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G e ,,, r Breckinridge has command of the troops on the opposite side cf the river, at Monroe, Louisiana, and is marching to capture the Yankee batteries over there, and to prevent supp”oes reaching the Yankee fleet. The whole of the Yankee went down the river yesterday for the pal pose of se curing our batteries at Baton Rouge, ) 12 1, I am happy to say they have a very poor cho,Theecf doing so, as we have re-opened the batt evies on both sides of the river, and are mounting more guns and erecting new fortifications. There is no doubt that we made a brilliant stroke in the recapture of that town. Meanwhile a large light artillery force has been stationed on the banks of the river, with orders to attack all transports and Yankees boats that attempt to pass. So you see Yankees have got their paw in the wrong pot' this time. e inspector 2 evidence. told the in- The in was very von in the rvation was THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENI 0, AUGUST 11, 1862. N°. 21,876. PRICE..... ~..4d. 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The essential particulars relating to this great soci a l evil (the besetting. snare ot inexpeeed youth and the curse of maturity), tog,ether with ample instructions tor removing its :ffects, and recovering health, vigour, and all the ennobling privileges of our being, are contained .in Dr. LA'MERT'S "SELF-PRESERVATI ON," PhysicaI Debility, of which the 90th Edition has just been a Treatise. on Nervous and published by sent post free for 13, or in a : s'eaed envelope for 20 stamps' Mann and Co 39, Cornhill, London, price 18., Dr. LA'MEET, M.D., &c., having for 20 years devoted himself entirely to this branch of practice, may b e consulted daily, e i t h er personally or by correspondence, at his reside ice, No 37, B EDFORD -SQUABS., London., to blame for the present disturbances; and it is with a view of enlightening the public, somewhat, on these matters that Lieutenant Arbuthnot has published the volume before us. Starting on his journey in August, 1861, shortly after Omer Pacha had been dispatched for the pacification of those districts, he visited that officer's head-quarters, saw some campaigning, penetrated as far as Bel grade, the Servian capital, and describes not only the present condition of the country, but theinflu ences that have occasioned it, and dilates, moreover, on its natural products and capabilities of improve ment. Bounded on the north by Bosnia, on the east by Servia, on the west by Dalmatia, and on the south by Montenegro and the Adriatic, Herze. govina comprises an area of about 8,400 square miles. The country inland contains plains and pasture lands capable of high cultivation, the moun tains are well adapted for the olive and the vine, dense forests are found in parts, and minerals also exist, though to what extent appears to be very imperfectly known. Indeed, the resources of the country seem as yet quite undeveloped. The popu lation is about 182,000, of whom 52,000 are Catho lics, 70,000 belong to the Greek Church, and 60,000 remain Mussulmans. In the southern and eastern parts of the, province the Greek faith predominates, and the author gives its adherents but a very indif ferent character. They are distinguished, he says, for their activity and cunning, qualities which have rendered them far wealthier than their brethren of the Catholic communion. "The possession of com parative wealth, and the consciousness of the moral support granted them by Russia, has made them presumptuous and overbearing, hating alike all sects and creeds which differ from their own. Their ignorance is only equalled by the fanaticism which results therefrom ; and so bitter is their detestation of the Roman Catholics, that more than one instance has been known of its leading to foul acts of mur der. Unoffending peasants have been taken in the revolted districts and ordered to kneel and make the sign of the cross, to prove the truth of the asser tion that they were not Mussulmans. The wretched creatures confidently did so in accordance with the Roman Catholic form, and their lives were uncere moniously forfeited to the bigotry and ferocity of their unrelenting judges." But the author through out shows little leaning towards the so-styled Christians of the province, and states that they are inferior to the Musselmans in humanity. Speaking of the latter he says, " I can myself vouch for the lenity which they displayed when they have had the power, and to wit great provocation to have acted otherwise. The incontrovertible facts, too, remain that Mussulman Turkey has been the first to relinquish the unchristian custom of decapitating prisoners, which the so-called Christians appear little inclined to renounce. This will, of course, meet with an indignant denial on the part of their supporters ; but it must be a strong argument which can overcome the disgust