The Express. — London, England, 1864-09-22 00:00:00

erortoo. HAYMARCET. EVERING. BACCTIF4 ANDiIIADNR—THE CASTLE 14 ANDALUSIA. Mews Weise, Farm, Bucketene. Compton; MIS' L Keeley and Madame WeIaa—YRIEND WAtIGIVd, Mr. Compton. -And A KISS IN THE DARK. PRINCESS'S. Turn IMMO, BORN i 0 GOOD LUCE. Mr. D. Murray. And THE STREETS OF LONDON. Messrs. 3. W. Ray, David Fisher, D. Murray, J. Nelson. H. Forrester. and H. Mellon ; Mrs H. Marston, !Urea Barnett and Gwynn'. BERAJ,u. _ Tata SIMMS. THE HARLOTS— PROGRESS.-Singing by Messrs. H. Clifton and Louis Lindsay . Madame Yloon.-11r. G. W. lestar.—Concludlng with THE MUTINY AT THE NORE. aide WATHR At LONDON-BRIDGE ----- THIS DAT L3lMning, Gh. :M....Afternoon, Gh. 25m. To , nOnftk.W —Morning, ih. 1m _Afternoon, Th. 33m. LONDON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22. EARL RUSSELL'S despatch in reply to M. DE BISMARCK is now given to the world together with that which called it forth. In accordance with the new practice which we lately censured, the dis cussion of Earl RcssELL's letter had been began, and possibly concluded before its publication, by some English public writer' whose patriotism per mitted them to form their views of its character from the account of it given by the German press. The public, however, will be glad of the opportunity of judging of it for themselves. The first impulse of the English reader after examining M. DE BISMARCK'S letter will be to ask why it was written. Nothing in the contents of this singular composition throws light on the reasons or motives in which it had its origin. It arose out of no political necessity, and satisfies no diplomatic requirements, but is a gratuitous appeal to the English Government on a matter from which our statesmen had formally retired, after seeing their councils rejected and their wishes spurned. Earl RUSSELL has of late been freely accused of writing uncalled-fordespatches ; but his oorreapon dence relating to Sleswig-Holstein was addressed to those who had invited British co-operation, and requested the exertion of British influence. He wrote, moreover, with the object of averting, and when that was impossible of circumscribing, the war, and bringing it to an end. The Prussian Premier took his own course, in opposition to our views ; and now, long after we have withdrawn from the negotiation., and he has carried his policy into eflect, he conies and asks us to bear witness to his rectitude and moderation. A re quest more extraordinary was probably never made in the history of diplomacy. The ground on which he rests his claim to merit is, that the Prussian Go vernment have exacted of Denmark no more conces sions than national feeling obliged them to insist on. This pretence of national feeling to excuse the acts of a Government powerful enough to defy public opinion and crush public liberty at holm, is exceedingly offensive. Moreovernatiotal feeling can never palliate international outrage. We are told, and expected to take M. Ds BISMARCK'S word for it, that the heavy terms laid on Denmark constituted " an indispensable demand," and was "the noes. " wiry result of the situation." Having thus vin dicated in his own manner therending away of the three Duchies from the Danish monarchy, and justified pecuniary exactions which the Danish Government finds it impossible to meet, and which he himself acknowledges will plunge the kingdom into a financial crisis, M. DE BISMARCK declares that " not a single condition of the existence of the " Danish Monarchy is damaged ; not a wound has " been inflicted which cannot be healed." Earl RUSSELL'S reply to this audacious appeal is plain, but dignified. He commences by observing that the British Government would have preferred a total silence to the task of commenting on the couditions of peace ; but that, being challenged by M. DE BISMARCK'S invitation to admit the mode ration and forbearance of the great German Powers, they are bound not to disguise their sentiments on those matters. The substance of their opinion is described in the second paragraph of Earl despatch :—" Her MAJESTY'S Govern " went have indeed from time totime, &sec: nta took " place, repeatedly declared their opinion that the ag " greasion of .lustria and Prussia upon Denmark " was unjust, and that the war as waged by Ger " many sgiiiiist Denmark had not for its groundwork " either that justice or that necessity which are " the only bases on which war ought to be un " dertaiken. Considering the war, therefore, to " have been wholly unnecessary on the part of " liermany, they deeply lament that the advan " tages acquired by successful hostilities should " have been used by Austria and Prussia to " dismember the Danish monarchy, which it " was the object of the Treaty of 1852 to " preserve entire. . • • It is said "that force has decided this question, and that " the superiority of the arms of Austria and " Prussia over those of Denmark was incontes " talde ; the assertion roust be admitted. But in " that case it is out of place to claim credit for " e.iii ty and moderation.'' Less than this it was impossible for a British Minister to say after M. DE BtsXARCR'S pointed appeal, and more was not necessary. Having thus replied in a straightforward manner to the Prussian Minister, Earl Itusskal. takes occasion in his despatch to notice the application of M. iiisNIAP. , own arguments to the circum stance of the Duchies being at present without a sovereign. The Prussian Minister had claimed the satisLictioli of national feeling in • sphere where its rightful fonetv n is limited, and where it is very likely to do I , osehief ; he had made it the measure of the !u0., , .e to be done to the defeated enemy. Earl t.I.J. shows him another region where it may be gratified to the advantage of all concerned. If national feeling may be alleged iu justification of the severance of the Duchies from Denmark, much mote, Earl Rte SELL shows, is it a reason for permitting the people of those Duchies to have a voice in the political arrangements under which they are to live ; and the Prussian Government ought, there fore, to refrain from transferring two or three hundred thousand loyal Danes to a German State. Ile declares that, in considering the settlement of the Duchies, the QuEI.S.S JOHN BROGDEN'S GOLD CHAINS by troy llClght, at realisable value, and the workmanship at wholesale manufacturers price.. The gold In the chains gua ranteed, and re-purchseed at the price charged. Here's the note. How much your chain weighs to the utmost carat The fineness of the gold, and charge torlaalti"."