The Express. — London, England, 1863-08-21 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 21, EVERYBODY KNOWS Mr. MILES. .A.l Alfred Webb Maw =WM) Mit DOND-WINET to 7 t . :=K_____ J oruir ifimover.quan. ina TM Wm. by him) In ell In. New Pattern; Bin= THAN '1 Eke Ovortol4. TO amitzerommers. ,dverlfsinleute Intended for " The girl's's" Tliodaw Venlig raper, must be at the odic* 10. neliredeatanit, by Two o'clock on the day of publication. BIITANNIA. Tgla Cpinp. TOE ANGEL OY PLACE AND PARDON. DOANAluottig THE GREAT GROrIY EFFECT Plidsmorrepper's siALptatiou oe Mr. DirrAs's InreuttorL —Mr. W. ambit And Mr . Parker.—A.ud CRIME AND RAMORMIL NIGH WATILI AT LONDON lIMIDOL Tim DAT Mon,lll/g. 5h Sto AlksrawA 'l'm. 2,,,,,,,,m0w—W0ru1tur„ Ga. Sift.. Alesevosa, lb. LONDON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21. MOD is, beyond •doubt, the native element of tAre Londoner. Questions may be raised with intelligent foreigners as to his preference of an atmosphere mingled of smoke and fog, but there can be no dispute that, in scientific language, by terrestrial habitat is mud. Else why should he so carefully and constantly create it 1' For half the year the skies ensure its continuance ; for two months out of the other half the frequent showers of spring and autumn keep it still fresh and moist ; during the four remaining months only would the streets be occasionally dry and w holesome, but that every day during these months are deluges of water poured upon them on the plausible pre text of laying the dust. It may be ignorantly sur mised, that if the dust were alone the annoyance it could be swept up and removed. But this is never done. The fact is, it is too precious ; for without its presence there would be nothing to make mud of, and the true Londoner would sometimes cross in August on dry paving-stones instead of being reminded of November by the ancle-deep sludge, the pools of liquid ooze in the hol lows, the greasy coating which makes the tran sit of the crowded thoroughfares a feat of dexte rity and danger not much inferior to a performance on the slack rope. We are accustomed to these things, and like them. But they are certainly un pleasant to those who have not got used to them by a lifetime of experience, and there can be no doubt that we indulge our tastes to the loss of our pockets, for these peculiarities are not the least among the causes which every year drive out of town, as soon as dry hot weather sets in, as many as can contrive to make their escape. A little also perhaps, besides the loss to the pocket, we may suffer in health by this ill-regulated passion for mud. Few of us like to wear double soled boots in summer, but the moment we step across the gutter in a London street we need leather as stout as in mid-winter. A few colds, possibly the seeds of consumption, are the an nual results of indulging in thin soles in the bogs and fens of London streets. But a subtler revenge tracks our footsteps. This mud, as we have shown before, is a compound of all sorts of decaying animal and vegetable matter, kept open and porous by a sufficient admixture of sand, and by the care of the water-carts retained in an alternate Mate of semi-dryness and fluidity. Under a July and August sun these are precisely the conditions in which a chemist would wish to place it if hi object were to evolve from it with the utmost rapi dity the gases of decomposition. These gases, then, WO inevitably breathe as we walk along. Pallid faces, weariness of mind and body, headaches, sickness are their primary effects—but too common in the experience of Londoners at this season. Fevers of all sorts, measles, and small-pox, a general debi lity predisposing to whatever form of disease the frame may be least able to resist, are their moon dary effects. If the Pirozsrsau-Gnsitirsir, could only show us how many lives and bow much of extra poor-rates this love of mud in summer costs us annually, we should indeed be startled. But anyone may form some idea of the potency of the evil who will only compare the fresh air of the streets at dawn with their oppressive and offen sive odour at noon. The sole difference is that the sun is up, and is exercising his decomposing power. But it would not operate unless there were matter to decompose, and this matter is supplied almost wholly by our favourite street mud. if these were all necessary and natural evils we should of course have to bear them, as we do the inclemency of the heavens. But they are not our inevitable and predestined fate ; they are of our own volition. Mud would not lie an inch thick on our principal streets unless we left it there. Dust would not need the incessant water ing -cart unless we left it there. Anyone who doubts the truth of these extremely practical and simple propositions had better spend his holiday in a run to Paris, and observe how they manage these things in France. In that city the streets are swept every night. Early in the morning the street mains are opened, and a copious current is made to course along the gutters on each side. Men with brooms sweep this flow of water a couple of yards in width over the adjacent roadway, until the water runs off perfectly pure. All filth is thus carried off, the lighter particles into the sewer with the water, the clean sand and grit which remain after being thus washed being formed into a heap and carted off during the forenoon. The result is a gutter as clean es the stone floor of a country kitchen, a fresh pure atmosphere, in which it is a pleasure to sit and watch the tide of life from the very position where the stench of a million com bined abominations would salute the Londoner's nose. Wby cannot we follow the example t It would be cheaper to sweep up and carry off the dust every night in a dry state than after it has had the weight of the next thunderstorm added, and, thus reduced to fluidity, has to be scooped up in the state of dirty water by the normal scavenger's shovel, a process analogous in convenience and rapidity to the eating peas with a two-pronged fork, or the injection of rice into the month with a chopstick. And again, we must repeat, that it would be a ter more effectual method of relieving ourselves from the annoyance and damage of dust if we were regularly to remove it than if we were to leave it to accumulate, and turn it into mud' with our water-carts. The daily attrition of a granite pavement amounts to very little duet, and the horse droppings would not be reduced into im palpable powder before nightfall. Attended to nightly, therefore, our streets might be kept not only relatively but absolutely pure, ' and the water which would be saved from the process of mud-making by day might be usefully expended, as in Paris, in flush ing the gutters every morning. If the water-cart I intermits its, rounds it