The Sun. — London, England, 1866-07-05 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYAIA.RKET. — Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Buckatone. THIS EVENING. A ROMANTIC ATTACHMENT. Air. IV. Farren and Miss Ada Cavendish. After which, DAVID GARRICK : Mes srs. Sothern esdames , Buck et one, Chippendale, Rogers, Chair, Coe, ,Src.; M Moore, Chippendale, Fitzwilliam, SDc. To he followed by LORD DUNDREARY MARRIED AND DONE FOR: Meseta. Sothern. Backstone, Gordon, Scc. ; Mrs Chippendale. M ss Hill, &c. Concluding with A KlSSomcnce at INHARK. Cmpen OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. RSole Lessee and . I .anager, Mr. Geo. Vining. SUMMER. SEISON.—Doors open at Half-past Seven, performances commence at Eight o'clock precisely. T HIS EVENING, a New and Original Drama, in Three Act, by Watts Phillips, Esq., entitled THE HUGUENOT CAI'TAIN. Principal characters Mr. 'and . Geo. Miss Augusta Thomson,Mrs. Honey, Miss Neilson, Stirling. The Costumes have been designed by Mons. Mar'eiin, of La Ve Parisienne, and the celebrated designer of the cos tumes in La Palle au Bois. The Vocal Music has been com osed by Mr. J. L. Hatton ; the Imtidental and Dance Music by Mr. Charles hall. And, to illustrate the grotesque Dances of the period, the services have been specially re tained of those celebrated Comic Dancers, Messrs. Flageolet, Cledoche, Comae, and Normande, from the Theatre Imperial du Chatelet, who created so great a furore in Paris by thdr performance In La Lanterne Magique. The Ballet will be under the direction of Mr. Milano ; and the entirely new Fcenery, illustrating bits of Old Paris, has been painted by Mr. le. Lloy - ds. The Drama produced under the stage direc tion of Mr. Vining. NEW THEATRE-ROYAL ADELPHI. Sole. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING. at 7 precisely, THE FAST FAMILY. Messrs. Billin,gton, J. L. Toole, Paul Bedford, R. Phillips, Ashley, Eburne; Mrs. A. Mellon (Miss Woolgar), Miss H. Simms, Miss Furtado, Miss Smith, Miss Seaman, Miss God sall, and Mrs. H. Lewis. After which a Burlesque Opera, called HELENE ; or, Taken from the Greek. Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, R. Phillips. Ashley, Eburne; Mrs. A. Mellon, Miss Furtado, Miss Seaman, Miss Godsall, ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, ORANGE BLOSSOMS. After which, will be produced the grand Easter Burlesque, PARIS ; or, Dive Lempiere : Messrs. Stoyle, horne, James, Fenton : Mesdames A. Swanborough, Raynham, Simpson, Johnstone, Ranoe, and Holt. To conclude with J &OK'S DELIGHT. SADLER'S WELLS THEATRE.- Under the Management of Mr. W. H. C. Nation. THIS EVENING, Thursday, and during the week, an entirely new dramatic adaptation of Charles Dicken's latest work `•Our Mutual Friend," entitled THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN. Messrs. Swinbourne, Barrett, Belmore, Barsby, C. Warner, M'lntyre, Courtley, Holland ; Misses A. Dyas, F. Gwynne, Ada Harland ; Mrs. Poynter and Mrs. Bishop. To conclude. with (30th Nieht) of W. Brough's brilliant Burlesque of PA FIL LONE rorn. 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HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tnis DAY.—Morniug, Gh. 45m.—Afternoon, 7h. 15m. To-Molutow.-M@rning, 7h. 40m.—Afternoon, Bh. 12m. ;~ ~3. Sun. LONDON, THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1866. Those who value the independence of Germany, and respect the balance of power in Europe, will regret to see the complete victory which the Prus sians have won in the pitched battle so long talked of, which came off on Tuesday last. Many had foreseen this result in consequence of the dis heartened state of the Austrian army, and the spirit which was impressed into the Prussians in conse quence of their repeated victories. According to the accounts received the defeat of the Austrians was most complete and entire, and the Prussian bulletins seem scarcely able to express in a sufficiently definite manner the nature and extent of the victory. Of course we are prepared for exaggeration, but in the pre sent case we fear that there is too much reason to believe the main part of the story true at any rate. No news whatever has comp from the Austrian head-quarters, which in itself is a bad sign, and, in point of fact, there is good reason for supposing this may be the last great engagement of the war. We hardly see how Marshal BENEDEK can recover from this crushing blow to his army, and recruit his scattered forces sufficiently to allow of a renewed attack, or even of an available defence against the enemy. The rapidity of the Prussian tnanceuvres at first seems to have paralysed the Austrians, and they never recovered the shock. The great thing, however, which decided the war in favour of the Prussians was the superiority of their weapons. The needle-gun has played an im portant and conspicuous part in the stern struggles and fierce encounters that have recently taken place in such numbers on the soil of Bohemia. We hear from Paris that the Prussians commenced the at tack, and that at first the victory was with the Austrians, but the tide of fortune soon changed, and both the Austrian wings were driven back by the Prussians. The details from the Prussian headquarters speak of ten thousand Austrian prisoners already taken, but the losses cannot be readily ascertained in con sequence of the extent of the battle-field. The fighting was very severe, and the Austrians seem to have made a strong stand, no doubt thinking that all depended on the result of the venture. The combat lasted twelve hours, and it, took six hours for the Prussians to obtain a strong position, which was obstinately