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THEATRE It( YTAL DRURY -LAN E. Managers, Messrs. -E. F a lconer and F. B. Chatterton. TEAS EVENING, Gt( 11YE TO TEXAS. Mr. Walter Lacy and Miss Murray. T Att er which, Lord B 5 on 's Choral Tragedy, 3IANFRED. r, %ayner, 3Lag-reson, Ward, Silencer ; M essrs . Phelps. nyd e Miss Heath, 3liss Inson, Miss Leclercq, and Falconer. Vocalists -3D ss Poole, Miss Litter, Miss Cicely Nott, Miss Heywood, :art Mr. Swift. T o co nclude wi th TIT E DEAL BOATMAN : Messrs. G. Belmore, F. Charles; 3 lies R. Leclercq, and Mrs. Edmund Falconer. irilti-NrCESS'S T 1 ATR w..—Grear flccess of TIERWNI ANN. PRESTIDIGITATELT R. HERR r:11. F:MA.N N has the tono,r to announce that, in conse quence f the great si , Lexe!s and flattering* recent on he has met with, he will c outinue his Performances, EVERY EVENING, furtl ter notice. Corn n iencing at Eight. THEATRE ROYAL HAY MARKET, sole Lessee and'. Manager, Mr, Buckstone. fri EVENING, FINESSE ; or, 't),y and 'our ter Spy: ,Er. Alfred Wigan, Mr. Backston., Mr. Chipm!ndale, Mr. II owe. Mr. W. Farren ; llowton, Miss L. An *el Mrs. Alfred Wigan, F. Wright, (Lc. After which. CHARLES THE TWELFTH Messrs. A. Buckstone, Compton, Howe, and )lisi L Keeley. Concluding with TIIE GALLICIAN FETE. NEW THEATRE-R,O YAL, ADELPHI.- pror,r.tor anti Manazer. M. R. WetAter. - - THIS EVENING, at 7, THE TRAGEDY QUEEN: 3lrs. S i cling. At 8, the New Drama of LEAH : Miss Bateman, supported by Messrs. Arthur Stirling, R. Phillips, Billino-ton, Stuart, A. Wood, Eburne, Miss IL Simms and Mrs. Billing,ton• ''o conclude with CATCHING AN HEIRESS' 311 .s_ s Wc olgar and Mr. A. Wood. MISS BATEMAN.—LE A H.—The celebrated -L Y-A- - EMAN, baying PA:lg American Actress, Miss B AT on her s that has first appearance in the New Drama of LEAH ob- been d the most triumphant and enthu siastic succe taine witnessed for man years, and the p rofound impression created by her impersonation of the character of LEAH Bed by the a cnwded audience havin been completely rati ff unanimous verdict and critical approval ot the entire Daily Press, the atiana2er of the NEW ADEtx 1 1 1 THEATRE has the honour to announce that M ias BAT EMAN will appear in the New Drama of LEMI EVERY EVENING till further notice. p OPAL S TRAND THEATRE. t manager, Mr. W. H. Swanborough. T HIS EVENI Belford, Mllt UIf'CRI3IE. Messrs. Money, Parselle, Turner, Miss K. Saville, and Miss Manctrs. a ll m an e e s , A a d n a d Swan 'Followed by THE MOTTO, " I'M ALL THERE." Messrs. pl. Danvers, Collier, Me mr sd a 'Honey, Turner, Hughes, Weston, Thorne, borough, F. Jenny White. T o c onclude wi th WHERE'nceS YOUR WIFE. Mr. Belford. Comme at 7. fE THARD EDITION OF " THE SUN," Containing* the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, ran be had Every Evening of G. R. GI. MNIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tins DAY.—Morning, lh. 40m.—Afternoon. lb. 58m. To-moßßow.-Monaing, 2h. 15 m. —Afternoon, 2h. 30m. The Weather—Sun Office, Oct. 12, 1863. THERMOMETER. This day at Two o'clock Barometer-29.51. Wind—South-Fast; moderate, and very fine weather. Kli' T min'-' 4''' ,'' / i t ..,,, - .0.44.4111, if, _ ~ 0: THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 12, 1863. LONDON, MONDAY, OCT. 12, 1863. Another of our great public characters has within the last few hours passed away from the midst of us. The illustrious ex-Chancellor, Lord LYNDHURST, who expired at five minutes to three o'clock this morning, has added another famous name to the fast-increasing list of celebrated persons of whom the Obituary of 1863 will have to take note. Scarcely have we learnt from Florence of the death, at a ripe old age, of Mrs. TROLLOPE, the popular novelist—scarcely have we re ceived the like tidings from Dublin, announc ing to us th© close of the long career of Archbishop WHATELY, the profoundest of all modern logicians, when a third renown of a very different character to either of those,sudderily drifts, as they have done, from the present into the past. As a living presence, familiar enough to the last three generations—to the first as a gifted counsel at the bar, to the second as a distinguished judge upon the bench, and thrice occupant o 2 the wool sack as Lord High Chancellor, to ourselves, more recently and immediately, as the 'NESTOR of the House of Lords—Baron LY:<DHURST, now that he has abruptly disappeared from the public scene, will long be missed from among the chief actors grouped upon it, he will for a certainty be very long held by his late contemporaries in their most honourable remembrance. His once handsome and of late venerable appearance is recognisable conspi cuously, so to speak, in:the retrospect, when regard. ing that public scene as it extends back in perspec tive through the long vista of the last three reigns— the third and last of those reigns being, thanks to Heaven! still (as we trust it will yet continue to be for many long years to come) incomplete. Prominently visible in the foremost rank among the historical personages who graced the reigns of King GEORGE the Fourth, of King WILLIAM the Fourth, and of our beloved and most gracious Sove reign, was the noble and learned peer of the realm just now deceased. Born upwards of ninety-one years ago, in the city of Boston, Massachusetts, JOHN SINGLETON COPLEY, notable for some years as Sir JOHN COPLEY, renowned for a great many more years as Lord LYNDHURST, contrived to fix public attention upon hi mse lf, upon hi s say i ngs an d d o i ngs, as continuously almost as conspicuously during the chief part of the interval which has elapsed between the 21st of May, 1772 ' the dat e o f hi s bi r th, an d this very day, the 12th of October, 1863, henceforth memorable iu his biography as the date of his demise. The principal phases of his career—re markable in themselves when viewed sepa rately—are strange indeed when o e m an ned i s as a connected series, when regarded that to say, as a diversified but homogeneous w hole. An American loyalist by birth, the deceased es-Chancellor, at the outset of his career, had disti nct and undeniable p rocli vities toward s that ultra-liberalism which was born of the Revo lution. It was during the earlier period of his pro. fessional advancement that his opinions became so far modified that they gradually (at first almost im percetably, but at length quite recognizably) pre pared the way for others more suitable to the future Tory Lord Chancellor. Beginning his legal career (immediately after his call to the Bar) in chambers situated upon the eecond floor of Brick-court, Temple, he rapidly won his way to considerable Practic e , jostling even the leader of his circuit, Ser geant-Roth:e, in his advance. His first case of any p ar ticular note, that of the d ou bl e return for H ors • ham, brought Mr. COPLEY'S name before the public exispicaoust as far back as 1808, that is five and fifty years p A period marking out, for how many, a whole lif et i me. From