The Express. — London, England, 1866-07-26 00:00:00

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Humawrr speaking, the Great Eastern has A run her teak. The miles still to be run are over gradually decreasing depths, and it is agreed on all aides that after last evening even a fracture of the cable would be a matter of comparative indifference. At noon yes .. terday 1,430 miles had been run. Twenty miles further there are some rather sudden alternations, varying from two to three hundred fathoms in depth, but when 1,500 miles are traversed, the soundings show a continuously oozy bottom, and . . _ .... but 054 fathoms in depth. The remaining 150 miles to Heart's Content become shallower and shallower,while the bottom is composed of mud and sand, or mud and stones. The dense fog banks of the Newfoundland shore, and the huge icebergs like floating citadels from which its seas are rarely free, seem to be the chief impediments to be cared for now. Should such a fog come on as would im- peril the work, it would be a comparatively simple matter to cut and buoy the cable, while the Great Eastern put out to sea, and in case of breakage through contact with an iceberg "picking up" I would be hardly more difficult than splicing with the shore end. Now that the critical points of vast distance and immense depth seem to have been successfully overcome, it is interesting to refer to the submarine telegraph cables which in these particulars moat nearly resemble that laid in the Atlantic. The Gutta Percha Company, which now forms one branch of the Telegraph Construc tion and Maintenance Company, has manufac tured the insulated wires of fifty-four submarine cables now in successful working order. Of these the one between Toulon and Corsica is 195 miles long, and lies in the greatest depth, namely, 1,550 fathoms, while the line between Malta and Alexandria, though only in 420 fathoms water, is nearly as long as the Atlantic cable itself, namely, 1,550 miles. The first has been working for the last six years, and the se cond for the last five years. The Persian Gulf cable is 1,450 miles long and 120 fathoms deep, and has been working two years; while the one between Barcelona and Mahon is 180 miles and 1,400 fathoms deep, and has been open for six years. These figures are not unimportant when the popular objections to Atlantic telegraphy are remembered. The enormous depth is harped on by one school of alarmiate, while the vast length is insisted on by another, as fatal to success. It has been the fashion to present fanciful pictures in conversation and even in print of the mys terious terrors pertaining to Atlantic deeps. What might exist in a region no one could hope to per sonally explore has proved an endless theme for the imaginative ; while theorists have not been wanting who can prove to demonstration that a cable 1,600 miles long must snap, rapidly wear itself out, muchasa gawkyyouth whohasoutgrownhisstrength is delicate and fragile. The figures just quoted account for and justify the confidence of those who were undaunted by the Atlantic failure of last year. The condition of depth was known to have been well tested in the Barcelona and the Cor sican cables. The problem of length was satisfac torily answered by the lines working along the Persian Gulf and from Malta to Alexandria. It was argued that there was nothing to prevent the two conditions of length and depth being success fully tried, and the telegram from the Great Eastern published this morning shows the conclu sion to be just. When it is oonaidered that one well-known English capitalist desired to join five others in the sole cost of this year's expedi tion, and that the cable of 1866 and the charges of its laying were practically un dertaken by a very small number of ear nest believers, congratulations on success will be largely leavened with admiration for the calm unwavering courage displayed. The chimera of yesterday becomes the truism of to-day, and it may not be unreasonably hoped that Atlantic tele graphy will in a few years become as much a thing of course as steam navigation, or express trains. Reverting to one of the subordinate scientific improvements connected with the experiment of this year, to which previous reference has been made, we find that the " artificial submarine " cable," invented by Mr. Cromwell Varley, can be made to represent, in a few minutes, every cable that has been constructed, or is likelyl to be submerged. This apparatus is composed of a series of resistance coils and a series of indue tion plates or condensers. The resistances of the coils can be varied at pleasure, as also the lies of the condensers attached to them. Eleven sets of resistance coils and 10 sets of con densers are generally employed to form the artificial line. Each of the condensers is com posed of several hundred square feet of tinfoil. I TIIE EXPRESS, The alternate sheets are separated from each other by a distance of about 1-200th part of an inch. Notwithstanding this proximity they are so well insulated that when they are charged like a Ley den jar, many hours most elapse before the charge shows any considerable diminution of force. When the relative proportions of the apparatus are adjusted so as to represent a cable 12,000 miles in length, with a conductor and core equal in dimensions to the present Atlantic cable, viz., 300 lb. of copper and 4001 b. of gutta-perdia to the nautical mile, the rate of transmission is so slow that nearly seven seconds elapse before the signal begins to be visible at the distant end, and more than a minute is required to make one complete signal. Thanks to this comparatively slow rate of signalling, it has been possible to study the trans mission of electric waves by actual experiment, and the instrument known as the " curb key," the joint invention