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The Accumulated Fund is equal to about 50 per cen t. of the entire Premiums received on Policies in force on December 81st last. New Business reported in 1863 amount to X 353,700. 9,300 1 17 911990 ill tone LI I 141,509,791 HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY.—Merning, sh. 31m.—Afternoon, sh. 50m To-Iloratow.-Morning, 6h. 10m.—Afternoon, 6h. 28m, V a ; A e 4, t ? :P Pik x. •*V 4W. :-T 44" LONDON, T.HUI?SDAI 7 , AUGUST 16, 1866. We are at length in a fair way of having the two great artistic problems of the day satisfactorily solved. The National Gallery and the Royal Aca demy have both been for some time in the undigni fied position of poor puss in the children's game. " Corners" enough have been forthcoming, but there has always been some objection or other, and I certainly the change is not one to be made every year. Both the National Gallery and the Academy ought to fix their new habitations with a view to permanent settlement. The House of Commons is willing by a liberal vote to construct a building really worthy of a national object, but it is with the intention of settling the question for many generations. In the same way the Academy, rich enough for all ordinary purposes, cannot afford the expensive amusement of building very often, so that the movement is a final one. The manner in which it has been finally arranged will, we think, give general satisfaction. The House, after prolonged opposition on the part of some obstinate adherents of the Kensington scheme, has determined that Trafalgar-square, in every way the most suitable locality, shall remain the site of the National Gallery ; and as this reso lution displaced the Royal Academy, it was indis pensable that the Academicians should fix upon some other local habitation. Two sites were offered them, the one at Kensington, the other at Burling ton House. Kensington, however fashionable or delightful as a place of residence, is altogether un suited for the site of a public exhibition to which persons are expected to come not only from all parts of London proper, but from all the suburbs, east, north, and south. The Royal Academy Exhibition in Trafalgar-square can always boast of crowded rooms from sunrise to sunset ; but it is very much to be questioned whether such would be the case were the scene to be changed to the extreme west from the central position now occupied. Burlington House has no such objection. The situation is ex cellent, and easy of access from all parts, and the ground being public property there are no trouble some occupants to be got rid of. The Academy were not offered the whole of the site, which of course would be superfluous. They were to have one of the frontages, and they chose the southern one, but the conditions which the late Government thought it necessary to attach to the gift interfered so much with their requirements that be site was abandoned, and it remained a matter of great perplexity whether they should betake them selves, when the recent vote of Parliament finally settled the position of the National Gallery. Fortunately some one has suggested a way out of the difficulty, which has every ad vantage to recommend it. The Royal Academy will have ample space without any encumbering con ditions. The handsome and harmonious buildings to front Piccadilly will be secured, while full accom modation will be given to the London University and the scientific bodies at present sheltering them selves under the wings of Burlington House. All these desirable ends are secured by very simple arrangements. The grounds of Burlington House are very large, and afford plenty of room in the rear 1 of the existing building for the construction of a new Picture Gallery, to which the present house will serve as a vestibule, thus securing the good effect from Piccadilly so much desired. So large is the space in the rear, indeed, that there will be room beyond the new buildings of the Academy for the promised frontage for the London University, while the body of Burlington House itself will be placed, as we have said, at the service of the Academy. The wings and the colonnade, which are neither of use nor ornament, are to be pulled down and larger wings constructed for the accommodation of any learned societies that may require it. There will be also for their recep tion the additional space occupied at present by the University, while the removal of all impediments from the frontage will give the passers-by in Picca- dilly the view of a really handsome and consistent building. It is not surprising that the members of the Academy have readily accepted this proposal, by which they will have more than double the space they now possess, besides the use of Burlington House itself, while the outlay required for the new building—which will be hidden between Burlington House and the London University—will be. very much less than the cost of a handsome gallery standing by itself. The arrangements for the library, the permanent galleries of sculpture and painting for the annual exhibitions and for the schools, are all excellent, and we heartily congratulate the Academy on having obtained so gratifying a con clusion to their prolonged uncertainty. According to the last accounts it seems as if there was to be no war, at least for the present, between France and Prussia. The EMPEROR has received in private audience the Prussian Ambassador at Paris, and the latter delivered the reply of the Prussian Cabinet to the French Note, which ex pressed a wish that the French frontier might be rectified. The Prussian Government has declared any such rectification to be inadmissible. It is said that in reply to this his MAJESTY stated that he had expressed that wish in order to satisfy the public opinion of France. He considered such a wish to be just, but acknowledged the fairness of the argu ment brought forward by the Prussian Cabinet, and added that the good relations between Prussia and France should not be disturbed. All we can say is that it is not much in accordance with the usual course pursued by the