is the ;masses of accumula ted doe of many days or weeks which rise in clouds; the slight wear and tear of a forenoon's traffic would need no precautionary measure before its removal at night. We feel very certain that any parish which would adopt the change would find little increase of expense in road-preserving, and an almost incalculable profit in the relief from the injury caused by dust and the custom-deterring annoy-secs of mud. Nor can there be a doubt that the general adoption of the system would so greatly benefit the health of rick and poor as largely to reimburse whatever outlay it might involve. THE LATE FIHLD-MARRHAL LORD CIEDL—We (Timer) have great pismire in announcing that, by desire of bee Majesty's 'pessimist, the remains of the late Field- Marshal Lord Clyde are to be buried in the most private manner in Westminster Abbey, instead of at Kens►bgreen ; and that they will leave Berkeley-square by 11 o'clock on Satarday. All the other arrangements already made re. main undisturbed. _ . The Duke of Atli°ll in, we are informed, suffering from very severe illness, and the condition of his grace occsaioos much anxiety to his family. The noble duke is residing at Dunkeld, Perthshire, with his duchess. The Marquis of Tullib►rdine is at present serving with his regi ment, the Scot. Fusilier Guards, in Goads. The Duchess (Emily) of Beaufort and Lady Edith S.,merset are about to leave town for Yorkshire, sod will visit fora few days Lord Loodesborough, at Grimston Park, neer Tadcaster. _ . The Earl and Countess of Chesterfield, Sir Henry end Lady Sophia Des Voraz, ►nd the select party who have been stayiog with NAM° and the Hon. Hrs. Fortes at Grimaton Park, near Tadcaster (Lord Loodesboroagh's sect), during the week, for the York racers, 'operate to-day. The Earl and Countess Somers arrived in town yesterday from a protracted sojourn in Spain, and will shortly go to Esatnor Castle for the autumn. Lord Louth has arrived at Cherbourg in his yacht from Ryde, Isle of Wight. Lord Loodesborongh is expected to leave town to-morrow, for his seat in Yorkshire, for the 'mace. Vice-Admiral the Hon. Sir Frederick Grey, H.C.8., and Lady Grey left Spring-gardens yesterday for a tour of visits. Colonel Peers Williams, M.P., and Mrs. and the Mimeo Williams have left Berkeley-squire for their met In Berkshire. _ _ The Rev. Henry Thomas Lee, vicar of Hai tian:atom with Haankuun St. Harlin, barn been appointed by the Lord Bishop of Norwich rural dean of the deaoerier of Brialy and Toftrese, iu conjoaction with the Hon. and Rey. Kenebn H. Dishy. Tax LAT' RoyaLViarr To Rzrow.—The mayor of Ripon leas received the following letter in referee°, to the late visit of their Royal Highnesses the Priem and Priem* of Wales to their city :—" Abergeldie, Ballater, N. 8., 14th Ana* 1863.—Lisut•Gmeral Koollys has moseyed the commends of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Prin cess of Wales to thank the mayor, aldermen, and burgers' of the city and borough of Ripon, for their sadism on the 01:010011 of their royal highnesses passing through their city . Their royal highnesses are very sensible of the loyal attach moot which animates the inhabitants of Ripon towards the Queen and the royal family; and the warmth of feeling which they have exhibited towards themselves will lam be appreciated by their royal highnesses. They offer their best 'label for the prosperity and welfare of the city of Ripon and its inhabitants" _ _ ZootooicALSocirrr or LONDON. —Atthe monthly general meeting, held yesterday, at the Society's-house, in Hanover-square ; Dr. J. E. Gray, F.R.8., in the chair; the Duke of Rutland, the Earl of Pembroke, the Earl Brown low, the Earl Grenard, Sir John Gardiner, Bart., the Hon. Adalbert Cuat, the Hoe. H. Lowther, M.P., Lient.-Colooel J. D. Astley, Lieut.-Colonel J. R. Farquharson, Major Wombwell, Captain W. G. Draper, Captain Archibald Spiels. Captain E. S. Fitzhardinge Berkeley, Mrs. James Holland, and Messrs. Henry W. Bates, H. Joheeoo, H. Chaplin, H. J. Aveling, F. D. Lambe t, 0. tern T. L Blaoe, S. E. Collings E. L Oot earn jos., and C. N. Begot were elected fellows ; W. H.Ashosall, Eq., and W. Doom, Eq., as con's= iog members of the society. Sir James Ferguson, , IL P., Means. J. W. Tegg, W. Manakin Andalucia, sod H. G. Poole, were prepaid as esadidates for the fellow ship, and M. Auguste Salle, of Paris, as a corresponding member. Amongst the docatioes to the society's soonegetie &iris( the moatS of July was particularly noticed a Der E by Amami, (Chasm derWamtl, from New Graaada, pre meted to the society by Mr. R. Greey, corresponding member. THE ROYAL Scorns!! ACADEMY AND THE SOCIAL SCIENCE CONGIUnns. —The National Aesociatios for the Pro motion of Social Science, which is to meet at Edinburgh in the beginning of October, has, among others, invited the co-operation of the President and Council of the Royal , Scottish Academy, to whom they have suggested, ma a ' matter which could not fail to be highly appreciated, the bringing together on the walls of their galleries each a col lection of the works of dammed and living Scottish artiste as shall in some measure illustrate the past history and progress, u well as the present condition, of Scottish art. The president and council, after giving this pro posal their beet consideration, have come to a unanimous resolution, since confirmed by the general body of the Academy, to adopt this suggestion, as being in entire accordance with intentions they have frequently ester- Wined. They believe that such an exhibition might add its own peculiar grace sad value to an occasion so interesting, might provide to the inhabitants generally, not leas than to the strangers present, an instructive retrospect of art is Scotland, and, together with the collection in the National Gallery, with which the Academy is so intimately muted, might originate during the Congress important curious as to the ,place of art in abs social economy, the in flueoce of its productions on the prosperity and progress a oommusitias, the practical effect of inch institutions as the Royal Scottish Academy sad National Gallery on the national refinement in taste, and might, at the name time, elicit the best modes by which artistic refinement and int.!. ligenee can be brought to bear nponars national architecture and public monuments, sad upon beauty of design in oar various decorative manufactures and handicrafts. The sca demy trust they may calculate on the effic:ent aid of the pen prieton of some of the moat Potable works of Scottish art, and especially of tbs works of living artists who are members of the academy. The Royal Academy Galleries are to be devoted to the purposes of this exhibition witb the toe corrence of the Honourable the Commissioner, of the Board of Manufactures sad of the Lords Commis. dooms other Majesty's Treasury. The exhibition will be open (free) to the members of the emigre.. during the whole °i of its meetings in Edinburgh ; and on the evade( of edaeeday, the 7th October, when the Honourable the Board of if &nut acturers are to erste' Win the members sad associates of the National Association in the National lacy, the Academy have offered to place the exhibition, en smite with that institution, at the servioe of the Honour able Board, with the view of iocreasing the interest and splendour of their reception. This offer on the part of the Academy has been courteously accepted by the Honourable Board, who at the same time have signified their satire sans faetiou, and that of the Treasury, with the 'holed the pro posed arnagements.