The Sun. — London, England, 1864-03-31 00:00:00

iNT What a Happy Laud" can I tee you after the !'i,..9,Pera? 1 on'y know of One HAPPY LAND, ' COVENT -GARDEN, my dear fellow! KINA.HAN'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC, BRANDY. This celebrated Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest RENCEE BRANDY, It is Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, 3s. 8d , at the Retail Houses in London ; by he Agents i n the principal towns in England ; or wholesale 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded iimahan's LL Whisky," CO Ticr t , BONDHOLDERS OF THE ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. USUE OF SECOND MORTGAGE BONDS. B ° l mo 1 PAYABLE IN LONDON. 1,e,.„ lars (X 180,000) New York Division —Due in 1881 . wuoo o dollars (X225,0)0) Pennsylvania Division—Due in Securm 1882. Shia-- a Registered Mortgage, constituting a lien on income and all corporate rights. privileges, lands, tran g, plant and property of the Pennsylvania and New York „, , ,slons of the Railway. 48. 1 , , 1e Bonds are redeemable in New York or in London at d „ e'd. per dollar and are tranQferable ithout stam or en vvraerne,.. ; , . Li v per cent. of the - gross amount will he drawn ondon commencing in . 1865, to be pad off at par in abf;, - °n ; Interest Coupons are attached to theTonds, pay the-fis,l'annnally, at the Consolidated Pank in London, at exed rase of 45. to the dollar. 1 o Bonds will be isued t 70. viz. : B onds of 100 d o l e. at X ) s 5 155., a with interest from April, 1,1861. " 503 £78155., „ ft The £157 10s. „ It 4 , 0 00 d -- PDP' , represent it 4 per annum on each bond of Th _ °liars (£225), or nearly 9 per cent. of e Privilege of subscribing will remain open until the 6th their for the'present bondholders, either directly or through 51.,`, 5 e terms of issue are as follows Cent. on applic a ti on, b e i ng XII 5 0 per Bond of LOCO dol. 35 s , al otment 22 10 0 „ 20 „2d May 33 15 0 „ f t 20 11 16 th May „ 45 0 0 „ Ist June 45 0 0 £157 10 0 tjvil„sribers will be option of paying the insta'ments in h ßm 4 n'es and will be allowed a discount of 6 per cent. per an „Pit such pre -payments. Tatter allotment Scrip Certifilites will be issued to earer. , On Be Certificates will be exchanged for Bonds to "bearer" EaYrnent of the final instalment, rly completion of the works of this great Railway justifiesAso the Company in making this additional issue of ot i n s d ,,B , folio i c policy adopted at the outset, gr es ' u ‘" securities to the public only after the actual pro brn,lii 'he Railway has secured the necessary income for 11 0 - ;.r i ng the interest. There will remain only the Second gage of the Ohio division, to be disposed of hereafter, 44 y e n the total of the 13(Inded Debt will be only £6,000 per tt l*r. " th e alia - calion may be obtainea of' the Bankers ;or om Offices of the Company. e es of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway Company, larch 23, 1861.2, Old Broad-street, London, B.C. THE ALBION BANK (Limited). Capital £1,(00100, in 20,000 shares of L5O each. First issue, 10,000 shares. encsit LI per share on application, and XI per share on allotment. It is not intended to call up more than £l5 per S ham No call will be made for three months alter allot peat. Three months' interval at least will elapse between wo calls, and no call will ex-eed £5 per shi:tre. iu,arporated under the Joint Stock Companies Act of 1862, ~ue reby each shareholder's liability is limited to the amount of his shares. DIRECTORS. J, — as Cave, Esq., Sheriff of London and Middlesex. IT. Pritchett, Esq. (firm of J. T. Pritchett and Sons), 131, enc hurcstreet. P Masters, Esq. (firm of W. F. Masters and Sons), teVf-Tfite-rnarket. t Janun Baugh, Ee.q., Bradford-street, and Balsall-heath, Tho rr a i nghant Pe inas Azgs, Esq. (firm of Thomas Aggs and Co.), 155, r , ... 2 . l ehurchstreet, E.C. JA,st'reePto.tter, Esq. (firm of B. F. Potter and Co.), 25, Newgate. The With power to add to their number. pr gr a o t vi e sloe al arrangement for merging the old-established tn_. bank of Messrs. Challis and Son with the Albion (Limited) has been confirmed, and the active partner , viil be the general manager of the Bank. GENERAL MANAGER Thomas M. Challis, Esq. hies BANKERS. , r 8 i/ a „;_ • Challis an d Son, 16, West Smithfield. Th" e ' of London, Threadneedle-street. London 4114 ZleVroas and Northrn Bank, 2 d , Bank-buildings, London tle, Leeds, and Hudersfield. BROKE, James Shepherd, Esq., Auction Mar'. SOLICITOR. G • Cturting, Dean, Esq., 27, New Broad-street. Walla AUDITORS. Mani trt Coo Der, Esq , Publia Accountant, 13, George-street, Vir..n Rouse. gratih r r e 72 , Manager United Kingdom Electric Tele - „p ally, - SECRETARY, PRO TEM. Mr. A. L. Price. Temp 3rary Offices—?, Bank-buildings. Alth ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS. ulish, °ll gh the system of joint-stock banking has been esta trad-1 to meet the requirements of most departments of oal u g, t has r ot been introduced for the business of the agr o. i ii the population and Cattle markets of the metropolis ; and though co u„ ae lit _lnllation has doubled within the last 25 years, and, whole, 0.- ba g i ne ll .t l Y, the necessary quantity of supplies, t th? s . et the h ao lf amounting to 15 to 20 millions per annum, x Fn The A l s Of a few private firms. ties t o hlon Bank is introduced to prod. 'e increasedfac w il e i l - 1 as at s trade by establishing an office in the City, 1,11134 e Smith and the Metropolitan Cattle Ilarke as t ; and fa ti le clue nthy. should it be found desrab l e, by ope nin g branches ,ESricultural districts. ift,:-Pwilio_nietropolitan Meat or Poultry Market in in Smithfield, tact a,„coUrse of erection, is destined, by the terms of the k e t, rarllament to combine and supersede all other mar cent:°,r Meat in the metropolis. To this market will be con- Pouctated all transactions for the supply of butchers' meat, PO, ' 7, and other produce to the inhabitants of the metro hl,l;l4 a circle of 14 miles round it. t ilte nn,a no allotment take place, the deposits will be re han ln full. Should a less number of shar,s bo allotted v, r ,a , re applied for, the deposit will be made available ( i . , 8 the payment on allotment, and the balance, if any, ned to the a. plicant. ior shares may be addressed to the bankers. i ,oXers, or directors of the Company and to the secretary at u e offices of the Com , HE ALBION BANK (Limited). e) ., The Directors have for the PURn to announce th HASE at th of the e PRO OId- Vl si AGREEMENT , Thi ab i iihed BAN KING BUSINESS of Messrs. C H A LLIS ' rSOithfi , together with their B A nk Premises, No. 16, West has d, And Rank Buildinza Metrnpolit,n Cattle M rket, th s b een. CONFIRMED; and Mr. Thomas M. Challis, ~ active Bank artner in(Limited) the fir . m willbe the General Manager of '"e Albion ALBION BANK (Limited) thi ß „ '4 will •e R 0 FURTHER, APPLICATIONS for SHARES in APri''ankb ECFIVED after TUESDAY, the sth l 17!) 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Hurst and Blackett. 13, Great Marlborough-street. