The Sun. — London, England, 1864-07-11 00:00:00

R O AYL ITALIAN Or EltA,l Covent-garden. Last Week but Two. Extra Night. Zerlina, 3ldlle. Adelina Paiti. Last Night of Don Giovanni. THIS EVENING (MO NDA:V, July 11, will be performed, positively for the last time this season, Mozart's opera, in two acts, DON GIOVAN.NI, with the follow mg pswerful cast:—Donna Anna, 3ldlle. Fricci ; Zerlina, Mdlle. Adelina l'atti ; Ev.ra, Madame Ruderadorff; Don Giovanni, M. Co ; Leporello, Signor Ciampi ; Masetto, Signor Sonconi; 11 mmeudatore, Sig. Tag late° ; and Don Ottavio, zignor 'X amberlik. The minuet will be danced by Mdlle. Salvioni and 11 Despiaceo. Commence at half past Eight. Pit tickets, 7s. ; amphitheatre bta..ls, Ws. 6d., 75., and ss. ; amphitheatre.: 23 . 6d. Boxes, stalls, and tickets may be had at the box-ofeco under the portico of the theatre, which is open from ten to eve, acid at the priucipal musicsellers' and if brarians :ROYAL •PRINCESS'S Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, BORN TO GOOD LUCK. Paddy O'llairer:y, Mr. Dominick Murray. After which. the new play by John Oxenford, Esq., THE MONASTERY OF Sl. JUSr : Messrs. Vining, H. Mars toe, J. Nelson , J. w. Ray, H. Mellon , W. Robins, Seyton, Chapman ; Mrs. H. Marston, and Mdlle. Stella Lolas. NE W TiIEATRE-R0 YAL, ADELPIII. &ale Proprietor and Manarer. Dl r. B. Webster. TIIIS EVENING, SHAKSPERE'S ROUSE. M r. J. L. Toole, Mr. It. Phillips. After which, JANET PRIDE : Messrs. B. Webster, J. L. To P. Bedford, St aart, Stephenson, Ildamer ; Miss Woolgar , Miss Denman. Followed by THE AREA BELLE, with a Norrible Tale Messrs. 3. L. Toole, P. Bedford, 4. Aoraer3AS WOOlgar, and Xrs. 11. Lewis. Commence at 7. R OYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, under the management of Ma, B. WEBSTER. Crowded with rank and fashion. Re• engagement of those ce ehra - ced and popular artistes, Mr. ant Mrs. Charles Mathews. Prodnctien of an entirelY new original Travestie of a very popular subject, by F. C. Bumand, Esq., entitled FAUST' in which Mr. and Mrs Charles Aelp MARGUERITE. :slattiews will appear. The new scenery lay the celebrated artists, Messrs. Ranson and Sons ; the incidental Ba,let by Oscar Byrne. Amongst the artists engaged will be found the popular Dimes of Mr. Benjamin Webster, Mr. Charlei Mathews. Mr. Frank Matthews, Mr. J. L. Toole. Mr. J. Clarke, Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. F. Robinson. Mr. Asuley , Mr. J. Johnstone; H e rbert, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss H. Simms, Miss A. Cottrell, Miss Fanny Josephs, Miss Patti Josephs, Miss Wentworth, Mrs. Stirring, ann Mrs. Chas. Mathews. EVERY EVENING, at 7, A SHEEP IN WOLF'S CLOTHING. Mrs. Stirling, Mr. J. Clarke, and Mr. F. Robinson. At a quarter-past .8, a new TrATe4le, entitled FAUST AND MARGUERITE Mr. Chas. Mathews, Mr. J. Clarke, Mr. Ashley, Mr. Montaoue , , Mr. W. H. Eburne , Mr. W. Chamberiauae, and Mrs. C. Mathews. At 10, TATTLE TODDLEKLNS, Mr. Charles Mathews, Mr. and Mrs. F. Matthews. To conclude with BRISTOL DIAMONDS. 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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 can now dispose of on favour able terms ; but the same qualities will natur.lly more co .tly a 3 the price of silk fluctuates t o a higher average JAY'S, 2V, 219, and 251, Regent-street. COALS. —The LILLESHALL COMPANY'S COALS. Direct from their own Collieries. Marquis'.. 235. per ton. I Double.. ....... 20a. per ton. 'top 225. „ Deep ... 21s. „ Well screened and delivered within live miles of their De. pots, Westbonrne Park-road, W., and i 7, South Wharf, Paddington, W., and Maiden-lane, N. Best Coke ' lss. per chaldron. 'terms cash. JOHN SCOTT, Sole Agent TAB TIIIRD EDITION OF. " THE SUN" Containing the Latest SPORTING MTELLIGENCE, had Every E vening of G. R. GLBNIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. The Weather--Sun Office, july 11, 1864. --=--- THEI3.3IOMETEIC. This day at Two o'clock .. 79 Barometer-30. 29 . WIND—ME. ; moderate breeze and fine. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAL—Morning, 6a. 30m.—Afternoon, sa. mra rh-moratow.-Morning,: 7h. Dm—Afternoon, 7h. 34m, E: • _ jit32; SUM LONDON, MONDAY, JULY 11, 1864. The recent Debate and Division in the English House oF. Commons have very naturally given rise to various comments, critical but not complimentary, both at home and abroad. AFrench journal adroitly adapting the celebrated exclamation of FRANCIS.I., sass that the English Ministers may exclaim, " Tout est perdu fors nos places !" Equally signifi. cant WAS the prediction of M. EUGENE FORCADE, which appeared in the Semaine F inanciere—before the termination of the debate—" Whether Ministers . • have a majority or not is comparatively immateria What can be truly asserted is that the effect of the debate is wholly unfavourable to the Ministry, and that even with a feeble majority its existence is doomed. We must look for a change of Cabinet, a dissolution, and a general election. It is desirable that England should go through this internal crisis as soon as possible if it be important that English policy should speedily resume a settled and intelligible tendency?' While these are the opi nions of unprejudiced outsiders, both Ministers and Opposition are congratulating themselves on the division ! The Conservatives attempt to con sider it a triumph—an attempt which, we must confess, is not justified by appearances. One of our Conservative contemporaries laments the defal cation of Eve members whose votes had been securely counted upon. " Five soecalled Conser vtiv,-,5," says the Standard," we regret to say, \vela; counted with the majority, and we hope that , 241 r. Cf/APMAN, Mr. DUTTON, Mr. COII,NWELL Mr. PUGH, will be able to ex pl a i n LEGIT, and their votes to the satisfaction of their constituents." The vote of ,l jr. DUTTON appears to have gi ven considerable offence, as he had taken part in the meeting at Lord SALISBURY'S, and there expressed no dissent to Mr. DISRAELI'S proposed amendment. Such at least are the c harges brought against him by his friends, charges Which, perhaps, the hon. gentleman will be enabled readily to explain away. The Irish "comp act ," w ith which Mr. C. BEN TINCIC sought to alarm the Conservative voters, ap pears to have existed only i n his own fertil e imagi nation. Of the Irish member s who did not h a pp en to be Conservatives 16 voted with the Opposition, and 23 with the Go v er a mentovlaile the O'BOICOUG. H UE and Mr. Cow b)th declared that the votes of the 16 were instigated not by love of Opposition, b a t by intense disapproval of the Government—a sentiment which appears indeed to be almost, one nit eat say, universal. The Gavernmentevictoriona oa the battle-field, may in truth exclaim, as other successful generals have done before " Another such Victory would be worse than a IMeat." .I.ll* However di s appointed many may feel at the ter minution of the debate in the House of Cammons, it is some satisfaction to rEflect that the House of Lords, at all events, vindicated its character, and did not allow the force of minioterial influence to bold sway, and - subvert the effict of the vote of c:nstre, which neatly all must have felt to be richly deserved from their past conduct and their present incompetency relative to this Dane-German ques tion. Lord MALMESBIiItY acquitted himself of his task in a very'creditable manner, and his speech WAS Well.WOrthy of the occasion. ids alittiz, , d, to the first place, with feelings of regret to the absence of Lord DERBY, and a very general expression of regret seemed to be felt at the non-attendance of the noble earl. Few of the