The Express. — London, England, 1867-08-13 00:00:00

B RZ AK F AST.-E p PS'S COCOA. B ROWN and POLSON'S CORN FLOUR for CHILDREN'a DIET. To obtain extra profit by the saJe other kinds are mootethpeo offered instead a saawread'POLSON'S. • -- - " Juke Krona." "Ran Poison," is signed by the makers on Seth packet. Elte erlsreoo. TO COARISPONDINTS. Advertisements Intended for "The ftpress." London Evening Paper, suit be as the Whoa 10, Bouverlactreet. by Two Welosk on the der of publication. WRY LANA. Tuis Evens°, THWITC6CAL Jrelr. Messrs. Rouse and Neville : Mediates Alleyne and Thompson—To conclude with THY. GKKAT CITY. Mews Cowper, Whams. Villiers, Irving, Zee" H. Hignold, St warner: Mesdames ltobsrtmon &In Thaws. HAYMARKET. Tem Evvingo, TUE szii&iiwirkANDAL. Mourn Chip pendsle. flown Rogers, Kendal, Clark, Weathersby, <ft. , Men dames Sedipriek, Chippendale ,Warn, &e.—TO PARIS AND BACK FOR a ; s.—And TRH 1.1/I.lk A.ND HOW TO VIM IT. P 1!.gIqZ19•& TEta ErENtee, THE DAY Arra THE WEDDING.-THE MAN tr Al RLIE. 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Atriforou the verdicts of the Coroner's Court may not carry so much authority now as in years gone by, when juries pronounced without hesita tion on the mysterious ways of PROVIDENCE, and ended by awarding a satisfaction to Heaven, it may yet be hoped that they will continue to command attention when they embody the conclusions of common sense on matters of practical importance open to general observation. Dr. LANEZSTER, one of the coroner's for the county of Middlesex, has been holding an inquest upon the body of Mrs. DORNER, of Eton, who died suddenly this day week at the Bishop's-road station of the Metro politan Railway, after making a journey from Kings cross to Paddity,dou. The un:ortunate traveller was labouring under bronchial disease, and Mr. Aram:sox, of St. Mary's Hospital, deposed that the suffocating air of the Underground Railway had undoubtedly accelerated her death. Dr. LAN xitatt observed that he had himself experienced the depressing effect of the same atmosphere, and for that reason avoided the railway as much as pos sible ; the tunnels and stations should be ventilated, " but ho supposed that would not be done until " some shocking loss of life from suffocation had " occurred." The Coroner's despondency may have its root in official experience, but it is our duty to assume that when an evil which is within the control of a public body has been placed in a clear light in the interest of the public it will be remedied. It is not for the sake 'of persons afflicted with bronchial dis ease that wo urge the Directors of the Metropo litan Railway to do something to improve the atmosphere through which they everyday conduct a population exceeding in number that of many a great city. No one can inhale the foul vapours which stagnate along about two miles of the most frequented part of the Company's line without positive injury to health, while the discomfort resulting from the same cause at all periods of the year, but especially in the summer season, must be felt to be believed. On the section extending from King's-cross to the Edgware-road the air is loaded with gaseous products of combustion, until it becomes impervious to sight, and cannot be inhaled without a choking sensation which no one willingly encounters twice. Here, how ever, is the difficulty of individual travellers. The Metropolitan Railway supplies accommo dation which has become indispensable to thou sands, to whom it saves twenty minutes twice a day, all the year round, in the journey between Paddington and the City. This railway has taken a fine position, with advantages which are unique. Being for the most port an omnibus line, its traffic is exempt from the fluctuations to which most of our great railways are subject, It Is continually receivint , - sicallv • I. ••it is ..ew feeuen, inuprac ,,...r.inteed against competition present or future. It pays 7 per oent. upon the consoli dated stock, a dividend which its Chairman says is to be maintained. Undoubtedly the shareholders owe much to those whose good management has contributed to this result ; but then the revenue which pays this handsome dividend comes from the public, who reasonably ask that the accommo dation they receive shall be answerable to the success which their patronage has given to the Company. Tho evil complained of, if not remedied, must increase. New traffic is fast coming on the line. That from Hammersmith is rapidly augmenting ; St. John's-wood will give passengers in equal number next year; and then will come the western extension to Brampton. Before long three-minute trains will run over the worst ventilated section of the line. The company are bound to do something effectual to give their passengers the benefit of pure and fresh air. Nothing unreasonable is asked. The disadvan tages inherent in the construction of the line are known, and, we may say, are accepted by the public, which would doubtless be satisfied if the section from Edgware-road to King's-cross were ventilated as efficiently as the tunnel from Edg ware-road to Paddington. We hear of minor im provements to be made in this respect by moans of an enlargement of the Baker-street Station and the construction of a telegraphic station between Gower-street and King's-cross. This is well, so far as it goes, but it is not pretended that these works have ventilation for their primary object, or that they will do more than modify the present state of things. The prosperous Metropolitan Company should at once take vigorously in hand an evil which is perfectly remediable, and with which its able officers are well qualified to deal. We believe the improvement would be found a good paying investment. There are ladies enough between Paddington and Cower-street who would be ready to fillthe trains, whichnow run half empty in the middle of the day, provided the line were made a little sweeter than a foul chimney and cooler than a Turkish bath. But at any rate, the Company owe it to their present patrons and themselves to enable the public to frequent their railway without danger to health. Ostend just now is gay, the beat Belgian and foreign satiety meeting there. The Queen of