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE BOROUGH JL _ OF FINSBURY. Ministerial Indiscretions GENTLEMEN, When you did me the honour to elect me as your Repre sentative I pledged myself that, if I found the task more than my health and strength were equal to. I would resign. I feel it due to you to say that„after the most anxious delibera tion and consultation with my physician, I have determined. at tne close of the present Parliament, not to present myself for re-election. I need hardly assure you that I have arrived at this determination with great reluctance. My relations with the borough have been from the first so perfectly cordial and satisfactory, that it is impossible to think of leaving it without sincere regret. I have one reason—and one on,y— for resigning Finsbury. The duties connected with the Re presentati ,n of a Metropolitan Borough are not only of an extremely numerous, but of a very pressing and responsible kind. Hardly a measure comes before Parliament, which does not affe t some section of the Electors. This naturally leads to a very extended correspondence ; and I find this, in addition to my own affairs, more than I can continue to per form with satisfaction to myself, and that due regard to my health which my duty to my family requires. If I again re-enter Parliament, it must be to represent some Constituency where attention only to national ques tions I s required at my hands, and where I should be compa ratively free far political work. Be assured I shall ever cherish a warm recollection of your kindness and friendship. You have throughout given me your confidence, and I have endeavoured to repay that confi dence by devoting* myself to your service. Amid the diversity of political sentiments prevailing in so very large a Constituency. 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The Supposed Foundering of the Re Galant uomo, This day is published, In one large volume octavo, pp. 676, price 215., INDEX GEOGRAPHICUS: being a List, alphabetically arranged, of the principal Pllces on the ki lobe, with the countries and subdivisions of the countries in which they are situated, and their latitudes and longitudes. Compiled specially with reference to KPith Johnston's Royal Atlas, but applicable to all modern atlases and maps. William Blackwood and Song, Edinburgh and London. The New York papers to ,hgnd contain accounts of the suppned loss o.f Iht>;./4 Galantuomo. The Star of the West had arrived at New York from Liverpool, and in her log were the following entries : On March 7, latitude 40.40, longitude 61.20, at 4 p.m., saw a large man-of-war with maintopmast gone, and colours at the masthead, as if she wished to speak with us. At 5 p.m. tacked, steering south-west by the wind, until 6 p.m., the man-of-war firing guns—hove to about 4 miles to the leeward of her. At half-past 6 p.m. she tried to speak us, but could not be heard—filled the ship and tacked. At 7 p.m. passed close under her stern and asked what she wanted, and the reply was that she was an Italian man .of war, and in a sinking condition, wished us to lie by her all night, and accompany her to the nearest land. Asked how many people there were on board. Reply—over 400. We promised to remain by her through the night ; shortened sails to lower topsails and foretopmast stay sail, and kept by the wind. At eight p.m. fired a rocket, which was answered by another from the man of war. Steered towards her and hove to about two miles to windward. At 9 p.m. fired a bluelight, which was answered by one from the vessel, the two ships being in about the same position. At 10 p.m. fired a rocket ; no reply. At 11 p.m. fired a rocket and bluelight; no reply. Wore ship and ran to the eastward about three miles ; hove to on the other tack, and lay until daylight. At 5 a.m. made sail and ran to the eastward, a lookout at the masthead, but could see nothing ; at 6 a.m. hauled by the wind, supposing she had kept away before the wind. Shortly after 9 p.m. strong breeze sprang up from west ward ; weather moderately clear. Saw several vessels steering east during the day. March 11, lat 40, long 68, passed Austrian brig Memento, bound to Boston; 13th inst., lat 40 30, long 70, passed ship Anewan, from Callao. The New York Herald says : The Italian frigate Re Galantuomo sailed from New York on the 3d inst., and the Re d'ltalia on the 9th. From the date of the supposed disaster therefore it is surmised that the vessel in distress must have been the Re Galantuomo, though it is not generally supposed here that she had such a large number of passengers on board. When the news reached New York the first impression was that the Re d'ltalia had suffered another accident; but it is unnecessary to state that such cannot have been the case, as she did not leave the Narrows until the 9th inst., two days after the supposed disaster. If any disaster has occurred to an Italian frigate it must have been the Re Galantuomo, which left on the 3d inst. The above statement of Captain Perry is, however, by no meats incompatible with the safety of the frigate. She may have gone in a different direction from that pursued by the Star of the West on the morning of the Bth. The Italian Consul General J. Aufora di Licignano, in company with B. W. Peycock, Esq., and Signor Secchi di Cassali, editor of the Eco d'ltalia, visited the ship Star of the West, Captain Perry commanding, yesterday afternoon, in order to ascertain the fullest and most reliable particulars relative to the supposed loss of the Italian man-of-war, which vessel had been spoken on March 7. The following facts were elicited : When in latitude 40.40, longitude 64 20, at the hour of 4 p.m. on the afternoon of March 7, the look-out on the Star of the West saw a largo man-of-war. She had her colours at the masthead and maintopmast gone. These facts proved that they wished to speak, and those on board the Star of the West made the necessary movement to comply with the pass ed under her stern and spoke her. Captain request.PAer t ry 7 d pm id not speak through a trumpet, as they had none on board the Star of the West. The question was then asked— " What do you want ?" " We are an Italian man-of-war, and in a sinking condi tion. We wish you to lie near us all night and accompany us to the nearest land." " How many have you got on board?" " Over four hundred." The Star of the West then steered a short way from the sinking vessel and fired signals up to 9 o'clock, which were all responded to. There was a rocket fired at 10 o'clock, but no reply, and at 11 o'clock a rocket and blue light were sent up ; but, as before, no response was received. Thus matters remained until 5 o'clock on the morning of the Bth, the Star of the West still holding fast about three miles from where the Italian vessel lay. It being daylight at this time every eye was turned in the direction where the distressed vessel was last seen but no trace of her could be dis covered. At the time of these occurrences both vessels were equi-distant between Bermuda and Sable Islands, about 700 miles from New York. No person could see the name on the stern of the Italian vessel, as it was quite dark when the Star of, the West rounded her. The person who hailed from the decks of the Italian vessel spoke excellent English. Captain Perry did not think it possible that the vessel could have foundered without their knowledge. There were no vestiges of a wreck or anything else on the surface of the water next morning, and Captain Perry gives it as his opinion that no vessel of so large a size as the Italian, with such a number of souls on board, could possibly have foundered within three miles of assist ance without some evidence of their terrible end appearing on the morning after the calamity. Captain Perry was then asked to g i ve a written opinion, w hich he did as follo ws : 6, On board sh i p Star o f the West, March 15. "Having answer ed all the inquiries of the Italian Con sul-General distress in Maroh 7, as per my repor t, I hereby certify th at in my opinion it would be ex p edient at once to send a steam er, with such means as would aid her, ship respectingsi at tle I awin distress my observation s o f t h e Ital i an line to the place from whence I last saw her continuing her course, for the search in the