The Express. — London, England, 1868-08-22 00:00:00

Plil3BBlA, sECON D EDITION. .icoll)ENT 'I TIIK AI V E Of' ONE 01' TILE PASSEN t. s, / G,. C. , , „ " •loi of y, Nimbly gives the , Of . a te of the passoig,•r.: -- e • weal r.ved tit ('l'•-ter i WWI in a earria , p , ' • ev , •Ose. At that station fresh carriage.. on in front, and we became separated e m-ine by them mid the mail van. At , ,t. • 1.01,1 Ea. nhain's 'may got into the addi and were I•onsequently next to the Ii was a quarter to 1 o'clock when I felt were going, as the guard afterwards 30 miles an hour, but with full steam , 1 ,, t o eteosane a gradient we were ascending. 11,.• COI I;Igl'S with which we came into collision n the incline at, the guard thought, !I a greater speed. The shock - was not • and few of us were shaken from our (in feeling it I instantly looked out. i saw nothing but a huge mass of flame !;isting upwards and running along the line. I _et out instantly, but saw nothing to lead me to ..ppose that any persons had been injured in that portion of the train in front. There was not one Crean or cry. The death of the personvkilled 'hose carriages must have been instantaAcius. They ere smothered by the paraffin, or; in a moment, ,irched to death. The first idea of the nature of .•ealzunity I had was seeing a body in a kneeling • ,ition on the line, dreadfully charred. My brat • was to remove lay fellow'-passengerWfroni the 1-7 t. in which we were. They all providentially . :my serious injury. The same object of ••• Vngilgell all those who were able to ejtert, • and even in the confusion • an • alarm •••I. -t ilia up,lri-It hail .11.111 , 1 come upon us. .1 11, , milton ran fel.u:tr , l about a (pewter of a until ho ama rtune..l that tin up mail hadbeen aped. The earriag..s continued to Limn fiercely. emtutry people who aqsemble,l would lend Ile help, fearing the boiler would blow up ; but, tier SOW , ' dime, the 111:111 , were got out and the ter r. Triages detached from those in flames. sing the jouna•y fl,.au London to Chester the (unlit of he carriage next the engine ccupied by the Duchess of Abercorn, Ladies .ima and Maud Hamilton, the Marquis of and Lords Ernest and Frederick. At •wo or three carriages were interposed . that in which the Lord Lieutenant's and the engine. Unhappily Lord .% Farnham and two young ladies were in those Chester carriages. Everyone • • was killed. I saw the remains of fourteen • 1.1';!:111. .raving, according to a Dublin paper, illy per steamer, namely, the Duchess of • • t.,.rd C. Hamilton, and party: Vis , Astlerosse and children, Joseph Smith, 1. • ..-son, Francis Ferris, Miss Dunn, Mims Gi•org,e Blackburn, Mr. and Mrs. Ford •?,,i Miss Mann; Robert Lambkin, Cork; L.:ban. D. J. Kennelly, H. B. Armstrong. • Lady Selwyn Ibbetson, Mr. Cotten, Mr. .7:11111.4 Forbes, Dublin; J. Black, E. De . _ _ I. P. Cupard, A. J. Booth, Mr. and Mrs. n't%ll-bend, Miss H..A. Tottenham, W. V. Mrs. and the Misses Paterson, the • . 1:.:11, Ira. C.Townahend, Miss A. Totten- !V..: Gilpin, Mrs. J. Robinson, Miss Arnold,' \ lie, Miss Arthur, Miss M. J. Bowen, C. • 1 1 ir. and Mrs. Blennerhassett, D. Hatchell, leley, T. D. Keogh, Mrs. and Miss Sankey, Y.• K. :limey, the Misses Barnes, Mr. C. C • I;. Oldham, Dr. Buckett, C. Meigh, Colonel tgolaery. W. Moore and. eon, M'a. W. G. I :•. J. F. Armstrong, R. H. Molders, B. H. I._ Brodrielt, Mrs : Hoyle . , Mrs. Daniel, ." igg. Miss Sharp, Miss Butler, Miss Brod.: 11r. Sankey, Lady Howth and suite, Miss • 1 ; ,g. Mrs. 3herringha►u, Mrs. C. W. Williams, N st..rling, Miss Bray, Miss Gardner, Mrs. • ph; 1. , , Mrs. Dunploy, Mrs. Barfort, Miss I. np•. sergeant Hubbard, 0. Gordon, Mr. Cope ' and Mr. Hone. TIIE UNCLAIMED LUGGAGE. i • following Is a list of the unclaimed luggage g at the North Wt stery Conßany's office, West- 1-mw, Dublin :—Sir N. Chnineiy ; Hone; Par a H. Scobell ; Bel wick ; Sprigg ; Steam ; • rick ; Lord Farnham ; and fifteen articles ' zgagc, names unknown. Black leather • :what', labelled Kingstown; covered basket, :I,l : Kingatown, marked H.R.: covered trunk: k,-.1 : brown leather portmanteau, labelled WO black portmanteaus, from Geneva, ••,-II.•.1 'oi.eland; box and two black portman • :oof• party, marked W.P.; two trunks, K ; yellow wooden box, corded, Dili_-t...vn; black leather bag, C.S. \ in the second edition of this says :—" It is thought that the %, ill he 1. 1 to number 26 souls. The Ising sifted for money and jewellery. nt has been ascertained to be attributable I,..;:ligence of the head guard of the goods th. re were two breaks, one in the front 11,. in the rear of the train, with a gnarl 1,1. The head guard had neglected to screw break of the rear van before ho left • • d ihi. bleak and two trucks attached,were in Avunting by three other- loaded truclio, 1,, whole Fix having thus received an im lan down the incline of 1 in 100 for a • mid then half a mile along the level road m loch the collision took place. Thompson, 1•1%.T0f the Irish mail, had a view of 200 yards that hie train was at full speed. Both ,• :old the goods train were running fairly • , . The goods train had to leave some :it I.landulas, and the guards were sorting ',et of different parts of the train when the • • 10,, , led trucks struck the uncoupled portion • • t The oil was common pai:aftin, such burnt in I ps. It was declared on • ~ .ignment note to the company as liable to ,'• at 135 degrees. All the luggage of the r passengers has been deqtroyed, and thus does not exist even this meunz of identifying a% ellen." LATEST INQUIRIES. ~ further intelligence had reached the .I,crities nt Euston-square up to noon to r. Several telegrams have, however, been , i%cd. but their contenta neither tend to ~ w any additional light as to the actual •!• of tie calamity, nor add to the list of of those who have perished. Although the of killed has been estimated at 21 or 23 • st..tcment must not be accepted as correct, as 11,1,any are unable to give the casualties until .!•:. leis or relations come forward with proof • ',longing to lh,.m having travelled by •!, , tp. The fact of the whole of the baggage to the deceased having been de ,t wittlynt the task of identification the ;• in as the marks ou the clothing, &c., tic,rhsl ",nm clue as to the owners. 