The Sun. — London, England, 1863-10-19 00:00:00

••....................."..................-.........-- ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. Under the Management of Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. W. Harrison. TEAS EVENING, NV -Mace's Romantic Opera, THE DESERT FLOWER,: Miss Louisa Pyne, Miss Susan Pyne ; Messrs. W. H. We H. Corti. A. Cook, and W. Harrison. Conductor, Mr. A. Mellon. —Doors open at half-past seven. Commence at Eight. _------------ HEATRE ROYAL DRURY - LANE. - T Managers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. 'NOS EVENING, GONE TO TEXAS. Mr. Walter Lacy and Mss Murray. After which, Lord Byron's Choral Tragedy, 3IANFRED. Messrs. fr helps, Ryder, Rayner, 11I. , agreson, Ward, Spencer ; M i ss Heath, 'Miss E. Atkinson, Miss Leclercq, and Mrs. E. F a lconer. Vocalists —Miss Poole, Miss hitter, Miss Ci 3 ely riots, _Miss Heywood, and Mr. Swift. To conclude with A ROLAND FOR AN OLIVER. F RINC ESS'S THEATRE.—Great Success of HERRMANN, PRE ST ED IGITATE LT R. HERR RIIMANN has the honour to announce that, in conse quence nt the great success and flatterimr recept on he has thet with, he will continue his Performances, EVERY kVENINv. Commencing at Eight. THEATRE ROYAL HAY MARKET.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr, Buckstone. THIS EVENING, THE RIVALS: Mr. Chippendale, Mr. Buckstone, Mr. llowe, Mr. Rogers, Mr.W. Farren, Mr. Cl er, Mr. Braid ; Mesdames Snowdon, L. Angel, E. Fitzwilliam, Terry, 47,c. After which, THE BENGAL TIGER: Mr. Alfred Wigan And MT HUSBAND'S GtiOST. Commence at 7. NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, Sole Proprietor and Manager. Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, at 7, THE TRAGEDY QU EEN 31". 3tirling. sup ported At 8, the New Drama of LEAH : Miss Bateman. ton crton Stuart, :Messrs.Arthur H. Phillips, Blinn_ , Wood, Eburne, Miss H. Simms and Mrs. Billtn,t2 miss To conclude with CATCHING AN nEIRES3 woolgar and Mr. A. Wood. 3 , r iss BATEMAN. havinv, —LE AH.--Thecelebrated 1 youmr, American Actress, 'Kiss BATSMAN, zit her first appearance in the New Drama of LEAH ob tained the most triumphant ands undthtfhlyistic success that has been witnessed for e man y 1 . profound impression created by her imprsonyatioenarosi the character ot LEAH upon a ctowded audience, havihz been completely ratified by the nnanimous verdict and critical approval of the entire Daily Press, the to a, ot the NEW ELBIII THEATRE has the honour to ann.:nine .A.thuat 3ltss BAT 14.1111 AN will appear in the New Drama of LE EVERY EVENING till further notice. ---------"_ nALSTRAND THEATRE. oy Manager, Mr. W. H. Swanborough. THIS EVENING' TURN HIM OUT. Mr. C. Fenton. After which, MIRIAM'S CRIME. Messrs. G. Honey Farse lle, Belfo rd, Turner, Miss K.Saville, and Miss Handers: Followed by THE MOTTO, " I'M ALL THERE." Messrs. n on ey, Turne _Hru, E. Danvers, CThor n ollier, eMesdames da and Jenny Swan- ghes, Weston, , Wallace,laceu:ll, F. borou White. Commence at 7. -riE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN,' Containing. the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE 1,12 be had Every Evening. of G. IL GLMNIF., NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. T H IS DAY.—Morning,: 6h. 10 m, —Afternoon, 6h. 38m. ro-xonnow.-Morning, 7h. Bm.—Afternoon, 7h. 43m. The Weather—Sun Office, Oct. 19, 1863. THERMOMETER. This day at Two o'clock .. 59 Barometer-30.05. Wind—South-West; moderate, and cloudy. 44.4, LONDON, MONDAY, OCT. 19, 1863. During this long vacation it can hardly be said that there has been any lack whatever of exciting and interesting topics, whether for casual conver sation or for more deliberate comment under the hand of the journalist. T: - .‘e two sanguinary civil wars so long desolating important portions of the old world and of the new—eastwards in Poland, westwards in North America—have all this while been continued more:or less fiercely and uninter ruptedly between the respective belligerents. Another still farther away, yonder in the far East, in the remote archipelago of the Japanese, has become, during the last few months, more and more visibly a thing inevitable. Within the last few weeks we have learnt, through the latest tidings from Mexico, that the contest there at any rate has, ostensibly at least, been brought to a close. Though, while hearing this satisfac tory account, there are probably but very few, indeed, amongst ns who would be half disposed to place implicit reliance upon it—looking rather to the probabilities of a stormy future there in Mexico as the all but unavoidable sequel of Marshal Fonev's victories. And this—whether the new crown and sceptre be actually assumed or eventually declined by the Archduke, now the Emperor Elect of Mexico, MAXIMILIAN. - Within the last few days only, come lamentable tidings to us from our antipodes, to the effect that a new war with the Maories—another of those little wars that the old Duke of WELLINGTON so wisely bore in such very peculiar abhorrence—has actually begun, must perforce be resolutely persisted in, and, as promptly as m ay b e i n any way practica b le, carr i e d to a clos e , i n N ew Zealand. Meanwhile the Diplo• m acy of Great Britain has been busily at work in various other directions. A. policy of the most incongrueus character being carri e d ou t, upon th e most contradictory and confusing system, by the noble E ar l at the }lead of the Foreign Department. As a Reformer, as a Parliamentary Reformer, we might almost say so far as pretension goes, as the Parliamentary Reformer, Lord RUSSELL for a second time in his career has made good his cl a i m to the prefix of Fi na li ty, this time by emblazoning upon his battered shield o f statesmanship the meek 1 , F device—" Rest and Be T For the utter ance of which same comfortable recommendation— comfortable to a man in power, though not by any any we ans comfortable or comf ort i ng to the aspiring an d ambitious people wh o put him there, who were deluded i nto so doing by people g the " dodge" of his specious Resolutions— for the utt erance, we sa y , of try comfortable hat (for him, m ay be, though not for others) very recommendation, Earl RUSSELL may be quite cer tain that he himself will be allowed very little rest indeed, and that the people themselves will be any thing but thankful. Drowsed thus by the mere soporific influences of place and its perquisites into profound inact ion as a Reformer, Lord RUSSELL has for months past been busier than ever, if that be possible, as a diplomatist. And his activity in this way in the energetic conduct of the affairs of hie Department, possesses at any rate the charm belonging to that quality which is proverbially declared to be so peculiarly pleasing—to wi t , variety. Never before , perhaps, has the re been such diversity of method simultane "sl3, display e d in d e alings With snveral distinct powers on the part of an Secretary. To describe , the tone, so to sp ea k in his ever of the policy of E eri RUSSELL, profoundly responsible position as Foreign Secretary, to the so-called 4 ea , a t s of lat e a lt erna t e ly truckling Powers, and truculent tows - ,:ds the quasi W p a k r ' uee, would hardly be any esegge ration at all as expressive latterly become quite of a contra s t th a t h a s flagrantdnnbt and n o t or i ous. I n a correspondence of no perfect