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BTOI KETT , mA'rrimws. Maryland. Subject. I:OMANCE OF ANERICAN PROGRESS. Ticketc. le centr ser TUE FOCItTEENTD ANN INEP.SARY OF TEM. Young ilf en'e Cbrit Darr Association wilt be,held at the Aeidemy of 51nste on TUESDAY" EVENLNCI nex November 24th. at 7.5 d tr'elock. Addresses by the Rev. John Cotton Smith. U. D.. of the Protestant Eateeonal. Church of New York; Lay. Herrick Johnson. D. D., of the First PreabyWian 4 Muth. Ws shinat'm Slum' Re'. Warren Randolph..D. D.. of the Fifttl'itsmist Church: Hot. C. H. Paine. of the Arch Strect M. E. church. and others. none to 'lt* ser DAYORTANT NOTICE. I tif rebY g • ce notice that I am no longer connected with the Colton Dental Aerociation of this city as their opera tor. Perron, wishing teeth extracted absolutely without pain by nitrous oxide gar, will mind me in my new office, No. MD Walnut amt. nem-my - - war THANY,StiIIrD.:G.-INTERESTING ADM - ices at Wed Arch Street Presbytel lan Church, corner Elghtoezatt. on Thankneving Day at 11 A. AL. Addressee by the Pastor, Dr. Winne. and by ex-Gov. Pollack and lion. Judge Peirce. Flinging by a sull chorus, under &rec. lion of Jean Louis. Esq. n 024 2t rp' MA. ORTIIOP alirNni t eteritnth 1 1,IPT,Ala ;Spinal Disease& and Bodily Licrormittca gated P Aoply daIXT at 12 o'clock. no 9 2m.rPs nor 110 WARD HOSPITAL, NOS. 1.51.8 AND 15:1) Lombard street, Dispenia.ry Department.— Wear. cal treatment and medicine furniebed gratuitomly to the • • • n 1411.14&JDELPill& ARE ITEDIS. Rothermers Bottle of Gem/Awl-11.-11r. Rather reel, who passed the summer as usual out of town, only recommenced work upon his great picture a few weeks back ; but the Mae' which has since elapsed has been employed with great energy, and the enormous canvas has changed its aspect almost at once from a confusion of char coal diagrams to the piquant appearance of a first painting-in, just beginning to flush with an aurora of promised color. Nothing could show the assurance of the manipulator more than some of the dead-colored passages, in which the na tural gray of the canvas is boldly taken as a tint, and the high-lights and reflections of a face deli cately built upon It in detached blots, so as to form an effect with hardly any pains. The cloth, nn enormous web made express in Paris, has but light preparation, and allows the heavy twill to appear distinctly through all the work that may be put on it—a raggedness which will give a grateful accent to the somewhat smooth brushing of Mr. Rothermol. The grouping is now clearly made out In color, and the little matters of the foreground indlcated-in charcoal, while the - d tanee and sky are a blank. The figures, div'dod by the stone fence in the middle • about equal moieties of federal and el combatants, are arranged in what is known as a horse-shoe com position, which spans the entire breadth of the cloth, rounding forward at each extremity into groups which lose themselves at the corners Towards the bottom of the stretcher. The figures in these position's, nearest the spectator, are of heroic size; but the . scale rapidly retires towards the middle distance, where the action of the scene, the collision of the bayonet charge, takes place in profile on one grand level across the picture; the figures here are really less than four feet In height, but the illusion -- of perspec tive will defy the measurement of the scale, and the eye will accept them as-of natural size. These who have „seen the small canvas on which Mr. Rothermel arranged his first ideas for the picture, should understand that the painter has allowed himself every latitude in developing them in the larger work. Many of the reistions are changed, new and spirited figures put in, while' - the sombre tone of the sketch is intended to.be brightened very much in the actual picture. In this lest respect wo look for the veritable tri umph of Mr. Rothermel. We believe. his grand composition, when completed, will avoid the er rors into which the greatest battle-painters have fallen—the haggard tawdriness - of Horace Vernet, the dry newspaper-illustratiOn of Yvon, the splotchiness , -of Pils,—and give 'us broad, soft, open-alr, landscape effects suitable to the warm July afternoon when that action was closed._ We recently noticed Mr. Joseph John's reli gions painting entitled "The Changed Cross," and mentioned that a companion-pleco was then under his brush and. approaching. completion. A This second picture, of an equal i ty pensive and intellectual east, Is now, mounted as apendant ou a corresponding easel in the Rotunda of the Academy. IL represents the "Guardian. Angel," hovering by the side of two children, a boy and • , . . . . • .., . , . , , , ___...... , . . ....._,. . .. ~ . , . , . - . . . .. .. • ' . . . _ . , I . . , . , , • . - , • . . . . ~' • . ', 1 - --'' A . ' '. . ~.I '•,' i. . .•v.. . . . . . , . • . . . . ... . , . . .. .