The Sun. — London, England, 1864-10-31 00:00:00

LIFEBOAT SERVICES. —Daring the storm of the past year the boats of the National Lifeboa is caution saved 417 persons from different wrecks on our co osts. The Institution also expended: £13,819 38. 2d. In the same period on lifeboat establishments, in addition to gran tiny £1,351 6s. ( d. as rewards for saving 714 shipwrecked persoOs by its lifeboats, and other means. The Committee of the Institution earnestly APPEAL to the pub lic for ASSISTANCE to enable them to meet the Continuek-t heavy demands on the. Institution's 137 lifeboat establishments. Contributions are received by all the London and country bankers; and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis, Jit the Institution, 14, John-street, Adelphi. THEATRE ROYAL. DRURY - LANE. — Managers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, a new and original Farce, by Edmund Talconer, entitled THE O'FLAHERTYS. 31 ,- . Edmund F. ilconer; 111essrs G. Belmore, Barrett. Fitzjames, &c.; Miss dspeth, Miss E. Falconer, Mrs. 11. VandenhotT, &O. A l ter which, at a Quarter to Eight o'clock, ShakesPere's Play ,of YMBELINE. Mr. Phelps; Messrs. Creswt,k, G 11. Nars t o ,d, C Wa!ter Lacy, E imund Phelps, A. Raynor, F. Nevihe, Fitzjames, &c.; Miss Atkinson and Miss Helen Poors open at ha f-past Six —Commence at Seven. T HEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.- Lessee, M. Buckstone. lIIS EVENING, THE SUN AND THE WIND. After which, THif STRANGER. Messrs. Howe, Chip. penda.le, Farren, Compton, Rogers, Gordon, Braid, &C. ; 3lesdan. , es Beatrice, Keeley, Fitzwiliiam, Moore, &c. Followed ty ON THE t3LY. Messrs. Buckstone, Rogers, Gordon, &c. ; Mesdames Snowdon, Fitzwilliam, &c. And OUR MARY ANNE. Aliss H. Lindley. To commence at 7. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the sole management of Mr. Fechter. THIS EVENING, THE KING'S BUTTERFLY. Fan fan, the King's Butterfly, Mr. Fechter. Messrs. Ryder,Wid dicomb, Ch M‘intyre, Garden, Raymond, Moreland, C ifford, Collett; Misses Carlot a Lezlercq, M. Henrade, E. Lavenue, and B. Lavenue. Preceded, at 7, by NURSEY CHICKWEED. Messrs. H. Widdicomb, Garden, Moreland, Collett ; Miss Lavenue, Mi s. Lee. Doors open at half-past 6 ; commence at 7. The Box-office open daily from Elev. n till Five. BUTTERFLY.-LYCEUM .11L, THEATRE.—Fanfan, the King's Butterfly, Mr. YEuill'Eß. —The most Successful Drama produced for y ears. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.--• Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, BORN TO GOOD LUCK. I addy O'Rafferty, Mr. Dominick Murray. After which, THE STREETS OF LONDON. Messrs. Vining, J. W. Ray, D. Fi her. D. Murray, J. Nelson, H. Forrester. H. Mellon ; Mrs. Henry Marston, Miss Emma Barnett, and Miss Fanny Gwynne. NEW THEATRE-RO YAL, ADELPHI.- Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, A SHEEP IN WOLF'S CLOTHING. I L L.& Stirling and Mr. J. Clarke. ,kfter which, THE HEN ANT) CHICKENS. Messrs. Biltingtoo, it. Phillips, Stephenson, Eburne ; Mrs. Stirling an d Miss 11. Simms. To be followed by HIS LAST LEGS. O'CAlag - han (with songs', Jilr. John Collins, supported by Messrs. Billingtou, Stephenson, C. J. Smith; Mrs. H. Lewis and Miss A. Sea man. To conclude with DOING BfiiNTING. Messrs. J. Clarke, Stephenson, It. Romer; Mrs. H Lewis and Miss A. Seaman. Commence at 7. yi 0 Y A L man S ag l e ' r . , Benjamin THEATRE.S webster. LA) EMINEN r TALENT AND COMEDY DRAMA. Thos.' celebrated artistes, Mr. and Mrs. C. Mathews, are re engaged. THIS E YENING, and during the week, UNDER THE ROSE. After whi: h, .!.t new and original Comedy Drama, in three acts, entitled Sy .'sILLA ; or, STEP BY STE Mr and Mrs. Charles Mathews. To conclude with Mr. 3faddison Morton's New Comedy Farce of WOOD' OCR'S LITTLE GAME. Mr. Charles Mathews, Mrs. Frank Matthews. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Nlanagereos, Mrs. Swanborough. TIII - 3 EVENING, JNLIMITE 0 CONFIDENCE. Followed by, at Eight, MILKY WHITE. Messrs. Craven, Stoyle, James ; Mesdames Swanbor .ugh and Mande7s. To cpnelude with MAZEITA. Mesdames Raynham, Simpson, <to. COALS.—rhe LILLESHALL COMPANY'S COALS. Direct from their own Collieries. Ma rqui5'.......255. per ton. I Double.. 21s. per ton. T op 245. „ De( p 223. „ Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De pots, Wcstbourne Park-road, W., and 17, South Wharf, Padding - On, W., and Maiden-lane, N. Best coke lss. per chaldron. Terms cash. JOIN SCO TT, Sole Agent IHE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, can be had Every Evening of G. R. GLENIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, nyde-park. THE LATEST EDITION of " THE SUN" supplied, as soon as published every Evening by _HENRY BIIOOK6, 'Newspaper Agent, 21-, Old Cavendish street, W. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tars DAY.—Morning, 2h. 21m.—Afternoon, 2h. 40m, a- ago aßow.-INlorning, 2't . 5011.—Afternoon. 31. 10m, 4,,,p,?1 , . kNjg LONDON, MONDAY, OCT. 31, 1864. The aspect of affairs in the Bleck Country is very black indeed. The temporary break in the clouds, which a few weeks ago led the public to hape for the return of peace and prosperity to the district, is completely at an end, and the men who have resumed work on the masters' terms have only, unfortunately, added to the difficulty by provoking their more refractory comrades to a breach of the peace. The riot et Bilston is very greatly to be regretted, and the well-wishers of the men must most of all regret the misconduct into which their violence and imprudence have led them. Nothing can be worse for their interests, or more damaging to their cause, and nothing they could do would give so forcible an argument to the mas ters. The system of threats and intimidation to which they seem now inclined, is most directly opposed to the fair play which all Englishmen hold in honour, and to the justice which the colliers on strike are so loudly claiming for themselves. We are surprised that the magistrate, in spite of the appeal of the prisoners' counsel, should have de cided that the very act of assembling for the pur• pose of inducing men to leave eff their work was decidedly and unquestionably illegal. The resist ance made to the police in the execution of their duty, and the stone throwing at the men employed in Lord DUDLEY'S pits, were quite sufficient to put the prisoners beyond the pale of the law, and cone scquently there is very little doubt that they will be convicted of riotous conduct. Bat the actual result to the nineteen or twenty involved in the affair is of not so much consequence as its ultimate effect upon the thousands engaged in the struggle. The little so-called "court" at the office of the stipendiary for South Staffordshire, was thronged with listeners, and a large crowd, chiefly consisting of colliers and their wives, stood outside for many hours in the pouring rain unable to obtain an en trance. What the result of the investigation may be remains to be seen, but there is little hope of its mending matters. The colliers must very well know that their acts of intimidation and coercion are illegal, but the knowledge has not prevented some serious outbreaks, although, on the whole, their conduct has been remarkably orderly. The worst of it is that from the condition of the trade there seems little likelihood of the masters aban doning their position, which they may be justified in holding by the fluctuations of