The Sun. — London, England, 1858-08-18 00:00:00

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Under the Management of Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING will be presented Skakspere's Play of THE MERCHANT OF VENICE: Shylock, by Mr. C. Kean; Portia; by Mrs. C. Kean. Preceded by the Farce of DYLNG FOR LOVE. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Lesseo and Directress, Miss Swanborough. THIS EVENING, the Comedy of COURT FAVOUR: supported 'SY Messrs. Emery, Belford, Poynter, Turner, Mi ses M. Wilton, Hughes, and Mrs. C. Melville. After which, HUNTING A TURTLE: by Messrs. Belford, Burt, Turner, J. Clarke, and Miss M. Wilton. To conclude with RAISING TILE WIND: by Messr.3. Belford, Turner, J. Clarke, Mrs. C. Melville, and Miss E. Wilton. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road. OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The following company of Vo calists are engaged for the performance of Selections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS , CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, &C., viz.:—Miss Russell, Mrs. Badsey, Miss Brunell, Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, Miss Montague, Mrs. Lawrence, and Mrs. Anderson; Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr. Renshaw, S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, enor Antonio, E. L. Wine. Mr. Badzey , Sen or Tiroli, Mr. Cozers, Mr. Bell, Mr. Barnard, and Mr. St. Albyn. Mr. John G. Forde, and E. W. Mackney. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks ; harmonium, Mr. Courtnay ; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at seven O'clock precisely. Suppers, to., until twelve o'clock. THE WEATHER —SUN OFFICE, AUGUST 18. THERMOMETER, IN THE - SHADE. 73—highest since noon yesterday. 67—lowest this morning and during the night. 71—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 29i7. WIND, S.W.; light , with slight rain, and very c l o uds, with sultry weather. heavy THE SUN. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1858. We have long known that the " difficulty" which existed between the American and the English Governments, in reference to the right of " visita tion," had been satisfactorily adjusted, and that, in consequence of the straightforward and honourable conduct of Lord blAwinsnuax and the Cabinet of St. James's, there was every reason to anticipate that adequate means would be devised to test the right of those assuming the stars and stripes to the dis tinction. We now learn; through the New York Tri bune, that an understanding has been arrived at on the important question, and one that will place it on a very satisfactory foundation, far more advantageous for this country than'the illegal assumptions which, combined with scant ceremony and brusquerie of manner on the part of some British officers, excited the fierce wrath of the American people and the American Cabinet. . _ • ••:•‘• ••;2,,f'! • ,^ll • • I ' - 44 1 4 • • Dif - A rgr . 4Zialfr ,Afilk • iti.{ . ; 40' When the subject was first ventilated,we explained the state of the law on the subject, pointing out that the " visitation" was exercised at our own risk—that if we succeeded in showing that the vessel was sailing under a false flag, the owners, cap tain, and seamen would be guilty of a double crime, and liable to the authorities both of Great Britain and the United States, for the act of piracy, and also for an infringement on the sanctity of the American banner. This view was subsequently taken by the veteran Lord LYNDIIURST, whose mas terly judgment—for it may rather be termed a judg ment than an opinion—may be considered to have decided the important question of international law. General CASS recognises the same principle, but he gives even greater latitude than had hitherto been claimed. He says, "As the identity of a person must be determined by the officer bearing a process for his arrest, so must the national identity of a ves sel be determined at the like hazard by him who, doubting the flag she displays, searches her to ascer tain her true character." This cannot be controverted. It is sound law. No Englishman would for a moment assert that be cause a sheriff-officer had a writ against JOHN NOKES he could wantonly arrest PETER STYLES and detain him for some hours, to the very serious prejudice of his private affairs. If he could show just grounds of suspicion, it would of course materially reduce the damages, more especially if the party claiming da mages for false imprisonment appeared to be in col lusion with the real defendant. Mr. Secretary CASS has, however, taken a liberal view of the subject. He says—" There may no doubt be circumstances which would go far to modify the complaints a nation would have a right to make for such a violation of its sovereignty. If the boarding officer had just ground for suspicion, and deported himself with propriety in the performane of his task, doing noc injury, and peacefully retiring when satisfied of his error, no nation would make such an act the subject of serious reclamation." He only insists that it shall pot be regarded as " a right," but as "an excusable trespass," where there is a reasonable foundation for the suspicion, and authorising the party who has resorted to such a course the privilege of satisfying himself, not merely by visiting and inspecting papers, but by a strict search. Like Lord LTIIIMURST, General CASs makes " visiting" and " searching" equivalent. Neither are to be undertaken on light grounds, but when the party undertakes the responsibility, he may thoroughly satisfy himself whether his sus picions be well-founded or otherwise. The process of " verifying the flag" will henceforward be car ried much further than it has even hitherto been—the theory will be the smile, but the practice widely different. For this satisfactory solution of the problem that will inflict a heavy blow and great discouragement on the abominable traffic in human beings, we are indebted to the temper, discretion, and justice of Lord MALMESBURY. Had he resorted to diplomatic trickery or humbug—Thad he sought to uphold a claim not sustained by international law—the question would have been greatly complicated, and great ill-feel ing excited between the two great nations of the Anglo- Saxon race, whose c:tizens profess the same religion, and speak the same language, and have the same blood circulating in their veins. We have thus ad ditional cause of rejoicing at the great change in the foreign policy of the country since the accession to office of the present Administration, and which has conciliated France, overawed Naples, and induced the United States to pursue a course alike creditable to itself and beneficial to the great, the holy cause which England and the English nation have so deeply at heart. In every department, the Govern ment of Lord DEUBT has done well, but in none better than that of Foreign Affairs, so well repre sented by Lord MALIIESDURY in the House of Lords and Mr. S. FITZGERALD in the House of Commons. What will the Whigs do about Reform next ses sion ? Fact after fact is pouring in to back the popular demand for the Ballot—facts which must and will triumph over all the old Tory predictions and excuses of Lurd J. RUSSELL and the family clique. Without the Ballot as their leading watchword we believe the Whigs will just look—we can find no better word—silly. They have invented all kinds of what must now' be termed mere ludicrous evasions, to escape putting the rotes of the electors absolutely into their owu' bands. The evasions have been shown up till they are almost ashamed to utter them, and latterly colony after colony has endorsed every argument of Liberals at home, has reduced the Ballot to practice, and has rejoiced in the result ; even colonial Whigs and Tories confessing that to dream of repealing what works so well is not even to be thought of by any party—that if thought of it would be its ruin. •following rceden set NEW ZEALAND is DOW folo lire I lea learn e t from the by the Australian colonies ! Wellington