The Express. — London, England, 1861-08-07 00:00:00

TO OUR ItZADERS. ~_. SPORTING INTELLIG ENCE A We edition of the Express a published every evening during the racing season, containing the rendta of the day's races. A 7..1 . 011 of irony in the opening paragraph re deems the prorogation Speech of yesterday from the charge of being utterly colourless and vapid, which might otherwise be fairly urged against it. The Royal Commissioners were commanded by the Qesae to convey to her faithful Lords and Com mons " Her Ms-it:wry'' , acknowledgments for the " seal and assiduity with which you have applied " yourselves to the performance of your duties "during the Session of Parliament now brought "to a cline." This, however, it may perhaps be said, cannot properly be considered ironical, the sentence being merely a routine expression which means nothing. But her Blsissrv's Ministers have shown that even in the construction of a 'loyal Speech they are not the victims of mere routine. At the beginning of the Session, for example, they omitted the usual reference to Parliamentary Reform, which, having appeared in every Speech from the Throne for upwards of ten years, hail become as it were a stereotyped part of the document. In the same way, had they so pleased, they might have left out the usual reference to " zeal and assiduity," as not only wholly inapplicable, but indirectly offensive. No man of high and honourable feeling likes to be formally complimented on the exercise of those virtues which are the exact opposite of his known and notorious failings. Such compliments only emphasize and expose to adverse criticisms the weakness which a prudent silence might have shielded from remark. To praise the reckless and extravagant for their prudence and economy is, indeed, something more than flattery—it is covert insult. At the close of such a ses sion as the last, the opening paragraph of the Royal Speech reads like the bitterest sar casm. Such a dilatory, do-nothing session of Par liament has happily been unknown in recent years. The captious, obstructive spirit, and list less proceedings of the House have been equalled only by the timid and temporising policy of the kovermaient. Though the House has risen earlier than usual, it has been repeatedly counted out, and has wasted an unprecedented number of evenings in small talk. As a natural consequence little or nothing has been done beyond the barest routine of ordinary work. This is so notorious, that it is admitted by all, except perhaps those courtier journalists, whose obsequious deference to autho rity might lead them, like (sit', to say the weather was very warm and indifferent cold in the same breath, or, like to pronoun e the same object to be like a camel, like a weasel, and very like a whale. But though nothing has been done in the way of legislative work, worth the expenditure of &seesaw', it must in fairness be added, that the Government Yea accomplished almost all it proposed at the out set to do. The speeches from the throne at the opening anal the class of the neeliamentary sitting rarely show so much harmony between promise and performance as those of the pr•eent year. The Ministry, under the inspira tion of its sagacious head, opened the legislative year with a programme so utterly meagre and colourless as to win tlas unqualified approbation of their political opponents. Only a few law reforms were promised, and the more important of these have in some shape or other been carried into effect during the Session. The Government has thus so far been succesefuL It has substantially fulfilled its narrow promisee, sad in most respects effected all it proposed to scoompbeh. The cynical policy of political negation has triumphed, and its wisdom and value may be tested by the result. Has the Government gained anything by its success f Is it at all stronger now than at the beginning of the session 1 On the contrary, it has loot ground more and more as the session advanced, and but for the early prorogation would in all likelihood scarcely have survived it. Still the country is, in the main, anxious to support the Ministry, and no one attempts or has of late attempted to attack it. Yet favourable circumstances and gifts of fortune are apparently of no avail. The Government has but grown weaker and weaker, and unless some change speedily takes place, it appears likely to perish of mere atrophy. Success has proved more disastrous than failure could possibly have done. We cannot affect to be our prised at this result, however mysterious and inexplicable it may appear to some of our contemporaries. We have all along protested against the policy of Ministers during the late session as altogether unworthy of a Go vernment professing liberal principles, placed in power by the liberal party, and aspiring to secure the sympathy and support of the Ration at large. From the meagre ministerial programme of lest February, everythingof a party or political nature— anything likely to awaken popular sympathy or secure popular support—in a word, every liberal feature, was carefully excluded. The promises by which they rose to power were openly alien doped, and a liberal Ministry virtually announced that it would introduce no measures save those which Lord 'W M' himself pronounced to be " un " exceptionable." Such a cowardly and faithless policy naturally excited strong indignation amongst sincere and earnest Liberals. But, apart from its cynical contempt of principle and consistency, this plan was, as the event shows, a serious political mistake. It was an attempt to work a system of Parliamentary Government in the absence of the very conditions which alone give it true vitality V THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 7, 1861. QICCOND-E•ND PIANOFORTES. A 7 CILAJI UAW. awl all. lam • Yew ••••••••• at " lima d if EMI sotsisei Nelms. al WNW MOW LPYKELI3 lITMOSTATIC TIA awl COFFILI ..L VII a-4 Is IKON asps, Wrung ..u.ll , nzht. IN • ii•Ssed Unlit Rivas. MN sat Momk Everywb••• rat free —J. °Au& w im, sot Ca•••••trust. LC.. vlrrtoo . it %It . Nest-ed ...pat, W. ghe Orprefis. 