LONDON.

Otago Witness, Issue 674, 29 October 1864, Page 6

LONDON.

(9ROH TUB DAILY TIMES CORRESPONDENT.) 25th August. ' The Dano-German war has come to an end ; a three-months' armistice agreed on ; and King Christian promises to cede Hoistein, Schleswig, and Lauenberg, with the appertaining islands, and undertakes to acknowle 'ge nny regulation or disposition which may hereaftgr be made by Austria and Prussia respecting the Duchies and all the ceded territory. Denmark is to indemnify German me r chants for all 'losses by ciptura nr *ea during the war ; Schleswig is to pay 20 million thalers to the Allies ; and f rus ian tr-ops r iroaio at the expense o,f the poor Jutlanders til the defibitive treaty of poaee is signed. The kingdom of Denmark is now limited to two narrow islands and tbe over-Van Province of Jutland. Her population is reduced to \\ million inhabitants. burdened by the expenses of war. and exhaus'e.l l>y the ravages of the enemy. Prt.v'u.ces which Aad been united t> their country for centuries a^c severed from it for ,ever, anti 'tbe besi harbor of the Baltic is no longer them ; wlii'st greedy Germany may at any time pick another quarrel, pontoon over to Funen, and utilise its new port of Kiel for the ilivasion of Zealand itself. Alas, poor Denmark, to be thus afflicted by the chance* o f war and tbe conduct of a pitiless foe ; political standing, military honor, population, wealth, national security, nil are imp sired together, ivo ■wonder the sympathy is great, for the Danes are allowed to raiik amoncc the most estimable people in the world; and it is argued fiat now the scourge of war is past, with peace may come philosophy to reerncile theoa to their great loss, and that what is left of Denmark may in time L:cotne a prosperous and contented kingdom. it is not certain, however, that the nation will ratify this arrangement with the spoilers, nor ■whether i 5 will contentedly remain thus isolated and shorn of its possesMjns or rather seek fur protection by foreign alliance. That the i anes I ha^e been badly used admits of no question ; they still believe tbit England played them fnUe, and don't forget to tell us so ; an>l when it iire-' membered thit tbe indignant voice of our own people is not hushed, that the caricatures of foreigners stili abound, tlm in fact at. home and abroad our conduct is justly censured, we can scarcely wonder at Eani<h wrath, especially when adding insult to injury our rulers tell them that if, after we had luied them into ihe mess, they had taken our advice at the Conference an I male I peacp with the enemy, otic-half f chle-wig with Aisen wttuld still have be onged to them. i

John Bull really wanted to figlit, t iere can he no doubt about that, but policeman Pam woulrt mot let him ; so we did our usual grumble. And mow the excitement i 3 over and w.e fi'id ourselves at peace instpnd of war, we cool down anil get reconciled to our pood fortune ; hoping at the dame time that little Denmark wiil escape annihilation. During the parching season, the war fever pretty well died out. The si-orching sun of Europe made fierce warriors pause, tbo blind'np heat beingsuffieientlyoppris>iv«, without the rand rush of hot and deadly strfe, mcrel> for a ft wm Its of territory or for covete.l boundaries. And Bonaparte's pacific attitude was a boon to all. So now ■when the thinking portion of the community say there'll he no war, we fondly belieye them ; and Denmark is left to its tate.

The evil doings at the Vienna Coherence ouse uneasiness nevertheless; there sire evidently things in the back ground which require -explanat'on - why. for int-tance, did France miss the lite opportunity of clutching the left; bank of the Ehine which a joint notion with England might have given ker, unlfss some equivalent be in storp of wh,ich the vulgar world knows nothing? Why, apain, are >he Germin ruffians allowed to do as they choose with other t-iks' goods and chattels without impediment ? Tlnj appear to act in concert because each mistrusts the other, and because unity render- them safe from French Hea'. whilst the smalUr states are deprived of all influence, nnd Demnaik paya heavy penalty for trusting to the chance ol ■war and any help that might turn u» Mystery surrounds the whole proceedings; and although the European troubles of the last half yen- seem to have passed away, it is questionable it, biter all, it is to be peace nr war. Prussia occupies Schleswig and Jutland ; Austria holds' Hoistein an'l Rensburg-A.ugustenburp, Oldenburg, or whoever eisa may be invested with the newly created sovereignty, can only be ad mitted to greatness as the tviliing and obsequious tool of Bismarck and bis master; 1 lie minor States are forcibly elbowed out ot all participation in taenew order of th nga, rase and jealousy un heeded by the German buliies are now spreading OTer Fatherland ; and it requires a very easy temperament indeed to believe that things iv gener»l are exactly as they shou'd be. It looks more iike the working o* some bidden machinery of the Holy Alliance, nnd that the mip of Europe i 3 undergoing a certain process of revision whitih sooner or later must explain itself in convulsions. N. 111. takes credit for *' biding his time" reapectitig tjiese pecadilloes ; thit he's wide awake ia a certainty, and ler but tbe Berlin trio commit the slicrbtes!: faux pas, they'll hear from the Tnileries in quick uicfcs. It is marvellous how affectionate Parisian jiurnalists sudienly became. A month 'oHck we were assailed in unmeasured terms for dastardly conduct end trnckling policy ; they have since turned xound and been soaping us over i.ever so softly ; no longer perfideAlbion, it was clearly shewn how' a close alliance betwaen generous Fiance and powerful England might arrest Kumpean flonflagratio!' ; the tiient man was manifestly ill at ease Couching the sajingsand doings of his neighbors, hence the conc'usion that Old England wasn't a bad friena on the pinch' Amidst these amiable sentiments aame tbe fete Naj:olton. an/I our countrymen flocked to Paris on the 15th not to pay homage to the sainted htro of the Invalidcs, but fully alive to the gaieties of the Jour, the sparkling review of one hundred thousand soldiers in Champs de Mars, and the glory of the nepbetf ot his uncle. Of course, there was no lack of birth-day gifts oo this auspicious day ; Rossini crept up higher iv the Legion of Honor, decorations went by scores, promotions by the hundred Imperial France knows how to be liberal ; 1600 political prisoners are pardoned, and 700 promotions gutted ; ■whereby misguided citizens may once more see their hopies and families, and many a gallant son of Mars walks up n step in tbe lalder of fame ia memory of le petit corporal. It was without exception tha most splendid affair of this reign, | and Frenchmen were happy ; .they thought not o! liberty and other trifles prized by stupid folks of duller climes ; theatres went free ; fireworks and •w&tei! ditto playei fintastie tricks ; and la belle France was elysium. And so the fSte of the .Empire is over ; tLe cherished name is celebrated,