7 % 1 :: I:. the assiquut itutnagvr, and the other al,•. • omp:inying him, have not yet returned 111 ti,.. •• 4 111' of the cathstrophe. The company (1 that nothing shall escape them ! ;Ls- .w any light on the cause of thc ‘.lt:t) --- V •my of Egypt is said to intend, on his A !..xudriat, to efket bollle important changes in and to create a new ministry, that of • • M. do Lessepe is at this moment organising a • in the isthmus of Suez. N '.,tun is said to Intro accepted the dignity my on vnditiou of continuing ni Ion?, as he ' •n ise hi, prat .ish stage ha- stt•ttnined n great loss by famous :tutor. M. Julian lt , unea, at the of M. Gonzalez Bravo, hi: lemnite.: :he intelligrnee. t ok leave of ' •! St. Seharthu..and imsnediateiy returned to 1 r.:ely t o att.. ;l the funeral. desputoli trout files-t to Gar ...wawa., that the Elizalwthgrad 0:ivio1ot on the Ilth instant. • • BBRLIN, Avower 19. A oorrespoudent of the Gerichts-Zeitung, who has lady lien at Varzin (Count Bismarck's estate in Pomerania), gives such an account of the mi nister's mode of enjoying his holidays as warrants the belief that there are many years of good work in him. yet.. Immediately after breakfast ho mounts his horse, and takes a rido of si= or seven 11( 111111;• aomctimus visiting his own tsnauts, and soniotimes dropping in upon ono of. the neighbouring country gentlemen. He re thins home to dinner, and then spends the rest of tho evening either in the family circle, or, when the public business requires it, in his study. A telegraph wire has been recently laid down between the Chateau of Varhin and the imin eat station at the little town of Sehlawe, so that all important intelligence can be communi cated to hini without loss of time. A few months ago the countess fell off a chair, and received an injury which the country doctor pronounced to be a fracture of tho ribs. One of the oount's tenants, however, had a shepherd who stood in high repute among his neighbours for his medical and surgical knowledge, and the count, wishing to have his opinion as well, accordingly sent for him. As soon as this rustic diSeipliOl Alsculapiuli - entkred the room, tho countess began to laugh: , " Anybody who can laugh like that," said - the new .do 'tor, " cannot have broken any ribs." It is hardly necessary to say that tbe diagnosis proved correct, and that the broken ribs, which the papers talked about for weeks afterwards, were all a mistake. Varzin is a large estate; consisting of 23,000 Prussian morgen, or about 16,000 acres English. Count Bismarck has only retained the castle and the park, and has let all the rest of the • land. Having repeetelly ob sirved that one of hi 4 tenants seemed to be in very bad spirits,- he one • day took an 'opportunity of asking the raise--whether, perhaps, his rent was too high. "It is not that," said the tenant, "but I have no eAdtal, and without capital one cannot get on--one can make no improvements." " And how much do you want ?" said the Count. " Six thousand thulers " (9000 was the reply ; " and if I were to boirow them I should have to pay most exiabitant interest." " There you are mistaken," said the Count, " you can have them at a very reasonable rate. Go to my secretary this afternoon, and he will give you that sum at once." That Count Bismarck should be a popular landlord will not appear very wonderful after this. DEATH OF THE BISHOP OF PETERBOROUGH WHITBY, Farrar Mtwara. The Bishop of Peterborough died at a quarter before eleven this morning. The late bishop was the son of Mr. Francis Jenne, of Jersey, and was barn in 1806. He was educated at Pem broke College, Oxford, where he took his B.A. degree in 1827, being first class in classics. The only other persons who achieved that distinction at the same time were bir Edmund W. Head, of Oriel ; the Bev. Dr. Charles Wil liams, the present Principal of Jesus College; the Rev. William Jewell, of Merton, Professor of Moral Philo rophy ; and Mr. Herman Motivale, of Trinity, Professor of Political Economy in the University of Oxford, who in 1860 was appointed permanent Under-Secretary of State for the Colonial Department, and subsequently for the Indian Department. Amongst his immediate college contemporaries were Mr. Samuel Wilberforce, now Bishop (of Oxford ; Mr. Trower, late Bishop of Gib raltar; Mr. Jacobson, now Bishop of Chester; Mr. Neste, M.P. ; Mr. 'I% W. Faber, &c. Having held a college tutorship for some years, he was appointed in 1834 to the head-mastership of King Edward the 6th's Gram mar School at Birmingham, and this post he resigned in 1848, on being appointed to the Deanery of Jersey. In 1844 on the death of Dr. Hall, he was elected Master of Pembroke College, Oxford, in which capacity it will be remembered by Oxford men that he took high evangelical ground, and was the determined opponent of Dr. Pusey and the conductors of the "Tract, for the Times." In 1864 he was nominated by Lord Palmerston to the deanery of Lincoln, and in the same year. by the same Minister, to the Bishopric of Peterborough. He had been select preacher and vice-chancellor prior to receiving these appointments. The late bishop, in his place in Convocation, was a warm supporter of liberal principles, coinciding on all important points with the Bishops of London and St. David's, in apwit2on to the Bishops of Oxford and Salisbury. The bishopric, 'Lich is worth 4,5001. a year, falls to the nomi nation of Mr. Disraeli, the second be will have bad at his disposal. DR. PL SEY AND THE WESLEYAN CON FZRPJCE. The Times publishes a long Inter frnn Dr. Posey in explanation of his recent letter to the President of the Wesleyan Conference. The writer commences by eipressing his belief that "the days of Establishments are numbered, whether, in fact, the diseetablishment comes a little scones or a little later." Diseetablishment as sumed, the next question, he says, is how it is to be carried out, whether by the denominational system or by secu larisation ; a question which has, the doctor seems to think, not been properly faced. His motive for writing to the Cenferenceis thus Mated : —"I believe Mr. Coleridge's bill to be very pernicious, not to the Church of England only, but to religion generally. In discussions both in and out of parliament it was assumed that Mr. Coleridge's bill was in the interest of the dissenters. I was convinced that it would benefit no dissenting body except the uni tarians, that the so-called orthodox (/.e., the non-' 4 orimiau- Laing) dissenters would gain absolutely nothing by it, and would be among the first to deplore its effects. 