The Sun. — London, England, 1860-09-29 00:00:00

BS N'S WATCHES.' " Perfection of mechanism."—llorning Post. Gold g-uine.ss. 2to 50 guineas. Silver Send 2 stamps for BCIISOU'B Illu strated Pamphlet, descrip tfve- of every construction of watch now made, with their prices. Watches sent to part of the kingdom free by post, or to India and the Colonies fore :7,5. extra. 33 and 34, Ludgate-bill, London, E.C. Established 1749. HEA TRE-R 0 Y AL, lIAYMARKET. Lesgce, r. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING- the performances will commence with THE ODDITIES OF THE OHIO. By the Leclercqs. • Followed hy D OES HE LOVE ME? Messrs. Howe Chippendale, E. Villiers, and Buckstone ; Miss Amy Sedg wick, Miss Florence Haydon, and Mrs. Wilkins. Atter which, the new farce, entitled FITZSMYTHE OF Frrzs KY.r B E HALL. Messrs. Buckstone, W. Farren, and Rogers ; Mrs. "Wilkins and Miss Henrade. To conclude with TIIE BOARDING SCHOOL. Commence at 7.1 THEATRE-ROYAL LYCIUM. Sole Lessee and Directress, Madame CELESTE.---The Public is respectfully informed that this Theatre, having been newly Decorated and Embellished, WILL OPEN for the Winter Season, on MONDAY. Oct. 1, with a Comic Drama, entitled DELICATE GROUND. After which, a New end original Drama (written by Tom Taylor, Esq.), entitled THE BRIGAND AND HIS BANKER. Principal characters by- Mr. Genre Yining (his first appearance here), Mr John Rouse, Mr. Villiers, Mr. H. Watkins (the popular American Comedian, his first appearance in England), Mrs. Keeley, Xiss H. Ternan, and Madame Celeste. To conclude with MAGIC TOYS : Valentine, Miss Lydia Thompson. The talented Comedienne, Miss Josephine Goughenheim, of the principal Theatres in America and Australia, is engaged, anll will make her first appearance in England on Monday,. Oct. Miss Rosina Howard, the accomplished Ameri n Actress and Vocalist, is also engaged, and will app e In November. ar early AD ELPHI, NEW THEATRE -ROYAL. Sole Proprietor and Manage r, Mr. Benj. Webster. Great Success of the new Drama, by Dion Bourcicault, Esq., "The Colleen BaVill."--AliSa Agnes Robertson every even ing. THIS EVENING, TUE RIFLE CORPS. Messrs. W. Smith, D. Fisher, C. Selby, Miss oolgar, Miss Kate Kelly, and Mrs. Billington. After which, TUE COLLEEN BAWN. D. Bourcicault, D. Fisher, Billing - ton , Missop. C. J. Smith, Romer. Miss Agnes Robertson, Woolgar, Mrs. Billing,ton, and Mrs. Chatterley. To conclude with MUSIC TUTU CHAR3IS. Mr. David Fisher. Doors open at half-past 6—Commence at 7. Box-office open from 10 till 5. No charge for booking. Private boxes, £2 2s. ; Family Boxes, £l. Orchestra Stalls, ss. ; Balcony, 4s. ; Front Circle Stalls, Is . • Fit Stalls, 2e.; Pit, is. ; Amphitheatre, is ; Gallery, Sd. Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith. A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.- Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Waf. BATTY. Last Representations of " Mazeppa." Notice.—Speedily will be produced, with great splendour, a Grand and Original Equestrian Spectacle, in Three Acts, written expressly for this Theatre by the popular author, E. FITZBALL, Esq., eatitled " ROBIN 1100 1), ' with entirely new Scenery, Costumes, and Appointments. This Evening, Lord Byron's splendid Hippo-drama of MAZEPPA AND T FIE WILD HORSE, with entirely new and beautiful scenery, costly costumes, and appointments, introducing the largest stud of highly-trained Horses, Po nies, Buffaloes, and Camels in the World. To be followed by Scenes in the Arena by the Star Riders of the day. Doors open at half-past 6, performance commence at 7. Box-office openan. e M daily from 11 till 4. Stanager—Mr. W. WEST. Director of the Arena—M. Felix Rf.volti. CONCERTS.- C EVERY ANTERBURY HALL ING, A Grand Selection from MARTHA, And Selections from DINORAH, TROVATORE, MACBETH, And numerous other Entertainments. Balcony, ls, Hall. 6d. Comic Vocalists —Messrs. George Hodson (the Irish Come Man and Mimic), and C. Marshall. The ETHIOPIANS, consisting of 17 performers (organised expressly for this Establishment), for the performance of Vocal and Instrumental Music, Comic and Sentimental, with gegro delineations, anecdotes, &c., in addition to the usual entertainments. The Fine Arts Gallery is open from 5 till 11 on Sunday Evening. TUB WEATHER.-STN OFFICE, SEPT. 29, 1660. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. s.s—this day at noon. 47—lowest this morning and during the night. 57—highest since noon yesterday. BAROMETER-29.95. WIND —Northerly ; fresh breeze, with dirty weather, HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY. —Morning, lh. 32m.—Afternoon, lh. 47m, To-moßßow.-Morning, 2h. lm.—Afternoon, 2h. 15m, rr, raoi `=s FA4. . • - . 31 ,• 6. , /:011 •, THE SUN. LONDON, SATURDAY, SEPT. 29, 1860. The despatch of Lord JOHN RUSSELL seems to throw light on some of the language of GARIBALDI in regard to Count CAVGUR. We intimated, when he declared that he could not be reconciled to the man who had bartered away Italian territory, that the avowal might mean more than appeared on the surface. It had been strenously denied by French journals, and was, therefore, we supposed, in all probability true, that LOUIS NAPOLEON had his eye on Sardinia and Elba, and it seemed to us not un likely that GARIBALDI was quite aware of this, and possibly also of the Imperial AHAB having a great longing to annex the whole of Genoa; and, that GARIBALDI, therefore, thought it time to use all his influence to put an end to any further truckling with Italian territories. These suppositions are altogether confirmed by Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S despatch. Referring to a note from Count CAVOUR, in reply to one addressed to him by himself, and having mentioned that it was not so explicit as he could wish in its declara tions of the intentions of the Sardinian Govern ment, Lord JOHN proceeded—her MAJESTY'S Go vernment was of opinion that this note did in sub stance repudiate anyt intention of attacking the states of the Emperor of AUSTRIA or of the King of NAPLES, and that at the same time it pledged the King of Sardinia to renounce any cession of Italian territory, comprising, of course, in this public en gagement, the island of Sardinia. I say " this public engagement," for in this note Count CAVOUR refers to the speechhe delivered in the KING'S name, at the sitting of the Chamber of Deputies on the 26th of May." It is there very plan that the pro jects of further cession of Italian territory were not mere rumours. They were sufficiently authen ticated to require Lord JOHN RUSSELL to ask for explanation en the subject, and to obtain such answers as he considered to amount to a pledge that the Ring of SARDINIA would surrender no more of the inheritance of his fathers. It must he seen, also, that the language of Lord JOHN Rus. SELL implies, that the disavowal of intention to surrender territory was not made in the most cate gorical form. Lord JOHN considered that it amounted to an obligation to maintain the integ rity of his dominions. And we may well believe that, if this slightly suspicious language was held towards Lord J. RUSSELL, the Count or his friends might have even tampered with GARIBALDI, and endeavoured to persuade him to accept the Count's policy of purchasing large augmentations for Pied mont by smaller but important surrenders to the insatiable French, or rather French EMPEROR. There