France is glorified, and the people amply satisfied. It is of no use askiDg what ia the Empire doing for France, for Europe, or the world — plain answers to such questions might not quite agree with Gallic notions at this festive season.

The election conspirators have had their trial, tbe fervid eloquence of Jules Favre"and Berryer availed them not; Gamier Pages, Carnot and Co. are all found guilty of combining to oust certain Government candidates, fined 500f each and cautioned, and all for the purity of election The dynasty get into disgrace over this job thoupb, and the opposjuion dogs have another bone to pick with Mr Honaparte if ever they get the chance; at present they may only snarl over their grievances, whilst the tall gentleman ''smiles his smile so grim'"

And now' comes another «little game for the amu«eraent of M. le Prefet and his vigilant subordinates. A certain bumpkin Lambert and bis buxom spouse left rustic scenes for fetes Napoleon, and got separated in the crowd. The g*ood dame, frantic with her loss, naively asked of all she met had they seen htr Lambert? l:s gamins de Paris e<?ho the cry — " Eh, Lambert" whs in every mouth, and soon resounded through ■the realm, much to the terror of official partisans. Of course there's some vile plot against the powers that be ; " Eh, Lambert to the rescue" must be nipped in the bud, or we shall see deIhhtful boulevards lite u»ly warship scuppers, soon "run streaming with gore," and Heavenborn Bonapartes scattered to the winds !

Spain has been enlivened by a military conspiracy, which was detected just in time to save disaster; it merely results in a few executions and the bmishment of General Prim. That little job disposed of, and the Spanish nation, tired of being secluded from the rest of Europe, cry alou-l " Away with the Pyrenees/ and so the King Consort goes to San Sebastian and opens the railway which uuites Madrid to Paris — and then commenced his kingship's ovation journey to St. Cloud, supplemented by a series of fetesmure fetes in the French metropolis, but this time, strange to relate, fetes by the Bonaparte* iv honor of Bourbonisiu ! What then urges this Bourbon King to beard the lion in lnS den?-aEd why is all thi3 ttoyal visiting 1 It cannot he the curative properties of those nauseous Vichy waters alone which entice P. Couza, old Leopold, Don Francisco, and tip-top-pers to confab with Napoleon the Third— the Mexican future, the Danish difficulty, the Rhine question, matrimonial alliances, and other, deli cate affairs, are of the order curious just now, and sufficiently important to make Koyalty move aad co' suit •' Sir Orade." '

Anna Murat (the very prineesb of romance, win has knights galore, who is destined to lestore the fortunes of her houae, and <rho is being reserved by her powerful profec'or as a bait for kingcraft) is now being wooed by Don Henrique, brorher to Spain's Kirg Consort ; and we may feel inclined to wonder what sort of reception awaits the young lady in Mndrid, where the cruel deeds of her slashing grandpapa, h bean sahreur, ara sti 1 so fresh in Spanish memory ; the fatal 2nd May, 1808, ia written in bliort throughout the Peninsula, and the idea of wedding a de-csn-dant of Joachim Murat to a grandee of Spain is amongst the wonderlul incidents of lhh wonderful age. Prince Napoleon id visiting' Loch. 1/mun'l and other sweet spots iv the British Isles ; he runs away from France with his wife, and babes, and sister Mathilde, because he will not smoke bis pipe with detestable Spanish Bourbons, more detestable now than ever from ihe circumstance thac Spain refuses to ackcowedge his wife's brother as King r f Italy, and also f.om the circuui stance that his wife's brother P. Humbert is over head and eara in love with the identical Mademoiselle who is now so hotly courted by Hisoania's Don ; but the fiVy Prince has a will cf his own which even cou«in Emperor don't care much to thwart. So far as regards the Lady Anna, the disposal of her fair h">nd depend* in no way on her " own inclining ;" if she is commanded to wed the trreybeard Don of 45, the dream of Prance is re alisert by the virtual aboli tion of the Pyrenees; if King Vic'or's son is to be the favored suitor, ifc will imply Italian unity —but what *' fair ladye's glove" is really to bring to pass we must wait to learn.