10 00111110PONDENTS. 11000miale 02.00 , 1 ke *• TM Immo - Leedom t, NPR era be at UN 800 e. 16. Boavirl•-•0••• • In Two Wave ea Ur fkg 61/61 ree MATILIJUICT, TOM 'mums. \CtiiI 4 ANDTIiLIRDNI.—MY LORD AND II \' L %PI Mr. a Ma C. !fit-.lN' AGE To. Montero Yams and Mime M. 011vor.—And MLR- I NI. IYt f IRLL.. Mr. Cesiplas.—Comirmeat T. rittnctqlra. ..... • _. TN•• /Aram,. HON /.1 Mew • Ryder. %bor.. P.tter. Nirre owl Mantes Him. Mum,. 1• . %%gel —Awl THE TNII rmLls Mr. —t'••tumrib r al T Igl!!TAN!IIA. Tia Evellaaa THE RED RIM CR. — a / a t/Raz by Werra and spills,. —Pa. as • 4.1 , • ••••141.11—.% iiniVlK To SR ,a)Lt) —Aid ANb LE J% K. 11. • rafiikr.load Ilna. L. rrlt—l lratarra at hall•patt RHIN WATI2 AT MIMS MOO; Tim Dar —llsavim 31 Mawr" ft. roll,. iv irsaaw —4lembi, 36. 16. :::m. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7. and power. Parliamentary government is in its essence government by party, and parties can only exist through a common agreement in certain principles of action and the adoption of a policy likely to secure their triumph. The abandonment of distinctive principles and a definite policy tends directly of course to reduce Parliamentary Government to a mere negation. The nominal bead of a great party who happens, like Lord PAL• ME/'TON, to be popular, may attempt, on the strength of his popularity, to dispense with political principles of any kind, and be satisfied to get through the routine work of the Government by mere charm of manner, by a genial humour, and pleasant mockery ; but if successful, would be a collapse of Representative Government. It would be nothing more or less than an admi nistrative monarchy tempered by desultory discus sion. The British Parliament would become, like the French Chambers, a mere deli berative department or appendage of the Executive Government. Happily there is no chance of such an attempt proving successful in this country. The experience of the present ses sion shows that such a plan must not only fail, but in the end prove fatal to the short-sighted politicians who adopt it. Indeed the most striking moral of the whole session is that a cowardly and treacherous policy is sure to bring its own punishment. ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON REGATTA. COWES, Aucurr 6. The annual regatta of the Royal Yacht Squadron, though somewhat later than usual in the season, is likely to be of a far more succeesful nature than usual, from various circumstances. The week was inaugurated by an exciting I contest between the America and the Alarm, two of the most famous yachts that ever floated, and though not in I the regular programme the excitement caused by the event was equal almost to that in the memorable year 1851, when the America first appeared in these waters, and carried off the prize given by the Royal Yacht Squadron. In addition to this event, the day was marked, at it, close, by en amateur performance at the Town Hall, given in the cause of charity, as the proceeds of the representation, and of others to follow, are to be devoted to the relief of the poor of the town in the ensuing winter. The arrangements for the week under the auspices of the squadron, and comprising the ordinary regatta, are as follows. To-day the Prince Consort's Cuts value 100 i., is sailed for by cutters of the squadron under the following regulations : those above 75 tons are to be cleated as 75 toes ; for those below that tonnage three quarters of • minute to be allowed ; three to enter and dart or no race. Ou Wednesday the annual dinner of the members of the squadron is to be held. Her Majesty's Cup will be ailed for on Thursday by schooners of the squadron above 100 tom, the time allowed in which race is to be • quarter of a minute per ton, three to enter and start or no race ; and in the evening there will be the usual display of fireworks on the parade. The ball is to be held on Friday evening, and, in all probability, the week will be wound up by the prize of 100'., given by the squadron, and open to y achts of any royal yacht squadron. This will be a time race according to half Ackers's scale. There is, however, one notable alteration this year is the matter of measurement, as the rule adopted for all yachts in the above match is that of the Royal Thames Yacht Club, whereas last year and in 1859 • somewhat caliph. ratted method was adopted, the origin of which is due to the inventive genius of the members of the New York Yacht Club. The roads this morning presented the usual lively scene, and one peculiar to the beautiful waters of the Solent ; for opposite the town and stretching for some distance on either hand lay the choicest specimens of racing and sailing craft the country can produce, many of there of large tonnage and capable of undertaking the longest voyage, owned by the most spirited of the British nobility and gentry, and manned by crews whose equals as British sailors are not to be found in the world. The road stead, though full, has, however, Leeu a little thinned by the departure of various craft, whose owners have been tempted to take trips to various places by the steady breeze which has been blowing during the few past days. Those at the station this morning comprised the undermentioned :—The Flirt, Sir P. Shelley ; Shark, Sir N. Block ; Firefly, Sir H. (*lender ; Nymph, Sir J. Bailey; Mytb, Mr. T. Gascoyne ; Zoe, the Earl of Yarborough ; Caroline, the Hon. W. Quin ; Dream, Mr. G. Bentinck Albertine, Lord Londesborough ; Ballerina, Mr. J. Daven. port ; Suzan, the Earl of Hardwicke ; Beatrice ; Mr. G. A. W. Rolls ; Arrow, Mr. T. Cluimberiayne ; Claymore, Mr. P. Harvey ; Wizard, Mr. W. Delafield ; Lotus, the Earl Yam ; Stornifinch, General Browne ; Titania, the Earl of Hasse, Re. Of yachts belonging to other clubs, there are the America, Mistletoe, Pandora, Anaconda, Wanderer, Diana, and the Lily, with her owner, Lord A. Paget, Com modore