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()1 -1- ` : ESTE It N RAILWA Y.— EXCI,TRQ lON to BAT II snd BRISTOL, On SATURDAY, the 19th July, an EXCURSION' TRAIN Wi ll le .Ve Paddington at 3.15 p.m., and Reading at 4.50 p.m., for CI I I PPEN i.A 31 anct BAT ti (12s. and es.), and _BRISTOL (if. and 75.), returning at 5.30 p. m ., on Monday, the 21st of July. C WESTERN R' 4I LlVAy._ On SUNDAY, July 20, an EXCURSION TRAIN will leave PADDINGTON at 8.45 a.m., for Taplow (58. am:Us. 6c1.), Twyford, H enley, and Reading, (58. and 35.), Theale and Aldermaston (6s. and 3s. 6d.), Woolhampton,Thatcham, New bury, Kintbury, and Hungertord (Es. 6d. and 3s. 6d.); re turning the same evening, as per bills. BILLINGSGATE FISHING COMPANY (Limited). Capital, £50,000, in 10,000 shares of £5 each. Deposit, on application, 10s. per share—on allotment, £2 109. per share. BANKERS—The Imperial Bank, Lothbury, This Company is formed for fusing the interests of Snuck Owners of the Thames into a joint-stock enterprise. Fifty vessels—whose owners enter the company —will be purchased, and the leading smack owner will take the management. As many thousand tons of ice are consumed in packing the islandfi the directors are in treaty for the pur chase or a small — including the house property thereon —off the coast of Denmark, where Ice can be prepared cheaper than in England, and stored in icehouses for the use of the vessels, and for sale to the public. This island has a harb large enough for sheltering v esse l s drawing. t welve feet our of water, and there is abundance of cod fish, lobsters, and oysters around it. If the collection of offal tor manure will pay, the Company will also collect it at their depot. For form of application for shares apply to the Secretary, (pro tern.), L. Olrick, 27, Leadenhall-street. THE GREAT TEMPERANCE HOLIDAY, CRYSTAL PALACE, Bth AUGUST. For particu lars, apply to the National Temperance League, 337, Strand. THE LONDON, 191, 'FLEET -STREET, near Te mple-bar. SAWYER'S FAMOUS LOND ON DINNER fo r TIIIS DAY, the 17th inst., will consist of Tete de VeauPO TA GES. —A la Claremont. POISSON. Cotelettes Saumon ala Indienne—Maquereaux ala Maitre d'llot e l . ENRE ES. Ris de Vea u aux Petit PTois—Petit Pates de Volaille, outon bouilli —I ENTREMETS. Beignets d'Ananas—Poudingala Princesse. Gigot de Mouton bouilli —Bceuf rota, Fromage et Salade. TO-ATORROVir, the 18th inst, "THE LONDON DINNER" Will consist of Bisque dPOTAGES. 'Ecrevisse—A la Dauphin. POISSON. Turbot sauce Holland aise—Soles frite. ENTREES. Venalson Ha ch 6 e — Rissoles de Veau aye,' de Jambon. ROTS. Agneau—Bceut ENTREMET S. Pouding a I'Anglaia2—Dame d'llonneur. lorcmage et Sal .de. An extensive and carefully selected stock of RHENISH. tIIIOONS_DEOLNLEI,)IasndNoEtRI7 WINES imlorted expressly for THE ;oup and all Fish in season daily. Fine 'launches of Venison every day at 1 and 5 o'clock. c refill?, atten.tion of Clergymen, Officers, and Professional en ' e n is especially drawn to the advantages offered by these elegant Saloons, which fulfil all the requirements of a, W t-end Club of the most aristocratic and exclusive cha racter. L'on tronve dans la Salle de Lecture non seulement lea rneillenrs Journeaux Anglais, aussi Allemands, Francais et Beiges. N.E.—During,, DINN the Exhibition Season, THE LONDON b in ER will be served daily from 2 until 9 o'clock; and nerB i t' the Coffee-room, ala Carte, from 1 until 10 o'clock. Open on Sundays at 4 o'clock. —7----------....____ FREDERICK SAWYER, Proprietor. H. WALKER, S New NEEDLES.—The Patent r naYP . ass ßhi g .e —.Yes extend the Cloth, so that the thread _ , v, or 1,Th.000 For hrough it quickly and without the slightest drag. 100 s e o a A se in threading* they surpass all others. 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M.R.C.S.E., et the cause - author s of this `` The aini of thei to present a common-sense view i nal ns from the Profess o 0 _ Disease, Nature , :,Nature, Consequences , and Treatment Pallaci4 4 , ....I ~oto free these questr a O ud the exaggeratio ns f Qtrach e buyewrb?013,11111•0 D&l v u e si l o i ms ;erto been surrounded, _f il o . s i t e h e e on of use l Y th d h P destru ct , mannerre di ea an ap and highly pr actical _,Jed in a common-sense at dical Circular. iness of thousand . London : 11. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street.: TIM 171(3 °UR OF YOUTHRESTORED IN ______ or LITT . 1-'ol:Tht I MERS by Dr. RICORD'S This WOnderful restore manhood to the most Shattered conatit agent will 1 ll tion frOM se•i - po u • ESSENCE excesses, o ution, whether arising ral causes. T rti emu's ons, ost inveterate ease he time required to cure the m_ 0 , nted in c.,ur We e k.. "u al • l i ons, the effects of climate, or natu ' , d fused according to tfl li me structiona (which are an ' pic) failure is impo ssi ble. the me ' press to be the ca life-restori 2• vraerYearsimAh should be taken by all about ., by r a as its effeeniXrre--erm' ane o n u t. It is acknowledged D ever made. Su quenches thirst, ella I n eve case is - as certain as that water Dl ' R iaorcy greatest discovery with full in structiona f suEssence of Life is sold in cases, ies n one for Ms.. and will be °a: se, at 118., or four quantit ld carefully packed, en receipt of n t to any part of the wor , paredbe to Prout and Co remittance or post-office order London. ~ Patent edici neWarehouse, 229, St Just Tlipublished, price le., by post 14 stamps, sealed 22, Gljli) ; id ' MANLY VIGOUR. By Illessra. HARVEY and CO, Conaulting Surgeons, register Act. si . ed under the new Medical lawth n • how Manh in Fourteen Days, with rene•wed he 1 ,i ii.ood may be secured perfect muscu lar development', 'l"' Increased strength, a nd_ fthe most sacred duties so necessaryciortt irrfo i rm es a a nc o e f o married life. erc•Ca°onft,elt '—ranctions and ap d p is n orders of the reproductive an teEites in 'sea"' cit the kidneys, spermatic chord, er a_ to h Youth adult no-. d advanced life- SP naa " cea—Non-ret --- an of the bladder —The urine, an d ention and irritability .1. clinical exa mination, onornsee inrinar7 deosits—thei of the urethra— Gonorrh oe n s e allY and chemically — StrictureSyphilia, Primary --' gleet, and all urethra and confi econda e ry, constitutional, rDied, cured b rY ' and t rtia mode of treat ment, without the adnuZ ia the Author ' s new To be bad from tbeAut tration of mercu t ry . . atreet, one door fpm Portland -place, Re boil!, 44, Weyon io _., w where they may be daily consulted gent l'-park, London , a to 8, on those diseases which blight the from 11 to 2, and d for which they have discovered never-le:1f 'pects of life, r e fruits of many Years' private and hospital l''. remedies, th practice. ii. tHaltineTani..-.-----------,-inEDICAL WORK, MANHO PT„..!,,, A , 3 t ,gt L F.SSAY ON SPERMATDISt...r n• j k- , S AND GENERATIVE DEBILITY, "°' ust Publiahed th is plates, in a sealed ei;v le 150th thousand, with numeLolums, and :tilit p okt 14aid. tAieePriop ls., Sold by all _ '"' 11 AINTIRR O p o : ~ Anther , for 12 stamps, of PRE tm. I),MATtrit Bio tne CAUSE and CURE ain Directions Cu rfe et Beata ' CL INR IN MAN, with Pl ,J. L. I,t Dr. L sern i , 15, Albemar le to Health and Vigour. -- -street, Piccadilly, London. INTBOIac,,r,-,,„, CONTENTS. Structure km iiy''''. CHAPTER on • the Physiological cHA,p,ritit II n uns of the R eproductive Organs. • Early Vicious in -:-C o I anti " ° I SPerm t h and Impotence, CHAPTER Ili a f 4 ences • • Da a (3rr cea of Marriage ; wir -- ''k Revie w i r e " of Neglect ations Follies Gi maturietthel. r . indtin o tpe various Disquabuse the cHAPTERS I th.