The Sun. — London, England, 1858-08-20 00:00:00

JOUVIN and CO.'S (Porte St. Denis, Paris) PATENT GLOVES, Medallle d'Or.—Wholesale Depot, 166, Piccadilly.-3s. 6d. per pair for either ladies or gentlemen. No dif ference by the dozen. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Under the Management of Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING will be presented Shakspere's Play of THE MERCHANT OF VENICE : Shylock, by Mr. C. Kean ; Portia, by Mrs. C. Kean. Preceded by the Farce of DYING FOR LOVE. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborough. THIS EVENING, the Comedy of COURT FAVOUR: supported by Messrs. Emery, Belford, Poynter, Turner,3li-ses M. Wilton, Hughes, and Mrs. C. Melville. After which, HUNTING A TURTLE: by Messrs. Belford, Burt, Turner, J. Clarke, and Miss M. Wilton. To conclude with RAISING THE WIND: by Messrs. Belford, Turner, J. Clarke, Mrs. C. Melville, and Miss E. Wilton. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminste r-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The following company of Vo calists are engaged for the performance of Seleetions from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS , CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, &c., viz.:—Miss Russell, Mrs. Badsey, Jiias Bruaell, Miss Ray, Madam- Bartoletti, Miss Montague, Mrs. Lawrence, and Mrs. Anderson Merr F. Jonghmans, Mr. Henshaw, S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling enor Antonio, E. L. lime, Mr. Badzey, Senor Tiroli, Mr. Cozens. Mr. Uell, Mr. Barnard, and Mr. St. Albyn. Mr. John G. Forde and E. W. Mackney. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks ; laarmonium: Mr. Courtnay ; Director, Herr P. Joughmans. Commence at seven 'clock precisely. Suppers, &c., until twelve o'clock. THE WEATHER—SIIN OFFICE, AUGUST 20. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 75—higbest since noon yesterday. 62—lowest this morning and during the night. 67—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 29.87. WIND, North-Westerly; fresh and squally, with cloudy weather, and some rain in the morning. The bombardment of Jeddah is a thing accom. plished. So was the infernal massacre by which i was provoked. It is now disingenuously main tained by the systematic enemies of the Government that the condign punishment just inflicted upon tip city which was the scene of these cruel and das tardly assassinations is, in a manner, unjustifiable. Either, says the Times, we ought to have wreaked our vengeance upon Jeddah sooner or not at all. A bombardment of the place while yet reeking with the warm blood of the /murdered Christians would, according to our contemporary, have been " a most intelligible and justifiable proceeding." Had Captain PULLEN, it observes, turned the gun , of the Cyclops on the lair of those de testable cut-throats, at the very time when their hands were steeped in the bloody evidences of their guilt, he would have been sup ported in so doing by the sympathy of every civi lized community. But now—and so fortb. The argument, we insist, is from first to last; altogether untenable. If every sea-captain had the right of de claring war upon the instant, at his own free will and pleasure, the country would, indeed, be liable to perpetual embroilment. What Captain PULLEN did in the instance of Jeddah is precisely the very thing he ought in reason, and loyalty, and humanity to have endeavoured to accomplish. With the boats of the Cyclops he contrived to secure the escape from the scene of the massacre of those who must have perished with their companionsbut for his most timely assistance Having done all he could do at the period when the crime was actually perpetrated, Captain PULLEN drew off the Cyclops from before Jeddah, and tarried for instructions as to his next proceedings—instruc tions for which be was in duty bound to wait from the supreme authority of the Home Government. Those instructions he has received. Upon those in structions he has acted. Jeddah has been visited again by the Cyclops. Captain PuLrAsr, strength ened, or rather empowered by authority from home, sends in a despatch to the Kaimakan. That document announces, distinctly and explicitly, that unless, within thirty-six hours, a satisfactory answer were given to his requisition, the town would, at the end of those thirty-six hours, be bombarded. And the demand submitted to Jeddah under the pressure of this alternative? It is simply the punish ment of the murderers. That punishment has pre viously been demanded by her Britannic Majesty's Government from the supreme authority at Con stantinople. The Ottoman Porte has responded to the appeal in terms befitting an ally for whom we have spilt our best blood like water upon the plateau before Sebastopol. The matter is promised to be inquired into. A Commission of Inquiry is organised, and instructed to proceed to Jeddah, for the purpose of bringing the assassins up to judgment. But time goes by—the Commission does not make its appearance at its proposed destina tion—the criminals are at large—the crime is unex piated. And all the while the blood of the victims is crying aloud to Heaven for Vengeance ! Our Government in this matter has not acted in any one particular precipitately. It has proceeded throughout, on the contrary, with all possible deli beration. Its first appeal is made to Constanti nople. That appeal is only in words responded to. In act it is not responded to at all. Then, but not till then, her MAJESTY'S steamer Cyclops is ordered to proceed without further delay to Jeddah—to de mand the punishment of the assassins, a punishment only too long delayed—and then, but then only, in case of refusal, or apathy, or evasion, to bombard the place. Well—they hare bombarded it. But they have commenced doing so only after waiting patiently the whole time stipulated. The first reply received by Captain PULLEN from Jeddah is to the effect that the Governor of the town, lIAMIK DACHA, is at Mecca. The next reply shows that the Pacha's absence really made very little difference. When he comes there — his intimation to the captain of the Cyclops amounts merely to this : that he possesses no power of life and death, and that therefore the assassins (whom he has in the meantime at last had arrested) cannot possiby be executed until the arrival of the Special Commissioner from Constantinople. So !—the Special Commissioner has not arrived from Constan tinople—the murderers are not punished—the crime is not expiated—and, as a matter of course, Jeddah is thereupon bombarded and rebombarded. At length, after the renewal of the bombardment on the sth instant—upon that same day the long expected Ismail. PA CHA, the Special Commissioner, really does at last make his appearance, accompanied by 480 Egyptians. On the following morning (the 6th of August, 1858) eleven of the murderers are publicly executed in sight of the town and shipping, and four of their accomplices are sent off to Constantinople. And so the matter has at length terminated—certainly with no discredit, rather it should be said in a manner reflecting the highest honour upon the Captain of the Cyclops, and upon those who gave him authority—her Britannic MAJESTY'S Government. The Times still rages at the report of the Bank Committee. The disciples of Lord OVERSTONE fan cied that report would have been decisive in their favour: that it would deprive the monetary reformers of every foundation for their opinions. The Corn mittee men had been very carefully selected. A num ber of gentlemen, who had " passed the financial chair," and all of whom were committed on the point, were nominated. A few waverers, who, al though not admirers of the Act of 1844, were still thorough-going bullionists, regarding "convertibility" as the one thing needful in pecuniary matters, and a few independent men like Messrs. SPOONER and CATLET, were also included in the list to give an appearance of fair play, but they were invariably overruled on every im portant question—Sir CHARLES WooD and Sir G. C. LEWIS had it completely their own way on every important point, from the selection of witnesses to the deciding on the weight that should be attached to their evidence, and the publication of their own peculiar views whenever they think proper to give expression thereto. But they