The Sun. — London, England, 1851-11-07 00:00:00

• ~. ~{ `, n ~~ ^~, Sp ORTING INTELLIGENCE. The ~.Ta rTERSALL'S—YEsTEnDAY. to /tI tZ Was on a limited scale , and not of a cna 1 4 04: 41 1 for more than a return of the closing quo WORCESTER STEEPLECHASE. '.' 6 too 2 a gst Y ouung 'un-taken 1 agst Sum flood 6 t o 1 flat St. Helier 6 to 1 'gat Rat -trap CHESTER CUP. 1,00 0 to 15 asst Nancy -taken 1,000 to 15 agst High Sheriff -taken freely lki to 8 DERBY. 20 t 0 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Claverhonse 124 to i agbt Lord Zetland's Augur -taken ° OO t o 2,, " g s t Mr. Hawke's Womersley 1 ,000 to : 0 Ig.....attitr.lporrien's Chi e f B aron Ni c h o l son ag3t Baron Rothsehild's Marinelli' colt-t , /tete ABERYST WITH, 1851. %'•lool,or,ptatees for the Cardiganshire Stakes. t o nl eco c k , , 4er, 5 yrs, lo st - Selina, 5 yrs, 9st 21b ,:iy,sotC7Yrts, Bst-Ziliga.ri, 5 yrs, Bst-Fairy, , by Dr. tvj a esed us L 10Ib-b g by Touchstone, 4 yrs, ,st 31b 1 , ''ll(lEa,' 3 Yrs, 7st. ' t 'eS ir 'ER AUTUNIN MEETING.-THURSDAY. Ihr4 'lig Stakes of 5 each, ' d 250 added; for 4411:1; Jztsatedicia,Bst,7lb; four ;•r s., B ,t a 9 n lb ; five yrs, 1 o mile 1/, , , r 8 ro uter goo, lOst 4lb; winners extra. One li t u j• ci llee, A tz ; ( 9 Subs.) kr, b bar s m ° ; : °3o , 3 yrs (201.) (Preece) 1 2 T h r ea l e e o ''enOti aged (201.) Itt.,p, fotiowi saehia agud ( . 400 kb' 89g also started, but were not placad :- 6 t ver eoe ' „ ) 9s 6 44' a Finitive, aged (201), Mr. 011iver's I?.tS, ..yrs (20/ ), Mr. Ilunt's Bird of Paradise, ly ri ar adl ow , lr. Parr's Vancouver, 4 yrs (201.), and 004) 3 ' by Touchstone out of Princess Alice, Se 4.. oietalre s of , _ Won easy. titteolt,, 83 :' ..scvs. each, and 25 added; for two ys be lk Ah, '' db, and fillies, Bst 41b; winners 41b k r. tot,' frs _ Ut lite furlongs. (6 Subs.) Winners to 4 tvill it 7 isoi . '4, ` , p,,, `" ", e B ardol h (Denman) 1 r Y a f ri, P ..................... kb tahh„,B ...alto 2 k,.,tic i ',,ci, eriAPpleton 3 ti* s i a eee Lui s 'llti ge, Mr• Merry'. Sardon, and Mr. p, 2 „,_ ..,„, 1qi,.... 'none al so . 0144°44 016-''uone also ran. 1 04 7lb ; f B°Ta. each, and 25 added; for three yrs 04;1,516; marattr, 98t 91b; five 1031 41b; six and aged, 7 4 .4 4 ' oo,„_ e . a , and geldings' allowed 2lbs; winners 484,441141, ':',.:4118 and a quarter. (7 Subs.) , t r. h • - te l c all ao 4 2 l_ B, B ) l3 ? to i n to , n, 33,ri ... 9 yrs • ... (S. Darling, jun.) 1 ll', b 1811,4 Stater to Cogia, 3 yrs tti, 1 15'4 Ig.also ran n : -Mr. Price's Bullfincher, aged; aliltltl kirYlialachus re• Mr y rs . Won Caurire, It, 'I) S,a;p4serbert'; Si); Robert. L ' 4 Won ea sy. 4,: k t T tkes of five govt. each, and 50 added. ;a . 0.4,,a 13..70 nailer,. (16 Subs.) ''; .1., gar* liirtlct`eureft ,?iri, 4 yrs, ist 121 b (Archer) 2 1 qc,Lbrt's Spota' , 3 yrs, 6st 41b. h -41aoo, , 5 yrs , Bst 101 b 3 ll'ttd;,Art ati , a Selina 5 l . s Bat 61b. •• :, 47 ,p l i,ta i i c ' i l t t B T cl i ce . oth ' y , 4 3 0 yrs, ' Bst 41b 0 4.o4kur rle f. 5 yrs, Bst 21b 0 11; 11, i e We's el ta 'e, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b 0 4 4 . ti, eraeri s c ° ""'n, 4 yrs, 7st lolb 0 4r, 8, ~°b.aut, 4 yrs, 7st 21b 0 a kao-a<arisos, 3 yrs, 7st 21b tile I, 0 'l ' , 3 yrs 6 t 101 b ki la - gael t Vi'o ' s It i , , sad t Sic tee a by half a length. qt-l'dk'(l94rtee of 2 sovs. each, and 15 added.. One (11, -a tl t Sae, 4 8 S obs ), were won by Mr. Stinter , s Nei9,,t J"...(Ennis), beating Mr. Hewitt s 811,,,,•detene_! air. Day's Mignon, aged, and Mr. k iMpi u i lt Li 46', 6 Yrs lit (R$ I L ' tsi te 4 UNIN MEETING.-THURSDAY. t iti N, t), wores ef 2 sous. each, and 10 added, one l e kil let ha (Li e won by Mr. Whittaker's b m by ,kuflp,,tttitl avehaeY), beating Aldgate, Stranger's 2zl4'Ste4ohthers, by a neck. Vaill Abo sae Stakes of 5 SOTS each, and 30 k 4,, i *ri ght ;it thr ee Rifi b. ' lier„i n miles and a half. (5 Subs.) (Owner) 1 it 4 trlpb tel t s • e. aged (401) 4, L I elp a mod wivslier, aged (400 ...(Holland) 2 , tl ttll e rell ett 0 "t Y, aged (201)... (Britton) (Britton) . 0 T t t ati ........._ . 5 lobaboc, and Mr. Blake's Fairy 4 ------_________ 0 stic;"--- _ __ t -4 11 , ‘ - A EXPLOSION-FOUR k e d L ,10.tt tiekia IVES LOST. 411:11fok4t.oceu" eve uing, about six o ' clock, a dread oit t 1 4 , 4 w tred at Conham, near Bristol, by 1 N:1)1 ? :.tch th e Ire sacrificed. A small steam-tug, i N P ! I I 4 1 io to p : i n net and Avon Coal Company, ,itN t e ,,hiindi z 1:1 8' one of their barges laden with ''''N't 4 ''iitit i , f rcgal Bath to Bristol, and when tii 4 tt oll ilke tits ° a the boiler exploded, blowing the 4 %.: 1 t4 ft'esrd: an he causing the deaths of all the Fi l ;i, %t ilt 01140. 'olll' ill number. We have ascer tibetott!ctecilllya,rticulars :.-The boat had only ,:ge, ~,, ,,k ,- , "Iplo t, P.i 84 months. For three months 711e,',Itthi,,iityi In towing the Kennet and Avon L ll 2 ' tteCty i-5. bar between Bristol and Bath. l ith: r iep • trld rePresented as having been of ex 1S 40 110 at QW w et, trtliattehrial. The engine ., w A as E abo .l ut ot ;, 4,,,5a r, e passage of the .L.a,iy Emil y, rtt'y,,NLAlf an the from Bath on Wednesday, 11 1 r k . 'c "'we above the scene of the acci -2) t, aed st Os ' f l' ato,fatir t ,hot ahead of a barge, the pro -4'411 ‘ t ited ' one of the on board named t V i. I N kiv t hat a l tu men being worked up ' ll. 1 41 lili' tic and e - g was . i '4 l , Vi le Ifte,„ r that he thought she was going ' lt b ll 4 she had than he had ever seen her at tl PI • 5 d sh ~,t ' led Nri Iv lth at about 100 yards ahead the i li.' ( 'ck , 4 8 el a terrible noise, and on the i lit • had 1:1()t ,L „111 th e 14 tt,. bc, a rea vestige was to be seen; the cq, tlititri, eici at and hurled into the air, de -las tt,, . ahiltt s nn both sides of the water, i t k i e1 t t,, 1 43 t el l 4 of t h e ed and torn asunder, had sunk 1 l 'lche 11 1ty f ohannel, which in that place is ititl ti e aptd of fo eet deep. The crew of the tug N I ) h rri e d 14. individuals namely, William 'cl.- ' rilail . ' • William f !t, e •sv with one child ; l'iyLiiiiip4ettgin, "r°ll._acted as stoker; . the e.ngine tit'ilre„"tiihtl) and a hl ed Jones, having a wife and t he gee The fa wan named Haggett, all of 1,11 thearg:tt and ! e of these poor fellows was 4,1,410ttt I thay ,P,lnfut anxiety to the men on . s'iN'':/d4,irlt ttap h , t) . ethg the only persons who Vett- GO' of drifts b ar e ove r thehe barge which the tug R6keboi44 he r ige) th e , spot where the hull lay, w ry c`fl'tiec, Wh en and and Sophie, was f011et4.,1 let 4 . ,1 ti tt l 3 iro, ' tr e k , 4 suddenly Gallop heard a 4 41 1 t,,, et,edi ate r 01 l God ! save me ! ' The li t2i k , ,C a t ett . ' preceer steered towards the place 1 14 4 ' k t he 1 ,, ) 4 iti th e °e dt and on nearing it Gallop Vtrt..:,f,N94,14, am, water. He jumped overboard , t `4 t e, " stat„.. o p ro ved eyi :plesiot7 t hat he to be Haggett, to the iA i I to ' th' and was steering at the 41;4, to c 4 rh e a vesae,therefore was at the ex the t he , boiler ' ; but n otwithstanding his iLtlti l, !li i alp , T , h e was blown clean oft the L l ie ll 14 'Eh he Poor fellow dreadfully 2 itl kl i 3 t %I ) foot , was . ,S , ,l t he h rt 2 ; 9v e th e ' 4 , a ging to his leg by I,'4 ' ,' k4, l tß e t, e ci. Ti an fle, and his body being ,Yiaill• te,, , lt f r r , liAlle -‘l/Ing placed Haggett on I 11 14 ' 1 11kt 4 e11 1 , 3 p Procured the ferry -boat and 4 ,4 t tewt,t3,ol! lifforTrle, in the hope of finding the !Gq i ,l ptv likb t hia ,ye'ba 'ere un successful ; the only Ill,2llthlth therticles inch,elh g soMe pieces of the deck \• , s k al l Iv e two; n ding two or three hymn ik loi4 Pi c a nt oo tunate sufferer had on board. q ` '4l l 2 !i I ! k ed b ShOre on the s 1, it NO -" hei -1) a Ca n e So mersetshire side, tvlliotyl at . c rigi or„ .1 3 and jacket, which were k t 'le f 5,, 'tic s of the en gine-driver; and tt N r , re l e gad piecese of about sixty yards from ilt2lllll4tta thaettehred i il °l . he boiler, fragments of O ttit itt legiti,q , ilri st , all directions Haggett was P6 ° el ° k °` In6 r . expired t,, e !nary, where he 1 I v• .. t d ttii Yesterday morning (Thursday). 4 1,, 1 , LI. N t rids twined a oth i tja ,Y ; b krep at Compound commieuted w. h i .k ria l Ilt tb ated soon after his arrival at It tt i ' PltiNt c 1 hi, e , Bh° ek to his system, as well 1 01,M . The body „ l' • Pl ' 4 O I P Piece, g "ally, were so great, ,tie t ‘te t 44(41 are t ott4 , at the boiler which have ttltt.'t4a,‘titiaa,,ss t eat "• and strong ; in some in , Pl 4,: a io 22 u i lve s ,w_at the rivets, and in others 1 ) ~ t e .), L skre e b ere for through the centre. yrl % 'feasts :s'les Were not recovered until , - 4 -.. Will o f 04,1,.