Wurtemberg is there, and the Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Princess de Lichtenstein, Prince de Reuss, the Princes Antoine sad Joseph of Arenberg, of Croy, Lotigmitz, Benkendortf, the Marquis and Marchioness of Maillen, the Marquis of Vriatz, Marquis Salukis, and a long list of counts and oounte.ses. Queen Marie lionriette, the Count and Countess of Flanders, and Prince Frederick of Prussia are daily expected. THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 13i 1867. OUR CONTEMPORAMII3. (THIS DAY.) Tin =rola( BILL AGBIZD TO. The Times regards it as unfortunate for Earl Derby that he attempted to give his reasons yesterday for the - Doane which he recommended the house to adopt. By insisting at length on the superior policy of the Lords' amendments, he contrived to exalt the power of the Com mons, and to reduce his own house to a position of insignificaoce. The supposed necessity of his case led him into a strange series of contradictions. The reduction of the copyhold and leasehold franchises would be inoperative except so far as to bring a certain ad ditional number of voters on to the register ; yet the re duction ought to have been resisted. Voting papers might be abused, yet they ought to have been adopted. Trian gular constituencies have not worked well without a pro vision for securing the representation of minorities, and they ought not to be increased in number with such a pro. vision incorporated in the law. On the whole, the Com. mons were wrong on every point, but they must be allowed to have their own way. Had his lordship simply pleaded the advanced period of the session, and the necessity of preventing all chance of a failure of the Reform Bill, be would have said enough, and would have consulted the dignity of the house. The Lords, the Daily Pews says, have afforded another proof that the logic of necessity is the only kind of de monstration which is really cogent and convincing to the possessors of hereditary wisdom. Clearly, when the time cornea for attempting to extend the principle of the repro sentation of minorities to constituencies small enough to be under territorial or other influence, Lord Derby, with the whole force of the conservative party behind him, will oppose an obstinate resistance, and the milder whip and nominal liberals will be found on the same side. The representation of minorities in populous constituencies is regarded by them as a check upon and safeguard against democracy. In smaller constituencies they believe that it would favour democracy. With regard to the other rejected amendments, Lord Derby protested against the decision as to the voting papers, on the ground that any reduction of the franchise is in itself a thing to be deprecated, and he further remarked that the lodger franchise had been forced on the government by the House of Commons. It is satisfactory after all Mr. Disraeli's pretences to have this explicit acknowledgment from his lordship. The country will now know whom to thank for it. The Herald hopes that before the time ;lines for enter taining the question of the representation of the minorities, Lord Derby will have learned to take another view of it than that which he now shares with Mr. Bright. It may be that the ultimate effect of the present measure will be to give the overwhelming power to one class, but that clus, thanks to the representation of minorities, which cannot fail to be more extensively applied, will be at least compelled to hear before it decides. The Standard pay. an elaborate tribute to the Chan cellor of the Exchequer. No man since the days when Pitt encountered the coalition ever displayed in greater perfection, under greater disadvantages, the courage and the caution, the firmness and the pliancy of true policy ; and however great may be the honour of having his name connected in history with the second great English Re form Bill, Mr. Disraeli has amply earned and well de serves it. TOPICS. Yeirterday's debate on the Indian budget was chiefly remarkable, says the Times, as revealing the diversities of opinion which prevail among men who are justly supposed to know the state and politics of India. The English public will find it difficult to decide where the doctors dis agree so absolutely. Mr. Ayrton has a decidedly low opinion of the country, while Mr. Laing, on the other hand, takes up the defence of the Indian government. Mr. Ling and Lord Cranborne believe that the Indian rulers have done remarkably well, but that they would do much better if they were allowed to act with more independence. Mr. Mill, on the other hand, defended councils, alleging that the deliberative part of government in a country like India, where the natives could do little for themselves, was as important as the executive. The benefits of both systems may surely, remarks the Timcs, be combined by taking care to choose only able men, by making them fully responsible, and giving them councils, not to control, but to advise them. The Post highly praises Mr. Ayrton's speech, and adopts generally his suggestions. The Doily New quotes from the lettere given in the pamphlet which has been published is Paris under the title of " The Court of Rome and the Emperor Maxi milian," and gives in parallel columns some ex tracts of • letter written by the Emperor in 1865, and from the proclamation, proclaiming martial law, which WM Malted only three months afterwards. The comparison must satisfy, the Daily News thinks, all but the most implacable enemies of the unfortunate Prince that although both documents bear his signature, they did not proceed from the same hand. The one bears the im press of truth and courage, and the megnanimity.which can do justice to enemies ; the other combines the spirit of Algerian cruelty with a mendacity of which there are examples in the proclamations of the First Napoleon. At the trial of Maximilian it was alleged by his advocate that the proclamation was the work of the French general, and that its signature was obtained from the ex-Emperor by tho 11F"1* of overwhelming Pres:aura A:: !tea C~i6uid stances favour We explanation. The government having declared that they will endea vour to pass the Parks Regulation Bill, the Star urges