The Sun. — London, England, 1864-05-16 00:00:00

THE DERBY.—RACE GLOSSES (tho best), at CALLAGHAN'S, 23A, New Bond-street, W., corner of Conduit-street. N.B.—Sole agent to Voigtlander, Vienua. ROYAL ITALIA N OPERA, t`ovent-garden. From this time until the end of the season there will be four Opera nights in each week, viz., every 3londay, Tuesday, Thursday, and saturday. Extra Night. :Mile. Adelina Patti ; M. Faure ; Signor Naudin. THIS EVENING (Monday), May 16, will be performed, for the first tine this season, Be lini's Opera, LA SON NA3IBULA.. Amina, Mdlle Adelina Patti; Lisa, Madame Rodersdorff ; Teresa, Mdlle. Anese ; itodolio, M. Faure, his first appearance in that ch racier ; Alessio, signor Poionini ; Notar.., Signor Rossi ; and E vino, Signor Naudin, his first appearance in that character in England. Conductor, Mr. Costa After which, first time, a new Ballet Divertissement, by M. Desplaces, entitled L'ile Enchantee. Music by Mr. Arthur S. Sullivan. Scenery by Mr. W. Beverley. The dresses by Mrs. .James and Mr. Coombes. Machinery by Mr. H. Sloman. Appointments by Mr. B run ton. Supported by 3ldlie. Sal vioni. slalie. Carmine, Mille. Navarre, Mciile. Assents, M. Desplaces, and Mr. W. li. Payne. Commence at ha . f past Eight. Pit tickets, 7s. ; amphitheatre rta Is, 103. 6c1., 75., and ss. ; Amphitheatre. 28. Cd. Boxes, stalls, and tickets may be had bt th, box-offic under the portico of the thew re, which is open from ten to five, and at the principal musicsellers' and TREATRE ROYAL DRUR Y-L AN E. Managers, Messrs. Edmond Falconer and Y. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, AN APRIL FOOL. Mr. G. Belmore. Atter which, Shakspere's HENRY THE FOURTFI. Mr. PHELPS. Mr. Walter Montgomery, Mr. Waiter Lacy, Mr. Addison, Mr. Ryder, Mr. Robert Roxby, Mr. r. Barrett, Mr. E Phelps, Mr. Rayner, Mr. H. Vandenhoff, li. Belmore, Mr. }Merton, Mr. Fitzjames, Mr. Neville ; Miss Edith Wynne, M as Rcse Leclercq, 'aid Mrs. Edmund Fal zoner, supported by all the Members o f the Drury-l pany. Concluding with MY HEART'S IN THE HIGHLANDS. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr, Buckstone. THIS EVENING, THE BALANCE OF COMFORT. Mr. Howe and Miss L. Angel. After which, DAVID GARRICK. Messrs. Sothern, Chippendale, Buckstone, Rogers, Clark, IV eathersby, &c. ; Mesdames Snowden, Neily Moore, Fitzwilliam. After which, the new Easter piece, entitled VENUS AND ADONIS. Messrs. Compton, Wm. Farren, Coe, Sze.; _Mes dames Louise Keeley, Snowden. IN elly iower, Hill, Wright, itoqers, Arc. To conclude with MRS. WHITE. Mr. Compton. Commence at 7. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Mr. Pechter. Mr. FECHT ER will perform HA3ILE r on SATURDAY next, May list. Claudius, Mr. Emery; Polonius, Mr. John Brougham; Ghost, Mr. G. Jordan: Laertes, Mr. C. Vanden ff ; Holistic., Mr. J. G. Shore ' • First Gravedigger, Mr. H. ' Widdicomb • ()Brie, Mr. F. Charles ; Messrs. W M'lntyre, F. Morton, Raymond, Moreland, Clifford, Edmonds, Sims, Collett, Ophelia, Miss Kate Terry ; Actress, 2diss M. Hen ade ; and Gertru le, Miss Elsworthy. The Scenery painted by Mr. W. Telbin. - - • Notice.—The doors open at half-past 7, and Hamlet com mences at 8. The whole profits of the evening will be dieded between the National Shakspere Committee and the Dramatic Col lege School Fund. Box Office open daily from Eleven o'clock till Five. All Tickets issued for May 11th will be available on Satur day, the 2 st. R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Sole Lesee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. TLII3 EVENING, 'TUE OLD STORY. Mr. Dominick Murray. After which, Shakspere's ROMEO AND JULIET. Ro meo, Mr. J. Nelson ; Mercutio, 2dr. Vining ; .Nurse, Mrs. H. .M,Arston ; Juliet, Mdlle. Stella Colas. NT TH E A rRE-KU IC AL, ADELPIII. iole Proprietor and Manazer, Mr. B. Webster. Last Week but three of , he tartar Trarredene, Miss Bateman, n the charae of EEAti. THIS EV ENING,an apropos Sketch, SHAKESPEARE'S 20 US E : Iviessrs. J. L. Toole, R. Phillips, Stephenson. Af er which, at 8, LEAH : Miss Bateman, supported by Messrs. A. Stirling, R. Phillips, Bilfingtun, Stuart, Eburne, Stephenson ; cars. BiAlngton. To conclude with THE AREA BELLE : NTessrg. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, it. Romer, Miss Woolgar, and Mrs. IL Lewis. Commence at 7. IS S BATE MA E A H.-THIS EVENING and EVERY EVENING —Miss Bateman will api.ear in her great impersonation of the Jewish ma den ettil further notice In order .0 give due effect to ti,is most remarkable succef“ of the season. eaeirel new scenery by the celebrated artists Messrs. 'Jansen and ions, aaa Thomps,,n. New dr( ss s and appo ntments have be, n prepareei ior its productioo.—N. t. In consequence of the messing and numerous applications ar, the Box-off:e, ar uagements have tow been made by which Seats in,y be ob tained a Fortnight in Advan,e. R U AL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, uacier the Management of Mr. B. WEBSTER. Crowded with rank and fashion.— The highly successful new Comedy, by Dion Boucicault, Esq., every Evening. Amongst the artists engaged will be found the copular n rues of Mr. Benjamin Webster, Mr. CharleA Mathews. Mr. Frank Matthews, Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. . Clarke, Mr. Pull Bedford, Mr. F. it obinson. Mr. Asuley ; Mrs. Chas. Mathews, Mips Herbert, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss H. Uimms, Miss A. Cottrell, Miss Fanny Josephs, Miss Patti Josepris, Miss Wentwortn, and Mrs. Stining. EVERY EVENING, at 7, A DAY AFTER THE WE LDING. Miss Herbert. • - • At a quarter before an entirely new and original Comely, in 5 acts, by Dion Boucicault, entitled Till.: FOX CHACE'. Characters by Mr. Charles Mathews, Mr. Frank Matthews, Mr. J. Clarke, fir. N'. Robinson, Mr. Ash ey, Mr. W. Chain er laiue ; Mrs. Chas. Mathews, Mrs. Frank Matthews, and Miss lienrietta Simms (her first appearance here). At 10, OUT OF SIvIIT OUT OF MIND. Mr. Charles Mathews 2nd Mr. Frank viatthews. To conclude with SHANE HANDS : Mr. J. Clarke Miss Fanny Josephs. Commence at 7. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Manager, Mr. W. 11. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, ON AND OFF. Followed by THE MAID OF HONOUR. Atter whith*('oth time) MAZOLTRIC.A. Messrs. Honey, Turner, ; Marie Wilton, Simpson, Sic. 'To conclude with MARGATE SAN DS• Commence at 7. COALS. —The LILLESHALL COMPANY'S COALS. Direct from their own Collieries. Marquis' 24s. per ton. Double 20s. per ton. Top 235. „ I Nut5........183. „ Detp 2ls. „ Well screened and delivered withtn five miles of their De pots, Weatbourne Park-road, W., and i 7, South Wharf , Paddington, W., and Maiden-lane, N. Best Cok. Terms cash. JOIIN SCOTT, Sole went. TIFIE 'I7IIERD EDITION OF " THE SUN," ContaininT, the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, u be had Every Evening 01 G. R. GIANIE, News AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. The Weather—SunOffice, May 16, 1864. --+-- THERMOMETER. .. 67 This day at Two o'clock Barometer-30.13. Wind—E.N.B.; light breeze, and very fine. HIGH WATER. AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY.--Nosing, 9.1. 5 7m.—Afternoon, 105. 26m. NO•MaTIROW.-MOTlling, 10h. 59 n.