occasioned by the sight of women without ears, children without noses, and bleeding corpses of soldiers literally hewn to pieces with knives, all of which I have witnessed with my own eyes." His sympathies in the present struggle are evidently with Omer Pasha and the Turks, though he admits that the Christians have certain grounds of complaint, thus— " Equality before the law is the principal and first thing to be established, and such at present is not the case. Christian evidence, for example, is re ceived in criminal, but not in civil causes, ie., in questions concerning property. Moreover, even in criminal causes of any importance, the decision of the inferior courts, where Christian evidence is admissible, is referred for confirmation to the superior courts, where such testimony is not ac cepted. In defence of this it is urged, that Turkish property would be endangered, if, in the present demoralised state of society, Christian evidence were admitted. But, while advancing this argument, it is forgotten that this state is traceable to the lax and vicious system pursued in the Mussulman courts, where, as the only way of securing justice for the Christians, Mussulmen wit nesses are allowed to give false evidence." Another grievance of which the Christians complain is that their young girls are carried off by the Moslem, a practice which the author does not deny, though he states it is dying out save in Northern Albania, and he attributes the present unsatisfactory state of affairs in the province to the demoralised condition of the Christians themselves, combined with Turkish misgovernment rather than to any syste matic oppression by the latter. In fact, as regards civilisation, both parties seem about on a par, and the author regards the country as a fine field for missionary enterprise. Of Omer Pacha's talents he has a high opinion, and he also speaks in ex tremely favourable terms of the capabilities of the Turkish soldier. " Habits of order and obedience," he says, " which are only sustained in European armies by the strictest discipline, form part of the national character, and therefore render the minuter details of military economy unnecessary," and "sin gularly enduring, brave, and obedient, they require only good leading to form them into one of the most effective armies of the world." But of this there seems at present little prospect. The officers are next to worthless, and the grossest mismanagement prevails in military administration. Indeed, so gross is the peculation that the greater part of the army has received no pay for six-and twenty months. Under such circumstances, it is only remarkable that it can hold together at all. The sympathy of the Sultan is, it seems, with the navy, on which he is expending large sums, with, according to the author, small result; whereas he states that, with proper management, the army might be raised to such a state of efficiency as to make the empire perfectly secure from foreign inva sion. The curious and praiseworthy feature of the Turkish soldier is his sobriety, but this, even, is not shared by the;i'officers, " who appear," says the author, " to think it the greatest privilege of their position to get very drunk whenever the opportu nity offers itself." But as a military college has been established, and the Government has expressed its intention to appoint as soon as possible officers to commands who have passed through it, a change for the better may in course of time be brought about. Meanwhile those who wish to understand a certain phase of the Eastern question will find the present volume of considerable use. It is based on personal observation, is marked by a spirit of candid inquiry, and treats of districts into which few have cared to penetrate. Union, Disunion, and Reunion : A Letter to General Franklin Pierce. By Jchn L. Sullivan, late Minister of the United States to Portugal. Bentley. Iu this pamphlet on the war now raging in America we find a very fair statement of the argu ments in favour of each of the contending parties ; for, although Mr. Sullivan is evidently of the Northern party, he is by no means blind to the fact that there is much to be said for the opposite side. Thus, speaking of the unfair system of taxation by which the South was mulcted for the benefit of the North to the 0.2 c tent of fifty milli ons o f dol l ars a Yea n r,h o risenet says--" Theonlywonder i s th at t h e S out h has revolution against such a system long ag o ." And h e f ur ther condemn s th e i rr i tat i ng waitedas i for another Presi dentialn that ease " Re ptphoualbitcliye a st hoef electionshe od e u a tAh b b o h; l o i ali t i d i nt o ia n onsn i mo s il t u s in , c h bu t expresses his regret would probably have been overthrown. " The South," he says, "is high spirited and proud; confident in its stiengtb, clear and fixed in its constitutional opinions. It had in a thousand forms declared its determination