The Sun. — London, England, 1863-11-30 00:00:00

ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVEN'T-GARDE N. Under the Management of Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. W. Harrison. THIS EVENING, for the Bth time, Balfe's new Opera, BLANCH DE NEVERS : Mis s Louisa' Vyne, Miss Aana Riles, Miss Emma Heywood; Messrs.W. H. Weiss, H. Corri ' A. Cook, A. bt. Albyn, C. Lya ll, J . Rouse, and W. Harrison. To conclude with the Second Act of THE DESERT FLOWER. Conductor, Mr. A. Mellon. Doors open at half-past Six—Commence at Seven. Tin HE ATRE ROYAL DRURY - LANE. - A. manage rs, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. r Majesty's Servants will perform 'PH is EVENING, the Farce Of IITY „HEART'S IN THE HIGHLANDS: characters by Mr. o. Neville, Mr. G. Weston, Mr. Warde, Mr. J. Marris ; Mrs. C. Melville, and Miss Harfleur. After which, Lord Byron's Choral Tragedy, MANFRED. essrs. i helps, Ryder, Rayner, Mfra greson , Ware, Spencer ; Eburne. Miss k. Atkinson, Miss Leclercq, and Mrs. E. Falconer. Vocalists—Miss Poole, Miss litter, Miss Cicely Not., Miss Heywood. and Mr. Swift. Followed by BEAUTY OR THE BEAST. Principal cha racters by Messrs. Addison, G. F. Neville, Barret, spencer, and G. Weston ; Mrs Edmund Falconer and Miss K. Leclerq. THEATRE ROYAL DkUR Y-L AN E Managers, Messrs. Edmond Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. Great and continued success of the production of Lord Byron's MANFRED, generally ackno xledged by the press and the public to be one of the most complete and legitimate triumphs of a combination of artistic capabilities presented on the stage for many years. THIS EVENING the Performances will commence with ' MY IIEART's IN THE HIGHLANDS. After which, commencing at a Quarter Wore Eight o'clock, Lord Byron's Choral Tragedy of MANFRED. Mortals: Manfred, Mr. Phelps; Abbot of at. Mauric , Mr. Ryder; . a Chamois Hunter, Mr. A. Rayner ; Manuel (an agedßct Retainer), Mr. Neville; Herman (a young Domestic in the Castle Manfred), Mr. G. Weston ; Rerainars, Messrs. Bedford, Weaver, Kirk, Wilson, Smith, and Edwards. Immortals .drimanes (Ruler of the Evil Agencies), Mr. " ; Ariel (Spirit of the Ether), Miss Emma Heywood ; of th?.. Stars), Miss Louisa Hitter; Undine (Spirit of the Hesper (Spirit Waters). Miss Poole; Meserima (Spirit o fMemory). Miss Ccely Nott; Auster (Spirit of the Storm), Mr. Swift; As tarotn (spirit of the Earth), Mr. Meagervano;osNu(sboeisr(iStporfittioief the Shadow of Night), Mr. Ryder; T t Mountains), Mr. G. Spencer ; Nemesish(Geoldsd, a e o sti d o A f Vengeance), troyosthe Mrs. Edmund Falconer ; Clotho, Lac Three Destinies—Miss Emma Atkinson,o.srtiss Miss Rose C. Weston, and Miss Murray ; the Phantom I Leclerq ; the Witch of the Alps Agencies and Spirit Spectre ;fores, J. Cormack, Miss of 31 i t s he M Weird *L bur c e 1; V o l r ] v l d i 1 , Messrs. T. Matthews, Seymour, Miss Haeleur j ,: Gentlemen of the Choir and the Mrs. Melville, Mrs. War low, and the Ladies and Scene c e n e Bal:et. Order and characterofit.h3,eisscoetnreerdys. 2: Studio and Gothic Gallery Castle. I The Chalet of the Chamois 2: a Precipice and Glaciers near the Summit of the Jung.. frau. Act 11. - Scene Pass. Scene 2: The Steinbach, a Hunter and Alpine Lower V aong the Al:, Waterfall , in one of .li t trs o , alle the Haunt ot y s the m Witch of the and Overhanging° Alps. i `The_i3ll b NY's rays still arcn the torrent with the in , nl y hues of heaven,c and roll the sheeted silver's waving crag'sperpendicular." Scene 3 : The z"now- Scene 4 : coLumn o'er the . capped Summit of the Jungfrau, by Moonlight. The Hall of A r imaues in the Nether World, painted by Mi. Danson and , , on. Act 11I.—Scene 1 : Terrace and E x t er i or of Castle. Scene 2: The Turret Studio, the alavian's Mid shook and Illumined by a Thunderstorm, and night Haunt. finally Destroyed. b Flashing Boit and Crashing Avalanche y Alpine Waste Wild ' Last Scene : A Snowyer Wilderness. Pro • rarnme of the Songs and Choruses—Act . I —Scene 1: Mys tical,s e 31 - aerial] 's I nvoca- Responses ot Viewless Spirits to th Ist Solo,"Mortal to thy bidding bow'd,'" Miss Emma ti on. Heywood ; 2d Solo, "In the blue aepth of the waters," Poole • 3d Solo, " I am the rider of the 3 "" Poo ' Swift , r , ~ m t .. ; S ep tette , Misses wind," Poole, Hey wood,;c.• Cicely Nett, Mr Swift, and i horns; The Impre- ...am. "When the Moon is on tie Wave," Miss cation—Solo , C ice ly Noe ; Solo, "Th ugh thy Slumber m a y b e d eep. " Nis. Poole ; Chorus, by the whole Choir. Act. ll. cene 3; 5 0 10 and Chorus, " The Captive Usurper," Miss Cicely Nott and Chorus ; bong, " The Ship sailed on, the bin • sailed S f as t," Miss Emma Heywood. ene 4—Gmnd Choral Hymn of the Evil Agencies, " Bail to our Master, Prince of Earth an d Air." solo verses by Mr. Swift, chorus by full Choir ; Ju bilant Choi us and ac , :ompanying Dance, by full Choir and the Ballet. Act ITL—Last Scene: Grand Dual Chorus of Good and Evil Spirits, by the Principal Singers and Full Choir. The general action of the tragedy arranged by Mr. Phelps. The incidental dances designed snd directed b; Mr. Cormeack. Costumes from designs by R. W. Keene, Esq., and from Flaxman's Illustrations f Ctassical and Ilythological Conceptions. Machinery by Mr. J. Tucker and Assistants. Gas Illuminations by Mr. J. Hinckley. Spectral illusions by Mr. Cox, under the direction of Mr. Telbin. The whole of the entirely new scenery designed and princin , lly painted by Mr. W. Telbin, assisted by his son, Mr. 11. Telbin. ohe Hall of Arimanes painted by Mr. Danson and Sons. The Increased orchestra ani present arran-ement of the music, orletinally composed by Sir Henry Bishop, under the direc tion of Mr. Barnard. The choir under the direction of Mr. Charles Beale. To conclude with BEAUTY OR TIIE BEAST. Private Boxes, les. 6d., 215., £1 Ils £2 2s , 35., and Li 45.: Stalls, 6s. ; Dress Circle, 4s. ; First Circlp, 3s. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, 25.; Lower Gallery. Is. ; Upper Gallery. 6d. No half-price. B,x office open from Ten to Five daily. Doors open at half-past S►x, commence at Seven o'c!ock. Stage lilanager, Mr. Phelps. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr, Buckstoue. THIS EVE .\ ING, SILKEN FETTEKS : Measra. Chas. Mathews, Chippendale, W. Farren, Howe, SLc ; Mesdames C. Mathews and M. Harris. Followed by T FIE GOLDEN FLEECE. Messrs. Charles Mathew Compion,WeAhersby, ct 3. ; Mesdames C. Mathews, L Keeley. Griffith, Sic. Followed by COOL AS A CUCUMBER. Mr. C. Mathews. And LITTLE DAISY. Commence at 7. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE Under the Sole Management of Mr. Feehter. BEL DE %TONI° (a Triumphant Success) will be repeated Every Evening; until further notice. THI- EVENING, the Comedietta, by W. Gilbert, entitled UNCLE BABY : 3less s. Widdicombe, J. G. Shore, Charles ; bliss P. Le,lercq, and Carlotta Leclercq. After which, at El ht o'clock, BEL DEMONTO, a Love story, in Twelve Ta.oleaux, t aken from Stendltal's 4. Italian Chronicle ," by Mr. John Bromrt.atn. Principal c:,arac ter by Mr. Pechter, supported by Messrs. Jordan, Charles, lir - iugth.m, Emery, Raymond, Moreland, Smith, Clifford, Collett, Andrews, Sims ; Miss Kate Terry, B. Lavenue, Lee, and .11 iss Elsworthy. Doors open at half-plat 6—commence at 7. L EA H.-EVERY NIGHT, MISS BATENIAN.—LEAH.—THIs EVENING, the 53d appearance of the great Tragic Actress, Miss BATEMAN, in the character of L NAIL In consequence of the unbounded success with which Miss Bateman's imperso nation of the principal character in the new Five Act Drama of LEAH has been attenaed. Mr Vebster begs to announce that It will be performed EVERY EVENING- until further notice. Ew THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPIII.- ki Solo Pronriwtor and Manas:or, M 7. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, at 7, THE TRAGEDY QUEEN: Mrs. S firling. tB, the New Drama of LEAH : Bth wee,c of Miss Bate man, supported by Messrs. Arthur Stirling - , R. Phillips, Bil lington, Stuart, Stephenson, Eburne; Miss H. Simms, and Mrs. Billingten. To ronelude with TIIE IRISH TIGER : Miss K. Kelly and Mr. 6tephenson. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Manager, Mr. W. H. Swanborough. Rom ney, EVENING, MIRIAM'S CRIME. Messrs. Geo. l ioney, Parselle, Belford, Turner, Miss K. Saville, and Miss Manors rturnFollowed by (sth time) PATIENT PENEI.OPE ; or, The of Ulysses. Messrs. tioney and Fenton ; Mesdames Swa in and Simpson. .biter which, MT NEW PLACE. Mr. A. Wood. Commence at 7. Tri-lixRD EDITION OF ‘, THE SUN,' co zan be 1 ' a, k 1 1 1",,,"-, the 1./gest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE "7 it.vening ot 4' GLLNIE, NEWS AGENT, C ' o ananght-terrace, Hyde-park. _ _ HIGH WA:rzit AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS ”DAY.-- , Mo ril i ng, 44. 51m• 1 kfternoon, sh. 12m. yo-goßßaw•-MornintS) h. 30 m. —Afternoon, bh. 50m, The Weather..s n ; ff ice, Nov. 30, 1863. um; This:clay at Two o'clock . Baromete r -.. 3 0. ................ 40 Wind—N. ; moderate breeze, tl,;(1. With frost. CO 1 T 4,1 - 0); int :LONDON, MONDAY, NOV. 30 , 1863. - Parvenu, as he proudly delights to desig nate himself, the Emperor NAPOLEON is, at this mom ent, eminently and emphatically—"a great man in a great position." If the greatness of the.positton be, in a measure, due to the accident of his birth, he has, without doubt, achieved for himself in that posi tion—a personal power and importance peculiarly his own. He has become literally the arbiter of Peace and War in Europe. Paris, at this moment, holds the preeminent place of the Temple of JANus of olden days; and, happily for Christendom, its portals are, for tho most part, pacifically closed. The great Congress to which, in furthararate of his paciac aspirations, th e EmPEr.caß had summonedii, i 3 Royal and Imperial brothers, scorns threatened with difficulty. The refusal at the English G civ° rutaeut to take part in the intended deliberations, has not only excluded England Ir°l exercising her due influence in the ad. jostment of European difficulties, bat h.:e, thrown st ri3us obstacles in the way of an such adjustment. It now reni t i as for y Prone 3 alone, not only to take, as she h as alread i n the solution of th e vexe dog ' the initi ative d questions which are dis tractiar, Europe, bat by the prompt exercise alike or her groa t power and her y et r eater influence to advance a step further e in her magnanimouscareer, and effect alone those great ob jects f or which she i had invoked the Congr e s s of other Powers, The EMPEROR has already by s o many repeated act evidenced the loyalty of his views, and the t uag _ ; nialimity of his sentiments, that the wellwishers of Peace and Order may rest satisfied in leaving the chic :f power of arbitration in his hands. Nay more, we may go further, and even assert (although France is :not our model for a free constitution, nor NAPO.. LOON our paragon of Liberals) that even the advo cates of national rights and popular liberties may, remembering Magenta and Solferino, venture to hope for better things for Poland at the interven ti.an, and by the aid of France, than (alas, that we should have to say it !) of England. The people of this country sympathise to their hearts' core with the wrongs and indignities of Poland. At every fresh outrage inflicted upon that long-suffering and oppressed nation, our hearts thrill with pity and indignation. Could the English people take a part in the Congress of Nations how unanimous and em phatic would be their verdict! There would be no parleying and palavering, no diplomatic hesitations and hindrances, while folios of paper and time in terminable are consumed and nothing accomplished. It would be far otherwise. As it is, however,we are doomed, in outward appearance at least, to inac tivity. Bat as the great NAPOLEON encouraged his soldiers to the onslaught by telling them that," forty ages" of the past were contemplating their achieve ments, so now let the NAPOLEON of Peace, mag nanimously forgetting all pride and prejudice, hearten himself to face the necessities of the hour by the thought that, not alone the traditions and glories of the Past, but the highest hopes and aspira tion of the Present and the Future, are now in volved in his acts and impending upon his decision, Poland and Italy look to him with anxious hripe, and Russia and Prussia regard him with incipient and foreboding dread. France, as he knows well, relies upon him with implicit trust; and England, he may rest assured, or, a all events, the English People, are disposed to regard with sympathy and applause every effort he may have the courage to make towards not alone the pacification of Europe, but the re-establishment of outraged Poland. The meeting of Germans last Saturday is a sig nificant step, and one to be regretted by wellwishers to the cause of liberty. The speakers appear to have been very animated on the subject, and to have discussed the question with the intelligence and determination for which their nation is celebrated. The first resolution declared that the Constitution separating Schleswig from Holstein was an attack on the rights of the population of the Duchy, and also on the right and honour of the German nation. This statement is inconsistent in the extreme, and even German logic would find it difficult to prove how conceding to one nation its individual rights was compromising the honour or interfering with the integrity of another. All this apparent con tradiction is, however, to be expected when once prejudice rules the day, and the jealousies of national antipathies are aroused. Dr. KINKEL was at great rains to explain the question of the disputed Duchies to those who perchance did not understand it so fully. Of course this account con tains a very one-sided version of the affair. Indeed, on one occasion, the speaker declared that it was just the same, in respect to the right of the present KING to possess these places, as if King WILLIAM the FOURTH had left Hanover to her present MAJESTY. This is quite absurd in theory as in practice, and altogether about as untent.ble as the argument that the King of DENMARK cannot pre tend on any valid grounds to hold sway over two States, when the Crown, as German state law decreed, was to be in the male line only. The very fact of the King of DENMARK assuming authority, proves that he does not conform implicitly to the regulations of the powers of Germany. Dr. KINKEL seemed to tuase his claim on the fact, that any State had a right to join another if so desirous, and that Schleswig had long desired to seihrate from Denmark and join Germany. This is not the fact at all, but the emissaries of the Confederation are constantly at - - work, and play their part so well, that discontent must inevitably arise in some quarters, and thus it is easy to represent isolated cases as general in stances, and to set forward the claims of those whose ngenious devices and skilful tactics are worthy of a better cause, The elasticity of the argument was especially demonstrated in the very different sequels that followed from two events not so different as far as they are put here in evidence. In the first place, the speaker observed that the