EMPEROR thus to agree with every one, right and left, and to have no opinion of his own. If the report here mentioned convey a strictly true account of what passed the French EMPEROR must have some ulterior motive, and not being preparede orhadsispmosaedde a just now to cope with Prussia, h which nt. ca T n he a r f e terw oa ar n ds b b e e t n u o rned eth t e o r gosoedletaiec n t t w o e t e hmysterious ne France an dPrussia affai r appears communication bAe As for the declaration of the semi-official Provincial Correspondence, that the EMPEROR h as rotc always shown himself opposed to steps calculated to dis turb friendly relations with Prussia, it is quite ridi culous, and the notion of the EMPEROR being deter mined not to interfere with the national development of Germany is equally untrue. What difference can it make to the EMPEROR whether Prussia is able to carry out all her extreme views of annexa tion except so far as he thinks it interferes with the interests of France? It is quite out of character to make such a fuss about the claims of Berlin and to expect that all the world is to bow to its behests. We admit that just now by a fortuitous combina tion of circumstances the advantages of the game seem to be on the side of Prussia, and that the star of BIS3IARCK is in the ascendant,but we have not yet seen the end of the game, and are not therefore justified in deciding on the winner, It is not at all likely may not desire. We hear that Prussia will take steps for the in corporation of the conquered North German States without delay ; so much for the tirades we have all heard so much of concerning German unity. The unity seems to consist pretty much in all power being monopolised by one State to the detriment of the others. Had it been possible to form the minor States into a compact body, it might, no doubt, have proved an advantageous arrangement in the long run, but the same thing cannot be said of the present policy that is being pursued of putting so many under the dominion of Prussia. There is an end of all real independence whenever that mischievous Power is in the ascendant, and we regard the pre sent change that has so rapidly taken place in Germany as a most unfortunate one for the cause of progress, and as most inimical to real indepen - deuce and advancement in liberty. In conse quence of Austria having given cause for offence by her arbitrary proceedings in Italy and Hungary some persons have got so confused in their judgment as to consider this success of Prussia as a circumstance to rejoice at, and have even declared that the Liberals of England and other countries would find in it a triumph of their cause. This is about as false an estimate as can possibly be taken of the affair, and we are surprised that any one who has studied the course of German politics of late years can be so egregiously deceived. What has there been to take note of in the acts of the Berlin Government for some time past but a systematic course of oppression and a determined resistance to all desires of independence. By a series of skilful manoeuvres, and a most unscru- pulous adaptation of all the means in their power, the Prussian Government has contrived to crush out the aspirations of liberty in many parts of the country, and to divert the at tention of the people from home troubles by en- gaging them in foreign wars, the protest against such a course being lauded and magnified in Eng• land ; and those who set reason and justice ai defiance by so doing are much to blame. It is in deed after all but a question of time, and the events of the future will speedily show them their mistake. If they think that Prussia, flushed with victory, and rendered intolerant by the success of her schemes, will prove more maguanimous, more high-spirited, and more alive to the requirements of her position than the Prussians of old, they w now see their end. The course of events will have tended to deepen and interest the arbitrary disposi tion we formerly noticed, and the system previously pursued with so much determination will still be carried on. After some time, no doubt, a reaction will take place ; and when the power of BISMARCK is on the wane people will begin to inquire what they have gained by all these changes and transforma- tions. A still more effectual change than even a revolution in Germany may take place if the French interfere ; and, notwithstanding the apparen' quiscence of affairs at present, it may not be long before such an event takes place. BISMARCK is playing a dangerous game in thus setting the Emperor NAPOLEON at defiance, and he may yet find himself in the unenviable position of the strong man who boasted of his success until a stronger than he appeared on the scene to despoil him of his possessions, and to teach him his insignificance after all. Thanks to the mismanagement of the late Go vernment the captives in Abyssinia have not yet all been released, but hopes are entertained that the remainder will shortly be set at liberty. Lord STANLEY on Tuesday presented to her MAJESTY the Rev. JOHN FLADD, who was lately detained in Abyssinia. The rev. gentleman is about to return to that country, and it is expected that the instruc tions he takes out will effect the desired object, and the rest of the prisoners will be set at liberty. If so, there will be a feeling of great satis faction experienced in this country, for the sufferings of those unfortunate captives have given rise to universal regret and sympathy. Mingled with these sentiments there has been a strong feel ing of indignation at the course pursued by the late Government. Earl RUSSELL has, indeed, left no pleasant memories of his career at the Foreign Office, but instead of that the record of a long series of mistakes owing to the mischievous effects of his " meddle and muddle" policy. The unfor tunate prisoners in Abyssinia have had as much cause as any one to regret his tame demean- It would seem as if the greatest mismanage ment had prevailed throughout the whole course of the proceedings in Abyssinia. First of all the EMPEROR was insulted, and then he was allowed