The Sun. — London, England, 1863-12-10 00:00:00

lIINAHAN'S LI. WHISKY T. COGNAC BRANDY. ISiI WIIISBLY rival s the finest This celebrated Old FRENCH BRANDY, Pure, Mild, Mellow, De li c ious, and very Wholesome. It i Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retai Englandl Rouses in or radon; by the Agents in the p rinci p al towns in wholesale at 8, GREAT WiIsiD3IILL-STREET, W. Ob6erve the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded liinahan's LL Whisky." MESSRS. JAY mud CO. have row on show the most unique and perfect assortment of BONNETS, which their Mana<zer has selected In Paris, and brought Pack with leer to this Est blishment. 217, 20, 251, Regent-street. ''______ yviAmthy MOURNING—Messrs. JAY rr onld res p e ctfully announce that great ecmcmy is effected purc hasing Mourning at their establishment. 2 , 7 and 249, ti r ;,,T-S a IthET, their Mock of FAMILY MOURNING c e i n i • the largest in Fur pc ThouJi Messrs. Jay professedly x eci p the best a tides for Mourning and (tall- ,lourning—at tat times the cheapest -they supply a Complete Suit of pomestie 'Mourning ra* 2 , guineas. mtiLTIZNING CoSTUME of every description is kept iteady lade, and can be forwarded in town or country at a in crnent's notice. The most reasonable prices are charged, and wear of every article is guaranteed. T tlif: LONDON GENERAL MOURNING WAREHOUSE, Regent-street (next the Circus). JAYS'. IFEBOAT SERVICES. —During the recent .11.4 heavy gales some of the toats of the Royal Na tonal Lifeooat Institution have been instrumental in rescuing the crews of the following wrecked vessels :—Schooner Theophi lus. of Aberdeen, 5 men ; barque Tartiworth, of Norway, 11 ; schooner Northern Lights, of Preston, 4 ; pilot boat, of St. Ives, 7; schooner Aron, of Workington, 4; schooner Gipsy, of Dr, gheda, 4 ; smack Saucy Ja,,k, of Inverness, 1 ; barque lklarietts, of Lisbon, 1 ; fishing boat, of Filey, 2 ; Tenby fishing boat, 3; and barque Providence, of Dantzio,7. Total lives saved, 55. The lit eboats also assiste iin bringing safely into port, with their crews , consisting' of 29 men, ihe Italian brig Came,glin , , the schooner Sir Colin Campbell, of Whitby, the schooner Guilia, of Palermo, and the ketch Snip, of k Tri - sterdam. The lifeboats also went off in reply to snmals of distress on fourteen occasions, but their services were noll t u l t imately required. The amount of rew ard p .id for a these services was £216. The Committee of the Institution earnestly AP PEAL to the public for ASSISTAN , E to enable them to mcet the con- . tinned heavy demands on the Society's 125 liieb eostdaoba lisitments. Contributions are receivtd• by all the rd L L n ewis, and country bankers ; and by the Seoretary, Esq., at the Institution, 14, John-street, AdeillpinZaLondon. -------r. _-,---_ ROYAL ENGLISIi OPERA, COVEN'T-GARDEN. Under the Management of Miss Louisa Fyne and Mr. W. Harrison. THIS EVENING, for the 16th time, Dalfe's new Opera, BLANCII r.; DE ti EVE RS : Miss Louisa i'yne, Miss Italia Hiles, miss Emma Heywood ; Messrs. W. 11. Weiss, H. Cord, A. Cook, A. zt. Albyn, C. Lyall, J. Rouse, and W. Harrison. To conclude with the Second Act of THE DESERT FLOWER. Conductor, Mr. A. Mellon. Doors open at half-past Six.— :ommence at Seven. II EATRE R OYAL DRURY- LANE . - %I „EL Managers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Ch a tt erton. THIS EVENING, b.r Majesty's Servants will perform Principal cha racters BEAUTY. OR THE BEAST. the Farce by Messrs. Addison,Neville, Barret, Spencer andGWeston; Mrs Edmund Falconer and Hiss ki. Leclerq.' Atter r helps, Ryder, w hich. Lord Byron's Choral Tragedy, MA.NFR ED. Messrs. Rayner, M,agreson, Ward, Spencer ; Miss Eburne. Miss E. Atkinson, Hiss Leclercq, and Mrs. E. Falconer. Vocalists—Miss Poole, Miss titter, Miss Cicely Not*, Miss Heywood, and Mr. Swift. Followed by MY lINART'S IN THE HIGHLANDS: characters by Mr. J. Neville, Mr. G. Weston, Mr. Wards, Mr. J. Marris ; Mrs. C. Melville, and Hiss Harlleur. TFIEATRE ROYAL HAYM A RKET.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr, Buckstone. THIS EVENING, USED UP. Messrs. C. Mathews, Howe, Rogers, Braid, Clark, Cullenford, &c. ; Mesdames Angel, Fitzwilliatn, &c. Followed by THE GOLDEN FLEECE. Messrs. Charles Mathew,,, Compton,Weathersby,&c.; Mesdames C. Mathews, L. -Keeley- Griffith, &c. With COOL AS A CUCUMBER. Mr. C. Mathews. And MY HUSBAND'S GtiOST. Commence at 7. 110YAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Mr. Fechter. BEL DENIONIO (a Triumphant Success) will be repeated Every Evening until further notice. T I*; EVENING, the Comedietta, by W. Gilbert, entitled UNCLE BABY: Mess -s. Widdicombe, J. G. Shore, Charles; .bliss P. Le lerei, and Carlotta Leelereq. After which, at Eight o'clock, BEL DEMONIO, a Love story, in Twelve Tabteaux, taken from Stendhal's "Italian Chronicle ," by Mr. John Broug-,am. Principal charac ter by Mr. Fechter, supported by Messrs. Jordan, Charles, Br )ugh ,m, Emery, Raymond, Moreland, Smith, Clifford, Collett, Andrews, Sims ; Miss Kate Terry, E. Layenue, sirs. Lee, and Miss Elsworthy. Doors open at half -past 6—commence at 7. LEAH T EVERY NIGHT, MISS BATENIAN.-LEAH.-THIS EVENING, the 61st appearance of the great Tragic Actress, Miss BA VEMAN. In the character of LN;AH. In nmsequence of the unbounded success with which Miss Bateman's imperso nation of the priucipat charaner in the new Five Act Drama of LEAH has been atten.ied. Mr Webster begs to announce that It will be performed E VERY E VEXING- until further notice. ENV Yroorl , 4tor and Manarzer, M R. Webster. 1 ..11 THIS EVENING, at 7, TIIE TitAGEDY QUEEN: Mrs. tB, the New Drama of LEAH: Bth weer of Miss Bate man, supported by Messrs.Artnur Stirling, It. Phillips, 811- lirOon, Stuart, Stephenson, Eburne; Miss IL Simms, and Mrs. Billintften. To ronclude with TIIE IRI3II TIGER : Miss K. Kelly ard Mr. Stephenson. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Manager, Mr. W. H. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, MIRIAM'S CRIME. Messrs. Geo. Money, Parselle, Belford, Turner, Miss K. Saville, and Miss Manders. Followed by (15th time) PATIENT PENELOPE ; or, The Return of Ulysses. Messrs. honey and Fenton ; Mesdames Swanborough and Simpson. After which, MT NEW PLACE. Mr. A. Wood. Commence at 7. R OYAL SADLER'S-WELLS THEATRE, Manageress, Miss Marriott. THIS EVENING, THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL: Mes4rs. H. Marston, E. Phelps, D. H. Jones, Bennett, Brooke, Denial, Miss Marriott, and Mrs. Wallis. To conclude with THE BRIGAND : Mr. D. H. Jones, Miss Xandlebert. Box-office open from 11 to 4. ir• 111 1, HURD EDITION OF THE SUN," • Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, Ma be had Every Evening of G. K. GLMNIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. 11141 1 WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS lh. 11m.—Afternoon, lh. 36m. 17°-"R-4"r•-ltornir.r. 2h. 2m.