business, but which it is quite absurd for them to maintain on the ground that they will not submit to the dicta tion of their men. The relationship between em ployer and employed is not one for dictation on either side.. It is, or should be, a matter of mutual agree ment for mutual advantage, and each should fairly state the terms on which he can do his share with profit to himself, and with justice to the other. Where the spirit of suspicion gets in there is hag gling and grasping on both sides, and while the marl is too apt to fancy the master's share is all pr ~fit, and to overlook the tremendous outlay often necessary in these great trades, the master forgets that it is as vitally important to the man to get a fair amount of wages as it is for him to receive the fair market value for his coal or his iron, He would lose by unfair competition and underselling, and we should very soon hear him crying out for legislative enactments to restrain them. But the man whose muter screws him down to hard bargain, or whom the terrible " butty" deprives of his hard•earned , stores, is not in a position to exact justice from either employer or middleman. Union is strength, but if the combined resistance of fifteen or twenty men is pronounced to be rash and suicidal, of what avail would be the remonstrance of one or two labourers ? They would lose the little they had; the offended " butty" would take good care that no other " butty'' employed them. What, then, are the men to do ? Are they to submit uncon• ditionally to every dictum of their masters, and to be content to see their wages dwindling away to nothing in the butty's hands ? If individual appeal is fruitless, and organised opposition is illegal, where is their resource ? It may be said that public opinion will guard them from oppression, but public opinion has already said pretty plainly that they have been to blame in the present strike in refusing to come to terms, or to make any effort to conciliate the men, and we see as yet very little effect. Rightly or wrongly, the men consider they have a grievance, and therefore their obstinacy is not to be regarded as a mere contumacious plot to extort money. If the coalmasters and great employers of labour generally were to show a little more readi ness to investigate these complaints, which are not always groundless, we should hear less of these for. midable strikes, which are as disastrous to the in. terests of trade and commerce as they are destruc% tive to the welfare of the men. It is said that the specie circulation in South Staffordshire is now at the rate of a million sterling per annum less than it was this time last year, and therefore the strike is certainly not going on without cost. But the masters prefer to lose than to appear to make any concessions ; possibly they are afraid of a dan gerous precedent. If, however, they would look more closely into matters they might ascertain the truth of the men's assertion, that both sides would gain were the butty done away with. The evils of this system are manifold, and have been insisted upon by every one who has examined into the condition of the labouring classes. Even novel readers can remember the vivid picture drawn by the eloquent author of " Sybil" of the miseries inflicted by the petty tyranny of the hated little JOE and his father. But this, again, is a case in which it is very difficult for the men to get their rights. They declare that the butties defraud them to a great extent by their mode of reckoning time. They are paid for a day's work, for a half day's, and for a quarter, but not for a less portion of time, and therefore the butties frequently tell them to leave the pit after working for two hours and a half, so that they receive no payment whatever. A day or two a week is commonly lest by the men, which of course tells heavily upon their wages. Another loss is, that they are entitled by the rule of the trade to an allowance of a ton of coals for every 24 days' work ; but the half and quarter days are not reckoned, so that a man may work for a good many months even without becoming entitled to his share of coals. All this is very difficult for them to re• dress ; they are powerless against the butties, from whom alone they have any chance of employment, and these obnoxious and oppressive rules are so much the custom of the district that one place of employment is as bad as another. Driven to such extremes, the men find a way to help themselves, which is extremely prejudicial to the interests of their masters. They take powder with them into the pit, and blast the coal instead of picking it, so that while of course the work is done much faster, the coal is shattered into fragments instead of being picked out in large lumps, and its value is greatly diminished. Such a system, even in a time of appa rent harmony and tranquillity, could not go on without injury to bc., .asters and men, and the butty or middleman iiirsVbe enviable position of the rsi monkey wit the oyste - and takes, if not like his fabulo•is prototype, the laole of the profits, at least a very great deal roeia9;. hart ho ha - any right to. If the So'i'h Staffordshire strike brings about a final reform in .hc. , ..•: trAtterF, the sufferings of the men and the losses of the masters will not have been in vain. If the difference is merely temporari y djusted without any regard to the deeper grounds for discontent, it will be bat surface work, and we shall have to look to a Parliamentary committee to do the work which the masters could and ought to do for themselves. An interesting affair took place at Nottingham on Friday, when the prizes, and diplomas, and car- tificates were distributed to the successful candi dates. The Mayor alluded to the death of the Duke of NEWCASTLE, who was only interred the previous day. The death of the noble duke is a great loss to education, and will long be felt by those who take an interest in the stbject. Mr LOWE, having delivered the prizes and certifi cates to the successful candidates, made a ♦ery in. teresting speech on the occasion, that appeared to give universal satisfaction to all present. In the first place he addressed some stirring and impres■ sive remarks to those who had that day been for- tunate enough to receive testimonials of approval. He urged them not to consider the success thus gained as anything in itself, but only an induce ment to incite them in the way of progress, and acquaint them with what they would have the power of doing. In especial they should develop a taste for reading, which is one of the chief ad vantages a young man can assume. This is essens tially true, and the following passage relating to the benefits of study and reading is worthy of being fixed on the attention and impressed upon the memory of all concerned, not only those imme• diately connected with these institutions, but on society generally " A young man who has formed a taste for reading and study has a constant solace ; he gets that which is likeliest of all things to keep him from worse tastes and pursuits, a companicn that will never desert him, an enjoyment in which he can indulge without extravagance and self-re proach, while he is far from being a barren pos session, because among men of ordinary capacity it is the greatest amount of reading which one man has compared with another by which he is distinguished from the crowd, and which con duces to his success in