The Sun. — London, England, 1864-09-30 00:00:00

MK. ALFRED MELLON'S CONCERTS EVERY EVENING, at Fight. ICOYAL ITALIAN OPERA HOUSE, COVENT-GARDEN. LAST NIGHT BUT SEVEN. C i ASSICAL NIGHT. The followinz Artistes - will appear THIS EVENING:-- Vocalists - Mdlle. C. Patti, Mr. tewi , Thomas. Harpists 1W r. J. B. Chattert rt (Harpist to her Majesty), Mr. Cheshire, Miss Trust, Miss Ponchioni. Mr. Trust, and Mr. Thomas. Cornet - Mr. Levy. ( ontra Basso—Signor tottesini. Orchestra ctnd Bands of the Grenadier and Coldstream Guards (i5O performers). Grand Operat c Selection from Meyerbeer's L'ETOILE DII NORD . The new Burlesque Quadrille, "Paul-y-Toole - y - t e c hnlc." Cond , ictor—Mr. ALFRED MELLON. Promenade, Amphitheatre Stalls, and Amphithea t re, One 9hill•ng ; Dress Circle, 2s. Cd. ; Private Boxes, £1 ls. and 10s. od. rip 7IEATRE ROYAL, DRURY- LANE,- 1 Managers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, AN APRIL FOOL. Mr. R. Roxby, Mr. G. Belmore ; Miss llndspeth. After which, the First Part of Shakespere's Play of HEN LtY THE FHLT LIT EL Mr Phelps; Messrs Creswick, Walter Lacy, R. Roxby. G. Belmore, II Marston, &c. ; Miss Helen Howard, Miss Arabella Smyth, and Mrs. C. Melvi le. To conclude with the Farce of BEAUTY OR THE BEAST. Mr. G. Belmore mad Miss llelen Howard. Commence at Seven. T HEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.- Lessee. Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, BACCHUS AND ARIADNE. After which, at half-past 7, O'Keefe's revived Comic Opera of THE CASTLE OF ANDALUSIA. Messrs. Weiss, Buc.stone, Chippendale, Compton, Rogers, Farren, Matthi son, &c,; 3l.siames Weiss, Keeley, Griffith, &I. To be followed by FRIEND WAGaLES. Horatio Waggles (his original character), Mr. Compton. Concluding with A. KISS IN THE DARK. To commence at 7. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. TILTS EVENING, BORN TO GOOD LUCK. I addy 0' Rafferty, Mr. Dominick Murray. Alter which, THE STREETS OF LONDON. Messrs. Vining, J. W. Ray, D. Fi her, D. Murray, J. Nelson, H. Forre.ter. H. Mellon ; Mrs. Henry Marston, Miss Emma Barnett, and Miss F ,nny Gwynne. .NEW 'THEATRE-ROY AL, ADELPHI.- soh , p rol ,:dotor and Manag'er, Mr. B. Webster. Will OPEN for the WINTER SEASON on MONDAY, Oct. 3, with great and attractive novelty. First appearance of Mr. JOHN COLLIN:3. who has obtained such celebrity in America as an Irish Vocalist and rep,esentation of Irish Character, for whom will be produced the celebrated ; omic Drama of THE IRISH AM iIAS •ADOR and the screaming irish Farce of TEDDY TH H.; TILER. MONDAY, Oct. 3, end duri'..cr the week. the performance will commence with the ce.ebrated comic Drama of GOOD F' ;R NOTHING. Mr. J. Clarke, alr. Billington, and Mrs. Alfred Mellon (Miss Woolgar). ' " • After which will be produced, for the first time at this theatre, the popular comic Drama of THE IRISH AMBAS SADOR. Sir Patrick O'Plenipo ;with songs', Mr. John Collins, support , d by MeEsrs. Billington, Stephenson; Miss Ilenrie to simms and Mrs. Billington. With the screaming Irish Farce of TEDDY THE TILER. Teddy (with songs), Mr. John Collins. Commence at 7. Tn rehearsal, for immediate production, a new and original Drama, in three acts, in which will be introduced some mar vellous effects invented and patented by Mr. H. N. King. Various ‘ther novelties axe in preparation. OYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Manager, Mr. Benjamin Webster. EMIN I' TALES I' AND COMEDY. Last 2 Nibht3 of the Burlesque. This popular Theatre is now Open for the Winter Sesson. THIS EVENING (tor the 17th time) Mr. Arthur Sketchly's highly-successful and original Cimedy of HOW WILL GET OUT OF IT. After which, F. C. Burnand's Laughable Travestie of FAUST AND MaRGUERITE. To conclude with INDEtt THE ROSE. Those cele brAteu artists Mr. and Mrs. Char es Mathews are re-engaged. Mr, Stirling, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Matthews, Mr. F. Robin son, Mr. Asnley, Mr. J. Clark, Mr. Chamberain, Mr. John stone, Mr. 11. Montague, Miss Cotterel , Miss Fanny Joseph Miss Patti Josephs, etc. &o. Scenic Artists, Mr. Gates and his pupil. Acting Manager, Mr. J. Kinioch. Dlusical Con ductor, Mr. Walienstiene. Stage Director, Mr P. Webster. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress. Mrs.Swanborough._ 11115 EVENING, SHORT AND SWEET. Messrs. Par selle and James ; Mesdames Carson and Johnstone. Followed by, at Eight, MILKY WHITE. Messrs. Craven, Stoyle, James ; Mesdames Swanbor :,ugh and Mande s. ---- ,liter which, the great Burl sque, THE MILLER AND HIS MEN. Messrs. Fenton, James, and Thorne; Mesdames wanborough, Simpson. Johnstone, Hughes, and Carson. COUNTCOTRYand SEASIDE DRESSES RY Messrs. JAY, of Regent-street, have now in stock a variety of WASHING sultatle for the country and seaside, and at the c.earing-out price of only £llls. ed. tae dress. JAY'S, 247, 240, and 251, Regent-street. BLACK SILKS.—The price of Silks in the raw material has already r sen 15 per cent., and it will soon reach a far greater per-centage. Messrs. JAY, therefore, Invite their numerous patrons to take advantage of the stock they have on hand, which they cm now dispo-e of on favour able terms; but the same qualities will natur illy b more mitly ai the price of silk fluctuates to a higher average JAY'S, 217, 210, and 251, Regent-street. COALS. —The LILLESH AL L COMPANY'S COALS. Direct from their own Collieries. Marquis'. 23s. per ton. I Double 20s. per ton. Top 225. „ De,p 2ls. „ Kell screened and delivered within five miles of their De pots, Westbourne Park-road, IV., and 17, South Wharf, Paddington, W., and Maiden-lane, N. Best Coke Terms cash. JOHN SCOTT, Sole ?-gent. T" THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, Dan be had Every Evening of G. R. GLENIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. THE LATES r EDITION of " THE SUN" supplied, as soon as published every Evening by ENRY BROOKS, Newspaper Agent, 21, Old Cavendish street, W. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY.—Monting, lh. 50m.—Afternoon, 2h. Om. 10-moßaow.-Morning, 2h. 13m.—Afternoon, 2h. an. :4, 04 , lvmk,frt, 14.10.0, LONDON, FRIDAY, SEPT. 30, 1864. The cineeion of providing the people of a densely crowded city with the means of at least occasionally breathing fresh air, and enjoying the sight of earth and sky unchecked by houses and roadways, has long been held to be of considerable importance by our sanitary reformers. The further the science of health is studied the more we come back to nature, and it has long since been recognised as an indis putable truth by our most eminent medical men that all the drugs in the pharmacopia cannot supply the place or atone for the deficiency of the great necessaries of nature, fresh air and exercise. These conditions are absolutely essential to health, but, strange to say, they are often neglected by those who have them easily within their reach. The rich and fashionable immore themselves in close, hot rooms, or take a drive in a close carriage, while their homes are built in the most airy situations, and their time is their own to seek health on foot. The experience of common sense and the skill of science are alike thrown away upon them, and the conse (pence is a feeble and drooping condition, in which they look with envy on those below th - !re, who, with fewer advantages, have known how to use them better. But when the doctor comes to the working classes he finds still greater2bstacles in his way than luxurious habits or fashionable inaction. He has all the difficulties of bad or insufficient food, overwork, want of rest, unhealthy ;homes, and, above all, bad water to contend against, be sides the irjuriou3 effects which many trades and ocrupations exercise upon the health of