lucidity and exceeding ingenuity, the noble lordcan adroitly contrive, it is true, to lengthen out a series of futil e , an d therefore to the particular nationality happens to be the suff erer , of b which been taki ng place, that is to say, between the Government of England and the Government of Russia in re spect to Poland, at the very time that the Polish provinces of the Dan are being desolated by his pitiless troopers and their attendant hang men and wielders of the knout. In Italy the con fusion is, moreover, likely to become worse con founded, by the same noble earl's faithful regard to hi E; own family interests—the only thing effected since! Parliament was prorogued in August being—to what end ! Simply the substitution of an ELLIOT for a, HUDSON as Ambassador at the Court of Turin. ' Ia r 3ference to Schleswig-Holstein—it can hardly , I be, as yet obliterated from the least retent,,ve memory here in England how, in abrupt violat',on of what had been previously, until then, as is . , might almost be called the traditional policy of ou ,r rulers in regard to that particular European diffi.ealty, Lord RUSSELL addressed a most haughty and arrogant despatch, in the interests of Germany, to the Danish Government—and this at the eery time when the Danes and the English. were brought into more of H. R. H. the Prince thanev t e r in ; ima to r alliance of WALES nce byth L e E h s appy marriage and H. R. H. the Princess ALEXANDRA. Strangest contrast of all, however, among these contradictory manifestations on the part of Earl RUSSELL'S diplo macy—the most startling and painful of all these violent and glaring contrasts—there is on the one hand the obstinate haughtiness displayed, under very questionable circumstances, towards the Government of Brazil, and there is, on the other hand, the weak and timorous concession under yet more questionable circumstances (in another sense) to those unnatural revilers of England and the Eng lish, the Federals of North America, and their bung ling rulers at Washington. If only in remembrance of these two widely contrasting displays of his policy as a Diplomatist—the rupture with Brazil, and th 3 seizure of the steam rams at Liverpool— if only in remembrance of those two in cidents, and always of the noble lord's histo rical " dodge" in regard to those well-known Resolutions of his which brought about the last change in the British Government—Earl RUSSELL, we repeat, may be quite certain of this, that come what may, England, whatever else she may do in regard to himself and his colleagues, will not Rest, will not be Thankful. The proverb that " no news is good news" is often true of public affairs as well as of private life. The ordinary peaceful progress of a State supplies no startling intelligence, no communications of deep and thrilling interest. It is in times of warfare and struggle, of revolution and internal convulsion, that every incident has weight, every trivial par ticular rises into importance. In such seasons the ordinary pursuits and interests of peaceful days sink into insignificance, as the histories of former times are for the most part too busy with the nar ratives of foreign and domestic conflicts, to have much space to spare for any account of the condition of the people. It is, therefore, a very favourable sign when we receive no more exciting intelligence from our Indian possessions than assurance of the increasing importance of the tea trade and matters of local intelligence. Tho year has been one of extreme political dullness, but such years often play a more important part in the internal development of a country than the stormy and troubled seasons which fill a more prominent place in its annals. The rapid extension of the tea trade, which has been especially noticeable in the past twelve months, cannot be considered by the political economist as a matter of insignificance. A large and valuable trade has been lately developing itself in India, which promises to give a stimulus to exertion, an employment to; the people, a safe investment to capital, and an important addition to the resources of the nation. The most desponding financiers can hardly despair of the future of India with such statistics before them as those recently compiled on the subject of the tea trade, and it is difficult to exaggerate the importance of its rapid and pro sperous growth as a means of encouraging specula tors to invest their capital in the cultivation of Indian lands. Assam has long been known as a tea producing country from the indigenous plant that bears its name, which some persons esteem very highly. It is only lately, however, that any great extension of the area of cultivation has been attempted. In accordance with the stand-still policy which usually presided in Leadenhall-street, thousands of acres were left waste, while a very little reflection might have told the authorities that, if tea was native in Assam, it was worth making the experiment of growing it in Hindostan. Districts, which subsequent experi ence have shown to be admirably fitted for tea plantations, were esteemed so valueless by our wise predecessors, that, after the conclusion of the Ne paulese war, some trouble was taken to find out the heirs of the former possessors. In Kumaon and Gurwhal, which border on the Nepaulese frontier, and lie to the north of Rohilcund, are 19,000 square miles, which are at present yielding the absurdly inadequate sum of £20,000 per annum to the State —little more than a pound a year for every square mile from provinces, part of which, according to Dr. JAMESON, " is destined to become one of the great centres of the tea cultivation in the Hima layas." This gentleman, Superintendent of the Botanical Gardens at Seharnupore, on the border of the Punjaub, has been the chief promoter of the Government experiments. He presided over the first plantations in the North-East, and has subse quently been very instrumental in extending the tea cultivation, by distributing seed free of charge, and supplying trained Chinese and Indian work men. The success of the Government plantations in the Punjaub and North-West has been very great, but not more so than that attending private experiments. Tea bids fair to become the staple product of India, and the Chinese are likely to find their neighbours very dangerous rivals before long. In the Punjaub alone, partial as is the cultivation, there are 9,518 acres of tea plantations, wh i ch, when they are all brought under cultivation, it is calculated will yield 2,453,400 lbs. In the Punjaub a smaller system of trade prevails than elsewhere in the cultivators and thegContosuma tion of tea in Unaritsur alone is India, the native s bei e andithis Effortsaeacross result B a s r pe the 51ing made, egreatr consumers, said . to T bh ee extent, lcoo, no s 0 consump tion both bp s: a carryview, t h to :: . trade however, to hundred packages of samples which he intends j Thibet frontier, and with AIdESON has made up a as presents to t h e wanderingifthis me rchants who bring wool from Thib et. ot of empl oyment m e and a market i s opened for n tbeea sinueCceesnstfruall e c k tiltivator s i n that quarter. natives ~.,.t here . profit t be fo n r o th la e f or the One of the chief natives in this neighbourhood cap a bl e of teighbourh oo d consequently h e is ex lbs. from hi s valley alone - . hes 5,000 acres