The Sun. — London, England, 1864-05-26 00:00:00

Established 1837. B RITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY 1, Princes-street, Bank, London. Empowered by. Special Act of Parliament, 4 Pict. cap. 9. Every description of Life Assurance business transacted. NDREW FRANCIS, Secretary. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, Covent-garden. From this time u•ntil the end of the season there will be four Op er a nights in each week, viz., every Monday, TrAsday, Thursday, and batt.rday. --• Extra Night. Mdlle. Lucca; Madame Di diee. M. Fan ; Signor Graziani ; Signor Mario. T LEIS EVENING (Thursday), May 28, will be per formed, for the second time this season, Gounod's Opera, FAUST E 31ARGLIER1TA. 3lar_ herita, Matte. Pauline Lucca, her second appearance in that character in England; Sicbe , Madame Didiee ; Marta, Mdlle. Anese ; Mefisto e e, M. Fanre ; Vale .tino, Signor Grn ziani ; Wagner, Signor Tauliafice ; and Faust, Signor Mario, his second appearance In that character. Conductor, Mr. Costa. Commence at half past Eight. Pit tickets, 70. ; amphitheatre r ta,ls, 10,>. 6c1., 75., and ss. ; mphitheatre. 2s. 6d. Boxes, stalls, and tickets may he had s t the box-office• under the portico of the thew re, which is spen from tea to five, and at the principal musicsellers' and HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. GRAND EXTRX NIGHT. FIRST TING'' , OF LES HUGUENOTS. TO-MORROW EVEN; a- (Thursday , May 26, will be per formed, first time this seas , o, Meyerbcer's Grand Opera, LES HUGUENOTS. Eignori Giuglini, Marcel o un ca. Santley , Gassier, Bossi, Casaboni, 3lanfredi, Mariotti, and Tavella ; Mdlle. Louise Liebhardt, Mdile. Trebelli, and Aldfle. Titiens. Conductor, Signor A-RDITI. In the Incidental Ballet, Grand ras de Deux, Cata rina Ber_tta and Sig. Ammaturo. Saturday Next, FAUST. Grand Morniiig Performance, Wednesday, Jane Ist. FAUST. Notice.—ln active ' preparatio:, Beethoven's FIDELIO. Leonora, by Uelite. Titiens (her first appearance in that cha racter;. Commence at Half-past Eight o'clock. pit Tickets, 75.; Reserved Box Seats, 10s 6d.; Amphi theatre Stalls, is. and 7s. ; Gallery, 25. 6d. ; Private Boxes, in the: Cpper Circle, 21s. Box Office of the Theatre open daily, where places may be secured ; also at Mitchell's, Bubb's, Lacon and Oilier's, Bond street ; Leader's, Opera Colonnade ; Sam's, St. James's street, Cramer, Wood, and Co.'s, and liammond's, 14 egent street ; Keith, Prowse, and Co.'s, Chespeide ; and at Chappell and Co.'s, to, New Bond-street. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE ONE GRAND MORNING PERFORMANCE. WEDNESDAY, June 1. Gounod's celebrated Opera, FAUST. Ti lens, Trebelli ; Santley, Gast ier, Giug,lini. Conductor, S:gnor AR DITI. Doors open at Half-past one. Commence at Two o'clock. H EAT RE ROYAL HAY NIARKET.— Sole Lessee and Manager, 3li, Pinkstone. THIS EVENING, THE BALANCE OF COMFORT. Mr. Howe and Miss L. Angel. Atter which, DAVID GARRICK. Messrs. Sothern, Chippendale, Buckstone. Rogers, Clark, Weathersby, &c. ; Mesdames Snowden, Nelly Moore, Fitzwilliam. Al ter which, the new Easter piece, entitled VENUS AND ADONIS. Messrs. Compton, Wm. Farren, Coe. &c. ; Mes dames Louise Keeley, Snowden, Nelly lower, Hill, Wright, Boers, &c. To conc:ude with MRS. WHITE. :Vr. Compton. Commence at 7. ROYAL LYCEUNI THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Mr. Fechter. Mr. FECHT ER will perform HA3ILEr THIS EVENING THURSDAY). Claudius, Mr. Emery; Polonius, Mr. John Brougham; Ghost, Mr. G. Jordan Laertes, Mr. C. V anden ; Hof atio, Mr. J. G. Shore ; First Gravedigger. Mr. H. Widdicomb ; Osric, Mr. 14'. Charles ; Messrs. W M'lntyre, F. 3lortor, Raymond, Moreland, Clifford, Edmonds, Wall bank, Collett; Ophelia, Miss Kate Terry ; Actress, miss M. Henrade ; and Gertrule, Miss Elsworthy. The Scenery - painted by Mr. W. Telbin. Notice.—The doors open at half .past 7, and Hamlet com mences at 8. Box Office open daily from Eleven o'clock till Five. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Sole Lesee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, THE COMEDY OF ERRORS. The Two Dromios, by the Brothers Webb. Alter which, THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. Louis and Fabien del Franchi, Mr. Vining ; Chateau Renaud, Mr. WaLer Lacy. To oonclude with BORN TO GOOD LUCK. Paddy O'ltat :*er.y, Mr. Dominick Murray. InV THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHL— soIo Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. 1 -11 Last Week but two of the Groat Tragediene, Miss Bateman, in the character of LEA THIS EV ENINGan apropos Sketch SHAKE'_•TEA:RE'S AO : Messrs. J. L. Toole, It. Phillips, Stephenson. Af er which, at 8, LEAH Miss Bateman, supported by Messrs. A. Stirling, it. Phillips, Billington, Stuart, Eburne, Stephenson ; airs. Biilington. PTo csclude with T E AREA BELLE: gessrp. Bed 'ord, It. Korner, Miss Woolgar, and Mrs. H. Lewis. Commence at 7. 14;rS.S BATEMAN.-L E A 1-1.-Tlll :EVENING and EVERY EVENING —Miss Bateman will a ppear in her great impersonation of the Jewish ma the ut til further notice In order o give due eflect to t.ds in ost remarkable sucxs z of the se son, e,,ire , y new liciaery by the celebratm arists .Messrs. I;anson and ,ons, ICICI TllOmpsk,n. New dr: ss, s and appo ntments have beol prepares for its productio —N.t. In consequence of the - ",ressin and numerous applications a' the Box-othx, ar tngement4 have Low been made by which Seats m y ob tained a Fortnight in Auvan e. R OYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, under the • Management of Mr. B. WEBSTER. Crowded with rank and fashion.— The highly successful new Comedy, by Dial Boucicault, Esq., every Evening. Re-engagement of those ce ebrate 1 and popular artistes, Mr. an Mrs. Charles Mathews. Amongst the artists engaged will be found the Fop ular nime s of Mr. Behjamin Webster, Mr. Charle: Mathews. Mr. Frank Matthews, Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. .1. Clarke, Mr. P4ul Bedford, Mr. F. tobinson. Mr. Ashley ; Mrs. Chas. Mathews, llrbert, Mrs. Frank Matthe ws, Miss H. Simms, 311ss A. Cottrell, Miss Fanny Josephs, Miss Patti Josephs, Miss Wentworth, and Mrs. Stirling. EVERY EVENING, at 7, A DAY AFTER THE WE DDING - . Miss Herbert. A.t a quarter before S, an entirely new and original Comely i n t; acts, by Dion Boucicault, entitled THE FOX CHACE- Ch a racters by Mr. Charles Mathews, Mr. Frank Matthews, Mr..J. Mrs. Chas. F. Robinson, Mr. Ash ey, Mr. W. Charn,er laine ; Mrs. Chas. Mathews, Mrs. Frank Matthews, and Miss Henrietta Simms (her first appearance here). At 10, OUT OF SIGHT OUT OF MIND. Mr. Charles Mathews and Mr. Frank natthews. To conclude with SHAKE HANDS : Mr. J. Clarke; Mis Fanny Josephs. Commence at 7. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Manager, Mr. W. H. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, TURN HIM OUT• Followed by THE MAID OF HONOUR. Miss Ada Bwanborough. Alter which, MAZOURKA. Messrs. Honey , James, Fenton, Turner, &c. ; Marie Wilton, ;!.impson, To conclude with TIMOTHY TO THE RESCUE, Mr. T. Thorne. Commence at 7. COALS. —T he LILLESH AL L CO MP ANY'S COALS. Direct from their owil Collieries. Marquis'..• • ...245. per ton. Imuble 209. per ton. ... 234. i 'Nuts ......... Deep ...........21a. Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De pots, Westbourne Park-road, W.. and 17, South Wharf, Paddington, W., and Maiden-lane, N. Beet C0ke....... • • • lss. per ehaldron. Terms cash. JOHN SCOTT, Sole Agent. MOSES AND SON • respectfully call attention to their large and well assorted stock of JUVENILE CLOTHING. The newest iaorics are combined with the latest and most fashionable „ s i gn s, and the best workmanship. E. NOSES and SON give particular attention to this important branch of their b us iness, and they can with confidence affirm that the prices are such as must satisfy the most economical. 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MOSES AND SON , s au • LONDON HOUSES, 154. 155, 156, 157, Minories ; 81, 85, t 6, 87, 8, 89, AldZate; 506, 507, 50:.4, New Oxford-street ; 1,2, 3, Ilar,-str. et; 137, 138, Tottenham-court-road ; 28e, huston-road. ~MOSES AND S 0 N'S /• . COUNTRY ESTABLISHMENT , Bridge-street, Bradford, Ycrkshire. F. MOSES AND SON'S mi. Establishments are closed (very Friday evening at sunset until Saturday evening at sunset, when business is re sumed until 11 o'clock. All articles are marked the lowest prices in plain figures. An, article not approved of will be exchanged, or the money returned. Ltatni7ri2es with iiules for Self-measurement. Fashion Card, and our new pamphlet, "The Tercentenary ; or, The Three Hundredth Birthday of William Shak,pear gratis and poet trap. 11HE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," IL Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, An be had Every Evening of _ G. K. GLENIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. The Weather—Sun Office, May 26, 1864. THERMOMETER.. This day at Two o'clock 6O Barometer-29.92. Wind—N.lV.; moderate breeze, and cicudy. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY.—!Morning, sd. 11m.—Afternoon, sh. MIL fo-goßß.ow.-Morning, 6d. 3.n.--Afternoon. 63. 30m. f MM , 31 4 (VI LONDON, THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1864. If report be true, her MAJESTY'S Ministers have thought discretion to be the better part of valour, and have prudently avoided the risk of another legal defeat. Their " meddling and muddling" brought them so little credit or profit in the case of the Alexandra that it has beeta considered advisable to hush up the matter of the rams by effecting a convenient compromise. There is accordingly to be no farther question as to the ownership of the EL Toussin and El Monassir, since they are added to the national possessions, and certainly if the public are to pay in either event, it is more satis factory to give a larger sum and obtain two first class steam rams than to fritter away some thou sands in carrying a case from court to court. It cannot be denied, however, that this movement is a manifest confession of weakness on the part of the Government, since, if the rams were really illegally constructed, they had a right to seize them without payment. Why give a large sum for that which was already forfeited to the Crown ? We hope some explanation will be demanded from the Ministerial benches of the conduct of this affair. The truth is that, as in the world famed Schleswig-Holstein dispute, our Government have suffered themselves to be drawn into a me ze of perplexities and troubles by their vacillation and one-sidedness. The want of an open, straightforward, and decisive policy, which threatens to embroil us with half the Powers of Europe, will probably end by alienating us from both the contending parties in the Western Hemi sphere. Inconsistency is Never respected, and the very Federals, whose cause has been so much favoured, now load us with abuse for neglecting their interests. Had the English Government recognised the South from the first, the terrible slaughter now desolating the fair and fertile States of the or es prosperous Union might have been stayed, while our northern manufacturers would not have stood idle for so many weary months. The question of personal interest should not of course outweigh the consideration of what is due to others, but it must be evident to the most superficial observer that to refuse to recognise the South was virtually to side with the North by treat ing their opponents as rebels and not as belligerents. Oar professions of neutrality were consequently insincere from the very first, and almost every subsequent act has confirmed the impression. The correspondence between Mr. BARING and Lord R. CECIL respecting some observations let fall in the heat of debate in reference to our commercial dealings with America has been published oppor tunely enough, together with the news about the rams. The one affords the best commentary on the other, but the correspondence is especially interesting, not only from the high position of both parties, but from the curiosity naturally fell to see what can be said by a gentleman who does not attempt to deny having had a large share in the transport of munitions of war. It will be felt by most readers that Mr. BARING would have done more wisely to remember the old adage about the impoliay of throwing stones when your resi dence is peculiarly brittle, and bad better have let the matter alone. Certainly, as Lord ROBERT CECIL admits, the public and the Government have coincided in regarding the transmission of goods to the American states as justifiable, but public opinion goes a little further than the Cabi net, and cannot see the immense difference be tween sending oat an unarmed ship to one party, and " properly forwarding" arms and ammunition to the other; except, perhaps, that the ship may possibly be put to peaceful use, while rifles and per cussion caps are not generally available for any pur- poses but those of war. It is true that the 7easel may be armed on her way, but with that, strictly speaking, the law has nothing to do. The order is to build a ship of a certa;. ri kind, and English judges full juries are no: bound to know what is to be done by a thi.A party, after the contract is completed. I.: it be contended that the building of such ships. es the steam rams is of itself a virtual infraction of the proclamation, it cannot possibly be 1 dented that the manufacture of arms and ammu• nition—articles whose transmission to the contend ing parties is expressly forbidden by the same document—is decidedly a contradiction, not only of the spirit but the letter. Mr. BARING'S defence that his firm took no part in giving the orders for the munitions of war, cr in the execution of them, is certainly begging the question, since he must be perfectly aware that the " giving effect to the credit lodged in favour of the parties furnishing those supplies," and the " seeing them pro perly forwarded to their destination," were no less important parts of the transaction. No one blames Mr. BARING for the part he has taken in these matters ; but it is a little too much for English common sense and love of fair play for a gentleman whose firm has been so openly con cerned in assisting one party to appeal to the House of Commons against the infraction of neutrality committed by those who have been engaged in help ing the other side. If the South could not pillage Northern commerce without ships, neither could the North fight without arms and ammunition, and the American war owes more to Messrs. BARING than to Messrs. LAIRD. The fact is, a strict neu trality is the very last thing desired by the friends of the North in this country. It is so easy to de nounce piracy, slavery, and every other evil in round terms—so easy to declaim about our duties as a great nation, our interest as a commerce -loving neutral ; but it is both difficult and unsatisfactory to descend from eloquence to argument. If the judo. ment of the people so entirely supports the Mini sterial policy, if, as a Cabinet Minister observed, our Foreign Enlistment Act is so faultily worded that a fleet of ships can sail through it, why does not this wise and popular Government take some steps towards reforming so great an evil ? Why does not some member of the Government bring forward a measure for amending this inefficient and ill-constructed Act ? Is it that a neutrality strictly defined end rigidly enforced would prove a more startling customer to Mr. ADAMS than the Alabama, the Georgia, and all their kindred combined ? Is it that if a new act were laid before Parliament and subjected to its rigid scrutiny it might leave n o convenient loopholes whereby what is "fraudulent" on the part of the South become "properly forward ing" on the part of the North? Or is the reluctance to introduce so pressing a reform due to on uneasy misgiving that perhaps, after all, the conduct of the Govermiftnt has not been altog-.. her that which THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 26, 1864. the free outspoken Euglish people would have chosen in their representatives ?