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ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. SUMMER SEA.SON.—Doors oven at Half-past Seven, performances commence at Eight o'clock precisely. THIS EVENING, a New and Original Drama, in Three Acts, by Watts Phillips, Esq., entitled THE HUGUENOT CAPTAIN. Principal characters by Mrs. Stirting, Miss Neilson, Miss 4ugusta Thomson; Mr. Geor,.e .11oney aid Mr. Vining. Grand Ballet of Bohemians, in which MM Flaw let, CloOocne, C imete, and Normande, will appear. New scenery by Mr. P. Lloyds. NEW THEATRE-ROYAL ADELPIII. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, at 7 precisely, THE FLO WETtS OF THE FOREST. Messrs. Paul Bedford. Billington, Stuart,tu rt, Hiaw (his 2nl - 1 appearance), A.hley. Step h e nson ; Mellon (Miss Wo,ilgar), Miss Funado, and Mrs. Billington. TO conclude with a Burlesque Opera, calledßedrd, II Efo LEN ; or, Taken from the Greek. ,Messrs. Pau', Shaw, It. Phillips, Ashley, Eburne ; Mrs. A. 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Acton, Middle sex, begs to inform his friends and neighbours that the Latest Edition of "The Sun" can be seen at his lic,use as above. FOR THE LATEST POLITICAL and SPORTING INTELLIGENCE see the Late Edition of " The Sun" at Mr. Blake's, Queen's Head, Windsor street, Uxbridae. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Twig DAY.--I!elorniug,l 9h. 16m.—Afternoon, 10h. Om. To-Moßßow.-Ilerning, 10h. 40m.—Afternoon, 11h. 22m , .-k. ..:'4. - - ~. t g 1 ,..- - --.1-‘.;n:slo-4...., ,i 1 . 4 .,1 1 . 1111 .. t .-B . r-w---,,,c,,,,,,.er'Nk . 9 • 7 v 44-41 V. LONDON, TUESDAY, SEPT. 4, 1866. The text of the treaty of peace is now published, and will be perused with interest, affording, as it does, full particulars concerning the manner in which those differences have been settled which have disturbed the peace of Europe. Except inas much as we are assured that the miseries of war are over, and that innocent parties will not suffer for the sins of others, we see nothing to rejoice at in this conclusion of hostilities ; and, indeed, in the uncompromising attitude Prussia has assumed we may safely predict fresh disasters to be at hand, and this peace itself contains the ele ments of war in its hard and worst details. The best proof of the want of moderation that Prussia has displayed may be seen in the fact that neither Saxony nor llesse Darmstadt have been permitted to escape in this general devastation of independence and Power. How people can per suade themselves that such a state of things can conduce either to the interests of Europe or the welfare of Germany is indeed difficult to under stand, but time will certainly show them their mis take, and exhibit the want of faith of the Berlin Government. A proof of the extortionate nature of that Power is shown in the immense sums required to be paid by the losing side. From the Emperor of AusTraA the sum of forty million Prussian thalers is demanded, subject to some deductions for the occupany of the Prussian army in the Aus trian States. If the people of Northern Schleswig should by free vote express a wish to be restored to Denmark they should be restored accordingly. This is, in truth, the only satisfactory part of the affair, and we hope that it will be carried out in good faith. As for the concession about Saxony, it is worth nothing, because the King of PRUSSIA reserves to himself the right of settling in a separate treaty of peace the position henceforth to be held by that kingdom in the North German Confedera tion. We all know pretty well by this time what the result of such a reservation will be, and can compute alike the fairness of the bargain and the advantages likely to be derived from it. The Emperor of AUSTRIA has to recognise the changes about to be made in North Germany before he exactly knows what they are, which is a striking in stance of the justice and moderation of Prussia. For the present we can hope for nothing, and ex pect nothing, in the way of progress in Germany. While the people are not quite dead to all sense of independence they must eventually resent the treatment they have met with, and resist the oppressive measures put upon them. An armed force may take its position and drive all before it for a time, but it is quite another thing for a usurper to hold fast what he has gained by force and fraud combined. If Count BISMARCK is to be the hero of this age it is not very creditable to its judgment, and posterity will certainly not ratify our decision, for he is the enemy to all free thought and the repressor of all progress and independent action. We can fancy sober-minded people saying, A re we never to hear the last of this fuss about Governor EYRE and the means adopted for the suppression of the outbreak in Jamaica ? The fact is, that the affair, although already prolonged for a considerable period, does not seem likely to be settled quite yet, nor the discussions be permitted to drop. On the contrary, it is now sought by some who prefer par tisanship to principle to make political capital out of the matter, and for this purpose many devices are resorted to, and steps taken which are unworthy in the extreme and reflect the greatest discredit upon these who adopt such a course. No censure can be too strong that is passed upon those mis chievous individuals who get up a cry of this sort for one reason or another, and persist in their pur pose totally heedless of the restraints of good sense arid right feeling. It has surely been sufficiently treated of in all its bearings, this matter of the Jamaica insurrection, and we are all tolerably well informed concerning the opinions of the chief men of the day about it. What end can be answered them by all the senseless clamour now being raised - s o many mouths afterwards? The object i s t o damage those who have presumed to welcome Mr. Ey1:1: on his return to this country, and utter their sympathy for the bad measure dealt out to him by the late Ministry. It is quite departing from the principles which have always guided this country for personal abuse to be dealt out to those who have the courage to give expression to their own opinions, and the more this plan is adhered to the better for the interests - of- the community. The really independent and straightforward oppo nents of the course pursued in Jamaica will be indignant at the demeanour of these violent indi viduals, who arc driving all before them in the fierceness of their indignation ; while the rational reformers among the lower classes will be ashamed of those who profess to represent them, but are quite unfit to do so, from mixing up things which have no real affinity to each other. In consequence of a placard, headed "The Monster Ex-Governor EYRE," being exhibited, a large crowd assem bled on Clerkenwell-green for the purpose of trying the wholesale murderer, and the wishes of those wbo got up the affair were expressed to the effect that " the offender might be burnt in effigy, and that they should like to serve him and his aristocratic entertainers in the same manner in the flesh." Unfortunately these patriotic philan thropists passed the narrow limits which divide the sublime from the ridiculous, and their effigy caught fire before they carried out their righteous sentence. The speeches were bitter in the extreme, and more stress was laid on the vices of those who enter tained the villain than on the crimes of the delinquent