Independent of b May the 12th l ep tethatv the Ballot is to be proposed y theuGlyeneareacGod ern3Thet -, ment, and has been nna nimo the Provincial Council at IVellington Assembly and the Provincial Coun cils correspond . in New Zealand pretty much to the Congress and State Legislatures in the United States, and there seems to be no doubt, from the proceed ings in both, that the adoption of the Ballot in New Zealand is a settled question. In the Assembly his Excellency, in his opening peecb, says, " I am confident that measures framed for the purpose of placing the electoral laws, as far as may be, above the effects of local jealousies ad party po opua....of protfOns electors in the /mot discharge of their public duty, and thus secur ing, in their integrity, the privileges and liber ties so justly valued by the colonists cf this country, v+ill receive from you that ttentive consideration which the importance of t' e subject demands." The clause in italics refs ... - 1 specially to the Ballot, and it is worthy of observation that it tacitly refutes one of the absurd arguments of the unlucky Whigs. Because the electors have a public duty to discharge, the Governor demands protection for them. So far as electors can be held to be trustees of the public interests, to that extent the Governor of New Zealand considers that they ought to be freed from the corrupting influences of bribery and intimidation, to which they are subject under open voting. We refer Lord JOHN RUSSELL to the Go vernor's speech, for the common sense of a question which he degrades himself by attempting to mystify. From the Provincial Council we have the report of a debate on the subject. Mr. Fox moves, " That in the opinion of the Council the provisions for taking the votes at the election for members to serve in the Provincial Council are not such as to secure purity of election, and independence from corruption or intimidation, and that immediate steps should be taken to secure by operation of law the introduction of vote by Ballot." The motion was assented to unanimously, the only two members who would have voted against it leaving the house. The debate reads very much like an English one ; the mover of the resolution, for instance, challenged the allegation that the practice was un-English, re ferring to the election of members of railway boards, of clubs, of bank directors, and pointing out what a sham and a delusion was the Corrupt Practices Bill offered by his opponent ; that its "real object was not to secure purity of election, which the Ballot alone could effect." Statements were made of all the inns, in one place, but two or three, amounting to some twenty or more, being engaged and opened by one patty—indeed, New Zealand in its young days seems to possess all the electoral vices of the old country. The singular feature in the case is, that the mo tion was made by the opponents of " the Radical Reform party"—the Tories, we suppose, of New Zealand, who seem recently to have resigned, and who demand the Ballot as their protection against the Radicals ! The latter, of course, cannot with consistency oppose, yet they seem to imagine that it will not work for their advantage. All parties, however, appear to have agreed that it was at least right that a voter should enjoy the utmost immu nity from unfair influences in giving his vote, and that secret voting was the only effectual mode of attaining that object; with this last opinion we are confident that every WI: ig and Tory in England thoroughly agrees ; and this is the reason why they will probably fight for open voting till the voice of the country or political necessity absolutely overpowers them. Well—we warn the Liberal minority once more, that they cannot ride into power again by dogged hos tility to the majority. The latter has now learned that it is no loser by giving the Tories a chance. They find themselves at least more civilly treated, and they have gained more, probably, in both houses, than they would have done with a PALMERSTON or a RUSSELL Ministry. They can afford to bide their time. There is no danger of the constituencies be coming more conservative, but there is much hope of the Conservatives becoming more liberal, as the only means of retaining power. Whigs always fail by trying, when in office, to conciliate the Tory mino rity : it is not so clear that Tories w; 1 1 fail by aiming to conciliate the Liberal majority. The first step has now been taken towards raising almost indefinitely the standard of middle-class edu cation. We regard the recent examinations held by the University of Oxford, and open to competitors from all the schoels, institutions, and even private tutors of the country, as the very best means. which could possibly be adopted to arouse teachers and taught in hitherto unnoticed schools to fr,esh efforts. It is just the stimulus needed. And it is but to cast one's eye down the column of schools and private tutors, from whom the successful candidates came, to perceive that the emulation awakened has been almost universal. From Cumberland and _Northumberland to Devon- shire and Dorsetshire, and from Wales to Kent, we see the names of lads who have been induced to compete for the honour of a first or second-class Oxford certificate ; and every year is certain to wit ness an increase of the number of competitors. In very many cases this will lead to the prosecution of studies on a higher scale by the more successful indi viduals. Many will go to the universities who would not otherwise have thought of it ; and many, though continuing, perhaps, to study in less public institu tions, will labour with quite a new zest. The certificate of Oxford will be of substantial service to both the youths and their tutors. The former will quickly find that the successful lads are those preferred by most persons in business and professions, and even by public companies, who are wanting proved intelligence and ability. It will be soon understood that the boy with spirt enough to pass bond fide examinations is, in all probability, not a mere bookworm, but a young fellow disposed to make the best of himself, and likely to be worth much more to an employer than the idlers and dunces who are content not to enter even the Second Division. Notwithstanding all that may be said against cramming, it must be better to have the ambition, the capacity, and the temporary industry to succeed even by that process, than not to care to pass muster at all, or to fail in the attempt. The dunces and idlers will soon, therefore, learn that the future chances are all in favour of the pushing o nes ; and the interest of the master co-operating with the spirit of rivalry among the lads, will give quite a new character to many of our middle-class sc h o ols. The successful schools will be rewarded as well as the successful lads; for it is hardly to be imagined that a brisk competition should not now arise to get most scholars through the examinations. Nothing Government cau effect by direct contribu tion will ever equal the stimulus it can give by legiti mate prizes. We hope, therefore, that the efforts of the University Examiners, and of the Society of Arts, will be adequately backed by the Government in honestly t hrowing open to public competition the numerous appointments at their disposal. 'We commented lately on the discreditable extent to which such competition had been evaded, and evaded in behalf of nomination by favour. We have great confidence that the pre Bence of Lord STANLEY in the Cabinet, although as Indian Minister, will have great influence with his colleagues on the subject of competitive examinations. He has been so zealous a promoter of them that he can hardly fail to promote their adoption at home, as well as to insist on them in reference to Indian ap pointments. It is gratifying to observe that two have b justeen right,ma de t o clerkships lNe d o nlustb appoin tments aN,not in , i t o h d e e C ed u , sto li m ke s " selecting" the competitors---the competition should be open to all comers, but two of the successful com petitors were TDOMAS Ross HOWARD of the Crosby Hall Evening Classes, and GEORGE EDWARD SKINNER of the Lymington Literary Institute—both of whom had distinguished themselves at the Society of Arts examinations in May last. Make the system uni versal, and the race of simpering, saucy "PETER DICKS" will soon be supplanted by intelligent and respectable officers. Sir George Jackson had an interview with the Earl of Derby yesterday at his cilicial residence in Down ing street. - Capt. T. B. Knipe, colonial A.D.C. to the Gover nor of St. Helena, had an interview with the Right Hon. Sir E. Bulwer Lytton yesterday at the Colonial-office. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office from the Governor of Canada. GREAT a - ex m --- YHE PHARM ACEUTICAL SOCIETY ued th e.: major _B i n n i a T t A i : a . —9 pharmaceutical BRITAIN. —The following chemists che candidates ts pyeeterdaa Nelson Bolto n, Boston; Frederick Nicholson, y :—Horatio London ; Edward John Owles, Ssuthatnpton ; and George Stephe n Wollley, Manchester. NEW POSTAL ROUTE TO AUSTRALIA.--A mem)rial is lying fcr signature at the Liverpool Exchange news room, and intended to be presented to the Colonial Secre tary, praying for the establishment of a new postal route to Australia by way of Panama—the present route by the Fellowsof Suez still to be continued. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. THE BOMBAY MAIL. The steamship Panther, with the Bombay mails, arrived at Marseilles at 3 p.m. yesterday (Tuesday, t33e 17th). The mails left for London at 5 p.m. The duration of the Panther's quarantine had not yet been decided. THE IMPERIAL PROGRESS IN FRANCE. :FROM ePECIAL REPORTERS OF THE MORNING POST.) L'ORIENT, AUG. 15. I was a witness this morning to the departure of the Emperor and Empress from l'Orient. Loud, joyous, and enthusiastic acclamations accompanied them from the moment they appeared at the gates of the Imperial Marine—their temporary residence-- until the booming of the cannon announced they had passed the outermost boundaries of the city. There was, of course, nothing in the demonstrations of loyalty in l'Orient and its neighbourhood, to make of it a contrast with other parts of Brittany through which the Imperial cortege had already passed, but there was in the primitive manners of the people, in the simplicity and ardour of their devotion, something which rendered their reception peculiarly agreeable to their feelings ; for both were remarked as being in the highest spirits, and occasionally pointing out to each other some object which was peculiarly de serving of notice. It was a charming spectacle to behold—the Sove reign and his Consort so cordially united together, and both passing through multitudes who found in each a fitting subject for admiration—the wisdom and sagacity, the prudence and foresight of the Em peror—the beauty, the amiability, and the innate, impulsive graciousness of ths Empress. All this was demonstrated as the Sovereign and the Empress proceeded through the crowded streets, which were lined with soldiers; but when they had passed beyond this escort of honour, and had, as usual, none but a few gens d'armes, and some thirty hussars in front and rear (as small a guard as a royal personage could have with him when travelling in state), then it was, as on their entrance into the vil lage of Kentreck, that the manifestations of affection by the multitude became more demonstrative, and that they showed by words, looks, and actions, that their hearts and hands were devoted to the sove reignty of Napoleon 111. With such proofs of love and affection around him none can be surprised to hear that his Majesty appeared in excellent spirits, nor that the Empress should have participated in the exultation of her husband. And so passed the Emperor and Empress out of l'Orient—thousands upon thousands following them over a beautifully-constructed chain bridge, something like that erected at Hammersmith over the Thames, and for this occasion covered with banners, and fluttering with streamlets. It is for another, who was an eye-witness, to de scribe the scene at Auray first, and the entry of the Emperor into Vannes, whilst I give you, as briefly as I can, a description of the aspect of the country such as it appeared a few hours after the departure from each locality of the Emperor and Empress. In travelling upon the same line which Napoleon 111. had passed over, I had an opportunity of judging as to what impression his appearance had produced upon the people. At first, and as it happens in common life when separations take place between those who love each other, there is a brief period whilst those we have parted from seem still to be pre sent, and that we can still breathe the same air inhaled by them, and the very atmosphere appears to be im pregnated, and we fancy we can still hold communion with them; but as time wears on, and other events stand between it, the parting becomes a memory, and we unite with it every little circumstance, scarcely heeded at the moment, that can render its recollec tion interesting. And so it was with all the groups of people to be met with on the road. Those who had but a few hours before seen the Emperor and Empress were still talking of thcm, comparing notes with each other, boasting how well they had seen, what the Emperor was in their eyes, what pretty " image" the Empress was " the very picture of," and so making up amongst them a com mon stock of tradition for their respective villages, and thus unconsciously were constructing out of the events of the day some pretty legend, which a future bard would embody in poetry, and so add another to the many wondrous sagas of which every prudent old housewife has an abundant store. At a later period in the day it was plain that the colloquies had been ended, and that amusements had begun, and the day given up to perfect joy and jollity. - Upon the high road, and wherever there were triumphal arches, there was the everlasting droning bission making a mixture of groans, grunts, and squeaks, to which, in everlasting and seemingly never-ending circles, the old and the young, men, children, and women, kept time with an unin termitted limping trot. It was a fete—a perfect fete--as I saw it for so many miles, beginning at l'Orient, until the first red lights of a gradually-increasing illumination showed we were approaching the venerable city of Vannes, which was beginning with a new glory, as it could for the first time boast it had within its time-honoured precincts an Emperor and Empress. The day was the fete -Napoleon—the Emperor's "fite-clay," and religious ceremonies had taken place at the celebrated shrine of Saint Anne ; and what thousands must have been there was easily to be in ferred from the carts filled with children which were coming from it, and each turning in the direction of their own homes. It was a complete Breton fete—here dancing un ceasingly—there drinking abundantly—and in other places the proof that there had been devotions going on, whilst all the piously disposed, not more than the topers, nor less than the dancers, showed they were in perfect good humour with each other. There was no quarrelling, no bickering ; for the people were highly pleased with themselves ; all very proud of their Emperor ; and all of them in a state of perfect admiration for their Empress. VANNES, Auo. 15. To-day's proceedings have excelled in interest all that has yet occurred during this eventful voyage. Early in the morning, at 8 o'clock, the Imperial train left l'Orient to be at the celebrated shrine of St. Anne d'Auray by noon, as at that place their Majesties were to assist at the Grand Mass at the Cathedral. This event has long been talked of, and the superstitious Bretons crowded to witness this, to them, most pleasing ceremony. We left "Orient amid the acclamations of the crowd, who, as at all the places we have hitherto visited, were to a degree warm in their greetings to their Sovereigns. At the ball, which was attended last night by the Emperor and Empress, they were received with, if possible, more heartiness than ever, and it is becoming a very diffi cult task to narrate the events of the journey, as at each place the same ceremonies occur, and the same feelings are evinced. But this morning's programme was a new feature, and it was really astonishing to observe the curiosity shown by the multitude to witness the celebration of the mass. To-day is the St. Napoleon, and the ceremonies acquire an in creased interest from that fact. 