The Express. — London, England, 1864-09-23 00:00:00

DEAR DOCTOR, what do you advise? I Fl4lrise Alfred Mellon's Concert': afterwards to EVANS', COVE NT.GAKDEN. hear some charming singing : order one of their capital chops and magnificent potatoes, and that le the heat advice I can give you. GOLD CHAINS.—JOHN BROGDEN begs to call the attention of the public to the FOlOl of IN VOICE which he delivers with Gold Guard Chains purchased at his manufactory : E d. To workmanship of pattern chain, 66 Inches long To 15) carat gold, weighing oz dwt. gra, at s:3 3a. Std. per ounce, Hint prim Total tpon this system, the QUALITY, WEIGHT, and VALUE of the gold ars actually defined, and guaranteed to the purchaser : Johu Brogden looking for glair remuneration on the workmanship only, which Is charged according to the intricacy or simplicity of the pattern..—JOHN BROGUES, Goldamith.—Maaufactory. l 6 Henrietta4treet, Covent-garden, London. Established 6.0.1798. 1. B. This establishment is closed at 6 in the evening, and on Saturdays at 1 o'cleck. THE LOCH, MOOR, end MOUNTAIN TOURIST and TRAVELLLNG SUM, Three Guineas, In DR the new materials. Better than ever and more than ever," at ALFRED WEBB MILES, 73, Brook-street, Hanover-squaw,. Removed from Bondwtreet. Established UAL NEGRETTI and ZAMBRA'S One Gaines and Two Guinea FIY.LD GLASSES and TELESCOPES are war ranted :u unrivalled for power and brilliancy. 21a. and 461. In we complete.—l, Hatton-garden, E.C.. 60. ConhN. E.C., 122, Recent-street, W. , 153, Pleetetreet ; and Crystal Palace. Ehe ennetoo. TO CORED3PONDENT3. Ad,ertisements intended for •• The Express" London Evening Paper, must be at the Office, 10, Bouverte-street, by Two o clock on the day of publication. RAYMARIrr. THIS EvnrixG. BACeIiis7iTDiiiIADNE—THE CASTLE OF A NDALUSTA. Mews. Welsa, Ferran, Buckatane, Compton ; Masi L. Keeley and Madame WeIia.—THICND WAHOLPTI. Mr. Compton. —And A KISS IN THE DAILK. ?WHERRY& TIM Emirs°. HORN TO GOOD ire& Mr. D. Marini. And THE STREETS OF LONDON. Messrs. J. W. Ray, David Fisher, D. Murray, J. Nelson, H. Forrester, and H. Mellon: Mrs U. Marston, Misses Barnett and Onntss. BRITAIRGA. TRW ETENHEE THE /AItiof3PROGREi.4.- Singing by Mears. fl. Clifton sod Louis Liodmy : Madame Pleou.—Mr. G. W. leater.—Coucluding with THE MUTINY AT THE EOM HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE. THIS DAT: 7 lc;t7linl: 7h Im7...Alterooon, M. Urn. T,Nivar.k.w Morning, 66. 8m ....Afternoon, ft. 61m. LoNDON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23. WE are accustomed to indulge the pleasing be lief that all the tendencies of the age conspire to make it impossible to conceal the grosser forms of oppression, violence, and abuse from the public eye, or withdraw them beyond the reach of the law. The sight of a dungeon in some old ruin, such as maybe seen in the remains of a castle or an abbey, prompts the grateful reflection that we now live in days of enlightenment, of telegraphs and newspapers, of stipendiary magistrates and detective police. Society, throughout its organiza tion, is quivering with energy ; and with its life we infer its light must be increased. Legal justice with us is like the sun, " there is nothing hid from the " heat thereof." Certain recent occurrences have tended to render this confidence less absolute than before. While the view under notice is un doubtedly true in the main, we are made aware that it must be held with some modifications. The discovery of the lunatics who had been con fined in the west of England with every circum stance of illegality and wrong was a startling fact. So was the murder of Mr. Hama& And now the public learn that a lady may actually be imprisoned for a couple of years in a large house in a respect able London suburb, subject throughout that period to personal violence, without discovery, and apparently without any suspicion on the part of the neighbours. Whatever may be alleged to extenuate the con duct of Mr. EDWARD HAMMOND at his approaching trial, it is not likely to be denied that he locked his wife in an iron-barred room in his house at Peckham, where she was at the mercy of his female servants, who had the custody of her person, wore her clothes, rode in her carriage, and when they pleased beat her severely about the head. This treatment was the lot of a lady who had brought her husband, a member of one of the liberal professions, an income of 6001. a year. How long it would have continued had not its victim excited the pity of a passerby, with whom she communicated by means of a scrap of paper torn from the walls of her room, can only be conjectured. When at length the facts came to the knowledge of her sister's husband, and measures were taken for her release, the con stable, who was sent to her husband's residence in the middle of the day, had to get over a barred gate in order to reach it, and found the outer door guarded with a chain, and was with difficulty admitted by Mr. HAMMOND. His wife's prison was found to be a wretchedly furnished bed room, rank with a loathsomeodour. The lady was without decent attire, her Paisley shawls and silk dresses having passed into the hands of more favoured wearers, and she appeared before the magistrate in borrowed clothing. Dr. C. B. Buouir., the medical gentleman who examined her at her sister's request, stated his opinion that her intellect was clear and of a high order, but the natural consequences of confinement, without air and exercise, were visible in her body, which was emaciated, like that of a person who had had a long illness. In her evidence before the magis trate the unfortunate lady said she could not tell how many times she had been beaten by her ser vants, the number was so great. We purposely abstain from noticing the reasons which, according to Mrs. lismmoNn's belief, led to her harsh treatment, or to the circumstances which make them probable ; and as Mr. HAM stosn's defence is reserved, there is nothing to be said from his point of view. These matters will be fully investigated in due time. We may re mark, however, that of conscious, premeditated, and rancorous cruelty on the part of the husband there seems to be no evidence. The wrongs which Mrs. HAMMuND endured appear rather to be such as would be likely to befall a wife of not very strong will, whose husband, a man weak ened by sensual indulgence, had fallen under the control of the women about him. Whether this was actually the case here we have not the mate rials for deciding. It does not, however, seem that Mrs. IiamMOND was abut up for any other reason than that it was con venient for the inmates of Laurel-house to have her out of the way. The remarkable part of the case is that they were able to effect their object for so long a time. Mrs. HAMMOND was first imprisoned in a room at