to take his own way in ill-treating the victims of his fury. It was a mean and unworthy trick on his part to visit the sins of the Foreign-office upon the unoffending Englishmen out there, but nothing can justify the way in which our authorities acted. No doubt the affair will now be brought to a speedy and satisfactory conclusion, but it is another of those legacies of misfortune and mismanagement which the late Cabinet have so plentifully be queathed to their successors, despite the boasts they made of their success. our. IX. AND NAPOLEON In butes, on the authority The Temps attri f priva . te information from ' Pius Dc world in a solemn encyclical, his correspondent atal o l f the Times, a plan of s ide inten ev ti ents, the merit of ueline e s n e tio to address Catholic conduct to the Pope which h originality. s home, says the After Paris announcing o deliver a letter to the Emperor Napoleon, Prop os i ng to d to him as Grand Vicar the States of th e Ch urch, co raiPris over ing the provinces which Italy annexed pu rsuant to Royal decrees, and which annexation the French Government originally disavowed. Tho motives of the Holy Father for taking that step are the danger menacing the temporal power and his unwillingness, in spite of his weakness, to abandon the "patrimony of St. Peter" to the Revolution. And, as it cannot defend by itself the possessions secured to it by the two founders of the Carlovingian Dynasty, the Papacy has no alternative but to leave them in the hands of the successor of Pepin—of the Catholic Prince par excellence—namely, His Most Christian Majesty the Sovereign of France. The original giver would thus re sume until better days come the guardianship of those possessions, and as the Pope is the spiritual Vicar of Christ, so the Emperor Napoleon would become the temporal vicar of the Pope. 1 THE EMPEROR is said by the 7iines to have suffered much pain since his return from Vichy; but the latest resort is that he is a good deal better. that the Berlin Government will be able to keep all that they have acquired by force and fraud ; and so ' unworthy have been their tactics, and so arbitrary their conduct, that it seems surprising how any one can think of upholding their acts and praising their policy. Whether it is successful or not does not diminish from the injustice of the attempt, and the whole tenour of the course pursued by Count BIS MARCK has been entirely at variance with those principles which find favour with Englishmen. The manner in which the late Government conducted themselves with respect to Prussia has done incal culable mischief, and indeed materially contributed to the present disastrous state of things on the Con tinent. had the Schleswig-Holstein affair not been allowed to assume such proportions, it is no exag geration to say that this last war might have been avoided. In order not to offend Prussia all possible latitude was given, and the honour of England was sacrificed in the violation that was permitted to take place in the Danish Treaty. All has been for no end except to foster the pride and increase the pretensions of that unscrupulous Power. It is difficult to say what will be the next thing that the avarice of BISMARCK THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 16, 1866. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Wednesday Morning. As the Post-office closes to-day at one p.m., in stead of 6.30, as usual, the time for the reception of news is limited. It is deficient both in quality and quantity. Indeed, if there were anything important to-day Ido not think any one would read it. It must be an earthquake, or something especially moving and peculiar to interest the Parisians to-day —the Emperor's Fete day. All Paris is afoot. All is joy and gaiety. From almost all the houses flags and other emblems of rejoicing appear, and the mi litary bands are playing in various quarters. Some persons have supposed that the Parisians are not religious. To-day has afforded conspicuous proof that they are. This is not a religious ,fete, but the authorities have taken care to have thanksgiving to God before the amusements and rejoicings begin. The archbishops and bishops, by order of the Em peror, announced some days ago that Te Deum would be sung in all the churches. The people have responded to this religious appeal. The attendance at the churches of Paris has been so numerous that absence from public worship may almost be said to be the exception. I was at Sevres and St. Cloud this morning, and there the case was the same. As I write the streets are thronged with gay-looking people on their way to see the preparations for the magnificent illumination to-night. On the occasion of his fete the Emperor has either remitted or com muted the punishment of 1,527 prisoners at the hulks and elsewhere. The morning has been beau tiful, but now ominous clouds gather and threaten to mar the effect of the grand spectacle. It rains again. The Gazette de Spener says that the negotiations for peace between Prussia and the States of Wur temburg and Baden are nearly brought to a con clusion. Difficulties have arisen on the part of Bavaria, and it is possible that hostilities may be resumed at the expiration of the armistice on the 22d of August. The visit of the Empress Charlotte of Mexico to Paris, recalls to recollection circumstances which show that the governors of that country do not sleep on a bed of roses. Of 19 personages, most of them Generals, who were Presidents or Dictators in Mexico in the 36 years from 1824 to 1860, only two were legally and peaceably elected. The most eminent of them, Guerrero, Santa Anna, Busta mente, Herrera, and Zuloaga were elected four or five times. One only was allowed to fulfil his functions for the whole period allotted. Some of these Presidents were shot before they had been long in office. An attempt at three murders has been made at the workshop of M. Froge, leather manufacturer, in the Rue Lafayette, by a man named Julien. One of the workmen, a man of 54; had for some time been what is called chaffed and joked upon by his fellow workmen, and to