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k • I I Q UERN'S THEATRE. LONG ACRE. Manager-Mr. W. H. LIMOS. 'ItII4IIIHT (ninth Lima. at a Quarter to Night. a New Romantio Drama. in three arts, rtitaled TIME and the 1401 1 8. Moan.. A. Wigan. J. L. Toole. W. H. Stephens, L Brough. M. Hurray. Jou. Clayton. H. (Willa Mow.. H. H P. Markham. Holly DION V. TO nonoludr with P. V. Barnand, .'s highly stwoomfal Pifer of Ettntraganee. entitled FOWL PLA% . • TIME and the HOUR.--•• Is perfectly sue oettstaL"—Tiamsa. - - - •- - —•— - - - - - FOWL PLAY.—Moser.. J. L. Toole, L. Brough, C. Wyndham, W. H. Stephens, O. Murray, Sanger; Misses U. Hodson and M. Farms. rrnE LANCASHIRE LASS, an Original Drama -M. of strong &peak and suelo-dnunatic inicaat, in Four Malcom's and • Proloduc. written by Henry J. Byron. Author of Deerrr than We," Ito.. will befroduoed on the owasion of Kr. W. H. Liston'aftrat Bison. FRIDAY, July H. THE LANCASHIRE LASS. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALAOR. — Th ree Baena. Promenade Mooed. Bend of In Benin m& I. 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Such a volume cannot be regarded as a mere literary per formance, especially when we find the writer assuring the POPE that he represented " thousands " in England" who sympathised with his (the vicar's) mission, and would in heart be with him " in every communication with fellow-Christians." It would be interesting, and it might be useful, to know who are the thousands in England who will read with sympathy Mr. lita.zr's address to the Pori (pages 37, 38, 39), especially the passage in which, amongst other reasons pleaded by him for the restoration of intercommunion, he urged that " England has her Holy Orders and Ordinances of " worship from Rome," and that " she recognises " his Houttras as the Chief Bishop of all." Mr. DUX= elsewhere affirms this startling admission by stating that " we in England" look upon the Patriarch of Rozz as the first Bishop, the Pre sident of the General Council of the Church of Christ, thus " acknowledging his jurisdiction to a " certain extent, still preserving to our branch of " the Universal Church perfect freedom." The marginal note to this passage designates the Porz us " Primus inter Pores," and in another place the position which " we in England" concede to his Hourtass is defined as " primacy, not supre- If Mr. Ma= were merely an enthusiast, who Lad undertaken to negotiate between England and Itome on his own private account, this astonishing admission might be only matter fur amusement. But he is careful to tell us at page 39 that, before his interview with the POPE, he " had laid before the HOLY FATHER'S Cham " berlain and Secretary his letter of ' holy ." orders,' signed and sealed by the Lord " Bishop of Rocizzarza," and " his letters " commendatory of the Primate of ENOLAND." The latter document is printed at page 6, with the marginal note, " Credential from the Archbishop lINIIMisi• THE EXPRESS. WEDNEpAi ' EVENING, JULY 15, 1868. " of CANTERTURY." There is no Ateiht that it was submitted to the Pores Chamberlain as a warrant of some sort to dismal. the question of re-union, on the terms on which Mr. NALIII' is prepared to accept it. We must do the Archbishop of CAN TERBURY the justice to say that there is not a word in his letter which implies either that it was " commendatory " or a "credential," in the sense in which Mr. MALET niado use of it. It simply commends him to the care of " all Chris " tines, whether cleric or lay, whom ho may meet, " as one well worthy of such attention as they " may please to bestow upon him." But when the PorE's Chamberlain found the Aaenmanoe's letter associated with an introduction from Dr. ILttemio, and Mr. MALET'S "commission for re " union of Christendom by the President and " Secretary of the Society for promoting that " union," he might not unnaturally suppose that the pilgrim bad come to Rome with a sort of quasi authority from his Metropolitan for the same purpose. Mr. MALET says (page 40) that "it was " in virtue of these presents (which he carried at " the time) that this presentation [to the Fors] "of himself and his fellow-pilgrim, Brother " Cirremus, was granted." The matter is, there fore, more serious than if it were the case of an individual enthusiast, like poor Brother lossuus, who had gone to plead for what Mr. MALET calls " recognition" on his own hook. The Pilgrim really represented others besides himself, and was supposed to represent the Archbishop of CAN TERBURY. The whole proceeding was unwarrantable. At the very most, the thousands of whom Mr. MILLET speaks as desirous of being recognised by the Church of Rome, are a mere handful of English Churchmen, and have not even the right of num bers to excuse the arrogance of their proceedings. Moreover, their labour is thrown away. Though the POPE received him courteously, listened to him, and gave him his benediction—which Mr. MAL= hails " as an earnest of recognition" (page 40)—it is clear from his own narrative that both Pon: and Chamberlain regarded his representa tions more in a spirit of contempt than seriously. The power of the