The Sun. — London, England, 1863-04-22 00:00:00

LONDON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1863. Few of the casualties that occur nowadays are more distressing than the constant recurrence of accidents in mines. The on© that took place on Sitnrday was very awful, and its suddenness ren dered it peculiarly appalling. At Hartley, over whelming as was the calamity, the sufferers were prepared for their doom ; but here they were hurled to destruction in a moment. It appears that the mine of Botallack is one of the largest in that part of Cornwall, and the greater portion of its workings lies under the bed of the Atlantic. The ores and the workman are drawn up a diagonal shaft that slopes down at the steep angle of 32 degrees. The shaft is 180 fathoms deep. On Saturday last ten men were coming up in a waggon that was attached by a chain to the steam engine at the top. They had nearly reached their destination when the chain snapped, end all in the waggon were hurled down the declivity and killed on the spot. It is :curious to notice in a letter to the Times of this morning, written by a gentleman, who visited the Botallack mines on Friday that this very question of the chain breaking was then alluded to. The writer thus describes the circum stance:—" While we ourselves were mounting on the day before, I looked at the chain winding round its pulleys at the angle of the incline, and asked a half-naked giant at my side what would happen if it should snap. He said, and the captain said, that the break could easily stop the car. It may have been tried and failed—for I saw a miner easily sliding down, feet foremost, when the car was up above —or, in the honor of the moment, the man who sat nearest to the handle may have failed in the presence of mind necessary to apply to it; or, as seems to bo more likely, the first few yards of the descent may have dashed his brains out at once against a projecting corner of the rock." It is of no use to deplore evils without trying to remedy them, and the more this question is looked into the better, with a view of preventing a similar affliction befalling other places. In the first place this accident might have been rendered next to im possible by the application of a simple arrange ment similar to that we have seen in use in the north of England many years ago. This consisted of a clamp attached to the cage, and travelling up one of the guiding ways of a shaft, and so con • meted with the chain that when the cage was lifted the strain loosened the hold of the clump on the guiding way up which it travelled freely ; but in the event of the chain t eaking it immediately closed firmly and held the cage securely in mid-air. In the case of the recent accident at Botallack the shaft descends in slanting direction at an angle of some 32 degrees, and a car was used for the pur pose of raising the ore and lowering the miners. It would seem that this car is provided with breaks, which are under the command of the man in charge of the car, but in the present instance either from want of presence of mind, or some accident they were of no avail. Why should the lives of the men be exposed to unnecessary risk, when danger might be avoided by fixing the breaks in communicati on with the chain in such a manner that they could only be relieved by its strain, and in the event of its breaking would immediately check the car be fore it could gain sufficient momentum in its retro grade movement to render the operation difficult, This awful instance of the faulty arrangements in the woi king of mines must surely draw attention to the subject, and it need scarcely be added that it i s a question of great importance, and one which has every claim on the cars and consideration of the community. Unless some stop is speedily put to such casualties, the employment of miners will s oon be looked upon as a most perilous one; their relatives will be in constant expectation of hearing of their untimely ends, and the dangers of the works will realise the idea, expressed in the old Scotch saying— " Wives and mothers maist despairing, Ca' them lives o' men." There are certain interminable trials in our courts of j us tice which must, however much they may in• terest the public at the outset, become, at length, tedious from constant repetition. The celebrated 'VEIN F.RTON case, for instance, created as much stir at the :itne of its first hearing in London as it did Public, but when that was found to be only the first step in a long series of intricate and weari some proceedings, both in Scotland and in England, people got tired of the matter, and although it was to a certain f x ten!, a reuse celehre, it has now passed out of sight. We expect that that the long- Pending actions against the midlevel commission Ur the damage done to a large district in the fen coun try, forn a i _ t'g part of thz., Bedford Level, by the bursting 0 1 a . • h knee, through the alleged neg;ect of the comruiz,sioners and their servant, will tneet with a like fate. A ' 3‘ 11 71 at Norwich, on the 6th instant, decided virtually in favour of the plaintiff, Mr. COE, in whose name the action had been brought against Mr. WISE, the c:erk to the Middle Level Drainage Company. Oa this ver dict, however, depended some hundred other actions, j brought against the commissioners to recover com pensation for damage sustained through the inun dation. Oa Saturday last the commissioners, in despair at the prospect through the agency of Sir FITZROY KELLY, moved the Court of Queen's Bench by leave reserved for a rule, calling upon the plaife t:ff to show cause why the verdict should not be set aside and entered for the defendant, or, in the alter native, for anew trial, on the ground of misdirection, and that the verdict was against evidence. After considerable discussion, the Lord Chief Justice said the Court were of opinion that the learned counsel must have a rule on the points of law; but that I with regard to the other points they would consult • Lord Chief Justice ERLE before giving their decis'.on. Thus the case is as far from a settlement as ever, althcugh from the strength of the evidence adduced a future jury will probably arrive at the same conclusion as their pre , decessors. For the bent fit of those unacquainted with the nature of the country in what are termed the " Fen districts," we may observe that in ancient times the greater part of Cambridge, Norfolk, Suf folk, Lincoln, and the surrounding counties, were nothing more than vast meres or swamps. In fact, at cue time, the Eastern counties were completely cut eft from the midland and Southern portions cf the kingdom. The tracks across the morasses were difficult and dangerous, and only known to the in inhabitants, who guarded their knowledge with jea lous care, for these swamps were their protection from invasion. The danger of traversing them was illustrated by the loss of a large portion of King JOHN'S army and baggage, near King's Lynn, at the commencement of the thirteenth century. But as the population increased and civilisation ad vanced, land became of more value—the dense forests began to disappear, and the most available part of the marshes began to be turned to account. It was not until the year 1620 