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ROYAL TANGLIS II OPERA, CO VENT-GARDEN. Under the Ma as dement of Miss Louisa Fyne and Mr. W. Harrison. THIS EVENING., for the 17th time, Balfe's new Opera BLANCH k: DE NE 'VE RS : Miss Louisa Tyne, Miss AJna! Hiles, bliss Emma H e ywood ; Messrs. W. Iss, ff. Corti A. Cook, A. et. Albyr t, C. Lyall , J. Rouse, and W. Harr ison. ' To conclude with :the Second Act of TIIE DESERT FLOWER. Cored uctor. Mr. A. Mellon. Doors open at ha, f-past Six—Commence at Seven. ROYAL DRURY- LINE. - rill El EA'FRE M anag ers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, her Majesty's, Servants will p er f orm the Farce of BEAUTY- Oh, IRE BEAST. Principal cha racters by Messrs. Addison, G. F. N ev il le, Barret, Spencer, an d G. Weston; Mrs Edmund Falconer and Miss Leclerq. ..r which, Lord Byron's Choral Tragedy, MANFRED. yessrs. ; helps. Ryder, Rayner, M 'agreson, W ar d, Spencer ; Miss Eborne ; Mi is .Atkinson, Miss Lecl erc q, a nd Mrs. E. Falconer. Vocalists—Miss Poole, Miss hitter, Miss Cicely Not • Miss Heywood, and Mr. S w ift . Followed by 31:Y H !CART'S IN THE HIGHLANDS: characters by 11(r. .i. Neville, Mr. G. Weston, Mr. Warde, 3lr. Minis; Mrs. C. Melville, and Miss Harfieur. THEATRE ROYAL HAYNIARKET.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr, Beckstone. THIS EVENING, USED UP. Messrs. C. Mathews, Howe, Rogers, Braid, Clark, Cullenford, &c.' ; Mesdames Angel, Fitzwilliam, &c. Followed by THE GOLDEN FLEECE. Messrs. Charles Mathews, Convtou,Weathersby, &c. ; Mesdames C. Mathews, L. Keeley. Griffith, &c. With COOL AS A CUCUMBER. Mr. C. Mathews. And MY HUSBAND'S GHOST. Commence at 7. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Mr. Pechter. BEL DEMONW , (a Triumphant Success) will be repeated Every Evening until further notice. THIS EVEN LNG, the Comedietta, by W. Gilbert, entitled UNCLE BABY': Mess's. Widdicombe, J. G. Shore, Charles; lidiss P. Leclercq, and Carlotta Leclercq. After which, at Eight o'clock, BEL DEMONIO, a Love Story, in Twelve Tableaux, taken from Stendhal's "Italian. Chronicle -," by Mr. John Brougham. Principal charac ter by Mr. Pechter, supported by Messrs. Jordan, Charles, Brnugh.im, Emery, Raymond, Moreland, Smith, Clifford, Collett, Andrews, Sims ; Miss hate Terry, E. Lavenue, 11.1 re. Lee, and Liss Elsworthy. Doors open at half-past 6—commence at 7. LEAU.-EVERY NIGHT, 111Auss BATENIAN.—LEAH.—Tres E VENING, th e 61st appearance of the great Tragic Actress, Miss BA l'E MAN, in the character of LeAll. In consequence of the unbounded success with which 3liss Bateman's imperso nation of the principal character in the new Five Act Drama of LEAH has been attended, Mr Arebste, begs to announce that it will be performed EVERY EVENING until further notice. TvEW THEATRE-ROY AL, ADELPHL_ sole Pronristor and :Vianafrer. Mr. B. Wobst er. T 111 S EVENING, at 7, THE TRAGEDY Q UE EN: Mrs, S tiding. Akt 8, the New Drama of LEAH : Bth weett of 3liss Bate man, supported by Messrs. Arthur Stirling, R . phiiAlP_,, 1311- lington, Stuart, Stephenso n, Ebur ne; Miss H. Sim ms, H Mrs. Billingtcn. and To conclude with THE IRIS TIGER : Miss K. Kelly _ and Mr. :,..•tephenson. I%. in IoY AL STRAND THEATRE. 1i . %) Man aver, Mr. W. 11. Sivanborough. rIIIS EVEN LNG, 311 RIAIE'S CRIME . Messrs. Geo. ' on, s. Parsell , 4 Belford , T urner, Miss K. Saville, and Miss Viand r Followed by (16th time) PATIENT PENELOPE ; or, The Return of Ulysses. Messrs. honey and Fenton ; Mesdames :?wanborough. and Simpson. After which►, MY NLW PLACE. Mr. A. Wood. Commence at 7. ROYAL SADLER'S-WELLS THEATRE. Manageress, Miss Marriott. TIII3 EVENING, the successful new Play, by Westland Marston, Esq., entitled PURE GoLD : Messrs. E. Phelps, H. Marston, D. H. Jones, W. D. Gresham. S. Perfitt Miss Mandlebert, Mrs. B. White, and Miss Marriott. To conclude with THE BRIGAND : Mr. D. H. Jones, Miss Mandlehert. Bost-office open from 11 to 4. THE THIP,D EDITION OF " THE SUN," Contalninz the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, Dan be had Every Evening of G. R. GLkNIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. HIG rI WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. This DA I.—Morning, 2h. 2m.—Afternoon, 2h. 21m. To-aoßv ow.-Morning, 2h. 48m.—Afternoon. 3h. 10m. The Weather—Sun Office, Dec. 11, 1863. THERMOMETER. Thia day at Two o'clock 5O Barometer-30.19. Wind—S.-W. ; moderate, and cloudy. • ,n e eb ` , A .41", 1.5„ , - , * VW 0 4 40 Mt - .LONDON, FRIDAY, DEC. 11, 1863. Althorigh the phrase is expressive so far of a mere conventional courtesy amoig the Monarchs— it is something for the French EMPEROR to have elicited from each of the contemporary rulers of Europe the a ssurance, " Je saiais cette occasion pour vous renouireler les assurances de la haute estime et de l'arritie toute particuliere avec lesquelles je suis, Monsieur mon frere, de Votre Majesty, le bon frire" —ALE XANDRE, FRANcCIS-JOSEPH, GUILLAUME, GEORGE, LEOPOLD, and BO on through the whole Het cf the reigning European Sovereigns. To cor dial esteem, to inviolable friendship, they are again thus very recently and very formally pledged ; and the potentate to whom they stand thus pledged a new, is the very one who has hitherto b een flouted as the perpetual meditator of disturbance throughout Christendom. This is certainly._ if nothing else—a very curio us 'ur n . his of the tables, indeed! Could anything be more e ua 'tler than the terms in which the King of PRUSSIA, for example, responds to the EMPEROR'S invitati on p to it, thus, by acce pti ng i t ! 4 , I thank ; „ s , 'AJESTY for the hospitality you are kind enough to offer me, and I am sure that I shall find in Paris th„, cordial reception which renders the recollection my stay at Compiegne so dear to me! bat it will rather appertain to our united Mini gas to enlighten by their saneti_ e pr discussions and t o prepaee for the un of the sovereigns th e oeositions that will be submitted to the ,„ Congress." Languag e i n 'atlve of the Royal writer's conviction that th e _ %agrees is in very deed to be holden as proposed! 7 , ee Congress that England has refused to participate • His Im perial Majesty the Emperor of i ta , sl l .. n _ 1 refraining from assurances of co althoughop erati l a ti , oexl. . and gre eetuu Ica ' observes most graciously NAPOLEON'S project a of Congress--'5T h by step ep the sincer e • dictated to your MAJESTY deal t% to spare the world the calamities w hich war l eads to, To preserve and assure to Europe the benefits of peace, while mai n t a i n i ng th e honour and dignity of the country we govern from attaint, ought to be, in fact, one of our mostconstant preoccup a tions. Such an object is also my dearest wish, an d t o a tt a i n such my co-operation will alway s b e secur ed by' yo ur MAJESTY." All the KAISER asks, therefore, by way of preliminary, is a sufficiently clear and cate gorical indication of what might probably be the subjects of discussion brought under the considera tion of Pontiff, Emperor, King, and Sovereign- Prince, at the Council-board of this grandly con ceived Congress of the rulers of Christendom. An indication of a programme, that England asked for and