The Sun. — London, England, 1863-06-09 00:00:00

FTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION BUILDING, SOUTH KENSINGTON. A GRAND MILITARY CONCERT in AID of H.R.H. the PRINCESS MARY'S FUND for Providing Nurses for the Inmates of the CAM BRIJ:3O4E ASY , UM, will be g yen in the INTERN AT li ;NAL MPH ITION BUILDING, South Kensington (by spec al permission ) , On SATURDAY next, the 3 h of JUNE. Doors open at Two, the Concert to commence at Three precisely, Under the Immediate Patronage of His Royal Highness the Prince of WALES, Her Hoyal Highness the Princess of WALES. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of CAMBRIDGE. His Royal Highness the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, and Her Royal Highness Pr ncess MARY A )14:LAIDE. The BANDS of the HOUSE litiLD BRIGADE, consisting of— The First Life Guards, The S coed Life Guards, Royal Horse Gnarls (Flue), The Grenadier Guards, Cold stream Guards, and The Scots Fusilier ‘,.uards, 'ill perform on this occasion. Fcir See the full P cg,ramme, now ready. Admission, de. ; reserved seats. 7s. 6d. ; stalls, numbered and strict y reserved. 103. 6d.—Tickets to be obtains at Mr. Sams' Royal Library. 1 . St. James's street, S. W. ; Mr. Mitchell's Poyal Library , : ' ,3, Ol t Bond-Street ; Mr. Westerton's Library, St George's-Place. KnightsbridAge ; M e ssrs. Keith, Prowse, and Co., 48, Cheaps . de ; and at ir. Austin's Ticket-office, St. James's Hall, 2S, PiccadAly. TaEAT RE-R 0 Al„ HAY MARKET. Lessee, Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, a new Farce, entitled AN UNLUCKY MORTAL. After which, 20th time, a ne w and original comedy, entitled FINESSE ; or, Spy and Cou nter -Spy : Mr. Buckstone, Mr. Howe, Mr. Chippendale , Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Wigan, and Miss Louisa Angel. Followed by an apropos Dramatic Sketch, introducing a P an orama of the Tour of the Prince of W ales in the East.' Commence at 7. T HE DUKE'S MOTTO. THE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SECOND NIGHT ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.- Under the Sole Management of Mr. FECHT'ER. THIS EVENING, to commence with an Original Sketch, entitled A SUDDEN ATTACK. Messrs. Shore, Garden, jEf. Widdicomb, Wes Henrade, and Mrs. Lee. After which, at a Quarter-past Eight, the Romantic Drama, in Three Acts, and Pr)logne, entitled THE DUKE'S MOTTO, by Paul Feral and John Brougham- The principal character will be sustained by Mr. Pechter, supported by Messrs. J. G. Shore, G. Jordan, J. Brongnara , H. iddhombe, F. Charles, Garden, Raymond, Dawson; Kisses Sophy Henrade, Kate Terry , E. Lavenne, an Elsworthy. Doors open at 7, commence at half-past. Acting-Manager, Mr. H. Barnett. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. G. Vining THIS EVENING, will be presented (12th time), COURT AND CAMP : Messrs. G. Vining, C. Verner, Marston, G. Belmore, G. Murray. Warde; M•ss Amy Sedgwick, mis s L. Laidlaw, and Miss -Lydia Thompson. To be preceded by (2d time) a new Comedietta, entitled COUSIN TO 11. And followed by A CHARMING PAIR. tiv N TI-1E ATRE-RO YAL, ADELPHI.— ,4ole Pronrotor an!: %mazer. Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING. THE WILLOW COPE Mr. Benj. Webster. Mr. J. L. Toole. Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. BillFzton, Mr. Stuart, Mr. Stephenson; Miss Woolgar, and Miss H. Simms Followed by a new Burlesque, mit' fled ILL-TREATED TROVATORE. !VP ssrs. Toole. P. Bedford, R Phillips, };bnrne, C. J. Smith, Romer ; the Sisters Nelson, Carry and Sara, and %hiss K. Kelly. Commence at 7. THE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, can be had Every Evening of G. R. GLENIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. The Weather—Sun Office, June 9, 1863. THER3IO33ETER. This morning This day at Two o'clock 7O Barometer-29.77. Wind—S.Vir.; moderate breeze, and showery. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY.—Morning, 7d. 50m.—Afternoon, Bh. 22m. To-moußow.-Morning, Bh. 55m.—Afternoon, 9h. 30m. • =ln .„wiroDvo LONDON, TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 1863. ---4. Save in regard to one or two points open to our decided objection, we cannot but regard the speech delivered last night in the House of Lords by the noble earl the leader of her MAJESTY'S Opposition as entitled to the highest commendation. To say this in regard to its mere oratorical excellence would, we are perfectly conscious of that, be hardly less than ridiculous. The Earl of DERBY stands in the very front rank, at the very head of that front rank, as the foremost among the Parliamentary orators of his age. He has long enjoyed what he a long while since nobly secured to himself, and has ever since then admirably well sustained his high and distinctive reputation as the first debater of his time. His rhetorical capacities (gifts and acquirements, combined by practice) are second to these of not even the most famous among his younger contemporaries; such men, let us say, as the member for Birmingham or the member for the University of Oxford. To refer to any speech of Lord DERBY'S, then, as a speech in the highest degree commendable, could be hardly supposed to have reference (as the remark certainly has not here) to its mere oratorical excellence. If it had that inference simply (we would italicise the word and sax very simply, indeed), it would, we repeat, be scarcely anything less then a purely ludicrous observation. Cela va sans dire. Oar allusion, therefore, is not by any means so much directed to the Earl of DERBY'S speech as a speech, attractive though it is another among his lesser Parliamen tary services—as it is intended to convey our sense of its merits, as, for the most part, narms argument a generous and magnani in behalf of the great principle of religious liberty. The argument put before the House of Lords last evening by the earl of DERBY was most cogently and convincingly put throughout. It was in many parts wholely unansweraYe. The result of the dis cussion is visible at a glance, in the widely contrastinr, balance of numbers upon the division the second reading being carried by nearly two to one, 35 voting for and 65 against the amendment. The Prison Ministers'Bill there fore may be regarded as already, to all intents and purposes, assured of its ultimate triumph. At the third reading of the bill in the House of Commons—in which house it will be remembered It was introduced—the numbers (which Were greater) are far more equally balanced : that third readin g being there carried on the 18th ult. by 198 f or as opposed to 167 against. Henceforth, that is whe n the fast mellowing bill has fairly ripened into an enactment, histhe Catholic priest will have un disputed ac cess to penitents in all the Criminal Prisons of England, right access as assured and undisputed a s that already of p f essessed by the Protes tant Chaplain and D eputy Chaplain attached to each of those establishment s . It certainlydoes app ear actually be to us wonderful that an y persons should fiund nowadays ready to maintain for one si ng l e i n .. Stmt the reasonableness of withstanding a clai m o f this character. Happily, in spite of muchbitter oppo. SitiOn, it has proved to be a claim that has not been vainly advanced. Among those who have the moat generously and mi gns.nimonsly, because in every pint of view t he most dispassionately, indicated the reasonableness of this claim, the E irl of DERBY, desirous to be especially remembered as the one standing forth L:-3 the most consistently