The Sun.
London, England, 1866-10-09 00:00:00

TH E SUN, LOINDON, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 9, 186(5.

LONDON, TUESD.II, OCTOBER 9, 1866.

Last night, in the Town Hall of Leeds, Mr.
BRIGHT enjoyed another opportunity of making a
display of his powers. He seems fully determined
that the public shall have enough of his eloquence
this autumn, and criticism on his remarks and re-
monstrances respecting his vehemence only seems
to enrage him the more, and to send him forth more
fiercely to the fight. As a proof of the harm that is
occasioned by the extreme measures he advocates,
and the manner in which he does so, we may notice
that the members of the West Riding, with one
exception, were absent on this great occasion.
Registered manhood suffrage seems to have
been the great object in view among those who
yesterday assembled in full force. Mr. E. A. LEA-
THAm seconded the resolution respecting it, and
went so far as to declare that, " with manhood
suffrage his personal liberty would be respected, his
a
property safe, and his country prosperous and
happy." After this ridiculous remark he followed
in the wake of his leader, and went on to say that
in the event of the ten-pound franchise being de-
clared perpetual, and the power of the law and the
Government put forth in its defence, << he was pro-
foundly convinced that neither liberty nor property
would be long safe, and that both law
and the Government must themselves even-
tually perish in the attempt to enforce this
shameful and perpetual silence of the people."
Now this is a very blameable course to pursue thus
to persist in making constant allusion to the neces-
sity of having recoarse to the arguments of force,
and Mr. BRIGHT is entirely responsible for taking
up this view of the question. It is an insult to those
who attend these met)tings to suppose that they can-
not, and will not, restrain themselves, but must rush
into extremes, and compromise themselves and their
W may notice that in tbi6 the bon. mel;a-

ber for Birmingham has gone further than he did
some years ago when the Conservatives were in
power. Then he confined himself to denuncia-
tions of their evil course, but he has now
stumped so that he utters threats, and while
seeking to amend some of the laws relat-
ing to representation, he seems anxious that the law
of peace and order should be broken rather than
that his crotchets should fail and his efforts be un-
, attended with success.

A part of Mr. BRIGHT'S speech last night was
devoted to defending himself from the remarks
which had been passed upon his recent harangues.
Thus we find him asserting that he is offended that
some have presumed to say that he said much the
same thing in Manchester as at Birmingham ; but
he consoled himself by the reflection that the same
charge was brought against one of the wisest of
ancient men more than two thousand years ago. We
may, however, assure Mr. BRIGHT that he is not
following the example of his predecessor, for he is
now saying very different things about Reform than
he did some time back. He is degenerating into the
mob orator, in place of speaking in the character of
a representative. That abuse is not argument, has
been truly said, but Mr. BRIGHT seems to be totally
unmindful of the past. When he assails Mr. Low E
so vehemently for his remarks upon the manner in
which the representation is sometimes carried out,
he forgets that he is going still further himself in his
attacks on the House of Commons itself. Were
it half as bad as he makes out it would be idle to
talk of reforming it, and nothing but complete ex-
termination could be its cure. Is this the mode in
which to speak of that great assembly before au
audience of his countrymen. It is bad not only for
what it excludes but for what it includes, " While
it excludes the great bulk of the nation, it includes
1
every form of corruption and evil of which a repre-
sentative system is capable." We may fairly state
without exaggeration that this is one of the worst
things Mr. BRIGHT has said in all his vituperative
speeches. How can he so mistake facts and mis-
construe circumstances as to make such a charge
against the House of Commons ? It is because it
contains so much power and influence that real
Reformers wish it to be amended, not because it is
base and vile that they are ashamed of it.

We must protest against this new dodge of Mr.
BRIGHT'S, which consists in uttering slanders on the
reputation of all right and left who do not fall into
his plans. He asserts that he has seen men on the
Treasury Bench " who would sell the mace, which
is the symbol of loyalty, on the table of the House,
if by so doing they could give to themselves fixity
of tenure on the Ministerial benches." This is as
unfounded an assertion and as gross a libel as can
be uttered, and we are glad to think so. It only
shows how low Mr. BRIGHT has fallen, that he
should stoop to such contemptible means of
making an assertion. Truths and errors abound
among politicians as among others ; but we may
safely say that none of the high or low are actuated
by such ignoble desire for place. The best proof
that Mr. BRIGHT does not really think that a Con-
servative Government is so obnoxious to the people
is that he can bring indefinite charges against them;
but he has to resort to abuse, and make charges
against them quite untenable. He twists and turns
what Lord DERBY said upon taking office last time,
until he makes out that the noble Earl declared that
he was proud to take office because his party was
so greedy for office. Whereupon Mr. BRIGHT
adds that there is a party in America that
is always seeking office, and it goes by the name of
Bread-and-Butter party ; and it turns out after all
that the party of Lord DERBY is not an anti-Reform
nartv. but a Bread-and-Butter party. We really
presumes to go against him, and in doing this he
is inconsistent to the last degree. Who was more
anxious than he was at one time to uphold the press
of this country, and now who is more eager to
decry it. It is a pity that some friend or adviser
cannot show him how little he makes
himself when he uses language like this,
" I shall not appeal to the writers in newspapers,
one of whom, and not a very creditable one, is con-
cealed somewhere in this town. I shall appeal only
to the truth-loving vast majority of the people of this
country." If he holds this opinion of newspapers,
why did Mr. BRIGHT and his friends raise such an
outcry about the advantages of the penny press ?
They had better have advocated the increase of duty
to retard rather than advance the spread of such mis-
chievous organs. The people of this country have
learned too much to be led astray now by such
doctrines as these. They revere their Constitution,
the time-honoured work of glorious ages ; they
honour and respect the great institutions of the
land, foremost among which must be ranked the
free Press, which is neither afraid of tyrants, nor
will it bow.to demagogues; and if the new crusade
for Reform is to be heralded in this fashion, we
may tell its promoters that they will fail utterly and
completely.

