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The expulsion of the liberals from Barcelona continues, the number of those expelled having now reached 500, among whom are several French subjects, who received orders to leave Catalonia within twenty-four hours on pain of transportation to Fernando Po. Partisans of the insurrection increase under the command of Catteras, and are connived at by the inhabitants. The manufactories are closed, and busineu is suspended. BAYONNE, Aram. 21. The traffic on the Valadolid Railway, which had been interrupted by the inundations, is now re sumed, the last mail due having arrived. Tran quillity prevailed in Castillo. MADRID, Auoarr 21. Intelligence of a reassuring character has been received here from Catalonia and Arragon. The armed bands which made their appearance in those provinces had offered no resistance to the troops and had dispersed. Throughout the rest of the peninsula perfect tranquillity prevails. PARIS, Auouerr 21. The Patrie of this evening publishes a telegram from Madrid, stating that two bands of insurgents, each about 250 strong, had appeared in Aragon, and that more than 100 Carbineers had deserted their regiments. In Catalonia there were three bands of about the same force. The Patric, how ever, adds that this insurrectionary attempt had been finally crushed. The Figaro publishes a letter from Toulouse of the 19th inst., giving details of the different move ments in Cattlonia. In reference to General Prim, the reports are contradictory, one account stating that he is already master of Carthagena, and the other that he marched on the 16th inst. on Bar celona, with 1,000 Carbineers and 2,000 cavalry. THE IMPERIAL MEETING. PARIS, AUGUST 21. The Moniteur du Soir says :—" The language of the two sovereigns towards each other has been most affectionate, and their interviews have been of a particularly intimate and cordial nature. Public opinion in Austria has been touched by the delicate and noble thought which prompted the journey, and has rightly seen in it, not only homage paid to the memory of a prince who was an object of regret to the whole world, but also a proof of the high esteem and friendship existing between the two monarchs, of which they have given evidence." SALZBURG, Aeouwr 21, Eviarnto. The Emperor Napoleon visited the town museum to-day, and after dinner went to the Castle of Heilbron. This evening he will be present at a performance in the theatre. After the departure of the Emperor and Empress of the French, the Empress of Austria will go to Zurich, to visit her sister, and the Emperor Francis Joseph will go to 1361. It is stated that the question of South Germany has been maturely examined by the two sovereigns, who agreed in disapproving the entry of the South ern States into the North German Confederation. The affairs of the Danubian Principalities were also considered. Prince Charles of Bavaria has arrived hero. AUSTRIA. - anome., Atrautrr fl. A semi-official telegram from Salzburg states that up to the present confidential conversations have taken place between the two Emperors on the one hand, and between the Emperor Napoleon and Baron von Must and Prince Metternich on the other, relative to the Eastern question. . Other evening papers announce, that through the negotiations an understanding is said to have been arrived at on all the European questions. The conferences will be continued until tho departure of the Emperor of the French, and they have been protocolled. The necessity for peace has been recognised. A private despatch of the Neues Frenutentlatt states that the interviews of the Sovereigns have resulted in the formation of a defensive alliance for all emergencies, with a careful avoidance of an aggressive policy. The Archduke Louis Victor, the brother of the Emperor, has received the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour. 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Auom 2L Yesterday orders were given for the dissolution of the permanent Mediterranean squadron. A denial is given to the news published by some Vienna papers of a projected marriage between Prince Humbert and a Russian duchess. _ _ The g;3vernment of San Marino contradicts the rumours that the leaders of the party of action are assembled on the territory of the republic, with the object of preparing a rising in the Pontifical States. THE CRETAN INSURRECTION. CONSTANTINOPLE, Acousr 20. Official advices received here from Crete by the last Austrian mail steamer, state that the Union, a Greek blockade runner, had been unable to land her cargo on the Cretan coast, the Greek volun teers who were there assembled in large numbers and wished to re-embark having stopped the un lading. Eighty of them, having managed to get on board, forced the Union to carry them to Spa. The Cretans did not wish for any more Greek volunteers in consequence of the cruelties and rob-. belies they committed, nor did the Greek govern ' ment itself dare to send any more, since those taken from the prisons of Chalcis to be sent to Crete had expressed an intention on the next occasion of pillaging Syra. Colonel Saponakis had returned from Candle. Zimbrabaki had written to his brother that he would come back at the end of the month ; also Coroneos, both declaring that the Cretans bad everywhere driven them off, and that it was im possible for them to remain longer. The Cretan women who have been transported to Greece deny that there is any truth in the pre tended massacres, which have been purely ima ginary GREAT FIRE AT MULHOUSE. MULHOLTSE, Amos? 21. A great fire has occurred in this town. Two large cotton factories have been burnt down. The damage is estimated at two millions of francs. AMERICA. (BY ATLANTIC TZLiONAPH.) NEW YORK, Atisuav 21, 6 P.M. The submarine cable to Cuba is again in work ing order. The National Company's steamer Pennsylvania has arrived out. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Closing Prices :—Gold, 141. Sterling exchange on London, 1094 5-20 United States Bonds, 113 i ; Illinois, 120 ; Erie, 69. Cotton—Middling Up land, 28. PHILADELPHIA, AUGUST 21. Standard white petroleum, 21. THE ABYSSINIAN CAPTIVES. (1121312101 EXPRZUJ.) BRUSSELS, Aucurr 20. The Indepenekmee Beige of to-day publishes the following letter received by a clergyman of Lau sanne (Pastor Panchaud) from his son-in-law, one of the captives in Abyssinia : Magdala, Abyssinia, April 30,1867. My dear Father-in-las;,—We are obliged to take such precautions in our correapandenee, and the route from here to the coast is so infested with thieves, that the messengers, in order to pass in safety, are frequently obliged to sew up in their clothes any letters or other small articles which they may wish to take away with them. . . You have been able to follow the different phases of our career, our anomalies and our reverses, but most likely you are labouring under the same illusion as so many others as to the fate which awaits us s and the portrait of King Theo dore has been so badly painted by his bioraphers that you an probably entirely unacquainted with this strange character. I will therefore give you a summary of every thing that has happened to the European, during the reign of the present Emperor, as far as the paper of which I can dispose will permit. In reading the accounts of travellers since the time of Father Lobo, who visited Abyssinia in the fifteenth century, or the more recent voyages of Bruce, Salt, Gobat, Tsmisier, Parkins, &c., we find everywhere the same civil wars ; the same feudal chiefs arrogating to themselves the ruling power ; the same devastated provinces ; the same great battles which, by deciding the fate of a few n.onths or • few years, allow the country at intervals to taste the blessings of peace. At the end of every brief period new rivals start up, and anarchy and disorder succeed the temporary calm. It is therefore not at all surprising that during the reign of King John, or rather that of his all powerful minister Raab a young man of good family, though poor, named Li Kim, should have rejected the imperial authority, and defied the cowardly but powerful Res and proclaimed his independence. About thirty-two or thirty-three years of age, possessed of courage for an Abys sinian, sober, pious, and endowed with • superior intel ligence, it is not strange he should have rallied to his banners • troop of brave and hardy soldiers. Res-Ali, beginning to be alarmed, gave him hie daughter in marriage, and named him governor of the country he had taken possession of. Kassa agreed to these terms, and from that time directed his attention to the Soudan, the cradle of the Abyssinian empire. At the head of sixteen or twenty thousand men he descended the heights of fiche's& into the plains of Calabar, which are extremely fertile in pain and cattle. At Gadarof his army was cut off by a handful of irregular Turkish troops, who, entrenched behind some earthworks, repulsed all the assaults. Far from having accomplished the easy conquest which he had expected, he returned to his own territory, deceived, humiliated, and wounded, and his army decimated and mutinous. To add to his discomfiture, the mother-in-law of Ras-Ali even refused to give him a cow, which he had asked to give to his doctor, who refu sed to extract • bullet by which be had been struck without payment in advance. At thin juncture Kama resolved on two things, namely, to avenge the insult which had been offered him by the grandmother of his wife, andone day to conquer this beauti ful province, so long the object of his ambition ; hut it was that he was to receive a serious lesson for his future guidance. Scarcely was he restored to health when he raised a new army and commenced pillaging the provinces of the government of Ras-Ali. The youthful insurgent was summoned to court, but he refused to go. Several generals were sent out against him. These he vanquished with ease, and increased his army by means of their sol diers. At last, fancying himself strong enough to attack Rae-Ali at Amba, he did so, and without didicultyohtained possession of the territory of this libertine, who only ma naged to save his life by flight, leaving to the fortunate conqueror his army, his .country, and his power. Kassa having once obtained this point, well understood the value of his prestige, and suceessively attacked all his rivals, the independent chiefs of Gloddam, Choa, and Tigre. In the meanwhile, sustained by courage and cunning, a year had scarcely elapsed from the Eight of Ras-Ali before Kassa was hailed by the whole of Abyssinia as the Emperor Theodore, under which name he was crowned in 1855 by the Bishop of Salamis. at the church of Assam. For several years everything went on smoothly, all Abyssinia was subject to him; his army of 150,000 men looked upon him as more than human, and was ready to follow him