The Sun. — London, England, 1860-08-11 00:00:00

, BENSON'S WATCHES. " Perfection of mechanism." —Morning Post. Gold Silver 2to 50 guineas. Send 2 stamps for Benson's Illustrated Pamphlet, descrip tive of every construction of watch now made, with their prices. Watches sent to all parts of the kingdom free by post, or to India and the Colonies for ss. extra. 33 and 34, Ludgate-hill, London, E.C. Established 1749. THEATRE -ROYAL, lIAYMARRET. Lessee, Mr. J. B. Butikstone. THIS EVENING the performances will commence with HALLOWEEN. By the Leclercqs. And THE OVERLAND ROUTE. Messrs. C. Mathews, Buckstone, Compton, Chippendale. Rogers, Mrs. Charles Mathews, Miss Weckes, and Mrs. Wilkins. After which, the new comedietta, HIS EXCELLENCY, in which Mr. and Mrs. C. Mathews will appear. To conclude with THE KING'S GARDENER. Commence at 7. OYAL P RINCE SS'S THEATRE.- Lessee, Mr. A. gangs. I ;THIS EVENING, will be performed THE LADY OF LIONS. Mr. G. Melville and Miss Heath. After which, UNE FILLE TERRIBLE. Characters by the Zouaves. Followed by AN AMBUSCADE AT INKERMAN. To conclude with THRICE MARRIED. Commence at 7. ADELPHJ, NEW THEATRE-ROYAL. Sole rroprietor and Manazer, Mr. Bent. Webster. THIS EVENING, JANET PRIDE. Messrs. B. Webster. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, Stuart, C. Selby ; Miss Woolgar and 3fiss Laidlaw. After which, THE FOOL OF THE FAMILY. Mr. Paul Bedford and Miss Julia Daly. Commence at 7. Box-office open from 10 till 5. Private boxes, £2 2s. ; Family Boxes, £l. Orchestra Stalls, ss. ; Balcony, 4s. ; Front Circle Stalls, ss. ' • Pit Stalls, 25.; Pit, is. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, is ; Gallery , 6 d. Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith. A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.- Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Was. BATTY. Immense Success of " Mazeppa." A Grand MID-DLY PERFORMANCE will take place on SATURDAY next, Aug 11, commencing at Two o'clock. This Evening, - Lord Byron's splendid Hippo-drama of MAZEPPA AND VILE 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 ily Scenes in the Arena by the Star Riders of the day. Doors open at Wit-past 6, performance commence at 7. Box-office open olaily from 11 till 4. Sta , ;e Manager—Mr. W. WEST. Director of the Arena—M. Felix Revolti. CANTERBURY HALL CONCERTS.- lJ EVERY EVENING, A Grand Selection from MARTHA, And Selections from TROVATORE, MACBETH, And numerous other Entertainments. 'Balcony, Is, Ball. 6d. Comic Vocaldsts —Messrs. George Hodson (the Irish Come dian and Mimlo), and C. Marshall. The ETHIOPIANS, consisting of 17 performers (organised expressly for this Establishment). for the performance of Vocal and Instrumental Music, Comic and Sentimental, with Negro delineations, anecdotes, &c., in addition to the usual entertainments. The Fine Arts Gallery is open from 5 till 11 on Sunday Evening. THE W EITHER.—SUN OFFICE, AUGUST 11, WA THERMOMETER, IN THE SHIDE. 67—hi,ghest since noon yesterday. 56—10% west this morning and during the night. GS—th is day at noon. BARONIETER-29.63. Wlrrn W. to N.W. ; squally, with occasional showers and thund€ r. HIC 111 WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAn.—Morning, 7h. 33m.—Afternoon, Sh. sm, To-btonßow.-Morning, Sh. 43m.—Afternoon, 9h. 26m ~,,..4.4 N ••••=,.... .-,--• • • ----7. 4 , ,N qe •••.' '---', :!:--, -,=) '. )7' - - • ;.. d. ‘,„,''' , 1 F,... , 4- , . 4,1 ' ,•-, ...e. - / . .., a . , 6 1 l ' '. ' ;: i jr ll s , -."' '' ' • - ~ ' ' (3'.. - ____.',, '' 5, 4:0 ti''' ''' --- -ittt; t 1 , • 31 ~ ..,-,-, ~,,,,.. - -...t- ..;.;.• ~ • - -,, THE SUN. LONDON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1860. The news which, though we received it direct from the Turkish Ambassador last night, was only in time for our later editions, is the first ray of hope which has reached us from Syria. It is no little relief, after such tidings of horror as we have received from day to day, to hear of the commence ment of the work of retribution, and still more of a style of retribution which will result in safety to the hitherto helpless victims. The Turkish troops in Syria, who, like the Sepoys of India, have muti nously refused to protect the Christian subjects of their SULTAN, and who even, in many cases, joined in the murder, pillage, and violations, will now begin to tremble ; and their leaders, by their position and station, far worse than their men, will have to an swer, w.ith their heads, it may be hoped, for their treasonable and murderous co-operation with the savages of the Desert, the Druses, and the low bigoted Muesulmans who joined them in their fiend like work. FUAD PASIII has addressed himself to his task, in a manner which is intended to show the inuti lity of the intervention of Christian powers. We may well believe indeed that his rigour is in part due to the expectation of that intervention ; but FUAD PASHA was sent from Constantinople because he was: known to be a man who preferred justice to bigotry and fanaticism, and because he had the energy and ,decision to make his presence respected. About three weeks ago we heard of his arrival at Beyrmt, where he immediately put under arrest three o.r four inferior military autho rities; and, soon after, the Governor of Damascus was sent to Constaniineple to answer for his deeds. He seems, however, Ito have been looking around him and making inquiries, since, last night, we learned that the number of arrests exceeds 400, with the important addition that, in a day or two, the malt important persons compromised in the massacres will hav(3 been apprehended. He has also named a commissi on, before which those who have been apprehended will be tried, and if found guilty, executed immediately. His Excellency FUAD PASHA, who hims. elf sends the communication from Damascus, gives ; i good account of the disposition of the well disposE part of the population, and the terror of the wor s e part, his own words are—" A great part of the l ) roperty, in furniture and objects of value, that had been concealed, has been found and recovered. T tie well-disposed part of the popu lation have given us a moral support by their quiet and orderly condi Ict. Those inclined to evil are struck with terror . The greatest tranquillity pre vailed in the cit y while the arrests were being made ; they were effected without firing a shot." These facts, how ever, only go to prove that, had the Governor chi nen, he could have prevented the massacre altoget her. The worst par t of the population were, we are told, thunderstri ick to find that FUAD PASHA had been sent. They l tad expected, we are informed by the Daily News corn Ispondent at Beyrout, that NAMIK PASHA, of Jeddah notoriety, one of the greatest fanatics in the envpire, would be sent down; and so certain were they - of thin. that Tilt PASHA, the military commander, and soo-in-law of Namix, when he heard that v. paddle-wheel frigate, with a 133419 :8 flag at the main, was approaching the roadstead, sent h.'s horses down t,) the landing place tor his relative. Tln PASHA is another of the fanatical sc hool, and like XORSCIII D PASHA, the Civil