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' ^ TTvoE PROCESSION AND FATAL RIOT IN 0 RAM * riw LIVERPOOL . -..-.-: The various Orange clubs in Liverpool and its \ v having resolved upon a procession on Mon-V u > I celebrate the Battle of the Boyne , assembled t ^' heir ' respectivelodges at an early hour , andpro-* Lded to the P Iace . of rendezvous—the statue of tfinz George the Third in the London-road . There - a Jar e space of ground at this spot , similar in « nnereV cts totne B ( l . are at Charing-erosa , London l > eftre lne f ° nn tain 3 were erected . The a ? -
» re » ate uumber could not have been lesB than & and were probably nearer 3 . 000 . The banners * ere ^ fe <* In " lorries , " a species of long « rt , that . £ readily turced , forms an impas ^ Ie oarricade at a cross street , without a mom ent ' s delay . Everj officer of each , lodge had an nrang e * nu oIue scar £ ana ** ch member was decocted with the same colours in festoons and rojettea . Eight bands of music were engaged , and nothing could exce-d the grandeur and imposing Sec t as tiie immense assemblage deployed before Ibe monument above alluded to .
It was determined , on the part of the Irish inh abitants of that part of Liverpool , that this pro-( esion should not be allowed to pass off quietly ; jccordingly , many hundreds of them assembled in t& » neighbourhood , armed -with pockets full Of gjones and other missiles . The '' tylers , " however , of tiio various lodges had each a drawn sword , and , js these altogether amounted to upwards of a hundred , and very many of the Orangemen had also halberds , and others truncheons , while some carried loaded pistols , in their pockets , a desperate conflict was speedily got up ; and , we resret to say , has terminated iu the loss of human life , the exact exlent of which we cannot as yet determine , but one policeman one of the procession , and an Irishman ,
are killed , numbers dangerously wounded , and very many nave received injuries more 01 less Severe . There , is a great difference of opinion expressed IS to the propriety of allowing the procession to lake place at all . Be this as it may , as soon a 3 the procession had got a littte beyond Seymour-Etreet , the Irishmen saluted the Orangemen with a volley of brickbats and stones ; tb& Orangemen advanced ; those who had the pistols drew * them and fired upon the crowd , while the iwordsmen and halberdiers rushed on to their assailants , wounding many severely and putting them to Si - » ht- Tiie scene at this moment it would be impossible to describe : several were on the ground weltering in their Wood ; others were hastily borne
off by their companions , and the Orangemen , being left masters of the fiel-J , coolly re-formed , and proceeded throujh the streets , the bands playing " The Boyne Water , " taking tUe route to Toxtetb Park , Dubs-street , Great George-street , Ranelaghitreet , Bold-street , Church street , Lord-street , Castle street—in short , all the principal thoroughfans of the town , tbe line extending a mile in iewztii , and tlieswor-Jsicen at intervals , throughout tie line on either side , about 200 policemen , with J ! r . Commissioner Dowling at their head , formed jsto a compact body , bringing up the rear . At Park-lane some fresh rioting occurred , without any very serious consequence ; . It was a remarkable circumstance that two soldiers of the 28 th
Eegiment were in the procession , In Dale-street a poor fellow , not taking any part in the proces-» on , but who happened to have orange colours rather profusely displayed , and who , it was stated , bad only just arrived by the train , was attacked by lie anti-Orange party , and a respectable house-Joider , who came up to hia assistance , had a dead tat thrown at him , which struck his spectacles , Stocking pieces of glass into his eyes , and he was carried off to the infirmary , where the surgeon gave it as his opinion that his sight is wholly destroyed . In Gloucester-street , Sbaw ' s-brow , &c , there were numbers of spectators who took no part in tiie affray , but who received severe injuries from the indiscriminate attack of the armed
pro-Cession and those who assailed them . One man iad a dangerous bullet-wound in the fleshy part of tie arm—another had his thumb nearly severed ftem his hand , and scores might be seen all bruised and bleeding , retreating fr om the terrible conflict . Xear tbe Custom House a man was left in the gaiter for dead , with a wound on his head between two and three inches in length . Still , for hours afterwards , the procession preambulated the town , going over the same ground ; but no further riot M occurred up to tbe hour at which oar dispatch Mi ( half-past four p . m . ) The inhabitants ,, howera , are naturally in great dread of the approach cf sight . They know that fearful retribution is isKoded ; not a lumper in the docks returned to
voik after tbe dinner hour : and should the Orangemen not have wholly dispersed before ni ghtfall , the consequences will indeed Le terrible . It is the universal opinion that had the mayor or magistrates read the Riot Act when the first violence occurred , much of the after consequences wouid laR been spared . While two of the Orangemen , * h 6 badfor a moment separated from the main bodf , were attempting to regain their position , they were attacked by some of their opponents . A policeman , who witnessed this proceeding , walked op , antil nearly close , when he made a rush at one cfne Irishmen , who was dressed like a dock porter , and struck him on the hack with his
truncheon . In a moment he was surrounded and knocked down , his hat and stick flung highinto the air , and he was so severely beaten that he lived but about three hours afterwards . The Orangemen broke up abont one o ' clock , in the same locality from which they had started , and tie different lodges , with flags flying , proceeded to their various lod ge rooms for dinner . These had to sustain several email skirmishes ; and we were witafises in South Castle-street to one lodge being pelted with stones , the violence coming from a number of prostitutes and little raged urchins , both toys and girls . They were followed up Pitt-street by tbe immense rablile .
The police made five arrests , three of them—John Morgan , William "Wri gler , and Denis Rourke —being charged with aiding and abetting , in the brutal and cowardly attack upon the policeman . They were brought formally before Mr . Mansneld in the police-court , and remanded for seven days . Thomas M'Fariane was also brought np for exerting the mob in Dale-street , but was discharged . Michael M'Doaald , for attempting to throw stones at the procession in Lord-street , was fined 60 s . and tests . FURTHER FABTlCniARS .
We are happy to state that the fears entertained fcf further riot and collision between the Catholics < bd Orangemen have proved unfounded , and that He various lodges were enabled to meet and dine at U * ir respective houses without further molestation . It ? oad the facts narrated above we give the folio wpi particulars •—White the body was assembling '& itie London-road , several pistols were fired by the O rangemen . One man was wounded in the right temple , and covered with blood . Mr . William Duff , 3 French-polisher , called out , as he saw another Jttn beating the poor fellow , " For God ' s sakedon ' t fill him ! " upoa which several of those with sashes ° p commenced an attack upon Mr . Duff , one of toem at the snme time taking a life-preserrer from
to pocket ; upon which Duff ran off , the Orangetten following and throwing a volley of stones after WO . In his retreat he lost his hat , whtehwas immediatel y cut to pieces by the swordsmen . —Iraatie datel y aft er the first affray , intelligence was despatched to the head police-office , where precautions *» e taken to prevent , as far as possible , any fur-* & «• breach of the peace , and a reserve was ready * teaeh police-station to act as necessity required . -J fle mob who formed the advanced guard had procared clubs , staves and other weapons , which they appeared very much disposed to use ; some flourished huge pieces of wood , which they had obtained Tom the fences in the neighbourhood of the park , and several pistols were discharged during the progress of the procession .