himself. There was all the trash uttered which might have been expected at such an affair, such as aristo cratic abettors of wrong, who never earned any money in their lives and cared nothing for those beneath them, &c. If Mr. BRIGHT and his friends think that such affairs as this will promote the cause of reform they are entirely mistaken, and though no doubt at the next field day at Birmingham or elsewhere this meeting will be referred to in ex travagant terms, such as the orator used in reference to the riot in Hyde-park, wise men and sensible men will see their folly, and deplore the mischief of this species of agitation. Inciting the igno rant to angry feelings, and putting enmity between class and class, is a work that should call forth no sentiments but those of horror. All the tactics and nianceuvres of this Jamaica faction have been mean from the commencement, but they are now becoming utterly contemptible, and those who promote the displayed have much to answer for, and their doings will not readily be forgotten when the discussion of the subject itself has died out. It is a course which cannot be too strongly denounced, for it is subversive of all justice, and represents tyranny in its worst form. We may reasonably believe that one of the first uses which President JOHNSON will make of his increased political power will be to lighten the burden of JEFFERSON Davis's cap tivity. It would be, no doubt, a matter of very general regret throughout the States, North as well as South, should the illustrious ex-President end his days in prison. To class JEFFERSON DAVIS with ordinary offenders against tho law, or even to set him down as a mere conspirator, or rebel, is so manifestly incorrect and unjust that it is now scarcely attempted even by the ultra-Radicals. During a period of no ordinary difficulty and danger, which might well have tried the executive powers of any established Government, JEFFERSON DAVIS directed the affairs of a population numbered not by thousands, or tens of thousands, but by millions. He presided over their Government during a pro tracted and extensive war, and it was mainly due to his constructive ability that the Southerners were able to face the difficulties which beset them on every side. As one of our own statesmen said JEFFERSON DAVIS made the South a nation, not merely in numbers and in discipline, but in the con stitutional form of the Government and the tempe rate spirit in which he ruled. He was, in fact, too constitutional for his own success. He hesitated to employ those strong repressive measures against the malcontents and conspirators in his own camp which the stern necessity of the moment rendered indis pensable. his prescience and sagacity enabled him to foresee the result of the planters' obsti nacy, but when his dignified and mourn ful appeals and warnings were unheeded, he had not the energy to grasp the reins of power and enforce the necessary measures. If ANDREW JOHNSON had been in the place of JEFFERSON DAVIS the consequences of the war would have been very different. The South, at the worst, would have extorted some concession from the North, and the war would probably have ended by a compromise instead of a failure. But whatever speculations we may indulge in relative to Mr. DAVIS'S policy, there is no doubt either of his ability or of his high mindedness. His integrity, his disinterestedness, his magnanimity, were unquestioned, and the base attempt of his enemies to identify him with the plot for Mr. LINCOLN'S assassination was so com pletely hopeless, from the well-known character of the man, that it was very soon abandoned. Ameri cans of almost all parties do not now refuse to admit that the Southerners at least believed them selves to have a just cause for secession, and they do not fail to recognise and to appreciate the courage, the fortitude, the resource, which were displayed by their countrymen. The Confederates have suffered heavily enough for their dream of independence. JEFFERSON DAVIS himself has expiated his fault, if fault it were, by a long and trying imprisonment. It would be a grace ful act, and one fully in accordance with the spirit of the great National Convention just dispersed, to release the ex-President from his tedious and pain ful captivity. Free, he would be powerless to injure the Federal Government ; captive, he is a lasting reproach ; and, dead in prison, his name would be a by-word of discontent and of disaffection through half the Union. We are very glad, then, in the interests of the North as well as the South, for the sake of the existing Administration as well as of unanimity and justice, to sec that it is currently affirmed in New York that .EFFERSON Davis is to be released on bail. By this act harmony would be restored, and it would be doubly gracious if the favour were granted before the Southern representatives could claim it in the national assembly. The Fenians are not yet grown wise. ROBERTS is said to be organising another raid on Canada, but the British troops already despatched will give them an awkward reception. The heroes who are to restore unity and harmony to Ireland are not yet at peace among themselves, and the « doctors disagree" to an alarming extent. STEPHENS has declined an offer for the fusion of the STEPHENS' and ROBERTS' factions, which SWEENEY d en i es having had any part in making. As their supre macy is likely to be shortlived they are perhaps wise in getting all the temporary glory they can. We are glad to learn that the cholera is disap pearing from New York, and the general aspect of American affairs is in every way satisfactory. We learn, by the intelligence brought by the Bombay mail that the exceptional weather of this year of storms and rains has been felt even there. A very severe storm passed over Bombay, and it did a great deal of damage among the shipping at the mouth of the harbour. The place where most of the wrecks took place is very dan gerous, and Government has long been urged to take some means of warning vessels of the dan ger of the coast, but, as usual, it requires a long list of catastrophes to rouse them to action. A gale commenced on the 3d ult., but happily with out doing much damage, thanks to the precautions taken in consequence of the signal indicating the approach of bad weather. So much for the progress of meteorological science. The quantity of rain which had already fallen in Bombay when the mail left exceeded the • moneoo I average of the last fifty years (seventy inches), but hap pily the public health is reported as very good . As may be supposed, much damage has :been done by floods in the swampy districts. Several bridges have been seriously injured, and there aro many gaps along the line, extending in one instance to 1,000 feet. This is on the Bombay, Baroda, and Central India Railway, and the through traffic has consequently been suspended. Every effort is being made to restore the line to working order, though the full damage cannot be ascertained until the floods have subsided. The Supreme Government has sanctioned the establishment of money-order offices in the Bombay and Madras Presidencies, which will bo very useful. A telegram from Madras states that the Governor, Lord RAPIER, has made a tour through Ganjam and the other parts of the Presidency which are suffering from the prevailing distress, and had obtained the sanc tion of the supreme Government for the commence ment of the Chika Canal, with the view of giving employment to a large number of the poor. A telegram from Calcutta describes the famine in Bengal as very severe. The people from the stricken parts are flocking into Calcutta; 17,000 are receiv ing private relief, 12,000 are homeless ; sickness and death are busy among them, and in a distri bution of rice 32 were killed and 15 wounded ; and this in India with her vast natural capacities. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Sunday Evening. The Monileur has the following important infor mation :—" The Emperor, in accepting the cession of Venetia, was guided by the desire of contribut ing to remove one of the principal causes of the last war and to hasten the suspension of hostilities. As soon as the signature of an armistice in Italy was decided upon, the Government of his Majesty used all its efforts to prepare the way for the conclusion of peace between the Cabinet of Vienna and that of Florence. It was necessary previously to make regulations for the cession made to his Majesty by the Emperor Francis Joseph. With this object a treaty was signed on the 24th of August between France and Austria, and the ratifications were exchanged yesterday (Aug. 31) at Vienna. In virtue of this treaty, the surrender of the fortresses and territories of the Lombardo-Venetian territory into the hands of the French, Commissioner will be effected by an Austrian Commissioner, who is now in Venetia. The delegate of France will come to an understanding with the Venetian authorities to transmit to them the rights of possession which he shall have received, and the populations shall be called upon to pronounce themselves upon the fate of their country. Under this reservation, his Ma jesty does not hesitate to declare, from the 29th of July, that he consents to the union of the kingdom of Italy with the provinces given up by Austria. " The Emperor has made known his intentions to his Majesty King Victor Emmanuel by the fol lowing letter : " ' Monsieur my Brother, " ' I have learnt with pleasure that your Majesty consented to the armistice and to the preliminaries of peace signed between the King of Prussia and the Emperor of Austria. It is therefore probable that a new era of tranquillity is about to open for Europe. Your Majesty knows that I accepted the offer of Venetia in order to preserve it from any devastation, and to prevent the useless effusion of blood. My object was always to restore it to her self, so that Italy might be free from the Alps to the Adriatic. Mistress of her own destinies, Ve netia will soon be able to express her desire by means of universal suffrage. " ' Your Majesty will acknowledge that, under these circumstances, the action of France has again been exercised in favour of humanity and the in dependence of the peoples. " I renew to you the assurance of the senti ments of the high esteem and the sincere friendship with which—l am, the good brother of your Ma jesty, " NAPOLEON. " St. Cloud, Aug. 11, 1866.' " her Majesty and the Imperial Prince have left St. Cloud for Biarritz. 'The time for the departure of the Emperor is not appointed. His Majesty presided yesterday at another Cabinet Council at St. Cloud, and afterwards rode in the park. M. Lebreton, the Clarkson Stanfield of Paris, has just died in his 48th year. No French artist of modern times could equal his paintings of ships and the sea. Ile had an appointment in the Marine Department in his quality of artist. M. Lebreton was one of the companions of Dumont-d'Urville in his second voyage round the world. He went out as surgeon to the expedition, but abandoned physic for the pencil and paleter. A relic of Marie Antoinette is to be sold at Paris on the 10th of January next. It is a beautiful bon bonniere or vestment box, ornamented by the Queen herself during her happy days at Tranion. Her Majesty presented it to the Duke de Caumont la Force, who died about 12 years ago, and his family have now decided upon selling it. The value of the box is estimated at £2,000. There have never been so many cases of hydro phobia in Paris as during the present season. The police have made war upon the dogs found un muzzled, and dozens have been drowned in the Seine. Three months ago a gentleman residing at Neuilly, who was bitten by his dog, died in frightful agony. llis daughters, one 17 and the other 19, are now in a hopeless state. It was necessary to tie their father, who attempted to bite every one who came near him. The girls have been more or less suffering from the sight ever since, and now their alarm has been changed to hopeless and distressing malady. The weather has greatly improved. It was warm and beautiful yesterday and to-day, but the preva lence of dark flying clouds during this afternoon seems to portend more rain and storm. There is something admirable about many of the fetes which are still kept up in Paris. The fete of St. Fiacna, for instance, held on Thursday last at Passy, formed a beautiful spectacle, and was con nected also with pious observance. It was that of the gardeners of Paris. The splendid traditional bouquet was carried from the municipal garden to the church, where a musical mass was performed. The procession then went to the Pre Catalan, where there was a brilliant horticultural exhibition, termi nated by a banquet-and ball, the proceeds of which are devoted to the assistance of the poor. The fete of St. Fiacne was celebrated with equal pomp and joyous manifestation in the Faubourg St. Antoine. This quarter is renowned for the manufacture of furniture, and the workmen connected with its various branches have formed themselves into a mutual assistance society. The funds are frugally and carefully employed. These workmen also be long to a religious society, enrolled as the Brothers ne ia at c ene n dh; e pub . rr yec ah The ot r s e t l g E i u o c e Theremo n m y u s w i c a a s ce masse b r ate was a d s S a cAi t t lr . a t o i li h i t c h h e e d A a b be, re e m D ar k n y a h s e a s n e d r m t h o e n vicar, app r a S t t e . to the occasion. The altar was decorated with two superb magnolias grandifloras, and there were fes toons of the most beautiful plants and flowers of all kinds. Thp brothers also marched in procession, and carried a handsome bouquet, and fruits and flowers of the season were placed before the altar. Four loaves were presented by four young girls clothed in wl:te. " The kindly fruits of the earth" were offered up to the Creator in token of blessing and gratitude. The loaves, symbols of union, were d's tributed among the brotherhood. Some of the loaves made in Paris are two or three yards long. Bread, according to the usual custom, was also given to the poor. life T a h n e d p m ro u vn e i h eia da l m p s a g p e er t s o e p o r n o t p ain erty ac h c y ou t n h t e s l o a f te lo th ss un o - f s d t e a r h st l e o , r m h i s l e d A t wt o L h o o r u s v e i s e The beautiful stroying a large quantity of corn. , rs and th s e et li fi gh re tn t i o ng a bsatrrunc,kdea er s st tr e u ep ck le a o n f d t ru he uc c h hu i r n c j h ur o ed f l e l a u r b ß in a s u u m r- o G n a t i l ll e o ß n o w g as a man of 23, who had taken refuge in an outhouse, was instantly killed. At Beitibray the fluid entered a house where a child was asleep. The neighbours saved the child, but the house and furniture were entirely destroyed. On the shore at Berck, not