The Sun. — London, England, 1860-07-16 00:00:00

T HEATRE -ROYAL, HAYMARXET• Lessee, Mr. J. B. Bnekstone. THIS EVENING the performances will oommE nee with THE OVERLAND ROUTE. Messrs. C. Mathews, Bock stone, Compton, Chippendale, Rogers, Mrs. C. Mathews, MSS Weekes, and Mrs. Wilkins. After which, the new comedietta, HIS EXCELLENCY, in which Mr. and Mrs. C. Mathews will appear., And THE BOARDING SCHOOL. Commence at 7. ROYAL PRINCESS'S Harrig• THEATRE.- Lessee. Mr. A. THIS EVENING, will be performed OTHELLO. Othello, Mr. Phelps. To conclude with BOWLED OUT. Commence at 7. ADELPHI, NEW THEAT RE-ROYAL. .Sole rroprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster. Last 3 Nights of the popular Adelphi drama, "The Flowers of the Forest." 12th week of the favourite American Actress, Miss Julia Daly. THIS sIVENING, THE FLOWERS OF THE FOREST. Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, Billington, Stuart, Eburne, C. J. Smith, Powell, Homer ; Miss Woolgar, K. Kelly, Mrs. Billington, Miss Laidlaw. After which, THE FOOL OF THE FAMILY. Mr. Paul Bedford and Miss Julia Daly. To conclude with OUR GAL. Miss Julia Daly, Messrs. Eburne, Ward, and Romer. Commence at 7. Box-office open from 10 till 5. Private boxes, £2 2s. ; Family Boxes, £l. Orchestra Stalls, 50. ; Balcony, 4s. ; Front Circle Stalls, 3s. ; Pit Stalls, 25.; Pit, Is. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, is ; Gallery, 6d. Acting Manager—Mr. Win. Smith. FRENCH PLAYS-ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Directeur, M. Talexy.—Lessee, Mr. F. B. Chatterton. EVERY EVENING. Madlle. Delphine Fix.—M. Paul Devaux. TO-NIGHT, L'HONNEUR EST SATISFAIT. And LES PATTES DE MOUCHE. Madlle. Delphine Fix and M. Paul Devaux. Orchestra Stalls, 7s. 6d. ; Balcony Stalls, 55. ; Pit, 25."; Gallery, Is. Private Boxes, from Two Guineas. ComMence at 8. Box-office open daily from 11 till 5. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 16, 1866.7, A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.- Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Was. BAT'rT. In consequence of the continued success another MID-DAY PERFORMANCE will , take place on Saturday next, July 21, 1860.—Commence at 2 o'clock. Every evening the entertainments commencing with the Spectacle of FAIR ROSAMOND, Or the AMAZON CRUSADERS, with incomparable Scenes in the Cirque, and a laughable Farce. On MONDAY next, July 23, the popular Spectacle of MAZEPPA will be produced. Douro open at half-past 6, performance commence at 7. Box-office open daily from 11 till 4. Stare Manager—Mr. W. WEST. Director of the Arena--M. Felix Revolti. CANTERBURY HALL THIS EVENING. C. H. GOUNOD'S OPERA. FAUST. first Time in this Country. Faust Mr. Henry Herbert. Mephistopheles Mr. C. Bernard. Siobel Mrs. Anderson. Marguerite Conductor Mr. Jonghmans. And selections from Dinorah, Trovatore, Macbeth, and numerous other Entertainments. Balcony, is Hall, 6d. Comic Vocalists —Messrs. George Hodson (the Irish Come dian and Mimic), and C. Marshall. The ETIIIOPI ANS, consisting, of 17 performers (organised expressly for this Establishment), for the performance of Vocal and Instrumental Music, Comic and Sentimental, with Negro delineations, anecdotes, dm., in addition to the usual entertainments. The gallery is open from 5 till 11 on Sunday Evening. CONCERTS.- THE WEATHER..—SuN OFFICE, JULY 15, MO. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 73—highest since noon yesterday. 60—lowest this morning and during the night. 69—this day at noon. BAROMETER-29.91. WlND—South-Westerly; light breeze, and fine. JULY 16. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 72—highest since noon yesterday. 58 —lowest this morning and during the night. 63—this day at noon. BAnomETER-29.98. Wixn—North to North-Bast ; light breeze, with rainy weather. Fouit o'CLOCK.—Wind variable. Barometer falling. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. TFas DAY.—Morning, —h. —m.—Afternoon, 12h. Om. To-mmuww.-Morning, 12h. 27m.—Afternoon, 12h. 54m. `4?- / • 14„-- , - .* 4 4 .... 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We have heard much of the foulness of the ship's bottom and of its retarding effect, but it seems that, after all, the rate of speed was sometimes such as to show that the Great Eastern can make the most rapid voyages ever yet known. Besides the state of her bottom, two things protracted this voyage—one inevitable under any circumstances, the fog, when near America, and the intimations of the vicinity of icebergs, rendering a detour to the south a matter of simple prudence. But, besides the weather, it now seems that the engineers—why, is not known—had under-weighted the valves, so that the power of steam which the boilers could easily and properly have borne was never raised. In the case of the paddle wheel engines this admitted of rectification, and the improvement in speed was manifest immediately. The valves of the screw engine were, however, inside the boiler, and could not therefore be got at without emptying it. The screw, in consequence of this, never did its duty throughout the whole voyage. The machinery throughout worked most beautifully. The vessel had not once t be stopped to perform the operation of "keying up," as it is termed—that is, of read justing all the nuts and screws—though it is com mon to do this once at least on a voyage across the Atlantic even in the best ships—those of the Cunard line, for instance. Delays were also occa sioned by the badness of the trim of the vessel, and by steering alternately due north and south to test the compasses. Respecting her qualities as a seagoing vessel for passengers there is bat one opinion. In point of comfort she will be unrivalled. She does indeed roll, in the storm she did something which one voyager terms pitching, while another, perhaps a little more used to the sea, says that she never " pitched" at all, and endeavours to find the rea sons for what he considered the fact. Between the two, we who staid at home can have no doubt that if " pitch" at sea we must, we had rather do so in the Great Eastern than in any vessel we ever yet heard of, NOAH'S Ark itself not excepted. A bang voyage at sea is always said to be a dull affair at best—but this must after all be speaking comparatively; to some of the dwellers in London s treets, 7 tho rarely leave their houses, the deck of the Great Eastern on the Atlantic would be at least a week's variety. Nor does it seem to be so dull a place after all, except in weather which makes it dull anywhere. For the first time, doubtless, in the history of voyages, skittles were played on the deck of a shi p , and races run: Other gymnastic exercises with ropes, and so forth, might be practi cable in other ships. The long and steady deck of the Great Eastern was doubtl ess the first on which passengers or sailors ever thought of amusing them sekes with races or skittles. The testimoni a l o f lie passeng ers is conclusive ;1St() the G rea.tEasteril '8 merits, on all t he points.which landsmen think of most anxiously. We commend it to the special notice of all who may have occasion to feel a perso nal interest in her next voyage. One thing is now at least settled for ever. The immense vessel, once at sea, is the finest specimen yot produced of what a ship can be and can do. eho caa breast any storm and be perfectly manage able, with the least conceivable discomfort to that daily-increasing and most profitable of all cargoes —passengers. She will, we yet believe, prove also the cheapest conveyance for goods worth a speedy voyage. She has inaugurated a new era in navi gation. Great Easterns will assuredly be multi plied; and, though it seems almost ludicrous now to say so, we should not be