the liberal members to do their utmost to defeat the attempt. A measure of the present parliament on such a subject can have no authority, even were her Majesty likely to grant her assent to an act depriving the people of an occasional use for the noblest of purposes of a royal perk wholly de voted to the public. Discussing the affairs of the Great Be tern Company, the Times suggests that it would be by no means a profit less task to inquire into the eirsumstanees of the adminis tration and policy which have brought this great company into its present position. We have all its debt. and its liabilities placed at length before us, but how and for what purposes were these successive obligations incurred? When did theGreatFmrtern take the first step downwards? There was no mistake about the original speculation. The traffic of the line has exceeded all reasonable anticipations, and in comparison with other liner it has not been exposed to very serious competition. Where, then, did the mis chief begin which has ended in such calamitous embarrass ment ? Mr. Newdegate will call the attention of the House of Commons on Friday to certain circumstances connected with the select oommittee appointed to consider, to hear evidence with respect to, and to report upon the Ecclesiastical Titles and Roman Catholic Relief Acts, to the evidence taken by, to the proceedings, ant to the report of the above committee ; and to make a motion. Mr. Seely intends next session to move that, in the opinion of this house, the control and management of the dockyards is inefficient, and that the inefficiency may be attributed to the following mules The con stitution of the Board of Admiralty; 2. The defective organisation of the subordinate departments; and 3. The want of clear and well-defined responsibility. Sir John Gray has given notice that next session he will bring forward a bill to repeal so much of an act, intituled " An Act for the relief of his Majesty's Roman Catholic Subjects," as imposes penalties and disquali fications on members of religions orders, communities, or societies of the church of Rome bound by monastic or religious vows, resident within the United Ringdon. Mr. Laird will ask the Secretary to the Treasury, on Thursday, whether before coming to any decision as to accepting tenders for the conveyance of the East India, China, and Australian Mails, her Majesty's government will afford the house en opportunity next session of giving an opinion on the subject. And, if in consequence of postponing the decision, any temporary arrangement may be requisite for the conveyance of the mails, whether her Majesty's government have made or are prepared to make such arrangement. On Thursday Mr. Hadfield will ask the Chan cellor of the Exchequer if his attention has been drawn to the case of Mr. Pbocion Foster, farmer, of North Currey, a prisoner in Taunton Gaol, for non-payment of 15s. 71d. ehurch-rste,l47l. 6e. 1 id. oats, and if. 15e. for a monition—. total, 14W. 16s. 9id.; and to the case of Mr. James Brighton Grant, a prisoner since 15th of March last in Whites:rose street Prison for 1/. 13s. chureb-rate, and 257/. costa, as masted in his petition to this house on 6th Jane last ; sad whether the government will adopt measures for the early release of these prisonern the Court. OSBORNE, Auouss2. The King of the Belgians, attended by Count Van der Straten•Pontboz, M. de Van:, M. Brewer, and Dr. Wimmer, arrived at Osborne at half.paat ten o'clock, from Ostend. His Majesty was received on landing from his yacht at Trinity Pier, West Cowes, by Captain the Prince of Leiningen, the Hon. Mortimer Seek - vine West, Groom in Waiting, and Major-Gener►l H. Seymour, Equerry in Waiting, and drove from thence to Osborne, where his Majesty was received at the entrance hall by the Queen and the royal family, and the ladies and gentlemen in waiting. The Right Hon. J. Wilson Patten has left Osborne for London. The Princess of Wales drove out yesterday afternoon, ►ttended by the Hon. Mrs. Hardinge. VISIT OF H.R.H. THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE TO CHATHAR.—Yesterday Warning his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, K.G., Field-Marshal, Commanding-in. Chief, paid en official visit to this garrison, for the purpose of inspecting the troops in the district. The whole of the troops were armed with the Snider breech-loader, and each man supplied with twenty rounds of blank cartridge. On his arrival, the Duke was received with a gener►l salute, and, after Inspecting the front and rear of the columns, his royal highness took up his position at the flagstaff, when the entire force marched past in grand divisions, and afterwards in contiguous columns of com panies. Arrangements were then made for en extended series of field-day manumvres, having for their object the repelling an attacking force, which had succeeded in effecting a landing from the river, and was marching on the garrison. A series of brilliant movements followed. The Princess of Wales drove out yesterday after noon, attended by the Hon. Mn. H►rdinge. The Duchess of Newcastle has arrived in Paris on a I:sit to her mother, Mrs. Hope. The Duke of New castle will leave in a few days to join the duchess. The Marquis and Marchioness of Bristol and Lady Mary Hervey have arrived at lokwortb Park, Bury St. Edmund's, from Milton Park, near Peterborough, where they have been visiting the Hon. Charles and Mrs. Fitrwilliam. The Earl and Countess Vane, who left town yesterday for Wynysrd Park, will entertain a distinguished party during the Stockton Races. Frances Countess Waldegrave and the Right Hon. Chichester Forteecue, M.P., have left town for their seat, Chewton Abbey, Somersetahire. _ . Lord Strathnairn has left town for Dublin, to mum. bis military duties. Major-General Hon. James Lindsay and Lady Sarah Lindsay have arrived in Paris. The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, M.P., and Mn. Gladstone and fandly, left town on Saturday for Pen maenmawr, North Wales, for the season. His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant and suite, and Lord Strathnairn, arrived on Saturday morning at Kingstown from Holyhead, by the mail steamer Munster, en route