obtain e d, on ly to repe l th e or i g i na l invita tll when she had obtained it. The King of 1341 -ARIA, replying to the French Em- PE Rott , a letter dated R ome , th e 27 t h ...November, observes, it will be seen, " I hope that the p ro lowed. by ulteriorP proposition of y our I mper i a l M a j esty, fol expl will meet anations upon this subj e ct, with the reception from th e P owers directly interest ed th; to ensure of th e s e ques ti ons indispenaably necess ary ensure its succes s ." Hi s ma j e , ty a ddi ng , " I n this stlposition I d o not hesi td:c,, To adhere to the proposition of your Imperial Mrijesty, and I 811E4 your myself fortunate in co-operating in the work of g ficatir , n by taking p art i n the future ad Confer „ Acrain—aa acceptance! Th e accordance Flf PEROR'S proposition given to the by the i s , if possib l e, more e mphatic Sovereign Pontiff, in its precision and completeness. His H oliness, beginning his reply to NAPOLEON 111. thus outtesi. The idea your Majesty expresses of being able to establish wichont commotion in Europ e —and, please GoD, elsewhere also—with the co_ ereCF.' operation of the sovereigns or of their representa tives, a system which may calm the public mina and restore peace, tranquillity, and order to numberless countries in which, unfortunately, those benefits are lost, is a desiga which greatly honours your Ma jesty, and which with the co-operation of all, assisted by Divine grace, will produce the best effects. For this reason, with an entirely cordial disposition, we associate ourselves with such a praiseworthy object"—and so forth. His Majesty the King of HANOVER, by birth an English Prince, acknow ledges in so many words to his having received the EMPEROR'S letter " with equal pleasure and grati tude." King LEOPOLD writes very frankly in reference to his own individual sentiments, "As regards my own personal feelings I should tP,ke advantage of the cordial proposal of your Imperial MAJESTY with the greatest satisfaction." King VICTOR EMMANUEL answers with point blank explicitness—" As soon as the international Conference takes place I shall take part (in it) in person, or at least send (to it) a representative." • From all sides except from the direction of England the answers have come in, couched in terms the most conciliatory. For the curt, snarling, almost cynical tone of our reply, of thi s , th a t f or that hold r es p ons ibl e h er tone England herself is not responsible—b ut, on the contrary, she we may rest rigorously assured will F o reign Secretary. At this season of the year one's attention is natu rally turned to the question of agriculture, there are so many meetings and gatherings in the country ; and the more absorbing and engrossing subjects of politics being in abeyance for the time/so far there is more opportunity for entering into the discussion of other points. At the meeting of the Society of Arts Mr. CHALMERS MORTON read a paper on "Agricultural Projects, its Helps and Hindrances," which is deserving of consideration for many of its suggestions and remarks. He gave it as his opinion that the indisputable progress that had been made was attributable to many causes, among which he notified " the more extended use of machinery." This opinion coming from an influential quarter is very satisfactory, for some persons have been much against this practice, and more especially in regard to steam machinery. Mr. MORTON also entered into the question of how much benefit had accrued from the establishment of Societies ; the Royal Agricultural Society, in particular, had been most serviceable. There is no doubt that there is great truth in this, as nothing can exercise a stronger influence, or keep a spirit of emulation, and impart interest to the subject in all its branches, than the formation of Societies. They ensure that due regard must be paid to the matter in many varied forms, whereas otherwise, perhaps with the best intentions, those more immediately concerned or intimately connected with the affair might neglect to study its peculiarities, and become negligent or slothful in their vocation. The remarks of Mr. COLE at this meeting were most worthy of notice. He observed that one question of paramount importance, which ought not to be passed over, was the condition of the labourer. He con sidered that no one could deny that the labourer was " worse housed and cared for than the horse, the cow, and the pig." Certainly this is a sad and sorrowful estimate to take of the question, and it is of importance that the view Mr. COLE took of the case be duly considered. He said much evil arose from the practice that landlords had of putting a stop to the existence of cottages on their estates. Their object was to prevent them becoming charge able to the parish rates. This is a very reprehen sible course to adopt, and the results that ensue from it are to sure to prove most deleterious to the cause in which they are engaged, and ensure the most hurtful effects on those connected with them. It is satisfactory to mark in contradistinction to this that many attempts are now made to improve the dwellings of the labouring classes. No state of society can prosper if the hands that toil, and the be ings who minister to the wants of others, are not well provided for, and their comfort made one of the first considerations in forming plans and devising means for the carrying on of the various schemes of agri culture, and the several arrangements relating thereto. A meeting was also held at the St. James's Hall for the purpose of considering the ' best means of promoting their cultivation. The conclusion arrived at was that they passed a reso , lution highly approving of the objects of the General Steam Cultivation Company. Another resolution was also passed to the effect that it would be advisable to establish a joint stock com pany, to supply " steam apparatus to ap plicants.'' This would be a very desirable thing if it could be managed with any degree of success, as the results of the more extended use of steam would certainly ensure great benefits to all con cerned in the matter. Lord ROBERT MONTAGU spoke very strongly on the question, and declared that if the steam plough was prevalent throughout the country the " English farmer would be able to compete with those of America, Russia, Poland, and the Principalities of Turkey." This would be indeed a desideratum, and the sooner the experi ment is made the better. There is always so much prejudice to overcome in these matters that the progress of any invention and the adoption of any scheme is always most tardy and tedious. As soon as possible, however, those who are more enlight• ened should seek to dispel the illusions and dissipate the tears of the timorous and mistaken persons who will pursue the beaten track, and prove by their conduct, if not by their words, that they adhere to the old adage that " What they did with yesterday they'll e'en do with to-day." Mr. HOLLAND, the C hairman, adduced several reasons in favour of this e2Petirnent. He said that as much could be done in or ,„ " week with steam as in six by the present method them arid very truly decla re