The Sun. — London, England, 1864-11-02 00:00:00

HEATRE ROYAL, DRURY - LANE,- Managers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. The Theatre will be Closed This Evening. ;TO-MORROW, TOO MUCH FOR GOOD NATURE. Tdetorp. G. Delmore, Fitzjames, G. Wes on ; Misses llelen ow Ard and R. Leclercq, Mrs. Vaudenhoff, Mrs. C. Melville, c• ,kfter which, eta quarter to Eight o'c'ork,"Shaksnere's Tra.. elYof M kCBETH. Mr. Phelps ; Messrs. Cresw ick, R. v, G. Belmo, e, A Rayner, Edmund Phelps, H G. F l veville, T. Neville, Bartleman ; Miss u Glen Faucit, Dlrs Re,`' ecca. Isaacs, and Miss Emma Heywood. . Doors open at ha f-past Six—Commence at Seven. TH EATR ROYAL, FIAYMARKET.- Lessee, Mr. Buckstone. TEEIS EVENING, TOE SUN AND THE WINO. After a hich, Trig STRANGER. Messrs. Howe, Chip oendale, Farren, Compton, Rogers, Gordon, Braid, &c. ; Mesdames Beatrice, lieeey, Fitzwildam, Moore, &c. Followed ty ON THE SLY. Messrs. Buckstone, Rogers, Gordon, &c. ; Mesdames Snvwdon, &c. Al' OUR MARY ANNE. hiss H. Lindley. To commence at 7. iOYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. , Under the sole management of Mr. Pechter. TILIS EVENING, THE KING'S BUTTERFLY. Fan tail, the King's Butterfly, Mr. Fechter. Messrs. Ryder,Wid dicomb, Ch rle4, M'lntyre, Garden, Raymond, Moreland, C itrord, Collett; Misses Carlot a Lezlercq, M. Henrade, E. La venue, and B. Lavenue. p l eceded, at 7, by NUR3EY CHICKWEED. Messrs. H. Wide: comb, Garden, Moreland, Collett ; Miss Lavenue, 31:L Lee. Doors open at half-past 6 ; commence at 7. Th,p Boa-office open daily from ElLv,n till Five. i I T iN HE G A : r S uE. an ; BUTTERFLY.a n the Ki n,'' s Ij 3l r i lLlit_,HTEß.—The most huceessful Drama produced for years. R 0 YA L PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, BORN TO GOOD LUCK. I addy O'Rafferty, Mr. Dominick Murray. After which, THE STREETS OF LONDON. Messrs. Vining, J. V. Ray, D. Fi her. D. Murray, J. Nelson, Forrester. H. Mellon ; Mrs. Henry Marston, Miss Emma Barnett, and Fanny Gwynne. NE kV THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELP HI.- Sole Proprietor and Manac, , ar, Mt.. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, A SHEEP IN WOLF'S CLOTHING. Mrs. Stirling and Mr. J. Clarke. After which, THE HEN' ANT) CHICKENS. Messrs. Billington, it. Phillips, Stephenson, Eburne ; Mrs. Stirling and Miss 11. Simms. To be followed by HIS LAST LEGS. O'Callaghan (with son's', Mr. John Collins, supported by Messrs. Billington, Stephenson, C. J. Smith; Mrs. H. Lewis and Miss A. Sea man. To conclude with DOING BANTING. Messrs. J. Clarke, Stephenson, It. Romer; Mrs. H Lewis and Miss A. Seaman. Commence at 7. - R OYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Manager, Mr. Benjamin Webster. EMINENT TAL ENT AND COMEDY DRAMA. --- Those celebrated artistes, Mr. and Mrs. C. Mathews, are re engaged. THIS EVENING, and during the week, UNDER, THE ROSE. After which, a new and original Comedy Drama, in three acts, entitled SY tALLA.; or, STEP BY STEP. Mr. and 11Ir6. Charles Mathews. To conclude with Mr. Maddison Morton's New Comedy Farce of WuODLOCK'S LITTLE GAME. Mr. Charles 3lathews, Mrs. Frank Matthews. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborow,h. TIM EVENING, JNLIMITED CONFIDENCE. Followed by, at Eight, MILKY WHITE. Messrs. Craven, Stoyle, James ; Mesdames Swanbor,;ugh and Manders. To conclude with MAZEPPA. Mesdames Haynham, Simpson, Ac. COALS. —The LILLESHAL 1. - , COMPANY'S COALS. Direct from their own Collieries. Marquis'. 255. per ton. 1 Double 21s. per ton. T o p 245. „ I Decp 22s . •, Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De pots, Westbourne Park - road, W., and 17 , South Wharf, raddin g ton, W., and Maiden-lane, N. Best Coke Terms cash. JOHN SCOTT, .iolell.genL IFIE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, can be had Every Evening 01 G. R. GLENIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, II yde-p ark. THE LATEST EDITION of " THE SUN" supplied, as soon as published every Evening by 11.141NRY 131 LOOKS, Newspaper Agent, 21, Old Cavendish street, W. 111011 WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tau; DA.T.—Moraing, 3h. 23m.—Afternoon, 3h, 45m. ,Co-sior.now.-Morning, Lla.—Afternoon, 4h. 20m, 41:11. *saw, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, NOV. 2, 1861. The end crowns the work is a well-known says irg, and certainly the peace negotiations are a fisting conclusion to the war which has preceded them. They are almost unprecedented for their ropacicus demands and se:fish exactions. Many persons who weTe really ashamed of the conduct of our Government with respect to the Dano-German war tried to believe that at least the influence of England would be felt in the councils where treaties were considered, if not in the fields where armies co mended. It is melancholy to think that all these ea-pectations have been entirely disappointed, and that the well known and often expressed opinions of the people of this country have not been suffered to prevail in any way for the benefit of the Danes. On the contrary it appears that the cruel and unjust arbitrators who have trodden down the un happy kingdom beneath the iron heel of conquest have augmented their requirements, and at the eleventh hour have interposed as necessary parts of the transaction some most exorbitant demands which cruelly increase the burden and add to the difficulties which the vanquished nation has to endure. Such conduct is a disgrace to a civilised State and a reproach to a Christian one ; it puts the finishing stroke to the reputation for tyranny and oppression which the Prussian nation has ever earned for itself. Whether they found it impossi ble to resist the temptation, whether they took advantage of the impunity with which they had perpetrated their foregoing encroachments, it is diffleult to sax ; but the fact remains the sarae for the unhappy victims. The monstrous demands made and the enormous exactions required by Prussia in the terms of the treaty are in some way more degrading than her conduct in the war. Some allowances may be made for the excitement of a contest ; and in gene ral when resort is had to arms much more is done than is at first anticipated ; but no possible excuse can be offered for the base designs that are concocted in the composure and calm of meetings and councils, where there is ample opportunity afforded for reflection, and where there is every facility for drawing back from any move ment that appears on consideration to be harsh or ill timed. Did a spark of good feeling or a fraction of fair play animate or distinguish the sentiments and actions of the great German Powers, the world would have seen very different peace negotiations to those now so wantonly paraded and unblush ingly set forth. Having got all they required at the outset, and more,'a hundredfold, than they first bargained for, it would have been a graceful and benign task for them to have mitigated the severity of their war regulations, and to have atoned in some measure for the hard terms which military arrange ments had exacted. Such a concession would have been s courteous offering of amity and gcod will to tho nations of Europe ; but instead of all this possible ta)deration baing displayed, what do we witness is reality ? Tue particulars of some of the stipulations of the treaty arc such that many might well have refused to credit them V. they had been suggested to them beforehand as likely to Le contemplated. Perhaps one of the worst things in the whole iniquitous affiir is the demand made that the DllB are to pay for the prizes captured during the war. Can anything surpass this for extortion and greed ? Between two nations of equal propor tions su:..h a treaty c.)old not have Laid gcol a day ; hut when the weak are crushed the day of reaction is indeed terrible. It nothing can or will be done to stop this infamous transfer of rights, and this cruel oppression of a gallant but small nation, it is some satisfaction to protest against what is, in reality, a oriole of the deepest dye, and an open violation of the laws of truth and honour. In the sight of God and man the Prussians are showing their contempt for the dictates of justice, and are putting aside the claims of equity. It