of Mr. VARLET' and Professor Twolasow, has been improved and perfected. It should be said that electric signals are not trans mitted suddenly through long cables, but begin at the distant end at first slowly, then gradually rising, and, reaching a maximum, slowly subside again. If several signals be made rapidly one after the other they do not appear separately at the distant end, but are jumbled together and confused. The duty of the curb key is to prevent this indistinctness by cutting down the original electric wave and leaving the line dear, and ready, after each signal, for a second impulse. To effect this five separate currents are used to produoe one wave at the distant end. The first current is to pro duce the impulse, and the subsequent ones to curb it rapidly, and to dear the line of its electric charge, to as to be ready for the next impulse or wave. An artificial "line" has been constructed for each terminus of the Atlantic cable, and Mr. VARLSY suggesta that these artificial lines shall be so at tached that the telegraphist, in signalling through from Valentia to America, or vice versa, may see at any moment what effect his signals are produc ing at the distant end, and so know whether his batteries are performing their duties properly. The ease with which this can be done has been put to a practical trial on the artificial line, and the apparatus was also tested through the Atlantic cable before the Great Eastern left Sheerness. A piece of cable was connected up, in circuit with the cable on board, and its insulating cover ing was removed. Even when the conductor was exposed to the sea for eleven inches—representing a fault of a magnitude that never occurs in prac tice—the signals through the cable were still per fectly clear and distinct. Thus, then, should a fault of insulation unhappily develop itself in the cable, it may be reasonably hoped that serious mischief will be prevented by this and other ad vancements in telegraphic science. itself se full a .erafessism et error that it would seem almost ungenerous to keep up the recollection cd the ter rible and shameful mistake, to call it by the mildest name, into which tory traditions so lately hurried the govern ment. Of course there are questions yet to be decided which no eleventh hour complaisance and discretion on the part of the Home Secretary can put aside. The legal and constitutional question as to the right of the people to meet in the parks must be settled soon in a formal manner. THI PLACIL The armistice of last Sunday, observes the Times, did not oonm one day too soon to save Austria from a final ca tastrophe. Freeburg could hardly have failed to fall into the hands of Pram* and one day more and the Italians would have found themselves in full possession of the southern Tyrol, while the Pruseians, masters of the passes of the Danube at Freeburg and Krems, would have threatened Vienna on the east and west, and on both sides of the great river. The suspension of hostilities, however, with their main Austrian foe, will not prevent the Prussians from sweeping forward to the south till the Bavarian cities of Bamburg and Wurtzburg, Nuremberg and Augsburg, and even the capitals of Stuttgart and Munich open their gates to them. For their own sake and for the sake of modern civilisation it is to be desired that the magnanimity of the Fruition' should be on a par with their astounding good fortune. Why the treatment which Sclavonian Brann and Czechien Prague met at the Prussians' hands should notbe extended to German Frankfort is matter for surprise and indignation. The Times does not know to what extent the Emperor Napoleon may be induced to meddle in this matter, and it believes the government of this country, which was also applied to far its intercession, has answered that, where no interests of British subjects are concerned, it does not feel called upon to interfere. In the present mood of Prussia the remonstrances of any foreign power would be likely to do the Frankforters more harm than good. But to such assistance as the voice of public opinion may yield they are clearly entitled. While expressing the hope that the Prussian govern ment will mitigate the heavy penalty it has imposed on Frankfort, the Daily News comments on the rashness of the authorities there, who at the very moment when Austria was reeling under the blows of her great rival, when the Germanic Diet was fleeing from its seat, when every European government was acknowledging that a revolution in the affairs of Germany had taken place, were so inommiderate and rash as ostentatiously to pro- mulgats an uncalled for act of adhesion to the cause of the enemies of Prumia. South of the Maine a great reaction in public opinion is observable, and in Bavaria and Wur tomburg they are saying that the German government which is the most willing and the most able to cope with the French has a legitimate claim to the support of the entire nation. Most of this feeling on the part of the southerners in favour of sub mitting to Prussia is due to the Emperor's error in ceding Venetia to France. The measure by which the Emperor Francis Joseph hoped to secure his power in Germany is tending to unite the states of the south with those of the north under his great rival The Herald devotes an article to • defence of Bavaria, which, it argues, is at once too French and too indepen dently German, and counts for too much in the Boman catholic world, to be absorbed by Prussia. The ally of that power she may be, but not ita slave. The fate of the I minor potentates of North Germany is different ; should Prussia, as indeed Is her sagest coarse, restore them to their thrones under strict conditions, they can only be con sidered to govern so many satrapies in dependence upon the central dynasty of Berlin. Should the negotiations