Lanark-house, Peckham, in September, I ,$G2. Then there was a removal to Laurel-house, which was for her only a change of cells, and throughout the period of two years, until the 7th of the present month, when Mrs. HILL opened an imperfect comiutinication with her, and supplied her with writing materials conveyed to her window on the end of a long stick, she had no means of acquainting her friends with her unhappy condition. Perhaps, however, after all, the possibility of such a sequestration is not so very astonishing. It has often been remarked that - isolation, whether of individuals or of fami lies, is nowhere carried so far as in large cities. Poets celebrate tie retirement of the country, but the true solitude is found by the thousands who annually retire from the provinces to London, THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING; SEPTEMBER 23,; NW where population is dense, and interests ass con centrated, and the cares of life are nor. , flnder these circumstances, men contract Nibs sphere of their curiosity, and learn to place 110111: highest wisdom in minding their own business. Our very policemen are afraid of being too knowing, and the domestic news of our streets circulates mainly on the level of the basement. If it is true that in vestigation, when once undertaken, is easier than ever, it is equally true that in general we are less disposed to inquire into that which does not im mediately affect our own interests. LATEST INTILLIGANCL • - THE 00CIIPATIONI OF ROHE. IN. Milan Gasette regards the tranedersoce of the Italian capital to Florence as an indication of approaching attempts respecting Venetia. France, it argues, would never have consented to abandon in two yews to the benefit of Italy the strategic position which she occupies at Rome, if she were not convinced that at the end of that time the possession of Venetia and the complete independence of the Peninsula would have rendered that occupa tion superfluous. The Stamps, a semi-official paper, goes even further than the Milan Gazette, and lays great stress upon the strategic advantages of Florence from both an offensive and a defensive point of view. The Stampa denies the statement that the Italian army is to be reduced, and adds that if any change is to be made, the Italian forces will be increased rather than diminished. The ultramontane journal, the Monde, has re ceived "reassuring" accounts from Turin. The Franco-Piedmontese Convention contains nothing to disturb the Pontifical government, for a delay of two years will render its clauses illusory. The Unita Cattofira even congratulates catholics upon the event. A Turin letter of the 19th, in the Union, says : The period for the removal of the seat of government and of the parliament to Florence is said to be fixed by the Franoo-Italian trusty for the ootrunenoement of next year. The Opinion of this morning declares, in unequivocal terms, that this hat clause was essential, and that there was • necessity to either renounce treating with Francs or to adhere to that condition. The ministry will now throw on the parliament the responsibility of that fact. Never have the inhabitants of this city been more alarmed. The journals themselves are ember naiad ; thou of the government, in particular, know not how to prides a measure of which they cannot yet see all the consequences, and the others fear that the canoe of Rome and Venice is compromised. At the head of the latter is the Gazulea del Popolo, which speaks in the name of purely municipal interests. The homeowners are not more at ere, for they will have to renounce enormous profits. Thus, the municipal council, in which they are strongly re presented, has requested from the Minister of the Interior that they may be convoked for an extraordinary session, in order to consider the best means of making the population of Turin swallow this pill. Another Turin letter, in the Saha Public of Lyons, says : Prance may, even before tle fixed period of two years. evacuate either totally or partially the Papal States, if the Pope, by means of troops recruited by him in catholic countries, is able to maintain the internal tranquillity of kis territory. The number of those soldier cannot, how sofa, exceed 12,000 men, in order that they may not become a menace for Italy. The grandeur of the home of Savoy has given importance to Pied mont, its cradle in Italy. Turin and Piedmont remind that old race of all its victories as well las all its defeats. King Victor Emmanuel must make a fresh and painful sacrifice to the great cause to which he ho devoted his life in thus teens; himself from the ashes of bis ancestors. But if the change of capital is decided on be principle, we will say that it is not so certain as some appear to think that Florence will be the plain to which it will be removed. The council of ministers is in favour of that city, but the King and Prince Humbert prefer Naples. In order to avoid imitating discussions, there is an idea of demanding foil powers from the chambers, in order to act in the question of change of capitaL (ILECTITR'S nutaiwis.) FRANCE. PARIS, Swr. 23. The Mon iteur reprints yesterday's article of the Constifutionnel, together with an extract from a note of M. Drouyn de Lhuya, dated October 18, 1862, and also the letter of May 20, 1862, addressed by the Emperor to M. Thouveuel. THE BANK OF FRANCE. PARLS, RRPt. n. The following is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the corresponding figures of the previous accounts : Sept. 21 Sept. 15. DUMP. Fr. c. Y r. Capital of the Bank Profits in addition to i spite' Art. ti, law of Jane 9, 1257; Reserve of the Bank and Its brandies 22,105,750 14 52.105,75014 Reservem landed property Notes in vircul•tiori Bank notes to order and receipts payable at sight. 5,911,154 47 5,722,612 70 Troasury accounts—current cre ditor Current accounts, Paris ..... 86.729,932 57 104.330.705 41 DIU° branch banks Dividends pa) able viscounts and sundry Interests 11.20,412 55 10,537,455 49 Rediscounted the last six months Sundries 6,1438.942 8 6.404,583 44 2,..5.9,735 17 4,163.73517 13,0)2.447 10 13,906,047 66 1,178033,178 /8 1,217,705,514 87 Sept. 22. Fr. c. CRILDITOTL Cult in band and in branch Sept 15. R. c. banks Commercial bilis overdue Commercial bills discounted, not %at due Ditto brooch banks Advances on deposits of bullion 14,07%953 95 11,79 ,l&4 5 Ditto branch banks Advances on French public se t 76,641,874 5S . 