The Sun. — London, England, 1863-10-31 00:00:00

HER M A JESTY'S THEATRE, the popular sympathies still f ar th er an d f urt h er f rom P OSITIVELY THE LAST NIGHT. the Federals, and drew those sympathies more and REDUCED PRICES. THIS LIV ENING (Saturday, Oct. 31, will be repeated more closely towards the C on f e d era t es . A n d it was Gounod's. celebrated OPera ! so far natural, to begi n w ith, th a t it s h ou ld h ave b een le AUST. Titienu, Trebelli, Taccani; Santley, Bossi, Casaboni, Sims thus—the conflict when it commenced being one in Reeves. which the combatants were so disproportioned to each other. " Hit one of your own size" seemed to be the instinctive remonstrance floating across the Atlantic from Europe, certainly from England, towards Washington. It was (so far as appearances went) an attack made by the strong upon the weak, by the armed upon the unarmed, by the great (in size) upon the small, by the score upon the unit. Sabsequent events have tended only to enhance our admiration of the assailed, by reason of the astonishing manner in which they have con trived to hold their own, and more than merely to hold their own, against their numerous, gigantic, fully armed, and in many ways (certainly in wealth and in numbers), formidable assailants. Neverthe less, for all that—marvellous as the stand taken by the South has been and still is—the war into which they have been dragged by the North seems now as far away from its termination as ever it did. The bloodshed still continues, there, at a fearful rate. The squandering of countless lives and of incalcul able treasure still stretches out before us in a perspective that has its vanishing point in the vague future. Non-intervention, as a rule, we still regard as a principle very admirable and very beneficent. But it is a rule, like all other rules, ha v i ng exceptions —to prove it. Insomuch are we be g i nn i ng to realise this truth in regard to the principle or rule of non-intervention that we are every day beginning to recognise more and more clearly the possibility of the time coming in the pro. gress of this miserable war in America when the duty for England and France will be—intervention, Conductor—Signor Arditi. Pit, F,s. ' Boxes. ss. ; Dress Circle, 7s. ; Orchestra St a ll s , • 128. 6/ . ; Gallery, 2s. Private Boxes from Half-a-Guinea upwa::ds. Commence at Eight o'clock. Restrictions to Evening Dress not enforced. Box-office of the Theatre (under the superintendence of Mr. Nugent), open this day from Ten till Five. OX AL ENGLISH. OPERA, COVENT -GARDEN. -11-41 I.l.u.der the 3lanai.Y,ement Fyne and Mr. W. Harrison. THIS EVENING, Wdßice's Romantic Opera, THE IYES r.:RT FLOWER : Miss Louisa Pyne, Miss Susan Pyne ; Mef.isrs. W. H. Weiss, H. Corri. A. Cook, and W. Harrison. Coaductor, Mr. A. Mellon.—Doors open at half-past ti even. 4,;ommence at Eight. rti RAIRE ROYAL DRURY - LANE. Managers, 3lessrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, GONE TO TEXAS. Mr. Walter Lacy and Miss Murray. After which, Lord Byron's Choral Tragedy, MANFRED. Messrs. helps, Ryder, Rayner, M-agreson, Ward, Si:encer ; Miss Heath, Miss E. Atkinson, MissLeclercq, and Mrs. E. Falconer. Vocalists—Miss Poole, Miss k.itter, Miss CizelY Not:, Miss Heywood, and Mr. Swift. To conclude with A ROLAND FOR AN OLIVER. THEATRE ROYAL HAY NI ARKET.- Sole Lessee and Manag.er. Mr, Buckstone. THIS EVENING, OUR MARY ANNF. After which, COOL AS A CUCUMBER• Mr. Charles Mathews. Followed by THE GOLDEN FLEECE. Messrs. Charles Mathews, Compton,Weathersby, &c. ; Mesdames C. Mathews, L Keeley. Griffith, &c. And MY HUSBAND'S GHOST. Commence at 7. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Mr. Fechter. Mr. PECHTER begs respectfully to inform the Nobility and Public that the above Theatre will ol' PIN TO-NIGHT, SATURDAY, with a new Drama, ntitled BEL DEMONIA, a Love Story, in Four Acts, in which Mr. Fechter will ap pear, supported by Messrs. Briugh m, S. Emery, G. Jordan and F. Charles ; Miss Rate Terry, Miss Layenue, Mrs. Lee and ►riss Elsworthy. The B.:x-ofnce will be opened on Monday, Oct. 2 5, from eleven till five. —The celeb rate d MI AN.—LE A H. TISS BAT youn, Amer ican Actress, Hiss BATEMAN , h avinz en her -first'Uppmarance in the New Drama of LEA ft ob tained the most triumphant and enthusiastic success that has been vi-t n essed for many years, and the profound impression created by her impersonation of the character ot LEAH upon a c owded audience h tvinL , been completely ratified by the unanimous verdict and critical approvai of the entire I/a 'I Fre ,. B , the Niana , _ter ot the NEW ADELPIII THEATRE: lY has the honour to announce that Mss BATEMAN will appeir i n the New Drama of LEAH. EVERY EVENING tillf urther notice. NT ENV THEATRE-R0 fAL, ADELPHL soIe Pronristor and Manager, 'IL.. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, at 7, THE TaAGEDY QUEEN: Mrs. Stirling. kt 8, the New Drama of LEAH : 3liss Bateman, supported by Messrs. Arthur Stirling, R. Phillips, Billinzton, Stuart, A Wood, Eburne, Miss H. Simms and Mrs. Billington. To conclude wirh CATCHING AN HEIRE6s : Miss Woolgrar and Mr. A. Wood. PRINCESS'S THE A'FRE.--HERRMANN, FRE STIDIGATATEUR—Great Success of Herr mann Performances.—" tie always keeps as close to his public as he can, and courts their vigilance, that his superior dexterity may be leritim+tely triumphant." Times, Oct 27. His celebrated FISH, RING, HAT, and MONEY TRICK, EVERY EVr NING-. Constant change of programme. Commencing at Eight. Half-price at Nine o'i.liock. First Grand Morning Performance TO-MORROW at 3. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Manager, Mr. W. 11. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, TURN HIM 013 . 1`. Mr. C. Fenton. After which, NIIRIAII'S CRIME. :Messrs. G. Honey, Parselle, Belford, Turner, Miss K.Saville, and Miss 3landers. Followed by THE MOTTO, " ALL THERE." Messrs. Honey, Turner, Pl. Danvers, Collier, Mesdames Ada Swan borough, F. Hughes, Weston, Thorne, Wallace, and Jenny White. Commence at 7. THE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, ran be had Every Evening of G. R. GLENIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park, HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAT.—Morning, 4h. 36m.—Afternoon, 4h. 54m. To-KOB.Row.-Monaing, sh. 12m.—Afternoon, sh. 33m The Weather—Sun Office, Oct. 31, 1863. THERMO3IETER. This day at Two o'clock Barometer-29.48. Wind—S.