The Express. — London, England, 1865-08-22 00:00:00

TER EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST • 22, 1865. Pr I JOHN BROGDEWS PARIS FIRST CLAS S sad LONDON Pk= 30;DALL—Mins rlatin4Synt, Covent-pardon, lasi" W.C. iLld Is dosed al 0. and on eaSuds/9 Al sf desk. OPERA and R &CZ MAIMS, by NEGRETTI aad UMBRA. 21a. mad At.. la CRAM With Mk amid Imam orb alaadatan, plasm aad aporarda To be had only at their tow oalablloluaantagialtoziardm ; Corn= ; tik Itageovatrosi ; in 11i, LONDON must have a GENTLEMAN'S KUDOS sod MIMIC 20031.—" VANS," atter Alfred pitmen's usaserta trite Orpreiso• TO 00111116POND1O17IL samtils Weeded for " Tb• p Nome Lesion &Iran tvertis aper, muse be ei 01101, 10, loseeetrelmek by Tim o'clock or Ws day el pabileattow ICAYMAJUINT. Tam Braman. MB InUalali FISHWIFS. Mir Howard.-- -THY LADY OF LYONS. Mr. W. Montgomery sad MM. BMr. u eath —And IXION. Han. Leads Wlogneld. Mr. Nablus. nglue: Miro Maitland. HowanL Cavendish, and Penman. TIM IMMO. IGART4TGINGS AND VIDDLDSTILINGI. .—ADRAII NA POGUL Kew& Boaiabalt, anagiall4 E. Yoadeabot D. timber, warm, sob" mules: Des. D. sad KW IL Olivir.— Lad Ail Alms APOLOGY. BRITANNIA. Tins imago, THE CONVIIBERATER DAIIGKEZIL & and Miss Bader.- Carl Mantra and Wools. —Mr. sad Nni.Blad. -The Ificaing Inaily. -ABA BLIGHT AND MAW lir. Dnimideud ; Yarnoid. HIGH WATT& AT LONDONJILIDGI. TO DAT Maeda& ft. 4ta.....Altersooa. Ed 57a. Icotoaaoir Maislag. 14m— —Afternoon. U. 30a. LONDON. TUESDAY. AUGUST 22. LET us suppose, for an instant, that one of the leading mercantile or banking firms of London was to call in all that was owing to the house, pay off its liabilities, and close the oonoem. How long would it be before every account was squared, and every sixpence in the ledgers duly balanced Or, if it be possible, let us fancy that one of the colossal joint-stock banks had determined to liquidate its affairs ; in what length of time would every customer's balance be made out, every deposit returned, every peat due bill either recovered upon or in • fair way of being so, every bad debt declared, and the balance sheet carefully struck to the very last fraction of a penny ? In either such case, how many weeks would see the liquidation fairly finished ? Three months—or, say six—or even • year? And yet the merchant, banker, or joint-stock directors would only have the ordinary aid of clerks and account ants, of which every office, public or private, that has the means can command the services. We all know that beyond • certain number, the more heads that are at work on • set of accounts, the greater certainty there is of confusion and needless delay in striking an exact balance. But there is no need to suppose • large commer cial establishment winding up its affairs in order to illustrate our meaning. All the joint stock banks and most private houses of respectabi lity balance their books every six months, and in about six weeks or two months after the close of the half-year the actual standing of each concern is made up, proved, and tested by accountants and auditors, printed, published, and made known to every shareholder as well as to the public at large. On this preaentday there isnot a respectable banking or merchant's house in London, Liverpool, Bristol, Manchester, or all England, but could furnish an exact account of every bill discounted, every loan made, every monetary advance, the balance of every customer's account, and the balance of profit and loss, up to the 30th June last, the end of the last financial term. What, then, would be mid of an establishment which, having merely to receive certain monies with the one hand and distribute them with the other—an office wealthy enough to en gage extra accountants by the score, and additional clerks by the hundred—did not take two, three, six, or even twelve months, but some thing like seven years to balance its accounts Such is the actual time which the India Office has delayed making the second distribution of the Lucknow prize-money. Oa Thursday last this establishment issued a notice to the effect that " prize rolls" of certain corps in her MAJEM'S service bad been received, in order that the dis tribution of prize-money for the capture of Luck now might take place, and that "the distribution " of such shares will commence at the military " department" of the said office "on the 21st " instant, and be continued daily (Saturdays ez " cepted) between the hours of 11 and 3 o'clock." Thisannonncement, which, considering that the siege of Lucknow took- place in 1858, is put forth with an official complacency quite refreshiog in these days of hurry, is followed by a list of the corps fortu nate enough to obtain their dues only seven years after they earned the prize-moneyby marching over the torrid plains of India, and fighting for days as, perhaps, men have seldom fought before, or will fight again. Most of these regiments exist no longer. They formed part of the East India Company's European Infantry and Artillery corps, all of which have been disbanded or absorbed in the forces of the Crown. Even of the in dividual officers and soldiers many have long since departed. A vast number must have left their bones in India, and many others have in the natural course died since they came home to England. Still their representatives exist, and many are, no doubt, starving on the pittance, or without it, which is allowed to the soldier's widow and orphan. But even of these, bow few are there who will claim their share in this long-deferred distribution T The same grasping poverty that forces the working man who cannot get a market for his labour to the pawnbroker's drives the poor men amongst the officers and soldiers to part with their share of prize-money for a song. The survivors of that heroic army which fought under CLYDE, °mese, and HsvEzocz, have in nineteen cases out of twenty long ago sold their chance of prize-money for five to ten per cent. of what it is now worth. The waiting long years in poverty for what seemed never likely to oome has caused this. The notice which the India Office thought fit to issue on the 17th August, 1865, announcing that prize money earned in 1858 can now be distributed, will cause little or no rejoicing to poor officers, to almost mendicant discharged soldiers, or to still more helpless widows and orphans. All these—with very few exceptions—have long ago parted with their claim to what was due to them. Here and there a rich officer, or, in