- , . . • $1,000,000 n02.1.2trM F. R. TROMA& girl, as they commence the steep pathway of life. The girl's face has a winningly natural expression of childlike trlst and animation; the little min, more self-willed, seems to be turning off into the way of danger. There aro passages in this second picture of greater vigor than we noticed any where about the first. The suggested didactic motive of this pair of compositions will attract all those who think that the Arts should teach while they charm; and we have not lately seen any 'moral p3intings that seemed to us more cer tain of popularity if copied in some form of en graving and disseminated among the religious public.,--Mr. John's large and attractive painting representing a Harvest Home after the war, after winning great regard In Boston, is for the time being placed in this Academy beside his other works. Mr. J. B. Evans, the animal painter, recently Showed us a picture whlch,alLbough not finished, struck us as being even in its present state a pretty fair six days' work. It Is a landscape with cattle. Under a couple of fine large trees reposes a little circle consisting of a bull, two cows and a calf—just the right proportions. for a family recently started in housekeeping, the inevitable iister-in-law Ina - tided. The distance is sketched from a locality near the Fox-chase, and; shows an extensive plain, with water, and more cattle In this distance. Only six days went to the design and first painting, and the size of the picture is something like fit by 45 Inches. Jo. paints with measareless,content in .a sort of mow, perfumed by the family stables which Ile beneath, within ear of the chimes of old Saint Peter's. We can hardly exaggerate the instruction in Art conferred by such a collection of excellent pictures of different schools as_may_now be seen without cost, day and night, in the eastern galle ries of the Academy. Our readers should not omit the opportunity of examining these instrne, tive examples, to be dispersed on next Tuesday and the evening after. Mr. Beaumont, the col lector, has nothing to learn in the art of selecting pictures—Mr. Scott, the auctioneer, who has merited and obtained the privilege of . dis tributing these treasures tinder his hammer, will satisfy every purchaser, -on irrefragable grounds, that he obtains a bargain. The compe tition for these noble works of art will be the first event on a grand scale in the bush:lowa , the. season. LETTER FEOIR WASHINGTON. The Case of Collector tedte-He Will not be Suspended, but another Ap pointment Will be dent to the Senate it hen It aleete-Arrival of Senator Cameron and Hon. Samuel J. Man dan-7 heir Views upon the Subject - Seines N. Narks to be the , Probable Successor of Cake-Important to National Dunks - IProposition to Transfer Government Deposits from Tuem to the blib.Trenifturers. [Corierpondence of the Pittledeiphla Evening Bulletin) Winarrt.soroN, November 23, 1868.—1 t was expected that some action would have been taken to-day upon the case of Collector - Cake, in regard to his refusal to rem.l•Ar , twelve inspectors, as directed by Secretary '4ljrcCulloch last week. The reply of Mr. Cake was i received at the TreasurY Ihpartrnent on Saturday, and caused considerable stir, but nothing was done beyond a consultation by the Secretary with the President upon the subject. The President is understood to be of the opinion that Mr. Cake has rendered himself liable to enenension, and he willing to take that step if the Secre tary advises it. Mr. McCulloch, however, con siders that, in view of the near approach of the session of Congress, it would be inexpedient to suspend Mr. Cake at the present time,as it would lead to a great deal of crimination and recrimi nation. He favors the nomination of a new Col lector when the Senate meets, which will pro bably be the course adopted. With this vie w,the names of several gentlemen have been suggested, and it seems to be conceded that James N Marks, of the Twenty-fourth Ward, an ex-mem ber of. the Pennsylvania Legislature, will be nominated for the place. Mr. Marks is a tho rough-going Radical. Republican, and his ap pointment, it Is understood, meets with the ap proval of Senator Cameron and Judge Kelley, and probably the greater portion of the Republi can delegation in Congress from Pennsylvania. Senator Cameron arrived this morning, and rumor had it that he had an interview with Secre tary McCulloch upon the subject, and expressed the opinion that he could carry the suspension of Mr. Cake In the Senate; but part of the story was incorrect, as Mr. Cameron had not called upon the Secretary up to a late hour this afternoon. It is'understood, however that ho expressed this opinion very freely in private conversation, and indulged the hope that the Secretary would have backbone enough to do it. He Is also favorable to the nomination of Mr. Marks as Mr. Cake's ~uccessor,and this will probably settle the , matter finally, as neither the Secretary nor the President has any desire to Aneist upon a Democrat who could not be confirmed, but will yield their pre ferences and consent to a Republican, to make sure of removing Mr. Cake. _ Hon. Samuel J. Randall also came down this morning to put his Georgetown residence in or der for the winter. Ho had a long interview with the Secretary upon the subject of Collector Cake's suspension. Mr. Randall was adverse to suspend ing the Collector at the present time, but said it was not his quarrel, but a conflict between the Secretary and the Collector, with which; he had nothing to do. He advised, however, that the quickest solution of the difficulty was to wait until the Senate meets, and then nominate some man who could be confirmed forthwith, and that any respectable Republican would be accept able to him, as the Democrats must make up their minds that after the 4th of March next they must bid adieu to the Ciastom House. He afterwards visited the White House, and in an interview with the President expressed the same views, in which, it is said, the President coincided. Beth Senator Cameron and Mr. Randall remain over until to-morrow. It is asserted to-night that Senator Buckalew has declared ho will take no - patt in the affair,and will not object to the President's nominating a Itt. publican as Mr. Cake's