The Sun.
London, England, 1860-09-06 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 6, 1860.

reported to have been furnished by Manchester, in '
want of this £17,500 ? Plain business men will
think the transaction looks very much like it. In
plain English the suspicion will be, that, after
having sunk an immense sum of money, the penny
paper is glad of the Dial money to keep it going,
and the weekly paper glad of any means of keeping
something like faith with its original programme.

We write simply on the facts before us ; if we
interpret them wrongly we may well be excused.
We krv)vt, that we could not "turn an honest penny,"
by a paper sol 4 at one penny to the reader, and ten
for sixpence to the trade• through whose hands the
majority of the circulation must pass. According
to all our experience, we frankly confess, it utterly
passes our comprehension, how a daily paper of such
a size can reach the hands of the public at a penny
without some one making most patriotic sacrifices.
If our suppositions be correct, and they are but
suppositions, arrived at naturally from the published
facts, and our own experience, we may fairly ask
whether what calls itself the cheap press, has a fair
right to that title ? If its business be really con-
ducted at a heavy less, or a loss at all, is it not in-
juring a sound commerce in this line, without bene-
fiting itself. Of course, if any person choose to give
away money in this form, for the advocacy of cer-
tain very favourite views, they have a right to do
so. But let not subscription for such an object be
confounded with legitimate business. It resembles
rather, in the political world, the operaiips of
Tract and Bible Societies in the religious world.
The object there is to furnish the article cheaper
than the trade can do, by means of subscriptions.
If such be the object of the company, on whose
meeting we comment, in adopting a penny paper,
let it say so. It may be, in their opinion, as chari-
table to circulate pennyworths of " conscience," by
sinking money in a penny paper, as to subscribe to
an hospital. Only—let them say so.

As if in direct illustration or enforcement of
everything we have very recently remarked in
these columns in deprecation of the folly of isolat-
ing some among our public museums and collections
—it now appears that the following contrasts are
observable in the expenditure annually required in
several of these national institutions. Every in-
dividual admitted to the British Museum as a
visitor, it has been calculated, costs 3s. 2d.—every
one admitted to the South Kensington Museum,
is. 3-I(l.—every one admitted to tho Crystal Palace,
is. 31-d.—every one admitted to Sir John Soane's
Museum in Lincoln's-inn-Fields, TEN SHILLINGS
per individual ! Of itself--- that simple esti-
mate " points the moral" and " adorns
the tale," of the great absurdity upon
which we took occasion only the other day, in
these columns of The bSun, upon that identical
museum (Sir JOHN SOANE'S), to expatiate. The
isolation of that museum, left by Sir JOHN So ANE
to the nation—necessitates its perilous continuance
there in that by-no-means fire-proof tenement (No.
13)—necessitates its being locked up from public
inspection during two-thirds, if not even during
three-fourths, of every successive twelvemonth—
necessitates an annual disbursement for every
individual admitted as a visitor during the three
or four months per annum of ten shillings in-
stead of one and threepence farthing ! The force
of folly, in this perverse direction, could surely no
further go ! And all for what purpose ? Why,
simply that the vanity of the public benefactor
might be ministered to, as it were, posthumously.
Yet if this be really—as we can only conjecture it
to be—the one source of, or incentive to, all these
kind of eccentric stipulations—what would be easier
than to secure the object aspired after without
necessitating any of the present consequent dis-
advantages ? If it is asked, How ? The answer
is at once easily given, thus—By stipula-
ing simply in the bequest of any suc`a
treasures to the nation that they shall be
preserved in a separate wing or gallery in one
of our great public establishments, to be called
thenceforth, for example, the Sir Join' SOANE
Gallery, or the VERNON Gallery, or the SHEEP-
SHANK'S Gallery, as the case may be. Nothing
could be more simple, nothing could be more
reasonable. The ambition of the donor would be
satisfied. The interests of the public at large
would be cared for; and the money required for
the preservation of these treasures would be con-
siderably, and obviously, and inevitably economised.

