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THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING. A ROMANTC AT rACHMENT. )Ir. W. Darren and Miss Ada Cavendish. After which, DAVID GARRICI 11.essrS: Sothern, Buck atone, Chippendale, Rogers, Clark, Coe, ctc.; Mesdames Moore, Chippendale, Fitzwilliam, &c. To be followed by LORD DUNDREARY MARRIED AND DONE FOR. Messrs. Sothern. Buckstone, Gordon, Braid, ale. ; Mrs Chippendale, M ss Hill, tc. Concluding with A DAUGHTER £0 MARRY: Miss Lindley: Commence at Seven. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. SUMMER SEASON.—Doors open at half-past Seven, performance commence at Eight o'clock precisely. TILTS EVENING, a 1N ew and Original Dramß, in Three Act 4, by Watts Phillips. Esq., entitled TILE ti UGUEiNOT CAPTAIN. Principal characters by Mrs. Stir,ing, Miss Neflson, Miss Augusta Thomson ; Mr. G eor. e Holley ai,d Mr. Vindi.g. Grand Pallet of Voliendans, in which MM Flageo let, Clodoche, Comets, and Aormandc, will appear. 'New scenery by Mr. P. 11.,yds. NEW THEATRE-ROYAL ADELPHI Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. Tnis EVENING at 7 precisely, TILE FAST FAMILY. Messrs. Killington, J. L. Toole, Paul Bedford, It Phillips, Ashley, Eburne; Mrs. A. Mellon , Miss Woolgar), Miss 11. Stmn:s, 31ieS Furtado, Miss Smith, Miss Seaman, Miss God win, and Mrs. 11. Lewis. After which a Burlesque Opera, called HELENE ; or, Token, from the Greek. Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedfo r d, R. Phillips, Ashley, Eburne; Mrs. A. Mellon, Miss Furt a d o , Miss Seaman, Miss Godsall, &c. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, THE WEATHERCOCK. A it , r which, will be produced the Latest Edition of IiENILIvoirrET. Mes=rs. 'Thorne, James, Fenton, and Turner ; Mesdames Ada Swanborough, Raynham, John stone, and Bolt. To conclude with TIMOTHY TO THE RESCUE. WESTON'S GRAND MUSIC HALL, HOLBORN. Open at Half-past Seven, under New Management. Proprietors—Mesprs. Sweasey and Holland. Loeke's music to MACBETH is a triumph more than a mere success— Fifty vocalists, assisted ty a band of thirty performers—Brilliant success of GEORGE HODSON (Ire land's Gem)— The Great Comic Alt I'HUR LLOYD — HARRY MAGA R.TD,Y, the Arkansas Comedian—MORA TORIO and LE BRONG, the Eclipse of all Acrobats—LA PETITE TAGLIDNI, only •8 inches high. the smallest Dancer in the World—M. PIERROT. the one lez, the Wonder of the Worl4, to be Pm.' at this Hall only—KA I E CllA'l"f FRS, Serio-Cornic and Skip , in,-rope Dancer, her first appearance at this Hall—with a host of other first class talented artistes tuo numerous to mention. .** WEST, the Stump Orator, and lire. EMMA WEST are engaged, and will appear August 4th. Prices as usual. Box-office open from 11 to 4. P. CORRI, Musical Director. 11HE "SUN" NEWSPAPER._ G. R. 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The guests included some of our most distinguished statesmen and some of our most prominent politicians ; it was presided over by the eloquence of Mr. GLADSTONE, and addressed by the wisdom and experience of Earl RUSSELL. By an unfortunate chance neither Mr. BRIGHT nor :Arr. Mustut GIBSON were present, but Mr. VILLIERS, one of the ear:iest labourers in the field in which ?fr. COBDEN won his laurels, was among the company, and many others, some of whom had been friends and coadjutors of RICHARD COBDEN; others who were late but valuable con verts to his doctrines were gathered together to do honour to the memory of him who has been appro priately called " the Apostle of Free Trade." The honourable but responsible task of proposing the toast of the evening could not possibly have been deputed to worthier hands. Mr. GLADSTON'S com manding eloquence was perhaps never heard to greater advantage than in paying his tribute to the memory of that far-sighted And clear-judging poli tician, so many of whose once-despised theories have become political aphorisms. Mr. GLADSTONE, too, had an especial right to the office of president on this occasion, since his name is intimately associated with Mr. Com)",s latest, but not least, laborious undertakin +b. Treaty gm",of Commerce with France. Speaking of Mr. c o " , s efforts to remove the restrictions which encumber the commercial inter course of nations, Mr. GLADSTONE said that he believed Mr. COBDEN was one of the very first to enunciate the truth that commerce has a moral as well as a material aspect. Ile was one of the first to perceive that the wholesale interchange of pro ducts and manufactures between different nations was something more than a mere matte r of trade and barter. In the words of Mr. GLADSTONE— " He showed that trade was not only a law of wealth and prosperity, but a liw of friendship, a aw of kindness among all nations, that every single transaction, of which thousands are at this moment going on between this country and any other country, such as France, was a transaction form ing, as it were, one single thread in a web of concord woven between people and people." This idea is familiar to the men of this generation, but it is one of very modern growth and development. The old theory is more accurately expressed in an Arabic proverb which Mr. GLADSTONE quo.ted last evening, " Trade is war." Very differert was the view taken of its obligations and its tendency by the eminent man whose public services were commemorated last evening. "'Why," asked the speaker, " are those commodities which minister to the comfort and happiness of mankind not equally produced in all places ? Why are the laws of climate and of soil not so adjusted as to admit of that equal production ? Surely without diving too deep into matters be yond our ken, it is not too much at least to say, that we see in th a t necess i ty o f exchange with a ' view to the multiplication of the enjoyments and pleasures of man there is laid the foundation of an intercourse which is meant to establish the links of concord between all the nations of the earth ; and this was, we think, in the mind of Mr. COBDEN, at all times the paramount view of international commerce." To popularise such a theory, to bring it home to the hearts and consciences of men who are too apt to dissociate their daily business from ther moral principles, and to look upon even large and extended transactions as mere means of money-making without regard to the greater interests involved is doubtless a great work, and this work it was Mr. COBDEN'S lot at least to inaugurate. Much