defended by the enemy ; at two p.m. it was finally taken by storm, and this was the turning-point of the affair. After that the victorious army seemed only to drive the others before them. A despatch, dated yester day morning, states that the Austrians are retreat ing, pursued by the Prussian cavalry, and are in complete rout"—the road is strewn with arms and baggage they threw away. In. this battle three Austrian archdukes were •wouuLled, General FESTETICS lost a leg, two staff officers were killed, and Prince WINDISCIIGRATZ and Prince LICHTEN STEIN were taken prisoners. On the whole, it seems difficult to imagine how the de feat could have beenanamotrheiscircumstance, ci conclusive on the Austrian side ; coupled with the fact that the Imperial forces were weakened by heavy losses before the engagement at Sadrow, 20,000 prisoners being taken by the Prus sians, renders it almost impossible for them again to make a stand in this war. We do 110 t 10141 V what plan may be arranged by THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 5, 1866 the discomfited leader of this once noble army, but so far as we can judge at a distance, it would seem to be the wisest course for the EMPEROR to pursue to seek for peace. If he cannot long succeed even tually, which his most sanguine supporters can hardly expect now, there can be no use whatever in prolonging hostilities. The sufferings of the army and the losses of the people must be taken into consideration, now that there is no reasonable hope of attaining military renown by a continuance of the struggle. In every sense of the word it is a disappointment that this should be the result of the war in Germany. Under the most favourable circumstances it would have left many hn a i ca d u i s t e ; faonrdretghree anthing din y that a t could bitter averendered memory be it at all endurable would have - b een the curtailment only an much cause to dread tha t these will be signally in of Berlin power and influ ence. We have now too creased through the recent events, and thus progress in Germany will be ret arded instead of advanced. The smaller States wi ll now have am p le cause to l am ent that th e y ever sided with Austria. Now that the forces of Ma rshal BENEDEK are so far "dis posed of, the day of reckoning will come for those who have offended the majesty of Prussia. A semi-official paper of Berlin states that Frankfort must " speedily recognise the dangers of an atti tude hostile to Prussia ;" and the Bavarians will also, we are informed on the same authority, be called to account very speedily, as Prussia will be forced to turn her attention to the future position of the Bavarian provinces, which were once closely connected with Prussia. This is ominous intelli gence for these devoted States, and we are naturally led to believe from it that there will be no end to the monopolies of Prussia. Our Government may take heed to these events in Germany, and learn the great importance of being prepared for all emergencies. The late Government have been most faulty in this respect, and we have the satisfaction now of knowing that in case of war we are neither prepared by sea nor land to cope with those who have availed themselves of the appliances of modern science. The Prussians have displayed a foresight and exercised a readiness which in a better cause would do them honour. Another still more sad reflection may be made by Earl RUSSELL and his colleagues, that it is in a great measure their fault that Germany is in the midst of the horrors of war, and Europe convulsed with strife. A firm and vigorous policy respecting Denmark two or three years ago would have kept the pretensions of Prussia in check, and, in all probability, have prevented the present catastrophe.. As it is, we must feel that the power and influence of England have been used in the wrong direction, and that we have been upholding the tyrant and oppressor in his aggressive course, and are thus deeply im plicated in the spoliation of the liberties of Ger many. The only thing that can now check Prussia will be if the French Government take up active measures and prevent the consummation now threatening. The Lord Mayor was yesterday placed in a some what awkward position by the application of the President and Secretary of the Working Men's As sociation for permission to hold a public meeting in Guildhall. No man in a public position likes to run counter to the general feeling in matters of this kind, especially when there has been so much excitement on a political question as there has been about Parliamentary Reform. At the same time there could be no certainty, judging from certain disorderly proceedings which have taken place under the name of Reform, that order 1,1 rasa 01,1 ;; 1are411 , 41 4111• J a;.1.,..1.- ance of the peace the Lord Mayor would certainly be blamed for having given his sanction to the assembly. Mr. POTTER, indeed, was willing to pledge himself that the meeting should be conducted in a quiet and orderly manner, and that the princi pal part of those who attended it should be citizens. If it was to be a bona fide public meeting, however, it is difficult to see how it could be restricted to citizens alone, neither would there be any need that it should be. The working men of any part of London can be safely trusted to hold a pub lic assembly, as they have done again and again at fitting opportunities. The ques tion is whether we should have "a lawful assembly" of steady, sensible men who want to dis cuss a matter of public interest, or a noisy crowd who know nothing more of the subject than what their agitators have told them, and who want the excitement of a riot, and the