„edtifectsg ijlr Youthful f t i o on., onon'hcca and SyiticiTs' Pont . n themmateedeorrn Infection. of The Book oncludea 0r.i.,. e 18i 9, to Which ia 141,1,4 'it. 11111nerous varied and restin Lotion. e Author's reci pe o f a pre ventiv e RIIVIEws r,..., "Curtis on Matthood......ink"., Twig WORK. should be in the bands of y o U' i: la la a truly valuable work, and ad march, 1R55. g and old "—" Sunday Times," "The author has co ni c a tittle work, in which i_a,desernA•att boon by publishing this whien produce d ecl ine Y_outit orZ, s Bol lroe of those diseases n • ( 4 age.' y ' -,' WI" I,4s_l_e frequently premature by J London : Published • All en 1 ,:: ' 27 . lasa. noster-row: Ik ‘ • ,w• ', arwiek L Pater_ Consultatiou—lo t1 113 4 . ,,, 1 1 u, ocrubill bane Hours '' f ° k • I Suilda ys , t o t ill 2 nt, 1 VATSoN (or THE LOC lles__ DEBILITY ANDS Ecit, ri TAl.) 0 ,,,„ NT:RV S . Tasourrg SELF -TREATMENT SINIPLIFI Its. E" ~ the aid of the TEST-TUBE, //luxe—, through MICROSCOPE, when on e a m s p e l a o- a T a 4 liZeDeetal cillwrEß' and disorders of the yv o to n rr e hcea or serninoloe:yNnerative Byfaaatit in in tissues, °full": g " di urn al erma wastinzs, and wit' Power,4ll:hir: nal and to By Dr. WATSON, M ember' °f the ner vous tisques• ' ' National Academy of s t „ 1 :1 the Ecole de '- li i e Rouen, . Me - - 0-11 ' imperial Institute of France, noes, p all , and Fellow of the Invalids, with a view of superse„, Presented to "Nervous Inva ensive consultations. 54;11.g dangerous ' 'nes and exp xnedict bv Hr 7, lir,,T ) ost free ou stamps, - " Watson,' - --, Place Bed receipt of two London. Consultations da i l y iro,, eleven , lord-square, Lon imit, on all those ailments a rid v1 ...14 ...14 two, and s ix till , h e manhood, and old age, and Whirtmenlito peculiar to vout a s hor ten life. embitter an boo For &UM:ruble.-- muili fi cations vide diploma. .. there avers It no fforal look' .or to 3 05 to 30s to ---.6 to 466 to "...4 o-daY. ye liq rule' it, 0 0 6 beans ;8 st. ir. for died Word , s paia would n ow whic h I need [TII O Corry -Ads?' ._.......... __--- ,meS ' Sf wood , lon, °I [O. O. NO 21,856. PUBLICATIONS. " FALLACIES OF THE FACULTY." Just published, a new Edition of this popular Work, with Additions, prick 55., cloili; FALLACIES OF THE FACULTY. By Dr. DICKSON. " Any educated person who will carefully read this work, and compare it with his own experience, will at once perceive how much Dr. Dickson's theory has the advantage over any other, and how readily a man may understand his own ail ments, and in most cases be able to adopt timely remedies." —Journal of Education. - - - Tinsley, Brothers, 18, Catharine-street, Strand, and all Libraries, THE PRESENT DISTRESS IN TRADE fully explained in J. GROSSMITH'S " GOVERNMENT UPON FIRST PRINCIPLES." The cause is there predicated of the monetary difficulties ex perienced in 1860. The Crisis is at hand. Anxiety in busi ness has now become the grim torture. Purity of motive. intelligently exercised, must animate all Governments, or all is lost, All denominations of Constitutions are carefully examined in J. Grossmith's "Government upon First Prin ciples." Kent and Co., Paternoster-row. AMUSEMEN TS. THEATRE -ROYAL, DRURY•LANE. Dion Boucicault, Lessee. TO-NIGHT, Thursday, July 16, 186?, the performances will commence at 7, with the SPITALIPIELDS WEAVER : Messrs. Atkins, F. Robinson, Sara Stevins. After which, TIIE COLLEEN BAWN: Messrs. Dion Boucicault, H. Vaodenhoff, F. Robinson ; Madame Celeste, Jessie M`Lean, Stevins. To conclude with THE KISS IN THE DARK : Messrs. Atkins, Farrell ; Mrs. G. Jordan. Box-office open from TO to 5. T REAT RE-RO AL. HAY MARKET. Lessee Mr. J B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, at Seven, THE WOLF AND THE LAMB. Alter which, at a quarter to 8, will be performed(l77th time) OUR AMERICAN COUSIN. Asa Trenchard, Mr. Buck stone ; Lord Dundreary, Mr. Sothern. Followed by a new Spanish Ballet entitled LA CONTRA BANDISTA. Senora Perea Nena, Senor Ricardo, and the Corps de Ballet. To conclude with FAMILY JARS. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Lasses, Mr A. Harris. THIS EVENING, THE RENDEZVOUS. Messrs. }Jiggle, Iteadows, &c., and Miss Maria Harris. After which, at a quarter to Eignt, KING HENRY VIII. Cardinal Wolsey, Mr. Charles Kean ; Queen Katharine, Mrs. Charles Kean. To conclude with THRICE MARRIED. Commence at 7. No hall-price. A- 0 YAL LYCEUM THEATRE. A-t Sole Lessee and Manager—Mr. Edmund Falconer. 210th Night of the continuous run of "Peep o'Day." THIS EVENING, PEEP O'DAY ; or, Savourneen Deelish. Messrs. Walter Lacy, Addison, Charles Selby, Geo. Melville, and Edmund Falconer ; Mrs. D. P. Bowers, Miss Clara Weston, and Miss M. Hudson. After which, a new musical, pictorial, poetical, and ballet interlude, entitled KILLARNEY. Miss Anna Whitty and Miss Lydia Thomson. Followed by a new Farce, entitled THE COLLEEN DAWN SETTLED AT LAST. Mr. Charles Selby and Miss Lydia Thompson. Acting Manager—Mr. F. R Chatterton. Prices as usual. Doors open at halt-past 6, to commenco at 7 Box-ollice open daily from 11 tills. i;ommence a 7 NEW THEATRE-RO YAL, ADELPHI.- Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, THE DEAD HEART. Messrs. B. Webster, J. L. Toole, D. Fisher, P. Bedford, Billing - ton, C. J. Smith, Stuart, Eburne, &c. ; MissWoolgar, Miss K. Kelly, Miss Laidlaw. To conclude with THE SHILLING DAY. Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, Emery, Miss Latimer, Mrs. H. Lewis. Commence at 7. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.- Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. BATTY. Revival of "Mazeppa." THIS EVENING will be performed MAZEPPA ; or, The Wild Horse of Tartary, with New Scenery, Dresses, and Decorations. To be followed by a brilliant routine of novel and daring Scenes in the Circle. To conclude with the laughable farce of THE MARRIED BACHELOR. Commence at 7.—Stage Manager, Mr. W. Searle. MR. AND MRS. CHARLES MATHEWS "Al' HOME," at HER MAJESTY'S CONCERT ROOM, Haymarket, THIS EVENING (Thursday), at 8, in an entirely New and Original Entertainment, written by Henry J. Byron, Esq. PART I. "MY WIFE AND I." PART 11. A Romance of intense Interest, yelept THE " SENSA TION" POKE ; or, The Maiden, the Maniac, and the Mid night Murderers. Performed by a double Company (Two). EVERY EVENING (except Saturday), at Eight ; SATUR DAY MORNINGS, at Three. Places may be secured at the Box-office, from Ten till Five; at Mr. Mitchell's Royai Library, 33, Old Bond-street; at Austin's Ticket Office, St. James's Hall, and of all Booksellers. No extra charge for booking. Open at Half-past Seven. Carriages at a quarter to Ten. W. CORBYN, Acting Manager. Vif S. WOODIN'S CABINET of CURIO SITIES—NewIy Polished and Re-Iined—POLY GRAPHIC HALL, King William-street, Charing-cross, Every Evening, at eight (except Saturday), with new characters, music, songs, and dances. The scenic illustrations and effects, entirely new, painted by and under the direction of Mr. William Callcott. Morning Performance, Saturday, July 19, at 3. Stalls, 3s. ; area, 2s. ; amphitheatre, Is. Box-office open from eleven to five. Mr. Woodin as Mr. Sothern, of tho Haymarket, in his celebrated character of "Lord Dundreary," Morning and Evening. ARGYLL ROOMS. Great Windmill-street, Haymarket. —GRAND CASINO FRANCAISE.— Open every Evening for Promenade and Dancing, with tke celebrated Band of 50 performers. Conductor and Principal Cornet-a-Piston, M.' BouLcoua'r.—The new Imperial Qua drille, Valse Cotillion, and L. Mosca's Peep o'DayValse will be played nightly. A new Conversation Salon has been added to the above Establishment for Reading, Collet:, and Refreshments. — Admission Is.—Manager, M. Grenet. TEETH. —By MR. ESKELL'S INVENTION (Royal Seal granted 17th July, 1860), Sets or partial Sets of Teeth, exquisitely enamelled to nature, are made and fitted in a few hours by means of his patented soft elastic and imperishable base of the colour of the gum, to which it ad heres with wonderful tenacity, dispensing with springs or unsightly fastenings, and defying detection by tee closest observer. The peculiar attribute of Mr. Eskell's invention is, the readiness with which these teeth can be re-adapted to any change of the mouth (even by the wearer); and as they act independently of all disturbing causes which affect teeth of ordinary construction, they are guaranteed to last a life time, as well as for mastication and articulation. Mr. ESRELL'S TREATISE, which fully explains his invention, post free for seven stamps.—lnspection of specimens and Con sultations free. Terms strictly moderate.