such an extent that he determined upon revenge. Three of them were particularly insulting to him. On the evening be fore last, while all the workmen were present, Julien rushed into the shop, having three pistols in his pocket. He discharged each successively at the three men in question. One of them was not hurt, but the two others dangerously wounded, one in the jaw and the other in the neck. The pistols were loaded with marbles. The work men arrested the assassin, and he is now in the custody of the police. The crime was committed so instantaneously that the men could not prevent him from carrying his intention into execution. A rich lady of Rueil, Madame Martignon, re cently deceased, has left by will the sum of £16,000, and all her jewels and effects, to the authorities of the town, with the understanding that they are to build a house to support and educate 20 orphan girls. The Duke de Chambord, not thinking his money safe at Vienna, has withdrawn it all, and placed in the Bank of Berne (Switz . rland) five millions of rancs. Mr. Hawkshaw, the English engineer, is still engaged in making soundings, with a view to the situation of the most eligible point for the tunnel which is to unite England and France. It is ex pected that the labour will occupy seven weeks. Le Temps has a rather remarkable article about Prussia. It says : " The Prussian Government.seems determined to bring its work of unification to an end with as much as it employed in the wa r . It s i gns w i th its future vassals treaties of ab sorpt i on, which it dice y deigns r i e gn i s t to call treaties of alliance. Preparations are made in the countries destined to be annexed. There seems to be no difficulty on the part of the deputies. Thus the route on which M. de Bismarck drives his triumphal chariot is smooth and shady. There is, however, a little cloud above his horizon, for it appears that, although the negotiations pro ceed well with Baden and Wurtemburg, that is not the case as regards Bavaria. M. Von der Pfordten is one of the few Ministers who preserved their posts among those who in the Secondary States advised and organised resistance against Prussia. An a gr e em ent may be easy bet ween Prussia and Baden, because the present Minister has friendly feelings towards Prussia. M. Von der Pfordten, on the contrary, has for Bavaria arubi- tions which it would be difficult for him to satisfy the day after a defeat. It appears, however, im possible for him to refuse to accept the law of the conqueror, for where could he find the elements of resistance ?" It is stated that at the Great Exhibition a prize of 10,000 f. for singing will be competed for by all nations. The Constitutionnel says—" The fate of Hanover seems to be decided. General de Voigts-Rhetz has just been appointed Governor-General of that kingdom. It is known that the Queen persists i n residing in the capital. Prince d'Ysembourg has proceeded thither with the mission of endeavouring to persuade her Majesty not to prolong her stay in llanover. Meeting of the Reform League. - Last evening a special meeting of the vice-presi dents, council, and delegates of branches of the Reform League was held at the League-rooms, Adelphi-terrace, Strand—Mr. Edmond Beales in the chair. The Secretary read correspondence from various parts of the country, thanking the League for its recent action in upholding the right of public meet ing. The CHAIRMAN then reported the proceedings connected with his recent visit to Manchester, East Lancashire, and Bradford, at each of which places large and enthusiastic meetings had been held, and the principles of the League affirmed by reso lutions passed unanimously. His own reception, as president of the League, had been of the most enthusiastic character, and not only at the public meetings, but in private circles, he found the objects of the League upheld, and the general feeling pre valent throughout the country that the events of the last month have done more to hasten on the progress of reform than all the exertions of the last 30 years. (Hear.) Reports were then, given in by various deputations of meetings having been held and branches formed in the City, Walworth, Paddington, Poplar, Wool wich, Marylebone, Soho, and other places. On the motion of Mr. Leverson, seconded by Mr. Merriman, it was resolved, 64 That a bazaar in aid of the funds of the League be held early in the ensuing spring ;" and a committee of seven were appointed to attend to the same. On the motion of Mr. Mantle, seconded by Mr. Brighting, a committee was appointed to consider the prop r i e t y o f h olding a demonstrat i on at t h e Crystal P a l ace i n the month of September, and to report to th e next meeting. Some routine b us i ness having b een t ransac t e d connected with extending the organisation of the League, the proceedings then terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman and to Mr. Sanders, the chairman of the City Lands Committee, for the 0) cellent arrangements made by him in connection with the late meeting at the Guildhall. MR. EYRE, e x - governor of Jamaica, has accepted an invitation to a banquet at Southampton on Tuesday next. • LA TEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) PRUSSIA. BERLIN, Aug. 16. A split is about to take place in the Fortschitt party. A portion of the latter intends forming a separate faction, whose policy will be more in har mony with that of the centre party. MUNICH, Aug. 16. The Official Bavarian Gazette of to-day says : " In reply to the asEertions of several journals, we are in a position to state that the negotiations for peace between Bavaria and Prussia are being unin terruptedly carried on. ITALY. FLORENCE, Aug. 16. The Nazione of to-day states that Baron de Malaret, French Ambassador in this city, bas left for the headquarters of the Italian army with a letter from the Emperor Napoleon to the King of Italy. SPAIN. MADRID, Aug. 15 (Evening' The Epoca denies that there is any foundation for the rumour that an English house had pro posed to Senor Bazanallana, Minister of Finance, a combination by which the English holders