that any great suc cess in draining marsh land on a large scale was obtained, when Sir CORNELIUS VERMUYDEN, a Dutchman of considerable engineering skill, was invited to England, and by his enterprise and ability succeeded, among other undertakings, in laying the foundation of the great Bedford Level, a portion of which has been recently the subject of so much loss and litigation. After this, drainage steadily advanced, and large tracts of valuable land were reclaimed from time to time, until the most important works of this vast undertaking were completed under the celebrated TEL FORD. Soon a new era commenced. The full power of steam was gradually un derstood, and a rapid advance in the means of discharging water by its agency rendered compa ratively easy the execution of works which had hitherto been almost impracticable. It was but natural that the owners of large tracts of land in fen districts should desire to combine to improve their property. Among others were those residing in the vicinity of the Ouse, which runs through the counties of Bedford, Huntingdon, Cam bridge, and Norfolk. No expense was spared to recover the land and a glance at the Ordnance Map of those counties will show how completely the course of this river has been turned to cause the sluggish inland water to take a straight and rapid course to the sea. The Ouse is a tidal river, in common with all the streams on that part of the coast, for in olden times the whole of the low lands were flooded at ,high water. It was, therefore, found necessary to erect strong sluices to eheck the rising flood tides, which were so constructed as to allow the accumulated inland waters to escape on the ebb. At a point some five miles from St. Ives, the course of the river is turned by the erection of a substantial lock, and a drain a hundred feet wide, and about twenty miles long, runs between high embankments in a direct line to Downham Market, where it again meets the Ouse 9 or 10 miles above Lynn. The tidal waters at this spot are again cut off from the Ouse by Demer sluice. The tide here rises to a great height, and not being allowed to expend itself as of old over the marshes, it rushes with great force up the hundred-foot drain ; thus every acre of land reclaimed increases the pressure on the sluices and embankments. This drain vi as constructed by commissioners, under a special Act of Parliament. The object of the middle level was to drain the upland waters, and the sluice in ques tion was intended to prevent the influx of the tidal waters into the drain, so as to overflow and sub merge the lands below the level of the sea at high rater. This was in the last century, but latterly, in order to get rid of the drainage that for a long time used to fall into the river Ouse, it was resolved to cut a straight drain eleven miles in length through the country known as the Marsh Land, from Popham's Eau to the Marshland sluice, run ning into the Ouse, and for that purpose an Act of Parliament called the Middle Level Drain age Act, 7th and Bth Vic., c. 106, was obtained, giving the Commissioners power to enter upon the marshland and make the cut required, imposing at the same time on the Commissioners duties both onerous and difficult. By the Act, full directions were given as to the mode in which the cut was to be made, and the banks, the paddled clay walls, and the fences were to be kept up and maintained, but a good and substantial sluice was to be made at the end of the cut next the River Ouse, which is a tidal river. The sluice was built between 1844 and 1846, consisting of a kind of three arch bridge, each arch being stopped with double sluice doors openin g and shutting with the advancing and receding tide. On each side of this bridge the banks sloped gradually down to the bed of the river, which at the highest tide rose to about 18 feet. Be tween the 22d and 26th of March, 1862, one hole— though one witness said there were two holes—was discovered on the west side of the bank shutting Ouse eof w 16 deep o ut the waters of ppranoaftehae g wide, danger, and to fill up w hi ch with and ap p approaching i t e stones and straw sundry efforts were made, as i t appeared, in vain, for on the 4th of May the sluice was utterly destroyed, and on the 12th of May 6,000 acres of land were submerged, the crops destroyed, and their fertility seriously in jured. Now, we agree with the jury that the first of the f our i ssues su b m i tted to t h em s hould have been given in favour of the defendant — viz., that in the first instance the works were pro- ' perly executed, but this is no reason why these same works should have been neglected during sixteen years. The continual wear and tear of a heavy body of water rushing by it has been allowed to undermine its foundations, and ultimately to drown the country. If country gentlemen, either for their own advantage or from public spirit, will take upon themselves onerous duties, they are bound alike in law and honour to fulfil them faithfully, or they must abide the consequences. The proceedings relative to the Alexandra will soon engage public attention, but it appears from what has already transpired that the Government hare adopted most harsh and unjustifiable means. If these summary arrangements are to be the order of the day, incalculable disadvantage will accrue TA T R E-R OYA L, DRURY- LANE.- Leagee and Manager, Mr. Fdmund Falconer. P. r the Deur fit cf Miss Lydia Thompson. THIS EVENING, April 22, for the 'Gist time in London, PEEP O'DAY. ales rs. Henry Lorraine, W,dter Lacy, C. Verner, Addison, .T. Graham. G. Spencer, T. Neville, &c.; Misses Cleveland, Clara Weston, M. Hudson, &c. After which, I. LE TREASURE. Miss Lydia Thompson. And TILE TIdISIPETER'S Commence at -. Tri EAT it E-ROYA t., H A ARK ET. Less e e Mr. J B. Backstoue. THIS EVENING. STILL WATERS RUN DEEP. 31r. and Mrs. Ad'red Wigan. Mr. W. Farren, Mr. Chippen dale, and Miss Louisa Ange . Alter which, an apropos Dramatic Sketch, Introducing a Panorama of the Toior of the Prince of % ales in the East. To conclude with BORROWING A HUSBAND. Pamela Miss Maria Harris. Commence at 7. THEATRE ROYAL LYCEUM OPEN, under the Sole Management of Mr. FD:HTE/t. THIS EVENING, at 7, to commence with an OriAnal fiketeh, entitled A SUDDEN ATTACK. Messrs. Shore, Garden, H. Wiadicomb, Ar:PS Henrade, and Mrs. Lee. After which, at a Quarter to Eight, a New Romantic Prama, In Three Acts, and Pr)rogne, entitled Tia: DUKE'S 510TTO, by Paul Feval and John Brougham. The principal ebaracter will be 8119tained by Mr. Fechter, siwported by Messrs. J. G. Shore, G. Jordan, J. Brougnam , H. iddi:ombe, F. Charles, Garden, Raymond, Dawson; Misses Carlotta Leclercq, Kate Terry, E. Cayenne, and F/sworthy. Acting-Manager, Mr. 11. Barnctt. R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEAT RE 1 osset s, 1. CS4 s. Lindu- and Vining TIT t s EVENING the drama of AURORA FLOYD. Mi .s Amy Fedtiwick, Miss Henderson, and Mrs. Simpson ; Messrs. ''• Roby, G. Melville, C. .. G. Belmore, Sevton, Wallace, and Cathcart. After which, KILLING 'I DIE. Mr. Gee. Vining, Mr. C hryton, and miss Amy Sedgwick. To conclude with a new whimsical Extravaganza, entitled BEAUTIFUL HA IDE I , ; ; or The Sea Nymph and the .Sallee Rovers. Misses M. Oliver, H e len Howard, Hudspeth, lien. d rs n, and Murra • Messrs. C. Seyton, G. Belmore, Fitz- 1 jamcs, Moreland, and Ccekeril'. NEIV T Ill? ATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI, Sole Pronri G tor and Manazer, Mr. B. W e b s t er . THIS F,VENING, DOMESTIC ECONOMY. Mr. J. L. Toole, Miss Kate Kelly, bliss A. Seaman. and Miss Stop :°. After which, at Ei z ht o' c l oc k , AURORA FLOYD. Miss Avonia Jones, Miss H. Simms, Mrs. Billington ; Mr. Benj. Webster, Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. R. Phillips,- Mr. Millington, lir. Stuart, Mr. Sefton, Mr. Romer, Mr. C. J. Smith. Commence at 7. V HE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," Containing the Llteat SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, can be had Every Evening of G. R. GLENIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. The Weather---Sun Office, April 22, 1863. THERMOMETER. Highest since Noon yesterday. 