is a wilful perversion of right that might may triumph, that has arranged, planned, and carried to a consnmma• tion this Danish business from the first. A day of retribution must and will come, however, even if it tarries in its advent until the chief actors in the disgraceful scenes have passed away to their last account. All history's living page bears witness to the decay that is planted with the germs of such actions. It may seem all straight and fair showing now, but when a page or two of the volume of the future is turned, this generation or its successor will see a heavy doom awaiting Prussia. She has thrown away opportunities and neglected chances that might have given a tone to the Constitution, and shed a new and brighter lustre over her his tory than any which past renown in arms could have afforded. Instead of this she has aped the tyrany of the despot, and tried to retrograde in the sight of Europe, carrying U 3 back to those dark ages of thraldom and oppression, from which it was the boast of this century that we had been severed for ever. " All is lost but honour "is reckoned a noble and worthy remark amid the chances and changes of life, but the Prussians seem to think a good name is only of secondary importance, and a possession that they can well afford to part with, The approach of winter heralds the time of death and distress fur the poor, and already the increasing severity of the temperature must tell upon those who have no regular place of refuge for the night, It is therefore very satisfactory to find that the Poor-law Board has issued full and complete directions to the guar dians of the various unions and parishes through out the metropolis as to the carrying out of the provisions of the act with respect to the houseless poor, which was passed at the close of last session. The pub lic mind had been so strongly excited by the details of the shocking cases of death from absolute want of the common necessaries of life which were so pain'ully fre. quent during the intense cold of last winter, that it was felt by the Legislature that something must be done be- fore another winter's keen winds and sharp frost claimed their victims from the houseless, hungry, thinly-clad ranks of the destitute. There are doubtless many who have "seen better days," who would shrink from avail ing themselves of its benefits ; but it is impossible for the law to provide relief for such poisons, and the care of them must be left to private charity and kindness. It is enough if the statute provides that no person need wander houseless and foodless about the streets of this wealthy city during the bitter nights of the winter months before us. If they will, all can have sufficient food to keep the flume of life still burning, and sufficient shelter to prevent the sharp winds from penetrating their thinly-clad frames. The directions just issued to the guardians contain very fall and precise directions as to the manner in which the provisions of the act should be carried out, stipulating that there should be proper ac commodation in different wards, for males, and females, and children, with a bath at hand, and with some means of heating the sheds during severe weather. Where the admissions are likely to be numerous, it is further re- commended that there should be a superintendent in each ward, and the exaction of a task of work in return for the night's food and lodging is strongly insisted upon. This is doubtless very necessary as a check upon mere vagrancy, and it is stated by the board that they have found it to the result of their experience that in those unions where the task of work has been strictly insisted upon vagrancy has sensibly diminished, and th©y strenu. ously recommend the universal adoption of this teat instead \ of the plan which has been adopted in some unions of al lowing the casual paupers to forego the task on condition of dispensing with the morning meal. There may, however, be instances in which the casual paupers may be really unequal to the task set before them, and it would have been as well if the board had reminded the guardians of the possible existence of such cases. The public would gladly see a little more liberal measure meted out to this class, so that they may be spared tho pain and disgrace of the weekly record of deaths from starvation in the midst of the plenty of the metropolis. The difference of a shilling or half-a-crown a week spent in the relief of the casual poor would be little felt even by the poorest parishes, while would make a vast difference in the general management of the board. If the task of work be insisted upon the parish will get the money value of the relief given, and if the mastery, porters, and relieving oilleors can bo got to give the paupers the benefit of the doubt there will be many lives saved during the winter. The difficulty lies in reaching those sufferers of the more respectable class, such as poor widows, needlewomen, and others who shrink from the workhouse even in the last extremity. A melancholy case was recorded a few days ago, in which a poor woman, who earned a miserable living by making the bodies of shirts, succumbed to actual want. She got four pence for each body, and could with difficulty make one a day, the result being naturally her death from want and hunger, Another similar case occurred in Bethnal-green, in which a poor bootbinder, who it was stated in the evi dence never earned sixpence a day, died from want of the common necessaries of life. It is this class who cling to their miserable rooms as long as possible, though the land lady in one case at least seems to have shown little enough feeling, that are not easily reached by any form of public relitif. Still a great point has been gained by the passing of the recent act, and we may reasonably hope that it will d:- minish not only the number of deaths in the highway from want and destitution, but the sufferings of the largo class which they represent, whose misfortunes never reach the public ear. HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY, A new and exquisitely characteristic portrait of her Majesty the Queen has but just now made its appearance from Mr Mitchell's well-known Estab lishment in Bond -street, It is announced as pub lished by command, and is dedicated to their Royal Highnesses the Princesses. The engraving, which is produced in the finest style by Wm. Holl, is from a painting by A. Gracfie. Attached to this eminently beautiful work of art, inextricably asso ciated with it, are a few at least among the lovely world of that now world-famous benediction of the Poet Laureate ;-- .. His love unseen, but felt, o'ershadow thee; The love of all thy sons encompass thee; The love of all thy daughters cherish thee; The love of all thy people comfort thee, Till God's luve set thee at his side again." And touchingly appropriate is the quotation thus emblezDned beneath the engraving, seeing that beside the seated figure of the Sovereign, arrayed in her widow's weeds, there is the marble t fhgy of her Nhjesty's lamented Consort, Albert "The Great and Good." No more charming portraiture of our beloved Monarch—"lt-.!vered Vletoria"—bes Ever been produced. It will be gratefully welcomed by a loyal and attached people. DEATH OF LIEUTENANT-GENERAL BENTINCIC.— Another colonelcy becomes vacant by the death of Lieut. Gen. Chas, A. F. Bwntinck, colonel of the 12th Foot, who, while on a visit to his brother in law, Count Waldeck, at Bergheim Castle, in Germany, diod in a fit of apoplexy on Friday afternoon. The melancholy news reached the family in London on Sunday last. Tho gallant officer was the brother of General Sir Ilonry lientinek. THE CHAPEL ROYAL, SATOY.