The Sun. — London, England, 1860-09-06 00:00:00

kUj ~ it _: <--- . Igiriw,:' , z a ;;";i-1- - -4.. 0 -, '... t" ~,;•,: _....-' .1 ,-- ,•;, it • 0•. r -- , 1:-.:r ...'*.,... i , ~ :4 4 ! 4., s t WATC HES 1 - ."Perlitetio n of meehanism."—Morning Post. Gold Silver"— 2to 50 guineas. Send 2 stamps for Benson's Illustrated Pamphlet, descrip tive of every construction of watch now made, with their prices. Watches sent to all p a rts of the kingdom free by post, or to India and the Colonies for ss. extra. 33 and 34, Ludgate-hill, London, E.C. Established 1749. THEATRE -ROYAL, HAYMARKET,. LAMM, Mr. J. B. Backstone. THIS EVENING the performances will commence with THE OVERLAND ROUTE. Messrs. Charles Mathews, Buckstone, Compton, Chippendale, Rogers, Mrs. Charles M a thews, Miss eekes, and Mrs. Wilkins. After which, USED UP. Sir Charles Coldstream, Mr. C. Mathews ; Lady Clutterbuck, Mrs. E. Fitzwilliam. To conclude with THE KING'S GARDENER. Commence at 7. RO YAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Lessee, Mr. A. Harris. THIS EVENING, will be performed MACBETH. Mr. James Anderson and Miss ElsworthY. After which, THE FIRST NIGHT. Miss Maria Harris. Mr. A. Harris and Commence at 7. ADELPHI, NEW THEATRE-ROYAL. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster. Last nights of the popular Adelphi Drama of Janet Pride. THIS EVENING, JANET PRIDE. Messrs. B. Webster. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, Stuart, C. Selby; Miss Woolgar and Miss Laidlaw. After which, THAT BLESSED BABY. Mr. Killington, Mr. J. L Toole, and Miss K. Kelly. Doors open at half-past 6—Commence at 7. Box-office open from 10 till 5. No charge for booking. Private boxes, £2 2s. ; Family Boxes, Li. Orchestra Stalls, ss. ; Balcony, 4s. ; Front Circle Stalls, Ss. ; Pit Stalls, 25.; Pit, ls. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, is ;Gallery, &I. A c ti ng m anag er —Mr. Win. Smith. A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Proprietor and Manager, Mr. WM. BATTY. Cro w ded Houses. —Re - engagement of the celebrated Dela vanti Troupe, Mr. George Hutchingson, and the Wonder of the World, the Great Little Menoni. A Grand -MID-DAY PERFORMANCE will take place on BATURDAY next, Sept 8. commencing at Two o'clock. Th is Evening, Lord Byron's splendid Hippo-drama of MAZEPPA AND THE WILD HORSE, with entirely new a nd beautiful scenery, costly costumes, and appointments, Introducing the largest stud of highly-trained Horses, Po nies, Buffaloes, and Camels in the World. To be followed by Scenes in the Arena by the Star Riders of the day, including the greatest Equestrienne in the world, Madlle. de Berg, and the Wonder of Wonders, Little Menoni. Doors open at half-past 6, performance commence at 7. Box-office open daily from 11 till 4. Stage Manager—Mr. W. WEST. Director of the Arena—M. Felix Revolt!. , CANTERBURY HALL CONCERTS.- EVERY EVENING, A Grand Selection from MARTHA, And Selections from DINORAH, TROVATORE, MACBETH, And numerous other Entertainments. Balcony, ls , Hall. 6d. Comic Vocalists—Messrs. George Hodson (the Irish Come dian and Mimic), and C. Marshall. The ETHIOPIANS, consisting of 17 performers (organised expressly for this Establishment), for the performance of Vocal and Instrumental Music, Comic and Sentimental, with Negro delineations, anecdotes, &c., in addition to the usual entertainments. The Pine Arts Gallery is open from 5 till 11 on Sunday Evening. THE WEATHER.—StrN OPPIC2 3 SEPT. 6, 1860. THERMOMETER, TN THE SHADE. 65—highest since noon yesterday. 56—lowest this morning and during the night. 59—this day at noon. BAROMBTE2t-30.42; still rising. WlND—Northerly; light and cool, with dull weather, but dry. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY.—Morning, 4h. 55m.—Afternoon, sh. 11m. To-moßßow.-Morning, sh. 29m.:--Afternoon, sh. 47m. 4-R 4 * * :7e 4- rcl QrX‘e,l•NbZ% _ THE SUN. LONDON, THURSDAY, SEPT. 6, 1860. The march of GARIBALDI moves on, acquiring solidity and impetus as it proceeds. There is no wild attempt at clap-trap—all is earnest, dignified, and where necessary—sternly patriotic. The Heavens seem to smile on all he does, and what he intends he carries out wisely and success fully. He combines the sage and soldier in an eminent degree, blending the sagacity of the one with the chivalry of the other. Even his opponents appear to look upon his pro- gress as a matter of course, and aro seemingly but too ready to snatch at the honour of surrendering to the Liberator of their fatherland. So far as things have now gone, the prevalent idea runs that the game is up with the last of the BOURBONS. Pity it is, and sad pity too, that the fallen rem- nant of a once glorious race of kings should be hurled from his high estate , mainly by—his own and his father's misdeeds—misdeeds ! atroci ties—the most abominable horrors that the evil genius of mankind could prompt or perpetrate. This but proves that experience has no virtue for King's or rulers. Whatever may have happened to others will never happen to them—so case-har dened are sinners in their own belief. Who have been the advisers of this fallen monarch ? Those of his father? or worse—or both? and behold the end thereof! We could pity—but that the curse of humanity chokes our utterance and exasperates the pangs of mercy. Repeated aggra vation has thrown the last brand of vengeance into the cauldron of ruin. The intensity of his wrong doing has cast him out from the commiseration of mankind—till forgiveness were a forlorn hope here or hereafter. It is well for Italy that, as her evil genius is departing, the angel of her salvation is at hand, with healing on his wings and balm on his coun tenance. Wherever he moves—conciliation, not war, is the herald of his progress. He comes not to devour, but to raise up the lowly and cheer the broken-hearted. GARIBALDI'S SOUI is devoted to the liberation of Italy, and the blessing of Heaven and the goodwill of men follow in his train. Thant a, progress so wonderful, that a modesty so single-hearted—and withal so dignified, should rouse the envy of some and the malignity of meaner spirits, need not surprise the world, so long accus tomed to the chicanery of diplomacy. Even Count CAVOUR seems afraid of his laurels, and is endeavouring to throw or raise obstacles in GARIBALDI'S path to glory, if we may believe accounts which seem to concur in that belief. For our own part, we cannot vouch for them, and "would fain hope that they must be calumnies. But W 4 cannot forget that there were, some time ago, many points of variance between the courtier Minister an d the frank-hearted soldier. Take the following as a sample :—" The agents of Count Cavour, in concert with a few other persons, are proceedin g w i th their plot against Garibaldi, their object being to deprive him of the military dicta torship and to exercise it in his place. This sort of schoolboy conspiracy will not succeed, of course, but it might place the general under the necessity of having these intriguers arrested by four men and a corporal, and thus repeating at Naples the ad -venture of Lafarina at Palermo. In defence of their manoeuvre these gentlemen pretend that their only object is to thwart the revolutionary policy of the Dictator, and preivent the accession to power of the Mazzinians about his person. All these petty plots proceed from the morbid ambition of a few i n . dividuals eager for uotori.9ty, and from the ambi tion of Count Cavour, who' does not like to find himself in the background in the present position of Italian affairs. Garibaldi does not want a re public ; and he is in perfect accord with the King of Piedmont. Garibali ti does not trouble himself about the civil adminii tration, provided it is not