life." This is an admirable account of a delightful study, and is very appro priate to those who are entering life, and forming their tastes as it were. No better safeguard can be given to those exposed to temptation than to train in right principles, but to insure these taking effect, and to give them the chance of being put into practice, nothing is wiser than to inculcate the love of refined and elevated occupation. Another thing which these young men will do well to remember was pointed out to them by Mr LowE, and this was the importance of valuing their real acquirements as solid and permanent acquisitions, and lookivg upon their triumphs as momentary attendants of the fact. The certificate is the guinea stamp, the knowledge is the "gold for a' that." The right hon. gentleman pointed out the necessity that existed for these examinations, and wisely declared that it was absurd and unwise for people to be continually decrying. If people really know so much, there can be no need for them to refuse to have their knowledge tested, and the young man who declines examination is not likely to succeed in life, as is declared in these emphatic lines— " He either fears his fate too much, Or his deserts aro small ; Who dares not put it to the touch, And win or lose it all." All who really wish to 124 ye the subJ lance of know• ledge in their possession, and not to be contented with the shadow, will readily welcome and entirely coincide with these inducements to test their pros gress and attainments. Mr. LowE dwelt at some length on the advantages which the system of exit amination confers upon the State, and remarked, in allusion to the disparaging comments made upon it, that the plan possessed the double advantage of excluding as well as selecting. An enormous amount of stupidity, incapacity, and idleness is kept out of the public service by the application of these tests, and this alone is a positive benefit to the community. If Government plans—as they are being developed—are operating successfully to bring into a focus and circulate the results of eda• cation, so that we may understand the practical working of the efforts made which have been so much descanted upon, the practice of examining each child and paying for each one who passes is an admirable one, and tends greatly to facilitate the attempts made to extend education as widely as possible and as successfully. Mr. LOWE closed this part of his subject by a capital description of the tests which men encounter in the world, if they persist in shirking these preliminary examinations. He truly said that if their bread was won by their own ability and exertion, their whole life was one long examination. An appreciating public will either condemn or applaud their efforts, and thus decide whether their careers are to be failures or successes. " The barrister when cross-examining his witnesses, the clergyman in his pulpit, the physician attending his patients, the statesman in the House of Commons, are all really undergoing examinations." Mr. LOWE rather deprecates the term " middle class examinations," rightly saying that it seems somewhat supercilious, because no one talks of himself as belouging to the middle class, and it is only when he thinks himself of the upper ones that he discourses about this term. The right hon. gentle man was opposed to the suggestions of some that Government should found, endow, and teach in these schools. But he very properly argued, the money which would do this must be taken from the taxes to which the poor people contribute— and, besides, the religious difficulties would wreck the undertaking at once. Another obstacle is, that it is opposed to the principles which rule English society—and what suited old Greece or Rome would not apply to the present time and condition of affAirs. Some may be disappointed at the dis paraging tone which is hero applied to endowments, but, doubtless, a little consideration will tend to show the statement is true, if not palatable to all parties. Mr. LOWE asks what is the use of cling ing to old prejudices if we wish to go on in con formity with the advance of intelligence in which the present day abounds. "You do not want a dead but a living link connected with a living body, and nothing can be more fatal to progress than to suppose that you can, by availing yourself of the money of dead men, give to schools the vitality and energy which can only arise by contact with the living, breathing, moving mass by which you are surrounded." Much profitable knowledge may be deduced from this passage, and as there is no royal road to learning, so neither can there be a monied one to teaching, and the master as well as the teacher ought to prove his proficiency, and ex emplify his capabilities. Mr. LOWE made some observations upon the necessity of teaching youths what is useful to them in after life, and declared that where time was limited it was folly to waste years in the study of dead languages and leave the .history of their own country unknown, and various other importt it elements untouched during the "r:C' .'ss days ad opportunities that would never return. Ll' znidc: a-class children to r , :lect moderiL 2gut and liatory, book-kepp. Ily to "invert the rig, and phys ore, t of everythin , m 1 Lo le pyramid on its apex." 'Zoe hon. gentleman touched upon the two points wit:. his usual clearness and ability, such as the importance of the two universities of Oxford and Cambridge uniting in these examina- tions, the great prejudices which exist with regard to females obtaining the advantages of certificates which robs those who support themselves of their legitimate right ; and finally closed his eloquent and admirable address by alluding to the late lamented Duke of NEWCASTLE, whose interest in the subject of education was great. Oa the whole, it may be said, that this is a very able:speech. It enters into many points that are difficult to touch upon and rather invidious to grapple with ; it invites attention to 'Letters which concern the wel. fare of the community, and which can never be neglected without the best interests of the State suffering now and hereafter. It is education that moulds the human mind, and develops the highest qualities of our nature, and if this is neglected, no wealth and no possessions can make up for the lamentable dEficiency. Wo have later news from New York, announcing the operations of the war up to the 19th inst. in clusive, by the arrival of the China, which super sedes that of the Etna by four days, but there is nothing of a very decisive or momentous character. Still the appearance of being on the eve of battle is manifest, for such is the for:ern hope of LINCOLN with respect to his re-election that he has de• spatched three members of his Cabinet to urge GRANT to be more stirring, and so the Minister of War, STANTON himself, has repaired to the head quarters of the Army of the Potomac, giving GRANT full powers to collect troops from all and every place he can, no matter at what risk, so as to win a victory, a decided victory, and nothing but a presidential victory, for in that consists the hope and stay of the Administration. In order to impress upon the long coming victor of Richmond the urgent necessity of the case, the Minister of War is backed by that of Finance, and he, again, by the far-famed Prophet of the long-ago ninety days chronicler of the War—the ill-starred thread of ►hose