The Express. — London, England, 1865-09-28 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER IS, 1865. JOHN BROGDEN. ORIGINAL GOLD CHAIN MANUFACTORY, 16. RINILLETIA-STILIZT. COVINT-GAILDIN, JOHN BROODSN'S GOLD CHAINS. JOHN MAGINOT'S GOLD GUARD CRAMS. JOHN BROOMS% G OLD ALBERT CHAINS. JORNEROGDKN'SGOLDBROOORCHAINS. -- - LONDON must have a GENTLEMAN'S SUPPKK and MUSIC 60011.—" EVANS," after Alfred Melba's Ociocesta. Irhe erilVtlo. TO COBILYSPONDIENT B . Advent segments Intended for The Erma' London Evening paw, muse he at the Oad, 10. BOUVllliediell, by Two U Jock on doy at pablkotion. PIIINCNSYS. TIM SYNYING, HLANT4TICINO3 AND YIDDLEATIUNGB. ..-AHR kJ/ NA POODL Messrs. D. Boaciasult, 3. Bressua Yandosecd. D. Irtshor, D. Num. Payton. Mules : Mrs. D. Spostasult sad M s/L Oliver.—And AN AMPLE APOLOGY. ERITANNIA. TEDIfe, JEANNIE AND FJPIS DT.ANS. Ml= S. Woe and Miss E. ilaca-thy —The Youthful Athlotuo—Don Pattot.—tfol THE RESCUE OP THE ORPHANS. HIGH WATIII AT LONDON-PRIMA. 1117• DAT IIorWAR, 60. ASTA.....Aftensoos. 76. 736 TO4OIIOI, Morn*" 76. 4662......61t416006. 811. LONDON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28. Ar length the great Reform of Greenwich Hos pital has come to pass. No longer on the summer afternoons will the jaded victims of fashion who have come down to enjoy the charms of whitebait and iced champagne at the Ship and Trafalgar con template the jolly old pensioners smoking the pipe of repose in the stately gardens by the Thames. Those halls which only a few years ago were tilled with 2,000 old men will soon be well nigh empty; and the only tenants that remain will be 300 or 400 men too old or too infirm to be removed. Sentimental philanthropists and soft-hearted women will of course lament over the change with short-sighted regret. But the more sensible and truly charitable. who look beneath the surface, will congratulate themselves and the country on the achievement of so blessed a reform. Nor would it be right to forget that such a measure could only have been carried into effect by the courage and public spirit which ani mate the FIRST LORD of the ADMIRALTY. Odler men have admitted the necessity of some change. The Duke of Sowers= is the first Minister who has dared to carry it into practical effect. It is scarcely necessary to contrast the condition of an inmate of the Hospital with that of an out- pensioner under the no; regulations. The mere fact that more than a thousand of those who were eligible to be admitted into Greenwich Hospital were known to be distributed in the various workhouses throughout the country is proof sufficient that the old system required radical reform. But the additional fact that every in _ mate of the Hospital in tolerable health has at once availed himself of the privilege of leaving the Hospital proves not only that the terms offered by the Lords of the Admiralty have been fair, but that the privilege of living in the Hospital was greatly over-estimated. So long as a man re pained in the Hospital be was separated from his wife, his family, and his friends. He was gene rally far away from the place of his birth or of his adoption, and was subject to a variety of roles and regulations which are always more or less irksome. Nor should it be forgotten that living in the Hospital, his wife or his family were compelled to have a separate house for them selves, generally in the slums of Greenwich, or in some more distant seaport. The consequence of this enforced *operation it is easy to anticipate. But now, by the sensible plan of giving the men . two shillings a day and the out-pension which was relinquished on entering the Hospital, these evils are effectually remedied. The Greenwich pensioner selects whatever place of residence he prefers. His railway fare to his destination is allowed On his arrival at the old port and country village be joins his wife and family. He is among his friends, his relations, and his old comrades, and there he lives as he pleases, and does as he pleases. It is true that he will not be able to hobnob with other old men who have served in her MAJESTY'S fleet, but whom he may never have seen before till he met them at Greenwich, or whom be may hate with the hatred proverbially engendered in alms houses. But he enjoys true liberty, and may even, if he be so eccentric, set up his abode next door to his bitterest enemy. As we have already said, the alacrity with which the pensioners have availed themsolvesof the option of leaving the Hospital furnishes conclusive proof of the feelings of the old seamen. But this fact opens a curious and important question. The savi::g to the funds of the Hospital by paying the pemlons instead of keeping the men at Greenwich will be many thousands a year ; at the same time the boon to the men will, in their opinion, be considerable. Thus the inducement to enter the Navy will be increased, whilst the ex pense of furnishing it will bo diminished. Surely the same principle must hold good in similar cases, and there is therefore no reason why Chelsea Hospital should not undergo a similar reform. But, further, throughout the country there are thousands of almshouses in which old and decayed men and women are lodged, and some times clothed and fed. There is scarcely is town in England where such institutions do not abound. In London and many of the cathedral towns the number of almshouses is larger than can be used. But the same objections are felt by these people to these almshouses as are felt by the old seamen to Greenwich Hospital. They do not like being herded together and compelled to live apart from their families, or, even with the families, but next door to those to whom they have no special tie. Where the charity consists simply in being per mitted to occupy rooms in an empty house, as in the case of those old ladies who have the privilege of living at Kensington Palace or Hampton Court, there is no means of commuting the privilege of residence into a money equivalent. Lot where the premises can be sold advantageously, or where, in addition to the building, there is a large revenue, it is difficult to understand why the government precedent should not be followed. The thirty per cent. of the gross revenue which now finds its way into the pockets of the solicitor and the architect would be saved. The real objects of the charity might be increased in number, and the mode of