of the Royal Thames Yacht Club. In addition to the craft afloat off the town, the arrival of the most attractive week of the season is marked by the presence of many visitor of distinction in Cowes, where accommodation is difficult to be obtained ; and although better seasons have been known there is little appearance or chance of this favourite watering place losing any of its well•deserved prestige. diced the more interesting, as by comparing these tines with the allowance scale as drawn up by the sailing com mittee, it could be seen what were the chances of the race. The scale was as follows :—The Arrow to allow the Brunette 4 mio. 30 sec., and to allow the Osprey 9 min. 45 sea ; while the Brunette bad to allow the Osprey 5 min. 15 sec. From this it was clear that the Arrow had more than doubled her allowance over the Brunette, and had gained her allowance to the Osprey. After rounding the mark ves,el, the breeze having then freshened consider ably, the yachts ran up to the station vessel off the Castle, and passed thus: Arrow Osprey Brunette They then proceeded to the eastward to round the course a second time ; but there is little probability of the rice being concluded before the lent available boat leaves Cowes for Southampton. THE ROYAL %VAHAN YACHT CLl73.—Her Majesty has been graciously pleased to present to this distinguished club a splendid prize cup, to be sailed for at the forthcoming regatta. This cup, nominally valued at 100 guineas, is from the manufactory of Mr. Hancock, the eminent jeweller and silversmith, of Bruton-street, and is in the highest degree worthy of the European reputation of the firm. It is, in deed, a remarkable work of art, designed and executed with all his wonted fertility of invention and felicity of taste, by the celebrated sculptor Signor Raphael Monti. The composition of the figured subjects is free and bold, and all the accessories and details are exquisitely finished. ebe flourt. OSBORNE, Accuse G. The Count and Countem de Lacronia left Osborne yeiterday afternoon for Worthing. The Prince Consort and the Crown Prince of Prumia Went over to Portsmouth ye,terday afternoon, and visited the farts. Her Majesty, accompanied by the Crown Princess, Priacess Alice, and Prince Leopold, crossed over in the royal yacht Fairy at a quarter before six, and mat the Prince Cosisort at Portsmouth. The royal party returned to Osborne about 8 o'clock. _ Is attendance Were the Countess of Desert, Counter Muhl, Baroness von l)obeneck, the 800. Beatrice Brig, (*oust rw,tenstein, and Lieutenant-General the Hon. C. Grey. This morning the Prince Consort, with the Crown Prises and Princes, of Prussia, Prince Arthur, and Prince Leo pold. embarked in the royal yacht Victoria and Albert for Portland. Their Royal Highneemes will return in the evening. Countess Ltruhl, Baroness von Dobeneck, Count Furstenstein, Lieutenant•Colooel Obernitz, and Major Fdphioatone, were in attendance. To-day was the birth-day of Prince Alfred. A Cabinet Council wag held yesterday; at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, in Downing -street. The ministers present were Vis count Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Gran ville, Sir George Grey, Earl Russell, the Duke of Newcastle Sir G. Cornwall Lewis, the Duke of Somerset, Right Hon. Thos. Milner Gibson, the Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, and Lord Stanley of Alderley. Despatches were seat from the Coksialkolloi yesterday to the Lord High Ussamirsioaer ut the Heim Woods. Her Royal Highness the Grand Duchess of RenrDenestadt and the Princem of Home landed at Dover yesterday from Calais. Their royal high's'sr partook of luncheon at Birmingham's Lord Warden Hotel. Major Du PIM received the grand duchess and acomapsnied her royal ►ighner to Osborne. The Duke of Devonshire atd Lady Louisa Cavendish have arrived at Holkar Hall, near Kilnethorpe, from Eastbourne, Sussex. The noble duke gives at the eed of the week an entertainment on the wearies of the review of a portion of the Lancashire Rifle Volunteer'', as lend bentoont of the county. The Duke of Newcastle and the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, have postponed their departure for the reentry until after the interment of Lord Herbert, et which hie grace and Mr. Gladstone purpose to be present, oat of respect to the memory of their late personal and political Mead. The Marchioness of Salisbury and family left Hatfield House, Herts, oa Monday for Bouroemooth, for • few weeks. The noble marquis remains at Hatfield. The Marini , . of Exeter left town or. Monday for Spa. The marchioness and Lady Mary Cecil leave Burghley Hume, Northamptonshire, in a few days, in order to join the noble marquis on the Continent. The Earl and Countess Fitzwilliam and Ladies Fitawilliam left Cowes, Isle of Wight, a few days since to visit the family estates in Ireland, where they will pass a month or six weeks. The Earl of Breeknock will leave town in a few days for a tour on the Continent. Tim Countess of Kinnoull witness. Rutland-gate se As 15411 fast for Dapple Orel* Patirshire. The C.,ante-ts Frances W;ddegrave and Mr. Hareemt, IL P., have been @neaten* • distinguished party during the peat week at Indbrook House, near Brentwood. The guests have included—Their Royal Hipb ones* the Duke eel Duchess d'Aumale, the Duke de Ckartres, the Duke of Newcastle, the Austrian A album- Ser, As Marquis sad Marchioness of Claeriosrde, Merin Menbiesiesarif Aliabary, Viecount Chelsea. Lord and Lady None" Indy Gilbert Kennedy, Min Peal and Xis Abee Peel. Comet Corti. Sir John and Lady Johnstone and Miss Jekeelon, Lady Hien% Moe. Thomas Steen, Hon. F. Bysg. BM Amiss Ransil, General Malcolm and Mn. Ma to* Mir Money and Min Ida Mosey, Mrs. Colonel flnplems, Mr. Denby Seymour, Mr. Alfred Seymour, Mr. Foreseen% and Mr. Moaner. Viscount and Vi4301111t115 Stratford de Radcliffe and the Hon. Mimes Cumin will leave town for the mem at the dims of the week. Before gong to Scotland the noble viscount and