prophecy the cruel Fates, taking dudgeon at such abrupt intervention on their own peculiar pro vince, cat short in a most unceremonious way. They cast the tangled skein of adversity not over one but among all the generals of the Federation, not only to the confusion of the heroic band, but to the utter chagrin of the Cabinet and of all the hopeful plans of the President. Whether Mr LINCOLN entertains more sanguine ♦iews of the visit of three commis sioners than of one remains to be proved by the result, but we suspect that the web of his future destiny is now being woven at Rchmond under the patient superintendence of the wizard LEE, watched by the lynx-eye of the far-seeing sooth sayer, DAVIS. Tne brother President of LINCOLN has this especial difference, he is not afraid to tell the truth and shame the Northern oracle whose kcene.shifting prompter has beguiled him for the last four acts of the " bloody drama" with dissolving views of the Union. The last scene of all is fast coming, but, like the spectre of an uneasy dream, Mr LINCOLN seems restless to anticipate his fate, and to; accelerate the crisis by urging GRANT to " do and do and do." He knows not what hais doing, but a few days may close that gate which no President can ever open again. As if there were not enough to harass the wind of the executive at 11 , ' ashington, a &potation of the ll.unocrats of Tennessee have thought fit to save their conscience by being absolved from the terrors of the oath prescribed by Gen. JOHNSTON as to the presidential election ; but in this case Mr LINcoLN took the short cut to be done with, saying that he would be elected in his own way, and let M'CELLAN try his way back. This was prompt enough, evincing perhaps more temper than judg ment, but of the latter commodity has dispensed with a great abundance in very questionable jocu. larity, and was in no mood then to be serious. The news from the West was not more reassuring than from other quarters, for it seems that HOOD cap tured sevt ral strong places in the rear of SHERMAN with the whole of the Federal garrisons; while PRICE was doing the same in Missouri. Nor was the tide of war confined to their operations, for Memphis was not considered to be quite safe, any more than St. Louis itself. As has so often occurred before, on the eve of the departure of the steamer, rumours were got up for Europe, but in this ease they were of a more than usually questionable character, for unless the China had been intercepted off Cape Race, we do not see how she could have news up to the 21st, seeing that she sailed from New York on the 19th. Yet, by a telegram dated the 21st, SHERIDAN is stated to have defeated LONGSTREET on the 19th near Strasburg, and cap tured 60 guns, while on that same date SHERIDAN reports that LONGSTREET was entrenched at Fisher's hill, not choosing to be attacked in the open field. So much for the veracity of the news vendors. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. "FIDELIO." On Satuiday Beethoven's masterpiece, " Fidelio,'' was the representation, a treat beldam set before the public. Leonora has no representative i❑ Europe who can compare with Tietjens, and this appeared to be fully felt by the auditory, .as proved by the immense attendance. Santley sung the fierce decla• matory music of Pizziro forcibly, Signor Bossi made an efficient Rocco, and Madlle. Sinico took a high place in the hearer's favour by the clear, pure, and perfect style in which she executed the music scored for Marcellina. Gardoni's Fernando was a pleasing and artistic assumption; but it is a character whose interest is eclipsed musically, dramatically, and per sonally by the lustre and prominence of his devoted wife, in her male assumption of Fidelio. Mr Swift sang the part of Giacchino, Marcellina's lover and Rocco's deputy, with care and simplicity, and played it with judgment and unobtrusiveness. Among the gems in this opera we may note the canon-quar tett, by Leonora, Marcellina, Rocco, and Giacchino, than which nothing finer has been heard at the footlights of the Opera since its first performance under th© title of "Leonora" nearly half a century ago. The delight of the euditory burst forth in a universal re-demand, and the piece was sung a second time. The terzetto, too, in the same scene, " Corragio I oreir was alto applauded. The duo between Pizzaro and Rocco, "Dall'urna della sorte," was sung in a manly, firm, and accented style, while the accompaniments were spirited and close. The overture Leonora (No. 3), was excellently per formed by Arditi's band. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. On Saturday evening a new play, entitled " Sybilla ; or Step by Step," was produced with success at this theatre. It is from the experienced pen of Mr. Palgrave Simpson; and the story as well as the drama is, we believe, his own invention, and, therefore, it has the merit--so rare on our stage—of being perfectly original. The prin cipal portion of the plot is as follows : —Emma Hildenberg is the daughter of a former Prime Minister, who having been falsely accused of treasonable corresrondence is im prisoned, his family being banisked and proscribed. His rival, Count Wolfenstein, is in power, and sup presses every application that is made to the King in his behalf. To obtain access to the Royal ca binet, where the alleged document said to prove her father's guilt, sad which she knows to be a forged document, is preserved, is the object of all her coquetries. This she achieves by fascinating the landlard's brother, the Minister's secretary; and, assenting to his proposal of marriage, she allows him to convey her to Copenhagen and lodge her with a female relative. Once there she contrives to attract the attention of the Minister and fasci nates him, and assents, apparently, to be his mis tress on condition that she has an apartment in the palace for a month, and is during that time respected and treated as a sister and an equal. Once in the palace she throws herself in the way of the young King and fascinates him, and finally gets into the Royal cabinet and obtains possession of the document by which she can prove her father's innocence. But one thing remains to complete the task, and that is to prove whose is the handwriting of the forged document. Suspecting it to be the present Minis ter's Secretary's, she gets the King to order him to write an order for her arrest, which he willingly does, and thus betrays himself. Thus, step by step, she has achieved her object, and the King acknow ledging the fraud, her father is restored to liberty and fortune. The acting of the pieoe was very good. Mrs. Charles Mathews looked and played the splendid beauty with good effect, and with a mixed expres sion of coquetry and deep feeling which proved her high artistic power. Mr Charles Mathews, as the adoring but perplexed lover, was natural and extremely humorous. Mr Ashley as the Minister, and Mr F. R)binson as the young King, aided the effect by their judicious performance. The com plete success of the piece can in no way be attri buted to the splendour of the scenery; the drama itself having so much merit that it needed not any extraneous sensational aids. ST. JAMES'S•HALL.