The Sun. — London, England, 1863-12-23 00:00:00

ENGLAND'S CONGRESS, in the CHRISTMAS DOUBLE NU31B14:11 of FU , 011 Wr.DNESDAY. One Penny. ROYAL ENGLISH. OPER _A, COVENT-GARDEN. - Under the Management of 'Miss Louisa Fyne and Mr. W. Harrison. On BOXING NIGHT (Saturday, Dec. 26), to Comm , 3nce With the Second Act of Balfe's popular opera, THE BOHEMIAN GIRL. After which, a Grand Christmas Pantomime, on a na' If 3 of imr. recedente d magnificence, entitled HARLEQUIN ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGW f. Doors open at half-past Six—Commence at Seven. T"AT" ROYAL DRUR Y-L A E. managers; -Messrs. Edmond Falconer and Jr'. B. Chatterton. On BOXIN G NIGHT, Dec. 26. the Farce of A ROT , AND FOIL AN OL IVER. Messrs. Walter Lacy, Addis( m, G. lielmore, the Misses Ikath, R. Leclercq. Murray. o conclude with the new Grand Christmas Comic Panto ot SINBAD THE SAILOR ; or, The Seven W. onders of th. World. Clowns, Messrs. H. Boleno and C. r.auri ; Harlequins, Messrs. J. Cormack and S. Saville ; Pante loons, 3lessrs. W. A. Barnes and J. .riorris ; Columbines, M. adarce Bolen() and Misses Gunnies. l'rices as usual. Box Office open from 10 till 5 daily. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATILE. Under the Sole Management of Mr. Fechter. BEL Dl MONIO (a Triumphant Success) will be repeated on BOXING NIGHT, Saturday. Dec. 26, MONDAY, Dec. 28, and Every Evening during the Week. BOXLNG NIGHT, the performance will commence with a New and Original Farce, entitled THE LOST CHILD : 3lessrs. H. Widdicombe, Shore, Garden, F. Charles Collett, Moreland; 3lisses Percy, Pauline LeAercq, Wood, Mrs. Lee, and Miss E. Lavenu. After which, at Eight o'clock, BEL DEMONIO, a Love Story, in Twelve Tableaux, taken from Stendhal's "Italian Chronicle," by Mr. John Brougnam. Principal charac ter by Mr. Fechter, supported by Messrs. Jordan, Charles, Brouglurn, Emery, Raymond, Moreland, Smith, Clifford, Collett, Sims ; Miss Kate Terry, E. Lavenu, Airs. Lee, and Miss Elsworthy. The Public are entreated to take notice that No Charge is made to the occupants of Boxes, Box-places, or Stalls, either for play bills or for the safe keeping of hat and cloaks, and tsar the attendants in all parts of the house are forbidden to receive any gratuities whatever. Box-office open tally from 11 to 5. Commence at 7. THEATRE ROYAL HAY:NI ARKET.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr, Buckstone. THIS EVE • ING, PAUL PRY : Messrs. C. Mathews, Chippendale, W. Farren, Rogers , Go rdon, Clark, &c Mes dames C. Mathews, Angel, Snowden, Coates, ‘lrc And (last time) THE GOLDE N FLEECE : Messrs. Chas. Mathew,, Compton,Weathersby,&c.; M esdames C. Mathews, L Keeley. Griffith, &c. Followed by the Second Act of THE CRITIA) t Mr. and reix.. charlos Mathews. conii.v..v at 7. ROYAL ST. JAMES'S 'THEATRE. under the INiana ,, ement of Mr. B. WEBSTER, will OPEN on BOXING NIGH I".—Among,st the artists engaged are Mr. Benjamin Webster , M r . J. L. Toole, Mr. Paul Bedford, and Mr Cha lea ~la t hews; Mrs. Stirling, Mrs. Frank Mathew s , Miss Cottrell, Miss Fa nn y Josephs, Miss Wentworth, an d Mrs. Ct,rles Mathews. the new Comic Drama of the HEN O n BOXING NIGH T, AND CHICKENS : Mrs. Stirling in her original character. SEASON, with a Shamel ul After which, a Comical Conglomeratiye Christm u n i rE dify, by Henry J Byron, Esq.,and entitled 1861 ; as or A . T b' SENSATIONS Bevelation of Lady' Somebody's Secret. New Scenery b Danson and Sons. Appointments by Mr. Ireland, Music M. Wallerstein. Principal characters by mi. J. L. T by Mr. l'aul Bedford, Miss Cottrell, Miss Puny Josephs, Ll. °le ' And the BIRTHPLACE OF PODGERS • 31 in his original character. . r. J. L. Toole 'N • eA lr THE ATRE-R0 YAL , ADELP H I. _ sole Pronristor snd Ifanazar. M 7. B. Webster. TaIS EVENING, THE PRETTY HnRSEBREAR ER. messre , J. L. Toole. Paul Bedford, and Miss Woolg; - ar. ts, the New Drama of LEAH : Bth weed of Miss Bate man, supported by Messrs. Arthur Stirling, R. Phillips, Bil unizlon, Stuart, Stephenson, }Aurae; Miss H. Simms, and jars. Billingteu. To conclude with ICI ON PARLE FRANCAIS. Mr. J. L. Toole. Commence at 7. LEAH. -EVERY NIGHT. ISS BATEMAN.—LEAH.—Tms EVENING, the 70th appearance of the great Tragic Actress, Miss BATEMAN, in the character of LEAH. In consequence of the unbounded success with which Miss Bateman's imperso nation of the prii:cipal character in the new Five Act Drama of LEAH has been attended. Mr Webste, begs to announce that it will be performed EVERY EVENING until further notice. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Manager, Mr. W. H. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, MIRIAM'S CRIME. Messrs. Geo. Honey, Parselle, Belford, Turner, Miss K. Saville, and Miss Mandel's. After which, MRS. BRO WN AT THE PLAY. Followed by (26th time) PATIENT PENELOPE ; or, The Return of Ulysses. Messrs. honey and Fenton ; Mesdames Bwanborough and Simpson. To conclude with HIGH LIFE BELOW STAIRS. Commence at 7. TIHE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," llii Containing . the Latest SPORTING INTELLIG - ENE, an be had Every Evening of G. R. NEWS AGENT, No. 4. Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY.—Morning, 12h. 42m.—Afternoon, lh. 4m. TO-moßnow.-morning, 111. 30m.—Afternoon. lh. 51m. The Weather—• Sun Office, Dec. 23, 1863. -o--- THERMOMETER. This day at Two o'clock 39 Barometer-30.20. Wind—S.-W. ; fresh, and very fine. , gjj g SUIT LONDON, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 23, 1863. The simultaneous publication of the Presidential Messages—that of ABRAHAM LINCOLN to the Federals, that of JEFFERSON DAVIS to the Confe derates—brings, now, more vividly than ever into strong relief the contrast presented to view throughout this disastrous civil war, upon a cora 11a?ison of the two men, or of the two Governments. Although the Northern President was seriously in validedco.. at the date of his communication to the ese at Washington, the tone of his Message, it will be Perceived, was in no degree more placable. The co it u s _ t , was still to be fought out to the death. There was to be no mitigation at all of the horrors of this ferocious struggle. In a nswer to the secession of the South, there was to be no concession of any kind on the part of the North. The wild project of subjugating the enormous territories Richmond .was till obedient to the power that is at t acted upon, was yet maintained in ar g ume nt , as th ough it w er e a day dream admitting of realisati on, So tar from making any attempt of even the most partial kind towards lessening the horror s o f civil war in pursuance of this insane vto ., e _ ., Presi dent LINCOLN is striv in g , now, e tssiduously than ever to intensify those horrors 1,1 Adding4txteefsofto the darkness of civil war t he double servile war—and that servile war one e ttataly dandled into being by Mr. LINCOLN in the tiese. crated names of humanity, of philanthropy, of negro emancipation. In powerful contrast wi th the incoherence and menace of the Northern Pre sident's Message, the. Message penned by President DAVlS—after giving a masterly summary of the events which have taken place in vari ous parts of the seat of war since the date of the last communication addressed by him to the Congress at Richmond, a summary in which no failure on the part of the South is veiled or glossed over, end in which no success of theirs is in any way exaggerated—intimates in terms the plainest, this strongest, the calmest, the must unhesitating, the unshaken resolve of the Confederate Govern meat to withstand the deadly efforts made by the North to effect the con quest of the Southern States, and by He doing, to deal a death blow at their rights as a ''" People of Sovereign Independence. Upon this p a i nt th , force at PRESIDENT argues with um - iciert - 1f Message . 