still rarer instances, a soldier, or soldier's widow or orphans with well-to-do relations, may have refused to part with what they could afford to keep. They I I have waited, not being in actual want, and after seven long years will reap the reward of patience, verifying the text that unto him that bath shall be given. Not so the really poor. Their claims—their titles to a share in the prize-mousy —have been sold long ago. It is the crimps and low beershop keepers in Chatham, Portsmouth, and Aldershot that will rejoice at the tardy distribution. For them this late action of the India Office is as good as a prise in a lottery. For five or ten pounds—in many cases for a few slop-made clothes, which hardly cost them a quarter of that sum, or for, a week's board and lodging supplied at the most ezorhitentlattes —many of these gentry have obtained thee eglich is now worth a (maple of hundred pounds. Antangst them the rejoicing will be great, the profit greater, and — the greed for more profits out of the poor soldier keener than ever. Had the distribu tion of the prize-money taken place • year, ' or even two years, after the siege of Lucknow, the harpies that live upon the needs of others would not have been the gainers ; but as it is, the delay entitles them to rejoice and make merry. Even apart from the injustice caused by this delay, and in addition to the poverty and misery which a distribution of the prize-money in anything like • reasonable time might have pre vented, there is another evil which should not be forgotten. At the siege of Lucknow the soldiers, for the most part, gave up willingly and promptly to the prize agents whatever articles of plunder they had appropriated. There were certainly exceptions, but few and far between. As a general rule, the men, believing that a fair, general, and speedy distribution of the whole prize-money would take place, did not con ceal anything which they found from their officers. Will it be so is the event of another capture of enemies' property f Hardly. The army bands down traditions to each succeeding generation of soldiers, and amongst these the seven years' delay in the distribution of the Lucknow prize•money will not be forgotten. If ever we besiege and cap ture another Lucknow, oftioers and soldiers will not unlikely act upon the old-fashioned principle of each man helping himself, taking what be can get, and keeping all be can take. svt Court. THE ROSEAU, &worn l& --- The Coburg Choral Society had the honour of singieg before her Majesty yesterday aftersooa at the Bowman. Her Majesty has visite! the Duke and Duchess of Coburg at the Kallenbeig, and mired the Duchess at dinner on Wednesday. General Baron von /arenaleben Master of the Horse). Baron you Wasigenheim (Chamberlain to the Duke of flan Coburg), Baron Lowenfele, and Karl Grumlie have oleo been honoured with invitations. EMBARKATION OE PRINCE ARTEUR.—WOOLWICK, Avoesc 2L—HL Royal Highness Prince Arthur, swamp►. used by Major Elphinstone, left Blackheath this morning is • privateesrriege and proceeded to Woolwich Dockyard, where, at 12 o'clock, he embarked with his suite on board the Admiralty steam vessel Vivid. Master Commander Sul livan, for Antwerp, to join her Majesty and the royal family on the oontinent. The arrangements of the embar kation were under the direction of Commodore Hugh Dunlop, as flag officer of the port. The Vivid steamed down the river about half-past twelve o'clock, soda tele graphic message, announcing her arrival at the Non after a ve.y rapid run, was subsequently received by the Comm- dor; 111perlatendent. His Excellency the Austrian Ambassador has left Chaadce-house to meet the Countess Appal,' at leobl. The Duchess (Emily) of Beaufort has left town on a visit to Lord and Lady Londaeborengh at Grin:oaten Pork. war Tadcastor. The Countess of Clonmel and the Ladies Scott have malted at Fairtaaa Halal from Lisalads°, North Wales. Lord and L►dy Londesborongh left town on' Saturday for Grimace Park. Yorkshire, where they will entertain a large party daring the York reeve The Hon. Mrs. Cast has arrived at the Queen's Hotel, Upper Norwood. Mr. and Lady Isabella Stewart have arrived at Sarreaden-Daring, Ashford, Kent, from Belgraysequart. Mr. Stewart ha taken Somme:len-Dario' for a term. The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, Bart., 111. P., is staying with the Earl of Dalhousie at lovermark, N.B. The Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, M.P., ha s arrived at his east in Lanemhire, sad is not expected to re turn to the Colonial-otrice until the latter eed of next month. Sir Henry and Lady Blake have left Farman'', Hotel for Aslifield Lodge, Bury St. Edmunds. We (Dublin Evening Mail) understand that Mr. Childers, sad not Mr. Laing, will be the new Secretary of the Treasury. ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIZTYN GARDIINR, Bourn Bzworr. crow.—Them garde!), will be thrown open to the public on Saturday net.; the 26th of August, in cop. meturation of the late Prince Consort's birthday. It will be remembered that her Majesty last year requested that the day might always be observed in this manner, and on the 26th of August last year the gardens were visited by no less then 153,000 persons. It is ondirstoad that the following bands arc to give their services gratuitotudy on Saturday next—viz., the 2nd Life Guards, Royal Horse Guards (Blues), Grenadier Guards, let Middlesex Engineer ' Volunteers, Ist (City of London Rifle Volunteer) Brigade. 15th (Ludo* Scottish) R. V., 20th (North Middlesex) It.V.; tBth (Havelock's) A. B. 11, end B and T Divisions of Polies, and s he Duke of York's schoo l. The viaitwa will be permitted to bring their refreshments, sad to partake of them is parts of the garden set apart for the purpose, ba th n o peons will be allowed, on account of the 'ajar, that might result to the plants sod flowers. Facili ties will be gives, however. for passing is and out to Kensington-gardens, where there is abundant room. THE COBURG MONUMENT TO PRINCE ALBEET. 0030E0. AUGUST IS.