made an instrument to? impede the solution of the national question, the only thing he cares about. When will they cease to outrage him by false ac cusations ?" Very few of our readerst, probably, have noticed, I, what we must blush to oNvn had escaped even our observation, the publication of the preliminaries to a literary marriage. Snell things, as every one knows, occur every now and then in the journalistic world—the maiden ncime of the " weaker -vessel" in the affair commonly appearing below that of the bridegroom, and subsequent .master of the house, in smaller characters. Soon, fa! the most part, such maiden names are forgotten ; a small dowry of sub scribers is absorbed, and it is Anknown to all but the few, that two names have been merged into one. There is some danger of our thu s losing the memory of one out of two of our contemporaries. Either the Di a l i s to become the Star, or the Star the Dial. Such, at least, is the result to which a meeting, of which we give a condensed report to-day, would seem to tend. The full report appears in the Dial itself of last Friday, and was duly forwarded to us, we presume for notice. We are not, therefore, com menting on mere gossip ; indeed, we are indebted for all our knowledge of the affair to the published report before us. But what is the Star ? and what is the Dial ? some of our readers may be disposed to ask. Of the penny paper, if they look at placards, or use the omnibus, they can scarcely be ignorant. They can hardly, also, have seen but a few numbers without perceiving that it is a Manchester school paper, and that peace•at-any-price is one of its favourite crotchets. Its number to-day is 1,401, that of the Dial last Friday was 35—which indicates at least some disparity in point of age. The Dial is a three penny weekly paper. We have read but little of either, but so far as we have, setting aside all ques tion of opinion, there has been no want of ability in either paper; both the editorial and the news departments seemed to be respectably conducted. We must say so well that they have always sug gested to us, old-fashioned papers, as they would style us, some questions of rather a serious kind; and these questions have arisen again in our minds, as we have looked over the report of this meeting. We shall advert to them soon. But, as the Dial seems to be the more active party in the business, for one of the Directors tells us that they "went a wooing to the Star," and not the gentlemen of the latter to them, we shall give our readers some account of our juvenile contempo rary. It seems the Dial, in its present shape, is a great falling off from the original project. A Dic senting minister, of the name of DAVID THOMAS, formed the mighty project of regenerating the Daily Press of England; it was a project quite pro methean in its character; he sought to steal the holy fire from Heaven, and to animate with it the mortal clay of British journalism—" To introduce conscience into the daily press of the country" —was, one of the speakers told us, the holy and sublime object of this grand project. The Times, especially, was to be superseded, or its demoralising influence neutralised. Twenty thousand subscribers of £lO each to a limited liability company—only £2 of which was ever to be called up—were to originate a paper which should put the Times into the shade. It certainly strikes one as a marvel, that any sane Englishman, with such a wretchedly limited capi tal, should ever think of starting a first class daily journal. Morality, religion, principle--convenient generalities, certainly—were to be the distinguish ing characteristics of the daily Dial; and so splen didly was its light to shine before the press, that all other papers were to see and imitate its good works, or to die in and by their sins! After immense labour, however, but 9,000 of the 20,000 shareholders could be procured ; and it will be seen by the statements of one of the speakers, that they were of a class not to allow the directors to exceed the promised limited £2 call . The Dial was never likely to go at this rate for want of spring or weight—the sinews of journalism rather, as military men would say, failed. What could be done P Those who had paid became impa tient. A Daily Conscience for the press was out of the question, with only £lB,OOO for a start, so, it was determined to try what a Weekly Con science would do. And now for thirty-five weeks any one injured or corrupted by the immoral press has been able to purchase the monitor which would purify his polluted mind. But even this expedient did not work smoothly. The disappointed share holders loudly exclaimed that they had subscribed their little money—a serious amount it seems to so many of them—for a daily paper, and a daily paper they would have, or, we presume, their £2 back—minus, we fear, certain deduction's which are incident to all abandoned projects. It was time to make a move. What that move was, JOHN EVERITT, Esq., one of the directors, tells us—sic itur ad astra—we went to The Star. Here, we are given to under stand, they found the very thing they wanted. A daily paper, or abandonment of the scheme, was the alternative; they had not money to start a daily paper ; could not a daily paper be found with which they could blend, and get a paper, if not one wholly their own ? It was a happy thought ; and it had scarcely risen in their minds before the STAR appeared to the wise men of the business, and indicated where deliver ance from their perplexity was to be found. A visit, inspection, examination followed, and all was all that could be desired—principles identical—ob jects identical, even to quelling "the Thunderer." Indeed, could the directors have started their daily Dial, it must have been almost an alter iden2 of the Morning Star. But would not this be a sad come down ? Oh no ! nothing of the kind. They were to sacrifice nothing ; they were to retain prospec tus, and even name, if we rightl y un d erstan d . Four and four of the authorities of each paper were to fr a t ern i se i n o ne management, and for one pure and holy object. Little difficulties will, of course, yield. It is a trifle, but we are curious, somewhat, about the name of the new pair trans formed into one. The Dial, so femininely young, too, says we are not to lose our name. The Star, almost grown to lad's estate, can surely hardly agree to that. And then the two names—the Star and I/jai—awkward that ; it reminds one so of " the Cat and Fiddle," "the Rack and Manger," "the Magpie and Stump." All this, however, is but a question of taste ; should it go further, we must hope that lovers' quarrels will end in the usual way. We adverted, however, to a more serious general question which we intended to notice. Of course we had ample assertions at the meeting that the Star was not in a state of bankruptcy, that its accounts shone indeed as brightly as a Star ought to do. It would have been more to the purpose, how ever, to have shown a profit ; and our contempo raries must excuse our saying, that if on their four teen hundred and second number they could have done so, it should have been done. We well know that a large capital must be sunk in starting a daily paper; but by this time a profit on the cur rent circulation should appear if the affair be sound. The Dial, beyond question, has £17,500 loose cash to deal with, and shareholders are grumbling that it should lie idle at the bankers. Is the Star, after haying sunk the very large sum THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 6, 1860. reported to have been furnished by Manchester, in ' want of this £17,500 ? Plain business men will think the transaction looks very much like it. In plain