The Express. — London, England, 1867-09-09 00:00:00

PARS EXHIBITION YIRST•CLASS SILVER MEDAL, ISGT. J im" ISROLIDEN. ORIGINAL GOLD CHAIN MANUFACTORY, 16, HENRIETTA-STMT. COVESUIAZDEN. JOHN bROODEN'S 18-carat GOLD CHAINS. JOHN BROGDEN'S GOLD GUARD CHAINS. JOHN BROGDEN'S GOLD ALBERT CHAINS. JOHN BROGIDEN"S GOLD BROOCH CHAINS. B ROWN and POLSON'S CORN FLOUR for CUILDREN'S DIET. To obtabz extra went by She We ether kidL arenonietunne Areri ieetend of bitOWN anti PoloiON'S. "J.ho Krown," "Jobs Poison." la signed by the makers ass sisal puke". COVENT GARDEN THEATRE, COVENT (; U DEN. pRoMENADE CONri:IiiViV . ERY EVENING at B. Under the sole direct inn ul Mr. JOHN Kt' ELL hand nt lOU Performers. In emt,equence of the number of persona enable to .Main ad. ntleebel .11 Thursday hid the 141.:ETIP OVEN SELEilitif will be "fielded. The tir4 pert of the Cotoccrt Title EVENING will couJat 1.1 the follow inn works .1 Ik:ethos - en : The Pastoral nyntpliony the entire writ .tottg •.K 'lowest thou that Land." Aldlle Nu4.lta—lttidente. trout Gram, Septuor—Fa‘atlna, Addable. peeler ....den the Deuhle Rape by Stk.en.e. Botteeltti and ttverture, I,otiors. The wenn,' part will Include a Grand Selection (nett DER FREI:4EIIUP/, by orchestra and chorus of 15,11114.1. Master !looney ; Piano forte, Mr. J. M. "TOM ; Val4e, Juristen, mid Polka, Annen, by Johann str4uss ; S.ag, Sarulta ; March from Lt Rehm) de Halm, he. --- o;tehh.:ters—ftlreer HOITESINI: for the Deno, Shute, Herr JOHANN 8f RA AN. Till 1481.11' next. a MOZIRT NII.:IT, on which occasion Madame J 1:11 1' will make tier Ural appearance. An orchestral and Chond Vales, by Johann Strausa, will be performed In the course of a few days Arranged for full or cheetra and chorus .4150 male voices. Promenade, Amplilthes;tre stulle , ;;;;1 - Amphllheatre, One Shilling. Zite Orortgso. TO CORRT.SPONDLYTS. td•orttomnents Intowloi for " Exprool," /04111111% Reining Paper.~ mutt he at the office, 10, liouverlowirook by Two 'Work on the day of publication. p t tymA_mc Tnm Emsnuto, AS Ti li r LIKETC Messrs. Mows. Chlppen dnic. Wars. Kendal, Clark. treAthershy, Ac ; Mrs Moms Scott shilons, Burke, Fitstrillinm. PARIS AND BACK Fmk ES. Mr. Buckstone.—And FISK OUT OF WATER. Mr. Compton. rientevira Tula Erroxn, POOR PILLICOODY. Mew.. Dornlnlet Murray h Granharn Min Polly Marshall. —And TII II P.TRERT3 OD LIONDON. Ntr. Mrsyrs. SPLean, D. Murray, ac. Ileselasura Stuart, Barnett, and Manton. BRITANNIA.. TYrt4 rflornea. THE TirlaiVAl7l - E OF FERNLF.A. MI E Ceurtenay.—MM. Cont.:lller and Eugenio; Ur. Plampton ; Mr. e n d Mi Coleman and Mr. Brown—And TUE WIDOW'S YIREiIUE. Mr. E. Courtin:ay. WON WATS& AT LONDON tIRIDON. TIM DAT —Morning. 10b. the......Attesnonn, Ilh. ros. To-Itozaow—Morning, 41m......Aftern000, Oa. Om. LONDON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9. THE lapse of another week has brought no im- I provement in the general state of commerce. On the contrary, a fresh source of discouragement has been more prominently brought forward. If stagnation in trade is the rule both here and on the Continent, equal dulness appears to prevail on the other side of the Atlantic. From all ac counts, business is no better, with one excep tion, in the United States than in France. The former country has at least the immense advan tage of a pre-eminently bountiful harvest. In the latter the crops have been scanty, and below the average. If therefore for no other reason, we , may look for a more speedy revival of business in America than in continental Europe. Besides, perfectly well known that the depression in the -United Stag pia from economical causes, which in the lor4 run au "!. ;nre to right themselves. Over-production is necessarily fol- I lowed by temporary inactivity, and over expenditure by enforced retrenchment. In Europe the Course of affairs is reversed. The questions that weigh upon the commerce of France, Holland, Austria, Italy, and Germany are not only political, but often merely personal. At any moment the anger, or even the indiscretion, of one out of four or five practically irresponsible rulers may, in the present unsettled and frequently irri table state of public opinion, light up a war as costly and destructive to the conqueror as to the conquered. Foreign merchants and manufacturers understand this point thoroughly. They know that any business iu which they may embark is subject to contingencies of human caprice which it is impossible to foresee and to provide against. Hence traders live, as it were, from hand to mouth. They are ready to enter upon transactions for the day, but not for many days forward. They do not care to borrow, since they will not venture upon the attempt to use the money profitably ; they care less to lend, from the vague fear of impending and uncertain calamity, which prompts them to keep all their resources steadily in band. Hence they lock up their money at their various national banks, preferring to leave it lying idle so long as it is safe. It is for this reason that we see the present large accumulations of bullion—the Bank of France alone having in the last return a total of nearly thirtireight and a half millions sterling. To get rid of this sort of distrust is no easy matter. Capitalists are proverbially timid, and are far more likely to exaggerate than to moderate their fears. They have also learnt more than once (though once only would have bebn sufficient) the error of placing unbounded confidence in " pacific assurances." A quiet merchant who judges by past experience is sadly imsded to de cide which is the more ominous, to hear nothing from his government, or to hear too much. In either case precedent is unfavourable. It there fore happens that in considering the chances of some prospective transaction, which, under ordi nary circumstances, would ensure an almost certain gain, he thinks it better to bs on the safe side, and to give up the affair altogether. If he wishes to make his business more profitable he must be content to wait for more quiet times, when natural susceptibilities are appeased, and " national guarantees " are no longer required. Until some period can be put to the present state of uncertainty and suspnuse, it would be impossible to expect commerce to revive. The first thing that would sug ;est itself to an Englishman is to put in motion the ap parently irresistible pressure of public opinion. Unfortunately, the military despotisms of the Continent are so powerful that they can, as they have often done, bid defiance to the wishes of the more cultivated portion of their subjects. For example, war would, no doubt, be intensely un popular with the commercial classes of France, and it should be remembered that during the last twenty years they have been increasing in num bers and wealth to an unprecedented extent; yet if the Emperor NAPOLEON decided on commencing hostilities to-morrow, they could offer, at