—Afternoon, Ilh. 30m. zt g , r,: y r. ~;_"="~ ~~~~ Sun, LONDON, MONDAY, MAY 16, 1364. --- - _ _,p. --_- - It seems as if we were never to hear the last of the international law as regards America and our selves. Time after time the subject is mooted, and whatever be the length of the discnesion and the number of the speakers wh o engage i n it; i t i s on l y dropped for a time to be again renewed at a future time. Mr. BARING on Friday mad e hi mse lf un neceesery officious, an d gamed nothing b y hi s per tinacity. It was a piece of great effrontery for him to have entered upon the task at all, for his charge was 'unfounded, his demand of the Government most unreasonable, and his arg uments altogeth er inconclusive. We should, i n deed, have come to a Pretty pass if we are to forbid the vessels of another nation to enter our ports. We are not at war with the Confederate States of America, and it is simply absurd that we should be asked to issue such an edict. Seldom has it happened that me many egre gious blenders have been made, or contradictory statements put forth, as in the speeches of those who advocate the Federal interests in the House, These wise and upright judges seem to affirm that the general opinion of the House and the commu nity is against one set of belligerents, and that in a war in which we aro professedly to be neutral. We should at all times, and in all places, exp ose t h e cline of one and put down the attempts of the other in any engagement that they may seek to enter upon. Ttlis is not at all a doctrine that is in accordance with the English love of fair play, that has been a time-honoured institution, and a cherished custom in our land from by. gone days. When Mr, R ARING pressed his argu ment by sz3i.og that the vessel referred to, the_Georgia, was preying upon the commerce of a friendly nation, he seemed to ignore the fact that if we are neutrals in the strife, one of the bellige rent parties is no more a friendly power than the other. The Attorney-general came out very strong in his reply, and seemed to be at great pains to give an e:chaustivo answer to this vexed question. The speech of the honourable and learned gentleman is doubly welcome on this occasion, from his having sometime previously been rather disposed to lean to the other side. He turned the tables on Mr.BARING by reminding the hon. member that the complaints were not all on one side, for the Federal agents had given great cause for offence by their practice of enlisting British subjects into their army, this being a violation of the law. It would really seem sur prising to notice this inconsistency, if by this time we were not tolerably accustomed to it temong these devotees of the North.. Mr. BARING certainly did not escape unharmed from the contest which he had so wantonly provoked. His ally, Mr. COBDEN, did not fare much better either, for Lord R. CECIL'S speech was a complete exposure of his fallacies, his prejudices, and his extreme notions. Perhaps the most effective part of it was the pass2gc , in which he set off one of his adverslries against the other, and brought home the subject in a manner that could not fail to be understood. Mr. COBDEN made an elaborate statement concerning the bitter- ness of feeling that would be engendered by the assistance rendered to the Confederates. "But," very forcibly urged the noble lord, " has British aid been given only on one side ? Have there been losses and suffering only on one side ?.' He then proceeded to state that, in one year, there had been exported no less than twelve millions of permission caps, and rifles and muskets to the value of five hundred and fortyssix thousand pounds to the Fede ral States, " I cannot pass over the fact," observed the noble lord, " that the mercantile house which has been mainly instrumental in conveying this enormous assistance to the Federals, and effecting this fearful injury upon the Confederates is the house of BARING and Co." Thereupon the speaker very properly said that they had been considering the feelings of the Federals, but did they think the Confederates had none also. The fact is, that when Mr. COBDEN or Mr. BRIGHT get upon the subject of America it seems impossible for them to preserve any show of consistency or semblance of modera tion. They do not say that we ought to take up arms to further the interests and assist the progress of the Federals, but they do imply that we cannot do toa much for such a purpose. They infer that all attempts to act with impartiality is unrighteous in a national sense, and subversive of our best in terests in a mercantile capacity. It would be more straightforward for us to declare war at once in aid of the North if we think they are so immaculate, than to go on covertly forming plans and concoct ing schemes which are to result in the ruin of those who may be trusting to our avowed expressions of neutrality. Such a course as that advo cated by Mr. BARING, and vehemently supported by Mr. COBDEN, is neither honest nor honourable for cur country to pursue, and far dis tant be the day when the policy it sets forth be made the ruling spirit of our statesmen. The prin ciples which are laid down by these apologists for the Federals are fundamentally wrong, and must prove most mischievous in their tendenoy and ruin ous in their practice. Mr. COBDEN'S great argu ment is, that if we do not take heed to our ways we shall offend this or that Power, and thus our inte rests will be affected. We should always be afraid to do an injury to any State, however weak, but if we had ever dreaded to offend the most mighty, or waived our rights to the strongest, England would never have attained her proud pre-eminence or gained her mighty influence. It is quite time that these un-English anti-national doctrines be dis avowed in Parliament, and that it should go forth to the world that they have no root among our race and are not indigeneons to our soil. Peace at any price will never be popular among us, and this new notion of selecting favourites, and naming victims when wars are going on in other States, will nol answer in the long run. The American war is a sad event, and the calamities it has caused will not be effaced in the time of the present generation, but there is no need that this untoward circum stance should change all our preconceived ideas of right and wrong as regards belligerent Powers and the duties of neutrals. By forfti , ing our position we are disgracing ourselves and injuring others. The motion for the second reading of Mr. BAINES Borough Franchise Bill attracted an unusually large attendance of members to the brief Wednes day sitting. A House of 488 members assembled for the discussion of one of those great questions of Reform, which have been so long hanging over the heads of successive statesmen. Although no prac■ tical solution of the difficaliy was arrived at, and such a result could indeed hardly be hoped in the present state of the House of Commons, yet the evening was by no means unirepartant. The prin cipal feature of the debate was, of course, the speech of the Chancellor of the ExchE quer, and we congra tulate Mr. BAINES on having gained so valuable an auxiliary to the side of Reform. In a calm temperate and statesmanlike address, adorned with all those powers of argument and oratory for which he is so remarkable, Mr. GLADSTONE brought forward his reasons for supporting the measure, and proved so powerful an advocate, that all the theories of his opponent, even supported by the eloquence of Mr. WHITESIDE, could not supply a satisfactory answer. It is true the measure was not carried, being quietly disposed of by a motion fcr the previous question, neither party liking to commit themselves to open opposition, but great goad was nevertheless effected by the discussion. In the first place, as we have said, it is a great thing for the Reform cause to have gained so valuable an