in the event of Abolitionised Sectionalism triumphing over it, even in the person of Fremont, a native of South Carolina, in 1856. It re peated it in the fullest forms of committal in 1860. The glove of scornful defiance of its supposed impotence was flung in its face by the Republican party in 1856. -Again in 186 t), and this time the republican party became the North. It would have been sage and Christian to wait to see if it would be done yet a third time, before girding on the dread armour of civil war, and civil war for the dissolu tion of Washington's Union. But—l may be exe crated and exiled for it by my own section, or imprisoned in Fort La Fayette, within sight of my own home. I will nevertheless speak out the honest truth—my sole wonder is that the entire South did not, within three days. after Mr. Lin coln's election, flash out in one blaze of insurrection from Maryland to Texas." This is plain speaking. Mr. Sullivan deserves credit for his boldness, and we doubt not that his sentiments are shared by many who lack courage to express them. That the South will be subdued he evidently doubts; but he thinks reconciliation possible and strongly urges it whilst there is yet time. Upon the con duct of England with regard to the slave question, he sreaks his mind freely and in a manner the re verse of compliineniary. But we are accustomed to free discussion upon our policy, and accept with equal temper praise or blame. Links in the Chain ; or, Popular Chapters on the Curiosities of Animal Life. By George Kearley. Hogg and Sons. Although this book may be considered to be especially intended for young people, we suspect that there are very many of a larger growth who will read it with pleasure ; inasmuch as it not only conveys a good idea of the animal kingdom, from its lowest to its highest forms, but is written in an agreeable style, contains abundance of anec dote, and gives some very curious details respect ing animal economy. Thus speaking of the glow worm, the author tells us—" It is a pity to say anything ungracious about a little creature so wrapped up in poetical associations and pleasant memories as the glo n-worm, and yet the truth must be told. It feeds, then, good reader, not on violets and primroses, not even on the common greenery of the hedgerows, but on flesh—the flesh of snails, and eats it most voraciously ! The glow worm strikes at the snail as it crawls along, and by repeated bites speedily paralyses and kills its prey, which it then commences devouring, and seldom leaves for more than a few minutes until the whole of the body is consumed. The voracity of the little creature is extreme, and one may sometimes see four or five of them together in a snail-shell, feast ing and gorging upon their prey, plunging their little heads and erected mandibles into the viscera of the snail, and continuing thus for hours together." Rome as it is. Done by Two Fools? ? (Lomax and hinter) Sold nowhere !! ! Published by the Authors. 1862. 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About 3 50 a.m. the gunboats Carondelet and Tyler and the ram Queen of the West got under way, steamed up the river a short distance, turned and headed up the Yazoo. Rumours had been rife for several days that the Arkansas was preparing to come out, but a large majority hooted it down and scoffed at the bare idea. It seems, however, that those in authority placed some credence in the report, and consequently the gun boats and ram were sent t o l oo k up ma t ters . Upon entering the river the Q ueen s h o t up a h ea d o f the rest, the Carondelet following, while the Tyler brought up the rear. They had proceeded about five miles only when those in the gunboats were startled by the appear ance of the Queen coining full speed down the river, with evidently every pound of steam she could make at work on her shaft. She flew by the Carondelet with the words, " The Arkansas is coming," and shortly after a long, low, mud coloured craft, with a short, thick, black smoke stack in her middle, puffin g out huge volumes of black smoke, came swiftly around the point and made for the Carondelet. The river was too narrow to turn back, even if Captain Walker had so wished ; but the Captain is one who knows no such words as " back out," and, swinging around broad side, to avoid raking shots, the Carondelet belched forth a whole broadside on to the rapidly advancing craft. Imagine the consternation produced when the balls were seen to strike and fall harmlessly in the water ! "At him again,,, was the cry, and another broadside was poured into the monster at 50 yar d s ' range, but with no more effect than if so many peas had been discharged. The Arkansas now ran into the Carondelet's starboard quarter with a fear ful crash, pouring broadside after broadside into the gunboat, which, passing through the wooden casemate, raked the vessel from stem to stern. The Arkansas showed no intention