The Sun.
London, England, 1859-11-25 00:00:00

TEE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 25, 1859.

LATEST ICE WS.

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

TRIESTE, Nov. 25.

The Austrian Lloyd's steamer Australia -has ar-
rived here with advices from Constantinople to the
19th inst.

A large number of shipwrecks have take place in
the Black Sea. Kiamil Pacha, President of the
High Court:ofJustice, his been Suspended from.his
place. Saffetti Pacha, late Minister of Religious
Institutions, has been appointed.

PARIS, FRIDAi.

The Marquis de Bourquency has received from
the Emperor of Austria. the grand cross of the
order of St. Stephen, the insignia of which were
accompanied by a letter of the Austrian Minister
for Foreign Affairs, regretting, in the name of his
Sovereign, the definite retirement of the Marquis
de Bourquency from the post of French ambassador
at the Court of Vienna.

The Marquis de Bonneville has received at the
same time, from the Errperor of Austria, the Grand
Cordon of the Order of the Iron Crown of Lom-
bardy.
Baron Meysenberg and Chevalier Jocteau have
been raised to the dignity of Grand Officers of the
Legion d'Honneur.
Count Carob- and Chevalier Desambrois have
received from the Emperor of the French gold
snuffboxes, with the portrait of his Majesty set in
diamonds.

The other members of the Austrian and French
missions have also received decorations according
to their rank.

The Moniteur of to-day announces the appoint-
ment of the Marquis de Moustier to, the post of
Ambassador to the Emperor of Austria.

BERLIN, Nov. 25.

The health of the King of Prussia has so far
improved that his medical attendants have ad-
vised his Majesty to remove to the Isle of Wight.
It is believed that this advice will be followed.

CASSEL, Nov. 24.

The Second Chamber has, by a vote of 32 against
8, resolved upon addressing a memorial to the
Federal Diet for the re-establishment of the Con-
stitution of 1831.

FRANKFORT, Nov. 24.

In the sitting of the Federal Diet of to-day the
Plenipotentiary of llesse Electoral acceded to the
proposal of the committee, and granted some con-
sessions in reference to the wishes of the Chambers,
but persevered in maintaining, the Constitution of
1852.

FRANCE.

PARIS, THURSDAY.

The sailing frigate La Vengeance, armed en flute,
has just left Lorient with 400 marines on board
under the command of Chef de Bataillon Demenech
Diego. She is bound to China, and will only call
at the Cape. The Vengeance will be followed in a
short time by the Andromaque, with a similar
number of marines.

A Paris letter, in the Nord, says :
" It was statea a few days ago that letters of
invitation for the Congress would be sent off im-
mediately after the exchange of the ratifications of
the peace of Zurich. That exchange has taken
place, and the copies of the treaties belonging to
France have arrived in Paris, and nevertheless the
letters have not yet left. This delay has been, it
is said, caused by some fOrmalities of detail, and
it has been also stated that the attitude of Eng-
, land. and Austria. is not unconnected with it. The
former of these powers has again insisted on
obtaining an assurance that the Congress will con-
fine: itself to receiving and enregistering the wishes
of the Italians, whatever they may be. France, in
accepting the delegation of the Regency to M.
Buoneompagni, even in the limits traced out to the
authority of the Sardinian statesman, proves once
more that she in no way intends to impose her will
on Italy, and that she contents herself with the
right of advising--t right which no one can refuse
her, and of which England herself makes a very ex-
tensive use. It is generally thought that the de-
parture of Lord Cowley for London is to be attri-
buted to this state of things. As I have already
announced, the different powers will be represented
in the Congress by their Ministers of Foreign
however, take place
with
Affairs. r
regard
A
t o En exceptiongla will,
nd; Lori John Russell will
be replaced by Lord Granville.
THE BOURSE, Nov. 24.—The market has been
very firm with an upward tendency. Threes, after
having been done at 70f. 10c.. improved to 70f. 20c.
Mobilier varied from 777 f. 50c. to 780 f. Austrian,
551 f. 25c. to 553 f. 75e.; Lombard, 546 f. 250. to
547 f. 50e. ; Orleans, 1,367 f. 50c. to 1,370 f. ; Lyons,
885 f. to 887 f. 50c. The following were the last
quotations :-
4i per Cents..... 05 90

Do. end month. ..

3 per Cents. . . 7O 10 I
Do. end month 70 15
Bank Shares 2875 —1

Credit MObilier .. 780
Do. Account ..... 773 75

Credit Foncier -- --
Bel 41 99 25
Piedmonteso (5)
Roman B6 50
Austrian
Spanish Threes
Home Debt 43/ --

RAILWAYS.
Cash. Account.
Orleans
Northern
New ditto 837 50 .. 837 50
Lyons and Mediterranean BB6 25 .. 887 50
Geneva 530 .. 527 50
Southern
Western '
Eastern
Sardinian 4lO .. 407 '5O
Austrian
Lombard

AMERICA.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY MORNING.

The Amigo steamer, Captain Lines, has arrived
at Cowes with New York mails of the 12th inst.

She bring 112,000 dols. for England and 700,000
dols. for France.