Of course we could not expect to read a speech
of the hon. member of Birmingham's that did not
contain a glowing eulogium on America,
and therefore with regret, and not surprise,
we find him in favour of the Radicals,
who are seeking to uproot that constitution of
America about which Mr. BRIGHT has so often
raved, and whose merits he has never been slow to
advocate. Millions of men are t 6 go to the poll to-
day, he declares, in order to decide if justice shall
or shall not be done to the liberated African, and
he will be greatly surprised if " the result does not
add one more proof to those already given of the
solidity, intelligence, and public spirit of the great
body of the people of the United States." He adds
that the English nation are brought together,
and they must march on together ; the
spirit of either Government must be the
same, although the form may be different. " A
broad and generous freedom is the heritage of Eng-
land" is the welcome announcement at the close of
this speech, and in that we agree ; but it is precisely
why we object to Mr. BRIGHT'S remarks, because
he does not pracise what he preaches. What is
there either " broad" or " generous" in the tenour
of this discourse ? It is narrow and exclusive to the
last degree ; and it is most mischievous, inasmuch
as it is calculated to mislead those who put faith in
the lion. member's powers of discernment.

We consider it as a matter of deep regret that
ishould thus waste
one so gifted as Mr. BRlGHTshould
his powers and misuse his opportunities. lie has,
indeed, sadly changed from the days of his early
too much in
career. It is true that he was always
the extreme, but he never went to the length he
now does. In the course of his remarks last night
Mr. BRIGHT alluded to a saying of his lamented
friend,Mr. C OBDEN, and we are sure that distinguished
man would have given his opinion against the course
now followed by his associate. Often prejudiced,
and sometimes extreme, Mr. COBDEN was never
bitter and intemperate. This was his chief cause
of success, and in this Mr. BRIGHT is
now entirely wanting. Nor can it advance the
cause of progress among us to rail against all
existing institutions. Nor doza it make the poor
and ignorant better to tell them that the rich
and titled are their natural enemies, and that vices

abound in high places. Right and wrong are the
e.xc appanage of no class, and is as likely to
offs ;nd on eas the other ; but few are more culpable than
the )se who set class against class instead of seeking
to harmonise one with the other, and thus forward
tb e great work of social good. The spirit of
.is age is against such a display as that
w hich Mr. BRIGHT made last night ; it was
art exhibition of intolerance that defeated itself
at last. The fact is, that no one can possibly pur-
Hue the course which Mr. BRIGHT has chosen to
walk in without deteriorating greatly, and if public
men descend to such means of making themselves
reraarkable they must not expect to retain their in-
fl.w3nce, and they do not deserve to do so either.
ID place of the fine speeches of past years we meet
with a tissue of abuse, and the far-famed eloquence
of the member for Birmingham seems to have
vanished away, and to have been substituted for
that most commonplace harangues, where virulence
takes the place of reason.