most prejudiced partisans of Government could fail to concur with the noble lord when he lamented the violation of the Treaty of 1852. That he truly designated as a very bad pre cedent. Nothing can be more correct than this, for the want of good faith exhibited by the Prussians, and in a manner, sanctioned by the other Powers, cannot be too much deplored or too deeply regretted. All the trouble and anxiety that were expended upon the formation of that Treaty are thrown away, all the hopes that were indulged in as to its efficacy are now frustrated, and there is nothing but disappointment in the whole affair. Well may statesmen and orators complain of such a state of things, and declaim against the authors of the outrage. Lord MALMESBURY reviewed the complicated details of this vexed question with great clearness, and also with considerable modera tion. There was great force in the allusions he made to the want of policy displayed by the Go. vernment. They went on in a vacillating manner, and did not seem to have made up their minds what line to pursue, until they reached that degrading point when, as Lord MALMESBURY emphatically de scribed it, Earl RUSSELL had to propose himself the dismemberment of a kingdom the integrity of which was considered essential to the welfare of Europe and dear to the feelings of the people of this coun try. This was not the worst, however, for when he had submitted to the indignity of making this proposition, he was obliged to endure a refusal from the "triumphant Germans." Never, in modern times, has there been such a flagrant instance of incapacity exhibited in cur foreign relations, and political opponents have seldom had a case out of which they could make so much capital in the wry of recrimination and abase. It cannot be said, however, that this license was carried to ex tremity on the part of the Opposition in either branch of the Legislature. The scene that occurred in the House of Commons was entirely owing to the mismanagement of the Treasury bench, and no one to the left of the Speaker had to retract his words, and own that his remarks were injudicious and ill-timed: Lord MALMESBURY could not better have wound up his remarks than by quoting pas sages from two speeches made by Lord PALMER STON, which are totally dissimilar in tone and pur port. One was the famous one of last year, in which he declared that "it was an important matter of British policy to maintain the integrity and inde pendence of the Danish monarchy," and the other discourse was the extraordinary one lately delivered to the House, in which he said that nothing short of the war assuming the most frightful proportions could induce this country to reconsider i;s present determination of preserving peace. It will be a subject of regret to many that Lord BROUGHAM should have put himself up as the earnest apologist of Ministers. Surely such a position is unworthy of his past reputation, and inconsistent with the principles of which he has always been so strenuous an advocate. He seemed to go out of his way to use terms of the strongest kind to express his decision. He said that he had never entertained more decided opinions than those which he felt bound to express on that occasion. His attempt to explain away the significant expression of Lord PALMERSTON that Denmark would not stand alone if any attempt was made to interfere with her rights and independence, was extremely feeble. The noble lord had endeavoured to make out that this bore reference to France and Russia quite as much as to this country. All that need be said in respect to this remarkable interpre tation is, that it has come too late ; aid if it were so, how is it that the Speaker himself did not thus reply to the attacks made upon him concerning his iaconsistency in making such a declaration, and then acting in contradiction to it. Earl RUSSELL's virtuous indignation respecting the charges that were brought against him would have been ludi• crous had the subject not been one of grave im port to many. This is a strange time to indulge in boasts of endeavouring to promote peace and to maintain justice, and a still stronger to choose for exulting in the conviction of promoting freedom in Europe and throughout the world. No one who has studied politics attentively can say that there is the slightest foundation for these grandiloquent assertions, and for the sake of consistency it is well that the verdict of the majority of the noble lord's auditory was recorded against him. The arrival of the Bombay mail shows us that the Affghans are not yet tranquil. Sirdar MAHoarep AZIM KHAN. the brother of SECERE ALI KHAN, the Chief of Affghanistan, has made an attempt to re• volutionise the country, dethrone his brother, the AMEER, and seize the reins of government. In this attempt he failed, the AMEER having, by some means, learned his plans, and completely frustrated them. AZIM KHAN fled to Kobat, where he took refuge with the British Commissioner of the district. His brother, the Ameer, has sent an envoy to Peshawur, soliciting the aid of the British Government in reducing his refractory relatives to order, but this appeal has, perhaps judiciously, been refused. Meanwhile, active steps are being taken to bring the Bhootians to reason. The 10,000 rupees hitherto paid them on the frontier of Assam, as subsidy, are to be stopped ; a tract of land at the foot of the Bhootan hills is to b 3 annexed to British territories, and the Bhoatan frontier is to be gar riscned by troops who are to prevent all supplies from passing to the hill tribes from British India. This is a very practical method cf bringing them to theiresenses, since they are dependent en us for most of their supplies. There is consequently good reason to hope that this outbreak, which at one time was feared would assume a serious degree of importance, will be speedily put down, and our authorities will be left to direct those matters of internal administration and reform which are so much needed throughout the whole country. We have not succeeded in uprooting the savage fanati cism of the Hindoes, and we cannot hope to produce a perceptible change in their tone of thought for many years to come, but we can repress ita outward manifestation. It is right, wise, and prudent to show a kindly toleration to the ignorance and pre judice which no denunciations will enlighten, but which we may hope to overcome by grad u al an d patient endeavour. But we must not let our tole rance carry us so far as to countenance actions that cre an outrage on our feelings and principles as a Christian nation; and since we undertake the maintenance of public order we have every right to enforce our conviction in this matter. In many instances, such as the disposal of the dead, it ha s been thought wiser and better to defer enforcing a much required change until the Hindoo mind was more willing to accept it ; and however great may be the necessity of sanitary reform, the decision was not to be questioned. But the treatment of the dead and of the living are two very different things; and our auth or i t i es h a ve u sually always been careful to draw th e li ne b e t we en harmless prejudice and mischievous fanaticism. lira may, therefore, hope that a cruel case of suttee which has just occurred in Meywor will not pass unnoticed. A eon of the Rajeh of Beygoon having died, his body was committed to the filmes, but his unfortu- Age widow was RIK) thrown on the pile and held THE SU?I, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JCLY 11, 1864. there till she was dead. It is some time since so painful a case has occurred, since suttee is no longer common in