'They would gain nothing in the way of assistance ie the education of their sons; for all scholarships said exhibitions are now given to superior attain ments; and the son of a dissenter, who has abilities and Culture enough to gain a scholarship or exhibition, is en tirely on a par with any churchman." Dr. Posey goes 'este say that he still thinks that religious dissenters would "prefer a system whereby they wont.' gain the in teilectuaFediantages of the university, while they retained the teligious teaching of their sons in the hands of those of their oen_persuamon, to one in which they might be taught (as 'Mr. Coleridge's Biltwonld allow) seriatim by • Baptist, a Sociman, a Deist, an Atheist, a Pantheist; or contrariwise by a Roman Catholic." " Anyhow" continues the doctor, " I wished the dissent ing bodies to have the question before them, and I wrote to the president of the 'Wesleyan Conference, because, as the conference was then sitting, the subject could be oon sidereil by them conveniently. Little sympathy as they 11144 y have with me, they are, I believe, the most religious body external to the church, and the meet opposed to ra tionalism, and would, I hoped and hope, give the subject consideration on its own ments." The proximity of a Wee k) dm, Ritpti..t, or oven Socinian College, might, it is sag smei ted, only make the teaching of the Established Church more definite. In the conrloding part of his letter Dr. Pussy declares that he never looked for any answer to hie letter, only wvhing the conference to consider a question which concerns theirivinscienom. not his; and that thoeonfarence wirely did not commit itself at once to any opinion upon a -object which was new to them. A 'on of the Right Hon. W. E. Glinl4tone will, the Jaw Ball hears, be a candidate for holy orders at the taut- tams ordination of the Bishop of Winchester, and will be ordained to the curacy of St Mary the Less, Lambeth, of which the Rev. H. Gregory is the incumbent _ _ As conbidinnble controve►sy has arisen as to the affect of the District Tithes Bill, we (✓ski Bolt) are re guested by the Bishop of Oxford to state that his bill Inukos at once, without any process, all perpetual curates an., who are really independent, which in tested by their being able legally to marry parties of right, and not under a r evocable license from the bishop. The Queen of Wurtetnberg, accompanied by two th.imberlsins and two ladies of honour, has arrived at flvlend, whew her Majesty proposos to remain about Glee weeko. The Princess Clotilda arrived quite incognita at Eilux-rooms, accompanied by her children. Her impe rial highness was merely attended by a chamberlain and lad) iu waiting. The King of Prussia has sent a telegraphic dt 'patch cordially congratulating the Emperor of Austria on the anniversary of the latter's birthday. The ex-Duke of Nu au has just resigned the grades he held in the Prussian army (general of cavalry and head of the sth regiment of Westphalian hakes). His highness has left Frankfort for Parteu-Kirohen, in Pavaria, for deer-,taltiug. The King of the Belgians has just given 4,000 fr. ii.nt his in ivy putre toward' the grand shooting match Lich i. tft_l.l%(` place at llamas next month. o Nuriskine's apartment at Baden w•as en ft red a few days ago, and note,. to thu value of 4,000!. and ebje, to of grt.at Taint. 4Asleu. TAR EXIYREAS, SATITRIAT ' AVEIFINd, "lAtiatkie ' 164 k r .W INTELLIGENCE.- {TitItPDAY.) OOTTRT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Hazlift, Acting Conneivioner.) IN lIC EN HAIM LLANDAPT 1111,4011. This W3B a renewed application for release out of cus tody, the bitting for choice of assignees haring tskein Tho bankrupt was a general merchant carrying on buliziess in (fruit Winchester-street-building* and he conic before the court on his own petition, which he tiled in tennis psuperie. The debts were 7,000'., which tho bankrupt had contracted during a trade of fifteen months, rid there is noshing for the creditors beyond property consisting prineipolty of cigar warrants, which the bank rupt has depoeited as security from time to time. Mi. Haigh opposed on behalf of one of the assignees, and Mr. Downing fora detaining creditor ; the other as signees consented to the bankrupt's release. In oppooition, it was stated that the bankrupt was a foreigner, and dust in order to secure Dia attendance at the court when required it was weaves he should give bail. The case was fraught with inasmuch as there had been previous failures, and the court had set aside a deed of arrangement which the bankrupt had re cently executed. After hearing Mr. Banks for the bankrupt, His Honour declined to order the release except upon the bankrupt giving bail for 100/., and finding two sure ties of 601. each. Order accordingly. LATEST SPORTING INVELLIGENCE (BY mumps.) TUNBRIDGB 11:1111TING.--(THIS DAY.) RUMMY PLAT& rive !arbor'. •_. Prebendal, Redora, Jaaaitai Bay Rosaliod o,• L sly Palinerskio g, and Royalist are beria• t2O CUP. One mile 16m1 Criral, Mont Blanc, Peninsula. Lady Wand, and Retribution are here. SOUTH-EASTERN PLATE. Piie furlongs. Programs, Lionel, Sweet Boy, Hopvine, Red lliband, Barrington, and Gamin are here. YID-KENT STAKES. One mile. Fitz-Ivan, Breach of Promise ' Programs, Hz= Helder, Lymington, Red Riband, Aldershot, ant are here. SELLING STASES. Half a w. 44. (Radice, Cotheretone dam L Oen* Sweet Boy, Mies Charlotte e, rhigar, Norriegtos, ElldiableSkanble, Red Mend, and are here. BROOK STREET STASIS/3. One mile. Did not ell. Left open to °lose an the mite. ISTIING IN LONDON.-Cringi DAY.) LAY e.g. There was very Little doing to;tigy, the prin cipal feature kit the backing of Visotiont. 7 to 1 ler elk 81. User, /00 to 100, and wen titles being booked ; 64s 4 Men allased against The East without a response; for the mat Ina* was no ohmage. Prices as follow; LllOllll. 6to 4 -tThp yarl (off) 4 to 1 King Alfred (off) 7to 1 Viscount (t) 20 to 1 TrOoeus (off, t 26 to 1) 25 to 1 ESf. Ronan (off) 30 to 1 Green Sleeve (t) .41,7:8y MARKET. .--(rfu,s DA F. ONB O'CLOCK, The building being under repair, the Stook. Rackange is closed to-day, and consequently no business is going forward in public securities. The rate for bills iikelfe discount Market is !t i t° 11 per cent., 'with a good supply of' money, and little demand: • Abeut,27, in gold was sent i nto the Beak yesterday. The Louisiasia, from New York, has brought 13,0001. in specie. ' • • The steluner Ceylon will take to-day 27,071 f: in specie, of whiob nearlY the whole is silver for Hong. Bong and Manghai. The Maitchater Courier announces the failure of ItesT r; and W. Newlands, Brazilian merchants, of w, with liabilities estimated at about 'l5O, . The diffioulties of the home are stated to have arisen from the unfavourable position of the Braznian trade. At Paris the rate of &mount in theopen market is mat.; at Hamburg, Hoyt. sad Briwds. 2; at Amsterdam. 4; at Berlin, 3; at ♦ienna, 4 ; tit Turin, 41; and at fit. Petersburg, 6 per cent, ' _ _ Thetelegraphie ommennunieWien between Point dethilesidLondoniWinteeinpted. The continental exchanges yesterday afternoon were firm, pod a alight advanoe was established on Holland, Germany, and Italy. - The list is sub joined : hinstordam, 3 month..,, 12.01 to 12.1; ditto, short, 11.114 to 11.191 ; Rotte rd am, 3 months, 12.01 to 12.1; Antwerp, 3 months, 26.16 to 16.40; Brume* 3 mouths, 26.36 to 26.40 ; Halal= and Alto's, 3 months, 13.11)1 So 13.10 1 / Berlin. Cologne, &e., 3 months, 6.28 , • et. Peter sburg, 3 month.. 