everywhere, and anywhere. The idea of re ' establishing the ancient Ethiopian empire became his pre dominating thought, and he made ready to invade Soudan and the territory of Gallas. Here unfortunately he lost much time, and, calling to mind the check he had ill.. tamed at Gadaref, be feared to again lose all by a like mishap. It is probable that if be had invaded Egypt at this period he would have caused great ravages in the Egyptian provinces near the Nile and the Atbara. But reverting to the Emperor Theodore's project, to ensure his swims be wrote to the sovereigns of England and France, proposing a new crusade against the Mussulman race, a war in which be could have nothing to loss and had much to gala. In the meanwhile, the army had swelled to the enormous force of almost 700,000 teen. This mass of men had to be fed and clothed by the rest of the population, particularly by the peasants. The latter, worn out at last by their miserable existence—being naked and badly fed, while the soldiers were provided with everything—refused in several places to continue to submit to a yoke that bad already become so odious. In stead of subduing them, the Emperor failed to re-eetablisb order, and, indeed, when once authority is set at defiance in Abyssinia it is di fficult to make the peasants return to their allegiance. In all parts of the distant provinces, and in Choa and Tigre, the peasants took refuge in the mountains, and under the conduct of regular leaders offered a successful resistance to the troops of Theodore. The latter took the field m person, and such was the terror of his name, that he nowhere encountered any resistance • the rebel provinces he laid waste, but as the peasants no longer cul tivated the ground, the booty, conebtuig of grain, money, and stuff., was no longer so abundant in the camp as for merly. The soldiers murmured, sod desertions began to occur. King Theodore made vain efforts; he went about in all directions, but no enemies, nor even living beings, were to be seen ; it was a passive war. Theodore's soldiers, who had been always conquerors on the field of battle, were in their turn conquered by famine and desertion. • Little by little his empire as well as his army, dwindled away;new independent States became established. At pre sent at the head of scarcely 6,000 men, it may be said that with the exception of a few small provinces and ambits (fortresses) his kingdom no longer exists. At the beginning of his career be proved himself, as we have shown, generous, sober, and brave, but on arriving at power be gave himself up to debauchery, and became cruel and treacherous, and gradually even his courage forsook bins, He promised the chief of God-dam his liberty if his wife, who was mistress of the fort which commands the country, would deliver it up to him. No sooner, however, was be placed in possession of it than he sent the too credulous couple in chains to one of his forts. In order to induce the sons of Bas-Oubie to deliver up to him the fort of Biotite, be espoused their sister, and when they, relying on their family connection with the Emperor, came to meet him, he had them imprisoned, and repudiated his wife, their sister. The Queen of the Gallas gave him her son as • hostage, and sent him, accompanied by the chiefs of the Gallas, to Magda*. The prince was made governor; but shortly afterwards, as King Theodore exacted too much from Gallas, they refused compliance with his unreasonable demands, whereupon the prince and his companions were thrown into prison, and at the time of the eight of the Prince Idenilek, eon of the late Lakalf .Seland King of Choa, who wee received by the Queen of the dense with the honours due to his rank, King Theodore immediately executed the Prince of the Gallas, and his companions, and had their mutilated but still living bodies thrown down a precipice. I could fin the two pages which I have still left in the recital of his cruelties and perfidy towards his chiefs, his people, and his neighbours, but the little I have narrated being, as I think, sufficient, I shall confine myself to a sketch of his conduct towards the Europeans who have had the misfortune to become his guests. The first in order of date is the Coptic Patriarch David. The Viceroy of Egypt, wishing to save his provinces and the Soudan, endeavoured to appease him savage neighbour, and thought that no oat would be better received by the Emperor than the David, chief of the Abyssinian church. Re was mistaken. Proud of being able to throw con tempt upon the power of the church, of which he had always been jealous, the King imprisoned his spiritual father for three days. Suspecting, however, that in doing so he had gone too far, be afterwards begged his pardon, and allowed the poor priest, who was half dead with fear, to quit his den. Annoyed at this first repulse, the Vice roy sent the Bey Abd-ul-Rahman with numerous presents 'salon as the Patriarch had returned. But he was even more unfortunate than his predecessors, being prevented from returning home for nearly three years. During moat part of the time they were closely imprisoned ; and when, upon the reiterated representations of the Viceroy, the ambassador obtained the permission to depart, he was robbed on the way of all his property, and arrived at Meteuna almost naked and fami s hed. King Theodore wrote, however, to the Viceroy to say that this bad not occurred without just cause ; that