The Sun. — London, England, 1864-09-13 00:00:00

31 K. ALFRED MELLON'S CONCERTS EVERY EVENING, at Eight. AtOY AL ITALIAN OPERA HOUSE, COVENT-GARDEN. •This Evening - (Tuesday', the following eminent Artistes will appear—Aidlle. C. Patti, Mr. santley, Mdlle. Krebs, Mr. Levy, Air. R Pratten, M. Bonnissent, Ali Ben Sou-alle, and 31. Arban, his last appearance. The Faust Selection. Orchestra of Oue Hundred fertormers, And the Band of the Coldstrea.m Guards. Conductor, Mr. ALFRED MELLON. P romen ade, Amphitheatre St alls, and Amphitheatre, One Shining; Dress Circle, 2s. ed. ; Private Boxes, .£l. Is. and 10s. 6d. O n Thursday next, a SPOH R NIGHT, w hen will be per formed the Symphony, "The Power of Sound." Santley wel sing two of Spohr's fav ourite Compositions. On Friday next, a MEYERBEER On Mcnday next, a GOUSOD NIGHT. THEATRE ROYAL, HAY MARKET.- Mr. BVCKSTONE respectfully informs his friends and the public that this The .tre will o k .,en on MONDAY next, Sept. 19, to commence a , 7 w.th a Ballet, entitled end roll Charles Leclercq, with Miss Coh .e Adams and Miss Fanny Wright, will appear. After whiten, at half-past 7, O'Keefe's revived Comio Opera of TUE CASTLE OF ANDALUSIA. Don lresar, Mr. w e ia=, who will sing the original songs, "Flow thou regal purple str: - am," "On by the spur of valour goaded," and ."rheWolf ;" Don Alphonso, Mr. Arthur Mathison, with the original song, " fhe hardy sailor braves the ocean" and " The buo of the rose;" Don Sciyio, Mr. Chippendale; Don Fer nando, Mr. W. Farren; spado (a robber), Mr. Buckstone ; Fedrillo, with "A master I have, and I am his man," Mr. Compton ; Don Juan, Mr. Rogers ; San ,uine' M r . Braid ; Victoria, Miss Nelly Moore; Catalina , with" "Two strings to his boa," Miss Louise Keeley; Donna Isabel a,llrs.Grifliths ; Donna Lorenzo, Madame Weiss, who wills n;" Ah why ao we love ?" (Hatton), "Love is a gentle thing" (Iloward Glover, and "The lark new leaves her watery nest" (Ifatton). 'l'o be followed by (first time at thi s Theatre) Morton's Farce of FRIEND WAGOrLES. llorati o Waggles (his original character), Mr. Compton. After " Friend Waggles," " God save t,he L o uise Keeley, ueen" will be sung by Mr. Weiss, Mr. A. Matthison, Miss. bliss Fosbroke, Madame Weiss, and the entire company. Concluding with A KISS IN TUE a version DARK. en Monday, Oct. 3, will be produced of Alexander Dum as's play of " Mademo iselle de B e lle Isle," the Engli h versi;n ; by Frances Anne Kemble, in which Madlle. Beatrice ot the Odeon and Vaudeville, Paris, will make Luc,chesirl ., her first appearance in England. a new Farce, by the Author of "Box and In rehears.. i dai w hich Mr. Buokstone, Mr.. Rogers, Mr. WaLer Cox," Gordon, Miss Sn.owdon, and Mrs. E. Fitzwil,iam will appear. The box-office w:11 1 be opened on Saturday next, Sept, 17, and daily from 10 5, under the direction of Mr. G. Turpin. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.— Sole Lessee and M.anac,rer, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, BORN TO GOOD LUCK. Paddy O'Rafferty, Mr. Dominick Murray. Atter which, THE STREETS OF LONDON. Messrs. Vining, J. W. Ray, D. Fi her. D. Murray, J. Nelson, H. Forrester. 11. Mellon ; Mrs. Henry Marston, Miss Emma Barnett, and Miss F..nny Gwynne. .N'" THEATRE-HO IC AL, ADELPHI.- Sole Proprietor and Manager. Ml'. B. Webster. TEEIS EVENING, MY WIFE'S MAID. Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, R. Philips, and 3liss ONE TOUCH OF NA I: URE. Messrs. Webster, Billing ton, EbuAle, C. J. Smith, and Miss H. Sims. A WOMAN OF BUSINESS. Messrs. J. L. Toole and Billington. THE ACTOR'S RETREAT. Messrs..T. L. Toole, P. Bed ford, R. homer, it. Philli t ,s, and Mrs. A. Mellon. Commence at 7. ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Manager, Mr. Benjamin Webster. EMIN4:N f TALENT AND COMEDY. _ _ . This opular Theatre is now Open for the Winter Season. THIS EVENING (for the third time) Mr. Arthur Sketchly's highly •successful and original CJinedy of HOW WILL aHEY GET OUT OF IT. After which, F. C. Burnand's Laughable Travestie of FAUST AND MARGUERITE. To conclude with LNDE it THE ROSE. Those cele brated artists Mr. and Mrs. Char es Mathews are re-engaged. Mrs. Stirling, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Matthews, Mr. F. Robin son, Mr. Asnley, Mr. J. Clark, Mr. Chanaberiain, Mr. John stone, Mr. H. Montague, Miss Cotterel , Miss Fanny Joseph Miss Patti Josephs, (to. &a. Scenc Artists, Mr. Gates and his pupil. Acting Manager, Mr. J. liinioch. Musical Con ductor, Mr. Wallenstiene. Stage Director, Mr. F. 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Speculations were rife as to the name of the successful candidate, and the im portance which always attaches to the assembly at Chicago Convention is this year doubled by the vital interest attending the great question, Is it to be peace or war ? The answer, according to Chicago, is apparently to be peace, and it is no wonder that the great nation, so long torn and distracted by in.. ternecine strife, should begin to weary of the :lope. less conflict. Murmurs are heard on every hand, while, plentiful as CHASE'S greenbacks may be, they cannot compensate to those not directly profit ing 14 the war for the terribly high prico of every cluainedity of life. Civil liberty is virtually - at an end ; and the free-spoken democrats of New York, who carried their licenco of speech and action of old to somewhat unwarrantable lengths, now look suave and speak with a thought of Fort Lafayette. Certainly the great Frenchman never expected that his namesako -would be put to such Unworthy uses by the inheritors of the hard won liberties of 1783. The wretchedness and deso lAion that has been spread throughout the horc es of the States may be lees apparent than the political results of the war, but they are no less to be counted among its direful effects. The people have not ENel the gory of military successes to cheer them. As President DAVIS said to the peace representatives the other day, LEE is as much besieging ORAINT as GRANT is glutting in LEE, The con qu * of Vicksburg has not attained the object for which men and money were so lavishly squandered to effect its subjugation, and the commerce of the Mississippi is paralysed. Even the news of the temporary triumph at Atlanta comes to us with so doubtful and chequered a character, that it is very possible the next mail may prove it to be less of a victory than a dilemma on the part of SHERMAN. Charleston still stands impregnable, with the Con federate flag flying over the ruins of Fort Sumter, and the experience of these years of struggle, while it has shown how the North can lavish their treasure and sacrifice their people to preserve the Union, has also shown that they cannot succeed in subduing the indomitable Southerners. Both sides have car ried o❑ the War on a gigantic scale, bringing armies into the field more in accordance with the cus toms of ancient Europe, when every man was a soldier in time of need, than of the present day. But numbers have been met by numbers, oppres sion by resource, and the resolve to crush by the unconquerable determination to be free. The blockade has been set at nought, the energies of the people taxed to the utmost until the impo verished and crippled South can boldly con front the arrogant emissaries of the North, and fearlessly claim her own terms. And now the end which we have