remains to be done in the same di rection, as it remains to bedone in every other branch of public enlightenment and administrative reform ; but it is something that a great principle should be widely recognised by practical men, when that is done the lever is applied, and sooner or later it will do its work in raising and ennobling the people. The views now popular respecting commercial legislation are very different from what they were before Mr. COBDEN'S time. The narrow and sel fish theories, shortsighted and disadvantageous as all selfish theories must be, are now wellnigh ex ploded. Other nations are gradually following the example of this country, and slowly but surely arriving at the conviction that every unnecessary impost or duty is a check on the energy of trade. As a strong man works better with his limbs unshackled than under the burden of cumb rous fetters, so the giant Commerce can more swiftly and more surely benefit the nations when set free from the restrictions and hindrances which a mistaken policy has imposed upon him. Slowly but surely our statesmen are also learning from experience rather than from theory that it is not only better and safer, but actually more profit able, to base the national revenue on the free and indirect contributions of the many rather than on the forced payments of the few ; that is to say, they have found that by removing all possible restric tions, and by reducing taxation they gain more in the vast increase of consumption than they lose in the actual remission. Speaking of Mr. COBDEN'S general views, inde pendently of those great questions of commercial policy with which his name ie inseparably associated, Mr. GLADSTONE observed that he was one of th e earliest advocates of Peace, Retrenchment, and Reform. The policy of Peace has so far gained ground that no Statesman would now think of plung ing this country into unnecessary war. Retrench ! ment is still more a matter of theory than practice, but Reform is still a vital principle. As Mr. GLADSTONE said on Saturday night, " the question possibly may sleep for a time, but it will have a certain and early resurrection." Remembering the difficulties which Mr. COBDEN and his coadjutors had to encounter in their struggles to establish the great principle of free trade, remembering, too, the efforts of the great reformers of 1830-32, we must not be disheartened at any te.nporary delay. Look ing round at the brilliant assembly who listened to the eloquent oration of Mr. GLADSTONE on Saturday evening, it was not uninstructive to recall the ridicule, the animosity, the indifference with which Mr. COBDEN'S early efforts were regarded in various quarters. Mr. VILLIERS' annual motion for the repeal of the corn laws used to be received by the Commons of those days with the same laughter and ironical cheers as now greet the advocates of the ballot. Every step in the path of social and legislative progress must be fought against despe rate odds, not by physical violence, but by moral perseverance against prejudice and egotism. It is not always that the labours of the public servant are crowned with such laurels as were worthily won by the great Free Trader ; it is not always that a grateful public even acknowledges its obligations over his grave, but if the work, though unrecognised, is accomplished, he who has helped to forward it is not without his reward. It is right and fitting that our politicians should step aside from the beaten track, and give a tangible form to their affectionate remembrances of a man like RICHARD COBDEN. Mr. GLADSTONE said truly that—" It is not upon bronze and marble that the renown of such a man as this depends. You need not by visible signs recall him to the eyes of men; his name is written in their hearts; but some public recognition of the benefits which he has conferred upon his countrymen and his gene ration, and not upon them alone, has a moral for those that succeed us. In him we see the influ ences which, without the notice of public distinc tion, as it is commonly- understood, notwithstand ing, minister largely to the benefit and happiness of his fellow-creatures, and raise the fabric of a solid and enduring fame upon labours which had not fame for their object, which were conceived in a higher spirit, and which, at the same time, must have it for their certain and deathless result." An armistice has been at last agreed to, for a short space it is true, but there seems no doubt of its having taken place. During five days of its duration much may occur of importance to sway and influence the minds of the belligerents, but who can say with anything like confidence that peace ,will be the result of this breathing time afforded. The French EMPEROR has been un wearied in his efforts to obtain a cessation of hos tilities, but unfortunately the prejudices and diffi culties that stood in his way have been too much for him. As for the Austrians, when we come to take all things into consideration, it does not seem so strange that she should be willing to risk another battle. The fact is that peace will brin g no such great advantages to the Emperor FRANCIS JOSEPH', if he be compelled to relinquish all share in the Germanic Confederation, and therefore he naturally hesitates to accede to the propositions so repeatedly made and urged upon his acceptance. Prussia seems hesitating as to the prudence of attempting another battle, but she will not give up her cherished idea of being alone in Germany without her hated rival. This is the real secret of the war, and the cause of the eagerness with which the Berlin Government have pushed on their military preparations. Schleswig- Holstein formed a very good pretext for commencing the attack, but in reality the source of Apaursttierisahtado doto resolvedgive that u it w the di ssat i sfaction lay far deeper. It seems as if all Germany be but they will not p her position t hebest be so ready to assist her in the difficulties which such a withdrawal will entail upon her. It is a Daltry subterfuge for Prussia to make a boast of her magnanimity in not demanding a great increase of territory, when it is patent to the world that the sacrifice she requires is of fargreater worth, and will cripple Austria more than the re linquishment of a large portion of her dominions. The Germans attach so much importance to ideas, and when once it is generally made known that Austria has ceased to belong to the Confederation