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organisation of a gelit‘onic Auld Polish legion, to be
formed of isaignis li‘ing in England and Fraee.
generals have since passed through fall* ern
their way to Constantinople, limier the protection of
the English tioverninent.
The .hip-building trade in France i. execolingly
brisk at the' ilitfrrellt !worts, iming to the increasing
orders for new vessels.
The priee of grain has slightly tleelitted in the
markets of the Paris district.
The cholera has broken out at Paris. fly Saturday
last the number of known rases amounted to twenty -
live. Several of the attacks were fatal ; lent, as no
°trivial aeeount is published. it has been
imptissible
tee ascertain the exact numerical results.
'lwo special trains left Paris on Monday tiir
vonvvying 10:0 tierman emigrants tie cuthark for
America.
A de-pittch from th•neral dr Nlitt-Nlitholl, eluted
Milith. the. 111 h, states that the proceedings against
the !teal • I ders had been el int 'licitly successful.
and he had left the whole of the population in
that part of Algeria in the most perfect state of sub
mission.
London, England, 1853-11-26

A CHINK IN THE COALITION.

PLACE, and the good things of place, are, to the
Whigs, the very breath of their nostrils. To
the Russells it is sanctified by hereditary tra-
dition, and was, indeed, the foundation of the
fortune of the haus', of Woburn. And we
verily believe that the reason Lord Joss
RVSSELL bus so little control over his few
remaiuing followers is, that, though nominally
Leader of the House of Commons, ho has no
Wary. A Minister without salary is, amongst
the Whigs, only half a Minister—a King
without a realm. But, besides the diminution
of respect from this cause, it is now discovered
that, in the unprincipled combination which
overthrew the late Government, the lion's
share of the spoil by no means fell to the
leaders of the old Wbig party. The Peelites
appropriate so much more than their share
that many of the Whigs are in a temper
which borders on mutiny. At this dull
season of the year, when most of the usual
channels of political information are closed by
the stagnation of London society, and the
absence from town of all but officials, it is
scarcely less difficult to get a peep behind the
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fleets are still at Feycos. The weather was bolster.
0114. The great powers are endeavouring to induce
the belligerent* to resume negotiations."
The Grand Luse Michael has been appointed to
the command of the Russian army of reserve. This
army, it is said, is to be directed upon the Cau-
casus.

The Emperor of Russia, in reply to an inquiry of
Austria, is stated to have replied that he will still
enter into negotiations if the Porte proposes a pro-
ject of peace.
In Jassy, men have been openly impressed by the
Russians into their service, and a number of Jews
had been forced to take military service. They were,
however, released in a few days, having purchased
their discharge at a very large sum.

The French Council of state has voted eight mil-
lions of francs to pay the legacies left by the Em-
peror Napoleon, by the will which he n►ada at St.
elena.
Lord Malmesbury has postponed his return to
England, in consequence of having received au invi-
tation to visit the Emperor at Fontainebleau. He
went there on Thursday.

TURIN, Nov. 19.—The Royal Family has been
thrown into great affliction by the serious illness of
one of the King's children, Prince Charles Albert,
Due de Chablais, who is suffering from the effects of
a tall, and it is said the brain has been so much
injured that his physicians have given up all hope of
his recovery.
The Gazette di Genova of the 19th inst., copying
from the Parliament° of Turin, anuounees the
approaching marriage of 11.11.11. Princess Mary of
Cambridge with Prince Napoleon, son of Prince
.Jerome Bonaparte.
The funeral of the late Queen of Portugal took
place on the 19th. The body had previously lain in
state three days.
London, England, 1853-11-26

TURKEY AND

The latest intelligence from the ge at of hostilities
is limited to sundry accounts of marchings and
counter marching% among the troops on both sides.
Accidents of war or weather seem to have caused a
temporary pause in the active operations. The
Turks appear, however, to have abandoned one, if
not both, of the Danubian islands opposite Tnrtukai
and oltenitza. Russian amounts of this movement
attribute it to fear of an attack. From other sources
we derive the explattat that the retreat was occa-
sioned by the rise of the Danube, which pro-
mised speedily to lay the island in question nnder
water.

A large Turkish force was encamped at Kalafat.
near the Servian frontier. Strict discipline was said
to be maintained among the men, as the Servians
were alarmed and jealous for their neutrality.
Fluid Effendi has been despatched to the army by
the Porte on a mission of importance. lie is to eo.
operate in a political capacity with Omer hieha.
The Press of Vienna states that some engineers
have been sent to Adrianople to make preparations
for the reception of the Sultan with au army of
60,01 N) men, which will be concentrated in that city
under the orders of ltuschti Pacha, General of the

Imperial Guard.
The Ottoman Government have obtained a loan
of 7,1100,000 f. from the firm of Messrs. lialtaAr.i.
General Klapka arrived in Constantinople on the
10th. The Porte refused him a commanit.
The l'aris Conatitutionnel contradicts in the most
positive manner the report of the French and Eng-
] ish fleets, or any portion of them, having entered
t ho Black Sea.