beat, but a feeble opposition, and in all probability would find it better worth while to keep quiet, and try and recoup their immediate losses by profit able army contracts and negotiations of new loans. As regards our own country, it is a mere truism to repeat that whatever checks the progress and prosperity of our neighbours reacts upon ourselves. Week by week the accounts from the manu facturing districts show a decrease in the demand, and consequently lessened production of most of THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 9, 1867. our, leading staples. Orders come in but alinvVi and it appears likely that the exiting depression will continue. Although the last official returns of the Board of Trade appear fairly satisfactory, they refer to a period comparatively long antece dent to the present day. Even if we possessed the accounts fur August, they would practically only inform us as to the position of commerce one or two months previously. The most impor tant contracts in mercantile business are neces . sarily made beforehand to be carried out at a subsequent date. Therefore ordinary observers are often surprised to find that at a time of com mercial crisis the exports of manufactures may not only show no falling off when compared with a yea• of admitted prosperity, but often an increase. The reaction comes later. In order, therefore, to judge of the real state of trade, as far as official figures are concerned, it will bo requisite to wait until the publication of the returns two months hence. By that time, how ever, they will of course have lost all practical value except for retrospective purposes. The inactivity in trade causes here, as abroad, a continued accumulation of unemployed money. The bullion at the Bank is steadily rising, and for the first time for fifteen years is in excess of the notes in circulation. Arrivals of specie are almost daily reported, chiefly from Australia, and the foreign exchanges remaining firm, there is little or no demand for export to the Continent. The bulk of these supplies consequently go into the Bank. The problem of what is to be done with the fin ! memo amount of capital which is now lying use less is as fa• from being solved as ever. No doubt a portion will be absorbed by the Abyssinian expedition, but even taking the highest estimate of the cost—six or seven millions—that will not account for much. Admitting that trading profits are lower—perhaps considerably so—tha► in former years, we have still a large surplus income to dispose of. It can find for the present no legitimate outlet in trade ; ! and as regards new investments, the public appear to have acquired an equal distrust for anything that may be offered, good or bad, home or fo reign. The prolongation of this distrust is its worst feature. Last winter every ono expected an improvement in the spring, owing, perhaps, in some measure, to the opening of the Paris Exhi bition. In the spring the revival had not come, but was confidently looked for in the course of the summer. That hope was disappointed, and it was predicted that the autumn would show the welcome change. There appears little probability of it so far, and some observers are already pre dicting that the turning point will not take place until the winter. Even this result would be satisfactory ; but, for the reasons we have given, we fear that unless some very unexpected events should occur, it will take a much longer period than the next few months to reawaken that sense of confi dence which is the soul of trade and of national prosperity. OUR CONTEMPORARIES. (THIS DAY.) diriskti gentlemen this need sot invoke tyranny on Ass one side or diskonouringssbjection on tile other. iltiy !lave a right to hope, Mho, that as the Recital astical Commissioners are nof raising the inmates of the beneficed clergy, their stipends will undergo a proportionate augmentation. It may be expected also that in the administration of patronage bishops, at any rate, will not be so fond of bestowing their good things upon college friends, but will recognise the claims of the diocesan clergy over those of outsiders. With these ame liorations it seems to the Herald that the grievance of which curates may most justly oomplain will be, toe great extent, removed. The time has evidently arrived, in the opinion of the Post, for seriously considering the means as well for pre venting trade outrages and protecting both master and men from the violence of the unions, as for shielding the injured parties from vengeance when they appeal to the law. There will be ample time during the recess for discussing and " ventilating" the question, and next year it will no doubt engage the attention of parliament. The assistant-commiasioners proceed this week to the districts assigned to them, so that we may expect that the direct work of the Boundary Commission will begin at once, and, as the Daily News understands their reports are to be presented to the commissioners in November, there is every prospect that the final report will be ready for presentation to parliament as soon as it meets. In addition to the extension of parliamentary boun daries, which is the chief work of the commission, power is given to entertain the question of the ex tension of the municipal boundaries of the boroughs. That the parliamentary and municipal boroughs should in every came be identical is essential to the true carrying out of the theory on which our representative system is formed. It is the municipality which really constitutes the borough, and the groups of villages which are digni fied with the title of parliamentary boroughs, and are so favoured by the landed interest, are nothing but " electoral districts," without the uniting bond of muni cipal organisation or the individuality of corporate life. It is in the political bearing of their recommendations that the difficulty of the commissioners will arise. The general feeling of local liberalism will be opposed to a too wide ex tension of borough boundaries, while the aim of the con servatives will bo to make those boundaries as wide as possible. Between these divergent influences the assistant commissioners will find their task to be by no mean, easy; but, in the opinion of the Daily News, they will disregard the political leanings of local advisers, and will probably act rather on the policy of inclusion than on that of ex clusion. the Court. BALMORAL, SETT. G. The Queen drove out yesterday morning, accom panied by Princeu Christian and Princess Louise, and in the afternoon went out attended by Lady Churchill and the Hon. Harriet Phipps. Prince and Princess Christian, Princess Louise, Princess Beatrice, and Prince Leopold, honoured the Braeruar gathering with their presence, and were attended by Lady Susan Melville, Lord Stanley, and the Gentlemen in Waiting. Lord Lyons arrived at the Castle yesterday on a visit to her Majesty. Sir