far from Calais, a poor fisherman who was spreading his nets to dry there, was struck dead instantly. A lady named Beaumont, residing in the Rue St. Vincent, has just died in her 96th year, and in full possession of all her faculties. The consumption of horse flesh in Paris increases rapidly. Only two months have elapsed since its sale was officially authorised, and already a second establishment has been opened for the purpose in the Rue de Flandre. An establishment for the sale of soup made from horse-flesh has been opened in the Rue Sainte Marguerite, in the Faubourg St. An toine, and a manufactory of sausages from horse flesh is about to be opened in the Avenue de Clichy. The authorities are prepared to exercise great vigi lance, which is very necessary, for an account appears in the papers to-day of the death of a horse at Etampes from hydrophobia. The horse was bitten by a mad dog on the 2d of last month. Le Siecle has some remarks worth attention re specting the policy of Prussia, It says :—" The annexations of Prussia have destroyed thebalance of power in Europe, and have created a principle hostile to the idea of peace. It is evident to all that nothing which has just been founded by violence can be durable, and that one day or other the position must inevitably undergo a change. It cannot be allowed that one Power is to alter the map of Europe. To the Treaties of 1815 must necessarily succeed a new European constitution, based upon the principle of National Sovereignty. Everybody feels this, and uneasiness exists everywhere. We are in a pro visional position, and this temporary situation ex cites universal anY;ety." Extraordinary anTdhemiAa Minister erpledneipLotiesnbotiaa,ryEnNy the Brazils tofro-om Franco, has just died in Paris. The Marquis was for some time Minister in Portugal:and wrs known for b . 4 liberal principles. PARIS, Monday Evening. Some of the opposition papers, ever ready to find subjects for objection, affect to know that the resig nation of M. Drou3 n de l'Huys, as Minister of Foreign Affdrs, has arisen out of some difference of opinion between himself and the Emperor in regard to the posi+ion of matters in Germany. These com ments are prey conjectural. Indeed the letter of the Emperor to M. Drouyn de l'Huys, in which his Majesty expresses his deep regret that circumstances compel him to accept the resignation, oug:it to have prevented such speculations, particularly as the Em peror has made his late Minister a member of the Privy Council. The Marc v's de Moustier, the new Minister of Foreign Affairs, is a tyro in diplomacy. He is at present Minister of France at Constanti nople, but his functions will be performed tempo rarily by the able Minister of the Intei:or, the Mar quis de la Valette. The Moniteur says that the various expenses of the last war will cost Prussia about 400 mill'ons of francs. The State is in possession of metaPc re serves and securities which have been negotiated, which form altogether a total of 100 million of francs. The war contTibutions imposed represent 170 millions, shored by Austria, Bavaria, Wurtem burg, and Baden. The slim to be paid by the king dom of Saxony and Hesse Darmstadt is not yet fixed. The city of Frankfort has already paid in money or securities 15 m'ons of francs. 'Me probability is that Prussia ill have recourse to a loan. The Cabinet of Berlin is in negotiation with the Elector of Hesse and the Duke of Nassau, with a i :ew to induce these Sovereigns to resign their States voluntarily. ff they should accede to th's thee- patr'-nonial fortunes will be preserved. A Par's paper contains a notice of a curious ob jectof art, a marble flute. There exist but two marble flutes ;n the world : one whicit forms p at of the collection of Prince Den^;doff, and the one un der notice, belong:ng to the celebrated viol;nist Servals. They are both of modern manufacture, and were made by a marble cutter of Carrara, who cord never obtain more than these two spec;mens. This marble fluf, is exactly s' - r"ar to those of ebony with silver keys, only the cy"nder is more perfect, and the whiteness of the marble rivr's that of the celebrated Parial marble. At the Clapisson Museum, at the Conservatory of Music, there are maLy curious specimens of flutes, in ivory, glass, metal, and also in clay and pottery. Her Majesty and the Imperial. Pr:nc2 have arrived safely at W.a-litz in the best of health, ant were re ceived with the corcval ace orations of the whole population. The Baron de Wertber returned to Berl;n after the exchange of the ratifications of the Treaty be tween Austria and Prussia. It is stipu'atel that a Commission, composed of thePlen;potent;al:es of all the States which formed pai of the Confederation shall assemble at Frankfort, and that a". demands in reference to the subject shall be made with;n six months. Austria is authorised to wi'hdraw from the Federal fortresses a" that belongs to her, and a propoi.:iion of the moveable property. A" the rights of co-dominion over the Duchies of the Elbe are transferred by Austria to Prussia, and the Cabi net of Berl'n is about to submit to the Chambers a project of law for the :"nemporation of the Duch'.es - to the Prussian Monarchy. This project, which is to be presented without delay, will reserxe, as is the case in regard to the °tiler annexed territories, the faculty to the Government of preparing the com plete fusion of the Duchies by a temporary arrange ment. The Charivari has a satirical illustration of the doubts prevalent as to the permanent duration of peace, which is worthy of Punch. There is a statue of Peace inscribed 1866. An angry-looking old woman, representing Diplomacy, ascends the ladder with a bawler in her hand, evidently with the in tention of knocking Peace on the head, and the question is put to the artist, W: 11 your statue be sol;c1?" A demand for legal reparation between man and wfe is about to be brought before a Paris tribunal which w; 1 1 involve some piquant crsclosures. The husband is no less a personage than a Count de Tolna, who only about two years ago b?.came ena mow-ed of a young lady, and was received at the mother's house as an acknowledged suitor. The Count wrote a letter to the lady, gii:ng a full, true, and particular account of his position, d'sposition, and habits. He told her that he was Chamberlain to the Emperor of Austria, rich, and addicted to literature. Above all he loved an " old nobility," and must have a wife with noble blood in her veins. He had been half over the world, and eked travel- hng, a fast?, in which h's wife must share. One essential thing to understand was that he was a desperate smoker, so the lady must say s' nply and categorically whether she would allow her husband to enjoy the weed b the top of his bent. The lady's answer to the appeal wag extremely favourable. She told h'm the more he smoked the better she should be pleased. Irdeed she only wanted two privileges. She only wished to be allowed to learn to swrn and to ride. The letter, in conelrsion, invited the lover to come and ca=ne with herse'f and her manna, who would be delighted to sec him at the table. These are the points of the mutual 13ttera ; but they &s -played a most astonishing sinfilarity of tastes, and the marriage took place. Nov it app' rs hot% gentleman and lady wan t t o be separated. The r great m'schief seems to be that they agree together too much, and so they want to be separated