successor. ==! Senators and members of the Rouse are ar riving quite rapidly, and by next week there will be almost a quorum of each Rouse present. IMPORTANT TO THE NATIONAL. BANKS It is reported that an order will soon be issued from the Treasury Department, withdraiving all Government deposits now held by national banks in cities where there are U. S. Assistant Treas urers and transferring the deposits to the Assis 4ant Treasurers, as the proper custodians of the funds of the Government. Collectors of customs and of internal revenue will also, It is said, be di rected to deposit their collections with the A.ssis tent Treasurers in the large cities, instead of the national banks, as at present. Thifwill cause the national banks to withdraw the Government bonds, which they now deposit with Gen. Spin ner, U. S. Treasurer, as security for Government deposits, and will 'effect a great saving to the Government, which now - pays • interest upon these bonds, while the designated depositories have the use of the Government funds. SUSQIfEIpINNA. A Grant.Henner Incident. A gentleman present at the race of Dexter against time lust week, -- whon General Grant hold tho ribbons, by the side of Mr. Bonner, relates that at the end a friend proposed that Dexter should be driven again, as he was capable of do ing the distance in 2 12. "No, no," exclaimed General Grant, "I for one have the fear of. Mr. Bergh before my eyes, and have nothing to do with it; Dexter has this ilaY beaten all horses that have ever lived, and we should be content." PHILADELPHIA, - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1868. EUROPEAN :AFFAIRS UO fl E. The Roman correspondent of the Pall Mall Gazette writea as follows: "I am again assured that the French Govern ment is urging the Pope to cede to Italy the pro vinces of Fresh:lone and Velletri, as the price of a guarantee of his remaining territories. A Journal connected with the Italian Ministry denies that there is any revival of the question of a Con vention, such ras that of 'Septeuitter out half admits the existence of some negotiation. Car= taint,' a proposition of guarantee is under con sideration at the Vatican, and this pronably bas something to do with the arrival here, last night, of the Marquis do Bonneville who came express from Civita Vecchia. A few days will doubtless throw further light on the affair. "The pope hha conferred the dignity of Prince- Assistant of the throne on the sou of the Duke of Gallese, a boy six years old. The Duke is a Frenchman, originally named Hanioula, and vise a sergeaht in the army. of. General Ondinot,. when it marched lute Rome. Oa that occasion he was seen from a window by the Duchess of Gallese. who, attracted by his fine apearance, eeetowed on • him her hand and fortune, to gether with a Roman dukedom. Soon afterwards the'Duchess died, when the Duke married the pretty daughter of a shopkeeper, and the boy is the offspring of the second marriage. There have hitherto been but two Prince-Assistants of the throne, Colonna and Orsini, who held the dignity by hereditary right, and its bestowal on a child of foreign extraction and plebeian blood has given offence not only to those ancient houses, but to the whole Roman nobility. By such acts the Pope alienates all classes;' and while the people regard him as a despot, the aria toerai7 denounce him as a revolutionist. "There is an absurd rumor that the Holy Father went to Civita Vecchia to hold an inter view with the Emperor Napoleon., „The truth is that be spent the whole tithe in public, and avoided being alone even wlth-General Dumont. To the address of the Freneh commander he re plie.din these words: thank you, General, for the sentiments you express, which I know come not only from your lips but your heart. In de fending the Holy See, France defends justice, honor and truth, and, by this course, defends also her own honor. You know the state in which the world is to-day, when wicked men are incessantly agitating and seek to destroy everything. I pray the Lord to lead them to re pentance, for if they persist in their present course, they will be punished. I say this as Pope, for the patience of God has bounds, and it is timei that the world returned to the way of or der and duty. As to yourselves, brave defenders, I bless you, and with you I bless your friends, your relations, and the 'French army and nation. I bless the Imperial family, the Emperor, the Em= press, and the Prince Imperial, and I desire that this benediction may dissipate the clouds which obscure the political horizon." Queen Ise,lbella in Paris,. Queen Isabella has excited great cariosity among the Parisians. Crowds of people loiter about hei hotel and look up at the winnows; but no one of the vulgar public has yet caught a glimpse of her fallen Majesty. Strict orders are given to the people about the Queen not to give any information, especially if journalists inquire what is going on. The train arrived at near midnight, and great precautions were used to prevent any one seeing the royal travelers. Notwithstanding this a correspondent has ascertained that -the -Queen- either- assumes -or really feels a haughty indifference to all who allude with sympathy to her fall. She speaks with confidence of her son's return to the throne, and adds that she has no de sire herself_to resume the responsibility of role. Tier Majesty grows vary animated when refer ring to the military men of the revolution, and would evidently like to have them in her power. Her Majesty has brought with her some holy relics, some cases of jeviels and the golden rosary which Pins L. bestowed