d th a t thi s gave to "e extent the c omman d o f th e season s; besides, i l'a t fifth harvest not expensive. He had now got in his %I nee he had employed steam, and he gave it as hie P ' e 'en that the old system cost 20s. per acre, whe reas t , raustge_srtoeam did it for 10s. These duce an ef f ect in time, and are facts etnheartgetically thos emore who are in favour of the the unbelieving will be method set to work the sooner and the hesitating confirmed in the right quite certain that a ,. views. converted.lt is u. possible facilities gi ven to fartner a e should be mploy steam and therefore the co , machines, - come f or ward at a moat a —114 7 about to be started has encouragement hem all PPropriate progress of ogri k whose time, and deserves eeltur e There is nO nee in interest it is to promote the throughout the country. "Peet iog new thin gs t o su cceed if the right m eans are not adapted to enable them to do so, and co nes , quently any well organised scheme for providi ng against difficulties cud supplying emergencies should be encouraged. It is idle to c onsider that agriculture is to b e l e ft i n s t a t u qu o, wh i le all other actiences are undergoin g a lt era ti ons an d receiving impro vemen t s . It i s j ust an d r i g h t t h at a ll pursuits and professions should share in the great changes now taking place, and reap the benefits that matured experience and additional knowledge are so widely diffusing and largely disseminating through the civilised world. It was quite time that some definite plan wad put is farce to supply the defi ciencies and rectify the error that militated against the success of this invention ; and it is, therefore, very gratifying to notice the efforts made by ioflu• ential individuals to supply a want and remedy an evil that existed, Now that an impetus has been given to the cause, it is to by hoped that its advo cates will go on and prosper. the Bank of France was E to 8 per cent. The mark 41 per Cents .. 95 25 Do. end month.... 3 per Cents Do. end mouth 67 30 Credit Mobilier 1065 Do. end month 1065 Bank Shares 3330 Credit Foncier 1270 Roman The wandering senators, whose holiday is not of much longer duration, are still employing their leisure in enlightening their constituents as to the state of home affairs and foreign politics. It is some times amusing to compare the very contrary pro phecies and opinions Rhich.these gentlemen indulge in. One will dilate upon the triumph of the Liberal cause, the popul ar it y of Lord PALMERSTON, and the approaching subjugation of the Southern States. Perhaps on the same day, a hundred miles off, an other M.P. is descanting upon the natural decay of the Government, the advance of Conservative prin ciples, and the hopelessness of Federal success. At the Corn Exchange, on Wednesday, Mr. BUXTON, is addressing his constituents, denounced the short sighted folly of tLe Federals in striving to subdue the South. A day before Mr. LEATHAM had been holding forth to the good people of Huddersfield on the glorious prospects of the North. " The Federal I operations," he told them, " had not merely cleft the Confederation in half, but pierced it to the heart ;'' and in a triumphant catalogue he summed up the great successes, or what he esteemed the great suc cesses, that have recently awaited Federal valour and skill. As amongst these he reckons the posses sion of New Orleans, which is a very old subject for congratulation ; " Richmond in danger," which re mains to be proved ; and the bombardment of " Charleston, the cradle of the rebellion," an achievement which at present seems more likely to furnish wholesome exercise for Federal gunners, at a somewhat heavy cost of ammunition, than any other practical benefit, we must be allowed to con sider the cause of the South not quite so desperate as Mr. LEATHAM would have us believe. Accord ing to his views, those Southern States which are still in the hands of ae Confederacy are "going," if not " gone ;" mutiny and treason are in their camp; gold and credit nowhere, and starvation everywhere. This is comprehensive at all events. It is a pity that to deepen the shadows Mr. LEATHAM could not say that the war was unpopu- BAIL' lar among their people, that their armies were filled with hired recruits, that desertion was wholesale, and the conscription a sign for popular outbreaks and outrages. He finds, of course, a subject of con gratulation in " the firmness of the British Govern ment, which has safely secured the steam rams that were to have raised the blockade," but it remains to be seen whether that security will withstand the inquiries of the House of Commons, and whether Earl RUSSELL and Mr. ADAMS will find it as easy to assume despotic rights over a British subject in the face of Parliament as at his own place of busi ness. The guard of marines who boarded the rams no doubt looked very formidable in the docks at Birkenhead, but happily they are not the only guard - :0 whom the preservation of law and order is en trusted, and however admirable may be the inter nal arrangements of the United States, we have not yet come to their mode of disposing of unruly citizens. The enthusiastic panegyric on the triumph of all the virtues in consequence of Federal deter. urination and heroism, his pathetic picture of the de of liberty rolling back over the world had the Northern States failed in their mission, will not find a very hearty echo in the sympathies of Eng lishmen. However warmly they may feel regard ing social and p o li t i ca l freedom—and the strengt h of that feeli ng h as b een shown a little more pla i nly than the Americana have ever shown it—their com mon sense will not allow the profession of such principles to be a sufficient cover to the most tyran nical and arbitrary acts. It is of no use for men to go into rhapsodies about the negro, to "rejoice in the approaching emancipation of 3,000,000 of his feilowmen," whom so long as Southern trade passed through Northern hands troubled himself very little about them. Englishmen, un fortunately, have a habit of looking to see if a man's acts correspond with his words, and of judging him by the former rather than the latter, and this prac tice has been found very inconvenient by a good many potentates and peoples before now. They are not very likely to subscribe to Mr. LEATHAM'S theories at Huddersfield, any more than they will agree to Mr. BUXTON'S views at Manchester. This gentlemanly way of setting the world to rights would have us lead the van in the cause of sacrifice and moderation. England is to sur render Gibraltar out of deference to the feelings of the Spaniards, and for fear of the alarming prospect of a war with that ancient people. She is not, however, to make this surrender too lightly. She is to make it a condition that Spain shall retire from St. Domingo, that France should re• tire from Rome, that Austria should withdraw from Venice, and that Russia should deal more gently with Poland. The first of these conditions might very likely be agreed to, but there is a remote possibility of Austria, France, and Russia remarking that it makes very little difference to them whether England or