-8, Grosvenor street, Bond-street, London ; and 39, Bennett's-hill, Bir mingham. GIVEN AWAY TO NERVOUS SUFFERERS. HENRY SMITH. M.D., of the University of Jena, has just published, for the benefit of Nervous sufferers, a FREE EDITION of his valuable work, THE WARNING VOICE TO YOUNG MEN (120 pages). A medical work on the cure of Nervous Debility, Loss of Memory, Dimness of Sight, Lassitude, Indigestion, Dislike 'o Society. Spermatorrhma, Local Weakness, Muscular Re axation, Languor, Listlessness, Depression, &c., ;which, if neglected, result in consumption, insanity, and premature aeath ; with plain directions for perfect restoration to health And vigour. The bock will be sent, post free, secure from ob' nervation, to any address, •on receipt of a directed envelope and two stamps. Address, HENRY SMITH, M.D., b Burton crescent, Tavistock-square, London, W.C. Now Ready, price ls., post free 14 stanipe, or in a sealed envelope 20 stamps.— Address "Prledicus," 44A, Maddox street, Regent-street London, W. VITA VITALIS.--A Medical Work, illustrated with 100 Engravings from Life, descriptive of the errors and excesses of youth and maturity, and the debility arising from the too frequent indulgence of the passions, with an Fssay on true and false Spermatorrhcea, containing a prescrip tion of the Author's Invigorating Lotion, an external appl, - cation, with directions for its use, also showing how manhood can be restored with increased muscular development. By MEDICUS, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, England; Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh, &c. (ix., who may be consulted daily, from 11 till 8 ; Sundays, till 1 o'clock. RUPTURES.—BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. W HITE'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS, (PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT ExnunTlON OF 1851), is allowed b y u p wards of Two hundred Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective invention in the curative treatment of HERNI A. The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its effects, is here avoided—a Hat bandage being worn round the body, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the Moe-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease and closeness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn during sleep. A descriptive circular may he had, and the truss, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the cir cumference of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacturer, Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. A Single Truss, 165., 216., 265. 6d., and Ms. 6d. Postage, is,. ,t Double Truss, 31s. 6d., 425., an d 525. 6d. Postage, 18 Bd. An po U g m t_ b offi lli ee cal o T rd ru er s o s, to 42 b s e . an mad ds e 2s p .ls. led. a 6 y d a . b et Postage,JoPost- Alloe, Piccadilly. vENV PATENT ELASTIC STOCKINGS KNEE-CAPS, &c., for Varicose Veins and all cases of Weakness and Swelling of the Legs, Sprains, &c. They are porous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on lire an ordinarystocking. Prioe 45. 6d., 7s. ad., 10 s. , t o 16 e . each. postage 6d. JOHN WAITE, Manufacturer. 228, Piccadilly. (the besetting snare of inexperienced youth and the curse . of maturity), together with ample instructions for removing its privileges of our being, are contained in Dr. LAIIERTS " SEL F-PRE SE RVATION," a Treatise on Nervous and Physical Debility, of which the 90th Edition has just been Published by Mans and co" 39, Cornhill, London, price is, ----ANaePloor 1 11 3, n T r i A n either personally or by Dr. LA'MERT, M.D., &c., correspondence, at his residetleA ° 2O stamp having for 20 years devoted himself N a 8 T emed D en l v S e C io U pe S f S or i the social consideratiolls i n s N.—Th , and the Times," the " Lancet," and other leading journal e v have o lv e d b i e n e n,, thela lately e amountlycalivaosfsidnelth and disease caused by vice ,j , Some interesting statistics are brought to bear upon the inquiry ; but it would greatly add to their value if they in cluded the facts respecting the origin, the ravages prevention of that SPECIAL VICE, which wars more than any other against the welfare of society—destroying* the happi ness and disappointiug, the objects of matnmony, usder mining the constitutions, blasting the prospects, embittering and shortening, the lives of its victims, and spreading desola tion through families. The essential particulars relating, to this great social evil tffects, and recovering health, vigour, and all the ennobling entirely to this branch of practice, may be consulted daily, No 87, BEDFORD-SQUARE, London. -" :,',,,,, ~.:-.,...,„, , ~..,4115.,,,....,....,,,......4..., . .. .• ''''''ter. , ..... . .......eloomroo=ss4 ' 11 "41111011Mmilor ------- --• —_ . i••_._ -- , , . ...__-.,.........- - , - ----------. - -- -- --. . _ _ ... _ _ - . -- - - ___ _ - • . \:' 11L11111116"." ) ---- --/-•,--:::,:T.:.--.••----------- . 14 - EW - C: P 3 -- p -- , 1 - ,. • - II . -.---E..-- . • . : .1 Z - --.---- , - • 7 , . ~. ',- ', ' - --, t. • , , ' 1 - ...;;;., .13 ' ,.,- . . 4 !, i 1 NM ~, , ::,... .. 44 ,..y ' 41* - 4 K, , •.• ' o kir L - iiii..o . ,- ' ,:z..•:- . •: N., ,- ,:.\\,,, ' ' 7 '''- x !• ' ' • .. r ~ ...„, ' ... .., v i ; .., . ;, . ,R 7 '.= s._ - -0' ~ , ' ' • I. tt l L >-: - "- - -; • ' . i f I VO ~, - .. • .;,; - ' - ' 2 ; , ..*/ k, °I. / , , , . "' .'. ' ' 'lli 4 0 , .'" , 4.P*2 •N- - - I ' \ Lam,' - •°/- ' , h. -;.' • ' --- '2 .;-;‹. c ,,, ‘ - 4'6: ‘f ,-- -16. , --,-;; s.- W.fli... ' 7 ,V A lA r e 4 4 t 41,7 ."' 0 4 1 C t .- ' - ,T 'n. 3 ' . ' '', 4 * , '''' ' ' ' ' ktf: . / 4 Z . '' ' ~...", - • ...,,,, ~,, , ',.e , , 7) i, , ~ k,, di ..._ ~yo, ~ 50 , .., , e ,...iy , Rorr . . ~- co $ i...,,,,.-,--,_ . 70 ,. . ct. -, L - .... 411. 1" - _-- ..L.... character et the et:tort wade by th The total population of the Slave `States- Ox- more than 12,000,000, of whom , s is6‘)Are African; teral - 8;000;000 .of European rada&Dedtt" S jag froai fLO.lafer numb( r the people- of Mary hied, Missouri, Kentucky, and Western Virginia, there remain less than 6,000,000 n ow sup p or ti ng the war. After all the losses of the campaign it is clear that they have now in the field more than 300,000 men. In.addition.to the four tirmies under Beauregerd, Jackson, Kirby, Smith, and at Richmond there are the forces of Georgia at Savannah, of South Carolina at Charlestown, of Mississippi at Jaekson and Vick,. burg ; others iu Florida, Alabama, Texas, Arkansas, and even the Territories and the In& in reserve. It is difficult to form any computation of all these without greatly exceeding the number named. Now, as this force is maintained by 4 Population only one-fifth of our own, the effort is what ours would be if we had five times the number, or an army of a million and a-half in the field. . Viewed in this light and it is the true one, such an effort is indeed stupendous, and it becomes the more remarkable the closer we examine it. These armies have been called into existence where there was not the nucleus of a regiment, a company, a squadron, a solitary piece of field artillery. And men had to be raised in these numbers where there was no one centre of population ; powder had to be made where there were 130 mills; guns to be cast where there were no foundries ; cartridges to he made without paper, shoes without leather, Clothing without looms; all this in a country whose industry and credit were paralysed, and whose intercouree with the rest of the world was suddenly shut out. Depressed by many reverses, reduced from luxury to the coarsest necessities of life, assailed by ill fortune with great floods that caused the life of No. 10 Island and swept away the boom at New Orleans, looked upon but coldly by those whose aid they expected, unable to tell what city might not fall next, and who might not be roofless, confronted in the open field by a greater Power, and threatened by fanaticism with a servile war beneath their feet —it is amid difficulties such as these that they have placed great and gallant armies in the field, and ex hibit a spirit which suffering and danger only make more resolute. Wbat is it that enables a people so small in num ber to sustain so great an effort ? There is but one source of such strength as this that recruits such armies without bounty or pay,—a sense of right, a knowledge that their cause is just. The people of the South are called " rebels ; " it is just because they are not rebels that they have this strength. That term misleads many here, still more in the North, where multitudes of Germans and of Ameri cans, credulous of all that accords with interest or desire, do really believe that they are fighting to put down rebellion. There are rebels who are en gaged in this contest. The people of