The Sun. — London, England, 1862-08-18 00:00:00

" F u N. " EVERY WEEK• ONE PENNY. (1.--- RYS T A L PALACE.-FORESTERS' FET E. A-) TO -MO RROVir. ARRANGEMENTS. 12.0 Orchestral Band on the Great Orchestra. 1.0 Grand Procession in the Grounds. 1.30 Great Organ Performance. 3.0 Blondin over the Fountains. 4.0 Great Fountains, Cascades, &c. 5.0 Orchestral Band on Great Orchestra. 6.30 Great Organ Performance. ilitary, Volunteer, and other Bands on the Grounds —Out-dor Gam—Athletic Sports and pastimes ohQry_C o ricket— es Boatingand General Amusements during the day. Open for Admission from Eight in th e morning till dark. ONE SHILLING. CRYSTAL PALACE.—FORRESTERS' GREAT DAY, TO-MORROW (TUESDAY), 19th inst. The annual fete of the Foresters from all parts of the United Kingdom is the GREAT DAY AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE. Blondin will walk the HIGH ROPE over the Terrace Fountains, introducing several astonishing and novel feats, concluding by WHEELING a : FyItItSTER in FULL COSTUME of the ORDER in his Niagara Barrow over the rope. The Great Fountains, Casc . ades, Waterfalls, and Entire S er ies of Watewor ks will be displayed during the afternoon. Military and other bands will perform at intervals in the Palace and grounds. Athletic sports and outdoor games — Dancing on the lawn--Archery competition—Grand pro meiotic. &c., &0., during the day. The Palace will be lighted up in the evening so as to ena ble visitors to retire gradually. Additional entrances and exits will be provided, and fre quent special trains will run from London-bridge, Victoria, and intermediate stations. Open for admission at Eight in the morning till dark. Admission, as usual, ONE SHILLING; children, Six pence. *** For full particulars of amusements see first page. ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN, Will Open on Monday, August 25, with Benedict's opera of TIIE LILY OF KILLA_RRNEY. THEATRE-ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. This Evening, A KISS IN THE DARK. After which, the first part of the Arab Entertainment at half-past 7. To be followed by THE COLLEEN BAWN. To conclude with THE ARABS OF THE DESERT. A Troupe of the Beni- Zoug-Zoug. Commence at 7. THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET. This Evening, FIS H OUT OF WATER. Atter which, OUR AMERICAN COUSIN. With CELOS Y'CALIA. And THE CHRISTE N ING. Commence at 7. NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI. Shia Evening, THAT BLESSED BABY. Wi And th MEDEA. Followed by THE PR ETTY HORSEBREAKER. THE SHILLING DACoY. mmence at?. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. This Evening, THE RENDEZVOUS. After which, at a quarter to 8, RING HENRY VIII. With THE TWO DOLTS. Commence at 7. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. This E ve ning, PEEP O'DAY. Followed by KILLAR "" NEY. Conclude with THE COLLEEN SAWN SETTLED AT LAST. Commence at 7. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. This Evening, MAZEPPA. Brilliant Scenes in the Circle. Concluding with a Comic Ballet. Commence at 7. MR. and M CHARLES MATHEWS "AT HOME," at Her Maj esty 's Concert Room, Haymarket, This Evening. Commence at 8. W. S. WOODIN'S CABINET OF CURIOSITIES, Xolygraphic Hall, King William -street, Charing-cross. Commence at 8. .ARGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, H a y ma rket. Open ev er y evening for Promenade and Dancing. CANTERBURY HALL. —EVERY EVENING.— nee ot Selectionslo Steckel, the great Trapeze Re-app ea-Ta Grand from " Don Sebastien " and "Il performer;; Euge ne, Unsworth, and,Duley, the great comic Trovatore. - trio, Szc. Commence at 7. THE OXFORD, 6, OXFORD-STREET, EVERY EVENlNG.—Verdi's "Ii Corsaro," with full band and chorus. —The comic performance of Miss Caroline Parkes— nebounaire on the Flying T ra peze—The Ethiopian oddities of RumSey, Newcomb, &c. Commence at 7. NOTICE. Ail remittances are, henceforth, to be made to Mr. .lOHN CHAPLIN, at The Sun o ffi ce, 112, Strand, who has been appointed, by the Lord Chancellor, Receiver and Manager of The sun newspaper, and the outstanding debts due in respect thereof. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. This DAY. —Morning, ih. 13m.—Afternoon, 7h. 40m. To-lzoiatow.-Morning, Bh. 10m.—Afternoon, Bh. 50m. ffk* 9" , c 6 • " " 1) ,:011 " ' ' , t- • • THE SUN. LONDON, .MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 1862. Solemn lectures on the inconsistency of English men leaning to the cause of the South have no yet ceased. But the reply to these homilies is plain—the North itself must answer for it all. Both parts of the name under which we are accused of inconsistency compel a kind of sympathy with the South. We are English; therefore, we resent the special ill-treatment we get from the North. We are men, therefore, we feel for men who fight so bravely with their hands tied. We do not deny that blockades have been and are held to be lawful in war. But we also hold that the American blockade is a confession that the North cannot fight the South on equal terms. The twenty millions cannot fight the six millions (of whites) unless they keep the latter out of the arms and ammunition which Europe can furnish.. This may be lawful fighting, but it is not equal fighting. We do not know an Englishman who has not, therefore, as a man, felt an irrepressible interest in the marvellous skill and courage with which the party, whose hand is tied by the Northern navy , h as fou g ht its battle. I t i s no t i n human nature not to wish fo r s cus s to DAVID with his sling against the mailed giant with his sword and spear. And as to the rude Yankees and their rude Secre tary of State --where is the Englishman who does not share the feelings uttered so honestly by Mr. ROEBUCK at Shesuiv We may permit our Go vernment to hesitate and be cautious about recog nition, and we may in our cooler moments despise the contemptible insults 13- f Yankees too much to make them a ground of national action, but the feel ing of irritation will remain, do What we will, and the Northerners take care it shall not cool. The very latest account s tell us of uamosta scious and cowardly attack o n the British steamerthaßerald, and of an insolent boarding of ano ther mail s tearner, as if the Trent affair had not been enough. The British light. Herald was at half-speed in s i g ht of a h ous e, and because she would no t stop a ft er hoisting the British flag, the Adirondac,Yankee frigate,steers cif her four hundred yards , fi res a broad s ide into her, and cont inu e s th e firin g till she was within t wo miles of the lighthouse. The British Queen is also reported to have been boarded, and her cargo, destined for Nassau, a British port, is detained at New York. And all this is done by the men who almost made it a case of war that our gun-boats should examine whether slavers carrying the Ame rican flag were really American vessels ! Is it to encourage such intolerable pretensions, that we are to sympathise with the North rather than the South? With fellows who not only show No cour tesy to English vesoels, but who, consciously unable to fight a well-armed South, treat unarmed Bi itish ships with desperate violence and spiteful rudeness ? The survey of the state of affairs indicated by the voluminous new s just arrived is, indeed, still any thing but encouraging for the Northerners, and we ma ke some allowance for the soreness they must naturally feel under the collapse thus far of their first of thirty daps,expectations,then of a ninety days' settlement- A peopl