of land, ea c h g to e 3 x oO po l r b t s l . ,s o o f o, t o e o a o , This native ha s his own factor y , and compet es w i th i y )e ie c i t d e i d n the English settlers in every particular, so that if his example be followed the tea trade is likely to y b diverting the mi n d s of the do us doubl e service na ti v e chiefs from disaffection and rebellion i n t o the safer and more Profitable spheres of actio n _ peace and stable government for which depend on their success. In the north-western provinces the Iro mising. The extensive tea prospects are equally P valley of Dehra Doou will, 11 acc ording to Dr. JAME- soN's anticipations, be, in a few years, a sheet of tea plants. In this part there are twenty owners besides Government, of whom seven are natives. The province of Gurwhal, on the Himalaya slopes, if {4II Y cultivated, would, according to the report, I " no t only supply the whole of the igdiau market, 5 e a s r 6 i n a g e acres c o t f i it sold, recr..mtly, for ten t but that of Europe also with ho te u e s . a l id A p p o l u a n n a t s a . tion in The plant a tions, and f each north-western provinchesa a c acre n o e f t h h a e v t e e a 3 - 81 3, were cultivated from the hills of the Punjaub to the harder of NePauli and yielded 100 lb s . per acre, which we have seen is far below what may be expected, the total produce would be according to Dr. JAMESON'S estimate, 930,000,000 lbs. annually, or as much as the export of all China. The facilities for the tea culture are even greater on the eastern slopes of the Himalayas, where the in digenous plant grows abundantly. Darjeeling, which has been known as a tea-bearing district for the last two years, lies almost directly north of Calcutta, and only needs the further extension of the railway to develope its trade still more fully. Cachar, in the same direction, produced 500,000ibs. of tea from 31 plantations in one year, according to the official repot t two years ago. We may, there fore, conclude that that amount has very consider ably increased since then. In the matter of export to England, Assam is the most favoured, having a direct water communication with Calcutta by means of the Brahmapootra. With such facts before them, however, we can hardly doubt that even the Indian Government will press forward the extension of the means of internal communication. With the excep tion of Sir CHARLES WOOD'S obstinate adhesion to the old system of land tax and waste land regula tions, the authorities have hitherto shown every desire to encourage the cultivation of tea. The surprising success which has attended all such enter prises must serve to encourage the most hesitating and dubious observer, although it is true the success of the Godavery water works has not been able to stimulate the ruling powers to further action. It is difficult to overrate the value to India in every way of such an important addition to her exports, and we can only hope that every possible facility and encouragement will be given to the cultivator and the merchant. The reception which Colonel LAMAR met with at the Chertsey Agricultural Society goes far to con tradict the assertions made by some relative to the state of feeling in this country on American affairs. Almost the whole company rose to drink the toast, which included the Colonel's name among the visitors present at the entertainment. Through out the course of his remarks he was loudly cheered, and altogether his reception was a most enthusiastic one. Some points referred to in this discourse are worthy of notice, and it is especially satisfactory to meet with some authentic representation of e vents, after the confused and conflicting statements which have appeared from tho se w h o are on ly half" informed of the facts they a tt empt to expla i n . The Colonel commenced by app ropr i ate l y a ll u ding to the cordial reception he h a d met w i t h , an d declared that it was the more gratif y i ng to hi m b e cause it had been awarded by farmers. The reason for this he explained, by stating that he came from a country of farmers. A Man never speaks to g reater advantage than when he is defending his country from attack, or celebrati ng i ts merits, as the case may be. Thus thes e earnest words seem a fitting introduction to a s p eec h which was designed expressly to set forwa r d t h e r i ghts o f the Seces sionists and expose th e f rau d s and fal l ac i e s of their as they had opponents. " His cou n t ry was not, been told, one of ind o l ent, d i ssolute, an d wealthy planters; but of ind epen d ent, i n t e lli g ent freemen , nearly one-half of t h em own i ng the land which they culti va t e d , and n early all of them seeing in each up-turned sod of their fallow-ground, that which was more precious to them than the gold of California, the s parkle of in dependence, and o f personal liberty ." There is much truth in this asseveration, whatever aspersions may be cast upon its veracity by indignant dis claimers. It is the spirit of self-reliance and the real love of independence which have sustained the Confederates in their unequal struggle, and im parted to their thinned ranks and decaying strength an ever-sp r i ng i ng endurance, an d a vitality that Had the in. gave courage t o meet t h e emergenc y. habitants of the South been such recreants, or such tame-spirited and ruthless tyrants as they had been described to us in many places, as they fi g ured in historical sk e t c h es , an d g l oome d d a rkly in the pages of narratives, they never could have achieved half of their heroic efforts, or any of their hard fought encounters. It is somewhat curious to notice that in exact proportion as the Southerners have gained upon general attention and admiration their adv ersar i es h ave deteriorate d. The fact is, that the Northerners were taken upon trust, as it were, before the outbreak of this trying and exposi tory conflict. 'Without too closely scanning, or too minutely particularising the shades of character and distinctions of feeling, people in general seemed to fancy th a t th e i r b oastful assert i on s and bragging professi ons were connected in some way with th e will to do, and the power to bear, when it came to the point. Experience has shown far otherwise, and many of the skirmishes, engagements, and rencontres that have been chronicled in the annals of the war, have robbed self-complacency of its triumph, and exposed the deceptive character of vaunted freemen. Colcnel LAMAR very forcibly pourtrayed the glaring incon sistencies that were apparent in the Governmeat of Washington. He said that none of the great but. warks of English liberty were to be found in the Northern St ates. Certainly there are goo d groun d s tor this remark, when w e note the instances brought forward o f some official arrangements, which are more closely assimilated with despotic sway and tyrannical interference than with any attempt at freedom, however insufficient may be its outline and limited its scope. The Secretary of State had boasted that he was able, by touching a bell on his right hand, to imprison a citizen in the distant State of Michigan, and also, that by touching another bell on his left band, he could imprison a citizen. in New Hampshire or Maine. Well might the speaker exclaim, after recapitulating these anomalies, that freedom was not the object sought after by the United States Government. 