and the most conspicuouily. Lord STANLEY'S remarks are always to the point, and it is, therefore, very satisfactory to find him discoursing on so important a topic as the "Dwellings of the Working Classes." Oa Sato . dAy he met a number of gentlemen at the Mansion• huLlAe, who interest thernseivek in the clowcsiie accommodation of the working classes. The ° l) j ecr , the meeting was a very desirable one, to form association of twenty or thirty gentlemen, protected her the Limited Liability Act, and having a capital of from £25,000 to £30,000, to be invested in the erection of a number of improved dwellings. Lora STANLEY took the chair, and said that the fact was well known that there was a great want of decent accommodation in the centre and eastern parts of London for the whole body of mechanics, as well as for the labouring classes, as they were fitly so called. He remembered many different societies that had endeavoured to meet this want, since a meeting that took place some years ago in the City ; but he was sorry to say that they hai not suc ceeded altogether in their most desirable object, of being self-supporting. They had met there that day to make one more effort to overcome this diffi culty. He hoped they had a better chance than their predecessors, since they would profit by the experience that they had bought so dearly. In two things he wished them to differ from previous arrangements of this class; first, to look rather to the accommodation of families than of single men, and not to the highest amount of rent which the better class of persons among the labouring classes could afford to pay, but to what was necessary to make the undertaking remunerative to those who did it. After these preliminary observations on the general style of their proceedings, his lordship entered into particular details, and cited the expe rience of Mr. WATERLovir, which he had obtained through erecting a block of buildings in the most crowded part of Finsbury. Mr. WATERLOW said that fora sum of £25,000, including all preliminary expenses, and also the dividends for one year on the capital during the period of construction, they would be able to put up blocks of buildings for the accommodation of 200 families. The gross esti mate was £25,000, and assuming that each house on a moderate estimate would let for about £l5, that would give a gross return of £3,000 a year, or 12 per cent. on the gross outlay. From that, if they deducted, in respect of ground rents, cost of supervision, the occasional loss on rooms unoccupied, and other incidental expenses, 50 per cent. on the returns, a net return of 6 per cent, would still be left after the payment of all expenses, both present and prospective, and that they thought ought to be sufficient to induce capitalists to embark their money. Lord STANLEY concluded by saying that though he had spoken of the undertaking in the sense of its being a remunerative one, he would add that it was not as a matter of profit that he and his hearers had undertaken it, but the fact was, that the only way to ensure the success they aimed at was to show the capitalists of the country that their in vestments would have a reasonable prospect of a fair return. This was the bright view to take of the matter, and Lord STANLEY'S practical sugges tions were so good that it is to be hoped the members of the society will be guided and influenced by them in their future deliberations on this ex cellent scheme. Too much care and thought cannot possibly be devoted to the attainment of su desirable an end as improving the social welfare of that large olass whose homes are generally so wretched. The mistakes that generally prove fatal to similar laud able purposes is that the managers are too visionary in their plans. No lasting good can be done, and no permanent benefit effected, unless the arrange ments are all carefully entered upon, and the foun dations of the institution rest on secure and solid ground. In answer to a suggestion that was made, Lord STANLEY wisely remarked that he did not think it was at all desirable to invest any of the PEABODY funds in this undertaking. Mr. PEA BODY'S fund was devoted to charitable ends, and it would therefore impair their example if it was said ' theyehad assistance from it, A loan on lower terms than they could get money in the market would be a gift in disguise. This was strictly true, and ine vitable confusion would ensue from mixing up one fund with another. At the end of the meeting several large sums were subscribed, amounting in all to upwards of £141,000. Previous to the conference £13,000 had been sub scribed, so that the commencement has been made under favourable auspices. Mr. SAMUEL MORLEY made a few pertinent observations. He said he thought their end would not be gained by compa nies ; but what they wanted was to stimulate private individuals to invest sums, they (the meet ing) acting as pioneers. Many commencements of this sort seem propitious, but the flattering promise is not fulfilled. In this instance, however, there are reasonable grounds to augur a more favourable result, for the managers of the scheme appear to be most painstaking, and, avoiding all excitement, to weigh well their actions and study minutely the effects of their various plans. The only drawback in this scheme is, that it will nut be practicable to have a lower rent than five shillings a week ; but if the present arrangements prove satisfactory, it is to be trusted that, at some future time, something may be done for the unhappy class who cannot possibly afford to pay so much. If so, a most desirable thing will be done, for there is great suffering existing among those who have to pay large sums in pro portion for the accommodation they get. This meeting is a step in the right direction, and great credit is due to all who have come forward so zeal ously to take up the cause of those on whose well being and comfort so much depends as regards the welfare of the community and the beat interests of he State. The busy thoroughfares of the busiest part of our great city presented last evening an interesting and unwonted sight. All ordinary traffic was suspended at an early hour, although throngs of persons were there to witness the coming sight. It was the grand occasion which had been occupying the thoughts and plans of the good citizens of London for many a long day of anxious preparation—the occasion which was to exemplify in a striking manner some peculiarities in the national character ; the combi nation of ardent loyalty with the jealous preserva tion of civil and municipal rights ; the eagerness to do honour to the heir to the Throne, with the watchful regard for the ancient privileges. In that great Hall, which has for the last four centu• ries been the centre of English civic justice, the future KING was called upon to read the customary declaration that he would be a good subject and true citizen before he received the casket of exquisite workmanship which contained his admission to the freedom of the City of London. It is curious to notice that, in the declaration referred to, the Prince undertakes t o ma i n t a i n th e franchises and customs of the city, a d uty alntaiisenaltso an he will probably not be un mindful o f, s h ould any occasion arise where i n t h e rightsnot e f r t e h e e t i n c citizens i featurezen s sho i v a ld th b e c ceremonial endangered. of yesterday that the Prince was requested to take upon himself the freedom of the City, which he had inherited by patrimony, bein g the