the chief who had robbed Abd-ul- l tahrnan bad told him that the Bey had himself endeavoured to pillage the village, and accused him of several crimes of so odious a nature that the Bey, fearing the anger of his King, poisoned himself at Berker. On another occasion the Naib of Arkiko paid a visit to King Theodore, at the latter's request, to consult him on the subject of the territory which he governed, and brought with him rich presents. Upon some paltry pretest the King imprisoned the Naib for forty.five days, and only let him go on condition that his tribute should be doubled—a promise which Naib did not particularly inconvenience himself to fulfil. M. Lejean, who arrived in Abyssinia with some ts and • Letter from the Emperor Napoleon , acco mpanied King Theodore into Goddam, a provuxoe against which he was leading his army. Happening to receive letters which required his immed iate presence in Europe, the French tra velkrasked an audience of the King to obtain permirmon, to depart, but he received the reply that King Theodore could not see him. He again sent amessenger to say that every day delayed; would render him voyage themore difficult, seeing that the troops were advancing into the enemy's territory. This time the answer was—" Put him in irons," and the ' Abyssinian army bad the glory of seeing& French consul in uniform, taken prisoner and chained. At the end of 24 hours he was released from his chains, and sent to Gaffat, the Europeans in the service of King Theodore, being re-' tained as bail for his good conduct, and in order that M. Lejean should not endeavour to escape. Some months afterwards, on the arrival of • M. Bardel, who bed been sent to France as the bearer of • letter from King Theo dore to the Emperor Napoleon, and who brought back an answer, M. Lejean obtained permission to leave ; only 24 hours, however, being allowed him to make the necessary preparations for his departure. IVe have therefore the patriarch imprisoned, the Egyptian ambassador imprisoned, the French consul put in irons and driven out of the country. What will happen for all these outrages ? Nothing. King Theodore can' with reason boast of being master in his own country. He was persuaded that Europe could do nothing against him. Thus, on the first occasion which presented itself for show ing his hatred towards the white man, he no longer showed 1 any timidity, and, not fearing chastisement, he became more and more hardened. The good and learned mis lousy, Stern, was about to return to Europe, after having formed a mission in this country for the conversion of the Jews, when be fell in with the King's army on his way. Although the bearer of • passport, he deemed it a , as an act of politeness, to pay hie respects to the King. he result of so doing is known. At sight of him King Theodore suddenly became furiously enraged, had the two servants who accompanied him beaten to death ; and, not content with this double murder, he ordered M. Stern to be beaten and he would probably have perished unless Providence had protected him. M. Rosenthal, another missionary, was some time after wards chained and imprisoned with his companions. Sub sequently Consul Cameron and all the Europeans in Alys sum% submitted to the same fate, with the exception of some missionaries from Basle, who worked for him. Nearly four years have elapsed since then, and during this long period these unfortunates have had to submit to such privations and cruelties, even amounting to torture, this It is difficult to conceive how they can have lived so king. Our mission, after being first well received, was de. ended and humiliated at Gagee before all the imperial oaken, and subsequently conducted to this stabs (fortress) where fornearly ten months part we vegetated in chains, having before us one of the most dismal prospects —one of the darkest horizons. The English government made numerous and noble e ff orts to procure our tiou, but nothing has succeeded, and nothing will . . Nothing short of an armed force will vanquish tubboruness of King Theodore ; it is only when he is vinced that he will no longer be permitted to mad. treat the whites, and that vengeance awaits him, that will open his eyes to the necessity of protecting and us. t is true that, with a character Ile his, one cannot ' tell what be may do in a moment of rage ; but our trust is in Him who never forsaketh the innocent, and who accords his gracious protection amid all dangers. In either case there is no other issue • therefore, the sooner the better. If it is necessary thit we should undergo such ordeal its better to do so when it is still time, and when our/strength is not too far gone; to expect more would be doubtless fatal to our cause. With every kind wish to yourself and my dear mother,—l remain, yours affec tionately, Hardu &Asc. ' AN EXZCIITION tx MEXICO.