The Express. — London, England, 1867-08-02 00:00:00

BRZAK FAST.-EPPErS COCOA. B ROWN and POISON'S CORN FLOUR tar CB ILDagrs ann.. To obtain ettra_profit by the sale other ktnda are sometimes anent instead et BROWN and POLSONS. aid% ohpacket.a Brown," Jahn Poison, - Is signed by the make,. on . _ the enirefiL TO CORRESPONDENTS. alverlisementa intended for "The !spree'," London EVOlthlii must bo at the Moe, 10, Bouverleetteet, by Two Kook on the day of publication. DRURY LAN L Trite rcrtited. TWAT RASCAL JACK. Stews. Roues and Werllle. %toe lan." Alleyne and Thompson,—To conclude with MN ORE r CIT Y. Ness's Cowper, Irlotyre, Villiers, Irvin& Roe" litanunee, d Warner; lleedame, Robertson & La Mere. IIAYMARKET. Tins Evroxo, THE LOVE CRAnit, yea, Chippendale, Noire, Rogers, Kendal, Clarke. Weathenhy, ete. ; Mesdames Bedirerlea, Chippendale, Burke, itc.—TO *'Ally AND BACK 45.--Asid THE XIPLY, AND BOW TO USK IT. ?animism. TIM ITIMMna, THE DAY AFTER THE WEDDINO.—THE MAN (r AIRLIE. James Harebell, Mr. ((errata Venn Messrs . R. Price, Forrester, Gresham, Maclean, and Ellerton : Mosses E. Ilteart, Melly Moore. ac..—And THE CLOCKMAKILICS HAT. STRAND. Tin EVISINS, REVERSES. Messed Emery, Pandla , Rob son. and sdanhomugh . Mesdames Ada Bwanboeoagb and John. slow.—And THE LATEST EDITION OF FRA DIAVOLO Mesas. Thorne * James ; Mesdames llolt, Newton, &c. BRITANNIA. Tyres IMMO, SCARLET DICK OR, THE ROAD AND ITS RIDERS.—Lava Williamson and Craven Mr. k Yrs. 11•Haille the Champion Skaters —And JACK LANTERN OR, THE RACECOURSE, AND THE BLUE RIBBON OF THE TURF. NIGH WAITS AT LONDON BILTLIGIL VIM DAT —Morning. 33 ISEA......Afternacm, 311. 41OL TO-Mol.lloW—Homing. 4b. 3 m.._..A[Nenoon, 411. 2.". m. LONDON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 2. WE do not regret that Mr. FsweErr should have withdrawn his Agricultural Education Bill. No doubt the object sought to be obtained is most im portant, but it must be admitted that the manner in which Mr. FAWCETT proposed to obtain that ob ject is open to serious criticism. At the same time, the discussion cannot fail to be attended with beneficial results. Mr. HENLEY, indeed, maintains that the English agricultural labouicr stands in no need of education. In his opinion, he is the best specimen of the class in the world, and education would only iipair his excellence. But in this opinion Mr. Hentev, even among the country gentlemen of the House of Commons, standsalone. Both the mover and seconder of the amendment, and those who supported them, frankly admitted that the education of the Eng lish agricultural labourer requires improvement ; all they venture to assert is, that the Bill of Mr. FAwcerr is impracticable and would not accomplish theobject which he has in view. It is surely a very remarkable fact that in Scotland the number of persons who can sign their names is much larger Ira the rural districts than it is in this towns, and whatevei 111 Y. nENLEY may say, nobody who is acquainted with the agricultural labourers of the north will assert that they are less useful or less industrious than the same class in Oxfordshire, or in any other county in England. It is mere waste of time to argue with those whoinsist that the stare of education is satisfactory, especially in the rural districts. Such a statement is notoriously the re verse of the fact, however reluctant Mr. HENLEY may be to admit it. The real question is, in what way this serious evil is to be remedied. Some remedy must be devised, and that speedily. The people must be educated, but the most important thing is not simply that efficient measures shall be taken, but that they shall be taken in the right order. L. is vain to pass a stringent law which shall prevent the employment of children under a cer tain age or shall require the possession of a certain amount of education, unless measures are first taken to provide efficient schools for the children of the poor. Parliament has no right to interfere betweenthe parent and the child, and to deprive parent& of the money which they may earn through the labour of their children, until Parliament provides efficient schools which the children can attend. It may seem just to in sist that no child shall be allowed to work unless he has received a certain amount of instruction, but it is the grossest injustice to impose this con dition upon those who have not the means of complying with it. This is a point which attracted the attention of the Duke of NEWCASTLZ and his colleagues. They admit that in many cases parents exercise little self-control and show considerable indifference. But they add, when parents are cen sured for not prolonging the attendance of their children at school, it rests with those who censure them to show that the most has been made of the attendance already given. If a child of ten years old who has attended school with moderate regu larity for four or five years can hardly read and write, and cannot cypher to any useful purpose, it is very hard to call upon the parent to keep him at school four years longer, and to tax him with selfishness and ingratitude because he does not choose to forego a large addition to his family income in order to do so. In the same spirit Mr. MITCHiLL, one of the Inspectors, declares, that in many of the schools the instruc tion is so bad, that, he says, " I can " only rejoice that parents are so sensible " (as to withdraw their children), for more " complete waste of time than one too frequently " grieves over in these schools it is scarcely pea " Bible to imagine." These considerations show that if educationis to be insisted upon as a condi tion precedent to a child's being allowed to work, the State is not only bound to provide a sufficient number of schools, but to see that the schools are thoroughly efficient. The conclusion is obvious. The first thing to be done by the Legislature is rot to extend the Factory Acts to other employments—not to im pose penalties on parents or children—but to pro vide an adequate number of efficient schools. But curiously enough, while men of every variety of political and religious opinion agree upon the necessity of extending the opera tion of the Factory Acts, it is difficult, if not im possible, to obtain anything like agreement upon the mode of providing schools or the means of education. Even assuming that the most strin gent law were passed for the purpose of prevent ing parents and capitalists from employing chil dren, the results would be as futile as they have already proved in the case of the Factory Acta. So long as no means exist for the purpose of com pelling children to attend efficient schools where they exist, or of compelling the owners of property to erect and maintain efficient schools, any exten sion of these Acta must prove worse than useless. Strange to say, this