first in s t ance , it of WALES is thought, i n w hi ch a Prince ALES possessed that right as bor n a f ter his father 's admission to citizenship. This incident must have made it doubly interesting to the young P RANCE, as record ing the high estimation in which his father was held, and it was probably more gratifying to him to be greeted as the son of the beloved and honoured " Citizen Prince," than as the successor of the many brilliant arid woria -tamed names already inscribed on the roll of honorary citizenship. It did not lessen the evidence of loyalty and attachment which everywhere greeted the young Frince that the and civic honour which had just been con ferred on him vi all his by right as well as by in vitation ; it rather served to heighten the interest of the occasion, and to unite closer the representatives of constitutional monarchy and civic freedom. The preparations made by the Corporation for the royal visit were all that could have been ex pected. Taste, elegance, and the lavish hospitality which has always distinguished the citizens, were combined with the most striking success. It is a source of general gratification, too, that the ex ternal arrangements were so perfect as entirely to ' prevent any recurrence of those dangerous and fatal accidents which threw so c•ad a shade over the night of the illuminations. By the exercise of wise pre cautionary measures, and the absence of the spirit of misplaced independence which would accept no auxiliaries, the strictest order was maintained iu the streets of the City, which must have presented a pleasing contrast to the PRINCESS to the confusion attendant on her first arrival. The internal deco rations and arrangements for the reception and convenience of the guests had also been the subject of anxious care and pro fuse expenditure, and the result must have satisfied the most hypercritical. A little incident at the close of the evening served to show the PRINCESS the kindly feeling with which she is re garded in the busy centre of the commercial activity of the world. Before returning to the ball-room after supper the Royal visitors were conducted through the Court of Aldermen, where, in a deep recess on one side of the court was a large picture, representing the birthplace of the Princess—Prince CHRISTIAN'S Palace of Bernstorff. In the fore ground was a portrait of the Princess herself, and the picture, being lighted from behind, had the effect of a beautiful moonlight view of the young bride's early home. This graceful compliment was warmly appreciated by the Princess, and must have afforded her more personal gratification than the gorgeous festival in which she played so prominent a part. No accident or misadventure seems to have marred the success of this brilliant reception, and we may hope it will be a type of the union be tween prince and citizen—a sample of that combi nation of the fervent loyalty due to a worthy monarch, with the nu quest:oned exercise of fran chises " confirmed but not originated at the Norman Conquest." THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 9, 1863. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Last evening a new farce, entitled "Cousin Tom,' was produced here, and successfully answered the purpose for which it was produced, viz., to afford a good hearty laugh previous to the commencmect of the new drama " Court and Camp," which is rapidly increasing in attraction, and will no doubt become the sensation drama of the metropolis—a title it richly deserves. The fun of the new farce consists of the difficulties in which a certain adven turous lover, who to secure the hand of bis lady love assumes the name of another person, and thus to secure the object of his affection he has to submit to all kinds of laughable dilemmas. in the end he obtains his coveted prize, and of course the farce terminates with a marriage. Mr. Beltord and Mies Oliver sustained the principal parts with great spirit, and the curtain descended amidst very loud and general applause. The house was crowded. ADELPHI THEATRE. Last night the celebrated drama " The Willow Copse" was revived here, Mr. Webster and Miss Woolgar resuming their original parts. Mr. Web ster's Farmer Fielding is one of his finest persona tions; and Misa Woolgar's Meg, the devoted, kind hearted, true, country wench, is n most artistic representation. Miss Henrietta Sims was charming as the unhappy Rose, and Mr. Toole (Augustus de Rosherville), and Paul Bedford (Staggers), were as humorous as ever. The drama is certainty one of the very best of its class, and should attract crowded houses. STRAND THEATRE. This pretty little theatre re-opened last evening with several of the old favourites, and some new candidates for public favour. No novelties were produced, but certain favourite dramas were re vived. In the extremely popular burlesque of " Aladdin, or the Wonderful Scamp," a Miss Jenny White, from Birmingham, made her first appear ance. She is petite in person, but has a pleasing confidence, and a certain enjoyment of her own, which go far to gain the sympathy and admiration of the audience. Miss Thorne, also a new impor tation into the company, as the genius of the lamp. showed a good person off to advantage. Mr. George Honey, vice Mr. Rogers, was well received as the Widow Twankay ; and the already aekuow ledged f a v our ites, Miss Bufton and Miss Fanny Josephs, were, of course, cordially received, and acted with their wonted spirit. A new ourlebque, a new drama, and a new farce are announced. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.--Mr. Lumley has the honour to acknowledge the liberal manner in which the patrons of the opera, his friends and the public generally, responded to his appeal on the occasion of his benefit performances, and to announce that the noble pro prietor of Her Majesty's Theatre not having explained the reasons why he prohibited the use of that theatre, Mr. Lumley feels it a duty to submit to public appreciation an account of the relations which has existed between the Earl of Dudley and himself. The statement will be published in the course of a few days, and may be had of all the prin cipal booksellers. THE MELANCHOLY DEATH OF MR. BELFOIIR. —The body of this lamented gentleman, who was Vice President of the Lot don Rowing Club, was found on Saturday on the Chiswick side of the railway bridge, after continuous search ever since the accident took place on Thursday morning. The spot where the body was found is nearly two miles from where the boat was upset. The deceased gentleman, when found, had not got his flannel trousers on, and it is most probable that having unbuckled them before starting to row they became entangled about his legs in the endeavours he made to save himself, as the man who saw the boat upset observed an unusual splashing in the attempt the deceased made to swim. SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM.—During the week ending the 6th June the visitors have been as fol low :—On Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday (free days, open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.), 6,723 ; on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday (students' days, admission to the public, 6d., open from 10 a.m. till 6 p.m.), 1,314; total, 8,037. From the opening of the Museum, 4,089,187. Museum of Patents.—Number of visitors for the week end ing June 6, 1,185; total number since the opening of the Museum, free daily (12th May, 1858), 77,276. THE NEW BISHOP OF GIBRALTAR.