Spain holds Gibral tar, and they do not see what connection the exchange has with their abandonment of their claims in other quarters. They would, no doubt, be doubly glad to see such a step, on the part of England, as lowering her power, and on the prin ciple of the old saying, "Quern Deus vult perders prius dementat." It is only to be hoped that when Mr. BUXTON'S scheme is carried out, as, with Earl RUSSELL is really not impossible, England, in right of her originating the extraordinary pro posal, will request the other Powers to move first, as wise men like to see the change before they give a cabman half-a-crown for a sixpence. The prin ciple of non-intervention which Mr. BUXTON up holds so strongly, and which has certainly been carried to the extreme in our days, is susceptible of another interpretation than the one he puts upon it. It may be read as commending each nation to mind their own affairs, and keep their own statu quo, and, according to this view, the wisest thing that England can do is to leave the other Powers to themselves, and retain quiet possession of her own hardly earned dominions. THE FRENCH CLERK OF THE WEATHER, similar to Admiral Fitzroy, is M. Mathieu du Drome. He, how ever, takes in a few days in advance, and is not contented with predicting the next day's weather. He is prophetic of great storms for the early part of December, and foretold that of last week. THE SPLENDOUR OF THE ACTOR'S ART.—AS Campbell, the Poet, beautifully sang, how— " -- by the mighty actor wrought Illusions perfect triumphs come, Verseseases to be airy thought, tz.rvemananrz R.eAniubdies,ciunlptthuerecutorrbeentdunmumb ;Tr of the Corn• 8, in a kindred strain, of the Histrionic Art : It re - u ear 0 1 t , 4 :1 1 ., n1t . 8 professors the imagination of the poet, the his own votieePerirhuiallY over a n d at Zian, the eye of the painter and sculptor, and, as the act° these, a faculty peculiar to itself, inasmuch fulfils and embodies his conception ; ~a.B.owhereon he portrays the various ex own face the anon cunningly cunningly modulated instrument; his ' n • Ws own frame the mould in which pressions of his , an zaand majesty that fill his brain ; he casts the image s of b e . , i and whereas the painter for may select, of all pos eatutteexpressions, the most the obceruptiafri,;,:nlp for e : er desire to produce, and and move through a temporary exi , at t e h n e actor must live and preserve throughout its durationceof poetry and passion, ftsiaixbv, Bible attitudes, tb b tli i et d ut it so s' o remain . that ideal the marb le g i ve ..44. nle give but a silent and motionless image. grace and' dignity, of which the canvass and THE SUI, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 11, 1861 bout to raise its discount et closed as follows:--. Italian Loan 7l 90 Do. end month 72 w ditto Do. end mouth — Russian Austrian Spanish Threes 52 50 Home Debt Deferred 'AYS. Caßh. Account. 977 60 .. OTh -- 980 .. 985 Orleans Northern .... New ditto .. Lyons and Mediterranean 942 50 .. 942 50 New ditto Gren.va Siuthern . . Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lore bard 500 - - 690 - .. 693 75 506 25 .. 506 25 480 - .. 480 - 403 75 .. 402 50 490 - . 397 50 527 50 .. 527 50 BANK OF FRANCE. The following is the account for month ending Thursday, Deo. 10 : ASSETS. P. C. Cash and ingots .. .. • • .. 57,841,586 93 Cash at the branch-banks .. 155,296,449 Bills due to be paid to-day.. .. 455,079 58 Bills becoming due in Paris .. .. 341,614,959 25 Bills in the branch-banks .. 296,159,622 Advances on coin and ingots .. .. 10,545,800 Do in the branch- banks 2,449,700 Do un French securities 29,315,900 Do in the branch-banks .. 21,525,150 Do on railway shares and bonds .. 45,602,100 Do in the branch-banks .. 32,276,400 Do on Credit Foncier Bonds .. 410,400 Do in the branch-banks • • • • 487 900 Do to State by treaty, 1848 .. 60,000,000 Rentes of the reserve-fund .. 12,980,750 14 Rentes, disposable funds .. .. 38,608,212 36 Rentes immobilised (law of June, 1857) 100,000,000 Hotel and furniture of the Bank .. 4,000,000 Real property of branch-banks .. 5,927,229 Expenses of administration .. 2,347,622 78 Sundries .. • • • • .. .. 4,444,392 92 1,222,292,254 06 LATEST INTELLIGENCE (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) DENMARK. COPENHAGEN, DEC. 11. WITHDRAWAL OF SWEDEN FROM THE DANISH ALLIANCE. Sweden has withdrawn from the alliance with Denmark. The reason put forward, according to the _Dag bladet is that, as the quarrel now pending between Denmark and Germany concerns the London treaty of 1852, Sweden cannot separate herself from the other Powers who signed the treaty. WURTEIVIBERG. THE HOLSTEIN SUCCESSION. STUTTGART, DEC. 11. At the sitting of the Chamber of Deputies yes terday evening, it was unanimously resolved to forward an address to the Government, requesting it to propose in the Federal Diet the im mediate occupation of Schleswig, and the dis missal of the Federal contingent of Holstein and Lauenburg troops to their homes. The Address is also to include a request for the proximate recogni tion of Duke Frederick's right of succession, and that the Government will advocate such recogni tion by the Federal Diet by every means in it s power. An additional motion by Herr Seegers for a solemn protest against the maintenance of the Lon don protocol was carried by 78 to 3. FEDERAL EXECUTION - IN ROLSTEIN. FRANKFOR r, DEC 8. Unless counter-orders should interv ene, F ederal execution will take place without fail, di sp i te t h e withdrawal of the Patent of the 30th Mar c h, w hi c h King Christian has declared null, and of no e ff ec t with regard to Holstein. It is true that the Diet has not received official notice of the withdrawal, but there is no doubt the plenipotentiaries have received instructions in reference to the act. Details of y es t er d ay ' s s itting of the Di et h ave transpired, previo us t o th e publication of the official report. It appea rs th a t th e plenipotentiari es voted twice upon the question whether Federal execution should be carried out conformably to the resolution of Oct. 1. At the first scrutiny the votes We re equal, 8 against 8; at the second Darmstadt and the Saxe. Ernestine houses (who formel the 12th vote) abandoned their opposition, and the Austro-Prus sian proposition was adopted by 10 to 6. The press inveighs with much violence and bit terness against this result. Austria and Prussia are accueed of intending to re-enact 1350 ; the peo ple are warned to be upon their guard. One paper stigmatises the resolution of the Diet as "shame ful," and asks what the German people—who are determined only to recognise the Duke of Angusten burg—can still expect from an Assembly that passes such a vote. Be that as it may, marching orders have been despatched by telegraph. The expeditionary corps will consist of 22,000 men, including 5,000 Prus sians, 5,000 Austrians, and 12,000 Saxon and Hano verian troops. The reserve, 45,000 strong, is to be furnished exclusively by Hanover and Prussia, and will take up its position upon the Eibe. The bat teries in garrison at Hanover will leave that city on Thursday ; part of the artillery is already at