her influence will go down in a surprising manner. As for the notion which some en tertain that the change proposed by Prussia will be of benefit to Germany that is not likely. It will require a more straightforward agent than BIS3IARCK ever was or will be to work out a scheme of national regeneration ; and when he holds forth so grandiloquently concerning his projects, and calls upon the several States to appre ciate his services, they might well reply to his asseverations in the emphatic words, Tinica Danaos et Bona ferentes. Italy has certainly no great causes to plume her self upon her share in this contest, and were it not for the co-operation of Prussia, she would have to retire ignominiously ; as it is, she has made herself ridiculous by her pretensions and shown herself in cap able of carrying out her fine-sounding prowess. In the naval engagement which took place on the 20th the Austrians gained a complete vitory, and after several hours of fighting the Italian fleet was driven back pursued by the Austrian squadron. The engagement, which is said to have been very severe, lasted for five hours. The Italians, with that in genuity they so largely possess, seem to have made out a pretty good case for themselves, but there is no doubt that they not only got the worst of it, but were really defeated, after making desperate efforts to retrieve themselves. The Austrians ap pear to have displayed as much skill in their en counter with the Italians as they have exhibited a want of savoir faire when they engaged with the Prussians. We have seldom witnessed a more lamentable instance of self-conceit and presump tion than that shown by the Italians, and there fore there is no valid cause for regretting their discomfiture. It was not the desire of recover ing their territory from the hands of the spoiler that urged them on and incited them to the war, but they were eager to wreak their vengeance on Austria, and pay off a long score of offences. It quite spoiled their cause besides to side with Prussia, the known enemy to freedom wherever her power extends. This treaty between King WILLIAM and VICTOR EMMANUEL will long remain a stain on the annals of Italy, and seriously injure her cause with those who have sympathised with her in her struggles for freedom, and earnestly wished her success. The greatest anxiety has been felt for some time past by the Italians that their fleet, of which they are so proud, should come forth and distinguish itself, but it would have been better if they had remained inactive after all, for the affair of the other day has been most disastrous. The Prussian troops are being concentrated upon the Marchfield before - Vienna, and all is beinggot in read: ness for the approaching contest. Meanwhile Frank fort is paying dearly for the share she has had in the war, and will, it is said, be called upon to furnish a further sum of 25 million florins. The Municipal Council, it is said, have declared that they cannot pay so large a sum; and no wonder, after the heavy contributions forced from them the other day. We doubt very much, however, if the Prussians will not make them find some way of paying the required sum, for they are most exacting and extortionate, and whether they come in the guise of friends or foes the result is pretty much the same for all concerned. In Paris it seems that they entertain most sanguine expectations as to the result of the • armistice, but we have yet to see whether such con fident expectations ean be realised. The chief object in view in getting this five days' armistice seems to be to give time to Austria to consider the nature of the proposals made by Prussia ; but we do not feel sure that she will dD so. We are told so, it is true, but not with a very great appearance of certainty, and have, as usual, to remain in doubt. This Con tinental war certainly affords us exercise for patience in no small degree. We hear the news in such confused accounts that we may well feel a little uncertain at first what to credit and what to reject as spurious. We see little security for Germany that if the Prussian scheme be carried out that it will be allowed that free scope for its energies that is essential to the progress and prosperity of a large empire. It is of no use for the ruling power to be strong unless it is also actuated by an enlightened spirit, and the late exnerience we have all had of Prussia forbids us to hope anything really beneficial from her policy. A change that is not for the better is but a delusive advantage after all, and before long all parties may wish that this war had never taken place. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Sunday Evening. If the Memorial Diplomatique can be believed, the Pacific step taken by Austria in so speedily ac cepting the proposition of Prussia for an armistice of five days is only in conformity with its previous desire to pursue a friendly policy. Austria notified to the French Government two months ago that she was ready to cede Venetia. Her idea was not only to place Italy in a disinterested position, but to break up the Prusso-Italian coalition, and to obtain the active assistance of France in the case of a war breaking out between the two great German Powers. It was the opposition of the military power in Austria which threw obstacles in the way of the cession of Venetia. But the French and Austrian Cabinets had made some preliminary arrangements respecting the cession before the battle of Sadowa. The official announcement despatched to London on Friday by telegraph, that if Austria agreed to the mutual proposal to abstain with Prussia from hostilities for five days, the treaty for an armistice might be signed immediately, at first was received as an indication that. peace was certain. After a day's consideration, however, both journalists and the public appear to have less confidence. There did not seem to be so much doubt as to the pacific disposition of Austria, but the adhesion of Italy being also requisite, by some it is feared, from recent manifestations, that a difficulty may arise in that quarter. Be this as it may, the effect on the Bourse at first was almost as marked and extensive as upon the first announcement of the mediation of France. The highest rise was in the Credit Mobilier shares, which was no less than 35f. Austria, according to the Moniteur of yesterday, interposed no d of prealmayia, t b o u a t bs im ta t i n n e f d r i o a m tel a y n