The Sun. — London, England, 1865-09-28 00:00:00

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THE SUB, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 28, 1866, LONDON, THURSDAY, SEPT. 28, 1865. At the Huntingdonshire Agricultural Society, yesterday, General PEEL made some interesting re marks upon the state of our foreign relations in connection with the army and navy. lie observed that he had nothing but satisfactory reminiscences in connection with the only important event that had taken place since he had addressed his consti tuents, and that was the " exchange of hospitalities" between the French and English fleets. The gallant General was enabled to speak with authority on the subject of the improved relations between the two countries, for he not only remembered Waterloo, but held a commission at the time. It is, indeed, a happy and fortunate change that has taken place, and we may well hope that it will conduce to the permanent welfare of the two nations. Gen. PEEL truly remarked that we were generally alter nating between hot and cold fits of military and naval expenditure—th e hot fits arising from some disagreeable panic as to invasion, and the cold ones from the sudden cessation of such panics. One great evil arising from these sudden alarms is, that, in consequence of the hurry in whic h the prepara tions were made, a great deal . - o f money has been spent to little or no p ur p ose. More time and atten tion would be much more likely to lead us to a successful issue ; and, as the chief cause of the hu r _ ried calls for warlike preparation was the g reat rvialry existing between England and France, it is not unreasonable to suppose that the future maywit ness a striking improvement in this respect. There is great wisdom in the remarks of General PEEL, to the effect that we ought to have the best models and lay out the money to the best advantage. The Volunteers, he also said, should not relax their efforts because no present danger was visible. All experience shows that it is better to be prepared than to have to begin defences when the momen tous occasion arrives. Lord ROBERT IIIoNTAGu also made some obser vations, which were well received, and gave an animated account of the results of a general elec tion. It resembles very much a meet of the hounds ; • each starts flushed with success, but before long what casualties occur. A " rasping fence" a ~vaits them at the outset, and, as the noble lord said, " it is, indeed, a pleasant thing to find oneself after all on the right side." Yet, to continue the meta phor, when this desideratum is gained other annoy ances arise. There is a very hard couiitry to ride er, so that few can keep up their speed, and fewer preserve a straight :line. " Some cannot ride at all, others have no endurance, some have heavy hobbies, which crush through obstacles, but are without speed, others sail along quickly, but without judgment." With respect to the cattle plague the noble lord said that we had experience to go upon in relation to its treatment, and that taught us that the " strict isolation" of diseased cattle was im peratively necessary. This was well said, for we have heard of late several instances of great losses occurring through inattention to this most impor tant regulation. As the noble lord said, too much much care cannot be taken to remove predisposing causes. Fresh air and cleanliness are most essen tial, and as necessary in cattle typhus as in human typhus. The Government, Lord ROBERT thinks, ought to come forward and pay for the slaughtered animals, or, at all events, in some measure compen sate for the heavy losses sustained. The noble lord concluded by expressing in forcible terms the neces sity that forced upon us to prepare for emergencies. " The murrain is ravaging our plains, the typhus is rampant in our cities, the potato disease has ap peared in Ireland, the cholera is coming to Eng land." Certainly these calamities are enough to make us do all we can to improve our sanitary con dition, and if we neglect to do it at once, we shall, before long, reap most fatal consequences for our carelessness and wanton indifference. Scarcely has the public mind recovered from the shock of the rapid succession of fatal accidents which a short time since occurred on our railways than another disaster comes to show us that no painful experience will teach railway companies the necessity of ordinary prudence. We suppose that SIDNEY S3IITH'S famous aphorism about the bishop will have to be realised, and that railway passen gers need not expect any care for their lives and limbs until two or three directors of one of the leading companies have experienced some of the delights of a collision or an overthrow. From the manner in which the arrangements are often con ducted one might suppose that these gentlemen never travelled on their own lines, for if they did so, ignorance and negligence would be alike impos sible. No one pretends to say that the heads of our railway lines are to be charged with wilfully ne glecting their responsibilities, but it is certain that the rapid succession of accidents is alike alarming to the public and unprofitable to themselves. One such accident as that to the tidal train the other day must seriously damage the best dividends, be sides shaking the confidence of the public, and tend ing to discourage that travelling for pleasure which forms a large part of their business. At one time the accidents were quite exceptional, and were remarkable events; now they are so frequent, that however much attention is excited by one, it is sure to be quickly superseded by another. The minor disasters are continually occurring ; it is almost impossible to take up a newspaper