of Cer tificates of the Spanish debt would exchange them for scrip of the general debt of Spain. BERLIN, Aug. 16. The mission of General Manteuffel to the Court of St. Petersburg is stated to have been attended with complete success. MEXICO. (BY ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.) NEW YORK, Aug. 15. Intelligence received here from Mexico announces that the Liberals have occupied Tampico, Monterey, and Sartollo. FRANCE. PARIS, Aug. 15 The Emperor has received in private audience the Prussian Ambassador at Paris, who delivered to his Majesty the reply of the Prussian Cabinet to the French note expressing a wish for the rectifi cation of the French frontier. The Prussian Go vernment declared any such rectification to be in admissible. His Majesty, in reply, stated to Coupt Von Goltz that it was in order to satisfy public opinion in France that he had expressed that wish to the Prussian Government. He had considered such a wish just, but acknowledged the fairness of the arguments brought forward by the Prussian Cabinet, and added that the good relations between Prussia and France should in no case be dis turbed. In conclusion, his Majesty expressed a hope that Prussia would not overstep the line of the Maine. PARIS, Aug. 16 The Duke de Grammont, French Ambassador at Vienna, has been nominated a Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour. Among other nominations are Captain Pigeard, attached to the French Embassy in London, to the rank of Commander of the Legion of Hanour ; M. Senglet, French Consul at Liverpool, to the rank of Officer ; and M. Galignani, director of Galignani's Messenger, to that of Chevalier. The Emperor has pardoned or commuted the sentences upon 859 military offenders. The Emperor's fête yesterday passed off very brilliantly.. The weather was favourable, and the streets were thronged by immense numbers of people. The Moniteur of this morning publishes new from Tiflis announcing that part of the province of Daghestan had risen in insurrection. Reinforce ments of Russian troops had been sent to the various points where the risings had taken place. OVERLAND MAILS, MALTA, August 15. CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN (HEAVY) MAILS. The Nyanza leaves at noon to-day. She may be expected at Southampton on the 24th inst. OUTWARD CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS. The Ceylon, from Marseilles on the 12th inst., arrived at 8 p.m. yesterday, and leaves at 4 p.m to-day for Alexandria. TEE CAPE MAIL. PLYMOUTH, Wednesday. The mail steamer Norseman arrived here this evening with the above mail and 118 passengers, including Rear-Admiral Cockburn, late command ing at the Cape Station. She left the Cape on the 13th ult., St. Helena on the 21st, and Ascension on the 25th. The principal news brought by the Norseman is a long list of shipping disasters, caused by the heavy weather that had prevailed along the eastern coast of South Africa for the last three weeks and more, particularly off Cape Recife and L'Agulhas. In the western districts the winds had been com paratively light. In Table Bay all the vessels had ridden out the gale in safety, partly through the protection afforded by the breakwater, but mainly from the gales, though northerly, having rather more westing than easting. Outside the bay, how ever, and Agulhas, the violence of the tempest had been quite unprecedented. The Stalwart, iron ship, belonging to the Bombay Iron Ship Company, from Bombay, with cotton for Liverpool, was abandoned, and sunk on June 22d, the crew and passengers leav ing her in three boats. Captain Wilson was at first left. on board, but his crew returned at great hazard to rescue him. After great privations they reached land. One of the boats was, however, capsized in the surf, and the mate and ten men drowned. A little boy and girl who were saved, the children of Mr. Cartlege, a Government civil engineer on the Bombay Establishment, lost in their boxes the address of the parties in England to whom they were going. The Alfred, from Bombay with cotton, wool, linseed, and hemp for London, succeeded in getting into the outer anchorage of the Buffalo, but went down at her anchorage seven miles off East London on 'June 22. No lives were lost. The ship Agincourt, belonging to Messrs. Living stone and Co., London, from Southampton for Hong Kong with coals and boilers, foundered in 36 S. 25 E. on June 24. The crew was saved, but the captain died through exhaustion. The barque Maythorn, of Glasgow, from Basine for America, with rice, on the 21st June, in 36 S. 19 E, had her decks swept, and the second mate and a seaman drowned. The Hamburgh barque Hermann had her decks swept when off 'Cape St. Francis, and one seaman drowned. Several other vessels had reported suffering serious damages, but there were no further fatal casualties or total losses'reported ; but in addi tion to those vessels arrived in port, or the fate of which was known, there was much anxiety felt for the fate of several others known to have been within the influence of the gales. The barque Shepherd, of Shields, from Colombo for London, had her second mate washed overboard and drowned, and two men disabled. Frontier affairs in the Orange Free State remained pacific. The Volksraad had closed its sitting, having previously authorised the issue of additional Government notes for £200,000. Unsatisfactory r "Oura Of the Banton were being countantly re ceived, but no immediate resumption of hostilities was expected. The prospects of the coming crops were very satisfactory. The news of the London monetary crisis and o the decline of the price of wools in the home mar• kets bad depressed the produce markets. _. _ The Celt arrived out July 12. Her Majesty's ship Leopard bad arrived from Hong Kong, and was to leave in 10 days for England. The Icarus arrived out July 2, bound for China. Zopissa, Encaustic, and Iron Cemen' Yesterday a private view of an exhibition in tended to illustrate the application of zopissa, cement, and other processes to materials employed in the building arts and in various branches of manu facture, took