry resounded from all parts of the building, and the English volunteers heartily joined in the demonstration. The King replied as follows ; You have addressed me some grateful expressions, and I thank you for them, I have for a long time appreciated the zeal and the willing devotion of the committee you represent, and the excellent results produced by its intelli- gent perseverance are not unknown to me. I attach the greatest possible value to the progress made by the civic guard and the population in the manly exercise of shooting. Please express to all the riflemen, without exception, how highly I am satisfied with them. Walking sloilly through the building, he reached the end, pausing on his way to witness the firing of the garde civique. On his return he halted on arriving opposite the detachment of English, and, pausing for a moment to observe the varied uniforms, he first addressed Captain Styan, of the Queen's, and afterwards Captain Scrivener and a few other officers, kindly inquiring from all if they had been successful in their shooting. The scarlet uniform of the Hon. Artillery Company attracted the King's attention, and be stopped and inquired of Captain Field to what regiment he belonged, and also addressed a few inquiries to him anent the competition and the part the English had taken in it. Captain Kerr was pointed out to the King as the volunteer who had made the " beau bland' on the preceding day, and received the royal congratulations on his success. Perceiving his nationality from the sprig of heather worn by the captain, the King inquired from what part he had come ; and being told East Lothian, his Majesty signified that be knew .t well. The King then walked to the end of . _ _ the building, on his way inspecting some of the curiosities in the way of rifles used by the Belgian bourgeois . marksmen ; and on his return he again saluted the small body of Englishmen gathered together. They on their part remained at the saluting attitude, rigid and immovable, as became good volunteers; but as soon as the King bad passed, at a signal from Capt. Field, they shouted in a body, " Three cheers for the King," and gave three laud hurrahs and " one cheer more," in ad and with an effect which, if it did not startle, it certainly amused the Belgians pre sent. The King immediately left, and the volun teers soon fell into an animated conversation, the burden of which was the courtesy the venerable King had shown to them. "he shooting to-day has been still good. Lieu tenant Biggs,3lst Leicester Volunteers, has made four 4's and a 5 with his Edield. He will be sure of a prize. Captain Kerr's beautiful bull's-eye still holds good. Other proofs of kindness on the part of the Bel gians still come forth. Each volunteer present has received the bronze medal of the association, and Captain Stocfs has kindly undertaken to present a copy of his carte de visite to each. Photography has also been called upon to produce a souvenir of the volunteers' visit, and yesterday morning a group of about 35 was taken, with the vivandiere of the Chasseurs Eclaireurs in the centre. Copies of this are to be presented, by the desire of the committee, to each member of the body, and copies will also be respectfully offered to many other gentlemen in Brussels. Many volunteers have already left, but others are arriving to fill their places. A visit to Wa• terloo in force and in uniform will be made to. morrow. Mr. King King, M.P., on Public Affairs, At the Led bury Agricultural Dinner on Tuesday, Mr KING KING, in returning thanks for the toast of his health, said he was afraid that owing to the extremely dry season he could not congratulate them on the very successful result of their farming operations ; nevertheless, from what he had seen of the samples of wheat and barley which had been gathered in, he thought the harvest had been an expensive one, and this, with the high price of wool and enormous quantity of fruit, would be found a set off against the almost entire failure in certain districts of the root crops. (No, no.) In that favoured county it gene rally happened, if oue thing did not answer, something else aid. They had had lately an abundant supply of rain, by which vegetation had been promoted to an extent perfectly miraculous, and he thought, generally speaking, however unpromising a portion of the season had been, it seldom happened that they as farmers had not to acknowledge with gratitude in some particulars the plenteousness with which a bountiful Providence had blessed them. Since he last had an opportunity of addressing his constituents important and very stirring events