The Sun. — London, England, 1864-01-19 00:00:00

BONNET'S SILKS LYON.—Every Article of commerce takes its title either from the inventor or 'manufacturer, and the more perfect the production the grater is the credit which attaches to the originator. BONNET'S SILKS are said to be incapsble of identifica tion in England; but the fallacy of such an assertion is ex posed by the very trade mark of the firm, as exhibited by Messrs. JAY, of Regent-street. The following . interwoven mark may be seen at the end of each piece Manufacture de C. J. Bonnet et Cie., it Lyon a Injurieux." Wear guaranteed. THE MODERN AUGUSTUS, or The Lie of a Lifetime, in FUN This Week.—One Penny. ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. Under the Management of Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. W. Harrison. THIS EVENING, to commence with (14th time) an en tirely new Operetta, entit•ed FANCHETTE. Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. W. Harrison. Alter which, a Grand Christmas Pantomime, on a scale of Unprecedented ma,!niticence, 4 ntitled HARLEQUIN sT. GI4IORGE AND THE DRAGON. Doors open at half-past Six—Commence at Seven. TREATRE ROYAL DRUR Y-L AN E. Managers, Messrs. Edmond Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, the Performances will commence with the New Serio-Comic Drama, by Edmund Falconer, entitled NIGHT AND MORN. Principal chara c ters by Mr. Phelps, supported by Messrs. Ryder, Raynor, Ell zjames, and Misses R. Leclercq, Atkinson, and Heath. To conclude with the new Grand Christmas Comic Panto mime of SINBAD THE SAILO R ; or, The Seven Wonders of. the World. Clowns, Messrs. H. Boleno and C. Lauri ; Harlequins, Messrs. J. Cormack and S. Saville ; Pantaloons, Messrs. W. A. Barnes and J. mores ; Columbines, Madame Boleno and Misses Gunnies. Prices as usual. Box Office open from 10 till 5 daily. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Mr. Fechter. BEL DE SIONIO (a Triumphant Success) will be repeated )v ery Evening during the Week. THIS EVENING, the performance will commence with a New and original Farce, entitled THE LOST CHILD : 'Mess s. IL Widdicombe, Shore, Garden, F. Charles Collett, Mqreland; Misses Percy, Pauline Le,:dercl, Wood, Mrs. Lee, and Miss E. Lavenu. Alter which, at Eight o'clock, BEL DEHONIO, a Love itorg, in Twelve Tableaux, taken from Stendhal's "Italian Chronicle," by Mr. John Brougham. Principal charm , et% y Mr. Fechter, supported by Messrs. Jordan, Charles, 7 ,, oug,htim, Emery, Raymond, Moreland, Smith, Clifford, .~.lett, Sims; Miss Kate Terry, E. Lavenu, Airs. Lee, and Miss Elsworthy. The Public are entreated to take notice that No Charge is made to the occupants of Boxes, Box-places, or Stalls, either for play bills or for the safe keeping of hats and cloaks, and rat the attendants in all parts of the house are forbidden to )ceive any gratuities whatever. Box-office open daily from 11 to 5. Commence at 7. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr, Blackstone. THIS EVENING, OUR AMERICAN COUSIN: Messrs. Sothern, Blackstone, Chippendale, Braid, Gordon, Rogers, Clark, Cullentord, &c ; Mesdames Angel, Snowden, Terry, Lindley, Hill, Sze After which, KING ARTHUR ; or The Days and Knights of the Round Table. Messrs. Chippendale, Compton, Braid, Clark, Rogers, Tilbury, & c. ; Mesdames L. Keeley, Brough, Wright, Terry, Lindley, Rogers, &c. Commence at 7. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Sole Lesee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, DONNA DIANA. After which, HARLEQUIN LITTLE TOM TUCKER; or The Fine Lady of Banbury Cross, and the Old Woman who Lived in a Shoe and Had so Many Children she didn't snow what to do NEW THE AMRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI.- ole Propriator and Manager. Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, THE MOTHER AND CHILD ARE DOING WELL : Mr. J. L. Toole, kt to Eight, the New Drama of LEAH : Miss Bate man, supported by Messrs. Arthur Stirling, R. Phillips, Bil ln•gton, Stuart, Stephenson, Eburne; Miss IL Simms, and Mrs. Billingtcn. To conclude with LADY BELLE BELLE; or, Fort:info and his Seven Islagh Men. Aessrs. J. Clarke, it. Phillips, Stephenson ; Miss Woolgar, Miss K. Kelly, Miss Patti Josephs, Miss L. Laidlaw, Miss Seaman. Commence at 7. LEAH. -EVERY NIGHT. MISS BATEMAN. MISS BATEMAN.-LEAH.-THIS EVENING, the 94th appearance of the great Tragic Actress, Miss .BA r EMAN, in the character of LEAH. In consequence of the unbounded success with which Miss Bateman's imperso nation of the priLcipat character in the new Five Act Drama ot LEAH has been attended. Mr Webster begs to announce that it will be performed EVERY EVENING until further notice. ROYAL ST, JAMES'S THEATRE, under the Management of Mr. B. WEBSTER. ATTRACTION.—First Week of Mr. and Mrs. CHARLES MATHEWS.--Mr. J. L. Toole as Mrs Brown, Mr. Phel-s, Mr. Pechter, and Lady Audley every evening. ; or. the Sensation+ of the Past Season, until further notice. Among the artistes who will appear here are Mr. Benjamin Webster, Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. Paul Bedford, and Mr. Charles Mathews ; Mrs. Stirling. Mrs, Frank Mat thews, Miss Cottrell, Miss Wentworth, Miss Fanny Josephs, and Mrs. Charles Mataews. _ THIS bIVENING. and during the Week, at 7, TTIE A.DVENTUttES OF A LOVE LETTER; COOL AS A CUCUMBER.; and 186.3; or, THE SENSATIONS OF TILE PAST SEASON. In rehearsal; a new Comedy, by Leicester Buckingham, Esq. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. ITanac.,rer, Mr. W. H. Swanboroufr,h. THIS EVENING, ORANGE BLOSSOMS : Miss K. Carson. After which, the Grand Christmas Burlesque, ORPHEUS AND EURYOICE Messrs. Honey, Wood, James Fenton, Mesdames Swanborongb, Marie Wilton, Hughes, &c. Followed by MARGATE SAND 3. To conclude with TURN HIM Our. Commence at 7. riIHE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," 1 Containing. the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, Dan be had Every kvening . of G. IL GIANIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tuts DA:Y.—Morning, 10h. 31m.—Afternoon, 11h. 10m, To-moanow.-Morning, 11h. 18m.—Afternoon, h. m, The Weather—Sun Office, Jan. 19, 1864. THERMOMETER. This day at Two o'clock .. 48 Barometer-30.13. Wind—S. ; moderate, and cloudy. - No - „ omNi t . 44.4 LONDON, TUESDAY, JAN. 19, 1464. "Save me from my friends" may certainly be the outcry of the Italians. Italian independence has no greater foes than its own misguided partisans. Apart from the fanatics and assassins who degrade the name of Liberty, even its most gallant and heroic champion, the dauntless GARIBALDI, has more than once p':oved wanting in that discretion which is the bette't part of valour. The advantages achieved by his imnetuous courage have been counterbalanced b 7 his incautious eagerness. 