Govern() Pro Damascus, A cum Governor a •L'eYrollt, ACHM ET PASHA of ET EFFENDI of Beyrout, the Kekia of the same place, the Mutseli m of Deir-el- K amar, OSMAN BEY HElShbOTi a, and a few more, should, if there • • 13 ill tit A ce in this - world, be made to suffer the extre me penalty of the law on the scene of their misdeeds. Well for the Turkish empire if either at Consta ntjnople or in Syria, far better in the latter, all the, se v ill a ine, and others like them, receive the due re. ward of their deeds. Nothing can save the empire b ut its evin c i ng strength enough to ensure the safet, y of Christian life and property. France is on the',watch to make ` '~•. ~- ~ the greatest military display in the East ; Russia, to excite commotions through her numerous secret agents ; even Austria was preparing to do something, though glad enough, in her poverty, to call off when she found there was a good pretext for doing it. In fact Turkey well knows that nothing but the difficulty of dividing the spoil has saved her from being eaten up alive long ago by so many Christian powers around her. It is, however, a humiliating fact that, as a Go vernment, Turkey is more liberal and tolerant than any of the powers who wish to dismember her• Religious liberty is, so far as Government ordi nances go, complete. There is no such liberty in France itself ; while, as to Austria, her whole policy has been to crush out Protestantism in blood. In some States she has done it. In Hungary, and others, it is not her fault if she has not made them all Catholic at the point of the sword. Russia is no better. The CZAR is the Head of the Church there, and a miserable Life, if permitted to live at all, have all the sects who will not amalgamate with the Greek Church. The CZAR forbids the circulation of the Bible in his dominions ; the SULTAN almost encourages it. Effeteness must be the ruin of the Turkish Em pire. It cannot maintain its Treasury. The very soldiers, row with FUAD PASHA, are deeply in arrear, and those who joined in the massacres and pillage had still larger demands for long withheld pay. It is to be feared that this had almost as much to do with their conduct as fanaticism itself. Unhappily, everything in Turkish ad ministration and finance is incurably rotten. Money enough is raised ; but first the SULTAN himself is a squanderer of enormous sums on his personal gratifications ; next, every official embezzles half that passes through his hands. It is all extortion and scramble from the lowest to the highest. The poor Rayah, or Greek, or Armenian is squeezed by the collectors ; they appropriate all they dare ; the provincial governors follow their example ; the SULTAN concluding by drawing all he can for palace-building and mar riages of his family. We do not know that we have too much to boast of in respect of Chancellors of the Exchequer, but could we furnish the SULTAN with one, and insure his power to carry out his plans, there is little doubt but that he might give Turkey, even yet, a tolerable lease of imperial life. She raises money enough, but every conduit to the Exchequer leaks. And, then, before the army and national objects are attended to, the SULTAN drains out his lion's share. Mr. COWPER has not even the manliness to stand by his own opinions. Yesterday, in answer to the caustic remarks of the noble lord the member for Marylebone, and of the hon. baronet the member for Westminster, the Chief Commissioner of Public Works actually commenced his flippant observa• tions, by "regretting that he should have been supposed to speak disrespectfully of any of the ves tries of the metropolis," adding, "He certainly intended no such thing." Whereupon the House cried " Oh ! oh !" as it well might in so recent a recollection. Why, look but for a moment at the words uttered by Mr. COWPER at the previous sitting—look at those words as reported in any one of the newspapers, and say whe ther they were not expressive of senti ments in regard to the vestries certainly any thing but complimentary. And then upon the very next day—when Mr. CowrEß is deservedly called to account for remarks so wholly unbecoming the lips both of a Minister and of a representative, when his course in so speaking is strongly reprobated, as it richly merits being reprobated, by liberal metro politan members like Lord FERMOY and Sir JOHN SHELLEY—the Chief Commissioner has the little ness,the absolute meanness to "regret that he should have been supposed to speak disrespectfully of any of the vestries of the metropolis"—and the actual effrontery to add, that "he certainly in tended no such thing." Again we must acknow- ledge that we cannot wonder for an instant that such an assertion as that should have been greeted with cries of "Oh ! oh !" by the House of Com- mons. All this, however, is perfectly of a piece with the whole of Mr. COWPER'S proceedings in the matter of this intolerable innovation. It is quite in keeping with his discourtesy towards the deputation he had appointed to receive one afternoon at his official residence—in spite of which personal appointment it will be remem bered that Mr. CoWPER had the incivility not to be there in attendance. It harmonises, moreover, entirely with every word that has fallen from the Chief Commissioner's lips in defence of this parti cular proceeding of his in arbitrarily laying out (unasked!) a horse-ride carried right across Ken sington Gardens—a roadway that is no sooner marked out than the fact of its being so marked out is received with a general storm of disapproba tion. If anything could exceed the absurdity of the Ministers' previous arguments it would certainly be the arguments advanced by him yesterday in support of his singular antagonistic posi tion in this matter in his relation to the great mass of the West-end population. What is his amende to the vestries (vestries he is so surprised to have been supposed to have spoken of disrespectfully) ? Why, saith Mr. Cow- PER—" What was called self-government and local representation was an excellent thing [what a condensation of encomium!] and mach to be admired when it was kept within its proper sphere; but," continued the Chief Commissioner, "it was likely to fall in public estimation when local repre sentative bodies assumed an AUTHORITY that did not belong to them !" Now we ask everyone, we ask Mr. COWPER himself, what in the name of for tune is the " authority" which has been "assumed" in this matter of the horse-ride by any one of the West-end vestries, the vestries of Marylebone, for instance, or of Kensington ? Why, those vestries have done simply and solely what the humblest persons in the land have been ever hitherto sup posed to possess a perfect right, a wholely unalien able right, to do under any or every circumstance —they have expressed their opinions upon a subject directly affecting their own in terests, comfort, and convenience, and they have resorted to the exercise of a popular privilege per mitted even to the slavish subjects of the veriest despotism upon the Continent—the entirely inof fensive and innocuous privilege of Petitioning the Sorereilqn ! 