India, but we suppose that the high rank of the victim was the reason for this crime, which we should imagine would immediately have attracted the notice of the Governor-General. Among the reforms talked about, we hear of a general order having been issued introducing wholesale changes in the Indian commissariat, with a view of providing our troops henceforth" with better and more plentiful food. It is not so much in quantity that there has been ground for complaint as in the quality of the food, which might be very good in itself, but was ill-adapted for the Indian climate. Meat and spirits may be very palatable and wholesome in cold, damp northern climates, but under the tropical sun they become absolutely injurious. The contrast afforded by the diet of the natives to the ordinary rations of our soldiers prove the need for change, since if rice and vegetables are the most common articles of food, we may likewise conclude they are more wholesome than heavier diet. There is no reason why our men should not have plenty of variety, and have their food palatable and pleasant, but hitherto there has been very little thought given to the matter. We have acted rather on the plan pure sued by our authorities of former days, who sent the troops to India with tight stocks and heavy headgear. It is very strange how long it takes our red-tapists to realise ,the fact that the necessities of climate will not bend to routine. However, we are improving, though slowly, and we may there fore hope for a less appalling list of preventible deaths for the future. The Division from Three Points of View, THE WHIG ANALYSIS.—The Ministerial majority of 315 was made up of about six Conservatives, three more whose party polLics is not easy to define, and 306 Liberals. Eight were paired, and nine usual supporters were absent. The Opposition minority consisted of 279 Conservatives and 18 representatives of Irish Roman Catholic interests. eight were paired, and 37 absent. There were thus 613 members actually in the House, and including those paired, 629 persons altogether expressed an opinion upon the ques tion, 26 were abseir, and one seat vacant (West Glocester shire). The fair Liberal majority in the House would seem to be about 34 : and although Irish defalcations may reduce, they cannot nearly neutralize it. 'llla TORY ANALYSIS I—The majority of 18 is perhaps somewhat larger than may have been expected in some quarters, but on a careful analysis of the division it is easily explhined. The pressure exercised by the Government was extraordinary, their threats and promises being equally lavish and the prospective dissolution held like the sword of Damocles over the doubters on both sides. Great credit also must be conceded to their whip, who succeeded in bringing into the lobby two gentlemen who had not been seen in their places for several years, and whose condition was most distressing. The pairs were unusually few, only eight members on each side being thus accounted for. The casualties, how ever, on the side of the Opposition far outnumbered those of the Government, Gloucestershire is vacant, and no fewer than nine Conservatives were absent on account of illness, whereas, we understand, the loss to the Govern ment from this cause was limited to one (Mr Divett). Five so-called Conservatives, we regret to say, were counted with the majority, and W 3 hope that Mr Chapman, Mr Dutton, Mr Cornwell Legh, and Mr Pugh will be able to explain their votes to the satisfaction of their con stituents. We shall also bo curious to learn how Mr Wynne Finch, Mr Gaskell, Sir Baldwin Leighton, Mr Lever, and Mr Newdegate, will account for their absence from a division of such national importance. Much has been said about the Irish vote, but we find that only 16 who do not profess Conservative principles voted with the Opposition, while 23 continued faithful to the loaves and fishes of Government; and it was stated by Mr Cogan and The O'Donoghue that the action of those 16 was dictated by no love for the Conservatives, but by utter dis approval and disgust of the policy of the Government. The idle fable therefore of the compact entirely falls to the ground. On the whole we regard the late debate—in which no unofficial member attempted a defence of Ministers—and the subscqrent division a decided triumph to those who originated the motion, and we are convinced that the think ing - public will agree with our opinion. THE RADICAL ANALYSIS.—It will be seen that the Op position received the support of 21 Irish Roman Catholic or " Liberal" members, viz. ;—Sir J. Acton, Mr Bl ake, Sir G. Bower, Dr Brady, Mr Cogan, Mr Corb a lly , Mr Gett y , I Mr G. Greene, Colonel Greville, Mr M. Hassard, Mr i AlTann, Mr M'Evoy, Mr M`Mahon, The O'Conor Don, The O'Donoghue, Mr More °Terra'', Mr O'Reilly, Mr Redmond, Yr V. Scully, Mr M. Sullivan, Mr 'Waldron. The following Conservatives voted with the Government : —Mr J, Chapman, Lord Alfred Hervey, Major Cornwall Legh, Mr T. Mainwaring, Mr, J. H. Scourfield, Mr Geo. Tomline, and Mr John Walter. No English Liberal voted against the Government It will be seen that the Government were very strongly supported by the Episcopal Bench, 10 bishops having voted with them in person and 7 having sent proxies. The only prelates who voted with the Opposition were the Bishops of Oxford and Bangor, the latter of whom sent a proxy, The Archbishops of York and Armagh voted with the Government. The Archbishop of Canterbury paired in favour of the Government, with the Bishop of Chichester against. Earl Grey and Lord Denman voted against the Government. The following members were absent—Mr Ayrton, Mr W. Barrow, Mr Peter Blackburn, Mr George Clive, Mr E, Divett, Mr E. Ellie?, Mr C. W. Finch, Lord F. J. Fitzgerald, Mr J. Flover, Sir George Forster, Mr J. M. Gaskell, the Right Hon. J. W. Henley, Mr J. J. John stone, Mr J. Lanigan, Sir B. Leighton, Mr Lever, General Lindsay, Mr Lyons, Mr. Maguire, Mr H. Moor, Mr New degate, Viscount Newport, Mr O'Hara, Mr. R. B. Osborne, Colonel Powell, and Mr R. Spooner, PAIRS. FOR THE GOVERNMENT. AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT, Mr Marshall Admiral Buncombe Lord F. Fitzroy Mr Way Sir J. Matheson Mr H. Johnstone Mr P. Urquhart Sir W. Wynne Mr Trail Mr C. Bruce Mr 0. Stanley Mr W. Wynn General Evana •Mr W. Long Mr G. C. Glyn Mr Murray Mr H. B. Baring Sir P. Burrell EARL RUSSELL, AVAUNT ! Whatever other necessary evils there may in the world, is Lord Russell one ? Is it to be supposed that Lord Russell will still think himself the right man in the right place? No man was ever so heartily abused, not only by his foes, but by his friends, as he has been. He has been like a target set up in front of extraordinary big guns, and whether the gun was a Whitworth or an Armstrong, the result was always the same, and the shot passed invariably right through him. le he can stand the way in which Parlia ment has treated him, ho can stand anything. In many respects he has done well as Foreign Secretary. He had tasks that suited him, and he has displayed courage and moderation. But latterly he has had to do the very things for which he is most unfit. He was invited to mediate in the original Denmark quarrel, and he suggested that the King of Denmark should try his hand at managing four Parliaments at once, He had to express the feelings of the country with regard to Poland, and he managed so to express them that Russia gained a diplomatic triumph. He had to refuse a very important overture of France at a critical moment, and refused it so that the offence lay in the manner more than in the matter of which he wrote. He had to decide how far England should go