56 Lowest during the night ...... This day at Noon 54 Wind—North Westerly ; blowing fresh, with sunshiny weather, but occasional showers. HIGH WATER. AT LONDON BRIDGE. TiRR DAY. —Morning, 4h. 32m.—Aftern oon , 4h . 50 m . To-xoßs.ow.-Morning, sh. Bm.—Afternoon, sh. 27m. , TIIE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 22, 1863. to the ship-builders throughout the country. This conduct of t he Government is all in keeping with their refusing to give any protection to the Sea Queen. Great excitement has been produced in Liverpool, by this vessel being " exchequered," since it is obvious that the most disastrous results will ensue if the system be maintained. Workmen will, of course, be discharged, and hence a considerable addition will be made to the number of hands now out of employ, and the distress and suffering among the working classes will be greatly increased. Mr. HORSFALL is to bring the question before Parliament on Friday, when it is to be hoped that a full and searching inquiry will be made into the whole affair. It has been rumoured, indeed, that it is intended to put off the consideration of the charges against Messrs. MILLER, the builders of the Alexandra, so that in the event of the subject being discussed on Friday the particulars will not be known. Such a subterfuge will not avail, how ever; for if this trifling with the interests, and in tcrference with the rights, of our subjects go on much longer the general feeling of the country will be roused to such a pitch of excitement that the Government will have cause to regret their vain endeavours. It is as absurd as it is unfair to persist in favouring the Federals in this manner, and Lord RUSSELL cannot fall back on the argument of neutrality, since the Americans never respect our flag as that of a neu tral power, but are as insolent as it suits their pur pose to be. The plain facts of the case, as repre sented to us by our Foreign Secretary, are virtually these :—We are to bear all the disadvantages of a neutral nation at home, and see our workmen out of employ, our manuafacturers idle, and our general trade depressed, while on the seas we can claim no immunity from that position, since Admiral WILKEs and his friends are to.expose us to the annoyances and losses of war, without our having any power to redress such grievances. It is high time that such anomalies were put a stop to, and before the session is any older let the case be seriously con sidered. It was supposed last year that we had suffered enough from the disastrous war in America, but we are now to learn that there is reserved for us the insult of having our vessels searched, and the mortification of finding that our own Government, instead of being prompt to defend our honour, is taking part against us in the most inconsistent and unjustifiable manner. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) ACCEPTANCE OF THE CROWN OF GREECE FOR PRINCE WILLIAM. COPENHAGAN, APRIL 22. The Berlingske Ttdencle of to-day officially an nounces that Prince Christian has had a long inter view with Sir A. Paget, the British Minister, at which his Royal Highness declared that the only ob stacles which had hitherto opposed the acceptance of the Crown of Greece, namely, the abdication of King Otho, and the finances of Greece, having now been fully removed, he definitely accepted it for his son Prince William. THE POLISH INSURRECTION. THORN, APRIL 22. On Sunday last two serious engagements took place between the insurgents and Russian troops in the furest of KAmpinos, six German miles from Warsaw and Pultuesk. The letter place was burnt by the Russians dating the engagement. ROME. ROME, APRIL 21, Evening. The Osseruatore Fontano of to-day publishes a semi-official article stating that although some of the documents in the case of Signor Venanzi have been purloined, the evidence against the prisoner is not weakenzd thereby, and the judicial inquiry is far from being stopped. The Court of Justice en tru3ted with this affair has discovered that conspi racies have been organised at Turin against the Pontifical Government, and the culpability of the accused is placed beyond a doubt. The article adds that the documents which re main in possession of the authorities are fully suffi cient for the condemnation of the guilty parties. THE BRAZILS. RIO DE JANEIRO, MARCH 25. (per Navarre,) The anticipated solution cf the Anglo-Brazilian question does not satisfy the Liberal party, who expected satisfaction to be given by England to Brazil for the seizure of the five ships by Admiral Warren. M. de Saint Georges, the French Minister here, leaves by this mail. He has received six months leave of absence, but it is donbtful whether he will return to his post. PORTUGAL. SOUTHAMPTON, APRIL 22. The Tartar, from Lisboa, on the 17th inst., has arrived here with 20 passengers, £3,235 in specie, 4 bags of mails, and 1,832 packages of cargo. She experienced light easterly winds across the Bay of Biscay, and north-westerly winds, with fine weather, up the Channel. There is no news of hn portance from Lisbon. LISBON, APRIL 21. The Chamber of Peers has approved of the abolition of majorats (landed property descending with the title to an heir) by 53 against 26 votes. FRANC E. WARNINGS OF THE PRESS. PARIS, APRIL 22. The Journal des Debats has received a second warning. The Journal des Villes et Campagnes has received a first warning. The Princess Murat has been delivered of a daugl ter. Le Pays—no doubt with an ironical sense at heart of the exceeding importance of its announce ment !—intimates to-day, as its latest fragment of intelligence, the fact that the Bavaria❑ Government has just remitted to the Protecting Powers, a formal Protest on its part against the last events that have taken place in Greece, that is, of course, against the now well-known incidents bearing date the 12th of tLis present month of April. L'Opinion Nationale describes to-day the grand review which took place yesterday at Longchamps before his Majesty the Emperor —.a review of all the troops of the guard now in garrison in Paris and its env;rons. His Majesty arrived on the ground at three o'clock in the afternoon accompanied by Marshal Magnan, and attended by a brilliant staff. B OURSE, A pr il 21.