The Express. — London, England, 1867-08-30 00:00:00

...‘ P.LC.'. , / • _ r,.:!v- - .• -, 1_ ~r - 7 [/ / czo.e • •• Ai ~, VMS 7AporiEß ii S alidXa I i No. 6,573.] LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 30, 1867. [STAMPED, 14 NMAN LINE.—The LIVERPOOL, NEW I Volta, and POILADELPH IA STY.AII4.IHIP COMPANY Intend despatching their full powered Clyde-built Iron screw straimlops, carrying the United States YAW, call ing bei at Queen:: t e em. In Hl. on the followitta d iv. to take ngen an d despatches, and with liberty to call at as intermedi W port: eITV OF WASIIINiiTION. Saturday, August 31. CI ric OY WS DON, Wednesday, September t. EUI N BURG satorday, September 7. CITY OF MARIA, Yiednesdsy, September 11. And every Wednesday and Saturday Cahill Passage by the mall steamers galling every Wednesday, IS. 17. nod . 21 guineas. acrmding W the accommodation. Forward includes a hill supply of cooked prorisiona Passengers or and the United States hooked through on very &dye's ta,us terns—For further particulate apply to WiLLIAII w It. 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Prices—la, Is_ and Scats, 4a. Private Boma, from LI la. Maimaine open from Ekren to Your. TRADE WHARF.—The Commissioners F R c! 'E f etiatotos and the Lords of the Treasury.—Prepsring for publication, the Cormpoodence on the subject of Privileges. bow granted and bow withheld. 111LPORTHRS et 000Dti who are subiectod to excessive charges on goods landed on captain's star) will phase apply to it. CLAY and Co., Sa, Upper name street, City. liINAHAN'S LL WHISKY. Dr RUN Ex nramoN, 1885. This celebrated yid IRISH WHISKY 'rained the DUBLIN PRIZE NI EPA L.—lt is pore, mild, mellow, delicious, and very wholesome. Mold ill bottles, 3.. id. each, at the midi houses is London ; by the agents in the principal towns in England ; or wholesale at a, (treat Windniill-street. London, W. Observe the red teal, ',fa': al , label, and cork branded .. Kinahan's LL Whisky. SAIICE.—LEA and PIC REIN S' WOILCEATF.N.4IIIIM BAUM TWA delicious .....mlbocut, pronouuced by coonalsainus "TILE ONLY GOOD SALTY." Is prepared Anktly by LF.A ;Awl " . The pahlte;%re - repeettrill; .ctioned against woithlesa dons, and ~hould see that Ina and !terrine 'lames ant on Wrapper, label., bottle, antatupper. _ ANIL fur LEA and YERRINS SAUCE gold who!, .1. au I for export by the Proprietors, Worcester Messrs eta BLACKWELL : ?Jerre. BARCLAY and SON 3. lAndon. , and by grocers and oilmen univereelly. RUSBELS CARPETS, beat quality gua- A., raateed, commencing at 3s. 81d. per yard, very dunce patterns 1.,),01.4 worth urniture. B.datants an brash iron. and wood , terNiel. and Upholstery, and a large lot ot Linen good, at t.rry s educed prices. All goods warranted, and iersd flee. Illustrated priced lists gratis A new reduced foe of Turkey carpeta.—Wll. WAIN 11'.. wholesale and export tipholstertr wet tleneral undshing Usrehousentan, 133 to LOA hesinston-butts; feetories,46 to 49, Francisstreet. HARRIS'S CRYSTAL SPECTACLES of well known excellence can only be bad at 52, Great Ruined. street, opronte the Eritish Museum Gates. The very best steel trains Vrystul Spectacles, 15e. and Ina—THOMAS HARRIS and SON CAUTItIN the public against persons using their name gstablb.heil 1 i eg. Nn travelless or agenta. TEETH. —Merin. GABRIEL thSTABLISH ED 1815. NEW PAMPHLET, leithE BY POST FOUR STAMPS, Etplathing the P, intese System of Deutbiry and self-adhaehe Artilkaal teeth without springs. at half the until chirps. LI:MUTE-HILL, CITY. 66. flarlev-street. Cavendish-equare, Leedeia. Onliegtreet. Liverpool. lIIHE VACCINATION AOT.—In consequence ..f the puede% co this measure without Inquiry In the Legislature, the Lion in front of the BRITISH COLLEGE of HEALTH, Fuston.road, lannion, went Into mounting fur a week. The hat of timeder Is up, and we must bow to It, but let the people kietithm Parliament next session for a total repeal of the VllCeillAtlo.o L•ws. There has been no Inquiry Into Vaccina tion, although prombed In 1854. What are they afraid of t CIOUT end itkiEL/MATISM.—The excruciating 1 1..J1 pee ad eau .e rheumatism L ouideldy relieved sod aarW le a few day. h y that relebrated medk Ise, BLA lit'd GOUT and RR Et MATIC .-.— . —..- . —. They require no restraint o f diet or coalineineot during their nee, and are eortshi to prevent the disease attacking any vital part. Sold by al , medicine vendors at IL lid. and its. ad. per hoc, R obtains's: through any chemist THE REFORM LEAGUES. The following is the text of the manifesto agreed toes Wednesday night at s meeting of the Reform League omen: Fellow-conntrymen,—A Reform Act, valuable both for the principles it admits and for the extension of the fran chise it concedes, but falling short of the requirements of the Reform League, as eanctioned by you at nume rous and multitudinous meetings and demonstrations, and encumbered with conditions which are likely to render it vexatious and disappointing in operation, has been passed by the legislature. The bill for the suppression of public meetings in Hyde-perk, under the deceptive title of the " Parks Regulation Rill," has been withdrawn, and thus the violation ef en important constitutional right, under the pretence of the locality being unfitted for its exercise, has been prevented, and the law has been vindicated. The lobo= of the Reform League, according to the admissions of its most bitter Wee, have been to a large extent instru- ' mental in seem ing the passing of the one measure and the abandonment of the other. Timid friends now suggest and opponents uotly urge the disbanding of the league, as if its work were done. The executive committee and I council Lie determined otherwise ; and whilst they ven ture to think they are entitled to your °env atulations and approval as regards the past, they confidently and hopefully solicit your consideration of their reasons for their decision as regards the future. They consider that the organisation of the lrigue may be serviceable and useful in advising and mustang the new voters, particu larly in mutters connected with the registration, and also in prornoting.without undue interference, thereturn to par liament of persons qualified to represent the feelings, ?pinions, andintemits of the working classes. They consider that the condition for the payment of poor rates at tacked to the household franchise, and the conditions re lating to residence , 10/. clear year ly value, and claiming to be regieerod,attiched to the lodger franchise, are likely upon the act corning into operation to have a very disqualifying effect, and to disfranchise very many persons morally and Justly entitled to be voters, and that