of leaving her victim, but, remaining along her starboard quarter, raked her fore and aft with pointed shot. The Caronde let's stern and after division of starboard batteries kept up an incessant fire, but the huge solid shot flew off like indiarubber balls. There was no tan gible spot to be seen ; a very small round hole, just large enough to admit the gun, constituted her ports, and on elevating or depressin g t h e port h o l e moved with the gun. Findin g his guns were doing no service, Captain Walker had his boarders called away, and into the rebel craft they poured ; hut not a man or a passage could be found. The boarders now returned and the guns set to work, but it was so much powder wasted. The Carondelet's stern was now perfectly riddled, all the officers' quarters shot away, and everything literally torn to pieces. At length a shot cut away the steam pipe, and the scalding vapour spread to every .... part of the boat. Many of the men jumped overb oard. At this junc ture of affairs Captain Walker led a boarding party on the rebel's deck, but could find no possible way of getting below. `1 'he hatches were all secured underneath, and the smallest kind of aperture or hole was nowhere to be found. This discovered, the party returned to give uptheir b o at only when the bottom of the river palled for her. The flag which still floated from her stern was never to be struck to the rebels as long as one board floated to held it up. What men were left stood by what guns could be brought to bear, a n d worked them until the Arkansas, thinking she had about finished her victim, pushed along past her and stood for the Tyler, which had stood by the Carondelet through the whole fight. The Tyler discovered her motive, and, knowing her thin frame would stand no chance when brought in con tact with the enemy's invulnerable sides, headed down the stream, keeping just clear of the Arkansas and firing her stern battery. This chase was kept up until the mouth of the river was rea ched, when the Tyler, her b oats s h o t aw ay and badly cut up otherwise, came into view of the whole fleet. Not a vessel in the whole fleet, from some s trange fatality, had steam enoug h t o move. The Louisiana shore was lined with our transports, ord- ' nance, boats, &c., while directly opposite them, three or four abreast, lay Farragut's and Davies fleet, scarcely two of which could fire without pour ing their broadsides into some of their own vessels. All eyes were strained to see the cause of the Tyler's commotion. The ram fleet which lay near the mouth of the Yazoe, are scattering in every direction. A moment more and the long-dreaded Arkansas steams into full view, and heads right for the centre of our fleet. Bang ! goes a gun at the ordnance boat Great Western, while one from her port battery at the rams, who are leaving in every direction. She now passes the Richmond, whose splendid battery of 9- inch Dahlgrens is held quiet by the J. H. Dickey, who lies just opposite. Bang ! bang !go two more guns at the ordnance boat. Passing down, she puts balls into the Champion, while in the meantime her port battery is busy with Farragut's fleet Steadily she pursues her way, nothing daunted, nothing checked. She is now more than halfway down. She passes the Hartford ; but the noble old flagship is situated like the Richmond, for the same broadside which would have hailed on the Arkansas would have annihilated the splendid hospital boat Red Rover, burst Wenona the reel and with her cargo o f h uman freight. The O ne id a hit s rebel her with her 11-i nc h , but the ponderous m i ss il e ha producesmed. n C e a n nothing effect.Th engage her, but s h e passes their fire unscathed, un dubious shake of the h ea d i s the only monster ? A n icoah response, as ball dicer ball drops from her sides into the water. Steadily but surely she keeps on her way, firing one broadside at the transports, and the other at some vessel on the other side. She has nearly run the gauntlet. One more boat only to dispute her progress, and that the Cincinnati, which far below the rest of the fleet is doing picket duty near the point. All eyes are upon her, and a repetition of her experience seems inevitable. On comes the Arkansas, seemingly like Anteus of old, picking up new strength at every step. She is sure of her prey, and is making light for it. The Cincinnati had not steam sufficient to tack on her or even hardly enough •to bold her head up stream. She slipped Lher cable, however, and headed for the Mississippi shore, drifting down stream all the time, her own motive power being insufficient to stem the current. The Arkansas discovering her intention, heads for her, when the gunboat openel a brisk and galling fire on the advancing rebel at short range, the rifled Parrots apparently piercing her, the other shots dropping harmlessly off. The ram fires heavily as she advances, and is rapidly gaining on her opponent. When