are exceedingly unwilling to commit themselves by an express approv a l o f t h e A c t . Th ey will not march through Coventry with Sir R. PEEL, Lord OVERSTONE, and their servile disciples. Although desirous of sustaining the Acts of 1844 and 1845, they do so rather by kr, l 4 Y (1, 11111W14 AWV =71%7; 1 ' w -4111hic a \ 4— '44e ar ll ll F -1 4 44 . I k-- 1 * AVit Ar • ••, • THE SUN. THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1858. cation than direct argument. They give all that was put forward in its favour, but suppress what was uttered against it, although in so doing they withhold the views of such men as Messrs. NEWMARCII, JOHN MILL, WEGUELIN, and others, who expressed opinions unfavourable to the restric tive provisions of the act. Even the Times itself is indignant at this manifest partiality. It is unwilling even to win by such means, knowing the great power given to the opponents of the law by such questionable and partial proceedings. The Times, after explaining how the Committee had " broken down their own rule," declared that it expected, and not unreasonably, that the Com mittee would have done even-handed justice, and, as they have stated the arguments in in favour of the present law, that they would have given the views of Mr. NEWMARCH, Mr. JOHN MILL, and Mr. WEGUELIN in the contrary direction;" empha tically adding, " This, however, is not done, and we profess ourselves utterly unable to understand for what purpose this partial view of the evidence is introduced." We fully agree with the Times on (this part of the subject. It is manifest that there was unfair play, with the object of bolstering up and sustaining the )bjectionahle system, and that the members of the Committee favourable thereto shrink from openly avowing their convictions. They know, as the Times declares, that the mischievous theory is not carried out by the Act, and never will be, until the issue of any amount of notes against securities is altogether abolished ; while in the Act the issue department of the Bank of England remains in existence, and private and joint-stock banks are per mitted to issue notes to a certain amount without any guarantee whatsoever for their liquida tion, we concur with our contemporary in saying, "if the theory is right, the act is right—if the theory is wrong, the act is wrong." Therefore the Corn , mittee, who, being appointed to inquire into the ►peration of the 1 Lw, evaded the consideration of the theory, clearly disregarded their paramount duty. ['heir report must be set aside as completely value !ess, and Mr. DISRAELI will be compelled to legislate without reference thereto. All parties seem to have agreed on one point, vie., that the issue department should be withdrawn from the Bank of England, and that it should de volve on a really National Bank. The making of money, or, more properly speaking, the consti tuting a legal tender, is one of the most unquestion able of the Royal prerogatives. It should not be given away without a full and fair equivalent, and it seems too absurd that the national exchequer should be called on to pay large sums for the advance of notes issued by their authority, and which they might just as well issue on their own account. If the abolition of the issue department of the Old Lady, and the substitution of one by the State, were the only amelioration that could be obtained, it would be well worth having. The issue of £20,000,000 of Exchequer notes of small and con venient denominations, as advanced by Mr. TWELLS in his admirable evidence, would ensure the happi ness and prosperity of the working classes, by giving that great desideratum, " a fair day's wages for a fair day's work." These notes should not be convertible into bullion, but by being made receivable in 1 taxation they would always be acceptable, 1 and possess the purchasing power which gives value to every instrument of exchange. There could be no fluctuation in their value, for they would not, under any circumstance, be exported. No matter what might be the foreign demand, they would answer every domestic purpose, and save the great body of the people from suffering severely in consequence of matters wholly beyond their own control. The hard calculators, who expect to realise exorbitant profits in a crisis, will be i dissatisfied at being deprived of their unholy gains ; but the people will bless those who have endea voured, to the best of their power, to promote the interest of the industrial community, by giving them a circulating medium adequate to their wants and exigencies. THE QUEEN TN GERMANY Her Majesty continues in excellent health at Potsdam. There was no further telegraphic news yesterday referring to the movements of the royal party. CIVIL SERVICE OF INDIA. The following are the selected candidates, out of 67 com petitors, at the recent examination for appointments in the civil service of India, held under the superintendence of the Civil Service Commissioners : J. Geoghegan Trinity College, Dublin. T. F. W. Smith W. Tyrrell 11. L. P. Wynne Oriel College, Oxford. Hugh Morris Edinburgh University. D. Fitzpatrick Trinity College, Dublin. C. W. P. Watts University College, Oxford. C. G. Sperling Merton College, Oxford. D. M. Gardner Brasenose College, Oxford. C. J. Powlett Wadham College, Oxford. E. H. Whinfield Magdalen College, Oxford. W. C. Eades Trinity College, Dublin. J. Ward Caius College, Cambridge. A. Brown Queen's College, Oxford. J. S. Armstrong Trinity College, Dublin. H. J. Macdonald Corpus Christi College, Oxford. H. M. Birdwood St. Peter's College, Cambridge. A. M. Macregor Trinity Hall, Cambridge. F. Jones King's College, London. J. F. K. Hewitt ...... Christ Church, Oxford. Civil Service Commission, Aug. 19. The Duke and Duchess of Hamilton will leave Hamilton Palace early next week fur Brod.•ick Castle, in Vie Isle of Arran, where the noble duke inteads to receive a shooting party. The Duke of Richmond's party have had excel lent sport since the cammencement of grouse shooting on his Scottish moors. The circle assembled there comprise Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, the Earl of March, the Earl of Coventry, Lord A. Gordon Lennox, Col. Jebb, Col. Napier, and Mr. Cox. The Duchess (Dow.) of Beaufort and the Ladies Somerset are at present making a tour of ♦isits in Scotland. The Marquis of Lansdowne arrived at Lansdowne House on Wednesday, from Bowood, Wiltshire. The Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry are making a tour in Germany, and will not return to this country until the latter end of next month. The Marquis and Marchioness of Breadalbane are expected in town in a few days, from the Continent. The Marquis and Marchioness of Kildare, after visiting Lord and Lady Blantyre, at Erskine House, N. 8., have proceeded to Inverary Castle, Argyllshire, on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Argyll. The Marchioness (Frances Anne) of Londonderry has arrived at Garron Tower, her beautiful scat in the north of Ireland, from Wynyard Park. The Earl of Cardigan has returned to town from Deane Park, Northamptonshire. The Earl and Countess of Ellesmere and the youthful Visceunt Brackley arc making a tour of visits in Scotland. Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston arrived at Cambridge House yesterday. The noble viscount and viscountess will leave in a few days for Paris. Lord Willoughby de Broke will leave Royston Lodge, Newbridge, to-day for his seat, Compton Verney, Warwickshire. Lord and Lady Cremorne have arrived at Cla ridge's Hotel from a tour on the Continent. Lord and Lady Elcho left town last week for Scotland. Col. and Baroness North left town a few days since for Wroxton Abbey, Oxfordshire. Sir George Grey arrived at Invermark at the close of last week, to join Lord Panmure's party, assembled there for grouse shooting, from Fallodon, Northumberland. ._... _ The Speaker and Lady Charlotte Denison left Ossington Hall, Notts, last week, to make a series of visits during the shooting season, in Scotland. The Count and Countess Alexander Strogonoff have left the Clarendon for Shanklin, Isle of Wight. Monsieur de Novossiltzoff, Secretary to the Russian Embassy at Vienna, has left the Clarendon for the Isle of Wight. BRUNSWICK 110rm..