Papacy, spiritual as well as tem poral, is on the wane, and in reality its pretensions are nowhere more repudiated than in England. ....,-.. than a string ,of h. modraesi an*liroadest doubles "tenches, which; *o Perallyttel out by horse-play, •grimaciail gestic ns, all of the meat Indecent Mx& The bid classical story has been fi rst weigh tf by heavy words, and has then been bol a Prod up by acting which is undoubtedly clever, but which ap peals to other instincts than the dra matic. The immense popularity La Belle lielelne obtained in Paris can never be re peated in England, for the simple reason that one half the practical allusions and hints aro over the heads or beneath the feet of an English au dience. In a land in which the denii-monde is a fashionable institution, having its literature, its art, its laws, and its social observances, Mdlle. fiCIINXIDI3II'B latest performance at the St. James's is full of special charm. Not an eleva tion of the eyebrows, a curl of the lip, or a bit of byeplay with the eloquent shoulders, but tells, not merely a perfectly intelligible story, but gives to every detail of it the charm of per sonal history or satire. Eighteen months' ago Millie. 1301INZIDER'a quarrel with another French actress then playing with her in La Belle Mike, and the cruel letters written and published by the latter, enlisted as much attention in the world of Paris as an edict of the Maraaon's, or a proclamation of war. There is no such depth or permanence of interest in Mdlle. SCHNEIDER here. The people who have gone to see her out of curiosity, having satisfied that feeling, will stay away ; and it is hardly to be believed that the shamelessness of the present performance will ensure the same imitation in English which the success of La Grande Ducheur provoked. Ekt 6 au r t . assolfsz. Aux 14. The Queen visited her Majesty's ship Galatea, in Osborne Bay, yesterday afternoon. Her Majesty was accompanied by the Duke and Duchess of Coburg, Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse, Prince and Princess Christian, Princes Louise, Prince Leopold, Princess Beatrice, and the Princess of Leiningen, and attended by the ladies and gentlemen in waiting. The Queen embarked at Trinity Pier, East Cowes, on board the royal yacht Alberta. Captain the Prince of Lei ningen, 0.C.8., and proceeded from thence to the Ga latea, whereher Majesty was received on board by Captain the Duke of Edinburgh, the yards being manned, and the Royal Marines presenting arms. The Queen was met on board by the Prince of Wales, who arrived shortly before from London, attended by Colonel Kingscote, C. 8., and after all the officers of the Galatea bad been presented to her Majesty by the Duke of Edinburgh she was conducted round the ship by him, the whole ship's company being inspected at the seine time. The Queen remained on board for upwards of an hour, and soon after seven o'clock landed in the Duke of Edinburgh's barge at Osborne Pier, a royal salute being fired by the Galatea on her Majesty leaving the ship, her Majesty's ship Hector and the Trinity yacht Galatea paying the usual compliments as her Majesty passed to and from the frigate. In the evening the Prince of Wales, Prince Louis of Hesse, Prince Christian, and the Prince of Leiningen, with the gentlemen in attendance upon them, dined with the Duke of Edinburgh on board the Galatea, after which the ship was illuminated. The Queen and the Royal family walked in the grounds this morning. The Earl of Bradford arrived at Osborne yesterday, and had an audience of her Majesty. The Prince of Wales and the Duke of Edinburgh, at tended by Colonel Hon. A. Liddell and Colonel Hingseate, returned to Marlborough-house yesterday afternoon from H.M.S. Galatea. Their royal highnesses visited Admiral Farragut, on board the United States frigate Franklin, in Southampton Water. The Queen will hold a council at Osborne to-day (Wed nesday.) The Hon. John Kent, receiver-general of Newfound land, had an interview with the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, at the Colonial-office, yesterday. The Grand Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz favoured the Earl and Countess Stanhope by her company at dinner last evening, at their residence in Grosvenor place-houses. The dinner circle included the Marquis and Marchioness of Bristol, the Countess of Shaftesbury, Lord Henry Percy, M.P., Lord and Lady Delamere, Lord Carington, the Bishop of Oxford, the Hon. Frederick and Lady Constance Stanley, the lion. Edward Stan. hope, Sir Charles Baleen, Bart., M.P., and Lady Caro line Cud and Baron Lithe, in attendance on the Grand Duchess. Later in the evening the countess had a small and early party. His Excellency the Austriaa Ambassador and the Countess Apponyi received at dinner yesterday, at the Austrian Embassy, in Belgrave-square, Archbishop ?don ning, the Earl and Countess of Denbigh, Lady Herbert (of Lea), Mr. and Lady Georgian Fullerton, Monsignor Talbot, Monsignor Pattison, Baron and Baroness de Baude, Colonel Townley, and the members of the Em. busy. Viscount and Viscountess Sydney entertained the Duke and Duchess of Buocleuch, and Lady Margaret Scott, the Duke de Richelieu, the Marquis and Mar chioness Ailesbury, the hfarchionees of Bath, the Mar chioness of Waterford, the Earl and Countess of Cork, Count Erdady, the Right Hon. Sir Henry Storks, G.C.8., Hon. Frederick Byng, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Harvey, Mr. W. Dyke, M.P., &c., at dinner last evening, at their resi dence in Cleveland-equate, St. James's. A marriage is arranged between Miss Frances Banbury, second daughter of Mrs. Hanbury Leigh, and the Hon. Lionel Ashley, third son of the Earl of Shaftes bury ; also between Mr. Arthur Arbuthnot, son of Ge neral and the Hon. Mn. Arbuthnot, and Miss Cuthbert; and between Mr. Oswald, nephew of Mr. Oswald, of Auchincruive, and Miss Smith-Bury.