in menaces towards Germany, and in encouragement to Denmark, and he decided almost as badly as possible. If a vote of censure could have been moved on him, without involving the fate of the Cabinet, a majority of 500 in favour of it is a moderate calculation. Lord Palmerston is not the man ever to save or glorify himself at the expense of a colleague, and Lord Russell will probably have it in his power to stay in office if the Cabinet stays. But he would best consult his fame and his dignity by retiring ; and, with all his faults, he has done enough for England, and acquired a name sufficiently historical, to make it a matter of regret if he voluntarily submits himself to needless humiliation, Saturday Review. A MAGNIFICENT SEA PIECE, by the great French marine painter, M. Gudin, representing the " Land. ing of Napoleon 111. at Genoa" (remarkable as the inaugu rative incident of the renowned Italian campaign of 1859), is new on view at the French Gallery, 120, Pell-mall--anti would of itself more than repay anyone for the trouble of going considerably out of their way to visit that always at tractive, but now more than ever attractive exhibition. A great luxury is said to be fast passing away from ns, and "like the baseless fabric of a (pleasing) vision leave not a wreck behind." The luxury we allude to is that deli cious Meddle wine which somewhat mysteriously, but no less certainly, is now so difficult to obtain at any price. The Vintage Wine Company (14, Bloomsbury-street), have announced that they possess a few remaining pipes of Madeira on hand, which they offer to the public at 675. per doyen. This price, under the circumstances, is so very tempting, as to induce a doubt as to the quality of it, but on our testing it the wine proved to be as fine a sample of gene rous old Madeira as we ever tasted. The efforts of this com pany, from its very commencement, to give the public good and cheap wines, not only entitles it to general patronage, but does more, has actually secured it. It is not too much to say:that the success of the company is unprecedented in I tto history 04 the n2Qdem viue trade, LATEST INTELLIGENCE. REUTER'S EXPRESS. SWEDE N. THE SWEDO-NORWEGIAN FLEET. STOCKHOLM, JULY 10. The screw line of battle ships Carl Johann and Stockholm and the steam corvettes Vanadis and Gtfle have put to sea with orders to cruise bstween Gothenburg and Falsterbo on the south-west coast of Sweden. SWITZERLAND. BERNE, JULY 11. Afresh popular vote, which was taken yesterday in the Basle district by order of the Federal Concil, resulted completely in favour of the Government. MEXICO. THE EMPEROR MAXIMILIAN'S ENTRY INTO MEXICO. PARIS, JULT 11. Official despatches received here from Mexico, via St. .Mazaire, announce the solemn entry of the Emperor Maximilian into the capital, on the 12th June, amid unanimous and indescribable enthusiasm, in which the names of the Emperor and of France were not forgotten. PRANCE. BOURSE, July 9.—The market remains in the %me inactive state, and with little variation in priers. The vote of the Housee of Commons has produced no effect either favourable or unfavourable. Threes, for the Account, are unchanged at 66t. 10c. Mobilier last quoted at 966 f. 250. Railway Market in general firm. The market closed as follows : 41 per Cents. 93 80 Italian Loan 67 80 Do. end month.... I Do. end month 6B 65 3 per Cents Do. end month 6.3 25 Credit Mobilier 970 Do. end month 971 2:5 Bank Shares 3375 Credit Fonoier 1220 Roman Ditto Threes New Mexican 65 75 Russian Austrian Spanieh Threes 491 Houle Debt Deferred EL LL AYS. Cash. Account. Orleans E97 50 .. 870 Wortb.ern Lyons and Mediterranean 897 5 0 • • 897 50 New ditto Southern 637 50 .. 642 50 Western eastern Sardinian 355 .. 352 50 Austrian - .. 400 Lombard North of Spain - .. 413 75 Saragossa 530 .. 527 50 Ditto to Barcelona WEST COAST OF AFRICA, LIVERPOOL, July 10. The Royal Mail steamship Macgregor Laird has arrived with advices to the following dates :—Benin, May 24 Fernando Po, May 29—Cameroons, May 31—Old Calabar, June 2—Brass River, June 4 —Bonny, June 7—Lagos, June 10—Accra, June 12—Cape Coast Castle, June 14 Cape Palmas, June 16—Sierra Leone, J 11219 21—Bathurst, June 25—Teneriffe, June 30—Madeira, July 2. July 2, 1 a.m., passed the Royal Mail screw steamer Athenian, bound for Teneriffe. She brings 1,487 ounces of golddust and £5,960 in specie. Fernando Po Island unhealthy. Smallpox very preva lent. Trade pretty fair. At Cameroons River healthy. Trade still contiues stopped. A moderate a mount of business passing at Old Calabar, Health good. Brass River rather sickly. Trade dull. River healthy at New Calabar. Trade improving. Prince Will has been established as King Amachree in the room of his late father. At Bonny the demand of King Peppel for increased dues upon the shipping having been firmly resisted by the Eu ropean traders, business has again resumed its . usual course, and a fair amount has been transacted at current rates. The rainy seeson set in very heavily towards the end of May. River healthy. Lagos still sickly, but considerably improved during past month. Trade very quiet. Trade very slow at Accra, taie,kneaa rather prevalent among Europeans. Health of the Europeans not good at Cape Coast Castle. Sickness very rife among the troops encamped on the Ashanteo frontier. No additional news since departure of last mail, Trade remains very inactive. Heavy rains at Cape Palmas. Health good. The Royal Mail steamship Calabar arrived on the evening of the 15th, and left leeward on the following morning. Business still very languid at Sierra Leone. Colony healthy. The ship American, sailing under Spanish colours captured by her Majesty's steamship Ariel off the laland of Madagascar on suspicion of being a slaver, arrived here on the 12th inst. in charge of a prize crew, where she re mains pending the decision of the mixed commission court. At Bathurst the wars among the na'ives, together with the heavy rains, exercise a very depressing influence upon the trade. Teneriffa Island healthy. The vines present a most pro mising appearance, and a good crop is expected. At Madeira vineyards look well. Potatoes and onions have yielded a large crop. The Destruction of the Savoy Chapel Roya: Oa Saturday the authorities of the Duchy of Lancaster received a communication, through the Earl of Clarendon (the Chancellor of the Duchy), to the effect that her Ma jesty the Queen will be graciously pleased to take upon herself the cost of restoring this ancient fabric, which was reduced to ruins by the calamitous fire of Thurs day. This is not the first time her Majesty has evinced the interest she takes in tae place, for a stone, ele gently carved, is still to be seen in cne of the walls, on which an inscription is engraved commemorative of the circumstance ;hat the interior of the chapel was re paired and restored at her expense in 1813, and the congregation showed their gratitude on that occasion by the embellishment at their own coat of the large window over the altar with stained glass. On its completion the work of restoration was inspected and approved by the Prince Con sort on a visit his Royal Highness paid to the chapel in the following year, end of which the parishioners entertain a grateful recollection. The fabric was insured to the amoun of £4,000, a sum which will go far towards its restoration. On Fridey Mr. Sidney Smirke, the architect, ful inspection of the ruin s with a view to estim ate the cost of rebuilding the chapel. Hs is understood to have ex presed an opinion that the four walls which remain a re no: seriously injured, and m a y th erefore be ma de available in the work of restoration. Th ese walls, which ar e built 01 squared stone and boulder , are upon an ave rage tour feet thick, and must be at least 350 years 01.1, m ade a care. A DUCAL LIVING FOP SALE.