--7Arrival i T i., The Earl and Coun .. a Lad l y ion. Berkeley Nugent and Noel, l e .r s o s m o f „l S To tr x a h tl a b i r i s p k a e r , k f . romj e l p e i n r h tu a r tu s es Miss Nugent. The Turkish Ambassador had an interview the Earl of Derby y esterda y . The American lkliuis with e r had a lso an interview wi th the noble earl at his official residence'ad in D o wning-street. Col. Moody had an interview with Sir E. Bulwer Lytton yesterday at the Colonial-office. Despatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial - office to the Governors of Hong Kong, Malta, Mauritius, and Labuan. REVISION OF THE LISTS OF VOTERS. —To-day is the last day for making claims to be on lists of veters for boroughs. MAILS FOR VANCOUVER'S ISLAND.—The Post master-General gave notice yesterday that ship mails for Vancouver's Island will be made up in the General Post office, to be conveyed by ships which are appointed to sail the 25th, 26 b, 28th, and 30th of this month. CROSSED CHEQUES.—A banker says :—" Notwith standing all that you say ab.'ut crossed cheques, I maintain that when a cheque is properly crossed it cannot be oblite rated, except through the fault or negligence of the person crossing it. If the crossing is made with strong transverse lines, it cannot be erased without mutilating the cheque; but I have seen many crossed cheques where the crossing was not observable without special examination, and in such cases it could, of course, be easily erased so as to avoid de ection." THE AGAPEMONE,—The funeral of Miss Nottidge took place on Saturday, when her mortal remains were given up from the Agapemone to be consigned by her friends to their last res'ing-place. It will be remembered hat this lady, whose life has been characterised by such infatuation, fist became connected with the Agapemone some years ago, at Weymouth, while on a visit to that watering-place. It is said that she contributed to the funds of the abode a fortune of £6,000 ; and to such an ex tent did her strange views reach, that her brother instituted a commission of lunacy to judge of her sanity and the validity of her notions. The unfortunate lady died at the age of 51, after suffering from madness for some days previously. The hody of the deceased was removed from the Agapemone to the farm of the Agapernonites, at Chelton Trivett, to await the funeral rites. The corpse from that place was transferred to her sorrowing friends, and interred at Charlinch Perish Church.— Sherborne Journal. WRECK AND LOSS OF LIFE IN THE BAY OF BISCAY. —As the Santander Bilboa, a steamer which plies between Santander and Bilboa, was four mornings ago proceeding from the former to the latter place, with 75 passengers, she ran with violence on a rock near Point Gurfante, to the north-west of Noja, and soon went down. The passengers collected in dismay at the stern, and an officer of the Spanish navy, Captain Amusategui, who happened to be on board, proceeded, with the ass:stance of some sailors, to lower one of the boats. About 15 persons were safely embarked in this boat, but 15 or 16 others rushed in terror to another boat before it wa• properly unloosed, and they caused it to cap size, all of them falling into the sea. Four of them were picked up, the rest were drowned. The first boat having landed its passengers returned to the wreck and took off others, and another boat also put off to ^ender assistance. It is believed that all the passengers and crew were saved, ex cept the 11 or 12 mentioned. One of the persons rescued was found clinging to the screw of the steamer, another was picked up in the sea. FATAL BOILER ExpLosrox.—On Tuesday morn- ing, at a quarter to seven, a fearful explosion took place at the chemical works of Messrs. Deacon and Holbrook, Gas kell, at Runcorn Gap, about five miles from this Own, h.) which two men and one boy lost their lives, and another boy is not expected to recover. The unfortunate persons were Joseph Lloyd, of Fsrnworth, Joseph Worall, of Widness, and Thomas Martley; of Runcorn, aged 12 years. The boiler had been at work only a few weeks, and was a tubular one of the newest constractisn. Both ends were completely blown out, but the other parts remain. One end was forced through the wall of one of the workrooms, in which were the two men and the boy who were killed. The other end was driven through the wall of the St. Helens and Garston Railway, a distance of about 30 yards, but no accident to any person occurred through it. The boy who was injured had just gone to seek work, and was waiting for the fore man when the accident took place. The coroner's jury met at the Railway Station Inn, but adjourned to obtain scien tific evidence.— Warrington Guardian. CURIOUS CITY CUSTOM.—A RECTOR " TOLLING" HIMSELF INTO A NEW BENEFlCE.—Yesterday, at noan, one of the ancient customs still extant in the City of London was observed, " with all due form and solemnity," at the parish church of St. Antholin, Budge-row. The circum stances were as follow :—The rectory of St. Antholin having become vacant by the retirement of the Rev. James William Calvert, M.A., now one of the minor canons of St. Paul's Cathedral, it fell to the lot of that gentleman to " induct" his successor to the benefice, the Rev. William Milner, M.A., " according to ancient custom." Precisely at 12 o'clock, consequently, the retiring rector appeared at the door of the church, bearing the keys of the sacred edifice. These he banded to the incoming clergyman, who, having received them, unlocked the door, entered the church alone, and then "turned the keys upon himself." He then proceeded to the belfry, and commenced vigorously tolling one of the bells for a minute or so, in conformity with the long established usage at this church, thus fairly and legally "ringing himselfinto the benefice." The rev. gentleman then opened the door, where he was met by Messrs. Good and Garner, the present churchwardens of the parish, Mr. Wm. Croucher, one of the common councilmen of the ward of Cordwainers, in which the parish is situate, and Mr. Hemmeus, another of the parishioners, who were the only inhabitants of the neigh bourhood present. Having received their congratulations, the newly-installed rector retired. PORTS AND HARBOURS, COUNTY MAYO.—We arc glad to be in a position to state that the improvements pro posed for the harbours of Westport, Newport, Bailin', and Killala, are likely to be carried out without delay ; and, thanks to the exertions made by the committees appointed for the several localities by the last grand jury, all the pre liminary steps have been taken—surveys made, maps, plans, and estimates prepared—and, owing to the representations sent forward to the Government by our excellent and untir ing county member, Lord John Browne, we find that Barry D. Gibbons, Esq., llarbour Engineer to the Board of Works, has been for the last week engaged inspecting and reporting on the plans laid before him by the county surveyors, and of which, we believe, be has in all cases approved. At Westport, we understand, the improvements contemplated chiefly consist in deepening and excavating the bed of the river, se as to enable steamers and vessels of large draught of water to approach the quay with facility. At Newport, as also at Killala, it is proposed to build extensions to the present quays, so as to give an approach from the land side of the deep water in those most excellent roadsteads, which in the case of Killala would enable ships drawing five-and twenty feet of water to load and unload at all times of the tide. Ti ?is cannot fail to be an immense boon to the mer chants and traders, not alone of the ports themselves but to all the neighbouring towns and to the community at large. At Ballinawe are aware that several magnificent schenies have been devised (some of them so far ba - ck as the time of the late r NimmrA rrihn”.",- pining the town ; but the sum of money at present avail able would only be thrown away upon commencing any such extensive projects; so that we entirely concur with the view taken of the matter by Col. Knox Gore and the gen tlemen of the Mina committee, to expend the present amount upon sinking and deepening the bed of the river between the Moy bar and the quay, particularly the part known as the Flats. We are sorry to find that Erris is, as usual, behindhand, not having prepared any plan or section for the Government engineer.