end aa the Star anticipates, the Emperors and Kings who have hitherto been giving their whole attention to war, and spending the money of the people upon projects of destruction, will have an op portunity of showing what they can do in the direction of peaceful progress. Prussia, having reached the German Ocean, will speedily transform thane petty ports of her new possessions into great emporiums of trade. Austria will become devoted to commerce. Trieste will vie with Venice in obliterating the memory of the struggle by con ferraig upon each other lasting benefita. Venice m►y again become as she was in days of yore, a gnat emporium of Eastern traffic, and • route to India may be opened up which will bring back the course of travel to what it was when the Queen of the Adriatic was in her prime. OUR CONTEMPORLRIS. cans DAY.) TEI HIDE PARE MEETINGS AND THE GOVERIDIIIIT. The daily papers this morning devote consider able space in their leading article mamas to the subject of the government action in regard to the Hyde-park demon strations. The Pod, indeed, treats of nothing else. The Timm represents London as having lost its breath with surprise on hearing last night that Mr. Walpole had consented to leave the park defenceless on the strength of Mr. Beaks' guarantee that no mischief should ensue, end that another meeting might take place on Monday. It seems, however, that Mr. Walpole had done nothing of the kind, and it is • sorry commentary on the intelligence of Mr. Beales and his friends that they should have twisted the words that were used into • permission to hold • meeting next Monday subject to no supervision but that of Mr. Beaks him self, and subject to no guarantee of order but his under taking. The mistake is inexcusable, if it be not, as the Times is willing to believe it is not, wilful. The extensive currency given to it last night by the placards of the League and by Mr. Beales' address in the park cannot fail to rouse • strong feeling of disappointment when the truth is exposed, but, if any anger be excited in consequence, it ought to be directed upon the council itself. Of one thing we may bo certain—that the notion of a meeting in Hyde-park under Mr. Beales' guardianship must he dim- missed as an idle dream. The Daily ffnee congratulates the government on hay ing taken one sensible and prudent proceeding, and, by taking off the blisters, leaving the sore place to the heal ing efficacy of time and nature. The demoralising scenes of the last three days will be interpreted abroad as a sign that the English statesmen of what was once the country party have sunk to be bad imitators of the principles of government which the Second empire of the Napoleons has borrowed from the First at the price of national morality and self-respect. Better, no doubt, that this disgrace should darken the short life of a tory government than that it should have happened, as it might have happened, under the congenial auspices of Sir George Grey. Let us seek comfort in the reflection that an extreme and vene rable whig has, by his chivalrous readiness in putting him self in the wrong and his successor in the right, proeounced his own funeral oration as the Home Secretary of a liberal administration. With regard to Kr. Walpole the Daily News feels nothing but the most sincere regret that through Sir Richard Mayne's pernicious counsels he should have been for a moment officially identified with acts of provocation and prohibition which no public man in this country is more incapable of devising or approving. A parliamentary inquiry, which It may be hoped will be demanded, will prove, it can scarcely be doubted, that the prime offender is the Chief Commissioner of Police, under whom the force has grown less and leas civilian, and more and more military year after year. The entire blame of the unhappy disturbances attaches, in the opinion of the Post, to Mr. Beaks and his col leagues, and to them alone. It is astonishing and melan choly they should have found defenders in the House of Commons. Mr. Ayrton seems to have taken upon himself the especial championship of the " dirtier form of men." Those who are encouraging and inflaming the agitation, whether by letters, by speeches, or by the silence which is even more significant, do not, it is to be hoped, appre hend the responsibility which attaches to their conduct. The Herald has but a very few words on the subject, simply expressing its doubts of the influence of the mem bers of the Reform League over the "roughs," and in sisting that the government has gone as far as it can go with safety and propriety. The Standard, however, assumes that the Reform League went to Mr. Walpole because they were frightened at what they had done. It was the least reparation they could make for their gross misconduct. Out-of-door meetings are out of placssnd dangerous in London, and that which is an nounced for next week in Lincoln's-inn-fields is peculiarly liable to disorder and disturbance. The Telegraph does not wish to add to the discomfiture of Mr. Walpole in the hour of his repentance and self reproach, but the consequences of his policy which were on the very verge of being fatal to the peace of the realm, will be eventually fatal to his government. He could fall into the tremendous mistake of arraying the government against the people ; but when be saw whither that course was leading him, his kindly English nature served him instead of wisdom, and he drew back with terror from his own measure. The entire load of blame for all that has happened lies on the shoulders of the government. They should have done at first, in the spirit of English states manship, that which they are doing now amid universal contempt and derision—they should have flung wide the gates, and watched over the peace of London peacefully. The spectacle