\1, hieol, ----____________ c urse be held upon them. Ija4 LlBtr ------- ~,h Be, O r die "NTGENER 4, t „ th, rented a G,,,,,, _, AL ARTILITA 1,4 4 'Oll. '4B d th' usys since at Lytham at an IN 4 6 1 , l eta 0 ,, ' 5 tilt, never army 794, and has been ll t El ai 4 qeto it ' bud' of 1837 It i4 tl ot I )% e 11(1 for bud's have Struckwork in se tltto,,,Nl ti , r„ fo, an ad v _ noe .., __. .con . trans l ' s '; he tt alv ". ' 0, ba per day in their t, ilc,,Thlld AGER , Nklttll 4 4: 4 ,ti, '4 " eollc " Jean Swift once made a tt.i) .14 t lle' r ierei e t 4 din the street, and keep ir r , " • A, 3' h Y act . w hZ,,,,Ftihi;Nat4l,aild-cordicgl;g, h on f the love of mankind ItDa,thtNit'StrYk°,4 three:lll'lned tl'l3erexteodr hairatsiemlfe,incasfrjitingt kVklt,,,t !Ittlf,..i`N 3t;2 1 , )4 ,a and on his watch. Parties, ‘11,1,4 t, ' itc kt io nd ist; rude, speedily gathered around "il I k atl I t 'a 1 fO l net nititt • 41, - .i 4 tii,„, o il rii th erings revealed to them acti4PNAlats steeple,, renewsl(-.1 appearance of some 041kLigk11Csy. tilt h e i n As !ntelligence spread like 43 of 4 ,40 4 , in g ot 3 0 t g gained, the reverend wag toplN, Nft, a tto 2 , 2 4u otit th e croWd, which continued 2 , ,, Ak 8 4 0t , MI bo,._,Pet, circulating all sorts of Noe, 4 tie kt 1,04 .cip2,tiooLissrs Passed away, proving the tt,i'Roia4, eiu5te,........A. ',, 4,0{1, 1 1 !: , tth, at, r de sert . soldieray years s ti t,t 4tvNiil4 4180tL0tierofai ord'eoani,, be hav e his ears cut off. I, 41, it t 1„c di th e I ,_ e was escorted out of the 4 4 4 4 , 4,1 tokogety th ‘ogite 8 March He then 11'1.Y14,, 51. 1 h 3•0 I's addressed the inusicians :--- ii,lh 'kilo,' sore „ 14 ! but I h no further need of ' 1 / 4 . % 3 t„ . "l,.'ta,„ "'ear for m a." a2" l lo s 4 teleal 23 , t ` i tas,, o usic.' , I kio k4 4 of° to o n 111011 day t' L tl% ilq th in eons, the ri • a mee mg of a o -.is ~, ,_,riginai Stl Y k, Was he t p, Pla, 4 aerati on Secession Church tbN:,,, 41 , t, ~s k _ea ehi _ agc a,t *ha charge brought by the ka'All,li r ead , u g his s e ,. ' (' Itev. Mr. Sandison, of 4 N k bt„,i , N I; 4, 74 1 '!,f,,te r wbi 11,11 ans. The minute of the ‘ l /l i I, .. N , ti g r Ab e , e. the 3 8 , 0 , 0 t 4 te 'lto \'el , N 3 2.• ..r , ev, , e, was fully replied 4 4 (1,. ,irt. itivt k,l„_„eu ntletnan made sundry I , o tto `ll t 4 e i. i t tli e ,_ attl„,e',:[ „s ee of the coarse which he 1 4 ikt eraser rli e th.(44 op ohsliudeeratbbleerrel ee a al f i tdgeitici I: I andiron TheN e s re rdmt wholeh e i s r , ‘ 4 c;,t.,.; 4 'tir ' n k ' l tOst i) ,P ° , 3 ed to the ill e str i "oi rlk -c oit G - ' e es, to Ort4 l , c,i (~ Tit t ode, allow !qr. Sandison the 1,4 i „lc o r vs . ~,..„,. o t , 'T 10,74,i, qr!„_ tet e , ,et Felt tYriillOttlt'lll.;gaßiat' a.)'i :......,,, ~,11C14 IN LIMERICK ..-- 4 9,41 ill to iZt i k w r i a t t es of thi',ll`' memorial agreed to at th4ts,ta pldl„tke,Vrawei J. °ll°t3', assembled at last ‘llt rltl)(74', wie l n Y th e L the 3 ' police force, erioirtjci .()reeeive2rd-Lieutenant, by Mr. reciti'nCtlregor, c u '' co t, yes ' on will begraabciiiollp, office, stat i „ TT . r:4 THE LITERATURE THE SAINT'S TRAGEDY. By Charles Kings ley, junior, Rector q/ Eversley. Second Edition. John W. Parker. Whenever the honours of a second edition are ac corded to any literary production within a moderate period after its original appearance, we may rest as sured, in the majority of instances, that the intrinsic merits of the effusion have justified its popularity. There is no doubt, of course, that sometimes a work of a somewhat indifferent character may be puffed into a certain degree of notoriety, and that its author may by the same means be invested with a mo• mentary reputation. But so sure as we observe a volume by a hitherto unknown writer rise to the dig nity of a reprint without any adventitious aids of the kind particularized, so certain we may feel that it possesses within it the germs of a "celebrity," germs requiring only time and opportunity for their development. In "The Saint's Tragedy," by Charles Kingsley, junior, Rector of Eversley, we recognise a production precisely of the nature here intimated : and we may take the fact of its having already reached a second edition as proof positive of its in nate excellence as a dramatic composition. Fortu nately for those among his admirers who might feel disposed to predict for him a brilliant career, as a contributor to our national literature, he himself is, apart from the book before us, fulfilling even now in a very great measure their various and elevated anti cipations. His ingenious problem, entitled " Yeast," recently republished, with additions, from the pages of Fraser'a Magazine, might of itself be adequate evidence of this, supposing even that a very general rumour did not also fix upon him the authorship of " Alton Locke," that not least remarkable among fictitious autobiographies. When it is remembered that with the composition of the volume just men tioned, Mr. Kingsley combines, we believe, the assi duous discharge of his duties as an ecclesiastic, it must be acknowledged that his faculties display as much industry of application as luminous capacity and vigour of intelligence. We speak thus of the Rector of Eversley, solely from our know ledge of him through his literary effusions, being otherwise strangers to him altogether; and our tribute to what he has already achieved must consequently be taken as one wholly and entirely dis pa'sionate. Admitting the powers displayed by Mr. Kingsley, since the publication of his first perform ance—" The Saint's Tragedy," now lying before us in the honourable guise of a cheap edition—we must, nevertheless, avow that we regard that performance as the one the most remarkable of its kind, and as the work upon which he may the most securely rest his reputation. According to the quaint and simple word ing of the title-page, this "Saint's Tragedy" is no other than " the true story of Elizabeth of Hungary, Landgravine of Thuringia, Saint of the Romish Calendar." In the marvellous history of that most extraordinary personage, the author has discovered, with the subtle appreciation of a poet, much that is in truth most tragic, blending with the record of her deeds of benevolence and maceration an exquisite pathos and a touching sublimity. Mr. Kingsley has, in doing this, thrown his imagination back over a distance of six hundred years, writing throughout in every instance in the spirit not of the nineteenth but of the thirteenth century. Aware at the very outset of the require ments of his position as the dramatic celebrant of Eli sabeth, he invokes the genius of that remote epoch in the Proem, speaking in words touchingly melodious:and persuasive. Appealing as Epimetheus, he sings— " Wake again, Teutonic Father-ages, Speak again, beloved primaeval creeds; Flash ancestral spirit from your pages, Wake the greedy age to noble deeds. " Ye who built the churches where we worship, Ye who framed the laws by which we move, Fathers, long belied, and long forsaken, Oh! forgive the children of your hive!" Echoing the call as Prometheus, he exclaims— " Speak! but ask us not to be as ye were! All but God is changing day by day. He who breathes on man the plastic spirit, Bids us mould ourselves its rube of clay. " Old decays but foster new creations; Bones and ashes feed the golden aorn; Fresh elixirs wander every moment, Down the veins through which the live past feeds its child, the live unborn. Closing his invocation thus, Mr. Kingsley enters at once upon the narrative of that wondrous history which ended only in the canonization of Elizabeth, the Landgravine of Thuringia, a saint, the marvels of whose charities and self-sacrifices have caused her to be regarded with a peculiar and reverential affection by a large proportion of the toiling children of Christendom. In recounting this memorable story our author has scarcely failed in a single instance to authenticate his otherwise bewildering statements by a variety of most interesting notes, transcribed for the most part from the fourth volume of Basnage's " Canisius," a volume comprising the "Eight Books concerning Saint Elizabeth, by Dietrich the Thurin gian." For these very curious and remarkable quo tations alone, the majority of scholars could not fail to be thankful to Mr. Kingsley ; and for our own part we must confess to having a grateful sense of the boon afforded us by the insertion at page 179 of a portion of that noble old ballad by Dietrich, in the rhythm of which we do indeed recognise with our author the throbbings of a " heart of flesh" under the serge of the good old monk. Cordially, too, do we sympathize in the evident indignation with which be listens to the sneer of Basnage o❑ what he " unfairly" designates a "carmen ineptum, foolish ballad," a ballad on the contrary in which it is impossible not to per ceive a fine appreciation of the grand and the pathetic. The five acts of this " Saint's Tragedy" are ap portioned in regard to time in graduated in tervals from A.D. 1220 to A.D. 1235, and in regard to place, chiefly in Eisenach and the Wartburg, changing, however, subsequently to Bamberg and ultimately to Marpurg. The dra matis persona present to the mind an agreeable di versity of character, from the gentle Lewis to the fanatical Conrad, from the gallant and cheery Count of Varila to the luxurious and querulous Bishop of Bamberg, from the faithful Isentrudis to the saintly Elizabeth. Several of the scenes, such as the one dedicated to the delineation of a peasant and a wood cutter (Act 2, scene 6) reveal in a ♦ivid manner the completeness with which, as we have already inti mated, Mr. Kingsley has cast his ideas of men and things in the mould of the middle ages. Snatches of song scattered through the volume are some of them fraught with exceeding beauty, and display on the part of their writer an unusual aptitude for lyrical compositions. His account of the sufferings of Elizabeth will be found to be one abounding in evi dences of poetic ability of a high order ; but what we value more than this in " The Saint's Tragedy," is the fact of its affording a masterly analysis of one of the most curious phases in the human character. As a work yielding a very profound study to the psychologist the book before us is in many ways most remarkable. It accomplishes a task which was but hinted in the well-known " St. Simon Stylites" of Alfred Tenny son. It recounts the battle towards a preternatural godliness in the instance of the Landgravine of Thu ringia, in spite of the intense sensibility of a most loving and susceptible temperament. As an expres sion of the passionate tenderness of her nature, we need only transcribe her outbreak of emotion when declaring her love for Lewis to Walter of Varilla : .