1 . a, ~o t th e ver y c l ose o f his remarkable 1h Federals "having begun the war 15 direct violizei„ f their Constitution, WHICH FOR BADE THE ATTEltrr TO COERC E A STATE, have been b 0 hardened in this illegalhardaenoded iunconstitutional.bthemere proceeding, have beer tao ferocities of the contest n e on which n th lt ey y have thus r:cklessly aclvehtnrrd) that they n way the purpose with which o longer endea vouris no w being carried on, namely, to conceal in any at th© war all cost and at a ll hazard, to pull d own to the d u ste the institutions of t he Southern States, to subvert al together their Sover ei g nt y' and their Inde pendence. At all cost ! Therein l urks, even in the most bril liant— successes achieved by the superior m_erehere of the North, the secret Nemesis (Later on to be ze. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 23, 1863, vealed) by whose agency the deadly crime of this most cruel and gigantic of civil wars is safe eventu ally to be avenged. Another year has been run out in the maintenance of the struggle against the incursi ons of the North by the Confederates. Another year ! In that simple fact—the lapse of another year- —lies the greatest advantage griined to the cause of the Confederates ! For, as surely as another twelvrJmonth has thus been traversed by the contending Governments without bringing th,e ferocious contest in which they are engaged to a conclusion, or even, we will say, to the faintest prospect of its proximate conclusion, so surely are the Federals brought nearer and nearer to the inevitable bursting at last of the financial bubble which is for them the NADAR- Giant by which they aro sus tained end carried onward. It is fearful to reflect, no doubt, that upon either side, upon the side of the Federals no less than upon the side of ;he Confederates, within this ghastly lapse of time I;hroughout which the civil contest has been main - t vaned with such unparalleled ferocity, with such in creasing and increasing mutual hatred, sixt y thou st knd men have been v iolentl y swept from the f ace of tl ie earth, sixty th ousand Federals, sixty thousand C onfederatos. The solace to the So uth, in the p erpetual consciousness of the peril in which it stands in being opposed by a power so vastly out nu mbering it—the solace to the South, in the re cognition eventually of this formidable dispropor doe', is discoverable, however, in no way—in the m iserable or, fur that matter, the appalling fact that the losses of the belligerents in men are, thus as nearly as may be equivalent. It is discernible rather in the consideration of the still astound. ing, the still all but incredible truth that by this lengthening out their dreadful civil war ty their heroic resistance to Northern illusion, the Confederates have caused the Federals to add recklessly to their already stupendous debt the gigantic sum of two hundred millions sterling ! The mere lengthening out, still further, of the time occupied by the war must of itself, therefore, obviously forward the inte rests of the Confederates—[at a dead loss to them selves no doubt, but still to the eventual vindica tion triumphantly of what is worth any conceivable expenditure, their independence !]—must of itself, we repeat, obviously forward th 3 interests of the Confederates—if, no otherwise, by hastening on the period when the financial crash, so long impending over Washington, can no longer be averted. A most shocking case has lately occurred in Tottenham-court-road Chapel ground. It is a very disgraceful thing to desecrate the bodies of the dead, and it is very much to be regretted that in conse quence of the ground not being consecrated, the case could not come under the cognisance of the Ecclesiastical Court. It is well that it should be generally known that the offence, even in this form, is punishable by common law, but the powers given to magistrates in such cases is far too limited. COLLINS, chairman of the Sanitary Committee, very truly remarked that all that could be done was to inflict a penalty of ten pounds, and it is worthy of notice that in this case referred to the fine ad judged was but half that sum. Five pounds is not at all an adequate sum to be awarded against such an act. The affair was rendered the more unjus• tifiable, from the fact that due notice was given at the time of the sale that the parish would protest against any building taking place on the spot, as the ground was full of bodies. It seems, then, un accountably outrageous that the purchaser should thus violate the pledges given, and break the com pact entered into at the time of the sale. Some further particulars were furnished at the meeting of the St. Pancras Vestry, in which it appeared that the ground was crowded with the bodies of those interred there. A former sexton deposed that since he had ceased to be employed there the " bodies were buried, not within two feet, but within six inches of the surface." Of course this rendered the proceedings all the worse, for it would be totally impossible to make any alterations or changes without disturbing a great many bodies. The details of the transaction, as they were related at the Marlborough Police-court, are perfectly re volting. Mr. COOPER, the solicitor to the Vestry of St. Pancras, deposed that the human remains were not separated from the earth and rubbish ; they were dug up with spade and mattock, and placed in a heap quite exposed to the view of passers by. Some persons had gone about exhibit ing bones and skulls. In a civilised land, to say nothing of a Christian country, it is fearful to think such things can be tolerated, and for all this only a fine of five pounds was inflicted. It is a pity that the idle time which is so wasted in Parliament during the session cannot be filled up by taking such cases as these into consideration, and seeking to devise some appropriate remedy, thus to put a decided stop at once and for ever to the recurrence of such scandalous proceedings, and to render it nearly, if not totally, impossible for the repetition of such an offence to occur. As one of the gentle men who attended the vestry declared, the police law is a farce, for no one who was engaged in any large building concerns would care for the penalty of ten pounds or double that amount. It is very important that some change should be made at once, for it is highly necessary for the maintenance of public decorum and decency, and the furtherance of the principles of morality, that these evils should be checked at once with a strong hand. Too much attention cannot be given to this subject, as it is one which is immediately connected with those feelings of respect and reverence which should be cherished and encouraged, and the neglect of which cannot fail to exercise a most degrading effect, and to impart deleterious influences on the people who Practice them. Laws which relate to such subjects 411 0ald be stringent, and carry out the principles that , 'Ave actuated all nations from the earliest ages, who 'weer forth to fight "for the ashes of their fathers and the temples of their gods." The close "t the the anxious Danish Rigsraad has given the and t atty of addressing his people on indulging is quiet and mode afLirs, His IVIA3,IIIn,g position of the national its tone, recriminations, althont4 git rate in in neither threats nor points out that the pre tensions of the D ie t are neither founded on reason nor right. Ring CIIRIsTi o rem. that when they assembled in ii... 1. 