it may become of great importance to pies& for the removal of those condi tions, and for the amendment or alteration of the act in these and other points, including that of the contrivance for representing minorities in what are called three-cor nered constitueneics—a ccntrivanee which they r d as unconstitutioird, awl calculated only to promote in uous class intereste and in fi newel. They further consider t at one of theorigital nnd principal objects for which the league was established—that of protecting voters in the hones:. and independent exercise of the franchise by means of the ballot—has grown in importance in the course of the late discussions in parliament and from the experience of its beneficial operitions in our own colonies and in other °countries ; and that the Reform League would be abandoairg one of its most eeeeetial duties to those who have snppor ed it if it were not, instead of relaxing, to redouble its exertions to obtain this protection for the new. and especially the working-class, voters under the act. Finally, they consider themselves imperatively bound to nee their best efforts to assist their Irish and Scotch friends and fellow-labourers in obtaining such reform acts as may be satisfactory to them. For these reasons, and without at present entering into tho con sideration of how far any suffrage abort of manhood suf frage can he permanently satisfactory to the great body of the people, or of bow far the league may be enabled to usefully assist in promoting other essential reforms conse quential upon reform in parliament, the officers and mem bers of its executive committee and council earnestly invoke yonr continued sympathy and rapport—a sympathy and support so heartily accorded to them hitherto—in enabling them still to continue their organisation and labours for the public welfare and the rights of the People." THE PaurrEfts' ALMSHOUSE& —A special effort is being made to increase the usefulness of this charity, whereby an atrium in provided for the working printer and his widow in thnir declining years. Ever since the foun dation of the Printers' Alms ho uses at Wood Green, the necessity for ther estab li shment has been painfully de monstrated by the want of additional accommodation, and the evil to be la,ttled with has steadily outrun the means the. could be collected to contend with it. The council have effected a union of the Almshouse Fund with the hinters' Peneien Corporation. With the view of in augurating Vl' amalgamation of the two funds, en endeavour is now being made to collect a sum sufficient for the purpose of erecting a wing to the present building, to be called the "Celebration Wing." Contributions are solicited from all who are interested in literature. In order to commence the subscription, Mr. W. H. Coning eldge, proprietor of the City Press, has presented 100 puma., on the condition that 900 more be raised to som pkte the sum required. Subscriptions will be thankfully received for this special object by the collector, Mr. C. Pope, 14, Derby-street, Argyla-square, W.C. TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE. (12Orgies rimow's.) PRUSSIA. BERLIN, Austin 29, Evszfrso. The Duke of Brunswick arrives at Potsdam to night, and will make a stay of three wueka at the Prussian court. Count Yon der Goltz, the Prussian Ambassador at Paris, has arrived here from Kissingen. The King gave an audience to the Turkish Ambassador to-day. A special council of ministers was held last night. It is asserted that most satisfactory reassurances have been given to the Prussian government re specting the interviews between the two Emperors at Salzburg. These assurances have especially emanated from the French government, which has endeavoured to convince the Prussian Cabinet that no hostile intentions are entertained towards Prussia. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Armin? 29. A telegram reoeived here from Prague announces that the French Minister of State, M. Rouher, who is in that city, is about to proceed to Vienna. SPAIN. MADRID, Auccsr 29, Evirirrwo. Official despatches from Catalonia state that the chiefs Zamora, Peßicer, Punta, and Ruis, with 663 insurgents, have availed themselves of the amnesty. There now only remain three insignifi cant bands in the province of Taragona. Pierrad's band has dispersed in the province of Ararn. MADRID, Auom 29. According to despatches received by the Miniater of War, 4,000 insurgents have submitted to the authorities in Catalonia. Pierrad had crossed over into France. The insurgents at Bejar had taken refuge in the mountains, and the band at Cuenca had given in its submission. The Spanish Consul at Bayonne announces that Con trera, with the insurgents under his command, has been defeated, and has crossed the frontier. The province of Barcelona is quiet. TIJRICEY. CONSTANTINOPLE, Aucusr 29. The Imperial steamer Hall left yesterday for Varna with reinforcements of troops and ammu nition. Two Bulgarian emissaries who had arrived at Ruatchuck from Galats, and who resisted surren dering to the Turkish authorities, were killed by the gendarmes sent on board the Austrian steamer Germania to arrest thorn. FRANCE. LILLE, Auctierr 29. The Emperor and Empress, pleased with the cordial reception they have met with here, have decided on prolonging their stay till Friday morning. . . . . . . This Morning their Majesties visited Tourcoing and Roubaix. The King of the Belgians arrived here last evening. THE BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, Auarerr 29. _ . The return of the Bank of Pence for the week ending to-day shows the following changes com pared with that of last week : lircatau. Cash in hand . . . . fr. 16,500,000 Private accounts 16 , 333,000 Bills receivable 4,90000 Notes 600,000 Treasury balance . . . 