The Sun. — London, England, 1865-11-21 00:00:00

LONDON, TUESDAY, NOV. 21, 1865. The more the proceedings which have recently taken place in Jamaica are dwelt upon the more extraordinary the whole affair seems to be. Nothing has at all transpired which can tend to throw any light upon the causes of the disaster otherwise than can be accounted for through the spirit of discontent that was fermented. The outbreak of this rebellion was certainly premature, and therefore, of course, was the more alarming, because the authorities had no opportunities afforded to them of taking note of suspicious signs and tokens, or of observing any manifestations of discontent among the negroes. Taking all things intfconsideration, it may well be considered that we have cause to rejoice things were no worse instead of wondering if they might not have been better arranged. The affair which inaugurated the rebellion in itself was of so trifling a character that it did not tend to alarm the authorities, and was, therefore, in reality of no use in preparing them for the t rage d y t h at was t o come. It is, of course, always easy to judge after the event what should h ave been done, but in this case it may fairly be permitted to remark that had more care or caution been used after. the rescue of the negro from the Court-house the results might have been less dis astrous. It is always wisest to be on the safe side, and surely so outrageous an action should have in spired some degree of apprehension into the minds of the authorities. Governor ETRE took no time in taking steps to prevent the spread of the evil, which he was prescient enough to see had taken root, but so much time was lost before he was in formed of the riots that the lives of many of the un fortunate inhabitants of Morant Town could not be saved. Still the arrival of the Wolverine was mom opportune, because by this means the unhappy refugees were rescued from their perilous position, so that a great deal is due to the foresight and sagacity of the Governor, and he must have rejoiced at the result of his providential care and prompt decision. So much depends, in circumstances of this kind, upon energy and discernment, for while doubts are arising and difficulties being weighed over the opportunity for action may go by, and a general confusion arise which cannot easily be set to rights, nor can its consequences be soon for gotten. It is to be hoped that the Colonial Minis ter and the Cabinet in general will appreciate the conduct of the Governor, for it is due to his exer tions and the zeal with which his orders were obeyed that a complete and general outbreak did not take place, which would have occasioned incalculable distress to many in this country, besides a conside rable destruction of property. Besides the preven tive measures which were adopted, it was wise to resolve upon the immediate execution of the ring leaders ; for, had a different course been followed, the rebels could not have been so easily intimidated. An affair like this outbreak in Jamaica can only be put down by the exercise of stern justice, and it was only acting with due regard to the safety of the inhabitants, and, in the end, with consistency to wards the rebels, to enforce the penalty of the laws in each case of flagrant rebellion. Those who exclaim against such a course as being too arbitrary seem to forget, in their zeal for the blacks, that a still harder measure was dealt out by them towards the unoffending inhabitants whom they cruelly tortured and brutally massacred. It is unfortunate that at this juncture any person should be found eager or willing to advocate the cause or put forward the claims of such miscreants, as the ringleaders of the insurrection have proved them selves to be. When men get an idea into their heads they are often apt to go to extremes, and persist in their original notions, however much circumstances may have changed since they first took them up. Such prejudice, however, is no proof of their sound judgment or good sense, and must cause regret to all discriminating observers. When a catastrophe like the one just recorded occurs, it is the proper thing for all lovers of peace and promoters of order to make common cause against those who offend against the laws, and not to exhibit to the delinquents a want of unity and a difference of opinion, of which ad vantage may be taken at a future time. Dr. UNDERHILL has written a letter concerning this affair, in which he attaches great blame to Governor EIRE, and " disclaims the responsibility" which he fastens upon him, the responsibility in question being, he avers, the Governor's, and not his. He publishes the letter to which allusion has been made, and which was addressed to Mr. CARD WELL in January last by Dr. UNDERHILL. This document presents a most unfavourable account of the condition of the island of Jamaica. 'The continually increasing distress of the coloured population is said to give rise to great apprehensions, and the following extract from one of the letters the writer has re ceived from Jamaica is a very good illustration of the style of the communication :—" Crime has fearfully increased, the number of prisoners in the penitentiary and gaols is considerably more than double the average, and nearly all for one crime, larceny. Summonses for petty debts disclose an amount of pecuniary difficulty which has never before been experienced, and applications for paro chial and private relief prove that multitudes are suffering from want little removed from starvation. The extreme poverty of the people is considered to be the cause of the evil that exists, and Dr. UNDERHILL expresses his fears that unless something be speedily done to afford employment and encourage the outlay of capital in Jamaica, most distressing con sequences will ensue ; indeed he goes so far as to prognosticate the " entire failure of the island." There may doubtless be great truth in some of these statements in the abstract, but an exaggerated tone prevails in regard to the condition of the coloured population, and nothing had occurred at the time referred to to justify so wholesale a denunciation as is found in these words. In reference to the Government of Jamaica, it is said that it is a course of action " which, while it incalculably ap preciates the misery arising from natural causes, renders certain the ultimate destination of every class, planter and peasant, European_ and Creole. Whatever sufferings might have been felt by the negroes they have entirely done away with the sympathy that would otherwise have been theirs, and they must adopt a very different course before confidence can be reposed in them. It appears that too much latitude has been allowed to them instead of too little, and they have abused their opportunities and lost their chances of improvement in so conspicuous a manner that it must be evi dent to all experienced persons that in future a strict supervision must be kept over them. Among the many encouraging items of news which reach us from the shores of America, which indicate the gradual restoration of tranquillity and outward peace