—The programme of the ceremonial accompanying the unveiling of his Royal Highness Prises Albert's monument on the 26th inst. has just apposed Is the afternoon of Saturday the Duke and Dace= • of Saxe-Coburg will receive her Majesty Queen Victoria, balm the commencement of the ceremony, upon a platform erected close to the monument. Immediately upon hag Majesty's arrival the Eoglish national anthem will be I anted the burgomaster of this town will deliver an a The monument will then be novella), en anthem will bum, and the ceremony will terminate with the ringing of hennaed the discharge of cannon from the fortress of Coburg, while young girls will deposit garlands at the foot of the monument. In addition to the guests at the ducal court with their suites, the participators in the ceremony will be the ducal authorities, of dials both io active service aid retired, the clergy and teachers at public schools, the town authorities aid tete:hors at the town *drools. with deputations from abroad. Cards of admission will also be distributed by the Court Marshal to all foreigners and ladies who may apply ! so far as the seats will admit. Places will be reserved beside and babied the monument for the members of the committee with the executive artists sad meehmniak and the members of the respective choirs. The ground will be kept by a guard of hoeour.—Renter's Express. THE LORD-LIEUTENANCY or E.4SP.X..—The local upon state that Lord Mare bas been appointed to the lard-lieutenancy of &sex, rendered recant by the death of Viscount Maynard • and that the vier , lientenency has hem oonforrvd on Sir Thomas Western, Bart., M.P., of Felix Hall, Relrodoo. MIL C. S. READ, M.P.—The Earl of Leicester, who is Lord•Li.titensu of Norfolk, has nominated this gentlemen as a magistrate of the county. This is an act of some magnanimity on the part of the noble earl. u Mr. Read defeated his lordship's brother at the late general election. GENERAL SIR GEORGE BEOWN.-011Y Elgin 00ITO spoadeot writes that the health of Sir George is now in a most precsriooe state. The gallant general is, it is fund, 'inkier; fast, and bet faint hopes are entertained of his ro covery.—Rdinkargh Courant. ROYAL DISPENSARY FOR DLREASILS OF TEE RAP. —The annual meeting of the geveroors of this charity was held yesterday at the Dispensary, 10, Dean.strut, Sobo, the Rev. C. Parker 1. the chair. The report stated that dar ks the past year 3.120 patients wen on the honks, 476 (Bs. 'barged cured, 220 discharged relieved, sad 524 were at twirled to weekly, consisting of clerks io offices, shames, aewilewomen, domestic servants, artisans, soldiers, minors, police onloars, pensioners awl endeared fo reigners, all of whom had received arise and assistance from the medical officer, Mr. Harvey, sod seder his devoted attention and cue it was gratifying to state that is cot a single instance had any unfavourable regalia hese produced by the means employed. The. committee regretted that there was only a very slight arl , litius to the list of regular subscriptions, and they ware that obliged to rely. on the acetsiooal sod incideetal support derived from impalas sad donations. Os the motion 0/ Dr. Clarke, seconded by Dr. Cooper, the report was adopted, and the prooeedings sated with a vote of thanks to the chairman. The incumbency of Christ Church. Chelsea, bag become vacant by the nseireetien of the Rev. W. W. Robinson, Y.A. It is worth 300 f. a year, and is is the gift of Ilyadman's trustees. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. - (iniorszl Tuaiwg.) AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THB CITY OF NEW YORK. (Via Cfroothayse.) NEW YORK, Avocet 12, Mossom. The gunboat Sphinx has arrived off Heart's Content, but had seen nothing of the Great Eastern since the 27th ult. The reparation of the Newfoundland cable across Aeptay Bay is found to be impracticable. The New York Herald states that an animated discussion has taken place in the cabinet upon Pre sident Johnson's re-construction policy. Mr. Johnson expressed his determination to adhere to it regardless of opposition. Since May 1, 700,000 men have been mustered oat of the Federal service, leaving 330,000 on the pay rolls. The military authorities controlled the late elec tions in Kentucky. The opposition voters were driven from the polls by the military officials. The Maine Republican Convention has passed re solutions favourable to negro suffrage, opposing the admission of the Southern States to congressional representation, until they prohibit slavery by State constitutional amendment, and urging the imme diate trial and punishment of Mr. Davis. General Mosby has been arrested at Alexandria. The Navy Department has received information that the Shenandoah, before leaving Melbourne, took on board 12,000 tons of coal, that her present first lieutenant joined her there, and that he re signed the command of an English steamer for that purpose. A defalcation of more than a quarter of a million dollars hail been discovered in the Phoenix Bank at New York. The steamer Pewabec has been sunk by a collision in Lake Huron. One hundred lives were lost. NEW YORK, Awes? 12, Nom Wealthy leaden of the late rebellion in North Carolina, who expect to control the coming state convention, hays been feting returned rebel sol diers. A public dinner, which was proposed to be given in Raleigh by the former to the latter, has I been forbidden by the authorities. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK. Aimee 12, Moasues. Money easy ; gold, 144. Exchange on London, 1531 ;on Paris, 3.64. Stocks dull : New York Centrals, 92} ; Illinois, 1233 ; Erie, 851 ; 5-20 United States Bonds, 100. Cotton dull: Middlingllplancl, 44c. Flour, steady. Wheat,heavy. Corn, slightly firmer. Provisions and coffee dull. Sugar, quiet. Molasses, steady. Petroleum, dull : crude, 32} ; refined, 5211. NEW YORK, Atieose 12, NOON. Gold, 141 f. New York Centrals, 92i ; Illinois, 124 ; Erie, 85/1 ; 5-20 Bonds, 1013. (From the 2 . 411141 Telegram.) The screw steamer Meteor, and the Purebec, of the Lake Superior hue, came into collision in Thunder Bar, Lake Huron, on the evening of the 9th inet. The Purebec sank within three minutes, carrying with her between 76 and 100 of her pas sengers and crew ; the remainder, 98 iu number, were rescued by the Meteor, which was but slightly injured, and they were subsequently transferred to another steamer and taken to Detroit. (1101 . 