The arrival of the Moravian brings us intelligence
from New York to the 28th ult. Affairs are still
in a critical condition, and will remain so until the
country has given its verdict through the elections
now beginning throughout the States. Speculation
is rife as to the views and intentions of the PRESI-
DENT ; and rumours have been current that he has
changed his policy with respect to the Constitutional
Amendment. Despatches from Washington deny
this unconditionally ; but it is believed in many
places that he intends to propose a constitutional
amendment which will embrace the essential
elements of the other in a less objectionable form.
How he is to do this it not easily discoverable.
No form can be otherwise than objectionable to the
Southerners or to any independent well-wishers of
the Union if it include wholesale negro suffrage,
and exclude the recognition of State rights and the
representation of the whole country. Yet nothing
less than this would content the Radicals, whose
leaders seem to have worked themselves into a state
of frenzy which renders moderation or compromise
impossible. A fair samplo of the hopelessness of
attempting to conciliate such adversaries is afforded
by a recent speech of General BUTLER'S, in
which that illustrious commander declared
that the adoption of the Constitutional
Amendment would not necessarily insure the ad-
mission of the Southern States, and further de-
manded that General LEE, as well as Mr. DAVIS,
should be hanged forthwith. This is very much in
accordance with the code of military honour which
we should expect from a BUTLER, and his en-
lightened suggestion proves that be has at last
discovered, as he thinks, an effectual means of de-
grading the Confederate General who so long kept
at bay the best soldiers of the North. We do not
apprehend that General BUTLER'S wise and
honourable advice will be taken, or that a
man whom all Americans respect and admire
will be condemned without being accused of
any crime, much less convicted ; but the fact that
he should have publicly given utterance to such a
sentiment shows the stuff that Radical orators are
made of, while his remarks about the representation of
the South and the Constitutional Amendment proves
how useless it would be to endeavour to concert any
moderate plan of action with such politicians. The
occasion of BUTLER'S address was a mass Conven-
tion of soldiers and sailors which the Radicals con-
vened at Pittsburg, in imitation of the soldiers' and
sailors' convention at Cleveland, or rather in oppo-
sition to it. The Radicals feel it incumbent upon
them so soon as the Democrats have held a meeting
of any kind to hold one in opposition. The famous
Convention at Philadelphia was succeeded by a

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unfortunate for the Radicals that they arc obliged
to match BUTLER against GRANT and SHERMAN,
who are known to favour conciliatory measures to-
wards the South. However this only carries out
the old saying that true bravery is always mag-
nanimous, and that cruelty and cowardice usually

go together.
The Committee of the Cleveland Convention has
paid a visit to the PRESIDENT, and presented him
with a report of their proceedings. Speeches were
made by Generals GORDON and GRANT, stat-
ing that the Convention desired peace, an d
that the union would be soonest restored when
the measure proposed met the approval of all
loyal people north, south, east, and west. Any-
thing short of this would not secure the object for
which the soldiers and sailors had fought. The
PRESIDENT, in reply, referred to his previous career
as evidence of what his future conduct would be,
and declared that constitutional limitations must be
observed if the Government is to exist. Perhaps
though this is no matter of anxiety to the Radicals.
Judging from their language, and the reckless
manner in which they advocate the most im-
practicable and intolerable measures, they would
like nothing better than the chaos of a
general revolution, a disorganisation of the
Union, and the establishment of a reign
of terror. We may, however, reasonably hope that
the American people will refuse to endorse such
policy by their suffrages ; and there is little reason
to fear that President JOHNSON will allow himself
to be cajoled or threatened into forsaking the wise
and statesmanlike course which he has hitherto fol-
lowed.

Mr. DAVIS'S trial has been again postponed, and
we may therefore hope that the PRESIDENT will ful-
fil his promise and release him from confinement.
The Rev. J. KELLEY, of Petersburg, Virginia, has
hadan interview with the illustrious prisoner, of which
he has published an interestingaccount. Subsequently
Mr. KELLEY proceeded to Washington, and had an
interview with the PRESIDENT. He believes Mr.
DAVIS to be a dying man, but this belief may be
partly due to the striking alteration which would
naturally be visible from the honoured and power-
ful head of a vast nation to the weary and heart-
broken prisoner. Surely the right of trial or the
hope of release should be accorded to one who has
suffered so long and so courageously.
Among the news lately received from America we
get some valuable and interesting information
respecting the relative powers of fortifications and
ordnance. Some important experiments have re-
cently been made at Fort Monroe, and the result
appears to be that granite, stone, or brick forts are
of little use when opposed to the heavy guns of the
day. Iron plates with a " backing" of sand or
earth between seem to be most efficacious. The
15-inch Rodman gun produced tremendous effects,
though the target, one might have thought, was of
a singularly powerful character. It was composed
of a wall of hewn granite, 30 feet in height and
36 inches in width, 7 feet 91 inches in thickness
through the main part, the ends being 4
feet thicker. It was plated with iron-plates
four in number, resting against the wall on the
upper half of the target, but at the lower part hay-
ing a backing of six inches of sand. It was thus
that the superiority of the sand backing was dis-
covered. One of the shots fired struck the upper
plate and cracked two of the granite blocks
target—nearly
eight feet
from their
fartomthethebaplate—and
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them
bed, ,nether Ahot btruck the lower plate and

produced no serious effect, owing, undoubtedly, to
the said backing. On the second day of the expe-
riments a shot, which struck the upper part on a
previous indentation, produced great effect. The iron
plate was punctured, the bolt passing through
and burying itself in the masonry, the target being
shattered for half its length. " There is no doubt,"
says a spectator, " that this shot has really knocked
out of use all the stone and brick forts in the world."
This is a lesson which we hope will not be lost
upon our authorities, only they must take care
that they do not repeat the mistake made by the
Austrian Government, and in waiting to decide
upon the best means of national defence, remain
unprepared till the day of war takes them at an
rrecove.rable disadvantage.