surprised at her being surpassed. She is a first attempt in her way; and rarely is it the case that first at tempts, if successful, are not soon outdone by imitators. Successors will be built, launched, equipped, and sent on their first voyage at very much less cost, and with a full complement of passengers. The Great Eastern has shared the fate of all pioneers, but most sin cerely do we hope that those who have brought the undertaking to completion will reap the reward deserved by themselves, and by the original projectors and shareholders. May they gain something more substantial than the honour of showing us a new system of navigLion—of en abling us to dispense with M. LESSEP'S Suez canal —to convey armies backward and forward to India, without asking the leave of any power on earth— and, to regard Australia as no longer a distant colony. Elsewhere will be found a most graphic descrip tion of the late important debate in the House of Commons upon the vital question of its privileges, listened to and described by—a Frenchman. It is the London Correspondent of the Ami de la Reli gion who has penned this eloquent tribute to the perfect freedom of speech secured to England through her Parliamentary institutions. To our neighbours across the Channel especially we would earnestly commend the thrilling and impressive apostrophe at its close. It is curious that almost simultaneously with this generous recognition of the pride and glory of our British Legislature, the uncontrolled oratorical liberty vouchsafed to our representatives in the legislature without any pos sible derogation thereby from, but, rather, it should be said, the noblest enhancement of its dignity— there should be audible from the French tribune, even under the present despotic regime, one of those fitful and momentary ebullitions of oratorical free dom and elocutionary daring which serve to demonstrate all the more vividly by the force of mere contrast the rigour of that iron rule which has striven now for eight years past, and is still striving, to screw down the safety-valve of repre sentation ! The recent speech of M. JULES FAVRE in the French Chamber, a bold and resolute harangue, that M. DE MORNY in vain attempted to abbreviate and weaken by constant interrup tions as President—comes as a fitting pendant to this impassioned tribute to the living Parlia mentary orators of England transmitted to the Arni de la Religion by its London Correspondent. Look, if but for an instant, "on this Victure— and on this !" How wide the difference ! Yonder in the French capital—it is a single representa tive who, upon one most exceptional occasion, breaks through the monotonous dullness of the routine of a sort of mock parliament—to revive, painfully, by his seemingly audacious inde corum, the recollection of the past glories of the French Legislature, the almost maddening remem brance of the days of constitutional Government, when the Tribune would be occupied in succession by orators like TIIIERS, like GUIzoT, like LAMAR TINE! Here it is but a more vivid reminder than usual of the liberty of speech which is guaranteed to Englishmen in perpetuity, by the fundamental principle of their ancient and perennial Constitu tion. The contrast, we repeat, while it is one sug gestive to ourselves of blended emotions of grati tude and exultation, can, in truth, be hardly less than maddening to every intelligent Frenchman. There is now every prospect that the colony of Victoria will advance rapidly in the development of her vast resources. The Crown Lands Sales Bill was read a third time in the Assembly on the 27th of last April, and the result of the division for the third reading—viz., 55 to 11, there being only twelve members absent—is a sure proof that the new Parliament better represents the opinions of the public than any of its predecessors have hitherto done. In fact, until the recent election, the majority of the so-called representatives were nominees of the squatters. The tables are now, however, turned, for although the Bill has yet to pass the Upper House, oc Council, that body will hardly have the temerity to throw it out after having been carried almost unanimously by the Lower House. We do not altogether approve of some of its details, yet the passing of this Bill is a decided victory for those of small capital and for the work ing classes. The public lands are to be thrown operr, with certain restrictions. The Melbourne Argus states that—" The pith of the Crown Lands Sales Bill may be compressed into two short sen tences. Surveyed blocks shall be sold or leased by lot to any applicants, at a fixed price. Crown lands, until sold or leased, shall be converted into commons at the pleasure of the Executive." Had this measure been passed some years ago, Victoria would now be in a different position, for, not withstanding the wealth of many of the inha bitants, the immense dividends of the various banks, and the ease with which the colony, with a popula tion of little more than half a million, all told, raises a revenue of :upwards of £3,500,000 ; there is throughout the length and breadth of the land great distress. The Australian colonies could sup port with ease a hundredfold more than their pre sent population were the Executive to study more than they do the interests of the people at large, and by so doing they would in the end benefit each and every individual interest. But it is only lately that the people have awakened to a sense of their wrongs, and now that there is something like unity of purpose amongst them we have no fear for the result. Universal suffrage is appreciated by the miners and other residents, who, taken as a body, are far more intelligent than a like number of men taken at random from all classes in. Eng land; the very feeling which prompted them to forsake home, relations, and in many cases lucra tive employment, is a sure sign of minds and tem peraments which were not contented with the quiet and monotonous drudgery of a life without the pro spect of an early independence. Such men think, and in most cases will not be led without being convinced. Victoria in times past has suffered greatly from the difficulty that fortunate diggers and other speculators have experienced in procu ing land whereon to settle, and the greater part of them have returned to their native countries. Thus the wealth which would have otherwise been devoted to develop the resources of the country has been driven from it by the suicidal policy that the influence of the squatocrasy forced upon the executive. The following query was put by one of the Melbourne papers some time back : " What is sludge ?" (the refuse from the puddling machines after the gold is extracted is a great nuisance flowing over the country,filling up streams and smothering large tracts of land) ; " and then re plies, " The colony's share of the gold mines." This, to a certain extent, has been but too true. It is a false idea to imagine that the artisans and labourers are well off is Australia because they re- , ceive high wages ; for unless they have constant employment, no matter how high the wages may be, the workman is no richer, for, as is too often the case, he spends his earnings before he can ob tain other employment. The true state of the coun try is kept as much in the dark as possible, by those whose interest it is to keep the labour market over stocked, so as to get men at their own price. When the construction of the railways from Melbourne to Ballarat and Sandhurst were commenced, great hopes were entertained by the public that employ ment would be given to those out of work. Messrs. CORNISH and BRUCE obtained the contract for the Sandhurst line; they got their own price, and