5 nd . s the members that the long-vcNed question of th ' e t was thought (let .t ostitutional relations of the monarchy was 111 eIY and con clusively settled. Such ought to have beeuth and we should have h eard no more of that 'case, % political bugbear, the Schleswig-Holstein question, had it not been for the secret influe nces of German arabi. tion. The KING explains that the Constitution of the 18th of November—the Constitution, that i s , which he has just given his assent to for Denmark and Schleswig, and whose withdrawal is now being made a sine qua non by the Germans —is foun ded on the same basis as that of the Constitution which is at present in force for the whole monarchy. By the old and the new alike are the common affairs of the kingdom distinguished from those specially concerning its several provinces individually. In neither is the Rigsrasd directed to interfere in matters only concerning the provinces; and it is, consequently, difficult to see upon what ground" the malcontents of the Duchies base their objection to the new Constitution. King CHRISTIAN declares it to be a misunderstanding on the part of the Powers which prevents them from recognising the treaties on, account of the edict of the 18th of November; but we are glad to see that he an nounces no intention of withdrawing that edict with the view of conciliating his enemies. He says, boldly enough, that a desire to dismember the Danish monarchy has arisen in Ger many, but expresses a hope, though not a very confident one, that Europe will maintain his rights. He further tells the Rigsraad that although he does not recognise the Federal execution as jus tifiable, he has thought it advisable to withdraw his troops across the Eider to avoid a collision. It is to be hoped that the Danish Government will take that river for a limit beyond which the invaders must not be suffered to pass, and England should intimate pretty plainly to her German allies that she will not regard the passage of that boundary by armed troops as a casusbelli. Had she done so years ago, when the Pruth lay between the Russians and the Danubian provinces, she would have spared Europe the Crimean war. Another struggle, in volving many Powers, and stimulated by many con flicting interests, is now imminent. It may be averted by a bold and manly policy on the part of our Government, but will they act in such a spirit ? How have Lord PALMERSTON'S frank and straight forward words, at the close of the Session, been fol lowed up by the foreign policy of his Cabinet ? A representative of their views has been sent to Den mark, indeed, to congratulate King CHRISTIAN on his accession to a troubled and doubtful dignity. All that has yet been learned of the mission of Lord WODEHOUSE is that he has counselled conciliatory measures, and recommended important modifica tions in the constitution of the 18th of November. If this is the best aid that England can give in such a crisis her Prime Minister should not have spoken so boldly. If his denunciations of German ambition, and the vision of a German fleet riding in the har bour of Kiel, as the real motive-springs of the dis , satisfaction with Denmark, were to be Yox et pre terea nihil, they have merely served to mislead the nation which trusted his good sense and clear judg ment to take more active measures when occasion called. Whether, like the old story of the lion, he thought it advisable to let the Germans into the Dachy for the pleasure of turning them out again, we cannot say, but it is certain that being in virtual possession of Holstein the Germans will be troublesome customers to dislodge. The public enthusiasm in the Fatherland was in no way diminished. At a public meeting of the members of the different German representative bodies held in Frankfort on Monday, 900 members were present, as well as great numbers of the public. The reso lutions passed were unanimously in favour of the Prince of AUGUSTENBURG. In the Prussian Upper House it was on the same day boldly proposed that Prussia should withdraw from the London Treaty. It was not, however, happily for Prussia, sufficiently supported. It is therefore not too soon for England and her representatives to assume some decided attitude, and the sooner she does so the more effica cious will her aid be to the Danes, and the better for the credit of Lord PALMERSTON'S Government. There is no quality which Englishmen think more of than fair play, and in cases where it is grossly violated the offender is certain, sooner or later, to be called to account pretty sharply. A more notable instance could not be given of bias and prejudice than that evidenced by the conduct of our Government with regard to the policy of neutrality, as it is called, towards America. President DAVIS may well speak of the "marked partiality of England towards the Federals," and the strange inconsis tency which pervades their conduct in respect to the purchase of supplies by the belligerents. A glaring instance of this has recently come to light. All the employges of Government at the dockyard of Sheerness who volunteered to fit out and equip the Rappahannock are discharged, fur breaking the laws of the country which apply to neutrality. Also, it is stated, that those of the Royal Naval Reserve who belong to the Alabama, Florida, and Georgia are struck from the list, with the loss of all pay and pension. Now this may suit the views of those in authority at present, but while a spark of their old fire animates the minds of Englishmen, it will be pronounced as truckling policy and arbitrary use of power, which should only be entrusted to those more worthy of exercising it. The Government do not withdraw their support from the establishments which furnish arms and ammunition to the Federals, so that their hard and harsh decrees have not even the merit of consistency to bear them out, and can not lay claim to being the result of a strict scrutiny into the justice of the case. Such conduct is so unfair that the most bitter opponent to the Minis terial cause will feel more regret and shame as Englishmen that such an order should emanate from our Statesmen, than satisfaction at the con viction that they are dealing a blow to their own reputation, such as no rival could inflict or contem porary occasion. It comes to this, if we are to have one law for one belligerent and another for the other, we had better leave off all talk about our indepen dence as a nation and our impartiality as a Go vernment. Nothing can be more extraordinary than the measures which have been lately adopted in regard to America ; and it is to be hoped that when Parliament meets a strict investigation will be made, and the honour of the country vindicated, even if it should be at the eleventh hour that the affair is taken up in the right spirit. BRAIN SPECTRES.—The brain makes ghosts both sleeping and waking. A man was lying in troubled sleep when a phantom, with the cold hand of a corpse, seised his right arm. Awaking in horror, he found upon his arm still the impression of the cold hand of the corpse, and it was only after reflecting that he found the terrible appari tion to be due to the deadening of his own left hand of a frosty night, which had subsequently grasped his right arm. This was a real ghost of the brain, which the awaken ing of the senses and the understanding explained. M. Gratiolet narrates a dream of his own which is singularly illustrative of how the brain makes ghosts in sleep. Many years ago, when occupied in studying the organisation of the brain, he prepared a great number both of human and animal brains. Ho caretully stripped off the membranes and placed the brains in alcohol. Such were his daily occu pations, when one night he thought he had taken out his own brain from his own skull. He stripped it of its mem branes. Ha put it into alcohol, and then he fancied he took his brain out of the alcohol and replaced it in his skull. But, contracted by the action of the spirit, it was much reduced in size, and did not at all fill up the skull. He felt it shuffling about in his head. This teeling threw him into such a great perplexity that he awoke with a start, as if from nightmare. N, Gratiolet, every time ho prepared the brain of a man, must have felt that his own brain re eembled it. This impression awakening in a brain imper. fectly asleep, whilst neither the senses nor the judgment were active, the physiologist carried on an operation in his sleep which probably had often occurred to his fancy when at his work, and which had then been summarily dismissed very frequently. A pursuit which had at last become one of routine, and the association of himself with his study explain the bizarre and ghastly dream of M. Gratiolet. A ajensation. from the gripe of a cold hand, misinterpreted by some satisfaction facultie s, acting without the aid of the discerning accounts for the ghastly vision of the other slee ap u t t i n levahraitbeu,per. CA A/ Stai:lotll : e th Y a e t ar ll u d na Sl Vincent has with drawn AND ARCHLIIEDES.