THE DAUGHTER OF ABD-EL-KADER.—A letter
in the Nord says :--" A daughter of Abd-el-Kader has re-
cently arrived in Paris for the purpose of entering the
order of the Grey Sisters. When the Emir, her father,
resided at Broussa, he sent the young lady to Constanti
noplo to be educated. There she occasionally met with
Christian women, and was so struck with the admirable
self-devotedness of the sisters who attended the hospitals
during the Crimean war, that she
.determined to join their
order. Her father, who is capable of appreciating the
sublime features of Christianity, consented to her wish,
mad she is now in Paris passing her noviciate."
THE REFRESHMENTS AT THE KNOWSLEY RE-
VIEW.-It has already been stated that the provisions for
the review on Saturday were supplied by Mr. Morrish, of
the Merchants' Dining-rooms, Tithe-barn-street. From
the statistics of the refreshment department, it appears that
the pies distributed to the Volunteers weighed altogether
between five and six tans, and had to be conveyed from
Liverpool in 10 carts. The ale, brewed at Knowsley, was
contained in 25 hogsheads. In making the pies for the
Volunteers B,ooolbs. of flour, 6,0001b5. of veal and ham,
500168. of butter, and 2,000 eggs were brought into re-
quisition. The liquors for the general public consisted
of an unlimited supply of champagne, burgundy, brandy,
whiskey, &c., besides thousands of dozens of bottled ale
and porter, and an almost fabulous quantity of sodawater,
lemonade, and other similar beverages. In addition to this
liquid store Mr. Morrish had on the grounds 60 barrels of
mild ale, from the breweries of Mr. Barker, Huyton, and
Mr. Crosby, of West Derby ; also 50 barrels of Allsopp's
superior bitter beer. For sandwiches there were employed
30 hams, 15 rounds of beef, 60 tongues, 1,00011). of roast
beef, 2,0001 b. of bread, and 3001 b. of butter. There were
also consumed about 3,000 Melton Mowbray pies from Lei-
cester, 1,000 dozen of large veal and ham pies, 500 dozen of
small pies, 5001 b. of Cheshire cheese, and quantities too
numerous to mention of light pastry and sponge cakes. 20
water-carts, supplied by the Liverpool Health Committee,
afforded to the thirsty multitude a grateful and refreshing
beverage.—Liverpool Mercury.

ELOPEMENT, EMBEZZLEMENT, AND CLEVER CAP
TURE.—On Saturday last, while officer John Scott, of the
Liverpool detective force, was pursuing his inquiries re-
specting a person who was "wanted," he visited, amongst
other ships, the New York liner, William Tapscott, Capt.
Bell, in the river outward bound, and in the course of con-
versation with one of the saloon passengers, who gave his
name as Morton, Scott was led to the belief that although
he was not the party he was in search of, still his experience
in such cases justified him in believing that he was at least
an " absconder." By dint of indefatigable inquiries Scott
discovered that the name of the persom whom he suspected,
would at no distant period be " wanted," was not Morton,
but Greigg, and that he was from Blackpool. After leaving
the ship, Scott at once placed himself in communication
with the authorities of Blackpool, and the result was the
receipt of a telegraphic message, directing him to arrest
John Greigg, on a charge of embezzlement. It appears
that he was surveyor and collector for the town and dis-
trict of Blackpool, and in that capacity had been guilty of
the offence charged against him. Scott accordingly pro-
ceeded on Monday morning on board the William Tapscott
and arrested Greigg, alias Morton. On being taken into
custody he appeared astounded at the suddenness of the
capture, but at once admitted that his name was Greigg,
It was also found that in addition to the first cabin passage
taken for himself for stew York, in the name of Mr. Mor-
ton, there was another for Mrs. Morton, who turns out to
be a Miss Nickson, keeper of a boarding-house in Shore-
side, Blackpool. Scott removed the luggage of both " Mr.
and Mrs. Morton" to the police-office, when the female was
advised to return to her business in Blackpool, but she ob•
stinately refused, stating, that wherever he was taken, there
she should be also. Eventually, however, both were sent
to Blackpool in charge of an officer.
THE LIVERPOOL TOWN COUNCIL AND THE
CLERK OF THE PEACE.—At a meeting of the Liverpool
town council yesterday, the much vexed question as to the
payment of the clerk of the peace was again under discus-
sion. A letter was read from the Home Secretary, sug-
gesting that the salary should be £l,OOO a year. The
council, however, thought that the sum of £l,OOO was too
much, and the previous resolution of the council, that the
salary should be £BOO, was confirmed. It was stated that
under the reduced scale the fees of the court would produce
no pay 4800 per annum, and meet the ex-
pen es moreseso than to
of printing,
stationery, and office.
Four horses, sent by the Emperor of Russia to
the Emperor Napoleon, arrived yesterday at Havre from
Hamburg in the steamer Paris. They are magnificent
thorougare I Russian stallions, one grey, another bay, and
the rest black. They are accompanied by a veterinary
surgeon and four soldiers, and a non-commissioned officer
of the hussars of the Imperial Guard. The animals were
placed in the stables of the Cercle Evestre to await re-
moval to Paris.

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The following telegrams have been received at
Mr. Reuter's office :

NAPLES, SEPT. 4.

An insurrection has broken out at Sala, where
the Government of King Victor Emmanuel has
been proclaimed.
Four thousand men, under the command of
General Torre, have disembarked at Sapri.
Garibaldi, who was last at Palma, is now march-
ing upon Salerno, being supported on the right
wing by General Cosenz.

NAPLES, SEPT. 4, EVENING.

General Viglia has been appointed Commander
of the Army of Naples, and General Desanjeto
Commander of the National Guard.

VIENNA, SEPT. 6.