e must be somewhat provoked to find the army, whiehw m to have taken Richmond, almost as likely to be taken itself; and the fleets, which were to clear the lc ob liged to retire before extemporised defences at ---_,----- 7 --- Vicksburg ; again reminding us that Sebastopol, Fort Darling, on the James River, and Vicksburg, are all illustrations of the sufficiency of fortifications throw n up when and where wanted, to turn back a powerful invader. The successes on the Confederate side, in Missouri, and on the Fede ral side in Virginia, were both too much of the guerilla character, to be of any weight whatever in determining the course of mili tary events. The most favourable thing for M'CLELLAN is that he has been able to clear the other side of the James river of the Confederate batteries and troops which molested his shipping. This looks as if he were yet master of the river, and could remain or leave at his pleasure. The PRESIDENT has actually come forward and spoken at a public meeting at Washington. Some difference there certainly is between an American president and an European monarch ! He came out, also, to explain to the nation cabinet secrets. The rumoured quarrel between the SECRETARY AT WAR and M'CLELLAN was his topic. It had be gun to tell discouragingly on public spirit, so "honest ABE" takes to the platform, and explains all to his masters. He accounted for the chief dis crepancies between the friends and the enemies of Mr. STANTON by the difference between the number of troops in the lists of those sent to M'CLELLAN, and the number of effeetives. The friends of STANTON laid stress on the former, his enemies on the latter. Moreover it sometimes happened that the General would be right in asking for what he wanted, and the Secretary right in refusing what he had not to send. The Pre sident had faith in his Secretary of War as an able and brave man, and, as justice required of him, took on himself what had been charged on his Secretary. We suppose, therefore, the con clusion of the whole affair of the Federal defeat at Richmond is, on the authority o f the Presi dent, that M'CLELLAN was not s trong enough on the spot to hold his position, and that Mr. STAN TON was not strong enough in reserves to send him the requisite reinforcements. The grand topic, therefore, now with all the pa p er s is the enlistment, and as diverse as their inclinations are the representations both of the press and of correspondents. Some deocribe dranghting, or compulsory service, as what the Free States will never submit to. The very numerous foreigners also who, though they may have lived in the States ten or twelve years, are still British or German, sometimes Norwegian citizens, assert their technical and legal nationality. Many, it is said, of the Irish have already de camped for Canada, whither more threaten to follow them. Others represent the draught ing as not likely to be so unpopular ; the richer and middle classes are very decided for I a grand and final effort; the poorer classes know that, as substitutes, they shall obtain a much larger sum than the highest bounty offered for enlist ment. The only hardship would fall on the poor man selected by the ballot, who could not afford a substitute, however much he might wish it. The ballot, however, we are told, will be managed so as to take the richer classes chiefly, and hence the great majority of those who actually serve will do so, as substitutes, of their own free choice. This is certainly adroit Yankeeism. The success of the scheme will, however, depend upon the possibility of stuffing the ballet-box adversely to the rich. It would seem likely that this last proposal will be the last great Northern effort—that if it suc ceed, and the South be crushed, well; if not, pro bably no further great attempt to conquer will be made. It stands thus, that 300,010 volun teers having been called for in vain, the PRESIDENT demands 300,000 of the militia for nine months' service. These latter he can require the several States to furnish, and r already, we are told, the North Western States have shown considerable alacrity in responding to his call. The immediate object of the draught ing is, of course, to obtain the first 300,000. If any State therefore fails to furnish its number of volunteers, it is to make good the deficiency by draughting from its militia. Besides the bounties a new bid is made for recruits, such an one as was probably never made before—the Secretary of War informs the public that "the regulations will provide for ridding the service of such incompetent p er sons as now hold commissions," " preventing the appointment, in the military service, of incompe tent or unworthy officers,"—and the consequence is to be promotion by merit !—as the Secretary expresses it—" the promotion of officers of the army and volunteers for meritorious and distinguished services." We commend Mr. STANTON'S order of the 4th to the special notice of Sir G. C. LEWIS and the Duke of CAMBRIDGE. A similar one would assuredly not a little "flutter the Horse Guards." Looking at the temper of the people, and their call for energetic measures, there seems reason to believe that by the late autumn, the ranks of the North may be again pretty well filled. The impressions vary that were produced upon the minds of different beholders by the imperial spectacles witnessed by vast multitudes on the eve and on the day itself of the Fete NAPOLEON. Says one cor respondent—the EMPEROR was looking in excel lent health. Says another—speaking of his MA JESTY—" he looked much thinner than he was last spring, and as though old age was coming rapidly upon him." Remarking, also, "The change that has lately taken place in his appearance is very striking. But," adds the writer, "Notwithstand ing a certain fatigued air he still seems as though a great deal of stamina remained to him." One eye-witness and ear-witness of the review remarks (as though it were significant and almost sinister) that the crowd of civilians " whenever the EMPEROR showed himself in any of the avenues leading to or from the Champ de Mars"—substituted exclama tions of le Voila! Le Voila ! for the usual cries of Vive - I, ' Empereur ! So far, however, from our being d isposed to regard those substituted excla mations a in dicative of diminished loyalty on the part o f the multitude, we should rather feel inclined to accept th em of a dwindled tokens of an increased rather than interest. And such an estimate of the popular feeling i n itdc ohheueanrrtcna oaco if: :eas,rti was, i 04:i when : hl lei : referenceincid e nt t e, o n No moved NAPOLEON o i iedLeElt hthose 111. by would seem to b e ; st ifled ti a ,e nd borne out by an inci menotoirteioly:e„,..aoust mieous and unpremeditated meet characteristic and incident of th e d ~ 1 x longe r 3 :.): tits s ays s f held that in i t n o the most touching programme, Precipitate . by the official . B •She was by his escort, retiring surrounded the Champs de Mars before . the Em emotions which popu lar en thusiasm is Privi. ledged to utter, mad e the EMPEROR one of those ovations which would b ordinary event in the annalse an extra. of any i other reign, fil l 8 0 many and which already pages in those of the second Empir e' Thisr is rom an tic colouring of enthusiasm,enthusiasm,howeve , c ruelly rubbed off, like the gilt from th e ginger bread, by anothe r and a wholly uncourtly looker on, who protests that the "ovation" here talked off by the Conetitutionnel was nothing 3 more than a rabble rush signifying no thing. Alt