‘ Tell—tell him—God! Have I grown mad, or a child within the moment? The earth has lost her grey sad hue, and blazes With her old life-light; hark! yon wind's a song-- Those clouds are angels' robes.—That fiery west Is paved with smiling faces.—l am a woman, And all things bid me love! my dignity Is thus to cast my virgin pride away, And find my strength in weakness.—Busy brain!" It is this absorbing passion which Elizabeth yields up on the altar of her devotion. Nay, it is the fruit of this passion that she abandons with a rending of the heartstrings on the occasion of her widowhood. In the evoking of this dread tragedy of sacrifice upon sacrifice, Mr. Kingsley squanders around him flowers of poetry in profusion. Of these we shell indulge ourselves by giving a few brilliant illustrations. Already we have spoken of the beauty discoverable here and there in the little snatches of songs. Here, for example, is a lovely fragment of poesy from the lips of Guts : " Changeless march the stars above, Changeless morn succeeds to even; And the everlasting hills, Changeless watch the changeless heaven. "Can the sailor move the main? Will the potter heed the clay? Mortal! where the spirit drives, Thither must the wheels obey. " Neither ask, nor fret, nor strive: Where thy path is, thou shalt go. He who made the stream of time Wafts thee down to weal or woe." An exquisite song, answered comically enough by the Fool, thus:— " The same piece of clay makes a tile, A pitcher, a taw or a brick: Dan Horace knew life; you may cut out a saint, Or a bench from the self-same stick. • " We fall on our legs in this world, Blind kittens, tossed in neck and heels: 'Tis dame Circumstance licks Nature's cubs into shape, She's the mill-head, if we are the wheels. 6 , Then why puzzle and fret, plot and dream? He that's wise will just follow his nose; Contentedly fish, while be swims with the stream; 'Tis no business of his where it goes." Better still than the song of Guta is the tong of Elizabeth Oh! that we two were Maying Down the stream of the soft spring breeze; Like childre❑ with violets playing In the shade of tho whispering tug's. SUN, LONDON, .'.Oh! that we two sat dreaming On the sward of some sheep-trimmed down, Watching the white mist steaming Over river and mead and town, " Oh! that we two lay sleeping In our nest in the churchyard sod, With our limbs at rest on the quiet earth's breast, And our souls at home with Gud!" Best beautiful of all, however, is the song carolled by the Landgravine, while carrying her new born infant among the rocky paths leading to the chapel on the mountain : " Deep in the warm vale the village is sleeping, Sleeping the firs on the bleak rock above; Nought wakes, save grateful hearts, silently creeping Up to their Lord in the might of their love. " What Thou hest given to me, Lord, here I bring Thee, Odour, and light, and the magic of gold; Feet which must follow Thee, lips which must sing Thee Limbs which must ache for Thee ere they grow old. " What Thou hest given to me, Lord, here I tender, Life of mine own life, the fruit of my love; Take him, yet leave him me, till I shall render Count of the precious charge, kneeling above." Very beautiful, too, is the passage in which Lewis defines the meaning of " Possession," and the one in which Walter recounts the rise of a monastery, and the one in which Elizabeth herself describes her wanderings among the squallid:quarters of the poverty - stricken multitude. The dramatist comprehends in slight manner, at least, the diverse phases of huma nity, having a manifest sympathy not only for those joyous hearts who, according to his own happy phrase, " go out a Maying all the year," but for those also laden down with an aggregation of calami ties. Through the mouth of a handmaid of the Landgravine, he tells us in noble accents that— " Our souls are organ pipes of diverse atop And various pitch; each with its proper notes Thrilling beneath the self-same breath of God." Thro.ighout the whole of the numerous speeches uttered by Elisabeth we hear nothing from her lips but words of wisdom, of humility, or of adoration. The ideas to which she gives expression, moreover, are invariably such as she would inevitably have em ployed—such as where she remarks with an awful solemnity and significance— " Each soul we pass must go to heaven or hell." Occasionally an unpoetic metaphor jars in upon our admiration, as where it is said— " The bird's the sport of time, while our life's floor Is laid upon eternity; no crack in it But shows the underlying heaven." The simile, that, not of a poet, but of a joiner. Yet immediately after encountering a blemish such as this, we are charmed anew by some such exquisite illustration as that furnished by Guta when describ ing the pious raptures of her mistress : " OM prayer, to her wrapt soul, Is like the drunkenness of the autumn bee, Who scent-enchanted, on the latest flower, Heedless of cold, will linger listless on, And freeze in odorous dreams." Scarcely have we had time to lose a recollection of this in the perusal, when we are again startled by Conrad remarking to the Bishop of Bamberg— " Tug at the kite, 'twill only soar the higher: Give it but line, my lord, 'twill drop like slate." The phrase of a " miching" schoolboy, rather than that of either dramatist or ecclesiastic. Further on we meet with a majestic thought we remember to have exulted in before, when reading " Festus," where the blue heaven is mentioned as " the eye of God." Conrad we regard as the least successful portraiture in the tragedy, verging in its unyielding harshness somewhat too much upon the exaggeration of the caricature. His defence of Elizabeth, however, from the charge of selfishness redeems him to our sympa thies, insomuch that we view with mingled emotions the catastrophe of his assassination. As one of the most splendid passages in the remarkable work here under consideration, we cannot refrain from quoting entire the subjoined soliloquy of the Landgravine : " Nought lives for self—All, all—from crown to foot stool— The Lamb, before the world's foundation slain— The angels, ministers to God's elect— The sun, who only shines to light a world— The clouds, whose glory is to die in showers— The fleeting streams who in their ocean-graves Flee the decay of stagnant self-content— The oak, ennobled by the shipwright's axe— The soil, which yields its marrow to the flower— The flower which feeds a thousand velvet worms, Born, only to be prey for ever;. , bird— All spend themselves for others: and shall man, Earth's rosy blossom—image of his God— Whose twofold being is the mystic knot Which couples earth and heaven—doubly bound As being both worm and angel, to that service By which both worms and angels hold their life, Shall he, whose every breath is debt on debt, Refuse, without some hope of further wage Which he calls Heaven, to be what God has made him." That, we take it, is very beautiful indeed, whether in regard to its poetry or its philosophy. We cannot close our remarks upon " The Saint's Tragedy" more aptly than by such a quotation, for within it are comprised the gentleness and fraternal love, the divine and humanizing principles inculcated by Mr. Kingsley. It may be observed, by the way, that the present edition of " The Saint's Tragedy" is prefaced by some able comments upon it from the hand o Professor Maurice. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, Nov. 6. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Al bert walked in the Home-park yesterday afternoon. The Royal dinner party yesterday evening included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, the Duke of Wellington, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Lady in Waiting to the Duchess of Kent, the Baroness de Speth, the Earl Fitzwilliam, Lady Charlotte Fitz william, Lady Dorothy Fitzwilliam, and Colonel the Honourable C. B. Phipps. The Queen's private band attended after dinner in the Castle, and played the following selection : . . Overture, "Il Direttor della Comedia." Mozart. Invocazione all' Armonia H.R.H. Prince Albert. Selection, " Ein Feldlager in Schlesien" Meyerbeer. The Queen, with the Princesses Helena and Louisa took a drive this morning in an open car riage and four. Lord Charles Fitzroy attended on horseback. The Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the remainder of the Royal children took walking exercise. The Prince Albert went to town this morning by a special train of the Great Western Railway, at tended by Colonel Hon. C. B. Phipps and Colonel Hon. Charles Grey. The Marquis of Lansdowne, the Duke of Welling ton, the Earl Fitz williatn, and the Ladies Charlotte and Dorothy Fitz william, left the Castle to-day. His Royal Highness Prince Albert presided yester day morning at a meeting of the Surplus Committee of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations. His Royal High. ness arrived at the Exhibition building, in Hyde park, shortly before eleven o'clock from Windsor Castle, attended by Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, and Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey. The other members of the Committee present were Earl Granvilie, Sir Charles Lyell, Sir Charles L. Eastlake, Sir William Cubitt, Mr. Baring, M.P., and Mr. Bazley. Mr. Edgar Bowring, secretary to the Committee, attended. The meeting broke up at twelve o'clock. A meeting of the Royal Commission for the Exhi bition of the Works of Industry of all Nations was held immediately afterwards, his Royal Highness Prince Albert presiding. The other Royal Commis sioners present were, Earl Granville, Lord John Russell, Sir Richard Westmacott, Sir Charles Lyell, Sir Charles L. Eastlake, Sir William Cubitt, Mr. Baring, M.P., Mr. Bazley, Mr. T. F. Gibson, Mr. Pusey, M.P., Mr. John Shepherd, and Mr. Hopkins, president of the Zoological Society. Mr. Scott Russell, and Mr. Edgar Bowring, secretaries of the Royal Commission attended. _ Dr. Lyo n Pl ay f a i r , an d C o l o nel Lloyd, Special Commissioner s , were in attendance. Mr. Henry Cole, and Mr. C. Wentworth Dilke, of the Executive Committee, were present. The meeting of the Royal Commission broke up minutes by Colonel before three the Hon. reeo'clo C. c o'clock, when rey, P r i n c e atten Albert,attended pro ceededl to th e P addington term i nus o f t h e G reat Vestern Railway, and returned, Windsor Castle. Mr. Robertson, of the Cape Mounted Rifles, had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday at the Colo nial-office. The Cambridge University Commission had a meet ing yesterday at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, in Downing -street. Present, the Bishop of Chester, Sir John Herschel, Pro fessor Sedgwick, and the Rev. W. H. Bateson (Secretary). Mr. John Wood, chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Wednesday, at his official residence in Downing-street. The Marquis of Lansdowne returned to his seat, Bowood Park, Wilts, yesterday, from Windsor Castle. Dispatches from the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope were received yesterday at the Colonial-office. Dispatches were also received yesterday fro m th e Governor of Sierra Leone. D ES TRUCTIVE FIRE IN BELFA ST .—The Belfast Newsletter says: —" A very serious fire occurred on Tuesday night in the extensive premises of Messrs. S. and W. John son, leather manufacturers, Mill -street, by which a large range of buildings, three stories in height, and upwards of thirty-five feet in length,lwas totally destroyed, together with a considerable amount of property. The premises in ques tion were situated in the centre of a capacious tan-yard, at the rear of the north frontage of Mill-street, and consisted of the various departments used in the process of the manufac ture, drying-loits, currying-rooms, &c. FRIDAY THE GREAT EXHIBITION. Yesterday a very important meeting of the Royal Commissioners was held at the Crystal Palace, at which the following report to her Majesty was agreed to : "TO TEE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. " May it please your Majesty,—We, the Commis sioners appointed by your Majesty's Royal warrant of the 3d of January, 1850, for the promotion of the Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations, and subsequently incorporated by your Majesty's Royal charter of the 15th of August, 1850, h um bl y b eg to submit to your Majesty the following report:— "The Exhibition for the promotion of which we were appointed by your Majesty was finally closed on the 15th of October of this year, and we humbly beg to re port to your Majesty that the medals and prizes have been awarded t o th e successful exhibitors by the juries appointed to judge of the merits of their productions, and are in course of distribution. The full reports of the juries will he laid before your Majesty when com pleted, together with the list of the successful com petitors. We are now engaged in bringing to a close all the business connected with the Exhibition, and in defraying the various expenses incurred during its pro gress. Most of the claims on the funds at our disposal, however, are already discharged, and after all shall have been satisfied, a considerable surplus will remain, the precise amount of which cannot be ascertained until the accounts are finally wound up, when they will be duly laid before your Majesty, but which surplus we have reason to believe will not be less than 150,0001. " This surplus will consist of the balance that may re main in our hands, after deducting all expenditure from the sum of (in round numbers) 505,0001., which has been derived from the following sources:— " Subscriptions ... Entrance fees Casual receipts ... ... £67,400 ... - 4 9 4, 400 ... 13,200 Total £505,000 " Of the entrance fees, a portion has been paid by 'oreign visitors, and it was owing to the fact that the contributions of all nations were theredisplayed, that the number of visits made by persons attracted to the Exhi bition amounted to upwards of 6,000,000. " The subscriptions were derived, with few excep tions, solely from your Majesty's subjects, and were made after a public announcement that they must be absolute and definite, ' but that should a n y sur pl us re main it was the inten tion of your Majesty's Commis. sioners ' to apply the same to purposes strictly in con nexion with the ends of the Exhibition, or for the esta blishment of similar Exhibitions for the future.' ," We humbly beg to represent to your Majesty that we are of opinion that it is not advisible to apply the surplus to the last named purpose. Considering that the Exhibition which has just closed has afforded ample proof that an undertaking of this kind can be made self-supporting4and that it may safely be left to the pub lic again to provide, when required, the weans of meet ing the preliminary expenses—considering also the impossibility of fixing long beforehand any definite period for the repetition of such an Exhibition, which requires for its success so many concurrent circum stances—we are of opinion that greater benefit may be derived by the public from a judicious application in the interval of the means at our disposal to the furtherance of the general objects for which the Exhibition was de signed, and in such a manner that the advantages which easy be obtained should not be confined solely to your Majesty's subjects, but should be shared, as far as it may be possible, by other countries. " These objects your Majesty's Commissioners con ceive to have been the furtherance of every branch of human industry, by the comparison of the processes employed and of the results obtained by all the nations of the earth, and the promotion of kindly international feelings by the practical illustration of the advantages which may be derived by each country from what has been done by others. Your Majesty's Commissioners have the satisfaction to be able to express to your Ma jesty their conviction that the Exhibition has to a great extent attained these objects, and that in its consequences the most beneficial results may yet be expected. " Already many requirements on the part of the public have become apparent daring the course of the Exhibi tion, and have found expression in various suggestions made to us for the application of the surplus; many of them, however, were for objects quite inconsistent with the pledges above alluded to, while others, though for purposesin accordance with them, were of a limited, partial, Or local character. " Your Majesty's Commissioners are of opinion that no measures could be so strictly in accordance with the ends of the Exhibition as those which may increase the means of industrial education, and extend the influence of science and art upon productive industry. We are fully aware of the difficulty of devising a comprehensive plan to meet'these objects; should the view, however, which we have taken as to the manner of fulfilling our pledges, meet with your Majesty's approbation, we beg to assare your Majesty that we shall give our fullest and most careful consideration to this important subject, and we would suggest that fall time should be afforded to us to consider and mature such a plan as we should feel warranted in laying before your Majesty, the more so as from the disproportion between the end proposed and the means at present applicable to it much will depend on the extent of co-operation we may receive from the public. " We are advised, however, that our powers under your Majesty's Royal charter: will cease when all the expenses incidental to the Exhibition shall have been discharged, and notice thereof given to your Majesty's Secretary of State, and that we have not the power of deciding upon the disposal of the