3g t 9 ; rots, ihiet, 26 19 2/.90: Months, 26.35 to 95.371 ; Marseilles, 8 months, 26.36 to 26.371 ; Prankfort-on-the-Maine, 8 . months, 190} to 1201 Vienna, 3 months, 11.70 to 11.80 ; Trieste, 3 mont h ., 11.70 to 11.80 ; Madrid. 3 months, 481 to 48 ; Santander, 3 months, 482 to 481 ; Cadiz, 3 months. 49 to 481 ; Seville, 3 months, 49 to 481 Malaga, 3 months, 481 to 48 ; Valencia, 3 months, 48 to 481 ; Barcelona, 3 months, 481 to 48} ; Bilbao, 3 months, 481 to 481 • Saragossa, 8 months, 481 to 481; Leghorn, 3 mont h., 27.90 to 28.00 ; Genoa, 3 months, 27.90 to 28.00 ; Naples , 3 maths, 27.90 to 28.00; Pa lermo, 3 months, 27.90 to 28.00 ; Messina, 3 months, 27.90 to 28.00 date,; Lilsbon, 61f. 90 days date, 61f to 611 ; Oporto, 90 days'6l to _ _ A special meeting of Reuter's Telegram Com pany (Limited) will be held on the 7th of Sep tember, "for the purpose of confirming an agree ment dated the 14th day of July, 1868, between her Majesty's Postmaster-General and this com pany, and authorising the sale by this company to the Postmaster-General of so much of the undertaking of the company as consists of the Nordeney cable, and of the property, rights, and privileges of the company therein, or connected therewith, and the benefit of all cone ssions from foreign governments in relation to the said cable, and of all contracts between the company and the Electric Telegraph Company and the Indo- European Telegraph Company, or either of them, upon the terms expressed in the said 4 agirment." We are informed %bat ollotnm Z A shares in the Dondok Tleigiuni, Brazil, and River Plate Royal Sfaii Steam Ship Company (Limited) was made by the directors al a tueetmg_held yesterday. The half-yearly coupon of the Danubian Prin cipalities Loan of 1864, due Ist September, will be paid at the London agency of the Imperial Otto man Bank. The Transfer Books of the Agra Bank (Limited) will be closed from the 24th to the 31st instant, preparatory to the payment of dividend on Ist Ser ber. ulToined are the quotations of insurance, gas, OnsierwOrkll, end Canal shares, as given in the Stock Exchange list of last evening : .b1111111%110(t. Commercial Union, ; London, 46; ; lcortiN. British and Mercantile, 16-1 ; Universal Marine (Limited), 6 7-16, ex div. Gaa Light and Coke.—Bombay (Limited), 31; Imperial Continental, 100. Waterworks.—Grand Junction, 74, VII. Canals.—Regent's (or London), 22h 3. Mr. Wilson, of the Royal Exchange, has just issued the fourteenth edition of "The Modern Cambist," by Tate. The standard work of this country ss a manual of foreign exchanges, it is more indispensable than ever since political changes in Germany and Italy have introduced some considerable alterations in the finance of those countries. The edition is, in all respects, brought down to the present time. MINES.-(THIN DAY.) --+- - ONE O'CLOOE. The Stock Exchange is closedto-daTiind no business is, therefore, going forward in mining shame. The subjoined report on the metal market is from Messrs. von Dodds:en and North : The market remains "Inactive, and motel., without ex oeon, show no change of importance sinoe our last circular. bon—The accounts from Wales and Stafford shire are cheering, and prices well maintained. Scotch pig iron continnes steady at 625. 71d. cash. Copper— English raw, from second hands. is still unsettled. Manu factured remains at 78/. A moderate amount of business has been done in Wallaroo up to 7W. 10s. cash and 801., with some prompt, at which there are now sellers. Burrs is obtainable at the mme price. Chili bars, after having touched 681. 10s., have become Eat again, with sellers al 681. Tin—Straits has kept its position at 931. ea* ; 931. 10s. asked to arrive. Banes. nominally 941. to 941. 10s. English tin is steady. In Holland the market is quiet at 54}f. to Tin plates in moderate demand at late rates. Lead is quiet ; good soft English, 181. 16e. ; L. 8., 191. Specter—Common brands in London have realised 201. 2e. &I. ; outposts, they are obtainable at 191. 158. ; specials, 20/. 7s. 6d. ; V. and S., nominally 201. Great Wheal Vor United Mines sold on the 19th instant 53 tons 9 cwt. 0 qrs. 191bs. of black tin for 2,9931. 10s. ld. An inhabitant of Berlin lately. during the great heat, experimented on the hatching of hens' eggs in sand. On the 22nd July he placed six in • cigar but filled with that material, and exposed the case to the eon on that and the following days. The first chick broke the shell on the 9th of August, the second on the 10th, the third and fourth on the 11th, and the other two on the following day. They are all going on well, being fed on boiled eggs cut up small and mixed with millet. The average period of hatching chickens is twenty-one days ; in the pr Bent case the first was produced in nineteen. The heat has been intense at Madrid this sum mer, and on Saturday last the thermometer stood at 39 deg. in the shade (102 1-5 Fahren.). The Ebro is de scribed as almost dried up, and the small thread of water in it is so infected with earthy matter es to be unfit for use. After a long drought rain has become general all over France, and especially in the South, ands now falling at Toulouse, Valence, and at Grenoble. "In the neighbourhood of Lyons," says the Saha Pu " the wet, which Ix*" CoPIC qp at lag) continues 4E lw;CrTala t. the great satisfaction of the farmers, who were complain• ing of the great heat and dry weather. The vines were losing their leaves on some hill sides, and the grapes were being burnt up by the sun. The present change will not repair the berm that has been done, but it will prevent a further extension. The moisture is softening the skins of the fruit, and is favouring their ripening, which is already advanced." A boy 13 years of age has just committed suicide by hanging himeeLf at Deurne, in Belgium, because his father bad punished him for some trifling fault. DEATH or LADY Bp. .—The announcement of the death of Lady Brand, the wife of the venerable Speaker of.the House of Assembly, will be received with deep regret wherever it is made. The deceased lady has been for the past two or three weeks in ap•said , date of health, having suffered from two M.. of apoplexy, but so early . a termination of her sufferings was by no means anticipated. On Monday evening her ladyship be came much worse, and expired shortly after the return of Sir Chrktopher Brand from the House of Assembly. On Tuesday the house met, and adjourned until Thursday, and yesterday the remains of her ladyship were earned to the grave, followed by a large number of sorrowing friends and relatives.