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Yew weess sgo in Memphis to hitch on our weather system to those in Europe. This, however, would be too much for us to do, and could be no more appropriate than to make the largest institution of its kind in the world tributary to the smaller ones, or to put weteamship at sea in tow of a small tug. It is, nevertheless, a problem for a future Geographical Congress to settle how the European meteorolo ical system may sub- erve and serve itself of our system, so that -the utmost efficacy may be attained. No one can reflect on the labors of the Ant- werp meeting without seeing the practical use of such an assembly and desiring its early re- Petition for scientific inquiry and for pro- moting the sentiment of friendship and good will among nations. Let the next International Congress for the discussion of these important questions meet atan early day, and meet at New York, and catch something of the progressive spirit of American science and American life. Our country met the Powers of the Continent at Brussels in the famous Conference of 1853, Let them now return the compliment, and we will give to the scientists of Europe the beartiest American welcome. as r Recent Reforms in Turkey. “Turkey, under the leadership of the new Grand Vizier, has started on a new tack. ‘Reforms are now the order of the day, be Mahmoud Pagha is laboring with the greatest activity to bring order of the chaos which he discovered on his accession to office. His predecessor, Ali Pacha, allowed matters to glide along in the old rat; asa consequence the burdens of the State were becoming more and more heavy. Every year saw additional grievances accumulate under the sleepy, do- nothing policy he pursued. The evidences we have of the new Grand Vizier show that he ls alive to the necessities of the time. His attention since his accession to office has been directed to domestic affairs, and his labors have been very successful. According to a statement in the Levant Herald of a re- cent date, ‘A whole programme of practical reforms has been framed, and already, in part, carried out.” The finances of the nation have been looked after with a result most gratifying. Reductions of useless offices, retrenchment of unnecessary expenditures and the abolition of sinecure positions, have already had the effect of adding to the Treasury of the Porte savings amounting to over one million of dollars annually. It is estimated that, under the economic administra- tion of Mahmoud Pacha, fully twenty million dollars will be saved to the Turkish Treasury. ‘We hope, however, that not alone to the saving of treasure will the fnergetic Grand Vister confine himself. ‘Let reforms floy ja all the channels through which government tw administered. hese are all neéded to start the country on a fresh career of useruiness, With guarantees of an honest, efficient and economic administration of government, in- dustry will be stimulated, commerce will re- vive, and general improvement throughout the Turkish nation will be sure to follow. In Very Bap Tastr.—The Augusta (Ga.) Constitutionalist bas heretofore beeu distin- guished for its elevated tone and the dignified manner in which it discusses public questions, Bat what will our readers think of it when they read the following editorial remarks ac- Companying an announcement that Senator James A. Greene, of South Carolina, had died In Charleston, and that his remains would be sent to his home in New York? “Ifa few more of the same sort,” says the Constitution- alist, ‘‘could have been sent North under the same circumstances, it would have been better for that poor carpet-bag plundered State, Send them along.” When your time comes to be “‘sent along” may no unfeeling remark like the above be said to lacerate the hearts of the friends you may leave behind you, — Toe Gatveston (Texas) Bulletin appeals to the democracy of Texas ‘‘to lay aside the prejudices of the past and accept the situation of the present.” That isto say, unite and fight ander the banner of reform. Cicero AMONG THE CATALINES—Charles 9'Conor among the ex-Ringmasters of Tam- many, 1HE HERALD AND THE DUKE ALEXIS, {New York Correspondence of the Charleston News, Nov. 24] The arrival of the Grand Duke was what ts technically called a “veat’’ ior the HERALD. That Paper alone of all the dailies this morning an- nounced the happy intelligence, The others were An blissfal ignorance, Tne HERALD depended on its own enterprise asa news gatherer, and tne others on the agent of the New York Associated Press, REFORM MOVEMENTS IN CANADA, Discussion on the Financial Budget in Quee bec—A Red of “Expenses Demanded— Tho Country Ketrograding—Faults in the Quepec, Nov. 30, 1871, Heavily signed petitions were presented in the House of Assembly praying for the abolition of the Legislative Council, which 1s an expensive luxury and of no earthly beneft in the government of the country. Tne petitions were received with great cheering last night when the budget was under consideration, The opposition showea most forcibly that the provincial financial management ‘was exceedingly unsound; that the revenue of the province was coming partally from interest of money which the Province had collected as trustee of the Dominion, and that we are drifting into direct taxation, while the treasurer had crowed over reputed