The Sun. — London, England, 1863-11-14 00:00:00

----• I FEBOAT SERVICES. —During the recent 311_41 heavy gales some ot the boats of the Na' tonal Lifeboat Institution saved 67 persons from different wrecks. The Committee of theSTAN,,I4] Institution to ena ble them to AR PE meet AL the con to the public tor ASSI timed hea, y demands o n the Institution ' s i 25 Web at estab lishments. Contributions are receiv,d by all the Lonnon and country bankers ; and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis, at the Institution, 11, J(,hu-street, Ade!phi, MESSRS. JAY and CO. have now on show the most unique and perfect assortment of BONNETS, which their Manager has selected in Paris, and brought back With tier to tins Estiblishment. 247, 249, 251, Regent-street, 130.1 NET'S SILKS a LYON.--Every Article of commerce takes its title either from the inventor or manufacturer. and the more perfect the production the g rater is the credit which attaches to the originator. BONNET'S SILKS are said to b' incapable of identifica tion in Englaad but the fallacy of such an assertion is ex pos d by the very trade mark of the firm as exhibited by Messrs. JAY, of Regent-street. Tb. , following interwoven mark may be seen at th^ end of each piee, , :—" antaaeture de C. J. Isunuet et Cie., a Lyon. et a loj urieux." Wear guaranteed. ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. Under the Mana^ement of Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. W. Harrison. THIS EVENING, Willsee's Romantic Opera, TIIE DESERT FLOWER : Miss Louisa Pyne, Miss Susan Pyne ; Messrs. W. H. Weiss, H. Cond. A. Cook, and W. Harrison. Conductor, Mr. A. Mellon.—Doors open at half-past Seven. Commence at Eight. THEATRE ROYAL DRURY - LANE .- Managers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING the performances will eommencc with an by J. Oxenford, Esq., entitled BEAUTY Oil TUE BEAST. I'rincipal characters by Messrs. Addison, G. F. Neville, Barret, Spencer, and G. Weston; Mrs Edmund Falconer and Miss E. Lecicrq. Atter which, Lord Byron's Choral Traedy, MA-NFU -RD' s , Messrs. r helps, Ryder, Rayner, Areagres'on, Ward, Spencer,; Miss Heath, Miss F. Atkinson, 3llss Leclercq, anq Mrs. F a l c oner. Vocalists—Miss Poole, Miss tc.itter, Miss Cicel E. Y Nott, Miss Heywood, and Mr. Swift. To conclude with a New and Orig-inal Farce, by Messrs. Brough and A. Halliay. entitled MY a KART'S IN HTEHIGHLANDS : chadracters. by Mr. J.Neville, Mr. G. Weston, Mr. Warde, Mr. J. Marris ; Mrs. C. Melville, and Miss II artleur. ----------_ T HE ATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET.— Sole Lessee and Manag-er, Mr. Buckstone. m M e e s a d sr a s tn . e C t; THIS EVEING, LITrLE DAISY. SILKEN FETTE a tt e S , ;: After wbieh est time), Mathews, Chippendale, W. Farren, Howe, C. Mathews and M. Barrie. Followed by COOL AS A CUCUMBER. Mr. C. Mathews, And MY lIUSBAND'S GtiOST. Commence at 7. LYCEUM THEATRE. Y/ki A ° Under the Sole Management of Mr. Pechter. ---DEMONIO (a Triumphant Success) will be repeated v.;er-13Evening until further notice. TH U ' • EVENING, the Comedietta, by W. Gilbert, entitled UNCLE BABY : Mess •s. Widdicombe, J.G. Shore, Charles ; amiss P. Leclercq, and Carlotta Leclercq. After which, at Eight o'clock, BEL DEMONTO, a Love Story, in Twelve Tableaux, taken from StendhaPs "Italian Chronicles," by Mr. John Brougham. Principal charac ter by Mr. Fechter, supported by Messrs. Jordan, Charles, 13r - m;.,fham, Emery, Raymond, M oreland, Smith, Clifford, Collett, Andrews, Sims ; Miss Kate Terry, E. Lavenue, Aire. Lee, and Miss Elsworthy. Doors open athalt-past 6—commence at 7. "DEL DEMO:'•TIO; a LOVE STORY, i n T we l ve 11 Tableaux. NEW THEATRE -ROYAL, ADELPHI.- Sole Proorletor and lltanazer, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, at 7, THE TLIAGEDY QUEEN : Mrs. 4t 8, the New Drama of LEAH: Miss Bateman, supported by 3 fessrs.Arthur Stirlinz, R. Phillips, Billinzton, Stuart, .A Wood, Eburne, Miss H. Simms and Mrs. Millington. I'o conclude with CATCHING AN HEIRESS : Miss Woolgar and Mr. A. Wood. MISS BATEMAN.—LEAFI.—The triumphant and enthusiastic success of the great tragic artiste, Miss BATEMAN, an her first appearance in the character of LEAH, in the new five act Drama of that title, having been nightly repeated, and even exceeded during the last four weeks, amidst the applause and tears of crowded audiences, and tne profound impression created upon all who have wit nessed the touching impersonation by Miss Bateman of the heart-broken Jewish maiden, being confirmed by the unani mous verdict and critical approval of the entire press, the Manager ot the NEW ADELPHI THEATRE has the honour to announce that Mess BATEMAN will appear in the New Drama of LEA El EVERY EVENING till further notice; and in order to meet, as far as possible, the increasing demand for stalls, has added two more rows to those previously existing. ROYAL STRAND THEATitr„. Manager, Mr. W. H. Swanboroug,h. THIS EVENING, WHERE' YOUR WIFE. Miss Simpson. After which, MIRIAM'S CRIME. Messrs. G. Honey, Parselle, Belford, Turner, Miss K.Sayille, and Miss Manders. To conclude with FAINT HEAnT NEVER WON .AIR LADY. Mr. Leigh Murray. Commence at 7. :IPHE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," Containing - the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENTE, n be had Every Evening - of G. IL GLISNIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tins am—Morning, 3h. 40m.—Afternoon, VI. On 170-gonaow.-Morning, 4h. 25m.—Afternoon. 4h. 47111 The Weather--Sun Office, Nov. 14, 1863. THERMOMETER.. This day at Two o'clock Barometer-30.21. Wind—South-Nest; light, and cloudy. atiz DrA*-- LONDON, SATURDAY, NOV. 14, 1863. " Procrastination," according to the Poet of the Night Thoeghts, " is the thief of time"—it might be added, also, of credit. One of the great dis credits attaching to our Government in connection with the Crimean War, at its very commencement, was the helpless manner in which we had drifted into it. A remembrance of that slowness of deli. beration, of that reluctance to take the initiative in any matter of importance, has been hanging over qg during these last few days, with a enee of gloom almost sinister in its way, in reference to the absolute silence maintained here in respect to the intenti ons of the Cabi net as to NAPOLEON'S proposition. That proposition w as momentous enough, certainly, of its kind, to necessitate some delay before the answer to it could be decided upon. But total and abso lute silence—a Silence as that of death, as to what was in every any lik e l y to come of it, augured seriously, as to the risk of this lapse of time, cans ing , i n England n o i nconsiderable diminut ion ' of credit. It bore the a ppearan ce of a sense of pro found bewilderment. It seemed to be scarcely, in any way, propitious of a distinct se ttlement of the difficulty and least of all of a satisfactory settlement of it. Abruptly --the silence is faintly broken, the gloom is slightly dissipated. A telegram comes to us late in the afternoon bringing to us the intimation from Vienna—r ather a round about' way for the tidings to arrive—that the Courts of Vienna, Berlin, and London have agreed to ac . cept the proposal of a Congress ! That the proposal should have been accepted " with certain modifies. lions" was only of course what could