on the good Queen as a reward for her virtues. The King Consort, who is scarcely mentioned in the newspapers, is lodged in a floor above the Queen. He takes all that has occurred as a matter of course. He has one or two intimate friends with him, and amu ses himself In his own way. Don Sebas.a.n has come up from Pan with his artistic baggage. He, too, cares nothing about political events. CRIME. TERBITWE SCENE AT AN EXECUTION AL Murderer Thrice Hung. Rufus B. Anderson was hung in Nevada on the :10th ult., for the murder of Noble S. Slocum. in May last. When all was ready, the trap on Mitch Anderson stood fell, and the wretched young man lay stretched upon the ground, the knot having given way. There was a wild cry and a rush forward of the crowd, but it was kept back by the guard. Anderson was car ried back to the platform, the noose once more adjusted around his neck, and the trap fell. The knot gave way again, and Anderson was prostrated insensible. He was carried up to the top of the platform and seated in a chair. His face was of the vallor of the grave from which he had been twice snatched, and the rope was adjusted the third time. As the trap fell he swung free. After a slight mus cular movement for some minutes, his soul had passed into eternity. During the terrible ordeal the nerve exhibited by the young man was won derful. TIME COLUMBIA couNTY (PA.) MUM. DEB. • Arrest of Suspected Parties. The Miners' Journal sayo• Our readers will remember the particulars of the late murder and robbery of A. W. Rea, near Centralia, Columbia county. On Tuesday "last, upon information communicated to the Marshal by Thomas Door ley, Thomas Donohoe, of Ashland, and John Duffy, of Mahanoy City, were .arrested, brought 'to town and committed to prison. At a hearing on a writ of habeas corpus before Associate Judge Kline. on Thursday last, Doorley testified that before the murder of Rea, Donohoe and Daffy had made a proposition to him to assist them In murdering Rea. Yesterday the testimony taken before Judge Kline was submitted to Judge Ryon. Up to the hour ofgoing to press we had not heard the de cision of Judge Ryon. Donohoe and Duffy were still in prison, and the impression was that they would be remanded for trial. Squire Franey has issued a search warrant agsinst Thos. Donohoe, to seek for the watch of Mr. Rea, which, it is supposed, is secreted in Donohoc'elfouse. A WALL sraErzir OPERATION. A Firm Victimized to the Tune of 615,- Some little excitement was occasioned in cer tain Wall street circles yesterday by the opera tions of a young man who had been, up to a few days ago, a member of a firm which carried on a brokerage business under the name of Temple & Marsh. This firm, the two members of which were very young men, had been•known "on the street" for over a year. They had their office on the corner of• New and Wall streets, and, having always had a good deposit in the Bank of the Commonwealth to their credit, their checks were readily honored by several firms with whom they had business transactions. For some reason, best known to the firm, the partnership . was dissolved last Ftlday, but the tact bail not become generally - known 'even up to yesterday. One of the houses with which Temple & Marsh had often dealt was that of fieissner's Sons, 38—Wall street, and - being awar,, probably, that thin firm ignorant f .the dissolution of the partnership,Mr. Marsh called 'yesterday,foronoon at the Messrs. Htlesner's office and> presented check, signed Temple, & 'Marsh, which he ten dered in payment for $15,000 in United States bonds. The check was accepted and the bonds delivered to the purchyier. A short • time after this not very extraordinary business, transaction the, cheek ;was sent to the bank of the Common wealth, upon which it was drawn, bat the bank 'refused to honor it, for the good reason that there OUR WHOLE COUN'TRY. were no funds in the institution to the credit of. Teiriple 414 Marsh. It would appear that Marsh had, previous to his call on the Messrs. B, _claimer, endeavored to purchase coitt of White, Morris &Co. -by pre sen _a check signed Temple & Marsh to that office for $lO,OOO in gold. Bat Messrs. Waite, Morris tt 'Co. refused, and he left the office in great indignation, only to cross the street and -operate , on the Messrs iletssner. Marsh was formerly a clerk to William T. Hatch 41.:. Co. Mr. Temple is in no wise connected with the operations of his partner, and accounts for the name of the late firm being signed to the check passed on the Messrs. Heissner on the ground that Marsh must have torn a sheet of signed checks from the check book of the arm of Tem ple .dt Marsh without his knowledge.—/V. Y. Her ald offs-datt. The New Castle Barbarities, The Chicago Republican publishes our special despatch from New Castle, Delaware, giving , an accountef the floggings on Saturday, with the following comments "A despatch from New Castle, Del., in another column reads much as if it had been sent by post-rider from Salem, in the Bay _Colony, and been 200 years on the way, with a certiticate of authenticity from Rev. Cotton Mallierriihd full partieulars to follow, of the latest witch-burning at. Gallows Hill. There are deep hollows where the snows of December lurk, when June has blushed into roses. And there are nooks and fence• corners that shelter last year's dried cones and rattling seed receptacles, long after a new vegetation has come into lite. It is nothing wonderful, there fore, to lied a small locality, where the pillory is not dehd after two centuries burial in more en lightened communities, and where the whipping post flourishes as much an institution as in the Pilgrim's day. Its name is Delaware." The Bt. Louis Democrat of dutarday says: Between eight and nine o'clock last night a fire broke out in the pattern loft of the Washington foundry. No. 712 North fiecondstreet, owned by Dowdall, Page Co. Allathe patterns stored in the loft; _valued at over 812,000, wArc destroyed, together with a portion of the pattern shop. - The damage to the building is estimated .at e 12,000, and to the stock about $30,000. 