Prince Metternich having been present on
Saturday last, at the Cabinet council at Schoen-
brunn, presided over by the Emperor, reports have
since then been current that the Prince would be
the future Minister for Foreign Affairs.
These reports are without any foundation. The
adjournment of the plenary sitting of the Reichs-
rath to the 10th inst. was made by reason of the
Hungarian and Italian members having claimed a
translation of the two reports o committee
from the German into the Hung Cali and Italian
languages.

TRIESTE, SEPT. 6.

Count Szeeheny, the Austrian Ambassador at
Naples, has not returned to Vienna, as stated by
the Austrian journals. His instructions are to re-
main at his post until King Francis 11. should quit
his States and embark on board an Austrian war
steamer. Should the King of Naples retire to
Trieste, Count Szecheny would accompany him.
In the event of his Majesty embarking on board
a Spanish vessel, the Austrian squadron has orders
to return here immediately.

MADRID, SEPT. 5.

The Queen of Spain has offered the King of
Naples a refuge in Spain in the event of his leaving
his States.

This offer has been accepted by King Francis II

TURIN, THURSDAY.

It is positively stated that there are at present
not more than three battalions of Sardinian
troops in the vessels lying in the roadstead at
Naples.

It is supposei that this number of troops wil
suffice to maintain order at Naples after the de•
parture of the young King.

PARIS, SEPT. 6.

The Moniteur of to-day publishes the following
telegram dated

_
GRENOBLE, SEPT. 5.
Their Majesties have arrived hero and were re.
ceived with enthusiasm.

On their way from Chambery to Grenoble they
were cheered by the country people. The Bishop
of Grenoble in addressing their Majesties said :
" It is a great consolation to see that wherever there
exists a just ani holy cause the banner of France is
raised to suppert or to avenge it." The Bishop
further said that the armies of the Emperor are
serving the sacred interests of Christian civilisation
in the far East, that they maintain the chief of the
Church on the throne which they have re-established
and the security of which is now so menaced ; they
also revenge in Syria the outrages against religion
and humanity.

PARIS, SEPT. 5.

The Paine and Pays of this evening give a posi-
tive dental to the report that Prussia and Russia
are about to send 6,000 men each to Syria.

CONSTANTINOPLE, AUG. 29.

The Sultan has addressed a letter to the Grand
Vizier, ordering him to return immediately with-
out visiting Bosnia and Herzegovina, although
agitation continually prevails in those provinces.

An enieute has occurred at Tirnova. A most
serious one is apprehended at Philippopoli, where
the Austrian propaganda is very active.

Austria is said to have offered to assist the Porte
in the event of an outbreak in Bosnia.

It is again asserted that Christians have been
massacred at Baalbec, Bekaa, Cofarbaram, and in
the villages new St. Jean d'Acre. Some anxiety
is manifested by the Christians in Palestine.
Constantinople is tranquil, but armed Montene-
grins arrive there daily.

meeting of the officers, who decided that the
troops should not in any case assume the offm-
sive, but, when attacked, should resist for an
hour, to save the honour of the flag and their
oath to the King, and then lay down their arms.
The telegraphic wires have been broken almost
everywhere, and all the intelligence that comes to
hand is doubtful and incomplete. The prefects, in
fact, are no better informed than the Ministers and
the public. The diplomatic body, it is said, has ad-
vised the Ministry to retain their offices until the
moral authority of the King shall be replaced by
the de facto authority of the Dictator. This ques-
tion was discussed in the Council of Ministry yes-
terday, and it has transpired that though no final
resolution was taken, it was agreed to invest the
Minister of War or of the Interior with supreme
authority; this measure is also most agreeable to
the Sardinian Minister. The Ministry have this
evening, it is said, received a despatch announc-
ing the landing of 1,000 men at Ostreni ; also
the formation of a provisional Government at
Altamuro, where the patriots of Bari and Lecce met
on their march towards Potenza. This information
I believe to be accurate, as I saw a letter two days
hack which led me to expect as much. The Veloce
and the Monarca had an encounter near the Faro
Point, and the Monarca sheered off. There have
been some disturbances near Aquila. At Dinno, in
the province of Salerno, 60 of the more influential
inhabitants met and formed a Provisional Govern.
nient. The 14th of the Line refused to march on
Salerno, saying that it would remain at Naples and
defend the King. During last night a patrol and
the post at the Capuana and Vicaria gates deserted.
Yesterday two officers went to Pianelli to caution
him, as ho was suspected of an intention to betray
the King and take part with the revolutionary
committees. The citadel of Messina was on the
eve of capitulating."