place at the works of Mr. N. C. Szerelmey, the inventor, Wellington-road, Batter sea-bridge. The preparations made with a view to familiarise the spectators with all the peculiarities of this most ingenious discovery were of the most satisfactory kind, and it is not too much to say that the public are not often invited to witness an inven tion suggesting so little ground for scepticism or mistrust. The processes introduced by Mr. Szerel mey are of various kinds, but in each a novel and remarkable species of cement is employed, which is at once adhesive and apparently indestructible. By saturating successive layers of coarse paper with one of these preparations solid substances are pro duced of whatever thickness required, and these are capable of being used for building purposes, or for gas and water pipes, gunpowder cases, coffins, and for many other objects which now demand the use of iron, wood, &c. In many respects the result of the process is well calculated to supersede iron, wood, and stone, and amongst the numerous advantages to be derived from it should be mentioned tht fact that panels for coaches are one of its products, and these are much stronger and far less likely to suffer from a collision than those formed of wood. Another preparation, which ap pears to be called iron -cement, is used in uniting two substances together, and this is accomplished with such success that, whatever the materials may be—whether iron, wood, glass, stone, or brick—no amount of strength can break them asunder ; for instance, two bricks with flat sides are caused to adhere together by means of the cement, and on being thrown violently upon a stone floor the bricks themselves are damaged, but the cement is not re moved. This was tested yesterday in a manner which showed that a long row of bricks, cohering through the same means, is capable of bearing seve ral tons weight, although unsupported except at each end. Two Memel deals 3 inches thick and 9 inches deep, placed on bearings 17 feet apart, were cemented together without bolts of any kind, and were loaded in the centre with Szerelmey's prepara tion. A strain of 9,0001 b. was applied to them, and they were found to resist it ; whereas at Woolwich arsenal on a former occasion two deals of the same dimensions were bolted together by iron, and they yielded to a strain of 6,8001 b. These are only a few of the numerous illustrations affoaded by Mr. Szerelmey of the undoubted utility and value of an invention which appears so well calculated to be of service to the public, that, even on the score of economy alone, it amply merits the attention of those who, in these times of practical improvements have the power and the will to promote the advance ment of science. CANTERBURY HALL.—Mr. Morton, ever ready to lend a hand to a fellow traveller and assist him as he journeys o'er the rough road of life, placed the Can terbury Hall and its talented company at the disposal of Mr. Charles Sloman, who took a benefit there last night. Although the prices were doubled, the Hall was crowded with the friends and supporters of this old favourite. The programmme might justly be styled a " monster one," as every member of the profession of any note in London came forward to assist one who has been above 50 years before the public. During the evening M r , si o _ man came upon the stage and thanked the audience for the patronage they had bestowed upon him in a very appropriate speech, and then introduced Miss Hayes to sing a song which ho had composed 33 years ago, entitled " The Maid of Judith," and which she did most effectively. But theprincipalattraction of the evening was the representation for the first time in any Music-hall of Dibdin's musical farce of the " Waterman," with the slightest of alterations by Mr. Vandervell, to enable it to be played in one scene. Mr. St. Albyn was the Tom Tug, and we never remember to have seen a better; he sang the songs of the "Jolly Young Waterman," "Farewell my trim-built Wherry," and the "Bay of Biscay," and obtained encores for each. Mr. Monceau made a respectable Bundle, and introduced the song of "When a Man Weds ;" while Mr. William Stacey played the love-sick Robin capitally, and convulsed the audience with laughter at his " Cherries and plums." Mrs. Randall played the termagant, Mrs. Bundle, to perfection, and Miss Russell, the prints donna of the Oxford, undertook the part of Withal mina, and most charmingly she played ; indeed, we were quite surprised to find this lady had become an actress. She introduced the songs of "Cherry Ripe" and " Wap ping Old Stairs," and, it is scarcely necessary to add, de lighted the audience with her fine voice. Harry Kelley, the champion sculler of the world, attended by all the celebrated watermen of the day, came upon the stage, and the curtain fell amidst thunders of applause. The farce was exceed ingly well played, and would no doubt be an immense at traction to the frequenters of music halls ; but owing to the state of the law it will not be repeated for the present. We do not think that any theatre in London would have done such justice to Dibdin's farce as was rendered to it at the Canterbury Hall on the occasion of Charles Slo man's benefit. LADIES' GALLERY IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. — Before the next Session of Parliament commences, says a lady correspondent of the Times, I intreat you to ,persuade Lord John Manners and Dr. Percy to assuage the sufferings which we women are made to undergo in the little, hot, ill-ventilated dens which are assigned to us in the House of Commons during debates. My husband, sir, is an eloquent member, and naturally wishes his wife to be the witness of his many triumphs. My brother is a mem ber, too, and often speaks. I have four cousins, besides a large circle of friends, who are members, and all of whom are kind enough to ballot for sittings for me, and desire my presence ; so that I spend a good deal of time during the season in the very uncomfortable little holes from which we look down upon the floor of the house. During many evenings last session, when the