Thomas and the Hon. Lady Biddulph dined with the Queen and royal family. _ _ SEFr. 7. The Queen walked out yesterday morning, accompanied by Princess Christian, and in the afternoon her Majesty drove to the Lynn of the Quoich, with Princess Christian and M. and Madame Van de Weyer. Princess Louise, attended by Lady Churchill, went out riding. Prince Christian, with Lord Stanley and the Gentlemen in Waiting, went out to a drive of deer in the woods. Lord Lyons had an audience of the Queen, and was presented by her Majesty's bliniater for Foreign Affairs, and kiss 11 hands on his appointment as Ambassador at Paris. Lord Lyons and Lord Stanley left the Ogitle this morning. Despatches were received on Saturday at the Colonial office from the Governors of the North Amer:can Provinces, British Columbia, and the Bahamas. Despatches were sent to the Governors of the Falkland Islands, British Honduras, the Mauritius, and to the Governor-General of Canada. The seven Arab horses, sent u s present from the Sultan to her Majesty, have just arrived, in charge of Mouraffen Bey, at the Royal stables, Buckingham Palace. Accompanying these were two others for the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Beaufort. Sir Herbert Edwardes and Mr. Corry, it is said, will contest Shrewsbury at the next election. The one is the well-known "Hero of Moultan," and the other is priest• secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and eldest son of the First Lord of the Admiralty. A number of influential Scotch residents of Liverpool. and other earnest well-wishers to the cause of missions, as en expression of their sympathy with Dr. N. Macleod on the eve of his departure for India and to show their personal regard for liimself, entertained him on Friday at a banquet. Mr. W. I)algish presided, and amongst those present were a large number of warm friends of the rev. doctor. _ At the request of the Duke of Sutherland, the Improvement Commissioners of Stoke-upon-Trent have appointed a committee to consider how the smoke nuisance can be most effectually abated. The duke says, " Potteries and engine chimneys are pouring out great volumes of dense black smoke, poisoning the whole atmosphere, and destroying the amenity of everything, not only in the immediate neighbourhood, but to a considerable distance, the truth of which we are feeling even hero more and more every day." GRAND BANQUET TO HER MAJESTY'S MINISTERS iN MANCHESTER.—It has been foe some time determined to invite the Earl of Derby, the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, and the whole of her Majesty's ministers in this city, to receive from the north of England the congratula tions of the people on the brilliant ability and complete succeu with which they have, during their term of office, conducted the foreign and domestic affairs of the country. The 17th of October has been fixed for the event, which promisee to be one of the most brilliant political demon strations that have been made for many years. In addition to the noble premier, invitations have beeu sent to and accepted by Mr. Disraeli, Lord Stanley, the Earl of Malmes bury, Sir J. P►kington, and other members of the cabinet. The whole of the arrangements, so far as at present made, are on a very extensive scale, and will, we feel assured, very completely testify to the national gratitude nnd per sonal respect which are entertained for the distinguished guests.—Herald. _ FESTIVITIES AT TORQUAY.—On Saturday the foundation stone of a new harbour was laid at Torquay by Kiss Palk, daughter of Sir Laurence Palk, Bart, lord of the manor, and ALP. for South Devon. The harbour is estimated to cost 37,0001. On the same day festivities were observed in Torquay in commemoration of Mr. L. H. Palk I (son of Sir Laurence) attaining his majority. A banquet to I Mr. Palk was held at the Bath Saloon, at which the chair man (Mr. W. Harvey) presented him with a superb silver epergne. The domestic servants and labourers also made an offering. On Saturday the plot of land in front of Ella , combs, Torquay, was presented to the local b ,ard as a I pleasure ground for the public. REPRESENTATION OF GALWAY.—Visoonnt Burke has issued an address to the electors of the county Galway for the vacancy caused in the representation by the death of his brother, the late Lord Dunkellin. He says:— " With regard to politics, I wish to give my best indepen dent support to all liberal measures tending to benefit the people and the interests of Ireland, and to promote peace and good will amongst all chimes, as well as that good or der founded upon contentment, without which liberty and prosperity cannot exist." A MODEL ELECTION.—The unopposed return of Sir C. J. Selwyn, M.P. for the University of Cambridge, on his presenting himself for re-election, after his appoint ment as Solicitor-General, cost the learned gentleman W. 19s. ; of this sum V. Is. was expended in advertising, 111.7 e. in "expenses incident to indenture of return," 51. sa. in ages and ft. 6e. for bell ringers. WORKINO MEN FOR PARLIRNENT.—An associa tion of working men at Birmingham, who have not hitherto been much beard of, but who share the opinions of the Reform League in political matters, and called the Birmingham and District Trades' Coun cil, have mooted the subject of sending a working man to parliament as third member for Birmingham. The following notice of motion stands on their books in the name of Mr. Baxley, a member :—'That the council consider the advisability of co.operating with the Reform League, or any other association, with a view to sending a working man to parliament who would repro ' sent the interests of the working men in councils of the nation, ea third member for Birmingham under the new Reform Bill.' They consider that Mr. Bright represents the ' upper and middle class,' and Mr. George Dixon the manufacturing or employers' interest, and they say the working men have a right to the third member. Steps are being taken to ascertain how far the trades' unions are willing to enlist themselves in the cause. Should they desire to be represented by one of their own class, and should they be able to elect one, they will be asked to tax themselves to pay him-500/, a year is thought of as &proper allowance." • LATEST INTELLIGENCE. THE ABYSSINIAN CAPTIVES. We have this afternoon received the following : " FORFIGN.OFFICE, Bar. 8. " Her Majesty's Charge d'Affaires at Constan tinople reports on the 6th, by telegraph, that no news has reached him of the release of the Abyssinian captives, and that he cannot account for the rumour." COLOGNE CATHEDRAL.