The Sun. — London, England, 1860-07-30 00:00:00

B E..NSON'S WATCHES, . Perfect/ on nechattlent."—Morning Posit. Gold 2to 50 g,ninttas. send .! stsnips for Po ison's Illustrated Pamphlet,, desert!). tive of every constras tion of watch now made, with their prices. Watches sent to all. ;parts of the kingdom free by post, or to India and the Colonies for ss. extra. 33 and 34, Ludgate -bill, London, E.C. Establishod 1749. frifEATRE-JELOYAL, HAYMAEKET. Les , v" Mr. J. B. Buekstone. THIS EVENINf 3 the performances will comment* with THE OVERLANI - ► ROUTE. Messrs. Charles Mathews, Buckstone, Com_pto n, Chippendale, Rogers, Mrs. Charles Mathews, Miss We( ;lies, and Mrs. Wilkins. After which, th , i new comedietta, HIS EXCELLENCY, in which Mr. and l (if's. C. Mathews will appear. To conclude wit h A HUSBAND AT SIGHT. Commence at 7. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- 'Lessee, Mr. A. Harris. THIS EVENING, will be performed HOME TRUTHS. After which, the. French vaudeville, PAS DE FUMEE SANS FEU. Char acters by the Zouaves. Followed by AN AMBUSCADE AT INKERMAN. To conclude with. THRICE MARRIED. Commence at 7. A DELPEO, NEW THE ATRE-ROYAL. frit. Sole erovrietror and Manager, Mr. Benj. WF:bstcr. Mr. C. Webster will make his first appearance (since his re tt'rn from his provincial tour) in the course of the present month, at his Annual Benefit, particulars of which will be Otady announce& I3thl week of the favourite American Actress, Miss Julia Daly. TH IS VENING, THE HARVEST HOME. Messrs. J L. Woole, P. Bedford, D. Fisher, Billincton, Stuart, Eburne, C. J . . .Smith, Powell, Romer ; Miss Woolgar, Miss Li. Simm s , illisFr.g. Kelly, and Miss Laidlaw. Alter which, THE FOOL OF THE FAMILY. Mr. Paul Bcdfot d and Miss Julia Daly. To c onclude with OUR GAL. Miss Julia Daly, Messrs. Eburme, Ward, and Romer. Commence at 7. Box-office open from 10 till 5. Private boxes, £2 28. ; Family Boxes, £l. Orchesftra Stalls, ss. ; Balcony, 4s. ; Front Circle Stalls, is. ; Fit St ails, 2a.; Pit, ls. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, la ; Gallery, 6d. Actlng Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith. EIRE NCH PLAYS-ST. JAMES'S THEATER .I.' IN,reeteur, M. Talexy.—Lessee,, Mr. F. B. Chatterton. TO-NIGHT, For the Benefit of U. Paul Dem= Signor Vialetti, M. Depret, Madlle. Brunetti, and M. Pau: Deva.ux. L'UY DIEZE. And 'UNE FILS DE FAMILLE. orchestra Stalls, 75. Bd. ; Balcony Stalls, 55.; Pit, 28. Gallery„ Is. - • - Private Boxes, from Two Guineas. Commence at 8. Box-office open daily from 11 till 5 To-morrow (Tuesday) Positively the last Night of the season. A SVILEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.- Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Wx. BATTY. Entire Change.—Powerful Attraction. This f :vening, Lord Byron's splendid Hippo-drama of MAZEI' l'A AND THE WILD HORSE, with entirely new and bucutiful scenery, costly costumes, and appointments, introducing the largest stud of highly-trained Horses, Po nies, Maffaloes, and Camels in the World. To b e followed by Scenes in the Arena. A Gr and MID-DAY PERFORMANCE will take place on SATURDAY next, Aug. 4, commencing at Two o'clock. roof' 5 open at half-past 6, performance commence at 7. Box-Q Mee open daily from 11 till 4. Stage Manager—Mr. W. WEST. Director of the Arena—M. Felix Revolti. CONCERTS. WEATHER...-SIIN OFFICE, JULY 29, 1560, THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 67—highest since noon yesterday. 52. —lowest this morning and during the night. 66.—this day at noon. JULY 30. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHAD,. 62' , ---hizhegt since noon yesterday. this morning and during the night 63.—this day at noon. BAROMETER -30.21. WIN D—North-Westerly ; light, with fine weather. Ta....•=....., .....0, lIIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE, TnTl4 DAY.—Morning, Oh. Om.—Afternoon, 12h. 23m To - molutow.-Morning, 12h. 51m.—Afternoon, lh. 17m N*. • • , 0.0 A; 44 - . .(7_ , • j: -- "" d , •i*N r• N / hr, ,; ", - r . - - -,4,„iguzs THE SUN. LONDON, MONDAY, JULY 30, /880, GAraBALDI is now in Messina —soon, we trust, to be master of it. With a garrison of fifteen thou sand men, were they all reliable, Messina is very strong and might become a Sebastopol to an army not provided with the means of keeping up such a " fire of hell" as that which opened the way for the rush into the Malakoff. But are the soldiers, are the officers especially, to be trusted ? There is but a small minority amongst them devoted to their KING at all hazards. A much larger number are in favour of a constitution ; but, to insure that, they need not shed their blood that it should be a con stitution octroyed by a Bourbon and committed to his faithful keeping. They are more sure of a permanent constitution by sticking to GARIBALDI. Then there is the large Italian Party, compris ing all the intelligence, education, and enthusiasm of the army, and probably the most likely to influence its feelings. With such senti ments fermenting amongst the officers' and soldiers, every day must make them morally a weaker garrison, and spare the ammunition of GARIBALDI and the blood of the Italians. Humanity would be gratified to learn that Messina was really evacuated, and that the slaughter of Melazzo was not to be repeated. The progress of events, however, is of a kind to gain for the great Liberator a kind of praise to which many would not have thought him entitled. At first, after the grand success at Palermo, there was almost an " ignorant impatience" of his alleged inaction. He ought to make at once a dash on Messina and the eastern towns, and all would fly before him. It is now evident that he knew his work better—that, like our great Captain, he would leave nothing to. chance, at a time when any seri. ous failure would have emboldened afresh the despots of Rome, of Naples, and of Paris. He se- lected the best of the Sicilians and drilled them ; he waited for reinforcements of Sardinian, or rather Italian, volunteers, for ammunition and other sup- plies ; and, as fortunate as anything for him, he waited for the desertion of the Neapolitan ship•of- War Veloce, which soon did justice to her name, and to the inspiration of a cause which doubled the skill and etiergi es o f every man on b oar d , and b ot h captured h °stile vessels and deterred hired vessels from taking troops from the mainland to Messina. In due time he iniarched his divisions through the length of the island, and it fell to the lot of the northern, and principal., Goo, to win the hard fought battle near Melazzr,, to carry the fort at the p o i n t o f th e bayonet, and t o match on to Messina itself. The report of the humanity of the KING t urns out, aS We half anticipatedntbe little b e tt er th an a fable. Ife would Probably h ave been too glad to purchase immunity fr om a continental visit of th e great General, by leaving him quiet possession of all Sicily, knowing full well th at he Could h o ld i t but for a short time at most ; but the battle of 3felazzo disposes of all th e p re t en ces to humanit y , It was not to spare blood, but to spare himself the the presence of GARIBALDI in Calabria, or in Naples itself, that the overtures were made. Once master of