—a doubt how far the pauperised thousands of Lancashire, and the ghastly heaps of dead and dying bat lately cum bering the green plains of Virginia, may have been increased by a course of policy which irritates but never overawes, which yields but never conciliates. Herr VON BISMARK has again come forward to vindicate his cause. It will certainly be a pity if he is not saddled with the responsibility of this untoward war, for he takes pretty good care to tell us plainly what ara his views, and what motives impel and actuate him in his course. The only way to take this aff,ir is to be surprised at nothing, and to expect the most encroaching demands to be made by the allied armies, especially the Prussians. The despatch in question is addressed to the agents of Prussia at foreign courts, and of course, under cover of this ingenious device, the most arrogant assumptions are put forward, and the most ex traordinary demands made. Herr VON BISMARK goes over the old ground again, and takes great pains to inform us that the Government of Berlin wished to "liberate the duchy of Schleswig from Danish oppression." This might serve for an ar- gnment, if the sad events that have recently taken place did not assure us that there are many other places besides Schleswig, which is here so inge- nionsly specified, that it is deemed desirable to remove from the protection of the Danish authority, and to put it under the away of the German rule. The purport of this letter is to explain the partiou- iars relating to the island of Femarn, which it has been the desire of the allied forces to place under he occupation of the Federal Diet. It would be very difficult to define what limits are likely to be put to these extravagant demands, and when we shall see a little consistency and a slight portion of justice in the language held by these innovators of the rights of a country. Why this island should be occupied is hard to makeout, and it needs one to follow Harr BISMARK'S perplexing theories to the utmost, and then to bestow implicit credence upon :hem, before any solution of the mystery is disco- verable, and then it is ambiguous at the best. Herr BISMARK and his friends behold with " lively regret" that the Federal Diet did not participate in their undertaking, but, on the contrary, left them to undertake the wide responsibility of the undertaking. Can anything be more absurd than this, when every one at all versed in politics is aware that Prussia desired nothing better than to take the law into her own hands, and to plan, early out, and consolidate matters, as it seemed most expedient to the wishes of her rulers, and the in terests of her community. There is a very emphatic passage which tells the Germanic Confederation in a roundabout fashion, that they have failed in all that was required of thew. M. BISMARK congra- tulates himself on the dexterous propositions of the Austro-Prussian allies, which removed the obstacles that had unfortunately arisen in many particulars, and also which obviated the danger of exhibiting to the world the spectacle of " German want of humanity at so decisive a moment." There may be more disastrous spectacles than that presented to the public gsza before the tactics of the Berlin diplomatists are worked out. It would be amusing if the subject were not so serious a one, and if its results were not likely to contain such grave con sequences for other States, to notice the inconsis tencies which characterise this grandiloquent despatch. Among the many gratulatory reflections which swell its contents, we perceive that great credit is taken for the universal deference that was paid to the wishes of the Federal Diet by the Prus sians and Vie Austrians. After enumerating many instanced of consideration and other matters of the sort, it is thus declared in regard to the maintenance of the "unity of the military chief command," that it was of such especial importance that it could not possibly be relinquished, It is always the end of these complaisant nations that they look after their own interests coute qui coute, and take very good care that the fruits of the conquest and the glory of the gain shall rest with themselves, M. BISMARK is not altogether satisfied, or, at all events, he deems it politic to appear not to be so, for one thing is explained, another is apologised for, as it were; and many events are recapitulated in order to give a favourable turn to their relation, or a flattering colour to their reci Perhaps the hardihood of h'..e reached its climax, even for Berlin effrontery ...ice, and it is deemed requisite and essential to glory over a few of the most striking anomalies of the transactions which have recently taken place. It must occur to every one that it would be better if the Government of Prussia would allow the Conference to go on, or rather to begin, in good earnest to enter upon its business, and not to adopt the novel but inadequate method of telling the Cabinets of Europe its meaning through the agency of these despatches. It is also very inconsistent that a Minister, who has all this knowledge at his fingers' ends, should fail so egregiously in teaching his plenipotentiaries what it is necessary that they should know before they appear at the Council that sits in debate as to the issues of this weighty matter. The extraordinary inaction of England is the worst possible service that her statesmen can render to Prussia, for that ill-starred nation is being thus fatnitoasly urged on to ruin by the extrava gant demands and the reckless course into which the mistaken friendship of our country has plunged it. It is an insult to the common sense of the country in which the Conference meets—it is an affront to all the other Powers that are assembled in conclave ; and it is a cruel wrong and a positive injury to the country most concerned, that so many unpardonable delays should take place, and such little progress be made in the transaction of the matters that engage the notice of the whole world. The only satisfactory part of this despatch is that in which M. BISMARK regrets so bitterly that the points to which so much importance has been attached by the Allies have not been properly appreciated by the other States, and that a majority has not often been obtained in the Diet for the propositions laid before them. Unanimity can never prevail in a collection of such divers in terests and different objects as those which prevail in the several States of Germany ; but the greatest drawback to all concord is the intense selfishness