—Tbe adVONVSOI3 and perpetual right of presentation to the rectory of Holywell, Huntingdonshire, is to fall unde r the auctioneer's h amme r towards the close of th e present month. The benefice is described as comprising an excellent rectory h ouse , standing on rising gro un d c l o se to the church, about 414 acres cr rectorial land, aid th e interest on £2,335 16s 2d invested in the Three per Cant. Consols, the total value of the living being about £729. The population is about 900, and the incumbent is in ap pears from the Clerical Directory that the present patron of the benefice is the Duke 4f Manchester. THE INNS OF COURT RIFLES. Brewster, the commanding ---It is with deep a be m en os regret we have to anncunee the death of Colonel the 70th year of his age. It Volunteers, which took place on Thursday last, at his 0 11o: er n , h a a s d resi dence in Warwick-square, Pimlico. The deceased, who ftohre ainnsof considerableC ourt t Rifle m e Butoffidifiecsretirinrioggfuiehed Volunteer corn s-inn :—" The from an affection of the lungs, w hich terminated in pleurisy. the headquarters of the corps in Lincoln' w m a a s nd w in e g ll The following regimental order was on Saturday posted at officer commanding has thepainful duty of announcing the death of Lieutenant-Colonel Brewster, which took place on Thursday evening at his house, in Warsoiek-square, Pimlico In making this announcement, the effect commanding is sure that this sad event will cause one universal feeling throughout the battalion, to all the members of which their late lieutenant-colonel had endeared himself by all the qualities that conaltute a soldi9r and a courteous gentle man." --- • - - TURNER'S whole " E ng l a nd and Wales" s eries are in course of being phot ogra phed by the Misses Berto lacci from proof impression. SOCIETIES' METROPJLITAN BENEFIT ASYLUM. —This is the only instit ut i o n in the kingdom for the special benefit of members of friendly societies. To the in founded filled, this an d asylum i nisz3 in 182g9. T s he di d wa a in credit of the, metropolis be it sa id, that a fe w workin g me n it pond-road, Islington, was no t co mmenced ti ll 1836, b u t was atonce being nearly £6,500, collected in small su ms, aided b y g ift s wabduedil, the total costng in Ball s: ' from Lord Elmry, Alderman Copeland, and other friends of the cause. The first bequest to the asylum fell in this year under the will of Mrs Mackenzie. The amount was £8,500. The income is to be paid to the inmates. A con siderable outlay has just been made in the re p air and or namentation of the building. The works were executed under the direction of H. S. Ridley, Esq., architect, by Mr Grover, of Isliogtou.-_-Xho ,13otidfr. LITERATURE, New Novels. John Law, the Projector, By W. Harrison Ainsworth. 3 vols. Chapman and Hall. The romance of history always possesses peculiar charms for Harrison Ainsworth, the nic st romantic and enthralling of modern noveliets. In the other qualifications of the art he may yield the palm to one or other of his gifted confrres, but in the power of captivating the attention, and stimulating hq interest of his readers, ho is, perhaps, un- rivalled, as the readers of " 11,30kw00d," and " Jack Sheppard," end " C:ichtoil" may bear witness. To enhance the fascination of his imaginative stories, Ainsworth, as wo hay° said, is always anxious to invest them with an air of history. The very titles of his principal .romances—too wells known to require any recapitulation here—will at once corroborate cur remark. Another incident from the record of that trnth which is stranger than fiction, and one as yet untouched by the pen of novelist, has suggested the subject of Mr Ainsworth's new work. The celebrated John Law, the Projector, is his hero, and— " All that in past times our forefathers had told Of the gorgeous Mississippi and the southern seas of gold"— forms the theme of his romance. The prologue o the tale, which introduces John Law o Lauriston to the fashionable world of London savours, perhaps, rather too much of melodra matic romance. Tao tragic episode which terminates the existence of the aged and hobbling Othello, Beau Wilson, while it threatens the life of his innocent but suspected spouse, the fair Belinda, is ost improbable and most theatrical. When the real story begins in earnest, and Law is in the midst of his financial projects and counter projects in Paris, his career is described with Ains worth's customary skill. With increasing wonder and interest we follow the development of the grand " System" till the unknown and insignificant Scottish private gentleman has become Finance Minister of France, and the hero of popular enthu- siasm. Hera is a vivid glimpse of the Rue Quin campoix, where was situated Law's Bank, when the phrenzy of share-buying was al its highest : THE RUE QUINCANPOIX. The crowd in the Rue Quincampoix was like no other crowd. Never before had such a motley assemblage been brought together—nor will ever be again. Such was the variety of costumes and characters that the scene resembled a grand carnival, except that the msjority of the actors came for purposes of speculation, and not for amusement. Where but in the Rue Quincampoix. could have been seen nobles and manants, priests and valets, magistrates, philosophers, and chevaliers d'industrie, bargaining toge ther ? Where but in this street could be seen richly-attired women of high rank, and of great beauty, mingling with such a crowd, and transacting business with any one they met? Nothing but the frenzy for gain which had seized persons of all classes could account for such proceedings. The wonderful fortunes known to have been made in the Rue Qlincarnpoix caused every one to rush there, hoping to be equally lucky, Business was universally neglected. Nothing was thought of but stock-jobbing. Nothing talked of but the price of actions—how they rose--how they fell. Even in our speculating times it is scarcely possible to form a notion of the frenzy which then prevailed—which sproad like a contagion through Paris—through all the provinces of France, and indeed throughout Europe. Ia evidence of the agonising interest excited, let us quote the following Aniruz STRATAGEM. A handsome carriage, provided with a pair of fine horses, was standing at a little distance from the entrance of the hotel. Inside it was a lady, richly dressed, but with no pretension either to youth or beauty. Her features were quite unknown to Law. No sooner, however, did he show himself, than, being descried by the lady, she thrust her head and shoulders out of the carriage window, and screamed to the coachman, " There is M. Law I D oft' t you see him ? Do as I bade you, drole I—quick I—quick Upon this, to Law's infiaite surprise and consternation, the coachman lashed his horses furiously, and driving the carriage against a high stone placed at the edge of the pavement near the entrance of the port.:-cochere, instantly overturned the vehicle. Law flew to the poor lady's assistanc3, and succeeded in extricating her from the carriage, which luckily had not sustained much damage, and was soon set right by the Swiss porters, who now rushed forth. Meanwhile, after conveying the lady into the vestibule, and offering her a seat, Law inquired with much solicitude whether she had sustained any injury, upon which she re plied that she was only a little shaken. "To confess the truth, M. Law," she added, "I have tried in vain to obtain admittance to you, and