—Owl. Mr. Arthur Russell to-morrow will ask the Se cretary of State for the Home Department, whether, con sidering the recent decision of this house to confer the franchise on the officers of the Customs, Inland Revenue, and Poet-aloe, he is not of opinion that members of par liament should be precluded from making application in favour of persons seeking employment in those depart ments. Mr. Gilpin intends to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether the government have any objection to continue to allow foreign sheep imported into London to be removed alive to populous inland towns as at present, with the sanction of the Privy Council ; and, if so, whether there would be any objection to except foreign sheep from the operation of the Metropolitan Foreign Cattle Market Bill. On going into committee of supply, Sir John Gray intends to call attention to the alterations recently made in the second, third, and fourth lessons issued to the schools under the charge of the Board of National Edu cation, Ireland; and to move for the correspondence and minutes of evidence of the proceedings in reference thereto. NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION. (THIS .DA 7.) Another scorching sun ushered in the third day's proceedings of the National Rifle Association on Wimble don Common, and the volunteers were early astir from their tents to prepare for the business on the programme, which included the commencement of the contest for the Queen's Prize. The entries embrace the representatives of nearly every county in England, Walea, and Scotland, besides some from Jersey, Guernsey, and the dist►nt countries of the Cape of Good Hope and Bombay, and 28 targets are simultaneously used for the purpose. The first stage of competition for this prize consists of three ranges, of the respective distances of 200, 600, and 600 yards, at which the whole of the volunteers are allowed to shoot, and at the conclusion of these ranges the one who makes the highest aggregate score is entitled to the silver medal of the National Rifle Association, the silver badge, and 601. in money. The next 29 best shots in the order of merit are each entitled to the National Rifle Association badge and 151. in money; the next 30 winners in the order of merit are each entitled to IW. in money, and the National Rifle Association Badge; and each of the next 90 winners in the order of merit entitled; to 3/. in money. With this stage. there. fore, the great bulk of the volunteers cease to have any Interest in her Majesty's Prize, but in the second stage of the contest the 00 highest in the first stage again are brought together in the respective ranges of 100, 900, and 1,000 yards, and the one who is fortunate enough to make the highest score, of course, becomes the hero of the day, and is entitled to the most valuable prize offered as well as to the gold medal of the National Rifle Association. The next contest is a continuation of that for the first stageof the Alexandra Prize, which will go on for some days. At 200 yards range for this prize Private J. D. Web ster, of the Ist Notts (Robin Hood Rifles) made twenty points, which is the highest possible score. Lieut. Hiller ' of the Bth West Yorkshire, has made eighteen points for the Queen's prize. The shooting for the Daily Telegraph prize was con tinued to-day, and the following made eighteen points each for it:—Major Hothray, 11th Norfolk; Private Henson, of the London Scottish ; and Captain Jenson, of the Civil Service. The contest is still proceeding. A new competition began to-day for the Martin's Chal lenge Cup, value 601., given by the National Rifle As sociation, with 601. in money, and divided into thirteen prizes. This competition is restricted to marksmen of 1867 and 1868. The cup to be held by the winner for a year, who is to have 10/. in money, and the rest of the money to be divided amongst the twelve beet shots. The winners of these prizes are re quired before the prizes are awarded to produce a cer tificate signed by their commanding officer, or by the ad. jutant of their cod a, that they were marksmen in 1867 or 1888. The Duke of Cambridge Prize will again the subject of competition with breech-loaders, as well us the Ely prizes also shot for with similar weapons. The other competitions do not call for any particular notice as no result has u present been arrived at. ( 2 (THIS DAY.) SPAIN. FOREIGN