273,371,89.3 37 610,343 71 409,910 91 curtsies Ditto branch Dank. Advances on railway shares 15,725,700 0 15.719,900 0 8,652,250 0 8.137,950 0 and debentures lutto branch banks Advances on Credit Fonckr 27.132,900 0 27,211.20) 0 18005,100 0 17,955,9.0 0 Bonds Ditto branch hanks Advances to the State ',conven tion 10th June, 1,571 Gus ernment ,touls reserve H.91i0,7:+0 14 12.4,0,;:e) 14 Ditto tlln,,Al,le 36,87,0,9:7 91 36,6:.0,9b/ 91 Henke untnobiliskes law 9th June, Iss; Hotel and furniture of the beak& 4:1,200 0 418,700 0 419.300 0 31.,,,900 0 landed property, branches Experiaes of management enmities 8,385,000 0 9,1,5.000 0 1,379,940 73 1,11 , 4,702 32 6,376,14;7 07 4,977,571 77 1,179,323.136 38 1,317,705,618 37 Certified by the Honorary Vice Frebident of the Council of State, limeruor of the Bank. ,Signed) THE PICKETS ER PORE PETERSBURG. The special corre spondent of the New York Trshuiw, writing from in front of Petersburg," on the Sik, says :—" KnowinSek own resources and damsel i ear army ten afford to , in a measure, with the enemy. I epees the more then sociability, at the present time, ollithe opposing pickets. On the right, I understand, they I sit On the opposite ends of the same log and discuss the war, and the peace question. Some are not quite so sociable. The other day one of our offioers in stationing his picket& said to ens of them, ' Well, sit down on the end of that log there for the present, until you get the lay of the land a little, and see what is going on,' end that went on stationing his detail. Presently the seated picket heard a rustling through the bushes, at the other end of the log, and a voice at the same time, asking, •Is that you, Yank 'Y On being answered affirlatively—that it was ' nobody else,' Reb replied, I guess we are getting a little too close together I, will withdraw a little; suiting the motion to the word. On another occasion, two cooks in Colonel Stereos' Brigade, let Division, 18th Army Corps, in takiog dinner to their com rades in the trenches, took the wrong by-path, and brought up in the camp of the seamy. They were relieved of the dinner and tent to Richmond, and word seat back to our pickets, by the dinner -eaters, that they would be very much ob li ged for another such meal. The other evening word was given out to our pickets, by the Rehm, that some Lake had come down . from Richmond, and that there was to be a prayer meeting in the rebel amp, and some of our boys were invited over, but they failed to • see it.' On this pert of the line, in some planes, the opposing forme get water out of the same spnn' p, and the pickets traffic more or l se in newspapers and other commodities. This intercourse and tragic seems to be carried on perhaps even more persistently and extensively, though a little differently, at some places on the left. The pickets have an agreement not to fire on each other without due notice, but it is understood that all captures by main strength or superior numbers are legitimate. This makes the pickets somewhat shy of each other, and consequently the most of their traffic is carried on in writing. They have a neutral post between their lines—a stump for instanoe— where notes ol negotiation and commodities of exchange are mutually left. A note or two of the rebel pickets, that I have aeon, will more fully explain the madam operandi Please leave the worth of this (a plug of tobacco) in writing paper, with two envelopes. I will give you two plugs of toba cco for the knife.' Please mail this latter (an open letter) to my mother in Kentucky. Put on one of your stamps, and here is one of ours and a piece of tobacco in return. What's the chance to get some coffee of you These notes, with or without the article referred to, as the case may be, are left at the nearest post, while the person leaving them retires, and the other person comes up and examines them, and replies—and so the traffic goes on. Sometimes the bargain and exchange are made in person, without the trouble of notes. Oise of the picket& told me that during one of the fiercest of the Weldon Railroad fighte, the pickets on a portion of the lines near by, not immedhitely engaged, were driving a brisk trade in tobacco, note paper, Ea. Besides this petty trafficking, not a little frank conversa tion on the state of affairs is knows to bscerried on between the more intelligent of the soldiers on picket." WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) FRIDAY, 29, 8 Lt. B. W. Nelms . 29.6063 B.W. 4bernMM 29.71 66 8.5. W. Leith Ardrossan 29.80' 8.8. Greencastle 29.80: W.S.W. Galway Valenti& Cape Clear Queenstown 29.79:5 6, S.W. Liverpool Holyhead Pembroke 29.93157, &W. Raraix• Bred L'Orieut 30.12:55, W.S.W. Rochefort Plymouth Weymouth 30.0 6 15411 W. Portsmouth M.03171 W.N.W. Dover 30.10 003 W.4.W. Yarmouth Scarborough 29.071641 B.W. Shields Heligoland 22.32 67 &W. E tx-1 8.8. W. 8.65 W. N.W. B.W. B.W. S.S.W. S.W. W.S.W. W. B.&W. S. W. R.W. &W. W.S.W. 8. R.&W. W.B.W. L ,Z. 8. bo I 1 • 0.14 2 b' 3 rc ' 0.15 2 c 0.15 2 ✓ 0.37 3 0.24 - c 3 co 0.07 1 cb 0.0! 2 b 0.50 2 c 0.13 3 o 3 • 4 c 4 me 2 cb 1 bb 000 S ' rc 0.83 3 - • - 2 eb 2 re 0.20 3 Int Court. BALMORAL, SIM 21. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Helena, drove yesterday morning. Her Majesty, with Princess Louise and Princess Beatrice, took a carriage drive in the afternoon. Princess Helena, attended by the Hon. Harriet Phippe, rode out yesterday afternoon. His Grand Ducal Highness Prince num of Oldenbourg, attended ;by Baron Vultzburg, arrived at the Caatle yester day on a visit to her Majesty. The Hon. Emma Laminar arrived at Balmoral yesterday as maid of honour in waiting. Lord Napier left the Castle yesterday. Despatches were received yesterday at the ColoniaLoffice from the Governor of Canada. Despatches were sent to the Governor of Canada. Yesterday morning Prince Humbert of Italy and several members of his suite went out walking in the park till breakfast. At half-put 12 his royal highness, with hie Excellency the Italian Minister, and accompanied by General Revel and the greater number of the royal suite, visited the British Museum, and afterward' drove to Westerinrier Abbey. After an inspection of that venerable ecclesiastical bnildicg, the prince and royal party went over the Houses of Parliament, which occupied them some hours. After their return to his Excellency the Italian Minister's resi dence in Grosvenor-street there was a dinner party for 14 pmts. Baron Marochetti and the Marchioness St. Ger mano were among the company. His Excellency Lord Napier is expected in town to-day from visiting the Queen at Balmoral. The Earl Cadogan and Viscount Chelsea left town yesterday to join the other members of his lordship's family at Windermere. The Ladies Augusta and Heaceis Cadogan are expected to leave town to-day for Brighton. Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston returned to Broadlands, neer Ramey, Heats, yesterday afternoon, from visiting Lady Herbert at Wilton Howe, near Salisbury. _ _ It is rumoured that Viscount Amberley, eldest son of the Earl Rumen, will shortly marry the Roo. Kathe rine Stanley. one of the daughters of Lord Stanley of Al derley. The following appears in the obituary announce ment of the Times :—" On Thursday, the 15th last., at the Deanery, Westminster, Emma, aged 5 years ; and, on Saturday, the 17th, Ellen, aged 7 yearn—the tenderly loved children of Benjamin Waters ; and, on Wednesday, the 21st, Benjamin Waters, for many years the faithful and devoted servant of Arthur Pearhyn Stanley, Dean of Westminster." " Already," says the Manchester Examiner, "in dications are not wanting that the ensuing winter will be • severe one for the operatives in the cotton manufacturing districts. At Blackburn • deputation of the unemployed waited upon the relief committee, with the view of inducing them to recommence their benevolent ope rations, which have been suspended since the 26th of May last. The committee will immediately make inquiries into the actual condition of the operatives, and meet next week to decide upon future action. It was stated that there are 4,000 cotton operatives out of work in Blackburn, and that work is being still farther curtailed at the mills." ENGLISH AND IRISH BANK.-(TRIS DAY.) This morning an extraordinary general meeting of sharebolisrs was held at the London Tavern, for the purpose of considering a proposition for the voluntary wind ing up of the company, and appointing liquidators ; Alder man Sir R. W. CAMDEN in the chair. _ . The SECRETARY having read the advertisement convening the meeting, . . . . — The illrianinaN briefly explained the purpose for which the proprietors had been called together. The reseal they had not taken this step at an earlier period was that they were anxious to avoid the expertise which might have been incurred in getting in the wets. They were all aware that their affairs were to-day in a very different position from that which he had explained at the last meeting. Although the accounts then submitted were both honest and faithful he was sorry to say that the results Ind, however, been touch more disastrous than they had been led to expect. At their last half-yearly meet ing they showed • profit for the whole year to the orient of 4,000/., and since that time the board bail succeeded in obtaining • premium of 2,4004 for their pre mises in the Poultry. The directors consequently had been led to believe that they had a clear profit of 6,40111. available for division amongst the pro prietors. He was sorry to say, however, that in getting in the bills they bad sustained heavy losses, amounting to somewhere about B,ouol. For this Ices the directors were not to be blamed, inasmuch as it had antic chiefly from what be could not help regarding as indiscreet mom meodations on the part of the manager. They knew sow exactly what their liabdities and assets were. (The chair man did not, however, state them.) Although the directors could not charge themselves with blame, they felt as a board that it would be great hardship upon the shareholders if they were called upon to make up the deficiency, and they (the directors) proposed to meet that deficiency themselves. (Hear, beer.) Therefore, although there would be no dividend there would be no further liability on the shares. (Cheers.) He knew that many of the proprietors had taken up shares because of the confidence Choy felt in bins and some other members of the board. Consequently he felt that to a certain extett he was respons ible, and it bad been resolved by the four directors present that the difference between the liabilities and the assets ought to be borne by them. He hoped that the other directors who were not present would see the justice of this, and bear their share of the loss ; but at all events it would not be thrown upon the shareholders generally. As there bad been so much miausderstandieg refereuce to the two descriptions of shares he wished to explain that on and after that day, upon the payment of the 10s. call upon the new European shares nal mg them equi. valent to the European ten guineas paid up, there would be only one descriptios of shares. He concluded by moving a formal resolution to the effect that the company be forthwith voluntarily wound up. Mr. HODGES was gratified to find that so much had been made of so bad a case, and hoped that his brother share holders were equally satisfied. The resolution was carried unanimously. The CHAIRIIAIT then moved that Mr. Edward Richard Allen be appointed liquidator. This was seconded by Mr. }lmmo, and carried unani mously. A SHAREHOLDER then movede very cordial vote of thanks to the directors present for their very honourable conduct, and for the efforts they bad made to rescue the sicking ship. This was carried by acclamation, and the proceedings terminated. THZ DrKE OF NEWcASTLF..—We are sorry we cannot report very fiatteriarly of any decided improvement in the health of his Grace the Duke of Newcastle at Clam ber. The noble duke remains much in the same languid state as when he first came down in the county, his 'fillip are less frequent, and the greatest anxiety is manifested in Worksop and the neighbourhood where his grace's private worth is best known and most appreciated.—Nottingham Journal. PROPOSED TEsIIMONIAL TO DEAN ALFORD. —A number of the ladies of Canterbury recently got up • ' subscription to defray the cut of placing • figure of the Dean of Canterbury in one of the new niches of the cathedral, u a tribute of the esteem entertained for the dean. So soon, however, as intimation of this iotenCon was given to Dean Alford, he declined the proffered com pliment and suggested that the figure of Edward the Black Primo should be substituted. We understand that the dean's suggestion will be carried outs.—Kent Herald. INAUIiCRATION OF THE NEW SHERI/FA—Alder man Delon and Alderman Begley, the sheriffs elect of London and Middlesex, will attend at Guildhall, and will be formally sworn in to their new offices on Wednesday prat, the 2dth inst. Their first official act will be to pre. side at the election of • Lord Mayor for the year 1864-5, which will take place at the Guildhall on the following day. CRYSTAL PALACE.