English the suspicion will be, that, after having sunk an immense sum of money, the penny paper is glad of the Dial money to keep it going, and the weekly paper glad of any means of keeping something like faith with its original programme. We write simply on the facts before us ; if we interpret them wrongly we may well be excused. We krv)vt , that we could not "turn an honest penny," by a paper sol 4 at one penny to the reader, and ten for sixpence to the trade• through whose hands the majority of the circulation must pass. According to all our experience, we frankly confess, it utterly passes our comprehension, how a daily paper of such a size can reach the hands of the public at a penny without some one making most patriotic sacrifices. If our suppositions be correct, and they are but suppositions, arrived at naturally from the published facts, and our own experience, we may fairly ask whether what calls itself the cheap press, has a fair right to that title ? If its business be really con ducted at a heavy less, or a loss at all, is it not in juring a sound commerce in this line, without bene fiting itself. Of course, if any person choose to give away money in this form, for the advocacy of cer tain very favourite views, they have a right to do so. But let not subscription for such an object be confounded with legitimate business. It resembles rather, in the political world, the opera i ips of Tract and Bible Societies in the religious world. The object there is to furnish the article cheaper than the trade can do, by means of subscriptions. If such be the object of the company, on whose meeting we comment, in adopting a penny paper, let it say so. It may be, in their opinion, as chari table to circulate pennyworths of " conscience," by sinking money in a penny paper, as to subscribe to an hospital. Only—let them say so. As if in direct illustration or enforcement of everything we have very recently remarked in these columns in deprecation of the folly of isolat ing some among our public museums and collections —it now appears that the following contrasts are observable in the expenditure annually required in several of these national institutions. Every in dividual admitted to the British Museum as a visitor, it has been calculated, costs 3s. 2d. —every one admitted to the South Kensington Museum, is. 3-I(l.—every one admitted to tho Crystal Palace, is. 31-d.—every one admitted to Sir John Soane's Museum in Lincoln's-inn-Fields, TEN SHILLINGS per individual ! Of itself--- that simple esti mate " points the moral" and " adorns the tale," of the great absurdity upon which we took occasion only the other day, in these columns of The bSun, upon that identical museum (Sir JOHN SOANE'S), to expatiate. The isolation of that museum, left by Sir JOHN So ANE to the nation—necessitates its perilous continuance there in that by-no-means fire-proof tenement (No. 13)—necessitates its being locked up from public inspection during two-thirds, if not even during three-fourths, of every successive twelvemonth— necessitates an annual disbursement for every individual admitted as a visitor during the three or four months per annum of ten shillings in stead of one and threepence farthing ! The force of folly, in this perverse direction, could surely no further go ! And all for what purpose ? Why, simply that the vanity of the public benefactor might be ministered to, as it were, posthumously. Yet if this be really—as we can only conjecture it to be—the one source of, or incentive to, all these kind of eccentric stipulations—what would be easier than to secure the object aspired after without necessitating any of the present consequent dis advantages ? If it is asked, How ? The answer is at once easily given, thus—By stipula ing simply in the bequest of any suc`a treasures to the nation that they shall be preserved in a separate wing or gallery in one of our great public establishments, to be called thenceforth, for example, the Sir Join' SOANE Gallery, or the VERNON Gallery, or the SHEEP SHANK'S Gallery, as the case may be. Nothing could be more simple, nothing could be more reasonable. The ambition of the donor would be satisfied. The interests of the public at large would be cared for; and the money required for the preservation of these treasures would be con siderably, and obviously, and inevitably economised. THE DAUGHTER OF ABD-EL-KADER.—A letter in the Nord says :--" A daughter of Abd-el-Kader has re cently arrived in Paris for the purpose of entering the order of the Grey Sisters. When the Emir, her father, resided at Broussa, he sent the young lady to Constanti noplo to be educated. There she occasionally met with Christian women, and was so struck with the admirable self-devotedness of the sisters who attended the hospitals during the Crimean war, that she . determined to join their order. Her father, who is capable of appreciating the sublime features of Christianity, consented to her wish, mad she is now in Paris passing her noviciate." THE REFRESHMENTS AT THE KNOWSLEY RE VIEW.-It has already been stated that the provisions for the review on Saturday were supplied by Mr. Morrish, of the Merchants' Dining-rooms, Tithe-barn-street. From the statistics of the refreshment department, it appears that the pies distributed to the Volunteers weighed altogether between five and six tans, and had to be conveyed from Liverpool in 10 carts. The ale, brewed at Knowsley, was contained in 25 hogsheads. In making the pies for the Volunteers B,ooolbs. of flour, 6,0001b5. of veal and ham, 500168. of butter, and 2,000 eggs were brought into re quisition. The liquors for the general public consisted of an unlimited supply of champagne, burgundy, brandy, whiskey, &c., besides thousands of dozens of bottled ale and porter, and an almost fabulous quantity of sodawater, lemonade, and other similar beverages. In addition to this liquid store Mr. Morrish had on the grounds 60 barrels of mild ale, from the breweries of Mr. Barker, Huyton, and Mr. Crosby, of West Derby ; also 50 barrels of Allsopp's superior bitter beer. For sandwiches there were employed 30 hams, 15 rounds of beef, 60 tongues, 1,00011). of roast beef, 2,0001 b. of bread, and 3001 b. of butter. There were also consumed about 3,000 Melton Mowbray pies from Lei cester, 1,000 dozen of large veal and ham pies, 500 dozen of small pies, 5001 b. of Cheshire cheese, and quantities too numerous to mention of light pastry and sponge cakes. 20 water-carts, supplied by the Liverpool Health Committee, afforded to the thirsty multitude a grateful and refreshing beverage.—Liverpool Mercury. ELOPEMENT, EMBEZZLEMENT, AND CLEVER CAP TURE.—On Saturday last, while officer John Scott, of the Liverpool detective force, was pursuing his inquiries re specting a person who was "wanted," he visited, amongst other ships, the New York liner, William Tapscott, Capt. Bell, in the river outward bound, and in the course of con versation with one of the saloon passengers, who gave his name as Morton, Scott was led to the belief that although he was not the party he was in search of, still his experience in such cases justified him in believing that he was at least an " absconder." By dint of indefatigable inquiries Scott discovered that the name of the persom whom he suspected, would at no distant period be " wanted," was not Morton, but Greigg, and that he was from Blackpool. After leaving the ship, Scott at once placed himself in communication with the authorities of Blackpool, and the result was the receipt of a telegraphic message, directing him to arrest John Greigg, on a charge of embezzlement. It appears that he was surveyor and collector for the town and dis trict of Blackpool, and in that capacity had been guilty of the offence charged against him. Scott accordingly pro ceeded on Monday morning on board the William Tapscott and arrested Greigg, alias Morton. On being taken into custody he appeared astounded at the suddenness of the capture, but at once admitted that his name was Greigg, It was also found that in addition to the first cabin passage taken for himself for stew York, in the name of Mr. Mor ton, there was another for Mrs. Morton, who turns out to be a Miss Nickson, keeper of a boarding-house in Shore side, Blackpool. Scott removed the luggage of both " Mr. and Mrs. Morton" to the police-office, when the female was advised to return to her business in Blackpool, but she ob• stinately refused, stating, that wherever he was taken, there she should be also. Eventually, however, both were sent to Blackpool in charge of an officer. THE LIVERPOOL TOWN COUNCIL AND THE CLERK OF THE PEACE.