without finding some reference to an accident of some kind ; while such is the general feeling of uneasiness created that in nearly every railway carriage the chance of a catastrophe becomes the subject of con versation. Surely this state of things is unnecessary, and our skill and science ought to be equal to pro viding a better system. We are rapidly approach ing the American indifference of life, and shall soon emulate their recklessness. So many of the accidents arise from perfectly avoidable causes that they are the more to be deplored. The excursion trains offer immense advantages to the hard-worked citizens of our busy manufacturing towns, to say nothing of the throngs who pour out from our over crowded metropolis, to enjoy the sight of green fields and hedges, or to gate upon the glorious ex panse of the sea, but they are fruitful sources of mischief. There is no reason why they should be so, except the apparent determination of the com panies to reckon them as nothing in the time tables. In their anxiety to oblige the public, or to increase their own profits, they allow the usual goods trains, coal trucks, cattle trucks, &c., to be sent to and fro at the ordinary rate, appearing quite oblivious of the fact that the excursion train is to come along the crowded line at a stated hour. So many accidents have arisen from this negligence that it is really quite unpardonable that the com panies should adopt some new rule. The disastrous collision which yesterday took place in Lancashire arose from this cause, and the injuries which were inflicted on about twenty persons, besides the shock to the whole of the passengers, and the damage to property, were all thus quite avoidable. It was the old story, though with slight variations. The excursion train from Oldham to Blackfoot was to arrive at Manchester at 8 a.m., and to leave a few minutes after. It was an hour behind time, not leaving Manchester till past nine, and not arriving at Preston till nearly eleven. Meanwhile a heavy goods train, from Fleetwood to Manchester, arrived at Lea-road station, and was shunted on to the up line to allow the express train from Fleetwood to Manchester to pass, thus being, of course, on the very line on which the excursion train was coming from Preston to Lea. The result might, of course, have been expected. The engine-driver of the excursion train, as he rounded a curve in the road, saw the danger before him, and at once reversed his engine, but in vain. The excur sion train rushed into the goods train, and twenty persons were more or less seriously injured, besides the shock and alarm to those unhurt. And all this misery and suffering, to say nothing of the loss to the company, might have been avoided by the most ordi nary care. Surely it was possible for the excursion train to keep better time. What was the station master at Lea-road dreaming of to allow the goods train to be shunted on to the up line when he must have known the excursion was overdue ? Another cause which contributed greatly to the catastrophe was the fact that there is no telegraphic communication between Lea-road and the other stations, a singular piece of negligence, considering the immense amount of traffic on the line, The number of trains which pass Lea-road daily may be guessed from the fact that during the two hours which elapsed before the road was clear, the row of carriages and waggons grew toa mile in length. Surely, then, a little more care and vigilance should be exercised on a line of so much importance, and prompt communication should be possible with all the neighbouring stations. Happily the accide n t produced no f atal consequences, which it occurred has, been by meansaccidents the a linecm occur r t on n oe most unfortunate. But the same continually on the different lines that it is time that something was done to arrest the evil. Familiarity with danger proverbially makes men indifferent, if not reckless, but in the case of railway trav e lli ng safety the indifference extends to other people's f or rom danger. The very fact of an accident occurring one particular cause seems, instead of preventing its repetition, almost to occasion it. The two catastrophes which cost so many lives a short time since both originated in mistakes connected with the plate-layers. Fines and heavy damages seem to be really useless. The punishment recoils upon the shareholders, who have nothing to do with the rules and regulations of the company, the se lection of efficient employes, and the payment of the salaries, &c. It is, of course, better, than nothing, and it is chiclfiy satisactory, as Ong borne coin pensation to those whose health has perhaps been injured for life, but the cure is very ineffective. It would be well to try the effect of making the directors personally responsible for accidents arising from gross negligence and rules framed regariless of danger. We should then see a little more care exercised in the selection of station masters and other responsible officials ; we should have regular telegraphic communication along all the lines ; we should have something else thought of than getting the greatest amount of work done in the shortest possible time. Thanks partly to their strong Parliamentary interest, and partly to their public convenience, the railway com panies have had every advantage hitherto ; it is now time that some effort should be made on be- half of the passengers, if the direction of the railways is to be left to private enterprise. They have so completely monopolised the means of communica tion that it is absolutely necessary they should be made to show a little regard for the safety of their passengers, as well as for their own profits. Sir STAFFORD NORTIICOTE made