bestowing the charity would passes superior attractions. Many an old lady would prefer a few shillings a week to the privilege of living in a row of picturesque old houses, away from her friends and the *cense of bar youth. No doubt the Charity Commissioners could furnish many admirable illustrations of the principle for which we are contending. And it is to be hoped that since Mr. GLAUBTON3 km roused them into something like activity, they will not neglect so fruitful a subject of refoon. There is one other matter connected with Greenwich Hospital which ought not to be over looked. Under the new system the Hospital will, in fact, be reserved for the very old, the infirm, and the sick. At present these will not exceed 000, so that there will be vacant space for more than 2,000 men. Surely some use ought to be made of this vacant space ; and what better use can be made of it than for sick seamen of the merchant service 1 It is well known that thedissaeseto whichseamen who have servedabroad, especially in hot climates, are liable, are of a pecu liar and instructing character. Is there any reason why Greenwich Hospital, with its ample cham bers, should not be made available for such CMOs 'I Those medical men who serve on board the fleet and in merchant vessels might here find a splendid field of experience and instruction. Greenwich Hospital might be transformed into a great me dical school ; and, indeed, unless there are insu perable objections to the proposal, we have con fidence enough in the Duke of SOMERSET to believe that so favourable an opportunity will not be neglected. Clu Coun. BALMORAL. Sin. 26. The Queen, accompanied by the Princess of Wass, Princess Louis of Haw, and Prince's Louise, drove to the Lynn of /avid', and returned by Mar Lodge to the Castle. PAWNS Helens wont out driving with Princess Hilda of Anhalt, Baroness do Schenck, sad the Hoc Hrs. William Grey. --- A committee of the Lords of her Majesty's Most Honour able Privy Council met yesterday in the Connoll-ehamber, Whitehall. Present, the Duke of lionterset and the Earl of Clarendon. Mr. Helps, the clerk of the council, attended. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-061os from the Governor of Malta. ACCOUCHEMERT OF THE COUNTESS DE PARIS. ( THIS DAY) Her Royal Highness the Countess de Paris was safely delivered of a princess at 9 militias pest 7 o'clock this meriting, at York House, Twickenham. The event took place in the preemies of their Royal High 'sasses the Cant de Paris, the Duke and Duchess de, Chartres, the Duke d'Alencon, the Prince and Princess de Joinville, the Duke and Duchess d'Anmale, the Prince de Conde, the Duke and Duchess de Montrealer, and the ladies and gentlemen in waiting on their royal highnewsos. Dr. Priestley, Dr. Gnenenn de Mussy, and Dr. Serrano (medical attendant on his Royal Highness the Duke de Moatpensier), were the physicians in attendance. Her royal highness and the infant princess fire doing well. The names selected for the royal infant (who, we be lieve, will be christened to-day) are Marie Amalie Louise Reline. THE COUET AT BALMORAL..—VISIT OF HER MA JESTY TO TUE FALLS OF QUOICH.--On Monday her Majesty nod party drove to the Falls of geoid; where guides and ponies were in 'meting to convey the royal party to the meat of the hill overlooking the winding vale of the Quni&h. A picnic was held hereamoog the heather, sod in a spot from which a very doe view of the varied scenery could be obtained. The Queen returned to Balmoral rid Braemar about 7 o'clock in the evening. The weather was remarkably pleasant during the day. Their Loyal High. new the Princes. Hama and the Princess Beatrice drove rid Braemar to Loch Callatsr outlands, evening.—Dundee deircrtiser. We understand that Earl Dalhousie awl Lady .• _ Christian Maule have repaired an invitation from I.er Majesty the Queen to vidt Balmoral Castle and spend a co.tple of nights at the royal residence. The invitation has, we believe, been accipted, and it is expected that, should weather permit, Lord Dalhousie sad Lady Christian Maul. will leave !overcoat' Lodge on Thursday, sad travel by ponies across the Glen to Balmoral and return oa Saturday. —Dundee Adrcrtiser. ' • The Duke and Duchesa of Welliugton are stayiug at Strathikidneys, Hempshire. The Duko and Duchess of Buccleuch aro enter sainiag seaceseslon of visitsis at Drumlaarig Castle, Dum hireshins . . . . --- The Marquis of Kildare arrived in town yester day from his seat in county Kildare, Ireland. The Marquis of Hartington will leave Holkar Ball in a day or two for Dunrobia Castle, one visit to the Duke sod Duchess of Sutherland. The Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, M.P., will leave town on Saturday, in order to relieve the Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood in attendance on her Majesty at Bal moral. Mr. Hastings Russell, M.P., and Lady Eliza beth Russell will entertaie a gmeceosioo of guests at Woburn Abbey for the neat fortnight. His Excellency Baron Bentiock, the Minister for the Netherlands, has removed from Lowndes-square to 26, Eaton-square, which for the future will be the seat of the Netherlands Legation at the British Court. On Tuesday last, at early dawn, the neigh beerbood of the domain at llolkar was astir on the occasion of the wedding of Lady Louisa Caroline _ . Cavendish, onl► daughter of the Doke of Devonshire, KC., with Captain tho Hon. Fraocis Ezorton, wxand son of Francis firs: Fell of Elleemere. The mar riage ketivities were not confined to the immediate mem bers of the family, as the tenantry and Door participated in the rejoicings. The quiet village of Cartmel presented a gala appearance, and in fact it was a thorough holida► with all the inhaLitaats. . . A Brighton correspondent says :—" This town is filling fast, and it is expected that the season will be the fullest and gayest that has been known for many years. People are flocking here inconsequence of the cholera on the oontinent." The nineteenth annual conference of the British Organisation of the Evangelical Alliance is now being held at Hull. The proceedings were begun by • private council meeting on Tuesday. In the evening • toirte was held in the public rooms, at which te• and coffee were served. This was followed by a public meeting, at which the Mayor of Hull (H. J. Atkisson, Esq.), presided. The O'Connell monument, in Clare, is to be inaugurated