-South-West ; strong breeze, and fine weather. s Af. v a ft 44 LONDON, SATURDAY, OCT. 31, 1863. Non-intervention—admirable though it is under the mejority of circumstances as a guiding principle of international law—becomes almost a crime on the part of great Powers like France and England when carried out obdurately to the very last ex tremity. "A clear stage and no favour"ie the meaning of Non-intervention. But when—as in the instance of the United States of North America, a wealthy and populous nation becomes split asunder, rent suddenly in twain, divided upon the right hand and upon the left by a line of demarcation as distinct as that destined to be drawn between the goats and the sheep in the symbolic language of the Apoca lypse—when a vast country is abandoned thus to a brutal carnage, giving no augury whatever of its termination, until either side shall have been utterly destroyed and swept from the face of the earth—the dogged main tenance of the principle of non-intervention, ute qui coute, by great nations looking on, becomes wuree than Quixotic, becomes, as we have said, little less than a Crime. It is all idle, to talk p er .. p e t °44ll 3 , about the sacred duty of neutrality. The relations of states, now.a-days, have come to be so intimate, commercially, politically, even, be it said, socially, that no country can suffer from the devas tations caused by a sanguinary and protracted c i v il surroundingcountries suffering more o r less in consequence. It ' preposterous, there fore, to say that a n i nternal war like this one in North America, though °h ot her side of the (heft:' is Conducted on th e no affair of ours. It is an affair of ours , affects us intimately, painfully, disastrou s l y in It affects our pecuniary interests. It aff many ways ' ecl maintaint our com merce. It affects our manufactures, otherwise would be simply an absurdity, The Cotton Famine in the north of England emphases every syllable of what w e have here been asserting We owe to the insensate foll y , an d to the brutal arrogance, out of which this deplorable civil war h as grown, the lamentable sufferings endured by our own inoffensive manufacturing population, or rather, just now, our would-be-manufacturing population, in Lancashire. Between the bel ligerents in America, when regarded by us in the abstract—that is in reference to the origin of this war still raging there to their mutual destruction there is for us but little indeed to choose. They are to us but as six and half-a•dozen. For inasmuch as Slavery is upheld as an institution by the Southern Govern ment, we have no sympathy whatever, upon that °no vital point, with the Southern Government. It is in the circumstance that the war was begun by the North —not for the purpose ofputting end to Slaver the ;h an „ even then we cannot think for one instant that the triumph of the Abolition Cause is eneto ba b -ouvel-elit:t of bout by the brutal egency o f ma i n force, at th e the sword an d o f t h e b syonet, at fele rnezz e of the rifl e and o f th e cannon, at the explosion of shells, andat the hellish raging of Greek Fire)—it is becau se the e by the North, by e F ed era ttue execrable war was begun ls, not for the emanci pation of the Negro, but forr white freemen in the Seuth,tor the subjugation of th e the bringing back to the Union they had W i th of them perfect e gland reason that right aban nrbon loned and repudiated — it is for that the feelings and sy m p a thies of E at the very outset of the struggl e , rahl : e n a a m te e t i from the Government at Washington. ordinary contrast lE'esehted to view subeee iee ,i t , th by the belligerents, in their very opposite moth., of carrying on the war--into which, remezeber, the South had been dragged by the North—alienated There seems to be some infatuation in the minds of Ministers with regard to the steam rams in the Mersey. It was quite against the popular feeling that any interposition was made at all in regard to these vessels, but to proceed to such extremities as have lately been adopted is really quite uncalled for. It would appear as if our Government were trying to copy the manners of continental despots in their harsh and hard proceedings in this unfortunate affair. After Mr. LAIRD had given his word that no steps should be taken in the matter of these vessels in dispute until the affair had been properly adjudicated, it is an unwarrantable insult to take them out of Messrs. LAIRD'S hands, and still more to put in armed men. We have come to something certainly when to suit the fancies of fatnists for peace at home, and answer the ends of bullying tyrants abroad, the premises of onr merchants are to be taken by storm. "The officers and marines entered Messrs. LAIRD'S yard fully armed." No wonder that a protest has been made against these uncalled-for measures, and that the general feeling about the place is extreme indignation. It seems such extraordinary conduct that it is hardly to be credited. It often occurs that when a party or a Government feel particularly safe, and their tenure seems well established, that by a sudden caprice or ill judged act all strength and stability vanish, and the immaculate an impregnable ministry be come like the baseless fabric of a vision. Lord PALXIERSTON some time back was in the position of one of these invincibles, but he so mismanaged things that, in the House, which he led with a majority of a hundred at his beck and call, he could not obtain a hearing. Let Earl RUSSELL look to his position, it has become insecure, for he is presuming upon it. He is old in experience, and skilled in politics, but he has yet to learn the temper, and study the spirit of Englishmen if he imagines that they will tamely submit to these insults, and brook this impertinent interference which, at the bidding of ill-advisers, he is putting upon us. The general sentiment of the people will be against him, and no Minister can stand such opposition. Because the Americans cannot manage their own affairs, and regulate the principles of the Constitution of their own country, is that a reason why their wishes are to reign para mount here, and their influence to be insinuated into the Council Chambers of our Ministers, and rule the decrees and regulations of our statesmen. If he is to become the exponent of such principles our Foreign Secretary has degenerated from the spirit of his race, but at any rate he had better take heed to his ways, for when the Parliament reas sembles it will not sanction his present proceedings. is one of those extravegant notions that from time to time gain the ascendant among politicians, but while statesmen who represent the spirit of their country with accuracy and intelligence, will always decline to take up, believing them to be " inimical to the independence of a community, and interfering unduly with the liberties of the subject." It is quite time that some inquiry should be made about the very arbitrary and tyrannical conduct pursued by the Duke of SOMERSET at the recent election for Totnes. It is true that the Ministers who came in on purpose to pass a Reform Bill found it very convenient not to do so, but still did not think it worth while to go out and make a