that date, how ever, the then stuff -gowned higher and hi g h er, morn and barrister advanced and more conspicuously, in the glare of publicity, until he took his seat in the 110113 f) 3f Lords asa Baron of England, at three intervals to presid e over its proceedings in the supreme position as L ord High Chancellor. ;ill': Gown, mornbr for Yarmou th,Soli c it orarotii o hp occupant Gene ra!, Attorney - General, c n th e woolsack, such were the su ccessive offi c es, or responsibilities falling to th e lot or thin able and ambitiou s la wy er ; one profoundly versed i n the science of the law itself, and beyond that, rarely endowed with the great gifts of oratory, g ifts sedulously cultivated by him throughout his pu bic life, at the bar, on the Bench, in the Commons, and in the Lords. As happened in the instance of the first Duke of WELLINGTON, a middle period was passed through by Lord LYNDHURST when his name, politically, was an object, almost, it might be said, of popular execration. Identified with Toryism is its most stubborn and obdurate aspect, it was long regarded with intense, at ti nes, we might even add, with malignant hatred, by the more impassioned advocates of reforms. Those days of furious poli tical contention having at length changed, however, the almost revolutionary fervour of the masses having been allayed by one considerable legislative concession after another, the obduracy of the Tories having been not simply conquered from without, but yielded up from within, Lord LYNDHURST (and •pre cisely the same might be said of the Duke of WELLINGTON) came at last to take a wiser view of the popular aspirations, the publicatchlaarr character r ut a n t rs turn, taking a juster view of the genius of Lord LYND HURST. The Tory Attorney d Lord Chancellor, once Genetal, Chief Baron , an abhorred by the multitude, came, in the later years of his life, to be o revered, rem e b e b r yi n g a younger generation. uour A ed nd , none, remembering t h e t h e last incidents of his life, can marvel h in any way at a change so startling of its kind. For who does not remember the ardent and e nlightened patriotism that glowed through so many of the remarkable orations delivered of late years by this " old man eloquent." Whenever a great wrong, no matter where done, or by whom, or in what remote region of the earth, required to be denounced—against it the potent finger, the puissant voice, of the aged Orator was pointed, was raised in stern and scornful reprobation. From the arena of the House of Lords, from the Court of VICTORIA, from among the great historic characters, that is to say, grouped around the steps of the throne of that beloved Sovereign, a notable pre sence has now passed away in the person of Lord LYNDHURST. The King of GREECE has commenced his sove reign duties already; and though not yet installed in his position, he is surrounded by claims of all kinds on his notice, and numerous deputations at tend his leisure. On Saturday, at Marlborough House, there were busy doings. The three clergy men of the Greek churches of London, Liverpool, and Manchester were in the first deputation. It must have been with feelings of the deepest inte rest that they found themselves in the presence of the young Sovereign who has come forward at the eleventh hour to forward the interests and sustain the cause of their country. There was something about the whole affair that invested it with an un usual attraction, and imparted to the occasion an excitement that does not always exist in a genuine manner on these state occasions, and in the midst of courtly splendour. The:young KING himself must have recognised the importance of the affair; and when Mr. HOMERE, the senior member of the Lon don deputation, read the address to him, he must have felt that he was even then beginning his serious responsibilities, and already assuming in some mea • sure at all events the authority of his august posi tion. There was nothing left out in the brief but impressive address that could tend to increase Its effect or add to its earnestness. It is not always an easy task to compose or construct these discourses. Even when the mind is most fully convinced of the importance of the subject on which it treats, and when the heart may be overflowing with sentiments of the liveliest gratitude or the deepest rejoicing, it too often happens that the task of expressing the feelings and of giving utterance to the thoughts is too much, and the result is a stale, fiat, and un profitable composition that neither does justice to the recipient or the bestower. It was not so on the occasion just alluded to, for the address pre sented to King GEORGE is very simple and straight forward, and seems to succeed in retaining the golden mean between fulsome adulation and cold preciseness. They might well rejoice at being the first to welcome taeir new KrsG, and it was a happy expression that alluded to the especial attractions that united their interests—he the KING, and they the subjects—in the strange but friendly land in which they then met for a brief time. " The land of Philhellenic and liberal sentiments, the new home of his august and gracious sister," must have been a gracious spot in which to welcome the represen tatives of the ancient and glorious people over whom he had been called to reign. Again, it was almost pointing a moral, if such a thing can be fancied as admissible in a royal address, when allusion was made to the future course that it was hoped the royal personage before them might take when in ducted to his principalities. " Your new country, Sire, is rich in moral and physical capabilities which need a development similar to that which King CHRISTIAN IV., of glorious memory, fostered in Denmark." The days are gone by when it would be a solecism in etiquette, and a breach of the pri vileges of subjects, to speak in such terms and ex press such decided opinions. The march of mind has penetrated into the sanctums of royal habita tions, and the lessons of wisdom that have been gained by the interchange of ideas and the introduction of free speech may adorn the " throned monarch better than his crown." The Philhellenic Committee then had the hunour of being presented to the KING, and of offer ing him an address, which was read by Mr. X ENOS. There must have been great satisfaction experienced on the part of the KING to meet thus with the members of a committee that had done so much to further the interests of Greece, and the members themselves doubtless shared the enjoyable feeling when they were introduced to one who is expected, with the blessing of Providence, to become the means of introducing prosperity and peace to the interesting but often overshadowed land in which all were so deeply interested. The committee was form e d for the purpose of befriending the Hellenic interests at a time when they were greatly endan gered, and it was therefore meet and fitting that they should have appeared on