those who follow them, If the laws of nature render certain things indispensable to health, the kind care of Providence has been bountiful in supplying them. As there is no distinction of persons beyond our temporary ranks and divisions, but the same wants are common to all humanity, so the supply is within the reach of all. The fresh air blows sottly and purely around the hovel as the palace, the water flows where all may reach it, the earth lies outspread with fair and pleasant scenes enough to tempt man to wholesome exercise. But with the in genuity peculiar to him he soon contrives to use the beneficent works of nature, and to neutra liao her gifts.. Not content with building raise.. rable houses in such positions that their main ob• jest seems to be to exclude every breath of air, he further poisons th 3 balmy winds of heaven with evil gases enl noxious vapours, generated by his own wilful folly or neglect. T he _ water which fl ) - ws ready for all to use he renders foul and on_ wholesome by the sewage of great towns, while few can be tempted is his crowded and noisy highways to take a walk for plea- SLUT, If be do so, however, where is the scope for the free games of happy childhoBd, for the pleasant saunter, for the unrestrained enjoy• went which proves so essential a part of the benefit derived from open-air exercise. Any one who has watched a group of poor children at play in one of the parks will readily perceive how very much is lost to them in the careful walk through crowded streets, and the better class of the labouring popu. la ion are always anxious to avoid the bad conse quences of letting their children play about the courts and alleys. The public parks meet this difficulty admirably, and supply a place not only for the children with their bat and ball or hoop, but for the working man at the close of his long summer day's toil, or in his Sunday holiday to stroll with his wife, and laugh at all the children's frolics. In the larger and less fashionable parks, indeed, cricket and other games are allowed which afford healthy and innocent recreation to young men who are kept close in shops and at desks for the greater part of their time. All these simple and natural pleasures tend to foster the kindly affections, to refine and humanise, and to counteract in some degree that whirl and bustle in which most of us live in these high pressure days, and which leaves room to think of nothing beyond the wants of the hour. With these views our philanthropists and our legislators have encouraged, by every means in their power, the opening of people's parks, and always with very satisfactory results. In London we have several fine parks, but unfortunately the rapid growth of our vast city leaves weary miles between the tired operative, or the weary housewife, and their pleasant walks. London has taken so much from the country that the least the monster can do is to allow some little gaps amid the ever spreading bricks and mortar for pure air and recreation for the people. We must follow the example of the Chinese, who include gardens and grounds within the walls of their cities. But while sanitary science renders the benefit of such places indisputable, there are always found some short-sighted ecouotnists who think that the great question of public health should be subservient to some tem porary saving or local advantage. It re quires a continual watchfulness on the part of the friends of the people to preserve the old tradi tionary spaces, the heaths and commons arculd the metropolis, from being built over and encroached upon. It has been a hard fight to keep Hamp stead, Mitcham, Tooting, and Clapham from being converted into streets, and squares, and rows of dull, semi-genteel villas. It is generally still more difficult to inaugurate a movement of the kind, and, therefore, the vestrymen for the parish of St. Leonard's, Shoreditch, deserve great credit for having had sufficient public spirit to set on foot a movement for opening a People's Park at the London-fields, for the benefit of th© poorer classes in the populous parishes of Hackney and Shoreditch. The cost of purchasing the land will not be great, but the advantages of saving them from the builder will be incalculable. It is to be hoped that the parochial authorities of Hackney will meet the proposal with fitting libe. rality and promptitude; and that so good an oppor tunity for benefitting the close courts and crowded alleys of those eastern districts may not be missed. The more the chances of fever and other epidemics aro diminished the better for all classes, and the general interests are involved in any question which concerns the public health. On all accounts then we wish good speed to the proposed undertaking. The paper which Miss CARPENTER read " On the Duty of Government to aid in the Education of the Perishing and Neglected Classes," touched upon a subject of great importance, for its issues are not confined to the immediate objects con cerned. The crime of the country she declared was traceable to early neglect and ignorance, and doubtless there is every reason to concur in the res mark. It has before been stated by those well qua lified to judge that idleness was at the root of nearly all the cases of juvenile offenders, whose offences so shock and mystify the public. Their connections are so bad that they cannot work if they will to get an honest livelihood, and unless some special care is taken of them and some bene volent interposition takes place there seems no chance left but that they should join in the dreary ranks who have gone before them in the ways of crime. The ragged schools are of great benefit, but it is much to be regretted that they do not re ceive the help that they stand in so much need of, and which ought on all accounts be afforded. The educational grant has not been of any use to them, and it really seems strange that those in authority should persist in ignoring the claims of an insti tution so calculated to improve the sccial and moral condition of the lower classes. Miss CAR PENTER'S paper made out a very strong case for these ycnng beings who seem in such desperate need of a helping hand being stretched out to them. The explanations which she gave concern ing their sad state of ignorance and depravity are sufficient to strike the attention of all who are interested in the subject, and surely such a question passes beyond the limits of education itself, and takes us into the higher region of matters that relate to the well-being of the out casts, and their destinies here and hereafter. The discussion that afterwards took place upon the sub ject of female education was an eiifying one, and the subject being one that has often of late en• grossed the attention of experienced minds, addi tional interest was imparted to the affair. Many useful trials and important suggestions will be found in the paper presented by Mr NORRIS, the late Government Inspector of Schools, on the " Education of Middles Class Girls," It takes a comprehensive view of the subject, fairly explains the difficulties that environ it, boldly grapples with the obstructions that are in the way, and finally points out desirable alterations and greatly needed improvements. It is at all times an awkward task to settle definitely the line that should be drawn in the requirements of female education. Perhaps more might have been effected if the contending parties had consented to form a neutral ground, and neither expect nor refuse so much. The consequence has been that those who are not eufficiently educated themselves to understand the importance of educa tion have often got confused, and believed that the new systems were wrong, and that it was safer and wiser