The Sun. — London, England, 1863-09-23 00:00:00

--- On the' Ist of October will be published, a Third an .d Cheap Edition, price 10s. ed., OBISCURE DISEASES of the BRAIN and MIND. By FORTIES WINSLOW, M.D., D.C.L. London : Robert Hardwicke, 192, Piccadilly. EATRE ROYAL DRURY - L ANE. - _IL Managers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Ro- Chatterton. THIS EVENING, the new and original Comedy, by Ed mund Falconer, entitled NATURE'S A BOVE ART : A der, mance ot the Nursery : Messrs. Walter L ac y , Addison, Ry Barrett, G. Belmore, F. Charles. Neville; Miss Charlotte Saunders. Miss Murray, Miss R. Leclercq, Mrs. 3lelville, and rs. Edmund Falconer. To conclude with THE DEAL BOATMAN : Messrs. G. Belmore, F. Charles ; Miss R. Leclercq, and Mrs. Edmund Falconer. Box-office open from Ten till Five daily. Prices as usual. Commence at 7. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET.— Oven for the Sca!lon.—Notice.—During the recess the undermentioned alterations have been made t o ensure the comfort of the audience, : distinct row of S talls has been erected, w ith two new stall btaircases, one on each side of tee Theatre. In the Dress Circle, all the partitions and ori ginal seats have been removed, .nd chairs o a convenient Size, covered with Utrecht Ye vet, introduced. The approaches to the Dress Circle will be carpeted and generally improved, while the seats in the Amphitheatre will be made as commo dious as those of the Pit. In addition the whole of the inte rior of the Theatre has undergone a thorough restoration. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Wigan every evening. THIS EVENING, and during the week, to commence at Seven with FOU N DED ON FACTS : Mr. Compton. After wbich, Planche's revived Drama of CHAitLES THE wELFTH : Charles the Twelfth, Mr. Alfred Wigan ; Adam Brock, Mr Buckstone ; Muddlework, Mr. Compton ; Iflrica, 'Miss Louisa Angel ; Cdiga (with the original song of .‘ Rise Gtntie Moon"), Miss Louise Keeley. To be followed by THE BENGAL T.GER : Mr. and Mr.. Alfred Wigan. Coneluding with the Spanish Ballet of THE GALICIAN FETE : Miss Fanny Wrig ht, Senor Ricardo, and the Corps de Ballet. On Monday, 'September `l.itn, will be repeated Lady Gifford's Comedy of FINESSE ; or, Spy and Counter SPY. And due notice will be given of the return to the Lon don Stage of Mr. Charles Mathews. The Box-office, under the direction of Mr. George Turpin, open daily, from Ten UV Five. OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE L.nsee, Mr. George Vining Open under the Managenu nt of Mr. Walter Montgomery. EVENING, THE LADY OF LYONS. Claude Melnot te, Mr. W alter Montaomery ; Beauseant. Mr. Edgar ; Daman, Mr. Fitzjames ; Pauline, Miss Kate Saville. And 1.4)T A BAD JUDGE. Commence at 7. NEW THEATRE-RO YAL, ADELPHI.- Salo Proprietor and Manager. Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, THE TRAGEDY QUEEN. Mrs. Stirling. Followed by the new comic drama, THE HEN AND CHICK EN.3 ; or, A Sign of Affection. Messrs. Billington, R. Phillips, Stephenson ; Mrs. Stirling and Miss H. Simms. After at 4-past 8 o'clock. the new drama of THE HAUNTED MAN; OR, THE G OST'S BARGAIN, in which will leo exhibited Professor Pepper's adaptat!on of the Great Spoctral Illusion. Messrs. A. Wood, It. Phi:lips, Sefton C. J. smith; Mrs. Altred Mellon and Miss FI. Simms: To conclude with CATCHING AN HEIRESS : Mr. A. Wood. N" rX HEATRE ROYAL ADELPHL ANNU AL BENEFIT of Mr. BENJAMIN WEB ,STER, Sole Proprietor and Mantic.; er, S ATURDAY NEXT, Sept. 26, and LAST NIGHT of the SEASON, when will be_ revived. for this night only, the celebrated Comedy of MASKS AND FACES, with Mr. Benjamin Webster and Mrs. Stirling,* in their original characters of Triplet and Peg Woffington. With other attractive Entertainments. NEW THEATRE ROYAL ADELP HI-- Mr. B. WEBSTER beers to announce thving entered into an engagement w ith the young; American Actre,s. BATEMAN, the Theatre will be LOS r.D from SATUB DAY, fhe 26th of t,eptember, and will RE OPEN on the following* THURSDAY, an interval being re quired for cleansing and re -decorating. the interior, and for the due prepaira ion of a New Drama, in five acts, with en tirely new Scenery an d Presses, founde d on the celebrated German Play of Deborah, by 31 orenthal, and entitled LEA 11, in which the. principal character will be supported by Miss Bateman, who will make on this occasLii her First Appear ance in Engßand since her recent and extraordinary success in this and other characters in the chief cities of America. RO YAL STRAND THE4I.I E. Manager, Mr. W. H. Swanborough. THIS EVEINISG, WHERE'S YOUR WIFE. Mr. Bel ford, Miss Simpson. Followed by (57th time) THE MOTTO, " I'3l ALL TH E I LE." Messrs. Honey, Turner, E. Danvers, Collier, Clifton ; Mesdames Ada Swanborough, P. Josephs, Maria bimpson, Wallace, and Jenny White. To conclude with TURN HIM OUT. Mr. Turner, Miss Thorne. Commence at 7. TrtHE T}TTRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," _L Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, can be had Every Evening of G. It. GLENIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Ilyde-park. HIGH Nv ATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tins DAL—Morning, 10h. 3m.—Aftornoon, 10h. 48m. To-bfoßs.ow.-Morning, 11n. 25m.—Afternoon. 1111. 59w. The Weather—Sun Office, Sept. 23, 1363. THERMOMETER. This morning I: his day at Two o'clock Barometer-29.11. Wind—Westerly; moderate, and showery. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPFEMBER, 23, 1.863, gitt ~!} y -r7 Slut LONDON, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 23, 1863. The Archduke MAXIMILIAN, it seems, has, after all, deliberately and definitively accepted the Imperial Crown of Mexico recently proffered to him so unexpectedly by the Emperor- Maker NAPOLEON 111. This formal acceptance, at any rate, is quite positively announced as a fact by the Europe of Frank-on-the- Maine. And the acceptance is, beyond that, an_ nounced to be, moreover, " at all risks and perils" —the ARCHDUKE, in assuming the magnificent title and dignity proffered to him, together with their attendant responsibilities, renounc ing his own rights and prerogatives as the Prince nearest collaterally to the inheritance of the Austrian throne. The acceptance, therefore, is one full and complete. It is like crossing over the plank and kicking away the plank afterwards. It is a manner of accepting the crown of Mexico kindred in its way to the manner of C,ISAR'S in va.taion of Britain, when after landing the troops he burnt his ships. Strangely enough, while this incident is occurring in regard to the Empire of Mexico in the northern of the .twin continents of America, in the southern the companion Empire, that of Brazil, seems to give pro m i se o f falling to the lot, eventually, of another of the KAISER'S brothers, in this instance, the youngest ! Such a contingency being rendered, at any rate, pos sible, if not in the highest degree probable, by rea son of that youngest brother of His Majesty the Emperor of AUSTRIA, i.e, the Archduke Louis, being affianced to the eldest daughter and heiress of the reigning Emperor of the BRAZILS, PEDRO 11. Supposing —at whatever date atter this marriage of the Archduke Louis of Austria with the Princess DONNA ISABELLA CHRlSTlNA—snpposing that Princess to ascend the Imperial Throne of Brazils as Empress regnant, the Archduke, as is usual in the3e cases with the Consorts of the Bourbon and Haps burg Princesses when inheriting a Crown, would inevitably assume the title and dignity of Emperor. Such an elevation, if occurring in the lifetime of his elder brothers—his Imperial Majesty FRANCIS JOSEPH, and his Imperial Highness, rather, we should say now, his Imperial : Majesty MAXl liataw—would present to hiui a conjuncti o n of circumstances such as certainly never yet has occurred in the annals of any dyn as t y . Three brothers reigning simultaneously over three separate empires —one in Europe, one in North America, on e in South America. 