The Sun.
London, England, 1861-10-22 00:00:00

MUSIC.

Anabel Lee. Words by Edgar Poe, music by
A. M. Pares.
Airly Beacon. Words by Kingsley, music by
A. M. Pares.
Come not when lam dead. Words by A. Tenny.
son, set to music and dedicated to Katharine
Pares by A. M. Pares. Chappell and Co., New
Bond. street.
The words of these songs are familiar to all lovers
of beautiful verse, although they do not belong to
the class patronised by most song writers. Words of
a higher character have, however, been lately intro-
duced among us under the auspices of those gifted
amateurs, who, like Miss Lindsay and the composer
before us, think that music should be married to
immortal verse, instead of to mere rhyme without
reason. They are all arranged with good taste and
expression, and their simplicity is one of their chief
merits, as the music is kept throughout in subordina-
tion to the words instead of perplexing the singer
and diverting the attention of the audience, by an
elaborate accompaniment. In the pieces here
before us, there is much to attract notice, and we
cordially commend them to the study of amateur
singers, whose name at the present day is legion, so
widely spread has been the cultivation of music,
and so generally diffused the knowledge to appre-
ciate it. There is sufficient ability evidenced in
these songs, to encourage their author to proceed
to further efforts, and we have no doubt that with
experience, and preserving the same taste in selec-
tion, she will hereafter be ranked with those intel-
ligent composers who have done so much to enrich
the stores of our musical libraries.

TIIE CORONATION AT KONIGSBERG.

The following is the full text of the King of
Prussia's speech at the Coronation :
" By the Grace of God, Prussia's Kings have worn
the crown for 160 years. lam the first King who
has ascended the throne since it has been sur-
rounded by institutions adapted to the times. But,
mindful that the crown comes only from God, I
have, by my coronation at the holy altar, mani-
fested to him that I have received it in all humility
from His hands. The prayers of my people, I know,
have been with me in this solemn act, that the bless-
ing of the Almighty may rest upon my Government.
The love and attachment that have been testified to
me since my ascent of the throne, and that now
have just been manifested to me in so eminent
a manner, are guarantees to me that, I may
reckon, under all circumstances, upon the
fidelity of my people, and upon its submission.
(hingebung) and its readiness to make sacrifices
Confident in the same, I have been able to exempt
my faithful people from the ancient oath of here-
ditary allegiance and submission (Erbhuldiqungs-
und- Unterthanen-Eid). The gratifying proofs of
that love and attachment lately given to me on the
occasion of a momentous event (the Baden attempt)
have confirmed that confidence.

"May Gad's providence long preserve the bless-
tngs of peace to our beloved native land. My brave
army will protect it from dangers from without.
Fiom internal dangers Prussia will be preserved,
for the throne of her kings stands firm in its might
and its right, and if the unity between King and
people, which has made Prussia great, endures, so
shall we—may God grant it !—be able to with-
stand, upon the path of sworn rights, the dangers,
of an agitated time and every threatening storm.

ILLNESS OF LORD BROUGHAM.—We regret to
learn that Lord Brougham is suffering from illness. His'
lordship will in consequence be prevented from taking the
chair, as he had promised to do, at the annual meeting (to
to held in Manchester this week) of the " United Kingdom
Alliance" for suppressing the liquor traffic; and he has
written the following note to the hon. secretary of that as-
sociation :—" Brougham, Penrith, Oct. 20.—My dear Mr.
Pope,— I grieve to say that I am unable to set out for Man-
chester, having been under Mr. Taylor's treatment these
two days, and getting worse instead of better. He won't
hear of my going, and, indeed, I feel that he is quite right.
I need not say how much I lament this, and am left to
nothing but the expression of an anxious wish for the suc-
cess of the meeting. Of my increasing anxiety for-our great
cause it is unr.ecessary:l should assure you. I have written
to Mr. Bazley, but I send Dr. Taylor's opinion to you, that
there may be no delay in finding another chairman. I re-
main, believe me, sincerely yours, H. BROUGHAM. I look
forward to being laid up for a week or ten days." The fol-
lowing is a certificate of Lord Brougham's medical adviser :
—" Brougham, Penrith, Oct. 20.—1 am sorry to be obliged
to state that it will be quite impossible for Lord Brougham
to attend any public meeting on the 22d or 23d instant, on
account of indisposition, which he has been suffering from
for some days past. MICHAEL W. TAYLOR, M.D., Edin."
The Noniteur Algerine announces that the Cherif
Mohammed. bed Abdallah, who, as we lately mentioned,
had fled precipitately before the Goums assembled to check
his depredations, has been taken prisoner, after having been
blockaded for two days at Areg, where he had shut himself
up with about 350 of the tribes of the Mekhadmas and
Chaambas. The Goums, while in pursuit of the false
cherif, recaptured a number of flocks and other stolen
property which ho had been compelled to abandon in his
flight.