—Sademan. VOLUNTRIER FS= AT HAXISTIAD.—IL i 8 intended to hold a volunteer fete at Hampstead on Monday next enrpnoee an extensive scads It appears that the 29th Ninth Mtddlssx Rifle Volunteers bad projected a volunteer fete to have taken place on the 4th instant at Werten's at Kentish-town, that place havi ng been inamitoual l y te = at the disposal of the regiment for tba purpose. At the arena hour, however, in comminute of the pro oesdinp instituted in chancery by Mr. Copestake sad others spinet Mr. Weston, the fete was postponed and peat law was entailed thereby upon the committer, and duppoint meat to the friends of the corps. In this emergency, Mr. Donald Niooll, the chairman, and the directors of the Sub urban Hotel Company liberally offered to place the grounds of their New Rampeteed.heath Hotel at the service of the corps, to illuminate them at their own aurae, and fit them up specially f or suc h se occasion. They eke volunteered the use, if completed, of the sew pavilion they are erecting, fitted with the decorations used es the occasion of the recent civic ball to the Prince and Pliable, of Wales at Gaildhaß, which the oompany have purchased. The offer was accepted. and the fire is auricled to take place oa M on d a y nest, the 24th instant. The setorrienseata will be somewhat similar to those of the Dramatic College fete at the Crystal Palace, but without a do p ting th e principle of riskier the public pay extra for ever after roe paying for admission. Is addition to band of the North Middle/rt, the hand of the 19th (Working Men's College) inlaid that of the 36111 Middlesox (Paddington) Bide Volunteers have given Asir services and will perform dance and operatic mete for the gratilicatios of all classes of visitor. The North Loodott Raflway will ran special trains front Hampstead Heath striae, and the omaibuses to town up to nearly_midnjilit. HONOURABLE ARTILLERY COMPANY.--The Horse Troop, cadet the command of C a pt a i n Ja mastered early ' on Wednesday morning at th e barnacks In rursbury and marched dir ec t to the Bricklayers' Arms station of the Brighton and South Corr Railway, whence they proceeded by special train to Brighton. They then remounted, and taking with them two of their guns, they marched to the tors of Seaford, near Eastbourne, where they porpoise re :edging for tan days or a fortnight to avail themselves of the °enormity of constant drill and ball practice. The let company of the Robin Howl Rifles bu South Austra V Four hundred and seventy emigrants left :Iwwe on Tuesday for Quark's', OD board the g e r i vS t i ° Star, one of the Black Ball line. specially chartered ththe &dyad°. Aseriation. Just before the yeses! riled ree respectable-looking men, said to be from Menthes ter, were arrested on urinate granted by the whirr rare of that city for briar forged retry doenersta by which they obtained cheap passages. Bach of them had a wife and a large quantity of lugga ge , with him. MR. SANDAY'B SA LE OF LEICESTER" Small...—. On Wednesday, the 19th inst.. the sale of the last of the celebrated dock of Mr. Sudsy's pare bred " Labourite" took place at Helms Pierrepniot, Nottinghamshire. Mr. Sunday is retiring from the professioa of sheep breeder. in which he has for a great number of yeses bre so emingetly successful. There were 88 ebestling ewes and 64 @heading rams offered for sale. Mr. Stafford was th e auctioneer. The nuns realised vg and the ewes 443 ruiner, making a total el 1,2L0f. LATEST INTELIAGENCZ. AMERICA. (=MI% Ticrow!.) r. Aucarerr 21. The Royal Mail steamer Scotia, from New York on the 12th inst., arrival here at 7 a.m. She brings 116 passengers and 696,000 dole. in specie. She landed all mails and 17 passengers, and proceeded immediately. All welL She made the passage in eight days sixteen hours. (Per the Soak.) NEW YORK,Aoaver 10, Evamio. It is reported that General Meade has twice ten dered his resignation, and now insists upon its ac ceptance. General Grant is spoken of al his suc cessor. The army of the Potomac is to be reorganised. Drafted men and substitutes are now reinforcing it. The Faders.ls have arrested all the inhabitants north of the Rappahannock as far as Belle Plaine. They have occupied Beverley Ford. Malty's guerillas are still committing depreda tions between Alexandria and Fairfax. It was reported that the land and naval forces would attack Fort Sumter on the Bth inst. A Faders'. force has marched down the centre of Arkansas. Other forces are preparing to clear the territory west of the Mississippi of the organised Confederate forces. General Foster has made a reconnaissance with three gunboats up James River. The Secretary of War has ordered Confederate prisoners to be confined and held as hostages for three negroes captured on board the steamer Isaacs Smith, whom the Confederates refuse to -xchange. _ . The Governor of New York has written to Presi dent Lincoln complaining of the injustice done to the state by the mode of enrolment, and asking for a suspension of the draft until the errors are cor rected. He urges volunteering to be substituted for the draft, and claims that, by the constitution, the Conscription Act should be tested in the state court& President Lincoln replied that the draft must be enforced, but that the districts where there is any irregularity could be re enrolled. The President does not object to submit the constitutionality of the Conscription Act to the decision of the courts, but cannot consent to lose time while obtaining judgment, "as the enemy is driving every man into his ranks very much as a butcher drives bullocks into his slaughter pen, thus producing an army which will soon turn upon the victorious Federal' if not sustained by recruits. The volunteer system is so far exhausted as to be inadequate." The Washington correspondent of the New York Herald anemia that reports had reached Wash ington that Mr. Cassius M. Clay had entered into an offensive and defensive treaty with Russia, ensuring to that power that in the event of the Western powers declaring war against her, the United States