'The Emperor FRANcas JOSEF!" o ver the Empire of Austria. The Emperor MAXIMILIAN over the Empire of Mexico. The Emperor Louis, through his wife's inheritance, over the Empir e of Brazil. Kwiwi t3 6 - the P ass a'attY o f this cou_lbination of circumstances being, actually uud E ventually brought about, and that, moreover, by the natural course of events, .and upon 0 0 mere wild anticipation ; knowing that two out of the three incidents imagined as posible to be. "Me, a while later, contemporaneous—know ing, we say, that two out of the three hav e already beau realised, tint the Emperor FRANCIS JOSEPH not only reigning still as he has been reigning now for fourteen years past over Austria, and that the Archduke MAXIMILIAN has virtually become Emperor O. 9 T ..IEXICO—it is peculiarly worthy of consideration that a kinilic called to such lofty and resplendent destinies as the House of HAPSBULG should so very recently, so very sigually, and, be it added, quite unmistakeably committed themselves to the cameo, to the principles , to the policy known as Vast o f purely Constitutional Government. As certainly as, according to a famous rand most felicitous phrase of LAMARTINE'S, the slope of Russia is towards the East, so surely, so unmisaaheably may it now be said that the slope of Austria is towards Constitutional Government. It is from Despotism and towards so much of Democracy as may be implied under the term of Constitutional Go vernment. To this course the Emperor of AUSTRIA is now pledged : not reluctantly but spontaneously. The enthusiasm awakened, to all appearance, at the time, to superficial observers at least so very prematurely in the heart of Mr. ROEBUCK by reason of his only recognition of what all Europe has since then come to recognise—that etrange and, at the time, be wi!derin g enthusiasm of Mr. ROEBUCK'S for Austria, for the Austrian EM PEROR, for the Austrian Government, has, of late, been to the full justified. The Austrian EMPE ROR has not oily given ample assurances of his good intentions in the way of, so to speak, constituting his hitherto purely arbitrary Government, but, as ono pledged to this course, he has very recently held aloft the banner of advance, of reform, of improvement, to the whole Germanic Confederation. His brother MAXIMILIAN, now about to ascend the Imperial Throne of Mexico, will carry out there with him that predilection for Constitutional Goverament,inevitable in some sort, in a Prince who is younger brother to FRANCIS JOSEPH, son-in-law of LEOPOLD, end the friend (shall we not say, also, the protegee ?) of that NAPOLEON 111. who has affeeted at any rate so to admire Constitutional Government that his avowed policy is to prepare France for it ! That NAPOLEON 111., one of whose latest and most remarkable speeches was an elo quent panegyric upon the liberties assured to us here in England under the regis of our Constitu tional Government'. Predilections of a similar kind, we may rest assured, would, in all hu man likelihood, be taken out with him by the Archduke Louis of Austria to South America, should that Prinae, in his turn, be called :o ascend an imperial throne in the Brazils. It is from an a ppreciation of all this, that we can regard with complacency, that we can regard without any sense whatever of solicitude, the wonderful development of late of the already lofty fortunes of the Imperial House of Hapsburg. Nothing can be more unsatisfactory than the course which our Government are pursuing to wards the Southern States of America. Earl RUSSELL seems resolved to do all in his power to work against them, and the last result of his arbi trary actions and unwise proceedings is, that Mr. MASON has been ordered to withdraw. He yester day sent to Lord RUSSELL a notification that he has been instructed by the Confederate Government at Richmond to withdraw from this country. He will proceed to Paris. This proves how much has been done to annoy and irritate the Confederates by all the strange plans and novel modes of proce dure that Lord RUSSELL has adopted during the last few months. In the first place, it was a great error to respect the blockade at all. It has caused great loss and irreparable injury to many of our people; but this is nothing in comparison with the way in which the honour of England bas been called in question by the recent arrangements with the Federal Government. In order to suit their notions all trade with Matamoras has been stopped. This entails a heavy loss on many of our merchants, and is a most extraordinary thing for any Minister to allow, The fact is, that a very convenient excuse is trumped up about conveying arms, &c., and thus the trade is monopolised by the Americans themselves. Again, they insist on searching ships, and arrogate to themselves the right of deciding whether or not the documents are genuine that are found in the confiscated vessels. In the case of the Peterhof', for example, they averred that the papers were simulated, but took no pains to prove the veracity of the assertion. Earl RUSSELL was appealed to again and again by various owners of vessels about to start for Ame rica, or to places in that direction, but no protection would he afford to those claimants for his assist ance. In one case he ordered the mail-bags to be taken from the vessel, instead of insuring it a safe convoy under his declaration that all was right. This was very unworthy conduct on the part of the Foreign Minister of a great country; it was a course of proceeding originally calculated to give rise to impertinence and assumption on the part of oppo nents. So it has certainly proved in regard to this affair, for the United States Government have been more sedulous than ever lately in interposing vexa tious hindrances to our commerce, and in insulting our vessels at every opportunity. The last report is, that a vessel was seized by the Americans on the pretence of its being destined to run the blockade ; but here, fortunately, retribution overtook the assailers, for the captain and his men rose against the prize crew and succeeded in making their escape. This is very satisfactory, if true; but, of course, it is only a chance that such a fortuitous circumstance occurs. It is really scandalous that such interference with English subjects, in English vessels, on the high seas is allowed; it would not have been tolerated in past days, when the affairs of the country were represented by statesmen of more spirit. Then England, was the mistress of the deep, and no one in vain claimed protection beneath her flag. Now, unhappily, our ancient prestige is fast departing, and all our old ideas of honour are to be cast away to suit the dogmas and conform to the creeds of the Manchester school of politicians. These DANIELS come to judgment are apparently resolved to revolutionise all things, bat it is a pity that they do not confine their efforts and limit their attempts to home matters, where, if mistakes were made, they could be rectified afterwards. In foreign affairs a false step is not easily retraced, and it is too much for