—We learn with drawn his cl a i m horses as the last bona upon c White's having Aalrscohiniclaeidmeesd, conse quentthosefide bidder. l Lord Stamford will, we are given to understand, and between the gallant ea a tic 7 Captain White his claim, y anct L i i e n al lnd his lordship the affair , tired of y th a e rranged. The public dubious auction, and we trust that the j)roceedings at this are,has b heo e w n e c v o e n r :e t n h i o e r n o t u l ghl_ o matter will now be liuffered to sink iAto Pl a rgtti g Life LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) THE PAPAL STATES. CONDEMNATION OF BOOKS. ROME, DEC. 22. The Congregation of the Index has condemned all the works of Georges Sand, and different works of various French, German, and Italian authors. LETTER OF PRINCE CZARTORYSKI. BERNE, DEC. 21. Rumours having been recently current in the press that General Mieroslawski had been dis missed by the Polish National Government from his post as General Organiser of the Polish forces out of Poland, the following letter of Prince Ladislaus Czartoryski to the Polish agent here may not be thought devoid of interest : " PARIS, Dec. 16. "Dear Sir,—To your inquiry whether I know anything of the dismissal of General Mieroslawski, I hasten to reply that I have received no credible information with regard to the matter. The despatches received here a few days ago from the National Government, not only contained no allusion to any such dismissal, but manifestly retained General Mieroslawski in the official cha racter with which he was formerly clothed. " I avail myself of this opportunity to repeat the declaration I have already previously made, that I consider myself and General Mieroslawski officials of the National Government, and that the General may reckon upon my assistance in every respect to the full extent of the instructions which I have received. " Receive, &c., " Prince LADISLAUS CZARTORYSKI, Diplomatic Agent of the National Government." SAN DOMINGO. MADRID, DEC. 22. A steamer has arrived at Cadiz with news f rom San Domingo to the 20th ult., confirmin g th e d e f eat of the Insurgents, and stating that a great number of them had asked for pardon. THE SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN QUESTION, HAMBURG, DEC. 22 (Evening). It is positively stated here that Hanoverian troops will relieve the Austrians quartered in this city, and that the whole of the Austrians will march into Holstein. THE EXECUTION IN HOLSTEIN. BERLIN, Dec. 21, The Federal troops are to enter Holstein the day after to-morrow. Then will be the time to exclaim, " .1 - oda est alee," for those who still maintain that the conflict is certain of pacific solution are either deceived or wish to reassure the faint-hearted at any price. The German public generally will feel extremely disappointed if the Danish quarrel terminates simply with execution, and diplomacy succeeds in bringing about one of those arrangements characterised in Germany as "einenfoulen Frieden" (a rotten peace) The Germans are bent upon the independence of the twu Duchies, and mean to achieve it, if their Governments do not stand in the way. It is not easy to set Germany in motion, but it is less easy still to arrest its progress where it was once commenced to move. It will be difficult for Prussia and Austria to permit the Danes to hold their lines of fortifications at the Schleswig frontier upon Holstein territory; and it is by no means certain that, considering the excitement of the population of Copenhagen, King Christian will dare to order the evacuation of those military points. It will be still more difficult for the Federal troops to prevent the popular meetings which will proclaim Duke Frederick as soon as the Danes have left. The French papers Conseitutionnel and La France point out that this embroglio is one proof the more of the necessity of a Congress. Could such an as sembly have met immediately after the death of the King of Denmark to discuss the question, it might have succeeded in finding a pacific solution, but it is now too late, and public opinion in Germany is vehement against the idea of any interference what ever .of foreign Powers in the nationality dispute. It would be hazardous to rely upon the firm resolution of the Cabinets of Berlin and Vienna to oppose the impetus of the German nation to the end. They have left themselves a loophole in re serving the succession question. It is well known at Vienna that the assistance of Germany in certain other eventualities is only to be reckoned upon if Francis Joseph determines to satisfy the public wish in the present dispute. It is even reported that confidential communications in this sense have been made by Bavaria and other German States who act with Austria. As regards Prussia, it is positively stated that the military party is urging on the King, and that his Majesty's resistance is more apparent than real. PORTUGAL. LISBON, ,DEc. 22. The Government journal affirms that Ministers will bring in a bill next session abolishing the to bacco monopoly. The Federal corvette Saint Louis has arrived here. quoted at 1,037 f. 500. R firm. The market closed 41 per Cents .. 94 10 Do. end month.... 3 per Cents: Do. end month 66 40 Credit MobiHer.... 1033 75 Do. end month 1033 75 Bank Shares 3350 Credit Foncier l2lO Roman . RAIL' 6ilway Market quiet, but as follows : Italian L0an...... 71 70 Do. end month.... New ditto ........ Do. end month.... Russian ........ Austrian ........ Spanish Threes.... 52 [Tome Debt ...... 51k Deferred ........ 43a 'Airt3. Cash. Account. 970 .. 967 50 965 .. 965 Orleans Northern New ditto Lyons and Mediterranean New ditto ... Geneva.. Southern .. 677 50 .. 678 75 Western Eastern Sanlinian .. Austrian Lorph.ird North of Spain ..... 517 50 .. 617 50 Saragossa.. 617 50 617 50 Ditto to Barcelona 302 50 925 - •• - - .. 