a y c a ce o p t t o e f d h t o h s e til p it r y oposal dur ing five days, at the expiration of which time the Court of Vienna will have to declare its acceptance or refusal of the preliminaries of peace. In spite of this pacific demonstration, there is still some doubt or difficulty in the public mind in regard to the ulti mate decision of Austria. The Journal des Debats of this morning says— , " Austria deliberates for the moment, and we shall not anticipate her decision. She has expressed her willingness to make any arrangement which would not compromise her dignity. She accepted French mediation on the evening of the day when the note appeared in the Moniteur of the sth. It is difficult to know how the dignity of the Austrian empire can be compromised by its Government under present circumstances." The Court of Cassation has rejected the appeal of Philippe, condemned to death for the murder of the woman Bodeaux, and the attempt to murder Madame Midi. Two points were urged by the pri soner's counsel in support of the appeal. First, an alleged violation of criminal code, a juror having manifested his opinion before the evidence wail con- THE SUN, LONDON, INIONDAY EVENING, JULY 23, 1866. be eclipsed by an electric gun, the invention of A. lady took it, and after hesitating a moment or two said she would accept the amount offered. The case did not appear to have passed from her hand ; but pawnbrokers are cautious people, and the clerk opened it and gave a glance. For the bracelet at first offered another had been substi- tuted in the twinkling of an eye, which was of brass, and not worth 15f. The lady was con- signed to a police officer, and it appears that she has several times been more successful in playing this slight-of-hand trick. The wound received by the young Prince of llohenzollern at the battle of Sadowa has pro Ted so serious that it has been necessary to amputate his left leg. Another leg is in course of manufac- ure at Paris by an eminent mechanic, the artici lation of which will be so exquisite that it is expected the Prince will be able to use it almost as efficiently as the natural leg. The Prince was in Paris last winter, and was at almost all the fashionable balls. It is to be feared that he never will again be able to dance so well. As was the case with the " gouty old Commodore," the balls have spoilt his dancing. The Constitutionnel of to-day considers that the concession mad& by Austria is of such importance that it is useless to take any notice of the articles more or less bellicose of the Prussian and Italian journals, which ought to abstain from all discussions calculated to render the work of diplomacy more difficult." There has been an explosion from gas in the stables at the circus in the Champs Elysees, and three persons are said to have perished in the flames. Three horses were burnt to death. Had it not been for great exertions the theatre would have been entirely destroyed. The performance, however, will be resumed this evening. The Reform League Demonstration.—Lette from Mr. John Bright. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin, —The following letter has been received from Mr. John Bright, M.P. Will you kindly publish the same in your valuable paper. -1 am, &c. GEO. HOWELL, Secretary. Adelphi-terrace, w.C., July 22. Rochdale, July 19. Dear Sir,—l thank your Council for the invita tion to the meeting intended to be held in Hyde park on Monday next. I cannot leave home for some days to come, and therefore cannot be in London on the 23d inst. I see that the chief of the metropolitan police force has announced his intention to prevent the holding of the meeting. It appears from this that ° the people may meet in the parks for everyimportant a n p d ur m p c o s s e t da b e ut r th th at t w he h m ic . h ought tobe most meet in theB streets is inconve nient, and to meet in the parks is unlawful-- this is the theory of the police authorities of the metro polis ! You have asserted your right to meet on Primrose hill, and in 'Trafalgar-square. I hope after Monday next no one will doubt your right to meet in llyde park. If a public meeting in a public park is denied you, and if millions of intelligent and honest men are denied the franchise, on what foundation does our liberty rest, or is there in the country any liberty but the toleration of the ruling class ? This is a serious question, btAt it is necessary to ask it, and some answer must be given to it. I am, very respectfully yours, JOHN BRIGHT. Mr. George Howell, Secretary to the Reform League, 8, Adelphi-terrace, Strand, London, W.C. Mr. T. Mason Jones has sent to the Home Secre tary the copy of a resolution passed at " a meeting of the committee to vindicate the right of public meeting in the royal parks," which is thus worded : —" That her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Home Department, in prohibiting the proposed reform meeting in Hyde-park, having claimed on behalf of the Crown an unlimited discretionary power with regard to properties vested in it ; and that the Crown can of its sole will prevent the people from holding public meetings in the parks, this committee denies that the Crown has any such power, and has determined to test the question by holding a public meeting in favour of reform.in Hyde-park, on Monday evening, the 23d instant, at seven o'clock." The following reply has been received : " Home Department, July 21, 1866. " Sir,—l beg to acknowledge the receipt of your note enclosing a copy o f cer t a i n res olutions intended to be proposed at a mee ti ng i n Hyde -park. After the statement which I felt it my duty to make in the House of Commons, I had hoped that those who had proposed to convene that meeting would have forborne from calling it together. Should they still persevere in their intention, which I trust they will not, I have no other course left open to me but to desire the police to act on th e no tice issued by Sir Richard May nc.