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London, England, 1853-10-29

GERMANY.

The Emperor of Austria has remitted to Count
Michael Esterhazy, senior, the remainder of the term
of imprisonment to which he was sentenced for par-
ticipation in the Hungarian insurrection.
It is said that the Austrian Government has ad-
dressed a circular to its representatives abroad, as-
suring them of its strict neutrality in the Eastern
question, and of its intention to continue its media-
tions, even after the outbreak of hostilities;
The increase in the price of provisions in Vienna
has awakened the solicitude of the Government, and
it is about to diminish the cost of the conveyance of
corn. It will begin by lowering the tariff on the
state railways. The bakers of Vienna are so much
embarrassed by the want of money, that they wish to
borrow 100,000 florins from the municipal council
without interest.
The financial necessities of Aust►ia are stated to
become every day more urgent. Since the failure of
her recent attempt to raise a loan in London she has
been obliged to obtain further assistance from the
Vienna Bank, and consequently to authorise an in-
crease of pal er issues during the past month to an
amount equal to half a million sterling.
The Customs► Conference of the States of Germany,
now assembled at Berlin, have decided that the sus-
pension of the import duties on corn and other arti-
cles of food in the States of the Zollverein shall be
extended to the Ist of October next year.
l'rince Adalbert of Prussia is about to visit St.
Petersburg. The Prince Royal of Prussia, who had
been also invited by the Emperor, is said to have
excused himself, on the score of his health.
The waters of the Lower Danube are rising, and
the voyage as far as Rustehuk will he resumed by
the company's boats on the 20th inst.
London, England, 1853-10-29

Vitibasitg

OXFORD.
A Senot.tastrta in Jeans College, belonging to one of
the seven counties of South Wales, and of the endowment
of Mr. William Thomas, according to the donation of the
benefactor to be supplied by a native of the counties of
Monmouth or Brecon, with respect to his kindred. being
vacant, the Prineipal and Fellows have fixed on Monday,
the ith of November. for the election of 9 proper person
into the vacant place.
A Iti.t.ow,suir vit,tlw original fouudation of Brabenose
London, England, 1853-10-29

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The abolition of the. Duly on Ailrerlihements enables us to
insert at Mr price u) Three Bhillsogss the .44ertiseinents
Jor whirls we hare hitherto charged Fite; and Adver-
tisers generally will rereire the full ben fit of the change
in the law.

It la Impossible to PA' Iteatmleilge the 11111/114 of letters we receive.
Their insertion ie often delayed, owing too a press of 'natter ;
out when omitted, it is frequently taus retofoue quite ludo•
pendent of the merits of the
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minunicatione should alwaym be legibly awl on one
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Whatever is intended for iwiertirou intuit be autheittleateil by the
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tion, but AM a ginuluittre of hip good faith.
London, England, 1853-10-29

THE PRESS.

College is now vacant, and will he filled np in the comity
of the present term. Natives of the diocese of Lichfield
and Coventry, being graduates under eight yeant* standing,
iire eligible ; the elector: having regiird. in their choice, to
the preference given by the statutes, in the tirm instance,
to natives of Pre et and Presthury. and, in the second, to
natives of the counties of Lancaster and Chester.
AN ELRCTION will be held in Corpns Christi College on
Friday, the Nth of December neat, of a scholar, on the
Ilinupshire foundation.
London, England, 1853-10-29

ITALY.

Orders of recal were forwarded by the Emperor
Napoleon to the French Envoy in Naples in conse-
quence of an insult offered to three French officers
sent officially to be present at the reviews lately held
in the neighbourhood of Turin. One of these
officers had formerly published some brochures of a
republican character, and the King refused to allow
either that officer or his companions to enter the
Neapolitan dominions, under a pretext that the
vessel they came in contained some English goods,
and must undergo several days' quarantine for fear
of cholera. Pursuant to his instructions the French
Envoy demanded his passports ; but such apologies
and reparations are stated to have been offered to
hint that in all probability lie would consent to resume
the diplomatic relationships.
The editor of the Republican •journal, the Voce
della Libertit, whose paper was seized lately for false
representation of some convicts in Turin, has been
condemned to a month's imprisonment mid •2410 f. fine
14 a series of attacks upon the Emperor of the
French.

Mr. Brett was expected to arrive in Turin on
the ,!Ist, and would immediately proceed to lay the
lines of telegraph along the Islands of Corsica and
Sardinia. The submarine line connecting the former
island with the mainland at Spezzia will not be laid
down until the ensuing spring.
The Russian Ambassador has left Rome. The
Tope sent to some Polish monks for information
about a Polish martyr just canonised. The monks
communicated the particulars directly, instead of
through the Emperor, and have been sent in conse-
quence to Siberia. To this severity the Pope
alluded in his harangue, and wept• as he deplored
that Catholics in Russia had no other course left but
to sutler and die.

SPAIN.

The new Minister of ibei'nite,l States, Mr. Soule,
w•ax received by the Queen on the 23rd.

A recent article of the Nacion, on the Protestant
cemetery question, has drawn forth another intole-
rant article of the Espana on that subject; while the
Clamor Publira and Tribtoto, which have repeatedly
advocated the liberal view of the question, have been
denounced by the Bishop of Barcelona in a pastoral
letter. This letter is very long, hut its spirit is shown
in the following lines, in which the bishop gives a
definition of a Protestant, lie says
London, England, 1853-10-29

[SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1853.

ENGINEERS, MASONIC, & UNIVERSAL
MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY.
HEAD OFFICE, 345, STRAND, LONDON.
BONUS.

NOTICE.—A DIVISION of PROFITS will take place at the
end of the year 1$ 4. All persons who bare paid two Animal
Pretalunis will be eutitled to 'hare therein. Policies to partici-
pate ih the IioNCS oust therefore be effected to the coarse of
this year.
London, England, 1853-10-29

EPIGRAM.