reasonable have been expected. The proposition in its original form, as propounded by the French EMPERO 2 first of all in his speech to his new Legislature, and afterwards in his circular letter to the European Sovereigns, was so grand, and vast, and almost, one mi g ht say, illimitable in its scope, that, in order to render it in any way at all practicable, it required to be narrowed down at least to a definition. Now, how ever, that the Congress, so far as France, Austria, Prussia, and England have already decided it, is to bt--it is satisfactory to know that the questions "" to be submitted to consideration must be re stricted simply to those now actually already pending. Questions for example, such as those relating to Poland, to Schleswig Holstein, and to Italy, particu larly in reference to V mate and the Papal States. The mere announcement beforehand that to those actually pending questions the deliberations of the Congress are to he restricted, seems to us to render the whole scheme of the Congress more feasible , more practicable, more ca pa ble of being carried in to operation, in fine more se cure of being pro ductive of good. Another important stip • ulation being, that no States but those directly concerned in the entire execution of the Programme are to take part in the deliberations of the Congress, Not whisper, as yet, as to whether tke Exp Enows offer of Pa* as the seat of the Congress is to be accepted; Nevertheless, accepting as Austria, Prussia, and England are doing, the proposal of the Congress itself, of course upon certain conditions, with certain preliminary stipulations and modifi cations—it is hardly possible that they can hesi tate about the accptance also of the proffered place of rendezvous. The time has gone by for the present when reform meetings were the order of the day. Mr. BRIGHT'S magic eloquence that was to rouse the land from one end to another has suddenly col lapsed, and we now hear nothing of the importance of immediate measures being adopted. Still., from time to time, some more earnest or energetic mem bar comes forward, and the old question is brought up. At the meeting i n Bristol nothing particularly novel or striking was s aid, but the observatio ns are worthy of attention, and it is at all events something gained that the subject should be mooted at all. 'rue chairman gave the working classes some very sensible advice as to tile advisability of relying on themselves, and showing f or th t h e ad vantages that they have derived from working m en's institutes and such like undertakings by their increased intelligence and self-control. This is very salutary and sensible exhortation, and the more it is attended to, the better for the improve ment of their social and political welfare. No better arguments can be adduced as to the in creasing of the franchise being right and fitting than to point to the well.ordered and intelligent community of those whose predecessors a century ago were lawless, and undisciplined, and totally unfit to take any part in the management of affairs. The resolution which was moved by Mr. WILLIAMS was an excellent one, and properly expressed the purpose of the meeting, while it did more than that, for it explained the great drawback which exists in the claims of the present Ministry to popularity. "That this meeting, while generally approving the foreign policy of her MAJESTY'S Government, regrets that it has not more energetically promoted those measures of political and ecclesiastical reform which its supporters had a right to expect." This is strong language, but not a bit too forcible, and it would be well if more constituencies followed the example of that of Bristol and made a home-thrust at the policy of an administration that has abjured its principles. It is now more than four years since the Derby Reform measure was rejected by the doggedness and pertinacity of Earl RUS9ELL. No half measures for him, no expediency, and no compromise, he could not be content with trusting to the remedial agencies of committees, he must have instant perfection, aut Cesar aut nihtl was his motto, and though he has since chosen the easiest part of his performance he and his immediate supporters seem to expect the same deference and to meet the same universal sup port as if he had vanquished the difficulty, and restored the advantages that were promised to the people. His conduct is almost unparalleled in the annals of political duplicity and party manoeuvring, rich as they arc in the details and double-dealing and finessing. Notwithstanding some exaggera tion in idea, and extreme notions in the way of proposals, there is much in the discourses that were uttered at this meeting that may attract attention, and win a favourable consideration. For instance, Mr. COSSrIAM made some very decided stateme a is as to the perilous position in which their party were placed by the extraordinary vacillation of its leaders, and their want of purity of purpose and unity of action. He said that he believed that "as a party they would be gone" if they had not better and more marked principles for home reform, and that the liberal Government would sink the party if they went on like this in matters relative to home affairs. This lugubrious prophecy will more likely than not be realised, and it is now an acknowledged fact that the once famous Liberals have not a popular cry with which to go to the hustings. I; is well, therefore' that those leaders who have occasioned so much mortification to the more advanced members of the party should occasionally be told of their defalcations, and reminded of their shortcomings, even though the remembrance of the events re ferred to may have faded out of the immediate recollection of the public. Mr. BERKELEY'S speech was spirited and to the point ; the hon. member's views, as he said, were too well known for him to need to divulge them, but his remarks on many points of interest and importance may, nevertheless, re fresh the memory of his auditors, and also the general public, who will read his observations. It is in every way satisfactory that the question of Reform should have been brought foward at, this time, because many other affairs of moment have engaged the attention of hon. members at various public meetings, and therefore it is necessary that one of the chief home questions of the day should be considered, since it is never useless to pay at tention to these matters, even if they may n o be coming under notice at once. At all events is a disgrace to the so-called Liberal Ministry that, after years passed by them in the plenitude of power, any assembly of their countrymen should have occasion to make statements as were uttered at the meeting at Bristol. The speakers have all spoken out in a bold and manly fashion, and with a spirit that does them honour, and, doubtless, many will appreciate their straightfor ward declarations, and concur in the sharp but salutary remarks that have been made by the various speakers at this demonstration. The advance and extension of liberal views among the agricultural classes was strongly marked by the reception accorded to the address of Sir EDWARD DERTNG, the recently elected Member for East Kent. The hon. baronet remarked that the present flourishing condition of British agriculture shows that