—Afternoon, 2h. 21m. The 'Neat}le__ Sun Office, Dec. 10, 1863. I RER.IIOIIETER. This day al 41.70 o,kek 45 Wind. Bamtn eter-30.15. moderate, and fine. The LOSDON, THURSDAY, 1863. It was an alternative that NAPeLtoti recently submitted to the Sovereign s of Euro pe , And that alternative was one in every way most r n -° ' 3l enton s Either—a General War or a general Pacification, Or —if not that precisely, at any rate what may be thus expressed—Either an imminent probability, et all but certainty of War, of a General War amon g the Powers of Europe, or an attempt at least, an im mediate and strenuous effort at a General Pacifica tion. Seeing now that there is to be no such Congress as the one proposed by the French EMPEROR —for the refusal of England to take part in it abstracts at once from the notion of that Congress, even sup posing any Congress at all to be held, its only authoritative character, that of its universality — seeing now, we repeat, that there is to be 110 such Congress as the one proposed by th e French EMPEROR, the one inevitable conviction to be arrived at thereupon is—that ther e - must be war. It is the admitted conviction be forehand of the despotic ruler of the greatest militAry natio n upon the European continent. The firm (so ar . has avowed such, quite frankly, to be his act 0 _ bubtion—he did so, in effect, in the very European pean siovereigitting his alternative to the the European ns or, in other word s , to Nations and their respectivefence, civ i _ e rnmento. w he virtually sub mitted to them a s the a lternative—hi s court l y l ette r to the E uropean Bimpy, Ch oo se for yourselves .Sovereignstn meaning Sh e gl nd has c h osen . Curtly, rudely, precipitately. will have none of the Congress—she will consent to no attempt even at a pacific ad j ustment of lon g . statai o more and more hopelessly and some of them, of l ee, entangled diffrrerecF. The Italian probiemeeVY Polish Problem, the Greek Question, the Rom% Question, the diffioalty alyint Venetia, and t h, difficulty about Sell les wig-Holstein --ail thes e things are to be left sill purely to the Chapter of Accidents. The problems are to obtain their solution— somehow. Questions, enigmatical to the last degree many of them, are to get answered as best they may, any- haw : whether satisfactorily or unsatisfactorily remains to be seen. Difficulties, however tortuously involved in the cunning webs woven about them by antagonistic and unsympathetic diplomatists, are to work out—if they can—their own disentanglement. England turns with hopeless bewilderment and with mutterings of suspicion, from the mere sug gestion of a Congress—that might (there is no deny ing this), if ably conducted, have led to a pacific readjustment of differences! And, despairing thus of any good coming from any such Congress, England tea ves everything to the chances of—War What over may now come of these long standi n g and still existing, and some of them more than ever urges f, differences—France may, with a certain show o f reason, charge England with having, by her rej , ,,,,i , war with out a ccuse France, cannot possib y rendered war inevitable — E d effort whatever in to dis cover into EMPEROR of m ak p i lu n n g g a i n n y g previously pbaypnosdsiisbeitilivtsyin,nbe avoided e over the co uncil board of a Congress among the if f y m w e a a r n s might of certain pacific no t , Nations. By entering into these sngges ted discus sloes at the council board of the Congress, England would in no way whatever have t ( 1 sOO A pledged (any more than would France herself) to any decision at a ll upon any single point under ld' semssion. It is idle to insinuat e th t F a ranee, 1 ) y suggesting this Congress, was digging a trap CC r England, or for any other of the Powers of ci Ch • -, stendom. If digging a trap for any one, she was equally digging a trap for herself. France, es a continental Power, is more directly affected thari. England, as an insular Power, can possibly be, by the various difficulties agitating the family of the European nations. The Danish Question, by re ason of its complication with the Germanic Questi on, is brought to the very threshold of France geographically. The Italian Question affects France far more intimately in many ways than it can possibly affect England. It does so for orm reason, because France is what England is not, a Catholic Power, the Catholic Power, after Italy, as the Eldest Daughter of Catholicism. It does so for another reason, because France, during the reign of the EMPEROR NAPOLEON 111., has shed her blood (which England has not), has squandered her gold (which England has not), in vindication of the political rights and national independence of Italy. It does so, for yet another reason, one more potent still to the comprehension of all Christendom— because France has an armed garrison at Rome— France being thereby most intimately affected (as England could not possibly be) by the mere discussion of the Italian Question at this proposed Congress. Finally—is it not obvious that France would have appeared necessarily in a far more isolated character at the council board of any such Congress than Eng land could possibly have done—because, as Nero- LEON 111. long ago remarked, so modestly to all ap pearance, yet in truth so haughtily, he is a parvenu among the Sovereigns—because as he just now said to each of these Sovereigns he is the one to whom ambitious motives have been mainly attributed throughout Christendom—because he is, as we have already observed, at the bead of the greatest military power upon the continent—because he is a crowned democrat—in a word, because he is a NAPOLEON. England, however, through her judicious and courteous Foreign Secretary, has declined point blank to take part in the Congress proposed by the French EMPEROR. The alternative submitted to Europe by the French EMPEROR comes back, there fore, rather vividly just now upon the general re membrance. If by declining to take part in a Congress we do not actually " cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war"—at any rate we refuse to attempt the adjustment of stronger leashes than the old ones in which thou) dogs have been so long and so fiercely straining. The news from Germany does not afford any indication of a speedy or pacific solution of the difficulties with Denmark. The Federal Diet has, it seems, passed the resolution for Federal execution in Holstein, for which many of the representatives of the smaller States have been eagerly pressing. The motion, it is true, was only passed by a small majority, but, nevertheless, it is a decisive step, and one likely to hasten the crisis that, thanks to the stubbornness and shortsightedness of the Germans, appears to be well-nigh inevitable. The Diet re serves to itself the settlement of the question of the succession, being content to leave that matter in abeyance so long as it has sufficient excuse for coercing Danmark without pressing for ward the claims of the Prince of A UGUSTENBURG. At the same sitting of the Diet it was proposed by some of the minor members that neither King CHRISTIAN nor his rival should be recognised as ruler of Lauenburg, bat that the Diet should retain the administration of that duchy in its own hands. This proposal, according to the usual form, was referred to the committee, but it is difficult to see what grounds it is based upon, since Austria and Prussia were themselves compelled to admit that the claim of King CHRISTIAN to Lauenburg was indisputable, and the conduct of tho inhabitants of the duchy affords no pretext for interference. The KING. has already expressed his sense of their fidelity to his throne, as offering a favourable contrast to the proceedings of their more turbulent neighbours. At the close of last week a meeting was held in the duchy of the nobility, peasantry, and mem bers of the Assembly, at which a resolution was passed declaring their intention to remain faith ful to Denmark, and to recognise King CHRISTIAN. The conduct of Austria is anything but satisfac tory The Emperor has suffered the Danish Ex tra°, • & , nary Ambassador to quit Vienna wi t h out ein . Rreceived at Court, although his office was to I::telifiYghtht i e accession of the new Kin g . S o mar k e d certainly signifi can t o ( m