it was a good one. Their first step was to reduce the current wages of the labourer from Bs. and 10s. per diem to 7s. and 7s. 6d. ; this gave great dissatisfac tion. The best workmen left; but the poorer, who had some of them come long distances to seek em ployment, were obliged to take the price the con tractor chose to give; but even this mode of doing business was too expensive for these worthy con tractors, and they gradually got rid of their day men and let the work out by subcontract or piece work. Amongst such an heterogeneous assem blage as that of the workmen—a great number of whom were Irieh, who are notorious for undersel ling their neighbours, no unity of purpose existed, and the piecework was let at prices which would barely pay for the men's rations while at work. At the present time contractors are advertising that they can give employment to any number of hands, but when the men arrive they are offered piece-work at such ridiculously low prices that they would rather loaf about the country than work for no practical remuneration. From the commencement of this ill-omened con tract, Messrs. CORNISH and BRUCE have been at war with their employees and very often with the Government, but lately something very like a swindle has been detected. A Committee of In quiry was granted, on the motion of Mr. WOODS, by the House of Assembly, to inquire into the matter, of which Mr. WOODS was nominated chair man. The Argus informs us that " Some weeks afterwards it transpired that an offer of a valuable appointment in his service had been made by Mr. BRUCE, the surviving partner, to Mr. WooDs, and on the fact becoming known, Mr. WooDs made an explanation in the House, but, on a friendly mo tion, he was released from further attendance upon the committee." With all these facts before us (and we could cite hundreds more if it were necessary) we rejoice to find that the dark hour is passing away. With a free selection over 4,000,000 of acres, to be purchased at the upset price of £1 per acre, and a power of leasing with the right to purchase on the expiration of the lease, and subject only to such restrictions as shall disqualify all but bona fide purchasers, those possessed of a small capital will quickly invest. England will furnish a class of emigrants more suited to the wants of Australia than the Government Emigration Society at present send out —men who will employ labour, not seek it. With constant employment wages will come down, but the labourer will grow richer—provisions will become more plentiful, and therefore cheaper. Owing to the vast extent of the Australian colonies, there is a great variety of climate ; in fact, before long, our South Pacific colonies will be able to furnish us with those articles of commerce for which we are now indebted to America and other countries. However sluggish some of the Governments have been, and that of New South Wales in particular, the colonists have in many cases shown great enter prise. The alpaca was lately introduced into New South Wales by private individuals, but the Go vernment refusing any assistance the flock was sold by them to the Victorian Government, and it is now thriving well. Some fine samples of cotton have been produced at Port Curtis, near which place a Sydney gentleman proposed to cultivate the crop on a large scale, if the Government would countenance the undertaking, but with the want of energy which characterises all the proceedings of the mother colony, it was refused. Victoria must ultimately be in name, and sho now is practically, the principal colony, and if she only advances on the right road upon which she has now taken the first grand step, e'er long Australia will vie with America in population, commerce, and importance. His Royal Highness the Prince Consort will leave Osborne this morning for town, in order to attend the meeting of the Statistical Congress, appointed to as semble this afternoon. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent will remain until the close of next week at Osborne on a visit to her Majesty, and shortly afterwards repair to Lauriston House, the Duke of Sutherland's seat, near Edinburgh, to pass the autumn. The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough, with their youthful family, left St. James's-square on Saturday, for Blenheim Palace, near Woodstokc. The Marquis and Marchioness ofExeter and Lady Mary Cecil will leave Grosvenor-square to-day for Burgh ley House, near Stamford, in order to receive a large party during the Stamford race meeting. The Marquis and Marchioness Bandini have arrived at Claridge's Hotel from St. Leonards-on-Sea. The Marquis Viscomti has arrived at the Bruns wick hotel, Jermyn-street. The Earl of Sefton has entertained a large party at Croxteth Park, near Liverpool, during the past week fo the races. The Countess (Dowager) of Westmoreland and Lady Rose Fano left town a few days since on a tour in Germany. The Countess of Dundonald, who had come to England to attend Lord Dundonald in his dangerous ill ness, has now left London for Boulogne. Her ladyship has lately suffered seriously in her own health. It is understood that her Majesty will not prorogue this session of Parliament in person, but that a Commission will be issued for that purpose.—Court Journal. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—On Saturday even ing the above theatre .was reopened for an "after-season" at reduced prices, when " La Figlia del Reggimento" was performed, with the accomplished and charming Madame Marie Cabel as the heroine. It must suffice for the present to say that the admirable prima donna of the Opera Co mique achieved a very great success, and was most efficiently sup ported by Signor Belart, as Tonio, and Signor Ciampi, as Sulpizio. Madame Cabel was enthusiastically applauded in all her efforts, especially for her astonishingly brilliant vocalisation in the " lesson scene," and was unanimously called for at the termination of each act. OFFICIAL INSPECTION OF LANCASHIRE VOLUN TRERs--The greatest volunteer demonstration yet witnessed in Lancashire took place on Saturday last at the Aintree racecourse, near Liverpool, when Col. M`Murdo held an official inspection of the various volunteer carps of Liver pool and the adjacent towns and districts. Altogether there were assembled on the ground 4,700 volunteers, of whom 1,730 belonged to the artillery. A detachment of the various artillery corps maneouvred and fired salutes from six 9-pounder field pieces, both before and at the termination of the proceedings. The attendance of the spectators was the most numerous ever witnessed on the racecourse, and the grand and adjacent stands were crowded by the elite of Liverpool and the neighbourhood; and to clown the pro ceedings the weather was most propitious. The inspection lasted about two hours, the volunteers marching in columns, quick and double quick. Col. M.'Murdo was attended by the Earl of Sefton, the Hon. C. Molyneux, Col. Marriett, Majors Harman and Archdale, &c. Col. M‘Murdo ex pressed his entire satisfaction at the display he had wit- Dosed, and said he should report his satisfaction to the dineoe the decease n representation th e l a t e Si r Secretary for War, and he would also t a k e care that the Queen should hear of it. In the course of the afternoon a silver bugle was presented to the I st company of th e I s t brigade of the Lancashire Artillery Volunteers by Miss nomination o,f eano f Louisa Brown. 1 1 , :C y T IoNb.y occasioned T thehe nc the d Ba t borough r Gf o ol u ri g Tt h i°leN o f Brighton, v aELECTION.