The Sun. — London, England, 1868-01-02 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. Chatterton. Morning Performance every Wednesday and Satur day until Feb. 15 .. Childre n and schools admitted at reduced prices to the following parts of the Theatre:— Stalls, dress circle, and first circle, for Morning Per formance only. —THIS EVENING (Thursday), Jan. 2. and every evening until further notice, will be per formed a new and original Farce, by R. Reece, Esq., en titled HONEYDOVE'S TROUBLES. Characters by Messrs. Joseph Irving, C. Warner, J. Moiris ; Mes dames Kato Harfieur and E. Melville. After which will be performed the Drury Lane annual grand Christmas Pantomime, written by E. L. Blanchard, Esq., entitled FAW FEE FO FUM ; or, Harlequin Jack the Giant Killer. The gorgeously beautiful scenery by Mr. William Beverley. The characters in the opening: Miss Pool , , Mesdames Edith Stuart, Kate Harfleur, E. Mel ville, Carew, Blair, CorH, Amy Herbert, Hall, and Anais Tourneur, premiere danseuse ; Mr. Joseph Irv;.')g (his first appearance this season), Messrs. Moreland, J. B. Johnstone, Naylor, Pennington, Mitcheson ; Master Edward Lewis, Master Frederick Charles, and Master Russell, the living Miniatures; Master Percy Roselle. The Harliviinade includes the services of those popu ls,- pantoniimists (forming a treble company), I jars. Boleno, C. Lauri, and Tom Dot, clowns ; Dl Jssrs. Barnes, Morris, and Master Russel, pantaloons ; Messrs. Cormack, S. Saville, and Algar, harlequins; Messrs. Sidney and Jelina, sprites; Mdlles. Fanny Lauri, Adele Marion, and Eugenie Valckenacre, columbines. The Juvenile Christy's Minstrels : Majilton the Gro teso,ue ; and the celebrated Skaters, Madame Fredreka and Mr. Elliott. Stage Manager, Mr. Edward Stirling. The masks, designs, and dresses, from designs by the humorously-renowned Dyk-Wyn-Kyn. The music selected and arranged by Mr. J. H. Tully. The dances and action of the Ballet, and the general business of the children's scenes, arranged by Mr. John Cormack. Costumes by Mr. S. May and Mrs. Lawler. Private boxes, one, two, three, four, and five guineas ; stalls, 7s. ; dress circle, ss. ; first circle, 4s. ; balcony seats, 3s. ; pit 2s. ; lower gallery, ls. ; upper gallery, 6d. Box-office open from ten to live daily. Doors open at half-past six, the performance to commence at seven o'clock. ) TIIEATRE ROYAL, HA YMARKET. Sole Lessee, Mr. Buckstone. `O'S EVENING, A WIFE WELL WON. Messrs. Sothern. Bucks.`one, Howe, Kendal, Rogers, Braid, Weatheraby, &,c , and Robinst..n• After which, AN UTTER PERVERSION OF THE BRIGAND. Messrs, Compton, Kendal, Rogers, Clark, Braid, Weathcrsby, Johnson, &c.; Mesdames Burke, Wright, Dalton, &c. Commence at Seven. R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Vining. THIS EVENING, Grand Combination of the Two Great Dramas, THE COLLEEN BAWN and THE STREETS OF LONDON. Mr. and Mrs. Dion Boucicault as Myles na Coppaleen and Eily O'Connor, and Mr. Vining as Badger. Mess.s. Dominick Murray, J. G. Shore, G. F. Neville, H. For rester. H. Mellon, E. Atkins; Misses Elsworthy, E. Barnett, Rachel ,Sanger, and Mrs. Addie. Doors open at half-past 6, commence at 7. QUEEN'S THEATRE, Long-acre. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Alfred Wigan. THIS EVENING, Shakspere's Comedy of KATHERINE AND PETIWCHIO. Mr. H. Irving, Mr. W. H. Stephens; Miss E. Terry. After which, DOILYG FOR THE BEST; Mr. J. L. Toole. To conclude with THE BIRTHPLACE OF PODGERS; Mr. J. L. Toole. Box-office open daily from Ten till Four. HOLBORN THEATRE ROYAL. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Sefton Parry. THIS EVENING, at Seven, THE TWO POLTS. Messrs Price and Widdicombe. After which, the Grand Comic Pantomime of VALENTINE AND ORSON; or, Harlequin the Big Bear and the Little Fairy. Mesdames Saunders, Goodall, White; Messrs. Garden, Odell Arthur; Mdlle. Montero, Miss Ellis, Lupino, Green, and the Great Little Rowella. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborougb. THIS EVENING, at 7, KIND TO A FAULT. After which will he produced a Grand Christmas Operatic Oriental Extravaganza " THE CALIPH OF BAGDAD " Messrs. Thorne, James, Turner, Murray; Mesdames A. Swanborough, Johnstone, Harland, Holt, newton, To conclude with NOTHING TO NURSE. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. WEBSTER. Directress, Mrs. Alfred Mellon. THIS EVENING, UP FOR THE CATTTLE SHOW. After which, at 8, NO THOROUGHFARE. Mr. Fechter (his 6th appearance here), Mr. Billington, Mr. H. Neville, Mr. R. Phillips, Mr. G. Belmore, Mr. C. J. Smith, and Mr. Benjamin Webster; Miss Carlotta Leelercq (her 6th appearance), Mrs. Alfred Mellon, Mrs. Billington, Mrs. U. Lewis, &c. Commence at 7. kt 0Y AL OLYMPIC THEATRE, New Management. Sole Lessee, Mr. E. Webster; Manager, Mr. H. Wigan. THIS ET ENING, FROM GRAVE TO GAY. Messrs. Ashley H. 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HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. ---- THIS DAY.—Morning, 6h. 26m. 1 Afternoon, 6h. 47m, To-Moßnow.-Morning, 7h. 9m. 1 Afternoon, 7h. 32m, $ 41 7 gt, :4 7 " LONDON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 1868, It had been supposed that Herr VON GOLTZ, the representative of the North German Confederation, would not be present at the Tuileries on New Year's-day at the grand reception ; but such has not proved to be the case. On Tuesday he had an audience of the EMPEROR for the purpose of deliver ing his credentials, and he then assured his MAJESTY that the King of PRUSSIA was most anxious to main tain the good understanding between the two coun tries, and also to develope as far as possible the rela tions of " amity and confidence between France and the Confederate States." To these startlingassertions the EMPEROR replied that he considered the Count renewed the assurances of the friendship of the King of PRUSSIA, in thus "notifying to him" the new functions with which he was invested. lie begged him to be the interpreter of his senti ments to his Royal Master, and expressed his con fident belief that the good understanding which now prevailed between France and Prussia would continue in the future, an understanding which he designated as " the pledge of their prosperity, and a guarantee for the peace of Europe." There can be no doubt that this is good news, for in the cri tical state of affairs at present any intimation of a war, or a preparation for it, would exercise a most disastrous influence on the state of affairs in general, and therefore it is an important con sideration to gain time, even if the evil be put off, instead of its realisation at all being unlikely. At this