... Manufactory, Hemiettnetreet, Covent W. C., iarfieb. London. Assays made of chains and jewellery feels. each. N. B This establishment la clamed at 6 in the evening. and on Saturdays at 1 o'clock. THE LOCH, MOOR, and MOUNTAIN TOCRISI and TRAVELLING SETTS, Three ()einem, In all the new materials, " Better than ever and awe dux ever," _ at ALFRED WEBB Hanover-Ram. Removed from Bond-street. Established 1941. INTEGRETTI and ZAMBRA'S Ono Guinea and Two Guinea FIKLD Ind-Sod:4 and TIILIMCOPES are war ranted as unrivalled for power and brilliancy. 21s. aid es. In are completes—l, Hatton-garden, EC. ; SO, Coraktll. S.C.; 122, Recent-street, W.. 163, Vleet-street: and Crystal Palace. DEAR DOCTOR, what do you advise? I adrlae Alfred Mellon's Concerts • afterweas to trvs:vs', COVENT.GARDEN. hear some charming singing. order one of their capitol chops and magnificent potatoes, sad that Is the beet advice I can give pos. THE EXPRESS, TEURSDAY EVFNIWt};* SEPTEMBER 1141 Government have always had in If/w •.l conditions of solid and durable pea: that the new settlement should not of the weakness of the old, but that when meNillineents of dominion are combined and new bonds of site giance are required, the people should be satisfied, so that they may willingly embrace the conditions of pesos. On this account the Quasit's Govern ment desire that the wishes of the people of the Duchies may be consulted on the choice of their future ruler. Earl Rtraitu. observes that an arrangement which should set aside those wishes would only be a new source of disturbance and disquiet in Europe. These remarks, necessarily made from the point of view from which ninety nine Englishmen in every hundred have from the first regarded this war, cannot be acceptable to those who originated it, and are still in possession of its spoils. But they were invited by the lead ing statesman of Germany, the chief actor in the recent transactions ; they are expressed with mode- ration, and we are snre that they will be universally endorsed by the country. Cbt Court. BALMORAL, &Pr. 20. The Queen, accompanied by Princes Louise, drove out yesterday morning. In the afternoon her Majesty, with Prisons Helena, attended by the Hoe. Harriet Phipps, took a carriage drive. I Lord Napier arrived at the Oastle yesterday, and had an andieoce of her Majesty, klieg Made en his appointment as ambeamdor to the court of Prussia. He had the honour afterwards of dining with her Majesty sad the royal The mod favourable accounts are received of the Crown Princess of Prawn and her infant son. Despatchse were received yesterday at the Oelosialedies from the Goversors of Australis, Haag Koeg, Ceylon, Labium, Gibraltar, Malls, and lielisolaed. By the request of her Majesty Colonel Du Plat will attend on Prince Humbert during his sojourn in this country, the pliant colossi being one of the extra equalise to the Qum. The pliant colonel entered upon his duties on Tuesday. The dinner party last evening at the legation was confined to the distinguished diplomatic representative (the Marquis d'Azeglio), the members of the legation, and the snit* of his royal highnest Her Majesty Marie Amelia is still continuing her stay at Tunbridge Wells, and will probably main there till the sod of October, as it is found that her Majesty has derived mach beselit from her visit to that healthy place. _ _ Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of kfontpensier have left England for Madrid. Their royal highnesses embarked at Dover, having been aaosmparded thither by the Duke de Nemours, who then retinue& to Tunbridge Wells. The Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne ere sun in Ireland. The Earl of Kerry and Lord Edward Fitzmaurioe returned to town on Saturday night in order to resume their 'tithing. The ➢farquis of Sligo has arrived at the St. George's Hotel. _ _ . The Earl of Camperdown, by the last accounts received in town from Scotland, is in rather better health. His lordship is very far from being oat of danger. The Earl and Countess Fitzwilliam 'Ave enter tained a select party at Wentworth House, Yorkshire. The Earl of Zetland, Admiral Hon. Sir Henry Koppel, Lord Hyde, 800. Captain and Mlll. Douglas, Hon. Charles Carrington, Mr. and Mrs. G. Vermin, and Lieutenant Fletcher, have bees among the guests. The Earl Cowley came over to England expressly to attend the funeral of the Earl °admin. The noble earl returns to Paris immediately. Viscount Hawarden left town A the close of the put week to visit his estates in Ireland. Her Imperial Highness Marie, Grand Duchess of Russia, will return to Omaha= Holum to-morrow, from Torquay. . . ills Excellency the Russian Ambuaador and the &room Brunnow trill not have Chatham How* until Saturday or Monday for Brighton. The Earl and Count:an of Malmeebury have arrived at their seat, Berea Court, Haab, from a tour of visits. On Tuesday Miss Frances Eliza Jackson, second daughter of the Bishop of Liao)la, was married to the Re•. James Marshall Bury, vicar of Mahal, Yorkshire. The ceremony took place in Riseholme Church, and woo per formed by the father of the bride, &misted by the Her. Wm. Bury, rector of Pimperne. The bride was aeoompaniad by eight bridesmaids. The remains of Captain Speke have been re moved to the family mansion, mar Tanntoo. A mat has been now taken of his face, "so that," writes Mr. Mar lake, " • faithful likeness may now be formed and preserved in imperishable marble of the lamented hero of the Nile. and serve to adorn the sculpture gallery of Somersetehire worthies, where memorials of the great and good men of the land—Blake and Locke—are visible is the Shire Hall." THE LATE EARL CADO6.Ol.