to avoid the to be feared from too great a similarity of taste. They have a ch"d. The wife when orly five years old, it ;' , 4 said, was adopted by an Eng"shman named Howard. Acco.. - ding to one version of the case the rr:stocratic count, the Cham bor'ain of the Empefor of Austria, 'A chiefly ( 13 4- plea7-d bocarse he finds t'-at his it • ' . C, instead of being noble, is of plebeian of'g,:n. Poor Arstria, says a fltirical core - nentator upon th's rapid termi nation of the corrse of trac love, you are du': fed to be always beaten A child of nine years old has stabbed a little girl of five years. Tney reside at Baringhein, in the de partment du Nord, and quarrelled while playing. The victim received 15 wounds, and there is no hope of her recovery. It is, I believe, arranged that Lord Cowley will not retain his post as Ambassador at Paris. Vari ous persons have been named as his successor. Probably it wPI be Lord Granvale. It is said that the Neapolitan Royal Fane"y in ,end to emigrate to America, LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) PRUSSIA AND SCHLESWIG. BERLIN, Sept. 4. The Treaty of Peace between Prussia and Hesse Darmstadt was concluded here at noon yesterday COPENHAGEN, Sept. 3. The Faedrelandret of to-day says :—" On Fri day last a numerous deputation from the inhabi tants of Sehleswig proceeded to Berlin in order to present a petition for the reunion of Northern Schleswig with Denmark. Count Bismarck, how ever, refused to receive the deputation." SPAIN. MADRID, Sept. 3 (Evening.) A royal decreo has bee n i ssue d appointing a special commission to examine projects for the con struction of different branches of railways, all of which, it is intended, shall join the main line. FRANCE. PARIS, Sept. 4. Yesterday the Emperor visited the works a Trocadere. His Majesty returned to the palace at St. Cloud by way of the Champs Elysees and the Bois de Boulogne. BOURSE, Sept. 3.—Two o'clock.—This was the day for the liquidation of the Italian Rente and the various other classes of securities, but as was the case with the French Rente the probable position•of affairs had been calculated pretty justly, and the settlement was carried out without any great diffi culty in the majority of cases, and consequently had no great effect upon the general course of affairs, which have principally shown a tendency downwards. French Threes were done at 69f. 85c., or a decline of 15c. ; Italian Fives at 55f. 80c., or an improve ment of 25c. ; Mobilier at 666 f. 25c., the same as on Saturday; Credit Fonder at 1,362 f. 50c., or a rise of 2f. 50c. ; Paris Gas at 1,585 f., or 2f. 50c. lower. There was a deport on nearly all securities. The railway market continues very inanimate. Three o'clock—Business has been a little more active and a slight advance has taken place, the closing prices being as follows : 44 per Cents 99 Do. end month — 3 per Cents. 69 75 Do. end month 69 85 Bank Shares 3620 Italian Loan 56 Do. end month 56 Mexican Loan 26 Do. Bonds 152 50 Spanish Threes Home Debt — Deferred Credit Mobilier ... 665 Do. end month ... 667 50 Credit Foncier —1360 Do. end month 1365 For Account. Orleans B7B 75 Northern 1165 Lyons and Mediterranean BB3 75 Southern 535 Western 567 50 Eastern 540 Sardinian — Austrian Lombard 413 75 North of Spain lOl 25 Saragossa 132 50 Ditto to Barcelona Roman 65 --- Feniar'sm in America. The following has been issued by Genera' Sweeney : Tho old and tied members of the Fenim Brotherhood regret to find that some political papers are endeavouring to make it appear that our organisation is ...bout to be used for party purposes in the approaching political campaign, and I cant -A allow such an impression to go abroad with out a protest on my part. The Fenian Brotherhood was established for the libera tion of Ireland from a state of foreign misrule and subju gation, which, for the continuatlon and intensity of its persecution, has no parallel in history. Wail° solely de voted to the object of their mission, the members of the F. B. sympathi.:3 with every struggling nationality, and are the ardent lovers of fr - :or all men in every land. Two of the fundamental rules of the organisation are— that religious and political questions should be entirely ex cluded from the'r councils, and it is owing chiefly to these wise provisiors that the Fenian Brotherhood, without the aid of a dollar from any political parry is this county, and in face of the most fierce opposition, has spread its branches into eve - y land, and hes become the great power in America which it is to-day. Wh'le every citizen, in his individual capacity, has a right to vote as his judgment dictates, I apprehend that disc uption and disaster, ar.d the utter :blighting of a" our hopes, would be the result of turning the F. B. into a political organisation at this juncture. A'though the attempt may be made by some ambitious men, who must exerc'se influence in so wide spread a combiiation, still I am sure the great majority of the Fenian Brotherhood are too devoted to the grand cause, to which their lives are pledged, to allow that cause to be swallowed up in the vo:Lex of American politics, or to per rn't themselves to be divel.:,ed, for a single moment, from the d' -ect path which must eventually lead them to suc cess. The PiLsburg Congress held in Feb: aav, 1866, was vciy explicit in reference to this matter. In the sixth day's session the following resolution was unanimously adopted, the president iu the chair "Resolved, That this Congress, !1 the name of the Feuran Brothe:hoxl, in the most solemn and emphatic manner, disclaims e• 1 intention, desire, or he-lotion to use thep3We-of this crganisatron forthe purpose of influencing, in any foi .r pm y politics in AnuCca, such pecy being ent . -ely foreign to our arms and repugm.nt to or • pat:et-- ism ; and those who would attempt to traffic on the sacred impulses of Irish hearts deserv3 and should receive the scorn and detestation of all true men." Whoev.t: attempts to violate, abrogah, or evade that resolution wi'l - lour a rerious resporsib" 4 ty, which lam not prepared to sanction or to share " - 1 my official con nection with the Fenian Brotherhood. Exhorting all the members of the organisatiCn to persevere in the sae and successful course wifch they have b'tben:ko pu - sued—l am, fraterna"y theirs, T. W. SWEE:;EY, Sec. War, F.B. THE HARVEST IN CUMBERLAND.