is the very point upon which Parliament seems utterly helpless. While one party can suggest no other means except a rate for the supply of such schools as may be needed, the other party professes the utmost dislike to sanction any such measure, and at the same time Ends it impossible to suggest any alternative measure. A dead-lock such as this cannot last. If the state of education could be said to be satis factory, Mr. HARDY and the Government might unite with Mr. HENLEY, and resist any attempt to meddle with the subject. But the facts are THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 2, 186/. too strong for the ingenuity of Mr. HARDY, or even of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. They counsel, not resistance, hut delay. Taking refuge in the old defences, they rally their men to the cry of "No additional rates," "No secular educa " lion." If Ministers have the skill to meet the demand for education without imposing any rate, and without sacrificing what they consider the denominational principle, let them produce their plan with all speed. But the demand must be satisfied. Indeed, the necessity of introducing the principle of the Factory Acta is so urgent, that it will be impossible to put off dealing with this part of the subject for another session. To deal even with this part of the subject, however, obviously involves the principle of a school-rate, for without a rate it seems impossible to provide such means of educa tion as are imperatively required. In this point of view it is well that Mr. F*we•err should have withdrawn his bill. It professed to deal with only one class of the community. This is not the way in which education should be handled. The subject is essentially one ; and any plan which deserves the support of Parliament must be founded upon some principle large enough to em brace every class, or at least every labouring class, in the country. OUR CONTEMPORARIES. (THIS DAY.) THI RIPOBB BILL-A NARROW DIVISION. The Times expresses in various ways its disap pointment at the rejection of Lord Grey's proposal to extend the redistribution scheme. The only plea of its enemies is that it is the " first of August" —s defence for inaction which has been outrageously disregarded by the ministry themselves. So pitiful a victory in spite of every effort of ministerial whips to secure it, and the most solemn warnings of the consequences were it not secured, is a defeat. The government said they would have seriously to consider their position in reference to the bill were the amendment carried. We have heard these threats before. There is nothing real in them, though repeated for an hour's duration. What has the government not yielded to secure the passing of their bill? What would they not yield which can by any possibility be proposed? Who would lose by the rejection of the measure now so much as themselves? Much may be uncertain, but of this we may be sure—that they will be successful, and yet, though successful, little of the credit of victory will be theirs. They have resisted when they could ; they have yielded when they must, and, refusing to meet the wishes of par liament by making their bill worthy of the occasion, and obviating the certainty of renewed sgitation, they have shown how little wisdom the events of the session have taught them. The Daily News points out the difference between the bare terms of Lord Grey's amendment and its real design. Of the one every reformer must approve, but the l►tter was simply to redress the balance in favour of the party of obstruction and restriction. The constituencies to which he prepare* to extend the principle of Lord Cairns's amendment return at present four or five liberals for every conservative, and his object, together with that of Mr. Lowe, Lord Cranborne, and Lord Cairns, la simply to mar the perfectness of the representation whiz!: they cannot, after having tried their best, altogether withhold. The scheme of Mr. Lowe and that of Lord Cairns, are pro posed in the interests of oligarchical ascendancy. There are other supporters of the cumulative or restricted vote whose motives are very different. But veteran poli ticians and party men like Lord Cairns, Lord Cranborne, And Mr. Lowe, have a keener electioneering insight into wh►t would be the actual working of their plan than even such a philosopher as Mr. Mill or such • poet as Lord Houghton. It is simply preposterous to suppose that by being only a third of the constituent body, a party ac quires moderation, intelligence, or any other quality of mind or character which does not belong to it when it forms a majority. By their victory the minority would rather lose the motives to cultivate these virtues. Already minorities obtain their fair share of the representation, but to reduce that representation to a system would be to deprive it of its chief value by making oonars lion and forbearance no longer necessary. The moderate class of politicians on either side of the house, the liberal conservatives and the conservative-liberals, would diminish in number. The Feargus O'Connor" and the Ferrands would multiply. For these reasons, and for others, the Daily New rejoices that the House of Lords has refused to extend the principle of Lord Cairn's amendment, and trusts that the House of Commons will refuse its assent to it. The Herald perfectly recognises the difference between Lord Grey's proposals and those of the radical party. The effect of Lord Grey's amendment was, in intention, closely analogous to that which conservatives seek from retaining things as they are• The radical seeks to increase the power of majorities ; Lord Grey to render mare secure and more direct that representation of minorities which, In conser vative eyes, is the greatest use of the small boroughs. And if the small boroughs could not be preserved, this, no doubt, is the beat use that could be made of their mate. Unhappily the proposition has been made when it was quite too late to hope that its fate would be decided by its merits. Lord Derby, the Te'egrapA says, was abundantly justified in scouting the proposal to begin at the beginning again, now that the country wants the seal set on that which is done, and the autumn left free from the perpetual anxieties of the Question. Thursday next should see the bill passed in the Upper Chamber, end the Commons, summoned to town for Monday and Tuesday, can bring the session to en end by the 17th instant. With regard to the lodger fran chise, meetings should be held at once in every metro politan borough ; and the great northern towns would do well to add their voices to the general outcry. The Star also urges that the great basins, remaining before the liberals of the country and the House of Com mons is to reverse the limitation of the lodger franchise and to