—At a meeting of the Liverpool town council yesterday, the much vexed question as to the payment of the clerk of the peace was again under discus sion. A letter was read from the Home Secretary, sug gesting that the salary should be £l,OOO a year. The council, however, thought that the sum of £l,OOO was too much, and the previous resolution of the council, that the salary should be £BOO, was confirmed. It was stated that under the reduced scale the fees of the court would produce no pay 4800 per annu m, and meet the ex pen es more seso than to of printing, stationery, and office. Four horses, sent by the Emperor of Russia to the Emperor Napoleon, arrived yesterday at Havre from Hamburg in the steamer Paris. They are magnificent thorougare I Russian stallions, one grey, another bay, and the rest black. They are accompanied by a veterinary surgeon and four soldiers, and a non-commissioned officer of the hussars of the Imperial Guard. The animals were placed in the stables of the Cercle Evestre to await re moval to Paris. Xt fil 177 r 1/. 1 . • The following telegrams have been received at Mr. Reuter's office : NAPLES, SEPT. 4. An insurrection has broken out at Sala, where the Government of King Victor Emmanuel has been proclaimed. Four thousand men, under the command of General Torre, have disembarked at Sapri. Garibaldi, who was last at Palma, is now march ing upon Salerno, being supported on the right wing by General Cosenz. NAPLES, SEPT. 4, EVENING. General Viglia has been appointed Commander of the Army of Naples, and General Desanjeto Commander of the National Guard. VIENNA, SEPT. 6. Prince Metternich having been present on Saturday last, at the Cabinet council at Schoen brunn, presided over by the Emperor, reports have since then been current that the Prince would be the future Minister for Foreign Affairs. These reports are without any foundation. The adjournment of the plenary sitting of the Reichs rath to the 10th inst. was made by reason of the Hungarian and Italian members having claimed a translation of the two reports o committee from the German into the Hung C ali and Italian languages. TRIESTE, SEPT. 6. Count Szeeheny, the Austrian Ambassador at Naples, has not returned to Vienna, as stated by the Austrian journals. His instructions are to re main at his post until King Francis 11. should quit his States and embark on board an Austrian war steamer. Should the King of Naples retire to Trieste, Count Szecheny would accompany him. In the event of his Majesty embarking on board a Spanish vessel, the Austrian squadron has orders to return here immediately. MADRID, SEPT. 5. The Queen of Spain has offered the King of Naples a refuge in Spain in the event of his leaving his States. This offer has been accepted by King Francis II TURIN, THURSDAY. It is positively stated that there are at present not more than three battalions of Sardinian troops in the vessels lying in the roadstead at Naples. It is supposei that this number of troops wil suffice to maintain order at Naples after the de• parture of the young King. PARIS, SEPT. 6. The Moniteur of to-day publishes the following telegram dated _ GRENOBLE, SEPT. 5. Their Majesties have arrived hero and were re. ceived with enthusiasm. On their way from Chambery to Grenoble they were cheered by the country people. The Bishop of Grenoble in addressing their Majesties said : " It is a great consolation to see that wherever there exists a just ani holy cause the banner of France is raised to suppert or to avenge it." The Bishop further said that the armies of the Emperor are serving the sacred interests of Christian civilisation in the far East, that they maintain the chief of the Church on the throne which they have re-established and the security of which is now so menaced ; they also revenge in Syria the outrages against religion and humanity. PARIS, SEPT. 5. The Paine and Pays of this evening give a posi tive dental to the report that Prussia and Russia are about to send 6,000 men each to Syria. CONSTANTINOPLE, AUG. 29. The Sultan has addressed a letter to the Grand Vizier, ordering him to return immediately with out visiting Bosnia and Herzegovina, although agitation continually prevails in those provinces. An enieute has occurred at Tirnova. A most serious one is apprehended at Philippopoli, where the Austrian propaganda is very active. Austria is said to have offered to assist the Porte in the event of an outbreak in Bosnia. It is again asserted that Christians have been massacred at Baalbec, Bekaa, Cofarbaram, and in the villages new St. Jean d'Acre. Some anxiety is manifested by the Christians in Palestine. Constantinople is tranquil, but armed Montene grins arrive there daily. meeting of the officers, who decided that the troops should not in any case assume the offm sive, but, when attacked, should resist for an hour, to save the honour of the flag and their oath to the King, and then lay down their arms. The telegraphic wires have been broken almost everywhere, and all the intelligence that comes to hand is doubtful and incomplete. The prefects, in fact, are no better informed than the Ministers and the public. The diplomatic body, it is said, has ad vised the Ministry to retain their offices until the moral authority of the King shall be replaced by the de facto authority of the Dictator. This ques tion was discussed in the Council of Ministry yes terday, and it has transpired that though no final resolution was taken, it was agreed to invest the Minister of War or of the Interior with supreme authority; this measure is also most agreeable to the Sardinian Minister. The Ministry have this evening, it is said, received a despatch announc ing the landing of 1,000 men at Ostreni ; also the formation of a provisional Government at Altamuro, where the patriots of Bari and Lecce met on their march towards Potenza. This information I believe to be accurate, as I saw a letter two days hack which led me to expect as much. The Veloce and the Monarca had an encounter near the Faro Point, and the Monarca sheered off. There have been some disturbances near Aquila. At Dinno, in the province of Salerno, 60 of the more influential inhabitants met and formed a Provisional Govern. nient. The 14th of the Line refused to march on Salerno, saying that it would remain at Naples and defend the King. During last night a patrol and the post at the Capuana and Vicaria gates deserted. Yesterday two officers went to Pianelli to caution him, as ho was suspected of an intention to betray the King and take part with the revolutionary committees. The citadel of Messina was on the eve of capitulating." Another letter from Naples gives some details concerning the proposition made for preserving from hostilities the territory of the capital itself : —" All the foreign Ministers