—To-morrow will be a shilling day devoted to the very interesting annual concert of the metropolitan schools. The skill and efficiency of thus juve nile singers, which ia mainly due to the system employed by Mr. G. W. Martin in imparting musical knowledge, invariably claim • large share of public patronage. On this occasion the four thousand thildien's voices will he sedated by one thousand tenon and bum, and, by pennisaioo of her gracious Majesty, will sing a Chorale composed by his late Roil! Highness Prince Albert. THE SATURDAY HALE-HOLIDAY MOVEMENT AND THE COIN TRADE—At a meeting of clerks, salesmen, and other employee in this trade, held last night in Mark-lane, • resolution was some to in favour of closing at two o'clock on Saturday afternoon. EXPIUCSB FROM PARIS. (non ova owl ooi PARIS. THINUSDAT Evnraa The Temps of this evening has an article in which it examinee the oracular uttering' of M. Paulin Limayrac in the semi-official journal this morning : At last the Coisatitutionnel has derided on speaking oat upon a question which has occupied everyone during three days ; it fully confirms the statements made by the Italian papers respecting the conclusion of a treaty on the Roman question between France and Italy. In all th►t concerns the reasons for taking this step the semi-official journal endeavours to prove that they are in perfect aooordanoe with the policy developed is the famous imperial letter addressed to M. Thouvenel, in May, 1862, in which the Chief of the State expressed the wish for a reconciliation between Italy and the Holy City. His Majesty even indicated cer tain bum which in his opinion might help to bring matters to an issue. As for the period chosen for the execution of this policy, the Comtitutionne declares that it is favour able because the French governmenthas been struck with the happy changes which bare taken place within the last two years in the Peninsula, with the toning down and repro thou of anarchic pinions, and the progress of moderate ideas which are in the ascendant, and which assign to Italy another end than the realisation by force of a project we were determined to oppose—that the first opportunity offered has been taken to search means of patting an end to a situation embarrassing to everyone. The Constitutionnel republiahes the letter ad- dressed by the Emperor to M. Thouvenel to prove that his Majesty was only waiting for Italy to be reconciled with Rome to be an organised kingdom, and one capable of defending the Pontiff against the attacks of either regular or irregular troops. The day before yesterday this same semi-official journal which now announces the convention in an official manner had the hardihood to declare that it knew nothing with respect to the truth of the rumours which had reached here from Italy. Even so late as last evening it professed the same ignorance. All the papers are so taken up with the topic which interests all alike, that but scanty notice is given to other questions. No room can even be found for the insertion of the latest news from Mexico by which the French arms are reputed to have had the worst of it. It ia probably imagined that this extraordinary news requires confirmation. There are but few reflections as yet on the visit paid by the Emperor of Russia to the Empress EugiSnie in Nassau, but this piece of politencas on the part of the Czar is not likely to create a favourable impres sion here. It was only the other day that the Patrie, I think, informed its readers that the Duke of Cam bridge had breakfasted at St. Cloud with Napoleon 111. The conversation turned upon Russia. His Majesty probably began by asking the duke what be thought of Todleben and the rather anti-English spirit in which that great work is written. (By the way no French papers have as yet had time to take any notice of it.) From Russia the change to Poland was easy and natural. The atrocities of the Russian government nearly interfered with the royal appetite. Towns given to pillage, battle door and shuttlecock played in Cossack fashion with small children and bayonets, peasants shot down or knouted, and nobles and high-born ladies sent off to get frost-bitten and chilblains in Siberia. After chatting these matters over both Emperor and royal duke declared that at least for the present any interview with the sovereign in whose name these barbarities had been committed would be impossible. Besides this valid objection on the part of Napoleon lIL, the Empress, whose devotion to the court of Rome is no secret, might have found another, had she been so pleased, in the state of hostility existing between the head of the catholic and the head of the Greek church. It is not remarked that the Vienna negotiations are making much progress. The point at which they have arrived varies with the quarter from which the telegrams arrive. Figaro is in future to submit a proof sheet to the authorities before fur nishing the public. Again we have had severe atmospheiical changes, summer not giving place to autumn without a struggle. Yesterday and this morning heavy showers of rain fell, and the weather was raw and damp. This afternoon came a few gleams of warm sunshine ; whilst last night the city was shrouded in a mist which would have done honour to Lon-' don iu November. It fell heavily and suddenly, and the moon, whose illuminated half was shining brilliantly at 10.30, was invisible for some minutes half an hour later, although the sky was unclouded. The rain has washed the town, acted in a healthy manner on the sewers, brought numerous rats to the surface, and replenished the Seine, which was it a very lingering condition. The Monifettr du Soir, which carefully avoids all allusions to Italy, announces the arrival of tbe Prus sian fleet iu Kiel, " where it seems inclined to remain." The Bourse, which held up bravely this morning, experienced a decline in the afternoon. A number of the Orleanint ex-royal family of France are stopping at the Hotel d'Angleterre, Constan tinople. They consist of the Prince and Princess de Join villa, the Duke end Duchene d'Aumale, sod two eons of the latter, bearing the names of the Pl:nce de Conde and the Duke de Guise, with several attendant members of their suite. Their royal highnesses am on a tour to Egypt and the Holy Land. A Paris correspondent says that the Emperor apoleon has tried the Baatiej system fee some time, with a very visible result. A paper mentions that the Pope has just revived an antiquated privilege, worthy of the middle ages, in virtue of which an association known as the Fnterity of Death had a right, annually on the lst of January, to grant • pardon to two criminals condemned to death. A chano teristic condition has, however. been annexed to this re vival. The society is precluded from exercising its right in favour of political offenders. If Japan can be classed among civilised nations, the action of the Esslish in landing forces here would be • delaration of war of iteelf, as well as the edict of expulsion which she hu bees under for the past nine months. The absurdity of the position assumed by both parties strikes one at once, when we make the comparisons, in supposing America should order all Englishmen from her soil, and while an embassy was over attempting negotiations on the subject an English admiral should arrive in New York harbour, and demand • place on Staten Island for troops, and require barracks for the same to be built by the United States government within • stipulated time, which should be immediately complied with. But such is exactly what is being done here to-day.