—Mayo Constitution. BRIGADIER NAPIER'S VICTORY.—We have received the following letter from a corre-pondent with Sir Hugh Rose's force :—" Cantonments of Mourar, Gwalior, June 27, 1858.—Napier's pursuit and dispersion of Tantia Topee's army was one of the most brilliant and dashing feats I ever heard of. Abbott, who was in advance, came in sight of the rebels drawn up in the act of mustering preparatory to a march. They were, at the very lowest computation, 7,000 in number and had twenty-five guns. Napier's force numbered 670 men of dragoons, Meade's Horse, 3rd Ressala, and one troop of Horse Artillery; about twenty of these were Europeans. I forgot to include the 3rd Bombay Light Cavalry. Abbott crept up under the lee of some sand-hilts, and wee, after a time, dur ing which he made a reconnoisance of the enemy's position, twigged by the rebels, who sent two shuter sosvars to see what was the matter. Abbott's orderly polished on: of these gents off, e'er a long colloquy thus:—' Kaun !lain turn ?" Kann halo turn ?' &c., &c., Ham Nanan Sahib ka jaaj." Ham Rose Sahib janj. Bang.' Despite the enormous discrepancy between these fanjeo, Napier determined to attack, and the tremendous dust they kkked up, together with the cover of the sand hills, concealed the weakness of our force from the enemy. Dragoons, irregulars, and horse artillery rushed at the rebels at a furious gallop, two rounds from the latter being given with amazing rapidity. Abbott made a brilliant dash at what proved to be the rear-guard, and after breaking their light-foot, blazed into their retreating masses. The eneme's cavalry bolted at once, with Tantia Topee, Raheern Ali, Newels of Banda and other notables, and never drew rein until they bad placed a score of miles between them and the British. The infantry and artillery threw away their arms, and fled as hard as they could go. The pursuit was maintained for four miles, and about 250 rebels were cut up, whilst the entire park of 25 guns fell into our Lands. They are now parked in this cantonment. The heavy baggage of the enemy had been sent on the night before. It was the most fesrfully exciting work,' the heroes say, and---'s description of it is grapic enough. He says, I only remem ber rushing the guns at the enemy and opening fire—all was a blank, until my servant awakened me the next morn ing with Sahib, tin gunte baj-gaya.' The fugitive army was utterly broken, and the rebels dispersed in parties of three and four in all directions, mostly, it is supposed, in the Jeypore direction. There was only one casualty occurred on our side during this magnificent display of pluck; a sower (of the 3d Ressala, I think) was shot dead."—Honte ward Mail. THE AMERICAN EXPEDITION TO PARAGUAY.—The President having fully determined to bring the Paraguay Government to account for its attack on the Water Witch and its unjustifiable treatment of American citizens while engaged in commercial pursuits in that country, to which they were invited, is preparing to maintain it by an ade quate force. Commander Page, to whose nerve, experi ence, and talent the charge of the squadron is to be com mitted, has been visiting this city, Boston, and Phila delphia, to ascertain what sellable craft among the propellers could be obtained to add to the Government vessels already selected. The necessity of some such step was made known several months ago to the Chairman of the Naval Committee of the Senate, the advising official friend of the Secretary of the Navy, and offers were made to the department to procure for it these very vessels, and to have them ready in 90 days. The offer was unnoticed ; and now it is doubtful whether the expedition will get away till the fall. The President's foreign policy has always been prompt, firm, and decided, and it is a great pity that any delay should occur in carrying it out. The only two vessels actually selected as yet are the Harriet Lane and the Fulton, and we believe the Arctic. The former is a flee ship, with a noble engine of American design. The Fulton is an old steamer, which was cut down, refitted, and im proved to such a degree that she draws only about nine feet Tinhdeirsepeanresenbol indispensable t f h o e r r ti s i t i e e a s m er e v r i s in. ee . the t navy of f an tb d e i l s igy ti draughtquite f asf- is therefore necessary to res ort to the commercial ma rine to make up the deficiency . It will be necessary to a tat...- employ propellers, for on an ordinary aide wheel steamer it is impossible to work effectively ward and aft pivot gun of much calibre. The wheel-houses are in the way. Probably some vessels may be obtained of sufficient strength, but they will require a considerable expenditure and some time to get them into proper condition. As it is, they will be obliged to carry their guns in their holds till they reach Buenos Ayres. It is the intention of the President to send out some seven or eight vessels, mounting 10-inch pieces of Dahlgren's con struction. The number of them will be about 50, and the force of seamen and marines about 600. The navigation of the river is one of the chief difficulties to be encountered. Its depth is very much affected by the prevailing winds. The tide rises three or four feet in the Paraguay, hundreds of miles from its mouth, but is not perceptible in a blow from the northward. The draught of vessels which can safely ascend to Assumption should not be over 12 feet, for at the mouth of the Parana, where it unites with the Paraguay, just above Corrientes, there is the bar of San Juan, with but 15 rr 16 feet water, which shoals according to the season or the wind. Vessels drawing over 12 feet rarely get over; no deep channels exist, and the river a is wide in p roport i on to i ts shallowness. C omm ander knowsniy, es.rerhye h fo a o s t so o u f nd th e e d every o d f em th s e nd st s re m am us , t a b nd e p ac ge t t will, how ever , ta k e up his light squadron w ith gr eat Our E A ste e r e ty m i i r e is s i i s o tneedro m n) ig a h n t and our squadron defeatb must i act l e . ffectivel o y r . instability, or want of sagacity, the policy ment and the plans of Commander Page . t'licYli l s V onf e e h ogu a l v rg e Ge n no o ev t ee :h rn a - ei very brilliant negotiators up the Paraguay as yet, and it is time a man of ability was sent to s one country , l east , of South Arinrica.—New Yyrk Herald. LATEST IN TELLIGENCE. THE IMPERIAL PRO3RESS IN FRANCE. (FROM SPECIAL REPORTERS OF THE MORNING POST.) SAINT BRIIITC, AUG. 18. I attempted to-day to carry colt the same plan which I had adopted yesterday-4 preceding the Emperor on his route, and so givingyou an account of the spirit manifested by the people in their prepara tions to receive him. From a very early period in ,he day I discovered that to pursue any such mode of proceeding would inevitably :so tetard me on my journey, that I must be speedily overtaken by the Imperial cortege, and unable to reach this place until a lee hour at night. There was tpon the high road such masses of people gathered toeher, and all were so anxious to know when the Emperor was coming, that what between the difficulty of moving through ,hem, and the necessity of answeriig their numerous questions respecting the moyemerts of his Majesty, I was, perforce, compelled to tale to a road which was not marked down in the Napoleon itinerary. The curiosity of the Gauls is a !ratter of well-estab lished notoriety ; and I could not help reflecting on the words :—" Est autem hoc galliex consuetudinis, ut et viatores etiam invitos consistere cogant, et quod quisque eorum de quaque re audierit, aut cognoverit, quaerant." Ole question was so frequently put to me by Bretons, who believe they can speak French, that I give you in their own words—because tbe form in which the thought is clothed shows that Napoleon 111. is not only the elected but the only recognised Sovereign of France. Tim speak the Bretons of him :—" A quelle heure Mon Seigneur Napoleon arrivera?' Those who are cognisant of the ancient traditions and customs of Bretagne will know what is the value and significance of the phrase, '...Mon Seigneur" in the mouth of a Breton; and how fiercely their fathers battled, and what centuries of cruel wars they endured sooner then consent to call the Sove reign