—Cape Arrirs,Jyul 9. CAMBEIDGENIEBB Meters. Young and Brand, the liberal candidates for the Mhos of the county, arrived yesterday evening at Übe& by the 7.20 tram from Cambridge, and ware met at the station by a large assemblage of the inhabitants. A Iwo. cession woe formed, which, headed by a band of music, accosepaeSed the candidates' carriage into tho town. Both gentlemen addressed the elertoen Their reception was most enthusiastic. 3 IMMERCIAL AND MARKETS, • LIVERPOOL .00TTON MARKET. (THIS DAY.) (aT ret.aotaric.) Crow ova oww .ociaalorowparer.) Ilita 'statist Arm.. Balm about 16,000 bales, at rat's.- day'a altavata rake. • CidAN $l4lll/2 IiARKET.,-(THI3 DAY.) .) - • (rum ors oirx ornissasPossissisi Oriihary, 1225., 1155., 1065., 97, 775. ; Mild cured, Bea, 1235., 117 s. ; 140 firkins. 1,60 firkime. TiltLol4 DAY.J 7he market is *Woody. Town tallow, 434, 3d. •Fetersbarg Y. 0., on the spot, 44 4 . ; October to De «whew. 445. 9d. to 464. ; December, 465. to 45e. 3d. Year ATIZACMIL —Town tallow, 464. 9d. ; Lt ditto,. b. Rd. ; yellow Bussisa. new, 465. 6d. ; stuff, Us. ; rough ditto, 17s. Ed. ; greaves, dregs, 6s. Imports for the week amount to 1,857 SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Mr. Charles James Easton reports bads as follow} ' :— Prises old meadow hay, 110 s. to 120 s. ; inferior dritsb 90e. to 100 a. ; prior new hay, 106 a. to 116 s. ; inferior ditto, M. to 100 a. ; prints old clover, 130 s. to 136 e.; in ferior ditto, 110 s. to 190 e. ; prime new clover, 110 e. Pe 130 p. ; inferior ditta t 90s. to 10is. ; straw, au to 40s. 00VEN't GARDB/t.—(THIS DIY. Bomb's/s o p the week have been short, • u regards vegetables, which are • • (31 pines are also rather more in request teas they have been. Apples, pears, and plums are sullUient for the demand. Heavy conagnments continue to b 3 Ilt? cciyed from the Continent. Kent Alberti are otwaiag-bs-- -- in .abundance. Potatoes are L m nee, -aild - many of them are badly diseased. Mowers chiefly consist of orcieide, balsams, pularooniume, fuchsias, mignonette, sal p^r bunhel, 411 to Apritoto, per dos., : to 4a Fw, per dos., No to U. }inert., per lb., Sd to I. ape% per lb., 3r to G. Lerttows, p 2 Wu, .0a to 1.1. rRrIT Girton*, rseh, Ss to G NeetArises, p. th 4.. a, to Gs Ptivi lies, per dor., Sii to 6s Pests, pre dos., 2,. to 4 Pine-apples, per lb., 4. to Gs Plui,as, per 1 sieve, Jr. to Gs vi:ri 17T/1 B LES. Arti , hoVe.. per doz., J. t , 1. Beane, Kidney, pr half tbme, /test per doz., Is to I. Fat lag per d 0 ,.. Ir to 2+ Carrote, per bunch, 9d to to Celery, pr bundle, 1. to 2s eueumhers, ea.+, 4d to te Endive, p•rr dor., Is Cal to Se Garlic and Rhallots, p. lb., bd Herbs., per bunch, 2d to 4d llorse flattish, p. hood, Se to Se L&tks, per bunch, 2d to 4d In•lhar,,, per trmm , 2. to 4, ! Perm+. per dos aft Miut, per bunch, bd Mushrooms, p /wilt., a, to 64 Onion•, per bushel, 4. to fis Powder, per bunch, 4.1 to 9d PotatAys, York Itogents, p. ton 170,. to 190. Maws, do., 140 s to 105. Myatt'e, do., DlOft Spinftri,, per bushel, Is to Gs Toniatonn, per doJr, IF to SI Turnipa(new), p. bun , tato 1466 NAVAL AND MILITARY. THE PORTSMOUTH AND CORK COMMANDS.— Ad m irel Sir Thomas Paisley's time, as Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth, will (says the Army and Nary Gazette) expire on the lat of March of the ensuing year, and it is stated that Admiral the Earl of Lauderdale, first and prin cipal naval aide-de-camp to the Queen, is a candidate for the appointment. The same journal says that as Rear- Admiral Buckle was nominated to the naval command at Cork with the distinct understanding that he should mita nit appotntannt Aft his 0.01077.- ' 3 'g t" I .4te :Cir the retirement of officers of his rank, he will, as a matter of course, heti down hi Bar towards the close of the year, and it is confidently rumoured that he will be succeeded by Rear-Admiral F. Warden, C.B. There is thus a prospect at last, however slight, of a move on the captains' list, as the promotion of the Director of Transport is, at all events, certain before the year runs out, if it does not occur owing to other tic cumatanceil 1119 himuir23. TESTIMONIAL TO CAPTAIN TRYON.—The captains of the Abyssinian transport ships have taken steps towards presenting a handsome testimonial to Captain Tryon, RN„ who won great popularity at Animaley Bay. About 3.ooUrs. had already been raised is Bombay alono,— '' 'led &reit? Gmette, The following promotions will take place in eon sequence of the death of General Sir G. Wymer :—Lieut.- General Sir David Capon, }C.C.S., colonel of the 106th Foot, to be general ; Major-General IL K. Bloomfield, colonel of the 64th Foot, to be lieutenant-general ; Colonel m. W. Whitfield, from the 2nd West India Regiment, to b e I :eajoy-general ; Major Robert Mammal, of the 9th Depot V.:ettalion, to be lieutenant-colonel; and Captain R. onslow Farmer, Roy* Artillery, to be major in the army. ADMIRALTY, AIIOUST 21. •••••APPOINTXENT. Commander Wm. B. Goold, to the Fort& The Morning Post understands that it is the in tention of the Marquis of Salisbury to rebuild his late father's family mansion in Arlington-street, Piccadilly. It will take two years to rebuild and complete it for the reception of the family. The Prime Minister, on the part of the crown, has nominated the Rev. W. R. Thompson, M.A., to the vicarage of Exmoor, Somerset, vacant by the preferment of the Bev Morton Drummond, M.A. Mr. Di sraeli bail presented, through the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, ,are r. •ohn Askham, the Willingboro' poet, froth the Royal Bounty Fund. The Queen hus been pkaeed to approve of Don Vermin Ortega y Molina all consul at Gibraltar for her Majesty the Queen of Spain. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr. Michele Suarez Ghana as consul at Sierra Leone, with jurisdiction over Senegambia, for _his neesty the King of Italy. Th e Queen has also been E77to appoint Samuel Mitchell and Daniell Webster, , to be members of the council of the Island of Grenada.—Gazette. About 300 acres of barley near Dorchester, were left standing until after the wet weather set in, and thus became very reriously damaged. The owners had been offered the asaistanceof the soldiers in the neighbourhood, but this was declined, as it was thought the drought would last much longer than it did. The property in that neighbourhood belongs to the Prince of Wales. Charles Cutler, cake Barris, wee yesterday com mitted, on the coroner's warrant, for kicking to death Mr. hiddon, landlord of the Duke of Cambridge Tavern, Wood-green, on the day of the Alexandra-park races. The jury returned a verdict of " Manslaughter.' HORRIBLE MforsLaroterga IN DEvoYsitrafl.