Once a Duke of ARGYLE, as a Scotch story boasts,
On his land stuck a post at every half mile,
For no.matter what purpose—it saved his gate posts,
And the folks cried " God bless the good Duke of ARGYLE ! "

There's a modern Scotch peer (who's a Minister too)
Now tries the same plan, and, wrapped in his gaberdine,
Stands hi weif for the post, but alas! entre Notts,
Though he's hard rubs in plenty, none ever bless ABERDEEN.
London, England, 1853-10-29

Court anb fastion.

MAst:stv has been entertaining the King of
the Belgians, with his two suns, and new daughter-
in.law, at Windsor during the past week. The royal
visitors will prolong their visit for some days more,
and great festivities are promised, including a series
of state banquets, of which the tirst was celebrated
yesterday I Friday) evening.
AcconutNo to present arrangements, the Queen
intends to remain at Windsor Castle until the third
week in the ensuing month, when the Court will
remove to Osborne until a day or two before
ltristmas.
THE theatrical performances at Windsor commence
on the loth of November with the Tempest. Mr.
Orieve has been busily engaged for some time past
in painting scenery for the occasion.
Tim state apartments of Windsor Castle were
elosod on Monday last until further orders.
MAJEmTv and the Prinee Consort have re-
solved on having their tow yacht built of wood in one
of the royal dockyards (pniltably l'embmke), from
designs funtished by the Surveyor of the Navy. The
new vessel will be commenced forthwith, and is
ordered to be ready for her find cruise in the summer
of 10455. The old Victaria and Albert is to be imme-
diately restored to her former state, to serve until
the new ship is ready for the Queen.
London, England, 1853-12-24

OXFORI►.

THE RED-. JANIES NOItItIR, D.D., Tresident of Corpus
Christi College, liar been nominated pro-Vice-Chancellor,
in the room of the late Principal of Brasenose College.
IN a congregation holden on Saturday last, being the
last day of Michaelmas Term, the hollowing degrees were
conferred, viz.:—
B.D.—Rev. George Frederick de Tessier, fellow of Corpus
Christi College.
M.A.—Rev. Samuel Y. N. Griffith, Exeter; Isaac Dunne,
Queens' ; Rev. William Fletcher Roe, Mt. Mary's Hall ; Charles
Mahon Tyndall, New Inn Hall.
B.A.—Charles William Rivers Wilson, Balliol; Walter Lacy
Roger, BaIliol; Arthur Cazenove, Exeter; John Charles Wil.
son, Exeter; Nicholas Frank Hill, New ; Henry Leighton Fan-
shawe, New; Charles James Wood, Brasenotie; George Heary
Philips, Christ Church ; Thomas Edward Brown, Christ Church;
William Kerr, Trinity; Richard Henry Hooper, St. Mary Hall.
Ma. R. W. liztouzasotr, from Trinity College, Glenal-
mond, Perthshire, has been elected to the vacant Bible
Clerkship at University College. There were nine candi-
dates.

Ikt Fog.

APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS.
A ITOINTNIENI N.

f' art iiis--Ilichard land Warren (1s:Itt), to commission and
command the Crtsso, new BO•gun steam-ship; Caroni tieonts
K. Wilson (Is4s), to Study at Woolwich steam factory; licitly
11%ell (1,,53), to study at Woolwich steam factory; Horatio
Jittauman Young (1546), to study at Woolwich steam factory.
commander—Edward 11. Rice (1tg01), to study at Woolwich
Steam factory.
Lieutenatits—William ()nit= (1049 j, to the Bic/Aeon ; U.
L. billitao, to the Vetsviia,
London, England, 1853-12-24

SECOND EDITION.

S.4ITBDAY
LATEST FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

OVERLAND MAIL

The steamer Bombay arrived at Trieste yesterday
(Friday) in 112 hours from Alexandria, with dates
from Calcutta to Nov. 10 ; Madras, Nov. 24 ;
bay, Nov. 2$ ; and Hannah, Oct. 22 ; Shanghae,
Nov. 2 ; Amoy, Nov. 5 ; Hong-Kong, Nov. 11 ; Singa-
pore, Nov. 1$; Penang, Nov. 10; and Calle. Nov. li.
The accounts Man Burma!' are more satisfactory
than the last. l'egu is tranquil, and the the dacoits
are disappearing. Famine no longer prevails.
Viscount Melville is appointed to the division
vacant by the death of the late tienerid tiodwin.
The Peshawur force has been concentrated.

Trade in indigo is flat.
The insurgents keep possession of Shanghae, but
have been debated by the Imperialists at Amoy.
The Canton market has intprowtl.
London, England, 1853-12-24

••• ••• ••• ••• •••

OltDElt 01" THE SCENERY.
THE CONSPIRATORS' CHAMBER.
The Solemn Compact and the Unhallowed Coalition. Frightful Sacrifice to the Demon of Ambition.
" Yes, your prayer is grnuted—flare ;
But it leads you to disgraee."

THE PALACE OF A THOUSAND KINGS AND QUEENS
(More or less). Grand Reception. Hands are kissed. Exultation of the Twelve.
THE COUNCIL CHAMBER.
Startling appearance of the Genius of the Cabinet. "I warn you !" Exit. Who's afraid" Coalition Chorus, and, at its end, dintant cannon.
General dismay.
London, England, 1853-12-24

THE PRESS.

writer of the paper in the Unirersity ba no know.
ledge cif piettires, and he cannot distinguish between
on mid copies. The whole article is little bet-
ter titan a e"Hil'illition from Bakers and I)xlierr%'s
dramatic. biographies. The .• Visit to
14 11'0111 the pen of Mr. Sit% age, author of
SOUR' Cie% et. books. Like most of Ilk
writings. " Hobby Land " Is mere imitation of (owl.
anti groater authors. .kinotigst the rising Irish
•uriters we observe the name of n I twin." lip
has talents, and may one clay become a past. The
article on the " Industrial Condition of Ireland" is
us stale its it' it had been written five years ago.