when the British farmer is put on his mettle he is well able to overcome all difficulties and to c ompete suc cess f u lly w i t h t h e f ore i gner. What our far mers have a right t o d eman d, p l ace d as they are 13:71 com petition with the world, i s , as Si r E DWARD ERrNcr Justly observes, the opportunity of carry ing on their operations unshackled by official re striction. The reduction or abolition of the malt duty wa s , of coarse, the inference to which this logic pointed, a n d , by way of en couragement to t h e Kentish far mers, int e rested more than any others in the question, the n ew Memberriege of molting expressedmeing theirhisboewlienf that the time wa s a " ach e t a n t g tle w . when , they m i ght hope __ oprosperous their o r vii w n i tg bhaolley p . eto t have fatten pt e state of the country, despit e the dis astrous effect of n the American war, was naturally a b su ject of con gratulation, and truly it may be almo st as much a matter of surprise as thankfulness to many. Foreigners will marvel more than ever At the buoyancy of our commercial resources N o len they see the shock that was expected to half Pauperis e England gallantly surmounted, and the lesson th us taught will not, we may hope, be altogether profit less. Not many years since the Indian crisis made a sudden and terriblo demand on the re sources of Great Britain—not so much of the nation collectively, but on individual capacity and character. Those who were on the spot had to answer for the people, and nobly they bore the test. Far from reversing the system of Government, the mutiny has been the means of confirming our authority and riveting our rule in India. In the same manner has the American ' difficulty been bravely and stedfastly met, and the sudden and almost total suspension of oue of the chief branches of national trade and commerce has failed to work the evil anticipated. This time we had something to learn as to the mismanagement that had brought the catastrophe upon us, but the elasticity of our resources and the temper and spirit of the people have received a most striking illustra tion. The American war and its apparently hope less progress filled the closing paragraphs of Sir EDWARD DERING's speech. He professed himself a firm supporter of the South—a sentiment which the audience apparently shared, to judge from the loud applause with which they greeted it. On the vexed question of the rams, the speaker expressed his hope that the Government would pursue a straightfor ward course, and that if the construction of the rams be proved t.) be illegal the constructors should suffer the penalties imposed by law ; but that if no such law could be shown to , be in existence, we might not be induced by threats to pass any Legis lative enactment to that effect. It is not at all im probable that the early days of next session may witness a debate, or even a trial of strength, on this very point; and it is therefore well for every mem ber fully and clearly to set the case before himself and his constituents. Sir EDWARD DERING'S statement is a just and temperate one, as it would evidently be a most unfair proceeding to alter the laws of the country to render that act culpable which, when committed, was not intended to in fringe the laws of the country. Such meddlesome legislation will not suit the temper of Englishmen, and he will 1)9 an unwise and an impolitic Minister who endangers his place and his reputation by tampering with our sturdy old English laws at the bidding of foreign agents. The ceaseless activity of our commercial life un questionably gives great facilities to the crafty and designing, as well as affording opportunities to honest and honourable enterprise. It is a trite say ing, that if there were no fools there would be no knaves ; but it is as hopeless to look for a commu nity wholly composed of wise and prudent men, as for a city in which there should be no rogues. The one is as likely as the other, and all that those who are both wise and honest can do is to interfere as far as is consistent with individual liberty of action between the plotter and his dupe. Of the many various kinds of fraudulent money-making now commonly practised among us, there is none perhaps more cruel and disastrous in its results than that perpetrated under the guise of seeming kindness, which takes advantage of a man's necessities and difficulties to involve him in a network from which he is never to escape, except at the price of all he has. The system carried on by many money-lenders is very similar to that pursued by the spider to the unfortunate fly he can entice within his perilous meshes, and the fate prepared for the victim is no less merciless. They entrap the young and thought less beginner, who having outrun his quarter's in come, or wishing to enter upon some expense just above his means, is delighted at the prospect so plausibly held out to him, and walks into the snare with little delay. Then comes the old story, inte rest at ruinous rates, simple and compound, time granted on extravagant conditions, which the miser able debtor is forced to accede to, and as the chain grows tighter and tighter round him, it is pressed more earnestly, for the creditor knows that escape is no longer possible. Many a young man in good position, with fair means for a moderate ambition, has had cause to deplore his first acquaintance with the smooth-spoken gentleman, who so pleasantly promised to help him out of his little temporary embarrassments. A striking instance of the system pursued has just been laid before the public by a gentleman, who tells us that on Monday morning he entered on his duties as clerk at Somerset-house, and on Tuesday, the very day following, he received a letter from one of these money-lenders, sssuring him of the easy, convenient, and canfidential terms on which he advanced money to gentlemen in his position. How many would have fallen into the trap, and how close must be the watch kept on all civil appointments and other likely quarters for a fresh supply of credulous dupes. It is a pity that the law cannot be framed to catch some of these harpies tripping, and to punish them as they deserve when caught. HUNTING ACCIDENT. —Lord Middleton nearly lost his' first whip" on Monday night. The meet was at Sledmere, and some of the hounds were scattered, and the first whip remained to get them together. The night was very dark, and being a stranger, this being his first season—he took the country by Wharram home. Behind Wharram Church there are some spring heads, and into one of these horse and rider fell, the horse being uppermost. Both lay in the cold spring water unable to extricate themselves, but, curiously enough, both with heads above water, The hounds in the dark were heard down the valley as far as Wharram station, and by the passengers in the last train on the Drifffeld Rail way. As the hounds continued to cry for so long a time, some labourers set off in the direction of the cries to see what was the matter. Hero the man who found the pitiable position of the " whip" was prevented rendering him any help by the dogs, which for some time would not permit man or horse to be touched, and would clearly have worried any one attempting a rescue single-handed. Both man and horse, however, were eventually got out, after