witnessed last night—the muster of tan thousand marching off peaceably, wish not a policemen in sight—might have been witnessed on Monday ; and thee, as now, the question of right might have been reserved. The only difference is that then the ministry were oa their trial ; now they have hem tried, and, self-convicted of ha competency, they stand before the nation to receive sentence. The Star says the Reform League have won a splendid moral victory, but the course taken by Mr. Walpole is in THI BOIW( CATHOLIC PRISON/IR%. The Times believes that the Roman catholic' have fair reason to complain of the practical operation of the pro vision of the Prison Ministers Act relative to the appoint ment of ministers of dissenting denominations as visiting chaplains. The act was obviously intended to require the appointment of dissenting chaplains wherever the number of dissenting prisoners appeared sufficiently large to need such special services, and it was only left to the justices to decide when these circumstances arose. Instead of this, it appears to be admitted that they have practically taken on themselves to decide as to the good policy of applying the principles of the act, so that the extent of religious tolerance among the justices, instead of the circumstances of the prison, has determined the treatment of the dissenting prisoners. Re4trictions also are imposed as to the mode and time of the visits of the priests' visits, which render the nominal operation of the act almost futile. Nevertheless, the Times agrees with Sir G. Grey and Mr. Walpole that further legislative measures had better not be attempted until the act has had a little longer trial. At the same time, if the government object to further legislation, they are bound to exert all the in fluence in their power to see that the act is duly carried out. For this purpose, as Mr. Walpole reminds us, it is always possible to draw the attention of the Home Secre tary to any case of hardship, and his remonstrances would probably receive due attention from the justices. the Court. OSBORNE, Juts 25. The Queen drove out in a carriage and four yes terday with Princess Louise and Prince Leopold, and her Majesty walked in the grounds this morning with Princess Louise and Printers Beatrice. The Hon. Ludy Biddulph had the honour of dining with the Queen and the Royal family yesterday. Lady Waterpark left Osborne yesterday. The Governor and the Deputy-Governor of the Bank of England had an interview with the Right Hon. the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, at his official residence in Down ing -street, on Tuesday, A deputation from the vestry of St. Marylebone, consisting Mr. Ward, Mr. Nichols'', Mr. Bayne, and Mr. Chinnock, had an interview with Lord J. Manners, at the office of her Majesty's Works, be., yesterday, upon the subject of the mounds in the Regent's-park. The deputation was in troduced by Mr. H. Lewis, M.P., and Mr. Chambers. M.P., and accompanied by Mr. Greenwell (vestry clerk), and Dr. Whitmore (medical officer of health.) A deputation of ratepayers in the Billericay union, con sisting of Captain Ruddle, Mr. John Rdgley, Mr. Robert Pigott, Mr. Benjamin Baker, Mr. Taylor, and Mr. John May, had an interview with the Right Hon. Gathorne Hardy, at the office of the Poor-law Board, Whitehall, yes terday. The Prince and Princess Christian of Schleswig- Holstein (Princess Helena), with their suite are staying at the Hotel des Brogues, Geneva, for some days. The Right Honourable the Speaker gave his ses sional dinner to the principal clerks and officers of the House of Commons last evening—namely :—Sir Denis Le Merchant, Bart., Lord Charles Russell, Sir T. ErSkine May, Mr. Henry Ley, Mr. Rickards, Captain Gosaet, Mr. S. Smith, Mr. Frere, Mr. Howard, Mr. W . Roes, Mr. Files, Mr. Hodgkin, Mr. Pole, Mr. Rowland, Mr. Collins, Mr. Postlethwaite, Mr. H. B. Mayne, Mr, Marriott, Mr. James Bull, Lient.-CoL Forester, Rev. Dr. Merivale (chaplain), Mr. Alfred Denison (private secretary). The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, M.P., and Mrs. Gladstone, and a select party dined with the Dowager Duchess of Sutherland yesterday evening at her ladyship's residence at Chiswick. The Duke and Duchess of Somerset have left town for Barka& Park, Bucks. The Duke and Duchess of Manchester will enter tain a party at Kbnbolton Castle during the races at Huntingdon. The Committee of the House of Lords have passed the bill for a new and independent line of railway to Brighton. vaillm , THURSD.i.t` .BVENINO, AJLY le, 1866. LATPT :GENCE. THE ARMISTICE AND THE PEACE. The cessation of arms between the Austrians and the Prussians and Italians took place almost on the field of battle, and now that all the three parties have entered into a discussion of the terms of peace those terms are being eagerly canvassed on all sides. The prospect of a Germany split in two by the dividing line of the Main is repulsive to the friends of German unity. It would, they say, leave the germ of a future and no distant war, and would not give freedom to the Fatherland. It would, in fact, give neither liberty nor unity to Germany. There is, more over, a large section of German liberals, who, though decided friends of German unity, axe apprehensive that such unity may take the form of an absorption of Germany by Prussia instead of an absorption of Prussia into Germany —that instead of Prussia being Germanised, Germany may be Pruasified. Already there are indications in some of the minor states of a re sistance to a south German union, of which Bavaria would be the head. The Baden deputies have met and protested against any such combination. How the German provinces of Austria are to be re tained in a Germany from which Austria is excluded is a problem which will not easily be solved. A peace patched up