1 , 666,000 Advances . '125:000 THE BRAZIL MAIL. RIO DE JANEIRO, Ammar 9. The allied army is advancing into the interior of Paraguay. A battle is imminent. Porto Alegre remains at Tiguly with 6,000 men. The fleet was to force the passage of Humaiti on the 29th July. Exchange on London, 20* to 21* ; on Paris, 450. Coffee, good first 6,100 to 6,200 rein . Total ship ments since the departure of the last mail, 116,277 bags, of which 15,678 were for the Channel, 24,786 for the north of Europe, and 15,816 for the Medi terranean. Sales, 80,281 bags ; stock, 140,000 nags. Freights, 425. tid. to 50s. _ BARU, Aram. 14. Exchange on London, 21 to 211. Sugar , whites, 2,000 reis to 3,600 reis; browns 2,350 rens to 2,600 reis. Cotton, 13,000 reis to 12,208 reis. PERNAMBUCO. Acorn 16. Exchange on London, 21. Sugar, whitey, 3,600 reis to 4,600 reis ; browns, 2,200 reis to 2,250 reis. Cotton, 12,500 reis to 13,500 reis. AUSTRALIA. MELBOURNE, 3ut. 27. The shipments of gold to England since the departure of tle last mail amount to 179,500 ounces. THE FRENCH PRESS ON THE EMPEROR'S SPHSCH AT LILLE. The speech of the Emperor Napoleon at Lille does not appear to give much satisfaction to the liberal Paris journals. The Debats says :—" In the speech delivered by the Emperor at Lille refer ence is made to dark spots which have clouded the horizon t al; well as to reverses, temporary it is true ; this estimate of recent political events will be all the more striking because unexpected, for hitherto the official organs of the government in our assemblies had appreciated these events in quite another manner, and especially dis tinguished themselves by their seventy and op timism. The opposition alone had dared to speak of dark spots and reverses, and every one knows what protestations this frank language which could now hnd, if necessary, its justification in the very words of the chief of the state, drew forth from the majority. The speechof the Emperor, which will produce considerable effect in the country, contains therefore an encouragement for the minority of the chamber, as well as a lesiwn for that intolerant fraction of the majority in whose eyes all liberty of thought and speech is an offence." The Avenir Natienal says that the Arras speech has no importance or signification. "That of Lille," it adds, "explains nothing, clears up no thing ; but we find in it a tone of sadness, re ferences to the past, anxiety for the future, and admissions calculated to produce the most serious impression in France and Europe. " Dark spots," said the Emperor, " cloud our horizon." We have met with reverses, the Emperor admits; but he affirms that those reverses will not discourage him, and he does not admit that they ought to dis courage France. " You will not forget," he says, "that the first condition of prosperity for a nation like ours is to feel its strength, not to let itself be iepressed by imaginary fears, aol to rely on the wisdom and patriotism of the government." France feels her strength, and what ever trials the future may have in store for her she relies on herself. But it is very difficult for her to rely also on the wisdom of the government which carried out the Mexican expedition which last year allowed itself to be surprised and played with by Prussia, and which after exposing itself to the risk of • general war, by her ill-timed introduction of the Luxemburg question, ended by signing the treaty of London. Faults so great, calculations so false, and such an astonishing want of foresight, can scarcely reassure France, and enable her to re gard without uneasiness " the dark spots which cloud the horizon." And it would not be surpris ing were she to find one of the darkest the Empe ror's speech itself. The Miele says that the Lille speech "is not of a kind to calm the fever of hypothesis to which the European press has surrendered itself on , account of the Salzburg interview." Elsewhere it observes :—‘! This speech so impatiently awaited, will, we fear, reassure no one. Public opinion will remain uneasy and anxious." fllu%u. THE BIRMINGHA.M MUSICAL FESTIVAL. (MOM oua lbellOIAL COILIINBPONDICNT.) BIRMINGHAM, THe mum . . _ This morning's performance of the Messiah drew (aa that oratorio always does, at this and all other English , festivals) the largest attendance of the week—that is supposing the numbers on the closing day not to equal it, which is scarcely likely. The fact of the great success of the present festival is now beyond a doubt, as the aggregate returns to be made up after the final performance of to-mor row (Friday) night will unquestionably prove. The oratorio this morning commenced shortly after the appointed hour (half-past eleven), before which time the hall was 'crowded in every part—yet, owing to the admirable arrangements,. the..aumher. of entrances, and the active and courteous superin tendence of the many gentlemen who give their valuable services as stewards, there was no crowding or inconvenience on this, the most trying oocasion of the week in that respect. We have before alluded to this feature of the Birmingham festival, but must again refer to one of many signs of the intelligent powers of organisation which euperadd the regularity of excellent administration of business details to the high and special musical value of the Birmingham meeting. Of Handel's Messiah there is not much left to say after the many occasions for notice which the frequent per formance of that oratorio has presented to a Lon don newspaper ; and especially after so recently speaking of it as given at the Hereford festival— most of the principal solo singers being alike on both occasions. At Hereford the soprano solos were divided between Madame Lind-Goldschmidt, Mdlle. Titiens, and Miss Edith Wynne ; and the contralto solos between Madame Patey— Whytock and Miss Julia Elton—Mr. Sims Reeves having been the principal tenor ; the bass solos divided between Mr. Santley and Mr. Weiss. On the present occasion the soprano solos of the first and second parts (including the bravura, " Rejoice greatly, " and the pathetic air, " How beautiful ") were assigned to Madame Lemmens-Sherrington—Mdlle. Titiens appearing in the third part and singing, " I know that my Redeemer liveth," the latter encored, as was Ma dame Lemmens-Sherrington in " How beautiful." Mr. Sims Reeves gave the opening recitative and air, " Comfort ye," and " Every valley," " Be hold and see," and " But Thou did'st not leave," with his usual fervid expression ; and the great declamatory song, " Thou shalt break them," with that combined energy and refinement in which he is unrivalled among tenors. Mr. Santley, too, in the air, " The people that walked in darkness " (with its picturesque mystery) and the more demonstrative songs " Why do the nations " and " The trumpet shall sound " (the latter including Mr. T. EIJI.. rper's unrivalled trumpet accompaniment) produced the impression that usually follows these admirable displays. Madame Sainton-Dolby gave the principal contralto solos, especially the air "He was despised," with her usual pathos—the air " But who may abide," and other incidental contralto solos, being expressively sung by that rising contralto, Madame Patey- Whytock. Of the choruses, it is scarcely necessary to say that they were given with that precision and certainty of attack, that admirable fusion of tone and contrast of piano and forte, in which the Bir mingham choristers may challenge comparison with those of any other locality, home or foreign. The effect produced by such a choir in such sublime choruses as "For unto us," the " Hallelujah," and the other sublime choral movements of the Messiah, can scarcely be imagined by those who have never heard so well-trained a chorus. Israel in Egypt, which is to follow Gounod's Mass at the last morn ing performance to-morrow (Friday), will afford especial opportunity for display of the admirable Birmingham chorus in a work consisting almost exclusively of grand choral effects. The receipts of this morning's performance amounted to 2,729/. 