—The funeral of the late earl took place yesterday at St. Luke's, Chelsea. The noble and gallant deceased having had large property in that district, and having been a liberal landlord, was much re spected ; and the body of thechurch was throated by at least 600 of the respectable parishioners. DR. LIVINGSTONE'S ADDRESS AT THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION. arr • LA.116 GEV& 14 1 -t , 1: 1 =N . a „CONVE 13 FRANCE The Tones of this morning says . have great pleasure in announcing, upon authority on which we can perfectly rely, that a most important convention has just been concluded between the Emperor of the French and the King of Italy—a convention destined," ; and then the Times proceeds to describe almost in our very words the convention, of which full particulars appeared in the Eyprus of Tuesday evening. "So far as words go," observes the Times, " the position of the Pope may not be very materially altered, for the Italian government takes upon itself the duty, at present discharged by France, of neither attacking the Pope nor suffering others to attack him. But, of course,there is a great difference in the position which the Italian government will occupy when intrusted with the safety of the Pope from the position which it occupies now, when it is one of the powers against which France under tikes to defend him. Its influence will be greatly incessant, and the very existence of the Papacy with even a shadow of temporal power must depend upon the degree in which it can prevail upon itself to act in accordance with Italian opinion. An armed attack upon the Pope is not the only method of coercion that can be employed, and we cannot but hope that the result of the Convention in this respect will be to produce a much greater harmony than has hitherto existed between secular and ecclesiastical power in Italy." The article in this morning's Constitutionad, of which some account is given in one of Renter's telegrams, represents the official view in France, or, at all events, what is wished to be regarded as the official view, of the new convention and its results. A Turin letter of the 18th says that the King summoned a kind of Privy Council, composed of men who had rendered him the greatest services in all branches of the administration and who have filled the most important places in the state. Those men were consulted within the last few days, and every one declared that the future of Italy depended cc the solution of the Roman question, and that without the hope of one day going to Rome there never would have existed a kingdom of Italy. The superior council of defence, including Generals Cialdini, Durando (commander of the department of Milan). La Rocca, Menabrea, and Admiral Persano, presided over by Prince Carignan, is said to have advised the Ring, admitting the case of an aggression on on the part of the ancient enemies of the Italian Peninsula, to place his capital in a centre from which the attack and defence might be more easily directed. Florence, they think, would pre sent the advantages sought for, and the capital I would no longer be at the mercy of a coup de main. In the opinion of the ultramontane journal Le Monde it would be a cause of deep regret if diplo matists could believe the realisation of such projects to be possible, but it adds, " if the treaty in ques tion has been really signed, we should regret it more for the sake of France, which would have lost thereby one of her noblest and most honourable titles, than be troubled on account of the papacy, which may be abandoned by all the Powers of earth, but never by the Almighty Power." (szursa'a TILECIAMB.) FRANCE AND THE ROMAN QUESTION. PARIS. Sirr. Z 2. _ _ _ The Constihttionnel of to-day, in an article on the Roman question, signed by M. Limayrac, observes that the occupation of Rome has always been regarded as both exceptional and temporal/. The writer continues :—" The French government, impressed by the happy change that has taken place in the Italian peninsula within the last two years, the anarchical passions haviug there been either appeased or suppressed, was ready to seize the first opportunity of putting an end to a situa tion embarrassing and onerous to all. Moreover, so soon u the Italian government, hitherto occu pied in discussing the necessary organisation of a new state, and iu determining upoa the choice of a capital on strategic, administrative, and political grounds, had given notice of its reso lution to transfer the capital, the government of the Emperor thought that the moment had come to deliberate upon the conditions which would enable it to leave Rome with perfect safety.' , The article then points out the following stipula tions of the arrangement that has been concluded : Italy engages herself to respect the actual ter ritory of the Pope, and to prevent by force any attack that may be made on it from abroad. France is to withdraw her troops in proportion to the organisation of the Pontifical army, the evacuation of Rome to be accomplished in two years. The Pontifical army to be of a sufficient strength to maintain the Papal authority and tranquillity both in the interior and on the frontiers of the Papal States ; the Italian govenmeut to raise no objection to either the elements or number of men composing that army, provided always that it does not degenerate into means of attack against Italy. Finally, Italy undertakes the liquidation of a share of the Roman debt, proportioned to the extent of those states of the church now annexed to the kingdom of Italy. The Constifutionne/ reprints also the letter of the Emperor to M. Thouvenel, dated May 20, 1862. DISTURBANCES AT TURIN. TURIN, SETT. 22. . . Yesterday evening a popular demonstration took place before the royal palace. Shouts were raised of " Turin for the capital ! ' A group of rioters en deavoured to break the line formed by the military and to force their way into the ministerial residence. The military were then obliged to tire, killing and wounding several persons. To-day the city is tranquil, and has reassumed its ordinary aspect. VISIT OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES TO STOCKHOLM. COPENHAGEN, SEPT. 22. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales will leave on Saturday for Stockholm, re turning to Copenhagen after a stay of three days in the former city. Their royal highnesses will then remain another week in this country, after which they will proceed to Paris. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE NEW YORK. SOUTHAMPTON, Sarr. fl. The North German Lloyd's steamer New York, from New York on the 10th inst., has arrived. She brings 86 passengers for this port and Bremen, 41 bags of mails for London, 7 for Havre, and 17 for Bremen ; 14,000 dole, in specie for England, and 10,000 doll. for Bremen. On the lOtb the New York spoke the Pruaaian bark Juno, the Bremen ship Arctic, and the Bremen bark Washington, entering New York harbour. ----• The New York's Dews ham been fully anticipated theLondoinderry, which briAlat tehes to the eveninpf the 10th inst. s. ' , IIIITEMNSTOWN, Barr. 22. The Inman' eissodiip Edinburgh, from ■ew York on the 10th inst., arrived here at 2.20 am. to-day. She brings 103 passengers, landed 11 sacks of mails and 13 passengers, and proceeded for Liverpool at 2.36 a.m. All well. Her news has been fully anticipated by the Jura viA Greencastle, which brought news to the 10th, evening. ARRIVAL OF THE SCINDIA. SOUTHAMPTON, Sum ZI. _ . _ The steamer Scindia, from Lisbon, on the 17th inst., haa arrived here. She brings 3 bags of mails, 6 passengers, specie value 1,1201., and 3,208 packages of general cargo, principally fruit. THE CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS. MALTA, Szrr. 21. The Mamas, with the above mails, arrived at 7 p.m. to-day, and will leave at 1 a.m. to-morrow for Southampton, where she may he expected about the let October. The Marseilles portion of the mail waits here for the Euxine, due to-morrow. The Simla reached Suez on the 16th inst. The Singapore arrived at Point de Halle from Hong-Kong on the 31st ult. OUTWARD MAILS OF 12-18 A 20.26 AUGUST. The Behar left Aden for Bombay on the 2nd, and the Bengal for Calcutta on the 10th inst. (Correct dates.) TO THE EDITOR OP THE EXPRESS. Btn, —The address delivered by Dr. Livingstone I on Mondry may fairly be regarded as one of the successes of the meeting of the British Association. Many of the sub jects before the association demanding, befote they could be appreciated, a special coarse of training or severe intellectual effort, failed to sustain the attention of • nowecientific public ; bat there can be few people who do not feel some degree of interest either in the personal stingy which prompts, or the mate rial advantages which must result from African explorations. The politician, the financier, the mer chant, the philanthropist, and social reformer are equelly interested in discoveries which open up fresh fields for enterprise. Important, moreover, as was the subject of the address, the interest attaching to the speaker himself from the heroic perseverance, singleness of pur pose, and absence of all selteeeking which have uniformly distinguished him, can scarcely be over-estimate], and to this in • great measure must be attributed the hold which I Dr. Livingstone obtained upon his sadism*. Courage is the virtue to which as • nation we most willingly pay homage, sad all of us delight to honour the man who, after narrating such a history as that of hie last expedition, could boldly assert that, " though baffled be had not lest heart." Such unflagging energy is the guarantee of ulti- I mate success. Whether it be given to Dr. Livingstone or not to reap the fruit of his labours, posterity will recog nise in him the principal agent in creating that interest in African discoveries, which mast lead to the civilising of the inhabitants of Africa, and the noble purpose of his life will b e accomplished. With telling effect do the clear date meats of Dr. Livingstone testify against much of the talk that has been of late too common respecting the inefficiency of all agencies employed in spreading amongst the inferior races the blessings of civilisation and Chris tianity. On the eastern coast, where (he tells no the lour demos ravages of the slave-bunter are still frequent, the unfortunate tribes have been decimated, their fruitful valleys converted literally into "valleys of dry bones," all commerce and organised methods of civilisation destroyed. The desolation wrought by the roan-hunter was the eau* of the ill success of the Zambesi expedition. Whilst on the other hand, on the western coast, where British influence prevails, and piracy and slavery are sup. pressed, commerce in a few year' bee increased from 20.000/,. to nearly 3,000,0001. per annum, and schools have been established in which 12,000 children are receiving instruc tion. Declamations are valueless whilst we have such facto, end we can rejoice that, if in some parts of the c on ti nen t of Africa our rule Ilea not promoted, as it ought to have done, the well being and happiness of its inhabitants, Bri tish effort and legislation have at lout produced happier results on the Western Coast,-1 am, &c., AN OBSERVER. ' EXPRESS FROM PARIS. THE CONVENTION WITH ITALY. (nom otra owls PARIS, WEDNESDAY Evranwo. The Mats returns this morning to an investiga tion of the principal question of the day—a question which for the moment takes the wind out