Western Islands. After wait ing two hours, and neither seeing her nor any portions of the wreck, I feel she must have, up to that time, remained {6 HAMILTON PERRY, Master. safe. "Witness—B. M. Peycock." In consquence of the extreme darkness of the night it is i m possible for Captain Perry minutely to describe the dis tressed vessel; but from the particulars which he did give there seems to be little doubt in the minds of the Italian Consul and his friends that•the vessel in question is none other than the Italian frigate Re Galantuomo, which sailed from this port on March 3. They also feel sanguine of her safety. It is understood that a steamer will be at once sent to her succour, should she need any, and will sail in the direction of Bermuda Island. s a large frigat e , o f muc h The Re Galantuomo wad g which at first was gr eater size than the Re d supposed to be the vesse l which suffered a disaster. She was formerly a sailing vessel, had suff , and was constructed at the Royal Navy Yard, near Naples. A few years ago she was converted into a steam vessel by the introduction of an additional engine, w hi c h, under ordinary circumstances, could propel her at the rate of about nine knots an hour. At the time of the improvement no change was made in the bull of the vessel, as is usual; for generally when sailing ships are altered into steamers they are lengthened. Con sequently this ship had a chunky appearance quite in con trast with the beautiful models of the Russian ships which were at anchor in our harbour a short time ago. The object of her visit to this country was to bring out the officers and a crew of 350 men for the Re d'ltalia. She left this port on the 3d of March, homeward bound. Very little is known here respecting the Re Galantuomo, but from the fact that she did not bring out to this country her full complement of guns, in order to ease her and fit her Netter for so long a voyage, it is considered that she was not a first-class vessel, though one of considerable size. LivEnrooL, Wednesday. The fate of the Italian iron-clad frigate Re Galantuomo grows more hopeless by every arrival from New York. The Cunard steamer Sidon, which arrived here to-day, reports that on the 18th March, when in lat. 40 45, lon. 61 52, she was boarded by H.M.S. Styx, then in search of the missing frigate. The captain of the Sidon was asked if he had fallen in with the Re Galantuomo, but on replying in the negative, the boarding crew left. 'chief Brit , COBBETT and CO.. General House Furnishers. Deptford bridge, London, S.E, THE POPULAR SCIENCE REVIEW.- No. XL April, 1864, price 2s. 6d., contains :—On Printing Te'egraphy, by R. S. 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Chairman of the Com pany, presiding—the fol owing Resolutions were carried unanimously - 1. That this meeting receive and adopt the report and ac counts of the Directors. 2. That W. P. Andrew, Esq., be re-elected a Director of this Company. 3. That Colonel Sir Frederick L. Arthur, Bart., be re elected a Director of this Company. 4. That George Gordon M cpherson, Esq., be re-elected Auditor of this Company. 5. That the cordial thanks of this meeting are tendered to W. P. Andrew, Esq., for his courV2ous conduct in the chair this day. THE AUTOGRAPHIC MIRROR, No. 4, price Is., by post is. ld. To be Published TO MORROW, Ist April. Contents :—Fac-simile of Instructions given by James I. for the Examination of Guy Fawkes—A i.otter from Sir A. Sinclair. our Envoy at Copenhagen in 16 o—Letters from Wil jam Pitt a nd C. J. Fox; from Gene ral Garibaldi on the British Volunteers; from sir Walter Scott, Professor Wilson (Christopher No-th), James Aird (the Poet), Humbolt, Varnhacren, Von Ease, Liebig, Sir Thomas Lawrence, Sir Edwin 61,andseer, Didlle. Rma Bonheur, Meyerbe:r, Balfe, and two Sketches of the ate Mr. ThaeL e ray.—The ne , t Number, to be published on the 15th April, will be devoted to Shakspere specially. Office-110, Strand, W.C. W. P. ANDTZ FIN', Chairman. S. H. H. PARRY, Acting' Secretary. Gresham House. Old Broad-street, London, March 30, 1801. BISHOP of LONDON'S FUND. — In order to give some idea of the spiritual , testitution in London, and also of the nature of the information which has been obtained roe ardine almost every parish in the diocese, it has been thought desirable to publish the following details respecting four parishes, chosen out of four different postal dis . riots : Parish A.—The total population of this parish is nearly 25,000. About two-thirds are of the labouring classes, and one-third are shopkeepers, mercantile clerks, warehousemen, &c. There is only one church. with eccommodation for 2, 0 01, and no mission-room or other place for Divine service. There are six Dissenting chapels, accommodating about 2,801. There are three clergymen, two Scripture readers, and one City missionary ; three Church schools, which acc ommodate 810 ; three Dissenting schools, with accommodation 'or 1,500; one ragged school for 200. it appears that for this ponulation of 25,000 the Church and Dissenters together pro vide 4,0 0 sittine s, which would not be sufficient for a popu lation of 1 0 ,000 persons. There are, therefore, nearly, 15,000 in this parish for whom no provision is made in any plaoe of religious worship. Again, for these 25,001 peop'e there are only three clergymen of the Church of England. With re spect to the ministers of other religious communitie it must be borne in mind that, however active they may be in visiting the members of their own congregations, they cannot be con sidered as responsible for any more extended or sy tematic visitation. Supposing, then, that their chapels in this parish were all full, the congregations would number less than 3,000, and would nrobsbly represent a population less than 8,000. There would still remain 17,00 0 people for whose pastoral care the Church of England is responsible, and for whom only three clergymen are prov'ded. But these wou'd be fully employed in ministering to 6,00 1 , that is, 2.0 , 0 to each. Thore wi'l still, therefore, remain more than 10,°00 people in this one parish for the personal visitation of whom by ministers of religion no Provision is male, either by the Church of England or by Dissenters. Parish B.—Population (in 1851) 21,010, increased even since then by 4,000 more. making 28,000, Ground is also laid cut for building lmmediately 1,700 houses, and ultimately 2.^CO more, representing, together an expected increase f 22.000 to the pres nt noculation. A large portion are mechanics, and the remainder day labourer?. oostermongers. ke. There is one parish church, with accommodation for Bno, a school church, containing 600 or 700 ; and a small chapel of ears', con taining about 100. There are four Dissenting chapels. all small, containing probably altogether about 1,200. The total accommodation of all kinds is 2,800. There are three three parochial clergy, two Scripture readers, and one City missionary. There are five Church schools, accommodating a 'together 1,000 children ; one Dissenting school, with lees than 200 children. In this case there would wear to be at this moment nearly 20,000 peor le more than can be reached by the ministrations of the clergy, and about the same rove - her who are wi bout any provision for public wor,hip. This is an instance of the rapid growth of a suburban parish. the Population having increased from 6,500 in 1841, to 24,000 In 1861 ; and if any considerable part of the building project now proposed be carried out, the population will, before 1871, he upwards of 50,000. Parish C —The total population of this parish is 30,000. Of these about 2 0 , 00 0 are of the labou ring classes and poor. A large proportion of the remainder are smell tradesmen, clerks. and persons with life incomes, while very few are in easy circumstances, The parish church and a proprietary chapel together contain accommodation for about 3,700 There is also an iron school church used for Divine service which will contain 200. There is no parsonage. There is one small Dissenting . chapel. There are six clergymen of the Church of England, one of whom is, a missionary citrate; no scrinture r'ader, and five City missionaries. There are five Church schools, accommodating 900 children. In this parish there appears to be 20,000 people who h -- va no accommodation at all for public worship, and 18,010 beyond the number who can be efficiently ministered to by the present parochial clergy. Parish D.