'That is literally the extent of the "authority assumed" by any of the vestries of the metropolis in regard to Kensington-Gardens. Yet, listening to the complaint of the Chief Commissioner, one might almost be led to suppose that the vestries had been, at the very least, organizing a riotous assemblage that, in the excess of its temerity, has bodily re moved the hurdles, marking out the ob noxious road set apart by Mr. COWPER for the enjoyment of the equestrians ! Surely anyone may, at least, be allowed the extraordinary privilege of dissenting from the views of Mr. COWPER, in re gard to the propriety of a horse-ride or of a horse laugh, or of any other equine manifestation. Surely, anyone in the three kingdoms, be he, or be he not, a member of a vestry, whether provincial or metropolitan, may rHE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, :AUGUST 11, 1860. presume without any very great indecorum to memorialise the SOVEREIGN ! Then, again, as to the nonsensical distinction drawn by the Chief Commissioner upon the previous day, as to the alteration presented by this Horse Ride of Pub• licity or of Privacy for Kensington Gardens— quoth Mr. Coati PEP. yesterday—and we earnestly entreat the public to listen to him—" When he spoke of securing publicity as distinguished from privacy, he did not mean the riders only, but the walkers also, who obtained amusenzent from looking at the riders." Now this extraordinary argument in favour of the Horse Ride has been adduced very often before without eliciting, so far as we have observed, a single syllable in the way of commen- tart'. Yet its utter absurdity is manifest upon the very face of it. One would really imagine, from the stress laid upon this reason in particular, that the Horse Ride in Kensington Gardens has been marked out as an exercise ground for Mr. COOKE'S or Mr. BATTY'S Company of Equestrians, where the wondrous equine spectacle of MAZEPPA, or the Wild horse of Tartary may be displayed by performers from Astley's or the Alhambra—daring stars of the circus clad in spangled raiment, dancing "on the light fantastic toe," upon padded-saddles of wash leather to the sound of drum and trumpet, for the especial delectation of her MAJESTY'S lieges, more particularly the children and the nurserymaids. One could never suppose that the riders there now—riders that the walkers are to derive such exceeding amusement from look ing at—are merely after all the ordinary throng of amateur equestrians, the customary ladies and gentlemen one could enjoy the felicity any day previously of beholding reins, and whip in hand, trotting, cantering, galloping, carracoling along the West-end streets, up and down Rotten Row, or round the Ring in Hyde Park. Listen, however, to what Mr. COWPER has to say further in defence of his hobby —" The objections to the scheme seemed all to come to this," he ob served, " that whereas formerly the place was very quiet and unfrequented, it was now crowded with horses and people, and that which used to be a scene of quiet and seclusion, was now one of noise and bustle and animation." Noise and bustle, then—which we can have any day when we want them in the streets—are the advan tages secured to Kensington Gardens by the Horse Ride ! This is avowedly the nature and the extent of Mr. COWPER'S improvement ! We altogether deny, however, that Kensington Gardens, before the Horse Ride was formed, was a place so " very unfrequented." We distinctly assert that that is a gross misstatement. A misstatement as gross, we maintain, as that appended to it when Mr. COWPER added pertly—" Now, he contended that it was most unfair that any portion of the public should be shut out from this place of recreation because there were a few people who wished to go and muse there in solitude." Now, all this is simply flippant and ridiculous. The "few people " comprising the po pulation (when it pleased) of all London and West minster ! Not one out of the 3,000,000 of that population—supposing them only to be decently apparelled—but could (before the formation:of the horse ride) have enjoyed afoot in Kensington•gar dens the advantage of undisturbed recreation. It is sheer nonsense, therefore, for Mr. COWPER to talk thus about " a few people who wished to go and muse there in solitude." The fact is, the vast majority of the inhabitants of the west-end of the metropolis have recognized from the very first that this Horse Ride is nothing more nor less than an in tolerable nuisance, and all the pertness in the world will fail to alter that opinion, and by altering it to preserve—what is certainly doomed—CowrEß's Folly. Last night the Lords had their turn with the Euro pean Forces (India) Bill. More fortunate than some important bills relating to domestic business, which that pertinacious routinist, Lord REDESDALE, stopped in their passage into law, by appealing to his pet but unconstitutional standing order, this bill was acknowledged to be " urgent." By the way, the Lords who dread so much the "'Americanizing" of our institutions, are teaching us to: " continen talize" them—" voting the urgency" being, if we remember rightly, borrowed from France, Prussia, and other enlightened countries. We dull-brained Englishmen having, till Lord REDES DALE began to ticker our legislative proceedure, never dreamed of fixing a day after which we would not attend to the business duly laid before us. However, on the question whether the Eng lish army in India should be one army or two, "the urgency was voted," although the mysterious 27th of July was past before it could be read by their lordships a second time. I Lord ELLENBOROUGII was opposed to the Bill. Of course, he ranks with the old Indians. Lord DERBY, though he would not vote against the second reading, was opposed to it also; we suppose because his son delivered a very able speech against it. Happily, like his son, he abstains from the fac tious opposition of the old Indians. Lord CLYDE gave his emphatic support to the bill, in a short speech, which, short as it was, he did not enable us to hear with any distinctness. The Duke of CAMBRIDGE, as might be expected, was very decided for the bill, and did his best to defend the Horse Guards, which he said meant in reality, the Crown. Man= military men, however, we happen to know, think that, if tke Horse Guards mean the Crown, they do so on the assumption which regards in its most literal sense the Scripture doctrine of the Oneness of man and wife. It is only such a view of Crown influence at the Horse Guards, which they think can account for the fact that at the time of the outbreak of the India mutiny—(as we are on an Indian subject)—such a mere Court Pet of his Royal Highness was found in the Chief Military Command in India, as General ANSON. We recollect also the Crimea, Balaklava, the starved horses, and drowned and half-starved troops, the Chelsea commission, and the honours and emoluments bestowed for in competency; and Dowb, and all the rest of it. But enough—let, however, the Duke know that with the English public, the patronage of the Horse Guards is a sore place in the bill. Hitherto the Horse Guards