progress, ‘There was an actnal decrease of population of the country, and we were going ahead with all our ad- vantage at @ rate only one-fifth as great as any single State in the Union. It is considered that the exposures made must end In the defeat of the Min- dsury altogether, The education system is now being sharply han- dled by the opposition in the House. They show that corruption and mismanagement are great aud rampant. Comparing our school system with that Of the United States we find that in proportion we @erive fewer advantages than any other country, To the arawing of the Aiken premium land sale, which /400k place at Augusta, Ga, yesterday, No. 10,779 drew the fret prize, valued at $25,000. Harry Watkine 1a the name of fortunate idividual that drew it. Tho Union Pacitic Kxpress train from the West, due at ‘Omaha on Thursday afternoon, arrived thirteen hours I ‘The weather west is clear and cold, The trains were nearly oy time at Cheyenne yentordoy. Preparations have been and are still being made for the entertainment of the delegates to the Agricultural Congress, which convenes in Selma, Als, on the 14th December. The hospitality of the city has been extended to the delegates aut a fall attendance Is expected. The Opera House has been placed at their service, dares kA DRS Bl ES 2 Dee ee SE veoh sei eee ee ee a SS ES po REA AS RS 4p FRANCE. Herald Special Report from Paris, The Thiers Government Uneasy and Vigilant Against Reac- tionary Surprise. Police Precaution at Every Cor- ner of the Capital. Rossel’s Last Warning to the Repub- Hcan Revolutionists. How the Army May Crush the People. Cremieux, the Communist, Shot to Death. TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD, f lowing: special despatch to the Huratp has been received from our corre- spondent in the capital of ¥France:— Panis, Nov, 30, 1871. The government of France is very uneasy with regard to the aspect and probable ten- dency of affairs in the republic, The Cabinet has enjoined the observance of excessive vigilance by its officers. There is much display of troops of the line in Paris, Patrols of the republican guards are employed on duty at all points of the metropolis every night, and policemen are stationed at every street corner in the city during the day and night. A GREAT ONANGY EXPROTED. The public mind is unsettled. The impression which prevails is to the effect that the present status of the country, governmental or citizen, cannot endure for any very lengthened period. ROSSEL'S LEGACY OF WARNING. Rossel’s last words, spoken to a republican friend some time before bis execution, were : “If you have not before long crushed the army, the army will crush, Jou. It has al- ways been preotoring. ‘Yt has always formed a distinct party in the country, whereas it should be ational, The .danger Is pressing. Th4 Fepublicans have abandoned insurrection. You did not like the men of the eighteenth of March. I did not like them but it was neces, sary to join their ranks {n order to restrain them,” M. Cremicux Shot to Denth—“Vive Republique!” His Latest Words. Panis, Nov. 28, 1871—P. M. Cremieux, one of the four Communist lead- era, condemned to death by the court martial at Marseilles, was executed to-day. He was taken from his prison at an early hour this morning, conveyed a short distance outside the walls and shot. He died bravely, refusing to be blindfolded, and his last words were ‘‘Vive la Repruib- ligue /” M. Cremieux was President of the Pro- visional Committee of the Commune, He was placed under arrest on the 30th of March last. THE PRINCE OF WALES’ ILLNESS, A Quiet Night from Wednesday to Thursday Morning. The Patient Easy, but the Fever Unabated Yesterday. pe Pe TELEGRAM TO THE WEW YORK HERALD. Lonpox, Nov. 30—Evening. The official medical bulletins from Sandringham report that the Prince of Wales passed “an easy night,” although the fever “nas shown no further signs of abatement." His Royal Highness continues quiet to-day, and the symptoms ot the disease are unchanged, The Princess of Wales’ Health, LoDo, Nov. 30, 1871. The Princess Alexanara, wife of the Prince of Wales, bas wholly recovered from her recent indis- Position, The Latest Report ym Sandringham. Lonpon, Nov. 30—Evening. The latest official bulletin regarding the condition of the Prince of Wales reports that the symptoms are more favorable, and that the Prince is unquestionably progressing. ENGLAND. The Democratic Movement in the Metropolis. DISCOUNT AND THE SUPPLY OF BULLION, TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERAL| 7. ‘ Tonpon, Nov. 3, fev. ‘The democrats of this city have resolved to tender an invitation to Sir Charles Dilke to deliver a lectare in St. James Hall : THE RATE OF DISCOUNT. The rate of discount of the Bank of England bas been reduced from 4 to 344 per cent. THE BULLION SUPPLY, The amount of specte in the Bank of Engiand has increased £199,000 during tne week. OBITUARY, ALEXANDER W. BLACKBURN, for many years fire marshal of Philadelphia, and long and well kaown in connection with the Philadelphia Police Detect- ive Department, died yesterday morning in tat city of consumption, aged fity-fve, When a young man he served through tue Florida war, He was a highly respected citiaga, NEW YORK HERALD, ee em ce ra gD, BELGIUM. The Brussels Agitation Renewed in Compli- ment to the Communist Principle. Proclamation of the Burgomaster — Political Faction Fights—A Portion of the Civic Guard Sympathizes with the Peo. ple—Mob Law in the Street. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALO. ““Brossers, Nov. 30—P. M. To-day being one of the féte days of the Com- munists, trouble was expected and extraordinary precautions were taken by the authorities to pre- vent dangerous demonstrations in the present ex- cited condition of tne city. The Burgomaster issued a proclamation in the Morning enjoining “all good citizens to remain with- in their dwellings,” forbidding outdoor demonstra- tions and declaring ‘that illegal assemblages would be dispersed by force."’ Nevertheless, in the course of the day, the dis- turbances were renewed, ; Monster crowds of men of opposite political parties collected in the streets, and there were fre- quent collisions between them, ‘The police seemed to be unable or unwilling to disperse the rioters, In one instance a company of Civie Guards, srxty strong, Were ordered to charge upon the people, but they reversed thelr musket@ and refused to obey. The disorder continues, The mobs hold possession of the streets and the excitement is Intense, AUSTRIA. Awbassador Beust on His Way to London. TELEGRAM 10 THE NEW YORK HERALD. Parts, Nov. 30, 1871. Count Von Beust, the new Austrian Minister to England, arrived here 10-day en rowte to London, Government Plan fur the Control of Cuba. TELECKAM TO THE KEW YORK HERALD. MADRID, Nov, 80, 1871. It 1s said that the government has resolved to re- move Captain General Vaimaseda from the Gover- norship of Cuba, and that 30,000 fresh troops are to be despatched to the isiand. THANKSGIVING’S GREATE: T GOBBLE, ie OSS The “Ntnte Of Camcon and Amboy”? Swal- lovved by Tom Scout—The Lease in Force Last Night at Midvight—No Change in Agents oy Employes for the Prescot, Yesterday’was decldeniy ‘a big day Tor human gobblers and a direful one for turkey govblers, put the big sest gobble of all gobbles was the gobbling ‘up of the ‘State of Camden and Amboy,” a weil known soubriquet for little Jersey, by t.e champion railroad gobbler, Colonel ‘fom Scott, of Pennsylva- nia, The great feast, strange to relate, took place exactly at “:ne very witching time of night when churchyards yawn,” as shown by the “notices” printed below. The Camden and Amboy monopoly thus merged in the Pennsylvania gigantic monopoly includes about thirty-two separate organizations, Fach of these will, of course, be continued in existence asa matter of form, to comply with the origmatl charters, and look out Once a year, or whenever the cash i due, and see that the Stockholders are paid thelr ten per cent. These organizations beyond that will have no control. ‘There 1s, of course, mucn anxiety on the part of agents and employ¢s on tne, to them, Very serious questton ot tenure o! office. Well informed officers under the late regime inctine to the opinion that no more changes will pe muae than are deemed necessary for the better working and eficiency of the roads and canals, The “no- tices” sunjoined were distrinated last evening to the agents and onicers along the lines of the united compunies’ control:— THE NOTICES. PRESIDENT'S OF FICR OF THE UNITED CANAL AND RAILROAD COMPANIES OF NeW JERSEY, TRENTON, Nov. 29, 187! Notice is bereby grven to the officers, aytats and employes of the Camden and Amboy Railroad and Transportation Company, the New Jersey Railroad and Transportation Vom- any, the’ Delaware and Karitan Canai Compauy—const!- nilag the United Canal and Railroad Companios of New lersey"—-that the railroad, canal, property and interests of ‘aid companies, as set forth in the lease thereof, will pass to and be delivered to the Pennsy!vania Railroad Lompany as leases, at twelve o'clock midnight of the 80th day of Novem- ry 1871. Gn and after said period all agents and emplores actually engaged on the maintaining and operating of said ri ‘operty and interests will receive their in proper ollicers of the Pennaylvunia Kai ASHBEL WELCH, President, PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPAN PREGIDENT'S OFFICE, PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 2, 1871 The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, as le: at welve o’cloce midnight, of November the 8th, ke possession of and assume the management and operion of the railroads, canal, property and intervsis of the United Canal and Railroad Companies of New Jersey, and the Pil- a deiphia and Trenton Ratiroad Company, mentioned in the euse thereof. From and after that period the organization of the Penn- Ivania Railroad Company will extend over the same, and all persons actually engaged in the maintaining and operat- ing of anid rat:rondi property and interests wiit, as agents and employes of the Penusylvanta Katiroad Com- pany, ‘essee, remain and continue until furtuer notice in the rerform and Phit- discharge of the duties which they now respective! = bps hoyes of bai United ‘ompant elphia and Trenton Railroad Compan: y J, EDGAR THOMSON, President. Si! guste. SF FOREIGN PERSOVAL Gossmr, ——The Prince Imperial is studying in King’s Col- | lege School. He 13 under Pros studying mechanics, ——The Empress Augusta, atiendéd by a numer- ous sniv, has yust takeu up her winter residence at Coblentz. —The Count de Chambord was to arrive on the ‘7th of November at Lucerno, where he mtended to