— The village of South Tawton was horrified on Wed nesday. by an old man ha been beaten to death by his neighbour. Thomas Glandfield, carpenter, has a daughter, whom he accused an old man Pows land of harbouring in his house contrary to his wish. On Tuesday evening Glandfield broke into Poweland's house in search of his daughter, and on the following day (Wednesday) the two meeting in the road. • quarrel arose when Glaudfield, who had a large stick in his hand, commenced beating the poor old man in the most ;savage manner. The injuries inflicted were so murderous that in about twenty minutes the unfortunate man was dead. Olandfield was at once taken into cus tody, and the body of his victim bee awaiting the inquest. TAf seem Times. TRAFFIC B.ACErrrit—The traffic receipts of rail ways in the United Kingdom for the week ending August 16, amounted on 13,360 miles, to 817,366/., and for the corresponding week, 1867, on 13,008 miles, to 835,9321., showing an increase of 320 miles, and a decrees. of 18,6 W. The gross receipts on 14 of the principal rail ways in the United Kingdom amounted for the weak on 9,672 miles, to 686,019 L, and for the corresponding week of last year on 9.394 miles, to 698,4681.. showing an increase of 226 miles, and a decrease of 13„449/. The decrease on the Great Eastern amounted to 1,5001. ; on the Great Southern and Western, 'to 803/. • on the Great Western to 1,9741.; on the Lancichire and Yorkshire to 7791. • on the London and North-Western to 2,6291. ; on the London, Brighton, and South Coast to 810/. ; on the London and South- Western to 1,6241.; on the Mancharter, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire to 96/. ; on the North-Eastern to 5,106/. •. and on the South-Eastern, to 2111.—total 13,4311. ; but tjoglthp Pt* be dtdricted 1,6631., the increase on the. Caledonian and North British, 2171. on the Great Northern, and 2031. on the Midland, together, 1,9821., leaving the decrease as above. 13,449/. The re ceipts on 62 other railways in the United Kingdom amounte d c al 3,678 miles to 3'2,347L,1 and for the corm ann gai li a wee k *of ;a veer on 3,814 miles to 137,4641., increase o f ba mia z and • decrease of 6,1171. The goods traffic on the 14 systems of One; ! II*" Men. tinned amounted for the week to 323.9741., Against 330,036/., showing a decrease of ANIL The passengers, parcels, mails, traffic on those Mn.. amounted to 361.0364, and for the corresponding week of 1867 to 368,4331., showing a decrease of '7,398/. - The total receipts for the past week show a decrease of 19,0641. as compared with those of the preceding week, ending the Bth August. EOM BRUSHING BY MACHINERT.—Esir brush ing by machinery is hardly applicable to human heads •, none but the shortest crop of bristles and the toughest of skins being able to support it, whilst fine hair, if not torn out by the roots, is apt, if long. to get mund the spindle and scalp the patient before le can say, "Hold, enough 1" —a thin not likely to occur in dreming the horse. Grooms, g of mune, will for a time be against the method, and old hands sadly bothered to use the rotating brush; but with several horses to dress, the saving will. be the lying polisher passing over the surface with t en = the velocity of the hand. The use of the machine would not abolish the hand-brush, any more than the bIIWII-12101110r supersedes the occasional use of the shears for trimming rr and thruhs and borders. The scheme is well worth a trial. It saves seventy-five per cent. of labour, and with far more brilliant recults.—Gestleromis Mort:ion for A NATIONAL EXHIBITION OF WORKS OP ART AT-; I must—lietnin of admissions: Friday, August 21, W. reason tickets, 916 ; by payment of 2e. Gd. each, 74f1,' total. LOG& IN RE MOLL WARD, The bankrupt, described as - of 62, Ooleehill-street, Fitton-square, out of employment, prevsoludy of the Dock i_ard, Portsmouth, cook in a private family, came up in TB tusk for her release.- The detaining oreEtor was Nir Match, Bart., of Dallas-ball, New market, whom cllligof Wt. 19e. was for the costs of an action of tracer, in wfliekthe bankrupt was nonsuited. There was only one other creditor for U. Mr. Doris opposed, and saielitat the bankrupt hnd improperly brought an action of troveragainst Sir Robert , Afilick, by which he bad incurred costs of 601. The bankrupt having been engaged as a cook in Sir Robert's family, suddenly left her situation without notice, and upon her boxes being detained, immediately took legal proceedings, instead of previously applying in a proper way for the delivery of the boxes. The sitting for the choice of assignees had not yet taken place, but would be held next week. After hearing Mr. Goatley's clerk for the bankrupt, Mk Honour directed the application to stand over mild after the tint meeting had been held. POLICE COURTS.--(THIS DAY.) CLE AN AWKWARD DILXICKA. Amid 71 aged 31, a warehouseman, of 1, St. James's-waik, Clerkenwell, was charged before Mr. Barker with being on the enclosed premises of 71, Euston square, supposed for the purpose of committing a felony. Between 5 and 6 this (Saturday) morning the prisoner was found on the leads of a stable at the back of the house No. 71, Euston-square. He went up to a bedroom window, knocked, and, waking the occunta, asked to be allowed to get out of the stable-ya 4 the doors of which were locked. The female to whom he spoke was very much alarmed, and called for assistance, when the police w .. ne and took the prisoner ,into custody. He bad been drinking, and said he could not in the least account for how he came on the leads. The owner of the house said that he must have climbed up a water-butt and on to a wall to get there, which the prisoner most positively denied. At the station he gave a correct address, and it has since been found that he is a respectable man. The prisoner said he got into this dilemma through having taken a little drink, and did not know what had haliiened. Barker. accepting the explanation, discharged the prisoner. bf klALßoxottstuvrßEET. A SOLDIER CILIRCIED van( slake& own fitoismrif. CopeplaA_,.e a private of the 2nd battalion of Ore nadier Guards, Wellington Barracks, was charged before, Mr. Knox, with assaulting Thomas W. Morns, a cook, living in St. Mary's-square, and robbing him of a gold Albert chain and other articles, of the value of 4/. Priieequtor (Whose eyes were blackened) said that about eight eelock the previous evening he went into the Queen and Prins Albert public-house, Knightsbridge, to have a glass of beer, and while there the prisoner came in and sat by his side, and asked him to have some beer, and be did so. They got into sonvereation, and he told the prisoner that he was going across the park, and the pri soner said he was goingaso, and they left and walked on together. After getting a little way, the prisoner seised him, threw him down, and struck him, and he became unconscious. On recovering his senses he missed his coat, bat, and watch chain, and he then went and spoke to a constable. In reply to Mr. Knox, the