'the stock and building are insured for $90,000 in Eastern and city companies. The policies were locked up in a safe at the residence of one of the Proprietors, in a distant part of the city, and could not be examined last night. The origin of the tire is unknown. There was no fire in the pattern loft, and had not heen for a long time. It is surmised that the conflagration may - have - been caused by a spark from the smoke-stock. The firemen were prompt in arriving on the ground, and having no iron shutters to contend with, ektinguished the dames before they could spread over more than a small portion of the ex tensive building. The loss of the patterns is ir reparable, but the business of the establishment will not be interrupted by the calamity. The Washington correspondent of the New York Herald writes as follows: The receipt at - the State Department of a bud get of despatches from Minister Johnson, to-day, has given rise to something of a sensation here, and the chief subject tinder discussion is the ques tion of the Alabama claims. Reports have got into circulation that Mr. Seward has at length received despatches from England announcing that a plan has been agreed upon which meets the approval of the British government, and enclosing a copy of the convention tor the consideration of the Secretary of State; atictsome rumors have it that Mr. Seward has expressed the opinion that the terms settled upon will, without doubt, prove satisfactory to our government. Careful inquiry in official circles, however, effectually disposes of the great majority of these rumors by giving them a positive denial. It is true that despatches were received to-day at the State Department from Minister Johnatin, relating principally to the Alabama claims, but in this fact there is noth ing significant, as similar packets of despatches come from Mr. Johnson by every steamer. Re cently there NIS been more than usual activity in the transmission of cable despatches between this country and Great Britain, which is taken as an indication that theurrangement of the final de tails was then in progress. I have it from the highest 'authority that our government has received no notice yet of the completion of negotiations for the settlement of the Alabama claims. The despatches received to-day bring from Minister Johnson his detailed report of the progress made towards a basis of settlement at the date the steamer sailed. These despatches, although they do not convey the welcome intelligence that our long pending differences with England have been -virtually re moved, contain information of a character to afford the most lively hopes that such a consum mation is net far distant. Much has been accom plished within the past fortnight. The friendly spirit that has been shown by both governments since the opening of negotiations by Mr. John son seems to have gained strength within the past few days, and the sincere desire of each to arrive at a conclusion that shall be mutually satisfactory is undeniable. Important conces sions have been made on both sides of matters which do not materially affect the interests of either nation in the questions at issue, but which have. nevertheless, stood in the way of an ami cable adjustment. Judging from the tenor of the latest despatches received from Mr. Johnson, by cable as well as by steamer, there is good reason to believe that the :arrival of the next mail will bring the treaty as agreed to by her Majesty's government to be submitted to our go vernment ior acceptance or rejection. The Naito:zed Intelligence,- of Friday last had a column of editorial matter, giving a biographical sketch of the late Thaddeus Stevens, and com mending many of his political acts. Yesterday it bad words of praise for two of the leading-Ite publicans in the Senate, as follows: "Senator Morton and family are at the Na tional. Judge - Trumbull is also in the city-- The latter, on account of deep domestic affliction, took little part in the late campaign, while to the great efforts of the former the Republican party is unquestionably indebted for the retention of Indiana in its line of States. The friends of Gov ernor Morton will be glad to hear that he appears to be In improved health. We look with confi dence to these eminent Senators and others o 0 their rank in capacity and superior ability fov efforts in Congress at the next session in the be half of measures that shall truly conduce to effect pacification upon just principles throughout the country.'