Ths Algerian insurrection is proved to have bee-i of the moi't dangerous character— it spread from the De crt to the Tell, ami fears were rife lest it penetrated the bent of the French establishments and carried away their whole system of colonisation -but no more of these capers gentle Arab s'il vous plait, you have recently made to tremble the mighty man of France, so we put you under martial law, and thus shalt thou remain until you learn to be as polite aB your masters.

Pio Nono is well again and obstinate as ever ; he insists on retaining Naples' ex-king and his, brigands, and other disagreeable personages i around his sacred person ; nor can the alternate threats and blandishments of Prance drive them forth. The Vatican staff are striving in vain for a two million loan ; and finding they cannot coax the coin out of the pockets of the faithful, they resort to bullying— N. 111. and King Victor catching it very iiet - but money is money now a days; and it requires argument more potent than senile drivelling of holy friars to get a couple of million sterling at 5 per cent, from unbelieving capitalists. Their have ventured on more kidnapping— a Jew boy named Cohen this time, and a aimilar cse to that of Mortara: Bonaparte protests warmly but without effect against this additional outrage, and is highly indignant— thus Mother Church again offends her eldest son ; and as the old Pope determines not to die, his big hoy cuts the matter short and limits the Roman occupation to 18 months ; should this report be true, and the great man mean to keep hU word, the sooner the Reverend batch take wing like the flight of locusts the better for themselves and the fair land they are destroying. Italy yet waits tor work ; and poor Garibaldi is quite heart sick and nearly heart-broken with hope deferred— his once bright blade 'grows rusty, aad the General weeps in anguish over evil times and adverse fate; his friends give very gloomy accounts of him. The noisy Greeks are at it again. It is well known that Count Sponwick, an exp-rienced Danish statesman, accompanied the young King to guide his counsels and carry out the just intentions of all the protecting Powers towards other nations ; but his turbulent subjects give Prince George^o understand that foreign dictaMondon't quite suit their books ; they insist on the instant dismissal of all favorites, and proceed to dangerous extremities. The arrival iv Athens of the lonian representatives may yet check this revolutionary spirit, and on them all hopes are fixed ; but should those gentlemen infuse no

■resh wisdom in to the National Parliament serious complications must arise.

Catholic Belgium has just fought a battle mHi her ghostly counsellor.', and won it. Priestly Influence has hitherto paralysed all efforts at reformation and progress ;[and tbe late liberal ministry, finding itself a mere nullity, app°ale ' boldly to the nation, and succeeded bejond their fondest hopes— for, whereas the Clericals previously equated an equal number of M. P.'s. and couli always neutralise beneficial propositions, the Liberals have tow secured a working majority of about a dozen, which will for some time j>hut the mouth of bigotry and intolerance and give decent wholesome government more than half a chance.

Religious alarm is rife in Constantinople ; Catholics and Protestints are both hard at work coaxing the Sultan's lie?es from their faith- the mind of Islam is unsettled ; not only the Mus • sulraans of Syria and Egypt, but even the stolid and bigoted Turks themselves begin to waver ; and to such an extent his all this been permitted by tbe present Liberal Government at tbe Porte, that an Oriental neck is no longer jeopardised should its owner presume to thir.st for theological knowledge and receive it from a Christian minister. —But the enthusiastic missionaries went sa step too far; and the rough treatment they received at the hands of Turkish fanaticism will be a lasting lesson— they indulged in .public, preaching, and in their zeal stigmatised Mahomed as an impostor and false prophet ; the multitude were infUmed and the authorities alarmed— tbe recent Lebanon massacres are riot yet forgotten — so while foreign worship takes loot amongst tbe people tbe national creed is endangered. Public tumults were threatening, and to prevent disaster religious discussions are prohibited and the mission houses are closed. The last shriek from dying Poland. On the s'h nut. there were hanged at Warsaw five leading membsrs of the National Government— the security with which Polish affairs were so long conducted was most marvellous ; and the fact that Russia's best mm were op-uly defied and all their vigilance baffled by patriotic cunning lashed the growling bear to fury ; and ultimately when De Berg pounced on his prey he made short work of it. Twenty-two men and women were detected as forming the Silent Committee, and of these, 17 were sent for life io the mines, and the other five suffered as above-mentioned. Transportation to Siberia continues at the rate of about 600 a month'; and it is calculated that within the past year a3 many as 10!),000 P^les, of both sexes, and of all ages, rauks, and conditions, have been sent on that terrible journey, the horrors of which no'p?n can depicr, and iD preference to which dea^ itself must be a mercy The Confederate invasion of Washington's hallowed precincts was fully alarming, asrepTi Tecorded last mail. (The- raid was most successful, and some of the hapless Northern pvoprietors we-e woefu'ly enlightened on the realities of war Whole districts were swept clean of everything useful and ornamental, whilst many a blaziug mansion, byw ay of interlude, satisfied Southern vengeance for similar atrocities committed by the North : indeed it was altogether such a good thing, and so easily ac'omplished, that the authors treated the scared Northerners to a second edition on the 6th instant, stayed a week, did as they pleased with the fat spoils of Pennsylvania, burnt the town of Uhambersberg, and then retired to help their Btraitened companions at Mobile and Atlanta.