'lo-day we learn that 'a proclamation just issued by GARIBALDI has been Published in the Diritto of Turin, in which the zea• lots but imprudent General announces the formation ot.' a Committee to promote Italian union. He invites the Italians to rally round this centre and to recognise its authority. We are not surprised to learn that the Dirieto has been seized, and that the case is to be brought before the courts of law. Thus the unwary hero has evidently taken a false step, and brought him , self and his friends into unnecessary collision with the authorities. In many of his recent acts, even his warmest admirers have had abundant cause to regret the raehnees of their favourite hero. Passion rather taan prudence seems tobe the gaidingprinciple of his actions. It would, perhaps, be too mach to expect in one, the very brilliancy of whose victorious career has been mainly due to his impetuous gal l'ntrY—an heroic impetuosity like that of the Pala dins and heroes of old, which has ever proved, for the time at least, irresistible—it would be too much to expect from such a spirit deliberate prudence or tranquil consideration. If so, and that it is so every recent incident only confirms, GARIBALDI 19, by nature and circumstance, a Hero, but not a General. The Austrian and Prussian Ultimatum may not surprise anyone after what has occurred during the discussion of Ow" vexed question"of Schleswig- Holstein, but at the s a me time it first b ematter of great indiguati o m to all who peruse it. It is really intolerable that these Powers should go on in th. reckless wa y, and wilfully ignore the just claims of other States, a nd the inherent rights of nationali ties. It is time that those who are able and w illi ng to interfere should now awake to the importance of the alfair, and r , ....cognise the imminent nature or the position. "Tlic retractation of the Constitution of the 18th Neveinber" is imperatively demanded. The Dagbladet emphatically styles this an unjustifiable and brutal dot aand. It is certainly one totally de void of any c( tnsideration, and entirely actuated by selfish motives. and one-sided motives. It is doubt- less not without being fully aware of the unpala• table nature of their demands that these Powers make their request, or rather intimate their inten tions and issue their commands. They therefore men tion the measures to which they will resort in case of their desires not being complied with. In the event of this alternative taking place, they declare that their Ambassadors will be withdrawn. That this threat is not mere bombast is proved by the accounts lately received, which testify that Ambas sadors before mentioned their intention to the Government at Copenhagen, and have fixed the limits of their time to this day (Monday). These worthy Governments of Austria and Russia seem to be trying the coup detat system of policy in this recent resolve of proceeding to extremities, and it is quite sufficient proof to those who before doubted their good intentions and honourable feelings in the matter] that those were justified who took the worst view of their actions and gave them credit for the most inimical intentions. The interests of Europe are outraged by this violent course of pro ceedings; common sense, justice, and national honour are all arrayed against it, and it remains to be seen how Denmark will receive the astound ing intelligence and resist the flagrant insult so gratuitously put upon her. That brave little country is now indeed upon her trial, and stimu lated to show her mettle before the gaze of asto nished and bewildered Europe. That she may come out of this fiery ordeal uncrushed in spirit, untarnished in honour, and unrifled of her posses sions must be the sincere desire and earnest trust of every wellwitther to the cause of freedom, and of every advocate of truth and rectitude. It is not to be imagined that the Government of Copenhagen will tamely brook this insult, and submit to this indignity, and the accounts that afford the intelli gence commented upon concur in stating that sub mission is out of the question. It remains, then, to consider what will next ensue, and to watch with eagerness and solicitude. Bat still something more will be required, and an additional duty will rest upon the authorities of this country, and be expected by the general expression and avowed sentiment of public opinion. It is a matter of con gratulation that Parliament will so soon meet, for spirited as were Earl RUSSELL'S despatches, it is well known that the Foreign Secretary's words and deeds are not always open or generous. Ia truth the dissimilarity is considerable, and they bear as little resemblance to each other as the contrast ex pressed in the national definition of a celebrated character " who wrote like an angel and talked like poor Poll." It will not consort with the honour of our country, it will not represent the principles that should animate our statesmen, nor exhibit the spirit and sentiments of our people if we " rest and are thankful" while a gross injustice is perpetrated on a people we are bound to support, and with whom we have but lately become more closely connected by ties of interest. It will bs an irretrievable error if we permit the present state of things to continue much longer, and in the name of our ancient glories, and for the sake of our future fame, let the atti tude of England on this occasion be worthy alike of her honour and her strength. Motives of expediency and prejudices of parties will not do in an emergency like this before us now. While we are tamely and timidly drawing back into the shade, and every year becoming of less virtual moment in European crises, the other Powers are pressing forward to take our vacated place, and usurp- the privileges which are our appanage, and which can never be in abeyance without ,disgrace to ourselves and detriment to others. Tile, weight that is attached to our opinions, the fear that is entertainel of our annoy ance being manifested in a dangerous manner, is sufficiently shown by the fact that these two nations have just come forward to insult and in jure a land that is connected with the English Crown. It is sure time to awake out of sleep and shake off this lethargy that is consuming us like the rust and the moth, fretting and wasting our resources, and sapping the spring of our energies. There was a rumour that an English fleet had appeared off Heligoland ; it would be well if such were confirmed by certainty, at all events the receipt of suecessive telegrams furnish additional grounds for anxiety, and sustain the unflagging excitement which so momentous a crisis calls forth. Dark as may seem the prospect, and conflicting the claims, it is of no use to despair, and resolution can overcome most obstacles, while hesitation invites the evil it professes to dread. There can be no doubt that there will be plenty of exciting and engrossing topics of discussion for the Legislature of foreign interest, and none will sur pass in interest and importance the Danish diffi culty, and the settlement of the Schleswig-Holsteien question. Among the many subjects that press forward to engross a statesman's attention at the opening of a session, there is one that, we hope, will not escape th notice of the noble earl the leader of her MA JESTY'S Opposition. It is not one of paramount urgency or of European importance, it does not concern the faith of treaties, or the rectification of frontiers. Its discussiou will not disturb the repose of despotic Kaisers or brighten the hopes of oppressed nationalities; it will not affect the pompous deliberations of troublesome Confedera tions, or throw a new light on the genealogical entanglements of the Almanac de Gotha. It may be brought upon the tapis without fear of ruffling Mr. SEWARD'S complacency, or of starting Mr. ADAMS off with another view halloo ! It does net refer in any way (saving in the columns of our friend Punch) to our material possessions or diplo matic difficulties, either among the Celestials or the Maories. Nevertheless, we express the feelings of a considerable portion of the good citizens of London when we repeat the wish that the Earl of DERBY may deem this comparatively insignificant topic worthy of his immediate attention. He is summoned to the lists as champion on behalf of the dwellers in London town, who have a reasonable prospect of having the ground dug from under their feet, the air darkened above their heads, the custom cut off from their shops, and the traffic removed from their highways—and all this under pretence of conferring an inestimable benefit upon them ! The blessings of railway travelling are to be brought into the very heart of the