on the 3rd of October, with great ceremony. The trades, with their banners, are to head • procession ; then will follow the Roman catholic bishops and clergy, the Town Commissioners of Ennis, and " the people." Sir Colman O'Loghlen, Bart., !d. P., is to deliver the inaugural address, when the statue " will be banded over to the care and custody of the Roman catholic Bishop of Killalee and his successors, in trust for the priests and the people of Clare." The oratory will doubtless turn upon the different mesas by which O'Connell aimed at achieving the inde pendence of Irelsnd, and these adopted by the Feeians, T'ue total of our exportations to the colonies and foreign nations during the first half of the present year shows a falling off of about 19 per cent., bat thie is almost entirely consequent on the reduction in the prise of cot ton, which has caused India to figure for only 9,489,188 L, against 20,5413,510/. in the first half of last year, and Egypt for only 6,964.9474, against 11,010,911/.; while China and Brazil, also from that CAW, exhibit a propoi tionate diminu tion. The mast remarkable feature in the list consists in the plies occupied by the United Stake, which tow, in stead of standing at the head of the foreign costribetors to oar wants, show • total only • little more than a third of that of France, about half that of Egypt., and less then those respectively of Germany, Chins, and Holland. It is reported at Plymouth that the screw steam frigates Liverpool, Octavia, and Arethesa are waiting the arrival of the steam frigate Constance, when they will proceed I. company to Madeira for an experimental erodes- They win afterwards be seat to their several stations, viz., the Methuen, to the Mediterranean ; the Octavia, to the East Indies; theConetanoe, to the West Indies; and the Liverpool. to join the Channel squadron. Mr. Drummond, of Cadlands, in Hampshire, is destroying and sending away large portions of the game that bas bees preserved on,bM agate. The Bourse was a good deal agitated, and the tendency of prices was downwards. Itente fell 120. for cash, and no. for account, closing at 138 fr. 1106. and Mfr. 250. Mexican fell 1, and Ooniptoir d'Zscompte, which lately rose so much on the strength of the Mexican Bank, experienced a reac tion of 20fr. Mobilier rose 3fr. 75c. THE CHOLERA AT ALEPPO. ALEPPO, sin. 5. I write in the midst of general terror and con fusion unciegst the population of this city. The cholera, which, as I Informed von, was brought hither on the 14th of August by the Persian caravan, and which at the outset caused four or five deaths daily, has now take* a most deadly tarn. For some time past the deaths averaged 40 or 60 a day, and now they have reached 250, a number almost incredible in such a place a. Aleppo. The panic which prevails surpasses all power of description. All the Europeans have either fled or have shut themselves; up in their houses in the strictest seclusion. The Kinsale have been the very first to eat the bail example. The Austrian, British, Spanish, and Danish consuls, as well u the regent of the coosalatet of Italy—this last a native—have left the place, and closed their chanceries, while the others have retired into the MINIM of their dwellings, and refuse to see anyone, on whatever pretence. This hid naturally produced the worst possible effect on the public mind, and the terror his infected the Musinelnien part of the population, many of the notables of which, altogether contrary to their former habitudes, have either takes flight, or have shut themselves up is their dwellings. The only consul who remain' at his post, and to some extent persists ill the discharge of his duties, is the French. This functionary exerts himself for the relief of the distressed, and has been the means of giving assistance to several persona attacked by the epidemic, who would otherwise have perished ; but he is alone unassisted even by his own countrymen, who, like the rest, have all run away, or shut themselves up, deaf to all re monstrances. The governor, Surer' Puha, has placed himself in strict quarantine in his country house, and ease mow ; his example has been followed by the employes; the conk is deserted, and the bull has left the town. The only persona who have done their duty ender the calamity are, as I have said, the French consul, hf. Antoine Moli nari, who deserves all credit for his devotion in the cause of the poorer victims, and Dr. Smania of Venice. Upon their invitation, the bishops of the different Christian com munities were summoned for the purpose of establishing ambulances in swims quarters of the town, bat nothing was done, the bishops contesting themselves by declaring that if the consul had any money to give them they would undertake its distribution amongst the most neoessitous of their own communion.—Lerant Herald AN AMERICAN VIEW OF THE FENIANS. (From the New York Times, Sept. 15.) By the news from Europe this morning, it will be seen the British government are becoming so alarmed at the progress of Fenian's= in Ireland that they have determined to increase the military force stationed in that portion of the United Kingdom. It can hardly be any business of ours to reflect upon the disposition that may be made of the British missy on the home stations. But it is noteworthy that a so-called political organiaatioa, the strength and character of which is sufficiently well known here to excite only good hameured jest, is =pitied on the other aide of the Atlantic into a formidable league, demanding immediate suppression by military force. In the city of New York alone we could probably turn out more "Fenian," than could be mustered in the whole of Ireland. And yet, were the purposes of the order as hostile to our government as they are ostensibly to that of Great Britain, we should hardly think of any measure of repression that might not, with the utmost safety, be left in the hands of the metro pelisse police. The trouble with the Queen's government, we suspect, is that they are not altogether satisfied that they are in the right. Let them declare absolute religions freedom in the sister island—let them abolish the scandal of a pampered state church, which is not the church of one-twelfth part of the population of Inked—let them trust the yeomanry of Ireland as they trust those of England and SpotLynd when volunteers have to be raised—and let