A Vienna letter 14 the 14th states A rumour
that an armistice for three months had been con
hided its uthoilly ovutratikta The venibiuva
London, England, 1853-11-26

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SIR ROBERT l'Eri. is about to deliver a lecture in
five or six towns of the midland district in aid of the
fund being raised to employ a paid lecturer in
connection with the Midland Union of Mechanics'
I nstitntes.

NOVEMBER 26, 1853.

pt puma.

II AYALA R KET IHEAT R E.

Lore's Alarms, an operetta, produced at this theatre
last week, is but a poor affair. The music, by Mr.
Edward Fitzwilliam, though well written and evincing
considerable talent, is too destitute of
and originality ever to become popular. These de-
fects in the mainspring of the piece are by no watts
atoned for by the talent of the ladies and gentlemen
engaged in the representation. Mr. W. Farren iv a
better actor than a singer, and Miss Featherstone is
quite out of the place as a prima donna. If this
young lady would study she might yet attain a
respectable position as a singer and actress, but if
she neglects good advice and does not work hard she
will remain for ever in hopeless mediocrity. The
present dearth of dramatic artists in all parts of
Europe forces those who have a disposition for the
stage into prominent parts before they have under-
gone sufficient preparat►on to tit themsaves for even
mere secondary characters.
London, England, 1853-11-26

NEW MUSIC.

The Pionisrs Handbook. A Guide for the light
Comprehension and Performance of our best Pia-
noforte Music. By Carl Engel. London : llope

and ('o.
This book, containing 210 pages, with a glossarial
index, will be found a valuable addition to the mu-
sical student's library. In the following extract Mr.
Engel shows how necessary it is to commence early
to become a good pianist :
" childhood is certainly the fittest time for beginning to
study the pianofinte ; partly because the hands possess,
at that age, the flexibility which so much facilitates the
overcoming of technical difficulties, and partly because a
persevering practice of stone )eurs, under the guidance of
a good teacher, is more easily obtained during that period
than later. besides, the claims which are made, 11l our
days, on a good pianist arc such, that one can scarcely
begin early enough.
" A greater hinderanee to the progress of the pupil than
is generally admitted is the choice of an indifferent teacher
for the initiatory lessons. If those who are of opinien
that in the beginning all inferior teacher is sufficient would
reflect how difficult it is to get rid of bad habits once ac-
quired, they q, tett agree that, for beginners especially, the
best instruction is lieeeSsary. and that it 'WOWS in the cud
a saving, of nmeh trouble, time, and expense."
The remarks on the chords, touch, form, intellec-
tual conception, and choice of compositions ought to
be perused attentively. In the chapter on the" Choice
of Compositions" the author has selected those of
whose excellence amongst musical men there can be
no ditkrence of opinion ; and although" the suscep-
tibility for what is beautiful in music cannot be
taught," yet, if the pupil attends to the instructions
clearly and plainly written and the works selected, viz.,
Fantasia in C minor, Mozart, Sonata in C minor,
Mozart, Beethoven's Sonata in 0 major, Bach's Fan-
tasia Chromatica, a Fuga by the saute composer, &e.,
he will have such a correct estimate of some of the
best works of our old masters, that the " innate gift
will be awakened and developed like any other ta-
lent." The student is judiciously warned against ex-
clusively playing the works of one master, and to aid
him in his selection an excellent list of good music is
given. In conclusion, we recommend young teachers
to study this work, and some of our modern profes-
sors would gain hints from reading it, and following
the suggestions thrown out in it, in their own coin •
positions.
London, England, 1853-11-26

THE PRESS.

TILE LATE MR. THOMOON iv to be succeeded in
the government of the North west Provinces of Indio
by Mr. J. It. Colvin one of the judges of the Bengal
lder AJaulut. kr. c,,hiu was Mr. Thomason's
junior by two jean:, and has served with much dis
Unction.