926 25 FRANCE. REPLY OF THE EMPEROR, TO THE ADDRESS FROM THE SENATE. The following is the actual text of the reply of the Emperor to the Senate, as printed in the Moniteur : " Monsieur le President,—As the organ of the first body of the State you address me in language which touches me profoundly, "I see with pleasure that the moat opposite speeches are absorbed in the unanimity of the vote of the Address, and testify the same confidence— and you shall not be disappointed. Good is the sole motive of my actions. At home and abroad I desire the appeasement of passions, concord and union. I direct all my wishes to the moment when the great questions which divide Governments and peoples will be pacifically solved by European ar bitrament. This 'wish Wad that of the chief of my family when he cried from St. Helena that ' to fight in Europe is to make civil war.' This great idea, once Utopian, may it not tomorrow become a reality P How ever thi s ma y b e , it is always honourable to proclaim a principle which tends to cause the prejudices of a former age to clisippear. Let us unite our efforts with this noble view, and let us study how to conquer obstacles, and to con found incredulity. "Please to be, Monsieur le President, the inter preter of my thanks to the Senate." Hubaine, Prince Napoleon's secretary, Las written a letter to the _Nation, emphatically con tradicting the authenticity of the curious letter published by that paper last night. The denial runs thus:— Messieurs,—The Nation yesterday published an extract from a letter ascribed by a foreign paper to H.T.H. Prince Napoleon. I am directed to deny in the most absolute manner the authenticity of this pretended letter. There is not a word of truth in it, either in form or substance. The opinions of the Prince are sufficiently well known; he has openly and clearly expressed them in the tribune. They may be summed up in two words—Liberty and Nationality, As regards Italy more especially, her unity before all-- first in the interest of France and next in her own. Allow me to remark that, before reproducing this absurd and highly improbable letter, it would have been easy to ascer tain its authenticity, and thus have spared yourself this contradiction. The French Court has gone into maurning for twenty-one days, from the 20th inst., for the de cease of the King of Denmark. The first eleven days are to be ordinary mourning, the last ten, half. BOURSE, Dec. 22.—The market has been without much animation, but quotations, in the limited amount of business doing, show a slight impr ovo , ment. Threes, for the Account, are now at 66t'. 45c. Mobilier Shares are also rather higher, being last THE CALCUTTA MAIL. Messrs. Glass, Elliot, and Co., have received the following telegram from Snez, dated Dec. 22, 6 p.m. : " The Calcutta mail, due Suez, 18th inst., not yet arrived." THE PROPOSED CONGRESS, The French Minister for Foreign Affairs has sent the following circular despatch to the chiefs of the French diplomatic missions abroad The Sovereigns have replied to the letter of the Empe ror, and in their replies all have rendered homage to that bold initiative which, laying bare the dangers of the situa tion, proposed the most pacific and loyal means to appease them. As you know, the greater portion of the Courts have ad hered without reserve to the proposition of France; others have accompanied their adhesion with certain restrictions in requiring that the French Cabinet should lay down in ad vance the programme of future deliberations. The German Sovereigns, personally favourable to the idea of the Con gress, have been compelled to make their conduct subordi nate to the collective resolution of their confederates. The reply of the German Diet has not yet reached us. One sin gle Power, England, has refused. Under these circumstances it was our duty to express to the British Cabinet all our regrets, our gratitude to the Sovereigns who have accepted unconditionally, and to ren der an explanation to those who have required it. The French Government did not believe itself to be authorised to confine the high jurisdiction of Europe to a programme; it was far from the idea of the Emperor to set himself up as an arbiter, It is superfluous to enumerate the perils which menace the peace of the world : these perils are evident. It is only for Powers united in a Congress to decide the questions which ought to discussed and those which should bo discarded. The declaration made by the Emperor on the sth Novem ber rdmitted two hypotheses : an unanimous acceptation and a partial acceptation. In the first case, minds would be greatly appeased, and, if even all the difficulties should not be resolved, a better understanding would be established between the Sovereigns. Daily meetings at which each could exchange ideas, express his desires or his fears, might silence many susceptibilities, remove many mistakes, and cause many prejudices to dis appear. The probable result of these conferences would have been a salutary and honourable transaction, France, which had no advantage to gain for herself in the eventuality of a general Congress, would have made common cause with all the enlightened Governments to bring about reconciliation, extinguish rancours, and esta blish those indispensable ameliorations which prevent revo lutions or war. Was this a Utopia ? Recent events have proved to us the contrary, and to justify sooner than we believed the pro visions of the Emperor. The King of Denmark dies ; pas sions are aroused, people become agitated and undecided, Governments balance between the letter of treaties and the national sentiment of their country. A Congress could alone conciliate the duties of Sovereigns bound by conventions and the legitimate aspirations of the peoples. The refusal of England has, unfortunately, rendered im possible the first result which we had hoped from the appeal made by the Emperor to Europe. The second hypothesis now remains—the restricted Congress. Its realisation de pends on the will of the Sovereigns. We should be able, after the decision of the British Cabi net, to consider our duty as accomplished,and for the future, in the events that may arise, only to take account of what may be suitable to us, and of our private interests. But we prefer to take cognisance of the good dispositions which have been manifested towards us, and to remind the Sove reigns who have associated themselves with our intentions that we are ready to enter frankly with thorn on the path of a common understanding. An agreement of views and of conduct between the principal Powers of the Continent who comprehend with us the dangers of the present, and the ne cessities of the future, would be of great . weight in future events, and would prevent the abandonment of alliances or resolutions to chance. When a general Congress was in question the Emperor could not, without falsifying the part traced out by himself, draw up a programme, nor take concert with some of the Powers to subsequently submit to the others a plan agreed upon in advance, and thus prelude by a separate negotia tion the negotiations where it was decided to present one self without preconceived ideas, and free from private engagements. But as this meeting cannot now be com pleted, it will not have the judicial authority which would have belonged to a European Congress. We understand from that time that, before meeting personally, the Sovereigns will charge their Ministers for Foreign Affairs to come to an understanding on the questions which should be discussed, in order that the Congress may have more chances of terminating in a practical result, You are, then, authorised, according to what precedes, to explain the intentions of the Ewperor to the Court near which you are accredited, and to leave a copy of this do.. spatch with the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Receive, &c , DROUYN DE LHUYS. Official Prussian Idea -of the Liberty of the English Press. From the National Zeitung, of Dec. 9, 1863, we learn that in the House of Representatives, on the discussion on the Secret Service Money, a member asked how the sum proposed to ha voted was to be expended. MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR—The money will be de voted to the press. SYBEL —The press will be influenced for party purposes. I therefore shall vote against the proposal. The question is whether money shall be voted by tho Chamber to be spent abroad in carrying out the London Protocol (Danish Treaty). MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR.-011 what is the patti sanship of the English press for Denmark founded ? On this—thit the Danish Government was wise enough and rich enough to pay the English journals. If we had had the same means, tue press and the public opinion of Eng land would have taken a very different view. In regard to the ordinance respecting the press, it would not have been necessary if we had had 300,000 instead of 30,000 thalers to expend upon it. We have much pleasure in stating that the sub scriptions collected by W. N. Rudge, Esq., amongst the members of the Stock Exchange, on behalf of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, now exceeds £5OO. MARKED PARTIALITY OF EARL RUSSELL,-- "TRAVELLER," in a letter to us says :—President Davis has every right to complain of this in Earl Russell's permitting the Northerns to get everything they want (not requiring ships), but preventing the Southerns to get what they do want—ships--and in doing so breaking the laws of his country by illegal seizures. Earl Russell will get from the HOUSE, of Commons on this question his own language on the Conspiracy Bill with a little compound interest. " Nolumus leges Anglia) mutari" being our motto in reply is the demands of any foreign Power. How cau Lords Palmerston and Russell refuse recogition to the Confederate States after recognising Belgium, in rebellion against Hol land for a few months, when only fur recognition the revolt would have been suppressed ; or the expulsion of the sove reigns of Naples, Modena, and Tuscany at the will of their people, when they will not act in the same spirit to our own "bone and sinew." The Government have shown a marked partiality to the North, when, in justice, they should have shown fair play, and, in the old British spirit, backed the weaker party. LONGEVITY.—On Sunday was buried at King's Heath, Ann Fereday, who had attained the great a g e of 101 years. The old lady, it seems, had been a resi dent at King's Heath up to September last, when she came to reside at the back of 12, Brearley-street West. With the exception of a paralytic stroke, which she had suffered during the last six months, and a slight deafness, she was in possession of all her faculties, and during the last three years had survived a fracture of the arm and a dreadful worrying by a deg.—Birmingham Post. A CHRISTMAS SUMMER.-1.11 Yorkshire the mild ness of the season is unusual. The gardens, many of them, retain the scarlet geraniums and stocks of summer yet in bloom, and roses still keep their foliage. Gooseberries are in leaf partly, and about Scagglethorpe, in full south positions, have actually flowered, and rhubarb is pushing in the open ground. Altogether there have not been more than 12 hours of slight frost. In the fields the wheat cropsand are remarkably forward—" proud," as the farint;resastTr_is the breadth of wheat sown—thanks to the opeu yet—the very large. Turnips have hardly ceased growing sewn, indeed, is more like Michaelm as than Christmas. THE CRAWLEY COURT-MARTIAL. There is every likelihood that the finding in the case of Lieut.-Colonel Crawley will be made known while the facts connected with that investigation are fresh in the recollection of the public. When the Aldershot Court-martial closed its public sittings on the 18th inst., it was generally supposed that the verdict would not be promulgated much before the meeting of Parliament, as the Court would probably require some time to deal with the mass of evidence taken in the course of the previous five weeks ; and after their decision had been agreed upon, in the ordinary course of things, some weeks longer would be occupied in the process of revision at headquar ters. This assumption, hOwever, left out of ac count the fact that all the p aties concerned had been watching the case narrowly as it proceeded. The members of the Court not only kept records of each day's testimony, but in nearly every instance analysed and compared for themselves the main passages of the evidence. The Judge- Advocate-General, meanwhi,e, gave constant and careful attention to the course of the in quiry, and attended in person on the three most important occasions—the opening day and the days on which the defence and reply respec tively were read to the Court. When the public were ordered to withdraw last Friday afternoon, the officers composing the Court-martial at once ad dressed themselves to their remaining duty, and were able without any great delay to pronounce a collective opinion on the issues submitted to them. The Judge Advocate-General was equally prepared to approach the task devolving upon him, and, the legal validity of the trial having been established, the next step was to submit the finding to the Com mander-in-Chief. Having been duly weighed by the military authorities, the decision is then sub mitted to her Majesty for approval, and as soon as the Royal approval is obtained the necessary forms will all have been complied with, and there will no longer remain any obstacle to the publication of the verdict. The exact terms of the finding are for the present a secret, but it is pretty well under stood that the Court took a favourable view of Colonel Crawley's conduct, making ample allow ance for the circumstances in which he was placed. —Times. WELLINGTON COLLEGE. The boys of Wellington College gave their annual concert on Monday evening to a numerous assemblage of the neigh bouring nobility, gentry, and clergy. Music has now re covered its place—lost for two centuries—as a recognized part of a gentleman's education, and by the aid of an effi cient music -master, a good organist, and choral service, the Wellington scholars enjoy an opportunity desired by many in vain, and are making good use of it. Everybody was struck with the palpable improvement upon last year. Of course, when the material consists exclusively of boys, variety can only be attained by the ingenious aeaptation of pieces meant for maturer voices, and by efforts of rather an ambitious character. But, under these cir cumstances, the success was great. The concert opened with Bishop's glee, "Stay, prithee, stay," sung by the whole choir in a way to assure their own courage and inspire the hearers with confidence. Of Mendelssohn's " Lark Song,"and Leslie's trio, "Memory," the former was sung with appropriate buoyancy; the latter with as much melan choly as Messrs. Hay, Strettell, and Burton had at com mand on the eve of breaking. up day. Mr. Maxwell had to surpass his last year's performance, and, as this could not be done in brilliancy and flexibility, it could only be in graver sentiment. Bishop's " Daughter of Erin" appeared to be chosen for this purpose, and was sung with most touching sweetness and pathos. Leslie's " From your choral chambers" showed a careful mastery of difficulties. Mr. Bishop, the music master, with the aid of the whole choir, wound up the first part with Bishop's " Tramp Chorus," with a spirit and pre cision that showed his command on the attention of his pupils. After a pause the " Vesper Hymn," from the music of Beethoven, was given by Messrs. Hay, Strettell, Baker, and Moberley—the effect of distant chanting by the chorus in another apartment—and the illusion would have satisfied the most mystic cravings of our London playgoers. Mr. Maxwell again was himself,—that is, what he was a year ago, but can hardly expect to remain a year longer, in Balfe's " Good Night," sung by him and Messrs. Browne and Moberley. Mr. Bishop had a piece to himself in More's wine song, "I come from the bountiful Rhine " and gave it with all the joyous effect which the theme is supposed to inspire. The full choir bade adieu to the bril liant ranks before them in Greenwood's serenade, " Gent'. Lady," and finished with Leslie's " Joy Bells" and " God save the queen." Mr. Bishop, Mr. Maxwell, and several others were rapturously encored. Of the instrumental pieces, all done with much care and taste, perhaps the most striking was the overture to " Guillaume Tell," by Messrs. Ghica and Maitland, The trial of Luke Charles, for the murder of his wife, at Pendleburg, was brought to a close at Liverpool, yesterday. The prisoner was found guilty and sentenced to death. A PUGILIST "AT HOME."