metropolis, so that in the busiest and most crowded centre you are sure to be within reach of a railway line—or rather of a dezen railway lines. The eagerness of the compa nies to give the public these wonderful advantages is, doubtless, axtremely meritorious and disin terested, but so anxious are they to outdo each other in liberality, that lines, perpendicular and horizontal, diverging, converging, and parallel, angles and triangles, right, acute, obtuse, and equilateral—are spinning above our heads and under our feet, at least in theory, with all the per plexity of the obscurest problem in Euclid, though we very much fear with little of its intrinsic harmony. Really it is time that some thing should be done. It is a great advantage doubtless tun be. able to pass quickly from one end of this large 'metropolis to the other, and a still greater gain to re lieve the overloaded thoroughfares, but if London is to be one vast terminus our business and pleasure will both have to make way for it, so we shall nc it be so much the gainers. "Keep moving' TI - IE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 19, 1864. _ - is the watchword, and streets are closed, houses demolished, and oldest inhabitants sent marching forth in quest of new parishes, responsive to the bidding of the despot. Moving is all very well when locomotion is the object, but when people wish to sit still its advantages are not so apparent. We shall begin to think that railways, like fires, make good servants but bad masters, and to con sider that it is time to put a few constitutional checks upon the actions of King Steam. At present he seems bent upon tearing up and pulling down to an unlimited extent, and we would humbly sub mit to him that he should confine his royal progress as much as possible to the suburbs, where he will have more room for his antics and do less mischief than in the mighty thoroughfares of the city. Only last session Lord DERBY interfered with the humane intention of smothering up one of the few green spaces in the city with bricks and mortar. But, since then, a myriad new schemes have sprung up hydra-headed where the one was struck down, and his lordship is wanted to do battle with them singly and collectively. Unless he bestir himself actively in the matter, he will probably have, in the course of a session or two, to pass through the Peer's entry in a special train ; and may yet be destined to be hold some Piccadilly and Pimlico branch line send ing its locomotives whirring across the classic solitudes of St. James's-square and shooting up the narrow aperture, which, in these days, is all that , divides the Conservative from the Reformer. Another shake of the political kaleidoscope in I I Spain has led to another Ministerial combination. Senor ARAZOLA, as President of the Council and Minister of State, has gathered about him as his colleagues, in the capacity of Minister of Justice Senor ALVAREZ; as Minister of Finance Senor TRUPITA; as Minister of the In terior Senor BENATIDES ; as Minister of War General LERSUNDI; as Minister of the Colonies Senor CASTRO; as Minister of Public Works Senor MoYANO. It is significantly added by the telegram announcing this change of Cabinet at Madrid, that the newly-formed Administration is hardly expected to be long-lived. Nor, when the names of the new administrators come to be scrutinized, can we seriously arrive at any other conclusion in their regard than that they are scarcely likely to be long held together by ARAZOIA as a Government. Stability in power is not to be predicated for them collectively upon any, even the most casual or cursory scrutiny, of their respective antecedents. The War in America, TO THE EDITOR OP THE SUN. SIR, —In your to-day's number is a letter on the horrors of the American war, and speculating on its indefinite continuance. I venture to think that we Englishmen do not sufficiently realise the horrors of this fearful war nor our responsibilities in respect of it. Is it not quite clear that the North cannot succeed in its attempt to subjugate the South P And does not our refusal to recognise encourage the North in its hopeless and insane career ? But one sentiment--a determination to be free— evidently pervades the whole Southern people, men, women, and children. England thus appears to me to have no excuse for refusing recognition at the South, which, being done conjointly with France, would be the verdict of Europe, and would no doubt materially tend to open the eyes of the North, and bring the fearful struggle to a close,—Yours, &c., Gresham Club, 3 an. 18. W. FATAL AFFRAY.—On Saturday evening Mr. C. J. Carttar, coroner for West Kent, concluded an adjourned inquiry at the Druid's Arms publichouse, Green wich, on the body of George Carter, aged 32, who, it was alleged, met his death by being knocked from a barge into the river by Thomas Perkins Syms, a Thames lighterman. It appeared that the deceased and others were engaged in loading the barge Fanny with pig lead from the steamer Wanebeck, belonging to the General Steam Navigation Company. The loading was completed about 11 o'clock at night, at which time Syms, who was proved to be greatly under the influence of liquor, was brought to the barge, with another lighterman, named Loggon, to take the barge to the Eaat India Docks. Just before reaching the barge Syms asked if the latter was the Fanny, and re ceived in reply an offensive answer from some person either on board the barge or the steamer. On entering the head sheets of the barge the deceased was the first person met by Syms, and he accused him of being the person who had given the answer referred to. A dispute arose between them. Syms pushed the deceased two or three times in the ribs, and wanted him to fight, but the deceased said he would have nothing to do with him. On a man coming from another part of the barge and telling Syms that it was not the deceased who had given him the offen sive answer, but some one on board the steamer, Syms replied, "All right." Almost immediately afterwards Carter put on his coat and was about to get on board the steamer from the barge—he had, indeed, laid hold of the rope by the steamer's side for this purpose—when Syms, who had taken off his boots, ran acrpss the barge and grappled with him. They closed together, and both fell over the side of the barge into the river, the deceased on falling into the water being heard to exclaim, "Oh dear, oh dear, my poor wife and children I" Syms was saved, but Carter was un fortunate]' carried away by the tide, and drowned. Syms, having been duly cautioned by the coroner, volunteered a statement, in which he alleged that on telling deceased he might have given him a civil answer, the deceased shoved him, and that they then closed together and fell overboard. The learned coroner wont through the evidence very care fully, and the jury, after a short deliberation, returned an unanimous verdict of " Manslaughter against Thomas Per kins Syms," who was thereupon committed upon the coro ner's warrant to take his trial at the next Old Bailey Sessions, substantial bail being accepted for Ms appearance. The deceased has left a widow and three children, the eldest four years and the youngest six months old. A NEEDLE IN THE HUMAN BODY FOR THREE YEARS —A singular instance of this kind occurred at Inverury some time ago, of which the following are the particulars :—About three years ago, Mr. John Dawson, sheriff's-officer, was at times anroyei, when turning his body into a certain position, by a sharp pricking on his back, below the right shoulder ; and he often looked in his vest, expect- Lig to find a pin or other sharp point sticking into his flesh; but as nothing could be found, he rubbed the place with