It is satisfactory to find that the Government
have resolved to make an effort to rescue the
wretched captives of Abyssinia. It is true that re-
ports have already reached us of their untimely end,
but no proofs have been given of the authenticity of
these dreadful statements. At any rate it would
not do for the authorities to let things take their
chance, and steps must be taken to meet the emer-
gency that may arise. It is a difficult and ungra-
cious task that has fallen to the Foreign-office,
through the extreme mismanagement of Lord
RUSSELL. The reply which the Emperor THEODORE
expected to his communication to the QUEEN was
delayed in a very extraordinary manner by the
late Ministers, and hence have arisen the fearful
consequences to the unhappy English prisoners. It
is now resolved that Mr. FLAD should depart on
another mission, taking with him an autograph
letter from the QUEEN, which has been written in
a decided manner, and yet in a friendly spirit.
Colonel MEREIVETHER is to follow soon afterwards
with very valuable gifts from her MAJESTY to
the Abyssinian Monarch. It has been very
wisely resolved upon that the Colonel is
to remain at Massowah when he lands there until he
should have heard from Mr. FLAD of the result of
his interview with the tyrant. It is hoped that by
this means the latter may be brought to reason,
and consent to give up the unfortunate victims of
his insult and indignation. No reliance is to be
placed upon the success of this scheme, but it cer-
tainly seems, upon mature reflection, to be the best
that can be desired at present. There is the chance
that this redoubtable EMPEROR may feel himself
flattered by all this show and ceremony, and, if so,
it will be all the better for the sufferers. When we
consider the nature of the country where these pri-
soners are immured, and its inaccessibility, it seems
more than ever strange that the late Government
should have acted so unwisely, and allowed things
to proceed to such an extremity by offending the
irascible potenate. It is a very unsatisfactory
business at the best; but, as it has been conducted
hitherto, we do not see that Lord STANLEY could
have done better than he has, and we must rest in
the hope that our unfortunate countrymen may yet
return to our shores. Whether they do or not,
however, we should advise others to keep clear of a
territory from which egress seems so difficult, and
where such a tyrant holds sway.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

PRUSSIA,

CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT..)

PARIS, Monday Evening.
Prussia is easily pleased if she can be satisfied
with the reception given at Berlin to the news of
the acquisition of Hanover to that kingdom. Of
enthusiasm there was none. The population
seemed as cold and melancholy as people are gene-
rally at a funeral. The official despatch sent to
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.r,onk- of ova-
is that " tranquillity was not disturbed." Such is
the telegraphic announcement. The celebrated
announcement, " Order reigns at Warsaw," finds
here a parallel. " Not Amurath an Amurath succeeds,
but Harry, Harry," and all that the historian of the
inauguration of the new regime is that Prussia takes
the official possession of the kingdom of Hanover,
and no revolt ensues for the moment at least.
The Vienna Gazette gives its opinion that the
conclusion of peace with Italy is a most satisfactory
occurrence for Austria. It assures its readers with
an air of official authority that Austria in evacuat-
ing Venetia and recognising the kingdom of Italy
retains no resentment or forethought, because it is
no longer in the south of Europe that her influence
will be exercised. " The era of German struggles,"
adds the official paper of Vienna, " is finished."
The Journal des Debats, in commenting upon this
official declaration of Austria, says--" We are of
the same opinion as the Vienna Gazette, and our
only regret is that Austria was not before impressed
with the necessity of terminating these disastrous
struggles."
The autumn races at the Bois de Boulogne yes-
terday, aided by the rare incident of fine weather,
The following is au account of them :
attracted a large assemblage, and gave very great
pleasure.
The Grand Prix de I'Empereur, 20,000 f., for horses
of 4 years old and upwards, was won by the invin-
cible Gladiateur, ridden by G. Pratt. Vertugadin
was second. Gladiateur was ahead from the begin-
ning, and all attempts to outstrip him were perfectly
useless. Fumee and Meli-Melo were not placed.
Amount of the prize, 21,375 f., 1,873 f. to the second
horse. Prix du Moulin, 3,oooL—Montmirail, 1 ;
Anglo-Saxon, 2 ; Cartiniere, 3. Prix de la Cascade,
2,ooof.—Gaulous, 1 ; Amia, 2 ; Robat-Joie, 3.
The winner was claimed by its proprietor, M. Moise,
for 5,550 f. Prix du Chevilly, 3,000 f. —Le Sioulet,

FRANCE.