those who have the interest and integrity of the country at heart to endure tamely that on so many vital points everything should be allowed to go by default, and no check put upon the overweening insolence and unblush ing effrontery of other nations. Earl RUSSELL is making a lamentable mistake in his present course. He is perilling the reputation of a long political career, and tarnishing the lustre of a once mighty name in politics. How changed is ho from the time when, as Prime Minister, he defended the conduct of Lord P ALMERSTON, then Foreign Secretary. He based his argument on the solid ground of nationality. He said that the noble lord was not the Minister of France or of Russia, but of Eng• land. Now, in the same place, is he fulfilling the same lofty mission, and acting worthy of his proud vocation ? Is he a right or fitting representative of the majesty of England before the nations of the world ? It seems as if nothing could influence him otherwise. In Parliament there have been frequent debates, and both sides of the House have concurred in lamenting the state of affairs in regard to foreign legislation. Many important individ ua l s i n various departments of trade and commerce have joined their entreaties, but all to no purpose. Before next session Earl RUSSELL will Lave disgusted or dis appainted bath sides in the Amric.- contest, so that when they separate, as most like'y will be the case, into two great States, neither will beamicably disposed toward us. Besides this, in all probability by that time France will have come forward in some decisive manner, and then it may be reserved for us to follow in her wake, and recognise the South, and defy the North, too late to satisfy the one or intimidate the other. It is high time that a new leaf should be turned over, and if we are not to take a decided tone in American affairs, at least we should maintain inviolate the dignity of our own country and protect the rights of our own subjects. There is no greater error for a statesman to commit than tamely to submit to outrages of the kind the Federals are constantly putting upon us, and some day the sense of the country will recog nise this. The spirit of the people will be roused, and they will demand of their Ministers an account of their interests that have been injured by tame concessions, and ask indignantly what has become of the national honour entrusted to their charge. The aspect of affairs in Denmark is becoming more threatening, and the clouds are darkening round the political horizon. The German Conte deration do not seemingly intend to justify Lord PALMERSTON'S good opinion of their deliberative powers ; and, unmoved by the British Premier's decided language, and unchecked by the firmness of Denmark, they are preparing to put their threat into execution by a military occupation of the dis puted duchy. Six thousand troops, partly Hano verians and partly Saxons, with a Prussian and Austrian reserve, are to march into Holstein, a movement which, if full/ carried out, can scarcely fail to light those flames of European war which every wise and humane Statesman is so slow and unwilling to kindle. Denmark on her part is pre paring to resist the aggression. On Monday last the Minister of War issued an order that the regi mental lists should be filled up to war strength by the Ist of October. This is the first step towards placing the army on a war footing, and is in itself no unsuitable reply to the report of the German intentions. It shows the members of the Diet that there are limits to forbearance and diplomatic cour tesy, and that should a German foot be advanced on Danish soil as an invader, the sword would be the barrier over which it would have to pass. The Confederation, too, would do well not to forget the offensive and defensive alliance entered into not long ago between Sweden and Denmark. It is pro bable, however, that this gives them but little un easiness, since in a war in which Sweden was en gaged Russia would gladly give her assistance. Finland is not the only province or kingdom en which the longing eyes of Russia have been bent, and her restless ambition will not be fully satisfied until the whole of the north of Europe owns the supremacy of the CZAR. It may be said that Russia has enough on her hands just now without engag ing in fresh complications ; but that is no check to resolute aggression. If prudence were consulted, Prussia would look at home before pressing on a crisis in Denmark; but, in spite of the coming elections, the acquittal of the jour nalists, and the general discontent of the people in Prussia, we know who is the chief instigator of the mischief. Russia would be by no means sorry for an excuse to embroil herself with Sweden, espe cially now the advancing season enables her to look with indifference on M. DROUYN DE LHUTS' de spatches and Lord RUSSELL'S mild remonstrances. The Russian General in the Crimea reckoned on the advance of his "two good Generals, January and February," for doing him good service, and not the less potent is the shadow of the coming October and November valuable allies to Northern arrogance. But while the plot thus thickens there is another Power to be considered, with whom it rests entirely to open or shut the door of strife. The position oc cupied by England is a most responsible one, and on the course she now follows the whole question turns. Will Lord RUSSELL be equal to the occa sion ? That is the query which now bears the fate of Europe in its answer. From his former vacillat ing and inconsistent conduct there is grave reason for fearing that he will not perceive the importance of his interference until too late; but there are, on the other hand, grounds for hoping that other in fluences may turn the scale. Let England come boldly forward and join the Northern Alliance, and not a step will Austria or Prussia take on Danish ground, not a word will even Russian assumption raise in their behalf. It is no lees the interest than the duty of this country to take a decided part. She is bound by every tie to the brave and independent little kingdom. The common sympathies and in terests of her people, the love of freedom, and order characteristic of both peoples, render an alliance between them only natural. The safeguard which a strong Northern power offers against the aggres sion of Russia is too valuable to be disregarded by wise men. England would possess in a free and independent Denmark an ally which could not fail to be serviceable, and might prove inestimable. Let Denmark fall a prey to Prussian maritime am• bition, let Sweden be absorbed in the ever-ex tending vortex of Russian ambition, and England will surely rue the day. By her prompt inter• eention she has it now in her power to rescue Europe from the horrors of war. But if our Ministry let slip the golden hour they need not think themselves too secure from the hazards and expenses of war. Popular indignation will pro bably be aroused, help for Denmark insisted on, and we shall drift into war through the very timorousness that sought to avoid it. Can anyone doubt that a plain declaration at the outset of the differences in 1854, that England would re gard the passage of the Pruth as a easus belli, would not have avoided hostilities altogetner ? Foreign Governments are becoming so accustomed to reckon on English dread of war, that they find it difficult to believe that any question not directly concerning her own interests has power to rouse her. Indeed, from Their experience of the Ameri can War, they