NEWS. The correspondent of La Lihertt writ"s from Madrid, under date of Junn 9, as follows : In spite of the extraordinary measures adopted by the government we are here on a volcano, and from one moment to another the insurrection may break forth. It is perfectly organised, and only awaits the order to be given. A great many guns have been introduced, and the searches of the authorities have not succeeded in di,- covering where they are. Several of these are of the re cent make, which have been so much praised. The flags of the insurrection bear the following inscriptions : " A free people for ever," " Down with the Bourbon*," " Confederation." The government affect the greatest security, but the steps they have taken prove the appre hensions they feel. It is impossible to tell the moment the insurrection will break out, for the order will be given only a few hours in advance. THE CIVIL SERVICE. The speeches both of Mr. CHILDHR2 and Mr. WARD Hula last night point to the same conclu sion. The anomalies, inequalities, and inconsis tencies of our Civil Service will never be redressed until a royal commission has been issued, and the constitution of our Government offices generally and searchingly examined by thoughtful and able men. Those interested in the subject cannot do better than read Mr. Cannes.' speech; those anxious to be puzzled and amused should turn to the diverting dissertation indulged in by Mr. WARD HUNT. The member for Pontefract's shaft went home when he aimed it at the lack of classification in the service; and the absolute confusion existing in it between the the work of brain and that of the hand. There is not a great department under the Crown in which precisely the same labour is not paid for at ab surdly different rates ; and it not unfrequently happens that the amount of salary given is in an inverse ratio to the importance of the services rendered in return. What private business, con ducted on this principle, would not land its principal in the Gazette, The excellent theorists who agitated a dozen years ago for " the able, " ambitious, and energetic young men of " the country," as recruits for the Civil Service, succeeded in their efforts. Our public offices are full of instruments too fine for their work, who are either wearing their hearts out with the consciousness of being cajoled, or have subsided into a cynical determination to give nothing for nothing, and to be as like machines as possible between ten and four. For the principles of advancement remain practically as they were, while the conditions of entrance are so enormously altered. "Promotion by merit" was not found to work well, and though it is the theory of the service, it is not made the prac tice save in rare instances. The men upon whose fiat promotion lies are exposed to far more tempta tion to favouritism in a government office than in any other walk of life. Their proceedings are secret and irresponsible, and they do not personally suffer from the consequences of promoting unworthily. The result is that the endless variety of classifications mentioned by Mr. CHILDERS are so many impediments in the way of the industrious and able man. He must wait his turn, or perhaps play the sycophant to be elevated per aalturn at the expense of his daily associates. A comprehensive re-arrangement, and co-equal ranks throughout the service, would remedy some of this injustice ; but this can only be arrived at after laborious and well-considered inquiry. So much for Mr. CH I LDERS. Mr. WARD Hiner, who has not before appeared before the house in the cha racter of ascetic preacher—made the inequalities of the Civil Service a plea for indulging in a wandering sermon upon the luxuries of the age. People expect more and enjoy more than they used to do, quoth Mr. HUNT, and " persons " now required luxuries and refinements " which a few years ago were only " enjoyed by those in a higher grade." Pray where is the harm ? Do not country gentle men expect more refinements and luxuries than in Squire WESTERN'S day, and is not the general diffusion of comforts an evidence of the progress of the age ? The CHANCELLOR of the Ex- CHZQUHR spoke sensibly last night when he said that not only salaries, but duties, must be consi dered before the Civil Servioes can be reformed, and that nothing but a Commission would meet the 'complex difficulties of the case. But Mr. HUNT is not a JUVENAL, and his comical discovery that the comforts of to-day exceed those of pre vious generations assuredly fell wide of the mark. LA BELLE HELENE. TUB English matrons and maidens who were attracted to lit. James's Theatre on Monday have at least the satisfaction of knowing how far their taste and modesty are likely to be outraged. Nothing could go further in a certain direction than Mdlle. ScrearDEß in La Belle Helene ; and playgoers may rest satisfied that the worst has been seen. Whether, according to the proverb, theatrical manners will now mend remains to be proved ; but we fancy the performance now offered to the public will be found to have over stepped even the liberal limits of modern modesty. To see Mdlle. SCHNEIDER at the Bt. James's