on such basses as those indicated in the preliminaries is designated beforehand as a shameful peace—eine fouls Friede. Outside of Ger many, the rapid progress of Prussia, and the increase of her political weight in Europe is beginning to excite uneasiness amongst her powerful neigh bours. The Opinion Nationale, which hitherto strongly supported the policy of Prussia, and is known to be inspired by Prince Napoleon, is be ginning to be alarmed at the preponderance of Prussia, and hints at compensation on the French side of the Rhine, the Channel Islands, and oven the erection of a Celtic nationality ! The following extract froth the Moscow Gazette of July 19 indicates the view which is beginning to be entertained in Russia of the augmentation of the power of Prussia : Russia is threatened. Germany strong and united is approaching nearer to our frontier and threatens to become masters of the only sea which secures our communi. cation with the world. The ties which unite the peoples and states of the Austrian empire will clearly soon be broken, and in her place will be established a political state whose power may be directed against the most vital and dearest interests of Russia. Two great provinces of the Turkish empire, which were but lately under the protectorate of Russia and depended on us more than on the Sovereign of Turkey, have been transformed by quite an arbitrary matneuvre, contrary to Wattles and the decision of a European Confer ence into an almost independent state, under the dynasty of Hohenzollern. In short the political situation varies every day, and always to the detriment of the position of Russia in the world. Let us, therefore, endeavour to be prepared when the time comes, and get rid of all internal difficulties, so as to be able to act when the decisive moment is at band. The Austrian Ost Deutsche Post says : The removal of Austria from Germany is worse than the loss of Lombardy and Venetia. These two provinces were merely the advanced posts of the Empire. Austria could exist without them—perhaps be stronger without them. But the union with Germany is the thread to which the existence of Austria is attached. Cut this thread, and there will remain indeed some provinces mechanically held together as long as the force of attraction which unites them 'subsists ; but as to an Austria, such as she has been known in history, it will exist no longer. By excluding the Austrian empire from Germany, whose crown was worn for six centuries by the Hapaburp, history is reversed. We say it without disguise—such a peace may be imposed on us, but it is unendurable. The moment the treaty of peace is signed, our sole thought will be to recom mence the war, and to make the necessary preparations. We published yesterday the address of the Emperor of Austria to the Tyrolese. The Prince- Bishop of Brixen has also published an address to the clergy, in which he says : We must, above all, do nothing in an isolated way. A general rising can alone be successful. Let us, therefore, join hands and meet the threatening danger with the manly courage of Tyrolese, and with the confidence of Christians in God. It is for you, venerable brethren, to diffuse this courage and this confidence amongst the people, and to effect, in harmony with the chief of the tancisturm, a ge neral co-operation. God protect Austria! God protect the country ! Blessed be Jesus Christ and the Immaculate Conception. Brixen, July 13. VIXCIRT, Prince-Bishop• . . A despatch from Vienna, of the 25th, says that almost all the Vienna journals of that day de manded the dismissal of Count Belcredi, who was the strong advocate of peace in the cabinet. I zrames Tara Luis. SUSPENSION OF HOSTILITIES BETWEEN AUSTRIA AND ITALY. FLORENCE, JOLT 26. The suspension of hostilities between Austria and Italy commenced yesterday morning, at 4 o'clock, when the heads of the Italian columns halted where they stood. Other troops may make movements but not go beyond the points occupied by the heads of the columns. Prince Amadeus arrived yesterday at Ronzo, and met with an enthusiastic reception. Signor Quintino Silla will be nominated Royal Commissioner for the province of Treviso. General Medici arrived yesterday evening at Pergine, a very strong position, eight kilometres distant from Trent. TRITSTE, JULY 24. Admiral Tegethof has arrived here on hia way to Vienna. PRUSSIA AND BAVARIA. NIKOLSBURG, Jur 24, Evunso. Herr von der Pfordten, the Bavarian minister, arrived at the Prussian outposts this afternoon, accompanied by an Austrian officer. He shortly afterwards left his card in person at the residence of Count von Bismarck. He has not yet had a conference with the Prus sian minister. Herr von der Pfordten is said to have come here at the suggestion of M. Benedetti and Count Karolyi. All the positions held by the Prussian troops up to noon on the 22nd inst. are maintained. Negotiations are still carried on. The Ring has received Count Karolyi at the Castle of Nikolaburg. The Austrian loss in the engagement near Brit menau was 600, of whom 200 were made prisoners. The Prussian loss, killed and wounded, did not reach 100 men. OUTWARD CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS. GIBRALTAR. Jinx ZS. The Tanjore, from Southampton on the 20th inst., arrived at midnight yesterday, and leave* at 10 cm. to-day, for Alexandria. All well. (azuria's zxnuras.) CANADA. TORONTO, JOLT 9. The resolutions on which it is intended to base 1 the local constitutions of Upper and Lower Canada under confederation bare been laid before the legislature. For Lower Canada there are to be two chambers—one elected, and•the Mime nomi nated by the crown for life. In Upper Canada there is to be only one chamber of 82 members. In matt. Mr. Galt has announced that he will not alter any of the material propositions in his intended