have ridden roughshod over popular indig nation and contempt, and even over its sorrows for the thousands of brave soldiers sacrificed to mere aristocratic ignorance and shiftlessness. Impunity may last long. The wider field, now India is included, may give it further play, but the day of inquiry will come ; the public will not submit for ever to bestowing sine cure Colonelcies on royal personages who already draw largely enough on the national exchequer; or on Horse Guard nobodies, to the overlooking of veteran merit ; or to conferring equal military honours on Scribes and Equerries of Buckingham Palace, and on Commanders of whose fame the whole country is proud. A little more like what we have already had, will cause the Horse Guards, i.e. the Crown, i.e. the Court, to be regarded not as the channel, but as the kennel of promotion. The Princess Leon Kotschoubey has arrived at the Clarendon Hotel from Paris. The Princess Anatole Bariatinsky has arrived at the Clarendon Hotel from the Isle of Wight: LAT EST NE S. The following telegrams have been received at Mr. Reuter's office :-- VIENNA, AUG. 10. It is expected that the committee of 21 members of the Reicbsrath, having successively received communications from all the Ministers, will termi- nate its sittings to-morrow. The members have agreed to draw up the pro ject relative to the political organisation of the Aus trian empire in the most simple manner possible, in order to oblige the Government to eve its answer, affirmative or negative, in t 1 most decided manner. All the members of the Council of the Empire, are invited to be present at the inauguration of the railway from Salzburg to Munich, which is to take place on Sunday next. The official Weiner Zeitung of this morning pub lishes a report of the Minister of Finance on the present financial condition of the empire, and the means of covering the different deficits. The Minister states that the deficit of 1861 is estimated at 30 millions of florins. The deficit of 1860, which was estimated at 871 millions has, by additional outlays, been increased by 7 3.5 millions. To cover this deficit there are at the disposal of the Ministry 761 millions of florins in the Treasury, and 391 millions resulting from the reduction of the expenses and a surplus of receipts. The following resolution was adopted at a private sitting of the committee, by a majority of 18 against 3 : " The committee is of opinion that a constitution based upon the federative system demanded by the Hungarian delegates should be granted to all the provinces, thus recognising the intimate union which henceforth must exist between all the provinces of the empire." After covering the deficit of 1860 there remains a sum of 20! millions. The amount resulting from the reduction of expenses mid from extraordinary income will be sufficient to meet the deficit of 1861, leaving the above balance entirely at the disposal of the Minister to meet tke deficit of 1862 ; consequently there is no necessity either for an increase of taxa•• tion or a new loan. The Minister estimates the deficit of 1862 at 43 millione'and that of 1863 at 49 millions, which are to be met by the above-mentioned balance of 201 millions, and by the reductions in the expenditure arising from reforms in the administrative and military organisation. The Minister concludes his report by saying that the real income and expenditure may, therefore, be considered equalised. PALERMO, TUESDAY. The municipalities of Sicily have expressed their satisfaction, at the promulgation of the Sardinian statute. The Ministry of Signor Crispi is very popular. Signor Depretis has dismissed the Bour bon magistrates who were still in office. This measure has given general satisfaction. NAPLES, AUG. 5. The assembling of foreign troops continues. They will shortly number 10,000. Several Garibaldian volunteers who have disembarked in Calabria are organising a revolution in the mountains. The ambassadors are transferring their families on board war steamers. We have received the following from the Tur kish Ambassador : THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS TO THE TURKISH AMBASSADOR IN LONDON. CONSTANTINOPLE, AUG. 9, 1860. I hasten to transmit to you the following tele graphic despatch which I have received via Chio, from P. E. Fuad Pasha, dated from Damascus, Aug. 4. Yesterday I arrested 330 individuals guilty of the massacres. To-day the number of arrests exceeds 400. In a day or two all the chief persons who are seriously implicated will have been arrested. The guilty, condemned by the extraordinary Council which I have already appointed, will be immediately executed. A great part of the effects, furniture, and valuables taken have been seized. The orderly part of the population have given us their moral support by their;calmness. The disaffected are terror stricken. The greatest tranquillity reigned in the town during the arrests, which were made without oppo sition. The Imperial troops have given further proof of their zeal and patriotism. OFFICIAL. CONSTANTINOPLE, AUG. 9. Advices from Damascus, of the 4th inst., report that city quite quiet, and that perfect order is re established. Upwards of 400 persons, accused of complicity in the massacres, have been arrested. In a day or two all the principal persons compromised will be in the hands of the authorities. An extraordinary court has been opened for the trial of the accused, and those condemned will be immediately executed. The troops behave well. A great part of the pillaged property has been recovered. SHANGHAI, JUNE 16. The rebels occupy Soochow (Foochow ?) and sacrifice life and property. The Imperialists are crestfallen. The native inhabitants are flying in alarm. Trade is suspended. HONG KONG, JUNE 23. Lord Elgin and Baron Gros arrived here on the 21st, and proceeded for the north. Sir Hope Grant, with troops and transports, has also proceeded northward. CALCUTTA & CHINA MAILS. The Peninsular and Oriontal Steam Na vi g ation Company have received the following teleg ram : MARSEILLES, SATURDAY MORNING. The Valetta, with the above mails, arrived at 1 p.m. yesterday. The mails were to leave for London at 5 p.m. not diminish, the same cannot be said of the gene- rosity of the patriots ; as the National Society an nounces that it has suspended sending 'volunteers because funds are wanting." The Opinione of Turin, of the Bth, says :—" The Neapolitan Government having proved unable to prevent Garibaldi's expedition to the provinces on the mainland, or to induce France and England to oppose it with their fleets, has collected 40,000 mei in Calabria, and put Naples iu a state of defence. We hear of a communication made by General de Lamoriciere to the Neapolitan Government of the plan of a campaign for the defence of the province on the continent. This news is probable. There is even a question of an alliance between Naples and Rome ; in pursuance of which Lamoriciere's troops would co-operate with those of Naples. Perhaps La moriciere thinks he may thus prevent an attack on the side of the Abruzzes. If this report should be true, the Sardinian Government