THE names of the members of the committee ap
pointed to inquire into the establishment of the I'ost
office are : M.P., Outs Of the Lords of the
'Treasury• ; Sir stafford Not•+hcotc. Hart.; Sir Charles
Trevelyan, Assistant See ret to the Treit
awry; and E. A. llotlay, Esq., inspector of the Naval
and Military• Accounts at the Audit-office.
THE CoNTEIIMATED M.‘TRIMoNI AT. ALLIANCE be-
tween the Emperor of Austria (Francis Joseph) and
the young Prineess Elizabeth of Bavaria is definitively
arranged to take place the third week in Aril, at
Vienna, when a series of imperial Gies will take
place in honour of the auspicious event.
AT A SrEctAl. NIEETINo of the Glasgow Committee
of the Association for the Vindieation of Scottish
Eights, held on the 17th, it was resolved unani-
mously that the proposed demonstration in tilasgow
should take place on Thursday. the lAth proximo.
The Earl of Eglinton himself in readiness to
preside, should such be the desire of the committee.
THE CoNsEi•lt.tTli% I Itirl is, recently Hp.
pointed to the tree of Limerick, is understood to be
fixed for the Ist of January next, and will take place
at Trinity College Chapel,
Tut% AT I se•ItYAsE LorrEatEstuniounced to be
drawn at Christmas next having been brought under
the copisance of the law ofth•ers of the Crown, no-
tices will shortly be issued to all persons promoting
such ;ambling, that if persevered in they will render
themselves liable to prosecution, and will be pro.
ceeded against for penalties, under the provision of
the act for the suppression of lotteries and other
gaming.
Woukmall are now busily engaged in Westminster
Abbey in taking as plaster cast. of the tomb of Mary
Queen ofScots, to be placed among the statues at the
now crystal Poise() at Sph•nham.
A FURTHER SUM of about 301y11111/. stel•lillg in gold
half imperials was withdrawn on Tuesday from the
Bank of England for despatch to Russia.
London, England, 1853-11-26

DENMARK.

In its sitting of the I Ith inst. the Danish I'aalkstliing
whatnot, on the seeonal reading, the bill thing the
attaining'. of Prince Christian' of 1 teninark, with an
amenalnient pu ialing that the initiae should ra.rehe
no salary for any post to which he might he appointeal.
The Alinister of Finaneta declared that he woulal not
lay such A resolution before the 10144.
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TIIE PRESS.

battle of Oltenitva. The enthusiasm of the people
wax beyond description. They all rushed to the
printing-office of the paper, and, in their eagerness
to obtain supplements, forced the printing-moms,
and created the greatest disorder. The Minister of
Police, with a strong detachment, came to protect
the office, but it was unapproachable. After a time,
however, order was re-established, and 6,000 copies
distributed.
The Ottoman Government have prrchased :10,000
horses for the service of their cavalry and artillery.
10,6(10 have already been delivered, which are to be
distributed among the new regime its of light cavalry
about to be formed.
It is Muted that the Porte intends to issue as-
signats for 10 and piastres on the Moldavian and
Wallachian tribute.

Linll Carlisle arrised at Constantinople on the 9th
inmtant.

A Constantinople association, called the Teutonic
Society, has, in the sole interest of truth, published
a declaration, numerously signed, and addressed to
all the German papers, stating that all the reports
relative to persecutions against, the Christians in
'turkey are fab,e and unfounded.
In Egypt the armaments were pressed on with the
utmost energy and severity. The Viceroy has or
tiered a new levy of not less than 75,000 men.
It is stated that the Russian Consul-General at
Alexandria has received orders to quit the country.
Ilitberto the Russian agents in Egypt have remained
at. their posts, but the energetic wanner in which
Abbas Paella has taken part with the Sultan has
been regarded by the Cabinet of St. Petersburg as a
complete rupture.
A letter from St. Petersburg in the Cologne Ga-
zette states that the Emperor of Russia is suffering
from illness.
The Russian war-stcamer Senikale has been
wrecked near Yalta, in the Black Sea. The men
were saved.

The Austrian journals state that a recent ukase of
the Emperor of Russia maintains 14 the port of
Odessa freedom of commerce as regards neutral
vessels. It is said that this 'immure is adopted for
the benefit of the inhabitants of the Crimea and of
the Danubian provinces, who are at this time selling
their productions to great advantage to European
dealer s.
It is announced that the Prussian and Austrian
Consuls and agents in the Danubian provinces have
received orders to remain at their lasts whatever
may happen. M. Totstu, time French Consul in Mel-
having received orders from his Government
to quit the country, the Prussian Consul is charged
to take the French subjects under his protection.

An important event. occurred in Ifelgrade on the
lith. The new Russian Consul-General, who ar-
rived three weeks previously, took down his flag,
having been ordered to leave that city on the follow
Mg day. The Servian Government, after a great
deal of 111'Sitatil on and unquestionable embarrass
men', thus makes an acknowledgment of the sove-
reignty of the Porte, and an announcement of their
11.101111111allilll not to co-operate with Russia at pre-
sent.
London, England, 1853-11-26

THE PRESS.