long foreseen is at hand. The North is growing weary of the war, and the indication of the Chicago Convention points unmistakeably to peace. We are told that the platform, to use a curious Americanism adopted by the Convention, was the preservation of the Union and Constitution by conciliation and compro mise, and it demanded that immediate steps should be taken to bring about the cessation of hostilities, and that a Convention of the States or other similar means should be adopted. ,The armistice it re mains to be seen whether the Confederates will accede to, since it would give the North the time they want to recruit their forces and their Treasury ; but the whole tone of the " platform" is re markably pacific. It was necessary, of course, to profess attachment to the Union, but this very practical nation are not likely to fight long for "an idea" when they find their advantage on the other aide. If anything were needed to indicate still further the views of the Convention it would be the selection of a chairman. Governor SEYMOUR has distinguished himself by his resolute opposition to the tyranny of LINCOLN and his Cabinet, end his election by acclamation to the head of this impor tant assembly, prove how highly his countrymen regard such services. He made a speech of con. iderable length in favour of peace, and" a return to the principle of the Constitution'! and it is pro bably to his iedaence that we are to ascribe the significant resolution that any military interference at the coming elections was to be resisted if necessary by force. It is a powerful comment on the tenour of Mr. LINCOLN'S Administration that such a declaration should be thought neces eery. Armed intervention in civil elections is one of the worst crimes of a despotic Government, but it is the peculiarity of the American Constitution that almost any amount of despotism is possible to the President during his tenure of office. Among the reforms to be instituted before the "return to the principles of the Constitution," we should cer tainly advocate the introduction of some provision for restraining the authority of the President when occasion needed. The new President, if General M'CLELLAN is eleet:d, is not likely to stand in such need of checks as ABRAHAM LINCOLN, but the boasted Western Republic elicu'd at least be as secure of its liberties as Euro. pean constitu'ional kingdoms. Meanwhile the great event of the elections remain to be actually decided, and the importance of the selection can hardly be overrated. Four more years of bloodshed, pillage, and rapine, of burning villages and tune pled pastures, of desolated homes and laden battle fields; four more years of debt and expenditure, of failing credit and extravagant financial experi ments; of suspended liberty and civil and military tyranny, and how much will be left of the great country of WASHINGTON ? Neither North nor South can face such a prospect unmoved, while England herself shrinks from so dismal a conclusion to that daring and prosperous career which she watched with so kindly an interest. Yet if ABRAHAM LINCOLN is again elected to the I supreme power, it will be a virtual approval of his policy and of the war. It will be sanctioning the acts of those men who, while proposing Union principles, openly avow their wish to see every rebel hanged, and it will be pledging the whole people of the North to a continuation of that savage mode of warfare which has called forth an outcry from all civilised Europe. General M'CLELLAN is as yet pledged to nothing, but he is known to be i❑ favour of peace; and if his supporters are to be found in men like Governor SEYMOUR and hie associates, his policy is to be trusted. Let us trust that in this great crisis of their national history the American people may prove themselves worthy of the race 'rem which they sprung. Colonel M‘Mußpo's remarks upon Volunteers are always worth attending to, and it will be satisfac tory to many to find that he entertains a high opinion of the present efficacy of the forces. The gallant colonel entered fully into the subject, and explained that he had for some time past considered what were the lest means to adopt to steam the defence of the ccuntry. It is at all events gratify ing to know that he considers the Volunteer move ment to have been the best that could have been made. We are told that Sir CHARLES NAPIER, whom his son-in-law truly described as one of the greatest patriots and soldiers that the world had seen, gave it as his opinion that if the country was to be preserved free from foreign invasion, " it would be by the action of the people, and all classes of the people combined.' This desideratum is certainly secured by the present practice, and it is to be regretted that the veteran soldier did not live to witness the successful termination which has crowned the efforts of an undertaking such as he himself would have delighted in. Still there re mains the satisfaction of knowing that we have fulfilled the letter of the affair of which he com mended the spirit, and if we can think that our departed warriors would have commended the in stitution of the Volunteers, it will be an encourage ment against the foolish objections and empty tirades of those who decry its maintenance and promotion. The words of Colonel Al . Alußpo are a valuable testimony and a striking incentive to those who would waver or doubt, bo in or out of the ranks, as to the efficacy and the advantages of their efforts ; it is a warning to persevere, and an encouragement to do so with good cheer. The Colonel very truly said that the extent of the Volun teer force had often excited his astonishment, but that he believed its magnitude was in a great degree owing to the spread of education among the people at large: Such, no doubt, may he a very plausible end probable solution cf the difficulty ; because it is certain that the more the politics of the present day are understood, and their connection with other countries recognised, the better know ledge will be obtained of the requirements of the nations, and the more hearty will t o the concur rence in any national movement. The chief charac• teriatic of the Volunteer institution has been that it Sprung spontaneously from the people, in that fact THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, S lies its distinguishing feature and its intrinsic strength. It took its rise from no speculative attempt of military authorities, from no requisition from headquarters, but simply, surely, and strongly it took root in the heart of the nation. Those envious foreigners who call us a nation of shop keepers may change their tune now when we can boast of a force of 170,000. Every class has con tributed its votaries to the cause.