would be com- pelled to depart from its policy of reserve, which has hitherto been so beneficial to Italy, and we are convinced that it will not fail in its duty." A letter from Turin of the 6th says :—" The subject of general conversation yesterday was a pretended ministerial crisis. Count Cavour, ac cording to the rumour current, would still retain the Presidentship of the Council and the portfolio of Foreign Affairs ; M. Mamiani, as well as Gene ral Fanti, would retire ; M. Farini would take the portfolio of Public Instruction, leaving that of the Interior to M. Ratazzi, or, in the event of his refusing it, to Count Ponza de San Martino. General Fanti, according to some accounts, was to be succeeded in the War Department by M. Mena brea, while others spoke of the return of M. de La Marmora. Up to the present time nothing of this account has been confirmed." General Turr had quite an ovation on the Corso Vittore Emmanuele, on the Bth. He was followed to his hotel by an immense concourse of people, shouting " Viva l'ltalia !" " Viva Garibaldi !" " Viva it Generale Turr !" A letter from Naples of the sth, in the Debate, says :—" Electoral committees are being actively formed, and thus far their operations have been perfectly constitutional. It is therefore probable that the Parliament will be regularly opened, if in the meantime an invasion of Garibaldi on the Neapolitan continent should not create new em barrassments. The Unionist party declare that Garibaldi will not allow the elections to take place, and that he is only waiting for 12,000 muskets and 2,000 revolvers (which he has com manded in France and England) in order to pass Calabria. It is not believed that the Government has any certain information as to the means of which Garibaldi disposes, or the point which he will attack; but no doubt as to what his inten tions are can be entertained. In fact, in the con ferences which took place two days ago between him and General Clary, he declared—as I learn from the best source—that he could not accept any truce; Italy must be united; he was determined to invade the Kingdom of Naples, then to attack the Marches, next to deliver Venice, and afterwards to take Nice from France and restore it to Italy.'" The .Abeille Du Nord examines the situation of _Rome in the Italian crisis. According to the Russian journal, large reforms, the aban donment of the old routine, and the construc tion of a liberal edifice, will alone save the temporal authority of the Pope. The Papal Government may place its army on a war footing, and under the command of an expe rienced officer, but such measures will never preserve its States from invasion, or give them internal tranquillity. "It is not," says the Abeille du Nord, " either the army of 20,000 men placed under the orders of General Lamori ciere, or the French aristocratic volunteers, or St. Peter's pence, collected through the preaching of the clergy, that can save and strengthen the Pope's throne. We say candidly, and without any mental reservation, that it is only a liberal and a purely national policy that can prevent the ruin of the Pops's temporal power." The (Ist Deutsche Post has the following observa tions on the presence of Garibaldi on the Continent : _-" The landing of Garibaldi on the mainland of the kingdom of the Two Sicilies commences a new phase of the Italian revolution. The events in Sicily were only an episode. In presence of the deplorable situation and of the complete disor ganisation, the spectacle of which is offered to the astonished world by the Bourbons of Italy, there is not the slightest doubt but that the attempt of Garibaldi on Naples will succeed. The army and the fleet are demoralised and disorganised ; everything which existed has been swept away, and nothing new has been created ; the King is young and without experience, the puppet of con tradictory counsels, manifestly abandoned by the European Powers, and designated as a victim by France and England, whilst Sardinia politically supports the Chief whom she does not avow—how can the dynasty of Naples stand against all these tempests ? Unless a miracle be performed, Sardinia will, before six weeks are at an end, commence her annexation to Naples. The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies is not only a rich conquest, like the Duchies of the Centre, but it is an arsenal full of arms, gold, ships of war, and soldiers. So soon as it passes into the hands of Sardinia, the latter is de facto a great Power ; the strength of her army will be little inferior to that of Prussia, and her fleet will be more numerous than that of the new great Power —Spain, or that of the Scandinavian kingdoms. Sardinia, uniting the armies and the fleets of the two kingdoms, will be a power not to be disre garded. We need not mention the Power against which she will first turn her arms." ITALY. -- The Nord makes the following observations on affairs in Italy :—" The state of affairs in Piedmont, which has been for some time past rather embar rassing. now begins to become brighter. If the counsels of King Victor Emmanuel have not been listened to by Garibaldi, as a set off, those of M. Farini have been accepted at Genoa by the autho rised agent of the Dictator, and the expedition prepared against the Roman States has been aban doned. M. Bcrtani did not, it is said, give way with a very good grace, but wag at length obliged to yield to the reasons brought forward. The ad vocates for the expedition, however, declare that it will nevertheless be realised, only that instead of starting from Piedmont it will go from Sicily. Be it so ; but the object of the Sardinian Govern ment will have been attained, and the Powers which disapprove of such invasions will not be able to reproach it with having taken even an in direct part in it. It would moreover appear that, although the warlike ardour of the young men does FRANCE. BOURSE, August 10.—Little or no business, and yesterday's prices maintained. For the account, Threes are now at 68f 25c. Mobilier, 692 f 50c ; Orleans, 1,370 f ; Northern, 958 f '7sc ; Strasburg, 640 f ; Mediterranean, 888 f 75c ; Austria, 501 f 25c ; Lombard, 492 f 50c. The following are the latest quotations :- 41 per per Cents ... 98 25 r Credit Toicier BBO Do. end month.... Belgian 4§ — 3 per Centa Do. end month 6B 15: Roman Bank Shares 2825 ! Austrian ~ BO 50 Credit Mobilier.... 688 75 Spanish Threes 4B Do. Account 686 25 Home Debt - RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans 1367 50 .. 1367 50 Northern New ditto 875 .. 875 Lyons and Mediterranean 885 .. 885 Geneva Southern Western Eastern Sardinian 396 25 .. 395 Austrian Lombard THE WHITTFORTE GUNS. TO TUE EDITOR OF THE SUN. STR,—Having seen a paragraph respecting the Ordnance Committee report on the Whitworth guns copied from the Post into The Sun, I thought it advisable to procure evidence of its untruth. I hoped that was manifest on the face of the state ment, the avowed hostility of the paper being taken into consideration. To-day I had an interview with Colonel St. George. He assured me the statement in question was " wholly untrue, and a fabrication from beginning to end, without any f oun d a tion even."