disturbance again. The great pioneer of progress, the Whig champion who had resolved to remain in the House of Commons until he had reformed its abuses and changed its mechanism, thought fit to retire from the sphere and to proceed to the " prim benches of the upper school." Still there must have been some infatuated individuals who thought we were much safer with the present Administration in power, and all that sort of thing. Let these learn that the darkest days of Toryism cannot show more strange devices to terrify and to in timidate. When a man is literally turned out of his house it seems as if things had, indeed, pro ceeded to extremities. The coolness which dictates such a course is most unaccountable, and yet there are not wanting many proofs of this harshness. It would have been bad enough in any man holding largeeas of estates to use his pow er lik e th a t, b u t i n t h e a Minist er i t i s qu i te d i stressing. He can entertain no idea o f hi s respons ib ilities ; all be thinks o f i s the political influence to be obtained. 0/70 poor m an asked for time, but was told that it was impossibie. xis pathetic appeal to past ser vices only called forth the retort—" I expect you to clear out to-morrow:, Those who think every - g may call it a joke when thing is secondary to p o " the unhappy victim is thrust fo rth ; but they who rightly estimate personal influence and publie mora lity will tell the haughty l andlord that this is a question of grave conseq uence. It is a sad thiogtobedriv en from one's home to suit the fan.. cies of a prejudiced politician ; and the voice of Mr. TURPIN, as he utters his pathetic appeals, may find an echo when and where it is least expected. It is a matter of notoriety that the once great Liberal majority is on the decline. Sometimes, at elections, one candidate after the other is returned who is adverse to this Administration. Only the other day the possessor of a large estate, and one in some way connected with the Ministry, used im mense influence to return a candidate of the right sort. He failed utterly, and sad were the disasters he encountered in the fray. Is this to be wondered at when, among the actual mewhe, of the Cabi net, there is found such a disregard for fair play, and such an a t tempt to b rowbeat and intimidate the very m en Who are called at el; tions freeborn Englishmen, and the men whose birthright is in dependence. If a Conservative peer or a wealthy commoner had comported themselves with the vehemence and violence of the two here cited, what would have been said ? There is a great virtue in consistency, and let some of the rhetoric that would have been showered plentifully upon these sup posed delinquents, be employed against the present innovators of the system, as at present constituted. It is bad enough to employ stringent measures to induce "votes" to be registered, but to act in a bitter and revengeful frame of mind is a solecism in good feeling, and perfectly inimical to the tastes and temper of the nation at large. It is to be hoped that some zealous and honest reformer will turn aside horn the attack upon the lawful enemies, and direct their energies to the best purpose, of expos ing the process by whica free and independent Eng lishmen are not allowed to possess the right to vote as it suits their wishes. If the management of Tot nes is a matter for officials to plume themselves upon, no wonder Earl RUSSELL so readily with drew his Reform Bill, for he could hardly have put in a clause about the "regulation" of such convenient little boroughs, for fear of exciting the ridicule of unreasonable and impertinent opponents. The accounts received from Japan are not with out importance. Against our will almost we have been drawn into a war which is certainly not of our seeking, but which we could not possibly have avoided, unless we meant to leave every European resident or visitor i❑ Japan to the mercy of a gene ral massacre. It will be remembered that subse- quently to the signing of the treaty matters ap peared to go on smoothly for a time, but it was not long before the hostility and treachery of the na tive feelings towards us began to show themselves unmistakably. The murder of the sentries, the attack on the Consul's house—above all, the unpro yoked and wanton assassination of Mr. RICIIARDsON by the retainers of one of the great Daimios, all tended to convince the unprejudiced observer that English life would not be worth much in the Japanese Empire, unless some means were found of overawing the treacherous and inhospitable inha bitants. Formal complaint, accompanied by a demand for compensation tad the punishment of the murderers, was at once laid before the ruling power. Less could scarcely have been done, whether from regard to the injured relatives, or from the desire to extort the respect due to the representa tives of the Western Powers. Still, moderate as the demand must have appeared to the Eastern imagination, it was not granted. The Tycoon got out of the difficulty by assuring the English repre sentative that he would have bee❑ most willing and eager to redress his wrongs and to obtain compen sation had one of his meaner subjects been involved in the tragedy; but the fact was, that over thz great Daimios or powerful nobles he had no power, and however ready he might be to pay the fine demanded, he could not undertake to surrender the assassins. Upon this it was determined, very wisely and justly, to take the punishment of Prince SATSUMA into our own hands; and accordingly the fleet under the command of Admiral KUPER sailed for Kagosima, his stronghold. The Bay of Ka gosima is represented as a most beautiful spot, being from seven to eight miles broad at the en trance, with a deep channel. The vessels anchored off the town in 21 fataozns of water. There was a long line of forts visible, which were full of men, SATSUMA'S flag was flying over them, and behind them lay several large junks. was not long before inquiries t egan, ano severed communications passed between the Ad miral arid the shore, hut no entisfactory terms could be come to. There was consequently no choice left to the Admiral but the literal fulfilment of his orders, and accordingly three screw steamers lying in the bay were seized and brought out. As a further proof of the natural quickness and adroit ness of the Japanese, we may mention that they are no contemptible gunners, and that during the short but sharp passage of arms between us their firing was rapid, and made with excellent precision. The Japanese English papers give, as might be expected, very full accounts of the expedition, which must have produced a forcible effect on the Daimio and his retainers, having resulted i❑ the total destruc tion of Kagosima and the firing of the shipping. It was expected that the seizure of