J.esibina, indeed, nothing could prevent a descent CAN TI - 1113 UR HALL THIS EVENING. C. H. GOUNOD'S OPERA. FAUST. First Time in this Country. Faust Mr. Henry Herbert. Meph!tstopheles Mr. C. Bernard. Siobel Mrs. Anderson. Mamaerite Conductor. Jonghmans. And selections from D'ivorah, Trovatore, Macbeth, and numerous other Entertainments. Balcony, is Hall, Bd. Cot& is Vocalists —Messrs. George Hodson (the Irish Come dian id Mimic), and C. Marshall. The ETHIOPIANS, consisting of 17 performers (organised exprestsly 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 il allery is open from 5 till II on Sunday Evening. BAROMETER-20.95. WIN:o—E. to N.E . Heavy thunderstorms yesterday afterno sm. from Sicily at pleasure. Its guns entirely com mand the straits. The men could land under the protection of their fire, and there can be little doubt what the next step of the young monarch must be. Messina is the key of Naples, as things now stand. Every effort has therefore been made to put it in a state of defence. The garrisons from the less important places in Sicily have been brought together in it. Melazzo was defended merely because it was practically one of its outworks, and now it will be defended probably as long as it can defy the means, the skill, and the courage of the Garibaldians—or as long as the soldiers will fight for the most worthless of causes; because, the fall of Messina means the exit of the Bourbons from the laud they have cursed so long. To prevent the necessity of that step was the object of the mission of the Marquis DE LA GRECA to the Courts of London and Paris ; and the tele grams of to-day show with how little reason LA GRECA complained in the letter which Lord JOHN RUSSELL read to the House of Commons, of his Lord ship's having stated that the Marquis wished the two Governments to employ force to prevent GARIBALDI landing on the mainland. On the contrary, said LA GRECA, I only wanted them to "put pressure" on GARIBALDI. The pressure we now learn was that which certainly would have effectually pre vented GARIBALDI from crossing the straits with only his brave little Veloce for convoy. English and French men-of-war were to cruise in the straits and prevent a landing ! ! We feel a natural pride in the immediate rejection of the proposal by Lord JOHN RUSSELL ; although the Envoy could present his master's abject supplications, backed by the fact that the French Government were quite will ing to aid in saving a Bourbon. In fact, now it be comes evident that nothing French is wanted by the Italian people, the next best thing in the eyes of the French EMPERGR is to keep Italy dismem bered, and to prevent the Kingdom of Sardinia from becoming a Kingdom of Italy. May the sword of Italy and GARIBALDI frustrate his mean coun sels ! GARIBALDI has doubtless two other faults in Imperial eyes; he is completely eclipsing, as a General, all the performances of the Inaperator from the Tuilleries of last year. As achievements of military skill and courage, we have no doubt that any English commanding officer would give at once the preference to those of the popular Italian General, and would prefer the fame of GARIBALDI to that of LOUIS NAPOLEON. And perhaps the still greater fault is, that he is a real, not a sham, Liberator; that he enthusiastically longs for a free and united Italy, and that he is on the road to success. The man who halted at the Quadrilateral did not intend this. A contemporary, who speaks as if from special information, and who is not prone to impose canards on its readers, tells us that a letter is in town which professes the most earnest wish for alliance with England, and for community of objects and measures in Syria and Italy; that it gives also assurances of a frank and explicit character relative to naval and mili• tary strength; and is throughout inspired by the idea of peace and the development of the commer cial resources of France. Assurances from such a quarter are scarcely worth the paper they are written on ; but in connection with Italy, we must have the very reverse of sending frigates to prevent GARIBALDI'S crossing to the mainland. Indeed, if the EMPEROR ventured to give such an order, we sincerely hope that English men-of-war would be instructed so to place themselves that GARI BALDI'S transports could only be reached by firing through them. As to " Partant pour la Syrie" together, we must offer a few remarks soon on that subject, with the light of recent information. imeo Danaos et Bona ferentes. This time-worn quotation will naturally occur to a good many readers who ponder over the attractive synopsis of a communication received from our Imperial ally, which is given in this morning's impression of a contemporary. The organ in which it appears is usually the recipient of official intelligence, and there is consequently little reason to doubt its authenticity. We subjoin the paragraph alluded .0 : " Friendly words are always acceptable from a neighbour, especially when it is in his power to give proof of his intentions and complete our satisfaction by deeds. If we are not misinformed, a letter has jest been received in London which cannot but ensure a hearty welcome from any Englishman who may become aware of its contents. An earnest desire for our alliance, coupled with the practical request that we should work ont in Italy and in Syria an united policy, are subjects worthy of our willing attention ; especially when in the East the firm maintenance of the Ottoman Empire in its independence and integrity, and in Italy the renunciation and hindrance of all 'and any foreign intervention, are the lines of policy suggested as both judicious and desirable. " If we add to this, that we have reason to believe that assurances relative to military and naval strength, of a frank and explicit character, form a portion of this document, it will be readily admitted that we can hardly over-estimate its importance. The thought which would appear to have guided its author, and which we understand is repeatedly expressed, is the maintenance of peace throughout Europe, the development of the commercial re sources of France, and the cultivation of a good understanding and common action between the two great Western Powers." Instead of anticipating a-hearty welcome for this Imperial proposal, we apprehend that it will be regarded with a very general feeling of doubt and suspicion. An earnest desire, we are told, is ex pressed for our alliance, coupled with a practical request for our co-operation in Italy and Syria. Is the united policy to be the price of the alliance ? Or will our august Ally be equally ready with his friendship if we stand aloof from the practical exten sion of his " ideas." The conduct of the French Go vernment with respect to Italian affairs has not been altogether so free from suspicion of interested motives, so unselfish in its benevolence, that Eng land should pledge herself to abide by its projects and principles for the future. The "renunciation and hindrance of all and any foreign intervention" sounds grandiloquent enough. It may, however, possibly turn out to mean integral dissensions fostered between the different Italian States, an appeal to universal suffrage, and the departure of fresh bands of "independent " delegates to solicit annexation to the French empire. Or it may signify a check on the independent action of the English Cabinet and the freely expressed opinion of the English people. Are we fully prepared to accept the responsibility of sharing the acts of the Imperial Government, for we may be fully assured we shall have half the credit of all doubt ful proceedings, though the glory, if there be any, may remain to the promoters of pacific " ideas." Let Savoy and Sebastopol prove warnings. As'for the frank and explicit assurances about naval and military affairs, there is really nothing to be said. We do not suppose any amount of Parisian eloquence will induce us to consider the owner of Cherbourg and the ruler of an army which retains the traditions of Waterloo, as a per fectly harmless and inoffensive individual. Let him give us cause to trust that he will use his stre ngth wis e l y , not expect us to credit an asser- Una of ' weakness. We, too, are explicit on our side, E S. THEI! SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 26, "1860. No, the veil is not yet lifted from this most hor rible mystery. We have our own idea as to the course which inquiry and the search after " animus," should take, but we think it better not to express it. Like every one at first, we thought the perpetrator of the murder must be an inmate of the house. Our faith in that view is now shaken. If there was even an accomplice in the family, it was the worst that now seems likely, and that is bad enough. We particularly noticed in the sur geon's evidence that the stab through the blanket and the clothing:and into the body, was such as requited great strength to effect it. His important words are—" it must have been done with a dagger. shaped knife or carving knife, and it required very great force to make such a cut through the blanket and folded night-dress and through the side, in that way." Was such a stab likely to have been given by a young female or by any woman ?" and the only man known to have bees in the house—the father—is wholly beyond suspicion. We say no more at present in a case in which all must be at i present mere conjecture. So we are to have what we are told will be a warm "party fight," on the 6th, on the Customs duties on paper. If so, it will be the fault of the Government for committing the vulgar blunder of running their heads against a wall. Those who defend the abolition of the penny duty, now paid by foreign paper to meet the pre. hibition of the export of rags, tell us first, that we have assented to the treaty, and, therefore, our good faith requires it. To which the answer is that the treaty was passed in regard to this particular ques tion, under an honourable engagement by the French Government to modify, in a way satisfac tory to all parties, this prohibition—which modifi cation they, dishonourably, have not made, and we, therefore, cannot be asked to adhere to engagements into which we were drawn on false pretences. Next, they tell us free trade principles require it. That we deny. We are older Free-traders than our contemporary the Economist, which plies us with this argument ; but to its long and elaborate article of Saturday we reply, that " consumers" cannot reasonably ask that " producers" should be required to face the competition of Governments. English consumers have a right to take the benefit of all the natural advantages of other countries, for production ; such, for instance, as soil, climate, water-power, cheaper labour; but they have no right to benefit by the artificial advantages conferred by, other Governments on its own manufacturers; for the avowed purpose of enabling them to under sell ours. The rag prohibition is just the gift of, say one penny a pound, to French manufacturers, to enable them to undersell ours by that amount in and Hyde-park on the twenty-second of June gives an answer to the Imperial assurances. We may accept his friendly sentiments with reciprocal cour tesy, but we are much mistaken if Englishmen will again trust their security to Imperial forbearance. As for the commercial resources of France the less said the better. We have done enough for them in all conscience. Are we to be expected to make any more sacrifices at the coat of an additional income-tax ? or is this sentence introduced in order to assist Ministers over the 3tunibling-block of the Paper-duty, by hinting that "a good understand ing between the two great Western Powers" is de pendent on the sacrifice of our paper manufacturers? All the fine phrases and decorated sentiments of this communication have been expressed tons before, as doubtless they have also been to A astria, Sardinia and Switzerland, only somehow they did not pre vent Magenta and Solferino, or interfere with the rectification of frontiers. It might be hinted that finding Germany awake to the possible intentions of her friendly neighbour, and aware that English in difference was at last aroused, the benevolent protector of " peace _throughout Europe," is desir ous of regaining his old position of a trusted and valued ally. Let Lord PALMERSTON be warned, however, by his experiment of 1858. The sound sense and steady integrity of the nation will not be imposed upon by a few fine phrases. Their national instinct will prevent them from trusting their shores to the mercy of diplomatic courtesy, and their ardent sympathy for the Italian people will assuredly not content itself by carrying out the views and assisting the projects of a despotic and irresponsible potentate. With a feeling of no little relief our readers must have perused the evidence against Miss CONSTANCE KENT in our impression of Satur day. That evidence was nil. There really does not seem to have been a shadow of a reason for the Magistrates consenting to detain her in custody, much less for the needlessly cruel act of sending a girl of sixteen to a county gaol to await such stories of school gossip as might be raked up against her from the retentive memory of school mates. Now that the entire evidence is before the public, they will wonder less at the officious act of an Inspector who was sent down from London, and who thought he must do something worthy of a Metropolitan Policeman, than at the men who sat as judges, yielding to his request for a remand, and the confinement of a 'young lady in a felon's prison. The night dress is yet missing —that is the single fact. But it had been !seen, and examined on Saturday, the morning of the murder, by the family surgeon, and was remarkably clean, —what it might have been if worn for a week by a young lady sleeping alone. It had been seen by the servant, who noticed no stain on it, and placed it in the soiled clothes-basket, on the Monday after, to go with the other things to the wash—it was soon after in the custody of the washer-woman, and on the Tuesday, the latter denies that she re ceived the nightdress . ! The last dressis plainly the one which the surgeon and servant saw, but which conta - ined no evidence of guilt. Miss CONSTANCE KENT could therefore have no object in effecting its abstraction ; and, with it, the number of her dresses is correct. Bad any party an interest in abstracting it, to suggest the idea of the sister being