assembled the day before yesterday, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and there met the Minister and M. Spinelli, President of the Council. They were summoned in order that they might receive communication of a project to neutralise the city of Naples ; that is to say, to cause its neutrality to be accepted, and even materially defended by all the Powers, so as to prevent a conflict in the streets, and give a gua rantee to the Government which has engaged not to bombard the city. A long discussion took place, but the Minister of France having remarked that the acceptance of the proposition would imply, in its probable consequences, an infraction of the prin ciple of non-intervention, it was in a measure re jected. Nevertheless, on the suggestion of one of the diplomatists, M. de Martino was requested to address to each foreign Minister a note on the mat ter to be communicated to his Court. The Marquis de Villamarina took advantage of the occasion to propose to the diplomatic body to enter into nego tiations with Garibaldi to induce him to respect the neutrality of Naples, so much desired by all the foreign representatives. But although this propo sition, in the event of its acceptance by Garibaldi, would have relieved the anxieties which just now prevail, it was rejected for the reason that the Powers cannot, through their representa tives, enter into negotiations with the General. The Marquis de Villamarina, however, intends, it is said, to request his Government to charge him in its name to make a proposition to . that effect to Garibaldi." The Official ,Tournal of Naples, of the 30th ult., publishes two Royal decrees, one of which raises to 12,000 the number of the National Guard ; and the other rehabilitates M. Raffaele Farina, Prefect of Police, dismissed abruptly on the imputation of having been con cerned in Count d'Aquila's conspiracy. The journals of the samo date contain a letter from the Aposto lical Nuncio to Cardinal Antonelli, announcing the failure of the Roman loan in the Kingdom of Naples: AMERICA. QUEENSTOWN, THURSDAY. The Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia Co.'s steamer Edinburgh, Capt. Kennedy, from New York on the 25th ultimo, arrived here this morning. She brings 172 passengers and 90,900 dols. in specie. Her advices havebeen anticipated. LITERATURE. The Road to lionour. Three vols. Hurst and Blackett. This is a very interesting story and remarkably well written; nevertheless one feels, on perusing it, something of disappointment. Max Campbell appears so excellent and admirable a character in our first introduction to him, that we cannot help feeling indignant when he afterwards swerves from his duty in so striking a manner. It may be of service to some well-meaning but weak persons to note the danger that results from giving way. No persuasions of friends, nor claims of gratitude, should ever tempt for a moment, when the straight path of duty lies plain before us. If they but keep within its narrow boundaries the weakest will be strong, and the most timid will have courage, While the grandest and mightiest spirits of earth must pass the same road to their glorious goal. The circumstances that induced Max to yield are very cleverly narrated. He was impressed with the conviction that he owed a life-long debt of grati tude to Laneton, from his having at immense risk to himself been the means of saving him from danger, perhaps from death, when at school to gether. A generous nature like Campbell's was just the one to be led away by mistaken motives, and deceived into what he thought self-sacrifice at the shrine of friendship, He then committed the grand mistake that 'cast a blight over his whole life, and led his friend to add crime to crime. Another error of this mistaken man was to conceal the knowledge of his wrongs from his mother and the lady to whom he was engaged. Justice demanded he should speak the truth, and he had no excuse, for he had nothing to fear from a man like Mr. Dalton had he denounced Laneton. One who could deceive wilfully as that wretch had done under the mask of friendship and leave his benefactor to take the risk was de • serving anything, and nothing could be more absurd in the way of argument, as well as false in the scale of morality, than the obstinate silence that Max maintained on - his return from the fatal journey to Liverpool. It was eminently creditable to him, in every sense, to work hard to restore the money he had taken ; but he could have done that just the same after having explained that he was personally innocent in the transaction. He might thus have enabled his mother to live calmly, though sadly, in the hope of seeing her son return and retrieve him self, instead of enduring such agony, that if death had not terminated her sufferings she must have lost her reason. To add to the misfortunes, Max was the only son of a widow, who had toiled for many years to bring him up creditably, an d whose hopes reached fruition, whose prayers seemed answered only to find in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, the whole fair prospects vanish, and the finger of scorn pointed at the son of her love, the child for whom she had struggled and suffered so much, the object of her prayers and her tears, her hope in the dark hours of widowhood, and, as she fondly trusted, the bright light and sure stay of her declining years. Helen Francis was also un justly treated after she had followed Max to the uttermost end of the earth, believing him wronged; he allowed all the long years of their married life to pass away, and their sons to grow up to man hood, without ever telling her that it was not for himself that he perpetrated the crime. This mor bid sentirnentaltity, this ruining of himself to screen a guilty man, makes one so angry that really one seems to lose sight of his noble cond4lct in labour ing strenuously to restore the money to his em- ployer, Few of the thousands who have left their native country dishonoured have thus retrieved in some measure their error. Happily for poetical as well as practical justice the truth came out, after death had summoned Max Campbell before that tribunal where at last all secrets will be revealed, and before which will be arraigned, to await their doom, the instigators of crimes as well as those who have been deceived by their snares and duped by their machinations. Mr. Dalton, the generous and high-principled man who had been the empleyer both of Campbell and his false friend Laneton, re ceived a communication from abroad, in which the writer told him that Laneton on his deathbed had con fessed his iniquities, foremost among wasihe fact that under false piTienceS he had induced Max to, lend him three thousand pounds out of the London property, promising to pay it back on xe- ceipt of a large sum from America lately bequeathed to him, Long before the time fixed for the visionary sum to arrive, Laneton squared his accounts at Mr, Dalton's house at Liverpool, where he :held an ap pointment, and resigning his post hurried abroad. Thus when more than a quarter of a century had elapsed the truth was revealed. It was a proud mo ment for Helen who had displayed so much trust, and love and patience, and it was a great blessing to the young men to know their father's name was clear of imputation, except that he had trusted over much to a friend. For this he had laid down his life, as his toils abroad had brought on the illness under which he sunk. For this he had mourned through a long life, and hence it was but meet that over his grave there should be peace. As his kind old friend, Mr. Dalton, observed to his sons, that while the weak hopelessly sink under trouble, " The noble