had occurred abroad. The war between the Northern and Southern States of America had prevailed, and still continued to rage with unabated fury ; and it was perfectly impossible for any man to see or to foretell the issue of that calamitous war. He still thought, as he always had done, that it was a wise policy c n tie part of the Go vernment to abstain and hold aloof ft OM taking part in the struggle. There was no doubt Eng'and suffered great in jury in respect of one of her great ind ;atrial occupations. Thet, difficulty, however, was passing away, and he was inclined to think that good would at NO it of evil ; and that England, instead of depending on one state for the supply of cotton, would be able to get all she might require from every quarter of the globe. Again, a bloody war had arisen between Denmark and the German Confederation, which, though it had annoyed us, did not materially affect our in tereats—although he did not mean to say that the part we had taken reflected any credit on this country, but he did think that the lesson we had learned would teach us that it would he much better for us in future not to interfere with the quarrels or affairs of other people. But although a blush might arise on the cheek of every Englishman to see a small country bullied by a larger one—at all events, whatever might be the opinion of the public in geuual, ho thought all would concur in the one point, that for the future we had better attend to our own business, and neither by word or deed, diplomacy or correspondence, interfere or meddle with the affairs of continental nations, or give them the slightest reason to suppose that we intended to interfere with them or take part in their quarrels. It would be quite time for us to buckle on our swords when our shores were invaded. With regard to the session of Parliament just closed, though perhaps it had not been remarkable far the passing of any important acts, yet it would be memorable for the large amount of private and useful business which had been dons. They might imagine from what they had seen in the papers that little had been dona, but he could assure them that a vast amount of private business had been transacted. They happily lived in a time when no great public question agi tated their minds, and he trusted such a state of things would long continue; but if a change of affairs should take place, and a cause of action arise, he hoped, as one of their representatives, to devote his best energies to the discha4.e of those important duties which they had for so many years generously confided to him. (Cheers.) Worcester Chronicle, Minerals of Darien, Of the aurifercus character of the soil in many parts of Darien I satisfied myself by tracing out some of the mines formerly worked by the Spaniards. Of these the richest was the Mina Real, or Royal Mine, in the Cereo del Espiritu Santo, near Cana, in the east of Darien, which, as appears from the returns of the Auditor Geaeral of the Royal Treasury, paid, on an average, 100,000 castellanos, or 300,000 dollars a year for the King's veintavo, or 5 per cent. royalty. This mine was closed in 1685 by a decree of the King of Spain, in consequence of the incursions of the buccaneers, whom the fame of its riches attracted to the isthmus. The following is a translation of the decree :—" Year 1685, Royal Decree, March 12—That the President of Panama break up and close the mines of gold that exist in the vicinity of the rivers of the province of Darien, because the coveting of them has induced the pirates to undertake the transit from the sea of the north t' the sea of the south, to the prejudice of the public cause, and that the Viceroy of Peru co-operate with him in the work." The original may be seen in the archives of the Viceroyalty of Peru, at Lima, T. 3, N. 7. From a tradition existing amongst the Granadians in the south of Darien, I learned that the miners were n groes bought by gentlemen who received a licence horn the King of Spain to work the mines; that they hewed out the rock, ground it in mortars by means of oxen, and kept a stream of water running into the mortars, into which it was conveyed, by tubes, from rivulets ou the mountain's side. The miners had their heads shaved, and were branded on the forehead. The town, Santa Cruz de Cana, had two bat teries, a strong garrison, nine villages or missions, and many farms and hunting establishments in its vicinity. No vestige of it now remains, and its site is overgrown by forest. The produce of the mine used to be sent 'to Santa Maria, on the Tuyra, for shipment to Panama. This town was taken and burned by the buccaneers