protocol which put the Dachies under Denmark had been rendered valueless, because the conquering party had broke it. The Prince of AUGLTSTENBURG, it would appear, is not bound by any previous relinquishment, since he is set forward in this emphatic manner after his father has renounced all claims on the part of him, self and descendants. It seems little short of a quibble to assert that the renunciation did not affect the son, and at all events the particularity which lays so much stress upon one party adhering so strietly to rule, and then permits another to cancel and annul all promises and obligations. It is asto nishing how people can deceive themselves, and therefore it is not a great matter to find that this energetic orator winds up by remarking that the honour of the nation required that it should render assistance "to its own flesh and blood, who asked assistance in a righteous cause." In other words this must mean that it is the intention of a great nation to crush the liberties, and trample upon the privileges of a smaller one, and it yet remains to be seen if this arbitrary act of tyrannical annexa tion will be permitted by the nations of Europe. Mr. KARL BLIND was resolved not to mince matters, and took several occasions to impress on the minds of his hearers the necessity not to put any trust in the devices of princes or the policy of courts. Vehement as was his style, however, his speech contained some warnings that, if taken to heart, might be of great service to the visionary enthu siasts and more sober setters to rights who are in tent on some decided move, and seem resolved not tolos e any more time without stirring action super seding the study of protocols and the legality of suc cessio n . « What hope had they," he asked, he th e people's blood would not be recklessly aPilt for th furtherance of dynasti c i n t eres t s ." This i s tit tle : 1 3 - true, because times without number some sho wy pre text has been made the excuse for rushing t o pledged th erot ,„ The meeting, before se p ara ti ng , lees to a ccessary att empt, support the committ ee i n a ll t their end and f ar th er t h e o bject at heart. ortivgy and enthusiasm pa ot, Federal on the T his e . great os it demonstration m btehud o e i s s i t tion ce r - tainly reveals much ever it B m ie a t y a b re e are sufficiently to enforce, their claim s th ey a p e a k r e t d, o e f ti t i ll :n e o. who Surely, i t tt , strong to resolved ut all this parade and excitement in London. Th e Iv _ be able to do so without proceeding at Frankfort are of a most extraordinar 5 ' nature, It is most unfair to exclude the Danish re„„ tive from the Federal Diet, yet such has b een the course adopted. Such conduct cannot but l ower th e conclave in the sight of all upright and straightf or _ ward judges. It shows a sense of something not quite clear and precise in the actions of those who propose and sanction the plan. If s uch devices and tactics triumph for a time the success will be but momentary, and the eclat of very brief duration. It is sad to contemplate the strife and dissension that will be engendered by the angry f ee eiege now predominating, and doubtless we are on the eve 01 a severe straggle; but it the right cause is taken uP with spirit and decision it must eventually win the day, at all mats our Ministers had better come TEM SLIN. LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 36, 1863. for ward boldlyand show themselves capable of being decided for once, and putting a stop to the encroach ments of one state, and giving support to the just claims of another. A heavy cloud is thrown over the Indian news which has reached us with the newly arrived mail, by the reported death of the able and high minded Governor-General. The news is startlingly sudden and as yet unconfirmed, but there is too much rea son to fear that if not actually true at the time it was first announced it has since been verified. Lord ELGIN, according to a telegram received at the tis too much u of ch o n India Office, was so dangerously ill that his life was he r edespaired reason he to l4 t h fear that eof this , too many a a n n y d of his predecessors, efficient and a ccom pli s h e d as himself, he h as succum b ed to the evil influences of a trying climate, possibly aggravated by want of due precautions. In any case his illness will be a serious lose to England and to India, for his appointment was one of the few political nominations which gave almost unqualified satisfaction, and it is to be feared that, under the most favourable circumstances, Lord ELGIN'S health will prove unequal to his arduous duties. Unhappily, there is too much reason to regard the office as already vacant, and another of our foremost politicians will be summoned to under take the dignities, the responsibilities, and the risks of his high estate. It is time to consider Whether something cannot be done to mitigate this loss of life, to arrest, or at least delay, that fatal arm which stands with ready poised dart continually by the side of our Anglo-Indian chiefs, snatching them from us in the full flush of their glory, the prime of their days, with their work half accomplished, their reforms begun, but left incomplete. It remains to be tried whether more frequent relaxation, less as siduous application to the duties of their calling, greater care in the selection of a place of residence, and more caution in avoiding violent changes of atmosphere, as well as extremes of temperature, will not serve to modify, if it cannot altogether check this disastrous mortality. More, peihaps, is to be hoped from the completion of the great public works now going on in India—the drainage, the irriga tion, the adoption of sanitary measures which, together with the greater facilities offered by the railway lines for the selection of healthful localities for our official stations, may be expected to have a beneficial effect on civilians and soldiers alike. The long roll of names which have passed into silence under the Indian sun include men emi nent in all professions, and the better government of our Eastern Empire will be secured at a heavy price indeed if men like Lord ELGIN are to be the sacrifice. In Jamaica, in Canada, in China, in India, he has served his country well and wisely, and the thought that so brilliant and successful a career has been too probably cut short in its prime will sadden many an Englishman as he glances at the news brought by the Calcutta mail. The other intelligence which it brings is satisfactory enough. Peace and prosperity are rapidly developing the capacities of India, though the supineness and inj astice of former years has left work for many a long day to come. The East India Railway is busy conveying the holiday-seekers of depopulated Cal cutta to the hills, the new line is about to be opened between Lahore and Mooltan, and in every direc tion the means of internal communication are being gradually extended. Trade is also prosper • ing, although considerable damage has been done to some kinds of produce by the enormous clouds of locusts which have lately passed over a large portion of India, coming, it is conjec tured, originally from Arabia. The owners of the vast tea plantations, which have recently given rise to such confident expectations, were horror stricken as the mighty swarm moved towards them. Hap pily for this new and flourishing trade, tea is not ranked among entomological delicacies, and the plants were left unhurt. Less fortunate, however, were the rival plantations, and it is feared that the cotton crops will have suffered heavily from the