time of the year the claims of charitable Institutions are listened to with more willingness than usual. The kindly influences of the social season within, and the eloquent pleading of the winter wind without, combine to impress the most cynical mind, and influence the least generous heart. The publication of the annual report of the Provi dence-row Night Refuge for Homeless "Women and Children, jt:st issued, is not therefore likely to pass altogether unnoticed. The institution is not in ueeu uy any means a solitary one of its KLUU. Ine famous Field-lane Refuge has been long in existence, and more recently Mrs. GLADSTONE'S humane efforts have assisted in establishing a similar institution in Newport Market. The Providence -row Refuge has, however, some especial claims on the kindness of the benevolent. It is, as its name implies, in tended for homeless women and children, those who are least fitted to brave the bleakness of the winter nights, and to pace the streets wearily without a hope of shelter. The Refuge has been in exist ence for seven years, during which time it has effected a great deal of good, and although there is now much more liberality than heretofore in the treatment of the casual poor, there will always in our vast metropolis be thousands of cases to whom the warmth, the food, and the shelter afforded by such establishments will be an inestimable boon. The destitution which always exists among us, more or less, is this year more extensive and more extreme than usual. 'We cannot hope, therefore, that the number of friendless and helpless poor will be les sened. They will, in all human probability, be largely increased as the cold advances. To give food and fire and a night's shelter to such as, by vice, or misfortune, or imprudence, are reduced to the lowest ebb of misery and wretchedness, is cheap and safe charity. -We cannot be doing much harm if the recipients be thus degraded b their own f au lt s or follies, while y, in any case, we may well shrink f rom the thought of refusing such bare necessaries of life to the least deserving. No luxuries are given to tempt the merely idle who are not in absolute want of relief. The bill of fare, however comfortable for the necessitous, is not par ticularly alluring to those who are not cold and hungry. Here i s th e summary given in th e report. "In the Providence-row Night Refuge each inmate receives, night and morning, half a pound of bread and a large basin of gruel, and on Sundays an addi tional half pound of bread and a good supply of meat soup. There is no distinction of creed, and no question is asked respecting religion. The only condition requisite is that the applicant be homeless and without food and money. Thepoor from all parts are received, and up to the present time 92,194 nights' lodgings, with suppers and breakfasts, have been given gratuitously." It will thus be seen that the task of the association is carried on with unre mitting activity, and that it supplies a want that called loudly for relief. The report informs us that owing to the liberality of the contributions of last year the promise of building a new refuge will be fulfilled this winter. The necessary site has been purchased in Crispin • • - street and Raven-row, Bishopsgate-street Without, and a large refuge is being erected there which will be capable of receiving each night 150 women, 150 children, and 50 men. A home is also to be pro vided for destitute servants of the poorest class, who will be admitted until they are provided with work or situations. Besides these buildings, there will be room for soup kitchens and a home for the homeless and fallen when the funds permit. At present there is no immediate prospect of such a result, and therefore pirt of the ground is occupied by three houses, whose rent will help to support the refuge, which is the main object of the under taking. As the report remarks, it is needless to dwell on the sufferings of the starving and home less poor. It is enough to remind the compassionate 3f their existence to stimulate them to exertion on their behalf. We may hope, therefore, that the Appeal thus made by the promoters and managers f this meritorious scheme will be readily and cor- Wally responded to. It is often a matter of regret to those who have no leisure or opportunity to seek out the deserving poor that they are not able to 'fiCkini EDITION or "TILE SUN; L r:vHg EWS of the day, in ty st2,in al I:IANTO.N',3 house, 'Thu Swan and llorse Shoe; ' :;2, J;ttle Britain, City, E.O. 'QUN."--LATEST EDITION.- kTi Mr. MA SHALT.. of the "Neeld Anne," En rrcr 4 , -road. pposite the Lock Hospital, takes the Edition of "VIE. SUN ontaining the result of the day's Racing. Latest Betting, Money to. Omnibuses every half-hour to and from the City. T:TIIO'S GRAINGER? LICENSED VICTUATI.T.T.S . Ton.tccex:sr. Srrrrrtsnn's-J'uSTr. uf lan:-AJN" eu t seen at mtA [N(;E;E:.; .;;;;;;;):•,,irn,nt, as a1 , 0r , :!, t very C 732 ing by Eiglit Trim LATE EDITION of TIE SUN" at JAMES SPEEDY'S, "The Wellington," Wellington-street, Strand. Respecting Fenianism Mr. CARDWELL declared that it could have no other effect than to increase the general determination to be loyal to the Sove reign and to support the authorities in the inain tenance of the laws and the preservation of the peace of the country. At the same time he said very justly that this wicked conspiracy should not interfere with the way in which we look upon Irish questions. Of English questions, Mr. CARD WELL gives the precedence to that of education, and justly so, since that of Reform is settled. It is not likely, however, that the compulsory sys tem will ever be popular in this country, and other means must be taken to insure success in this most important and interesting work. Mr. NEATE'S ob servations were chiefly confined to educational topics; and, with reference to Oxford, he said that the middle-classes had hitherto been much neglected, and that they required to have the benefit of a " University education" extended to them. He wished to see University education " ex tended not merely laterally, but down •• au dS LO 111.3.. lb ii b 0 4 ,1 of unity between the different classes of the community." The speeches of the members for the city of Oxford are very favourable specimens, for they advocate the cause of progress, and are careful not to go to dangerous extremes in the views they take of public matters. The Emperor of AUSTRIA has addressed a series of autograph letters to the new Minister, Prince AUERSPEG, who is appointed President of the Coun cil, and the EMPEROR tenders him his thanks for the very efficient