PROPOSED NEW RAILWAY AT BIRKENHEAD.--
It appears that steps are being taken to promote a new line
of railway from the Dee to the Mersey, and which is ex-
pected to open up a large extent of country hitherto un-
traversed by, and unconnected with, a railway line. The
line will pass down the valley between Birkenhead and the
River Dee, skirting the village of Upton Woodchurch.
Passing round the base of Bidston lEll, it will communi-
cate with the great float at Birkenhead, having a terminal
station near to Woodside. A complete survey has been
made preparatory to the Parliamentary notice being given.
THE CEYLON RAILWAY.—An issue is announced
of £lOO,OOO 6 per cent. debentures of the island of Ceylon,
created under an Act authorising the raising of £400,000 to
pay off the Ceylon Railway. Company. The debentures
will be of £5O each, to be paid off at par at the end of seven
years from the 15th of next month. Although the amount
authorised is £400,000, the Governor of Ceylon intends for
the present to avail himself of the powers granted only to
the extent of £lOO,OOO, the balance having been furnished
from the Colonial Exchequer, in which there was at the
time a considerable surplus. For the last seven years the
revenue of the island has exhibited an average excess of
£50,000 compared with the expenditure. The Ceylon Rail-
way Company was actually paid off, and the London offices
and all the company's property in this country transferred
to the Agents-General for Crown Colonies, on the 20th of
August last ; but a part of the money then required by the
Government was temporarily supplied from a source to
which it is now necessary to return it, and hence the neces-
sity of raising the sum of £lOO,OOO. '1 he Ceylon Govern-
ment have taken possession of the railway, and intend
either to enter into a contract for its completion between
Colombo and Candy or to carry out the work under their
own supervision, whichever maybe found most desirable.
No ROYAL ROAD TO GOOD READING.—PubIic
reading is an art as much as public singing, and requires
the same amount of time and study for its successful culti-
vation. No man in his senses would expect to become a
proficient in vocal music in "a few lessons ;" and yet our
candidates for holy orders, in obedience to the Bishop of
Rochester, will delude themselves with the idea that the
professor or actor can in a dozen hours eradicate the slovenly
habits of as many years. The result is in almost every
instance (Whately says "in every instance"), either no im-
provement, or an affected pedantic mannerism, which dis-
gusts the hearers, and brings contempt on the whole study.
—Cambridge Chronicle. •
A BRITISH JURY.—At the Portsmouth Quarter
Sessions on Saturday a marine storedealor was tried for
having in his possession a cask of ship's copper bolts, the pro-
perty of the Crown. At the conclusion of the evidence,
which was apparently of the clearest and strongest descrip-
tion against the prisoner, the Recorder summed up in a
lucid manner, and of course strongly against the prisoner.
The jury, however, to the astonishment of a crowded court,
acquitted the prisoner. The learned Recorder in discharg-
ing the jury, said he should have done so with much greater
satisfaction had their verdict in the last case (the case re..
ferred to) been a different one. There was another case,
the learned gentleman said, for stealing lead from the dock-
yard, which had been postponed until the next sessions, but
had that case come before him he certainly should have
found it necessary to swear in a fresh jury.
CAUSE OF BAD READING IN CHURCH.—The laity
complain, and most justly, of the bid reading inflicted on
them Sunday after Sunday. But how can it be otherwise
while the present system lasts ? Candidates for the minis-
try have no proper instruction either in the public schools
or universities. They enter on their professional duties
with provincialisms and cockneyisms uncorrected, and read
positively worse than many of their congregation. The
varieties of professional incapacity are endless—the mut-
terer, who swallows all his final syllables—the drawler,
who wearies with his tediousness—the gabbier, who rushes
through the service at express speed—the preacher, who
mistakes prayers for sermons—the actor, who mouths the
prayers with the most painful affectation. All these evils
are the necessary consequences of the inadequate estimate
of the end in view and the means to be employed for its
attainment. Some take half a dozen lessons from a strolling
player, or trust to one lecture on church reading given by
the examining chaplain at the close of the examination for
orders I—" Rhetor," in English Churchman.
MR. JACKSON, M.P., ON THE AMERICAN CRISIS.
—At the annual dinner given by the Mayor of Newcastle-
under-Lyne, Mr. Jackson, one of the borough members,
made some interesting remarks on America. There was,
he said, no place in England suffering less from the sup.
pression of commerce in that country than the borough of
Newcastle. It is true a gloom has darkened over this dis-
trict in consequence of the unhappy differences across the
Atlantic, and it is likely to continue; but I am truly glad
to know there is but one opinion throughout the country