may be well excused for doubting if even direct affront and positive injury will stir the sleeping lion. The policy of non-intervention, which, after the long and bloody wars of the last century, was hailed as a general boon, has its brawbacks as well as its advantages. It may be carried to a l eng th unworthy of a nation, even as great evils may be drawn down on the heads of a people by an officious inter ference in the affairs of other nations. It may be right to stand aside from a fair fight, and unduly influence neither side, but the same line of action assumes a different aspect when we see a highwayman attacki ng a t ra veller. Prud ence an d pusillanimity are very different qualities, and the one commonly involves its possessor in as great difficelties as the other saves him from. The virtue on the part of our Foreign Secre tary is apt to run into the vice, fine we mus t trust to the savoir faire of Viscount PALMERSTON, and his usual sagacity in detecting the bent of The popular sympathies, to preserve Denmark from the threatened aggres sion. It is no longer a cbauset ffourrguenptlleairueminotnismtruatniucue e n D g ts land will feel i t h er d uty to and courtly erg= of the part which E take under certain contingencies. German pride may be affronted, but will not take long to heal; while who can tell what shall be the end of the story if the first Power in Europe stands by, with silent voice and sheathed sword, a passive witness to a struggle which it lay with her to prevent ? LATEST INTELLIGENCE. [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] AUSTRALIA. PLYMOUTH, WEDNESDAY MORNING. The ship Strathdou, Captain Pile, which has passed up Channel, from Sydney, with 55,000 sovereigns, brings also 1,190 bales of wool, 11,000 hides, 200 tons of sperm and 200 tons of cocoanut oil, 60 tons of commissariat stores, and 40 tons of sundries. She left on July Ist, passed the Meridian on the 10th, Cape Horn 28th, and the line August 19th. Ice was seen in lat 54 S., long. 140 w. , and during the next week 30 to 40 bergs were observed. AMERICA. REUTERS EXPRESS. ARRIVAL OF THE JURA. LIVERPOOL, Sept. 22. The Canadian screw steamer Jura, Captain J. Aiton, from Quebec on the 12th, arrived in the Mersey at six o'clock this morning, via London derry yesterday, where she called to land mails ane, passengers. She brings 54 passengers, but no specie, The following i, General Giltnore's official an nouncement of the capture of Fort Wagner, &c. "Department of the South, Head-quarters on the Field. "To Major-General Halleck. " I have the honour to report that Fort Wagner and Battery Gregg are ours. Last night our sappers crowned the crest of the counterscarp of Fort Wagner on its sea front, masking all its guns, and an order was issued to carry the place by assault at nine o'clock this morning, that being the hour of low tide. About ten o'clock last night the enemy commenced evacuating the island, and all but 75 of them made their escape from Cumming's Point in small boats. Captured despatches show that the fort was com manded by Colonel Kiett, of South Car ling, and garri soned by 1,400 men, and Battery Gregg by between 100 and 200. Fort Wagner is a work of the most formidable kind. Its bomb-proof shelter, capable of holding 1,800 men, re mains intact, after the most terrible bombardment to which any work was ever subjected. We have captured 17 pieces of artillery, and a large supply of excellent ammunition. The city and harbour of Charleston are now completely covered by my guns.—l have the honour, &e., (Signed) "Q. A. GILMOItE, B. G. Commanding," A telegram of the 10th, from Fortress Monroe, says 4 ' The steamer New York arrived to-day from Morris Island, and reports that she left at three o'clock on the Bth inst. Morris Island had been in our possession since Sunday. We took 11 guns and 75 men. Five monitors were besieging Moultrie. When the New York left it was reported we had blown up the magazine of Moultrie." The Richmond Enquirer contains the following : " Charleston, Sept. 7. " Morris Island was evacuated yesterday afternoon. The ene my had advanced their sappers up to the moat of Wag ner, and it being impossible to hold it, Beauregard ordered its evacuation, which took place at noon. The enemy hold Cumming's Poiat in full view of the city: Heavy firing is now going on between our batteries on Sullivan's Island and Fort Moultrie and the monitors." The Richmond Whig of the 8:h inst. has the fol- lowing : " Charleston, Sept. 7. " The bombardment was kept up without intermission all day yesterday, and far into the night, About 150 of our men were killed and wounded at Wagner and Gregg. The attempt to assault Gregg was repulsed before the enemy had completed their landing. Great havoc is sup posed to have been made in the enemy's boats by our grape and canister, "Before evacuating Forts Gregg and Wagner we spiked the guns, and withdrew noiselessly in 40 barges. Only one barge, containing 12 men, was captured. All quiet this, morning. " Charleston, Sept. 7 (Noon). " A despatch from Major Stephen Elliot, commanding at Fort Sander, announces that a flag of truce, demanding the immediate surrender of hat tort, has just been received from Admiral Dahlgren by Lieutenant Brown of the steamer Palmetto State. General B auregard has telegraphed to Major Elliot to reply to Dahlgren that he can have Fort Sumter when he takes it, and that in the meantime such demands are puerile and unbecoming. " Charleston, Sept. 7, 8 p.m. "At 6 p.m. the Ironsides and monitors approached Fort Sumter closer than usual, and opened a hot fire against it. Our batteries on Sullivan's Island, including those of Fort Moultrie, replied heavily. "The firing is t till going on." A late Washington despatch says : " Scurvy is in the army of the Potomac. Fortunately, the soldiers are within easy reach of vegetables A quan tity of these, particularly onions and potatoes, will be daily sent from Washington by the Medical Department." The Baltimore correspondent of the .New York Herald gives a list of all the regiments, brigades, and divisions of Gen. Lee's army, and says that he will soon be heard from, and take the offensive. He avers that— " Daring the whole of the present month all the energies of Gen. Lee have been bent to the task of seconding those of the rebel Government in preparing his army for an ener, getic and vigorous fall campaign. All the regiments, owing to the arrival of new recruits, are now over 600 strong, and a few have nearly 700 men in each. A thorough inspection has been made of all muskets and accoutrements, which have all been put in perfect order, those that were worn out having been replaced by new ones. To many of the regiments new uniforms have been distributed, and new shoes have been supplied to the whole army. But the greatest attention has been paid to the two arms of the cavalry and artillery. I have given you some details on this point before. It is only necessary to say now that, unless my information is entirely at fault, the next en counter between the two armies will show that the cavalry and artillery of the latter have been greatly augmented in numbers, and vastly improved in efficiency since the last great battle. The strength of Lee's army is as follows :—Total artillery, 291 guns; men, 5,880. Total cavalry, 15 squadrons, 18,000. Total infantry, nine divisions, 88,572. Total number of men, in cluding officers, 112,452. This is probably the utmost strength of General Lee's army proper for the fall cam • paign, although it is possible