amusement of de nouncing all opposed to them as " caitiffs" and traitors." It had been proposed that the meeting should be held iu front of the Royal Exchange, but the leaders of the Association very wisely aban doned a scheme which would have occasioned great public inconvenience, and must necessarily have led to turbulence and confusion. The Lord Mayor, who discharged his difficult office with tact and good sense, expressed his satisfaction at hear ing that the meeting at the Exchange was aban doned. As for the arguments about working men, they did not, he said, apply in the City, where they were all working men, himself among the rest. Ile intimated that his political sympathies, so far as they went were on the side of Reform, but his first duty as a Lord Mayor was to preserve order. It was only by constitutional means, he reminded them, that they could get what they wanted, and wherever they met he was sure they would remember that consti tutional liberty and order went together. So far as the point at issue was concerned he was uncer tain about his own power to grant their request, but said he would consult the Corporation. At the game time he hoped they would reconsider the matter, and he would evidently be well pleased if he heard no more of the Guildhall Reform demon stration. Before the Association press the matter further they would do well to reflect a little upon the immediate object to be attained. It is impossible for any Ministry to produce a Reform Bill this year, and if Mr. BRIGHT himself were made Prime Minister he could not introduce a measure of this importance at the end of a session. The settlement of the long-vexed question, then, must be left till 1867, and until then no efforts will further it. It cannot certainly be delayed or passed over by any party, for it blocks the path of political progress, and must be removed. All parties agree as to the necessity, though they differ as to the manner of removal. There is then no cause for agitation or uneasiness on the part of the association. The most valuable service that its members can render the cause is to show due respect for social order as well as for the letter of the law, and thus to prove to those who are apprehensive of considerable changes how little reason there is for any mistrust of the consequences of an extension of political rights and privileges. The intelligence from India tells us that the famine which has been for some time raging in Orissa and other places has assumed a serious as pect, and that the Government has found itself forced to take some steps for its relief. Ten thou sand reals have therefore been assigned to each of the collectors of Pooree, Cuttack, and Balasore, to meet the immediate pressure, and AllbSCriptiOnii were being raised in several places, which it is to be hoped will serve to alleviate the extremity of the distress. Financially, there is little news. The English panic was beginning to make its effects felt at Calcutta, and matters were not mended by the breaking down of the tele graph. Some uneasiness was expressed in Madras at the rumours that England, in the event of becoming involved in the European war, would re call her troops from India. The condition of the Mahometan population would, in the opinion of some of the Madras journals, render such a step highly imprudent; and the frontier tribes aro, it is said, still bitterly hostile. How far all these fears are well-grounded is uncertain ; but the management of Indian affairs at home seems to have given very little satisfaction. Let us hope theft in this particular at least the new Administra tion may improve upon its predecessor, and that henceforward we may have less prejudice and arbi trary authority in oar dealings with native princes and with Anglo-Indian officials. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Wednesday Evening. According to the Moniteur the latest despatches, the greater portion of which, however, are of Prus sian origin, represent the losses sustained by the Austrians in the late battles to be so excessive that it is doubtful whether Benedek, concentrated around Kceniggratz, will accept a regular battle. The defence of Josephstadt, situated to the north, before arriving at that place appears to be very much compromised by the approach of the army of the Prince Royal of Prussia, who had penetrated to the walls of the former town. It is, therefore, possible that the Austrian Commander-in-Chief may retire from the enemy in disputing the ground, step by step, and by using his forces in partial en gagements, like those of Trautenau, Nachod, Mun chengratz, and Acin, unless in case of some great success he should assume the offensive. According to the original plan of Benedek, the position of Jicin would have been the basis of an operation in tended to prevent the junction of the Prussian armies. But the impetuous march of the army of Prince Frederic Charles of Prussia, who took pos session of Jicin after a sanguinary combat, as we have already stated, did not allow the Austrian General, according to his own avowal, to carry out his plan. Thus the junction of the two Prussian armies appears to be definitively assured. Prince Frederic Charles has established his head-quarters in advance of Jicin, and the communications will be established between his army and that of the Prince Royal above Josephstadt. The King of Prussia himself is gone with Count Bismarck to Jicin. The presence of the monarch, almost 70 years, in the midst of his troops, has augmented their enthusiasm. In spite, however, of the important results obtained hitherto by the Prussians, and even if Benedek should for the moment retrograde, it