from London. On arriving at Westland-row sta tion, his Excellency entered one of the Vicerepl carriages which was in waiting, and proceeded to the Viceregal lodge, Phoenix-park. The Bishop of London was able to attend morn ing service on Sunday ►t Fulham parish church, and yes terday was present at the meeting of the Ritual Commis sion in the Jerusalem Chamber. The Empress and the Queen of Portugal were present the evening before last at the performance in the Chinese theatre of the Exhibitioa. The Prince de la Tour d'Auvergne, the French Ambassador in London, hu gone to Vichy. The Empress received on Friday at the Palace of the Tuileries the Grand Dual Prince Alexander of Huse and his wife , the Princess of Battenberg. The Prince and Princess Napoleon have arriv d at Pau, on their way to Eau: Bonne, General Altnonte, the late Mexican representa tive at the Court of the Tuileries, has left Paris for Carls bad. The Journal de Liege states that the Empress Charlotte is still entirely ignorant of her sad bereavement. The late Duke de Morny's estates at Deauville are about to be sold. He erected this pleasant watering place under imperial patronage, but ft has not attracted visitors, and property there Is very much depreciated. The Journal de Paris says :—" We learn from Rome that the Pope is highly satisfied with the ' stay,' • journey,' or 'minion,' of General Dumont. The final interview between the Pope and the general was most cordial. After a conversation concerning the legion of Antibes and Garibaldi, the general is said to have ex pressed the pleasure France and the Emperor Napoleon would feel at the Pope %kiting the exhibition. 'We are very old and much fatigued to make such a journey,' said his Holiness, ' besides, are wo not already sufficiently exhibited" Count Walewski, with his family, has just passed through Amphion (Haste Savoie), on his way to his seat of Villa Irene, near the Lake of Geneva. The French Orpheoniata held their festival on liunday at the Cirque de l'lmperatrioe. The societies b 7 which they were joined swelled their numbers to a con. siderable extent, and on their way in a body from their bead-quarters, preceded by dogs and banners, formed an imposing procession. The Universal Exhibition has not yet been en tirely abandoned by royal personages. During the past week the King of Sweden, Prince Albert and Prince Charles of Prussia, and Prince Michael of !Jervis made repeated visits to the Champ de Mars. The Tycoon of Japan, who is childless, has de cided, in sword with the chief daimios, that his younger brother, Prince Miu-Bou-Taiou, now in Paris, shall be de clared his legal successor. In order that this heir to the Japanese throne should receive an education suitable to his high position, the Tycoon has requested the Emperor Napoleon to appoint a governor for him, whose duty will be to direct his studies during the four years which the prince is to pass in France. The Emperor, acceding to that desire, has named Lieutenant-Colonel Vilette, of the staff, aide-de-camp to the Minister of War, to be governor of the prince. The Figaro speaks of a little revolution which is said to have occurred in the household of the Prince Im perial. It says :—" M. Meunier, his preceptor, cannot agree with the Prince's Governor, General Frossard, and has consequently sent in his resignation. The Emperor is believed to have the highest opinion of the capacity and scientific attainments of the general, who has himself educated his two sone so well that they have passed through the Polytechnic School with great success. The Emperor is said to have accepted the resignation of M. Meunier, and given the complete control to the generaL The education of the young prince is to receive a decidedly scientific direction." The Italian journals state that Mgr. d'Aoquisto, Archbishop of Moore&le, has died of cholera. The Italie of Florence mentions a rumour that the Archbishop of Palermo has been attacked. The Italie of Florence announces that General de Is Marmon' has left Florence for Bologna, on his way to Venice. He is said to intend proceeding thence to Vienna and ultimately to Paris. The banks of the Lake of Constance are at the present moment covered with vast numbers of dead fish, the result of a malady prevailing among them. A similar epidemic recently prevailed in the waters of the Lake of Geneva. Count de Castel Girone, aged 10, and the Prin cess Pie, aged 18, son and daughter of th e late Queen Dowager of Naples, have also been attacked with cholera, but are both recovering. The Rev. Mr. Kell, the Southampton antiquary, states that upwards of 1,800 coins of Roman Emperors were dug up recently at the Milit►ry Hospital at Netley, on Southampton Water ; that more than half of them were Tetricuses, senior and junior ; and that a great many belong to Victorious and Claudius Gothicus. Mr. Kell thinks this confirms the opinion that these emperors assumed the sovereignty of Britain, and that the head. quarters of Tetricus was at Clauseutum, about four miles from Netley. At Clauaentum, at Cadenbam, in the New Forest, and at Sholing, three miles from Netley, Roman coins have been found, the majority of which have been Tetricuses. At Farringford, in the Isle of Wight, the seat of the Poet Laureate, Tetriousee have also been found. : LATEST 1110ALIGENOL crititi JAPAN. The China Mail (Hong Kong) of June 29 reports that the prohibition of tha importation of rice into Japan has been withdrawn, and large quantities have been imported, much to the satisfaction of the natives. We read : The Japanese are beginning to perceive the advantages of free trade. They are perceiving gradually that we can supply them with cotton manufactured goods cheaper and , better than they can supply themselves from their native. grown cotton, that we can return to them their silk made up into fabrics such as they do not attempt—that there is plenty of room for increase in the growth of tea to supply us with a quantity after they have reserved enough for their own use—sod finally that is seasons when their main stay, rice, is at famine prices, we can obtain it in quantities and lay it down at rates that give im mediate relief. These facts are working a prodigious change