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, ,4 S . H. WALPOLE. " Mr. T. M ason Jones." u RESIGNATION OF CAPT. C OO PER KEY. —We that C a pt. A st l ey C ooper, Key, C. 8., of her Majesty's s hi p E xcellent, and Governor cf the Royal Naval College at P or t smouth, has tendered his resignation to the First Lord of the Admiralty, owing to the fact of a very junior officer having been appointed to superintend the fittings of gun carriages on board her Majesty's ships. It is to be hoped that some steps will bo taken without loss of time to assuage Capt. Key's wounded .feelings, as it is scarcely likely that any officer of spirit will accept an ap pointment saddled with the annoyance to which we have alluded,—Army and A'avy gazette. eluded. The counsel contended that another juror ought to have been chosen to replace him. The other point was that a witness, who was first ex amined on oath, was afterwards irregularly heard to explain some circumstances without being again sworn. Both these objections are of some import ance. The Court overruled them both, and main tained the sentence, which will, no doubt, be car ried into immediate execution. A very fashionably-dressed young lady has been arrested for picking pockets opposite the Palais Royal, where there are always crowds waiting for the omnibus. Several purses were found upon her, but she was clever enough to extract the money and have it loose in her pocket. One lady, however, from whom she had taken a purse, furnished rather a curious piece of evidence against the thief. The lady stated that in addition to the money there were two false teeth in the purse. These two iden tical teeth were found among the loose cash in the girl's pocket. Thus was the girl's guilt established by evidence out of the complainant's own mouth if not in spite of her teeth. This girl, although not twenty, seems to have carried on a flourishing trade, for she had created such a good position for herself that she was about to marry an officer of good family. An amusing dodge of some rats at one of the minor theatres is related. The man who had charge of the lamps, finding that his oil had dimi nished very rapidly, watched for the supposed thief. After waiting in silence for about au hour, about a dozen rats successively made their appearance. Some six or eight mounted on each other's backs, so as to enable one to reach the top of the oil can. The orifice was very small, but the uppermost rat introduced his tail into the oil, and descending, al lowed his accomplices to lick the oil which the tail had imbibed. The tale is literally a strange one, but the truth of it is affirmed by the Epoque. The fame of the Prussian needle-gun is likely to Bazin, perfected by Mr. G. Renette, the Emperor's armourer. One great improvement is that half of the movements of the Prussian gun arc dispensed with, and another is that is can be applied easily to all the guns now in use. Prominent points, which impede the movements of the soldier, the trigger and lock, for instance, are done away with. Swindling in Paris is practised with such finesse and dexterity that it must be classed among the in dustrial arts. Here is another instance. A very fashionably dressed young lady went a day or two ago to a pawnbroker's office. She offered in pledge a bracelet set with diamonds. The clerk proposed to lend her 220 f., but she said that was not enough —she had given I,ooof. for the article, and she' wanted at least 400 f. The bracelet, which was in a jewel case, was therefore handed back to her. The LA TEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) THE ARMISTICE NEGOTIATIONS. BERLIN, July 20. The full text of the official documents (sum mary telegraphed) referring to the three days' armistice between the belligerents, proposed by the Emperor Napoleon, has just been published here. Although these first negotiations failed, it may not be uninteresting to chronicle their precise tenour Prussian proposal delivered upon the evening of the 12th July to the Austrian army by the Secretary of the French Legation : 44 Although unable to conclude the armistice proposed by France with the consent of Italy, but, nevertheless, desirous of affording the Empe ror Napoleon a proof of his good-will, the King is ready, in order to have time to ascertain the intentions of the Italian Government, to order his troops, upon condition of reciprocity, to ab stain from all acts of hostility against the Austro- Saxon army for three days upon the following terms : " 1. The ground between the present position of the Prussian army and the Thaya shall be imme diately evacuated by the Austrian troops. " 2. In addition to the case provided for by Art. 1, all the Prussian troops, all the Austrian troops of the Northern and Southern armies, and the Saxon troops, as well as their artillery and ammunition trains, shall halt at the spot where they may be upon the day the present arrangement is signed, and shall abstain from all movement. " 3. Until the expiration of the covenanted de lay the Prussian troops will remain at three miles' distance from Olmutz. " 4. The railway between Dresden and Prague shall be open for the transport of provisions to the Prussian army." AUSTRIAN REPLY. " His Majesty the Emperor of Austria is ready to consent to the proposal for a provisional suspen sion of hostilities during three days in order to leave His Majesty the King of Prussia time to ascertain the intention of his ally King Victor Emmanuel relative to the conclusion of the armistice proposed by France. " The Austrian Government, however, finds that the conditions of this suspension of arms as con tained in the note brought by M. Lefebre de Behaine could not be accepted without evident disadvantage to the Austrian army, while the Prussian army could avail itself of them to improve its position. For instance, Art. 3 of the above proposals merely stipu lates, in general terms, that the Prussian troops will remain at three miles distance from Olmutz, which would in no way exclude the possibility of sur rounding the position of Olmutz upon all sides at that distance during the three days' suspension of arms. Again, the truce in question not being extended to the Italian army, which can continue its advance during that period, it is altogether impossible that Austria can accept for her Southern army an engagement which would condemn it to absolute immobility, and would thus expose it to a marked disadvantage. In consequence of the above the Austrian Go vernment proposes as the basis of the suspension of hostilities to draw between the Austro-Saxon army upon the one part and the Prussian army upon the other a line of demarkation which should not be passed by either side during these three days, but behind wnich either of the armies should have com plete liberty of movement. The Austrian Govern , ment proposes as the line of demarkation the river Thaya from its source to a point two miles to the