thermometer stood at 80 deg., my sufferings were hardly bearable. The heat ascends to our gallery, and the only ventilation we can obtain is by throwing open the doors ; but this is a dan gerous proceeding, for it oftentime happens that we are in evening dress, on our way to bills and at homes, and the draught is then severe. I was twice laid up during the season with the influenza owing to this persecution. Hon ourable members can persuade Dr. Percy to give each one the exact dose of hot or cold air wanted, and I am told that the Speaker himself can turn on a cool draught to his head and a hot one to his feet. With such applications of science handy, is it not barbarous to place us women in little dun geons like the Black Hole of Calcutta ? If there is to be a Ladies' Gallery, do pray help the First Commissioner of Works to render it a healthy and a decently-comfortable one, and you will receive tha gratitude of many wives of members. MRS. BROWN VISITS THE POLYTECHNIC.—In come young Trueman, as is a civil engineer, and a more so I never met with, and says as he should like to take Mary Ann to the Polytechnic for to improve her mind. So I says, " And very proper too," for I'm sure the ignorance of some people is downright surprisin', for if that very young Trueman didn't try and stand me out as water wouldn't always put out fire ; not as ever I shall forget w hat 'appened to mo through a-lightin' the copper once and forgettin' to put in the water, I went into the front kitchen to look for something as I couldn't find easy, and -thought as I felt something peculiar like burnin', and when I went back i the lid of the copper wasn't a-smoulderin'• like mad. I takes it off, and see the copper red-hot, so ups with a pail of water and dashes it in. I never did sich a bang as it give, sent me a-flying through the door, and tore all the brickwork away from the copper, as spun round like a tee totum in the middle of the washus ; no doubt it was some thing in the copper as went off by itself, 'cos, of course, the water wouldn' never 'ave exploded like that, as isn't nat'ral for it When we got away from that there was a crowd a-standin' round a table like as had brass nobs a-stickin' up, as some parties put their 'ands on and others wouldn't, a-sayin' as it give 'em shocks. Mary Ann wont on quito foolish, bein' afeard to do it. So I says, " Rub- bish ! whatever is there to be afeard on ?" " That's spoke like a sensible woman," says a gent as stood by ; " now you try it." I says, "In course I will," and gives Trueman my umbreller, and ketches hold on the brass nob, when, law bless you, the feeliu' as come through me was down- right awful, pins and needles a-shootin' up my arms like mad, I tries to take my hands off, bless you, they was stuck fast. Didn't I hollar and plunge, and kick out be- hind as sent one or two as was grinnin"owling with pain. At last I got free, .and if it hadn't been as young Trueman held me back I'd 'ave laid my umbreller over the fellow's . _ ----„ back as persuaded me for to lay hold on them brass nobs, as is a downright shameful trick, and then to tell me as it was good for rheumatics, as is quite as bad as rlieuma- icy theirselve§.—,Fw4. _ I?, P - l a (fun yet ern! In HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, Aug. 15. The Queen dro ve ou t yesterday afternoon with Princess Louise, and walked in the grounds this morning with her Royal Highness. Prince Leopold and Princess Beatrice went out also. The Prince of Wales at High Pore-. A beautiful district, where a prince may fitly sojourn, is that of High Force, Middleton-in-Tees dale, whether the royal party have repaired to spend the opening week of the grouse shooting season. Far removed from the smoky atmosphere of manu factories or trading towns, and as yet remote even from any railway, it seems like a very Paradise in the midst of the " wild and trackless moors," and indeed so e nc h an ti ng i s t h e var i ed scenery that to look upon it is to admire." On the prince arriving at the High Force Inn, where he is now the guest of Gen. Hall, his royal highness visited the waterfall from whence the place takes its name, and expressed himself well pleased with what he saw. Long before you come to the Force you may hear the roar of the water like that of distant thunder, and entering a pretty grove you are led by a winding path towards the Tees, which rapidly flows along far down below. Here and there are rustic seats, which look tempting enough with their newly-painted white coats. A little way down is a little bridge over one of the " becks" which rush merrily down from the moors. Then passing down a flight or two of rude stone steps you reach the bed of the river, and on emerg ing from the shade of the trees you gain a full view a, the High Force. This alone is quite worth coming miles to see. On three sides are steep high, crags, part of which are overhung with shrubs, and slightly re lieved by patches of mosses and lichens. It is down one of the precipices thus formed that the river gushes through a contracted opening and falls dashing and foaming a depth of nearly 60f., forming a cataract, the beauty of which is enhanced as the sunlight dazes the foam and spray which rise from the boil ing waters in the chasm below. Even the amber hue with which the falling water is tinged tends to heighten the effect produced, for when the light shines upon it the foaming torrent seems to be made up of golden clouds. The water below looks almost black, and seems to defy any fathoming of its darkening depths. The rocky sides of the river bear traces of the force with which the waters dash • against them, and, fretted with hundreds of smoothly fashioned crevices, they seem to echo the truth, " The waters wear the stones." The inn is the property of the Duke of Cleveland, who holds the right of shooting over the moors on the Durham side of the Tees, and it is a very tolerable place too. Lately it appears to have been enlarged, in common with all his grace's houses here ; it has a very cleanly appearance, wearing an air of respectability as well as of comfort. At present, of