og ether the descriptions dropping in upon us noW one by one, are so various and so conflicting that it is difficult to reconcile them one with another. These extraordinary diversities of opinion having reference as the extracts already given, indicate , on the one hand, to the appearance of the Eli- PEI3.OR, and, on the other, to the bearing of the population through the midst of which his MAJESTY passed. One would think it almost impossible that there could be too diametrically opposite opinions produced by the aspect of one and the same man ! His countenance indicating perfect health to one observer, and be traying the rapid advance of old age to another ! One remembers, however, that pretty much the same thing has often before occurred. Quot homines, &c • Each eye forms its own picture : and philosophers in the science of optics are agreed that no two reflections of the same object can possibly be strictly speaking identical. After the campaign of Waterloo, after the close of the Reign of a Hundred Days—the Great NAPOLEON looked, in M. DE LAMARTINE'S account of him, " fat and as yellow as an orange." While not long afterwards the Exile of St. Helena was described by Captain BASIL HALL as one whose countenance was a perfect model of elaseic beauty—his complexion, the very tex ture of his skin, being comparable only, in the eyes of BASIL HALL , to the surface of marble or of alabaster. As yellow as an orange," re collect, was the description of LAMARTINE—who goes on to speak (it is in his " History of the Restoration") of the Great EMPEROR'S form and features having been flattered, ever since then, alike by painter and sculptor ! Simply because he (the annalist) looks back to the original with jaundiced and unloving eyes ! No wonder is it when we call incidents like these to mind—that the very appearance of the reigning Emperor of FRANCE, on Thursday and Friday last, is matter of dispute between his partisans and his antagonists. No wonder, certainly, that the bearing of the multitude is described vari ously as having been cold and enthusiastic, ac cordingly as the wishes of the beholder prompted him to recognise in what occurred tokens of loyalty or of indifference. Altogether the Fete appears to have passed off— setting aside the conflicting opinions, and looking simply to the bare facts—in every essential respect most satisfactorily. The mere circumstance of 30,000 of the National Guard of Paris having been passed in review by his MAJESTY, has about it anything but a sinister significance. Not an acci dent is reported to have occurred during either of the two days set apart for the public rejoicings. That, again, of itself looks well. Particularly when, it is remembered, that all Paris was out of doors, young and old men—women and children. Besides which the population of the capital was increased by the presence of thousands from the suburbs and even from remote provinces of the empire—to say nothing of the always easily distinguishable throng of foreigners. And this too with seventy thousand men in arms collected together there in the Champ de Mars ! As tokens of the imperial clemency at the close of the Fetes upwards of a thousand forgats were released either from the hulks or from durance vile in the gaols—nearly 200 culprits of the National Guard and nearly 800 peccant soldiers of the line having, moreover, each his otherwise in evitable punishment remitted. • Will RATAZZI long survive as Italian Prime Minister ? It is certainly problematical. Who shall venture to answer confidently—Yea or Nay ? Those who believe with the Ministerial partisans at Turin that the Royal Troops have already surrounded GARIBALDI and his Rebels in the heart of Sicily ? Or those who believe, on the contrary (with how many Italians—at Milan, at Naples, at Florence I), that not all the forces that the Turin Government can direct against the General and his adherents will venture to touch him? The Italian admirers of GARIBALDI and we may be certain that the name is legion—would hardly care to stake much upon the lengthened stability of Signor RATAZZI'S Administration. And it is not very probable--whatever they may affect to believe to the contrary—that the boldest Ratazzians would like the responsibility of giving the first signal of "Fire !" or of " Charge !" to the royal troops now sent out in pursuit of GARI BALDI and his Garibaldians. It is just sheer folly, we believe, and nothing less, to talk, as the official braggarts at Turin have actually been talking re cently, about the hero having been surrounded, and then commanded to surrender in the King's name by the loyal bearer of a flag of truce ! What say s the moderate organ of the island, not the Mazzi nian or republican, but the liberal and constitu tional Corriere di Sicilia. Why in one of its latest issues it speaks thus emphatically—" Every day," it says, " the telegraph reports that GARIBALDI is in retreat, that the volunteers are dispersed, and that the troops are in pursuit of the fugitives. Let the Italians know, let Europe know, that GARI BALDI never retreats, that his followers will never abandon him, and that the troops will never pursue him or his. For be it known that GARIBALDI is the only friend of Sicily. All of us, Sicilians, are Garibaldians, and the army is composed of Italians and not Austrians. And we understand each other. When the telegraph casts to the four winds of heaven tidings of defeat, mutiny, desertion, we reply confidently—lied, lies, lies! If you hear that the troops have attacked GARIBALDI, reply—Then Palermo is in revolu tion." Words of denial could not be louder, bolder, stronger, more explicit. And so far as I mere reported facts go, they remain to this mo ment contradicted. GARIBALDI is there still—at large, at the head of his armed followers ! He is still slowly conducting them towards Messina. By the time he has reached Messina—(we shall not have to wait longer for a knowledge of the probable re sult)—the campaign which he has long been threa tening to adventure upon will already either have been prevented or commenced. The sentence of death passed on the condemned soldier Flood has been commuted into penal servitude for life. The Independance Belge states that the Prince of Carignan arrived at Turin on the 10th from France and England, and that immediately on his arrival a council was held under the presidency of the King, at which he was present. It was said that the Prince had brought very im portant communications from Paris, and described the im pression which recent events had produced on the higher regions of the political world in France. EELS AND SALMON.—Modern investigation has proved, as might be expected, that eels are the produce of eels. There is, as yet, no place in this country of the nature of a breeding pond, where the natural history of this fish can be properly studied. There are ponds for storing lobsters at Southampton, and there is a store pond for white-fish in Scotland ; but we know of no breeding ponds either for eels or cod fish, hence much of our ignorance about their powers of growth or productiveness. We have also a pond on the Tay, in Scotland, which has been ofuse in determining ques tions connected with the growth of salmon, and likewise of ad dg the value oftbe river, pond-bred salmon having eon amble:ably augmented the natural supplies of that fish; and c consequence, raised the rental. It is likely that in e ll'accu ou ' . w in be with the English salmon rivers breeding-ponds young from of fish ere cted on a large scale. The salmon being the king and otr able sp een u tie oYal value, it will undoubtedly prove a profit (;l to protect its spawn from injury and its quantities of ew e jl t v:lction. In the natural state amazing immediately app are constantly destroyed, and count less thousands of IT teet t fe b m e un ing er d at e e ." t 4 hee ln l 4fi e s le h sa a l r e e lost y t f h r e o i m r e w n a e n m t i o e f s. pro l - t wou is well known th a Z i Moon of the river Tay, be tected in the same way a Z l irPrise if other fish were dealt entage of increase in eauseiftrom their enemies a l ar .r p ! r onng animals are pro the supplies becomes u eut.