—A good story is cur rent respecting King, the pugilist, and the "host" 01 Hassocks'-gate Inn, where he resided during his training, It appears that a day or two previous to the encounter with Heenan, King, during his "play hours" from training— the " ruling passion" being strong in him—induced "mine host" to have a set• to in the parlour, the host to do all the hitting, the great pugilist stipulating not to return it, but only to parry the blows. Warming at his work, "min e host" lot fall his blows both fast and furious. " Now," said King, who was standing with his back close to the wall of the room, "hit me full in the face." Quick as thought the request was responded to, and with equal quickness did King avoid the blew by shifting his head, when the knuckles of the worthy host went with such tremendous force against the wall that the sponge was immediately thrown up. Indeed, so serious was the injury sustained, that mine host was compelled to seek surgical aid in Brighton, and there is every probability of his retaining a lasting memesto of the visit of the great pugilist to his house.—Ssirrey Standard. ANOTHER AUSTRIAN VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD.—The Austrian screw steamer Marco Polo will leave Trieste on the sth of March next, "on a voyage round the world." It has been calculated that a period of eight months will be amply sufficient for the purposes of the voyage, in the course of which 30 different seaports will be visited, or five more than called at in the famous Novara expedition. About 200 days will necessarily be spent on the sea, whilst there will be 50 days to be availed of on land fur the visiting and inspection of the various points of great interest in different parts of the globe. The share holders will consist of from 60 to 60 persons, and the contri bution of each is fixed at 5,000f1., equal to about £4OO, which will cover all expenses during the voyage, including board and lodging on shore. The following are the places which it is intended to visit during the expedition :—Algiers, Gibraltar, Madeira, Liberia, St. Helena, Cape of Good Hope, Madagascar, Ceylon, Nicobar, Singapore, Hong Kong, Canton, Shanghai, Sandwich Isles, Acapulco, City of Mexico, Panama, Lima, Valparaiso, Falkland Isles, Monte Video, Rio Janeiro, Canary Isles, lonian Isles, two Dalmatian and two Italian ports; thence home to Trieste, to arrive about the middle of November. The expedition which is being formed under the auspices and superinten dence of the Austrian Government, will be provided with influential letters of recommendation to the various consu lates in different points of the world. THE FOUNDERING OF THE FEDERAL IRON-CLAD WEEHAWKEN.—The following are some particulars respecting the' foundering of the Federal iron-clad Wee hawken, in Charleston Harbour : On the afternoon of Sunday, Dec. 6, while the Federal fleet was lying oil Charleston, a furious wind prevailed from the north-west. A signal of distress was made from the Weehawken, which was answered, and boats were despatched to her assistance. While the admiral on board the flagship was watching the boats hastening to the Weehawken, the officer on the deck made out a new signal, and immediately re ported her to be sinking. A moment alter she settled swiftly down by the head, careened slightly over to star• board, and disappeared beneath the waves. When the first signal of distress was made no one divined how serious was the danger; and when, at length, the vessel went down, it was difficult for those who saw her disappear to credit even the evidence of their own senses. The con fusion on the flagship arising mainly from the difficulty ot launching her boats, and the desire of both officers and me n to be first in them, was most intense and painful. Tshewhioni was now blowing with great fury, and the b hastened from all sides to the scene encounter:dsougacrteeeaet peril in picking up from the water the few whost a e sank. Almo ed st. at away from the Weehawken before_ or more sprang at the moment she went down some 2 : way. As many to the boats and succeeded in. getting by the launches of t . he a, w an d the tugboats Danis , - others were rescued from the flagship, the South Ca.rsohleind. upon the subject, says : A correspondent of one of lion and Iris. Thirty in five fathoms of water, and "The Weehawken is lying the New York she is bro u ght be raised. Untilup no one can tell will soon with certainty why she sank. It was through no fault 01 papers,Pwe-rriting her overhang.' for she apparently took in no water except at her forward hatch and hawse hole. It was, to the best of m y knowledge, through the inattention, neglect, and bad management of.those on board that the vessel has been lost. ilad the pumps been set at work when the waves first dashed in, it is probable that the Weehawken would at !his moment have been afloat. Had the bars with which h, r compartme n t s were made watertight teen in their pro. per places, it i s qu i te likely that the dire calamity woul d never have occurred; •tt.c 2 '4 1:0111,1 al,. HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, Dec. 22. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise, walked and drove in the grounds yesterday. Princess Helena, attended by Lady Caroline Barrington, drove to Hyde. Departure of the Prince and Princess o: Wales for Osborne. Yesterday morning, at a quarter past 10 o'clock, their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, accompanied by Prince Alfred (who arrived on Monday at Frogmore), and attended by th e Countess of .Macclefield, Lieut.-Colonel KePPe l ' and Major Cowell, left Frogmore House for the Windsor station of the Great Western RailwaYl e n rout. for Osborne, where they will spend the Christ mas with her Majesty and the royal family. Their royal highnesses travelled by the ordinary 10.30 down train, and on their way to the saloon carriage in which they rode the salutations of a great number of persons v►ho crowded the platform wer e cordially returned by the prince and princess. Their royal highnesses travelled to Reading, and thence to Basingstoke, when they continued their journey tin the South Western line, and on arriving at Gosport at about a quarter to two o'clock they embarked for Osborne on board the royal yacht Fairy, commande d by the Prince of Leiningen. Every arrangement for the comfort of the royal travellers was made by the railway authorities, an d the platform was under the charge of Inspector Walker, of the prince's household, who was in at tendance on their• royal highnesses. There was no guard of honour or any ceremony whatever on their departure from the royal borough. The Prince and Princess of Wales will remain at Osborne for about ten days, and on the expiration of their visit to her Majesty will return to Frogmore , where it is expected they will reside for about a month, after which they will reside at Marlborough House for some time. The Duke of Newcastle left town yesterday fo r his seat, Ciumber Park, Notts. The Dowager Countess of Mexborough remains for the present at the Royal Crescent Hotel, Brighton. Lord Courtenay, who has been the guest of the Earl and Countess of Cardigan at Dean Park, has left on a visit to the Earl of Coventry at Crowe Court. Sir Henry and Lidy Fletcher have returned to Farrance's Hotel from Mount Felix, Walton•on-Tham es. The Right Hon. T. H. S. Sotheree-Esteou rtf M.P., and Mrs. Sotheron-Estcourt, have arrived at Far rance's Hotel from Estcourt, near Tetbury. We understand that the Hon. Leonora Caroline, second daughter of Lord and Lady Digby, i s engage d to he married to Mr. Alexander Hugh Baring, M.P. for met ford, eldest son of the Hon. Francis Baring, and nephew °f Lord Ashburton. It is said the marriage will take place early in the ensuing month. A marriage has been arranged between Miss Vic toria Van de Weyer (daughter of the Belgian Minister) an d Mr. Brand, son of the Right Hon. H. J. Brand. MARRIAGE OF DR. STANLEY AND LADY AUGUSTA BRUCE.