—The Mexico city correspondent of the New York Times sends the following account of the execution of Vidaurri: "On the Bth of July General Santiago Vidaurri, an old, grey-haired Mesi can patriot, who had served for tti days as Maximilian's secretary of the Treasury, was discovered by the police at daylight in the house of an American. He was rudely dragged through the streets to the City Conseil buildings and condemned to be shot to death in the back at 12 o'clock, or in six hours' time. The old soldier, aged 68 years, never winced. He bowed his stately form in acqui escence to the doom so easily pronounced upon him, and asked only one boon, that he might see his son. No, you can see no son, nor min you speak with anyone but officers and soldiers.' General Slaughter (ex-Confederate) obtained a respite for him of three hours. At 3 p.m. he was partly led and partly pushed through the Plaza de Armes, alma by and under the shadow of the Grand Cathedral,and kicked, while his bands were bound, through the two streets of Santo Domingo to a small public square of the same name, and there, in the corner of a square made by the angles of the ruins of an old convent, they blindfolded him and placing him in such a position that his corpse would fall in scaven gers' offal" they turned his back to the troops and to the people, and literally tore the chest of the giant soldier of Nueva Leon into a sieve. Not satisfied with his death, the sergeant of the guard loaded a musket, placed it to his forehead, fired his piece, and none among the living could have recognised the brave old Vidaurri, of Nueva Leon, in the horribly mangled body lying there. The liberals cheered, their bands played lively national airs during this joyful festival of death, but the white spectators, the educated Mexicans there, turned away from the awful scene with that same disgust that one would tarn from a cannibal ritual in a heathen land." THE Carrta PLAGUE.—For the week ending the 17th August no fresh outbreaks have been reported from any part of England, Wales, or Scotland. One cam of cattle plague is reported to have occurred during the week, being a decrease of 10 on the previous return. The dis eased animal was killed. There were 103 healthy cattle slaughtered to prevent the spread of the disease. The total number of cattle reported to have been attacked in Great Britain eine' the onumenoement of the plague is 278,9? 3, and 56,900 healthy cattle have been slaughtered to prevent the spread of the disease. THE COVET or CHANCBRY.—In the new Chan cery Act the Lord Chancellor is empowered to alter the style and the salaries of the officers of the Court of Chan cery. The term " Usher " is likely to be abolished. The salary of the next appointed Accountant-General is not to exceed 2,0001. a year. Naw REGULATION OF AMF.B.9KI) TAXES.—By the new Inland Revenue Act the time fur hearing appeals on assessed taxes by the oomodaidoner is extended beyond time 21 days previously prescribed, after the clogs of the year to which the charges relate. A thunderetonn like that which took place in London on Tuesday morning before day-break painted over • large portion of Scotland later in the day. In Min burgh it was acoompanied by a fog so dense that the gas had to be lighted. Several bouaea were struck by lightning and persons injured. On Saturday some cattle crossed the Hastings line at a level cunning, but before they could clear the rails, a fast train from Hastings dashed in amongst them at the rate of 40 miles an hour. Five were killed ; and the line presented the appearance of • slaughterhouse, the metals and ballast being bestrewn with quivering flesh and pools of blood. The engine rose up and down as if passing over so many hillocks, and was at last detached from the train. Opara, the coal depot of the Pacific Mail Steam•packet Company (observes the Panama Star) is ten days' steaming from New Zealand. Its circumference is 16 miles. The native population, about 1,500 in number, are a friendly race. Opera is only some 650 miles distant from Tahiti, and the produce of a large number of the most important of the islands, much of which, from its perishable nature, requires quick transportation, can be brought to the island, and thence conveyed by the Panama steamers to New Zealand and Australia. 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The second morning performance, which com menced to-day at half-past eleven, consisted entirely of Mendelssohn's Elijah, which, well as it was given here, requires but brief notice, having so frequently been commented on by us on former occasions when performed much as it was to-day, and, moreover, having again to be spoken of on its performance next week at Birming ha m, where it derives special importance from the fact of its having been originally produced there (in 1848). There was one distinguishing feature in its present performance at Hereford— the re-appearance of one of the greatest artists of modern, or of any times, in music with which her name will always be associated by those who remember her many former interpretations of the sublime strains of Mendelssohn s Elijah. Madame Lind Goldschmidt, who has appeared but rarely in pub lic for some years past, and only then on special occasions identified with some philanthropic cause, has never been excelled, and seldom equalled, in the purity and spirituality with which she has interpreted this music and that of the Messiah. Those clear, bell-like notes, liquid in tone as a flute, yet penetrating as a trumpet ; that intense, heart felt devotional earnestness which made her singing of sacred music resemble rather the spontaneous offering of religious worship than a public exhibition of artistic skill—much of these high qualities still remains, if with some loss of executive force, with no diminution of those greater intellectual powers that are far more valuable than material excellence. Some of her upper, if not the highest, notes still retain the purity and resonance of past years, while