the vessels, which were new and valuable ones, having lately been pur chased from ourselves, would have intimidated the enemy ; but no sooner did they see the screw steamers towed off than their batteries opened fire upon the fleet. Upon this the Admiral signalled to the vessels in charge of the prizes to burn them and come into action, which was accordingly done. The value of these steamers, without their cargoes, was 300,000 dollars—a loss which cannot be very agreeable to Prince SATSUMA. Having formed into line of battle at about 400 yards' range, the English ships opened fire, and in three-quarters of an hour the Japanese deserted their guns. In the course of the engagement the town took fire, and five large junks were also fired by one of our vessels. They were moored off some factories, which took fire also. Towards night, when the high wind had fanned the flames, they are described as extending over a mile in length, and being of considerable breadth also. On Sunday morning the scene was one of desolation and ruin. The town and factories were still burning. The steamers and junks had sunk, and all around were traces of the work of destruction. It is unfortunate that in all such cases the innocent must suffer with the guilty, and that the inhabitants of Kagosima should have had to bear the consequences of their master's wrongdoing. If he and his retainers could have been bombarded in their retreat, if the loss of life and property could have been restricted to his ports and vessels, it would have been more just as well as more humane. Still the attack was not under.. taken without reason, nor was it commenced with out giving fair time for compromise and surrender. When the fleet anchored off Kagosima, two days were given to the Daimio to come to an agreement. Secure behind his forts, as he thought, he would not assent to the English terms, and the conse- quences must therefore rest with him. Oa our side we have to deplore the loss of many brave officers and men, two of the former—Captain JOSLING and Commander WlLMoT—being killed on the bridge of the Euryalus as they stood beside the Admiral, who narrowly escaped. The flag-ship suffered most severely during the engagement, but her greatest disaster was the loss of these two able and respected officers. We must hope that this severe lesson will bring the liiituios to reason, and secure foreign residents from attack and murder . There is always much to regret and contend against LATEST INTELLIGENCE. [REUTER'S TELEGRAM.] AMERICA. (Per the Persia.) NEW YORK, CCT. 21 (Morning). General Meade is advanciag from the front of Washington. General Lee is retreating, but his object is not positively knows. General Rosencranz has been superseded by Gen. Thomas. General Grant has been appointed to superintend all further operations. President Lincoln has called for 300,000 volnn- teers. Gold has declined to 46. No special cause is assigned, except speculation. (From the Special Correspondent of the limes.) NEW YORK, OCT. 19, 5 p.m. It is still asserted from Washington, under date of the 17th and 18th inst., that no general engage ment had occurred between the Armies of the Potomac and Northern Virginia. Daring Saturday and Sunday Washington was filled with conflicting rumours of General Lee's whereabouts and intentions, as well as those of General Meade. At one time General Lee was reported to have crossed the Potomac near Lees• burgh, and to bs advancing into Maryland, but this has since been contradicted. Another account stated that General Meade's whole army had re tired within the defences of the capital. This also has been denied ; the belief, however, exists that the lines of the two armies are but little changed from their positions of Friday last. Tne cavalry under Mosley continue to operate is the rear of Gen. Meade, capturing solitary officers and small squads of men. Mr. Lincoln, notwithstanding his assertion in his correspondence with Governor Seymour, i❑ August last, that the volunteering system had been proved so far exhausted as to be inade quate for procuring soldiers, issued a proclamation on the 17th instant calling upon the Governors of several States to furr ish immediately their quotas of 300,000 new volunteers to serve for three years or the war. The necessity Mr. Lincoln assigns for this fresh demand is the depletion of the armies which will occur during the coming year through the expiration of the terms of service of the troops now in the field. Ttie proclamation adds that should any of the State fail to raise the quota assigned to them before the sth of January, 1864, a draught will be made on that day in such States to make up the deficiency. The .Nero York Times, in support of the call, says : —" Even though Rosencranz had defeated Bragg at Chattanooga —even though Meade had met and dis cotraitted Lee on the Rapidan —even though Charleston, Savannah, Mobile, and Wilmington were in our hands,—it would not be safe to permit our armies to lose their strength. We should still have heavy bodies of rebels posted through the Rebel States, at points from the James River to the Nlississippi, and even beyond it ; we should still have to show a front of power in the midst of a re bellious and disaffected population. The moneys received by the Government in pay ment of the 300 dole. fee for exemption from the late draught are said to already amount to 9,000,000 doll., which it is thought will be increased by 2 ,000,000 dols. additional. Report alleges that the whole sum will be applied to recruiting purposes, under the present call of the President for vo!unteers. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Cold, 1501. Exchange, 108. United States' Sixes, registered, 1881, 108; Treasury, 7-30 Notes, 106 i. in the just dealings of civilised nations with such peoples as the Japanese, whose semi-civilisation New York Central Railway, 1331 ; Erie, 1081 ; Illinois Central, 1231. Cotton, 90c. Breadstuff unsettled. Provisions heavy. Sugars firm, at 12 to 121. OCT. 20, 5 P.M. The despatches from the Army of the Potomac and Washington, both to the 19th inst., convey no renders them more insolent and more utterly re gardless of the faith of treaties and the laws of nations than absolute barbarians. The Prince SAT SUMA must now bitterly repent his cruelty in the first place, a n d hi s presumption and obstinacy in the second; and we trust this encounter may have so good an effect as to obviate the necessity for any further bloodshed. EFFECTS OF THE GOLD DISCo VERIES.