—Kansgawa Correspondent of Puss York Times. The flax crop is attracting more than ordinary attention in Obio at this time, both for fibre and the weed, and the numerous flax mills and old mills of the state will greatly stimulate the growing flax, and the competition among the manufacturers will keep up the prices of seed sod straw to • proper standard. The present flax crop of Ohio ie a very light one, and seed must rule high for a year to come. We believe the present price for seed is considerably above 2 dols. 50c. per busheL The price of flax seed oil is above 1 dol. 80c. per galloo.—Ohio Forgoer. _ THE FEDERAL DEBT.—The official statement of the public debt on the 30th of August shows the amount outstanding to be 1,878,56.5,234 dole., and the interest, in both coin and lawful money, 77,447,122d015.. or an increase of the public debt since the 2nd of August of 33,073.000 dela., and of interest 1,029,000 dols. The debt bearing interest in coin is now 885,899,492 dole.; the debt beuirg interest in lawful money, 469.197A00 doh.; the debt on which interest has ceased. 357,470 dole.; the debt bearing no interest, 519,111,2t7 dole . The un paid requisitions are 78,795,000d01a, and the amount in the T reas ury 17,189,518 dols.—ffeir York ShOping Liu, Sept. 3. HEALTH OF THE BRITISH AND FRENCH ARMIES. —From an official return just published it appears that the cases of sickness in the French army have been two and a half times as numerous as in the British, bat that the number constantly non-effective from sickness and the sick time to each each soldier have been nearly identical in the two senior. PROBABLM. SATCRDAY. OM NOMMIEW SCIDAY. S.W. to N.W., fresh, COMM W.S.W. to N.N.W., equally, showers in fresh to moderate, places. generally tine. Al above. Wnsting. As above. W.S.W. to N.N W., 300111/111. Westerly to N., and In varying from mode- places to N.Y.. fresh rate to strong, a few to moderate, One showers. generally. As next above. BAINBIBI. As next above. trarthermacettend. Weetereslreland. Wales, and &d -iscount.. Sontbern=Begthli Channel and Bay of Blew, Latent Eastward England and North Sea WRECK ON THE IRLAH COAST.—ARKLOW, IRE LAND, Sen. 21.—About 6 o'clock last evening • large reseal wee observed oa Arklow Bank, throwing up rockets and firing guns as signals of distress. The wind was blowing strong at the time, and there was a very high see running cc the bank. The lifeboat of the National Institution was im mediately manned and launched, and reached the vessel in about two hours. The crew of the lifeboat boarded her, sad found her to be the iron ship Edinburgh Castle, 650 tons, bound from Glasgow to Singapore, with a general cargo. The ship floated off the bank about 11 o'clock, but made so much water that the captain requested the lifeboat to ac company the vessel for some time, and • purlieu of the craw to assist at working the pumps. This was done, and after proceeding ten miles outside Arklow Bank with the ship, the lifeboat ultimately left her, pumped dry, and returned to her station. In gratitude for the services rendered on this occasion of the lifeboat thecaptain of the ship spontaneously gave his Dote for 401. to the crew of the boat. DEATH FROM A GUN-SHOT WOUND. —An inquest was held on Tuesday last, before C. C. Lewis, Em., coroner, sod • respectable jury, at Raymond's Farm, Rawreth, on the body of a young man named Alfred Pease, found dead in a ditch near that house, under the following melancholy and somewhat mysterious circumstances : --John Miller deposed that deceased was the son of Mr. Joseph Pease, of Rayleigh, and on Monday morning he came to walk over the farm, and look after the men as nand. Witness last saw him alive and apparently in good spirits, in Blue House farm-yard, and deceased duo rode from there to Raymond's. About half-put 10, at tracted to the spot by one of his children, witness found deceased dead, cold, and stiff, lying on his bade in • ditch, near to which was some blood. On removing the body a wound was found on the right side of the bead under the tight ear. The gun produced lay at his feet. Just before 7 a.w. witness heard the report of a gun. David Mason, labourer, at Blue House farm, gave similar evidence. Mary, the wife of John Miller, the first witness, stated that at half-put 6 a.m. she saw deceased take down the gun in the keeping-room, and the shot from off the beam in the kitchen ; he seemed as usual, and went out at the back door, which was the last time she saw him alive. William Pease, of Beefiest, deposed that de ceased, his brother, was 17 years of age. Witness last saw him alive on Tuesday, when he was quite well and in good spirits. Deceased had used the gun produced several times, and had it with him for the purpose of going oat with witness on the day of his death. Witness was close by when he was told his brother bad shot himself. Witness could not speak to handwriting upon • flask produced. Joseph Pease, of Rayleigh, baker and farmer, stated that deceased was his sou, and he last saw him alive at al minutes past 9 p.m. oo Sunday, when be wished him (wit ness) good night and went to bed. Witness could not speak to handwriting on the flask. John Miller, re examined, produced • powder flask, shot flask, and knife found on the brow of the ditch where deceased lay ; witness bad Dot previously noticed any writing upon the shot flask, bat on Monday observed demand's brother looking at some thing written thereon. [Upon the flask was written " Weep not for ms—this may prevent further !idealist"! This being the substance of the evidence, and as no reason could be discovered to cause the deceased to commit suicide, although it was supposed he must have written thesentence upon the flask, the jury, after much deliberation, returned • special verdict that " Deormwed died from • gun shot wound in the Wad, hat under what circumstances the gun was discharged the evidence was insufficient to show."