—The Duke of Newcastle has appointed the Rev. Dr. Tower, formerly Bishop of Glasgow, to the vacant see of Gibraltar, upon the recommendation of the Archbishop of Canterbury. Dr. Trower is of the University of Oxford, where he took a second class in classics and a first class in mathematics, and was elected Fellow of Oriel. ANOTHER VICTIM TO CRINOLINE.—The wife of Mr. T. M. Phillips, the coroner tn. the Wolver hampton district of South Staffordshire, who is also a soli citor, and resides at the Lloyds, Penn, near Wolverhamp ton, has become a sacrifice to the prevailing fashion in dress amongst ladies, to which they cling often, as in this case, with fatal tenacity. The deceased lady was 55 years of age, and has had seven children, who have grown up to man hood and womanhood. The eldest son is a solicitor in partnership with his father, and is the deputy coroner for the Wolverhampton district. During Friday afternoon the deceased lady was in one of the kitchens of her residence, where was an open grate, giving instructions about the dinner, and was standing with her back to the fire. Sud denly th 3 bottom part of the skirt of her dress became ignited, and she was immediately enveloped in flames, for the dress which she wore was of muslin fabric. After im ploring the servant to put out the flames she ran in her terror to and fro into the hall, and so fanned the fire that in an incredible short space of time nearly every fragment of her attire was consumed. The butler, the coachman, and Mr. Phil'ips reached the hall whilst the flames were yet about the u n h a ppy l a dy, an d th e fi r st named tried to en .guis h them by th row i ng a g r e atcoat around his mistress. The aoshatance, however, came too late. Nor could all t h e me dical *kill' time of coulde w t descripti on e o of the tow n ava il t o s ave her life—all that be d on i ngs, and she _ i e a d s slightly to alleviate her intense suffer • the eee d iden a t t ui B o'clo c k on S a t ur d a y n ight. At the been weari ng thadeceasedi lady ori n o i li s li understoodknowna s t o a shavesteel l skeleton. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) ITALY. ITALIAN UNITY. NAPLES, JUNE 9. The inauguration of the railway from Naples to Eboli has been celebrated by a banquet. Signor Tecchio, the representative of the railway company, drank the health of the King, and ex pressed his hope that Rome and Venice would soon be included within the Italian Kingdom. The speech was received with enthusiastic ap- plause, and cheers for the unity of Italy. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, JUNE 9. Private letters received here from St. Petersburg state that the Municipal Council of Moscow had resolved upon the formation of a civic militia, and that thousands of citizens enrolled themselves in the first two days. It was thought that the example would be followed in other towns. The chief magistrate of Moscw, Prince Schtehr batow, is at present in St. Petersburg, it is said for the purpose of obtaining permission for the forma tion of the militia and the sanction of its regula- Loras. POIJAND. CRACOW, JUNE 8. The Polish leader Kononowicz has been captured by a stratagem, and is about to be shot. His band remains undiminished. Five thousand of the Imperial Guard have been despatched from St. Petersburg to Lithuania. A frightful accident happened to a train convey ing a portion of the troops, caused by the railway giving way. Three hundred soldiers were killed. FRANCE. BOURSE, June B.—The market opened with rather a downward tendency, but afterwards re covered, Threes, for the Account, being now unvaried at 69fr. 40c. Railway Share Market without animation. Mobilier show a slight im provement. The market closed as follows: it per Cents .. 97 05 Italian Loan 73 25 Do end month.... Do. end month — 3 per Cents Do. end month.... 69 35 Do. end month — Credit Mobilier.... 1285 Russian Do. end month.... 1267 M Austrian Bank Shares 3450 Spanish Threes.... 53 25 Credit Foncier Rome Debt . . 5ll RAILWAYS. Cash. Orleans ....... 1000 50 Northern ....... 1035 Account. 997 50 .. 1035 - New ditto ..... •T. • -- • • —' Lyons and Mediterranean 1045 .. 1050 Geneva ~. 442 60 .. 445 Southern ,.. 752 50 .. 752 50 Western ,.. 525 .. 525 Eastern .... ... 505 .. 507 50 Sardinian ..... ... 425 .. 425 Austrian ,.. 466 25 .. 465 Lory bard ... 576 25 .. 575 North of Spain ...... .. 567 50 .. 572 to Saragossa 712 50 .. 717 50 Ditto to Barcelona DENMARK AND GERMANY. The Prussian Minister of Foreign Affairs has sent a despatch, in reply to the last Danish note, in which he says—" It the Danish Government means to imply that it has been compelled to resort to the last measures i', has thought fit to take in consequence of the resolutions of the German Diet and of the resistance of the Holstein Estates—a resistance fomented by the sympathies of the Ger man Governments—such an a3sartion is not justified by anything, and I feel myself boand energetically to contradict the indirect reproach which it implies. AMERICAN STATE CONVENTION. The State Convention of delegates from Loyal National Leagues met at Utica on the 26th, under the presidency of General John Cochrane. A State Central Committee of sixteen was appointed. The committee on resolutions re ported a series, which were adopted. They denounce party organisations, and recommend the establishment of loyal leagues, to support the Government; characterise the re bellion as aimed at the overthrow of republican institu tions, and pledging the people to peace as soon as the au thority of the National Government is restored ; recognising the existence of pow era in the Government incidental to a state of war, to be exercised when necessary for the preser vation of the national existence, but asserting that whenever the exigencies of the country compel the abridgment of freedom of speech or press, or suspension of the habeas corpus, the gr€atest care should be exercised ogainst estab lishing dangerous precedents. The reso ution embodying the sentiments with regard to the powers of the Govern ment gave rise to considerable debate. The general tone of the speeches was that of earnest support of the Govern ment action in Mr, Vallandigham's case. The resolutions were recommitted, and the convention took a recess until seven o'clock. At the evening session a resolution was proposed in place of the resolution with regard to the powers of the Government proposed in the afterncon, approving of the utmost enf rcement of the law against those in the North aid ng the enemies of the country; that leading traitors in the North should be promptly arrested, promptly tried, and promptly punished; and that no outcry, however in solent, should be allowed to deter any officer, civil or mili tary, from taking measures essential to the safety of the country ; expressing, as a conviction of the majority of loyal people, that when necessity compelled the suspension of the habeas corpus great care should be exercised lest an example be set which may induce in future the violation of our rights. After two hours' debate this resolution was tabled, toge• ther with the resolution which stated that the fact disclosed by Lord Lyons, that he had been approached by political leaders, faithless to the honour of the republic, to strange fur British intervention, exhibited a depth of degradation unknown in American politics since the day of Arnold, The Americans repudiate with scorn those soliciting the intervention of the British aristocracy to assist them in their conspiracy with Southern traitors for an ignominious peace or a dismembered nationality. Two other resolutions relative to the building of prate vessels in England, and in support of the Monroe doctrine, were also tabled. A resolution, pledging an earnest and unwavering sup port to the Government in the suppression of the rebel lion, and thanking the army and navy for their gallantry, was unanimously pat sed. An address to the people was then' read and adopted. It urges the formation of loyal leagues throughout the country, without any political prejudices, but with the purpose of national unity. MARKETS—This Day. HAY MARK2TS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 108 ; Clover do., £4 Os to £5 15s; and straw, £1 108 to £1 15s per load. Trade less active. CUMBERLAND..