prosecutor said the conver sation which passed between him and the prisoner was respecting the barracks where the prisoner had lived and such matters, and the prisoner was perfectly civil. He Paw the prisoner at the station last night about half-past ele+fen. I ohce-sergeant Young, 20 A, said he was at the station when prosecutor gave information of the assault and robbery and a description. Subsequently while patrolling the park, he saw prisoner under alamp ezazunungsome thing, and watched him go and speak to a man and woman sitting on a seat. In consequence of what they said he followed the prisoner and asked him what was the time. The prisoner said he could not tell. Re told the prisoner that as be bad a chain he supposed he had a watch, and he replied " You know what sort of chaps we ale. I'll sell you the chain and the diamond (a piece of crystal) on it for a pound." Re took the chain from t h e • D a , who "If I had . sswe of my mstes bore, you would not ttaii:nt Ind lihe taw told the prisoner he must take him into custody, when he mid that he bad had the chain a fortnight, and that his sister gave it to him. On the prosecutor being sent for, he recognised the prisoner at once as the man who had robbed him, and the prisoner made no reply to the charge. In answer to Mr. Knox, the sergeant mid—The prose cutor was quite sober a few minutes before 10, when he came to the station. The prisoner's sergeant said the prisoner's character wag decidedly bad. the prisener was committed for trial to the Old Bailey. GRE.I? STORM IN CHAMPAGNE. A tenific storm, accompanied by hail and tor rents of rain, bloke over Champagne three nights back. At Ervy more than fifty chimneys were blown down, and a tannery totally destroyed. At Saint-Phal several cot tages were set on fire by the lightning, and the same at Vauchassis and Luxes-au:-Bois. At Saint-Thibault three dwellings were burnt to the ground. At Cormort a stable was lifted from the ground by the wind and do shoyed, Ave horses and six cows being killed, and a farm labourer buried under the rains and killed. At the chateau of Saint- Aventin about 3,000 trees were uprooted, and 1,000 at Clery. In all directions the harvest hue suffered severely. 5111PPLIVO INTELLIGENCE.-(7H18 DAY.) ti ttttttttt t Augmt 2L—Arched: Granville, from Colombo; Concordia ,a.), bonlonne ; Anna Christina, Wolgast ; Forrealan, (*rousts& ; Johannv, Gamla Carleby; Dorothea, Dram; Aaron, Dram; Fretheden, Dram; Farah Hum ,gannesund ; Haleda, Krageroe ; Liatelhte, Archangel. : Annual', from Lana ontoo. Dili, August 21.—Arrived: Plover, from Barbuda"' ; Alms (of i Easter), West ; Mary (of Yarmouth), West ; Faith (of !:asks) West ; Flying Dutchman (of Jersey), West, laid tour for the North ; Charlotte, We.t Coast of Africa; Bea Bird, Barba &vs ; • Albion Qurbee; bit, Quebec, for tihearnem; Brunette, Quebec; Basilet Wade, Quebec, both for Hull; Byres, Quebec; Ire.4deot (ski V, Pogersith : Carolina, Galata ; Veneto.", Dead; Nicolite, Ibrail ; Omer Paella, Bunter, Oarrucha, for Shields. Arrived Dam the river and riled : Commodore Pony, Bt. John's, N.B. . ' (;;AVLSLXI). Arrival : Batph Abercrombie, from Zebn ; Brakan, Quebec ; Norge, Quebec ; Ingo, 8a cony ; Pizarro (R.)? Dena; Vigilant (s.', Rouen; Blonde (s.). ; Famelien, Dn. den ; Niad (s.), Randers ; Johanna, St. l'eteraborg; Vitingen, Dram ; key Ktunnteren, Frederick' tadt ; Tjalf, Frederickstmlt ; Lint°, km/aloe i Xelybut Daimler, Archangel. Prxr. ss. Atigiat tt. It to mulling a gale from W. Harman, August IL —lt in blowing a gale from B.W. BM% tea so, Ai.gio• 11,- -It is blow a gale tram 8. ...MIST*" X, August It —lt Is blowing a gale from W. C.tBIIALTY.. _ _ FNEUEM.I(6II.I•ISI, from tho Tyne to Cr:admit, whieh on Aare on the Ham yesterday, wa. g font Lod evening, and prooreded ; ship undamagod, put of ramo thrown overboard. WEATHER REPORT.-{THIS DAY.) SATt RIMY. AUGUST 22, 8 A. A my rapid and unusual depression in barometrkal presmre be., taken pLier at all stations knee last evening, amounting to r-truths of an inch at Holyhead, where a very low reading is now muted. The change during the last twenty-four hours at floche's Paint is upwards of 9-tenths, and preesures on the Channel (imor are at all nor stations lens by half an inch. Tha dif luenre between Holyhead and Rochefort is OMB in-Iws. Tempe refine in the ,4.iith of Fri./land is nearly . the same. It has fallen a little in notthrin diatriets. Laat evening a gale (mm the svuth west M tin on the math roast of Ireland, and in the English ( Leonel ; its pretest violence is now fult on the Irish Coast from the north-wed, and in the English Channel trim south-wart. Heavy rain has fallen in Ireland and on the south nowt of Forthend. The ia ais high in the Channel. Warnings have been bawd. THE ik)3lltAli MAIL.--FOUTIIIIIPTON, ATIGICST 22.—The teninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Pere, with the heavy portion of the above mail, pained the Needles at 5.20 a.m. to -day. BABY-FARMING IN FRANCE.—Every year 20,000 childnn bona in Paris ate snit into the banlieue and the departments to he nursed. It is shown by statistics that of these only 4.000 return. Out of 100 children reared by the parents, 17 die in the flest year, whilst the mortality amongst children handed over to the care of nurses is from $4 to 90, oncoming to the department. ,SPOBTINO NOTI3B. The Sporting Liffe understands that it is the intention of Mr. T. V. Morgan to relinquish keeping a stud of horses in training, and that all his animals will be shortly offered for sale by . public auction. The same journal has also the following items :—After the Great Yorkshire Stakes yesterday Mr. Padwick, the nominal owner of The Earl, offered 3,0001. for Viscount, which Mr. John Scott refused, saying that no price would in duce him to part with the horse. Charnwoocl, who started first favourite for the Stakes, broke a blood-vessel in the h ea d w h en abet 300 yards from home, and e Cng double at the girths of Viscount. He StVped Inidd v Freuch'e hands, and was passed by Cap 4-Pie Blu e and The Spy, finishing fifth. Strathconan b roke down badly in his off foreleg when running for the York Cup, and has, in all ibeity, terminated his career on the Turf. The y having been disquali fi ed for the Hunter's Parse at the to Worcester Summer Me eti ng, the committee object to pay the stakes to the owner of the second, Night mare, on the ground of incorrect entry as to age.—Bra. Pus Emma . Ann Asothimis hrIZILNATIONAL Tama Ryes. Bros.