them give the Irish people a fairer and taller representation in parlia ment. kinviag done this the British government could afford to reduce the contingent* in the Irish garrisons at pleasure, and whistle at the universal Fenian brotherhood in both hemispheres. It strikes us forcibly as looker. on that this increase of the British forces in Ireland gives to the Fenian order a prestige which its most sanguine leaders in this country never dreamed of its aoquiriot in the present century. We may be mistaken as to the sincerity of the more ignorant members of the society. But that those of them who have any intelligence soberly believe that they can take even one practical step towards securing the inde pendence of Ireland we utterly discredit. The leaders of the association are perfectly well aware that a crusade for the " liberation" of Ireland would en counter the fiercest, the most desperate, and the most effective opposition from the Irish people themselves. The entire hierarchy—without a single exception—an the avowed enemies of the order. The lower orders of the clergy, almost to a mast denounce its declared purposes, nod have placed their ban upon its membership. The land. lords of the muntry, with few exceptions, are, from self interest, the determined foes of revolutionary uprisings. And the great middle class—the well-0410 farmers, the merchants, and master mechanics, content themselves with a steady, patient, and persevering advocacy of coostitntional reform. To suppose that a few partially organised betas of ignorant peseantry, prompted as these may be by non resident propagandist+, are to rise up against the wishes and interests of the sober, industrious, and educated majority in Ireland, and are to rise up with even the re. motest chance of disturbing the existing government, is siniply preposterous. The beet section of the Irish people— without distinction of faith—might he safely left today to dispose of Fenianinn in Ireland, were there never a British soldier in the Wand. No Irishman of ordinary iotelligence or of ordinary honesty doubts this. But true-hearted Irishmsn loop to see the day when the British government will find it to be its owe interest to terminate that vicious system of elms legislation and sectarian favouritism under which the country has groaned for centuries, and against which the noblest and the beat of Ireland's eons—both protestant and catholic—have contended, at the risk of fortune, of political advancement, of court patronage, and of all that intelligent and high-minded men might, under other circumatancer, honestly covet. It h the solemn protests of such patriots as these that the British government have to fear to-day—much more than the bravado and nonsense of then Pbmnicisio madcap,. The wrongs of Ireland are solemn realities which must some day be atoned for ; the fanfaronade of her liberating leagues simply furnish a subject for sport. A letter from Paris says :—" This is to be a I prodigious year for truffles. A few hive already been brought to market, mach sooner than is usually the GOO ; I but the harvest has not vet begun, and the precious sub terranean mushroom is still acquiring mire and fragrance in the ground. Not only will the crop be unusually large, ! but the quality will be something very remarkable. The hot sun which came sitar tome rains in August has bean highly favourable to the perfume of those black diamonds ; of gastronomy. A century ago the whole of the truffles an nually gathered in France did not amount to the value of • million francs ; they are stud now to produce more than 30 millions. Truffles are found in almost every put of France, 1 and in many depsrtmenta their collection and sale is a great resource to the poor in winter. Hitherto it has not ; been generally allowed to oollect truffles in the forest' of the state, but that prohibition is expected is be shortly re moved. Abundant truffles and a wonderful vintage will make of 1363 a red-letter year in the gourmet's calendar." The fair of Nijni Novgorod, which is now over, seems to have been well attended ; all the hotels were full. lied lodgings were very dear. At first business was ex tremely doll. buyers and sellers seemed in no hurry to arrive, sad the ebonies of the Bokharian merchants was • source of greet disappointment to many manufactarers, who supply the Bokharian market ; for the wants of the Bokharians are peculiar ; teapots, cup., gleam% knives and a misty of other artieles are reads esprewly for this people after • fashion which nits no other market. The appre hension, therefore, that they would be prevented from at tending cart • gloom over the fair at the beginning. But when they at length arrived with plenty of gold and silver, according to their custom, things took a MOM feveurable tut. METROCOMPANYPOLITAN DISrEICT RAILWAY .—(THIS DAY.) This day the Mond ordinary half-yearly general meeting woe hid at the °Moos of the company, is Vic kwia-street the Earl of Devoe in the chair. The follo wing is the report of the directors : " In accombuses with the preepeehaa, they have pro carded in the first instance with the construction of the line between Kensington and Cannon-attest. A contract has been mend into with Kamm Sir Morton Pato, Betts, Kelk, sad Waring Broths's. for the coestruotion of thee' works for the sum of 1,710,0001., the contractors engaging to work the seatices of the line as they ars completed until the whole length is rimmed to the public', taking the profits of each working, sod pans( interest epos capital during contractioe. aequthitiou of merely for the be en been carefully proceeded with, aod the works hav commenced at mescal poista, and will be premed forward with vigour. As it is of the utmost importance to complete the itonnexioa with the ezistiog metropolitan railway as rapidly as possible steps have been token with a view to enable the directors to pleased with the remain- Log portion of the undertakiog between °sawn-Meet, sad Tuoitythquare. The Wilier's Waren gumeateed by the contractors wan paid by them on the 13th September Lad. The engineer's report states that the stains at High-street, 'Kensington is in active progress, and a considerable portion of the excavation and brickwork has been executed. A onnzationment has been made near Vislorth4theet, Mist minter, upon prepsny acquired from Messrs Elliot. Wstney, said CO.. and the trustees