just as all were expecting a collision the Arkansas suddenly checks up, heads the other way, fires a parting broadside, and rapidly leaves the Cincinnati behind her. The gunboat bad drawn her into too shallow water, who she had no intention of being caught in. The Cincinnati, assisted by the Wenona, kept up an incessant fire until she had rounded the point and was in the arms of her friends. This unparalleled audacity and boldness elicit unqualified admiration of all. Such a thing never took place before, and will probably never take place again. In broad day light, in the very teeth of a hundred guns, this craft slowly and deliberately made her way, selecting her own victims, and hurling the glove of defiance at the combined fleet. It is an example of cool, daring courage unexampled, and the name of " Catesby Jones," her commander, will be awarded by all men'as deserving a place among the list of those " who know no fear." The fact of her success is undoubtedly owing to the circumstances, under which she caught us. Our position and everything worked against us. The Essex had discovered a burnt boiler the night before, and a new one was being inserted at the time. The Louisville was lying at the blacksmith boat repairing. The Sum ter had her waste pipe out and a new one being in serted. Everything worked in her favour. Those boats that were all ready could not use their guns fair fear of doing more damage to their friends than their foes. I will leave comments on this singular transac tion for other pens than mine. Different persons will, of course have different opinions. All that is left us is to say what might have been, and resolu tions what we will do. The Arkansas is safe for a time. I won't answer for her being so long. Killed. • Wounded, Missing. Tyler .. .. 10 .. 33 .. 10 Carondelet •• 5 .. 20 .. 13 Lancaster.. .. 18 .. 10 .. - Benton 1 .. 3 • • - 34 .. 66 .. 23 Lancaster sh o t i n h er boilers ; Dickey struck three times ; Champion struck three times ; Great Western struck once. 31ETROPOLITAN UNDERGROUND _RAILWAY. On Saturday evening the completion of that por tion of the Metropolitan Underground Railway ex tending from Paddington to Gower-street Station was celebrated by the contractors, Messrs. Smith and Knight, giving a dinner to the men engaged at work. A platform was thrown across from one side of the station to the other, and there the tables for the feast were laid. rpwards of 600 men sat down to dinner, and were presided over by Mr. Smith, the senior partner of the firm. Among those present were Mr Roebuck, the con tractor's manager ; Mr. Henchman, the secretary to the company ; Mr. Johnson, the resident engineer; and several ladies and gentlemen. The several loyal and patriotic toasts were drunk with musical honours. The Chairman then said they had met that even ing to celebrate the completion of that end of the Metropolitan Railway, and having spent three years on the works they might say at that end that they had done their work very creditably. (Hear, hear.) He employed the best men that could be found in England; and when he said that it meant the best men that could be found in the world. (Hear, hear.) He hoped that that line would be considered, what it really was, one of the best undertakings in the world, and that it would prove highly remunerative to those who had so liberally subscribed their money to so vast a work. Cheers.) Mr. Henchman said it had afforded him very great pleasure to meet the men that evening, and it was a congratulation to them all that that great work had been brought to a conclusion without the loss of a single life from accident. (Hear, hear.) That result was owing to the great precau tions taken by their masters for their preservation. (Hear, hear.) As long as that work hung together it would be a credit to all who worked at it. (Hear, hear.) He was sure he would have every man with him when he asked them to drink " The health of Messrs. Smith and Knight." The toast was drunk with tremendous cheering and musical honours. " " The Healths of Mr. T. M. Johnson, the engineer, and " Mr. Armstrong,,, the fo reman of the works, were drunk wit h great enthusiasm and duly acknowledged. was Se k ve e r pt Several up othertill a toalsattsefhololuhorwa.tedth, aensttlatthieonecantvGower street is in a tunnel It may here be stated aboutt 45 feet deep, and is lighted glazedby, large tiles. y aperturesrfh on arcso constructed eitherside, lined that with white they admit sufficient light into thestation to ena bl e the company to do wit h o ut gas during the day-time. " The Pontifical Government," says the Inde pendance,4, appear s inclined to reven ge i tself on France by: petty demonstrations. Amongst other things, it has prohibited the use of the name Napoleon. The director of a theatre of the Trantsevera, who is called Napoleon Or chum, has been ordered by the police to drop his Christian sam e, and has changed it into