Her dates from Vera Cruz are to the Bth.

The expedition of the Liberals under Meija
against Tchuacan, Ouzaba, and Cordova hstd proved
a disastrous failure, without firing a gun. Meija
lost 600 men ; 1,000 muskets and 12 cannon were
captured by General Minon, without the loss of
a single soldier. Marquirja undertook to escort
2,800,000 dols, to Tepic, but appropriated 600,000
dols. of them to himself, detained the balance at
Guano Juato, and issued a pronunciamento in favour
of Santa Anna.

The British and French Ministers had protested
against Marquirja's ,conduct.

A despatch of 11th, from Washington, says
that the Government had received important de-
spatches from the English Government relative to
the San Juan difficulty, expressing an earnest de-
sire to settle the question ; the details proposed had
not then been made known, but it was believed
that there was no longer any danger of any serious
difficulty between the two countries.
Exchange at New York, on the 11th, was good
at 110 to 1101 on London.
There was a fair demand Ibr railway shares on
the Stock Exchange, and better prices by to
per cent. paid, though the market closed dull.
State stocks steady.

Movements in flour extensive, and prices par.
tially advanced. Good inquiry for cotton at full
quotations.

SIR ,foirN Four,Es.—This eminent author and
physician, having lately suffered from severe illness, has
intimated hie intention of retiring from active life. On the
30th instant the furniture of the house in Old Burlington-
strect is to be sold by auction. Sir John has generously
presented his very valuable medical library, numbering
about 3,000 volumes, to the Marishal College, Aberdeen,
where he received his early education. He graduated in
medicine at Edinburgh in 1317.

LITERATURE.

Rocks and Shoals. By Captain Lovesy. 2 vols.
Westerton, Hyde-park-corner.

We meet with a most lively and entertaining
story in these volumes, and the knowledge of the
world which the author possesses in an eminent
degree imparts an air of reality to the narrative
which enhances its merits. There are many
characters met with, some of whom are sketched
with decision and point, and we meet with every
variety of disposition in the actors who enact their
role in this drama of existence. The interest is
not confined to the fortunes of the hero, for there
are many of those mentionad who attract attention
from their peculiar styles, and engage the notice
from their strange adventures. Ars. Ursula
Walmsley is very ably described as a miser, and
she demonstrates the lesson so often shown in the
career of such unhappy and misguided mortals.
After a life of penury she died without a friend,
, and her misused concealed treasures proved a source
of contention and strife among the survivors. It
was satisfactory that they at last came into the
posseision of one who was calculated to make a
good use of them, but Geoffrey Hibblethwaite had
an arduous struggle before the golden prize was
won. Sir Henry Fernley is an effective illustration
of the fearful consequences that so often ensue
from the dangerous and delusive course of life he
followed. The crafty designs of Mr. Hawker, and
the deadly schemes of Mr. Lockyer are also admi-
rably pourtraycd, and the retribution of avenging
justice that overtook them both is a striking fea-
ture in the work. On the whole, "Rocks and
Shoals" may be looked upon as an ingeniously
constructed story, and the reader who desires an
exciting sketch cannot do better than peruse its
pages.

Extremes. By Emma Welcher Atkinson. 2 vols.

Smith and Elder.

This is a peculiar style of book, not so much
adapted to the general reader as to a particular
class. The story is' related in an agreeable manner,
and cannot fail to amuse ; and the dissertations on
the serious subjects are written in a very sensible
manner. The authoress points out the follies of
extremes in religion, carrying fanatical ideas to
excess, and spurning all forms from an exaggerated
self-sufficiency. Frank .Halstead, the hero, is a
young clergyman, who, with excellent principles
and the best intentions, commits many grievous
errors, which militate against his own interest in
a personal manner, while they impede his progress
in his vocation, and seriously injure the cause to
which he is sincerely devoted. It is a relief to the
reader to make the acquaintance of a man like Mr.
Leathern, who is a worthy minister of the Church,
and whose beneficial advice is of vital service
to the infatuated and misguided Halstead.
Margaret Langley, the heroine, is a delightful
heroine, and in her many wanderings and sad ad-
ventures in the world in which she was a friendless
adventurer, she displayed a spirit of self-reliance and
ineependence that was of essential service to her, at
the same time that she was of a gentle and unas-
suming nature in herself, only the pressure of cir-
cumstances compelled her to action. Lady Aston
is a powerful sketch of a wordly lady, who dis-
played some of the worst qualities that could dis-
grace a woman. Sir Henry Aston was superior to
the rest of his family, and his determined devotion
to Miss Langley was a proof of the discernment of
his character, while it did honour to his spirit in
spurning the restraints of worldly conventionalities.
He was unfortunate, however, for Margaret was
married to Halstead, and the story of their lives,
hitherto so gloomy, ends with a brighter prospect.
The introduction of George lleseltine and Annie
adds to the interest of the narrative, as their simple
annals aae naturally described.

