The Sun. — London, England, 1864-06-15 00:00:00

COALS. —The LILLESHALL COMPANY'S coALs, Direct from their own Collieries. 3farqui5'.......245. per ton. I Double . 203. per ton. Top ............ Nuts._ .. lBs Deep.... 21s. ~ • t• Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De pots, Westboarne Park-road. W., and 17, South Wharf, Paddington, W., and Maiden-lane, N. Best Coke .................15s. per chtldron. Terms cash. JOHN SCOTT, Sole Agent HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tuts DAY.—Moraing, 911. 55m.—Afternoon, 10h. 30m. ro-moanow.-Morning, IGh. 58m.—Afternoon, 11h. 30m. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, Covent-garden. There will, both in this week and in next week, be five opera nights, viz., Monday, Tuesd ay, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Extra Night. Mesdames Lagrua, Tati, and Battu ; Signori Graziani, Tagliatico, and Mario. To-morrow Evening (Tnursday), June 18, will be perforated Verdi's opera, UN BALLO IN MASCHERA. Amelia, .11e. Emilia Lacfrua ; Ulrica, Mdlle. Giuseppini Tati ; Oscar, Mdlle. Marie Battu ; Renato, Sig nor Graziani ; Armando, Signor Tagliafloo ; AngTi, Signor Capponi ; Silvan°, Signor Fallar ; Il Giudiee, Signor Rossi ; and 11 Duca, Signor Mario. Conductor, Mr. Costa. The incidental Divertissement will be supported by Mdlle. S tivoni and M. Desplaces. Commence at half past Eight. Pit tickets, 75.; amphitheatre t.ta ls, :Os. ad., 75., and 59. ; emphitheatre.".2s. 6d. Boxes, stalls, and tickets may be had at the box-office under the portico of the theatre, whilh is open from tea to five, and at the principal musicsellers' and librarians'. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. EXTRA NIGHT. ROBERT LE DIABLE. THIS EVENIN3 (Wednesday', June 15, will be repeated Meyerbeer's Grand Opera, ROBERT LE DIABLE. Signori Gardoni, Marcell° Junca, Bettini, Gassier, Boss! ; Mdlle. Liebhart, Mdlle. Catanna Baretta, and Madame har riers Wippern (tier second appearance in hngland). Conductor, Signor ARDITI. " To-morrow Evening (Thursd ty`, June IGth —(Subscription Night). —Lest Act, IL TRO VATO EI, E. Third Act, ROBERT LE DIABLE. Scene from LUCIA_ DI LAMMERMOOR. Last Act, LA FAVORITA. Last Act, LA SONNAMBULA. Overture to "Guglielmo Tell," performed by the Orchestra of e'er Majesty's Theatre. New Ballet Divertissement, LA FESTA DI BALLO. Friday next, June 17th.—Signor Arditi's Grand Morning Concert. Saturday next, June 18th.—LES HUGUENOTS. Tuesday, June 21st—Production of FIDELIO. Friday Morning, June 24th.—Combined Pei:format:We in Aid of the Funds of the Royal Academy of Music. Commence at Half-past Eight o'clock, except on next, when the Opera commences at Eight. Pit Tickets, 7s. ; Reserved Box ' Seats, 10s. 6,ci. • A ru m . theatre Stalls, ss. and 7 s. ; Gallery, 28. 6d. ; Private 13;:xea, in the Upper circle, 218. Box Office of the Theatre open daily, from 10 till 6, where place 4 may be secured ; also at Mitchell's, Bubb's, Lacon and Oilier's, Bond-street ; Leader's, Opera Colonnade ; Sam's, St. James's-street ; Cramer, Wood, and Co.'s, and Hammond's. Regent-street ; Keith, Browse, and Co.'s, Cheapside ; and at Chappell and Co.'s, 50, New Bond-street. iaturday THEATRE ROYAL HA YMARKET.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr, Buckstone. THIS EVENING, THE BALANCE OF COMFORT. Mr. Howe and Miss L. Ar.grel. After which, DAVID GA R.RICK. Messrs. Sothern, Chippendale, Buckstone, Rogers, Clark, Weathersby, &c. ; Mesthines Snowden, Nelly Moore, Fitzwilllam. Followed by (for the :id time) LORD DUNDREARY MARRIED AND DONE FOR. To conc!ude with AN UNLUCKY MORTAL. Mr. Wm. Farreu and Miss M. Harris. Commence at 7. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Mr. Fechter. Last Ten Nights of Hamlet and Last Week but One of the Season Mr. FECHTER will perform HA3ILE I' THIS EVENING (Wednesday). Claudius, Mr. Emery ; Polonius, Mr. John Brougham; Ghost, Mr. G. Jordan ; Laertcs, Mr. C. Vanden heft ; Horatio, Mr. J. G. Shore ; First Gravedigger, Mr. H. IViddicomb ; Genic, Mr. F. Charles ; Messrs. W M'lntyre, P. Morton, Raymond, Moreland, Clifford, Edmonds, Wall bank, Collett; Ophelia, Miss Kate Terry ; Actress, ItliSS Henrade ; and Gertrule, Miss Elsworthy. - The Scenery painted by Mr. W. Telbin. Notice.—The doors open at half .past 7, and IlamlA com mences at 8. _ _ Box Office open daily from Eleven o'clock till Five. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Sole Lesee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVFNING will be performed a new and original Drama, by R. Slous, Esq., entiiled LIGHT AND SHADOW. Mr. D. Murray, D. Fisher, .1. W. Ray, J. Nelson, &c.; Misa Stafford and Caroline Carson. `After whicli, THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. Louis and Fabien dei Franchi, Mr. Vining; Chateau _Renaud, Mr. Wal:er Lacy. NT W THE A ritE-R0 YAL, ADELPHL— k_II e.,,10 Prow-Lev:rand .`.tanager. M. B. Webster. . _ THIS EVENING, THE DEAD HEART: Hobert Landry (his original character). Mr. Benjamin Webster, ,uppo:ted by Messrs. A. slitting, J. L. Toole, T. Stuart, t'aul Bedford, Rllington ; Miss Woolgar (Mrs. Alfred Mellon), Miss Kelly, _ _ _ To ecnolude with TII E AREA BELLE: Messrs. J. L. Too!e, P. Bedlord, it. Romer, Miss Woolgar, and Mrs. .11. Lewis. Commence at 7. Ri()YAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, under the Management of Mr. B. WEBSTER. Crowded with rank and fashion.— The highly successful new Comedy, by Dion Boueicault ,Itsq., every Evening. Re• engagement of those ce ebrated and popular artistes, Mr. an I Mrs. Charles Mathews. Amongst the artists engaged will he found the popular names of Mr. Benjamin Webster, Mr. Charles Mathews. Mr. ]'rank Matthews, Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. Clarke, Mr. Paul _Bedford, Mr. F. itobinson. Mr. Ashley ; Mrs. Chas. Mathews, Mi,s Herbert, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss 11. Simms, Miss A. Cottrell, Miss Fanny Josephs, Miss Patti Josephs, Miss Wentworth, and Mrs. Stirling. EVERY EVENING, at 7, A DAY AFTER THE WEDDING. Miss Herbert. At a quarter before 8, an entirely new and orioina.lComerty, in 5 acts, by Dion Boucicault, entitled T LIN FOX CH ACE. Chiractets by Mr. Charles Mathews, Mr. Frank Matthews, Mr. J. Clarke, Mr. F. Robinson, Mr. Ash ey, Mr. W. Cham-er laine ; Mrs. Chas. Mathews, Mrs. Frank Matthews, and Miss Ilenrietta Simms (her first api.earance here). At 10, by parioular desire, COIL AS A CUCUMB Mr. Charles Mathews. To conclude with SHAKE HANDS : Mr. J. Clarke; Miss Fanny Josephs. Commence at 7. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Manager, Mr. W. 11. Swanborough. For the Benefit of Mrs. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, DEAF AS A POST. Mr. Thorne. Followed by THE MAID OF HONOUR. Miss Ada Swanborough. After whi.:ll, MAZOURKA. Messrs. Honey, James, Fenton, Turner, &c. ; Misses Marie Wilton, Simpson, &c. Concluding with THE DAY AFTER THE WEDDING. Mr. H. Neville. Commence at 7. THE ASCOT.— RACE GLASSES (tile beat), at CALLAGHAN'S. 23A, New Bond-street, W., corner of Conduit-street. N.B.—tole agent to Voigtlander, Vienna. pSKIS BONNE rs for JUNE.—Messrs. JAY'S Manazer has h s day returned from Paris with an assortment of tha most elegant and fashionable Summer Bonnets, selected from the magasins of the first houses in that city. JAY'S, The London General Mourning Warehouse, 217, 219, and 251, Regent-street. June 1,186 k. NOVEL STYLE in FRENCH BONNETS..