—Once; Week, THE SON LONDON, MONDAY EVE NINO, AUGUST 18, 1862. The Prince of Wales has been grouse-shooting since the 12th, over a range cf hill and dale on the opposite side of the Dee. This proierty is held by her Majesty under lease from Mr. Farqtaarson. His Royal Highness is considered a capital shot, though not quite so keen a sportsman as Prince Alfred. The deer-stalking grounds belonging to her Majesty and the Prince of Wales extend in a line joining Abergeldie from Balmoral to Birk Hall, a distance of nearly eight miles.—Court Journal. Viscount Palmerston left London on Saturday for 'Palmer Castlo, Kent, The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs. Gladstone have left Hawarden Castle for Penmaenmaur, Conway . His Serene Highness Prince Henry of Reuss has arrived at the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street, to visit the International Exhibition. The Duke and Duchess of Bisaccia La Roche foucauld have left the Clarendon Hotel for Paris. The Duke of Devonshire and Lady Louisa Cavendish have arrived at. Bolton Abbey from Holkar The Countess of Clonmel and the Ladies Scott have left Farrance's Hotel for Ireland. The Marquis of Hartington, M.P., goes out in the Great Eastern to New York this voyage. The noble marquis proposes to make a tour in America, and is likely to be absent several months. We are happy to learn (says the United Service Gazette) that Captain Willes Johnson, Bart., member for the Montgomery boroughs, has so far recovered from his alarming illness as to be able to return to his seat in Wiltshire. DEATH OF A VICTORIA CROSS OFFICER.—Mr. Thomas Reeves, V.C., gunner, R.N., died last week at Portsmouth. This heroic young man, for he was only 34, had just been superannuated upon the miserable pittance of 25 a year, but only lived to draw one quarter's payment. —United Service Gazette. A letter from Verona has the following :—" The Austrian forces at present in Venetia, including the garri sons of the forts, amount to 120,000 men, from which it re sults that more than 30,000 men have received permission to return to their homEs. It appears that the Austrian Government is at last preparing to realise a grand project, of great importance for the prosperity of Venetia, the exe cution of which had until now always been frustrated by different obstacles. The upper part of the province of Verona is principally composed of arable lands, which in consequence of the dryness of the country cannot be culti vated, In 1857 the Government of the Archduke Maxi milian charged the engineer in chief Toncole to draw up a plan for the removal of that defect, and at length, in its sitting of the 18th July, the central committee decreed the execution of the proposed project, confiding the direction of the works to the abovementioned engineer, and authorising the payment of the necessary sums out of the territorial funds. THE GREAT EASTERN.—On Saturday the Great Eastern left Liverpool for New York. The crowds which thronged down to the pier heads were as numerous as when first the big ship entered the river. The Great Eastern slipped her moorings at two o'clock, and in passing the landing-stages she fired her farewell salute of four guns. Owing to the character which this vessel has established for herself as a passenger ship, emigrants have been eager in securing berths, while shippers have participated in the eagerness of emigrants, and the consequence is that up to an hour before she started the stevedores were basy taking in cargo. As a proof of her appreciation by passengers, we may just mention that the Great Eastern took out on Satur day about 900 passengers. As the Cunard steamer Persia sailed the same day a good deal of speculation is going on as to which vessel will arrive first at New York. SOUTH WALES RAILWAY.—The report of the directors recommend the payment a dividend, at the rate of n per cent. annum. SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY.—It is generally un derstood that the dividend to be paid by the South Eastern Railway for the present half-year will be at the rate of 41 per cent., or a trifle more than was paid et the correspond • ing half of the lU st year. SALISBURY AND YEOVIL RAILWAY.—The report of the directors to the meeting on the 22d inst. states the earnings for the half-year ending June 30 to be £21,099 14s ; the earnings for the corresponding half-year of 1861 were £18,773 lls ; showing an increase of £2,326 3s. After de ducting working expenses, interest, and all other charges, the accounts now presented show a balance of £7,466 14s 9d ; the balance on revenue account from last half-year is £2,068 15s ; total, £2,535 9s 9d. The dividend of 6 per cent. to be paid to the preference shareholders will require £2,395 14s ld, leaving a balance of £7,132 15s Bd. The directors pro pose to declare a dividend at the rate of 4 per cent., which will require £6,440 4s 10d; and there will be carried for ward to the credit of the current half-year's account £699 103 10d. The shareholders are aware that, by an agree- ment with the London and South-Western Company, the debentures issued by the company to the extent of L 130,000 were guaranteed under the common seal of both companies. The London and South-Western Company have now intl. mated that, on the expiry of the debentures, their seal will not be available for those required to replace +hem. This has necessitated an increase of one-half per cent. In the interest agreed to be paid on those debentures which fell due during the last half-year. The directors have given orders to the contractor to proceed to double an additional length of railways, and the works for that purpose are accordingly In active progress between Wilton and Dinton. ROYAL ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL, OXFORD - STREET.