1.11 9 / 1 TILZGRAMS.) THE EMPEROR AND EMPRESS OF THE FRENCH. BERNE, Auousr 22. - . The Emperor and Empress of the French have passed the night at Lucerne, whence they will re turn direct to France, should the weather prove unfavourable. THE SLESWIO-HOLSTEIN QUESTION. SALZBURG, Awns? 22. No definitive solution of the question of succes sion to the throne of Sleswig-Holsteiu has yet been arrived at. Negotiations on this subject will, it is supposed, take place at Isohl, whither the Emperor of Austria and the King of Prussia, accompanied by Herr von Bis. marck, proceeded yesterday. It is stated on re liable authority that the probabilities of the Grand IDuke of Oldenburg becoming sovereign of the Duchies are very small. THE AIISTRO-PRUSSIAN CONVENTION. VIENNA, Anover 22. - • The following are the points agreed upon be tween Austria and Prussia at Gastein and Salzburg relative to the continuation of their co-dominion in the Duchies: 1. The military occupation and civil administra tion of Holstein will be undertaken by Austria alone. 2. Prussia will discharge the same duties in Schleswig. 3. Rendsburg becomes • federal fortress with a Prussian garrison. 4. The Duchy of Lauenbnrg is definitively ceded to Prussia, Austria receiving a pecuniary indemnity for the cession of her rights iu the possession of that Duchy. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. Mal Ns mei commarotnimm.) PARIS, MONDAY MVININO. The Moniteur fills a leader with the enumeration of the different towns in which the Emperor's fate was publioly celebrated this year. These oelebra time depend upon the consular and other represen tatives of France, at whose expense the religious service of the day is increased by • Ire Dann, and they are not, as a "fond people thinks," the volun tary emanation of foreign love and affection. His Majesty's movements are still shrouded in a mys tery which we need not care to pierce, whether he be coming this evening to St. Cloud, or already arrived, as rumour says, at Fontainebleau, or still enjoying the views on the Lake of Constanoe. The gas lamps still remain in titu in the Champs Elystles, and this has given rise to a report that the illumination is to be repeated on his return. The obelisk in the Place de laronoorde was last night illuminated with the tasteless net-work of gas-jets with which AL Haussmatin has contrived to dis guise its form. Hs probably wished to see the effect in fine weather, and we may hope that the general derision which the attempt has excited will save the monument in future years from the degra dation he has inflicted on it, and the very real danger to which he has exposed it. Tens of thou sands of gas-jets create a degree of heat which might easily eat on the weather-beaten granite to deterio rate it. Prinos Napoleon is preparing to go to Pram gins, his country-house in Switserbuid. As he takes his wife and children with him, it is thought that from there he will proceed to spend some time where he was well known in his fervid youth. The election in the Aisne has terminated as was ex pected. Of about 40,000 electors three-fourths came to the poll, although there was no other can didate. The presidency of the Corps Legislatif is thus assured to another left-handed scion of the Imperial house, and alluding to this the Paris wits quote Lafontaine's celebrated line, Osamu Is naturel U revient au galop. The Moniteur du doir announces that the visit of Queen Christina to her daughter at Zarranz is a mere visit of maternal affection, and has uo con nexion with politics. Is had been rumoured that she was intriguing with Espartero and Prim, a report which could gain no credit with those who know her Majesty's tendencies, and how carefully she holds aloof from all affairs which are not strictly industrial. The French government is about to seed out an engineer to Japan to establish an arsenal at Yokohama, on the ground ceded to France. The nomination of members of several of the departmental committees for the Exhibition of 1807 fills a page of this morning's Moniteur. M. Joly, the author of the dialogue between Machiavelli and Montesquieu, bits profited by the new law of bail to obtain his liberation from custody until his appeal has been heard. The bail, 5,0001 r., is sufficiently moderate. There is said to be a project in contemplation ' for creating a sort of college on the English uni versity system for tho students in Paris. There would be one for the students of law and one for those of medicine. M. Guizot, in his "Memoirs," mentions having contemplated such a foundation, but the times were not favourable to the execution of the plan, and it remained in his drawer, The mania for discipline is so strong here that it may be doubted whether these colleges would not soon become a sort of barracks, with rules whose strictness would render them a mere con tinuation of the French rollige, or boardiug. school, in which young men are retained up to the ages of 17 and 18. In these the freedom of our public schools is unknown, and even these would seem confinement to our young university men. In England education is an education for liberty, and a large portion of this element is ad mitted even into our school discipline. The mili tary spirit of France looks upon individual liberty as a dangerous thing which must be fenced round with regulatims to prevent its abuse. If this pro ject be carried into execution the students will be like the pupils of the Polytechnic, only allowed to leave their barracks on certain days in the week, and we may see strings of them taken out to walk in the Champs Elysties like the collegians whom we see there on certain days at present. The students at Christ Church or Trinity in caps and gowns, walking out in double file under the inspection of their tutors and sub-tutors, would be no doubt an edifying sight ; but there would be some difficulty iu inducing our under graduates to submit to the change, and it may be questioned whether young Frenchmen who have looked to the moment of leaving their colUges as that of emancipation, will prove more tractable. The Polytechnicians are, in the strictest sense of the word, soldiers, like the pupils at Woolwich or Sandhurst, and the discipline they are subjected to, though their average age is considerably over that of the pupils of these academies, is far stricter. On the Bourse business is dull, but the late rise in prices is maintained. Rente is unaltered, and there is a fall of sfr. and °fr. 25c. respectively Mobilier and Nord d'FApague. PRAYING TOR HUSBAYDR.