that of Annibal. Among the actors of the dramatic company of Belotti-Bon is ono called Napoleon Colombino,and he has been ordered hence forward to take the wale of Giovanni Colorabina." On Saturday an inspection of the gi gan ti c wo r ks constructed for the main drainage of the m e t ro p o li s was made by J. Thwaites, Esq., chairman, several members, J. W. Bazalgette, Esq., chief engineer, and the entire staff of officers of the Metropolitan Board of Works; M. Maunier, prefect of the Seine, and a large body of visitors. The party started by steamboat from Hungerford Market betwen eleven and twelve o'clock for Green wich, and upon landing at the pier they at once proceeded to the immense sewer constructed by Mr. Webster, extending from Deptford Creek to Cross ness Point, Plumstead Marshes. This sewer is com pletely circular, 11 feet 6 inches in diameter, 18 inches thick, except that part of it which passes under Woolwich, where it is 2 feet thick, and 71 miles in length. The sewer was lighted by hun dreds of candles, placed at regular distances from each other, and the effect, when viewed as far as the eye could reach, was really marvellous. The pumping station at Deptford was next examined, by means of which the sewage will be pumped from the low level to the high level sewer, and the mag nitude of the works excited the greatest surprise. The whole of the company were then escorted to the river side, where a steamboat was in waiting, and they crossed over to the Bow and Stratford branch of the Eastern Counties Railway, and on it were conveyed to Old Ford. Here the completed northern high level from Hampstead, a length of 9Q miles, and the work of Mr. Moxon, was examined, together with the penstock chamber and overflow channels. Here is a junction of the Middle-levee each 9 feet in Sewer, 12 feet in diameter, and by the aid of the penstock and overflow channels the sewage can either be continued on its course to the outlet, or passed into the River Lea, which at present re ceives the sewage of the district. From this point ei the North ern O ut f a ll S ewer i s n ow in the course of construction terminate at Ba r ki ng C ree k. This work will be 5i miles in length, consisting'of double and treble lines ofsewers, by Mr. Furness, and considerable distance they will be from 15 feet to 17 feet above the level o f th e surround i ng l an d, the resting sewers themselves either and fo w r il a l on an embankment or brick arches. In its line there will be seven aqueducts over rivers, two aqueducts over railways, and the materials employed in the construction of the sewers, concrete embankment and substructure of arches through the marshes, will consist of 20,000 rods of brickwork, 500,000 yards of concrete, and 100,000,000 bricks. The contract price is £625,000. These sewers at Barking will discharge into a reservoir, which will cover an area of 12 acres, and from this reservoir it will be discharged into the River during the ebb of the tide. All these works were minutely examined, the party proceed ing to Barking in the contractors' trucks on a rail way laid down to facilitate the carriage. of materials from the River to different parts of the works. Having arrived at the extreme point of the works the party partook of luncheon in a pavilion. CURIOUS DISCOVERY OF A MISER. A most remarkable case has within the last day or so come under the notice of the authorities of the Bank of England. A few nights ago a policeman, named Donovan, in the H division, had his atten tion drawn to a wretched-looking old man who was walking along a street in the neighbourhood of Whitechapel. His appearance bespoke the most ex treme destitution, he was dirty and literally clothed in rags, and he was apparently borne down by some heavy weight which he had about him. The officer, thinking that the poor creature had some lead or stolen property in his possession, asked him what he had got round his body. The old fellow wished to know what business that was of the officer. The constable replied that he must know, and that if he did not satisfy him, he must take him to the station. The old man still declined to enlighten the police• man, and he was accordingly walked off t o the Leman street police station on suspicion of having some thing not his own concealed about his body. At first the inspector was almost induced to remons trate with the officer for bringing such a dirty, wretched outcast to the station, for his filthy rags gave off such an offensive stench as to render his presence quite unbearable. However, the officer had a duty to discharge, and the inspector told the old man, who had a considerable stoop and totter, that he had better let them know what it was. The old fellow at length muttered out "money." The officers if anything were more perplexed, and the very unpleasant task was then gone through of un burthening him of his precious load. From round his body were taken several