after all to keep to the old beaten track, and not teach girls more than they absolutely required to know. The real difficulty, however, lies in this very thing. It is nearly impossible for any one to say how much it is really requisite to learn, nor, in the chances and changes of life, what circumstances may arise to render more extended knowledge necessary. At all events it is the bounden duty of all concerned in the task of edu cating the young to ponder deeply upon the vast and influential work upon which they are engaged, and also it behoves all those whose children need instruction to reflect as to whether they are re ceiving what is most beneficial for them. Mr. NORRIS touched upon the real difficulty of the question in improving the education of girls, and that was the indifference of the parents; they would not recognise the difference between a trained schoolmistress and one ivin bad no real aptitude or proficiency for the tas . The come, quence is that the greatest difference exists between the methods employed at the training colleges for schoolmistresses, and the means that are adopted by the private sources of instruction. Parents seem only to care for accomplishments, and to disregard the vital consequences of a sound and extensive education. Mr NORRIS'S ideas of remedial measures appear to be most rational, and could they be caLlied out there can be no doubt whatever as to the great and important advantages that would accrue. He said, for instance, that those who write upon female education should avoid all unnecessary details and disquisitions, and keep resolutely to the point. It cannot be difficult to fix upon any particular blemish, and to call attention to the necessary means to rectify it. There is arithmetic for one thing, in which there is, as he observed, notorious defective instruc tion. It is enough to awaken the attention of the indifferent to learn that it has been said by eminently scientific men that the want of an early training of the mind was the cause of much of the ill health of women, and that they would not be so absurdly credulous about spirit-rapping, and such things, had their minds been braced by more vigorous discipline. Another subject of contempla tion comes home to all, and that is, that thousands of females are now striving to gain their own live lihood under circumstances of great difficulty, and that chiefly occasioned by their lack of early edu cation. Surely such facte ought to speak for them selves as a protest and a warning against the super ficial education of the day. The suggestions made by Mr. NORRIS as to examinations appear to be most excellent, and it is indeed high time that some notice should be taken of a subject which so greatly concerns the welfare of society. People are too apt to think that all that is required is a showy edaoation, but they forget that afe w years often see the end of the mere tricious acquirements of the day, while as long as life lasts, for good or for evil there will be felt the consequences of the early training of the mind. It is, then, most desirable that due attention be paid to this subject of female education ; and Mr NORRIS has done good service to the emit) by his remarks, which take so elevated a view of its requirements. Not less to be appreciated is the calm tone he has adopted, thus keeping up his influence to the last, and not becoming lost in the excitement of wild theories and irrelevant discussions, by means of which so many mar the effects of the services they might render. LITERATURE. The Convocation and the Crown in Council. A Second Letter to an Anglica❑ Friend. By H. E. Manning, D.D. Bvo., pp_ 39. Longman and The recent act of Convocation, by which it has put itself in direct opposition to the Crown in Council, is a circumstance of great interest its the history of the Church ofEngland. This act has been severely censured, as illegal and ridiculous bythe Lord Chancellor, on the otherland it has been warmly defended by the Bishop of Oxford. The present letter treats on the effect which is likely to be pro duced by the decision legally on the Established Church, and morally on the religious feeling of the English people. It is valuable because written by one who is not personally affected by it, and who stands and looks on as a spectator, and vito is, more over, well qualified to form an opinion by his great familiarity with the proceedings in ecclesiastical courts and matters of the canon law. Although, of course, the writer is a zealous Roman Catholic, the letter is written with great moderation, and apparent goodwill for those who do not agree with him in his religious convictions. The Biglow Papers. By James Russell Lowell. Second Series. Pp. 136. T.ii'mler and Co. Another, a briefer, but an squatty racy series of these delightfully ridiculous exemplars (in a rythmical form) of genuine Yankee wit, humour, sarcasm, satire, all rolled into one, sustains to the full, if it does not acivally exalt still higher the admiration excited in our minds by the publication of the former and larger series of the Biglow Papers. enhances our unaffected admiration, we would say, for the grotesque genius of James R. Lowell. An original, a thorough original, the author of these same Biglow Papers indis■ putably is, if ever there was one. An original be is, as surely as was Sam Slick, when he first in• troduced us to the Clockmaker—nay, as surely even as Boz himself, when he followed up his inimitable little sketches of London Life and Character, pub lishei originally within the cdatnns of the Evening Chronicle, in the green shill ling monthly num bers (illustrated, first by Seyt ,our, afterwards by Phiz) of the immortal "Picket ick Papers/ Yes, as truly in his way is the author of the " Biglow Papers" an original as even the world-famous author of the " Pickwick Papers." In his way— observe ! For the two writers stand in no degree upon the same level. They are wide as the globe asunder. The one a great writer, the other a very small one. 'The one fLeting and fugitive in reputation, the other, years and years ago, secure of a lasting fame as one of the glories of our national literature. Yet, granting this immense difference between the two men —between these two conspicu ous humorists —the ephemeral Yankee humorist and the immortal English humorist—James Lowell is, to our mind, as undeniably an original as Charles Dickens himself. The Biglow Papers are a s dis tinct an attestation of the grotesque genius of the one as the Pickwick Papers were of the radiant and perennial genius of the other. They are fugitive pieces, these Biglow Papers, undeniably, and the more's the pity. But shot though the f o ll y i s , h ere i u r n i e d r i r c i u n i g e, aim, and that o winged with ta w os i o t i , twa p iit o eh i s n —s t h e i d at fitss w so i h t f dt Lw i l r ii o gt n hil y ta , f un barbed with sarcasm i The humour of the thing, such as it s, is sui generic unrivalled, unapproached, unapproachable. Coarse, vulgar, slangular, preposterous, if you will, but racy, poignant, full of flavour—the flavour not of attic salt, but of genuine Yankee acid. Buy your own Cherries. By John W. Kirton. Pp. 32. S. W. Partridge. A capital low•life story, with a moral running all through it like a golden thread woven into a bit of tapestry. " Buy your Own Cherries," may take rank with the famous historiette, entitled " A Trap to Catch a Sunbeam." Mr. Kirton's tale about the Cherries, however, has this advantage over that yet more popular story about the Sunbeam, written by one of his anonymous contemporaries—to wit, the fact of the former having about it much less of what we may call the " goody " character. A wholesome, manly, l'.omely sketch of artizan