that the arrival of more con scripts—for they continue to come in daily—may swell the total number to 125,000 men. With the above army, how ever, General Lee is ready to commence the fall campaign. The Federal Navy Department had contracted with a Philadelphia firm for an immense and fast cruiser, and it was reported that a fleet of such vessels would be built. It was reported that General Magruder had been killed at Galveston, Texas, by one of his own lieutenants," JAPAN. A California telegram, of the 7th inst., says "From further accounts it appears that the Japanese Government attempts to avoid a war with the foreigners, it having not 'only paid all the indemnity demanded by England, but also made a satisfactory apology; but this displeased the Damios, and much discontent existed through out the country. A Danaio who owns the territory along the Strait of Simouskiski, in the province of Marge), and whose forts commanded both western entrances to the island from the sea, commenced recklessly firing upon ships of all nations that passed. He had also two steamers fitted up as war vessels with heavy guns aiding the torts in their attack. " These are the vessels destroyed by the Wyoming. At the latest dates a large British fleet was lying at Kanagawa, under Admiral Kuper, and was about to sail for the Straits of Simouskiski. " The greatest fire that has occurred for many years took place in Yeddo on the 19th July. The residences of 30 Damios, several temples, and a vast amount of property were destroyed." QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 23. The Inman steamship City of Baltimore from New York, on the 12th inst., arrived here at 1 a,m. to-day with 119 passengers, and 488,893 dole. in specie. She landed 27 passengers and the mails. QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 23. The extra Inman steamer City of Limerick, from New York on the 10th inst., arrived here at 11,40 a.m. to-day. She brings 47 passengers, but no specie. She landed 19 passengers, and proceeded for Liverpool at noon. Her news has been anticipated. BANQUET TO EARL RUSSELL BY THE MEIKLEOUR TENANTRY.—The Meikleour tenantry have arranged that the Russell banquet, on Saturday next, will be on a grand scale, in the Blairgowrie Public Hall. It is expected that the Count de Flahault, proprietor of the Meikleour estate, will preside, and the Earl of Dalhousio, the Earl of Airlie, and other noblemen, are expected to bo among the guests. PHOTOGRAPHIC VIEWS and monuments in 110 plates, by the best artists, taken at the places, and accom panied by archmological and historical notes, by J. Janin, Victor Hugo, Chateaubriand, C. Nodier, &c., are advertised by Dusacq in Paris. `THE FRENCII NATIONAL COLLECTIONS OF PIC TURES have been enriched during the lest dozen years by the addition of some of the finest works of art in the world. There is a Holy Family by Perugino, said to be the chef- d' wurre of the master, bought at the sale of the gallery of the King of the Netherlands for 5 ylo2 francs. There is also a very fine Rubens, the portrait of Baron Viers, acquired at the same sale at the price of 15,934 francs. Frees Marshal Soult's collection two magnificent pictures were secured---a Murillo, "The Conception," for 613,300 francs; and a marine picture, by Vandervelde, for 11,550 francs. Tian sale of that celebrated collection took place in 1852. Since then, in 1854, according to the Building 'yews, tour new pictures were bought for the Louvre, one of which, a Murillo (the Virgin surrounded by Glory), was the gift of the Emperor. In 1858 eighteen pictures were added, in cluding five works of Murillo, Zurbaran, and the elder Herrera, which cost 300,000 francs. Two paintings of Rubens were bought in 1859, and nine in 1861, including a Hobbema (a Windmill), bought for 52,500 francs. Last year there were five pictures added, including - a Velasquez —a full-length portrait of Philippe IV., which cost 23,000 francs. The Chapter of Notre-Dame. also, last year pre sented to the Louvre forty-one pictures of the French school. Among these is the " May iiific:it," which Jouvenet, having become paralysed, painted with the left bond in the year 1716,---,Reader, FRANCE. PARIS, SEPT. 23. BOURSE, Sept. 22.—The market has shown a strong downward tendency, and Stock having been freely offered prices have rather considerably re ceded. Threes, for the Account, are now at 67t 90c. Railway Shares have been similarly acted on, and quotations are generally lower. The market closed as follows: — It per Cents .. 96 20 Do. end 3 per Cents Do. end month 67 80 Credit Mobilier„, 1167 50 Do, end month 1172 50 Bank... Shares 3100 Credit k oncier 1350 Italian Loan 73 45 Do. end month 73 60 New ditto Do. end month.... 73 20 Russian Austrian Threes — loose Debt RA ILWATB. Cash. Account. Orleans Northern New ditto Lyons and Mediterranean 1025 .. 1025 Geneva .. Southern 731 25 .. 733 Western Eastern Sardinian .. 425 .. 425 Austrian Low hard North of Spain Saragossa .. 655 .. 660 Ditto to Barcelona .... 365 .. 367 50 SPAIN. MADRID, SEPT. 22. The rumour current hire, that the Under- Secretary of State for the Interior has resigned, is untrue. The reply of Morocco to the demands of the Spanish Government has not yet arrived. The King is about to proceed to Vie baths at Alama. Advices from Madrid to the 20th state tbat the Emperor of Morocco has declared that Le has no objection to Spain inflicting condign punishment on the unruly Moors of the Riff in the neignuour nood of Melilla. M. Calvo-Assevzio, director of the Iberia, is dead. THE RUSSIAN REPLY TO AUSTRIA. The following is the text of the Note addressed by Prince Gortschakoff to M. de Knorring, the Russian representative at Vienna : " Tzarskoe-selo, Aug. 26. _ "You will find annexed the copy of a despatch from Count de Rechberg, which the Austrian Charge d'Affaires was charged to communicate to me. "It contains the observations suggested to the Austrian Minister for Foreign Affairs by the overtures contained in my despatch of the 13th of July, and stales to our great regre', that the Austrian Government differs from us in opinion on most of the points which we have mentioned. Our propositions had in view the work of conciliation, the urgency of which Count de Rechberg has pointed out to us. " My despatch of the 13th of July had for its object pre cisely to point out that idea, and to remove beforehand the objections and the misunderstanding to which it might give rise. We regret that it has not met with the adhesion of the Cabinet of Vienna. " The greater the value we should have attached to coming to an understanding with it on a question in which we con sider our interests to be identical, the further are we from wishing to prolong a discussion which will do no more than prove a difference of opinion. We are persuaded that Count de Rechberg will share in this feeling. " We prefer to confine ourselves to the essential points of his despatches, on which we at least intend to agree with him. " The Austrian Government wishes to see a state of things promptly re-established in the Kingdom of Poland which would restore tranquillity to that couniry, repose to Europe, and security to the relations between the Cabinets. We fully participate in that desire, and all that may de pend on us shall be done in order to realise it. " Our august master continues to be animated with the kindest intentions toward s Poland, and with the most con of a l l his subjects, of all races, and o f a ll i s a n obligation which his Imperial r c e i l l, ii g