— French fashion has produced Bonnets for this month of a light go earner texture, which accJramodate the present style of wearing awl displaying the lady's h .ir. They are of the most exquisite variety, and, though still adhering to the favourite colours of black, white, and neutral, are entirely remodelled in shape, size, and substance. Spe,ially imported from Paris for JAY'S, The London General mourning Warehouse, 217, 215, and 251, Regent-street. ,THE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SuN,,, Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, an be had Every Evening of G. R. GLIsNIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4. Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. The Weather—Sun Office, June 15, 1864. - - THERMOMETER. This day at Two o'clock 62 Barometer-29.77. WIND —S. W. ; moderate breeze, and cloudy. .7. .tip g „Nicppe, ,)11.11. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1864. These once more ramoared Federal Successes, we take it, are rather doubtful, for two or three pretty obvious reasons. In the first place—look at the political baro meter! There—watching that exqu i s i te ly sensitive thread -like column, not of quicksilver, bat of slow gold —one sees it still steadily, fearfully rising in yonder storm-agitated, ominously darkening, atmosphere of New York. According to these last ad vices up to the 4th instant, these rdvices brought to us simultaneansly by the Pamvian and the City of Baltimore—it (gold) had still farther risen : it was then, on the 4 h, up to 92 per cent .premium! Again,while General GRANT was announcing that the losses sustained by the Federal army in the contest at Cold Harbour were "not severe," other cfficial despatches state them posi tively tohave amounted to no less than 3,000 men killed and wounded, including among the 3,000 Federals newly put hors de combat one Geccra; and five Colonels. " Not severe ?" Wall, com paratively with the late wholesale slaughter of the unfortunate Northerners, pethaps not! Certainly, 3,000 killed and wounded as the r esult of one day's fighting, seems the merest I trifle after a loss, in th ree d a y' s fi g htin g , o f 75 , 000 ! However, small or great, comparatively—there is the fact of those 3,000, and it is a fact that has its significance ! Besides all this about the gold still rising, and about theee not severe losses, proving, after all, to be a loss of three thousand men in a single contest—there comes that rather sus picious, not to say sinister, intimation that, while heavy firing was heard in the direction of White House, no particulars could be learnt —because—ahem ! the telegraphic wires had been unfortunately injured—by the weather ! The natural, nay, the inevitable inference being, that those:particulars were known, " weather" or no ! (it matters little how you spell the word) were known whether or no by the Federal Government, but were discreetly held back upon this wretched little wire-drawn plea—at any rate until the going out of the Peruvian and City of Baltimore ! None, the proverb says, are so deaf as those who won't hear. And certainly, in the same way, it may be said, and quite as truly, that, in those Northern States of America, none find, at moments when obscurity would be particularly convenient, such a difficulty in reading off the clicking of the telegraph, as those who can at other times, work it, that is the tele graph, according to the expressive slang of the hour, to perfection ! " MANHATTAN" in his last missive said, as plainly as words could say anything, that ill news for the Federals would be certain to reach Washington before the departure of the outgoing steamers, but that that said ill news would be held back until the mail should have left. And it certainly looks un commonly like it—what with this talk about heavy firing heard in the direction of Whitehouse, no particulars, and the sudden interruption of telegraphic communication ! It bears all the appearance of an intentional acci dent. It looks suspicious. Speaking plainly, we would say, that all this talk about tele graph wires injured by the weather, just at the right moment, and in the right direction, to secure as opportune delay, seems uncommonly like Much ado about—Nothing! Or, at any rate, if not much ado—certainly a do ! The selection of an assize town in one of the many shires in the United Kingdom would appear at first sight to have little concern with the general body of the public. Yet it has recently been the occasion of a good deal of debate and discussion, has occupied the attention of both Houses of Parlia ment, and given rise to a division in both. In the Upper House, indeed, Lord WHARNCLIFFE'S motion resulted in one of those Ministerial defeats which are portentous signs of the times; but, in this in stance, the discomfiture was not so well merited as in some other instances of similar ill luck. The votes of the Houses of Lsrds and Commons represented fairly enough the diversity of opinion that exists cn this important question of Leeds versus Wakefield, since the Lower House affirmed the decision of the Privy Council, while the Peers expressed their dissatisfaction by a majority of 26. The arguments were as usual of a very opposite nature—one side declaring that all the local inte rest was in favour of Leeds, and the other maintain ing tb at Wakefield was by far the most popular of the rival candidates. It must be remembered that it is not the question of the assize town for the county that is being discussed, but only for one part of it. That part, it is true, is of sufficient extent, population, and importance to rank among the counties, since the million and a half which the West Riding can boast of possessing is nearly equal to the whole of the neighbouring shire of Lancashire, and might astonish some of the pompous princelings and serene highnesses of German grand duchies, With us, however, what would in the Vaterland give rise to a whole page of titles in the Abnanack de Gotha, and would think itself constituted to take an active part in the direction of European politics, subsides into a third of a county. But that nominal third —for in reality the relative importance is very dif ferent—is by no means an inconsiderable member of the State. It has furnished us with able politi cians and eminent men in various walks of life, so that a Yorkshireman has grown to be synonymous with a shrewd, sturdy, hard-headed man of busi ness, who is very capable of managing his own affairs, and of resenting undue interference in them. The Yorkshiremcn collectively do not, however, in this instance seem very well able to decide for themselves. It is of course the privilege of the Privy Council to fix the locality of the assizes, and no hesitation could be felt as to the right of the West Riding to possess an assize town, when Lan casVee, whose population is scarcely greater, is con sidered entitled to three. The next question, after deciding upon granting the request, is to decide which town is to be the favoured resort of the wig and gown, of professors of pocket-picking and bur glary. The argument brought forward on both sides in the debates on this matter is that public opinion in the locality is entirely in,favour of the advocate's own aide of the question, but this plea appears to an impartial reader to have no weight whatever, since a singular degree of discord is apparent. One party wishes York to remain the assize town, others are for Wakefield, others again are for Leeds, while faint voices are even raised for Sheffield and