—from the peer to the peasant, as the Colonel mentioned, but the chief number is composed of mechanics. Daring the great continental war it would have been possible, no doubt, to have obtained many such supporters, but the like of the present demonstration was never observable in 13 time of peace. Ic is gratifying to reflect upon that there must have been a marked improvement in the condition of the community in order to obtain such a result. The fact is that knowledge may be disseminated for a considerable period without cur witnessing much effect, and people may go on saying that the understanding and the reflection of the middle and lower classes are greatly changed for the better without any one really realising the thing in its true nature. But let a great crisis come, or a startling event be foreshadowed, and it will then be seen and recog• nised how great and how good is the change. This striking success of the Volunteer movement has exemplified the increase of study, reflection, and knowledge among classes not hitherto supposed to have much to do with such subjects in their fullest and highest extent and significance. The advan tages of acquirements are not realised until we can understand and appreciate what we have learned. We must apply knowledge to every-day life, or in its capabilities and associations it will remain a dead letter to us. Colonel XI'NIL - RDO has imparted an additional interest to the affair by ascribing so much of the success of the movement to the intel- ligence of clasees that have not been given credit for active brain•work by lookers on generally, but were suffered to be immersed in their usual avocations to the neglect of better culture and the absence of reflective contemplation, The real source of strength to a country is in the spirit of its inhabitants, but then the energy must be re strained within due limits, or it will be valueless ; also, it is very necessary that precautions be taken to provide against emergencies that may arise at any time, and ucquestionably will at some epoch or other. There can be no doubt that we should not have been left alone as we have been for some time past had rot the existence of our Volunteer forces proved to impertinent intermeddlt rs that we were strong enough to confront them at all points. Sere. per paratus is an admirable motto for a people to adopt, and these self-elected defenders of their country have conferred the negative advantage of disproving the assertion that the English cannot be trained to war unless they make it their profession. Such fallacies are now put an end to, and it is to be trusted that no efforts will be spared to retain the present efficient state of the forces, and, if possible, to increase it. Colonel M'MunDo has done good service to the cause, and it will be well if those whom he has so improved will remem ber his words, that, as they now stand," they form a nucleus for a national force that will defy any ag gressicn.' It has been by patience and perseverance that the work has hitherto pro,pered to such an ironing extent; and it behoves those immediately concerned not to slacken their efforts, but to keep on with unswerving energy, assured that theirs is not lost labour, and that they are rendering important services to their country by thus ranging theta ,elves as its defenders. St. James's Theatre. This theatre reopened last evening, under the same management which presided over its fortunes during the last season; and it may be taken as a proof of the success which has already attended Mr Webster's efforts at this establishment that he has not thought it necessary to make any practical alteration in his plans, or any important ad dition to his list of artists. Mr and Mrs Charles Mathews, Mr and Mrs Frank Mathews, and Mrs Stirling are again the leading members of the corps, and it is intended that their united efforts shall be directed to the performance of those lighter specimens of genteel comedy for which they are especially qualified. The pieces represented were Mr Arthur Sketchley's now comedy, called " How Will They Get Out of It ?" Mr Burnand's burlesque of "Faust and Marguerite," and the farce of " Under tho Rose." The performance was extremely effective and entertaining throughout. The house was well attended. EARL RUSUELL FRATERNISING WITH SHEFFIELD EXCURSIONISTC—Mr John Young, of Carver•street, bookbinder, requests us to publish the following paragraph, for correctness of which he vouches :—A most pleasing incident occurred on Saturday last, during the pleasure trip to Haddon Hall of the workpeople of Messrs Townsend and Son, stationers and bookbinders, Surrey-street. While the party were halting for refreshments at one of the hotels on the road, Earl Russell (who was on a visit in the neigh bourhood), accompanied by a young lady and gentleman, happened to pass. His lordship, being recognised, was re spectfully desired to "partake of a glass of old English a l t tu th le is ß un rica e n x n p i e a c . t ' e ' s d h e iffip nappeared a startedn in d ueh g r a t i u fi p e d " cheer." He cordially ac ce d e d , t h e party i n the meant i me d ilreception,rd and continued to acknowledge the cheers waving of hats, &c,, until a turn in the road hid him fr om view. The glass "so honoured" was purchased, and will hereafter be zealously preserved as a valued reminiscence of the very interesting occasion,—Sheffield Independent, THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE PB.OMOTION or SOCIAL SCIENCa.—This association hold its congress for the present year at Amsterdam. The meetings are to extend from the 26th inst. to the Ist Oct. A large number of French liberals will be present, includ ing Gamier Pages, Eugene, Pelletan, Jules Simon, Henri Martin, Louis Ulbach Lavertujon, Albert Leroy, Sec. The first question to be discussed in the section of comparative legislation is, " 'What are the most practical means for en suring the liberty of the electors and the security of votes, under representative governments ?" Some very signifi cant speeches from the French members of the association may be anticipated upon this subject. THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION.—The meeting of British Association for 1e65 was fixed to be held at Dun dee, but that town having declined the honour, a meeting of the inhabitants of Nottingham was held on Monday morning at the Exchange Hall (the Mayor in the chair), to consider the advisability of inviting the association to select Nottingham as the place of meeting for 1835. The addresses of the various speakers went to show that there were few places in England which would better repay a visit from the association than Nottingham, for indepen dently of the mechanical development for which the town is celebrated, it is well situated for the exploring of the rich mineral district of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, and numerous places of antiquarian interest are to be found in the neighbourhood. Resolutions approving of the object, and inviting the association at Nottingham were passed, and the meeting separated with a vote of thanks to the chairman. ANNUAL INSPECTION OF THE BIRMINGHAM VOLUNTEERS. —The official inspection of the Bir mingham Battalion of Rifles took place on Saturday last in Calthorpe Park, in the presence of an immense con course of spectators. It had been announced that Colonel MeMurdo, the Inspector General of Volunteers, would be the inspecting officer of the day; but before the men left the Hall, Col. Meson addressed them, and read a letter from the gallant Inspector General. He expressed in his latter how much he had admired the organisatien and drill of the battalion, and concluded by wishing them continue I suc cess. The :whole of the manesuvres were gone through most creditably. At the close of the proceedings the men were formed into square and the officers called to the front, when Colonel Campbell, the Inspecting Officer, addressed them in eulogistic terms. Lord Leigh expressed