that prevails. This is the chief enemy, the pro pelling power of disunion. Uufortunately, either of the two Powers that do hold together is too strong for the undeniably little State that by common consent has been singled out as the victim of all this Federal combination, and deep laid strategy. It is of no use for M. BISMARK to go on with these fulminating epistles of his, because they answer no purpose, and cannot serve hie turn. There are acme infatuated individuals who will teiat persist in accordi ng cre d ence to all that he pro fessesr i and e a his tia aafriends There are, forw haordweaysert,hme many t a o re f h who cannot be convinced against their convictions, and who will not fail to recognise in all these tirades and expositions the attempt to veil an un worthy policy with specious pretences, and the desire to diegnse a destructive intention with dex terous excuses. All this can come to no good end, and the tortuous line now pursued by the Govern ment of Berlin, under the able but misguided rule of M. BISMARK, Will sooner or later cause more harm to the prosperity of Prussia tLan the violent aSSUrr". course she is pursuing can bring injuries on the kingdom of Denmark. There will be this difference, that with few exceptions the sympathy for the one is universal, and the desire to serve her most sin cere and earnest; but will there be the same sen timent extant for the other when the evil days come on, end the trial of her fortitude is put to the proof. It will add poignancy to the blow to know that all Europe looks upon the certainty as in some degree the measure of retributive justice. The Speech of the King of Prw-'sia, BERLIN, Tuesday. The followi - og is the full text of the speech of the King of Prussia in reply to the address of the party headed by Count Arnim-Boy tzenburg. A summary of the speech has already been transmitted by telegraph : I have received with pleasure the address in which you assure me of the willingness of the Prussian people to assist in solving the Schleswig-Holstein question, thereby granting me a worthy return for the beloved blood of so many chil• dren of the country. This return will be mine should I attain the end for which, together with the Emperor of Austria, I have taken up arms. In conjunction with my illustrious ally I will take measures, so far as God has placed it in our power, that full security be obtained against a return of the oppression of our countrymen in the Duchies by Danish rule, and that effectual and lasting guarantees be secured to prevent further disturbances on the northern frontier of Germany. _ _ _______ To gain this object the allies have fought, and for this they are now striving at the Conference, reserving the entire freedom of action to which they are entitled both by the conduct of the Danes and the course of events. During the pending negociatione I cannot, of course, be expected to give any explanations as to the nature of the solution. But even as you may rest assured that under all circumstances the honour of Prussia will be preserved, so also you may be assured that the sacrifices we have offered for the cause of Germany will also conduce to the interests of our own more immediate fatherland. In this confidence I am strengthened by the words you have addressed to me, for which I thank you fro►u my heart, sincelin them I see a new proof of the warm and unanimous devotion of the Prussian people, on which, in all cases concerning the greatness and wellbeing of our common fatherland, I may rely, DEATH OF DR. NORMANDY.—The scientific world has sustained a great loss in the death of Dr. Normandy, long Familiarly known as a practical chemist of reputation and an unexperimental philosopher who had contributed to the progress of modern science. Dr. Nor mandy, a 'renchman by birth, adopted England as his home. Originally educated for a surgeon, he passed the necessary examinations; but having in the course of his studies been led into chemical experiments, he found a greater attraction in their pursuit. While so occupied he formed an intimate fri•ndship with the late Dr Ure, with whom he was subsequently associated in many important chemical analyse=, Dr. Sormatidy won attained a high position ratongst practical chemists, ani became well known for his acquirements in the application of their science. In his examination before the committee of thellouse of Com mons on the adulteration of food his evidence was of the most startling character, as showing the numerous frauds practised on the public by dishonest tradesmen. Dr. Nor mandy was the author of several works which stand high in the estimation of chemists. Amongst these we may particulari,e "An Introduction to Rose's Chemistry" (he . . also edited an English translation of that work) ; "The Handbook of Chemistry ;" "A Treaties on Agricultural Chemistry ;" " Guide to the Alkalimetrical Chest;" " The Chemic it Atlas," a work of great value to students 'of chemical analysis " The Dictionary of the Chemical Atlas." His latest literary labour was devoted to several contribu tions to the new edition of Dr. tire's "Dictionary of the Arts and Manufactures.'' Dr. Normandy died on the 10th inst., in too both year of his age,—The Lancet. Captain Edwin Pcry reath, of the barque lessy of BliStol, has just been preeented With a very valu. able gold chronometer Watch and chain, sent to England by the President of the United States, and forwarded to Earl Bussel by his Excellency C. F. Adams, the American Minister in this country. It would appear that on the 13th of February, 1863, after a trethendous gale of wind off Cape Horn, the M essy fell in with the American ship Ole ron, di:masted and on her beam end. The ship was from London bound to Callao. Captain Fentreath laid by the ship a considerable time, as Captain Percy of the Oleron hoped that he would be enabled to wear and eventually to save her, but after the most strenuous efforts bad been made, and ail proved unavailing, it was determined to aban don the wreck. The captain, three officers, and 14 of the crew were taken off, four having been drowned the pre vious night. The survivors were on board the J essy 50 days, during very stormy and disagreeable weather, and finally landed at Valparaiso. On a representation of the case being made to the American Government by their con- sul at that port, Captain Pentreath's conduct, with refer ence to the American crew, was viewed so favourably that letters were forwarded tc our Foreign Secretary, and the American Minister, expressing the high sense entertained of his humane and generous behaviour, accompanied by a handsome gold watch and chain, with an appropriate in scription. On Captain Pentreath's return to London a few days ago, this valuable testimonial was handed to him in a most graceful and complimentary manner by the chairman of the local marine board. MR. EDWIN JAMES.