41 per Cents 97
Do. and month
3 per Cer ts. 69
Do. end month 69 05
Credit Mobilier 642 50
Do. end month
Credit Fourier
Do. end month 1360
ILLIV

1 ; Le Magicien, 2. Prize of St. Cloud (Handicap):
10,000 fr., for horses of 3 years old and upwards.—
Astrolabe, 1; Grande Dame, 2; Fidelite, 3. As-
trolabe won easily by two lengths. Amount of the
prize, 14,700 f., I,ooof. to the second. In the race
for the Grande Prix de l'Empereur, Vertugadin was
ridden by C. Pratt. C. Pratt also rode Astrolabe
for the Prix de St. Cloud. Grande Dame was
ridden by T. Carter, and Fidelite by Musgrove.
The cholera still prevails in some parts of France.
A death from cholera occurred at Marseilles on
Friday last, and at Boulogne-sur-Mer. On the day
when the last official record was published the
number of deaths from cholera was 12.

Theltalian Government has accepted the arrange-
ment made between Austria and the Southern Rail-
way Company as regards all the lines in Venetia.
A letter from Florence states that the day fixed for
the plebiscite is the 14th inst. King Victor Em-
manuel, who is expected now at Padua, will make
his solemn entry into Venice as soon as the official
publication of the votes by universal suffrage shall
have taken place, which will probably be about the
20th inst. The Italie, however, announces that the
authorities and the Italian troops will not wait till
that period to take possession bf the country. They
will be summoned to do so by the municipal autho-
rities, to whom General Labceuf, on the part of
France,will remit the powers with which he will very
shortly be invested by the Austrian authorities. The
future Commissioners are already spoken of for
Venice, the Senator Count Pasolini, and for Verona,
one of the most distinguished members of the aris-
tocracy of Palermo. A great many changes will
be made in regard to the Embassies, and the diplo-
matic representatives in Italy.

The Parisians, who of late have been in great
anxiety about the weather, are beginning to be easy
in their minds upon the subject. This is the second
day that it has been settled and beautiful, and this
evening there is every prospect of the continuance
of bright, sunshiny weather.
Now that the alarm about the inundations is over
some writers are beginning to be facetious upon the
subject. One of them in describing the rising of
the river says—" Madame Seine became enlarged
to an alarming extent, but unlike ladies in general,
at such a time, she rope from her bed,",,

LA TEST INTELLIGENCE.

FLORENCE, Oct. 9.

It is expected that the Italian troops will enter
Venice on the 15th inst., and that the plebiscite
will take place on the 21st inst.

RUSSIAN POLAND.

THORN, Oct. 8

Advices received here to-day from Chelm, of the
4th inst., state that Bishop Kalinski, of the Greek
United Church, and most of his clergy were arrested
and conveyed out of the town by the Russian
authorities.

THE BOMBAY MAILS.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's screw
steamer Surat, Capt. T. Jamieson, has arrived with
the heavy Bombay mails, 55 passengers, £16,809
in specie, 35 pieces of ivory, 20 casks of wine, and
sundries.

The Surat left Alexandria on the 26th ult., Malta
the 30th, and Gibraltar the 4th inst., and has had
very fine weather throughout the voyage.
The Egyptian yacht A.fahrousse left Alexandria
for Candia on the 24th ult. The French man-of-
war Andromagne was at Alexandria when the Surat
left, and the Var sailed on the 26th.
Her Majesty's ship Assurance left Malta for
Syracuse on the 21st. The Resistance, Racer, and
Psyche were at Malta, and the Redpole and Sky-
lark at Gibraltar.

The steamship Ripon, from Southampton, arrived
at Gibraltar on the 2d inst. ; the Roma, from Glas-
gow, on the Ist ; and the Atlantic, from Liverpool,
on the 30th ult.

Gibraltar exchanges on London were at 491 ;
Paris and Marseilles, sf. 12c. ; Madrid, 3i to 4 disc

INCORPORATION OF FRANKFORT-ON-
THE-MAINE.

FRANKFORT-ON-THE-MAINE, OCt. 8.

The law incorporating this city with the Prussian
Monarchy was solemnly promulgated here to-day.
After the reading of the Royal Patent in the
Imperial Hall, in presence of the officers of the
garrison, the members of the Senate, and the mu-
nicipal authorities, Herr von Patow, the Prussian
Civil Commissioner, requested the authorities to
continue in the exercise of their functions until the
introduction of the Prussian Constitution.

Herr von Patow then made a long speech, in
which he did justice to the grounds which existed
for the pain felt by the citizens at the loss of their
independence, but contrasted with that loss the ad-
vantages which they would derive from their new
and powerful Fatherland in matters concerning the
constitution of the army, the administration of jus-
tice, and the general government of the town.
The Prussian flag was hoisted amid cheers for the
King, a military salute, and the playing of the
Prussian National Anthem.

Large crowds assembled on the Romerberg, but
the inhabitants remained quiet.
INCORPORATION OF HESSE-CASSEL.
CASSEL, Oct. 8.
The Royal Patent taking possession of Hesse-
Cassel was solemnly promulgated here to-day.
All the members of the Estates were present at
the ceremony, and great enthusiasm prevailed. The
members of the Choral Guild of Cassel formed in
procession, with their banners flying, and sang a
festive hymn specially composed for the occasion.
Before reading the Royal Patent the Prussian
Commissioner Moller delivered a speech, in which
he said—" The thousands assembled here to-day
are a proof that the people of Hesse-Cassel know
how to appreciate the immense
_importance which
the event of to-day possesses for the welfare of the
country. All will one day bless the change which
_LA uvitt-vltzt.r.w.o UL

WIESBADEN, Oct. 8.