who crossed the Isthmus from Caledonia Barbour to the Tuyra, via the Chuquanaqua, in 1688. Amongst them were William Dampier, the celebrated navigator; Basil Ringrose, Barty Sharp, Richard Sawkins, and Surgeon Lionel Wafer, all of whom, except Sawkins, wrote accounts of the expedition. Sharp, on his return to London, was prosecuted at South wark, for piracy, at the instance of the Spanish Ambassa• dor, but was acquitted Jor want of evidence. A very large quantity of gold had been shipped trout Santa Maria to Panama only tw.) days before the arrival of the buccaneers. There are very stringent decrees against buccaneers on this isthmus, in the archives of Lima, dated respectively 27th Sept., 1683, 31st Dec., 1672, 31st July, 1686, and 14th Nov., 1690; all apparently called for by distinct acts of flagrant buccaneering. The wealth which the Spaniards derived from the mine of Cana must have been considerable, judg ing from the fact that they maintained torts with strong garrisons at all the approaches to it—viz., at Boca Chica, Chapigana, Real de Santa Maria, Yavisa, Molineca, and Pinogana. Several unsuccessful attempts have been made by Americans to find out the mine, the precise locality of which I alone succeeded in discovering. The nearest in habited place to it is Molineca, 24 miles distant. Besides Cana there are other mountains in the east of Darien, rich in gold, as San Juan, San Jose, Tumbaiaabe, Seteganti, &c. The adjacent province of Choco, to the eastward of Darien, has long been famous for its rich washings, from which a considerable quantity of geld is annually exported. The richest placeres aro on the Bebara and Andagueda, branches of the Atrata. Immediately eastward of Chaco is Antioquia, a province which yields two-thirds of all the gold found in New Granada. To the west of Darien, in the Isthmus o Panama, there are also gold washings. In an exploration which I made from Panama to Pacora, about 30 miles dis tant, and in which I crossed the Rivers Matarnillo, Abaju, Lalaha, Mari-Prieta, San Bartolome, and Juan Dias, I ascertained the existence of extensive gold washings, and saw evidences, in many places, and the mining operations of the old Spaniards. There was a settle ment once established on the Pacora, by Mr M'Gregor, formerly British Consul at Panama, and Don Juan Ergote, an Andalusian, who used to cut Mora Limber, and and export it to Guayaquil and Callao. Near San BartolOrnj is the Cerro oel Pilon del Oro, the highest mountain in that district, whence it is said a SFaniard once extracted a block of gold. On the Terable and other branches of the Chepo, near the boundary of Darien, Major Doss found a large quantity of gold in 1852. He also rediscovered the old mine of Sousou, in the ruins of which an immense quantity of gold, which was ready for transportation when it caved in, is said to be buried. Gold is also found at Penonorne, westward of Panama. 11, is scarcely necessary to state that gold mines are worked in Veraguas, in the western part of the Isthmus. Thus, not only is Darien itself an auriferous country, but it has gold-bearing regions on each side of it, and it is quite possible that the excavations and cuttings which will be required for the canal may bring to light extensive deposits of gold. Among the minerals of Darien it is not unlikely that coal may be found, since there are coal mines both to the east ward and westward of it, and it was the opinion of Sir E. Parry and Mr Wheelwright that the veins of coal in Chi- riqui and Veragaas bisected the whole isthmus. In July, 1851, I saw some specimens of coal at Lorico, on the Sinu, which had been obtained at Cienago de Oro, higher up the river. The Sinn is the next large river to the eastward of the Atrato. On the banks of the Carare, a branch of the Mag alena, coal has also been found, and on my passage to Honda, in April, 1852, I met a gentleman who was proceeding to Velez to hire labourers to work in the Carare coal mines. Coal has also been found on the banks ot the Magdalena itself, near Conego, about twelve miles below Honda. Coal of excellent quality is ob tained in the neighbourhood of the plain of Bogota, between the village of Soachi and the great Fall of Tequendama, which is twelve mile- S.W. of Bogota. This coal is used in Mr Wilson's iron works at Pacho, near the ash works of Cipaquira. Between Facativs. and Vitiate, on the road from Honda to Bogota, there is also a verb extensive coal district. As to Chiriqui, W. W. Ridley, Esq., C.E., of New York, says in his report : "Concerning the quantity of coal that can be obtained in Chiriqui, no doubt can be entertained that it is sufficient to supply the steamers on the Pacific for ages." Messrs. Whiting and Shumaa in their report, dated April 1, 1851, on the coal formation of the Island of Muerto, near David, in Chiriqui, say— " We have found the Muerto coal to burn equally as free as the very best English coal, emitting a bright, beautiful 11 ime, with as much bitumen." This coal contains 58 per cent if solid carbon. At the Island of Muerto, Messrs. Whiting and Shuman also found monu ments and columns covered with hieroglyphics, similar •to those discovered in Yucatan by Mr. Stephens.