—The vacancy George Pechell, took place on Saturday, on the hustings erected in front of the Town-hall. The crowd of lookers - on was numerous, but throughout the proceedings they be haved themselves in a most orderly manner, each party of course exhibiting its enthusiasm on behalf of its favourite candidate, but in the spirit of the strictest fair play, afford ing a patient hearing to each speaker indifferently. The first of the competitors for the vacant seat to make his appearance was Mr. Goldsmid, who was very favourably received. He was quickly followed by Mr. Moore, his Con servative rival, but whose presence on the platform was unnoticed by the assembly. Not so, however, the advent of Mr. White, the second liberal candidate, formerly mem ber for Plymouth, who was attended by Mr. Catt, the Brighton brewer, and a large body of friends. The respec tive candidates having been proposed and seconded, the Mayor called for a show of hands, and declared the election to have fallen upon Mr. White. A poll vies demanded on lA* part of Mr. Goldsmid and Mr. Morey. LATEST NEWS. The following telegrams have been received at Mr. Reuter's office : PALERMO, JULY 12. The two vessels which have passed over to Gari baldi are mercantile steamers. Laloggia, Laporta, and Orsini remain in the Ministry. The states of things in Sicily inspires confidence. MARSEILLES, JULY 15. Lagrecca, a Neapolitan Minister, has arrived here and left for Paris. The day before yesterday the kingdom of Naples was tranquil. It is said that a strong and compact Ministry will be immediately formed, to tarry out to their full extent the principles of constitutional govern ment, and to watch over the interests of the nation. PALERMO, JULY 10. The official journal publishes the following note : On Saturday, Signori La Farina, Griselli, and Totti were removed from Palermo, by order of the Dictator. Griselli and Totti are Corsicans affiliated to the police of the Continent. The three were expelled for having conspired against order. The Government which watches over public tranquillity could not tolerate the presence of such individuals. Another note says:— The National Society, whose resources have been reduced since Garibaldi declined the presidency, has been rather a hindrance than an assistance to the Sicilian cause. It is asserted that a Neapolitan war vessel came on the day of the departure of the mail to surrender itself to Garibaldi. PALERMO, (via MARSEILLES), JULY 9. Sanguinary combats have taken place near Mes sina between the Neapolitan Colonel Bosco and the advanced guard of the Sicilian army. General Cosenz has brought 1,000,000 lire and 57 cannon to Garibaldi. Admiral Mundy has left for Naples. There are scarcely any but Sardinian vessels in the roads of Palermo. Garibaldi has ordered the assassin of Colonel Puglisi to be arrested. ALEXANDRIA, JULY 6. Letters from Syria to the 3d inst. state that the massacres, burnings, and pillages still continue. VIENNA, JULY 15. The frigate Radetzky has been ordered to pro ceed to Syria in order to co-operate with the vessels of the other Powers for the protection of the Christians. ing the time the session lasts an indemnity, which shall not exceed 20 tari (7s. ld.) per day. 6. After the publication of these presents the civic councils of all the communes will meet on the Ist July and proceed (a) To the creation of the:electoral councils; (b) to the choice of a place for the sitting of ;the commit tees; (c) to the drawing up of the informations to be announced by the public crier, and posted up in the most frequented parts of the commune, for making known to the people the operations in detail. 7. The electoral committee in each commune will consist of the president of the civil council, who will preside over it ; of the chief municipal magistrate, of the officer commanding the soldiers of the 3d category, if such exists in the commune ; of the archpriest or the cure who is the oldest,and of the oldest notary in the commune. And if they are prevented by old age, absence, illness, or any other cause, they will be replaced by those who are lawfully next to them in rank, or, if these latter fails, by other persons chosen by the civic council. This committee will be assisted by the secretary of the civic council. 8. Should the commune be divided into several parishes, besides the committee, composed as above in the preceding article, secondary committees equal in number to the parishes shall be formed ; each of them will consist of three civic councillors, the oldest of whom shall discharge the duties of president, and the youngest those of secretary, of the cure or archpriest or of such as are lawfully their substitutes, and of the oldest notary. 9. The relations and connexions to the third de gree inclusively cannot simultaneously form part of the committee. In this case, the youngest must withdraw and his place filled up in the manner above indicated. 10. As the place of sitting for the electoral corn. mittees, the largest and most central churches wil be chosen. 11. The electoral committees will meet on the 10th of June. 12. The first act of the committee will be to open a register, in which will be inscribed every day their operations and the resolutions adopted. The decisions will be vested in the majority. Should one or two of the members be absent, l their places will be filled by those next in succession, and should these also fail to attend, by a person chosen by the civic council. In case of a tie in the voting, the president will have a casting vote. The committees will correspond with the civic councils respecting everything that shall be necessary for the good or ganisation of the elections. - 13. On the same day the committees will open their book, called the register of the electors, which will be portioned off in alphabetical orders. This register will be open for at least six hours a day, from 9 a.m to 3 p.m. During this time the com mittees will continue to sit. 14. Whenever an elector presents himself the secretary of the committee will write in the regis ter, under the several heads, the Christian name, the surname, the father's name, the age, profession, and abode of the elector, together with the obser vations, should the committee consider any to be necessary. 15. No one can be inscribed in more than one parish, under pain of losing th e r i g ht o f su ff rage . An elector is likewise forbidden to have himself inscribed in any other parish save that of the quar ter where he lives or has his settlement ; in the contrary case, the electoral committee will strike his name off the list and will send him back to the parish where his home is. 16. The elector being admitted, and his name in scribed in the register, the committee will hand a ticket, signed by at least three members, on which ticket will be written his own name, his father's, the address of his abode, and, should there be seve ral parishes, the name of the parish where he lives, with his number on the list. This ticket will en able the elector to have his vote duly received for scrutiny. 17. All the operations of registration will last until the 16th:of July, 3 p.m., when the list will be closed, and at the bottom of the said list there shall be written an account stating the total number of the electors and the collated accuracy between the two registers. From that moment no person has any longer the right of having his name inserted. 18. On the 18th of July the committee will cause to be posted up on the door of the place of sitting an alphabetically arranged list of the inscribed elec tors' names, extracted from the register, and every one shall be permitted from the 18th to the end of the 20th day of the month to make his objections to the electors before the electoral committee, which will decide forthwith. The objections may be made in person or by writing. In either case a note shall be taken down in the register, and the committee will decide immediately after inspecting the docu ments or from the public notoriety of the facts. 