of France, " Mon Seigneur." From those inquisitive crowds it was necessary to turn aside and take to another road; and so I was prevented from looking at the festal preparations at Londeac, which were, I understand, on a very splen did scale. I was also saved, too, from witnessing what is a painful thing to contemplate—an enthusiastic multitude, who had prepared themselves for a holi- day, exposed to a pitiless storm such as burst over the whole of this district about two o'clock, and continued with unabated fury until mid-day. I have been informed that severe and violent as it was it did not abate in the slightest degree the popular ardour, and men and women stood at their posts, and never would consent to abandon them until their wishes had been gratified in beholding the Em peror and Empress. In taking a road different from that marked out for the Imperial progress, I had, however, the oppor tunity of falling unintentionally upon another proof of the interest excitel by the Emperor's visit to Bretagne. Upon this, one of the main roads leading from Napoleonville to Saint Brieuc, and that which is ordinarily the most frequented—for it is shorter by some miles than the other—there was not to-day a single person to be seen travelling. There was no one working in the fields. Most of the houses were shut up, so that it was plain that even the domestic servants could not be kept at home on such a day. In fact, during one part of the journey—a distance . _ of from 23 to_ , 25 miles—l saw but two women in side their doors—one very old, and the other nurs ing a sick child. In one village, consisting, I sup pose, of at least 60 persons, the doors and windows were all closed, so that, I suppose, not a single human being of that; village had remained in it. They were all thinking of the Emperor and Empress, and were resolved upon seeing and welcoming them to Brittany. The whole country had thus become for the day a desert ; and all its population had poured down upon the road by which they knew the Im perial vls . turs wcio nnm;n c r Brier was approached by a population from the most few w A m t l i e le n s g t t . h u , t n ii S a a t in t t Bheprioep distant places had to adopt that on which I chanced to be travelling, as the most convenient for reaching the town, I found the crowds reappearing ; and as, on the preceding day, the men, the women, the boys and the girls forming groups apart, according to their age and size. In a few instances this order was departed from—it was when there were com posed what might be called " singing-groups." These were groups formed into two lines—the men marching in a single line together in front, and the women, or rather young girls, at some few paces dis tant from them, in a single line also ; and both sing ing alternately the verses of that new song which has at once spread all over Brittany ; but of which I have, ai yet, been unable to obtain a single copy— if (as is doubtful) a single copy bas ever been pub lished. It is the same song to which I referred yes teErdmapye,reausr I”concluding with the words " Vive r A few ho:semen were, on nearing Saint Brieuc, to be seen hurrying on their road, and, in honour of the occasion, had decorated the heads and flowing tails of their horses (for such is the Breton taste) with large streamers of tri-colored ribbons. There was, however, nothing remarkable in the garb of these horsemen, so unlike to the display of the preceding day, for they wore the common Breton dress—wide Quaker beaver hats, black coats, also of Quaker cut, wide sailors' trousers, reaching but an inch below the calf of the leg, with long black waistcoats that were the fashion in England when George IL was on the throne. Upon some of them, however, as upon some with the fantastic dresses at Napoleonville, there were to be seen the British medals of the Baltic and the Crimean war, so that even her English Majesty had honoured for their valour individuals of that popu lation who were now joining in enthusiastic demon strations of devotion and attachment to Napoleon 111. At the entrance to the ancient city of Saint Brieuc, a most magnificent triumphal arch had been erected, inscribed with the usual words, "Vive l'Emperateur Vive l'lmperatrice! Vive le Prince Imperial 1" and when this arch had been passed there was to be seen by their Ma jesties a large transparency that could not fail to attract their observation, and must excite some sur prise, for it embodied in English that which was the united sentiment of every inhabitant of the town—it spoke the sentiment of all in that most cordial of all phrases—" Welcome." Another decoration had been prepared which must, I am sure, have been most grateful to the Emperor. There was placed under a triumphal arch, in the centre of the town, a gigantic statue of Ceres, and on the pedestal was imprinted in large letters—" Les cultivateurs de Saint-Brieuc au le protecteur de l'industrie." It was the expression, in a line, of what is the general feeling in this part of France, viz., that the happy progress that has been made in the science of agriculture, as well as the p eace which its cultivators are permitted to enjoy since his Ma jesty became Emperor, are both solely attributable to the measures he has adopted and the policy he has pursued. This feeling of gratitude is not confined to the agricultural classes, as was proved by the extraordi nary number of clergymen to be seen with the com munal processions and mingling with the crowd. St. Brieuc may be considered as the head of all the eccle siastical cities in this portion of the empire. It abounds with colleges f orecc l es i a stics,and is governed by a bishop. From Le n ce go forth most of the priests that serve the different parishes in Brittany, and they, with their prelate, have taken advantage of the Emperor's visit to Saint Brieuc to demonstrate what are their feelings towards the present and the past Emperor of France. I may here observe, that the reason why so many of the French clergy have at all times been decided Bonapartists is not very well known in England and I 4141 endeavonx to explaiu it in a fort' wordo A passing reference to English history will help to make it still more intelligible. It is known how the clergy of the English Esta blished Church were treated by the Long Parliament, when its majority was composed of Presbyterians and Independents—how a certain form of faith was "or dained," and clergymen who would not subscribe to it were turned out of their livings, reducing them selves and their families to absolute beggary. The Long Parliament despoiled and impoverished the Established Church clergymen,but did not put them :0 death because they would not become Presbyte- rians or Independents. The Republicans of France acted in the same manner when they established what was called "the civil constitution of the clergy." They first despoiled the clergy of France of their livings, be cause they would not subscribe to " the civil consti tution." So far, they imitated the Long Parliament ; but they soon went a great deal farther. The re fusal to take the oath decreed by " the civil consti tution" was first punished with confiscation, subse- quently with imprisonment, next with transporta tion, and, lastly, with death. This persecution con tinued for years ; it was upheld and persisted in under all the various names of "Assemblies," " Con vention," and " Directory ;" and never was put an end to until Napoleon Bonaparte exercised supreme power as Consul. It is for putting an end to that persecution that the French clergy are attached to the memory of the first Napoleon ; and it is because they are certain that the third Napoleon will never permit its re newal that they identify themselves with the main tenance of the Empire. St. Brieuc is a perfect specimen of an ancient French city of the best class. Its houses high, its streets narrow, it seems scarcely sufficient to house its 15,000 inhabitants. Its condlauu Lu-day was something unparalleled in its annals ; for there lite rally poured into its streets more than the town itself could contain ; and all that the vast population o ,he adjoining districts could do was, for the most part to enter the town at one end, and find room, mere standing room, outside the walls. As to hotels and other places which devote