viciounteen intend peeing • few weeks on Use Norfolk come. Vieeottnt and Viscountew Gage leave town on ?rids/ meat for their Nat, Firle Place, JAMS, Beraz. Lord and L►dy Chesham have returned to Lati nos. Borba, fr the Lla of Wieht. The Duke and Duche.a de Fernandina and the Coast as Lbla bare arrived at the Clarendon from the Coss inset. The Countess de Beaufort and the Marquis d'Llwares have Ide the Brunswick Hold, Jsrmye•atreet, for Pane Sir James and Lady Matheson leave town to day fur their oar, Stornoway Cholla, lioes-.hire. Admiral Sir William Hall Gage, who hail been much ludispased, be mow eamoidembly better. Colonel Taylor, M.P., and Colonel Richard Taylor left lowa ea Met* for tie pllaut member's seat, Ilairlips.eveaty DAN,. • marriage is amassed to take place shortly between Mr. Hatics, at Newimariort, and Mir Corry, eldest daughter at the Right Hon. H. 3. L. and Lady Harriet Oorry. Mr. alai Mrs. George Mackay sad Min Eunis have left the Borliagtoo Hotel for %Woad. Mr. Samuel 1 illett, chairman el the committee in fewer of the heroe-ride in Reodagton-gardens, enter tained his co-members end sorted privets friends at dinner last evaaing at the Clareados. The Head hfutership of the Menem Company's School, in the city of Loudon, will become vacant at animism alit. The salary is 350/. a year, with emolu ments amounting to 231. a year more. The company re quire that candidates seed in their testimonials before the 30th of September. _ _ THE BinHOP OF Dr an AY.—We regrut to announce that information reached Loudon yesterdar which gives but very faint hope. of the Bishop of Durham rizej. Hie lordship, who has been suffering from su gout, appeared sours days ago to be getting gradu ally better, but be suffered • relapse which has given the greatest alarm to his family and friends. The Right Hon. C. P. Villiers, H.P., the bishop's brother, and Lady Teresa Lewis, his sister, have both left L on d on f or Auckland Castle. The Archbishop of York has kindly undertaken to dischsrge the duties of the diocese of Durham during the illness of THE LAit LORU 11/RBERT.—The funeral of the ab►e estimable nobleman is appointed to take place on Frida♦ next. in the f►mil vault in Wilton church, the biautiful edifice close to *awe HouAe, which was built aolel► at the expense of the doomed lord. THE ALARM AMO THE AMERICA. This match, mentioned above, has been made for some little time between the two owners (Mr. J. Weld, owner of the Alarm, and Mr. Dece, of the America), but it was finally postponed to Monday. The conditions were that it should be sailed over the Queen's Cup course, as in the nee of to-day, and the amount to be contended for 100/. ; but with liberty from Mr. Weld for the owner of the America to increase it to 1,0001., though of course the main tenet* be decided was au to which was the fastest schooner. The America, an she is now again termed, as every one knows, got madly out of trim after passing out of the bands of her American owner in 1851, and since then such strong symptoms of dry rot set in that it was deemed ad visable to rebuild her, which was dew with the utmost care and precaution, to ensure to her her original lines and model in every respect. This was effected at the close of last season, since when she has been on a long cruise to America and other places, on her way picking up a prize in a regatta in the west of England. The Alarm, it is need lest to say, is the renowned vessel the winner of almost every prise for which she has contended. Under these cir cumstances there can be no surprise felt that everyone in the least degree interested in yachting matters was 11117j01111 to witness the contest or to learn the result. The start took plans off Cowes Castle at 11 a.m., the wind being light from W.S.W. The America led until pad Hyde on the way to the Warner, when the Alarm got the weather gauge, and took the leading position, which she raver afterwanls relinquished; but on the return from the Worm the America carried away her maintopsail, which of Nurse materially retarded her until a fresh sail was sent up. The Alarm pemsd the northeast buoy of the Brambles on the dud mod at 1.27, the America 13 minutes astern. The Alarm pawed Lep', on the Hampshire shore, at 2.15 and the station vowel at the Castle at 2.30, having then Yawed her lead of the America considerably. In the amend round the Alarm paseed the chequered buoy at the aorthemd of the Brambles at 4.26, and Lepe at 311. E4m. 30a, mom than CS minutes ahead of the America, who made the same point at 6.18. The Alarm came in at Cowes the victor at 6.31, winning by 37 minutes. The Queen and Prime Consort with several members of the Royal Family left Osborne shortly before the staining of the match in the Fairy, and witnessed the comment*. ant of the contest. The Fairy followed the yachts for some distance and then returned to Osborne. •MATEUR This unusual event in Cowes took placTeat the Town hall under the patronage of several persons of distinction, and under the direction of the Hoe. Mr.. C. Petre. The pieces selected were the drama of Plot end Passion, and the farce of Betsy Baker, in which the characters were re presented by the Hun. Mrs. Petra, the Hon. Mrs. Wrottes ley, Xis Owingliam, Miss Middemass, Captain M'Creagh, Caplan Vretrange, Mr. I'slgr►ve Simpson, M. D'Lys, Mr. C. Searle, Mr. 8. Bradshaw. and Mr. C. Weguelin. The small space that could be appropriated to the audience was well Riled, sod the performance was in every respect as good as could be expected, in the face of the inevitable Mimi the attendant upon the first night. The representation will be repeated this evening. THII PRINCE Co3lBollrell CUP. For this match, which was sailed foe to-day, the following three vessels were entered : Yachts. Tons. Owners. Arr0w........ 102 Osprey Brunette ... 