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

Q LT EEN'S THEATRE, Long-acre. I Les - sec and Manager, Mr. Alfred Wigan. THIS EVENING, Feb. 1, HE'S A LUNATIC. Mr. John Clayton. After which will be produced (22nd Time in London) Mr. H J. T3yron's New and Original Domestic Drama, in Three Acts, entitled DEARER THAN LIFE. Michael Garner, Mr. J. L. Toole. To conclude with (10th Time) the New and Original Operatic Extravaganza, by Mr. W. S. Gilbert, called LA VIVANDIERE ; or. TRUE TO THE CORPS. The Scenery by Messrs. W. and T. Grieve, Johnson, and Assistants. Messrs. J. L. Toole, L. Brough, and Sanger; Misses P. Markham, F. Addison, Jordan, Montgomery, Heath, Sylvia, li. Everard, and H. Hodson. Doors open at Half-past Six, commence at Seven. Acting Manager, 31. W. H. Liston. Box-office open daily from Ten till Four. 1) OY le AI Lessee and S Manageress, n A iN _lira. S D rl w ' o E r lt E. SoT [HS EVENING. at 7, OLD SALT: Messrs. Emery, James, and Belford; Mesdames N. Moore and Gwynne. After which will be produced a Grand Christmas Operatic Oriental Extravaganza " THE CALIPII OF BAGDAD." Messrs. Thorne. James, Turner, Murray; Mesdames A. Swanborough, Johnstone, Harland, Holt. 1\ ewton, (sc. To conclude with COAL AND CO "E. Mr. F. Robson, &c. HOLBORN THEAT RE ROYAL. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Sefton Parry. THIS EVENING, at Seven, THE FLYING SCUD. Messrs. Atkins, Price, Garden, Arthur, Westland, Wilmott; Mesdames Henro.de, Goodall, Lennox, and C. Saunders. After which, the Grand Comic Pantomime of VALENTINE AND ORSON; or, Harlequin the Big Bear and the Little Fairy. 31esilames Saunders, Goodall, White; Messrs. Garden, Odell ' Arthur; Mdlle. Montero , Miss Ellis, Lu p ino, Green, and the Great Little Rowena. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. New Management. Sole Lessee, Mr. B. Webster; Manager, Mr. H. Wigan. THIS EVENING, HEN AND CHICKENS: Messrs. Ashley, Stephenson, and G. Vincent; Mesdames L. Moore and Stirling. After which, USED UP: Messrs. R. Soutar,Vincent, Vaughan, and C. Mathews; Miss E. Farren. To he followed by IF I HAD A THOUSAND A YEAR. To conclude with BETTY MARTIN: Mr. Geo. Vincent and Miss E. Farren. Commence at Seven. LICENSED VICTUALLERS' GUARDIAN GR. GLENIE, of the Sporting _Library, • 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park, Loudon, W., begs to inform his customers, and the Licensed Victuallers in general, that he has been appointed Agent for the above-named paper in addition to his agency for the Sporting Edition of " TILE SUN," and can supply the same on Friday evening, if required, in town or country. G. It. G. begs to inform the Trade that he is Agent for the LATEST EDITION of "THE SUN," and can supply it earlier than any other man in London or Country the evening of publi cation. No connection with any other persons. Baily's, Ruff's, Wright's, and 3.l•Ca.Ws Guides. All the Daily Papers, Maga zines, and Periodicals as soon as published. Agent for the Joint litock Coal Company. Orders by post attended to. 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TIE SUN" NEWSPAPER.-G. R. GLENIE, Sporting Library, 4, Connaught-terrace, Edgeware-road, delivers the LATE EDITION of “THE SUN " at the earliest possible moment after leaving the press. He is able to deliver Copies in Town, the Suburbs, and in many parts of the country at a. comparatively early hour the same evening, say 40 miles by nine o'clock. Orders by post punctually attended to. THE LATESr EDITION of " THE SUN " supplied as soon as published, containing all the LATEST NEWS and SPORTING INTELLIGENC lc, by H. W. HARRIS, Newspaper Agent, 4, Blackfriars-road, London, S. THE LATEST EDITION of " THE SUN." J. HOLMES begs to inform his friends and the public generally that he supplies the LATEST EDITION of "THE SUN "as soon as published.—No. 10, Hampstead-road, N.N. "SUN" NEWSPAPER.-G. R. GLENIE 1 delivers the L ATE EDITION at Chelsea, 7.40; Kilburn, 8; Starch-green, 8; Woolwich, 7.30; Uxbridge, 9.20; Watford, 9.45. "QIIN."--LATEST EDITION.-Mr. It‘RSTIALL, of the "Neeld Arms," Harrow-road, op posite the Lock Hospital, takes the Edition of "THE SUN" con taining the result of the day's Racing, Latest Betting, Money Market, &c.—OmnThuses every half hour to and from the City. T HE LATE EDITION of "TILE SUN " at J. SMITH'S, 39, Bow-street, Covent-garden. /11HE LATE EDnioN of " THE SUN " at j_ W. SMITHS, "Camden Stores," 78, Park-street, Camden- town, _IFE BOAT SERVlOES.—During the Storms of . .1-4 the past year th© National Lifeboat Institution con tributed to the saving of 1,092 lives from various ship wrecks and 36 vessels from destruction. The Institution also expended £36,845 in the same period on its Lifeboat Establishments, in addition to granting £3,189 for rewards. The Committee of the Institution earnestly appeal to the public for assistance to enable them to meet the continued heavy demands on their 186 Lifeboat Establishments. Contributions will be thankfully received by the London sad country bankers, and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis Esq., at the Institution, 14, John-street, Adelphi, London TO LICENCED VICTUALLERS. ESTABLISHED 18-12. -WILLIAM lIOLDICII and CO., LICENCED VICTUALLERS' DRAPERS, No. 105, Fleet-street, corner of Farringdon-street ; and at No. 5, The Pavement, Clapham-common (Southern Branch). COUNTER CLOTHS FOR LICENCED VICTUALLERS. THE only article really suitable for that purpose, ss. 6d per doz-Ji, hemmed, ready for use. Address 105, Fleet-street, and 5, The Pavement, Clapham. GLASS CLOTHS SUITABLE FOR LICENCED VICTUALLERS, is. 9d. PER DOZEN. ‘XTILLIAII.I HOLDICH and CO., No. 105, V Fleet-street, foot of Ludgate hill ; and No. 5, £ho Pavenleut, Clapham-Common. rrABLE CLOTHS, in every Width and Length, expressly for Licenced Victuallers. Damask Napkins for Tray Cloths, Drills for Bar Ap,ons and Towellings of every description. Patterns gratis and post free. CIARDIGAN JACKETS made expressly for Bar C - us e, Warm and Elastic, from ss. Gd. each, for Ladies' and Gentlemen's use. WILLIAM lIOLDICII and Co., LICENSED VICTUALLERS' DRAPERS, 105, Fleet street, City, and No. 5, The Pavement, Claphail-common. WILLIAM lIOLDICH and CO., LICENSED VICTUALLERS' DRAPERS, Established 1842, at 105, Fleet-street, City ; Southern Branch—No. 5, The Pave ment, Clapham-common. Patterns gratis and post free, with Price List, 67TH PRIZE MEDAL AWAUDED TO WHEELER AND ITILSON; FOR PERFECTION OF THEIR LOCK STITCH SEWING MACHINES - - and BUTTON-HOLE MACHINES, AT THE EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE, PARIS, 1867. THE ONLY GOLD MEDAL, GIVEN TO SEWING MACHINES. Over 82 Competitors from all parts of the World THE WHEELER AND WILS ON L OCK STITCH SEWING MACHINE : NONE SO SIMPLE; NONE SO POPULAR; NONE SO EASILY KEPT IN ORDER; NONE CAN DO SO GREAT A VARIETY OF WORK. THE WHEELER AND WILSON LOCK STITCH SEWING MACHINE Superior to all Others; And Recommended for The following Qualities : Beauty and excellence of Stitch. It does not Rip or Ravel. Strength and durability of Seam Made with economy of Thread. Its adaptation to purpose and materials. Elegance of model and finish. Its simple and thorough construction. Speed, ease of operation, and management. Not liable to get out of order. Its durability and quick movement. Its adaptation for every description Of Sewing, from the finest Gossamer, to several thickr.sres Of Cloth. TIIE WHEELER AND WILSON LOCK S'T'ITCH SEWING MACHINE : The savage may doom his squaw to grind corn, and weave by hand ; but what MAN will admit that his wife does the family sewing by hand, in the land of the Wheeler and Wilson Sewing Machine ? EATRE it OPAL, DRURY - LAN E. -I_ Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING will be performed the Comedy of TIIE POCRITE. Mr. Phelps Messrs. Edmund Phelps, Charles Wm tier, J. Rouse, W. C. Temple, F. Moreland; Mrs. Hermann Hrs. 11. Vandenhoff, Miss Rate Hariteur. After which, the .Drury Lane annual grand Christmas Pantomime, written by E. L. Blanchard, Esq., entitled \\T PEE FO F 151.1; or, Harlequin Jack the Giant Morning Performance, every Wednesday and Satur day until Feb. 15. T II EATRE ROYAL, II A Y 'MARKET. Sole Lessee, Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, THE BROKEN-HEARTED CLUB. Mr. Gordon, Mr. Braid, Mrs. Chippendale, ere. To be followed by A WIFE WELL WON. Messrs. Sothcrn, Buekstone, Howe, Kendal, Rogers, Braid, Weathersby, and It Gnson. After which, AN UTTER PERVERSION OF THE BRIGAND. Messrs, W Compton, Kendales, Rogers, Clark, Bid, 3athcrsby, Johnson, cte.; Mesdam Burke, Wright, Dalt ra on, &c. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. WEBSTER. Directress, Mrs. Alfred Mellon. 21115 EVENING, UP FOR THE CATTLE SHOW. After which, at 8, NO THOROUGHFARE. Mr. Fechter (his 33rd appearance here), Mr. Billington, Mr. H. Neville, Mr. 11. Pailiips, Mr. G. Belmore, Mr. C. J. Smith, and Mr. Benjamin V.ro'),ter; Miss Carlotta. Lecleroq (her 33rd appearance), Mrs. A1ir3..1 Mellon, Mrs. Billington, ence at 7. Lewis, &c. Cont in ROYAL PRINCESS'S 'THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Vining. Last Nights. THIS EVENING, Grand Combination of the Two Great Dramas, THE COLLEEN BAWN and TILE STREETS OF L')NDON. Mr. arid Mrs. Dion Boucicault as Myles na Coppaleen and Eily O'Connor, and Mr. Vining as Badger. Messr. Dominick Murray, J. G. Shore, G. F. Neville, 11. For re.ster.s H. Mellon, It. Cathcart ; Misses Elsworthy, E. Barnett, limhel Sanger, and Mrs. Addie. Doors open at half-past 6, commence at 7. nrillli LATE EDITION of "TILE SUN" at JAMES SPEEDY'S, "The Wellington," Wellington-street, Strand EMOSES and SON (the Originators of the • Ready Made Clothing System) beg tc7remind the public that in every department of their business a large and varied STOCK is constantly maintained, and excellence and cheapness are combined in a degree hitherto unequalled. The articles corn prising their stock are too multifarious to be enumerated in an advertisement, but a list of distinct departments is subjoined:-- READY LADE CLOTHING FOR ADULTS. READY MADE CLOTHING FOR JUVENILES. READY MADE CLOTHING for sAmons and MECHANICS. CLOTHING JI.ADE TO °EDER. HOSIERY AND DRAPERY. Mlv rLEs, SIIAWLS, & LADIES' UNDERCLOTIIING HATS AND CAPS. BOOTS AND SHOES. OUTFITS for SEX or SHORE, List a prices, with rules for self-measurement and patterns, f orwar ded gratis and post free. description at unu sua ll y l ow pr i ces. E. MOSES and SON'S ESTABLISHMENTS are CLOSED EVERY FRIDAY EV ENIN.I at sunset till SATURDAY EVE NIN Ci at sunset, when business is resumed till 12 o'clock. Every article is marked the lowest price in plain figure s , from Which no abatement can be made. Any article not approved of will be exchanged, or the money will he returned! The following are the London addresses of E. MOSES and SON: - 15-1, MINORIES 153, MI NO E is t• I. 01:11 ,4 . ALI,GATE. st, ALDO vrif. 55. ALDGATr. a, A DOA TE. 51. A LDGATE, B,i, ALDO AT A I, DO AT P. sfe;. NEW OXFORD STREET. :,17, NEW OXVORIY-S I'ItEE 1 . . rios, NEW OX FOR D-ST RE ET. 1, II A itrr-STn.EET. 2, liAnr-s I REET. liAlt REET. 137, ToT rENII A If-C )ITRT-LOAD 13,1, TOTTEN II A M-COURT-ROAD. EU•4TuN-ROA D. Also, 19 . BRitiGE-S rREET, BRADFORD, YORKS. BitIDGE-sTIIEr;c, BRADFORD, YORKS. SPECIAL. NOTICE. Tn consequence of frequent misrepresentations, E. MOSES and S. 1N Ilnd it necessary to state that they do not employ any tra y,lira or agents, and that their only Establiahments are the Wye-mentioned. THE WHEELER AND WILSON OCK STITCH SEWING MACHINE Necessaries first, then luxuries : this is the ra• tional order. The Wheeler and Wilson Sew. ing Machine before the Piano. THE WHEELER AND WILSON LOCK STITCH. SEWING MACHINE : Women may reject the ballot, but they want the Sewing Machine. Two hundred Wheeler and Wilson's are elected daily as the good genius of the household. THE WHEELER AND WILSON LOCK STITCH SEWING MACHINE : In setting forth a bill of Woman's Rights, at tho head of the list should be put a Wheeler and Wilson Sewing Machine. THE WHEELER AND WILSON LOCK STITCH SEWING MACHINE : "The luxury of doing good" may be enjoyed by any ono who presents wife, daughter, widow, or friend, with a Wheeler and Wilson Sewing Machine. THE WIIEELEP. AND WILSON LOCK STITCH SEWING MACHINE Stat'stics show that the owner or operator of a Wheeler and Wilson Sewing Machine is as well prepared for self-support as a skilful mechanic with tools. THE WHEELER AND WILSON LOCK STITC II SEWING MACHINE Consistency! an unused piano in the drawing room, and no Wheeler and Wilson Sewing Machine in the house; the wifo doing the family sewing by band. TIIE WHEELER AND WILSON L OCK STITCH. SEWING MACHINE : At the Paris Exhibition, working s ide by side, was Machine No. 1 and No. 300,000 of tho Wheeler and Wilson Manufacture; the former not differing in principle from the latter, and doing as good work after fourteen years' use. THE WHEELER AND WILSON LOCK STITCH SEWING - MACHINE With all the latest improvements and additions. Price from V. THE WHEELER. AND WILSON LOCK STITCII SEWING MACHINE Prospodus Post Free. Instruction Gratis. THE WHEELER AND WILSON T J OCK STITCH SEWING MACHINE 139, It?gent-street, West ; 43, St. Paul's Church• yard, E.C. 111G11 WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY.—Morning, Gh. Min.—Afternoon, 7h. Om To-Monitow.-Morning, 7h. 25m.—Afternoon, 7h. 50m ,;*•;) ttit simitteVoll 4 111 : i • 44'4 V 4 • 14, , iIiPN LONDON, SATURDAY, FEB. 1, 1868. The great anxiety which exists among all classes to give substantial and satisfactory relief to the afflicted population of the East-end parishes has lately been mingled with a good deal of apprehen sion lest public benevolence might be misdirected. There seemed to be some reason to fear, not only .that designing persons might successfully impose on the too credulous kindness of the donors, but that even respectable labourers and their families might grow too dependent on easily acquired gifts, and thus become eventually pauperised. It is ad mitted by every social philosopher that it is of vast importance to preserve that independence and self-respect which so especially distinguish the better classes of the English poor, and which are entirely opposed to a system of begging. At the same time these very feelings render it more incumbent on those who really wish to reliove dis tress to seek out such cases. The East-end of London is a wide area, with a population num bered by hundreds of thousands, and the charity must needs be active and discriminating which would discover every case of real necessity among them, and would avoid distributing public funds to the idle, the drunken, and the undeserving. No less than nine societies have been labouring for the relief of distress in the East-end, but notwith standing their efforts much remains to be done. No doubt all the members wLre actuated by the best intentions, and addressed themselves to their arduous task with energy and self-denial, but the confusion which always results from divided autho rity necessarily resulted from their labours. Two or more of their officers might be separately re lieving the same persons in the same district, while others in equal or greater distress got nothing at THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 1, 1868. all. 