—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 108; cloves do., £4 Os to £5 15s ; and straw, £1 10s to £llss per load. A fair demand. WHITECHAPEL —Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 10s; clover do , £4 de to £5 158; and straw, £1 108 to £1 158 per load. Trade tolerably firm. COLONIAL - TEA.—The public sales of China have been brought to a conclusion without any material alteration in prices. SUGAR — There has been very little animation, owing to the large quantity announced for public sale during the next few days. Pr , ces. however, have reremainedeady. In the nfined market a fair amou nt of business has been dose in dried goods at late rates. COFFEE.—OnIy a limited business has been transacted, Full rates, however, are current for good and fine qualities of plantation Ceylon. RICE —The operations have been chiefly for home con sumption, and no material alteration can be reported in prices. TALLOW.—Business has been very dull, particularly for present delivery. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 435; and last three months, 46s to 46d 3d per cwt. A BRIT3SH STEAMER CHASED BY A FEDERAL CRITIZ ER. —Llir ERPOOL. Monday.—The screw steam ship Miriam, Captain Pittman, arrived here to-day from Nassau, witb76s bales of cotton. The Miriam left Nassau on the 7th May, and called at Bermuda on the 14th. On the 18th Mai, when 120 miles N.E. of Bermuda, she was overhauled 137 the United States gunboat Tioga. The latter vessel sent anofficer on board the Miriam, wh o examined the ship's papers, and then left. The Fede ral officer ex pressed his regret at having to; detain the M iriam, and Capt. Flamm says that the officer was most cour teous, and on leaving tl e s hi p bade them all " Good bye , " and hoped they would lav e a sa f e p assage . The Tioga had he r wheel house full of co tt on . Th e Mi r i am brings dates from Rich mond direct io the 26th April We understand that she has on board a gentleman from that city, who is the bearer of most important despatches from the Confederate Govern ment to its representative in this country. -- \ ,„ :22! gr oin i 'll_7 Stu - trinitat HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, June 8; The Queen, attended by Lady Augusta Bruce, walked and drove in the grounds this morning. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, at tended by the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, Lieut.-Gen. Knoylls, and Lieut.-Col. Keppel, left Frogmore for Marlborough-house this morning. Therrineess of Wales returned to London in the afternoon, attended by the Countess de Grey, the Hon. Mrs. Bruce, and Lieut.-Col. the Hon. D. de Her Royal Highness previously visited her Majesty at the Castle, and remained to luncheon. His Royal Highness Prince Alfred, attended by Major Cowell, went to London. Her Majesty's Royal Body Guard of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen at Arms had a full-dress dinner at their mess-room in St. James' Palace on Satur day, in celebration of her Majesty's birthday. LEVEE AT ST. JAMES'S PALACE, By command of the Queen, a levee was held yes terday afternoon in St. James's Palace, by his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales., on behalf of her Majesty. Presentations to his Royal Highness at this Court are considered by the Queen's p easure as equivalent to presentations to her Majesty. The Prince of Wales, attended by his Gentlemen in Waiting, arrived from Marlborough House about two o'clock, and was received by the great officers of State of the Queen's Household. His Royal Highness Prince Alfred (attended by Major Cowell), his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge (attended by Col. Tyrwhitt), his Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, his Serene Highness the Hereditary Prince of Reuss- Scbleiz (attended by Lieut.-Col. du Plat and Capt. Hilldorff), his Serene Highness Prince Frederick of Holstein, and Count Gleichen, were present at the levee. The Royal Body Guard of her Majesty's Hon. corps of Gentlemen at Arms was on duty in the state saloons, under the command of the Lieutenant. Captain Philips, the sub-officer, was on duty with the corps. The Yetmen of the Guard were commanded by Capt. Parker Rickford, the Exon in Waiting. The Prince of Wales entered the Throne Room accompanied by Prince Alfred. the Duke of Cam bridge, Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, the Hereditary Prince of Reuss-Schleiz, Prince Frede rick of Holstein, and Count Gleichen. His Royal Highness was attended by the Earl of St. Ger mans, G.C.8., Lord Steward; Viscount Sydney, G.C.8., Lord Chamberlain ; Marquis of Ailesbury, Master of the Horse; Viscount Bury, Treasurer of the Household; Viscount Castlerosse, Vice-Cham berlain; Lord Methuen, the Lord in Waiting to the Queen ; the Earl of Mount Edgeumbe (in wait ing), and Lord Alfred Hervey, Lords of the Bed chamber to his Royal Highness; Colonel the Hon. Sir Charles Phipps, K.C.8., Keeper of her Majesty Privy Purse ; Lieut.-General Knollys, Comptroller and Treasurer of his Royal Highness; Captain Sir William Hoste, Royal Navy, Groom in Waiting to the Queen ; Hon. Robe' t H. Meade, Groom in Waiting to his Royal Highness; Lord Charles Fitz roy, Equerry to the Queen ; Lieut.-Colonel Kop pel, in waiting ; Major Teesdale and Captain Grey, Grenadier Guards, Equerries to his Royal High. ness ; and Messrs. Lyttelton and Jocelyn, Pages of Honour in Waiting. _ _ The Foreign Ambassadors and Ministers were introduced, When the following presentations to the Prince of Wales on the part of the Queen took place in the diplomatic circle ; By the Turkish Ambassador—Major Said Effendi, of the Imperial Admiralty. By the Austrian Am bassador—Count Man sfeldt, Flrst Lieutenant in the Austrian army. By the Russian Ambassador—Le Comte do Nesselrode, Maitre de la Cour Imperial de Russie; Baron B. de Vietinghoff Scheel, attache to the Russian embassy, London. By the French Ambassador—M. le Viscomte de Contades, Second Secretary of the Embassy ; M. Ic Viscomte de Beaumont, Third Secretary of the Embassy. By the Hanoverian Envoy—Baron Werner von Arnsvaldt, from Hanover. By the Italian Envoy —M. le Comte de St. Damiano, de Turin. By the Spanish Envoy—Dun Manuel Alvarez, Attache a la Legation Espagnole ; Don Manuel de Zulueta, Gentilhomme de la Chambre de S. M. Catholique. Monsieur Antonio Pradilla was presented by Earl Russell, Foreign Secretary of State, as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the United States of Columbia, at her Majesty's Court. The diplomatic and general circles were nume rously attended. The Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood was prevented attending the levee, and the gentlemen who were to have been presented by the Secretary of State for India were presented by Earl de Grey and Ripon, one of her Majesty's principal Secretaries of State. Colonel Bingham was prevented by indisposition from attending the Levee, and the officers of the Royal Artillery who were to have been presented by him were presented by Col. C. Wodehonse, C.B. THE NEW KING OF GREECE.