—l remain, Sir, yours very obediently, 4, Elm-court, Temple, Aug. 10. T. ASTON. THE VOL UXTEER REVIEW AT EDINBURGH. GENERAL ORDER. HOME GUARDS, S.W., August 10, 1860. The Adjutant-General has received the Queen's commands to convey her thanks to the several corps of artillery and rifle volunteers assembled at Edinburgh on the 7th inst., and to assure them of the satisfaction and gratification with which her Majesty beheld the magnificent spectacle there pre sented to her. _ _ Her Majesty could not see without admiration the soldierlike bearing of the different corps as they passed before her, and she finds in the high state of efficiency to which they have attained in an in credibly short space of time, another proof that she may at all times surely rely on the loyalty and patriotism of her people for the defence, in the hour of need, of the freedom and integrity of the empire. By order. J. YORKE SCARLETT, A.G. VICTOR BM, GARIBALPL A correspondent of the Constitutionnel transmits to that journal a version of King Victor Emmanuel's letter to Garibaldi, which he guarantees as " faith ful." It is as follows : " Dear General,--Youknow that when you started for Sicily you did not have my approbation. To day, considering the gravity of existing circum stances, I decide upon giving you a warning, being aware of the sincerity of your sentiments for me. " In order to put an end to a war between Ita lians and Italians, I counsel you to renounce-the idea of passing with your valorous troops to the Neapolitan continent, provided the King of Naples consents to evacuate the whole of the island and to leave the Sicilians free to deliberate upon and to settle their destinies. " I would reserve to myself full liberty of action relative to Sicily in the event of the King of Naples being unable to accept this condition. General, fol low my advice, and you will see that it is useful to Italy, whose power of augmenting her merits you would facilitate by showing to Europe that even as she knows how to conquer so does she know how to make a good use of her victory." The following is given to day as "not quite a literal, but, as far as the sense is concerned, an exact reproduction of the true letter of reply, which Letta has brought home from Garibaldi to King Victor Emmanuel" : " Sire,—Your Majesty knows the high esteem and the devotion which I feel towards your Majesty; but such is the present state of things in Italy that at the present moment I cannot obey your Majesty's injunctions, much as I should like it. lam called for and urged on by the people of Naples. I have tried, in vain, with what influence I had, to restrain them, feeling as I do that a more favourable mo ment would be desirable. But if I should now hesitate I should endanger the cause of Italy, and not fulfil my duty as an Italian. May your Ma jesty therefore permit me this time not to obey ! As soon as I shall have thine with the task imposed upon me by the wishes of the people which groan under the tyranny of the Neapolitan Bourbon, I shall lay down my sword at your Majesty's feet, and shall obey your Majesty for the remainder of my lifetime. " GARIBALDI." This letter is dated Melazzo, the 27th of July. BANK OF FIL4NCE. The following is the account of the Bank o. France for the month ending Thursday, Aug. 9 : DEBTOR. August. July. F. C. P. C. Capital of the Bank 91,250,000 0 91,250,000 0 Ditto, New Profits in addition to Capi- tal (Art. 8, Law of June 9, 1857) 1,510,527 65 1,510,527 65 Reserve of the Bank 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14 New Reserve Ditto in landed property 4,000,000 0 4,000,000 0 Notes in circulation Bank-notes to order 8,244,211 49 7,262,436 56 Receipts payable at sight 11,075,489 0 11,311,458 0 Treasury account current creditor Sundry accounts current.. 221,993,637 19 197,641,945 63 Ditto with branch banks 34,930,339 0 32,620,057 0 Dividends payable. 2,015,289 75 5,466,766 75 Discts. sundry interests 2,473,208 99 5,852,723 54 Commission on deposits 3,327,880 24 1,574,190 40 Re-discounted the last six months Surplus on bills overdue , Sundries 1,216,446 20 1,216,446 20 - 625 73 3,706,784 81 3,948,779 47 Total 1,391,262,747 61 1,391,982,438 9' CREDITOR. August. July. F. C. F. C. Cash in hand Cash in the branch banks. 386,187,051 0 372,958,946 0 Commercial bills overdue. 537,332 16 459,617 9 Commercial bills dis counted, not yet due 227,731,404 41 221,783,352 16 Do. in the branch banks Advanced on deposit of 1,268,700 0 2,564,700 0 3,238,400 0 2,538,300 0 bullion. Do. by the branch banks.. Do. on French public secu rities Do. by the branch banks 14,878,100 0 14,872,000 0 Do. on railway securities 47,950,700 0 93,182,400 0 Do. by the branch banks 29,513,850 0 28,884,450 0 Do.on Credit Foncier Scrip 581,900 0 630,400 0 Do. on branch banks Scrip 510,600 0 433,100 0 Do. to the State on agree ment of June 30, 1848 35,000,000 0 35,000,000 0 Govern. stock reserved Do. disposable Hotel and furn. of Bank Landed property of branch 6,388,548 0 6,388,548 0 527,420 21 471,0 g 9 47 1,759,577 64 4,414,673 23 banks of management. Sundries Rentes Immobilisees (law of 9 June, 1857) Totttl 1,391,262,747 44 1,391,982,438 97 CIVIL SERVICE IN INDIA. The following is the list of candidates, selected in 1859, who have passed the examination of this year, and for whom certificates of qualification have been granted by the Civil Service Commissioners, under the Act 21st and 22d of Victoria, cap. 106 : Order of Merit.-1. Walker, Charles Grant ; Queen's Col lege, Oxford ; Presidency, Madras. 2. Tremlett, James Dyer; Sidney Sussex College, Cam bridge; Bengal. 3. Field, Charles Dickinson; Trinity College, Dublin ; Bengal. 4. Mulligan, William John; Queen's College, Belfast; Bengal. 5. Larminie, William Rae; Trinity College, Dublin; Bengal. 6. Burnell, Arthur Coke; King's College, London; Madras. 7. Wedderburn, William; Edinburgh University Bom ba. 8. Harrison, Henry Leland ; Christchurch, Oxford ; Bengal. 9. Reid, James Robert ; Edinburgh University, Bengal. 10. Griffin, Lepel Henry; private tuition; Bengal. 11. Izon, Clarence Bovill ; King's College, London; Bombay. 12. Hime, Robert Douglas; Trinity College, Dublin; Bengal. 13. Twigg, Conolly ; Trinity College, Dublin; Bengal. H. Grose, James; St. John's College, Cambridge ; Madras. 15. Smith, William Henry;. St. John's College, Oxford ; Bengal. 16. Macpherson, George Morrison ; University and King's, Aberdeen ; Bombay. 17. Sells, Arthur ; Merton College, Oxford ; Bengal. 18. Tweedie, John ; Edinburgh University ; Bengal. 19. Wilson, William ; Marischal College, Aberdeen ; Madras. 20. Tidy, William Meymott ; Merton College, Oxford; Bengal. 21. Growse, Frederic Salmon ; Oriel and Queen's College, Oxford ; Bengal. 22. Allen, Thomas Taylor; Queen's College, Cork; Bengal. 23. King, Joshua ; Trinity Hall, Cambridge ; Bombay. 24. Foster, William Shrubsole ; St. John's College, Cam bridge; Madras. 25. Montagu, Erngst ; Magdalene Cellege, Cambridge ; Bengal. 26. King, Lucas Burnet Blacker ; Trinity College, Dub lin ; Bengal. 27. 