the murderess ? Unless the dress were stolen, which is, of course, possible, though, under the cir cumstances, unaccountable, this question seems to point to the reason of its loss, and certainly sug gests the importance of the most careful inquiry, as to where, and in whose custody the basket was, up to the time of the complaint by the washer-woman, that three nightdresses were set down in the list while she had received but two. The evidence of animus, on the part of the ac cused girl, was ludicrous indeed. Every parent who has children of the same family, of which the ages vary from 10 to 16, will smile at it. All is but a picture of every-day family life, even when there are not two families. An elder girl put out with the parents petting the younger ones, and talking about it ; yet playing merrily with the petted youngster on the evening before the murder, and on the united testimony of the female servants, never evincing towards the child aught but kind and sisterly feeling. And then stories of her mother getting her a black dress when she wished for a brown one—as if such disputes between even the fondest mothers and children were not as numerous, perhaps, as families in which the mothers attend to the childrena' dress at all. England. We trust the English public is too high spirited to take cheap paper like paupers from the French Government, as if it could not afford to pay the price of unrestricted and unpatronized compe tition. Sophistry, in plenty, there may be on the 6th, but none we hope which will blind the eyes of Englishmen to the degradation of being for ever shamelessly tricked by the EMPEROR, or of wishing to have our paper to us cheapened by the French Government, not by its manufacturers. Next we are told that the French rags will soon rise to the same price as ours. Let those who use this argument go to France, and try how much it will effect there. If it be so, why then the French must be mad in desiring to retain the prohibition. But they know one of two things. Either that the price will not naturally rise, and that capital and sk ill will flow from England to France, because of the cheapness of the raw material; or that the process will be so slow that the English paper trade will be materially injured, their own substituted for it, and that then the English manufacture will not be easily restored. We look, however, at the question in a broader view. We think the entire behaviour of the French Government has been such in this affair, as renders it unworthy of us to succumb to it. Our language to it, if we have any self-respect, should be—" As soon as you fulfil the expectations you created in the House of Commons, which induced the House to pass the treaty ; as soon as you abolish the pro hibitive or export duty on rags, we will forthwith abolish the extra penny on your paper." We have now the card in our own hands, and the House of Commons would be foolish indeed to hand it over to our faithless neighbours. LATEST The following telegrams have been receive Mr. Reuter's office : PARIS, JULY 30. PARIS, JULY 29, FLORENCE, JULY 29. The Nazione of to-day contains the following in. telligence : " Garibaldi has taken Melazzo and entered Mes. sina. " The Royal troops still occupy the citade; " Baron Ricasoli has left for Turin." NAPLES, JULY 24 Sixteen persons belonging to the Court have been exiled. Numerous refugees have returned to Naples, among whom are General Ulloa and Signor Davala. The existing municipalities are to be renewed on the 6th of August next. NAPLES (via Genoa), JULY 25. The Commander Pianelli has promised to dissolve ;he foreign troops. NAPLES, JULY 27, Tranquillity has not been disturbed at Naples, NAPLES, JULY 28, The ;King has accepted the resignation of the Marquis d'Antonini, the Neapolitan Ambassador at Paris, who is to be replaced by the Commander Canofarri. Until the arrival of the latter the First Secretary will conduct the business of the Legation. MUNICH, JULY 29. The King of Bavaria will leave in a few days for Potsdam, whero he will pass 10 or 12 days with the Royal Family of Prussia. BERLIN, JULY, 21. The official Prussian Gazette contains a leading article, of which the following is a summary : "The hopes which had been entertained in refe rence to the meeting of the two Sovereigns at Top litz have not been disappointed. The approach to a better understanding between the two Cabinets has been promoted by this meeting in the manner to be desired. " The frank and friendly meeting of the two princes and their principal advisers, and the mutual exchange of their views, have brought the relative positions of the two States into a clearer light. A mutual understanding on the most intrtant ques tions of European policy has also been found to exist. It therefore became possible to arrive at the conditions of a sincere union. In this union Ger many will find fresh guarantees for her security, and may hope that in future the importance of her interests will lie heavier in the balance of pc wer in Europe. " Europe will by the Toplitz meeting obtain fresh guarantees for the maintenance of public peace and for the respect of the equilibrium." The article then points out what connection exists between the new path Austria has taken in refe rence to her interior policy and her approach to Prussia, and thus continues : " There is no doubt but that Austria will con tinue in the path upon which she has entered, and that she is resolved upon following her new policy, not only as regards religious questions, but also in reference to the different nationalities of the empire. Thus Austria will obtain a position which will in crease her strength at home and abroad." The article concludes by refuting the opinion of those who expect from the meeting at Toplitz a change in the interior policy of Prussia, and shows such a change to be impossible, from the known policy and character of both the Prince Regent and his Ministers. PARIS, JULY 29. The Marquis de la Greca was entrusted with the mission of proposing to France and England that they should direct a French and English fleet to cruise off Calabria and Naples, in order to pre vent any landing of Garibaldians. [The French Government signified to the Mar quis de la Greca its assent to this proposal. In order to obtain the adhesion of England, the Marquis do la Greca proceeded to London, and was supported by Count Persigny in placing his demand before Lord John Russell. M. Thouvenel also transmitted a note to Lord Cowley stating that France is ready to employ all necessary means for preventing Garibaldi's landing on the mainland.? Nevertheless Lord John Russell declined to accede to the proposal of the Marquis de la Greca, on ac count of the principle of non-intervention which England desires to maintain. The .lfonzteur publishes a decree augmenting the number of the officers of the general staff from 560 to 580. This decree is preceded by an explanatory statement, to the effect that the , staff is not, even in time of peace, sufficient for the necessities of the service, created by the increase of the army atten dant upon the aggrandisement of French territory. The Moniteur also publishes a correspondence from Constantinople, dated 18th inst., which states that Fuad