i sc hi e f, an d follow s strap Ivßely on the withdrawal of the patent of the 30th It is not easy to understand the views of k oa ll t ' i in this matter. She is acting re ap p onsistency and duplicity, and with her wonted in a strife which • ma y chance to pleasant results from her pa rt aue ve,,,raylittle real concern sede.ral execution in for her. In encou ra b ain no us responsibility, herself y wanitdh useful En- she ro i b e t a a b n i d y er e t m ak b i r u n g iiinz to exp how it Holstein and very p queu%eesB,tePT:te Eng land, whose alliance is most tee,„„or to her. She will find it difficult r eeen u t t a io ti n ve in at li th o e ia p te e ncouraged was that her rep the project of exec tone adopted by the two great German po which no one can foresee the conse wers with reference to the pretensions of the Princ e of ATIGUSTENB URG indicated moderation and good sense ; but the favourable signs were of brief dura. tion, and the G overnmen t s appear to have already yielded to the fooli s h c l amour of the people. It is certainly tempting to transform an unpopular Ad ministration into the leaders of the people by sup porting those views of pretended liberty and real ambition which all Germany has gone mad about. The Austrian Emperor, however, does not seem to be much inclined to stand popular suggestions, to judge by hi s recept i on of the Municipal Counc i l of his capita]. A deputation having presented 41131 with a • • petition relative to the much-vexed question of the Danish duchies, FRANCIS JOSEPH I aßsatzd the members of his detercui..ation to fulfil his duties as a Prince of the Confederation, but politely intimated to them his opinion that it would be much better if they restricted their energies to the consideration of municipal questions. It is to be feared that the influence of Prussia will have some weight on the Austrian Government, and so l o ng as Kiel remains the, object of Prussia's ambi tions, and Herr von. RISMARK retains the office of First Minister t A Austria s t r t i h a a t a i l lfi influence Prussia su re to be mise,n'i v ire prepared for t h e consequences of the as and(i( them hasty step to whi c h th ey are now neithe rr giving th'Jir sanction. The order for the advance of the , 7 .:s'ederal troops into Holstein was despatched inarc'ediately on the passing of the resolution in the 1 Liet, and D enmark, as we have known for some time, has expressed her intention of regarding such an act as a casus Mil. The withdrawal of the royal patent leaves the complainants entirely without excuse, and that act indicated a spirit of concilia tion and desire for a pacific settlement which it is bat too evident is not reciprocated by the German Powers, small or great. There seems now but little hope of avoiding hostilities, though if we reckon on the proverbial tardiness of Federal movements, there is still room for diplomacy to make another effort. Unfortunately, it is impossible for Denmark to satisfy Prussia without surrendering the port ot Kiel, and as she will not, of course, do that, the Schleswig-Holstein question, whose very name has become a bugbear to politicians, has not been heard the last of. Earl RUSSELL, to whose extraordinary conduct last year much of the present complication may be attributed, had better follow up the despatch in which he disposed of the pretensions of the Prince of AUGUSTENBURG, by another communication re minding the German Governments of the obliga tions which they incurred by the Treaty of 1852, and the right which England has to expect that they will abide by their engagements. If Austria and Prussia support Federal execution in Holstein and Lanenburg they are certainly not observing their guarantee of the integrity ot Denmark; and it would be well to convince them that, although their memories may be conveniently short, England has a more faithful recollection of the terms of the• agreement solemnly ratified by most of the Euro pean Powers. A curious case was tried at the Southwark police-court on Tuesday. A poor woman was proved to be determined to get into prison, and for this purpose she employed herself in smash ing windows. She made a regular system of this, as it was shown that she gained her end in a surprising manner. She had been convicted before for destroying a considerable quantity of glass, and had been sentenced to six mouths' hard tabour. From this she was only discharged on Monday, and now recommenced her game. Grown reckless by success, however, she had become a little incautious, and actually went su far as to tell one of the witnesses that while at Wandsworth she had " gammoned " the autho rities. Her list of luxuries is sufficient to create astonishment in the minds of those initiated into the mysteries of these arch-deceivers, and will excite the just indignation of all capable of re cognising the incongruity of such occurrences. The following is the communication made by the prisoner—" She had daily half a pint of wine, one pint of stout, a quart of milk, one quart of tea, two eggs, one custard pudding, one pint of beef tea, two oranges, eight ounces of bread and butter, and four ounces of bread." Strange as this may appear, it was corroborated by applica tion to the governor, and the relieving officer very truly added that it was not to be wondered at that she preferred the House of Correction at Wandsworth to the workhouse. In a smart sketch published some years ago, which satirised the manner that prevaiied for pitying criminals, ' and affording to them the privileges denied to the lowest and deserving members of society, it was said—" Strange age that thus offers a pre mium, and surely if this sumptuous fare for crime" is to be enjoyed by those who exercise their skill in "smashing windows" the punishment will scarcely hold a deterring influence suffi • cient to render glass windows other than very precarious property indeed. It was very truly observed that she had great success in imposing upon the medical authorities of prisons. It hi greatly to be regietted that such things should be permitted. Here is no isolated instance of wrong-doing—no misdemeanour which arises from temporary irritation or traceable misfortune—but a systematic course of swindling which unfortu nately is suffered to succeed, and thus prove a scandal to the treatment of offenders. In this case is satisfactory to find that Mr. BURCHA3.I was a match for the wily deceiver, and hardhearted enough to prevent her enjoying the luxuries of the suburban retreat she so delighted in. He directed her to find bail for six months, and in default to be committed to Horsemonger-lane gaol, where he did not think the surgeon would be " gammoned." Such was the proper treatment of so notorious a cheat ; but it is worth while to con sider the defects of a system which gives rise to these impostors, and is so rife with all kinds of deception. The game is always being played by such prisoners a, this JANE MAYOR; their name is legion, and they abound in all places of criminal resort. So long as the powers that be persist in making prisoners as comfortable as they possibly can, and supply abundantly to the thief, the mis creant, and the ruffian those comforts and luxuries which are denied to the pauper, and unheard of by suffering virtue and honest poverty out of doora i so long will the avenues to the prison be thronged with eager applicants, and the sombre entrance to the grim abodes regarded ae the portals which lead to the possession of unparalleled benefits. There is something very unsound in this system, and it is time that we should dispel the illusion