—Reports from val:eus agl*cultural districts in this county concerning the state of the harvest are unanimous that the work pro gresses inn; slowly, in consequence of the inteimittont showers which sweep over the fields and e• ive the reapers to their homes. Beyond retarding the maturing and cut ting the crops, however, it cannot be said that any harm has yet ace; led from the frequent intervals of inauspicious weather. We have had no storms of wand to shake the standing corn and overtr - n the stooks, such as have been experienced in other counties, pallcularly Sussex ; neither do we hear the faintest whisper of sprouting, which, whenever it occurs, however slight, does irrepar able injuij to the corn. Taking advantage of every favourable °ppm:amity, and calling into constant requi sition the scythe and reaping machine, which now play such an important part in autumnal husbahe^y, a consi derable breadth has been cut in early localities, and in other places patches have been reaped here and there just as the grain became i:pe. As to on Ling to the stack yard, next to nothing has bean done in that department. With regard to the estimated yield, there are many reports afloat, some d'EfeC_ng slightly from others, but after exa mining and emnparing conflicting statements we still hold to the opinion that barley and oats " prove a full aver age, and that wheat n 1 1 1 not reach that standard. Evely thing, however, depends upon the season. The next for weel-q are the most ci:tical in the fanners' calendar, and they should be wet and stormy the best made calculations will be upse, and the cereal produce of the land seriously deteriorated. In some palls of Cumberland, where the pastoral predominates over the arable, the hay ha: Jest is the great work of the year. In many of these, and also in other ne i ghbourhoods where the climate is late and cold, there is much hay unsecured. Many an acre is still on the ground jus:: as the scythe or machine left it, sadly injured by the excessive re:As, and no small quantity its still_ stand ing what are! lowa in ag2cultr:•al parlance as " cocks " and " pikes," possessing none of that beautiful green tint or frag:ant smell which distinguishes well-made hay. At this junctr-e, when the farmers' prospects are none of the brightest, and r.:thout subjecting or-selves to the imputa- Von of croal*ng, we reg..et to add that the potato disease has manifested itself 'n th's county. It is not yet so ex tensive an - to cause sei:ous alalr, but of its existence there is no manner of doubt.—Carlisle Journal. WRECK OF A SCHOONER OFF LIVERPOOL.—On Sunday night, and up to au early hour yesterday moining, a heavy gale swept over Liveipool. Dut:ng the night a schooner, c tiled the Margaret and Er7.abe:,b, white beating up the Clicnnel en roe!. from I arr to Runcorn, with a cargo of china clay, st - ack on the West Hoyle Bsll - , near the entrance to the Mersey, and soon became a total Foi:unat2ly the sigar's of distress exhi bited by the crew of the schooner were observed by the Point of Ayr r eboat's crew, who at once launched their boat, and, after a difficult stiaggle, succeeded fn rescu!ng the crew of the schooner. NORTH NOTTS HOP MARKET, SATURDAY.—Ihe weather of the past week has been agazn unfavorable to the bop plant, which matures very slowly under the in fluence of a low temperature and heavy rains. There is no doubt now that the yield will be indifferc - it as a whole. In some places repol,s are more favourable than in others'. but aking, the Ni hole of tts hop-growing districts of oi .11 Notts the plant is not favourably reported of, and must yield less than an averaze, both as respects qua: ty and quantity. DREADFUL ACCIDENT. (From the Exeter and Plymouth Gazelle.) On Sunday evening a female member of the Ply mouth Brethren, Eliza Hawker, of Treble's paper mills, Exwick, addressed a crowd of from 120 to 150 persons from the ruins of the shop formerly occupied by Abraham Harding, grocer, at the end of Jesu-street, leading into the Square, at Ottery St. Mary, Devonshire. Opposite were the ruins of the house occupied, previous to the fire which occur red in the sane ;nage some time since, by Mr. Win dow, saddler, consisting of a potion of a wall Eft. in length and 10ft. in height, and a chimney 15ft. high behind it. At hvlf-past seven the congrega tion from the neighbouring chapel augmented the crowd. There was no indication of approaching danger, and the people were quietly listening to the preacher. Presently a noise as of something giving way was heard, and instantly the chimney tottered over and fell on the wall, and before the crowd had time to escape the mass of brick work was on them. The scene was most heart reno;ng. In place of the one voice which had been heard just before, the cries and shrieks of a hundred voices rent the air ; the road was covered with the rubbish, among which lay the mangled bodies of those on whom it had fallen. The groans of the injured and dying mingled with the lamentations of their friends, whom the news of the disaster soon brought to the spot. The unfortunate sufferers were soon extricated, and conveyed to public-houses and to their own homes, where those in.whom - life was not extinct were attended by Dr. Whitby, Messrs. Edwards and Davy, surgeons, Ottery, and Dr. Jerrard, Honiton. The names of the dead are :--John Gillam, a boy, six years of age, son of Mr. Gillam, watchmaker ; Emma Rowe, single woman, 20, daughter of a thatcher ; Jane Lang, 23, wife of James Lang, carpenter and machinist ; Mary Ann Bislop, widow of a miller (she buried her husband last week) ; Elizabeth Davis, a young woman, dressmaker, residing with her grandfather, a mason ; and Elizabeth Kellow, 16, living with her mother, a widow, who keeps a small dairy. Emma Hake, 16, daughter of John Hake, of the Lamb and Flag Inn, and James Lang, the husband of the woman Lang who was killed, are so seriously injured that they are not expected to re cover. Other seriously injured persons are : Elizabeth Rounsevill, 20, daughter of Samuel Rounsevill, labourer ; Fanny Temple, 20 ; Eliza beth Green, daughter of James Green, shoemaker ; George Pyle, 8, son of Mr. Pyle, of the Volunteer Inn ; Gillam, a young woman of 17, sister to the boy Gillam who was killed ; Biddy Jeffrey, 18, daughter of W. Jeffrey, of the Five Bells Inn ; Lutley, a pensioner from the. Marines, working as a labourer, and his wife, each aged about 50 ; and Robert Chamson, 24, mason. W. Churchill, 23, labourer, had his toe smashed; Baker, 50, gardener to Sir John Coleridge, had his leg broken, and is now an inmate of the Devon and Exeter Hospital. Besides these, at least a dozen persons were more or less severely ,bruised. Lovell, a labourer, had his clothes torn in pieces, but escaped with slight bruises ; and many other persons escaped with com paratively slight injuries. A strong wind was blow ing at the time of the accident, and it is believed that the foundation of the chimney had been sapped by water which had collected around it since the great fire. Meetings of Colliers. On Monday one of the largest meetings of colliers which has ever been held in .any part of the country took place at Barnsley. To make the demonstration in every way imposing special trains were run from various parts of South Yorkshire, so that from an early hour the town was quite alive with music and processions of vast bcdies of men. At 12 o'clock they assembled in Church-field, at which time there could not be less than from 10,000 to 12,000 persons. A procession was formed, and, preceded by 12 brass bands, marched to the Beechfield grounds. Mr. J. Normansell was called to the chair. He stated that the South Yorkshire Association had during the past year increased its number by upwards of 3,000, and had paid large sums to the sick, and no less than £620 to other trades requiring aid. For the purpose of compelling all the coal raised to the pit top to be duly weighed, and which in South Yorksh;-e was considered by the miners of the first importance, they had distributed. £1,513,, and had paid more than £4,000 for strikes and lock-out;. The association were paying ss. a week to the widows of all miners who were killed while at work in collieries, and is. per bead to every child under 12 years of age. They were also establishing a rule for giving to members a weekly allowance when unable from age or injury to work. Such being the object of the association, he entreated all miners who were not members to join