At the corner of Mansfield street , a Blight affray Iook place , and another at tbe corner of Richmondrow and Fox-street ; at the latter place , an Irish-® an was carried away seriousl y wounded . After drawing up in the London-road , where the conflict «« a place' in the morning , several pistols were again discharged , which occasioned considerable "Mission and excitement , bat tbe large body of I ™""* present prevented any farther serious colli-~ cn J an attempt at disturbance was made , but the J-nsleaders were promptly secured . About half-past x . as the body whose lodge is held in Blair-street , " ^ returning through Duncan-street , they were fl awed by a body of "lumpers" who had come "Ova the " docks , armed with stones and other ^ pons ; a sharp conflict ensued , and tbe Orange-^^ ereretrcarincr when a laree boilv of police of
^ e up an captured fife or six the lumpers , on £ * & tbe others made good their retreat . In ^ land-road there was a series of riots during the " V' About three o ' clock , as a body of Orangemen * e proceeding to their lodge at the Wheatsheaf , r ° y ere attacked by a body nf labourers , who bad _^ e from the northern d ocks ; a sharp struggle saed . befqje the arrival of the police , in the course of il kn ! Tes were drawn , and two shots fired , one U-ii ° tekinjT effect on an Irishman , named John ^ . T . the bal ! lod g ing in the fleshy part of the t" - Thiaman was taken into custody by the jj . ^ i when he was found to have some bad wounds « e head , and a carving-knife was found in his J ^ jession . The person who fired the shot was not T i' red - The second shot took effect upon a Sia nr ? amea R'chard Brown , fourteen years of age , jar * s - Goodman , of the Black Bull , Scotland-L . - Tiie voutli was sittinp- in the front drawin ? - his
^ u ^ rodow cf mother ' s house , when the shot ht f ' hich considerably lacerated his shoulder , Ti ^ } - Unate ) j his life is not considered in danger . forr C 8 have apprehended npwards of forty per-% j " ° * ere engaged in the various affray ? , and io adf a S - ^ * rom tne Orangenien a number of 'iioa i pist <) ls - Tne utmost excitement prevailed tosa nt ^ * a P * ° * flOur « Dut b ? tne « « t if of lar 6 bodies of police , all farther efforts W were ampressed ; the streets were cleared
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fro ii time to time , but still the people murnedi and manifested great dispositiori to ' renew the disturbance . The following are now in the infirmary , some of them in a precarious Btate : —Policeman Jackson PAtric Hagan , John Minn , W . Jacob , and Robert Kershaw ; the latter 'iad his hand dreadfully shattered while discharging a pistol , and immediate amputation was considered necessary . Therearealsoin the same institution several who have received wounds and contusions mure or less severe , princip : illy on the head ; but with the exception of three , named D . iwilall , Burns , and Devitt , none of tuem are considered of a dangerous obaracter .
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CREMORXB GARDENS . On Wednesday night a "juvenile fete" varied the pleasant monotony of the amusements of Cremorne Gardens . The juvenile public , attracted by a practicable half-price , were collected in large numbers ; and there were in addition those great crowds with which Ureniorne has only this year become acquainted under the clever management of Mr . Simpson . The manifold carte of attractions was quite adequate to supply the increased number of visitors ; and a night balloon ascent at ten o ' clock rewarded the patience of those who had
arrived early , and who had had sufficient opportunities of being " amused to death . " After this hour , the festivities continued in the usual locate , in the neig hbourhood of the " circular ball-room , " where an equivocal Terpsichore reigned over the movements of at least £ 00 dancers . It should be understood that this season these gardens have been improved in all respects ; and the pressure about the gates of well-appointed carriages , indicates the increased popularity , m very desirable circles , of a place of amusement which appeals to allclasaea of the pleasure seeking pablio .
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PROPOSED LIBERATION OF KOSSUTH . A . respectable and crowded meeting was held at the IWn-hall , Manchester , on Wednesday morninsr , to memoralise Lord Palmerston to use his influence in favour of Kossuth . The meeting had beeu called by the mayor , upon a requisition numerously signed by influential inhabitants . Among the gentlemen present were Mr . Afosolom Watkin ( a borough magistrate ) , Alderman WatKins , ' Mr . Wood , Rev . Dr , Vitughan , General Messavos , M . de Merey , Dr . Merei ( ofttie University of Pesth ) , and Rev . Dr . Beard .