themselves to the public convenience, they have been absolutely over whelmed. Neither by themselves nor through their neighbours could they accommodate one tithe of the persons applying to them for beds. For a consider able time to-day I found myself in this unpleasant predicament that I could neither obtain a bed in the town, nor a horse to carry me out of it. The ut most favour that would be conceded to me was per mission (at a certain price) to occupy a sitting-room until 10 o'clock, where I might write, and then turn out of the bed-room to permit the person who had engaged it for the night to succeed me. Such is Saint Brieuc with an Emperor and Em press within its walls ! Its inhabitants are in a state of awful excitement ; and it is well for them, and better for strangers, that the Emperor did not give them two days instead of one. The entrance of the Emperor into the town took place at 20 minutes to four o'clock, but long before that time, for a full hour at least, all the dexterity of the gees ci arme, and all the patience of the sol diers, were taxed to the very utmost to secure a free and unimpeded passage to the Imperial cortege ; for, dispite of all they could do, the line was constantly broken by new crowds of country deputations com ing in—men and women (the women, as usual always in the rear), and claiming for themselves the right to get forward, so as to be seen by the Emperor before entering into Saint Brieuc. These deputation were, I repeat, crowds, and at last pressed like a mul titude on all sides, so that, however reluctantly, the officers had to command their being kept out of the town. At 20 minutes to four o'clock, and a heavy rain falling at the time, the Imperial cortege passed under tie triumphal arch in the following order :—Two bodies of gens d'armi, a few paces distant from each others—a troop of Hussars—an avant courier—aides de-camp on horseback—the Imperial cortege—a third body of gens d'armes—officers of regiments on foot—the Imperial suite, consisting of six carriages— " " - --- , re—then the country deputations, and these in such a multitude that I watched them for au hour and a-halt, and found them still pressing onward in one compact mass, closely wedged together. The crowd I have seen at Saint Brieuc seems to me as the largest collection of persons I have ever witnessed; but what their numbers might be I can not even attempt to calculate. What is to become of them in a place that cannot hold them, or how they are to get back to their several homes, I cannot venture even to surmise. Saint Brieuc has done much to distinguish itself upon this occasion. It has erected a ball-room capable of containing about 3,000 persons, and nothing has been so eagerly sought for in all the district as the privilege of being permitted to go to this ball. As the people have demonstrated their adherence to the Emperor, the aristocracy in all this department have been, I am told, desirous to show y their presence at this night's entertainment that they rejoice in the reign of Napoleon 111. over France. In addition to the bill, there is, at the express de sire of the Emperor, to be an exposition of horses, for which this department has long been celebrated, especially in a breed of animals particularly fitted for heavy agricultural work. THURSDAY, 7 P.M The Convention for organising the government of the Danubian Principalities is now signed. With out entering into details, the following are the main features of the contract :- 1. The people of the Principalities, according to a scale of suffrage, which gives all important classes r. vote, will be called upon to elect two Hospodars— one for Moldavia and the other for Wallachia. 2. The Hospodars, in conjunction with deputies, also elected by all classes of the people, will have the entire legislation of domestic affairs in their own hands. 3. Turkey maintains her guardian rights over the Principalities in all questions of peace or war. As soon, therefore, as the Sultan promulgates the Convention, the first step will be to elect the two Hospodars, and precautions will be taken to cause the said elections to be free from all foreign influ ence. A conciliatory spirit on the part of the great Powers has brought about the above results. The evening papers express some surprise at the news they get from London, informing them that her Majesty's steamer Cyclops bad bombarded Jeddah. They express a wish that a French vessel should have assisted at this bombardment, as the two Go vernments had agreed to act together. An official despatch which reached Paris says, " The captain of the Cyclops insisted on the immediate execution of the criminals who had been condemned ; but the Turkish authorities had not sufficient forces at their disposal to order the death of the men until Ismail Pacha arrived at Jeddah with 480 soldiers,and the order to execute the prisoners." It looks rather like hasty proceedings on the part of the captain of the Cyclops, who was not perhaps aware that in Turkey at the present moment a Pacha cannot order the execution of criminals without the permission of the Sultan. It is to be hoped that the bombardment of Jeddah will not lead to further fanatical acts on the part of Mahometans. THURSDAY, G P.M It is now the practice of crowned heads to take an annual autumnal trip with the rest of the vulgar world. At the present moment there is scarcely a Sovereign of Europe "at home :" some are making acquaintance with neighbouring states, and others visiting districts of their own dominions, and becom ing familiar with peasant populations, who still re tain a mysterious veneration for kings and queens. Her most gracious Majesty Queen Victoria, almost before the people of Great Britain are aware of her absence, greets the Emperor of the French on French ground, and then gladdens the people of Berlin with her presence ; and all this accomplished in less time than a Stuart would have oc cupied in tray elling from Londou to Edin- burgh. It is only a question of roads, and all the crowned heads of the world might spend a few days with each other every autumn. What won derful changes might arise from such apparently trifling events. Kings and queens, and cabinet ministers, like the rest of the world, have often only to know each other better, and many political dif- ferences would be avoided. We have an example of this in the late visit of Napoleon 111. to Queen Vic toria, when we were getting into a terrible diplo- matic muddle about the Danubian Principalities. Who shall say if Ferdinand 11., once King of Naples, now of Gaeta, were to pay us a visit in Paris, that he would not be induced again to enter into the family of civilised nations, assured that nei ther France nor England had any intention of ap- propriating his dominions, and convinced that a people might be governed by just laws, and made loyal, contented, and happy by a policy of progress. But it would not be well for his Sicilian Majesty to travel by land to Marseilles. There, again, we stum- ble on the question of roads ! There is no railway communication completed which connects Naples, Rome, and Tuscany, and the highways of those countries are still connected with the romance of brigandage. A letter from Florence states that a few days ago a party of brigands stopped a diligence near Montefiascone, and having as usual forced the tra vellers to alight and to lie down on the ground with their faces downwards, began to plunder the vehicle. Among the passengers was a M. Muller, an Austrian cabinet courier, who travels once a month to Naples and back to Mantua with the correspondence of the Austrian legations of Modena, Florence, Rome, &c. As he attempted to get up, he received so hard a blow on his head with a pick-axe that he had to be carried back to Florence in desperate state. Such a state of things is by no means inviting ; and, were the lest of Europe iu the same condition as certain parts of Italy, and without the rail, we cer tainly should not sN itness so many Royal and Im perial people flying about from one place to the other like ordinary travellers, and doing a great amount of good in a familiar way and without " sinking beneath the load of splendid care." Queen Isabella 11. is another lady sovereign now performing a tour in her own dominions and awakening everywhere