abrogate the ridiculous provision made for the minorities. :as ORINIA ►mac The Times thinks the warmth of the debate on the Orissa famine will be increased rather than diminished by the very tame deepatch of Sir Stafford Northeote to the Governor-General of India which has just been published. The Secretary of State for India either acquiesces submis sively in calamity as something absolutely predestined, about which a child of earth should not torment himself, at leant when It is past, or he shares the amiable official weakness of desiring to shield everyone employed in the public service. Those who examine the subject must come to very unfavourable conclusions as regards the Bengal government, and especially as regards its chief— Sir Cecil Beadon ; and it will be for parliament to decide bow far Sir S. Northeote is justified in alleviating the censure he expreues by dividing it among a number. The despatch is, no doubt, observes the Daily Nnat, a careful and conscientious judgment on the part of the Secretary of State, but it reads somewhat too much like an official apology for the living, garnished with official regrets for the dead. The world at large will not be quite so tender of the reputation of administrators whose pe dantry was even more cruel than their indifference, or so ready to bow to the fatality of periodical famines in a tropical country. The Star presumes that some action will be taken in parliament on this important question. It is fortunate for those who have so seriously compromised the honour of England that their blunders and misdeeds have not been brought forward as subjects of form►l discussion until the national temper had cooled dowa from its astonished indignation. It is still more fortunate for them that their conduct is likely to be adjudicated upon by a wearied House of Commons at the close of a laborious session, THE MARRIAGE LAW COMMISSIOV.—It is under stood that the report of this commission will not be presented to parliament until next year. ..... ~. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Mr. Robert Spackle, of the Bengal Civil Service, to be a judge of the High Court of the North Western Provinces. A large number of members of the Ancient Order of Druids visited Stonehenge a few days since. A special train ran to and from Bristol and Salisbury for their ac oonnnodation. The Druids dined at Salisbury, but not altar the manner of their ancestors. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. HOUSE OF LORDS, Auouer 1. REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE BILL. Clause 15, page 7, line 14. Moved to leave out (" Ten thousand") and insert (" Twelve thousaud")—(The Earl Grey) : on question, " That (" Teo thousand") stand part of the clause !—Contents, 98 ; Not-Contents, M. CONTENTS. ---. —.—. LP. CHANCELLOR EARLS. LORD& LORDS. Lite Patton! Home ♦veland Heytesbury mum Lucas Begot Kingston Buckingham & Malmesbury Bowers Lovel and Rol- Chinnlos Mansfield Bolton land Marlborough Mount Edg- Brancepeth Lytton Wellington. cumbe Cairns Monson ruminate. Nelson Churston Northwlck Abercorn Pawls Clarina Peorhyn Bristol Shrewsbury Clements Raglan Exeter Stanhope Clifton Bavernworth Westmeath. Stradbroke Clinton Redesdale EARLS. TEN kersHlS Cloncurry Bobn Amherst Verulam Colonsay Salton Bathurst VISCN,UNT& Colville of Cul-Sherborne Beauchamp Bolingbroke & roes teller) Si!cheater Brooke and St John Congletou Skelmendale Warwick Exmouth Crofton Sondes Cadogan Hawarden Delamer. Southampton Cardigan (teller) Denman Stewart of Oar- Dartmouth Lelnater De Boa lies Derby Strathallan De Saumarez Stratheden Devon Templetown Dtgby Strathnalrn Eldon pintoes. Duman,lle and Templemore Ellenborough Gloucester and Clauconal Tenterden Gainshorough Bristol Egerton Walelngham Graham Oxford reversham Wemyas Haddlngton LORD& Forford Wharncliffe Harduicke Anindell of Hartiamere Wynford Harrington Wardour Hay E.XI'RESS FROM PARIS. (IRON 00* OWN 001 PARIS, THURSDAY EVRNING. The Muniteur du &lir publishes at the head of its columns, and as an origin►l paragraph, the fol lowing announcement, which is word for word a repetition of that which appeared in the Con stitutionnet this morning : The Emperor Napoleon having expressed to the Em. peror of Austria a desire to show him a proof of symp►thy after the terrible catastrophe in Mexico, it has been ar ranged that the Emperor and Empress of the French will pass forty-eight hours at Salzbourg, travelling in the strictest incognito. It will be observed that the date of the visit is not mentioned. Neither is it said whether the interview is to stand in the stead of the expected visit of the Emperor of Austria to Paris, or to be only a preliminary to it. The Patrie says the Emperor and Empress will leave Paris for Salzbourg on August 8. The assertion of the Montour, in a general way, that the speeches attributed to General Dumont are incorrectly reported, will not satisfy the public that he did not assume an attitude in Rome inconsistent with the ooavention which put an end to French interference there. It is clear from a speech of M. Rattazzi, as yet only known by tele graph, that he and the Italian parliament think very seriously of that of which the Moniteur makes light. M. Nigro was sent for to Florence for no other purpose but to give explanation on the subject. The Bourse was very firm. Rente rose 150. for cash and 25c. for account, closing at 69fr. 15c., and 69fr. Inc. In other securities there was little change. WRATH= REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) FRIDAY, AVIII - 022 2, 2 A.M. L 1 ' l.l W. .......- -- Nabs 1 29.63661 S.W. Abenlial *oll3 N. 14461 10.13661 NIL Ardroass llO9 621 W. Oreemk 114.011 661 8.8. W. Vallels 11.17 014 N.N.W. 1t0ca0121114110.10 ES N.N.W. g 4 2woossi et. 1 10.06 67 W.N.W. 4 7606 13 . N.N.Y. 10.04 50' N.N.E. 1193 56' N. 29.76 671 S.W. 20.07 13 N.N.Z. W KOS 64 X.X. romernith 10.01 671 N. L Larks 20.1365 N.N.I. Irsams4ll. - 29.99 66 S.S. IL 110sebereigle. 