of Emanuel Hos pital, and various preliminary WHIRR of drainage, Re., are in progress along the line. The brick. work required for priming the railway trader the London, Chatham, bed Dover Railway viaduct at Black. friars is very nearly completed, and the wrought lees I girders are in place. It was originally contemplated that a very early commencement of the works might be made between Westminster station and Cannon-street; bat the progress made by the Metropolitan Board of Works with the Thames Embankment, sad the clearance of property for the new street between Blacdrhiars and Genoa-street, bee not hitherto bees such as to permit this to be done. Wears badly engaged with the detailed drawings and preparations far the works of the railway between Cbnw street and Trinityecuam, so as to secure the completion of that pert of the work simultaneously with the Metropolitan Easter Extension from Finsbury-arms to the came ti t, by which means the' Inner Oink' becomes rem The CHAIRMAN, in moving that the report be adopted, expressed a hope that it would be accepted as estiiectsry proof of the progress made with the works. The direeton had paid attention to Wee main palate—the raising el the capital, the letting of the contracts. and the aoq of the property. It had been decided that they should proceed with the lies between Osamu-street and Kea singtoe station, and that contract bad been let to gentlemen whose names were a guarantee for their respectability, on term which the engineer considered favourable to the company. The report of the engines stated the wblrh bad been made with the works, and the directors, through their surveyors were making great propels in the acquisition of the pro perty. Pawing through the various paragraphs in the report he adverted to the importance of proceeding with the extension from Cm non.steest to join the Metropolitan Extension at Trinity aquae°, so as to complete the inner circle of the Metropolitan railways, and stated that, impressed with the importance of completing that portion of the line as early as possible, they had bestowed their attention to the beet means of raising the necessity capital for the works ; they had coesequeetly made arrangements by which the contractors are to subscribe for the remain tog capital, reserving one -third for the existing shareholders in pr oport ion to their holdings, the contractors, however, undang to 'crept take off this third which the shareholders might oot He concluded by moving the adoption of the report. The motion having been seconded by Mr. A. CLUE= SHERIFF, M. P., A SHAREHOLDER inquired whether, if the contractors should be unable to place the shares which they were to take at par, the company were to be liable for the difference. The CHAIRMAN—No. In reply to mother question be added that no definite contract had been made for the vetoed section of the Another SBAREMOLDEI took exception to the item for preliminary and parliamentary expenses, which he thought uneeossaanly large. The CHAIRMAN replied that 16,0001. out of the 47,0004. charged for preliminary and parliamentary expenses was a rem paid to the Metropolitan Grand Union Company, who bad promoted • oompetiog line, a portion of which this company took up. and who in consideration of this payment had withdrawn their opposition. After some further conversation the motion was carried unanimously. A vote of (hulks to the chairman and the directors con cluded the banner. THE COMMERCIAL TABLE AGALN.—A large and influential meeting of oonantereial travellers was held of Tuesday evening, at the Norfolk Hotel, Newcastle-ow Tyne, to sacettain their opinion as to the desirability of forming a society for the abolition of the present compul sory custom of wins drinking at commercial dinner table. After a spirited discussion, it was proposed and nnasi mously resolved that an association be formed, to be called the " Commercial Travellers' Union,* for the attainment of the 'boy I object. The next resolution was as follows :—" That this meeting, feeling the injustice of the present compulsory custom of wine drinking at com mercial dinner tables, hereby resolves to nee its influence to abolish the usage," After the reading of this resolution, an interesting end animated discussion gook place, the numerous speakers expressing themselves warmly is favour of a society whose object would so nearly affect their in terests as a commercial body. The resolution was then carried unanimously. A committee was subsequently formed to carry out the object of the meeting. The whole proceedings were characterised by the greatest eakhusissin, and if in other towns the matter be taken up with like spirit, it is confidently believed the movement will be crowned with looms. Biaaarrz.—We read in the Sport :—" Biarritz is extremely animated. The period of official Ntes and re minions having peered, the court freely indulges in all the pleasures of the villegiaturs. A small portion of the beau monde of Paris ia amiembled at this elegant smakle resort. There are many pleasant meetings and agreeable walks, re ceptions at the Villa Engeeie, social evesiag and morning parties, dinners, and assemblies at the Casino. The Empress as well as the Emperor are beaming with health. His Majesty is very gay, in excellent humour, and appears greatly to enjoy his stay at Biarritz. The Empress is most amiable and affable. In the morning she bathes in the Old Port, after first balling a kind of little court, surrounded by her ladies of honour. Is this circle may be men persons of the diplomatic corps and of the fashionable world and foreigners of distinction, towards whom her Majesty is inex. preuibly gracious. She freely enters into conversation, compliments the ladies, deigns to notice the toilets which please her fancy, and by a few kind weeds makes many a one happy in the eager groups around her. The other day, among the persona present at one of these open air lerhis, were the Grand Duchess of Made, the Grand Duke of kleck:anbarg, Dan Bezique, brother go the Bing of Spain, the Princess Labanoff, the Russian Ambassador, Mme. Girardin, the Marchioness de clarinettist°, ht." Within the last few days the Austrian govern ment, it is said, has addressed a despatch to the cabinets of the great powers, in which the Minister of Foreign Affairs declares, in very emphatic language, that the late mai. festo or rcscript does not mean a political retrograde more moat. On the contrary foreign cabinets are to understand ------. - - - - - that his Apostolic Majesty Francis Joseph has decided on maintaining a repreentative form of government for the whole empire, after oath of the states have made known their wants through the medium of the diets, which shall be worked by an executive desirous of promoting liberal measures, and of respooding to the wants of the people. The Levant Herold of the 10th says :—" The Porte has, we loath, at length.grauted the promoters of the Sucdis acid Aleppo Bailway the concession sought for on I the increased capital estimate for the undertaking. This I line, as our readers ern aware, forms the first section of Gen. Chesney's Euphrates Valley scheme." THE CIRcASSIANS IN Toigur.