would declare war against France and England. Blockade running at Wilmington is said to be carried on to an enormous extent at present. The steamer Georgia, from New York for Liver pool, ran ashore on the 4th inst., in a fog, on the north-east bar, Sable Island. It is supposed that she will be a total wrsok. The passengers and bag gage were saved. The mail steamer China was intercepted off Cape Rees on the Bth inst. NEW YORK. Accuse 11, Evioruto. The Confederate pickets extend along the south bank of the Rappahannock, though the Federal cavalry occasionally scour the country as far as the lower fords of the Rapidan. Stafford Court-house and Acquia Creek are within the Federal lines. It is reported that 8,000 Federal reinforcements arrived at Charleston on the Ist inst., and would land on the south end of Folly Island. General Bragg is at Chattanooga. Part of Lis army is at Rome, Georgia. It is rumoured that Bishop Polk has superseded General Bragg. During General Foster's reconnaissance up the James River his vessels were fired at by artillery and sharpshooters stationed along the banks. A torpedo exploded under one of the vessels, doing considerable damage. Admiral Farragut has arrived at New York in the steamer Hartford. A battle is imminent at Fort Blunt, Indian ter ritory. Governor Seymour has addressed another letter to President Lincoln, reasserting that there was in justice and fraud in the enrolment, and furnishing statistics proving that more persona were enrolled in the democratic than in the republican districts. Governor Seymour says be is sure that the President cannot fail to right these gross wrongs. The Kentucky democratic press assert that the election in Kentucky was carried by military autho rity. President Davis has rescinded the furlough granted to the prisoners captured and parolled at Vicksburg. The Governor of Alabama has called a special session of the legislature. The Richmond Examiner denounces the military appointments made by President Davis, and says : "The spirit of resistance to the North is as strong as ever, but the Sobthern people are weary of the flagrant mismanagement of the government by President Davis's administration." There is a large increase in the mortality of New York. There were 970 deaths last week, being 400 more than in the same period last year. NEW YORK, Ammer 12, Nownra. General Lee's bead-quartera are at Gordonsville, and his main body is on the line of the Rapidan. The New York Herald asserts that a convention of prominent republicans will be held at Washing ton next week. The object of the meeting is not known, but the Herald asserts that information has reached Washington that the Confederates were willing to return to the union if terms were offered them, and that the republican party is desirous to atop the war, and to avoid the unpopularity of the conscription ; hence a meeting has been called. President .1 1 ..ineoln has written a second letter to Governor Seymour, confirming his determination to enforce the draft. It is reported that Confederate General Richard son is conscripting all light-coloured negroes in West Tennessee to serve as soldiers for three years, at the expiration of which they will receive their freedom, but no pay. Mr. C. B. Sedgewick, late chairman of the Con gressional Naval Committee, has written a letter, stating that Mr. Howard, of New York, came to him in July, IMO, saying he came at the instance l of Messrs. Laird to make proposals to the navy department. Mr. Sedgewick referred him to the Secretary of the Navy, who declined entering into negotiations. Mr. Howard was either Mr. Laird's agent or a volunteer expecting a commission, but was not an agent of the navy department. The New York Herald states that several cabinet meetings have been held at Washington at which the Mexican question was discussed. It was decided to demand from France the entire abandonment of the monarchial scheme. The China, Baxonia, and the Glasgow have arrived out. kkoaamm SATURDAY. 01 TIM SUNDAY. N.E. to W., moderate, Notra-Erir. N.E. toN.W. and S.W. fine. tight to freak S.W. NAL to N.W. and W., WEST 00MITS. I. W. to W.a.W., tight to freak IMO moderate to fresh. W.N.W. to N.N.E., BocreCOUre. N.L. to N.W., mode moderate to fresh, rate to fresh, fine. fine. N.W. to Nit., mode- aorra-PAST. N.N.E. to W N.W., rate to fresh, fine. fiene. oderate to fresh, Niieth-ristsCalthnesa to Norfolk. Weet=Donegal to Cora. wall. Sooth=Chanoel and Bay Comte. South•Esat=Stralt of Dover to Norfolt THE BATHINti SEAWN AT 013 TEND.—A letter from this favourite Belgian watering•place says that dining Saturday and Sunday last the streets of the city were crowded with visitors, and that excursions from all dine- Cum continually brought MVOIIIIIIOOII to the number. In the evening it was found necessary to run special trains to Bruges, in order to convey thither thousands who could not obtain accommodation at Osteed. On Saturday up wards of 5,000 persons 'maid, and on Sunday the number was more thee doubled. Although several persons were carried away by the currents, the boatmen stationed at the place to prevent widest' succeeded is provesting los of life. 00WEIROILL INTELLICENCR. NEW YORE, Ammer 11, Evaania. Money abundant. Gold 261 per amt. premium. Exchange on London, banker' bills, 1391. Stocks dull. New York Centrals, 1271 ; Illinois , 1201 ; Erie 106 ; Six per Cents. United States Bonds, 106 i. Cotton dull ; middling upland, 680. Flour heavy, at a decline of 10c. Wheat and oorn lower. Provisions good inquiry. Coffee heavy. Sugar steady. Molasses quiet. Crude petroleum, 341 c. to 35c. SOUTHAMPTON, Avouirr 21. The Hamburg and American Company's steamer Hammonia, from New York on the Bth inst., has arrived off Cowes. She brings 114 passengers, 15,125 dollars in specie for England, and 1,300 dollars for Hamburg. On the 12th she spoke the English barque Reuben bound for Glasgow ; on the 16th the Eng lish barque Crimea, bound for Cardiff to New York ; and on the 20th, off Cape Lizard, the steamer Scotia. the news by the Hammonis has been anticipated. THE UNITED STATES AND FRANCE. on surrAzzirs TIMIGHAPILI (nor OUR )now. OORSIOFONDINT.) FRANKFORT, PamAy. The Europe contains an article which has created a sensation here with regard to the display of the Mexican fiagby the American consul. The Europe re fers to the fact that in March last Mr. Seward declared that the government of Washington would never tolerate any other form of government in Mexico than the republican. The Europe affirms that Juarezdemax.ded of Mr. Lincoln whether the United States government would sae any impropriety in Mexico being represented in foreign countries by American agents, in case of the overthrow of the legal authorities of Mexico. Mr. Lincoln gave a favourable reply. The Europe anticipates imme diate war if the