—The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Sidney Smirke's designs for the restoration of the Chapel Royal, Savoy, which, it may be remembered, was burnt down last sum mer, and the works are being proceeded with at her Majesty's expense, Messrs. Dryers and `on being the builders. The council of King's College I ave granted to the chaplain of the Savoy (the Rev. 11, White) the use of the chapel of the college for Saucily event g service. The first service will b e h e ld on Azaday ev n i ng next at a t- porter after oevetz, LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTERS TELEGRAMS.) AMERICA. (Per the Jura via Greencastle.) NEW YORK, OCT. 20 (Morning). Hood is retreating southwards. One corps of Sherman's army is at Lafayette. Price has captured Glasgow, recruiting his army, which is now assuming formidable proportions. Forrest has invaded Western Kentucky. Twenty five armed men arrived at St, Albans, Vermont, robbed the Bank, killed two citizens, and afterwards left in the direction of Canada. They are supposed to be southerners from Canada. President Lincoln has made a speech, stating that scma persons have construed Seward , s remarks into a threat that if he (Mr Lincoln) was defeated in the Presidential election he would do what he could to ruin the Government, Others interpret the fact of the Chicago Convention not adjourning sine the as an intimation that if their nominee were elected he would at once seize the control of the Government. The people reed not be uneasy on the latter point, since their will, constitutionally expressed, must be law for all. The steamer Roanoke is reported to have been captured by the Confederate Lieutenant Brain, who took her to Bermuda, where he landed the passen gers, and burned the Roanoke off the harbour. Afterwards Lieutenant Brian returned to Bern muds with his crew in boats, when he was arrested by the British authorities. Quebec despatches state that the Conference had decided on Confederation, which will be submitted to the existing Parliament without direct reference to the public. NEW YORK, OCT, 21. Sheridan reports that on the 19th the enemy attacked his army at Cedar Creek before daylight, turning and driving most of his line in confusion, and capturing 20 guns, Sheridan hastened from Winchester, found the army between Middletown and Newton driven back four miles, formed a com pact line of battle in time and repulsed the enemy's attack at one o'clock in the afternoon. At three o'clock Sheridan attacked the enemy, drove and routed him, capturing 50 guns, including those pre viously taken by the Confederates. Uncfficial advices state that the attack upon Sheridan's army was made by L'ogstreet during a dense fog before daylight. The Federals were surprised and their left com pletely turned. They fled in disorder, abandoning their breastworks and 24 guns. Sheridan then rallied his troops, attacked the Confederates, drove them from Middletown, across Cedar Run, the cavalry pursuing them beyond Fisher's Hills. Confederate General Ramseur was killed. The Federal General Bidewell was killed, and Generals Wright, Grover, and R'eketts were wounded. Sheridan captured 1,600 prisoners. The correspondent of the New York Herald estimates the losses of Sheridan at 5,000 men. Stanton reports that the telegraph is working to Atlanta. Southern despatches indicate that Hood is about to change his base of operations to North Alabama, where he will be joined by Beauregard, for the prosecution of the campaign against Huntsville, Alabama. Southern journals continue to represent Sher•• man's position such that the evacuation of Atlanta may daily be expected. Price reports from the east of Blackwater River that Rlsencranz was marching against him. A Federal force has been concentrated at Kansas City to attack Price. The guerillas who entered St. Alban's, Vermont, have been mostly captured, and the money re covered. The Canadia❑ authorities assisted in capturing them. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, OCT. 21 (Evening). Money easy. Gold 109 per sent. premium. Stocks steady. New York Centrals, 117± ; Illinois shares, 117.1; 6 per Cent. United States' Five Twenty Bonds, 1071. NEW YORK, OCT. 22 (Morning), Curtiss engaged Price's advance. The burning of the steamer Roanoki is confirmed. Advices from M9xico state that the French occn. pied Matamoras on the 23th ult. Money easy. Gild, MI per cent. premium. NEW YORK, OCT. 22 (Evening). The Richmond Enquirer recommends a conscrip tion; also that all negroes arming should be free. The paper thinks the people will call upon the next Congress to provide for it by law. The Confederate Government of Louisiana also recommends trmiog the slaves. NEW YORK, OCT. 22 (Evening). Money easy. Gold 112, per cent. prem. Stocks steady. New York Centrals, 118 i ; Erie, 97i ; 6 per Cont. United States Five Twenty Bonds, 107,-. Cotton dull. Middling Upland, 118. Flour and wheat advancing. Corn inactive. Petroleum crude, 43c. Refined, 65,1. LISBON, Nov. 1. The Royal MAU Steam Packet Company's ship Magdalena reports having passed at sea on the 22d October the Oneida (with the out ward Brazil mails), which left St. Vincent on the evening of the 21st October. rHE SUN, LONDON', WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 2, 18G4 SPAIN. The Madrid journals publish two very singular Royal decrees countersigned by Marshal Narvaez, and dated 27th October. The first orders that the professional education of the Prince of the Asturias shall commence immediately, and be continued in conformity with the development of his faculties, the Queen reserving to herself its supreme direction. The second appoints six military officers, under the superintendence of General Antonio-Sanchez °eerie), as the young Prince's professors. The report which precedes the former of these decrees is of a very martial tenor. After observing that the attempts made in IC , IB, 1715, and 1815 to found the European equilibrium on a stable basis were attempted with little success, it says :—" Wars burst forth again, and, however disastrous they may have been, reflecting persons consider them but as a faint prelude to those which may now be expected. A noteable circumstance bas marked the wars of Europe —namely, that ail the sovereigns of the belligerent nations led their re• spectivo armies to the field of battle, the causeof the nations thus becoming the personal cause of their monarchs. It is perhaps fur this reason that the education now given to princes is everywhere of a military character. Spein cannot proceed otherwise than the rest of the European Powers. The interests thai, may .arise cannot be indifferent to her, and therefore the Queen's Government is bound to see that the Spanish nation, with its glorious past, maintains its high rank and its exalted sentiments of honour and dignity. The nation would suffer silently, but intensely, if he who is now its prince should not, in a given conjuncture, tread in the footsteps of his ancestors, owing to a false direction having been given to his education. If the condition of our country and the state of Europe require that the edu cation of the prince should be military, it would be imprudent to give it a different direction. It must not be forgotten that the fundamental reason , which decides your Government in favour of this military education is tho propriety and even the necessity of forming his character by adapting it to the circumstances of our country and of our times. It is, therefore, advisable that his Royal Highness should, from his tenderest age, be accustomed to devote his attention to the army, and to study its organisation in detail. He will thus necessarily acquire the qualities of a great captain, if, as we hope, the character of his mind should second the primary elements. The preference for the military direction does not exclude on the contrary, it takes for granted ; that the prince will at the same time receive the religious, moral, scientific, and literary education which his faculties will permit." FRANCE. The Opinion Nationale has received a " communi cated" note from the Ministry of the Interior correcting several statements made by it relative to the project of erecting a new Hotel-Dieu at Paris. Steaks cut from bears, which are said to have been an invention of M. A!exandre Dumas, are not a chimera, at least is Savoy, for we read in the Mont Blanc of Annecy :—" An enormous bear which had been killed in the mountain of Giez has been carried through the streets of this place. The hunters had been on his track for several days. The animal has been purchased by M, Laperrousaz, one of our butchers, who will retail it at 4f. the kilo." Miss Bateman in Dublin. (From the _lrish Times of .21'ov. 1,) The drama of " Leah" poesesses no merit except :s moral. It has no pretensions to literary power, it affords no instance of true dramatic skill. Even the lesson of forgiveness which it inculcates would produce little effect unless it had found an inter pretess of unparalleled power in the person of Miss Bateman. The best proof of this is the fact that other actresses have attempted the character under a different name, and failed egregiously. There is an element of repulsiveness about the play which is only kept cut of view by the marvellous imper sonation which has made Miss Bateman's fame. Almost the first feelings which arise after the sense of wonder has subsided and the spectator is released from the spell, aro the hope that such a reputation will not end with this pieoe, the regret that tee excitements of mere "sensation" have kept " Leah "so long before the public. Miss Bateman has done so much for a part essentially weak that we form the strongest expectations of her future, and are impatient to see our predictions realised. There are so few artists now who can assume the style and dignity of tragedy, that it is not pleasant that the light of a new and brilliant " star" should be so long confined to melo-drama. Not that her representation of the injured Jewess is in any true sense melo-dramatic. It has no appearance of exaggeration, it never steps outside the limits of good taste, it is animated by genuine feeling and realised with startling power. The object of tragedy is to display the force of human passion, the intensity of human woe, and the heroism of suffering. Of these in all their phases Miss Batemen's Leah is a faithful picture, or rather a series of pictures which astonish us by their originality of style, simple grandeur of conception, strength and empleteness of sympathy. The other characters of the story are either unnoticed or forgotten. The rude village life and hearty mirth, the gentle love of Maddalena, the weak dis trust and manly remorse of Rudolf, the bitter hatred of the apostate, only form a background which serves to throw into deeper relief the beauty of the pale suffering face immortalised by the actress. Leah, in her bravo &fleece of her persecutors—. Leah, in the midnight loneliness of the forest, and the fervour of her over mastering love—Leah in the bitter moment of unjust accusation, and in the noon stillness of the churchyard, when the agonised doubt of Rudoll's truth resolves itself into the soothing phrase, " perhaps he loves me still," and the earnest "Amen" with which she blesses the marriage rite—Leah in the sudden fury of bate transformed into love, a transformation always accompanied by rage and imprecation, when she recalls the sympathetic "Amen`._ and utters the scathing curse which another solemn " Amen" con summates—Leah, way worn and desolate, but still sustained by the hope of revenge—Leah, sad and repentant, weeping over the face of the child of the marriage she has banned, and revoking the horrible prayer of the churchyard—each and all of these various aspects of the character cling to the memory and haunt the spectator in his dreams. Like all great tragediennes, Miss Bateman possesses the art of associating facial expression with decla matory power or pathetic grace. Her face is the pictorial commentary and exposition of the words she utters, It seems capable of but a few transitions—the transitions from l ove t o h a t e , from stormy grief to quiet wretchedness. But what distinguishes hers from other faces is the rapidity of its transitions. New it is agitated by the conflict of emotions; now it has the show of beatific love; now the sadness of silent reproach; again it is as fi ed as fate, or as cruel as a fury ; finally it passes into a sort of stony calm and deadly pallor, which is thrown into strange relief by the flow of rich brown hair. At all times, whether gloomy with hope, writhing in agony, or petrified with despair, it is a beautiful and memorable face —never un womanly, never repulsive. It is aided by such statuesque gestures as no other livi ng actress could utterly eff inde scribable ofe fi true genius. Whether it consist s i n the closeness assume. Every separate attitude i s a study for a sculptor. 'There yet easily feltesis somethingabout the of the sympathy, which links the artist and the audience—whether it is in the towering g majesty of a conception not understood, but clearly seen, or in the strange tremor and eager attention which agi tates those before whom the success is achieved, is nothing to the purpose. But such is the Leah of Miss Bateman. It stirs deeper feelings than are associated with the triumphs of mere talent ; it is almost too great for applause, and so perfect is the identification of the part with the actress that the name of the character has become her own. The sources of her extraordinary influence are not easily found out. She has the art of showing, and at the same time hiding the strength of feeling, of making the inner fire felt where its light is scarcely seen. She has a nervous energy which suits the rapid change of emotion, and the art of making the very most of her resources; her outbursts of indignation and her expression of sorrow have all the appearances of spontaneity. Charles Lamb, in one of his finest essays, compli ments an actor upon striking true to the moment of passion. This is Miss B iteman's gift. She is never too late or too soon by a second. Her sensibility is so quick and keen that each utterance of emotion finds a response in the sympathies of each hearer, and the whole audience becomes as a single man. And this is accomplished in spite of Americanism of accent and manner. Her almost foreign intonation is forgotten when she delivers the curse, and the climax of heroic strength is reached in the thrice told " Amen," each time expressed with a different cadence. Itistori exceeds Miss Bateman in power, and Rachel surpassed her in sterling vehemence, but neither could make silence so impressive. The look of fixed horror which forms the interval be tween the revoked blessing and the awful curse is a good instance of the ii.flaence she can exert without the voice. But her voice is in complete accordance with her appearance and attitude, and she banishes the painful impression of her curse by the placid and loving repose of her dying forgiveness, which is given with a thrilling purity of accent and grace of manner that match the splendid fury of her more impassioned scenes. AN ESCORT ROBBED By BRIGANDS.---The Umbria Gazate of the 26th October states that two morn ings before, on the road from Foligno, a convoy, containing money belonging to the railway contractors, and escorted by six Lancers, was attacked by a band of 20 brigands, who carried off the whole sum, amounting to £155,000f, a a NUTS FOR NATUR AL PIIILOSOPIIERS.—As workmen employed at the steam saw mills of Messrs. Douglas and Co., Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, were engaged in sawing a large balk of English oak, they found in the centre of tho tree 21 nuts. Singular to state, not the least flaw could be discovered in the tree to account fur the nuts getting inside. The nuts are of the colour cf . mahogany and the keruele are as sottud as wheA they were Rrdt_ripe. THE MAGAZINES, BLACKWOOD.