to the States of the Confederacy, the people of this country are perhaps too much inclined to forget the terrible devastation of the war. The impressions of an English traveller in the South, as addressed to a contemporary, are, therefore, not unsuitable reading at this time, as they serve to remind us that the struggle for South ern independence was something more than a hasty resolution, a visionary dream of fanatics and en thusiasts. It arose from the deep and resolute conviction of a whole people, who believed that they had a right to independent government, and that it was within their power to achieve it, and who made the most heroic efforts and endured the most bitter sacrifices during a period of four years, during which they received little or no external aid, while they had every disadvantage to contend against. Had they had a smaller extent of country to defend they might have had a better chance. The stories of sieges and assaults in which the de fenders compel their assailants to retreat, and outweigh numbers by courage and endurance, have mostly been confined to towns or for tresses. Even in the memorable siege of Malta the Knights had only an island to defend, not a vast and expansive territory to which their forces were totally inadequate. It is becom ing in some quarters the impression that the South collapsed because the people grew tired of the war, and began to think that le jeu ne valait pas la chaudelle, and that as soon as the struggle really came home to them they abandoned what had been all along a ma t ter of indifference. No doubt there w at as th last, ae good deal of disaffection and unwillingness esPacially among the planters, who looked with a jealous eye on the open declaration of DAVIS and LEE that the negroes ought to be impressed. Their losses, at least, no Englishman will regret, nor will they gain much pity for their compulsory abandonment of their property which the change of circumstances forced upon them. The tone of the Southern Congress showed any thing but the unanimity and patriotism required in such an emergency, and JEFFERSON DAVIS was too constitutional a ruler to enforce the measures which he believed to be indispensable to the safety of his own Government. His voice was raised indeed in warning and expostulation, and for this the Con gress called him sharply to account, declaring that he was exciting unnecessary alarm among the people, and they immediately issued a counter statement declaring that the prospects of the Confederacy were sanguine, even while the enemy was at their very doors. We can all remember the grave and dignified reply made by the Southern President, in which he mournfully said he hoped they might find him mis taken. It must, indeed, have been a bitter disap pointment for JEFFERSON DAVIS to watch the in evitable collapse of a Government which rested on popular representation, and which failed to find in the Representative Assembly the support which it required. We can fancy that his own fate seemed to him at that moment a matter of indifference compared to the failure of the cause to which he had devoted himself heart and soul. Had DAVIS been a man of different temper the result might possibly have been different, or the struggle, at least, would have been prolonged. Had ANDREW JOHNSON been at the head of the Confederacy his strong will might have bent the planters to the necessities of the hour, but JEFFERSON DAVIS and his associates were too faithful to the principle that they ruled by the will of the people for the success of their cause. North and South both suffered from the war to an extent which it is difficult to realise from mere figures, but the South has paid by far the heaviest penalty. A grim but striking fact brings home to us the vast extent of the destruction. It seems that the trade in bones has become a profitable occupation in the South, and at this we need not wonder, when we hear that in the valley of the Shenandoah alone it is said that 160,000 skeletons of horses have been collected. At Fredericksburg, another name of terrible memory, a bone mill has been established, and has been in active work during the past five months, waggon loads arriving there daily. And how many human bones cumber the green fields of the Southern States ? What a vast amount of human suffering and wretchedness does not this war, which has now passed into a name, repre sent ! It is said that on the boats and trains going northward travellers are often surprised to see a large box with a skull and crossbones painted outside, together with a name and date. This con tains the remains of some Northern soldier who fell in the South, and whose relatives wish to have him buried near them. American ingenuity has turned even this melancholy wish into a sort of profit, and the removal of corpses has become a thriving trade. The Southern ;people are too poor for any such "luxury of woe," and accord ingly these mournful conveyances are seldom seen moving towards the Southern States. The poverty of the South is indeed something fearful, and even in Richmond itself the wealthiest classes are poorer than the poorest tradesman used to be. There are many reasons for this. The Confederate currency lost all its value suddenly, and those who held a good sum one day were penniless the next. Again, the barbarous conduct of the Northern Generals, who, like SHERIDAN in the fertile valley of the Shenandoah, ruthlessly destroyed the crops and granaries and burn the homesteads of the people, has been productive of much of what we may call unnecessary misery. Then the obstinate laziness of the blacks, who believe for the most part that Congress intends to give them lands for their support, hinders the cultivation of the land and the sowing of the crops, and. there is, therefore, little prospect of a good harvest redeem ing matters. The negroes themselves, according to the official report, have suffered terribly from scarcity. A struggle like that which America has just passed through could not fail to leave its traces on all classes. In its extent and in the magnitude of the armies employed on both sides it rivalled the wars of antiquity, in which every able-bodied man in the country was called to bear arms. Surely this survey carries two lessons. It should teach European powers to be patient during the inevitable transition state through which America is now pass ing, remembering how much she has suffered, and how hard a task lies before her statesmen, while it should also warn the A mericans themselves to be less hasty in provoking another gigantic contest before the wounds so recently inflicted have fairly closed. THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE PASTON LETTERS.