Emperor Napoleon does not confine himself to the demand for an indemnity and leave Mexico a republic. (aroma's nizawas.) THE POLISH INSURRECTION. VIENNA, Ammer 21. The latest intelligence from Lithuania announces that the detachment commanded by Mackiewicz has gained a victory over a superior Russian force near Kiesdany. The Prase states that an engagement unfavour able to the Russians has taken place at Obiechow, in the palatinate of Cracow. THE FRANKFORT CONGRESS. FRANKFORT-ON-THE-MAME, Ammer 21. The permanent committee of the popular dele gates of the German Diets held a sitting yesterday. The following questions were upon the order of the day :—The German question ; the more enlarged organisation of the Congress ; the Schles wig-Holstein question. Meetings of the Congress will take place to-day and on Saturday. Herren Schultze, Delitsch, Bennissen, Metz, ttc., are among the deputies who have already ar rived. The King of Holland was yesterday at the gala performance in the theatre. Thirty-two sovereign Princes, with their ministers and the corps diplomatiqns, were present upon the occasion. THE EAST. PARIS, Acrourr 21. Advione received here state that some disturb ances have taken place in the vicinity of Damascus. The Bedouins under Djibel attacked a detachment of gendarmes, of whom five were killed. Other similar attacks took place at Keerouet. These attacks cause some uneasiness ; but energetic mea sures on the part of the Ottoman government will soon put a stop to them. . ALEXANDRIA, Accuerr 19. The Annamite ambaaaadora have arrived at Suez. THZ SUEZ CANAL. 001.78TiNTINOPLE. Ammar 20. The statements published by some journals rela tive to the Suez Canal settlement are erroneous. Forced labour is absolutely abolished, the company having six months allowed them to make other labour arrangements. SPAIN. MADRID, Amin 21. a of this morning states it is asserted in well-informed quarters that the ministry will not enter upon the consideration of the Mex ican question until after the Archduke Maximilian has accepted the crown. The electoral meetings in the various districts have been authorised by the government, The The following telegram has been received at Mr. Reuter'a office from the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, August 21 : THE CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS. The Manilla left Alexandria with the Marseilles portion of the above mails at 3 p.m., on the 10th instuit. ----- The Poonah, with the heavyportion of the mails, left at 4 p.m. She may be expected at South ampton about Sept. 1. The Bengal brought the mails to Suez, arriving there on the 18th inst. The Poonab has 2,790, and the Masailis 210 packages of cargo. WEATHER IMPORT.-(THIS DAY.) FRIDAY, Auol3gr 21, 8 A.Y. A Is li b W. V. Z. Q. LH. I. Nairn WU N.N.W. IS o Leith berdeen ... 70.12 111 N. 30li o o 30.16 . W. . W f Shields tlearborestlh X * IS" N . W. c Groom:aide— 1016 1 66 w.s.w. n - 0.06 Galway Yolanda Queenstown —ll N.W. 1111 o Liverpool lO.lO, :1 W.N.W. 28 e Holyhead 130.18 67 N. W. 38 e Pembroke .. —10.24 66 W. N. W. 21 b Pentanes I like? Z. I II e —. Bred ;WS 66 N. W. i2B 1 I:orient 60.2064 N. 30 b Rochefort '30.21 67 N. I 23 b-. Plymouth 60.06 66 N.N.W. 28 0 Weymouth lkea 16 N. W. SI b Porouth lll7 NI N. II e o.wr London Dover 110.17 &Si S 0 0.07 Yarmouth ... -10.10 671 N. PO o Heligoland llk ', II MP N. W. • n . • 14, FROM PARIS. (nos oas OWN PARIS. TRUIRDAT BVIINING. A letter from the camp at Chalons informs us that the Emperor, who, as we know, loves to mingle the occupations of the sickle and the plough share with those of the sword and the bayonet, visited yesterday the estate of K Jacquesson (the French reading of Jackson), for the purpose of examining the results of some curious experiments now in course of operation under tbe superintend ence of &Dutch agriculturist, K Daniel Hooebrenck. The theory which this gentleman is reducing to practise is that the fecundity of cereals may be greatly augmented by the sprinkling on the plant of the pollen of the same ; be it wheat, rye, barley, or oats. For this purpose he uses tufts of thread strung upon thin ropes and dipped in honey, to which the pollen adheres in sufficient quantity to be sprinkled at will on the plant when in flower. The results are described as being highly satisfac tory, though details are wanting. The same prin ciple is said to be applicable to fruit trees. The patriotic Italian, Father Passaglia, has in preparation • refutation of Renan's " Life of Jesus." It may be expected that his treatment of the subject will be lees narrow and bigoted than has been that of the French bishops, who, as is their wont, have done more harm to the cause in question by their remedies than it had previously suffered by the disease. It is stated that M. Dubois de Saligny is to be replaced in Mexico by M. de Montholon, now consul-general in New York. You in red-tape and routine ridden England are unable to comprehend this mingling of consular with diplomatic functions. With you, once a consul ever • consuL Here they think a good consul may make as good an ambassador. M. Paulin Limayrac has been commanded to make capital out of the articles that have appeared in your contemporaries, the Times and the Morning Herald, on the French policy in Mexico, and he this morning fulfils the mandate with a vengeance. "All reflecting and impartial minds," he says, "have long since rightly appre ciated the cause of the French expedition to Mexico, but never, perhaps, has the legitimate character of our grievances been more forcibly brought out than it is by the Times. We did not ex pect so promptly and from such a source so striking an apology for the policy of the Emperor's govern ment in the affairs of Mexico. Still we well knew the sentiments which had inspired our enterprise." "National honour at stake," "Insult to our flag," " Savage deeds of a tyrannical minority," and so on through the old stereotyped catalogue of wrongs. Then the occasion is seized for quoting for the hundredth time the words uttered by an august voice, "There are no longer any regions so remote that an attack upon the honour of France may be made there with impunity." After recapitulating the supposed advantages of the expedition, political and commercial, the writer concludes his article by certain lucubration' on the question, not of the acceptance of the throne of Mexico by the Archduke Maximilian, but of the acceptance of the archduke by the Mexican people. "Does the selection of the Archduke Maximilian an swer to the wishes and wants of the Mexican people This the Mexican people will itself decide. France, scrupuloualy faithful to the principles she has laid down, has no thought of exercising the least pressure, but will leave the country free, ab solutely and wholly free, to express its