4 . A grim despotism glared over the land, liberty stood naked and defenceless, cowering before it. Spies, police officers, and provost-marshals were the ministers of the Government." This is a stern and sombre pic ture to draw of the model Republic of the Western world. We wonder what Mr. BRIGHT would say to such a treasonable declaration concerning his idolised States, which were to have furnished us with a copy of social advantages a few years back, and of whose virtues and merits he seemed ready to discourse the livelong day. Putting aside u b the vexe d quest i on of the right of seers 8i y a n t thaegme themselves, e l v o e f e , taking abolition, ar e v i and ew fudging lld the F the edera advantages of th e i r proceedings in the civil war, it is an undisputed fact that they have proved faithless to th e i r professions of freedom, and that their Ishole conduct, as a people, and a prostit ut i on or the lien of the principles, and gross viola and unst career as a St a t e , have bee n a the P otomac name of that lib erty it was once their proudest people there. bo ast that they wmhaiienh- Pe 1 nge given e b n e fo o r f e t t h h e e s n ta a t t e ion o s f tained imm acu l ate prevailed T the perfect ord er genlents, coup l e d of the world. the The g l: m things across s o lt f aneity that cer tainly redounded to i t 13 1 i g e o c r f edit spo ere. reigned in the internal Arran he general feel that THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 19, 1863. with the uniformity of action and concert of move ment in external action, all presented a strong con trast to the former representation. The advocate of the Confederate States might with just pride compare the sketches he had given, and assert that he wished Englishmen "to decide which were the representatives of American or Anglican liberty and constitutionality," In conclusion Col. LAMAR referred to the question of slavery, and said that if ever the time came when the negroes required and deserved freedom, the South would be ready to confer it on them. In this he was touching upon a subject that involves the most important considerations, and in which lies the true source of strength for the future, if it is but rightly comprehended. The time that sees the " day-star of liberty rise" will be a benign and blessed epoch. The South will acquire new vigour and wi❑ respect for her magnanimity, as she has acquired admiration for her bravery, from those who watch the issue of this fitful strife. At all events, it seems a significant fact that one of the Confede rate army should have been accorded that welcome which England only awards to the brave who have been true in the trying time of defeat, and stood the searching test of victory. It is well known that no such a climex as Bull's Run ever deterio rated from the military reputation of the Confede rates ; but the sympathy of this country is awakened by the thought that victory did not convert their legions into ruffians, and no orders unbecoming Christian and civilised States ever emanated from the generals or were obeyed by the ranks of those whose foes call them cruel and callous, but who have taught their enemies a lesson that their best friends might pray and beseech them to follow with advantage to their reputation and credit to their cause. FUNERAL OF M. BILLAULT, The funeral of M. Billault took place this day. The religious service was celebrated at 11 o'clock in the ancient Church of St. Germain l'Auxerrois, with the solemn and imposing ceremonies usual on such occasions. There was a large attendance of senators, deputies, and functionaries of every branch of the public service, and several members of the Diplomatic Body were present. The inside of the church was hung with black, and along the tapes try were shields with the cipher of the deceased in the centre. The body, which had been lying for i two days in state in the hotel of the Minister, was removed at 11 o'clock to the church, which is close at hand, followed by those who had been specially invited. At a quarter to 1 o'clock the magnificent hearse, drawn by six horses in black and silver trappings and lofty plumes, left the church and moved along by the Rue de Rivoli and Place du Louvre to the Boulevard de Sebastopol, and thence to the Cemetery of Mont Parnasse, on the left bank of the Seine, The avenues in the neighbourhood of the Louvre and the streets . on its passage were thronged with people; in the Rue de Rivoli troops and National Guards lined the way. The funeral of the Minister, who was Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour and Senator, was the same as that accorded to a Field Marshall. A large body of troops, infantry, ca valry, and artillery, with drums muffled and colours veiled with crape, formed the cortege. Salutes were fired from the Invalides at 7 o'clock in the morn ing, and repeated every hour till the departure of the procession from the church, and two salutes of 15 guns each, the frst when the cortege left the church, and the second when the coffin was lowered into the grave. The Emperor's carriage, with foul. horses, and servants in state liveries, immediately followed the hearse, and then came a goodly num ber of mourning coaches and several private car riages. The Mounted Guards of Paris and Gender• merie accompanied the convoy, followed by the battalions and the artillery ; the procession was closed by a squadron of dragoons. No people show more respect to the dead than the French. When a funeral is met in the streets, however humble it may be, and in whatever quarter of the city, every one stands still as it passes, and uncovers. When the hear se con t a i n ing th e r e mains of M. Billault camein view, the crowds paid it their mute homage. The pall-bearers were MM. Baroche, Rouher, and Rouland, the colleagues of the late Minister, and M. Alfred Leroux, Vice-president of the Legislative Corps. It is, perhaps, owing to a feeling of delicacy to wards his late Minister that the Emperor has not yet announced the choice he has made of a succes sor to M. Bill a ult. It is m os t lik e l y th a t the choice has been already made, though the Emperor ke e p s it to hi mse lf. Th e imp at i ence o f t h e pu biic shows the g reat i nteres t th ey f ee l a b out the ma tter. All agr4o both as to the difficulty of finding a man, and the importance of the circumstances under which he will have to meet the Chambers. The condition of Poland ; the question of war or peace ; the expe dition to Mexico, so costly in men and money, and prolonged beyond all calculation ; the intermi noble Roman question; the finances, and the :nternal administration of the country, to which the result at the elections has given renewed interest —all th ese will have to be explained, discussed, and defended in presence of men, few in number, no doubt, but strong in intellect and rich in experience, and sot easily deluded or intimidated. It is useless to specu late as to the person likely to be chosen from among the candidates in favour. The Emperor rarely com municates his intentions in these matters to any body; he loves to take people by surprise; he did so in the c h a nges he ma d e after t h e l a te elections , and he will probably do so now. DEATH OF IVIII• DAVID WADDINGTON.