'While yet at a distance from the cathedral we passed group after group of the country people hurry ing along, dressed in their best costumes, and looking to a stranger most picturesque and out of the usual way. The men, with their gay jackets and short trousers and gaiters, their broad-brimmed hats, a lco n oo\ d_ ke l irn o e n ga g l wi h ki a et i h r nhangingwhite d o caps,h ow a down and n dto theirbeb onlyasceks edni s:pttl their rng women heads the wordly from the choice of gay colours and bright ribbons. On we sped. through these groups as fast as 91 P ° " 1 " 144 01114 go; 40) cuc4 Rai*, truly grand sight rr the gaze of those unaccustomed to the ways of these people. Thousands of them were col lected there, kept back by the soldiers from a too near approach to the place intended for their Majesties, who were to be seated on a raised plat form covered with velvet and gold, and surmounted with the most gorgeous trapping., banners, and de vices of the Church. The soldiers formed an im mense square ; around the cathedral and in a gate way, or rather over the gate, was a niche, in which was a small altar and a statue of the holy St. Anne, which the good people here deem to possess unusual powers and an unusual amount of charity for all bodily afflictions. The first thing that struck my attention was the number of persons buying medals with the image of St. Anne upon them, and which the priests blessed and sprinkled with holy water the mo ment you had purchased them. These medals are much prized, and no doubt those who were so busy providing themselves with quantities of these articles, were going to make many persons happy by the possession of a St. Anne d'Autray medal. The clergy were numerous, and in their finest robes, and at the head of them was the venerable Bishop of Vannes, seventy nine years old, and tottering along with the help of two assistants. Everything having been arranged in proper order, the cannons anounced the arrival of the Emperor and Empress, and, amid the noise of the ringing of bells, the shouts of the people, and, above all, the thunder of the artillery, their Majes ties descended from their carriage and walked to the throne erected for them. A panoply of red velvet, with gilded bays thickly strewn over it, was carried over them by four priests, and thus covered and pro tected the procession passed twice round the church, amid the loudest cheering I ever heard in my life. Their Majesties having taken their places, the cheers ceased, and then began the mass, so long anticipated and desired by the people of this portion of the empire. During the first part of the mass some splendid music was executed, and at the given moment all was silence—the bishop elevated the host. I was startled by hearing a loud command, but at once understood its object. The soldiers pre sented arms, dropped on one knee, and the drums were beaten, the cannons roared, and the whole mass of people dropping upon their knees, a feeling of solemnity crept over even the most light-hearted ' and giddy. The tremulous tones of the old bishop, as he prayed that the Almighty might bless the ruler of the empire, and continue him in health and power to aid the progress of the country, were peculiarly affecting ; and when the old man turned towards the kneeling crowd, and invoked a blessing upon them, every head was bowed to the earth, and a long silence ensued. The quick and merry pealing of the bells, and the quick rattle of the drums, put an end to the ceremony, and their Majesties descended from the throne and visited the seminary near the cathe dral. The Emperor presented the church with a most magnificent banner, having on one side the picture of the Saint, and on the other the arms of the empire, in heavy gold bullion. There were also 50,000 medals, commemorative of the event, bearing the figure of St. Anne on one side, and an appropriate inscription on the other, blessed and sprinkled with holy water, and then distributed to the people. The results of the pilgrimage, as it were, to the shrine of St. Anne—object of the veneration of all Brittany— are incalculable, and henceforth the superstitious Breton will say, " Dieu et l'Empereur." They are a most stubborn, but at the same time a most loyal, people, and firmly stand by their Sovereign. The beauty and grace of the Empress seemed to particu cularly please them, and many was the fervent bless ing pronounced upon her and her child in my hearing. Before leaving the place, their Majesties visited some of the persons that were deserving of charity, and liberally extended to them the assist ance they needed. All these facts but add to the popularity of the visitors, and the evident respect and friendliness of the clergy was commented upon by the crowd in terms of joyful satisfaction. The events of this day will live in the memories of these people, and this day Louis Napoleon has won a great and decisive victory. From Ste. Anne d'Auray we con tinued our journey to this place, and found the en tire road lined with the people. It is a file day, and of course they are out in greater numbers than usual, but still it was evident that many of them had come from great distances; families were in their large waggons, and had covers prepared to shelter them from the effects of either heat or rain. Vannes we found up and in arms to receive us. Soldiers lined the road for miles, and every place that could hold a person was covered. The city is a pretty place, with a population of 14,000 inhabitants. The construc tion cf her ramparts, or rather that portion of them which remains, show undeniable signs of the Roman style. The Prefecture, which is now the Imperial residence, is the ancient Château de la Moth, and dates back to the sixth century. In the cathedral they show you the cell and tomb of St. Vincent Fenier, buried in 1419, whose life had been spent in evangelising the country. At the entrance of the city their Majesties were received by the Prefect, the Commanding-General, and the Maire of Vannes, who presented to the Emperor the keys of the city, and the cortege then proceeded to the Prefecture, where a deputation ofyoung ladies presented to the Em press a magnificent bouquet. Their Majesties then at tended mass at the cathedral, and tired, and covered with dust, they have just entered the Prefecture again. The people are shouting like mad, and the music of the bagpipes is rendering me as nervous as possible. To-morrow morning at ten o'clock their Majesties will leave this place, and continue their route towards Napoleonville, at which place they will arrive to-morrow at four in the afternoon. Of course, the same amount of the loudest kind of enthusiasm will be manifested to-morrow morning, and the good people of Vannes will for the future be the most loving of subjects. VANNES, AUGUST 16. The Emperor and Empress were, I understood, received here last evening with joyous acclamations. They entered the city under a triumphal arch, and it was subsequently most magnificently ill um inated. All localities, from the most humble to the most ex alted, from the petty houses in narrow streets to the grand place d'arm6s, were lighted up as well as they could and some most gorgeously—the Champ d'Armes, for instance, presenting the appearance such as we think things are when we find them de scribed in fairy tales—something so magnificent that it is far and away out of the scope of reality—a palace of diamonds, for instance, surrounded with bowers of rabies, and approached by colonnades of emeralds and amethysts. Such was Vannes on the fae-day of Napoleon—such was Vannes when it wished