—The market shows a strong contrast to the tone it exhibited yesterday. Buoy ancy has taken the place of dulness. Threes, for the Account, are now firm at 69f. 60e. The Rail way Share Market has also improved. The market closed as follows :- 11 Cents .. 96 60 Do. end month.... 3 per Centa Do. end month 69 50 Credit 2tlobilier 1411 25 tie, end month 1115 (Nil{ Shares 3380 Credit E oneier Italian Loan 7l 70 Do. end month — New ditto Do. end month.... -- Russian Austrian Spanish Threes 52 .50 home Debt rAvs. Cash. Account. Orleans lO2O .. 1020 Northern .. 1050 -- New ditto Lyons and Mediterranean 1170 .. 1175 Geneva Southern Western Eastern .... ....... ,• • 53 3 75 .. 535 Sardinian .............. 448 75 .. 452 50 Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona UA IL' The Commercial Navigation Company of India is an undertaking recently formed, and of consider able importance, as it is about to enter upon a field of enterprise the success of which is not altogether untried. Its object is to supply the rivers of India, with an efficient transport service for the convey ance of merchandise, &c. Provisional arrange ments have been made by the directors for the purchase of the vessels, one steamer and two barges, belonging to the East India Steam Na vigation Company, at a cost of £15,000 in cash and £13,000 in stock, which is not to be en• titled to possess an interest in the dividends until 10 per cent. in one year shall have been paid upon the ordinary shares. Operations are to be restricted in the first instance to the Ganges, and it is stated that the boats at present on that river, excepting the one now the property of the new company, are incapable of carrying the traffic to Allahabad during the dry season, in con sequence of their excessive draught of water. The directors are encouraged to hope for a great improve ment to the general trade of India from the desire manifested by the English Government and manu facturers to foster the growth and development of cotton. The dividends paid by similar institutions, particularly those by the India General Steam Na vigation Company, are cited as affording abundant evidence of the soundness and remunerative charac ter of the enterprise. The nominal capital of the company is at £300,000, one half of which, in £5O shares, is to comprise the first issue. Notice has been given by the directors that the share list will be closed on Thursday, the 30th inst. The Chattillonnais states that a quantity of ancient arms and numerous Gallic coins, bearing the names of native chiefs in their own language, have just been found at Aliac-St. 'Rein', (Cote d'Or), the Alesia of the Romans, which was destroyed by Julius Cassar. These coins were evidently struck before the Conquest, as on those subsequent to that event the Gallic names are all Latinised• The Polish y oung men resi di ng i n P ar i s h av i ng forwarded an add ress to the yout h o f S we d en , th an ki ng them for their sy mpat h y for the Polish cause, the students of the University of Upsal have now forwarded one in reply. SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM.--During the week ending April 18 the visitors have been as follows : On Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday, free days, open from 10 a. m, to 10 p.m., 27,144 ; from Wednesday to Friday, students' days (admission to the public 6d.), open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., 11,914; total, 39,055; from the opening of the museum, ,007,414. till rt . / i ti- , 1 - - 1,1, 1E I, etriallar. ..,,,---- it. HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, April 21. The Queen, accompanied by t heir Royal High nesses the Princess of Wales and Princess Beatrice, attended by the Marchioness of Ely, drove out yesterday afternoon in a earliage and four. Colonel the Hon. A. Hardinge attended on horse back. His Royal Highness Prince Leopold drove in the grounds. His Royal Highness the Prince of Weles returned from London at seven o'clock. Their Royal Highnesses Princess Helena and Princess Louise, attended by Lady Caroline Bar rington, Lady Augusta Bruce, the Hon. Flora Macdonald, and Sir W. Host?, went to Buckingham Palace yesterday evening, and honoured the Phil harmonic Concert with their presence. His Royal Highness Princo Alfred was also present. The royal party returned to Windsor at night. His Serene Highness th© Prince Leiningen left the Castle yesterday. Visit of Her Majesty and the Princess of Wales to the Windsor Infirmary. Yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon, at five o'clock, her Majesty, accompanied by her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales, and attended by the Mar chioness of Ely and Major-General the Hon. A. N. Hood, drove in a pony phaeton and four, with out riders, to the Windsor Royal I❑firmary, to which institution her Majesty is a very liberal subscriber. The royal party were met at the infirmary by Major-General Seymour, the Rev. H. J. Ellison, vicar of Windsor, and Mr. Blair, the house•surgeon, who conducted her Majesty and the Princess of Wales through the different wards, Mr. Blair ex plaining many of the cases, which were minutely inquired into by her Majesty, who seemed deeply to feel the position of the unfortunate sufferers, several of whom the Queen spoke to in th 6 kindest manner. On leaving the infirmary, her Majesty and the Princess drove to the new buildings in Victoria-street, calculated to accommodate 34 re duced tradespeople of Windsor and Cie wer, which building is just completed, but nut yet occupied. It has been built for the purpose of amalgamating the charitable institutions which are situated in various puts of the town. Her Majesty and the Princess were met at the entrance gate by the Vicar and Mr. Alderman Blunt, to whern the Queen ex pressed her admiration of the building, which is from a design by Mr. Edgington, which has been well carried out by the builder, Mr. S, owball. Tho royal party afterwards returned to the Castle by William-street and Peascod-street. The Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Weimar, son of the Grand Duke has just arrived at Heidelberg to enter the university of that place. He will remain there a year, and afterwards complete his studies at Bonn and Leipsic. We hear that the Prince of Wales will take pos session of Marlborough House to-day. His R )yal Highness Prince Arthur, attended by Major Elphinstone and Colonel Du Plat, visited the Royal Italian Opera House on Monday evening. The Duke of Cleveland and Lady Augusta Pow - lett have arrived in Paris from England. The Marchioness Tow nsbend's dance, which was to have taken place on Friday, the 24th inst., is un• avoidably Postponed to Friday, May 8. Adelaide Countess of Yarborough has returned to her residence in Portman-square from Hastings. Lord and Lady Lilford have left Penance's Hotel for Lynington House, Isle of Wight. Lord Palmerston will, on Thursday, move a vote towards the memorial to the late Prince Consort. READINGS BY CHARLES DICKENS. " David Copperfield," in Six Chapters ; and " Bob Sawyer's Party," from " Pickwick." At the Hanover-square Rooms again last evening some seven or eight hundred people hung spell bound for a couple of hours consecutively upon words falling from the lips of Charles Dickens— words long since familiar as " household words , ' in the mouths and hearts of the English people, and yet words that, though thus familiar, never by any chance pall by repetition ! Never, certainly, when they are uttered by Mr. Dickens himself. As any one who lists may recognise upon any chance selected evening upon which one of these famous Readings may be given by—him whom we still like W speak of sometimes by his youthful sobri quet, as Boz. Constituting a rare intellectual treat at all times, these Readings are especially re garded as such by the London (that we know for a fact) and we believe also by the provin cial audiences no less, when they comprise within them the Reading of Readings, viz.