is, therefore, every moral probability that a great part of the misunderstand ing between GARIBALDI a n d CAVOUR is due to the indignation of the former against any pro posal to mutilate further the Italy w hi ch he de sired to restore to an independent integrity. Ay, reserve of course, a lways the possibility of C oun t CAVOUR having -wished to call forth these avowals from GARIBALDI, to convince the EMPEROR that farther cession was not in his power. With Ragland and the Great General both warm against it, Louis NAPOLEON would see that it was impracticable. but Lord JOHN has another, and yet more seri ous busin ess i n hand—the delivery to t h e Ki n g of SARDINIA Of a long and rather sharp lecture on the subject of attacking Venetia. England, France, and Austria have, he says, abstained from any intervention in the case of Nrkples, yet both at Paris and at Vienna it is fete ed that after the annexation of the Two Sicilies and the Roman states, an attack might be made upon the Venetian ,erritories of Austria. And to show the error of doing so, Lord JOHN urges all the arguments he can think of. He has evidently been prompted from some quarter to speak a good word for Aus tria in Venetia. Probably Prussia, which with an infatuation is very much concerned at the thought of Austria'slosingVenetia, even though she w ill not I go the length of guaranteeing its possession to her. Austria, herself, may have touched the noble lord's heart with pity for her deplorable condition, though hitherto Lord JOIN and our Premier have regarded Verona as a menace to Italy, not as a bulwark of Germany. We cannot say we like the style of the arguments, not because there is not a great deal of truth in them, but because of what they do not say. We look in vain for any admission that the occupation of Venetia by Austria is a wrong to Italy. Techni cal, an d diplomatic, and prudential moons are urged for letting Venetia alone ; but they are u naccompanied by any acknowledgment that substantially the presence of the Austrians in Venetia is a wrong to Italy; that they are there by force, by treaty, by every reason, but that of the wish of the oppressed inhabitants. The King of SARDINIA is told of the Treaty of Zurich, and of his being bound by it to live in good neighbourhood with Austria; a Government, however, which refuses to show to him the ordinary civilities of Courts. He is reminded that the attack might fail, and that failure might be followed by the restora tion of Tu;cany to the GRAND DUKE, and of the Romagna to the POPE. That France could not consider these acts as inconsistent with the Treaty of Zurich. That Austria would be "fight ing for a good cause, the preservation of her terri tory, and the redemption of her military honour." His lordship seeming quite to forget his former representations of Verona being a menace to Italy, not the best of causes, surely. That the only hope of Sardinia could be " in bringing France into the battle-field and exciting a European war." He hopes the Count " will not give way to such dan gerous illusions ;" and lest he should, he is warned that the Great Powers are bent on the maintenance of peace, and that Great Britain has interests in the Adriatic, over which she keeps a most care ful watch. A pretty stiff lecture certainly to a foreign Go vernment, accompanied, too, with an intimation that Great Britain has been thought too indulgent in the allowances she has made for the Count's position. We need not; however, deny that Lord JOHN RUSSELL may be substantially right in his arguments ; but, for the first time, in the affairs of • Italy, we do not like the tone of the communication. Lord JOHN evidently writes at GARIBALDI, as well as to Count CAVOUR. Now we have every rea son to feel sure of his hearty sympathy with the great General, and we have not forgotten his noble vindication of him in the House of Com mons. What we should like is, for him to write, now the House is not sitting, just as he would do if he expected soon to have to produce the despatch before it. It is perhaps hardly fair, but we can not help suspecting that, had Parliament been sitting, the document would have been one which • would have had in it some expressions to call forth ' the accustomed cheers, even if he had thought it desirable to warn Sardinia and GARIBALDI off Venetia. But is it our business at all to remonstrate in this style. Should not our Foreign-office remon strate rather with Austria. We do not, indeed, see now citt..D.t,..l against Venetia, without risking too much. We quite believe that if he left Rome and Venetia for a while, and consolidated the strength of Italy by union with Sardinia, and the formation of a strong national army, Rome and Venetia could not long remain as they are. We hesitate to sacrifice all that has been gained in Italy—for such a chance she will never have again—for the pos sibility of gaining the whole of Italy at once and revolutionising the States of Austria — still we cannot relish what will be regarded by Italians as the chilling and impertinent style of this despatch. We could not take the responsi bility of advising the KING and GARIBALDI not to meddle with Venetia at present ; but we could not have advised them to refrain, without denunciations of Austria's doings, or even existence there, in language which might have consoled the patriots for the advice we felt compelled to give, and which should have left the brutal oppressor no room for boasting of our despatch. The translation of a remarkable Spanish docu ment was given in our impression of the 24th of this present month of September. It will doubtless have been remarked already by the more observant of our readers ; and, if not, is eminently worth turning back to for careful examination. It is the pronunciamento addressed by DON JUAN to his fel low-countrymen—DON JUAN DE BORBON, second son of DON CARLOS, and younger brother of the present claimant for the old Spanish crown, the Conde DE MONTEMOLIN. The State paper here alluded to is absolutely apropos des bott es—for the reason of its issue at all at this particular juncture is certainly nowhere apparent. The Morocco war is over, and that, moreover, rather creditably than otherwise to the Madrid Government. The abor tive Carlist insurrection that last broke out at the very moment of the successful close of that Morocco war expired in a few wretched little tinder sparks at the first " flash-in-the-pan" of that attempted conflagration. The Conde DE MONTEMOLIN, taken prisoner with the youngest of his two youn ger brothers, was scarcely i n carcerated--it will be re membered—before his Royal Highness obtained his release from confinement by signing a formal abdication of his claims to the Sp, i anisihintdhrocnite willand sceptre thenceforth and for ever also be in popular remembrance) had scarcely returned to his place of exile in the country before he as formally retracted and recanted his appa rently deliberate and final words of abdication. Nothing since then has been heard or, for that matter, has been even thought of the rival aspi rants to the diadem now worn by Queen ISABELLA. The influence of O'DONNELL over the councils of that Sovereign remains undiminished. The allegiance of the provinces of her kingdom continues wholly undisturbed. Progressistas and Moderados, Legitimists and Constitutionalists, give no sign anywhere of an intention to revive their