—Yesterday afternoon, at five o'clock, th e Rev. Dr. Arthur Penryn Stanley, D.D., Canon of Christ Church, Oxford, and Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical History in the University of Oxford, Dean-nominate of Westminster, was married by special license in Westmin ster Abbey to Lady Augusta Bruce, daughter of Thomas, seventh Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, and sister of the late lamented Governor-General of India. The ceremony was throughout of a private and simple character. The re were no bridesmaids. The service was read most impres sively by the Very Rev. H. G. Liddell, D.P. , Dean of Christ Church, Oxford, who was assisted by the Rev. 4 . Haden, M.A„ the precentor of the abbey. There was no singing. Among those present were Lord Stanley of Alder-_ ley, the Very Rev. Dr. Trench, Archbishop-designate of Dublin, late Dean of Westminster, Lady Charlotte Lochers, the Rev. J. G. Bradley, M.A., headmaster of Marlboroug h School, the Rev. Dr. C. J. Vaughan, of Doncaster, Professor Max Muller, Professor Jowett, the Rev. W. Fremantle, and many Oxford friends of the new Dean. The Gazette published by us last night, it will be seen, officially announced the appointment of Mr. Ser geant Slice to the judicial bench, and that also of Canon Stanley to the deanery of Westminster. Mx. JUSTICE SllEE.—Yesterday Mr. Justice Shee heard summonses for the first time at judges' cham bers since his appointment. His lordship attended on Mul -1 day and made arrangements to take the business until the commencement of Hilary Term, when he will take his seat on the bench at Westminster Hall. 'An amusing incident occurred in the course of the day. The summonses, as usual, were of a routine character, and his lordship partially heard the parties. In one application his lordship remarked that there was nothing in it, and good-humouredly said the parties had surely "come to see the new judge." Two other learned judges sat in the chambers of the other court, Mrs Justice Bylei taking the summonses of the Court of Com mon Pleas in the afternoon. The chambers will be closed on Thursday until Wednesday morning. ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC.—The competition for the Westmoreland Scholarship and Potter Exhi" bition took place at the Institution on Monday, the 2 114 instant. The following professors composed the board of examiners :—Mr Charles Lucas (chairman), Mr John. Goss' Mr F. R. Cox, Mr G. A, Macfarren, Mr H. Blagrove, Alt W. Derrell, and Mr Waiter Macfarren. The candidate's elected were:—For the Westmoreland Scholarship, Allis: Emily Wynne; and for the Potter Exhibition, Air ey Prentice. The following candidates were speela il l n :i n d wended :—Misses E. Pitt, S. Neighbour, E. 31 ,, 1)- B 4t u. a and E. Wolfe; Messrs. T. W. Walstein, and . a bridge. or Of Thu ASTON PARK COMPANY. The hisL, or, the Aston Park Company has advanced snottier stage. The mortgagees have issued the notice to foreclose' ana ana unless the corporation or the public make haste it ," probably be out of their power to secure the place and red ee , m ,, the promise which Mr, Ratcliffe made to the Queen. - do not know the exact time when the terms of the xi:lo l4 g s ° deed allow the company to wind up their affairs after the notice has been secured, but presume that either three or six months will be the longest term of grace. The shorto period will be ample for the conclusion of the business with n th an e toonwlynscuopupnocsiel, one e e w w a a y y p o o r s t s h i e ble. other. For otrheouprusb cosithe e lves of the mayor's letter to Mr. Percivall, the purchaett l park seems the only course left. It is useless to argue now whether the town council gave the mayor authority to write words he has written or not. He took upon himself the power of pledging the corporation, and without that pledge it is scarcely a matter of doubt now that her majestY4 would not have come at all, The only impression wilt° such a document could have on the mind o f the Que c ti i li t io and her advisers was that the purchase of the park Nos removed from the doubtful power of a limited compel into the certainty of the corporation completing the w (3. !•,.. Under this impression she visited the town, and under` a l impression she wrote her last letter to Mr. Sturge. the council allow their Queen to be deceived in the trua: which she has given to the language of their mayor. Wit i r , e _ ever may be the responsibility of the.. company, th av „t sponsibility must have been limited by their power. aided mayor have failed to buy the Park is an issue mrhiclt icie d mayor evidently contemplated from the first; and Pr ° t v ov. against it by pledging the corporation to carry Queen Times withoutcamethe opening the the park was only an incident of that Visuirty, to nviusmitbEerirmhainsgthhaemp,uabnldiethbear told tettitrigthoef seems to us cause. If this be so or not, the iespo the same. From the time her Majes t y form of the New-street station, Was the guest of the Mayor entered the train at Aston, she i u :il: foot uonsht she e apglanita of Birmingham, Mr. Rat' the • Birmingham. As ti . ae us D ; a s the mayor, he entertained elite invited her to visit s k n ighted. The compan y had i n all the negotiations respecting the done by the representa tivethey seems t° •of the corporation mayoral capacity. It certainly heed quietlput hinave been appears now too late to deny the responsibility which has thus been incurred. If the work, however, is to be done at —Birmingham Gazette. `ib port of the steam - transport Ariege from the west coast a all, mutt Africa, u whether h Toulone h c d r e js n oh e ue s r p wn e aa e dsl journals the arrival at t hat d l e . spatched in August last with j announce pr ovisions for th e naval di v i s i on on th a t station. 1 - 11° Ariege lett Gabon on t h e 11 t h O c t o ber, and on her way home touched at St. L ou i s (S eneg al), Goree, and G rand Bassan. She brings back lb() 61x. passengers died during tho P v e o r y s ' o a n g s e, a b n u a t not "u tagious diseases—and the sanitary state on board was to satisfactory on her arrival that she was at once admitted to free pratique. proVisioll THE OSI3OIINE ANNUAL.—Csborne's frontispiece this year, as seen through this celebrated viLlemse dealer's windows on Ludgate-hill, is more than usually interesting to housekeepers, as it announces that the neces C a stle The • of life have seldo m been cheaper for many yeatr._ The artistic portion pourtray s, b y a model, Conway as and its bridge and railway viaduct. A vessel in actu i a_i movemen t, sails " like a thing of lif e " u p on the rippcead, s urface of the river, which , in its turn, wedding the ben' doubtless typifies the j unction of the salt with the L. li t t , (butter in the window). Th e latter, the butter, with are like. that all other provisions co pride of humility bears a label of its cheapness, suggestive of plentiful grazing, and tha t wise within the reach and enj o y ment of the general tu • munity at this season of un iversal hospitality.—Gybe. -•-,.. lii The an abi den aat ing i s flouts 1 the bu Moder A fi yester Engle BUE the pi but in by th cludii gyp At tel egi Quiet Indi a 1131 Bills, Cent., 33 whicl Loan rally Norf Soutl and land, actiot Engli prices arises bent prop Cons 4 for Itedu Fo , Morn Prey& Cent., stead In have Th about instal nun Anst: Ptthy Steat por at bank Dtt Dit Cons, Inclif Each Dii Dil A.ast B razi Dii Dii Buen Dii Color _ Dii Uliiia Dii Equc Di uani .h 4-mtc ti 'll,l Di ure e Di D; Ttati ke g At o , Nem &an Dl, ] r t 1t,,,