that Spanish enthusiasm for the sovereign which is peculiar to this proud people. One would suppose the programme of Queen Isabella's tour had been compild by priests, since she devotes much of her time in visiting church relics, and shrines, and sites, associated with the his tory of the Church in Spain. We are told by a Spanish Court newsman that " her Majesty has made the statue of the Virgin of Mercado an offering of a pair of diamond ear-rings and other ornaments of great value. The Queen has likewise promised to send a mantle to our Blessed Lady of the Roads (Nuestra Senora de los Caminos) at Leon, and a gold chalice to the bishop of the diocese." If her Majesty would kindly instruct her Ministers to insist on making good roads in Spain, people might visit the sacred places with a facility which even their devotion would no doubt appreciate. But perhaps this is not Roman Church orthodoxy. Pilgrims to shrines are expected to arrive at the altars of their faith with sore feet. Nostra Senora de los Caminos, it may be, would refuse to have anything to do with Senor Macadam or railway contractors. The Queen of Spain, however, is certainly inspired with the best intentions during her tour. A number of asylums are to be formed for the poor, which will supply the place of convents. Heretics may be allowed to question this open state encouragement of pauperism, in a country notorious for indolence. Spain ought not to have any poor. At all events we may congratulate her Majesty on her good intentions, and rest assured that this tour in the provinces will strengthen her political posi tion. _ _ The Queen of Greece is always travelling, and this year her Majesty has gone over a considerable amount of ground, marking her progress by political milestones. The King of Greece is now in Germany indulging in mineral waters. I need not remind you of the journey of the Em peror and Empress of the French in Bretagne, that will form a very agreeable page in the history of the reign of Napoleon 111., so fully reported in the columns of the Morning Post. The King of Prussia is also ever travelling about; but, unhappily, for motives of health. He goes where the doctors send him, and will never again travel for any other reason. The Prince of Prussia has accepted an invitation from the King of Hanover to attend the review of the 10th corps of the Federal army. The Emperor of Au - stria was to 114:1 V C wtuit,s..ta Croatia this summer, but he i s kept at home on ac- Lef ..rpa ..aavis nag uunflument of the Em press. Meanwhile, his brother, the Governor of Lombardy, is constantly visiting Vienna, Milan, and Venice. He, too, is engaged in endeavours to make acquaintance with the subjects of the Imperial crown. Here I may mention that the Arch duke communicates every fortnight with the Emperor direct, so that the promised reforms of Lombardy may be carried out without the opposi tion of some advisers of the Crown opposed to any change in the military rule of Austrian Italy. The young and popular King of Portugal is also on the move, and his Highness the Sultan is equally travelling far away from Constantinople. Such Royal and Imperial movements are likely to be kept up every year, and even made more frequent and extensive as the means for easy travel ling increase and in proporition as Sovereigns are allowed to move about without the thunder of artillery, triumphal arches, and official receptions. Gradually Kings and Queens and Princes will cease to be regarded with vulgar awe; they will be known as the chief personages of the realm—holding together the institutions of the country ; guarding the nation's honour, and binding the people together by one common bond of union—a power which no faction can alarm so long as the sovereign cares for the interests of the people. The old poets taught the mob to regard sovereign rulers as very unhappy beings, destined to drag on an unhappy life in golden chains. Old Prior says : " what is a king? A man condemned to bear The public burden of the nati in's care ; Now crown'd some angry faction to appease; Now Ails a victim to the people's ease. At home sumunded by a servile crowd, Prompt to abuse, and in detraction loud." And all the world remembers--- "Uneasy lies the bead that wears a crown !" When the people begin to see and know more of their own and other sovereigns—become more familiar with the "divinity of kings "—if they are good and wise rulers, the empty veneration of past ages will be replaced by a genuine affection and respect. " Queen Victoria, the Prince Consort, and the Princes and Princesses of Prussia," says a letter from Potsdam," attended Divine service on Sunday last, not in the church ordinarily frequented by Royalty, but, by her Majesty's desire, in the garrison chapel which contains the tomb of Frederick the Great. By order of the Prince of Prussia, the officiating mini ster, after the usual prayer for the King and Queen, offered one for the Queen and Prince Consort. At mid-day the Royal family and their illustrious guests partook of luncheon, at which were present Prince Augustus of Wurtemburg, the Hereditary Prince of Hohenzollern, Prince William of Baden, and the Count de Flandre." PARIS BOURSE.—The market has been rather heavy, with a limited amount of business. Threes have been done at 69fr. 40c. and 691 r. 45c. Mobilier varied from 710 fr. to 717 fr. 50c.; Austrian, 645 fr. to 648 fr. 75c. ; Orleans, 1,217 fr. 50c. to 1,225 fr. ; Lyons, 810 fr. to 820 fr. ; Southern, 540 fr. to 545 fr. ; Eastern, 685 fr. to 690 fr. ; and Northern, 947 fr. 50c. to 952 fr. 50c. The market became rather firmer towards the close, when the following were the last quotations : Fr. Ct. 41 per Cents 97 45 Do. end of month Three per Cent. Do. end of month 69 50 B an k Shares Credit Mobilier.. • • Do. account Fr. Ct. Credit Foncier 625 Belgian 41 99 75 Piedmontese 5 B9 75 Roman 9O 75 Austrian Spanish Threes 42 75 Home Debt 3B 56 RAILWAYS. Cash—Fr. Ct. Account—Fr. Ct Orleans Northern New ditto Lyons and Mediterranean BlO 25 .. 818 75 New ditto Geneva Midi Western Eastern Grand Central Sardinian ........... ... • Austrian. ...... , , 615 - 542 50 622 50 690 - 425 - 643 75 Sir Henry WlBock died at his villa, at Mortlake, on Tuesday. Sir Henry formerly served in the Madras Cavalry, and obtained the rank of a lieutenant-colonel in the East Indies. His diplomatic rather than his military services procered him distinction. In January. 1810, he was attached to the embassy to Persia, and acted for seve ral years—from July, 1815, to January, 1827—as Charge d'Affaires at the Court of the Shah. By permißsioi: of his Sovereign he was decorated with the Persian Order of the Lion and Sun, of the first class, which the Shah of Persia conferred upon him for his services in the field. H. was in the receipt of a pension for his diplomatic services. In 1827 he received the honour of knighthood. Sir Henry was fer many years a director of the East India Company, Wing been elected in 1838. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVVNING, AUGUST 20, 1858. AUSTRALIA PLY MOUTH, THURSDAY. The Essex, Attwood, commander, 89 days from Melbourne, was off the port this evening. She brings 150 passengers and 64,000 ounces of gold. Twenty-two passengers landed here. AMERICA. SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY NIGHT. The steamer Northern Light, Capt. Tinkelpaugh, has arrived with New York advices of the 3d inst. She brings $62,000 for France, but none for Eng land. She has 34 passengers for this, and 84 for Havre and Bremen. Spoke the ship Brother's Pride, three days ago, bound eastward. The Prince Albert steamer, from Galway, arrived at Halifax on the 6th. The Lecompton Constitution had been rejected in Kansas by an overwhelming popular majority. Later news had been received from Utah. The ter ritory was perfectly tranquil, and the general officers were in high favour with the Mormons. None of the soldiers of Gen. Johnstone's army were allowed to enter Salt Lake City, and strict orders had been issued, prohibiting any interference with the Mor mons. The Peace Commissioners had left for Washington. At a convention held at Syracuse Gerrit Smith was nominated for Governor, on an anti-slavery and anti-liquor platform. In the first district of Missouri State J. R. Barret, National Democrat, had