soul rises again, and proves that though lost for a time, yet its element is indeed divine, and it will perhaps lose battle after battle and yet never cease the war, until the final victory is won. Even so your father, who, all prostrate as he was, y e t conquere d hi mse lf, pu t aside the sayings of men, and made his great error the foundation of continual progress in goodness and courage, until his path became as the shining light, shining more and more unto the perfect day." In the earlier portion of the story there is consider able skill shown in the descriptions of Helen Fran cis' daily life. At first there is her childhood passed with her grandparents and aunt, who had endured the same monotonous existence for forty years. Her only delight was to wander away among some beautiful woods in the vicinity. In these fine scenes her happiest hours were spent, and the recollection. haunted her through life, Never for her did birds sing so prettily, nor woods look so umbrageously as they did in the memory of childhood's haunts. The sentiment is similar to that recorded by the poet :- 4 ' That bower and its roses I never forget, But oft, when alone, in the bloom of tte year, I thin]:, Is the nightingale singing there yet ? Are the roses still bright by tie calm Bendemere Afterwards Helen had 7. totally different phase of life opened beforz her when she went to live at Mrs. Nict.lZ;it's. Here in a few vigorous touches the, novelisrgives a sketch of a fashionable London house, bright and beautiful to the visitors, cold and hard to the inmates. The entrance and the first floors were fine as art could render them and fashion adorn them, while the sphere allotted to the ed - ployees, from the companion downwards, were cold and dreary and pinched. The general arrange ments were more comfortless than the inevitable pinching of poverty, for they were the necessaries of life grudgingly doled out out by those who could abundantly have afforded luxuries, had not selfish ness and meanness circumscribed their limits. Mrs. Nicholls was a regular screw, although she moved in first circles ; but nature will reveal itself behind the scenes. Miss Vickers, the real mistress of the house, was a regular roi faineant, and gladly dele gated to her aunt the care and toils of house-keep ing, never heeding that she also gave up the dig. nity of position and the luxury of command. " The Road to Honour" possesses many claims on the attention, inasmuch as it is a carefully con sidered and eloquently written story. At one point the interest becomes intensely exciting when Max Campbell's fearful dereliction is known. It shows forth in strong colours the fatal consequences of yielding to temptation, however seductive the lure may be decked out in the bright bat mere tricious glare of generosity and friendship. It did not need for Max Campbell to seek new worlds to discover where his crime lay; his own heart con demned him at the moment he betrayed the trust committed to his hands. It did not signify that the master required not the talents lent to him, the ser vant knew he had done worse than hide them, and he could not rest till he had in some measure, at least, atoned for his error. This work will 'be welcomed by those who desire to ponder deeply on the hidden motives of human actions, and thus it will doubtless obtain a success, which it certainly deserves from the lofty tone of its principles, and the brilliant de scriptions of many of its passages. Dublin University Magazine. The first paper in this number is descriptive of two wild and remote parishes in the north west of Ireland, where the beauty and romantic character of the scenery compensates the traveller for the difficulties of the journey. One of these districts, Glencolumbkille, has a tradition that Charles Ed ward sojourned there during his concealment in the north, and a narrative of the particulars con cerning the mysterious stranger has been furnished by one familiar with the locality, which will interest the lover of historical research. An article on Sir Charles and Lady Morgan gives an able, though not very favourable review of their lives and labours. Though acknowledging the talents of the fair au thoress,. the 'critic analyses the principles of her works, and proves by calm and sensible arguments that her democratic theories were more showy than sound. Two papers on French subjects will in terest and entertain the reader. The first is en Paris localities, and contains some curi ous anecdotes of the historic associations linger ing round many of the streets and squares of the brilliant French capital. The writer remarks that, in his opinion, too little respect for antiquity and for the abodes of genius has been shown in the city. "La no other city on earth has the process of mate • rial changes, effected by the crowbar and the trowel, been carried on during the last ten years so vigorously as in the French capital, where no one knows what a day may destroy, and where whole streets have suddenly become a heap of ruins, and risen again in the phcenix form of a boulevard." There seems, notwithstanding, to be but ono opin ion as to the vast improvements effected by th e recent changes. The other paper on our continen tal neighbours is the third chapter on " The Work aday World of France," and treats of the social state of the artisans of Lille and Rouen. The descrip tion of their moral character and domestic comfort is not very cheerful. Great misery, it is said, is owing to the absence of comfortable homes, and the statistics given are truly appalling. The striking and inte resting tale of " Vonved the Dane" is continued. The prisoner startles the Commandant of the castle by a request for a private interview with the heads man who is to be his executioner on the succeeding day. He adds to this unusual desire, a wish that he should bring the instruments of torture with him, for the cruelty of the King has doomed the brave though mistaken Rover to be broken on the wheel. The object of his interview with the heaisman is to bribe him to give the mercy stroke, which ensures death and shortens the tortures of the victim. Both the stern command ant and ruffian executioner are completely thrown off their guard, the real object of the prisoner having been to disarm suspicion, and thus facilitate his proposed escape. A poem, on " Rain in Sep tember," has som e grace f u l li nes , b u t the writer's admiration of the descending showers is singularly inappropriate to a season in which we have all so greatly lament e d th e a b senc e of the ripening i sun beams. " A story of the Poste Restante" s an in teresting domestic tale of misunderstanding and misjudgments happily rectified by a mistake of the post office. "The History of the Knights of Malta" is the subject of a paper on the rise and pro gress of that warlike order. There are also some remarkable lines on the "Icebound ship and the Dead Admiral" displaying considerable originality and power, but marred by an irregularity of rhythm and want of finish. The Art Journal. The first plate is a very pleasing one; it is called " The Royal Princesses and the Children of George the Third." It is a most graceful group, and well calculated to impress the beholder. It is interesting to observe that the artist to whom we are indebted for it was John Singleton Copley, the father of the present Lord Lyndhurst. The engraving is by R. Graves, and it is :altogether one of the most effective and charming representa tions that has appeared in the journal for some time. The second plate is a most striking subject ; it is called " Peace—the Burial of Wilkie." This distinguished painter died on board the Oriental on her homeward passage, in 1841. His