inroads of these unwelcome and voracious visitors. Should this prove to be the case, it will be more to be regretted than any damage done to the tea plantations, seeing that the cotton crop affects two countries and two peoples, instead of one. It seems that, unfortunately, the cotton plant is numbered among the favourite dainties of the locust tribe, and at some places, Arrah, for instance, they have inflicted considerable damage. An Anglo-Indian correspondent describes them in these words—" They stretched like a firma ment for miles on every side, and towered up to Heaven, in pillars of ever revolting multitudes, like millions of water-spouts. The injuries which they have inflicted, however, have happily been only of a partial nature, and Government and people are busy in trying to provide against a re currence of the infliction of destroying the eggs and young swarms. Had it not been for these unplea sant visitors the harvest in Northern India would, it is said, have equalled the abundant crops of Eng land. We must hope that the grievance will be only temporary, and that the active measures taken for the destruction of the enemy will prove to have been effectuill. At any rate the trade of India is now flourishing enough to bear such a calamity without much disturbance, even as her revenue has become sufficiently buoyant to have dispersed all the gloomy anticipations of financiers. There is 'much cause for thankfulness if we look at the change a few years has wrought, though, much re mains to be done, if we would prevent our eastern empire from exacting in return for the benefits she may confer on us the lives of our most capable and energetic statesmen. LATEST INTELLIGENCE (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) THE POLISH INSURRECTION , BRESLAU, Nov. 30. Advices received here from Poland state that in consequence of the searches ordered in the churches and convents of KsiHach, the city had been sur rounded and all communication with the environs interrupted. Small detachments of insurgents were appearing throughout the country, well armed, and completely equipped in winter uniform. A fresh convoy of Poles, among whom was Madame Memachewska, had been sent into the hoart of Russia. ....1.......N ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 30, The Jourml de St. Petersburg publishes a very detailed plan, dated March 1, 1861, and signed General Miroslawski, for the organisation of the present revolution in Pol an d. This document is stated to have been found in Zamoy ski House, Warsaw, after the attempt on the life of General Berg. 1• ••••••••• s SUEZ, Nov. 28 News received here from Madagascar announces that with France was being prepared. draft The of bad been aboli s h e d, an d T a a treaty ciuia liberty of worship granted. The French Consul would reside in Madagascar. Commerce would he permitted as proof of friendship. French vessels would be alio wed to anchor in the military port. The Customs duties had been re-established. The Queen will have the power of passing laws. PORTUGAL. LISBON, Nov. 23. One of the chief objects of Portugal in going to the Paris Convention is to obtain possession of the frontier town of Oiivenca, which Spain has always held, although it was formally made over to Portugal by the treaty of Vienna. FRANCE, PARIS, Nov. 29. BOURSE, Nov. 28.—The market has been heavy but with little change in quotations, Threes, for the Account, being now at 66f. 90c. Railways quiet, but up the present time well maintained. The market closed as follows : It per Cents . 94 80 Do. end month 3 per Cents Do. end month 66 85 Credit Mobilier 1065 Do. end month 1095 Bank Shares 3360 Credit 1 oneier 1250 Roman Italian L0an...,., 71 80 Do. end month.... 71 70 Sew ditto ........ Do. end month.... Russian ........ Austrian ...... 78 Spanish Threes.... Home Debt ...... 511, Deferred ... 46 75 RA IL WAYS. Cash. Account. 972 50 .. 970 975 •• 970 Orleans Northern . . New ditto Lyons and Mediterranean New. ditt0......... Geneva.. Southern Western ...... Eastern .... Sardinian Austrian ...... Lombard ........ North of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona 937 50 .. 935 895 - .. - - 685 - .. 685 - 507 50 .. 507 50 480 - .. 482 50 397 60 ~ 395 -- 392 50 392 50 518 75 .. 517 50 520 - .. 520 - 625 - .. 617 50 303 75 .. 307 50 LITERATURE. Battle•fielcls of the South from Bull Run to Fredericksburg. With Sketches of Confederate Commanders, and Gossip of the Camps. By an English Combatant (Lieut. of Artillery on the field). With Two Maps. Two Vols. smith and Elder. Beginning w:th the very first threatenings of the disruption of the United States, the author of these volumes, himself' an eye -witness of the scenes which he describes, has given a very comprehensive and animated account of the American war, as regarded, of course, from the Confederate point of view. As an evidence at once of his lively style and decided sentiments, we may cite his very graphic portrait of the Yankee, whom he describes as "a volatile, imaginative, superficial, theatrically inclined individual, possessing uncommon self confidence, very self-willed, arrogant, and boastful. His self-conceit is boundless; any one who disputes his ideas is a fool !" At the first threatening of nostilities this eye-witness describes the unanimous enthusiasm of the Confederates as something mar vellous. There was no lack of volunteers for arms. All were anxious to go forth and fight the Yankees, "not that the Northerners were deemed worthy of that honour," but there was a strong . desire " to get to close quarters with the enemy, and settle the question without further delay." From morning till night the surrounding woods re echoed with the report of firearms. " Our men," says the author, " did not really need such practice, for every youth was accustomed to the woods and to hunting; each had killed his dozens of panthers, &c.—in fact nine-tenths of our company seemed born to arms, and were never so happy as when shooting." In another place he observes—" Such patriotism as the women displayed is certainly be yond description—they seemed to give all heart and soul to the cause." " The negroes, too, at the plough, in the cotton•field, or beside their cabin doors, rushed out, hat in hand, mounted the fence, and rolliug their eyes in wonder and delight, would shout success to us on our journey." Amid such universal encouragement and acclamation, the gal lant army of the South set forth upon their march. " But who are our generals," asked the author at a the outset of the campaign; " our men are as brave steel, but who are to lead th em ." Thi s ques tion was shortly to receive a full and satisfactory reply. The waiter soon afterwards obtained his first g glimpse of General Besure and ; Of Beauregard I knew little, but had heard much. He was continually ince! lig about from place to place, his ap pearance and escort being so unostentatious that many met and ET ss eCl . .fitiout knowing him. It was his custom to in the garden o f t h e cottage w h ere hi s head-quarters were establish e d a ft er mea l s, smo ki ng; an d it was there I first saw him. He is a small man, with a sallow com plexion, ft heavy black moustache. and closely cut hair. With the left hand in his trousers pocket, a cigar in his mouth, a buttoned-up coat, and small cap, he i s th e exact type o f a French engineer, and could not any w h ere b e m i s t a ken for a civilian. He is jaunty in hi s gait, dashing in hie manner, and evidently takes d e li g ht i n the circumstances o f war. It must be confessed his m o d es t y i s equa l to his merit—he is not im