Hull. Who shall decide when doctors disagree. Who shall mediate between the rival claims, when one party gravely tells us that Wakefield has a population of 900,000 in its neighbourhood against 623,000 in the vicinity of Leeds, while Lord DE GREY inform s us that the Privy Connell arr i ved at their decision with the fact before them th at the population of Wakefield was 23,000 and that of Leeds 207,009 ! Unless t h e Wakefield side can lay claim to a very large proportion of criminals, we fear they can hardly maintain their ground. Leeds is a large trading city, full of business and bustle, and therefore, say the Wakefield faction, unfitted fcr an assize town. But that very fact o f its large commercial dealings will give rise to a great deal of assize business. It is in the busiest and most populous districts that we shall find the most crime not only in the fair pro portion of the population, but in consequence of the increased opportunities for fraud, robbery, g c ,. ir e never heard that perfect stillness was essential to the deliberations of a judge and jury. Our London criminal courts are not all situated in such tranquil localities. The plea of the dense population round Leeds being a serious objection, as likely to give room for riots in times of public disturbance, is quite untenable, and does a great injustice to our ertissne. We have happily little reason to antici pate disaffection in any locality, but we have still less reason to fear that the simple officers of public justice should came into collision with the body of the working classes. Our artisans are no friends to pickpockets or to murderers, as the very strong feeling existing against working with ticket -of e leave men might show. This argument, however strongly urged on behalf of Wakefield, is not likely to influence the decision of the Council, which indeed there seems little reason to reconsider or to reverse. The only valid reason for making a change in it wou'd be a strong oppo ait!on on the part of the general public of the. West Riding, but there has not as yet been any -such manifestation, and the conclusion formerly arrived THE SUN, LOADON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 15, 1864. at having been made on sound grounds of public convenience and practical common sense, we cannot suppose that the adverse vote of Monday evening will produce any sensible effect. Sir WALTER CROFTON is an undoubted authority on all matters connected with prison discipline and other questions relating to the treatment of con victs. It is, therefore, very gratifying to find that he should have addressed some remarks on the sub ject, for they cannot fail to be of service at this juncture, He speaks what he knows, and discourses on what he is fully acqainted with. All the obser vations of a man who has been particularly suc cessful in any special department are deserving of attention, and should be paid due regard to. It is want of experience and ability that occasion so many mistakes, and gives rise to so many mis chances in the carrying on of the arduous duties that are necessitated by the conduct of prison establishments. The supervision of ticket-of-leave convicts in Ireland was for some time under the control of Sir WALTER CROFTON, and, therefore, he very appropriately introduces his comments at this crisis, when so much discussion has taken place, and so many doubts are urged on all sides, as to the practicability of attempting the like ex periment in this country. It will be encouraging to those who have advocated the adoption of this measure, and reassuring to those who fear its effects, to hear from this good authority that it is a desirable plan to undertake, and also the only sure safeguard that we at present possess. It is here stated that at first no " police supervision" was exercised in Ireland when tickets.ofaleave were issued, but it was now found out that the system could not thus succeed, and recourse was, therefore, had to the surer means of attaining a fit control over these dangerous characters. It stands to reason that an occasional or irregular check upon them will not be suffi cient, and that before all things some decided and definite system must be organised. Doubt- ess much of the trouble that has been felt here in the arrangements of the convict system has arisen from the irregular mode of treatment and uncertainty that prevailed among authorities, and also among the men themselves to the exact amount of control or interference which would bo exercised. The Commissioners who attentively studied the subject in all its details, gave it as their opinion that a " thorough and more efficient supervision" was absolutely necessary. As they had considered the question in all its bearings, and weighed well the pros and cons of the affair, they must have been more qualified to judge fairly, and arrive at an accurate conclusion than those who jumped at conclusions, and were well-meaning but mistaken in their estimate of the affair. A due exercise of supervision is essential for the well doing of the ticket-of-leave man himself, for other wise he may be tempted by too much laxity to relapse into his old ways, and return to his former reprehensible practice. Some plan must perforce be employed that will Establish a check, afford safety to the public, and exert a restraining in fluence on these lawless and desperate members of the community. Sir WALTER states that the evils of undue interference which have been adverted to so frequently in the discussion were very prevalent in Ireland before the introduction of " police super vision," but that since that period no complaint has been made on that score. That this is very likely to be the case may be seen after a few moment's rtflction, for nothing that is conducted in a settled form, and a firm and fixed basis, ever occa sions half the annoyances, or produces the irritation that ensue from the irregular and uncertain em ployment of controlling agEncies. These irritate and excite without possessing sufficient power acd their check being only an occasional one, its deterring Effect cannot for long produoe a beneficial result. Besides, as Sir WALTER CROFTON very truly observes, there are mitiga tions which, judiciously employed, may tone down and temper the stringent and arbitrary decrees that in some cases are absolutely necessary and impera. tively called for. Thus the report or guarantee of prisoners' aid societies can be accepted in lieu of a convict's personal appearance. The Home Secre- Lary can also release the convict from farther super vision, when this is found to be unnecessary. In Ireland this plan has been tried with success. Therefore it is not unreasonable for the writer of this letter to declare that "it will surely not be difficult to devise such regulations, and in structions as will judiciously apply, and bene ficially use, the power given by this clause." It is idle to denounce any measure until it has had fair play, and it may be said that the notion of " police supervision" has had its trial in Ireland. If there it has worked well—if it has gained the object for I which it was intended, and reconciled the hard measures of authority with more benevolent innovations —if justice and mercy have gone together, as it were, on the part of the criminal— it is not out of character to say that there can be no valid reason why, in this country, we should not go and do likewise. There is always so much pre judice to e ncoun t er in making any changes