that has hitherto surrounded us in regard to this ques tion. Let prisoners who are really 13;ck or suffering be treated with care, consideration, and kindness. No needful alleviation should be refused, and no necessary means denied, but due restrictions ought to be imposed, and where the line is drawn which declines to afford luxuries to the distressed, it should leave unsupplied the prisoner and not the pauper. The commission of crime and the perpetration of minor offences must not convey a carte blanche to the offenders to seize on all the alleviations which the authorities can bestow. It is really quite out of character that such impostors as this woman referred to above should be suffered with impunity to out rage public propriety time after time, and her re tribution should be an entrance to comparative comfort, and an enjoyment of luxuries that many a mother wou ld g i ve the world to obtain for her Booking child, and many a starling family would nl ` ne° in , It is es we ll th a t thi s s h ou ld h ave occurred; i t may perchance open the eyes of those well-m ean i ng person a who have been so grossly deceived by Ruch specious pretenders and would-be martyrs. Allowing for the sake of ar gumen t th a t her illness , as she called it, required su c h care f u l trea tment, the best l esson for her would have b e en to d ss her from th e P r ison altog e th er, and then i nn i she would not have been a burden upon funds re quired for worthier persons. T i . &ere 18 no more cruel injustice to tie deserving th an to encourage crime in the Way ta m is now so prevalent; there is THE SUN. LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMI3ER, 10, 1853. no more dangerous course of dealing with offenders than to expose them to the lax rules and modified discipline that false benevolence has instituted; also there is no more grievous injury to society than to confuse right and wrong in this obnoxious style the honest poor are indictußtt Aba become bitter against all rearnlrfions that seem to be made to restrict them, while they afford 4 11 possible latitude to the wrong doer and evil thinker. If the extra• ordinary forbearance that prevails in regard to criminals arises in some measure from the idea that they will thus become more tractable and give less trouble to the authorities, the notion is a most fallacious one, and the experiment will assuredly fail utterly and entirely. Instead of checking the progress, discouraging the attempts, and putting down effectually the mance avres, machinations, and essays of crime, these vacillating and timorous time. Ben ere are in reality spreading the reign of evil, and sowing broadcast the seeds of crime. The con siderable increase in offences that has recently taken place must be attributed in a great measure to the very faulty mode of dealing with prisoners that have unfortunately obtained among us of late years. It is evident that there is no time to lose in rectify ing the and atoning for the mis chief created and tardy legislation. error o f by our su e ways,h tame Let all whom it concerns look to it, and put a period to this anomalous state of things. There is every possible inducement to make them do so; at present journeys t o an d f ro i n t al h a e n s y tr f e e e e t l s i o n f s t e h m e r r e ne i t n ro t p h o ei i r s itself, owing to the law less class who have infested the thoroughfares of late years. In minor cam there seems no effectual means of stopping criminals, and ail because the period of incarceration is not 'roe of stern discipline, but too often a state of mental and physical relaxa tion that their out of door life never witnesses. The more promptly remedial measures are adopted the better will it be for all classes of the community, and the surer prospect will there be of restoring among us that wholesome terror of incarceratior which is the only true and unfailing preventive of crime. So far as possible our systems should foster that purpose, and then we should stand a better chance of attaining at home aiid abroad more secu rity, and of enjoying the benefits and the blessings of the reign of order, which is " heaven's first law," and which can never be neglected with impunity by any people, or disregarded by the most potent State without producing the most unpleasant conse quences, and bringing about a whole series of disas tern. From time to time of late many appeals have been made to the authorities regarding our penal system, but - it will be found that the rules and ra• gulations of the minor offences are in quite as much need of reform, and call for improvement as much as anything can do. The longer the abuses are suffered to exist the more difficult will be the task of reinstatement, and the more uncertain the success of a change. It is incumbent on those in respon sible positions to exert themselves and come to the rescue. Wiley's New Tongued Gold Pen. About metallic Pens we must acknowledge our selves to be very fastidious. Beyond that—we have an old-fashioned predilection for the "grey gooEe quill." Were we still in those—" teacup times of city,l h e o i soulr we n e t h d a h n h a o v i o e n d r e a s w t e :ee d ay srt l shrewd t he r eh o r e f w r d a e ww u a s a sPy iscvisaonsntdl y th el a e m t ct o w r r i e e should cling to the use of the goosfquill, if only for the sake of splitting it, paring it, and nibbing it pre cisely to our liking. And this with all due apprecia tion for the extraordinary skill evidenced, in their various ways, by ena:nent houses like those of Gillett, of Perry, and of Mordan in the combination of durability and flexibility in the fabrication of steel pens, guld pens, and pens of mixed metals, as substitutes for the time-honoured but now almost wholely abandoned luxury of a goosequill. A won derful little box has just now come to hand, however, from a manufactory at Birmingham, the contents of which almost reconcileus to the notion of a permanent abandonment henceforth of the quill as a writing implement. Wiley's gold pen, but mere especially his gold pen armed (in the scoop of it) with a magical little tongue of the same facer rodible metal, seems to us to realise, in very truth, for the first time, the possibility of writing currente calamo ! Its advantages are numerous, and the chief among these advan tages deserve at once at our hands, every simple and explicit enumeration. In the first place, then, Wiley's New Tongued Gold Pen obviates altogether the necessity of that principal source of delay hitherto in wr iting-- the perpetual dipping of the pen -point into the Standish for a fresh supply of ink. Armed with one of these pens, a ready writer has but to take a single dip into the inkstand (holding the pen there, in the ink, tor just one passing instant), and thereupon he can write, rff hand, according to the English idiom, "on end," according to the Yankee idiom, "at a streak—" without another dip of the pen —not several lines only, but several sentences. The economy, here, both of time and of labour,. must be obvious upon the instant. Added to this immense and distinguish ing advantage, Wiley's gold pen appears to us to combine all the other advantages with which the steel pens of Gillett and the gold pens of Mordan have long familiarised us . To wit—those of flexibility, of durability, and, in the latter instance, i n t h e instance, that is, of Mordan's exquisite gold pens, of incorrodibility. So far as we are enabled to judge, from the specimens here submitted to our judgment, all varieties of hands may be supplied, ac cording to choice, by the manufacturer. It is true