his hand, and no more was felt of it for some time. It continued to annoy him in this way for several months, and then ceased to give him any further trouble ; and no notice was taken of it until the month of April last, wh€n the same sort of pricking pain commenced imme diately above the elbow of the tight arm, and on examining it an apparently hard body appeared to be lying across the arm; but, as on the former occasions, it was soon forgotten, and continued to be so until the month of September, when the hard substance had made its way to the top of the shoulder, where it could not go further without cutting the skin, and then the pain became incessant. At that time Mr. Dawson came to the conclusion that it was a needle, as he had heard of such cases occurring, and ho resolved to have it cut out; but, in attempting to do so, it broke, and as the pain ceased the attempt was abandoned for a time. After the lapse of a week, Mr. Munroe, druggist, extracted part of it ; but in the course of the week which elapsed after the first attempt to extract it, the longest part of it had travelled upwards of an inch from its former position. Ultimately the other half of the needle was extracted ; and when put together, the pieces measured l;of an inch. And what is equally strange, a small fragment of thread was in the eye when extracted. ➢lr. Dawson is not aware by what means it had got into his body ; but it is remarkable how any sharp pointed instrument could have remained and traversed through the human body for three years (and :perhaps double that time) without causing more pain. This, together with the tact that, instead of the needle moving after the end, as would have been expected, it was clearly shown, from its position in the arm, that it moved upwards nearly at a right angle to it, makes the occurrence, which we state on the best authority, altogether a singular one,—Aberdeen Free Press. :MORE HASTE WORSE SPEED.—As the master of a merchant vessel at Teignmouth, named Hill, was assisting his wife, at the Taunton station, to return to her carriage when in motion, he was thrown under the train and killed. A porter who ran to his aid nearly shared the same fate, and Mrs. Hill was only saved by being dragged' into the carriage by her hair. Previously to leaving London the deceased and his wife took insurance tickets for £2OO each. PRIVATE BILLS IN THE HOUSE OF CoMMONS.— Yesterday the examiners of private bills commenced the examination of the petitions in order to ascertain whether the standing orders of the house have been complied with. A large sum has been paid into the Court of Chancery on account of the bills, and a report will be made on tho op aling of the § esaion. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. LBEIITER'S TELEGRAM.] DENMARK. THE DANISH RIGSDAG. COPENHAGEN, JAN, 19. The draft of the address was read yesterday in the Rigsdag (the special assembly for the king dom).The House has en with sincere satisfaction y t s he :—' K de termination on the part of the It s King to maintain the liberty and independence of Denmark in face of the demands of foreign Powers for the withdrawal of the November constitution. The task your Majesty has inherited from your predecessors—viz., to secure for the Danish kingdom an independent position in the whole monarchy — will be fraught with difficulties, and may cost bloody sacrifices. Bat they will b e willingly borne by the people to preserve the inseparable union between Schleswig and the Kingdom. We desire that the German and Danish speaking portions of the population of Schleswig may enjoy the liberty which we possess. That liberty and the good un derstanding between the men elected by the peop le form the strongest link betw een S c hleswig and the Kingdom, and between the country and the King." _ _ _ In replying to an address presented to him by a deputation from the town of Ralster, his Majesty said :—" In the event of a war for the protection of the independence of Denmark, if all support me , I hope for the support of the Danish people." COPENHAGEN, JAN. 19. It is believed that the Government returned a refusal yesterday to the ultimatum presented by the Austrian and Prussian Ambassadors. The Berlingske Tidende announces that the statements of foreign papers respecting negocia tions with Germany rest upon a dubious foundation. It mentions especially the assertion of the Frank fort Europe that the Government was inclined to nego tiate upon various points of the constitution, and declares it to be entirely false. REFUSAL OF THE AUSTRIAN AND PRUSSIAN ULTIMATUM. FLENSBURG, MONDAY NIGHT. The envoys of Prussia and Austria have pre sented an ultimatum calling on the Danish Govern ment to withdraw the November Constitution. The Danish Government have rejected the demand. The envoys left Copenhagen at two this after noon in a private steamer. SAXONY AND SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN% The following further despatches have been ex exchanged between Mr. Murray, the English Minister in Dresden, and Baron von Beust, the Saxon President of the Council, upon the Schleswig- Holstein question MR. MURRAY TO BARON VON BEUST. Dresden, Jan. 8, 1864. I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of the note ' which your Excellency has addressed to me under date of the sth inst., and which was handed to me upon the evening of the 6th. I have not failed immediately to forward a copy of it to Earl Russell, Minister for Foreign Affairs in London. Although it will be the part of his Excellency to express himself subsequently upon the observations you have ad dressed to me in the above.mentioned note, I cannot allow them to pass entirely without reply, for fear your Excel lency should think I admit their justice and validity. You will permit me to observe in the first place, that the note I had the honour to address to you did not contain a word attacking the honour of the Saxon flag, for if the English Government has found something blameable in the conduct of the German troops in Holstein, where they are placed in a country making part of the Confederation, and in which they have encountered no opposition, no attack is made upon the honour of the flag, for all the responsibility for their acts is attributed to the Commissioners charged by the i,iet with the actual government of the provinces where they are stationed. What was, then, the motive actuating Earl Russell to observe that their conduct in Holstein had been contrary to the resolutions of the Diet, as well as to justice ? It appears to mo that it is not difficult to find. The German troops entered Holstein to carry out a Federal execution ordered by the Diet ; the object of this formal act was known by all Europe; it was to take possession of this province and to govern it until certain differences existing between the King of Denmark in his quality as Duke of Holstein and the Confederation should be settled in a legal and satisfactory manner. This decree of the Diet imposed upon its officials charged with the administration dining the execution the duty of exercising their functions with impartiality and rigid equity, and above all controlling the movements of hot and unre fleeting persons, whose object was, under pretext of main taining German rights, to overstep all the measures autho rised by the Diet, and to tread under foot the treaty of 1852, signed by the five great Powers of Europe. Let us see how the Commissioners have fulfilled these duties. The troops of the King of Denmark had scarcely withdrawn from Hol stein and the forces of the Confederation entered that duchy before the Prince of Augustenburg arrived, and caused himself to be proclaimed legitimate sovereign of the duchies of Schleswig-Holstein