Admiral Farragut, in the Gulf of Mexico, has ar leneth forced his way through the harbor forts of Mobile, and was, on the sth instint, approaching the City, but Southern engineers yet stand all the Federal hammeing at Charleston, and lapgh the 'while. Grant, after executing strategies, springing mines, and uestroying legions, is still denied admission at Petersbuig ; Sherman ditto at Atlanta. The road to Washington still lies open to Lees' troops, and nothing but withdrawing the Potomac army from Virginia can protect, the North. Another half-mill ion are requested to " come and be killed," butthey don't see it. Men are still sacrificed by tens of thmsands. until few more are to be had ; and as to money matters they are fir beyond a joke. In the South, the loss of lite i 9 equally awful, and they must naturally be fighting under the pressure of severe privations, although they keep the fa.'t to themselves, and we hear but little about it. Sadness, sincere and honest, attends the arrival of every American mail ; and while we read of the murderous conflicts, and attempt to judge of the relative advantages lost or gained, it is difficult to >ay to which side the balance of fortune inclines.

Peace offerings are cropping up in nvery State, as if nil parties, except the officials, were thoroughly tired of " glorious war ;" and, without prophecying, we look for a speedy relict from the sickening recitals. A real difficulty is now pre«enetd for the contemplation of the Kepublicans : hitherto tbe Democrats were divided in their counsel^ and could make no political bead-way against their successful opponents, bur. a desperate struggle is hatching. The Democrats change their tactics by joining hands for the coming eleotion ', aad with pp o ac° for tl'eir motto, United Democracy selec Mr Dean itichinond, chairman of the New York Central Railway, as 'their candidate for the Presidency. Liucoln goes in for " Union and Abolition," which means another four years' war. The democratic ticket is "iSecession and Peace " The issue is thus put plain and clear before the nation, and the faction fight will of necssity be hot and strong ; but if the Opposition are true, to themselves and their cause Lincoln must be ♦beaten and bis hated policy be annihilated. Mean time wholesale butchery continues, f»nd the civilised world is horrified ; gladly therefore do we hail the advent of the gallant Richmond and wish him success, as therein lies the' most reasonable hope of a termination to the Ameiican war — what is to follow we must tske as it comes.

From Mexico all is couleur dc-ro'se—R railway from the capital to Vera Cruz is being formed by an English company, and is to be complete! in four years. Maximilian by the Grace of God anl the will or Napoleon, &c, is A 1, his enemies fly like chaff before the wind, and Juarez is no- 1 where ; the Empire is established, and Charlotte is made Empress Regent iv case of accident ; the elite of the country prefer existing spicy balls and live Emperors to former questionable receptions of dusty-colored Presidents and bandit men-at-arms ; a spanking Constitution is->being manufactured and will soon be in working order. The revenues already cut a respectable figure ; everyboly is on good terms with himself and his .neighbor, and one half the French army is homeward bound.

At Hayti the population have risen to compel President Geffrard to give assistance to their black brethren in St. Domingo— how the latter gentlemen are getting along we don't exactly know, for the Madrid statesmen take pattern of

their betters and learn to. disguise ugly truths. When the Spanish General is is a position tostring up rebellious darkxss like onions on a rope we shall probab y bo better informed if the rae,proems, and downfall of those ungrateful prcvii.cia!s and their wicked designs against suchmagnanimous rulers. I atest accounts 'ay thatthe insurgents are rapidly beintj swept from the path of the Don ; aloud they cry for the Spaniard's mercy; ant— don't they r wsh they may pret it 1

In India self immolation is still believed the only wav to propitiate Hindoi divinities ; the Car of Jsggernaur "again performs its fearful orgies at the Brahmin festival of" Rutbgutfcra ;" the bleeding votaries of superstition again lie under its wheels and shock humanity, and aithoueh Hindooism will persist in regarding thisceremony as the closest link between this world a^d tbe eublirae infinite, the question is asked' for the hundredth time, how long will" civilisationendure such monstrous wickedness ? Sir John> Lawrence will probably see to this, and thereby earn the gratitude of posterity. The affectionate Brothers Boyal of Cabul have pretty well fought" out their quarrel ; the'- Ameer gettiog all th* cream of it and whipping his troublesome kinsmen over the border, where they now enjoy thesanctuiry formed by British bayonets. A rumor comes t.hat the Kins; of Burimh i 3 preparing on . a grand scale for war with tbe English, intending to drive us out of our recently a quired provinceof Pe«u. The military expedition against Bhootan yet claims the attention of our Viceroy, and to judge from the care with which it is being - organized, no apprehension of disaster is entertained—put these affairs are ,ever fraught with . danger : should Sir John resolve on- thrashing the rascals, let us hope he will do ifc at a small sacrifice, anJ prove himself tbe one wise man of ' the east.

In Japan Sir Rutherford Alcock is determined to reopen the Inland sea— this water has beea arbitrarily closed a?ainst foreigners by Prince Negnto, and our shipping moleste 1 in passing the Straits of Shimonoseki— the 2<Jth Regiment and a battalion" ot marines however are off to Yokohama, and we shall some day know a little more about this new freak of the sausy Daimios.