19. For the individuals belonging to the several corps of the army, wherever they may be, they will be admitted to vote by a committee consisting of the commandant of the corps, who will preside, and of two of the highest officers next in rank to him self. Where there are several officers of this same rank, age will confer priority. Thero will be, moreover, a secretary, to be chosen by the com mandant. The taking of the vote will be at the period in dicated by the preceding articles. The electoral register will remain in the hands of the comman dant. Should there be any objections, they will be immediately decided. 20. Another decree will make known the day and manner of taking the vote. 21. The Secretary of State of the Interior is charged with the execution of the present decree. Palermo, June 23, 1860. The Dictator, GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI. The Secretary of State of the Interior, F. Cnispi. The Exchange and Bank of Palermo have re opened since the 25th June. FRENCH VIEW OF AN ENGLISH DEBATE. The And de la Religion, the recognised organ in the newspaper press of the Liberal Catholic party in France, contains an admirable letter from its Landon correspondent, under date the 10th, giving a graphic account of the debates in the Commons on the Friday and Thursday previous. The writer was evidently an eyewitness of what passed; he seems to have entered into the scene with much sympathy ; and he describes it with the spirit of one who greatly admires English institutions. It would go far to dispel many prejudices if certain Paris contemporaries of the And de la .Religion, fol lowed its example. The letter, from which I give a few short extracts, opens with the following sketch : " I believe that for the last 25 years there has not been any debate in the Commons' House of Parliament of such importance 'as that of Thursday and Friday last, for the object attained and the talent displayed were equally remarkable. Your London correspondent in his letter of yesterday explained to you the subject of the debate, of which I will give you only the leading features. On Thursday last, a few minutes after six o'clock, Lord Palmerston rose full of mischief,' as they . say here. He made a speech of which your corre spondent gives the true character in saying that it equally supported black and white ;' but the speech was like the very man himself, elegant, light, full of life, not complicated with minute scruples, not em barrassed with the inconvenient apprehensions of an over-sensitive conscience. It was a rope dance, if you will, but most gracefully executed. And, again, remark well, if you please, that in reality, the Prime Minister had reason and the constitution on his side and the whole nation with him. The three resolutions were the least clear possible, but that is precisely what they ought to be. They aimed at an agreeable obscurity. Nevertheless, in the middle of his speech a too evident argument of justice tempted Lord Palmerston. He could not resist it, and suddenly the astonished Radicals heard it as serted that the Lords in rejecting the Paper Duty Repeal Bill had merely completed the work of the House of Commons. A said he, 'which, after having passed the second readi ng b y a ma j or i ty of 53 votes, and obtained but 9 on the third reading, may be regarded as the object of decreasing enthu siasm.' At these words you should have seen the face of the Chancellor of the Exchequer; leaning back, as he always does, on the Treasury bench, his pale and (now) thin features, his head resting on the back of the seat, his eyes closed, his lips com pressed—he looked as if he had endured with re signation for an hour ordinary and extraordinary torture, when this Parthian arrow of his able col league' pierced him to the heart. An indescribable shade passed over his expressive features, an im perceptible shudder through his entire frame—one of those wounds had assuredly been inflicted which one revenges. He remained silent ; nobody stirred on the Opposition benches. The Opposition was elsewhere; it was holding its sitting in the midst of the incredible adherents of the Ministry." The writer has a high opinion of Mr. Whiteside as an orator : " Whiteside has never spoken better than he did that night. He is the last who holds the tra ditions of the great Irish political character—the Grattans, the Currans, the Sheridans, the Shiels; so much so that when he ceased there remained very little of that scaffolding raised by the Radicals ; and the sarcasms of Disraeli, who, to Bay truth, closed the debate (for the embarrassed explanations of Lord John really went for nothing), had merely a prostrate enemy to waste themselves on." Of Mr. Horsman he says.— " I cannot describe the effect produced by this speech, which was in every respect a master piece. But, besides his irresistible eloquence, what is especially to be remarked in Mr. Horsman is that he restored the debate to its true ground, from which in the excitement of the moment it had strayed. With him public opinion is forced to admit the true sense of these memorable debates, and to estimate at its real value the victory which has just been gained. But what really gained in this last contest is the representative system itself. If Englanft was governed merely by the pure Par liamentary system, Heaven only knows what would become of the Peers in the hands of men like those who follow Mr. Bright. But, to her honour and to her happiness, England is governed by repre sentative institutions faithfully practised. There is no power in the country that is not represented, and any power that exceeds its limits at once feels the presence of another power, which restrains it. Now, the Commons were in that position, and tended to excessive preponderance. This is what Mr. Horsman had the courage to tell them, and I doubt if the present generation has ever heard any thing more eloquent than the peroration of his speech. Thanking the Upper House for its salu tary action, he said, The Lords have saved us, and have arrested you (pointing his finger to Mr. Glad stone) in a course of desperate and unbridled folly.' As for the indescribable applause which closed this barangue, I estimate it at its proper value ; but what should count for much is the profound feel ing every man has that he has received a solemn lesson in the constitutional history of Great Britain. " The sitting closed on Friday at 3 in the morning. Day was breaking when I left, and the horizon was beginning to brighten. The only shadow was that of the great Abbey, rich with the memories of many Kings ; the only murmur was from the Thames, pressed by the mighty wealth which floated on its bosom. Believe me there is no grandeur, whether of nature or of history, which can be compared to the grandeur of the scene I had just witnessed. No, there is nothing more grand than the spectacle of a country passionately attached to its liberties and its rights, animated by an unbounded political ardour, living with the public life, and committing its dignity to that noblest of all powers with which God has endowed man—the tutelary power of human thought expressed freely by the word of man ! " FRANCE. Lord Clyde, lately Commander-in-Chief of the Army in India, has arrived in Paris at the Hotel du Rhin, on his way to England. BOURSE, July 14.