and al terations that it is not to be wondered at that the powers that be so often shrink from the exertion and shun the odium incurred by making them. The errors prevalent in our penal system, however, were of so flagrant a nature that they spoke trumpet. tongued to the community, and some change was absolutely necessary. A very partial and moderate system has been suggested, and now an outcry has been raised as to undue interference. This is as serious an error as any legislator can fall into, to substitute consideration for weak, and insufficient control, and the sensible remarks of Sir WALTER CROFTON are most apropos at the period we are now arrived at. A confirmation of the wisdom of the enactments now proposed from so good a judge is a very encouraging thing, and it is to be trusted that time will prove the truth of his remarks, and that speedily and satisfactorily. We are pleased to be able to state on sound authority, that another volume of poems from the pen of Eliza Cook will be published in the autumn. Despite of severe suffering, her brain has, at inter vals, powerfully displayed its vitality, and the vo lume will not only contain numberless charming lyrics, but will also present an original poem of considerable length, marked with vigour of thought and beauty of sentiment, which cannot fail to charm old friends and attract new admirers. We shall hail the volume with pleasure, and earnestly hope that thi s genuine English poetess may long be spared t o enjoy her well-m er it e d p ens i on , an d gratify the public with her gifted productions. TIIREE FATAL ACClDlNTS.—Yesterday informa tion was received by Mr W. Carter, the coroner for East Surrey, of the three following dreadful accidents :—A man named Joseph Smith, aged 40, in the employ of an under taker, was riding on a hearse at Balham-hill, when he was jerked off and fell with considerable violence to the ground. In an insensible condition he was conveyed to St. Thomas's Hospital, where he shortly afterwards expired. The second happened at Wandsworth to W. Parker, a gardener, in the service of Mr Neale. The poor fellow was proceeding along the road carrying a scythe, when he was knocked down, falling upon the scythe, which entered and ripped his arm up, and caused such other shocking injuries that he died soon after his admission to the hospital, The third case was that of Celia Turner, aged 13 years, who whilst en gaged cleaning out a room at her parents' house, No. 10, Joiner-street, Westminster• road, went too near the grate, and her dress quickly ignited. She was most frightfully burned, and was conveyed to St, Thomas's Hospital, where she expired, LITERATURE, Beauties of Tropical Scenery. By R. N. Dunbar. Second Edition. One Vol. Pp. 147. Hardwicke. So many eulogistic opinions of the press—frag mentarily given from several among our contem poraries —are quoted by the author or the pub lisher in regard to the contents of this little volume of versification, that, having examined the book for ourselves, we hardly know what to think of it ! Not of the book itself, but of the discrepancy there is—the extraordinary discrepancy, as it appears to us—between the contents of the book and these sententious panegyrics. Reading the latter, one is led to expect that tLe descriptive passages will prove to be worthy of a Tropical Thomson—that the erotic passages are not unworthy of Anacreon Moore. S.) prepared to listen to the warblings of the singer, we turn to these warblings themselves with breathless eagerness, determined to note the effect produced by them upon ourselves etten tively. Unhappily we have done so quite as vainly as ever did Sir Charles Coldstream in the earlier part of his nonchalant doings—when, feeling his pulse (watch in hand) he shakes his head despairingly—" No result !" Not quickened by a single pulsation ! Eyes undimmed, cheek unflushed—we turn the pages listlessly. Even the contagion of the choral praise we have before referred to, as already the bock's, or rather the author's—fails to affect us in the least, even to the feeblest echo of it. The publisher and his printer, even the bookbinder, having done every thing they could for the volume ! Superficially viewed, it is the prettiest of literary ornaments for a boudoir table. Beautiful paper, capital type, graceful tooling on the cover ! To say nothing of the lovely, fanciful frontispiece, representing the Ideal goddess of the Tropics, a sort of a West Indian Britannia, having beside her, instead of a shield and a lion couchant, a prodigal cornucopia, running over with flowers and fruit such as the torrid zone alone could let loose upon the lap of Nature. An other embellishment, too, there is in this book greatly enhancing its value—viz., an exquisite en graving of one of the comeliest portraits of that good and great man Christopher Columbus, that we have ever had the satisfaction of looking upon. But— the book itself, the verses of R. N. Dunbar—well, really, honestly be it said, there is not the faintest seeming of a reflected flush from the gorgeous pages of James Thomson—this in regard to the descrip tive passages ! Neither is there anywhere that we can discern the faintest echo of one turtle-dove tone, caught from the amorous lays of Tom Moore—this in regard to the erotic passages ! The following is about the very beat specimen of our author's quality that we have been able to select for quotation. And as a specimen of the writer in the happiest mood, and at the happiest moment, we give it a place, here, willingly : MORNING—A FRAGMENT. Let Art's elate enthusiast laud Thy miracles, immortal Claude Nature's great Rival, that ccilild'st grace With added charms Creation's face I But not thy pencil, dipt in heaven, To canvass could have fully given The loveliness of Morning's smiles Reflected by the Indian Isles : When, wringing their green tresses, bright With the clear unction of the night, Upon the breezy shore they pay Their matins to the God of day ; And render to their Sular king Their fresh breath's grateful offering.-- While he, with furnace-crowned head, Comes flaming from his saffron bed : Casts, like a haughty conqueror, Brief glance on mountain, sea, and shore; Then rushes, on red axle driven, Sheer up the central steep of heaven. Bright as that early beam of light, The Bee-bird darts his flashing flight Through almond walks, and citron bowers, Thfling the nectar of the flowers, While yet the dew in every bell Is pure as when from heaven it fell ; For nought but beverage of the skies Could nurture those ethereal eyes.— The red Flamingo lifts his head, And wades the marsh with stately tread. And the lone feather'd Fisher flies From cliff•built eyry, to surprise On distant banks her scaly food, And bear them to her callow brood. Graceful versification—nothing more. A good deal of interesting information is, all through the volume, given in the form of notes. There is a long rig marole of a preface. And there you have the work accurately defined ! Saving or.ly that the author —thanks, probably, to the favourable opinions of reviewers more readily pleased than we can affect to be in the matter of versification—saving only, we say, that the author has had the satisfaction of be holding that timbre of success " Second Edition'' honourably placed upon the title-page to this volume of " Love Songs and Lyrical Sketches." SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, BETTING AT MANCHESTER-TUESDAY. There was a • fair attendance of members here to-day. For the Surrey and Middlesex Stakes Early Purl was in most request, 3 to 1 being accepted about him at the close. For the Northumberland Plate Tottenham and Sir Roger were in demand at 7 and 8 to 1 respectively, and 4 to 1 was taken several times about the pair coupled. There was very little done on the St. Lager or next year's Derby. Closing prices : THE SURREY AND MIDDLESEX STAKES, 3to 1 agst Early Purl (taken) sto 1 agst Suspicion (taken) 7to 1 agst Douche (offered) Bto 1 agst Alabama (taken) NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE, 7 to 1 agst Tottenham (taken) Bto 1 agst Sir Roger (taken freely) Bto 1 aget Caller Ou (offered) 100 to 8 aget Donnybrook (offered) 4to 1 aget Tottenham and Sir Roger, coupled (taken) ST, LEGER. 