ancient bickerings. When, suddenly, without any visible or conceiv able why or wherefore—At a moment of all crises that could have been selected for such an en tirely unlooked-for demonstration—the second son of the late DON CARLOS puts forth this singular proclamation, or pronunciamento, addressed to the race of " Spaniards," a State-paper of an entirely unparalleled character, in which his royal high ness may be said to advance a twofold claim to the crown of the Spanish sovereignty. Distinctly we say—a twofold claim to that sovereignty As a Legitimist, or, rather, as the very type and representative of legitimism—and as a Constitu tionalist, or, rather, again, as the very incarna ' tion or embodiment of constitutionalism. As to rile: SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 29,i860. LATEST NEWS. The following telegrams have been received at Mr. Reuter's office : PARIS, SATURDAY MORNING. The Moniteur says :— The Naval Board of Venice has informed the Chamber of Commerce that by order of the military governor the lighting of the canals, the port, and the Venetian Littoral must be suspended until further instructions. This measure also applies to the two lights of Malamocco and Piave. The Constitutionnel publishes an article signed E, Dreolle, announcing the dispatch of another division to Rome, and adds :—This measure is taken in consequence of the late events accomplished in Italy, and the revolutionary character of Garibaldi's last acts. In 1860 as in 1849 France will protect Rome and the Papacy against the attacks of demagogues. M. Dreolle thinks that the presence of a French corps de armee at Rome will suffice to prevent any assault against, or revolutionary movement within, that city. But in the contrary case the French battalions will furor an invincible barrier for the protection of the eternal city, and the authority of the Chief of the Church. In augmenting the army of occupation the French Government renders the protection of the city of Rome more efficacious, but respects the principle of non-intervention. M. Dreolle also expresses a hope that the atti tude of France will strengthen the salutary reac tion in Italy against the consequences and dangers of the spirit of disorder. NAPLES, SEPT. 25. Liborio Romano's Cabinet has tendered its re signation, on account of the preponderance of Bertani. Signor Conforti is about to form a Ministry pro fessing extreme opinions, the members of which, it is said, will include Ferrigui, Mignogna, and Salicetti. The Marquis de Bella, Ambassador of Garibaldi at Paris, has tendered his resignation. _ A battalion of 700 priests has been organised. The forts of Pescara and Agusta in Sicily have capitulated. The commander of the fort of Bake, near Naples ; still resists and threatens to blow up the fortress. The soldiers of the King at Gaeta are said to have demolished the residence of the French Con sul under the pretence that there was a connivance between him and Garibaldi. The French Consul was absent at the time. ROME, SEPT. 25 General Goyon, on the demand of Mgr. Merode, has ordered the re-occupation of Cornetta by French soldiers. General Goyon has also placed outposts two miles beyond Rome. The cardinals have been consulted on the resolu tion to be taken by the Pope: _ _ The majority is said to have pronounced itself in favour of the departure of the Pope, but that his departure should be deferred. FAVORITA, SEPT. 28. The Sardinian troops have taken the Delle Grazie fort of Ancona. The hospital has been destroyed. General Cadorna with six battalions has taken up a position in the suburb of the Porta Pia. Notwithstanding the desperate resistance of the garrison, the siege operations are regularly car- ried on. TL emralul.... 1000 Ge Larro boon Many soldiers of the Papal army have been taken prisoners. TURIN, SEPT. 28. The King leaves to-morrow for Florence and Bologna, accompanied by Signor Farini. A deputation from Sicily is expected here today to pay homage to his Majesty. The remainder of the military contingent of 14,000 men has been called under arms. No further news has been received from Ancona. Pope from Rome. The same journal also says:— occupation. " MARSEILLES, SEPT. 28, Letters from Naples, to the 25th inst., assert that the Bavarian brigade of the King's troops had coma pletely beaten the Anglo-Hungarian companies oi the Garibaldians at Capua. TRIESTE, SEPT. 28 PARIS, SEPT. 28. The Patric denies the reported departure of the " The military division of Lyons will proceed immediately to Rome to reinforce the corps of The Austrian Naval Board has ordered that trading vessels of the Two Sicilies shall only be ad mitted into an Austrian port when hoisting the Neapolitan flag, and that, before leaving, the visa of the Neapolitan Consul must be attached to their papers. the former claim or character, the Prince JOHN almost sinks that in the latter claim or character. In fact, says his royal highness, " I will not in sist on the question of right, because it is pain ful to speak of a beloved brother, perceiving him :o be subjected to a party which strives to dis- avow the progressive spirit of the age. Nor will I expatiate upon his last act, based, it is said, upon the dictation of clever counsellors, who, un fortunately, consulted more their own interests than the honour of my brother. The question of my rights is to me inseparable from the sanc tion of the people to whom I desire to appeal." The legitimate or hereditary right, therefore, is implied, consequently, rather than formally ex- pressed, by DON JUAN in his present appeal to his fellow-countrymen. His expectations appear :o be chiefly based upon the identity of his own political sympathies and aspirations with those presumed to be cherished in the hearts of the great mass of the more liberal and enlight ened =Tubers of the Spanish population. "It is natural," says Don JUAN DE BOURBON to his fel low-countrymen—" it is natural for him who thus recognises the advantages of an entirely liberal sys tem, to desire for his country a sacred respect of individual liberty—the broadest liberty of the press, which is the strongest corrective of every kind of abuse ; true equality before the law, and equal pri vileges to all parties ; entire freedom in elections, the only method of rendering the representative system a reality ; and, in the economical branch, the total abolition of such duties as are most grie vous to the public, such as those on articles of con sumption and the gate duty ; the abolition of the monopoly of tobacco 'and salt, by which so many industrial pursuits are protected ; the most ample system of amortization, not excepting the property which is called the Royal Patrimony, because I consider that the provision accorded by the public is sufficient for a King, because the prestige and the power of a Monarch ought not to be based on the ostentation in which he lives, but rather upon the affection and the respect of his subjects." All this is doubtless admirable—but in no ono particu lar a novelty. The Prince's elder brother, the as pirant hitherto to the throne of his ancestors—Don CARLOS, as he might be called, like his father, only that the name is too intimately associated with the old haughty unbending spirit of the Spanish sovereignty—the Count de MONTEMOLIN, as his Royal Highness is designated all over Christendom —would unquestionably have conceded, would