The British Alumnae and Companion for 1S:,1.
L011(1011 : Charles knight.
No knowledge can be more useful tit the hivente,..t
sense of the term than that eonvet+,l liv a giski
9111111111116. and we ricareel e•peet to see a better
almanac than this, which was tirst published miller
the auspices of the Society for the Diffusion, A as
all e‘altiple for the reformation of alnittnne, gene.
ra11.%. Reenlist+ it is accurate, comprehensite. coin
1,0,4. and cheap, it law long been ileservistl popular.
The 6. t'onipanion half for 1* )l, besides 11. usual
abstracts, Ae., contains papers on a I )evinial
l'oinage by Ite 31orgatil—l'ensiti of t;reat
Itritp.in, 1 S I —Public Baths and Washlnatst.---
Progrtsss of .I+lministrative and Financial Improve.
mein—New I Itstoins Tariff—lreland, its I whist t
and Cominev+ ial Prospects, Av.
London, England, 1853-12-24

THE ARENA OF POLITICS.

A Scene in which everything ever before attempted will be surpassed. There will be Six Hundred and Fifty-six Auxiliaries (some super-
numeraries and some superannuated), all attired in the costume of the period ; and an etli►rt will be made to exhibit. with due acct.
a Parliamentary Battle. The Spirit of Faction and the Spirit of the Age will be seen cheering on their votaries to the combat ; and
when the conflict is at its height comes the
London, England, 1853-12-24

A GOLDEN QUARRY.

Sisal: private aceounts received by the last Austra•
Ilan uuiil ftont the Ballarat diggings report the dis-
covery of some new gold-tiehls, far surpassing in
their profusion of golden produce anything that had
previously been known. 'the statements are so
circumstaittial as to bear every appearance of authen-
ticity ; and, even allowing an ample margin for
exaggerated description and over-sanguine hopes,
the bare facts that remain are sufficiently extraordi-
nary. A letter from a settler in Hobart town, pub-
lished in the Bristo/ Joarnat, gives the following
details :---" I write to inform yon of a great discovery
that has again been made on the Geelong side, about
filly-six miles from th.. town. They have been dig-
ging very deep. and hvve come on a table of gold,
about one hundred feet from the surface, apparently
inexhaustible. All I can tell yon respecting it is
that the people's minds are partly turned, from the
immense discovery. Every Wilful of earth they
raise from these holes contains pounds weight of
gold. 'l•he more they dig the more inexhaustible it
appears at Geelong. A tumult has broken nut among
the diggt es. The Government has sent up all the
military to ya:•ll the disturbances. and the marina R
of her Nlikiesty'a ship Electra are mounting guard at
the Treasury, and the sailors of the above steamer
of-sar mount sentry at the banks. The military from
Van I►ienten's Lend are about to he despatched to
MulhAtrne to aid the military already there. Good-
ne,,, only knows how all this will end.—[Sept. I—By
the steamer from Geelong this dav I find that a gold
quarry has been discovered near Geelong, 1(N) to UM
tees train the surface of the earth, putting all other
diggings in the shade. Im,lloo ors. have been taken
out in three days by a few persons, and one person

SATURDAY,

has got out a lump weighing HO lb. in one solid
piece. This is no exaggeration, and the greatett
excitement prevails." The Geelong Adrertiser com-
municates a few additional particulars :—The stratum
of gold is, in reality, a " not a table. Here-
tofore the gold has been traced in veins and "pockets.-
Now it is found in an immense circular patch, or
monster pocket; and already about a dozen holes
have been sunk iu it, every one of which has hit.
So uniform is this rich stratum that its value, where.
ever tested, has been found to range !rout 1,200/. t,,
2,000/. per superficial foot. When the stratum was
tirst reached the little mounds of earth containing
the gold bad the appearance of a solid rock of tl e
metal, but when handled it broke into a mss of du: t
and nuggets. The twelve holes are known by the
name of the "jewellers' shops."
London, England, 1853-12-24

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Had this pamphlet appeared early in the year, it
might have produced some effect. The style is
plain, and the language always moderate—a rare
merit w►th pa►►►phleteers, who a►e apt to overlay mid
weaken a strong ease with a profusion of angry words.

Statement of the East India ('o►upr►ny's Conduct
towards the Carnatic Stipendiari.•s. By William
David Braid. London : 'f. Scott.

AN argument in favour of the alleged rights of the
descendants of that family which ruled the Carnatic
when taken possession of by the Company. Mr.
Braid alleges that the grants made to theta were
fixed and perpAual, and that these have been
grossly infringed. The question of right turns solely
on the construction of Might treaties. and the utgit-
meat neither admits of aloridgmAit, nor presents to
the general reader any point of interest. A coviiiiiis-
,4ion, or committep, appointed expressly to inquire
into all claims between native Princes and the Com-
pany, would probably bring to light many abuses of
the kind here complained of. Some such tribunal
should be among the first demands of Indira re.
formers.

The Commercial Barometer
.fross 1545 to 1553. Lon

don : H arrison.
THIS little pamphlet, by Mr. Simkins'', contains a
review of circumstances relating to the currency.
The working of the Bank Act is examined, and no
opinion expressed with reference to a question now
much ventilated, that the " notes in reserve" indicate
truly the condition of the world of commerce. thir
imports in the first nine months of 15413 exceed by
twelve and a half millions those of 157.1, but " for
" the last ten years . . . . our exports to those cone-
" tries from which we have drawn large supplies of
" food have actually fallen off." This remark, we
presume, should be confined to Europe. More
money is annually lost in abortive and unproductive
schemes than would suffice to pay the entire poor
rates of the United Kingdom. The amount of capital
at present sought to be obtained iu loans, proiects,
AT., is 195,001000/. Mr. Spackman appends tables
showing the imports of food from '47 to '53, the im-
ports and exports of bullion for '53, the general ex-
ports (a little in anticipation) to 's4,prices of Consols,
rate of interest, and returns of the Bank of England
from 1545 to December P 4713.