to show its joy that an Emperor was one of its inhabitants —such was Vannes, in its old age, becoming love-sick and ambitious; longing to see an Empress looking and sniffing upon it. PARIS, TUESDAY, a P.M. According to a telegraphic despatch which has reached Paris, Queen Victoria has visited the capital of Prussia. It is to be regretted that the Independance of Brussels, once a respectable journal, is now the centre of political scandal and falsehood. The fol lowing is an illustration :---" Lord Stratford de Red cliffe, after having powerfully contributed to the drawing-up of the Matti-humayouna, turned, as you know, against his own work, and, like a new Saturn, appeared to regret not having devoured his offspring in the cradle." Turkey never had, and never will have, a better friend than our late Ambassador at Constantinople, and all who know Lord Stratford de Redcliffe are perfectly aware that whilst he refrains from forming hasty opinions, he never abandons them when once matured. An official despatch reached Paris to-day which says the Montenegrin Frontier Commission has com pleted its work. We may therefore expect the Ambassadors of the great Powers at Constantinople will be enabled to settle this difficulty without delay, Turkey is willing to accord such an amount of terri tory 05 51104 vial* the mQtU3talit tT beQ t 9 Uri with. out becoming brigands. The Austrian Envoy at Constantinople is using great efforts to bring nego tiations to a close. All the Powers consulted with a view of remu nerating Mr. Morse fir his telegraphic interests have sent their answers to Paris, and iu 'a few days a meet ing will be held, probably at the Hotel of Foreign Affairs, to take into consideration what amount of indemnification can be accorded. The Plenipotentiaries have terminated their labours so far as the regulations for organising the Danu bian Principalities are concerned; but they have not signed the documents. The Moniteur de l'Arniee thus reflects on Mr. Lindsay's speech at Tynemouth :—" What shall we say of the speech of Mr. Lindsay, who, to re store confidence to his colleague, could find no better expedient that that of ridiculing our brave forces ? He would make us believe that our sailors cannot climb up the shrouds and yards without trembling, while the English sailors display the most extraordinary agi';ty, balancing themselves, as it were, in the air. Hitherto we had thought that British seamen, whom we willingly allow to be the best sailors in the world, were above all remarkable for their coolness and intrepidity, like the bold soldiers who fought by our side at Alma and Inkerman, but we did not give them credit for that rope-dancing agility which, were we to believe their ill-advised panegyrist, would reduce them to the level of monkeys and squirrels." The Constitutionnel contains the following remarks on the benefits which the Roman Catholic Church has derived from the Imperial rule :—" The pre sence of the Emperor Napoleon in the sanctuary of Sainte Anne d'Auray will be interpreted by every one in Brittany as an act of faith and of gratitude performed by a Prince who owes everything to in tervention from on high, and who bends piously and gratefully to the all-powerful hand of Providence. The Imperial Government, as every one well knows, has served the interests of the Catholic religion under every circumstance, and with the most sincere de ' votedness, not that it might become a party weapon or an instrument of power, but, as the Emperor said at Marseilles, from love and respect for the good which it does, and for the truths which it teaches.' In raising up the throne of St. Peter, which had been overthrown by revolutionary passions ; in re storing the Pantheon to the worship of the only God; in giving the church and the clergy the enjoyment of the liberty which the pretendedliberals always re fused to them, the Emperor has proved to what a point he revered the strong and holy belief of our forefathers. Brittany is aware of all these facts, and has shown itself deeply sensible of them.' A sentimental scene was witnessed a few days ago in one of the pavilions of the Jardin des Plantes ; the very one, by the way, where sentiment would hardly be looked for, viz,, that of the monkeys. While the inmates of that abode were indulging in their accus tomed gambols, the entrance bell announced a visitor —an old woman entered with a monkey under her arm, and handed it over to the keeper. No sooner did the new corner perceive the rotunda, where its friends were enjoying themselves, than it set up a scream of delight, ran to the door, and by sundry unequivocal pantomimes expressed its impatience at finding it closed. When the keeper at length opened it, pug rushed in, and was instantly locked in the embraces of another monkey, who had re cognised the voice, and had hastened to receive him. It appears that the new comer belongs to M. Godard, the aeronaut, and always accompanies him is his aerial excursions. When the balloon has reached a certain height, pug, seated in a little arm chair to which he is securely fastened, performs his descent in a parachute. Though a little nervous at the beginning of his descent, the little aeronaut soon gets accustomed to the waving motion, and seems to enjoy it ; for, though accustomed during the summer to the periodical arrival of the old woman to fetch him from the Jardin des Plantes, he never evinces any reluctance to follow her. During his absence ~his friend in the pavilion is melancholy and down cast, refuses food, and declines to play; and when ever the door of the pavilion is opened, runs to see whether the absentee has returned. PARIS BouasE.----The market has been very buoyant, large purchases having been effected at the opening both by speculators and for bona fide invest ments. Threes, after having been done at 69fr. 25c., improved to 69fr. 40c. Mobilier varied from 705 fr. to 710fi. , Orleans, 1,315 fr. I,g2Ofr. ; Lyons, 816 fr. 25c. to 820 fr.; Eastern, 690 fr. to 6921 r. 50c.; Northern, 945 fr. to 952 fr. 50c.; and Southern from 545 fr. to 552 fr. 50c. The market continued to improve to the close, when the follow ing were the last quotations : Fr. Ct. 41 per Cents. 97 Do. end of month .. Three per Cent. ... 69 35 Do. end of month.. _ 69 45 Bank Shares 3,175 F:. Ct. Credit Poncier — Belgian 41 — Piednaontese 5 B9 50 Roman 9O 75 Austrian . Spanish Threes...... Home Debt 3B 50 ,WAYS. Credit bfobilier 725 Do. account RAI Cash—Fr. Ct. Account—F.% Ct _0 O r l eans - Northern 9 ..• 9 8 5° 22 50 — New ditto Lyons and Mediterranean 82047 5 _ New ditto Geneva Midi Westun 630 --. EPS t ern Grand Central — Sardinian ........... ... Austrian. ..... . .. 610 - 548 75 625 - 695 - 427 50 618 75 SPAIN. The Madrid journals of the 13th state that General O'Donnell, President of the Council, has fallen ill, and has been subjected by his physicians to a course of treatment at the thermal baths of Las Caldas. It is alleged by the ministerial organs that the exami nation of the electoral lists has led to the discovery that no fewer than .30,000 names were improperly inscribed in them, and that this accounts for the pretended majorities which the last two Cabinets obtained. Some of the journals assert that the law authorities have racently discovered that the disturbances which took place last year in Andalusia were got up by French legitimists, who supplied funds for the purpose ; but they give no proof of the statement, and besides, it will be remembered that these disturbances were of a republican and even a socialist character. All the journals without ex ception of party treat as absurd the supposition, emanating from the American press, that Spain can ever think of ceding Cuba to the United States. The Queen remained at Gijon, and the Duchess d'Alba, sister of the Empress of the French, was in attendance on her Majesty at that place. The Discusion contains an article strongly recom mending the Government to make war on Mo rocco, in order to put down definitively the pirates of the Riff, and to obtain a tract of territory which shall enable it to found a large and fertile colony. For some time past, journals of provincial towns near the Mediterranean have been - recom mending the same thing. A report from a gentle man, who lately visited the African coast, is published in one of the Madrid papers. It says that the fertility of that coast is remarkable ; that the inha bitants are much higher in the social scale than is generally supposed, and that there appears to be little or no feeling of hostility amongst them to the Spa niards. It then goes on to assert that the conquest of part of Morocco would be comparatively easy for Spain, especially at the present time, when civil war is raging in that country, and when the Emperor finds it difficult to reduce to his sway the tribes that have risen in insurrection. THE STRIKE OF THE COLLIERS.