services he has rendered to the State while President of the Upper House of the Reichsrath, and Dr. GISKRAN, who is made Minister of the Interior, is also presented with some token of regard for the ability he has displayed as Presi dent of the Lower House. The utmost cordiality and good-will seem to prevail among the EMPE ROR and the chief men of his State, which is a most fortunate thing at this juncture, and seems to pro mise favourably for the future. The administra tion of affairs in Austria just now is a arduous unde r t a ki ng, and all who va very lue the peace and desire the progress of the country will re joice to see matters going on smoothly, and an entente cordiale existing, so far as pcssible, under the conflicting claims and perfiexed politics of the day. The whole history of the Vienna Govern ment since the recent collision with Prussia is indeed a marvel, and it shows what perseverance in the right direction can accomplish if people only set to work in the right direction. FRANCIS JOSEPH has earned for himself an enduring reputation in the history of his age for the zeal and assiduity which he has displayed in a moat trying season, and his example may long serve as an encouragement to other kings and statesmen in a time of perplexity when they are inclined to despair, and not trust to the chance of the future. The New Year sets before us a less welcome sight than usual in the Quarterly Revenue Returns. There is, indeed, nothing to surprise us in the fact that the tables, instead of the usual increase, ex hibit this time a decrease on the quarter of £806,955. Every one has been complaining of the depression of trade and the scarcity of ready money, and it needs no profound political insight to be aware that the indifferent harvest and the Fenian agitation are sufficient of themselves to affect the Revenue, even without the still enduring consequences of the great panic of 1866. Happily all these causes are temporary. Fenianism is certainly an ephemeral evil, and now that the whole strength and spirit of the community is thoroughly aroused against it, will, we may hope, be soon effectually disposed of. The harvest, however important for the time being, is only a question of months, while the effects of the commercial panic of Black Friday can scarcely endure much longer. Little by little public con fidence will be restored and credit revive. When the more immediate causes of depression have passed away and the tide turns, the renewed elasticity of the public revenue will soon make itself felt. The sharp lesson of the last two years will not, we may hope, be altogether forgotten by our speculators and our investors, and more especially we hope that the shareholders of large companies and the directors of costly enterprises will keep for the future a more vigilant look out. The principal items of decrease in the current quarter aro the Excise and the Pro perty Tax. The Excise is an unfailing barometer of the prosperity or poverty of the working classes, while the Property Tax reflects with equal ac curacy the condition of those above them. The Customs, ou the other handy Dhow an reach the most necessitous cases. By entrusting their alms to the superintendents of such institu tions as that of Providence-row Night Refuge they will be able to overcome this difficulty, secure that the smallest donation will produce some results if it be applied in providing simple food and homely shelter to the friendless and homeless wanderers by night in the great wilderness of London. The anniversary dinner of the ancient order of Druids at Oxford has afforded Mr. CARDWELL and Mr. NEATE an opportunity of displaying their elo quence on various subjects. Mr. CARDWELL, in touching upon Reform, confessed that he should have preferred to have the change effected more gradually, but that the present settlement of the question had rendered the past year for ever me morable in the history of our legislation. The right hon. gentleman wisely refrained from reviving the most irritating points of the controversy, and contented himself with dwelling upon its general aspect. He made some amusing allusion to the charge that some hon. members of Parliament had undergone during last session, and added that when " BENEDICT avowed that he would die a bachelor, he never supposed he should live till he was married, and so when they avowed their oppo sition to all measures of organic reform, they never expected to be rejoicing in the consummation of the wisest measure of Reform that bas ever been pro posed to the British Parliament." In adverting to the future schemes and plans that are awaiting the notice of the Legislature, Mr. CARDWELL referred to the Reform Bill that would be necessary for Scotland, which country has certainly a right to see the number of its members increased. The diffi culty is how to do so, and the right hon. gentle man seemed to incline to the plan of withdrawing members from some small villages, but this proposal is certain to give rise to dissatisfaction and awake jealousy, doubt, and suspicion, which are at any time better avoided in the discussion of a public question, and in the present case are particularly objectionable. It would be much better to add to the number of members, for, after all, there is no special gain in any particular figure ; and amid so many comprehensive changes why not have an alteration which may do good service to the cause of progress, and tend to satisfy the just claims and realise the ardent aspirations of an influ ential and enlightened portion of the community ? Mr. CARDWELL himself said that we should carry forward the spirit of reform in the old manner in which it was done in 1832, and surely he is not following out his own precepts by stopping at trifles after this fashion. LON:'ON, THURSDAY EVENING JANUARY 2, 1868. increase of £138,000, and the Post-officeof £40,000, so that in some very important respects there is no reason to complain. The New Year which now opens may bring us better things, and the most direct way to gain them is to look with cheerful ness and courage to the future instead of bemoan ing the disappointments of the past. LATEST INTELL MEN CE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) AMERICA. CROOXIIAVEN, Jan. 2, Noon. The Inman steamship City of Boston is now passing Brownhead Signal Station. LIVERPOOL, Jan. 2. The steamer reported yesterday morning off Crookhaven, as the Inman steamer City of Boston, was not that vessel, but the City of Limerick, from New Orleans. THE BOMBAY MAILS. GIBRALTAR, Jan. 1. The Tanjore, from Southampton, 27th Dec., arrived to-day