Western Vir ginia have rebelled against the lawful authorities of their State. They are the only body of rebels ; and, strange to say, they are on the side of the North. The Virginians are in arms, not against a Sove reign, but to defend the sovereignty of their State. They obey the orders of the executive and legisla tive authorities under whom they were born, and under whom their fathers lived before the United States were heard of. To these their primary alle giance and loyalty are due. If the State be in re bellion, is Mr. Lincoln a monarch to whom it was subject, or do the delegates it sends to Congress in corporate themselves with others into a Sovereign ? Is it the Union it rebels against ? But a Union is simply the condition, the co-relation, in which per sons or things exist. Northern imagination may personify it ; but great States cannot be said to rebel against a personification. The Union is simply the juxtaposition of certain political powers, and when these separate the Union is at an end. The States that have not moved constitute a new Union, and against this the others may be at war, but they cannot be in rebellion against a former condition of affairs which has passed out of existence. The Southern States are simply doing what they had full right to do, and they are strong in this strength. None can disprove the right of secession from the Federal partnership when its objects, ex pressly stated in the preamble to the Constitution, are no longer attained. Rowle, a friend of Washing ton, and an eminent Northern lawyer, although an ardent lover of the Union, still, in his work on the Constitution, describes the right of secession as " an integral element in all our Federal systems." He is right ; it is integral, inherent in every Federal sys tem that is based on freewill and the sovereignty of the people. Those who, by evading the facts and arguments, attempt to deny the right of secession all of them admit as unquestioned the "right of revolution." Call it, then, revolution, and it becomes a right. But men are not rebels]who are doing what they have a right to do. A revolution over throws a government and destroys it. To say that men have a right to do this, but have none to leave it peaceably, is the same as to say that if two men live in a house, and one desires to leave it, he has no right to remove, but he has a right to pull it down upon the heads of both. The first partnership of these States broke down in a few years, the second ends now. A great con tinent, large enough for many independent Powers, is divided by climate and productions into two sec tions. Of these, one desires to trade with us, to be at peace with us, to emp l oy our shipping, to use our manufactures, to supply materials that we need. All this it offers by the voice of its ancient and law ful authorities w h o express the unanimous will of yyseoarlasrgtoe , , , 0 t 0 h h a a v v e e a h u t y e n o r d r ur i r t e s o d r al s 0 ; Weits people. The oth , e , r y s o e u ctishall not use E uropean section steps forward t o for bid this, and says, manufactures, we can n ot but p eoowuprils: i h ; it for a partnership makes y ou wretched, regret that the come, but still we bat it is a source of wealth and happiness to us. It is true we have always asserted the sovereignty and indepen dence of such assertions our own St a t es, but we never i n t e nded to be mad e when they told aga inst us. Besides, we are stronger than you and ng we shall answer these o ld r i ghts by crushing you you with our greater numbers and power." Such are the plain facts, and if unaffected by have avoided to notice them. But it is our duty to consider whether the most numerous class of our working men should be reduced to pauperism under such circumstances as these. B, ,OBBERY IN TIIE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.— Yesterday afternoon two deliberate robberies were com mitted in that part of the Houses of Parliament devoted to the sittings of the committees of the Lords, which, together with the H ouse of Lords, is now open to the public, and attracting during the last few d a y s manyhundreds of visi tors. As Mr. Parkes, of the Parliamentary Agency firmof Dyson, Hall, Parkes, Coates, and Shrubsolo, was making his way through a crowd of crinoline into one of the com mittee-rooms, he was relieved of a valuable watch; and a foreign gentleman in another part of the corridor also be came suddenly sensible of the escape of his chronometer. These robberies, until recently, occurred in the Commons, but the light-fingered fraternity were effectually scared away by the presence of vigilant detectives of the A division in private clothes, and it is probably to their absence in the Lords that the robberies of yesterday are to be attributed. The omission, however, it may be mentioned, was supplied during the day by Superintendent Doran, of the A corps of the Commons. THUNDERSTORM.—yesterday a fter o'clock, a viol en t th understorm broke 0 • ver the o metropolis, at four accompanied by exc ee di ng ly h eav y La e l down with name Hailstones also —or, rather, c ons id era bl e lumps non, e g t r o e r a m t fury, he The , r lo i we f ri ed e l v a e s l t sw . n er ,ly hot, but with brilli an t ne part of th e d ay h a d b een exceed! :e r f a i3, all mu ch flooded. Th e a n hour. The e ar l y sunshine. Prevention of the Adulteration. The Act for the apparently a dead letter, affords a legis. of Food, although thes_ salutary operations of our leading lative stimulus to t , to pursue quietly and conscientiously analytical chemists to vendors of fraudulent practices amongst the of edible articles. A gratifying ti=orpeosiei metropolitan c: e n 1 years, relative- working of these intelligent men has just f xarnpie o f the the presentation of a whole batch i b y e t e i n ea r c er rd ti e fi d ca b res, extending over some fivee i, 0 the thorough wholesomeness of the articles sold by the -ision merchant, Mr. Osborne, of Ludgate-hill, whose, have been selected, amongst others., without his knowledge, and have formed the highest standard of comparison at the various lectures upon goods,' r°l it would appear, the Society of Arts and other institutions. This, indeed, food at is a recognition that a citizen may well be proud '' )f. ' and long may this vendor of pure food enjoy the high reputa tion he so ti;on are the, fraught with g reat good, and in its inaugura justly Merits. Th e s y s t em o f such rewards i s elements of the highest usefulness.-00bc. --- - THE SUN LONDON THURSDAY EVENt -(1-, JULY 17, 1969 ~ _ , EXTRAORDINARY COMMISSION OF LUNACY. _ (Before Master Warren, Q.C., and a Special Jury.) READING, JULY 15. This morning an inquiry under a commission in lunacy was opened in the Crown Court, Reading, on the mental condition of Mr. Jason Smith, a gentleman of great wealth, 58 years of age, residing in this town, whose conduct for some time past has been the subject of considerable excite ment in the neighbourhood. The unfortunate gentleman is the son of a Mr. William Smith, of Kensington - gore -- who, it is believed, was a large job-master in Curzon-street —and practised for some time as an attorney until the death of his father, when he came into possession of about £lOO,OOO. The petitioners are his wife and four of his elder children. The court opened at twelve o'clock, and was very crowded. Mr. Montagu' Chambers, Q.C., Mr. Huddleston, Q.C., and Mr. Surrage appeared for the petitioners ; Mr. Sergeant Ballantine, Mr. Fooks, and Mr. Talfourd Salter for the alleged lunatic. It is said that Sir Hugh Cairns, Q.C., was offered 300 guineas to lead Mr. Smith's case, but declined, A special jury of 21 gentlemen, chiefly magistrates, of whom the Hon. Spencer Dudley Montagu was foreman, having been sworn, the Master made a few remarks to them defining the law of lunacy, quoting some of the pas ages on that subject from his charge in Mr. Windham's case. _ _ _ Mr. M. Chambers, Q.C., then addressed the jury. He said that the petioners had obtained the inquiry with serious and deep reluctance ; but unless they had inter posed Mr. Smith would have been a ruined man, He had £3,000 a year, but if he were to exercise undiminished con trol over it he would soon be a beggar. On his father's death he inherited £lOO,OOO, and in 1833 married a Miss France, by whom