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NEW SURREY THE;ITRE.
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Under an entirely new Management.
f:4l present FRIO V. Septeuther 24. will be presented an original
. estrnordloary Melo.Drtune, fuunticd to • blab.,PuPdiar add
I:cresting Gerntott bt.n y. called
DER FREISCTIVI Z I
or. THE DEION OF 'VHF. WOLF'S CLEN AND Till =YEN
Ti. Musk nntler the Immediate Dinreti.....l W. Hawes. lni. The
Piese wr.t rn by Mr. Ball, Author of .° ndules." " Fluedatur &MUD.
&c..%e. sod produced by Mr. Auld.
principal Chivricters—leasrs. Grant, Tb.whothan. Auld, Lowday,
Ha Mudd
Young. teeturniugs. and Honor; )ire. Young, Ten.
rout, and Mr.. t.vedity.
To he preceded by the celebrated and °venting *WM.
rased y Carl Marie Vuu Weber. sided by ciiincreased Urehestre.
After which a favourite Sous by Mr. Gibbon.
whole to conclude with the wand Chinese lielo•Drarne aillod
THE. BURNINO
Or, THE SPECTRE OF vie LAKE.
With an its splendid scenery. superb Dresses. e+.4 Kurland&

TO CORRESPONDENTS.
The friend of "Jamie the Ira" should be more explicit. We
eerfezile agree with hitu that "children bliould'rn uve chopping-
knivew ;" but why, when he earl afford to give such z;tiod advice to
tot. does lie not take tia• benefit of it hinmolt

Tile BRITISH Pittss commenced ruHlishing yesterday morning
at a quarter put live o'cloA.

LONDON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBaIt 24. 1896.

We have received the following letter from our Cone-
*ctulent at Palls. According to his statement, the public
canfideucz in the policy of CHARLYS X. is not quite so
great as it is represented in the French Journals; or rather,
we ought to say, as it is represented in those parts of the
French Journals which are permitted by the Censors of
CIIA2LES X. to be made public. The French press can
row only echo the sentiments of the Court. Nothing,
Ikely to shock the most delicate ear of the most squeamish
(:ourtier, can now be uttered. We are indebted to private
ellannels for all the truth we may learn with respect to
Cie actual state of pi:blic opinion. The cold reception of
Cit.lnT.ES X., on his first regal entry into Paris, ought to
produce an impression upon his mind, which, however, we
leer it is more calculated to counteract :

' Pants, SETT. St

" The weather here continues extremely fine, which is
favJurelde to that spirit of curiosity, which, in Paris, is
easily excited and easily satisfied, but which at present keeps
tLc multitude perpetually on the wing, by the splendid
er,t.ipages almost constantly passing between the Teileries
atl St. Cloud, as all, for a time, is homage and etiquette ;
aril the splendid retinue of Royalty taunts a constant sup-
ply of spectacles. Yesterday (Sunda)) Cu ARLES X. cu-
t:red Paris, from St. Cloud, in great pomp, for the purpose
of performing the customary ceremony of sprinkling with
hely water the toady of his deceased Brother and King,
Isot. Is XVI 11. Ile was preceded by a detachment of
c&rassiers. The Duchess of ANGOVLEME and Nlanamx
(tee Melicss of Berry), and the whole of the Royal
Fa-
mily, attended, each in their respective carriages, to be pre-
bent at the performance of this holy rite. This was his
MAJZITY.3 first entrance into Paris since his departure for
St. Cloud on the death of the late SOVERLIGN. The po-
pulace lined the streets, and all the avenues leading to the
palace were thronged with spectators; but there was no
display of enthusiasm, no cordial greetings, no heartfelt

.e!au:ations ; the Parisians hail manifestly not much to
aft 1.7,1 In that way. There was, here and there, at inter-
v.sh., a !'ire le 110i,' but no chorus. In plain truth,
Cis ARLES X. is vet popular; his cousin, the Duke of Oa-
LEANS, we suspect, would, in his place, have been hailet:
wtt'a a very different and infinitely more gratifying
~:cptien.
To-day the public are admitted to the Salle du Thrtme,
t) pAfortn, iu their turn, according to ancient usage, the
ceremony of sprinkling the Royal corpse with the
etni benite. The GO:lpiao/1 (a brush constructed :or such
purposes) being dipped in the holy water, passes from hand
to hand, each throwing front it a few drops, and retiring.
4 only twelve persons arc permitted to enter at a time, to
avo;,l confusion. But the crowds assembled in the Tui-
lerie,, struggling to gain entrance, are so immense, that al-
r..t.fy many serious accidents have happened from the sud-
Os:. rush which is made at every new admission. Perhaps
C.O course of the next half century goal sense and pro-
si-ma may have gain al such a footing iu France, that Go-
, -rinnent may be induced to refar to the Committee ,J)
tMy the policy of continuing a custom which risks
teas of the people without reason, and vulgarizes the
s.,:_unnity of death without necessity.
Paris, which is everything with its amusements, and
nothing without, is, at present, as may be supposes!, ex-
tremely dull ; and this dullness is not a little increased
by the general mouruing ; a Frenchman's oat and his