—According to a correspondent of La France, King George of Greece will remain for another year in Denmark to complete his stu dies, At the end of next May his marriage will be cele brated with the third daughter of Queen Victoria, and on the let of June, 1864, he will set out for the country he is to govern. Until his arrival there the affairs of the nation will be entrusted to a regency council. The Earl Grosvenor, M.P., leaves town to-day to do duty with bis regiment, the Cheshire Yeomanry Cavalry, ordered to assemble at Chester, The Countess Dowager of Jersey received a dis tinguished circle at dinner last evenirg, at her residence in Berkeley-square. - _ Viscount and Viscountess Mount-Garrett received a select party at dinner last evening, at their residence in South Audley-street, and later in the evening her ladyship gave a concert, which was numerously attended. Mr. and Lady E►izsbeth St. Aubyn entertained at dinner last evening, at their residence in South Audley-street, Lord Frederick Cavendish, Lord and Lady Vivian and the Hon. Misses Vivian, Lady Rolle and the Hon. Misses Trefusis, Mr. Beaumont, M P., and Lady Margaret Beaumont, Hon. F. Leveson Gower, Hon. Mr. Ashley, Mrs. Lane Fos, &e. Lady Frankland Lewis received a select party at dinner last evening at her residence in Grafton-street. The remains of the late Captain the Hon. L. Liddell were interred yesterday in the family vault at Ravensworth Castle, Durham. DEATH OF GENERAL SIR JOHN HANBURY, K.C.H.—We have to record the death of General Sir John Hanbury, K.C.H., Colonel of the 99th Regi ment of Foot, who expired on Sunday night, at his house in Charles- street, Berkeley-square, after a protracted ill ness, in the 81st year of his age. The venerable officer entered the army in 1799, and had in his early career seen much active service. DEATH OF LADY SOPHIA HOARE.—The above lady died on the 4th inst. Lady Sophia Hoare was the eldest daughter of Charles, second Earl of 1 omney, by his first marriage with Sophia, daughter of Sir Wm. Morton Pitt, of Kingston, county Dorset, and was born July 13, IEO7. She married, April 17, 1837, Mr. Peter Richard Hoare, of Clayton Hall, Lancashire. DEATH OF LADY LOUISA PAKENHAM.—We regret to announce the premature demise of Lady Louisa Paken ham, youngest daughter of Thomas, second Earl of Long ford and the countess dowager, who died at the family resi dence in Bruton-street, yesterday morning, from consump tion. The deceased lady was born in February, 1830. She was sister of the present Earl of Longford, Lady Burghley, and Lady Katharine Evans Freke. Mr. John Henry Parker, the well•known pub lisher, has just retired from business in favour of his son, Mr. Parker has for some time past been the editor, or one of the editors, of the Gentleman's Magazine. AMATEUR DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE.—An ama teur dramatic performance, which is likely to prove exceedingly attractive, is to come off on the 15th inst., at the Queen's Concert-room, Haymarket. This performance is given for the Ladies' Polish Relief Committee, to aid the fund which is being raised for the sick and wounded Poles. Among the distinguished amateurs who take part are Lady Ann Sherson, Mrs. Milner Gibson, Lord Raynham, Mi BB Barker, Mrs. Palgrave Simpson, Mrs. Fraser BaddesleY, and Sir Charles Young. CRYSTAL PALACE.—ONE SHILLING DAY, Mon day, June S.—Admission on p yment, 2,257 ; do. by season tickets, 651; total visitors, 2,908. LITERATURE London Scenes and London People. By Aleph. 1 •01. pp. 362. Coilingridge. City Press. A very delightful series of gossipping papers, full of anecdote and information, with which Aleph has from time to time favoured the good citizens of London, have here been collected in a goodly volume, and placed within reach of the general public on either side of Temple Bar. This is one of those pleasant books which may be taken up at any moment and opened at any page. The sketches are short, the subjects various, an the style and manner of the narration very easy and delightful. Many curious facts and incidents, but little known to the generality of persons, are ex plained end commented on, as they are suggested in our wanderings round the city.. Here, for instance, is a glimpse of LLOYDS' UNDERWRITERS. The chief room now is exceedingly commodious, well lighted by several skylights, nobly set among very fine mouldings, while the walls are as pure-looking as paint can make them. The space, perhaps 80 feet by 70, is set out in ranges of double-seated boxes, with centre tables, the whole having a wide avenue in the middle. These tables are fully occupied, during business hours, by the members, either expecting calls to, or actually engaged in, profes sional duties. Of course, the rates of assurance on ship ping and cargo vary. Is the vessel sound, new, Al, or old and in doubtful repair? Is it about to track a winter or a summer sea? Then, what is your commodity—brim stone or flour, wine or sulphuric acid ? On such, or similar accounts the per centage required varies from fifteen t. , forty, and, in extremely hazardous cases, to fifty, or even more. Nor must you expect a single underwriter to take the whole risk. You wish to insure, say £1,500 against risks at sea. Well, Mr. A. will take £lOO, Mr. B. £l5O, Mr. C. 300, and so on, till your venture is safe—a plan ob viously wise, and satisfactory to all parties; for thus, while the risk diminishes en one side, the security increases on the other. Losses from the inefficiency of underwriters are exceedingly rare, nor are there many actions at law on such subjects—much fewer, indeed, than the vast interests represented would make probable. Wonderful Londonl illustrious merchant princes 1 who thus make commerce safe when it seems most dangerous, and interpose the im penetrable aegis of credit between the perils of the ' great deep,' and the costly freights embarked upon it." And here, by way of contrast, is a delightful peep into a far more " comfortable" region— GARRAWAT'S COFFEE-HOUSE. Most persons believe that the best time to ask a favour of a millionaire is at his dessert, when the generous food and the good wine have made him, perhaps, a little somnolent, by opening all the flood-gates of his benevolence readily ac cessible to every kindly emotion. Some wine merchant of the olden times, considering this well-ascertained fact, and having rich cargoes to dispose of, thought within himself, Why should a sale he such a dry affair? A pleasant bowl of punch, a glass of old wine, or even coffee and muffins, would make any auction far more popular. A sale by inuh of candle—good, for it gives time, but not too much time, for the buyers to deliberate; but why not a sale with friendly nods of recognition, whispered health-drinking, and queries as to children and womankind ?" The thought was a happy one, and it soon became a fact at Garra way's. Sales of wood—especially of hard wood, such as mahogany, Spanish and Honduras—were, at the period I refer to, the staple there ; and it was really a cheerful sight, entering the coffee-room from the fog and cold of a Novem ber afternoon, to find all so genial; a capital sea-coal fire, red and blazing (in really cold weather there is nothing