tariff province there is to be a responsible govern- arllaanalswa. The banks have offered to loan the government five millions of dollars. TELEGRAMS BY THE ATLANTIC CABLE. (THIS DAY.) The following telegram has been received by Reuter's Telegram Company (Limited), at 12.27 p.m. Julr 26, from Mr. R. A. Glass, director a the Tele gra ph Construction managing Main tenance Company (Limited) : (Ceasing to Glaas, On board the Great Eastern, July 26, 11.20 a.m., Greenwich time.) We are now in 130 fathoms soundings, and 80 miles from rendezvous ship off Trinity Bay. All going well. Weather foggy, but calm. VALENTIA, JOLT 26.. The following was received from the Great East ern at 4 a.m. this day :—" Anderson to Glass. Have desired the Albany to proceed in to make the station ship or land and return to lead us in. Should the weather become clear she would be back to us by 8 p.m. With a few hours clear weather we could establish with our convoy a line of ships to lead mg in even with fog. I anticipate a clear day after so much rain and fog." UNION BANK OP IRELAND (LIMITED). (THIS DAY.) The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders took place at noon at the London Tavern, Yr. K W. Win. (mous in the chair. The report said :—" The groin earnings for the put half-year, after writing off all bad, and making provision for doubtful debts, amount to 20,7991. Ils. 9d., sad after deducting current expenses, interest paid and due on de posit and current accounts, and rebate on bills discounted not matured (which is now shown as • separate item instead of being included in the amount osrried forward as hitherto), there remains,a balance of 3,106/. 14s. Bd. to be carried to the new account. The directors regret being unable, oo this occasion, to deplane a dividend, but they feel convinced that the pr oprietors will approve of the course they adopted, in anticipation of the crisis, of strengthening the bank's enancial position, regardless of profit. During the past half year branches has bean es tablished at Stuff and Kilmallock both in the county of Limerick, and a sub-branch has been opened at Kansa, in the same county, which is visited on market and fair days." The balance-sheet is as follows: " Statement of Accounts to June 30, 1966.—Liabilities. --Capital, 220,000/. ; deposit and current amounts, 3W,61361. 12s. Id. ; seven-day and other bills, tcc., 27,5511.. 18s. LI. • reserve fund, 3,0001. ; rebate on bills diseounted no; yet due, 2,0681. 16s. lid. ; balance of profit and loss, 3,1061. 14s. Bd. • making 5,1651. 11d. M.—total, 585,414/. le. 9 d. Assetel-Cash at London bankers', branches, and agents, and lose on interest at call and short notice, 114,7021. 2s. sd. ; government and other securities, 16,4481. Os. sd. ; bills discounted, balances due on current accounts, 423,9031. 16s. ; bank premises and furniture, 25,360/. 21. Ild. ; preliminary expenses, s,oool.—total, 585,4141. le. 9d. "Profit and Loss Account.—To charges at London and branches, including directors' and auditors fees, rent, salaries, Ste., 7,0391. 12a. Id. ; to interest paid and due on deposit and current accounts, 11,159/. 16s. 9d , making 18,1991. Be. 10d. ; to rebate on bills discounted not let due, 2,0581. 16s. 11d. ; to balance, 3,1061. 14e. Bd., making 5,1651. lls. 7(1. ; total, 23,3G5/. Os. sd. By balance from last statement (inclusive of rebate), 2,5 m. Bs. Bd. ; by gross profit for half-year to 30th June, after making provision for bad and doubtful debts, 20,7991. Ils. 9d. ; total, Z 3,365/. Os. 5d." The CHAIRMAN said the deposit and current accounts were strictly what they were allied and there were no other liabilities ; and on the 30th of June one third of the deposit and current accounts was available. The bank had passed through the late crisis with comparative ease, and had met all the demands made upon it with the utmost readiness, while the board had thought it best to strengthen themselves so as to be able to meet any demand that might arise. A trial of that kind was, in fact, an advantage to an institution like that, as it showed that it was in a safe and sound position. The bank was never in so safe a position as it was at that moment. Up to the end of Apnl the progress made was most satisfactory, the accounts amounting to 420,0001., and as a result of public confidence the amount was again increasing. The prospects of the harvest in Ireland were happily very satisfactory. After some dimension the report was adopted. The extensive shipbuilding establishment known as Pile, Spence, and Company (Limited), Gj Hartlepool, yesterday suspended payment. The company was formed about twelve months ago, with a nominal capital of 500,0001., and the shareholders are resident principally at Leeds, the Hartlepools, and Sunderland. The shares are 201. each, of which, until a few weeks ago, when a call of 31. was made, only 101. had been paid up. The chairman of the company is Mr. Hartley, the member for Sunderland. There appears to be some prospect that the Preston Banking Company, which recently stopped, will resume business. Meeting' of the shareholders and of the depositors were held yesterday, and statements were made showing that the condition of the affairs of the establish ment was not so bad as bad been supposed, and a unani mous opinion in favour of the resumption of business was expressed. The meetings were adjourned until Friday, when a complete statement, it is hoped, will be ready for presentation. The Wesleyan Conference continues its sittings in Leeds, and they have bean hitherto attended by an un usually large number of ministers and laity. This morn ing the election of President for the ensuing year will tak e place. and, although several candidates are mentioned, the general belief is that the Rev. W. Arthur will be selected. Yesterday morning before the