-SPEECH OF THE CROWN PRINCE OF PRUSSIA. The town of Cologne celebrated on the 4th the 25th anniversary of the date on which the works of the Cathedral were resumed. The King was ex pected, but did not attend, being represented by the Prince Royal. The Crown Prince, in the course of his speech, pointed out what could be achieved by the tenacious perseverance and labour of a people. The work must be continued, he said, like the great national work of which it is the symbol, until the last stone shall have crowned the edifice. (azurEa's TELEGRAMS.) PRUSSIA. BERLIN, Serr. 9. The Bank mut Hawk's Zeitienv of to-day says that an interview will probably take place between the King of Prussia and the South German sovereigns at the Castle of Hohenzollern. GENERAL GARIBALDI. GENEVA, S. 9. Garibaldi arrived here last evening at 6 p.m. An immense crowd was assembled to receive him. The general made a speech from the balcony of his hotel, in which he said he would go to Rome. FLORENCE, Styr. 9. The assertion of the Merulard that Garibaldi on passing through Belgirato was entertained by Count Von Usedom, the Prussian ambassador, is entirely without foundation. Count Von Usedom has been in Germany for some days past. THE INDIA AND CHINA MAILS. MARSEILLES, &pr. 8. The 3fessageries Imp&laic& steamer Said, with the above mails, arrived here at 1 a.m to-day. THE LAUSANNE WORKMEN'S CONGRESS. —The questions of strikes, the equivalence of functions, credit and people's banks, were discussed in the sitting of the sth. With regard to strikes the Congress decided that in the present condition of things it was necessary to main tain wages by giving mutual help, but that the end to be aimed at was the suppression of the principle of wages altogether. The Congress also decided in favour of the equivalence of functions—that is to say, that the eight hours labour of a carpenter or shoemaker is of equal economical value with the eight hours labour of an astronomer or poet. With regard to credit and peoples' banks the committee, to whom this question was referred, proposed the following resolutions :—" That inasmuch as in a society founded on the mutuality and reciprocity of service and assurance, credit would be universal and col lective, every man being at once creditor and credited, the congress is of opinion that credit is • public service which should be in the hands of the state, and given at net cost, that is to say, at such a price as would cover the ex pense of working, but without any profit or interest. The Congress asks the International Association and all co operative societies to adopt ►t once this system of the gratuity and reciprocity of credit, and to spread a knowledge of it by all means in their power. The Congress recommends the association and all its adherents to sub stitute for mutual aid societies founded on the principle of charity mutual assurance societies founded on the prin ciple of mutuality." _ _ AN ALPINE - Vierim.—A correspondent of the Times, writing from Zermatt on the 31st ult., gives an account of the discovery of the remains of a gentleman who was lost in a glacier 15 years ago :—" In the year 1852," he says, " the Syndic of Gressonay fell into a cre vasse on the Aventine glacier (under the Breithorn, on the Italian side), so deep that though men were let down by ropes they were unable to reach his body. A few days ago the landlord of the little inn at the head of the Val d'Ayar, into which the Aventine glacier descends. found these remains on the surface of the ice, and yesterday they were brought down for burial by a large party of the in habitants. The bones were deposited at a considerable distance from where I was staying, so that I had no oppor tunity of seeing them ; but I was informed they were broken into fragments, as might have been expected, by the pressure of the ice. Strange to say, however, the un fortunate man's telescope was found almost uninjured." THE GREAT SERPENTS. —We regret to hear no more about the great serpents in Lakes Michigan and Ontario. These are creatures of the sort that the world does not" willingly let die." We sympathise with the famous writer who declared boldly, " I stick by the sea serpent, and would fain believe that science has scotched, not killed him." A man who has seen the sea serpent "is to his brother fishers what the poet is to his fellow man," and, the monster himself is, as the author of Firrnde Travels continues, " the link which knits us sea-board Yankees with our Norse progenitors, interpreting between the age of the dragon and that of the railroad train." Surely it is not without pain that levers of imagination can see such lost links broken. Wo bailed the voices from Big Sodus and Chicago, proclaiming of late the dis covery of fresh-water monstrosities, with pleasure, as new contributions to the marvellous in this prosaic age. Let IL still cling to the hope of a reappearance of the serpents. —New York Tinva, August 27. BUSHRANOING IN NEW SOUTH WALLS.—Some statistics which have lately been published of bushranging in New South Wales during the last few years show to what an extent this " institution " has grown in that colony. Since the month of Juno, 1864, a period of three year., eleven members of the police have been shot dead by bushrangers, and sixteen wounded by firearms in attempts to capture them. Fifteen other persons have also been shot at and wounded by bushrangers in the last four years. It apposes, however, that sooner or later all the gangs come to grief, for of the most notorious ma rauder, during the past five years three had been executed, two were at the time under sentence of death, seven had been shot dead, one is supposed to have been murdered by felons, and eight were undergoing long terms of imprison ment. A return of offences committed by Thomas Clarke (outlawed 31st May, 1866) shows that he has forty-five offence,, such as horse stealing, robbery under ems, shoot ing, and murder, recorded against him. The number registered against his brother John Clarke is twenty-eight. The worst feature, however, is the secret aid evidently afforded to the robbers by the lower orders of the up country population, low grog-shop keepers, ostlers, ped lan, and some others of a grade who ought to be above suspicion.—Australian and New Zealand nazette. JURY AWARDS AT THE Ptßis EXHIBITION.— Messrs. Poensgen and Gilbert, Bessemer steel manufac• turves at Dusseldorf, in Prussia, and Mr. Albert Poensgen, of the tube works at the same place, applied, like many other manufacturers, for space to exhibit at Paris, but omitted to send anything at all. Nevertheless, each of these firms received a bronze medal a short time ago—of course to their great surprise, and, no doubt, amusement also. The jury were evi lently prudent in confining their awards to bronze and not gold medals, or else the tempta tion might have been greater. One theory which might be put forward to account for the award of the medals would be that the jury, with a touching feeling of grati tude, wished to reward such retiring "exhibitors" for the very little trouble attending an examination and valua tion of their exhibits.