15s. We understand that the noble President has made a further donation beyond that recorded in Wednesday's Express; the Earl Beauchamp having contributed further sums of 25 guineas yesterday (Wednesday), and 100 guineas this day. The following were present among the audience thia morning : _ _ The President, Earl Beauchamp, The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Mayor of Birmingham and party, the Right Hon. Sir John Pakington, Hart., M.P., and party, the Right Hon. C. B. Adderley, M.P., and party, Earl of Posts, and Lady Mary Herbert, Earl of Bradford, Lord Newport, M.P. Lord and Lady Walter Scott, Lord Wrottesley and the Hun. Mrs. Wrottesley, Lady Willoughby and the Hon. Miss Verney, the Viscount lifford, Sir W. Fitzherbert and party, Sir 0. Chetwynd, Bart., and party, Sir John Duck worth and Lady Duckworth, the Lady Somerville and the Hon. Mimes Somerville, the Rev. Sir Wni. Gibson Car michael, the Hon. Mrs Ralph Smyth, Sir Theophilus Bid dulph, Bart., and the Rev. H. and Mrs. Biddulph, the Rev. H. and Mrs. Skipwell, Mr. and Mrs. A. Cartwright, Mr. A. R. Forbes, Mrs. Mainwaring, Lieut• Col. Hale, C. 8., Mr. and Mra. C. >'. Dilke. Mrs. Astley, the Recorder of Binning ham and party, Mr. G. Dizoa,M P., and Mrs. Dixon, tho High Sheriff of Staffordshire, the High Sheriff of Worcestershire and party, the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Dormer, Mr. J. Hardy, M.P., and Mrs. Hardy and Mr. Reginald Hardy, Sir Robert Hamilton, Bart., and party, Sir Thomas Winning ton, Bart., M.P., Mr. C. N. Newdegate, and party, Mr. W. Stratford Dugdale, and party, Mr. H. C. Vase, H.P., Sir Baldwin Leighton , Bart., and party, Sir Oswald Moseley and party, Lord Lyttelten, the Hon. Mr. Talbot, Lady Ward and party, Sir John Morris, Kat., Lady Emily Poaeonby, de. _ _ . The second evening concert (on Wednesday) con sisted of Mr. Benedict's cantata The Legend of St. Cecilia, and Professor Bennett's fourth Pianoforte Concerto (in F minor), forming the first part (a judicious transposition having been made from the • or i g i nal programmes, in which Mr. Benedict's work was placed last). The second part of the concert consisted of • miscellaneous selection, as follows : Overture ;Leonora) Duo—Mdlle. Christine Nilsson and Mr. Sant ley, " Pronto In son " (Don Runnels Song—Mr. Silos Beeves, " Adelaide" • Piano forte aceompanhnent by Madame Arabella Clixidard Aria —Mdlle. Christine Nilsson, "OH angul d'inferno " Mato Magtern Prize Gslee—Madame Sainton.Dolhy, Mr. Minis Beeves, Mr. Cummings, and Mr. Bentley, " Oh how much more cloth besutis beau teous seems" Aria—Madame Lemmens :Sherrington, " Deb slag non Javier" ,Le Norse dl Figaro; Soulii — klr. Weiss. " I am not old" Scene ed Arta--Madame Patey-WhYtoch " faro" 'Orfilo) Somanns—Mdile.Chrietine Nilsson. " V•rlan Rosa " Nazis) Flotow. Quartetto—Madame teIIIMSI3I eri Madame Patey•Whytock bir Sh . Cummftlooo, ings. and Mr. Weiss, " to d l se ben rammen toad" (itigoletto) The returns for Wednesday evening's con cert are as follow :-9781. 5a., making, with the returns of Wednesday morning, a total of 3,0671. 12a. sd. ; that for the corresponding day of 1864 being 2,0801. 18s. 9d. The Mayor (Mr. T. Avery) on Wednesday entertained the President and Vice-Preadente and the artistes at the queen's Hotel. Earl Beauchamp (President) sat at the right of the Mayor, and Nellie. Nilason on the left. The .714worder (Mr. A. R. Adios) occupied the vice chair. Lord LyMohoo. Mr. George Dixon, M.P., Mr. Bentinck, M.P., and Mrs. Banana, 'Professor W. Steradale Bennett, Mr. Benedict, 81. Bainton and Madame Seinton-Dolby, Mr. Bentley, M. Lemmens and Madame Lemmens-Sherrington, Madame Patey-Whyt oc k. M r ., M ra . an d Miss Weise, and Cummings, were present FASHIONS FOR SEPTEMBER. (From Le Paid.) It is now an established fact that the autumn ereases will be, in great measure, a reproduction in style of the short summer dresses. For travelling ►nd country costume, which is just now that which chiefly occupies the attention of our modistes, the abort dress is, of course, indispensable ; however, it seems quite certain that not only the short dress with two or three skirts, but also the round, plain skirt, will be very much adopted. They are called "round," but this is not a term strictly applicable, seeing that they are Jost slightly pointed at the back to give a graceful flow, though not in the least to produce • train. Trained skirts retain their plaoe for evening and full dress. With the round skirt, • " Marie Antoinette" or " Fontange" pelerine is frequently worn. It is a Sohn of the same material as the dress, crossed at the back with two ends. IS may be worn in full toilette, and also out of doors. Low square bodies are still in great favour. Dresses of two colours are still made, but costumes of colour only, trimmed with a contrast, are generally pre ferred. For a:ample, • dress of black poult de sole, trimmed with maize satin, either • narrow bias or piping : these trimmings usually edge a bias of the same colour as the robe. Many coloured taffetas dresses are covered with a skirt of black grenadine, trimmed with lace and jet ; in this case, the paletiot is also covered with grenadine. Besides these dresses, there are many also embroidered colour upon colour. Edibroiderings of garlands of field Sowers are much in vogue on black drawee. Both white and black beads ace used round the bottoms of long or sheet skirts, sometimes in patterns of stare, palm leaves, or crescents. White dresses are worn in a great variety of materials. White piqué is nearly always made with a short round skirt, and then worn over a coloured undevakirt longer than the dress. We must chronicle the return of the email, or rotoade, into fashion. It is made of the same material as the dress, or of plaid sometimes, though we must say the paletot is still preferred. This continues to be made very short at the back, frequently not below the waist, whilst in the front it is about, at any rate, a quarter of a yard longer. Black lace is 'cry much used. Perhaps the meet elegant mantle worn just now is the black hoe rotunda. White toilettes being so fashionable, we