two hours' immersion. The " whip" was taken to the nearest house, and was soon able to movo about again. The hunter, how ever, a valuable mare, took a great deal of getting round, and seemed by far the worse of the two. Had not assistance arrived man and horse must inevitable have been starved to death. THE COMPLETE LIST OF THE NATIONAL COM MITTEE for the Shakespeare Celebration has been issued, and a public meeting is shortly to be convened for ) the purpose of deciding upon the precise course to be fol_ lowed, and the form which the Commemoration is to take. At present nothing seems to have been definitely fixed, be yond the affirmation of the general principle that the Com memoration should be effected "in a manner which shall be in some degree worthy of Shakspeare and of the cenntry." One thing only seems certain, that on the anni versary•day shall be laid " the first stone of a monument in a conspicuous part of London." The list of the committee now put forward contains the names of 276 gentlemen whose names are, for the most part, connected with British literature and art. Among the few foreign names, we notice those of M. Gallait, the great Belgian historical painter, M. Louis Blanc, and M. Fechter, who has done such noble work for Shakespeare. The president and patron are not yet named; but it is not impossible that the name of the Prince of Wales may soon appear in connection with the former office, and that his gracious mother will consent to allow herself to be nominated to the latter post. The vice-presidents are the Archbishop of York, the Duke of Manchester, the Earl of Carlisle, the Earl Stanhope, Charles Dickens, Esq., W. C. Macready, E.q., and Alfred Tennyson, Esq. With reference to the idea of a menu ment, certain writers are adopting the tone of opposing the monument on the ground that Shakespeare's greatness is so unquestioned that he has no need of any monument. This seems to us to be tantamount to declaring that monu ments should only be erected to the 'memory of insignificant men, a theory which only insignificant men can be in terested in supporting.—The Queen. MEDICINES : THEIR IMPURITIES AND ADUL TERATIONS.—The Lancet has just commenced the publication of a new series of investigations, relative to the impurities and adulterations of medicines, giving, as it did innioterhkeeeiczsatseoennsio,v,fesliwytseeitnquiries respecting the adulteratiln of food, the names of the vendors of whom the analysed samples were obtained. The report in the _Lancet of this employedwespiri than a i anytr nitre"--a other, — reme dy, It eh perhaps, wsfirst that this article when not adulterated, is usually in a very adulterated. to e t i r h nas a tt t eadu b . e y e far seovme nteh ofeh a gr t lhf, e e a tmh te ew r :o u r _e u c m da d r t clso tth:, a er, whi c h fir med some cases a fourth, in eiher..l a ‘E‘sivimathimrpitituple:leceastnhawhdt?rtrsiee; contrary to the wishes a w n i d t h i nstrzti ns of the jetstigations parepdlace ofu College of Physicians, Were pre yiatec spirit, siArits of wine a costing about utg gallon. . per rrh e g. s a e l Gallon, Promise to be second only in importance to those which. 'Appeared in the Lancet for so many years relating to foe appeared drink, THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 14, 1863, LATEST INTELLIGENCE. [REUTER'S TELEGRAM.] CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIA MAILS, The following telegram has been received at Mr. Reuter's office from the Peninsular and Ori ental Steam Navigation Company : MARSEILLES, Nov. 14. The Massilia, with the above mails, arrived here at 7.30 a.m. this day. The mails leave for London by the 11,30 a.m. train. THE EUROPEAN CONGRESS. VIENNA, Nov. 14. The Courts of Vienna, Berlin, and London have agreed to accept the proposal of a Congress under certain modifications. The Ministers of the Great Powers will confine themselves to the consideration of questions at present pending. Only States con cerned in the entire execution of the programme will have a seat and vote at the Congress. Most positive guarantees for the thorough carrying out of the programme will be required. ITALY, THE NATIONAL BANK OF TURIN. TURIN, Nov. 14. The National Bank of Turin has raised its rate of discount from 7 to 8 per cent. THE POLISH INSURRECTION. POSEN, Nov. 10. The insurrection i❑ the palatinate of Lublin has lately taken a threatening turn for the Russians, General Kruk has ten detachments operating under his orders, commanded respectively by Wierzbicki, Ruszki, Kozlowski, Szydlowski, Krysinski, Le niewski, Sucbodolki, Cryzewicz, Sieukiewicz, and Janosza. In the palatinates of Sandotnir and Cracow the detachments of Bosak, Rembajlo, Chmie!ewski, and Czachowski display extreme activity. The recent disasters they have suffered have only retempered their courage and their hopes. In the palatinate of lialisch several well-armed detachments, among others that of Korytkowski, are under the direction of Colonel liopernieki. In Cajuria three detachments of cavalry, one of which is commanded by Okoniewski, hold the country successfully against the Russians. In Augustow, notwitLstanding the persecutions of General Mouravieff, the insurrection increases daily. Lastly, in the palatinate of Pluck, in Podlachia and in Masovia, recent eogagements in which the Poles have uniformly proved victorious, sufficiently demonstrate the vitality of the insurrection in those regions. ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 8. The lnvalide Busse of yesterday announces that the Emperor left the Castle of Livadia in the Crimea the day before yesterday upon his return to this city. The Empress will leave to-day, remain• a night in Mos2ow, and arrive at Tzarskoe-Selo the succeeding day. The Grand Duke Constantine and his wife are again about to go abroad, and will most likely pass through Austria. The Emperor's third brother, the Grand Duke Michael, Viceroy in the Caucasus, will return with his consort to Tiflis. Many rumours are current of what passes in the Imperial Family, but little is really known. The Polish suite of the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess Constantine is said to be especially distasteful to the Empress. if this be true, the approaching journey of the Grand Ducal pair sufficiently shows which influence has gained the day. It is questionable whether the Emperor Napo leon's speech and the projects therewith connected will alter our Polish policy. Little chance as there is of the notion of a general Congress—often, by the way, proposed by Prince Gortschakoff—being point blank rejected, there is equally little probability of its unconditional acceptance. Certain guaran tees would undoubtedly be first required to avoid falling into a trap. Everybody here is agreed that Napoleon's proposition will be far less inconvenient to Russia than to Austria, and that the Emperor Francis Joseph would be unable to avoid the par ticipation of Italy in the Congress. He could still less refuse to take part himself, after having re cently set on foot Congresses of Princes and Minis ters with so much gusto. It is stated that the Imperial Bank has refused to aid the Exchange Bank, just founded in Riga, either with advances or credit, although the Finance Minister bad held out the prospect of both The success of the new undertaking may, therefore, be regarded as very doubtful. FRANCE. BOURSE, Nov. 13.