en occasion when brighter prospects were in view, and when the star of Greece seemed in the ascendant. Mr. F. IVYLD, M•Pe one of the members of the d e p utat i on , appro priately ob served to his MAJESTY, " that no exer tion should be wanting on the part of the members of the Philhellenic Committee to give his Majesty's Government that moral support whi c h G reece de served." On the whol e , hoie, more solid subjects ac w e were touched on more vital i nterests entered upon in this reception th an often t akes u, similar occasions. It is a trite saying to wish all prosperity and peace for young Sovereigns. It is more satisfactory to see them lik e l y to tread the course which affords the only chance of their enjoy log the one, and will certainly ensure them the possess 'en of the other. As yet linig G EORGE, in his shadowy state of sovereignty, has given good and lively not only by his inte restown people he meets with here, but by the people of the country he has come to visit. The condition of our labourers' c ottages has re cently been brou g ht prominently ly i under public no tice. It has been telt by all d isinterested and no f th prejudiced people that the state o logs described by those long familiar with these dwellings ought not to be lon ger l on It is one of 6 tolerated among us. 'hose evils' however, with which it ,s difficult to deal. It is contrary to the spirit of our Engtist, 'we to compel landlords to provide fitting habita tions for their wotkpeople, And too many are glad to shuffle off the expense and trouble of building or repairing; others, from indolence, ignorance, or indifference —three prolific sources of mischief—are content to leave things as they found them, and are in no way anxious to introduce startling innova tions or troublesome reforms, Still the evil is a growing one, since our increasing population ren ders the scanty accommodation at present existing more and more insufficient; and the ricketty cot tages and leaking roofs, of which inspectors com plain, naturally do not improve with time, It will therefore be a very fortunate thing if landlords and landowners generally can be convinced that it is possible for them to make a good speculation at the same time that they fulfil a very pressing duty, and that the exercise of the consideration and kind ness due to honest workmen and their families will cot make more than a temporary demand upon their purses. The experiment has just been made with signal success by a French nobleman, and as he has carried out his designs in the most liberal and benevolent spirt, the result of the trial is especially gratifying. It will be remembered that the great and striking improvements made in the city of Paris during the present reign necessitated the dislodgement of a large number of poor persons who lived in the small houses and narrow streets now swept away. Such people found it of course no very easy matter to secure a home suited to their limited means. Some of them, however, have found a valuable friend in the Count DE MADRE. This nobleman has built a number of houses adapted to the wants of mechanics and their class, in which the sanatory arrangements deserve unqualified praise. The houses are four stories high, and, according to the French custom, are let off in flats. Each tenement is eight guineas per annum, or a fraction more than 3s. 3d. per week, a sum for which it is hardly possible to secure two decent rooms in London. Yet for this money Count DE NI tens provides in each division a sitting-room, a bedroom, and a kitchen, in which there is a cooking apparatus and means of letting off water. The rooms are well papered, painted, and ventilated. Each group of houses has its west-house completely fitted up, and to these the benevolent landlord promises next year to add baths, for the use of which a small payment will be required. That large class who form such an important part of every community, but whose welfare troubles so little the thoughts of landlords and builders, are also cared for in a very necessary particular. One courtyard in each cluster is laid out as a playground in which the children of the poor may freely obtain those two vital elements of health and strength — air and exercise. Count DE MADRE goes a st e p farther than we suspect most landlords would like to do, however benevolent their feeling s ' He pledges himself never to eject a tenant except for two c auses very grea t mis conduct or persistent non - payment of rent . He promises that, should a t enant b e really una ble to pay, he will allow hi m t o d epart w i th his f urn iture. It is satisfactory to k now t h at h i s goodness has not been abused, but that the enterprise has been en ' tirely successful, and returns to the charitable land lord and owner an interest of 61 per cent. on the money invested. This i s i n rea li ty t h e mos t impor tant fact in the schem e . M any equa ll y wise and kind heads among ourselves have projected good things for the working classes, and some hav e been found to carry them out. But if we want to do practical good we must face the question fairly. The great body of houses and land in and around the metropolis does not, and never will, belong to disinterested friends of the poor, who are w illing to sacrifice their profits f or th e goo d o f their tenants, and who hold their houses rather with the view of carrying out their benevolent projects than as a means of increasing their yearly rental. We shall never get the substantial and w idespread improvement that w e wan t un til we can prove to g 1 landlords and l an d owners th a t whole some dwellings for th e l a b our i ng classes can be provided with ou t l oss , or ra th er w ith profit. It is useless to re f orm h ere an d there , e° to pull down and one choki ng a ll e y an d re b u ild it, if the lane be hind is left untouched. We want something that will come ho me t o th e ma j or ity of the wretched tenements which, it is well known, are among the most profitable of house properties. Our remonstrances, our expostulations, our appeals to their se nse o f j ust i ce an d h uman ity may not be very effective, but if we can bring forward the brief but emphatic argument that is lodged in the little letters £s. d., we s h a ll h ave gained a po te nt ally whose logic is generally unanswerable. The model Lodging -h ouses a l rea d y tr i e d h ave not been so suc cessful as their well-m ea nin g proprietors hoped. There are several faults in their construction, a n d a want of adaptation to the habits of the poor; the rents besides are so high as to be a serious draw back. Houses built on the scale of the Court de Madras would be more lik e ly to ans wer, especially if the rents, like his, could be reduced something below that terrible rate that, presses so heavily on the poorer working classes. There is one aspect of the c ase w hi ch might lead to i mme di a te pr ac ti ca l good. O ur metropo li tan ra il wa y s are in a great measure playing the part of the Paris improve ments. They are turning the working classes out of their houses and destroying them. Why should they not invest a little capital on building blocks of these houses, properly fitted up, at a :short distance from London? There is plenty of land to be had cheap on the northern line, and they could let the tenants have monthly tickets at a low rate for going to their work and returning home—thus ensuring a double profit on the house and on the journey. Such a scheme, while it would certainly bring the three magic letters as its recommendations to rail way co mpanies, would give the working classes the great advant age of good and clean dwelling places in a pure air and at a reasonable rental. Working men would be glad to avail themselves of them, and they would supply a want long felt and hardly pressing on the most industrious members of the community. Mr. BUCKSTONE'S CHRISTMAS BURLESQUE will be furnished by Mr. 