—The Engineer. ALARMING ACCIDENT AT B ILMMOTIAIt. —ATI accident which gave rise to a great deal of excited narra tive at street corners, but which, so far as can be known at present, was not attended by any serious con sequences, occurred last night on Soho Pooh A fleeting raft, moved by a small steamer, is used on the pool for dancing. It is made to float three hundred people with safety, and by means of air-tight compart ments and other contrivances it is understood to be quite" pool-worthy," if we may use the expression. The raft commenced its cruise round the lake at 3 o'clock, and continued to make the circuit, with about 150 passenger, tip to the time of the accident. About a quarter before 9 o'clock, when the raft was in the middle of the pool, a little boy fell overboard. A man jumped in and saved him. The people on the raft were so excited that they all rushed to one end, and consequently that end sank under water. The engineer, seeing the danger, ran the raft ashore. Before quite reaching lend, a number of frightened people, especially women and girls, jumped into the water. Persons on shore, and the more collected of those on board, went in and rendered assistance. Some of the people who had jumped out were " beyond their depth ;' others got easily ashore. All, so far as is known, either escaped by their own efforts or were rescued by other, ; but as it was very dark at the time it is just pos sible, although there was light on the raft, that some may have been drowned without the knowledge of any survivor. All that can be said for the present is that Ober* is not anybody missing.—Birstingteant Post. IFRIONTFUL COLLISION ON THE THAIIE,;. A collision of a very fearful character occurred on the Thames on Friday 'visaing, between the Metis steamer, belonging to the Woolwich Steam Packet Company, with a number of excursonists on board, and the Wentworth iron screw collier, outward bound, resulting in the former vessel being cut in two, and the loss of at least three lives. Indeed, several persons are reported to have sunk in the wreck and perished. The Metis, a small vessel, not above 100 tons register, left Gravesend on Friday evening, be tween live and six o'clock, with about seventy passengers on board, and reached Shell Point on the Kent shore, op posite Barking, about a quarter to seven, and it was just get ting dusk, though the lights had not been fixed. The master Speuoerley, was on the bridge, between the paddle-boxes, and some of the passengers were dancing. The steamer was making towards the shore near Shell Point, and while on this track the collier steamer which had rounded the Point was observed bearing down the channel. The Metis was crossing the bows of the Wentworth, in ender to make a near cut to round Shell Point. It was half flood-tide at the time, and the speed of the Wentworth, which we, in ballast, was greater than was calculated upon. The consequence was that the Wentworth ran into the Metis on the starboard side, just clear of her funnel, and with such tremendous force as to drive her bows into the hull of the Metis. Indeed, she appears to have gone completely through it, for the after part of the saloon cabin immediately separated and diaappeared, while the fore part was driven by the Wentworth up on to the shore near the Point. The scene is described to have been truly appalling ; several passengers were standing on the after part of the vessel, some of them ladies and children, who all went down with that portion of the wreck. A man who had charge of the wheel at the time went down also, and perished. It fortu nately happened that other vessels were passing at the time, which at once lowered their boats, and pulled to the scene of the wreck. The Wentworth's boats succeeded in rescuing • number of persons. The Coast-guard also rendered assistance, and several fishing-boats afforded similar service. The sunken wreck of the after part of the vessel was just flush with the surface of the river, and the boats' crews were enabled to fish up some eight or nine passengens out of the skylight opening; among them two children, quite dead. The rescued persons were taken to the Coast-guard station, the officers of which acted most kindly in affording tempo rary accommodation to the distressed female passengers. Happily for the remainder of the passengers who were in the fore part of the vessel, it was driven so close into the land as to enable them to jump ashore, although many fell overboard in the attempt, but in shallow water. The captain was thrown off the bridge by the concussion, and broke his right arm. The escape of Redwood, the steward, and that of his wife was extra ordinary. He states that he was at the bar of the saloon cabin, adjusting some glasses, and his wife was seated in the cabin close to the door, drinking • cup of tea. He is not positive how many passengers were in the cabin at the time, but thinks there might have been eight or nine. He had previously served twelve passen gers with tea ; they were chiefly ladies. There was also an elderly female, who seemed to be a nurse; she had two or three little girls with her. Redwood says :—" I re- I member also seeing • gentleman come down into the cabin. He went to the extreme after part of the cabin where he reclined on the settee. It was not dark ; the cabin lamps were not even alight. The first thing that attracted my notice was a sort of scuffling on deck just overhead, where the lifeboat is hung in the davits, and I thought at the moment that some one had fallen overboard. But directly afterwards there was a terrific crash, and in an instant the whole of the opposite side of the cabin burst in upon us ; and at the same time I found myself up tr my middle in water. I made a spring at the rails of the companion -stairs to gain the deck; the rails, however, came away in my grasp, and I found myself floating among • quantity of pieces of wreck. This was in the cabin, which in • minute or two seemed to give way from under me, for in struggling I rose to the surface and found my way under the bows of a large iron steamer which had run into the Metis, I had previously made one or two efforts to lay hold of my wife, but failed. While floating on some pieces of wreck I saw a woman's hand just above water, close to where I was. I got hold of it, and on pulling the person towards me found it was my wife. She was nearly insensible. We were both afterwards dragged into • boat which saved us." Nothing definite can be procured as to the exact number of lives lost, but the secretary of the Woolwich and Water man's Company mays that only three persons were drowned two children (passengers) and one of the crew. These are all that have come to their knowledge. Some of the passengers, however, aver that they saw several persons swept away by the tide before the boats were get out, and they are confident that they perished. It is also stated that some of the passengers are