Burping. " It, therefore, it be your Majesty's pleasure that we should act further in this matt er , i t will be necessary, before we can take ev e n an y p re li m i nary step, that your Majesty should grant to u s by R oyal charter, such fur ther powers as your Majesty may deem necessary, to enable us to lay before your Majesty a scheme for the application of the surplus in accordance with the expec tations held out to the public, and with the sanction and approval of your Majesty, to adopt much measures as may be necessary for such purpose. " All which we humbly take leave to report to your Majesty. Given under our corporate seal this 6th day of November, in the year of our Lord, 1851. (6igned) " ALBEAT, " President of the Commissioners for the Exhibition, 1851." Dr. Bolley, the Swiss Commissioner, has addressed the subjoined letter of thanks to the Royal Commis sion. In giving it publicity, we embrace the oppor tunity of expressing our unqualified admiration of the manner in which that gentleman has discharged the duties intrusted to him by his countrymen. His arrangements have been characterised throughout by the utmost promptitude and efficiency. Of all the foreigners the Swiss were the first to have their compartment in order, and they have been among ' the earliest in taking their departure. Their display has proved less attractive, perhaps, than others, the intrinsic value of which was not so great, but this arose chiefly from the description of goods ex hibited, the commercial interest of which could not fail to be appreciated by the observant, though it may hav epar T ti h a e lly le e tt s e c r ap re ed fer t r h ed the attention is tenti a o s fo no l f lo t w he s : m — ere sight seers." To the Executive Committee for carrying out the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations. " Allow me to address to your board, as the immediate organ of intercourse between the Royal and Foreign Commissioners, the following letter, which I beg you will place before the Royal Commissioners. "I cannot leave London without performing the agree able duty, which has become more and more urg( nt during every hour of my stay in this country, of ex pressing to the Royal Commissioners, as well as to the Executive Committee, my best thanks, both in the name of the country which I had the honour of representing, and in my own. The intelligence and order shown by k th in e d ac ia ti d n a g o lge ffi ne c e e , rs he o p f pi t l h y o hl G ea re d a ed tExhibition aaitwaa and with th t e h i e r the good fort u ne t o come in contact with them during this memorable period. "Among the great merits of the Royal Commissioners whose had beneficial influence on the general intercoure remem berednece ss b a y ry th ea o r s c e c whooess and severity, w ill b e ever am ong civilised be by mankind, the at t en tion which they paid to the and, I may be allowed the ex pression,charming arrangements, nations will thankfully acknowledged comfor t least; and although they admiration of thei r have gained for it the undisp uted con temporaries, I hope they will not refuse the sincere the almost domesticc and order is th e building, are certainly not the hourly thanks of an individual, w the benefits of their to experience entlemen, your very " I have the honour to be, g hose duties enabled him obedient servant, "yrofessor Dr. F. BOLLEY, "Commissioner for Switzerland. " London, Nov. 3." A correspondence has passed between Lieutenant Tyler, R.E., on behalf of t he Executive Committee, and the Court of Directors of the East Indi a Com pany, with reference to th e collection of specim ens i n process of formation under th e authority . of the R o y a l Commission. The Court of Directors intimat e that Dr. Royle has received instructions from them to meet the wishes of the Commissioners to the utmost practicable extent. --...--------T 37, a court .— ch Y air e . ste m rd r. a ßlake gave was Co he u l n d L OF C L o or kt d rdo i n ayr offic th rt e notice that he should more the reduction of the fine for re fusing to serve the office of sheriff, from 5004 to 1001._ In answer to a question from Mr. IL L. Taylor, Sir Peter Laurie said that the Lord Mayor bad received an order from the Secretary of State requiring the Court to provide a paupe lunatic a sylum. The e xenses would be defrayed out of r the funds which were at present devoted to the Sup port of lunatics, but nothing as yet had been done beyond a mere direction to look out for a site. Mr. Deputy Harrison presented the report of the " Freedom Committee," on the proposed Bill for amending the London Election Acts; but after a long discussion the alterations it proposed were negatived by a majority of 44—the numbers being 79 against 36. FORGERIES IN GLASGOW.--OR Friday, a clerk in the employment of Mr. Ross, commission-agent, St. Vincent street, was apprehended in Dlillport, on a charge of forgery. Mr. Ross, on calling at three of the banks in the city, dis covered that cheques had been forged in his name, amounting to 2861., made up by various small sums. He immediately communicated with the police, who, as has been stated, ap prehended hi s c l er k as the culprit, and he has been fully i. ago, 61 but i a s s i f t o committed to gaol to a wa it his trial. On Wedn esda y one of the partners of a fi rm carry i ng on business as commission agents document n forged gents in the cit y , was apprehended on the charge of having the name of his ne ph e w on a bill of exchange for the sin g s, of 551. lls. 2d. Th e f orger y had been committed some time r w th a s s t r n e o e t t discovered rrhe p erstal until a l c a c .', u t sed week, w a s w o h r e d n e t r b e d e was utt ere d i n t h e or di nar y c ourse of business in a on Saturday, at the Central Police Court, to be sent to gaol to await trial.—Nortls British Mail. EVENING, R 7, 1851. THE RA.2IISFIAY INQUIRY AT PRESTON. PRESTON, TRURSDAY.—L 3 St night after our report was dispatched, when the reading of the evidence was concluded— Mr. Monk proceeded to contend that the statements of the judg e f u ll y made out the inference of the me morialists, that Mr. Ramshay was unfit to hold that office. Expressions had been used by Mr. Ramshay even up to yesterday, which showed the animus with which he was actuated, and he had threatened to in dict all the persons who had subscribed towards the expenses of Mr. Whitty. At this peri o d (h a lf- past five o'clock) the Court ad j ourned till Thursday. The proceedings were resumed this morning at ten o'clock, and seemed to excite increased interest. Mr. Monk p rocee d e d with his address on the ' part of the mem or i a li s t s , and contended that he had a right to bring forward any matters bearing upon the conduct and temper of Mr. Ramshay even since the memorial. The Earl of Carlisle was of opinion that the Learned Counsel ought not to enter into matters which had occurred subsequently to the memorial. Mr. Monk, in conclusion, contended that the whole conduct of Mr. Ramshay exhibited inability and want of temper, which unfitted him for the bench. The speech made by Mr. Ramshay at the dinner and in court, showed that he had a morbid sensibility upon the dignity of his office, and a temp er no t under suffi cient control for his duties. On one day he had fined no less than six persons for alleged contempt. Such a circumstance was perhaps unparalleled in any other court whatever. Applause in a court of justice was to be deprecated, but he (Mr. Monk) never knew of judges convicting persons by wholesale in this manner. He thought the v e ry wo r s t feature in the case was Mr. Ramshay's allusion to the man Joyce, to which he adverted yesterday. The liberty of the press and person in Liverpool was d ee ply interested in this in quiry, and he would sa y th a t lib e rty would exist in name only, if such proceedings could be tolerated. The following evidence was then adduced : George Dudley Cooper said he was a reporter to the Liverpool papers. He was present at the Liver pool County Court on the 25th of August, when Mr. Ramshay made a speech. Cross-examined by Sergeant Wilkins—Was not retained for any particular paper. Had been at Liverpool nine mon th s . W as present on the occasion when Mr. Ramshay spoke about the fist of a witness being closed. Don't recollect Mr. Ramshay calling a man an ass. Should have reported it if it had oc curred. Re-examined—Saw Mr. Ramshay use a threatening gesture, on the 29th, to a witness. Mr. Thomas A. Humphries was a reporter. At tended a dinner given by Mr. Ramshay on the 29th of September. (His report, which has been already published, was then put in as evidence). Cross-examined—There was no exultation or tri umph at the meeting, unless it was indicated by the re port. Was frequently at Mr. Ramshay's court. From the time of Mr. Ramshay's return up to the date of the memorial, had not observed anything wrong in the court. Attended in Mr. Lowndes' time. The court was then conducted as ceurts usually are. There were more suitors now. Mr. Ramshay was always lenient and kind to poor suitors. Had not witnessed outrage against decency or propriety. Re -examined—Had not been present more than once when a fine was inflicted. Did not see a man fined because he could not hear Mr. Ramshay. Daniel M`Clennan was a reporter on the Liverpool press. Was in the County Court on the 27th Sept. last, and took notes. Remained there about two hours. Was there on the 29th also. Mr. Ramshay put a question to Hartley with reference to a handbill. Hartley did not give a direct answer to the question. His Honour turned to him and said " You ass, don't you know that is what we legally call a fist ?", Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant Wilkins—Was acquainted wish Mr. Whitty. Several reporters were present when Mr. Ramshay used the expression. Witness's report had been impugned. Wrote Har ding's system of shorthand. (The witness here pointed out in his notes to the Learned Sergeant the passage about the expression "ass.") Read his notes to Mr. Thomas Bean, of the Liverpool Albion. Mr. Bean supplied a report to the Times. Had been employed on several occasions to report for the Times. Had been sued in the County Court. Had a dispute with Mr. Bean about the above transaction. Refused to give up his notes unless Mr. Bean gave him 71. 