—Yesterday, (Sunday) morning the Rev. M. Kinsey, M.A., the Chaplain and lion. Secretary to this In stitution located in Oxford-street, and established for the cure of club feet, spinal, and other deformities, ably advo cated its claims upon public support, in a sermon which he preached at Bedford Chapel, Bloomsbury, in which he showed that there was a great increase in the number of patients, in the last year exceeding by upwards of 500, those of the preceding year, and that the total number benefited was nearly 30,000, which included adults dis charged with straight and useful limbs, after having been unable to walk or even stand for nearly 20 years. There are about 2,000 now under treatment, the numbers daily increasing, and at least 120 waiting for admission—very severe cases which could not be received for want of funds. The Rev. Minister made a powerful appeal for aid, which resulted in a liberal collection. THE FIRE AT MR. CORONER CARTER'S. —We regret to state that the son of Mr. W. Carter, the coroner for. East Surrey, has expired from the effects of the injuries he received at the late fire in the Blackfriars-road. It seems that he received the best surgical assistance that could be obtained, but tetanus supervened, and the unfortunate gentleman expired on Sunday afternoon. It will be remem bered that the deceased was the innocent cause of the fire by reading in bed. A MILL DESTROYED BY FIRE NEAR STOCKPORT. —We (Manchester Examiner) received information on Friday evening, that the mill of Mr. Thomas Radcliffe, candlewick manufacturer, Damstead Mill, near Stockport, was totally destroyed by fire early on Friday morning. From 150 to 200 hands will in consequence be thrown out of employ. The mill was partially insured. THE FIRE AND Loss OF LIFE NEAR HYDE PARK. —On Saturday Dr. Lankester, the coroner for the central division of the county of Middlesex, opened an inquest at the St. Andrew Tavern, Baker-street, Portman-square, on the respective bodies of Mr, Barrett and his two daughters, who lost their lives at the fire in Cumberland-street, Hyde park. Some formal evidence having been taken, the learned coroner said that the court was in possession of the identity of the deceased. He had fixed the inquest so early that the bodies might be sworn to ; and, that having been done, he thought the case was of too serious a character to be hurried over. He was now enabled to grant an order for their in•. terment, and the jury would be able to make an inspection with him of the premises in which the unfortunate creatures perished. He would also endeavour to get a larger room to hold the inquiry in. The coroner and jury then pro ceeded to view the ruins, and from the examination made, and the way the fire had travelled, there seems little, if any, doubt but the misfortune commenced in the back room on the basement, and rapidly extended up the massive stone staircase leading from the hall to the drawing-room ; and that while the father was endeavouring to pass his daugh ter out of the door he met with an obstruction, as it was bolted ; and while trying to unfasten it the flames encircled them, and they both dropped on the floor and perished. The inquiry was adjourned until Friday next. TWO CHILDREN KILLED ON A RAILWAY.—An accident of a very distressing character occurred on the rail way at Amington, near Tarnworth, last Saturday, by which two children lost their lives. They were named Geo. Henry Lawrence, aged 13, and Harriet Elizabeth Lawrence, aged 3 years, and were the children of an agricultural labourer, living near the railway at Amington. Wm. Lawrence said, at the coroner's inquest—l am a labourer, and the father of the deceased. They were brought home on Saturday afternoon. The boy was quite dead, but the girl lived till nearly midnight. Jas. Ratcliff said—l am a gatekeeper on the Trent Valley Railway. I was on duty at the Aming ton crossing on Saturday afternoon. I saw the deceased at the crossing; I would not let them pass as a train was approaching. After the train had gone by I went to the signal on the opposite side, and saw another engine and tender coming on the down line. I shouted to the children to stand still; my back was then towards them. On per ceiving that the engine had shut off steam, I turned and saw the two children lying on the line. I lifted them on to the bank. II enry Smith deposed—While acting as fire man on the engine in question, I observed a little girl run on the line, and a little boy ran and caught hold of her to The engine then struck them. I first saw n fi o v t e s m top eta u l n s t l i e l length off, 30 yards. The train was going at about 18 or 20 miles per pull engine, them hNe v r hbeunt back . could about andpassed r t e h v e e m r s e aboutthe hour. The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death," at the same time urging very strongly on the company the great necessity of providing bridge accommodation at this crossing, which is near a very sharp curve. The children were buried at Tamworth on Wednesday afternoon. A large number of persons assembled to witness their funeral. —Stajordshire Advertiser. Oranges, which were introduced into New South Wales soon after the colony was founded, are now exported thence to the value of £BO,OOO a year. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. L'ITALIA. A patriotic and lyric ode, composed by Signor I Guiglini, under the title of " L'ltalia," was pro duced for his benefit on Saturday evening, after the performance of the opera of " Marta." It achieved a very great success, and what i s more to th e point, a deserved one, Its music for the most part is equally vigorous and appropriate, and enjoyed also the great advantage of being very well delivered. As its subject is nothing less than the deliverance and union of Italy under the guidance of Victor Emmanuel, we may premise in a few words some of the difficulties of such a task in order to afford a tolerable test of the merits of its execution. It must always be borne in mind that, in any artistic treat ment of great cotemporaneous history, the treat ment, however able, can never rise to the height of the subject; since the latter's reality is much too great, and its dignity too impressive, to render it capable of being heightened by any art-transcription, which would deal rather with the spirit than the facts of the event— whereas it is the facts and not the spirit which immediately absorb us. It is the facts which fill our minds, and which as they cannot be reproduced by either picture, poem or music, in their ade• quate dimensions, require therefore the lapse of a few years to intervene, during which their phy sical impression would gradually die out—in order to enable art to deal with their spirit wtich would still be surviving. It will be inferred therefore from these remarks that Signor Guiglini's music were it ten times what it is—could scarcely add to or reflect even our impression of the greatest event of modern history—and that its highest possible merit would be its thorough accord ance with what we feel to be the spirit of the event, and its avoidance of any violence to our sense of its reality. All this merit the music may unques tionably lay claim to. Melodious and vigorous throughout it entirely accords with, if it cannot convey to us the form and soul of what it celebrates, and of which we doubt not in years to come it may be received as a due memorial. The scene of the Ode is laid in a grand square of an Italian city, which is adorned by a national statue, and crowded by an excited populace who are cele brating by song and dance the assembling of the first Italian Parliament. The entire arrangement of this scene, as well as the effect of its ardent groups with their waving flags, French and Italian, and their display of Garibaldian shirts, was highly striking and picturesque. After a spirited opening chorus, " an Italian mother (Madame Titiens) who has lost two sons in the national struggle, advances, and adjures them in a very vigorous recitative, and in a still more impressive aria, to maintain their efforts for their country's freedom—when the music of the army is heard on its march to the last and decisive assault on Gaeta. Victory is soon announced by an influx of populace and soldiers, which leads to a very striking chorus, and then the " genius of Italy" (Signor Guiglini), in the semi-garb of an Italian soldier, advancing, reminds the people, in a very pathetic solo, of the old oppressions of their country, as well as the wish of Dlnte, that it should one day be united, and then conducts them to a concluding chorus, ad dressed to