The ceremony of formally incorporating Nassau
with the Prussian monarchy took place here to-day
with great solemnity.

BOURSE, Oct. B.—Two o'clock.—The market is
much more buoyant to-day, and all quotations in-
dicate a rise ou Saturday's closing prices. French
Threes have easily attained 68f. 95c., an advance of
20c. Italian Fives, though following the same
movement, are not so firm, the actual quotation
being 55f. 45c., with only 15c. rise. Credit 1110-
bilier Shares have reached 640 f., an advance of 6f.
25c. Credit Foncier Shares advanced 5f., to 1,360 f. ;
and Comptoir d'Escompte 2f. 50c., to 892 f. 50c.
Paris Gas are 10f. higher, at 1,375 f. Railway
Shares likewise are dealt in at higher quotations.
English Consols are telegraphed with au advance
of

Three o'clock.—There has been a further rise,
and the market has closed with the following ad-
vanced quotations :

Bank Shares 3600
Italian Loan 55 GO
Do. end month 55 GO
Mexican Loan —
Do. Bonds —
Spanish Threes
Home Debt —
Deferred
'AYB.

For Account.
Orleans
Northern 1165
Lyons and Mediterranean.... 896 25
Southern 576 25
Western —
Eastern
Sardinian
Austrian
Lombard 4ll 25
North of Spain lO7 50
Saragossa 137 50
Ditto to Barcelona..
Roman .

STRAND THEATRE.

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Monthly Periodicals.

Last evening the long announced burlesque by
Mr. Burnard, " Der Freischutz, or a Good Cast
for a Piece," was produced here with all that taste
and splendour which so distinguishes the manage-
ment of that elegant little theatre. The original
plot of the great opera is closely adhered to, albeit
in a very comical manner, and all the terrors of the
celebrated incantation scene, the Wolf's Glen, with
the casting of the magic bullets, are parodied with
great effect. The part of Agnes was represented by
Miss Ada Swanborough with great spirit and effect,
and Miss Raynham refined the part of the demon
Zamiel in a very humorous manner. Casper, of
course, was represented by Mr. Fenton, who, on
this occasion, exceeded all his former efforts as
an artist and an actor. Mr. Frederick Robson
made his first appearance here in a part called
Catspaw, and met with a genial reception. The
burlesque abounds in puns, good and indifferent,
whilst the musical portion of the entertainment em-
braces all the operatic genius of the season. The
Parisian dancers come in for a good share of bur-
lesque, and in the last scene we have a very excel-
lent review of the Strand Volunteers, who go
through various military evolutions with great
effect. The scenery, by Mr. C. Fenton, is of re-
markable excellence, whilst the dresses are as quaint
and grotesque as could well be desired. The bur-
lesque elicited general applause from beginning to
end, and at the fall of the curtain the author and all
the principal actors received the honour of a call.

THE WEATHER AND THE HARVEST IN YORKSHIRE.
—After the worst week of the present harvest, a most glo-
rious change has occurred, dull November fogs having
given place to bright, warm, summer-like weather. Up
to Thursday last dense fogs enveloped the welds and
moors, keeping the grain constantly wet, and, with the
warm temperature, encouraging sprouting freely. On
Friday and Saturday harvest work was carried on in ear-
nest, and on Sunday the weather was beautifully warm
and dry. There is now every prospect of a Michaelmas
summer, after ten weeks of rain ; and, with a continuance
the harvest will be brought to a close this week in all but
late situations.

DUBLIN UNIVEIISITY.—" Never for Ever" is a
pleasing sketch of the romantic adventures that
befel two young ladies at a sea-side place. It is

;old in an agreeable style. "Number Five Brook-
street" contains this month a sad episode of life, the
unfortunate Severne finds out the difference between
wealth and poverty in a very awkward manner.
Some of the scenes which took place between him
and his fashionable tradesmen are ably described.
" Cometh up as a Flower" is also an entertaining
sketch concerning the life of a peculiar style of
heroine. ller eldest sister is a regular niarplot, and
quite spoils the peace and prospects of her unfortu-
nate victim. " Missal Painting" is an article that
well deserves perusal on account of its comprehen-
sive and eloquent description. It is truly said that
the art of illumination has a career of its own, awl
a value as a beautiful, eloquent monument
SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday Morning. lin the hicAory of the Church. It is much

to be regretted that the violence of
the Reformers should have destroyed so
much of what was beautiful in these early efforts ;
but sufficient has escaped destruction, as is here
said, " to convince us of the beauty of those arts
which sprung up in the wake of Christianity."