Pasha, before leaving for Syria, sent the following message to the Marquis de Lavalette : " Tell the Ambassador that, at the risk of my * We are inclined to GA* that this intelligence is totally incorrect, GENOA, JULY 29. News received here fully confirm the entry o; Garibaldi into Messina. The Constitutionnel of to-day expresses hopes that the convention in reference to Syria will be signed to-day. Up to yesterday the Turkish Ambassador at Paris had declared to M. Thouvenel that, being without any instructions from the Porte, he could in no other way take part in the conference rela tive to European intervention in Syria than ad referendum. Yesterday (Saturday), only at 1 p.m., the Turkish Ambassador received his instructions, which were immediately communicated by him to M. Thouve nel, who thereupon convoked a second conference for to-morrow (Monday). On Friday no conference took place. PALERMO, JULY 23. The electoral committees will not enter upon their duties until the 6th of August next. The official journal contains an article express ing regrets at the hostile aggressions made in Sicily whilst negotiations are being carried on for the solution of the pending question at Turin, Paris, and London ; and notwithstanding that the Nea politan Government had given orders for the eva cuation of Sicily by the Royal troops in order to avoid the shedding of Italian blood. The same journal repeats that an alliance be tween Piedmont and Naples is necessary for the welfare of Italy. Fifteen steamers of the royal fleet have left Naples for Sicily. An ordinance has been published by the Prefect of Police against abuses of the liberty of the press. ERR MAJESTY'S TREA7RE. On Saturday night the season was brought to a close with an entertainment of varied attractions " for the benefit of Mademoiselle Titiens." The performances began with the Shadow-scene from Meyerbeer's " Pardon de Pliiermel," sung and acted to perfection by Madame Marie Cabel, the original representative of Dinorah at the Opera Comique ; the last scene of " Lucia di Lammer moor," in which Signor Giuglini gave " Fra poco" with more than ordinary passion and intensity, came next, and then followed " Oberon," with the powerful cast already described, the course of Weber's romantic opera being suspended after the second act, for the exhibition of Madame Amalia Ferraris and M. Chappuy, in the brilliant pas de deux from the French ballet of " Orfa," which has several times been received with so much favour. Signor Arditi presided in the orchestra during the operatic selections, Mr. Benedict con ducting the whole performance of " Oberon." The house was crowded to the roof, even the orchestra and the wings being obliged to contribute such space as could be afforded to numbers of persons unable to find accommodation elsewhere. On the whole, Mr. E. T. Smith's first essay as director of Her Majesty's Theatre, allowing for all the trespasses (of commission rather than omission) that may be fairly alleged against it, has been highly creditable. We heartily compliment Mr. Smith on the termination of his first campaign, and wish him success with the next. ST. JAMES'S TUBA TEE. The French season at this theatre will termi nate to-morrow evening. The complete success which has attended the performances of M. Talexy's company is equally creditable to the talents of the artists and the skill, judgment, and en terprise of the manager. It is also exceedingly gra tifying, as affording conclusive evidence that a taste for the lively vaudeville and sparkling comedies of the French stage is now extensively prevalent in London. Those elegant and intellectual entertain ments, when once genuinely relished, are endur•- in;ly attractive, and a favourable reception may now be fairly anticipated for M. Talexy's company, or any other equally efficient who shall make it a practice to visit London regularly every year at the most prosperous period of the season. Variety heightens the charm of alt descriptions of amuse ments, and the Londoners—a people of various tongues and races, and cosmopolitan in their tastes —who have shown their willingness to patronise two Italian operas, can well afford to support one French theatre. The performances this evening will be for the benefit of M. Paul Devaux, a" well-graced" actor, with whose merits the patrons, .of St. James's Theatre are fully familiar. FORTIFICATIONS. The following detail, showing the total estimated cost of the several new works proposed to be exe cuted, the sum proposed to be taken for each station for the period between the Ist of August, 1860, and the Ist of August, 1861, and also the extra sum, not provided for in Annual Estimates, required for the same period for works already sanctioned by Parliament, was published on Saturday : Proposed to Total esti- be taken for d t mae cost period be- District. works, purchase of Proposed new ' tween Aug. 1, including' tween and Aug. land. 1, 1861, in cluding pur chase of land. ------. ---- Portsmouth.. Spithead*. .... £ £ £ ... 840,000 N( . edles .......... 150,000 Isle of Wight .... 130,000 .• • • 580,000 l'ortsdown t ... 650,000 Gosport Advance. 150,000 1 Plymouth.... Sea defence s 375,00 0,920,000 Staddon - heights 200,000 . Maker - heights N.-East defences/ 600,000 1,920,000 Pembroke.... Baysto southward 100,000 60,000 j - Work atScoveston 120,000 "• • 220000 Thames Four batte r i es .'.. 180, , 000 60,000 Sea defence s & .. Medway and works in front Sheerness of Mil e-town§.. .. 350,000 100,000 Chatham 1 W ork in front of Dover Castle, & other improvements. .. 170,000 50,000 Cork byCommission era .. 120,000 30, 0 00 Central Ar- 1 For purch ase o f a .. senal .... j site 150,000 150,000 Total 4,960,000 1,635,000 Say 350,000 For works already sa nc ti one d b y Parliamentil. Grand total rec vided in Esti] quired, irrespective of sum pro [mates 1860-61 2,000,000 * Omitting "Spit " and "intermediate " works. f It is proposed to omit the three "minor works" proposed by the Commissioners on Portsdown, and it is only proposed to construct one work on the Gosport Advance Line. j It is only proposed to execute four works on the north east side of Plymouth--viz., those at Catdown, at Lipsom, at Mount View, and St. Budeaux. § It is proposed to place works immediatelyin front of Mile town, Sheerness, instead of the advanced works proposed by the Commissioners. II Viz.—Portsmouth Plymouth Pembroke Portland. Dover . £150,0 00 . 75,000 . 55,000 . 30,000 . 40,000 Total • • - . .. £350,000 SIDNEY HERBERT. War-office, Yuly 26. The Earl and Countess of Derby and Lady Emma Stanley returned to St. James's-square on Saturday, from visiting the Duke and Duchess of Richmond at Goodwood during the races. The Earl of Aberdeen has left Argyll House for Haddo House, near Aberdeen. The noble earl is in excel lent bodily health, but still retains great weakness in his legs. DESTRUCTION OF Two HOUSES IN PIMLICO.