'Wilson, John; Queen's College, Belfast; 28. Raban, H. C. B. C. ; Trinity College, Cambridge ; Bengal. 29. Little, Edgar Hutchinson ; Brasenose College, Oxford ; Bombay. 30. Armstrong, Joseph Evans; St. John's College, Cam bridge ; Madras. 31, Graham, George; Exeter College, Oxford; Bengal. 32. Makgill, George Edward ; Trinity College, Cam bridge; Bengal. The Earl and Countess of Stamford and War rington have left town for the season for Enville Hall, Staf fordshire. Viscount and Viscountess Grey de Wilton wi] return to town in a few days from the Isle of Wight. Viscount Hinchingbroke and the Hon. Charles Eliot will shortly leave town on a tour in Canada. Count Zabiello has arrived at the Clarendon Hotel from Paris. Lord Crewe has left town for his seat, Crewe Hall, Cheshire. Lord Thurlow has left Fenton's Hotel for the Continent. The marriage of Mr. Douglas Pennant with Miss Rushout is fixed to take place on the 22d inst. ASTLEY'S THEATRE .—Mr. Batty has engaged Mr. Fitzball to write a new original drama, on the subject of " Robin Hood," which is to be produced reckless of ex pense —Era. DINNER TO MR. JAMES HANNAY.—On Thursday last a party of literary gentlemen entertained Mr. James Hannay, at the Freemason's Tavern, on the occasion of his taking leave of his friends in London to fulfil a permanent literary engagement in Edinburgh. In the absence of Mr. T hacke r a y , who was detained in Paris by illness, the chair was occupied by Mr. Hepworth Dixon, who, in proposing the health of the guest, gave an interesting description of his literary career, and congratulated him in the nam o e . f the company present on the success which , through his own unaided exertions, he had attained, a nd the brilliant future his abilities had marked out for him. The general feeling expressed on the occasion was such as to convey to and sincere A . friendsu i n r Davison: o Mr. Hannay the gratifying convicti on t hat his character and talents are fully appreciated, and that, in leaving thi!metro polls to return to the land of hi s birth, he carries with him the esteem and goodwill of many Amongst the company were Dr. Doran, Professor Masson, Messrs. Peter Cunningham, anY Blanchard r ro Id Jerrold, W. S. Austen, 11. Sutherland Edwards, J. W. , Sydney Blanchard, J. G. Edgar, 11. 1 , izetelly, H. Blackett (Hurst and Blackett) , W. Thornbury, li. W. Sotheby, &c. THE MASONS' STRIKE AT HALIFAX. —Thi r t een out of about th irt y master bu i lders in Halif ax have signed the agreement for a reduction in the time of the masons' labour from ten to nine hours a day. With two or three exceptions, these masters have large works in hand, and . they are an xio u s to p ush them forward. Those masters who refuse to si g n the a g r eement are likely to be a w kwardly fi xe d, for nearly all the men lately in their employment have left the town, or are preparing to do so, to enter upon other Jobs.—lfanchoter .Examiner. LITERATURE. The Eagle's Nest in the Valley of Sixt ; a sum mer _Home among the Alps : together with sonic Excursions among the Great Glaciers. By Alfred Wills, of the Middle Temple, Esq., Bar rister-at-Law, Author of " Wanderings among the High Alps," and one of the Contributors to " Peaks, Passes, and Glaciers." Longman. This is an interesting book, which can hardly fail to attract attention. Notwithstanding the many books on the subject that has e recently ap peared, this one has claim to nos city. since it treats of a place that is not generally visited by travellers. It is stated that "the Valley of Sixt has been so little visited that to very many persons who have tra velled amongst the Alps its very name and situation are unknown, yet from Geneva it is easier of access than the Valley of Chamouni, it may be reached in one day from Chamouni, or from the Valley of the Rhone; and its attractions are second to those of no Alpine valley I have seen." The favourable its pression that was made on the minds of the visi tors may be gathered from the following passage : "We paid two visits to the valley, the one before, and the other after, a month's ramble amongst the greatest and grandest scenery of Savoy and Swit zerland, but the attractions of Sixt remained para mount in our minds, even amidst the exciting scenery of the great glacier world." Among the curious incidents recorded of the customs of the people, it is noticeable how the desire of gain tempts men to risk their lives in the most imminent manner, The precipices of Mont Rouan are par ticularly steep, but they are dotted with innume rable patches of grass. The Savoyard peasantry will venture anywhere in pursuit of this grass, and the travellers were informed that there was scarcely a spot along the cliff that was not visited for the sake of the scanty hay crop. Such feats are most perilous ; and an anecdote is here told of the fistal issue of such endeavours. A youth, who was b.elp ing his father, suddenly lost his footing, and was dashed to pieces in an instant. We thus learn that the fatal pursuit of money is not confined to the denizens of crowded cities, but that the dwellers in solitary places share the same infatuation, and dare the same ventures. A most peculiar tale is told 1 relating to the mysterious death of Jaques Bal mat, the hero of Mont Blanc, described as " per ' haps the hardiest and most indomitable moun taineer that ever drew breath even beneath the shadow of the Alps." The story of his end is mys terious and sad, but of one fact there seems no doubt, that he met his death amid the scenes where he had distinguished himself in life, and the reader will be of opinion that it was meet that the pilgrim of nature should have found his shroud and sepul chre amid the eternal snows, and that his last long sleep should be among the glaciers. The " Eagle's Nest" is the name given by the author to a portion of land he purchased in the valley of Sixt, the description of which is most charming, and one feels anxious to behold, if only for a short time, a spot so fascinating. There is a long account of the difficulties that had to be surmounted before possession was gained, owing to the prejudices of the people, but at last all was happily concluded. As so often occurs in human affairs, a sad misfortune occurred to throw a shade over the bright prospect ; and the writer of this delightful little work was suddenly deprived of his wife, to whom he was devotedly attached, and with whom he had planned his arrangements at Sixt. Her intelligence was of great service to him. The sad affliction naturally cast a gloom over the smiling spot, and the work begun in joy was concluded in sorrow. Still a mournful interest appertains to the scenes once so admired and de lighted in, and the thought of the loved and lost can hallow with the charms of memory the home that appears so desolate and lonely. There is great difference in the vegetation of the valley of Sixt, and almost every other Alpine valley. " Generally speaking, but little verdure is to be seen beneath the thick foliage of a fir wood. Every traveller who has visited the Montauvert or the Fleque, or ascended the Cramont, knows that beneath the fir woods he generally sees a drab•coloured soil, scarcely more than dotted with an occasional spot of her bage ; but here, in the valley of the Giffre, the, trunks of the fir trees pierce through a tapestry 0 1 the richest and softest green. Mosses and ferns grow with the utmost vigour and freedom, and cover every inch of ground not actually occupied with the boles of the trees. When the sun is shin' ing brightly, and pierces here and there through the thick foliage of the wood, it is impossible to say how beautiful are the effects of the chequered light and shade, the alternations of the brightest emerald and the deepest sea green. As one stands above, and gazes down the glades and vistas of th e forest, the aisles and colonnades with which Nature o- -' th' wayside temples she w ars every hand to the gi.c.t Author of this besot; ful universe." Another account of the scenery IS also well worthy of notice. The Plateau des Fonds 3 5,. only a tolerably level piece of pasture land, but surrounded by scenery of no common grandeur " It is placed nearly in the centre of the great am phitheatre of precipices which opened on us at the grassy knoll Vaence we first caught sight of 0,1 chalets; but it is only from this spot that their fu ll extent can be seen, or their magnificence apPre" ciated. They stretch in one long dark and frown' ing wall from north to south-east of the spectator, attaining their greatest height and presenting their wildest aspect about midway between the two 0' tremities of the arc. At its northern end they ar e crowned by grass-land so steep as to make on° wonder that even Alpine sheep and Alpine sheP_; herds dare to trust themselves upon its slippT surface ; just above those tremendous crags, as tn e f precipices increase in height, however, the strip verdure diminishes in breadth, and from the middl e of the horse-shoe to its south-eastern point, the lie ° of bare rock either stands out sharply against the sky, or is capped by a glistening patchiof glacier' t It is difficult in perusing a work like 4 the presse d to decide which portions are most striking al e which passages the most pleasing. It is certain a most attractive subject for one's leisure hours to mark the peculiarities and become familiarised W I P", the splendours of such scenery as is here laid befog us. There is no doubt that this work will inP!, many tourists to extend their travels, and see t.°' themselves the grandeur and beauty so eloqueutit pourtrayed in the exciting and interesting recoqf here given. The writer of this work has already a appeared before the public in other b ooks of tra ce d_ m i r able work entitled " Peaks, Passes, and Gls ' ' and also he was one o f the contrib utors to that tiers." Many readers will be gl a d t o rene w thei r acquaintance with him, and this last producti on ::, his pen is certainly a success, inasmuch as it Tar f o re us an animated account of a ch arm ing SThe and whose description is impressively given. style of the work is in every way suitable, and recommending " The Eagle's Nest" to the perus n of all desirous of dwelling on such topics, there 09 0 be no fear of a disappointing result. It not often s o much information is afforded in so agreeabl e manner as is the case in this delightful lit tie volume. ,—T tO ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY: society held i - 21st anniversary at the gardens yesterday, Mr. James wood in the chair. The annual reports from the cou e o auditors, and officers were read, from which it appeared 14$ the total receipts were somewhat less than last year/ 7.4 larger than those of 1858. The decrease was attr ibw, solely to the unfavourable weather during this s ea ti but, nevertheless the receipts from the exhibitions been £5,380 Bs. 6d., against £5,531 17s. received year ; the total receipts from all sources this year ive,,re4 including the cash in hand brought forward from last Y e lp account, £12,529 18s. 9d., and the payments £9,81 4 0 5d., leaving £2,715 14s. 4d. balance in hand. Severa l , e oo works had been completed during the past year, of the old debenture debts paid off. 103 new Fellows lc and z joined the Society, making the number now on the bee 6 2,294, and 131,708 persons had visited the gardens tly season. Thanks were voted to his Rey al Highness, '`" President, the members of Council, and the officers. Polio' EXTENSIVE ROBBERY.—At the Liverpool eourt yesterday, before Mr. Rafiles,.an unfortunate feni n lsoner, who claimed t) -a‘ named Mary Barns, was charged with stealing bills a fX , Lime -street to 11° be change to the amount of £1,059 frem Mr. Charles Conn a Dublin provision merchant. The prosecutor, on r e j, when n iou h s e n w i a g s h a t, cc w o a s s te p d a known to him, and pleaded great poverty. He was Avis.. to take her to a refreshment-room to relieve her distre; when she suddenly snatched his book from his coatf c 6oo and ran away, but was subsequently apprehended. goat ° bssyintghealop W ad to the property has been ascertained. The prisoner remanded. THE REVENUE OF IRELAND.—The total 511,—,' wet learn from a Parliamentary paper, paid into the BO' i e l of as the net produce of Ireland in the year ended the 3 ,', c ed December, 1859, was £6,711,833. The customs pr o °„'"osl ; £2,304,578; the excise, £3,109,000; stamps, k; s ‘ w f'' the property and income tax, £158,105 • small branchea._t re' hereditary revenue, £2,520 ; miscellaneous, includlno payments of advances, £306,648. Alta FIVE DRUNKEN MEN DROWNED.—A , „ tf ora accident happened in the Seine be e n onWednesda3', no t far a the Pont N eu f . Fi ve w i ne s h o pkeepers, who ha lunching t oge th er , an d had drunk rather freely, caleet- / e red the idea of having ansxcursion on the river. They °l3 boa a boat, but owing to bad management or the moving about th e of the men in her, she soon capsized, and the whole ° five were drowned. 1, °P ete STATE OF CRIME IN LANCASHIRE.—At the char ge ing of the Liverpool Assizes yesterday, during hi s . n. hi ° to the grand jury, Mr. Baron Martin said that cluri%i a whole judicial experience he had never seen so h e oe o calendar. Excepting trdason, it embraced all the c o re which were dealt with in courts of justice. Thar e _ s de' seven cases of murder, some of them of an atrociou II the scription ; 11 of manslaughter, several of these being ~° o ot" very verge of murder; and 17 of burglary. fes,f withstanding the example made in the county soeL,t it years ago, the crime of burglary had so increased tfs'eve. would be necessary to put in force the full power auu_ o ol rite of the law to repress it. Alluding to the recent trail collision at Roby, and to the indictment of Platt, thee:iffter driver, for manslaughter, the learned judge said th and a careful perusal of the depositions, he was of opill' ° _ L oa Platt did all he really could to prevent the aecina", that the jury therefore would throw out the bill. _ f 1 ",~ f` _, .~ Th whic gold bay. >,4 , lfri. 0 Th at thi In a SliC burg, Tb :£2,01 Bu day ( firm, bales Th and t Sit X 228 Tb Secir quid are gues , Russ 21-1; Ti pren Ifni, hay( has Nor Ore Mat Brit be et of ii flat, Joh Ro3 Ban 3 pe 2 p. Nen An! Indi Diii