— The first meeting of the Society of Antiquaries since the long vacation was held last evening at Somerset-house, Mr. Frederick Ouvry in the chair. After some routine business had been transacted, the secretary (Mr. Christopher Knight-Watson) said that recently his attention had been directed to an article in the Fortnightly Review, by Mr. Herman Merivale, im pugning the authenticity of the famous Paston Letters. He (Mr. Watson) immediately put himself in communica tion with Mr. Bruce, who was the most competent person to decide as to the internal evidence of the letters, and Mr. Almack, who, there was reason to believe, could speak as to what might be termed the internal evidence, in conse quence of his long residence in that part of England where the Preston family dwelt, and his acquaintance with Mr. Dalton, the intimate friend of Sir John Fenn, who helped him into the publication of the letters. In the meantime, Mr. Philip Frere, the literary representative of Sir John Fenn, instituted a search among the papers of his father, the late Sergeant Frere, who edited the fifth volume of the letters. The result was the discovery of the original MS. of the letters comprised in the fifth published volume, to gether with a mass of undated letters and other documents connected with the publication of the whole. There was reason to hope that these originals would be laid before the society on an early occasion, when Mr. Bruce and Mr. Al mack would make some valuable communications on the subject. He (Mr. Watson) had received a letter from Philip Frere, in which he stated the particulars of the discovery of the original documents at his resi dence at Dungate, Cambridgeshire. It appeared that the late Sergeant Frere could never find the originals of the fifth volume, though he was by no means an ignorant or careless successor of Sir John Fenn. On the contrary, ho put such originals as he could find into the hands of his son Philip, then a schoolboy, and taught him to read and decipher them. Afterwards, in 1830, he forwarded such documents as he had to the Bishop of Llandaff, for that learned prelate's inspection. Very recently, however, Mr. Philip Frere, found a box about 2ft. square, marked "Paston Letters." On opening it he found the specimens which had been sent to the Bishop of Llandaff, below them various undated documents of the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries, and in another tier the long missing originals of the fifth volume, complete and in ex act order. These, of course, furnished a triumphant an swer and refut a ti on to t h e charge brought against Sir John ho Fen n iu referen ce t o t h e authenticity of the Paston Letters. T chairman remarked th a t as an a tt ac k o f thi s ki n d h a d been request to Mr. Philip Frere to lay made it was d es i rable that all the evidence that could be procured sh ou ld b e produced. Perhaps it would be ad visable to send a spec i al the manuscripts alluded to before the society. Mr. Richard Cull said he would use hi s personal influence with Mr. From to attain the desired object. Re might mention that he had himself gone over the MSS. with Serjeant Frere, and compared the originals with the printed letters. That was about 1834 or 1835. The serjeant died in 1836, and after his death he (Mr. Cull) saw portions of the MSS. of the first four volumes, and many letters still unpublished. He well remembered the y were ke p t in a box which an swered to the one describe d in Mr. Philip Frere's commu nication. He had no doubt that Mr. Frere would be glad to send the documents in question for inspection by Fel lows of the society. LA TEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE CITY OF BOSTON. (Via Roche's Point.) The Inman steamer City of Boston, from New York, on the 11th inst., arrived at Queenstown at 8.15 a.m. to-day (Tuesday), with the mails, $130,000 in specie, and 189 passengers. She landed 42 passengers and proceeded at 8.30 a.m. for Liver pool. NEW YORK, Nov. 11 (Morning). President Johnson has announced that the pas sage of the constitutional amendment is necessary for the full restoration of the Southern States to the Union. Captain Wirz has been hanged. The New York Times says that Mr. Seward re plied to Earl Russell's last despatch six weeks ago, informing the latter that he could not press the suggestion fDr arbitration nor consent to submit any question to the decision of a commission unless all claims at issue between the two Governments were also submitted. Mr. Seward's despatch is supposed to be mainly to ascertain what topics Earl Russell proposed to submit to a Commission. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Money tight. Gold, 1461. Exchange on London, 159 ; on Paris, 3.561. Stocks declining down wards. New York Centrals, 691 i Illinois, 1351 ; Erie, 9211 Five-Twenty Bonds, 101/. Cotton supply firm. Middling Upland, 52. Flour declin ing —Wheat firm. Corn depressed. Provisions steady. Coffee steady. Sugar quiet. Molasses steady. Petroleum dull. Crude, 37 ; refined, 60. OVERLAND MAILS. CALCUTTA, Nov. 8. Owing to a sudden change in the river (Hooghley) the Mooltan is 'leaped and cannot leave here until the 14th instant. NoTE.—The proper date of departure is Novem ber 9th, it is therefore probable that the Calcutta, China, and Australian Mails, due at Marseilles on the 11th, and Southampton on the 19th December, will be five days late. SPAIN. MADRID, Nov. 20. The Court will leave La Granja for Pardo on the Ist December. The Queen will not return to Madrid until the opening of the Cortes. SWEDEN. STOCKHOLM, Nov. 20 (Evening.) The final vote upon the reform of the Constitution will probably be taken on the 6th December next. The reform party are daily gaining fresh adherents in the Upper House. Numerous addresses in favour of reform continue to be presented, among which is one from the University of Upsala. RUSSIA. ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 19. While reports received from Asia, by way of Constantinople and Trieste, represent the Emir of Bokhara as a conquering hero, before whom the Russians bow their diminished heads, it appears from intelligence just published by the Invalide Russe that the Sovereign in question has' never even attacked the garrison at Taschkend at all. His be haviour, on the contrary, seems to be"of the most respectable character towards Gen. Tschernaieff, to whom he is said to have just despatched his third embassy. In addition to this, it appears that the Emir has quite enough upon his hands in his own country. He had commenced hostilities against the Kliptschaks, by which both parties were weakened, and the Emir, having remained with the greater portion of his forces in Khokand, had by that course materially assisted his opponents to gain the victory. One of the latter, Schagri- Schialz of Bokhara, availed himself of the Emir's weakness to get up an insurrection. In consequence the Emir had sent on his infantry to the - scene of action, and was about to follow in person. No change had taken place in the situation of affairs at Taschkend. On the 30th August r (igth Septem ber) General Tschernaieff gave a tirrhd -7uet, at which 30,000 persons were present, ..uout any disorder whatever taking place. Thi4' cyent made a great impression upon the inhabithntk ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT (Opera Company, Limited.) THIS EVENING will be performed Meyerbeer's Grand, Opera, L'AF kt ICAINE. Miss Louisa Pyne, Madame Lem mcns-Sharrington, and Mrs. A. Cook ; Messrs. Alberto Lawrence. Henry Corr', A. Cook, E. Dussek, J. G. Paley, C. Lyall, and Charles Adams. Conductor, Mr. Alfred Mellon. Commence at half-past 7. TIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE SIUNOts. ARDITI'S CONCERTS. EVERY EVENING, FO Lt FOUR WEEKS ONLY. TO-NIGJIT (Tuesday), November 21st. VOCALISTS. Sinico, bldll Mi. sign Sanor Stagno, Signor Foli, and Mr. tley. Vioms. Mdlle. Emilia Arcliti (her third appearance in England). THE ORCHEaTRA OF HER MAJESTY S ToEAIRE Conductor—Signor ARDITI. Promenade, One Shilling. U, per Boxes, 2s. ; Dress Circle, 4s. ; Private Boxes, from lOs. dd. ,Notice.