--" My Latest Vacation Excursion" is the title of the first article, which will not suit the admirers of the German nation, for it disposes unmercifully of the peculiarities and prejudices of that nation, and discloses some secrets which doubtless the inhabitants of Fatherland would rather have had left in a convenient obscurity. There is no mincing the matter here, however, and in plain terms we find some striking specialities put forth as distinctive specimens of the style of German management. Four heavy weights, we are told, press down the population in Germany, and keep them from attaining to any height in greatness or good nee s. These are, " excess in eating, excess in drinking, excess in smoking, and excess in the inhaling of foul air." It must be confessed that such a sketch is not a very a ►t tering one, and that it is not very creditable to any country to possess such a reputation ; but the descriptions are very ingeniously given, and there is little doubt remaining on the mind of the reader as to his having perused a genuine his tory of the manners and customs of the Germans. Great stress is laid upon the want of fresh air which distinguishes the country ; and it is said that the German outrages all sanitary laws, and contrives to do without any of that pure atmosphere which has been considered by many as essen tial to the well-being of the human frame. When we hear of shopkeepers so afraid of inhaling the outer air that they shut up their shops and transact business with their cus tomers through a hole in the window, it seems difficult to understand how anyone can exist in comparative health or strength. A comparison is instituted between the phlegmatic Germans and the energetic manner in which the people of this country pursue their way, and it is said with great truth that "ours is the true development of the race; our activity does not wear us out; we thrive by it; it confers the health and strength proper to its own purposes, and, after a longer lease of life, sends us to our account with a far longer list of services to our race than the dozing devotee of laziness and sensual enjoyment can show." Altogether there is much to win notice in this sketch of foreign manners, and some may gain an insight into a life of which they know very little in reality, however much they may think they do. " Tony Butler' is continued, and in this number it progresses somewhat, for he joins the Garibaldian expedition, and we learn that he is heir to a large fortune, but divers untoward circumstances prevent his hearing of his good luck. Mrs Trafford is not at all an t attractive character. She gets mixed up in various confu sions, from her imprudent mode of proceeding, and one is really at a loss to divine her intentions and comprehend her sentiments from her uncertain words and fitful actions, " Enoch Arden!! is a very interesting article, that does full justice to the merits of the Poet-Laureate, while it con tains just criticism on some of his particularities. It is truly said that the author would have done better to have ended the poem with the impressive lines which record the death of the wanderer, and his touching words, " A sail I a sail—l am saved I" Of this it is affirmed that " they tell us that what he prayed for in those long years of banish ment to which hie mind has wandered back has come at last, the ship to take him to the true haven, and that the exile has at length been fetched home.l! "The His tory of our Lord" is a thoughtful and reflective paper, which presents to our consideration the full sublimity and majesty of the subject, and enters fully into the requirements of the case. " Cornelius O'Dowd upon Women, and other Things in General !.! is continued, and we meet with the racy style and general analysis of events and persons which have before lent such vigour and vivacity to the pages of this writer. There is one treatise on Servants.which some will turn to ; the most unfavourable view is taken of this class of beings, and, after a humorous sketch of the domestic miseries that they inflict upon us, the writer pathetically exclaims, "Why can modern mechanical genius do nothing for us? Oh for a steam butler and a self-acting housemaid I Oh, for a cook that a man could wind up like an eight day clock and never think of till the end of the week." "Basting on Corpu lence" is an article that contains some very wise remarks upon the mistakes into which people may fall, who start with the notion that they must get rid of their superfluous flesh at any cost. These will do well to ponder the warnings here addressed to them before they seriously injure their constitutions, and undermine their health, by their sudden changes and their wild extremes. Most readers who have studied the subject will agree in the truth of the concluding passage, which says that a " mixed diet is the best : and after all that has been said and written on the sub ject temperance is the one thing needful to secure a man against the evils of inordinate obesity." "The Three Foot Rule" is a lively song about the dislike of a workman to the modern innovations that are threatened in the way of stan dards of measure. " General M' Clellan" is the conclud ing subject met with, and of course just now is a very appropriate sketch ; it mill be read with interest and deservedly ft), for the tone of the writer is fair and impartial, and he brings the complicated case be fore us in a manner that is in every way suitable. It is said that the General stands out in " honourable distinction" from those of the North who have been prominently put forward during the war, and that he has displayed many qualities which give him a fair title to consideration and a great claim to respect. It is truly stated that the election of M'Clellan would go far to retrieve the deep stigma which now rests upon the North, for his elevation to office would mean humane and civilised war." DUBLIN.—" England and her Colonies" is the first subject met ti ith. It refers to some difficultics that have arisen lately in respect to our dealings with our distant possessions; and it is truly said that at the next general election this question will be one of the important points to settle between the candi dates and their constituents. There is much force in many of the remarks here made, and especially in the concluding passages, where it is affirmed that the security of England in respect to her colonies is that she lets them have their way, and also that it is the mission of England to plant colo nies, and it will be her disgrace if they are not planted legi timately, and governed, as long as their government is in her hands, wisely. " - Uncle Silas and Maud Ruthyn" is continued at some length : it is a most complicated narra tive, and the author's powers of depicting the mystic and describing the marvellous, have full scope in the fitful scenes put before us, The story is more curious than agree able, and the reader is more likely to look upon it as a spe cimen of ingenious design and brilliant execution than of pleasing delineation and attractive recitals, It is not, how ever, of the sensational style, but belongs to the romantic type of an earlier generation in its exciting and eventful pages. " Goethe's Faustus," second part, is a sketch that attracts attention from the thorough investigation of its subject, and the light which is brought to bear upon a diffi cult study. Dr Anster'a translation of this great work is highly commended, and it is observed that "the universal verdict of cultivated criticism has long indicated the first portion of the work to be the most complete poetic transla tion in English literature," and that the froond part is worthy of its predecessor. " Veniee, its Interior Life," puts some pictures before us that are always welcome, as are all accounts of the whilom, " Queen of the Adriatic." "Fairy Alice" is a charming sketch of one of those delightful little creatures, who seem sent as a glimpse of above, and come awhile to cheer our earth cre they shall grace their native heaven. Touchingly sad is the record of the little fairy's sojourn in her home, of which she was the light and glory. Heaven gives its favourites early death, was true of her as of many like her, and her last action was a very character istic one, for she strove to be a peacemaker and to unite her parents in the bonds of unity, for they were most uncon genial natures, and only agreed in love of her. " George Anne Bellamy, an Irish Actress," is a retrospect of a cele brated career; her end was a very sad one, and it is in con• elusion that, with all her faults and frailties, sho endea voured to promote the comforts of others, and never employed either riches or talents when in affluence or splendour, to render any ono miserable. Reader, here is a biography which emphatically tells its moral; ponder over it, and profit by its lesson." " The Drama, Classic and Romantic, in Paris" is an interesting account, and it is satisfactory to find that the tone of the French stage is now improved under the rules imposed on theatrical perform ances. " Browning's Dramatis Personas" is a suggestive article that demands attention, and some other suljects of interest, such as the " Grand Fair," &c,, combine to com plete the contents of this number. FRASER.