"Books and Book Collectors" furnishes us with some
curious anecdotes of zealous readers. " Garrick—
his Enemies and Friends," is continued, and relates
many peculiar events of that day. Dr. Morney
was an individual who would not be tolerated in the
present day, although he seemed quite a hero to his
own generation. " The Holy Land" contains much
that is interesting in its remarks. Some wise exhor-
tations are met with concerning the manner in
which Christians may best follow the precepts of the
great Founder of their religion. " Phases of Phy-
siognomy" suggests things to the mind about
that interesting and intricate branch of study.
Various poetical contributions of interest are met
with in this number.
BENTLEY'S MISCELLANY.—The indefatigable edi-
tor commences a new story, under the attractive
title of " Oldeourt." It is written in his usual ani-
mated style, and already, in its first chapters, arrives
at a most exciting catastrophe. The other stories
proceed in their usual manner, though there is a
strong similarity between them, both being founded
on unhappy marriages. This belongs to the French
schaol of novel writing, and is not as yet, we should
hope, the most congenial style to English tastes.
" Wines and Wine Shops in the Seventeenth Cen-
tury" is an entertaining sketch ; and a paper on
"Mushrooms" is worth reading. " The Ghosts
Round Bismarck's Couch," by Mrs. Bushby, is the
title of some verses suggesting that " the most for-
tunate man in Europe" must be occasionally troubled
with the nightmare.
GOOD W ORDS. —Mrs. Oliphant's story of "Madonna
Mary" is continued with interest, though the leading
idea is a painful one. Dr. Wynter contributes an
amusing sketch of the peculiarities of " Lodgers
and Poachers." " Two Years' Experience of the
Maories," by an army chaplain, gives a somewhat
discouraging account of the prospects of the race.
More hopeful is the narrative of what Christian
charity can do among ourselves, and the history of
what Miss Adeline Cooper has effected for the poor
of Westminster affords a striking pic:rre. John de
Liefde, whose recent work on the charities of Europe,
gives the readers of " Good Words" a most interest-
ing account of Miss Twining's excellent institution
for preserving young girls from the contamination
of the workhouse wards, and training them for
domestic service; being, in fact, as M. de Liefde calls
it, " a link between respectable workhouse girls and
respectable mistresses of the middle class." We all
know that the only places which girls like this arc
likely to get into from the Union are of the very
roughest and lowest kind, in which hard work,
rough treatment, indifferent fare, and low wages,
complete the work the workhouse has begun, and
disgust them with an honest and respect-
able life. It is no small tribute to Miss
Twining's establishment that it should have
gained the cordial approval.of so enlightened and
experienced a philanthropist as John de Liefde. A
paper on " Sensitive Plants," by Mr. Jackson, the
curator of the Kew Museum, affords some curious
botanical information, and is appropriately illus.
kifE ARGOSY.—" Griffith Guant" is continued at
some length in this number, and contains an excit-
ing sketch of the trial of Mrs. Guant. Her examina-
tion of her waiting-maid is very cleverly described,
and shows great skill on the part of the author.
" His Young Lordship " is a very sad sketch of the
evils which ensue from putting off. It may well
be read by those who are in a position of life which
gives them power and influence over the destinies
of others. Good intentions and kind feelings are
of no avail whatever if the owner does not exhibit
decision and exercise consideration. "Up in an
Attic" is a peculiar sketch in verse. "Up an
African River" is an interesting sketch of travels
in that country, which engages so much attention
just now. " Poachers and Poaching" is an article
that contains some wise remarks on the " false
sympathy and romance which has fostered so much
evil and brought so much misery on the poacher.
The Game Laws need amendment, but let them be
reformed on the merits of the case, and not by false
sympathy with the ruffian who would rather murder
a gamekeeper than earn honest bread for himself
by a hard day's work."
ONCE A WEEK.—This agreeable miscellany con-
tains a good deal of varied and interesting reading.
The principal story is a new one by Dutton Cook,
styled " Hobson's Choice." " The Race for
Wealth," by the talented author of " George Geith,"
is brought to a conclusion, of which it would not be
fair to say that nothing is concluded, but which
' certainly leaves a good deal to the reader's imagina-
tion. The moral of the clever and energetic man's
career is drawn with a vigorous hand, and the folly
of his pursuit of the wealth that failed to give him
happiness, while he neglected and despised the
treasure of love and peace which awaited him in
his home is vividly described. " And so, after all
his endeavours, in spite of all his struggles, he de-
parted with the leaves poor as the day when he first
entered London. And yet not so. He was rich
in love. He had wife and children beside him to
the last. The wealth he once coveted, the Lord,
in mercy, took away; the wealth he once despised,
the Lord, in mercy, gave him in his hour of need."
" The History of a Wooden Shoe" gives us an agree-
able reminiscence of Paganini. " Such is Russia,"
is a chapter of dangerous adventure. " Poor
Christine" and " Stephen Temple" are likewise ani-
mated sketches. Among the graver subjects we find
a paper on one of the great wants of the day, "More
and Better Water for London ;" one on " Poestum,"
a short essay on " Carburetted Gas," and other

topics of interest. Among the numerous verses
scattered through the part, we find several contri-
butions from the pen of the author of " John Hali-
fax," but they are not among the best. The illus-
trations are plentiful, and some of them are effective,
but in others the execution is capable of consider-
able improvement.