—The Upper Box and Dress Circle Seats are num bered and reserved. and may be secured (without extra &large) at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is open daily from Ten till Six. 'the GRAND BALL D'OPERA will take place on TUESDAY, the 19th of December. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Managers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVE XING the performances will commence with the Farce of HUSB&NDS BEWARE. Er. G. Belmont; Miss Haziewood, Miss R. Leclercq, After which, Shakspere's Tragedy of KING JOHN: Messrs. Phelps, James Anderson, T. Swinbourne, Raynor. G. Bel ram, E. Phelps, C. Harcourt; Miss Atkinson, Mrs. IL Vandenhoff, Mrs. Hodson, &o. Commence at 7. T HEATRE ROYAL, HAYMA_RKET.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Buckstone. MAR THIS EVENING, THREE WEAWIER RIAGE. Mr. W. Farrell. Mr. Chippendale, Miss Snowden, Miss Nelly Moore. After which, USED UP. Mr. Charles Mathews, Mr. Howe, Miss Nelly Moore, Mrs. E. Fitzwilliam. To be followed by (Sth time) WHO KILLED COCK ROBIN ? Mr. Chippendale, Mr. C. Mathews ; Mrs. Charles )Mathews, Mrs. Fitz william, &c. Concluding with THE BALLET. Messrs. Arthur and Charles Leclercq. Miss Fanny iN right, Miss C. Adams, and the Corps de Ballet. Commence at Seven. OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.- Under the sole Management of Mr. Pechter. THIS EVENING, at Seven o'clock, THE DAY AFTER THE WEDDING. Mr. and Mrs. Borman. After which, at 8, a New Drama, entitled THE WATCH CRY. Mr Pechter, supported by Messrs. H. Widoicombe, 8. Emery, C. Horsman, Itaymond, Fitzpatrick, Clifford. and Miss Elsworthy. To conclude with the Farce of NIIRSEY CHICKWEED. Messrs. H. Widdicomb, Raymond, Moreland ; Mrs. Lee and Mis 3 Lavenn. Box Office open daily from Eltven till Five. Acting Manager, H. Barnett. NEW THEATRE-ROYAL ADELPHI . Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, at 7, GOOD FOR NOTHING. Mrs Alfred Mellon and Mr. Felix Rogers. Alter which, at 8, RIP WAN WINKLE. Rip (his 68th appearance), Mr. Jefferson, supported by Messrs. 13111ington, P. Bford, It Phillips, Felix Bogus, Ashley, liburne, C. J. Smith; Mrs. Billingtor, &c. Ta conclude, at halt-pa.t 10, with THE WIDOW'S VICTIM. Messrs. BiLington, Felix Rogers, Ashley; Miss Godsell, Miss Seaman, and Hiss Jenny Wilimore. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, QUIET LODGINGS. Atter which, at a quarter to Eight, IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO MEND. characters by Messrs. Vining, T. Mel ville, T. Mead, D. Murray, S. Calhaem. F. Villiers, J. G. Shore, G. Murray, H. Mellon, C. Seytan, R. Cathcart; Miss L. Moore and Miss Katherine Rodgers. ROYAL S 7 RAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. bwanborough. THIS EVENING, at Seven. SHORT AND SWEET. 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HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tan DAY. —Morning, 3h. 37m.—Afternoon, 3h. 55m. To-310allow:Morning, 4h. I!m.—Afternoon, 4h. um. A • 6.4., 1.? 411.4.4.11.1iter12‘ • .• ~ 10-.0", THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 21 1865. TRANCE. BOURSE, Nov. 20.—Two o'Clock.—Business is very slack ; transactions in stock take place at a reduction on Saturday's closing quotations. Foreign Railway Shares are also weaker. Discounts are actively proceeded with in Credit lgol;gier Shares, of which I,loofr. are called for to-day. Three per Cent. Rentes are doing at 68f. 45c., showing a de cline of 'lie. Italian Fives have receded The. Credit Mobilier remain stationary. Lombard Shares have declined sf. Saragossa sf. North of Spain 3f. 75c. The late imporhant operations undertaken by the Comptoir d'Escompte cause the Shares of this Society to be sought after at improved quota tions, and they are now doing at I,o2ofr.—an ad vance of 7f. 50c. Three o'Clock.—The market left off as follows : 41 per Cents 97 -- Do. and month — Ditto Threes — Roman 74 Mexican Loan 49 Do. Bonds 327 50 Russian ._ Austrian - Spanish Threes Home Debt Deferred 3 per Cents. 6B 50 Do. end month 6B 50 Credit Mobilier Do. end month B6B 75 Bank Shares 3725 Credit Fonder 1330 Italian Loan 64 85 Do. end month 64 97 Acct. ... 822 50 ... 1098 75 ... 822 50 ... 567 50 208 75 - - ... 410 - - - ... 385 - - - ... 175 ---- - - ... 212 50 - -- ... 105 - - - ... 160 -- Curability of the Cattle Disease While the Royal Commission appointed by the Crown to inquire into the origin and progress of the Great National Calamity of the Rinderpest or Cattle Disease is yet meditating its Report, and while the date of the meeting of the New Parlia ment (among the earliest labours of which will be the taking of that same Report into most serious consideration) yet remains to be decided upon by the will of the Sovereign, under the loyal and conscientious advice of her Majesty's Government —it so happens most opportunely that the country, the Government, the Royal Commissioners them selves, are enabled to recognise, what we for our own part do most firmly believe to be the thrice welcome truth: that the Cattle Disease is cheaply, readily, and perfectly curable ! This may appear a bold asser tion to make, but of its immediate and absolute justification we are thoroughly well satisfied. And because of this we would here thus explicitly direct attention to the matter most unhesitatingly. Satisfied in our own mind that the Cattle Disease is curable —and curable, moreover, as we have said, cheaply, readily, and thoroughly—we would now hasten to set forth here at once as distinctly as possible the nature of the remedy, the cost of its application, and the name of the principal person by whom this reliable remedy is advocated, or, as we may even say, introduced into this country. And first of all, let us mention forthwith—to the end we have just stated—that the arch-champion of the new remedy for the cattle disease—for many years a member, and no obscure member either, of the House of Commons—although no longer, much to our regret under the circumstances, a member of that House—has himself hastened over at this time into England from his place of residence in Switzer land, for the express purpose of bringing his views upon the vitally important mat ter here referred to personally and as strenu ously possible under the consideration of the pro per authorities. Mr. Urquhart, formerly M.P. for Stafford, has not only just now arrived in Lon don for the purpose of advocating the employment of the great remedy of Radiating Heat for the cure of the terrible murrain of the Rinderpest, but he has already, we understand, made an offer to the Commission to have erected—at his own expense—in the worst, that is to say, in the most malignantly infected locality that can be anywhere selected, a Turkish Bath for diseased cattle—so that he may there and then demonstrate, under the scrutiny of inspectors appointed by the Royal Commissioners themselves, the perfect accuracy of his statements in regard to the complete curability of the Cattle Disease or Rinderpest. Having said thus much ourselves, we would here extract from a recent number of our Swiss contemporary, Le Mont Blanc, the following excellent remarks, having reference to the important subject under discussion : ItiLLWATA. Cash. Orleans Northern Lyons and Mediterranean Southern Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona Roman SCULLERS' RACE FOR .