—Another large open-air meeting was held yesterday at West 13romwich, Staffordshire. Joseph Linney presi 'ed. At the commence ment of the proceedings, which lasted two hours, during a Leavy rain, about 800 pers onsw ere present, but subsequently this number was increased to 1,200. The speakers com plained very much of the " oppressive tyranny" to which they were exposed by the ba't'es when the men were at work underground. This seemed to be the chief grievance on which the speakers dilated. Strong contrasts were made between the colliers in Yorkshire and those of South Staf fordshire, and of the unity and comfort of the men in the former district and the disunion and oppression among themselves. A resolution was until i non ly passed "to stand out till the masters sent for them" and also to refuse to go to work at a pit near the place of meeting if the men there now should refuse to work half-days any longer. Colonel Hoeg, the chief-constable, and Major M'Knight, the deputy chief-constable of the county, were present with a force in reserve of upwards of 80 men ; but the tone of the men was pacific, and as a body they seemtd to disapprove the strong language uttered on the vrelious day , Alutlau mccting lAtv ,5t ;light At Wiptcp! BIRTHDAY OF THE DUCHESS OF KENT. The anniversary of the birthday of her Royal Highnes the Duchess of Kent, who has attained her 72d year, wrs celebrated at Windsor yesterday with a general irditia-. The bells of the Chapel Royal of St. George and St. ;ohn>. Church sent forth merry peals throughout the day. Roy - a: salutes were fired in the Long Walk, by her Majesty; bom bardier, also at Fort Belvidere, and from the Royal Aiclaide frigate on Virginia Water. For many years the trthday of the royal duchess was celebrated by a revel ,n the Bachelor's Acre, but on this occasion, in its stcad,t grand fete was given in the beautiful grounds of St. Leonrds, the seat of Mr. Roberts. Convenient vehicles were ercaged at moderate prices for the conveyance of the holiday fik. At the time the sports commenced 3,C00 personahad asembled. The amusements consisted of cricket, dancicg, ,rchery, football, quoits, trap and base ball, swinging, trowing sticks for prizes, &c. The full band of the Colstream Guards, Griffith's Quadrille Band, and the Abanian Minstrels were also engaged. A triumphal arch, wih flags and the motto of " Welcome," was erected at the entrince of the grounds. Tents were arranged in various partsof the park, where refreshments were provided. Her Majesty forwarded to the committee £lolos. towards the expenses, the Prince Consort £5 55., H.R.L. the Duchess of Kent £5 55.; Mr. Grenfell, M.P., £5 55.; Mr. W. Vansittart, M.P., £5 ss. Mr. Vansittart came expressly from Scotland to be present at this interesting gathering. In the evening the town was brilliantly illuminated. FOREIGN COURTS. PARIS, AuG.IG. The following letter from Vannes, dated yesterda3, de scribes the progress of their Imperial Majesties through Brittany, and dwells particularly on their visit to the sUrine of Ste. Anne d'Auray : " The Emperor and Empress left Lorient at 8 o'clock this morning amidst the same acclamations as hailed theta on their arrival. At Candan they were received by the mayor, the cure, and the municipal councillors under a triumphal arch erected at the entrance of the town. At Hennebon, the chief town of the canton, the mayor, in the name of his fellow-citizens, delivered a complimentary address, in which, after expre4sing the gratitude of the inhabitants at what the Emperor had already done for their town, he expressed a hope that the railway with which the town was to be favoured would be finished as soon as possible, and that his Majesty would kindly take the restoration of their church under his protection. The Emperor replied that those subjects should occupy his attention as soon as he returned to Paris. The cortege next stopped at the Church of Notre-Dame-des-Vceux, where the cure addressed his Majesty and received a similar assurance. At the limit of the territory of the commune their Majesties passed under a triumphal arch erected with remarkable taste. The imperial cortege arrived at Auray at half-past 11, and were received at the entrance of the town by the mayor and the authorities. On leaving the town their Majesties passed under a triumphal arch erected on the bridge by the workmen of the port, and surmounted by emblems and tools of their different trades. A little further on the cortege met the pupils of the Ecoles Chretiennes on their way to the mass which was about to be celebrated at the church of Ste. Anne d'Auray. On seeing their Majesties the chil dren ranged themselves along the road and sang the Domine salvum fac Imperatorem.' The Emperor stopped and addressed a few kind word words to the children. On approaching Ste. Anne the imperial cortege passed under a triumphal arch bearing the inscriptions, 4 15th August, 1858—Rome and the Crimea—Fiat menus tua super virum dexteree tom.' Their Majesties arrived at the chapel at noon, when they were received by the Bishop of Vannes, surrounded by his grand vicars and the clergy. The bishop delivered an address, in which he called down blessings on their Majesties and the Prince Imperial. The Emperor replied Monsigneur, lam deeply affected by the words you have addressed to me. There are days on which Sovereigns should give the example; there are also days on which they should follow the example of others. It is for this purpose that, following the ancient custom of the country, I have come here on my fete day to pray God to grant the object of all my efforts, of all my hopes, namely, the happiness of the nation He has appointed me to govern. I am happy to be received by so revered a prelate, and I trust your prayers will draw the Divine blessing upon me.' Their Majesties then took their places under the canopy, and went pro cessionally, preceded by the clergy and followed by all their household, across the court which stands in front of the chapel. Their Majesties knelt before the altar on which the relics of St. Anne are carefully preserved, and the clergy chanted the Domine salvum fac.' Their Majesties next proceeded to take their place under a handsome tent erected for the occasion, and heard mass, which was performed in the open air at the altar of the pilgrims. At the conclusion of Divine service the bishop blessed the medals which the Daperor had caused to be ,trnel; in ern - rimer - Int alma of their Majesties' visit, and which were afterwards distributed to all present. The Empress presented the bishop with a rich banner for the chapel, and at the same time delivered to him a valuable relic which the Pope had sent to her for that purpose. The children of the school after wards presented to the Empress a chaplet for the Prince Imperial. The Emperor, on taking leave of the bishop, who is advanced in years, expressed a hope that his health would not suffer from the fatigues of the day. The cortege then left, and arrived at Vannes at three o'clock. Their Majesties were received at the entrance of the town by the prefect, the general commanding the subdivision, and the mayor, who presented the keys of the town to the Emperor, and delivered a complimentary address, to which his Majesty