—Porulati n 31,000 of the wnrking, classes, mostly volt , ' poor, with a few shopkeepers. There is one church, with 2,000 sittings, and two mission rooms, one containin 2 0 and the other 7 0 . There are nine Dissentinw chapels, accommodating probably about 5,000. There are five paro chial clergy, three of them being missionary curates, one Scripture reader, and four City missionaries. There are three Church schools, wi h accommodation for 610 ; and nine Dis senting schools, accommodating probably about 1,C00; one ragg d school for about 30. There appear in this parish to be 21,000 persons 'eft unprovided with pastoral supervis l on, and about 1 LOCO who have no provision for attending public worship. These four cases, taken from diff trent districts of London, are given because they present a view of the spiritual condl- Von of the population in a great number of parishes in the metropolis, and not with the intention of making any spe cial appeal on their behalf. tis evident that in parishes like these there is needed a l l arge increase not only of o'ergy. but of lay agents of various kinds, and also of schools and mission rooms in which they may carry on their work. In the case of populous parishes, where the existing, churches are not filled, the necessity of an increase of 1 ving agents is all the more urgent, in order to awal;en the male of the people to a greater sense of their duty and value of public worship. Office, 79, Pall-mall. THE WELLINGTON THREE SHILLING DINNER, consisting of Soup, Fish, Made Dish, Joint, Sweet, ho., is served daily from 3 to 9 p.m , and on Sundays from 5 to 8.30 p.m. Private Rooms for large or small parties. By order, JOHN CATES, Manager. The Wellington, St. James's-street. Entrance, 160, Piccadilly. MIL W. S. wOODIN'S ELOPEMENT EXTRAORDINARY, sand BACHELOR'S BOX, an Entirely New Entertainment, at the Polygraphic Hall, King William-street, Cnarin , -cross, EVERY EVENING, y) ; §aturday Mornings at three. — at eight (except Saturda Stalls, and box stails, 3s. ; area, 2s. ; amphitheatre, Is. A Plan of the Stalls may be seen, and Seats secured at the Hail from eleven to five. Next Morning Performance, Saturday, April 2, at three. T " 0 XF ORD, ec OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING, will be performed the new and success ful Opera, by M. Guonod, FAIT-;1', embracing the entire company of this establishment, with augmented band and chorus ; and other Musical Entertainments, supported by the following talented artistes : —Misses Russell, Fitz-Henry, Tyrrell,llN•almsley ; Messrs. Morley, Tivoli, Green, &e. Director, Mr. F. Jonglimans. UNSIVORTH and EUGENE will make their re-appear ance This Evening,. Comedy, by Mr. T. Maclitgan, W. 'Randall, G. Ilutchenson, G. W. Jester, Miss Nelly Tower (the juvenilo oomedienne), &c., Will shortly be producel, THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, by Otto Nicolas; ani THE TWO GENTLE MEN OF VERONA, by Sir Henry Bishop. Admission--Area, 6d. ; stalls and balmy, Is. ; private bpxes, 10s. 6d. CANTERBURY HALL. The Fairy Entertainment, entitled PRINCE BLOSSOM IN THE LAND OF SHADOWS! Is written expressly for this establishment by W. F. Vander veil, author of the celebrated " Enchanted flash," and en ables Mr. Morton, with the a.cl of Professor Pepper's Optical Illusion (known as the Ghost), to produce effects never before contemplated, and which have all Leen duly recistered by him and Mr. J. H. Weston under the itle of "The G ment , hos that t in the Magic Fou ntains." By this n t cw arrange which is in reality nothing but a shadow, becomes to all ap pearance endowed with life, and when "Fame" takes her flight through the burning Cataracts, and the Naiads seek theipa ralr beds in the Cry Wa stal fairy ters, form a coup d'cell of beauty un leled even in romanci‘. Prince Blossom (with the Song of all Nations), Miss Townley. The Marvellous Illusion will take place every Evening at half-past Nine o'c' ock. All the wonderful entertainment of the establishment, as Usual, in widition to the above. Admission—Area, 6d.; Stalls and Balcony, ls. Open every Evening. ------ ROY AL ALHAMBRA.- TRIUMPHANT SUCCESS of the NEW CIRQUE, MORNING PERFOR MANCE aeknowledn'ed to be the best nroducei Ettaland. Grand THIS n DAY, and Every Wednesday and Saturday, at Two. Evening, at Hal -past Seven o'clock. ---- ROYAL ALHAMBRA.- The greatest FEMALE RIDER of the Age, ➢ldlle, LOUISE LOISSEIT. ROYAL ALHAMBRA.- Brilliant Equestrian Scene, by Three Young Ladies, "THE RIDE FOR THE RIBBON." 111 OYAL ALHAMBR A.- M. FRANCOIS LOI-;ETT will exhibit his wonderf l u steed, , LA. SALAMANDER, performing in a brilliant Dis play Fireworks. By order of the Committee. MADAME TUSSAUD'S HISTORICAL GALLERY ; established 28 years at the Bazaar, Baker-street. RECENT ADDlTlONS—President Lincoln and Presi dent Davis ; Ancient Effigies of Henry IV. and his Queen Joan. in magnificent costumes of the p eriod (1399) ; and in the Chamber of Physiognomy is a full-length model of Gee. Victor Townley. Open from 11 in the morning till 10 at night. Admittance, is. ; extra rooms, 6d. BISHOP e LONDON'S FUND.- The Committee of this Fund, having obtained detailed statistical information as to the means of Divine worship and of religious instruction supplied by the Chur.'ll of Eng land and by other Christian communities throughout the metropolis, are anxious to be enabled to apply immediate remedies to the most pressing wants which their inquiries have disclosed. With the funds &ready placed at their disposal they have supplied the necessary maintenance for 28 missionary clergy and curates, 21 Scripture readers, and four mission women. They have granted £2,00 1 towards the purchase or erection of six mission stations or school churches, and £7,025 in aid of the completion of 13 permanent churches in poor districts, for some of which endowments have been obtained from other quarters. Many pressing applications for similar objects are under consideration. For the amount of work which they have already been enablyd to assist and set in action they are indebted to those who have promptly and liberally responded to the appeal made by the Bishop of this Diecese ; but, in order to prose cute effectually the great work which lies before them, they must rely on the general co-operation of the great body of proprietors, inhabitants, and via itors of this vast and wealthy metropolis. The sma 1 offerings of the poor will be not less thankfully received than the munificent donations of the rich. Of the million for which the Bishop asks, £1C4,00 1 has been premised. But this amount, it must be remembered, is dis tributed over the next ten years. Large as are the donations which have been given by the 70) subscribers who have already contributed to the Fund, it is hoped that there will be a response from the general public adequate to the after ' gencv. 