wishes." It is well that the world, which has recently seen the annexation to France of Savoy and Nice, should be thus reassured on this point. Even the most zealous of the war-at-any-price party now admit that for this year there is no chance of the fulfilment of these hopes. They pour the vials of their wrath upon England and Austria, which countries, they say, are ignominionaly bent upon sacrificing principle to policy. The Emperor himself, they admit, sees the utter impossibility of launching unaided France into a war for the Polish idea. His words on the subject are said to be that he is dissatisfied with the attitude taken by England and Austria ; that France has done, and will con tinue to do, her duty, but that alone she cannot draw the sword. I have just heard some curious particulars respecting the discovery of a combustible liquid, said to be the original Greek fire, which only explodes under water. The experiments now being made, are, it iv said, of an astounding character. M. Aurcrlien Scholl, editor of a satirical paper called Le Nain Jaune, published, a short time ago, an article which certain members of the dramatic profession considered as reflecting upon the honour and the professional considera tion of actors and actresses in general. Hereupon the Baron Taylor, in his capacity of President of the Committeee of the Dramatic Artists' Associa tion, the vice-presidents and the secretaries of the same, and an actor of the name of Luguet, in his individual capacity, together brought an action against the Nain Jawie, demanding damages to the amount of 20,000 fr. The Civil Tribunal of the Seine has just decided the case in favour of the defendants, upon the grounds that the association in question is an association for mutual succour, and cannot act as a body in any other capacity ; that the Baron Taylor is not an actor, and, conse quently, not within the scope of remarks attaching exclusively to actors ; that Luguot was expressly and by name excepted by the writer of the article from the charges constructively made against actors in general ; and lastly that, inasmuch as the article itself made an exception in favour of a certain num ber of actors and actresses whom it admitted to ;be of honourable and decorous lives, there was nothing to show that any one of the artists who believed themselves attacked was of ne,7esaity in the intention of the writer to b e range d other than the said excepted category. So the corporZtion presided over, and most ably too, by the Baron INylor has lost its time and its costa in the prosecution of this frivolous action. The rise at the Bourse still sontinues, the princi pal bankers being now the buyers, but the general public hesitating to follow in their kotateps; Rents rose 10c. for cash and sc. for the account, leaving off at 671 r. 95c. and 67fr. 90c. respectively. Great but ineffectual efforts were made to touch 68fr. Italian (new) rose 15c. for cash and 25c. for the account, leaving off at 72fr. 85c. and 73c. respec tively. Mobilier rose bfr. for cash and Sir. 75c. for the account. AN ATTACK BY A Suit IN EDINBURGH CASTLE. —The other day • Bradford manufacturer. while espged in inspecting Edinburgh Castle, approached too close to an enclosure in which a beer belonguig to the 92nd Regiment was confined. when Bruin suddenly rushed out and seized him by the leg. On calling out for assistance several soldiers came to the rescue, who reeommended the unfor twists gentleman rather to leas forward towards the bear than to tear himself away, as otherwise he might be draued into the enclosure and worried on the spot. On this being done the bear was soon made to release hie hold, and the gentleman, we are happy to say, escaped without severe injury. Visitors to the Castle should in future take OW NOS to come in contact with this dangerous denizen. LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (13dors Mr. Commisdoser Pam) 111 OLIPHANT. —A CONTRIBUTOR TO As OLD-sssAstass= JOURNAL. This was as applicatiOn for release by Hoary WUlitim Oliphant, of 68, Tomogtowegnare. The adjudicatiou was made on • petition presented by Mr. Wells, of M sarest. The debts are 72i/., sad the faibus was stated has arisen from the stoppage of the Mornini Chroni , te. Menegh dfst r. asked for the discharge, which was imme. y ordered. 11116. RI ZHWARD ILLRTIN.-TOTAL RRICSAL OT THE ORDER OF DISCHARGE. The bankrupt was a bOil;;;;I;O, of Bromley, who ap. plied for his order of discharge a short time since. Rio Hower now delivered judgment, and said—On the Bth of May, 1883, Martin was adjudged bankrupt by Mr, Registrar Roche on his own petition. The bankrupt stated that he owed to unsecured creditors, 8531. ; and to credi• ton holding security, 374/. ; against which he alleged there was property, 4451. The official assignee, however, h es only received 121. The bankrupt asked for his discharg e , and was oppaied by one Taylor, an engineer. Taylor was aware, and stated that on the 14th of February last the bankrupt Martin told him that he had an a:collect boiler for sale, sod pressed him to come and see it at Bow. Martin said the boiler had cost him 85/„ on which Taylor bought it, giving 1051. Taylor paid 501. down, end left the boiler where it was, thinking it was safe. Shortly after Taylor paid the remaining 551. On the same day Taylor bought of Martin another boiler for 121. and Martin said it was saf e to remain there, and he said he had permission to leave the boiler there as long @albs liked. On the Bth of May Martin was putted • bankrupt, upon which Taylor went to Bow to take powiesaioa of his boiler. The boiler, however, was not there, it having been sold and delivered to w aes nw = Martin's order. This transaction cannot b e o by any other language thaa a swindle, and rehire the bankrupt s discharge Atogether. Mr. G. F. Taylor. of Coleman'atreet, conducted the use for the opposing creditor. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) CLERKEN WELL. 11Ig RIGHT OP • WIII TO VISIT HIE fIUSEILID. A respectably-attired woman, who gave the name of Sarah Sokeelkr, was charged with annoying her husband, C. E. Schooner, a 0001111i1S1012 agent, residing at 41, Great James. street, Bedford-row. The complainant said that the defendant was his wife, and yesterday she came to his house and annoyed him. Km was not drunk, but was excited. She wan taken to the station, and as she promised not to go near him again she wuallowed to go. When he went home she was there again, and he then gave her into cuatody. He did not allow her anything for her maintenance, and there were circum- stances connected with the case that he did not wish to men . The defendant said that when the complainant maid her he had with her 1,5001., all of which he had spent. She was compelled to get a situation, and then he was glad to borrow money of her. She was now out of work, and went there to borrow a sovereign, and was refused, and locked up. The magistrate maid that if the busbauid did not allow his wife anything she could go to his house and ask for some- thing. He should discharge the defendant, and he was not mite certain that she ought is have been brought before MARYLEBONE. DIBPZEATI HICOUNTIS.