—The market has been quiet but firm. Threes, for the Account, are now at 67f. 50c. Mobilier has also improved. In Railway Shares little doing, but previous quotations main tained. The market became rather weaker towards the close, and left off as follows : 41 per Cents. 95 50 Do. end month 3 per Cents Do. end month 67 35 Credit Mobilier 1105 Do. end month 1108 25 Bank Shares 3380 Credit Fonder Italian Loan 73 Do. end month 72 7 6 New ditto .. 72 7 0 Do. end month.... -- Russian Austrian Spanieh Threes~, Home Debt Roman .. 7B Deferred RAILWAYS. Orleans Northern .... New ditto — Lyons and Mediterranean 957 50 .. 9 60 New ditto - .• - - Geneva 498 75 .. Southern 698 75 .. 700 Western Eastern .... 4BB 75 .. 488 75 Sardinian Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona ... • 322 50 .. 326 25 Cash. Account. 981 25 .. 980 982 50 .. 982 60 SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, Nov. 14.—Wind this day at noon—South- West ; light breeze, and cloudy weather. FALMOUTH, Nov. 13.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Hamet Pinckney, for Bermuda. _ PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 13.—Wiud N.W.—Sailed—Rajah of Cochin, for Madras. PLYMOUTH, Nov. 11—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Ranger, steamer, from Archangel for Bermuda, SUNDERLAND, Nov. 13.—Wind N.--Sailed—Zemindar, for Bombay. QuEENsTowN, Nov. 12.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Mary Adelia, for Bahia. CARDIFF, Nov. 13.—Wind W.—Arrived—Delamaine, from Itichibucto. Sailed—John. Stanton, fQr Shanghai; Othello, for Callao. (Ey MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Arrived, Nov. 13—Chrysolite, from Hongkong; Stone wall Jackson, from Blyth and Quebec. Arrived, Nov. 11—Caroline Phillips, from Havre. DEAL, Saturday Morning. Passed —Great Britain, from London for Nelson ; City of Brussele ) and William, schooner, f r om Rouen for Shields; elittnn, screw steamer, from the westward for London, of Ipswich, from the north for the west. Oft Beachy Head, on the 13th, the ship Mars, from De merara, having on board two escaped French convicts, picked up at sea. GOVERNMENT EMIGRATION. Her Majesty' Emigration Commissioners charged yesterd iy the ship Tudor, 1,785 tons, Captain Wherland, belonging to Messrs. T. M. Mackay and Co., London, for the conveyance of emi grants to Melburne, Victoria, at £l4 7s. Gd. per statute adult. The Tudm'is appointed to receive her passengers at Birkenhead, and to sail about the 13th of January neat, LITERATURE, lViontalembert's Last Great Speech. L'Eglise Libre .Vans L'Etat Libre. Discours pro nonees au Congres Catholique de Malines. Par le Comte de Montalembert, l'un des Quarante de l'Academie Frau clise. Pp. 188. Paris : Dauniol. Within the last few days we had, in common doubtless with a multitude of others alike in France and in England, the anguish—for, unaffectedly, the feeling was nothing less poignant than one of anguish—of remarking the ventilation in the sittings of the new Imperial Chamber of Representatives at Paris of another name than the name of Montalem. bert as the member for Daubs. A reperusal of these most impressive arguments comes to us, since then, as in some small degree a consolation. It is so far a consolation, at least, that it places us au courant with the views of the Count de Montalembert upon one of those root-questions the most vitally affecting the whole condition of the Christian dispensation in its relations with Modern Civilisation. The opinions of a man so profoundly and tenderly devoted to the divine interests of Christianity, and of one who is at the same time so warm and ardent a champion of the infinitely subordinate, yet still sublime and even sacred, interests of Civilisation, of Modern Civilisa tion—eannot but be all the more eagerly welcomed, now that circumstances have unhappily hushed his voice as that of one of the boldest political thinkers and speakers in his native land. The discredit of the circumstances thus hushing that voice, so long beloved and honoured among the more enlightened body of Frenchmen, does not, however, by any means, as it appears to us, attach exclusively to the imperial system now dominant in France. That system has its share, and a lion's share to boot it is, of that discredit. But the discredit re ferred to, we cannot but repeat this as our conviction, does nut, in any way, as it sp ears to us, appertain to it exclusively. The People must share it with the G.Nernment. The multitude of electors have participated with the Napoleonic institutions, in closing the door against the Count de Montalembert as a candidate claiming admission as freeman and (as the Count does not himself, of course, affect to be, but simply is) as a great orator, as a pure and philosophic legislator, as a world-renowned champi in at once of R-ligion and Liberalism, honour ably seeking admission into that scene of his ancient triumphs, the hall of the French Parliament, the tribune of the Fren,:h Legislature. However brought about, the exclusion of Montalembert from that hall, from that tribune, was nothing less—our innermost feelings aver this—was nothing, was absolutely nothing less, than a heinous act of ingratitude. To open his lips—meaning by that simple phrase, his whole mind as well, his soul, his heart, his very conscience—to open his lips frankly in regard to a matter of such vital and momentous import as that of " A Free Church in a Free State," of their position relatively to each other, of their being absolutely essential, each to each—the Count: de Montalembert was constrained to cross the northern frontiers of France, to ascend the steps of a Belgian tribune, and to speak then and there, not in France, not at Paris, as four thousand people remember him to have spoken a very few months, little more than a very few weeks back, in the old Flemish city of Mechlin or Malines. Breathing the pure atmosphere of that constitutional country, tne Count de Montalembert spoke, it will be remembered, with a boldness, and a precision, and anunflinching determination to lay bare his own deli berate convictions in regard to everything constitut ing or relating to " A Free Church in a Free State," as to startle many of those who were most familiar wita that boldness of thought and speech for which the Great Orator during his whole life, his pure and noble life, has been so pre-eminently remarkable. For ourselves, in his regard, we can speak, and think, and feel, perhaps, in a more peculiar man ner, dispassionately. It is the privilege, it is in one sense the right of this true Champion or Religion and of Liberalism—call him as a Politician and as a Christian what you please—it is the Count de Montalembert's privilege, it is his right, to be regarded with peculiar and most unprejudiced sympathy here in this Pro testant England. His views in regard to the relations that ought to hold between the Church and the State, are, for the most part, identical with the views of freeborn Englishmen. His opinions, in regard to the political forms of Government are substantially and peculiarly those entertained by the great mass of us Englishmen. Constitutional Government—a Constitutional Government such as that which has grown uy here in England during