still, had he the opportunity, concede all this, and con cede it, too, con amore, were that the condition of his assuming the purple and wielding the sceptre of his ancient ancestry. The depreciators of all such fair advances made by exiled Princes to the peoples over whom they claim the allegiance echo not unnaturally to all such golden and halcyon promises put forth by them prospectively; echo back, we say, not unnaturally in reply to all such auspicious advances the old, shrewd, cynical, fami liar distich, admitting of such wide and general ap plication—that old legendary couplet, which re lates— "When the devil was ill, the devil a monk would be, When the devil got well, the devil a monk was he." Experience alone, events alone could, of course, demonstrate the application of that sneer of unbe lief in the integrity of their fair promises, either to DON JUAN or to his elder brother DON CARLOS, otherwise the Conde de MONTEMOLIN. It is note worthy, however, as conspicuous among the " Signs of the Times" that the rival aspirants to an ancient throne like that of the old Spanish sovereigns ad vance their claims less through any presumed right of inheritance than through the asserted accord of their more liberal sentiments with the views, the hopes, the wishes of the very people over whom they aspire to exercise the coveted prerogatives, the naturally coveted prerogatives of sovereignty. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge will shortly leave town on a visit to Sir George Wombwell Bart., at his seat in Yorkshire. The Duchess Dowager of Cleveland continues in a very alarming condition, but yesterday her grace was somewhat better. The Marquis of Abercorn is expected in town early in the ensuing week from Baron's Court, county Tyrone. The Marchioness and Lady Georgiana Hamilton are visiting the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, at Drum lanrig Castle, Dumfriesshire, where the Earl and Countess of Dalkeith and a large circle aro assembled. Viscount Hamilton, M.P. is visiting in Scotland. The Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry are expected home on Monday next, from a tour in Italy and Germany. The Earl of Derby was, by accounts received in town last evening from Knowsley Park, rather better. Not the least danger exists ; his lordship is suffering from an attack of gout of more than usual severity. The Earl and Countess Fitz william are expected in Grosvenor-square early in the folloWing month, in order to attend the nuptials of the Hon. M.Rolle and Lady Ger trude Douglas, daughter of the late and sister of the pre sent Earl of Morton. Viscountess Jocelyn and family have left Tony more Park, Ireland, where her ladyship has been staying with the Earl and Countess of Roden, for Sandringham Hall, Norfolk, to visit the Hon. Spencer and Lady llarriet Cowper. Viscount Maynard and the Hon. Miss Maynard have arrived at the Pavilion Hotel, Folkestone, from the Continent. Sir Alexander and Lady Arabella Bannerman have left the Marquis of Salisbury's seat - in Hertfordshire for their seat in Aberdeenshire. Lieutenant-General Sir James Chatterton and Lady Chatterton have left Howchin's Hotel, on a tour of visits in Somersetshire. The Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, M.P., arrived in town last night, from Dieppe, where the right hon. gen tleman has been residing several weeks. -Mr. and Mrs. Robertson and family have arrived at Farrance's Hotel, from Netherseale Hall, Ashby-de-la- Zouch. TRADE TO WESTERN CHINA.—Mr. Darnton Lupton, the President of the Leeds Chamber of Commerce, has received the following reply from the Foreign-office to a memorial from the Chamber in favour of opening direct communication with Western China :—" Foreign-office, Sept. 22.—Sir,—I am directed by Lord John Russell to acknowledge the receipt of the memorial of the Leeds Cham ber of Commerce, praying ' That in any negotiations that may take place o n th e t erm i na ti on o f th e presen t rup t ure with China, the city of Esmok, in Western China, may be y f o u u l rd John o Russell request is henceforth constitut e d open an d f ree to B r i t i s h tra d e; ' an d lam t y w a i l ll ive acquaint tothe im t p h o e r Chamber that Lo facili tating, as far as possibl e , th o extens i on of Brit i sh tra d e with the Chinese Empire. It appears, however, to his Lordship, that much inc onven i ence m i g h t arise from intro ducing into any fresh negotiation with China at the present time so novel a question, as far as this country is concerned, as that of access to a city on the western f r o n ti er o f th e Chinese Empire ; and that, even in the improbable case of ' the Chinese Government acquiescing in a proposal to that effect, the opening of Esmok to British trade would be more likely to have a prejudicial effect than otherwise on the relations between the two countries. For it would be impossible to afford adequate protection to British trade at so inland a city, or to exercise due control over British sub jects; while redress for any wrong done in that remote quarter could in all probability only be obtained by apply ing pressure at places more accessible, and so placing in jeopardy the more im p ortant interests of British trade on the seaboard of China.—l am, sir, your most obedient humble servant, G. lIAMMOND.—Mr. Darnton Lupton." WRECK IN TIIE CHANNEL.—The merchant vessel Favourite, Captain Whitcfield, from Hull to Bordeaux, put into Plymouth Sound on Wednesday night. She passed at seven o'clock the same evening, 20 miles S.S.E. of Start Point, a ship of about 2,000 tons, lying on her beam ends, with foremast and bowsprit gone. A schooner near was supposed to be rescuing the crew. The Favourite reported the fact to several Brixham trawl sloops, which proceeded at once to the wreck. The wreck was taken in tow by a steamer going eastward.— Western 3forning News. TESTIMONIAL FROM THE UNITED STATES Go- VERNMENT TO A BRITISH CAPTAIN.—The President of the United States has presented a gold watch and albert chain to Captain Walter Petersen, of the British brig Sappho, of Shields, for meritorious and humane services towards a number of shipwrecked Americans. The follow ing inscription is engraved on the watch :—" From the President of the United States to Captain - Walter Petersen of the brig Sappho, for humanity to shipwrecked small `.-1860, FRANCE. BOURSE, Sept. 28.—There has been little or no business doing, speculators being occupied in their arrangements for the approaching settlement ; prices, however, remain firm at the quotations of yesterday. For the Account, Threes are now at 68f 60c; Mobilier, 692 f 50c; Orleans, 1,398 f 75c; Mediterranean, 905 f; Austrian, 477 f 50c; Lom bard, 480 f. The following are the last quota tions :- 4k per per Cents 95 75 Credit Foncier 9OO Do end month.... I Belgian 4± — 3 per Cents Do. end month 6B 45 Roman Bank Shares 2820 —lAustrian Credit Mobilier.... 691 25 , Spanish Threes 47a Do. Account 691 25 , Home Debt .. THE OVERLAND MAILS. _.,__--~ By the arrival of the Overland Mail we have re ceived Calcutta papers of August 22 ; Madras, August 29; Hong Korb, August 10 ; and Shang hai, July 28. RA.ILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans Northern 965 .. 963 75 New ditto Lyons and Mediterranean 906 25 .. 903 75 Geneva 355 .. 357 50 Southern Western Eastern .. .. Sardinian Austrian Lowbard , 475 .. 