!.. The Inteldigelager is evidently quite willing to sell itself for a little official patronage under the new Adrainistration. —Mr. Edwin Forrest's ersonation of "Kingl Lear" is the noblest creation p of his genius, and it may fairly claim to rank among the few truly great histrionic performances upon the modern stage. It has always been accounted his master piece; but it never was so nearly perfect as now. It has been constantly enriched by Mr. Forrest's experience and arduous study; his objectionable peculiarities have boon so subdued and softened, and his intense physical force has been mellowed into simple grandeur, that time has only brought to him higher excellence ) and nearer approach to absolute complotenoSs. Mr. Forre.st's capacity for intense emotion of any kind finds- Alcapler expression iu this tragedy of suffering than In any smaller, colder ',or merely metaphysics, drama. Crownpd with• the threefold dignity of kingship, fatherhood and old ago, "Lear's' 'dewnfall, the overthrOw ,of his reason, and the contumely heaped upcin 'him, furnish au ex cuse for oven wilder expression of rage and des pair than Mr. Forrest displaysp Fidelity to na Lure is not the theory for this personation. Mon ro not familiar with thererimes that drive him a DISASTERS. CONFLAGR IN't ON I r ST. LOUIS. Loss Over 642,000. THE ALAS •OUA C LAIN °4l AI Sensation in Washington. A Change of Base DRAIVIAVIeI AND music&t. linto madness. But we accept Mr. Forrest's great interpretation as the most reasonable and just. His surrender of his authority, his childishmid i DeEB and his eagerness to abandon the dory weight of his office., are the symptoms of se ility, and approdebing—secondjniancy. The bitter anguish with which he receiveii - the first-suggest ion of his childrens' infidelity and treason, and the gust of passion which sweeps -over him, is but the-upward flicker of the flame for a mo ment, before it sinks into final darkness. Mr, Forrest conducts his "Lear" through all the stages of his decline with a master's skill, and he displays not less intelligence, in bring ing into bold and startling relief the more de• Heat° shades of emotion which divide each plume of his progress towards intellectual ruin. If there was any one _episode is the play last night, remarkable for its superlative excellence, it was that in which "Lear" first meets "Edgar" in the assumed character of a fool. Mr. Forrest checks "Lear's" wild passion with childish curi csity. He ceases to rave madly, and becomes calm, in the_ presence of more sterile madness then hie own. He gazes at the fpol.before him. with that strange eagerness ,and want of exact comprehension which often distinguishes very young children who are brought together for the first time. Up to this period his dis traught Inteilect has been in contact with reason able minds, and he has listened tei words of wis dom for which he had neither interest or compre hension. Here, at last, he has found a congenial companion. He recognizes him as a creature of his own kind, and feels that there is fellowship between them. Mr. Forrest declared his human ity,not less than his consummate skill as an artist, when he played this passage. It has never been better done by anybody. This was the best por tion of his ablett personation. _ Mr. FOrrest was supported by NFL G. H. Clarke in the character of "Edgar." The earlier portion of this gentleman's performance was distin gulehed by stiffness and coldness which were not pleasant; but in the scene just alluded to,- Mr. Clarke played with much powet-and feeling, and subsequebtly his, presentation of the part was in every sense satisfactory. Mr. Forrest will appear to-night in The Gladia tor. . —At the Chestnut Street Theatre last evening Mr. B. J. Byron's drama, Blow for Blow, was produced for the first time. The cast embraced the most accomplished members of the company, Mr. J. B. Roberts, Mr. Studley and others, and the play in their hands had ample justice done to its merits. Perhaps it would have been better if the parts in which Miss Carfano appeared had been given to a more competent person. This young lady is hardly up to the requirements of the leading character in, any drama. The per formance passed off smoothly last night how ever, and gave satisfaction to the audience. The play is handsomely mounted, with new scenery, stage effects, &c. There will be a matinee'on Thursday afternoon at this theatre. —The Lancashire Lass is continued at the Arch Street Theatre. Next week a series of old comedies will be given. —The Theatre Comique will give a varied en tertainment this evening. It is but fair to say that this little establishment is of the beet of its kind, its performances being distinguished not does for purity than for general excellence. —The American Theatre announces a miscel laneous performance for to-night. —Blind Tom will conclude his engagement here, with a Performance at Concert Hall this evening. On the afternoon of Thursday •(Thanksgiving Day) Blind Tom will give an extra performance, which has been determned upon, contrary to expectation, because of the Immense success with which his. concerts have been attended. - On this occasion Thomas will do what a Californian would coarsely style "his level best." A number of new selections will be given, and those who have not been able to attend heretofore can be assured that they will have a charming entertain ment offered them. —The Handel and Haydn Society announce their first public concert at the Academy of Music on the evening of Tuesday,Decem ber 15th. The oratorio of & E,/9"at will be given, with Dr. Gni'melte, of BM:ton, as "Elijah;" Mrs. Mozart, of New York, in the soprano part; Mrs. Helen J. Davis as contralto, and Mr. J. Graf as tenor. A full orchestra and the entire chorus will be pre sent, under the direction of Mr. Engelke. The office for subscriptions is at Trampler's music store. —The weekly rehearsal of the Germania Orches tra will be given at Horticultural Hall to-morrow afternoon. The following programme has been prepared: 1. twerture - "Ruebei.alll;" Plotow 2. Sons—"O, du mein Mond," .Seiferth Conies Solo, performed by Man. s. " v orstae (1 t ler Waltz ' .................Joe. Lanner 1. Adagio from Fourth Sympnony, .