the plea sure he felt at hearing the remarks of the gallant colonel, who, from his having seen service, was well qualified to give an opinion, and would certainly not flatter them for the mere sake of the flattery. Ile was convinced from what he had seen that the let Warwickshire was second to none in the country. Ile regretted that family ealiction prevented Major Itatcliti from being present. Col. Mason briefly thanked the inspecting officer and Lord Leigh for the remarks they had made, and the proceedings ter minated. The King of Italy possesses at Rome, on a beau tiful eminence above Frascati, the delightful resia dance known as the Villa Rufinella. At his Majesty's command the Minister of Foreign Affairs lately wrote a complimentary letter to Mr Severn, placing the villa at his disposal whenever he should feel inclined to sojourn there. This attention is in consideration of Mr Severn's acting as Italian consul in Rome. LI A Lovely Illustrated Goldsmith. The TVorks of Oli'ver Goldsmith. Illustrated. With Introductions, Notes, and Biography by John Francis Waller, LLD. One Vol. Pp. 369. Cassell, Petter, and Galpin. The enterprising firm across whose counters this exquisite volume has recently been issued—a volume on the outside of it regally arrayed in purple and gold, and within filled, from cover to corer, with a profusion of fanciful engravings scattered through nearly four hundred pages of large and handsom e letter-press—the firm, of whose enterprise, this "Illustrated Goldsmith" is the latest attestation, are honourably known for the most part as a house occupying a very conspicuous place among the ranks of our cheap publishers. The Messrs. Cassell, Pet ter, and GAlpin are, in fact, nearly, if not entirely known, as cheap publishers. Time and again, however, in the midst of the multitude of their wonderfully cheap serial publi cations, they—as in the present instance—demon• strate visibly how perfectly practicable it is to com bine cheapness in a serial form with splendour in that serial form when completed. A few months back to the apprehen , s t ihoeny ofin dthiceatedthis very general publicstrbiykiinsgsulying from the press in its completed form an Illustrated Edition of Bunyan's " Pilgrim's Progress,'' such as might have vied but a very years back with the very cost liest works of the kind anywhere published. If we remember Tightly, too, in that very instance, the publishing price of the volume, as in the present instance, was no more than exactly one half-guinea! Yet, in some respects, the half-guinea " Goldsmith Illustrated," now before us, is far and away a more remarkable achievement of the kind than the illus trated edition of the " The Pilgrim's Progress" just referred to. And for this reason simply, that, whereas " The Pilgrim's Progress" was a single masterpiece, the book now under notice comprises a collection of masterpieces. Mere, in effect, in this "Illustrated Goldsmith" we have the very choicest masterpieces of one of the most charming and be loved writers in the whole wide range of our Eng lish Literature. Not one masterpiece, as in the - Tinker's Dream of a Religious Allegory, but, let us repeat it, a whole throng or cluster of equally renowned masterpieces. And how the contents of this beautiful volume serve to illustrate —apart from the woodcut embellishments, by their very variety—the scope and diversity of the writer's delightful genius I Here—adopting and readapting David Garrick's serio-comie suggestion of an epitaph for Oliver Goldsmith's tomb—here, in Goldsmith's collected works, in his Plays, hie Poems, his radiant, riant Comedies, his charming, melodious idyllic Poems, his inimitable vers de societe , and his be witching domestic story of the Vicar of Wakefield —here, in his collected writings lives and breathes again from the pictured pages—whom ? " Oliver Goldsmith, for sh or t ness ca lled Noll," who in very deed and truth, as Garrick said of him, " wrote like an ange!,"—what though, by word of mouth, he may have, as Garrick said, and as even Boswell evidently thought of him—" talked like poor Poll." The combination in Goldsmith of this feeble prattle and exquisite writing, is in its way a phenomenon without any parallel. We read (If him bewildered—we read him, Goldsmith himself, delighted I And our delight in reading him is ever fresh and ever new. We should find it difficult to count up the number of times we have already gone through his " Vicar of Wale& field." And, certainly, we should hardly like to think that the pleasure of one yet further repernsal of it may never again be experienced. Who can tire of his inimitable poetical eux d' esprit ? " The Haunch of Venison !"—or " Retaliation r—or the " Elegy on Mrs. Mary Blaize l" It he ,iatroducee quite casually in his longest prose narrative (the immortal " Vicar") a romantic love ballad—it turns out to be one of the loveliest love ballads ever written—to wit, " Turn Gentle Hermit of the Dale." If he indulges inci dentally in the same way, in the same masterpiece, in the penning of a little apologue—it proves by a delightful necessity to be a very apologue of apologues, in the shape of that notable story about the Giant and the Dwarf mak ing a compact to fight together side by side— the D warf, as a matter of course, getting all the kicks, and the Giant, equally as a matter of course, getting all the halfpence, or what may be cons idered as equivale n t t o th em , Then the two charming, charming poems—" Th e Traveller" and " The Deserted Village !" And the two radiant, spark lin g co medies — " The Good - Natured M an " and " She Stoops to Conquer!" The latter, one of those happy hit s o f authorship assuring to the playwright— not a life -in - death sort of an exist ence upon the bookshelves, as the works of an author to be read, but a visible, tangible, living, and breathing existence, as one may say, in the glare of the footlights, as the recognised and ad mitted masterpiece of an Acting Dramatist. Such a happy-go-lucky hit, in its way, as in our days Sir Bulwer L y tton has made for his many-sided fame by the production of his lovely romantic drama of " The Lady of Lyons." Pauline Desokappelles and Kate Hardeastle "holding their own" as tenaciously, if not as triunepantly, now, year after year, as upon their first season, respectively, when the one in the eighteenth, the other in the nineteenth century, they may be said to have " come oat" and to have become thereupon, each in turn, the rage of the town for ever afterwards. Talk of the fashionable enameller whose skill (trumpeted by advertisement) promises to render fair young cheeks "Beau tiful for Ever What are the cos metics of Madame Rachel, we ehould like to ask (even if giving credence to all that ig blown to us by the tin trumpet aforesaid) what are all her mysterious oriental washes and aromatic pearl powders—to a few touches imparted by the hand of genius,the hand here of Goldsmith, there of Bulwer, touches rendering in very truth " Beautiful For Ever Kate Hardcastle and Pauline DeschaPellee! But here in the lovely volume under notice —leading off these Poems, faux d' esprit, comedies—here, in the full integrity of its two-and. -thirty chapters—the immor tal story of " The Vicar of Wakefield !' Altogether, it must assuredly be allowed that in the choice here made—of the Anther, first of all, and afterwards of