—The total produce amounts already to nearly L 30 0,000,000, and of this our trade with the Eist alone has already carried off about £120,000,000, Informatio❑ of the position and actual movements of General Lee. Reconnaissances in all directions report no considerable force of Confederates dis cov2red, and the consequent conclusion is that Gen. Lee, having failed in an endeavour to interpose his army between that of General Meade and of Washington, and having consumed the limited supplies with which alone he could encumber his men upon so hasty a march, has fallen back to a point nearer his base of operations. The rumours that the Confederate advance was designed to inaugurate another invasion of Mary land and Pennsylvania are not borne out by any ascertained facts. It is thought, in some quarters, that General Lee's real plan at the outset was to drive General Meade back to the Potomac, and then himself retire to the Rappahannock, destroy. ing the railways on his return, thereby retarding Meade's movements of pursuit, and gaining time until the heavy rains of autumn should set in, which would, for the third time force the Army of the Potomac) into winter quarters—" mud-bound" north of the Rappahannock, giving Richmond an additional six months' security from attack from the Northern approach. On Sunday, the 18th, the Confederates surprised and took possession of Charleston, in Virginia, eight miles from Harper's ferry, captured 400 of the Ist Maryland Regiment stationed there, and then withdrew. They were subsequently pursued by the Federal cavalry, and a few of their prisoners taken from them, together with several of their own men. The Federal General Crook has submitted offici ally, an account of his encounters with General Wheeler's cavalry in Tennessee, previously reported through other channels. Ile claims to have de feated Gen. Wheeltr in three engagements, in one of which, at Farmington, he captured 1,000 small arms and 40 prisoners. The Tribune asserts that it has trustworthy authority for stating that Gen. Rosencrans is about to be removed from the command of the Army of the Cumberland. It adds that his successor has not yet been publicly announced. The Chattanooga Rebel, of a late date, reports the arrival of President Davis at General Bragg's headquarters. The object of his visit was believed to be the investigation of the causes of disagreement which, it is alleged, exist between General Bragg and his officers. Mr. Davis was received by the troops with the greatest enthusiasm. The steamer Thomas, from Port Royal on the 16th inst., reports all quiet at Charleston at that date. The steamer Douro, which was captured last spring by the Federal steamer Quaker City, con.' demned, sold, and taken to the British provinces, was run ashore on the North Carolina coast, and burnt, on the 11th inst., by the Federal steamer Alansemond. The Douro was endeavouring to run the blockade from Wilmington, with a valuable cargo of cotton, tobacco, turpentine, and resin. In consequence of the directions of the British Consuls at Richmond and Charleston to British subjects taken by conscription into the Confederate army, to throw down their arms if required to engage in actual conflict with the Federal forces, the exercise of the functions of office of these Con• suls has been suspended by President Davis, and themselves ordered to quit the Confederacy as, quickly as possible. THE SUN, LOINDON, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 31, 1863. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Gold, 1491. Exchange, 164 k. United States' Sixes, 1881, 108 ; Treasury 7.35 Notes, 1071 ; New York Central Railway, 134 ; Erie, 1081; Illinois Central, 1241. Cotton, 86c. Breadstuffs irregular. Provisions less active. Sugars quiet. Coffee inactive. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 21, 11 A.M. The latest despatches from Virginia report that General Lee's whole army has returned to the south side of the Rappahannock. The Confederates here so thoroughly destroyed the Orange and Alexandria railway, from Manassas to Rappahannock Station (a distance of 20 miles), that the repairs can only be effected at the rate of one mile per day. It is stated that Gen. Burnside has possession of 40 miles of the East Tennessee Railway, and is ad• vancing upon Lynchburg, Virginia, Gen. Lee's base of supplies, having already reached Abingdon,which has necessitated the hasty falling back of Gen. Lee. Despatches from Louisville, of the 20th, declare Gen. Thomas the successor of Gen. Rosencranz. Gen. Grant has been put in supreme command of the departments and armies of the Cumberland, the Tennessee, and the Ohio. Gen. Rosencranz is ordered to proceed to Cin cinnatti, and report by letter to the Adjutant- General at Washington. The steamer Fulton, from Charleston bar, 7.30 p.m., on the 19th, reports no change in the quiet state of affairs. Governor Seymour yesterday issued a proclama tion in the response to the President's call for volun teers. He asserted that the Federal military situa tion in Virginia and Tennessee was most critical ; that the armies were threatened with serious dis aster fcr want 3f adequate force, and declared that it was the duty of all citizens, and that he should expect it of them, as well as of all State officials, to give efficient and cheerful aid in the furtherance of the appeal of the President. Mr. Vallandigharn has addressed a letter to the democracy of Ohio, urging them to bear their recent defeat with patience, and to preserve their interest in the principles which they have declared. He affirms that he will ever be stedfast to those principles and true to the Constitution and to the State and country of his birth. Gold, 146. The Persia takes 294,516 dols. in specie. THE POLISH INSURRECTION. THORN, OCT. 31. An imperial ukase, dated from Livadia, the 13th inst., assigns pensions to the widows and orphans of officials assassinated in Poland. ST. PETERSBURG, OCT. 26. The Invalide Russe publishes advices from War saw stating that on the night of the 20th inst. the police in that capital surprised a clandestine litho graphic press at work for the National Government. Seven lithographic stones and four workmen were seized. The same paper publishes reports of numerous encounters between the Russian troops and the in surgents upon the Bth inst. on the left bank of the Nimen, near the village of Ritnitz. A large num ber of the insurgents perished in the flames. On the 10th, in the forest of Borki, upon the boundaries of the districts of Priyany and Kobryn, near Onikchty, a convoy was suddenly attacked by the insurgents. After killing and wounding several soldiers, they succeeded in obtaining possession of the convoy and beiggege. Some thirty traillours, escorting Colonel Trofimoff, were also attacked by the Poles,but the Russians received reinforcements, and the insurgents were repulsed. Lieut.