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      ceptible , but a rather heavy nimbus cloud in the NW . probably heightened the effect of the eclipse . At 2 h . 37 m . a large expanse of clear sky in the south ; the blue was not of the ordinary tint—it appeared duller , or more of an indigo-blue ; the air very chilly . At 2 h . 42 m ., or about six minutes previous to the greatest eclipse , the deeper colour of the sky was very marked , in a break N . W . of the zenith . -Near the horizon a mistiness had arisen , obscuring objects which were distinct enough at the beginning of the eclipse . At 2 h . 48 m ., about the time of middle , with the sun shining clearly , the light thrown over the grounds of the Park was yellow ; , as frequently remarkad on previous occasions when the sun has been equally obscured . At 3 h . the eclipse was evidently lessening its effects , and six minutes later there was a very considerable difference in the blue of the sky ¦ where it had been most changed . At 3 h . 14 m . the sun had almost recovered his full power .

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      Vienna , Monday . — -Government is said to have received the following intelligence : — _ " A fearful massacre has taken place at Damascus . " Five hundred Christians have been murdered , among whom is the Dutch Consul . " The American Consul is wounded . " Details are wanting . " Paris , July 16 . —The JPatrie contains the following : — " According to the latest news from Beyrout , the state of things in Syria continues to be of the gravest character . "A French vessel had been sent to Latakia , and was obliged to take up a position within gunshot of the town , in order to restrain the fanatical portion of the inhabitants . received of atrocious

      "It was asserted that information had been plots having been formed against the lives of the Christians in many parts of Syria . . . ¦« ' The naval authorities were taking measures in . order to be in readiness to meet the difficulties of the situation . " Palermo , July 12 . —The two vessels which have passed over to Garibaldi are mercantile steamers . ¦ La Loggia , Saporta , and Orsini remain in the Ministry . The state of things in Sicily inspires confidence . The Momteur contains the following despatch from , the French naval commander in the Levant : — " Beyrout , July 11>—The attack of the Druses on the Christians at Damascus comrneneed on the evening of the 9 th v when several men were killedand -many women carried offfor the harems . —

      , "It is said that the consulates were burned down with the exception of the English consulate . The French , Russian , and Greek Consuls took refuge in the house bfAbdel Kader , _ _ . " The attitude of the Turkish authorities was indecisive , and was rather injurious than useful to the Christians . " Three thousand Turkish soldiers arrived to-day . The fears of the Christians arc redoubled , and the Commissioners Vely and Nomick ars expectedwith impatience . " Naples , July 14 . —Patrols are constantly traversing the streets . The moderate party is full of apprehensions concerning the future course of events . An . inspector of the former police was stabbed the day before yesterday in the Strada di Toledo . Proclamations of Gai'ibaldi and Settembrini against the Bourbon

      Borne , July 14 . —The Pope , in a Consistory held to-day , pronounced an allocutio * energetically protesting against the Piedmontese Government on account of the arrest and condemnation of the Bishops of Pisa , Imole , Faenza , and Piacenza , approving the conduct of these Bishops , and designating the annexation of the Duchies and the Legations to Piedmont as an usurpation . . Beyrout , July 5 ( via Marseilles ) . The Christians of Damascus no longer quit their houses . The French Consul displays the greatest energy , being supported by Abd-el-Kader , with 1 , 200 Algerians . M . Portalis , a French cotton-twist manufacturer in the Lebanon , has saved the Christian inhabitants of the neighbouring villages , having granted a refuge to 1 , 800 persons , and driven back the enemy . The Pasha affects to negooiate for peace , but the Maronite tribes are claiming indemnity . ' ' . 1

      _ . . . .. ..... The Opinion Rationale publishes a message dated Messina , the 15 tli inst ., stating that Garibaldi had joined Colonel Medici at the village of Barcellona , with 3 , 000 volunteers . Colonel Bosco had made a sortie from Messina , with 4 , 000 men and thveo guns . An engagement between the two armies was imminent .