7to 2 agst Blair Athol (taken and offered) THE DERBY OF 1865. Bto 1 apt Liddington (offered) 30 to 1 apt A 1 (taken) WEIGHTS FOR rHE GOOWOOD CUP. (Calculated Age st lb Lord Clifden .. 4 9 7 Stradella Limosina Blithfield Dollar The Ranger 4 9 0 East Lancashire 4 9 0 S3a King .. 4 9 0 La Toucques 4 8 10 Queen Bertha Scottish Chief .o June 14.) Age at lb Claremont .. 3 7 7 Bel Demonio 4 7 0 Bacchus 3 7 7 Glenclusk The Little Stag 3 7 7 Myrtle Lord Zetland Hollytox The Major 3 7 3 Molly Carew 3 7 3 Esperance SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE —This Day. LONDON, June 15.—Wind this day at noon—South- West; moderate breeze and cloudy weather, with showers at times. CLYDE ; June 14.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Arabia, from Trinidal. CARDIFF, hue 13.—Wiud S.W.—Sailed—John Henry, for Bermuda. OFF FALMOUTH, Juno 14.—Arrived—Mary Edwards, from Rouen. PLYMOUTH, June 14.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Sirocco, from London for Sydney. NEWPORT, June 14.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Young Mechanic, from Havre for New York—S. W, Hansom, from London for Shanghai. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) PLYMOUTH, Wednesday, 10 a.m. The screw steam frigate Aurora, 35, Captain Sir F. Leopold M'Clintock, Kn!ght, from Ireland, arrived in the Sound this morning, (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH ) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, June 14—Celia, trom Nassau—Victoria, from New York—James Lamb, from Manzanillo—Agnes, from Belize—Susanne, New York—Energie, from St. John's, New Brunswick. Arrived, June 15—Eleanor, from Port Natal —Caber fugn, from Guernsey—Dasker, Fahrsund. Sailed, Turd 14—Columbus, for Auckland. Saile3, June 15—Maggie Lauder, for Point Agar; Vic toria, for Kurrachee, DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Passed, Jane 14—I s ly, f rom G am bi a ; Eden Sheppee, from Prince Edward's Island—both for London. Passed, June 15--Victoria from St. Kitt's; Jun ato, from Co:ombo ; S axon (bark), from the west ; Augusta (screw steamer), from Li verpoo l ; P r i n cess Royal of Ipswich, from the west—all f or London. LORD HOUGHTON (R. Monokton Milnes) is pre paring a new and revised edition of his " Life and Letters of Keats," which will be published shortly by Messrs. MomOn end Co. LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) COURT OF BINKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Coronai , 4sioner Fane.) IN RE J. ANDREWS-RE---*-A WITNESS ARRESTED AND BROUGHT UP ON A WARRANT. In this case the witness sought to be examined is a well• known wholesale stationer, and was brought up in custody from Manchester, having been apprehended on a warrant issued by his Honour, he having neglected to attend in pur suance of two summonFes which had been served upon him. Mr. E. Reed complained, and said that it was a great hardship on a most respectable tradesman in the City to drag him up in custody from Manchester. He was com pelled to be absent from London from time to time on his country journeys, and behind his back the present warrant was obtained without any reasonable ground, as the witness could have been met with, and the matter was not so urgent. He thought it a most monstrous proceeding. He (Mr. Reed) therefore asked for his instant release from custody. Dir R„ Griffiths, for the assignees, said that the witness was taken before Mr Commissioner• Holroyd yesterday, but that learned Commissioner refhied to interfere, He (Mr Griffiths) objected to the witness being discharged until he had given the information required of him. '['he bankrupt denied that he had a shilling to bring up to town, but ad mitted that £5 had been Jeft,with his brother at the count • ing house. Mr E. Reed—l move that he must be discharged. Commissioner—Why ? He must be examined first. Mr Reed—Yes, examine him ; he is willing to be exa mined. His Honour—Let the examination go on. The examination was devoid of general interest, touching deeds held by the witness.as a security. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day, WESTMINSTER. FURIOUS DRIVING BY A CABMAN, AND NARROW ESCAPE.—R, G, Crouch, cab-driver, was charged, before Mr Arnold, with furiously driving his horse and cab, and with endangering the lives of passengers. Police-constable B 149 said that at about two o'clock that morning ho was on duty in Belgrave-place, when ho heard a cab approaching him, lie looked back, and ob served the prisoner, who was driving a hansom cab at a very furious rate. On the prisoner reaching Eccleston bridge he came in collision with a four-wheel cab, and tore off the hind wheels of the latter. In consequence of the collision, the prisoner was jerked from his seat on to the roof of his oil). Prisoner was drunk. The driver of the four-wheeled cab said that the damage done to his cab amounted to £3 10s. He called out to the prisoner upon seeing him coming towards him, thinking that he (the prisoner) might be asleep, but he paid no attention to h:m. 'ln answer to the magistrate, it was stated that the pr sonar was in the employment of Mr Floyd, cab proprietor, . . The prisoner stated that the horse he was driving was hard-mouthed, that he had been a driver eleven years, and had never met with an accident before. He was remanded till Friday. MARLEOROUGH-STREET. THE HYDE PARK REVIEW AND A RECEIVER OF STOLEN WATCHES.--Jallle3 Hattersley, a tall well-dressA man, described as a jeweller, charged before Mr Knox with stealing a watch of the value of £2O, the property of Dr Sinclair, of No. 2, Vicarage-gardens, Campdert-hill, Kensington, while at the Volunteer Review in Hyde-park, was again brought before Mr. Knox. The case was before the court on a former occasion. There was no proof that the prisoner took the watch, but Sergeant Gordon, 9 C, who took the prisoner into custody, found in his possession several gold and silver watches, which the prisoner alleged he had bought of a man named Martin. One of them was identified as having been stolen from a person at Epsom races, and another, which the pri soner had pledged with Mr Alton, of 250, Holloway-road, pawnbroker, Dr Sinclair identified as his property, Mr Edward Dillon Lewis, from the office of Mr Edward Lewis, appeared for the prisoner. On the prisoner being placed at the bar, . . Dr Sinclair, in answer to Mr Lewis, said he was not pre pared to say the prisoner was the man who took his watch, and Mr Alton said he had always known the prisoner as a respectable man, and bad never heard anything against his character, Mr Knox—Then you would be surprised to hear that the prisoner has been going about obtaining goods by the falsa pretence that they were for his uncle. Mr Alton said he should. Mr Knox—Then I can tell you that I have just signed a warrant. Mr Knox ordered the pawn who had made the complaint against the prisoner to be called, and informed him that as he intended to send the prisoner for trial, the person could prefer his complaint at the sessions. Mr Knox asked the prisoner whether ho wished to say anything. Mr Lewis felt it w&s useless to struggle against the evi• deuce, but objected that the person had been called to con• tradict w hat was stolen by a witness for the prosecution. Mr Knox said Nlr Lewis was correct in his objection . and committed the pri,oner for trial. Mr Lewis stated that ho should reserve his defence. THAMES. Too Mucir WINE.