Mr . Absolom Watkin moved the first reselution : — " That this meeting would express sincere sympathy with Louis Kossuth , the Lite governor of Hungary , in the suffering and wrong to which ne has so long beensubject as a captive in Turkey j the detention of himself and companions in that country against their inclination , being in violation ot the pledges sjiyen to them by the Turkish government on their entrance into that territory , and a proceeding which has been attended by circumstances of hardship and cruelty the knowledge ot which baa filled the minds of all generous men in these nations with amazement and sorrow . ¦ - : ( Loud cheors . ) . . . The Her . J . J . Tatiob , M . A ., Unitarian minister , seconded the motion in an able address , which was much ciieered '
. „ , General Messaros next -presented himself , and spoke at some length . His reception was extremely gratifying . The motion was carried with great cneermg . The Rev . Dr . Yacgha ;* , Principal of the Lancashire Independent College , on rising to address the meeting , was received with much cheering . He said—I rise to move the following resolution ' - ' . That this meeting begs respectively to call ; on the British government to use its good offices with ; the government of Turkey to procure the immediate liberation of Louis , Kossutb , and of his fewconv panions now left to him ; that this meeting is the more urgent in pressing that very decided ¦ measures be taken to secure this object , inasmuch as it cannot but regard tbe Jife of Kossuth as exposed
to . imminent Jauger Uy the course pursued towards him on the part of the government : of Turkey , no doubt under the dictation of Russia and- Austria ; and should the life of one of the purest and most heroic among patriots in modern times fall a sacrifice to this unjust and cruel policy , th \ a meeting feels that the people of this country will regard all governments that might have interposed effectually for the deliverance of Louis Kossuth , and did not , as being responsible , before God and man , , foe vrLat . shall hnye happened . " This resolution is intended to be a memorial to lord Palmerston .. It will be seen that in such a resolution we do call upon the government of England to interfere—I use that word " interfere" without any
scruple , and advisedly—( hear , hear )—to interfere upon the question as between Turkey ou one side and Russia and Austria on the other . But in doint ; this , it ia to be borne in mind that we have not been the first to interfere in this way in this question . "We do not meet here to day to take the first step in that direction , as relating to the object now before us . There has , on the oontrary , ' ieen a a succession of interferences . ' The first interference was when Austria interfered for the purpose of putting down the constitution—the chartered , ancient , free constitution of Hungary . ( Hear , hear . ) The next step of interference was when , having failed in that magnanimous attempt , Austria called to Russia to come to her help that
that work might be done . ( Hear , hear . ) And the interference came . The next step of interference was when Austria and Russia followed a bleeding remnant of the Hungarian patriots to the borders of Turkey , and then pushed their ' Interference into the councils of the Sultan , snd said , " You are not to keep these men with you at your pleasure , but to deliver them up to us according to our pleasure . " ( Hear , hear . ) And then came another , and a fourth point of interference , which was when the British minister interposed , and placed the interference of the British cabinet in favour of those exiles againat tbe interference of Austria and Russia , demanding their freedom . ( Cheers . ) Very true , and I regret it , our interference on that occasion was , in my judgment ; a very timid business . ( Hear ,- hear . ) Hevertheless , cautious and timid as it was—of a sort not
particularly likely to produce much effect , it did produce effect . To that interference no doubt we arc indebted that the Refugees were not given up , that " one of the purest , one of the : most heroic , of patriots in modern times" was not seized , and , with some dozen perhaps of his companions in misfortune , hung dog-Hke . ( Hear . ) After a tragedy of that kind which had gone before there is room to fear that if he bad been seized a second tragedy of that nature would have been enacted . ( Hear , hear . ) General Haynau might not have stood alone- ( his 8 es and groans)—in being chief manager in such a tragedy —( a voice , " Send him to Barclay ' s brewery , ' ? nnd laughter)—there might have been another of those foul things to have stained European history and made us blush for what is called . modern civilisation . We should
not then , I think , have seen tins hall graced to-day as it is by the presence " of our guest , General Messaros . ( Loud chCers . ) And as we have gained something by our interference before , very limited as it then was , I think we ought to try to gain a little more by . the same peaceful means , at" le st . We ought , I think ,. to have prevented the wrong and suffering inflicted on Kossuth and his companions by their forced detention in Turkey . But as we have not done that thing , the next thing should be assuredly to endeavour to abate the measure of that wrong as far as' may be . ¦ within our power . And I will venture to say that a- meeting like the present , a [ meeting connected with tho town of Manchester ,. and with these northern
counties of England , there is no country id Europe the independence of which should be so dear to England ; and especially to manufacturers—mercantile England—as the independence of Turkey . ( Hear , hear . ) Now , men of Manchester , I call on you , for the honour of your town , to do your duty in this matter . ( Cheers . ) It is a tremendous exigency , and there mu 9 t be no delay , there must be no mistake . There are those who say that of all places in the world Manchester is the last in which you can hope to get up anything like a clear and emphatic utterance in favour of a sabject of tin ' s nature . They insist upon it that we are bo absorbed , ao taken up with our idolatry of trade and our money-settinz , that whatever it bo . if it is not
calculated to help on that , and if it can in any way come into the injury of that , it is sure to be a thing for which Manchester men will be careful not to find time , nor thought , nor feeling , nor anything else . ' Now , is this truth , or is it calumny ? ( A voice—' calumny . ") Let the proceedings of this day show it is a calumny . Let what you do hereto-day go from end to end of the world , and tell what a Manchester town-hall meeting can utter upon a question of this kind . ( Cheers . ) Yes , and it ought to be remembered that , of all people , those of Lancashire should bo the friends of liberty . ( Hear , hear . ) I know not , where we are to look for the ark of our own freedom if not to such a county as Lancashire . There is a natural relationship
between commerce aud freedom . The man who prosecutes traffic must have free space in which to trade in order to he successful ; and if he is to have a right to prosecute it , he must see that there are good laws to protect bis gains , and to secure them to him when he has made them , He must see further that there are good laws that shall be like a shield round his person , and secure to that its proper freedom . Now these two points , security of property and security of person , take in .-ill ' that is comprehended ia the glorious name of Ubetty : And where do you find liberty but in societies like this ? In the middle age where was liberty but in the manufacturing and mercantile states of Germany and Italy ? And when you come further down
what power is that on the continent of Europe which , from the age of our own Elizabeth down to the time of William III ., was found to act as the great breakwater against the entire sea of continental despotism , and rolling back th $ pride of Spain and Austria , and then driving back into her own territory the towering ambition of France , though led by Louis XIV . —what power was it but tbe mercantileDuteb , the men wliose ships were on all waters , and whowere the carriers for the whole world ? When we have sent members to our House of Commons we have always been careful to tell them this : "Now you don ' t go there , mind ; to vote our money without getting us some very good laws in return . " And though it may sound much
move eloquent to say that our liberties were purcha sed by the blood of our fathers , it is much more true to say we bought them with money which came from our free manufacturing and mercantile interest . And then look for a moment at the continent * , you see it at this moment bridling with bayonets from one end of it to the other . Why is all this ? It is to Ifeep dowJJ discontented people , and is intended to give some promise of safety to monarchs who sit on uneasy thrones . Ob , why , ye kings and rulers of the earth need ye fear your people ? Does Queen Victoria fear her people ? ( Enthusiastic cheering . ) Is she obliged whenever she goes abroad to go in this glitter of terror which must always accompany you ? The secret which
these sovereigns have to learn is very simple , and the lesson is a very easy one . Would that kings would learn it : "Be just , and fear not . " ( Loud cheers . ) "Study humanity until you learn to trust in humanity . " ( Hear , hear . ) Sir , I have done ; and yet when I reflect on the momentous trust which has been committed to the care of Britain in the last few years , I cannot but feel that she has not proved equal to it . ( Hear , hear . ) So long as the struggle was between Hungary and Austria , we should have left them to settle their disputes among themselves . But when Russia invaded Hungary , then , I think , we also should have interfered and have said to the Emperor Nicholas , "The day on whigh you cross tbe Hungarian
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border is the day on which we shall feel ouraelvea oauea upon to give commission to our fleets to blockade every port in your dominiou . " ( ProlnUId IS ° k * hi 0 ( l h 80 mubh Deed 8 - Amiti * Sn S ve . , becn compelled to keep her ambition Skey would nTJ : , fitting her P ^ iou * . i «« i \ ,. Ot' have beon humbled as si . e haB peen ,- bermany would not have been converted " nn ? wh ? h tWraCk-. y :. rdf 01 . ^ Idlers , « nd the luly « P ° " * M ™ now look would not have been the i ^ i m «? Vr existed ' Tfiere wouW h ^ e been , i f » Th e me a 8 Ure aild B'eady Progress upo . evervthinS ^ inr Ward 5 "" W utwiil ' ftW , and V ^ l TJ W « the improvement of ma ... rt ? 11 Et ? 88 Uth - bilt a * tho representative ot thegreates principles of humanity . ( Hew , hvar . ) lie is before you as a man in whose nerson tluwfl
pruoipies have been outraged , and I call upon you 1 u i « " ? ? dln g ° yourgovernment that they ( w GL 7 chS go auence t 0 pro ( ? ure hi 9 libw tiun Several other speakers addressed the meeting , and the resolution was carried unanimously .