perious or be ar i ng, b ears grea t r espect for his brother offi cers of the old service, and is never seen to such advantage as when standing on an earthwork, and giving orders, or conversing with animated gesture. Hostilities now began in earnest. Here is the first commencement Sounded, the Yankees moved cautiously towards the spot, and two battalions opened close volleys. Discovering their exact whereabouts by the flash, we all took accurate aim, and pouring volley after volley into them with great ra pidity, scattered their force in all directions. Wet to the skin, but much elated, we were peremptorily commanded to retire across the Run by an orderly of the general's, who said our firing had aroused every man in the division. As we approached 111 4 Lean's Ford through the woods, our outposts, horse and foot, were as thick as flies, and such was the danger of being fired into, that scouts had to be sent in advance to report our approach. The ford was much deepened, and the river had risen. We crossed as best . we could on fallfn trees ; and as the moon rose, plainly saw our horse pickets on the opposite hill, while the glare of the enemy's camp fives around Centreville looked like thou sands of stars flickering against the dark blue sky. It was evident the enemy were perfectly informed of the topographical peculiarities of the region, for there seemed to be little hesitation in their movements, but great know ledge of available ground, and practicable roads. Their ex tended wings and superior force led many to suppose that it was their real intention to surround and cut us off from all escape. The men laughed at such an idea, and, to use their own language, were " spoiling for a fight." When the morning of the 18th dawned, our regiments formed in line, and waited hour atter hour for the attack, which was now certain. Shortly afterwards we have the writer's first im. pressions of A BATCH OF GENERALS. During the week, when the weather had cleared and the scorching July sun blazed again as of old, by common consent we all took to the woods, and encamped there. As for " Jeff. Davis," it appears that when the rout of the enemy was complete, he had ridden without escort along the lines ; but his features and figure were so well known that he was quickly discovered, and loud yells of delight rang out from our whole army. Taking advantage of the tall of evening, he "dropped in" upon our officers (many of whom were fellow-townsmen, or ex members of the U.S. branches of Legislature) to have a quiet chat. As I had never seen a live President, my curiosity was on the que wive, and when his presence was whispered to me, I found him sitting at our colonel's tent-door, with a circle of cap tains ana lieutenants, conversing very quietly on State affairs, bat withno more animation or signof pleasure than if a victorious army was not around, or a beaten one flying from him. In citizen attire, with beaver hat, and smoking , a cigar, he listened to all that was said, assented or dis sented with a nod of the head, and some time afterwards, mounting his grey mare, ambled off to Manassas as unos tentatiously as if he were the least person in the Confede racy. Since then I have seen the President frequently on different fields of battle, and have observed little change in his habitually modest and thoughtful demeanour, although on many occasions his proud and victorious troops, un conscious of his presence, were rending the skies with their shouts or charging the enemy with unexampled fury. The brigadier under whom we had hitherto served pleased the men so little that it was deemed advisable to appoint in his stead Colonel Nathan Evans, whose general ship and gallantry at Stone Bridge and Sudley Ford had won for him universal esteem. We had been informed that our command was under marching orders, and parade was just over when three horsemen galloped into camp,and saluted the colonel. These were none other than Evans, Longstreet, and Ewell—names that are now for ever hal lowed in the hearts and history of our gallant army. From their style of riding and peculiar seat in the saddle, lat first sight, took them for dragoons, and was not mistaken. Evans was very restless, and his horse reared and chafed, and plunged to the right and left all the time he stayed with us. He is about 40 years of age, with a head of the cast of Torn Moore's ; slightly bald ; small restless black eyes; heavy black moustaches; and when he smiles dis plays incomparable teeth; but has a quick, cunning, and snappish look, although his manner is polished and polite. His countenance looks like one who dissipates occasionally; he is of medium stature, angular in his movements, never happy but when in the saddle—a perfect soldier in every thing, and "swears like a trooper." Longstreet is a powerfully. built man, somewhat bald, about stt 10in. high, with sandy hair and whiskers—the latter allowed to grow nnt lamed. He possesses a fine bluish grey eye, of great depth, penetration, and calculation ; sel dom speaks unnecessarily, seems absorbed in thought, and very quiet in manner. Ewell I did not see distinctly; he was continuall y moving about, prying into our camp arrangements, and looking towards Manassas with his glass. All three were dressed as citiaens,with heavy black felt hats on, and, except pistols in their holsters, were unarmed and unattended. These officers have since acquired in mortal fame. I myself have been witness of their achievements, of which more anon. So potent is the force of association that this author's Confederate sympathies go so far as to make him —an Englishman —an advocate of slavery ! He devotes a chapter to the one-sided consideration of the question, giving imaginary conversations, which dilate upon the happiness of many negroes of his acquaintance and their attachment to their masters. No doubt many of these instances may be true. There are good masters as well as bad, and there are contented as well as discontented slaves. Minor details like these do not, however, is any way affect the principles of a question. It is rather late in the day to argue the abstract merit of slavery now ! We shall content ourselves with a passing expression of our own amazement, that an " Englishman," as he calls himself upon the title-page, should venture to declare such sentiments! As a consecutive narra tive of the war, these volumes will be useful as well as interesting. The last chapter takes us to the Battle of Fredericksburg, on the 13th December, 1862, which is illustrated by a sketch map of the Battle- field. The Mysterious Case of Arsenic Poisoning. After the despatch of our report of the proceed ings at the inquest at Wimbledon on Miss Huband, on Friday, the following evidence was taken : George Cole was called. He is a man of appa rently 30 years of age. He said—My acquaint ance with the deceased commenced three and a half years agu, but it ceased (luring that time for fourteen months—from January, 1561, to March, 1862. The acquaintance was secret, and it was not approved of by Mr. and Mrs. Vernon. My visits were secret and at night. I was aware that she was six months gone with child, and I have not much doubt that I was the father. She told me she was in that state in the beginning of last April. She said she would swear the child on me, and I was under the belief that she was in the family-way. She said several times that her aunt would blow up, and I proposed marriage. She said that would ho altogether against her friends' wishes. I furnished her with a ring in May last, but she did not wear it, and after her death Mrs. Vernon sent . -- it