17s. 6d. This he got all but 21. At witness's request, Mr. Ramshay re-heard a fraud summons. The decision was reversed. Re-examined—Had no doubt Mr. Ramshay used the word "ass" on the 29th. Had on many occasions sent reports to the London papers. L. M. Rogers said he arrived from the United States on the 21st of September last. Was in the County Court on the 29th, when Mr. Whitty's case was wader consideration. Heard Mr. Ramshay use the word " ass." Mr. Ramshay leaned to the man Hartley, the bailiff, and said—do you not know that when a hand is closed it is a fist ? Cross-exaMined by Mr. Sergeant Wilkins—Was staying with Mr. Wilmer, of the Liverpool Chronicle. Should stay here till spring. Was standing on the right-hand side of the court when the expression was used. Did not hear any one say, " Who stole the jackass ?"—(A laugh)—but many uncivil things were said. Knew Mr. Whitty. Thomas Phillips—Was a reporter for the Liverpool press, and was in the County Court on the 27th Sep tember. Saw a bill on the floor. Was there on the 29th. Saw the Judge make a gesture with his hand, and he used the word " ass" to a witness. Was confident he used the word. When Mr. John Whitty was before Mr. Ramshay on the Wednesday, wit ness was there, and took notes. Crosse-xamined by Mr. Sergeant Wilkins—Had offered a copy of his short-hand notes to Mr. Ram shay. Had given his opinion that Mr. Ramshay was a very able and competent judge, and that he had been very ill-used on a former occasion. Mr. Ram shay spoke in an under tone when he called the man an ass, but almost any person there could hear him. Saw several reporters there—seven he should think. The reporters were close to Mr. Ramshay. There were loud cheers on the day when Sir George Stephen talked of shooting a man through the head—at least there was stamping on the floor. Had heard the same excitement in an assize court at Liverpool when Gleeson Wilson was ordered to be hung.—(A laugh.) Mr. Justice Patteson was the judge. lie told the officer to keep order, but he did not threaten to com mit any one. Never received a fee for suppressing a report. A foreigner gave him half a-sovereign to take a report. Did not tell him he was a reporter for the ' NOVEMB SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. TIMES.—The Royal Commissioners in Hyde park have come to the conclusion that, after discharg ing all the expenses of the Exhibition, they have ex hausted the powers of their charter, and have no authority to deal with the surplus. On this point, therefore, as also on another very intimately connected with it—that is, the fate of the building —the public curiosity must consent to be balked till ber Majesty has granted another charter with furth e r p owers . Besides the legal difficulty which was partly admitted last session, when it was stated that'an Act of Parlia ment would be necessary to wind up affairs and con firm the disposition of the surplus, the question is embarrassed by the multitude of rival projects, and still more by some important considerations connected with the site. The actual surplus, after an immense amount of work has been paid for and merit remune rated, cannot be safely estimated at much over 150,0001. Most people, we are aware, expected more out of 505,0001., the gross receipts of the Exhibition, but they had not considered, probably, the immense additions, and even alterations, on the original plan, which was, indeed, a mere shell of glass. Now 150,000/., though a surplus that would have been thought a wild estimate a twelvemonth ago, is yet very in adequate for any purpose which shall be a worthy and lasting memorial of the Great Exhibition. It is very inadequate of itself, but it is a respectable sum, considered as the well-earned endowment of an ex isting edifice like the Crystal Palace, occupying one of the best sites near the metropolis, and the focus of many splendid and many affectionate associations. The object, then, is to rescue as much as possible of this wreck, for some sort of wreck there is in the close of a great undertaking, and gather together as much as possible of all the other fruits of the Exhibi tion besides its pecuniary surplus. Certainly this year has given a very great start to the cause of in dustry, science, and peace, and it is a pity that start should not be maintained by every means in our power. Though the Commissioners consider them selves precluded from applying the surplus, they point out the use which they hold to be most in cha racter with the Exhibition. They recommend that something should be done as far as possibl e open an d equal to all nati ons , which may increase the means of industrial education, and extend the influence of science and art upon productive industry." This is a comprehensive description of the work to be done, and, but that it seems almost impossible, suggests a permanent form of the Great Exhibition. Such a thing, supposing it to be possible, will certainly unite most suffrages i n it s favour, and is open to the fewest objections. It is clear that we must not reckon on periodical exhibitions such as that of 1851. An attempt to repeat it, even ten years hence, would pro bably be a failure. The sum of 150,0001. would go a very little way in founding and maintaining a school of art, a college, or any apparatus of lectures, exhibi tions, and other academical appendages. On review ing all that may be done with the money alone, and all that may be done with that money in conjunc tion with the edifice, the site, and the prestige of the Great Exhibition, it certainly does seem a very great pity to throw away an existing and hard-fought ad vantage. If certain objections could be got over, and the Crystal Palace could be adapted to permanent purposes, that would be a beginning worth the co operation of the public and the assistance of Parlia ment. England cannot but enjoy the greater share in the benefits which are to be offered ostensibly to all nations, so it would only be reasonable :that she should take a larger share in the cost, and meet the surplus earned and contributed by all nations with a handsome Parliamentary grant. It is commonly supposed that by the terms of the con tract the Commissioners will simply lose 70,0001. or 80,0001. by giving up the building to the con tractors, and that this is the whole of the pecuniary difference between its preservation and its destruc tion. But, as generally happens with contracts, and as could not fail to happen with an undertaking of this novel character, there is much to be paid for which is not in the contract. The building as it stands has cost so much more than the original estimate that its destruction would be a clear loss of 150,000/. to the public. This certainly affects the question of keeping up the building, and powerfully reinforces the regrets with which its demolition is so generally contemplated. It is true that a good deal must be done to the building before it can be adapted to any permanent purpose ; but Messrs. Fox and Hender son, as we are informed, are prepared to substitute a roof which they can guarantee for many years, at the cost of 20,0001. ; and Sir Joseph Paxton under takes that the whole of the vast edifice can, if ne cessary, be kept for a moderate sum at the ordinary temperature of an orangery throughout the hardest winter. As for the other objections, from what has been called the Prince's-gate interest, we have always been disposed to allow them great weight. Of course, the proprietor of a splendid mansion overlooking the park suffers a great loss, if not a legal damage, by the substitution of a monster greenhouse. But may not this grievance be met by some species of compensation ? What if Knightsbridge barracks and their abominable adjuncts, together with many of the low houses between them and Albert-gate, should at last suffer the fate with which they have long been threatened, and to which they were some time since all but condemned ? We believe we may say that, but for the change of Ministry in 1846, the site of Knightsbridge barracks would ere this have been occupied with a handsome row of houses fronting Hyde -park, and with private gardens opening upon common pleasure -grounds, like those near Apsley House. The whole of this neighbour hood is