at 10 a.m., and left at one p.m. for Alexandria. MARSEILLES, Jan. 1. The Messageries Imperiales steamer Moeria, with ;he India and China mails, arrived here at four p.m. to-day. CORRESPONDENCE PROM PARIS. ("nom OUR Ow CORDESPONDENT.) PARIS. WEDNESDAY, %Tan. 1, The receptions at the Tuileries are over, but the Imperial utterances have not yet been divulged. Count von der Goltz, the newly-accredited representa tive of the North German Confederation, did not leave Paris, as report stated that he intended to-do, in order to avoid an interview with the Emperor. That interview took place yesterday, and the assurances of the friendship of the King of Prussia, conveyed through the Ambassador, were very cordially received and reciprocated by the Em petor. I have it on good authority that Count von der Goltz delayed leaving Paris for Berlin, whither he has gone to consult his physician, on purpose to attend at the Tuileries. most curious suit is under the consideration of our Crown lawyers. The action is brought by a cab-driver and his wife to obtain that support which children are bound to provide in this country for impoverished parents, from their daughter and son-in-law, the Marquis and Marquise d'Orvault. The fortune which these latter possess was not derived from the Marquis d'Orvault, but belonged to the cab-driver's daughter. Catherine Schu macher until recently might have been classed as belong ing to the demi-monde of Paris. In 1E66 she was 36 years of age, and possessed a fortune of 1,000,000 f. in securities, besides furniture, jewellery, &c., valued at 325,000 f. At that time Jacques Marie Armand, Count de Guerry, de Beauregard, de Maubreuil, Marquis d'Orvault, was aged 83, his only means of existence being a pension 2,7001. from his family. He, however, loved luxury, and in order to obtain it gave his name in exchange, and made the cabman's daughter the lawful wife of the represen tative of one of the oldest families in France. The mar quis, at the same time, adopted legally the illegitimate son of Catherine. Schumacher, conferring - his name on the boy. The man Schumacher does not appear to have shown much affection for his dr.ughter, as when she was Only 15 years old, and possessing great personal attrac tions, he turned her into the streets to get her living as she could. At the trial it was stated that, notwithstanding this abandonment, she had always treated her parents with great kindness ; had placed them in comfortable lodgings ; and assisted them with money. She had besides obtained for a brother a good situation in a public company. The counsel for Madame d'Orvault also said that the present suit was inspired by a feeling of annoyance at her marriage and legal adoption of her son, who thus became heir to her fortune. From that time Madame d'Orvault became subject to continued acts of extortion and menaces. As recently as September last the brother forced an entry into her drawing-room, and on her refusing to give him a sum of money which he had de• manded, he fired at her four shots from a revolver, by which she was slightly hurt. The case now stands over for some days, to allow the law officers of the Crown to express an opinion on it. The marquis, I should state, is a turncoat in politics, has been convicted and punished for a highway robbery on the Queen of Westphalia, and for an assault on Talleyrand, by whom he had been em ployed in secret service at the funeral of Louis XVIII. It is not often that one has to recount a theatrical dis .urbance of a character so grave as that which has occurred at the theatre of the Porte St. Martin. At this house a piece has been put on the stage, entitled " 1867; ou Si to n' es pas content, demandes autre chose." As Mdlle. Silly the night before last was performing her role, which consists of an imitation of the intonations and ges tures of Mdlle. Schneider in " The Grande Duchesse," imd the audience, amused with the imitation—which is indis putably good —were loudly applauding, a whistle was heard from the first row of the gallery. The noise was continued until the audience, almost driven mad, simultaneously sprang to their feet. A police agent was then seen approaching a young man, respectably dressed, who was pointed out as the offender. Nothing of what was said could be heart'', but it was easy to guess by their gestures that the one was requesting the other to leave, and that the other energetically refused to do so. Cries of "'Turn him out !" " No, no !" were raised, and the usual jokes under such circumstances were bandied about The police agent withdrew, and tranquillity was about to be restored, when two gendarmes advanced to the dis- turber, and put their hands upon his shoulder. He resisted manfully, held firmly to the woodwork in front, and, although his cravat was torn off, still kept his place. At last, amidst indignant cries of protest from the whole house, the agents carried the man bodily off, though he was still making the most violent opposition. The exelama. tions and noises then became quite furious, and shouts of " Rendez-le !" " Qu'il reviebne !" continued to be heard for several minutes. The stage manager came forward, but the audience refused to hear him. The curtain was let fall, but the spectators continged their cries for the liberation of the man, declaring that lie had a right to hiss or whistle if he pleased, since he had paid his money to applaud or the contrary, as he thought fit. The ladies in the boxes had by this time been seized with the general emotion, and stood up in the boxes waving their handker chiefs. At last shouts were heard, "La voilb, !" "La voila !" and in a moment M. Langlois, who, I am told, is a clerk in a commercial establishment, resumed his seat in the gallery amidst applause, which was re-echoed from every corner of the house. I see it announced in the Presse, and I have no reason to doubt the statement, that Mdlle. Patti will shortly be married to the Marquis de Caux. LITERATURE. Men of the Time. Seventh Edition. Edited by G. IL Townsend. George Routledge and Sons. London and New York. It would be unnecessary to say simply that this new edition of " Men of the Time" is by far the best that has yet been published. That—as a mat ter of course. A compilation of this well-sustained and laborious kind must needs evidence improve ment upon every occasion of its reappearance. Experientia docet. Omissions are made good. Slips of the pen or of the press are rectified. Errors of fact are cleared up. Interpolations, additions, transpositions, are as carefully as possible attended to. And, all this—while Death necessitates the