some observa- tions upon Middle-Class Education on Monday, on the occasion of the certificates being awarded to the successful candidates in the Oxford Examina tion at Exeter-centre. The hon. baronet said that few took sufficiently comprehensive views on the object of education, for while one aimed at too much show, the other neglected immediate results too much in order to make a general impression on the mind. This is true in some degree, and may perhaps account for the apparent inco n sisten cy of the manage ment of this important theme. It stands to reason, then, that the best remedy is to provide for the evils so constantly arising from the disputes of schoolmasters and parents in the interpretation of a competent authority which is competent to judge and can command respect and attention from all who are concerned in education. As Sir S. NORTHCOTE said, Englishmen will not willingly allow the " middle class education" of the country to come under Go vernment control. The universities present the best solution of the difficulty in furnishing a body of men who are of undoubted excellence in proficiency and experience, and can afford great service to those who are perplexed and confused as to the best means of imparting a sound and useful education. No doubt these examinations have, as the honourable baronet said, done great good in enabling the schoolmaster to arrive at a correct notion of the efficiency of his scholars, which other wise he might not be conscious of. We have found out that education as a system is now improving in England, and more real work is done instead of a superficial semblance of it. It is time, indeed, that a stop should be put to a method which prevailed in some quarters of teaching Latin without grammar or dictionary, or reading HORACE and VIRGIL through teaching the English translations by turns. Some very good advice was given in this speech on the evils arising from inattention to particulars, and, as he said, juniors now-a-days are too apt to neglect their work. " Accuracy is the foundation of all good honest work in this world" was justly observed by the hon. baronet, and it is precisely in this matter that so much carelessness prevails. The Earl of DEVON laid great stress upon the good services rendered to the cause of education by the exertions of the examiners of the Universities, who have come forward, as in old times, to advance the " great work of middle class education in the couu- try." It is always a satisfaction to find influential persons thus exerting themselves to do honour to those whose skill and care have done so much to advance the progress and render more permanent the success of a great undertaking, which is most vital in its consequences, and may be called truly national in interest. Sadler's Wells Theatre. Miss Marriott has commenced her winter season at this theatre with great spirit. She bids high for public favour, and with a continuance of the excel lent performances that have been given this week she will well deserve it. The talented lady has secured the services of an excellent working com pany, and neither pains nor expense is to be spared to place before the public an entertainment worthy the most extended patronage. Louis XI. and Sheridan Knowles's play of " Virginius" have been performed on alternate nights during the week, Mr. James Bennett sustaining the principal parts in each, to the entire satisfaction of the audience. His performance of the hypocritical Louis is most praiseworthy, but his Virginius is, to our liking, much to be preferred. There is such a frank and open nobleness thrown into the part of the Roman father that the audience cannot do less than admire it, and with the recollection many of them must have in mind of their great favourite, Mr. Phelps, their applause will be highly valued by Mr. Bennett. Mr. Edgar, we presume, is engaged for what is professionally called the " juvenile" parts; from the taste of his quality he gave us as IcWius, we can honestly commend him for both care and judgment. Mr. J. Johnstone, the stage manager, is also a very excellent performer. Miss Bellair, we believe, is a new candidate for metropolitan favour, and, speaking from her per formance in the part of Virginia, she will be come a great favourite. Miss Marriot announces several new engagements, amongst which is a tra gedian from the provinces, a Mr. Cowper. We cordially wish the fair directress success in her arduous undertaking. Her promises, which have hitherto been most rigidly performed, give evidence that she had not been idle during the recess, and it will afford great pleasure to the vast number of the lovers of the legitimate drama located in Islington to have a place of amusement in their very midst, where nothing but what is elevating and refined will be submitted for their approbation. A Distressing Case. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SIJN. SIB,—I would crave a little of your valuable space for the opportunity of bespeaking the practical interest of the wealthy and benevolent in a case of pressing distress, which, I am persuaded, you will consider worthy of atten tion and relief. flags. The wife of a gentleman in Ireland, holding a public office as county surveyor, the duties of which he had honourably and faithfully fulfilled for a period of 28 years, has suddenly been left a widow, with three children look ing to her for support, and without any means at her dis posal. The eldest son is only 17 years of age, and the youngest child is one year old. The income of the father during most of the time he held his appointment was £250 a sum which was latterly augmented by a further one of about £lll per annum. But out of this income nearly £lOO a-year