70 The orders were that the yachts were to sail the Queen's Cap Caine, yin., to start from off the Royal Yacht Squadron Castle, proceed thence round the Warne Light, at the east end of the island, thence iu returning to pan to the north ward of the Calshot Light-ship and the northward of the Bramblea, outside all the buoys of this light, and to mood a mark yawl moored off Egypt to the westward of Cowes, sad to pass between the statiou.vereel and the Castle. Twice rotted. The mailing regulation were those of the Royal Yacht Squedron. A very good start was effected at half-pest 10, the wind then blowing lightly from the mouth-west, which was a leading wind for the yachts u they pro:woad eastward; ' bat they bad the young ebb tide to contend spinet. The Osprey sad Brunette got away some few minutes before the Arrow, whets crew did not seem to be so smart in setting mil as customary, for the smaller veasels had all sail drawing before the Arrow's topsail war sent up. The Brunette soon got a clear lead, and increased it all the way till they were oat of sight, the Osprey close following, but the Arrow steramost. On reappearing in sight at Cowes, at about a quarter past one, an entire change in position had taken place, u the Arrow was some distance ahead, and passed the Brambles nearly four minutes before the Osprey. who on her part was sir minutes ahead of Brunette. A few long tacks enabled the yachts to make the mark vessel off Egypt House, which they rounded aa follows : A my 2 14 15 08 1 1 “7 2 20 0 aim*, 2 24 50 _ _ Beton mash* this pit the Deonette, it will be seen, had draws well is to the Osprey, sod the nos was Ten- THE INCOME AND PROPERTY TAX. A return has been issued this day with the parliamentary papers, allowing the number of peewee in Greet Britain and Ireland charged to the income tax for the years ending on the sth day of April 1859 and 1860, under schedule+ I) and E, the amount of income charged, &c., distinguishing the number charged in each of the various classes. As regards schedule 13, it appears that in 1858 -59 the number of persons in Great Britain,with incomes under 100/. a year, wee 41,923, and the amount of income charged against them 2,725,6496 ; in 1839-60 the number of persons was 16,978, and the amount of income 1,082,6516 In 1858.9 the number of persons with incomes of 1001. and under 130/. was 100,968, the amount of income charged 11,126,100/. ; in 1859-60 the number of paean was 128,570, the amount of income 12,607,998!. In 1858.9 the number of persons with incomes from 1501. to 200!. a year, was 41,2766; the amount of income, 6,478,655/. ; in 1859-60 the number of persons was 41,687, the amount of income 6,566,4801. In 1858-9, the number of persons with incomes from 2006 to 301. was 35,553, the amount of income 7,877,5136 ; in 1859-60 the number of persons was 36,5356, the amount of income 8,067,0906 In 1858.9 the number of persons with incomes from 3001. to 4001., was 15,867, the amount of income 5,062,1456; in 1839- 60 the number of persons was 16,608, the amount of in come 5,278,6391. In 185-9 the number of persons with incomes from 4001. to 5001. was 7,829, the amount of in come 3,283,706/. ; in 1859-00 the number of persons was 8,130, the amount of income 3,399,038/. In 1858-9 the number of persons with incomes from 900!. to 1,0006 was 889, the amount of income 826,432/. ; in 1859-60 the number of versions was 901, the amount of income 830,251/. In 1858.9 the number of pennon with incomes from 1,6301. to 2,000/. was 5,536, the amount of income 3,677,5701. ; in 1839-60 the number of permed; was 5,932, the amount of income 7,646,382/. la 1858-9 the number of persons with incomes from 5,0001. to 10,0001. was 816, the amount of income 5,421,706/. ; in 1859.60 the number of persons was 887, the amount of income 5,962,7391. In 1858-9 the number of persons with incomes from 10,0001. to 50,0006 was 489, the amount of income 9,206,8731. ; in 1859-60 the number of persons was 512, the amount of income 9,909,842/. In 1858.9 the number of persons with incomes of 50,0001. and upwards wee 54, the amount of income {,969,3591.; in 1859-60 the number of persons was 59, the amount of income 5,379,721/. The number of persons of persons of all classes charged in 1858.9 was 267,173, and I the gross amount of income, 80,224,419!.; in 1859 the total number of persons charged was 273,745, and of income 84,373,090/. As respects schedule E, it is stated that the number of persons in Crest Britain with incomes under 1001. a year who, were charged with the income tar was in 1858.9 29,891, and the amount of income 1,595,611 !. ; while in 1859410 the number of persona was 22,121, and the amount of in come 1,241,7431. In 1858-9 the number of persons under this schedule with incomes of 1006 and under 1501. was 29,219, . the amount of income 3,296,9501. ; in 1839-60 the number of persons was 38,519, the amount of income 3,832,0006 In 1858-9 the number of persons with incomes from 1501. to 2001. was 42,102, the amount of income 2,058,7691. ; in 1859-60 the number of persons was 12,917, the amount of in come 2,111,4141. In 1858.9 the number of persons with incomes from 200/. to 3001. was 11,442, the amount of income 2,780,905'. ; in 1859-60 the number of persons was 12,037, the amount of income 2,811,430/. In 18584 the number of persons with incomes from 3006 to 4001. was 5,124, the amount of income 1,750,2016 ; in 1859-60 the number of persons was 5,271, the amount of income 1,756,027/. In 1858.9 the number of persons with incomes from 4001. to 500/. was 2,381, the amount of income 1,065,9681. ; in 1859-60 the number of persons was 1,475, the amount of income 1,005,563/. In 1838-9 the number of persons with incomes from 900/. to 1,0001. was 231, the amount of income 632,14771. ; in 1859430 the number of persons wu 234, the amount of income 227,7591. In 1858-9 the number of persons with incomes from 1,000/. to 2,0001. was 1,307, the amount of income 391,568!.; in 1859-60 the number of persons woe 151, the amount of income 353,9161. In 18118.9 the number of persons with incomes of 5,000/. and upwards was 70, the amount of income 549,5721. ; in 1859.60 the number of persons was 71, the amount of income 5:15,765/. In ' 1858.59 the total number of persons of all clones charged was 95,063, the gross amount of income 17,720,229!.; in 1859-60 the number of person was 98,437, the amount of income 17,820,4131. CEowne-omcs, Auousr 2.