must be acknowledged that the position of the Austrians is not yet seriously compromised. The Prussians only obtained their successby hazarding a great deal, and the destruction of their armies in a general battle would environ them with many dangers. Austria, on the contrary, even after the loss of a battle, can always reckon upon a numerous military popula tion to fill up their army to its proper numbers. There is reason to fear that the struggle, which has already assumed so inveterate a character, is destined to be a prolonged one. The reduction of the Hanoverian army has given freedom to the operations of the Prussian generals who may sup port the rearguard of the army of Prince Charles, now holding Royal Saxony. These troops amount to 50,000 men, and they will support the operations in Bohemia by an offensive demonstration against the Bavarians in Franconia, while the Prince Ho henzollern will hold in check Prince Alexandre de Hesse towards the Rhine and the Lower Maine. The Moniteur adds, that the private correspondence shows that great animosity is manifested by the po aim tob.lllo V DIIV A 1,4001.. LI VIJIJZ. In retreating before the invaders the population destroy bridges, and take all possible means to pre vent supplies of provisions. At Turnau many of them. h h h ee e m i c inhabitants a de d h e c o f a e dn n , n d ow e dh where themselveso was n ae sd theto towerfighting dislodge io. in the streets, the women threw burning oil upon the assailants. At various pointsthe Prussians obstacle were attacked by bands of th e peasants with guns and pitchforks, and every possible was opposed to them. The Siecle says it has no additional informa tion respecting the war, but, after alluding to the Prussian accounts of the " immense advantages" they have obtained over the Austrians, it adds that it has reasons for placing very little confi dence in them. On the other hand, it seems to think that the Vienna papers exaggerate the value of the alleged admirable strategic combina tions of Benedek. The Patrie alludes to a report that a Senatus Consulte will be submitted to the Senate, having for object an essential modification of the decree of the 24th of Nov., 1860, in order to give greater power and privileges to both Chambers. Other Paris papers, which are likely to bo better in formed than the Patrie, think that the report is not entitled to confidence. A letter from Cremona, dated July Ist, states that Kossuth had arrived at head-quarters. A council of war had been held at Piadena, near Cremona, at which all the generals of the army were present, and at which a new plan of cam paign was discussed and agreed to. The Italian army is full of ardour and enthusiasm, and ear nestly desires to be sent to the battle field. Turr had received orders to organise and hasten the for mation of the Hungarian Legion. Garibaldi's Volunteers, by Royal decree, have become the sth Corps d'Armee. He is said to have suggested a plan of operations against Austria. Within the last few days there have been some violent and extraordinary storms in different parts of France. The Haute Loire has suffered much from these storms. The railway from Puy to St. Etienne was submerged and the communications interrupted for many hours. At Lyons, also, much injury was done to the crops in the vicinity. At St. Dobay (Lower Loire) th er e was an alarming hail-storm which lasted nearly an hour. Hail-stones were found larger than a hen's egg. The corn and fruit trees were much injured. At Bordeaux a young girl was killed by lightning on the Place des Quinconces. There has been an attempt to murder by a young man of 26, who was employed a servant by a widow of about the sa me ag e, who keeps a wine shop on the Boulevard d'l vr y. They had been on as very intimate terms for some time, but the young man had latterly exhibited great coldness towards his mistress. The day before yesterday they had a quarrel in the presence of the customers, and the young man left the shop, saying he was going to the cellar to bring up some w ine. When he came up he appeared greatly agitated, and had a knife in his hand. The woman had hurried to her own room, fearing some mischief. A noise was heard a few minutes afterwards. The people in the shop rushed upstairs, when a horrible spectacle was presented.. The poor woman had received several blows on the neck from a chopper, and the man had stabbed him self near the heart with a knife. The woman can hardly survive, and the man is in a very dangerous state. The police officers conveyed them both to the Hospital of La Pitid. A foolish wager has been made at a wine-shop on the Quai d'Orsay, which has resulted in death. At a breakfast, where the conversation turned on the quantity of drink which a person could take, a bricklayer, named Florentin, made a bet that he would drink 12 glasses of wine while the clock of the Tuileries was striking twelve. He drank three glasses before the clock had struck three times. At the next glass he stopped to breathe. At the seventh he began to drink more slowly, but making an effort he drank off the eighth glass. He then turned very pale, and breathed with difficulty. His friends wished to atop the wager, but he maid he would go on, come what might, and swallowed the ninth glass. He had hardly emptied the glass when he fell down senseless. A surgeon was sent for, but, in spite of all his efforts, the foolish man died in three hours. There were some preparatory manoeuvres at the camp at Chalons on Sunday. The Marshal reviewed the troops, which in cavalry and infantry amounted to 20,000 men, and the review went off satisfac torily. A ball is to be given by the authorities of the town to the Emperor in the course of the season. A Paris paper apologises to its readers for being compelled to make an erratum, it having placed four marriages under the mercantile heading of " declarations of failure." The weather has been more settled to-day. There has been but little rain, and the temperature is in creasing in warmth. Yesterday was like a day in advanced autumn. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (RETJTER'S TELEGRAMS.) AUSTRIAN CESSION OF VENETIA. PARIS, July 5. The Illoniteur of this morning makes the follow ing announcement :—" An important event has just occurred. After having maintained the honour of his arms in Italy, the Emperor of Austria, concur ring in the ideas expressed in the Emperor Napo leon's letter of the 11th June to his Minister for Foreign Affairs, cedes Venetia to the French Em peror, and accepts his mediation for the conclusion of peace between the belligerents. The Emperor Napoleon hastened to respond to this summons, and immediately communicated with the Kings of Prussia and Italy in order to obtain an armistice." MARRIAGE OF PRINCE CHRISTIAN AND H.R.H. PRINCESS HELENA. WINDSOR, Thursday._ To-day being appointed for the celebration of the marriage of her Majesty's third daughter, her Royal Highness Princess Helena Augusta, with his Royal Highness Major-General Prince Chris tian of Schleswig-Holstein (the Royal prefix having been conferred by her Majesty a few days ago), the loyal town of Windsor presented a scene of the greatest excitement, and the arrival of visitors from all parts of London has consequently been very great, all being anxious to catch even the faintest glimpse at the distinguished persons en gaged in the interesting and splendid ceremony of to-day. Every road leading into Windsor has been crowded with carriages since daylight, and there probably has never been more people in the royal borough, not even on the memorable occasion of the marriage of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales with the Princess Alexandra of Denmark. The day is kept entirely as a holiday by the inhabi tants, and generally speaking the whole of the houses are most elaborately decked out with flags, banners, flowers, and every other device usual on such festive occasions. In order that the re:oicing may be kept up with spirit during the evening extensive preparations are being made for a general illumination, and doubtless the scene presented this evening, providing the weather remains favourable, will be one of much grandeur. Their Majesties the King and Queen of the Belgians were already on a visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle, and last evening their Royal High nesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince Arthur, and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, arrived at the Windsor station, having travelled from town by special train on the Great Western Railway, under the charge of Mr. Grierson. Their royal highnesses were met at the station by the Duke of Edinburgh and Prince Leiningen, who had walked from the Castle, arid were received by a guard of honour of 100 rank and file of the 3d battalion of the Grenadier Guards, under the command of Lieu tenant-Colonel Alexander. The station yard was densely crowded with persons of much respecta bility, and the streets through which they passed in the Queen's pony carriages to the Castle were also lined. Both on the arrival at the station and as they proceeded to the Castle they were loudly cheered. Several other carriages followed with the ladies and gentlemen of the royal suite. The Duke of Cambridge, accompanied by the Hon. James Macdonald, arrived at the Castle this morning, and amongst the other distinguished visi tors were a very large attendance of the corps diplomatique, consisting of the Turkish Ambassador, Madame Musurus ; the Austrian Ambassador, the Countess Apponyi, Countess Helene Apponyi ; the Russian Ambassador and the Baroness de Brunnow ; the Prussian Ambassador, the Countess de Berns torff, the Countess Therese de Bernstorff, Madame de Matte ; the French Ambassador, the Baroness Baude ; the Belgian Minister, Mdme Van de Weyer; the Bavarian Minister, the Baroness de Cetto ; the Netherlands Minister, the Portuguese Minister, the Saxon Minister, the Honduras Minister and Madame Gutierrez ; the United States Minister, Mrs. Adams, Miss Adams ; the Danish Minister, Madame de Bulow ; the Spanish Minister, the Mar chioness de Molins ; the Hanse Towns Minister, the Haytian Minister, the Persian Charge d'Affaires, the Peruvian Charge d'Affaires, and Madame Almonte, the Columbian Charge d'Affaires, the Swedish and Norwegian Charge d'Affaires, &c., &c. The attendance of peers and peeresses was very great, amongst the former being all the leading members of the House of Lords. The Lord Cham berlain, the Lord Steward, the Comptroller of the Queen's Household, the Vice Chamberlain, the Grooms in Waiting on her Majesty, and the Equer ries to the Queen were also in attendance. All the approaches to the Castle were guarded by troops, and none but those who were specially invited had a chance of getting within the walls. The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of London, and the Bishop of Winchester, the pre lates appointed to conduct the ceremony, arrived by • , a _ uliud 1 There were also in attendance the V ery Rev. Dr. Wellesley, Dean of Windsor, the Hon. and Rev. Leslie Courtenay, and other ecclesiastics. The Foreign Ministers and other members of the diplomatic body assembled in the drawing room, while the white drawing room was devoted to the general visitors. In the corridor appertaining to the bride's