—Chelma ford Chronirk. THE ALLEOLD MANSLAINIHTER BY A POLICEMAN. —Yesterday afternoon the adjourned inquest upon the body of James Skidmore (an old poacher), who was supposed to have met his death from the violence of Police-constable Stanfield, was resumed at the Sonthwell Howe of Curse ! tron, Notts, before Mr. Coroner Newton. A short waseat of this case has already appeared. Mr. Warwick, surgeon , stated that there were a great Insley severe — veOr on vari ous pate of dameseed's body at the time of his admissioo on the 6th inst. Mortification set in, and he died on the 17th. Deceased's death was attributable to the iojuries he had re ceived. Mr. Scott, surgeon, corroborated the above evidence, adding that there were marks of repeated blows on the arms sod shoulders of the deceased, which bad evidently been done by • heavy instrument with great violence. The in juries were such ea would be produced by • policeman's staff. Mr. Dewhurat, the governor of the gaol, said the prisoner was committal for three months for night poaching at Mid i worth. He had been convicted three times previously under the Game Act, and some years ago he was emitenend to three years' penal servitude for night poaching. When deceased came in he said he had been beaten by • policeman. Super intendent Horse, of the Mansfield district, said he received Ithe decried into his custody on the 2nd inst. He was brought in by Police-mutable Stanfield (the officer who is charged with beating him). A surgeon was sent for, end by i his recommendation he was removed to Southwell. Police. constable Stanfield, in his written report of the affair, I stated that he had been kicked several times by the deceased. Other witnesses were examined, sod the case was proceed ing when our parcel was despatched. A case of ill-treatment of an aged pauper-lunatic was investipaid before the Blackburn magistrates yester day. The offender, • man named Duckworth, has only recently bees appointed " nurse" at the workhouse, and it apeman that on Tuesday night be savagely best the lunatic with a strap bawls( at one sod • large buckle. He was committed to gaol for two smooths. AD. vurrar. SPAIN. htDRID,Sfrr. 22, EvmNc. It is believed that the Cortee will shortly be dissolved. It is also stated that Senor Pacheco will be appointed Spanish Ambassador to the court of Rome. The new Minister of Marine is expected here. AMERICA, qt r EENSTOWN, Sr.rr 24. The extra steamer Louisiana, from New York on the 10th inst., arrived here at midnight She brings 132 passengers, no specie, and landed 32 passengers, and proceeded at 1.30 a.m., Her news has been anticipated. INDIA AND CHINA. CALCUTTA, Amon' 30. Grey ehirtings and mule twist quiet. Exchange on London, 2+. IN. Government securities, Four per Cent., 92 ; ditto Five per Cent., 100} ; ditto, Five-aud-a-Half per Cent., 108. The Bank of Bengal has raised its rate of dis count 2 per cent. CARTON, AUGUST 12. Tes advancing. Total export 15,750,0001 be. Exchange on Loudon, 4a. 90. SEIANGHAE, AccesT 6. Tea active and advancing. Silk, higher Prices . demanded. Settlements, 1,000 bales. Exchange on London, 6s. Freight unchanged. An interesting item of literary intelligence has reached Naples, to the effect that the monks of Mont* Cassino are about to publish a neer edition of Lento's " Lirinia Comedic," from a meauseript of the 14th century, preserved in their convent. They announce the omrpletio• of the pubbeaticm for the mid of 1866. GREAT FIRE IN THE GRAND SURREY DOCKS. TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF THE GRAND SURREY RICE MILLS. Late last night • fire of considerable magnitude took place at the well-known rice nulls in the Grand Surrey Canal and Docks, Rotherhithe, which resulted in the com plete destruction of the property, involving • loss of up. wards, it is reported, of 30,0001. The mills, which were the property of Messrs. Chapman, Haigh, and Gray, were the largest of the kind in and about the metropolis ; they were built some 30 years since, and were situate on what is known as the Quebec Island or wharf, on the south side of the docks. The main building was four stories in height, and each floor was fitted with valuable and complicated machinery for the cleansing and dressing of rice ; the boiler and engine-house adjoined on the west side, and the whole formed a block by the water's edge of nearly 100 feet square. Owing to the pressure of foreign orders on the firm, the mills have been fully occupied both day and night, and last evening the work was continued as usual, a number of the woekpeople being constantly in attendance. The first intimation of the premises being on fire was given by hands engaged on the second floor shortly before I t o'clock. Flames suddenly burst forth from the inland end of the main buildiog, and so rapidly did they sweep through the department, that the men had to make a speedy descent. This may be accounted for by the extraordinary dryness of the interior of the building, and the heat to which it was generally exposed. Without delay the officers of the dock were communicated with, and it being apparent that a serious conflagration was inevitable, a general alarm was sounded throughout the docks for assistance, and tele• graphic messages were forwarded to town for engines. The progress the fire made, however, forestalled the electric deoutches in calling out the fire brigade, for all of • sodden the flames bunt forth through the roof, windows, and the different apertures of the mills with awful effect, lighting up the whole of the river and the southern ►nd eastern portion of the metropolie, creating, as may be supposed, the greatest anxiety for the safety of the shipping and the immense mass of wood (some thousands of loads) stored in the Surrey Dock. Fortu nately, but very few vessels were moored in this portion of the docks. The superintendent, Mr. W. M'Canuoo. Captain J. Arthur, the dockmaster, and other officers, had the com pany's engine brought into work as quick as the circumstances would permit, and the Commercial Dock officers sent their engines and several gangs of labourers to assist in subduing the conflagration. On the arrival of the Rotberhithe steam floating engines of the brigade at the entrance lock. gate at Rotherhithe, the state of the tide enabled the dock people to haul them in at once into the dock basin, when they outhunted them alongside the burning Captain Shaw, the chief of the Loudon fire brigade, reached the scene very early with 10 or 12 engines—five of them being powerful steamers—and a caps of some 50brigade men. Owing to the rather remote position of the mills in the dock, and the somewhat difficult means of approach along the quays or wharves, some delay arose in getting the engines well up to the fire, but it was quite apparent at that period that all efforts to save any portion of the mill* would he of no avail. Already had the fire descended into the basement floor of the building, and the whole structure from end to end presented one terrible body of flame, the roof and floors with their ponderous machinery falling in with the noise of thunder. On the western side of the mills, stretching along the quay, stand the granary and storehouses, also belonging to the firm. They are built of wood, and con. Weed rice of the value, it is stated, of more than 100,0001. This range of property at one time stood in im• mime danger of being destroyed ; fortunately the wind was light, and by the Jock firemen keeping up a constant play of water on the wooden frontage, the buildings were saved from