-51101111U IS THEATRES. James Moriarty, described as 6 laborer. was placed a the bar, before Mr. Yardley, charged with causing a die. Nahanni in the Marylebone Theatre, and as aulting Henry Ireland, one of the attendants, under the following cir. cameraman. From the evidence of Ireland it appeared that he was is the gallery of the theatre as the people were leaving, and twice saw the prisoner, who was on the opposite side of the gallery, strike a match and light a piece of paper, in ode to set light to his pipe. Smoking being strictly prohibited, and notices to that effect being posted about, he (witness) called across to prisoner to put hie pipe away and extinguish the light. This he refused to do. when witness went to him and took the light from his band. Upon this prisoner seised him by the threes with both hands, when a moat desperate struggle maned. Witness was forced on to the railing surrounding the gallery, and here prisoner managed to get him haft way over, when assistance arnved. Had the prisoner succeeded is getting him over be (witness) must have been killed by his fall into the pit. Sergeant Hendry, Xi D, corroborated Ireland's evidence, when Mr. Yardley rid prisoner's conduct was highly improper, and Ireland did what was right in ordering him to put out the light. Even after his being told to pat out the light, his conduct was very violent, and to mart his sense of his (prisoner's) conduct he should order him to pay a fine of Ws., or else be imprisoned for eight days. Prisoner was locked up. WOEBHIPSTREET. EOBBERT MON ALLEGED DISTILDUL - - • • William Holden, a tall, punt man of 36, wee charged with stealing on two separate occasions from the promises of Mr. Bo tting, a pro;witator of saw-mills in Kinpland. It appeared that a week since prosecutor missed on one morning 230 feet of bead mahogany, and on the following day 320 test of the same wood, and a very small piece picked up outside the mills served to sbow in what directioe at had been conveyed. The matter was placed in the hands of Gould, a detective otficer of the N division, who soon got a desert tion of the thief from a lad present at the time the wes removed on the lint cooadoo. This resulted in the apprehension of the prisoner, bat the property so not then traced. When charged with the dram he protested his innocence, although the witness swore to him most die tiootly as the man seen to get over a paling twice into Mr. Bottiog's premises, and each time return with mahogany, which he afterwards placed oo a truck end wheeled away. The remand now eoabled Gould to bring forward teslt• mony of the prisoner having sold the identical wood to a cabinet maker, named Tucker, in Spitalfields, but without the slightest imputation upon that tradesman's character, as • fair business price wee paid for it. Prisoner now pleaded guilty, and urged in extenuation of his offence that his wife was in great illness and that be had • large family nearly starving, himself being out of work. Prosecutor mercifully appealed for • lenient punishment, as he beloved his story and had some knowledge of Weiss a workman. - _ _ . . . . Gould send be bad visited the priaoner's lodging in George's-place, Hoxtou. He found the wife recently con• fined, and there were besides five children. The magistrate remarked that despite of all this it was • very bad ease, sod the prisoner had pertinaciously denied until the robbery wan clearly brought against him that be knew aught about it. There would not be any protection d property, if tbeplea of distress was permitted as as ennuis for theft. He would, however, take into consideration the kiad recommendation to mercy made by the prosecutor, and limit the term of imprisonment to one month's hard laboa is the House of Correction. ATTEMPTED MURDER BY A LUNATIC. Charles Bailey was on Tuesday last committed foe trim', by Mr. J. H. Webb, for attempting to murder William Gregory, a journeyman shoemaker, at Trowbridge. The first witness was . _ Elizabeth Bailey, who deposed—l am a widow, and keep a lodging-house at Trowbndge. The prisoner is icy son. About two o'clock on Saturday morning last, I was in bed ; the prisoner was in a room over mine, and slept in the same bed with William Gregory. Prisoner came into my room and said, " Bill (meaning William Gregory) has put some thing iota my mouth to kill me." I persuaded him to go to bed. He said, He's been and tried to kill me, and Dow I'll go and kill he." He then left my room. William Gregory, the prosecutor, whose face and head were covered with bandages, said—l sleep in the same bed with the prisoner. I got home on Friday night about 12 o'clock, and found the prisoner in bed. Pri soner said, " You've put something in my month to poison me." I said, "I've done no such thing ; thee know, Charlie, that you aid I have always been the best of friends." Prisoner then began tarsal* with me. and I held him in defence. He got me down on the bed. got on top of me. seized my nose between his teeth, and nearly bit the top of it off, and I laid down on the bed to let it bleed. We were both undressed. In about a minute afterwards he came to me and knelt upon the bed and stabbed me first under the left ear. I tried to get the knife away from him, but as fast as I caught bold of one arm he changed the knife into the other. He continued to stab me about the fans and head, and. finding I was getting ex hausted, I jerked myself off the tied on to the floor and rolled under the bed, and there I lay and bled. Pnatmer pen ran away. Edward Parrott, an errand boy, gave confirmatory eri. dance. John Hutton Stapleton, surgeon—About 2 o'clock oe Saturday morning I was called to attend William Gregory. I found him lying on the floor in a bedroom, covered with blood, and with only his shirt on. He was in a state of great exhaustion. 1 discovered that the tip of his nose was nearly bitten off. The left nostril was cat open. There were several incised wounds about the left cheek, one of which penetrated into the month. There was a large wound behind the larger vow& under the left ear. I could put my finger half an inch into this wound. Thefe was another wound on the right temple. The tight n ri d n g ear h o:2l h a d e lsr i lEt ve ar 4F y O c t u ria t the erd l ch h w es e a k wo a t s F a u rt it ear would have proved fatal if it bad been 1 inch in front of where it was inflicted, as the carotid artery here mends. the l g r i n . The prisoner for the last nine months he. been receiving relict from the parish, and has been under my care as harmless lunatic. He is subject to delirium, but from my acquaintance with him I have found him generally capable of giving intelligible answers to my questiona.