—An article on the peasant proprietors of the Drome opens rs very good number of an old friend and favourite. It examines very thoroughly into the different systems of proprietorship which are prevalent in France and in England. The difference is familiar to most persons, and consists in the different mode of inheriting the land. In France an estate is usually divided equally among the children of the owner—in Eng land it remains the property of the eldest son. The result is, as the writer puts it, that in Greatßritain, as a general rule, the land is the heritage of a few large proprietors, in France it is shared among the people, Of course there are not wanting advocates of both systems, and those who would like to know something more of the working of the French one will do well to read the article before us, which is ;written by one whom a long residence in the country has made familiar with his subject. Mr Forster's able works on the reign of Charles I. form the topic of an interesting and well-written paper. Popular Education is a subject which has been worn somewhat threadbare; still there is no doubt that the question has many rides, and that we have not yet found the best way of educating our labouring classes. The story of " Gilbert Rugge" proceeds with some interest, though the events move somewhat slowly. We learn from the present chapters that the poor maniac who is kept secreted in the lonely cottage is the eldest scn of the Lieutenant. " A Chapter showing How Wo Live at Awamutu" gives an interesting account of military life in New Z3aland, which at the present moment will, not be unacceptable to the public. The contributions of A Cam paigner at Homo and Tho London Recluse are, as usual, among the beat things in the number. The former tells a graphic story of Scottish love, which unhappily ends in a tragedy. The latter finds courage to declare what all the world believes and acts upon, though it thinks proper to deny it—that works of fiction form a very necessary and valuable part of our intellectual and moral training, THE UNITED SERVICE keeps up its naval and military character with true spirit and increased zeal, if we may judge by its several articles for this months The first is of national importance both as respects the present and the consequences likely to result in the future. Our naval dockyards are the natural homes of our shipping, and no cost should be considered too much for keeping them well in order for any exigency that may arise. To this subject we have repea`edly called public attention, and of late even the Parliament has been awakened to the necessity of keeping the cradle of our maritime greatness in a state ready for any emergency. It would appear ridi culous, but for it actual truth, to learn that a nation which has fleets spreading over every sea, in case of a sudden disaster, should find it difficult to provide for the repair of the chief arm on which its safety mainly rests. But such is and has been actually the case. Audit is only when the progress of science has now stimulated our enterprise to more exertion that the necessity of keeping pace with the extension of commerce has startled our rulers to a proper sense of their duty. The state of our dockyards at home has been found of late to be very poor indeed, but the ut'er want of shipping accommodation for repairs abroad is a national diegraco. It is the more so when we consider the large sums annually wasted by what is termed the naval estimates. It has become a national reproach, and the pub lic now have taken it up in a spirit which will brook no fur ther shefil:ng or delay. So the Admiralty have been com pelled to look to the matter, and as a proof of their earnest ness the principal members of the board have gone to Malta for the purpose of seeing with their own eyes the merits of the dock accommodation at that important station. The next article is on the "Dragoon, his horse, and trimming," and gives an excellent summary of the mode, or lather want of mode, in which_the discipline of our cavalry has been conducted, The writer is evidently a practical officer, who fully understands the subject, and his suggestions are well worehy the immediate attention of the Horse Guards. What is wanted in our country, he says, is a faster pace, for that in 99 cases out of 100 in atteck surprise ensures success, and in these sharp attacks "surprise is the mother of miracles." "Oa Maritime Invasions" is another good article, full of information, both as regards ancient and modern enterprise. " Oswald Hastings" and other papers serve to keep up the character of t1:•e journal and its acknowledged reputation in naval and military matters. How to dispose of the sewage of our towns and cities has long been a question to puzzle the practical reformer. It has been long familiar to the public that, were " the matter in the wrong place" transferred to the right place, not only would some millions be saved and evil influences avoided, but as much positive good would be gained as positive evil removed. The gases which poison the air, and spread fever and pestilence through the lanes and alleys of our cities, would, if spread over the face of the earth beyond their walls, give vigour and stimulus to all beneficial growths. In the face of this absolute certainty, no way of reconciling fact with theory has yet been formed, and we have gone on poisoning our rivers, and devising new and costly schemes of drainage, while our agriculturists are annually incurring great expense to procure manure for their lands. The mem bers of the Metropolitan Board having, of course, long been familiar with these facts, have recently determined to see for themselves the actual results of a practical experiment. They have therefore betaken themselves to Carlisle, and have carefully inspected the works now in operation in that city, under tho superintendence of Mr Alexander M'Dougall, for the utilisation of sewage. The result of their inspection was highly favourable to the experiment, and the general arrangement of Mr M'Dougall's works secured their ready approval. The area irrigated is about 60 acres, and the sewage is first deodorised and disinfected by being mixed with carbolic acid and lime water. Any deteriorating effects which herbage grown on the soil thus irrigated might have experienced aro completely obviated by the use of this fluid, and the el'eodo rizing element is even said to have a beneficial effect on the health of the sheep that are put to graze on the land, having a tendency to cure footrot. Tho five grasses, which in other cases were sacrificed by the employment of sewage as a manure, are proved by this new system to be preserved unhurt—a result naturally of much importance to the cul tivator. The stock generally are found greatly to prefer the irrigated land to the neighbouring meadows, a fact easily accounted for by the increased luxuriance of the grass. Mr M'Dougall reckons the produce of the irrigated land to be four or five times as great as that of other parts. According to the method followed, each part of the land is irrigated three times a year, which is sufficient, from the evidence of the owner, to raise its value to double the former amount. The Board of Works were much gratified by the result of their inspection, and having completed their survey, pursued their route to Scotland. It is to bo hoped that this practical evidence of what can be done in this matter will rouse their slumbering energies, and bring for ward some well considered plan for carrying out, on an enlarged scale, a change that promises to be of so much public benefit. TEMPLE BAR,—" The Doctor's Wife," as usual, is the prominent feature of interest in this number. It is not yet completed, but records some important events. The fearful Mr Sleaford keeps his promise, and all but kills the luckless Roland Lansdell, while simple George Gilbert breathes his last. His unattractive career reached its close in peace and quiet, and if he was not distinguished in life, ho met death with more composure than many who have led far more brilliant Courses. Isabel's character becomes rapidly