remain for a few days, ——King Louis of Bavaria and the Princess Thyra of Denmark are, according to reports im the Danish journals, about vo be married. ——The Emperor of Austria continues to stay at Schoenbrunn., On the 27th ultimo His Impertal Majesty Was present at the battue on the estate of the Prince oi Scuwarzenverg, al Frauenourg, in Bohemn, ——Princess Mathilde, at the last sale of the ex- Fmperor Napoleon's horses, purchased Tambour, the Prince Imperal’s javorite pony, aud sent it to Chiselnurst. —-The Prince of the Asturias is at present in Germany, travelling with his tutor. He has been for several days past in Munich, aud, it ts said, pur- poses to remain in that eity for some tune louger to atuay ite art treasures. ——The Emperor Wiliam has caused his grand. son, Frederick Wililam, sou of the Hereditary Prince, to be enrolled in the regiment of the Guard at St. Petersburg, now in yarrison at Warsaw. — Captain Shaw, of the London fire brigade, has been granted leave of absence for six weeks,to euavle him to proceed to Cnicago to investigate the causes of the fire in that city. ——aptain Thrupp, of the Megrra, writes to the London Giove denying the asseruion made in & Jetter to that journai that ihe teats on St. Paul's Islaud Were nickuamed alter the members of ine administration. — Bismarck, tt is satd, 18 endeavoring to induce Italy to enter Into an onensive and defensive ale Hence with Germany, in view of possibie complica- tions with France, which he declares will sooner or later pick # quarrel! With her transalpine neighbor in order to restore her lost military prestige. ——Mr, Bradlaugh addressed a meeting at hemond November a 4 Question Whethe the Neen poraily and physically invapabie of ral as sove- reigi, The speaker asserted that important State papers had been returned from batmoral unsigned, and the Queen nad no right to receive py for work which was uot performed. He denied her power to abdicate in favor of the Prince of Wales, of whom he spoke in very severe terms. He wdnnitted that the people Were tot yet prepared for a republic, though ne hoped to live to take part in one; bul he and his friends were determined the Prince of Wales should never rule, —M, Duchesne, before appearing at the Opéra Comique, nad seen the Prussians at Chateaudun, where, after having fought bravely and seen many of tits friends fail arowad hig, he was made prisener. One day, i order to pass the weary time ot his cap- lvity, ho amused himseli py singing, General de janteutfel, having heard the suund, sent fer him, ng something,” said the oMcer, Obedience was @ Necessity, and the artist compiied. “Deetderly,’? said the general, “you are a real tenor; but yon Will cateh coll here, so be off with you; yoo are free.” The singer did not watt for a reperition of the orler, as he left at once, and, proceediag to Bordegux, performed all (he year, sor Adams, and is je Ms € CUBA. Herald Special Report from Havana. The Bodies of the Executed Students Refused to Their Parents. Terrible Consequences of the Tragedy. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. The Heratp correspondent at the Cuban capital bas forwarded us the following special despatch :— Havana, Nov. 30, 1871, The bodies of the executed medical stu- dents have been refused to their parents, who have implored their surrender for a decent burial, The other students are sentenced to the chaingang for various terms. They are work- ing in the streets with the ordinary criminals since yesterdey. The father of one of the executed students hae died of grief, and the mothers of two have become insane, The chaplain of the cemetery which was entered by the medical studenis has been re- moved. Captain General Valmaseda arrived in this city Tuesday evening. The city is quiet. Steamer Morro Casile arrived this mora- ing from New York. ART MATTERS. Page’n “Farraxat in Mobile Buy.” Nothing is of more importance to an artist than the proper selection of his subject, whether m reia- tion to his own powers and peculiar turn of mind or to the efect which the sunject matter of his work may have on the public. Sometimes a picture, good in execution, displaying great technical skill, aud, so far as the mere mechanical part of arc is concerne.|, a reatly respectavle production, falls flaton the public, in whom its excellences fatl to awaken any sympathy, because the subject ts lack- log ip interest, Another and suudiciently common danger arises wnen the grandeur or SUPLIMITY OF HIS SUBJECT rises so much above the power Of art that the best- efforts must fall snort Of the realization of our con- ception, In fatiure of the latter kind we are aiways filled with the regret which springs irom the feeling of limited powers and the smaliness of Man in com- parison with the great wonders of creation which he seeks in » Weak and insuMictent way to express, At no time, perhaps, is art mvs? Mkely to prove in- adequate tuan when attempting té ¢onrey those sublime moments in the lives of gteat men when, Tising above the selfishness and grogsness of our nature, they cast off the fear of death and the love of self and rise to the height of SACRIFICR POR AN IDEA. Mr. Page's picture of Admiral Farragut belongs to this class, The subject calls up such grand and im pressive thoughts that when we find ourselves nefore the canvas we feel conscious of a sense of