in various places, without any oppo sition upon the part of the Commissioners, and (if the re ports in the newspapers are to be credited) the acclamations of the Saxon troops were joined to those by which the Prince was greeted by the population of Holstein. Ido not at tempt, M. le Minister, to prejudge the final solution which will decide the question of the succession in the duchies, but I venture to affirm that the above cit. d facts give every impartial man a right to say that the Federal execution, as administered by the German authorities in Holstein, has been not only opposed to the order of the Diet, but also to justice. Your excellency is pleased to say that the conduct of the Federal troops in a country of the Confederation in which they are stationed in consequence of a decree of the Diet is a subject which in no degree concerns a foreign govern ment. This is a proposition which no one would have dis puted if these troops and the authorities which direct their movements had kept themselves within the limits of their competence; but when they suffer that, under their eyes, a Prince, who without their protection would not have been able to set foot in the country, openly proclaims himself the sovereign of two duchies long appertaining to the Danish Crown and devolved upon the reigning King by a treaty signed by the five great Powers of Europe, your excellency will excuse me if I am unable to admit that this is a subject which in no degree concerns one of the signitary Powers. As to the phrase in which Earl Russell mentioned Bavaria and Wurtemberg as sharing with Saxony the responsibility of the consequences which might result from the manner in which Federal execution has been carried out in Holstein, I ought to inform you that the note which I had the honour to address to you on the sth instant was only the translation of a telegram which I had received from his Excellency ; and although in messages sent by the telegraph it is the practice to give the outline of an idea and not to state it in detailed explanal ion, I found no difficulty in un derstanding by means of the context the sense of the phrase in which your Excellency conceives you have found a proof of ignorance of affairs passing in Germany. The respon sibility which the phrase (as I understand it) attributed to Bavaria, Saxony, and Wurtensburg referred to the assistance which these three Governments have given to the preten sions of a Prince who has proclaimed himself sovereign of the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein before the question of his rights had been decided by competent authorities, by placing himself at the head of the movement in Germany which exercises a pressure upon the two great German Powers, and the object of which is to compel them to violate the obligations which they had contracted in signing the treaty of 1852 (to which the majority of the German States have also adhered or assented). Earl Russell considers that these three Governments share a grave responsibility, and when his Excellency adds that " if the troops of the Confe deration invade Schleswig before the Powers who signed the treaty of London have been able to make known their opinions upon this subject, the most serious consequences may result," there is not the slightest intention or idea of menace in his expressions. They constitute a simple affir mation of his opinion that this step might bring about con sequences now unforeseen and dangerous to the repose and wellbeing of Europe.—Receive, &c., (Sighed) Cm A. MURRAY, BARON VON BEUST TO MR. MURRAY. Dresden, Jan. 10, 1864. The note which you did me the honour to address to me upon the Bth instant reached me yesterday. I cannot sufficiently express my thanks for your ex tremely obliging conduct in thus explaining to me the real subject of the note which you were good enough to forward to me upon the sth inst. It is impossible that I should not experience the most lively regret that I was not earlier placed in a position to understand it, that I might have re plied in a manner more satisfactory to you as well as to myself. If I had known that your office extended to ac quainting me with the objections that the Government of her Britannic Majesty believes itself bound to make in re lation to the manner in which the Federal Commissioners execute their task, I should have confined myself, as I do to-day, to requesting your obliging intervention in asking Earl Russell to address himself to the Diet. It is the part of that body to determine what effect it might, in such a case, think fitting to give to the representations of a foreign power. But, M. le Ministre, permit me to recall to your recollec tion that you alluded to reprehensible conduct on the part of the German troops, including therefore the Saxon troops, in Holstein. A reproach of this kind strikes at military honour, therefore at the honour of the flag, and I owe it to the brave army of the King to repel the reproach with energy. You cite one single fact in its support. If this fact be correct, which remains to be confirmed, I have no doubt it will meet with disapproval, although it would not in any way justify the accusation of conduct "contrary to justice." It is, nevertheless, my duty to repeat once more that when Federal troops occupy a territory of the Confe deration by ordor of the Diet, we cannot recognise the right of any foreign Government to demand in any quarter an explanation of their conduct. I trust I may hope that after having laid my last note before Earl Russell you will have the kindness to pufsue the same course with the communication I have the honour to address to you to-day.—Receive, &c. (Signed) BEUST. HODGES' FIRE BRIGADE.—A very elaborate and interesting report has just been published, contain ing statistics as to the number and character of fires which have been attended by the fire brigade maintained at the expense of Mr. Hodges, the distiller, of Lambeth, from I which it would appear that the public are very vastly in debted to'that gentleman and the men under his command. During the past year the total number of fires attended was 168, whilst in 1862 they only amounted to 60. Of the former, 84 took place on the south, and 24 on the north side of the Thames. Two steam fire engines, the Torrent and the Deluge, have been added to the plant of Mr. Hodges' fire establishment, and have preyed very effective. Two thousand two hundred feet of hose and all other ap pliances are kept in thorough repair and in readiness at a minute's notice. Notwithstanding the eminent services which Mr. Hodges and his fire brigade render to the metropolitan public it is to be regretted (as a correspond ence published in conjunction with his report intimates) that he has grounds of complaint at the want of courtesy, as well as obstruction, he receives at the hands of the authorities and emp/oye's of the London Fire Brigade, at a time when the most determined energy and unity of action are necessary to prevent the destruction of valuable life or property. RAILWAY BARBARISM in re TIIE BARTLOW TUMULIS.—On Friday, last week, Mr. Parnell laid before the Arcba3alogical Institute a profile of the Bartlow Tumuli, which had been prepared by the engineer of the Great Eastern Railway, in order to show the manner in which he proposes to bring a new line through these interesting relics. At the same meeting a communication from the Society of Antiquaries was received. That body expressed its entire concurrence in the course taken by the, Institute, and promised, by resolution, to offer strenuous opposition to the passage through Parliament of any bill that shall give power to the Great Eastern Railway Com pany to injure the Bartlow grave-mounds. Several mem • hers of the Institute having condemned the wanton and daily increasing disregard of public opinion shown by rail way companies, it was unanimously resolved, "That the proposed method of carrying a line of railway through the Bartlow Hills is objectionable, and that no scheme would obtain the sanction of the Institute, the adoption of which would in any degree deface these singular monuments of antiquity."