apart ment the bridesmaid assembled, all being dressed in white. They were :—Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, daughter of the Earl Fitzwilliam ; Lady Ernestine Edgecumbe, sister of the Earl of Mount-Edgecumbe; Lady Alexandrina Victoria Murray, sister of the Earl of Dunmore ; Lady Mary Scott, daughter of the Duke of Buccleuch ; Lady Alberta Frances Anne Hamilton, daughter of the Marquis of Abercorn ; Lady Caroline Elizabeth Gordon Lennox, daughter of the Duke of Richmond ; Lady Muriel Sarah Campbell, daughter of the Earl of Cawdor ; and Lady Laura Scott. His Royal Highness Prince Christian was at tended by the Duke of Augustenberg as "best man," and a suite of foreign and English gentle men. The Chapel in which the ceremony was to take place was elaborately prepared, and was so arranged that all the parties should on entrance proceed to the various places allotted to them. On the left of the altar seats of State were prepared for the Queen and the Prince of Wales. On the right hand of the altar places were set apart for Prince Christian, the Duke of Augusten burg, and the bridegroom party. In the body of the chapel were the seats of the diplomatic body ; and on the left side of the altar, by the Queen, were the places of the Prime Minister, the Lord Chan cellor, and the high officers of State. On the north side of the altar was a splendid chair for the use of the Archbishop of Canterbury ; and on the south side were the seats of the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Winchester, and the Dean of Windsor. Along the corridors leading to the chapel a con siderable number of seats were arranged and occu pied by members of the aristocracy who had been fortunate enough to receive invitations. As soon as all the arrangements were made, the Princd Christian and his party entered the chapel and took up their places on the right hand side of the altar, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the other officiating prelates having already taken their seats. In a few moments afterwards Viscount Sydney advanced towards the chapel, followed by the Queen, who took the seat assigned to her. The Lord Chamberlain then retired, and shortly afterwards a flourish of trumpets announced that the bridal procession was approaching. In a minute or two the Princess was in the Chapel. She was dressed in a white glace petticoat, entirely covered by six deep tulle flounces, over which fell a tunic of tulle trimmed with ruches of tulle, looped up on one side with a bouquet of pink roses and white heather. The body was trimmed with draperies of tulle, with 'hanging. sleeves of the same material trimmed with ruches. As the bride, followed by her bridesmaids, passed up to the altar, she stopped and made a deep reve rence to her mother, and the service commenced with an ancient chorale of the date of 1599, which pealed through the building with the'most solemn effect. After the usual preliminaries the most Reverend Primate went through the marriage service as pre scribed in the Book of Common Prayer, and at the close of the final Homily, and the Archiepis copal Benediction, the Hallelujah Chorus was sung with splendid effect by the choir. The newly-united pair, having received the con gratulations of those around the procession, left the church, the bride and bridegroom walking together, and the band playing Mendelssohn's " Wedding March." Her Majesty's procession then returned in the same order in which it entered the chapel, and the register was signed by the Prince and Princess and the official persons present. The wedding breakfast was laid in the Music Gallery, or Waterloo Chauber, and iu the course of the afternoon the royal pair proceeded to Osborne to spend the honeymoon. They will then, it is said, proceed to Paris for a short period. Frogmore, near Windsor, will be their future home. The conclusion of the marriage ceremony was made known to her Majesty's subjects in the me tropolis .by a Royal salute fired from guns in St. James's-park. • The bridesmaids of her Royal Highness the Princess Helena, eight in number, two being daughters of dukes, two of marquises, and four of earls, have given sittings to Messrs. Watkins, the eminent photographers, of Parliament-street. A group of prettier or more distingee English ladies has rarely ever been seen. The sweetness of ex pression caught in each subject, but especially in the faces of Lady Caroline Lennox and Lady Albertha Hamilton is remarkably beautiful. Each portrait is a separate study posed with the artis tical taste and skill for which the] Messrs. Watkins' works have long been noticeable, and the series arranged in one frame form a most interest ing souvenir of the Royal nuptials solemnised this morning. diourt CirtAtiar HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, July 4. The Queen, accompanied by her Royal High ness Princess Louise, drove out this morning. Her Majesty the Queen of the Belgians, with Princess Helena, also went out driving. The Duke of Edinburgh rode on horseback. Prince Leopold and Princess Beatrice drove in the Home-park. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, attended by the Countess of Morton and Major Grey, Equerry in Waiting ; his Royal Highness Prince Arthur, attended by Major Elphin stone ; her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cam bridge, attended by Lady Geraldine Somerset and Colonel Home Purves ; and his Serene Highness Prince Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein, arrived at the Castle this afternoon on a visit to her Majesty. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Sir James Clark, and Dr. Robertson have also arrived. Her Majesty's dinner party yesterday included their Majesties the King and Queen of the Belgians, his Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, her Royal Highness the Princess Helena, her Royal Highness Princess Louise, his Royal Highness Prince Chr;stian of Schleswig-Holstein, and their Serene and Grand-Ducal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Leiningen. THE WAR IN GERMANY. BERLIN, July 4. The semi-official Provinzial Correspondenz of to- day says : " General Falkenstein will soon put a stop to the advance of the South German troops, and Frankfort must speedily recognise the dangers of an attitude hostile to Prussia. " As regards Bavaria, it is again frequently re marked that, in consequence of the recent attitude taken up by that State, Prussia will be compelled, in case of further complications, to direct her atten tion to the future position of those Bavarian pro vinces which were once closely connected with Prussia." BRESCIA, Wednesday. Yesterday Garibaldi attacked the Austrians at Monte Suello. Protected by the strength of their position, the Austrians made a strong resistance, and the volunteers finally fell back in good order upon Rocca d'Aufo. Among the killed is one captain of volunteers. Garibaldi himself was very slightly wounded in the thigh. 1 EISENACH, July 4. The Bavarians have attacked the Prussian out posts near Barchfeld. On the Prussian side one man and two horses were killed. The Bavarians left on the field one man killed, two officers and two men severely wounded, and 50 muskets. NEGOCIATIONS FOR AN ARMISTICE. Prussian Head-quarters, Horitz, near Gitschin, July 5. General von Gablenz is negotiating with the Prussian commanders for an armistice. The number of Austrian prisoners is estimated at 20,000. After the close of the battle on the 3d the King presented the Crown Prince upon the field with the yaw,. ac VUL 10 It/ GI 1 LG. BRESCIA, July 5. Garibaldi's wound is very slight. He will be able to take horse in eight days. FLORENCE, July 5. A Bavarian Army Corps has entered the Tyrol, and is proceeding in the direction of Italy. It is asserted that the Austrians have evacuated all the positions which they lately occupied on the right bank of the Mincio. TORRE MALAMBERTI, JULY 4. After the fight which took place yesterday be tween the Italian Volunteers and the Austrians, the latter evacuated their positions on Monte Suello and the Caffaro. These positions will be imme diately occupied by Garibaldi. THE PROSPECT OF PEACE. PARIS, JULY 5 (Noon). Great excitement has been caused in this capital by the announcement made by the Moniteur of to day. _ _ In several streets flags have already been exhi bited i n sign of rejoicing at the prospect o f peace. French and Italian funds have risen considerably. FLORENCE, July 5. The Florence papers of to-day declare that should the Austrian troops evacuate Venetia, in order to carry on the war against Prussia, the Italian army will closely pursue them, and effect a junction with the Prussian army. Italy, they add, will not aban don Prussia, either in victory or defeat. The same papers express their belief that the ca mpaign will be immediately resumed, and con tinued until the Austrian monarchy be entirely dis membered. A complete understanding is said to exist between the Italian Government and the National Hungarian and Croatian parties, MARKETS.---This Day. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. There was only a moderate supply of beasts on offer in to-day's market. Although the demand was by no means active, the quotations had an upward tendency, some of the best breeds having realised 6s per 81b. Sheep, the show of which was by no means extensive, were very firm. The general top figure was Gs, but very prime Down sold as high as 6s ld per 81b. Lambs were in good request at from Gs 8d to 8s 4d per lb. Theae was a good demand for calves at full prices—viz., from 4s. 4d to 5s 6d per 81b The pork trade was steady at extreme rates. Per 81b to sink the offal. s d 4 d Crse. & inf. beasts... 4 0 4 Second quality do ..4 6 5 2 Prime large oxen ..5 4 5 8 Prime Scots, &0....5 10 5 0 Crse. and int. sheep. 3 10 4 2 Second quality do ..4 4 5 0 sded Pme crs-wool sheep 5 2 5 5 Prime S'thdown d 0.5 0 6 2 Large coarse calvcs.4 4 5 2 Prime small d0......5 4 5 6 Large hogs ....4 0 4 6 Small porkers 4 8 5 2 Lamb.. ~6s 8d to 8s 4d. Suckling calves 20s to 238; and quarter-old store pigs, 30s to 33s each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Beasts , 890 Cows. Sheep and lambs 0,700 Calves 390 eigs 290 Foreign supply. Beasts 3BO Cows. Sheep and 1 aubs Ca ves 2 'o Pigs BO MEAT. NEWOATE AND LEADEN HALL.—Only scanty supplies of meat are on sale, and the trade is limited, as follows :—Beef, 3s 8d to 58 Od ; mutton, 4s 4d to Gs Od ; lamb, Gs Od to 78 8d; veal, 4s Od to 5s 6d ; and pork, 4s Od to 5s 4d per 81b by the carcase. _ lIA Y. SNEITHFIELD.-01(1 meadow hay, £4 10s to 15 15s ; new do., £3 lOs to £4 lOs • old clover, £5 Os to 17 Os Od ; new do., Z 1 Os to £5 O s ; find straw, 11 18s to £2 5s per load. Trade firm. CumBERLAND.-01(1 meadow hay, £4 10s to £5 15s Od; new do., £3 lOs to £1 lOs ' • old clover, £5 Os to £6 15s 0(1; new do., £4 Os to £5 Os • and straw, £2 Os to £2 5s per load. A fair demand. WIIITEC'HA.PEL.