t Ti o o r hu y es f lc e vr e ee l le i f n aa g rs e: to wards all foreign Powers. Ma jesty has accepted before God, his conscience and his people. The Emperor devotes all his solicitude to fulfil it. " As regards the responsibility which may be assumed by his Majesty in his international relations, those relations are regulated by public right. The violation of those fundamen tal principles can alone i nvolve res p onsibilit y . Our august master has constantly re s p ected and observed those prin ciples with regard to ot her States. His Ma j es ty has the right to expect and claim the same res p ect o n the part of other Powers. "‘Y Austrian ouwillple:lnisietsoterrea:or Foreign endgive Affa acopy of this d espa t c h the irs._Accept, &c GO RTSCIIAKOFF." English Folks going a-Pleasuring, As SARCASTICALLY SKETCHED By A SATURDAY REVIEWER. If great the dealE their holidays, they take a their bli ss f r om vulgar eyes. They carefully suppress a ll t h e out ngol t ish u d on o b enjoy et o Conceal out ward marks by which their inward tr ansports m i g ht be betrayed, and in fac t the y generally assume the demeanour which is s upposed to i mply a very oppo site state of mind. If their appe arance of vexat i cn and ennui is really feigned, it must b e adm i tte d that the counterfeit is remarkably well done. In fact, they have entirely taken foreigners in. The well known habits and aspect of an English family travelling abroad for their pleasure have generated those fables touching the number of suicides perpe trated national to express their profound commiseration for our they kn London-bridge, on l:won- spirits,, by It is a great calumny. If an Englishm an at hi s c l u b— as h e ed offi lolls in an easy chair, skimming over a novel, or sensa tional theology, or c hatt ing unconstrainedly with a sdci friend—theyo p w p dipping ofannoy at a t ra nd wo o u m into idc se e e no traces newest piece of traces of depression, no upon his face. If they could see the E n glishwoman as she wanders a West-end through modiste's show-rooms, feasting her eyes upon the glorious things that lie-before her, and putting off the moment of purchasing in order to taste to the full the exquisite perplexity it Y h o e f riaif c e ho ice, they would not say she was e moult tristement. But when English people go out i n a forma l manner to ta k e t h e i r pleasure for a c oup l e o f mon th s , th ey are c hanged beings. Every var i e ty an d gra d a ti on o f emotion painful may be illustrated by a trainful e o f English p lea sure -seekers—from the Indignation of the father of the family, who is certain that be h as been cheated be cause h e cannot fi n d hi s way thr°ugtithe mazes o f a f ore i gn co i nage, to t h e plaintive languor of his youngest daughter, who is wondering how long it will be before the journey is over . The salient characteristic of the English man on his travels is th a t h e a pp ea rs to have the luggage p er petually on his mind. He wanders t h ro ugh beautiful sc enery , or conscientiou.ily per forms the prescribed round of lionising, with a mind preeceupied, and at every interval his thoughts turn back moodily to his carpet-bag. Or, if some happy prec tutiou has set his mind at ease cone;„rn jog i ts fate, ho still cannot banish care. He has got a eeetaia amount to do in the day, ann he is quite certain that his party will not succeed in get leg through it. He seems to move under an abid ing consciousness that he will be too late for some thing. •••••••....- CoLOSSEL T M.—Mr. David Fisher, after giving his " Facts and Fancies" for more than 15t nights in Landon, will conclud e hi s success f u l " three months" engagement at the Colosseum on Saturday, the 26th of September, his benefit taking place the previous' evening, after which this gentleman commences a provincial campaign at Hastings on Monday next. The favourite artiste, Mr. George Buckland, also takes his benefit on Tuesday, Sept. 29, previous to his leaving town for his autumnal provincial tour. To make good for the absence of these two gentle men various attractions of a very remarkable nature have been secured for the Colosseum. LITERATURE. " Stonewall " Jackson ; late General of the Con fede rate States Army, A Bio,gra.phical Sketch, and an Outline of his Virginian Campaigns. By the Author of " Life in the South." One vol., pp. 178. Chapman and Hall. Precisely as we find it expressed upon the title page of her volume, we give the authoress's own designation of her work. It is curiously indica tive, we cannot but think, of its character. It is made up, indeed, of a very scanty modicum of that raw material for the literary distaff, a bundle of tacts—spun out to the utmost length in any way practicable, to the almost painful attenuation of the thread of the narrative. Nevertheless, we will confess at once, that so eager is our curiosity for any reliable information, in regard to that one true hero, born of the American struggle, Stone wall Jackson, that we are thankful for the in dustry which has furnished us with even this brief and confused record of his history. The title (already given verbatim)—if we may venture to say as much as here follows, frankly, without subjecting ourselves thereby to the imputation of discourtesy towards a writer to whom we have, just, quite as frankly, acknowledged ourselves, as among her readers, to be under some sort of an obligation—the title very slightly smacks of the rigmarole. So also, for that matter— the truth here, again, will out does the body of the work itself, the chief part, that is, of the contents of this little volume. The Life, such as it is, might far better have been announced upon the title-page in so many, or rather, in so few plain words, as that of "Stonewall Jackson." No other title whatever was in any way requisite for a man of his reputation. While as for the biography itself—no matter how entitled—it might have been advantageously comprised within half the compass it here actually occupies—we can hardly say, fills, saving only in the very buoyant sense in which we speak of, a balloon being " filled" with gas just before rising. Whatever the contents of this small literary balloon (a sort of pilot balloon, we will hope, to some biography more suitable both in respect to its materials and its dimensions) certain are we that it must fioat—as it deserves to do, in truth, if only for its timely appearance and for the noble name inscribed upon it. As affording a taste of the writer's quality, as a prompt celebrant of Stonewall Jackson's personal history and warlike achievements, an extract or two cannot, we con ceive, but be very acceptable. Here is a passage, for example, i❑ which our authoress compacts together a few characteristic anecdotes about him:— To recount them all is impossible. Perhaps one of each kind, given in the words of the narrators, may not prove tedious. The first relates to the coolness of Jackson. "In one of his late ights, Old Stonewall' got into a tight place. He found himself surrounded, with only one way of escape, which was over a bridge raked by a battery of Federals. The old hero 59.11', in a moment, his strait. With his cape over his uniform, he rode up to the battery and said, Boys you have this ba tery in the wrong place ; move it to that eminence,' pointing to a hill a short distance up. Limber up, and be in a hurry.' The order was obeyed, and, as the artillery was taking the new position, Stonewall' rode safely across the bridge." Again— His faithful negro servant always knew