in intensity of expression and depth of feel ing Madame Goldschmidt's singing to-day will bear comparison with any of her previous perform ances. In the beautiful duet, with its responsive choral phrases, " Lord, bow thine ear" (Miss Edith Wynne being an efficient second) ; as the principal soprano in the double quartet, For he shall give his angels," the vibrating tones of Ma dame Goldschmidt's voice towered above the sup porting vocal harmony, in the latter instance well sustained by Misses Edith Wynne, L. Broad, and Julia Elton ; Mr. Montem Smith, Mr. J. Hamby, Mr. T. Carpenter, and Mr. Weiss. In the great scene with Elijah, involving the intensely pathetic appeal of the widow for aid to her dying child, the earnest yet chastened fervour of Madame Goldschmidt's reading was equal to any of her best efforts ; while the solemn quartet, Cast thy burden on the Lord," was given with true religious feeling by thisartist and her coadjutors, MiasJuliaElton, Mr. Montem Smith, and Mr. Weiss. With this piece ended Madame Goldschmidt's share in the per formance of Elijah, the principal soprano music of the second part of the oratorio having been assigned to Mdlle. Tietjens, whose fine performance in this oratorio has before been, as it now must be again, the subject of praise, this excellent artist having never sung more finely than on the present occasion, notwithstanding her recent fatigues of the opera season. In "Hear ye, Israel;" in the first soprano part of the well-known trio, " Lift thine eyes " (admirably sung also by the other two ladies, Miss Edith Wynne and Madame Patey-Whytock) ; in short, in the various solos and incidental recitatives, Mdlle. Tietjens' brilliant voice and earnest style were admirably displayed. Mr. Sims Reeves, who was announced for the tenor solos of the second part of the oratorio, was unable to sing, and his place was most efficiently supplied by Mr. Montem Smith, who, after singing, according to the programme,. the sir "It sthh.all your hearts," and the incidental recitatives in the first part, sang also, with excellent taste and much refinement of expression, those pieces which had been assigned to Mr. Reeves—in every instance adding to proofs already given by Mr. Montem Smith of his efficiency and ready preparation. Of Miss Edith Wynne we have already spoken, and need only further specify Madame Patey-Whytock's excellent delivery of the contralto air, " 0 rest in the Lord ;" Miss Julia Elton's genuine and un affected expression in the arioso, " Woe unto them ;" and Mr. Weiss's energetic delivery of the music of the prophet (albeit somewhat too high for his voice). The splendid choruses of this great oratorio, which were extremely well sung on this occasion, produced the effect which such music ever must do, combining as it does the highest imagina tive genius with the profoundest artistic science— the Invocation of the priests of Baal, the pace fully melodious "Blessed are the men, ' the grandly exultant "Thanks be to God," the noble! ' Be not afraid," the exquisitely flowing "He watching over Israel," and the fugal climax of the final chorus "And then shall your light," were all, sung with correct intonation and much contrast of tone. The fine overture, with its masterly and highly-developed fugued movement, together with the elaborate and picturesque instrumental accom paniments, were of course splendidly played, the orchestra consisting almost exclusively of the best 'London players. The attendance at yesterday's (Tuesday's) morn ing performance numbered 681 ; and the total I sum collected at the early cathedral service, and afterwards, amounted to 1881. 2s. Id. This day (Wednesday) drew a mach larger audience, 1,664 persons having been present at the performance of Elijah, and amount collected to-day was 1461. 13s. Bd. Of the first miscellaneous concert, which took place at the Shire-hall ou Tuesday night, we shall speak together with that of this evening. On Tuesday Mr. Gladstone laid the corner-stone of a new church at Penmaenmawr, North Wales. Subse quently to the ceremony a numerous company of ladies and gentlemen sat down to luncheon, and Mr. Gladstone. in responding to the toast of Mrs. Gladstone s health, made all earnest appeal to the visitors, who he said con sisted chiefly of people from Manchester and Liverpcs 1, to contribute liberally toward, the erection of the new church—to act, in short, like Lancashire men, who had a way of doing thoroughly whatever they took in hand to do. At a public meeting of City ratepayers the night before last, the levy of a county rate in the City of London was declined unnecessary, and one of the speakers " thought it had become necessary for the citizens of London to be up and stirring, and oppose the Infliction of such an impost as that threatened by an irresponsible body " like the Court of Aldermen. A committee was appointed to watch the interests of the ratepayers, and it was resolved that should the threatened rate be levied, the responsible persons should be subject to triennial elec tions. A Working Men's Conservative Association has been inaugurated at Bristol. Four hundred were present at the opening meeting. It is reported that "some excel lent spee c hes were made," and " the greatest unity prevailed." THE PAN-ANULICAN COCNCIL.