In China Major Gordon's career'is over ; and never did soldier of fortune do hi 9 workb'tter — that his performances are unaccompanied by riches and splf aggrandisement, «- la Olive, Borinpaite and Co , may or tiot be attributed to the like want of opportunity; but all agree that, he kept his mercenaries in order, an I only waged > war on infamous brigands, declining the servica when he could no longer continue it with honor and free from complicity with treacherous Man- • darins. If he has not dispersed the TaepingS, h-j has cut them in half; they hnve now but - sma'i territory, ani excepting Nankin, no town > of importance ; the Imperial forces being left in easy condition to Snish the business Gordon so well beo;an. The Chinese Government absolutely refuse the terms on which alone we' can allow them aid fiom British officers, so it must for tha. future take car« of itself and look sharp too, or th? sficriligeoiH vagabonds will speedily regain th? upper hand , it is tto longer an affvir of ours —we shall look after the treaty ports and those* we can make s»ced against Vil the villainous cut-throats on Celestial shores,

Our parliamentary snarling is over, and so are the rtcg days grouse shooting up. and honorable M.Pa off to the moors -for a while politics go to fl»ep, and politicians to their constituents. We had a noisy party session, and reaped but little benefit from it. Mr Biss'of Burton, evidently not so pirtial t& barrel oreans as to barrel beer, introduced a bill, and got it passed to scare away itinerant music-inns. Babbage is in ecstacies ; and although the motion was scouted by many as an infringement oa the likings of the > poor, a large majority voted against the nuisance j and Italy must henceforth find better employment for 1 her vagrant sons Gladstone give us a cood measure in the Government Annuities Bill, whereby poor men c m provide a col hundred for their families at the price of a few pots of beer, and wheteby other frugal habits may be engendered amongst the people, Georgey Grey likewise did & good thine; with' his Night- * house Refreshment Bill, which virtually sounds the knell to tha West End profligacy—publichouses and refreshment rooms are now closed between 1 and 4 am.;" and if this wholesome regulation had been in force previously, many "a victim of late hours, riot and debauchery might have been saved, au'i the disgraceful scenes in th« fiaymarket would not have brought such scandal on a respectable nation— but we are thankful for these instalments at the hands- of our masters, and wait anxiously for more good things which • are promised next year.

The 4 9th August, 1864, brought a, change to the bright aspect of nature, and to the gloomy, forebodings occasioned, by that brightness. By* the long continued drought, we wera threatened with want ani disease, if not actual famine and pestilence. All nature suffered -pastures were burnt up— baans and turnips dead or dying — no grass for cattle— lean stock could not be fattened, nor could fat stock he kepi— fountains were drying and wells ge|ting empty— daily prayers were offered for mpt'sture to the parched earth, and despair had weil-nigh'settled on ua all. But on this blessed 9th, the heavens opeaed <«nd we had a, steady down- pour which will b« long remembered with gratitude— it was general throughout England, and knowing it was equally needed all ov;er Europe, it is hoped that other nations received a fair share of the watery element— it was truly a God-send, and as such we received it.

The Queen and youngatew are at Windsor, and will start for Balmoral next Monday. P.P. Wales both dropped their money ;at Goodwood : they backed Ttialestris for the Stakes, ' and, lik« others, had to , • ' pa:t." But they did'nt get quite cleaned out, and are .now, with littl» - Albert Victor on 8 tour in , boniu^ cicotlaad. There was a sort of half-promise in fayor of Iraland thw^yenr ; and it is a pity the prince's fancy does not take Jhim there. Royal visits go far -to conciliate and in this case some of Paddy's grievances might be smoothed, over, and more good done in a few we ks than may be ex» pected from years of toil by puzzled, statesmen or inexperienced Lord Lieutenants. Alexandra will shortly visit poor papa. Wales goes with - her, and the baby too. The Channel fleet is to conduct them" to Copenliagan ; and the Danes will see a, specimen of. the British navy, which bad it arrived somewhat earlier, would hava saved them from ruinous defeat and national degradation.. Our friends will behold with melancholy interest this display of 'Bngland'd strength arriving on the S3ene of action after the performance. And in sober sadness, the expedition appears remarkably ill-timed, if not altogether - questionable. . OapU Alfred, R.N., lately

-accomplished his twentieth birth-day— all are v well and jolly.. An Irish Viceroy is wanted. Lord Carlisle is . sick of it. and none are in a hurry to take his -/(berth. It is not a bad one either; bnt "the ' iinist piaantry" have bothered and frightened the '- good earl out of his wits So he shows them a - clean pair of heels, preferring the snuggery af Castle Howard to the " Camarilla" at Castle " Dublin, nnd he gi vfi s his loving su ject3 su^h a very bad name, that the " Gentlemen of Eng1 land" don't seem to oars ihout mounting the mimic throne. It> would perhaps b j best to • abolish Vice-regal caper in Phcenix Park • altogether, i It co3ts a heap of moa^y, and doss little good, if »ny. However, whilst thinß*. remain as they are, a victim must be found to don the purple, and Carlisle's lordship waits ■ impatiently for a patriit to proclaim himself Surely there- is one more " Curfcius" left ; the ,- only question being -where is he?