day's labours were commenced, three men were suffocated while passing through one of the workings at the Clwyr oodpit near Burnley. The government have just forwarded to Captain Moir, of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company's ship Tamar, a gold chronometer, with an inscription expressing the high sense entertained of his gallant conduct in towing the West India and Pacific Steam Company's ship Euro pean out of the harbour of Colon on the 3rd of April last, during the explosion of nitro-glycerine, which de stroyed many lives, and jeopardised the town and all sur rounding property. The Bishop of New Zealand has been visiting the famous gold district of Otago. In an address to the inhabitants there his lordship said : " You have even the pleasure of classical allusions and associations. You have your Mount Ida ; and I was really delighted by it to be reminded both of Homer and of Virgil. Tennyson, too, says—' Oh ! mother Ida ! many-fotmtain'd Ida.' Another classical allusion may be suggested. At Mount Ida, one is reminded of .Eneas landing in Italy, and finding on the highway the sow with her thirty farrow, which fixed the site of Alba Longs. That no doubt entered into th e thoughts of the surveyor who named the streams that flow from your Meant Ida, and which are called Hogburn, Sow burn, Pigburn, and so on."—{laughter.) A Vienna letter of the 21st says :—" The Grand Duke of Ham arrived here this morning by the Western Railway. His royal highness was received at the station by the Minister for Reese Darmstadt and the Aide-de. Camp of the Emperor Francis-Joseph. The Grand Duke alighted at the Imperial Palace, where he immediately after received a visit from the Emperor." The Frankfort Journal of the 22nd has the fol lowing:—" Some members of the medical staff who have returned from Aschaffenburg state that there are in that town more than 3,000 prisoners and wounded of the Bth Corps of the federal army, 2,0(X) being Austrians. Jean Rouge, founder of the German catholic church, was arrested on the 9th, by order of the commander of the place. On the following day he was informed that he had been imprisoned in consequence of a condemnation by a Prussian tribunal, and that he must undergo his punish ment. Bongs replied that he had not been condemned, having been only summoned to appear before the Court of Sawbuck on the 30th July." The cholera reports from Amiens do not indi este mach amelioration ; on Sunday there were 33 deaths and on Monday 40. THE OYESA or " Fautrr."—The case of " Gye v. Mapleson" came on yesterday at the Judges' Chambers. It was mentioned in this paper a few days mime. The present application was on tits part of Mr. Ulpleson, of Her Majesty's Theatre, assinirt the plaintiff, Mr. Gye, of the Royal Italian Opera Sousa, for an inspection of docu ments. The action was for, penalties for the performance of Faust. Mr. Batten appeared for Mr. Vapleson, and Mr. Hodgson for Mr. Gye. The parties agreed to an in spection, and Mr. Bramwell made an order. THE RIOTS IN HYD E -PARK.-THE LAT LATE ARRS. MARLBOROUGH-STREET.--{THIS DAY.) Joseph Brown wag charged with stone throwie t in Hyde-park. Inspector Green, A division, was in Hyde-park yash iel tel afternoon, and saw the prisoner throw stones at %spie ls , The prisoner was seized by a gentleman (the Hon Are* Annesley) and banded over to the police. The Hon. Arthur Anaceley, GC 15, Viceseisigu ee , Grosvenor-plats, was in Hyde-park, and saw the ph ew throw a stone at the police. He seised him and how him over to the patios. The prisoner said he had been ill-treated by the poih e and 'track on the head. Mr. Knox inquired how the prisoner's bead wig Nu l l. The lion. Arthur Ansley said the prisoner hid* him, and he struck the prisoner with his stick. Henry Reeve, 387 A, saw the stone thrown by th e i d, loner and it was meant for him (the constable). It ma s t him and he picked it up. (The constable produced the stone.) Mr. Knox said throwing stones was a most unmanly e e d brutal thing, and it was a mercy that several of the poi, had not lost their lives. He only wished that °then e l the public had had the manliness to do what Ceptsi Annesley had done, and he considered the public e indebted to him. The prisoner would have to pay fie" or a month. John Hicks, a boy,was charged with stone-throwing. Sergeant Isaacson, 2 D, was in the park yesterday slue noon. As the police were retiring some trees were set on and there was some stone-throwing. He saw the prime throw a stone, and took him into custody, and fossil large stone in his pocket. Prisoner denied throwing a atone, or having one is Ye pocket. Mr. Knox said if the prisoner was roughly lunge( amongst a crowd of such persons as had assembled I. th e park it was no more than he might have expected, le should fine the prisoner 40a. or a mouth. John Watts was changed with stone-throwing. Lana, 158 C, saw the prisoner throw three stones. Mr. Knox said he wondered that decent people in fice park who saw stonstbrowing did not themselves take the persons doing it into custody. Earl, 157 A, saw the prisoner throw some stones sal then run away. He pursued the prisoner some didest and took him into custody. On doing so, he said, " Deal strike me." Mr. Knox—Had you done so ? Constable—No, sir. Mr. Knox fined the prisoner 405., or $ month. Michael Tracey was charged as follows : Einedmore, 386 A, saw the prisoner and others tlurreM stones yesterday afternoon about half-peat three. AN the prisoner had thrown three times he took op lied a brick end threw it at him, and it awl him on the head. On going up to take 11 into custody he set to kicking him on rie legs and made use of bad language. With Bede es he was taken into custody. Mr. Knox—How far wen he from you ? Constable—A few yards. Mr. Knox—Had you struck the oonstable on the