disap- pointment. The dark, qutet-looking man in tue rigging fails to convey to us the story; there 18 nel- ther jorce of color or of action; the shadows speak of gloom only where al! ought to be decisive and terriple. Mr. Page has made the mistake of preseut- ing us with tie Admiral Farragut wom he met in his studio, not the Admiral who struck terror to the hearts of the enemies of the Union in Movile Bay. It is true he has placed him IN THE SHROUDS in an impossiole position, resembling strongly one of the angels of Murillo’s mazination dressed in paval uniiorm and hovering over the feet. ‘nere 13 neither torce nor | Noe in the pose of the figure, and the first thought that must strike any one Woo takes the troutie to think must be that no one Could muiotaio himseit in the position in which the artist Te reseuyed Farragut unless suspended by {he lashing which wé Bée Found his body, but Which exabits po sign of the sirain that would result from supporting the Admiral, Bat admitting that iv would be possibie to bang a man up in this way It by no means justifies an artist ia adopting an arrangement that is so open to ovjec- tion, We should have liked to ae this subject treated with historical correcthess, but we are will- ing to wager that Farragut never {cr a moment oc- mupied such a helpless position as that in waich the srtist bas patated lim, Ferragut is lashed to the shrouds; his left hand grasps ove ot the stays of the cradle; in the right he holds his telescope, bota jeet are supposed to be esting On ube ratlins; at least we judge such wus qne artist’s intention, but there 13 sufficient INDECISION IN THE DRAWING to justify a doubt on the subject av far as regards tue leit foot, ‘The angle at which the shrouds are drawn deprive the figure of almost all -upport and make the figure seem to depend chiehy on we lashing ana tne hold of tne leit hand, so thar, siead ol lacing out a8 arranged by the arlist * ° Admiral wouid naturally Mave 8WUP" tonng with his back to the sarouds, There resiits irom this wefective “apport 9 105%, of dignity and force i the i at al whith deprives the painting of much THE ACTION OP THE FIGURE | is also quiet and passive, and scarcely conveys any idea of the sitvation, We have no trace of the thoughts that must have agitated te giorious old seaman as he went aloft, resolved to conquer or die, Gere we have nejiher torce nor grandeur, aud figure of the naval officer Who floats through ix With Angelle calmness sails to impress wiih any of the sentiments o/ admiration or terror which should navwally attend apon his position. Had Velasquez treated this subject he would haye made the man the velucie for portraying the animaung passions, and we would have been moved by tie Intensity ot resolution expressed by line and color. Black shadows and briluant ights Would have con- trasted boldly, and the soui rather than te form of the man woula have pervaaed the shroud and seemed to animate a fleet led to victory by tne all- swaying geulus and force of 11E HEROIC ADWIRAL. But of these things, which are the very soul of art, Mr. Page as given us nothing. With the nius of & portrait pulnter he has presented us witit & good likevess of Farragut, in which we find a cer- tain expression of firmness and dignity; but that is all, It Isat best but a peace portrait, which repre- sents well rere the mau us seen In every-day life, but fails short of arealization of the emotions which must nave swept over that bold face tm the supreme moment of the struggie, As the feet moved past the reber batteries the muscles of that bold face most have grown rigid from @uxtety and the blood rushed back in quicker currents to the heart, not in ignobdie tear of death or in thougnt for himself, but for the issue of his great enterprise. THE EXALTATION OF THE STRUGGLE the kindly every-day expression of feature must have given piace to the severe and heroic, and it is thus Mealzed that we would wish to lave seen him painted, Men lo not wear their drawing room looks wien the thunder of batue 1s sounding in theit eara, and itis evidently incorrect to paint them in battle as they appear among their friends, In adat tion / the want of force in the drawing and com. osition there is want of force in the color, which is unnecessarily dark and gloomy, but yet has no inteasity, but only indistinctneas, and ‘one might say with some truth that the artist has placed his hero UNDER A CLOUD, There was no good reason why the sky should be paivted of the same dark m color a8 the sea, patched here and there with turd clouds, which we suppose are meant to express the terror and eats ta battle. While Gao many good qualities this picture has the misfortune to deal with a grand subject which demands force and sub- limity mt the treatment that nove but a great master could realize, Mr. Page ruse to the conception of & sublime calinness under danger, butin batue many thoughts must agitate the mini of the chiefs besides questions of personal saiety, and this ts just where this picture fails. 