—The important news that Garibaldi had arrested and banished 111;. La Farina, which measure was understood to imply a complete split between the Dictator of Sicily and Count Cavour, produced wonderfully little effect, although there was a rumour that the Liberal Neapolitan Ministry had resigned, and a general feeling was prevalent that next week will not pass over without momentous events in Italy. The following are the last quotations :- 41 per per Cents ... 97 Credit Fonder 875 Do end month.... 87 25 Belgian 41 97 50 3 per Cents Do. end month 69 05 , Roman Bank Shares 2805 i Austrian Credit Mobilier.... 715 i Spanish Threes 4B Do. Account 7lO —; Home Debt ItA.ILWAY S. Cash. Account. Orleans 1375 1375 Northern New ditto BBl 25 881 25 Lyons and Mediterranean 896 25 .. 896 25 Geneva — 381 25 Southern 5lO .. 512 60 Western Eastern Sardinian strian Lombard SICILY. The Opinionc Nationale gives the following ver sion of the causes which led to the expulsion of M. ta Farina from Sicily. M. La Farina had full powers from the Sardinian Government to assume the title of Royal Commissary as soon as the an nexation to Sardinia was declared. Garibaldi, while advocating the annexation, thinks it advisable that his own dictatorship should continue until the whole island is subdued, Finding that the presence of La Farina was detrimental to the cause, he ordered him off. A letter from Turin, dated the 13th of July, says -- "I have collected the following details respect ing the expulsion of M. La Fari na f rom P a l ermo . The order of expulsion came from General Gari baldi himself. It was presented to the President of the National Committee (M. La Farina) about half-past 11 at night, on the 7th. The Sicilian Government was not apprised of the step. M. La Farina was only allowed half an hour to make his preparations for departure. He asked for a boat from Admiral Persano, who commands the Sar dinian squadron, and proceeded on board the Ad miral's ship. He was accompanied by the chief of the police of Palermo, and by an officer of high rank, who commanded the detachment that sur rounded his house. M. La Farina, ou his arrival here, immediately waited upon Count Cavour." The arrest of the two Manettas, father and son, upon suspicion of having been concerned in the attack upon M. Brenier, is confirmed. They wero taken on July 5, in the Isle of Ischia, and imme diately conducted to the fort, from which they were sent to Naples the next day. Recent accounts from Palermo state that the siege of Messina had certainly been decided on, but that the heat, which is overpowering in Sicily during the months of July and August, must neces sarily render any operations against that place very difficult. The following is the law promulgated by Gari baldi respecting the voting on the question of an nexation to Sardinia : Joseph Garibaldi, Commandei-in-Chief of the National Forces in Sicily. In virtue of the powers conferred on him, Considering that the Sicilian people will not fail to be called upon to vote respecting the annexation of the island to the emancipated provinces of Italy, either by direct suffrage or the medium of an as sembly : Wishing to make the necessary arrangements towards preparing the country for an act of suffi ciently great importance, On the proposition of the Secretary of State of the Interior, The Council of Ministers having been heard, decrees: 1. All citizens of 21 years of age are electors for the locality of their private dwelling, where they must be resident at the moment of voting. 2. He is not an elector : whoever has been regu larly condemned for any offence, pending the period of hi s p un i s h ment ; w h oeve r has been con demned for the crime of th e ft, fraud, imposture, calumny, or p er j ur y, f or th e s p a ce of two years after the termi nat i on o f hi s pun i s hment ; whoever has been condemned for criminality, until his re covery of civic rights. 3. All electors of 25 years and upwards, provided they know how to read and write, are eligible.. 4. All the communes below 10,000 souls have the right to elect one deputy ; all the communes above 10,000 souls and under 20,000, two deputies; above 20,000 souls, whatever may be the number of the inhabitants, three deputies. The commune of Palermo will elect ten deputies; that of Messina and Catania, five deputies each ; the island of Lipari two deputies. 5 ' The communes will pay to the deputies dur. SPORTING NOTES. The whole of this week will be occupied with racing, as no fewer than eight meetings are in the list of fixtures, the principal of which are Nottingham, Stamford, Hereford, Edinburgh, and Southampton. There are sixteen races to be decided at Nottingham on Tuesday and Wednesday, some of which have obtained excellent entries. The Trial Stakes—a weight for age race —will no doubt bring a good field to the post, as it has fifteen subscribers, who have to name this evening. There are fifteen two •yr-olds nominated for the Robin Hood Stakes, and I can see nothing to interfere with the success of Sporting Life, whose performance at Worcester showed that she possessed both speed and endurance. The Not tingham Handicap will not produce a large field. After Syringe's performances at Newcastle and Liverpool there appears nothing left in the race that can have the least chance, unless, perhaps, the unfortunate Royal Sovereign or Eskdale, but Syringe shall represent my sole interest. In the Sherwood Handicap, Sheffield and Tyrant have no reason to complain of their weight, but after Sheffield's performance in the mile and a-half Amport Stakes at Stock bridge I shall award the preference to the young 'un. The Castle P ark Plate appears a good thing for Fravola or Codicil ; and the Stand Plate should be carried off by White Rose (despite her penalty) or Spicebox. In the Chester field Handicap (run on Wednesday), tho two best, accord • ing to public running, are Informer, 3 yrs, sst 101 b, and White Rose, 3 yrs, sst 71b, and I shall expect them to pass the judge's chair in the order named. Her Majesty's Plate has yet to be entered for. The Bunney Park Stakes, for two-yr-olds, has twenty-six subscribers, and the best performers amongst the entries are Brother to Rainbow, Virgiss-mein-nicht, Longshot, Viscount Brignal, Doefoot (31b extra), Lava, and Hawkseye. The running of Hawkseye in the Second Biennial Stakes at Stockbridge, where he ran second to Cynic, beating Cronstadt, Shille lagh, Lisbon, Big Ben (31b allowed), Monastery, Polyol bion, and several others, entitles his claim to consideration, and, with the 71b allowed for having run three times and not won, he should have no difficulty against all comers in placing this stake to Lord Stamford's account. The Nur sery Plate has an entry of thirty-two, but after the running of Longshot at Liverpool and Pontefract last week I shall look no further for the winner, although Morella may be in the first flight at the finish. The Forest Plate appears another gift to White Rose, her most dangerous opponent being Spicebox, the two-yr-olds having far the worst of the weights. The revival of the Southampton meeting, under the aus pices of several noblemen and gentlemen, will, no doubt, be successful. The present meeting will be confined to one day.: The South Hampshire Stakes has an acceptance of seventeen. The Brewer, if he has any of the racing merit left in him which he showed two years ago, ought to carry off this stake, his most dangerous opponents being Philomel and Rajah Brooke. In the Manor Plate I see nothing to interfere with the success of Romsey, 4 yrs, Bst 61b, unless it be Joyeuse, 4 yrs, sst 131 b, who is actually " thrown in." The Southampton Plate of 60 soya, for two yr-olds, has amongst the entries Corfu, 6st 81b, and Confi dence, 7st 111 b, and I shall expect to see one of them pro duce the winner. The Trial Stakes, the Stewards' Plate, and the South-Western (Selling) Stakes, close and name this evening. Hereford