—CiId meadow hay, £4 8s to £5 15s; new do., £3 lOs to £4 lOs ; old clover, £5 5s to £7 Os Od; new do., £4 Os to £5 Os ; and straw, £1 18s to £2 5s per load. Supply limited. COAL MARKET. Price per ton at the close of the market. s. d. s. d. Walls End Haswell— 19 6 South Hartlepool lB 6 Caradoc l9 0 Wylam l7 0 West Uartley - - hip at market, ; eold, 23. The Prince and Princess of Wales. The Prince and Princess of Wales, attended by the Countess of Morton and Major Grey, left Marl borough House yesterday afternoon for Windsor Castle, on a visit to the Queen. The Countess of Morton has succeeded Countess of Macclesfield as Lady in Waiting to the Princess of Wales. Messrs. C. F. Hancock, Son, and Co., of Bruton street, Bond-street, had the honour of submitting to their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales the Irish Volunteer Challenge Cup, to be shot for at the Wimbledon meeting this year for the first time. Her Majesty will held a Council at Windsor Castlo to-morrow (Friday). The Archbishop of York and Mrs. Thomson have loft town for Bishopthorpe, near York, for the season. The Marchioness of Lansdowne's party, ap pointed for this (Thursday) evening, is unavoidably post poned. The Earl and Countess Grey intend to quit London for the season, the week after next, and go to Howick Hall. The Earl and Countess De Grey are expected to leave town about the 16th inst. for Studley Park, York- , shire, for the season. T4;O nr i tack° and Mrs. Mucks have arrived at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, from British Guiana. The Earl and Countess of Clarendon had a dinner party last evening at their residence in Grosvenor-crescent Among the guests were their Serene Highnesses Princo and Princess Edward of Saxe Weimar, the Earl Cowper, Earl Cadogan, Lady Constance Stanley, Lord H. Percy, M.P., LadySkelmersdale, Hon. Henry Cowper, M.P., Hon. Thomas de Grey, M.P., Hon. Fredrick Stanley, M.P., and a select party. THE SURRENDER OF VENICE THE SALVATION OF AUSTRIA. In a remarkable letter of his in the Diplomatic Review of yesterday, Mr. Urquhart says As to Venice, the prevailing insanity prevents any word I say from being comprehended. Besides, all I have to say I have said years ago. I have pointed out the fatal act of giving Venice to Austria; I have shown its purpose to be the opening of the door of Italy to France, under the mask of a pretended Italian nationality ; I have for years been urging upon Austria the surrender of Venice ; I say, at the present moment, a more fatal blow could not be struck at the plot now in progress than the surrender of Venice by Austria. If you ask me as to Venice herself ; what I wish to see is Venice independent, not Venice handed over to the Sardinian Robber, to be involved in the ruin of the Italian States. Had it been a federation of Italian States, each self-constituted, and all combined—had it been, in a word, the plan of Gioberti that was followed, and not the villany of Mazzini and Cavour, then indeed might you have had something which might be called Italian, and yet not be loathsome ; then might Italy have been something in herself, and not a misery and a boas for the corrupting of every remnant of character , honour, honesty, and sense that remains in the British people." GENERAL PEEL ON WARS AND BREECH-LOADERS. —At a dinner which followed the Huntingdon Wool Fair, held yesterday, General Peel, in replying to the toast of "The Army, Navy, and Volunteers," said—lt is possible that I may be called upon to fill the position of Minister at War—(cheers)—but I assure you most sin cerely that there is no man more anxious to maintain the peace of this country than I. (Loud cheers.) I have one observation further to make. I believe that a great deal of money has been thrown as it were into the sea in gun" nery experiments; but I believe those experiements have proved that the worst breech-loader isbetter than the very best muzzle-loader. I say that this has been proved as 5 to 1, and that of late, in the Austrian army. We have the best materials and the best soldiers in the world, and I aril among those who desire that our soldiers should be armed with the best weapons. (Cheers.) lam averse to war--- " Still it were well That kings should think withal, When wealth and peace their land has blessed. 'T were better to sit still at rest Than rise—perchance to fall." (Loud and long-continued cheers.) lam convinced that nothing can be so painful as these wars—wars that can end in nothing but the ruin of those engaged in them' Loud cheers followed. DEVONPORT ELECTION COMMITTEE.—The genera l committee of elections, consisting of the Right Hon. 5 ' Walpole, Mr. Leveson Gower, Mr. Whitbread, Mr. Clef' Mr. Ward Hunt, and Mr. Corry, met yesterday afterno on for the purpose of appointing a select committee to inqui re , into the Davenport election petition against the return e' Mr. M. Chambers and Lord Elliot. Tho following w ere appointed as the select committee :—Lord John 13rowe e ' (chairman), the Hon. F. Calthorpe, Lord Henry Lennel g ' Sir Henry Rawlinson, and Mr. Charles Schreiber. - THE LATE SIR MINTO FARQUHAR'S SPEECH' JUNE, 1860.—0 n Friday, May 25th, at the Wet ing held in Hertford to protest against a member beil taken from the borough, Sir Minto Farquhar said "be hs determined to have the speech he delivered in the 110 115 .„ ° of Commons in June, 1860, reprinted and circulated l e ' Hertford, in order that his constituents might se e he d , ; sired to do his duty towards them, by trying to prevent tat borough losing a member." The speech was at once c°... in typo, but the printing was delayed, owing to the sla ing calamity which followed so close upon t h e meeti lt Now, however, after the terrible fatal termination of tA calamity, the speech having been k e pt in type , it is p rints : for distribution, in order that the electors of Hertford In" have a memorial of the efforts their most excellent late re , presentative —highly esteemed when living, and deepui lamented in death—made in their services in the llon' 3 Commons.—fierts G ardiati