—Member returned to serve in the present parliament—Henry John Montagu Douglas Scott (commonly called Lord Henry Scott), for the county of Selkirk, in the room of Allen Elliott Lock hart, Eaq., who has accepted the office of sebward or baili ff of her Majesty's Chiltern Hundreds. WHITEHALL, Ammo' 3.—The undermentioned reformatories have been certified by the Secretary of State as fit to be reformatories, under the peovirions of the ate- Cute 17 and 18 Vict., cep. 86, via.:—The Yorkshire Catholic Reformatory for (Mn.,l at Howard-bill, Sheffield, in the county of York ; the Edinburgh Girl.' Reformatory, at Dairy, in the county of Edinburgh.--Garerk. DEATH OF GENERAL FRANKLYN, C.B.—The death of General Franklyn, C. 8., occurred on the sth inst., in his 59tb year. The deceased entered the army in 1828, and commanded the sewed brigade at the Alumbagh, in February and March, 1858, and subsequently the first division, and was ',regent at the defeat at the enemy's attack. lu March, 1858, when the position at the Alum high was attacked by the enemy in great force under the Moulvie, and which attack was successfully repulsed, he commanded the first division of the army. His commis sions bore date—Ensign, July 17, 1873 ; lieutenant, April 8, 11426 ; captain July 10, 1828; major, December 28, 1898; lieutenant-colonel, September 16,11145 ; colonel, June 20, 1854 ; and general, April 73, 1860. t THE LATE DUKE OF BUCKINOHAM.—With reaped to the memory of this deceased peer (says the Morning Hrrakl) it is requisite to contradict several unfounded state. meets which have been circulated by various oontempors rid The late Duke of Buckingham did not "overpower his son and heir into cutting off the entail upon his estates," the arrangement advisedly entered into in 1847 being alike honourable to the late duke and his son, both of whom made sacrifices for the payment of debts which had been per mitted to accumulate for several generations. The immediate sacrifice was that ineurried by the late duke, who gave up his all for the honourable purpose of the payment of out standing engagements, and wbo for the remainder of Lis life aubsiated upon a limited income from the estates, which provided a large sum manually for premiums upon po licies of assurance, amounting, it is stated, to upwards of 300,050/. The sums now receivable by the present duke from insurance offices, together sith the large estate, still retained, will yield, it is asserted, • clear income approaching that which (from the accumulation of debts) the late duke at any time re ceived from the property. The late duke did not prosecute his sou for perjury before a court of judiee, though rumour et • groundless accusation by others, made for objects quite a t var i a n c e with the ends of justice, is remembered to have been promulgated. The late duke sever assumed the name of Mr. Johnson, and did not end his days is • lodging-house leading from the Strand. The loss of the deceased noble man will be severoly felt in the county of Buckingham by those who possess a sense of gratitude for all the services rendered by him, both politically and privately, and such was evidenced by the universal demonstrations of grief and respect which occurred at the funeral on Monday last. COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONS AT CHELSEA Hos- PITAL.- -The competitive examination of oindidates for direct military commissions and for medical inspectonhips commenced in the ball of Chelsea Hospital, on Tuesday, before the examining council—Major•General B.omilly, Lieutenant-Colonel Pollock, and other examiners. About 120 cmailiiLitea for medical inspectorship passed their exa mination yesterday, and the examination of the other can didates connects( with other military departments is ex pected to occupy the council during the remainder of the week. THINOM NOT GENERALLY KNOWN.—A correspon deist requests u■ to inform our readers that the Lord Chan cellor receives 5001. for proroguing parliament. and the mine sum for opening the houses " by commission." NEST INTELLIGENCE. (Reclines TELEGRAUS ) AMERICA. NEW YORK, JcLY ?T. (Per City of Washington, vil Queenstown.) 2_ __ General McClellan has arrived at Washington to take the command of the Federal army. The Union army is being reinforced. The War Depart ment is accepting all regiments that are offered. The War Department has received information that the Confederates are advancing to attack Harper's Ferry. Three Federal regiments have returned to New York and met with an enthusiastic reception. The New York press and the Union Defence Committee attribute the disaster at Bull's Run to the incapacity of the Federal Cabinet. The New York Times correspondent at Fort Pickens states that Admiral Mine has officially informed the British government that the blockade is totally insufficient. According to advises from Havana to the 18th inst., one of the prizes captured by the privateer Sumter had been released. The remainder were detained to await instructions from Madrid. The difficulties between Spain and Hayti had been satisfactorily settled. QUEENSTOWN. Amcor 7. The City of Washington, on leaving New York, passed Prince Napoleon's yacht bound in. She also paused the Etna and Persia bound west. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORE, Join 27, Moamar°. (Pb? City of Washington.) Stocks lower: New Ycek Central, 7 , 14 ; Erie, Tai ; Ali. nois, 62. Exchange on London, banken' bile, 1074 to 106. very firm. Nosey abundant. Cotton steady ; sales of to-day, 1,800 bales ; middling upland is quoted 15j to 16. Wheat firm and prices advanciog. Flour good inquiry. Corn flat. Provisions dull. Coffee good inquiry. Sugar steady ; molasses firmly held. The City of Baltimore was intercepted off Cap e Ra ce on the 25th ult. NEW YORK, JULY 27, Eva. (Per telegraph to Father . Point and per Hibernian, via Londonderry.) Cotton firm and advancing. Middling Upland, 164 to 164. &lee in two days 3,000 bales. Flour steady. Wheat and own advanced le. Provisions quiet. Stocks dull and heavy. Illinois, 621 ; Erie, ; New Yea Central, 75. Exchange on London, 107 f. QUEBEC, JULY 27. Tho account of the crops in both sections of the province is favourable. The North American has arrived out. The Golden Fleece was ready to sail to-day, but her anchor fouled with another ship whereby she was prevented from leaving. FRANCE. PARIS. Amer 7. The Mortitever of to-day, In announcing the ar rival of the King of Sweden, says:—"The Em peror cordially embraced his royal brother." On Friday next a grand review of the Imperial Guard and the garrison of Pans will be held iu the Champ de Mars. ITALY. TURLN, Amos? 6, Emma. The amount to which subscriptions to the National Loan have been made by the public now reaches 900 millions. Father Giacomo, Count Cavour's confessor, arrived yesterday at Orvieto. The court of Rome has deprived him of his benefice. TURKEY. CONSTANTINOPLE, Auzuer 6. Asli Pacha ban been appointed Grand Vizier. The imperial hatt, dated today, in announcing this appointment to Aali Pacha, states that it had been deemed necessary to relieve Mehemet Pacha of his functions ! and says, "We are convinced of thy fidelity, intelligence, and prudence. Thou wilt be able to worthily fulfil my instructions relative to the great affairs of Europe." Fuad Pacha has been appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Kiamil Pacha President of the Council of Justice. CONSTANTINOPLE (vSINa/seines), JULY 31. Sir Henry Bulwer had an audience of the Sul tan to-day. His reception was most warm. In replying to the congratulations of Sir Henry Bulwer, the Sultan expressed his deep sense of the friendship of England and his determination to effect large reforms. Pensions have been granted to the recently dismissed members of the Grand Council. A forthcoming general circulation of caimea is announced. Exchange is rising. NAPLES. The Indipcmlanee Beige says that letters from Naples, of the 3rd, state that throe reactionary presses were broken there by rioters. At Auletta acts of reciprocal vengeance have taken place. The Italians and Hungarians retook the city by assault. General Pinelli is marching against Viessi, where a fearful reaction has broken out. People are flying for refuge to idanfredoni. Gene ral Cialdini is still at Naples, and is occupied with organising gardes mobiles in all the Neapolitan pro vinces. The harvest will be most abundant. A NEW MERODE AFFAIR. The Debra. contains the following telegram, dated Rome, August 3 : A new muftis has taken place between a French soldier and a pontifical sentinel. The Frenchman was wounded, and moseyed to the hospital. The surgeon mot informs- Moo of the fact to the French, who came to take away their comrade. M. de Merode dismissed the surgeon for haring made a report of the circumstance to • foreign authority. The same despatch adds that a violent inneute had broken out in the College of Santo-Michele. The head of the college, who was threatened with death, was delivered by the arrival of gendarmes. A great deal of damage was done, and several stu dents were expelled. Au inquiry is to be made into the facts. Two new fires have taken place. The consecration of Mgr. de la Tour d'Auvergne- Lauragais was a magnificent affair. AUSTRIA. The A ugsburg Gazette states that the Austrian government having resolved to withdraw the Italian troops from the garrison of Rastadt, and to replace them by Germans, a detachment of Austrian in fantry bas just passed through Munich on their way from Innapruck to Rastadt. POLAND. ADDRE OF WARSAW TO ENGLAND. WARSAW, Jutr 31. The following is the text of the suldrem pre sentesi to the English consul, Colonel Staunton, on July 21 : SUNDAY, JULY 21, 3 P.M. WARSAW TO ENGLAND. I, the City steeped in the blood of children ; I, a widow in mourning, with chains on my hands ; I, a slave in a living tomb, send these aonl4 of thanks to thee, English people. The voice of the members of thy much esteemed House of Commons. the voice of the workmen of thy towns, bail raised the lid of the tomb in which violence and indifference have precipitated Poland. To my call of blood and tears God bas replied by the mouth of an honoured people. Glory to Ood ! and thanks to thee, Oh, England ! With all that remains to me of life and immor tality, after a long martyrdom, I bless thee, thy old men, thy nien, women, sons,and daughters, wishing them eternal liberty and beatitude. May thy patrons ever pray God for thee, because thou, venerable and happy England, haat advocated the cause of abandoned, mutilated, and crucified Poland. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (nox otrx OWN PARD3, TUESDAY EVEIItRO. The following explanation of the backsliding of the King of Prussia with respect to the visit to the Chalons camp is semi-officially dedicated to the credulous. His Majesty was originally invited to the camp from the 15th to the 20th of August. He replied that he should be delighted to accept the invitation, but not, unfortunately, at that time, since his physicians had given him strict orders to make a long stay at Ostend. It is supposed, therefore, that the King of Prussia's arrangements would prevent him from coming to France before Sept. 10 ; and inasmuch as by that time the Em peror, according to his vacation programme, will be at Biarritz, one does not ace bow the visit is to come off. Such is the story told here, but I appre hend that the truth comes from Germany, and that the King, who never meant to come alone, has evaded the visit, because he cannot get the escort of other German sovereigns which he wanted. The Bourse has lost the activity of last week. Very little business was dune to-day. The closing quotations were, however, firm. Rente for account rose 10c., and Mobilier, 3fr. 