at once, as they would find it to their benefit to ch so. Mr. David Mou!son then proposed the follow ing resolution in brief termts:----" That this meet ing of the miners of South Yorkshire, having felt the benefits which arise from their being united to defend their interests—benefits which appear in their improved social position and the sef-respect resulting therefrom, as well as the confidence in spired by the knowledge that they are protected by a powerful organisation—resolve to continue their efforts to extend the advantages of the association to all t'ieir fellow-workmen, and, in order to accomp- lish this, pledge themselves to use their best endea vours to increase the membership of the association and generally to uphold the interests of working miners." Mr. W. Ward seconded the re-olution, and contrasted the present state of the mining body with what it was in 1853,'when there was no union. Mr. George Newton, Trades' Council, Glasgow, supported the resolution. Mr. Philip Casey moved : " That this meeting desires to tender its sincere thanks to the men of Thorneliffe, who have for a period of 36 weeks so nobly resisted the lock-out imposed on them by their employers, and pledges itself to support them to the uttermost in still fur ther contending for the points at issue, viz., weekly pays and 5 per cent. advance. The meeting further rejoices to find that the Drift, Staindrop, and Folly Main men have latterly come forward to support tile just claims of the men locked out, and expresses the hope that they will continue to su - )port those claims with all their power until a satisfactory arrangement be come to." The resolution was seconded by Mr. J. Wilkinson, and supported by Mr. Wlliams, of Liverpool. Mr. Sidebottom then moved the follow ing resolution :—" That experience having shown the system of inspection of mines under the Mines Inspection Act is totally inadequate to the require ments of mining operations and the safe' y of those employed therein, this meeting rejoices that the matter bas been inquired into by a committee of the House of Commons during the past session of Parlia ment with a view to its amendment, and tender its best thanks to the Council of the Natiocal Associa tion of Miners for the efficient manner in which the complaints of the workmen were kid before that committee." Mr. Leigh seconded the resolu tion, which was supported by Mr. Holmes, Leeds. Mr. J. Simpson then moved : " That this meeting is of opin:on that the law in relation to, contract of serv:ce between masters and workmen is onesided and unjust, and ought to be repeeled or amended, and seeing that the Select Committee of the House of Commons have recently declare i the law as it stands to be objectionable, this meeting hereby pledges itself to support the execu tive committee, morally and peculiarity, in thei endeavo-y-s to amend the law by a bill on the sub ject next session of Parliament." Mr. Dronfield, of Sheffield, seconded the resolution. Another meeting of miners was held yesterday at Chesterfield, at which 10,000 persons were present. ANTICIPATED VISIT OF THE QUEEN TO MAN CDZSTER.—It is repoited that the General Purposes bon-- rcittee of tho Manchester Coi 2 uration intend to ask the Queen to inaugurate the monument erected in honour of the Pence CoasoiL .in Albert-square ; and it is fur.her stated that the ceremony wi'l take place in November. The statue, given by the late Mr. Alderman Goadsby, has been completed, and al*nost every other detail finished. The memorial will be protected by a railing, which it is said will be the most chaste of anything of the kind to be found in Europe. The utmost confidence prevails as to her Majesty's acceptance of the invitation ; and no doubt whichever member of the royal family has the duty of inauguration, the citizens wi'l give a right royal welcome. —Manchester Courier. -Alh`byv,at tart •Al Ortubr, CA DI PI HER MAJESTY. The weather since the Qeeen's arrival i n the Highlands has been most favourable, and her Ma' jesty, with the members of the Royal family, h as taken out-door exercise almost daily. The favou rite walks and drives have been visited, and out door rambles and sports have been indulged i n • The Prince of Wales and the Duke of Edinburgh are busy in the pursuit of deer and game, and have enjoyed excellent sport. VISIT OF TIIE PRINCE OF WALES TO DUNRODIN." The Prince of Wales has accepted the office of honorarY colonel of the Northern Brigade, composed of the Caith ness Volunteers. His royal highness will assume the co'n mand of the brigade at the forthcoming review at DO' robin about the Ist Octobe”. Great preparations aro ha , '" made at Dunrobin for the visit of the prince and princess. The Earl and Countess of Caithness have been invited to meet them at Dunrobin Castle. The Earl of Bective and Lady Madei'ne TaYl °ll ; have loft Pitfour for Mar Lodge, on a v i s it to the Dyl an ' Countess of Fife. The Earl and Countess of Dudley ai:ived at In verness on Wednesday last, and on Saturday left f°l. Banavie on their way to the Back Mount. The Earl and Countess of Seafield have arrived at Balmacaan, the" seat in Glen Urquhart. Viscount Chelsea and Mr. H. Chaplin have ar rived at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square. Lord and Lady John Manners have arrived a t St. Maiy's Tower, Dunkeld. Sir Henry and Lady Cecilia Des Voeux during the past week received a largo party at Drakelow, ne ar Burton-on-Trent, for the Derby races. DEATH OF SIR ALEXANDER P. GORDON-CU3 I3IINe. =We have to announce the death of Sir Alexander Penrose Cordon-Cumming, of Altyre, Dart., which tooka place in Edinburgh on Sunday afternoon, after a long an painful illness, which he bore with fortitude and resigna tion. At his death he held the office o f deputy-lieutenant, of Moiayshire, and was lieutenant-colonel of the El g insbir ° Rifle Volunteers. Ho leaves a widow, the only dangli te , t of the Rev. Augustus Campbell, rector of Liverpool. lie a s succeeded by his son, William Gordon Gordon-Cumm in g' who is in his 18th year. We have to announce the death of Mr. Charles Cecil Martyn, who expired at an early hour yester day morning at the family residen6 in Whitehall-garde ns ' In 1841 Mr. Martyn, in conjunction with Lord Bruce (t he late Earl of Elgin), was retui aed fo.: Southampton. ° 1 state of the poll was :—Lord Mace, 648 ; Mr. Charles °ee l Martyn, 645; their opponents, Captain Mangles and ljr ; Hutchins, being thus defeated. The election led to a long and expensive committee ; in fact, it is said to have tailed a cost of about £60,000 on the parties opposing tus" petition. Owing to the enormous expense, Mr. Marty'', well as Lord Bruce, did not frrth e r see k f o r senator ; honours. Of late years Mr. Mat:,yn has participated Wit h his family in supporting the turf. The Atlantic Cable of 1865. The following telegram was received by Rell' er'o Telegram Company (Limited), at 7.47 p.m., f ro 1 Mr. R. A. Glass, managing director of the Telegral), Construction and Maintenance Company (Limited): " VALENTIA, A1011daY• " Following from Great Eastern :—Canning t ir ° Glass, Sept. 3, lat. 51 34 N (d.r.), long 29 25 1r (d.r.) Total cable payed out at noon from splic e 155.6 miles. Distance run, 134 miles. Slack, 1 0 " per cent. Heart's Content distant 586 Mi les. Blowing a gale from NNW with rain. Tests Pe r " feet. All going on well." NEW WORK BY THE EMPEROR OF THE FRENCti• --. The inde'pendance Beige states that the Emperor Napo' leon is at this moment collecting materials for the bis t° ? i , of Charlemagne, which will be published after the ", de Cdsar." Last Slonday the unwounded prisoners who bad been captured during the late campaign were exchanged 3 t Oderberg. The Prussians liberated 523 Austrian officer! and 35,036 non-commissioned officers and men; but this ' 5 not the total muster-roll of the Austrian prisoners rah fell into the hands of the enemy, for 13,000 wou nded Wh e cannot yet be removed still remain in Prussian hospitals' Austria gives back about 450 Prussian unwounded n°ll' commissioned officers and men, and about 120 wound ed are unable to be moved. There were also seven Prussian officers liberated. On the same day about 5,000 prise ner l, who had been taken from the Bavarian and Hesse C ass ' troops,' were released. THE NATIONAL ARTILLERY ASSOCIATION.