back through the post, in consequence of an ap plication I made to her to retutn me the property there was of mine in the house. I had given the pro perty to Miss Huband, but after her death I thought I was entitled to it. Deceased never said anything about destr. ying the child's or her own life, and I never suggested anything of the kind to her. I never furnished her with any arsenic, and never heard of any, and nothing occurred that I know of for the purpose of procuring abortion. The note which I took to Mr. Vernon's merely related to the property, and there was not one word in it as to the death of the deeeased, or her being in the family way. I had reason to think she had taken poison, or been poisoned, from her sudden death, and from Mrs. Vernon's not allowing anyone to see the body. I think she either poisoned herself or that the Vernons or her relations did so to prevent my marrying her. I have nothing to warrant such a supposition beyond my own ima gination. I never heard her say she would poison herself, or that there was poison in the house. Superintendent Bevan said he did not wish to put any questio.2s to the witness, but he was the only witness who had inhered to his first statement. The Coroner— / am afratc ; that fact will not lee sen his guilt, or mitigate what'he will have to answer for hereafter, By a Juror—The property consisted of t , watch and trinkets. In reply to a remark by Superintendent Bevan, the coroner said he did not think that any portion of the arsenic found in the cupboard had been used by the deceased, and that the arsenic taken by her was of another kind. Mr. John Huband, the father of the deceased, was then called, and said that Mrs. Vernon took his daughter and adopted her. Sho never expressed a wish to leave. He had no reason to suppose she received any injury froM the Vernon family, or was ill-treated in any way. The Coroner having ascertained that the opinion of the jury was that the inquiry had proceeded quite far enough, summed up the evidence, pointing out that under the circumstances he thought that the only safe verdict for them to return WAS that the deceased died of poison, hut whether taken by her self or administered to her by others there was no satisfactory evidence to show. The jury concurred, and the following verdict was returned—" That the deceased was several months gone in the family way, and died from the effects of arsenic, but whether it was taken by herself to destroy her own life, or whether it was given to her by any other person for any other purpose, there is no satisfac tory evidence to show." The inquiry lasted nearly seven hours. THE FRENCH EMBASSY.—His Excellency Prince de la Tour d'Auvergne, the newly-appointed Ambassador from the Court of the Tuileries, arrived at Albert -gate house lad evening from Paris. Hie Excellency was met at the London-bridge station by the Marquis de Cadore, Charge d'Affaires and First Secretary of the Embassy, Viscount Contades, Viscount Beat:aunt, M. Caumont de Is Force, and M. Roux, Chancellor a the Embassy, Literary Intelligence—in England. THE POET LAUREATE has now ready his new poem o f .' Enoch the Fisherman." Mr. W. H. RUSSELL is abo ;at to publish, under the title of " Canada : its Defen:aza, Condition, Ind Resources," an account of his tray 1861-2. • .:13 in that country during the winter of A NI:PIiEW or THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER, MR. A. GLADSTONE, has made his debut as a novelist in a talc of real life, entitled " Tho Man of the Hour." The speeches of the Prince Consort have been translated by Dr. Frese, of Bremen, very successfully, and have met with a large sale in Germany. BOOKS RECEIVED. The Shadow of Ashlydyat. By Mrs. Henry Wood. 3 vols. Bentley. Barbara's History, By Amelia B. Edwards. 3 vole. Hurst and Blaekett. Sir Guy de Guy. By Rattlebrain. Illustrated by Phiz. Routledge. Le Correspondant. Ch. Douniol. Literary Intelligence—in France. During the present year there have been no less than 12,000 new works and 20,000 pieces of new music published in Patis, and 6,000 works in the provinces. PROUDTION is about to start a new non-political paper. 11e is also preparing a series of small pamphlets against the Opposition in the Chan.bers. COUSIN has bequeathed his library, collected with immense c are and trouble, to the State, under the condition that it Bllcittxld always form a special division of the National Library. "LIFE OF JESUS" has been confiscated at exe g e berg in Prussia, TAE NU MBER sl a• OP POLITICAL JO URNALS IN P ARTS an d the departments is at present 318 , of unpolitical ones, 6,700. THE NATIONAL was C.:lv l a i rt • , E,- , the current week.Bllll—A"P Syk: 'been joined by Sir Hugh M. RARE COMMITTEE, dur ingCairns,vrot. ,N fr a l s .P on ., , C T o ja l o . P., E. B. Eastwick, Esq., 1 W. Harrison, Esq., and G. P. Bacon, Esq. The NLw OPERAS.--Mr. lienrY Le slie has a new opera ready, as also has Mr. Benedict. he text for both, rumour says ) is by Nr, ralgraYs Simpson, AT BULL RUN. I Prom our position toßlackburn's Ford was half a mile, and there Longstreet was posted with a strong brigade. Ewell was to our right, lower down, and across the Run at Union Mills, While we stood in line of battle, scouts came in, reporting the enemy's approach en muse. In the afternoon an Alablma regiment came in, in good order, bringing all its baggage. They had skirmished with the enemy for several miles, taking advantage of every turn in the road, and firing from tho woods with good effect. From their reports we learned that all the outposts had mado good their retreat, and our skirmishers had done so much damage, that the enemy were extremely slow and cautions in their movements. Towards nightfall four companies of our right wing crossed the ford and occupied a small valley which led to Centreville. Our pickets had not long been posted in the timber, when a cavalry scout came across the open, and reported the approach of a strong force. The men were all quietly placed and ready for business, when we distinctly saw several hundred Federals placed in the edge of the wood opposite, and could hear their conversation occasion• ally. One of our negroes, taking advantage of the dark ness, went over to the enemy. During the night, the lieutenant-colonel, anxious for our safety, attempted to reach us. Thanks to the run away, the enemy had enclosed us on three sides, the fourth being a range of hills, beyond which was the river. De termined to extricate us, the colonel swam the river, and before the morning dawned W 6 had safely forded it, recrossed again lower down, and flanked the enemy. The sequel was exciting, believing us to be sur- BITLWER'S POEM IN BLACKWOOD, Under the title of " The Boatman," there is a very remarkable Poem leading off the new number of Blackwoods Magazine for December. It is from the indefatigable hand of Pisistratus Caxton, who is apparently just now at his very best—as he is certainly more than ever industrious. Scarcely has he completed his comprehensive series of Essays upon Life, Literature, and Manners, entitled collectively Caxtontana, upon the which series we shall take the earliest opportunity of descanting at length—hardly has he sur prised the general public with his whimsical apologue about the Congress of Fishes convened by the Pike, an elaborated sarcasm that we have heard pronounced the cleverest political squib of modern times—when he throws off, in a vein so totally different, this exquisite allegorical poem of ''The Boatman," a poem kindred to the masterpieces of Schiller, and worthy of Schiller's genius—an alle gory in which the Poet