-John Ford, a labourer, was brough' beforo Mr Partridge charged with being dead drunk in St. Katherine's Dock. William Cowley, a constable, said he found the prisoner drunk and quite insensible last evening on the dock quay, Mr Partridge—Was he quiet P Witness—lle was without sense or motion. I thought he was dead. Mr Partridge—Has he been locked up all night? Witness—He has been in the Hospital all night under medical treatment. A large quantity of wine was pumped from his stomach. He drank wine by means of a tube out of a cask, and fell senseless on the quay. The prisoner said he had nothing to say. Mr Partridge—Yon have nearly lost your life. You are fined ls. ROBBERY ON BOARD A SPANISH SHlP.—Manuel Costa, a Portuguese seaman, was brought before Mr. Par tridge, charged with stealing two red Crimean shirts, two flannel shirts, and a pair of trousers, the property of Jose Arrisfola, cabin boy, and Josef Marque, seaman, on board the Spanish ship Picdad, lying in the Wapping basin of the London dock. The prisoner shipped as cook of the Picdad, a few days ago. He deserted last night, taking with him his shipmates' things from their chests in the forecastle. Information was given to the police, and this IL orning, at 6 o'clock, the prisoner was arrested in High-street, Wapping, by Thomas Cross, police constable, No. 50 H, who took from him the 4 shirts, and the pier of trousers he had stolen. The prisoner was wearing them under his own clothes. Cross told him he was charged with stealing the shirts and trousers. He said he had not stolenthem. The cabin boy lent him the things. The cabin boy said he did not lend anything to the • prisoner. The prisoner, an old man, said he got drunk last night. The witnesses said the prisoner was sober when he left the shop. Mr Partridge fined the prisoner 40e for the unlawful pos• session of the articles taken from him. MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. The supply of English wheat on the stands to-day was very small; nevertheless the trade for all qualities was in an inactive state. Monday's currency was, however, sup ported. With foreign wheat the market was but moderately sup plied. Generally speaking, however, sales progressed slowly at late rates. Floating cargoes of grain were in limited request at pre vious quotations. There was a moderate supply on offer. On the whole the trade was steady at full prices. The malt trade was steady at late rates. Oats—the supply of which on sale was very moderate— ruled firm, and prices had an upward tendency. Beans and peas changed hands at the full prices current on Monday. In flour, a moderate business was transacted at late rates. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flout. English-- 710 150 1,130 380 Irish-- - - 1,240 ForoLfil liO 7,2/0 151 sKs. Do BOROUGH HOP. We have to report a quiet trade for hops at last week's currency. The market is but moderately supplied, but the accou,nts from the plantations are favourable, WHITECEAPEL. The trade is Blow for all descriptions at the following prices Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s Od ; mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 6d; lamb, 5s Od to Os Od ; veal, 33 Sd to 45 Sd ; and pork, 33 4d to 4s 63 per Sibs by tha carcase. THE TdTAL COST OF THE BUILDING OF THE NATIONAL GALLERY, DUBLIN, up to the present time is £26,738 19s, Bd. The Gallery was completed and opened to the public on the Ist of February ; but the in terior of that portion of the building originally intended to contain Archbishop Marsh's library is not yet finished. THE LATE PROFESSOR FERRIER.—The world of philosophy and letters has sustained a heavy loss by the death of James Frederick Ferrier, A.B. Oxon, Pro fessor of Metaphysics and Political Economy in the University of St. Andrew's. Mr Ferrier's health had for some months been seriously impaired by organic disease of the heart; and latterly, we believe, he felt himself so com pletely incapacitated for conducting the business of his class that he had to delegate it to other hands. Repeated accessions of angina pectoris confirmed his numerous friends in the fear that recovery was hopeless ; and on Saturday, at an ago comparatively unadvanced, he died at his residence in the ancient university town which he adorned by his genius and enlivened by his social presence. —.Edinburgh Courant. FT , t ICTur ridtar, ‘,„ HER MAJESTY, Vi r .I.NDSOE, CASTLE, Tuesday: Her Royal Highness Princess Louise, attended by the Hon. Mrs Grey, the Hon. Horatia Stopf ord, and Lieut. Colonel the Hon. D. De Roe, ret urned from London last night. The Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highness the Princers Louis of Hesse, wa lk e d acd d ro ve in the grounds this morning. H. - Jr Majesty and her Royal Highness the Prin cess Louis of Hesse, attended by the Hon. Mrs Bruce, Mdile. de Granny, and Lord Ch'arle's Fi!zroy, left Wiethcr for Twickenham this afternoon to vibiL the Duke and Duchess d'Autnale. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. LRELITER'S TELEGRAMS.] BAVARIA. MUNICH, JUNE 15. The Emperor and Empress of Austria arrived here at six o'clock this morning, and were received at the railway terminus by the King and the Royal Princes. Their Imperial Majesties will continue their journey to Kiesengen this evening. DENMARK. COPENHAGEN, JUNE 13, 4.58 P.M. The Rigsraad (common Assembly for the king dom snit Schleswig), has been convoked for the 25th June. 1.•,....,.....1... SPAIN. MADRID, JUNE 14. The first article of the press law was passed iu the Congress by a vote of 147 to 9 to-day. The latest news from Peru is causing great sen- satin. THE BRAZILS. BUENOS AYRES, MAY 14. Exchange, 501; ounces, 2S 70 ; wet salted ox hides, 391; dry American, 391; tallow, 141; lum ber, 34 to 40, advancing; flour, 71; refined eugar, 21, ............• FRANCE. BOURSE, Jane lb.—The market still continues heavy, but Rents has not suffdred a further decline, Threes being unvaried at 66f. 85c. Mobilier has slightly receded, and is now at 1,075 f. Railway Market also heavy, and with a trifling fall on some of the lines. The market closed es follows : per,Cents. ..... 93 40 Do. end month 3 per Cents Do. end month 66 9.) Credit Mobilier 1078 75 Do. end nionth 1081 25 Bank Shares 3380 Credit Fancier 1240 Roman RAILS Orleans Northern Lyons and Mediterranean New ditto Southern Western ...... Eastern .... Sarilinian Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa .. Ditto to Barcelona .... Italian Loan 7O 05 Do. end month 7O 10 Ditto Threes 42 50 Now Mexican Russian Austrian Spanish Threes 5O 60 florae Dubt .. - Deferred rA.YB. Cash. Account. 867 50 .. 86.5 - 990 - .. 990 -- 857 50 .. 862 50 646 25 .. 646 25 501 25 465 .. 465 366 25 .. 363 408 75 .. 407 50 525 .. 532 So 441 25 .. 442 50 567 50 .. 