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THE KAFFIR "WAR , The following letter , from a private correspondent at the Cape of Good Hope , though repeating some facts already mude public , will be read with iuterest ;—For two months " previous to the arrival of tbe Singapore , with detachments cf regiments already here , aud the Tulcan with the 74 th . nothing of any consequence has been done in Kuffraria . Colonel Mackinnou has been marching hither and thither r M . i 1 . ?' , "» thniugutue districts that are held by the lorta White and Cox , now relieving tins post and now that , and sometimes endeavouring to harrass the enemy by " lifting " his cattle . These
raids are tar irom leading us to believe that Mackinnon possesses the characteristics ! of a border trooper , for tbey have hitherto been anything but successful . So monotonous and dull has this eternal tread of armed men marching in and out from King William ' s Town become , that no one can now read the various despatches that from time to time . appear , without ; being wearied ; - by their unvaried sameness ; for , So seldom are they characterised by anything unusual or brilliant , that the latest despatch can hardly be considered anything moro than a ' mere echo of those before . Although this period may be said to be barren of incident , and the Kaffirs cannot be said to have , lost HlUCh property , they have , nevertheless , been sufficiently worried
and harmsed by the troops marching and countermarching through their country . Their crops'have been laid waste and their villages burnt , and though the fields thus wasted were-but trifling in extent ^ and their kraals but collections of rude bee hive huts , formed of the branches of tree * , and of ea&y construction , there can be no doubt that these people have suffered very considerably , and they are now in a condition in which they will be much more likely to be brought , to terms by rigorous measures than they hive been since the commencement of the war . The low country that they mostly inha-Irited is now blackened with the fire that : consumed their dwellings , and they themselves forced to retire into the fastnesses of the Amutola hills with their
cattle , to nurse those feelings of' hate towards us , with the sight of their charred and wasted country eve ! before their eyes to trace that hatred more indelibly on their hearts than ever , and , as occasion presents itself , to rush down in savage furious bands upon our troops , apparently seeking death by our swords or bullets , rather than He down and die of starvation among tbe fastnesses of their mountains , as they fear will be their fate . The low condition to which they have been reduced would hardly of itself have struck sufficient fear into the hearts of the Kaffirs , b » as to make them more easily to be dealt with , had it not been accompanied by some partial succeBses gained over them , and some more decided ones gained over their friends , and allies ; The most considerable of these was a commando or raid , conducted with such
rigour and skill by Commandant Joubert , among the Tamuookie people , that ho succeeded in taking from them no less than 0 , 000 of their cattle . This was followed by some successes of Major Wilmot in Stock ' s and JScyolo ' s' country , and some more in the Keiskamma spruits , where Col . Eyre succeeded in capturing somo cattle ( about 250 ) , and killing some 150 of the Kaffirs , Besidesthis , Sir Harry himself , in his late excursion to Fort H . ire , succeeded in thwarting the daring intention of a great body of KVfflrs that had determined to rescue tiie Hottentot prisoners that were before tho military tribunal for being concerned in the Kat River rebellion . This measure , was done so well , that the Kaffirs , to the amount of about 2 , 000 , were actually driven out of tbeir impenetrable bush , and had to take to the open country , and they were taught that even "the
bush and their mountain fastnesses cannot be considered a protection to them . Hud it not been for these ' siic ' cesses , there is every reason to believe that those of the Kaffirs , who are now acting with iis through fe » r , would have risen to assist the Gaikas in their struggle , for , as it was , more than one chief ' showed an inclination to do so , and disaffection was already spreading among our own people . ; ' The rebellion of K . it River was extending , and had already embraced some of the ' eastern levies , ' with those Cape Mounted Riflemen that were unaer the governor's orders , who , it turned out , had been for some time in communication with the enemy , and who , there is every reason to think , were in the habit , when in action , of firing'blank
cartridge instead of ball . Indeed , everything indicated a war of races ; the African of various shudes against the white man , except in tho case of tbe Fingoes , who , occupied with the one feeling of hate towards their old masters , the Kuffirs , who spurned them with more , than Spartan pride , re . joiced to find themselves in arms against them with the certainty of being able to witness their defeat . This spirit had not long evinced itself before iireili , the supreme chief of tbe Kosa races , ' whoso territory begins at the Great Kye , or eastern extremity of Kaffram , sent messages to the Il'lambie chiefs , Patoand Umhala , urging them to take up arms in defence of Sandilli , ; md pledging his support in driving into tbe sea that detested
white man , that was ever advancing , year by year , into his ¦ country . So urgent was Kreili , that his messengers assured them of the assistance of numbers of Hottentots , who , he said , had fled from the colony , and were experienced in our mode of warfare ; arid , as if by way of . showing the security of his offers , lie commenced operations by burning down a military station in the neighbourhood of his great place . Pato , however , remained deaf ' to these advances , no doubt suspecting that the signal of revolt would be the signal for us td seize ' his property , and he still remained true to his first engagement , to keep the communication up between Buffalo mouth and King William ' s Town . Umhala , on the other hand , lent a willing
ear to Kreili ' s advances , and would have joined him but for the interference of his amapakati , or councillors , who , unwilling to engage in a | fight out of which they well knew they could not come other than losers , told their chief rather laconically that they could not think of allowing him to break his word , reminding him of his having only lately sent a white ox to " Smith" iu token of his friendship . This vacillating conduct of Umhala brought ' upon liim the notice of the governor , , whtf called on him to give hostages , so that , in the event of bis attacking Kreili , he would have some security for his good faith . This demand was promptly Complied with , and Umhala sent two of his sons as securities ' for 'his * ' sitting still . " Krcilj , still'benfcbn tbiwiftg his force inta tbe balance . against England , joined his warriors to those of Seyojo and Mapassa ; forming a combined force of 4 , 000 men , that-were met by Captain Tylden , the commandant
ofCradock , at the head of a mixed body of Burghers and Fingoes , who routed them entirely , with the loss of more than 120 slain . Theae'h ' ave' been the chief incidents that have occurred in Kaffraria up to' the arrival of the late reinforcements . Sir Harry has given up of late his intention of attacking Kreili , and has resumed tbe patrolling system , which , now tliat the winter is setting' in , is a mosfcardhoua duty , sleeping , as the troops have to do , in the open air , and perhaps on wet ground , Without any tents . This . harassing warfare will W ' continued till the reinforcements are all ready to come into the field , when the Amatolas will be stormed and the Knffirs driven out . Here , no doubt , thore' will be a'fierce ' and desperate struggle , much cruelty will be perpetrated , and country laid waste ; for , rsther ' -thnh leave the Amatola ; the Kaffir will fight to the last ; and will prefer death to be driven forth homeless and herdless from scenes that must be dear to every member of his race .