-. ....Beethoven f. Overture—" Lorelei," W. V. Wallace 6. Finale—" Adele," .E. Duch 7. "L'Adieu Galop," (Ist time) Wm fi Dietrich —The rapidity with which the tickets for the ap proaching season of Italian opera have been sold, affords pleasant evidence of- the popular eager ness for this high class of musical entertainments. Mr. Maretzek might profitably prolong his sea son through two months, instead of giving us a scant fortnight of opera. His success on this occasion is due in some measure to the excellence of the operas with which his repertoire is filled. Among them are some of the most popular and beautiful compositions in existence. This com pany numbers among its artists such singers as Mad. La Grange, Mad. Rotter, Mad. States, Sig. Brignoll, Theo. Habelniann and Sig. Ronconi. A large orchestra and a well trained chorus will support the chorus. —Max Strakosch will give the first of his series of three concerts, at Concert Hall to-morrow evening. Miss Clara Louise Kellogg will sing some choice selections from popular composers. Miss Alide Topp, the famous pianist, will give us some specimens of that remarkable talent with which the press of other cities have credited her, and the other artists will contribute pleasantly to the entertainment. A morning paper tries to create feminine enthusiasm in behalf of Miss Kel logg, by announcing that she will wear her "good clothes" at these concerts. It is something gained to have the excellence of garments recog nized at all by a journal that has been the organ of the deshabille opera; but It is extremely likely that persons who attend Miss Kellogg's concerts will go to hear her sing, not to criticise her toilettes. The following programme will be offered to iffor.row evening: Duet—"Lnela ill Lammermoor."............Donibetti Signori Lout and Petrilli. Violin Solo— "VI7 itches' Dance," Paganin Herr V. Roma. Vrtlge—"Romeo and Ju11et,"....... ...... ....Gonnod Miss Clara Louise Keilcrgg. Piano Solo—" Value Caprice," I Ralf Mlle, Alida.Topp. . .. Remanza—"Martha," ..... .. Flotow Signor W. Lota. Dnet—"Elamlet," (Brat time) Ambrose 'MOMS Mies Clara Louise Kellogg and Signor Petrilli. I lonian zit —"Don.... Donizett. . Si nor Petrilli. Violin Solo—" Air ..................Ernst Herr V:liopta. "Thee Only I ......... ALL Signor W. Lott I. Voi Cho Sapete. Nozze dl Figaro. ozar t Miss Clara Louise Kellogg. Piano Solo -"Fantasia ltigoletto, Verdi' Mlle. Alida Topp. . 'Trio—"Attila,"..... ...... ............ ...... Verdi Mimi Clara Louipe Kellogg,, Signori Lotti and Petrilll —The Poll Mall Gazette of the llth inst. speaks as follows of the death of the well-known tenor, William Harrison: The death is announced of William Harrison, which took place at his residonce,Gaisford street, Kentish-town. on Monday -. afternoon , in hiti‘flfty-1 fifth year. The favorable Impression which Mr. Harrison produced at one or the festivals of the Covent -- Garden - Theatrical Fund, - whero - •he -- as sisted as a vocalist, after a brietneriod of study at the Royal Academy of Music, led to his being offered an engagement by Mr..Macready, and on May 2, 1839, he made a very successful debut at Covent Garden Theatre as the hero of Rook's opera, "Henrique, or The Love Pilgrim." When "The Bohemian Girl" was produced id No vember, 1843. ' at.„--Dinry Lane, Mr. Har rison was tile "Thaddeus;" and the popularity which he imparted to Ratio's tuneful ballads, "''fie Fair Land of Poland" and "You'll Reinember W," ie t still fresh In the poolic recol- L FETHERSTON. PRICE - THREE.i...C..EN74:'..-',.. . _ leaden. As Adolphe in Balfe's opera of."Tise Daughter of St. Mark," Bohembndein Bertediera. "Crusaders," and Don ,C:esar elrizan in Wal lace's "Maritana," heo.advan ed a reputation which was further strengthen :by .his !mecca et the Princess's in Macfarrates here of "Charles - II." IM Angnst, 1854,- Mr. Ha r lion, accompanieol. by Mies Louisa Pyne, left En land for America, and, after a very. prosper° s tour, through that Slates, they returneol to th m s count wick the inuntion of establishing permanent : 2'agliali. opera In the English capita The Lyceum, orLtivi natty intended for this pp ose, was °Petted im September, 1857, under the Pyne and Harrison direction; and the success which accompanied the undertaking induced Mr. Harrison to. become lessee of Covent Garden Theatre for the winter seasons extending from 1858 till /862. Subse quently he undertook the management of Her Majesty's Theatre for a : similar purpose; .but tree ' enormous expenditure thus incurred was never repaid by the receipts, and these speculations' ended in the total loss of a large fortune'acquired by his industry and talents. His last professional engagement was at Drury Lane. Theatre, where he appeared under Mr: Chatterton's managemetit„, as the substitute for Mr. Sims Reeves in the Mut cal drama of ;,'lteb Roy." - , *Acts AND .E4i,NOUE3.. —The can-can is danced on skates in Berlin-1, —A grocer at Vineennes — oresente very gtteat at bie wedding with a box of eardinee. • —A Cincinnati saloon keeper ,hee the tint greentracLon exhibition. , —The diamond crosses made as present for lawyers have reached Mexico. —Victor Hugb's eldest son is almost as grey haired as his illustrious father. - —A married lady is circulating petitions for an appointment as postmistress of at. Louis. —ln giving Dexter to Gen. Grant has Bonner a sinister motive —A creation of "the fancy"—a black eye:— /tidy. --Texai3 raises four crops of figs in one sea —lt is whispered in Paris that the Prince . Ints pedal will soon be brother. —The champion pie -biter has turned up as a burglar in Ohio, where he broke into a house on Sunday, stole $2O and ate six pies. —Rats have eaten off: $2OO worth of stamps from - whiskyttarreltsin - a — Debuque distillery,rais ing a question for the Commissioner. . —The Troy (New York) Times brings forward and presses quite enthusiastically the name of Mr. George William Curtis for the English. missiort. —A young cannibal girl in. Paris tried to kill ber mother and sister that she might drink their blood. • —A. Paris publisher has reprinted an English edbion of. Longfellaw'scomplete woThs,•which's sold at the low price of one franc.