—these wonderful six chapters from David Copperfield. Those who have listened to Mr. Dickens reading the Six Chapters, those who have watched him reading them—for the play of his features no less than the variation of hie voice commands the attention of all those gathered together, whenever he stands at his reading desk upon the platform—those who nave themselves seen and heard Mr. Dickens reading his Six Chapters from David Copper field will remember upon the instant with what a perfect mastery he moves them at his own whim at pleasure, now to laughter, now to tears, Those who have not heard hire, those who have not seen him, can form no glimmering notion at all, of what these readings are in any way like, from any mere passing description of them. The alternations from the ludicrous to the pathetic, from the exquisitely ludicrous to the e.equisitely pathetic, are literally—at times—so instantaneous ! Never more effectively pourtrayed than last night, were the grief of Mr. Peggottyfor his lost Em'iy—or the pretty little comical loves of Dora and Doady—or the whimsical grandiloquence of Mr. Micawber, perpetually ahem! interrupted by a momentary cough of courteous deprecation—or, through the wondrous word painting of those closing descriptions, the awful sights and sounds of the Great Storm at Yar mouth, ending with the simultaneous death of honest Ham and of that bright-eyed evil genius of the story, James Steerforth. It needed the ten minutes pause which followed the close of this foreshortened history of " David Copperfield" to enable the audience, as it were, to get well out of that tempes tuous atmosphere upon the Yarmouth flats, before stepping with Mr. Pickwick and his friends across the threshold of Mr. Bob Sawyer's coey bachelor retreat at Lant-street, in the Borough. Once there, however, even the elegant audience, last night assembled in the Hanover-square Rooms, were, as usual, fairly in for it—meaning, for a succession of shouts of laughter. Jack Hopkins's story of the bead necklace, his memo rable quarrel and eventual reconciliation afterwards with the Young Gentleman with the Nice Sense of Honour—Mrs. Raddle's spiteful altercations with her afflicted lodger—her aboriginal slavey, the Or ling, with a severe cold in the head—not a point, not a touch, not an intonation, or a glance of the eye, but told last night to the very uttermost. It seems almost ungrateful, however, to have even a passing thought thus to give to the remembrance of Bob Sawyer's Party from " Pick wick"--bearing in recollection, as we do, nevertheless, so much more vividly, the far higher intellectual gratification afforded to us by the genius of Mr. Dickens through his marvellous declamation of those six noble chapters from " David Copperfield." A SMALL MAN (A PORTRAIT)—SKETCIIED BY MADAME DE GIRARDIN.—He was 35 years of age, 4 feet 8 inches in height. Well to do in the world, his only grievance was that ho was so small. From the time he had left off growing, he had been uncomfortable. lie had tried all sorts of experiments. A high hat, high-heeled boots, he wt.s as upright as a giraffe, and he often raised himself on the tip of his toes. Little men, who resign themselves to their fate, are often very graceful. They possess some ad vantage in their make—such as suppleness, lightness, activity—they may have a very genteel carriage. But little men who revolt at the stinginess of nature towards them, and fight foolishly with her, never can be graceful or gentlemanly. When any one says of a wan who displeases him that he has a good opinion of himself, " Well," say I, " I know something worse than that—a man who looks discontented with himself. You cannot please him any way. You ask him to dinner—, No, thank you, to be just to myself, lam too awkward for a cony ire.' You ask him to a recitation or to music- No, thank you, lam too ob scure a person to make part of suc h a brilliant assembly.' A party in the country— No, thank y ou , one wants gaiety on these r suited t occasions.thanlnvite l a l lively " ey" people man enjoy s no thing, is e ; they will be bete fit for nothing. He is an imaginary lep er , w h o flies his kind. Happily th is is a rare malad y herein France. In a salon, the little man we describe was pursued by one idea—how he might place himself advantageously. H e avoided large men, because near them he appeared at his smallest. He avoided beautiful women, because their ma jesty humiliated him ; but what he most of all disliked was to meet with (what was rare) a man as small as himself. Oh, then, indeed, he suffered martyrdom ?. Well, all this was nothing ; there was torment more horrible than all his other torments— a curse which pursued him—a fatality which set the seal to all his misfortunes, and that was his name I What do you think it was ? This little man's name was M. Legrand." The cuckoo was heard at Romsey, in Hants, on Saturday last —nearly a week earlier than in ordinary sea sons. At Woolstone, in the same county, a famous rlace for English song birds, thrushes commenced singing at the beginning of FEbtuary, and the blackbirds are now in full song. Sir Boyle Roche's Blunders. Many of these are happily preserved. " Sir, I would give up half—nay, the whole of the constitution, to preserve the remainder." This, however, was Parlimentary. Hearing that Admiral Howe was in quest of the French,he remarked somewhat pleasantly that the admiral would "sweep the French fleet off the face of the earth," By-and by came dangerous times of disaffection, and honest men's lives were insecure. Sir Boyle writes from the country to a friend in the capital this sad view of his position :—" You may judge," he says, "of our state, when I tell you that I write this with a sword in one hand and a pistol in the other." On another occasion, when the famous letters to the Public Advertiser were attracting universal attention, Str Boyle was heard to complain bitterly of the attacks "of a certain anonymous writer, called Junius." He it was who re counted that marvellous performance in gymnastics, when, in a tumult of loyalty, he "stood prostrate at the feet of his sovereign." He it was who denounced in withering language the apostate politician, who " turned his back upon him self.' He it was who introduced to public notice the ingenious yet partially confused metaphor of the rat. " Sir," ho said, addressing the Speaker of the Irish House, "I smell a rat I see him floating in the air—but mark me, I shall yet nip him in the bud." Thera was the famous speech which confounded generations. " I