20.06 64 N. Shields 2 0 _0066 N. W. X/f.i. 31.X.1. wiir. sax. N. 1.1.1. N.W. N. RNA LN.L 8.8.1. N.W. w. 1 R. 112311Altia. The pressure of the atmosphere has Increased on the south coast of the British Ida, where it Is now in , with the winds north-easterly and moderate. Weather e dy, and temperature in the south of Pagland has diminished. FURTHER MILITARY ORGANISATION OF THE Poulos. —We have received the following from a corre spondent :—With the view of rendering the action of the metropolitan police force more efficient and combined in case of need, it has been determined under the instruc tions of Sir Richard Mayne, to extendits military organi sation to battalion as well as divisional drill, as hitherto. Accordingly, on Wednesday evening feet, six divisions (D, B, 0,8, X, and Y), numbering upwards of 800, under Captain Harris, one of the police commissioners, went through battalion drill at the rear of the Zoologic al Gar dens, Regent'spark, in the presence of a large body of . Captain Harris stated that this was the first spent tore of the polio@ had been drilled together in battalion, but that it was intended to continue snob. —Star. BRITISH ARCLEOLOGICAL ABSOCLATION. G LOW, THURSDAY. —This is the fourth day of the congress 'of the association, and up to the present hour they have been favoured with most delightful weather, which, as most of the day is spent in the examination of out of door objects, is most fortunate. After the despatch of our parcel yesterday the examination of Ludlow Castle and church wee finished. At last night's meeting Mr. Levien, M.A., F.S.A., read a paper on the Barony of Burford. The Rev. J. D. La Touche next read an interesting paper on Stokessy Carel*, • small castle now dinned, on the banks of the river Ormey,aboutfour miles from Ludlow. Thanks were voted to the readers of papers, and arrangements having been made for next day's (to-day's) proceedings, the party broke up. There was a large muster this morning at the Feathers Hotel, the head-quarters of the emaciation at Ludlow, at ten o'clock, the programme for the d commencing with an excursion by road through Ludfor d, Woofferton, Ash ford, he., to Little Hereford, thence to Burford, and so on to Trubury. The first halting-place wee at Little Here ford, where there is a quaint old church class to the river Trune, whose brawling voice is heard in the solemn quie tude of the rural churchyard. Mr. Roberts, F.S.A., was the guide to the party, and described the archeological features of the church. Close at hand is the seat of Sir Jos. Bailey, M.P. (Easton Court), which, however, was not included in the programme. It is of modern date. The party, after spending a short time at little Hereford church, resumed their carriages, and proceeded to Burford, where they were courteously received by Lord Nortbwick and the Hon. Miss Ruxhout, and conducted over the man sion and church. Mr. Roberta here offered some remarks on Burford Church. The party next wended their way to Trubury, where, at the Swan Hotel, Lord Northwick had ordered to be prepared for the travellers a most hospitable reception. A sumptuous doeuner was laid out here and duly honoured, after which the party (having first in spected Trubury Church, accepted the invitation of the Rev. Sir F. Gore Dusky to inspect an oriental collection at his resident's. This part of the programme, however, had only been par , hilly got through when the rain carry ins the despatch left Trubua. ROYALTY AT PA RH. —The following is a list of the sovereigns, princes, and princesses who have visited the evert of the Tuileries since the commencement of the year :—The Kin; and Queen of the Belgians, the Emperor of Russia, the King and Queen of Prussia, King Louis I. of Bavaria, King Innis 11. of Bavaria. the King o f Wur temberg, the Xing and Queen of Portugal, the Sultan, the King of Greece, the King of Sweden, the Count and Counter of Flanders, the Grand Hereditary Duke of Russia, the Princess Eugenie of Lenehtenberg, the Duke of Leuchtenberg, the Duke of Saxe-Weimar, the Duke of Mecklenb -Btrelitz, the Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar, the Crown Prince and Princess Royal of Prussia, the Prince and Princess Royal of Sexony, the Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, the Duke and Duchess of Saxony, Peince Albert of Prussia, the Prince and Princess Charles of Prussia, Prince Humbert, the Duke and Duchess d'Aosta, the three Princes of Oldenburg, the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Baden, the Duke de Coimbre, the Hereditary Prince of Turkey, his brother, and the son of the Sultan, the Prince of Hohenzollern and his son Prince Leopold, the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Arthur, Prince Oscar of Sweden, the ce Viroy of Egypt, G the rand Duke of Mecklenburg- Schwerin, the Prince and Princess Adalberg of Havana, the Prince of Orange, Duke William of Wurtemberg, Count de Wurtemberg, the Grand Duke Constantine, the Prince of Reuss, the brother of the Tycoon of Japan ; in all 58, of whom 45 are sovereigns and princes, three queens, and 10 princesses; this number comprising 10 kings, six reigning princes, nine heirs presumptive, and one viceroy. _ _ _ ROBBEILY BY A LADY'S MAID.—At Exeter, on Wednesday, Emma Dadio, a lady's maid, who was charged with having robbed the wardrobe of her deceased mistress, the late Mrs. Kaye, of Coryton Park House, neer Axmin ster, was arraigned before Mr. Justice Keating, and found guilty of the theft. His lordship deferred sentence till yesterday morning, when he condemned the pri soner t o four months' imprisonment, with hard labour. This case has been before the courts more than once ; but on each occasion, after nearly complete investigation, bad been ac cidentally adjourned. Mrs. Kaye was the wife of Mr. William Kaye, of Coryton, who testified that be made his wife an allowance of 7501. a year for her dress and that of her children, in addition to which he was ac customed to expend about 2501. when they visited Paris ea.& season. This ample provision accounted for the very extensive wardrobe Mrs. Kaye ?congaed. The pri soner was engaged as lady's maid in 1801. From that time till just a year ago she filled the situation. In July. 1886, her mistress, Mrs. Kaye burst • blood-vessel and died soddenly. The prisoner left, taking with her eleven boxes. Some time afterwards Mr. Mari and his daughters came to examine the wardrobe of Mrs. Kaye, and dis covered that it bad been practically denuded ; that clothes, kc., of only about 81. in value were remaining, 'while 3001. worth at least were mining. The lady's maid was suspected, and written to on the subject. She replied in effect that her mistress had given her what things she bad. Mr. Kaye thought proper to go with a sergeant of police to where Emma Dadio lodged in London. There a great portion of the missing property was disoneted, and the remainder was traced to the Pantechnicon, where is bad been deposited. It was set up in defence of the prisoner that the late Mrs. Kays had employed her very confidentially at various times, and that the presumption was she would be likely to re ward her maid with extensive gifts of wearing apparel. These suppogitions were, how ever, disposed of in evidence, and the jury founds verdict giilty. PROVINCIAL BARRING CORPORATION - (LIMITED).-(THIS DAY.) To-day the fifth general meeting of shareholders in this concern was held at the London Tavern ; Mr. MICHELL in the chair. The report, which has been previously published, w as taken as read. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the rep or t, said the capital of the company sto o d a t the precise acon a t at which it was bet rendered. The reserve fund w ai 5,0001., es against 3,5001., it having been augmented i n the voting of 1,5001. from the profits of the half yeC g ending December last. The balance due to customers deposit, current, and other accounts was much larger now than it was before the panic, being T. 10,000? as against 528,0001. The increase of 12,0001. arose entirely from current accounts, and the amount would have bees much larger but that the aggregate balances had bee t brought down by the withdrawal of deposit balance. Ti ge would not probably be a matter of astonishment when it was remembered that persons with spare money could get more for their investment elsewhere. Although this amount was not large, the directors regarded it Al la diostion of the turn of the tide that would follow a le. newel of commercial activity throughout this country ra d gross profits had decreased 3,4001. inconsequence of 4(414 off in the business operations of the country geu g a, The cash in hand showed an increase of 24,0001. over - 4 previous corresponding period, but he hardly knew wheth er this was a matter of congratulation or not ; at say ro c under all the circumstances, the board bad resolved to ee, if they erred at all, on the safe side by keeping thefeed e well in hand. The customers of the beak might see is this that the directors were prepared to give to than ale might require it every possible facility end informaid ee . The amount due to the bank showed a decline of seem 13,0001., which was to be accounted for also by th e d e . condition of business. The report had inf orme d r i rh i areholders that the balance carried forward its 2,0351., which was nearly I,OOOL more than bad ban brought in ; this showed that the company had act strained itself in order to pay the dividend which tie directors proposed to declare. While the board w as anxious to work the bask with the utmost economy, th e y were equally anxious that economy should not degenerate into meanness. There were in the service of the comma, many managers and clerks who had served them vat almost uniform fidelity, seal, and ability, and it would be the duty of the direction, as it was also in the interest' of the bank, to review the position of these officials with ths view of improving it in pecuniary respects, and leading them to see and feel that the prosperity of the was at the same time the prosperity of those t71:2 whose exertions it had been achieved. The re. moval of the head offices of the bank from the Poul. try to Bank-buildings had not been attended with any detrimental effects; but on the contrary, many uneasye had been reaped. There could be no doubt that the nest. stock principle generally had received a " heavy bl ow sa d great discouragement" from the bad management sad end. venation that bad been disclosed during the part resz ; but it was possible, if not certain, that good would come out of the evil. As a nation, we had been apt in the past to arrogate to ourselves . a special aptitude f or b ul i mia and nice and superior sense of personal hamar in conducting it; but in the future, if we felt disposed to measure ourselves with other people we should have to speak with bated breath, and en humble terms lest we be reminded of the disasters and even disgraces d the time through which we were now passing. Boleti& standing all this, however, the joint stock principle was sound in itself, and, in consequence, would ultimately gee. vail. Since the establishment of joint stock ba 6 ake London no private bank had been established, while the existing private establishments had been compelled to resort to various expedients for the purpose of strength and efficiency. (Cheers.) The report was unanimously adopted, and a dividend et the rate of 71 per cent was declared. The usual votes were yawed to the bank manias, is chairman, and the ANGLO-AMERICAN TELEGRAPH COMPA3Y. (THIS DAY.) This day an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders was held in the London Tavern ; Sir D. Goma, M.P., in the chair. The report, which has been published, having been tun as reed, The CHAZIOLLN, in proposing it for adoption, regretted the absence of Mr. Stewart, who was unable, from illsen to be present. It was the desire of this company to ream the tariff one-half, but the Atlantic Telegraph Compaq were unwilling to secede to that proposal. He hoped that by the let of September, however, the reduction would be effected. One of the cables, as they were aware, vu broke., and he had no doubt the fracture was =mi.:vied by the name cause. The cable was laid in the midst of a dew fog, and was, be bad no doubt laid in shallower water than would have been the ease if the weather had been clearer. No accident had taken plans to the cable of I:cni, which had been laid in clear weather, and in the proper depth of water. A vessel would leave on the Ath or teth of the month with a sufficient amount of line to make the fere of the injured line is a proper and effective manner. The lines were capable of doing 14 or 15 times their ptaat work, and if the reduction in the pries of tariff took pito* he believed that the profits would be much greater than they were, although they stood at present in a istar factory position. Sir B. OLAIIBIIIIOOOdO4 the motion. Mr. PARSONS 011)1'120W his opinion against any rsdnctssi of the rate. Sir C. LAXPSON, the Deputy-chairman of the Atlantic' Telegraph Company, believed the reduction of the rate was one of very doubtful policy. Ho was willing to try it, however, but only NI au experiment. Them wu a falling of in the earnings for the last four months from 1,0001. to 8001. per day, and in the face of that they were advocating the policy of a reduction of rates. They bad reduced the prem• ment charge one-half. He thought they were rug in making that reduction. But, a. he rid, he was willing to try the reduction of 101. to 5/. for every messegeof words, for a time. . . . . . . After a brief discussion the report, which included the adoption of a dividend at the rate of 21 per cent. per en• num wee adopted. LONDON AND WESTMINSTER BANK.—(THIS DAT) —This afternoon, at • special genera nieetift of the geo. prietors of this snk, r. TIM, /LP., in the asir, the re. solution passed on the 17th ult., for increasing the capital, by the issue of 5,000 new shares of 100 f. each, was cos. Srmed. _ _ GILMAN ANACREONTIC.