'a hose best acquainted with the population h av e confidently affirmed, that v bile the improvi dent and worthless have obtained relief four or five times over, the really deserving have often got not' aing at all. Some mistakes are, no doubt, in evit able among such a dense population, but the mac binery at work was ill adapted to guard against them. Naturally enough, when the public began to 'near so much about the ill effects produced by indiscriminate charity, subscriptions began to grow slack, and amid all the outcry about the advantage taken by the undeserving, people began to forget how great and how widespread were the destitution and distress which are now actually existing. It is with -very great satisfaction that the public will harie that all the societies, with one exception, have determined on combining their efforts, and that henceforth the receipt and administration of funds will be entirely vested in the hands of " The United Executive Committee for the Relief of Special Distress at the East-end." The principles which guided the Manchester Committee through the perils and perplexities of the Cotton Famine have been adopted by the societies. They have determined to leave the parochial authorities to deal exclusively with the pauper element, the guardians taking care that the relief which is given shall be sufficient to support life without supplementary aid. The charitable societies charge themselves with the care of those who most require their aid, and for whom the contributions were especially intended—the industrious poor who have been reduced to want by loss of employment and the stagnation of trade. It is members of this class who will sit and starve iu their wretched attics rather than push through the crowds at the work house door, or go begging from one office to another. It is they who need to be sought out and assisted, and to whom timely relief during the period of the distress, especially if that relief be given by means of employment, is the greatest pos sible boon. There is room enough at the East-end of London for the action of every member of every committee, and as many volunteers as they can got to help them:; only it is imperative that they should act from one central point, so that the diverging lines may not cross and re-cross each other. The public will henceforth be able to subscribe with confidence to the funds, knowing that unity of action is secured, and that a system of communication has been established with the guardians, so that there shall be no clashing of voluntary relief and legal relief. By this means imposture will be guarded against, destitution will be relieved ; and while such pre cautions are taken against double being given to one applicant, there will be much less danger than heretofore of any case being altogether over looked. ---- The one society which has stood aloof from all others is the East London Mission and Relief Com mittee, whose members, with more zeal than dis cretion, endeavour to combine religious teaching with substantial relief. No doubt much good may eventually come out of this distress, by its bringing the ministers of all denominations into contact with those who had, in more prosperous times, kept aloof from them, and by familiarising the wealthier classes with the sufferings of the poor. But such good must come indirectly, and we shall trace it, we may hope, in enlarged schools, sewing classes, free libraries, and other establishments, and in an im proved tone of feeling and sense of sympathy among the population. fie who expects to make as many converts as he gives loaves and blankets to I will be likely to make as many hypocrites as he has pensioners. Another great perplexity about the East-end dis tress arises from the conduct of the shipwrights. These men have done great mischief to their neigh bours by alienating the work from their yards, and much interest was excited at yesterday's meeting Ly Mr. SAMUDA,WhO is naturally familiar with the whole bearings of the labour question. Mr. SAMUDA said he was informed that while the shipwrights were refusing Clyde wages here they did not scruple to go to the north and accept the wages paid there, sending up meanwhile their contributions to the Unions. Further, he had discovered that many men who had left him had gone to work in the dockyards for ss. a day, though they held out against a reduction from is. in private yards. Other workmen have been equally to blame, eac h department choosing its own time to strike for an increase of wages. The result of all these temporary successes has been to drive work away altogether, and thus punish the whole district. No doubt much valuable informa tion in connection with this subject will be brought to light by the labours of the united committees ; and their exertions will thus be doubly valuable in relieving the present distress and in guarding against the chances of its future recurrence. The debate on th.; Press Bill was continued yes terday, and then was not completed, but will be resumedM. J R ULES FAVE'S speech was worthy dy o a tiee, for he rep resente d the op i n i ons o f t h e Opposition, and spoke with of to-day. n great decision on the complicated question. in some respects he admitted that the bill might be complete so far as it put a stop to the monopoly of publishin g and necessity printing, and did away with the for pre vious authorisation. He then went on to show the harm that had been done by the i 'subjection of the Press," as he very properly styled it, maintaining that the result of it had been the expedition to Mexico, and had made France play a secondary part in the affairs of 1866, while at home it had created a complete stagnation in public business, a new loan, anxiety, and disasters. This was strong language, but who can say that it is too strong, when we consider how completely, to all intents and purposes, the Press has been gagged, while all those matters should have been discussed. The policy of France during the last two years has not been so successful at home or so flourishing abroad that strictures may not be passed upon the inflexible determination which stops all expression of opinion, and checks the inclination to discuss the desirability and non-desirability of the changes which are proposed by the Government. N. FAVRE continued by denouncing the blows which have been aimed at the Press, and which had virtually condemned it to silence. A free Press ought to be adopted without the authorities giving way to any apprehensions as to the agitation which might be the result of it. The Opposition were not sparing in their criticisms on the measure, for M. GRANIER DE CASSIGNAC made some condemna tory remarks. He asked why the bill was brought in at all, for the Chamber did not desire it. It would give trouble to society, and end by impart ing additional strength to the enemies of the Administration ; besides, this speaker declared that if they only waited awhile until politic tl pas sion should have expended themselves, it might be possible to adopt the system which prevailed in England. This would indeed be a desideratum, but we fear that there is little chance of it as yet, for it would but ill accord with the present policy of the Imperial Government. At any rate they h a ve bad plenty of warning, and some home truths were uttered during the debate which might well arrest the attention of the most indiffe rent, and shake the self-complacency of the most conceited. One speaker said that he saw a long file of persecuted journalists before him, and they would engage in the struggle with the certainty of losing eventually, for the fate of the distinguished men of letters who had been condemned during the system last year