PERIODICAL LITERATURE.

The Dublin ruirentity Maya:ine. For I iecember.

I otblin : 31(4: laslian.
Tilts number contains avariety of &articles, good, bad,
and indifferent. There is one paper with a very in-
viting title, but very uninteresting contents. We al-
lude to the •• Peep at the Dramatis" Gallery of the
tierrick Club." This is a dangerous subject for a
writer to attempt, after the charming account of
those pictures left on record by Charles Lionl). The
London, England, 1853-12-24

ittt Vrtss.

LONDON, BATURDAT, DECEMBER 2t, 1833.

" PRESS " OFFICE.
Friday Night, Eleven o'clock.

AT the time of going to press no intimation
had reached ua that Lord PALmEnwroN had
acceded to the entreaties of Lord ABERDEEN,
and consented to resume the seals of Secretary
of State.

That office has been vacant for more than
ten days►. It has been refused by Lord Jon
RUSSELL ; declined by Sir GEORGE GREY ; and
cannot be resumed by Lo►d PALMXRSTON
except upon conditions which every true
Englishman would approve; but which, it is
said, are, unfortunately, not consistent with
the honour and convictions of her MiAjesty's
remaining Ministers.
Let us hope, for the sake of her Majesty,
and considering the season of the year, that
they may yet accept them.

Several of Lord PALMERSTON's late colleagues
have paid him visits during the week. \lr.
GLADSTONE was the last. We understand the
Right Hon. Gentleman abounded in reasons
why Lord PALMERsTON should return to
Downing-street. He distinguished between
the opinion of " the Triumvirate " (Lord
Aberdeen, Lord John Russell, and Rir jomeA
Graham) and the remainder of his colleagues,
whom nobody ever consulted, but who were
prepared to assert their independence. 'We
hear the Right Hon. Gentleman was extremely
ingenious, and would probably have been suc-
cessful had he not addressed an individual
who was in the habit of thinking before ho
acted.

The Cabinet is divided into two parties, the
majority having pronounced against the
tyranny of " the Triumvirate."
Lord GRANVILLE, being too late by the train,
was not present at the Conseil on Thtn•s-
day, which delay, considering that the Mi-
nisters were five hours and a half in delibera
tion, was an adroitly-managed accident.
Lord LANsuowNE, though he holds no office
and does not attend the Cabinet Councils, re-
mains, we are assured, one of her Majesty's
Ministers, which is considered not the least
remarkable feat►n•e of our matchless Constitu-
tion
London, England, 1853-12-24

Lusk.

UNDER this head we have but little to report this
week. The only concerts have been two perfor-
mances of The Messiah, one at Mr. Hash's new hall
on Wednesday, and the other by the Sacred Har-
monic Society last night at Exeter-hall, and a Wed.
nesday Concert, also at Exeter-hall. The Messiah at
Mr. HuHales hall was a respectable performance,
and seemed to give satisfaction. We are glad to
find musicians of eminence and experience generally
of opinion that the new hall is an excellent place for
sound. . _

We understand from those who are well acquainted
with the gossip of musical circles that the at-
tempts to organise an operatic company for her
Majesty's Theatre have failed, and that Covent Car-
den will again he our only lyric theatre next season.
London, England, 1853-12-24

THE PRESS.

their strike ; all we sad• is, that never was
there a worse time to attempt to dictate to
the masters. The earl• and rigorous winter.
the dearness of provisions, the state of ft►-
reign markets, the war in the East. which
threatens to spread and rage more fiercely
I►eftae long, all these are against the men.
Sul►ulission to the masters. or workhouse
diet and severe labour, the ehoiee of the
men lies between these. In a few weeks they
must make their election, and we should not
think the result can be doubtful.
London, England, 1853-12-24

DECEMBER ,c 24, 1553.

The collector has absolute power almost the only
r straint upon him being a IbrOlitiOtiOlt to refuse the
a fount of rent or tax paid. unless he is satisfied tha
the year's produce has thllen short of the average byl
full ten per cent. The native officials, Moreiner,
abuse their authority—the whole system is arbitrary
in the highest degree—whence the )hut, naturally
laborious, is starved and di.couraged into compara•
Live idleness. Mr. Braid dwells also 4411 the want
of public works, a subject now worn threadbare. The
a tit question is likewise discussed: but that abuse
needs no farther exposure, after the unanswerable
s:feeelt and unexpected victory of Sir John l'akington.
The ignorance of Mofussil judges is an equally fa-
miliar topic, but the frightful evil arising out of legal
tHays is perhaps less generally known:—
" Another ease of hardship to suitors is the iuuneusr
delay in the courts. It is not 'Wei/WIWI' for ebillses to he
laying over for *even or eight but Ore they can lw
tried, and, when proceedings are first commenced a suitor,
to sea ore success, is often prepared with a complete chain
of evidence, but in eonsequenee of the I,aig interval exist-
ing before trial the link is completely broken, mising from
death, doeuments lost. witnesses not being in the countr).
and other incidental I'IMS4%.

" To prove the delay in a fun vu.t-4 tire 'WM
•Ivetril (tom ' Di-visions of the Sitihier.l4l;initit,•
by that court, einbrueing the Itiz.t half-year ef Isl 9
London, England, 1853-12-24

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Fitrand, Loudon.

the abolition of the linty on Advertisements enables us to
insert al the price iJ !Mee Shillings the Advertisements
Joe which we hare hitherto charged Fire; and _ldris..
Viol's generally will reerive the full benefit of the change
in the law.