life this is, in tiuth, and one flavoured, moreover, with several charming little touches of genuine humour, as where Jack Lewis, " Mr, Lewis," by the way, goes a-marketing with his missus—or, still better, where the goods come dropping in upon Tommy and Sally to their exceeding wonderment. The ilistory and Mystery of a Glass of Ale. By J. W. Kirton. Pp. 72. S. W. Partridge. A great deal of interesting information is here compacted together very pleasantly. Mr Kirton ex plains the mystery and relates the history of " A Glass of Ale " in an agreeable and colloquial wan ner: and we can't by possibility quarrel with him if he tacks en to his present paper (about malting and so forth) an earnest recommendation of the advan• tiger of teetotalism. Teetotallers though we our selves are not, we cannot for the iife of us quarrel with that part of Mr Kirton'a argument—if we give but one casual glance any day in the whole year to the reports of the police offices—otherwise, to the daily records of the crimes resulting from the vice of drunkenness. The Doke and Duchess of Manchester are among the guests of the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland at Dun robin Castle, N,B, LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE SCOTIA. (Via Cape Clear.) QUEENSTOWN, SEPT, 30. The Royal Mail steamship Scotia, from New York on the 21st inst., arrived here at 5 30 a.m. to-day. She brings 60 passengers and 331,810 dols, in specie. She landed 95 sacks of mails and three passengers, and proceeded at 5.50 a.m. All well. NEW YORK, SEPT. 21 (Morning). Sheridan reports from Winchester on the 19th, that he attacked Early on the Berrysville Pike at the crossing of Occoquan Creek, and after a stub• born and sanguinary engagement, lasting from early morning until five in the evening, Early was completely defeated and driven thrcugh Win chester. The Confederate Generals Rhodes, Warton, and Ramseur (?) were killed. Most of the Confederate wounded, and all their killed, fell into Sheridan's hands. Sheridan's loss is estimated at 3,000 men. General Russell was killed. Sheridan captured 2,500 prisoners and 5 guns: The Confederates lost 5,000 killed and wounded. They escaped up the valley under cover of the night. The Federal cavalry started in pursuit at daylight. The Confederates keep up a heavy cannonade on Grant's left. It is rumoured they were attempting to turn his left. Grant's cavalry have been unable to take the cattle captured by the Confederates. Daring the pursuit one of Grant's cavalry regi ments was captured. The M'Clellan ratific3 lion meetings at New York, Washington, and throw ;hout the Nortb, have been great successes, Great enthusiasm was manifested, Thirty Confederates from Canada have captured two steamers on Lake Erie. It is supposed that they will attempt the rescue of the prisoners on Johnson Island, It is reported that the privateer Florida has ar rived at Wilmington. The Nero York Tribune asserts positively that Fremont has withdrawn from the Presidential canvass. The Hibernian and City of London have arrived out. General Grant, after a consultation with General Sheridan at Berrysville on the 16th inst., visited his family at Burlington, New Jersey, and yfister, day returned to his headquarters before Petersburg. A supply train and two sutlers' trains, with 600 mules and 40 horses, which recently left Fort Le:venworth, Kansas, for the Federal garrison at Calun Creek by the Confederates. The SE. Paul Press reports that General Stanlly again routed the Indians near Big Knife River, Dieotah territory, on the 28th ult., killing and wounding upwards of 200 of them. Shnlly's loss was two killed and ten wounded. Grant is reported mastiag his forces on his left for a movement against the Danville Railway. Official despatches from Sherman, received yes• terday, contain nothing of importance. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, SEPT, 21 (Morning). Money easy. Gold, 2231. Stocks quiet. New York Centrals, 126 k; Illinois, 127; Erie, 1041; United States Five-Twenty Bcnds, 110 i. Cotton quiet. Middling Upland, 175. Flour heavy. Wheat tending downwards. Corn steady. Pro visions good enquiry. Coffee steady. Sugar and molasses very dull. Petroleum, crude, 46; do., refined, 760. MEXICO. NEW YORK, SEPT. 21 (Morning). Advices received from Mexico via New Orleans report that 6,000 French attacked Cortinas at Mata morf son the 6th inst. During the engagement, the Confederates, on the Rio Grande, under Colonel Fordo, espoused the cause of the French and attacked Cortinas. The Federal forces stationed at Brazow de Santiago then attacked and drove Forde off. After the engagement Cortinas crossed the river and occupied Brownsville, Texas, driving the Confederates cut. Cortinas hoisted the Federal flag at Brownsville, declared himself an American citizen, and offered the services of his troops to the Federal Government. The truth of the news is doubted in New Orleans. The French have seized, on the Rio Grande, several vessels from New Orleans with supplies for Cortinas. SPAIN. MADRID, SEPT. 29, Evening. The Clamor Publico is in favour of settling the Santo Daminico question by preserving only the towns of Santo Domingo, Samorna, and Puerto Plata, abandoning the rest of the island and termi nating the war. THE BRAZIL MAIL. (By Telegraph from Lisbon.) BUENOS AYRES, AUG. 27. Exchange, 501. Ounces, 28.10. \Vet salted hides, 38k. Dry American, 32 to 35. Wool firm. Tallow, 14t. Timber, 39 to 42/. Flour, 6 47. Refined sugar. • MONTE VIDEO, Aua, 29. Exchange, MI. Wet salted bides, 6.40 to 5.20. Dry American, 4.65 to 4 80. Dry German, 5•70 to 5.40. Wool unchanged, Tallow , 1:85. FRANCE. BOURSE, Sept. 29.—The downward movement has made fresh progress, Threes, for the Account, being no w at 65f r . 70 c., an d IVlobilier at 1,000 fr., with, however, lit t l e b us i ne ss doing. Railway Market quiet, with prices of many of the l i n es rather lower. Th e mar k et c losed as follows : Italian Loan 67 35 Do. end month...• 67 40 D i tto Threes 42 25 N e w Mexican 41 per Cent 5......, 92 60 Do. wad month 3 per Cents Do. end month 65 75 Credit Mobiller 1005 Do. end month 1005 Bank Shares 340 ) Russian A. ustrian Spanish Threes Howe Debt Deferred Credit koneier 1206 25 Roman RI IL 'iTS. Cash. Account. 876 25 .. 877 50 978 75 .. 983 75 916 25 .. 918 75 628 75 .. 627 50 520 517 50 496 25 .. 496 25 315 .. 347 50 445 415 525 526 25 397 50 .. 31 , 7 50 4SO 477 50 Orleans .... Northern Lyons and Mediterranean Southern Western Eastern •• . • Sardinian Austrian LOB' bard North of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona MADAME TUSSAUD'S.