history of the fifteenth century is no no elty,
and who t erroneously. as we think f vote Shakspeare's
historical plays dull, and tins( nothing to admire but
beauty of ptiell'y and vigour of humour, which the)
profess can be better slushed in 1101110. Ito this as it
may, we can testily Olin at Sadler.% Wt. 114 the pro
gress of the English army in France seemed to en
list the sympathy of all present ; and the spirited ex-
hortations of the king to his army ealled forth great
NMI genuine applause. Mr. Phelps's King Henry
the Filth %%11S a very cle%er performance, earnest,
energetic. and even dignified. There is, howe%er, ru
this, its in all Isis dramatic pictures, a want of light
and sliaile a ilat.el which is perhaps marked
stronger by his monotonous declamation. Imitation
of Mr. Nlacreasly's mannerisms of %viee and gesture
is also smother great defect ; though perhaps Mr.
Phelps would be the last person in the world to ad.
mit, or even suspect, the justice of such a criticism.
The other personages of the drama werr respectably
sustained by the members of Mr. Phelps's company.
The only part badly acted was that of Puelless,
whose representative totally failed iu p rti-aging
any one of the peculiarities of the brave and
eecenuie Welsh captain. We must also put in a
word in favour of Mks Katharine lliekson, who
played the small part of the Princess very
quietly and with considerable eth'et. Ilaving said
thus muds. we do not sem& to add that further
study might improve her pronunciation of Freneh
in slant' particular. The stage business, dresses, and
appointments are very good. The scenery is re-
spectable, and would be further improved by the
withdrawal of wings representing buildings of etas-
siva! arehitectnre, which are out of place, and greatly
mar the general effeet.
London, England, 1853-11-26

SWITZERLAND.

The .‘usttion authorities in Lontbartly loot. 41...
mantlea the release of eoutini, arr.-4as' I.) the
Ticinese as an Austrian mpy.

PIEIDNIONT.

The hank Bill having been rejected in the Smite
by a majority of four votes, the King has closed the
sefsion, and dissolved the Chamber of I►eputies.
The elections will take place on the I'4 t h of December,
and the new Chambers are to m►et. on the 19th of
that no 0
London, England, 1853-11-26

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o'clock to the burial.grouud. I Were met a third
party, who asked me if I wanted anything to drink—
wine or ruin. The tiro party whom I had got ac-
quainted with was not there. The third party gave
me so much to drink that I was tipsy. There was
something broken at the window, and I said to the
third party, " You want to break in? He said.
"No; it was already broken, and it was to be put
right again for the Post-office. Ile said to nie.
You go through the window, I cannot I am
too heavy." lie said to me, " When you firt
there there's a small door in the passage to get out
again—thvre are two doors loeked inside." And he
gave me the chisel, and said, "When you come to
them put the chisel down tinder them. and they will
not crack." I said to hint, if 1 ant found inside
it will be an unfortunate thing for MC." Ile replied,
"Oh no, it will not—nobody sleeps there." He told
me he would give me V., anti he did give it it to me.
When I got in there the officers laid hold of me.
Notwithstanding this defence the prisoner was cont
mined, it being left t•, a jury to decide what credit
should he given to his ingenious story.
London, England, 1853-11-19

THE PRESS.

in that locality for writing a threatening notice.
11.t'otinell was shelling at the residence of Mr.
Graham whets the attempt was made on the life of
the reverend gentlemitii.
Tim EvrEssivr. MonNu.atroN Peon-1m was put
up in the F.ncumbered Estates Court. ou 'Tuesday
last. These estates are in King's and Queen's eoun
ties. Meath, Dubi;n. Cavan. and ‘Vcstmeatii.
annual value is estimated at nearly 10.000/. per
annum, and (or the eonveutettee of small capitalists
they were divided for sale into sixty-four lots. Much
excitement was caused by the event, the court was
crowded during the sale, the competif i;gorotts,
and the lots in some instances realised thirty year.'
purchase. On the gross sale the proceeds were
'401,513/., equal to an average of twenty -two and a
half years of the net rental.
London, England, 1853-11-19

DENMARK.

Sir Henry Watkin Williams Wynn, who, since
1817, that is, for thirty-seven years, has been Minis-.
ter Plenipotentiary of England at the Court of lien.
mark, has on his own demand been recalled, and iti
tends to retire to private life. On the sth inst. Sir
Henry had the honour to dine with the King, and
the day following embarked in the steamer the
Skirnir for Lubeck, in order to return to England.
He was accompanied to the pod by the Prince of
Doi/nark) the Laudgraw of Hew, all the diflomattc

NOVEMBER 19, 1853.

body, and a great number of distinguished per-
sonages.
I TALY.

l'io Sono is reported to be much more anxious
about the result of the present political crisis than
people would imagine. His Holiness does not look
with great satisfaction at the prospect of the Rus-
sians getting the upper hand in the management of
European affairs, and to many persons he has openly
said that all his sympathies are with the 'Turk►.
Between falling Mahometanism and tireek schism
the Pope would prefer the victory of the former, as
he is aware that Mahometanism cannot maintain
itself much longer in Europe, whereas the Greek
Church may become a very dangerous foe. Cardinal
Antonelli himself, who only a few months ago was
thoroughly Russian, has now entirely altered his
views and agrees with his Holiness.
London, England, 1853-11-19

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LONDON, SAT URD.4I', NOVEMBER 19, 1863.