      dynasty have been distributed here . The first one says : " I am Royalist , but prefer Victor Emmanuel , - ~ - ^ vho-mlWead-us-ftgain 8 fc-th 0-Austi'ia . nsJ ^* - —— ,-, — . - ——

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      ^ Z In House of Lords on Thursday night the Jews Act Amendment Bill passed through-committee , and several other Bills were forwarded a stage . The House of Commons , at the morning -sitting , in Committee upon the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Bill , discussed 50 more of its numerous clauses . In the evenings Sir C . Napieii _ inquired of the Secbetaey or State fob EoBEiiJN Affairs whether any steps had been taken to prevent the massacres hi Syria . Sir J , Fergusson recommended caution in dealing with this question . Religion , he said , had very little to dp with these disturbances , which arose from a quarrel of races , the Druses and the Maronites , and he could say , from personal knowledge of the country , that these quarrels were fomented by French and Russian agents . Lord J . Russell said he agreed that very great caution must be used in imputing blame to either of these parties j but .

      whatever be the cause of these disturbances , the European Powers were bound to use their efforts to put a stop to the massacres , and he stated the measures already taken witli that view . Some further conversation took place upon the subject before it was allowed to drop . On the order for going into a Committee of Supply , Sir R . Peel moved an address for copies or extracts of papers relating to the threatened annexation of Sicily to Piedmont , and for any information received by Her Majesty ' s Government as to the probable demands of France consequent upon the event of that annexation taking place ; also for any papers showing that Hbk Majesty ' s Government have within the las , t few weeks intimated to the Government of Turin that the continued aggressive policy of that Government would not be viewed with indifference by Great Britain . Lord J . Rttsseil said he did not complain

      of Sir R . Peel's desire to know the views of the Government with respect to the state of Italy ; ab the samo time he was much at a loss to discover from his observations what was tho policy he recommended . Lord Jokn observed that , after the Treaty of Villafranca , it was natural that the . people of Italy should attempt by union to remedy the evils of the jnisgovornment under which they had so long laboured . The Emperor of the Fbench having declared that ho would not himself interfere , or permit others to use force , to ooorco the people of Italy , the Government of Heh Majesty were of opinion that the time had come to see whether Italy could choose a government for lierBelf , and that foreign force should not be interposed . Ho opposed the motion . Mr . KING 1 A . KE , in the course of an extonaivo review of Continental politics , suggested reasons for distrusting the Emperor of the French , who , he assorted , hud proposed to tho Emperor Francis Joseijh to civo him back Lpmbardy as tho prico of treachery towards his

      German confederates . After some observations by Mr . Whiteside , Mr . Monsell , Mr . Gbiffith , and Mr . Souliy , the motion was negatived . —In tho House of Lords , on Friday night , tho Galway Harbour Bill , after a considerable disousBion , waa read a third time . Sovoral other bills were forwarded a stage , after which their lordships adjourned , at . 20 minutes to 8 o'clook . —Tho House of Commons , after an interval of abou , trefgh + rhpirrB / reBumed-it 8 " morning" sitting , - which wa « exhausted in the discussion of amendments and new clauses on tho report upon the Tenuro and Improvement of Land ( Ireland ) Bill . In tho evening , on the motion for adjournment till Monday , Mr . Kinglakb asked tho Secretary of State" foh Foheion Affairs whethor all the eight powers , as well as Switzerland and Sardinia , had consented to take part , in the proposed conference on tho subject of the 92 nd article of the Definitive Aot of . Vienna , and whother there waa any preliminary understanding between the powers as to the basis on whioh tho ooniereneo would take place . Sir R . P ^ r . expressed * hope that , tho powers ot Europe wouW see that the rights of Switzerland were fully recognised .