—The boys from the Royal Greenwich Hospital School, over 800 strong, accom panied by their double band and attendants, visited Profes sor Anderson, on his invitation, at St. James's-tall, on Saturday afternoon. Upon their arrival at the Nelson monument, in Trafalgar-square, the boys marched round the base of the column, greeting the statue of the hero with three cheers. At the c nclusion of the usual programme the Professor grat;fied the vast assembly by the introduction of Miss Lizzie Anderson, to illustrate the so-called Rope tyemg Manifestation, who, after being secured and elabo rately bound by two of the senior naval pupils, placed on a table, and concealed by a large cover of wicker woik, was discovered in a very short space of time, unbound, with the rope in her hand, She was then again concealed from view for a few minutes, and when discovered was securely self bound, hand and foot; nay neck and heels together, to the astonishment of all preset t, several minutes being neces sary to release her. Professor Anderson presented some 150 of the elder boys each with a clasp knife. The Wizard will repeat (in public) his anti-spiritualist seance on Wed nesday afternoon next. LIFEBOAT SERVICE.—Mr Alex. Sim, of Lossie mouth, reports the following gallant service of the National Institution's lifeboat on that station :—" At day break on Friday morning last a vessel was discoverey stranded amongst the breakers, about a mile to the east ward of this port. The lifeboat stationed here, belonging to the National Institution, was immediately launched, and rowed through a very rough sea to the rescue of the sh p wrecked crew of three men who were seen clinging to the vessel's rigging. The lifeboat's crew were so exhausted by the time they reached the wreck—some of them having been washed out of the boat more than once—that they were unable to pull the boat alongside through the breakers. A large crowd having collected on the beach the boat was run ashore and a fresh crew shipped, who pulled most nobly alongside the vessel, and with heroic exertions, and at grew' personal danger, succeeded in taking off the three men and landing them in safety. The vessel proved to be the Agnes, C;aptain Winter, bound from Serabster to this place, with a cargo of stone. It is but right to add that the coast guard men were first at the spot with Manby's apparatus, and fired several well - directed rockets, but the vessel was so far from the shore that they all fell short." A LADY KILLED ON THE 13RIGIITON RAILWAY. —On Saturday morning, on the arrival of the 11.30 up train from Brighton, at Ilorley station, a lady, who had just previously been seen on the platform, stepped or foil on to the rail, and one of the wheels of a first class carriage was seen resting on her chest as she lay face upwards. So soon as the carriage was removed the dead body was picked up and conveyed to the waiting room. It was ascertained that she was a Miss Anderson, 65 years of ago, residing with her sister at Park-place, Peckham, who had been staying with seine friends in the neighbourhood of Ilorley. —Obser tier. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) JAPAN. SUCCESSFUL ATTACK ON PRINCE NAN GATO'S FORTS. SHANGHAI, SEPT. 21. (By Telegraph from Suez.) The allies have successfully attacked. Prince Nan gate's forts in the Straits of Shimonseki with trifling loss. The Japanese have sued for peace. It is reported they will agree to open the Straits. FORCING OF THE S TRAITS OF SHIMO NOSAKI BY THE ALLIES. BOMBAY, OCT. 14. The French steamer brings news from Japan, an nouncing that the allies had forced a passage through the Straits of Shimonoseki with trifling loss. The Japanese fought hard. TERRIFIC HURRICANE AT CALCUTTA, SUEZ, OCT. 30,. The following telegram has been received at Mr. Reuter's office from the Peninsula and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, Oct. 31. Calcutta was visited by a terrific hurricane nn the sth inst., which caused an immense destruction of shipping. The Nemesis lost her topmast and bowsprit, and was driven on shore. The injury sustained was uncertain, but she was expected to be got off in time to leave a few days late with the next mails. The Bengal was also driven on shore, but was supposed to be uninjured, although it was uncertain when she could be got off. The Nubia was dismasted. No lives have been lost in any of the Company's steamers. The workshops are uninjured, but other shore property has been much damaged. The British India Company lost five vessels. The Alphee (French steamer) was obliged to put back damaged. FRANCE. LYONS, OCT. 31 The Emperor Napoleon arrived here yesterday evening at half-past 8 o'clock. His Majesty met with a warm and enthusiastic reception. A grand review of the army of Lyons will take place to-day. BOURSE, Oat. 29.—The market has shown bul little animation, but prices have been well main. tained. Threes, for the Account, are nnvaried al A4f. 55e., and Mobilier has improved to 862 f. 50c. Railway Market quiet, but firm. The market im. proved towards the close, and left off as follows : 41 per Cents .. 91 75 Jo. end month.... 3 per Cents Do. end„ 6t 65 Credit Mobilier B7O Do. end month B7O Sank Sharps 3370 Credit Foncier 1135 Roman .. 73 Italian Loan 65 05 Do. end month 65 15 Ditto Threes .. New Mexican .... 49 1 Russian Austrian Spanish Threes 4la Home Debt Deferred RAILWATe. Orleang••c4ms...,•... Northern Lyons and Mediterranean Southern ... .. Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lotrinord North of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona Cash. Account. 825 825 967 50 .. 967 50 883 75 .. 885 -- 577 50 .. 677 60 498 75 .. 492 50 495 .. 493 75 332 50 .. 332 50 440 .. 442 50 512 50 .. 516 357 50 .. 350 465 .. 462 50 175 Message of King George to the Greek Assembly. ATHENS, Oct. 26. The following is the official text of the message recently sent by King George to the National Assembly, complaining of the slowness of the deli berations of that body : GEORGE I„ KING OF THE HELLENES, TO THE SECOND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF THE HELLENIC NATION. Urgently summoned by Greece, I yielded to her voice in the conviction that she, upon her part, would fulfil her obligations towards me. I abandoned Eenmark a year ago, before the annexation of the lonian Islands to the Greek kingdom —a condition agreed upon in my acceptance of the Greek Crown —had been accomplished, and consequently before the Constitution for the new State had been voted. In a few days a year will have elapsed since my arrival. No one, I think, is unaware of the patience with which I have endured the abnormal position of royalty in presence of an Assembly acting at the same time as a Constituent Assembly and as a Legislative Chamber, The annexation of the lonian Islands to the remainder of the kingdom has further been long accomplished. The presence in the body of the Assembly for the last two months of the representatives of that country has given the National Assembly every facility for terminating, without fresh delay, the vote of the Constitution upon the basis of the project drawn up a year ago. What has taken place in the As sembly up to the present time affords me the conviction that its labours may still be prolonged for a considerable period. The prolongation of this position, which neutralises alt Governmental solicitude and paralyses all administrative action, not only unquestionably deprives the nation of pre. cious advantages, but will certainly cause evils which it will be difficult subsequently to repair. The impatience with which the people suffer this irregular condition of affairs