formed amid the scenes of trial through which she passes, and the por traiture of her life which is hero presented is true to nature in its lights and shades. " The Streets of the World," by G. Sala, this time takes us to almost forbidden ground—the city of St. Petersburg—the Balsokoi Morskaia, The chief incident here chronicled is a very uncomfortable visit paid to a grand General for the purpose of obtaining a passport. This account does not tend to enhance very favourably any opinion the reader may entertain of Russian courtesy and good management. A very readable article is that entitled "Military Occupations, Amusements, and Punishments." It is written in a fair spirit, and whatever cause its stric tures may have to occasion umbrage among military autho rities generally, to the unbiassed and impartial reader they will appear alike straightforward and well-timed. In the first place, what can be more reprehensible than the want of occupation which our soldiers have to endure. This is a fruitful source of intemperance in itself, and yet no one troubles him self to endeavour to rectify the evil among the many martinets who are ready to deal destruction to all who do not strictly conform to their most trivial orders, and obey their punctilious regulations. The "lash" is here very properly called " a standing disgrace to our military code." It is stated that the only deterring influence that this custom holds out, is to prevent young men of a batter class frem entering the army, because they very naturally shrink frcm a service where such a disgrace ful possibility hangs over them. 6 • In nearly a quarter of a century's experience wi , h soldiers, the writer has always, and without a single exception, found flogging makes a goo' man bad, and a bad man worse." It would be well if due attention were paid to the suggestions of this article, for it contains much matter that can bear reflection and inquiry. The state of an army ought to be looked into in a higher sense and a better spirit than it is, and truly is it here affirmed, that " the theory of making soldiers anything more than mere machines for parade or guard, of which real care was to be taken in their leisure hours, is new in England, the practice is still more so." May it not be said without exaggerati n, that until this anomaly be put an end to there will be a blot upon our military escutcheon which nothing can efface. " Broken to Harness" and "Paid in Full" both progress considerably this month. In the former Kate Mellon is in great difficulty and meets with a serious accident through incautious vehemence. In the latter the plotter, Ledbitter, is himself plotted against, and we may expect some startling events bells° the denouement. "De Mortals " is a lively little sketch, which disposes of many time-honoured measures in a manner that will raise the direst wrath of old-fashioned persons, but nevertheless with some show of reason. " The Queen's Necklace" is a sketch of one of the most extraordinary things of its kind that have ever taken place in the annals of court intrigue or the records of high life scandals and mysteries. A very clear account is here given, and many will be glad of this opportunity to refresh their minds with a resume of events which, trifling in themselves, led to important consequences, the issues of which have not been fully worked out. It is truly stated that " Here has it been said that the trial of the necklace was the prologue to the Revelation." " Tripping it Lightly" is an agreeable reminiscence of a cheap excur sion taken in defiance of the advice of those who looked on money as everything, and sneered at one wise enough to make the most of his means and of his time. "Not wisely but too well" is the title of some verses that are nothing particular in its style, and records the loves of one who can inspire no sympathy for his trouble because he is wanting in self-respect. "The Equinox" is a melancholy little sketch of the stormy elements, which is appropriate at this inclement season, Armadale" is a new story com menced in this number.. It is very peculiar and certainly original in its style, It is always a ven turesome undertaking when a tale commences in an impressive manner, and it remains to be seen it this one will fufil its intentions, and redeem the promise of its spring. Some of the characters met with are sketched in a masterly style, The old Scotchman stands out in a lifelike manner, with his doubts and his decision, the wife of the sick man is excellently pourtrayed in her jealous fears and her deep distress, and altogether we have the prospect of an exciting and interesting tale before us. "Middle-class Education in England . ' refers to the train ing of girls, It contains some nett al hints in its general survey and particular criticism, and no one can deny the justice of some of the strictures met with as to the faulty method of the teaching which is called education on the principle of lucus non lucendo. After referring to the very succ2ssful experiment made last year in applying tho Cam bridge examination to girls as well as boys, the writer ob serves chat with the knowledge and experience now gained we may hope " to see principle and method introduced into the chaos from which something like order is beginning to arise, and even the next generation much better qualified than the present or the last to justify and confirm the tra ditional lofty and benign reputation of the womanhood of England." "A itte-a-hie Social Science Discussion" is a curious sketch that is amusingly told. " Wives and Daugh ters" is continued, and the " new 11i4a1024" in perspective is a sad picture for poor Molly. Mrs Kirkpatrick doe appoar very charming as a bride, and the fears of the 17 : little maiden are not ungroundless as such miegivh 3 g, B trouble sometimes are. 'The Scottish Farm Labourer' le ' , , instructive sketch that brings before us some noticeable f e ; tures of its class, and mention s some g l ar i ng evils; fti els6l that the owners of the soil too often reverse the sentiow, Lord Broughton. " I well know and esteem this rule e l l father's—rather build two cottages than su . ffer one annihilated." " At; Rest" is a very pleasing poem. I t t to simple and touching in its truthfulness, and the grief 4 is merged in hope and faith is thus fully expressed in 117 lines'• I shall yet hear thy voice and see thy smile In the bright morning when thou shalt awaken. , 10 Colonel Gordon's Exploits in China is an article that r e 1 1 to momentous occurrences, and tells of what can be do ne " spirit and enterprise. MACMILLAN'S MA G A ZlNE.—Contrary to the W u ; custom, Macmillan opens with an instalmep t fiction, and the twelfth part of the history of Son of the Soil" is the first thing to greet reader. Very eventf u l i n th e hi s t or y of C° l ; Campbell does this chapter prove, leaving hill': the fulfilment of one part of his Minter Lauderdale's rd diction—betrothed to the gentle Alice, although 1)1 ;1 means having realised the other part of his propheci.' falling in love, Mr Christie contributes an intereslYj paper on the Cambridge " Apastles," a name seines"' flippantly given to a conversazione society at the nil, sity, which has numbered among its ranks of ablest men of the day, including the Laureate, the sil t !, of " Friends in Council," and many a man of mark ill: politics, and :letters. A paper on William Blake, V I ) pally culled from Mr Gilchrist's lire of him, sketches brief but graphic outline the career of a strang e 11 g fted man. Mr Dicey, it; a very sensible and teniper ° ,l written article, conclusively disposes of the pretensi o 4 the Brothers Davenport. He admits that he could :4 discover the mechanism by which the trick was eff;lct", and even goes so far as to say that he does not entirely 'l', claim all belief in spiritualism, but he very perti ne9 ; asks, 4, Was it more likely that I should be unable to d; cover a trick of sleight of hand, or that a supernsfuo operation should be performed at the price of ten gullies' , hour, lights included ?" "The Hillyars and the Doll proceeds, and the good fortune which has long been davi% on the Burton family culminates ',ll the patriarch a; family becoming owaer of a desolate track of land contafolj a rich copper mine. The fortunes of the Hillyars are 1 ,4 ° flourishing, and it is difficult to unwind the thread of tfv: l from the entangled web, which the author by the ag ed of incoherent Sir George, crazy Lady Hillyar, and nays, rious Samuel, thinks proper to weave. The article ; " Claus Seidelin," a Danish apothecary of the last c" .. , tury, is full of curious and amusing anecdotes, and a Oro entitled " About Trau, or What they do at S c hwalbs ell o gives a pleasant picture of those German baths whie 118 0 been honoured this year by the presence of the Binl o°sl LONDON SOCIETY.