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      of the hall , excited universal admiration . To-day the public will be admitted from 1 to 6 o ' clock , and the visitors to the opera after the performance to-night , when the exhibition will close . At the Lyceum Theatre on Wednesday night , ample justice was done to Mr . Tom Taylor ' s new comedy , entitled , " A Lesson for Life , " by the Volunteer troop , whose performance left very little to be desired . ¦ Mr . Morrison , who played the old clergyman , played like a real actor . Captain Hood , as the spendthrift Vivian , sustained his part vigorously throughout . Mr . Tom Taylor himself represented a German usurer with characteristic hnmour . Mrs . Stirling , who had played the wealthy lady of quality in the comedy , appeared after its conclusion to deliver an address in verse , written for the occasion by Ensign Edmund Yates , as a supplement to the work of Captain Tom Taylor . After the address the curtain " rose and discovered the Volunteers , armed with their rifles , and drawn up in regular order . This exhibition was hailed with shouts of applause . and

      Olympic Theatre . —Mr . W . S . Emden ^ the experienced colleague of Mr . F- Robson in the management of this theatre , announces his benefit for Monday , the 30 th inst . The entertainment will be of a particularly attractive character , and will introduce two new and important additions to the company- —Miss Louisa Keeley and Mr . E . Robinson . Miss Keeley is , we believe , engaged for a considerable period at the above-named establishment , where her great vocal and dramatic talent is likely to be fully and justly appreciated . At the Theatre Royal , Detjey Lane , a benefit performance for the widow and children of the late Robert B . Brough will take place on Wednesday , July 25 , under the direction of the Savage Club Committee , in which the managers and principal artists of the Hay market ,

      Adelphi , Princess ' s , Olympic , and Strand Theatres , and several gentlemen connected with literature and art , will assist . The programme will embrace the following attractive performances : — " Cruel to be Kind ;" an Occasional Address , written and delivered by Mr . G- A . Sala ; " The Last of the Pigtails ; " Miss Louise Leclereq will , dance a favourite pas seut . Robert B . Brough ' s poem of " Godiva" will be recited . The celebrated milk-maid scene from " The Willow Copse ; " " Fitzsmythe , of Fitzsmythe Hall , " to conclude with the burlesque , written by the Brothers Brough , entitled "The Enchanted Isle . " An original prologue , written , expressly by Mr . Shirley 33 rooks , will be spoken by Mrs . Stirling . The entertainment promised is certainly of the most varied and attractive description , and the object for wluch it is got up is deserving of universal support .

      Royal Italian Opera . —On Wednesday evening a second concert took place , consisting of a miscellaneous selection , followed by Gluok'a " Orplieo e Euridioe . " This opera ia admirably represented by Meadaraos Osillag ( Orfeo ) , Ponco ( JEuridioe ) , Miolan Carvalho { the Happy Shade ) , tind Nantier Didido ( Xore ) , and is heard with undiminisned satisfaction from the beginning to the end . Madame Csillag and Madame Ponco perform Orpheus and Euridioo to perfootion . Tho applause beatowod upon theso excellent artists , upon Madame Miolan Carvalho in the beautiful air allotted to the Happy Shade , and Madamo MantioF Didie ^ Lovo to tho inconaolable Orpheus , was hearty and unanimous , and tho whole performance was reooived with onthusiaam , The Fxoral-ha . ll , Covknt-garden . — -The private view of the groat show of roaea and other flowers and plants at the new Floral-hall , Covent-garden , took place on Tuesday evening . That evening was exclusively devoted to the subscribers and visitors to the Royal Italian Opera . The judges by whom the numerous prizes given by Mr . Qyo wero awarded stated the collection of roaea to be by far the finest and moat extensivo ever brought together at any one exhibition . The diapoeition of ti \ o varioue flowers and plants , and tho general arrangement

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      July 21 , I 860 . ] The Saturday Analyst and Leader . 677

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    • Leader (1850-1860), July 21, 1860, page 677, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2357/page/13/