IT is more than five months ago (June 11) that •
we felt it our duty to warn our readers not to
fall into " the convenient toils of the Stock
" Exchange, and of the ABEUDEEN prints," then
daily asserting that the troubles in the East
would be speedily and satisfactorily arranged,
and " believe that the present state of affairs
" in Turkey was a mere diplomatic imbroglio."
We told them on that occasion that the situa-
tion became daily more dangerous, and, follow-
ing up this statement, we warned them shortly
after (June 18) that "we were on the eve of
" great events." Not wishing to take refuge
in vague assertion, we then expressed the
opinion that, after three or four months of
commercial and financial paralysis, war would
probably occur in the autunm..
We formed that opinion upon two grounds-
-Ist, on some knowledge of the polities and po-
liticians of Russia ; 2ndly, on some knowledge
of the character and conduct of the Prime
Minister of England.

Russia has apolitical system long matured
and minutely digested. It is vast in its de-
sign, but it is not, therefore, less finished in
its details. Its action is sometimes suspended,
but never relinquished. This scheme is to
bring an inland race, with unknown, perhaps
illimitable, certainly undeveloped. resources,
to the shores of either ocean. The design
was conceived by PETER; it was prosecuted
with energy by CATII EItINE ; throughout the sub-
sequent awful vicissitudes of Europe it has
never for a moment been absent from the
consciousness of Russian statesmen. ALEX-
ANDER tempted NAPOLEON with the undisputed
empire of the West, provided the French
ruler would sanction the Muscovite equivalent.
Already in possession of France, Italy, Ger-
many, and the Low Countries, NAPOLEON,
though, we have reason to believe, not without
hesitation, had the courage to resist the offer.
CHARLES X., King only of France, was less in-
exorable, and, had it not been for the " three
glorious days," in all probability the Rhine
would now have been the boundary of France,
and the great mosque of Stamboul would
again hive become a Greek Cathedral. Not-
withstanding many difficulties, many tempta-
tions, some backslidings, King Louis
PutureE was resolved to establish his dy-
nasty by favour of the English alliance, and
the condition of that alliance was—Peaee
For nearly twenty years the Russian system
was, comparatively speaking, inert. The fall
of the house of Orleans roused it to instant
activity. The revolt of Hungary only post-
poned the invasion of the Ottoman dominions.
and Lord PA LMERSTON being at length dislodged
by the " foreign conspirators," the most dis-
tinguished of whom were the agents of Russia,
Prince MENSCHIKOFF would have appeared at
Constantinople in 1452 instead of 1453, had
not an unexpected obstacle to the designs of
Russia arisen in the Government of Lord
London, England, 1853-11-19

PEIIIOIIICAL LITENATUIE.

The Chnrch of Engla►d Magazine. November.
Edinburgh : Pet 4 )(she.
LORD ABERDEEN'a conduct in the affairs of the t %arch
of Scotland is the first and best article in this number.
On the failure of the noble lord as an ecclesiastical
legislator it is said :-
- of all those who attemplt•l to udrisinister ft healing
measure, Lord Aberdeen seemed to be the most trusted,
and the most likely to succeed. The Chinch leaders,
especially Dr. Chalmers, }laid hint
c 1614. They I ted bins tint from Diablo-house to
front I talmulitly to Edinburgh. from Edinburgh
.es...lion.ea 0: ...lea.
to ',timbal, besieging - with the t tit i I i
respect, and their prodigiiitts sense of his talentsand worth.
The bill was brought into the House of I.ortls early in
May, 11440; but, as is gel Tally Lunt Aberdeen
committed a grieves a Mu tiler, soil was the (muse of all
the mischief that followed, by sbando ' g his niessure at
the very time when it only wanted firmness mid delis'
till the part of the Legislature to heal the divisions in she
Church by a declaratory enactment, and proem the Dis-
ruption."
So much for the Premier's " want of firmness
and decision," as admitted by an tinpritimliceil
writer. After recording the "grievous blunder '• of
Lord Aberdeen, the article gives an instance of his
wa►t of energy :

"Of one thing we may he assnred, that in POI his
lordship believed his bill wuald 11111Ve a healing illeW4llll..
and maintain the integrity of the Church. Such 'wing
his conviction, the quest' arise.{. Why dill he give it ups'
His reasons fur the abandonment were, that he a as opposed
by the Whig leoveniment. and by a majority of the f
Assembly. hint the excuse is unsatisfuet,,ry. The Aleb
bonnie Ministry was then so weak that it an.. beaten OH
almost every question: and 11 gli the bill was negative,'
in the i'enerid Assembly by 211 against 131. the Intuit
lord himself admitted • that it was received by a large hotly
of the parochial 4 'hutch of Scotland wills milked approba-
ti .' It had the approval of Sir I:4 11 Wirt PI 1111. the
pukes of Botecleueli and Argyle, of the Marquis of Init, .
of the Earls of Haddington and lialloway, alio soul,' have
supported it with all their influence. N ions 11. titious
trout Scotland, and a document signed by a thousand
names, were presented in its favour. But the golden
opportunity was lost."