courteously replied. Their Majesties were received at the door of the church by the grand vicar, surrounded by the clergy. The prelate delivered an address, in which he stated that the clergy venerated the Emperor as the Sovereign whom God, in his mercy, had raised up to reassure and consoli date the church, to preserve France from dire evils, and to restore her to her rank amongst nations. He spoke of the Empress as a new and pious Esther,' and added that, like her, her Majesty was seated on the most splendid throne of the universe, took pleasure in spreading her benefits amongst the people, and by her august example encouraged the practice of virtue.' The Emperor answered in the following terms I thank you for the wishes you express for our happiness and for that of our son. I could not doubt the sentiments of the clergy of Vannes, for I am still under the influence of the words, full of devoted ness and affection, which tire worthy bishop who is at your head has addressed to me.' After the Domine salvum fac,' the cortege proceeded to the prefec ture, where a deputation of young ladies of Vannes pre sented a basket of flowers to her Majesty. At five o'clock, a reception of the authorities took place, after which M. de Sivry, Senator and President of tie Council-General, ad dressed his Majesty in the name of the Council-General. Af cr stating in fervent terms gratitude for what the Em peror has done for France, and thanks to God for having given France an Imperial Prince, he expressed the hope that his Majesty's visit to Brittany would have the effect Of putting an end to the neglect under which the province has laboured for nearly half a century, and that it like the rest of the country would have its canals and railways completed, and its commerce and agri tulture encouraged. The Emperor returned the fol lowing reply I should indeed he happy were an era of greater prosperity for Brittany to date from the day of my passage through the country. It is with a view to study more closely and on the spot the wants of this part of France that I have undertaken my journey. I sincerely rely on the councils-general and on their unceasing zeal to second me in the realisation of the projects I shall cause to be prepared for so desirable an end.' A display of fireworks will take place this evening in pre sence of their Majesties." The Emperor, on the occasion of his fete, has granted 1,241 pardons or commutations of punishment, to 1,020 persons condemned for crimes and 221 condemned for offences. At Brest, also, the Emperor, on the prayer of the Empress, granted a complete pardon to five prisoners, one of them the mother of five children. A letter from Potsdam of the 17th says : " The Queen of England and the Prince Consort, accom panied by the Prince of Prussia and Prince Frederick Wil liam, arrived here last evening at 10 o'clock. The Princess Frederick William went to the station of Wildpark to meet her august parents, and also accompanied them to the station. The Princess of Prussia, the Prince and Princess Charles, and the Princes Albert and Adalbert of Prussia, also Prince Augustus of Wurtemberg, Prince William of Baden, and other royal personages were in waiting at the station to re ceive the Queen. 'the saloons of the station were tastefully decorated with flowers and brilliantly lighted with gas. A guard of honour of the Ist Regiment of the Guard, with the band, was assembled, and the band played God save the Queen !' A vast crowd, collected outside, greeted her Majesty with enthusiastic hurrahs. After a short stay at the station the Queen and the rest of the illustrious per sonages proceeded, to the Palace of Babelsberg." The New Prussian Gazette announces that the Em peror of Russia has invited the Prince of Prussia to witness tbe great manceuvres which are to take place in the neigh bourhood of Warsaw t ow ards the end of September. DEATH SENTENCE IN . —lt will be recol lected that at the last Crim inal SirSEeTssions held at Darling burst, Joseph Wilkes veaasth convicted of the murder of his son, and sentenced to l June Ist was appointed as the day for his execution. From the hour of his convic tion to that time be bad continued to assert his innocence both to the gaol officials, Archdeacon A v l i ` sli En e c d ro h e i , m an v d e t r ' y at f h re ent er Sheehy. The latter two - q ly, with a view to prep are him fo r his impending fate. All the necessary arrangements were made in order that the execution might take place on the morning ap pointed. For some time previous to that hour the pri soner was a ttended by his spiritual advi sers. S hortly before nine the colonial :secretary, the sheriff, Mr. Dailey, the governor of the gaol, and Mr. J. It. Brenan, entered the cell, and the prisoner continued to assert his innocence. The hangman shortly afterwards arrived, and prisoner was pinioned. He shook hands with Mr. Dailey, thanking him for defending him, and stated that he bore no to any one who had sworn against him. They were mistaken, for Lynch was the murderer. He then took the Bible and swore upon it that he was innocent of this crime, whatever others he might have committed. He appeared much humbled, fully sensible of his awfnl position, and expressed his willingness to die. The sheriff then announced to him that a reprieve of his sentence had just arrived, and that it was commuted from death to imprisonment for life. Wilkes then expressed his willingness to die. He said he was far better prepared now than he might probably be hereafter, he therefore requested that the original sentence should be carried out, that be might meet his wife and murdered children in another world. The prisoner during the few days prior to the day fixed for the execution sunk to a very low state. He Is 64 years of age, but has now apparently recovered from the shock, and is doing well.—Sydney Empire. The first pocket of new hops reached the Boro' yesterday morning, the growth or Mr. Wm. Mi i twaring, of Ya‘ding, Keut ; consigned to Mr. E. Beeman, and sold by him to Messrs. Kitchen and Thornton qt £8 Bs. per cwt. §Ample, hcAlthy Rd ling. LITERATURE. The Parsees : Their History, Manners, Customs, and Religion. By Dosabhoy Pramjee. Smith and Elder. This is a wry interesting little volume. It is written by a native, though that fact can hardly be detected, so fluently and ably does he express himself. It is well worthy of attention to notice the charac teristics of this peculiar people, in whom change of country and the lapse of time have not obliterated their national feelings, nor shaken their belief in the faith of their fathers. It is distinctly asserted in these pages that the Parsees are not fire-worshippers in the strict sense of the term, but that they regard the sun, or fire, as the " most proper symbols of the Almighty." The same idea is suggested in the lines of " Lalla Rookh"— " The slaves of fire, who, morn and even, Hall their Creator's dwelling-place, Among the living lights of heaven." Several extracts are met with, citing the opinions expressed by competent authorities on the subject, to prove that the Persians are not idolators. Some sensible remarks are made at the conclusion of this work, in reference to the progressmade by this people, from being fugitives ,and outcasts, to their present distinguished position. The author lays great stress on their well-known fidelity to the cause of British rule in India, and dilates on the great advantages they have received from the protection of our Go vernment. It is said that they, of all the natives of the East, the nearest approximate to Europeans. After perusing the records of this race, their many vicissitudes and startling changes, and after witness ing the indomitable energy. and unflinching spirit with which they have withstood their perils and surmounted their dangers, the reader cannot fail to desire that time may justify the conviction of the author in "claiming a bright future for the Parsees of Western India." Deerbrook: A Tale of English Country Life. By Harriet Martineau. New Edition. Smith and Elder. This is