568 75 250 257 50 ITALY. A Tarin letter of the 11th contains the fellow ng " M. Mordini, in a recent sitting of the Chamber of Deputies, expressed his surprise that the fetes of the Statuto should have passed without the Minister of War taking advantage of the occasion to obtain from the King the pardon of the soldiers under sen tence for the affair of Aspronionte. The Minister of War, remaining inflexible, observed that it would not be wise to base the policy of the Government on sentimentalism. Notwithstanding the little hope left by the language of General Della Rovere, peti• tions are in course of signature praying the King to pardon those soldiers, who, though undoubtedly guilty of desertion, acted under the impulse of a mistaken patriotism. I was assured yesterday that the project of selling the State railways to the Lom bard company is meeting with fresh difficulties, and the sale is now considered unlikely before next Session. I am unable to say whether this report is well founded or not; I only know that it is generally accredited. While awaiting the financial discussion, the chambcr is occupied with the subj,ct of the office for deciding disputed administrative affairs. The questio❑ was discussed yesterday by M. Cordova and M. Mamiami, both eloquent men. The first was opposed to the suppression of the office, while the second is a warm partisan of that reform. Those two deputies examined the question tho roughly, and said every thing that could be said on such a subject. This fact will not, however, prevent about twenty other speakers from repeating in an imperfect manner all that has been thus said, and from envenoming the debate for a week at least. The length of the discussions and the number of dull speeches are a great obstacle to the regular working of the representative form of gov'ernment in this country. Good sense, political spirit, moderation, and propriety are not wanting, but the deputies are too fond of speaking, and of speaking at great length. The principal inconvenience of these eternal discussions is that useful and almost indispensable bills are postponed almost indefinitively. Thus the one for an amalgamation between the Tuscan and National Banks, and for creating a Bank of Italy, with a capital of 100,000,000 fr., will not be dis cussed this year." REMINISCENCES OF THE OPERA. By Benjamin Lumley, 20 years' director of Her Majesty's Theatre. 1 Vol. —" Behind the scenes! What a magical attraction there is in the words! As a revelation from this unknown world the Reminiscences of a Twenty Years' Management of the Opera could not fail to command attention, even if they comprised a period less interesting in itself and in its in fluence on the position of musical art in the country than that which is covered by Mr Lumley's narrative. Our space does not allow us to follow Mr Lumley in his many anecdotes of a rtist life, or in his criticisms en the celebrated artists who have from time to time peopled his stage- His judgment s fair andstt. i strike candid."—Saturday d a . s „— no s t at o u n r l d y a d y rs ß er e i v m ie i w na . THE NEW NOVEL, MATTIE : A Stray." By the discriminating, but emi nentlyauthor of "No Church," " Owen : a Wait," &c.—" The story of Mattie Gray (says the .Tolstr Bull) is on e fully worthy of the author's high reputation. The i nterest is well sustained throughout the tale, and the descrip tive pas sages are given with unusual power. As we ar e unwilling to reveal the plot of what bids fair to be one of the most popular novels of the season, we advise our r eaders to pro cure for themselves these interesting volum es ; and while they are amused, as they cannot fail to be by the tale, they may possibly reflect whether other strays, now despised in the lower stratum of society, might not turn out as esti mable characters as Mattie Gray." ANTIQUITY OF MAN.—The question of the anti quity of our race still engages the attention of geologists, and new facts are daily brought to light tending to show that man was coeval with the large ruminants that once peopled the centre of Europe, and sr6 now only to be found in tropical climates or in the extreme north. In a recent paper addressed to the Academy of Sciences, MM. Garrigon and Martin describe the excavations effected under their superintendence in the cavern of Espa lungue, also called the Grotto of Izeste, situated at about a kilometre's distance from the village pf Arudy, in the Lower Pyrenees. It is sunk in the grey fossiliferous limestone which seems to belong to the lower cretaceous beds. The mouth of the cavern, situated at an altitude of 30 metres - above the bottom of the valley, is lofty and spacious, and is turned towards the N.N.E. ; the cavern is a sort of passage, 200 metres in length. Although the ground at the entrance of the cavern appears to have been disturbed, this is not the case with the floor of the innermost recess, which f , ,rms a sort of hall, Here the explorers found the fossil bones of the rein deer, of a large kind:of horse, and another much; smaller one of the Bos Primigenius, and a nother of a smaller breed, Ursus Arctos, of a large and smaller bird, Ste. A single human bone, the fifth left metatarsian (or of the foot) was found, covered with the same crust as the others, and marked with three deep furrows like those observed on the other bones, Besides these, a vast quantity of flint impliments were discovered in the tame bed to gether with bones carved into different shapes, but presenting a curious pecu!arity. Tho bones found else where bear witness to the existence of a certain degree of civilisation, since they are fashioned into barbed spear heads, needles with eyes, &0., and aro moreover polished. But those found at Eepalungue seem to pertain to a much remoter and less civilised period. In a mass of 209 kilo grammes of bones brought to light, only one polished implement was found ; the others offering traces of work by human hands are carved. but not polished. Hence the Espalungue period must be considered much antericr to that of Bruniquel and the Dordogne. YY A ROMAN CATHOLIC FLOATING REFORMATORY IN TIIE MERSEY.—Yesterday the old man of war ship Clarence, of 3,000 tons burthen, was t Awed into the Mersey, from Plymouth, which place she left on Friday evening. The Clarence will be set apart for th4reception of juvenile delinquents of the Roman Catholic faith. There are now two floating reformatories in the Mersey, the Clarence and the Akbar, both of which are old war ships. The Prince and Princess of Wale. no Prince of Wales visited the Duke of New" castle yesterday morning. The Prince of Wales, Alfred and Prince Louis of H e ss e , vi s ited the DO I“ 5 of Cambridge at Gloucester House, Park , -lane, yes' terday forenoon. accompanied by P rince The Prince and Princess of Wales, attended bi the Marelioness of Carmarthen and Lieut. Colonel Keppel, visited Prince Arthur at Blackheath Yes terday afternoon. The - Marchioness of Carmarthen has succeeded the Countess of Morton as Lady in Waiting to t he Princess of Wales. • The Queen's Drawing Room. By command of the Queen, a Drawing B,ootn held yesterday at St. James's Palace by her Roy al Highness the Princess of Wales, on behalf of her Majesty. Presentations at this Court are, by the Q'v en'a pleasure, to be considered as equivalent to present" tions made to her Majesty. The Prince and Princess of Wales, attended by the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting, arrived at St. James's Palace from Marlborough House sh°r ti f before two o'clock. Their royal highnesses we re received by the Mistress of the Robes and the Gre et officers of her Majesty's Household. Her R ryal Highness the Princess Helena arrived, attended by Lady Caroline Barrington and Lieut. - Colonel the Hon. Dudley de Roa. His Royal Highness Prince Alfred arrived, at' tended by Lieut. Haig. His Royal Highness Prince Louis of Hesse arrived, attended by Captain von Weeterweller . His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Meek' lenburg Strelitz arrived, attended by Baron ve il Plesson and Baron Luhe. His Serene Higln-Es Prince Edward of Sal em Weimar, his Highness Mustapha Pacha,'ea Hermann of Solms•Lich, the Count and Collate .