bundles of dirty rags, which were found to contain gold and silver and five Bank of England notes to the amount of nearly £2OO. There was about £lOO in silver. The old man was asked to account for the possession of the money. He replied that it was his own, that he had been saving it for upwards of 20 years, that as he accumulated the gold and silver he secured it in the bags which he placed round his body for safe keep ing, and never took them off. The officers were still dubious about his story, and they asked him how he had earned such a lot of money. He answered that he had been a hard-working man, that for many years he carried clothes for the Jews in Petti coat-lane, doing odd jobs and running errands in the streets. He was asked whether he could name any person who had so employed him, and he men tioned several persons, some Jews. They, on being applied to, confirmed his statement; they had oc casionally employed him for years, and he was always of dirty and penurious habits, and they expressed their astonishment that he should have had so much money about him. As there was now no doubt as to the treasure really belonging to the old man, the police thought of the best way of protecting him, as some of his old employers in Petticoat-lane suddenly became very much inter ested in his behalf, and proffered their assistanceTh in taking care both of him and his money.. officers suggested that it would be i very imprudent for him to continue to carry so o r s g ed that at money about with him, and proposed least he should get rid of the d si N cp r, and deposit creature thought it at the Bank. The poor ol he could as well take care of it as the Bank. How ever, he was at last persuaded to go to the Bank of England, but his wretched and offensive ap pearance, and t he p rocess of turning the large amount of silver out of the dirty rags, had such ai l effect upon the cashiers that they declined have any_ thing to do with the old man or his cash, probably fearing that that there was something infectious a b ou t him. The city detectives, who Were in at tandance, tried their good offices, and the cashiers were at length induced to receive the silver (there being only one bad half-crown amongst the mass), and to give the old man notes for the amount. After some further persuasion he was induced to in vest the whole of his long earned savings. He was taken to the office of Robert Carden s and the worthy alderman kindly undertook to do the best he could for him, and received about £192 from the old man, for which he had a receipt. The police then further advised him to have a good wash, and he returned to his abode, but evidently not so well at ease as to the security of his money as when he carried it about with him. GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY OF CANADA.—The official declaration of the results of the voting on the reso lution approving of "The Grand Trunk Arrangements Act, 1862," which bad been proposed on Friday by Mr. Craw. ford, M.P., at the meeting of shareholders, was made on Saturday afternoon, at the London Tavern. Mr. Thomas Baring, M.P., presided. The following is a copy of the document which was handed to the representatives of the press, it being accompanied by an intimation that there would be no speech-making on the occasion :—" Persons , 1,311 for the motion ; 9 against ; shares and Londe , 3,788,601 for the motion ; 48,48.5 'list." F ro m this it I will be seen that the majority for the resolution is 1,302 on persona and 3,740,116 on shares and bonds. " 'E. VAN DORN. - A lotto.- from Washington says:— " A rebel officer has just been arrested Maryland who has b e en recruiting for the "rebel army for two weeks past in Washington and Frederick counties. He met with poor success. : Several arrests for disloyalty have been wade here yesterday and to-day." THE EMPEROR OF THEPRENCIL A letter from Vichy has the following:—" The Emperor three days ago honoured with his presence a concert and a bail, given by ten of the visitors residing at the Hotel Germot.—The Marquis de Belbeuf; MM. Hubert-Delisle and Ronjean, sena tors; MM. Nonier de la Sizeranne arid Andre, deputies ; if. Barbier, Director-General of the Customs; M. Maigne, Councillor of State; M. Genteur, Prefect of the Allier; and M. Abel Gay", Procureur Imperial at St. Etienne. At 8 o'clock the Emperor was announced, and every one present rose. After saluting the company his Majesty took his seat and the concert commenced, By the side his Majesty were seated the Princes Joachim and Lucien Murat ; M. Baroche ; the Marquis de Tur got, French Ambassador at Berne ; Admiral Tre houart ; Generals Baron de Beville and Fleurys, Aides-de-Camp to his Majesty; and behind and around him the givers of the fete. The Emperor, who was in plain clothes with white waistcoat and white cravat, with the insignia of the Legion of Honour on his breast and a riband of different colours at his