Another letter from Naples gives some details
concerning the proposition made for preserving
from hostilities the territory of the capital itself :
—" All the foreign Ministers assembled the day
before yesterday, at the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, and there met the Minister and M. Spinelli,
President of the Council. They were summoned in
order that they might receive communication of a
project to neutralise the city of Naples ; that is to
say, to cause its neutrality to be accepted, and even
materially defended by all the Powers, so as to
prevent a conflict in the streets, and give a gua-
rantee to the Government which has engaged not
to bombard the city. A long discussion took place,
but the Minister of France having remarked that
the acceptance of the proposition would imply, in
its probable consequences, an infraction of the prin-
ciple of non-intervention, it was in a measure re-
jected. Nevertheless, on the suggestion of one of
the diplomatists, M. de Martino was requested to
address to each foreign Minister a note on the mat-
ter to be communicated to his Court. The Marquis
de Villamarina took advantage of the occasion to
propose to the diplomatic body to enter into nego-
tiations with Garibaldi to induce him to respect
the neutrality of Naples, so much desired by all the
foreign representatives. But although this propo-
sition, in the event of its acceptance by Garibaldi,
would have relieved the anxieties which just now
prevail, it was rejected for the reason that
the Powers cannot, through their representa-
tives, enter into negotiations with the General.
The Marquis de Villamarina, however, intends, it
is said, to request his Government to charge him
in its name to make a proposition to
.that effect to
Garibaldi."

The Official ,Tournal of Naples, of the 30th
ult., publishes two Royal decrees, one of
which raises to 12,000 the number of the
National Guard ; and the other rehabilitates M.
Raffaele Farina, Prefect of Police, dismissed
abruptly on the imputation of having been con-
cerned in Count d'Aquila's conspiracy. The journals
of the samo date contain a letter from the Aposto-
lical Nuncio to Cardinal Antonelli, announcing the
failure of the Roman loan in the Kingdom of
Naples:

AMERICA.

QUEENSTOWN, THURSDAY.

The Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia
Co.'s steamer Edinburgh, Capt. Kennedy, from
New York on the 25th ultimo, arrived here this
morning.
She brings 172 passengers and 90,900 dols. in

specie.
Her advices havebeen anticipated.

LITERATURE.

The Road to lionour. Three vols. Hurst and

Blackett.

This is a very interesting story and remarkably
well written; nevertheless one feels, on perusing
it, something of disappointment. Max Campbell
appears so excellent and admirable a character in
our first introduction to him, that we cannot help
feeling indignant when he afterwards swerves from
his duty in so striking a manner. It may be of
service to some well-meaning but weak persons to
note the danger that results from giving way. No
persuasions of friends, nor claims of gratitude,
should ever tempt for a moment, when the straight
path of duty lies plain before us. If they but keep
within its narrow boundaries the weakest will be
strong, and the most timid will have courage, While
the grandest and mightiest spirits of earth must
pass the same road to their glorious goal. The
circumstances that induced Max to yield are very
cleverly narrated. He was impressed with the
conviction that he owed a life-long debt of grati-
tude to Laneton, from his having at immense risk
to himself been the means of saving him from
danger, perhaps from death, when at school to-
gether. A generous nature like Campbell's was
just the one to be led away by mistaken motives,
and deceived into what he thought self-sacrifice at
the shrine of friendship, He then committed the
grand mistake that 'cast a blight over his whole
life, and led his friend to add crime to crime.
Another error of this mistaken man was to conceal
the knowledge of his wrongs from his mother
and the lady to whom he was engaged.
Justice demanded he should speak the truth,
and he had no excuse, for he had nothing to
fear from a man like Mr. Dalton had he denounced
Laneton. One who could deceive wilfully as that
wretch had done under the mask of friendship
and leave his benefactor to take the risk was de •
serving anything, and nothing could be more
absurd in the way of argument, as well as false in
the scale of morality, than the obstinate silence that
Max maintained on-his return from the fatal journey
to Liverpool. It was eminently creditable to him,
in every sense, to work hard to restore the money
he had taken ; but he could have done that just the
same after having explained that he was personally
innocent in the transaction. He might thus have
enabled his mother to live calmly, though sadly,
in the hope of seeing her son return and retrieve him-
self, instead of enduring such agony, that if death
had not terminated her sufferings she must have
lost her reason. To add to the misfortunes, Max
was the only son of a widow, who had toiled for
many years to bring him up creditably, and
whose hopes reached fruition, whose prayers
seemed answered only to find in a moment,
in the twinkling of an eye, the whole
fair prospects vanish, and the finger of
scorn pointed at the son of her love,
the child for whom she had struggled and suffered
so much, the object of her prayers and her tears,
her hope in the dark hours of widowhood, and, as
she fondly trusted, the bright light and sure stay of
her declining years. Helen Francis was also un-
justly treated after she had followed Max to the
uttermost end of the earth, believing him wronged;
he allowed all the long years of their married life
to pass away, and their sons to grow up to man-
hood, without ever telling her that it was not for
himself that he perpetrated the crime. This mor-
bid sentirnentaltity, this ruining of himself to screen
a guilty man, makes one so angry that really one
seems to lose sight of his noble cond4lct in labour-
ing strenuously to restore the money to his em-
ployer, Few of the thousands who have left their
native country dishonoured have thus retrieved in
some measure their error. Happily for poetical as
well as practical justice the truth came out, after
death had summoned Max Campbell before that
tribunal where at last all secrets will be revealed,
and before which will be arraigned, to await their
doom, the instigators of crimes as well as those who
have been deceived by their snares and duped by
their machinations. Mr. Dalton, the generous and
high-principled man who had been the empleyer
both of Campbell and his false friend Laneton, re-
ceived a communication from abroad, in which the
writer told him that Laneton on his deathbed had con-
fessed his iniquities, foremost among wasihe
fact that under false piTienceS he had induced
Max to, lend him three thousand pounds out of the
London property, promising to pay it back on xe-