adherent, al though we can hardly cherish the hope expressed by Mr. FORSTER, that the Government would abandon its present indifferent and hesi tating attitude on all questions of Reform after so open a declaration on the part of one of its most distinguished members. The members of a Whig Cabinet, althengh always unanimous on the subject of office, are by no means so invariably of one mind on matters of general policy. But whether we regard the weight of Mr. GLADSTONE'S p os iti on , or the influence naturally exercised by his personal abilities, we must regard his accession to the cause as a great gain. The discussion on the bill, too, brought up all the old debateable points, on which it was more difficult than ever for the opponents to hold their ground. The tone and temper of the present day, a n d the prominent part which the leading Consereatives lava taken with regard to the long-delayed Reform Bill, no longer renders it possible fer the Opposition members to use the arg=eras familiar to th e i r f orefathers. No man of any sense, enlightenment, or experience can anticipate tab an overthrow of Ch urc h and State, or thelis nt of a Republic i n p l ace of a eshinc throne, from the extension of the franchise; neither can he point his moral or conclude his peroration with ROBESPIERRE and the Reign of Terror. The working men of England have fairly earned their right to a share in the representative govern ment of the country, and have afforded satis factory ev id ence that they w ill m ake good use of the power when once it is Put into their hands. They have shown in a high de gree that capacity for self- control and self government which are among the distinguishing characteristics of Englishmen, while their love of order and fair play are a continual marvel to f or eigners. The wildest and most turbulent spirits are usually to be found in great cities, and it is certainly among large masses of townsmen that mob orators and Chartists exercise most power. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 16, 1864. Yet the upper classes are not afraid to trust the vast throngs of the metropolis to their own virtual control on the occasions of the busiest gatherings or most exciting spectacles. A population which is reckoned by millions, and maintains order by the help of a few unarmed civil officers, is surely fit to be trusted with the exercise of an occasional vote. Mr. CAVE, in opposing the motion, though he dis claimed any idea of disparaging the working classes, tried to show that matters were better left as they were by citing the example of Lancashire. Was not the conduct of the Northern population, he asked, during that severe trial the conduct of a people satisfied with their institutions. Mr. GLAD STONE, however, turned the same argument to better account when he pointed to the unparalleled for bearance and fortitude manifested during that pro longed trial of so large a portion of the working claeies of England as a powerful argument in favour of the extension of the franchise. Men whose steady firmness, whose clear common sense, and sound principle could not be shaken by famine, and cold, and wretchedness for their wives and little ones, and the bitterness of dependence for themselves, are not likely to be carried away into wild excesses by the acquisition of a. poli tical power, or to lend a credulous ear to every advocate of rash and headlong change. Rather ,would they feel a sense of responsibility, and be inclined to take their time for consideration. Mr. BAINES, in his opening speech, dwelt strongly upon the immense diffusion of literature now taking place among the masses, and the rapid growth of intelligence and knowledge. In fact there can be no question that many working men are better in formed and more qualified to vote than the class immediately above them, and we apprehend that a working man, who voluntarily gives his evenings to study after his day's work, could give a better opinion on political questions than many thriving tradesman, with no thoughts beyond his till. Be sides, it must be borne in mind, that no wholesale measure of universal suffrage is advocated. There must be proper limits, proper conditions, such as working men themselves would wish to see imposed, else the gift would lose its grace. A prudent ex 'ension of the franchise, such as Mr. BAINES advo cates, would do more to repress any lingering dis content than any other political boon. At any rate when we are told, on good authority, that forty nine fiftieths of our working men are left wholly unrepresented, it is surely time for Reform of some kind to begin witbout delay. The unscrupulous conduct of the Allied German Powers during their invasion of Denmark Proper has brought down upon them an amount of indig nation and censure to which even German impas siveness cannot be wholly insensible. The absurdity of the flimsy pretext that the oppressors of Venetia and the tyrants of Posen were going to fight for the freedom of the Duchies, was from the first so mani fest as to be merely contemptible, but when we find two of the great Powers of Europe, not content with overrunning a weak State, extorting extravagant levies from its poor and simple peasants, we cannot but feel that, as all justice and honesty were absent from the origin of the war, so common humanity is wanting in the manner of its prosecution. English• men who have watched, with painful feelings of indignation and humiliation, the progress of a campaign which a word from their rulers might have averted, have regarded these extortionate levies with unanimous reprobation. The invasion of jut. land, the bombardment of Sonderborg, the lavish waste of human life sacrificed to gratify the vaiu ambition of an aggressive Power, have all in turn helped to fill up the measure of Prussian iniqait3 in the sight of the English people. But thanks to the supineness of our Foreign Secretary, and the marvellous spell of vacillation and delay which hangs like a cloud over all our foreign policy, these feelings, so unanimously felt by the public at large, have as yet found no adequate expression. Timorous remonstrances, expostulations that are withdrawn at the first angry answer, hopes that the German Powers will do what is right, convictions that it will be impossible for them to act unjustly, ignorance of their plans, and con sequent refusals to interfere, evasive answers in the Lords and specious replies in the Commons—of such materials is made the help which England has given to Denmark against her oppressors. Ia such ways has the glowing indigna• tion of our country been reflected to the German Powers, and although the English press must hare kept them better informed hfi to the true state of affairs, yet no official voice has been found to speak the censure which the most phlegmatic must feel is deserved. The cheers which greeted the announce ment of the Danish victory in the House of Com mons the other evening must have taught the Germans something; but it is right and fitting that an English Peer, one, too, long distinguished for eloquence and ability, should rise in his place in the Upper House and represent the light in which the conduct of Prussia appears to the English people. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH, always fore most on behalf of the injured, always ready to lift his voice in the cause of right and freedom, has denounced, in terms that will not soon be forgotten, the barbarity of the enforced war contributions in Jutland. No courtly phraseology encumbered his stern rebuke, no diplomatic hesitation tempered the outpouring of his honourable indignation. His words were not measured by the rule of the Foreign Office—they were not week against the strong and strong against the weak. To him the side that claimed consideration and indulgence was the side of the vanquished and crippled nation, still struggling valiantly for her natioaal integrity against overwhelming odds ; the party that provoked outspoken condemnation was the one whose strong hand and whose iron heel are now grinding her to the dust. He painted in simple and earnest language, the primitive existence of the peaceable inhabitants of Jutland—a province which cannot boast of extensive manufactures or even of wealthy agriculture. Lord ELLENBOROUGH briefly described it as "one great grazing ground, inter rupted by sands and by water," where the few large proprietors lived in the midst of their people, who depended on them for their labour and consequent means of support. The ruin of ono of these pro prietors must necessarily carry desolation to scores of simple homesteads. " The destruction of a farm in that country," said Lord ELLENBOROUGII, " is like the destruction of a city or a /own in this." And the only crime of the quiet and simple people who inhabit these rural wastes has been that they have come valiantly forward to take their part in tho ser vice of their KING and country. The patriotism that animates them, that renders them capable of sacrifices from which wealthier and more cultivated nations might shrink is forcibly shown in the re sistance which they have offered to these oppressive levies. But that very patriotism is a deadly offence to the invader, Their freedom is their worst crime in the eyes of the despotic German Powers. " say,'' exclaimed Lord ELLENBOROUGU, after dwell ing on these facts, " that it is might against right. The war is altogether an unjust war." Such lan guage as this from the lips of our Foreign Secretary twelve months ago would have saved some thou sands of Daniel: lives, " butchered," as the iudig • naet orator Effectively declared, " to make a Ger man holiday." Turning the pages of the past to find a precedent for the present, it was not difficult for Lord ELLENBOROUGH to remind the House of similar conduct on the part of Prussia. Notwith standing the sympathy evoked by her misfortunes after the campaign of Jena, and the noble struggle of her people to throw off the yoke of the in vader, the name of Prussia has unfortunately become associated with mingled cunning and cruelty. Her ambition leads her on without the slightest regard to the claims of honour or justice, and, unhappily, those characteristics which called forth the censure of an earlier generation of Eng lishmen are still the leading features of htr na tional policy. "I recollect," said Lord ELLENBO ROUGH the other evenieg, "the indignant language of Mr. Fox reprobating her conduct, which he de icribed as coral icing all that wa s contempt ibl e i n servility with all that was odious in rapacity. Servile in the presence of Russia, rapacious is the attack upon Dnmark, Prassia still maintains her bad pre-eminence." These are strong words from the lips of an Eng'ish statesman, stronger still when supported, as they were, by the applause of the English peers. Let Prussia take heed, for such indications are of no trifling value. Or, if she need plainer language to convince her of the folly as well as guilt of the course she is now pur suing, let her weigh well the words of solemn warning that closed Lord ELLENBOROUGH'S protest, He reminded that unscrupulous Power that a day might come when Prussia herself might call for aid, but who shall grant it ? But the les sons of the past are useless to those infatuated by a vain ambition, and men are often apparently un conscious that they are themselves playing the very parts which they censured in others. Our own Liberal Government, for instance, whose l ea di n g members have so often denounced the po litical crime of the partition of Poland, appear to be quite regardless of the fact that they are ccun tenancing a similar injustice. The reply of Earl RUSSELL on Friday evening can give no eatisfac tion except to the partisans of Germany, and the general agreement vaguely spoken of respecting the levies appears to have produced very little the pressure on the Danes. But effect in modifying the moral sense of Europe cannot be outraged with impunity, and the German Powers, in forfeiting the respect and sympathy of all free nations, have sustained a loss which no paltry amount of thalers extorted from suffering people will eN Er compensate for. Prussia at least has lost her most powerful ally in the En g li s h peop l e , an d though i nso l ence and assumption may serve her now, a day may come when they will avail her nothing. Let her 's, beware lest in th a t d a y th e wr ongs of Denmark be avenged, and th e cry o f Tr ee Viet now murmuring throughout Jutland, shall resound in yet deeper tones on the banks of the Rhine. Ma st er Willie Pape's Pianoforte Recital, This accornpl's':ed young pianist, whose perfor mances are rising in favour, gave a pianoforte re cital at the Hanover square Rooms on Friday even ing. Master Pape belongs to the class of juve nile performers, though not to be ranked among infant prodigies whose achievements are only won derful in respect to their years. Master Pape, although still a youth, gives evidence of powers fvhich, when matured, will probably elevate him to the first rank of his profession, and it may be readily imagined, from the character of music se lected, that laborious application and careful study must have developed his talents. One of his greatest successes was Beethoven's grand sonata in A flat, which includes the celebrated Marcia Funebre. The varied and difficult movements of this elaborate sonata were rendered with surprising effect by one so young. In lees classical pieces the youthful player acquitted himself with equal credit. C4ottschalk's "Last Hope." was one of his most pleasing performances, while a Romanza and "Those des Sorcieres" were especially interesting from being his own adeptatioa. His musical abi lities are evidently of a high order, and we must trust that time and study will perfect them, and that so promising a musician may escape the dangers that too often attend precocious celebrity. The performances were varied by some songs prettily bung by Miss Clara Darken, among them Spohr's graceful Rase softly blooming," and which was her h P a e p rs p i i a e n st i's eff a o ri r a tl A lt h e ' n re no, oms n w ci e ; ; e filled with a fashionable company. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. IREUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] DENMARK. ARRIVAL OF THE DANISH SQUADRON AT COPENHAGEN. COPENHAGEN, MAY 15, 3.36 p.m. The North Sea s quadron arrived here to day at noon in an undamaged state, and was greatly cheered by the nssembled spectators. The King went on board the ships. (From the Times Special Correspondent lately at the Danish Head-quarters.) COPENHAGEN, May 13. I cannot say that I attach great importance to the Ministerial crisis through which this country has just passed, and this may explain my silence about all this transaction hitherto. The Home Minister, those of Justice and of War, have tendered their resignation, and that of the first and last has been accepted. The alleged cause of this split in the Cabinet is the acceptanee on the part of the Govern ment of the terms of the armistice, especially for what concerns the raising of the blockade of the German ports. This retirement, however, implies no change in the policy of the Cabinet, which is, as it always was, represented by the President of the Council, Bishop Monrad. The Danes are almost out of their senses with joy at the tidings of the sea fight off Heligoland of the 9th. I have nothing to add to the particulars which must have reacht:d you both through German and Danish telegrams. The encounter is highly hon ourable to the Danes, as, with somewhat inferior forces, they succeeded in inflicting serious, and very nearly fatal, injury upon at least one of their enemy's ships. Their advantage, however, was void of important results, as they withdrew to the northwards, as if unable either to pursue the Germans into Heligoland, or at least to watch their movements and intercept their escape from that neutral harbour. ALTONA, MAY 15. The Prirce of Augustenburg entered Altana this evening, and met with a most enthusiastic reception. THE PRINCIPALITIES. BUCHAREST, MAY 15. The Electoral law and an additional article to the Constitution have been proclaimed by Prince Couza. The nation has been invited to vote a simple affirmative or negative on these questions. Tranquillity prevails, and public opinion is favourable to the Prince. SOUTHAMPTON, MAY 16. The Spanish war steamer Isabella Secunda, from Cadiz, having on board their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess Montpensier, family, and suite, arrived here this mcraing. Their royal highnesses will land and leave for Claremont by the three o'clock train this afternoon• MARSEILLES, MAY 15. The Messageries Imperiales steamer Said, from Alexandria, with 201 passengers, ex Imperatrice, arrived here at 11 p.m. yesterday. BUENOS AYRES, APRIL 14. (By telegraph from Lisbon.) Exchange, 50a. Ounces, 2,910. Wet salted ox hides, 40. Dry American, 40 to 42. Wool firm. Tallow, 141. Lumber, 35, firmer. Flour, 7 to 8, in demand. it,ficed sugar, 181. Freight dull and unchanged. BOURSE, May 14, The market continues buoyant, and prices show a further slight improve ment. Threes, for the Account, are now firm at 66f. 90c4. and Mobilier at 1,182 fr. 50e. Railway Market not very animated, but previous quotations pretty well maintained. The market closed as follows: 41 per Cents 94 50 Italian Loan 69 Do. end month.... Do. end month 6B 85 3 per Cents Do. end month.... 67 Do. end month..., Credit M0bi1ier....1175 Russian Do. end m0nth....1176 50 Austrian Bank Shares 3380 Soaniel Threes 51 50 Credit k oneier .... 1260 ffome Debt .. — Roman - It& IL 'WAYS. Cast). Account. Orleans .886 25 ~ 885 Northern Lyons and kiediturranean 887 50 .. 887 60 New ditto B9O S Althorn Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian 1.017.8:ird North of Spain Saragossa 572 50 .. 570 50 Ditto to Barcelona OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS. — Mr Zuhrab, vice consul at Mostar, has been appointed her Majesty's consul at Berdiansk. The vice-consulate of Mostar will be abo lished. Mr Dunlup, Consul at Cairo, has been appointed consul at Cadiz. Mr T. F. Roade, Consul at Tangier, has been appointed consul at Cairo. Mr White, vice-consul in Cyprus, has been appointed consul at Tenger. Mr Col naghi, consul in Corsica, has been appointed consul in Cyprus. Mr Smallwood, Keeper of the Archives at H.M. Mission at Turin, has been appointed consul in Corsica. The appointment held by Mr. Small Wood in the 'mission at Turin will not be filled up.—Observer. THE CHAPTER IN DANGER.—The courts of law have narrowly escaped a trial in which the doctrine, of the Church of England on sacramental efficiency would have undergone a search'ng scrutiny. The Venerable Charles Didgson, Archdeacon of Richmond, has been preaching, in his turn, in Ripon Cathedral, and in dealing with his suject --the efficacy of the sacraments—made remarks which the Very Rev. Dr. Goode, the Dean of Ripen, construed into a personal affront. The Dean " presented" the Archdeacon to the Bishop of Ripon fur teaching unsound doctrine, but the Bishop having before his eyes recent unsatisfactory and very unprofitable theo logical lawsuits, declined to interfere, and informed the Dean that if he desired to proceed he must do so through the Ecclesiastical Courts, by setting the Church Discipline Act in motion. This course the Dean declined to adopt, and the Church has been spared the scandal of a conflict between two high dignitaries of the same cathedral, THE TIN TRADE.—Since our last notice the tin standard has been further reduced 4s. per cwt. all round, making the present quotations :—Common, 588; superior ditto, 998 ; fine, 101 s; superior ditto, 103 s. No further alteration has taken place in metal, the market con tinuing very dull. The official drop of 4s per cwt. on the 3d inst. was scarcely appreciable, as fixed prices had not been adhered to, and consumers are looking for a further concession. The importations, &c., of tin into London during the present year exceed' those of the corresponding period in 1863 by 975 tons; the quantity of straits afloat is just double that of 1863, or 616 tons; and the Banca stock in Holland is nearly 30,000 slabs in excess of lase year. Any advance in price just now, therefore, cannot be expected. THE UPSTAIRS OMNIBUS.—At the new Brighton hotel, we are told, the principal of the five hydraulic lifts works up and down in a vertical shaft eight feet square. It is nearly finished, and constitutes a small saloon or "upstairs omnibus." The shaft is enclosed on all sides, except an apertute or doorway on a level with each story. The height of the shaft is, from the ground-floor to the fifth story, fifty-six feet. The little movable saloon within it will accommodate seven or eight persons at once, who can be raised to the uppermost of the five stories in ore minute, or to any of the intermediate stories in a few seconds less time. The pulling of a handle—very little more trouble than pulling a bell—suffice to act in action the hydraulic power which raises the platform ; while the adjustment of nicely-balanced weights renders the movement smooth and easy. This is, par excellence, the visitors' lift, not to be used by mortals of less exalted dignity. A second lift ascends from the basement of the fifth story, intersecting and communicating with all the intermediate stories in its way; the ascent is 76ft, ; and the purpose, we believe, is to faci litate the ascent of servants with their burdens. A third lift, about as lofty as the seconol, is for sending up dinners, &c., only, and not hundredweights of humanity. A fourth carries up dinners from the basement to the grand coffee room only. A fifth carries up wines and other liquors from the cellar to the bar. Now, if the reader will only picture to himself the amount of running up and down stairs inevi tably involved in the daily proceedings at any one of our large hotels, ho will easily perceive that these hydraulic lifts will not only save much bodily fatigue, but will also economise time. It may, perchance, turn out that lofty hotels will really be more handy than those of less height. Already, some of our photographers have begun the adop tion of lifts, worked by a winch-handle, to raise their sitters to the studio at the top of the house.