Races take place on Thursday and Friday. The old horses being so leniently treated in the Here fordshire Stakes, I think I shall not be far out if I award the preference to Remunerator or Gift. In the Two-Year-Old Stakes, Mr. T. Parr should have no difficulty, with the assistance of Eccola, in dispos ing of the moderate lot that will be brought out against her. Remunerator again looks a good thing for the Aris tocratic Plate; and Mr. Cliff, with one of his numerous lot, ought to carry off the Town Plato and Express Handi cap. On the second day Catherine should place the Gold Cup to her owner's credit, and Tonio or Babbler should win the Nursery Handicap. The present bill of fare at Stamford is the best that has been issued for some time past. A Post Sweepstakei of 0 sovs may introduce us to a sight of Lord Stamford's high priced yearling of last year, Canto, for which the noble lord gave one thousand guineas, and the only horse that dan ger may be expected from is Knight of the Thistle, but I fully anticipate to see Lord Stamford's colours first past the post. The Stamford St. Leger has only four nominations, but it is likely to give us an interesting race between Suburban and Paleface, the former for choice. Flitch, after the form she showed last week at Liverpool, ought to carry off the Welter Cup, even should she be opposed by the Prince of Orange. Touch-me-Not, 2 yrs, 6st 111 b, looks able to defy all opposition for the Welland Stakes, half a-mile, as Hawkseye's running at Nottingham should settle his pretensions to overcome her, for a victory would add 111 b to his present sst 131 b, and he would not be dan gerous after a defeat there with a 71b allowance. In the Burghley Handicap, Yorkshire Grey and The Greek have the best of the weights, but I will on this occasion desert the old one and give the preference to The Greek. The representative of Whitewall—The Drone or The Rap— shall be my selection for the Kitton Stakes. In the Cup I will give the preference to Ben Webster and Newcastle over this three mile journey, and as Lord Stamford's Newcastle has somewhat the best of the weights, I shall expect his lordship to be again successful. The Second Wothorpe Biennial has fifteen two-yr-olds engaged, including Cynic, Lupulus, Kildonan, Gaberdine, and the colt by Oulston out of Pheny. Although Cynic has a furlong further to travel here than at Newmarket, he will have no difficulty in dis posing of his opponents. Lupulus ought to dispose of the wretched lot that will be opposed to him in the First Wothorpe Biennial. New Brighton or Suburban should furnish the winner of the Clifden Cup. The programmes of the meetings to be held at Edinburgh, Canterbury, Kuutsford, and Marlborough are the best that have been issued for many years in their respective locali ties, and will, no doubt, be productive of excellent sport. For the Goodwood Stakes (run next weok) I shall ex pect to see the winner turn up in GRIDIRON, and for the Goodwood Cup my sole representative shall be BUTTERFLY. London, July 16. A FRESH MAN. HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGE NENTS. Ramoses pays forfeit in the Chesterfield Handicap at Not tingham. Lady Grosvenor is struck out of hor engagements at Not tingham and Stamford. The Argosy pays forfeit in the Herefordshire Stakes. OPENING OF THE EXETER AND YEOVIL RAIL WAY.—The opening of this railway will take place on Wed nesday next, the directors leaving London at eight a.m., accompanied by the county and city members, and any a petition other gentlemen interested in the Undertaking. . At Ba singtoke a special train will bring them on to Yeovil, where it is expected they will arrive about 12 o'clock, and pro ceed at once on their way back to Exeter. Addresses are being prepared and will be presented at Honiton, C oy ' : ton, and :Exminster. At Ottcry, St. Mary, will be presented to the directors, requesting that a first class station be erected at Feniton, and that it skill be called the " Ottery . and Sidmouth-road station." kindly 1 of the There will be demonstrations in each of the above -named h ent . to the places. On arrival at Exeter, the directors and parliamen tarye and county magnates will proceed to the bann of th e city is to which is to be held on Nothernhay, in the marquees 1-11ev Horticultural Society, which have been committee of management for the occasion r d a a n y d e o s t f be decorated, and no doubt it will prove one . ears. Mr. holidays which has occurred in Exeter for many y Alfred Seymour purposes being in Exeter on the opening, but at present he is in Edinburg ,h. indisposed. The oued on Ihuradq, the 19th traffic of the line is to be op instant,-- Western Western ,Morning ,Arcto, LITERATURE. Seven :Years in the Great Deserts of North A merica. By the Abbe Em Domenech. Longman and Co. The Abbe Em Domenech is no stranger to the public. His interesting narrative of " Missionary adventures in Texas and Mexico" must be still fresh in the memory of all those .vho take an interest in the propagation of the Gospel and civilisation among the native children in the far West. The work before us purports to be a description of the as yet but very imperfectly explored Desert of North America and a history of the various tribes by whom they are inhabited. But before entering upon the main object of his undertaking, Monsieur l'Abbe endeavours to prove by various authori ties, and conclusions drawn from inferences, that the continent of America became inhabited by nomadic races, not springing from the same source, and whose migrations were not simul taneous. Like a true logician, he does not propound his dogmas and then endeavour to vindicate them, but, after laying before the reader an epitome of all that has been written on the subject both by the ancients, going as far back as the history of the travels of Votan, whose writ ings are contemporaneous with those of Moses, and down to the authors of the present day. But after making Noah circumnavigate the globe, and caus ing him to be defeated by the Assyrians—surmising that Solomon's treasures came from Mexico, and a few other startling revelations, of a similar nature, the reader finds himself as far from the truth as ever; it is, after all, only con jecture. There is the red man in the wilds of America, but how he got there is as yet unknown and likely to continue so. The races vary accord ing to climate, and the nature of the country which they inhabit. The ruins of fine temples and mag nificent buildings are to be found, and other signs Which prove that at some period now hidden by the veil' of time, civilisation of a much higher order than is now to be found among the natives existed among a race of mankind now extinct. But is the knowledge of this more wonderful than that Thebes was, but now together with the refined race who raised its stupendous walls and hundred gates is not. The author having expatiated on the migration of eastern tribes to the west at some un known date, to his satisfaction, proceeds to furnish a most lively and interesting description of the deserts through which he has travelled, and noting all remarkable objects to be met with on the banks of the rivers and in the desolate prairies. He draws a dismal picture of the hardships which the tra veller experiences in crossing these wastes, the want of water, the heat of the sun, the extraordinary number of reptiles to be met with ; frogs with horns and tails, and snakes, tarentalus, et hoc genus onzne, is not encouraging to the would-be pioneer of civilisation in the unknown West : " The borders of the streams and rivers are always more or less shaded with a few clumps of willows (salixlongifolia), and poplar trees of the populus monilifern, and