--A paragraph has gone the round of the papers to the effect that Mr. Edwin James was in destitute circumstances in New York, and that a Belfast friend had remitted him £3O, " of course as a loan, but in reality as a gift." A letter received in Col cheater this week gives an emphatic denial to this state ment. The writer says I have known Mr. Jam es for the last 30 years, and heard from him by lette r not more than three days since, in which he states that he was busily engaged iu several heavy causes in the Supreme Court at New York, and that he had lately been employed by the Government in framing suggestions for a new bill on bank ruptcy, which had given great satisfaction to the New York bar. I also know that he cannot be in such great pecuniary distress, because I have within the last few months re ceived and remitted to him at various times many hundred pounds on account of professional earnings in America for business done for British merchants in this cJuntry ; nor do I believe that he can be so borne down as to be a miserable outcast, when I read that a performance was given at the Winter Garden Theatre for the Shakspeie Statue Fund, in which he took part, and was the great attraction of the evening. I also know that a few months since he was waited upon by a deputation to make an oration on the anniversary of American independence ; and on that occa sion he addressed upwards of 2 0 ,000 people ; and that more recently he has been waited upon by great numbers to be allowed by them to be put forward as a candidate for Con gress, which he has for the present refused." The writer winds up by stating that the great object of Mr. Edwin James's future life is " to endeavour to realise sufficient to discharge his honourable debts and liabilities." THE AMERICAN BLOCKADE.—On Sunday morn ing a splendid-looking steamer, named the Rose. lution, of 93 tons, sailed from the Clyde for Nassau, for the blockade-running trade. She was once the well• known pleasure schooner-yacht belonging to the Duke of Suther land, which was lately sold to some London party, who have had her fitted out in Glasgow for trading purposes, having been dismantled of her handsome fittings. She goes out under command of Captain Webber, well known in this trade, and takes with her a valuable cargo, consisting of about 250 casks of spirits, £3,000 worth of woollen blan kets, £B5O worth of leather boots, £l5O worth of felt hats, &o. During the last fortnight three Lew paddle steamers have sailed from the Clyde for N assau —the Ivanhoe, 240 tons register ; Virgin, 290 ; and Little Hatti, 263, They are all lightly built, and have great speed. The steamer Stag, long in the Belfast and 1y d e mail services, has been sold, and is fitting out for Nassau. Four other new steamers are fitting out, and about a dozen building for the same trade,—Scotsman.. TRADE OF THE SOUTH WALES PORTS.—Daring the month of April the exports foreign from Newport were 23,709 tons coal and 11,355 tons iron, against 12,263 tons coal and 7,000 tons iron in the corresponding mouth of last year, and the shipments coastwise were 47,774 tons. 666 vessels, with an aggregate reg istered tonnage of 66,138 tons, were engaged in the trade o f Swansea, being an increase of 55 ships, and nearly 10,000 tons tonnage as compared with April, 1863. Tile shipping rates received reached £1,626, against £1,301 in the correspondin,g month; 47,636 tons of coal were exported foreign, and 24,251 tons coastwise, being a large increase on both the pre vious and corresponding months, Llanelly exported foreign 13,927 tons coal against 15,618 tons in the corresponding month, and coastwise 26,694 tons against 24,741 tone in the month of nirch. A large trade was done at Neath and Briton Ferry during the month. ACCIDENT TO PRINCE ARTHUR'S CARRIAGE,.... NARROW ESCAPE.—Prince Arthur and suite passed through Blairgowrie on Monday, en route to Balmoral. A carriage had been sent down from the north to convey him, anti two powerful horses were attached to it in front of the Royal Hotel. The carriage had not proceeded many yards when the horses became restive, the " brake" of the car riage appearing to have no power to check the down-hill progress. At the Wel/ Meadow the fore wheel came into Advertiser violent contact with a sto ne wall, the wheel foitunatel y flying held in. to T hey pieces, werean d broughtthus front horses e more easily office, and the Prince and his friend leaped out smartly, and an stood, considerably agitated, b ut smilin g , whil e the horses directionwera being ot Bdaeitraocohrae followed 'rhe r a te f e e, walked al minutesed awaybyanother in theer carriage. The first carriage is a complete wreck, and the only wonder is how the Prince was not thrown out of it when the collision occurred. The stone has already been named "Arthur s Stone,"—Scotsman. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. LREUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] AMERICA. CONTINUED ADVANCE OF GRANT. (Per the Belgian, via Greencastle.) NEW YORK, MAY 14, EVENING, News received from General Grant up till noon :o-day states that he was yesterday still pushing n Lee's rear. Reliable reports from Cincinnati reiterate that General Sherman has captured Dalton, with 5,000 prisoners and 10 guns. The Governor of Kentucky has issued a call for 10,000 troops, to serve for six months, to come to the rescue of the country, finish the war, and save the Government. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Money easy. Gold, 721. Stocks improving. New York Central, 1321 ; 126 i; Erie, 110/. Six per Cent. United States' Bonds, 1141. DENMARK, COPENHAGEN, MAY 24, 11.19, a.m. After the arrival of a Danish Government Corn missioner at the Prussian headquarters in Horsens, the commander of that place retired from Jutland, leaving nobody behind with whom negociations could be carried on. The Prussian officers in command at the differen places act everywhere arbitrarily. The Chief of the Police in Randers has been arrested by the Prussians. In Aarhuus they arrested the superintendent of he Custom-house for demanding the duty from Prussian oontractors. The recruits called in before the armistice on the 12th May were arrested on the route to join the Danish army, and threatened with deportation southwards. HAMBURG, MAY 26. Adv ices received here from Copenhagen state that public opinion in that cipital has lately taken a more warlike tone. Perseverance in a persistent policy is approved. It is asserted that the Danish Government has determined to recall its Plenipotentiaries should the German Powers not modify their demands. MADRID, MAT 25 (Evening). The new Ministerial Bill on the press will be discussed on Saturday next. In to-day's sitting of the Congress an energetic speech was made by Senor Pastor against the ad ministration of the finances, which the Minister defended successfully. SOUTHAMPTON, MAY 26. The North German Lloyd's steamship Bremen, advertised to sail hence for New York to-day, having been detained, will not sail until ear y on Friday morning. All despatches per this steamer for the United States will be received on board till midnight of tne 26th. FRANCE. The Japanese Ambassadors were present the evening before last at the Grand Opera, the per formance consisting of the ballet of " Giselle." The Grand Chamberlain of the Imperial Court has informed the personages usually invited, that the series of private balls given by the Empress has terminated for the present season. General de Martimprey has provisionally assumed the chief command in Algeria. The news of the death of the Marshal was brought to Carthagena by the Tilan, corvette, and transmitted to Paris by telegraph. The mortal remains of the Duke will be brought to France by the Christophe Colomb, The Vienna journals are beginning to attack the policy of Count de Rechberg in the affair of the Duchies, and to point out its inconsistencies. " The E.mperor," says the Sport,'" has accorded the title of Dake de Montmorency to Count Adalbert de Perigord." BOURSE, May 25.—The market has been rather firmer, with, however, but little change in prices. Threes, for the Account, are now at 66f. 70c. Mobilier unvaried at 1,146 f. 25c. Railway Market heavy. The market improved towards the close both as regards the amount of business and prices and left off as follows :- 41 per Cents. . . 