1 Office, 79, Pall-mall, March 21,18114. AR GY L L ROOM S, Windmill-street, Piccadilly, IS OPEN EVERY EVENING. During the evening an unparalleled repertoire of Dance Music, Selections and Overtures, is performed by the cele brated Arv,yll Band, forty in number. Doors Open at Halt-past 8, commence at 9. Admission ls. Manager, M. GRENET. 41. A, MADDOX-STREET, REGENT-STREET, W. THE LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM. Open daily from 10 till 10. Where may be seen the Astecs ; Bushman and Wife ; Julia Pastrana and Infant ; Eng and Shan„, the Siamese Twins; and upwards of 3,000 Models, Natural Preparations, &C. Egyptian Mummies, unwrapped, 4,000 years old. Admission, One shilling (tor Gentlemen only). TEETH. —Mr. ESKELL'S INVENTION in the construction of ARTIFICIAL TEETH has the following advantages :—A set or teeth, of excellent work manship and mechanism, can be made and fitted with the most perfect accuracy and success, in a few hours, without pain or extraction of stumps, and to answer all the purposes of mastication and articulation. They are fitted without wires or fastenings, and adapt themselves so perfectly to the gums, that they are quite immoveable, except at the option of the wearer. Invalids or residents in the country can ad just these teeth to many changes of the mouth without the aid of a dentist. They are not so liable to injury, are always useful, and will last a lifetime. Comfort guaranteed. Trea tise explaining Mr. Eskeil's Patent, &c., tree for 7 stamps. Inspection of specimens and consultations Iree.-B,Grosvenor street, Bond-street, W ; and at 39, Bennett's-hill, Bir mingham. BISHOP of LONDON'S FUND.-- STATISTICS as to the RELIGIOUS CONDITION of LONDON, ascertained by inquiries in connexion with this Fund, are published by Messrs. Rivingtons, Waterloo-pl Ace, price 2d., and may be had 01 all Bookse lers.—Office, 79, Pall mall. BISHOP of LONDON'S FUND. — Subscriptions to the Fu d may be paid to Messrs. Berries, Farquhar, and Co , No. is, St. James's-street ; Messrs. Barnett and Co., 62, Lombard-street ; Messrs.tCoutts and Co., 59, Strand ; Messrs. Hoare and Co., 37, Fleet-street ; Sir Samuel Scott and Cavendish-square; the Bank of England ; or at the Office, 79, Pall-mall. HENRY HOARE, .Jun., EDWARD '1 HORNT ON, Hon. Secretaries. WILLIAM TOL LEMACH E, THOMAS BODLEY, Secretary. N 0.79, Pall-mall, March 21, 1864. 'JAYE'S WORSDELL'S PlLLS.—These Pills are a purely ve7etab'e preparation, and may be taken ht any time by either sex without fear or danger. They act upon the bowels mildly yet effectually, and by their fine tonic, aromatic, and aperient properties, they remoce all cppressive accumulations, regulate the secretions of the liver and bowels, strengthen the stomach, and purify the blood. Unlike many remedies, they do not induce liability to take cold or esta blish a necessity for the habitual use of purgatiTes, and are thus strongly recommended as the BEST FAMILY MEDICINE. Prepared solely by John Kaye, Esq., of Prospect Hall, Woodford, Essex. Sold by all chemists and other dealers in patent medicines, at is lid, 2s 9d, and 4s ed. Wholesale Depot, 22, Bread-street, London. THE EMBARRASSED in Town and Country should read " THE PLAIN GUIDE TO BANK RUPTCAND OSITIONS, can be legally dyne, and the COM e P xact cost. To " he showing had gratis what and post free of Mr. Itietherfield, Solicitor of the Court, 25, Moorgat street, Bank. N.B.—Debts recovered on commission, without law ex pences to clients. LAMBERT'S ASTHMATIC BALSAM. — AN EFFECTUAL REMEDY, without confining the bowels or affecting the head, truly efficacious and pleasant, is ad mitted to be the beat medicine for immediately relieving coughs, colds, confirmed cases of asthma, and incipient con sumption. It frequently cures persons whom the faculty pronou nce incurable, admirably allays the tickling which provo kes frequent coughing. In approaching consume tion tr , effects are truly beneficial. Persons deprived of sleep, or even lying down for fear of suffocation, may depend on relief in a few minutes after taking it. Preparea only and sold by W. LAMBERT, Chemist. 8, King-William-street, Charing cross, London, and by all druggists, in bottles, 13id., and three quantities in one, 2s. 9d. each. Be particular. and ask for Lambert's Asthmatic Balsam, The name and address ae. enraved Pl 3 the Stan?. 1-OTHING IMPOSSIBLE.—The greatest and most useful invention of the day, A GUA AMARELLA. Messrs. JOHN GOSNELL and CO., 3, King-court, Lombard street, London, Perfumers to her Majesty, respectfully offer to till public this truly marvellous fluid, which gradually restores the human hair to its pristine hue—no matter at what age. The Agua Amarelia has none of the properties of tIYeS ; it, on the contrary, is beneficial to the system, and when the hair is once restored one application per month will keep it in perfect colour. Price one guinea per bottle, or In hall bottles, 10s. 6d. Testimonials from artistes of the highest order, and from individuals of unaoubted respecta bility. m a y be seen on application. Messrs. John Gosnell and Co. have been appointed Perfumers to her itoyal High , um the Palma of Wales. Garibaldi during his stay in England. it is re ported, will probably pay a visit to Bristol, with a view to have the benefit of the salubrious air of Mon. , - ~~ ~~. _., ...›.., .......,,, • ' . - ... . ~ . . . 1/ 4 141 . , • 1 --...' ",...... 5. l it ,2-', .; . 4 ..' .. 1 . ... • , ~ ~.. . . 6 ,11.• ~. : ..." 4, 37,t• _ ... .. - . . . •„... . ~,..,. _. ...,.... , ..... ~_,,...,:ti_Ati, * .., ~.,,,, i .,, ' A y, ' ..',.''-:, .-.',,,.:-. ' ...:. '', °;,„ '-'• :.v . 1,,,, - 1 k,.. 4 --, „,- . , %.„ s., -- - $ tffl t. ik?,-, 0 , -- 40 , ? , .. ..› 4. rc, 4 liltill4lll, ' . -- - . , . 44 E -4,, ,aitifN....., - .1- ...,,,,..., . . -,.,. ._ , _ _ .. c r ..,. ..,. 70 4 ,-. 4, , /1 1 . - '1 , 4 pm, , ~...; . .1 111..:intorr„ ',' NW ~...„,,...... :„..; . ~ ; i.' • "'"'Oe . • ~. ('' ' DIE T - ...- 4 * - fez.a..i '' I;,tif' ' '': , „,, .....,',- ' ".;' •••••••.......101. 1 .•••••••=1101Mminar=imiNIMMINI tivals were falling early, it was his business to take care that the feast of personal explanations—a feast observed with much devotion by the House of Commons—should fall early, too. But as Mr. Stans feld cannot be accused of any ecclesiastical lean ings, this hypothesis must be laid aside. Still it must not be forgotten that there is a wide dis tinction between the two performers who have ad ministered so much aid and comfort to the Oppo sition during the last fortnight. Mr. Gladstone was a deliberate fel() de se of his reputation ; Mr. Stansfeld only presented a singularly awkward and blundering case of accidental death. His suicide is only comparable to that of a deaf old woman who is suddenly aroused from her meditations by shouts from an approaching 'bus, and in her agonised efforts to save herself runs shrieking straight under the wheels; while Mr. Gladstone resembles more the scientific suicide who lays down his neck before the advancing train exactly on the place where the flange of the engine-wheel will cut it off. Both Ministers of the Crown have unquestionably found their way into the mud. Mr. Stansfeld stepped into it backwards, while he was medita- tin g, not over the regeneration of Italy, but only over the regeneration of the dockyards ; and it was only in consequence of his clumsy efforts to pull himself out he ultimately got soused all over. Mr. Gladstone, on the other hand, finding himself on fine dry ground, with no dirt anywhere near, deliberately dug a pit before his own footsteps, carted a vast quantity of mud from a distance to put into it, and then, having made these preparations, calmly executed a plunge into the middle. Another view which may be