don't see, Mr. Speaker, why we should put ourselves out of the way to serve posterity. What has ever posterity done for us?" He was a little discon certed by the burst of laughter that followed, and proceeded to explain his meaning. "By posterity, sir, Ido not mean our ancestors, but those who are to come immediately atter them." His invitation to the gentleman on his travels was hospitable and well meant—but equivocal. "I hope my lord, Hover you come within a mile of my house, you'll stay there all night." He it was who stood tor the proper dimensions of the wine-bottle, and proposed to Parka went that it shaild be made compulsory that " ever e qua-t bottle should contain a quart." Very pleasant, and yet per fectly intelligible was his mean ng —though it unhappily took the fatal bovine shape—was his rebuke to the shoe maker when getting shoes for his gouty limbs—" I told you to make one larger than the other, and instead of that, you have made one smaller than the other; the very oppo site,—Dickens's " All the Year .Round," * [The writer makes a slight error here in fathering this Bull upon Sir Boyle Roche—the veritable perpetrator of it having been no other thau the famous Lord Castlereagh, vide Lord Brougham's "Statesmen."]—ED. Suri. RAILWAY BILLS. Yesterday, after hearing Mr. Wordsworth, Q.C., on the case of the Carmarthen and Cardigan for their new mineral lines, the committee, of which Lord Egerton is chairman, decided that it was not expedient to proceed with the bill, which is conse quently lost. The case for the promoters of the Dare Valley was concluded in Lord Monteagle's committee, and that of tne Vale of Neath opened by Mr. Clarke, in opposition, the principal witness examined being Mr. Bruce, M.P. In the case of the Blackburn, Chorley, and Wigan, Mr. Hawk shaw, C,E., and Mr. Smithcrs gave evidence of the necessity of extended railway communication in that district. In the House of Commons committee he ease of the Barnsley Coal Railway was opened by Mr. Burke, Q.C., and in another committee the proposed extensions and deviations of the Montrose end Bervie Railway were opened by Mr. Sergeant Bellasis, Q C. DUEL WITH SWORDS.--A hostile meeting with swords took place on Monday, at Auteuil, between M. Konieg, of the Diogene, and M. Lafont, of the _Pi:gar°. The duel, which arose from a trifling misunderstanding, termi nated without the effusion of blood.—Galignans. The Charwars publishes a woodcut representing a number of officials in a grand costume each armed with a pen and having suspended from his shoulder a portfolio inscribed'' Diplomatic notes." Evesy one is seated on a tortoise, and in the distance is seen Poland in the greatest commotion. Underneath the whole is written, " Diplo matists hurrying off to the aid of Poland." The address of congratulation to the Prince and Princess of Wales voted by the Corporation of L on, don, on the occasion of their Royal Highness's marriage, was presented this day by the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, sheriffs, and a number of the leading members of the Corn mon Council at Marlt °rough House. The civic procession was headed by the City Marshall, and consisted of upwards of 30 carriages. the foremost of those conveying the Lord Mayor and the Sheriffs. SOUTH WALES.—It is gratifying to record that the agricultural prospects of the district are more encouraging than has been the case for many years. The mildness of the winter and the favourable weather which has prevailed since the comm encement of the spring quar ter have materially aided vegetation, and nearly every de scription of farming produce is in a more advanced state than is usual at this time of tho year. The hundreds of kitchen gardens in the mining districts look equally as fa vourable, and it is expected that if the weather continues moderately propiti ous t h e result will be a re duction in many articles of consumption, PINE ARTS. EXHIBITION OF THE INNTP UTE OF PAINTERS IN W A IER-COLOUetS. This society has changed its name from being the " New Society of Painters in Water-Colours," and has chosen the occasion of opening their newly built gallery to make that alteration. Without being remarkable,there is much that is attractive to be met with in this exhibition. Among the sea-pictures the most striking is that of Mr. G. B. Campion. called " Return of the Lifeboat from a Stranded s..ip—Crew and all Hands Saved." This is a sketch of that thrilling excitement which only occa sions of life or death can call forth. The men in the lifeboat seem excited and overjoyed, while the spec tators who crowd the shore are g zing eagerly on. This is a fine subject for an artist, and its skilful delineation has produced the hap dest results. " Scott's Burial-?lace, Dryburgh Abbey," " Inte rior of Dry burgh Abbey," and Sir Walter Scott's Tomb, Dryburgh Abbey," by John Chase, are all admirably executed. The latter is especially lovely, and forms one of those fascinating sketches that one is loath to leave, and that linger afterwards in the mind. The peculiar colour of the foliage around is strikingly represented, and it is altogether a per- fect gem in its style. It seems grateful to the memory to think that our great novelist sleeps in such a spot, and is taking his last long rest amid the fair scenes of that country he so loved to depict. There is one sacred picture by Mr. H. Tidy that has been painted for the Bible Illus tration Soatety, representing " Our Saviour with the Young Children brought unto Him." This extremely difficult but deeply interesting sketch has been pleasingly illustrated, and the general repose and sanctity of the group seem to illus trate those blessed words, " Of such are the king dom of Heaven." Mr. E. H. Corbould's " Memo rial Design" is a beautiful conception, and must have been especially pleasing to the Queen, for whom it was painted. The colouring is splen didly done, and the feature% of the lamented Prince Consort are represented in a most impres sive manner. Beneath are written, in German, the words of St. Paul, " I have fought a good fight; there is a crown laid up for me which the Lord, the righteous Judge, &e." Mr. Augustus Bouvier has painted a very la' ge picture, entitled "The Princess Elizabeth entering Lon don,a Prisoner of State." This is a great success, and has already been sold. The face of the Princess is beautifully done, and displays the anxiety she is evidentla suffering from, while at the same time her youth fulness and grace render her attr ctive in no ordi nary degree. The whole entourage of the sketch is good, and the splendour that characterised the pro cessions of that day is well manifested in the brit tient colouring. " Pompeii," by the same artist. is a very gorgeous representation of a beautiful young girl, who is rather of an Eastern styli in her dress and countenance. "Through the Greenwood," also by Mr, A. Bouvier, is a charming little picture of rural life. " Morning—S reef in Vitro, Brittany," by W. W. Deane, is a quaint picture of a French town. " Tee Reeks of M•Gillicuddy, Killarney," by J. C. Reed, is a good illustration of the beauty for which that neighbourhood is famous. " Wnere the Deer Fre quent," by E. G. Warren, is a very pleasing sketch. " A Qaiet