93 50 Do. end month 3 per Cents Do. end month 66 80 Credit Mobilier 1155 Do. end month 1156 25 Bank Shares 3380 Credit k oncier 1235 Roman Italian Loan 69 10 Do. end month 69 05 Ditto Threes." 42 50 New Mexican Russian Austrian Spanish Threes 42 50 Home Debt .. — Deferred RAIL WAYS. Camh. Account. 875 .. 877 50 993 75 .. 990 875 .. 877 50 Orleans ~.....•• tv orthern Lyons and Mediterranean New ditto Southern Western - Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lorrbard ...... 631 25 .. 532 50 North of Spain ........ 446 25 .. 457 50 Saragossa.. 550 .. 657 50 Ditto to Barcelona .... .. 265 —, MARKETS--This Day. MARK-LANE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AYERAGES.--Wheat, 39s 85 ; barley, 298 6d; oats, 20s 0d; rye, 31s 5d ; beans, 34s 2d; and peas, 32s 9d. THE SIT WEEKS' AVERAGES.—Wheat, 39s 5d ; barley, 30s 4d ; oats, 19s 7d ; rye, 298 7d ; beans, 33s 8d ; peas, 32s 4d. Etiamsri. GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 98,272 ; barley, 9,512; oats, 7,047; rye, 11; beans, 4,469; peas, 149 quarters. • METROPOLITAN CATTLE. To-day's market was fairly supplied with beasts as to number, but their general quality was very middling. All breeds moved off slowly, yet Monday's prices were sup ported. The general top figure was 4s 10d per 81b. The show of sheep was only moderate. Sales progressed slowly at late rates. The best old Downs realised 5s 4d per 81b. Lambs were less active than on Monday. Prices, however, were firm—the current rates being 6s 4d to 7s 6d per 81b. The veal trade was in a sluggish state on former terms — namely, from 4s 2d to 5s 2d per 81b. The demand for pigs and mulch cows was heavy at late currencies. Per Blbs.to sink the offal. a. d, s. d. s, d. s. d Crse. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 8 Primecrs-wool d 0.4 8 5 0 Second quality do. 3 10 4 2 Pme. S'thdown do. 5 2 5 4 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6 Largo erse. calves 4 2 4 1u Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 4 10 Prime small do 5 0 5 2 Ors°. & inf. sheep 3 8 4 0 Large hogs 3 6 4 0 Second qualitydo. 4 2 4 6 Small porkers 4 2 4 6 Lambs....6s 4d to 7s 6d. Suckling calves, 153 to 22s ; and quarter-old store pigs 203 to 243 each. TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts . .. 1,600 Cows l5O Sheep and lambs 6,700 Calves 370 , rigs 2lO FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts . Sheep and lambs Calves ......3 20 Pigs MEAT MARKETS. NEWGITB AND LEADENUALL.—These markets are fairly supplied with moat, and the demand is steady, as follows :—Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 2d; mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; lamb, 6s Od to 7s Od ; veal, 3s 84 to 45 8d ; and pork, 3s 2d to 4s tid per bibs by the carcase. SOUTHALL, May 25.—The supply of stock was moderate, and the trade ruled steady, as follows :—Beet, from 3s Gd to 48 8d ' • mutton, 3s 8d to 5s 2d • lamo, 65 6 d to 7s 41 ; veal, 4s 4d to 5s Od; and pork, 3s dd to 45 4d per Bibs, to sink the offai. ROMFORD, May 25.—Beasts and sheep were rather dearer with a good demand, otherwise the trade was in a sluggish state. Becf, from 3s 4d to 48 8d; mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; lamb, Gs 4d to 7s 4d ; veal, 45 4d to os Od ; and pork, 3s 64 to 4s 4d per Bibs ; suckling calves, 158 to 225; quarte.-old store pigs, 20s to 245; and milcla cows, £l4 to £lB each, HAY MARIC2T S. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 lOs to £ 4 lOs O d ; clover, £4 Os to £5 lOs Od • and straw Ll 53 to lOs per load, A slow trade, CumnEaLAND.—Mealow hay, £2 15s to £4 lOs; clove?, £3 15s to £5 10s Od ; and straw, £1 53 to £1 12s per load. Trade dull. Wnrrlic aAPEL —Meadow hay, £2loa to £4los; clover, £4 Os to £5 10s 0d; and straw, Li 4s to £1 14s per load, Trade inactive, LITERATURE Remarkable Pamphlets. A CHAPTER ON STREET NUISANCES, by Charles Babbage, the eminent mathematician, has just now been published, by Mr. Murray, in the form of a pamphlet of twenty pages octavo. It is, in point of fact, a chapter extracted, thus, for separate publica cation, from the forthcoming work of Mr, Babbage, entitled " Passages in the Life of a Philoso pher," a work prominently among Mr. Mur ray's announcements. Nothing could be more opportune than the issue of this particular chapter, just at the moment when the street nuisances com plained of, are at length being directly, and, let us hope, vigorously dealt with by Mr. Bass's Bill, now going through Parliament. fo no living man, per haps, can the gradual ripening of that bill into an enactment be more intensely gratifying, we shout;; coejecture, then to the author of this eccentric pamphlet—a pamphlet, the like of which we don't remember ever to have encoun tered. Illustrious, years ago, by right of his marvellous scientific contrivance, popularly known as the Calculating Machine, Mr, Babbage has for several years past been cruelly subjected to a species of petty martjriotn, or rather, it should be said, to a scat of ignoble tormentirg, driving him at times (according to his own showing, here) very nearly to the verge of distraction. For ten years he has been thus tormented, we may say, systematically. By whom ? By Italians, Germans, and Indians, by English men and women and child dren! 'The instruments of torture employed by these, he thus enumerates : Organs, brass bands, fiddles, harps, harpsichords, hurdy gurdies, flageolets, drums, bagpipes, accordions, halfpenny whistles, tom-toms, and trumpets. The human voice in various forms—Shouting out objects for sale, religious canting, and psalm-singing. Those who are mainly responsible for perpetuating these street nuisances from year to year, Mr. Bab• bags also catalogues, in the manner following:— ENGOURAGERS OF STREET MUSlC.—Tavern-keepers, public-houses, gin-shops, beer-shors,coffie-shops, servants, children, visitors from the country, and ladies of doubtful virtue ; occasionally titled ladies, but these are almost in variably of recent elevatijn, and deficient in that taste which their sex usually possess. In trying to suppress the system of annoyance—a system that has seriously militated against the development of hia own philosophic investigations, Mr. Babbage appears to have been subjected to ali imaginable kinds of indignities, insults, an even injuries, alike to his person and property. He has had his windows smashed—he hes been pelted with stones—mobbed—placarded, one might even pro nounce it blackguarded—he has actually been serenaded by a brass band far hours at a stretch, when himself barely recovering from a most painful surgical operation ! We wilt content our selves with making one extract along from his pamphlet in illustration of this disgraceful persecu tion, a persecution directed egainst one of the most eminent of living philosophers ; At an early period, when I was putting the law in force, as far as I could, for the prevention of this destruction of my time, I receive' constantly anonymous letters, advising, and even tlireatening me with all sorts of evils, such as destruction of my property, burning my house, injury to myself. I was very often addressed in the streets with similar threats. On one occasion, when I was returning home from an affair with a mob whom the police had just dispersed, I met, close to my own door, a man who, ad dressing me, said, " You deserve to have your house burnt, and yourself in it, an i I will do it for you, you old