'William Brough, M. JULLIEN is about to give promenade concerts at Her Majesty's Theatre, to commence in November. MR. SOTHERN will, on his return to the London stage, follow the illustrious Corsican Brothers' exawple,and play his own relation, " 'haul." Mr. Tom Taylor has been commissioned to write the piece, which will introduce this long-expected individual. BEL DEMONIO, the placard so entitled of late observed about London, heralds a new drama, to be pro duced by Mr. Fecbter at the Lyceum. It will be founded on new romance by Paul Feval. The season will probably commence on October 21. RENAN'S " VIE DE JESUS" is not popular in Ger many ; and, it is said, of the three translations not one will cover the expense of the printing. Is YORE. MINSTER a second organ is to be placed in the third opening of the nave arcade on the north side front the centr al tower, th e f ront p i pes to range with t h e P ont ; the back of the instrument will project into the aisle behind it, and will not, it is averred, interfere with the view of the stained-glass windows. ROBERT TROLLOP, the builder of the exchange on Sandhill, at Newcastle-on -Tyne, had his tombstone made during his lifetime, adorned with his own effigy point ing to the Exchange, visible on the Newcastle side of the Tyne from the high ground of Gateshead churchyard, and inscribed with the lines,— Here lies Robert Trollop Who made your, stones roll up When death tock his soul up, His body iilPcl this hole up. The inscription, however, will now be sought for in vain in the churchyard. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. ~ MANFRED." The announcement that appeared in the bills of this theatre, that 'Messrs. Falconer and Chatterton intended to produce Lord Eyron's choral tragedy of " Manfred" with extraordinary splendour, na turally created the greatest interest amongst play goers, both old and young, and for weeks the event has been looked forward to with more than ordi nary curiosity. That everything would be done in the most complete m. nner was certain from the fact that Mr. Phelps had been engaged to sustain the part of Count Manfred, aed also to arrange and superintend the production cf the tragedy. We must confess to a certain extent we had our doubts as to the result of the bold experiment, because it will be recollected that the great poet congratulated hiresel in one of his letters to his publisher, Mr. Murray, that he had at least rendered the work impossible for stage representation. In ancther of his letters be says, " I composed it (Manfred) actually with a horror of the stage, and with a view to render the thought of it impracticable, knowing the zeal of my friends that I should try that for which I have an invincible repugnance—viz., a representation ;" and further on, "You may call .t a poem, for it is no drama, and I do not choose to have it called by so d— a name—a poem in dialogue, or a pantomime if you will; anything but a g:Ten-room synonyme." With such a strong declaration from its gifted author, and the experience that its production some five and twenty years ago had wrought, it must be admitted on all hands it was a bold venture on the part of the managers of Drury -lane to undertake its production, but that determination was tempted and formed no doubt by the grand descrip tions of the various aspects of nature with which Lord Byron had enriched his work, and also by the matchless skill of the scenic artists attached to the theatre. However, upon whatever ground the matter \lag decided, it has been done, and in a manner that will create the greatest won. der and delight to thousands. Loug before the hoar of opening the doors of the theatre, a crowd assembled outside each of the various entries that forcibly reminded many of the days of the great Edmund Kean and Malibran, when all London was wrought up to fever heat by the performances of two such gifted artists. At half-past six the doors were opened, and then a rush took place that will be long remembered by these present, and fortunate was either lady or gentleman who gained admit tance to the theatre without damaged and wrecked attire. Within ten minutes after the admission of the public every seat in the theatre was occu pied, and th e scene presented was one of the greatest animation. Pri or to the commencement o f the tragedy a sma ll pamphlet was circulated in the theatre, and we cannot do better than give a para graph or two from it, because it will serve, in some degree, to those unacquainted with the work, as an outline of the character of Manfred :—" The mix ture of remorse for some hidden, fate-impelled crime, end of haughty disdain for all the ways of men, forming the constituent ingredients of this brooding, selndevouring melancholy which the poet loved to attribute to his heroes, is iu Manfred idealised be yond human proportions. The mystery of his crime is shrouded in hints so terrible, yet so impenetra bly dark, that the imagination fears to speculate on its nature ; it seems that, if it were u tt ere d, th e universe would be convulsed. His self-isola tion is so compl e t e that it raises him above mere l y mortal nature, an d l eaves hi m nothing human but the power of feeling and suffering; and it is this intense self-assertion —this absolute independence, moral and intel lectual, of all communion with created man, that seems to lend him his strange power over the hid den elements of nature rather than the magical studies of which he speaks. Unlike the other moody and misanthropical heroes of the poet—Lara, Con rad, Childe Harold—who still preserve some ves tiges of ordinary human instincts, he neither seeks to numb the gnawing agony within by plunging into daring and wild adventures, nor indulge his sullen and splenetic pride in reviewing the scenes of history and hurling taunting sarcasms at the Petty deeds of men. He is attached to earth only by the memory of some beautiful and passionately beloved being, who is herself no longer of