buried in the sunken wreck. Information has been sent to the coroner of Kent, who is expected to hold an inquiry to-day. WOOLWICH, Smenae. It is hoped that only three lives have been lost by the fearful collision which took place in Barking Reach. tip to this afternoon the secretary of the Woolwich Steam Packet Company had not received any further information of passengers being missing. Those who are known to have perished are two children—one named Richard Bury, aged nine years, whose parents reside at 2G, Pier-terrace, Cubitt-town ; and the other a little girl of the name of Alice Bridge, of 1, Edward-street, Peter's-place. The third was Edward Cheesman, the man at the wheel of the Metis, who is supposed to have been crushed and swept overboard. The operations so promptly commenced for floating the bletis have proved successful, and last night she was floated up to the company's depot at Woolwich. DEATH or MIL PROPERT. —The medical profes sion and the public will hear with regret of the sudden death of Mr. John Propert, of New Cavendish-street, Portland.plaee, who was of such eminent service in found ing the Royal Benevolent Medical College at Epsom, and had the gratification of living to see it in full operation, and be►towing benefits upon tilt members and families of his less fortunate brethren. He was also a great supporter of the Welsh charities. He died yesterday, the Bth inst., after an apoplectic seizure. - - The Professorship of Natural History in the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, baa become vacant by the appointment of Dr. Traquair to the Chair of Zoo. locy in the new School of Science at Dublin. It is in the gift of the governor. From returns sent on Saturday to the Paddington Vestry-hall, it is shown that the Household Suffrage Bill will only affect three persons in the entire pariah. There are only three houses in the parish the tenants of which pay less than 10/. per annum. The lodger franchise, it is expected, will add about 5,000 to the constituency. - . . A new promenade pier at New Brighton, esti mated to cost about 20,000/., was opened to the public on Saturday. A regatta was held in the afternoon to cele brate the event. The repair of the landing stage and bridge, damaged by the recent collision with the screw steamer Galileo, is proceeding as rapidly as circumstances will permit. _ . Benjamin Bullock, gamekeeper to Mr. Henry Nunn, of Broadbinds, in the Isle of Wight, com mitted suicide by shooting himself last week. He had been in a desponding state for some time in conse quence of his ill success in rearing birds this reason on his master's estate through disease which prevailed amongst them. He was T 6 years of age, and was at one time a gamekeeper to Air Henry t)glander, Bart. _ - - - - SAD ACCIDENT AT A SALLIED MATCH.-013. Friday Lieutenant J. J. Robertson, Royal Engineers, in • boat named the Whim, with two other officers, was mailing against the Violet down the river Medway. The boat had up a boom sail, and there was a strong wind blowing from the S.W. On its arrival in Long Reach the bait stayed, and before they could get any way on her shipped water, and went down stern first. Lieutenant Robertson and the two other officers, Sir Arthur W. Mackworth, Bart., and Lieutenant C. H. M. Kensirgton, were seen struggling in the river. The officers who were sailing in other boats in the match hastened to the spot, and succeeded in picking up Lieutenant Kensington, who could not swim, and Sir Arthur, who was swimming towards one of the govern ment buoys. The deceased officer, Lieutenant Robertson, who was a good swimmer, was drowned. At the time of the accident he wore • large pilot jacket, and it is sup posed that in his endeavour to release himself from that garment he got himself entangled in some way and was drowned. He was seen twice to come up above water, and had two pieces of wood in his bands, supposed to be the foot boards of the boat. The body hes not yet been recovered. _ STEAM LOODWOTION ON ROADS.—At the recent Sunbury Pett7 Sessions, Mr. Marryatt was charged with driving a carnage propelled by steam along the highway without having a pen= acting as guard and carrying a red flag in advance ; and also with being the proprietor of • vehicle without having his name placed in a conspicuous part of the same, on the 13th of August, at Hampton. After hearing the evidence of two police-constables the bench convicted the defendant, for the first offence, V. and Bs. costs, and for the second 10s. and Bs. costs. PEACE AND COMIIII4C6. After all, the name of the Peace Congress at Geneva is announced si a misnomer, remarks the Tines. Men of the stamp of Prim, Garibaldi, earl Louis blanc are discussing the means of Iltltrng an end to 140.1itar, monarc hies , ' sad nothing better suggests itself than " ► return to t' ep;i ;e j p l es o' the Revolution." Gariba'di W ise. NI Geneva after the failure of his pl in for the overthrow of the Papacy; Prim re•'aire to the same spot after the defeat of his insurrectionary attempt in Spain. These two patriots may be the champions of freedom and humanity, but it is not the less as red handed warriors that they appear on the threshold of the Temple of Peace. Could arguments exercise any influence over the European rulers, none ought to be so strong as the formidable numbers of their own forces. A peace establishment of 2,800,000 men, capable of being raised to 5,000,000 in warlike emergencies with 213,837 additional men for sea service ; • military and naval expenditure of 100 millions yearly, with an oqual sum lost by the forced abstinence of so many men in the prime and vigour of life from reproductive labour, ought to speak as forcibly to the ears of the people of Europe and of their rulers as any fiery harangue or inspired strain that may rise from the midst of the orators and poets assembled at Geneva. Although the crushing evil of this vast European armament may in a great measure be ascribed to the ambition and jealousy of great mili tary powers, it is also p►rtly owing to the necessity on the part of those powers of guarding against the incessant and more or less dangerous attempts of those " men of action" who are not scantily represented at that Genevese assemblage. The peace missionaries who urge the reduction of armies to a purely defensive basis, and advocate the free play of social, political, economic, and scientific inquiry, trust ing to the working of such forces for the extinction of the great scourge, have some show of reason; but the en thusiastic dreamers at Geneva, who call upon Europe to march towards pacific unity through the horrors of a vast revolution, discern, in the opiniortof the Telegrapk, neither the consequences of their principles nor the laws regulating the progress of mankind. If war is ever to tease the exalted end mast be accomplished by far other methods ; the work must go forward