The Minister's Wooing. By H. Beecher Stowe
author of " Uncle Tom's Cabin," &c., with illus
trations by Phiz. Samson Low and Sons.
The appearance of a new work from the
.pen of
the able exponent of the wrongs and sufferings of
the negro must necessarily excite considerable in-
terest. The readers of the present work will have
little cause to lament a deterioration of power,
though it is in an entirely different channel, some-
thing totally opposed to the character of her former
productions, though evidently the result of consi-
derable care and thought. The strength is sub-
dued ; the story depends more on the evolution of
character and the portraiture of a peculiar sect than
on heartstirring records of oppression, or scenes of
tragic force. Nevertheless the book possesses great
interest for thoughtful readers, and will afford them
matter for reflection. It vsill not probably be so
extensively read as her former works nor so great
a favourite among casual and unthinking readers ;
but those who have the inclination and capacity to
peruse it steadily and to reflect upon the new ephore
of life and thought to which it introduces them, will
probably value it highly. Besides all its logic and
discussisn, there arc some touches of nature, some
vivid.portraitures of mental.emot ion, that show how
swum are the writer's sympathies with suffering,
and how little her cold theological doctrine has
been able to interfere with the comprehensive
humanity of her nature. She has endeavoured,
she tells us in her brief introduction, to paint
a style of life and manners which existed in
New England in the earlier days of her national
existence. Some of the principal characters are
historic, and the leading events of the story are
founded on actual facts, although arranged and
varied for the purposes of the tale. Colonel Bun,
Dr. Hopkins, and other celebrities of the time are
introduced. The minister, whose wooing is the
subject of the story, is an excellent man, who in-
spires the reader with interest and respect, not-
withstanding his intricate doctrines and interference
with Mary's love-dream. He lodges with the Widow
Scudder, a notable New England housewife, pos-
sessing largely the gift of " faculty " which New
England women hold in such high esteem. Her
only daughter, Mary, is a charming character.
With a warm and loving heart she combines large
powers of 'reflection and a turn for speculative
theology. Her earnest religious feelings make her
a dutiful pupil and fervent admirer of the Minister,
who is a sincere and highly excellent man, and
combines much practical benevolence with his
theoretical perplexities and problems. He has
espoused the cause of the negroes,lhereby forfeiting
much worldly wealth by giving. great offence to
some influential members of his congregation.
Mrs. Scudder, a devoted follower of the doctor, and
a ready believer of his most difficult doctrines, sees
with delight his growing love for Mary. Mary,
however, has loved from childhood, a merry,
thoughtless, good-hearted youth named James
Marvyn, who does not at all belong to the
_rigid
school of the doctor and Mrs. Scudder. He is the
youngest of a large family, strictly brought up,
and has always been looked on as a scapegrace. He
is the idol of his mother, who is a highly-gifted
woman, of a sensitive nature, one of those on
whom the deadly influence of Calvinism falls like a
blight. She is convinced that she has no part with
the " elect," and goes about her duties with mourn-
ful resignation. Her husband, who is a strict Cal-
vinist, is little comfort to her, and her secret conso-
lation is her youngest ehild,James. Mrs. Scudder is
uneasy at the evident attachment of the young people,
but James goes to sea for three years, which re-
lieves her mind. After a considerable time, during
which many other events take place, news is
brought that his ship has been lost. Great is the
grief of Mary, and ()Teat the agony of his mother
who believes that leer son is lost for ever. Her
tortured mind nearly gives way, and she breaks
out into a vehement attack on the religion in
which she has been brought up. Husband, friend, and
minister can give her no comfort, for they share the
same dismal theory. At last Candace, a faithful
old net„Yress, who is a prominent character in the
tale, breaks through the dreary theology that
can find no word to 'soothe a mother's sorrow, and
with earnest pathos in her rough untutored
language, she tells of Him who, on the
Cross thought of his suffering mother. She assures
her afflicted mistress that "there's a dreadful mistake
somewhere" in her religion, an opinion in which the
reader heartily concurs. After the lapse of time, and
the influence of resignation have dulled the keen
edge of sorrow, and Mary is again calm and cheer-
ful, the Doctor finds courage to speak. Mary,
surprised and disappointed, yet loving him with
childlike affection, and anxious to please her
mother, consents to become the minister's wife.
Grand preparations aro accordingly made by the
housewives of the neighbourhood, when the sudden
reappearance of James Marvyn, a week before the
wedding, throws every one into perplexity. Mary
is too honourable to break her promise. The
Doctos had never known of the early love. Mrs.
Scudder is anxious the marriage should take place,
so poor James Marvyn is sadly puzzled how to act.
At last Miss Prissy, a neighbour, and quite
a character in her way, cuts the gordian knot,
by telling the doctor all. He at once refuses to
accept Marv's promise and all is happily settled.
So ends tie story, whose chief purpose as the
writer tells us, is to display the state of New Eng-
land in her earlier do.) s. Many other characters
are introduced, all sketched with Mrs. Stowe's
peculiar skill. Some passages are full of force
and beauty, like the pages on sorrow in the twenty-
fourth chapter, and many touches of humour, and
happy sketches of domestic scenes soften and re-
lieve the graver portion, The work will probably
not be so popular ass Mrs. Stowe's former tales, but
it shows no diminution pf ability and is interesting
from its portraiture of a state of society and feeling
so opposite to our own.