had to be disbursed for the necessaryexpensee incidental to his office. With au income so small and a family so large, and with impaired and delicate health, it has been impossible for him to make any provision for his widow and children, and these have since his death been saved from destitution only by a very small sum of money in hand, by the inconside rable amount realised by the sale of furniture, and by a few contributions from local friends, who were cognisant of their claims and circumstances. who have at theirassistance, I . would, therefore, through your kindness, intreat in m . ep e n e s d oli t • i e , l i relieving N t - , i 3 n t g h the o their behalf the charity of all persons blessed with the Ono son is which may take the form of direct pecuniary • generosity I would earnestly pray those now eli r gible for the school, and a younger will be to gladly furnished and weighthe e co d nunand presentations to Christ's Hos pital,i.stress of this large orphan family brotliar into the would be qualified for ad mission. in Inquiryanothe the case is hopefully invited merits and urgency of That rector of Isionastenock, allowed to say,particulars, I am y which ers m y .A in confidence by de Alfred au o flliainiliaiiatroen., ;vitialeral: , lo D . ublin, as well as the a ban o k ucho regius, ; Sli a e n r c i l .ar l4 l' es K si i • i s e . ul L ie a n Touche, ' Rev. l at II and i t ed r r ruralß i l s eN t ry U and sympathy may allot to mitigate the severity o f th N e e bl will thankfully receive any sum of moue under which the widow and fatherless at present li e pr r s trate.—l enclose my card, and arn, sir, your obliged and faithful servant, 5. B. M• LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) THE BRAZILS. DEFEAT OF THE PARAGUAYANS BY FLORES. (By telegraph from Lisbon.) RIO DE JANEIRO, SEPT. 8. A battle has taken place at Yantany, on the Uruguay, in which the allies under Flores were victorious. The enemy lost 1,700 prisoners, their cannon and This defeat is considered to have struck a decisive blow at the Paraguayar invasion of Brazil. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Exchange on Loudon, 23/. Coffee good ; first, 8,500 to 10,000 reis. Shipments since the depar ture of the last mail, 98,191 bags, of which 54,658 were for the Channel. Sales of coffee, 90,000 ; stock, 75,000 bags. Freights, 47/. BAHIA, SEPT. 13. Exchange on London, 24i. Cotton, 16,000 to 16,200. Sugar, brown, 2,200 to 2,300 reis. PERNAMBUCO, SEPT. 16. Exchange on London, 23. i. Sugar, whites, 4,000 to 4,100 reis ; brown, 2,300 to 2,550 reis. Cotton, 15,600 reis. The Messageries Imperiales steamer Guienne, with the French mails for Brazil, arrived here on the 12th. LISBON, SEPT. 27. The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company's ship La Plata, from the Brazils, &c., has arrived here, and leaves for Southampton this evening with 50 adult passengers, £7,824 in specie, 100 bags of coffee, 24 packages of ipecacuanha, 100 barrels tapioca, 257 rolls tobacco, and 130 packages of sundries. The Oneida, with the outward mails of the 9th September, was at St. Vincent on the 20th inst. INDIA AND CHINA MAILS. The Massilia, which left Malta on the 27th inst., may be expected at Southampton on the 6th, instead of on the 10th October, as previously announced. FRANCE. BOURSE, Sept. 27.—Two o'Clock.—Though prices in some instances are higher the market is not firm, and Stock is less favoured than Railway Shares. Threes, for the Account, are without varia tion, at 68f. 32/c. Italian Fives are again offered at 65f. 45c., with a further fall of per cent. French and Spanish Mobiliers, on the contrary, have improved, the former being at 836 f. 25c., and the latter at 505 f. Immobiliere, 530 f. Lombard, 457 f. 50c. Three o'Clock.—The market has con tinued flat, and closed at the following quotations:— 41 per. Cents 96 40 Do. end month — 3 per Cents. Do. end month 6B 25 Credit Mobilier Do. end month 833 75 Bank Shares 3595 Credit Foncier — Italian Loan 65 30 Do. and month 65 20 RAIL )1 Ditto Threes — Roman Mexican Loan sli Do. Bonds 338 75 Russian -- Austrian Spanish Threes Rome Debt _ Deferred Orleans Northern Lyons and Mediterranean Southern Western Cash. Amt. 845 1087 50 873 75 563 75 Eastorn Sardinian. Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona Roman 245 - 408 75 456 25 213 75 221 25 rapidly subsiding, and the charges of his connection with the alleged Andersonville cruelties are dying out, as did those of his complicity in the assassina- tion of President Lincoln. It is said that Mr. Davis's health is now good, and that he is permitted to correspond with his relatives and friends by open letters, and has such books as he asks for placed at his disposal, Sir Morton Peto and party, after having visited the coal and petroleum regions of Pennsylvania, are now on their way to Chicago. It is rumoured that army waggons are being ex tensively constructed in the neighbourhood of New York for the Fenian organization. Numerous meetings and festivals of the Brotherhood are being held throughout the country. The Republican State Convention of Massachu setts met at Worcester on the 13th inst., and nomi nated for Governor and Lieutenant-Governor Col. Alexander Bullock and the Hon. Willian Claflin. Resolutions were adopted expressing confidence in President Johnson, and promising him support in all efforts to restore order at the South ; that the South should, however, be dealt with vigorously, every trace of slavery extirpated, and all authority withheld from persons who at the South were en gaged in the rebellion, and from those who, at the North, opposed the war for its suppression. It was further resolved that the Southern States could not be safely