History will base to record other "gi&len oppor-
tunities" lost by "antiquated imbecility " in affairs ••f
even more momentous importance than those of the
Church of Scotland !

This magazine is obviously improving in ability.
The articles on " Professor Mtutrice," •° The Conflicts
of Science," antl "Notices of Australia kle ilitereNt-
iug to general readers.

THE PRESS.
London, England, 1853-11-19

LORI) NASSAREENE.

1.4)11n MtaSAIIEENE, ILO Irish l'oer, without political
influence, has published an offensive letter, carping
at the Earl of Elot.t%rits, and thanking Gun (!) that
the government air Ireland is 11411. 110 W in the hand, of
the noble earl, whose *. only recommendation wag a
" pers.imal popularit a." aupposu trout
this that is the Viceregal system "personal popu.
laxity " was a supertl aa element, or that it was of
no service in pacifying the discords of Irish soeiety.
As sisal as Lord MAss%ItEENK shall have mule up
his mind as to whether he is l himgetitan, Repealer,
Tory, Whig, Conservative, Radical, or a motley rout
lineation of all, he may address the public with
better vd st : until theta, taciturnity would he much
mom judicious. Whatever :may have heen the SW-
-14'55 of LA Ira I.lN'fioN iu Ireland, the noble earl
need fear no comparison with that discerning Viceroy
who amide Lord M thsAltEE`il: a knight of St. Patrick,
and at the saute link, coutls nsated the claims of Mr.
Ilan' as!
London, England, 1853-11-19

SPAIN.

The English cemetery question is now definitively
sAtled—not in quite so satisfactory a manner as
might have been expected from the professions of
the leading members of the present Government,
but still in a more liberal sense than before. Protes-
tants may construct cemeteries, and the funerals
may have the usual appendages of hearses, mourn-
ing coaches, .1:e. No chapel will be allowed in the
semetery, nor any open celebration of funeral rites ;
but when a procession enters the cemetery there will
be nothing to prevent the funeral service being read
therein; and the repeatedly-expressed intentions of
the leading members of the Government are, that,
without going further than this in any official &en
limit, the greatest toleration will be shown.
General Narvaez was received by the Queen and
King Consort on the sth. The interview was a very
brief one. Next day he went to Aranjuez. Ile had
been visited since his arrival by the political nota-
bilities of alt parties, the opinion prevailing that he
would be in office again in a few weeks, notwith-
standing the influences at present opposed to him.
The ex-Queen Marie Amelie, who had embarked
at Genoa on the 7th, arrived on the following day at
Bowl, on the coast of Spain, at a short distance
from the frontier of France, below l'ort-Vendres.
Her Majesty had arrived in good health, and had
borne the voyage very well.
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on England's utmost rights as jealously as he
did in the fishery dispute, where American
citizens. and not the despicable Neapolitan
police. violated treaties. lint, having done
enough to maintain our rights, hero Lord
NlALmr.seruy stopped ; for, whilst prompt to
resist the strong to the strict limits of inter-
national law. the late noble Foreign Sueretary
email never stoop to bully the weak

111.:PU1.SI: "IItISII BRIGADE."
ev- M.P. for Dublin, .Ir. Jon,' BayNowa, was
one .of the most prominent members amongst the
Parliamentary " Brigadiers " who, under the guidance
of IlessN. hi:sum and SAIat.EIR. took marching orders
from Lord Annuli:Ex and the Puke of NEWCASTLE.
Defeatt'ili at 1)111ilill, Mr. Itcvsot.us has attempted to
persuade the people of Channel to accept him as a
representative. But the very name of a " Brigadier"
lons Wasted his pretensions. and he has had to retreat
in double quick" time. The feet is still more signal.
cant, its Tipperary is the headquarters of the Sadleir
faction. lint neither the joust stock hanks of the
Lord of the Treasury, nor the noisy 'otoriety of Mr.
Iti:VNOUIS, would avail against the designation of
"a Brigadier." Yet the present Cabinet waa in-
stalled in office by the votes of such persona as
ASV IloW spurned by the popular constituencies of
Ireland ! 'Though Sir .Ivars t I itAilVla may not, think
Sabo we will say that, in this particular instance, the
people of t'lonn have shown themselves " Irish of
the right sort:.