plausibly maintained is that exhibitions of this kind are a species of homage which the various members of the Adminis tration, taking the d uty by turns, pay to their distin guished chid . ; and that they hurried the observance of this ceremony forward on this occasion, because from the appearance of the political horizon, there were obvious reasons for doubting whether he would be in a position to receive it at a later period. This view is unquestionably borne out by the fact that, during the course of Lord Palmerston's tenure of office, the duty of tumbling into the mire in order that he might have the credit of picking them out again has been shared very equally by the various members of the Government. Few of them have appeared twice upon the stage. Lord Clarence Paget and his runaway Admiral have exhibited but once for the public amusement. Mr. William Cowper has never been discovered a second time clandestinely egging on influential writers to bully a Committee of which he was chairman. Neither Mr. Gladstone nor Mr. Stansfeld have taken a pro minent part in a personal explanation, since they held their present offices, till a fortnight ago. Their duty is done when they have once given their chief the op portunity of coming forward to help them out, and of uttering that mysterious assurance that " he is ready to take all responsibility upon himself"— which, as it means nothing in particular, has a marvellous virtue in tranquillising the House of Commons. The only exception to this rule appears to be Mr. Lowe, who has been in a mess ever since he has been in office. But then he must be locked upon as a devotee in this kind of culle—a sort of St. Simeon Stylites, who is willing to live a life of perpetual mortification in order that Palmerston may be glorified. It can hardly be said, however, that the indiscre tions of the present year, like those of former years, have contributed much to the credit of the Prime Minister, or have tended to increase the stability of his Government. They did not show him off to advantage. In helping Mr. Gladstone out, he dis played, at least by the help of such a foil, some thing of his ancient tact; but his speech in defence of Mr. Stansfeld was one of the worst he ever made. It was the wild hitting of a man who knew that he was expected to do something effective, but did not feel in himself the force to do it, The effect of the two indiscretions in themselves has also been very different. Mr. Gladstone's error has simply re sulted in making him one deadly enemy the more; but that will hardly be an appreciable addition to a band which already is sufficiently large. He has also given occasion to every one to repeat once more the trite remark that " Mr. Gladstone can never "lead the House of Commons." Bui: that observa tion has been made so frequently that it fails to produce any impression on those who hear it. Already his incapacity for leading is becoming so commonplace a topic that it is beginning to provoke the resistance of that considerable class of men who are born dissenters—who cannot hear of anything that is generally received without racking their brains to detect a flaw in it. The people, on the other hand, aro coming to acquiesce so completely in the fact of Mr Gladstone's want of tact, that if by accident he diverges into courtesy, or on any occa sion contrives to avoid giving offence where it was possible for him to do so, it is looked upon as a mar vellous exhibition of good-humour and self-control. It is always a great advantage to a man to have got to the bottom of his character. Mr. Gladstone's repu tation for the power of leading a party has sunk so low that it cannot possibly sink lower, and therefore, as nothing ever remains stationary, it must of neces sity mend. The other indiscretion has been a good deal more serious in its results. It has brought out very strongly the fact that the chasm which separates the Whigs from the Radicals is no accident or pre judice, and cannot be bridged over by a judicious division of offices. The admission of Mr. Stansfeld to the Treasury Bench was, as it were, the seal and symbol of their supposed perfect union. Ho is the only thorough and sincere Radical that sits upon that bench. The very first difficult question that has arisen shows, in his person, the flimsiness of the bond that ties the two together. The Radicals sympathised heartily with Mr. Stansfeld. They saw nothing strange in his position, and could not comprehend the necessity of an apology. The proofs that were advanced to show that Mazzini at no distant period believed in the l a wfulness of tyrannicide fell without They could not understand why a effect on the m. statesma n should hesitate to associate with a re fugee, or to become an instrument for helping in the execution of his plots, because that refugee had incited others to commit political assassinations. It is very prob able that this want of sympathy with the current morality of his age disabled Mr. Stans feld himself from seeing the drift of the questions that were addressed to him, and caused him to make answers that to other minds seemed not very unlike intentional prevarications. Tho Whig members, on the other hand, as represented by Lord Harry Vane, felt as most educated Englishmen feel upon the subject. They looked upon Maz zini and his plots with unfeigned horror, and thought that for a servant of the Crown to undertake blindly to transmit the correspondence that might pass between Mazzini and the band of desperadoes he em p loys was derogatory to the honour of the nation. The difference which sepa rates the two sets of opinions has shown itself in this, the first serious matter that has arisen, to be far too deep to be permanently concealed by any fictitious community of political appellations. Re volutionary and moderate opinions can no more be m ingled than water can be mixed with oil ; and no amount of external pressure will effect a genuine co mbination- - Saturday Retl'ew. THE rnICE ...... ...4d. STAMPED;.... sd. (Rom the times Special Correspondent with the. Danish Army.) DANISH HEADQUARTERS, SONDERBORG, March 25. The Prussians fired about 1,000 shots and shells against the Dybbol position on Wednesday, when the Danes had actually not one single casualty to deplore. Yesterday the fire began at a later hour than usual, after 11 o'clock, and was over by 1 ; but it displayed while it lasted a somewhat more than ordinary briskness. The efforts of the enemy had hitherto mainly, if not exclusively, been directed against Bastion No. 2, which seems to be the point most exposed to their cannon on their only line of attack from the shore of Broagerland. Yesterday, however, their fire ranged freely over the whole ex tent of the Danish batteries, from No. 1 to No. 10, and evinced a particular inclination to flirt with No. 6, where a few men were wounded. Last night they kept us awake by the occasional roar of their thun der, with what result I have not as yet taken the trouble to ascertain. At this present moment, 8 a.m., all is quiet. Altogether. after eight days' attack, the Dybbol position remains absolutely as safe and intact as it was. As soon as a cannonade and bombardment cease to strike terror, they afford an inexhaustible fund of amusement. Not only has Sonderborg recovered the panic into which the firet l ailyierof shells had throven. it, but it has learned to slumber sweetly to the music of the Prussian guns. A few of the smaller fishing craft have come back to their moorings, and I saw on Wednesday a steamer making straight for the harbour, with her Dannebrog waiving defiance to the batteries, which could have sunk her in a few seconds from the shore of the