--This gentleman, who was home years ago and for several years chairman of the Eastern Counties, now the Great Eastern Railway, died on Monday at the age of 53, after a short illnessat his House at Bickley. Mr. Wadding ton was a man of a st r o n g activ e m i n d , and possessed an amazi n g energy and an untiring ind us t ry in whatever he u ndei took. He an wes not what could b e ca ll ed a n eloquent, but certainly earnest, energetic sp ea k er. H e se ld o m spoke upo n an y subject hecommanded with which h e was not well convers ant, and hen ce att e nti on, and was a power ful advocate and a formidable opponent. Mr. Waddington had had great railway experience and been connected with several rants ay companies. He had be en c h a i rman of the Manc hester and Birmingham Railway, and at his death was chairman of the Sittingbourne and Sheerness Railway, the state of whose affairs he had ardently d evote d himself to imp rove, and was about to pr esen t a statement of, when his premature end cut short his labours, His death therefore must be a serious loss to the company. For some years he represented Mal. don in the House of Commons.—Herapath's Journal. THE SEIZURE OF LAIRD'S Snip s.-A. cor respondent writes as f o llows : otwithstand ing the sophistry of Sir Roundell Palmer and others, the question is —Has the seizure of these vessels been legal ? If legal, then the Ministers of the Crown have done their duty ; bat if illegal (as is the public opinion), they have broken the laws of the country, and ought therefore to be held amenable, No post facto legislation can make right what is wr ong. If the Northerns can freely buy and ex port from our towns the material of war, why should not the Confederates have the same privilege ? Vessels of war can do no more hurt than Greek fire, Armstrong guns, or other contraband articles of War. What, then, is the duty l of Englishmen ? Simply to follow the conduct of their ancestors, and declare, in terms not to be misunderstood, that their motto is, as of old, " Nolumus legea Anglia mutari," and that both Lords and Commons will carry out this. There must be no cowering to Yankee bombast. England must act towards the Confederate States as she acted towards Belgium, Naples, Modena, and Tuscany, when the will of the people was against their sovereigns, as that of the South is against Mr. Lincoln. HUDSON'S BAY MoNOFOLY.—A "Canadian" asks the following question :—The publio would be glad to learn what are the rights of this company in British North Awe d" itna what lands they possess ? The Canadians claim a large portion of the country, while the people of England say that the company have n o legal right to any part ex cept that toward the shores of Hudson's Bay. Can any of your readers inform me on the matter ? % r iBLECTION INTELLIGENCE. —Three elections took place on Saturday. Sir Roundell Palmer, the Attorney- General, and Mr. Collier, the Solicitor-General, were re elected without opposition for Richmond and Plymouth, respectively; while Mr. G. Shaw Lefevre, a supporter of Lord Palmerston's Government, was allowed to walk over the course at Reading, THE MAYFAIR MAGANINE is the name of a new illustrated magazine about to make its appearance in Janu ary, nuder the editorial charge of Mills DEAddon, LATEST INTELLIGENCE, [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] SPAIN. MADRID, OCT. 18. The Empress of the French arrived at the Royal Palace at 8 o'clock this evening. An immense crowd assembled at the railway terminus, and in the streets through which her Majesty passed, and gave her a cordial reception. THE lONIAN ISLES. TRIESTE, OCT. 18. The lonian Parliament has resolved, by a vote of 33 to 3, that the protectorate of England over the lonian Islands shall cease immediately, the Senate be dissolved, and the lonian Islands forthwith be annexed to Greece. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, OCT. 19. Letters receivcd here from Warsaw, dated 18th inst., state that the Government has ordered civi lians to give up all arms and permits for the posses sion of arms till the next day. FRANCE. PARIS, OCT. 19. M. Rouher has been appointed Minister of State, and M. Rouland President of the Council of State. A decree has been issued fixing three as the num ber of vice-presidents of the Council of State. The ♦ice-presidents will exercise in regard to the Senate and Corps Legislatif the powers determined by Article 51 of the Constitution. MM. Forcade-Laroquette and Chaix d'Estange have been appointed vice-presidents of the Council of State, and M. Via try, Governor of the Bank, honorary vice-president. BOURSE, Oct. 17.—The market opened at a further decline, but after a time again recovered. Threes, for the Account, are now unvaried at 67t. 25c. Mobilier remains up to the present time un changed. Railway Shares are quiet, but firm. The market closed as follows : lt per Cents .. 95 50 Italian Loan 73 40 Do. end month.... Do. end month 74 lb 3 per Cents Do. end month.... 67 25 Do. end month.... Credit M0bi1ier....1142 50 Russian Do. end m0nth....1140 Austrian Bank Shares 3390 Spanish Threes.... 63 -- Credit koncier l3lO Home Debt itblL 'AIN. Cash. Account. Orleans Northern Lyons and Meditsrranean .. 967 60 New ditto Geneva.. 498 75 .. Southern Western Eastern Sardinian .. . ... Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa 640 .. 640 Ditto to Barcelona RUSSIA. A letter from Warsaw states that General Berg has left for St. Petersburg in consequence of a dis pute which he has had with General Korff. Numerous bodies of troops are said to be on the march for Courland, Livonia, and Lithuania, where they are to be stationed along the shores of the Baltic. POLAND. The following telegram has been received at Mr. Renter's office from the Russian Consul-General in London , g WARSAW, OCT. 18. " This morning the Hotel de Ville was discovered to be on fire in three places simultaneously in the interior of the archive department, parts of which are separated by interior courts. "No doubt is entertained of this fire being the work of incendiaries. "All the treasure-chests, securities, account-books, and valuable objects have been saved." Napoleon the Great as a Subaltern, Few people pass through the Rue de l'Universite without remarking at No. 71 3. large gateway at which a sentinel is stationed. It was formerly the Hotel de Noailles-Mouchy, and is now a depot for documents connected with the War -office. On the evening of the 24th of February, 1848, a number of insurgents, imagining from the inscription "Depot de la Guerre" over the gateway that fire arms were deposited there, were about to force an entrance, when General Pelet, director of the depot, explained to the crowd the nature of the establish ment and the great importance of the documents contained in it to a number of families. The people understood the General and withdrew. On the first and second floors are arranged documents relating to private individuals. One room is specially devoted to those referring to Marshals and Generals of the army. Among them is a book bound in green morocco leather, bearing the name "Napoleon Bonaparte." The first document which figures in it is a statement of his military services prepared in the usual form, next a copy of his baptismal registry in Latin, bearing a stamp with the inscription " Island of Corsica," " One Halfpenny." Next comes a certificate of poverty—a diploma signed