will surely come to rank with some other metropolitan pleasures from which it is customary for wives and daughters to abstain; and if La Grande Duchesse was the fair Frenchwoman's Austerlitz, the mo ralist is entitled to hope that La Belle Ilelene will, so far as her success here is con cerned, prove her Waterloo. The piece itself is far inferior to the Grande Duchene in wit and point ; and, indeed, consists of little more LIFE AT SMYRNA. SKYRNA, with its suburb of Bournab-at, the resort of a mercantile aristocracy, is one of the most charming spots in the world. There the merchant may make his fortune, and enjoy a delightful climate ; there he can luxuriate in rural retreats, shaded by the mulberry, the orange, and pomegranate ; and there, if he have any taste for scenery, he may enjoy a panoramic view which can scarcely be surpassed for beauty. Unfortunately there is no rose without a thorn. Pleasant as it may be to live at Smyrna, it is pleasure not wholly free from danger. Some weeks since a few Greek brigands, from Samos, or from Crete, landed in the neighbourhood and succeeded in capturing the son of the Dutch Consul-General. Of course they demanded a large ransom, and of course it was paid, since death or a worse evil would be the consequence of refusal. This was not all. The robber band, such is the weakness of the government, kept the whole neighbourhood with its 200,000 inhabitants in mortal fear not merely for a day or two, but for several weeks. At length, however, order has been restored and three of the brigands shot. Their ghastly heads exposed to public view, after the fashion familiar a hundred years ago in England, prove that law has once more prevailed over anarchy. Yet the success is nothing to boast of, since the pirates who frightened Smyrna out of its propriety scarcely numbered a score ! If the civilised residents of Smyrna, instead of rely ing on the government, would organise a volun teer force for the safety of the town, it would be easy to keep kidnappers at a distance. It is dis graceful to think that a number of wealthy mer chant' should have been kept in bodily fear, and have run a deadly risk from such contemptible foes. Tim long vacation is close at hand, and the wearied barristers are pining for fresher breezes than come wafted over the Thames into the Temple-gardens, when suddenly it is dis covered that " the isle is full of noises," and rumours of great changes in the legal world disturb the wonted serenity of the dwellers in what will soon be the " vast hermi " taws," the Temple and Lincoln's-inn. Yester day we announced the promotion of Mr. Smozr, and we now learn that Mr. RAROOOD, who for years has been the facile princeps in the Bank ruptcy Court, and who has of late had much parliamentary practice, is also to receive the dig nity of the coif. The names of the gentlemen who will be appointed as judges as soon as the New Bribery Bill has become law are also freely canvassed. Among them those most in favour are Sir B&Lzoz. BREIT, the Soucrros-Gmfra&L, Mr. 'HUDDLEBTON, Q.C., and Sir ROBERT COLLIER, Q.C. Mr. OIFFARD, Q.C., who has a long and an hereditary connection with the Conservative party, is also mentioned. DISQUALIFICATION OF CANDIDATES. An animated conversation was raised in the House of Commons yesterday, in committee on the Bribery Bill, by an amendment of Mr. Powell, propos ing that a candidate with regard to whom a judge shall find that bribery was committed with his knowledge or consent shall be disqualified from sitting in parliament for seven years. Mr. Powell strongly objected to giving so great a power to a judge sitting without a jury, and moved to substitute for this heavy punishment the present disqualification of sitting in the current parliament for the same place. Mr. Powell's amendment was rejected by 197 votes to 26. The following members compoeed themino rity :—Mr. W. S. Allen, Capt. Archdall, Col. Barttelot, Maas. J. Bonham-Carter, E. P. Bouverie, Sir H. Bruce, Sir P. Burrell, Mears. N. Chambers, A. D. Cochrane, Sir H. Edwards, Mr. J. W. Henley, Lord Hotham, Messrs. S. T. Kekewich, J. A. Kinglake, W. G. Langton, G. S. Ware, H. G. Liddell, E. Lowe, A. Luak, T. A. Mitchell, B. Neville-Grenville, Alderman Salmons, G. M. Sand ford, S. G. Smith. C. F. Surtece, S. WhithrwAd. Tellers— Messrs. F.G. Powell and J. Lowther. Mr. Gladstone and the leading members of the liberal party supported the government. The Ow/ says it has been resolved by the head., of the conservative party to contest every metropolitan borough at the approaching election. Mr. Blake, M.P., and Mr. Galt have been re quested (says the Owl) by the joint committee of the Irish peers and members of parliament appointed to consider the condition of the railways of Ireland, to draw up a re port embodying their views and iruggestas upon the subject. The Cotton Statistics Bill having become law every exertion is being made by the Board of Trade to bring it into full practical operation on the let of next month. The necessary arrangements are in the hands of Mr. Daly, of the Customs, who is understood (says the Times) thus far to have been very sucoesdul with regard