his works—has been one in its way eminently judi cious. That Goldsmith's works, and these two works of his in particular, are just the very things to be illustrated—well, ecce signwn ! And, to ensure to us our having everything failyin keeping, one of the most ac com plished and vivacious Irish p I '—narnely, t h e Vice-President of writers nowiving the Royal Irish Academy, Dr John Franc-et Waller, better known to the readers of The Dublin Una v 47-slay M aga ,i n , by his comical psuedonym as Jonathan Frek e Sli nge by--no less su itable a bio• grapher and annotator than Dr. Waller, has been selected by the publishers to preside over this radiant edition of Dr. Oliver Goldsmith, to write his Life (charmingly) to write the explanatory notes, to write the graceful introduction. Among the many choice editions of Goldsmith that have at different times been published, the present one assumes its place at once as among the very choicest. It chanced by ill-luck, during the periodical issue of the work as a cheep monthly aerial, that one or two numbers of it, containing the very feeblest of the illustrations, (for among so many embellishments the merit very materially varies) fell by chance under onr obser vations. Insomuch that those one or two unpropi tious glances had in a wanner prejudiced us against the present edition of Goldsmith's works, as one to our thinking, of a really disappointing end un satisfactory character. Now, however, that the book comes substantially before us in its completed form, the unfavourable impressio n p roduced b y thoseincidental glances at it, during its piecemeal issue as a monthly periodical, has been entirely dissipated. The present volume, indeed, as a luxuriously illustrated volume, need fear no cum prison either with one very brilliant eontem , porary, or with one or two almost equally admirable predecessors, LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) MEXICO. APPROACHING DEPARTURE OF THE FRENCH TROOPS. RAISING OF THE BLOCKADE OF THE MEXICAN PORTS. PARIS, SEPT. 13. Official advices received here from Mexico an nounce that the Emperor Maximilian left the capi tal on the 10th August on a tour through the pro vinces of Queretars, Gnaniyato, and San Luis. Notwithstanding the military operations in course of execution to reduce th© guerillas, General Bazaine has taken measures for sending home the French troops, and their return will shortly take place. The Juarists received three serious checks on the Ist, 13th, and 14th August respectively. General Cheverria was taken prisoner. The blockade or all the Mexican ports has been raised. RETURN OF THE POPE TO ROME. ROME, SEPT. 12. The Pope has returned to Rome. An immense concourse of people assembled on the line of route to the Vatican, and cheered his Holiness. SPAIN AND ROME. MADRID, SEPT. 12. no nomination of Senor Gonzalez Bravo as Spanish Ambassador to Rome will not be published in the Gazette until it has been notified to the Pope. AUSTRALIA. PLYMOUrn, SEPT. 13. The Garrawalt, from Port Phillip Heads on the 24th, has passed up the Caannel. She brings 15 passengers and 28,000 cunces of gold. BERNE, SEPT. 13. The French Government has forbidden Mr. James Fezy to remain in the frontier departments. This measure has not been caused by any de• mand of the Federal Council. LISBON, SEPT. 13. The elections have passed off quietly, and re suited in a very large majority for the Government The extension of the Brj ltAilway has been ia. augurated. °harks Watexton's Ancestral Home. WALTON HALL. (From the Weekly Register.) Welion Hall, during the conflict between the King and Parliament, was stoutly defended for the King by the brave wife of the proprietor, who was absent at the time of the siege, most probably with the royal army, The siege was carried on by Oliver Cromwell, and he gained possession of the outbuildings and offices on the opposite side of the lake; but the mansion had strong doors of English oak, and strong English hands to guard them, with a resolute woman to command, so there was no admittance for rebels. The track of a musket-ball was long pointed out in the woodwork, slowing where Cromwell himself was believed to have fired at Mrs Waterton, as she was giving orders re- specting the defence. Another more creditable trace of the siege is preserved—a ball fired from a swivel gun, placed on the top of the gateway, which wounded one of the be leaguering army as ho was making off through the neigh- bouring woods, Disappointed on being baftLd in his ob ject of reducing Walton, Cromwell did all the mischief he could to the property around ; broke down the drawbridge, destroyed the crops, and drove away a great part of the cattle,ineluding the carriage horses, leaving only tome bul locks. When the siege was raised and the Republican troops withdrawn, great, no doubt, was the joy ct the garrison, and high eulogium pronounced on Mrs Waterton, for her herc,,x, by the Cavalier families around, Fetes were given in her honour, and, as she had no horses to draw her car- riage, and would not fail in keeping her engagements, she had a team of xis oxen yoked to the family coach, and they bore her in as much state as though they were the best bred steeds that ever stood in harness. Sir Bernard Burke, in hid excellent " Dictionary of the Landed Gentry," gives a full account of this ancient Ca tholic family. From this work we learn that Walton Hall continued in the Do Burgh family for several centuries, until the death of John Do Burgh, who left only two daughters. 01 these Jane mauled Sir 'William Ashenhall, and by the marriage of Constance, daughter and heiress of Sir William, was Richard Waterton, son of John Water ton, of Waterton, this property passed into the family of the present estimable pr)prietor about the year 1435. Long previously, however, the Watertons achieved dis• tinetion, The three crescents in their armorial bearings are said to have been gained on the plains of Ascalon, and granted by King Richard the Lion-hearted in approba tien of the valour of Sir Robert - Waterton, a stout cru• sader, who took with his own mailed hand, three stan dards from the Saracen. They wero Lords of Waterton in 1275 and held high place in Lincolnshire--re• presenting the county in the Commons, and filling the cffice of High Sheriff, and often in close attendance upon the King of England, and employed in positions re quiring sagacity and ability. Charles Waterton, Ekq., of 'Walton, great grandfather of the present owner, suffered for his loyalty to the Stuart dynasty. Like his ancestors this Charles was a devoted adherent of the Stuarts. His mansion was visited by the supporters of the Hanoverian succession, and all the arms carried away, save a pair of pistols and a dress sword which escaped notice, and these are now carefully preserved in the hall. But the owner was carried off too, and not conceal ing his principles, ho underwent imprisonment in York Castle. When the storm of strife abated he was liberated on parole, and allowed to reside in the City of York, where he was pet mitted horse exercise, provided, according to the ignominious provisions of the penal code, the horse did not exceed in value £5. lie married Anne, daughter of Chris, :opher Crissaon More, Esq., of BarnbOrough, Yorkshire, sixth in descent from the great Sir Thomas More. The prssent proprietor, also named Charles, is son of