that not a pen in the box is what we should pronounce precisely suited to ourselves. Our choice being for the very broadest nib manufactured. That, however, we are perfectly aware, is an exceptional peculiarity. For the ordinary run of writers, any hand almost, might, we are satisfied, be readily suited from this one collection hard, very hard, like Wackfurd Squeere's—soft, "very soft" (with a giggle) like his daughter Fanny's, who, it may be remembered by the readers of Nicholas Aickkby, hinted to the handsome young usher (by that giggle and by those words) that her heart was soft, and that she wanted a pen to match I Those who have much writing to do, and who are in consequence of that not unwilling to find some comfort, some facilitation, some economy both of time ani labour, in the mere process of writing, will certainly do well at any rate to try these new-tongued gold pens If Wiley's of Birmingham. They are certainly interesting enough to be turned to, while new to the writer, as mere curiosities—and, as certainly, in the majority of instances, they are likely, when once written with, to be treasured and habitually used, until old, ate pocket companions. The simple ingenuity of the tongue is something quite exceptionally remarkable. M. NADAR'S GIANT is certainly the largest bal loon ever constructed and pro bably the strongest; in point of fact it i s a double balloon, one inside the other ; both are made of silk of the very best quality From the crown of the balloon to the bottom of the car is nearly 200 feet, and the greatest circumference of the balloon is about 300 feet. It i s pear-shaped, as usua l ; but below the larger balloon i s a small one, attac h e d to the stalk, so to speak, which i s placed there for the purpose of receivin g the gas as it dil a t es i n the upper par t, and so preserving it, instead of all ow i ng i t to escape i nto th e atmosphere as here tofore, thereby enabling the aeronaut to remain in the air apparently as long as his provisions hold out. The car is the most novel part of the machine. Its appearance is that of a fourwheeled caravan, and it is unsinkable in water. The interior is divided into six compartments. At one is the captain's cabin, with a berth, and beneath the berth a receptacle for luggage; at the other end the pas sengers' cabin, with three berths. The other compart ments are—l, larder; 2 dressing-room ;3, photographic room; 4 printing-office; all of them well stocked with materials.—Once a IVeelc. CANDIDATE FOR BODMIN.—At the next general election Mr. C. Locock Webb, barrister-at-law, will be a candidate for the represenia'ion of the borough of Bodmin in Parliament. Mr. Webb is a Liberal-Conserva tive, awl is somewhat of an authority on mining and rail way questions, the former being a subject of much interest in Bodmin, from the many neighbouring miles existing in that legality. The learned gentleman is the author of two pamphlets, one on "Railways, their Accounts and Divi dends," the other on " The Condition of Ireland and on Government Aid for Carrying Out an Efficient Railway System." _ _ _ STONEWALL JACKSON AND LEE !—Talking of the just admiration which the English newspapers accorded to Stonewall Jackson, a Confederate one day expressed to Colonel Fremantle ,vide his " Three Months in the Southern States") his astonishment that they should h ave praised so highly his strategic skill in outmanoeuvring P ope at Manassas, and Hooker at Chanceilorsvide, totally ignoring that in [nth cases the movements Were planned and ordered by General Lee, for whom (added the Southerner) Jackson had the most " child-like reverence." Lady Don is playing at Bath. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) FRANKFORT. FRANKFORP, DEC 7. Notwithstanding the violence with which the orators in the Berlin Chambers attacked Herr Von Bismark's policy, the bad Effect produced at Vienna by Count Rechberg's tortuous declarations, the marked bias of the greater number of German rulers, and, lastly, the unanimous desire of the people, who claim the independence of the Duchies to seat the Prince of Augustenburg upon the throne —notwithstanding all these opposing influences, the majority of the Federal Diet adopted the Aus:ro- Prussian propositions in its sitting to-day. These it will be borne in mind tend, not to the occupation of the Duchies, but to Federal execution simply, as decided on the 15th October last. This result has not been achieved without opposi tion, witness the two recent adjournments of the Diet; but it is more than probable that the two great Powers have refused to subordinate their action to the vote of the Diet, that they have reite rated Count Rechberg's declaration that execution would in no way prejudge the question of succes sion, and that they have also been forced to make certain concessions to their confederates. However that may be, it is stated here to-night that they were supported in the Diet by Hanover, Saxony, Electoral Hesse, and one or two smaller States, among others by Nassau. It remains to be seen whether after the Danish protest of the 4th, withdrawing the proclamation of the 30th March relative to the constitutional petition of Holstein, Federal execution ought sti.l to be carried out. By this step the King of Den mark has complied with the resolution of the Diet of the 7th July, requesting him not to carry into effect the patent of the 30th Mardi. It is true, that the question of Schleswig remains, but Count Rech berg has himself declared that this did not come within the competence of the Diet, Schleswig not appertaining to the Germanic Confederation. Vehement manifestations are expected throughout Germany with regard to this vote, which destroys many hopes and restores 1843. Matters now are in exactly the same position as at that period, when the smaller States also gave the signal for patriotic manifestations. Tne threats conveyed in the day before yesterday's proclamation of King Christian to the Holateinera are not calculated to throw oil upon the waters in spite of the promise the docu ment contains to confer upon the Duchy thorough constitutional liberty. The apFeal of the committee lately formed here to further the Schleswig-Holstein movement has been stuck up at all the street corners. Here is a translation : "It is a patriotic duty universal in Gormany which will be ardently felt by every one to labour for the rights and independence of Schleswig- Holstein, to utilise the propitious moment of a change of the Crown in Denmark, and to seize an opportunity which never will return. All true Germans, without distinction of birthplace and political parties, are agreed upon this point. All are ready to make sacrifices according to their power and their means. The inhabitants of Frank fort, who have always belonged to oar great coun try, will not be backward in this matter. The country has its eyes fixed upon the free city of Frankfort, the rallying point of patriotic life. The country hopes in her. The foreigners must not be again allowed to appropriate German soil, to op press the German race, to destroy the German spirit, to proscribe the German tongue, to despise the German laws. But it is, above all, indispen sable to collect pecuniary means for arming and equipment of volunteer defenders of right and honour, and for the support of those who have fallen, and who shall fall, victims of their resistance to Danish usurpation." Upwards of 50 signatures, many belonging to the first people of the city, were appended to this proclamation. RUSSIA AND SWITZERLAND. ST. PETERSBURG, DEC. 5. Prince Gortschakoff has addressed