among them, and will waist much in expediting the better state of intercourse that is every day showing itself. Some political differences have arisen between the Daimios and the new Shogoon, with respect to the opening of Osaka, one of the new ports. Thirteen clipper ships left Foochow for London, with tea, on various dates between May 31 and June 18 The Taewan, which sailed from Foochow on the 20th June, got ashore on the North Bank, in the river Min, and is reported by Lloyd's agents as a total wreck. She had 789,5001b5. of tea on board. The second crop of silk is reported at Canton to be coming in very slowly from the country ; holders in the interior are holding for very full prices. Rates in a few settlements are nominally higher all round. The silk market at Shanghai was opened early in the month ; the chief pur chases are said to have been made by young and inexperienced houses, the other firms having ab stained from entering the market. The tea season has commenced at prices fully equal to those of last year. Export from Foochow alone about 14,000,0001b3. Sir Rutherford A lcock is visiting the ports in succession, to judge for himself by observation and in communication with the merchants on the spot, what had been the working of the treaty of Tien tsin and wherein it was imperfect or defective, or might with advantage be modified. He was last at Swatow. Strong representations have been made to Sir R. Alcock by residents at the Yangtze ports, in favour of inland navigation by small steamers. The Minis ter's reply was undecided, but somewhat favour able. The United States ships Hartford and Wyoming visited the scene of the wreck of the Rover, south coast of Formosa. A landing was resisted by the natives, by whose fire Lieut.-Commander Mackenzie was killed. Some concerted action between the foreign powers is necessary for the protection of commerce. The Chinese authority there is purely mythical, and the government will not interfere unless backed by foreign aid. Several lights are to be erected forthwith at the mouth of Yangtze. Closing prices: Gold, 140 i. •Bterling exchange ea Leedom, 104. 5-0 United States Bonds, 114. Illinc*, 119 ; Erie, 70i. Cotton : Middling Up land, 11111. PHILADELPHIA, Atova 12. Standard white petroleum, 28. I L T. W. N &fru 19.97 62' W. Aberdeeo 29. t 68 B.&W. Leith .1U.0191 AA-roman 30.01 611 L Greeacsatk 29.1/7 60! N. E. Valaatla 2086 02 N. X. Rochea Point It St 111 &X Liverpool 30.00 7 &Z. Holyhead '9.03 e 7 LICE Noma 29.92 03, Bred 10.36 72 , B.E Lore 65 20 .84 10 IL Rochefort SRN 70' E.N.X Plymouth 19.96 611 Weymouth 90.0309 Portsmouth D 1.03 70' 129.6 Loudon 30.10 GB SAX Yarmouth 30.14 66' 14.71.5. Scarborough 30.10 061 & shields Helder I. , Extrema Ito ,----..-- lx F. D. ILEMAAK& &IV. &1:1V. &&w. B.L 8.1. S.W. STE. B.E. &M. H The atmospherical pressure, which is greatest hi the south east, has decreased since yesterday, and is now gener.dly de creasing. Temperature has risen on the south-coast, where winds are sonth-essterly and moderate. Weather Is due short but severe thunderstorm is reported front Liverpool, A St. Petersburg letter states that there is every prospect of an excellent harvest in Southern Russia. The wheat crop espedilly is magnificent all along the coasts of the Sea of Azoff. From the state of the markets in Western Europe higher prices and an increased exportation from the Black Sea ports an anticipated. The Tycoon has just authorised the opening at Japan of • third maritime city, named Tatusoga, which maintains very active relations with Osaka and Hiogo. The city his an excellent port on the inland sea, which serves as a useful entrepot for silks, silkworms, and grain. A petition of a curious kind has been presented to the Assembly at Melbourne in reference to the Educa tion Bill. It was from a number of Chinese, and was written in Chinese characters, accompanied by an English translation. It was addressed "to the honourable and uni versally-respected gentlemen in Parliament assembled, de liberating on the honourable affairs of state in obedience to the dictates of heavenly reason, and for the furtherance of the well-being of the people." It then stated that the petitioners had heard that • proposal had been submitted for establishing among the Chinese schools for instructing them in their own and in English letters. They felt that the proposal indicated • benevolent heart and a philanthropic purpose ; and approaching the presence of parliament with "profound prostration," they hoped that it would give effect to this laudable pro ject, "seeing that it is one that will help to show us igno rant people that we are now to reject the evil and prefer the good." Rabbits hare increased in such numbers in Vic toria that warrens are now formed in various parts of the country, where good sport is obtained. The sandy soil is particularly favourable to them, and they are re ' pidly increasing. English hares are also beginning to show themselves in places where they were not suspected to be. Another flock of Angora goats had been received from the Cape of Good Hope. THE LOSS OF THE MISSIONARY BARQr It JOHN WILLIAMS. —The report of the loss of the missionary barque John Williams, on the north end of Savage Island, has been confirmed by the arrival at Sydney of Captain Wil liams and the officers and crew in the brig Towers, from Tahiti, via Navigators'lsland. From theparticularesopplied by Captain Williams, it seems that on the 9th of January the ship was off Savage Island, and the boats went on shore. At evening the boats returned to the vessel, which was then four or five miles from the shore, and as the wind was getting light, all sail was made. The wind soon after fell off altogether, and as the ship was getting near the reef, the boats were got out and sent ahead to tow. Blue lights were burned, and • man was kept sounding, but could find no bottom with the deep-sea line. At half-past 10 o'clock at night the boats were called alongside, and the ladies and children, and I then the other passengers and the crew, were got into the boats. As soon as the boats left off ulling the ship's head turned to the reef and she was almost in the breakers when the boats quitted her. She struck at 11 o'clock, with a tremendous crash. The boats, with their freight of 72 souls, got to the shore, and their passengers were taken through the surf, two or three at • time, in • canoe, by the natives. All were landed safely. The next morning the ship was seen lying on the reef, with her back broken, and the sea break ing right over her. Some natives went on board, but mild succeed in saving only very little of the goods.