the populus angulosa. The shoals are generally peopled with myriads of god flies and of mosquitoes who cause horrible suffer ings to both man and horse. These most disagree able insects, as soon as they hear or see a horse man approaching, leave their swampy and pestilential dwellings, and fasten on him, ac accompanying their hostilities with a sonorous and continual burring. Then woe to him whose horse is too fatigued to gallop away, for the winged tribe will soon cause the blood to flow from all parts of his body. The starling in this instance becomes the avenger of man ; it places itself without cere mony on the back of the horse, and darts with amazing dexterity on the gadflies, which it devours with extraordinary rapidity. We have sometimes seen in the prairies considerable numbers of horses and horned cattle grazing quietly owing to the protection of three or four starlings, which each animal carries on his back ; without them the gad flies would soon have dispersed the herds infuriated by their stings." The mirage, he declares, is more singular in these wastes than in the East. The prairie dogs are the principal inhabitants of these un hospitable regions. They are small animals, about the size of squirrels, and form large villages ' • one which the Abbe examined was 25 miles in length, and con tained an area of about 625 square miles. Nearly every chapter contains some native legend either regardin g a peculiarity of the country or a tale of per sonal prowess. The way in which the harbour of San Francisco got its name, as handed down in the traditions of the country, is curious :—" As Father Junipero, a Spanish missionary of the order of St. Francis, was about to return to Lower California, he received instructions from the Inspecter-General concerning the names of the saints that were to be given as patrons to the new missions. The name of St. Francis was not in the list. What,? said the good missionary, surprised at the omission, 'is there to be no mission dedi cated to our dear founder, St. Francis ?' To which the Inspector replied—' If St. Francis wishes. • for a mission, let him find a good port for you, and. then you can call it after him." The first harbour discovered after this conversation was the magnifi cent bay of St. Francisco, and the ecclesiastics on. seeing it at onee exclaimed in transports of joy, " Behold the port the inspector desired, and. towards which St. Francis has led us ! Blessed be his name !" There is an Indian tradition that this bay was once a fresh water lake, and became sub sequently joined to the sea by an earthquake. His wanderings having led him to the Salt Lake, the Abbe gives a long account of the doings of the Mormons, and a sketch of their early history. He describes the country as magnificent, and the people on the whole as orderly and industrious. Although the Indians have many customs common among the eastern nations, they have also peculiar dogmas of their own, which show that whatever region their ancestor.; belonged to time has wrought such material changes in their manners and customs as to render them practically a distinct race. In his history of the Canadas and that region, the Abbe animadverts in strong terms on the cowardly policy of Louis XV. in ceding that fine territory to the British, and on the conduct of Napoleon in selling the wide and rich state of Illinois to the United States. The simple inhabitants, who had been living contentedly in their own primitive way, little heeding how the rest of the world went, and little troubled by religious or legal forms, were amazed when they had freedom and con stitutional rights forced upon them by their new rulers. Having led the reader over the wild pra fries and rugged mountains, and through the fertile vales of the glorious West, the author next proceeds to intro duce him to the inhabitants. He furnishes a list of all the tribes at present extant, and blames the whites with great truth for the unfair way in which they have treated the aboriginal inhabitants. That the In dians feel the degradation to which they have been reduced by the fatal consumption of ardent spirits is shown by the vehement way in which some of the chiefs execrate the poison which prostrates their bodily powers, depraves their mind, and foments in ternecine contention .That they resisted th eforeigners as long as, aye,!and longer than, there was any hope of success, has been proved on many a well fought field, but what can courage avail against science and courage combined. The Indians felt that they were destined to be crushed by the whites, but notwithstanding forced migrations one after the other, each driving them farther back into the wilds, and the severing of all ties from country and ancestral associations, the Indians maintained their pride and fortitude, and will continue to do so till the last of the race is exterminated. There is something almost sublime in the conduct of Weatherford, who had caused great trouble and. loss to the Americans, and defeated G eneral Jack son in several pitched battles. But the Americans being at length successful, took a horrible revenge destroying nearly the whole of the tribe—the lesser chieftains then su b m itted ; but G enera l Jackson, to prove their sincerity, ordered them to bring Weatherford to him bound hand and foot. This order they told to their chief, who, rather than that they should commit su ch an act of trea chery, or excite the an g er of th eir conqueror by re fusal, voluntarily presented himself before the astonished Gene ral, who d emanded how he dared to come before him after his late conduct, to which the undaunted chief replied I am Weatherford, who commanded at the taking of Fort Miners, and who wisheslfor peace for:my people. I come to ask for it. On h ' eartng his request Jackson said to him, lam surprised th at you have dared to appear here after your conduct, which deserves death ; and if you had been brought in the way I had ordered, I know how I would have treated you.' Then Weatherford replied, a m in your power, do with me whatever you please. lam a soldier; I have done the Whites all the harm I could. I fought against them, and I fought bravely. If I had an army I w ou ld f i ght again; I would fight to the last; but I have one no longer. My people are no more. I can only weep over the misfortunes of my nation.' Gen. Jackson was touched by this noble courage. He told the Indian chief that although he had him in his power he would take no advantage of it, and that he allowed him to choose be tween submission without condition, or liberty with war, but without quarter or pity. Whereupon the celebrated sachem replied, in a dignified tone, yet moved with indig nation, You can with all security offer me such conditions. There was a time when I could have answered you, there was a time when I might have had a choice. Now I have none, I have even no hope. Formerly I could encourage my warriors to combat ; but I cannot animate the dead. My warriors can no longer hear my voice, their bones rest at Talladega, Jellushatches, Emuakfau, and Tahopelson. I have not given myself up without reflection. Whenever I'had the slightest chance of success I never quitted my poet nor asked for peace. But my people are gone, and I sue for peace ; it is for those who yet live, but not for my self. I look upon the past with profound sorrow, and I desire to avoid greater calamities. If I had had only to combat the army of Georgia I should have cultivated maize on one side of the river and fought on the other. But your people have destroyed my nation. You ars a brave man, and I rely on your generosity. You will only demand of & vanquis hed people what they Gan give you, No matter The