—In Sutherlan I-street, Pimlico, two houses—four stories liigh —were struck with lightning on Saturday night, about 8 o'clock, and although at the time it was not anticipated any serious damage had resulted, subsequent events established the fact that the electric fluid had shaken the houseso the foundation. About 1 o'clock yesterday morning the neigh bourhood was aroused by suddenly hearing a fearful crash, followed by two others less violent. A number of the in habitants rushed from their beds into the street, and it was soon discovered that two newly-erected houses in Suther land-street had fallen into a heap of ruins. The front walls, more than usually substantial for private houses, had fallen inwards, dragging with them the back walls, and thewhole presented a compl ete mass of ruins. Had the premises been inhabited the loss of life must have been very great, and the occurrence, as may naturally be supposed, created consider able alarm in the neighbourhood. This was increased to a great degree last evening duyino. the storm which th en raged, when it was rumoured that b a similar occurrence, at tended with more serious consequences, had taken place near the same spot. Crowds of people hurried to the place, but fortunately the rumour was unfounded. The two houses in question were totally destroyed, life, I shall wash out the stain upon the honour of our army, and that the soldiers will also do their duty." ROME (via Marseilles), JULY 24. The Pope has decided upon not quitting Rome. Bills have been posted up announcing the ap proaching outbreak of a revolution. FRANCE. A nephew of Prince Demidoff has just opened a "Napoleonic" museum at the island of Elba. It consists exclusively of furniture, clothes, and jewel lery having belonged to Napoleon I. There is also a curious autograph written by General Bonaparte to Telma, the actor, at a time when the former was vegetating in poverty in Paris. It runs thus : " I have fought like a lion for the Republic, my good friend Talma, and, as a reward, she lets me starve ; that wretch Aubry leaves me on the pave ment when he might make something of me. I feel myself more than a match for such generals as Santerre and Rossignoll, and they won't find a corner in Vendee, or elsewhere, to employ me. You, indeed, are fortunate ! Two hours on the boards put you face to face with the public that dispenses fame. We, soldiers, must purchase glory at ajligher price, on a larger stage, which we are not always permitted to ascend. Do not, then, regret your position ; remain on your stage. Who knows whether I shall ever appear on mine again ? " I saw Monvel (another actor) yesterday. He is a true friend. Barras makes long promises. Will he keep them ? That much I doubt. lam reduced to my last farthing. Have you a few francs (quelques ecues) at my service ? I won't refuse them, and promise repayment out of the first kingdom I may conquer. My friend, how happy were the heros of Ariosto. They did not depend on a Minister of War. Adieu.—Yours, " BONAPARTE." Together with this curious document is another, which showed that Citizen Talma had lent quelques ecues to Citoyen and Citoyenne Bonaparte—in the shape of a " writ" for its recovery, delivered to Citoyenne Bonaparte by " Citoyen" Ledorix, a bailiff, Eheu! BOURSE, July 28.—The market has been heavy, owing to the arival' of the English funds with a slight fall, but prices have not receded. Threes, which opened at 68f 30c, are now at 58f 25c; Mo bilier, 685 f ; Orleans, 1,368 f 75c ; Northers, 957 f 50c ; Lyons, 886 f 25c; Lombard, 498 f 75c; and Austrian, 503 f 75c. The following were the last quotations : 4f per per Cents ... 97 35 Credit Fonder B7B 75 Do end month.— . 97 50 1 Belgian 4f — 3 per Cents Do. end month 6B —1 Roman Bank Shares . . 2810 "Austrian SO 60 — 1 .. Credit Mobilier.... 687 50; Spanish Threes 47 75 Do. Account 687 50 i Home Debt .. 471 EXPLORING.THII AMOOR. Some geographers say that the Onon must be co iesidered the source of the Amoor, which, when united i with the Ingoda, forms the Shilka. But lam inclined to give the Keroulun the honour of being parent to this great river of Asia. The same opinion is held by many eminent mining engineers, who have lived long in Nertchinsk, P aid have thoroughly explored the country. The Kerou luxe and Argoun have a course of about 1,000 miles, whtireas the course of the Onon and Shilka does not exceed 7iio utile& It was on the bank of the Keroulun that Geugb in first sail the light ; many historical events are associated with its name, and great battles have been fought in the valleys. From 1689 to 1854, the junction of the Art oun and Shilka was the most easterly point of the Rune tn empire, in the region of the Amoor. But during all this period ca 165 years the frontier Cossackswere constantly pe no trating into the country on the north of the Amoor; a in& man I wild stories have been handed down of the cent :ate thene hardy hunters had with the Manjour race. Besid tee whin h) many convicts have escaped from the mines and' Ideseend ea the Amoor, only to be captured by the people on its banks. An exile escaped this way, and succeeded in pas: ti ng all the Chinese pests in a canoe or small boat, by keep ing to the north side of the river. He lived on the prodie ce of his rifle, enduring great hardships, and finally rem/ shod the mouth of the Amoor, in the hope of. getting awa3 r igri some vessel. In this he was disappointed, and, after all .chane?, of escape had vanished, started on hi s return. He fen, in with a party of Tcungouz sa bl e h u - a t e . re , and spent the hunting season with them. A fte. r which they crossed the country to the upper part of the Z ;eye, and ultimately brought him to one of the fairs atten des 1 by the Cossacks. He was recognised by his countr3 rm en, and carried back to the mines of Nertchinsk, after .ID absence of more than eighteen months. The information which he had acquired was ) a onsidered of so much value that the chief got his sentence . remitted, on condition of his taking another journey to g air more knowledge of the region. At the season of the yi irmak he was provided with powder, lead, and a few other necee' series, and accompanied the Cossacks to the fail in the hope of meeting his old companions, the Toungoui 5. Thel were there, delighted to see him, and he having 1 ieen pro' vided with a packet of powder for each man, was a gain ad mitted as a brother, and invited to accompany them to hunt the sable. At the end of three days the fair 1~ troke up) when he said goodbye to his countrymen, and atm t ted with the Toungous on their homeward journey. Thin time 11 e acquired a knowledge of the southern side of the "1 trablonoll and discovered a short route to the sable hunting gro und, far down towards the mouth of the Amoor. ing /pent another season sable hunting, he returned with hip comps: nions to the fair, and then to the Zavod, bringiJ eg much valuable information about the different people 4 lwellin( on the banks of the Amoor, and o p ene d u p a rose into a valuable fur-pe oducing country. This e W Bl sent a third time with instructions to penetrate into the regions on the south side of the Amoor during ti he sable' hunting season, and return in time to accomp any the Toungouz to the fair. They, however, arrived, bu the was not with them, nor was he ever heard of afterward Is. After him several convicts escaped down the river, be it no one returned to tell his story, and it is supposed that t hey were killed. In 1848 it was decided to explore the Ame or, when an officer, with four Cossacks, were