-2'he Bea4er. LITERATURE. - The Illustrated Horse Management. By Edward Mayhew. One vol:, pp. 612. W. H. Allen and We have read Mr. Mayhew's book with all the attention which it so eminently merits, and we can have no hesitation in asserting that it is the most comprehensive and instructive work on the subje2t of horse management which we have ever had the good luck to meet with. Our author writ?s as an enthusiast in behalf of his noble protege, and quoting a fact ascertained by dissection, that the liver of the horse, like the gizzard of the dove, has no gall bladder, he founds a strong opinion as to the similarity of disposition on this strange resem blance of physical construction, and claims for his favourite animal that loving gentleness of which the cooing bird is the universally-chosen emblem. Mr. Mayhew's object cannot fail to enlist our sym pathy, while the lucid and able manner in which ho performs the literary portion of his task is well calculated to convince his readers of the soundness of his views and the value of his recommendations. Possessing a thorough knowledge of the horse and his belongings—having witnessed his treatment in careful hands from infancy to venerable old age, and seen him in well-constructed stable and com fortless bivouac, in the pride of his power in the hunting-field, and in the depth of his misery when enduring the privations of a campaign —we were vain enough to suppose that we required no " wrinkles" as to the treatment adapted to him in prosperity or distress. Yet we must candidly admit that Mr. Mayhew affords us information on some points which is both valuable and new to us. There is nothing connected with the noble animal from his internal conformation to his ex ternal points, from his food to his physic, which is not explained, and illustrated by admirable woodcuts in the work before us. Every implement required for dressing his body or ad ministering remedies, from the "ticker" to the "ball-iron," nay, even the very hay and oats he feeds on, their defects or good qualities, all are not only clearly described but actually presented to our view in coloured prints, so that the most inexpe rienced tyro, if he only attends to the directions he receives, may guard himself from being hum bugged by his servant, or cheated by his trades people. The first subject after anatomy and physic which Mr. Mayhew touches upon is the all•impor taut one of shoeing. The individual afflicted with corns, who is obliged to walk in tight boots, may form some idea, though bat a faint one, of the suffer ings of the horse whose foot is bound up in an fitted shoe. The man has this advantage, that his instruments of torture can be removed at pleasure, and need under any circumstances be borne with only for a limited portion of the day, while those of the poor animal remain permanently fixed, a con. stant and unremitting source of misery and irritation. His exposure of the misconduct of blacksmiths is well worthy of serious attention. Mr. Mayhew, along with his own criticisms as to their faulty forms, gives illustrations of every description of shoe which has heretofore been adopted, from the thin plate of the Arab to the model now used in this country. We agree with him in his condem nation of the shoe so generally approved of, and are quite of his opinion regarding the superiority of the one he suggests, which would be barely wide enough to cover and protect the horn of the hoof. Whether, or not, the "slipper." which he recommends, would prove an advantage, must depend upon the result of a trial, which can be easily made, as to its capability of adhesion when the horse is passing over heavy ground. With regard to the method of attaching the shoe, there can be no doubt of the necessity (whatever may be its shape) of driving nails into the toe. Such is the practise pursued in the army, and universally adopted by the people of France. We cannot coincide with Mr. Mayhew when he proposes that saddle horses should be invariably fed on moistened food, for we cannot conceive how hunters could, on such diet, be brought into such condition as would enable them to support the hard work to which they are subject. Occa sional stimulants of malt liquor, such as he advises for jaded horses, are, as we know from experience, most beneficial, and ive have seen even spirits administered in such cases with the greatest success. An Irish friend of ours, a thorough sportsman, was in the habit of giving a favourite huntress half a pint of whiskey mixed with three pints of water when he had far to return home after a severe run. She acquired a strong liking for grog, and it was amusing to witness the impatience with which she awaited her cheering beverage when they reached the first pot-house on their road. The same gentleman, on the occasion of a steeplechase in which he was engaged, gave the same animal, who became amiss when about to start, a pint of whisky in a pint of water as he pre pared to mount. The mare came evidently quite jolly to the post, seemingly oblivious of everything but the work in hand—carried twelve stone over four Irish miles, with forty-seven fences, in fourteen minutes, and won a slashing rate° by half a length after a desperate struggle in the run home with a stallion. Although the erection of stables such as Mr. Mayhew describes, and such as all men con versant with the requirements of horses must most warmly approve of, ey ould be impracticable in vast cities, and can only be hoped for in the large coun try establishments of persons of fortune. Still, there is no one, however limited his space, who may not profit by his suggestions. His description of the consequences which result from the universal prac tice of constructing the floors of stalls with a fall from the manger to the gutter, and a look at the wood cut which represents them, will, we have no doubt, be quite sufficient to abolish a system so detrimental to the health and comfort of the horse. We were not before aware of the evil produced by a slanting floor so feelingly described by Mr. Mayhew, although we had often remarked what is exemplified in one of his illustrations, that horses at large, when select ing a position of ease, invariably placed the forelegs lower than the hind ones, thus assuming, when left free from control, the very reverse of the position they art, compelled to adopt when we stable. It would be impossible within the limits of a literary notice to point out ail the merits of a book, which has been got up in a style worthy of all praise. Suffice it to say that Mr. Mayhew treats most judi ciously the subject of stud breeding and breaking, and that he points out most fearlessly the miscon duct of grooms, and the knavish tricks of low horse dealers. "The Illustrated Horse Management" is a work which should find a place in the library of every country gentleman, for the most; experienced m ay derive benefit from its, perusal, and armed with it, the person who requires a sound and useful animal, although unacquainted with the defects of horseflesh, will be enabled to accomplish his object, and to defend himself with success against the cle verest devices of the most knowing Yorkshireman. KING GEORGE 111., accurately sketched by a Saturday Reviewer.