he had nine children, all of whom were alive, and of whom the four then of age had joined in the petition. He was always eccentric, and partial to wine drinking, generally two bottles at a time. Sometimes he ordered dinner at seven, and ate it at two in the morning. Seventeen years ago he took up his abode at Clarence House, Reading. His malady was believed to have originated in an attack of paralysis about August, 1861, and developed itself in delusions of curious kinds, bearing on speculations. He believed that he was making millions by building; that he was building in Reading the most splendid street in the world, that he was a great coal-merchant, a grass merchant, &c. As his mind grew weaker his habits became slovenly, filthy, and indecent. Then he bad de lusions about politics, thinking he could return his eldest son for Reading, that all the Quakers and Dissenters would support his son, and that he had £lOO,OOO a year. Then he had delusions about lawyers, that his property was so large that he required three lawyers at £1,200 a year each to manage it. A number of extracts from Mr. Smith's letters were then read, some of the most curious kind. In one—to Mr. Wheble of Bulmarshe-court (a Roman Catholic)—he offers £lOO to Mr. Wheblo's Roman Catholic friends, as he " abominated the Protestant Society in all its forms," his second son being in fact a clergyman. l'hen, on the other hand, by way of " hedging," he offered £5OO towards a memorial to the late Rev. S. W. Yates, the re spected vicar of St. Mary's, Reading, "wherein him preach." He wrote to a respectable lady making peculiar overtures to her, and offering her £l.OO. Then there was a letter on this lunacy commission saying that he had got a leading counsel and paid him 500 guineas.— [Sergeant Bal lantine—" He has altered his mind then." (Laughter.)—] that he had " three monsters in his house" (keepers), but that his arm was now " as hard as Tom Sayers' " and he would " floor them." Then both his lawyers were described as " mad ;" one because he would (not give him wine, but " ne liked Blandy—[the town-clerk, sitting just in front of Mr. Chambers] —(laughter)—who gave champagne, but still he was half mad." (Laughter.) Mr. Smith had also written to Lord Shaftesbury, offering his lordship, if he would call on him, £lOO,OOO to procure the discontinuance of the keepers who watched him—there was also another letter about the commission, in which the Master was named and duly pronounced " mad" also—(laughter)—a letter in which Mr. Smith talked of purchasing from Cuba bloodhounds Land four revolvers, for reasons only to be guessed at, ttc. Shortly before Mr. Chambers concluded his opening, Mr. Jason Smith himself wandered into the court,' to the astonishment of every one, and the dismay and anger of his counsel, who seemed ,to think that the petitioners had brought him in to exhibit his condition. The unfortunate gentleman soon settled the question before the Court to the satisfaction of most people. He said that Mr. Warren had sent for him; that he was sure the Master was his friend; he had known Mr. Warren's father, who was a blacking manufacturer, living at Mill-hill, where he had gone to school, and as great a gentleman as Day (Day and Martin) was a blackguard, Bcc. He had written to Lord Shaftes bury, with whom he had been at school. Mr. Smith, whose appearance was of the most singular character, added that he thought he had been sent for, but was soon content to be led out by his eldest son, offering to wait near the court till Mr. Warren was ready to see him—he would come to day, to-morrow, or next day, if they wanted it. The learned counsel for the petitioners then began to call witnesses. _ _ _ Harriet Smith, wife of the alleged lunatic, examined by Mr. Huddleston, Q.C., after giving some details of her husband's age, fortune, family, &c., said that he had been all his life an " eccentric man," His mind had decidedly become more feeble since August, 1861. About December he talked of building two intersecting streets in Reading as large as Regent-street. The tradesmen were all to make their fortunes; the fishmonger would require £2OO worth of fish a week, the haberdasher would make £3,000 a year, &c. On one occasion he purchased 27 dresses, mostly silk, which he gave to servants and to friends, by whom, however, they were returned. He was possessed of a de sire to be a coal-merchant, and said that by the winter he should be worth £3,000,000, perhaps £5,000,000 a year. He said he should turn out the present members for the borough, and have his son and Mr. Paley, a friend of his son's, members. In the beginning of the year his habits became excessively slovenly and dirty, and disinfecting fluids and fumigations became necessary in the house; and when witness and her daughter were in the room he ap peared in an indecent state. Early in May, before morning prayers, he used violent language and struck his third son. Witness felt it necessary to get attendants and take steps in lunacy in April. A bundle of extraordinary letters, alluded to by Mr. Chambers, were identified by the witness as in her husband's writing. Charles Langdon, an attendant from Dr. Monro's esta blishment, sent to attend on Mr. Smith, said, in answer to Mr. Chambers, Q.C., that he had been directed to give to Mrs. Smith all letters written by her husband, some of which formed part of the bundle. Witness was confident that Mr. Smith would continue subject to delusions. When asked what sort of delusions, he replied that only that morning he had told him that Mrs. Smith could very well afford the expenses of the inquiry, as she had £14,000 a year, and that it would take three or four years to pay the expenses. In reply to the Master, witness said that Mr. Smith had told him that he was the richest man in the world, worth more than a million; he had 500 houses let at £3OO a year, and 500 let at £lOO a year; that he was a large coal merchant, and could supply all Reading. Mr. Smith never went to bed, but lay down in his clothes on the sofa. Mr. Chambers—He has not been in bed for 16 or 17 years. (A laugh.) Some discussion here ensued between the Master, the counsel, and the jury on the future course of the proceed ings. The letters of the alleged lunatic were handed to the jury, and the Master said that they certainly had made a strong impression on his own mind. He thought it would be better that the jury should read the letters and discuss them in a private room, and then perhaps the examination of Mr. Smith himself would enable them to conclude the inquiry without examining any more witnesses. The jury then retired after Mr. Chambers had read the following additional letter, written by Mr. Smith to Dr. Cowan, of this town : " Dear Doctor,—l wish you would call on me this morn ing, about one, to give me your opinion on the state of my health. I have sent for Dr. Conully to come and give me his opinion if I am sane or insane. Maurice (a surgeon here) cannot tell me. I have told him I have a million of money without a penny spent, and have £3OO left by my father. Since my building plan I have made four millions, and have £BO,OOO in ready money besides the £3OO above." The alleged lunatic was then sent for, it being supposed that he had remained within the precincts of the court. After waiting a long time, the Master was informed that Mr. Smith had gone out " for a drive," and would not be nonplussed the pr o f ess i ona l gent l emen, as on back till six o'clo ck. This announcement., while it amused w h e n going "for a d r i ve ." M r. S m i t h d rove , t a h f e or a na ud e i r en d c a e y , , according to Mr. Trluddleston, 40 miles, and, as his dinner hour, nominally seven, but often two or three a.m., could not be reckoned on as likely to bring him home at the hour stated. After the lapse of an hour the counsel conferred together, and it was agreed to send a note to the Master, who had left the court. On the return of th e M as t er an d of the jury it was re solved to adjourn the court till to morrow at ten, by w hi c h time it was hope J th a t th e inte resting but errati c su bject of the inquiry would be in safe keeping. The adjou rne d proceedings were opened yesterday morn ing, at half-past t en o ' c l oc k , b e f o re Master Warren, Q.C., and a special j ury, of which the lion. Spencer