Our Celtic brethren are giving us another ta^te • of their quality ; the first stone of a monument to O'Connell wag laid in Dublin, 9th mat., aud in opposition thpreto the Liberator was burnt in ■ effigy _by Belfast Orangemen ami \*i the demoniac yells and blasphemous execrations of drunken fury. It fa said that a Belfast mob is not to be equalled in any part of the habitable • globe, and certainly the ruffians who lately • assembled to disaonor "Ouli Dan," did their very best to perpetuate their infamous net >riety, and it was only by sharp military practice that these criminal proceedings , were biou>iht to a -dose. The town of Belfast, notwithstanding the presence of 4000 troops, was for ten whole days and nights in the grip of scoundrelism. a mere • den of wild beasis ; and no chivalrous authority stepped forth to rescue society from the •' reign of terror." Religion and politics may have exercised their say in this brutal exhibition, for Orangeman a« d Papist vied witu each other in fearful Jawlessless— there's not a pin to eho'B3 between them ; on plunder, destruction and massacre all were bent, and although few lives are ■ 'lo9fc, the hospitals are filled with the results of such a riot as must cause shame even to the men of Ulster — and ofl for the craven magistracy no censure can be too strong. A special Commission • is to adjudicate oa th' s disgrace, and whist signal examples are made of the culprits, it's • only r .ir to expect that those exalted delinquents who fo disabuse the Queen's authority will not be forgotten.

The Yelverton drama haß passed through 'another act ; the Lords have pronounced there was no marriage ; the injured Theresa is left to despair, the "Officer and Gentleman 1 ' to his jeflectiona, " Six years of litigation, 0 !" may well be sung over this miserable tale ; and even now when five learned peers of the realm review tire whole case and give judgment, no one 13 satisfied exc-pt the guy deceiver and noble family of Avonmore. Betbell and Brougham voted for the marriage according to Scotch law, but Chelmsford, Wen«leydalo and Kingsdown voted against it; thu 1 * deciding by a 'majority of one. With the clear reasoning of Brougham and Befhell the public entirely agree, and although the lady has lost the came she has universal sympathy, and intends trying one more throw of the dice by subjecting Mr Major to an examination on oath in open Court ; in addition to which, she bripgs*an action against the Satur- ■ <my Review. It is not likely that anything can alte- the Lords' verdict, and Theresa is advised to let the thing alone and congratulate herself on being quit of such a Don Qiovan i ; but these love matches are ticklish subjects, often puzzling the wisest of us. aud after all " who shall decide when Bocto.-s disagree?"

The Egham Railway accident brought forth a trial for manslaughter of the Driver and Fireman, 'both being properly acmitted— had sundry Directors been in the deck a very different verdict might have resulted, for & more thorough sjstera of criminal carelessness was never exposed; the wonder is that hundreds were not killed— and as the Judge wisely remarked that the best way to obtain future pecuritv is by awarding heavy compensation, our Jurymen wili not forget the hint. "That we are not permitted to hang some of the railway gentlemen who think bo lightly of human wcriflce is deplorable, but we may scrape their pockets 1 a .bifc. and see what effect that has upon their sensibilities.

The recent murder of Mr Briggs yefa remains *f» elucidation.' We learn from New York that oar policemen are there waiting the arrival of Franz Muller in the Victoria. .The hat, chain and box ara at present very strong apainst the German, but only shew circumstances which possibly he can explain ; and we may yet be houndinp on the wrong scent— should this he so, the murderous thief has had abundance of time for escape, and the deed of darkness may ne'er he Drought to light, We have since' bai several serious railway outrages ; and tbe remedy now proposed is a communicating cord from every carriage with theguard, and a foot-board by which he may traverse the whole train— unless this or other efficacious means b8 adopted, we mu9t revert to stage coach travelling, personal danger just now being too great even with commercial progress as a set qff. The Flushing lunacy case h disposed of -

Samuel Porter, stone mason of that ilk, gets nine months', imprisonment for keeping an idiotic brother eleven years ia Blth and wretchedness - bard labor would have been added, but the statute prohibits it ; t»nd if the parish authorities •were sent to g&dl with Mr S. PMP M it would better commemorate the startling fact, .that for 11 lons years a human belnj? was bo mercilessly treated aa I tin* recipient of hrotheriy love in an. English ■village contaiaing a large number of inhabitants.

A blazm? fire raged for six days at Woolmer Forest, near Farnham, Surrey; it broke out 16th instant, and from thence till the 21st, re3embled a prairie fire as recorded in American tales. This forest, once so celebrated for red depr, game of all Mnds, aud stately timber, is now a charred •and blackened waste j and it was only by the manly efforts of a thousand soldiers from Alder- I root, with trenching implements, that the villages of Liss and Stayford were saved from destructiqn , As it wss,, the flames ravaged nearly twenty miles of forest land, and swept away many a] laborer's cottage -and effects. Pending inquiry, the usual supposition arises that incendiaries nave been at their unholy ' midnight black- j guardlsm ; and the Gipsy King (if such a potentate s'lll vegatates) may expect an awkward visit' from some dark mau dressed in blue. Balloons were in tremendous fashion during the dry weather, but they came to such grief as ' to check these flights of fancy for sometime hence ' At a Foresters' fete in Leicester, Mr Coxwell -Wd " Britannia;" failing to please disorderly roughs?, were sadly handled, the machine was rtcrn to tatters and paraded about the townia