destined for improvement, which, however, is impossible so long as the barracks are the dominant feature and influence of the locality. The removal of this nuisance to another and less obtrusive site is even easier than we thought for. There is plenty of Crown land to the west of Kensington Palace which would do for the purpose, besides sites that could easily be purchased. Now, if these barracks, riding-school, &c., were removed, the noble occupants of Stratheden House at all events would be the gainers on the ba lance of change, and even the malcontents of Prince's-gate would not have much to complain of. Into so vast a building it is easier to say what might than what might not be admitted. The ques tion is, how much of the Exhibition should be per mitted to remain. Of course a bazaar cannot be per mitted, but there can be no reason why examples of inventions or workmanship should not be exhibited to any extent, so that visitors from all parts of the world may be enabled to see in one view the present state of scientific and manufacturing art. There would also be room for those other ornamental objects, and even for what seems to have inspired an unreason able degree of apprehension in some quarters—a winter garden. But the great use of such a building, and the great desideratum of this metropolis, would be a collection of pyhsical and economic science, such as can be easily made, and is now, indeed, in the process of formation, from the numerous collections sent by private exhibitors. As we have observed long since, if the building can be effectually adapted to the pur pose, so as to exclude all injurious atmospheric in fluences, as far as they can be excluded in this cli mate, the physical collection now overflowing the British Museum might find a more suitable depository in Hyde -park. It has also been suggested that por tions of the building might be adapted for historical galleries, like those of Versailles, and for w hi c h we have no lack of subjects in Briti s h history. Altera tions would be necessary in the structure, but they need not be very costly, or all a t once. These, how• ever, are questions which we cannot consider for midable, for they are capable of an exact and practical solution. Only say what is to be done, and there are plenty of people who can reckon the cost, and do it for the money. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. No ITH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY. -- ( Miles open, 112. ) Return of traffic for the week ending Oct. 26 : Railway and canal ... £5,014 0 0 Corresponding week last y ear ... 4,735 0 0 Note. —The above is exclusive of the receipts available under the agreement with the London and North-Western Railway Company. BRISTOL AND EXETER RAILWAY.--.Traffie for th• week ending Oct. 26:-- Passengers Goods ... Parcels ... Mails ... ... £2,605 8 8 .. 1,309 1 1 ... 155 16 7 ... 223 4 2 Total ... £4,293 12 6 SHREWSBURY AND BIRMINGHAM RAlLWAY.—Traffic re ceipts for the week ending Nov. 2 : Passengers £266 3 5 Carriages, horses, and parcels ... 14 13 4 Live stock 12 16 10 Merchandise and minerals ... 229 10 5 Total .. ... ... £523 4 0 Corresponding period last year.. 556 5 0 MANCHESTER, BUXTON, MATLOCK, AND MIDLANDS JUNC TION RAILWAY.—Return of traffic for the week ending Nov. 2 : _ Passengers, &c.... ... Merchandise ... ... ... ae7o 9 2 ... 90 14 8 Total £l6l 310 Corresponding week last year ... 114 1 0 HEALTH OF THE BISHOP OF GLOUCESTER. --We hear that the Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol has been ordered by his physician to abstain from all episcopal and clerical duty, and will, in all probability, shortly leave Eng land for a renewed and lengthened sojourn in one of the milder climates of the south of Europe. His Lordship is at present at Brighton.—Bath Chronicle. TIIE STEAM• SHIP Our Liverpool correspondent, in his communication of yesterday, says : As yet we have no tidings of the steam-ship Atlantic, which was to sail from New York on the 25th ultimo. It is gene rally considered that she has not sailed on her day. There are several parties here who indulge the unpleasant idea that she has again broken down, and probably put into Cork. Be this as it may, considerable anxiety is felt for the appear ance of the noble ship. The Atlantic, although not out much beyond a fair passage, is certainly considerably over the average runs she has previously made. Re-examined—On the trial of the Chartists there were manifestations, but Mr. Baron Alderson did not commit any one. Mr. Robertson Gladstone was then called, and wishQd to make some explanation before he gave his evidence. Mr. Sergeant Wilkins, however, objected. The witness said he had been threatened by Mr. Ramshay; his only object was to be protected. Mr. Ellis said it would be in the discretion of the witness whether he gave his evidence or not. Mr. Gladstone then consented to give his evidence. The witness said he had been Mayor of Liverpool in 1842 and 1b43. Was in the County Court on the 29th September, for he was anxious to satisfy his mind about the ,proceedings there. Mr. Ramshay was examining a witness when he went in. The witness proceeded to say—Mr. Ramshay was very much excited, and apparently almost bursting with passion. He was taking down the evidence, and as he wrote he spoke aloud whilst he was writing. While so engaged his mind seemed to revert to ano ther matter, and he said, "Let that man consider himself to be in custody." This was said in a burst of passion. Hartley was afterwards examined. I remained till after Mr. Whitty was committed, but I was absent for a short time. Mr. Ramshay, in speaking to Joyce, said something about blows, but the witness never mentioned anything about blows. Mr. Jeffsreayybeessetraoemodde. close by me. Mr. Ramshay never app eared cool once, but was always quite infuriated. He worse towards the close of the day. IL dened, the expression of his countenance w him s d. his f c scarcely human, and he add resse d M r. Whitty It w aa ne mat_ a xt s - .. hmiobsittedinthsuelwtinogrstlanguage. He hi nof ter of amazement to me how Mr. Whitty could stand quietly by and hear such expressions. Mr. Ramshay made frequent a ll us i ons to the powers invested in him, and said h e wou ld let the i peopl e of Li verpoo l mind—(Sensation k m n r o . w ß w am ha s t ha h y e % w li o s ul n d o d t o o . f io D u l n y d mmiesson was, s and the that ) upon the poi n t s o f t h e d i gnity of the courtaat powers invested i n hi m. H e desired the bailiff to take into custody all who applauded. The bailiff said every one applauded. Upon this Mr. Ramshay told the bailiff that if he did not bring somebody forward he would fine him (the bailiff). Two per sona were brou g ht forward and fined. Mr. Ramshay said some respectable people had entered the court, otherwise he would have ordered the doors to be locked, and fined every one is the court. ob j C ec ro te s d s -etoxabme in e e x d am by in A e l d r. o S n erg a e o r ou t o W t Wilkins—Had witness had read was not in praise of Mr. Ramshay. Read the Mercury, the Journal, and other Liverpool papers. Did not know Mr. r. Whitty had and o f an attendantCarlisle. Did upon the h o usekeeper of the Earl of Carlisle. Did not k ß no a w msay i h fi\ 's i ordinary mode of expression. Did not c th a e lled ho lN o l s r e . k l e l e a p m e s r h o a f y fl know that Mr.Whitty had been in the h abit of abusing a the u E nk a y rl Mr. Ramsbay, and had impugned the motives o f the Earl of Carlisle in appointing him. Did not know what Mr. Ramshay said about blows. The first burst of passion from Mr. Ramshay was when he addressed the reporter of the Albion. Considered that on two points, Mr. Ramshay was a monomaniac —first, as to the dignity or sacredness of his own person; and, secondly, as to the deco= neeeeeary to be observed [The witness proceeded to describe the conduct of Mr. Ramshay towards Mr. Whitty, and recapitulated the remarks applied to that gentleman by the judge, which are already well known.] Cross-examined —Was a subscriber to the fund for paying for these proceedings. Subscribed 101. Did not applaud. Re-examined —Had no previous knowledge of Mr. Ramshay. Dr. Manifold deposed to having been at the court on the day in question, and described the excited a n ith h o e ug se h nte Mr Whitty vv ll l lr it . ty W h tty n he state of Mr. R aue .h ay. His teeth were set, and his e w y a e s s v sp er a y rkl e e x d cite sparkled. l d l:he opened his lips. Matthew Dobson Lowndes, the solicitor at Liver pool concerned for Whitty, described the occurrences at the court on the 29th of September, in terms si milar to those already mentioned. The witnesses were very unfairly examined. Mr. Ramshay was very much excited, but he understood that he was in the habit of speaking with his teeth closed. Mr. Ramshay was very impatient, because the officers did not bring forward the persons who applauded, and threatened to fine the officers for not doing so. Cross-examined—Witness's late brother had been the judge of the court. He had stated in a letter that his brother had been persecuted by the Guardian So ciety. His late brother had wished to prosecute some of the Liverpool papers for attacks upon him. M s brother was not calculated for a judge. His brother was