—A letter from Dardanelles, dated the 16th says :—" The quiet Mlle port of Eoos, which, though situated on the south court of meths, forms part of this Pachthe, and is noted for its perilous harbour and malaria fevers, is just now the scene of a disturbance somewhat perpletieg to the authorities. It , would appear that the Circassian settlers in that place, ! ! numbering about 500, nomindfol probably that beggars cane= claim the right of ehoiae, thought proper to arrogate to themselves the latter privilege, and having refused the ! ground alloted them by the government, took forcible pee session of some woodlands which bad opecielly struck their fancy and which would have bear remarkably imitable bad they not belonged to some one she. This technical difficulty, however, the practical habits of the Circassiaes led them to overlook or to ignore, so they intresehed themselves on the coveted locality whence they obdurately refused to budge. The ' Turks, solos:ad by that breed conception of hospitality which the Horan inculcates, were unwilling to do mon then remonstrate , and, dreading a serious complicatioe, referred the matter to bra-quarters. Oar Ertl%ed without delay to the scene of the d r. ffilenl7, moral indueste o f sot so far prevailed aphid the ionbardisath spirit of the emigrant 11101111tailbedn. He has, however, suoseedul is preventing a oollision between the lawful proprietors and the warp= pending the arrival of a reinforcememt of troops, which is now on tee way from Constriatiuople. This is no ? iusfortuestedb the only in . thence whim the Quixotic =int in which Turkey reeeived so many thouraed destitute refuges" has boon rewarded by ' turbulent issaordiaatlos on the part of the recipients of . the ballad bounty." LATEST INTELLIGENCE. MORE CAPTURES BY THE SHENANDOAH. SAN FRANCISCO, 8zer..13.. Honolulu dates to Ang;;t. 16 hi;ebeenzeoeived. The whalers James Mann, Joseph BUIWCII, and Richmond, bad arrived from the Arctic, the former under bond, with 150 sailors, comprising the crews of vessels burned by the Shenandoah. She left the Arctic about the time the Nile departed for thin city, and reports the total captures by the Shenan doah at 30, of which 20 were burned and four bonded. Their names were heretofore telegraphed. The Maxwell reports 10 whalers escaped, without giving the names. The Emily Jordan and John P. West had previously sailed for Ochotak Sea. (LEOTletil TILZGRAXIL) THE BRAZILS. DEFEAT OF THE PARAGUAYANS BY FLORES. LISBON, SEPT. 27.. The Royal Mail Steam► Packet Company's ship La Plata, from the Brazils, &c., has arrived here, and leaves for Southampton this evening with 50 adult paasongers, 7,824/. in specie, 100 bags of coffee, 24 packages of ipecacuanha, 100 barrels tapioca, 257 rolls tobacco, and 130 packages of sundries. The Oneida, with the outward mails of the 9th September, was at St. Vincent on the 20th inst. (By telegraph from Lisboa.) RIO DE JANEIRO, Sem.. 8. A battle has taken place at Yantany, on the Uruguay, in which the allies under Flores were victorious. " • The enemy lost 1,700 prisoners, their cannon, and flags. This defeat is considered to have struck a deci sive blow at the Paraguayan invasion of Brazil. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE Exchange on London, 23i. Coffee, good first, 8.500 to 10.000 reis ; shipments since the depar ture of the last mail, 98,191 bags, of which 54,658 were for the Channel. Sales of coffee, 90,000 ; stock, 75,000 bags. Freights, 47}. BAHIA, SEPT. 13. Exchange on London, 24f. Cotton, 16.000 to 16.200. Sugar, brown, 2.200 to 2.300 rein. PERNAMBUCO. Sm. IR Exchange on London, 23j. Sugar, whites, 4.000 to 4.100 reis ; brown, 2.300 to 2.530 reis. Cotton, 15.600 reis. The 3dessageries Impirialee steamer Guienne, with the French' mails for Brazil, arrived here on 'the 12th. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE CITY OF LONDON. QUEENSTOWN, %Tr. V. The Inman 'teenier, City of London, from New York on the 16th inst., arrived here at 8 a.m. today with 28,900 dole, in apecio and 181 pas sengers. She landed 59 passengers and proceeded at 8.30 a.m. CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS. The Mustlia, which left Malta on the 17th inst., may be expected at Southampton ou the Gth in stead of the 10th October, as previously announced. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (nom ma own 001613PONDENT.1 PARIS, WLDIE4DAY EVENLNG. I venture to prophecy that it will be a good while before Cardinal d'Andrea finds his health sufficiently restored to enable him to leave Naples for Rome. What in likely to be thought in clerical circles of the portraiture d tete repusc of the college of cardinals, drawn by one of themselves in the letter dated Naples, Sept. 10, may safely be an ticipated from the following article iu this evening's Gaz , tte de France : We publish today—regreftiog th►t we promised to do so—the letter addressed by Cardinal d'Arsdrea to the car dinals and bishops of the catholic world. The reeling of this docutn-nt ins profoundly afflicted us, and the grief we feel cannot but be shared I , y all ostholics. It is indeed end to sea a prince of the church forget what he owes to the vicar of Jesus Christ, to his sovereign, to hiineslf, and the high dignity with which he is invested, and descend to the level of a pamphleteer. Yes, this pretended letter to the bishops is in reality but a pamphlet, and a pamphlet' of the worst kind. To bring it to the test we have only to ask whom will it delight and whom will it afiliot ? if before writing and signing it Cardinci d'Andrea hid examined his conscience and