—We are enabled to inform our readers that amongst subjects likely to he considered at the Pan-Anglican Council are the follow ing :—(1) The Relations of Colonial Churches with the Mother Church. (2) Appeals from Colonial Courts to the Archbishop in person. Ct) The Reform of Convocation. (4) The Relation of the Church of England with the rest of Christendom. (5) Corporate Rennion. (i) The Cove ((Wire. (7) The restoration of Wesleyan' to com munion with the Church of England. ($1 The Royal Supremacy sod the Court of Final Appeal. And possibly— though at present there is some doubt on this point— (9) Ritualism. If their lordships sit only for three days there will be great difficulty in discussing a third of these grave subjects e ffi ciently, The Holy Communion will be celebrated every da in the chapel of Lambeth Palace during the Counci ls session, previous to which Yogi Creator Spiritus will be sung, and we behave that each bishop ssorc antiquo will be attended by a chaplain and possibly by • notary.—t. l / 4 nrck News. Mr. Francis Owen, one of the collectors of in come tax for the borough of Liverpool, is in custody, charged with defalcations in his account.. to the extent of many thousands of pounds. It would appear from what has transpired au far that Mr. Owen's defalcations ex tend over the last twelve or fourteen months, and that he has been sinking his own and other people's money in un productive copper mines in Anglesea. THE FEARFUL COLLIERY EXPLOSION IN L ee ue.tiißZ. The portion of the pit where the terrible explo . don at St. Helen's occurred, of which we gave a brief aooount yesterday, is considerably higher than any other part of the mine, and is consequently more dangerous as the gas rises to that pert from the other workings. At the time of the accident fourteen men and boys were en gaged working in the top level, all of whom have perished ; and it is • most providential circumstance that more lives have not been lost, as at the time the miners were all at work in the pit. The explosion was not heard in the pit very far from where it occurred, but its serious nature wee at once feared, and the whole of the works were imme diately stopped, and the men withdrawn from the mines without delay. A volunteer exploring party was formed, and, shortly after the explosion, they proceeded on their teazel, and after hours of toil they snoceeded in re covering the whole of the fourteen dead bodies, which were on beteg found removed to the bottom of the shaft, and were not brought up to the pit mouth until night. The scene on the brow of the pit was most painful, as amongst the enormous crowds which collected around it were the wives, children, relations, sad friends of the men who were known to be miming. The tearful and anxious looks and inquiries of some as they waited for the coming of the bodies from the pit were harrowing. The following are the names of those who have perished :—Joseph Top ping, fireman, of Haydock ; Thomas Anders, collier, of Park-road, Parr; William Cheethans, jun., collier, of the same place ; William Chestworth, collier, of Ilaydock ; John Eden, son of Mrs. Mather, whose husband was murdered near St. Helen's • few weeks ago; Anthony Fillingham, collier, of Finger-post, Parr ; Henry Winstanley, collier, of H•reaeach ; William Brown, col lier, of John-bill-brow, Parr ; William liders, driver, e( Park-road, Parr ; William Barron, driver, of the same place ; John Leadbetter, driver, of Highlands-brow, Parr ; Henry Wright, pony driver, of Copperhouse-row, Ashton ; Thomas Radcliffe, of Gerard's-bridge, st. Helen's ; and Thomas Wilkinson, jigger, of Coa/pit. lane, Parr. The scene when the bodies were brought to the I pit mouth was dreadful as the agonised relations rushed forward to recognise and claim the dead. Some of the bodies were fearfully burnt and disfigured, and could only be recognised by the clothing on them. The whole of the bodies were removed to the " Owl's Nest" public-house, which is situate near the col liery, and they will lie there until the coroner's inquest. Mtortly after the explosion became known, crowds rushed to the some, a great many of whom were colliers residing In the neighbourhood, and numberless offers to assist in the search were made, but firmly declined. The cause of the explosion can never positively be known, but it is con jectured that it was calmed by the fireman (Topping) ex ploding a charge of gunpowder for Cheetworth, as it is known he was to do so about the time of the accident. Strange to say, the explosion in May, 1866, when 13 lives were lost, was caused by Topping firing a charge. He then escaped, but he is now one of those who have perished. DitowierNo or Niw Excnisioiriirra.—A terrible accident happened at Grimsby on Tuesday, by which nine out of a party of ten excursionists were drowned. The party, chiefly from Aahton-under•Lyne, went out in a email boat. They left the Royal Dock basin soon after 10 o'clock, and proceeded down the Humber with the ebb tide as far as Cleethorpes. They then re turned, but had to tack, and when about half-way back to Grimsby, Irving (the owner of the boat) was going to tack again, and went forward to alter the sail, leaving the tiller in the bands of one of the pas sengers, who, not understanding it, turned it the wrong way. The result was that the boat was thrown on her Ode, the water poured over her quartet, and in a few seconds she filled and sank. Irving swam towards a small shrimping smack, which picked him up. Only one of the passengers was saved, from whom gathered the particulars of the sad