remains were committed to the deep, and the solemn spec tacle has been illustrated by Turner in one of his grand pictures. It is here truly observed—" The picture is a grand poetic conception, a noble con tribution to the memory of Wilkie, and a work that cannot:but arrest the sympathies of all who look at it. Wilkie mi g ht h ave f oun d a grave to v i s it which the feet of the pilgrim would in long after-years doubtless have turned, but certainly none that could have so drawn forth th e gen i us o f a brother artist as that which T urner h as i mmor t a lised. There are few finer pi c to r i a l p oems th an "Peace—the Burial of Wilkie." The thi r d pl a t e is an engraving f rom the statue, by Gibson, "Preparing for the Bath." It is here m e nti one d that some may think thi s figure constrained, but that is not the fault o f the Y sculptor or his copyist ;p ut the statue in Lardar borough's house is so placed in an angle that it was impossible to procure a favourable - view of th• work. It is still well worthy of atte n ti on, and the Grecian character is evident thr oug h out. The " Companion Guide in South Wales," by Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Hall, is a most entertaining production, v o f the varlet and cannot fail to attract, y , from the ar subjects and the p re t t yillustrations that a bound throughout the descriptions. "Tire Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea," is another noticeable sketch, and a.ltogether this month's number of the Art Journal, ;5' a most att rac ti ve an d agreeable irn preSSlOn. Mr. Thack eray ' s lecture on The Cornhill M aga zine. George the Third occupies a prominent place in the (ornhill. It is more varied in its character, and decidedly superior .~~ ~.. to its predecessors. The thoughtful and carefully written pap ers ent i t l e d " U nto the last" are brought to a conclusion. Political 'economy, indeed, is conspicuous in this magazine, for we have an essay on " Luxury " of a similar tone and cha racter. It is not the lavishness of royalty or nobility which is treated of, but the pro fuse expenditure which in these days seems inseparable from the comforts and refinements of an English home. It is somewhat difficult to arrive at the author's conclusions, for he deprecates the outlay while admitting it to be inevitable. The able series of papers on " Physiological Riddles" is continued, with numerous illustrative diagrams, and much valuable information on the principles of being. " Framley Parsonage " pro ceeds with interest. We have confidential inter views between Griselda and her mother, and be tween Lucy and Fanny Roberts, in which the im passive coolness of Miss Grantly's temperament is ably contrasted with the vehement resolution of her rival. " Thieves and Thieving" is the sn.liject of an article not devoid of interest, althrAgh de voted to a seemingly unattractive class, The writer professes to have mixed freely witt them, and the particulars he gives are, „ if authentic, certainly curious a n d suggestive. " A.ne Memoir of William Hogarth" draws to a close, having reached the eightli part and disposed of his chef d'ceuvres. There are sor:ie pleasing verses palled "Fate and a Heart," and the Roundabout papers tell us of the dirP;ul mischief resulting from an imprudent desire for the possession of Tunbridge Toys. United Sertnce Magazine. This magazine for this month commences 'with an interesting paper on the subject of engineering in France, entitled " Notes on. the Engineer Corps of the French Army ;" it is compiled from the " Etat du Corps de Ginie," published annually with the sanction of the French Minister of War ; and is full of interesting detail. The pay of naval captains is carefully considered by Theseus, late R.N. Mr. Atkinson's travels in the Upper and. Lower Amoor has attracted considerable attention, and we find a long chapter on the subject in this magazine, which is well worthy of perusal. In a chapter on " Examination for Commissions," the author gives us a sample to show that they are sufficiently severe for candidates for the Indian service. After a careful perusal, we consider them by no means difficult, and they are in a far more ser viceable form than those for the civil service, which have lately called forth such just indignation, not so much for • their severity as for their absurdity. Under the head of " The Threatened Destiny of the Island of Sardinia," we find a sketch of the history of the island and its foreign relations and probable destiny. The Court of Meer Ali Moorad is de scribed, as well as the Meer himself, and it furnishes a just comment on the conduct of our Indian admi nistration under the old regime. When facts like the following come to light there is not so much - wonder at the outbreak of the Indian mutiny : " In short, Meer Ali Moored is an Ameer of Scinde, the only one who survives th e l ast of the Mohicans. His his tory involves one of those transactions which have rendered our administration in India, and particularly that of Lord Dalhousie, infamous. During the Scinde war, Meer Ali Moorad supported Sir Charles Napier with 5,000 hones, kept open the General's communication with Sukker, pro tected the whole of Upper Scinde from the Belochus, guarded the left bank of the Indus, and prevented the entrance of hostile tribes, who were desirous to join the Hyderabad Ameers at Meeanee. These great services were handsomely acknowledged by Sir Charles Napier, who informed the Governor-General in a despatch that Ali Moorad's con duct appears to have been loyal from first to last, both to his family and the British Government,' and in a despatch from Lord Ellenborough, who was then Governor-General, it is declared that Ali Moorad had b een a f a ithf u l a ll y, when his sudden and unexpected enmity might have been. fatal to our army.' The Scinde chief did not limit his services to aid in the field. At a critical moment, he placed at the disposal of the British Government a considerable district, enabling them to effect as exchange with the chiefs of Bawerlpor and Jeesulmeer, by which an improved boundary was secured for the British possessions on the Indus. As a reward for his fidelity and services, the Meer was presented by Sir Charles Napier with the districts of Meerpore, Matihla, and Mekerkee, and a draft of a treaty was drawn up, defining and securing his rights to his territories, which, however, the Government of India, on one pretext or another, deferred ratifying; and i n 1850 it was pretend e d th a t th e Meer had fraudulently altered the treaty, by substituting the word pergunuate or district for deh or village. The charge was brought against him by a man who had absconded from his service, after being guilty of embezzlement, and was only supported by the evidence of two convicts, who were undergoing their sen tence in a British gaol. On suci testimony Lord Dalhousie ignored the treaty, despoiled the Meer of the lands to which it entitled him, involving a revenue of £BO,OOO a year, and annexed them to the British territory. The Meer, after vainly expostulating, determined to seek redress in Eng land, a project which was vehemently opposed by the In dian Government, and, as we have seen, its influence was exercised to prevent hia public reception. But the stews of the mutiny unbent the hauteur of the authorities, and the M eer was urged to return to India, and lend his valuable support to the English, receiving from Mr. Vernon, Smith the most flattering promises of redress, which, we need hardly say, have been fulfilled, although he established a new claim to consideration by services of an important ob.