Langenhahen and Bnywedel; the Cam bridge Regiment of Dragoons will march from Celle to-morrow to the Elbe. The Saxon brigade will march towards Lauenburg by way of Rise, Juterbogk, Berlin, Wittenbergi, Hogenow, and Buchen. The Prussian troops belonging to the 13th •division will pass by way of Minden, Wanstorff, and Werden, where they will leave the railway to march upon Harburg in three columns. Finally, the Austrian brigade, now echeloned along the railway on the frontiers of Bohemia and Saxony, will pass through Dresden, Leipzig, Mag deburg, Brunswick, Lehrte, Celle, and Luneburg, and debouch upon the Elbe. an excellent recept i on. The The loan that Duke Frederic of A ugus t en b urg five to ten th a l ers , felt rala gaesfrtOwthe guar an t ee o ff ere d . seeks to raise meets a b n o d nd n s o o ti f n t x h i i e s t l y oa is n One inhabitant of Frankfort has taken for 20,000 florins. It is the Duke's intention to have the loan guaranteed by the Holstein estates as soon as he shall be firmly seated upon the throne. SPAIN. MADRID DEC. 18, Evening. The Gazette publishes a decree organising the financial administra . ion of the Antilles. Disunion prevails among the members of the Opposition, and thA potiition of the Ministry has been thereby strengthened. ANERICA. SOUTdAMPTON, DEC, 11. The Hamburg and American Company's steamer Teutonia, from New York on the 29th ult., has arrived off Cowes. She brings 46 passengers, England, 11,901 dole. for F 2l r , a 4 a s c o e, d a o n le d . 1,0 in 00 specie dole.c for for Hamb urg . Her news has been anticipat e d. e BOMBAY AND MA.IIRITIIIS MAILS, SOUTHAMPTON, DEC. 10. _ - The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam; ship Ellora, Captain Kellick, with the heavy por tion of the Mauritius and Bombay mails, arrived this evening, bringing 57 passengers, and, on freight, 3 packages specie, value £BBO ; also 25 boxes valu ables, 131 packages sundries, and 523 bales raw silk, value £50,000 sterling. The Ellora spoke, on the 28th ult., the St. Iberia on the 30th the Pera ; on the Ist inst. the Vectis; and on the Bth the Ripen, with the outward mails of the 4th. Her Majesty's ships Hibernia, Phoebe, Foxhound, and Icarus Were a t M a l ta o n the Ist inst. ; and at Gibraltar the Redpole, Racoon, and Procris. GIBRALTAR, DEC. 6. The following British vessels have arrived here : —Steamer St. Patrick, 8 days from Liverpool; steamer Genova, 14 days from Glasgow ; steamer Delta, 41 days from Southampton; steamer Latona, 7 days from London ; steamer Rhone, 8 days from Liverpool ; steamer Danube, 81 days from Liver pool; steamer Palestine, 71 days from Liverpool ; steamer Cadiz, 9 days from London ; steamer British Queen, 8 days from Liverpool ; and_ barque Pasha, 41 days from Newcastle. Gibraltar Exchanges on London, 90 days' daces 50; Paris, sf. 26a.; Marseilles, sf. Bc.; Genoa, sf. 30c. to 31c. ; Madrid, 8 days' sight, 1 prem. ; Cadiz, par to 4 die. ; Seville, par to a dis. ; Malaga, par ; Barcelona, I prem.; Almeira, pas; Valencia, par to 4 prem.; Alicant, prem. Freights unaltered. FRANCE. BOURSE, Dec. 10.—The market remains firm owing to the English Funds arriving with an ad vance of I, but in About any material improvement in quotations. Threes, for the Account, are new at 67fr. 45c. Mobiher has risen to 1,075 fr. Rail ways well maintained. A reaction took place towards the close in consequeno of report th% LIABILITIES. Capital of the Bank .. 182,500,000 - Profits to be added to Capital (Art. 8 of law June 9, 1857) Reserve-fund New Reserve Reserve-immobiliere Notes to bearer in circulation in Paris and the branch-banks Do. to order (Post-bills) • • Bills payable at sight Ace. cur. of Treasury Creditor .. Various accounts current .. Do. branch-banks .. .. Dividends to be paid .. Arrears of values deposited • . Discount, interest, and expenses .. Re-discounts of the last half-year z"urplus of profit not disturbed Sundries .. 2,567,907 17 .. 12,980,750 14 9,125,000 - 4,000,000 - .. 7,549,418 25 .. 4,487,879 14 .. 3,169,030 - .. 59,890,500 55 .. 128,209,880 75 .. 26,068,307 856,901 75 .. 2,805;449 03 .. 15,991,531 07 .. 1,554,317 16 .. 1.016,709 23 .. 12,126,266 07 1,222,292,254 06 The Post-office London Directory for 1864, What this gigantic book will come to in the end it is more than ever difficult to conjecture. It has now some time sinee passed its grand climacteric. Yet, as though it were still the most promising young stripling of a publication in the world, it is actually—in the sixty-fifth year of its age—growing rapidly and quite appreciably. So appreciably that we can state at once the precise amount of its growth since the date of its last annual appear ance. The Directory, then, for 1864 is larger, in other words, than the Directory for 1863 by very nearly 100 pages. To be as precisely, in deed, as the Directory itself is in its every minute particular—the huge tome has expanded within this one year last past by exactly 96 pages. Improve ments in the way of arranging their stupendous mass of materials, the Messrs. Kelly and Com pany absolutely had not within their reach. And for the simple reason that any better arrangement than the one upon which the work has been constructed now for a long while, we don't think it is within any reasonable man's power to sug gest. The Fourteen Grand divisions of this mar vellous collection of names and addresses—giving to us, in fact, just so many separate clues through our labyrinthine world of three millions of Londoners—the old fourteen divisions are here still presented to us in their accustomed sequence. There is the Official division—the Street —the Commercial—the Trades—the Law—the Court—the Parliamentary—the Postal—the City —the Conveyance—the Banking—the Assurance. The last mentioned trailing cff into a marvellous collection of companion, but miscellaneous, adver tisements. Evidences there are—wherever we open the monstrous volume, haphazard—of the scrupulous attention paid by the firm, to whose unflagging energy and assiduity in its compilation, we are indebted for it—evidences there are, wherever we may chance to open it, quite haphazard, of the minute, almost, as one may say, microscopic attention paid to every entry contained in it. How carefully the work is brought down in its scrupu- lons regard to tho latest and minutest correction before publication, may at once be indicated by our specifying a few illustrative par• titulars in this way. For example, the name of Mr. Bonamy Dobree—whose death was announced in our columns as recently as the 26th ultimo, is eliminated 'from the Official Directory, p. 47—from the list of the Directors of tho Bank of England, p. 83—from the list of the City Lieutenancy, p. 2281. The new Solicitor General, again, Sir Robert P. Collier, gazetted only November 27th, appears as such throughout _ _ the book, in Streets, pp. 325 and 710; Commercial, p. 925 ; Law, pp. 1986.2008 and 212, Court, 2154. Parliamentary, p. 2253 and 2262. Sir Gellery Pigott, Baron of the Court of Exchequer, gazetted Dec. 4, appears in Law, pp. 19854989 ; Court, p. 2185. The now French Ambassador, Prince de la Tour d'Auvergne, who was presented at Court on the 2d Dec.. will