- - , —The latest novelty from Paris is an artificial bunch of grapes eaclifilled with perfumery. The stem of c ach grape constitutes its cork: - —"The Old Ma'm'sello's Secret," that clever novel by Miss lliarlitt, has been dramatized In Gormapy. —Rochefort complains that they open Ma let— ters at the post-office; his expression is: "They have created at the Post a function of unques tionable importance;that of opener of envelopes?' —Gem. Fleury appeared at the Count. Wa lewskre funeral with a black eye. 'Be hastruck his English groom with ,a riding whip, and the bold Briton had "busted" him. —Brigham Young's newspaper organ Informs a troubled world that the lesson of the recent earthquakes is an admonition to all 'peopleto embrace Mormonism. —The Norfolk rirginiun says: "The bays and sounds are covered with ducks,and the canvaaa backs are more numerous than they have been in our waters for the last twenty years." —The editor of the Boston Transcript luta seen a volume of over a thousand pages. perfectly copied by a photographer of that city in the clearest and most, dii3thict manner. —A "new rebellion," it appears, has been started at Bainbridge, Ga., where the ladies are said to have resolved to leave off Yankee goods and wear hththspnn, which they will manufac ture thernselvds. —Richard Wagner's Tannbiuser was recently performed in at. Petersburg, before an immense. audience. Although the libretto had been but very imperfectly translated into Russian, the suc cess of the opera was exceedingly brilliant " —German epicures have lately feasted ottroast swan, a dish which, in former centuries, was ex ceedingly popular in that country, and' was always to be seen at the gala dinners of Princes and Kings during the Middle Ages. _Professor . Fisch - yes tragedy, "The Emperor Maiimilian of Mexico," is a great success, the publishers having already sold several editions. It is by no means a flashy sensation play, but a poem of rare beauty and power. General Logan. figures in it. —Near, Vasa, Minnesota, was lately dug up a huge stone axe. It was found by the side of a skeleton of gigantic size, in an ancient Indian mound. The axe is said to have been one of the largest ever found, and cannot be wielded by a person of ordinary strength. F. —A French, railway company has leased the land at the sides of iti track for sixty years to a. corporation which proposes to use It for a fruit orchard. There are immense quantities of ground now unproductive that might be utilized. in the same way. —The White Fawn has reached St. Paul, Min nesota. The backwoodsmen and civilized In dians greatly admire the white squaws of the ballot, who they first imagined had experienced a sudden groWth both upwards and downwards, thereby leaving their clothes hanging on the, middle of their bodies.. —Somebody once e.slied Tom Corwin if he Had heard a certain story of Lewis D. Camp bell's. "Was it about himself ?" inquired Mr. Corwin. "No, I believe not." "Well, then, I never heard it," said r. Cor win, gravely. —Atdisappointed English actor in America has sent a letter to the editor of the Orchestra, giving some monetary statements as to the ruling rate. of salaries and the cost of living in the Limited., States, and advises poor actors at home, who think America an El Dorado for mediocrity, 'to think twice before emigrating. —Victor • Hugo says In a late letter to Paul Foncher: "M. Bonaparte is climbing slowly up that ladder which Charles the Tenth and Louis Philippe have ascended before him, and' on the topmost step of which sits the Goddess of Liberty with sword, her eyes flashing with Indig nation, and her hand ready to hurl him into the abyss." —Upon the back of a photograph of himself found- on the person of a New York burglariar rested on Wednesday written in a business hand. was the following endorsement : . • "When a maritegins-to-Mide-down-hilltrafeirta— as Wall nature was greased for the occasion.-- - Josh Billings. "I And this to be true. T,J. S." —An Illinois paper contains the following,nn dertalter's advertisement,'whlch. is a novelty In that class of literature:. • : "This is the way .1 long have sought, And mourned because I found it not." Undertaking ia all its branChes—ReaoyLutado mains—GoodHearse in attendance.- • "Lay on, M►cdafW!"y (Opposite the bay stales.) .1 . 43.1tki`• 83 V11:21. --The pollee 'court in Berlin fined, the other day,a butcher twenty: dollars fOr hating knocked out two teeth of a matrimonial broker who had procured him a. new wife that, as soon as the honeymoon was ,over,turned out to bo a regulate Xuntlppe. The unhappy, bridegroom, refuc4ed to pay the one hundred dollars which ho had promised to give the matrimonial broker for getr. tang him a wife. When the broker dunned hint be wascd so wroth that ho struck the broker. At the trial it was preyed that the broker had a ready made ninety-six matches, all of which, he wore, had turned out_to be exceedingly happy.
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