° Gleichen, end Count Gustav of Erbach-Schonberg were present at the Drawing Rcom. Her Majesty's Body Guard of the liont Cor ps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, was on duty in the Sta te saloons under the command of the Lieutenant• The Royal Body G uar d o f t h e Y eoman of the Guard was on duty under the command of Lieu" Col. C. Patterson, the Eon in Waiting. Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales took her station is front of the throne, accompanied bI the Prince of Wales and the other members of the royal family. The Duchess of Somerset has recovered from her late indisposition, and has returned to the First Lord's official residence, at the Admiralty, "Whitehall, from Ba l. strode. park, Bucks. The Duke of Newcastle continues in much the same state. Yesterday morning it was said his grace was, if anything, better, but later in the day he was very weak. Tee Duchess of Buccieuch will have her first assembly to-morrow evening. On Tuesday, the 21st, the duchess has a dancing party; on the 30th, her second assembly. The Marquis and Marchioness of Norrnanby and Lady Laura Phipps have left the Clarendon Hotel for the Queen's Hotel, Upper Norwood, in consequence of the pi e' longed indisposition of lady Nornaanhy. The Eirl of Wicklow entertained the Duke of Leinster and a s-lect party at dinner yesterday evening at his house in Cavendish-square. The Earl of Dudley has issued cards for a party at D ulley House, Park-lane, on Monday next. Viscount and Viscountess Falmouth entertained the Earl and Countess of Darnley, Lord and Lady' Charles Bruce, Lord George and Ladies Pratt, Sir Percyvall and Lady D. Mr St. Aubyn, Mr Pakenham, Colonel and Mrs Devereux, Mrs Robertes, Mr. Noel, &c., at dinner yesterday evening at their residence in St. James's-square. Field-Aiarshal Viscount and ViscotnteEs Con berniere's dinner and evening party, announced for Thurs day, the 1611, is unavoidably postponed. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Market firm. No change since yesterday. S a les will probably foot up to 8,000 bales. . EXTRAORDINARY FLIGHT OF PIGEONS.---A- CCI " respondent sends us the following :—" Six pigeons were let loose this morni ng (June 14), a t N or th am pton ) at 45 minutes past 6 a.m., and arr i ve d at D enton— fi ve o f them a" , 50 minutes past 6, the remaining one in two hours aft"' The distance is, I think, over 120 miles. f o In the last sitting o f th e French Modern,' - Sciences, M. Magnus, of Berlin, was elected a correspon ding member for the secti on o f na t ura l p hil osophy, i n the p la ce of Mr Barlow, of Woolwich, deceased. General Dembinski, who was commander-in - c hief of the Polish army in 1831, and of the Hungarian troops is 1849, died yesterday morning at a maison de sane in t" Rue Notre Dame des Champs, aged 73. DEATH IN A WELL—We regret to announce that so sad and fatal accid en t occurre d i n t h e v illage 43 : i, , sinker. a Crowfield, Suffolk, y es t er d a y morn i ng, to M r J o h n Offa tu i; of d den Ith m app , extensi vely appears that L a known Lady Middleton i the (widow locality of ' a *1 the late hphtw b roaa i :rod: trusted t \ bbea V aeedneen . nntdhh M eci eonrai others estatehprderi executionel ro et o r o n eo ffs ) aet rht h soheto a fhemd d et e pehp k ace Itoirhonwrsdoohotlrrayf works :ft u2O to n comda d rmaed e oy r wr7s t c a ofi,oa k eoffaf e l vendo n eecd t . a.iut convenience rdo p ech i ebd o e provi de s f d go e irtd i greatMon daynC the presencehaexten extent, and ot the foulo work ai r was os carried discovered an , a b o u t not to an,' breading.offarkdfawstootilmetedyawesnteirnaaybamokorent usua l up t°' to continue A ftsrhbisreakfas 11r la b ou rs ; as soon as he reached the bott om , h owever, h e immediate l y called out, "Pull up l" The person in charge of the Ol" ley at once attended to his instruction s , b u t when dece ased , was raised about six feet he appeared to come in contact. with the foul air, which so stupefied him as to cause him to lose his hold, and he tell back to the bottom of the well. Every exertion was made to release the poor man fr om bias perilous situation, but the presence of tho foul air r end ered it impossible for any person to ven t u re dow n. At the time the report left the body had not been brought to the surface. THE ADMIRALTY AT FAULT.—The following is e a extract of a letter from Rev. S. Jenner to Admiral Eden, dated " The Vicarage, Camberwell, June 9, 1864 " I was very reluctant to trouble you on so small a matter 0 6 th e wa sherwomen of Plymouth, but I really k new not ho e to proceed, and I have long thought, I may tell you, that the Admiralty should have som e regu l at i on, even in alicha m atter, for young cad e t s an d middies get sadly taken ad vantage of by these p eop l e, who charge enormous ly for the washing. This i s w h at f athers like myself, w i t h large fatfaint"lies, cannot afford, and it ought no t to be allowed. There should be, a ll ow me to say, in every naval port aut horised persons to do this wor k at certa i n fi xe d c h arges . As I has' : the honour t o b e l ong to t h at estate w hi c h i n the preae u _ day is said t o ru l e a ll ot h ers — name l y, t h e pu bli c press—r m will not, perhaps, deem this private hint unworthy of cep" sideration. I should be very sorry to have to ma ke al l public strictures upon the Admiralty as the centrolling. power over the navy, for which I entertain unb ounded admiration.—Believe me, dear air, yours very faithfullit STEP. JENNER." THE LAST OF THE PITTS.— On Monday last there died a lady whose life had been to prolonged an d whose career had been so much associated with long bygone events that, though cheerful and active, in the fu/1 enjor went cf all her faculties, and with a keen interest in passing events, her existence seemed almost an anachronism. Ari a ! Grenville, only daughter of the first Lord Camelford, an d sister and co-heir of that half-mad son of whom we read in the memoirs of Lady Hester Stanhope, and who found a : appropriate d e ath f r o m the pistol of Captain Best, born in London in 1772, and married 20 years later to Lord Gr::x ville, died also in London-92 years afterwards —last 1k1011: day. We noticed last year her fortuitous meeting with Lord Lyndhurst, in St. George's, Hanover - squ are, upon tD: occasion of the marriage of Miss Copley. He r last appear ance in public was in the Botanic Society's Exhibition, on Saturday last, when she seemed to be in her accustomed nd only survived till )Icnday. H e r large estate s are left, health and spirits. She was taken ill the same night,a in accordance with the wish of the husb and, Lord Grenville, who died not less than 30 years ag o, ,o the Hon George nt earl Fortescue , brother of the late and unc le of the prese nt