The ^ th regfc . were landed at A ) gai Bay , from whence they are to proceed ! to join Colonel Somerset at Fort Hare . In the midst of all this conveying of men and munitions of war , marching of troops , driving out of Kaffirs , and seizing of cattle , one naturally pauses to ask tho question—How is all this to end ? In all these preparations and doings , is there anything which , when done , any plan or scheme , which when executed is likely to lead to some settlement of this long protracted struggle between the Kaffir and hia white invader ? Or is this war simply proin
gressg like other Kaffir wars , and carrying with it the seeds of future and more expensive ones ? Are we destined for ever to have this mortal struggle with the black man of South Africa ; or how long is it to last ? Hav we to drive him to the Mountains of the Moon , or hoir far ? - Assuredly at present there is nothing to make us hope that tins will be anything like the last we shall have ; nay , this war has even less tho aspect of a'final struggle than any that have gone before . At present it is one tribe—tho Gaika—that , roused by the insult done its chief ,, asserts its right to live under its own laws , and to dwell in its own country ; and it
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is with thi 8 'onei tribe chiefly-that we are now at war — it is this one , among many and far more important ones ; that we are now to subjugate . This war will do it , and they will have to kiss the feet of England ' s representative ; andaftor listening to a good deal of mock heroic and rodomontade , they will be forced to swear a hypocritical allegiance at the point of the sword . But so long as their country . is dotted over with our hated forta , and tueir old ple ;» 3 i » rit places , where they once herded their fathers' flocks are in our hands , cau the old feeling ever be supposed to die ? YTiU the desire to be once more a nation cease to animate them , and for ever ? Does the same feeling not exist among other tribes because they have not shown it on this
occasion ; or will it , cease after the Giak& ' a are well beaten ? Are we sure when this war is over that we have stifled tho underground fire ; or have we merely scotched a chance manifestation of it ; and while engaged with this or . congratulating ourselvos that if is put but , how do we know that some night a red g lare in tho sky will Hot tell us that this great and moral volcano was not put out but only slumbered . In other words , when Gaika's chief Sandilli is crushed , who can tell that in a year or two . after some H'lumbie chief , chafing under the' yoke that ho hates , may Hot rouso Young Kaffirland , when England will have again to take the field as she has so often done before , and with only this difference from the last , that then she will have a H'lambio instead . of a Gaika for an enemy . At ' this rate we shall have
a war in perpetuity , and so leave a rich inheritance to our children ' s children , for theae with whom we ure now engaged are very far from being the most important of South African tribes . For , immediately in their rear are nations far more numerous and important , —these are the Amatemba , the Amaponda , Amazoolabs , besides the two warlike trines Win now own the supremacy of Moshesh and Sikowyella ; . and seeing that they are all boooming skilled iH > the arc of war , and some of them are now hecomirii . ' aware of the value of establishing a commissariat , we shall find our difficulties over to be on the increase ,, and it will be found that in a hundred years ne shall not be very much in advance of where we now are . It becomes us then to change tho system that we are still following in tho teeth of facts that show it to be utterly worthless ,
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SATURDAY , Juw 12 . H 0 U 9 E OP COMMONS . —The house met to forward certain bills their next stages , Upon ; the third reading of the Civil Bills , Ac . ( Ireland ) , Bill , a debate arose on an amendment proposed by Mr . . Vi'CuxLAGii , which was ultimately negatived , and tho bill passed . ' Leave was given to introduce a bill to amend the mode of assessing TytJie Rent Charges under the Lighting aud Watching Act and the Public Health Act . - The house rose at half-past two o'clock , '¦ :-. ¦ MONDAY , JultM .
HOUSE OF LORDS . —The Bishop of OXFORD moved that'copies of lihe correspondence touching the Ilorfield Manor Estate , which had passed between'the Copyhold Commissioners and the Ecclesiastical Commission , should be laid on the table , and entered into an ' elaborate defence of the Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol , whose motives , he con » tended , had been grievously misrepresented . The Mar % ui 8 of Lm ^ downe having moved the first reading of the Court of Chancery and Judicial Committee Bill , Lord BnoueiuM apologised to the house for addreEsiiig the bouse on this stage of tbe bill , but the state of his health was such that if he did not speak now he should not have an opportunity of doing so again this session ,, He approved of the present measure as a step , though not a stride , in the
right direction ; but if any one supposed that any structural alteration of the Court of ¦ Chancery would satisfy the wants of the public ,, he was a' dreamer , and would ' some day awake to a sad reality . He desired no rash changes , ' but the house might rest assured'that . if efficient measures of Chancery reform were hot speedily introduced , the inevitable result would be , that tho good would be swept away with the bad , and tiie jurisprudence and judicature of the country would be reduced to a state which would supply a wholesome warning to those who , from a fear of granting moderate and safe reform , 'exposed their . lordships to the . dangers of a viole&t revolution , The Lord Chakcelloii haying expressed bis satisfaction that the bill met with the approbation of Lord Bbougium , it was read a first time .