entrusted with self-government until they had, by constitutional amendment, ratified the abolishment of slavery. The Hon. Charles Sum ner, who was President of the Convention, deli vered a lengthy speech of rather a radical character. He warmly declared himself opposed to those en gaged in the rebellion " being voted for, or being allowed to vote." He declared that the ship of State is drifting upon a lee shore, and that the pre sent policy of the Administration would not meet the emergency. Neither the rebellion nor slavery were ended. The rebellion was disarmed only, and slavery abolished but in name. Slavery would exist until the black code was abolished, and full equality before the law established. Mr. Sumner's speech is thought to indicate that, in the approach ing Congress, he will strongly oppose the Admini stration policy. ARRIVAL OF THE CITY OF LONDON. QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 28. The Inman steamer City of London, from New York on the 16th inst., arrived here at 8 a.m. to day, with $28,900 in specie and 181 passengers. She landed 59 passengers, and proceeded at 8.30 a.m. Disastrous Railway Collision. PRESTON, Wednesday Evening. Shortly before noon to-day a most alarming col lision took place at Lea-road Station, on the Pres ton and Wyre Railway, a few miles from this town, the consequence being the destruction of a con siderable amount of property, and injury, in some cases serious, to about 20 persons. This morning an excursion train left Oldham, calling at intermediate stations up to Wigan, for Blackpool.. The train was timed to arrive atMan chester about 8 o'clock, and to start from there in a few minutes afterwards. It did not, however, leave Ordsal Station, Manchester, until a quarter past 9, and it was, therefore, behind time all along the line. The train consisted of about 20 carriages, and on leaving the last station it had no " take up," as the passengers would number about 700. It arrived at Preston about a quarter to 11 o'clock, and after wards branched upon the Preston and Wyre line, and soon got upon a speed equal to about 35 or 40 miles an hour. While on its way between Preston and Lea-road a rather heavily-laden goods train from Fleetwood to Manchester arrived at Lea, and in order to allow the express leaving Fleetwood for Manchester at 10.10 to pass, it was shunted on the up-line, that on which the excursion train was ap proaching. Shortly before the express came up the excursion-train rounded the curve on the Preston side of Lea-road station at a rapid speed. The engine driver of the excusion train, perceiving the position he was in, and the impossibility of the goods train being got out of the way, shut off the steam and reversed his engine at once ; but the dis tance between the two trains was too short to- pre vent a collision, and he and the stoker accordingly jumped off the engine, which by this time was run ning at about 10 miles an hour. The driver and stoker of the luggage, which was standing upon the line, also jumped on one side. In a few seconds afterwards a violent collision ensued. A scene of indescribable confusion and alarm succeeded. Pas sengers were shouting and screaming out of the windows, and numbers were thrown about in the carriages in all directions. Some were upon the floors, other were thrown against and upon each other, and altogether the situation of affairs was most alarming. Those who could get out of the carriages did so, while others had to be removed to the station, a very small and most inconvenient place. It was soon found that a large number had been injured, but for a time nobody seemed to know what to do, and as there is no telegraphic communication between Lea road and the other stations, full assistance could not for a considerable time be obtained. The stationmaster, Mr. Wm. Brown, was most assiduous in affording whatever aid he could give, and he also procured stimulants for the injured pas sengers from some of the gentlemen's houses in the neighbourhood. Dr. Monks, of Wigan, happened to be in the excursion train, and not being in any way injured, he at once attended to the injured ex cursionists in a most energetic manner. Twenty persons were altogether injured, and every one of the 700 passengers were severely shaken. The follo wing are among the injured : Mrs. Turner, Grosvenor-street, Manchester, severe cut and bruised on the head and face ; Mr. Birchall, Butter-street, Manchester, bruised leg ; Mr. Roberts, Hope-street, Salford, forehead cut ; Mr. Risk, Broughton-road, Manchester, face injured ; Mr. Pattison, Moss-side, Hulme, face cut ; Mr. G. Hartland, Goston-brok, Manchester, face cut ; Mr. J. Squire, Moss-lane, Manchester, cut face ; Mr. G. Scott, Lord-street, Hulme, face cut ; Mr. R. Charles, Greenhalgh grove, Manchester, hurt about face ; Jane White lock, Tamworth-street, Manchester, face cut ; Emily Howarth, Oxford-street, Charlton-on-Med lock, broken nose and cut face ; Mr. G. Ratcliffe, Tyldesley, cut hand and finger ; Mr. G. Butter worth, Tonnan-street, Manchester, cut face ; Mrs. Pendlehury, Church-street, Bolton, cut face andlip; Miss Mary Hurst, Bradshaw-gate, Bolton, severely shaken. Six other persons, whose names have not yet transpired, have also been hurt. Many persons had their hats smashed, and several of them presented a most extraordinary appearance on leaving the car riages. _ _ The engine of the excursion train and that of the goods trains were crushed considerably. Two or three waggons were also thrown off the line and damaged. About two hours elapsed before the road was clear. While the trains which had come into collision were standing on the line a number of trains came up on both sides, and at one time there was a row of car riages and waggons belonging to the trains which had been brought to a stand fully a mile, if not more, in length. _ The passengers who had received the worst inju ries were removed to their homes early this after noon, others not so bad went on to Blackpool. The danger signals were, it is said by the station master at Lea-road, turned fully on when the ex cursion train made its appearance. A few years ago an accident, brought about partly in the same way, but considerably more lamentable in its consequences, took place at Lea-road station. Reports received to-night speak favourably of the condition of those injured. FIRE IN LONG-ACRE.