75e. M. Felix Mornand, an eminent member of the staff of the Opinion Nationale, withdraws from that journal on the ground that M. Gueroult, the redactenr en chef, has lately shown himself more im perialist than M. Mornand had supgred when he took service under him. The special objection made by the secessionist is that in recent articles treating of a probable dissolution of the Corps Legislatif M. Gueroult described all shades of opposition as " eccentrics," and " revived, with the addition of great talent, the old and exploded theory that it is the opposition which injures liberty." He feels especially aggrieved by a recent circular to the subscribers, which makes the whole staff of the journal responsible for doctrines which he cannot but repudiate. To this " case of conscience," which (rare instance in these times) leads a man of small means to throw up an income, M. Gueroult replies that he has done little more in the articles of which M. Mornand complains than propound in a more theoretic form the doctrines which he has practically.advocated for the last two years. His opinion is that the principles which be desires to see triumphant may best be served by " legal and constitutional" means. It is very much to be hoped that the marked adhesion to the empire which M. Gueroult, the old St. Simonian and republican, takes this opportunity to give, may be reasonably accepted as an augury that the views of Italian liberty and unity, which he fervently advocates, are at bottom in unison with those of the Emperor. The Opinion rejoices this evening at the obstinacy of the Pope and Mgr. de Merode, which it hopes must force the French government to withdraw its troops from Rome. It repeats, in spite of the reiterated denials of the semi-official French press, that a certain number of the 30,000 rifles have been served out by the Pontifical government to the brigands employed by Francis 11. to terrify the Neapolitan provinces. Lord Palmerston's last speech is considered here as confirming this intel ligence. In England barristers, with very few exceptions, think it beneath their dignity to take part in the proceedings of a debating society when they have become famous. lam aware that among the prominent exceptions to this rule are Lord Brougham, the President of the Law Reform Society, and the present Lord Chancellor, who as Sir Richard Bethell devoted many evenings to discussion with obscure and young professors of law in the Juridical Society. But in France a society analogous to the Old Forensic (which was founded half a century ago by Serjeant Adams, and I dare say meets to this day in Serjeants' Inn) is an institution recognised and frequented by the leaders of the bar. At the meeting of yes terday, prior to the long vacation, M. Jules Fevre, who as barotinier takes the lead of the whole pro fession, was in the chair. The question on the card was whether a foreigner, in a cause where the French law permits him to be a plaintiff, can sue inform* panperis. The negative of the proposi tion was voted. When this business was disposed of, M. Jules Favre pronounced the usual holiday oration, in which, after numerous quotations from Virgil, he recommended that author for vacation reading, whether under the olives of the Tibor or at the foot of ruined castles overhanging the Rhine. M. Flucbaire, formerly procureur-general at Montpelier and prefect of the Seine-Inferieure, committed a most determined suicide a few days ago by drowning himself in a lake near Grenoble. It is a curious fact that his brother mysteriously disappeared some years ago ; he gave out to his friends that he was going to London, and was never afterwards hoard of. The fete of August lii is to be varied this year by the display of fireworks, for which great prepa rations are already making, being given at the Aro de Triomphe de l'Etoile, instead of on the heights of Trooadero. In order that the fireworks may be the better seen from the centre of Paris, the usual illumination of the avenue of the Champs Elys4es will not take place. The new Boulevard liales herbes and the Parc des Mouoeauz will be illu minated. A villa occupied by M. Offenbach at Etretat, near Havre, was entirely destroyed by fire on Satur day night. The conflagration originated in M. Offen bach's own bedroom, about half-past 10 o'clock, and spread with such rapidity that all efforts to arrest its progress proved useless. Nothing was saved but a few articles of furniture, and M. Offenbach's manuscript music. Among the persons who parti cularly distinguished themselves iu lending their assistance were M. Privost-Paradol, of the Debats, and M. G. Mitchell, brother-in-law of M. Offen bach. The loss, though serious, is fully covered by insurance. An official notice has been received at Cherbourg that the King of Sweden will embark from that port on his return to his own states. "The re-appearance of the silver five-franc piece," says the Ga.u:Ste de France, "has been quite an event in the capital. The manufacture of porte•monn.des is singularly compromised by this change, for all the porte monnaies made of late are far too small to receive these old fashioned coins. Some persons pretend that this reappear ance will have a favourable effect on economy and morale. There is no longer any danger of yielding to expensive temptations, for it is impossible to carry in one's pockets enough of these massive pieces to pay for any expensive articles. Two hundred, or even ono hundred, franca become an inconvenient burden. Gold is no longer in the ascendant." The Union Medicate gives an amusing account of the via of the Siamese Ambassadors to the Hospital Lari boisiere. When they were shown into the pharmaceutical department the smell of the drug% had such au effect upon the olfactory organs of these Orientals, that after making • variety of wry faces, and expressing their extreme di.guat in other ways, they fairly bolted through an open door into the fresh air of the garden. 11 fee; the ; Lint Co beta Ms nami Jabot