weeding out of biographies previously introduced, and recognised Success, on the other hand, leads to the introduction of biographies hitherto either never dreamt of or accidentally overlooked. By reason of the shifting nature of the materials herein brought together—perfection, or rather an approxi mation to perfection, iu a book of this particular description is simply an impossibility. Scrupulous accuracy, even, is a thing unattainable. All that can reasonably be hoped for or aimed at is a near ap proach to it. Otherwise to express the difficulty of the task undertaken by the compiler—it is com parable to an attempt to take a comprehensive photograph of a great multitude of people in con stant movement. A multitude —each member of which is moving f As if one tried to photograph at noon day the throng of men and women going to and fro in our greatest thoroughfares —in the Strand, let us say, or in Piccadilly. A multitude, moreover, from which familiar forms and faces are perpetually dis appearing, and into the midst of which new and strange faces and forms are as perpetually be ing introduced. Remembering as we do very well indeed the earliest issue from the press of this " Dictionary of Contemporaries" called " Men of the Time" —we are peculiarly well able to appreciate the contrasting excellence in every way of this its seventh and latest republication. Instead of being a tiny little volume very superfi cial, and, very restricted, indeed, in its way --the work is now, everything considered, wonderfully comprehensive. According to the title-page, the book consists of " Biographical Notices of Eminent Characters of both Sexes." Statesmen, Warriors, Poets, Sculptors, Painters, Authors, Patriots, Phil anthropists, Novelists, Journalists, Travellers, In ventors, Navigators, Musicians, Actors, Orators (whether from therulpit, the Tribune, the Platform, or the Stump), Dancers and Divines, Cooks and Mathematicians—here they all throng upon the scene together in motley confusion, the order of array amongst them being simply alphabetical. Signor Mazzini and Pope Pius the Ninth, Victor Hugo ar.d the Emperor of the French, M. Rouher and S. Rattazzi, coming alternately to view in the wildest contrast, as though, in turning the leaVes, the book were a shaken kaleidoscope. Considering the work simply as a Book, it is certainly remark able. Handsomely, simply, strongly bound—it comprises within it some 866 printed pages, the double -columned typography of which is at once clear and beautiful. Without numbering them one by one, we should say that there are here, at a moderate computation, from 2,000 to 2,500 biographical notices. Among so many —errors, of course, there are —errors of omission and of commission. Biographies, for example, as of people still living, are here given of people who have died while the present edition has been passing through the press. Eighteen of these are, in point of fact, enumerated by the Editor himself in his Preface. Yet, even since the Preface has been printed, in which those eighteen names are mentioned by Mr. Townsend, others have died also —such as the Due de Luynes and the Countess of Harrington. Errors of this kind, however, in a work of this precise cha racter, are simply unavoidable. Errors of a kind that may easily enough be avoided are those we would here specify—few and far between, and some among them comparatively insignificant. Yet, for all that, worth specifying thus, if only with a view to their avoidance. While other Academicians, and other Members of Parliament, have their n.tzues hero followed by the enviable initials, we see no reason whatever why Baron Marochetti should not be styled R.A., or why John Francis Maguire should not be dubbed M.P. Any more than why Mr. Gladstone being designated as Right Honour able, Mr. Goschen should not have the same right honourable prefix, he being also a privy councillor. By an odd lapsus enough, in the enumeration of the works of M. de Lamartine, La Genie de Chris tianisme, is mentioned—that being on the con trary, as all the world ought to know by this time, the glorious literary masterpiece of the Vicomte de Chateaubriand. Again in the number ing up of the pictures of Daniel Maclise-- the very first one on the list is oddly put thus, " Mokanna uu veiling herfeatures to Zelica !" When Lever's Novels again are being specified one by one, " Our Mess" is spoken of side by side with " Jack Hinton" —as if " Barnaby Rudge" and " Master Humphrey's Clock" were jotted down together—" Jack Hinton" being in point of fact a constituent portion of Our Mess, just as " Barnaby Rudge" was a constituent portion of Master Humphrey's Clock. Speaking of Dickens, too, it is curious to find so famous a work as "Pickwick" erroneously mentioned as the Posthu mous Memoirs (whereas it should be Posthumous Papers) of the Pickwick Club. To Wilkie Collins., moreover, it may here be added, is awarded the credit due to his brother Charles Alston Collins (of whom no notice whatever is taken) th e credit of the authorship of "A Cruise upon Wheels." Wh y again should there be no mention here at all of the first farce writer surely who ever lived—meauitig, of course, Maddison Morton. the delightful author of the immortal Box and Cox? Vainly, too, do w e look for any biographical notice whatever of a young novelist and man of letters as vivacious and prolific as Percy Fitzgerald, and even more strangely yet for any reference to a lady novelist as gifted and voluminous as Mrs. Oliphant. Omissions such as these must be looked to in the next imprint of this valuable compilation— the seventh edition of which is considerably enhanced in value by the prefix to it, of a Key to Assumed Names, as well as by the appending to it of a Biogra phical Index of Names dropped out of the present imprint, but included in previous editions of the work. As a token of how errors will creep in even in the drawing up of an initial list of names, it is curious to remark that, here, even in the Key to the Pseudonyms—Delta is referred to as the nom de plume of Aird, whereas as the very biographical notice here given by Mr. Townsend he distinctly enough inti mates that Delta was the familiarly known pseudonym of his friend and some time contemporary, David Moir, the author, among other charming poems, of " Casa Nappy." Slips of the pen or of the press, such as those we have just now been particularising, have been here indicated with an eye rather to the future than to the past—in aid or encouragement, rather than in dispraise or depreciation. The work is so valuable of its kind intrinsically, that it should be