—A life-size model of Franz Muller, who has been comm i tte d f o r trial on sus icion of murdering the late M r . B r i ggs i n a railway carriage on the North Western line, in July last, is now added to the His torical Gallery, in Baker -street. The likeness is considered to be excellent, it having been taken from life expressly for this exhibtion. The Message). de Nice of the 26 h says :—" Vice. Admiral Count Bouet-Willaumez, Commander-in- Chief of the Mediterranean Experimental Squadron, arrived here this morning. The Solferino line-of-battle ship, bear ing the Vice-Admiral's flig—the Algeciras, carrying that of Rear-Admiral Pouques d'llerbinghem—the ironclad frigate la Gloire, and the steam corvette Caton, anchored in the roadstead of Villefrancho this morning. The Cas tiglione line - of - battle -ship, with the iLig of Rear-Admiral Fabre Lamaurelle, and the Redoubtable of the line, are in Juan Bay.' The English Volunteers at Brussels. (From the Correspondent of the Morning Post ) BRUSSELS, Sept. 28. Amidst the deafening noise proceeding from the reports of the rifles fired at 35 targets at once, and whilst the villainous saltpetre was doing its work in choking the devoted riflemen, English and Belgian, who had almost from early dawn con• tinued their practice at the small discs of white lead in the distance, the fanfere of trumpets was heard, and it was announced that the King was approaching. At this time the English volunteers were collected in two of the shooting compart ments which had been devoted to their use, and it must be confessed that they showed far more desire to see his Majesty than they did to show him any proofs of their skill, for as soon as the arrival of the King was known they ceased all further con test, notwithstanding that some of them had been informed that his Majesty would like to see them shoot. The King was accompanied by the Count of Flanders, and was attended by several high dignitaries of the State and Court. He was received by the President of the Tir National, M. E. Dailly, Major de l'Eau, major -commandant of the chasseurs eclaireurs of Brussels, and M. Dubois (vice presi.. dents),Comte Leon de Robiano, captain commandant of the garde civique of Brussels; Captain Edward Stool's, capitaine adjutant-major of the 2d legion of the garde civique, and other gentlemen. M. Jean Robyt was also faithful to his charge of looking to the interests of the Englishmen, and on this occa sion many of the wives of the volunteer officers were also present. On Captain Field, of the Hon. Artillery Company, as senior officer present, the command devolved. With him were Captain Millican, of the 31st Leicester; Captain Styan. Captain Scrivene, Lieutenant F. W. Barge, and Lieutenant Starkie, of the Queen's; Captain Kerr, of the London Scottish ; Lieutene o t J. G. Clark, Bth Tower Hamlets; Lieutene; a t Burt, of the let `Warwick; Ensign J. L. R.,ynolds, of the 29th North Middlesex, and a bout 30 privates and ser geants of the variP,as carps represented. As the King entered 'elae building he was received with loud cries of " Viva le Roi," and immediately the Pre'..dent of the Commission read the following address to his Majesty : Sir,—The Commission, faithful interpreters, of the sentiments of patriotism and respect of all the riflemen, Belgian or foreign, now here united, are happy and proud of the visit which you have paid to this Tir National. What enthusiasm would not the civic gu.ird, the civil population, and the riflemen of other nations feel at the high honour and the marks of great kindness shown by the three visits paid here by the Belgian dynasty during the last tew days. The Count of Flanders, honorary president, has graciously honoured the opening of the competition of 1864. Tao Duke of Brabant, also a powerful protector of our institution, has acknowledged the marked progress which has resulted from year to year in our practice; and you, sire, the well beloved Sovereign of Belgium, you who take the first place in the council of kings, you also deign to accord to us an honour, a favour, a grace, which will ex cite our z and N%hich will for a long time leave in our memories abiding souvenirs of happiness and gratitude. Sire, again receive our grateful thanks and the aasurance of the sentiments of patriotism and devotion, which the Bel gian p,ople always express by the cry so dear to them of " V ive le ltoi Tais cry resounded from all parts of the building, and the English volunteers heartily joined in the demonstration. The King replied as follows : You have addressed me some grateful expressions, and I thank you for them, I have for a long time appreciated the zeal and the willing devotion of the committee you represent, and the excellent results produced by its intelli gent perseverance are not unknown to me. I attach the greatest possible value to the progress made by the civic guard and the population in the manly exercise of shooting. Please express to all the riflemen, without exception, how highly I am satisfied with them. Walking slowly through the building, he reached the end, pausing on his way to witness the firing of the garde civique. On his return he halted on arriving opposite the detachment of English, and, pausing for a moment to observe the varied uniforms, he first addressed Captain Styan, of the Queen's, and afterwards Captain Scrivener and a few other officers, kindly inquiring from all if they had been successful in their shooting. The scarlet uniform of the Hon. Artillery Company attracted the King's attention, and he stopped and inquired of Captain Field to what regiment he belonged, and also addressed a few inquiries to him anent the competition and the part the English had taken in it. Captain Kerr was pointed out to the King as the volunteer who had made the " bean blanc" on the preceding day, and received the royal congratulations on his success. Perceiving his nationality from the sprig of heather worn by the captain, the King inquired from what part he had come ; and being told East Lothian, his Majesty signified that he knew it well. The King then walked to the end of the building, on his way inspecting some of the curiosities in the way of rifles used by the Belgian bourgeois marksmen ; and on his return he again saluted the small body of Englishmen gathered together. They on their part remained at the saluting attitude, rigid and immovable, as became good volunteers; but as soon as the King had passed, at a signal from Capt. Field, they shouted in a body, " Three cheers for the King," and gave three loud hurrahs and " one cheer more," in ad mire:, and with an effect which, if it did not startle, it certainly amused the Belgians pre sent. The King immediately left, and the volun teers soon fell into an animated conversation, the burden of which was the courtesy the venerable King had shown to them. 'the shooting to-day has been still good. Lieu tenant Bigge,3lst Leicester Volunteers, has made four 4's and a 5 with his Enfield. He will be sure of a prize. Captain Kerea beautiful bull's-eye still holds good. Other proofs of kindness on the part of the Bel• glans still come forth. Each volunteer present has received the bronze medal of the association, and Captain Stocfs has kindly undertaken to present a copy of his carte de visite to each. Photography has also been called upon to produce a souvenir of the volunteers visit, and yesterday morning a group of about 35 was taken, with the vivandiere of the Chasseurs Eclaireurs in the centre. Copies of this are to be presented, by the desire of the committee, to each member of the body, and copies will also be respectfully offered to many other gentlemen in Brussels. Many volunteers have already left, but others are arriving to fill their places. A visit to Wa. terloo in force and in uniform will be made to. morrow. Mr. Ring King, M.P., on Public Affairs, At the Led bury Agricultural Dinner on Tuesday, Mr KING KING, in returning thanks for the toast of his health, said he was afraid that owing to the extremely dry season ho could not congratulate them on the very successful result of their farming operations ; nevertheless, from what he had seen of the samples of wheat and barley which had been gathered in, he thought the harvest had been an expensive one, and this, with the high price of wool and enormous quantity of fruit, would be found a set off against the almost entire failure in certain districts of the root crops. (No, no.) In that favoured county it gene rally happened, it one thing did not answer, something else did. They had had lately an abundant supply of rain, by which vegetation had been promoted to an extent perfectly miraculous, and he thought, generally speaking, however unpromising a portion of the season had been, it seldom happened that they as farmers had not to acknowledge with gratitude in some