—A very curious legend wee told by the ltev. C. W. Bingham to that portion of the party which. at the relent meetiog of the Archeological Institute in Derest, was fortunate in visiting the little Norman chapel of St. Catherine, at Milton Abbey. The legend was, that on a certain day In the year the young women of A bbotsbary need to go up to St. Catherine's Chapel, where they made as. of the following peeper :—" A husband, St. Catherine ; a handsome one, St. Catherine ' • a rich one. St. Catherine ; a new one, St. Catherine ; and sow, St. Catherine." Mr. Baord Ro who at these gatherings is always equal to any emergency, pe, modestly pro posed that all gentiemes and married ladies should retire from the church, so as to afford the young ladies present the opportunity of wing so desirable a prayer.—Building ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY.— A rather serious accident took place on the Bury St. Edmunds and Sudbury section of the Great Eastern Rail way on Saturday swilling. The train from Sudbury, due at • Bury St. Edmunds at 7 p.m., ran off the rails *bout two miles from that town. and drew the train (which rounded of only two carriages and the break vas) dowo embiasii. meet. One of the carriages and the break van were over turned, but the pa s sengers, of whom ther e were several, escaped without injury beyond a few braless. The isegioe embedded dull in the ground near the ling and was thereby brought to a stand.atilL The muss of the accident is tin. keowo, but it is supposed to have arisen from the line not , having yet become perfectly consolidated. The section was o nly opened for tra ffi c on the 9th inst. MELANCHOLY DEATH OF • RAILWAY GUARD.— On Saturday night • moth-respected railway guard, named Rogers, met with a frightful accident. He was segued in, working the local tries from Wolverhampton. and feeling sink he put his head out of the window of his van just as the vac was approaching a bridge, the buttress of which struck him sea fractured his skull. A goods who was travelling is the same carriage, pulled the poor fellow is, and upon the train resehiag Bastes be was removed to a public 'untie, where he ;remained in se isisesibla state Rani his death on Sunday night. The unfortunate man leaves a wife soda child, having been married but a own paratively short time. AN ASYLUM FOR DISTRESSED CATS.—Amongst tb• curious old ating's still extant in the city of names is a house of refuge for eats. It is • isloiyte4 'Busted oar the side of the church of Sea Lanese. When; you wish to get rid of one of those interesting qaadrupsds, issued of tilling it you said it to that eateblishmest. Oa ch eG jher hand, whim you want a feline companion, you I have only to go there to find a complete assortment of tabbies, tortoireshelle. blacks, whiten, greys, and every p ether °aver usual is the nee of cats. There will be seen aid cats. middle-aged cats, and este just huddle; into , youth ; Angoras ss well as the common species ; in short, every variety of the species is plentiful in that unique institution. DLSTURBANOES IN SPAIN. MADRID. Auouer 21. Disturbances have taken place at St. I:ado:ape, in Catalonia. Seditious cries were raised in favo of the Carlist party, but the authorities imm tely took energetic measures for the suppr of the dis turbance, and order was re-established. FRANCE AND PANAMA. MADRID, AUGUST n. The government of Panama has given fall satis faction to France, and expressed regret on account of the events of the 20th May last, when the Spanish envoy, Senor Salazar y Mazaredo, on his passage through Panama, took refuge in the French l oonsnlate against the attack made upon him by the populace. ARRIVAL OF THE BAVARIA. SOUTHAMPTON, Almon 22. The Hamburg and American Company's steamer Bavaria, from New York on the 12th inst., passed the Needles at 10.35 a.m. to-day. "The number of new case% of cholera at Ancona, territory inehided," says Oafignani, "from the 16th to the 17th at soon, wee 42, with 32 deaths. 24 of which were swine to previous attacks. At dos Sever° the numbers were, 70 cams awl 37 deaths." DEATH or MR. W. Brrrwuni..—We regret to ' 11111111oGOOS the death of Mr. W. &deka% late of this oily. which warred as Medford, seer Bleaferd. Donotehire, os Friday', the 18th lost. Mr. &toed' was in his 57th year. The dammed ratlermas was for army partaker la the backlog firm of Loyd, &Atrial*, ears. sow antahamated with the Manchester and Liverpool Datrict Bank. During his 100 residence is Maa eitestor, where he was bore. Mr. Atrial' was an active &Asa, sad was ideatified with most of the promiasat local sesemasets. Is politics be wee a esegervetive% sod wet se eamereeesful candidate fer represeetetion.of • Manchester is 1841. Three years lam, as the death of the 800. B. B. Wilbraham, Mr. &Wale was ideated for lbe souther° division of the county of lasmahire, sad occupied the mot until the dissolution of 1847. Be has loft three sons sad ens daughter.—Mosschater Guardian. CAPTAIN JERVIS, M.P., AND THE GREAT "AIRTIME RAILWAY BOARD. - • The Tittles publishes a long letter from Captain Jervis, deputy-chairman of the Great Eastern Railway, is answer to the reply of the digestion de his poaphisd. The writer says :—" The heads of arraegement with the Wensum Valley have nothing to do with the case. The question is, wan an agreement eatared into with that sera way to edema 73,0001., and give security for 73,0001. el der beaturee, out of • capital of 293,0001., for a lime from Nor wich to Dereilaani." He avers that the statement " that the deputy-chairman is the only person who has endear wound to indent the board to adopt the amusement," is also simply antra', and says :—" What I have maintained that the agreement having bees duly see how entered into, and our seal attached, I did not we could get out d it, as it was • legal a meet ; but have emir destined participates is the responsibility of those who bad entered into It '• Patna( on to the question of "special rates," he says the company has over 3,000 " special rates" for traders, and he there is any other railway so sewed. Then. speaking of the "interest is new works," be rye "I minded, that the total interest wrongly debited amounts to over 54,0001., and not, as stated is the ' reply,' to over 17,4641.: bat the sum is artfully put forward as that complained of by the auditors, and the fact that tbe auditors' letter referred only to am hall-year is carefully kept out d sight. The some mediae are adopted in the 'ripe ' as to the moms of borrowing pewees, where it is coolly mimed that my statement that the over-bans was '150,0001.' is cermet, though it mast he well known to the comet= of the 'reply' that it is swirly double that amount." W ith mind to "ease," Capt. Jere is gays :—"I deny haviag supported any particular contract or any