countenance have now both the same sombre cast; trade
too is extremely bail throughout France; and, from all that
can be foreseen, the progress of time and events are not
likely to improve it. The that is, those of the first
brilliancy, into which the idle and the opulent throw
thcmselvi s, from the want of any better receptacle, illu-
minate and enliven the Boulevards, which are excessively
thronged, owing to the theatres and all places of public
amusement being closed. The scene, however, loses much
of its gaiety, from the monotony of the black dresses,
which give but little scope to the display of female taste,
and still less of ornament. It is one great evil of a general
nieurning, that it brings down all the fashionable' to one
common level. As for the beaus in Paris, they vie with
each other in the thickucas of their mustachios, which in
their appearance are truly terrific. A lively female, fear-
ing for the timidity of her sex, said of these wltieker-
lipped monsters, that " they were disguised in that man-
ner to frighten them;" qui i..ltuient ainsi deguiscs pour
nous faire prur ; and it would really seem so. But it is
supposed to have a military air, and as it is a symptom of
courage that costs nothing, the weerer buys his reputation
cheep.
"The funds for the sale and transfer of stock arc to be re-
opened to-day, having been closed during the whole of last
week. The speculators have not been asleep in the inter-
val, and have succeeded in running them up ; but the agents
of the Ministry have not been inactive behind the curtain,
in effecting this rise, the object of which is to beget, on the
accession of the new Sol. euxtc x, an appearance of con-
fidenee, on the part of the monied capitalists, in the
strength and stability of the Government. It was in order
to give time for this manosavring, that the premature and
most extraordinary measure of shutting up the Bot: ass till
further orders, was directed. That will the French funds
continue to rise? Will they continue their present prices
at the opening of the Chambers? Noes verrons."

In the German Parera received yesterday, the charge is
repeated on which we made some observations a few days
ago, viz. that assistance is rendered by the English agents
in the Levant for the subjugation of the Greeks. In this
instance it is roundly asserted, that there are " English
seamen in the Capitan Pacha's fleet, obtained through the
intervention of Lord STHANGFORD." This calumny is so,
outrageously absurd, that it hardly deserves any kind of
notice ; nor should we, after what we have recently
done, have bestowed a word upon it in refutation of
the charge, but that we have seen with regret that an
Evening Paper is disposed to countenance these slanders, by
calling for a " more distinct refutation" of them. We would
rather wait till the charges are more regularly preferred.
When we hear the Greeks themselves raising a complaint
against the unfairness of our Government, or the unfriend-
liness of our countrymen, it may be time to eve a clear
and distinct refutation to charges clearly and distinctly pre-
ferred; but while we have no authority but French letters
and German journals, it is enough to return a broad and
general denial to the loose and sweeping accusations made
against us. There can be no doubt, we apprehend, that
his lIAJESTT'S Ministers are determined to act upon the
principles of a strict neutrality between the parties in this
struggle. The Greeks know well, that any representation
as to the misconduct of the diplomatic agents of England
would meet with immediate attention, and as they have
every facility for communication with this country, and
arc aided by a Committee of great talent and respects-
bility, who at the same time are certainly not liable to
the suspicion of being desirous to smother any reason-
able matter of complaint against the Government, we
conclude that the silence of the Greeks goes further iu our
favour than the charges of all the Frenchmen or Germans
that ever existed. It may be, however sorry we should be
to learn the fact, that some English seamen have entered '
into the Turkish service. Auiong the virtuca of English
seamen, it is not usual to include much depth of reflection,
or careful consideration of the nature of tho undertakings
in which they embark ; and some may therefore have been
picked up by the artful agents of the Turks in the ports of
the Mediterranean. If any are in this situation, we hare
no doubt, however they may dislike their duty, they will,'
with characteristic honour and courage, discharge it ; but,
even in that case, no ground will be laid for a general
attack upon the British people ; nor is any journal war-
ranted in saying that the conduct of these men is " a stain
upon the British Government."

Tho papers mating to the

of the Marquis

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of HASTINGS in India, have been delivered to the Proprie-
tors of East India Stock, according to their Resolution passed '
at a General Court on the 3d of Match last. The total
mass of these papers, political, military, and financial,
makes a pile of nearly 3,000 pages. They are divided into
four general heads, viz., the papers respecting the Nepatil
war, the papers respecting the Pindarry and Mabratta
wars, the papers in the financial department, and the pa-
pers relative to pecuniary transactions of Messrs. WILLIAM
Pa sea and Co. with the Ntza m's Government. The pro-
cectlin;-„s of the Court of Directors, relative to • proposed
grant to the Noble Marquis, are also printed. It can
hardly be expelled that we should attempt to give at
present even an abstract of these ponderous volumes. We
arc willing to fall behind our =temporaries in speed when
expedition will necessarily impair the soundr els of our judg-
ment. On • question so important, it would be unbecom-
ing, for the sake of mere priority, to throw into our columns
sonic doeunients hastily, and therefore, in all probabiEty,
injudiciously, selected front a body of papers as voluminous
as we have stated. The personal character of the Marquis of
HASTINGS is der-ply atlected by the imputations cast upon
it, with reference to the sanction he gave to the transactions
of the house of Pa t. luau and Co.; and considering the
great and undoubted services rendered by his Lordship
during his Indian administration, we think it at le;:st due
to his acknowledged merits, not Frceipitately to come to a
conclusion by which his fame may be tarniihutl. and his
claims on the justice of the East India Company defeated.
We have therefore resolved to take auflicient time to enable
us to form a cool and mature judgment on the subject be-
fore us. We have not been afraid to suffer our content-
perra les to outstrip us in this rah. One of them, who is
ever forward in his condemnation of the delays of Chan-
cery, has been anxious to add the weight of his practical
authority a„lainst that Court, by pronouncing judgment
against the Marquis of !IA STI NG:I before it was possible to
have real one-fourth part cf the papers through.

Caatigatque auiiitque.
Another, though equally desirous to ray something, on the
subject, more prudently refrains from giving judgment at
all. Ho who never yet hesitated on any question of public
policy to pronounce the loudest and stron,;est censures on
his MAJESTY'S Government, when the upset of affairs
seemed calculated in the slightest degree to justify animad-
version, now shrinks from " offering a decision which it
would exceed the limits of a newspaper to support by ar.