Thomas Waterton, Esq , and Anne, daughter and sole heiress of Edward Bedingfield, Esq ,of Osten. Mr Waterton, mar ried, in 1829, Anne, second daughter of Charier Edison stone, Esq., of Cardross Park, county Dumbarton, lineally descended from the Scottish Kings. By this lady Mr Water ton had an only child, Edmund. This talented gentleman is Privy Chamberlain to His Holiness Pope Pius IX., from whom he received the Order of Christ in 18.55. lie is also a justice of the peace, and deputy lieutenant for the West Riding of Yorkshire, a Fellow of the Society of An tiquaries of England and Scotland, and member of the Royal Irish Academy. He married in 1562 Margaret Alicia Jose phine, second daughter of John Ennis, Esq., of Ballina !lowa Manor, County Westmeath, M.P. for Athlone, by whom ho has issue. The house is built on an island, and approached by a tasteful iron bridge, replaced by a wooden one which for merly connected the island with the park. Here formerly stood an old castellated mansion, added to by successive lords cf Walton, Considerable additions were made at the time of the Restoration, for, as we have seen, the old hall was seriously damaged during the siege; and a new wing was built in 1860. The present handsome and well erranged mansicn was built towards the close of the last century by Thomas Waterton, Esq., father of the pre sent most estimable and distinguished representative of this ancient race. The lake surrounding Walton Hall covers 2-I acres. Seve ral ate paintings by the great masters of art adorn the dwelling, and birds of varied plumage, admirably.preserved, form characteristic ornaments for the house of England's greatest naturalist. Among other interesting historical objects, the Catholic visitor will examine with respect the house clock of the great and good martyr Chancellor Sir Thos. More. '1 here is a portrait of this pious and eminent knight byHolbein,which, with the clock, were brought into this family by the marriage of Anne More of Farnborough with Charles Waterton, already lueutioned, We must not omit the particular attraction of Walton Hall. This historic house is distinguished as the chosen seat of Charles Waterton, one of the most practical sAentifle ornithologists of the age ; not a mere amateur in the usual sense, but one who has dared every danger, shrunk from no toil, spared no expense in the acquisition and dissemination of the knowledge of birds. lie has climbed the loftiest trees, ranged the dreary swamp, pursued wild beasts over hills end dales; followed the windings of creeks and sea shores, and got himself let down tremendous precipices in quest of zoological knowledge. He passed years in the bad climates of Demerara, Guiana, and other distant lands, and has given his Wanderings to the public to enlighten the ignorant and instruct the lovers of natural history. His application of the solution of corrosive sublimate in alcohol to his specimens, as a preservative from insects, alone en titles him to be ranked as a benefactor to science, and the admirable collection at Walton Hall attests the value of his discovery. While wandering over remote regions, observing the habits of animals when living, and thereby being able to give back the semblance of life to the skins when dead, Mr Waterton resolved, on his return from Guiana, to open his domain in England freely to all corners, whether bird or beast, and, by affording them a liberal supply of food, and a safe resting-place, make the experiment of restoring the harmony of Eden, where all dwelt in amity. Ho tells us his success :—" After years of attention to the economy of bids, I have succeeded in getting the barn owl, the heroa, the jackdaw, the magpie, the carrion crow, the mal lard, the pheasant, the starling, the woodpecker, the ox-eye titmouse, the water hen, the thrush, and the blackbird, to build their nests, and take away their young in safety, at a stone's throw of each other.". Fortunately he had the power equal to the will to give effect to his humane and in teresting project. A lake spreads its mirror-like surface, with islands dotting its bosom, fringed with weeping wil lows, and verdant laws, with groves musical with birds, and affording shelter to the aquatic fowl. Trees in towering pride stand alone, or in groups, suited either for solitude, or the birds of a feather that flock together. In the ivy mantled remains of the old gate tower, an almost in credible number of ringdoves, starlings, redbreasts, spar rows, and other small birds live together in perfect har mony, and herons, shy and easily frightened, may be seen during the day standing on one leg, in statue like steadfastness, along the course of a rivulet spe cially prepared for their comfort. For the better pro tection of the objects of his life-long solicitude, Mr Waterton caused the domain to be enclosed by a lofty wall, of circular range enclosing about 260 acres, including the house and lake. This was completed in 1826, and a teles cope of great power is mounted in an upper room, d which d enables the eye to sweep the surface of the lake and grounds n th s e adjacent. It is most interesting to look h through this tian birds which cluster in scores. On t eae are gyp e l a r r dmss, marine widgeon,birds v i a s n i td their teal m ot a h l and Canadian asio n al cormorantgeese, d u e k a s n , d An ushoccwater coubins, and love this quiet retreat, while water hens, usually so shy, run under the windows of the house, despite the vigilance of a pair of Egyptian geese, who seem to consider this a peculiar privilege for themselves, and drive all other intrusive birds away. As may be supposed the kindly owner meets a welcome reception when he goes among the objects of his care. No sooner does he emerge from the house than be is followed by a numerous train clamorous for his notice, and no conqueror ever received more vociferous greeting. Birds flock and beasts follow his steps, and the sunshine of the heart is his best recompense —a sunshine which we earnestly hope may be clouded by no sorrow hero or hereafter. * Letter to William Swainson, Esq., Wakefield, 18 A CAPITAL IDEA.—It seems to us, says oar con tefuporary the Examiner most ingeniously, as if Mr Bright had stolen all Mr Roebuck's radicalism and republicanism, and that Mr Roebuck has somehow or other got all the patriotism and conservatism which ought to have fallen to Mr Bright's share. A WORD ABOUT NOSES.— A side view of the face, as you stand a little behind the person you look at, is the best view, next to looking into the pupil of the eye, to discover passions by. Talents appear as often in the shape of the nose as in any other feature. A long nose, very sharp at the end, marks superiority, whether it turns up or down, e g., Edmund Burke, Gerald Hamilton, 'William Pitt, all turn up—the aquilines are generally more sagacious. The sensible or foolish feature in every face, like the active muscle, is very varicus; sometimes the seat or throne of reason, or memory, or passion is in the forehead, sometimes in the brow, now mole frequently in the eye, again in the nose ; the mouth has it often. It is sometimes in the jtw and chin. The large, broad 'Win chin, as Grattan's and Stewart's, the painter, is always indicative of genius, —Earl of ClonmerB Diary. FRANCE. BOURSE, Sept. 12.