476 25 Lady Southampton is, we regret to learn, suffer ing from severe illness at IVhittlebury Park, Northampton shire. Her ladyship has been seized with paralysis, and has lost the use of one side. A FROLIC OF PRINCE ALFRED.—A story has reached us from the Paarl showing that "boys will be boys" even though they be the sons of royalty. The bed chamber of the young prince and his two companions : 'gr. Gray and Mr. Jocelyn, both of the Euryalus, was in an opposite part of the building to Sir George Grey's. His Excellency, being fatigued, retired early, but it was not to immediate rest. his Excellency was about to make him self comfortable for the night, when, i ns tead of lying upon feathers, h e f oun d fi erce k no b s indenting his ribs. Turning from one Fide to the other afforded no relief. There was nothing left but to remove the bed linen, when a good sprinkling of naartjes and walnuts were found beneath the sheets—placed there, it is generally believed, by the young prince and his middies.—Re Cape ,Tlonilor, Aug. 18. HUNG ERFORD BRIDGE.— Workmen were yester day actively engaged laying down cylinders, and in other preliminary works for the construction of the new railway bridge which is to be erected across the river from Lambeth to I . lungerford, in connection with the Wes' a u. Extension Railway from London Bridge to Charing-cross. It is pro posed to open the bridge fo;traffic in the spring of 1862, and the cost of th e wor k i s es ti m ated at £16 9 , 00 0. The chains and materials 'of Hungerford Suspension Bridge have been purchased by the Clifton Bridge Company for the sum of £5,000, subject to the purchasers being at the expense of taking down and removing them. The cost of Hungerford Foot Bridge was £102,25 4 , and it was opened May 1, 1545, INDIA. There is very little news from the Bengal Presi dency, except complaints of the continued refusal of the ryots in some of the lower districts to pay their rents, and complaints of the protracted bad weather and scarcity of provisions in the north western provinces. The vacancy in the Legislative Council, caused by the death of Mr. Le Geyt, the member for Bombay, has been filled up. Mr. C. J. Erskine is the new member. Mr. Cecil Beadon, foreign secretary to the Government of India, has been nominated to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. Wilson, but is to continue to perform the duties of his secretaryship. The decision in the Lucknow libel case—ad verted to in our last—has been against the Oude Gazette—damages three thousand rupees and five hundred costs, The action, it will be remembered, was brought by Ram(lial, a native revenue collec tor, who had been accused of shocking cruelty and extortion: A public subscription is opened to de fray the damages and cost. An Englishman in Oude, whose name we do not find, but who is said to have been connected with the Lucknow press, has been summarily " deported" out of the pro vince by the Oude authorities, " for endeavouring to instil sedition into the minds of the natives." The Maharajah of Travancore is dead, and suc ceeded by his nephew. It is rumoured that the Nizam of Hyderabad is to have certain districts, which were annexed by Lord Dalhousie, restored to him, in recognition o. his loyalty during the rebellion. He will also have presents of the value of a lac of rupees. In addi tion to this a debt which he owes the British Go vernment, amounting to a little over half a million sterling, is to be cancelled, so that although tardy, it cannot be said that our recognition of the Nizam's loyalty during the great rebellion is unhandsome. The reward which is to be conferred on his minister, the enlightened Salar Jung, is however not consi dered equal to his merits, as only Its. 30,000—50 it is reported—will be presented to him. Salar Jung is the firm friend of the English. The Indian Government have announced that they will carry out the financial measures of the late Mr. Wilson in all their integrity. A series of instruction/ for the management, assessment, and collection of the income tax, have been issued for the guidance of all officials. The tax commission and the assessors for Calcutta have been appointed. The Legislative Council is chiefly occupied in committee with the penal code, to be followed by the Code of Criminal Procedure, after which they will take up the License and Paper Currency Bills. A commission has been appointed to draw up a report on an organised system of native police for all India. The members are Messrs. W. Robinson, Madras; S. Wauchope, Calcutta; It. Temple, for the Punjaub ; W. Court, for the North-west ; and Lieut.-Colonel Bruce, for Oude. Several "indignation" meetings have taken place in the Upper Provinces, at which great dissatisfac tion was openly expressed against the Arms Bill recently passed. From Delhi late advices inform us that several rebels who took a conspicuous part in the late mutiny, including the murderer of Major Burton, the political agent at Kotah, have been executed, and more will follow. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CALCUTTA, AUGUST 22. PRODUCE MARKET.—The fortnight has passed with very little alteration in the spirit of our market; produce does not arrive in such quantities as to comp3l holders to accept lower prices, and trade is generally languid. Sugar firm ; saltpetre in small demand ; rice, lower ; raw silk firm, but no sales ; torahs, no sales ; hides, lower ; jute, firm, and no stocks ; oils-eds, higher ; safflower, lower. IMPORT MARKET.—We have to report a very quiet and dull market for almost all import articles. Piece goods went on gradually declining, and actually a very heavy fall of prices has taken place, particularly in some descriptions of goods. This course of our market produced a similar effect in the principal up-country markets, wherefrom the accounts lately have been very discouraging. Prices are almost nominal; and as long as importers submit to easier rates, we cannot look for a better feeling in our market. Yarns have been sold more freely, but also at lower rates. Metals are very quiet at nominal prices; sheathing copper at 43 Its. 'EXCILANGE.—Since the departure of the last mail a large business has been done in exchange. On London, the Bank sales have been from 2-0 s to 2.01, chiefly at the latter rate. American, and other first-class credits have brought 2-os. Documentary, of which the supply is limited, has sold at from 2.0/ to 2.1/. On China some small amounts have sold at from 228 to 230 per 100 dols., but the business in this market is now extremely limited. Discount on private bilis, 6 per cent. FREIGIITS.