d'Hozier de Sevigny, countersigned by the judge at-arms of French nobility, attesting that Napoleon de Buonaparte, born the loth August, 17 69, is possessed of the nobility necessary for being ad mitted among the number of gentlemen for whose education his Majesty provides in the Royal Mili tary Colleges. Then follow in succession the various orders of service addressed to him in his character of officer and General in the army. A report addressed to the Commit tee of Public Safety, on the 22d Vendemiaire of the year 4, by the Commissioners for the organisation and direction of the army and navy, is of opinion that " General Buonaparte may be authorized to pass on his demand to the service of Turkey with two officers of artillery, Major Sougis and Captain Marmont." some autograph letters of the young officer are to be found in this book. One of them, addressed to M. Lesancquer, first clerk in the Artillery and Engineor Department at the War-office, is in the following terms : " Sir,—A stranger in Paris without any acquaintance, my only hope is in you. The friendship you expressed for me induces me to hope that you will use it for me. " I find that I am about to be remo ved from my regiment to another, which afflicts me in every point of view. • • while there are some officers who follow me immediately that would exchange without difficulty. . . I have a brother with me who is intended for the regiment. I h av e undertaken his education, which would become impossible in another regiment. "If the arrangement had been published I would not have troubled you, because in that case there would be nothing for me but to obey. But as the matter rests, I flatter myself that y o u will please to interest y ourse lf for me. it I will retain a grateful recollection of your kindness. i; With respect, Sir, your very humble and very obedient servant, BUONAPA.RTE; Lieutenant in the Regiment of Lafere. " Auxonne, Juno 3, 1791." Another letter addressed to Messieurs the Ad ministrators of Versailles, the Ist of September, 1792, petitions in favour of his sister, Marianne Bonaparte, of whom he is the guardian, and who is without an asylum in consequence of the suppression of the establishment of St. Louis, and who prays for the allowance of 20 sous a league to which she is entitled, to take her to the municipality of Ajaccio, the place of her birth. THE SOCIAL SCIENCE MEETING AT EDINBURGH. —The Social Scienc e Review, published last Saturday, con tains a complete account of all the papers read in the vari ous sections at the above meeting, but more particularly a eerbatim report of the masterly address delivered by Lord Brougham at the opening of the proceedings. HEINE'S " Boca OF SONGS" has just reached its tiventy-koeond edition. LITERATURE. Florian's Husband. 3 vols. Hurst and Blackett. This is a brilliant worn, beautifully written, erd filled with very happily discriminated portraits. Our expectations during the earlier chapters were great, but as we proceeded they were materially diminished, and, we regret to say, not realised by the conclusion. The striving after sensational effect, or the ambition to produce a melodramatic excite ment, has proved a fatal source of error on the part of the author of this new novel. He can be natural, he can be pathetic, he can imbue his characters with a certain air of vitality, and infuse into his narrative a spirit at once tender and elevating, but he has preferred to make these merits—and they are but common merits—subordinate to an artificial, unnatural craving for effect. The story of Florian is one of the most improbable, and the idea of her husband one of the most impossible that it has ever been the ill•fortune of a novelist to con ceive. We do not wish to betray the secret of the story, which is guarded with a most sedulous appear ance of mystery, but which, nevertheless, to ourselves, too much accustomed to such my steries, was from the first no secret whatever. We do not wish to betray it to the uninitiated, or we would dwell more at length upon the absurd incongruity of the plot, and the utter improbability of its hero. We prefer to dwell rather upon the attractive characteristics of the book, which, with all its faults and follies, is sufficiently alluring. The story is narrated by one Gerald Gessler, who describes himself as of a prosaic nature, which could feel neither the pleasures of imagination nor of memory, an assertion not car ried out by his history, as the following incident may testify : LOVE'S YOUNG DREAM. One day, many years before the time my story begins, I met a young lady in this wood—a fair lovely botanist, with " her slight fingers full of leaves and flowers." Her violets fell as she attempted to get over the stile. I hastened for ward, picked up the flowers, and helped the lady to the other side. She thanked me both with her tones and with her looks. I leant on the style, and watched her yearningly until she disappeared down the sunny road, as if I could could have called her back. I ran after her. I pray you spare your sneers, for dreamy youth at such times feels ever lonely. I claimed her as if she were a part of mine of me. I cannot defiae a feeling for which there is neither defini tion nor reason. All have experienced the uncontrollable impulse of their own emotions—a sort of insanity some times seizing the heart, while the mind and brain are sound. I met her after this almost daily for years ; and never without those looks which need no words to express the emotions of the heart, for it is notonly a Siddons, a Kemble, or a Kean that can make silence eloquent. This woman filled my whole soul. Love thought her beautiful, and imagined her perfect. I dreamed of her perpetually, and until this hour her image has stood be tween me and every other love. She came to me day after day. As she passed, I would not for worlds have lost a motion of her hand, or a rustle of her garments. I was a fool, but my folly was joy and transport to me. In my moments of reason I smiled at the feeling as evanescent first love ; as a thing that would pass away for ever when the bubbles of romance my lover's fancy wrought would burst, and mingle with the base and beggarly elements of common feelings. Years and years after, I tell you to be ware : first love—dream love, mad love, if you will—any thing that is love, is more mortal than you think. The heroine, Florian, is a very charming, unselfish girl, who acts throughout from a most mistaken spirit of self-sacrifice. Here is a glimpse of FLORIAN'S TRIALS. " Whether you love me or not," he continued, " is not the question at issue. If the plea of not loving me exists now, it must have existed at the time of our engagognent ; and as it was not mentioned then as a barrier, it ought not to be mentioned as a barrier now. If you urge this plea, I will not accept it; it would be folly, and not justice, to do so. Perhaps you have formed some attachment ; perhaps it is the old trick of being off with the old love before being on with the new. But I will not consider that plea as ad missible either. Justice demands that you should only be my wife. I will never abandon my claim on you; I will not be the victim, neither will I let you be the victim, of a eaprice or a folly ; if you are fickle and whimsical, I will not let your fickleness and whimsicality injure yourself or me. Do you comprehend what