cannot do bettter then commence our list of model dresses with two or throe of these costumes. Robe of white faye, piped with lilac rouleaux, three rows being placed so as to interlace one another round the bottom of the skirt. Bodyiurl peplum trimmed to match. Long white sash, also trimmed with lilac. White robe of Chambivy gauze, trained, and trimmed with a plissé flounce, edged with white taffetas. Low body, with a high chemisette of very fine white guipure. Band of a circlet of gold. White muslin dress with two skirts, each embroidered in black silk, with a light wreath forming a kind of double insertion. The upper skirt is looped up by a scarf of black taffetas piped with white. ; Short ecirtainas of black and white striped taffetas. The skirt is quite plain, looped up at each side, and fastened by graceful bows of black and white silk cord with tassels. Under-skirt of the same material, trimmed with a wide plissé of black taffetas, upon which, every here and there, bows and tassels of cord, matching those on the upper skirt, are placed. Loose paleti,t, very short behind, slightly hollowed in front, trimmed with • plissé of black taffetas. Bows and tassels on the sleeves at the wrists. Robe with petticoat of coloured taffetas, over which Is • skirt of black taffetas with narrow satin stripes, caught op at each aide so as to form a deep point in front ; another very short skirt, made in • similar fashion, being looped ep nearly to the waist, scalloped round, and edged with taffetas of the same colour as the petticoat. These skirts are quite plain, and are only in the front of the dress. There is then a third skirt of plain black taffetas at the back, without trimmings, which is arranged so that it ap pears to join and be draped with the other skirts at the sides, under a black end hanging from the waist, and piped with the same colour. Plain body, with • small mantelet— , black, and with scallops edged with oolour—crossed on the chest and fastened under the band. Toilette de promenade of faye chine, pearl grey and white. The skirt is trimmed up the front with guipure, embroidered with crystal beads. This trimming is curried loosely round below the waist, and tied with long ends half way down the skirt at the back. Tight body. Very short paletid without sleeves, and forming two points, trimmed all round with guipure. Fête or dinner dress of pale green tsffetaa with narrow stripes of white satin. Across the front and sides of the skirt is • rather wide pliesti flounce, placed some inches from the bottom. Long tunic, forming a train behind, scalloped, and edged with a white satin plied a la vieille. Ceintore body, with a half pflerine. Sleeves rounded at the bottom, and trimmed with white satin. Evening dress of white taffetas, trimmed with a bias of poneeau satin, spotted with gold. The tunic, of white tulle illusion, is ss long as the dress skirt, but is looped up at every breadth by wreaths of poneeau flowers, with gold foliage reaching to the waist and forming brains. Trim ming round the top of the body, which is of tulle bouil lonne, and made low. Although our modistes have been busily engaged in preparing elegant travelling bats for those who were dart ing, or anxiously awaiting the time to start, for the ',a side, they have not been less successful in the charming coiffures. A chapeau fonelion of black figured tulle, with scarf of black lice falling as a curtain over the chignon, and foul- tened under the chin. A trimming of quilled tulle, to imitate shells, mixed with a wreath of gold laurel leaves. Strings at the back of narrow moire ribbon. A bonnet, with crown of maize tulle and bathes of blonde to match, trimmed with narcissus of the same colour and bronzed leaves. A (suchen of violet tulle, trimmed with small orna ments of Chantilly, edged with jet. Scarf of tulle, fastened by a hunch of gold berries. Bunches of gold berries mixed with black lace across the front and chignon. The hats are in endless variety. Amongst the most charming, we notice one of F.nglish straw—s cloche— lined with blue velvet, with a band of the same round the crown, over which was a light wreath of jasmine falling on the left side over long ends of blue velvet. A toque "'Metternich," rather raised in front l'Amazone, was edged with velvet, and trimmed at the side with • bouquet of field flowers. A long scarf, the ends floating behind, completed the trimming. This toque is equally pretty edged with coloured velvet and feather to match at the side, in which ease the scarf also must be of the same colour ; but, in order to avoid too much sameness, • bouquet of gold berries may take the plate of the feather. GRAND LIFEBOAT DEBONSTRATION AT FAL linvm.—Yesterday (Thavaday) was a grand day at Fal mouth—the OCOASIOU being the inauguration of the splendid new lifeboat presented to the town, through the National Lifeboat Institution, by the city of Gloucester. The lifeboat was taken through the town in procession, and then publicly launched in the docks. The procession was formed on the Moor, and proceeded through several of the principal streets to renrhyn, returning to Falmouth Docks, where the boat was received by the prerident and vice-presidents of the local lifeboat committee, she was then launched, and put through various evolutions, including capsizing, under the superintendence of Captain Ward, R.N., Inspector of Lifeboats to the National Life boat Institution. The procession comprised the local rifle volunteer corps, with their bands, the militia staff and band, coast-guard men, sailors, matinee, members of the orders of Freemasons, Foresters, sad Odd Fellows, and their hands, the mayor and corporation of Falmouth, the local lifeboat committee, • deputation from Gloucester members of the Chamber of Commerce, &c. The life boat, which was mounted caber transporting carriage, was fully manned and equipped, and was drawn by twelve fine horses. --- The registrar of Shapinshay (Scotland) records the birth of one illenitimate child, the only one in the inland since 1818, and the third since the commencement of the registestioe. THE ALTON MURDER. Frederick Baker, who stands committed on the coroner's warrant' for the wilful murder of Fanny Adams, was yesterday brought up at the Akan Town-hall fcr examination before Mr. Edward Knight and the local bench of magistrates. The public excitement was quite v.; intense as that which has been exhibited on any previous oceadon. The room in which the investigation was held was densely thronged, and long before the hour fi xed for holding it (11 o'clock) an excited crowd had collected in front of the Town-hall, where they awaited the arrival of the