many centuries—is what he cherishes the beliet may yet come to be the possession of his fellow country men. Startling though his views and opinions were to many of those who listened to his great oration at Malines, to us they come quite naturally and familiarly. They are the echoes of the thoughts and convictions we have long cherished. Happily we have had occasion, since the speech was first delivered at the Congress, to note how the doubts first of all excited amongst a certain proportion of its hearers, and afterwards of its readers, have been cleared away. At this moment they have all but vanished altogether. The Count's views are no longer looked at doubtingly, wistfully, and 'askance. They are acc3pted for what they are, for what he meant them to be. The orator has himself taken the trouble to specify with the utmost distinctness what in effect was the scope of their inner meaning or general significance. He did so originaiy in a recent number of Le Corres pondant, as a sort of supplement to the issue of the two speeches, or rather of the two halves of the great oration, given in successive numbers of chat able and brilliant periodical. Here together with the explanatory note, the speech itself appears in its collective form. In that collective form, as a sepa rate and substantial publication,it comes to us cer tain of obtaining—what weyield it upon the instant, with open hands and with open heart—a welcome. The voice of the Great Orator will be found by those who may here hearken to it again, will be found by them to have lost, through lack of use, none of its former resonance. It comes to :us, once more like one of the dear familiar voices of old, melo diously, sonorously, but, by reason of more than one sorrowful remembrance, with yet one additional touch of beauty in its vibration—the sound as of suppressed t ears i n it. As we listen, it is the friend of Lacordaire (hushed, even in the pulpit, before death) who is speaking to us—in a word, it is MONTALEMBERT. Les Institutions Representatives En Autriclie. Par P. Da Haulleville. Pp. 175. Paris : Guillaumin et Cie. Having recently directed attention, in our lead. ing columns, to these very happily -timed Papers of M. de Haulleville, on the occasion of their original appearance in the pages of Le Correapon dant, it now merely remains for us to notify the fact, here, of their separate and collective republi cation, As such they can hardly fail to prove, where ever they may be met with, especially acceptable. They aro certainly most acceptable to ourselves. Acceptable for their owa intrinsic merits as a cluster of brilliant magazine articles, and still more than that, for the deep interest attaching to them as the mostcomprehensive, searching, and perfectly dispassionate exposition that has any where yet appeared, of the extraordinary movement of rehabi litation, of general transformation, now visibly and appreciably in process of development in the whole form, substance, spirit, genius, of the Imperial Austrian Government. Th-A movement is now being watched with the liveliest interest in this country. Nor can it be any wonder at all that it should be so. For what, in simplest truth, is the nature of that movement ? Nothing less, in reality, than the substitution for a Despotic Go vernment, of a Government strictly and essentially Constitutional. For inasmuch as M. de Haulle- vine's pages, here, afford us a keen insig ht in the riee,progress,gind general development of the c hanges c hanges now being effected throughout the administration rf the vast Austrian empire, from the central reason :sati point Jf the imperial capital of Vienna, we to feel indebted to him for his upon able chapters that have already won for themselves a wide popularity throug h t he mee um of Le Corre- spondant, a popularity that, we are satisfied, will be confirmed, and that, we trust, may also be ex tended, by means of their present collective reissue. The Ignorant Learned: or, Researches after "The Long Lost" Mysteries of Free-Masonry; also, The Eleusinian Mysteries, as they relate to Royal Arch ;Masonry. By Henry Melville, R.A.C. One Vol., pp. 118. Newby. Assuredly " a little learning is a dangerous thing" —dangerous'sometimes to more than its possessor. The author of this little book, believing himself endowed with all knowledge, ancient and modern, sacred and profane, has kindly endeavoured, out of his own wisdom, to enlighten the ignorant re. mainder of the community. " Researches after the long lost mysteries of Royal Arch-Masonry," says Mr. Melville, "having engaged my ardent and almost exclusive attention, for nearly thirty years past, have at length resulted in the re discovery of the use of the keys of these mys teries, and of the laws by which those keys are regulated." We are afraid Mr. Melville has, like many others, employed his time in the perusal of that " false science," " which leads to bewilder and dazzles to blind," for we cannot compliment him upon the universal knowledge which he has gained by his researches. In one place, for ex ample, we find him suggesting that the shortest day should be the 31st of December, as if the length of the day were a matter for arbitrary arrangement, and in another part we find the following jocose remarks upon the Roman year, in utter ignorance or unconsciousness of the pos sibility of the year beginning in any other month than January ! Our year, according to scholars, consists of ten months— that is, if there be any meaning in words—Septem means seven, Octo eight, Novem nine, and then comes the end of the year in December, the tenth month. Bookmen tell us Julius Ces=ar altered Sixtilis, or June, into August—thus cutting two months, or 60 days, from the year. Poor un fortunate Roman workmen had then only 300 days in the year, whilst all the barbarians had 365 or 360. Whilst Cesar robbed the people of 60 days, it appears he was very scrupulous about one day, for it is said he invented leap year, giving to every fourth year ono day additional. Julius means " soft and tender hair," and Caesar "to cut," or " a head of hair"—a very fit and proper name for a barber-surgeon, but one not very applicable to the con queror of the world. However, that gentleman, if his history be true, was evidently a conjurer, for he deducted two from twelve, and let twelve remain ! Supposing we were to believe that the deduction of the two months did actually take place, as recorded, how did the Romans ma nage their monetary affairs ? How about bills becoming due, and interest on deposits, ecc. ? Suppose our Govern ment were to take it into its head to issue a proclamation turning the month of August into October. It would puzzle our merchants and bankers I It may be argued that in Caesar's time there were no bills of exchange, for the first on rec,rd only bears date " 1 Jan., 1160," and that all prior transactions were for ready money. Yet more remarkable is this learned ignorance when the sacred writings become the subject of interpretation. We will only cite one among many kindred instances. After remarking that St. Luke describes the parentage and birth of St. John, Mr. Melville goes on to say, "The other Gospels make no mention of this event. Not even a word on the subject is given by St. John, for he introduces him. self. There was a man sent from God whose name was John, &c."' The commentator being quite oblivious of the fact that the St. John referred to is St. John the Baptist, the St. John whom he de scribes as writing of himself being St. John the Evangelist, the brother of St. 