Dudley Montague was foreman. The first proceeding w as an i n t er view between the jury and the alleged lunatic, after which Mrs. Smith was exa mined as to her husband's general behaviour. Dr. Cowan, senior physician at the Berkshire Hospital, deposed that he attended Mr. Smith on the 21st of last May, in accordance with the request contained in a note received from him that he would form an opinion as to the state of his mind. He conversed with him for nearly an hour, and formed the opinion that his mind was un sound, and that he was incapable of managing his affairs. Witness observed great dirtiness of person end linen that would hardly be consistent with health in any one. There was great incoherency and confusion of ideas. He told witness of purchases of millions, either in amount of money or numbers; that he had bought 4,000 houses. He then reduced the number to 400, and then to 40, but would ramble to some other extravagant notions. He said he had spent a very great amount of money in• land and houses but was not a penny the poorer. He could not explain this, when asked, and merely replied that it was so. He ex pressed his intention of leaving his coachman and several other persons £5OO a year ; and he spoke of having 20 millions of ready money. Witness told him he consi dered his mind was unsound, and that he was unfit to manage his affairs, Rpm which he laughed, and remarked that that was a matter of opinion. Witness described another interview on the 3d of the present month, which confirmed his opinion. He talked with considerable ration ality upon the weather, and such common subjects. He said he had purchased two houses for £1,700, and cleared £1,200 by the transaction. He also said that Mr. Weall (the solicitor for the petitioners) was mad. (Laughter.) Counsel for Mr. Smith having addressed the jury, they found Jason Smith, Esq., to be a person of unsound mind, and not capable of managing his property. TEE MYSTERIOUS MURDER IN GLASGOW. FURTHER IMPORTANT DISCOVERIES. (From the North British Daily Mail.) We are glad to be able to report that another par tial success, at least, has attended the labours of the officers who are engaged investigating this myste rious case. When the discovery was made that silver plate was supposed to have been stolen from the house of Mr. Fleming on the night of the murder, naturally the inquiry was, Where is the plate ? as the proper direction in which to find the murderer, or the person who could give some information about the matter. Accordingly the police directed much of their attention to solve this question ; and, as our readers are aware, they were not long in discover ing it in the pawnbroker's premises. The next question that presented itself was regarding the pledger ; and that has likewise been indubitably an swered. But still a, great link in the chain of evi dence was wanting, as the pawner of the articles, Mrs. 11PLachlan, i m plicated old M r . Fl em i ng , as serting that he gave her them for the purpose to which she applied them, and that before the mur der was believed to have been committed ; and fur ther denied most positively that she knew anything about the clothing of the deceased which had gone amissing. To recover the clothing, therefore, has the labours of the police been directed since Mrs. M'Lach lan was apprehended, and yesterday they were in some measure successful in bringing this part of the case to a satisfactory issue. As the result of many inquiries, Capt. 111‘Call proceeded on Monday after noon to the South-side Station of the Caledonian Railway, and there discovered that a small leather trunk or box had been brought to that station about 4 o'clock on the afternoon of the Saturday on which it is believed the murder was committed, by a little girl, who tendered the name and address of Mrs. M'Lachlan, 182, Broomielaw-street (the female prisoner's name and address), as the person who wished it despatched by the railway to Hamilton. The box was addressed, " Mrs. Bein, Hamilton—to lie until called for." The box was accordingly sent on ; and hence Mr. M'Call proceeded to Hamilton last Monday by the 4 15 p.m. train in search of the box, which, it is supposed, contained some of the deceased's missing clothing. On his arrival there, it was found that the box had duly arrived at Hamilton station, where it had remained till the Monday or Tuesday following. It seems that on ono of these days a little boy applied at the station to know whether there was such a box there, remark. ing that he had been sent by a lady who war stand ing outside to make the inquiry. He was answered in the affirmative, and then went away, returning soon after with the lady, who is known to have been the prisoner, Mrs. M'Lachlan. She signed the de livery book " Mrs. M'Lachlan," in the usual way ; and then got the box, whicla the boy carried into town. On his arrival in Hamilton, Capt. M'Call communicated with Mr. M'Kay, chief constable of Lanarkshire, and Superintendent Dewar, also of the county constabulary, who entered cordially into the matter, and at once a search was made to discover the boy who had been the messenger, or the box or its contents. Diligent inquiries were made until after midnight ; but neither boy nor box could anywhere be met with. Next morning, however, the investigation was proceeded with at an early hour, and by breakfast time the boy was discovered. He is about 12 years of age, the son of a carter residing in Almada. street, and is named James Chassels. He was one of the witnesses examined yesterday before the procurators-fiscal in the County Buildings, and we understand gave important evi dence. It seems that the female prisoner, M'Lach lan, came to him on the street in Hamilton on Mon day or Tuesday of last week, and asked him if he would carry a box for her. He at once readily agreed, as she promised him "something to him self," and he went to the railway station and brought away the box as above described. As she expressed a desire to get some refreshments, he took her to his mother's house, along with her box, where she had tea. In this house the prisoner opened the box and took out some dresses, one of which answers the description, we understand, of one of those be lieved to have been stolen from Mr. Fleming's house, and belonging to the deceased woman. These she tied up in a bundle, and after waiting a little told the boy to follow her with the empty box, she taking the bundle under her arm. After leav ing 11Irs. Chassel's house, the prisoner told the boy she wanted to get the box mended, as one of the hinges was broken, and asked him who would mend it for her. The boy suggested that a joiner would be the proper party, but she replied that it would be better to take it to a saddler, as it was made of leather. The boy accordingly pointed out Mr. Cherry's shop, where she desired him to leave it to get the hinge mended, and to say that it would be called for next week. Before she parted with the boy she inquired of him if he knew where one Shaw, a tailor, lived. After he had pointed out Union-street as the place, and she had given him his reward, he left her; and she proceeded in that direction, and he saw no more of her. Whether she ever went there or not, or what has become of', her bundle is unknown. Shaw, who is a foreman tailor, and his wife deny having seen her that day; and although their house was searched none of the clothing was found. They were bro ug ht t o Glas gow yesterday as witnesses, and examined by the fiscals, but nothing of importance transpired in their evidence. The police, of course, will continue their efforts to recover the stolen apparel, and it is devoutly to be wished that they may succeed in obtaining it, as an important branch of the evidence in this intricate case_ Our readers will remember that in the bedroom of the deceased, where she was found lying mur dered, in the large pool of blood on th e floor the distinct print of a human foot was found. This having dried and hardened, the portion of flooring it covered was taken up and preserved. It was found to be the imprint of a very peculiar and neat a foot, with a high instep, and did n o t at a ll answer to that of the deceased woman or the old man Flem ing. With the view of discovering whether the prisoner M`Lachlan's foot could have made the mark on the