buttonhole, was placed in such a manner as to take in at one glance the double row of ladies placed in a semicircle before him, and at the same time to be visible to all arou nd. Tam burini opened the concert, and his daughter, Madame Gardoni, Vivier, &c., rook part in i t . At nine o'clock the concert terminated, and the Em peror descended to the garden, where a table sumptu ously covered with refreshments was laid out There, in the midst of his entertainers, turning towards one of them—M. Barbier—his Majesty said aloud, have named you Commander of the Legion of Honour on the occasion of the 15th of August. lam happy to accord this recompense for your excellent services.' When the Emperor re turned to the concert-room the appearance of it had completely changed, and an orchestra for the ball was at its post. His Majesty opened the ball with Madame Magne, and afterwards danced with Mdlle. Mahuscn, a creole, and with Mdlle. de Melly. 'l'he Emperor retired at 11 o'clock. Dancing was kept up with great spirit until 2, when every one with drew charmed with the brilliant fete of the Coun cil of Ten.' On the following day the Emperor, accompanied by Generals Baron de Beville and Fleury, his aides-de-camp, and others, visited the large paper-mills of Cusset. His Majesty was re ceived by M. Meyer, the proprietor, who p articu larly directed the Emperor's attention to a new mo tive machine working by means of hot air, and known by the name of gazomoteur. This mac hine, which is of six-horse power, works the machinery of a great part of the manufactory with a consump tion of coal less than one kilogramme an hour for each horse power. This invention, which is likely to prove of advantage in manufactories generally, on account of the saving in fuel, will be of double importance in the navy, enabling vessels to make long voyages without calling at ports to coal. The machine works without water, boiler, or smoke, and canno t give rise to an explosion or fire. The Em peror listened with great attention and interest to the explanations given by M. Belon, the inventor, and expressed his satisfaction in the most encourag ing terms. His Majesty afterwards went through the other parts of the establishment, and compli mented the director on the improvements he had introduced since last year. His Majesty afterwards went to the church, where he was received by the clergy of Cusset, in the midst of an immense con course of the population, who had collected on hearing of the Emperor's arrival. After praying for a short time his Majesty visited the works of the new church, now in course of construction, and then returned to Vichy." THE INTEBNA7IONAL EXHIBITION. The Saturday attendances at the building now show a rapid tendency to decrease as they did at the same period of the year in 1851. It is evident that the time is fast approaching 'when Saturday must be made a shilling -day, if only for the sake of the Commissioners' exchequer. On Saturday last the admissions were 2 1,699, of which 13,709 were by payment, and 7,990 b y season t i c k e ts. The last has be en one of the few weeks when the total numbers have fallen short of those at the previous international display, but the majority on the whole week in favour of 1851 is only 48. The total number on each day, whether by payment, season or day tickets, i 62,6 3 1 .. 65,972 Monday (Is.) •••• is as follows 1862. : Wednesday' (is.) ••• • 60 118 • • 53 , 911 9 .... Tuesday (15.) ...... 5 6 9 8 : 0 1 6 33 5 6 0 2, 8 03161 Thursday (Is.) .. Friday (2s. 61) •• • . 18,466 (25. 6d.) 25,394 Saturday ( 28 . • ' 18 , 348 (2s. 661.) 21,699 Total .. 236,723 We are sorry to announce that the Lancashire Relief Fund is to be deprived of the aid of the charitable bullfinch at the Exhibition. The per formances of this. 'wonderful little automaton were realising from £l5 to .£2O a-day for the fund—by no means an insignificant amount. He has only been at work about a fortnight, and be has earned upwards of 1200, and was in a fair way of gaining 20 times as much. On Saturday, however, he piped for the last time. It appears that other Swiss exhibitors were e nvious of the popularity which it gained for Messrs. Aubert and Linton, they complained to the Swiss Commissioner, and, strange to say, orders charvs eabhesenrdgciayseen that that any on itisto e sing no more. it app a should have the p ower of issuing such orders, a nd, exercise his authority so ungraciously. the object for which the autom a t on considering g ,oho u ld Other exhibitors in the Swiss Court may, of course, have felt it a grievance that every one came first of all to see and hear the bird, but we venture to think, now that its song has ceased, not 5 per cent. of the numbers it drew there C o urt at all We recomm endm w r. i E ll m ev a e n r enter theweitostart his miniature singing a rbler ham been compelled t o res i bird at his case in th e Nave to supply the pl ace w hi c h t h e Swiss w