THE INDEX AND TITLEPAGE

to the First Vo:inno of the " l'ot:sm " will be publiAlind nn

Saturday, I►ieember 31, an a Supplement (wads) to NO. 33.

Enll price will be gives for eopien of No. 1., at the Office, No.

110, Straw!,

It le hopoesible to acknowledge 1118 111111111 of letters we receive.
Their insertion is often ilcia)ed, owing to it preen of matter ;
atel when • tml, it in fropicialy front rca*ona quite hole-
'sentient of the merit's of the c •ation
We cannot undertake to return coin icatioiin of which we do

not avail ourselves.
Ccinlauui,•atioun 'Mould always be legibly written, and on one
aide of the paper only. If long it inereasea the difficulty of
finding apace fur them.
*literer is intended for insertion mind be authenticated by the
mane and address of the writer, Hot fur publicat-
ion, but am a guardutee of his good faith.
London, England, 1853-05-07

FRENCH PLAYS.

MEsses. Scribe- and Legonve'a comedy, " Les Contes
de la Iteine de Navarre," selected for the first ap-
pearance of Mlle. Madeleine Brohan in London, is a
masterpiece of construction, and contains no incident
however apparently trivial, that is not necessary to
the development of the subject. Nevertheless, it
produces a certain weariness in the spectator, and
this from the rarest of all causes. The critics, who
in dealing with native dramatic invention have
almost stereotyped the phrases, " meagreness of
plot" and "lightness of construction," will hardly
credit the assertion that the French authors have, in
this instance, produced u play with tax► much plot.
Moreover, this plot is not obscure,.and, though the
drauuttis persona, are in a perpetual fog of misunder-
standing and danger, all is clear to the audience, and
the means of extrication are sufficiently natural
and probable. Still the unravelling of so many
threads of intrigue causes perfect exhaustion long
before the three hours occupied in the represen-
tati are brought to a close. The dialogue is playful
and witty, and, when demanded by the situation, full
of dignity ; but this dialogue is like the plot, too
rich. and treated with an elaboration of detail ad-
mirable rather in the novelist than the dramatist.
whose great aim should be condensation both of
action and expression.
Mlle. Brohan, who acted the part of Marguerite',
originally sustained by her at the Theatre Francais,
appeared to be suffering from a severe cold, and to
that perhaps may in a great measure be attributed
a certain monotony and want of light and shade
which was felt in her delivery of so long a part, in
spite of the perfect purity and precision of her arti-
culation. This lady has all the high polish and
elegance of the best school of French acting; but
there is a lack of sensibility, which makes her gaiety
somewhat cold, and greatly mars the effect of the
more tender and passionate side of the gay queen's
character. M. Labatt played the captive king with
great dignity and chivalrous feeling, and in the scene
where he taunts his great rival, Charles F., drew
warm and genuine applause from a languid and in-
different audience. The betise of Mlle. Bertin, though
amusing enough, was rather that of a peasant than a
princess. There is little to be said in praise of the
other artists engaged in the comedy, with the excep-
tion of M. Tourillon, who acted the small part of
Ilabieca, the jealous one-eyed valet of the emperor,
with great nature and humour. We would suggest
to the management to provide the emperor and his
betrothed with a more respectable retinue ; the lords,
ladies, and pages of the court more than once
caused a titter by the contrast which their attire
presented to the rich and elegant costumes of the
principal personages of the drama.
London, England, 1853-05-07

RICHARD FORD, 8$ Poultry. Loudou.

wurrioN.
TO 'TRADESMEN, MERCHANTS,
t vi:us, 017TIPPITERS, he.—Whereat it has lately
come to uty knoe ledge fiat some nnprincipled iwrson or per-
sons have for some time past been imposing upon the public by
selling to the Tilele tool oaten%n spurious article under the name
of BON D'n PERMIAN ENT MAUIa NG INK : This it to give no.
t lee, that I ant the original and sole Proprietor anti Manufaet urer of
the said article, and do not employ any traveller. or authorise
any person to 11 present themselves as coming from my estab-
lishment lir the purpose of selling the said ink. This Cant'oll
is publish-ti by me to prevent Mrther imposition upon the
yublie, and serious injury to myeelf.—E. R. BOND, Kole Eseem
Viz and Widow of Joint Rend, 20, Letreaue, West
London.
London, England, 1853-05-07

TO THE WHIGS.

GENnEmEx,—Whatever praise or whatever l'enSilre attilell to the name
it was once your boast to assume, the name itself is so identified with
the History of England, that we have a right to ask why it has disap-
peared from our records? Hitherto you have l►een an essential element
in that collision of opinion from which flash all the political truths
that enlighten statesmen and save nations. Even at the period in
which your numbers were reduced to the lowest—exiled from the Court,
and alienated hem die People—the genius of your leaders sustained
the enthusiasm of Party. It is enthusiasm alone that gives flesh and
blood to the skeletons of abstract opinion : and the devotion of the
genial patricians who gloried to call themselves the friends of Fox
carried on that hereditary affection of clanship which bound you to-
gether, and which ultimately enabled you, in the enactment of the
Reform Bill, to obtain the renown and to reap the rewards which
belong to the successful arbiters between rival classes and conflicting
passions. It was this close and firm connection, however justly it
London, England, 1853-05-07

THE PRESS.

under the title of " rent " of their w orking frante4,
fines, .te.