floor, yesterday an impression of her foot was taken in blood on a board by Dr. G. H. B. M'Leod, and we are informed that it exactly cor responds. Footprints in clay and soft soil have often been of service in the detection of crime, but. whether an impression left in blood by a stocking evidence re ma i ns to b e seen. covered foot can furnis h Certainly the authorities are to be praised, how ever, for their unceasing and persevering efforts in working up every conceivable plan which may lead to the dissipation of the mystery that still clings around the Sandyford-place murder. Yesterday, the female prisoner was brought down from the North Prison to the County-buildings, be tween 10 and 11 o'clock, for further examination and identification by witnesses. As soon as the cab in which she was conveyed turned into Biuns wick.street, a crowd followed it, so that before the woman could get out she was surrounded by a large number of individuals, who showed great anxiety to get a look at the woman who has filled the pub lic mind for a week past. Her appearance is vastly altered from what it was a week ago when she 'was first called before the sheriff. She is now very pale and careworn, and has even a somewhat emaciated look. There can be no doubt but the ordeal through which she has passed since the dire event occurred has made her appear many years older than she really is. In any view of the ease, whether the ma jor charge upon which she is now detained can be substantiated or not, her anxiety after the first I visit of the detectives must have been extreme, and, ' considering her position, when it is known that ' she was again and again called upon and questioned to see if she could throw any light upon the melan chely death of one with whom she was on the best and most intimate terms, not only in her own house but also before the Sheriff and his Fiscals, one is astonished that her coolness never left her. The procurators-fiscal were busy the whole day precognoscing witnesses, but beyond what the public is already acquainted with, nothing wary definite has yet been arrived at in regard to either of the prisoners. Both, of course, remain in custody. The excitement in the public mind seems to be greatly on the wane as facts transpire which thiow even a modicum of light on the mystery. The crowd at the County Buildings soon dispersed after Mrs. M'Lachlan entered them; and little at tention comparatively was paid to the matter throughout the day, although certainly there was a great anxiety for " news" still apparent. SUPPOSED DISCOVERY OF THE STOLEN WEARING APPAREL. To-day, it is fondly hoped, and on good grounds, that a chief missing link has been discovered in the murder case, which has engrossed much attention for some time past, and that a gleam of light will be shed on this mysterious affair. Jas. M'Lachlan, the husband of the fe male prisoner, called at the police-office, and informed them that he had some thing important to tell the detectives in charge of this mysterious case. After hearing what he had to say, a sheriff officer proceeded to the South- Western Railway Station, in Bridge-street, where he received a small tin box, which had been sent from Greenock, addressed—" Mr. Thomson, County Buildings, Glasgow." This box contained what is believed to have been the clothing of the deceased woman Macpherson, which was ablen from Sandy ford-place on the night of the murder. There is at present something inexplicable about the trans mission of this box. On Wednesday last, a box exactly like it, if not the same, was sent to Ayr by the 4.30 p.m. train, addressed, " Mrs. Darnley, Ayr —to lie till called for." It was returned on Friday, and was received and taken away by a man in the garb of a sailor. When or how it got to Greenock we have not at present discovered. Meanwhile the authorities are investigating the matter, and we have no doubt will soon clear it up. Both prisoners are now in the County Buildings, and the old man has been under examination before the sheriff for several hours. THE WEATHER AND CROPS. (From the Scotsman.) AUCIITERARDER.—The weather during the past week has had a very marked effect upon the crops. They have improved very much, and should favour able weather follow, the harvest may not be so late as was anticipated. The appearance of the cereals augurs a fair average crop. The potato crop con tinues to wear a promising appearance. Turnips are being thinned, and as the braird has sprung very regularly there is an abundance of plants. Hay mowing continues to progress. A large breadth still remains uncut, especially where there was a large mixture of clover. MELROSE.—The weather still continues unsettled and showery, and very unpropitious for the hay crop, the greater part or which is either exposed in the swath or in small coils. On every day through out the past week, with the exception of Friday, rain fell more or less. On Wednesday and Thurs day, we had very heavy showers, which, though of short duration, flooded drains and streamlets, and thoroughly saturated every thing. From the abundance of clover with which the hay crop is mixed, and from the mildness of the atmosphere, it has already been somewhat damaged by heating in the coil, and a few dry breezy days are much needed in order to its final security. HAIVICK.—The weather is still unsettled. We have seldom a thoroughly dry day through out, and since the beginning of the week there have been several heavy thunder-showers. The :temperature, however, is much improved, the atmosphere is warm, and in the after noon and evenings it is sometimes very close and sultry. The occasional rains and the absence of sunshine interfere sadly with the harvest, and a large quantity has now been lying longer in the swathes than is desirable. The crop on good land is generally heavy, but on some cold clayey soils it is very light and poor. Some farmers were fortu nate enough to have it secured in prime order, but the greater proportion has still to be got in, and is more or less injured by the weather. Turnips are now looking much better than, considering the long-delayed input of the seed, could have been looked for, and on some well-formed lands they are in most promising condition. The grain crops, too, have sensibly improved within the last fourteen days, but there must eventually be a late harvest if we have not more sunshine soon. Wheat is in a most backward condition. Oats and barley are likely to be about an average crop. CRIEFF.—The weather during the past week has been more mild and genial, but, owing to the want of sunshine, the growing crops have not made much progress. The harvest will be at least three weeks later than last year, and the cereals gene rally will not be bulky. Potatoes both in fields and gardens have suffered severely from the ravages of insects, and the late-planted have in some cases not brairded, the seed hav ing rotted, owing to the excess of rain. The early sorts are small in size, and the want of warmth, which is so essential for the roots after being formed, has f 3 ope rated against the crop. The early k in ! . of turnips are now nearly thinned, but on n ame rous farms the fly has made serious ravage. The late-sown kinds have brairded well, and in the the low young plants are growing fast. Hay mowing country is nearly finished, and a largew por tion of the pr crop has been secured in thetra crop of straw ick in good - condition. Owing to the de ficient berries they are selling from is. 4 d. to ls , 6 d. per half-gallon pint. The greengrocers are now all well supplied with Jersey and home-grown pota toes, which are selling at 13d. per lb. The Jersey potatoes are large in size, and fine quality. Goose berries are selling 4d. to sd. per pint. BREADALBANE• _de this extensive district, the whole growing cro ps present a most unpromising appearance at this advanced season. In m any p l aces, both oats a nd barley are scarcely so far forward as they we re in the middle of June l ast year; and what is more serious, the crops have a stunted and sickly a ppearance, and must now be deficient in bulk and quality, whatever the weather may be for the next s i x weeks. Potatoes are also late, and have made but little progress for a month past. The shaws do not indicate a healthy appearance, and the crop has suf fered severely, both in garden and field, from the PRICE. .. . . ...4d. STAMPED ....sd. ravages of snails and other vermin, The early sown portion of the crop turnips brairded well, and a lar ge has ien h e e en y t ti .b u i ri n ;; e p d h ; m b i n s t i t n hi Th •fl a y ny instailees, The me gown kinds are springing rapidly. The weat h er has been pretty favourable for hay-mowing, and a large portion of the crop has been cut and secured in the tramp rick on low farms, and the yield is heavy. Cutting will not commence in the meadows and glens for some time. Pasture lands are not nearly so good as they were a month ago, owing to the excess of moisture, and both sheep and cattle have not thriven nearly so well as they usually do in June' and July. Prices, however, for sheep in good condition aro still high, but cattle have fallen in price a little the last few weeks. —July 15. DUNBAR.