The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-28 00:00:00

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THE QUEEN IN SCOTLAND.

BALMORAL, Sept. 25.

The Queen, accompanied by the Princess Louis
of Hesse and Princess Beatrice, and attended by
Baroness Schenck, drove to the Linn of Muick.
Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse dined at
Abergeldie Castle, attended by their suite.
The Right Hon. William Gladstone, Chancellor
of the Exchequer, has succeeded Earl Russell in
attendance on her Majesty.

Sept. 26.

The Queen, accompanied by the Princess of
Wales, Princess Helena, and Princess Louise, drove
to Loch Callater yesterday afternoon.
Prince and Princess Louise of Hesse, Prince
Alfred, and Prince Arthur, attended by Baroness
Schenck, drove to Loch Bullig and rode back.
Prince Alfred dined at Abergeldie Castle.

Their Serene Highnesses the Prince and Princess
Edward of Saxe-Weimar arrived in town on Saturday, from
visiting the Earl and Countess of Chesterfield at Gedling
Lodge, Nottinghamshire.
The Prince of Sciara has left the Brunswick,
Jermyn-street, for Paris.
His Excellency Baron Gros will arrive at the
French Embsssy to-day, to resume his diplomatic duties.
The Duke of Beaufort has been receiving a select
party at Troy House, Monmouthshire, during the past
week. The party separated on Saturday.
The Earl of Chesterfield arrived in town on
Saturday from Gedling Lodge, Notts. The countess is
staying at Brstby Park, Derbyshire.
Lord and Lady Foley, accompanied by the
Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, have arrived at Worksop
Manor, Notts, from Scarborough.
The Lord Chief Justice of England, Sir Alex-
Cockburn, is detained in town by indifferent health, other-
wise the Chief Justice would have left for Scotland.
'THE KNIGHTS OF THE GARTER.—The banners
and achievements of his Royal Highness Prince Alfred and
the Earl Grey have just been placed by Sir C. Young,
Garter, In St. George's Chapel, 'Windsor. It is understood
that there are now two stalls vacant by the deaths of the
Marquis of Lansdowne and the Marquis of Normanby.
THE HEALTH OF THE ARCHBISHOP OF DUBLIN.
—His grace slept a good deal on Saturday morning. In
the early part of the night he was restless. In other
respects there is no change.