of the sails of Austria and Prussia, and leaves those powers and the secondary States, the Duchies and Denmark, dipping under the horizon. It was on the 18th that the journal the Italie announced that King Victor Emmanuel had that morning signed a decree convoking the parliament for the 4th October. The presence of Prince Humbert in this capital,the absence of the PrincessAnnaMurat, the meeting of the Marquis de Pepoli, General Menabrea, and M. Nigra, all excited suspicion that some change was about to be effected in the rela tions between France and Italy. This was only natural. However, the Constituttonnel re mains enveloped in mystery, and has only spoken of a treaty stipulating for the evacu ation of Rome, in broken, unmeaning sen tences worthy of a cabinet minister charged to reply to a difficult question without giving any information. The Maniteur, more dignified still, says not a word, probably aware that its assertions as to future events meet with little or no credence. The Italie, on the clauses of the treaty,was far more explicit a few days ago than it is now, acknow ledging that among the arrangements which had been made between the two governments there are several which for some time to come will not be brought to light. These mysterious clauses have as yet only been the object of a treaty in form. What meets with general belief both here and at Turin is that as soon as the parliament meets the King will propose to transfer the seat of government from Turin to Florence. The Debate seems to regard the translation to Florence as a step in the right direction. Two courts hostile to each other will be drawn geogra phically nearer together, but diplomatically the dis tance will remain the same, and a guarantee given at Turin will be as binding as one given at Florence. Other persons regard the change of capital as a serious matter in the history of a nation, but surely as a nation Italy has no history, and the *ankle of several cities are more famous than those of Turin. But then, as the !Abate says, these are matters of secondary importance, and what the nation, and more than the nation, desires to know is, what are the intentions of France 1 Until the Moniteur shall have unsealed its lips, continues the same paper, we must re gard this change of capital as a mere strategic movement having no bearing on the ' Roman question. The King of Italy does, how ever, show some anxiety with regard to Austria and Venice. Against an army marching from the quadrilateral across the plains of Lombardy there is no existing barrier. One battle lost to Italy, and Turin would be in the hands of the enemy. The cabinet of his Majesty have no doubt considered, looking at the unsettled state of Europe, that the sword of Damocles is suspended above the heads of a pacific people, that at the commencement of any military season the blade may fall, and that the capital of a great kingdom should not remain within the grasp of an angry and powerful nation. Flo rence, on the other band, is protected from any such danger,by the line of the Po, by several strong places, and by its greater distance from the Austrian outposts. These contemplated alterations in the in terior policy of Italy may have given rise to the rumour that broader measures had been deter mined on. Another false hope will be a serious embarrassment for the government of King Victor, and already we see by a perusal of the evening papers that the youths of Turin have made one of those small manifestations which are often the pre lude to more dangerous exhibitions of ill feeling. When it was considered there that the evacua tion of Rome was a certainty, one of the first questions asked was—And what will Garibaldi do 1 As long as the King of Italy could persuade the party of action that he en tertained hopes of driving the Pope from the natural capital of Italy, he could manage to keep them quiet. But if he resigned all pretension of gaining the goal for the attainment of which they were prepared to make any sacrifice, if he con sented to protect what they hated and avoid what they coveted, would he be any longer able to keep his throne ! The party of action, directly France receded, would be into Rome in spite of King Victor, and would his Majesty enter into an unequal struggle with his own people or recall the French legions, acknowledge his own weakness, and band himself over, bound hand and foot, to his Gallic Protector 1 It is not considered at all improbable that even the present measure will set a torch to all that is combustible, anti-French, and ultramontane, beyond the Alps. The Pays has an article alluding to the state ments made by foreign papers with regard to the evacuation of Rome. "We are quite ignorant of the amount of truth contained in these rumours." This article is signed by the secretary to the redaction, which is a sort of notification that it came from the office of the proper minister. German letters reaching here to-day announce a new combination. Austria, England, and Russia have agreed on a common policy, and intend, or have already insisted on the Duchies being re attached to Denmark by a personal union. Berlin 1 0.12 i ?Rosana. FRIDAY. OM NOIMILIMI BAITRDAY. B.E. to S.W., varying COMM. B.W. to N., strong to from moderate to moderate, squally, strong, showery. with thowen. 