earth, her death being associated with the terrible unspeak able crime that inspires his torturing cureless re morse. Amidst the awful beauty and grandeur of Alpine scenery, where his ancestral abode is fixed, and with which he has from childhood been familiar, he lives alone with his inextinguishable sorrow and his unconquerable disdain for mortal nature; the only refuge he seeks from his anguish and desolation is the contemplation of nature in her terror and in her loveliness, and his only deal ings are with the potent spirits that preside over the elements, and over whom his magical studies have given him power—a power, however, which avails him nothing towards assuaging the tortures of his mind. Another essential, and, so to speak, personal characteristic of Lord Byron's genius, is here thus developed :—His intense love for all the changeful moods and aspects of nature—a love so deep and reverential that it amounted almost to a religion, and has inspired him with passages, the grandeur and elevation of which, combined with their in tenFeiy-vivid picturesque truth, have never been surpassed. Of these splendid tributes to the mightiness and beauty of creation, the poem "Man fred" possesses more than one ; an d the address to the Sun, as Manfred, from th e w indow of his an cestral hall, sees it setting in glory f o r the last time—his death on the following day having be en foretold by Astarte, when her spirit is evoked in the hall of Arimanes, is impressed with a calm sub limity which is more characteristic of Milton than of Byron." The mortal parts were sustained as follows : Manfred, Mr. Phelps; a Chamois Hunter, Mr. A. Rayner; the Abbot of St. Maurice, Mr. Ryder. The immortal, by Miss Atkinson, Mrs. E. Falconer, Miss Heath, Miss Poole, Miss Rose Leclerq, Miss E. Heywood, Miss Ceeily Nott. At the termina tion of the overture the curtain slowly rose, and discovered the study of the arch-enchenter Man fred. On the appearance of Mr. Phelps, which takes place immediately afterwards, a reception of the most extraordinary nature was given him. To say the audience applauded would be to say nothing, as each and every one wild in their endeavo ur t o express the p leasure they felt in seeing hi m on th e stage of Drury-lane. he bowed Again and againpresent seemed p erfectl y his thanks, but no cessa tion of applause took place ; on the contrar y , it in creased to a p er f ect h urr icane ; certainly we have never se en a more exciting scene, and truly Mr. Phelps " house rose" at h i m. At length, the cheering may say, with Edmund Kean, the waving of h ats and han dkerchiefs having sub sided, the tragedy proceeded, a midst the most breathless silen ce . Th e wonderful imaginings of the immortal poet were declaimed by Mr. Phelps with taste, care, and great judgment; in many instances he rose to a great height in declamation His asking for self-oblivion —his description of the chamois hunter' s s i mp le life—his crushed and Astarte —and his i n t e rview wit h the Abbot of heart-brok e n appea l to the spirit of his loved St. Mauric e , were b r illi a nt specimens of elocuti on , and called forth the most enthusiastic applause. At times he gave way to certain mannerisms and tricky effects, b u t t h ey were few and far between; i so far, indeed, th a t t h e beauty of the greater part of the reading enti re ly effaced them from th e recol lection. The other characters are so nfinitessimally small, that but very little room is left f or display by those to whom they are allot ted. Ma nfred is the part, the others being merelyused as h e lp s to great effects. Mr. Rayner's delivery of the f ew li nes allotted the Chamois-Hunter was artistic and fault less. Mr. Ryder of course was correct and forcible, composing p Miss osin g herßose Leclerq'spart: Manfred" and "farewell," uttering of the two words was a marvel of exquisite tenderness. With respect to the scenery, it is certainly the most magnificent that has ever been produced. In fact, we cannot fi n d wor ds that will adequately con vey arninicdipeaaloofcththeemex. The precipice and g l ac i ers near expanse, beauty, end re a lit y o f the e p the summit of the Jun gfrau in the first act is a wonderful effort, but the most wonderful of all is the Steinbach waterfall in the second. The rising of the Witch of the Alps, amidst a spray of myriads of brilliants, is something the like of which has never been seen. These scenes are from the pencil of Mr. Telbin. Mr. Danson's great effort is " The Hall of Arimanes," for which Martin's celebrated painting, " Satan in Council," has been taken as a model. The last scene, by Telbin, is another won derful specimen of the scenic art, and produced a great sensation. The applause and calls for Mr. Phelps, Mr. Falconer, Mr. Telbin, and Mr. 'Janson, were in cessant. At the end of each act some one or two of these gentlemen had to appear to acknowledge the enthusiastic plaudits their efforts had evoked. The productio❑ is an immense hit, and we beg to offer our congratulations to Messrs. Falconer and Chatterton on the occasion. Managers certainly never worked harder to gain success, and assuredly none better merit or deserve it. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] ITALY. TURIN, OCT. 12. The Hon. Mr. Elliot had an audience of the King yesterday, and presented his credentials to his Majesty. PORTUGAL. LISBON, OCT. 11, Prince Amadeus and Prince Savoy-Carignan re turned here yesterday. FRANCE. PARIS, OCT. 12. The interest on the Treasury Bonds has been raised to 4,4 i, and 5 per cent., according to the date of their falling due. The return of Marshal Forey to France will not be followed by any reduction in the strength of the French army in Mexico. BOURSE, Oct. 10.—The market has not been animated, and prices at the present time show a slight decline, Threes, for the Account, being at 67f. 75c. Mobilier show but a slight variation, being now at 1,185 f. Railway Share Market quiet, but firm. The market closed as follows :- 1 per Cents. 95 90 Italian Loan 73 60 Do. cad month.... Do. end month 73 55 3 per Cents Do. end mouth.... G 7 70 Do. end month.... Credit Mobilier.... 1180 Russian On. end m0nth....1177 50 Austrian Bank Shares 3320 Spanish Threes.„.. 53 50 Credit / oneier 1340 Ilome Debt kLAIL WAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans 9S3 75 .. 985 Northern New ditto • . • -- Lyons and Mediterranean .. 962 50 Geneva.. 497 50 -- Southern 7OO 703 75 Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa 635 .. 640 Ditto to Barcelona 350 .. 