—There are also columns, idols, altars, images of the sun, and other evidences of the former existence, in New Granada, of a great nation now extinct, at San Augustin, and in the forests of Laboyos and Fimana, about 2 deg north, near the sources of the Magdalena. Some years ago a discovery was made at the village of Tarraba, in Costa Rica, of a large bed of coal, upwards of six miles in length and 160 feet in breadth. Thus the existence of coal, both to the eastward and westward of Darien, render it very pro bable that Sir E. Parry and Mr Wheelwright will be found to have been correct in their opinion, and that future in vestigations will lead to the discovery of coal in Darien. The existence of coal in Veraguas, Chiriqui, Costa Rica, Vancouver's Island, the Aleoutian Archipelago, Amoy, and the Island of Formosa, is a great point in favour ot the route from Panama to China by grand circle sailing. I believe that coal may be found in the Galls- pagos Islands, which are occasionally visited by whalers in quest of water and of the large species of turtle, from which they derive their name. I visited these islands in May, 1849, in the whaling brig Norman, of Nantucket, Captain Gardiner, on my pa, sage trom Panama to San Francisco. The Norman, like many of the Naatucket whalers, was navigated by a crew of Portuguese from Fayal, in the Azores. An enterprising Equadorian has recently settled on one of the islands and introduced some cattle,—" The htionus of Darien" by Dr Clam. FALL OF EARTjI AT WINDSOR CASTLE.--Yester day morning, at an early hour, one of the sides of the deep excavation which has been made near the wall of Wolsey's Chapel, Windsor Castle, became loosened, and fell into the cavity which has been dug for the purpose of containing the heating apparatus for the chapel. The opening, which had bees carried down to the chalk of the hill on which the Castle is built, is partially filled with some tons of earth and clay from the side which has given way. Had the accident occurred a little later, it is pro bable some of the workmen, wh® would then have been in the hole, would have suffered by the slip. MRS TOM THUMB HAS A BABY.—The New York correspondcnt of the Boston Post writes :—" I am at liberty to say, bluntly, that Mr and Mrs Tom Thumb have a baby, a real, genuine, flesh-end-blood chip of the old blocs, and three months old at that I Those who have seen the 'blessed brat' describe it as neither a world's wonder nor a world's fright, but a little, cunning, crying doll of a thing, and in no respect peculiar or remarkable, except in the promise it gives of becoming as big again as either of its immediate ancestors. Not being the seventh son of a seventh son, I wont pretend to enter into the scientific questions involved in the lusus natutae, farther than to congratulate the happy parents and Grandpa Barnum upon tbis addition to the happy family at B.idge port ; even if it does contribute an added curiosity to the great 13.9wrnara's stock in trade." 6111,1'"• 4 ' girsubl It111:1°4 HER MAJESTY. BALMORAL, Sept. 2 8 . The Queen and princesses drove out yesterde morning. Mr Gladstone had the honour of dining with b l Majesty and the royal family last night. Lent. Haig arrived at the Castle this mornings attendance on his Royal Highness Prince Alfred' Departure of Prince Humbert of flail. His Royal Hi g h ness P r i nce H um bert of na l left the Italian Legation in Grosvenor-street yote.r day morning, at half-past seven o'clock, for ri'r l ' t proceeding from the Ch ar i ng - cross terminu s Dover. The royal prin ce was accom p a nied to De c c by his Excellency th e M arqu i s d'A zeg lio (the l i t : Tian Minister), the C oun t M a ff e i, th e M a rquis 13 ` Count Courtopassi, &o. In the suite of his 151 highness were Gen. Revel, Col. Somat, Major Sel l) ; Capt. Cagni, Capt. Gianotti, and Signor Sei ei3 e His Excellency the Italian Minister and et% members of the Legation took leave of the princ; the place of embarkation, w ith th e exc eption o f . i t Count Maffei, who will accompany his royal 1 11 g ness as far as Pitris on his way to Turin. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge °I leaving Gelding Lodge, where the Duke had been viet the Earl and Countess of Cn es t ai fi e ld, wont to visi t mother at Scarborough. Afterwards his royal high e i, proceeded to pass a few day s wi t h Si r George and I ' s Julia Wombwell at their seat in Yorkshire. hes Their Royal Highnesses tha D u ke and Due de Chartres have arrived on a visit to the ex-Queen 11 N a t Amelia. Th e D u k e d e N emours, and the P r i nc ess lu guerite and blanche are also staying with the ex - Cin eev. The Earl of Wilton arrived in town yesterde from Newmarket, and l e ft by a l a t e t ra i n to P ill tb countess at Heaton Hall, near Manchester. The Earl of Camperdown, according to the his accounts from Scotland, is recovering from his 2. ' 46 illness. Sir George Colthurst, M.P., and Lady Colibu rs have returned to the Lodge Ballyveurney from visiting 111 Earl of Bantry, at Bantry House. The marriage bet ween M r . H enry Howard, s °l of the Hon. Charles Howard, M.P., and grandson of 14°r : Wensleydale, with the Hon. Rosalind Stanley, Y olll3s A e t daughter of Lord and Lady Stanl e y o f Ald er l e y, is flle" take place on Wednesday next. Tile marriage of the Lady Elma Bruce, cn ' li 1 . 11 daughter of the late Earl of El g i n , w i t h t h e H on . " 11a J. H. Thurlow, brother of Lard Thurlow, is to be soil nised on the Bth of next month. The hon.tgentlere aul will be remembered, was privata secretary to the 13 te Viceroy of India. Mr. Alfred Mellon's Concerts. These admirable concerts, from unavoidable circUni; stances, are rapidly drawi ng t o a c l ose, t h e ensu ing we e bringing with it a de man d f or th e theatre, for its prep are' t on for the first campaign of the Royal English OP er i Company (Limited). During the career of these deligh tfu l/ musical evening s M r . Alf red Mellon has proved hitttge„ a judicious, intellig en t, an d tasteful caterer for the deie"fl tation and education o f t h e pu b l i c. The orchestra ha s of unsurpassable excellence—his solois's of rare abilit& - and the manner he h as con d ucte d the vast resources at PI command has elicited u n i versa l sat i sfaction. The n oncer / last night opened with Haydn's Symphony in G maj or : B one of his oldest w or k s — wr i tten anterior to the tsce"i, grand symphonies c om p ose d i n t hi s country f or Sa ,,, man's concerts. In all th e fi nes t qua li t i es o f orchestral ooteposition—symmetry of form, th e transparen t c learne so e t which arises from the a b sence o f a s i ng l e super fl uo us o n t the delightful melody of e v er y movement, an d a b ove ali t ti/ , 8 0 "eternal sunshine" which is the peculiar charm of I - laYd rj , music—this symphony, old as it i s , h as never b een ex celle d. The band played it with evid en t en j oyment, an d t h e ir feel was shared by the audience. Bottesini then played a solo on his wonderful instrument, taking for his theme a h ear • tiful Romania of Spontini. C ar l o tt a P att i h a d full BOP , for the display of her extraordinary compass of voice in the famous air of " The Queen of Night," in the same operas which rises almost to the unreach a bl e h e i g ht o f Fin t at.... an elevation which, neverthele ss , s h e reac h e d w ith apps , rent facility, to the great admiration of the audielle.7 who insisted on a repetition. Th e young pianist Krebs gave Weber's admirable Concert-Szu"' but the joyous and exulting climax of the final movement was weakened by the exceeding rapidity with which s he played it. In the second part, Bottesini again rais'd 6 4 perfect furore by his " Ca rnava l d e V en i se. " M r 1 ,311 7, Thomas sang " Qui sdegno," from the " Zaubeifi/tet, with a care that Mozart would have praised. The oper 4t , lu t selection from Meyerbeer' s " E to il e d u N or d" hrouga: out the wonders of Levy's cornet, Pratten's flute, Hughe s ophicleide, Lazarus's clarionet, and Winterbettom's tr °l33 : bone ; and the grand triu m ph a l marc h f rom " J u d a s cabeus," with the assistance of the magnificent band of a .i : Coldstrearas and Grenadiers, br o u g ht th e concer t to abr liant conclusion. Polytechnic Institution, After having undergone a thorough redecoration, -is favourite place of in t e ll ectua l entertainment re-opened tee doors to the public. The first of the long list of nove lt ' prepared for the occ as i on was a most instructive and al° 4l ; ing lecture on th e " Ph enomena of Sound, " in t h e our! of which Mr Pepper exhibited several ingenious e%P eri‘ ments, showing the undulating motion of sound, its °011 ,:t flexion with light, and its rate o f mo ti or w i t h and with?"