—The market has been firm, with a slight improvement. Threes, for the Ac count, are now at COf. 75c., and Mobilier at 1,015 f. ItAilway Market without animation, The market closed as follows 4t per Cents. 92 70 Do. eRd month 3 per Cents Do. end month 66 75 Credit Mobilier 1012 50 _ _ Italian Loan 67 25 Do. end month 67 40 Ditto Threes .. New Mexican .... Russian Do. end m0n.th:,.,1915 Bank Shares 3395 Credit Fonder 1215 Roman Austrian Spanish Threes — Rome Debt .. 47 75 Deferred RAIL IYAIB. Cash. Account. Orleans ..... 890 .. 892 60 Northern .... Lyons and 11 eltsrrancan 921 25 .. 923 75 Southern .. 630 -- .. 633 75 Western Eastern Sardinian 346 25 .. 345 Autstrian Lon^bßrd North of Spain Sara6-oa.a 482 50 .. 483 75 Ditto to Barcelona A Winter Journey. Tho annual reports just issued from the Army Medical Department comprise one from Dr Muir, Inspector-General of Hospitals, on the overland transport of British troops in Canada in the winter of 1661.2, on the occurrence of the Trent affair. The garrison of Canada, consisting then of about 3,0'20 men, was suddenly to be raised to between 10,000 and 11,600. Halifax, with its magnificent harbour and easy sea access, was fixed on as the rendezvous, and comfortable quar ters wore provided there for the men ; thence they were con veyed in small steamers across the Bay of Fundy to St. John, New Brunswick, from which point the journey to Riviera du Loup, the terminus of the Grand Trunk railway was made in sledges. This land journey of 316 miles occupied from 10 to 13 days ; and for six weeks the gloomy track was aroused from its wintry stillness by an almost continuous stream of life across its frozen surface. Medical officers arrived at Halifax from England at Christmas, and were immediately despatched to stations along the line of march, a small hos pital establishment being formed at each of the nightly halt ing places ; each detachment was also accompanied by a medical officer. Except at some midday halting place it was found that the men could be comfortably billeted en route, without erecting log huts. They arrived at Halifax well equipped by the home authorities, end bringing with them all possible provision for preserving them in health and efficiency. Each man had a sealskin cap with ear lap pets, a woollen comforter, two wool jersies, two pairs of wool drawers, chamois leather vest, long woollen stockings, sealskin mitts, and jack boots ; and at Halifax a pair of blankets and a pair of mocassins were added, and the sleighs were provided with two or more buffalo robes each. Th©y moved in detachments of 150, and the first party left St. John on New Year's day. The sleighs were drawn by two horses, and centained eight men each, placed vis m vas, the bottoms being filled with hay or straw. The mon were not allowed to loiter or lounge about before getting into thorn, but passed from warm rooms to their seats charged with as large an amount of caloric as they were capable of imbib ing. During the journey they were encouraged to get and and run alongside in turns, in order to maintain their ani mal heat. They started between 7 and 9 o'clock a.m., and generally reached their halting place for the night in about nine hours. They had a hot meal before starting, another with coffee or tea at the midday resting place, and a hot substantial supper awaited their arrival at their billets for the night. The command of telegraphic communication was of unspeakable advantage. Half a gill of rum was in cluded in the rations, not from any belief in its necessity or even suitableness, but because, being considered by the sol dier as his summon bonuna, the prospect of it was thought likely to stimulate and encourage him, while its small quantity could exercise no prejudicial effect on his health. The rum was served out either at the midday or supper meal. Some delay was occasionally caused by snow storms, and the road through New Brunswick was very bad ; but in Lower Canada the Government had kept it open by snow ploughs and rollers. The weather was on the whole unusually mild. Several medical officers note the thermometer as having touched the low figure of 25 deg, ; bur, as there was little wind at these times, the effects of so intense a cold were, comparatively, little felt. The health of the men was excellent. Of a force of nearly 7,000, not more than 80 claimed admittance into the hospitals en route, and nearly all eventually returned to duty. Excluding two fatal cases directly attributable to excess in drinking, only two men died—one from pneumonia through hard drinking, and one from entiritis. Of the seve* cases of pneumonia all got well with the exception of the fatal case just mentioned. The other affections were trifling attacks of diarrhcaa, occa sioned by drinking, to which not a few gave themselves !II) when they had the opportunity. Such a journey i n pia winter was an operation of some peril, and called for fore thought and sanitary precaution; but the arrangements were eminently successful. Dear-bought experience bore its fruit ; our military organisation was proved equal to the sudden strain, and the men were placed in Canada with ra pidity, in excellent condition and fit for taking the field. DR. DOLLIVER'S PATCUWORIi. MORNING -GOWN. —lie crammed a great silver watch into his fob, and drew on a patchwork morning-gown of an ancient fashion. Its original material was eaid to have been the embrode:ed front of his own wedding waistcoat and the silken skirt tf his wife's bridal attire, which his eldest granddaughter had taken from the carved chest of drawers, after poor Bessie, the beloved of his youth, had been half a century in the grave. Throughout many of the interven ing years, as the garment got ragged, the spinsters of the old man's family had quilted their duty and affection into it in the shape of patches upon patches, rose-colour, crimson, blue, violet, and green, and then (as their hapes faded, and their life kept growing shadier, and their attire took a sombre hue) sober grey and great fragments of funereal black, until the Doctor could revive the memory of most things that had befallen him by looking at his patchwork gown, as it hung upon a chair. And now it was ragged again, and all the fingers that should have mended it were cold. It had an Eastern fragrance, too, a smell of drugs, strong-scented herbs, and spicy gums, gathered from the many potent infusions that had from time to time been spilt over it ; so that, snuffing him afar off, you might have taken Dr. Dolliver fur a mummy, and could hardly have been undeceived by his shrunken and torpid aspect, as he crept nearer,—Nathanid Ilawthorno's Ftlnsie," (011 rt HER MAJESTY. On Thursday her Majesty, accompanied by t" Duke and Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and the Princess Helena, left Balmoral and drove to Allanqaoolll Ponies and attendants had been previously se nt 0 1 from Balmoral, and, on the arrival of the 03 ' 3 1 party, they mounted and rode n e arly to the 5un31 331 ,1 of Glenquoich. Here luncheon was served, O after having enjoyed a walk through the wild and picturesque district around, her Majesty, the dubs and duchess, and the princess returned to Balmoral by way of Mar Lodge and the Linn of Dee, w hcre the beautiful scenery surrounding the falls wi's ° i templated for some time. The horses were cha n g ed , at the Invermild Arms Hotel, where a large c °6 o f coarse of people assembled, and in a few the journey to Balmoral was resumed. A five " favoured the excursion. Bis Royal Highness Prince Humbert Prince Humbert, Crown Prince of Italy, orrice at the Waterloo ter m i nus o f the South Wrest Railway yesterday forenoon from Southan 3 o 3° :r accompanied by his Excellency the Italian Min i6, ' (the Marquis d'Azeglio) and a large suite. Their Imperial Highnesses the Prince NaP °le° ,) and the Princess (Prince Humbert's B iste 'a accompanied his royal highness to England, a ,. 