Nook" is a very lovely drawing, that is characterised by the grace that particularly dis tinguishes this artist. "The Trusty Guide," by T. S. Robins, is a very well drawn sketch of an old blind man led by a little gir ; the contrast between childhood and age is true to nature. "The Wan derer Returned," by Harrison Weir, represents favourite cat returning home. The animal is sketched with the usual ability of this artist, and forms a novel feature among pictorial represents. tions. " When sorrow sleepeth it waketh not," by John Absolon, is an effective sketch of a young girl lying among the bushes and evidently spent with grief. To this subject the artist might have appropriately affixed the lines— "Ye know not what ye do Who call the slumberer back From the realms unseen by you To life's dim weary track I" " The Doge," by L. Haghe, is a very successful at tempt, and worthy of the fame of its artist. It re presents the Doge, Andrea Dandolo, leaving the Church of St. Mark after taking the cross. It is a splendid picture, and conveys a good idea of the beauty of its subject and the grand old man, who, like ancient Priam, was called forth to arms. Mr. naghe's other work on " Benevenuto Cellini and Francis the First," is an interesting work, and one peculiarly calculated to excite the imagination of an artist who might be tempted to recall in somemeasure the memorable words "ed io anco son pittore." Mr. Carl Werner has some good representations of the Holy Land. "Bethany, near Jerusalem," is an effective one; the ruined church contains the tomb of Lazarus. This is the spot where M ottha went to meet the Saviour. "An Evening Glow," by Aaron Penley, is effective. It pictures that brilliant light that sometimes suffuses the evening sky, "when we can almost think we gaze through golden vistas into heaven." " Interior of Roslyn Chapel from the High Altar," by John Chase, is a beautiful sub ject well carried out. It has been celebrated by Sir Walter Scott in the "Lay of the Last Minstrel,' " There are twenty of Rosslyn's barons bold lie buried beneath that proud chapel," and these stately warriors could not have found " couch more magni ficent" than this splendid fane presents. " try M. Mergetts, is a very pretty litfle skt teh ; the colouring is quite natural, and that is the highest praise that can be given to it, since nothing in art can equal, much less surpass those tints with which nature delights us when she dons her spring attire. Milton has immortalised the beauties of the "yellow cow elip" and the pale prim rose," but the lilac may vie with these in loveliness. " Magpie and Jewels," by T. Sutcliffe, is an amusing sketch that furnishes a variety to the other subjects, and is altogether an interesting pro duction. It represents the little animal in the full glory of his mischievous propensities, and sur rounded by the spoils of his trophies. "On the Coast at Port Madox, North Wales," by J. H. Mole, is one of those suggestive scenes that abound in Wales. " Grapes," by Mts. Harrison, displays that beautiful fruit to full advantage. "Apple Blossom and Chaffinch's Nest," by M. Margetts, is a fair representation of its lovely subject. 4 6 Burglen Switzerland, birthplace of William Tell," represents a spot worthy of such a memory being attached to it. It is done by S. Prout, and reflects great credit on his skill. " Rivo San Protasio Venice," by H. d'Egville, presents us with those delineations of that far famed city that are always so attractive. " St. Paul's from Fleet-street," by H. G. Hine, is noticeable if only from bringing before u one of our own important edifices. Mr. Absolon's picture of "Kiss in the Ring, Hampstead heath," forms a good comic sketch, and is likely to attract admiration among the lovers of that style. "Pleasant Reflections," by E. N. Wehnert, is not at all capable of carrying out the promise of its title. Two very uninteresting individuals are represented as gazing at themselves in a mirror before them, a pparently well satisfied with their contemplation, but what there is pleasing in this the beholder will be puzzled to ascertain. Oa the whole there is a fair average amount of merit in this exhibition, and taken altogether, notwithstanding some drawbacks, there is ample reason to be satisfied with its col lection. There is ample variety so that all tastes may be gratified, and the general arrangements as , 0 hanging, &c, seem satisfactory. The numerotp visitors pict great attention to the subjects before them, and appeared for the most part to be pleased and interested with what was offered for alai, inspection. SOCIE rY OF FEMALE ARTISTS. Among the crowd of exhibitions that pr , ss on our notice in these spring days the CL.iie.-3/ of th€ Fougle Artists is by no rne,ins unworthy of a visit. It is a visible and practical proof of the increasing attention that has of late sears been paid to thi development of feminine eapubilities, and also o' he happy results of the increased facilities offerer. for the cultivation of womanly talent. The fai, exhibitors stave good reason to fool proud of their collection, and the walls of their little gallery afford sufficient answer to the depreciators of feminine powers. Women have long assumed the right to wield the pen, and why should they not exhibit , q,l 1 tn.ent in the ex-'rcise of the sister Thanks p, At : • originated the idea of an exhibition exclusively feminine, which should bo the means of encourag ing artistic genius, and of bringing into public nAice works in every way worthy of the honour of exhibition. As might he expects d, the subFets selected are mostly graceful and tender. Childhood, fruit and fi iwer, landscape, and architecture are of constant recurrence. Some ladies, however, have taken a bolder flight, and have grasped more diffi cult subjects. The very fist picture in the cata logue, "The Retaliation Shot," by Miss Thompsan, represents a bandit with uplifted gun, taking aim at his enemy. Somewhat ambitious in its scope and design, too, is a large picture that at once at tracts the eye on looking up the gallery, "Bri tannia Rules the Waves," by Madame Jeric hen, in which Britannia, a colossal figure in red robes, is pointing to the subject waters. This production, although powerful, is, we must confess, more pretentious than pleasing. Another lady who has covered a canvas of great extent is Mrs. Swift, who, in her picture of 'The Letter," has given us two figures of considerable size. The meaning of the scene represented is not very clear, and the faces, though well painted, are inexpressive. Another figure piece by the same hand, " Portrait of Miss Townley," would seam to indicate the pos session of considerable talent for portraiture. There is a mistiness ab'tut the latter that deteriorates from the effect, but the air is natural, and the appearance lifelike. To find the gems of tne exhibition, how ever, the visitor must not look at the largest frames, he must rather turn to the exquisite fruit and flower pieces of Miss Emma Walter or the charming figures of Miss Agnes Bou vier. The latter lady, who bearsa name fast rising in artistic celebrity, has a special aptitude for the felicitous representation of childhood, as shown in the scene of the " Picture Book," where a