to them. Re has had to reconcile the conflicting views of the people of Manchester and Liverpool, to keep the wishes or requirements of the former within the most reasonable limits, while he obtained from the latter all that is really necessary to secure the object in view. A complete understanding having thus been established, stock will be taken and returned to the Board of Trade on the 31st inst. Mr. Auberon Herbert, the popular candidate for Berkshire, received the Danish order of the Danebrog, corresponding to our Victoria Cross, for having, in the Danish war, carried off some wounded Danes, under firs, at the risk of his own life. He has also received the medal of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution for gallantly going off during a storm in its lifeboat at Cromer, with the view of saving a shipwrecked crew. Wiwnson CASTLE, Juix 7.—The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of knighthood on Mikan Charles Hood, E.g., I[.D.--Ossetfs. The Gazette de France contains tho following It was part of the plan of the conspirators to depose Queen Isabella and place her sister, the Duchess of Mont. winder, on the throne. Overtures of this kind were made some time since to the duke, and were accepted by him. Having once passed the Rubicon, the Duke de Montpen. Aim feeling that the revolution of which he had become the head could not subsist without strong support, addressed himself to Prussia. The first overtures at Berlin were made by au agent of the arrested Generals, so that those who subsequently represented the Duke at Berlin found the ground pre. pared for a favourable reception. The Prussian govern. ment did not hesitate to promise its good offices and oven to furnish money on certain conditions. These conditions were that the new Queen should not ask for the recog nition of France by the offer of a treaty of alliance with the imperial government, that Spain should remain neuter in the event of a war between Prussia and France, and that Spain should attempt no demonstration against Italy if the latter made common cause with Prussia against France. (1111011011 ZEUTZNE AGENCY.) PORTUGAL. LISBON, JULY 14, EnLuso. The Duke de Louie has been summoned by the King to forma new ministry, but has not yet succeeded. The present crisis was caused by the unanimous refusal of the Council of State to agree to the ministerial proposal to close the chambers until November. TURKEY. CONSTMCMVOPLB, JOLT 14. The Viceroy of Egypt has renounced his in tended visit to France, and will prolong his journey here. The Sultan's eldest eon, Youssouf Izzedin Effendi, has been promoted to the rank of colonel. The Grand Duke Alexis is expected here shortly from Russia, on his way to Greece. AMERICA. ANOTHER PROCLAMATION OF PARDON FOR POLITICAL OFFENCES. • The Inman royal mail steamer City of London arrived at Queenstown from New York, at 11 p.m. on the 14th instant, with 1,132,000 dolt'. in specie. Having landed mails and passengers she proceeded immediately for Liverpool. All well. (Per the City of London via Queenstown.) NEW YORK, AUX 4. President Johnson has issued a proclamation (as already announced by cable) granting a free pardon to all participants in the rebellion except those now under indictments for treason-felony. The persons pardoned are to be restored their property, except such as they have been legally divested of under the laws of the United States. Mr. Stevens has introduced a bill into the House of Representatives to divide Texas into two states. Pursuant to the orders of the house, the Com mittee of Ways and Means have reported a bill taxing the interest on government bonds 10 per cent. The report states that the committee unani mously disapprove the bill, as calculated to injure the national credit and character. The North Carolina and Louisiana Legislatures have ratified the constitutional amendment chang ing the basis of representation. THE INSULT TO THE BRITISH FLAG AT MAZATLAN. NEW YORK, JULY 4. . The New York papers publish details of the insult to the British flag at Mazatlan on the 20th June, stating that the Mexican authorities seized and examined Captain Bridge and the paymaster of the British frigate Chanticleer on suspicion of smuggling specie. Captain Bridge demanded au apology from Governor Corona, which being refused, he threat ened to bombard the town, but refrained in con sequence of the mediation of the American consul, and sent to the British admiral at Victoria for instructions. The Chanticleer meanwhile blockades the port against Mexican vessels. OUR PARIS LETTER. (MOON OUR OWN 001118OPONDENT.) PARIS, TUESDAY Evainto. General Bolin, Adjutant-General of the Imperial Palaces—a post which he had held for many years— has just been dismissed and compelled to evacuate the apartments he occupied in the Tuileries at 24 hours' notice. He was a great favourite with the Emperor, who in all probability only resigned him self to part with him because age and failing health rendered him unfit for his duties. He had for a long time been spoken of as " eccentric," and now the Figaro, referring to some recent occur rence, says, " General Bolin was