pleasanter to the outward man than a bright conglomerate of gasy coals) ; a curious arrangement of dwarf spits, or rather poly form forks, all armed with muffins, twirling round and round most temptingly, and implying, with dumb eloquence, "Come eat us ;" guests imbibing wine, sipping coffee, or munching toast, and casting at intervals a satisfied look over the catalogues of the sales just due. The warmth and the good cheer have smoothed the wrinkle from every man's face. These intending buyers are no longer in a hard-bargaining mood. Oh, no 1 If the ma hogany suits them, why should they fidget so much as to price ? The punch is undeniably excellent, and they cannot fail to realise a large profit on their ventures. Sir Thomas Gresham, the Mayor of Garrott, the Vicar of Bray, and other notabilities are introduced to us in these pages. The pauper grave of Chatterton is very impressively described. London Stone, Newgate (" the fifth chief entrance in the city wall, so called, being latelier built than the rest") Lombard-street, Mom fields, with its array of old upholsterers' stores, each in its turn, with many others, affords Emitter of interesting comment. When we come to Barber- Surgeon's Hall, we are reminded that " the pole, which even now, in country places, projects over the shaver's shop door, indicated at first that per sons might be bled there, as the patient, when phle botomy was performed, grasped a tall rod, to keep the arm steady." We take leave of the volume, heartily responding to the hope expressed in the introduction by the publisher that Aleph may long continue to instruct and amuse the citizens of Lou don with his vivid sketches of their Soenes and People. Sir Aberdour ; or, the Sceptic. By Walter Purcell. Cantos 111. and IV. Pp. 137. Pickering. Mr. Purcell's muse appears to us rather too stately a dame for that light, delicate, ornate skiff of the Spencerian stanza. In herself she seems to bring too much ballast on board, sinking the craft so low that the level of the current is almost up to the boat's edge—sailing heavily in consequence, and making but little headway. The two cantos of the poem here published present us with but a fragmentary portion of the writer's imaginings. Few though the pages are, however, they contain, nevertheless, several passages of more or less merit. Here is one thoughtful stanza, worthy, if only in the moral of it, of quotation There is a God who immaterial is ; If immaterial why should there exist Nought else than bodies ? None can answer this. All todies have extent, so must consist The substance Thought of the materialist. Extent is indispensable to thought ? Not so, God is. True, no anatomist Has ever found a soul ; but who has sought And found a grief or joy ? or a reflection caught ?" In the same reverential strain the author of " Sir Aberdour" continues " He who created can, if He so will, Annihilate ; but why should cease to be, Ere yet its destiny it could fulfil, My soul, when from its prison-house set free ? I feel within that which assures to me A life hereafter; whence arises this? Am I deceived by a just Deity ? Am I deluded by self-artifice f God guides and not misleads, and I shall cross th' abyss." Here, again, is a rather fine antithetical illustration of the accuracy of a metaphor—a twofold illustra tion in reference, now to the blindness of Milton, now to the deafness of Beethoven : " The eyes are but our prison -windows, closed Were Milton's, still is was for him to view The awful splendours that o'er Heaven reposed, The beauties mild which on the poor earth grew. Beethoven had no ears to hear, yet who Could sounds of harmony arrange so well ? Oh, what could not the soul of genius do, If 'twere encased in a less earthly shell Than this debasing form, wherein ' tie doomed to dwell Our citations will—(we are perfectly satisfied of this) —while affording excellent proof of the quality of Mr. Purcell's muse, tend to justify completely what we have said as to the weight the lady carries. Strange Things Among Us. By H. Spicer. 1 vol., pp. 233. Chapman and Hall. A book to thrill the marrow of one's bones, and make " each particular hair to stand on end !" Let no nervous, sensitive, highly imaginative reader venture a glance upon ts pages. No one in a lonely house, or in the gloom o f t w ili g ht, or thinking of absent friends, should dare to open it. It is a book to produce ghosts' It is not only a chronicle of the various appearances of " spirits" from the " vasty deep" of the unknown, but a work of magic some• what akin to that ponderous volume of the " mighty wizard," Michael Scott, fraught with danger to un skilled eyes. The author's object, be tells 114, is " to inquire, not dogmatise; to suggest, rather than demonstrate"—" the book is, in fact, but a sketch — a study—a ballon perdu flung up e xperimentally among the currents which have of late set some what steadily in a direction of much Perhaps the very shortest ghost-story on record, communicated to the writer by a friend now occupying a tbs.. tinguished post in the Federal army of America— 'My brother George , w ho was residing in England, looked into my tent one night in India,' said Colonel J.,' to tell me he was dead' "—the death having, of course, taken place simultaneously with the apparition ! Beginning with this brief narrative, we pursue an " inexhaustible subject"—mesmerism, table-turning, spirit-writings, omens, appearances, , warnings, Lord Lyttieton's ghost, the passing bell, visions, incantations, dreams and presentments, until we shudder at the creaking of a door or turn pale at the flickering of a shadow ! Mr. Spicer is, however, no credulous believer in all the incredible mysteries of which he treats, and we glauly tran scribe the following very truthful reflections from the chapter relating to the spiritual manifestations at the seances of the Mediums " Supposing that these presumed intelligencers were in deed, as they profess, the souls of friends departed, what con ceivable element of rational comfort could be deduced from such a renewal of intercourse ? To believe that the ' desire of our eyes,' taken from our tender love and care, should be summonable from its hallowed rest to put half-a-crown into a showman's pocket; to receive and answer questions fil tered through coarse and vulgar minds, perhaps (if the result be not satisfactory) to be dismissed with scorn and ridicule. is an insult to the Deity, and revolting to huma nity. Far better than the trite phrase and dubious answer familiar to spirit-seekers, is the comfort of believing that the departed, having, indeed, no longer a portion for ever is anything that is done under the sun, are forbidden to witness the struggle and the strife—the folly and the guilt —the temptation and the snare—the warring passions—the disappointment the despair of this bitter, bitter world. Let us rather bless from our inmost hearts the God of peace, who, in breathing into the parting spirit the life divine, hath released it, for eternity, from the troubled dream of this." With which beautiful sentiment, in which we very heartily concur, we take leave of the " Strange Things" which Mr. Spicer has presented to us. The Nullity of Mtaphysics set forth in Six Dia- logues. Pp. 104. Longman and Co. No author's name appears upon the title-page to this little volume. The Dialogues are there tempt ingly spoke❑ of as Brief. Metaphysics are there mentioned, moreover, as considered by the inter locutors throughout as " A. Science among the Sciences. ° Though our doing so