—Mdbourne Argus, June 27. LONDON AND SOUTH WESTERN BANE (LIMITED).-(THIS DAY.) The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders was held at 1 o'clock at the City Terminus Hotel, Canno n. ets., railway station, Mr. Glossa Kane in the chair. The SRCRETARY (Mr. Cleather) having read the notice convening the meeting, the following report and balance sheet were presented : " The directors beg to premmtibeir meal report for th e half•year ending 30th June last. It having been intimated at the last meeting that the board had under consideration the desirability of writing off from the reserve fund the entire amount of preliminary charges and expenses con. netted with the establishment of branches, the direct.), have carried out that operation, so that in future all cur. plus profits will be carried to the former account. The directors have opened a branch of the bank at Clapham, with every prospect of success, and they have m uc h satisfaction in stating that the branches recently open e d in the London districts are progressing most favourably. On the other hand the directors, in accordance with their a:premed determination to close say blanch which, after a fair trial, has not proved remunerative, have made satis- factory arrangement, with a local banking firm for the transfer of the business of three branches of the beak in the county of CornwalL By this proceeding a considerable saving will be effected in the annual expenses. ree directors recommend that a dividend be declared at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum (free of income tax), and that the balance of 8811. 9a. 11d., inclediag 5161. 3.4 d,, rebate on bills not due, be carried to prolit and loss new amount. The dividend will be payable at the Head-office, or at any of the branches, on and after the 20th instant. " Balance Sheet. -Dr. :To capital paid-up, 200,010 t. • to reserve fund (after writing off preliminary expenses mil cost of establishing all branches opened to 30th June, 1867), 3,0001. ; to amount due by the bank on current, de. posit, and other accounts, 479,564/. 7e. 3d. ; to liabilities on acceptances, 15,850/. • to balance of profit and loss brought from iit'st account, 1,002/. 19s. fid. ; to gross profits for the half•year 16,673/. 7s. 10d. ; together, 17,676 k 7s. 3d. • total, 716,0901. 14s. 6d. Cr.-By cash in hand and at till, 43,5011. 9. 4d. ; by Ma i discounted and temporary advances to customers, 638,28 X 13s. 7d.;),by bank premises, freehold and leasehold, form. bum and fixtures ' 22,5041. 14e. 3d. ; by current expenses, head office and branches, 8,4271.195. Bd. ; by inten d ; paid on current and deposit amounts, Sze., 3,3661. 17.8 d.; total, 716,0901.14,. 6d. " Profit and loss amount. -To current expenses as above, 8,4271. 19s. Bd. ; to interest paid, 3,3361. 17a. Bd. ; to dividend at the rate of 5 per cent per annum, 5,0001. • carried forward to profit sad loss new account :- Rehm.' on bills not due, 5161. 2. 4d ; balance of unappropriated profit, 365/. 7a. 7d. ; together 8811. 9a. ILI. -total, 17,6764 7s. 3d. ; by balsam brought from last account, 1,0021. 19a. sd. ; by gross profits for the half•year, 16,673/. 7e, 10d.-total, 17,676/. 7s. 3d." The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said when they last met there was a general impresson that they were on the eve of a revival of business ; but that had proved a mistake, and every one would admit that the last half-year was a period of great depression. Under these circumstances he considered the result of the wmidng satisfactory. There was an ia. crease of 33,0001. is the deposit and • =rent meounta, sat since the close of the half-year 30,0001. more had been added to the gross amount. The number of new accoun t. opened from the beginning of the year WAS 657. The gross profits, indeed, showed some diminution, but with such a low rate of interest that was not surprising. The unprofitable branches bad been disposed of, and the new branches opened during the last eighteen months had proved remunerative. The . of the half-year were about 1001. The bank was steadily propos. sing, and he believed it had agreat f uture before it. (Cheers.) Mr. H. W. °REM (a director), seconded the motion, which, after a short discussion, was put and adopted. A dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum sem afterwards declared, and the proceedings terminated with the customary votes of thanks. LONDON AICD BLACKWALL RAILWAY. (TBIS DAY.) This day the ordinary half-yearly meeting of shareholder* was held at noon, at the London Tavern. Mr. F. MACNAGHTEN, the chairman of the company, pre siding. The report, which has been published, was taken as read. _ The CHAIRMAN, in moving its adoption, said that in these days of railway depreciation, when most tines were paying very small dividends, and some none at all, he thought the shareholders in this oompaay might be congratulated upon possessing • secured income in perpetuity of 43 per cent. An attempt had been made to impair the security of their income, but be was happy to say that it had been rendered aboGive. It was et)/ hard, he thought, that they should be called upon to incur expense in protecting their just rights, but he was sure the meeting would sanction any further expenditure, if it became necessary, in prosecution of a like cause. (Hear, hear.) There was one other point in the report which would cause dissatisfaction amongst the shareholders, he referred to the fact that the directors were not yet in a position to distribute the balance standing to the credit of profit and lose account. They had repeatedly urged upon the Great Eastern board, and apparently without success, the necessity of satisfactorily dealing with that matter ; but within the last few days, he was happy to say, a ino ;event had Lken