gave no hope of better things. Another member was still more emphatic in his observations, for he said that the true friend of the BONAPARTIST rule are those who demand a " regulated liberty," for the maintenance of the Empire and the future of the dynasty are daily being rendered more difficult by the thoughtless policy that is being pursued. " Take care that the day may not come when you shall hear that ill-omened exclamation, 'lt is too late.' " It is curious to con trast the present position of France with that cf Austria. Their progress is no longer a name or theory or idea, but a reality, and it is making giant strides in the great work before Austrian statesmen. The Constitution has been fairly esta blished, and we may now look out for the consoli dation of the great things that have been begun. To say that Fortune has governed the Vienna Government is hardly a fair way of putting it, because the result could not have been brought about without great courage and great assiduity on their part. A public meeting was held yesterday in the large hall of King's College, for the purpose of raising funds for a testimonial to the Rev. Dr. JELF, the present Principal of the College, as a token of regard, and also as a recognition of the services he has rendered to the institution during his quarter of a century's tenure of office in that capacity. The movement originated with some past students, but it was deemed advisable to make the affair partake more of a public character than it would have done had it been simply con fined to the committee at first formed. The Bishop of LONDON presided, and declared that it was with mingled feelings he received the an. nouncement of Dr. JELF'S resignation, for though he was well deserving of the repose he desired to enjoy, still they must feel his retirement would affect the prosperity of the institution over which he had so long and so efficiently presided. The chairman had the satisfaction of saying that, after an experience of eleven years, he could state that the candidates produced by King's College have not been behind any others at tbo examination. The right rev. chairman concluded his speech by declaring that a more courteous Christian gentleman could not be found than he who had so faithfully performed his • arduous duties, and instituted so many improve ments during his tenure of office. The meeting separated after some resolutions had been agreed to in support of their previous determination. During the course of a long and arduous career there are few moments more gratifying than when a tribute like this is afforded. It is a proud thought for one who is about to retire from the active part of his profes.don to reflect upon that he has been appre ciated in his efforts, and Dr. JELF may well be con gratulated upon the expressions of approval and goodwill that were elicited from the speakers at yesterday's meeting. It will be a day to linger in his recollection during the rest of his life, and the most satisfactory part of the affair is that the praises were well earned, for he has been most assiduous in his vocation, and gained the respect and regard of all who came in contact with him during his important and influential work. LATEST INTELL LGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) THE BRAZILS. BITFNOS AYRES, Dec. 2G. A revolution has broken out at the province of Santa Fe (Argentine Confederation), and the town of Rosario is in the hands of the insurgents, who have declared for Urquiza. Cholera is subsiding at Buenos Ayres, but is still very prevalent in the allied camp. Rio JANEIRO, Jan. 9. Advices from the seat of war state that no further fighting had taken p lace. President Lo p ez was re ceiving supplies thro u g h the Chapo. Four vessels left Rio yesterday w ith troop, and carrying cannon to force, if necessary, a passage by Rosario. ,031 PAR. X. THE ceiling or down on the floor. protest ? LEERY. VIM NOTICE.] what would happen if the authors of all the articich " declined with thanks " were to start a periodical of their own? What kind of magazine would it be? We suspect that' it would bear comparison with the oldest and the most exclusive. Editors are a servile race for the most part. They will not take the trouble to discover youthful genius, to bring out mute, inglorious Miltons. Publishers, too, think more of the name at the end of the article than of the article itself, just because the public think more. Provided the first can announce the Right Hon. this and the Very Rev. that as contributors, they care very little about the contributions ; for the second would rather read twaddle from a swell than wisdom as profound as Plato' from a nobody. The young author must push his way for himself until the time when he no longer needs assistance, and then he will find plenty to " encumber him with officious help." It is very much the same with artists as with authors. Go into any one of our old-established 'exhibitions, and you will find a few well-known names engrossing the " line " with their commonplaces, while the Raffaelle or the Rembrandt or the Rubens of the future is, if not banished altogether, placed close to the What can they do but They can exhibit. Five-and-forty years ago the young artists of that day challenged the verdict of hanging corn- mittees thus. The Royal Academy and the British Institution were close corporations, and so the Society of British Artists established themselves in the Suffolk street Gallery, and numbered Clarkson Stanfield and David Roberts among their earliest members. The Dudley Gallery is no less a challenge to the water-colour societies. In a zoom far more capacious than either of the two galleries in Pall Mall some 350 artists exhibit nearly 700 pictures. Of course in such a number there are varying degrees of merit, but we never saw so large an exhibition with so little rubbish in it. We must add that the artists are by no means all of the class unrecognised genius. There are, for instance, three Royal Academicians—Cooke, Ward, and Redgrave. Holman ifunt, Marcus Stone, Yeames, and Poynter are among the exhibitors, and the catalogue contains such names as the two Severns, W. H. Paton, Thomas Macquoid, H. S. Marks, and the Solomons. Cognoscenti will recog nise many another name with which the public is less acquainted. The first picture that attracts our notice Is (12) Mr. Walter Paton's " Dmmottar Castle." This is a rainy day at sea, and is more to our liking than the . piece which stands next to it (13), Dutch Boats hugging the shore, even though this is the work of Mr. Cooke, B.A. Mr. Lennard Lewis has found in Tours (18) a scene that Prout would have transferred to .canvas. A market is being held in the wide open place under the shadow of afine old church to we r, with its stone o f greenish grey. Very charming is the love lorn maiden (19) by Juliana Russell. She stands with her golden hair negligently flowing over her blue serge dress, and with hands laid wearily over the wounded breast, a sight to soften stern hearts. Mr. Walter Field takcs us '•o a hay-field (42) of the modern time, where the hay- maker is a machine, but where, for all that, there is roont for the artist, who has rendered with faithful skin the green swathes in regular row. In 48 we have what seems to be an Egyptian scene, so clear is the atmosphere, so dry and brick•red the soil. But it is Sicily, and the artist is not Vacher, but Talmage White, who shows us Calatafimi, the locale of Garibaldi's first victory, eight years ago, Mr. Arthur Severn's Bay of Penzance, is an old acquaintance, though, we - believe, it has not been shewn in public until now. It is a work of genius in