may be said to have epito mized the whole pathos of Human Life. But for the length to which it extends, we should be tempted to transfer the entire Poem to oar columns from the pages of Blackwood. Although perfectly conscious that, by dividing it in any way, by breaking it up into mere fragmentary quotations, we are necessarily marring thegeneral effectof it as a work ofart,we must nevertheless, venture to give at least some portions of the opening and of the closing pass:.ges of the Allegory, as a means of affording the reader a notion of its character as a whole, and, above all, of its singular felicity as an Allegory of Human Life : Half sleeping still, I stand among The silvery, trembling sedges, And hear the river rolling strong, Through mists that veil its edges. " Up, Boatman, up I the moments flee Ac on the bank I shiver ; And thou must row me towards the sea Along this length of river." The Boatman rose and stretched his hand,— " Come in—thou hest far to go ;" And through the drowsy reeds from land The boat went soft and slow ; Stealing and stilly, and soft and slow. And the Boatman looked in my face, and smi!ed : " Thy lids are very heavy; sleep on, poor child! Lulled by the drip Of the oars I dip. Measured and musical, sure and steady— Sleep by my side While from home we glide." And I dreamily murmar, "From home already 1" I awake with a start—on my sight flashes day. " 6o late, and so little advanced on the way ; Arouse thee, old laggard, and row me faster, Or never a sliver thou'll get from me." " When the voyage is over, my pert young master, Be sure the grey Boatman will earn his fee. But whether I seem to thee Zest or slow, There is but one speed for the boat I row; I measure my movements by no man's taste, Whether he ask me to halt or haste. Plish, Plash, drop upon drop, On without hurry, but on without stop ; The clock on yon turret is not so steady." " If crawl we must at this snail-like pace, Ere the river flow curved to the curving shore, Let me take a last look at my native place. And the green of the sedges—one last look more. Where the home of my birth ? It is blotted from earth ? Just left, and now lost to my sight already 1" Tauntingly answered the Boatman grey : " Not a moment ago Didst thou call me slow ; But already 's a word thou wilt often say. 'Tis the change of the shore Proves the speed of the oar, Stealing the banks away, stealthy, steady." Bustle and clatter, and dissonant roar! The mart of a mighty town, From the cloudy height to the stony shore, Wearily lengthening down. And here and there, and everywhere, Are gamesters at eager play— The poor and the rich, none can guess which is which, So motlily mixed are they. Not a man but his part in the gaming takes, Wherever the dice from the dice••box fall; Beggar or prince in the lately stakes— The beggar his crust, and the prince his all. And the prizes the winners most loudly boast, Even more than the gems and gold, Are the toys which an infant esteems the moat, Ere he come to be five years old. A coral of bells, or a trumpet of tin, Or a ribbon for dolls to wear— The greybeard who treasures like these may win, The crowd on their shoulders bear. Jangle and wrangle, and babel and brawl, As down from the loud box the dumb dies fall : A hoot /or the looser, e shout for the winner; He who wins is the saint—he who looses, the sinner. Scared away from my side, as they press round the dies, Still my bride has her part in my life; For it charms her to share in the gauds of the prize, Though she shrinks from the rage of the strife. Pliith, splash, drop upon drop, Never we hurry, and never we stop I With our eyes in the cast, and our souls in the game, While the shores that slip by us seem always the same. Jangle and wrangle, and tumult and brawl, And hurrah for the victor who bubbles us all! And the prize of the Victor I've wellnigh won, When all of a sudden drops down the sun. One throw, and the favours 0 Fortune I crown ! Hurrah fir the victor !—I start with a frown, For all of a sudden the sun drops down, " I see not the die — Is it cloud fleeting by ? Or is it—it cannot be—night already ?" " The sun," said a voice, as bleak shadows descend, " Has sunk iu the sea where the river shall end ; Unheeded the lapse of the stream and the light; Warns as vainly the sea heard distinct through the night ? Hark the whispers that creep From the World of the deep, Which I near with the oars, sounding solemn and steady." " I hear but the winds that caressingly creep Through the ever-green laurels remote from the deep ; Though the sunlight is gone, soon the planets will rise." From the boatman, then, turning, I gam on the skies, And watch for Orion—to light up the dies. " What gleams from the shore ? Hold but one moment more; Rest under yon light, shining down from the height. Hurrah for the victor I—but one throw morel" " No rest on the river—that's past for thee ; The beacon but shines as a guide to the sea. One chime of the oar, ere it halt evermore, Muffled and dirgelike, and sternly steady; And the beacon illuming the last of the shore Shall flash on the sea to thy murmur-.' AlreadyV " Then seems there to float Down the length of th© way, From the sedges remote— From the rose-garden bay— From the town and the wart-- From the river's deep heart— From the heart of the land— From the lips of the bride. Through the darkness again Stealing close to my side, With her hand in my hand — From the gamesters in vain Staking odds on the main Of invisible dies, — An echo that wails with my wailing and sighs, As I murmur, " The ocean already l"." ALREADY I" On glimmer of light From the beacon's lone height, One look at the shore, and one stroke of the oar, And the river is lost in the ocean already It is the realisation at last of Coleridge's lovely notion of some day selecting "A River " as the theme of A Poem. Only—in Sir Bulwer Lytton's allegorical poem of " The Boatman" the stream itself appears but as an accessory, and therefore, so to speak, gleams upon our attention but inciden tally thionghout. THE POPE'S GENEROSITY, (From the Court Journal of Saturday) Oa Friday Reek a steamer belonging to the Ita lian Government was being terribly tossed about iu a heavy storm off Civita Vecchia. The captain de manded permission to land his passengers at that port, amongst whom were a number of soldiers. A t e legram was sent immediately to his Holiness the Pope to inquire what was to be done. Instantly he forwarded a reply that not only were they to be a ll owe d to land, but sent on to Rome, whence they could proceed by train to Naples, whither they were bound, which was accordingly done. It is these little acts of generosity and kindness of heart that make the Pope so beloved in his own domi nions, but which are so little known or understood beyond them. Pius IX is ad m i t t e d t o be, by his worst and most bitter enemies, as near to perfection as a mortal man can be. People will not leave well alone. They could do so much better themselves ! etruirt„s, &en HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, Nov. 28. The dinner party yesterday included their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Prince of Wales, the Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia, and Princess Helena, the Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury, the Hon. Mrs. Poneonby, the Hon. and Very Rev. the Dean of Windsor, and the ladies and gentle men in waiting on the Queen, Prince and Princess of Wales, and the Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia. The Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales drove out this morning, at tended by the Equerry in Waiting. Their Royal Highnesses the Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia went to Oxford, attended by the Countess Hothenthal and Count Furstentein. The Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury arrived at the Castle yesterday. Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales honoured Mr. Frith with a sitting yesterday for the marriage picture. The Hon. Caroline Cavendish and the Hon. Flora Macdonald have succeeded the Hon. Horatia Stop ford and the Hon. Harriet Phipps as maids of honour. Nov. 29. The Queen, the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia, Princess Helena, Princess Louise, Prince Leopold, and her Serene Highness the Princess Hohenlohe, and the ladies and gentlenin in waiting, attended Divine service this morning in the private chapel. The Bishop of Oxford preached the sermon. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales left the Castle yesterday evening for Frog more House, whero they will remain. The Duke and Duchess of Argyll arrived at the Castle yesterday. Her Majesty will remain at Windsor Castle till the 16th December, and will then proceed to Osborne, where the Queen and Court will reside for some weeks. Tho Prince and Princess of Wales will pay a visit to her Ma jesty at Osborne. The Prince and Princess of Wales will remain at Frogmore until February next, after their Royal High nesses' visit to her Majesty at Osborne. The coronation of the new King of Denmark, Christian 11., as to take place at Copenhagen in January with great pomp. His Excellency the Prussian Ambassador and the Countess Bernstorff returned to the Prussian Embassy, Carlton-house-terrace, on Saturday, from visiting the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough at Blenheim Palace, near Woodstock. The Duke and Duchess of Roxburgh°, accom panied by Miss Dalton, have arrived at the Clarendon Hotel, from Floors Castle. The Duke d'Aquaviva and suite have left the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street, on their return to Paris. The Duchess of Hamilton has been staying at the Hotel Windsor, Rue de Rivoli. During her visit to Paris the Emperor paid her two long visits. The Duke of Newcastle is so unwell as to be un able to attend to his official duties at the Colonial-office. The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough are re ceiving a succession of visitois at Blenheim Palace, Oxon. The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury will receive a large party next week at Hatfield House, Herts. The Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne, who have been in town during the past few days, return to Bowood Park, Wilts, early in the week, The Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster and Lady Theodora Grosvenor have arrived at Eaton Hall, Cheshire, for the winter, The Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbnry returned to town on Saturday, from visiting her Majet,t -- , at Windsor Castle. Maria Marchioness of Ailesbury has left knows' ley for Bretby Park, the seat of the Earl and Comae4B o. Chesterfield. The Earl and. Countess of Clarendon ,va t.ater tain'ng a select party at the Grove, near Wat , ' The Earl and Countess Howe e Argry Curzon left Curzon iiiuse on Saturday 'i Hall, near Atherstone, LeiBestershire, for the w,, The Earl and Countess of Grana_ Id to winter at Nice. Viscount and 'Viscountess Palmersto, tained a select party at dinner on Saturday, at ( House, Piccadilly. Later in the evening Lady Pe received a small party. Viscount d'Haussonville has left the Clai. Hotel for Oxford. Lord Rendlesham has arrived at the Clarenia , Hotel from Suffolk. Baroness Biome, wife of Baron Biome, Hano verian Chargé d'Affaires, gave birth to a son yesterday. The baroness and infant are doing well. The Right Hon. B. Disraeli and Mrs. Disraeli have arrived at Grosvenor-gate from Torquay, Devon. THE SEIZURE OF THE ALEXANDRA.—On the 7th of December the Court of Exchequer will hold a specie' sitting at Westminster, when judgment will be given in the case of the Alexandra, FINE ARTS. THE SOCIETY OF PAINTERS IN WATER COLOURS. The second winter exhibition of sketches and. studies by the members of this society was opened to private view on Saturday, and excited some degree of interest in the artistic world. The exhibition does not, of course, possess the attrac tions or display the powers of a gallery of finished works, but in many of these unfinished and in complete performances may be traced the hand of the chiefs of the art. The names of Hunt, Taylor; Birket, Foster, John Gilbert, Carl Stang, en d others meet the visitor repeatedly in the cata logue, but without assistance he would be able to detect the works of their pencils on the walls. The variety of style and wide range of subject will surprise and gratify those only accustomed to stud)" ing the works of each master in his own particular line. Few things are more interesting to a real lover of art than to obtain admiseion behind the scenes, as it were, of the studio; to learn what was the first impression made on the artist's mind by the view or the landscape he afterwards rendered famous. It is curious also to notice the different kinds of effect which fascinate different painters, and to observe how far each thinks it necessary to carry his artistic note book. No less than 400 sketches and studies are exhibited, a great proportion of which were secured at the private view at which great numbers of visitors attended, and from which they appeared to derive great satisfactiou. To the student an especially, such a visit must have been instructived amateur as well as charmin g, and to judge from the exhi bition of Saturday there is n o fear of our En g lish School of Water Co, l ours su fferin g any deterioration in our time. THE GRAND DIrtrIER OF THE INNS OF CouRT V OLUNTEER S took pia ct in the Middle Te mp l e Hall Ott Saturday evening. The• preference given to th e MiddlO Temple Hall to celebrate t his event (says the Court Jour nal/ is due to the great pra ltigo which the Inn has obtained as the •fashionable Inn of th, ‘3 day. NEW MONUMENTS.-14r. Foley is to execute a memorial for the late Prince Albert at Dublin; and Mrs- Thoznycreft an equestrian stat, ue for Halifax. A commis' sion has been given to Baron Marochetti for a memorial ' statue in bronze of the late Sir G eorge Cornewall Lewis, to be placed in front of the Shire Ha 11 at Hereford. A "aorta' ment to the French and English soldiers who fell in the fight of the 28th Ap r il , 1760, hasbee la erected on the Plateauof Sainte Foy at Q ue b ec. AN "Orlgival portrait" of S, l iallspeare is said to have been for some time in the pa ssession of an emi nent surgeon of Norwich. Mr. Hain P, ”iswell, whohas been: to examine this amongst many other a eserted portraits 01 the great dramatist, will describe it in hi, s forthcoming vo lume, "Life-Portraits of Shakspeare. Ti le volume will be accurately illustrated by photography. ap p ea rance e s the bust at Stratford taken by this means is described being something startling. THE VOLUNTEERS AND THE LIFEBOAT CAUs7 —The officers of the Ist Middlesex E n g ineer Volunteer are making arrangements to give au aree .. t e ,,. u _ theatrical performance in St James's Theatre in inid Colonel funds of the National Lifeboat Institution; regim ent ' Macleod, of Macleod, commanding officer of the ,ll and Major Harvey are making every effort to carri o this respect the benevolent wishes of their brother and the proprietor of St. James's Theatre, Air. 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