fm head you might have been standing at the Old Bailey • a trial for your life. U you think them acts an to b done with impunity you are mistaken. You will eel prison for two months with hard labour. George Browage was charged with disorderly mob and throwing stones. Sergeant lesecson, 2 D, saw the prisoner with she forty lads, and he saw some trees on fire. As the pal were sent up to disperse them he saw prisoner and ode stone.throwing. Prisoner said, " Stop boys, don't do any more till Sir Richard comes," having in his hand at the time. He took the prisms:re custody. The prisoner denied having thrown a stone or tam • part in the stone throwing, and called • witness (Drm Leary) who said that while with the prisoner sad in others talking to a man who had been injured the pea Eight by the police, the constable walked up and tear prisoner into custody, the prisoner never having Slum stone, and having his hands in his pockets at the time. The prisoner's brother eau called by the prisoner, ad swore that the prisoner never threw any stones. Mr. Knox recalled the sergeant, and in answer to qv tions Lr y . u o t n lz Mr. Knox, the sergeant said be was poll th e throw stones. T prisoner said the constable had not told the fret Mr. Moos said if that was the case the constable mai indicted for perjury. He should fine the prisoner 40a, , month. James Mason was next charged. Spooks, 121, I), was inside the Marble Ara abs yesterday evening, and at that time a large section rip was marching out of the park. Prisoner cried,' Tarsi the last of the butchers, now's your time." Afa was detained by the police and prisoner cried out, " li the police butchers have got a termite here." At the I lter wassurrounded by a number of boys some of wan stones in their hands. Prisoner called out Nor's time," and took his hand out of his pocket sad bell i and he thmight prisoner had • stone in his band, bat had not. On taking the prisoner into custody be used he was very sorry. In answer to the charge, prisoner said he never into to throw atones, that he was rather excited, sad par he said too much ; be wen • respectable mechanic. Knox said he could see that, and that made kis more surprised to see him where he was. The prisoner said he saw the constable knoekieg about, and he said, " What a shame ;" and atom st the Marble-arch, seeing a woman in custody, be " Here's a woman in custody,' and he wa then k up. As for making use of the bad words alleged b not do so, and never made use of a profane word. Tle stable must have been mistaken. Mr. Knox wee glad to hear what the prisoner end, was so different to what he had heard from the perm had had before him, and he would like to ask him did not think what had occurred of late a discs London. The prisoner said he did. Mr. Knox said he wee glad to hear • pomp el prisoner's description say so. If decent mechaakel outke n z ns sad of the place, and leave the po lice sa to settle the matter, there would wee be s of it. It was on such men as the prisoner, 1 mechanics, who worked for their living, that tley for the preservation of the peace of the town, sad were as much interested in its preservation as se He had been dealing with eases of idle beya had been doing all sorts of damage, and al persons' heads open as ordinary police ass if the matter went on and there were of them the end of it would be that they would b down to the sessions in batches, where they would I m o nths, or mach heavier sentences. As lie belies prisoner to be a person of a very different clue le he had had before him, be would deal leniently we. and should order him to enter into a surety of 104 t good behaviour. with assault. Margaret Stocker was charged Constable 217 A saw the prisoner at the Marbis and as she was disorderly he requested her to P She refined, and struck him in the face. Earl, 157 A, said the prisoner,while he mealtime into custody, followed, inciting the crowd by. " Look at the fellows ; why don't you take ha from them." This caused a large mob and he bed t his truncheon. She told the people to throw stows polio.. The prisoner was very violent. Mr. Knox—Wes the prisoner used toughie Constable—No, sir. Mr. Rogers (from Mr. Merriman's office) appeared prisoner, instructed by the Reform League, and i in mitigation of punishment. Mr. Knox—This is the first woman I have had bed Did they take any pert in the matter! laic Dreen,A division,seid theydid , sad du were numbers of them in the park each da y - Mr. sox mid he should hare thought mese have exercised their influence with theirhusbantis then to keep them away from the parks. Be es under the circumstances, deal harshly with th P She would have to pay 1 0.., or seven days. Alfred Byot was charged with throwing SW assaulting Wyatt, 364 A. Wyatt said the prisoner threw stones, and ea tab into custody he kicked him. Head, 201 D, went to the meistance of Wyatt , prisoner kick Wyatt. r t pri blen w ee n 4:74: er •insetensOldMv he ery r. Ro gers, v o i n ol l en w t. sahwo "oPneeft Mr. Rogers called Mr. Jordan, • cigar no ' who said he war in the park yesterday to destruction had tab= the me Sew tody of three constables, and one oet s ht e n r ,, 364 A, kicked Ike prisoner. He asked al stable him name, end he sad, ' Be off, or I'll kik: and not wishiad to be locked up he went away. 364 A deeded ldeldng the prisoner. Knox Mr . leuleposed there was great confusion. Mr. Jordan said there wax rediwnfoorthrowthe I Mr. Knox said le was afraid the prisoner stone. He would ask the prisoner to see whe t dom. A lof blackguardly ruffians had throe and done , and disturbed the pen town. He would a :l a t. consideration • lita trostmeat he sided berm received in being takes' tody, and he would not do as he had done is era merely send the prisoner to prison without thec". paying a fi ne, butte would hare to 1.0 I I;