Som « other business was then dispatched , and their lordBhipa adjourned . HOUSE OF COMMOKS ,-In reply to a queBtion from Mr . T . Buncombe as to the intentions of the government with respect to legislation on water supply this . session , Lord J . Rbsbeli / said , the course of the government must depend upon the proceedings of the Committee to whom the subject had been referred ; but ; supposing that the Committee should not report in time td admit of legislation this session , the government could , of course , take no step in the matter ; and as it was desirable that the sewers aiid the water suppl y should be under one combined management , if no , measure could be introduced this session , with respect to water supply , it was intended to propose only a temporary and provisional sewer bill , in the present session . '
Sir'W . Vbrner asked whether the attention of tbe Attorney General for'England' h . ad been ' called to certain passages in u , newspaper , called the Catholic Vindicator ^ published on the 5 th of July , ard particularly to one of them to the following efleot ' :- ^ ' , ' That if her Majesty the Queen shouk place her signature to a certain abominable bill ( the Ecclefltastical . Title 3 ; Billa ); she will ' compel all real ; - Cathjolius'tti' regard" h ' ei in a " manner " we are certain she will-have cause to regret . " Lord J . RossELii said that his attention had been
directed to the subject , but he ' thdught it very unadvisabJe ; to briug a worthless ; paper into somo degreei of jmportance . by taking notice of it . He must say , however , that he believed the abominable sentirn ^ hts jt contained were wholly foreign tothe rearfeelings of the Roman CatholtCB of thia ' country '' 8 ui } Pi . y . —On the ordei * for going into Committee of Supply , ; ,, .. ; .. .. . ; HKYNOLiyi moved a resolution condemnatory Of any diminution , of the annual grants to the Dublin liOBpitals as unjust and impolitid . ' Sir Ii . O'Brien seconded tho ' motiohl '
Tho' Chancellor of the Exchequer stated tpe grounds upon whibh lie Resisted ' the motion . A Parliamentary . Committee had recommended upon principle the discontinuance-of these grants to the eighteen establishments at Dublin ; but it was not intended j 6 fditaihibh the . ' votes to two of . theni ^ whjehwete' ' the ' principal' schools of medioihe arid ' surgery / 1 ' . . '• ' ¦ . ' ... ; •' ' . ' .... ' The motion was supported by Mr . Roche , Mr . GrooAn , Mr ; S . Herbert , CoUmel-Dunne , and opposed by Mr . V . ' SMira . ' Upon a division , it was negatived % 106 a-iaiti'st 43 : 1 Mr : Hb ^ e inquired of Mr . ? , Miles whether he intended , and whe ' ni to . bring forward the subject Of the Bisljop of Gloucester ' s proceedings with ! reference to the Horfield ' estate . ' Mr .: ' !> , ¦ MitEs said , ' ajfte ' r what had . taken place elsewherejhedidnot ' thihk if . necessary ; , to ! bring the mattetf under dUcussioh in that house .
Mr . HoRSMANsatd , he was ready and anxioua to substantiate the statement he had made . Hebad brought . before the house an abuse whichVhe thought -was" one' of ! th'e " greatest an ' d' grossest vvhicBj' dri a very serous subject , could be presented toltyhnd if the house did hot consider it necessary that there should be a further discussion of the subject > 'he ' wds not called upon to take any further steps' in relationitoiti '; ''•' ' . ' " ¦ Lord' J . ' Manners ' not ' iced' the severity of Mr . Horsinan ' s invectives , and the elaborate and prepared 'terms in which they were conveyed ; ¦¦ • ¦ - ¦ - ¦
Mr . Gladstoxe was bound to say he thought that the statement of Mr . ' HorsHian had been most se ^ riously impugned iif almost'every material ' particu r lar , and that it was very desirable that there should be a further discussion of tho ' questiori ,, ' The 8 nbject then "droppedj and the House went into Committee of Supply upon the remaining Civil Service Estimates , the discussion of which occupied the rest of the evening . ' ¦ ' ¦ •/¦ ' In ' the course of the discussion , • • 'Lord PAlmehston held out ' very encouraging prospects ' of the speedy ektihctipn of , the slave trade . Or ; the coast of Africa , he said , by'th ' e ' ijreat vigilance of bur ' crilisers ; by the treaties with ' native'chiefs , which had ' been obsevved with great
fidelity ; by the progress . made by the colony of Lilievia ; 'by the co-operation of the authorities 3 n the Portuguese settlements , and by the active and friendly assistance of the French and American officers , a great impression' had- been made on the slave trade on that coast , and , as far as the Line , it might be said to be at present almost extinguished . Onthe'CoaBt of Brazif , the ' British cruisers having been more concentrated , their operations were becoming rhove effectual , whilst the Brazilian govern- ^ ment , which had passed a law dcolaririg the slave ' trade piracy , had at test exerted a proper degree of vigilance and power in enforcing its regulations , and the result Dad been that , in the course of eight
months they had a ! mo ? t extinguished tho Brazilian slave trade . The number of slaves ' imported into Brazil in 1850 was not above half that brought in fovmeryears ; in the first quarter of the present year very few slaves had been brought , acd'the government of Brazil was now eo-operatin « j heartily with that of England , and fulfilling the ' obli gations of the treaties between the two countries ; Iri Africa itself i legitimate commerce wa 8 increasing ; an anti-slave trndo feeling Iwa ' s growing up in Brazil , where capital was' withdrawn " -from the traffic in slaves , and invested in other speculations so that both in Africa and Brazil there had been a most happy change . That this change would be
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lermanent he also confidently anticipated . At iant , therefore , our perseverance had been rewarded , if not by the annihilation of this abominable traffic , at least b y having brought it within the narrowest limits . ' The Chairman having reported progress , certain bills were forwarded their respective stages , and the other business having been disposed of , the house a djournod at a quarter past nne o ' clock . TUESDAY , Jolt 15 . HOUSE OF LORDS . -The Earl , of Dv : nBT moved that the Correspondence , Orders in Council , < fcc , referring to the proposed constitution for th « Cape colony , should be referred to a select , committee . The n"ble earl gave , in elaborate detail , a
history of the efforts that bsu been made since 1842 to introduce a repr seniative system into that colony . Very shortly after that year the fitness of the colony for self-government was conceded , and the question became how the system could be most rendilv and safely organised . Much inquiry and delibwatioa took place both in England and at the Capeupnn this point , to which he referred at some , length ; but afterwards an order in council was issued at home ordaining , though against the advices of all the authorities on the spot , that the local legislature was to consist of two bodies , a House of Assemoly ( and a Legislative Council , both being elective . Upon the transmission of this order to the colony , the anti-convict agitation supervened . This agitation was pushed to an uiiwarrautable extreme , but was founded on justice , and proved successful . Out of it grew a colision which finally resulted , upon an election of five
new members to the colonial council , in the resignation of four of the number , thus leaving a council consisting only of six members , while ten at Jeast were necessary to give it a legal existence . With a body of advisers SO crippled , the governor found himself unable to determine the delicate questions of detail necessary to put the colonial constitution t ' nir ' y at work , notwithstanding his own anxiety to effect that purpose , the urgent necessity of the ca e , and the extreme impatience of the colonists themselves . The matter , in fact , had come to a complete deadlock , to resolve which demanded the intervention and authority of Parliament . Disowning any wish to obtain a party triumph , the noble carl concluded by enforcing the necessity of the Imperial Legislature addressing itself to the accomplishment of this task , even at the risk of prolonging a session which had now nearly waned to a close .