when a battle was going to take place, "'Cause massa pray right smart" (a great deal) " all de night ; den I packs de baggage, cos I know ho goes on annuver expedishum, and I'se berry sure der'll be de debble to pay." Here, moreover, is the mention made of the Hero (before he had an opportunity of proving himself to be such) when he was on his travels in Europe : On the death of his first wife he visited Europa, and here his high appreciation of the sublime and beautiful found ample scope; and, as a friend has stated, "he seemed never weary of dwelling on the magnificence" of our lofty cathe drals, and other public buildings, which must have im pressed him as a wonderful contrast to the modest little wo•iden churches and ccurt-house of his native mountains, During his European trip he displayed the same steady system of laboriously "doing London,' and seeing sights, that he had practised in conquering his West Point studies. Bone, though the Hero himself is, it must be a wonderful consolation to the Confederates, while remembering his irreparable loss, that the noble Commander of Brigadier " Stonewall" Jackson, General Robert Lee still survives, still, too, as the formidable chief of the Southern army : that great master of war, of whom " Stonewall" Jackson himself has said—" There is one general whom I would willingly follow blindfold, and whose most dubious strategy I would execute without question or hesitation ; and that is, General Robert E. Lee." As a contribution towards the biographical illustra tion of this dreadful Civil, and almost Servile, War in America, the little volume here under notice is secure of receiving in England a most cordial re ception. For who is there amongst us all—whether Northern or Southern in our sympathies—who holds not in respectful admiration the memory of the Puritan Hero of the Confederates, General Thomas Jefferson Jackson ? One who will be better known henceforth—with a touch of affection in the phrase as applied to a hero struck down upon the battlefield, like our own Wolff, in the very flower of his age, in the very pride of his manhood—far better known henceforth, both in the old world and the new, as Glorious Old Stonewall ! Trifles. By W. H. C I Nation. One vol., pp. 145. Ward and Lock. Under this particularly modest title, the writer (hitherto unknown to us as a writer, even by name) has presented to that large and growing class of readers peculiar to the present age, the class of rail- way readers, the skimmers of the mere surface, as it were, of our lighter and more ephemeral literature, a choice and amusing " Collection of Original Tales, Rhymes, and Sketches." Original Tales—that is the utmost extent of pretension indicated by the author, who tells as in his preface, in regard to these stories, that while some of them are founded upon fact " others were purely imaginary, and, indeed," he admits, " altogether improbable•'' Rhymes —observe! not "Poetry" or even " Verses." And, as for the rest of the book, it is made up (he admonishes his reader of the circumstance before hand) of mere light, casual Sketches. In a word, altogether, Trifles. Hardly any one out of the whole collection of twenty one miscellaneous papers here grouped together— we will say this for our author, since he appears to be too modest to say it for himself—hardly one out the whole twenty-two being " unconsidered Trifles." How well thought out some of them are, let the last (the twenty-first) on the list of the table of contents indicate, to wit—Villkinsius Ejusque Diana, being a mock heroic poem (illustrated by copious notes from the hand of the learned Pro fessor Nation, of No•re-al College, Hoax-on) written, the text of this mock heroic poem itself, currente calamo, by the renowned Pennyolinus. MENDELSSOIIN AND ROSSlNl.—Yesterday (the date is Frankfort, July, 1836) I went early to HO, lees. Who is sitting there ? Rossini, stout and broad, in the most charming of Sunday humours. I know truly few men who can be so amusing and full of spirit as he when he will. * * I have talked with him about getting the Mass in B minor and other things by Sebastian Bach sung for him by the Cecilian Society—that will be too rare, the Rossini wondering at Sebastian Bach I But he thinks 'tis as well to do as the people of the country do —and when he is among wolves will howl.—Mendelssohn's Correspondence. IMPORTANT LIFE-BOAT SERVICES.—In The Sun of last evening it was reported that the Southport life-boat of the National Life-boat Institution had been instrumental, on Sunday last, in rescuing from the ship St. Lawrence, of Livorpool, which was stranded on the Sa'thous° Sand-bank, off the mouth of the river Ribbb , , in a gale and heavy sea, the captain's wife and child and 12 of the crew—the captain and three other men refusing to leave the vessel ; and that the Lytham life-boat, which also belongs to the National Institution, had gone off with the view of saving the other men. It appears that the Lytham life-boat,after a hard pull succeeded in reaching the stranded vessel, but the captain and those with him still remaining firm in their determination not to quit the ship, the life-boat returned to the shorn. On the following morning, however, a signal of distress was seen flying from the ship, and the Lytham life-boat was again sent out, when it was found that the vessel was a derelict, the remaining four men having left her in their own boat. It was still blowing a gale of wind, and as the vessel had 8 feet of water in her hold, she was of course nearly unma nageable, but the crow of the life-boat determined to make an effort to save the ship, and they have since been forth neety successful in bringing her saf e ly i n to p or t, Th e barque would unquestionably have been totally lost lied she remained on the bank another rught. The life-boat behaved very well on both occasions of her going afloat, -7 3 4 - ;', 11' NEPi: THE QUEEN IN SCOTLAND, BALMORAL, SEpt. 21. . _ Divine service was performed yesterday at the Castle by the Rev. Mt. Stuart, of Edinburgh, one of her Majesty's chaplains. The Queen and Royal family were present. The Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince Alfred, and Princess Helena also attended the service at the parish church of Crathie. Her Majesty has taken daily drives in the neigh bourhood, and has visited the Prince and Princess of Wales at Abergeldie. The Prince and Princess of Wales come most days to visit her Majesty and the princesses. Foreign Courts. PARIS, Sept. 21. The Emperor (says the local Messager) drove into Bayonne on Thursday, and visited the works going on in various parts of the town. His Majesty was everywhere received with univeral marks of affectionate respect. On Friday the Emperor and Empress and a large party embarked o‘n board the Souris, and steamed a few miles up the Adour, re turning to Biarritz in the evening. The Empress has definitely fixed the month of October next for her visit to Jerusalem, and has directed M. de Saulcy to state as much to the in habitants of Jerusalem. Admiral Bonnard has just made a present of two bears to the Prince Imperial. The King of Portugal arrived at Marseilles on Friday, and embarked the neat day for Lisbon. Queen Christina of Spain has just experienced another heavy bereavement. One of her sons, Don Garcia, has just died at Pau, in his 17th year. "The Right Hon. W. E, Gladstone, M.P.," says the France, "is now at Brest. He has paid a visit to the dockyard, over which he was shown by Vice• Admiral Count de Gueydon, the maritime prefect." VIENNA, Sept. 10. Tite Emperor returned here early yesterday morn ing from Reichenau. His Majesty leaves again to day for Ischl, where he will remain till the beginning of October. During the absence of the Emperor the Archduke Rainer will grant audiences. The Em press will pass part of the time at Schonbrunn and part at Reichenau, where the royal children remain. During the residence of the Emperor at Ischl seve ral chamois hunts in the neighbouring mountains will be organised. Count Degenfeld, the Minister of War, will leave for Cairo in the beginning of October. He will remain some time in Egypt for the restoration Of his health, which has been impaired by the laborious duties of his office. Baron von Prokesch Osten will return in a few days to his post at Constantinople. It appears that the report of his retirement and replacement by Baron Burger was entirely unfounded. THE QUEEN OF PRUSSIA.