the aim of every one who treats upon it to assist as far as possible in the publishers' and editor's evi dently conscientious and laborious efforts towards the perfecting of it. This we have done very cordially out of the fullness of our appreciation of the excel lence of Men of the Time as a Dictionary of Erni. nent Contemporaries. ONCE A WEEK—has inaugurated the New Year with the commencement of a New Series. Its price has fallen to Twopence—but simultaneously its reputation has been raised a thousandfold. Mr. Dallas, the author of the Gay Science, anti the husband of Miss Glynn that was, has assumed the Editorship at the same time that a serial story, full of promise, and already of breathless interest, has been commenced by masters of nar rative and dramatic effect as highly distinguished as Charles Reade and Dion Boucicault. A wore admirable commencement to a fiction we never read. And the letterpress is accompanied by an illustration quite as admirable in its way —a sketch from the pencil of George Dumouier. Besides these noticeable attractions to Once a Week, the present number contains within it some fine original verses by Tennyson, and some very read able gossipping paragraphs. FRANCE. PARIS, Jan. 2. Neither the Moniteur nor any other newspaper has been published this morning. No reliable information has yet transpired about the Emperor's speech on occasion of the reception of the diplomatic body yesterday. BOURSE, Dec. 31, Three o'clock. —The market closed as follows : 4i per Cent. End of month — 3 per Cent End of month 6B 82f Credit Mobilier End of month 162 50 Credit Foncier 1337 50 End of m0nth...1335 RAILWAY - - Bank Shares Ital'an Loan End of month 44 55 Mexican Loan Do. Bonds Spanish Threes Rome Debt 34 50 Deferred Orleans ... _ AeCount ... 855 Northern Lyons and Mediterranean Southern..... 550 Western Eastern •• 526} Sardinian Austrian Lombard 3431 North of Spain Saragossa Roman RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. SOUTH-EASTERN. The gross traffic receipts on this company's lines for the four weeks ending the 14th of December amounted to £88,478, less £2,844 for collecting and delivering goods, &c., leaving £85,634, to which was added £2,922 for rents and sundries, and £3,610 for steampacket service, making the total receipts £92,166. From this was deducted the expenditure, £52,204, including rates, taxes, tolls, Government duty, and expenses of steampacket service, leaving a net sum of £39,962. The total receipts for the 19 weeks and three days ending as above amounted to £603,729, and the expenditure £257,049, leaving a net balance of £346,679. ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN. The committee of debenture-holders, appointed at a private meeting of debenture-holders held at the Loudon Tavern on the 21st of November last to ob tain the best opinion of counsel on the question of the propriety of the debentures over the consolidated bonds, state in their report that on a question of such magnitude as the priority of £2,800,000 de benture debt over nearly £4,000,000 sterling of con solidated mortgage bonds, the debenture-holders were r - . 41 1 .11 a i t " c• oocrannikkoo c.F ...Imi.iatratinn, professing to represent the interests of all creditors, would have sought the best legal advice on the ques tion of the priorities of the different classes of securi ties before inviting creditors, representing nearly £3,000,000 sterling of securities, to sanction a plan which would in effect have swept away three-fourths at least of their claims. The committee prefaced the opinions recently taken by an opinion delivered by one of the very highest American judicial autho rities at the time of the debenture issue—the opi - Dion of the lion. J. S. Black, late Attorney -Gene ral of the United States and Chief Justice of the Supreme C our t o f P ennsy l vania :—" I have ex amined the la ws of New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, which define and limit the powers of the Atlantic and Great Western Railroad Company of Pennsylvania, and the Atlantic and Great Western Railroad Company of Ohio --together with the statutes regulating such companies in general, as well as the special acts incorporating the companies named. These corporations have a right to borrow money and secure the payment thereof as proposed in the prospectus of the certificates of debenture submitted to me. The pledge of the securities there mentioned is a legal execution of their cor porate power. The holder of a certificate of deben ture in the form given will be entitled to the full beufit of all th e co ll a t er al secu r iti es pledged for its redemption. He may recover principal an d in terest, and, if payment should be withheld, no Court in the country—State or Federal—having jurisdiction of the parties and the subject, would refuse him the proper remedy. Nor can the obli gation of the contract be impaired by any future legislation without violating the Constitutions of the several States, and that of the United States." After giving the opinions of the Hon. Mr. Wigfall and of Judge Thompson to the effect that no rea sonable doubt could be entertained on the point submitted, that the consolidated mortgage bonds I were subordinate to the certificates of debenture, and all other indebtedness existing prior to consoli dation; the committee state as to the position of the debentures, that, in accordance with the legal opinions just expressed, the debenture-holders had, over and above the value of the collateral securities deposited in the Bank of England, an equitable lien for the balance of their claim on the property of the three old companies, subject only to the prior liens of the three old companies. In order to determine the amount of this lien, it was necessary that the collaterals should be sold either under the direction of the Court of Chancery or otherwise. The collaterals could be bought in by the debenture holders or their accredited agents, and this course the committee strongly recom mended. The deed of trust provided that the secu rities were to be sold at the written request of any debenture holder, and the appointment of accre dited agents to buy in the securities for the deben ture holders would prevent those securities being improperly sacrificed. Whatever balance might be thus determined to be due to the debenture holders would, as their debt was already overdue, follow the divisional bonds as a claim against the railroad ; so that after the payment of the interest on the divisional bonds any cash that might be in hand must be divided rateably among the deben ture holders in