difficult of ap proach, and his illness had greatly soured his temper." His successor is General de Maleherbe, of the artillery, who belonged to the Corps d'Armie of Lyons, and lately commanded a sub division in the department of the Orne. General Bolin is nominated honorary adjutant. Viscount Artus Talon, one of the most famous, and, I may add, one of the most esteemed men on the French turf, died at Lyons on Sunday of a cancer in the stomach, from which he had been suffering for some years. He was attacked by a violent crisis while in the train from Paris on his way to Aix for his health. His wife, who was with him, finding him exceedingly ill, sent for his intimate friend, M. Chevreau, the Prefect of the Rhone, who, with a doctor, was almost immediately in attendance, but the viscount died two hours after his arrival at Lyons. The news, at once telegraphed to Paris, made the Jockey Club melancholy for the evening. Viscount Artus Talon was the younger brother of the Marquis Omer Talon, the represen tative of a family - founded by an extremely eminent judge of the last century. The young viscount, who took to steeplechasing at a very early age, enlisted as a private of cavalry when the Crimean war broke out. He soon obtained a sub-lieutenant's com mission in the Bth Hussars. At Balaclava, riding as ho generally did his own horse, he won a cup which was disputed by several English CAHOOTS. At Baden-Baden, in 1866, on his horse Regalia, he won the International Steeplechase. He was wont to say that on the turf he had beaten the English and the (lemons. , • greatest triumphs, for although in p had is large stud at Maisons Lab rude ~a many in , 3no seldom won any FINN. of high, with long thin legs, h , was for a jockey. Ili , hod the v. .q ht W.,tt 4•11 of any man I ever saw whit I t. 011141 believe no luau ever got so mangy To see him craning forwor,l head between his horse's ears, audit... 4. light between him and the Nail-. it . miraculous that he could stick on at +.ll believe he never wine off except a 11.11 !,.. fell, only he was so badly bolanc...l that his horses wire t', 4: nmeniber five years ago seeing him z. • purl at the Irish wall :it carried off the ground gents dr rifle, and most of tl, Le was seriously injiii,••l much shaken, half an hour afterwards. lli. „ . table. While maintaining his . in thy:limy, he scariely ever after the Crimean war, tl,•• big detached him for the Imperial 'lavas. lie eons, wt :.• judge at bt (41)1(1,11; vies, both in i..• the provinces. He was first cotisin • Beauveau Craon, who met with hi. .1.- shocking manner that I rpport , ..l Speaking English almost like a mit English society, the viscount had /t Lag,. ance among English sportsmen. Ile %.„. ;•:. years of age. The Bourse has not recovered (row the last few days. Sales for cash money price of the Rente down to 7nir, it recovered, for the close, to yesterday*, tians, 70fr. 25c. For account, there w.., , I. 21e, the last price being 70fr. 23e. PRESENTATION OF A mi. WINDOW TO THE CORPOR .1 LONDOI‘.-(THIS LA E) shireacom Th unenic i il t an : ri la :th y vhe a ncold t dtotonw l in faiti o i t huilts k e.dhauo a Thpet o twihi u i r nLo t an.: : fi f siding, for the special purpose of r ec ei ving e " .1' 'L. to commemorate the feeling of gratitude enter by the working classes of the cotton distneis tears the citizens of London for the munificent them in their distress during the cotton 0n0,... T., sum raised by the exertions of the Ste:, ai.i „ Committee was upwards of half a million. 'p. raised for the commemoration window W4l t 1,00 W., and as the subscription 1144 4 more than 240,000 operatives must • tributed to the fund. Lord Derby have acted as the spokesman of the opee, i but sa the health of the noble lord did not allow hiel; fulfil that duty, it was performed by Colonel Patten, who, besides being Chancellor of the !ludo ; Lancaster, took a very active part in the relief st tress in the north. Amongst those preesmt set.. e s : Wilson Patten, M.P., Lord Egerton of 'Litton, Howard, M.P., Mr. Barley, M.P., the Msloi ••I Me. cheater, Colonel Gray, M.P., Mr. Barnes, M.l'. Jacob Bright, M.P., Mr. Greenall, M.l'., Mr. The:. Chambers, M.P., about a dozen of the aldermen ot don, and a great number of the common councilmen. The Loan Mane having introduced the Miser ; from Lancashire, Colonel W. Parries expressed his regret at the • 1 •-• . of Lord Derby, who devoted so much of hi. ton, labour to the relief of the distress in the eott.ei i..to ••. The deputation which he represented consisted •4 the municipal officers of the towns on which the preo.•• of distress was most severe. Their object in pre—iitaia....