352 50 AMERICA. (REUTER'S EXPRESS.) ARRIVAL OF THE ARABIA. LIVERPOOL, Sunday. The Cunard steamer Arabia from Boston on the 30th, and Halifax on the morning of the Ist inst., and which celled off Cape Race on the 3d inst., arrived here about half-past 7 o'clock this morning. The .New York Herald of the 29th gives the fol lowing resume of the situation of affairs at that date:— " The latest advices from General Rosencranz, dated Sunday afternoon, state that the rebels had not made any attack since the 21st, and that he did not fear they would make any at that late date. General Meigs, who is with the Army of the Cumberland, declares its position cannot be taken short of a regular siege, which Bragg does not seem to he attempting. " The rebel news from Chattanooga reports a loss to their army of 5,000 men, including Major- General Hood and five Brigadier-Generals killed, and seven Generals wounded. The Richmond papers are quite desponding with regard to affairs in Northern Georgia. General Bragg reports that after two days' fighting the Union troops still con front him. It is reported in Richmond that Rosencranz has been heavily reinforced by troops from Grant's army. This is partially confirmed by a despatch from Louisville. "News from Knoxville up to Thursday, 24th inst., had been received at Cincinnati, and it is there stated that General Burnside still had his head quarters at that place. The rebel forces in East Tennessee appear to be quiet, and no danger is ap, prehended. " Rumours were afloat in Washington last even ing that the Union forces in Georgia and Tennessee had met with a serious disaster, but nothing definite had been ascertained from the War Department. If unfavourable news had been received by the Government it had been kept a profound secret from those who usually find out such intelligence. " It is reported that the rebels have concentrated a force of about 10,000 men at Mount Jackson with the intention of making a raid through the Shen andoah Valley. Heavy firing was heard yesterday morning in the neighbourbod of Racoon ford, but no particulars as to the cause has been ascertained at Washington last evening, "The arrival of the steamer S. R. Spaulding puts us in possession of Charleston Harbour dates to Friday, the 25th',inst. The army under General Gilmore was busily engaged in remodelling batteries Gregg and Wagner, and were making rapid pro gress towards completing the final arrangements for bombarding the city of Charleston and Fort Moultrie. " Colonel Trusten Polk, of the rebel army, his wife, and two daughters, were captured at Bolivard Landing, Arkansas, on the 18th inst., and delivered over to General Buford, commanding at Helena. Colonel Polk was General Holmes's Judge- Advocate -General, and is reported to have served with the rebel forces at Now Madrid, Corinth, Inka, and Cold Spring. " General Herron's expedition has been heard from at St. Louis. It is reported that he has cleared the entire country between Red River and Port Hudson of all the guerilla parties who have been firing on the vessels passing along the river, and that he has driven General Green's rebel forces be yond the Atchafalaya with considerable loss. Among the prisoners captured was a Government agent of the rebels, with important papers. Gen era l Grant has recovered sufficiently to be removed to Vicksburg. It will be some time before he can resume active duty. _ _ "Colonel Cloud, of General Blunt's command, arrived at Little Rock on the 19th inst., with a small force of cavalry. Colonel Cloud, with a bat talion of the 2d Kansas Cavalry, 500 strong, attacked General Cabell's rebel forces, 2,000 strong, in the defences between Perryville and Fort Smith, Indian Territory, and succeeded in routing them with considerable loss. He also defeated a rebel force at Dondonelle ou the 9th inst., capturing their camp and commissary stores. Over 2,000 Union Arkansans had joined his command, and deserters freim the rebel forces were arriving at Little Rock daily. " The United States revenue steamer Heroics, while lying under the Virginia shore of Chesapeake Bay, was attacked on the 20th inst. by guerillas, but after an engagement of about twenty minutes the rebels were driven off." The officers of the Russian fleet now at New York were entertained at a sumptuous dinner at the Metropolitan Hotel on the 28th ult. a:eat sym pathy was exhibited on both sides for Russia and the United States. The statement of the New York City Banks shows the following changes :—Decrease in loans, 3,177,472 dols. ; decrease in specie, 1,005,845 dols. ; decrease in circulation, 36,757 dols. ; increase on deposits, 504,474 doll. The following is an address of the South-Western GO% ernors "To the People of Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, and the Allied Indian nations " At the invitation of the Lieutenant General commanding the trans-Mississippi Department, we assembled at this place with eeveral of your judges, CJnfederate senators, and other distinguished citi zens, to confer with him on the measures to be taken for the defence of our common cause. Those mea sures we do not particularise, as they had best be disclosed by the execution of them, and by the bene fits they must produce. Coming to a thorough understanding with him, the members of the Con ference unanimously sustain the vigorous and de cided policy he proposes to pursue. " We will not attempt to disguise the change in our position by the fall of our stronghold on the Mississippi River. Interrupting communication between the two sections of the Confederacy, it throws each mainly on its own resources. But the apprehensions of evil from this interruption have been greatly exaggerated. The warning given by the fall of New Orleans has not been unheeded, and the interval since that event has been used to develope the great resources of this department. We now are self-dependent, but also self-sus taining. " With our own manufactories of cannon, arms, powder, and other munitions of war, with mines opened and factories established, with cotton as a basis for financial measures, and with abundance of food, we are able to conduct a vigorous defence, and seize occasions for offensive operations against the enemy. The immense extent of our territory, the uncertainty of navigating our rivers, the unwhole someness of the regions through which our interior is approached, the difficulties of transportation on our roods, present immense obstacles to the advance of large armies of the enemy with their cumbrous trains of luxurious supplies, small bodies will igno miniously fail in the attempt at our subjugation. To crush even his largest armies wo rely on the energy and skill of our military commanders, the zeal and activity of our civil authorities, the disci pline and courage of our armies, and the vigorous self-sacrificing patriotism of our whole people, There is everything to excite to renewed efforts ; nothing to justify despondency. " We are fortunate in the military chief of this department. In the prime of life, of large experi ence, active, intelligent, and with the prestige of uniform success in his undertakings, he is guided by a profound respect for law and the constitu tional rights of the citizens. Reposing full trust in him, we cordially commend him to your entire con fidence and support. In view of the existing state of our affairs he has been