villain," I asked him if he had any objection to give me his address. Of course he refu , ed. I then followed him at a short dis tance, looking out for a policeman: Whenever he saw one at a distance he turned rapidly up the next street ; this chase continued above half-an-hour ; he was thou joined by a companion, an ill-looking fellow. They still continued to turn off into another street whenever a constable became visible in the distance, At last we saw a great crowd, into which they both rushed, and further pursuit became im- possible. The whole record here given of the bodily and mental suffering endured by reason of these maddening strict musicians we would refer our readers to—as to (such is human nature!) a something frightfully entertaining. The whole chapter, as penned by Mr. Charles Babbag©, is, in its strange way, a sort of literary companion sketch to that pictorial record of similar inflictions endured more than a hundred years ago, also in the streets of London, according to Hogarth's im , immortal p:cture of "The Enraged Musician." THE PROSPECTS OF GOOD ARCHITECTURE IN LONDON, having been lectured upon by His Emi nence Cardinal Wiseman only a few weeks since, namely, on the 12th of last month, in the Theatre of the South Kensington Museum—that distin guished dignitary's Discourse has since been pub lished verbatim in a goodly pamphlet of forty-one pages octavo, and so published, like Mr. Babbege's pamphlet (just now mentioned), by Mr. Murray, of Albemarle-street. At the time when his Emi ❑ence delivered this very charming and luminous dissertation upon the probable prospects of good architecture in our metropolis we gave an unavoid ably abbreviated report of it in the columns of the Sun —unavoidably, that is, bearing in mind the fact of the lecture being delivered during the sitiings of Parliament. Here, however, are the Cardit;are ipsissima versa as nearly as possible as they fei; from his lips. And they are peculiarly worthy of having been thus preserved for us by the aid of the stenographer. For, while they are profoundly interesting and valuable, whe❑ regarded arch ve.)- logically in regard to the past, they posses for English people, for Londoners especially, a very peculiar interest and value, indeed, because of their opening up to view the probabilities, and still more the possibilities of London architecture in regard to the future. From the stand point of the Present, the Cardinal firs, looks back, in teis lecture of his, for instruction, for example, for hints, for suggestions to be drawn from antiquity, especially from classical antiquity. Having collected together much of which — namely of instruction, of example, of hints, of suggestions calculated to be especially valuable to everyone in any the smallest degree interested in or connected with the prospects of London archi tecture, his Eminence applies these hints, and sug gestions, adapts those examples and instructions, derived from the past, to the present and future condition of our own metropolis, considered archi- - - - tecturally. It is very strikingly remarked by him at the outset that almost everything that is known of the architecture of past ages, peoples, countries—is known exclusively from the " public" edifices in the various capitals. The one only ex ception (proving the rule) being referred to by his Eminence in the sentence here immodiately ful. lowing Submerged in a deluge of bland, insinuating ashes, which penetrated into the most remote corners and crevices of every building—.mbalmed, instead of being petrified like its twin city Herculaneum, Pompeii has given us the only pracCical and sensible illustrations of what writers had let us know about their domestic arrangements." Here, again, as in the instance of that pamphlet of Mr. Babbago's but just now noticed, the publica tion of the Cardinal's Lecture in a separate form is wonderfully opportune. In proof of which, hoar what he has to say about the threatened interference of Railway Schemes with the actual condition of London and Westminster 1— " You will all have heard of the extent, reported by the City engineer, to which new railway schemes carry their competing designs, in that venerable portion of our metro polis. It may be summed up in one sentence. The require about 160 acres only, which is about one-fourth of the entire city ;' the total length of railways proposed is about 20 miles; and the various public ways of all descriptions which are interfere .l with are about 300.' The requirement of one-fourth of the area of a city for the conveyance of th, inhabitants of the remaining three-fourths, does indeed seem dispreportoned. But lam not disposed nor entitled to dis cuss this great statistical point. The question is, could not the ravages which necessity imposes be repaired, and more deference be paid to that natural piety, under which the ancients classed reverence for religion and respect for the departed ?" Yet, while he pills the query thus—he has already had occasion to remark with terrible significance-- "There is a natural reverence for whatever is monu mental or historical, and this feeling grows and ripens to religious reverence. Neither of these feelings seems to be much cultivated amongst us. Take the following evidence from the City Engineer's Report on Public Companies applying for Bills in the present Session of Parliament.'— • The monument at Fish-street 'ld, and Temple-h-r, Draper's-gardens, Finsbury-Circus, Apothecaries' Hall. and portions of the 2i/et's office are scheduled, as are vari ous of the City halls and the Admiralty at Whitehall,' And again, ' public parks and gardens are to be cut or tun nelled through,' These extracts sufficiently justify us in paying that there is a reckless disregard of public and monu mental property in the exactions of projects for material changes, on this vexed soil of ours, into something new and strange. As to more religious objects, my own experience may warrant somewhat. I have myself received this year seven or eight notices of the intended destruction of churches, schools, orphanages, or other charitable institu tions, to be ruthlessly demolished or treacherously bur rowed under. And my portion in the danger must be bus a small item in the general fate." Altogether the Londoners have reason to feel not only gratife3, but rtjoiccd at the circumstance that ono so rarely gined and so eminently wall qualified to afford us an invaluable word cf advice is regard to the future prospects of our metropolitan architecture, should have spoken out at once as frankly, as eloquently, and as persuasively as Car dinal Wiseman hes certainly done in this, in mar respect, .masterly lecture upon the atchitect.ura 4 prospects of London and Westminster. A COLLECTION OF OCCASIONAL ODES, by /an Francis Waller, LL.D., better known an this Bids of the Irish Channel as the " Jonathan Freke - Stirgeby" of the Dublin University Magazine, hos lately appeared as a pamphlet of 23 pages ectavc- -- across the counter of the Messrs.llodges, Smith, and Co., of Grafton-street, the publishers to the Dubin University. One of these Occasional Odes has reference to the opening of the Exhibition at Cork. Another to the installation of the Earl of Posse as the University Chancellor. Another to the opening of the Dublin Royal Society's Exhibition. It is at all times a gratification to read anything of Dr. Wallen's, whether in prose or in verse, whether grave or gay, whether relating to matters of perma nent interest, or, as in these instances, to subjt.cts of the most fugitive character. But