place in the right direction, and a settlement would be the reault. There was a matter affecting the debenture bonds involving • sum of 5,300 f., which must undergo the rooess of law. He had no doubt the Great Easters had had other more weighty questions to attend to, but that circumstance could not be taken as an excuse by the directors of the London and Blackwell line. Mr. C. Warms', seconded the motion. Mr. PARSONS moved the following resolution :—" That in the opinion of this meeting, excepting in the case of the re-election of any existing directors or auditors, no person should be eligible to a seat at the board of the London and Blackwell Railway who shall be the holder of auy mort gage or debenture bond, or of debenture stock, or of any preference or ordinary stock or shares in the Great Eas tern Railway Company, or the Northern and Eastern Rail way Company, and that any one becoming such holder se aforesaid, after baying been elected a director or auditor, shall forfeit his seat at the board or his appointment 11/ auditor." Mr. P. Flim. seconded the motion. The SOLICITOR of the company explained that, inaamuck as the present meeting could not regulate the action a future meetings, the resolution would remain a dead let ter ; but it might be accepted as the enunciation of a principle. Mr. PaMunes said the resolution would serve hit pur pose. The resolution was then put and carried with two die. sentient.. A vote of thanks was then pealed to the chairman, sad the proceedinp terminated. THE LORDS AND COMMONS—AMENDED FORMS OF PROCEDURE.—SeveraI amendments were recently made in the forms of procedure regulating the communications between the two houses. The Lords always used to send messages by the masters•in-chancery, their attendants, and on special occasions by their assistants, the Judges of the superior courts. The arrival of these messages necessarily caused an interruption to the debate. When the member then speaking had resumed his seat, the serjeantat-arms went to the table and announced " • message from the Lords." The Speaker had to put the question that the messengers be called in, and then they marched up to the table with three obei• sances, and read the message or delivered the bills. They then returned with the same ceremonial. Now messages and bills are brought down from the Lords by Sir J. Lefevre, the clerk of the parliament , . in his wig and gown. When be is seen at the bar, Sir D. Le Merchant, chief clerk of the House of Commove, leaves his place at the table, and takes the bills or m e ssage. Bills are sent to the upper from the lower house in the same way, with the exception of the Appropriation which is always taken by the Speaker himself. l'oul within the last two or three years the Lords would receive no bill or message unless it W brought by a deputation of eight members. A standing order of the Lords loftily declares :—" We never send to the lower house by any members of our own ;" audaddi: —" But the lower house never send unto us any bet of their own body." These cumbrous formalities were said away, and with them went the ordinary conference for receiving the reasons for disagreeing to the amendment/ — such reasons being quite as conveniently brought up by the chief clerk or the clerk of the parliameuts.—Seotalaea. THE WEATHER AND THE HARVEsT.— Since Thursday last there has been a great change in the weather , and brilliant sunshine and a high temperature are now " the order of the day." This chang e is universally trel• corned. A large breadth of corn hasbeen cut, and harvest is now in full swing. Alr e ady some forward pieer , . ol wheat have been carried, and the warm Duna drill breezes, and high temperature of the last few days mil have rendered the products of many thousands of acre! ready for removal to the barn or the stack. The grass point with our farmers will now be to obtain murkiest hands to make the beet use of the favourable change . ot weather. Everywhere the crops are ripening m o th marked rapidity, and the important problem le solve is how to get them harvested in the s h o rtest possible . time. On a careful estimate of the re porta that reach us, we are disposed to adhere to the opinion in our last, that the actual damage caused by wind and rain is comparatively limited, and that the fears entertained have been in a vast measure removed by the recent delightful change in the weather. The root crop and pastures have been immensely benefited bl the recent rains, and the " second crops" of clover bid fair in many places to be only second in name to the fint. From the hop districts the accounts come decidedly better. The change of the weather during the past four days has bees previousvastly in favour ten avourodfathysehpnalannit,reandndy en th coming upon b t inh: gn raininnof the . questionable start. Should the present weather continue , we may anticipate a emit change in the estimate lately made as to the probable crop. The coming weft. '6 ll bably be the turning point in the case of some thousands of acres of hops.—Susses Advertiser. AUSTRALIA. Melbourne papers of June 27 state that the Education Bill, introduced by the Attorney- General, has been withdrawn. The opposition it met with was too strong. The Roman catholic body were altogether against it; the church of England were not in its favour ; and there was no great enthusiasm about it on the part of any other of the religious bodies. The expected visit of the Duke of Edinburgh to the colony was referred to in the Legislative Assembly, when the Chief Secretary, in speaking to a question put to him, stated that no official information of the visit had been made to the government, but it was generally believed such a visit would be paid. It was intended to make proper preparations for his reception ; and the house would be asked to vote a sum sufficient to meet the necessities of the occasion. The yields from the gold-fields had been well maintained during the month, and mining affairs generally may be said to be in a prosperous state. There had been as much activity as usual at Bal larat, and the settlement by the Royal Commission of the claims of the various companies to mine on certain reserves there would, it was thought, have