the following Note to the President of the Helvetic Confederation, in reply to an appeal for the protection of Swiss residents in Poland : " Monsieur le President,—l have received from Consul-General Bonenbliss the Note you were kind enough to address to me upon the 11th November. " The appeal made in this document to the imperial authorities for protection of the Swiss residing in the kingdom of Poland and the adjoin ing provinces of the empire, and who, remaining strangers to politics, confine themselves to their occupations in a manner to conciliate general respect, is too natural and too just not to be taken into consideration. " Although persuaded that Swiss subjects coming under this category have not ceased and will not cease to be objects of the solicitude of the Imperial authorities, I shall, nevertheless, consider it my duty to bring to their knowledge the request you have made, recommending it warmly to their attention. "I have already stated this to Consul-General Bonenblust. This step will, without doubt, suffice to assure to the resident Swiss the efficacious pro tection due to the subjects of a State with which Russia is upon friendly terms.--Receive, &c., (Signed) GORTSCIIAKOFF." AUSTRIA. DEMAND OF AN EXTRAORDINARY CREDIT. VIENNA, DEC. 10. 4 It is said that an extraordinary credit of 15,000,000 florins is to be asked of the Reichsratb, to meet the expenses of the Schleswig-Holstein expedition and the establishment of troops in Gallicia, FRANCE. PARIS, DEC. 10. The replies of Austria, Prussia, the Pope, Hanover, and Bavaria to the Emperor's invitation to a Congress have been published to-day. The King of Prussia declares himself ready to participate in a Congress the object of which would be to effect the modifications which might be con sidered necessary in the treaties of 1815, which, however, none the less continue to form the founda• tion upon which the political edifice of Europe at present rests. The ministers of the various coun tries should prepare the propositions which would be submitted to the Congress. The Pope in his reply concurs in the project of a Congress, and will use his endeavours in order that the principle of justice unrecognised and trampled under foot may be re-estab►ished, and violated rights vindicated. The Popo also states that he should especially demand the re-establishment in Catholic countries of the real pre-eminence natu rally appertaining to the Catholic religion, as being the only true faith. PARIS, DEC. 9. The cash balance in the Bank of France was 211 :pillion francs this morning, being a rise of one million since yeeterd ky. Firtit:Clo.s 2 bills are discounted at 61, per cent. BOURSE, Dec, 9,—The market has shown great firmness in spite of the arrival of the English Funds with k decline, and t;.e business done marks an advance on yesterday's quotations. Threes, for the Account, are now at 671 r. 40c. Mobilier have improved to 1,062 fr. 50c. Railway market firm. Closing prices afi follows: 41 per Cents. 95 30 Do. end 3 per Cents Do. end month 67 40 Credit 1.055 Do. end month 1066 25 Bank Shares 3330 Credit koneier 1265 Roman Italian Loan 7l 6:5 Do. end month 7l SO New ditto Do. end month — Russian Austrian Spanish Threes Rome Pobt .. — Deferred RAILWAYB. Cash. Account. Orleans 970 977 50 Northern • • New ditto Lyons and Mediwrranean New ditto O • • • 942 50 .. 940 - 885 - - Geneva.. S ratheru Western Eastern .... Sardinian Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa.. Ditto to Barcelona .... 493 75 - 688 75 .. G 92 50 506 25 510 - 475 .. 480 - 405 - - - 398 7:5 397 50 526 25 .. 526 25 525 50 .. 527 50 630 - 627 50 310 - .. 310 - LITERATURE. Ihs. Gladiators, A Tale of Rome and Judaaa.. By G. J. Whyte Melville, author of "Digby Grand," 8:2. Three Vols. Longman. The author of "Digby Grand" and " Holrtby House" has here adventured upon en ambitious task. In this new work—a classical and historical novel —he has endeavoured to bring before us the pomps and luxuries of Imperial Rome, when Vitellius de graded the purple, and the sanguinary conflicts of the amphitheatre were the chief deligt.t of the Roman citizens. Although there are flaws in the picture, here and there, the result has been suffi ciently successful. Types of the various characters of that memorable period of imperial history, are portrayed with a very discriminative hand. There is Licinius the commander of the 'tenth Legion, a noble Roman well worthy of his name, and Julius Placidus, the Tribune, a man of craft and cunning but of marvellous astuteness and sagacity—a man who could join con amore in the luxurious banquets of the Caesar while planning with the gladiators for the assassination of his host. There is Hippies, the chief of that formidable band, the fencing-master and favourite of the maids and naatrons of Rome—the degenerate daughters of Lucretia and Cornelia. There is old Hirpinus, one of the band, a favourable exception to his class. There are Oarses and Damasippus, the freed-men and fawning flatterers of Placidus, and others of their class. Contrasted with these despicable myrmidons aro Eleszar, the Jew—the Lion of Judah, a stern, unyielding, uncompromising son of Israel—and his aged brother Celebes, the Christian, who boldly and unflinchingly bears witness to the truth, whether he be a prisoner in the Roman camp, or a stranger among the fiery gladiators, or an ac cused before the formidable council of his own peo ple—the San hedrim. The chief hero of the book is Esca, a youthful British chieftain, who had been taken prisoner by the invading Romans, and sold for a slave in Rome. Esca is described as of stalwart size and symmetrical figure, and is the admiration of all beholders. His dauntless, manly character is very incompatible with his position as a slave, and it is somewhat repug nant to our British sentiments to find a countryman in such an ignominious position, and apparently so well resigned to his degradation The heroines of the history do not find favour in. our eyes. Valeria, the haughty and beautiful patrician lady of Rome, surrounded by lovers of all ranks, on whom she turns a cold disdainful eye, is captivated at last by the graceful figure of the slave Esca, who is unmoved by her most unwomanly condescension. After attempting the murder of Placidus, in a scene of great dramatic power, i❑ order to save her beloved from death, Valeria turns for consolation to the admiring Hippies, and from her elevated dignity sinks into the mistress of a gladiator ! Perhaps such a character and career may be true to the manners of that degraded epoch, but the picture is certainly not a pleasing one. The other heroine, the beloved of Esca, is Mariamne, the Jewish maiden, who, to saw her lover from death, betrays Jerusalem into the hands of the invaders! Truly Captain Whyte Melville's ideas of womanly devotion are not the most complimentary to the sex ! As a specimen of the eloquent style of the descriptions which abound in these volumes, here is a finished portrait of— JULIUS PLACIDUS, TIIE TP.IBUNE. But with its courage, the Tribune possessed the cunning of the tiger, not without something also of that fierce ani mal's outward beauty, and much of its watchful, pitiless, and untiring nature, A brave soldier should have con sidered it a degradation, under any circumstances, to play a double part but with Placidus every step was esteemed honourable so long as it was on the ascent. The successful winner had no scruple in deceiving all about him at Rome, by the eagerness with which he assumed the character of a mere man of pleasure, while he lost no opportunity the while, of