catastrophe. Ile could not swim, but throwing his arms out and keeping his mouth shut, was able to float until an oar came near him, which he seized and put under his chin, and was in this way supported until the people on board the same saw him, and be was saved. The following are the names of those drowned : Thomas Platt, ego 21, of Ashtoa under-Lyne, overlooker in Messrs. As hall and Stone's mill at Dukinfield-hall ; Thomas Bailey, 23, saddler, a native of Middlevrich, but recently residing at Ashto n ; Elizabeth Stanley, 20, weaver, Old-street, Ashton • Maria Cook, 20, weever, Old-street, Ashton ; Louisa Sa xo n, 21, winder, Welbeck-strcet, Ashton ; Mr. and Mrs. Robinson, visitors at Cleethorpes ; residence not known at time of writing ; a woman, from 45 to 50 years of age, described as a stout person ; and a boy, about 11 years ; names not at present known. None of the bodies have yet been reco vered. The Royal Albion tugboat has gone to the spot to search for them. The Lost is maid to have been very deep in the water, and too small for so many persona. It is also felt that at least two boatmen ought to have been on bused instead of one. INUNDATION or A COLLIERY.—An accident of a very serious nature, which caused a considerable amount of damage, placed the lives of a number of men and boys in jeopardy, and put a stop to the working of the mine for some days, occurred on Monday morning at the Pennywell. road Colliery, Briethl. The pit was formerly worked by the Pensywell-road Coal Company, but for twelve months it has been in the possession of Mr. Brown, of Seymour. villas, Stapleton-road, who has done everything in hie power to render its workings safe and convenient to the colliers. Amongst the improvements which he intro ' duced was one at the suggestion of Mr. Lionel Brough, the government inspector of mines, vim, the driving of a " travelling way" from the great vein into the upcsst shaft, whereby a dangerous portion of that shaft was avoided ; and its importance was fully shown on Monday, when, by means of the travelling way, a number of men • were enabled to maps from what appeared to them almost certain death. At the bottom of the downcast shaft there is a " drift," 130 yards lung. leading to the ' " deep" workings. At the end of this " drift" there are some old workings which had been stopped up before the whole of the coal had been exhausted, end it was resolved to attempt to again work them. Mr. George Britten, the manager, a man of great experience in the working of coal mines, took the necessary steps to break into the old workings, but the presence of water being suspected, "boring" was retorted to to aseertaiu if such really were the mule. Between 10 and 11 o'clock this operation was being performed, wheu some of the men present incau tiously removed a large block of coal by the aide of the "born bole." Water immediately rushed out with great force, and all attempts to plug up the orifice being in vain, the alarm was given to the colliers in the mine, there being about 70 men and boys in it at the tune. The Miller* made their way as quickly as possible to the bottom of the down cast shaft. and the state of affairs having been coniiminicated to those at the surface, immediate preparation. , were wade for bringing the men up. Load after load of the living freight was drawn up to the pit's mouth, and as the men made their appearance they were greeted with a hearty cheer by the hundreds of persona who had assem bled in the neighbourhood of the mine. A number of men unable to bear the suspense of waiting at the bottom of the shaft until their tuns to be pulled up should arrive, made their way along a " travelling way "to the bottom of the upcsst shaft, where preparations had been wade for draw ing them up, and they were quickly raised to tho surface. At length the whole of the men in the colliery were got out, Mr. Britten, the manager, being the last to leave the pit. The men soon recovered from their fright, and every attention was bestowed upon them. The water continued to flow down the "drift' until there were nine or ten feet in the shaft above the landing.place, but the engine was at work the whole of the day, rsising water at the rate of 200 gallons per minute. It is hoped that the water has not got into the "deep" workings beyond the place where the irruption took place, for if it bas, the damage will be immense. As it is, a considerable loss must accrue to the proprietor. About 200 male and female inmates of the Earls wood Asylum for Idiots • few days sine, were take is to the Crystal Palace, the expenses being defrayed by themselves or friends. They enjoyed the treat exceedingly. • • At an inquest last evening at the St. Henrge's Boanl-room, Mount-street, Hanover-square, two verdicts of wilful murder were returned against unknown mur. deren for destroying newly-horn children. One of the infants was found on a seat in Hyde-park, killed by • heavy blow on the skull. The other, us it appeared from marks on the neck, had been choked, and attached to it was the address sad name of " the wretched father," who, however, was not known at the house indicated. MArWHF.HTER, SHEFFIELD, AND RAILWAT.—The total expenses of this company's railersjs and canals, including rents, tolls, duty, &c., from July Ist to August 11th, 1867, amounted to 61,8671., as Noises • f o . the corresponding period of latA. 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