mad triumph, and friend C. barely escaped with his life. At Birmingham, Captain i rton and " Princess Alexandra" were nearly burnt to death from the accident of a bystander lighting his pipe close to the balloon, which was instantly in flames, but all parties miraculously avoided injury^ Then comes M. Godard from France with his huge Montgolfier or heated air balloon " L'Aistej" and nothing less ; *his Uviathan ascended several times from Cremorne, the observed of all observers ; and 83 it seldom went much higher than sufficd to clear our ta,U chimney pots it was ( 'a sight to see," thj burning straw nnd bold advanturers alike were visible, and we trembled asi we gazed. Fach voyage was attended with disaster, but on the la»t occasion (3rd inst), the Eagle's wing 3 were clipped ; she caught in a tree near Epping forest, was rent from top to toe, and the car tell heavily t> the ground— no one wa* killed, but all were much hurt ; and thus sky-raking has its quietus for the present. Another English county is being added to our geography— the barren estuary of the Wash (Norfolk ai-d Lincoln) a region rich only in wildtowl, is being rei'lai i ed to purposes of tillage and pasture. The work has been some years in progre s ; slowly and steadily embankments arise, aid the cruel hungry and devouring sea is driven back— many thousand acres of rich alluvial soil will reward the labor ; cattle shall graze on the wide flats, wheat shall grow in the place 'of rolling sandhills ; and history shall tell how in this peaceful reign, by brawuy arm, by shovel, pick, nnd science we made unto ourselves " Victoria County

Lord Willoughby d'Eresby has resolved to give a park of 12 aces for the use of the inhabitants of Crieff. The ground is to be levelled at his Lordship's expense, and converted into bowliog greens, curling ponds, cricket' grounds, promenades, &c , and the management of the whole handed over to the Burgh Commissioners* Uider the Police Act. All this is very kind of my Lord, and we may. to adopt an, old Almshouse homily, say, " God bless and increase many Buch benefactors."

Bft 6in is the height of a mysterious creature now visiting the earth and stalking about London streets. What his objecb, what his name, or where he hails from, are alike unknown. Certainly, such a monster never before presented himself to the public fjaze "free gratis for nothing •" and as we watched his mighty strides up Holborn Hill, we could only imagine Eome huge pair of mechanical shears on the move, or Colossus of Rhodes in the flesh. Up to now we are all in the dark, but it's reasonable to look for further information on this phenomenon, and "when ' found make a note of."

Your readers will regret to learn that Love, the famous ventriloquist, is in extremis. A few years back he wa* struck with paralysis of the tongue He his sin-ie been using up the savings of a long public career, and is now (with wife and fifteen children) an object of charity. Not being on the theatrical books, he appeals to his former patrons, and not altogether without result. Another old favourite, Herr Yon Joel is also to be seen, in the down hill of life, officiating as a waiter in Evans' concertroom, Covent Garden. You will likewise be sorry to hear thit Phul Bedford made a compulsory visit hstweek to the learned commissioner in Basinghall street. Mellon's concerts are on and well attended. &. certain Signora GaribaMi (niece of the Liberator) i* announced to make her first appearance before an English audience in the vocil line ; should she possess a voice only half as charming as that of her uncle, success is a moral. The Ticket-of-leava Man still succeeds at tlie Olympic— Tools and Paul continue in high feather at the Adelphi ; and it wonld seem that playgoers will ne'er cry " hold enough" to their favorite piece and ditto actors. Frederick fiobson, aged 43, died 11th inst. Poor little Rob wsa a genius, and made burlesque his own ; in turn we laughed and wept at bis drollery or his pathos ; and now that' the chf quered and often-troubled drama of his own short life is over, we can scarcely expect to see his like aarain. That he yielded to temptation and brought a 'brilliant career to an early closeis most lamentable ; but "play actors" are not, to be judged by the ordinary standard — many a bright genius ha? fallen thus, and criticism is dumb— he was one of the kindeat little souls (hat ever graced the boards ; and as we all regret his early departure, so shall we see what's required to be done far his wife and family. Miss Catherine Sinclair, the authoress, died 6th inst., aged 63. She was a native of Edinburgh town, and one of the half-dozen .tall daughters of the late Sir John Sinclair : sheßtood 6ft. hiuh, and was good as she wa* great— ever the foremost in charitable works, her fortune was expended to benefit those in need ; and by 'the death of this gifted lady, Caledonia's poor lose ooe of their best friends.