is known to me. Indispensable duty towards the Hellenic people, and even the interests which ought to be placed under the gua rantee of the Constitution, imposes upon me the obligation of requiring the cessation of this state of things. For this purpose I have desired my Ministers to lay the annexed draft of the remainder of the Constitution before the Na tional Assembly, and to declare that I am ready to accept and sign the portion already voted, as well as that which shall be voted according to the plan I submit, the condi.. tions of which in no degree differ from the wishes expressed by the Assembly up to the present time. I request the Assembly to deliver its vote upon this plan within a period of ten days. My Ministers will also bring forward within a period of ten days a bill relating to the election of Deputies. I request the Assembly to debate and vote upon this bill in the course of this month. But if the National Assembly does not conclude these labours within the abovementioned periods, I reserve to myself full liberty as to my future course, which will be such as shall be dictated to me by my deceived hopes, and I make the Assembly responsible for all the consequences. (Signed) GEORGE. Athens, October 6-18, 1864. THE HOTEL OF THE FRENCH ARCHlVES.—Con siderable alterations have for some time past been going on at the imperial printing-office and at the Hotel de Soubise, which adjoins. The latter building, which formerly be longed to the Constable do Clisson and subsequently to the Guise family, has for some time past contained the State archives, and is now about to be converted into a sigillo graphic and paleographic museum, destined to fill up a void long existent fn archm3logical science. The two buildings are connected by a staircase, formerly of the 18th century, but now replaced by one in the style of the Rennaissaxce, which leads to the hall containing the col lection of charters. This apartment, 80 feet long and 33 feet board, was formerly the guardroom. It has now lost its original appearance, being lined from end to end with glass cases, and is provided with an upper projecting gallery supported by light columns of wood, At the end is placed a large iron cupboard, in which a part of the collec tion is secured. Thia safe was made by order of the Con stituent Assembly in 1790, to contain the utensils used in printing the assignats ; it is let into the wall, and is closed by a double door, which formerly had several secret locks. Among the objects now contained in it are the Me rovingian edicts, autographs of Charles V., Queen Eliza beth, and the Emperor Charles V., with a letter from Soli man 11. to Francis I , dated 1528. This last-mentioned document is written in characters of gold and azure on thick parchment, and enclosel in a brocaded case. The roll of St Vital is also one among the many other curiosities. During the Middle Ages when an abbot died a messenger bearing a long blank sheet of parchment rolled up as was then the custom, over a wooden staff, was sent to the different monastic houses of the kingdom to announce the event. Upon this parchment, which formed the album of the period, the principals of each of the religious estab • lishments to which the intelligence was communicated wrote some lines of condolence. The roll of St. Vital, at the visit of the Convent of Argenteuil, bears some Latin verses, the ttyle of which leads to suppose that they were written by Heloise, who was then abbess of that institu- tion. Lastly-, in one of the drawers of that cupboard may be seen the keys of tho 13astile, those of several conquered cities, and a number of other extremely curious objects, which will be placed in the glass cases of the exhibition.— aalt,qllani'S .111e8Sellger, Naval and Military Intelligence. The Royal Marine divisions at Portsmouth have undergone their usual autumnal inspections by , Major-General Stransham, on Southsea•com mon, near Portsmouth, and at their respective headquarters during the past week. The following document, received at Forton barracks, the head quarters of the Light Infantry * division, from the office of the inspector-General testifies most satis factorily to that officer's appreciation of the effi ciency of the Portsmouth division of this most im portant arm of her Majesty's service : " Inspector-General's Department, London, S.W., Oct. 28. "The Inspector-General desires the Colonel-Comman dant will record in divisional orders the satisfaction which has been felt by him at the recent inspection of the division under the command of Colonel Ayles. " The interior economy of the division leaves nothing to be desit ed,land the appearance of it on parade as well es in brigade was equally creditable to officers, non-commissioned officers, and privates. "The Colonel-Commandant will be pleased to notify to the non-commissioned officers and men of the division at any convenient parade that their appointments were found in excellent order. By order, " T. C. TRADERS, Captain, Aide-de-Camp. "Colonel Aylee, &c., a6sport." A general Horse Guarcis' order, signed by Lieut.- Gen. Sir J. Y. Scarlett, K.C.8., Adjutant Genera. has been promulgated at Chatham garrison,in which Field Marshal the Duke of Cambridge, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State for War, directs an amended system of classification, inspec tion, and examination of army schools to be hence. forth adopted. Gen. T. W. Robbins, colonel of the 80th Foot, died on October 27 at his residence, near Lyndhurst, in the 80th year of his age. He entered the army in 1805, served in Sicily in 1806 and 1807 with the Ist Brigade of Guards, under Sir John Moore— subsequently in the 7th Hussars in the Peninsula and in France, in the campaign of 1813 and 1814. He also served in Flanders in 1815 with the 7th Hussars, and was present at Waterloo, where he was severely wounded. He received the war medal with the two clasps for Orthes and Toulcuse. He went on half , pay in 1821. The members of the Armstrong.Whitworth Com mittee are expected to arrive at Portsmouth this morning from London for the purpose of carrying out a series of experimental firing, competitive with the 70-pounder rifled wedge and shunt guns of Sir William Armstrong, and the 70-pounder Whitworth rifled muzzle-loader. The course of experimental fir ing will most probably consist of first rapid firing from her Majesty's ship E cellent, under such conditions as must occur with the batteries of ships engaged in close action ; second, at 2,ooo.yard target range for accuracy in independent firing; shell firing at the Alfred un-armoured target frigate, with firing from the deck of the Stork gunboat through the intervening water at the Alfred's bottom ; ricochet firing at Spithead, and such other experiments or alterations in the course laid down as the committee may decide upon as the firing progresses. The Aurora screw frigate, Capt. Sir t M'Clin,' tock, arrived at Spithead on Saturday from her Baltic cruise in attendance upon their Royal High nesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. The Dutch 50-gun screw frigate Nargen, which met with the casualty after leaving the Texel, for Batavia, has been taken into the great basin at Sheerness, where she is to undergo a thorough re pair at the hands of the dockyard workmen. The whole of her powder and shells have been unshipped and received into store at the Upnor powder magazines, Chatham. Since