—It fella that an angel visiting the earth some time after the subsidence of fie Deluge discovered Father Noah sitting at noon in the sir dow of a fig-tree, looking very disconsolate. The angel it quired the cause of his grief. Noah replied that the moor time heats were oppressive and that he was thirsty, sad had nothing to drink. ' I Nothing to drink ' said tin angel. "Look around! Do not the rains fail, and tin riven run, and is there not a spring of water bubbling q at thy cottage door" "It is true," answered Nosh i smiting his breast, " that there is abundance of entail which thy servant can bathe ; but, alas ! when I think of the multitudes of strong men, of beautiful women, ado( innocent children, and the countless host of animals tad were drowned in the Flood, the ides of water become distasteful, and my lips intim to drink." " There son in what thou sayest," replied the angel, and *Kok his snow-white wings he flew up to heaven, swift or lightningelash, and while the eyes of Noah were still der' sled by the brightness of his presence returned with sous stocks of the vine, which he taught Ungrateful patriadl how to plant and tend, sad when the fruit was ripe b° to press into wine. This, gays the song, was the moo of ell the beneficent and benevolent drinks which the lend owes to the grape.—Btarkwood's Maga:ine for August IGNORANCE OP THE CLERGY IN THE REIGN of Itcrzancrw.—Early in the reign of Elisabeth the eiteelsa to the Archbishop of Canterbury had occasion to exawiss the curate of Cripplegate, and by way of testing his know' ledge asked him the meaning of the word fit ortion. To this difficult question the reverend gentleman, not Wig paid much attention to the niceties of language. was able to make a satisfactory reply. Several years later the clergyman of Farnham, All Saints, was examined by the Bishop of Norwich. The conversation which wined 15 deserving attention ; and it is preserved by Strype, whose devotion to the Church of England no one will think of questioning. " The bishop asked him the °potent' of the third chapter of Matthew : be answered nothing : end the contents of the eleventh chapter ; neither could he avower to that. He asked him how man chapters the EPr"tie to the Romans contained, andwhat the "abject of that EP*". was. To neither of these could he answer. Ana when be adventured to answer, be showed hie ignorance as mock as by his silence." But I might fill a volume with ',Millar in stances, and I can only afford room for one or two more examples. In Bi l a certain William Ireland was pre seeded to the rectory of Harthill. The Archbishop 01 York directed his chaplain to examine him. The chaldtin first desired him to translate an easy Latin sentence. Dee he was unable to do : but as such knowledge "no. very common in the eternal profession, the absence of it did not amount to a diequalifimtnn, and the ex...Meer r" , " ceeded in his inquiry. He asked the reverend entlernan " who brought up the people of Israel out of Egypt r 110 answered King Saul. And being asked who was first cir cumcised, he could not answer. It was not to le erf l that men such as these should display any r emarks see lity when they bad occasion to mount the pulpit. lode& their apostolic deficiencies were so glaring that it was found necessary to draw up sermons which they ,night read 'to the people. But some of the more adventurous of the sacred order, disdaining to shine by such borrowed light, ventured to address their parishioners in th.sir own lee guaee, and with their own ideas. One of them. with tir re w livioc as i e ,e wk a co , ted "prefte nsi ll i d n s e uh t red7l ln ch th ofaf a rea v ma : :l d i te ff eo e rp rif re t i n ee il ; ed pi o ti f hmi rkb e th ri eL eo r"Y. leic: ll. 6 t ht l od i7ait . 7 iorf i r lui r an this great divine, " delighted in mediocrity hr *bete ter sons—sic, men was put in media paradise : a rib was takes out of the mkW of man. The Israelites went through to mein of Jordan ; and the midst of the Red Sea. SA a re put firebrands in the midden between the foxes' tel. David's men bed their garments cut off by the seidd 44 ,, Christ was hanged in the etiddest between two thieves. A Posthumous Paper by Mr. Itudie, in Fraser's Nolo' for August. xur-comriNTs. Deer& RARL.9: -- -. - iieeoCsrs. LORDS Cleveland Fitzwilliam Stradford de Harris Devonshire Fortescue Radcliffe Netherton Grafton Granville Sydney. Kenry Manchester Grey teller) BISHOPS. Leigh Rutland Harrowby Cheater londeshorough Somerset Kimberley Peterborough. Lyttelton MARQUISES. Lichfield LORDS. Lyveden Camden Lovelace Helper Mont Regis Salisbury Minto Blantyre Mostyn Westminster Morley Boyle Overstone RAMIS. Morton Canioys Ponsonby Abingdon Romney Charlemont Romilly Airlie Russell Chaworth Stye and Selo Albemarle Selkirk churchill teller;Somerhill Camperdown Shaftesbury Clermont Stanley of earns/won Sommers Clonbrock Alderley Chesterfield Spencer Cranworth Sundridge Chichester &Mend De L'lsle and Taunton Clarendon Dudley Truro Cowper T 19001711111. De MsAi'ey . Vernon De Grey De Vied Duntermlin Wealock Denbigh Rveraley Murry Wentworth Duels Bellies Foley Wrottesley Effingham Harding. (Renard the Court. OSBORNE, Ammer 1. • The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon with Princess Louis of Hesse, and her Majesty walked in the grounds this morning accompanied by Princess Louise and the Princess of Leiningen. Prince Leopold and Princess Beatrice also went out. Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse, with the Princesses Victoria, Elisabeth, and Irene, took leave of the Queen last night, on their return to the Continent. Their royal highnesses embarked ►t ten o'clock on board the royal yacht Victoria and Albert (Captain the Prince of Leiningen), which left for Antwerp shortly afterwards. Prince Arthur, attended by Major Elphinstene, accom panied their royal highnesses in the yacht. Captain Von Westerweller wu in attendance upon Prince Louis. Previous to the departure of Princess Louis, Miss Du• rant had the honour of executing a medallion portrait of her royal highner. The Queen will hold a council at Osborne to-marrow (Saturday) at one o'clock. A deputation, consisting of a committee of the parishes of Tottenham, Hornasy, Heat Barnet, and the visiting justices of Oolney Hatch Lunatic Asylum had an inter- view with the Right Honourable Oatborne Harty at the Home-oflice yesterday on the subject of the Lee Valley drainage. The following were present :—Lord Enfield, Mr. Labonchere, M.P., Mr. Hall, Mr. Clarke, Col Jeakes, Mr. Michael, Mr. Richmond, Rev. C. E. Hadow, Mr. Wal ton, Mr. Bazalgette, C.E., Mr. Heath, Mr. Parker, Mr. Potter, and Mr. Marshall, C.E. Sir James Ferguson, Bart., Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department, attended at the Homo-office yesterday. A deputation consisting of Mr. W. Nicholson (Chairman of Sunderland Shipowner,' Society), Mr. R. M. Hudson (Vice-Chairman), Mr. J. Dryden (Chairman of Tynemouth Shipowners' Society), Mr. S. Shotton (Vios-Chairman of Tynemouth Chamber of Commerce), Mr. M. H. Atkinson (Secretary of Tynemouth Insurance Societies), Mr. Ingham, M.P., Mr. J. Cowen, M.P.. Mr. J. Hartley, M.P., and Mr. John Candlish, M.P., had an interview with