3. to W. fresh, equally Wes. Al above. at times. to W.N.W.. I}oolllllll. B.W. to N.W., fresh to varyrig. moderate to moderate, squally, • tome rain. _ some showers itiOnst7 some nut.. to W. and N.W , Zesm. As next above . fresh, vetch equals, unsettled. Ncetherostiootlowl. Wootorn.lrethed. Wars, sod ad lacthSea. Soothero=loglith Clioarsol and May of faders mlrothward 'Vona thd North Bea. Mr. J. G. Shaw Lefevre, M.P., and Professor Huxley, two of the oomminolopen appointed to {squire into the condition of the sea Bakeries of the United Kingdom, will visit the moat of Laseiehire towards the end of the present month. They will hold courts for tie reception of evidence on the subject,-.mend other pleas, at Barrow, Morecambe, Fleetwood, and Liverpool. Sir Stafford Northoote delivered an elaborate addressee the question of raiddle-clam education at Leeds yesterday, the occasion being the animal distribettion of the prime awarded by the West Riding Educetiosal Board. Referring to the inquiry shortly to he instituted into the condition of the graaunar schools le Begland, the right, his. baronet said that the number of these institutions now hoesstly fnldUing the wpm sod intentioes of their original beams was comparatively few. This bed mainly arisen from a towslaviah adherence to the mere phraseology of the origami bequests, whilst this spirit and object of these bequests ought alone to be regarded. The cir cumstanoss of the time had cheesed, and all narrow monopolies and restrictions in counexion with these schools ought to he removed. The Cheater Courant states that the joiners' strike in that city is virtually at as end, end the question of the half-holiday, which wee the came of the disruption, hes bees set at met by the men giving six weeks' notice for the desired half-holiday, and the masters wowing to great the same at the expiranoc of that time. On Saturday a bathing apparatus, equally adapted to sea or river bathing, was tried between the Pont Neuf and the Pont de la Comrade. A perms, by this system, is in a recumbent position, with his bead above water, as in an ordinary bath, while by the simplest mechanical oontrivanoe he can mom about with more safety and less fatigue than if he were is a low boat At that mast charming bathing-plea, Arceolion, asar Bor deaux, a somewhat similar invention has been smosenfolly tried this summer. It is called betas baignoire—hathinr boat. In form it resembles the MOMS used by the country people of that ooast. In the metre is a reservoir, in which the sea water circulates. Above is a bat to shelter the bather, not only from the gam of his Maeda, bat likewise from the wind or sun. As there is a constant eirculatioe of sea water in the bath, the bather is, at the same time, immersed in the esa and yet is a boat, se the bath ma be taken either when the bateau bairsoire is at &mita or wailing through the water. A deplorable accident occurred last week at the theatre at Klaussoborg (Transylvania) during the perform ance of William Tell. The actor, who played the part of the Swiss hero, being short sighted, mistook a rival, and shot at Gaoler prematurely. The arrow entered the eye of an inspector of the theatre who happened to he in the side scenes. The unfortunate man fell insensible, and iodamena- Ik e of the brain having moon after supervened, little hope is entertained of his recovery. The Freemasons of Italy have not chosen any grand-master since the resignation of Garibaldi, bat have confined themselves to naming the Professor de Locus regent. A CLERICAL ILLVITILATION.—The Rev. J. Keble, writing to the Times against the decision of the Privy Council, in the case of "Brays and Reviews," soya:—" It is rimmed that the wrong doom by the sen tence' be it great or email, iv congaed to Dr. Williams' and Mr. Wilson's parishes, and that others, therefore, seed not be concerned ; which to those who count faith in the Bible and in eternity to be more than a matter of life and death is as if the guides of public opinion should say, 'lt is only Mr. Briggs and his friends who are damaged ; why moth an outcry about bringing hie murderer to Notice r" THE TERCENTENARY AT STRATFORD-ON-AVON. The unfavourable result of the terceoteoary celebration, lately held at Stratford, has given 0001111kAl for an act of rare liberality. The balance-sheet, as we have stated, showed that a loss of above three thousand pounds had bees sus tained by the committee. From the public enthusiasm having been completely exhausted, the prospect of raising this large sum appeared to be exceedingly gloomy. The family of Mr. Flower, the popular Mayor of Strat ford, have, however, come forward with an offer which at once sweeps away a third part of the Mobility. The mayor himself subscribes the handsome sum of 5001., while hi two sons each contribute 2501. It is to be hoped that their awn* will excite esonlation.—Worouter arosticte. is iolhe'4most exaspetiltion, and the state of M. Biellsarckmay be most easily imagined than de scribed. This lively minister, lately so indefatigable in spiircbleg the good gams of oontinental sove seisms, whose frequent moves and constant infi deliti'maa so like Tommy Moore's "Liable," that, in adopting Father Proat's latin version, one might have sung— Bismarck limper bine et Me, Oonlmam ti do movit ; Coplat mon Nd debuts, Quo =star Demo novit. This poor M. Bismarck is at his wit's end. Military wrath, too, flushed by recent success, has made violent ebullition ; a general renowned through all those regions into which his name has pene trated has fumed and declared that Prussia shall drive Austria from the debatable land ! The Opinion Nationale, after recording these things, admits that it can hardly believe them, although great coolness reigns between the two powers owing tothe Franco- Prussian treaty. THE LEEDS BAIFKINO OOMPABY. A private meeting of the shareholders in the Leeds Banking Company was held yesterday at Leeds, to con sider the 0301111 ii to adopt in of the enspeation of the beak. No statement o foaccounts was presented, and the public are therefore still some what in the dark as to the real position of the bank. The statement we published yesterday was, we believe, a near approximation to the troth. It was suggested by Mr. Joy that 100,000/. would be shout the extent of the bad debts doe to the company, but to a question put by Mr. Middleton, solicitor, whether that sum would cover the total liebilitieu of the ecompany, no answer was given. Facts have oome to our knowledge, however, whiob we think reader it extremely