Mr. 1111;liS• AS a manufacturer. critieiseil the provi-
sions of the bill, some of which he pronounced use
less! and others mischiet
31r. Surer and other members belonging to the
same interest followed on the saute side. and entered
into a multitude of details respecting 1111. different
relations between masters and men as to their work
and wages.
11r. Hunt: moved that the bill be read a second
time that day six months.
Mr. PACKE believed that the system which tii.w pre-
vailed was tyrannical and degrading.
The Min-gels of liitiNity attributed to the !tractive
of deducting frame rents and inflicting tines the grin
cipal portion of the distrvss which existed among the
numerous ilieratit es in the hosier) truth..
Mr. owril, warned the I se against allowing
their sympathy for uu distress to ill. Klee
departure from the principles of free action and Ins'
trade. They would incur, by passing this measure, a
serious risk of establishing such interference in the
processes and conditions of manufactire as might
result most ilisailt antageonsly towards the workmen
themselves.

Mr. NEWDEtinE found in the bill only a WE and eon
sistent endeavour to cam' out. the principle already ad
mined in tho Truek Act, by which they had .ought. to
secure to the workman full payment of his wages in
eurrent coin. The gross amount of fralal. Mal he
computed at 1120.1101 V. laT nun nun. the whole of which
eonstituted a fle4lllet. frill the wages of the opera-
tives, while the masteN were momrscr ruahlud to
establish a sytitirm of finouritismli)!Z their hands.
Lord 34111 N IMANNEES, in supporting the bill, nc
cepted as a distinction the taunt- thrown out by :Ur.
Biggs, that- the • Tory gentlemen of England wen.
sympathising with the rabble of great towns."
Upon dividing, the house threw out the bill by a
nnkjority of 61, the numbers being Ist; to 115.
London, England, 1853-05-07

THE PRESS.

requires but a short notice. Mario and Grisi were
welcomed with loud applause by a crowded house.
Ronconi, as Dun Alfonso, showed himself a real
artist. His original conception and manly bearing
invested the part with a force and dignity it has
never yet received at the hands of any other singer.
His delivery of the words " Guai se ti sfuggi un moto
" taci " in the celebrated trio was indeed a tine effort of
musical elocution. Millie. Didiee did not appear to
such advantage in this opera as in Maria di Bohan.
Making every allowance for nervousness, she ob-
viously does not possess the energy and refinement
which a part like Orsini requires, and the song " Un
segreto," though encored, was not effectively given.
We may add that her dress and "make up" showed
great carelessness and want of judgment. Signor
Tagliatico deserves especial commendation for his
clever impersonation of the trifling part of Gubetta.
The scenery and appointments in both operas are
below par. Mr. Beverly is said to be engaged tit
this house : as yet no traces of his masterhand are
visible.
London, England, 1853-05-07

THE PRESS.

tions so varied. No dissolving views could
present transitions so rapid and so complete.
Ingenious, however, as this may be, it adds
but little to the credit of British statesman
ship. If the truth is pleasing to be spoken, it
is not easy to conceive anything more discre-
ditable than the whole history of the negotia-
tions we have mentioned. The votes of the

Irish members Were secretly sought through an
underhand negotiation secretly obtained—as-
surances were given in private conelaves which
were wholly concealed from the assembly
whose decisions they controlled. Mr. Dis-
raeli's budget was refused, not because it was
disapproved of, but because Irish members
were promised a future exemption from the
obnoxious income tax. Men who had filled
high offices under the Crown did not hesitate
thus to bind their conduct when they should
return to their offices. It adds, in our judg-
ment, but little to the discredit that attaches
to the very nature of the negotiation that
faith has not even been kept with those who
must now feel that they were its dupes.
London, England, 1853-05-07

clivritAn ELEcnoN.

Lord ion% Itt•ssrt.t. ga‘c notice that 011 Nhaslay hr
should move the suspension of tlit. writ for Chathmit. nad
that he ',amid also bring in it bin to disqualify itersons
holding dockyard appointment% front ‘uting at clection.
(baud cheers.)
MIL lit Fli.

The order of the hie taking into consideration the
woods uttered last night by Mr. I fully having been read,
Tile SPEAKER called upon the hon. member to toth-r any
explanation lac thought proper.
The hollow %NY ad this tilde extremely full, Mid the
greatest interest appeared tat prevail on both silks to hear
the how getatlentoufs
31r. 1/I's 11' 11•111111401 tier 111111`,i' III:tt when he tittered
the words in question, instead of laving ealled to wfiler and
regnireal to set himself right with the he haul been
elaillengttl to pone his statements, anal he haul felt it
utterly irreetoneilable with his ewswience to withdraw
state utrnt 1111 its truth Is aptestionstl. Ile was charged
by a noble bah 1.1. !fussed) with flying away from the
maitl anaiding to nanoe the patties, but the %cry
Val t WlO4 the fact, bevatuse he haul said that if the Vsmuatt
Wl', through the Chairman. decided that he might do Wa, he
‘‘‘ ettlii tit 111141. 111144441 10 110 AO WithOlit NCa aslant this. )1•1/1111•
sibility ad' proving the ad legations. The noble had had
further subt that he could not prone at syllable of what he
haul uttered. and after Knelt a statement 1w app ealeal to the
house whether lar could withdraw his words. Ile never
meant to convey that money haul been given to Irish mem-
bers to secure their sates. What he meant by the allusion
to the days of the Walpaales and l'elleamas was, that there
had been au utter athawalonment of flamer pledges and
principles ill accepting tidier. If he knew what paalitical
corroptitin meant, that was it. slit heal et Onsiilltil an, lend he wars
still ready to 'star it.
1.41/11.101IN 1t11,5111.1. thought, ass the g1'11514 part of the
accusal' load lacen aband at, the matter ought to drop.
London, England, 1853-05-07

be pram.