west of Lundenburg. Thence the line would run parallel with the railway from Lundenburg to Olmutz, being kept at a distance of two miles west of that railroad, and would ascend to the posi tions at present occupied by the Prussian army, remaining at a distance of two miles to the west and north of the most advanced external works of the position of Olmutz. " If the Prussian Government accepts this coun ter proposition in place of Arts. 1,2, and 3 of the Note brought by M. Lefebvre de Behaine, the Aus trian Government would immediately come to an agreement with the King of Saxony in order that the provision trains for the Prussian army may travel unhindered along the railway from Dresden to Prague. "In case his Majesty the King should consent to the suspension of hostilities upon the above indicated bases, his Majesty the Emperor of Austria would propose to send at once to Raigern commissioners empowered by both parties to sign this truce. "His Majesty the Emperor of Austria would attach great value to this suspension of hostilities being extended also to the Bavarian troops as well as to those under the command of Prince Alexander of Hesse. PRUSSIAN REFUSAL. " His Majesty the King of Prussia being unable to adhere to other conditions than those transmitted through M. Lefebvre de Behaine cannot give his consent to the counter-proposals of his Majesty the Emperor of Austria. Two points in especial place the King under the necessity of declini ng th e combination substituted at Vienna for that in which his Majesty had acquiesced, viz., the capability of continuing its movements, which would thus remain to the Austrian Southern army, and the refusal to consent to the Prussian troops occupying the line from the Thaya to Lundenburg. No necessity therefore exists for sending a commissioner to this city to come to an understanding upon an agree ment." FLORENCE July 22, Evening. The conditions placed by Italy to her acceptance of the armistice, and communicated to Prussia and France, particularly with respect to the Tyrol, have not yet been accepted by Austria. According to the Italie, the commanders of the Italian army have declared that no suspension of hostilities can take place between Austria and Italy before the present military movement has been com pleted, and the Italian army corps have secured a safe and regular position. The Austrian commanders in Venetia have im posed extraordinary taxes by way of fine, upon those localities where public rejoicings took place in cele bration of the cession of Venetia by Austria. AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA. PARIS, July 23. Austria has accepted the preliminaries of peace proposed by Prussia. THE NAVAL ENGAGEMENT BEFORE LISSA. (OFFICIAL ITALIAN ACCOUNT.) FLORENCE, July 21. The following official account of the naval en gagement between the Austrian and Italian fleets, dated the Straits of Lissa, July 20, has been re ceived here The Austrian squadron not having made its ap yearance as expected on the evening of the 18th, some of our ironclad vessels forced their way yes terday into the Port St. George's. This morning dis embarkation commenced, when the naval vedettes signalled that the enemy's squadron was in sight. The Italian fleet put out to meet them, and a battle commenced. Admiral Persano hoisted his flag on the Affou datore, and bore down upon the Austrian fleet under a heavy fire. The stern of the Austrian admiral's vessel was destroyed. The fight as very severe. We lost the ironclad R 6 d'ltalia, which the admiral had left, and which sank from a collision with the enemy at the commencement of the battle. The ironclad gunboat Palestro caught fire, and the commander and crew refused to leave the vessel. She blew up amidst their cries of "Long live the King ! Long live Italy !" No other vessel was lost or fell into the enemy's hands. The admiral renewed the attack upon the Aus trian squadron, which retired to Lesina without waiting for our fleet to come up, and the Austrians continuing their retreat, the Italian squadron re mained mistress of the scene of action. The damages sustained by the enemy are con siderable. Further intelligence is expected. The crew o the Re d'ltalia were nearly all picked up by the Vittorio Emanuele. FLORENCE, July 21, Evening. Further information received here from Lissa reports that one Austrian man-of-war and two steamers were sunk by the fire of the Italian squadron. (OFFICIAL AUSTRIAN ACCOUNT.) VIENNA, July 21. Yesterday morning the Italian fleet, composed of 23 ships, including the ram Affondatore and 12 ironclad frigates, was attacked off the island of Lissa by the Austrian squadron, under the com mand of Admiral Tegethoff. In the course of a severe action a large Italian ironclad frigate was sunk by the Austrian ironclad Ferdinand Max, and another Italian frigate was blown up. All on board these vessels were lost. The Austrian line-of-battle ship Kaiser was sur rounded by four Italian ironclads, of which she ran down on and forced the others back, losing in the engagement her foremast and bowsprit, 22 killed and 82 wounded. The Austrian squadron has sustained exceed ingly little damage, and is quite fit for action. After several hours' fighting the Italian fleet was driven back, pursued by the Aastrian squadron, and the island of Lissa is thereby relieved. The Italians made three attempts to disembark ,roops near Comissa, which were each time success 'ully repulsed by the garrison. ZARA, July 20. The Italian fleet renewed the attack on Lissa to day, but without result. The Italian fleet was then attacked by the Austrian squadron under Admiral Tegethoff, and after a very severe engagement, which lasted for five hours, was forced to retire in the direction of Ancona, followed by the Austrian squadron. PLYMOUTH, July 23, The Celaeno, Captain Renaut, from Otago on April 15, passed up Channel off the Start on Satur day night with 22 passengers, 8,898 ounces of gold, and a cargo of wool and sundries. On the Gth July, in lat. 8.15 S. 30 W., she passed close to a three masted schooner of foreign build, with her decks full of men. There was no name on her stern, and she would show no colours. She was standing to the southward. QUEENSTOWN, July 23. The Cunard extra steamship Tripoli, from New York, arrived here at 12.40 a.m., with 142 passen gers. She landed 26 passengers and proceeded at one o'clock. All well. FRANCE. BOURSE, July 21.--Two o'clock.