desirable that no delay should take place in making fully known the exact position of the bank, which ma only be deco after a thorough investiga tion of the books and an examination of the paper which has been discounted for some time past. The feel ing manifested by the shareholders was as tem perate and conciliatory as could be looked for under the circumstances, and the result of a long discussion plainly showed a general desire to have the affair of the bank wound up as speedily and as favourably as CTI‘A committee was appointed to act in coujunc rith the directors in as, steps they might consider it desirable to take, having in view the ale or transfer of the bank or the resumption of business. The directors declared themselves ignorant of the nature of some of the paper that had been discounted, and the shareholders were cautioned before separates( not to entertain too e • an opinion of their pcsition, but be prepared fora being made upon them. We learn at a later period of the day that the premises of the bank have been sold to the London and Northern Bask is( Company, who have also made overtures for the transfer of the credit current and the deposit account of the Leeds Bank.—Leeds Mercury of this day. : -(THIS DAY.) Et it, 13 &IL WEATHER REPORT. THIIRSDAT. 1 B. T. W. ...--• I—. N. 19.46 166 S.W. Aberdeen .113.54 , &5.W. Zia " 19.62157 8. Ardroses_ s. 19.51 SAL Orosseastie-1311.431 &S.W. Galway 1495 0 157 W.S.W. Valencia '415756 Z. Cape Clear 29.80 58 B.W. vstr 1 & 9.50 57 W. oml l 7 119.89 51 ILL Selybesi 29.66157, 8.8. W. Pembroke— '3170 $7l LW. Nome 79.79'67i W.N W. Brut SAN 431! &W. VOrient 29.86 81 W.S. W. Aoehelort 2O9C 831 N.W. Plyisoilth 39.79,9 0, W.S.W. Wersouth 129.79'61 W.S.W. Pectemoullt 19.80159 &S.W. Condos ,29.80 57 B.W. Dover 118 4 1581 LW. Yerseesth ilesrbeesaph DLL* B.S.W. Biddle BellsoLand 29.92.6 7 S.S.W. BANK OP ENGLAND.-!THIS DAY.) Thin day a quarterly wart al proprietors wia held in the Back parlour, Mr. Blagman D. Hoputou, M.P., governor, in the chair. The minutatof the tut meeting hewing been reed, The GOVXILYOI said—l have to acquaint the court that this is one of the quarterly courts appointed to be held by the charter, and that it is also • half-yearly dividend meeting appointed to be held by the 12th role for making • dividend. The net profits on the half year ending the 31st of August lest, ware 650,613 sa. 3d., making the amount of the net, on this day 3,869,557/. 14e. sd. Aod after providing for divi• decd at the rate of 5L Us. per cent. for the half the rest will be 3,022,7601. 4e. sd. The Court of Directors have to propose that a half-yearly dividend on interest and profits at the rate 51. 15e. for the half-year, without deduction on account of income tax, payable on the 10th of October, he made. That is the preposition I have to make to you. A Paorairroi said he thought the rest ought to be made more ►vailable for dividend, so that 6 per cent. might be given to the proprietors each half. year. The Bank of England had such • large capital that it was not as indispensable for thew to keep • large amount locked up in the way of reserve as it was for other banking establish. meats which had comparatively mall capitals. He therefore thought that a fixed reserve of 3,000,0001. was ' linnet:emery, and that the reserve fund might be made to I supplement the dividend without in the least interfering with the high posinon of the Beak of England. A Pitorturron mid that, both as a propektor himself and • trustee for others so • considerable amount, he should not like to see the proposition of the last apn•ket carried inn, effect, for the rag wee part of the working capital of the bank, and If they took away from the rest it would diminish the dividends hereafter. There was, however, one point which he wished to suggest to the directors for consideration ; sad that was with respect to the erne= of rejectang six months bills. There was • time whea the adoptioa of such • myetem might have been pendent, but the period bad arrived when the direc tors could exereime more discretion in this matter. The bills of the Indian banks on England and the bills of such banks as the Westminster and Joint-stock banks were per. featly secure, and therefore the Bank of England might di* count those bills in common with others. Mr. Moult wished to make • few remarks on the rate of discount which prevailed. This might be a debatable subject, bolo/hither not a high rate of discount was advanta• gems to the proprietors, it must have • serious effect on the mercantile and °outman:id community. Since the let of January there were fourteen alterations in the rate of die. count, omillating between 6 and 9 per cent. This was of such serious importance that it ought to be taken into consicieration by the directors. When the act of 1844 was passed the rapid development of joint. stock banks bad not been foremen by Sir Peel or it. promoters. This metropolis was now the money-market of the world. Be should like to kno w from the directors whether the act of 1644 had not proved a failure. He also wished to put • question to the directors with regard to the loan of 2,000,0001. to the Spanish government, which was made by three persons who were directors of the Bank of England. It I was stated in the papers of Madrid that the loan was gloated by the Bank of England, owing to the influence of those three gentlemen. He did not ask from the directors more than an assurance that this matter would be looked into. Hr. If cam wished to know whether there was any in. tuition on the part of the directors to receive money on deposit an the joint stock banks received it. The GOVERNOR, in reply, said the amount of the rest was fixed by the proprietors at 3,000,0001. as an amount that wu only reasonable onadering the great amount of business carried on by the bank. It was for the proprietors to nay whether that amount should be altered. It was an error to