gradually, and not convulsively; and we must not begin the gigantic labour of inaugurating universal pesos by setting NA a programme which inevi tably leads to universal war. The Daily News contrasting the great development of French commerce with the political position of the govern ment, which could hardly be worse than it is at the pre sent moment, inquires why it is that commercial progress has not produced its customary fruit? It answers by obsarving that to produce the usual results, the material activity of the country must be developed under the broadest conditions of freedom—political as well as commercial. These essential conditions of national prosperity cannot be divorced without serious injury to the national life; and France at this moment is Waa ltotting the evils of attempting to develop commercial freedom under a system of political repression. But the deeper moral and social effects of the system are perhaps even more menacing than the political. It natu rally produces habits of profuse and reckless expenditure, ' of luxury and extravagance, which those who are most intimately acquainted with the tone and manners of the more wealthy classes in Paris justly regard as most ominous for the future of the city. These are the " black spots" on the social horizon of the empire, which endanger the Emperor's throne f►r more than the failure of hasty and ill-considered schemes of foreign policy. The Star, remarking that there is now sufficient bullion in the Bank of England to pay twenty shillings in the pound for all its notes in circulation, thinks it worth while to inquire what good It does U. If the question be asked in the City, where most ought to be blown about these problems, the answer will be that it is a season of distrust and languor in every species of mercantile and speculative enterprise, and that specie payments are only a symptom of languor which ought to be removed. After a season of strange vicissitudes and doubtful pro. 'peas, the Times is at length enabled to say that the harvest of 1867 is decidedly a good one. It is impossible, however, to overlook the fact that the actual price of corn has failed as yet to respond adequately to the rapid im provements in the prospects of the harvest. Wbeat is very dear. It ranged from 56e. to 70s. a quarter this day last week, and on Friday last, in Mark-lane, it was rather rising than falling. A level, however, must soon be reached in this case, though for a long while there has been something mysterious in the market price of food. ICS TOPICS. The Herald, whilst admitting that the curates have some real grievance" to complain of, says they must, how- ever, make up their minds to accept their position as the paid assistants of the beneficed clergy ; and it is to be hoped that in • profession the members of which are wEATHEIL REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) B. T.; N ulrn cr.lesiz 56' Lalth trarossan !ant 66 8. enenatle 29.7666 W.B.W. 10.66671 8.8. W. I:cuhr's Puha 10.78 SS, 8.6. W. carpool 29.67 60 8.6. W. 11,46,64 60.80 68 8. Penzance 28.88 55 1 8.8. W. Brest 88.05 60 8. 'orient 50.84 64 8.8. W. itorbetort 8000 61 E. 8.11. Myrnooth 81.91 50 8.8. W. Weymouth Portsmouth 40.94 IA W. London 64 S.S.W. Yarmouth 49.55 64 8.8.5. Scarborough 19.86 60. B.W. I 00 B.W. Helder MONDAT, expraitaza 9, 8 &IL F. Istreaso. ost. Z. 1 to 12 F. D. W. 2. &K boo 0.06 1 A.N.W. rb B.W. I c 003 1 &S.W. 0 006 2 S. ro OAS - 11 B.S.W. co 0.54 .5 • S. , oe 4.104 1 S.E. ebl— il 7 S.S.W. 006 7 S ro 0.10 I • 6 S. W. er 6 4 S. W. 2 4 E eb ' 7 &IL ICO 0.16 • 7 W.c.— _ W.B.W. rb z 1 6 S.S.Z. leb , 0.01 1 1 4 W.S.W. I el— I 2 2 B.W . cm 1044 REM ARKS. Since Saturday a southwesterly gale has blown In the south ot Ireland this morning the winds over the British Isles ars generally southwesterly hut moderate. The atniospherleal lees. .ore has increased in the north but decreas,l on the smith cost The centre of lowest pressure has been in the north and west for the last three days, during which time the southwestedy winds have been strong in the south but light in the north. the weather fs cloudy lout fine in places. The fall of rain he; been chiefly in the west and north. It is said that Mr. Childers, M.P., will be polished to accept the chairmanship of the Great Eudora itailsnj Comps y. . . Mr. W. (). gtan ley, M.P., has written to the Times to correct Mr. Dillwyn's recent account of the pro. ceedings of the " tea-room" party respecting the Reform Bill, and the written pledges given to it by Colonel Taylor. Ile says: " As chairman of the tea-room meeting, I must say that there is some confusion in Mr. Dillwyn's mind as to his having been the mouthpiece of that party. There was no connexion whatever between the tea-room meeting and Mr. Dillwyn's communication with Colonel Taylor, which by his own account was a private and confidential conversation between them, and on that ground alone he refused to produce the document signed by Colonel Taylor. The tea-room meeting was held for the calicoes putpose of making the leaders of the opposition acquainted with the opinions of a large number of their constant supporters. I had with some other members informed Mr. Brand the day before of our intentions, hoping that Mr. Gladstone might reconsider his deter mination, and withdraw Mr. Coleridge's instructions." KILLED BY LIGHTNING.—TWO shocking cases of instantaneous death by lightning occurred during the recent thunderstorm on the Welsh border of Shropshire, where the storm raged with extraordinary violence. In the first cams, which happened in the neighbourhood of Knighton, a farm labourer named Jones was descending a ladder, reared against • corn rick which he had been cover. ing, when the electric fluid struck him, and he fell dead off the ladder at the feet of his little son, who was stand. tog by watching him. The lad himself was struck by the lightning, but though it entirely destroyed one side of his trousers he escaped without the slightest bodily injury. In the other case the deceased, also a farm labourer, was standing by the kitchen fire in his master's house at Pens goes, near Machynlleth, when the lightning passed down the chimney and struck him dead on the spot. His wife, who was sitting down at the table, was struck in the foie bat not seriously injured. Several articles of furniture in the room were shattered, and a pig and a duck which were in the yard were killed. A STRUGGLE FOR LIFE.