so was obliged to have recourse to this stratagem. I hope you will pardon me, and let me have fifty shares." "Well, madam," replied Law, laughing, "since you have incurred all this risk, you shall not go away empty handed." And taking out his porte-feuille, he gave her the shares she required. While contemplating the anxiety of tho crowd we become acquainted with the following startling— CHANGES OF FORTUNE. Madame Chaumont, a widow who had come to Paris about a lawsuit, load already gained a hundred millions by her speculations in this street. She was surrounded by Mis sissippians, with all of whom she appeared to be dealing. Not far from the lucky Madame Chaumont stood the Prince do Conti, who was now as regularly to be seen in the Rue Qaincampoix as any other jobber. At this moment the prince was selling shares to a stout, well-looking man, whose countenance, though he could not recal it, was familiar to Evelyn. This stout personage was no other ban Law's ci-d event coachman, Hippolyte. The next person to attract Evelyn's notice was M. Chirac, the Regent's principal physician, a man ordinarily of grave exterior and extremely dignified deportment, but he now appeared to be id a state of great excitement and was gesticulating furiously to M. Chambery, a specu , later with whom he was dealing. Like Madame Chaumont, Chambery was a singular instance of the caprice of fortune. A. poor Savoyard, he gained a bare livelihood by acting as a commissioner, but since the commencement of the system he had contrived to amass forty millions, and at this par ticular junction he was endeavouring to purchase an office in the royal household. Close to Chambery, and now availing himself of the broad ornoplate of Martial to jot down his calculations, was Vincent Leblanc, another speculator, who had profited to the extent of many millions by the System. The two per sons with whom Leblanc was now transacting business were no other than Montesquieu and Fontenelle. These two celebrated men were kept in countenance by a pair of the ripest scholars of the day—namely, the Abbe Terrason and M. de la Mothe. * A striking feature in the crowd was the number of richly dressed persons, and these were by no means people of the highest rank, for those who made money invariably ex pended it in costly stuffs, and clothed themselves in em broidered velvets and silks, and even in cloth of gold, wear ing buttons of solid gold and silver. This extravagance was carried to such a point that all the warehouses in the Rue St. Honoro were emptied of their stores of silks, velvets, tissues, lace, and embroidery, and it was found necessary to check the over-indulgence in rich stuffs by a sumptuary law. Here is a glimpse, of law at the moment of enc. Napoleon of the Gambling World," the third [lime closes : " Ci-git oat ECOSSaIS CeinTB Ce calculateur sane egal Qui, par les regles de I'aig6bre A mis la France a l'hopital," The Adventures of a Man of Family. By Lord William Lennox. 3 vols. Hurst and Blackett. As David Copperfield, in recounting the actual experiences of his memorable career, begins at the beginning, " I am born," so does the hero of Lord William Lennox's new novel give us an accurate history of his earliest adventures. The fall, true, and particular accounts of the Christening festivi ties, and the tirade of compliments showered, according to custom, upon the " lovely baby," are amusing, as are alto the records cf the school-boy misdeeds of the youthful hero. The " Man of Family" does not do much justice to his early education in his after career. His adventures are full of vicissitude and his love affairs betray coßsiderable instability of sentiment. We shall not, however, betray the mysteries of the plot. Some of the most interesting chapters of this work are those in which the author, by the mouth of his hero, describes to us some of the scenes at home and abroad evidently familiar to himself. In his travels in France, for example, Mr. Carleton is struck by the ronT UNE . S FAVOURITE. All difficulties being removed, the Regent conferred upon Law the title of Comptroller-General of Finance, and D'Argenson had the bitter mortification of surrendering his post to the rival he detested, and was obliged to content himself with the office of keeper of the seals, Law had now reached the pinnacle of his ambition. He had become the equal of the highest nobility of the kingdom —nay, their superior. Had triumphed over all his enemies, and as the Regent was entirely guided by his counsels, he might be said to hold the reins of government in his own hands. In the space of four years, to employ the language of Voltaire, he had literally become, from a Scotchman, a Frenchman by naturalisation; from a Protestant, a Catholic; from an adventurer, the lord of the finest estate in the king• dons ; and from a banker, prime minister. The power and ability of the new comptroller-general were not merely recognised by the nation thus placed under his governance, but by all the great states of Europe, and the British ministry, finding that Lord Stair had irritated him, and was personally disagreeable to him, determined to recall that ambassador, and with this design immediately despatched Earl Stanhope, one of the secretaries of state, to Paris, Tho popular enthusiasm, which found expression in a hundred different ways, satisfied the Regent that Ins choice of a minister was eminently agreeable to the nation at large. All ranks of society vied with each other in paying ecurt to the new comptroller-general. Honours were showered upon him more thickly than ever, and his por- trait was everywhere to be seen. After all this, of course, comes "the deluge" when the bubble has burst, and when ruin fol:ows upon profusion. Mr Ainsworth quotes from Levasseur and other authorities, to throw a light upon the conception and conduct'of Law-- "The conception of Law," says M. Gambier, in the "Encyclopelie de Droit," "in spite of its original errors, which rendered success impossible, in spite of the blind temerity and grave mistakes which rendered its fall so sudden and terrible, nevertheless attests in its author, in addition to a powerful and inventive genius, a distinct per ception of three of the most fertile, though then unknown, sources of the greatness ( 2 notions—maritime commerce, credit, and the spirit of sssociatioa." With the following epitapli on the celebrated finivaeier, happily etyled by Mr Warburton "The EDUCATION OF TIIE FRENCH PEASANTRY. We had not talked long before she (the peasant girl) informed me that the day on which we bad entered was the anniversary of the death of Henry IV., of France, Oa my expressing astonishment at her being aware of this, she replied, " Ah, par exemple I Does Monsieur think I know no thing ? Henry the Fourth was a great king." "Yes," I replied; "but ho lived two hundred years ago, or more." " What does that matter ?" she rejoined ; " would it not be a shame to have no idea of the history of this beau pays, not to knew what it was formerly, and how our nation has at lived at the state in which it now is ? We French adore the history of cur country, Since the French name is be come celebrated all over Europe, when foreigners even like to study our history, it is not allowable for any French person to be ignorant of it. When I heard these remarks, I felt completely taken aback, and did not dare to say anything more for fear of showing my ignorance. Such is not, I am certain, an exceptional case of know ledge. You cannot fled a French peasant unable to talk to you about the crusades, about the battle of Brenneville, the troubles of Franco during the reigns of Philippe de Valois