ceipt of a large sum from America lately bequeathed
to him, Long before the time fixed for the visionary
sum to arrive, Laneton squared his accounts at Mr,
Dalton's house at Liverpool, where he :held an ap-
pointment, and resigning his post hurried abroad.
Thus when more than a quarter of a century had
elapsed the truth was revealed. It was a proud mo-
ment for Helen who had displayed so much trust, and
love and patience, and it was a great blessing to the
young men to know their father's name was clear
of imputation, except that he had trusted over
much to a friend. For this he had laid down his
life, as his toils abroad had brought on the illness
under which he sunk. For this he had mourned
through a long life, and hence it was but meet that
over his grave there should be peace. As his kind
old friend, Mr. Dalton, observed to his sons, that
while the weak hopelessly sink under trouble,
" The noble soul rises again, and proves that
though lost for a time, yet its element is indeed
divine, and it will perhaps lose battle after battle
and yet never cease the war, until the
final victory is won. Even so your father, who, all
prostrate as he was, yet conquered himself, put
aside the sayings of men, and made his great error
the foundation of continual progress in goodness
and courage, until his path became as the shining
light, shining more and more unto the perfect day."
In the earlier portion of the story there is consider-
able skill shown in the descriptions of Helen Fran-
cis' daily life. At first there is her childhood
passed with her grandparents and aunt, who had
endured the same monotonous existence for forty
years. Her only delight was to wander away
among some beautiful woods in the vicinity. In
these fine scenes her happiest hours were spent,
and the recollection. haunted her through life,
Never for her did birds sing so prettily, nor
woods look so umbrageously as they did in the
memory of childhood's haunts. The sentiment is
similar to that recorded by the poet :-
4' That bower and its roses I never forget,
But oft, when alone, in the bloom of tte year,
I thin]:, Is the nightingale singing there yet ?
Are the roses still bright by tie calm Bendemere
Afterwards Helen had 7. totally different phase of
life opened beforz her when she went to live at
Mrs. Nict.lZ;it's. Here in a few vigorous touches
the, novelisrgives a sketch of a fashionable London
house, bright and beautiful to the visitors, cold and
hard to the inmates. The entrance and the first
floors were fine as art could render them and fashion
adorn them, while the sphere allotted to the ed -
ployees, from the companion downwards, were cold
and dreary and pinched. The general arrange-
ments were more comfortless than the inevitable
pinching of poverty, for they were the necessaries
of life grudgingly doled out out by those who could
abundantly have afforded luxuries, had not selfish-
ness and meanness circumscribed their limits. Mrs.
Nicholls was a regular screw, although she moved
in first circles ; but nature will reveal itself behind
the scenes. Miss Vickers, the real mistress of the
house, was a regular roi faineant, and gladly dele-
gated to her aunt the care and toils of house-keep-
ing, never heeding that she also gave up the dig.
nity of position and the luxury of command. " The
Road to Honour" possesses many claims on the
attention, inasmuch as it is a carefully con-
sidered and eloquently written story. At one
point the interest becomes intensely exciting when
Max Campbell's fearful dereliction is known. It
shows forth in strong colours the fatal consequences
of yielding to temptation, however seductive the
lure may be decked out in the bright bat mere-
tricious glare of generosity and friendship. It did
not need for Max Campbell to seek new worlds to
discover where his crime lay; his own heart con-
demned him at the moment he betrayed the trust
committed to his hands. It did not signify that the
master required not the talents lent to him, the ser-
vant knew he had done worse than hide them, and he
could not rest till he had in some measure, at least,
atoned for his error. This work will 'be welcomed
by those who desire to ponder deeply on the hidden
motives of human actions, and thus it will doubtless
obtain a success, which it certainly deserves from
the lofty tone of its principles, and the brilliant de-
scriptions of many of its passages.