—Be/I's LIP says it is agreed that there shall be a sweepstakes of 20/. each; time for tonnage ; E.Y.S. scale; course, once round the Isle of Wight ; to start off Cowes Castle; the course to be completed by the first vessel in nine hours or lam or the race to be void for that day ; the race to be sailed under the directions and by rules to be supplied by the R.Y.S. The American schooner Sappho to be entered as of 310 tons; the English yacht. accord ing to Tbsmes measurement, as measured at Cowes. cutters to have two-thirds of their tonnage added. No squarcsakle to be carried, bid no limit as to fore and aft sails or to med. NO t r *V . tme than il . mtn. allowed. The race to take place on Tuesday, the 2ith tu'tant. Vessels to be at their stations at 8 a.m., and to s t ar , punctually at 9 o'clock. Entries to be sent in to the Feere f al : of the R.Y.B . Cowes Castle, 36 hours before th e ti me o ;_starting. The Oimara undertakes to sail the s a „„ 1 , 0 u „ an 6 ,7 en terms; but with respect to the English yaebrwill h a .,..7 two-thirds of her tonnage added, and be isseed as of f 276 toh l the Condor as of 216 tons, the Stine 216, the Cambria Plit Ali other cotters upon the same scale. 11 . (Sappho allows °imam — &f 0 Condor and Alias 91 Cambria u IoS ENGLISH Vassacs. Oinuu a 11101Fg COWIOC and Maw a 16 " „ Cambria Condor is undoubtedly the pick of English cutters, so that the race—barring accidents—will afford a fair cri terion of the progression in yachting architecture, since the advent of the America, made by both nations. We had an opportunity of seeing Sappho come through the Needles en the day of her arrival, and although moving along at a great pace she seemed to raise a very heavy quarter sea. In appearance she Mr= resembles Fleet ',Mg, but is much=er looking ♦ although having but little more free ; the masts are placed wide apart, and are not so taunt as either of the Atlantic racers. There is but little doubt, however, that Sappho is fully capable of sustaining the prestige of America, and we should—to chance the quarter the wind may bang from on Tuesday next—feel more inclined topin our faith on Con dor than either Aline or Cambria to uphold British interests. The Pad ear that the Match, as may be impacted, is exciting great interest, and a steamboat has been char tered to take passengers round with the tts, which will give many sa opportunity of ;Nag t • the most exciting and most important match of modern 'mes, use being mkoned the fastest yacht that has ever come aeroee the Atlantic, the celebrated America of 1841 being, it is alleged, far inferior to her in speed. To beat either of the yachts she is about to compete with will, however, be no child's play ; and we do not expect that it will be a very easy vWry for her. The Sappho is now lying off the Royal Yacht Squadron Castle, and daily attracts a great number to see her. DEEII-67A1JUMO EXTILWIDDIASY.—On Saturday last Lord Stamford had one of the most successful day's stalk ing known for many years. He :talked the fond of Glen More, but the tint lot of ship his lordship came upon having been startled by some h in ds, they got out of the reash of his tram ' when he was compelled to again com mence stalking diemountain, which is one of the highest in Scotland, hem the bottom close to the marsh of Mar Forest. After stalking some of the most difficult parts of the mountain Ma lordship came upon another lot, and had eight shots in succession, to each of which a stag fell. Six of than never moved from the spot where they were laid low ; one staggered to the top of aprecipiee, over which he fell, and was found sanaahed to pieces at the bottom—in deed into such small atoms, that the forester, who macu lated his weight to be last was unable to save any part of him. The eighth stag was brought to bay at the bottom of the Braemar Pare, where he was stuck by another of the foresters in attendance. The largest of the remaining stags weighed 14st, and had a clean head of 8 points. Ano ther weighed 1& et, and had 10 points, whilst all the other* were good gage, three of them having 8 points. The day was frightfully hot, indeed the most oppressive known this season in Scotland, and as there was not a breath of air stirring, the labour and difficulty experienced by Lord Stamford i n this day's stalking may be imagined, but which wne well repaid by the extraordinary sport detailed above.—Sporting Gazette. THE INTERNATIONAL YACHT MATCH FROM DIBPPk. The yachts passed round the mark boat an chored off Ryde, the Albertine at s quarter past 1 p.m. : the Creisy at 11 minutes past 3; and the Mystere at half past 3. DATE OF THE GENERAL ELECTION The Mayor of Birmingham, having addressed a letter to the Home Secretary in reference to the data of the general election, has received the following reply :-- " Whitehall, 19th Aingust, 1868. " Sir,—l am directed by Mr. Secretary Hardy to ac knowledge the receipt of your letter of lath inst., caking for early information as to when the election for Birming ham will take place, and I am to inform you that the writs will be issued in all probability early in November. —I inn, sir, your obedient servant, 7.0130 FEROVESON. " The Mayor, Birmingham." CAI-TION Tn " GLOW-WORM " tREEKERB.—On Thursday evening week as Mr. Henshaw, of Queen's Head - lane, Bedford, was walking up the Cemetery-road he saw an object shining in the hedge, which he took to be a glow-worm. Thinking it would please his children ho secured the glittering prize, wrapping it in his hand kerchief, 'Which he placed in his hat. On arriving at his house Mr. Renshaw proceeded to expose the object to his family, but when he had uncovered it he found the haakerchief was on tire. The supposed glow-worm then ascended to the ceiling of the shop, spreading itself out in flames, which ignited an American cloth which was on the counter, and filled the shop with smoke. Attempts were made to extinguish the flames, but not before Mr. Henshaw's bands and clothing were severely burnt.. On making the matter known to Mr. Rich's, chemist, he gave it as lus opinion that the combustible matter was phos phorous. How it came in the hedge, and for what object it was placed there, remains a mystery.—Catabridge I'dspendoit. AC STRANGE AFFAIR.—On Wednesday last Mr. J. W. Barrett, of Lynn, surgeon, was to have been mar ried to an estimable young lad t daughter of a clergyman who recent) undertook duty for a short time in the nei t bourhood, with which be is also connected by family ties. A number of the friends of the bride and bridegroom were invited, and arrived from various parts of the country, and the bridegroom's house on the Lon don-road had been duly prepared for residence ; but, to the astonishment of all parties, Mr. Barrett suddenly dis. appeared—leaving Lynn by the London train on Tuesday morning, and sending a note to the young lady's brother to the effect that he did not intend to return. We Ull. deretand that he has given a different statement of his in tuitions to a relative of his own.—Cambridge Independent. FM. , IF