ingratiating himself with the many desperate spirits who were to be found in the imperial city, ready aid willing to assist in any enter prise which should tend to anarchy and confusion. While he rushed into every extravagance and pleasure of that luxurious Court—while he vied the Ca33ar himself in his profusion, and surpassed him in his orgies --he suffered no symptoms to escape him of a higher ambition than that of excellence in trifling,—of deeper projects than those which affected the wine-cup, the pageant, and the passing follies of the hour. Yet all the while, within that dainty reveller's brain, schemes were forming and thoughts burning that should have withered the very roses on his brow. It might have been the strain of Greek blood which fil tered through his veins, that tempered his Roman courage and endurance, with the pliancy, essential to conspiracy and intrigue. A strain that was apparent in his sculptured regularity of features, and general r ymmetry of form. His character has already been compared to the tiger's, and his movements had all the pliant ease and stealthy freedom of that graceful animal. His stature was little above the aver age of his country men, but his frame was cast in that mould of exact proportion which promises the extreme of strength combined with agility and endurance. Had he been caught like Milo, he would have writhed himself out of the trap, with the sinuous per sistency of a snake. There was something snake-like too in his small glittering eye, and the clear smooth ness of his skin. With all its brightness no woman worthy of the name but would have winced with womanly instincts of aversion and repugnance from his glance. With all its beauty no child would have looked up frankly and confid ingly in his face. Men turned, indeed, to scan him approvingly as he passed; but the brave owned no sym pathy with that smooth set brow, that crafty and malicious smile, while the timid or the superstitious shuddered and shrank away, averting their own gaze from what they felt to be the influence of the evil eye. And yet in his snowy tunic bleeched to dazzling white, in his collar of linked gold, his jewelled belt, his embroidered sandals, and the ample folds of his deep violet mantle, nearly approaching purple, Julius Placidus was no un worthy representative of his time and his order, no mean specimen of the wealth, and foppery, and extravagance of Rome. Such was the man who now stood up in his gilded chariot at Valeria'e door, masking with his usual expression of careless indolence, the real impatience he felt for the tidings of its mistress. And here is a companion picture of A ROMAN LADY. Too fastidious a critic might have objected Valeria's form that it expressed more of physical strength than is compatible with perfect womanly beauty, that the nittcies were developed overmuch, and the whole frame, despitea :18a. fliwing outlines, partook somewhat of a man'sog ni Lion, and a man's redundant strength. The same her counten taunt might have been found in a less degree a a ri nc u e il . ine T n h o e s r e e , w so a m s e a th li i t n tl g e otfoommanuciyh °iu jitttYie° that eer e ray theal the well-formed mouth, with its broad e h with fullest and reddest of lips cou ld „ b ro w, smooth mai not co nceal --a shade of masculine sternness on the lowiit wide an d scarcely softened by the arch of tha marke d e y e aruds w a e an teeth nidn etu hgiln white, but somewhat prominent, or the dark sweep of the lashes that fringed th e e long l a ughing ey ea. And yet it a that a man, and still more a boy, emoiugihdthtaorodsloyoNbivlalvsceaarl fanooclttoedlonogn fo N r y i i t t h s ou g t lan ni c i e s s g , i misgivings that smiles, its a pprov t al an d its love. There was such a gl ow o f h ealth on the soft transparent skin , s u ch a freshness and vitality in t he colour of those blooming cheeks, such a sparkle in the gre y eye s, that flashed so meantngly w h en she smiled, that gleamed so clear and bright and cold when the features resumed their natural expression, grave, scornful, almost stern in their repose; and then such womanly softness in the masses of rich nut-brown hair that showered down neck and shoulders, to form a framework for this lovely, dangerous, and too alluring picture. Even the little negro, wearied as he was, peepA at intervals from the back of the mirror he upheld, fawning like a dog for some sign of approval from his haughty, careless mistress. At length she bade him keep still, with a halt-scornful smile at his antics ; and the sharp white teeth gleamed from ear to ear of the dusky little face, as it grinned with pleasure, while the boy settled himself once more in an attitude of patience and steady submission. Nor was Valeria's apartment unworthy of the noble beauty who devoted it to the mysterious rites of dress and decoration. Dverything that luxury could imagine for bodily ease, everything that science had as yet discovered for the preservation or the production of feminine attrac tions, was there to be found in its handsomest and costliest form. In one recess, shrouded by transparent curtains of the softest pink, was the bath that could be heated at will to any temperature, and the marble steps of which that shapely form was accustomed to descend twice and thrice a day. In another stood the ivory couch with its quilted crimson silks and ornamentel pillars of solid gold, in which Valeria slept, and dreamed such dreams as hovei round the rest of those whose life is luxury, and whose business is a ceaseless career of pleasure. On the table of cedar wood, fashioned like a palm-leaf opening out from a pedestal that terminated in a single claw of grotesque shape, stood her silver night. lamp, exhaling odours or perfuraed oil/ en d near it lay he waxen tablt ts, on which she made her memo randums, or composed her love-letters, and from which, es from an unfinished task, the sharp-pointed steel pencil had rolled away upon the shining floor. Through the whole court for court it might . be called, with its many entrances and recesses, its cool and shady nooks, its lofty ceiling and its tesselated pavement,--choice vases, jewelled cups, bur nished chalices, and exquisite little statues were scattered in systematic irregularity, and graceful profusion. Eve n the very water in the bath flowed through the mouth of 3 marble Cupid; and two more w in ge d urc hi ns ,wrought . bronze, supported a stand on which was set a formidable array of perfumes, essences, cosmetics, and such material for offensive and defensive warfare. The walls, too, of this seductive arsenal, were delicately tinted of a light rose-colour, that should throw the moot becoming shade over its inmates, relieved at intervals by oval wreaths wrought out in bas•relief, enclosing diverse mythological subjects, in which the figure of Venus, god dess of love and laughter, predominated, Round the cor nices stretched a frieze representing, also in relief, th e tabu', us contests of the Amazons with every description of monster, amongst which the most conspicuous foe was the well-known gryphon, or griffin, an abnormal quadru ped, with the head and neck of a bird of prey. Here, again, is a beautiful thought, commemorating a kindred truth to that immortal exclamation °f " A TILING OF BEAUTY IS A JOY FOR EVER I" It is pehaps one of the most consoling and merciful dis pensations of Providence, that the human naiad is so con' stituted as to dwell on past pleasures, rather than past Pahl' The sorrow that ie done with, returns indeed at intervals vividly and bitterly enough ; but every fresh occurrence is