-General Balaklanoff has sent several columns through the majority of the districts com posing the Government of Augustow. A column of the Guard, commanded by Major-General Baria tynski, encountered a band of 200 insurgents, led by Ostrog, near Lake Pszerinki. The Poles lost 30 prisoners, besides five killed, and many drowned in the lake. The Invalide states that the Russians did not lose a man. The Russian papers announce that the Heredi tart' Grand Duke Nicholas Aiexandrowitch will arrive at Moscow from the Crimea on the 29th, and at Tzirskoe-Selo on the Ist or 2d November. It is believed that he will be followed in a few days by the Emperor Alexander and all the Court. POSEN, OCT. 25. The Warsaw correspondent of the Posener Zoitung states that General _Berg has given orders to stop the issue of passports for foreign parts. This measure is felt as a peculiar hardship by men of business who have taken out passports within the last few days. These persons have vainly appealed to M. Ostrowski, the Minister of the Interior, for permits of departure, alleging that no law can have retro-active force. Young Count Plater, who was upon the point of leaving with a legally obtained passport, has been arrested at the railway station. It is said that the police found upon him prohibited books and photographs. Three spies have bees poignarded in Warsaw during the last week, but the assassins contrived to escape. The Russians threaten to make a terrible example. It is feared that their ♦engeance will fall upon Count Stanislas Zamoyski, son of Count Andrew, whom they accuse of a guilty knowledge of the recent attempt upon the life of Gen Berg. CRACOW, OCT. 27. The Warsaw correspondent of the Czas reports as follows of the state of discipline among the Res- Sian troops : "A soldier left the ranks yesterday in front of the railway station, and going up to his captain, abused him in the most violent terms. The cap tain ordered the man to be silent and return to his duty. The order not being obeyed, the officer called upon the comrades of the mutineer to arrest the delinquent, but no one stirred. The captain was obliged to procure the assistance of another company before he could get the man away. It is by no means rare . for the Russian soldiers to retort upon their officers the coarse and brutal language wllich the latter use. Occasionally also they have recourse to their arms. The men accuse the officers of appropriating an unfair proportion of the booty taken from the unfortunate Poles. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, FRIDAY. The result of the elections of 34r . members to the new Prussian Chamber of Deputies is now known. The numerical strength of the different political parties represented among this number of members is as follows : Liberals Conservatives ... Clerical 26 Polish members Uncertain The result of seven elections is not yet known. ITALY. TURIN, OCT. 31. Upon his return his Majesty will remain a few days in Tuscany. The Ministers of the Interior, Foreign Affairs, Justice, and the Marine will accompany the King during his journey to Naples. FRANCE. PARIS, OCT. 31 News has been received here, via St. Nazaire, from Vera Cruz to the Ist inst. Intelligence from Mexico to the 27th September states that the condition of affairs is favourable, that numerous adhesions to the French interven tion are being given in, and that the organisation of the rural militia is being developed. Great disorders existed among the adherents of Juarez, the majority of the Governors disavowing ti s authority. Marshal Forey has addressed a letter to the Em peror, describing the present state of affairs, and waking some observations upon the stipulation of the Archduke Maximilian that he will only defi nitely accept the crown upon the adhesion of the majority of the Mexican States. This adhesion, Marshal Forey says, may perhaps be considered already accomplished, the populations of all places from which the adherents of Juarez are absent hav ing spontaneously recognised the French inter vention. PARIS, OCT. 30 (Evening). The Empress arrived here at three o'clock this morning. The Nation of this evening says that Lord Napier was to hand Prince Gortschakoff, on Wed nesday, a despatch conciliatory in contents and form. The despatch terminates thus :—" Russia must not forget that the rights of the Poles are written upon the same treaty which gave Poland to Russia." General Bedenu is dead. The Courrier du Dimanche says that Eirl Rus sell has sent a despatch to St. Petersburg, the argu ments of which are less positive than thcse of his preceding notes. According to the Courrier the present despatch does not affirm that Russia has forfeited her treaty rights to Poland. The Courrier also states that France was not disposed to adhere to the English despatch on account of its insignifi cance. CHERBOURG, OCT. 30 (Evening.) The Confederate steamer Georgia has arrived here to revictaal and take in coal. BOURSE, Oar. 30.—The market retains the firm ness which was visible yesterday, but with only a slight further improvement, Threes for the Account, being now at 67f. 10c. Railway shares without variation. The market closed as follows : it per Cents. 95 30 Do. end month 3 per Cents Do. end month 67 10 Credit Mobilier 1107 50 Do. end month 1105 Bank Shares — Credit F omner 1295 Roman RAILI Orleans Northern New ditto Lyons and Mediterranean New ditto Geneva Southern Western Eastern .... Sardinian Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa.. Ditto to Barcelona Italian Loan 73 40 Do. end month 73 20 Sew ditto 73 Do. end month — Russian Austrian Spanish Threes.„ Rome Debt .. — Deferred vArs. Cash. Account. 981 25 .. 982 50 975 .. 975 950 - .. 940 - 493 75 .. - 690 - .. 690 - 515 - .. 415 - 507 50 .. 508 7.5 415 - .. 413 75 415 - 412 50 561 25 .. 561 25 640 - .. 537 60 632 50 .. 632 50 340 - .. 340 - THE BRAZIL MAILS. LISBON, OCT. 31. The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company's ship Magdalena, from the Brazils, has arrived here, and will leave for Southampton at 8 a.m. to-day, with 57 passengers, £25,573 specie, 250 barrels tapioca, 48 bales cotton, 653 rolls tobacco, and 175 packages of sundries. (By telegraph from Lisbon.) RIO DE JANEIRO, OCT. 9. Exchange on London, 27 to 27k. Coffee, 7,500 to 8,300 rein; shipments since the departure of the last mail, 94,052 bags, including 46,850 bags for the Channel ; sales, 115,900 bags ; stock, 110,000 bags. Freight, 40s. to 455. BAHIA, OCT. 13. Exchange on London was quoted 271 to 27,1 Cotton, 23,000 to 24,000 reie. Sugar, 2,000 to 2,400 reis ; brown, 1,900 reis. PERNAMBUCO, OCT. 15. Exchange on London, 271 to 28. Sugar, 3,000 reis ; browns, 1,800 reis. Cotton, 23,500 to 23,800 reis. The Messageries Imperiales steamer B earn Jeff this port for Bahia on the 13th inst. MARKETS—This Days COVENT The supply of fruit and V was seasonably good. The t GARDEN. vegetables at our market was trade ruled firm at the follow- hag rates : FRTJ: s. d. s. d. Pine apples 6 0 to 8 0 Colonial do., each 1 0 to 3 0 Grapes,per lb 3 0 to 6 0 Foreign do 1 6 to 2 6 Melons Nectarines, per dz 0 0 to 0 01 apples, per ht-sv. 1 6 to 3 61 Pears, per do .. • . 