inquire I what be owed to his purple robe, and Lis title of assistant to the pontifical throne, he would have thrown away Lie pen rather than spread scandal far end wide, grieve Pius IX., and with Pius IX. the cathelice of the whole world. But die:fp ' pointed pride and ambition. arid the desire to play a pro• minent part, no matter what, have hurried him on. Ile will make some noise, and if that is the only object he had in view he is likely to b 3 satisfied, and may, however, be eery ewe of this, that those who blame will et the same time pity, ask how a pillar of the church could fall so low, an•l pray God to raise him up. Oa the other hand thole who applaud will have neither sympathy no, estetin for him ; they will use him as a weapon wherewith to'fight the church, and then throw him away. This is the ' fate whiel awaits him, and it will be all the more humiliat ing because it will come quickly. The ephemeral scandal which hairy thought to wafter over the four corners of the world from his sulky retreat fit Naples will speedily be sue. cooled by contemptuous forgetfulness. There is not iu his letter a single accusation that tells, a single recrimination for which there is any foundation, a single insinuation which does not merit disdain ; and as to his explanations and justifications—what he calls his patriotic Italian inspir ations—one can only pass on and regret that he should have had the misplaced courage to publish them. The Muncie and the Union are for the present silent on the subject of this very pretty quarrel. The Opinion Nationale says : Without exaggerating the importance of this latter, the tone of which is at once firm and moderate, it must be con ed. red under existing circumstances to assume the pro portions of an event. Many honest and reasonable men in the church think as Cardinal d'Andrea does without daring to say as much. The initiative taken by a prince of the cnurch, by a man invested with the Roman purple, is a feet of netare to rally in one phalanx many hesitating minds borne down hitherto by the yoke of discipline, but not content to break for ever with modern society and liberty. The Patric gives an unqualified approval to the letter ; affirms that the only scandal is of the court of Rome's own creating, and trusts that the Sove reign Pontiff will at leugti open his eves to the intrigues about him. The Pays, feeling the re sponsibility of its semi-official position, says nothing. M. de Gueronnihre's journal, the France, does not so much as notice the existence of this remarkable proclamation of a prince of the church. The Empress is to be godmother to Marshal Can robert's daughter, and the Archbishop of Paris 'godfather. The Pays gives semi-officially the explanation which common sense had elready suggested of the alarming rumours that the Toulon fleet had received sudden orders to arm its gun-boats. The only object was to give the ships more air on account of the cholera, which, according to the latest news, is fast disappearing. • Is Franco, by a pvrvers'on of language, tbs word pampekt his 0012)11 to bsvo an invariably odious significs tioo ; no visas over admits himself to be the author of • pamphlet; the resat went is brecheri. MURDER AT BRADFORD. Shortly before 1 o'clock yesterday mornings te „. mac , named John Greenwood, was fatally 50w1.7 1 Leeds-mad, Bread& A Party, consisting 0 (7 0 woman and four young men, left , th e Heen sat lea, Setter balling 12 o clock. trth „4 11 0 hues and the men were the deceased, manßandolph Walker, another mem 84 by the women as a " Gamma gentlernee,* wed person wabsown. A quarrel arose .thsaese~l., Welker meted th e woman by th e ar m =d i3 4! my w ife At this insetting, aye the name w ith an oath, laid, "I will gave it m a immediately stabbed Greenwood in the 1.4 ' I LO The m urderer, with another of the Ines, hawo: ran off. Greenwood was weaned ea a ats t a the borisery, but he dud oe the way RA; He bad been dabbed to the heart Walker me se w - 2 • the penman who bad misted to remove Grammer! tar . The body was !unloved to the &Was te . ' while then Wow, wh Hopkies,o had previously den sal ied 4 11 , by Sergeant all hods* krridansaction, was observed to died • oth corpse and soliloquies after a halm which what tt da m , . thepiriou Calling the dead man haul* b y h earns , be said, " I would rather have givaa 1.„ • this Aced have happened." The ofßeer inumatiatth bi te t a t o comedy, and subsequently found, th e t: s t ory of Smith , that he was one of the four an bad b ees w ith her when the murder took phe, vigilant effort was subsequently made in ewe for I boors stairwarde to discover the mtuderer. m a e t Smith gave a minute description of the murder er , s eal amerepeaued the allows an visiting venom pl m " the town and neiglabosirkmd. The dory as to a ow l , being the murderer reds upon the moarrokmatat err timony of the woman, end the has already & the! , description she first gave of the man. Besides, it h e ; appear that any German was at the Hope and a w a. a lthough the prowler Walker, the deemed ser t ; women wen th ere together, and it is believed ail go a left the boom together. Yarterdo it the Bore* c 0 ,4 the primmer Walker wee brought upon thenharge o f beet coacersed in amen the death o g (h emme r? . was athordlogly remanded till Saturday. .—(THIS DAY.) ex vs. I L.I. u , N.W. XII.R. WEATHER REPORT. THINUDLT, L ,T. Nears 11.10 47 &N.B. Merdwa Lab . - WM 53, Z. Ardseei6;4_ .. -. ISOM. 66, Z. Oreaseaame 10.2066 Z. Toilette r „... CO: Z. Oape Caw 3030,00 ILL LL . 10.77 . 57 11.8. L 110.14 1 ,41 Z. N.& Pealeasea filed 10.30111 Z. L'Orlen 10.14 61 1 le.& Rochefort.- 110.1640• F.R. seas eel z 1 51 =rash_ 70.1744 N.& 10.17 67 N.Z. Lanka 130.41 M.S. remaels -. 70.22101 N.E. 6earbeeoege. l lo.Bl W N.& 411.1•14 a 30.10 W N.E. Bellgelar I I-1 as. E.N.L t&E. eZ 8.13.4 tt S. S.W. __it 1110111111.1 111LIDAT. 01 NOITHILIUI Samna N.E. to S.E., fresh' COMM al. to &Wool, One. moals, hi pi. E.SE to WASTIAB. I.E. to P.W.'aft t freak squsll7 to seder* to boi moderato. N.E. to S.E., troth, 80071111.1. E. to S. Wax,* taw punk NW. to N.E. and S. E., lAirEnt. As sat Mow. freak fine. Northern=Sontland. Weslam=lreiand. Wain, rei mocks. Sontbern=ingliale Cannel and Bay • hq. Faatern=radwird Boiling and North Sea. SWEARDIO THE SHERIFFS OP TONDOS.-{III DAY.)