1t stops short at Farragut, the man looking danger calmly in the face, but it does not present to ns THE ADMIRAL, who could nov be indifferent for one instant to the chances of the day, and who must have watched 1rom his post in the shrouds with tne most mtense anziety every Nash from the revel guns and the re- sult on tits feet. It is to be regretred that we possess ho worthy painting of this grand incident in our na- tional life; for the memory of that day's devot.ou deserves to be recorded im the highest tramph of ari, The pictare wili be preseutet to the Russian Duke, our Visitor, to-morrow (Saturday) and per- haps no more appropriate present could be otered to hin, But when Mr, Page's picture is hung on the wails of “the Hermitage” amoung the great creations of the European schools we fear that its chier claim to respectint consideration will be found im the eveUs WICK It LeCOTdsy FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1871-TRIPLE SHEET, . WASHINGTON. The Naval Movements ‘To- ward Cuba, THE TERROR TO REACH HAVANA TO-DAY, Cause of the Deplorable Condi- tion of the Navy. The Spanish Minister Asks an Explanation. ADMIRAL LEE NOT YET SAILED. WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 1871. The Iron-clad Terror and a War i.umor—The Tron-clad to Reach Havana To-ny. There was mach exciter ent here to-day, growing out of a report (nat the Terror, on arriving at Ha- vana, had been forbidden to pass the Morro Castle, and had resented the insult by flring upon the for. tress, It is well known thst a large number of Spanish war vessels, among them the corveties built in American yards, are coastautly in the lar. bor at Havana, and the entrance itself us exceed- ingly narrow and strongly de.ended, An attempt by a single vessel to penetrate the harbor would be extremely hazardous, but, if any of our naval officers would dare to make the attempt, tne com- mander of the Terror would be the man, When this fron-clad was in the harbor during the negotiations in relation to the detention of the Lioyd Aspinwall, her commander was much exasperated at the Pusiilanimous conauet of our government in sub- muiting to Cuban-spanish delay, and anxious for aa opporrunity to test the fighting quatiiies of the vessel against the entire fleet, Me declared he coula “clean out’? the harvor by running under the guns of the feet and setting them betore they found out there was going to be a fight. The Span- jlards are notoriously bad sa.ors, and the Amer.cans in Guba believe that their guns would be pracadeally worthless, owing to awk Warduess and want of skull im mMmauagemeut, It was this feeling which prompted the desire Of the ‘Terrors commander could oifer little resistance vo a saucy tron-clad, aad an old hulk like the Saragossa would have littie chance with the four poweriul guus of the Terror, Unfortunately for the rumour, however, the Terror had not leit Key West at last accounts, and the en- terprising gentieman who invented the story antici- pated eveuis by at Joast twenty-four hours. It is expected that the Cerror wiil reach Havana to-mot- row morning. The cause of the delay in the sally ing of the Terror hus not been explinned, bv* liee: detention 1s unimportant in view of th, fact that, owing to the deplorable Cond" ion of our navy, through the unwise legi*\arion of Congress, the other vessels will ngt ‘be at hand vo support her for some time. Tue Deplorable Condition of the Navy—The Fravkl n and tse Wabash. ‘The lively discussion 01 the past few days relative tothe state of our naval service has vrought out ome interesting alsclosures 1 that direction, A prominent naval officer, zealousiy deiending bis ciass from the censure that 1s being applied to 1, asserts that Senator Wilson's Grog bill, a purl- tanieal vit of legislation, by which Jack's daily drop of rum was turned into a commutation allowance of five cents per diem, has been driving all the gooJ sailors of the American nayy into the British service, where there are no Con- gressional tinkers to enforce wwe Maine iaw in the forecastie and leave full liberty of five fingers abatt the mast. Legislation can n> more change the set- Ued habits of @ sailor than a brigadier generai’s cowmssion can create a military genius; and the daily ration of government grog, the officer says, is now replaced by a big drunk at the ead of the to try ts chances at close quarters, and if ; the i.umor which prevails here to-day has proved true, the details of the contest would ha been inte! ng readi-g. The Morro Castle 7 LITERARY CHIT-CHAT. ‘Tre Lrerauy of the Penn fami'y in England will be sold in January next, There are many works om America, voyages and travel and general Mterature, some of which have the book-plate and autograph of “Wiliam Peon, Proprietor of Pennsyivanta."” ‘Tae GREAT Paris publishing houses, Michel Lévy and others, are going to raise the prices of their publications about twenty-five per cent. Canse— war taxes, which press heavily on manulacturiug industry, Tue Atheneum 1s not pleased with Mr. Jona Burroughs’ “Wake-Robin,’’ and complains that he talks tar more about himself and his adventures Uhan about the virds, Egotism in bovks upon nat- ural history 1s an evil which has increased, is ia- creasing, and ought to be diminished, says the Atheneum, ANeW “C¥oln Kook’? Is in the press of J. B. Lip- Dincott & Co., to contain a complete history of coinage in all countries, statistics of mint coinage in the United States from 1792 to 1870, List of gold and silver colvs of all nattons, with their custom house values, the goid and silver product up to 1870, and the dally price of gola in the United Statea from 1862 Lo 1871, The compiler ts I, 8, Homans, Jr., of New