—A very narrow escape from drowning has occurred In the River Lyne, near to Lynehowe. Mr. John Beaty, butcher and cattle dealer, with a Mr. Irving, from Liverpool, had been upon business in that locality in his cart, having to cross the ford at Lynehow on their return. The water during the interval had risen with that rapidity which characterises the dark and rugged Lyne, and on entering the supposed ford, Mr. Irving refused to cross. Beaty entered, but both man and horse ware immediately swept down by the force of the current. Although the cart was light, the pony was unable to make pace with the waters, and in spite of every tien tion on the part of both man and horse their fate seemed inevitable. Beaty, who could swim a little, leapt into the angry flood, and with considerable difficulty reached some willows which projected into the waters, and held on for • time until eventually he was able to extricate himself. The pony was subsequently rescued by a person who saw it struggling towards the bank. Mr. Beaty lost • pocket- book, 111., and • plaid. GALLANT REBens.—On Friday morning a boy in the service of Mr. Roger Rykyn , at the " Willows, '• near Windsor, took a horse to water on the bank of the Thames. While thus employed the horse reared, and the boy was thrown into the river. Mr. Schlegel, brother-in. law of Mr. Eykyn, noticing the horse loose, succeeded in cathing it, and on looking round for the boy was just in time to see him apparently drowning. Jumping into the river, Mr. Schlotel seized the boy, and sustained him on the surface until Mr. Bykyn, who is an excellent swimmer, ran to the spot, plunged in, and gallantly brought Mr. Schlotel and the boy, much exhausted, in safety to the shore. HANDSOME BEQUESTS. —The late Mias Duncan, of Edengrove, whose d. ath took place at her residence on the 24th ult., has left the following handsome bequests, viz. :—For the erection and endowment of a museum, library, and mechanics' institute in the town of Cupsr, to the benefits of which the working classes in the parishes of Dairsie and Kilconquhar are to have free access, the mu nificent sun, of 6,000/. ; to endow two bursaries in the University of St. Andrew's, a principal sum of 800/. ; to the kirk session of the per ish of Dairen for educational and charitable purposes, 6001. ; ditto of parish of }Ulan (lobar, 6001. •, ditto of pariah of Cupar, 6001. ; to the six schemes of the Church, 6001 . • Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, 5001. ; Scripture Readers' Siciety in Old Town, parish of Edinburgh, 1001.; Magdalen Branch of ditto, 1001. ; Edin burgh Magdalen Aaylum, 100/. •, Blind Asylum 100/. • Indigent Gentlewomen's Fund, 1001. ; Deaf and Dumb Institution, 1001. ; for distribution among the poor of Dairsie, 201.; ditto of Kilconquhar, 20/. Miss Duncan was a native of Kiloonqubar parish, and bad long rended in that of Dairsie, which accounts for the circumstance that the working classes in these two parishes are to have free access to the museum, library, and mechanics' institute to be erected in the town of Cupar.— Dundee Adrertiser. OMNIBUS " CHECKERS."—The case affecting the rights of omnibus passengers, referred to • few days ago, came before the Liverpool police court on Saturday. Mr. Worship, • Liverpool solicitor, summoned the conductor of an omnibus running between Liverpool and Wavertres for refusing to find him • seat, the 'hoe being licensed to carry fourteen outside pasaengera. Before the 'bus started Mr. Worship tendered the ordinary fare, 3d., for a seat, but the conductor refused to take him, alleging as • reams that there was no room. There were fourteen outside, but one of them was • " checker" in tt l e i rm7l4 of the omnibus proprietors, and not, as Mr. Worship con tended, a passenger within the meaning of the act of par. Bement. The magistrates decided iu favour of Mr. Won. ship, and said that a checker bad no right to occupy a seat claimed by a passenger who had tendered the fare. Mr. Worship not preening for damages, a fine of Is. and coats was imposed. Notice of appeal was given. HY.ALTH OP THE Asan.—Tho entire strength of the army in 1865 was 208,590, of which 4,412 officers and 79,974 non•commissioned officers and men were at home, and 6,155 officers and 118,049 non-commissioned officers and men Mimed. The deaths of 134 officers and 3,403 non commissioned officers and men are recorded, and are thus epitomised :-34 deaths of officers in Great Britain, three in Ireland, and 97 abroad; 713 deaths of non-eommis sioned and men in Greet Britain, 209 in Ireland, and 2,481 abroad. The rate of mortality in the army abroad during the year 1865 was, in the case of officers 1'576 per cent., and in the case of non-commissioned Akers and men. 2'102 per cent. ; whereas the mortality in Great Britain was, with officers, 1 . 007 per cent.. and with non•commis. ginned officers and men 1'1133 per cent. Harrissisa.—A correspondent to Notes and Queries says—" In ' Hallartuditre' the district of which Sheffield is the capital, and Indeed in Yorkshire generally, by the common people ' rat is pronounced rat'n, an d hence the secret mischief done by one workman to another in trade disputes was called rattening. That is, doing en • larger scale what the 'varmint' does on • smaller — such as blending the smiles and springs' of the cutler t cutting the ' wheel-bands' of the grinder, or the bellows of the blade-forger, and other like injuries. These wrong@ were generally perpetrated during the night, and when in the morning the sufferer asked who had done the mischief, the reply was, ' The rats bed been ? ' I believe this is the origin of • phrase with which I have been familiar for more than half • century, and which recent painful circumstances have made sadly familiar wherever an English news. paper is read. Of course, it has happened, in this as in other cases, that an expression used at first in a limited meaning has come to be used as signifying trade outrages of whatever kind. I will not any it would be impossible to split • grinding-stone in the way de scribed b 7 Dr. Vaughan, but I never beard of such a case. I close with a literal illustration of my etymology. AI amateur in fancy engine-turning said to me the other ila!, I have been rattened, I had just pot a new catgut toad upon my laths, and last night the rats have carried it off, and I suppose eaten it.' " THE HARVEST YIELD.—Mr. H. J. Turner, who is generally considered a good authority, in a letter to lb* Tim's, dated Sept. 5, gives the following summary of his impressions with regard to this year'. harvest :—"Takiel into account the splendid crops on our hest and most ' highly cultivated land, and giving due weight to the distil lvantages to which I have adverted, my opinion is that the wheat crop is an average one in bulk, but, owing to the quantity of what I call secondary samples, I think the quality must be taken as under the avenge of what we have in good year.. Oats are a greet crop, and of good quality. Barley is more than an average crop, but will be found to vary more than usual in quality. Beans are • I full average crop. l'ess are a moderate crop. Swedes promise well in the midland and southern counties, while in the north they are likely to be the heaviest crop we have had for many years. Marigolds are an average crop. 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