1 9 to 4 01 Oranges, per 100 8 0 to 14 0 Lemons, per 100 4 0 to 8 0 Gooseberries ht aye° 0 to 0 0 Strawberries pr pt 0 0 to 0 Oi s d. s Mulberries,pr pt..o . 9to 1 0 Cherries, per lb. 0 oto 0 0 Foreign ditto, IJuno oto 0 0 Filberts, per lb .. 0 9to 1 0 Walnuts, per 100 1 oto 2 6 Cobnuts, per lb .. 0 oto 0 0 Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0 Figs, per doz. .... 5 oto 6 0 Peaches.. . 6 0 to 10 0 Currants, per ti.sv 0 oto 0 0 Plums, per do. .. 4 oto 5 0 Greengages, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 Shallots, per lb 0 6to 0 8 Horseradish, pdo 0 Ito 2 6 Parsley, per ditto 0 3to 0 s Celery, per ditto 0 Bto 1 9 Beet, per doz. .. 1 6to 2 6 Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 0 Small salad, p. pn, 0 oto 0 0 Mushrooms.pptl. i oto 1 0 Artichokes, each 0 oto 0 0 Cos lett, score 0 10 to 1 3 Mint and wory..o 3to 0 4 Endive, per score 0 oto 0 I Radishes, dz finds 0 oto 0 0 Tomatoes, doz... 0 oto 0 0 Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0 0 Rhubarb, per bun 0 3to 0 6 Asparagus, pr do. 2 oto 4 4 Seakale, per bun. 0 oto 0 0 VEGETABLES. Greens, dz bunch 3 oto 4 0 Cabbages, pr doz. 0 9to 1 3 Ihd ditto 1 6to 2 6 Savoy do., pr dz 1 oto 1 6 Cauliflowers, pdz 1 oto 2 0 Brocoli, per bus. 0 oto 0 0 Potatoes, per ton 70 0 to 110 0 New ditto, pr lb ..0 2to 0 4 Turnips, dz bunch 2 oto 2 6 Carrots,pr do 4 6to 5 6 Cucumbers 0 3to 1 0 Garlic, per lb Sorrel, per sieve 0 oto 0 0 Green peas, n.-sv. 1 3to 2 0 French beans,h.s. 1 6to 2 0 Onions, doz. ba 1 Ii to 2 0 New Do., dz bun 0 oto 0 0 Spinach .. 0 6to 0 8 Turnip radishes 0 oto 0 0 POULTRY. Turkey poults, 4s to 7a Od; geese, 5s Od to Ss each; goslings, Os Od to Os Od; ducks, 2s Od to 3s Od ; ducklings, Us Od to Os Od ; rabbits, is Od to 2s Od each ; wild do., 9d to is 2d ; pigeons, Os Gd to Os 8d each; Surrey fowls, 8s Od to 14s Od ; chickens, 5s Od to 10s Od ; barn-door fowls, 3s Od to 8s Od ; capons, N Od ; hares, 2s Od to 3s Gd ; ptarmigan, Os Od to Os each; pheasants, Os Od to 3s Od ; partridges, is 3d to 2s Od; woodcocks, Os to 4s Od; snipes, is to Os Od; teal, Os Od to Os Od ; wild ducks, Os Od to is 6d , widgeons, Os Od to is 6d ; plovers, Os Od to Os 10d each ; guinea fowls, Os Od to Os Od ; roasting pigs, Os Od to Os Od each; Ostend fresh butter, lld to Is Od ; English, is to is 3d per lb ; English eggs, Oa Od to lOs Od ; French do., 7s Od to 8s Gd per 100; leverets, 2s 6d to 3s Od ; grouse, 2s 3d to 2s 6d each. HAY MARK 2TS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 5s Od ; clover, £4 Os to £5 lOs Od ; and straw, £1 Gs to £1 14s per load. Demand inactive. CUMI3BILLAND.--Meal.ow hay, £3 Os to £4 8s; clover, £4 Os to £5 lOs Od; and straw, 83 to £1 168 per load. Trade dull. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 5s ; clover, £4 Os to £5 12s 64 ; and straw, £1 6s to £1 14s per Wad. A full average supply. BILLING SLATE. Salmon, Os 8d to is Od ; trout, 03 to Os : eels 5d to 10d ; prawns, Os ; pike, skate, sturgeon , a nd halibut, 6d per lb. ; turbots, 8s Od to 12s ; cod, 3s Od to 12s Od ; brills, 2s Od to 6s Od ; doreys, 5s Od to 6s Od ; mullets, Os 64 to is 6d ; lobsters, Is to 4s Od; crabs, 64 to 3s Od ; plaice and gurnets, Od to Os Od each ; soles, 3d to 2s 6d per pair ; common oysters, 108 to 15s ; natives, GOs to 63s per bushel ; Whitings, 4s Od to 6s • haddocks, 4 s to 12 s ; smelts, O. Od to Os Od ; flounders, Os Od per dozen ; mackerel, 00s per 100 ; f res h herrings, 8s to 00s per 100 ; bloaters, Os to Os per 100 ; carp and tench, Os Od to Os per brace. NEWPORT. Beef, 3s Od to 4s 2d ; mutton, 3 8 6a t o 4s 8d; veal, 388dt from to 4s ; pork, 33 Sd to 4s 6,1; and lamb, Oe Od to Os Od per 81bs by the carcase. WHITECTIAPEL. Beef, from 2s 84 to 4s 04; mutton, 3s 44 to 4s 64 ; vsal, 38 6d to 4s 4d, and pork, 3s 4d to 4s 44 per 81hs by the carcase. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 7d to 71d, of household do., 5d to 61d per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 24d to 3d ; 641 b to 721 b, 3d to 4.d ; 721 b to 801 b, 3d to 4d ; 801 b to BSlb, 4d to 41d ; 881 b to 961 b, 4d to 5d ; 961 b to 1041 b, 4d to syd ; 1011 b to 1121 b, 41d to 5 1 d. Enrse hides, 10s Od to 12s Od ; calf skins, light, 3s Od to 4s Od ; 7s Od to Os Od ; polled sheep, Os Od to lls Od ; halflreds, Gs tid to 7s Gd ; Downs, bs Od to Gs Od; lambs, Os Od to Os Od; siteculiztgs, Os Od to Oa Od. ..--Nfiar 0 - 4j nal ' 104 • xalikirts "So HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, Oct. 30, Her Majesty, accompanied by her Royal High ness Princess Louise, drove out yesterday afternoon. Their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse and Princess Victoria left Bucking ingham Palace this morning for Dover, to embark for the Continent. The Prince and Princess of Wales. SANDRINGHAM, OCt. 30. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, with the Right Hon. Earl Granville, Admiral Seymour, Lieut.• General Knollys, Captain Grey, the Hon. R. C. Meade, Dr. Holtzman, and Mr. Fisher, went out yesterday partridge shooting on the Wolverton and Babingley side of the estate. The royal party found plenty of game. Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales, her Royal Highness the Princess Cnristian, a nd her Royal Highness the Prir.cess Dagmar, attended by the Countess of Morton and the Countess Revent low, drove and rode to Wolverton yesterday after noon. Their Reyal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam bridge and the Princess Mary intend to leave Cambridge Cottage, Kew, on Saturday next, to pass a few weeks at Brighton. Prince Midislas Czartoryski and the princess (Duchess d'Amparo) have left London for Paris. The Marchioness of Saliebury and Ladies Cecil left Hatfield House, Hants, yesterday, to pass a week with Mr. Hastings Russell, ➢I.P., and Lady Elizabeth Russell, at Oakley-park, near Bedford. The Earl and Countess de Grey arrived at their residence in Carlton-gardens, last evening, from Studley Royal, near Ripon. The Earl and Countess of Carnarvon have been entertaining a succession of guests at High Clere Castle, near Newbury, The Countess (Dow.) of Westmoreland and Lady Rose Fane, have returned to town from a tour of visits. The Countess (Dow.) of Jersey and Lady Harriet Ponsonby arrived in Berkeley-square yesterday from Brighton. Viscount Cranbourne and Mr. Edward C, John son arrived in town yesterday from a continental tour. Lord Edward St. Maur left town yesterday on a tour of visits, Le Baron Kahn and M. A'rnheim have returned to the Brar.swick Hotel, Jermyn-street, from Scotland, on their way to Paris. The Hon. Wilkin Simpkins, of the United States, and Mrs. and the Misses Simpkins, have left the Bruns wick Hotel, Jermyn-street, for