their king and leader, in which they pledge themselves to his support, and paint the glory that is in store for him. The execution of this music, as we have said, was meritorious in the extreme. Madame Titiens' delivery of her recitative and aria was marked by a noble breadth of feeling ; whilst Signor Giuglini —an Italian was evidently inspired by the subject—whatever the force of his own strains—and declaimed his own solo and reci tative with an ardour and enthusiasm that roused the audience to the warmest sympathy. The choruses were also sung with the greatest possible ani mation, and nothing could be better than the playing of the band—which, under the guidance of Signor Arditi, seemed fully to share the Italian furor. In conclusion, nothing could possibly exceed the reception of this music—which was applauded at every passage—and won for its composer at the close one of the most fervent de monstrations which we have ever witnessed in a theatre. Signor Giuglini was twice called for— the first time appearing with his companions, and on each occasion received the loudest acknow ledgments and greetings. We have only to add that the ode will be re peated every evening. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. CLOSING OF THE SEASON. The memorable season of 1862 was brought to a close at this house on Saturday evening, in a wan ner worthy of its course by the fifth performance of its last and almost noblest revival—that of " Ma saniello." Having so amply recorded in these columns the chief features of the season, we can have no occasion now to do more than cursorily allude to them. The great distinction of course has been the extended success of Madlle. Patti, who, so much improved in voice and person, has converted into a triumph every fresh character she has essayed. With these advantages, in addi tion to her extraordinary dramatic feeling, her Norina and her Dinorah were such great and dis tinct successes that either of them would have con stituted the ordinary attraction of a season. Their repetition, therefore, in the ensuing, together with the other characters for which she is announced— more especially the " Figlia"—must attach to it an expectation of more than an average character. Among the minor successes we must refer to the debut of Mdiie. Fricci, who, in the " Huguenotsj" and the " Trovatore," exhibited the attrac tion of a pleasing voice, and considerable energy if not much dramatic feeling. Among the productions we must refer to that of " Robert le Diable," which in many respects contributed to sustain the great fame of the house. Among the defects of the season, on the other hand, was the absence, through illness, of Signor Ron coni, which prevented the production of " L'Elisir d'Amore," and impaired materially that of "Don Pasquale." Another abatement of its promised effect was the brief engagement of Madlle. Csillag, and the non-production of the "Fidelio " and the " Orfeo," to both of which all lovers of music •cs ere looking forward to so anxiously. These omissions in the ensuing season we have no doubt will be amended. The second " revival," " Masaniello," and in all respects the greatest, gave to the successes of the season a worthy culmination, and its last performance on Saturday evening, which was given with if possible increased spirit, convened one of the fullest houses of the season, and elicited some of the loudest demonstrations. SURREY THEA7RE. On Saturday " Pizarro" was performed at this theatre with the greatest success. The part of Rolla was sustained by Mr. Cresw ic k i n a manner that gave the highest satisfaction, and it is to be regretted that this genuine actor does not more a ppear in parts , of a simil ar d escr i pt i on frequently mo re frequently than he noes. Unquestionably his talent is very far above the leading characters in sensation dramas. Throughout th e pl a y it was ev ident Mr. Creswiek felt a pleasure in the part, and as it pleased his pat rons so highly it is not un likely that a series of similar plays will be selected for representation. Miss Atkinson's Elvira was another fine piece of acting and Miss Pauncefort's Cora was worthy of high commendation, At the conclusion of the performance Mr. Cres wick, Mr. Shepherd, Miss Atkinson, and Miss Pauncefort severally had to acknowledge the loud a pplause their performance elicited. JURISDICTION OVER THE BAR.—Before Perna want rose Sir G. Bowyer laid before it his new bill, in which he now proposes that the benchers of the several Inns of Court shall elect from among themselves a joint council of discipline, which shall have the power to hear all complaints against barristers, and to suspend or disbar, and also to hear and decide appeals where the benchers refuse to admit a student or call him to the bar. An appeal is to lie to the judges, or the person to whom miscondadt is imputed may, in the first instance, elect to bz heard by the judges, All hearings are to be iu open court unless all parties :agree to a private hearing, and judgments are to state the reasons oa which they are fel44(leci. LATESF• NEWS. TURIN, AUG. 17. The Emancipation Society has been dissolved by the Government. There is nothing new from Sicily. The island continues quiet. ...MN .............. NAPLES, AUG. 17. The report contained in some papers that Gari baldi had passed the straits of Messina, and arrived in Calabria, is without foundation. ITALY. The Patrie states that the French Government, appreciating the energy displayed by the Cabinet of Turin, in the midst of the agitation of the Italian peninsula, has instructed the French charge d'affaires to express to General Duran do its satisfac tion with the measures adopted. RUSSIA. The Emperor and Empress of Russia have re turned from their tour in the Baltic provinces. Their Majesties arrived in St. Petersburg on the 11th inst. POLAND. A private telegram of the 16th from Berlin, given by the Patrie, states that the name of the man who attempted to stab the Marquis Wielopolski at War saw is Biszonca. It was the youngest son of the Marquis who seized the assassin. SADLE.RS' WELLS. On the occasion of the benefit of Mr. Dudley, the stage manager, two new candidates for metropo litan favour made their appearance here, viz., Mr_ Henry Manley and Miss Jane Manley. The gen tleman as Tom Tug, and the lady as Wilhelmina, in the little piece, " The Waterman," chosen no doubt to afford the talented couple an opportunity of singing some capital songs. There is no doubt that Mr. Manley is a muscian in the true sense of the term, and the manner in which he gave the well-known songs allotted to the part proved be yond a doubt that he possesses a tenor voice of first rate excellence. Miss Manley is a vocalist of much ability, and also a seriocomic actress of more than ordinary merit. The applause elicited by the talented couple was loud and enthusiastic, and the their appearance was altogether a very great success. NORTH AMERICAN JUSTICE. The following incident, which is noticed with approval by the press, and the principle of which is recommended for application to persons more important than its humble hero, occurred last week in this city, and shows how little liberty the war has left to the American people, as well as how little they resent its loss_ A poor working man, a house painter, named Gregory, who had, perhaps, been indulging in a " morning smile," in the shape of an extra glass of Bourbon whisky, was heard discoursing at the corner of a street in Broadway to a few persons who had gathered around him. He