the highest sense. There is naught zut sea and sky and sun. No ship, nor bird, nor any sign of life is there. The long line of surf comes tumbling on to the sands, and the sun, lurid though haze, lights up the centre horizon with-an almost unearthly glow. This is a very Po ful picture. We prefer it greatly to the other works by the same artist—" Near Torquay" (141), with its red and blue rocks, vivid and staring in colour beyond any thing that we remember to have seen there or elsewhere ; or "Falmouth Harbour" (234), which, however, is a clever picture ; or " Evening after a Storm " (267), though we see the artist values this last almost" as highly as the three others put together. Mr. John Steeple's " Glen Coe" (58) is a striking picture. The scene is in accordance with its tragic memory. Dark clouds sweep over the sky, weeping mists gather over the hills. The bridge that spans the gorge is just the place for some mur. derous deed. "Night in the Pool" (67), and " Wapping" (296), are satires in chalk. The Thames, "large, gentle, deep, majestic king of floods," is anything but royal. It is a servant of servants, and has to bear puffing tug and lirty collier, and is as matter of fact as the verses are grandiose. Mr. Simeon Solomon has three pictures, all of them exceedingly clever, and remarkable as studies of colour. " Bacchus" (70) is not the tipsy, bloated sot as we know him, but a handsome youth, clad in a leopard skin that falls gracefully around him, and holds a long gold-headed staff in his right hand, and a cluster of purple grapes in his left. Behind him are the blue sea and the bluer sky of Southern Italy. "A Patriarch of the Eastern Church pronouncing the Benediction of Peace" (103), is an even bolder piece of colouring. The olive skin and jet black hair of the Patriarch are set off by the golden headdress and the gorgeous robes which he wears. In his hand he holds a staff with twisted serpents, somewhat like the Caduceus of Hermes. In " Heliogaba lus " (252) we have a noble-looking man, bearing the em blems of divinity and of royalty, and far other in appear ance than the monster whom his name conjures up. These three works are not for sale. They would scarcely leave the artist's studio unsold. Mr. Charles Potter has been very successful in his rendering of " The Fitful Head" (74). The ghostly cliff seems bending down before the storm as a man will bend before a sudden gust of wind. The mist and sea-rack are driven before the blast, and the great waves come rolling in, and we can almost believe, it is Norna herself who has awakened the elements and stirred them to this mad strife. "Sweet is calm after storm," and it is a relief to turn to Mr. George Mawley's two pastoral scenes (75 and 92) with their soft summer sky and blue distance, and quiet peaceful life. None of the exhibitors has succeeded better than Mr. Mawley in de picting Nature, at rest. Surely " Ariadne in Naxos" (88), by Mr. Spencer Stanhope, is one of the most excruciat ing pictures ever painted, always excepting those by - Mr. Burne Jones. Everything is contorted in agony—woods, clouds, and Ariadne's hair. The hair is as solid as the, trunks of the twisted trees. If the sun shined in Naxos it casts no shadow, or, at all events, Ariadne has succeeded in doing that which Goethe declared impossible jumping out of her shadow. The committee have placed Mr. Stanhope almost on the line, as a caution, let us hope. "- Exorcising " (87), by Mr. Yeames, is the antithesis to Mr. Solomon's. The second artist revels in rich colours, the first has almost done without colour. A group of monks, some ten in number, are all clothed alike, in the white frock and cowl of the Dominicans, and most of them are kneeling down, but the positions are so skilfully varied that there is no monotony in the picas. In frunt of them kneels, bare-backed, a possessed brother, who is receiving the blows which another brother is administer ing with no gentle hand. The whole group is in the presence of the mitred abbot, who sits and directs the exorc i s m, and whose robes are the one bit of brightness in: remarkable piece. Both England and France have garrisons in the Tapanese port of Yokohama, within twenty miles of Jeddo, :he capital. Each garrison has the flag of its nation float ing above its quarters. IMPORTANT POINT. —ls the clergyman the holder of the church in which he officiates? This was the ques. tion raised in a case at the Clerkenwell Police-court. The Rev. A. Thomas, incumbent of St. Paul's, Camden-square, was summoned before the magistrate for the non-payment to the paving board of St. Pancras of £693, the cost of forming a carriage-way and paving the footway by his church. The claim was resisted on the ground that the incumbent was not the owner of the edifice, and therefore not liable. Mr. Barker gave judgment in favour of the rev. gentleman, and dismissed the case. SHOCKING ACCIDENT. —An accident of an extra ordinary kind, and resulting in the death of two boys, occurred on Friday at the Brighton parish school, War. ren Farm, near Brighton. It appears that the water used at the schools and at the new workhouse on Rose hill is drawn from an artesian well, one of the deepest in ,he world, the shaft of which is within the school build. ings. A steam-engine is used to pump the water into a reservoir, and there is suspended over the shaft of the well a " monkey," worked by a winch, this " mo n k ey 7) being used to let persons down the well whenever any adjustment or repair of the pumping apparatus is found necessary. The engineer is allowed the occasional assist. ance of two boys, and on Friday morning these two, taking with them two others, went into the engine-room; They must have previously ascertained that it had not been locked over night, as is customary. The four boy s un covered the shaft of the well (which is usually guard e d b y a fence and an iron grating), and having rigged the "monkey," proceeded to let each other down the well in couples, two working the winch and two sitting on th e " monkey." This was gone through more than once, when suddenly, either from a jerk on the rope or some strain on the winch, the two poor boys in the well were thro l wn off their seat and were hurled into the depth below, falling 500 feet and crashing through an intermediate Staging or platform before they reached the water. The two boys on the surface immediately gave an alarm, and the superin tendent (Mr. Hates) descended the well in search. One body was recovered almost immediately, the other not for some time afterwards. Both lads were quite dead, and the top of the head of each had been crushed away in the fall. A labourer had previously been killed by falling d o w n the Onl. Clara giragar. HER MAJESTY. OSBOIINE, Jan. 31. The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, ac companied by Princess Christian, and attended by the Dowager Duchess of Athole.. Her Majesty walked in the grounds this morn ing, accompanied by Princess Christian. His Royal Highness Prince Leopold is better to day, but is still very weak. Viscount Jocelyn and Colonel the lion. Strange Jocelyn have arrived in town fr3m visiting the Earl of Roden at Tolly more Park, Ireland. The Right Hon. the Speaker of the House of Commons and Lady Charlotte Denison will entertain a succession of friends at Ossingtou Park till the meeting of CORRESPO. (PROR OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, FRIDAY, Jan. 31. ~Torirnalism is a preCarious business in France, as the debates in the Corps Ltislatif have shewn. The condi tion's of its existen( are continually changing, but not for the better. By the new law imprisonment of editors and printers is put an end to, but the fines will * amount to confiscation. On this point M. Pelletan made Borne extraordinary statements. It appears that the 4 ! 