—" Farmer George" was popular with country squires and parsons, but not generally with the more intelligent classes of his subjects. It was notorious that ho interfered with his responsible Ministers ; that he tampered with elections ; that he kept in mind his mother's dangerous precept, " George, be king." His tendencies were despotic; his prdudices invincible; his intellect was shrewd, but narrow. At Windsor, however, and in manor houses and rectory houses, these failings wore accounted merits, or forgiven in consideration of the "homely kind ness of his nature." If ho was not a King of the Commons, ho was a King for commonplace people. His life was as regular as his numerous time-pieces; he was diligent and methodical in business, ho dined early, ho was a constant husband, he hunted, he farmed, he know everybody's busi ness, he greeted everybody heartily, ho gossiped exceed ingly, his were the loudest responses in church, his the loudest laughter at the play. His wife and daughters went shopping, like ordinary matrons and maidens. On state occasions he bore himself with becoming dignity ; but in his ordinary blue coat turned up with red, his leather breeches and top-booty, he was as unlike those German potentates George I. and 11., and as much like a true Briton, as John Bull himself could desire. Madame D'Arblay has made us familiar with the interior of Wind sor Coale. It was far from being a castle of indoience or comfort, for although to her lord Charlotte was not a grey mare, her hand was heavy on her tiro women and depen dents. Routine and rigid punctuality, dulness and discre tion, were absolute, from the summit of the Round Tower to the verge of the Park. Pleasure partook of the charac ter of penance in those Royal precincts. 'We do not wonder that the sons of the house took every occasion of ab sence;; but we marvel that the daughters of the house did Pot elope, AUSTRIA. VIENNA, lAN, 19. The Emperor addressed the officers and men of the execution troops intended for Schleswig at the review yesterday. His Majesty said : " I have assembled you for a farewell greeting. Keep on good terms with your Prussian brethren in-arms. I know that you will do your duty as if you were at home, and, should it come to blows, will show your courage." The Finance Committee were engaged until a late hour last night in discussing the demand of the Government for tec millions of florins to cover the expenses of the expedition to Schleswig. Count Rechberg and Herr von Schmerling were present. The proceedings show that in consequence of the extent of the present expedition the demand for credit might be increased. According to the statement of the Ministers, the Government wished to prevent the European war apprehended to fo►low the adoption of the Hessian motion, and to localise hostilities. Herr von Schmerling defended the steps taken by Count Rechberg, and said that he agreed with his policy. THE PAPAL STATES. ADDRESS OF CATHOLICS TO THE POPE, The Pope has received a deputation of 300 Ca tholics from diffarent countries, presenting an ad dress of fidelity and devotion to the Holf See, and protesting against usurpations and sacrileges. His Holiness replied that he desired to leave the patrimony of the Church intact to his successors. He would consequently not enter into any arrange ment or treaty contrary to that end. He placed his confidence, not is the strength of arms, but in a protecting Providence and justice. MEXICO. PARIS, JAN. 19. Official advices received here from Vera Cruz an nounce that the French had entered and dismantled the port of Champoton on Campeachy Bay. They also sunk the Mexican schooner Raffa nla, which had disturbed the trade of the ports, submitted to the French authority. The following is the result of the election at Nismes for a Member to the Corps Legislatif. M. Bravaz, 1672; M. Boyer, 835; and M. Brun, 189 votes. PRANCE. PARIS, SAN. 19. Tho definitive issue of the supplementary election at Strasburg is— M. Hallez Clarapede M. Bulach At Nismes— ....... M. Bravay ..... .. • • M . Royer • 17,130 votes. 4,811 „ M. Brun ............ ...... 2 , 388 The result in both cases still requires verification. BounsE, Jas. 18.—The market has bee❑ inani mate, but in the trifling amount of business done former quotations have been well maintained. Threes, for the Account, are unvaried at 66fr. 70c. Mobilier also maintains Saturday's prices. Rail way Shares quiet, but firm. The market closed as follows : 4t per Cents. DI 50 Italian Loan 6B 70 Do. end month.... Do. end month — 3 per Cents Do. end mouth.... 66 60 Do. end month — Credit Mobilier.... 10',0 Russian Do. end month.. ~107 50 Austrian Bank Shares 3210 Spanish Threes..,. Credit Fonder l2:]s Horne Debt Roman — Deferred RAIL , AYS. Cash. Account. 990 (J 92 50 948 75 Orleans Northern ... , New ditto Lyons awl Meditoranean 932 50 .. 940 New ditto Sfultheru 653 75 .. 656 25 Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian LOU' bard North of Spain .. 503 75 .. 605 Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona 281 25 A court-martial extraordinary, sitting at Lyons, has just pronounced a sentence of death under extraordinary circumstances. The prisoner, one Joseph Cuq, had been a private in the 100th Regiment of the Line. It was proved that he Lad deserted from the French troops before Sebastopol just before the attack on the " Mamelon vert," and warned the aussians of the impending assault, which failed in consequence. After tho war he shipped himself as a stoker on hoard a Russian steamer, and was arrested at Marseilles about six months ago. Tho court found him guilty, and sentenced him to death—that being the sole penalty reserved by the military code for desertion to the enemy. It is no; likely, however, that the center ^e will be carried into effe.it. When he deserted (June, 1355) Cul had been in the array 11 years. ,-.-'' , i ,-,,, r , .. t ~,,,,. ,:_,. A,. 11 1111111, ''''--':°'''''. 11/11rig 'l' 1 ...-.'`'-- AO ------"" HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, San , 11:) ‘ 00 Her Majesty, their Royal Highnesses Pripcet, Helena, Princess Louise, and Prince Leopold 60 tended Divine service yesterday a fternoon Whippin II gham Church. vir; dsor The Hon. and Very Rev. the Dean o f preached the sermon. The Princess of Wales. ,„ be The following bulletin, the last that vi"bao/ issued, was received from FrOgMo/13 Yeritet " Frogmore, 18 ;he " The convalescence of her Royal Flighn es , ° e o, Princess of Wales continues to make steady Prew evening : " The infant Prince is quite well. " Her Royal Highness's recovery is s 0 "" - 01 vancect that it is considered unnecessary to i981:1 " more bulletins. (Signed) " ARTHUR FARRE 1 4 ' 4 "" , ur " WILLIAM JENNE% lu n ' " E. H. SIEVEKING, • S i n gh His Highness the Maharajah Duleep left Claridge's Hotel for Bombay. 