--Between nine and ten o'clock last night a fire, which at one time threatened the most serious consequences, broke out in the upper portion of Messrs. Kesterton's coach manufactory, situate at the corner of Eudell-street, Long-acre, immediately adjoining St. Martin's Hall. The engines from the Chandos-street station were promptly in attendance, and by dint of great exertions succeeded in extinguishing the flames before they had extended to the main body of the premises, the roof only of the buildings being destroyed. These premises have been burnt down to the ground on two previous 9C045i011f3 within the last few years. Naval and Military Intelligence. The Favourite, 10, iron-cased screw corvette, Capt. Francis H. Shortt, having made a most satisfactory preliminary run on Monday last, was on Tuesday taken to the measured mile off Maplin Sands for the trial of her engines, previous to their being passed over to the Admiralty by the contractors. The vessel was in charge of Captain George G. Randolph, of the Sheerness Steam Reserve, the other officials on board being Mr. George Tucker, inspec tor of machinery afloat, Mr. George Blaxlaud, chief engineer, Sheerness dockyard, Mr. F. Martin, acting master shipwright, and other officials belonging to the shipwright department of the dockyard. The designer of the vessel, Mr. E. J. Reed, Chief Con structor of the Navy, was also on board. The Fa vourite is fitted with a pair of horizontal direct-acting engines, 64in. cylinder, 32in. stroke, of the usual kind supplied by the firm of Messrs. Humphreys and Tennant to the Admiralty. Mr. Humphreys repre sented the firm. Previous to starting for the trial, experiments were made with Messrs. Brown and Harfield's patent wrought-iron capstans for working the cable. After arranging the moveable stops in the cable, the chain was taken to the capstan and hove in, in accordance with instructions previously given by the Admiralty. The whole operation of getting in the anchors was performed in a very short time, to the entire satisfaction of the officials, under the superintendence of Mr. S. Baxter, who repre sented the patentees. The following were the re sults :—First run, 4min, 23sec., speed 13.688 knots, pressure of steam 201 b., vacuum 251, revolutions 67; second run, smin. 43sec., speed 10.345 knots, pres sure 191 b., vacuum 25,1, revolutions 67 ; third run, 4min. 48sec., speed 13.432 knots, pressure of steam 191 b., vacuum 261, revolutions 65} ; fourth run, smin. 48sec., speed 10.345 knots, pressure of steam 201 b., vacuum 261, revolution 651 ; fifth run, 4min. 37sec., speed 12.996 knots, pressure of steam 191 b., vacuum 26, revolutions 661 ; sixth run, Gmin. 6sec., speed 9.836 knots, pressure of steam 191 b., vacuum 26k, revolutions 63. The average speed was thus 11.82 knots per hour. The circle was turned at full speed with helm to port in smin. lOsec., the diameter of the circle being 253 yards, and with helm to starboard in smin. 16sec., the diameter of the circle being also 253 yards, with four men at the wheel. Two runs were also made with half boiler power, giving an average speed of 8.906 knots per hour. At the close of the runs the engines were stopped when working at full speed in 7sec. ; they were started from " stop" to " full speed ahead" in 2sec. ; and to " full speed astern" in 4sec. The sea was smooth during the trial, and there was a force of wind of from 3to 4. The dimensions and stowage of the Favourite are as follows : length between the perpendiculars, 225 ft. ; extreme breadth, 46f t. 9in. ; tonnage, 2,091 tons ; displacement in tons, 3,092 ; height of midship port, 9ft. ; horse power of engines, 400. The Favourite was origin ally designed as a wooden corvette, and was intended to carry a number of light guns on an open upper deck. When Mr. Reed's system was adopted by the Admiralty, however, she was selected as one of the smaller class of ships to be completed after his plans. The conversion was a work of no ordinary difficulty, owing to the lightness of scantling with which the ship had originally been framed, and which was peculiarly unsuited to support the weight and strain of armour plating and heavy guns. Mr. Reed, however, by taking down part of the frame timbers, flattening the floor, improving the bow, and strengthening the hull generally, prepared the vessel for receiving no less than 600 tons of iron armour, including the iron deck plating over the battery. The armament was altered to 10 guns, of which eight, in the central battery, were to have been 110 pounders. The central armament has, however, since been increased to eight 6+ ton guns, firing 100 pounder round shot, with 251 b. charges. It was to be expected such a ship would fall short in speed, compared with others of her class which are not plated. In this respect, however, the Favourite has given remarkable results. Her displacement on the trial yesterday, with a draught of water 17ft. sin. forward and 19ft. 9in. aft, was 2,622 tons, and her midship section 685 square feet, and she was found to steam nearly 12 knota per hour. In fact, the