rosy faced little one is smiling over the wonders of "Tom Thumb," which an elder sister more gravely reads aloud (No. 99). Another equally successful group by the same artist is" Coming from the Farm"—where the little figures are trotting down the country lane, carrying the tin can with due solemnity. Other sketches by the same facile pencil meet us on the wails, all admirably painted, one i n part i cular, " L a P et i te Brunette, " orming cha , ming study. It there is a fault to be found amid so much beauty, it is thAt the re is a slight sameness in the faces. Each picture, s en by itself, is perfect. but looked at after its fellows, there is a lack of variety in the expres• sion, a defect w hich so gifted an artist can readily supply on another occasion. Miss Walter's ieuit pieces might bear comparison with those by Lance. Cne brilliancy of the colouring, and the natural ap pearance of fruit and flowers, must rivet the atten tion of the most careless passer by. The bloom on the grapes in No. 63 seems as though it might he brushed be any casual touch, while the bright yet delicate tints of the geranium leaves are ex quisitely pourtrayed. A kindred taste is shown by Mrs. Withers in her study of "Roses," No. 62. l'he landscapes are numerous and tolerably sue" cessful, though there is a certain stiffness about many of them that seems to indicate an unpractised hand. Miss Bertram gives us a careful " Sketch of Kronbeig Castle on the Sound," and Miss RennY portrays "A Forfarshire Den" with great spirit. (here is a pretty scene, called " On the Look-out,'' ny Miss Georgina Swift, showing two figures 0 0 the sands. Mrs. Hussey has two companion pic tures, Nos. 118 and 138, representing "Evening on thswater Lake," and " Early Morning on Dere wentwater." They are somewhat ambitious at' tempts, and not without success, but in the former the reflection of the mountain in the lake is some' what too prominent, while in the latter the pre valence of the morning mists is suffered to render " : it indistinct. "Awakened Sorrows, Old Letters, by Margaret Gillies, shows considerable power; the faces of the elder woman and her youthful corn fetter are well contrasted, and the sorrowful exprese sion of the former is forcibly depicted. The length of the arm round the girl's neck is too great, and the position somewhat awkward—faults which do not prevent the gazer from recognising the ability of the artist. "'The Brothers Grimm," ie a very clever portrait, in which the large sized heads seem almost nature. It is the woik of Madame Jericheu, the same lady whose " Britannia" we mentioned above' Miss Caroline Grierson has shown more ingenuity. than taste in painting a lady with a bl ac k net veil over her face. It is impossible not to admire the skill of the painter, and equally impossible to lik e the picture. It is not supposed that a branch ° f art in which a lady had acquired such a world-wid e reputation as Rosa Bonheur should be left untried, and accordingy we have severe, sketches of animal life. Miss Newcowen's "Shepherd Deg," Aire; Keating's "Galantine,"and Mte Swift's" Bianche are probably all drawn from lite. We alluded to Nirs. Swift's gift for portrait painting, and it cer tainly extends to the animal world it B docile b at for her portrait. To jaoge from the animatiott Sparkling in her wo,idei fully brig , it eyes, she mus t have found the task a tedious one. Very charming too, is Mrs. Keating's " Song of Praise" on Semen 1., where a little Robin Reeibrea,t is singing na▪ g ;Doming song. The same laoy has painted wit h care Lied faithfulness a pair of dead pneasants-- 4) . ° easy task, as any one who h as stu di en their beau", fully varied feather s , m a y gues s. .Mdile. contrihtves a charming picture, entitled " LA/ bird, lady bird, fly away home.' It is one of thos e delightful scenes of childish life, in which the feint▪ ' nine pencil especially excels. It is worthy co n otice that the pre-Raptiaetite school has very few 101° lowers. Miss Justina Deffell's " Rustle among the Leaves,"and Mrs. Thompson's "Veutnor" are tinge d with its peculiarities. Ttie fair exhibitors are not devoid of a sense of humour as is proved by som e of the clever sketches on th e screen. P rom inen t among these are Miss F.orence Claxton's " Scen e from the Life of a Go verness, " an d t h e same ladi . laughable illustrations of England versus Aastrall e i in which the vari ous aspec t s o f h ome an d c olorile ball-rooms, the diff eren t mean i ngs attached to "'Wanted a Governess," and finally the lonely spinster and hercat, in one hemisphere, and the 0 . 1 nary bachelor, with his dog, in the other are haPP I I I , contrasted. Miss Adelaide Claxton, whose clever illustrations of one of our serials, will be fresh its the recollections of its readers, is also among t . ll O contributors. Sculpture has also her votar le , r ; Miss Durant having contributed three very able a n d elaborate marble bas-reliefs representing Thetis 0 ,4 Achilles. Thetis mourning over the dead body: t, the hero is, perhaps, the best. Last, but not le a , 0 , of the works menti one d i n t h e cata l ogue a re admirably executed bronzes, representing cattle ef t , sheep in various attitudes. They are all exceliefre but one of the bulls and the " Brebis debout l . perhaps the best. It is surprising that the artet e , such successful works should withhold her row " 1 , 4 0 We heartily congratulate the lady artists oe high degree of merit which their exhibition Pro attained, and which we cannot doubt will s et the support and countenance of the public. There are some writers—Fuller, Sir T" f o r Browne, Burton, Izaak Walton, Sir Thomas Overbilai i ot e xample—who must be r ea d w ith th e a dj unc ts of Y e ot paper, long s's and obs o l e t e s p e lli ng , if y ou would ca the lull aroma of their quaintness. CAMPBELL'S " Hollr/kILINDEN.”—EveiY of c(shman remembers C(impfe It's noble po' 11 . sir " Hohenlinden :" but few perhaps had considered, opt i ce' Edward Cust led the way, how en tirely t hat. poem n' iBreP g do sents all vie circumstances ut the battle which i In gs so fatuous. It is about H s n ea r to ( a ct 'ts is Day s : I( brated picture ot Bo : ap a r( e cros ibg Ape em a Pr'tt ?,;(1, cuarger to the reality o t th e p assage of the St• he essence of the poet:cat Hohenlinden is a nii-In t v ir , ° 3ut the true bathe of 11:,i eritinden begin xt Olgh t jest ('cluck in the morning. It is. va-iy t oat tide , vi ce " fron' fl(iws swift and dark in winter, uati: flows niany mit es v iclit Elohenlinden. It does, indeed, wash the walls ot I*-1- old and banners may have t.vay.d p ort those walls ; r i .,: j e(u s° (heir waving have had less influ-nce upon the hvti a ,,,,::o l l invisible, through distance, trona the scene ot it. im i,clo :eature common to the real and the imagin ar y ' 4 r , t, was the snow, which fell heavily kith g, aithoug — Oe" not cover the ground before, the battle. P.-(rhaps it'ato3 never heard that slush and mud were the tillwa ° t Fr „%gir lig Elohenlinden, and that Moreau won the battle by J - Tog gle .ecurately how long his assailant would sticK an d 13 ,: ii ble t° in the boggy forest-paths, where it was no more rush to glory than it is to gallop over an Alpine 11(d.'