— Chambers's Journal, .New and Improved Series, A DELPHI THEATRE. Notwithstanding that the celebrated drama " Leah" con tinues to attract crowded audiences, in a short time it will disappear from the bills of the Adelphi Theatre, in conse quence of the termination, on the 11th of June, of the engagement of Miss Bateman. The present week is the last but three of this talented lady's assumption of her celebrated character, and therefore to those who have yet the great gratification in store of witnessing " Leah" for the first time, we say go at once. It was at one time hoped that Miss Bateman would appear in another character, and many, we believe, still remain under that impres sion ; but we can positively state that the whole of the remaining period of Mies Bateman's stay at the Adelphi m ill be devoted to the character of " Leah," and therefore those who have postponed their visit in the hope of seeing the celebrated Americtn tragedian in a character other than that which is now a household word in London, will most certainly lose the opportunity of seeing her al together if the visit to the theatre is not paid within the next two or three weeks. The performance of Miss Bate man on Saturday was as fine as ever, and although the labour of embonying a character of so much intensity must be immense, we did not in one instance detect the slightest attempt to slur or pass lightly over any the part, notwithstanding that the lady has been repeating it for about a year, portion of GAMBLING IN A GOVERNMENT OFFICE. —lt having been made known privately to the Secretary at-War that certain practices of gambling with dice ha d for a considerable period been carried on am ongst t h e clerks in the War- office, but more especially in one of th e lar g est subdivisions of a particular branch, Earl De Grey and Ri p on at once ordered an inquiry into the alleged abuse s. The court appointed was under the presidency of Sir Edward Lugard. It was found that the principal and the second, as well as a number of the clerks, were implicated, and the finding of the court received the immediate and grave atten tion of Earl De Grey. The l ea di n g offenders were at once dismissed from the office, losing all their interest in the su perannuation fund, although they can respectively show 28 and 29 years' servic e . S evera l o f the clerks have been sum marily degraded on th e li s t f or promotion, and the Earl De Grey and Ripon h as rea d t o a ll t h e ge ntlemen of the office a minute, in whi c h h o st i gmat i ses in the severest terms the practices which h ave b een prove d, and threatens instant dismissal to any one w h o may attempt to renew the gros s misbehaviour. It i s a ll ege d th a t considerable sums of money have been i nvo l ve d i n these transact io ns between the officials, and th a t l oa d e d di ce have been used. SMITIIFIELD.—The aspect of Smithfield is not, at the present ti me , by an y means attr active. T here is nothing of the pict uresque a b o ut the me tro p olitan ruins, and Dr. Syntax might search in vain for a block to illus trate his pictorial ideas. Ail within the vast deal hoarding, enclosing the area, is dilapidation and dirt, br oken cr windows,evaces between gapin per g ;n of lular t shatteredriek walls, looking terribly gateways, yawning unsteady in their unstrutted and solitary loftiness, whilst in the midst of this wide-spread devastation, Messrs. Tallis's printing office stands up proudly, as if it were determined to resist the hand of the destroyer. But ere long it, too, must be brought low, and then from Durham yard to Charterhouse-street, a wide space will be cleared for the site of the new market. Now that the houses are nearly all pulled down, and the eye can wander freely over the area, its large extent may be better estimated. A nobler site for a great public market was never presented, and its advantages in respect of ' ventilation and drainage are so great, that the least possible amount of evil with the greatest possible amount of good, will, most assuredly, characterize this last grand effort of the Corporation to promote the prosperity and well-being of the community,-- City Tress. A RUSSIAN TRAGEDY.—The Russian journals mention the occurrence of a m elancholy tragedy at Lipetsk, in the government of Taraboff. A retired sub lieutenant, named Orloff, had just killed his cousin, Mdlle. Apollinairo Sokoloff, by shooting her with a pistol at her own request. The two cousins were deeply enamoured of each other, but their relationship being an obstacle to their union, the lady begged her lover to put an end to her life, and the latter, in a moment of frenzy, only too faithfully executed her wishes. LITERATURE. Hester Kirton. Be the Author of "A Bad Begin ning," " Chesterford," &e. Three Vols. Smith, Elder, end Co. All who read this novel will follow with a deep interest and increasing sympathy the lives and for tunes of Hester Kirton and Frederick Hallam. At first both hero and heroine are little deserving of our admiration—the hero, amiable and polished to a superfine degree, is nothing more than a fortune-hunter, who, having learned from treacherous lawyer of the vast wealth some day to be enjoyed by the daughter of the miserly owner of Kirton's Farm, makes his way there, and seeks to win a bride, only enamoured of the " beaux Tells de sa cassette." The character of Hester in powerfully drawn, and is for a time singularly repellant—at first a timid, loving, devoted bride ; and then, on learning the deception practised on her, a hard, stern, irfi xible woman. Here is a glimpse of Kirton's Farm, when, on litllltteB first arrival, he met with the following—. INHOSPITABLE RECEPTION. Spite of what he had heard in London, and of the boy's hints about Mr. Kirton, Frederic Hallam was pleased with his appearance; his clear complexion and benevolent fore head were net those generally belonging to a mean charac ter; but there was a thinness in the lips, and a rigid firm ness in the lower jaw, that in one more skilled in human nature might he ye awakened doubts. He glanced from the young man's open, handsome face to his dress, and thence to his portmanteau. Hallam raised his hat, and began to introduce himself, but Mr. Kirton stopped him. " You mistake, sir ; this is no inn for travellers." " Mr. Kirton, I conclude ; if you will be so kind as to look at this note, you will see that I do not come to you quite as a stranger." The old man drew his tall form up more stifly still, and pressed his lips more tightly together. As the letter was handed to him, he eyed Hallam so closely again before he opened it, that he added—. "The letter is from your friend Mr. Goldsmith, who has entrusted me with some business papers he wishes you to sign." Mr. Kirton opened the envelope, and read his letter slowly, keeping his visitor standing in the sunshine all the time. He was inwardly chafing, and had a great mind to ask permission to enter; but there was something so rigid and unbending about the old farmer that he forbore, When he read it twice over, his countenance relaxed a little, and he invited Hallam to come in and rest himself. The visitor looked at his portmanteau reposing ignomi niously on the grass-plot; he was just going to ask Mr. Kirton to have it carried indoors, when the farmer said— " You can let that be—it's safe ; when you have eaten a meal with us and rested, one of the men shall carry it where you will." And here is the first meeting of"- THE ILL-MATCHED PAIR. Mr. Hallam's attention was attracted by a young girl who stood at her place on one side of the table, evidently waiting for them. He bowed and she made a sort of movement in return. Mr. Kirton did not seem to think any introduction neces sary, but pointed to a seat opposite his daughter, whom he called Hester. Hallam could not take his eyes from her face; he had determined to find her agreeable, but he was surprised to see her so