one of the admirable cheap series of stan dard copyright works which these publishers are now issuing. The story of Deerbrook is a very pleas ing one. There is much to attract notice in the skilful manner in which Miss Martineau has sketched her characters and detailed the events. The scene is laid in a country village, but the course of exist ence in the cool sequestered vale of life was anything but smooth or satisfactory. There is something heroic in the life led by the Hopes and Margaret in the midst Gf this world's heaviest trials, and one enters into the spirit which animated and sustained them, till, the conflict over, they could rejoice in victory. Some of the leading persons in the village coteries are described with remarkable ability. A Treatise on Coins, Currency, and Banking. By H. Nicholas Sealy, Esq. Longman. This work contains a series of reflections on the various systems of metallic currency, and on the rival merits of paper money. The writer has founded his opinions on those of Adam Smith, and is evidently deeply interested in the subject. He adds some re flections on the Bank Act of 1844, and on the Re ports of the Committees of both Houses of Parlia liament on the Bank Acts. He also quotes the opi nions and systems of all the leading financial autho rities of the day, and gives the substance of several , Acts of Parliament in the Appendix. Like most persons who have devoted any time or thought to the study of the Currency Question, he strongly opposes the renewal of the Bank Charter in its pre sent form. The work is written in a somewhat un equal style, but the writer is evidently sincere and earnest in his opinions, and as such, however they may differ from others, deserves to have them re spected. Those concerned in this important question may find some suggestive passages in its arguments and illustrations. Eight Months' Campaign against the Bengal Sepoy Army. By Colonel G. Bourchier, C. 8., Bengal horse Artillery. Smith and Elder. Personal Adventures, during the Indian Rebellion , in Rohile,und, Futteghur, and Oude. By W. Edwards, 8.C.5., Judge of Benares. Smith and Elder. These two volumes, though both on the same sub ject, are strikingly different in character. They are both full of interest in their varying ways, and bring forcibly before the reader's mind the a mount of suf fering and endurance which has been caused by the Indian rebellion. The two authors were both per sonally engaged in the events they record, at the im minent peril of their lives ; but one was employed in the excitement of a campaign among his fellow-soldiers, with the triumph of baffling the enemy and establish ing his own reputation. The other, in a hasty and dangerous flight, barely escaped with his life, and for weary months wandered in disguise among cruel and desperate foes, escaping almost by a miracle. Each narrative is interesting, and each possesses some degree of novelty. Colonel Bourchier's work will be espe cially calculated to attract military men, from its clear and simple record of the movements and ma noeuvres of the army. Its animated style and inci dental anecdotes will please all readers. The narra tive of Mr. Edwards reads more like a romance than a tale of ordinary life, and the fearful risks he and his friends encountered, and their many days and nights of anxiety and suffering, commend it to the sympathetic and cordial attention of his more fortu nate countrymen. THIS DA FS SHIPPING. LONDON, Aug. IB..—Wind this day at noon, S.W. ; light breeze, and cloudy. PonzsmouTßJAug. 17.—Sea Gull, from Grangemouth for Alexandria, has put in leaky, having struck on the Goodwin. WEYMOUTH, Aug. 17.—The Erik Btker, from Stock holm, which was abandoned in a sinking state yesterday, after being in contact, has been assisted into Portland-roads waterloo.ged. PLYMOUTH, Aug. 17.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Tiberius, from Barbadoes, for Dublin ; Sarah Fox, London, for Table Bay; Ranger, Shields, for Goree, to stop a leak. HOLYHEAD, Aug. IG.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Orlon, from Quebec, for Wiiitehaven. WHITEHAVEN, Aug. 17.—Wind S.—Sailed—Water sprite, for Quebec. YARmOUTII, Aug.l7.—Wind S.—Arrived—Kohota, from Bremen, for the Sandwich Isles, with stern split and bows damaged, having been in collision with a foreign barque. HULL, Aug. 17.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrived—Fergus, from Quebec. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning. Wind S.S E. Arrived, Aug. 17.—Holyrood, from New Orleans; Mary Anti Quebec - ; Philip Dean, Palermo. Arrived, Aug. 18.—Marianne and Morge, from Quebec ; Sea King, St. John's, New Brunswick •' Endymion, New York; Princess Royal, Independence, Constitution, and Elizabeth Hamilton, New Orleans; Gleam, Venice ; Ker bine, Archangel; Indust, ie, Ostend; Abaurria, Bilboa. Olf.—Sagamore, from Mobile. Sailed, Aug.ls.—Harpley, for Rio Janeiro. Sailed, Aug. 17.—Dr. Kniep, for Wismar; Minstrel, La Guayra; Jane, Corfu; Joven Bozario, Manilla; Aegir Maracaibo ; Charlotte, Gibraltar ; Guiseppe, Bahia ; Oregon, Quebec; Calpee, s. s., Lisbon; Ellida, Bergen. About 90 sail of vessels, bound west, were passed between Cape de Gatte and Rock of Gibraltar, on the Bth inst., by the Thesalia, s. s., arrived here. The forrm'ast and other spars, apparently of a schooner, sunk in nine fathoms of water, were passed by a White haven steamer, about seven miles east of Peil Lighthouse, Black Combe, E. by N. N., distant 15 miles. This vessel is in the track from St. Bee's Heads to the Formby Light ship, and very dangerous to navigation. The top of the mast is about three feet above low water. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. _ _ _ Wind E.S.E.; one hours' ebb; very light and cloudy. Arrived, Auk. 17.—James, from - Antigua ; Albatross, Archangel; Idde , Kemball, Croastadt ; Kennington, Rot terdam. Arrived, Aug. 18—Christiana, from Porto Rico; Punt Gebroders, Dorre Odds; Morayshire, Sydney ; Two Sisters, Woreum ; Elizabeth Duncan, Tobago; Johns, Bruges. Sailed Aug. 17—Sarpen, for Elsmore; Childe Harold, Quebec. Sailed 18.—Aleppo, for Corfu; War Sprite, Port Phillip; Ben Muich Dhu, St. Helena; Mowe, steamer, Bremen. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Wind S.S.W. Anchored.—Juno, from Akyab, for Rotterdam, having been in collision with Erick barque, in the Channel, and sustained damage, with loss of bowsprit, foretopsail, &c. Passed.—Michele Galatola, from Taganrog, for London. Sailed.—Diana and. Countess of Errol, for London. THIS DAYS MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. Only a limited supply of English wheat was on offer here to-day. coastwise and by land-carriage. New samples were in moderate request, and Monday's prices were well supported; but old quali ties moved off slowly, at barely last week's currency. The general quality of the supply was good. We were heavily supplied with all kinds of foreign wheat. Even the finest parcels commanded very little attention, and inferior qualities were nominal. Scarcely any English barley was on offer; but the supply of foreign was on the increase. Most kinds moved off freely, at full prices. There was a fair inquiry for malt, at late rates. Good sound oats changed hands steadily, at extreme quotations ; but inferior parcels were dull. Maus, peas, end flour sold at very full prices. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wile at, Barmy. 1800 .irt. 00 Ira. S :cich - - Irish 1 - - 300 Foreign . I 12380 8890 19650 Do Malt Oat!. Flour. --- v I s. 124) ski 1760 qrs. -- ski 1010 bill WHITECHAPEL. Each kind of meat moved off slowly, as follows: Beef, from 3s Od to 45 4d ; mutton, Is ( d to 4s 4d ; lamb, 4s Ocl to f s Od ; veal, 3s 6d to 4s 21; and pork, 35 to 4s 2d per Ms. BOROUGH HOP. we ccntinue to have a very inactive demand for all kinds of hops, at next to nominal currencies. CRYSTAL PALACE.---ONE SHILLING DAT.--Yes ferday the admissions en meant were 6,295; do. by tieftgon tickfte4 030; t 941, 6,94, r-- .+44 j. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 18, 1858