—/htwes Gentle. CRYSTAL PALACE. ONE SHELLING DAT. THONADAI, AUGUM' 20.—Aaraissions na payment, 41,34, ; ditto by essaca tickets, 871 ; t•ta, 5,507. • LONDON AND NORTH (THIS L The adjourned half-year Ot" wee bold none, at - 11;;;;pcTri;6;isiTbso -- (7Provi Ina takes as read. The CUAIBYur, ia moving tin MoonnM rid it was satisfacto was nsoviag upwards. The ioer ball Isar over that of the corn was 148,0001. and the dispose exam On the other hood the an Morass of 25,0001. The pi it that everything the director to or Interact the tendency of low by the Shropshire Uniou 1 than it was last year, owls This illustrated the effect o loss was equal to the w expenses had been reduced the first time in their history as out of parliament without any hewed the legislature was now view of railway interests. I excursion Weiss, however, ti chequer had abstracted thei 3,0301. • year. lapin= of want of onion anion railway oo would add that all the d account of new wort was shoal Mr. TAYLOR thought the iocr resulted in a larger increase al of permanent and satisfactory it of rem, the adherence of the d behaved, be greatly tried heft year. Hr. Gass doubted whetb wen tarried by the company tarred to the charged h Western and the Loads and N support of his view. kir. &Masan thought it w third-class p•swnprtr,Bc than the preceding speaker that the biting rats. Advertiog to • rum to propose • lees of the Lams such step, adding that the coo canal guarantees. Mr. Boucot( regretted that I of the last year was not at A dividend of that amount tlemauly--(laughter)—and the receive lea (Renewed laug position of the Shropshire Ueio unsatisfactory. There was no =gooiest, though it wee no do who were engaged in it and who dividend already declared. Mr. PRICE believed the tees drat Clompeostas Bill was rya little favour was that it asked and well-considered measure we bably have a very different fat what was the cost at th in parliament last year, • any arrears of previous eiisi desired informatioa with respect the board of 100,0001. to the Clomparry, sad the acceptance of as security. Be also quoted fro of the Home of Lords on tine sir The CE1•1111" in reply, eaS was missed, and that debentni still held by the board as oscura mom was to ware to the North to • port on the north-east cost, • were still on very friendly term Company. He admitted the d policy of peace, and the board, the interests of that company, w ppeaa Whether the coal Sri depsodd on • variety of circum what it was fair to include is ea Great Northern Campania had the rates at which sal was to Leedom. A year or two the isles a shilling per te oboes to rah* Sea, a that basal of the increase. is the I carried 3,800,000 teas of rash, wh they carried in the paioading yea If they could possibly bap it ears he believed that branched trafito position. (Hear.) As resisted he observed that the h ygiving all the seammod hoped the Shropshire Union sha to be their interest to Collter Western stock, and when that bI management would of course me penis had been paid as they era Mr. NICHOLLS hoped the be pease, when there is so peace," I that large wooers should not illehealle. (Hear, hear.) After some further discussion t The dividend at the rate of 2 balf : yeer having hem declared =3lll for the transaction of the 12th het. The ii7diowing resolution was p and adopted unanimously : That in pursuance of the Railway Vesting Act, 1861, math Loudon and North Western aid of the powers of the Birkenhead I of capital for that undertaking, sae other acts of parliament relating way, an additional capital of 474 raised in shares of MY. each ; I be called • Birkenhead Perpel and entitled to a perpetual pre out further participation of 41 10s. per cent. per annum, p each preferential dividend shall b taking of the Birkenhead Rails amount paid from time to time calls, shall be entitled to • 10s. per cent par ennui the calls are peal, or, from the date when the who That the directors, in coojuncticro Great Western Railway Conipan, authorised, to dispose of the said nor as they may deem most for I panes" A vote of thanks to the chair= eluded the preceding+. DRAM THROUGH DISAPPE An Inquest was held yeeterday lowlerstrest, before the Davies, to inquire into the cause named Edwin Win. Cowley, 18 yi parents at 19, Lowland-street, witness examined was the mother that ski was • widow, and her so was eighteen years of age last I gun screwer. He had been in the afternoon of the day (Tueeds about seven o'clock in the creole not return until nearly half.pasl said to him, " Why, whales " I know you are grieving about t she'll be glad to make it up with " I shall never speak to her • explained that on the prece ceased went, in company e to, who is only sixteen married at Hiandawortb Old Chore management they arrived there t to be performed. They made an the following morning (Tuesday) souions of her father, who ea young to be • wife, the girl s upon his calling for her to am°, was that the deceased wanders melancholy state of mind until the in answer to a question (row the Cc suggested that the deceased might search of the room was made, but u anyone to conclude that he had do goon, 5, Prcepect•row, examined, roner's precept he bad madea careful of the hotly of deoeased, and loom brain membrane and effusion of extensively diseased ; the right sit In the same state, and, in witness died from • fit of epilepsy, brought The )ury returned • verdict "TI the visitation of God."— rat SHOCKING DEATR.-- 1 1 fiuvyi yearn of age, named Chesney, th residing in Monkgate, York. ban in it is supposed from the wearing of ci she was in the kitchen MOW the clothes in flames, and, being grea into the wiled. Her cries twoi Ere was extinguished ; but it was literally roasted. Or. Arthur cod were called in, but the poor girl ex An inquest was held ou the ho Mercury, TRILL FOR WIFE MURDER mixes yesterday George Gibson, a dieted on a charge of murdering his prisoner, who was of intemperate wits, a sober and industrious worm Liverpool. On the night of the came home is a muddled state, supper. She told Mtn she had no I: Quarrel awes between them, and deceased slapped bet hualiand's returned to his room, and deems door step. Later on, while the der the prisoner rushed at her and 'tat • chisel. The deceased was so see could not be removed to the iotirrn fix weeks, and ultimately died. Into custody with the chisel, with I tresnieso. For the defence it was c. for the prisoner that death was the and that at the time he indicted th not aware of what he was doing. eoesultaties, returned a verdict ol lordship sestssoed the priimir to p