pretty. She was apparently about sixteen years old, and her tall undeveloped figure gave promise of much symmetry ; her features were small and regular, and her clear hazel oyes full of expression, but what most surprised the critical Lou.. doner, accustomed to polished society, was her self-pos session Although quiet, her manner was neither con • strained nor awkward. "She is not conceited, thank Heaven," said Hallam to himself; he felt almost piqued by her apparent indifference to the evidently unusual presence of a stranger. A deeper thinker would, perhaps, have noted the firm set jaw and chin which gave too much squareness to the lower part of the face, contradic ing the delicate chiselling of the nose and lips, and would possibly have looked fer more masculine defects than conceit; not that I would imply conceit to be the sole inheritance of women; with far less excuse men are just as vain as they are, and it sits worse on them—it comes out more broadly, wnereas a woman will clothe her infirmity in such a mantle of grace ful nonsense that it often seems to add to her charms. The dinner was meagre enough—a straggling raw-boned fowl, evidently a patriarch of the farm-yard, and a large piece of bacon, or rather of bacon fat, to lean was nut visible, surrounded with greens, which gave oat a strong unsavory smell. However, the Londoner tried to make the best of it, and carved the greasy bacon as though it had been a choicer dish. Miss Kirton only replied in monosyllabes to his conver sational attempts, and he began to think her face was the best part of her. The old man noticed how carefully he was watching her. "She has had not m ich schooling," he said, ' but she can make butter, or pudding and pie, with the best o' " Very useful accomplishments," said Hallam, with an inward shudder. Biz, who was in the act of pouring out a glass of ale for the visitor, nodded her head approvingly, but Hester coloured and it seemed more from annoyance than from shyness. " Never mind about me, father; the gentleman wants to drink his ale." Hallam started ; she spoke broadly, almost with the accent of a peasant; he now remarked, what her very pretty face had prevented him from seeing before, that her hands, although small, were coarse and red, evidently from ex posure. He noticed her gown, too; au ill made, washed out pink gingham, which she had grown too tall for, the waist being much too short, and some tucks had been "let out" in the skirt, as was apparent by the fresher colour about midway down. She scarcely spoke again except to answer her father about household matters; her voice wee low and soft, but her manner in speaking was so singu larly harsh and abrupt that Mr. Hallam was glad when she ceased, for either this, or the red hands or the pudding making, had dispelled his first illusion, and the ale, scarcely better than vinegar, completed his discomfiture. Poor Hallam at first gains little by his adven (erre, and is obliged to put up with much unplea sant advice from the plain-spoken farmer, who among other things favours him with his.-- DEFINITION OF A GENTLEMAN. " Oh I that's it, is it ?" said the old man. " You be one of them gentlemen as must wear good clothes, and keep respectable, and read the papers, and write a few letters, all at the country's expense ; and I don't doubt now but what you think your work uncommon hard." " Iwork as hard as a gentleman need work, I believ i e," said Hallam, nettled out of his indifference. " Gentlemen, indeed I Now look you here, young man ; no offence, but such a gentleman as you are, I take it, is uncommon like a butterfly as never does nothing to earn his own bread, it's all set ready for him. I'm a plain spoken man, you see." Oh I " raid Hallam, laughing, for he was very good tempered, " you only consider gentlemen worthy of the name who live on their own property, and derive their income from their own acres." "Not exactly," said Kirton ; "nothing can make a man a gentleman who is not born one; all the borrowed feathers in the world won't do that," he added, looking hard at " He may rub against other gentlemen, and get some of their polish, but it comes off again, man, at a hard . rub—it cornea off. Even for a born gentleman, I take it, an idle life is the worst thing that can happen to him ; but for one who's not quite sure what he is, work, sir, wok, is the likeliest thing to happen him into what he wants." Hallam gulped down these very distasteful observations and advice in the best way he could. Hester inherits not only the old man's money, but much of his hard inflexible nature, as Frederick Hallam discovers when too late. The development of her character is very skilfully portrayed, as is also the transformation that gradually takes place in Hallam, although, judging from his antecedents, we can hardly consider such a transformation alto gether nature.% The lesson of life proves a bitter one to both hero and heroine; but though heavy is the trial and severe the temptation, good is ulti mately wrought out of evil. With deep regret the reader finds the third volume close in tears, but they are not tears wholly of affliction. Such an ending to the narrative may be regretted by the interested reader who has learned to feel a deep interest in the hopes and fears of Hester's wayward heart, bat it does not diminish the value of the book; on the contrary, the most favourite stories, and those which linger most tenderly in the memory are for tho most part overcast with some inevitable grief. As a happy contrast to the painful history of the Hallams aro bright glimpses of the charming Lucy Bonham and her happy home. Lucy's mother, Mrs. Frank Wrenshaw, is one of the many happily-drawn portraits with which the book abounds. She is so tender-hearted and good humoured that one cannot but love her, and yet she is so ridiculous in her would be particularity, that one cannot but laugh at her, and heartily too. Poor Lacy, with dismay, occasionally tries to check her mother's exuberance, but for the most part in vain, and the old lady tells her she is " as sour as —as, well —as a crab with its claws out !" Mrs Wren shaw mks a pattern mother-in-law, and yet the can barely restrain an ooctsional outburst of indig nation at the outspoken evidences of Lucy's dee°. lion to her husband, The young wife's deferential parenthesis, "Jacob me," becomes almost iatolere able in her mother's ears. Here is one of the good h umonred skirmishes that occasionally take place : WIFE AN 'MOTHER- IN•LAW. " Jacob says " Ah, of course, Jacob thinks something different to what I do. Really, Lucy, for a girl who used to be fond of having her own way, I don't believe you've an idea of your own in your head, that I don't. It's Jacob says this, and Jacob thinks the other, tiil I sometimes feel as if he was my husband, too, and I must believe all ho asys." Well, mother," Lucy had turned very red during her in other's speech, and usen't you to be just the some with my father ?" . _ " Oh, but that was quite a different thing; why, he was your own father, Lucy; you're surely nat going to compare any one' to him." Lucy burst out laughin3, inspitoof her• vexation that her mother should speak slightly of Jacob. " Well, mamma, there never can he any use in talking of one's husband ; no one else ever sees him with one's own (yes; but for heater's sake, I should like you to bear v..hat Jacob says about this letter; may I tell your" " Yes, yes, my dear, of c9urse," said Mrs. Wrenshaw, already rather ashamed of what sh had said; for she was • both fond and proud of her