prisoner. The accused, since his arrest, has been con fined In the police station, and • constant and vigilant watch has been kept upon him. During the whole time be has been in custody be has been moody and silent, has evinced not the slightest disposition to hold communica tion with any of those shout him and has most studiously avoided reference to the dreadful crime with which he is charged. The mutilated body of his unfortunate little victim was on Wednesday berried in the cemetery outside the tow pe n, and the (uncial was attended by a large concourse of ople. Shortly after 11 o'clock the accused was conveyed in • cab from the police station to the Town-hall. His arrival was greeted with heads and yells from the arowd out side, which seemed to create a marked inspreethea en his mind, for when he made his appearance in the megithrates' room he looked pale and agitated. He soon benever se. covered his self-pomeedon, end remained awl eel lected, with one or two exceptions, to the aim el the is quiry. The chirp having been read overt° the primmer, George and Annie Adams, the parents of the decreed, repested the evidence they gave at theseminer's inquiet The poem husband bemire dreadfully agitated while his wife was giving her evidence, and looking towards the prisoner, frantically exclaimed, " You are a villain." The prisoner was apparently unmoved by the exclamation. Minnie Warner, the little girl who was playing with the deceased on the day when she was murdered, repeated substantially the evidence which she gave on Tuesday last. It will be recollected that when examined before the coroner, she failed to identify the prisoner, but on this occasion she did so • and she further deposed that when proceeding homew;rds, in obedience to the directions of the prisoner, she looked back and saw him carrying Fanny Adams in has arms. The deceased cried, and wanted to come back with them, saying that her mother would be wanting her. The prisoner carried her through the gate into the hop garden. The [egoism( 'videos.), in addition to that adduced before the coroner was than taken : William A ll work, cricket bat maker, deposed that on Saturday last, when going home through Flood Meadow, at 2 o'clock, he saw • man leaning on the gate that led into the " Hollow." He believed the prisoner to be the man. William James Walker, whitesmith and bellhanger, re siding at Alton, said—On Saturday last, the 24th walking through 35 minutes ut 1, as near as- I can guess, I was through the meadow ajoining the Flood Meadow, and saw the prisoner corning across the meadow towards the stile near Mr. Chalcni hop . garden. He passe d within two yards of me. I said to hun, " How-d'ye do, " and prisoner replied, " How d'ye do" and passed on towards the garden. I thought the prisoner was partly intoxicated, because he looked so very vacant, and !looked after him. Elsa White, the vitriol Joseph White, sawyer, at Alton, said that on Saturday afternoon last, a little before 2 o'clock , as she was pawing along • fi eld adjoining the hop garden of Mr. Chalendt, she saw amen at the further corner of the field, a little way under the hedge, and with him throb children, two of whom wen in trout. One of the front ones was in the act of reaching up hor hand as if picking berries. The other two were stooping down, seemingly picking towers. The man stood with both hands in his pocket, apparently smoking. He was dressed in light trousers and waistcoat, • black coat, and high hat. She kept her eye upon him knowing the children to be companions of her own little girl. The children seemed tired of play, and ran towards the " Hollow." The man turned about and then rushed after them down into the " Hollow," out of sight. Witness thought no more of it, thinking the man was • friend of Mrs. Warner. Soon after l she heard a cry. It appeared to proceed from the hop garden, It did not appear to her that the cry was one of pain, but of a child who being stopped in her play was struggling to get away. She thought no more of the matter, but when in the evening she heard that the little girl was missing, she fel, there was something wrong. The Chairman (to witness)—Can you recognise the man whom you haw with the children in the field t Witness—Yes, sir (turning round and looking the pri• loner full in the feu, and speaking emphatically), " that is the man, sir." (The premier here dropped his fan, end turned very pale.) George Noyes, under-shepherd at Mr. Chalcraft's, de. posed that at ten minutes past three o'clock he saw a man close to • hop garden, near that in which the body was found. He was walking along the footway leading from the Odiham-road. He got over • stile into the meadow, when witness lost sight of him. By the Magistrate—When witness find saw the man he stopped suddenly and turned back, and getting over the stile he went down undor the hedge in the meadow. He believed the prisoner to be the man whom he saw. Mary Anne Porter, the wife of Will. Porter , gardener, Alton, said she resided in a cottage near Flood beep. On Saturday afternoon last, between five and six o'clock, as near as she could gams, she was sitting at her door and saw the prisoner pass. He was going in the direction of the town, and he kept continually turning round and looking at her. As he appeared to watch her, she watched 1•" m. Just before entering the town he stooped down and seemed to be doing something to his feet—she thought his trousers—but she was at such • distance that she could not exactly tell what he was doing. lie then went into the town. Dr. Louis Leslie added to the evidence which be gave before the deputy-coroner, that the breast bone of the de ceased child bad been out out, and was missing. The incisions which be found in the liver must have been wade after death, there being no co ding wouni:s in the body. There were parts of the body not recovered. The, witness, in cross-examination, also stated positively that the marks on the wrist-bands were blood marks, but he could not speak with the name amount of confident* as to the spots on the trousers. Polioe-constable Watkins, stationed at Alton, said that on Saturday last, about a quarter past eight o'clock, he took charge of the prisoner at Mr. Clement's office. He was there accused of having murdered a child. He asked witness whom child it was, and he told him he believed it was Mr.' Adams's child. Prisoner then said he did not see bow they could trace it to him, as he had only given the child a halfpenny, as be had often dune before. A junior clerk, of the name of Biddle, came in and said something to the prisoner, who replied, " I don't see bow I am to get out of it ; it seems all