Dublin University Magazine.
The first paper in this number is descriptive of
two wild and remote parishes in the north west of
Ireland, where the beauty and romantic character
of the scenery compensates the traveller for the
difficulties of the journey. One of these districts,
Glencolumbkille, has a tradition that Charles Ed-
ward sojourned there during his concealment in
the north, and a narrative of the particulars con-
cerning the mysterious stranger has been furnished
by one familiar with the locality, which will interest
the lover of historical research. An article on Sir
Charles and Lady Morgan gives an able, though
not very favourable review of their lives and labours.
Though acknowledging the talents of the fair au-
thoress,. the 'critic analyses the principles of her
works, and proves by calm and sensible arguments
that her democratic theories were more showy than
sound. Two papers on French subjects will in-
terest and entertain the reader. The first is
en Paris localities, and contains some curi-
ous anecdotes of the historic associations linger-
ing round many of the streets and squares of the
brilliant French capital. The writer remarks that,
in his opinion, too little respect for antiquity and
for the abodes of genius has been shown in the city.
"La no other city on earth has the process of mate •
rial changes, effected by the crowbar and the
trowel, been carried on during the last ten years so
vigorously as in the French capital, where no one
knows what a day may destroy, and where whole
streets have suddenly become a heap of ruins, and
risen again in the phcenix form of a boulevard."
There seems, notwithstanding, to be but ono opin-
ion as to the vast improvements effected by the
recent changes. The other paper on our continen-
tal neighbours is the third chapter on " The Work-
aday World of France," and treats of the social
state of the artisans of Lille and Rouen. The descrip-
tion of their moral character and domestic comfort is
not very cheerful. Great misery, it is said, is owing to
the absence of comfortable homes, and the statistics
given are truly appalling. The striking and inte-
resting tale of " Vonved the Dane" is continued.
The prisoner startles the Commandant of the castle
by a request for a private interview with the heads-
man who is to be his executioner on the succeeding
day. He adds to this unusual desire, a wish that
he should bring the instruments of torture with
him, for the cruelty of the King has doomed the
brave though mistaken Rover to be broken on the
wheel. The object of his interview with the
heaisman is to bribe him to give the mercy
stroke, which ensures death and shortens the
tortures of the victim. Both the stern command-
ant and ruffian executioner are completely thrown
off their guard, the real object of the prisoner
having been to disarm suspicion, and thus facilitate
his proposed escape. A poem, on " Rain in Sep-
tember," has some graceful lines, but the writer's
admiration of the descending showers is singularly
inappropriate to a season in which we have all so
greatly lamented the absence of the ripeningi sun-
beams. " A story of the Poste Restante" s an in-
teresting domestic tale of misunderstanding and
misjudgments happily rectified by a mistake of the
post office. "The History of the Knights of
Malta" is the subject of a paper on the rise and pro-
gress of that warlike order. There are also some
remarkable lines on the "Icebound ship and the
Dead Admiral" displaying considerable originality
and power, but marred by an irregularity of
rhythm and want of finish.

The Art Journal.

The first plate is a very pleasing one; it is
called " The Royal Princesses and the Children of
George the Third." It is a most graceful group,
and well calculated to impress the beholder. It
is interesting to observe that the artist to whom
we are indebted for it was John Singleton Copley,
the father of the present Lord Lyndhurst. The
engraving is by R. Graves, and it is :altogether
one of the most effective and charming representa-
tions that has appeared in the journal for some
time. The second plate is a most striking subject ;
it is called " Peace—the Burial of Wilkie." This
distinguished painter died on board the Oriental
on her homeward passage, in 1841. His remains
were committed to the deep, and the solemn spec-
tacle has been illustrated by Turner in one of his
grand pictures. It is here truly observed—" The
picture is a grand poetic conception, a noble con-
tribution to the memory of Wilkie, and a work
that cannot:but arrest the sympathies of all who look
at it. Wilkie might have found a grave to visit which
the feet of the pilgrim would in long after-years
doubtless have turned, but certainly none that could
have so drawn forth the genius of a brother artist
as that which Turner has immortalised. There are
few finer pictorial poems than "Peace—the Burial
of Wilkie." The third plate is an engraving from
the statue, by Gibson, "Preparing for the Bath."
It is here mentioned that some may think this
figure constrained, but that is not the fault of the
Y
sculptor or his copyist ;p ut the statue in Lardar-
borough's house is so placed in an angle that it was
impossible to procure a favourable -view of th•
work. It is still well worthy of attention, and the
Grecian character is evident throughout. The
" Companion Guide in South Wales," by Mr. and
Mrs. S. C. Hall, is a most entertaining production,
v of the
varlet and cannot fail to attract, y, from the ar
subjects and the prettyillustrations that abound
throughout the descriptions. "Tire Hudson, from
the Wilderness to the Sea," is another noticeable
sketch, and a.ltogether this month's number of the
Art Journal, ;5' a most attractive and agreeable irn-
preSSlOn.