--Her Maj esty t h Queen of Prussia, who has been staying s2veral weeks at Baden-Baden, is, according to a private letter, expected to leave that watering-place on the Bth or 10th proximo for Berlin. Toe Duke of Somerset left his official residence at the Admiralty yesterday for Maiden Bradley, Wilts. The duchess lett the day previous for the family seat. The Duchess Dowager of Norfolk is passing the season at Scarborough, where Lord and Lady Foley aro staying on a visit to her grace. The Countess of Gifford left Thafferin Lodge, Highgate, a few days ago for Paris, on her way to Genoa. The Dowager Countess of Carnarvon and the Hon. A. M. Herbert have arrived at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, from Piston Park, Devon. Viscountess Jocelyn and Hon. Misses Jocelyn have left Switzerland for a tour in Italy. Lady Constance Grosvenor and Lord Albert Leveson Gower lett yesterday to join the Eerl Grosvenor at Homburg. The announcement of Earl Grosvenor's return home was an error. His lordship has improved in health. The Baron and Baroness Oldendorf have arrived at the Brunswick, Jermyn-street, from Baden-Baden. . _ Lord and Lady Headley and family are at the family mansion, Aghadoe House, Killarney, wher,a they are likely to remain till Christmas, Lieut.-Col. Wilberforce Greathed, C. 8., is about to be married to Miss Alice Clive, only daughter of the Rev. Archer Clive, of Whitfiekl. M. and Madame Von Weitz and family have arrived at the Brunswick, Jermyn-street, from Paris, Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Meynall Ingram have ar rived at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, from the Con.ti neut. The Lord Bishop of London, Mrs. Tait, and family; the Very Rev. the Dean of Westminster, the Hon. Mrs. Trench, and family ; Lord and Lady Enfield and family, are at present staying in the immediate neigh bourhood of Llan-fair-fechan, on the seacoast, between Bangor and Penmanmaur. THE CONFEDERATE COMMISSIONER IN LONDON. Mr. Mason on Monday announced to Lord Russell that his Government had ordered his withdrawal from London. It appears that henceforth he will take up his quarters in Paris, and act as the colleague of Mr. Slidell. THE EFFECTS OF RAILWAY TRAVELLING UPON HEALTH, Dr. Wynter thus sums up in his " Subtle Brains and Lissom Fingers."—As railway travelling is at present conducted, we cannot in the least doubt that the use of daily season-tickets for such lengths as between Londou. and Brighton is a gross violation of the laws of health, and that those who use them, in the majority of cases, are riding to their own destruction. We are liven to under.. stand that people are finding this out, and that a great de crease in the issue of long-journey season •tiekets is the result. But we cannot help thinking that, as regards short suburban journeys, gain is entirely on the side of the nevi method of transit. We aro now speaking of those who can afford to ride in first-class padded carriages ; second•class riders must suffer if they have to perform their journeys in mere wooden boxes, made as uncomfortable as possible, apparently on principle. Since the injurious nature a these unstuffed carriages has been demonstrated, we think directors should be forced to fit them up in a better manner The advantages of transporting our toiling population from crowded cities to the good air of the country are immeasur ably greater than the evil done by the half-hour's journeys performed at low velocities, which is sufficient to reach the most secluded and healthy country district. CLIFTON SUSPENSION BRIDGE.—The anchorage for one set of chains is now complete, and the work of hanging the links will be at once commenced, thus exhibit ing a perceptible progress. The immense mass of brick work, embedded in the solid rock, 11 feet wide, 8 feet thick, and 18 feet deep, which was necessary for the secure founda tion of the chains, has taken a considerable time in pre paration, the pecniar nature of the work being such that only a limited number of men could be employed upon it. The greater portion of the chains has been thoroughly overhauled and repainted. The heavy pieces of iron com ma posing the saddle plates have been raised to the top of the piers and fixed in their places. To render the temporary platform more steady during high winds, guy-ropes have been attached to the portion overhanging the Avon, and firmly secured on each side of the river by bolts sunk some five feet into the rock. The weight already on the piers is considerable, but when the permanent bridge is completed it is calculated that they will support a weight equal to 1,000 tons. Great ho p es are enter tained that the bridge may b e pushed forward and com pleted by June next, in which month the meeting of the Bath and West of England Agricultural Society is to be held at Bristol, at which his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, who has accepted the office of patron, is expected to be present. If, however, the work should not be finished by that time, there is little reason to doubt that it will be accomplished by September, 1864, in which month the British Association will assemble at the neighbouring city of Bath, and the completion of the bridge—the foundation of which was laid by the Marquis of Northampton, a former President of the Association, so far back as the year 1837, on the occasion of the visit of the Association to Bristol -- might then be fitly inaugurated. FATAL CRINOLINE ACCIDENT.—Mr. W. Carter held an inquest at St. Thomas's Hospital, on Mon day night, on the body of Elizabeth Halliday. aged sixteen, who was a servant in the employ of a' gentleman named Martins, in Camberwell-green. A few days since, while the deceased was lighting the kitchen fire, a large crinoline which she wore became ignited. The consequence was that she was frightfully burned on the neck, chest, and legs, and died upon removal to the hospital. The coroner, in summing up the facts of the case, remarked upon the absurdity and danger of servant girls wowing crinoline. The jury, who concurred in his observations, returned a verdict of " Accidental death." DISCOVERY OF AN UNKNOWN MANUSCRIPT WORK BY HANDEL.—It has been recently found in Swit zerland (the plhce is not mentioned),w here it had lain, over looked, among some family papers. It is Partite' corn.. posed of four numbers, an Allemande, a Courant°, a Sara bande, and a Gigue. M. de La Fontaine subjoins to his letter a fac•simile of the Sarabande —a stately m ovement in the true anatel manner, winch no ono has been able to imitate. I I3 Q e Qi I Q , Ez Sp I\l I r Ito.] wit an fro ovv