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Morales,Ribeira, and Murillo have sadly degenea
rated. There was a full length portrait of Queen
Isabella, coarse, heavy, and commonplace, by M:
Louis Madrayo. Side by side with Royalty is a
portrait which many who never low the King Con-
sort believed to be his Majesty's, but which is said
to be that of the painter himself. A dance in the
couit-yard of a posada by M. Piens was excellent
iu its way, and his picture of the noble cathedral of
Burgos and a chapel of that of Toledo have much
of the poetry of the sacred edifices of Spain. In
this department, too, Paris contributes something
—two portraits by Ricard, ske!ches of scenery in
France and the East, by MM. Courbct, Core?, and
Brest, and, as a specimen of historical painCegn
Corneille reading one of his tragedies in the Hotel
Rembouillet. Bayonne boasts of two painters—
MM. Z.) and Bonnet. A Neapolitan beggar-boy,
by the latter, is remarkably wed done, and attracted
much attention. "11Tez~o bajocco, lizzelenza," are
on his lips, eye, and extenebA hand, and your
first movement was to put your hand in your pocket
and give him a few sous. Bordeaux and Lyons
sent some good landscapes, and among other objects
of art were sketches in water-colours by the late
Eugene de la Croix, photographs, &c.
Not much was done, I fear, in the way of Lusi•
ness by the exhibitors. I suspect that the one who
attracted most customers was a little French boy,
who kept a stall for the sale of knife sharpeners at
from 2f. to sf. a piece, and who was scarcely 11
years old. One could not pass his stall without
stopping to have a chat with him, as he stood
behind his counter dressed in a blue military tunic
with tiny gold epaulettes, a cap called a " bonnet
pelisse," and a little s word hanging up peacefully
in its little steel scabbard behind him. There was
nothing of pertness or forwardness in his manner.
He was polite to everybody; answered readily all
the questions put to him ; dwelt on the excellence
of his wares, testing them by experiments which
seemed to be conclusive. He spoke French so as to
be easily understood, with, of course, a decidedly
English accent ; and his mistakes, such es "Mell-
ing" everyone who converses with him, gave jai-
uite amusement to the bystanders. With all his
intelligence he was quite a child. When not ens
gaged in business he amused him self like a child.
On the whole the Bayonne Exhibition, though it
may turn out profitable as a speculation, was highly
creditable, particularly when we consider that it is
its first attempt in this way. No doubt the ex-
pected presence of the Emperor and Empress ens
couraged exhibitors to send some of the best spcci•
wens of their industry, and the disappointment was
considerable. But, however hurtful to their inte-
rests, the absence of the Court seemed to make
little difference so far as Biarritz was concerned.
No doubt the score or two of persons attached
directly or indirectly to the Court were missed this
summer, but for the last six weeks and more Biar.
ritz was as peopled with visitors pretty much as
in previous years. The opening of the railroad
between Bayonne and San Sebastian, end ttie
completion of the line to Madrid, not to speak of
the Exhibition, had raised extravagant hopes of
an enormously crowded season, which were by no
means realised. What is called the season is over,
yet up to the present many still linger in and about
Biarritz, And it is no wonder, for the sky is as
blue, the sun as bright, and the temperature as
warm as in July. The Port Vieux, the Cote des
Barques, and the Cotes des Faux, or, as it is now
called, the COte Napoleon, were still frequented by
bathers. Those who do not swim, but prefer to lie
on the pure white sand, and let the breakers tumble
over them, those who prefer a plunge from Jhe rock
and strike out to sea, may indulge in that most
healthy pleasure at any spot and at all hours of the
day. The water is the purest in the world, and at
the lowest tide you have no mud to wade through
to get to it, but a fine sandy beach,
Few persons now come to this part of the Pyre.
nees without paying a visit to Spain, were it only as
far as Irun, Fontainbin, San Sebastian, or Loyola,
the birthplace of the founder of the Jesuits, whose
convent still stands in that lovely valley. The line
runs from Bayonne through one of the most pic-
turesque countries imaginable—Bidart, Guetary, St.
Jean de Luz, where it crosses the Neville; and Hen-
daya on the Bidassoa, from which you can almost
look into Fontarabia, skirts the sea coast, and con-
tinuos itg way along, valleys and slopes whose verdure
not even the July or August sun can impair. The
first view caught of the little town of Passages is at
an opening of the road ; it suddenly appears rising
out of its little bay, locked in between the Jtizquilet
and lid% hills, and the old castle of San Sebastian
in the distance is one of the most charming ima.
ginable. On the other hand, the approach to Bay-
onne by the valleys of the Nive and Adour, with
the slopes covered with handsome villas peeping out
from the luxuriant foliage, and remarkable among
the fine mansions, the Caso Caradoc of Lord
Howden, situated on the brow of the valley, with
its terraces glittering in the sun, its fair gardens,
and its sloping lawns. Near this place the Nive is
crossed by a bridge 83 metres long, and the Adour
by one of 26S metres. From Bayonne and San
Sebastian, and vice versa, there are three trains
daily—one at G a.m., and one at 3 p.m., mad one at
6 p.m. The trip takes two hours and a half, in•
eluding the indispensable delay at the Spanish and
French Custom-houses, the former at Irun, and the
latter at Hendaya.
As I write the weather threatens a change. We
have just had a thunderstorm of some violence with
rain in abundance, but the temperature still warm.
A few days' continuous rain would clear Biarritz of
its remaining visitors.

Foreign Mail Packet List.

MAILS DUE.

Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton Oct 19.
v!a Marseilles Oct. 13.
Brazil and Cape Yards, by British packet. Nov. 4.
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Oct. 29.
China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton Oct. 19,
via Marseilles Oct. 13.
Falkland Islands

Gibraltar, via Southampton Oct. 11,
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Oct. 19.
via Marseilles Oct, 13.
India (Bombay), via Southampton Oct. 11.
via Marseilles
Portugal.... Nov. 4.
Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Oct. 11.
via Marseilles Oct. 6.
Newfoundland
Oporto and Vigo:
U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet.... Oct. 12.
by U.S. packet....
by Canadian packet. Oct. 7.
All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru,
Oct. 14;
California. and British Columbia.

ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.
Manager, Mr. Benjamin Webster.
EMINENI! TALENT AND COMEDY.

This popular Theatre is Open for the Winter Season. Those
celebrated artistes Mr. and Mrs. C. Mathews are re-engaged.
THIS EVENING, Mr. Arthur Sketchley's high?), successful
and original Comedy of HOW WILL 'I ILEY GET OUT
OF IT ? Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews, Cllr. and Mrs. F.
Matthews, Mr. F. Robinson, Mr. 11, J. Montague; Miss
Wentworth, and Mrs. Stirling,
Alter which, a New Comedy Farce. by Maddison Morton,
Esq., entitled WOOD OCK'S LITTLE GAME. Mr. C.
Mathews, Mrs. F. Matthews.
To conclude with UNDER THE ROSE.