sent in the a pring of that year on an expedition down the river in a boat t. The, were armed and provisioned, and it was hoped I that this small party might be permitted to pass unmoleat ed. He also carried instruments for making observations , a tele' scope, and a quantity of gold coin. It was well lent iwn thet a great jealousy existed among the Chinese aetti tiorities that they always endeavoured to stop the Coss a, As pa' suing game into their territory, and it was only t: he dread of their deadly rifles that enabled them to est sa pe from superior numbers. The officer was instructed to avoid coining in contact with the authorities if possibt le ; to es' amine their towns and villages from a distance, but not to enter them. He was desired to conciliate the peopl e on eeerl opportunity, and he carried various articles for pr eefents. It was expected that this party would accomplish thi 3 object.), if permitted to proceed, in about nine months, and 11 stopped, that they would speedily return. Time passed on, and nine months had elapsed ; but there were no tidings of the officer and his men. Du ring the winter the Cossacks inquired from all the Orotch one who attended the fairs, if these men had been seen, bu t no one could give any tidings about them. The Toungo az sable hunters were promised a reward if they could find -them, or learn if they were detained by the Chinese; but sill efforts proved fruitless. In 1852 an application was mad eby the governor of Kiachta, to the Chinese governor in OnegeY stating that an officer and four men had deserted, k carrying away with them a large sum in gold and aevera 1 instill' merits ; that they had descended the Amoor, ant 1 it wad believed that they had be en captured by the Chinese officers and were detained in one of the towns. If • sot the Russian Government desired that they should be gIICII 11 . Pt either at Kiachta, or at any of the ports on the frontier. This produced no results, and I have good reason to , be lieve that they have 12ever been heard of. The Governor-Oeneecd of Oriental Siberia determined to explore the Amoor, and in 1854 a great expedition was Or ganised by him for that ot:leet. It was on such a sca le that the Chinese could neithe; check his progress nor pro' vent him taking possessiet'l of the north bank of the river. In loss than six we e ks ~4 1 r whole of thi s vas t r egion, including the country between tese Amoor and the Russian frontier to the north of Yablonoi, Vad changed ma sters ; it had now fallen into strong hands, an,l before the end of the year the entire Chinese army could not have disk dged the small body of Cossacks placed in positice.t. Gene: - al Mott ravieff had seized on all the points whi c h NS keen eye told him were necessary for the security of the nelw acqiu sition. Russia hes now got possession of the great \Neter- course, and the only one through which access from the sea to the vast plains and mountain districts of Central Asia tun be attained—the Lena, the Yenissey, and the Ob being sealed in the Arctic Ocean. This is a great water-way, exte tiding more than 2,000 miles into the eastern portion of th e em pire with its outlet into the Pacific. It will also open I lip a water communication into the vast region bordering ton the Sea of Japan, and up to the great deserts of Gobi. It is the commencement of a new era for Siberia ; foreign produce will flow in by this channel, and Siberian products will pass through it to the ocean, and thence to other nations. Many of the resources of the country that have Fong lain dormant will now be sailed into active operation, a nd an intlustrious and intelligent population will spring up where ignorance and indolence have long held sway." Some idea of the extent of this increase to the already vast territory of Russia may be gained, when the reader is informed that it stretches from 44 deg. to 53 deg. N. lat., from 51 to 143 E. long., comprising both an arctic and tropical temperature, vast mineral wealth, inexhaustible herds of horse and cattle and sheep. and peopled by bold, intelligent inhabitants. The Amoor is the artery of this fine country, the only high road to the sea, its connecting link with the , world. The long winter at its mouth is a great drawback, there being only five months in the year when it is open for navigation, for although the river runs through a temperate country it turns short up to the north before it de bouches into the Strait of Tartary, between! lat. 53 deg. and 55 deg. Castries Bay will even tually become the port of this noble river. It lies considerably to the south of Nicolasofsk, and the ice only lasts for three months. The river here runs beside a lake, which almost reaches to the coast, from which a canal might be cut, or other means of communication opened. Notwithstanding that Russia is to some extent even yet an uncivilised nation, as the traveller will find when he has pene trated any considerable distance into the interior, still the Government is always active at head quarters, and contrives in general to obtain effi cient agents in the remoter districts. The deve lopment of the mineral resources of the north-east are as yet but in their infancy, and a consider.. able time must elapse before civilisation and science will enable the inhabitants of this wealthy district to shake off the trammels of ignorance and supersti tion. Mr. Atkinson has done great good in thi s cause both by his former work on Siberia, and i n this, his more extensive history of the Amoor7river and country,by relatinghis own personal experiences and convictions. This volume is of the more value since it is the only one at present in our possession, in which the author is independent of foreign aid and biassed native historians, and although he has collected many na tionallecal tradition s , h e h as tran scribed them not as a history but for the purpose of showing the cha r act e r of the people to whom th e y Mr. Atkisson has c on t r i ve d to b e on most terms with the Im per i a l G overnment, and f b r e i l e o n n d g l y . has had carte blanche for all his proceedings, a favour not often extended to foreigners by that irrespon sible and despotic Government. This favour has not, however, influenced his remarks on Rus s i an administration, with which he, in many instances, finds considerable i f au l t. The narrative of his ad ventures s highly interesting, and while imparting valuable information, the author contrives to keep up a , separat e i nterest i n h i mself and his companions. The following mode of concocting literally a dish of tea is, we think, new to most English readers : ERICK TEA. Soon a large bowl of brick tea was handed to me. As this is a beverage not generally known to the ladies of England, it may be useful to tell them bow it is concocted. Brick tea is a solid mass, about eleven inches long, six inches wide, and one and a-half inches thick, and is made from the gatherings and the refuse of the tea crop. Instead of the leaves and stalks being dried, they are made wet, mixed with bullock's blood, and pressed into a mould, when the mass becomes more solid than a brick. When it is used, a man takes an axe and chops off some Ismail pieces ; these are bruised between two stones, rubbed in the hands, and then thrown into the cauldron. A bowl of " smitanks" (sour clotted cream) is added, with a little salt, and a hand ful of millet meal ; these ingredients are boiled for half-an hour, and then served up hot. Before handing it to the guests, small portions are taken out of the cauldron with a spoon, and thrown to the four winds, as an offering to the gods. I cannot say that the beverage is either bad or par. ticularly glean, still hunger has often caused me to make a very good meal of it; but I think it is rather tea soup than tea." The Kirshii, or inhabitants of the mountain RALLWATS. Cash. Account. Orleans Northern Now ditto B7O .. 