The Goodwood Sports are over ; Brighton and Lewes ditto. These were followed by Wolverhampfon, Huntingdon, Heading, Egham and Oxford. At Goodwood there's always an assemblage of "cracks," such as sportsmen love to look upon; and money flies about like dust The Goodwood Stakes were won by Mr Parr's Blondin, and the Cup was carried off by the French horse Dollar. At Brighton, the foreigners beat us again with Fille tie Vxit ; after which the Marquis of Hastings' Redcap won the Stake? : and then we got leathered again by M. Lupin* Dollar winning another cup. The racing world i« now in the North, Stockton-on-Tees and York dividing thair attention ; and in thr?e weeks' time monies off the ttreat St Leger, which is bopked as the prize of Blair Athol ; the odds now are only 5 to 2 against him, General Peel being s»e<md favorite, also at 5 to 2, and the pair are backed at evens against the field. The Great Ebor Handi cap was run at York yesterday, and was won by Mr Powney's Kagian, Nomo was 2nd, and Despair 3rd. ' /

Dojgett's Coat and Badge, as nsual, was struggled for on the Ist August, from London Bridge to Chelsea. The prize was wdtt by a son of old Bob Coomes, and this was 'good news to many, for the champion, losing his laurels jnst before died, left his family in " queer street ;" and it may be tint the young 'un is destined to revive the celebrity of a name once so familiar on the bosom of Old Father Thames.

Government Emigration Commissioners have chartered the St Kilda for Sydney next month, and aleo the Spitfire for Adelaide in October. The Viscount Canning is advertised to sail for Auckland on 10th September,. with .the- fourth party of Church of England settlers ; and the fifth party will start a month afterwards 'fa" the Luoibelle. The Government emigrant ship Tarquinleft P!ymoath,2oiih inst., with 274 passengers for Adelaide. ■ . *- «\ it, ,

The True Briton, from Melbourne, 7th May. arrived 17 th inbt. with 260 passengers and 25;Q0Q ounces of gold.

Cur wounded soldiers from New Zealand have arrived safe, and are quartered at Netley Hospital • last week they bad the honor of being inspected by the Queen. Your mail informs us that the troops are now housed for the winter, after which we are to expect a resumption of hostilities. Now that fanaticism creeps into the rebel ranks we fear it will be long ere you tell us "' grim visaged war has smoothed his wrinkled front j" meanwhile we must hope the Maoris will, during (he season of inactivity and privation, well understand wjiat must inevitably be the is*ue of this struggle ; that fchey are a valiant race and defend their stockades like men no one denies; and that we have ' Buffered grievously from their deadly riflja too many sorrowing f miließcan attest ; but we are bound to disapprove of their murderous propensities and that shocking spice of savagery which induced the barbarous treatment of the gallant Captain Lloyd's remains ; and it would be idle to question the final result of the war they now wage against the Colonists and the Queen's forces, however long it may last. Should 1 thjpy however persist in resistance any reinforcements which may becomp necessary will be sent out ; and General Cameron will doubtless take such measures as shall ensure to the enemy a crushing defeat with the next campaign ; for statesmen of all degree and politicians of every grade contend that this must be the last native war. Nevertheless grave questions arise when a war_ like this gives ' promise of continuing for years, even to extermination ; and the Otago Daily 'Times reflects the sentiments of people at home in advocating an amelioration of the extreme conditions imposed by the New Zealand Government as the terms of pea c ; and also, that if hostilities are to be resumed in the spring, Gene al Cameron should take iato serious consideration the expediency of adopting «uch a mode of warfare as shall best accord with emergencies The Qaeen has conferred the Victoria Cross on Major (now Lieutenant-Colonel) John Carstairs M'Neill, for dilinguished service in New Z aland ab Awamuti, in March tear.

London, 26th August. Consols Veep down below 90, and the Bank rate of discount is 7J pjr cent.

Lord Wodehouse is announced as Earl Carlisle's successor in Ireland.

The^elfast riots are ended ; Coroner's Tnquests are daily held on the victims of sectarian fury The Duke of Newcastle is still prostrate, and has left London for Clumber (Notts.) „Ef om New Yotk mh A UB«9t. we learn thnt M'Clellan i 9 nominated in New York for the Pre-idency. on a Constitutional (peace) platform. Qoll, 155 per cent, premium, Tarini, the funambulist (Bloodin'a tight rope rival), on the Bth inataat, attempted, on inn stilts, to ford the rapids at Niagara, just above the American faJJ ; when halfway across the stilts broke, and he was in the rapid*, 1 apparently much hurt ; but he scrambled ashore, and got on to Robinson's Island, with every probability of being starved or f ozsn to death. He had already been a prisoner 40 hours, and appeared ot off from air human aid.

The Confederate cruizer Georgia, ccpiured off Lisbon (sailing under English colors) by Federal steamer Niagara, prize sent to New York, Cipt. and crew landed at Dover, Liverpool merchants claim tonafide ownership, seizure said to be unlawful, international law to te rea^gued. News from the (Jape, 2lst July, report labor sewee and wages very low. Emigration to New Zealand popular. Expected war amongst the Native border tribes.

The town of Limoges ia France neatly destroyed by fire. Princess AnnaMurat Is to marry Prince Humbert of Italy. Fresh disturbances announced ia the province of Oran, Algeria. In the Greek National Assembly the Cephalonian members propose to annex Candia, Tliessaly, and Epirus, to Greece, by means of treaties. Election riots in Geneva, with much loss of life.

Insurrection is telegraphed in Herjegovine and_ other Turkish districts ; the Ohriatiau inhabitants in arms against the Mussulmans The voyage of nur Channel fleet bag been countermanded P.P. Wale 3 will embark at Leith, 2ad September, in the Boyal V&cht Osborne. and be escorted to Copenhagen by the Aurora and the Salamis., The annual exhibition of the Welsh Eisteddfod is now at Llandudno.