Paris. The Right Hon. Thomas M. Gibson, M.P., and Mrs. Gibson have sustained a painful bereavement by the death of their eldest son at Hong Kong, intelligence of whose death was received yesterday morning by the tele.. grap h. Among the fasbionables sojourning at Newmar ket during the week have been the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, the Earl and Countess of Chesterfield, the Earl and Countess of Westmoreland, the Earl and Countess of Cardigan, Lord and Lady George Manners, and Mr. G. W. and Lady Mary Craven. MARRIAGE OF THE MARQUIS OF TULLIBARDINE• —The marriage of the Mai quis of Tullibardine, only son Of the Duke of Athole, with Louisa, eldest daughter of Sir Thomas Moncrieffe, of that Ilk, was solemnised at Mon erieffe-house on Thursday. TEE IRONCLAD PRINCE CONSORT. DUBLIN, Oct. 30. The iron-clad frigate Prince Consort, Captain Vesey, is lying off Kingstown greatly disabled, having encountered a fearftil gale in the Channel. Sha has sprung a leak, and is nearly filled with water. But for the great exertions of her officers and crew it is said she would have sunk in the Channel. All her boats, guns, &c., are in confusion, and several of the crew have been seriously injured. She put in this morning, and soon after anchoring parted her cables, and was obliged to drop a second anchor, by which she now rides, about a mile and a half from the East Pier. There was seven feet of water in her yesterday. The pumps have only gained an inch. IMPORTANT LITERARY INTELLIGENCE.—Messrs. Hurst and Blackett announce the following in their List of forthcoming New Works :—" Life of Josiah Wedg wood," from his Private Correspondence and Family Papers, in the possession of Joseph Mayer, Esq , by Eliza Meteyard, 2 vole. Bvo., with Portraits and numerous lilus• trations.—" Court and Society from Elizabeth to Anne," illustrated from the Papers at Kinabolton, by the Duke of Manchester, 2 vole. Bvo., with Portraits.—" Agnes," by Mrs. Oliphant, author of "The Life of Edward Irving," &c., 3 vols.—" A Personal Narrative of Thirteen Years' Service among the Wild Tribes of Khondistan, for the Sup pression of Human Sacrifice," by Major-General Jolla Campbell, C. 8., Bvo., with Illustrations.—" The Wife's Evidence," by W. G. Wills, author of " Notice to Quit," &c., 3 vols.—" Memoirs of Jane Cameron, Female Con• vict," by the author of "Female Life in Prison," 2 vols.-- A New Story, by Mrs. Howitt, 3 vole.—" Barbara's His tory," by Amelia B. Edwards, 3 vole.—" The Destiny of Nations as indicated in Prophecy," by the Rev. John Cum ming, D.D., 1 vol.—" The Queen of the County," by the author of " Margaret and her Bridesmaids," 3 vols.—A New Story of English Life, by the Rev. J. M. Bellew.— A cheap Edition of "Lost and Saved," by the Hon. Mrs. Norton, 1 vol.—" Wildfire," by Walter Thornbury, 3 vols. —" My Step-Father's Home," by Lady Blake, 3 vols. AIR. GEORGE MEREDITH.—We are in the pre sent day, says the Saturday Review, overru.n by clever writers of fiction, and of that species of verse Wh ich is spun from the same kind of intellectual web that produce s fiction. But the names of English novelists and versi ders now living whu may be said to unite real originality' of thought and aim with conspicuous cleverness in workma,n ship are almost few enough to be counted on the fingers_ Among these few Mr. George Meredith unquestionably holds a place. His novel of " Evan. Harrington," which. appeared three or four years ago, contained some of the most purely original conceptions that have been attempted by any writer of novels of character for a long time past. The same may be said of the volume of poems which he has, like Professor Kingsley, Miss Muloch, Mr. Farrar, and half a score more, as in duty bound, composed ari d published. He is in the habit of genuinely drawing frcvl his own resources of observation and reflection, and his strong thought and quaint expression remind us, here alai there—though at a considerable interval—of Robert Brown' ing. In skill of phrase and rhyme he is quite as happy a s his greater contemporary, and often less obscure. GRIGLINI'S WHIMSICAL LIBERALITY TO 111 5 FELLOW-TOWNSMEN.—Signor Giugliai is a native of Fano, a pretty town, him its sisters Pesaro and Urbino. It has had the courage to spend half a million of lire in the erection of a handsome theatre, the inauguration of which took pace last month. The citizens of Fano wrote to Giuglini, asking to know how much he would accept, for singing on an occasion so interesting to his native town. With the whim of an artist, he replied that they did well to , ask how much he would accept for singing, for, being a singer by profession, he could not sing gratis for any one, not even for his fellow-townsmen. A regular contract mus t be made, and the managers of the theatre must bind thew' themselves to pay him twopence per night. The contract was subscribed in due form, and each evening that he sang Giuglini received his ten centimes with a punctuality which is nut always observed in the great theatres of Europe ; la 14; then, indeed, the salary is not twopence, but £BO or £lOO a night. TO MAKE A S ERMON . —Cl ergymen are iiov expectedl to have a fresh sermon ready every Sundtl , says a Saturday Reviewer. It is be of a prescribed lengt b ° and to detain the congregation during a proper and dese space of time, We all know how the ordinary elergYraa rt meets the demand. He has half an hour's sermon to fill tips and very Mlle to say. For the first ten minutes he manage d pretty well, and with reading the verses that come beta° the text, and then those that come after, and so putting tt in exactly its right place, and what with reproducing those obvious thoughts on the subject that may be found in a n 9 commentary, he gets on very comfortably. But then b° begins to be aware of a lack of matter. lie can, howeve r, turn his barrel-organ, and he goes throu g h the process ° what he calls viewing the matter in another light. That IF, he says the same thing over again in slightly iliffer' nt words. So 20 minutes s lip by, a nd then for the last , minutes be makes, as he swys, a practical application. DY a pleasant fiction the congregation are supposed, dur in g 311. * the preceding part of the discourse, to have imagined 11 1 : all this instruction concerned some wholly remote an d absent set of people, such as the Jews or the Egyptians , :Europe in tho last century, or their neighbours in the nex . parish. The preacher is therefore able , with considerable effect, to assure them during the last 10 minutes that thisit.a . a mistake, and that it applies to them; and so the barror organ is once more turned, and the f amiliar tune played the third time, while the keener at tention with which it4l)3f now heard gives it, as is not un reasonably hoped, an all. novelty,