York, CUARLES G. LELAND’s new volume of original / poems, tn the press of J. R. Osgood & Co,, ts en- Utled “The Music Lesson of Confucius, and other Poems.” Pav. Koxgewko's new volume of tilustrations in sihouette, iu the press of Roberts Brothers, ts en- titled “ Faistat and ols Companions,’’ and will be very, very funny, ALnERr Wouer, a German, naturalized in France, veila nis adopted countrymea some wholesome truths in the Parts Figaro about the recent bad development of French character and manners:— “You, who live m a turmoil of political passions, have no idea of the painiul impression produced at distance by your hand-to-hand fights, by the poisoned arrows you send witstling through the columns of your newspapers, Nowadays Parisian Journalists are reusking, who are not convent with knocking down (her antagonistts; they must tear Off nis scalp; they are not thought to have served their party unless they can present @ string ol ears cnt off froin the heads of tueir political eneanes. If this sort of thing lasts you will soon wear rings in your noses and yet tattooed,’ A NEW Bris.i0gRarny of Dante, to include alt works relating in any manuer to tne great poet, ts promised by Dr. Julius Perzholut, in December, Jupp's novel of Margaret,” which many people think the best story of New England iife ever written, was illustrated by aa exteusive series of outiines by Dailey. These sketches, loug out of print, will be rewsued by Widdieton (nts season. THAT INVE/ ERATE book maker, Charles Mackay, has published a new volume of rural essays, under the afected title “Under the Blue Sky.” 0 Auwnwum, alter sulering itself aud its readers to be bored by several wee«s’ Communica tons and counter-communications abour {he Yondon Dialectical Society's reves, on Spiritualism, hag shut down ©? ‘ye vexatious and interminable thew Gna declares 1 will print no more letters about it. J. R. Osaoop & Co, will shortly bring out *Gad- deamus,” humorous poems translated from the German of Joseph Victor Scheffel and others By, C. G, Leland, Mrs, JOAQUIN MILLER has expressed a willingness to condone her husband's domestic coldness and desertion for the sake of bis poetic genius. But ir every mau wao thinks himseif wooed by the muses were to take it upon him to desert wife and weans we fancy that the world would lose moro in maniy virtue than it would gain tn poetry. Mr, KINGLAKg’s completion of his history of the Crimean war 1s again deferred until the absorbing hterest in the Franco-Prussian war dies away. Bus whew the next great European war or revolution oreaks out, will tt not be @ still poorer market for Mr. Kinglake? M. PouLarere CHASLEs, the French critic, writes to the Athen@um of the present tone of Parisiaa society In this buoyant straln:—‘Frenchmen are de- termined to prove that they are less wounded, less ruined than one could think, When pleasure calls thev hasten to cry out, ‘Present!’ ‘hey boldly answer with the same eagerness the appeals made to thelr cashboxes. ‘Come, how muct do you cruise. But the chiet embarrassment of the Navy” Department, by its own assertion, Iles In the Con- gressional restriction of the enlisted strength of the navy to 8,000 men. Making the usual de- duction for men sick, io coniinement, on shore duty or absent, nothing like a resolute crew for a single vessel can be kept on hand, The Frankun, just returned from her third cruise, when starting on her two last voyages was compelled to wait till her old crew had got over their spree ashore and were driven to re-enlist after spending all their money. When the Wabash was recenuly ordered to relieve the Franklin as flagship of the new commandant of tne Kuropean squadron, estab. lished custom would have required the former to join tue ficet before the latter left tt, in order that the strength of the squadron should not be even tomporarily diminishea, and because a certaim amount of etiquette and saluting had to be attended to between ; the incoming and retiring adinirals, but Sarcity of men competed custom B04 Siiquette to be passed over An this case, and the departure of the Wabash Qnd ine packing of Rear‘Admiral Alden’s sea chest was nicely timed to correspond with the Franklin's expected arrival home and the duration ot the indispensabie sprees of her crew before enlisting: for a cruise in the Wabash, The Franklin, however’ falled to come to time, ani as the Admiral was impatient to come into his new honors it finally became necessary to strip two smailer vessels of thetr crews end put them out of commission to get tie Wabasn and the Aumiral off (o sea, This kind of thing, ps well as the bad condition of many of the vessels: prevents a speedy getting ready for the impending trouvles with Spain. A leading member of the want? You, government, provisional, unsteady as Tink you, you ask for two milliards; here are our" Tux Epiror of the notorious P’re Duchéne, Mon- sieur Vermersch, has become principal editor of the new Communist journal in London, calling itsclé Qui Vive, Tus Lire of Count Montalembert is to be written by Mrs. Oliphant, the novelis:. Sir GeorGe Mivant's book on Darwin's ‘Origin ana Species’? has met with a caustic review from the pen of Professor Huxley, Lonrp Hoventon will write a life of “Thomas Pea- cock,’ Shelley’s friend, who wrote ‘Headlong IHall’* ana “Nightmare Abbey.” SWITZERLAND has twenty-five public libraries, the largest of which (at Zurich) contains 100,000 vol- wes, DEAN Ramsay's book of ‘Scottish Anecdotes” has reached itg }yrenticth edition, pee ae A a dae 00 Jon mOuLey, the English oritical writer, has a monograph on Voitaire on the eve of publication. MR, BUCHAN has a new book tn the press on that fruittul theme “The Proverbs of Scotiand.” Mrs. Lavra D. Fain has dramatized Owen Mere- dith’s “Lucile,” by way of relieving the iedium of contingment under the death sentence. RovaRt BUCHANAN’S new book of poems, “The Drama of Kings,” opens with Napoleoa L; thea dines “NapoledA the Fajen,” and the third and closing drama 1s devoted to the Emperor Wiillaus aud Bismarck. Pare Cnoncn.