firm whatever end it was because I stood alone I insisted on my protest bee( taken down in writing. The committee have most carefully avoided my statement as to the foot that they leek that tee which they did red advertise. and refused to advertise for what they did want. That I was justified is making the protest, moreover, has sines bees proved by to revert of our coal inspector et Peterborough, who, cm the ul 1663, officially states, ' that the coals wider the new aim train are very inferior, and that he would have rejected them if they had not bees stated is hie instructions," • portion being entirely na = l for locomotive 9'; Thee, referring to his charge of particular having supplied stores, be remarks, ••the reply ' about as truthful as if • day were selected when no stores had been supplied, sad that such a day was takes as an ex am* of the rest of the year. With respect" to legal and engineering expenses, he remarks .3 committee of investigation can ally come to the con clusion that our not having plead both these depart ments on • proper footing, immediately after the anal. pmatioo, arose simply from private interest having OM.. ridden ;bat of the shareholders. The board 'geode will prove whether or not I have attempted to mutilate the subject. I eon only say I believe that if my remeamee datioos had bees adopted in the fast instance it would already have saved the company upwards of 100,0001., and entirely have avoided the procreated, melees, and expen sive parliamentary °meets of the last two emsiom." The next subjects be refers to are the promisees that the company should undertake the working of the Tilbury and Southend Railway, end the bill for laming the Black well Railway, respecting which he says, "I assert it will take the utmost Memos to prevent a loss on the Beek. wall Railway, • lose which has been estimated, on good authority, as likely to be about 29,0001. • year; what would be the result of the taking OVIK el tie Tilbotry asd Southend Railway ou the tenni propmed would be equally well imown." He then adverts to the CAMS of the differesesbetween himself and the board, and says, " I deny that the difference between myself and the board arose out of certain transeotiona at the recent election at Harwich, but I assert that certain transactions at Harwich erase out of differences pre-existing between myself arid certain members of the board. I did order certain temporary aloes that were being erected without any authority to be stopped until they were authorised ; but so did the chairman. The letter et the oontioeotal manager, dated July 13, 1865, quoted by the ' reply' committee, alluded to • very di ff erent matter." Tbis is followed by a narrative of these transactions, from which it appears that as Sunday monde& the 9th ult., Captain Jervis wee quietly standing at the door of the hotel at Harwich, when be saw the secretary of the Great Eastern Railway Oompasy sad the continental manager, followed by • staff, amnia' up the steps. He in quired what brought them there, when the secretary heeded him • letter from Mr. Shaw, a director, requesting him to let Mr. Powers have • few clerks asci4o or 60 porters to carry out the instruotions of the board la reference to the corneae' , doing its own work at Harwell. Oapt Jervis ordered the continental manager to "send back his useless and expensive crew," and wrote • letter to the chairman, sod the following day requested the secretary to proceed to Yarmouth to take the chair man's inatructious. 'There," be says, "my duty and my interference ended; but curiously enough. vixen subs*. quently the business was taken over, it was sot found m ensal yto send down a siege porter. and be esseledes by remarking :—" I believe I shall be able to prove that the muses of the difference between myself and some of the board, es alleged, are utterly devoid of truth, but that the causes of difference are as follows :—My determined °ppm 'Mon to schemes which. it adopted, would, is my humble opinion, have turned out minous to the Great Eastern Railway ; my objection to members of the board prating by the sale or purchase of stores ; and to other irregulari ties which. as 1 said before, I mast decline to put in print." MELANCHOLY BOAT ACCIDINT.—A FATHER AND SON DROWNED.—The tug steamer Plying Childers, one of the paddle steamers baloogiog b the Clyde Shipping Com pally, left Oreerrock on Tuesday last, and prooseded down Meow& in sesrch of Teasels requiring to be towed to • Clyde port. The crew of the steamer omaisted of seven men— the master, Joha IrDougal, a pilot, an mentor, a fireman, aid three deck halide. The Flying Childers pro. seeded as far as Bellyhalbert Bay, a coashguard station os the Irish mast, in order to be able to intercept ens ship coining up Channel. Haim' come to as anchor about a mile from the shore, Capt. M'Dougsl deeming it advisable to land foe the purpose of obtaining a better view from the meat guard station of approaching ships, ordered the lifeboat of the steamer to he maenad by his son, espied Neil M`Deugal, sad the pilot, named David M•Larty. The weather was moderate at the time, but the see was considerably agitated. °setae M`Doegal, his son, Arzhibald Campbell, engineer, sad Depict M 'tarty, pilot, th en proceeded oo shore, and after remaining for afewhonn returned to the beach about 10 o'clock p.m., moompaaied by Deese of the coastguard men, for the pawpaw of rejoining the steamer. The Des wee still greatly agitated, but no danger wee apprehended. The four men having left tbe shore in their best, proceeded ell right for some time. Cordate M'Dougal, who was seated is the store of the b oat, then proposed to cheese his Dear, and was in the act of &Mg so, when a heavy wave struck the boat sod cased to espies% throwing the unfortunate men into the sea. The night beteg dark, and no boats in the vicinity, their charms of escape wee at once knows to be very meagre. By desperate effort, however, Campbell and Mleety managed to get upon the upturned host, sod thee begat loudly to call for help. After the boat meshed. Captais M'Doegal and his eon were observed struggling in the boiling sea for a short time, and then to disappear, the two me seiemea being unable to reader them any assistance. The two men saved clung to the boat for shout an hour in the asoey of despair, as no answer was being sent to their miss for kelp. At last a heat was espied coming Meadthem, which proved to be the coast guard boat—the men on helm ok-out barriers heard their calls for help. Upon being rescued , t he engi neer became asd remained is that coodities for Dearly two hours after having been tales es board the Flying Childers. Tits LATE SECRETARY OF THE LITTLE NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY.—It will be remembered that after the mysterious death of Mr. W. Wholoe, of Lascaster. • short time ago, assay rumours were correct to the afoot that he had embezzled or misappropriated large sums of mosey, ke., belonging to the Little North-Western Rail way Company, of which he was the Dteretary. The posi tion the demised had occupied in Laceastor, of which Mt, he was once the mayor, contributed to the seriousness of the charges. la the report of the directors of the rail way named, whisk has jest been Mud, the following remarks are made relative to the tramactioes of Mr. Whelan :—" In the month of May, informatics hasher reached the directors Unveils' doubts upon the s e n tegrity of the late secretary, Mr. William Wheloo y at once proceeded to Lammister. sad finding their sus picions coofirmed by investigations they then entered into, as well as by his owe admission, they decided at core to dismiss him from his ogles as seersterS, and to transfer the offices of the eoo.lacy to Leeds. They have since gone through Mr. Wbelon s books, and it was a satisfainiee to them to be able to state that the mane rated reports with regard to the late Detesters's defahs time have not been oisfirmed by the results of their investigations. Irregularities of various kinds bamboos discovered in the company's boats, whic is the of certain books or papers not yet fou nd, the directors have not been able hitherto satisfactorily to account for ; and, pending the final ievestSgatios of those accounts, the directors resoessmed that the divideed es the B stock, amounting to no. 6d. per met for the past half-year. should be retained, being that peaks of guarantee dividend which, by the company's ant of 1861, would be liable for my lessee, by defamatioa or otherwise, the oompssy might at any time gusts's. As at pretreat advised, they have rea son to believe they will be able to keep It intact for pay meet to the sthreholdets st the sat half-yearly sweeeles. Peeling the tomptstioe of their levestigatios, they deem It only prudent to recostesesd its rstentios far the present. They therefore roes emd that di•idebil at the rate of 5 per wet. per mesa be timieni as the 471.51 ML • eressedie doted stock, sad that the esst of 1,9131. 1141„ whisk would otherwise have thigh available for divided ss the stock, be carried forward ^ PA NNN N T OF VIITSILINARY SURGEONS M CATS= learectroge.—The Earl of Chicbreter bee resolved a seam muoicotion• from Mr. Waddiegtos„ by direction of red George Orey, stating that the LOMB of the Treasury will 'section the paymest to lesesthers. epeeists& seder the authority of the order of the Lord, of the Privy Ormard, ei the 11th test, is districts ideated with the eatti met e u rese, of the OWN of 11. Is. for 'soh day they are y ss gagd in the peeformases of the dense required of them hy the said order, with travelling exposers at a Ms het sc. needing 3d. a mils each way.—Siessez Advertiser. LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Mom Mr. Begistnir Pepya.) is IS MinIIMID JORDAN. This was a Ent sitting. The boutham ankrupt wee an Mtoe end solicitor, lifer:Malaga* Spton in partnership ugh Warn Perkins, ander*, Arm et Jordan sad pekes. flea debts an teemed at about 4,000 k, sad the rept ascribes his difficuliss to ha Mng sontsbed lo west' parrying ort and parebedeg nmehlnery fora factory for the benefit of his sou. A first meeting for proof of debts and Maim of usigsson wu now held, mad several debts were proved, and • day was masa for the nest sitting, with mewed 'infection to ski bankrupt. re es 0. L. rttentmtn. The defendant wu a abipbroker, carrying on business at 63n, Omen Tower•etrest, sod late of 115, Lisdeobal , strest. Hs cams before the court wpm his own petition, attributing hie failure to the bad .tote of Mule, consequent upon the depression of the market The preliminary statement &owe debts to the ezterst of about 3,0001. ; sad with awls net A pet meerteksed. first ieseting wee now held. but at the time our report left the Mader was not amended. lir. Oommiesiouer Goalburs est is 'bombers 111 ocensi• skew of the der, and Erma applications wan made to kis Meow, but nothing at Pablo named 6/angina. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) SECOND COURT. (Before Mt. Papa.) TRAM ST • CISOCEWS ASSISTANT. Perry Cakiry, 16, a grooses meimant, was platted at the bra indicted for obtaining, by Isles pretence', the sem i t lls. bd. from James Slack, with Went to defraud. James Slack mid be was a hair-drawer, and lived Alb; Slosse.strest, Chasm Os the 2nd MM. the primonerlum to him, and mid be came for so amount from Mr. Weil". Mr. Wells is a grocer, sod supplied witness. The bill wen given to him, and he paid the prisoner. Suspecting m ow thing, be detained the primmer, sad sent for Yr. Wok and be was given is charge. James Wells, 4, fillostwatrest, said the primmer me formerly in hie survios, sod was discharged the Saturday previous. Be gets him so authority to go telfr. Sask. John M'Esmie,_l94 B, said when he took the primate into custody he Mad be had been disowned by his triads, sod was drives to do it because he had nothing t 3 do. The jury found lb* prisoner Guilty. Mr. Payne asked if anything sou known spied the ooml prim h whams said that up is the commission of Mb offset* he bad bombe • pod character. Mr. Fame mid it was a bed offence, sad eastaneed the primmer to be imprisoned sad kept to bard labour for sim nemtits. Imam TROY ♦ BOOK STALL Isaac Frampton, 44, draper, was indicted for stealing tee printed beaks, vela* 145., the property of William Dolmen and another. Arthur Stratton, 27, Geldsmith•row, Hackveyrod, he was an assistant to Kidens. Dobson and Reeves, sellers, Strand. On the god lost. be saw the prisoner go q to the bookstall and talcs a book off from it, and walk amp with it. He gave the prisoner into custody, and motile hook belonging to his master wig found in his possession. Charles Baker, 122 F. said the prisoner was given into le custody, he said he took the book and intended to Man tt to the owner. The jug found him Guilty. The prisoner bad nothing to nay in his defence, and Mr. Payne sentoneed him to Lice societhe impriaccioni with hard labour. TIIB POLION COURTS. (THIS DAY.) CLERSENWELL. YOUNG THIETZB AND THEN CAPTAIN. John Groves, moil 18. • sinister-looking fellow, vhs dereribed himself as of no oceopetion, asd Edward Boat* and Elijah Beckctt, respectively aged 11, were charge( before Mr. D'Eyncourt with picking pock eso in the Boma road, lolloit."