& - raeter." The Volunteer Movement has become such a universal theme that we never open a magazine without expecting to meet with a chapter on the subject; we are not disappointed, for we find one this month from the pen of a captain-commandant of volunteers. A Russian account of the campaign in the Crimea is continued, and is full of interest. The number concludes with a paper on "The British Assocation" from a political view, by Col. Sir James E. Alexander, and the general naval and military intelligence. Bailey's Magazine and Racing Register. A' portrait of the Earl of Zetland figures this month as the frontispiece. "From Oxford to St. George" is continued in its usual off-hand style. The simple Roberts opens his heart to hi s f r i en d Thornton, tells of hi s l o ve and intended marr i age, but the lady b e i ng th e sister of a di sreputa bl e horse-dealer, M r . Thornton declines to congratulate him, and they part in anger. The experiences of make progr es s. M r . y Sy a d h n oo ey co G m o e d s ol t p o h a na n Y op a e h n oo, Esq., rupture and bre ac h o f th e young l a i r d, an d t h ey con eludegh) stic e ncoun t er b y tum b ling together into a Highland tarn. The laird escapes peace a with s av his ag e rival pugilistic . the i. with a ducking, hut p oor M r. Yahoo, having struck his head against a rock, is in imminent danger of drowning, much to the satisfaction of his rival. Miss Cameron, comes to the rescue like a true heroine of romance, and finding that persuasion i s of no avail to make one lover rescue the other, " she altered her plan, and she shot at the man," or more properly pre sented his own rifle, which was conveniently at :hand, at Mr. Allan's head, and politely inti mated that he would gain nothing by Mr. Yahoo's death, for in the event of his being drowned, she wonld certainly put a ball through his brains. The young man felt the force of her argument, and pro ceeded to the rescue. Of course, this' settled the question in favour of Mr. Yahoo's love ; his be loved having kissed and shaven him in the proper way, he recovered. We have also an account of of the Cowes Regatta. Chapter one o f "M y Fi rs t Insurance Company"is continued. " Reminiscence* of an Old Sportsman," by Colonel Hamilton, are well written. A chapter on " C r i c k e t," an d ano th er en the " Dramatic and Musical World," complete the number. One of Them. By Charles Lever. No. 10. In this number Mr. Patten, alias Paul Hunt, meets Mrs. Morris, alias, too, alias half a dozen aliases, at a f anc y b a ll ; high words ensue ; the story goes on with the adventures of the disrepu table heroine until the last chapter, Wh en we again meet our old friend, Mr. Quickinboss, who favours young Layton with a few truths on things in gene rrarvelo.r,Twist,Finding and dt Co.,lVlr Tro v , of the firm of Frankforter bankers, who, having failed, h a d sa il e d f or N ew York, was on board, the Ya n k ee d eterm in e d to benefit of hi s young f r i en d . Mr. Prover for has t take him out of sounding, whi c h h e a ccordi ng l y did, he a high opi n i on of American c h aracter, although he is quite alive to their eccentricities. Mr. Quickinboss, after giving Layton some hints as to behaviour before landing, winds up his re marks as follows : " Layton nodd e d a sort of assent, and Quickinb oss con tinued, in the s ame strain, to po i n t o ut p ecu li arities to be f o e b r s e e n r c v €; fi t 0, t a h n e d na t t a u s r te a s l tteoudb:eynecoyou n t alway s h n sulted, especiall y w i t h re he assured L ayton by no mean s required a se nse o f thi rst on /iis pa r t t o accede to. you say you are, in Freneh, sir, and the same spirit of p olit eness should lead you to accept a br an d y -smash with out needing it, or even to drink off a cocktail when you ain't dry, After all,' said he, drawing ft long breath, like one summing up the pith ©f a discours e , 'if you're a goin' to pi c k b o l es i n Yankee coats, to see a ll manner of things describe a pe o p le to criti c i se , condemn, and Sneer at, if you're satisfied to g o ahead and abuse us ; but if you'll accept ahead a tow peculiarities which are not though offered in a way that's new and strange to you . —it you'll believe in true worth and genuine honest Ples ' h t o o sp Y iq u ali t Y. 9 loyalty of character, even though its possessor talk some what through the nose—then, sir, I say there ain't no fear that A m erica will di sappoint you, or that you'll be ill treated t a y the Americans.' With this speech he turned away to look after his baggage and get ready to go ashore. This advice might be of considerable service to tourists • in . general, no matt er t o w h a t coun t r y their ex en Istons might extend. The Journal de _Loir-et-flier announces that:the Municipal Council of Blois has presented an address to the Emperor, requesting him to accept the chateau of Blois, with the forest of Blois, Busy, and Boulogne, as a dotation for the Prince Imperial. M. Renne Bourlon, of Vandouvre, master of the wolf-hounds in the arrondissement of Bar-le-Due, while hunting a wild boar three days back, was struck in the shoulder by a ball which glanced from a tree, and soon after died from the wound, notwithstanding all that sur gical skill could do to save him. FRANCE. " Before the Emperor's departure for Savoy," says a letter from Berne, "the Cabinet of the Tuileries informed the Federal Council that France was ready to consent to the meeting of a congress, for the purpose of determining the measures necessary for securing the neutrality and perfect independence of Switzerland. But at the same time the Federal Council was requested to state what arrangements it thought best calculated for that purpose." BOURSE, Sept. s.—The market continues in the same quiescent state, but there has been rather less firmness apparent than yesterday. Threes, for Account, are now at 67f 95c. Mobilier, 682 f 50e.; Orleans, 1,378 f 75c ; Mediterranean, 886 f 25c ; Austrian, 475 f ; Lombards, 4721 50c. The follow ing are the last quotations :- 41 per per Ceiits 97 65 Credit F oncier Do end month.— 97 75 Belgian 4 1 — 3 per Cents Do. end month 67 951 Roman Bank Shares 6820 —1 Austrian Credit Mobilier.... 682 5) ' Spanish Threes 4B 25 Do. Account 682 50 ' Home Debt . 47i RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans 1378 75 .. 1377 60 Northern New ditto 867 50 Lyons and Mediterranean 888 75 . • 887 50 Geneva 360 .. 360 Southern Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lombard NAPLES. When a catastrophe appears on the point of precipitating tho last of the Bourbons from the throne of Naples, no one knows on what bases the Parliament will be organised, but some idea may be formed of the state of public feeling by the list of candidates which the Union Committee has recommended to the choice of the electors of the T«o Sicilies. There may be seen in this list the names of Carlo Poerio and nine other mem bers of the Sardinian Chamber ; Joseph Ricciardi and 35 emigrants recently returned to Naples ; Luigi Judelli, a political prisoner ; 23 chiefs of the Nen politan Liberal party, and four officers of Garibaldi's army. In this list of 167 names are also included some liberal patricians, and superior officers of the Neapolitan army and navy, but ail of liberal opinions. A Naples letter of the 31st nit. says :—" Of the prisoners taken during the action and the cap ture of the forts on the coast, Garibaldi kept all who were disposed to join him, and sent to Naples those who wished to go. The other troops followed Colonel Ruiz to Monteleone. Yesterday these outposts were attacked by the Gaiibaldians and carried. The line of conduct to be followed by the troops in this last struggle, imposed on them by the was determined in a recent