—Dead weight, seeds, and jute, 60s. all rouud. CAINA. costs, We have announced by telegraph the departure of the whole of the British forces from their ren dezvous at Talien for the Peiho, on July 26: the French force to leave Cheefoo on the same date. Lord Elgin paid a visit to Cheefoo, accompanied by the General and Admiral, and returned to Talien about the 20th; and the embarkation of the troops commenced on the 24th. The British force is very complete in every respect; but the China Mail says the French are very defective in numbers, are short of artillery, and have no cavalry, and no sufficient means of transport. Altogether the allied force will number about 260 vessels, inclusive of transports, and it is thought that this imposing force may cause the Chinese Government to come to terms at once. But Lord Elgin, we believe, has determined to take the forts before treating. The forces will rendez vous at the Sha-luy-tien Islands, about 14 miles from the Peiho. The landing will take place at Pehtang ; and the Ist division under General Mitchell, consisting of the Ist, 2d, 31st, and 60th Regiments, and a ,Punja.ub regiment, will land at first simultaneously with the French force for the attack. We believe every effort will be made to prevent our forces wintering in the north, and that after the forts are taken the Chinese will not be pressed very hard for terms. The rebels are said to be withdrawing themselves to Suchan. They are also said to have taken the city of N an-tsin, in the centre of the silk districts. Shanghai still remains in the same unsettled state. A serious misunderstanding has occurred between her Majesty's consul and the commissioners of customs. At Fuhchau a flash of lightning set the Model Tower on fire, and it was reduced to ashes. The Model Tower was situated a few miles out from the city, and was one of the sights to be seen by foreigners. The fact of its being burnt down on the Emperor's birthday was regarded by the natives as rather ominous. We have nothing of importance to note from Amoy. The people of the prefecture of Chaouchau, of which Swatow is the port, are becoming very inimi cal to foreigners, and have been issuing placards, the tenor of which is " kill." The cause of their animosity is said to have arisen from her Ma jesty's consul having sent word to the Taputai that he would shortly pay him a visit in a gunboat; and also the arrival of two heavily-armed junks to en force the payment of duties by native trading boats, under the new Custom-house system. From Manilla we learn that the American vessel, the crew of which mutinied, was' a transport, and had a large quantity of artillery and ammunition on board. steamer Zenobia left Hong Kong on the morning of the Gth, to sec after her. Matters at Canton remain quiet. The Governor and Tartar General paid a visit lately to the new French Commissioner, to congratulate him on his appointment. We regret to say sickness is very prevalent amongst the troops at Canton. The rebels are said to be in possession of some impor tant passes, which prevents produce coming down. In the colony nothing of note has occurred during the past fmtnight. Government has issued a notice, that it will hold a court of inquiry to in quire into the abuses said to be committed by cer tain public servants in times past. We are glad to say our imprisoned contemporary of the Friend of China vas released from gaol on the 4th inst., a subscription haying been collected to pay his law COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Rola.; lioNo, Aug. 10. Trade here and in Canton is greatly depressed. Cotton and woollen goods are quite unsaleable, and in metals and ' other exports but little is doing. In opium, however, a large business was done, at advanced rates. At Shanghai, the demand for manufactured goods was small and uncer tain. An extremely limited business has been done in tea. There were, however, symptoms of approaching activity. A. few chops of Ping Suey tea had reached the settlement, via Ningpo, and it was said a few more of new congous were detained a few miles from market by the cupidity of local mandarins, and that foreigners were about to proceed to the spot for the purpose of bringing them in. An addi tional transit duty of 11. taels per picul was levied on silk passing into the settlement. This measure being antici pated caused dealers to hurry to market, augmenting the stock very materially, and causing foreigners to forbear from operations. A reduction of from 10 to 15 taels on previous rates was the result. Exchange.—Bong Kong : for this mail is quoted 4s. 91d. for bank paper, and 4s. 10d. for first-class credits. Indian paper tends downwards, say rs. 235 to 234. Bar silver, 71 per Cent. ; and Sycee, 5 . 1- to 6 per cent. premium. Gold leaf, 22.80 dole. per tael. Shanghai : a moderate amount of business had been done for the mail, bank rates closing fis. 7 d. ; first-class paper, 6s. 74d. ; Indian paper, 320 to 321, with considerable business. TONNAGE.—Hong Kong—There is a fair demand for tonnage, and higher rates have been paid. Rice charters are in the market, but cannot be• placed except at 45 to 50 cents. Coast employ is plentiful but rates are low. Govern ment still continues to charter vessels. Shanghai—The requirements of the war, with a call for coast purposes, caused tonnage to be in active demand. Rates to London were £1 to £4 10s. for tea; and £0 to 10s. for silk, but very little was doing. TILE POPE'S BRIGADE. The following letter from an officer in the Pope's rish Brigade has been forwarded to us for publi- cation : " Recanati, Sept. 22. "My dear Sir,—l wrote to you a week ago (the letter was not received) bidding you adieu for ever, and a few hours afterwards we marched off to meet the enemy, preceded by General de Lamoriciere. We were of the brave Pimodan's division. The battle commenced furiously, and would have been much more severe but for the cowardice and treachery of an Italian regiment, who passed over to the enemy, and by whose hands it is generally believed General Pimo dan fell mortally wounded ; the Swiss ran away, and left me alone with only 30 men to fight against a whole regiment of Sardinians. What could Ido but 'retreat ?—which I effected by getting into Loretto. After 24 hours' waiting in expectation of assistance, I was compelled to capitulate, and we sur rendered prisoners of war. The Sardinians received me and my gallant comrades with military respect, such as dipping their colours, &c. When the fight commenced we were only 5,000 strong ; there were against us 32,000 men, with ten batteries of English rifled cannon. The brave Lamoriciere was forced to dash through the enemy amid a shower of shell and grape, and succeeded in getting into Ancona. The garrison of Spoleto contained only 300 men, and my gallant countrymen held out as long as it was possible, and inflicted severe punish ment on the enemy. lam told that 600 Sardinians fell, besides several officers. Be so good as to write to my father at Boulogne, and tell him I am to march immediately with my men to Genoa, and thence proceed to France." THE POSITION OF THE POPE. A Paris letter in the Independance says :—" The Holy Father is said to have fixed on the 30th as the day until which he would wait for the reply of the French Government to his note. If by that day Pius IX. shall not have been assured that he will have the cooperation of France in recovering all that Piedmont has taken from him, he will, it is said, quit his capital. Moreover, he is said to threaten to publish documents to show that Napo leon 111. had formally promised to protect the integrity of his temporal possession. It is how ever very probable that such an engagement would not have been made by Napoleon 111, except on the condition of the accomplishment of the reforms so long demanded from the Pontifical Government, and which, as is well known, could never be obtained. I recently sent you an extract of a letter from Rome, in which, in relating the hesitations of the Pope as to whether he should or should not quit Rome, it was observed that his Holiness had decided that he would not abandon his capital. It appears that the state of things has zinc° changed. The protest to the diplomatic corps has been put off, and it has been remarked, that after confer ences with several of the Ambassadors consi derable agitation prevailed at the Vatican. This was said to be caused by a report of the arrival at Rome of Victor Emmanuel who, in accord with the French Government would come aid protest his deep devotedness for the Holy Father. To that report may be added a notification given to the commandant of the French troops which led to the adoption of certain military measures. It was also said that secret preparatious had been made for the departure of the Pope, and that Prince --, a Roman, having questioned Cardinal Antonelli on the subject, the latter is said to have replied with much hauteur, ' Is there, then, an idea of keeping the Pope a prisoner ?' The Prince having observed that the departure of his Holiness might be attended with the most serious conse quences for Papacy, ' That is our affair,' re plied the Cardinal, The Sovereign Pontiff pould never remain in a city which is sullied by the pre sence of Victor Emmanuel.' On the 18th the question of major excommunication had not been decided." TILE CIVIL SERVICE. War-office.—Mr. William Sandeman has been appointed a permanent draughtsman at Woolwich, and possed his examination ; Mr. Walter Charles Mulley has been appointed a temporary clerk in London, and passed his examination. India-office. —Mr. George Alfred Field has been appointed a copying clerk in London, and passed his examina tion ; Mr. G. A. Stubbs has been appointed a copy ing clerk in London, and passed his examination. The Board of Trade.—Mr. Charles Loraine Bell has been appointed a clerk in London, and passed his examination. Ecclesiastical Commission,— Mr. Robert Carr Self has been appointed a tempo rary clerk in London, and passed his examination ; Mr. Ernest Augustus Tietkens has been appointed a temporary clerk, and passed his examination. The Post-office.—Mr. James Parson has been ap pointed a clerk at Weymouth, and passed his exa mination ; Mr. J. Davies Bateman has been ap pointed a clerk at Bristol, and passed his examina tion. Customs.—Mr. David Williams, collector of Cardiff, has been appointed collector of London derry, in the room of Mr. William Bellamy, placed on the retired list ; Mr. Thomas S. Miller, con troller of Waterford, has been appointed collector of Cardiff. The following officers have been placed on the compensation list :—Mr. J. Jackson first clerk, Hull ; Mr. A. Balding, timber mea surer, Hull; Mr. J. Jones, inspector of patrol, Hull ; Mr. J. Janney, inspector of patrol, Hull ; Mr. G. Metcalfe, locker, first-Class, Hull ; Mr. H. Kirbus, locker, first class, Hull; Mr. W. Robertshaw , tidewaiter,first class, Hull; Mr. E. Draper, weigher, first class, London ; Mr. W. Harbord, searcher, first class, Hull; Mr. W. Smith, inspector of patrol, Hull ; Mr. J. C. Carroll, locker, first class, Hull ; Mr. George Pearson, weigher, first class, Hull; Mr. H. M. Clark, weigher, second class, Hull; Mr. J. Little, tidewaiter, Grimsby; Mr. J. Hill, tidewaiter, first-class, Southampton.. Inland Revenue Department —Mr. m. Mackintosh, A o i ffi r. - cer . of Campbeltown first division, Argyle collection, has been appointed . N ir. preventive s .3L;I .v . o o ffi ff c e e n r , , oAffibcoeyrnoef, Birk Abe rdeen collection; wall ride, Orkney district, has been appointed to Campbeltown first division, Argyle . collection ; IL Best has been appointed au . assistant of assize,' Ipswich, and passed his examination; Mr. R, Pick ford, first-class assistant , . Glasgow seventh division Glasgow collection, has been appointed o ffi cer of Kirkwall ride, Orkney district. I re l an d Mr. John Ha ll y has been appointed a clerk in tl Receiver's -office of the constabulary, Dublin Castle, and passed his examination.. East Indies L e . C. Proby has been appointed acting sub-treasurer, ;PAirombay and Bombay, in the room of Mr. Erskine Government director of the Bank of also acting member of the Mint Committee Hodge has been appointed to act for r ilr l . ). Pr ß ol byn as first assistant to the Accountant-G enera l ; Mr. J. L. Hynes has been appointed to act for Mr. Hodge as second assistant to the Accountant G e neral; Mr. C. Forbes ha s been appointed • a nd Sessions Judge of Konka in succession to Mr. n, Judge C. J. Erskine ; Mr. F. Lloyd Judicial Assistant to hastlie jl.udCo,aeniaenrodnses,isatsrabtee.enorapspaottinart.ead; f o t s . for the detached station Assistant- been appointed Senior ujtundagpbeorfrtyh;e the Hon. G. A. Hobart has beenappointed Senior Assistant- Judge and Sessions Judge of . A . hmedabad, for the detached station of K Cad .Sera . ce Gazette. A traveller recently arrived from Sweden states that no rain fallen in that country for several Mouths P43t, ENGLAND AND SARDINIA, ----- • -- ""••• In the Brussels papers Le Xord and L'lndepen. dance Belqe we find a French version from the German translation of Lord J. Russell's despatch to Sir Jas, Hudson, which has appeared in the Kano' Zeitung. The following retranslation into English can only therefore give a general notion of the tenor of the despatch, and may contain turns of expression different from those of the original text Foreign.office, August 31. Sir,--Although Count Cavour's note, in answer to the one which you have been charged to present to him, did not contain such a complete and precise declaration of his intentions as her Majesty's Go vernment might have desired and expected, never theless they did not deem it necessary to continue those negotiations. Her Majesty's Government considered that note as one effectually setting aside any idea of making an attack upon the dominions of the Emperor of Austria or upon those of the King of Naples, and at the same time as one binding the King of Sar dinia to forego the cession of any portion whatever of Italian territory, it being of course understood that in this public engagement the island of Sardi nia is included. I call it a public enagement cause Count Cavour in his note refers to a speech he made, in the name of the King's Government, at the sitting of the Chamber of Deputies on May 26. Although, however, Austria, France, and Eng land have abstained from any intervention in Sicily and Naples, apprehensions are felt both at Paris and Vienna lest the annexation of the Roman and Neapolitan territories to the kingdom of Sardinia should be followed by an attack made by Italian forces upon the Venetian possessions of the Emperor of Austria. It is clear that such an attack, by an army, could not take place without the King of Sardinia's consent. It is also clear that, in a legal point of view, the Kin°. of Sardinia would have no excuse for violating the treaty of Zurich, recently concluded and signed by him. The King of Sar dinia was free not to accept the preliminaries of Villafranca and the treaty of Zurich; but after hav ing renounced the continuance of the war, and having given his royal word to live in peace and friendship with Austria, he is now no longer free to discard those obligations and attempt to make a wanton attack upon a neighbouring sovereign. It is clear, moreover, that in the present instance, motives of self-interest are in accordance with the dictates of duty. An attack upon the Austrian army, covered as it is by formidable fortresses, is not an enterprise the success of which could reason ably be expected. But if such an attack failed, it would afford Austria an opportunity, perhaps de sired, for restoring the Romagna to the Pope and Tuscany to the Grand Duke. There are grounds for believing that neither of these acts would be considered by France incom patible with the treaty of Zurich. At any rate, they would be certain to involve the greatest dan gers to the independence of Italy and her future peace. The King of Sardinia would indeed have gained Lombardy, Parma, and Modena, but while losing Savoy, Nice, and Tuscany, he would no longer be in a condition to resist Austria, who would be fighting for a good cause, in defence of the inte grity of her dominions, and to recover her military honour. The only chancq that would be left for Sardinia in such a conflict would be to draw France again into the battle-field, and to kindle an Euro pean war. Count Cavour will not abandon himself to any such dangerous illusions. The Great Powers are bent upon maintaining peace, and Great Britain has in the Adriatic Sea interests which she watches over with the greatest anxiety. The ministers of the King of Sardinia may save Europe from such a danger, by strictly observing the policy set forth in Count Cavour's despatch, dated 30th May. Her Majesty's Government ask for. nothing more than the exact performance of the promises contained in that note. The British Go vernment is disposed to take into account the senti ments and demonstrations alluded to by Count Cavour, as being amongst thos e i n f rac ti ons o f inter national law which the local authorities are often powerless to restrain, although in the eyes of dif ferent European courts the indulgence of Great Britain in this respect may seem already to have been carried too far. At any rate, whatever may be the case with maritime enterprises, which might take place often at night, and might be favoured by the aid of vessels belonging to the villages along the coast, it is clear enough that no army can, without the King's express order, attack the Austrian frontier. These observations appear to us deserving of the serious attention of the Sardinian Government. You are requested to read this despatch to Count Cavour, and leave him a copy of it.—l am, &c., (Signed) J. RUSSELL. Sir James Hudson, Turin. FIRE AT WOOLWICH.—About one o'clock yes terday morning a fire broke out on the premises of Mr. Key, a chemist, residing in Beresford-street, Woolwich. The Royal Arsenal fire-engine, and a body of police, under the direction of Mr. Inspector Baxter, were quickly on the spot ; and, an ample supply of water being obtained, the flames were coafined to the shop, although considerable damage resulted. THE VICARAGE OF ST. PANCRAS.—Yesterday afternoon the ceremony of inducting the Rev. Canon Champneys, as vicar of St. Pancras, in the room of the Rev. Canon Dale resigned, took pines at St. Pancras New Church, Euston-road, in the presence of a large number of the clergy and laity of the parish. MAN ORESTER UNITY FRIENDLY SOCIETY OF ODD FELLOWS. Yesterday the Metropolitan Districts Committee of this society and their friends assembled at the Crystal Palace, to hear the statement of the audit of the late fete which was celebrated on the 7th ult. Notwithstanding the unpropitious state of the weather, a considerable number of members dined together on the occasion. Mr. H. E. Jones, Pro vincial Grand Master, Pimlico district, occupied the chair. After the usual loyal and constitutional toasts, Mr. HoLmEs, in proposing "The Prosperity of the Manchester Unity and Board of Directors," remarked that the Manchester Unity Friendly Society had at the beginning of the present year 305,214 subscribing members, having 3,333 lodges or meeting places apportioned to 441 districts, in all parts of the kingdom and colonies. From the published returns, it was found that the districts possessed surplus money on the Sick and Funeral Fund of £7 per member, which made for the whole Unity about £2,136,498. The Widow and Orphan and Distress Funds were "entirely sepa rate, and as gifts were made from the discre tion of local committees, .the members, in agreeing to meet for a day's recreation, arranged at the same time to realise a profit for the increase of those ( Ci e to Ft : un h ye ad e ei w sedorder,predicted in. dd observed e r i v n e d fact 1845 wtfunds. It being necessary to have proper offices at headquarters, the first stone was laid in 1857, and from a small levy upon the members, spread over two years, the building was erected in Grosvenor street, Manchester , at a cost of £2,829. All ex pensesc of management of the society were raised and p ai a ci s a by s a separate fund. H e b e li eve d th e so prosperous as a n y i n th e ki ng d om. The toast having been drunk with all th e h onours of cct sh s t t h whilste that speedythe Mr. ROE, a member of the board o f di rectors, re sponded, their capital o m d a i p e s t o o a l f l u t w t i o h a n e as • of the the society, now £1,000,000 more than it was then, and there fore the society m uc h f arther from dissolution. (Cheers.) The actuaries did not know the class of men who formed the society, for when they were convinced that it was requisite to increase their subscriptions, they did so to the extent of 25 per cent. without increasing the liabilities of the society. He next pointed out the advantages the society held out in a social point of view in contrast with the office clubs, the members of which had no hand in the management, and concluded by expressing his confidence in the continued prosperity of the so ciety. (Cheers.) Mr. BURGESS then made a statement of the re sult of the last fete at the Crystal Palace, from which it appeared that after payment of all ex penses, which were considerable, £3OO had been realised by the society. During former years it was the custom to have two fete days, but this year they had but one, and the result justified the change, for the day excursion had been more profitable to them than any two former ones. Although they were not above the consideration of £ s. d., they had higher considerations in view in promoting the festival, for it cemented good feeling amongst the members, and by giving the local societies an in terest in the result of future festivals, he believed they would be still more successful in future years. Mr. HARRIS proposed the toast of the Crystal Palace directors and the officers of the company, to which Mr. Thompson responded. The other toasts of the evoning were the "Press," the " Metropolitan Districts," responded to by Mr. Rough, " the Secretaries of the I ete," and " the Chairman." A NEW D', - STRICT POST• OFFICE FOR THE WEST END.—In a low days a new district post-office will be opened at the West-end, for the greater convenience of the inhal taut sat part of the metropolis. The building, which was formerly in the occupation of the Oriental Club, is situated in Vere-street, Oxford -street, and extends in the rear to Chapel-place, the latter place being for the accom molation of the clerks, the sorters, and the general delivery postmen. The old post-office, in New Cavendish-street, his been long co mp l a i ned of as, being too contracted for the business carried on there, when in consequence of a repre sentation having some time ago Leen made to the Postman , t m-General, an order was giyen by the Secretary of State to erect the new building.