a further beneficial effect. Several public meetings had been held in and around Melbourne for the consideration of the amendment of the law regulating public-houses. The opinfon appears to be universal that some alteration is requisite so as to reduce the number of the houses for the sale of liquor, sad to subject them to stricter regulations. Prospecting for coal has lately attracted a good deal of attention. A company have put • bore down to a depth of 100 ft. on Bass's Straits, near Louttit Bay, and are sanguine of success. Boring operations are also being carried on at Muddy Creek, Gipps Land, where a depth of 347 ft. is reached, and indications have been obtained that are considered highly encouraging. The Sydney papers to the 24th of June are largely taken up with accounts of the disastrous floods. (REUTER'S Tamos-uts.) CANDTA. VIENNA, Aucr 13. The Vienna papers of to-day state that in consequence of the circular of the Turkish govern ment protesting against the removal of Candiote fugitives to Greece by European men-of-war, the Austrian commander in Candian waters has re ceived orders to convey Christians seeking refuge on board his vessels to Turkish territory. At the same time the Austrian consular agents have been instructed to see that the promise given by Turkey that the fugitives should be well received is loyally executed, and to make the local Turkish authori ties answerable for their proper treatment. TURKEY. CONSTANTINOPLE, AT later 12. To-day a grand reception was held by the Sultan which was attended by all the Ministers of State and Photiades Bey, the Ottoman Minister at Athens. Carieli Pacha has been appointed to compliment the Czar on the part of the Sultan upon his visit to the Crimes. General Igratieff, the Russian Ambassador, has left for the Crimea to meet the Czar. AMERICA. CROOKHAVEN, Aucusr 13, 12.40 p.m. _ _ . . The Inman steamer City of Boston, from New York on the 3rd inst., is now passing Browhead signal station. She will probably arrive at Queens town at 5 p.m., and letters reach London to morrow at 6.25 p.m. (sr ATLANTIC TELEGIATIL ) NEW YORK, AUGUST 12,_ 6 P.M. President Johnson has suspended Mr. Stanton, and General Grant is appointed Secretary of War. The submarine cable to the island of Cuba has broken, and is being grappled for. The North German Lloyd's steamer Weser and the Anchor steamer lowa arrived out to-day. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (710)1 001 OWN PARIS, MoaDAT Evszasa. The Temps and other opposition journals have received a communique, which I cannot but admit to be well founded, on the subject of certain ex pressions attributed to the prefect of the Cotes du Nord in his proclamation exhorting the electors not to chose M. Glais Bizoin for a councillor-general. A garbled quotation from the prefect's address re presented him as telling the electors in a threaten ing tone,that if they voted for M. Mai' Bizoin the governniefirt by way of reprisal would withdraw all state subventions in aid of the churches, schools, canals, and railways of the department. It is plain from the text that the prefect merely spoke argumentatively,and endeavoured to impress upon the electors that if the reductions of taxation which M. Glais Bizoin had called for were to be made, the state could not afford to give the expected aid to local improvements. Given the system of government candidateshipe, that was a very legitimate line of argument, instead of being gross and abominable intimidation. The prefects, as professional enemies of liberty, have sins enough to answer for, and the liberal journals injure the cause they advocate by dishonest quotations such as the one now officially censured. The examination of witnesses in the Fontaine bleau murder case is still going on. A telegram from Melun, dated this afternoon, states that the owner of the Chateau de Creveoceur, in Normandy, de posed that as much as 7,000 fr. were spent in searching for treasure indicated by the prisoner. Nothing was found but a poniard and an old padlock. One witness stated that the prisoner had poisoned wine in her possession, and was addicted to the use of fire-arms. It may already be collected from the imperfect cross-examination allowed by French law that M. Lschaud's line of defence will be the impossibility of a strong woman being strangled by a small and weak woman without a struggle ; the absence of anything like poison or even narcotic drugs in the stomach ; the medical evidence that the narcotics which the prisoner was suspected of knowing the use of from books found in her possession, would have been easily discovered had they been adminis tered, and, in short, the absence of any ma terial evidence that the prisoner committed the crime. The forgeries M. Lachaud has clearly made up his mind to admit. A pamphlet, published at Florence, entitled " Napoleon 111. and the Ghost of Maximilian," has been seized by the Italian authorities. An advertisement states that a correspondence of Maximilian will be shortly published in Paris. The Gazette de France drily remarks that if this book is really to come out in Paris it is not likely to contain the most interesting letters. The Bourse was extremely firm, owing, it is supposed, to a rumour that on August 16, M. Rouher will make some highly theatrical financial announcement. Rents rose 45c. for cash and 32ic. for account, dosing at 69fr. 85c. and 69fr. 75c. WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) TUESDAY. AUGUST 13, • ILL The be: rtreq Northam' fo r egede . co li r Ll3 inA DO .t: PPom ttlemeo 1331., ii tiraated to due Mr. Alt armed tit order • to lib r. Bre Mr. Res place ft to hit Putted te me so diffrculi His Ho wit IL) ( rhisi Mr. Rea , ae last reel 'eh waa reoeivi e Ha His Hos pthado d the sit stioaer I:diewes Wit/Mat ughter. William •rbert's-t ned Ede neigh) a In e him dead' ach the ,able " as be. • . for so yours taunting .t to fig) rather at la .•w him. t away. a some Itothei The priao charged Mr. John olard z fo r. Abrai It appe ar . Mr. ai in.. es the bedroo it was the reseed, I • hes had to risk her mute re not *xi tier than If in h, Mr. Atom had no • le tra wful put tale ser Xt. 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