(0.;01161.: ESQ.,
IF 1111,4 'we•u rtitlyd, wish tilt• I

of such report.:, dud Mr. 11l lisoN way show( to retiro
from the representation of Sunderland, that he would
apply at the meeting of Parliament for the Chiltern

and that, the

of Mundrr•

land had already designates! his muecessor. 'l'bis
statement, winds bas been invention:4ly adopted by
seine of env Conservative contemporaries, is not
reconcilable with the fact of the large stake
of Itsmssit. and itpwarsly which Mr. Ilt•osos no.
torissiesly pisetesses in the Sunderland IMeks, and
which renders it little likely that be or hie constitu-
ents would desire to sever the connection between
them. .1t all events, we are authorised to reply to
the statement that it is, from beginning to end, a
pure fabrication.
London, England, 1853-06-04

fortign gltiistir 6.ossip.

THE week has not been very rich in artistic news on
the Continent. At Paris the dramatic lion is the
k'illes de Marbre, whose immense anti increasing suc-
cess recall to the memory the long-forgotten drama
of Palissot, Les Courtisannes, at the end of the last
century, which,like the piece of Bariere and Thiboust,
caused a formal revolution among the Phrynes of the
day, not on account of its literary merit, but rather
because it hid a social abuse. Another novelty begins
to dispute with the Fines de Marbre the favour of the
public—Le Vieux Ca:prat—written expressly for
Frederick Lemaitre. who founds on it one of his best
creations. The authors have comprehended admira-
bly the present condition of the talent of the great
tragedian, and have made him a mute during three
of the rive acts. his pantomime is said to he un-
surpassed.
At the Ambigli a piece of eerie is attracting the
public, for no other reason than that immense sums
have been wasted on the 'the en scene.
A black cantatrice, Miss Maria Martinez, has made
her appearance at the Italian Opera. The papers
are in raptures at the Havanese and ink-coloured
singer, but the persons who heard her class her in
the fifth and sixth category of voe•-0 :
London, England, 1853-06-04

THE PRESS.

sent the Duke and Duchess of Bedford, the Marquis
of Lansdowne, Lord anti Lady Ribblesdale, the Rev.
Lord Wriothesley Russell, Lady Bateman, Lady The-
resa Lewis and Miss Lister, Mr. Maurice Drum-
mond, Mr. and Miss Boileau, Mr. A. Russell, and
Captain Warburton. After the ceremony Lord and
Laity John Russell gave a dijeuner, at Pembroke
1 wtge, to the bridal party. Early in the afternoon
the bride and bridegroom left town for the Grove,
near Watford, the seat of the Earl and Countess of
CI arendon.
The marriage of Lady Margaret Compton, sister
of the Marquis of Northampton, with the Hon. F.
Leveson, M.A., brother of Earl Granville, was solem-
nised on Thursday, in the presenco of a select circle
of the friends of both families. The wedding dejeu-
ner was given by Lady Marian Alford, the bride's
sister, at her residence, Princes-gate.
A matrimonial alliance is arranged, and will
shortly take place, between the Lady Emily De Burgh,
daughter of the Marquis of Clanricarde, and Viscount
Dungan's.% grandson and heir apparent of the Earl
of Cork and Orrery.

The Gore-house Exhibition of Cabinetwork and
School of Art Max visited by her Majesty at an early
hour on Monday. The Queen, who was accompa-
nied by Prince Albert and the Princess Royal, care-
fully inspected every room, bestowing considerable
time in examining the productions of the special
classes of the department of art and the life studies
of Mr. Mutready.
Her Majesty on Tuesday afternoon left Bucking-
ham Palace for Claremont, travelling by the London
and South-Western Railway, and visited the Countess
de Nettilly and the French Royal Family.
This day (Saturday ), at three o'clock, has been fixed
by her Majesty for receiving the civic addresses of
congratulation on the birth of another Prince.
The Royal yacht Victoria owl Albert, Captain
Crispin, will be put into full commission, at Ports-
mouth, about the 10th June, and the broad pendant
of the commodore, Lord A. Fitzclarence, will lie per-
manently hoisted, in anticipation of her Majesty's
usual summer cruise.
'the Duke of Genoa, brother to the King of Sar-
dinia, arrived in London at ten o'clock on Tuesday
evening from Paris, accompanied by his Excellency
the Marquis d'Azeglio, Sardinian Minister at this
Court, who had gone to Paris to meet his Royal
Highness.
London, England, 1853-06-04

Itt tram.