11 although most of the suite resorted to the Doll be Hotel at Southampton, the prince himself and t Marquis d'Azeglio slept on board the yacht ( 1111w° Sunday night. Prince Humbert, the Marquis d'Azeglio, the members of the Legation, and the noble and 0 11413 0 , gentlemen in the suite of his royal highness, i °3/13 , 0 diately on their arrival in town proceeded to ,r residence of the Italian Legation in Grove l° street. top Between one and two o'clock Viscount Palm s-s sio paid a visit to the prince at the Legation. tool Excellency the Portuguese Minister and M. o Sa ll a e the Marquis de Cadore (the French 11, d'Affaires), together with the Viscount de Ceuta tbe Viscount de Virel, Count Montmarin, an d a id Consul-General of Italy (Mr. J. B. Heats) , P visits to his royal highness. 0 16 h In the afternoon the prince, accompanied -Y Marquis d'Azeglio and a limited numb er °f suite, took a drive round the outskirts of ill ° ice tropolis. The prince first visited the Zo l°g t bi Gardens in the Regent's-park, and on leacing roo , gardens drove by St. John's-wood, Weet b°ll ,o place, and Hyde-park to Grosvenor-place, throd St. James's-park, down the Strand, 811,03, way of Wellington-street and Long-acre to u venor-street. In the evening his royal highness honour' n count and Viscountess Palmerston with his CO14;1 3 , at dinner at Cambridge-house, Piccadilly rom prince arrived shortly after eight o'clock, of tl panied by the Marquis d'Azeglio, the prince's suite, and the personnel of the Leg,a„es: There were also present, to meat his roya l hig d , i the Marquis de Cadore, Lord Napier, the I‘l4/.1.1'00 and Marchioness St. Germans, the Itigli t T : o o ourable William and Mrs Cowper, Mrs &c. The prince and company did not leave - after eleven o'clock. His royal highness, with a numerous suite , d leave London, for Doncaster, this morning, 11 9,15 train, on the Great Northern Railivai• The Brunnens of Nassau. 1 0, SCIINTALEACJI, NASSAU, SeP f ' This quiet little watering place has beer' e usually enlivened this season by th e p reseDc two Einpreeses. The Empress of Russia was from the 15th of July to the 23d of Augus t / now the Empress of the French is also co93vi take the benefit of the tonic steel waters. Sae St. Cloud by a special train, at 8 p.m. , o n the - inst., and travelling by Forbach, Bingen,llW e b V , and Frankfort, arrived at Wiesbaden, W it changing carriages, at 1 p.m. on the following ,P,. The Duke of Nassau had sent a state coach t° ceive her, but she declined the coreraoc°' mounted at once into a hackney carriage, ic IDE she arrived here at 3 p.m. It had only boar d known a few hours before that she ihteri"'%, come here, and the place was taken quite n i prise. An attempt was made to get up a ere ct arch, but it was not ready in time, and it Was er on the wrong road, as she was expec ted to c°l3ttive, Eltville. Moreover, the band, which sivirsY°.psarti here during the season, had no copy °f " dl pour la Syrie," and no time to proc ure one ; E al 3 gii it not been for the presence her e of an °iv bachelor of music, who arranged it exPc" art of I them at an hour's notice, t hi s important p welcome would have been wanting. grae lsolo C o mt e travels incognita, under the name of Le , tie boi de Pierrefonds, and occupies a pretty l it 14 oy close above the Wein Brannen, w hicti vil , l ,lert have been here will recognise as the a c re She has with her two Caurt ladies, thr ee gall 17 servants. d w ith if The day her Majesty arrived it poure d to ali but, nothing daunted, she went o ut an first draught and her first walk the Bail ie e a e v She drinks at the Wein Brunnen morning allb at ing, bathes at midday in an ordinary bat es a l , bath-house, and takes the usual promena'4 the allees just like any other visito r, in tileif3l •0 d to and most unceremonious way ; and O n g' t' ci do the people appreciate her condescension, Wirtleti erowd round or follow her. She app ears BO got to walk as if she were rather weak, and ttB f a bcl walking•stick, but otherwise she looks Welder became rather inc'ined to em b on point. . is said, by those who understand such thingo'f simple but elegant, and the lower portion is ell moderate dimensions, a fact which au g u nest 5 the comfort of the human race during , The well-known little Spanish peculiarity 0 ' al or memo, which is well imitated by her IsdY dants, at once distinguishes the Imperial partf all others. She is expected to stay here for a although it is now getting late in the sealT sOciit"` , The Duke of Nassau visited the El:J* after her arrival, and it is reported that t he peror of the French will also come and se' during her stay. Ono of the vacant Garters has been cont upon the Marquis of Lansdowne. Lord Lovat will the vacant Riband of the Thistle. Lord Lismore the new Knight of St. Patrick, THE ETNA.—This vessel, which will bring from America, is a fast` steamer, and will prof arrive off Queenstown in the course of to-day. T b !. is subsidised by the United States Government to mail, but that mail will not be landed at Queenatovall the vessel arrives there in time for an ordinary tdr Dublin that will catch a Kingston and liolybetri steamer. The probability is therefore that Muller wi' London via Liverpool. If the &ma arrives at Qtl ee i f , l , to-day and Muller is landed there, he will reach am to-morrow ; if he is taken on to Liverpool he will metropolis on Thursday. Mr Briggs was naurdcre Jule 9th of July ; Muller loft England for Ame rica on i f j the police started in pursuit of him, a distance and miles, on the 24th of August; he was capture ' t 1.0 nearly a week's trial in New York, he was Be ll ielj England; and on the loth of September, neet l Y 1 ;0 after the committal of the murder, Muller AVill sod bably be in London to undergo his ex amination for the murder. ..44titjt POISONED EY SPIRITS OF NAPIITIL-A - touc hy Mr Richards, deputy coroner, held an inquest tto death of Samuel Neal, aged 25, J. Neal, br°lo,otl deceased, said that last Stcurday evening be c turned home to No. 4, North-street, tiVh was very ill, and expired the next morning•beeo as assistant to a wholesale druggist, and bit ori sal to drink for the last eight years. Dr. Lew, ale de he had made a post - mortem examination eci), to et' The lungs were congested, and the coats were inflamed from drinking spirits of _tr o Y i , t i s fyl op irits . ro ir t `i deceased had evidently been in the habit os pb tt , i d craving for drink by diluting the spirits of wine, and drinking them • of e ns the effects of taking an overdose of apiritva.,oo, verdict in accordance with the m edical e l u 1 01 turned by the jury. i • h 014 , gi SERIOUS CRARGE.—The Eng li s h s;d, slit' , No Cooper, with mahogany from Manzau put into Plymouth yesterday. A--er 5 e iron' o t. re colour, had been seventeen days in illtsvil Ti having poisoned the captain, Psi subsecl violence to the seamen' vi'