CHRISTIAN SOCIETY.—tI new periodical with the
above title is this mouth added to the list of the
periodicals, and, judging from the first number, it
promises to hold a by no means insignificant place
in the already crowded ranks. Religious Literature,
Information, and Biography are the topics to which
it promises to devote its chief attention. The
practical character of its religious spirit is happily
exemplified in an admirable article, entitled the
" People called Christians," which, in its spirit,
reminds us of that excellent sermon, "The Religion
of Common Life," preached some years ago in the
Royal chapel in Scotland, and reprinted by her
Majesty's command. " Christianity," says the
writer in the magazine now before us, " Christianity
may sit at the fireside, iu the matron's garb
or the working-man's rough raiment, and
make the commonest hearth holy as a chancel.
The Christian may be in the world a man of busi-
ness ; he need not write texts on his bills of
lading or en his accounts ; and yet his ledger may
have its inspiration from his Bible. Christianity
may live iii a country-house as truly as in a church,
and shine with a lustre that men should feel rather
than see or hear." A paper entitled " Evenings
with Friends and Works " contains some very judi-
cious criticisms on some of the literature of the day;

while "In the Country on au Autumn Sunday"
gives a most interesting description of a stranger
revisiting the haunts of his boyhood after years of
absence. On the whole this new magazine, as we
have said, promises well.
THE MONTH continues Lady Georgiana Fuller-
ton's charming- historical narrative, " A Stormy
Life; or, Queen Margaret's Journal." In the
present instalment we have a vivid account
of the first arrival in England of Margaret
of Anjou, and her first meeting and marriage with
Henry VI. The description of the royal visit to
Eton—

(" Where grateful science still adores
Hier Bury's holy shade—")
is full of interest.

The children's monthly friend, AUNT JUDY'S
MAGAZINE; edited by Mrs. Alfred Gatty, is as clever
and entertaining as usut,l. The puthoress of " May
Powell," as well as the authoress of " Sidney Grey,"
contributes an interesting serial story. "
Prince of Sterna," which began with spirit, has
passed out of the range of one's sympathies. A
charming little poem, by Eornen, " Hunting the
Wind," recounts the amazing adventures of
" Curlyhead" and " Redchecks," and "Little Blue-
eyes, fat and fair."
NATURE AND ART. No. 5. Day and Son.—
This is a very attractive number of what is really a
very beautiful publication. The illustrations are all
that might be expected from the well-known firm
of Day and Son, and the text is usually of a high
order. Botany occupies the principal place in this
number, though entomology is not forgotten, and
those who are anxious in such matters may add
considerably to their learning about death watches
and lanthorn flies. The bamboo cane forms one of
the topics, and the accompanying plate transports
the reader to the glowing home of the beautiful and
useful tree. Amateurs in oil painting may gather
some useful hints from " Oil Painting without a
Master," and altogether the number fully sustains
the reputation acquired by its predecessors.
TILE ECLECTIC.—Sir Harry Vane, of the stern
old days of civil war, occupies the post of honour
in this number. He is followed by a pleasantpaper
on two pleasant volumes of essays. After this the
rest of the contents is devoted to theological and
controversial topics, which will naturally be studied
with very different opinions by readers of different
ways of thinking.

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HER MAJESTY.

BALMORAL, Oct. 6.
Princess Christian drove in the morning, at-
tended by the Hon. Henry Ponsonby.
Prince Christian went out deerstalking.

The Rev. Dr. Robt. Lee has arrived at the Castle.

Messrs. Douney, of Newcastle, have been engaged
in photographing at the Castle by the desire of liQr
Majesty.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Bath have ar-
rived at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, from Long"
leate.

The Earl and Countess of Dalkeith and famflY
intend to remain about a fortnight longer at Bowhill, Scl"
kirkshire, and will then go on a tour of visits.
The Earl and Countess of Malmesbury, who are
passing the autumn at Heron Court, near Christchurch,
are expected to arrive in town at the close of the month:

The Hon. Colonel Rowley, Mrs. Rowley, 111 ;SS
Rowley, Mr. W. S. Conway, and Dr. Easton left London
yesterday for Southampton, on their way to the Cape 11
the et 2atuship Celt.

Sir Hugh Cairns, M.P., left town a few days ago
for Ireland.
The Right Hon. Spencer 11. Walpole ~:sited
Mr. George F. Ansell in Bernard-street yesterday to ill"
spect his plans for the indication of the presence of fire-
damp and of choke-damp in coal and iron mines.