so straightforward, but I am innocent." At the police-ststion, after being ,examined, he took charge of him again. Prisoner told 'him they had found blood on his sleeve which he could not account for, and the doctor seemed to think it was his but as for his boots being dirty, he was in the habit of walking in the dew, and then washing them before going to the office even in the morning. He said if the case was gone on with he should be defended ' • and if he did not get off he must he hung. That was all he could say, and all he intended to say, about it. Maurice Biddle, clerk in Mr. Clement's office, recapitu lated the evidence which he gave at the inquest. Prisoner (to witness)—Do you not recollect saying to me, at ten minutes past 3, "A pretty time to come back this r Witness—l recollect asking such a question, but I don't know whether it was tut minutes past 3 o'clock or past ii. Prisoner— Don't you recollect saying to me at half.past four. " I would like to go to tea first!" Witness—l ,lo not recollect. Prisoner—When did I name about the women meeting me—after I went across to the tap or before! Witness—Both before and after. . . Prisoner—The evidence states that it was after. NM you swear that I did not go to my desk miter coming from the chemist's shop! Witneu—l swear that I was not out of the office long enough. after you came back from the chemist's shop, for you to hays gone to your desk and made the entry in the diary. Superintendent Everett deposed to accompanying Soper intendent Cheyney to Mr. Clement's office, where, in the Jesk, the diary produced was found end handed to him. He went to the prisoner at the police-station, and told him l i that Mr. Cheyney bad searched his desk and found a diary, at the same time glowing him the entry ender the date of the 24th of August. Prisoner, looking at the entry, said " Yes ; that is my handwriting. I did it after I saw the women, but I did not mean to do it like that. I was in toxicated when I did it." . . . This concluded the 'see spinet the prisoner. The presiding magistrate having read over to the prisoner the charge, asked him whether he desired to call any wit ernes. _ _ . Prisoner—l should like to all Mr. French as to time. I do not wish, however, to call any witnesses at the present time. . . . . ....... The maratrate, having adminivtered the usual caution, then asked—Do you wish to make any statement in answer to the charge ? Prisoner—l am not careful to answer the charge at present. I am as innocent as on the day I was born. The prisoner was then committed for trial. The removal of the prisoner from the Town-hall to the polies station, preparatory to his being conveyed to Wis. cheater Gaol, wee not effected without some considerable difficulty. The moment the crowd outside caught sight of the prisoner they uttered frightful yells and execrations, and an attempt was made to upset the cab in which he was taken away, which, in all probability, would have proved successful, bad it not been for the very vigorous I manner in which the driver of the vehicle plied his whip. [TWOPENCE TEE DISPUTE IN THE GAS TRADE. The annual meeting of the Western Gas Com pany (Limited) was held yesterday afternoon at the chief offices, Argyll-street, Regent-street; Mr. F. W. RuosEm., M.P., chairman of the company, presiding. The report of the past ear's operations stated that the company's business lad( continued Ito make satisfactory progress, and that the available profit sufficed to main tain the authorised dividend of 10 per cent. The Cgautnex, in moving the adoption of the report, congratulated the proprieton upon the Inuits of the past twelve months' operations. The gas supplied had been of a first-rate quality, and the works of the company bad been maintained in a high state of efficiency, and the bad &Me incurred only amounted to something less than onet half per cent. He then referred at some length to the parliamentary proceeding of the past year, giving l it as his opinion that the companies had not been fairly dealt with, inasmuch aa they had been treated as though they were public sensate expending public money, in -1 stead of trading companies having private funds to ad: minister. He complained that the parliamentary coin s mines had been opposed to the gas companies from the I rust Mr. L. Brurene briefly seconded the motion. Berne dismission ensued relative to the gas stokers and their grievances. A Stuamioumn thought that the gas stokers bad no real grievances to comp lus of, and that the whole story of the wrongs which had so alarmed the public was a pure fabrication. He hadnever before beard any complaint.' from the pa ',token until Nome self-appointed or self-dubbed " friends of the working =team* before the public with the highly-coloured picture of wrongs, lie had for the greater part el hie life been connected with gas weeks in one way or asother, and had beard no complaint from the men. They were not overworked, and were very well paid. They were not mechanic or artisans, but labourers, and id 04.111111111i11011 with other labourers had a very geed time of it, sad were well paid. Mr. WILMOT KIIIMIT had been a friend and advocate of the working men all his life, but thought the gee igniters had a eery bad ease, notwithstanding " A Stoker's" letter published in that day's papers. He considered that the secretary of the Chartered Gat Company (Mr. Phillip had put the question in its proper form when he mid It was for the pa stokers to choose between the aribitseinen• of force and the arbitrement of kindness. It eboula not be forgotten that the occupation of a gas stoker did not require any large degree of mental or manual skilL AU that wen required was ',peen amount of strength , s nd certain pewees of endurance. These lessons the artitans of the east-end dl London—in Poplar, Limehouae, and Bleckvnill, for in stance—bad been learning to their sad cost for some titan, and should the gas stokers be so foolish as to do auythimg rashly, should they not know how to be wise in time, Out would find the unemployed of Whitechapel said ,other places he had named only too ready to fill the positions that the gas stokers could more easily abandon than regain. (Chris ) , The Outman, in reply, maid the last speaker had formed every mound opinion of the real question. If all the fasts were known, the public would conclude that the labours of the gas stokers were sot it all heavy, and that the men were very fairly remusr:lateei. The whole labour the gas stoker, gave did not exceed mix hours out of the twenty-four. The men were obliged to be 12 hours on the premises, but they were not at work for more than six. They did not even