-- 3110 scores of the simultaneous great gun competition of f p° association were issued on Saturday. There were 3 4 d e ; tachments of volunteer artillery corps in England, S ee "; land, and Wales took part in this competition, which If s h to fire for prizes at the different ranges on one' day w it the guns the cca2s usually practised with. The tirea aliowed for each detachment to fire was eight mfn ute c , al: the gins being 32 pounders or 18-pounders, an d shots scored unless points were obtained for direction 1; wall as for elevation. The highest number of points vac shot was 6 (3 for crrection), 3 for elevation, and 1 ex l for a target hit. The first p.'ze was won by the s eee o 2, n detachment of the let Shropshire, who fired with a °„, pounder, and their score was 6,6, 7,6, 7—a total of °` which was fired in sm. 525. The second detachment of th e 2d Lincoln also made 32, ramely, -6, 6,7, 7,6, and took t h second prize, their time being over that taken by the S 4 11:13 ,,i shire men—namely, 7m. 40s. The fourth detachme ut the let Sussex, with 30, In sm. 205., was third ; the lir 9 detachment of the Ist Shropshipe,with 30, in 5 m.415.,1°,`.1, fourth ; th 3 frst detachment of the 2d Lincoln, with al 'cij Bm. 3s. (one point deducted for over time), was fifth ; the third detachment o: the Ist Shrops the was sixth ,Wl ' 29, in 4m. 30s. All these scores are registered under -us superv:sion of officers who have nothing to do With different corps, so that they may be relied upon. T bteo i • scores are excellent, both as regards precision and drill:, the first is proved by the number of points recorded , t latter by the she::; time taken i i working the guns. it 4 THE FIRST OF SEPTEMBER.—The 12th of Atig i — go is of interest to a comparatively !* m ited class. ', tit , cannot all go to the moors, or get a shot if we did g o ; e there are few who care to carry a ban who cannot enj oy ? day among the turnips in the sunshine of September. re- 0 ridge shooting is therefore more of a popular sport grouse shcoting. It lies nearer at hand, is less costly'', ali o f more accessible. Prese:v:ng would improve partridge s i o course, as well as any other game, but the hardy 12 it , seem well able to take care of thems e l ves . Careful 1. 0 0 ing and occasional watching are the most they dernale d j o li g attentions such as heather bu rn i ng, b uc k w h ea t st3" d - g o ' or daily feeding fall to th e ' 7 l o t. H ence loar t ' i Yi shooting has many votaries, and from t cricket, boa:ing, and yachti ng are, in a measure, abandoned. Th e exc it emen t o f the turf 1).., longs its activty fel. into the autumn, yet tb a 7 c l is a seasonable lull between the Yo r k August Doncaster meetings. The wearied man of business nesrt, seeks a little recreation, an d th e s h oo ti ngs o f Kent, /I , l cl fordshire, Sussex, and Surrey, along the lines of rai ls ' o D oe high and ready rents. By this time th e battle ha s b o ld we'l begun. The sportsmen are all in arms ; some fashion, since ea-ly in the morning, others wain , ohs the Mill is high ; for sport, like everything else, ° Lail the law of fashion, and changes with the age ; late "sy, for commencement, and rapid proger es when once b c e : io g contrasting strangely with the early start and pl° slo e day's work of our forefathers. They, led by tb° re to sharp-scented " Southern hound," would track a to her foi.n or fox to his kennel at dawn, a'id be coot° ou t " walk" their gum' down in a day's chase. Ws' in fore generation, meet at cover side an ho ur or We ' °P lunch, and having " turned up" one f ox in the trer and run another to ear th, go h ome re j o icing ° ' for ti capital day's sport:, and win little gallops °I 0 0 1 minutes a piece. And, similarly, sportsmen ar e ha ve heard to plead that an early tramp, before the (I ° Ws f li the risen or tho birds have left the stubbles; does no t the bag better in the long ran, and tends to tins' s ov er, coveys and make them w:ld by the afternoon. 31er : ott bl° breech-loaders encourage the fashion, since th e y a man to do a 6:eat deal of execuLion 1 a slicial'ora to and the slaughter of rapid fire, if continued from - rds A re night, would bo too much for most manors. i tirout er , plentifc - , especially on light soils. The wide yerage rains did some damage on stiff clay lands, but the ri sa re of broods is vo cheering, and the early cev e u l s biocl strong on the wing. The fine weather of July : ins to most pairs whose nests had perished in the alin e fo r :0 0 bring out another brood, so that even where IrdsThe have occurred there is a recompense in reserr it , ; he professional poacher of course has begun alr of tekes out his licence like a man, but he is no resfl i e eac ien' seasons. Early birds seem to find an early sale, a uci , s y hall market showed many a brace suspiciouslyeod Saturday. Much attention is still given to the bree tt o r ; a nd education of sporting dogs, but the fashion of fire- 8 modes of sport have somewhat lessened their use. P . os of evolutie are rather hampered than otheru :se by the d"too, pointers, and as to "downcharge," "standing, a ma tte rs ' ing" with the rapidity of breech-loaders it hardly except for the look of the thing, whether the d 0 g s S , t , Y i ll ing is complete or not in these respects. As to gl.: 11 _ of F or" be long, if ever, before any gun is recognised s manent merit ; most breech-loaders are raPid en . enough for all purposes, but there is a tendency. w n it a u lid per t expelienced to fancy that the simpler the actw ettins . O, the motion, the more perfect the piece ; rotersft_ simple exterior demands inversely a more compb7._ of the arrangement. Too often the strength and dura, l it i c uj ou . qu ickness 0. 1 piece is sacrificed to lightness and The import, exceedi be only modati first-cb but thi 11 1 3 war Ther terday and £1 The( declar e 3 0th JI the lot The insertio 1 bee n ad( ba nk, to e wery a nd the, Sir,_ Inent of shall be Lo a on Pa4rids.are; The ] of heavi pl ace in bee n p r i secure t th e past t ile 6th New T, knnuitiu for Mal per Cer TOO . , an • I n thl t ally p ri 131 14 1 Cent s j eet tifiel 44 ( 1 Bra rimer United dtl an In activ cent., vi 13 04 , 18 a 13 usin alliinate( 4 .1 10 8 £1 ;No ea ° ll 15 4 ° rkshii The I M a b out dank ti 4 e rec, T atitl Con e,i e grar graph c „ A tlanti c 1 44 lectri c ; an( a betters r o eui a 1) °. Acc kle tr e eni N e al 3 Pol 3i , D o 5 P` D°. for 13° (Re( Ti le 1 TIIE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 4, 1866. 011•••• ......