may be only too suggestive of the presentation to view by the " Skulasticos" of Hartocles of the specimen brick of the house that said Skolastikos announced as " on sale"—we are tempted, nevertheless, to give here, as a sample of the whimsical volume before us, at least one little fragmentary excerpt, ex. gr. : " When a speech consists of grammatical parts, the im mediate parts out of which logic derives meaning can never be more than two—as Stop, Thomas,' or Stop directly.' If the speech is made up of more than two parts, then one or both of the parts must also be made up of parts—as ' Stop-directly, fearful-Thomas :' here stop-directly is one part of speech, and fearful- Viontas is another. But the former of these is a constructed verb, and the latter is a constructed noun, and out of these two as premises the one sense of the whole construction immediately flows as the conclusion." What the author precisely proposes to ,his reader can alone be learnt by that reader upon an atten- tive and consecutive perusal of his six dialogues. But—whether they are likely to be worth the trouble of the reading thus from first to last anyone who cons the foregoing extract, brief though it is, may very readily conjecture. A Popular Treatise on Photography. Translated from the French of D. Van Monckhoven by W. H. Thornthwaile, Pp. 137. Virtue Brother and Co. Beyond any question the little eighteenpenny pamphlet here presented to notice, is far and away the best popular treatiseupon the art of photography that we have anywhere yet seen published. It le illustrated throughout, almost we had stiid profuselYt certainly copiously, with apropos engravings on wood, wonderfully useful several of them, for inas much as they render comprehensible upon the instant some of the more complex de scriptions in the letterpress. The original work, as penned by that manifestly Dutch-French man (that Fren3hman, that is to say, of Dutch extraction), has long bean well known among con' tinental photographers as the " Traite Populaire de Photographiesur Collodion." It has been, here, very faithfully rendered into English by that other skilled student in the art of photography, Mr. Thornthwaite. We doubt not but that among the masters of the craft, but more especially among the beginners who are now aspiring to become masters of it, the little book will be more than merely acceptable, that it will. indeed, be very heartily welcomed. "It is not in mortals to command success, but we'll do more, SemprO' nious," says Addison's Roman redivivus [and with him apparently the conscientious translator of thi' iittle treatise on Pnorograpby], " we'll deserve it!' Besides the treatise itself, making up the bulk of the volume, there will be found in these well et°hrner: pacted pages an excellent description of, loge and with incident al remarks upon, the Stereoseot e or 4 Photographic Optics, and other varied matters pot undeserving of consideration by the p r actizeli OtO _. even, we would say, the mere theoretical, ph grapher. Winkworth's Chorale. Containing 200 Tune s ' Edited by Sterndale Bennett and Otto Gol d ' schmidt. Longman and Co. A beautiful little volume is the one here jointly edited by Jenny Lind's accomplished husband an by the gifted Professor of Music to the University ° Cambridge—the latter being, as everyone knows bY this time who knows anything at all about t 1 progress of the divine art here in this coulitry, one of the very first of living Bali lisp composers. As a musical collection the wor i is not unworthy of the combined labours of the tsvl eminent musicians whose names are thus intimate l : associated upon its title-page. Cassell's Publications. Among a whole bundle of wonderfully cheat illustrated periodicals, issued, as usual, this wont ] from the establishment of Messrs. Cassell, Pettei and Galpin, we would here particularise, as especl ally deserving commendation—the thirtieth sixpenn: part of the " Illustrated History of England," th eighteenth of the illustrated new edition of th " Popular Educator," published at eightpence halfpenny, and the latest instalment of " Cassell Illustrated Family Paper," a decorous and there fore a most deserving rival of very many among tb less carefully conducted cheap periodicals. ST. THOMAS'S HOSPITAL AND THE SVICRE GARDENS.—A new scandal has arisen in regard I the "Grand Committee," in whom the recommendati c (for the future choice of the Governors) of the site of tl Hospital building is vested. Mr. T. B. Simpson, the pr , prietor of the Surrey Gardens,where the hospital has fowl during the past year, a retuge in its self-created emergent and a lease of which the committee have secured for g' years in addition, charges the report of the grand COn mittee with overstating, by £lO,OOO, the price fixed for the gardens; and not only with omitting any mention that tl amount had been fixed inclusive of all other interests ar charges, but also stating that there was cause for appreher sion " of great delay and considerable ex?enses, occasion( by reason of the number of persons whose interest wou have to be purchased." when, in fact, an agreement b tween Mr. Simpson and Mr. Baggalley (on the part of tl hospital) defined, on the 19th March last, all arrangemen and interests, and a guarantee had been provided, at t: Treasurer's solicitation, on the 2d of June, to be placed b fore the committee preparatory to their report on the 4 inst. There are, therefore, is is asserted, no legal diffict ties, there is no room for apprehensions, and there need no delay. No Act of Parliament and no compulsory pow' heing required, the architect of the hospital may exmaroen operations in the Surrey Gardens to-morrow mornin should the governors so resolve. Concealment and want candour are chargeable against this retort, not in this / stance only, as, according to Mr. Simpson, in mentiont the other sites the report omits all reference to the expel of levelling, laying out, draining, &c., works of no trifiii character, the many thousands already expended on wht' in the Surrey Gardens are included in th e p urc h ase moll The disparaging allusion in the report, as to the level the Surrey Gardens in comparison with that of Bethele has already received its answer in the report of the arcbiti of the hospital (to which, inadvertently, of course, poi ference is made, although the report of the committee -supposed to be founded upon it)--viz , that the soil is ss and gravel, the level being practically the same as t sites of Bethlehem, of Buckingham Palace, the barracks Birdcage-walk, and nearly, it not quite, the whole of 1 3 gravia. That there have been fewer patients brought to 1 Surrey Gardens than to St. Thomas's has been due to care having been used to spread sufficiently wide, by ordinary char channels of publicity, a knowledge of the char in the hospit a l' s l o cality. How well adapted that loca lity to the requirements of the South London districts is deuced by the fact, as stated by Mr. Pigeon at the meetu that in the month of February 1,300 more out-patients t bean attended to in the Surrey Gardens than during I same month in the previous year at the old hospital, this increase is progressing. But no mention of this made in the speech of the treasurer or the report of the at? , mittee, though it must in fairness be stated that it d . mention a fact which proves very strongly that the hop] is well situated where it stands---viz., that of the 215 ac dents brought there, 118 were from places south, an d from places north of the Surrey Gardens,