6mition. " required for a journal will be enormous, the lowest fine for a press offence £4BO, and the highest £3,200; in other words, confiscation. It must be remem bered that accusations brought against the Paris preis never fail. This has been the case for the last sixteen years. M. Pelletan remarked this, and was charged with calumniating the magistrates. "All that I ask," he replied, " is that there shall be a few acquittals to break the monotony of condemnations." The report on the new law remarked that the press was a productive enterprise ; to which M. Pelletan replies, that of the seventy journals published in Paris, two or three prosper, four or five live— that is, meet their expenses—and the other sixty are dying, or are only prolonging their existence by incessant sacri fices on the part of their friends. Even this is not all. The taxation on the press is enormous. The Debats, with forty to forty-five thousand readers, pays to the State 800,000 f., and to its proprietors 200,000 f. M. Glais -13 izoin might well exclaim C'est monstrueux. " Under the hew law," said the orator, making a splendid hit, " I see a long file of journalists who will struggle and succumb fatally, yet, undismayed, exclaiming, 'Ave fJcesar morituri to salutant.' " M. Thiers's speech contained nothing specially remarx. able for him, though there were of course many brilliant Passages. The philosophy of freedom of speech are seldom better stated than in his words—" Liberty is a grand lottery organised by God; great nations may invest in it without fear ; sometimes they may lose, still more fre. huently they gain." He did not deny that there was such a thing as moderation, and that it was desirable to have a guarantee that it would be exercised by writers. " But what is moderation ? It is justice in criticism. We cannot define moderation, but every man must give his neighbour the right to use own judgment. The veritable public opinion in France is formed by moderate men.", Ms Thiers demanded the newspaper as a necessity occurring not only every day, but indeed twice a day I must content myself with a passage relating to England. " I do not forget the terrible legislation that has existed for a long time in England ; and very severe legislation exists there still. I do not contest that at all. But the' English press, in spite of it, has raised itself to a high position--almost on a level with history. You have read what was written at the death of Lord Palmerston ; and when his death compelled the retirement of his colleagues, Lord Russell and Mr. Gladstone (the speaker should have said their promotion), I declare there is no person who would not have wished to be judged by history as those Ministers were then judged by the press. That phe nomenon is explained by two reasons. In the time of Elizabeth, of Cromwell, of James 11., the press was cruelly treated. The iron collar, nay, capital punishment itself, was not deemed too harsh for the offending journalist. In the eighteenth century these punishments became lighter, as manners became more refined. At the epoch of the French Revolution there was a renewal of severity, but peace at last calmed the passions, and the press of England has attained the position in which we see it to-day. Who will deny that it is the voice of the English nation ?" M. Pinard, Minister of the Interior, followed Thiers, and defended the law. Re maintained that neither the fines nor the caution were excessive. Nous verrons. It seems to me that under this regime the condition of the press will be more intolerable than ever, though I am bound to state that journalists themselves think otherwise. How they can exist, in spite of constant drains in the shape of heavy fines like those I have mentioned, is incom prehensible. The worst part of the business is the fixing a minimum so high. The actual advantages conceded in the new law are that any one may start a newspaper with out the preliminary authorisation, and that suspensions, arertissements, and the like are buried for ever; but the fines are ruinous. The conductor of the Philosophe has been fined 200 f. :or publishing two numbers without authorisation. Terrible disorders appear to prevail at Naples. Ac counts received here state that the streets are deserted at dusk., Assaults and assassinations are the disorder of the day. On the IGth instant a certain M. Paresi was robbed ; he reported the matter to the Questor, who simply congratulated him that he had got off so cheaply—that he had not been assassinated. The villains are seldom arrested. The Spanish Budget just presented shews a deficit of 48,000,000 reals. The Government ask for a credit of 140,000,000 reals for the expenses of the Pacific Expedi tion. Authority is asked to sell the State forests. A. disastrous fire was caused a few days ago at Stras bourg by the ignition of a barrel of petroleum. I notice the fact to mention that two children and a woman were thrown from the second story of the house in which the fire occurred without any injury ; mattresses were spread in the street to break their fall. The attention of the French Academy of Sciences has been called to the deleterious effects of east-iron stoves. It is said that they give off a quantity of carbonic acid gas. In Savoy something like an epidemic has been produced by them. It would appear that wrought-iron stoves are not injurious. A. remarkable rise has taked place in the waters of the Seine. The total rise amounts to about eight feet. It is attributed to the melting of the snow. SPRING CIRCUITS OF THE JUDGES. The following is a complete list of the forthcoming Spring Circuits : HOME (the Lord Chief Justice of England and Mr. Justice Byles).-Hertford, February 27; Chelmsford, March 2 ; Maidstone, March 9 ; Lewes, March 16 ; Kings. ton, March 23. WESTERN (Lord Chief Justice Bovill and Mr. Justice Blackburn). Winchester, February 26 ; Dorchester, March 4 ; Exeter, March 7 ; Bodmin, March 13 ; Taun ton, March 18 ; Devizes, March 24 ; Bristol, March 27. OXFORD (Lord Chief Baron Kelly and Mr. Justice Keating).—heading, February 20 ; Oxford, February 29 ; Worcester, March 4 ; Stafford, March 10 ; Shrewsbury, March 19 ; Hereford, March 24 ; Monmouth, March 23 ; Gloucester, March 31. NO:IFOLK (Mr. Baron Martin and Mr. Bann I.3i•am welX —Leicester, March 2 ; Northampton, March 5 ; Oakham, March 5 ; Aylesbury, March 9 ; Bedford, March 12 ; Huntingdon, March 17 ; Cambridge, March 19 ; Bury, March 23 ; Norwich, March 26. MIDLAND (Mr. Justice Shee and Mr. Justice Mon ',ague Smith).—Warwick, February 26 : Derby, March 3 ; Nottingham, March 7 ; Lincoln, March 13 ; York, March 17 ; Leeds, March 21. NORTHERN (Mr. Justice Mellor and Mr. Justice Lush). —Appleby, February 17 ; February 18 ; New castle, February 22 ; Durham, February 27 ; Lancaster, March 4 ; Manchester, March 7 ; Liverpool, • March 21. NORTH WALES (Mr. Baron Channell).