be found entered in the list of Foreign Ministers, p. 111, and Court, 2110; and, to give one other instance, the new member for Andover, W. H. Humphery, Esq., gazetted only on the 24th of November, is inserted in Court, p. 2147, and Parliamentary, p. 2256 and 2261. For scope, accuracy, and lucidity, the " Post-office London Directory," as compiled by the Messrs. Kelly and Co., still continues to be what it has long vindicated its right to be regarded as, namely. in one simple but sufficient word—unrivalled. The work has swept out of view all other competitors. And although it has by so doing attained a sort of monopoly as the guide-book through the metropolis of the British Empire, it has evaded the evil fate of most monopolies—by sot degenerating into indifference by reason of the mere fact of its being free from further wholesome incentives in the way of competition. It is, in effect, as energetically conducted year after year as though it were appearing year after year sur rounded by a throng of formidable rivals and com petitors. And it is precisely for this reason, of course, precisely because it evidences a no less scru pulous care than ever, that it is enabled still to set at defiance all serious thought of competition. It is worthy of its title—this wonderful index of we don't know how many hundreds of thousands of names and addresses, called " The Post-office Lon don Directory." It appears, as usual, authorita tively, under the Direct and Special Patronage of her Majesty's Postmaster-General, and it is the simple truth to say here that it is not only de• serving, but that it is more than ever deserving, of that patronage. It is as complete as com plete can be. in this marvellously ever changing human kaleidoscope—the three mil lion particles in which are perpetually fluc tuating in their position relatively to each other. Accompanying the substantial volume—not ab surdly folded in it as a frontispiece, fated either to be torn or to be treated as inaccessible—there comes to us with The Post-office Directory a noble Post office Map of London, mounted upon calico on a roller, and glazed, ready for display, during the ensuing twelvemonth, upon the office-walls of the metropolis. It is an admirably exact and compre hensive Map, and one, consequently, which is well fitted to accompany so wonderfully exact and com prehensive a Directory! SMOKING AT IN DSOR CASTLE.—Several weeks ago a paragraph went the rounds of the Papers , announcing the prohibition of smoking at Windsor Castle, when it was particularly stated that a notice to that effect had been posted in the dressing room of the Prince of Wales in the York Tower. We are now enabled to state that his Royal Highness did not occupy that suite of apart ments in the York Tower on his arrival from Sandriugham. His Royal Highness was lodgei in Edward IT.l.'s tower, whet e no such notice was placed. Sudden Death of Mr. Justice Wightman, We deeply regret to announce the sudden death of Mr, Justice Wightwan. The learned judge was at York, trying prisoners at the Yorkshire winter gaol delivery, and on Wednesday was in his usual good health, and tried a long and important Post Office robbery ease. The Court rose about six o'clock, when his lordship manifested no signs of fatigue, although his labours during the day had been of an arduous character. His lordship retired to rest at his usual hour, and was then quite well, but on Thursday morning, at seven o'clock, when his valet entered his room he was alarmed to find his lordship breathing very heavily, and to all ap pearance in a fit of apoplexy. Miss Wig htman, who accompanied her father whilst on circuit, was in stantly aroused, and Mr. Husband, surgeon, and Dr. Shan❑ were sent for. These gentlemen were at his lordship's bedside in a few minutes, but their services were of little avail, for it was evident that the hand of death was upon the learned judge. He remained totally unconscious, and lingered in this state of unconsciousness until a quarter-past one o'clock, when his lordship expired. Mr. Justice IVightman had been a judge of the Queen's Bench for 22 years, and was utiiversally esteemed by the bar for his amiability of disposition, and also for his high legal attainments. His lord ship's death has put a stop for the present to the business of tf.e Yorkshire winter gaol delivery. Mr. W. B. Maule, of the northern circuit, whose name was on the commission at the winter gaol delivery, entered the court in the morning, and announced that it would be impossible to go on with business that duy, stating that he should return to court in the afternoon and receive the bilis for the grand jury. Mr. Justice Mellor left town this morning for York. INDEPENDENCE OF POLAND. A public meeting of the inhabitants of Maryle ' bone was held last night at the St. Pancras Vestry ' hall, in order to express sympathy and aid for Poland. It was stated that the chair would be taken by Lord Fermoy, M.P., punctually at 8 o'clock, but as at that period the hall was about a quarter filled, some time elapsed before the promoters of the meet ing made their appearance. The impatience of the meeting was at length so loudly expressed that the chairman took bis seat on the platform, surrounded by Lord Campbell, Mr. E. Beales, chairman of the National League for the Independence of Poland, Mr. J. R. Taylor, honorary secretary to the League, Mr. J. A. Nicholay, Mr. N. E. Zaba, a Polish dele gate, Mr. C. Szulczawski, and several gentlemen of local influence in the borough of Marylebone. Lord Fermoy, having been called to the chair, said they had met there for the purpose of expressing their sympathy with Poland in her struggle and their horror and disgust at Russia for her oppression. (Hear, hear.) The brightest diadem in our consti tution was our free press, and he could not describe the present state of the Polish question better than it had been done in a leading article of the limes of that day. Having read a portion of the article in question the chairman proceeded to say that the Times was not only read by the body of the people, but was extensively read by the higher and upper classes of this country, and when such a paper spoke out in this manner concerning the treatment of Poland by Russia, there was clear evidence that the people of England of all grades and classes sympa thised with the people of Poland. If, too, such a paper as the Times continued to address itself to this question as it had done, there was still hope for the people of Poland so far as England was concerned. (Applause.) It could not be said that the Russian atrocities were done without the knowledge and consent of the present Emperor, because he had lately sent Mouravieff to Poland. To this butcher in the superlative degree, the Em peror had just given the order of St. Andrew—the highest compliment that could be paid to a subject in Russia, and which had been described by the late Lord Durham as equal to our order of the Garter and the gift of a dukedom besides. And this reward had been given to this butcher, this demon, this devil incarnate, who had done everything that could disgrace humanity in Poland. (Applause.) Many Englishmen