less cruel than the last, and we can look back to our suffer ings at length, with a calm and chast e n e d h um ility which IS the first step towards resignation and eventual peace. Bi ll the memory of t, great happiness seems so interwoven wit h the imperishable part of our being, that it loses none of its reality by the relapse of time, none of its brightness f r ool the effect of distance. Anger, sor ro w, h atre d, con t e ntions , fleet away like a dream ; but the smile th a t g l a adened it s long ago, has passed into the very su n li g ht o f no on-del the whisper that softened our st ernes t moo d s , s t ea ls with the breezyof evening to our heart, gently and tenderly a° of yore, and we know, we feel, th a t w hil e cr i me , an d miserYt and remorse, are the temporary a fflicti ons o f h u manity , pardon, and hope, and love are it s i n h er it ance f o r ever more. the conflicts in the amphitheatre are very vividly described. Here, as our final quotation, is a passwg glimpse of— THE GLADIATORS. And now the arena becomes a ghastly and forbidding eight. They die hard, theee men, whose very trade is slaughter; but mortal agony cannot always suppress s groan, and it is pitiful to see soma prostrate giant, support- Mg himself painfully on his hands, with drooping head and fast closing eye fixed on the ground, while the life" streauk is pouring from his chest into the thirsty sand. It is real sad earnest, th s representation of war, an resembles the battle-field in all save that no prisoners are taken, and quarters but rarely are given. Occasionallit indeed, some vanquished champion, of more than common beauty, or who has displayed more than common beautY, or who has displayed more than commanding address and courage, so wins the favour of the spectators that they Big' for his life to be spared. Hands are turned outwards, wal l the thumb pointing to the earth, and the victor sheathes his sword, and retires with his worsted antagonist froth the contest ; but more generally the fallen man's signal for mercy is neglected : ere the shout " A hit 1" has died upon ears, his despairing eye marks the thumbs of his judges , pointing upwards, and he disposes himself to " welcome the steel" with a calm courage worthy of a better cause. The reserve, consisting of ten pairs of picked gladiators, has not yet been engaged. The green and the red have fought with nearly equal success ; but when the trumpet has sounded a halt, and the dead have been dragged a way by grappling-hooks, leaving long tracks of crimson in their wake, a careful enumeration of the survivors gives the vic tory by one, to the latter colour. Hippias, coming forward in a suit of burni , ,hed armour, declares as much, and is greeted with a round of applause. In all her preoccups don, Valeria cannot refrain from a glance of approval at the handsome fencing master; and Mariamno, who feels teat Esca's life hangs on the man's skill, and h o nestl gazes on him with mingled awe and horror, es " rile being of another world. wa ste the But the populace have little inclination t lati precious moments in cheering Hippias, or in calculi the loss and gain. Fresh wagers are indeed Made fee ling matches about to take place; but the prevaili n g eelite overer that numerous assemblage, is one of mor bid went and anticipation. The ten pairs of men now marching so proudly into the centre of the lists, are pledge d to fight to the death. The siege of Jerusalem, and the burning of the Temple, in the third volume, are described with great vigour. The whole fiction is a thing apart and complete. We congratulate Captain Melville on the spirit and power evinced by this classical novel of his, which, if flawed here and there, as we have shown, is but flawed thus very rarely, very excep 4 tionally The whole romantic picture of the a ntique , past conjured up to view , thu s, in " The Gladiators'' being sketched in manifestly with the rapid hand of a master of his craft, always with the boldest out" lines, often with the most gorgeous colouring. Serious Illness of Mr. Justice Wightm We regret to state that we have received t o gram from York, an nounc i ng th e serious illness o Mr. Justice Wi g h tman . Hi s rec overy aPP ears be despaired o f. a tele gram MARKETS—This DaY• MARK-LANE• IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES.---Wheat, 40s 9d; barley, 33s 6d ; oats, 19s 5d ; rye, 29s 7d ; beans, 55s 3d ; and peas, 338 7d. THE Six `VEERS . ' AVERAGEg• --- Wheat, 4 0 s l d ; barley, 33s 10d ; oats, 19s 2d ; rye, 29s 2d ; b ea ns, 35s 1 0 d; peas, 34s 4d. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEx.--Wheat, 145, 235 ; barley, 132,260 ; oats, 14,739 • rye 45 ; beans, 4,543; liet°' 2,761, quarters. ;85_0286; METROPOLITAN CATTLE. For the time of year, the supply of beasts on offer in to , day's market was tolerably good as to number, and in prirao condition. The demand for all breeds was in a sluggis h state at barely Mondsy's currency. The top figure was 5 0 per Sibs. The show of sheep was moderate, but prime to quality. The mutton trade was in a sluggish state, and ill. some instances prices were rather drooping. The extreme quotation for Downs was 6s per Sibs. We have to re port a dull sale for calves at barely previous rates. Pigs were tolerably firm in price, but much cows ruled heavy. 8. d. s. d. s. d. 0• 4 ; Crse. & inf. beasts 3 6 3 10 Primecrs-wool do. 5 4 5 f, Second quality do. 4 0 4 6 Prue. S'thdowndo.s 10 6 v d Prime large oxen 4 8 4 10 Largo orse. calves 4 0 4 Q„ Prune Scots, Occ. 410 i 0 Prime small do 10 5 Se s e r ck d i cl in l e it a Y lv 4 e ° s ° , 4 l 2 s B t l e s ,B 2 o o o 2 s Urse. & inf. sheep 40 4 6 Large hogs 3.6 4 0 20s to 26s each. TOTAI, stirrLY FOREIGN surrLY• 4 Beasts • Cows l2O Sheep Sheep an am s•• • • 90 Calves.. 105Ings 3bo .4.•••• • .` • ißSamehaads itialp.u.oarrk: quarter-old porkers MEAT MARKETS. NEWO f meat ATE AND LEADENHALL.—The supplies 0-: [SOUTHALL, are moderately good, and the demand is inactive, as folio!!! . —Beef, from 3s Oct to 4s 4d , mutton, 33 8d to 4s_ 01 6 t1 lamb, Os Od to Os Od; veal, 4s Oct to 5s Ocl ; and pork, 3 s to 4, Sc! per Blbs, by the carcase. o nly too" sd t° deride, and the trade ruled steady. Beer, from 3 , ' ro b, Dac. o.—The suply of stock was on , 5 s Od; mutton, 4s 01 to 6s Od • ' veal, 4s 4d to 4s 8d t ;.o.lo' " _, r x Os Od to Os thl ; and pork, 4s Od to 45 6il per Blbs, the offal. aiiy at fall ß (jpmrikc'°esß;D'otphe're;vi9s.e—,''' h state. 4 s 611 . °, 2 . l os'to ' 2 °; Beat', from 3s 6d to os Oct ; mutton, 4s Od perto6,bus°; suck.. the Pri in t trade d s e t o w ck a smionvead i sl ff il 4 g s b tl . ev , a veal, 4s 2d to 4s 8d pork 3s 10d to ling calves, 14s to 20s ; quarter-old store pigs, . and mileh cows, £l4 to £lB Os each. HAY 1%1 Altlil.' 4, TS. SittutiFlELD.—Meadow hay, £3 OH t o £4 1030 d ; e loper' £4 Os to £5 WS 04; and straw , £1 6 3 to £lload.urTrade inactive. C • "I'6d • c love r, ,um lib MAN D..-31ealow bay, £3 Os to ...- ..:.s 1 d ;t2-1 Os to X,fi 10, 04 ; and straw, £1 6 / to £1 12s pe r Loa • A moderate demand. WH/eaw ay, £3 Os to £ 4 103 Od ; caw, £t Os to TEcitArEL 1,5 10,30 d ; —M anddo str h aw, Xlo3to £ 1 12s per ad' Supply good. (Nat dito7 Afri 11f a3 regi, kat at u Cara the is en d B outt show, I:dth , At 4, euti 45,. Th, l'ith t Ere th e _ _ (14 n8i, d 4 „( mark 1061 83 . d T ack . di tto 4r ee: 1' 0 , 4 110,8 i a Per v 4 i ewz a N ev; dew Per , Arkii4 bitt • Di tt bit 13 4 ,. 1), 1 `, t 0, , 47 1.1 At tatr 14 zil k , iti -uit. fit bi t Dit k h uit bit Dit 13 it Sa rli l l A)it, edi 11' 4,rki •Uit, vita uir I t3li at nit~~ rl~clr Q c'tlt3(