and Jean le Bon; the glories of Du Guesclin, the heroism of Joan of Arc, the battles of Marignan, Ivry, Fleurus, Steinkerque; the great men who flourished in the reign of Louis the Fourteenth—such as Conde, Luxem bourg, Corneille, Racine, Moliere, succeeded by Voltaire and Rousseau; whilst with all the later events of import ance, from the reign of Louis the Sixteenth to their own time, French peasants are wonderfully conversant. How very different, too, is the style of music and song which they love, compared to that which suits the tastes and comprehension of Englishmen in their position of life. The latter_ knows and is contented with something like " The days we went a-gypssing," an old hunting song or two, and " God save the Queen," whilst the former possesses an almost inexhaustless collection of pretty songs ever present to his memory—the theme of his lively airs being love and spring flowers, love and shady arbours, and laughing val leys, and fair scenery df all sorts that can be associated with " l'amour ;" and the gems of l3eranger sound just as pretty when adapted to the " wild-notes wild" of French peasant girls, u when sung in the most exquisite way by finished artists, or when warbled forth by the cultivated voices of rank and fashion. Where will you find a village girl in any department who cannot valse and dance the polka unimpeded by bad music and thick shoes ? Whereas an English villager of either sex, whe can perform well upon " the light fantastic toe," is a rarity seldom to be found. Here is a sketch of the Bois de Boulogne some 30 years back :-- -&9 ,0 6:2lMibt EBB, MAJESTY, WINDSOR CASTLE, July 9. Their Royal Highnesses the Count and Countess of Paris, attended by the Marchioness de Cela and Captain Mohain, arrived at the Castle yesterday. The Count and Countess of Paris dined with her Majesty end the Royal family. The Belgian Minister and Madame van deWenr also had the, honour of dining with the Queen and Royal family on Friday. The Queen, accompanied by their RoTe„I nesses the Princess Louis of Hesse, Princess Louise, and the Countess of Paris, drove cut in a carriage and four this morning, attended by Colonel the Hon, A, Hardinge, His Roy al Highness Prince Louis of Hesse, acs companied by the Count of Paris, went out riding, The Queen had a Council to-day at one o'clock, Present—the Earl Granville, Lord Stanley of Alderley, and the Right Hon, Sir George Grey, Mr, Helps was the Clerk of the Council. Earl Granville had an audience of the Queen. JULY 10. Her Majesty the Queen, their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse, Princess Helena, Princess Louise, Princess Beatrice, and Prince Leopold, with the ladies and gentlemen in waiting, attended Divine service this morning in the private Chapel. The Rev. W. H. Brookfield, chaplain in ordinary to the Queen, officiated. _ _ Their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse, attended by Madlle. de Grancy and Capt. von Westerweller, honoured the Belgian Minister and Madame van de Weyer with their company at dinner at New Lodge, on Saturday. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, attended by the Marchioness of Carmar then and Captain Grey, arrived at the Castle this afternoon on a visit to the Qaeen. THE BOIS DE BOULOGNE. I liked to drive cut beyond the barrier, when I would dismiss the vehicle and take a solitary ramble in the Bois de Boulogne, which was not then ornamented, as it is now, with artificial lakes, adorned with monster rocks, trans• ported, like obelisks, from their native home and picturesque chalets—the whole scene resembling some pantomime re presentation of Fair . .? land more than anything else, waved into existence, as it seems to have been, by a shako of his Imperial hand. Neither was it yet laid out, as it now is, as an extensive pleasure-ground for beauty and fashion to air itself in. _ _ _ The Bois de Boulogne was a magnificent wood, which art and the landscape-gardener had not yet re-constructed. Its trees and underwood were allowed to mat together ia any. sort of way that pleased them. Wild flowers and weeds were permitted to flourish in unrestrained luxuriance. Toe merry grisette walked about undisturbed on the arm of her favourite and favoured ' blouse.' Part of the hero's adventures are of a theatrical character. Among them are some interesting reminiscenes of Cheltenham and its PRIVATE THEATRICALS. Earl Fitzhardingo gave the most laborious study to every part he undertook ; he got thoroughly acquainted with the author's meaning, and was always letter perfect. Nor would he allow any play to be represented until it had been attentively rehearsed. His height was, however, very much against him, especially in such small theatres as Cheltenham and Tewkesbury, and there was a stilted man ner which seemed to bo put on with a costume character, from which the noble lord was exempt when in plain mo- dery attire. A few exceptions to this ruling may be made, for he looked " every inch a king" in " Henri Quatre ;" as Brutus he appeared " the noblest Roman of them all ;" and was equally successful as Faulconbridge in "King John;" it was in characters like Bromley in " Simpson and Co.:" and My Lord Duke in " High Life below Stairs," that he greatly excelled. His conception of the henpecked husband Jerry Sneak was perfect, but his appearance rendered the farce too broad and ridiculeus. The Honourable Augustus Berkeley ranked much higher as a tragedian and comedian than his elder brother ; indeed in many characters he could not have been excelled on the regular hoards. His Othello would have itnmorta• find any professional actor, both as to his expression, in grandeur of soul, and gentleness of nature ; as Mark An tony, he was dignified; as the impassioned Romeo, he was the beau zdeat of the Veronese youth, who " was beloved and loved again;" as the Italian villain lachimo ho was pre-eminently great, and his melo-dramatic acting in that difficult scene,when he approaches the chaste bed of Imogen, was a master-piece; as the fat knight Falstaff, I may quote from the poet, and say " the world will never (among ama teurs) look upon his like again." Cheltenhanx is thus graphically described : Cheltenham in those days was the most delightful town in the world ; the sportsmen found pleasure with the Ber• kelcy, Badminton, and Warwickshire hounds, the races, steeplechases, and pigeon shooting ; the gourmet could revel in the most luxurious repasts—le bon vivant was never at a loss for an excellent dinner ; while the bad liver from the East could procure an appetite by recruiting his enfeebled constitution at the bubbling spring, which Nature has so lavishly bestowed on this favoured spot. Dowagers with their penniless daughters had ready access to the w hist table and ball rooms; and heiresses were there to be run down by needy fortune hunters. Veterans from India could indulge in Oriental grandeur, free from monsoon and mosquito—idle men about town could flirt and dance with some of the prettiest girls in England ; young ladies could fled objects of romance and sentiment, as they promenaded under the beautiful avenues of lime-trees under the old Wells ; while invalids could regain their strength and vigour from the salubrity of the climate. In short, old and young, patricians and plebeians, rich and poor. mar ried and single, the healthy and the infirm, the robust and the maimed, drew life and spirit and glory from the radiant smiles of this Queen of Spas." From the above extracts it will readily be seen that the " Adventures of a Man of Family," apart from its interest as a tale, abounds in lively descriptions and pleasant