particulars the plenteousness with which a bountiful Providence had blessed them. Since he last had an opportunity of addressing his constituents important and very stirring events had occurred abroad. The war between the Northern and SouthernStatcs of America had prevailed, and still continued to rage with unabated fury ; and it was perfectly impossible for any man to see or to foretell the issue of that calamitous war. lle still thought, as he always had doae, that it was a wise policy n t ie part of the Go vernment to abstain and hold aloof ti om taking part in the struggle. There was no doubt Eng'anl suffered great in jury in respect of one cf her great ind istrial occupations. That, difficulty, however, was pass . ng away, and he Was inclined to think that good would al se o et of evil ; and that England, instead of depending on oLe state for the supply of cotton, would be able to get all she might require from every quarter of the globe. Again, a bloody war had arisen between Denmark and the German Confederation, which, though it had annoyed us, did not materially affect our in terests—although he did not mean to say that the part we had taken reflected any credit on this country, but he did think that the les;on we had learned would teach us that it would he much better for us in future not to interfere with the quarrels or affairs of other people. But although a blush might arise on the cheek of every Englishman to see a small country bullied by a larger one—at all events, whatever might be the opinion, of the public in general, he thought all would concur in the one point, that for the future we had better attend to our own business, and neither by word or deed, diplomacy or correspondence, interfere or meddle with the affAirs of continental nations, or give them the slightest reason to suppose that we intended to interfere with them or take part in their quarrels. It would be quite time for us to buckle on our swords when our shores were invaded. With regard to the session of Parliament just closed, though perhaps it had not been remarkable for the passing of any important acts, yet it would be memorable for the large amount of private and useful business which had been done. They might imagine from what they had seen in the pipers that little had been done, but he could assure them that a vast amount of private business had been transacted. They happily lived in a time when no great public question agi tated their minds, and he trustei such a state of things would long continue; but if a change of affairs should take place, and a cause of action arise, he hoped, as one of their representatives, to devote his best energies to the discharge of those important duties which they had for so rr.any years generously confided to him. (Cheers.)— TV - precstcr Chronicle. Mineral= of Darien, Of the auriferous character of the soil in many pans of Darien I satisfied myself by tracing out come of the mines formerly worked by the Spaniards. Of these the richest was the Mina Real, or Royal Mine, in the Cereo del Espiritu Santo, near Cana, in the east of Darien, which, as appears from the returns of the Auditor General of the Royal Treasury, paid, on an average, 100,000 castellanos, or 300,000 dollars a year for the King's veintavo, or 5 per cent. royalty. This mine was closed in 1685 by a decree of the King of Spain, in consequence of the incursions of the buccaneers, whom the fame of its riches attracted to the isthmus. The following is a translation of the decree :—" Year 1685, Royal Decree, March 12—That the President of Panama break up and close the mines of gold that exist in the vicinity of the rivers of the province of Darien, because the coveting of them has induced the pirates to undertake the transit from the sea of the north to the sea of the south, to the prejudice of the public cause, and that the Viceroy of Peru co-operate with hint in the work." The original may be seen in the archives of the Viceroyalty of Peru, at Lima, T. 3, N. 7. From a tradition existing amongst the Granadians in the south of Darien, I learned that the miners were n groes bought by gentlemen who received a licence from the King ot Spain to work the mines ; that they hewed out the rock, ground it in mortars by means of oxen, and kept a stream of water running into the mortars, into which it was conveyed, by tubes, from rivulets on the mountain's side. The miners had their heads shaved, and were branded on the forehead. The town, Santa Cruz de Cana, had two bat teries, a strong garrison, nine villages or missions, and many farms and hunting establishments in its vicinity. No vestige of it now remains, and its site is overgrown by forest. The produce of the mine used to be sent to Santa Maria, on the Tuyra, for shipment to Panama. This town was taken and burned by the buccaneers who crossed the Isthmus from Caledonia harbour to the Tuyra, via the Chuquana qua, in 1688. Amongst them were William Dampier, the celebrated navigator; Basil Ringrose, Bevy Sharp, Richard Sawkins, and Surgeon Lionel Water, all of whom, except Sawkins, wrote accounts of the expedition. Sharp, on his return to London, was prosecuted at South wark, for piracy, at the instance of the Spanish Ambassa dor, but was acquitted Jor want of evidence. A very large quantity of gold had been shipped from Santa Maria to Panama only two days before toe arrival of the buccaneers. There are very stringent decrees against buccanee.s on this Isthmus, in the archives of Lima, dated respectively 271 h Sept., 1683, 31st Dec., 1672, 31st July, 1686, and 14th Nov., 1690; all apparently called for by distinct cots ot flagrant buccaneering. The wealth which the Spaniards derived from the mine of Cana must have been considerable, judg ing from the fact that they maintained torts with strong garrisons at all the approaches to it—viz., at Boca Chien, Chapigana, Real de Santa Maria, Yavisa, Molineca, and Pinogana. Several unsuccessful attempts have been made by Americans to find out the mine, the precise locality of which I alone succeeded in discovering. The nearest in habited place to it is Molineca, 24 miles distant. Besides Cana there are other mountains in the east of Darien, rich in gold, as San Juan, San Joe 6, Tunebaisab6, Seteganti, &e. 'The adjacent province of Choco, to the eastward of Darien, has long been famous for its rich washings, from which a considerable quantity of gold is annually exported. The richest placeres are on the Bebara and Andagueda, branches of the Atrata. Immediately eastward of Choco is Antioquia, a province which yields two-thirds of all the gold found in New Granada. To the west of Darien, in the Isthmus ot Panama, there are also gold washings. In an exploration which I made from Panama to Pacora, about 30 miles die tent, and in which I crossed the Rivers Matarnillo, Abaje, Lalaha, Mari Prieta, San Bartolome, and Juan Dias, I ascertained the existence of extensive gold washings, and saw evidences, in many places, and the mining operations of the old Spaniards. There was a settle ment once established on the Pacora, by Mr M'Gregor, formerly British Consul at Panama, and Don Juan Ergote, an Andalusian, who used to cut Mora timber, and and export it to Guayaquil and Callao. Near San Bartolome is the Cerro eel Pilon del Oro, the highest mountain in that district, whence it is said a Spaniard once extracted a block of gold. Oa the Terable and other branches of the Chepo, near the boundary of Darien, Major Doss found a large quantity of gold in 1852. He also rediscovered the old mine of Sousou, in the ruins of which an immense quantity of gold, which was ready for transportation when it caved in, is said to be butied. Gold is also found at Penonotnel, westward of Panama. I, is