son-in-law, although, it was irritating to have his opinion so constantly quoted, against her own. The admirers of " Chesterford" will recognise a great development of the author's powers since the pub lication of that very interesting work, and those who remember "A Bad Beginning" will again have reason to say of " Hester Kirton," " alt's well that ends well" Standard Authors, Shilling Series. " The Cutton Lord," by Herbert Glyn ; Adrian L'Eitrange, or" Moulded out of Faults"; "Arrows i❑ the Dark," by tho author of "Said and Dune"; " The Eve of St. Mark," by Thomas Doubleday ; " The White House by the Sea," by M. Betham Edmonds; "My First Lesson,' by the author of " Charles.Auchester, &e., &c. Smith, Eider, and Company. Messrs. Smith and Elder are bringing out in a cheap form, a most excellent well-printed series of the popular works of the " Standard Authors" of the day. Many of the names above-mentioned will be familiar to our readers, but the works are for the most part sufficiently interesting to bear a second perusal. Vladimir and Catherine ; or, Kelvin the year 1861. An Historical Romance, by a Thirty Years' Resi- , dent in Russia. One Vol., pp. 277. Chapman and Hall. This little book, besides the love story of Vladimir and " the darling Catherine," gives us a glimpse; and not the most favourable glimpse, of Russian men and manners, as viewed by a dispassionate ob6erver. The style of the narrative is smart and lively, as may be imagined from the following amusing receipt Tor the pronounciation of an unpronounceable name. "To pronounce this name you must just softly whistle, check it by sneezing, then a short cough, and finish abruptly with sky ! What can be easier ?" The result, let us say, for the benefit of the obtuse, is—Pstchffilsky ! A Dark Night's Work. By Mr.l. Gaskell. With four Illustrations. New edi►tion. Smith end Elder. The cheap edition of Mrs. Gaskell's enthralling talc, " A Dark Night's Work," wilt be very welcome to her many admirers. The sorely-tried Elinor, the faithful Dixon, and the unfortune author of the dark work of that dark night—the " mistake" that appeared to be a " crime," all afford vivid speci mens of the power and pathos which are so conspicu• Gus in all the writings of the eloquent author of ‘, Mary Barton." Long Ago and Now, By Frederick Young. One Vol. Pp. 232. T. C. Newby. This volume contains four very interesting lec tures, originally delivered before a cluntry audience. They are well worthy of publication, and well adapted for popular reading rooms. The first is on " Pompeii and Vesuvius," and contains, among other things, an elaborate r. ccount of the sports of the Amphitheatre " long ago." The second is on "the British Empire in India ;" the third is upon " Chivalry," with an enumeration of the different orders of knighthood. The last, but nut the least interesting at the present day, is on " Garibaldi." Incidents in My Life. By B. B. Home. Second Edition. One Vol., pp. 288. F. Pitman. The incidents in the life or the vagaiies of the ima gination of Mr. Home, the spirit-medium, will be a subject of curiosity to many. The publication of such experiences in this matter-of-fact nineteenth century is assuredly a matter of greater marvel than any recorded in the days of witchcraft. Shakspere's Knowledge and &se of the Bible. By Charles Wordsworth, Bishop of St. Andrews. One Vol. Pp. 301. Smith, Elder, and Co. Of all the various tributes of homage and admi ration offered to the Great Poet at his Tercentenary Jubilee, none can be compared to this evergreen wreath laid upon his tomb by the Bishop of St. Andrewe. The right reverend prelate is proud to class himself among the greatest ad. mirers and truest appreciators of Shakspere, and thus gracefully excuses himself for the public mani festation of his sentiments. " The Bible and Shakspere," said one of the best and most esteemed prelates that ever sat upon the English bench—Dr. John Sharp, in the reign of Queen Anne--" The Bible and Shakspere have made me Archbishop of York?' The Shakspere of Greek Comedy—Aris tophanes—is well known to have been the favourite author of the most celebrated preacher of the ancient church, S. John Chrysostom, some time patriarch of Constantinople. Under shelter of high and vene rated authorities such as these the pretient writer ventures to hope he may escape censure for allowing his name to appear upon the title-page of this volume. Phut our poet was well read in the Book of Nature, both as it is revealed in the extertlal and in the human heart, every page of leis works bear testimony, that he was also well acquainted with the Book of Life, many passages from those same writings as here very elaborately collect ed, also ,estify. The book of De. Wordsworth:is well w0r;.133r of perusal, although many passages which he ad duces are hardly sufficiently similar to warrant their Introduction. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) LONDON, May W.—Wind at Noon, E.NE., light breeze and brilliant weather. FALMOUTH„ May 15—Calm, with fog, Arrivil--- Basend, trial(' Smyrna. QUEENSTOWN, May 15.—Arrived—Asia, from LiverpooL Experienced thick weather, left for Halifax, &c. OFF PLYMOUTH, May 13,--Arrived-vDumolino, from- Launceston. BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. GRAVESEND, Monday Dior/ling. Arrived, May 14—Sir Robert Sales, from Calcutta .-- Agincourt, from Melbourne—Lai, 3d, from Monte Video Naturalist, from Calcutta—Nora, from Harlinmen—Ali quis, from Cohenada—Kron Prinsen, from A b delaide- -- Chili, from Otago—New Zealand—Lady Grey from Alex andria—J. Aeren, from Dram—Excelsior, from Algeal3aY —Mary, from Tobago, and Carolus Magnus, from Callao. Arrived, May 16—Morning Star, from Corfu—Wynar d r and Eclipse—both from Colombc—Stray, from Honcturas -- ' Isabella, Wilson, from Bruges—David Malcombe, trora Marseilles—Fyenoord, from Rotrerdam—Fawn, from Aar' sterdam—lpswich Lass, from Valencia—Caroline Bersea• from Tarragona—lrene, from Adelaide—Emily, froth Caen—Francis Dlifly, from Mauritius—Maria Hay', from Calcutta—Arabella, from Gallipoli—Veandra, frc in Corfu;—Rio Grande, from Jamaica—Queen Adelaide, troth Havre. DEAL, Monday Morning. Passed in Tow—Eir Henry Parks, from China, tor LCI , " don. Passed in Tow, May 15—Agincourt, from Melbourne , for London. Passed, May 16—Southern Cross, from London, f°` Madras—Mary Blades, from London, for Quebec—Se °- ~ and Tamise, screw steamers, from London, for Rouen"' Prince of Jersey, from West, for North—blatonas, from West, for North, A line of-battle-ship, a f r i g ate, a ram, with two gunboa t l passed outside of th e G oo d w i n on the from the w e to the east, supposed to be an Austrian squadron. HUM MOLIQUE'S NEW MASS was most iWP 7eS4 sivaly performed, for the first time, yesterday (Whit -Sun day), at the church of St. Aloysins, in Clarendon squ 3re ' Sowers•town, at 11 o'clock ; the solo parts being taken 1/Y Mesdames Itudersdorff and Laura Bax er. THE PRINCESS OF WALLS has coneenteti t ° open a br.zaar, to be held in the Horticultural Gardens, ill aid of the Building Fund of the Female School of A:t• A NEW NOVEL, BY LADY GEORGIANA FUl'" LERTON, with the title of " Too Strange Nut to be TrIVI will 'shortly be published by Mr.. Bentley, • f M t I ‘;`a el Di. Portt Dil Dii Dii Dil Saudi Uit spani nil iiit Pit nit Dit 81)ani saved: rUrki Dit Lit t)it hit Dit Dit I Dit Iren e; Austr buteb Ditl ltnli~~, Dit! O o „ m Ditt I k of Cc Atm Bra; Di Duel ChiliDi Di Colo. Culx Dalai Di XVI gY] Di Gree Gual Di It%li blexi Dii 11 4.00 i lie w Dii Di Per t Di bite bit 3 )it, bit Dit bit