Mr. Thackeray's lecture on
The Cornhill Magazine.
George the Third
occupies a prominent place in the (ornhill. It is
more varied in its character, and decidedly superior

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to its predecessors. The thoughtful and carefully
written papers entitled " Unto the last" are brought
to a conclusion. Political 'economy, indeed, is
conspicuous in this magazine, for we have an
essay on " Luxury " of a similar tone and cha-
racter. It is not the lavishness of royalty
or nobility which is treated of, but the pro-
fuse expenditure which in these days seems
inseparable from the comforts and refinements
of an English home. It is somewhat difficult to
arrive at the author's conclusions, for he deprecates
the outlay while admitting it to be inevitable.
The able series of papers on " Physiological
Riddles" is continued, with numerous illustrative
diagrams, and much valuable information on the
principles of being. " Framley Parsonage " pro-
ceeds with interest. We have confidential inter-
views between Griselda and her mother, and be-
tween Lucy and Fanny Roberts, in which the im-
passive coolness of Miss Grantly's temperament is
ably contrasted with the vehement resolution of
her rival. " Thieves and Thieving" is the sn.liject
of an article not devoid of interest, althrAgh de-
voted to a seemingly unattractive class, The writer
professes to have mixed freely witt them, and the
particulars he gives are,
„if
authentic, certainly
curious and suggestive. " A.ne Memoir of William
Hogarth" draws to a close, having reached the
eightli part and disposed of his chef d'ceuvres.
There are sor:ie pleasing verses palled "Fate and a
Heart," and the Roundabout papers tell us of the
dirP;ul mischief resulting from an imprudent desire
for the possession of Tunbridge Toys.

United Sertnce Magazine.
This magazine for this month commences 'with
an interesting paper on the subject of engineering
in France, entitled " Notes on. the Engineer Corps
of the French Army ;" it is compiled from the
" Etat du Corps de Ginie," published annually
with the sanction of the French Minister of War ;
and is full of interesting detail. The pay of naval
captains is carefully considered by Theseus, late R.N.
Mr. Atkinson's travels in the Upper and. Lower
Amoor has attracted considerable attention, and we
find a long chapter on the subject in this
magazine, which is well worthy of perusal. In
a chapter on " Examination for Commissions,"
the author gives us a sample to show that they
are sufficiently severe for candidates for the Indian
service. After a careful perusal, we consider them
by no means difficult, and they are in a far more ser-
viceable form than those for the civil service, which
have lately called forth such just indignation, not so
much for • their severity as for their absurdity.
Under the head of " The Threatened Destiny of the
Island of Sardinia," we find a sketch of the history
of the island and its foreign relations and probable
destiny. The Court of Meer Ali Moorad is de-
scribed, as well as the Meer himself, and it furnishes
a just comment on the conduct of our Indian admi-
nistration under the old regime. When facts like the
following come to light there is not so much -wonder
at the outbreak of the Indian mutiny :
" In short, Meer Ali Moored is an Ameer of Scinde, the
only one who survives the last of the Mohicans. His his-
tory involves one of those transactions which have rendered
our administration in India, and particularly that of Lord
Dalhousie, infamous. During the Scinde war, Meer Ali
Moorad supported Sir Charles Napier with 5,000 hones,
kept open the General's communication with Sukker, pro-
tected the whole of Upper Scinde from the Belochus, guarded
the left bank of the Indus, and prevented the entrance of
hostile tribes, who were desirous to join the Hyderabad
Ameers at Meeanee. These great services were handsomely
acknowledged by Sir Charles Napier, who informed the
Governor-General in a despatch that Ali Moorad's con-
duct appears to have been loyal from first to last, both to
his family and the British Government,' and in a despatch
from Lord Ellenborough, who was then Governor-General,
it is declared that Ali Moorad had been a faithful ally,
when his sudden and unexpected enmity might have been.
fatal to our army.' The Scinde chief did not limit his
services to aid in the field. At a critical moment, he
placed at the disposal of the British Government a
considerable district, enabling them to effect as exchange
with the chiefs of Bawerlpor and Jeesulmeer, by which an
improved boundary was secured for the British possessions
on the Indus. As a reward for his fidelity and services,
the Meer was presented by Sir Charles Napier with the
districts of Meerpore, Matihla, and Mekerkee, and a draft
of a treaty was drawn up, defining and securing his rights
to his territories, which, however, the Government of India,
on one pretext or another, deferred ratifying; and in 1850
it was pretended that the Meer had fraudulently altered
the treaty, by substituting the word pergunuate or district
for deh or village. The charge was brought against him
by a man who had absconded from his service, after being
guilty of embezzlement, and was only supported by the
evidence of two convicts, who were undergoing their sen-
tence in a British gaol. On suci testimony Lord Dalhousie
ignored the treaty, despoiled the Meer of the lands to which
it entitled him, involving a revenue of £BO,OOO a year, and
annexed them to the British territory. The Meer, after
vainly expostulating, determined to seek redress in Eng-
land, a project which was vehemently opposed by the In-
dian Government, and, as we have seen, its influence was
exercised to prevent hia public reception. But the stews of
the mutiny unbent the hauteur of the authorities, and the
Meer was urged to return to India, and lend his valuable
support to the English, receiving from Mr. Vernon, Smith
the most flattering promises of redress, which, we need
hardly say, have been fulfilled, although he established a
new claim to consideration by services of an important ob.& - raeter."
The Volunteer Movement has become such a
universal theme that we never open a magazine
without expecting to meet with a chapter on the
subject; we are not disappointed, for we find one
this month from the pen of a captain-commandant
of volunteers. A Russian account of the campaign
in the Crimea is continued, and is full of interest.
The number concludes with a paper on "The British
Assocation" from a political view, by Col. Sir
James E. Alexander, and the general naval and
military intelligence.