scarcely necessary to state that gold mines are worked in Veraguas, in the western part of the Isthmus. Thus, not only is Darien itself an auriferous country, but it has gold-bearing regions on each side of it, and it is quite possible that the excavations and cuttings which will be required for the canal way bring to light extensive deposits of gold. Among the minerals of Darien it is not unlikely that coal may be found, since there are coal mines both to the east ward and westward of it, and it was the opinion of Sir E. Parry and Mr Wheelwright that the veins of coal in Chi riqui and Veragaas bisected the whole isthmus. In July, 1861, I saw some specimens of coal at Lorico, on the Sinu, which had been obtained at Cienago de Oro, higher up the river. The Sinu is the next large river to the eastward of the Atrato. On the banks of the Curare, a branch of the Mag • alena, coal has also been found, and on my passage to Honda, in April, 1852, I met a gentleman who was proceeding to Volcz to hire labourers to work in the Carare coal mines. Coal has also been bane on the tanks of the Magdalena itself, near Conego, about twelve miles below Honda. Coal of excellent quality is ob tained in the neighbourhood of the plain of Bogota, between the vidage of Soachi and the great Fall of Tequendaraa, which is twelve miles SW. of Bogota. This coal is used in Mr Wilson's iron works at Pacho, near the salt works of Cipaquira. Between Facativa and Villeta, on the road from Honda to Bogo.a, there is also a ver) extensive coal district. As to Chiriqui, W. W. Ridley, Esq., C,E., of New York, says in his report : "Concerning the quantity of coal that can be obtained in Chiriqui, no doubt can be entertained that it is sufficient to supply the steamers on the Pacifie for ages." Messrs Whiting and Shuman in their report, dated April 1, 1851, on the coal formation of the Island of Muerto, near David, in Chiriqui, say—" We have found the Muerto coal to burn equally as free as the very best English coal, emitting a bright, beautiful flame, with as much bitumen." This coal contains 58 per cent of solid carbon. At the Island of Muerto, Messrs. Whiting and Shuman also found monu ments and columns covered with hieroglyphics, similar to those discovered in Yucatan by Mr. Stephens.—There aro also columns, idols, altars, images of the sun, and other evidences of the former existencz, in Now Granada, of a great nation now extinct, at San Augustin, and in the forests of Laboyos and Firaana, about 2 deg north, near the sources of the Magdalena. Seme years agu a discovery was made at the village of Tarraba, in Costa Rica, of a large bed of coal, upwards of six miles in length and 150 feet in breadth. Thus the existence of coal, both to the eastward and westward of Darien, render it very pro bable that Sir E. Parry and Mr Wheelwright will be found to have been correct in their opinion, and that future in vestigations will lead to the discovery of coal in Darien. The existence of coal in Veraguas, Chiriqui, Costa Rica, Vancouver's Island, the Aleoutian Archipelago, Amoy, and the Island of Formosa, is a great point in favour of the route from Panama to China by grand circle sailing. I believe that coal may be found in the Galla pagos Islands, which are occasionally visited by whalers in quest of water and of the large species of turtle, from which they derive their name. I visited these islands in May, 1849, in the whaling brig Norman, of Nantucket, Captain Gardiner, on my pa: sage from Panama to San Francisco. The Norman, like many of the Nantucket whalers, was navigated by a crew of Portuguese from Fayal, in the Azores. An enterpris.ng Equadorian has recently settled on one of the islands and introduced some cattle,—" lhe D. - thmtes of Darien" by Dr Cu!len. FALL OF EARTH AT WINDSOR CASTLE.—Yester day morning, at an early hour, ono of the aides of the deep excavation which has been made near the wall of Wolsey's Chapel, Windsor Castle, became loosened, and fell into the cavity which has been dug for the purpose of containing the beating apparatus for the chapel. The opening, which had hem carried down to the chalk of th., hill on which the Castle is built, is partially filled with some tons of earth and clay from the side which has given way. Had the accident occurred a little later, it is pro bable some of the workmen, who would then have been in the hole, would have suffered by the slip. AIRS TOM THUMB HAS A BABY.—The New York correspondent of the Boston Post writes :—" I am at liberty to say, bluntly, that Mr and Mrs Tom Thumb have a baby, a real, genu:ne, flesh-cnd-blood chip of Oat old bloctt, and three months old at that I Those who have seen the blessed brat' describe it as neither a world's wonder nor a world's flight, but a little, cui.ning, crying doll of a thing, and in no respect peculiar or remarkable, except in the promise it gives of b: coming as big again as either of its imundiate ancestors. Not being the seventh son of a seventh son, I wont pretend to enter into the scientific questions involved in the lulus natu:ae farther than to congratulate the happy parents and Grandpa Barnum upon this addition to the happy family at Bridge. port; even if it does contribute an added curiosity to the great RhOWtadn'ia Otock int trade," `Y'•jl Ell , ~,,,, ..,,,, 4,4.,, L, ' e titilnl - N-.:` 011,11110. ,a-$,---_,- rill HER MAJESTY. The Queen and priceesse ß s A n ß e ant L morning. Mr Gladstone h a d th e h onour o f di n ing with h er A, S e 3 f e t. i tnoi Majesty and the royal family last night. Lieut. Haig arrived at the Castle this morning in attendance on his Royal Highness Prince Alfred. Departure of Prince Humbert of Italy. His Royal Highness Prince Humbert of Pelt' left the Italian Legation in Grosvenor-street yester• day morning, at half-psst seven o'cicck, for Paris, proceeding from the Charing-cross terminus t° Dover. The royal prince was accompanied to Dove r by his Excellency the Marquis d'Azeglio (the Ita lian Minister), the Count Maffei, the Marquis Balbii Count Courtopassi, S: 3 . In th e su it e o f his roya l highness were Gen. Revel, Cul. Sumat, Major Sorest Capt. Cagni, Capt. Gianotti, and Signor Sczert°' His Excellency the Italian Minister and eth er , members of the Legation took leave of the prince ak the place of embarkation, with the exception of the Count Maffei, who will accompany his royal hig h ' nese as far as Paris on his way to Turin. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge ° II leaving Gelding Lodge, where the Duke had been visitiag the E irl and Countess of Che s t et fi e ld, wen t to visit ilia mother at Scarborough, Afterwards his royal highneFa proceeded to pass a few days with Sir George and La" Julia Wombwell at their seat in Yorkshire. Their Royal Highnesses tha Duke and Duche l3s de Chartres have arrived on a v i s it t o t h e ex -Queen Ma rie Amelia. The Duke de Nemours, and the Princess Ma l " guerite and blanche are also staying with the cx-Quee n. _ The Earl of Wilton arrived in town yesterday from Newmarket, and left by a late train to join the countess at Heaton Hall, near Manchester. The Eirl of Caraperdown, according to the le st accounts from Scotland, is recovering from his rac e r'', illness. Sir George Colthurst, M.P., and Lady Co!thurst have retu.ned to the Lodge Bally vourney from visiting the Earl of Bantry, at Bantry House. The marriage between Mr. Henry Howard, 00 of the Hon. Charles Howa►d, M.P., and grandson of Lord Wensleydale, with the Hon. Rosalind Stanley, younge st daughter of Lord and Lady Stanley et Alderley, is fixed to take placa on Wednesday next. Tile marriage of the Lady Enna Bruce, only daughter of the late Earl of Elgin, with the Hon. Thomas J, H. Thurlow, brother of Laud