suppose that the rest was lying idle and useless. It was employed to the lest penny in making dividends. (Churn) But if they drew upon the rest to make up • half-yearly dividend of 6 per cent. in ordm•ry times, it would become gradually smaller and they would have lase money to work with hereafter. The Bank of England had not only to deal with their proprietary, but with the whole nation, who brought 6.000,000/. or 7,000,0001. every quarter to the beak. Every man who paid taxes had a right to know that the money deposited in this bank was absolutely wife against any occurreness that 'sighs happen. And any proposition that would diminish that security would 'be looked upon with jealousy. With regard to the six months bills the bank did not like to have its money locked up at • fixed rate for • long period. But it advanced money at short dates on the security of those bills, and at the end of three months they discounted them at the rate of the day. This system wee found to work well. With regard to the policy of the act of 1844 t►at was not the pleas to discuss it He could not say that the rate of di coun t charged by the bank was excessive, the object of the director. being to keep the reserve up to a proper and safe amount, and that object had been attained. He had himself a strong opinion is favour of the act of 1844. The me of descent was raised tot for the purpose of stopping speculation, but in the interest of the Bank of England itself. (Hear, hear.) With regard to the loan of 2,000,0001. to Spain, the Beak of England had nothing to do with it. (Hear.) The Bank did not impose upon any howls any regulation as to the management of their own business. The question of taking money on deposits was a very large ass, and it attracted the attantice of the Bank of England directors. There were difficulties in the way of th e Bsak of England allowing interest on deposits, and they would not take money in that way, at least till all other banks adopted it as part of their system. Although they were competitors in some sense with other banks, these banks were money* their best customers. (Cheers.) He forgot to mention that, as the dividend this half-year was larger than that of the preceding half-year, ► ballot would be held on the 27th inst. for the purpose of warming it. Mr. Alderman Sivamoita, M.P., bevies praised the direc tors for their stile management of the Bank. proposed a vote of thanks to them ,which was seconded and adopted unani mously. The GOVIRSIOR returned thanks. He said the time had been • little troublous, they were • little trouble:ins, and they might be a little troublous ; but he saw no voiced for alarm as to the future. If the Bank of England followed the pontos of keeping the reserve at • oafs and proper amount, if the joint Mock banks acted with the discretioo they had hitherto, with one or two exceptions, shown, and if the public showed an intelligent appreciation of what they ought to do, far au iuteiligent appreciation out of doors was as necessary as sound principles of banking, they would go through the difficulties before them as they had goo* through those that were put. (Hear, hear.) The court then broke up. Brox Commor..—Yesterday the long election Tama:ion was brought to a clams by the return of the lower boys to the college. The 'cholera accompanied by their parents or friends. arrived at inter is by the various trains on the Great Western sad South Western Railways in the course of the day. To-day the fifth form arrives, and to morrow the boys of the sixth form will return to Eton, when the whole of the scholars will have re-assembled at the college. ' Tan Ammer ORPHAN AAYLCM. The new asylum at Oolliegwood Court, sear Bsgsbot, Surrey, for destitute children, and which is intended to perpetuate the name and memory of the late Prince Consort, is tow com pleted and ready for the reception of the children. Fifty boys and fifty girls will be admitted as soon es possible. They must be thoroughly destitute, and over 9 and under 12 years of age. After the first buodred the ages will be between 6 and 12, Children of all religious denominations will be eligible. and they will be selected from those who have lost both parents, fatherless boys and girls, sod motherless girls where the family is large. The subscribers will select the children to be admitted from • list of catidi dates furnished to them by the committee. The affairs of the institution, of which Lord Cilthorpe is president, will be under the superintendence of a numerous and influen tial committee. The building, together with 200 acres of land, had been purchased at the °oat of about 15.0001., in clusive of furnishing. The prospectus states that, in addi tion to religious and educational instruction, the committee intend to combine with an elementary knowledge of the trades of carpentering, tailoring. sod shoemaking, those of agriculture sad gardening, pursuits which in these days ars offering increased facilities for manual employment. into " - The importation of Chinese Cuba is now allowed. " Pass on," said a drunken corporal, leaning against a telegraph pest in Harrisburg, " pass oe. and don't disturb the court-martial. We are trying a drunken corporal, and find him guilty of disgracing his uniform. So par on, Mime, while t reduce the corporal to the ranks," suiting the action to the word be triring the stripes from his own aleerss,and the corporal stood reduced to the nab. —Americas paper. The jar Guiliy. Baron 1 but shoal, -o Elizabc of her ins Mr. Pa Sleigh. The pri bat at tk with he it appear die was i a male ol found in where mho st wilt 7. woman di happened mischief I The jut Franca Drury-el wbitt, on 5 years, cburglebl Mr. ga Punk m Into the I he mule worked well earn day gave worlcholu Pari ,l 4 1, 4 inn in aheard PPI7 t thioe his farad, The prl man till I brought I not keep sonar's w pre bin IDlnoded Mi. 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