—The opening record o. F experiences of " Miss Pink's First Season," ficiclB)l place in this number, and many a fair belle of too season may recal her own sentiments as a debut° 0 , while studying it. " Politeness, Insular and C: ig , tinental," is a readable paper, showing how they 10 `` T o some things better in France, if others not so well. 0 1 Merchant Princes of England" are continued, and we with a sketch of one whose career well deserves to be bid in grateful recollection by Londoners, Sir Hugh Myddle 0 to whom we are indebted for the New River. G e f ili d cf Baths are seemingly in vogue, for we have a descriplo;ol Baden-Baden, the elysium of gamesters. " Rose Ws e t o and her Lovers" is a pleasant little tale, possessing now rare recommendation of beginning and under one cover;' and "Back and Front" gives an ell o r taining summary of poor Nathaniel Hawthorne'S °Ty what crabbed criticism on England and the Englisil . illustrations are, as usual, plentiful and life-like. O r / GOOD WORDS.—Mrs. Wood's interesting ' 0 of " Oswald Gay" proceeds with rapidity, 11-f lO 6 seemingly nearing its conclusion. Poor Caic o s Cray is sinking under the misfortunes that 11 ; come upon her, and a general. eclaircissen 3ell o ,l apparently approaching. The editor contributes an swot on the "Principles of Christian Toleration," which sw o t careful reading; and Mr Plumptre gives us an acc °ll d the old age of the Prophet Isaiah. There is a very inter,s ing paper by Isaac Taylor, entitled, "A Family rel i ole which ho gives some details of the.literary labours ef ' 0 de latives. The names of Jane Taylor and her sister Arco; see vedly known and cherished wherever the ‘Originfti r d have found their way, and where have they not 1-°'2/10/11 Their wide and enduring popularity sufficiently Pro l f l p e intrinsic worth ; and, as the brother with honourab'eroo observes, they have been instrumental in helping, °Ai, the early training of two or three generations. An woman abroad contributes as account of counlli 11 s jo r Sweden. Mr Gosse proceeds with his "Year at th e and there severalclreaurervEß. p other art papers l.N of vary s eirnige Series interest;lfi.,6 • well-conducted serial of a religiou s an d: m ote.). 0 meter, designed for family reading amono middle classes. It has been establi s h e d f or 02 :e years ; but so many new competit ors h ave recently ,:"0 peared on the scene, that it, has been th oug ht d es irab le l' improve it, and increase its general interest. The cl e P a el meet for young people is especially pleasant and attroc7o and a highlysinteresting account of the Earlswood M Y : of comes under the head of "London, and its Lahl t d Love." " True to the End" is a story of domestic lf' ° tie tS can scarcely fail to aw a k en th e rea d er ' s atten ti o n, si lcit " are many miscellaneous papers of merit. THE SUNDAY MAGAZINE.—This new er n Of which comes before us w ith th e rec ommenda t '%bo Dr. Guthrie's editorship, contains many 11 ' 111 4 0 0 , and instrictive papers. The account of the laboursi' io ol Bible women is especially interesting; and the Blain Pascal" deserves to be bettor known to -1-'" readers, tro set LE FOLLET.—This "glass of F a shion" ° la° o e as usual, the costumes of the day to full adv en t f o if and exhibits likewise to th e eage r eyes of ittiotet votaries the several de s i gns f or ma ntles an d :0 04 wraps of various descriptions. Tales and peon s are .he ' ft to divert the reader f rom th e more ser i ous studies of o ft; of the toilette, and the usual attractions of le fo illai no way diminished. ne o THE ECLECTIC has some i n t ere sting It Of prominent among wh ich wemay notice a review Babbage's " Passages from the Life of a Philosopher ; an article on Marlette's discoveries in Egypt. NEWTON'S LONDON J OURNAL h as an arl'eleO 00 the North London Ind us t r i a l E xhi b ition, as well °(" °ita on the recent explo s i on an d on engineering w°11a:8 We find, of course, th e cus t omary recor d o f Paten improvements. AN OIL ARISTOCRACY . —At on t i me ra •fory e 0 11 , poured its treasury i n t o t h e lap of the irnP city of the New World. The world then became a ll uat ii upon the subject of gold discoveries. Great Britoil:1'7001 the fever, and, adopting American ingenuity O: o fi°, opened the glitteri ng caverns o f A us t ra li a to the ef e 'SG poor and for the benefit of the English aristocrscl'OraG,' will try to " strik e il e " next. Th e C a lif orn ia affei t ° o l 4 : had its day, it s fashionable period. Other aristoorao' j3tr lowed—codtish, blubber, anthracite, a nd shocidl:,o o/ : 1 , among all these, with all the fashion and luxury file'„d command, the city o f N ew Y or k never b e fore ree e 'i l f present degree of prosperity and magnificence' aristocracy has risen as with a wand of magic. r et T o - 0 0 , - . its name. It has given a lively impulse to fati - pO l ' i l movements. It has added a glittering spur to fa t/ '; ° ,ly ();( development. It has brought some of the O il ' 0 , 1 Knickerbockers from their dusty desks and frof a t ols i " solid old mahogany s id e b oar d s t o look with fold V A smiles upon it. A new joy has been discovered, ifer, New York rejoices. The equipages on the V a ' l l, l4 „ never more dashing nor numerous . A d a y or fyi v '" 00 1 ' the Park seemed lik e th e d azz li ng panorama o f an "It'd; pageant, with na t ure and her sublime ar tist, DAD' to touch the pi c t ure w i th their un aPPrl tints. The stores were never better patronised ay a~g and costly g oo d s . Th e opera was ()vr more gl i idt brilliant. Th e th eatres never better patron ised, f a° Solo Shingle, The fancy stores, the superb eatgolitol ments like that of lielmbold's, just above the Ale tr e be 4 10 never had more lucrative customers, The hotels vi e ; o3 o "1j more crowded, so that y ou h ave t o or der a room 0 o vi is a , / advance in order to secure a comfortable one. f a c t 'td P "Where does the m on ey come from ? The :0 3 '4 comes from the lavish exponditutes of the Petrol/say tPI cr soy, whose a d ven t h as j us t b een made, who aeepteliP, best apartments in our best hotels, who are cg tha d upon the fascinating field of fashion, w h o have P l ' taP he wedding at which a million was given and a and who are bestowing upon the people of New i d ale 4 0, treasures which a bounteous earth, richer in 111 1 11 " e re than California or Australia has poured i le P r , Long live Petrolia I—Nevo York Herald. WAR STEAMER FOR JAPAN.--The I\ re- er O r o Times describes the trial trip of the steaill„T A ra, vette Fuseyama, a vessel which has been built " ti ler l a York firm for the Government of Japan on all ° Oa e ' eeived through the American Minister in JaPa l3 !:oel - 0 5 0 the consent of the American Government. T ile :o u r- o f' is said to be capable of running 12} knots P s ' `"1- and Ate has a capacity in coal bunkers for 300 tons of c° s st e r na consume from eight to ten tons per day ing. Her armament consists of one 30-pounder in pivot on the topgallant forecastle, two 30-pon n .,, ist rifles in broadsides, one 100- pounder Parrott rif-l e a , t wo 0 amidships, four 9-inch Dahlgrens in broadsid total' 01 pounders and two 12-pounders in broadoid e d e the 90' Of guns. The trial trip was very satisfact or y , is by this time on her way to Japan. 0 10 13 0 1 4 ° TASMANIA.—The imports into the. the Opt Tasmania last year amounted to £902,940, 1 1 ,1 to £999,511. The shipping entered inwari ° 0 In tlao corogioa tons, and outwards 110,143 tons. acres of land were under cultivation, and f 1 ; , , 0 0,5 1 cattle was 20445, and the number of sheep