been chosen to Congress, in place of Francis P. Blair, jun., Republican. The news of Blair's defeat created intense sensa tion at Washington, and in political circles every where the intelligence had reached. Thomas S. Anderson, National Democrat, was re elected in the second district. The great cricket-match between Canada and the United States terminated in the latter party winning, with four wickets to spare. Report assigned Captain M'Cluney to the com mand of the squadron on the coast of Brazil. A despatch of the sth from Toronto says that the Canadian Ministerial crisis continued, and the excitement was greatly increased. Mr. Galt was called in by the Governor-General on the 4th, but declined to undertake the formation of a Cabinet. It was reported that Mr. Cartier, who was a mem ber of the M'Donald Ministry, was called in to form a Ministry. The news of the success of the Atlantic cable was received throughout the country with gratification and surprise, failure having been generally antici pated. It was said in a despatch of the 6th from Wash ington, that Lord Napier wrote a letter to Governor Douglas, of the Hudson's Bay Company, advising him to interpret Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton's in structions in the most liberal manner regarding his treatment of American miners. His Lordship fully appreciates the advantages to accrue to his Govern meet from the early development of New Caledonia by Anglo Saxons, and his judgment is that the Hud son's Bay Company should relax their police regu lations, and remit the onerous taxes which they have imposed upon doubtful authority. The tenour of the despatch was considered highly liberal. A later despatch faom Toronto, dated the 6th, states that Parliament met that afternoon, and the announcement was made that the Hon. Mr. Carteir, in connection with the Hon. John A. Macdonald, was forming a Ministry, and the house adjourned till the following day. Mr. Nugent, the Special Commissioner from Washington to New Caledonia, had left New York by the California steamer, charged to make such re presentations to Governor Douglas as would induce him to mitigate the rigours of the policy of the Ilud son's Bay Company and of the servants of the British Government towards miners and traders from the United States. He was also instructed to counsel the latter on the duty of obeying the laws of the country, if they expected to be protected in their business pursuits. The New York Stock Exchange was dull and quiet on the 6th. New York Central was a shade higher, and Erie firm. Closing prices were : Central, 79-a ; Erie, 17* ; Hudson, 281 ; Reading, 46i; Michigan Central, 591; Southern, 221 ; Pa nama, ll 34 ; Illinois Central, 73 • Galena, 85 ; Toledo, 348 ; Rock Island, 75; La Crosse, 4. The market closed dull. Little done in exchange. Foreign steady at 1094 to i f on London ; and 5.124 to 5.111 Paris. No transactions reported at higher rates. Sales of cotton confined to about 500 bales, with out change in price. Flour again firm for all good inspected brands, closing at a further advance of sc. per barrel, and in some cases about 10c. higher. Wheat without change of importance. Sales embraced 50,000 bushels. Corn steady and in good demand, without an Le i g n Au f ain r i t im i ß g a`g,ativali 3c. to $l7 40c. Prime in good demand, and sold at higher rates, closing at $l4 80c. to $l5. Sugars quiet, there being quite a panic in the market; the trade had purchased so freely lately , that some respite seemed requisite to work off sup plies. Sales were confined to about 150 to 170 hhds. in small lots, without change in prices. Coffee quiet, but steady. Freights continued heavy, while engagements were light. PHILADELPHIA, AUG. 6. The President has given permission to copy his message referring to the telegraphic cable : "TO CYRUS W. FIELD, TRINITY BAY. " Bedford, Pennsylvania, Aug. 5. " My dear sir,—l congratulate you, with all my heart, on the success of the great enterprise with which your name is so honourably connected. Under the blessing of Divine Providence, I trust it may prove instrumental in promoting perpetual peace and friendship between the kindred nations. I have not yet received the Queen's despatch. " Yours rely respectfully, JAMES BUCHANAN." MALTA. MALTA, AUG. 14. The Peninsular and Oriental steamer Colombo arrived on the 9th inst., bringing the Calcutta and China mails, and about 90 passengers. She went on to Southampton the same day. The Euxine left, with the overland portion of the mail., for Marseilles, a few hours after the arrival of the Colombo. The French steamer Tamise arrived from Mar seilles on the 11th, with London papers of the 6th, and Paris of the 7th inst. The French steamer Pausilippe arrived here on the same day from Marseilles and the coast of Italy. Iler Majesty's ship Vulture came into harbour on the 10th from Canea. She is now being fitted with a deck saloon for the accommodation of the Morocco Princes, who return from Mecca early next month. The fleet, consisting of the Marlborough, Con queror, and Centurion, under the command of Admiral Fanshawe, C. 8., entered the grand harbour on the 11th, after cruising for a fortnight between this island and Sicily. They are at present taking in a supply of fresh water, and it is reported they will leave again shortly. The following are the merchant steamers which have touched at this port during the week!—Orontes, from Liverpool ; Palestine, from Liverpool and Gibraltar ; Bellona, from London and Havre. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Vectis came in yesterday evening, at 6 o'clock, from Mar seilles, with London dates of the 9th, and Paris of the 10th inst. The merchant steamers Norna, from Constantinople ; Alice, from London ; and the Car bon, from London, came into port to-day. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Indus hove in sight at one o'clock to-day, from Southamp ten, with mails. The same company's steamer Panther, with Bombay mails, due to-day, is not yet in sight. ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTEL LIGENCE. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) COWES, AUGUST 19. Arrivals—The Cecile, the Marquis of Conyncham ; and the Eugenie, Richard Frankland, Esq., from the Channel Isles. 16th—the ;Magnolia, Sir Henry Becher, Bart., from Quebec, last from Ireland. 19th—the Minstrel, Wm. Morgan, Esq.. from Ryde ; the Hussar (brig), Lieut.-Col. T. P. Williams, M.P., from Wales. Sailed, 15th—The Capricorn, Vice Commodore C. R. M. Talbot, Esq., Esq., M.P.,with the Zara, Commodore the Earl of Wilton, in tow, ound for the westward. 16th— the Fair Rosamond, the Earl of Gifford, M.P., for the Mediterranean; and the Chesapeake (steamer), Joseph Gee, Esq., for the River Themes. 18 th — the Caprice , Lieut. - Col. Charles Baring, far Ireland. The Isis, W. H. Conway, Esq., sails this evening for Lisbon. Yachts at and about the station—The Brilliant, George Holland Ackers, Esq. ; the Cecile, the Marquis of Conyng harn ; the Zoe, the Earl of Yarborough ; the Petrel, Philip Perceval, Esq.; the Eugenie, Richard Frankland, Esq.; the Magnolia, Sir Henry Becher, Bart. ; the Titania, Robt. Stephenson, Esq., M.P. ; the Maidee, lienry There'd, Esq.; the Stella, Lord Dalkeith ; the Nymph, Sir John Bayley, Bart.; the Minstrel, William Morgan, EN.; the Ballerina, John Devonport, Esq.; the Meritana, Major D. J. Dicken son ; the Isis, W. 11 alladay Conway, Esq. ; the Beatrice, John E. W. Rolls, Esq.; the Ella, Sir Gilbert East, Bart.; the Husiar (brig), Lieut.-Col. T. P. Williams, M.P.; the Rattleinake, G. R. Duff, Esq.; the Anaconda, Philip L. Powys, Esq. The Royal Yacht Squadron House continues full of com pany, and the town is crowded with fashionable visitors. REIGATE ELECTION.—Mr. Edwin James addressed a most crowded meeting of the electors, at the Town-hall, last evening, in a most eloquent speech. A resolution was passed, unanimously declaring him the fittest candidate to represent the borough. Mr. Wilkinson has declined to stand, and no doubt is entertained of Mr. James's success. The farewell benefit of Carlotta Leclercq, at the Princess's, is announced for Wednesday evening next, the 25th inst., this accomplished favourite of the public being In the eve of retirement from the histrionic profession into private life. ~~ .