875 Lyons and Mediterranean .887 50 .. 886 25 Geneva Southern 502 60 .. 503 75 Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lombard AMERICA. QUEENSTOWN, JULY 30, The Royal mail steamship Etna, Capt. Anderson, from New York on the 19th inst., has arrived here. She brings 214,000 dols. in specie for England. The Canada and Teutonia had arrived out. 10,000 persons visited the Great Eastern on the 18th inst. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, JULY 19 (EVENING). Money steady. Stocks excited ; New York Centrals, 83ts-, to 831 ; Erie, 23; to 24 ; Illinois, 698 to 70. Cotton, quiet and unchanged; sales to 500 bales. Breadstuffs, heavy and cheaper; sales of flour, 14,000 barrels. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. A motion was brought forward for the separation of the Eastern and Western Provinces, on the part of the Eastern Province, but lost by a majority of 29 to 14, and it appeared to be generally believed that a large majority of the Eastern Province colonists had no wish whatever for such a separa tion. The Colonial Secretary read a letter from the Home Government, which intimated that if such a separation was ever granted, a share of the cost of the maintenance of her Majesty's troops on the frontier must be borne by that province. The Census Bill was rejected in the Upper House on the ground of expense. A liberal marriage law has been passed, which provides for valid marriages being contracted among the large Mahomedan population at the Cape. In church matters the voluntary principle is gaining ground ; the annual motion proposing the withdrawal of all state grants for ecclesiastical pur poses, the interests of present incumbents being duly protected, was again brought forward. The votes last year wen, 11 to 27, this year they were 16 to 22. A committee of the house had reported favour ably on the prosecution of the breakwater, and there was no doubt but that their recommendation would be adopted. It was hoped that Prince Alfred would lay the foundation stone. There was no news from Dr. Livingstone; The measles had spread very widely throughor Cape Town, especially about the higher portion. • BERWICK ELECTION COMMISSION.—The com missioners appointed to inquire into the alleged electoral corruption in Berwick. on-Tweed commence their sittings this (Monday) morning, in the old border town. But, if a general rumour is to be believed, there is a pretty good un derstanding among political parties in the borough to pre vent, if possible, any unpleasant disclosures. FATAL ACCIDENT FROM LIGHTNING.—One of the most violent thunderstorms ever experienced at Wind sor passed over the neighbourhood of Windsor and Slough on Saturday afternoon, causing a considerable amount of damage, and, we regret to add, a loss of life. During the whale of the morning the atmosphere was exceedingly op pressive, and the air charged to a considerable extent with electricity. About two o'clock the most violent peals of thunder were heard, resembling the discharge of salvoes of artillery, accompanied by the most vivid ftashes of lightning and torrents of rain. This continued for about an hour without the slightest intermission. About half past 3 o'clock the lightning strucka labourernamed Joseph whole .I‘i e Langley r cantarenlld,tßhraeyelishForasrmes ,anteawrowrkinindaaor,fikeldidlelcibaeeagl at -c :iI Nvgh the of them instantly. From an examination opftshaegbe to sed bodies of the deceased and horses after the oc currence it was evident earth thatthe a f s o m r c o e s oft terrific, the e rri electric fic, the currenthat worn n b i y t s as time being torn to shreds and scattered about, while the whole of the upper portion of the body was frightfully in jured. The three horses, which were valued at upwards of £lOO, did not appear to have suffered any serious external injuries, although they were struck down and killed in stantly. The same afternoon the lightning tore down the electric telegraph on the Great Western Railway, near Slough, the wires being bent and twisted in an extraordi nary manner, the telegr in a thf p a h en i t c ry cou rse, intercepted. At Windsor the lightning injured the e s u t e n e g t roof The o f storm a portion t i r o a n i n o of lastedthe doing great damage to the wheat over a dis trict. tiunr considerabledBahyeeetv tricti whole b rro afe communication sk as being, of PLYMOUTH, SUNDAY. The Union Company's royal mail steamer Colt, Captain Robert Brown, arrived here this morning from Table Bay, June 21 ; St. Helena, July 1; Ascension, sth ; and landed the usual mails, which were forwarded to London by the mid-day train. She brings 39 passengers, among whom are Colonel Smythe, D.Q.G. ; Captain Frazer, R.N., of the Dockyard at the Cape ; Mr. H. Hall, Royal En gineers' Department; and the French and Austrian Vice-Consuls for Port Elizabeth. Her cargo in cludes 123 pipes and 5 hhds. of wine. At the Cape preparations were still being made for the reception of Prince Alfred and Sir George Grey, who were daily expected. On the evening of the arrival of the Prince Cape Town was to be illuminated. The Cape Parliament was still sitting, and discussing the question of responsible govern ment. All the leading members of the hou.se spoke, and voted in favour of its introduction with the least possible delay, the Attorney-General and Colonial Secretary supporting the same opinion. On a division the proposal was, however, nega tived by a majority of 20 to 18, who resolved that no alteration should be made in the present form of the constitution of the colony without an appeal' being made to the colonists. LITERATURE. Iravels in the .4. 7 ?egions of the Upper aria lower A moor and Russl'an Acquisitions on the Confines of China. By Thoma.,l William Atkinson, F.G.R.S., F.G.S. Hurst and Blackett. A false idea is generally entertained of the cha racter of Siberia; most people consider the name to be synonymous with a penal settlemetrt, in fact, a Russian Botany Bay, a laud of eterja a l frost where political offenders and viii sins of every dye are sent to expiate their crimes And furnish the Royal Mint with mineral wealth. A closer in f.pection, however, reveals rich valleyks and' fertile plains, only occasionally varied by arid deserts. To the south extends the rich valley of the A moor, which is, in fact, the northern boundary of the Celestial Empire, to which it lately belonired. The Russians have for upwards of one hundred and sixty years been gradually encroaching on this country, but it was not until the year ISo - 4 that the grand stroke was made.