• memorial window was to exprese the sense or :a• se entertained by the operatives of Lancashire fur t did efforts of the Mansion-house Committee to the pressure of the cotton famine. The right I. gentleman then gave a brief history of the famine AO ••• intensity of the distress which existed in the N-rt:. England. After which he presented in their name : memorial window to the corporation of the City. The curtain by which the window was covered xi. lowered, and the gift was exposed to view amide ; cheers. The window is erected at the eastern end • Guildhall. The following official description of it ss circulated : The stonework of the window is of 15th e•it• - chancier, of which style it represents an extrenieij• :•• • and bold type. It is divided vertically by twee n • mullions or piers into three sections, the central being sub-divided into five lights, the sides into tws • a a. The middle portion of the window is divided by a trill-c into two Inas, and above the springing-line in all the, groups of lights are the traceried openings characbr.c.: of third pointed style. In the treatment of the II , •1C glass, the middle division of the window in both devoted to representations of historical subjects in with the history of the City of London. The couplet /don on the north side contains figures of Lanieetri: worthies. In the similar division on the sow!, •:.• are introduced worthies of the City. The • of the lower tier of the central portion ..i window is illustrative of the re-building of the ei!y Alfred the Great, that of the upper tier being d0v0t...: • the subject of the grant of the charter to lb.! 1::ty London by William I. In both cases the figure. ,a Kings occupy the central light, the figure ui queror being shown in the act of presenting the ehir••• which has been reproduced in the glass from the..,r,41,..! in possession of the Corporation. The two tigui•cs ••. side division on the north ride are full-length 1..:tr.•• of Sir Richard Whittington and Sir Thomas tiredica, those on the south being of John of I. Duke of Lancaster, and Sir Thomas Slab. In the tracery openings above the. , portraits are in'. • duced, together with the Lanc.i,ttian roe and the t crest, the heralds' bearings proper to Cavil figure; iuthetraceryopenings of the main Te in of the Win.l. 4 are t.. scented the shields of the twelve City • aupsh • At the base of the window runs the inscription :—` The grateful memorial of the ise•• tires of Lancashire and the cotton manut...t..r.:.: districts to the Mansion-house Relief Committee. who. .•• almoners of a world's benevolence, distributed to more than 600,0001. during the cotton famine lu , :. namely, William Cubitt, Lord Mayor William J tree Richmond Cotton, Charles Barber, Morley. l -t 1 Armitage, Groom Howes, Francis Lycett. and stae: • Dilberoglue ; with Lord Mayors William Auderem the , William Lawrence, Warren Stormes Hale, and Js-i'• Gibbs, secretary. Messrs. Clayton and Bell have executed the work. Lord Tzrrox of Eoxxrox then delivered an address The gift having been accepted, the deputation present:: in an adjoining room, a handsome piece of plate to 11 . Gibbs, the secretary of the Mansion House Committee.: : acknowledgment of the valuable services which he ma: dered in connexion with the collection and distribution '• the relief fund. BELFAST ON THE TWELFTH OF JCL!' It will be a matter of very sincere satinfotion to all who love peace and order to know that the I:.n July—which, twee Ifibernieo, has been ce l e brated on t 2, ,, 13th — has passed over without the disturbance which. nv without reason, was apprehended. The moderation d the Orangemen in abstaining from any very outrir”' provocation, and the forbearance of the Catholici in DA going out of their way to seek cause of offence, are alike credited with this fortunate result.—NortAere rug. BOrTBAMPTON, JrLY 15.—The North Genoa Lloyd steamer Berlin, from Baltimore on the lot auto:- has arrived here with 86 passengers for this pet. and Bremen, and 3,000 package. of cargo. Ou the Oriole and the brig Adelaide, of Liverpool. she spoke the ship Anna, of Liverpool, also na the American ship Fanny Chapman ; on the 14th the Humb u l barge Johann Coser, the English brig Brooking , 3Da th. Bremen barque Tunic°. DEATH OF DEAN KIRWAN IN A TURKISH BATH. —A correspondent of the Cork .IKrawave, writing ire ° , Limerick under date of July 13, nays :—"" 1 regret announce the rather sudden death of the Rev. Audi leY Latouche Kirwan, D.D., protestant dean of Litseret, which took place this morning at the Turkish Baths y. Limerick. He proceeded to take hi. lot• and became very weak during the process, so that..d own request, Dr. Oelston was sent for. The doctor once' and saw the deceased in the sudatorium, and I stood waited with him till he hail Guided his which he did in the ordinary course. ate! turned to the dressing-room, where lie 14 t ; mg stall for about an hour before the !Ott sad the took place. Meanwhile Mr. (hh.ton had gone :is and bad been again sent for, and the MOll of the had also left, never dreaming that the cud of his Who; was so nigh. He died about 12 o'clock, calm l y . . CO I almost without a struggle. Ile had no fit of kind, and was perfectly conscious that his last h our upon him. He seemed to have expired of weskne-, s•'.! exhaustion, but such was the state of his health dtit: made hie decease at any time a matter of expectation irus years. His death causes the first important to ,t living to become vacant since the vote of the Flou.s“.. Commons against the Church Establishment. The "' in is worth 1,1001. a year, with two residences, 402.' patronage." r I~ I 1 1 I .;0 I