Thurlow, is to be sola' nised on the Bth of next month. The hon.fgentlemany i t will be remembeied, was privata secretary to the la te Viceroy of India. Mr. Alfred Mellon's Concerts. - These admirable concerts, from unavoidable cha n ' stances, are rapidly drawing to a close, the ensuing week bringing with it a demand for the theatre, for its prepare' tion for the first campaign of the Royal English Opera Cotnpany (Limited). Baring the career of these delightf ul musical evenings M r . Alf re d Mellon has proved himself, a judicious, intelligent, and tasteful caterer for the clale°' tation and education of the public. The orchestra has bee n of unsurpassable excellence—his solois's of rare ability-' and the manner he has conducted the vast resources at his command has elicited universal satisfaction. The concer t last night opened with Haydn's Symphony in G major` one of his oldest works—written anterior to the twelv B grand symphonies composed in this country for Sal o : man's concerts. In all the finest qualities of orchestra' composition—symmetry of form, the transparent clearness which arises from the absence of a single superfluous note, the delightful melody of every movement, and above all, the " eternal sunshine" which is the peculiar charm of Haydn music—this symphony, old as it is, has never been e xcelled. The band played it with evid en t en j o y men t, an d th e i r feelmg was shared by the audience. Bottesini then played a 5 01° on his wonderful instrument, taking for his theme a been tiful Romanza of Spontini. Carlotta Patti had full scope for the display of her extraordinary compass of voice in the famous air of " The Queen of Night," in the same opera, which rises almost to the unreachable height of F in alter an elevation which, nevertheless, she reached with aPPa" rent facility, to the great admiration of the audiences who insisted on a repetition. The young pianist Mdlle Krebs gave Weber's admirable • 6 Concert-Stuck?" but the joyous and exulting climax of the final movement was weakened by the exceeding rapidily with which 0 12 ° played it. In the second part, Bottesini again raised 9 perfect furore by his " Carnaval de Venise." Mr L Thomas sang " Qui edegno," from the " Zauberflote , ' with a care that Mozart w o uld h ave p ra i se d. Th e o peratic selection from Meyerbeer's " Etoile du Nord" brought out the wonders of Levy's cornet, Pratten's flute, Hughes's ophicleide, Lazarus's clarionet, and Winterbottom's trcU' bone ; and the grand triumphal march from " Judas Mac cabeus," with the assistance of the magnificent band of the Coldstreams and Grenadi ers , b roug ht th e concer t t o a bra' liant conclusion. Polytechnic Institution, After having undergone a thorough redecoration, thi s favourite place of intellectual entertainment re-opened it S doors to the public. The first of the long list of novelties prepared for the occasion was a most instructive and amus ing lecture •on the " Phenomena of Sound," in the cuurs o of which Mr Pepper exhibited several ingenious expel' meats, showing the undulating motion of sound, i ts con nexion with light, and its rate of motior with and withou t conductors. Of course the various contrivances for producing an imitation (,1 the human voice formed an inconsiderab le portion of the lecture, and the illustrations provoked uni versal merriment, This was followed by the fn" troduction of " Paganini's Ghost " in the large theatre, but instead of having, in this instance, a n optical illusion, we had the extreme pleasure of listening to perhaps one of the finest violinists in England' Mr Levey, the personation of the spectre of the great woes' tro, is, we believe, the brother to the popular composer of " Fanchette," but certainly his performance of one of Page" . uini's favourite themes, with all the original variations , O S most marvellous. The audience were perfectly amazed the wonderful tones produced by Mr Levey, and before he was allowed to make his retiring bow, they insisted upon his favouring them with another of his surprising soles this also produced as much sensation as the former, an d at its conclusion the applause was enthusiastic. That v 7 .61 shall meet with Mr Levey at some of our large concerts 15 beyond a doubt. The entertainment concluded with a OW, series of dissolving views, ill us t ra ti ng th e per il s o f Sinbse dm Sailor, which, with Mr Cock's humorous lecture ) ga ll ' ) unbounded satisfaction. DEATH OF A YOUNG LADY FROM BURNING•--' few days ago we recorded an accident by fire te Miss Julia Genevra St. Aubyn, eldest daughter of the Ites r ' W. J, St. Aubyn, rector of Stoke Damerel, toad niece of tli ° lord of the manor of Devonp)rt. We regret to learn that: Miss Sr. Aubyn died on Tuesday night, as the result of tit° injuries she received. An inquest was held at the house of her father, when it was elicited from the evidence that the deceased had purposed going with the Rev. W. St. Aubye to dine with the Bishop of Jamaica at the house of g r Samuel Triscott, on the evening of Saturday, the 17th inst. , and bad nearly completed her toilet for the occasion, whea t ' in stooping, she brought her arm too near a lighted candles. and one of the sleeves of her dress became ignited. The dames rapidly spread to other portion s o f h er appare l, and she ran to her father, who was in an adjoining room. I I : immediately extinguished the fi re , b u t un f ortunate l y s t:c' severe burns had already been received that, in spite of the efforts of medical skill, she died from the Eff,cts of the acc t. , dent on Tuesday night. A verdict of " Accidental death' was returned.— iVestifn Morning .Areu;s, TRIAL FOR MURDER.—The Court of Assizes o f Algiers has just tried thirteen Arabs, two as prin . cipals and the others as accomplices, in the murder of at Arab tanner, named Koudier ben Sassi, in the night of the 28th June last. For some days preceding the crime t he public peace of Algiers had been disturbed by affrays b e. tween the Biskris (water-carriers and porters) and t he Mezabites (butchers, tanners, and other artisans), 'cc . " came to blows whenever they met. It appears that the cause of the feud was a Moorish dancer acrd prostitute, named Touam-bent-el-Raid, who, after having for a long ,ime confined her favours to the Biskri s , su dd en ly passed over to the Mezebites. The former were exceeding'''. 111 ' eensed at this desertion, and deter m i ne d t o t a ke vets pence. One evening, as the w oman was l e aving t ' cafe-ehantant in company w ith h er M eza bi to lover' a butcher, the latter was assaulted by a Bt° l ' ll ' Ind an affray followed, in which the assailant and Lis friend ° 4ot severely handled. The 13iskris were furious at this° . teat, and determined to make a general onslaught on the Mozabites ; but before th e i r arrangemen t s were comple ted „ the police got wind of the affair, and the Mezabites were 0 : warned to keep within do o r s on th e n i g ht o f the 281 b J at3c e : which had b e en app o i n t e d f ar th e at t ac k. Th e police w ere , Iso called out to keep the peace, and succeeded iu ng the groups of Biskris who had collrcted in death different quarters, armed with sticks. It unfortunately halT eltej, . eowever, that a Biskri named Kouider ben Sassi, a taunt ` tir by trade, was mistaken for a Mr z tbite, and beaten to by a band of 50 Biskris, most of whom were afterwards ~,er rested, but all d:otharged except the 14 prisoner s. nearing a great number of the witnesses, t h e court , cn lemned two of the prisoners, as principals, each to 10 )co_ hard labour; three others, as accomplices, each to size mouthe' ialptiavautent, and acquitted the other nine, THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 30, 1864.