mean of the first two runs exceeded 12 knots ; but, owing to the foulness of water drawn from the basin at Sheerness, the boilers primed in the latter runs, and the speed was considerably reduced. The true mean speed of the whole of the runs, however, exceeded considerably the speed attained with even a less displacement and section by the unplated wooden ships of her class. This result is partly due to the excellence of the engines with which she has been furnished, and partly to the highly satisfactory action of the Mangin screw propeller, which is fitted experimentally to the vessel, and in which Mr. Reed has been more fortunate than in the four-bladed screw with which the Bellerophon was tried last week. No doubt much of the success is also due to the form of the Favourite below water since her alteration on Mr. Wood's plan, which form has been greatly admired by those who have seen the ship in dock. At the close of the trial the Favourite re turned to her moorings in Sheerness harbour. The - War Department transport Petrel left'Chat ham yesterday for the purpose of shipping the pow der, filled shells, and other ammunition on board the Basilisk, 6, 1,031 tons, 400-horse power, pad dle-wheel steamer, Capt. W. N. W. Hewett, V.C. The Basilisk has been docked for the customary overhaul of her valves and bottom before proceed ing to sea, and, according to an announcement at Chatham yesterday, will leave the Nore on Monday next, her destination being the East India and China station. It is reported at Plymouth that the screw steam frigates Liverpool, Octavia, and Arethusa are wait ing the arrival of the steam frigate Constance, when they will proceed in company to Madeira for an ex perimental cruise. They will afterwards be sent to their several stations—viz., the Arethusa, to the Mediterranean ; the Octavia, to the East Indies ; the Constance, to the West Indies ; and the Liver pool, to join the Channel spadron. A naval court-martial assembled yesterday morn ing on board her Majesty's ship Victory, at Ports mouth, composed of Capt. J. Seccombe, her Majesty's ship Duke of Wellington, president; Capt. Hugh Burgoyne, V.C., her Majesty's ship Wivern ; Commanders Shears (her Majesty's ship Victory), Greville (her Majesty's ship St. Vincent), and Brett (her Majesty's ship Asia), for the trial of Mr. W. M'Dermott, assist.-surgeon of the Royal Naval Hospital,Haslar, on a charge of being intoxi cated at Haslar on the 19th inst. The Court sen tenced Mr. M'Dermott to be placed at the bottom of the list of assist.-surgeons and to be severely reprimanded. Two officers, two sergeants, and 77 men of the 4th Depot Battalion, and 27 men of the 4th and Bth Depot Battalions have been withdrawn from Land guard Fort Harwich ; and a detachment of casuals, consisting of 4 officers, 1 sergeant, and 45 privates, has proceeded there to undergo a course of musketry instruction. Capt. Southey, R.E., now doing duty at Pembroke Dock, is ordered to proceed to Col chester to relieve Capt. Grain, R.E., who is to pro ceed to Chatham for duty. Capt. Swinford, of the 98th, is held in readiness to proceed from the depot at Colchester to join the service companies in India. The half-yearly inspection of the .ompanies of Royal Engineers has taken place at head-quarters, Chatham. It was made by Lieutenant-Colonel T. T. Collinson, who has the command of the Royal Engineers during the temporary absence on leave of Colonel J. L. A. Simmons, C. 8., the newly appointed director. The inspection yesterday was confined to that of the depot companies now at headquarters. THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER AND DUNOON PIER DUES.—On Monday afternoon Mr. Gladstone and party arrived at Dunoon pier, per steamer Undine, on their way to Inver ar y , to pay a visit to th e Duke of Argyll, when two c arria g es were in waiting to carry them thither. On Mr. Gladstone s luggage being conveyed to the carriages he asked what was to pay, w h en the porter answered is. Cd.-6d• for duos and ls. for por terage. Mr. Gladstone thought the charge exorbitant, and requested to see the bill of charges. When this document had been searched through, it was found that an overcharge had been made. Air. Gladstone remarked that it was not for the sake of the money, but a love of fairness and justice which had caused him to act as he had done. The Chan cellor then paid what he thought was right, and moved away, leaving the Dunoon officials in astonishment at the conduct of one who keeps the nation's purse and was yet 50 careful of lilts own. — gasgow Evening (Vixen. , ginr,t LEUTZE „,. ' HEIL MAJESTY. BALMORAL, Sept. 26. The Queen, accompanied by their Royal High nesses the Princess of Wales, Princess Louis of Hesse, and Princess Louise, drove to the Lynn of Quoich, and returned by Mar Lodge to the Castle. Princess Helena went out driving with Princess Hilda of Anhalt, Baroness de Schenck, and the Hon. Mrs. William Grey. The Royal Family in the Highlands. Her Majesty on Monday* last drove from Bal moral Castle to her favourite resort, the Falls of Quoich. Guides and ponies were in readiness, and the royal cortege rode up the crest of the mountain overlooking the winding and picturesque vale of the Quoich. In view of the magnificent scenery on the sunny slope of the mountain, the royal party held a pic-nic among the heather. About 7 p.m. her Majesty returned via Braemar to her Highland residence, Balmoral. The weather was delightful. The Princess Helena and Princess Beatrice, &c., drove, via Braemar, to Loch Callater on Monday evening. On Friday the Prince of Wales and Prince Louis of Hesse, accompanied by Colonel Marshall, from Invercauld, and Colonel Keppel, equerry in attend ance on