Lwd Lyndhurst seconded the motion , and was proceeding to address their lordships , but after an appeal from the Colonial Secretary , followed by a brief altercation , the noble and learned lord gave
way to Earl GrREr , who remarked that the ample details to which they had listened , bore little reference to the motion whereto they were appended . Serious difficulties and risk attended the introduction and first working of a representative system at the Cape , arising from the circumstance that the colony Pas , inhabited by many different races , enjoying very different degrees of civilisation , and split into many internal parlies and factions . ( Hear , hear ) . Detailing the various facts and reasons that had led to the conclusion that a complete system of representation—election in both branches—was the most expedient , Earl Grey recapitulated the measures by . which an organisation based upon that principle was attempted and
for the time frustrated , attributing that unfortunate result to an error in judgment on the part of Sir g . Smith , and to the factious spirit in which every effort was met by certain members of the council , who ought to have co-operated most earnestly and amicably in carrying them into effect . Though unsuccessful , he submitted that neither the government at home , nor the executive in the colony had acted wrong . ( Hear , hear . ) Adverting to future prospects , the noble secretary stated that instructions hud been sent out to the governor , empowering him . to proceed with a council of six members . The absence of Sir II . Smith on the frontier , in consequence of the Kaffir outbreak , had prevented instructions being acted upon , but high legal opinion had beeu given to
the effect that their import was perfectly legal , , The government were most anxious to establish the constitution at the Cape . When all the despatches were received , he was sanguine enough to believe that ordinances might be framed which would enable Sir H . Smith to overcome every difficulty and when the Kaffir war came to an end ( which might speedily be loolted for ) , there need be little delay in setting the representative system fairly at work . There wns no doubt that the Crown , with the advice of the Privy Council , and by the agency ofletters patent , possessed full competency to deal with the contingency . What , therefore , was khe use of invoking the inter *
ference of Parliament ? Tbe select committee could do no good on this side ; and on the other , its appointment would he fraught with danger to the colony , and injury to the public service . Examining the state of parties in the colony he contended that the opposition to the government was excited by a faction who leaned for support Upoa the . Dutch farmers , whose discontents dated from the era of slave emancipation , and on the anti-convict party . On this later question' Earl Grey enlarged at much length , defending the policy of the administration , and . rebuking the truculence and iusubordina * tion manifested among the colonists in the affair of the Neptune . ( Cheers ) .
Lord Malmsbury supported the motion . If the constitution were now given to the Cape by the governor or home authorities , it would be received with suspicion instead of being hailed as a boon . Nothing but the interposition of Parliament could now satisfy the colonists . Lord Chanworth addressed himself to the legal question , showing cause for concluding that the proceedings of the government were , throughout , ac « cording to law . Lord IiYNDHtmsr argued on the other side , supporting the opinion of various lawyers of celebrity , who believed that the conduct of the Colonel-office had been altqgether illegal . ' " .
The Lord Chancellor replied j and quoted Lord Mansfield in support of the doctrine that the Crown and its advisers had full authority to do all that was aboutto bb done at the Cape , the establishment of , a constitutioh with a representative system and elective assemblies being included , The precedent set in the case of New Grenada was , he maintained , strictly in point to t n ' e s ' ame effect . ¦ The Duke of Argyll declared that he could not vote for the motion , viewing it in effect as a vote of censure ; 'believing that the conduct of the Colonial Secretary , except in the instarico of the convicia , had been marked with extreme liberality towards the Cape colonists . After some ' remarks from Lord Whabncliffe and the Dulce of Newcastle , The Earl of Derbt replied . Their lordships then divided on his motion : —¦ Contents ... » .. 68
Non-Contents ' ........ .: 74 Majority for Government ...... —0 . The house then adjourned at one o ' clock . HOUSE ! OF COMMONS .-In tho early sitting of the house the Unlawful Oaths ( Ireland ) Bill ,. the Turnpike Roads ( Ireland ) Bill , the Private Lunatic Asjlums ( Ireland ) Bill , arid the Turnpike Acts Continuance Bill were severally read a third time and passed . , . . . . ' The remainder of the sitting was occupied in the disbussion in' committee of the clauses of the Conrity Courts Further Extension Bill .
Mr . Deedes reported that the Harwich election comaiittee had comb to the . decision that at the recent election for that borough Mr . Crawford was not duly ' elected , and that the election was void . ¦ In the evening sitting . . Loid Kaas moved a resolution that the housi wpnld ^ on a' future day , resolve itself into a com-. mifctce to take into consideration the milling interest in Ireland ; The noble lovd reminded the house thafc one by one the staple manufactures of Ireland had disappeared , and the only remaining . ' 6 n e ~ thdt o ^ the corn mills—was now nearly' annihilated by the free importation of foreign flour . In , 32 V of the largest mills in Ireland the capital embarked was ' no less than one million" sterling ,. giving employ .
mont , when in full work , to 6 , 70 . 0 . people ; , but at present there were not nfore people fully employed than 2 , 700 . ; The greatest ; distress prevailed " in the trade , owing to the competition with the' AftijJricaD and French millers '; ' arid if was , he cqnt ' endetj , th ' js duty of the house to'institute an inquiry into the case . In conclusion of a very argiimentafiye speech the noble lord said that lie did not 'look upon "the division of ; that' night ' . is ofverygrea . t importance , for he felt convinced that ero long Parliament would feel the wiadom of retracing the . policy of 1846 , and returning to that ' system of prote . ijstiOB , under which this country had for so . nlan ' y | age 8 enjoyed a degree of prosperity wholly unexampled . Air , Labouchkre compliniented the . noblei lord ofi the industry which hb ' baa detoted t ' o ' this [ siibjeot * but said'that the case hebad inade out , if . good , at
ail , would go the length of inducing him' to call OU the house t ' o ro impo 9 o th ? corn lawa , ' ^ o ' tblhg could , Vibwever , be more preposterous than- to supjiose that the millers' of the United Kingdom had any reason to complain ' of the alteratiori ' of the cbrh Jaws , ' for that alteration Had led to a great increase in the importation of foreign corn , while 6 tir Offft growth had not diminished , and as all this com must havp been convened" into flour by the British millers , their bu ' sines ' 3 must have been lavee . lv ihcreaBbd ntherthan-lesseried . ' ' : ' "' " ., Mr- . J / SiuAM supported the moti 6 ri , contei \ d » E that the case of tho millers was only part of the caso of'tho agriculturists , who wer / S / bf par icular law . Their ruin matrriall y ' affected the wp , ! being of three-fourths of the whole community , and surel y under such circumstances It became necessary to have an inquiry . ' ¦ ' ¦¦ ¦ ¦ ' ' '¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦ ¦ Mr . C . . Anstev supported the motion
. . Mrv . E . B . Rocuk opposed tne adoption of the motion , which would place a whip in the hands ; o . f the millet to grind'down still lower the farmer / by holding constantly over , him the threat of wig nothing but foreign grain . ' Mr . Nbwdkgatb entered into a variety of statietica in support of th& argument * advanced by Lord Naas .