anxious to leave no motive or ground for the attack upon him. Towards the close of his life he was comparatively unattacked. Mr. Ramshay was a ma n of great professional skill. Re-examined—Was not of opinion that Mr. Ram shay was a good judge. Command of temper and for bearance was necessary. Mr. Ramshay did not possess these qualities. His late brother was calumniated before the court ceased to be under the control of the corporation. Some memorials were presented against him. Knew of no conspiracy against Mr. Ramshay. Sir G. Stephen deposed to having been engaged professionally in the two proceedings at the County Court. The demeanour of the judge was very much excited. There was nothing in the demeanour of Mr. Whitty calculated to draw down the censure of the judge. Mr. J. B. Aspinall, a barrister, stated that his avo cations often took him to the County Court. Never saw a judgment delivered from the bench in such an irritated manner as that upon Mr. Whitty. In ano ther case the judge was very violent, and there was no occasion whatever for his violence. Cross-examined—Was a candidate for the office of judge. He had not written for the Liverpool papers for some years. Had not joined in any attacks upon Mr. Ramshay. Was told that his Lordship had ex pressed a desire that professional men should come forward at this inquiry. Re-examined—Had been before Mr. Ramshay considerable number of times. James Macdonald deposed to having been in Mr. Whitty's shop on the 27th of September. Two bai liffs of the County Court came in. Another question having been put to the witness, Mr. Sergeant *Wilkins submitted tbat Mr. Ram shay could not be responsible for anything done by his officers. The judge was to presume that they had acted properly, and if he proceeded bona fide upon this presumption he could not be amenable to accu sations arising out of their conduct. Mr. Monk and Mr. Atkinson contended that they had a right to give edidence as to what the officers bad done. The Court decided upon receiving the evidence. Mr. Macdonald was therefore called again, and de posed to some of the circumstances which took place at Mr. Whitty's shop when the County Court bailiffs went there. [The examination of the witnesses was not con cluded when our report left.] NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY.—This evening the Ports mouth Royal Naval Club gave a complimentary din ner, at the Portland Hotel, Southsea, to Admiral Sir Thomas Briggs, G.C.M.G. (and staff), i❑ honour of his appointment as Commander-in-Chief of this port. There were present the elite of the port and garrison, and Rear-Admiral Superintendent Prescott, C. 8., presided. The Rapid, 8, Commander Blane, will be masted to-morrow, and fitted out forthwith. The Odin advanced steam-frigate has returned to ordinary moorings. The masts of the steam-frigate Vulcan have been taken down to-day. They will be stepped in the basin to- morrow. The Birkenhead steam troop-frigate' Magter- Commander Salm o nd, h au l e d o ff to the Blake hulk to day, complete for sailing orders. Her Commander was summoned to the Admiralty by electric telegraph this morning. The Hecate steam-sloop, Commander Hand, pro ceeds to Plymouth to-morrow, after the court-martial on her assistant-surgeon, to await sailing orders (ex pected for the Cape of Good Hope). KOSSUTH. The following is a list of the committee for the M.P., Charl e s Gil p i n, J . M. Hawkes, Kossuth fund W. H. A•hurat, Eaq., F. Bennoch, Esq., R. Cobden, E sq ., Esq., J. A. Nieholay, Esq., Thomas Prout, Esq., Rebert Russell, Esq., James Stanfield, Esq., Lord Dudley Coutts Stuart, M.P., William Arthur Wilkinson, Eaq., David Witton, Esq. Trustees—R. Cobden, Esq., M.P., Lord Dudley Stuart, M.P., Charles Gilpin, Esq., David Witton, Esq. Bankers —Currie and Co., Cornhill; Coutta and Co., Strand; Commercial Bank of London. Kossuth will be the guest of Alexander Henry, Esq., M.P., for South Lancashire, during his stay in Man chester. The Mayor of Southampton has received a special invitation from Mr. Henry to meat the Magyar chief at Woodlands, near Manchester, the seat of Mr. Henry. Ko - ssuth, whilst at Birmingham is, in company with M. Pulsky, Colonel Jhnzy, and Mr. Ton!man Smith, to be the guest of Charles Gesell, Esq., hi.P. ISLINGTON LITERARY AND SCIENTIYIC INSTITUTION. —We attended last evening at the above well-conducted institute, when Mr. Milne, the Scottish vocalist, gave one of his popular lectures on the songs and ballads of his country. Since we last witnessed Mr. Milne's performance he has, we hear, made a very successful provincial tour. The enter tainment last evening passed off with complete success, many of the songs being enthusiastically received by a very crowded and respectable audience The Land of the Leal," " Wha's fo r S cotland and Charlie, " and " Jock o' liaeledean," receiving, perhaps, the greatest amount of general applause. "Johnny S an d s " and " John Grumblie were very hu morously rendered and were deservedly encored. ..Alto gether, Mr. Mil ne ' s performance was one of more than ()rep; nary success, and gave promise of even greater things . future. ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.—At the monthly general meeting held yesterday, at the society's house in Hanover -street, W. J. Broderip, Esq., V.P., in the chair, Messrs. F. J. Bladon, R. W. Crawford, and the Rev. Benja min Winthrop, were elected fellows, and Messrs. H. Drtutt, W. H. Lintott, John Colthurst, H. N. Reboul, and H. Bul lock, were proposed as candidates for the fellowship. The report of the council stated that the number of visitors to t r h ep e o g r i t ft f o u f rt aheprasirtaotfed that the the gardens during the month of October amounted to 45,535 , and that the number of visitors in the c urrent y e ar up to this time, as compared with the same perio d in 1850, presented highness the Duke of Saxe-C o b urg G otha, t wild boars an m i i e n t c y re h as ad e o b f ee 3 n oB h , o l n 4 o 7 u . which had been sen to this country under th e care of one of red n b e y hi s R o yal Highness's foresters, and arri ve d on the 9th of October. Several other donations had been rec e i ve d from from his Royal Hi va rious sources, said the purchases effected at the sale of the co llection of the late President, in c l u d e d 66 species of the greatest beauty and rarity. Of these but a sma ll number have as yet been removed from Knowsley to the menagerie in the Regent's Park, in con sequence of the buildings which are in progress there being not yet entirelj, complete. The e scientific meetings will b e resumed on Tuesday • evening next, Nov. 11, when, among other communications, Professor Owen will read a paper "On the rel • ative capacity of the cra nium in negro, chimpanzee, and " orang-utan. SOUTH :DEVON AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.-- The annual ploughing match of this society will take place on Tuesday, the 18th day of November, at Totnes, in a field on Afton Farm, in the parish of Berry Pomeroy. The show of South lianas cattle will also take place on the same day, in an adjoining field; and we learn that Mr. William E. Rendle, seedsman, Plymouth, has offered a number of prizes for the best exhibition of roots, including Swede and other turnips, mangold wurtzel, carrots, &c. ; and we have no doubt that there will be a spirited competition. The exhibition of roots will be held in one of Mr. Rendle's marquees, kindly lent by that gentleman for this occasion. MUNIFICENT BEQUEST TO THE ROYAL ORTHO• TA.DIC HOSPITAL, BLOOMSBUAY-SgrAßE. — Yesterday the committee of the above valuable institution for the cure of deformities, received intimation of the handsome legacy of 100/. from the late Miss Wightwick, of Chertsey ; an addi tien to the funds, it may be observed, of much importance, the charity being entirely dependent upon such voluntary bounty, besides being confined iII itt ObTion3 benefit* from the /Pant of bdequste LONA in his court. Intended to subscribe towards thes proceedings. Re-examined—l act as magistrate for the borough of Liverpool. James Jeffery said be had resided in Liverpool nearly 20 years. He was at the County Court on the 29th of September. Mr. Ramshay was ♦eTy much excited, amounting to a state of frenzy, his counte nance very much inflamed. His wig was somewhat off his scalp. Believed he was labouring under some extraordinary influences. Witness soon bad the im pression that the liberty of every one in court was in danger. He put the word "blows" into the mouth of a witness. The witness did not use the word. (The witness then corroborated part of the evidence of Mr. Robertson Gladstone.) He proceeded to say that a man, named Brown, who had applauded, was brought up. A woman accused Brown of cheering. Brown saluted a person in court, and asked the latter if he cheered. The gentleman said he did not see Brown applaud. The judge asked if the gentle man would swear he did not applaud. The latter said he would not swear he did not applaud, but he would swear he did not see him applaud. On the evidence, Brown was fined 51., or seven days' imprisonment. A flour dealer was or. dered to be imprisoned, but the judge said that as he Was a respectable man he would not send him to prison. ed, I°' g' dig' Of b h is if ) oci, aa IY e A i li ;