the frigate has been in the basin she has undergone careful survey at the hands of the dockyards offi cials, the result of which is the discovery of - sEveral . . other injuries in addition to those previously seen. Her cut water is very much damaged, end her ma chinery has been put considerably out of order. Her repairs will occupy some time. The iron screw steam troopship Urgent, 4, Capt. Samuel Henderson, from Ireland and Milford, ar- rived on Saturday evening at P:ymouth, where she embarked yesterday morning 70 sappers and miners for Portemoutb, and was appointed to leave in the afternoon, The iron-cased sloop Enterprise, 4, Commander Charles J. Rowley, from the Channel squadron, arrived at Plymouth yesterday to be refitted, and to go with the Research to the Mediterranean. General Sir Hew Dalrymple Ross, G.C.8., has been appointed Masten•Ganner of St. James's-park, in the room of the late General Sir Robert W. Gar diner, G.C.B. The following appointments and promotions have ben made at the Admiralty ;—Lieut. J. M'N. Boyd, to the Meeanee, to be additional of the Hibernia— Lieut. C. J. Stanley, of the Excellent, to the Meeanee, for gunnery duties, vice Boyd—Lieut. William H. M. Molyneux, to the Excellent—Lieut. Philip H. W. Mayow, to the Research—Thomas Steel, promoted to be master—John G. Musters, Charles E. Napier, George C. Higgins, and Nevin son.de Caurcy, midshipmen, to the Achilles—Ed ward G. Foaming, midshipman, to the Prince Con- sort—Charles H. Greenway, midshipman, to the Defence—George G. Boys, midshipman, to the Phaeton—John Philips, midshipman, to the Gib■ raltar—Hon. Cecil J. G. Cadogan, midshipman, to the Revenge—Hay A. P. Probyn, midshipman, to the Duncan—J. G. M. Field and C. E. Huggins, midshipmen, to the Achilles—Erasmus A. Omman ney, midshipman, to the Aurora Stuart B, Roupell, E. H. Bayley, Ernest Kinder, and R. S. R)lleston, naval cadets, to the Achilles—G. Neville, naval cadet, to the Pylades—C. W. Sleeman, naval cadet, to the Liffey—C. M. Foster, naval cadet, to the Black Prince—Christopher Naylor and Henry T. J. Dorrien, naval cadets, to the Revengc—T. G. Wilson, confirmed as surgeon, of the Galatea—W. Lewis, chief engineer, to the Indus, for the Sphinx —Henry Kight, engineer, to the Fiegard, as super numerary—G, Hunt (B.) engineer, to the Fisgard, for the Landrail—C. B. Cresswell, engineer, to the Pembroke, for the Tender—J. M. Murphy, engineer to the Indus ; as supernumerary—Daniel Anderson, of the Indus, promoted to first-class assist.. engineer —A. Forrester, of the Blenheim, for the Julia, pro moted to first-class assistant-engineer—J. Leeson, assist.-engineer, to the Donegal—Donald Gibb, as sist..iengineer, to the Indug, as supernumerary—H. H. Gulliver, J. G. Ellis, H. G. Al‘Queen, G. Ball, W. Oates, H. G. Johnstone, J. Sharpe, J. W. Scoble, H. C Bourke, and Felix Forman, acting second-class as- sist.-engineers, to the Indus—G. J. W. Bridle, W. Nicklin,W. Olive, and J. Hobbs, acting second-class assist..engineere, to the Asia—J. G. Goff and W. J, Pettit, acting second-class assist.-engineers, to the Fisgard—R. L. Butler, R. Pearce, and T. H. Mid dleton, acting second-zlass assist-engineers to the Cumberland—R. J. Wheeler, acting second-class assist,-engineer, to the Fisgard, for the Vivid—E. G. Cooper, acting second-class assist.-engineer, to the Fisgard, for the Widgeon. At the Malton Petty Sessions on Saturday a brickmaker, named James Smith, was fined the sum of 12-, for trespassing in a wood belonging to the Misses Starkey, of Hatton-hall, and taking therefrom, on the 4th October, blackerries (wild brambles) of the value of Gd or there abouts. The gamekeeper stated he had cautioned the de fendant more than once. The fine was to be paid in a fort night, or in default H days' hard labour. At the same time a lad named James Fothergill, of Terrington, was convicted in the sum of 23s for teasing and annoying a half wit named James Wood. The fine was paid. HAUILEY, NORTHUMBERLAND: OCt. 28.--We have had for two or three days past (writes Mr E. Whitfield) a severe storm from the east, accompanied by a vary heavy eoa. One vessel, called the Mozley Pack, with a crew of eight men and boys, stranded about 1 o'clock this morning. The fishermen launched the National Institu tion's lifeboat, but by the time they had reached the vessel the tide had so far ebb-2d that her crew, perceiving that all danger was past, preferred to remain on board till low water, when they walked on shore. It was a very dark stormy night. The vessel is likely to:become a wreck. APOTHECARIES' HALL.-At a Court of Exami ners, held on Thursday last, Messrs. Frederick Henry Hums, of Angel-terrace, Islington, and Charles Eddowee, of lgillbrooke, Southampton, having passed the necessary examinations, were admitted licentiates of the Society of Apothecaries. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT COMMIS SION.—A meeting of the Capital Punishment Commissioners was held onWed nesday, at which Lord Stanley, M.P , the Right lIGn. Lushington, D.C.L., tho Right Hon, T. 0, ll2gan, M P., Mr Horatio Waddington, Mr W. Swart, M.P., Mr Gathorne Hardy, M.P., Mr G. Ward Hunt, M.P., and Mt Charles Neate, M.P., attended, The secretary, Mr J. H. Patteson, was also present. e %.2114U. 14 7( 0F747 C 61/71,1 /rtnitat HER MAJES BALMOR The Queen went out yesterday morn • ponied by Princess Beatrice, and attended by the lion. Emma Lascelles. In the afternoon her Majesty drove to the Falls of the Garbhalt, accompanied by Princess Helena, and attended by Lady Augusta Stanley. WINDSOR CASTLE, Oct. 29. Her Majesty the Qaeen, accompanied by their Itvat Highnesses Princess Helena, Princess Bea trice, Prince Arthur, and Prince Leopoll, and the infant Prince A'bert Victor, arrived at Windsor Castle this morning, et half-past 9 o'clock, from Scotland. The suite in attendance consisted of Lady Augusta fitanley, the Hon. Emma Lascelles, Lord Alfred. Paget, Lieutenant General the Hon. C. Grey, and Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps. Her Royal Highness Princess Louise, attended bsViscountess Jocelyn, Colonel the Hon. D. de Ros, and Dr Jenner, stopped at Carlisle to sleep, and will arrive at Windsor Castle this evening. His Royal Highness Prince Alfred, attended by Major Cowell and Lieutenant Haig, left Windsor yesterday for the Continent. The Prince will proceed direct to the University of Bonn, where he will prosecute his studies, a hcwo having been engaged there as a residence for his Royal Highness for some months. OCT, 30. Her Royal Highness Princess Louise, attended by Viscountess Jocelyn, Lieutenant Colonel the Hon. D. de Ros, and Dr ;Telmer, arrived at the Castle last evening shortly before 8 o'clock. The Queen, their Royal Highnesses Princess Helena, Princess Beatrice, Prince Arthur, and Prince Leopold, and the Ladies and Gentlemen in waiting, attended Divice service this morning in the private chapel. The Rev. C. Tarver, Chaplain in Ordinary to her Majesty, officiated, Lord Crenaorne and the Hon. Mortimer Sackville West arrived yesterday as Lord and Groom in waiting to her Majesty. The Countess of Caledon has succeeded Viscoun% tess Jocelyn as Lady in waiting to the Queen. Her Majesty's Return from Balmoral to Windsor. On Saturday morning, at half-past nine, her Majesty the Queen, with their Royal Highnesses Princes Arthur and Leopold, Princesses Helena, Louise, and Beatrice, and Prince Albert Victor, the infant son of