Bailey's Magazine and Racing Register.
A' portrait of the Earl of Zetland figures this
month as the frontispiece. "From Oxford to St.
George" is continued in its usual off-hand style.
The simple Roberts opens his heart to his friend
Thornton, tells of his love and intended marriage,
but the lady being the sister of a disreputable
horse-dealer, Mr. Thornton declines to congratulate
him, and they part in anger. The experiences of
make progress. Mr.
ySyadhnooeycoGmoedsoltpohanan Yopaehnoo, Esq.,
rupture
and breach of the
young laird, and they con-
eludegh) stic encounter by tumbling
together into a Highland tarn. The laird escapes
peace a
with
s av hisag e rival
pugilistic
. thei.
with a ducking, hut poor Mr. Yahoo, having struck
his head against a rock, is in imminent danger of
drowning, much to the satisfaction of his rival.
Miss Cameron, comes to the rescue like a true
heroine of romance, and finding that persuasion
is of no avail to make one lover rescue
the other, " she altered her plan, and she
shot at the man," or more properly pre-
sented his own rifle, which was conveniently
at :hand, at Mr. Allan's head, and politely inti-
mated that he would gain nothing by Mr. Yahoo's
death, for in the event of his being drowned, she
wonld certainly put a ball through his brains. The
young man felt the force of her argument, and pro-
ceeded to the rescue. Of course, this' settled the
question in favour of Mr. Yahoo's love ; his be-
loved having kissed and shaven him in the proper
way, he recovered. We have also an account of
of the Cowes Regatta. Chapter one of "My First
Insurance Company"is continued. " Reminiscence*
of an Old Sportsman," by Colonel Hamilton, are
well written. A chapter on " Cricket," and another
en the " Dramatic and Musical World," complete
the number.

One of Them. By Charles Lever. No. 10.
In this number Mr. Patten, alias Paul Hunt,
meets Mrs. Morris, alias, too, alias half a dozen
aliases, at a fancy ball ; high words ensue ; the
story goes on with the adventures of the disrepu-
table heroine until the last chapter, When we again
meet our old friend, Mr. Quickinboss, who favours
young Layton with a few truths on things in gene-
rrarvelo.r,Twist,Finding
and
dt
Co.,lVlr Trov , of the firm of
Frankforter
bankers, who, having failed, had sailed for New
York, was on board, the Yankee determined to
benefit of his young friend. Mr.
Prover for
has t
take him out of sounding, which he accordingly
did,
hea
high opinion of American character,
although he is quite alive to their eccentricities.
Mr. Quickinboss, after giving Layton some hints
as to behaviour before landing, winds up his re-
marks as follows :

" Layton nodded a sort of assent, and Quickinboss con-
tinued, in the same strain, to point out peculiarities to be
foebrseenrcv€;fit
0,
tahnednattausrteasl
tteoudb:eynecoyou n t always h
nsulted, especially with re-
he assured Layton by no means required a sense of thirst
on /iis part to accede to.
you say you are, in Freneh, sir, and the same spirit of
politeness should lead you
to accept a brandy-smash with-
out needing it, or even to drink off a cocktail when you
ain't dry, After all,' said he, drawing ft long breath, like
one summing up the pith ©f a discourse, 'if you're a goin'
to pick boles in Yankee coats, to see all manner of things
describe a people
to criticise, condemn, and Sneer at, if you're satisfied to
go ahead and abuse us ; but if you'll accept
ahead
a tow peculiarities which are not
though offered in a way that's new and
strange to you.—it you'll believe in true worth and genuine
honestPles 'htoospYiqualitY.9
loyalty of character, even though its possessor talk some-
what through the nose—then, sir, I say there ain't no fear
that America will disappoint you, or that you'll be ill-
treated
t a
y the Americans.' With this speech he turned
away to look after his baggage and get ready to go
ashore.
This advice might be of considerable service to
tourists •
in
.general, no matter to what country
their exen
Istons might extend.

The Journal de _Loir-et-flier announces that:the
Municipal Council of Blois has presented an address to the
Emperor, requesting him to accept the chateau of Blois,
with the forest of Blois, Busy, and Boulogne, as a dotation
for the Prince Imperial.
M. Renne Bourlon, of Vandouvre, master of the
wolf-hounds in the arrondissement of Bar-le-Due, while
hunting a wild boar three days back, was struck in the
shoulder by a ball which glanced from a tree, and soon
after died from the wound, notwithstanding all that sur-
gical skill could do to save him.