0 • The Duchess (Dowager) of Grafton leaves t 0 0, this week on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of arglft at Wakefield Lodge. rf ile 4 The Duchess (Dowager) of Sutherland 6 bas s — ii or at Stafford House, St. James's, from Cliefden, nea r 31 — head. infroo% The Earl Cadogan is, we learn, only 81 - 0 'run a slight cold, so that his illness is not of to's" ,untellw nature. The Earl Russell, together with the err- A O family, are expected at their town residence, in Ch rAttl place, to-morrow, from Pembroke Lodge, Richmond for the season. The Countess of Aylesford and Lord ag, er sii lP " have arrived at Claridge's Hotel from Packington e i 61 The Countess Vane and family have O rly Claridge's Hotel. The Marquis of Galliffet has left Cla rl dko of Hotel for Kimbell= Castle, on a visit to the 9 Manchester. Lord Broughton has quite recovered recent severe illness. from slits ° Lord and Lady Blantyre and Hon. Mioa es have arrived in town from Scotland. Lady Hermoine Graham and family are e 5 P k 0 1 to arrive in town to-m orrow , on a v i s it t o the 911 ;d , Duchess of Somerset, fro m N et h er b y P ar k, Cumb er ' 0 or Lord Henry and Lady Ulrica Three 11111 rived in town from their residence in Wiltshire* 0 lel' Gen'ral and the Hon. M rs . F ore ster 11111 the Clarendon Hotel for Meaford Hall. ed° 0 ~ Sir Charles Grey has arriv e d a t the - ar e Hotel from Tunbridge Wells. r le f e l, The Duke of Cleveland died at Raby 019 t terday afternoon between three and four o'elee' Grace had had been seriously ill since Friday. L ,eO% A NEW PROSE COMEDY, in f ou r acts, "- w lais," by M, Louis Leroy, has been just produced Odeon Theatre. ii Ileso"d Y v a ' S n t a THEATRE; ge of t he n a obli o pi Trnbni Theatre. i teseyt u ahao E ta t etr ; re t qt.T o eudun A l ia t rTey a res A h k edndp j e e eabr E xyfiey a S tssr, d: mes antTn . trhad G eut rit o rfoho u snedr n smao o oy d tafhsn ' i s etere ‘ ia ‘ npni F sedEr a f u ssno English announced, ui a ' rhnd a aca n yet d is t wtei o oar :! will be G eMstrr.aoNirdaiPnaLrf Ceoooeir following weeks. The singers are Mr. Sims rev Santloy, Mr. Swift, Mr.Dussek, Signor m..hesi, Lemmens Sherrington, Mdlle. Florence Lancia' Cle! dame Taceani. The band and chorus of the Icali e ", will assist, and Signor Arditi is engaged as conduet.e gel tar "Faust" promises to be an eminent success 1° , 1 ( 90 1 , 6' garb. We hear, too, that two songs, one for Sie gel Florence Lancia), and one for Faust (Mr. Site s ` a,O - br have been written expressly for the English v ersion . 0 01: Gounod. It is to be hoped that the director of Iler149?0, Dd Theatre will meet with a result commensura te svi energy and enterprise. a o°l Mn. THACKERAY.—It h av i n g been state d boll Exeter paper that Mr. Thackeray , w hen :o l 4 went to school at Ottery St. Mary, the Re v. Dr. .t. the vicar of that place, has written to contradict 1000 appears that the stepf a th er o f th e gr eat novelist re° 401; estate near Ottery St. Mary, and that the latte 4 rt bor iO f stopping there, used to visit at the vicarage' 1° 4 0,, books of Dr. Cornish. Thu doctor says that th e se ; ootv,, Clavering St. Mary and Chatteris, in " Pendeorlie4 sponds in' minute particulars with that of Ottery t/ 1 .4 r and Exeter. One of the little marginal vigriette: Otte famous novel is a picture of the clock to °A-00airi Church. Thackeray describes the youthful Fe u " v iv o r w it e er d s t , o a h n e d t t h h e e g c r h e a a r t m es i t n p g o galloping through " the Iliad and Odyssey, the trab; l oo , about the age of his young hero he borrowed of v" e e l wicked o ck f e a d ll. A , ri l s v to h p e la n a t n h e:: ol ?tt c or?: Carey's translation of "The Birds of AristoPha n d es ; o o l ro f he read, says the doctor, with intense delight) ° if" laieP' with three humorous illustrative drawings. ;01e 1 tf says in " Pend e nni s " :--" It was at this period °' 00 00° 0 once that Pen broke out in the poet's corner of ril ve rfe°_ ,o s Chronicle with som e verses w ith w hich be sgss n r a lr well satisfied." Dr. Co rn i s h says that tebs- reils ° o ; e ta Catholic emancipation meeting took plac e thioll v erses t r - o heath, Thackeray br o u g ht hi m some.oo- „ t y afterwards forwarded to an Exeter paper fo r I°'°- pier#3,,ir duly appeared. These verses, the doctor thicks'o,err first composition of the great humorist that irers (' TiS lished. / 14f .4 lo THE DATE Or SHARSPEARE'S tt '„ tb rive Corney says, " If Shakspeare was born ° : co scl 010 of April, 1564, he had just completed his fifty, (011„,te on the day of his decease. But it is recor de I/1; 0 0 monument) that he died in his fifty-third Y egr ioell 0. 0 upon, Mr. Corney urges that the poet must bay Orge„Yer before April 23, 1564. This, our correspollotw.oo one of the many cases of error arising from gipgt tog ment of words in popular speech. "Strictly 1 ° ,1019 Co;vof a person's age is completed, not on 131 013 '" for, D ols the last instant of the day before his birthdaYloth puting time, the legal rule, which accord s exact b Al usage and convenience, is to disregard O w 00 , 0 the birth and to conider the day on whicit go' born as the first day of the first year of h ie - d a y Pr e to o man's minority terminates at midnight of al e t.O firsts he his birthday, or, in other words, just before tbL'raiclei of his birthday. On the first instant Of his co roPl et o ed ot i twenty-one years of age, that is, be ht twentya e)," twenty-first year and has entered upon 010 0 "i6V year," On this legal principle ShaksPe are t uVi 3 : e clie ll fifty-third year a moment after midnight, tha t . Consequently, the statement in the insoriP" , o f ia o x ,rilf on the 23d of April, 1616, in the fifty-third 3:w of dig is consistent with his having been born °li „iota sll _ 4 oo° 1564. So far, therefore, as the evidence of .tD register scription goes, we have no reason to &Ofie tradition that Shakspeare died on his birthdaY . ... ily do til l THE QUEEN'S ENGLISH ?--Most nna ti f. 7. l , if; 1/ 00 join in the chorus of congratulation visbdciwit-io, 00000 resounding through the country, on t he lafe and gaff er pot Royal family, and, we trust, to the comfort „, e , e nt i pd of the Queen. But with equal heartiness d 0 ti ; au sP e l ; o ol protest against the bad language in which a il V event has been promulgated. The first l arl o i indeed, which we read in the Times, tOola,,iverea'' ed comingly that the Princess had been 100, fine boy. But to this was subjoined . °l7l us 01 % ei by an M.D. and a surgeon, acq uainting o Royal Highness was " confined of a Pen nhe mortal Englishman, educated or unede, ° „ e „ e loP * II such an expression ? We would def y Mrs.:'X r slopt o ol to beat it ; and sure we are that the Newt' . 00ri0,., do' ushered Mr. Shandy's son and h eir into wore d og ' have been heartily ashamed of it. Was t'`,,, r 000°,700 livered" repudiated as not sufficiently refineo ; o v' . 0 0 tlemen ? And yet what expression can be reff nit iola e !ife ol suggestive at once of safety, and of the"'fox aute, for the escape from danger? We alwaYs.rt te ave t when reading the fantastic details of the C . o u tbe p rose:00 o what must foreigners think of us ? An d 111 00 the S o 04 stance, we blush to imagine the comments moa t to o b y eve , reading public who tolerate such trash, whicha„ criticsielYol3to by the many strangers to our soil who ye& _ eose , gr; ilt , I versant with the English tongue. Canyo n 03, 0 o t oe and the teal signification of words are the or° ..to ge: the wretched attempt to appear above u n T b i e WV . decent phraseology of our own full and i s r;, eot e roe_ or ,oP , Then, again, all subsequent notices of the i, ;J o 0 0 st t e o ',oo . " Accouchement of the 1 rincess." Tb ie of f e ctiegol/?,, which we have heretofore cominented,2o::.oned i n so if, e v a ci eider the event too indelicate to be rao t t torte s; •ent Sll O 4 and therefore taking refuge in a foreign!" the pr at 10 0 0, matting any delicacy to exist, except l uld 1)9 PuriP of the would-be euphenaist, the idea co . B.e.ero g, refined, by clothing it in Fren ch I-It is " tW ° 0° miner, gor vio to,,, —A we e CRIME IN SOUTHAMPTON. bin r tirig r i # a shocking outrage on a respecta oua wtoo l , ei° o perpetrated in the neighbourhood of S " a t : coronl in (P ct corded. Last week an attempt was mad e , v ole °l3 . o° o lar outrage on another attacked 0 0 .7 0 00. telf Tb same neighbourhood. She was 0. , * e iaists ola, dragged to a ditch, but her cries brou ob . _ .t o fo miscreant did not succeed in his design, cu rs e ls° ' Se" respectable young gaga bboar t° •cO. daring garotting case in the same ne g eito • illicit:laq°' " complaints are made of the we escaped capture. The Southampton Par' .