I have said, Florian? and what inference do you draw from it ?" There was a moment's silence, and my heart beat loudly; for my fate, as well as Philip's, hung upon her reply. " What inference do you draw, Florian ?" repeated Philip. " That you will show me no mercy in my bitter trial," said she. " What mercy do you seek, Florian ?" said he. "Freedom I" she exclaimed, clasping her hands like a captive or a slave. "And what will you do with it?'' asked he, bitterly. "Marry, and give it to another, I suppose ? No I that mercy to you would be none to myself. My heart is suffer ing unendurable pangs in consequence of our fickleness. No, Florian, it is impossible; you pray in vain to me; I cannot give you up." " You will not give me ?" cried she ; " say it again." " I will say it a thousand times I" exclaimed he ; " while lam a man• I'll say ic; while I live I'll say it ! I have strong passions. I have accustomed myself to sweet, deli cious dreams, which you alone can realise. The love which I feel for you is not only a passion, but a long, inveterate habit, which I cannot throwiaway or live without. I tell you, Florian Ryder, that you must be my wife. Ido not coerce you, but I keep you to a promise. You dare not break this vow of yours, for my heart is bound to it, and you will trample on both in trampling on one. You dare not." " What if I am forced to dare it ?" she exclaimed. Many further passages we might give, but both author and readers will prefer that we should leave the mystery unrevealed, and the secret unspoken. Census of the British Empire, 1861. Part I. England and Wales. Pp. 115. Harrison. Within these few pages (no more than 115 in all) how wonderful a condensation ! A statistical microcosm. The work, in order to complete it, will run to three parts altogether. Here, in the first, we have the pick of the choicest particulars in regard to England and Wales—the pick, that is, of the choicest of those particulars which were collected two years ago in such astounding abundance, and with such perfectly reliable accuracy, in the carrying out of the last census, the Census of 1861. Under the comprehensive head, "England and Wales," we learn here at a g:ance all about the Anglo-Saxon Race in that kingdom and principality—about the population of cities, boroughs, and towns—about the comparison of health, the epochs of life, the procreation of mankind, the disposing of the dead, the growth of London, the complication of its com missariat, and the multiplication of its inhabitants. Altogether a wonderful little repertory of vitally important and deeply interesting information. As giving us the cream of the last Census, the publica tion here noticed is in its way really invaluable. FUNERAL OF A RUSSIAN OFFICER.—Dr. Alexis Georghesky, chief surgeon of his Imperial Rus sian Majesty's screw steam frigate Olega, 51 guns, now in the Sound, died on Wednesday morning, on board rather suddenly. He joined at Cronstadt, September 15th, and had been suffering laterly from an affection of the throat. The remains of the deceased officer were yesterday interred at the Plymouth Cemetery. The principal part of the burial service was performed on board the ship. The corpse was then taken an board the steamer Contractor, which was lying alongside. Captain Andreef and the ship's chaplain, as well as a large number of officers, sailors, and marines, also came ashore. They were landed at Millbay pier shortly before three o'clock !n the afternoon. The body was then put into a hearse, and. carriages having been provided for the officers, the fuuere.l cortege proceeded to the cemetery. On arriving at the gal e s the party alighted, and formed a procession, and a small party of the ship's crew acting as choristers commenced :,ha sting. This was continued while the procession advance ,:l to the grave, which was dug in front of the chapel. The sl` ip's chaplain then performed the customary offices, and the lid of the coffin was removed, disclosing the body of the di ceased, who was habited in his full uniform. A censer containing incense was waved repeatedly over the body, filling the air wit.h perfume. The coffin was afterwards closed, and a handful of earth was thrown upon it by the priest. The coffin was then lowered into the grave, and a partyof marines, about 30 in number, fired three volleys over the grave. The ceremony being co ncluded, the procession left the ground. The deceased was much respected on board his vessel and in the fleet. A Greek cross is to bo erected over his grave. The ship is expected to sail this evening for the Mediterranean.— Western Horning News. MAIL STEAMERS DUE AT LIVERPOOL PROM AMERICA,—The following mail steamers are due at Liver pool this week from America and Canada, viz. :—The Bohemian, with dates from Quebec to the 10th instant, may be looked for at Londonderry in the course of to-morrow (Tuesday) ; the City of Manchester from New York, also on the 10th inst., will no doubt reach Queenstown on Wed nesday next ; and the Cunard steamer Europa, from Boston on the 14th, and Halifax early on the morning of the 16th, may be looked for at Queenstown on Saturday next. "IVIMPicKLEs" is the title of a new humorous and satirical weekly journal, to be started at Leipzic on th e let of January Cuurt 140.oal‘to lirjr1 ar THE QUEEN IN SCOTLAND. BALMORAL, OCt. 16. The Queen, accompanied by Prince and Princess of Hesse and Princess Louise, drove out yesterday to Loch Bulig. Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse, attended by Baroness Schenck and Captain Westerweller, dined with the Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia at Abergeldie. The Prince and Princess of Wales. SANDRINGHAM, Oct. 18. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, the Prince Christian, and Prince Frederick, with their gentlemen in waiting, went out shooting yesterday, and met with abundance of sport. _ . This morning their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Prince and Princess Christian, the Prince Frederick, and the Princess Dagmar, attended by the Honourable Mrs. W. Grey, Lieutenant-General Knollys, Captain Grey, and Dr. Holtzman, attended Divine service at the little church at Sandringham. The Rev. G. B. Moron, rector, officiated, and preached a sermon ; but few persons were present, and the utmost de corum was observed. His Royal Highness Prince Frederick of Denmark leaves Sandringham to-morrow, en route for Oxford, where the prince will resume his studies. The royal party will be augmented by the arrival of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge. The Duke of Montrose has left town for Buch anan Castle, N.B. The Earl of Powis, accompanied by the Countess of Powis and Ladies Lucy and Harriet Herbert, left Berkeley-square on Saturday for Powis Castle, Mont gomeryshire. fhe Earl of Ellenborough, after attending the funeral of Lord Lyndhurst, left town for Southam House, his seat, near Cheltenham. The Earl of Strafford arrived in town on Satur day from visiting the Marquis and Marchioness of Ailes bury at Savernako Paik, near Marlborough. The Earl and Countess of Jermyn are prolonging their stay at his lordship's shooting box in Ross shire. They are expected to join the Marquis of Bristol and family at Ickworth Park, near Bury St. Edmonds, next month. The Countess of Leicester has arrived at Farrance's Hotel, from Holkham Hall, Norfolk. The