the Right Hon. Stephen Cave, at the office of the Board of Trade yesterday, respecting the previa' iona of the Merchant Shipping Bill. Despatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial-office to the Governors of the West India Islands, British Columbia, the Australian Colonies, and New Zealand. The Duchess of Cambridge and the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Mealenburg-fitrelitz have arrived at the Duchess of Cambridge's chateau at Rumpenheim, near Frankfort. The royal party slept ►t Bonn, on their way to Rumpsnbsim. The King and Queen of Portugal will quit Paris on Monday next, and will embark at Bordeaux to return borne. On his way to the Orleans Railway station on Saturday evening the Viceroy of Egypt met with an acci dent which might have been attended with very serious consequences. His horses took fright and overturned the vehicle, but his highness escaped with a few bruises, and was able to continue his journey without delay. The Viceroy, who has only gone to Vichy for the benefit of the waters, which have been recommended by his physician, has not yet taken leave of France. Ismail Pasha during his residence in Paris and London has made a considerable number of presents in snuff-boxes, bracelets, caskets, and various descriptions of valuable jewellery. The quaker missionaries who left Southampton for Madagascar a short time since, arrived at Antannarivo, the capital of the country, on the 3rd of June last. They visited Mauritius on their way, which island they state contains a population of 340,000, 250,000 of whom are East Indiana, end are either Hindooe or Mahomedans. Ignorance, superstition, and immorality abound, say the miasionaries, among these people. The missionaries left Port Louis, in Mauritius, for Tamatave, in Madagascar, ra distance of 450 miles, in a French bullock ■hip. They were invited by the native governor of Tomato's to meet him, and they describe him as a man of ability and of dignified and pleasing manners. The corporation of Taunton, Massachusetts, in the United States, have sent to the municipal authorities of Taunton, in Bngland, two handsomely bound volumes, containing copies of their charter of incorporation, of their municipal records, and a catalogue of books in their public library. According to the llth annual report of the London Reformatory and Refuge Union there are 291 institution' in connexion with the Union, which can accommodate 22,554 inmate', and nearly 300,000/. is ■pent yearly h. the diriatian work of this Union. Yesterday the Manchester Board of Guardians passed a resolution to pay 1001. per annum to a Roman catholic priest who has for many ran discharged the duties of chaplain to their two workhouse*. THE HiALTH OF THE QUEEN.—When, a fortnight since, we stated that we had good grounds for making public the seasons which prevented her Majesty from ap pearing at evening crowded assemblies, the statement was neither exaggerated nor incorrect. There have, however, been some exceptions to this rule. These would be scarcely worthy of notice had not the writers slummed that they were more or less authorised to impugn the accuracy of the paragraph which appeared in the Lanai. Upon a subject of so much delicacy we spoke with what we believe to have been a becoming and justifiable reserve. Our report was in no respect sensational or over-stated. It was a plain narration of facts, which, in justice to her Majesty and to the source from which we obtained it, we felt bound to make public. The appearance of the Queen in tublio on a recent occasion was followed by a most distrasaing attack of sickness and exhaustion, which lasted for several hours. is The inner life of the court necessarily known to but few ; even those in immediate attendance upon the Queen are not always in a position to arrive at a correct know ledge of her Majesty's real condition. The privacy of the sovereign should be as much respected as that of the humblest of her subjects. There are occasions, however, on which that privacy may be held too sacred. This is more especially the ease when erroneous reports have gained general eredenoe. Then it is right to be known that bee MajestT, with the greatest desire to fulfil all throe duties which appertain to her dignity or her hospi- Miley, is occasionally prevented from perfor m i ng th em b y bodily suffering of a character most difficult t o b e b orne. —Lanett. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (111171 . 11% TILISOIWIS. ) FRANCE. PARIS, Auover 2. Yesterday the Emperor received an address, sent by the Lord Mayor of Dublin in the name of the corporation of that city. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Anus! 2. According to present arrangements it is expected that the Emperor Napoleon will remain at Salzburg the Bth, 9th, and 10th of August. M. do Moustier and Prince Metternich will ac company the Emperor. The Empress Eugenie will visit the Empress of of Austria at Ischl. Baron von Beust will arrive at Salzburg on the 7th August. The amount of notes paid to the National Bank by the Minister of Finance is 60 millions of florins, and not 608 millions as erroneously announced yesterday. • PRUSSIA. HAMBURG, AUGUST 2. Notwithstanding that the subject was declared by the Senate to be urgent, it has nevertheless been resolved at a recent sitting of the Assembly of Burghers that the proposed military convention between the free town of Hamburg and Prussia should be referred to a committee of five. The committee have been instructed to send in their report as soon as possible. The next sitting of the Assembly of Burghers will be held on the 7th August. NASSAU. EMS, .tuoverr 2. Count Von der Goltz has arrived here from Paris. Count Biamarck is expected on Sunday. The day for the departure of the King from Ems is not yet fixed. ITALY. FLOBBNCE, AtIOUPIT 1, EVENING. .