—During the past week them has been more of a summer mildness in the atmosphere than has been hitherto experienced, and though there has been no particularly strong sunshine, yet the temperature has risen considerably. Monday and Tuesday were both fine days. A good deal of rain fell on Wednesday, but Thursday and Friday were fine. Saturday was damp and drizzling, and the wind having veered about to the east, the tempa rature became colder. The barometer still points at " change." There has been a marked progress in the growth of vegetation of all kinds. Wheat has shot out considerably in length, and though its appearance varies in different localities,. the im pression here is that it will not be much, if any thing, below the average. Mtrley and oats have come gradually into ear, and both are showing a good head. In heavy fields, patches here and there have been lodged by the recent rains; but, unless in one instance where it was "kneed' in one direction, and then lodged or broken in the other, little damage has resulted from this cause. The green crops are generally looking well. Potatoes have still a healthy appearance, and, where they have been hoed and set up, they are looking extremely well. The singling of turnips has gone on under favourable auspices, and the latter-sown portion has benefited by the occa sional showers. Pastures, also, which in some cases were looking a little brownish, have felt the benefit of the rain, and have improved consider ably. In gardens and orchards the fruit prospects have gradually diminished until there is now little or no fruit to be seen. Other garden produce has turned out tolerably well, although somewhat later than usual. INNERLEITHEN,—The weather of the past week has been subject to frequent and sudden changes. Though the fall of rain has not been great, scarcely a day has passed without showers During the day the temperature has generally been pretty high, but the evenings have been excessively cold for the season, the thermometer falling some even in gs to about 40 deg. Taesday was mild, with rain in the evening. Wednesday was showery through out, and the Leithen came down slightly swollen and muddy. A shower on Thursday morning was followed by heat, which lasted throughout the day, giving place to a cold east wind in the evening. Friday was the best day of the week, the whole of it being warm and pleasant. Saturday was pretty warm. Sunday was colder, and on Monday heavy showers fell. This morning also was showery, the barometer standing at 29.3. The rainfall during the first 14 days of July amounts to •75 of an inch. Wheat is in the ear. Barley, also, is in general showing ears, some fields being fully shot; but few oats are yet in the ear. Farmers are at present in the midst of their hay harvest, The bulk of the crop has been cut, but it lies chiefly in the swathe. Where coils appear, they are thick on the ground. The price is expected to be low this season ; we hear 7d. per stone spoken of as a likely rate. Turnips are advancing but slowly, and the thinning process has to be proceeded with at a proportionately slow rate. On the farms in the lower part of the district wood pigeons continue to do serious injury to the young plants. With the exception of the blackfaced variety, sheep have all been clipped. Lambs have been thriving better for a few days, but are still wanting in condition. In gardens, roses, sweet-williams, phloxes, and some of the earlier annuals are at last beginning to show flowers. Ten-week stocks are to be mostly single. Potatoes will not be ready for use for a fortnight at the earliest. Currants and gooseberries are losing their green colour. AMERICAN AFFAIRS. The present arrival from New York throws an indirect light on the battle before Richmond, which gives us clear evidence of Mr. Lincoln's opinion of it in a levy of 300,000 men. In the midst of the Northern successes I ventured to assert in your columns that those successes were delusive, that the Federals were frittering away their strength, and I estimated the recruits that would be required to make up their ranks at the precise number now called out. What can these recruits do now, even if they can be obtained, which is by no means cer tain ? What will be the result of sending them against experienced and victorious troops ? On what pretest can Europe be asked to endure the suffering of the coming winter while another army is drilling at Washington, or amateurs are trying whether their knowledge of other pursuits enables them to command armies? It is possible that Richmond might have been taken bad General M'Clellan followed up with vigour the forces retreating from Yorktown, giving them no time to recover from the depression of that event, and crushing before a triumphant advance the feeble obstacles which then existed. In place of this, after announcing his intention " to pin the enemy to the wall," the moment he comes within sight of that enemy he casts about to shelter him self with intrenchments, to dig rifle pits, and to swelter away the lifeblood of his army in s wamps that might have been chosen for this purpose. Even if unprepared for prompt attack, it was in his power to place himself on the line of railw a y to the north, to open it to the Rappahannock, and thus be within three hours of the Potomac. Taking up a healthy position on the line, north of Richmond, he would have been in communication with the forces cn the Shenandoah, he would have commanded all the re sources of Central Virginia, and in case of d e f eat would fall back on w as hington. As he now st an d s no battle is needed to destroy his army. Al, the Southern Generals have to do is to occupy in force the southern bank of the James river. It is true they a b an doned the l o wer batteries befo re , b ut they were then retreating. It is a very different thing to hold batter i es when in a career of succ ess , and after Fort Darling has dispelled the theory that iron-plated vesse ls are irresistible. A single battery that stops t h e transports must compel hi s army either to starve o r fall back on Fort M onroe, and if driven to the latter alternative but a small proportion would be likely to reach that shelter. The appointment of General Pope in place of such Generals as Banks and Fremont appears a wise measure. He is the only commander on the North ern side who has given the faintest evidence of capacity. As to his talent for assertions —referring to which one of your correspondents applies to him and to Halleck the appropriate term "full mouthed" —this is only the fashion of the day. The best ser vice any General could render was to keep up the Stock-Exchange, and why not fight the enemy with figures as well as other weapons ? It is stated that General Pope is to operate against Richmond, but this would leave the way to Washington open to Beauregard, and, to combine with Pope, General M'Clellan should have moved north-w es t, the direc tion he has taken being south-east. Jackson had the command of a clear line of railway from Staun ton to Richmond, but this would not be left open to General Pope, who would have to make such a march in the month of July that the Southern Generals would probably be glad to receive what remained of his force at the end of it. In a recent article you alluded to the remarkable rr~ nore a n. by ere' L ady S o uth t !bop' ) lq i6 l oloneA e' B, N, to 1r the , Lo' Cork' rkitty Geo' road' betik cr of r. C• Of .7 t I,IIC 11'2 ty AI ti L r ,~