FRENCH PLAYS.
THE appearance of Mile. Rachel on Wednesday last
in Racine's tragedy, Phedre, announced the climax
of Mr. Mitchell's theatrical season. The house was
well attended, and the greatest tragic actress of the
day was received with enthusiasm. However min
teresting and wearisome this play may be in itself,
it most undoubtedly affords a favourable opportunity
for the display of that intensity of feeling, and un-
broken flow of nervous sensibility and power, for
which Mile. Rachel is pre-eminently remarkable. In
criticising an impersonation so marvellously sustained,
and of so high an order, it is, if not impossible, cer
tainly a matter of extreme difficulty to distinguish
between what is good and what is excellent; but, to our
mind, the manner in which Pluedra makes known
her guilty love for her stepson, and the torrent of
passion with which she reproaches "Enone for her
accusation of Hippolytus, are the most affecting and
powerful features of the whole performance. We
cannot say much in favour of the other ladies and
gentlemen engaged in the representation of this
tragedy. When the principal character is sustained
by Mile. Rachel, all the other personages of the
drama seem to be seized with some species of para-
lysis of action and utterance. We are very curious
to see Mlle. Rachel and M. Regnier act together.
The audience evinced great want of propriety in
more than once recalling Mlle. Rachel upon the
stage during the progress of the play, and even before
the conclusion of an act. This most vulgar and
offensive practice, fatal to all dramatic effect, is a
foreign importation, and should never be tolerated in
this country. What would be thought in an 'English
theatre if some Lady Macbeth, after a successful
exit in the sleep-walking, scene, were to reappear upon
the stage in propriti person& and bow her acknow-
ledgments for the applause bestowed upon her per
formance ?
London, England, 1853-06-04

SATURDAY,

if Lindley had sustained the violoncello part in the
sonata of Tartini, performed at his concert on the
17th of May last, in the pla►•o of Signor Piaui. A%4
should have had to record a failure?

SURREY THEATRE.
A NEW prima donna has lately appeared at this
theatre, where English opera and foreign opera,
sung in English, are very respectably performed.
under the direction of Miss Romer. Opera at the
Surrey Theatre, where the highest price of admission
does not exceed two shillings, must not be subjected
to too severe a criticism ; and the artists engaged in
so laudable an undertaking, so relining and so
humanising in its influence, upon a comparatively
rude and uncultivated audience, should be looked
upon as a band of musical missionaries, and treated
with due respect and forbearance. Miss Lowe, the
new Antina, possesses a voice of great sweetness,
considerable flexibility, and perfect truth of intona-
tion, if of no great power. Her music is excented
with great care and discretion, and with the certainty
and self-possession of a musician ; but the tire and
energy necessary to form a dramatic singer appear
to be wanting. 3liss Lowe is evidently quite unused
to the stage, and, though not positively ungraceful,
there is a want of ease in her demeanour that con-
trasts most unfavourably with the precision of her
singing. The lady was applauded enthusiastically.
by a most excitable and yet attentive audience ; but,
nevertheless, her talent appears to be better suited
to the concert-room than the stage. Mr. Travers, as
Efri/10, and Mr. Borrani' as the Count, acquitted
themselves with their usual ability.
London, England, 1853-06-04

c to it) rtgg.

LONDON, SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 1553.

POSTSCRIPT.

HOUSE OF LORDS—Famot.
Lord BEAUMONT moved for the production of a
treaty with respect to the succession to the Crown of
Denmark, and for the production of papers relating

thereto.
The Earl of CLARENDON consented to the produc-
tion of the treaty, but not of the papers•
The Burial Grounds Bill passed through com-
mittee, and their lordships adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—FnmAy.
Mr. DtsitkEt.t gave notice that on Monday he
should move for a series of returns of the conversions
of stock under the recent resolutions of the house ;
and that he should also take an early opportunity of
calling attention to the present state of our finances.

( Hear, hear.)
In reply to Mr. HlNnt.Kr,
Lord .Duty RUSSEIJ. said that in the present state
of public business he could not now state what course
the Government would pursue with regard to the
Education Bill, but he intended first to proceed with
the Charitable Trusts Bill, now under consideration
by the House of Lords.
In reply to Mr. PELLATT,
Lord PALutatsros said that the Government had
received many suggestions on the subject of the
abolition of betting-offices, but none of them were
considered sufficiently complete for adoption. A
suggestion, however, with this Niew, recently received,
was now under consideration.
The reports of the Income-tax Bill and the Cus-
toms Bill were brought up and agreed to.
The third reading of the Income-tax Bill was
appointed for Monday.
London, England, 1853-06-04

DECIMAL COINAGE.

A CommirrEE of the House of Commons is
now investigating the ►subject of coinage re-
form ; and it is hardly doubtful that their in_
quiry will eventuate in a recommendation of
the system which all men of science, and all
traders, have, for the last quarter of a century,
united in approving—we mean a uniform
decimal coinage, of which the present pound
sterling shall be taken as the numerical basis
Theory and practice arc hero at one. The