respecting the differences—that is non-intervention. I
believe my hon. colleague agrees with me in that; and I
am satisfied Lord Derby and Lord Palmerston are also fully
agreed upon it. I know that country well. I can't say I
have been over the whole length and breadth of the land,
but I may say I have seen many thousand square miles of
it. For the last 30 years I have been more or less mixed
up with it, and I say, let them fight it out ; for fight it as
they will, it must finally result for the benefit of this coun-
try, and if I had but one vote to give, it would be against
interfering with them. Some say that it is a question of
the abolition of slavery. I don't altogether agree with that.
My firm opinion is that it is a question of free trade against
protection. Years ago I met wile men from the South,
who said to me, " We sell you bond cotton at 12 cents a
pound ; you send it back manufactured for 12 cents more ;
but before we can consume it for the purpose of clothing
our slaves we have to pay 12 cents more. It is more than
human nature can bear." And so it was. The Southerners
long ago made up their minds for free trade, and you see
what has taken place.
THE NEWCASTLE BANQUET AND THE PRESS.—
The Newcastle Chronicle, in concluding its report, says :
" The arrangements for the accommodation of the represen-
tatives of the press were inost wretched and inadequate
Upon the reporters present the whole world depended for
an accurate account of the highly important speech of the
Minister of Foreign Affairs at this very critical period. Will
it be believed that the only accommodation provided for
about 30 reporters, some of whom had come from London,
Edinburgh, Leeds, and Manchester, was a single plank laid
upon ricketty tressels, and placed so closely under the plat-
form that not a single speaker could be seen, and at times
some of them could barely be heard ?" Tbough always
making large allowance for the difficulties of committees on
such occasions, we are compelled in self-respect to echo and
confirm t'le complaint of our Newcastle contemporary. The
theory on which the committee seemed to proceed was that
the representatives of the press could very well be spared.
One instance will perhaps suffice. While we were incur-
ring the rather serious expense of running a special train
from Newcastle to Edinburgh, in order that the public of
Scotland might next morning have a report of the Newcastle
meeting worthy of its importance, and had made applica-
tion for places as soon as the arrangements were publicly
announced, the committee made it a matter of fuss and of
favour to let our reporters have tickets at the same price as
any other persons.—Seetsinan.
SUBSTITUTE FOR LEATHER.—Not the least re-
markable feature of the present day is the almost universal
application of a new discovery, intended, perhaps, tWoe
sup-
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has recently been patented, and a company is now being
formed for the manufacture of boots and shoes, of which
the upper leathers are to be made of this new material,
which, soft to the foot, adapting itself like a glove, is not
liable to crack or shrink, is impervious to wet, and permits
the perspiration to pass off. Other improvements, tee, in
the mangy tfacture itself, are introduced. The sole is divided
along the, side, leaving the upper portion of it to protect
the foot from the rivets, and the hard side of the leather
too is lowest, leaving the soft side (the "sucker" propen-
sities, c.f which we have doubtless all proved experimen-
t illy,) Ito be presented to the foot to abeeth its moiPture,
and not to the ground as is now done. This new mate-
rial, ar.d the improvements we have mentioned will, no
doubt, recommend themselves, and from the cheapness of
the former a great reduction in the price of boots and shoes
may be expected.

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PARIS, OCT. 21.

The Patrie of this evening says :
"The English Admiralty has decided upon iron-
plating the ships which are already built. Should
the experiment prove successful, England could in
one year have 20 iron-plated ships.
" The Admiralty has also determined to execute
numerous defensive works in the English posses-
sions in India, China, the Red Sea, and the Straits
•
of Malacca."

CRACOW, OCT. 21.

Communication with Warsaw is now difficult.
News has, however, been received hero from that
city to the 19th inst., which states that the Catholic
and Protestant churches still remained closed.
The people prayed before the doors of the churches.
Arrests continued to take place. Among the per-
sons who had already been arrested were the son of
Cour.t Zamoyski and other leading citizens. The
banker Toeplitz had been imprisoned. Five hun-
dred merchants had been fined 100 roubles each
for closing their warehouses on thg 15th inst.
M. Gerstenzineig is dangerously ill.

NAPLES, OCT. 21.

Several Bourbon conspirators, among whom is
Prince Attajano, have been arrested.
Reports are current of an approaching reactionary
movement, notwithstanding which the city con

tinues tranquil.
Four Bersaglieri, who had inadvertently entered
the Papal territory near Rieti, have been made