liquidation of the capital and interest of their overdue debt, until the same be fully discharged. RIGA AND DUNABURG. The traffic receipts on this company's railway for the month of November last amounted to 111,856 roubles, or £16,778, against 97,520 roubles, or £14,682, for Novembe r , 1866, showing an in crease of 14,366 roubles, or £2,150. The total traffic receipts from the Ist of January to the end of November, 1867, amounted to 981,098 roubles, or £147,164. The receipts for passengers and their luggage amounted to 293,300 roubles, and for goods and cattle to 652,811 roubles, together 946,111 roubles. NORTHERN OF CANADA. The traffic receipts on this company's line, 97 miles in length, from the Ist July to the 7th De cember last, amounted to £55,087, and for the cor responding period in 1866 to £49,977, showing an increase of 45,110. DEATH OF BARON MAROCHET7L All who feel an interest in the progress of art will deeply :egret to hear of the death of Baron Marochetti, which took place in Paris somewhat suddenly on Saturday last. Born of French parents in Turin in the year 1805, he com pleted his primary studies at the Lyceum Napoleon, and then entered the study of Bosio. Having taken a tour through Italy, Marochetti took up his abode in France in 1827, and is the course of a few months carried off a medal for his beautiful model of " A young girl playing with a dog." In 1831 he exhibited his " Fallen Angel," for the Academy of Arts at Turin, in which city stands his first work—the equestrian statue of Immanuel Philibert. On the outbreak of the French Revo lution, in 1848, Baron Marochetti came to tlii country, where he has since resided. Here he met witl. splendid encouragement, as well from a host of Royal and noble patrons as from the public. Unquestionably his works will and ought to remain subject to criticism, from which, indeed, he would never have desired to with draw them. At the Great Exhibition of 1851 the model of his colossal " Richard Cceur de Lion," now a con spicuous object in bronze in the centre of Palace-yard, opened up for him a European reputation. Two years afterwards he received a commission to execute an equestrian statue of her Majesty, which was inaugurated by the Queen at Glasgow in 1854. He designed the obelisk in granite to the memory of the soldiers slain in the Crimea, and the mausoleum of the Princess Elizabeth, daughter of Charles I. Amongst his more recent works were a statue of the Prince Consort at Aberdeen, a statue of the Duke of Wellington, which now surmounts a huge monolith at Strathfieldsaye, and a monument to Lord Clyde in Waterloo-place. For some time previous to his death he had been engaged on a monu ment to the Duke of Wellington, which was to have been erected in St. Paul's Cathedral. His latest and perhaps his best-known work was the casting of the four enormous lions which now form such conspicuous objects at the base of the Nelson Column in Trafalgar square. Many of his works are well known in Paris, and among them are one of the bas-reliefs on the Arc de l'Etoile ; the tomb of Bellini, at Pere la Chaise ; a maitre d'autel in the church of the Madeleine ; three equestrian statues of the Duke of Orleans ; a Saint Michel ; and a statue of the Emperor. In 1839 he was made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour. To the exhibitions of the Royal Academy Baron Maro chetti was a frequent contributor. His portrait bust of the late Prince Consort will be remembered. Last year he exhibited " Love playing with a hare." Of the merits of hisproductions there must of necessity be various opinions. Many of them give evidence of great genius, and display a spirit and a vigour of conception which will long entitle him to fame. His death will be mourned by all the lovers of art. The circle of his friends will miss not only the ac complished artist, but the genial and kindly gentleman ; not only the ardent admirer of art, but the agreeable ac quaintance whose urbanity made him welcome to the society of all who came within the sphere of his influence. It is stated that the Saintonge steamer of the Messi-- genies Imperiales, bound for Civita Vecchia, has just conveyed 30 French volunteers from Bordeaux, Luis-le- Sanliner, Toulou::::, and Lyons, to recruit the corps of the Pontifical Zouaves. One hundred and five young men— Dutch, Belgian, French, and Irish—had previously left for the same destination. A SHOCKING MOTHER.—At the Salford Town Hall, an Irishwoman, self-named Ellen Fitzpatrick, was charged with theft. The prisoner had trained her daughter, who is only 5 years of age, to accompany her to shops and pilfer articles from the counters whilst she engaged the attention of the shopkeeper. The charge was clearly made out, and the Mayor committed the prisoner for one month. NEW LIVERPOOL REGULATIONS AS TO WASTE COTTON.—On Wednesday a local Act came into force at Liverpool, under which any one buying a smaller quantity of cotton than 100 lb. is obliged to take out a retail license ; it comes under the operation of the Marine Store Dealer's Act, and is liable to police supervision. This Act, it is expected, will materially check the peculations which are so common in Liverpool, particularly on the part of the MP& 4te kfr &Mt ‘-1 HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, Jan. 1. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Christian, drove in the grounds yesterday afternoon ; and her Majesty drove out this morning, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses Princess Louise, Prince Arthur, and Prince Leopold. The Equerry in W 7 aiting was in attendance upon horseback. Princess Beatrice, Prince Christian, and Princess Ilenriette of Schleswig-HolstJin walked in the grounds. NATIONAL CHORAL SOCIETY. Last evening Haydn's magnificent oratorio "The Creation," was splendidly performed at Exeter Hall by the National Choral Society, directed by G. W. Martin. The soloists were Miss Banks, Mr. Kerr Gcdge, and Mr. Santley. Miss Banks was in ex cellent voice, and sang " With Verdure Clad" char mingly. Mr. Gedge's rendering of "In native worth" was a skilful execution of the air. Mr. Santley sang with his accustomed power and musi cal excellence, and he well merited the encore which greeted his execution of the recitative and air, " And God," " Now Heav'n in fullest glory shone." He was equally effective in his rendering of the air, " Rolling in foaming billows ;" and indeed the vo calisation throughout was unexceptionable. The choruses were admirable, the greatest success being " The Heavens are telling," and " Achieved is the glorious work." The large room was well filled, notwithstanding the existence of great counter at tractions. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. The guard of Royal Marine Light Infantry, in command of Lieut. Edward B. Byrch, on duty yes terday in the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich, were re inforced at 6 o'clock in the evening, and continued their watch in pickets until 7 o'clock a.m., when they were to be relieved by a detachment of the Royal Artillery. Additional precautions were ob served on the river during the night by the ap pointment of a steam launch, which has been equip ped fur special duty in the river fronting the dock yard and arsenal and the floating and land powder magazines along the river bank. The launch con tains a resolute and well-trained crew armed with Colt's revolvers, and carries in her bow a 12- pounder Armstrong rifled gun, charged and shotted for immediate service, if required. Opposite the eastern gun store containing the coveted 9- pounder giins is nightly stationed, alternately, one of the steam tenders —the Bustler, Master -Comman der Draper, and the Monkey, Master-Coinmander Stnithers, the crews of which are similarly ac coutrred to take an active part in the defence of the garrison, in the event of the foolhardy threats of the Fenians being put into execution. The whole of the garrison police undergo a course of pistol exercise with Colt's and other revolvers daily, under the direction of Capt. Browne, R.A., Royal Labo ratory, Instructor, and Sergeant Greg, R.A., one of the most practised instructors in the service. 'The course is so arranged that each inspector, ser geant, and constable of the force shall receive one hour's instruction every day. A number of the War Department store ships are at present engaged in taking in cargoes of value, consisting of ammuni tion and cases of converted arms on the new prin ciple, for distribution for the western and other sta tions from IVoolwich, for the preservation of which and for their own protection in case of an attack at sea it is said to be the intention of the War Depart ment to issue the necessary amount of revolvers and rifles, so that each ship may possess its independent means of defence. The Lord Vivian has sailed from Woolwich, laden with 95 tons of ammunition and other war stores for Ireland. The swearing in of the officials, artificers, and labourers constitut ing the entire establishment of Woolwich Arsenal as special constables for the preservation of the peace in the division of Blackheath commenced yes terday morning soon after 11 o'clock a.tn., and oc cupied the greater portion of the day. The county magistrates appointed for that purpose were as follows :—Col. Sir Thos. Maryon Wilson, who took the oaths of the men employed in the Royal gun factories i n th e M ec h an i cs ' Institute ; Capt. Robert son, R.N., and M r . B rownlow Poulter, of Lee-park, Blackheath, admi n i s t ere d i n a similar manner in the pattern-room of the Royal Laboratory to the mem bers of that department ; Lieut.-Gen. B. H. V. Arbuckle, of Little-heath, Charlton, officiated in the spacious mounting ground of the carriage de partment ; and Mr. George Parker took the oaths of the ships' crews and the men of the Military Store Department. It was computed that the aggregate number of specials thus added to the Woolwich force amounts to little short of 9,000, by which Woolwich town of itself can muster fully 13,000 new constables. The 26th Kent battalion of Rifle Volunteers, belonging to the Royal Gun. Factories, marched up to the Mechanics' Institute, headed by their baud, and took the oaths from Colonel Sir Thomas M. INrilson. They were com manded by the following officers :—Lieutenant- Colonel Baker, Majors Davidson and Elliott, Cap tain and Adjutant William H. Rebel, and other officers ; and the Volunteer Artillery, principally composed of men of the Royal Laboratory and Car riage Departments, in command of Lieut.-Cal. Oram, Major Thorpe, and others, took the oaths in succes• sion from Capt. Robertson and Mr. Poulter. At the conclusion permission was requested, by telegraph to the Secretary of State for War, to accord leave of absence until the following morning for the en tire detachment. The hired steam transport Venetia, No. 18, with military stores and passengers from Alexandria and Malta, having discharged at the T pier, Woolwich, yesterday, proceeded up the river to Deptford to re-embark stores for the Abyssinian Expedition, which will include a number of the M'Mahon ex panding pack saddles, made by contract at Dept ford, and specially ordered by his Royal Highness the Field• Marshal Commanding-in -Chief. The Venetia has been engaged in the transport of pack mules in the following manner:—On her arrival at Alexandria she was despatched to Alicante, where she shipped 114 animals, and landed them at, Alexandria, in charge of Major Shervinton and the officers of the Military Train there on this duty. She was then ordered off to Beyrout, Smyrna, and Gibraltar successively, returning from each voyage and discharging at Alexandria the various shipments of about 150 each. She then took in war stores and passengers, and returned to Plymouth and Woolwich, and is again taken up by the War Department for the East. The troop-ship Himalaya, with the Marines, left Plymouth Sound for the westward yesterday at noon. Two sub-lieutenants were tried at Plymouth by court-martial yesterday for drunkenness on board their ship, the Prince Consort, on the 25th of December. Capt. Vansittart, C. 8., of the Achilles, presided. The charge against George Thomas Bolton not being proved be was acquitted. Alfred Oliver Tottenham pleaded " Guilty," and was adjudged to be dismissed the service. Col. Tidy, C. 8., commandant of the troops at Colchester, has this week granted one:third extra allowance of fuel to the troops at that station, in consideration of the cold weather. Dr. Leslie, Bth depot battalion, is under orders to proceed to Ber muda, in medical charge of the draughts proceeding to that colony. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Staff-Commander William F. flains, additional, to the Fisguard; Lieut. F. S. Vanderkenbin, to the Royal Oak ; William 11. Clarke, surg., to the Royal Oak ; Richard C. P. Lawrence, surg., to the Royal Alfred, additional, in lien of an assist.-surg. ; Richard V. MacCarthy, William Fetherstonhau,gh, and Dr. William A. O'Connor, acting assist.-surgs„ additional, to the Rodney. ke po an an 91 Ba 28 Col 68 into £l9 21st pan 3 recei divic ISSUE Rail rede. Atla lon g the no a Price quot dunii por Do 3 per Now Now Do, DO no Bank-