clothed with more than usual powers by the President, to be exercised within the bounds of the constitution and the law. These just and legal powers he may have to exert, promptly and boldly, to their fullest extent, for the common good ; in so doing he will receive the zealous support of every patriot. The entire military force and means in this department should be liberally used for our protection when necessary. Some measures may inconvenience particular individuals, but we rely on their patriotism and good sense to produce a cheerful endurance of the hardships to be expected in a war for our every existence as a nation. "To organise and combine without delay the in dividual efforts of our citizens to sustain our cause we have formed unofficially a committee of public safety, to be composed of the executive of the States in this department, and by the governor of Mis souri as the chairman thereof. By committees of correspondence and voluntary associations in every parish and county we hope to unite all our patriotic citizens in a vigorous support of the Confederate and State authorities in defence of our families and homes. Let every one rally to the call and promptly perfect an organisation which will fill the Southern heart with renewed enthusiasm throughout the whole department. Let a patriotic press and clergy stimulate to exertion. Under the searching eye of a whole people, aroused to ceaseless vigilance, the plots of secret foes will wither in the bud. By the wholesome influence, gentle and peaceful, but imposing, of an organized, all pervading, patriotic pablic opinion, the despondent will be inspired with fresh hope, the steadfast be nerved to heroic energy, the rapacious extortioner learn liberality, the selfish trimmer abandon his neutrality, and the vile traitor be cowed into in action of despair. We address you in the true language of firm con fidence in the final triumph of our cause, concealing nothing of our perils, exaggerating nothing of our hopes. Our powerful and haughty foes propose not only to coerce us into submission, but to despoil us of our whole property, and subject us to every species of ignominy. Base is he who would not con tinue to contend for e,ur rights when all shall be lost but honour. The capitalist must be liberal of his means, the speculator forego his gain, the straggler hasten to his regiment, every able-bodied man hold himself in readiness for military service, our women the glory of our race tend the loom and even follow the plough ; our boys guard the home their fathers are defending on the frontier, and Western skill and valour will prepare a San Jacinto defeat for every invading army that pollutes the soil of this department. Unsurpassed in courage, intelligence, and energy, you have only to arise in your might, and the enemy will be speedily driven back. Be true to yourselves, your past history, to your hopes of the future, and a baffled foe will gladlyseek the peace which we war to obtain. " The enemy may dismiss all hopes that the Western setion of the Confederacy will seek any destiny separate from that of our sister East of the Mississippi. Attached to the Confederacy by commu nity of race, institutions, and interests, baptized in the blood we and they have poured out together, we desire no new political conneetion. Let our Eastern Confederates do their duty, these states and their Indian allies will do theirs, and when our joint efforts shall have secured our common safety, the remembrance of the danger from a temporary cessation of the intercourse will only strengthen the ties which bind us together. In the darkest hour of our history, the protection extended to us by Almighty God has been so manifest as even to be acknowledged by candid foes. Their victories have been to them as fruit turning to ashes on their lips; our defeats have been chastenings to improve us and arouse our energies. On His help and our own right arms we steadfastly rely; counting on aid neither from the policy of neutral nations nor from the distractions in the midst of our enemies, we look confidently forward to the day when thirteen Confederate States will occupy their right fui position among the great Powers of earth. (Signed) " T. O'MooRE, Governor of Louisiana. " F. R. LUBBOCK, Governor of Texas. " H. FLANNAGIN, Governor of Arkansas. " T. C. REYNOLDS, Governor of Missouri." Marshal, Texas, Aug. 18. ----- The Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch and Lady Victoria Soctt will leave Sefton House on Wednesday for Dalkeith Palace, where they will stay a few days previous to going to Drumlanrig Castle. DEPUTATIONS TO TUE KING OF THE GREEKS,.-. His Hellenic Majesty George 1., now the guest of the Prince and Princess of Wales, at Marlborough House, underwent the severe ordeal of a morning of deputations on Saturday. First came representatives of the Greek churches of London, Liverpool, and Manchester. Th ese reverend delegates having been presented by Mr. A. C. lonides, the Greek Consul-General, to the young Ki ng, a second deputation waited on his Majesty. It was composed of Greek residents in London, namely, Messieurs Rodo canachi, Dilberoghie, and Homere. Mr. Ralli, who was to have accompanied this deputation, was prevented by illness from doing so. The third deputation was from the Greek community at Manchester, and comprised Messieurs Fran gopulo Joanides, and Zigorualas. Then came a deputation from Liverpool, the members being Messrs. Giannacopulo, Papayanni, Ralli, and Eumerfopoulo• A fifth deputation was composed of three officers of the National Guard of Greece, viz., M. G. P. Lascardi,' laterepresentative of the Greek community of London and the National Assembly at Athens, and Messrs. Argyropoulo and Caralambi. The sixth comprised the three wardens of the Greek church at London wall, Messrs. B. Melts, S. A. Ralli, and E. A. Mavrogordato ; and the seventh included Messrs. Stawaty, Zizinia, and E, C, lonides, Greek merchants in London, n" iC Gin 1 o + • *VI IIN) Orialbir • 1 4" ll . THE QUEEN IN SCOTLAND. ACCIDENT TO HER, MAJESTY. BALMORAL, OCt. 9. On the Queen's return from Alt-na-Guithasach, with Princess Louis of Hesse and Princess Helena, on Wednesday evening, the coachman mistook the road, and the carriage turned on its side, by which the Queen and Princesses were thrown out, but were merely slightly bruised, and rode home on hill ponies. The Queen walked and drove yesterday morning, accompanied by the Crown Princess of Prussia and Princess Louis of Hesse, and in the afternoon, ac companied by Princess Helena: The Crown Princess of Prussia and Princess Louis of Hesse drove to Invercauld, and honoured Mrs. Farquharson by a visit. Oct. 10. The Queen, accompanied by the Princess Helena, went out yesterday morning. In tho afternoon her Majesty, attended by Lady Churchill, drove out. Prince and Princess Louis of Hesso went out riding. The Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia lunched with her