£so.—Yesterday afternoon Robt. Pick, of Thames Bank, Pimlico, and William Sadler, of Putney, contended for £25 aside in outriggers, from Putney toßarnes Railway Bridge. They made their debut in private sculling yesterday, but have before con tended at regattas. Pick is 21 years of age, stands sft Bi, and weighs 9st 81b; Sadler, three years his senior, is sft 61, and weighs near lOst. Citizen N (Capt. Whanslaw) ac companied the race with a good party, betting being 6 and 7t04 on Sadler, to a considerable amount. Mr. J. Ireland was referee, Mr. H. Salter umpire for Pick, and J. Sadler for his brother. Salter piloted Pick, who had trained at Wandsworth ; and the champion, Kelley, looked after the interest of Sadler, who trained at the champion's hostelry at Putney. Pick won the toss, and chose Middlesex, and they were not long in getting away, Pick vOth a good lead. Sadler was soon well at his work, and at the Star and Garter was only a few feet to the bad, and they were level at the Duke's Head. Sadler shot to the front directly afterwards, and rowing with great judgment, led by half a length at Simmonds's. This he increased to a length near the London Boat house, and took his man's water above the Creek. The race was over; Pick rowed a capital stern wager, and displayed a fair amount of style, but Sadler was too strong for him, led by three lengths at Hammer smith, and won by a similar distance in 22 min. 30 sec., very decent time. Pick was rather distressed at the finish. THE UNITED STATES AS A PENAL SETTLEMENT. —The United States consul in Switzerland has directed the following intimation to the local authorities at Bale Campagno " Whereas, on a casual perusal of the journal Barisbieter, of 29th October, I find that a certain Martin Babel., who appears to have been sentenced in 1855 to twenty-four years* durance in irons, ten years of which penal period he has already undergone, is now (by what seems an economical measure) destined to get commutation of what remains by payment of his passage to America, on pledge that he never returns, the undersigned begs it to be known that the American Union is not a penal colony, and that already a despatch has been sent to Washington, which will not only prevent this convict's landing at any of our outports, but will insure his re-shipment for Europe at the cost of those who sent him," TREATMENT OF CATTLE DISEASE BY HEAT. Two terrible scourges hava afflicted Europe this year— the cholera, which after having desolated the south of France and Italy, is now finding numerous victims in Paris ; and the typhus bondis, which is decimating the cattle in Belgium, Holland, and, in particular, England. The ravages of the first are decreasing, but nothing seems to be able to stop the violence of the other As for Eng land, where so much capital is invested in the rearing of cattle, the epidemic there has assumed the proportions of a public disaster; meat, milk, and butter, those great neces saries, have become excessively scarce—indeed, there is quite a famine. A commission has been appointed to investigate the causes and progress of the epidemic, and to consider the best remedy. According to the Spectator this commission is about to publish its report; but the state of things is depicted in this•in such dismal colours that the only thing the commission can do is to demand the convocation of Parliament, in December instead of February to discuss the question which alone occupies public attention. We can tell the British Parliament, and before that assembles, tell England and all the countries which the scourge has not yet visited that there is an infallible re medy which ought to have been generally applied in Eng land, seeing the numerous experiments which have been made and the remarkable results obtained. The popularisation of this remedy has been retarded be cause it clashes with scientific prejudices which we cannot have. A distinguished scientific man, Mr. Urquhart, whose name was konourably mentioned in the English papers some years ago, and whom the pure and light air of our mountains has restored to health, and who has just built a chalet on the " Prarion," has been the promoter of this remedy in England, but he has had to sustain a severe struggle with the prejudices of which we spoke above, and over which he has not as yet been able to triumph. This remedy is no other than that spoken of in the article which appeared in the Mont Blanc on the 24th of September, entitled, " The Arrival of the Cholera," viz., the Turkish Bath, or tho application of radiat ing heat. "By heat," says Mr. 'Urquhart, "an open ing is made, by which the poison and the urea may escape, which tries . to find its .way through ;the skin ; by powerful shampooing, even to bruising, cramps are relieved, the tension of the muscles arrested, and the equilibrium of the circulation restored." Two competent men, Dr. Thudicu,m, who is considered in Eng land her, most distinguished chemist, and Dr. Gosse, of Geneva, have both proved the efficacy of this remedy. "Henceforth," says the former, in a letter explaining the physiological action of the Turkish Bath, "the cholera, with its algide-period, will cease:to be a fatal disease." The latter, in consequence of an experiment crowned with suc cess, has been led to substitute radiating heat for that of water or vapour ; by these two latter there being caused a great loss of strength, while radiating heat gives off elec tricity, which increases the strength of the person sub mitted to it. The action of the Turkish Bath is identical in the case of persons attacked with cholera and animals affected with the cattle plague. Numerous testimonies are given from all parts as to the efficacy of this remedy. A doctor writes to Public Opinion that a farmer who, out of eleven cows, had ten smitten with the disease, instead of slaughtering them to save the one, he thought himself of submitting them to the bath. At the end of a week he had lost none of the animals, but their health had materially improved. They were on the road to complete recovery. The Sun also has published a letter from Mr. Scriven, who has devoted himself to making experiments for four years, without ever being disappointed by the result. This gentleman's letter is subjoined, preceded by some few words from Mr. Urquhart, to whom we are indebted for this obliging communication. To the Editor. "Chalet des Melezes au Prarion, 28th Sept. " Sir,—As you inserted my letter on the cholera, I sup pose you will willingly accept the one I now send you, taken from the English papers, on the epidemic which is decimating the cattle in England. The remedy for the two diseases, the same. Numerous experiments during five years have left no doubt regarding the action of heat on the diseases of cattle—that is to say, it cures them all. Such a result cannot but react on the investigation of the measures to be taken to preserve us from the epidemic which threatens the human race. Tho two questions are connected in another way. Al though the effect of the Turkish Bath on beasts in Ireland and Scotland is indisputable and undisputed, no step, that lam aware of, has been takeii to arrest the course of an epidemic which affects the welfare and threatens the pro sperity of the public. So also against the cholera; neither in the place where it has committed its ravages, or elsewhere, has anywhere it been thought of to employ the natural agent, the most simple and efficacious, and which at the same time is both the oldest of remedies and the latest discovery. D. URQUILMT. Absorbed by other matters, we have left these letters for seine time on our file. Our attention has been recalled to them by fresh documents which we have found in the Morning Star of the 18th of October. The first is an important despatch from the British Ambassador to St. Petersburg ; the next is a letter from a physician, confirming the important effects of the treatment by heat, whether in the cholera or the cattle disease. These docu ments are as follows Mr. Urquhart quitted St. Gervais a few days ago to go to England to construct there Turkish baths for cattle. We shall publish the ulterior details which have been promised us on this important question. We will add only one word more, says the Mont Blanc: the action of heat is evident in all the cases cited above, whatever the manner in which it has been applied, whether in local or complete baths, or by the vapour bath, etc. Tho perfection of the system consists in the employ ment of radiating heat, of which Mr. Striven speaks when referring to the Manual of the Turkish Bath. The apparatus employed to produce it is simple and cheap ; it consists of a grate or basket for coke, surrounded by a coating of iron-plates ; that is to say, a common laundry stove. The conduits for the smoke aro disposed around the room in such a manner as to lose caloric. This appara tus is that which we have seen at the Chalet des 21Ielezes. An important letter upon the subect, written by Mr. Urquhart himself, we would here append to the foregoing. It is dated Chalet des Melezes, St. Gervais, Sept. 20, Haute Savoie, France, and runs as follows : I have been so painfully disappointed in my endeavour by letters to induce persons in England to try the effect of caloric that I have been prompted by the public spirit of your experiment to suggest to you the employment of that means, and to offer you some explanation as to the means of carrying them into effect, should the suggestion meet with your approval. Heat is the great disinfector. Heat is the great purifier of the animal frame. These qualities have within the last few years been esta blished in an irrefragable manner. The question seems to be why they have not been employed in the case of a new disease, and one which has defied all other modes of treatment. The answer is given in what has been done, or rather not done, in reference to cholera. Hero, practically and theoreticelly, heat has been recognised as the cure. Yet, where the malady has appeared, and whore it is appre hended, no one has so much as suggested the construction of Turkish baths. But, on the contrary, where these baths exist, European medical men have dissuaded from their use. If, on these ground., you think fit to make the trial in reference to the murrain, you can do it at a triflng cost. It requires but to close in a loose box, or the end of a stable; 8 feet square will give space for two cows; 11 feet ,by 12 will give space for six cows at a time. A common laundry stove, placed in a trench 18 inches deep, at one side of the room, with a flue in iron carried a few feet on at the same level, will raise the temperature to the boiling pitch, or above it. I intreat of you to let your decision be the result of your own reflections. If you consult a scientific man you will get an unfavourable answer, and be set against it, and thus lose the opportunity of making the experiment, as well as all the advantages which you yourself might derive from having thus become acquainted with the means of increas ing the enjoyments of life, and prolonging its duration. The experiment cannot be made unless you have a per son understanding the use of the bath. I have directed superintendent of the Hammam in Jermyn-street to take this letter, and to be in attendance in case you wish to consult him, and I have also desired ono of the shampooers to be at your disposal in case you desire his services. I have recommended a laundry stove, not as being the best, but as being the least bad of any to be obtained ready made. I enclose the sketch of one I have ordered here, for the bath of a friend who is building a chalet near me; and which is destined to heat a room 14 feet by 8 and 10 feet high. DAVID URQUHART. And now, finally, let us commend the following plain statement— as to what may be called the appa ratus or appliances for the employment of this beneficent remedy for cattle stricken with the rinderpest—to all those who may be desirous to ob tain for cattle disinfectiug and cleansing heat : Take a loose box, close it in with boards—lath and plaster partition, filling the interval with sawdust, so as to render it impervious to air and heat. Lay in tin. of saw dust over the ceiling ; place a ventilator 2iin. square in the ceiling, or near the top of the box, by which the air is to be admitted. Place a similar ventilator in the partition, or down at the height of a man's head, for occasional use. Set the door so that it shall open outwardly and close her metically. Put a second glass in the window panes and part up the frames. Dig a trench at ono side, other than that at which there is the door, 2ft. deep and 3ft. wide. Flatten the earth, and lay upon it a sheet of sheet iron 2ft. by 3ft. Place on it an iron cradle 14in. by 18in., standing 4in. from the ground, and being itself 10 inches high. Over this place a sheet-iron case, 18 inches wide, 20 inches long, and 2 feet high. This case will have in the front a hopper 4 inches square to throw in the coke, a slide below 1* inch by 3 inches to light the fire by, and to give air ; and a drawer at the bottom, or open space, for the ashes 7 inches by 4 inches. Then fit on the pipe for the flue, at the other end, light the fire, and, in a couple of hours, you can send in your cattle. The railing in front of the furnace should be strong, although cattle are always quiet in the bath. N.B.—No bottom to the case which constitutes the stove. The ashes will soon close up any passage of air. Trouble and expense is thus saved; and any change or reparation is made at once. The, flue should be as large, but as low as possible. If the trench cannot be continued round the second side of the room, then the flue may be a second case of 18 or 20 inches in height; at the end, narrowed to 4 inches, with a damper. It may then be sent through the wall anywhere, for all the available heat will have been taken out. And the outlay for the erection upon any farm of what might be called an impromptu Turkish Bath for Cattle—and the outlay for that, it may here be asked very anxiously ? Can that outlay be conjectured? Hardly, we should imagine. For the cost may actually be set down as amount ing to no more than £2 or £3—not £2O or £3o— to no more than £2 or £3 sterling. .Agricultural Prospects, The week opened with a fine day, with the wind at north-east, bright and clear, and a prevalence of white clouds. All this would be serviceable in dry ing the lands and making them fit for the reception of the seed on the following day. Monday was fine and most favourable for the progress of au tumnal tillage, and the. farmers pushei forward wheat sowing very vigorously, as a great breadth of land was planted on that day in the primest order possible ; and, although the season was far ad vanced and considered late, yet the grain was com mitted to a good bed, and it will soon germinate ; whilst the early sown,"of which the extent was very limited, is now up, and has assumed a vigorous and healthy aspect, being strong enough to resist sharp night frosts occasionally prevailing. Tuesday was a damp, foggy morning, the wind veering round from the N.E. to the S.E., and S.S.W., thermome ter 47 deg., barometer 30 in., and falling steadily. At three p.m. slight drizzling rain fell, and the evening at times was wet ; still, up to this hour of the day, the work went on well and fast. Our advices from the West Riding of Yorkshire stated that " The weather was dry and colder, with a frosty air. Turnips were proving fully as well as was expected six weeks ago. The demand for wheat was nearly over." From Suffolk it was stated—" Farmers have lately been able to make some progress with wheat-sowing." From Northumberland it was remarked :—" The weather since our last report has been fine, but cold. Wind variable ; to-day it is S.W." On Wednesday morn ing it was evident that heavy rain had fallen in the past night ; but the day proved fine. Field work would be resumed on all except the very heavy soils, and a fair extent of land would be completed. The wind blew from the N.W., thermometer 48 deg., barometer 30.20 in. On Thursday the morning was foggy, but though the day was threatening, no rain fell, and good progress was made with wheat sow ing, for no favourable time is lost in pushing for ward this work at all points. Our advices from Suf folk thus proceed :—" The weather during the past week has been favourable, and farmers have been able to get on well with seeding." On Friday ano ther unfavourable change took place in the weather; the morning set in wet, and we had a thoroughly rainy day ; the temperature was much higher, ther mometer up to 52 deg., barometer down to 29.70 in., and all field Work suspended. This was the more unfortunate, inasmuch as, had it continued dry, nearly a finish to wheat sowing would have taken place by the end of the week. Saturday proved dry. and favourable, but the ground having been so sa turated with wet the previous day, field work could scarcely be proceeded with until a few more dry days had been experienced, while moderately fair weather next week will enable farmers to finish, and they will'have time to turn their attention to thrash ing, so as to be in readiness for the landlords' claim upon them at Christmas. Whether they will bring wheat or barley to market in the greater supply will be dependent on the price of the former, but the latter must come out whilst the demand for malting qualities is good, and during the season. The de mand for wheat, on the other hand, will be lasting up to another harvest, and we fancy this will not be pushed forward so freely, as the importation of fo reign must be trifling for months to come.—Mark Lane Express. AN UNPROFITABLE VOYAGE.—A schooner has put into Plymouth Sound, after a voyage to Spain and back with the same cargo. She left Swansea with a cargo of coals for Seville. On her arrival off St. Lucia, on the Spanish coast, the captain learnt that the Spanish autho rities had ordered all vessels coming from Swansea to undergo quarantine, on account of the yellow fever cases that occurred at that port. The schooner was first ordered to Cadiz. On her arrival there she was ordered to Vigo; and on her arrival at that port the captain could not ascer tain what was the length of the quarantine it was proposed that he should undergo, and returned to England. EXTRAORDINARY VOYAGE. Every yachtsman (says the Dublin Express) will share in the pride with which a correspondent relates a brilliant, and, we believe, unexampled exploit which has just been performed by a small yacht of only 25 tons, which is not a stranger to the waters of Dublin Bay. The gallant little craft set out from Liverpool for the antipodes, and arrived safely in Sydney after a splendid run, performing the entire distance, 16,000 miles, in 180 days. Such an achievement affords grounds for reasonable exultation, not more as a proof of the nautical skill of our amateurs than of their adventur ous spirit, which quite casts in the shade the most daring feats of Alpine climbers, ir 0 ,, f at , Tramp HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, Monday. The Queen, with their Royal Highnesses Princess Louis of Hesse and Princess Louise, drove out this morning, attended by the Lord Charles Fitzroy. His Royal Highness Princess Beatrice also drove out. Their Royal Highnesses the Crown Princess of Prussia and Princess Helena walked and drove in the grounds. The Crown Prince of Prussia and Prince Louis of Hesse went out shooting. Her Majesty held a Comicil to-day at one o'clock, at which were present Earl Russell, the Duke of Somerset, and the Right Hon. Sir George Grey. Mr. Helps was Clerk of the Council. Earl Russell and Sir George Grey had audience of the Queen. The Right Hon. W. Cowper had an audience, to deliver up the Insignia of the Garter worn by the late Viscount Palmerston. Mr. Justice Lush, Mr. Lees, of the Colonial Ser- vice, and Dr. Hilditch, Inspector-General of Hos pitals and Fleets, were introduced to her Majesty by Sir George Grey, and severally received the honour of knighthood. Viscount Torrington and Major-General Sey mour, C. 8., were the Lord and Groom in Waiting. The Right Hon. W. and Mrs. Gladstone had the honour of dining with the Queen and the royal family yesterday. The Prince and Princess of Wales. MELFORD, Monday. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales will arrive at Melford, from Sandringham, to-morrow afternoon,•and are expected to remain at Melford as guests of Lord A. Paget several days, in order that his royal highness may enjoy a day or two's shooting in his lordship's preserves. On Tues day night a grand ball is to take place at the Hall, to which all the elite of the neighbourhood have re ceived invitations. On Wednesday morning the shooting excursion will commence, and the shooting party will be composed of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, Lord A. Paget, Lord Proby, Lord George Paget, Lord Berkeley Paget, Lord Suffield, Lord Hinchingbroke, Major Teesdale, and Captain Barnardiston. The village of Melford has been most elaborately decorated, and will be illuminated nightly during the stay of the royal guests in the most brilliant manner that the limited resources of the place admit of. The Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn are expected to arrive at Chesterfield House towards the end of the present week, from Baron's Court, Ireland. Viscount and Viscountess Barrington left town yesterday, on their return to Beckett House, Berkshire. Viscount and Viscountess Ingestre will entertain a select circle at Grimley Hall, Leicestershire, during the week. Viscount Uffington, who arrived in town on Saturday from Ashdown Park, left town yesterday on a tour of visits. Lord and Lady Egerton of Tatton are receiving a succession of visitors at their seat, Tatton Park, Cheshire Lady Annaly and the Hon. Miss White have arrived at St. Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square. The Right 'Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer left town yesterday afternoon on a visit to his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury at Addington Park, Surrey. The Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, M.P., and Lady Emily Peel are expected to arrive at their mansion in Whitehall-gardens this evening from Dublin. Sir Adam and Miss Hay have arrived at Far rance's Hotel from Scotland. DEATH OF VISCOUNT DILLoN.—The death is an nounced of Charles Henry Dillon Lee, fourteenth viscount in the peerage of Ireland, who died at his seat, Ditchley, Oxfordshire, last Saturday afternoon. The de ceased was born in Dublin, on the 20th of April, 1810, and was married in 1833 to Lydia Sophia, daughter of Mr. Philip Laycock Story. He is succeeded by his brother, the lion. Thoobald Dominick Geoffrey, who was formerly a lieutenant in the 60th Foot. The late peer's father as sumed the name of Lee in consequence of his grandfather having married the eldest daughter of the second Earl of Lichfield, of the Lee family, now extinct. The family is descended from a common ancestor with the Earls of Ros common. Strand Theatre. Little could the habitue of the Strand Theatre at the close of the summer season have imagined the brilliant sight that was presented to him on his taking his seat at the commencement of the winter campaign. Such a perfect transformation has taken place within the building that it nowpresents one of the most brilliant sights in the metropolis. During the recess the interior has been thoroughly remodelled, the roof elevated, the stalls and boxes elegantly refitted and enlarged, and new entrances to the pit and gallery constructed in Surrey-street. The decoration of the interior has been confided to Mr. Bradwell, and well has he executed his task, as nothing could present a prettier or more tasteful appearance than the " au ditorium " of, literally, the New Strand Theatre. A very excellent company has been secured, and Meyerbeer's "Africaine"seleeted for the opening bur lesque, theleading part, that of Ind, being supported by Miss Ada Swanborough. It will 'be quite sufficient to say all the points in the grand opera have been seized upon, and in each case the artistes admirably enact their respective parts. The mounting of the burlesque is superb, and it is no exaggeration when we say it is quite on a par with those splendid pro ductions which secured the late Madame Vestris such a world-wide reputation. The scenery, by Mr. C. Fenton, too, is worthy the highest praise, the council chamber and the cabin of the " Don Quay" being perfect marvels of scenic illusion, taking into consideration the actual extent of the stage. The season has been commenced with spirit, and we sincerely trust it will, in its progress, meet with the great success it deserves. MINISTERIAL CHANGES.—Mr. Goschen has ac cepted the post of Vice-President of the Board of Trade, vacated by the Right Hon. W. Hutt, whose retire ment is supposed to be influenced by the miscarriage of the negotiations in which he took part respecting the treaty of commerce between this country and Austria. Sir Robert Peel has now resigned the Irish Chief Secretaryship, and will be succeeded by the Right Hon. Chichester Fortescue. EXETER HALL.--The " Creation," with Miss Louisa Pyne, Mr. Leigh Wilson, and Mr. Santley, will be given by the National Choral Society, under the direction of Mr. G. W. Martin, on Wednesday, the 29th. This will be Mr. Santley's last appearance in oratorios this winter, and the first appearance of Miss Louisa Pyne. THE REPAVEMENT OF OXFORD-STREET.—Yes terday the entire thoroughfare of Oxford-street, which has; been repaved nearly throughout the whole distance, wao again thrown open to the carriage traffic. There has been e continual stoppage now for many weeks while the repairs wore being carried on, and all vehicles were in consequence compelled to diverge to the right and to the loft, to thegrsat inconvenience of the neighbourhood. EXCESSIVE BRAIN-WORK is probably the side on which some of the most useful men sin most reck lessly. Exercise and regularity and care about food inaY counterbalance the n/ischief up to a certain point, but the fuel can never be supplied with a rapidity and certainty proportionate to the consumption. The long lives of th° judges are commonly held up as a proof that the harde st work is not inconsistent with health. But it is worth while to consider that, though a judge works a good deal, it i ll not all work which taxes his mind very severely. It is not like the work of an original author, for instance. Th e judge sits a great many hours of every year in a court, b ut his mind is not keenly on the stretch throughout the whole of every case, perhaps not even of the majority of cases' And, in the second place, a judge always has an enor mously long rest once a year. The vacation is long enoug h to permit • a thorough renovation, and this is the grea t thing. Every holiday is so far an advantage ; but there can be no doubt that one prolonged change of occ u p ation and surrounding is of a better kind than a number of shor t changes, not one of which is sufficient to allow the WO° entirely to recover. It is a mistake, therefore, to arg il ! from the example of the Bench that a man may wor . V . brain eight or ten hours a day, most days in the year, out seriously impairing his health. Yet men of all sobilb: and conditions are constantly attempting this irapo6l_,d feat. Men of business and politicians, and students .013. journalists all supply instances of the fatal sin of the It takes so long to rid the mind of an old habit of 10°' a at things.—Saturday Review.