---The accepta tion by Austria of the proposition to suspend hos tilities for five days has naturally produced a favourable effect on all departments of the market, which now shows considerable animation at further augmented rates. Threes, for the Account, have advanced 65c., and are doing at 69f. 35c., whilst Italian Fives have improved If. 80c., viz., to 56f. 20c. Credit Mobilier and Foncier Shares have gained—the former 27f. 50c., at 677 f. 50c., and the latter 161. 25c., 1,305 f. Spanish Mobilier are 17f. 50c. higher, viz., at 352 f. 50c. ; and Comptoir d'Escompte 20c., at 885 f. In Railway Shares Lyons have advanced 61. 25c., Northern 5f., and- Austrian and Lombard sf. each. English Consols are also telegraphed with a rise of per cent. Three o'clock —The market closed as follows 41 per Cents 97 25 Do. end month — 3 per Cents. Do. end month 69 30 Credit Mobilier Do. end month Credit Foncier Do. end month 1320 - RAIL' Bank Shares 3550 Italian Loan 56 25 Do. end month 56 20 Mexican Loan — Do. Bonds — Spanish Threes Home Debt Deferred -AYS. For Account. Orleans B6O Northern ....... ................... 1127 50 Lyons and Mediterranean....,., 870 Southern 527 50 Western 550 Eastern 527 50 Sardinian — Lombian ............................... 362 50 ard 395 North of 5pain.,.,,,, 102 50 Saragossa 132 50 Ditto to Barcelona — Boman THE ATLANTIC CABLE. The following telegram was received by Reuter's Telegram Company (Limited), from Mr. R. A. Glass, managing director of the Telegraph Con struction and Maintenance Company (Limited) " VALENTIA, July 21. 6 p.m.--The following telegram has been re ceived from the Great Eastern this day :—Noon, ship's time, July 21. Canning to Glass. Lat. 51.18 N., long. 32.1 W. Cable payed out 1,074.33 miles. Distance run, 952.3 miles. Insulation and continuity perfect. Weather fine. " July 22. " 5.35 p.m.—The following telegram received from the Great Eastern : —Noon, ship's time, July 22. Lat. 50.48 N., long. 39.14 W. Cable payed out 1,207 . 47 miles. Distance run 1,075.7 miles. In sulation and continuity perfect. Weather fine." Throwing Stones. Lord Russell has so few undamaged panes left in the glass house of his political shrine that he would be but wise if he rigidly observed the old proverb. But he cannot abstain from having a mischievous fling at the reputation of his successor, and he throws not only a stone, but a very dirty one, at Lord Stanley's fair fame. At the dinner of the Cobden Club at Richmond on Saturday, Lord Russell, in speaking of the negotiations for an armistice, more especially with reference to the recently proposed cession of Venetia to France, said— " I regret that, however commendable on the part of the Emperor that offer might be, that an English Secretary of Foreign Affairs should have gone shares in that pro position." We have reason to know that the spiteful insi nuation of the late Premier is entirely unfounded. Lord Stanley did not " go shares" in the Emperor's propositions, and the course of English policy has been entirely such as the Foreign Secretary de scribed in his recent speech—carefully and guardedly neutral. When the Emperor of the French first endea voured to stop the effusion of blood and to bring about an armistice he asked for our support, and the English Government, in the interest of humanity, professed its willingness to support an appeal from arms to reason, and to press upon the belligerents the desirableness of an armistice. But at the satne time it refused to join in mediation with out first thoroughly appreciating the basis of in terference, and i n n o degree, by word or implica tion, engaged its responsibility in any single on e of the several pending questions. It should have been quite beneath Lord Russell to cast obstacles in Lord Stanley's path, and to en deavour to pervert the sense of his first and careful steps. He would do better to remember the gene rosity and forbearance with which he has himself been treated, and not to attempt, by transparent misrepresentation, to throw obloquy upon a man whose intentions are good and whose actions have hitherto been such as the country approves.—Post. A sentimental old bachelor says a woman's heart is the " sweetest" thing in the world ; in fact, a perfect of sells. Bee ware. _ TaralCN DIEI4 tirmlar HER, MAJESTY. -- 42.. OSBORNE, July 21. The Queen drove out yesterday accompanied by Princess Louise and the Princess of Leiningen and her Majesty walked in the grounds this morn ing with Princess Louise and Princess Beatrice. Prince Leopold drove out yesterday. The Prince and Princess of Leiniugen diucd With the Queen and the royal family yesterday. Colonel the lion. A. Hardinge, equerry in waiting) has arrived at Osborne. The Prince- and Princess of Wales. The Prince and Princess of Wales, attended 11 the Countess of Morton, Lieut.-General Knollys, and Major Grey, drove to the volunteer camp at Wimbledon on Saturday, where the Princess of Wales presented the prizes to the successful com petitors. Their royal highnesses were afterwards present at the volunteer review. The Prince and Princess of Wales, with the Countess of Morton and Major Grey in waiting, attended Divine service] at the Chapel Royal, St. James's, yesterday morning. The communion service was read by the Rev. J• C. Haden and the Rev. C. Packe. Anthem--" 1. have surely built Thee an house" (Boyce), sung by Messrs. R. Barnby, Cummingg, and Lawler. Mr. Cooper presided at the organ. The sermon was preached by the Rev. C. Pack() from Ephesians ii. 19, and following verses. HERTFORDSHIRE ELEC PlON—This Day. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPII.I This morning at ten o'clock Mr. Henry Heyman Toul man, the High Sheriff, proceeded with the election of a member to servo the county of Hertfordshire in Parlia ment, in the room of Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton, Bart., who has been raised to the peerage. The friends of Mr. J. Abel Smith met him shortly before ten o'clock, in the open space opposite the Hertford firmary, and conducted him in large numbers to th e hustings, which were erected at Plough Mead, at the east end of the town. Here the Sheriff, having opened the proceedings with the usual formalities, Mr. J. Abel Smith was put in nowt' nation ; and, as there was no other candidate, he was de clared duly elected. Mr. Smith, in acknowledging the compliment whichhaci been conferred upon him, paid a high compliment to hi B distinguished predecessor in the county representation , and referred to his own proceedings as a member of the House of Commons as an earnest of his future course. g e expressed his intention of supporting Lord Derby's Gt:°' vernmont. The proceedings closod with a vote of thanks to tho Sheriff. The Sheriff's return was forthwith forwarded to the Crown-office ; and Mr. Smith will, if he is so disposed, be able to take his seat at the sittings of the House of Coal mons this evening. The Loss of the Amazon, The court-martial appointed by the Admiralty , under the presidency of Rear-Admiral George G• Wellesley, C. 8., resumed and concluded its sittings on board H.M.S. Victory, at Portsmouth, on Saturday. The Deputy-Judge -Advocate read the finding and sentence of the Court as follows : The Court are of opinion that her Majesty's late ship Amazon was lost on the morning of the 10th of July by coming into collision with the late steam" ship Osprey. That the collision was occasioned by a grave error in judgment upon the part of Sub- Lieutenant Alfred C. Loveridge, the officer of the watch, in putting the helm of the Amazon to star board, instead of to port, when first sighting th e light.of the Osprey, in contravention of the regula tions for preventing collisions at sea. " That no blame is attributable to Commande r Hunter and the other officers and crew of the said ship. That the efforts used to endeavour to save her Majesty's said ship after collision, as well as the lives of the crews and passengers of both ships, reflect the highest credit on Commander Hunter and the officers and crew of H.M.S. Amazon. " The Court adjudge the Sub-Lieutenant A. C. Loveridge to be dismissed from her Majesty's ser vice, but on account of the high character giver' him for zeal in the service, they recommend him t 0 the favourable consideration of the Lords Commis sioners of the Admiralty, and the said Mr. A. C. Loveridge is hereby so sentenced accordingly. " The Court adjudge Commander Hunter and the other officers and crew of the said ship to 1 30 fully acquitted of all blame, and they are acquitte d accordingly." The President then, handing Commander Hunter his sword, said—" Commander Hunter, it is nog' my pleasing duty to hand you your sword, and to to express the gratification with which the Court has received the testimony to the bright example set by you to your officers and ships' company after the collision, and which was so worthily followed. The Court then broke up. TT After the decision had been given Mr. Pope Hennessey expressed on behalf of the owners of the Osprey their sense of the strict impartiality of the proceedings. The Duke and Duchess of Cleveland and the Son• Misses Primrose left their residence in St. Tames's-squar e on Saturday for Battle Abbey, their seat in Sussex, for a few weeks. TIIE NEW PEERS.—The Northampton papers deny on authority the rumours which have been published in some of the London papers that Sir Rainald Bart., M.P., is to be raised to the peerage. TIIE PORTRAIT EXHIBITION.--We understand that the Lords of the Committee of Council on Education hav° decided that the Exhibition of NatiOnal io;;;;;;; South Kensington will be closed on Saturday, the 18th of August , and that from Monday, the 6th of August, to the close, the price of admission will be reduced to-3d. each person, an d children of schools f or th e p oor , accom p an i e d by thTr teachers, will be admitted on payment of ls. for every, °° students and ono teacher. PARTRIDGE V. TOOMER.—A memorial is about to be presented to the Home. Secretary, submitting for consi" deration the case of Air. Towner, convicted before gr . Justice She; at the late Reading Assizes, of a rape o n Georgiana Partridge. Observer. SUICIDE OF A SOLICITOR.—On Saturday morning a painful sensation was caused in Manchester by the an nouncement that Mr. Harrison Blair, a well-known solici tor, had committed suicide at his house in the Polygon, Ardwick, by shooting himself through the head. The de ceased gentleman had become connected with some iron works, and it is rumoured that losses connected with these had given him much uneasiness of mind. WAR IN AB TSS INIA. Commercio of Cairo, under date of July 7, states :—" A tremendous battle is imminent between the King Theodore 11. and Gubassie, who aspires to the crown, and has risen in opposition to the despotism of Theodore. Vahro-Medina, the General of Gubassie, has placed the province of Tigre under contribw tions of men, horses, animals of all kinds, provisions, an d money. Both parties are making great preparations for war. According to the statements of the Abyssinian S, there will be not less than 150,000 combatants upon the field of battle. Consul Cameron and all the other Europea n prisoners whom the newspapers had stated to have bee° released are still in the King's power at Pabretabor. Thy news is so bad that we should wish it to be contradicte d, but the source whence we have received it is one whic h renders it quite deserving of credence." THE RIOT ON NEWCASTLE TOWN Mom—At NW; castle Assizes, on Wednesday, before Baron Martin, 1 ' men—named Finlay Lloyd, Kelly, Barron, Horroclrt Ward, Bonman, Ryan, Conley, O'Connor, an d Conroy', a ll quarrymen and labourers -were indicted for taking Pa rt in the late riot at Newcastle during the races. The chars:o agair.st Barron was withdrawn on account of the sae ° treatment he had sustained, but the other prisoners we re found guilty, and sentenced to 12 months' imprisonme n " , with hard labour each. The San Francisco (California) 13tilletin remarks —" Our readers scarcely need to be told that recent at tempts at silk culture in California have been unifornali succesoful. The climate is all that could be desired N c the purpose ; the soil is admirably adapted to the gr owth of the mulberry tree ; Chinese labour, which is exac tl y adapted to that business, is abundant and cheap, and i t I " by no means improbable that our State may become the Italy or France of the United States in point of silk al' turo. The American whale shin Mary, of New Bedford I arrived at Honolulu May 25, with 90 barrels of spernl °l ; * Mining stocks again declining, Ophi r , $3OO ; Imper it " 107 ; Yellow, Jacket, 690 ; Belcher, 177. Legal tenders' Do B Ptui E Do 8 Dido D D ot o( Po. A u ,. • p,,b o a,t. ,r,,•rtch, neon o. ~ dr g( A ttst Britz D I utiet ii, D c Chili Colo Cub a b atii Uant 15 0 ' F.:q ua D 0 1) 0 1) 0 ) , ,t 1)0 Do . 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