Majesty. Princess Helena, at tended by Lady Churchill, dined with the Crown Prince and Princess at Abergeldie. Mr. Gladstone left the Castle yesterday. The Princess of Wales, the Princess Christian of Denmark, and the Princess Degmar, took a drive in an open carriage on Saturday afternoon. The King of the Greeks, the Prince of Wales, Prince Christian of Denmark, and Prince Frederick, attended by Captain Grey, rode on horseback. Yesterday morning the King of the Greeks, at tended by Count Sponneck, Baron Guldencrone, Lieut. Funch, Lieut, Leth, Dr. Philemon, and Pro fessor Koeppen, attended the grand Te Dell7ll in the Greek Church, London-wall. The Prince and Princess of Wales, the Prince and Princess Christian of Denmark, Prince Frederick, and the Princess Dagmar, attended Divine service yesterday morning, in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The Communion service was read by the Sub-Dean and the Rev. C. Packman. The Duke of Cambridge was present at the service. The King of the Greeks, the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Prince and Princess Christian, Prince Frederick, and the Princess Dagmar of Denmark, went to Kew in the afternoon. The Dake of Cambridge received at dinner yes terday, at Gloucester House, Park•lane, the King of the Greeks, the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Prince and Princess Christian of Denmark, with Prince Frederick and tho Princess Dagmar, and the gentlemen of the King's suite. A distinguished party had the honour of meeting his Majesty. The Prince and Princess of Wales, SANDRINGUAM, Oct. 10. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales will arrive at Sandringham in the course of a few days; part of their Royal Highnesses' suite having already arrived. This visit, which it is understood will extend to about six weeks, is prin cipally that the Prince may have the shooting, and from the abundant manner in which the preserves are stocked it is presumed that the sport will be good. The season has been very fortunate for the preservation cf game, and in this part of the county of Norfolk poaching is happily almost unknown, and hence the abundance of game. Though the inhabitants of the district have not yet got accustomed to the visits of Royalty, it is believed that their good sense will prevent any obtrusive marks of loyalty, which are, to a great extent, irksome to the members of the Royal family when in search of retirement from the gaieties of the Court life. Two or three " meets" of the West Norfolk hounds will be fixed by the worthy master, H. Villebois, Esq., so as to enable the Prince to hunt the county, and we are glad to be able to state that several foxes have been preserved on the estate by the Prince's direction, so as to prevent the annoy ance of a " blank day" when the " draw" is at Sandringham. The hall farm it now in the hands of the Prince (it having been farmed for several years past by Mr. Joshua Freeman), and the agri culturists of the county augur from this step that the Prince intends to follow in the steps of the late Prince Consort, and take the position in the country of the leading agriculturist. The farm is rather ex tensive, and having been well farmed is in good condi tion. It is rumoured that the Prince has announced hia intention of honouring the Earl of Leicester with a visit early is November, and the tenantry are desirous of being permitted to evince their loyalty and gratification at this visit of Royalty to the finest mansion in Norfolk, the seat of the Cokes. It is understood that the magnificent bound book containing a description of the Norwich gates, which were presented to the Prince to be placed at the principal entrance to the estate, and a list of the subscribers, will b© formally presented to the Prince soon after his arrival at Sandringham. His Royal Highness has won golden opinions in the neighbourhood by the liberal patronage accorded to the several sporting institu tions of the district. The visit of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Prussia will extend to three monthe.-- Court Journal. Tlae suite of the Prince and Princess of Prussia numbers twenty-six. Although the private apartments at the Castle are ordered to be got in readiness for the reception of her Majesty and the Royal Family by the 17th inst., it is not expected the Court will return from Scotland before the 24th. His Majesty the King of the Belgians is expected to arrive in England about the middle of next month on a visit to her Majesty. His Majesty, it is thought, will pro long his stay in this country for at least two months. His Royal Highness Prince William of Hesse and suite left Thomas's Hotel, Charles street, St. James's, on Friday night for Balmoral, on a visit to her Majesty the Queen. The Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne arrived at Lansdowne House, on Saturday, from Bowood, Wilts. The Countess of Glengall Will return to her residence in Grosvenor-square to-day, from Norwood. Her ladyship, who has been suffering from indisposition for some time past, is now somewhat better. The Earl and Countess of Mounteharles have arrived at their residence at Rutland-gate, from a tour of visits. Viscount Palmerston left London on Saturday for his seat, Broadlands, Hants. The Earl of Sefton has returned to town from visiting the Earl and Countess of Craven at Ashdowne Park, Berks. The Elrl and Countess of Rosebury are detained in town in consequence of the serious illness of Lady Louisa Primrose. ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA.—Their Royal High nesses the Prince end Princess cf Wales, Prince and Princess Christian of Denmark, and his Majesty the King of thy.; Greeks will honour the Royal English Opera With their presence this evening, which is the first of the season. ADELPIII THEATRE.—On Saturday evening the Prince and Princess of Wales and the King of the Greeks again honoured the Adelphi Theatre with their presence, the Royal party being increased by the accession of P1;11C0 Christian of Denmark, Prince Frederick, and the Princess Dagmar. There were in attendance the Countess Ravenloe, the Hon. Mrs. W. Grey, and Captain Grey. THE I\IIINISTRY.—In the early part of the week the members of the Cabinet received summonses to attend a Cabinet Council on Tuesday, the 13th inst. Lord Russell, the Duke of Newcastle, and Mr. Milner Gibson have arrived in town, The Lord Chancellor is expected on Tuesday. Mr. Gladstone took leave of the Queen, and departed from Balmoral on Friday for Edinburgh. The right hon, gentlemen will reach London to-morrow or on Tuesday. Earl de Grey and Ripon is also expected in town. Lord Granville arrived in London yesterday. Most of the Cabinet Ministers are expected to be present at the meeting of the Council,—Observer. The Delta, which leaves to-day w ith th e Bom bay Mail, will ectivey £276,800, of which 1:184,250 is in silver, and the remainder gold. jel eA ft an de to So tI nt 13 Cc In E: