The Sun. — London, England, 1869-10-01 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF Z JOITILNALI3. The Times observes that it has become a matter of course, .and is accepted as such, that members of Parliament, and 'particularly those who happen also to be members of the Ministry, should go through the ceremony of meeting their constituents some time during the long vacation. It is none the less really a very curious phenomenon. In the dark ages, before railways existed to carry the morning's news up and down the country, and while as yet electricity had not been broken in and put into harness, the practice was natural enough. Now the result of every division is communicated in the most remote borough almost as speedily as to those who have joined in it, and each vote is published at once and canvassed. But constituencies require in these days, much more punc tiliously than they ever did formerly, their representatives to come and tell them what they have known perfectly for months past. Last session was a peculiarly laborious one, and an unusually large proportion of the work fell on the Cabinet. The majority of the House of Commons was so docile that it left Ministers to expound the first princiides of the legislation they proposed. Yet the citizens of Oxford would probably have been as discontented as if Parliament had been deliberating all the summer with closed doors had not Mr. Cardwell gene down to disclose to them the novel fact that the Irish Church Act got itself passed last July, and how. But when a Minister addressing his constituents recites a catalogue of subjects for immediate legislation, he does not mean so much to inform them as to submit those heads for the considera tion of the nation, and as questions which it is invited to answer for the instruction of its Government. To Ministers is committed the drawing up of the syllabus of the coming session, but it depends on public opinion always how far that can be carried out, and often in what shape. Nor need the wisest of Ministers disdain to learn from public opinion when once formed. Public opinion takes some time, however, to settle down finally into a definite character, and a discurse like Mr. Cardwell's is serviceable as notice that it is time for it to begin. The Standard remarks that the Social Science Congress :is obtaining a place among our institutions. It has no'; assembled during thirteen years successively. We may n, believe that in each session it has done practical work, or even laboured, as Americans say, towards strict conclu sions, But it brings out discussion ; it evokes the opinions of thinking, if not always sensible, men and women, and whatever good it may do, it cannot possibly do any harm This time the session has been inaugurated by Sir Stafford Northcote. We are persuaded that the right honourable gentleman would accept no exaggerated compliment. He is not Lord Brougham, nor has ho followed in the steps of those who made Newton their master. But in the life and experience of a gentleman and politician whose associations have been among many classes, and whose conscientious thinking must have travelled far, apart from classical culture and refined senti ment, there is much to be learned, when it is honestly and intelligently expressed to a miscellaneous audience. The audience at Bristol, however, was not miscellaneous in the ordinary sense of the term. It exhibited an attentive and intelligent mind, and brought a bearing upon the inaugu ral speech of Sir Stafford Northcote, which we hope to see producing fruits before the Congress is over. Altogether, a more suggestive address has not been delivered to the association, and, as an opening of its session, nothingcould have been more appropriate or more pleasing. Sir Stafford Northcote performed admirably a duty not easy on any man's part to fulfil. Articles setting forth the specific charges of heresy against the Rev. Charles Voysey have, says the Telegraph. been lodged in the Chancery Court of York by Archbishop Thompson; and, an appearance having been duly entered on behalf of the defendant, this most momentous ecclesias tical cause may be said to have commenced. Before the judgment-seat of the law, the Metropolitan of York has summoned the Rector of Healaugh; and the court will have before it two distinct questions of vital importance to the administration of the Church—the one of Church discipline, and the other of theological teaching. In every Church there must be some conditions of service, and some discipline. Even those very broad divines who wish to sweep away the Thirty-nine Articles, would ask the clergy of the establishment to give some such sign of faith as a profession of belief in the Apostles' Creed. That would be a religious test, and the fulfilment of the condition would demand the exercise of discipline. So far, there it an agreement between all the parties in the Church. But no two of them agree respecting the limits which a profes sion of faith must impose on the varieties of interpretation; and, indeed, the English Church is at present so filled with the sound of discordant doctrines, that agreement on such a point may almost seem to be hopeless. The divisions of the Church are numerous; nor do we affect to regret the liberty which permits Christians of so many shades tc congregate in the same Church. Such freedom is the condition of that healthy life which cannot survive the loss of active energy in conduct and in thought. Nor can a National Church exist unless it is " national" in fact as well as in name It must be the Church of the whole people. Whether the Church of England already fulfils that essential condition —whether its articles of faith are as broad as a due regard for the preservation of Christian truth will permit—is a question already under the consideration cf the mos earnest among our ecclesiastical statesmen; and time mus be allowed for the development of sound counsel on so vas so complex, and so sacred a subject. Meanwhile the immediate issue raised by the case before the Chancery Court of York is—whether Mr. Voyseyhas actually violated the necessary discipline of his order, and rendered himself amenable t' the law of the land. The Herald comments on the case of a lighterman named Slattery, who at different times saved the lives of six or seven - persons from drowning without reward. Such a list of gallant deeds as this is material for half a dozen heroes Eut saving human life, it seems, is so anomalous, so in. vidious a pursuit even, that nobody knows what to do with a man who is so foolish as to undertake it. Mais que dish oflait it faire dans Bette galere ? It is far safer to stay out of it, stand on the bank, and see the entire strangers drown, with the remark that these things are very shocking, or other sympathising words to that effect. Such at least appears to be the opinion of authority on the subject. Where is the Legion of Honour, whose decoration Slattery would have received had ho been a Frenchman, to say nothing of substantial marks of respect ? Where is the Victoria Cross, which, even as an Englishman, he would have received had he been a soldier, and performed only one act of conspicuous gallantry on service? Where is even the medal of the Humane Society, Villa, at least, one might have expected to see shining on the lighterman's jacket? We have at least a private society, supported by voluntary contributions, with life membership to be bargained for on easy terms, as the fountain of honour in cases of the kind. Not knowing what else to do with an infatuated man who had been fool -- enough to lose his tin - te in saving the life of a fellow creature, Sir Sydney Waterlow remarked that the case was one for the society to take up. But poor Slattery had been to the society, it appeared ; had laid the list of his achievements before the secretary, and had been told—what ? That the society could do nothing in the matter, because the man had not applied within four teen days. Had he gone to the place boring with a great scientific discovery, or some scheme for the amelioration of everybody's condition, he could scarcely have been treated with less consideration. Within fourteen days after the act a man must, it seems, avow himself a hero or for ever after hold his peace—as far, at any rate, as the Humane Society is concerned. This is sharp work, surely. How about people who do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame ? Does the society make no provision for persons who, so far from reporting their humanity within fourteen days, would never dream of reporting it at all, and whose good deeds would never be heard of did they not happen to be " found out ?" The Daily NCI43 declares that, despite the reassuring • words of the Astronome r Royal, many persons still look forward with anxiety to the approach of the great tide which will occur on October 6. Nor is this altogeth( r surprising. It is true that the tidal wave which wfll 'sweep along our rivers may not be unusually high. Yet if th e winds should unfortunately combine to swell the waters which surround our shores, an amoimt cf mischik f may be effected which it will take some time to repair. Danger, however, there is none cr little. We need not fear that such misfortunes as have f c now e 1 the outburst of high l eve l l a k es, cr the inroads of the. sea through dykes and sea-walls, will mark the course of the steadily swelling wave which will sweep aleng our tidal rivers next week. The records El such mi - lortuncs may well make us rejoice that the phcnomenen Ice are awaiting is ono rather to excite o ur - 1 :0 cur fears. In all ages floods and „gartlett as among the most int.ereat3 than ±C 2 EuntlAtion3 have Lcen terrible di-,asters which can Lcfal a country. When the Rhone the ne, r.nd the third overflowed their I:yanfls, in 1313, the most disa-....trcus effccts were pro perls.l73 cf r,:l the ri7em :, hich. by their .:I I:Carl the worst 1 1 Mitt"-u ii7cr Ne-nt times within the ccatury river has ovc:11.-,wed its banks, risiag t ten.fec: cracti; ,e 3 rar,re, above, it 3 natunl levcl. On ti 7th Novcraber, 1324, the Neva rcse fully - Luitecn feet. The effects of such a iLie in a river of such ma;rnitude may he judged frcan the circumstance that, even at the hcizht cf the approaching tide, it is not likely that the Thames will rise so much as two feet above the ordi nary high-tide level. TIIE Pl u Right Hon. W. E. Glad stone, accompanied by Mrs. Gladstone and daughters, has arrived at Hawarden Castle, Flintshire, *here the *at boa, itsOleraau remain foul fin wtsks. THE INTERNATIONAL BOAT-RACE. Aportion of the Harvard crew were entertained at dinner at New Ygrk a few' days ago. In responding to the toast of the (Won. crew, Mr. Blaikie, the Harvard secre tary said : "Now, we want the Oxfords to come over here, The ice has been broken, and we do not see why they can not come over. We will give them a fair race and a fair course. We rowed them on their own course, and we want them to return the compliment. We knew the dif ficulties of the situation in many points of detail, and all of the character of the course ; but we trusted to their honour to keep the course clear, and nobly did they do it. The Oxfords said they did not know what a clear course was until that day. They had no cause to complain?' Having briefly reviewed the details of the race, he said :—" It is the custom of professional men, when racing, to get in front of their opponents' boat and `wash' them. I had an interview with Mr. Tinne in regard to this, with a view to its discon tinuance. Mr. Tinn4 admitted that it was an ungentle manly act, and no definite agreement was made. At one critical point the Harvards had a fine opportunity to resort to this advantage, but they did not avail themselves of it ; but afterward the Oxford crew, obtaining a sufficient lead, washed their boat, and then practically the race was de cided. Mr. Simmons was also indisposed, suffering from a alight diarrhoea, but, possessing a strong heart, attached no importance to the malady. We received the utmost kind ness and attention from all classes, particularly from the Oxford crew. I was requested to act as referee, but sup ported the nomination of Mr. Tom Hughes. No attempt was made to interfere with the crew in any manner or fashion. I have been asked whether they will come here to row. I cannot say anything about it, but I trust they will not long hence come over and row us in our own waters." Mr. Blaikie then proposed three cheers for the Oxford crew, which were given with a will. GREAT STORM ON THE COAST AND IN THE MIDLANDS. ..;;. heavy thunderstorm passed over Portsmouth and Liverpool on Wednesday evening, and lightning was visible at Pembroke and London. In the Birmingham district the disturbance of the elements was exceptionably violent. On Tuesday night the weather was bitterly cold. On Wednesday morning there were some vivid flashes of lightening followed by peals of thunder. During the day the weather was mild and warm. About seven in the evening the storm again broke out, and continued for several hours. The lightning was very vivid and the heavens at times appeared one broad sheet of flame. The scene in New-street Station, Birmingham was very grand. The roof being composed entirely of glass and iron, the electric fluid spread itself over the structure, rendering the interior as light as day. Travellers also state that the lightning seemed to run along the rails and the telegraph wires. Heavy peals of thunder accompanied the lightning at intervals and drenching showers of rain fell repeatedly. Such a storm has not occurred there since 1853. At Bromsg,rove a stream overflowed its bank and flooded the railway. At Worcester the peals of thunder were very loud, arid the lightning vivid. The rain came down in torrents. Bad weather seems to have been more or less prevalent throughout England for at Penzance there was a heayy gale. LAW AND POLICE. A GOVERNME-NT MANUFACTUREIL—At Southwark Police court on Thursday, Mr. Clarkson, a Government pontoon manufacturer and waterproofer, was summoned for having carried on his business in such a manner as to render it dangerous to the health os the inhabitants. Ho used naptha and petroleum in large quantities, and several inhabitants of the neighbourhood complained cf the offen sive smell. The magistrate inflicted a fine of and made an order for the discontinuance of the nuisance within a week. A CHARGE OF POISON.—At the Wandsworth Police court, a labourer, named Tydeman, was charged with attempting to poison his own child, three and a half years old. There had been a dispute between him and his wife, which was supposed to be the reason for the crime. Another man was charged with being an accessory. The prisoners were remanded. MALICIOUS POISONING OF CATTLE.—An application of some importance was made a clay or two since to the Tavistock magistrates, on behalf of Mr. Diamond, of Hew ton House, Beerferris. Mr. Diamond has lately lost fifteen head of cattle and horses under suspicious circumstances. An analysis of their stomachs showed the presence of arsenic and other poisonous matter, and an appeal was made to the Home Secretary to obtain the offer of a reward from the Government for the discovery of the offender. The application to the magistrates was for a certificate stating that the crime had been committed by an unknown person, which was requi:cd by the Government before offering the reward. The certificate wastgranted. TIIE WORKING OF TEE GAME LAWS.—On Thursday, a man, named John "Walton, was charged, at .Kidderminster, with trespassing. The defendant was a gardener in the employ of Mr. Lloyd, and the alleged trespass was com mitted in the garden where he worked. He had sat traps in the garden to protect the plants fron the rabbits. lie had been obliged to put plants in five times owing to them. The ground belongs to the Earl of Dudley, Mr. Lloyd being the tenant ; and the gardener, whose wages are 12s. a week, was fined ss. instead of 4 and had to pay 15s. costs. A telegram from Hull states that six fishing smacks belonging to the north have been lost during the late gale. Four were driven on shore at Heligoland, whilst two wore lost through coming into collision. The owners are Messrs. Tooze, Haycock, Lill, llamlyn, and Willimea. It may bo added that after the wreck Mr. Tooze's vessel, which was estimated to be worth a thousand poundsowas sold for £2B. THE NATIONAL EDUCATION LEAGUE.--The pro ceedings of the first general meeting of the league will occupy Tuesday and Wednesday, October 12 and 13. Many members of Parliament, and deputations and visitors are expected from branch societies in London, Manchester, Liverpool, Sheffield, Leeds, Bristol, Leicester, Bradford, Southampton, Bath, and also from Wolverhampton, Wal sall, and other towns. The fundamental principles of the league are a system of education, rate-supperted, unsec tarian (not necessarily excluding the reading of the Bible), compulsory and free. THE. FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE.—Mr. Waller, secretary ;a the Home Cattle Defence Association, states that the only country out of all those from whence we obtain our cattle supplies which is yet unaffected by the foot and mouth disease is France. The disease exists in Denmark, but the importation from the country is unre stricted. Outbreaks are reported from all parts of the Continent of so malignant a type that it is found necessary to suspend dairy operations. LAPSE OF MEMORY.—A strange story has just come to us frcm Faris. At the Opera Comique, M. Barre, a well-known tenor, was singing with Madame Galli Marie, when, suddenly, the tenor stopped short. The lady singer, thinking that he had forgotten his part, whispered to him what should come next ; but M. Barr 6 remained silent. The curtain was dropped, to the groat perturbation of the audience; and it was then discovered that poor M. Barre had completely lost his memory, and did not remember one note of his role. An apclogy was made to the disappointed audience, and the theatre was closed. THE BATTLE OF LISSA .—As for Lissa it was a cavalry charge. Tegethoff's aim was to come to the succour of Lissa ; and as the Italian fleet lay in the inter space, he charged through them. Being trtally inferior in number and weight of guns, he dashed prow on, to force his way, and went head foremost at the Re d'ltalia because ho believed it was the flag-ship. She was scarcely moving at the time, having stopped her course to permit Peraano to change his flag to the iron ram Affundatore ; and being, besides, an ill-built ship, she gave way at once, and, cut down from bulwark to water line, with a yawning gulf of sixty feet wide in her flank, she heeled over and sank in thirty-scconds with all on board her. When the Austrians avow that the suddenness and completeness of the calamity almost stunned them as they saw it, we may imagine the horror and consternation that were felt by tho Italians. From that moment, such was the shock, the battle of .Lissa was decided. Nothing but long traditions of combat—nothing but glorious experiences cf reverses converted into mere recklesss efforts for victory, and losses stimulating men to acts of superhuman daring—could have rallied the Italian fleet; and these they had not. There had been no order of battle before —little likely was it there should be one now. Uncertainty prevailed everywhere—contradictory signals followed each other in quick succession from the flag-ship. The admiral hesitated to lead, and the captains took no initiative on their side. Meanwhile the Austrians, with a spanking breeze in the poop, sailed briskly on, firing their small 24-pounders for form's sake. They saw the cnsray scattered without being dispersed by them ; thcy saw a fleet disorganised because two shir s h o d perished ; and they saw an admiral retire f rom a rebuff which \vas not a defeat,— s.nd this was the battle of Lissa ! Tege ihoff's aide-de-camp v. - as shot in the fore-arm, and I do not believe another officer of tho flag-ship was wounded. It was a gallant achievement of the Austrians, just as it was a gallant achievement of a cavalry force to go bang through a dense column of an enemy ; but it was scarcely a naval action, and certainly not such in the sense of a Nilo or a Trafalgar. Tegethoff did all that any man could have done with such a force as ho wielded, but not more thin' — was augured of . him from,,.his calqwlid p&WygpAR 4 alificißaltic.—Riackwoeigennite. MEIROPOLITAN GOS.slP—Thursday. As I intimated in my last letter Mr. Moncreiff has ac cepted the judgeship in Scotland vacant by the melancholy death of Mr. Patton. The new judge will not be greatly missed from the House of Commons, for though a somewhat able man, he was not popular. Indeed after representing Edinburgh for nearly ten years, he found himself so little in favour with his constituents that he had to take refuge in one of the university seats, Glasgow and Aberdeen. There he won only by a neck, and there is very little doubt but Mr. Gordon, his opponent, would have beaten him if the late Government had not gone out of office, and Mr. Gordon with them, while the election was progressing. There will probably be a severe contest for the vacant seat now. Mr. Gordon stands again, and will probably be opposed by Mr. Smith, of Jordan Hill. It is remarkable just now how many M.P.'s there are with whom their constituents are at present dissatisfied. First and worst is Mr. Harvey Lewis, who though he has been denounced for falsehood and fraud by a judge, and though he has been requested to resign, still sticks to the borough of Marylebone, and represents it by being permanently absent from England. Then there is Mr. Cadogan, the member for Cricklade, whose dealings were brought to light in the famous action for libel tried a few months ago, and who still writes M.P. after his name, and I believe continued to shew himself in the House of Commons while it was sitting. Third on the list is Mr. Sheridan, M.P. for Dudley, whose connection with tha Albert Insurance Company needs a very thorough explana tion in order to satisfy his at present irate constituents. Lastly, there is Mr. Cave, M.P. for Barnstaple, who is involved in the same concern, and who, after publicly promising his constituents to explain his relations with the Albert, left the town without doing so and has not yet made his reappearance, although weeks have passed since notice was first directed to the matter. All these gentle men, who, by the way, are Liberals, have fallen into their present difficulties in very similar ways, by loving financing not wisely but too well. The speeches of the Marquis of Hartington, Lord Clarendon, and Mr. Cardwell all point in the same direc tion, and shew that the extreme propositions put forth by certain so-called friends of Ireland with respect to the land question will not have any countenance from the Govern ment. According to present appearances, the bill will be of a very moderate character, and will in all probability disappoint those thorough Hibernians who think that the land was made for them alone. It is probable that there will be a vacancy for the Edin burgh and St. Andrew's Universities constituency very shortly, as Dr. Lyon Playfair is likely to get the Master ship of the Mint, vacant by the death of Mr. Graham. There, too, the contest was severe, Dr. Playfair beating his Conservative opponent, Mr. Swinton, by only 255 votes on a total poll of 4389. Should Waterford city become vacant by the rumoured appointment of Mr. Blake to an inspectorship of fisheries, the Liberals I imagine will be able to retain the seat, as Mr. Blake and Mr. Delahunty, the sitting Liberal members were a long way ahead of Sir H. Barron. There is still nothing certain about the bishoprics. A paper, usually well-informed, mentions that in all probability Dr. Wilberforce will go to Durham, and Dr. Baring, to Winchester. I have heard nothing to confirm this, and think it extremely unlikely. In the first place, Durham is worth £5OO a year more than Win chester ; next, Dr. Baring has already been translated once, and translations, except to an archbishopric, are not now much in favour. Lastly, Durham is an essentially Low Church diocese, and there would be no advantage in sending a High Church bishop there. There was another rumour very prevalent in the early part of the week—that Dr. Jacobson, of Chester, would go tolVinchester. But I have good reason to believe that all these reports are unfounded. The Bishop of Oxford has received an offer to go to Win chester, and although he had not sent his reply a few days ago the nature of it may be guessed from the fact that he has let it be understood that while he will hold his visitation in November, he will probably not hold his ordination at Christmas. It is expected now that the arrangements for the resignation of Bishop Sumner will be completed on the 14th of October. With regard to Exeter, the names most in favour are Prebendary Mackarness, of Honiton, and Archdeacon Bickersteth. I believe the first has the better chance in consequence of the services which both Mr. Mackarness, his father-in law, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, and his brother-in-law, Sir John Duke Coleridge, have rendered to Mr. Gladstone. For Oxford Dr. Temple is now spoken of, and the general belief is that either he or some other " Broad" man, like Dr. Scott, will get this important post ; although among " High" men I find great belief in the prospects of Mr. Liddon. I believe that the last-named gentleman was offered the deanery of Durham. He is less likely to get a bishopric, his health being very indifferent. I may mention in connection with his name that some time ago he preached a sermon befcre the Queen, in which he addressed her Majesty in person, an incident not quite in accordance with Court etiquette. Madame Tussaud has put the late Bishop of Exeter into her wax works. What an apotheosis. There was a great gathering of Churchmen at Aylesbury this week in order to assist at the opening of the parish church, which has just been restored by Mr. Scott at a cost of £13,000. The Bishop of Oxford preached a very remarkable sermon upon the words, " And then shall the end come." He referred to the general feeling of expecta tion that there was throughout Europe, and especially in France, where, instead of waiting upon God, everyone was waiting upon the life of one man. It was remarked that none of the county members were present at this gathering. Mr. Disraeli's absence was particularly noticed, Aylesbury being a town in which he has made several notable appearances. It is possible that the ex-Premier did not care to; meet the Bishop of Oxford so soon after his lordship's conduct with regard to the Irish Church Bill. Some time ago a commission was appointed to inquire into the pollution of rivers. Mr. Rawlinson was at the head of it, and there was associated with him Mr. Har rison, engineer. Unfortunately Mr. Rawlinson commenced the inquiry with a prejudice in favour of a certain kind of sewerage, and when his colleague suggested questions which might lead to answers different from those which his chief desired, he was cut short. The end of it was a disagreement, which led to a dissolution of the commission. A new one was issued a short while since, Sir William Denison, formerly Governor of Madras, being placed at the head of it, on the condition stipulated by him that the gen- tlemen associated with him should have no crotchets. This stipulation was agreed to, and Mr. Chalmers Morton, the agricultural writer, and Mr. Frankland, the well-known chemist, were appointed his colleagues. These three com missioners are now making a tour of inspection. Recently they were in a northern town of great im portance famous for its chemical works, and were not a little disgusted to find how little public spirit there was on the part of the manufacturers with regard to the removal of their waste material away from the river. In some works in other towns a very large sum is now made annually by the con• version into useful products of materials which were for merly thrown into the river as waste. A contractor who has undertaken to work up these materials in candle and soap factories is paying £3,000 a year to one firm alone for the use of what they used to fling away. The last party of our Volunteers who went to the Bel gian International Tir came back yesterday. They were more fortunate on their return than on their outward journey. Crossing to Ost en d, th e y encoun t ere d the full _ _ _ force of the tremendous gale of a fortnight ago. Coming home they found a sea as smooth as though this were mid- summer instead of the equinox. The fetes at Liege, Spa, and Brussels were magnificent, but the enjoyment of them was somewhat marred by the extortion of the keepers of _ _ hotels and cafés. On this point there is much grumbling. The Volunteers complain that they Were distinctly told that accommodation could be had at a moderate figure, such as 4 or 5 francs for a bed and breakfast, whereas in some instances four men had to sleep in one room and were charged 10 francs each. At the cafés from 40 to 60 per cent. extra was charged, and those Volunteers who went to Liege thinking that they would have a cheap holiday, were compelled to return. At Spa the charges were much more moderate, although the town is a fashionable watering place. At Brussels the hospitality was most abundant and generous. One of the most exciting incidents of the gathering was the marching of the French contingent into Liege with their eagle guarded by fixed bayonets. The sight would not have been welcome in some parts of Bel gium, but in the industrial capital of the little kingdom, where there is a strong French element, the reception was enthusiastic. It is rumoured that Paris will be the place of meeting next year. One result of these visits is that foreign riflemen are beginning to practise firing at long ranges. Hitherto the English have carried off everything in that way, and they did so even at Spa, where the firing was decidedly indifferent, owing probably to the continued round of gaiety in which our riflemen found themselves. The experiment of sermons to City men, which has been made with so much success in some of our City churches, is now being tried in the well-known " Poultry" Dissenting Chapel. Since Dr. Spence left this chapel for Hackney it has been greatly enlarged and improved, and the present incumbent of it is Dr. Parker, late of Manchester, and author of " Ecce Dens " and " Springdale Abbey." He has an hour's service every Thursday, consisting of a short prayer and a sermon. The chapel is crowded chiefly by men, but there is a considerable sprinkling of women. In litonture there area few Wale, The AM A, F, THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 1, 1869. • Wilson, formerly curate of Hursley, and chaplain to the late and the elect Bishop of Salisbury, is editing Mr. Keble's letters. He invites persons who have received letters from the author of " The Christian Year " to send them to him for publication, promising that names and places shall be omitted, which may be a needful precaution, but will certainly greatly diminish the interest of the letters. The controversy respecting the famous verse in the Gunpowder Plot hymn has been revived in a Southampton paper. The question at issue is whether Keble authorised. the alteration from " not in the hands" into "as in the hands." Mr. Moor, vicar of Ampfield, and author of " Memorials of Keble," says that the alteration was made by Mrs. Keblo, at her husband's own deathbed wish, and that so far (as had been stated) from the circu lation of the " Christian Year " having become almost extinct since the alteration, in nine months the proceeds of seven editions, consisting of 11,000 copies, passed through Mr. Moor's hands as executor. Another item is that Murray is about to publish another volume of essays by eminent theologians, the Bishop of Gloucester among the rest, and the subject will be, "The Church and the Age." Smith and Elder are publishing a work on the Magyars, by Arthur Patterson, and cne on modern Russia, by Dr. Erkhardt. Mr. T. A. Trollope's new novel, " The Garstangs of Garstang Grange," will be out in a fortnight. Hurst and Blackett are just about to publish the second volume of Mr. Hepworth Dixon's "Her Majesty's Tower;" a volume of short stories by the authoress of " John Halifax ;" " The Life of Dr. Robert Lee, of Old Grey Friars' Church ;" " Noblesse Oblige," by Sarah Tytler ; " Francis the First and other Historic Studies," by Mr. Baillie Cochrane ; and a cheap edition of Dr. Macdonald's "Robert Falconer." I believe I men tioned in a former letter that Mr. George Thompson, formerly of Hull, and then for fourteen years a civil engineer in Paraguay, and a leading officer in the army of Lopez, was writing a book about the Paraguayan war ; it is now published by Longman. MI SCELLANEOUS NEWS. ELECTION MATTERS. Mr. Moncreiff has accepted the office of Lord Jus tice-Clerk of the Court of Session, causing a vacancy in the representation of the Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities. The right hon. gentleman thus takes leave of the House of Commons, after occupying a seat there for nearly ninetee n years. He was first returned for the Leith district of burghs in April 1851, and sat for that consti tuency until May 1859, when he transferred his services to the city of Edinburgh. From 1865 to 1868 the right hon. Gentleman gave great offence to his constituents by his opposition to the Annuity Tax Bill brought in by his colleague, Mr. *Laren. Accordingly, when a seat was given by the Reform Bill to the Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities, Mr. Moncreiff became a candidate, and, as we have already stated, won over Mr. Gordon by a majority of sixty-seven votes. He has been the Lord Ad voca t e in every Liberal Go v ernment since his first appear ance in Parliament, At the same time taking an active part in the passing of bills for the abolition of uni versity tests, and those required from parish school masters. Simultaneously with the announcement that Mr. Moncreiff has accepted the vacant judgeship, comes a report that Dr. Lyon Playfair, the representative of the twin sister Scotch universities, is a candidate for the Mastership of the Mint, vacant by the death of Mr. Graham. Dr. Playfair first entered Parliament at the last general election, defeating his opponent, Mr. Swinton by 255 votes. In the event of his suc ceeding to the appointment, his removal from the House of Commons would be a decided loss. The few speeches which he made during the last session stamped him as one of the greatest acquisitions to the householder Parliament. A Glas gow contemporary says that Sir William Stirling Maxwell would be brought forward by the Conser vatives for the vacant seat. It is as yet, however, unsafe to speculate on the Liberal candidate, the office of the Master of the Mint not being yet filled up. TIIE LODGER FRANCHISE. No ono can doubt that through the restrictions which surround the lodger franchise, thlt kind of qualification is nothing but a mere farce. Take the case of Finsbury, one of whose representatives—Air. M'Cullagh Torrens—was the most active in passing the clause in Mr. Disraeli's Reform Bill. Tho revising barrister has required the personal attendance of the claimant or of some one on his behalf, who could speak of his own know ledge as to the claimant being qualified under the Act. This rule caused more than one-half of the claimants—about 300 in number—to be struck off; although the majority of them were on the register last year, and therefore did not think personal presence would be now required. It is to be hoped that some thing will speedily be done to gii - e more facilities for lodgers being placed on the resister. It is well known that ninny young man in the metropolitan boroughs are, by their ed uca ti on , more qua lifi e d t o vote that householders. THE RECIPROCITY QUESTION. Tho members of the Metropolitan Conservative Association refuse to commit themselves rashly on the late cry raised by the " Revivers." At the last ordinary meeting- of the Association, a motion was made to the effect " that a sub-committee bo ap pointed to consider and report on the desirability of mteresting itself in the advancement of the policy of reciprocity in foreign trade." The chairman—Captain B. Payne—hoped that the association would not "rashly commit itself to any policy thereon." Tie described free trade as " a reckless financial policy," but thought such a great question should be approached with caution ; by making it a party matter he feared frivolous and vexatious opposition would spring up. The resolution was afterwards withdrawn, on the under standing that the question was a national one, the chair man hoping that all parties would regard it in this light. TEE DIOCESE OF EXETER. According to the Western Morning News, the opinion prevails in clerical circles that the lieu. Pre bendary Mackarness has been offered the bishopric of Exeter. Mr. Mackarness is a moderately IliFh Churchman of broad views, experienced in parochial work, an eloquent prea c h er , an d an ap t an d v i gorous speaker. lie is brother-in-law of the Solicitor- General, Sir John Duke C o l er id ge , t o i whose vene rable father it s stated that the Premier lately offered was a sec on d c l ass i n c l ass i cs a t O x f or d, and be c a m e F ellow which was declined. Mr. of Exeter College in 1844. In 1845 ho was ordained p r i es t, t a ki ng th e v i car a g e of Tardiebiggie, in Worcester, about the same time. In 1855 Mr. Mackarness was appointed to the rectory of lloniton, and became prebendary of Exeter in 1858. The division of the Exeter diocese still continues to be agitated. In reply to an address from the clergy of the Deanery of Kirrier, Mr. Gladstone states that he will not fail to call the attention of his colleagues to this important subject. PHILLPOTTS V. BOWYER. Sir George Bowyer is unable to comprehend why Archdeacon Phillpotts should be so angry with him for publishing an anecdote to prove that the late Bishop of Exeter foretold the doom of the Irish Establishment. It does not follow because the pre late prophesied that the Irish Church would fall that he wished it to do so, any more than it follows that the officer of a ship who is confident that his vessel must be wrecked desires such a catastrophe. Mr. Philpotts's letters, Sir George thinks, only shew that talent is sometimes not hereditary. THE NEW. IRISH SPIRIT. The real enthusiasm with which th e L or d- Lieutenant of Ireland has been received at Cork— that most Irish of towns—is not a little significant. Several of the Irish journals regard it with lively satisfaction, as a proof of the popularity of the Govern ment, and the springing up of a more loyal spirit amongst the people. The Cork Reporter declares that never before has a Viceroy met with such a welcome. Nor is the reason far to seek : Whatever faults have been laid at the feet of the Irish people, ingratitude is not among them. At last there have arisen in Britain rulers.who will let the people of Ireland bo loyal. Th un d ers o f applause rent the air on Wednesday because the great crowd saw in Lord Spencer one of the close friends and chosen lieutenants of the great statesman who has initiated the work of healing the wounds of cen turies and bringing comfort and repose to the fevered and exhausted frame of our beloved and native land. SECURITY OF TENURE. Nowhere is there to be found a more striking illus. tration of the good effect of justice from landlord towards tenant than on the Earl of Portsmouth's estate at Enniscorthy. The district around is a splendid scene of prosperity ; it was once squalid and miserable like the rest of Ireland. But Lord Portsmouth has begun and continued a system which experience has proved to be of the greatest advantage —he has got rid of every middleman, and he sanctions tenant-right to the fullest extent, with this peculiarity, that he increases the security thus acquired by his own act, for he gives leases freely and judiciously. The eflects are visible in the general content and progress which everywhere prevails. Nor is the benefit to the proprietor less remarkable, for the rental of the Portsmouth estate has more than doubled within half a century. The Times Commis sioner, who has just visited Enniscorthy, declares that the result is solely owing to the equity and wisdom of the landlord. TIIE LABOURERS IN IRELAND. The Irish labourers are awakening from their lethargy. Feeling that they can fairly claim a share of the benefits which Parliament may be induced to ilistrjakutitinz clubs to _agitatetheir tirrn umiarr. vile or ir.e many rewecia rn wmcn tno condition of the labourer may be improved is that of dwellings, which are now wretched in many parts of Ireland. The Kanturk Labourers' Club has hold ite first meeting, and has passed a resolution soliciting the Government to insert a clause in the Land Bill which will secure each labourer a house fit to live in, with an acre of ground attached to each, at a fail rent. THE TRADE OF THE COUNTRY. Is the trade of the country in a satisfactory condi tion, or is it not ? are quest i ons repeatedly asked on all sides. Various opinions have been hazarded in answer, but the Manchester Guardian, in an exceed. ingly able and exhaustive article, clearly shews that the country is undoubtedly in a prosperous condition. Our contemporary proves this by comparing our condition in 1868 to that in 1865, a year free of trade disaster. In the first place, the nation owes the public creditor less by £11,328,000 than it did four years ago ; secondly, the total value of imports and exports in 1868 exceeds that of 1865 by upwards of £33,000,000. Taking the net value of raw cotton imported, there is an increase of more than £35,000,000 in the four years. Then the navigation tables disclose no weak ness—rather the contrary. The official tonnage of British and foreign vessels which have entered inwards and cleared outwards has increased during the three years subsequent to 1865 by no less than 4,339,000 tons. Everybody must also rejoice at the prosperity wYcli leads to a larger use of tea, coffee, and sugar. The ratio of consumption in sugar increased nearly 211 b. per heal, and in tea nearly ilb. Coffee was more used. in 1868 than in 1865 by o.lBlb. per head. It is not so satisfactory in a moral point of view to perceive that there was a positive increase in the consumption of spirits. The quantity cleared for home use in 1865 was 0.94 of a gallon per head of population, while in 1868 it was 0.98, thus shewing, an increase of .04 of a gallon. There was an increase also in tobacco ; the propor tion rose to 1•351 b. in 1866, and at that point it remains. There has been a very slight falling off in malt. Coming to savings banks, we are glad to observe that the capital standing to the credit of the depositors is increasing. The disasters of 1866 told very specifically upon savings bank funds, for on the 31st December of that year depositors' balances were £768,000 less than at the end of 1865; but in 1867 and 1868 a marked recovery took place, and last year the sum was £3,268,000 more than in 1865, and upwards of £4,000,000 more than in 1866. In 1868 the amount of capital accumulated in savings' banks of all kinds was £48,539,000. To conclude, the railway traffic receipts of 1867 were nearly £4,000,000 beyond those of 1865 ; and the aggregate value of the coal raised and of the metal extracted from British ores was about a mil __ lion sterling above the value of 1865. The - olaria; submits that these facts prove that the permanent trade of this country, as distinguishable from its trade of enterprise, is established upon a wider and more solid base than ever. THE PERMISSIVE BILL IN SCOTLAND. At the annual meeting, of the Scottish Permissive Bill and Temperance Association, just held, con siderable satisfaction was expressed at the progress o the cause in Scotland. In Edinburgh, at the last election, the supporters of the Permissive Bill candi date were unsuccessful, but in other places there was a decided gain. The cause had also lost in Dumfries burgh and county, and in Wigton ; but it gained North and South Ayrshire, Midlothian, Leith, Perthshire, the Border and the Stirling burghs. The guarantee fund had steadily improved. Sir Wilfred Lawson, M.P., and Mr. Finnie, M.P., were present. Resolutions for carrying on the war more vigorously throughout Scotland were passed. TRADES UNIONISM IN SHEFFIELD. A meeting which was held in Sheffield on Wed nesday night slims that rattening is not quite extinct in that town. The occasion was to assist Broadhead's emi gration fund. Resolutions were passed, deploring the system of persecution kept up against him, and pledging secretaries present to bring the fund that is being raised before their societies without delay. A Mr. Rolley acknowledged that he had often paid for rattening, and not only defended its necessity in the past, but treated it as a thing that might be necessary even now. The Secretary to the Plasterers' Union, contended that every work ing man in Sheffield was indebted to Broadhead for the present rate of wages ; without him they would have been very much lower than they are. As a Sheffield contemporary justly observes, the town "does not seem even yet to have reached the lowest depths of its humiliation." BROTHERLY JOINERS. The joiners of London wish it to bo known why their brethren at Blackburn and Ifarwen are now out on strike. The reason is that for the last three years the bricklayers of Blackburn had been working 4N hours per week, at wages if 835.; the masons and plasterers 49A- hours, at 80s. per week ; while the carpenters and joiners had been worliing hours per week at wages of 9.85., so that in time and money they were worse off by 7s. per week than the other three branches in the building trade. The joiners gave six months' notice of their claim to enjoy the same privileges in point of working hours as their fellow workmen. The masters refusing, the strike followed. The men o f woo d were so anxious to come to equitable terms that they pared to reduce their Wages 2s. Gd. a week if the employers would but concede that the fifty-five hcurs should be reduced to forty-nine and a half. Ten consented, hut the rest have not replied. The London . joiners think the cause of their Blackbur n b re th ren just, and they are resolved to give it pecuniary support. CATTLE AT SEA. The steamboat companies are evidently very anxious to clear themselves from th e c h arge ofinflict ing unnecessary suffering on the animals they convey. Certainly if they take the same trouble to protect the unfortunate sheep and cattle that they take to con tradict every assertion made respecting them, we must believe that the animals have a " royal road " across the channel. A day or two since George Hawkins, a licensed drover,was summoned bythe police for driving a number of sheep along one of the metropolitan roads at half-past ten a.m. He admitted the charge, but said he could not get the sheep along, as they had been thirty hours without water, having come from Rotterdam. He was fined a trifling sum, and the next day a gentleman made his appearance at the court, on behalf o f th e General Steam Navigation Company, to deny the statement of the drover. It was quite untrue that the animals were thirty hours without water, and when they arrived in port they were landed on the company's wharf, where there arc twenty troughs i one to each pen. It was one of the special instructions of the company that a plentiful supply of water be always ready for the cattle in their vessels. The representative of the com pany added that they were especially anxious to contradict the drover's statement, owing to the recent discussion in the papers. It would have been well if some witness could have been produced who had seen the provision made for the animals on this particular voyage. COMPULSORY VACCINATION. We are told that considerable excitement prevails in the East-end of London touching this vexed ques tion, and that the number of parents who refuse to have their children vaccinated increases daily. In one parish—Bethnal Green—two thousand persons have already refused that their offspring shall undergo the operation, a n d suc h a ser i ous matter has accordingly been brought before the guardians. Several members expressed an opinion that unless it was definitely stated in the Act that vaccination was compulsory, they did not think that any interference was called for on the part of the guardians. The clerk said he was not prepared to give a positive answer on the point raised. The chairman remarked that he believed all sorts of diseases were transferred from one child to another through sufficient care not being exercised by the public vaccinators i n p rocur i ng pure lymph. Anti vaccination meetings are announced to be held in Shoreditch and Hackney, with a view to petitioning the Government. PRICE OF CORN. From the return issued by Mr. Montague Marriott, it appears that the average price of corn during the year ending Michaelmas has been—for wheat, 495. 82d. per quarter; for barley, 41s. 6id. ; and for oath, 275. 2d. Wheat reached its highest figure during the year on October 3rd, 1868, when it stood at 645. 4d. ; and its lowest on the Bth of May last, when it was 445. 4d. THE THRONE OF SPAIN 'At last a candidate who appears likely to " run well " has been found for the throne of Spain. The Duke of Genoa will very probably take the sceptre which Queen Isabella's expulsion left without a holder. This Prince is the son of the King of Italy's sister-in-law, Princess Elizabeth. lie was born in 1854. It is said that if the Spanish Parliament elect him by a majority of two-thirds, his relatives will offer no opposition to his taking the crown. FOREIGN NOTES. LORD CLARENDON ON TUE CONTINZNA, The Presse, of Vienna, in commenting on Lord Clarendon's foreign visit, declares that he crossed the Channel as plenipo tentiary of the Gladstone Cabinet in order to secure the peace of Europe, and that a conference took place at Heidelberg. The German and Eastern questions were discussed on the cccasion. Prince Gortschakoff represented the views of Prussia as well as of Russia, having passed through Berlin on his way. The result of the meeting was that the statesmen believed there was no likelihood of the peace of Europe being disturbed. On leaving Heidelberg, Lord Clarendon went to Paris, and Prince Gortschakoff and Prince Hohenlohe had an interview with Count Beust, Who then had an interview with Prince Metternich before to ~t 4loud , a 9 there no reason to think that Austria . or France is shut out from the" odiiiiitlfatioh. on European affairs. • TIM GER)IAR BISHOPS AND THE FRENCH CLEB(Tr. Some members of the French Gallican clergy have signed an address to the German Episcopate in reference to the recent manifesto of the Bishops at Fulda. The address was prepared by M. Wallon, who has for the last three years stoutly maintained the independence of the French Church. It declares that in the midst of the silence which circum stances seem to impose on the Church of France it is an inspiring spectacle to behold the learned Church of Ger many proclaiming the true principles of Christianity "at onto unchangeable and progressive —the rights of nations, reverence for legitimate sovereignty, the loyal acceptance of needful liberties, the authority of Bishops, and the infallibility of the collective Church." M. Wallon adds that ho knows not whether the Catholics of Franco will think it necessary to declare their concurrence in the manifesto of the Bishops, but that he, the humblest of them, thanks the Bishops for this great public act which promises from the assembling of this council at Rome— even in the absence of the laity—" to make this human assize the judgment seat of God." THE EHPEROR AND THE TARTARS. Two hundred Tartars recently waited upon the Russian Emperor at Livodia as a deputation from the Musrulruan populations of Russia to thank him for the protection he accords them. The Czar said that a difference of religion would never make him forget that all his subjects were Russian, and had an equal right to his affection. GENERAL PRIM AND CUBA. The New York herald says that General Prim's second audience with the Emperor Napoleon was a most important one, and gave rise to considerable speculation. The Emperor advised that an amicable arrangement should be made between Spain and America respe . aing the desire of the latter to purchase the island of Cuba. He added that if the war continued with its present barbarities, President Grant would be compelled to interfere in the cause of humanity. General Prim ex pressed his readiness to negotiate with America, but de clared that his countrymen wore opposed to such a course. Napoleon said that they had better follow his example and give up Cuba, as he gave up Mexico, before it was too late to do so with honour. VERDICT IN THE AVONDALE MINE DISASTER. After a week's investigation the jury in the Avondale inquiry came to the conclusion that the deceased miners met their deaths through the burning of the lead house and breaker in the mines, and that the fire originated from the furnace in the mine taking effect on the wooden brattice. Tho jury regard the present system of mining in a large number of pits now working by shafts as insecure and unsafe to the miners, and strongly recommend in all cases where practicable two places for ingress and egress, and a more perfect ven tilation, thereby rendering greater security to the lives of the men under any similar accident. This verdict is contrary to the opinion of the mine -owners, that the fire was kindled by incendiaries. By declaring that the fire originated from the furnace, it morally puts the guilt of all the loss of life on the company, while it hardlyfurnishes a point for the initiation of legal proceedings. It is worthy of attention that every experienced person who gave testi mony on the disaster expressed the same opinion, that there would be an accident some day, and the men would be lost if the mines were not connected. Yet no tunnel was cut. The company trusted to luck, and the disaster came with its terrible consequences. AMERICAN FINANCES. American finances seem to be improving rapidly. According to the New York Herald, the revenue for the fiscal year, ending next June, will be a hundred million dollars in excess of the expenditure. Since the commenoe meat of the present fiscal year the average receipts from Customs alone have exceeded 4,000,000 dollars weekly. Altogether, the receipts aro calculated at 400,000,000 dollars, while the Government expenses will be less than 300,000,000 dollars. AMERICAN AFFAIRS. (From the Anglo-American Times.) NEW YORK, Sept. 11. Mr. August Belmont, now in Europe, has re plied by cable to the movement against him in Tammany, showing no signs of quietly submitting to being driven from his seat. He recommends his friends not to yield an inch to. the pressure, and he says he will be back immediately to checkmate the conspiracy, and to maintain his position should the movement take the form of a substantial attack. The Republicans who are inclined to fight among themselves have paused with delight to witness the set- to in the enemy's camp, and they are the better able t enjoy the spectacle in the lull which follow. the attentibn and the operations of the enemy being directed from them against each other. The strife takes more a national than a pa'rty form, and ap pears rally to have little to do with domestic ques tions. The feud is between the Tweed followers and those of Belmont, between the Irish and the Germans. Mr. Belmont is a native of Germany and a leading banker, agent of the Rothschilds, and a favourite among his countrymen, who all the more tenaciously uphold him because the opposition has been got up and supported by the Dish. The struggle then is between the German New Yorkers and the Irish New Yorkers, nearly all of both classes of naturalized citizens in this city being Democrats But this is not so in the Union generally as regards the Germans, who outstide the metropolis are mostly Republicans. All that decent people can say is a reference to the old proverb about the time when honest folk get their due ; although I allow that there are many excellent men in the contending factions, while I maintain that whatever goes to break up the corrupt rule of Tammany can not fail to be beneficial to this city. The fight will probably be fierce, and the papers have commenced slang-whanging each other and the most promi nent men of the opposition The World says the Leader's Editor and the Editor's owner are shameless and cunningcorruptionists of thoßing, and we would like to see the human being in New York stupid enough not to believe that! Awl now for the clarion voice of Pomeroy iu the fray ! We languish for Pome roy !" The Tribune writes thus, as it naturally sighs for the clarion voice of the " Brick." Thieving thrives. On Sunday one of the fraternityentered the Continental Life Insurance Office, and coolly picking up a tin box skedaddled and got safe off. But unfortunately for the daring thief, though-the papers it contained were valuable, there were none negociablc, as he found on examination, and the box was recovered from the place where the thief then threw it. The burglar who fell through the hatchway of the store in Furman-street, Brooklyn, died from the injuries, and has thus met a fate seldom awarded to any ruffian, whatever his crime, among our philanthropic community. On Tuesday, at the corner of Houston and Greene-streets, a gentleman was knocked down and a diamond pin taken, as well as his pocket book with several hundred dollars in greenbacks, Judge M'Cunn released a man named Martin Le land, charged with complicity in the Philadelphia City warrants forgery of $lB,OOO. His arrest was somewhat curious. . In the effects of a man recently drowned at Cape May, named Gursen, was found Leland's photograph, and in the same trunk numbers of the blank warrants with which Philadelphia had been flooded. In New York he went by the name of Martin Gray, and after his arrest a telegram was sent to the Philadelphia Chief of Police, who iden tified him as Leland. Two affidavits were read by the District Attorney identifying the prisoner, but the other side objected that telegraphic evidence was not good in law, and, Judge M'Cunn agreeing, or dered his discharge. Talking of frauds, last Saturday a haul of widows, or rather pretend e d widows, was made in front of the Pension Office. There they were, awaiting their monthly pensions, while the clerks inside were awaiting the Deputy Marshals, who took as many as they could, and all were brought up for examination, being charged with fraud, having represented themselves as widows when they were not ; three at least have been found guilty. The " bulls" and " bears" have had an exciting week in the Gold Room. Talks of com binations and of locks-up passed from mouth to mouth, with telegraph despatches, more especially from abroad, some of them of the wildest descrip tion. The alarming illness of the Emperor Napo lean, whether the Emperor be ill or not, was made the most of, as also the panic in Germany, and ge nerally throughout Europe. It was rumoured that Secretary Boutwell was going to sell goldlargely. The Canadian, who had just before the departure of the Cunard mail steamer formerly carted boxes of thepre cious metal noisily through the streets, and therebl raised the premium nearly 2 per cent., has again turned ap, and is in communication with the "bulls." Every little circumstance is made the most of, and invention is freely brought into play. The return of travellers from Europe has now become consi &Table. The Russia was filled, and every berth in the Cunarders will, it is anticipated, be taken by American families on their way back for some weeks. The big fence around the ground of the new Post Office is letting readily for advertising at a charge of $4 per day for 10 lineal feet. The enterprising speculator who took the contract is likely to do well with it. A new line of British steamers has commenced running between New York and Buenos Ayres via Rio; the screw Halley of 1,600 tons being the pi oneer. She is owned by Messrs. Lamport and Holt of Liverpool, but there is an American line already plying between these ports. Captain Banks, of the brig Startled Fawn, saw one of fifteen waterspouts strike a schooner, which dis appeared. It was reported that a yacht had cap sized off Fort Hamilton, with the loss of all on board, but the storyil3 only partly true • the yacht .r.aubig5.......ft.................... .; r.,............- did capsize, but the si x y oung men on board:/10 0 picked up by the poli ce b oa t Metropolitan. 3400. way, James Gordon Bennett, jun., is to receifee plimentary resolutions at the hands of a °P e r d committee on his return t o N ew Y or k, as decd by the Board of Aldermen, thanking him for holding abroad th e h onour o f t h e America!) no for gallant and su ccess f u l seamanship. Will,sbest not Mr. Douglas b e p a id a similar comphip considering he made the best passage acrd Atlantic, in the Sappho, ever k nown, w ith theN exception of the American clipper (Dreadnotei believe, was the name), nor has he Leen defeat ° , an English yacht. H owever I can only re ' o what I once before rem ar k e d, that although b e o r t a yacht so as to beat a ll compet it ors h e does ' l ie the same way run a bi g "d a il y " as d oes his fr on whom our Aldermen smile so benignly ii, Henry Holland, accompanied by the Rev. -klr' 0 .1 land, his son, were among t h e passen gers , d , arrived late last we e k i n th e Rhein, and both ar,'l,, guest sof Mr. Thurlow Weed, at hi s res id en ce ill i l, Twelfth -street. Th e p a p ers are spea ki ng o f Sir fle d as a physician and author of b r illi ant refot 3 s lie was Queen Ca ro li ne ' s d oc t or, an d an iffiro ' 0 ,I witness on her trial ; his late wife was a dal h ic of the Rev. Sydney Smith. The teleffratna "10 awaited the arri v al o f th e party were little cro fated to cheer them on landing as they aLin c) h d the death by dr own i ng o f M r. H o ll an d' s .on, to o th after they had left Southampton. The girl sii,„ g e the Captainof the,ship Pacific, when he was elo! in a conflict with H arr i son , i n hi s en d eav our t ;pot, tect the property of the vesse l, w h om he &tuft', s recovering, and Capt a i n F oss h as b e en awc o i to bail in the sum of $5,000. There was ° f o e Mormon meeting at th e Brooklyn Meeting 4 last Sunday, which was addressed by Elde r f' and Elder Steins, the superintendent of ein i r , who said that— •ntorh "Mormonism has spread not only in Utah, but 1 , - 0 01 . .7, or five other territories. Every day accessions ar e W 7, He had received a letter from Brother Carringt o3 oa t '' that the Minnesota, which would be here in a daY rso 4 was carrying out a party of 200 or 250. Thethi,! °° oorj , Railroad was indebted to Brigham Younr , to t' el r tb'i of a million and a quarter of dollars. ' Hen ce. tli9 grants will pass over the Union Pacific Road an d of,. pease be charged to President Young, tus t , e , 3 llo . money being paid here by him as formerly. "'I Pacific Railroad, not being able to pay its indebte", i l other way, obliged them to accept $600,000 wort° road stock, consisting of iron, engines, eire. In C' n !,l of these relations with th e road t h e arrangew„,lo4,l tioned was made. All are ri c h i n Ut a h Nv" "; 0 110 the Church : even if one bad no thi ng to ea t, ho a- 0 be poor, for he would soon get something. ...„ vl6 The most important arrival at New laj d - ro pe4 of Peter B. Sweeny, who got back from •D'i P, 4 Thursday, refreshed as a giant for the W e ir the supporters of Mr. Belmont anticipate 1116 id) in less than a fortnight, now that his for o 2 o l rival is in the field. The man who has Ini j d o most out of the Cuban Junta and its b ra , i ' o f t it G. W. Morton, who robbed the presidenuop, Ladies' Relief Association of all her diare ° o ,o; is said that he is a diamord stealer by 2 0 4 0;,, and be availed himself of the earliest OK' I' 4 of turning that interesting lady into trial por 4 Cubans deny the statement of the Span a t 1/ t y of a severe repulse t o th e revo l u tionist' tuitl Tunas ; indeed the_ late s t news i s that th e b f o ill of Las Tunas, the only one of the war, 11 '. 1 , 1 5L iti.4 fought on the 18th ultimo, resulted in an I ti l " 3 pe j o triumph, the Spaniards under Valrnase, e 14 driven back to their fortifications after Th',., 0 " re , fighting, with a loss of twice as many IP e ' to t. 4 t ie Cubans. If we are to believe all the ac c° ,o l i t e k ceived, the Government dreads the volue t ; e ,ileg 0 less than the insurgents. Their design, i t , ' 3 „e'od e , ') i r is to seize the island and proclaim its ja°, e , e lV t o of Spain. The topics most discussed are ' " ri llh eo l dale calamity, subscriptions being el e Gev o t raised for the sufferers ; the deaths o .` he g re et Rawlins and of Senator Fessenden ; t 'e o lle c storm ; and the charges against el" Shook. TVAsiuNGTas, sip o.'oll Three notable events have occurred ,; e1 6, 1 , 0 ; gloom . over Washington, all which, I pre s "ips'ipe will fully discuss—the death of Secretor/ o lf 9 ,,' e (i Senator Fessenden—and the terrible c o i0" 1 1 . disaster. The Secretary of the Treasul t v td o , a circular which it is believed will be nu - ;11 e i ; 3 l other departments, narrowly questioninghor ploy6s. The answers are designed to !",; the it the office-holder did for the Union dur il lgre e pA bellion, and the examinatio n i s i n a big h e4 l o o quisitorial. Accounts from p a rts of Sentliaveto and Georgia are not rea s s ur i ng; theKu-l' u i v iiiB,4s regulators inspiring terror, armed bandsdfittA, coloured workmen from the districts, ~bi le are made on the live s o f the United 5 / Va e 0 111 1,0 . cials. Notwithstanding, the condition of til d is rapidly improving, especially the portion s :oo' 0 , States to which these outrages have r n it l ol l ll ii t i Senator Morton arrived here from his way to Philadelphia, where he is to sP f c `Gel i l e po was a frequent visitor at the death-bed ° „ 0 0 41 ' Rawlins, who held him in high esteem, s ", bo o f last . words referring to the Senator, l' ll°- tbe scribed as a true man and a firm friend to t the `io .Biers of the Union. I cannot tell why, is so that our navy-yards have been Pr'i o fu t hat work, the late activity contrasting with DO sluggishness in this department. It 1133 240 , the Cabinet anticipate trouble with 4 3 ' effe e tho, every war vessel that could be used vv l ,; t hO ira eo now in commission, and it is believed dete g il. Secretary and Admiral Porter's tour gra k s fo o ' l , with the intention of hurrying the vg°, r , r obt v „V Although our citizens are returning , " l Iln e , still remains dull. The funeral of Gen et ? 1 3e • mpg had the effect for a few days of broil" n ovir considerable concourse of people, but the/ - pto r , dispersed afterwards. Among them, g ril leafr o p?, with her parents and her three childrenfooditi night for her home in Connecticut, in 3 ; 0 tlay i e e l feeble that her physician thinks her cl u f i t jost f ll° for the journey. The President also left 70er to join his family at New York, acceniP7Atte,'" v Private Secretary, General Porter, an e er ll , 3 "pJ General Hoar, who will continue 1 03 0 .1 ) , Massachusetts. The funeral ceren ° ,, c o o :, o lo l take place without accident, for a bale ° '" e roo,',o sylvania Avenue gave way when son)? P o there assembled to witness the processlot bot h '. Chick and her son fell to the paven ic i l Yorloq i ceiving severe injuries. Vice-Adnn ra. t ,clc tY Annapolis,. suffering from a severe at ` 00 ,11 , 11 ,, b00r ralgia, which prevented him from a t k i e at'„ the!: great State Funeral. During the Fre s ' e iomy, stay, those who could had interviews', recjileideo W. C. Clerk of T exas a t G en . Gran v i l le Yr e ;ti e/ c i i. relation to that State, during which :• 0 0 avowed himself in favour of elecl l l e r ealoit ) l . Davis for Governor. If Gen. Hamilton,,o3olo;o had said, as wa s re po r t e d, that the A-‘; for ,f O tl t , favoured his election, it was untrnol he G rp as he, the President, was concern e " , pc0„0 0 „, n e , prefer Thockmorton, or any gen";,),licar' f oll i ril to one who had deserted the Rer . the be p° General General Grant was closely engage° 0 5 , 4 ' O , business of his office while he reman ic a 'etli w pepe not return for a fortnight unless s ° , the looked for should occur. While absenloptvoti Va tive Mansion will be got ready for themittlory most busy man here is Commissione r the d oViii' is not easy to over-estimate the value of cc/ is doing for the country. As it to frege e o r e pockets,. it brings him and them int o as s . ion.. Among those with whom be ".; to ch' l e, l is Brigham Young, who was called o f th e fo od return, and pay a tax on the income ° 50 1,' 0 0 of the Latter Day Saints. The reP r b r e arilov b . y Brigham was more remarkable i ° the efts insolence than for courtesy ; but a re,t,toY Prophet reconsidered it, and made like l y el' few hundred dollars, which he is littlevorhievreocii through with Commissioner Delanch. tv to f f of Cincinnati, has travelled to our el W I ° ll isD, all the societies of Shakers, int ° to pti n t f 0 ,0 / , pockets Commissioner Delano wish° ta%. res tri from which to extract the income -- .„ =opt 4 11 Y Shakers resist, and Ward has come "; 0 01 0 1: f itit l i t° that as they hold their property m ot ivo l o ec 6 : l 4 must be taxed in associations, and Il ro det! v a ecl' t David Gibson, of the same city, ak e ptfe compromise with the Commissioner tbe, e or ° in the Mobile whisky frauds, r ,' - ' l ; re is -o° l3d( $50,000 has been refused. The C° the settlement of the claims of tmade Puget Sound Companies have _, r all a goll to those companies, which surrenue irt Or' sessory rights to the United Stat es Washington Territory. r " o lb oy BIRTHS. 1)0 69v e BucKLE —On the 29th ultult.,at W - S., /4v ray ol the wife of Commander I. E. Buckle, oat YOUNG—Ou the 30th ult., at Dulwich -03i Young, of a daughter. GR_AlTAM—Dvnorox el,, E. 1. Graham, Capt. Bencal Staff COrpSrivii, eldest daugter of the late PatricilW • 031,1 Esq. „ i ll, ti l j, WALKER—PARLEY—On the 2Sth ult., etiet°i,Po'llittife Gerald Walker, 15th Hussars, to IrP rt of daughter of the late Henry barley, sc i• ' 201AnRthReD129GthEgult., at Pin,lllllP Yolkshire. 1)1 1 1 1 -9 EA T la. se° -:gor CiAItRUTHERS—On the 28th nit. , at South gr' Charles B. Carruthers, Esq., aged 53. -r ocif v o ND—On the 29th inst., KEAUTLA • C$ Keartland, aged 67 . , Do OATES —On the 29th ult., at Leeds, bliss ' lice Oates, _aged 87. o,t Brixtoll 01, - gO o t. ,v, A London: Printed and Published by V 7l- „, - , i , 14°_,H 1 c1c 0 ° of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at TUE SUN m.'" o f pr the Precinct of the Savoy, in the Colo," Friday, QCtoberil, 180.