wished to do more than express their sympathy with Poland; and it wad desirable, herefore, that they should, as men of business, take stock" and see how the matter stood. He did not know all the considerations that, had de termined the Government not to go into the Con gress, but he could well understand the circum stances, referring not to Poland alone but to other countries, and even to the state of afftlirs across the Atlantic, had zed her Majesty's Government to the conclusion that a European Congress at the present moment would be a very questionable and dangerous thing. At the same time he regretted that their re- fusel had not been conveyed in more temperate and conciliatory language. The question then arose, if all remonstrances failed what was the next thing ? (A voice —War.) War meant a permanent and in creased income tax, the reimposition of indirect taxation, and the throwing out of employment of hundreds and thousands of the working classes. The great leading nations of the continent warmly sympathised with the Poles, and if the Government© of those countries joined England and France in their representations Russia must give way before the opinion of Europe. Meanwhile it was the duty of the English people to call upon their Government to use every means in their power to obtain the blessings of liberty for the unhappy Poles. (Ap plause.) Mr. R. Furness moved, and Mr. Hearnden seconded, the first resolution, declaring that the devoted heroism of the Poles entitled them to the admiration and support of Great Britain. Lord Campbell spoke in support of the resolution. The borough of Marylebone had an especial right to appeal to Parliament on behalf of the Poles. It was not until he visited Warsaw a few months ago that he learned how deeply and how gratefully the Poles appreciated the character and services of their former representative, Lord Dudley Stuart. (Hear, hear.) The Polish leaders had assured him that they placed a high value on the expression of popular sympathy in this country. The Polish Government had made two demands—first, that their belligerent rights should be acknowledged ; and, secondly, that our Government should repudiate all further title on the part of Russia to dominion over Poland. The English Government might be induced to concede both these claims if it were backed by public opi nion, and, if so, who would say that popular agita tion was useless or unnecessary ? The resolution having been carried, a person named Webb in the body of the meeting here proposed a resolution declaring that the Government ought to have at tended the Congress to settle the question of nationa lities by peaceable means if possible, and if not to have joined any Power willing to assist in punishing the barbarous Russian Government, and to secure the permanent independence of Poland and Cir cassia. This resolution was received with favour by the meeting, but opposed by Lord Campbell as a vote of retrospective censure on the Government, which would array against the meeting many of the friends of Poland. After some little discussion it was, however, carried by a large mejority. Pro fessor Beesly proposed the next resolution, which asserted that the English Government is no longer bound to recognise the sovereignty of theldCzbao fully any part of the Polish territory, and wou jnstified in acknowledging the bellied the reso the insurgents. Mr. E. Bealesseco dissent. The Mimi, which was carried without srent rights of of thanks to the cha irman. proceedings were then b rou g ht to a close by a vote TILE LEGACY Ma. DISRAELI, M.P., EY A . It was intimated a f ew d ays TORQUAY R E SIDENT. deceased, had bequeathed about ag o , t o h o a o t t a or. h r e e n c j e a n n t i l in Disraeli. The was Mrs. -13-C 4;;,l ges willyams; she resided many years at Mount and when the died she bad attained the ( 13 i: ad tra d orMn Trq a o rya u g a' age of 93 years, The deceased lady was of Jewish descent, and of a Spanish family, Mr. Disraeli, as her executor,has given directions for the house and furni ture to be sold. Some men, it seem s , entere d th e h ouse o n Monday night, by b rea ki ng a pane of glass and removing a shutter in the wi n d ow o f one of the lower rooms. They were disturbed, however, by the house dog, and decamped precipitately, taking with them only a few trilling articles, —lreskrn Morning Zrucs, Ofrt , Crithr. HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, Dec. 10. Their Royal Highnesses the Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia dined with the Prince and Prin cess of Wales, yesterday, at Frogmore House. Countess Hohenthal, Baroness Dobeneck, Count Furstenstein, and Major von Schweinitz, had the honour of being invited. The Queen walked in the grounds this morning• Her Majesty the Queen has honoured Mr. Frith with a final sitting for the marriage picture, and their Royal Highnesses the Princess of Wales, the Crown Princess, Princess Helena, Princess Louise, and Princess Beatrice have again given sittings. The Prince and Princess of Wales. Their Royal Highnesses tire Prince and Princess of Wales had a grand dinner party at Frogmoro House on 'Wednesday night, at which the Duke of Brabant and several of the ladies and gentlemen of the royal household were present. The Prince of Wales, attended by Gen. Knollya and Colonel Keppel, came to London by the Great Western Railway yesterday, to preside at 1 118 council at the Duchy of Cornwall-office. His royal highness returned to Frogmore in the afternoon. Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales accompanied by the Hon. Mrs. Stoner, drove through the town of Windsor yesterday afternoon. THE CROWN PRINCE AND CROWN PRINCESS OF ritUSSIA..-it is expected that their Royal Highnesses the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Prussia will leave Windsor Castle on the 15th inst., and proceed to Brussels and Cialsruhe. Their royal highnesses will probably reach Berlin on the 20th. His ktoy Al Highness the Duke of Brabant arrived at the Palace Hotel, Buckingham-gate, yesterday, from visiting their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales at Frogmore. The Duke of Argyll has left town to join the circle assembled on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland at Lilleshall, Salop. The Duke of A tht,le is, as stated by a contevaPc" rary, in a very sad condition, but not worse than some weeks back. His grace is suffering from cancer in the fac e, and his disease has for some months past been regarded as a hopeless one. It is a consolation to his family to kI IOW. that the noble duke is fully aware of the serious nature of his malady, and has, as far as possible, prepared himself for its consequences. The Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbaryjoint a ,. the circle visiting the Marquis and Marchioness of Bath at Longleat Park, Wilts, early in the week. By a telegram received from Paris yesterdaY we learn that the Earl of Westmoreland is going ca 2 favourably, The Earl and Countess of Leicester will ente r ' Min a large party at Holkham Hall, Norfolk, the week after nest. The Earl and Countess de Grey entertained the Duke and Duchess