- - In to-day's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies the number of members present was insufficient to vote the whole bill on the royal civic list, the articles of which were approved by the Chamber yesterday. The President announced that the deputies will receive notices of the next sitting at their private residences. The Opinione and Nazionale state that prepara tions for early insurrectionary movements continue at Rome. ROME. ROME. AUGUST 9. General Dumont and Count Sartiges left here yesterday for Marseilles. OVERLAND BUMS. THE BOMBAY MAIL MALTA, Amon 1. _ _ The Delta and Ceylon left here at tia.m. to-day. The former may be expected at Marseilles on the evening of the 3rd ; and the latter at Southampton on the 10th inst. OUTWARD CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS. The Bangalore, from Southampton July 20, ar rived at 6 p.m. on the 28th, and left at 10 a.m. on the 29th, for Alexandria. The Pera, from Marseilles July 28, arrived on the 30th at 7 p.m., and left at 11 p.m., for Alexandria. OUTWARD BOMBAY MAIL. GIBRALTAR, JOLT 31. The Tanjore, from Southampton July 27 , arrived to-day at 7 p.m., and leaves at 10 p.m. for Alex andria. All well. AMERICA. The Royal Mail steamship Scotia from New York on the 24th July, arrived at Queenstown at 4.20 a.m. to-day (Friday), with 167 cabin pas sengers and 1,765,151 dole. in specie. After land ing all the mails, oonsisting of 126 sacks, and 20 passengers, she proceeded at 4.30 a.m. for Liver pool. All well. NEW YORK, Jun' 24, Noma°. Congress adjourned on Saturday last until the 2let No vember. The Senate has rejected the appointments of Mr. Greely as Minister to Vienna and General M'Clernand to Mexico. It is reported that Mr. Seward has decided not to mod a minister to Mexico. The bill passed by congress enabling impose to hold office in the district of Columbia has failed to become law, congress having adjourned before the bill bed been acted upon by the President. The leaden of the impeachment movement prevented the report of the proceedings of the investigation being pre sented to the house just previous to the adjournment. Re ports were furnished only privately, and with an injune tion to secrecy. General Sheridan hasderignated the 31st July for closing the registration in his district It is reported that some prominent democrats urge Pre sident Johnson to exercise his constitutional powers as commander-in-chief of the ►rmy and remove the district The New York Coustil the Female Suffrage Bill. Convention has rejected Advises received from Matamoros to the 15th Julystates that Juarez is a candidate for re-election. The command of the army has been given to Fecobedo. Twelve more imperial generals and four colonels have been shot at Queretaro. Porfirio Diaz has ordered the capture of all foreign repre sentatives refusing to recognise the republican govern. went. The death of Santa Anna has again been denied. (By ATLANTIC TILSORAPH.) NEW YORK, Acouirr 1, 6 P.m. General Sheridan has removed the Governor of Texas. The National Steam Navigation Company's steamer England arrived out to-day. Closing prices : Gold, 140. Sterling exchange on London, 110. 5-20 United States Bonds, 111 k. Illinois, 1181 ; Erie, 76k. Cotton : Middling Up land, 28. PHILADELPHIA, AuctlNT 1. Petroleum, standard white, 33. M. Emile 011ivier has left for Germany. He goes to Weimar to be present at a grand coneert of lamed music which his father-in-law, the Abbe Liats, is to give in that city. M. Guizot is at present engaged, at his residence of Val Riefler, upon the third 'volume of his " Meditations Relionises." An experimental train of the Lombard Railway Company successfully crossed the passage of the Brenner Mountain on the 2Gth July. The Droit says :—" In consequence of the inci dent concerning Batty, the lion-tamer, at the Porte- Saint-Martin Theatre, the Prefect of Police has issued an order that no person shall henceforward enter the cages in which the animals are confined. Lucas, who was to have taken Batty's place, was directed to abstain. The cage, however, was exhibited last night on the stage, but with the lions alone in it." LIVERPOOL, Aveusr 2.—The West African mail steamer Lagos arrived here this morning. THE NORTH EASTERN DIVIDRNDB. TELE GRAPH).—These dividends are as follows :—Bsreriok. b par cent. per annum ; York, 4* per omit. ; Leeds, 24 per cent.; Carlisle, per seat. 7 4 Per 01" HOUSE The &TAKER t 4 UNIVEtt to his questl Chancellor of next, out the m =the foil house it should advise h university in In univemity edam bays had an el subjeet."__ This bill was This bill was This bill vu Li/CAL 644] This bill was PROROG This bill was NA Thiabillwasi ARTIZANS AN Oa the order this bill, Hr. HAZLET house, it is not by which it is pr the obligation, to purchase co ascertained uur Act, should r, The hon. microbe jested would on t with the rights c value of properti to which they ap way. He though be well to witted dealt with no: municipalities masers of cote Mr. POWER I abstract reeolutii been already don Mr. Serjeant the amendment rid of an objectic representatives c perform such dui provide the poor give them an siri Mr. HARDY hon. member f( should not be do Mr. WHALLE slop of the prim tionable form in tion. Hr. J. LOCH the first tine peeled the am attention to tk at present 'near &rhenium habil lanthropiste to it might rain tinetion in prin, protection of the the worst draw (Hear, hear.) X, lost to the mtepa , posed. The obje authorities. In 1 pulled down Lou made in ; and, the town clerk 01 ocemnittee that tl sequent diminutic eal point of view He admitted th, cult one. The applicable 4 and in but let them not aegis of fever and Hr. GREENE s . . intended7o aabsti which they would Mr. CA.NDLISI an owner of bad j compel the local tu that it mightought be to tion. Ile th amending the Mtl Mr. TORIIENS, °livable that the Booed it if t ratepayers. Such vent any mien Manchester 'ante( to get rid of the bi of such legislatio noes of that 0,31 worst possible deer of the Home Seers not press the bill i bat he implored tb deserved to be deal Mr. LEEttAN , for Finsbury for hi vided unsorted to would be a p and surveyors to pertiat to let I question of comps: the Land Cleve.( the mete which we exceed the value of mode of oompellini excessive rate. Mr. W.E.FO litudturd were in • they would meet U mad lust VON. , by vest an owner of pr, Be should be pre Meion f the eamount oompen to compulsory purchiu Sir J. FMMOUSS to favour of the c amendment' m* ht Mr. M' he ßllP t,..ssu ltES: : pe TAT uo ll apll to consider the neeewary under the we have lward • run toe reortb-west }see et the ocosim his lo sootasont, and will about two months.— . ETON COLLEGE. forte autumn vacs of about eight we Wee tern railways wi stations for the aeco to their homes. Th of September, when Those will be follow sss te arrive at the - - WILLA AND BID lady Charlotte Mati woe proved in the Lo the executors appoint Guy, Ef IttenTn. Lady Lou arl i o e! wail the daughter e died in May lest, at ship's will bears date hill words :—'• I give, my property, both n Louisa Caroline Ani Oster and my nepl will of John Muck, Proved in the court e xeeutors--namely, burgh, Norfolk, ttu Samuel M. ShePh' b rother-indaw. The The will is of great li tutor confirms his u w ee, in addition the Nis eldest sou inherit b 7 the will of the t Thomaa Mack. The subject to the ace i ncluding the manor h ;i k o andto:ltteleb4ithrillt2 .11illiatilhariliaanliliteLer.1640.4P218°a6rhtedie°°r's4taTnirt°41nethhHoot.I.:4'hil.di:tiuinOillsugoz21114:iitren3°.00::::dneta:jull:lai,..iot.oe.l' le for flUders' Society, lOW The late navid 7 ni noti - on•Thaines,w lime sworn under 111,1 . Wir ond. 2004 ; Jeri Zr'Frii• School, Be spanish rand con and Spanish an COUR S.IL IMPI