ThE SHAKSP BARE TERCENTENARY.—This week's
additions to the National Shakepeare Committee
show that the proposal to do honour to Shakspeare's
memory is steadily gaining favour in the three chief capi-
tals of the Unitsd Kingdom. From Edinburgh the Lord
Provost sends in his adhesion; the Rev. J. R. Ingram,
LL.D., is the newest representative of the sentiment ani-
mating Ireland ; and the accession of Mr. Alderman Besley
to the Committee indicates the feeling of the City of Lon-
don. The Rev. Canon Miller, D.D., the Rev. John
Stroughton, W. Henry Blaauw, Esq., and Dudley Costello,
Esq., have also enrolled themselves amongst the promoters
of the movement.—.4thenceum.
THE ORIGIN OF MASANIELLO."—" The cele-
brated Bigottini, the Marie Taglioni of the first
Empire,' made her supposed last appearance for some
charitable purpose at the Grand Opera in Paris in 1826.
The general enthusiasm was enormous, and, of all specta-
tors, Scribe was the most ardent admirer. He then be-
thought himself whether he could not write something
for her in which her wonderful mimic pcwers might appear
in a still more brilliant light; and thus came to make the
heroine of a new libretto entirely dumb, so that all her
sentiments and emotions must be expressed solely by her
face and movements. Auber surpassed himself in the
music."
THE TEMPLE CHURCH, the exterior of which is
greatly improved by the addition of the conical roof to the
" round," is having other improvements extended to the
interior in the way of decorations. It is expected that
these works will be completed, and the church re-opened
on Sunday next, the 4th proximo.
THE CITY SHERIFFS.—Messrs. Nissen and Cave,
the City sheriffs for the ensuing year, were sworn into
office to-day, in the Guildhall, before the Lord Mayor and
Court of Alderman.
The eighth season of the Royal English Opera,
Covent Garden, under the management of Miss Louisa
Pyne and Mr. W. Harrison, will commence on Monday,
October 12. A new opera, by Mr. W. V. Wallace, entitled
" The Desert Flower," will be produced.
JEAMES ON THE CONTINENT.—They keep early
hours at Frankfort. My first night there, I thought
that, after an early supper, I would go out and see the town.
However I discovered, at an incredibly early hour for a
large city, that there was no town, that the town had shut
up and gone to bed. Returning disconsolately to my hotel,
I was struck by a majestic figure, placidly standing before
the gate. For a moment I was uncertain, but then the
truth flashed upon my mind—that look of calm superiority,
that unruffled equanimity, those fixed features, that ele-
gantly-turned calf, it was, it must be—The British Flunkey.
Meeting on foreign soil, I addressed some remarks to him.
The magnificent creature deigned an affable response:
" You are in service here ?" " With Lady ," was
the answer. " Where have you been travelling ?" " Don't
know." "What is the name of the city where you are
now ?" "Don't know." With feelings of deep awe, I
respectfully wished him good night.—From London 'Society
for October.
AMERICAN MAIL STEAMERS DUE AT LIVERPOOL
Tuts WEEK.—The City of New York, from New York on
the 19th, and the Nova Scotian from Quebec, on the same
day are both due to-morrow (Tuesday) ; the former at
Queenstown, and the latter at Greencastle. The Cunard
steamer Scotia is due at Queenstown on Friday afternoon
next, with dates from New York to the 23d inst.
RENEWAL OF GARROTTING.—On Saturday morn-
ing, about three o'clock, a most cowardly and sav-
age attack was made by three men upon a young man
named Joseph De Marooff, a printer, in the employ of
Messrs. Elliot, of New Oxford-street. It appears that he
was returning home from his work about the above-men-
tioned hour that morning, and when in the neighbourhood
of Coal-yard, Drury-lane, three men rushed out of a pas-
sage, and immediately afterwards Marooff felt himself seized
by the back of the neck by a man, who nearly strangled
him ; in addition to this, another of the men hit him a
tremendous blow in the abdomen,which deprived the victim
of his senses. On recovering he found he had been robbed
of all the money in his possession, some 30s. ; at the same
time his coat and waistcoat were torn to rags. Information
of the outrage was given to the police. It was noticed by
Marooff that one of the men concerned was blind of one eye.
THE CIRCULATION OF FRENCH CLASSIC LITERA-
TURE.—The following curious statistical items,
respecting the number of editions issued of the French
Classics in France, are taken from the authentic in-
formation furnished to the " Commission of Literary and
Artistic Property," by M. Inshaus, late Directeur de l'lm-
primerie et de la Librairie. From 1714 to 1840 the separate
works of Voltaire reached the high figure of 428 editions ;
while of the complete works, in P ranee, England, and Hol-
land, the editions were 61. From 1810 to 1862 the average
number of the partial editions of Voltaire's tragedies or
historidal works is 100 ; but of complete editions only three
or four have appeared during that period. The editions
of Corneille's chef d' wuvres are ionumerable ; but
of complete or selected editions only fifty editions
were issued up to 1830. Of the " Theotre Classique"
of Racine 25,000 copies are annually struck off.
His separate works have, up to 1835, been prileted in 48
library editions—his complete works in about 70. Moliere's
" Classical Theatre" appeared in 20,000 copies avrsuallY ;
his separate works in 70, and his complete works in 150 edi-
tions. Crebillon's separate tragedies were issued in about 15
editions, the oldest of which dates from 1707 Da‘`.4B'S
reached 25 or 30, The complete works of Crebillonhad 35 trdi.
tions, and those of Dacia 20. Of " Telemaque" there are
printed about 10,000 copies a year. From 1700 to 1830 n o
less than 95 editions, some of great value, were issued.
Some copies are sold at about 2,000 f. Massillon's works.
comprising all his sermons, have had about 25 editions. Of
his " Peit eareme," his separate sermons, and some of his
funeral orations there are issued about 5,000 or 6,000 cop:oe
annually. Montesquie's " Grandeur it Decadence dest
Romains," which went through four editions during his
lifetime, has had about 30 since his death, and an immense
number of copies are struck off annually. The " Esprit des
Lois" cut through 20 editions with an enormous number of
copies ; the " Lettres Persannes" had 25, the miscel-
laneous works 30, and the complete works 35 editions.
The complete works of Pascal have only had 10 edi-
tions ; but certain illustrations have considerably added
to their sale. From 1710 to 1835 the " Pensees"
went through ten editions ; and since then they have
gone through 10 or 12. Ihe " Lettres Provinciales" hart
about 40 editions, besides the 12 editions of the Latin trans-
lotion, the first of which dates 1658. The dramas of Beau-
marchais have produced, separately, 40 editions. His select
works had about seven or eight, and his complete works
about 15. La Sage's novels had 100 editions, including the
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Spanish, Portuguese, and other translations. His through
theatr
went through 40, and his select or complete works
10 or 12. The different philosophical, political, literati, and
other works of Rosscau have gone through about 185 ecli-
have thus
tions, including the translations. His complete or selected
works went through from 60 to 65 editions.
Florian'
Fables, mostly stereotyped and with illustrations, have had
more than 130 editions. Lafontaine 's Fables, with about
10 editions every year for the last 200 years,
reached the figure of about 2,000. Of the Coutes there have
appeared nearly 50 editions of real value. The piracies)
with or without engravings, are innunnrable,