the Prince and Princess of Wales, attended by General Grey, Colonel tho Hon. D. deßos, Sir C. B. Phipps, Lord Alfred Paget, Lady Jocelyn, Lady A. Stanley, the Hon. Miss Lascelles, and Dr Jenner, &c., arrived at "Windsor from Scotland. Her Alajesty, with the other members of the Royal family and suite, left Balmoral on Friday afternoon at half past 12, and travelled by road to the Aboyne station of the Deeside Railway, where a special train of an engine and 15 carriages had been forwarded by the London and North Western Railway Company for the use of the royal travellers, who, on reaching Aboyne, alighted from the travelling car riages, and at once entered the train. Hex Majesty the Queen with her Royal Highness Princess Helena occupied the royal saloon (a magnificent carriage lined with rich lavender -coloured moire antique silk), which was placed in the centre of the train. In the rear of this was a double saloon, containing Princes Arthur and Leopold, with Messrs Sahl and Buff. The saloon in front of the Queen's was allotted to the use of the Princess Beatrice, governees, and maid ; and the double saloon, fur ther on, contained the Princess Louiso, with a governess and attendants. Adjoining the carriage occupied by the two Princes was a double saloon in the rear of the train which was reserved for the especial use of his Royal High ness Prince Albert Victor, his two nurses, and Lady A. Stanley, and the Hon. Miss Lascelles, Lady Jocelyn, Sir C. Phipps, Lord Alfred Paget, General Grey, Colonel de Ross and Dr Jenner occupied the adjoining saloons and family carriage, the rest of the train being allotted to the railway officials, her Majesty's dressers, pages, and other servants. Mr Neale and Mr Bore, of the London and North Western Railway,had charge of the royal train from Abopao to Bushbury. The special quitted Aboyne at half-past 2 o'clock on Fri day afternoon, and proceeding along the Deeside Railway reached Abardeen at 332 p.m. Thence the route was over the Scottish North-Eastern via the Bridge of Dun to Perth, 1221 miles, where the train was timed to arrive at 6 18 p.m. After a stoppage of an hour the train resumed the journey at 7 18 p.m. over the Scottish Central Railway, and rapidly sped on its way to Greenhill, 167 miles, which was made at 8 31. Here the Caledonian line commences, and passing the Summit station at 10 11 the Royal travellers found them selves at the city of Carlisle, 273 k miles from Aboyne, at 11 40 p.m. At Carlisle, where 15 minutes were allowed for refresh ments, Princess Louise, who, it is understood, was suffering from some slight indisposition, left the train for the Queen's Hotel, with the intention of proceeding to Windsor on Sa turday, at noon, Mr Neale remaining to take charge of the special train by which her Royal Highness was to travel. Carlisle was left behind at 11 65, the route being then over the London and North-Western Railway, via Kendal Junc tion, which was reached at 1 18, and Boar's Head, 376; mtles, at 252 a.m. on Saturday. Between Warrington and Crewe, however, some little delay was caused to the Royal train, which on its arrival at Bushbury Junction, 453 miles, was 45 minutes behind its proper time, which, according to the time bill, should have been at 5 16 a.m. As the rest of the journey was to be performed along the Great Western Railway, five minutes were allowed for the transfer of the train to the charge of Mr Grierson, the general manager, and Mr Kelley, the divisional superinten dent of that line, while Mr G. Armstrong took his place an the engine, which in the meantime had been hooked to the train after the London and North-Western locomotive had been detached. Dlr Spagnoletti, the telegraphic superin tendent, was also in attendance. On leaving Bushbury the special made its way rapidly over the narrow guage of the Great Western Railway via Birmingham, Leamington, Ox furd, and Reading to Windsor, 5801 miles, where it finally arrived at 9 30 on Saturday morning, having thus gained 15 minutes of the time lost previous to reaching Bushbury. The Royal train was brought slowly into the station, and passed by the side of the down platform the distance being so arranged as to bring the Queen's saloon immediately op porite the Royal waiting-room. Six carriages belonging to the Queen's establishment were drawn up in the station yard, awaiting the arrival of the train, her Majesty's equipage consisting of an elegant caned carriage, covered, and drawn by two white ponies► ridden by a postillion in black livery. The pages in attend ance, however, wore their scarlet coats and gold-laced hats. The quiet aspect of the station was extremely striking ; the public who are generally admitted being en this, as 04 the last occasion rigorously excluded from its precincts. There was thus no public reception on the platform, much to the disappointment of many of her Majesty's lieges. None of the town officials were on the platform, but Thames-street, near the station, and the Castle-hill, were crowded with spectators. On the platform, which was carpeted with crim son cloth, Lord A. Paget, Col. Biddulph, of the Royal Household, and Capt. Bulkeley, one of the directors, Mr G tierson, Mr Kelley, and Messrs Burlinson and Matthews, of the Great 'Western Railway. had stationed themselves to receive her Majesty and the Royal family, who at once entered their carriages, tied drove through the town to the Castle. The Queen very graciously returned the loyal salu tation of the spectators as the carriage passed through the streets. Her Majesty, thoai,h apparently in her usual health, seemed, as did the Princess Helena, rather fatigued alter the long journey. As the Royal party drove into the Quad rangle, the hoisting of the Royal standard announced tho Queea's presence to the inhabitants of Windsor. Her Ma jesty is expected to stay some short time at Windsor. His Excellency the Prince de la Tour d'Auvergue has deferred his intended arrival in London for a few days. His Excellency at the eleventh hour received the Emperor Napoleon's command to meet his Imperial Majesty at Nice. The Marquis and Marchioness of Hastings, the Earl of Westmoreland, and the Earl of Glasgow have arrived at the St, George's Hotel. The Earl and Countess of Airlie, who are staying at L'jrd Sianley's town house in lluver-street, will leave town in a few days for Alderley Park, Lord and Lady Stanley of Alderley's seat in Cheshire, in order to join tho party about to meet for the wedding of Viscount Amberley and the Hon. Katherine Stanley, The Earl and Countess of liAlkeith are with the Duke and Dnchess of Buceleuch and family at Drunilanrig Castle, Dumfries-shire, The Countess of Desart has left the Alexandra Hotel for Thornham Hull, Suff.)lk. The Countess (Dowager) of jersey will return to her:mansion in Berkeley-. , qmtre to-day from passing a few weeks at Brighton. The c( , untess is in excellent health, Lord and Lady Chelmsford and the Hon. Miss Thesiger are expected to leave town on Wednesday next for Rome. The noble and learned lord and family intend to pass the winter in Italy. Lord and Lady Walter Sett are at present staying with Lady Hartopp at Four Oaks, Warwickshire, Tht Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, Bart., M P., and Lady Emily P3el arrived at their house in Whitehall gardens on Saturday from Colonel and Lady Jan© Taylor's residence at Sandgate, rHE SUN, hONDON, MONDAY EVEAING, OCTOBER 31, 1864.'