course, the whole house is occupied by the distinguished guests of General Hall, who rents the shooting of the moors on the Yorkshire side, belonging to Mr. Bowes. It may be mentioned that the river Tees here forms the boundary of the two counties. Ac companying his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales are his Royal Highness the Duke of Cam bridge, Lord Huntingfield, Lord Colville, Colonel Macdonald, Major Teesdale, and the Hon. Mr. De Grey. L The morning of the 13th of August broke most gloriously, and the promise it gave for fine weather for this, the first day of .grouse shooting of '66, has been fully realised. The royal party left the inn about ten o'clock in the forenoon, and the Prince of Wales " led off" the first " drive," which was 3 most successful one. His royal highness is a keen sportsman, and there is no doubt of the enjoyment which his day's occupation has afforded him. He is reported to be a capital shot, and certainly be handles his gun in a truly sportsmanlike style. And, judging from the movements of the whole com pany of sportsmen on the moors to-day, there could not be much doubt of its being composed of most ardent lovers of the sport. The grouse seemed at all events in readiness for the royal sportsmen; and that a good opportunity was not thrown away may be gathered from the fact that before two o'clock the panniered ponies had returned with their rirst load of game, which consisted of 113 brace, many of which were said to have been " brought down" by his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. The royal party continued their sport with unabated vigour until between seven and eight o'clock in the evening, by which time it is stated that 585 brace of birds, many of them in very fine condition, bad succumbed to the power of powder and shot. The Prince of Wales is very popular here, and the villagers, in their own way, heartily manifested their loyalty'as he passed through on Sunday even ing. One or two rather amusing incidents of mis taken identity are told. Several simple-hearted people, knowing that the prince was to arrive that evening, went out to meet him ; but, after passing an omnibus in which there was " a young gentleman dressed in a round hat and brown coat, and some other folks," as theysaid, theystill trudged on for miles before they could be persuaded that the prince and his Royal Highness the Duke of Cam bridge, with other distinguished personages, were amongst the " gentlemen and folks" they had seen. Another country farmer seemed perfectly perplexed to think that, after all, the prince should look p r etty much like other people. Although High Force is at present 13 or 14 miles from the nearest railway station, there is a proba bility of the distance being lessened by at least one . half, as a new branch line is being constructed UP the valley to Middleton. It is expected that his royal highness will remain at High Force until Saturday next, when he Will join her royal highness the princess, together with the royal children, at Darlington, and they will at once proceed to Scotland.--Correspondent of Sheffield. Daily Telegraph. The Garter vacant by the death of the Marquis Camden will be given to the Duke of Rutland. We have much pleasure in announcing that her Majesty has been pleased to confer the honour of knight hood upon Mr. Baker, the African traveller, and that of Commander of the Bath upon Captain Grant, of the Bom bay Army, the companion of Speke in his African expecli" tion. DR. LANICEpTER ON CHILD MURDER.—Yesterday afternoon Dr. Lanke s t er h e ld an i nquest at the Ele nfpohauani and at d a a n eb c a l odu C t i a n2 s o tl Am e, l e C n a ur rn t_t es d st e rt n eoe - t lt, o o w t n elg , o ec o nk n t t sn h P a s aa b truk o body y a,b,yy o a f m a po ro c ui b iien i l e d ; last. The evidence of Mr. Edward Mahony ' as sistant" medical officer at St. P ancras W or kh ouse, showed that the deceased child was neatly dressed, had been well nourished, and when found had been dead for two or three hours. There was no doubt that death had been caused by suffo cation. The child was about two monthS old. The coro ner suggested that the inquiry should be adjourned, and that the vestry of the parish be requested to issue pla caids offering a reward for the discovery of- the perP e ; trator or perpetrators of the. crime. He had been blamed in many quarters for the statements he had made respect ing the prevalence of child-murder, and was charged bY: , some of.the journals as " a libeller of his countrywome n. The facts and the deductions therefrom were these: in o ne year he held inquests on 80 children found dead in the streets, and he believed he wou ld b e j us tifi e d i n assuming that there was an equal number of children bidden and their corpses not discovered. This would be 160 murder; in his own district, while there were two other districts M ion as metropolis, each probably b ear i ng an equa l prePe rt°ll as regarded infanticide. This wou ld ma k e 480 child m ut_, ders in Londo n i n ono y ear ; b u t i n or d er to be on t he lowest side, he would tak e it f or gran t e d th a t the numbetor would be 400 only. The mothers w ho were discovere d be guilty of the murders of thei r c hild ren were found to be on an average 20 years of a ge ; an d a s the expectancy f life of a young woman of that age was 60 years, or 40 years of additional life, he multiplied the 400 by 40, an d startling deduction was that there were in London iir°nu: is 16,000 women who had murdered their offspring. was based on the assumption that the same woman only B ut i once imbued her hands in the blood cf the child. abominable crime of child murder now not only nclud ed infants newly born ; he was grieved to say it the was e X'tle ing to children of several months old, and l at case he felt convinced there must be accomplices, orleast persons who would miss the child, and who might coin The Jeri forward if they had a chance of giving evidene e • a r agreed to request the vestry of St. Pancras to offer ward, and the inquiry was adjourned for P E Nitnight tntae; in