work the whole six hours at a stretch, but in turn, of never more than three quarters or an hour at a time. As for men beim; carr:ed away from their work in a fainting state, as had be alleged, that was moonshine, for the improvements In modern science had enabled the gas compeniee very greatly to counteract the best to which the men would otherwise be expo:wed. As to the heat affecting their health, sia• tidies proved that a more brawny or healthy race of labourers did not exist. Six hours' work could not be atilt sidered hard, and the men bad plenty of time on their hands. As to a high rate of dividend being wrung fur the shareholders out of the bones of the gas stokers, the whole dividend paid by this company since its commencement was not more than 51 per cent. Mr. K. A. GRAY, not only as a shareholder in this, but as chairman of another gas company, denied the alteetioue brought against the glut companies. Having rulwle himself acquainted with the details 111 reference to the ges stokers, he found that in hie company they did not work more than four hours outof the twelve, and teat at intermittent period' of a half hour or so at a stretch. Those eptakers at the meeting who stated that the men were at stork 12 loan oat of the 24, said what was not borne out by facts. Hie experience proved to him that there was ho body of men who fired by labour who did leas fur their money then the gas stokers. If they were so foolish as to throw up theiremployment, their places could and would be filled up in a few hours. The report was then adopted wen. ton., sad the dividend declared. The retiring directors were re-elected, and the usual formal business having been transacted, the piu_Ledings closed with a vote of thanks to the chairman. THE GAS STOKERS AND THEIR EMPLOYERS. TO THE EDITOR OF THZ EX PRZ.m. SlR,—Before the clouds arising between the gas stokers and their employers gather into a storm. I would beg to suggest to both parties that the came is one which is eminently lit in its present stage for arbitr..tioa. It is evident from Mr. °swell Phillips's letter that the company do all they consider right for the wants and comfort of their workmen, and there is so danger of peace-makers being told superciliously that there is no ease for arbitration. On the other hand, It is viirdly evi dent that some of the men consider that they have griev ances i and there is always a very great risk of their throwing themselves into the arms of pr01ix...jun..1144;440ra. I beg respectfully to urge, that both sides should agree to refer their *sae to a joint committee of workmen and employers. Such committee sits every Monday at S p.m. at the below-mentioned chambers. There will Ie no expense to either party. Each aides sure of a fair and patient bearing. Full reports of the proczedinzs are made, and when of sufficient public interest are published. Some of our nobles have sgreel to 'Aside l,v s 7 le with artisans ' and the latter are equally ready mid grtteful to meet such of the upper class who show such confidence in them. _ _ - If snyone doubts their ability to handle, temperatelyand tersely, the great question of the day, let him mime and judge for himeelf.—l am, &c., F. C. 111d1'1W., Hon. Secrtory Free Labour l•smier.y. 9, Vietoria-chembere, Westminster, S.W., Atigi.A. C.. 1. Tics AUSTRIAN STAIN Dear.—The A mar National has the subleined :—" Our letters from Hol land inform us that the Austriam Empire ban again bean obliged to have recourse to the financiers of ....oactry for assistance in the solution of the ditricuir. emblem respecting the regulation of the state debt. We have already mentioned, as may be reir.eraben.d, tt the former Finance Minister of Holland, H. Vur Ilmar, re peatedly received offers of the portfolio of Finance in Austria. In spite of the inducements of every , :sod laid before him, N. Van Boise, more inee tilde than 11.,r0n de Benet, declined to become Austrian. Siam thrn,tl.eranee% of Vienna, despairing of persuading any uotAi!i•e of the Low Countries to transfer his services to Austria. ta,..ome what lowered its pretensioes ; it centime itself •o setting from another Netherlands ammeter. N. Werering, plan for the regulation of the Austrian debt. The •cianto demanded is, at the present moment, in the band. of the Minister of Finance at Vienna, Baron de Betke. Ctedes have been forwarded to the Hungarian Al. Looyay, and to the two deputations chargel with :a taping the relations respecting the comma* affairs of the empire, sad delegated by the Austrian Beicharath and ti , e lunge nen Diet. We can add that M. Wevering in his report expounds the opinion that the present con,7iii.m of the Austrian finances is no longer tenable, and that en solu tion whatever is possible without Micro. iug iu borne manner the rights of the public creditor. TU. 14'm:tide laid down, he endeavours to find a means to oon,niete. Kr far as feasible, the interests of the letter with cios., of the state. Only very gradually does be propose to ha prove the finances ; • rise in the public funds and the eirilibriuni of the budget are the object of his combinations, the accom plishment of which will demand much time." SOUTHANr7OI4, A Ctil:ST 29.—The !Limburg American Company's steamship Teutonia, efiptairi Liar. due, from New York, arrived this anemia u with tic passengers for this pert, Havre, and Hamburg, lii,ol/0 dollars for England, 14,115 dollars for France. end uW dollen' and 11 sacks of mails for Hamburg. The Teti °Ma left New York on the 17th inst.; the ante day she spoke the English barque Nary Campbell ; Pith, ',teenier New York to Southampton ; 19th, Bremen barque S.:hillier. hound west ; tith, Danish barque Kronniberg, bound east; English ship Eleanor, bound west; 'Leith, Legiieh barque lihrenrhan, of Newcastle, hound east; and no the 27th, English league Queen of tho South, from Velparairo, bound to Liverpool. A SOSINANIDULIST.—Yesterday Rinming, a little before 7 o'clock, • young woman apparently aboet IC years of age was seen standing on the parapet of the lame. of • i*on:wheedler in the Borough, evidently in a stele of somnambulism. The passers-hy shouted to her, and be fore assistance could be rendered she fell (ran an. altitude of shout 60 feet into the street. I gentlemen 'neatly broke the fall. Strange to say, she was not killed by the accident, but she was conveyed to Guy's Hoepiral insen sible. Abe was partly dressed, and was • servant at the house from the top of which she fell. We are informed that the paragraph in yester day's paper respecting '• • Welsh Patriarch." quoted from a Scotch paper was part of as article that originally al. peered in the Christian World, 1° V