—Wels h p ool, March 9 ; Bala, March 12 ;.Ituthin, March 14 ; Carnal.: von, March 13 ; Beaumaris, March 21 ; Mold, March 25 Chester, March 28. SOUTH WALES (Mr. --Baron, Pigott). —Haverfordwestr- February 24 ; Cardigan, February 27 ; Carmarthen, February 29 ; Swansea, March 5 ; Br econ, March ; Presteign, March 25 ; Chester, March 23. • Mr. Justice Willes remains in town. THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION. —The neat meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science will commence at Norwich on Wednesday, Augus 19. The inaugural address will be deliver ed b y the president of the year, Dr. Hooker, of Kew. The Duke of c clench, who was president last ye ar at Dundee, will open the proceedings, and deliver up the chair to Dr. Hooker. The local committee are pressing forward their arrange ments, and the various sub-committees (eight in all) have each held meetings. MUSICAL EDUCATION. —The committee of the Society of Arts on musical education has been appointed, consisting of his Royal Highness the Prince of s, K.G., who is the chairman, L ord Henry Gordon Len ale nox, M.P., Lord Gerald Fitzgerald, Sir John P. Boileau, Bart., Sir John Harintton, I3art., Sir Francis Sandford R. K. Bowley, Edgar A. Bo wria g , C. 8., Harry Chester; Henry Cole, C. 8., Cap tain Donnelly, R.E., Herbert Fisher, William Hawes, chairman of the council, R. F. Putt:ek, Samuel Redgrave, and Colonel Scott, R.E. ; with power to arrange for a deputation to confer with her Majesty's Government. BEQUESTS TO CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS. —A ;orrespondent informs us th at an old gentleman named Musgrove, of Bromley, near Leeds, has left a large sum of money to a gentleman, on condition that he adds the name of Musgrove to his own, and that he pays to the trustee of the Leeds Infirmary £lO,OO O ; to the Eye and Ear InC.r mary, £lO,OOO ; to the Leeds Fever Hospital, £lO,OOO ; and to the Bradford Infirmary, £lO,OOO. With the latter institution the testator endeavoured to drive a hard bar gain. Being above 80 years of age, and having no use for £lO,OOO, he offered to give it to the Bradford Infirmary provided the trustees of the institution would pay him 10 per cent, for it during his life. The trustees very wisely refused, and perhaps were thought better of by the mil. :ionaire for so doing, for he left the Bradford, as the other hospitals mentiened, to be benefited Ly his legateet GERMANY. The result of the general census in Wurtemberg effected on the 3d of last December has not yet been officially published, but it is known to show a total of 1,778,109 inhabitants against 1,748,328 in December, augmentation 1864, being an au of 29,781 inhabitants in t he three y ears. As the fraction above 100,00 0 so uls exceeds 50,000, there will be 18 deputies instead of 17 to be nominated for the Customs' Parliament. FRANCE. BOURSE, JAN. 30.—Transactions are very active, and the market is firm. .f . 0 0 llo: 6 vs : 7 - 5 i e c a l (I L s i ed Loan as 41 per Cent. ...... 90 80 Bank Shares 3230 . End of month— ---• ~.7. It&l'an Loan 3 per Cent ......... 68 r 0 End of month 43 55 Three o'clock. —,.lBle6m,7..karmkeext 130 End of mouth— 175 Spanish Threes Credit Fonder _1390 Home Debt 341 Cr i : ' :( n li d t .l o l f o l b n i o li n e t r il l . ... I.i , a Do: Bonds End of m0uth...1300 Deferred ..... I.lAmwAYs. Account, Orleans ..... , ... 8781 Northern ........ , ....... . ...................... 1160 Lyons and Mediterranean ............... 8861 Southern..... ................................. 5381 Western ....................................... 565 Eastern ............ .. ........................ Sardinian .................................... 371 Austrian ....................................... 516 1 Lombard ..... , .......................... 3G0 4 North of Spain .......................... Saragossa .................................. ............. Roman— , ...................................... 451 TILE SALMON SEASON.—To-day <February 1) the annual fence time, during which it is illegal to take salmon in England, closes, and the season would opm to-morrow, the 2d, but as the day falls this year on a Sunday, and a weekly close time is established by the new Fishery Laws, from Saturday at noon to 'Monday morning fishing, will not actually commence until 6 o'clock on Monday morning. In one or two fishery districts established under the Salmon Fishery Act, 1865, the annual fence time has been pro - longed, and fishing f or salmon will not take place f or a fort night to come, whereas in some Irish rivers fishing com menced a fortni g ht ago. Tho prospects of the ensu i ng season are con s id ered favourable. Some palpable results may now be fai r l y l ooked for from the working o f t h e Sal mon Acts 1861 an d 1 865. There can be no dou b t f rom th e nature of the reports from different parts of the country that there is a material increase of salmon in our rivers. On the Severn fishery district, w hi c h embraces a length of no less th an 6 68 miles of river, ' the l a rgest district yet formed u n d er the new law, there has been for two o . r three wi n t ers a remarkable increase of spawn mg fish. This year the salmon showed themselves on the spawning beds in November. The chief rush of fish lip the rivers was in the following mo nth, and these having deposited th e i r ova leave been sen falling back towards the sea, there to recruit themselves, t o return to the fresh water again i n th e summer as seasonable fish. Some high freshes in the middle of January ma terially assisted the progress o f th e exhausted " kelts" (as the spawned fish are called) seawards, and these were met on their way by another run of gravid-salmon, which at the end of the close season had no t yet all performed t h e i r na tural func tions. B u t, a l t h ough there are still a good many unsea sonable kelts i n t h e r i vers, there have a l so b ee n a fair sprinkling of fresh run fi s h , w hi c h w ill bo available for the fishmonger next Mond ay . PRESENTS TO SUIT EVERY PURPOSE, TASTE, AND POCKET AT PARKINS AND GOTTO'S.—Photographic Albums a choice of 3,000; despatch boxes, writing cases, dressing cases, travelling bags, envelope cases, blotting books, ink stands, desks, b oo k s li des, work boxes, t e a caddies, hand bags and reti cu l es, card cases, purses, s t a tionery cabinets, scent bottles, alb ums f or postage stamps , crests, &c.; cigar oases, card bask e t s , poc k et b oo k s, e l ec t r o-gilt and elegantly mounted articles. Bibl es, P rayer -b oo ks, a nd Church Son►ices, vices, in every type. Parkins and Gotto , 25, Oxford "' street. Thousand s o f th e a b ove ar ti c les, all perfectly dew fresk CiNeVellt 1 1 1 3 94 § raid sig.—lA.lm.) Parliament. THEATRICAL GOSSIP. The Vaudeville will soon produce a new five-act piece of M. Ameded Rolland. M. Gaston Dufey succeeds M. Maurice Coste as manager of the Theatre du Prince Eugene. "La Duchesse de la Vaubaliere" is in rehearsal at the Theatre de Cluny. There are now thirty-nine theatres in Paris, and twenty three cafe's concerts. At the Theatre des Nouveautes, "La Crevotte et le Philistin," of M. Paul Avenel, is in preparation. Vavas seur, of the Folies Dramatiques, will play the principal part. . . There is some talk in Paris of commencing cheap trips to Brussels to enable the Parisians to see the performance of " Ruy Blas," which has been interdicted in France. Madlle. Celine Montaland has been engaged at the Gait 6 to play the Duchess de Nevers, in the "Rome Margot" of Alexandre Dumas. At the last performance of the "Grande Duchesse," at Liege, the audience presented Madame Rosa Bell (the Grande Duchesse) with a valuable diamond ring and a splendid bouquet of the French national colours. A four-act drama, by Alexandre Dumas, " Valentin et Valentine," is in preparation at the Theatre duo Prince Eugene. There is some question of reviving at the same house the "Chasse au Chastre" and "Paul Jones" of the same author. Fifty-six academicians voted at the appointment of the new perpetual secretary of the Academie des Sciences. The votes were as follows :—M. Dumas, 30 ; M. Costa, 23, M. Claude Bernard, 2 ; and one blank vote. " Le Pilt6 de Grives," a one-act comic operetta, by MM Meilhac and Busnach, with music