—Samuat B. Criveci. ‘Lue relatives, friends and members of Constele | tation Chapter’ and Astor Lodge are Invited to atiend tue funeral, from the Church of the Re- deemer, corner of Pacific strect_ and Fourth avenue, Brooklyn, on Saturday, December 2, at hall-past Cabinet jocosely remarked, “The Cubans send us yellow tever, and we may as well send them Terror.” Senor Roberts Makes an Inquiry. It is understood that Sefior Roverts, the Spanish Minister, has addressed & note to the State Depart- ment, mauiring sto the meaning of the naval movements of the last few days. The whole subject will come up at the meeting of the Cabinet to- morrow, when the necessliy for giving Spain a snubbing will be discussed. Admiral Lee Not Of Yet. Admiral Lee ig still, here and has shown no haste to go aboard of his flagship. The Presidenv’s Mesenge Still a Prof Secret. Nearly ail the reports of the heads of depart- Ments and -chiefs of bureaus are completed. The President's Message is finisned, and will be read at the Cabinet meeting to-morrow. The reports will be sent to the press, as heretofore, in advance of their delivery to Congress, but not to be published until that time, The President's Message, being in manuscript, will be telegraphed. The President and heads of departments give no intimation what- ever of its contents. THE PACIF:IC COAST. Another Stnge Robbery and We Cols Builion = sStolen—Prom! Capitalists to Reclaim the Tw He SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 29, 1871. ‘The Georgetown and Auburn stage was robbed yesterday by highwaymen, who secured Wells, Far- 0 & Co.'s box, containing $16,000, and carrted it off to a part of the Blerra where the snow was five feet deep. ‘The Lake Tanoe Tunnel surveyors were compelled to abandon their camp aud return before their work was completed, F. B. Eastwick, memoer of the English Parlia- ment; J. T. Dalrymple Thay, son of Sir Jonn Thay M. P., and Mr. W. 8. Campbell, late United States Consul at Rotterdam, Holland. who came here on behalf of a syndicate formed by the leading capl talists in London, who propose to invest immedi. ately at least five millions in reclaiming the Tule lands in the deltas of the San Joaquin and Sacra- mento rivers, started for Kurope overland tus morning. Thetr report, which ts endorsed to the fullest extent by Governor Haight and the leading bankers and business men of San Francisco, thoroughly favorable, and operationg on @ large, e¢aie Will be Commenced mmmediatelys one o'clocK P.M. [wor other Deaths see Ninth Page.) A—The nae Dake, aan Suite at gland ted with the novel mode of excluding win! iifsts ‘oF an at essen erate Tro the taterior of there ‘tments by the apulication of AParmen te POEKUCK'S WEATHER STRIPS to the doors and windows ef trom the pliances wilt be the result, ‘The price—four cents ‘cot—places them withia reach of every ciuimea, Send in your orders, of Car Circular. with prtee list. OEBUCK 'BROS., 58 Fuiton street, near CU. Same stand for eight years. Agents wanted in every city, town and township where there are already not any established. 251 Broadw, A Fine Assortment of Se-ond Hand GRAND SQUARE AND UPRIGHT PIANOB, ‘OF STKINWAY & SONS' MAKE, forsale cheap. Also a number ot Pianos of other mak ASSTEINWAY & SONS, Steinway Hall, 100 and LL KE: Fourteenth street, New York. Steinway & aw teURARD. South AND UPRIGHT PIANOS. Old Pianos taken in exchange. Lilustrated catalogues seat. ication. "fareevous Steinway Hall, 109 and.111 East Fourveenth: street, New York. Barchelor’s Hair Dye=The Bost in tho woeld ;the only perfect dye; barmiess,reiiabla, Instantaneous, Auli draggists. Inventors Wishing V Patents, &o, Aen should call on ELIOT, 34 Beach street, New York. rpc Cea nsgAM PAGNES, Of the famous vints of 1868, now on sale with all Gret clase Wine Dealers in this oity, ANTHONY OECHS, Agent for the United States. Sole » Care in One Mine “Pike’s Toothache We.—HILL'S HALR DYB, biack or brown, only 5) cents. Public Curtowity « Interest Are Divided vetween, the algival of Russian Prince and KNOX'S coming Winter Hat, which, we understand, is to be the artis~ tic triumph of the season. He has given the world some rare efforts onstructive genina in that line; but this ie to excel the ‘His costly collection of Far Caps, Collars have been the admiration o tomera, who hold mass meetings every day hie ho Gaon ow at bis varions Mtores ‘and go into raptures over bis ample display. and tasteful The Highest Rates settee at ciold sad SiVBE. 1s Wall sires, Now York. U ‘ana Doarloons, all kinlt & 00., Bankers, Roya paid, for “TAYLOR 4.7% tho Beat Remedy ELLOS TURKISH BATHS, Lextng- “i(Wh steeet, Gentl a it Gas ant: Iduhost jemperatares