Wemmind bund. A number of English amateurs are daily flocking upon us, all of them bent upon evineing their sove reign contempt of what are called the perils of war. Sentries are posted at the end of the bridges on the Sonderborg side to prevent civilians crossing over to Dybbol unless provided with a pass from heads quarters. The officers of the Staff are, however, liberal to a fault, and they hardly ever dream of refusing a card to any person, especially to an Eng lishman, applying for it. Armed with that talis man, our furl-loving tourists walk up to the wind mill, rummage about from fort to fort, jump upon parapets, crouch under block-houses, stand on the glacis, seeking the most advantageous position to view the exchange of iron projectiles—as eager for the sport as if it were a game of cricket or football. The recklessness of their daring and the oddity of their travelling costume puzze the officers, and afford unspeakable amusement to the men. One of these strangers, a youth of noble blood and mein, fresh from Oxford, clad in a sort of buff leather cap-i -pie, has been nicknamed Robinson Crusoe, and his indivisible companion, a stalwart fellow, "up to anything," goes, of course, by the name of his man Friday. The officers at headquarters, men of sterling bravery, though too ready to oblige Eng land and the English to deny these gentlemen the gratification of getting themselves knocked on the head, if they are so minded, are at a loss to under stand the foolhardiness which makes the sons of Albion court danger merely for danger's sake. They never themselves (the Danes) shrink from any trial of their mettle when it comes to them in the way of • business; but when not on duty they find no pecu liar delight in watching and dodging 241 b.-balls. > Life has sufficient charm for them without en- hancing its zest by unnecessarily staking it on the mere cast of a die. Indeed, did they hold it at its full value, they would deem it a less worthy sacrifice to be laid down whenever duty to their flag and love of their country demanded it. The pleasure derivable from the chances of breaking one's neck in a steeplechase or in the ascent of a snow peak is peculiarly English. Foreign nations may envy, and can easily understand it; for the display of strength and skill in horsemanship, and nerve and endurance in mountain climbing, has something in it to flatter the conscious pride of the possessor of similar gifts ; but the mere ducking under a shell for the satis faction of being able to say that ono hao been under fire, or perhaps of exhibiting the skirt of one's coat or the knee of one's nether garment which a fragment of one of such missiles has bespattered with mud baffles these noble Danes' comprehension, and gives them no very exalted idea of English sense, whatever estimate they may form of English heroism. There was a mere boy of 17 the other day who had perched himself on the very top of the Dybbol windmill to "see the fun," and no entreaty or expostulation could induce him to alight from his elevated station, the sight was so exciting. Next to the joy of encountering danger must be man's innate desire to have a hand in, or at least a peep at, the work of destruction. I was awakened yesterday at daybreak by the noise of the house next to the one I live in being pulled down to the ground. The Engineer Corps have decreed the downfall of about a score of tenements lying in the way of the new transversal street which is to open to a broad avenue from the main street of the town, near the Raadhuus or Town-hall, down to the sea in the im. mediate neighbourhood of the bridges. The neces sity of providing every means for the movements of the troops in the event of a rapid advance or retreat no doubt justified this measure, and Sender berg, like Paris, will at some future day have reason to thank the absolute will which comes to throw daylight through the maze of its narrow, crooked, poky thoroughfares. The breaking up of homes, however homely, is always a melancholy sight, nevertheless, especially if the fiat of demolition comes suddenly upon those whose dwellings are doomed. The hustling together of dear, however mean, furniture ; the tottering steps of old people spirited away from those walls which had probably witnessed their birth, and in which they had reck oned to draw their last breath undisturbed ; the wandering forth of women and infants, uncertain where to lay their heads for the night ; the tearing open of the sanctum sanctorum of domestic privacy, the laying bare of the " skeleton closet" of the household, those crumbling walls, those tattered hangings, those riven chimneys and desecrated hearths—all that miserable wreck of gutted human habitations has something unnaturally painful and heartrending in it, to which even the magnificent prospects of a Rue Rivoli or of a Boulevard Sebas topol cannot easily reconcile a feeling being. Yet for those not immediately concerned this work of demolition seems to have a savage pleasure of some sort. The Danish soldiers, the best-natured men in the world, when plying their crowbars and pickaxes under the direction of the Engineer Corps, go to work with a will, a glee, and an earnestness which they hardly ever exhibit in the making of those trenches which are to screen their breasts from the enemy's bullets, or even in the construction of those wooden huts which are to temper the rigour of their winter nights when camping cut ; and the populaa tion of the neighbourhood, h a ppy to see the havoc which strikes down their neig hbours and spares themselves, gather round in crowds, the men smok ing their pipes in grim delight, the women gaping ' and giggling, the urchins clapping their hands and hurrahing, as roof follows roof, and floor falls upon floor, occasionally commenting on the tawdry finery or the abject m iser y that the unsparing hand of the spoiler brings to lied. Wh ene ver I choose to te ar myself away from me lancholy scenes of this nature, 1 hive only to tal-e a short wa lk or ride to find myself among peo ple whoa whole tenour of life is best c al cu l a ted to afford the most thorough and i mme di a t e re li e f. Certainly the scourge of war never struck a popula tion more clearly and j ustly entitled to exemption from its horrors than when it came to afflict these good rural districts of Alsen and of the adjoin ing mainland. There is hardly a house from the loftiest mansion to the lowliest cabin, the door of which is not hospitably open to the passerby, and there is hardly en open door into which I have any hesitation to eater without toe least fear of intru- , :„_ . ..5z...,,,. A .._A0 .... NEWS PAP E R °*-------- gC- -, sion, lam especially fond of coming dowk-tt -- r-. " ti74-, ''?" parsons. It has become as natural for 140 4: 1 .--- ~.. 2 4: ‘'''''° 1: 1- ' rend gentlemen to see me step upon then OF - .2 ' 1 4 hold and sit down at their tables as if I li \ i" -- -7 -,,& 4 vz inmate of their house for years. Nor is thsli 1 / 4 6t , ;• 04 .-- 9 ,......