of Somerset, the Right Hon. W. Y' Cowper, Mr. and Lady Margaret Beaumont, the Hoc. Mr s ' Spencer I'onsonby, and a select party at dinner last evening at their residence in Carlton-gardens. The Countess (Dowager) Spencer and family return to town to. morrow from Brighton, and go early in the ensuing week on a visit to the Dowager Lady Clinton at Hampton Court Palace. Viscountess Dungsnnon has returned to 31 + Dover-street, from Wales. Viscount and Viscountess Gort and family ha" left East Cowes Castle, their residence in the Isle of Wight , for Paris, where they propose to pass the winter, Lady Bloomfield has left the St. George o Hotel. Sir William and Lady Heathcote have lef t Hursley Park, near Winchester, for Dogmersfield Park, on a visit to Sir Henry and the Hon. Lady Miidmay. The Right Hon. B. Disraeli and Mrs. Disraeli have left Grosvenor-gate for Stowe, on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Buckingham. SPECIAL POSTAGE STAMPS IN EGYPT are about to be issued for franking letters in the interior of that country. They are to be manufactured in England by a company which supplies such articles to many of the State 9 of Europe. FEMALE AERONAUTS.—Wcmen, from the devil of Madame Blanchard to this day, seem to have been unlucky when they have ascended alone. This posy woman had several children, and it is probable that neces sity compelled her to incur such dreadful risks. In one of her ascents she was caught in such a tempest of wind, bai l, and rain, that the noise and cold stunned her, and she be came insensible. Bow long she remained in this condition she did not know, but she was absent from the earth atoll: than fourteen hours. Her end was a fearfu l e t' fire ascended one night with a number of lighted Be li b h - d a t. pots and a quantity of fireworks. As soon as 611° 4 r ks tamed a sufficient altitude she began letting off file u r '' ° f a the () These were seen flashing and darting about, when , all sudden, a great broad red flame leaped forth among few clouds, cries of horror rose from the spectators, an d in a „ n minutes they were aware of the mangled body of a wow-- having been picked up at a short distance from where they were assembled.—Once a •Week. MR. SAUNDERS, OF THE GREAT WESTERN RAIL' WAY, has been graciously presented by her 3. 1 a-. jesty with a silver epergne (with an inscription) upon lris retirement. It is accompanied by a letter from Sir C. 13 ' Phipps, expressing her Majesty's entire approval of the company's arrangements for her comfort, and her g racioua regret for the loss of Mr. Saunders' services. SKETCH OF THE CRAWLEY COURT MARTIAL. --- The apartment is spacious, airy, and well lighted. This is the reading-room of the provincial Rag and Famish. The large mirror at one end of the hall, the three handsoro o glass chandeliers depending from the ceiling, and the Ma hogany chairs and tables, all help to lend a light, cheerfu l air to the place , The blaze of brilliant uniforms , t ile glitter of silver medals and gold lace, the rainbow hues of , h o a u a s r t fi a a t a c h h e e e r the silken ribbons of honour, surround the large central table around which the members of the court martial are coup venerableinwd whose face foaSledi gentlemanGeorgeshrewdness NV e witht a h uedr s o f l i000t ti: hi s e ,ar a ie t rs e ja d ine w dn i tr nature are pleasantly mingled, sits in the cen tre, i scarlet j and gold of a s t a ff o ffi cer . Major-General Doric!. G e neral- Russell, anoth or grey -h ea d e d veteran, and Major d the Lawrenson, flank the president o n t ight and left, an f Britis h other members form a di s ti n g u i s h e d group ors, warriors. The long doubl e table is littered with Pap e books of reference, Testaments for administering the oath, cocked-hats, shakoes, and so on. The models of Dlla °sV bungalows aro exhibited on a separate table. Lieutenant- Colonel Crawley sits to the left of the President, at books, table, which is also covered with manuscripts a nd He wears the simple tunic of his regiment, with a one' barred Crimean medal on his breast ; but his sword and belt are, as Earl Russell would say, conspicuous by then:. absence. He is a tall, well-built, substantial figure, ere l and soldierly in his bearing, thin grey hair, and a grizz le moustache, with prominent nose and cheekbones —a ragl! undoubtedly of a very earnest, decided character. Oa our: side of him sits his brother, another Colonel Crawley, a° on the other Mr. Vernon Harcourt, his counsel—" HistO ricus"—a man of some mark. He is tall, lithe, w ith a long grave intellectual face, of a marble•like purity of " I f plexion. His brow, full at the temples, is far from big" and affords another proof that a high forehead is not neues sarily a sign of great mental power. lie is perhaps pier: distinguished for his nervous, forcible style of writing tha for philosopic impartiality : ho was well kn own as one °: the slashers of the Saturday before he caine out as a lega l pundit. Mr. Waller, of the Chancery bar, is also in attee: dance in a similar capacity as Mr. V. Harcoure, Althoul all the military men co nnected with the case are in full "war war paint," the lawyers ale in "mufti." They are, i ll fact, winked at, but not formally recognised, BUENOS AYRES GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY''" The Royal Mail steamer Magdalena, sailing from Southampton to-morrow, takes out a number of the engi peering staff connected with this railway, among whom 6r° Mr. Crawford, as the representative of the contractors, Messrs. veto and Betts, and Mr. Alfred Rumball, a s t11 4 . ° repr esentative of the company. Oth er portians of th e ata.'"- follow by a Liverpool steamer on the 20th inst., so t hat a rrival at Buenos Ayr es everyt hi ng w ill be arranged fa* cutting the first sod o f t h e li ne an d an ac tive prosecution at the works.-13razil and River _Elate Nail. WOMBWELL'S M ENAG ERIE.—The No. 1 collection of this now well-known menagerie has been bited during th e wee k on the Islington-green , and j'a proved a groat source of attraction to those who have com o . flout far and hear to see the domestic animals of the coraurte.. try in their fat and beauty. The inhabitants of th : tort tropolis have also assisted in crowding the spaciou f th early and late. Of the rare and exte nsive character o com plitoci D collection nothing need be said, bu t we must ow.be Mr. Edmonds upon the attention and care with provides for the comfort and ea fet y et his visit:To2e.l:l. wonderful performance of the two elephants,: .a.roxiricur traordinery achievements and moral daring t Id bc Zoolneryna with 20 lions and ti g ers, &e., wou 43 p at fully interesting were it not evi dent ho has the animals his absolute will. We can recommend the interhovg la : hibition to the notice of every paterfamilias win give his children a cheap lesson in natural histo.ryß. 1 1.. oN DON (COFFEE AND E ATING HOUSLItE_ I b aal of BENLYoLENT ASSOCIATIOri.—The annua_ a oce - rietion will take P the muds of this praiseworihy association _ ncd. on Monday, Jan. 4, at the Whittington Club, St u Op , the I ,l'4 , ° tlnt dir :*3Per :2t 4tert,l, me v . O. to Ilit to A Abo Banff , dro9r;