by Madame do Grand val, has been read at the Opera Comique. It will be sup ported by Potel, Leroy, and Madlle Cico. The Holborn will open early in March under the ma nagement of Miss Fanny Josephs. A new drama by Mr. Dion Boucicault and Mr. T. W. Robertson is in active pre paration. _ _ . We are requested to state that the " super" so favour ably alluded to in a notice of "La Vivandiere" at the Queen's Theatre last week, is Miss Cushing, of her Ma jesty's Theatre, with whom a special engagement has been made, in order to give additional effect to the con certed music. • Madlle. Schneider having returned to the Varietes Offenbach's " Barbe-Bleue" has been revived. A crowded and extremely fashionable house welcomed back on the first night both piece and singer. "Barbe-Bleue" is cer tainly one of the best works of the most popular of com posers. Another new Parisian theatre will be opened next month. It is situated in the Rue Richer. Its title will be "Les Folies-Bergere." It was at first intended to call it the " Folies-Trevise," but to this the Due de Trevise was opposed. Desire and M. Gobin, a young and intelligent tenor of the Palais Royal, have been engaged. A grand concert is to take place on the 6th of February, at the Salle Herz. The orchestra, consisting of 150 musi cians, will be under the direction of M. Charles Lamou reux. Among the pieces to be performed are Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony, Webor's overture to " Oberon,' ;and a march and chorus from Wagner's opera, " Lohengrin." Pike's new opera-house, New York, of which an account has appeared in the papers, is rapidly approaching com pletion. A private performance has already taken place within its walls. The auditorium will seat 2,600 people, The decorations of the theatre are beautiful, though the roof is a trifle too ornate. The presence of Charles Dickens in America causes many of his works to be performed. "No Thoroughfare" has been produced at the Boston Museum ; "Dot" is being played at Selwyn's Theatre, Boston; "Nicholas Nickleby' at the Howard Athenreum y "Our Mutual Friend" at Ban vard's Theatre, New York ; and " Oliver Twist" at Wallack's Theatre in the same city. The great success attending the pantomime of " Little lied Riding Hood," at the Crystal Palace; has induced the directors to communicate to Mr. Nelson Lee, through the general manager, their intention of continuing its repre sentation. The entire pantomime is admirably acted, and produced on a scale of completeness not often witnessed. It reflects the greatest possible credit on Mr. Nelson Lee, the popular pantomime writer. The transformation scene is one blaze of splendour. The Gymnase has had a run of bad luck of late. All its recent productions have been failures, and the latest piece is the greatest failure of all. "Le Comte Jaques," a three act comedy in verse, is by M. Gondinet, the clover author of "La Cremate Blanche." Like more than one English dra matist we could name, M. Goudinet is not content with the reputation his short and brilliant pieces have brought him, and has ventured on a bold and dangerous experiment. " La Comte Jaques" is a poorly-conceived and feeble story, which, under the most promising conditions—which, how ever, do not attend it—could scarcely hope for much suc cess. Le Comte Jaques, owing to a quarrel with his father, has lived for many years away from home. At length his father dies, and he returns to enter upon the estate. Ho finds it in the possession of a pretty girl, Blanche, whom his father had adopted when a child, and who, as the sud denness of the attack from which the old cuunt suffered left him no time for explanations, conceives herself the legitimate owner of the estate. He will not shock her by revealing too suddenly the truth. Accordingly, he re mains as her guest. Blanche and the Comte fall in love with each other. Misinterpretations arise. He thinks another is the favoured suitor, and retires, leaving Blanche mistress of the estate. After he is gone Blanche learns all; summons him back, and bestows upon him her hand and happiness. This story is simple, but it is too trifling for a three-act piece. Many not over-ingenious devices are resorted to in order to strengthen it. The hero is led into a duel, and a variety of other adventures are thrust upon him. The piece, however, remains dull and uninteresting, and failed on the first night to please any one except the claque. It was fairly acted. Madlle. Massin„who played the heroine, is one of the prettiest women on the French stage. MUSICAL ITEMS. Rossini is reported to be ill. Donald Cameron, the celebrated champion piper, is dead. We are happy to state that Mr. Costa is recovering from his severe illness. Rubinstein, the pianist, will play in London this season at the Musical Union, and possibly elsewhere. The death is announced at Berlin of Herr M Ganz, con cert-moister and solo violoncellist to the King of Prussia, aged 64. _ It is calculated that, at the present time, full choral ser vice is celebrated in nearly one-fifth of the metropolitan churches. Of these services rather more than oue half are Gregorian, and nearly all the choirs are surpliced. It is stated that Mr. W. A. Barrett, of St. Paul's Cathe dral, has written an anthem arid presented the copyright of it to the Oxford Choral Association for the festivals of the present year, as Dr. Stainer, organist of the Oxford University, did last year. Mr. H. F. Cowen, a young English pianist at presentl a Berlin, has recently performed before the Crown Princess in the Palace. Mr. ;Cowen met with much approval on the part of her royal highness and the court, and his talents both as a performer and composer are said to gill° fair promise of future celebrity.-211risimi Standard. APOTHECARIES' HALL.—The following are the names of the gentlemen who passed their examination fa the science and practice of medicine, and received certifi cates to practise, on Thursday, Jan. 30:—John P. Baker, 6, York-place, Portnian-equare, of University Colleges London ; Other W. Berry, 26, Canonbury-road, N., of the Charing-cross . Host ital ; Richard Cresswell, Lewisham' Kent, St. Mary's Hospital. The following gentlemen on the samo day passed their first examination :—Richard Banks, Guy's Hospital; John Dawson Mason, Guy's LW pi tal. A HARD CASE.—A " Sheriff's Officer" writes t° the Hull News:— I beg to lay before your readers a casa nearly approaching that of the girl Griggs i n soVe rity. A poor and aged man, named Nelson, some time sg° was standing iu the Driffield Market-place selling ceuf ee .:, tionery, and, after a hard day's work, was counting 11' small earnings, when a man who had been watching lo lls suddenly snatched the money out of his hand and raa away. He was caught by the police, and afterwards ce111; mitted to the East Riding Sessions, and Nelson was boon' over in £2O recognisance for himself, and £2O for,the 813 .; pearanco of his daughter (who witnessed the theft, and i Or a minor), at the sessions. Nelson being unable to read ld write, relied on the police to inform him whether he have to appear at the sessions—which they (the 1)011c% failed to do, and the consequence was that Nelson did eu a appear against the thief, who was at liberty, allu, Nelson is now lying in the gaol of this borough for Ir uis payment of the £41.1 for not appearing in discharg e own and daughter's recognisances, and liana the ien ° ""d is made to suffer and the guilty weep. The 3 4 .04 o o lf, Sheriff of Hull kindly interested themselves in his c ri e r and I am informed that the Treasury h ave issued ayl pvf ill for e on ib his raufatry 1 after two l months' imprisonment? whic h