expressed his settled opinion that " Stonewall" Jackson was the best soldier and General in the war, that Mr. Lincoln was a humbug, and that Jefferson Davis would make a much better Presi dent. One of the officious six feet high policemen of tae city, whose principal business seems to be that of assisting ladies in and out of the omnibuses, happened to hear these daring words, and forth • with took the offender into custody on a charge of treason, but the magistrate before whom the case was brought was puzzled to know how to deal with it. If it had occurred in St. Petersburg, the knout would have been prepared for the bare back of the oiEnder, and Russian justice would have been satisfied with a couple of hundred lashes. But the lash has not yet been introduced for white shoulders in this country, so a telegraphic despatch, was sent to Mr. Seward, at Washington, to ask the advice of a statesman whose wit, like the trunk of an elephant, can rend an oak or pick up a pin with equal facility. The reply came in due course. Mr. Seward did not recommend, as he ought to have done, the summary conviction of the man under the Police Act, for inciting to a breach of the peace, neither did he recommend his committal on a charge of treason, to take his triali before the constituted authorities; but, assuming the functions of judge and jury, and without hear- ing witnesses, or calling on the culprit to speak in. self defence, he sentenced him, through the tele graph, to take the oath of allegiance in the first place, and afterwards to decide whe'cher he would. go to Fort Lafayette a prisoner of State, or join the army of INl'Clellan. The poor painter chose the more perilous horn of the alternative, and was sent to the Peninsula, whence if fever or the rifle bullets of his Confederate friends do not shorten his career, he will probably desert at the first oppor tunity. And this is justice in the State of New York t. In Boston a similar case assumed a more dignified aspect, for Boston, like all the cities of New Eng land, is intensely abolitionist, and hates the South as bitterly as the South hates the Yankees (and out of Pandemonium the force of hatred can go no further). A merchant in that city, named Gor don, and his son, partners with him in business, were accused of refusing to hoist the " stars and stripes" over their store, when all the rest of the in habitants were rejoicing at some Federal victory in Missouri or Tennessee. Worse still, one of the firm had publicly declared that Mr. Lincoln and his Ad ministration were imbeciles, and that the rule of fferson Davis was preferrable to theirs. It was also alleged that either the father or one of the sons had cheered when the news of M'Clellan's defeat reached Boston. These things, if uttered by a respectable merchant, and not by a poor painter, might have been endured in New York, where there are thousands of people in good position who entertain similar opinions, but were not to be tolerated in a city of strong-minded women, rabid lecturers, sentimental poets, and ultra-abolitionists such as Boston ; and the Gordcrns were therefore arrested on a charge of treason and committed to prison. Fortunately they had both. the means and the courage to defend themselves and were not to be treated like the painter. Last week the case came on for trial. Their counsel, Mr. Sennott, made a telling speech on behalf of the right of free discussion. Taking the broad ground that in the United States the people were sovereign—that his clients were as much sovereigns as any one else, and that the members of the Execu tive Government were, according to the Constitu tion, the servants of the Imperial people--he de clared that if his clients had committed treason, he would commit treason himself—then and there— in presence of the judge and jury. " What," he asked, " If I am f ran k enough t. ado I am sick o f the swagger ing imbe c ility w ith w hi c h the Government tape mana g ed this war of life and death ? Is that treasonabl e ? Shall my Government—that is to say, my servant, my creature —waste my money, and even let it be stolen, and stop my paper, and interrupt my business, and violate my Constitu tion, and kill my soldiers out of pure neglect, and gain only anddsaisyasntoetrhing ? def l ea f t I allmtoarmteobpyutup it hwisfholtlhyis?, and A more,nasha and say nothing, or else be shut up by order of W. H. Seward, I want to know seriously and calmly, what shall I fight Jeff. Davis for ? What worse can he do to me than Seward or Stanton have done already ?" This was bold speaking fcr Boston, and it was successful. The Cordons were triumphantly ac quitted, the Court holding that in Massachussetts a man might talk treason, but could not be allowed to act it. The question a r i ses , if i n M assachussetts fhere is still law enough left to consign cases of alleged treason to the ordinary action of the tribunals, why New York should be placed out of the pale of the Constitution and governed by the despotism of Mr. Seward and Mr. Lincoln ? Had such a case as Gregory's occurred in England, Scotland, or Ire land in our day, or in those of John Hampden, in our own civil wars, Gregory would have become a popular hero. At the very least, a public subscrip tion would have been raised on his behalf to enable him to engage and fee the most eminent counsel in the country to try the right against the Minister. And, if the Americans are not in reality the slow and passionless people which Secession seems to have made them, this course will yet be pursued ; and Mr. Sennott, or some other counsel equally fearless, will sooner or later be engaged in the cause celebre of " Gregory versus Seward." But in all probability poor Gregory will perish of scurvy, fever, or rifle bullet, under the glorious banner of M'Clellan, and there will be an end both of him and of his griev ance. And so little does the public or the press seem to understand the principle involved that Mr. Seward is publicly urged to submit Mr. Wendell Philips to the same course of discipline, for having publicly recommended that not another dollar or another man should be contributed to the war until the President shall decree the abolition of slavery. Mr. Seward, however, is too prudent to tackle such a formidable antagonist as Mr. Philips would prove to be, and will discreetly let him alone. The great question of discussion and of interest at this moment is the draught or conscription, which will assuredly stir lit, this people, if anything w ill- Making it my business to learn the opinions of the working classes --who must form the bulk of the armies of the Republic, if new armies are to be raised, or the old ones maintained on their nominal footing,--I find one universal sentiment of opposi tion to the idea of compulsory service. Already the threPA has sent some thousands of Irish and Ger me.ns from New York and New England into Canada), where they will escape taxation and conscriptions and live in a free country. The Irish are particu larly indignant at the idea of being draughted, and make anxious inquiries of Englishmen whether any length of residence in America converts them ipso facto into American citizens, if they have not takeo, the oath of allegiance, or appli e d f or letters of ut if i a a s a feeling among th em is suc h h be enforced in New Yer t na a t conscriptiont naturalisation. there will be danger of riots ; and, as great numbers of the police are themselves of Irish birth, and cern paratively new to the country, it is not at all or: tain that