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SUK . KEY lilJSATKiS . Barnett ' s Mountain Sylph was performed on Monday evenius : by the re .-pecta' » le operatic cofiipany at this theatre , in a manner which revived mu <; h of tbe pleasure we used to Amt& from this cha m < u % opera in the days wiien it lia I more than a fcutuire < : representations in the course of a coupe of seasons . The Mountain Sy lph is a piece which , for the roinan tic interest of its subject . and the masterly character of its music , would do iion-iur to the musicnl st- > ge of any country in Europe , and yet this chefd ' oeuvre , with everything belonging to English opera , has for years fallen into utter n gleet . Its revival does credit to the Surrey Theatre , more especially when it is considered tliat this theatre is not exclusively devoted to opera . The orchestra ia of considerable numeric « 1 strength , consists of good players , and , under the able direction of Mr . German Reed , is well disciplined and efficient ; and the chorus , though not powerful , sung in tune and with tolerable correctn ss . ' The principal characters were sustained by well-known performers ; the SjipU by Miss P . Horton , who acted and sang delightfully ; Jessie by Miss Jane Coveney , Don ; ud by Mr . Travers , and Ilela by M . B « rrani . The piece was exceedingly well put upon the _ stage , and the performance , in its ensemble , wa 3 animated and agreeable , and deservedly gave great satisfaction to a crowded audience . PRINCESS'S THEATRE . On Monday evening a very numerous audience assembled at this theatre on the odeasion of the benefit of Mr . and Mrs . Charles K «» an . The entertainmeats included the tragedy of The Gamester , the comedy of the Honeymoon , and the farce of Betsy Baker . The mournful and almost obsolete pi iy of The Gamester , though not well calculated to afford Mr . Kean an opportunity for the display of that physical energy which is one of the Ieidin ^ characteristics of his acting , was sufMently adapted to call forth those profound emotions of the heart which sorrow and remorse alone can excite . The character of the ruined gamester was well sustained throughout , and many of the " points , "more especially that in which Beverley first charges Stakeley with having wronged him , and afterwards asks forgiveness for the language to which ra « e and despair have prompted Mm—were given with great dramatic force and effect . Mrs . Kean , in the heroine , gave a most interesting picture of heartfelt affection of a wife for her husband , amidgt all Ms'disgraces and misfortunes , and nothing could bemore deeply affective than the generous outburst of thrilling feeling with which the distressed woman endeavours in the last scene to cheer and comfort the afflicted gamester . This scene was a triumph of dramatic art—that particular phase of the art in wMch Mrs . Kean has no rival at the present time . Tobin ' a admired play of the Honcyinoon which followed , formed an agreeable contrast from deep tragedy to what is called "high comedy , " and in this Mr . and Mrs . Kean succeeded with as much effect in exciting the audience to laughter as they had before in moving them to tears . The entertainments produced throughout a most favourable impression , and so well was the "benefit" patronised that it was necessary to displace tbe musicians from their usual places , and to convert the whole of the orchestra into stalls . OLYMPIC THEATRE . Romeo and Juliet was performed at this theatre on Wednesday night , the parts of the || hero and heroine being sustained by Mr . J . William Wallack and Miss Ellen Faucit . Mr . Wai lack , who appeared in Romeo for the first time in London , was , on the whole , very successful . His handsome person was well suited to the part , he was attired with taste , acted with great animation , and declaimed the passionate rhapsodies of the youthful lover with becoming ardour . In the concluding , at tbe tomb of Juliet , he was too violent ; the pathos of this scene lies in that ntter , overwhelming despair which assumes the calmness and composure of one who has no longer anything to fear , or to hope for save his re-union in tbe tomb with the object of his love . Mr . Wullaek , too , shows somewhat too much of-the conventionalities of the theatre ; too , much of the stage walk , the stage poses—that mannerism , in short , which it is not easy to describe , but which is at one recognised as peculiar to the boards . Mr . Wallackhas intelligence , energy , and feeling ; were he less artificial he would be a first-rate actor . Miss Faucit ' s Juliet is well known to be one of the most finished performances now to be witnessed on tbe stage . She possesses in an eminent degree the quality in which Mr . Wallack is deficient—a simple and natural manner , which gives a tenfold charm to her grace and- elegance , and tenfold truth and power to her expression of passion and feeling . In tbe balcony scene she was delightful , blending the warmth and enthusiasm of her newborn love with the most exquisite feminine delicacy ; and it was in this scene that she was most happily supported by Mr . Wallack . Thera . was much that was good in Mr . II . Farren ' s Mercutiq ; but his exuberance of animal spirit tended occasionally to vulgarity , and he made some strange mistakes in his readings as when he said of Queen Mab , that " she is the fairies ' midwife , " and that " Sometimes she gallops o ' er a courtier ' s nose , And then dreams he of smelling out a suit . " Mrs . B . Bartlett was a capital Nurse . The remainder of the characters were respectably acted , and the whole performance was received with great applause . Every part of the house was crowded , QUEEN'S THEATRE . O » Monday evening The Black Doctor ; or , the Fated Lovers of Bourbon , was produced at this theatre—the parts of Fabian ( the doctor ) and Pauline de la Reynerie being personated by Mr . and Mrs . Cowle . The plot of this piece , founded on the French Revolution of 1793 , abounds with interest , and is by far the best dramatic production of that eventful period . Ample scope was afforded ' Mr . and Mrs . Cowle for the display of their talents in the parts assigned them , to which they did full iustice , as evinced by the repeated plaudits of the house . Nothing could excel their acting in the second act , and the denouement was truly electrifying . In the last act , the idiotic insanity of Fabian can never be surpassed , and but rarely equalled . They were ably supported by Mr . E . Green ( the stage manager ) as Andre , Mr . H . Chester as the Chevalier de St . Luce , Miss C . Gibson as the Marchioness , ' and Miss Rivers as Aurelia . We strongly recom- ' mend our play-going friends to see the Blank Dw tor , and witness tbe performance of those deservedly favourite actors of the National Standard Theatre , whose engagement , we regret to perceive , is only for a limited number of nights . The farce of The Master Key followed , in which Mr . Chester , as Sbarpset , placed himself above mediocrity , and Miss Rivers , as the love-sick Rose , played with admirable naivette . The entertainments concluded with a n autical drama called The Spectre Skiff . KOYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION . The hall and galleries of this establishment are crowded morning and evening by thousands of admiring visitors , attracted by the wonders contained in all parts of this museum of science and art . The lectures on chemistry and other interesting subjects , delivered by the professors , afe of a character hifihly appropriate for instructing the various classes who visit the metropolis during the festive season . The subjects chosen by Doctor Bachoffnerand Mr . Pepper , are on the interesting objects , new exhibiting in the Crystal Palace—the former on Bakewell ' a copying telegraph , and the latter on the minerals and crystals . The interest excited by subjects of this nature is exceedingly great , as it enables the visitors of the Great Exhibition to understaud much , which , without this knowledge obtained at the Polytechnic , would find themselves in not a little perplexity . The managers of this institution aTe deserving of much praise for tbus enabling the public to reap advantages of so superior a nature . Doctor Bachoffner continues his admirable lecture on the total eclipse , up to the 23 th inst .
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