—This morning Mr. Salle Gibbon (slant, • Mr. V. Flung, recently sleeted Sheriffs of haw si Middlesex. for the coming year; assumed the delft d a °Aloe, O ngprecedi In that respect Mr. Alderman ha el Alderman Bala. The mummy took phoi ltk Guildhall before the Lord Mayor, the merobeesd be de of Aldermen, and the priocipal officers of the apnea CLOSE OP THE NATIONAL GALLSRY.—gII3IO This morning the Natiocial Usllery, ■ closed for the wawa vacation, which tt il y i et=t is weeks sod three days. The Gallery will not be mad to the _publio until Monday, the 6th of November. " DISTINGUISHED VLSITeRS " AT WORCHITL ' A few days ago, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, the grim al Crowe, whose romantic+ elopement sad gatismogstasalp have been food for soap for several days past, sad new at present on their wedding tour, arrivals Woreetobis I Hereford. Having to wait some time before tbs mid , mother train, they whiled away the time W akin, I and down the platform. It sOOO became IabOIM Irk dif wore, and a great many spot:atom sassentla, by wash appearance and style of the happy bride sad Wham were freely canvassed. It wee the general wino Weals was nothing in Mr. Smith's looks to laden a lay is few • each a violent attachment, though it was sailed WI ladies display remarkable eicsentrieity whoa they amok themselves, while Miss Smith is rather ordiamy.lookigiel be. the appearance of a young woman who like ohm /NS Sex would choose to have bra own way if she coed —yen' outtrshire Chronicle. CoNSEBTATIVI DZMONSTEATION AT CITENY HAM. —A festivity of as unusual cbarsei to the tend Cheltenham task place yesterday, when 1,200 wriesnabe diced together, to celebrate the return of Mr. Berate, If. P. to represent Cheltenham at the lest guard Ikea Mr. Lingwood„ lord of the manor of Cabala, oak ib chair; and there were present, beside Mr. Bonsite, Lady Schreiber , Sir Gam Jelkinsos, Lady habilis, Mr. Dowdeswell, M.P., kc. The dinner Wit Plus in great tent. After several usual tomb the Wealth d k Schreiber, H.P., was payout!, and drank with sd cheering. Mr. Schreiber replied at great length. wag* Um general elestios, and notably the polling, Caw ham. Mr. Dowdesweill responded to the toed el the etf and borough members. Mr. Schreiber enbeneestlf paid the 1,167 conservative electors of Chelan's, In other toasts followed. The hte at night caned if dancing, main, sod fireworks. Co.oiritiarvioffs TO A FEAST. —The following** tributions were sent by the noblemen and gentiswes wad towards furnishing forth the tables at the dieser! tY Derby Agrionlaval Sonny just held ; and foe ill the pd., cheer the conimittee " respectfully o ff ered their 0" thanks' :—His Grace the Doke of Devonshire, a lek :es Right Hon. the Earl of Ch•eterfield, half • buck, 10 Wl' and 8 brace at birds : the Eul of Hairnet" O Me birds sad 4 hares ; Lord Scarsdale, half • ask Varna, 4 bares, 2 brae of birds, and 4 rabbits; W.F. Drury Lowe, hamsch of venison ; Cosines Fawns, 1 1 .° end 2 brace of birds; Sir H. B. Wilmot, Bart. 6 Ism. braes of birds, and 6 rabbits ; Er. R. S. W. &IA i hares ; Mr. J. G. Crompton, 6 bares and 4 bills Mr. J. Headhunt, 2 hares and 6 brace of birds; 10. I k Holden, 4 brace of birds sod fruit ; Mr. J. Saba . 2d of birds and fruit; Mr. C. E. Newtoo, 2 hugs sad` of birds; Mr. A. M. Mundy, 10 hares and 20 ma; ffs• F. Arkerright, beach of venison; Mr. T. Waikato. 1 bare and 2 brace of bbds; Mr. W. Mundy, 2 bra ail bras of birds ; Mr. H. Baden, 2 bares and brow el ban Right Hon. Lord Helper, plot, melon, aod basket oelee: Sir J. H. Crewe. Bert.. 2 haunches of ream sad l of grouse; the Marquis of Hastings , an ises asel b Irmo birds; Rev. H. S. Sitwell, 8 hares; Mr. T. W. goof M.P., a splendid pine, peaches, hare, and brass d Whi Hon. E. K. W. Coke, grapes and peaches ; Mr. ft Hoe • Mr. W. T. Con, M.P ., 121 b of VIM 4 wkftK grape 'birds ; Mrs. Mao, fruit ; 8.; Wes Colonel Newdigate, 4 bra of birds and 3 bum ; fruit. AMERICAN REPORTING. —T he New York PO ° coatis= to publish mounts from their "owe °XIV', date' of the tour of the party of Ulna —isvatialf " the European capitellats”—who ale on • tar of kit hos among American railways, the Atlantis ssii pus Waters in particular. Prevented by a skew stage from pursuing a articular journey 01 . ,._ 0 7 0 by railway. the party took to the contan, sad" . d o York Herold meads to toll what happened to thew el„ following hellion : "Prismatly • voice from the lW 0 .; bard —' A Bristol! • Scioto' ! ho! a Bristol to thsaet The Hoe. Sir Morton Pea was the mamba of POWL7.. from the city of Bristol, England ; Mr. Cowee o l: from the game city, sod so were send . 1 1 7 1 of the party. On remains the IPA "' l o p. hill where the ahem was gives it 10 • Mined Host one of the company hof f alba 11 16 ,..„ elderly lady in a fium.botue who was origisalll_..%"' Bristol. She had oceans of sweet milk. all eke 60 1 17,,i in shining tin pens. The old lady, you may be gers.r4a., glad to see so many of bee old coun trymen , end Ow 10 ,7 . of th e bones and the dairy was prompt l y mauled :la Cup after cup a the delirious brad wee_l 4 l 7. ' Captain Jodking drank rather too dasp..sl._,, sick at his stomach. Sir Morton imbiber oustully, sod all the young nobs followed hie !•• - .1 Their thirsty palates quenched then cams the.„7 - I.o• task of indamalficatioe. Hi ! see the V_ Golden eaversigns, by the L en d ! spiatiti Maw et ducats, by St. Lamm ! A A we Fee* Wk sowbors. • See bore, _Bobby,' cied tbs good di her son, brawny led of MOM twentyouss ter se she displayed bee soddenly acquired dila enough to buy • cow. May tan be a inter day if it will bring soda good customers: As the party loft, I ventured to edemas sad crave a cep el 71. 'My good woman ' I said. ' Masse gentleoll a ' • linsaires—l ant nothing bat a poor Yankee. POW O l i o a little milk, and ben Is thy reward.' She pyr„..• milk. I beaded her a ball dollar =see 1 1 0 , 8 1 mossent Tower was at my heels. I at t o o ear, sad slid hell way down the embsakmat. las f i tOw FrrOW AT SwaNtia.—The gdnat have, it is understood. received isforsastios Wet • oho beak of yellow fora hos Mb.. plea at Snot, 5, statement is of so precies and startling a oaten we' Bahama has bow despatched by order of the NOLO ." al to Swansea to WasOffits the shsesetw at the dr" -- ea th. Wt. Oaks esthe 711 disM. oismai slow Osaadia Is • Kw bat Us* fa 11 Tem a in • is claim was aud and ars was MO. al lasa bat Mot i twit order ~■ Jo sad war thw and Jul