in such riots their sympathies would no : be 011 th l e e e popul ar s id e . N or are t h e G er mans hostil e , W h i le seated yesterday in a we ll-known and luxurious establishment in Broadway , un der going the manipulation of an expert artiste in th art of haircutting, a lieutenant without an arm . , a pa looking as if he could n o t l ong surv i ve the weakness nI of fever and exha u stion, was l e d i n to the room b, his father poor ne e I could not avoid saying, low ! a n d w h a t i s it a ll f or ?"The German's g sa y was immediately unloosened. You may c cell nc , is that, sir. It is a wicked and useless war, to live bi ruining the cou n t r y, an d ma king it 1 would s , e d pe t n li : in. II I was a Southern man, last drop of my bl oo d i n the cause at .nhe deuce." POLYGRAPHIC HALL. The incomparable Mr. Woodin is, and it is not to be wondered at, attracting nightly immense au diences to his Cabinet of Curiosities, in King William-street, in the Strand. It is highly amus ing to witness the amazement produced on our country visitors by the various characters Mr. Woodin delineates. For quick interchange we have witnessed nothing comparable to the simulta neous embodiments of Mr. Ruffles, Mr. Shrink, and the Waiter, in the scene of the dining-room. This feat of Mr. Woodin must be seen to be under stood. Of the 60 different characters personated during the entertainment nearly all might be se lected as demonstrating the curious and rare mime tic talents of the artist. But this is not necessary. We would, however, invite particular attention to the remarkable imitation of Mr. Sothern as Lord Dundreary reading Brother Sam's letter. The make-up and assumption of the voice are really astonisiaing, and no part of the performance elicits more unbounded applanse. The several new vocal pieces introduced are characteristic and highly amusing, among which may be cited as especially noteworthy Lady Foresight's prophetic song—and Mr. Woodin sings them with great tact. The dioramic illustrations, too, by Mr. William Calcott, are beautiful and real, the last scene of all, incieed, being a chef d'oeuvre of drawing and pictorial illus tration. Altogether the Cabinet of Curiosities is one of the most genuine and inimitable entertain ment of the kind ever presented to the public ; and he who leaves London without paying a visit to the Polygraphic Hall, King William-street, will have lost two hours of as " sweet mirth" as were ever enjoyed in a place of amusement. THE PRINCE OF WALES AND THE VOLUNTEERS. —The first meeting of the Norfolk Volunteer Service Asso ciation will be held next month. The proceedings will ex tend over five days, the whole closing with an entertainment which the High Sheriff of the county (Mr. R. J. H. Har vey) proposes to give to the volunteers. The troops as sembled are expected to be under the command of Major General Wilson, upon whose operations before Delhi the attention of the world was centred some five years since. The High Sheriff has already issued 2,003 invitations, and as the Prince of Wales will be on a ♦isit to his shooting estate in Norfolk at the same time, an effort will be made to induce his Royal Highness to honour the fete with his presence. THE NEW JURY ACT.—On the 10th inst., the new Jury Act came into operation, and in September the lists will be exhibited on the church doors, and all persons 60 years of age and upwards can claim exemption at a petty sessions held at the last week of the month. By the now act chemists, managing clerks to attorneys and proctors, and all officers connected with gaols and houses of correc tion, are exempted from serving on juries. The jury books will be delivered as usual to the sheriffs at the end of the year. Any person liable to be served may be summoned by post, but it is not compulsory, and they may still be served by having notice left at the house. The law is not altered as to the making out of the jury lists, or the sum moning of jurors in the City of London, and in the county of Middlesex, it is understood that the mode of procedure adopted under the Jury Act 6 GeorgelV.,will be continued. The privilege of summoning jurors in the country may be adopted with advantage to the public. CRYSTAL PALACE.—Yesterday was the second Sunday set apart by the directors of the palace for the admis sion of the free tickets issued by them to the shareholders and friends of the Crystal Palace Share Clubs, when, not withstanding the unpropitious state of the weather, about 3,000 persons availed themselves of the privilege. Although prevented by the unceasing rain from enjoying the beauties of the grounds, they found compensation in the delightful promenade within the building, in visiting the picture gallery and in listening to the solemn strains of sacred music pealed forth by the large organ during the afternoon. As on the previous occasion the behaviour of the visitors, who consisted chiefly of the better order of artisans and their families, was characterised by the greatest propriety and decorum, all apparently being desirous to shew their appreciation of the liberality of the directors, and to avoid committing any act at all likely to prevent a renewal of the privilege on future occasions. About 8,000 tickets had been issued, but the unfavourable state of the weather materially interfered with the number of visitors. LIVERPOOL, AUGUST 15.—Yesterday a meeting was held at the rooms of the Royal Mersey Yacht Club, in Tower-buildings, to promote the formation of a local branch at Liverpool of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Mr. G. Wilkinson Tetley occupied the chair. Mr. H. W. Eddie, the honorary secretary, read a letter received from the committee of the institution, expressing their earnest hope that Liverpool would soon be enabled to form a nu merous and influential local committee to manage that im portant branch of the institution. The letter continued -4' It has now 122 lifeboats under its management, of which 40 are stationed on the shores of the Irish Channel, afford ing great protection to the shipping going to and from Liverpool. To keep each lifeboat in a state of efficiency requires from £4O to £5O a-year. Within the last five or six years thiq institution has granted £5,764, 16s. for saving 2,644 lives from shipwreck, by lifeboats and other means. Altogether 12,272 lives have been saved by the same means since its formation, and it has expended, up to the present time, nearly £60,000 on lifeboat establishments. The com mittee feel assured that, on your kindly bringing these im portant facts before the merchants and shipowners of Liver pool, they will not be backward in lending a helping-hand to an institution which has rendered such signal service to cause of Lumanity, and thus assist it to pursue its career of usefulness with unabated vigour." Letters were read from a number of influential gentlemen offering their services on the committee, and to give support to the project. Some of the most influential residents i n Liver p oo l were aft er- I n wards of a con versa ti on rse wards elected members of the local committee. Th ere can be no o c d 2 o 3 u o b f t th t e ha in t ljno the one of the most important b it was mentioned that the ins p ector of lifeboat s to t h e in stituatitontuhe s trongly reco m mended the er ect i on of a sta tiontrance of the Mersey, and that the committee of th e institution, if a local branch were formed at Liver pool, were prepared to carry oat the rec ommen d at i on . Th e mee ting then adjounaesi. .~