IIOYAL ITALIAN OPERA.
llAlums in melody and devoid of orchestral effects.
Maria di Bohan is one of the many intliffemut
operas which Donizetti, " Fit presto," has given to the
world. Its only redeeming point is the opportunity
it affords to Itonconi for the display of his great
dramatic talents : and there can be no question but
that his reading of the part of the Duke de eherrease
would alone entitle him to rank as one of the first
actors of the day. The representation of this opera
served to introduce two ladies to a London audience.
.1111 e. Didiee achieved a certain suceess. Her voice,
tl gh rather thin, is pleasing, and her manner pro-
duced a favourable impression. tut* Mlle. Albini the
less said the better. She probably appeared for
the first and last time upon this Covent Garden
boards on Tuesday night. Her %oleo and style are
better suited for an Italian theatre, the price of whose
biglietto d'ingressa is half it pant or thereabouts, than
for a stage which ranks the first amongst those dedi-
cated to lyric purposes. inaependently of the
ladies, the singing of the opera was sufficiently in.
different. Ronconi's intonation was at times painfully
incorrect, anti Ttunberlik was not by any uncaps at
home in the part e/utfaix, which seems little
calculated to display his voice and peculiar excel.
haw*. Tim revival of Lacrezia Bvrgia vu *aturdu,y
London, England, 1853-10-08

aijclanb.

Tim supply of flaxseed and the st areity of copper
coin in Ireland formed the subjects ofrepresentations
made by Mr. Davison, M.P. for Belfast., to the Board
of Trade and the Treasury. Of the former article
he estimated that ;u,INNII. worth was iinported an-
nually into Dentist from the Baltic, together with
Immiumfactured tlax to five times that. amount. The
pending political tlifficulties with Russia and possible
war, lie observed, rendered merchants exceedingly
apprehensive, stopped the forwarding of (inlets. and
perilled the prosperity of the staple manufacture of
Belfast. 'fir this representation Mr. Cardwell has
replied officially that" the Clovernment are considering
the subject." Respecting copper coin. of which the
want had been much telt among the Irish populatimi,
31 1.. I /avison had written to request the transutis,n u
of :I,IN Nil. in that species or currency to Belfast. 11e
has now received a letter front the Mint, staring that.
the establishment will very speettily be in a position
to remit the ix-mired supply, either at once or in
port
Flo 01 a return moved for I Capt:tin .lours, and
just is,ned, it appears that the net produce of the
reventic of Ireland paid into the tie
year ended stlt January, is:;;1, amounted to 4,..:mi,;f1 4/.
items ore :—Custians, 1,/s:ai,lliol.; excise,
1,-1;5,051V.; stamps, .04,3; 11. ; hereditary reNt'lltle,
:iINl1.; miscellaneous, 4; ; The eNpenaitme
was 3,s91,11:11.; and the loom y remaining in the
Exchequer, 1,1 "it 1.s0:11. The gr-ss income from
eXei''o Wit*. ; cII,IOIIIS, '2,040,4691.

lic.-petrator of the laic suicide in French-
strevi ha. heenidentitioil as t Mr. 3l•Fallati, formerly
a clerk to a (iht..gtoW .111111 of wool-merchants, 3lessr-.
3litir and Co., whom he ha.t itcfratulc(l of i by
means of a forged cheque in August last : he had
since alisconde‘l, and no truce could be found of hiss
wi:ereabout

OCTOBER 8, 1853.
London, England, 1853-10-08

SPAIN.

A postal treaty with England is on the point of
lieit. combined.
The 3ladrid Gazette of the Itlth ult. contains four
royal ilecrees--one dividing the country into
sions for public works ; another reforming the orga
Distill')." of the body of civil engineers ; the third
regulating fairs and markets; and the fourth making
changes in the personnel of the judicial body.
A Cabinet t !mimed was to be held, for the purpose
el thing, as was generally supposed, the day of the
reopening of the Cortes.
queen Isabella hail been ill for two nays with a
sore throat, and had had to be bled. Her Majesty
hail, however, completely recovered, and proposed to
go to the Church of Atoeha, nceompanied by the
king, to thank (ion for her happy entrance into the
seventh month of her pregnancy.
The Espana states that the Spanish navy now
consists of :t line-of-battle ships, ;.) frigates, it cor-
vettes, pilot-boats,l misticos, and 2.i steamers, be-
sides transport vessels, and also the guanla costa
s which has It steamers, 3 brigs, 2 schooners,
113 smaller vessels ; the whole preventive ser-
vice comprising 193 gulls and 3,791 persons, between
clantnanders, officers, and crews. A new ;P4 gun
ship, Rey Don Francisco de Assisi. was benched at
Ferrol on the rith ult. This is the tirst vessel of
war since 119 s that has been launched lb the niyal
ar:enal.

Private letters from Maolrid ment. that negotia.
tions are on foot to induce the father of the reigning
" favourite" to accept the embassy to Vienna, with
Ole additional gratuity of 3,iion,f WM lof realm :11%IN In
to) the "favourite" himself to aceompany his parent.
A near relative of an influential member of the
present Cabinet is spoken of as likely to be the new
lvvourite.
London, England, 1853-10-08

this naive admission, which accords with the
representations of Our party clue& in Parlia-
ment, that distracted comic& and despairing
timidity have improved this impression to the
confusion which prevails.
For the " moral" of this coujuneture we
have no occasion to travel so far as the Minis-
terial :Emil,. It lies at our own door, and is
not to be relegated by a stroke of the pen to
Siberian latitiaktes. A combination of stihnialih-
tintors, some of them statesmen, has been
founded Ott the abeyanee of party principles
partieular views have stet their contradictories,
and the ismte of the whole is a compromised ac-
tivity. The eapkteity of the individuals when not
controlled by unnatural alliances may be clear
and admitted, but a vicious influence subdues
each eolkrietion, and deadekks every spontaneous
impulse. The result is necessarily a political
Coma. 'rhe personal weakness of Lord Aiwa-
komN may adapt him for democratic Or other
pressure. but a medium is required to reklueo
him to imbecility, and this medium is fikund
in the constitution of his Cabinet. We may
not forget that the formation of this Cabinet
first invited the Russian menace, which it
nursed into the dimensions of a general peril.
From this first fruit of its tedious and torpid
gestation we may infer the abortive nature of
its future progeny, and forebode au internal
detriment to England front her forced declen-
sion in the horoscope of Europe.