'James I While we find such ignorance upon matters of general know ledge, we may be pardoned for doubting the "Learning" in matters more recondite and abstruse. Or. Life and Death. Four Lectures delivered at the Royal Institution. By W. S. Savory, F.R.S. One Vol., pp. 203. Smith and Elder. These lectures were not originally intended for publication ; but at the request of many of those who listened to them when delivered at the Royal Institution; they are now given to the pnblic, and they will be very welcome. They present in a clear and concise form a collec tion of great truths, a series of " facts" more strange and momentous than "fiction." The first lecture is occupied with the Study of Life, Types of Or ganisation, Grades of Development, Law of Progress from the General to the Special, Unity of Plan. The whole lecture concludes with this very beauti ful and truthful explanation of tl , e common term, "Law of Nature:"—" The Law of Nature," reve rently observes the lecturer, "is the will of God." '!'he second lecture relates to the essential features of life when reduced to its simplest terms— Structure and Function, Nutrition, Mutual Rela tion of Organs, Vital Action, &c. In reference tt, the changes effc.cted in the body by the reparative effects of nutrition, we tare happily reminded that "the body is in no sense as a vessel in which mat ters are burnt; it is itself the very fuel which is being rapidly consumed." Lecture 111. refers to the Conditions of Life, Material Agents, Vital Force, &c. Lecture IV. refers particularly to Death, in the course of which the lecturer remarks, and strengthens his remarks by a quotation from. Sir B. Brodie, that the mere act of dying is seldom very painful. So with the dread of death. The King of Terrors is not always most terrible when he approaches. "I think," says Mr. Savory, " no one who has often stood by the bedside of the dying can have failed to be struck by this fact— the comparative or complete absence of dismay a s de a th draws near." With this consolatory reflec tion we will take leave of these very interesting lectures. The Guards, the Press, and the Jockey Club. (From the Era.) THE EARL OP COVENTRY, TAE HON. HENRY JOHN ROUX, AND CA LEDON DUPRE ALEXANDER V. WILLES. This action, brought by the Stewards of the Jockey Club against " Argus" for simply remarking that the Tarragona Committee evinced a desire to convict the two officers of the Guards, by telgraphing for Mr. Crump, the Inspector of Forgeries to the Bank of England, to examine their betting books, has at length assumed a definite form, as the demurrer to the defendant's pleas, or rather a portion of them, will be argued before the full Court of Qaeen's Bench in the course of the ensuing week. The trial of the cause will take place in the course of March or April, and the friends of the liberty of the Pass will learn with no small pleasure that every endeavour to come to a compro mise of the matter has been indignantly rejected, and no exertion will be spared on the part of the _Morning Post to prevent Newmarket from being placed in the same position as Warsaw and Cracow as regards the publication of intel ligence in which all classes of society are interested. _ _ Mr. Mellish has been retained for the Jockey Club,while the cause of Mr. Willes and the Press has been intrusted to Messrs. Hawkins and Quain. It is, however, stated, in well-informed circles, that when the actual trial comes on the Stewards of the Jockey Club will be represented by Sir Fitzroy Kelly, with a fee of a thousand guineas, so im pressed are they with the idea that they should - be placed beyond the reach of all criticism. Illais nous verrons. RUSKIN ON A WAR FOR POLAND.—Mr. Ruskin has just written an earnest letter to the School of Art in connection with the Liverpool Mechanics' Institute, in which he speaks of the horror and shame with which he regards the political position, taken, or rather sunk into, by England in her foreign relations—especially in the affairs of Italy and Poland; saying at the end of his letter,t " I like war as ill as most people—so ill that I would no spend twenty millions a year in making machines for it, neither my holidays ,and pocket-money in playing at it-- yet I would have the country go to war, with haste, i t n her good quarrel ; and which is, perhaps, eccentric in m e o , f ra ohr. i❑ another's quarrel than in her own. go to but the phrase interpreted means onl setae or for mercy ; salves, complacently, that we will not go tolVwewarseafwyorilaln idea; war for a bale of goods, but not for t w o a t r h s e i m n f a as to read this and I would ask you to favour me subjects for I am letter that i t h o e t a h r et heartily w students sht at he m your w e n l :e ; e h t i h n t g s t , o o China ard Japan are not likely t,ohuar too sad to be of any service to presenttfhemniir;ttdughhuoaetottoodroStu\nrstein. historical pictures ; that " ideas' to its ideas is not likely to have anything will not fight for be, in art, the principal things, and that a country which worth painting. TILE 'LimiromANlA.—lt was from 1631 to 1637 that the tulipomania exerted its influence in Hol land. In those years tulips rose to enormous prices, and enriched many speculators. The florists esteemed prin cipally certain species, to which they gave particular names The species the most precious was that which was named Semper atigustus. It was valued at 2,000 florins. It was reported to be so rare that there existed only two flowers of this species, one at Harlem, the other at Amsterdam. A gentleman to obis one of them offered 4,000 florins, and in addition a beautiful coarth with two horses and all the accessories. Another gave for a bulb twelve acres ut ground. The passion for tulips turned the head of all the world. A bed of tulips was the greatest treasure any one could have, and was equal in value to a magnitioent man sion, I• - HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, Nor. 13. The Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highness the Crown Princess of Prussia (Princess Royal) walked and drove in the grounds this morning. Mr. Odo Russell arrived at the Castle yesterday evening. FOREIGN COURTS. BERLIN, Nov. 11. The Crown Prince, attended by his adjutant , Captain von Lucadon; has left Letzlingen, on his way to Windsor. It is expected that the Crow" Prince and Princess will visit Brussels and Car's' rube on their return to Berlin from England. The Earl Granville was to have left town yester day on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Manchester, at Kimbolton Castle, Huntingdonshire, but was prevented by an attack of lumbago. The Eirl of Sefton has entertained at Crorteth Park during the present week the Earl of Stamford. the Earl of Westmoreland,Lord Courtenay, Lord Andover, an a select party of friends. The visitors, who assembled on Monday, separate to•,day. The Earl and Countess Howe and Lady Mary Curzon, who arrived at Curzon House a few days ago from the Continent, left town yesterday for Gopsall Hall, near Atherstone. The Dowager Countess of Westmoreland