the Occa.aional. Odes which have just now reached us are pecu liarly welcome, coming as they do simultaneously with an entirely new Ode from from the same ready and gifted hand in celebration of the Dublin Exhibition, the Exhibition, comparatively speaking, but a few hours since manguratel. Sufficient for us if we add that this latest of the Occasional Odes of Dr. Waller is one of his most graceful and felicitous improvisations. THE CHEVALIER DE CHATELAIN'S pc eicbl apostrophe, through the columns of the Courier de L'Europe, to M. Victor Hugo, as the author of (that last work of the great French Poet-Novelist - Dramatist Critic's 1) the book entitled " Slaakcspeare"—would certainly tempt us to descant upon the merits both of Victor Hugo's book and of the Chevalier de Chatelain's panegyric in respect to it, but that we are really repelled, almost as by a sense of shame, from enlarging upon whatsoever relates either directly or indirectly to the late unfortunate Tercentenary Celebration. We can therefore only find the heart at this moment to offer our felicitations to the accomplished Chevalier de Chatelain for his brilliant add apropos tribute to his illusa - ious contemporary. SHAKSPERE, AN ODE FOR THE TERCENTENARY OF SHAKSPERE'S BIRTHDAY, written by Mr. J. F - C4rpenter, and published by the Messrs. Routledge; Warne, and Routledge. Bvo. pp. 16,—we are, tor the self same reason that repels us from descanting upon the effusion last mentioned, constrained to pas' by, with a mere look askance, coming to us, as l & does, now, upon the morrow, as it were, of the dat e of the Tercentenary Celebration. Here at any rat e are the closing lines of Mr. Carpenter's 01,e— What I are there none to fill the mimic s::ene— To catch the mantle of the generous Kean ? Are all the actors of the Kemble school Lost to the Theatre they once could rule ? The boards where Foote and _David ( arrtck played, Unmeaning spectacle alone pervade ? No I not while Phelps will his ripe powers engage, To grace and elevate the British stage ; While Helen Faucit, now tea seldom seen, Still lies, her well-earned laurels fresh and green; While Stirling acts, and Compton keeps the boards, And Webster glimpses of the past affords; While Henry Marston, artist good and true, Still keeps the Drama's polar star in view ; SUAKSPERE, again enthroned, may crown the stage, The noblest, greatest bard of EVERY AGE! The living names of the well-known actors of oar own times—names here very agreeably, a nd sone of them at least not at all extravagantly introducA thus in an ode in celebration of the Immortal BArd-- thus lend a present interest of some kind at least to the always harmonious verses of J. E. Carpenter• THE ROYAL WEDDING, an Ode, extendin g through 28 pages, penned by S. R. W. Low' and recently published by Messrs. Mart si and Co., of 13, Paternoster-row, would ilti ° been more valuable, had it appeared about a twelvemonth earlier. As it is—coming into the world later even than the Royal Baby itself --4i can be pronounced extremely pretty, and e" passed by. As an artistic production, it comman ds i from us no more lengthened scrutiny than M r . O'NvilS Court picture in this year's Academy 411111'i• tion—a picture all scarlet cloaks and pretty girls and spring flowers, "all" that is, e cept the youthful Royal Pair themselvth —then, at the Arrival, as a week afterwards at ttl° Wedding, the cynosure of neighbouring eyes, i3 A ° observed of all observers. Mr. Lomax, in a w ° ' d e after-date. He surely cannot have been all tra B while writing it—meaning his Ode. The Metropolitan Association for Promoting t" Education of Adults being dt:sirous of encouragement to physical exercises and games of strenEla and skill among the working classes, and also to afford 03 members of the Literary and Mechanics' Institutioo, Working Men's Clubs, Young Men's Societies, 8: 01 1 : 1 1 union with the associati , n an oppor tunit y for a suel tit re-union, have arranged for a gathering at the Ctic Palace on Monday, June 27. In addition t o the vari°e,o attractions at the Palace, arrangemen t s have b,; 10 made for a series of athletic sports, i'or wh ich valtassuo money prizes will be given; an open ate' concert of voices, under the direction of Mr. G. W. Nlarti ,a ; a ball°°„f accent; a grand organ pt_rformance ; and A priz, ) conies cadet bands, The band of the Crystal Palace Coues3oi will play during the day within the patace, and thc ki °4 o o the Gieville House Working Men's Institute, An a Kingsland sub-division of Metropolitan Felice, N in the palace grounds. Excursions are being orgatO ° , i nst itutions in union, all expenses, apart irons ciao plow' of tickets, being borne by the aesociation. INTERNATIONAL STEAM P LOUGH COMPETIT-' 9: ti This contest, which took place at the regional 113 ' fv t ing of Roanne (Loire), has proved a great success boa' to the inventors and manufacturers of such imple(n e ' r o and also for the proprietors of the heavy and stulA u s -. 0 l a nds of, that and the neighbouring departments. of great, indeed, has been this success, that the ques Ito" o r the general use of agricultural instruments wuria'A fo ci steam in such of the soils of France as have hither to c tot the greatest resistance to the ordinary means of tillage now be considered as set at rest. The trials of the O s ' :pa competing machines were made between the 29th .Aril too the Bth May, at about three miles from Rearm ( /' presence of the Sub-prefect, the Mayor of Routin e '. members of the Committee of the Agricultural 5 ° and before a special jury compoeed of the fon" evia French gentlemen :—Count Benoist d'Azy, Lehalleur, Charles Jobez, Tiersonnier, Pluchet, 9,1'"001 undernarned English gentlemen; Messrs. Fisher, „0.0- T. J. Thackeray, and Jacob Wilson. Three French g'atit' men—the Marquis de Poncins, M. de Baulay, and I NI ' tlr y noron, and two English parties—Mr. Fowler a n „ ot os Messrs. Howard—had sent in their nam es as coinPeticor Mr. Fowler, however, was unable to get his inacliih°t o 0,0 pleted in time, and - so did not compete, muc h G a me' regret of the Committee. The m achine of , co eio' ron operated as a " digger,' and was worked by Shedl° 05f tive steam engine connected with it, and which P the land operated on. The mach i n e of the blarquis eoe9. cins operated as a sub . soil plough. The m achine of I%j , Howard operated- I st, us a plough ; 2 d , as a ch it° :b 0 3d, as a sub- soiler ; and is well known in Engho ld ,; /es ;o' machines both of the Marquis de Poncins and ()" l fixed Howard were operated on by stationary steam engd'itiar6' in adjoining ground. The jury awarded to tb t rbe doward the first prize of £lOO and the g old med 3l; e o Mai quis de Poncins the second prize of £d o and 1b o d tit s medal; and to M. Ganneron, the third pri ze of £lo,,,l'axo dv bronze medal. Ihe prizes were distribute d by tha Bersigny.—Galzpani. Au bi64 A mason named Lieurei, residing at S t ' it3e ore° du-Thernay (Lure), while proceeding to his 11% think evenings ago, from a wine shop wher e he bad "e l l e 1 0(2/6 ing, met a woman tamed Desdoights, to when" _ ito 0 11 0 use of some insulting expression. Tier husband,:evt, t oe') with her, resented such conduct, and a struggle t "4 1 011 3 . ed 1) " between them. At that moment a man nam LiCUS I ya d d came up and put an end to the fight, when. ~., tud t use of:a heavy iron hook which he held in his 10_ with a blow on the head laid Levillaiu dead at liiin iv, 0 then returned to hia first antagonist and cc t dreadful manner. Lieurey was-soon after arr ests a