Countess Alexandre and Madlle. Kodrofskoy have left the Brunswick, Jermyn-street, for Paris. His Excellency M. Balcarce, Envoy Extraordi nary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the Argentine Re public to the Court of St. James's, has arrived at Maurigy's Hotel from Paris. The Count de Furstenstein, Chamberlain to the Crown Princess of Prussia, has arrived at Maurigy's Hotel from Berlin. His Excellency the Comte de Nesselrode has left Maurigy's Hotel for St. Petersburg. Lord Brougham has returned to Brougham Hall from attending the Social Science Congress at Edinburgh. The noble and learned lord, after a short rest at his country seat, will come to London on his way to Cannes, where, as usual, he intends to pats the winter months. The Hon. Mr., Mrs., and Miss Maxwell have arrived at the Brunswick, Jermyn-street, from Canada. Advocate General Sydney Smith is staying at the Brunswick Hotel for a short time before leaving for Madras. Mr. and Mrs. Bischoffsheim and family have left their residence in Grafton-street, Piccadilly, for Hyde Hall, Hertfordshire, for the season. ERNEST COUNT NAPOLEON BONAPARTE, the professed son of the first Emperor and the lately deceased Countess Kielmansegge of Dresden, has written his me moirs—a stately volume of 400 folio pages—and is anxious to find a publisher. THE NATIONAL SIIAKSPEARE COMMITTEE has added the following names to its already ample catalogue :—Rev. Dr. Adler (Chief Rabbi), the Rev. W. Brock, E. Chapman, Esq., C. L. Kenney, Esq., A. Mac. raillan, Esq., Prof. Owen, and C. Whiting, Esq.—At the last general meeting of the Committee it was unanimously resolved that Mr. Macready should be invited to act as a Vice-President, and that gentleman has accepted the invi tation. The movement is said to be making satisfactory progress in Dublin and Edinburgh, Birmingham, Brighton, Canterbury, Glasgow, Manchester, Newcastle-on-Tyne, and other places of leading importance. THE KING OF POLAND'S TITLES.—The follow ing were the titles enjoyed by Frederick Augustus King of Poland, in 1746 :—His Most High Excellency, All-• Powerful Prince and Master, His H. E. R. R. R. (whatever that may be) Frederick Augustus Kiag us Poland, Grand Duke in Lithuania, of Reussen, Prussia ) Maiovia, Samogitia, Knovia, Volhynia, Podolia, Pod lachia, Lufland, Smolensko, Sereria, and Zschernichovia, &c., Duke of Saxony, Julich, Cleves, and Berg, also of Engern and Westphalia, High Marshal and Hereditary Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, Landgraf in Thurin gen, Margraf of Meissen, also of Upper and Lower Lausitz, Burggraf of Magdeburg, Princely Count of Henneberg, Count of the Marck-Ravensberg, Barby, and Henan, Mas ter of Ravenstein, &c., &c.—Court Journal. ANOTHER VICTIM OF AFRICA.—Young Mr. Richard Thornton, of the Royal School of Mines, who volunteered to accompany Dr. Livingstone as geologist and topographer, died on the 21st of April, on the Shire, of dysentery and fever. DANIEL DE FOE'S SURNAME has, ly its Gallican prefix, led to his being surmised by many people to have been of French extraction. The fact, however, has been established that he was the son of James Foe, a butcher in the parish of Cripplegate. Whether the foreign prefix to his name was adopted from a mere fancy of his own, from the idea of enhancing his consequence or dis guising his identity—if not, as his enemies would have it, from blind dislike to being thought an Englishman—it is cert&z that no truer English heart and no truer word painter of English character has ever lived. His own favourite designation—that of the " True-born English man"—befitted no man better. THE KING OF THE GREEKS on Sunday week attended a Greek Mass at the Greek Church in the City. As a Lutheran he, of course, denied Transubstantia tion, but professed to believe in the procession of the Holy Ghost from the Father and the Son; as a Greek he now denies the procession of the Holy Ghost from the Father and the Son, but professes belief in Transubstantiation. Which—it has been pertinently asked (his Majesty may perhaps think impertinently)—which does he really believe, or does he believe either? CRICK ETTIN G.—ln addition to a quick eye, calculation, agility, and courage, this game requires a great self-control. It exercise the character and strength of mind, those truly British virtues; for the first quality of a good player is not to let himself be disturbed either by difficulties or success.—Esquires' "English at Rome." AN EXTRAORDINARY STORY.—About a twelve month since, when disaster every where overtook the Union arms, a young lady scarce 19, just from an academy in a sister state, conceived the idea that she was destined by Providence to lead our armies to victory and our nation through successful war. It was at first thought by her parents —a highly respectable family—that her mind was weakened simply by reading continual accounts of reverses to our arms, and they treated her as the y would a sick child. This only had the effect of maki ng h er more d e monstrative, and her enthusiastic declaration and apparent sincerity gave the family great anxiety. It was finally resolved upon to take her to Mi c hi gan . A n o ld m aiden aunt accompanied the fair enthusiast, and for weeks Ann Arbor became their home. But travel had no effect upon the girl. The stern command of her aunt alone prevented her from making her way to Washington to solicit an interview with the President, for the purpose of getting command of the United States army. Finally, the infatuated girl, finding no sympathy among her friends, resolved to enter the army disguised as a dm:linter boy, dreaming that her destiny would be worked out by such a mode. She joined the drum corps of a Michigan regiment at Detroit, her sex known only to herself, and succeeded in getting with her regiment to the army of the Cumber land. How the poor girl survived the hardships of the Kentucky campaign, where strong men fell in numbers. must for ever remain a mystery. The regiment to which she was attached had a place in the division of the galltuat Tan Cleve, and during the bloody battle of last Sunday the fair girl fell, pierced in the left side with a Minie ball, an d when borne to the surgeon's tent her sex was discovered. She was told by the surgeon that her wound was mortal, and advised to give her name, that her family might be in formed of her fate. This she finally, though reluctantly, consented to do.—Brooklyn (Neu, York) 'Yews. THE GROWTH OF LIFE ASSURANCE.—From the published balance -sheets of 40 life assurance com panies for th e p ast financial year it appears that t h e aggre . • gate of ne w b us i ness transacted is as follows N ew policies issued, 31,670 , assuring £15,248,860, producing in new premiums £445,055. As there are about 200 life assurance companies in th e U n it e d Ki ng dom doing good business these figures m ay f a i r l y b e qua d r upled, when the following appears as the accession of new business for the past year : —New policies issued, 116,680 ; sums assured, £60,995,440; yielding a new premium income of £1,780,220. We find. that the 40 offices paid in claims during the 12 months the large sum of £2,7'32,176; and if this amount is also quad rupled it gives nearly eleven millions curling as the tota amount p a id to the survivors of deceased policyholders in a single year I—,lnsurance Record,