reminiscences. Bathlynn. By the Author of "The Saxon in Ireland." Taree Vols. Hurst and Blackett. Another" Saxon in Ireland," namely, Mr. Frank Wyville, here recounts to us, in a very delightful manner, his experieeces during a v ery serious under taking, namely, th at of reclaiming and cultivating the waste lands and neglected estate of Rathly tan, the purchaee of his father, " the Admiral." These experi ences Mr Frank relates to a very good-natured uncle, who sympathises with good humoured dismay in his nephew's love affairs with two charming Irish lassies —Mary Donovan and Florence Fitzpatrick, com plicated by the counter mar couvres of the faithful Larry and the treacherous Thady. The story, as related to the uncle, terminates in mid career, and in the denouement, which later on takes place, this uncle is called upon to play a very important part, for which his accidental acquaintance with his nephew's perplexities renders him fortunately well adapted. We take leave of " The Saxon" with the regret one feels on parting with a pleasant acquain tance,. TUE FAMOUS BANK FoRGEn Girau d of Gate, bourse, whose talent in counter f e i t i ng Bank ol France notes was so notorious, escaped on the Bth Septern• ber last from Cayennn, where he was un ergoing the punish ment of hard labour for lif e . The banks have a shiver come r! over them at the berg anuounconeat. The Prince and Princess of Wales, The Prince of Wales rode to Lo:d's Cricket Ground on Saturday morning, attended by Captain Grey. The Princess of Wales took a carriage drive, at; tended by the Marchioness cf Carmarthen. In the evening their royal highnesses went to the Adelphi Theatre. The Prince and Princess of Wales, with the Mar• chioness of Carmarthen and Captain Grey in wait• ing, attended Divine service at the Chapel Royal, St. James's, yesterday morning. The communion service was read by the Rev. the Sub Dean (the Rev. C. Packe) and the Rev. H. Melville. The Rev. H. Melville preached the sermon from Hebrews, c, 'ill., v. 2. Anthem, "Plead thou my cause (Mozart), sung by Master T. Bristow, Messrs. R. Barnby, Benson, and Lawler. Mr Cooper presided at the organ. The Archbishop of Armagh, the Duke of St. Albans, the 'Marquis of Bath, Earl of Morley, Earl of St. Germans, Earl of Lucan, Vis. count Sydney, Lord Southampton, and Lord Liao over were present during the service. The Queen will return•to Windsor on the 17th of next month to pay her annual visit to the tomb of the late Duchess of Kent at Frogmore. Her Majesty will afterwards reside a week at the Castle, and then leave for Balmoral. The sojourn in Scotland will be about six weeks. The Queen will then return to Windsor for the winter season.— Court Journal. Their Royal Highnesses the Dechess of Cam bridge and Princess Mary will leave their residence at St. James's Palace on Saturday nest for Cambridge-cottage, Kew, for the season. It is said that their Royal High nesses the Prince and Princess of Wales will honour the Duchess of Cambridge by their company at Cambridge cottage before the close of the season. The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort left town on Saturday for Badminton. The noble duke will come to town for the Goodwood race meeting, The Duke of Buccleuch has returned to Sefton House, Belgra'ce•equare, from Edinburgh, where his Grac3 has been on duty wtth the county militia regiment, of which he is colonel. The Earl of Derby is recovering from his severe attack of gout, and the noble earl is regaining his strength slowly. The medical report yesterday was favourable, but it is doubtful if his lordship will be able to resume his duties in the House of Lords during the present session. The Earl Granville entertained a distinguished party at dinner on Saturday evening at his house in Bruton street, Berkeley-square. Captain and Mrs Washington Hibbert enter• tained at dinner, ou Wednesday last, his Eminence Cardi nal Wiseman, his Excellency the Portuguese Minister, the Duke de Granada, the Earl of Wicklow, the Countess de Torre Diaz,Viscounteas Dungarvan, Lady William Hervey, Lord and Lady Norreys, Lord Henry Gordon Lennox, Lord and Lady Camoys, Lady Bedingfield, Lord and Lady Petra, Lady Molesworth, Sir Robert and Lady Gerard, Sir Row land Errington, Sir George Bowyer, Hon. G. Vaughan, Mr and Mrs George Barrington, Mr W. Herbert, Mr and Mrs Henry Petre, Mr andi Lady Gwendoline Petre, Mr Eyre, Mr Baron, Hen, Alfred Swinton, Mr Seale, &c. ST. JAMES'S THEATia. The story of Faust and Marguerite has been se ected by Mr. Burnand as a subject for burlesque, and it is not at all surprising that but a very clues. tionable result has attended his efforts. The tale, as told by one of the greatest philosophic poets, is one of the most profound and serious subjects that the human mind can recognise; it is no less than a disquisition on the origin and progress of evil in the soul*of man ; therefore, it is no wonder that drama tists should have seized upon it, but that burlesque writers should have done the same is peculiar. The story, alter it as you may, cannot be made fanny, . and with such a drawback it is not surprising that Mr. Burnand's effirt is not a success, although we must at once confess that the laughter it evoked was quite as loud and hilarious as attends the produc tion of burlesques in general. The produc tion, when measured by its own standard, does not come up to mark, because had the materials been sufficient there would have been no occasion to introduce effects and incidents from " Romeo end Juliet," and " Leah." The author, however, it must be said, has been very careful in avoiding vulgarisms, and although we have a bur lesque somewhat distasteful, we have one that makes " the unskilful laugh." Mr Burnand trans forms Marguerite into a servant girl with a decided taste for the sensational drama and Cremorne ; Faust is an old chemist and druggist, distantly re lated to the Haunted Man of the Polytechnic ; Mephistopheles retains his form as a cynical fiend, redolent of sulphur; Valentine, Marguerite's brother, is a sergeant in the A division of police, with crim son knickerbockers and the new regulation helmet ; Siebel is a fat boy undergoing Mr Banting's pro. cess ; and Martha is a she vampyre in the form of a lodging-housekeeper. In addition to the above we have a motley crowd of policemen, German rowdies, demons_ both male and female, with dragon wings shooting from their shoulders, which form as strange a combination as ever figured in the bewildering mazes of a modern burlesque. Of the general style in which Mr. Burnand has treated his topic it will suffice to say that while preserving, though in a distorted form, some of the features of the original, he has introduced a parody on the garden scene in " Romeo and Juliet," and one from " Leah." Mrs. Charles Mathews sustained the part of Marguerite with amazing spirit and energy. Her imitation of Mdlle. Stella Colas and Miss Bateman was excellent, and when she uttered the travestie on the famous malediction, she gave it with such vehemence as to positively impart a dignity even to nonsense. Mr. C. Mathews, as Mephystopheles, sings a couple of "patter songs" in his own peculiar style, and Mr. Clarke as Martha, the dutnna,' gave us a finished portrait, original and forcible in design, and sing gulav!y truthful and characteristic in detail. Mr. Ashley es Faust, and Mr. Eburne as Siebel, both tacked the requisites for burlesque acting. The scenery, by Danson, is really beautiful, and the dresses, music, and appointments are all in the best aste. The applause wag loud and general at the fall ,t the curtain, and thereloro the burlesque 111115 S be i)ronouuced a success. I