-e conductors. Of course th e v ar i ous contr i vances f or produo ° ,7, an imitation cf th e h uman vo i ce f ormed an i ncons idertib' portion of the lecture, and the illustrations provoked 1113i ' versal merriment. This was followed by the ill : troduction of " Pagauini' s Gh ost " i n t h e isrg - theatre, but instead of having, in this instance, optical illusion, we h a d th e extreme pleasur e ° ,l listening to perhaps one o f the finest violinists in Engla nd Levey, the person a ti on o f th e spectre of the great Eattt",. ; tro, is, we believe, the brother to the popular composer ° " Fanchette," b u t certainl, his performanc e of one of rag a ; nini's favourite th emes , w ith a ll t h e or i g i nal variations, Ra g most marvellous. The audi en c e were perfect l y amazed h 4 t the wonderful tones pr o d uce d b y M r L evey, an d b e fore was allowed to make his retiring bow, they insisted 11 P ° his favouring them with another of his surprising o°l l This also produced as much sen sa ti on as t h e f or mer, an at its conclusion the applause was enthusiastic. That sv is 11 shall meet with Mr Lev e y a t some o f our large con cert° iv . beyond a doubt. The en t er t a i nment concluded w i t h a ' series of dissolving views, illustrating the perils of Sin bt : a the Sailor, which , with M r C oo k' s h umorous lecture , unbounded satisfaction. EATH OF A YOUNG LADY FROM BURNING.: 'ew days ago we recor d ed an accident by fire t; Miss Julia Genevra St. A u b yn, eldest daughter of the Be W. J, St. Aubyn, r ec t or o f S toke Damerel, and niece of ,:a lord of the manor otDevonport. We regret to learn that Miss Sr. Aubyn di e d on T ues d ay n i ght, as the resu lt of to; injuries she receiv e d. A n i nquest was held at the h o use el her father, when it was elicited from the evidence that deceased had purposed going with the Rev. W. St. Au b L to dine with the Bi s h o p o f J ama i ca at th e h ouse of , Samuel Triscott, on the evening of Saturday, the 17th ins" and had nearly completed her toilet for the occasion, when in stooping, she brought her arm too near a lighted candler and one of the sleeves of her d ress b ecame i gnited. flames rapidly spread to other portions of her apparel, ei f t , she ran to her father, who was in an adjoining room. immediately extinguished the fire, but unfortunately severe burns bad already been received that, in spite of efforts of medical skill, s h e di e d from the effects of the ae„.6l, dent on Tuesday ni g ht . A verdict of " Accidental des!': was returned.— Western Morning News. ni TRIAL FOR MURDER.—Th e C our t o f AssiZe o - Algiers has just tried thirteen Arabs, two as Pia` cipals and the others as accomplices, in the murder of ae Arab tanner, named Koudier ben Sassi, in the night of o ' o 28th June last. For some days preceding the crime public peace of Algiers had been disturbed by offraye tween the Biskris (water-carriers and porters) and t o Mozabites (butchers, tanners, and other artisans), came to blows whenever they met. It appears that - cause of the feud was a Moorish danc er al .d prostit ale ; R named Touam-bent-el-,,i9, who, after having fur a I°P a rime confined her favours to the Biskris, suddenly Pa ss ; ' n .. over to the Mozabites. The f ormer were excee dingly .- tensed at . this desertion, and d e t erm i ne d to t a ke ' rev : geance. One evening, as the woman was leaving r cafe-chantant in company with h er M eza bite a butcher, the latter was assaulted by a 13i ? y cie and an affray followed, in w hi c h th e assa il ant an d 'Lis ro',.;„ got severely handled. Ih e lii s k r i s were furi,,us at this ',T o teat, and determined to make a general onslaught on Mozabites; but before their arrangements were conlPl at it the police got wind of the affair, and the Mozibites warned to keep within doors on the night of the 28th J a _ ro which had been appointed for the attack. The police cry' also called out to keep the peace, and succeeded in dieP r e o t mg the groups of Biskris who had collected d itl ' o d, quarters, armed with sticks. It unfortunately haProner however, that a Biskri named Kouider ben Saa , i) a tan by trade, was mistaken for a Mezabite, and beaten to .B sr.. by a baud of 50 Biskris, most of whom were afterward, fret rested, but all discharged except the 14 prisoners. -r'rn, hearing a great number of the witnesses, the court c_ .) .o , demned two et the prisoners, as principals, each to 10 Y o ee: i hard labour; three others, as accomplices, ea ch t raonthe' imprisonment, and acquitted the other /line*