- From the evidence of Newbold. 151 N, and Dudish 488 N, two active plain clothes ofilcara, it appeared tholi they were procieedzog along the Eserx4oad on the prmiass evening, when, seeing the prisoners in cancellation, the suspicions were vowed, sod they watched them. ifs skier prisoner having glow the younger Prisoners mine instruction, went into s crowd of permute follow/el by the officers, and havi..g taken " stook," i.e., having looked at theirs:see of the fernialee thera, beekoeed far his too pinions. and they them wont op and tried the pocket* of two or three female:. Not onoosedisg in Waiving their object there, they went higher up the road, sod all Omits same course of practice was pursued. After having watcloi them for about an hot:, the officers raw coed the youpr remove sparse from the pocket of • lady and ppm t r rit:Oves, and before he could put it both bi: Pod* was token into custidy with the purse is his hand. hem the inquiries that the of fi cers had made, they had litth doubt that the older prisoner acted as captain of a pug al yoong thieves. All the prisoners had bees previously ow 'tested, and were known as conthanioss. The phoneme said they were out for • walk, an l hid intention of picking pockets, and they were cot aisle that they bad done so. lir. IY/tiro:murk said the prisoners would be remodeller the production of the certificates of the precious Tam victims, sod them they would be committed for trial, oaf he bed no doubt that the younger prisoners would be mot ' to • reformatory. • CRUEL HUSBAND. Ms. Rickeite, solicitor, of Frederick-skeet, Gray'sdar read, applied to Mr. D'Eyneourt on behalf of Mrs. Mary Green, of 8, Church-terrace, Bt. Pawnee, a milk mkr woman, under the provisions of the Divorce and Mattis& vial Ceases Act, for an order for the protection of he earnings against her husband end hi. creditors. Mr. Ricketts said he asked for the order under the 21.1 section of the above recited act, and at the outset he mitt • date that this wee a aue of very great harishm. client, before she knew ler prevent husband, had a deity with °owe. She married him on the 9th of N 1840, sad she lived with him very unhappily untie Annie, 183% when he deserted her, having Dream& sell the oows,and taken away the greater portion of the format's. Me was not aware of his intention of his going away lad he said he was going to cohabit with another woman. as sew and heard wethieg more of him twit about dolt years ago, and thee site hrM that be was residing ea He ,1 other aide of the water. He had does sotkieg ß l: lo 4 support since be deserted her, and all that she DOW she had acquired by her own industry. He (Mr. bad DO Mutation in sayiog that this was jest the ea enstemplated by the act of parliament. and he had est the slightest doubt that his worship would make the or& he asked for. The applicant, having confirmed the above statement, said that she wanted the order as she was afraid of her her band', creditors taking her little property. Mr. Ricketts—Before your husband deserted you bad he been is the habit of ill-usiog you? Winn's—Yes. He has beaten and ill-need me, sad Vol without provocation. Mr. IYEyncourt at once made the order against the be. bend and his creditors. and the applicant having thatif his worship retired. - NABYLEBONE. ATIINTI TO MISIDER AN IRISHMAN AND A POLICEMAN An &thistle Irishman, tamed Dennis MurpAy, 37. 01 1 4 liorsoirarest, I/aryl/hose. was charged with felordose analog and wounding Patrick Slater with • dagger. There was • further chaise 'plea the prhosera es' saulting police-constable Goodwin, 52 D. A certificate was handed in from Dr. Hier' Peri* stating that Slater was an ta.patimit of St. Nary's pital, aufferion from wounds I. the Meet and abdomen. Nil Goodwin, 52 D, deposed—At hilf-mat 4 o'clock Inas* I was on duty in Joba-street Edgware.rosd, wb I Mud loud shouts and einem. cf " Nader lAA from Home-street. On going them I foxed • tangs mob mob of people. eaveral of whom were shoutinr, "Obi Murphy has stabbed Pat Slater !" I mew the gunned, and oe examieatios found be WO6 16:60Cig wounds is the least end abdomen. Being told the wee in ass of the houses, I searched shoat for a Table time and at lint found him crouched dews on • Wl' of coals ha the cellar of No. 22. I aid to him. "Nary% • I shall take you into custody at a charge of stabling Pall r et Slater." The primes replied, " Oh, be is dabble% Is ! thee you —, I will ale* murder you." With that dlr, palled out this dagger (wham produced a map orr e ur r idable Instrument), and aimed • blow at my chat. I avoided it aid the dagger passed through the darn my right bend. We then bad • desperate Alla I together whine lasted foe several mistime, bat men • assiateeeseame, and the prisoner was teken to the BOW" sad the wommisd men to 81, Map's HaspitaL Prisoner was remanded. [The locality where this some wee mama lebettalcer' s es '• Cato.bay,* and is tin recidivous of some of the wad thieve, to the metropolis.] WANDSWORTH. CLIVIE OAFTUIIi OF A TRIM Francis Carroll, who described himself se s Mobil ear e. =l with staialag a loslat of plate. a yoosa Irishwoman. Asti we is lie mines et Mr. T. Broome, of Nab, Grow& tame. Cleplast-swid. Oa the afterseee el the fah belt she was is the hitches. awl, bearing • "I m a dig -roma abov else west up asil maw that tbe ag bl i nd IPSO tied e, differeatly Itam the way she bed kit S about ea hear Ware. at wisieb time she mis sed the wiedll bat sot a costly to admit say pwsao. fibs tamed tbs doer pubert coos 100 as it mall be, sod *arose *we weld have rot is fres the area. She issoatib"' wised the ballast el plate, sod es (M mMM do • road abe saw the primmer about 24 boas/ Ele wee walk:Mg away mod she saw tie lbws a tio W P M which was severed over with as old beam:hist, f sadism ems Ohs Ins staid to call out two NM foe ear ok_,Po .deaf. sad elm followed him for • M or t &Mom di o° XANSI° 24 oon h pm"' 'aileresar mos:rria; t.stitti .: Tstrirespe.griboo,wrompluisi:=otirge.biodk.reatH o badowisid:mkos h wvearsimi e siscesuiss. .s pere_i ] ort ee lila°4 o :llt i. sr. 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