OUR COMMERCIAL TREATIES WITH

PARAGUAY.

Ir was to the honour of Lord MALMENBURT'S
foreign administration, that he conferred ou
British commerce the great boon of a treaty
which opened the Paraguay rivers. Thu
new Dictator and benevolent Administrator
of the Republic signalised his ueeession to
power by yielding to the wishes of the British
Minister. That a eounnereial treaty had been
agreed to which opened the Paraguay to its
for ten years was made public during the last.
summer ; but, with a grudging meanness which
seems to have spread from the policy to the
journalism of the Coalition, not one of the
organs of the Ministry the self-dubbed
" friends of commerce—would notice the fact.
Will this jealousy, this minister aversion to
acknowledge the good done by Lord Dminv's
llovenimunt, be persisted in, now it hots trans-
pired how much further Sir CHARLES HOTITANI
has been able to carry out the original instrue
tious of Lord MAINEBBERY ? Will the Minis-
terial journals endeavour by their milettee to
conceal kotti the public, that in addition to►
the rights yielded to us on the Paraguay for
ten years, we now have secured to us the
Parana and the Uruguay fin- ever Thi-c
large and successful measure of commercial
policy brings out in strong eoutnist the con-
duct of the real and the pretended friends
of commerce. Lord NALMERRURY opet►s to
us the richest and most fertile portions of
the South American continent, which a jea-
lous and ruthless tyranny had shut out
from the world during the best ►art of half
a century. Lord ABERDEEN risks m the other
London, England, 1853-10-08

FoltEl;;N FI•NDs.

•fhe prices of foreign bonds an. generally lower
this week, with the exception of 311exiesin stock,
continues Orin at 11 (Al y, in consequence of a
remittance of I MOW dollar. on Recount of the
divillciols, and a satisfactory assurance On the part of
the FiHamel. Minister relative 61 till which an.
overdue. We hear that a `• Bank of Ilexico"
will shortb hi established, whicli will fans the
re% 141%11'4 Mill 1110 tho bondholder► their dividends
with p►uietutlit~.
London, England, 1853-10-08

POTITUI I

The railway contraetors of Lisbon have del osited
-10,11iNg., in acrordance with the terms of their agree,
ment. No lawresm will be mule with the works for
tonne little film., and scared)• any shares were being
ta'irn by the pnblie.
Slight. Symptoms of earthquake have been exre•
ri 'need at Cintrn.
London, England, 1853-10-08

SECOND EDITION.

SATURDAY El'ENlSti.
TURKEY.
By Lleetrie Telegraph.)
[From our oars Correspondent.]

♦'tPNNA, Satnrd;►y.-Ilespatches announcing
the declaration of war by the Porte have been
received at the Turkish Embassy.
Hostilities will begin in earnest if iu four
weeks the Russians have not evacuated the
London, England, 1853-10-08

gljt V rtss.

LONDON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER N,

OUR readers may remember that in our last
week's muuber we stated precisely the pitch

Of eotnplexity which the Eastern question had

reached, and announced that Lord ABRADERS
would call a Cabinet Council during the week

which is now eliding.

The Calbinet uuu•il met yesterday ; but, as
a preliminary to this phenomenon, certain of
its principal eouneillors had a private re-

hearsid, which they thought fit to announce
in the Timex of Tuesday last. If it was not
pure hypothesis On the part of their organ,
they enabled it to co►nmunicate " the intelli-
" genre which was the inm►ediate oeeasion
" of their meeting—that on the 26th ult. the
" Grand Council, a body consisting of about
" one hundred and forty magnates of the
"'Turkish empire, hail recinumended the

" Sultan to make a deelaration of war." This
intelligence was of course sufficient occasion
for the Cabinet to meet ; and, in any event, it
was natural that they should prepare them-
selves fin• the formal duties they had so long
suspended and so grudgingly resumed. But
it war. a novelty to announce the ►subject of
Privy Conseil deliberations to the public, and
to atone for a fussy reserve towards the Par-
liament by a frank violation of the confidence
of the Crown.

The Cabinet has a new theory on the sub-
ject of " Honour," as we suggested laz.4. Sahu•-
day ; so we let this pass; fi► . their position—
we say it in no odious sense—is comparatively
a contemptible topic in face of the contin-
gencies menacing Europe.
The magnates of the Turkish empire have
recommended war—fir rather, we should say,
they have recommended retaliation (for war
commenced with the passage of the Pruth by
the Russians) ; and retaliation will in natural
course ensue if our Cabinet acts with its usual
alacrity, and negotiates again with its former
success.

Farther negotiations are indeed announced,
under new, and it is hoped better, conditions.
The apparent energy which at List commis-
sioned the combined fleets to the watvrs of Con
stautinople has been accompanied by it would
shock too abruptly the Muscovite predilections
of Lord ABERDEEN to say it has indueedl cer-
tain overtures on the part of the Czar. The
reputed organ of one of the Ministers has told
us in a jaunty air, which betrays its inspirit
lion, that the fleets did not sail for Besika
" Bay for a mummer's cruise, nor have Ad-
" minds DUNDAS and HAMMEIAN passed the
" Dardanelles with their whole force for the
" benefit of change of air." This information.
which reassured the British public, has been
considerably mitigated to Russian ears, if
Lord WESTMORELAND, as is stated, told the