and Lady Rose Fane have arrived at Brighton. Lord and Lady Radstock have arrived in town. Lord and Lady Kilmaine and Hon. Misses Browne left town on Wednesday last for their seat in Ire land, for the winter. Lord and. Lady Vernon have arrived at Buxton, front Sudbury Hall, near Uttoxeter. The Right Hon. Sir Robert and Lady Emily Peel were to leave the Secretary's Lodge, Dublin, on Thursday, on a tour of visits to the southern districts of Ireland. Lord and Lady Forester will entertain at Vv illey Park during the ensuing Shrewsbury race week the Earl and Countess of Chesterfield, the Earl and Countess of Wilton, the lion. General and Mrs. Foresi er, the Hon. Henri Forester, and Mr, Charles Greville. _ _ _ Lady De Danstanville has arrived at her house in. Charles-street, Berkeley-square, from the family seat in Cornwall. Lord and Lady Harries and the Hon. Misses Maxwell are on a visit to Sir Robert and Lady Gerard at their seat, Garswood Park. Lady Sondes and the Hon. Misses Miles have arrived in town from Norfolk. Lord and Lady Londesborough have been enter taining company at Grimston, their seat in Yorkshire. The visitors comprised Emily Duchess of Beaufort, the Marquis Conyngham, Captain Egerton and the Hon. Mrs. Egerton, the Hon Mr. Chichester and Mrs. Chichester, Mr. Brinckman and Lady Cecilia Brinokman, the Hon. Albert Denison, Sir Henry and Lady des Vcoux, and Sir William Somerville, M.P, Lord and Lady Carew have been entertaining the Earl and Countess of Camperdown, the Earl and Countess of Clancarty and Ladies Trench, Dowager Lady Carew, Hon. Mr. and Lady Hester Carew, the Right Hon. W. F• and Lady Louisa Tighe, Sir R. Paul, and a succession of guests, at Castleborough, county Wexford. Mr. and Lady Mary Stanley and Hon. Eleanor Stanley have gone fo St. Leonard's-on-Sea to pass a feig weeks. The Right Hon. H. T. L. Carry, M.P., and Lai Harriet Corry and Miss Corry have gone to Brightopt where they purpose to pass several weeks. The Right Hon. B. Disraeli and Mrs. Disraeli have passed through town from Hugheuden Manor, Bucks) on their way to Torquay. The Imperial Pageant in the Tuileries. The effluence of people crowding the approaches of the Tuileries and the Louvre, both on the side the Rue de Rivoli and the quays, on Thursday last, Wee excessive. The day was fine, and all Paris, used as it is to such sights and pageantries, was out to watch the drawing up of equipage after equipage to the gate of the Pavilion Denon, in the court of the Louvre, by which all favoured with tickets, or hay . ' ing a right of entrance on the occasion, were to be admitted. The carriages and gay liveries of the various members of the diplomatic body, and of some foreigners of distinction, soon began to enliven the scene, and were closely followed by those of the Ministers and their wives, nearly all having takea their respective places before half-past tvol ve o'clock. Just before the arrival of the Empress' followed by the Prince Imperial, several member s of the Imperial family began to arrive, and on the Empress making her appearance, holding by the hand the little Prince, the Princesses Clot3lde and Mathilde, the Princess Anna Murat, and cieveral others of the Murat family, greeted her Majesty a t the entrance of the hall, and followed her as she walked up, gracefully bowing and smiling, toward s tier seat on the throne at the upper extremity of the Salle des Etats. It was observed that the Empres s looked remarkably well and animated. She bag gained embonpoint since her departure from Faris, and this, although it makes her look more matronly, is rather becoming than otherwise. Her dress (that important feature of the fair Ere' press of the French) consisted of a plain blue eatin, of that beautiful shade known as the blue imperatrice, made porfeetly simple in the skirt, which was exceedingly am ple, and formed quite a demi-queue behind; an elegant white lace shawl was thrown over her shoulders, and she wore a bonnet of blue velvet and white blonde, from which fell in front a paimte ending in a fringe of white beads resembling bigles. The Princess Clotilde, who sat near her IVlajes ty, had on a grey satin dr ess , an d bl ac k l ac e shawl,and a white bonnet with feathers; the same fringe of white beads terminating the pointe which fell over the front of the bonnet. The Princess Math ilde had on a moir antique dress of a grey shade, with a ro tonde of the same material, ornamented wit h rich gimp. The Empress had scarcely taken her seat (which happening to be close to the one I had the good fortune to have secured, gave full opportuni• ties of watching her), when the Emperor was an, nounced, and, amidst loud and continued acclamili" tions, his Majesty proceeded to the throne; and a l present having been summoned to be seated, the business of the day began. Several portions of the discourse were loudly applauded, more especiallythose relating to recent events in Mexico , a nd th e state of Poland. The Prince Imperial, wh o stood by his lady mother all the time without n'gesture of impatience, is much grown, and is certainly a very noble, promising-looking boy, full of intelli" Bence, and with a frank expression of countenane d which is exceedingly winning. Whatever of en' thueiasm there may be remaining among the French nation for their rulers seems to be brought out whe n the youthful heir of the Napoleonic dyna s ty appea r s at any of their public shows. O n this present oces sion, the e xpressions of admiration at his lento 114 big general costume of g renadier o f the Guards, and at ' , general good looks, were genuine and unmistaltc" able. The whole ceremony was closed in one 110°' and, at two o'clock, a salute of guns announced a l° termination as it had marked the opening of the pageant.—Court Chronicle. TUE RECENT HEAVY GALES.---LIFEBOAT 6 ' 5 , 11 '; boats of the Royal the e ti r o e n e tt e l VlCES.—D uring n L t if h eb e instructed in rescuing the crews of the following 6b.1 7 wrecked vessel •feu Oa v t y ln g :ti l t e u s tr i h e av °e%te : el; s .—Barque Tauiworth, of Norway, 17 scheoner NortbArn Lights, of Preston, 4; Echuoner Ar` c of Workington, 4; schooner Gipsy, of Drogheda, 4 ; g i r - „ Saucy Jack, of inverness, 1 ; barque Marietta, of 14; 81 " ° "; 1; and barque Providence, of Dantzic, 7. Total lives 04/e t 38. The lifeboats also assisted in bringing safely into 13 ,, °r ; ; with their crews consisting of 29 men, the Italian vr"' Camoglino, the schooner Sir Colin Campbell, of Wh itil ,} the schooner Guilia, of Palermo, and the ketch Sn- { P' lO Amsterdam. The lifeboats also went off in reply to sig n ' t of distress on twelve oceas , ons, but their services wer e ri a % ultimately required. The amount of reward p aid fer .00 these services was £166. The committee of t he Institutleo, are earnestly appealing to the public for assistance toth able them to meet the continued heavy denaands l l s Society's 125 lifeboat establishments. Sin ce the estab:a ment of the institution nearly 14,000 lives have been s.acv. by its lifeboats, and by shore-boats to t he crews of wilt h has granted rewards. A DREAM OF BULWER'S IN MARBLE.---,- hi , has a fine group in sculpture in ha nd, Diomede, with wife and child, fleeing from the destruction of PonWeerl,s The idea is taken from the clos in g chapter of s3llll° " Last Days of