destruction. Another large eetebliahment, which adjoined the mills on the inland side, viz., that of Moors. Barry and Co., the &leery manufacturers, also stood in great danger for some time. The firemen, however, strenuously exerted them selves in keeping the flames from extending to these large sod valuable works, and although they were res. cued, the roof has sustained some &mese, but not to an extent that will interrupt the business from proceeding in the usual way. The fire continued raging in the mills during the whole night, and the floating engines had to be kept in incessant play until 5 o'clock this morning. As may be supposed, the mills present on. our of ruin, nothing being left but the bare blackened end and side walls. The Arm owning the mills are largely insured; the Leeds and Yorkshire has 5,000/. ; the Royal, 3,000/. ; the Royal Exchange, 5,0001. ; the Atlas, 2,000/. ; the Scottish Imp*• rial, 1,0001. ; the North British, 1,0004 ; and other of6oes, 6,0001. on the property consumed. As to the origin of the An, it is very doubtful whether it will be ever satisfactorily elicited. It is exceedingly pro. bible, however, that it arose from friction of the ma. chinery or spontaneous combustion. This is a ascend time the milli have been burned down—the former event occurring some 50 yearn ago. The Dock Company instituted an inquiry in the course of the day into the circumstances attending the fire, and considering the condition now imposed by the Large iosa rance companies in insuring dock property, it is consi dered very doubtful whether the mills will be rebuilt in the dock. EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE OP A MARRIED WOMAN BY PARAFFIN OIL. A singular case of suicide by means of paraffin oil, the only iestance of the kind known, formed the subject of investigation at an inquest held last night by Mr. William Payee, coroner for the City and Southwark, on the body of Mrs. Maim Elisabeth Brown, aged 44 years. The deceased was the wife of John Brown, a gasfitter„ residing at No. 22, Pordand•place, Deptford Lower rand, and she had one child. A short time since this child was robbed it the street by a woman, whom the deceased prose anted, and was bound over to appear spinet at the Surrey sessions. John Brown, the huabsod of the deceased, deposed that after she had taken proceedings against the woman that had robbed the child she was so persecuted by the women who were the friends of the thief that she became bed in her mind. She was so affected that she used to say to witness, " I shall be banged and you will have to attend my execution." She used also to say, " The child was not ours at all—l stole her." The girl in question was the deceased's only child. Whams was not ewers that she had taken paraffin oil twits. lie only heard of it after she tried to cut her throat. lire. Elisabeth Fenton, 22, Portland-plan, Lower-road, Deptford, said that the deor•ed and her family lodged with her. On Tuesday witness beard her scream out "Now I have done it at last." Witness went into the room and found ber standing on the floor with her throat gashed, and • dinner-knife covered with blood, on the table near her band. Witness sent for • doctor. De. ceased had been in • very excited state ever since the robbery of her daughter in the street. She bad always been dalirato in health. Emma Wakeham said that the deceased believed that she would be destroyed for prosecuting a thief, and her mind gave way. Yr. S. Turner, surgeon, said that when he saw the de ceased she was in a nearly insensible state. There was a alight wound in her throat, but it was not dangerous. Her pulse was feeble, and she was very cold. She was obviously labouring tinder the effects of poison. He sp• plied the stomach pump, and she partially revived. She told him that she had taken two large dress of paraffin oil. She said that she had swallowed one half-pint on the evening before and another that morning. She gradually sank and expired. The post-mortem examination showed that death had resulted from the effect, of poisoning by paraffin oil. The cut in the throat bad bad nothing to do with the death of the deceased. The Coroner having Bummed up and remarked upon the slaine nature of the came. The jury returned a verdict, "That the deceased corn• mitted suicide by taking and swallowing down • quantity of paraffin oil while in a state of unsound mind." The proceedings then terminated. Stwoulaw Case.—Yesterday Mr. Hardwicke commenced an inquest on the body of Maria Sharrow, aged 31, the wife of a stereotyper, in Broad-street, neer the Seven deli. She had been found on Tuesday afternoon , lying near the fireplace in her own room, dead, and perfectly naked. After taking some evidence the inquiry was adjourned. ANOTHRR SHOCKING CRINOLINE ArtllENT. An inquiry We. held by Mr. Payne last evening, at St. Bar ' tholomew's Harlan', respecting the death of .Tana Kite, l end 46. John Kite, a boy of about 12 yearn of age, said that the deemed was his mother. On Sunday evening witness was very ill in bed, and the deceased carried him down enure in her arms. After placing him before the fire, she removed the guard, in order that she might rout an apple for him. While doieg so her dream caught fire. She was instantly inflames. Witness was frightened, and ran out into the garden screaming. The neighbours rushed into the bone.. Mrs. Jane Clark said that the deceased wore a very large ninnies. On Sunday eveolo; witness andeeveral of the 'nightmare found her standing in the middle of the room in • roam of flame. Witneu covered her with two mate that were lying on the floor, and with great difficulty estio guiahed the fire. Deceased stated that she had thrust her crinoline between the ben of the grate. The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death by lire while wining crew. 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Aboi the cigars, surprise, one each le cuter had to suspect, prit, be ra tightly, as cigar, hare more tobsc board doe it, and effect fa !rY pre the pla;ea while in t cigars, but there spit deigns', si The rneg Prisoner minded till Boy Tillage of 1 Mr. Craig. about elev tastes, nao The tesch4 sated', Um Iran soh* threats, co down sad home, whi treatment they found took to ha the 19th it were harem the men e sued Vans moment of watchman +we dresdf about to e Prevented would Dot fellow died as this bee struck and excitement demand k B heteld In ( auso. p Norman It Place oa teminst Mr. be retnemb he effect h relevant. plaid to tl Tee Br formal pun Iwo; &ad hlo ti luncheon, • to to terday.Tl Aston-hall. A CHI "in 1 b A im• Anti Pet ers , t'be bona." Richmond, .tomar he IN awe !"—N The Me %greed to p mearnrod n Properly *hoe the oi The gos awarded to galloon, and The SU' .. ..- ' oP of sold. vi , t Mllliimm