„ , .. pitable welcome limited to my person alone,bui-m are y - 3 - S English friends, whom I often bring with me, received with the same cordial benevolence as if they really came on any plausible errand, or had any other business there besides the gratification of an idle curiosity. Not a shade of surprise is ever ex hibited at any number of visitors, at any unseason ableness of the hour; no inquisitiveness As to the possible object of the call. To come all the way from Pall-mall cr Corn'nill to lunch with a Danish " Prediger" seems to the spreader of the feast the most natural thing in the world. There is a splendid. fellow of that cloth, the clergyman of a thriving vil lage about an English mile to the north-east of this place, upon whom I popped about a month ago,with, the free and easy manner of a knight-errant mistak ing an inn for a castle, or a castle for an inn ; and with whom I nave been on terms of the most heartvfriend ship ever since, (iracioes ! what a load of earthly bleseings has Providence heaped upon that worthy Minister of thiG)spell What a wait of snug, warm, s Zt i l high a n d cona fortably-furnished, and elegantly decorated apartments hide behind that long n ows row choice i S ee of well a l o n w d e cheerfullyhbeuatvy thatched o s r un o ny windows t t 'What a nice underh bound books, what a complete litter of newspapers, what a luxury of crackling fire, what a genial, pure, fragrant atmosphere in that delight- • ful library ! What a maze of shady walks in that park, what a wilderness of flowers in those beds, what a glorious look-out from that summer-house upon the mirror-like surface of the Augustenburg Fiord ! What a larder and kitchen, what melodious lowing from that steaming cow house, what neatness and freshness in that dairy, // 4 ) of that well filled ;table ! What earthly paradise is here to be compared to a Danish Prestegaard ? What wealth of soil can compete with the glebe of the worthy labourer in the Lord's vineyard ? At he same time what man, be he either clerk or lay- man, better deserves Heaven's favours than this same excellent Pastor Mayer? Wealthy as he is ncw, men recall the time when he was far richer, and brought himself to the brink of ruin by his deeds of charity and hospitality performed in the service of men and officers at the time when the Danish army was quartered in this same district of Dybbol and Also confronting the forces of the Germans during the Schleswig-Holstein war of 1819. The parsons throughout North and Middle Schleswig have at all times shown themselves loyal and patriotic even to heroism, and have been roughly handled by the anti-Danish party accordingly. However heavily Herr Mayer may have suffered at that juncture, he seems not a bit the worse for it at the present mo ment. He may be 50 or any number of years old, but there is no trace of decline in that massive square face, in that sturdy frame, in that loud joyous humour, in that deep stentorian voice. He may have to dine alone with his wife and sister—the whole of his household ; but he always sits at a table large enough and always laid out for a score of guests. Come 10 or 20 strangers at the very pinch of a minute, and they are as readily cared for as if they been expected for a week. The parson brings forth no choice wanes, no costly viands—all is plain with him— frugal, yet plentiful. If you do not disdain his home-cured " speck," his peasoup, and rye pudding, you can nowhere fare better than here ; luxury or ostentation you must seek elsewhere ; and if what you look for in a fellow-being is sterling worth, you will depart after a few hours spent at the Ulkebol Parsonage in better humour with yourself and with the whole of your species. Nor will you be less delighted if you try your luck with any of his parishioners, whether your chance brings you fo the comforts and refinement of Farmer Rosen's grange at Ronhave, or to the mere hut of Bauer Hansen at K'eer Westermark. Fear of any lack of communication by the means of a common language need hardly deter you. By hook or by crook, every Dane seems always to have picked up some ::crap of foreign tongue to be used for your benefit. After Hansen has put on a blank look at all the German you endeavour to flourish in his face, he surprises you by stammering out a few words of very uncouth but unmistakable French. His wife and children may not be equally ready with their tongue, but they are pleased to see you, and smile their welcome. The only bane of their otherwise too happy life is loneliness. Break through it, and you stand before them in the light of a benefector. Your appearance is an event, and your look, your dress, and address, the words they un derstand and those they do not, will be food for their mind and a topic for their talk for weeks. Drop them your card, or write your name in their books, and your pasteboard or handwriting will be a relic for the house so long as it stands. Benevolence to the whole human race seems to be the instinct of these unsophisticated people. No one seems capable of doing or receiving harm, I have not seen a weapon in any of the hundred houses I have entered, not a rusty old firelock hanging as a trophy on the chimneypicce, not a sporting gun even in any of the kitchen corners. The dog tied on the straw in the stable -yard is no less a friend than his master. Tramps and beggars he never sees, and knows not how to bark. He rolls and writhes, whining in his litter, wagging his tail, and inviting your caress by every unmistakeable expression of his dumb lan guage. It is upon such a people that about 18,000 of their country's soldiers are now billeted; it is upon them that, unless God help Denmark, as many or more foreign invaders may at no distant time be quartered. Heaven save them ! March 25, Evening. We have been assured hare that the Austrians have raised the siege of Fredericia, and left Jutland altogether. Death of Mr, 3", H. E, Weniyss, MP, We have to announce the demise of Mr. James Hay Erskine Wemyss, M.P. for Fifeshire. The hon. member expired on Tuesday last at his house at Buckingham-gate. The deceased gentleman, who was eldest son of the late Rear-Admiral James Erskine Wemyss and Lady Emma, sixth daughter of William, sixteenth Earl of Erroll, was born Aug. 27, 1829, so that he was only in his 35th year. He married 17th April, 1855, Millicent Anne Mary, posthumous daughter of the late Hon. John Ken nedy Erskine and Lady Augusta Fitzclarence (daughter of his late Majesty William IV.), subse quently remarried to Lord Frederick Gordon Rally burton, At the general election in 1859 he was first elected for Fifeshire, being opposed by his relative Lord Loughborough, the late member polling 1,087 votes, his cousin 850. During the few years he had been in Parliament he supported the Whig party, was favourable to a measure of Parliamen tary similar national in principle to Lord Russ e ll' s p r oposition. ional education in Scotland he took a more generous v i ew t h an many Scottish. members in the Hou se o f C ommons, f or h e prom i sed ro Reformsition o . his support to any well-considered measure based upon liberal and " unsectarian" principles. The family of the late member possess great political influence in the county of Fife. As a collateral branch of the Earls of Wemyss, having descended from the Hon. James Wemyss, son of James, fifth Earl of Wemyss, the late member's family inherited large estates in the county, including Wemyss Castle and Torrie House. The deceased gentleman's father, Rear Admiral Wcmyes, represented the county in Parliament from 1820 up to 1847, With the exception of a slight interval in 1831, but re gained his seat in the House of Commons at the general election in 1532. The hon. member, whose death in the prime of life tie uncy rceord, was re cently appointed Lord Lieutenant of Fifeshire, in the room of the late Earl of Elgin, K.T., and was Major Commandant of the Fife Artillery Volunteers. MISS EMILY FAITHFULL is stated to have hand the publishing interests of the Victoria 31,( 9 ,, .`; ever to the hands of Messrs. Ward and Lock after the present month. MR. TIIACRERAY'S 110UsE was sold 'within the last few days, we believe, to Mr. Huth, the rich City mer chant, whose intention is, according to report, to. ad another story to the building, thereby o f coure e quite de. stroying its previous antique character, - ..~_ -~ 1