his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, went to the Gairnsheil Moors grouse shouting, and, notwithstanding the wildness of the birds, bagged 20 brace grouse, 4i brace black game, and 5 hares. On Saturday the Prince of Wales, accompanied by Prince Louis, &c., went deer-stalking to the woods of Knocks, but killed nothing. Accouchement of Her Royal Highness the Countess de Paris• H.R.H. the Countess de Paris was safely delivered of a princess at nine minutes past seven o'clock this morning at York House, Twickenham. The event took place in the presence of their Royal High nesses the Count de Paris, the Duke and Duchess de Chartres, the Duke d'Alencon, the Prince and Princess de Joinville, the Duke and Duchess d'Aumale, the Prince de Cond6, the Duke and Duchess de Montpensicr, and the ladies and gentle men in waiting on their Royal Highnesses. Dr. Priestley, Dr. Gueneau de Mussy, and Dr. Serrano (medical attendant on H.R.H. the Duke de Mont pensier), were the physicians in attendance. Her Royal Highness and the infant princess are doing well. The names selected for the royal infant, who, we believe, will bo christened to-day, are Marie Amelia Louise Heene. The Duke and Duchess of Wellington are staying at Strathfieldsaye, Hampshire. The Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch are enter taining a succession of visitors at Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfriesshire. The Marquis of Kildare arrived in town yesterday from his seat in county Kildare, Ireland. The Marquis of liartingtou will leave Holkar Hall in a day or two for Dunrobin Castle, on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland. The Countess of Clonmell and the Ladies Scott have left Farrance's Hotel for Packington Hall, near Coventry. Countess Poulett has arrived at her house in Hanover-square, from visiting the Marquis and Marchioness of Winchester at Amport House, near Andover. The Dowager Countess of Jersey has left town for St. Leonard's-on-Sea, where her ladyship intends to remain until the end of October. The Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, M.P., will leave town on Saturday, in order to relieve the Right Hon. Sir Chas. Wood in attendance on her Majesty tit Balmoral. Mr. Hastings Russell, M.P., and Lady Elizabeth Russell will entertain a succession of guests at Woburn Abbey for the next fortnight. THE NETHERLANDS LEGATION.—His Excellency Baron Bentinck, the Minister for the Netherlands, has re moved from Lowndes-square to 2G, Eaton-square, which for the future will be the seat of the Netherlands Legation at the British Court. VISIT OF EARL RUSSELL. TO IRELAND.—It is ex pected that Earl Russell will visit the Dublin Exhibition on Tuesday next, on the occasion of the announcement of the awards of the several juries. His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant has intimated his intention of being present, and the Duke of Leinster will preside on the occasion. JOHN FREDERIC HERRING.—The death of Mr. John Frederic Herring, the well-known animal painter, has to bo recorded. He was of Dutch extraction, and entirely self-taught. At the age of 19 he visited the St. Leger, and took the fancy to paint the scene. He painted the winner at Doncaster for 33 years with marked success. For four years he was a coachman, and drove the " York and London Highflyer," until Mr. Frank Hawksworth in vited him to leave the business, promising him a year's employment as a painter of horses and hounds. Every one knows Mr. Herring's subsequent success—his " Returning from Epsom," his " Derby Day," his " Market Day," his " Horse Fair," &c. Ho painted eight horses for the Queen, and was a prominent member of the British Association. Mr. Herring was 70 years old, and died at his seat, Meophain Park, near Tonbridge. CONSERVATIVE DEMONSTRATION AT CIIELTEN HAM.—A festivity of unusual character to the town of Cheltenham took place yesterday, when 1,200 Conser vatives dined together, to celebrate the return of Mr. Schreiber, M.P., to represent Cheltenham at the last gene ral election. Mr. Lingwood, lord of the manor of Chel tenham, took the chair ; and there wore present, besides Mr. Schreiber, M.P., Lady Schreiber, Sir Geo. Jenkinson, Lady Jenkinson, Mr. Dowdeswell, M.P., &c. The dinner took place in a great tent. After several usual toasts the health of Mr. Schreiber, M.P., was proposed and drunk with much cheering. Mr. Schreiber replied at great length, reviewing the general election, and notably the polling at Cheltenham. Mr. Dowdeswell responded to the toast of the county and borough members. Mr. Schreiber subse quently proposed the 1,157 Conservative members of Chel tenham, and other toasts followed. The fete at night con sisted of dancing, music, and fireworks. IMPROVEMENTS IN lIYDE-PARK.—The Commis' sioners of Woods and Forests aro employing a very consi derable number of labourers in carrying out extensive im provements in Hyde-park, by filling up with earth all the uneven parts, and sowing them with grass seed, for the purpose of producing a level green sward. The footpath extending from Hyde-park-corner to Cumberland-gate, and others from the Albert and Victoria gates, aro being widened ; each gravel walk will be 24 feet wide. GREAT DESTRUCTION OF FAR3IING FROPERTY. --- Early yesterday morning intelligence was forward ed to Chatham of a destructive fire which had broken out in the isle of Sheppey on Home Place Farm, in the occupation of Mr. Vincent, and which resulted in the complete destructio n of a large amount of farming produce. Immediately on the flames being perceived the engines from her Majesty's Doel" yard, together with that from the garrison, manned by a botil of police and Royal Artillery, hastened to the spot to render assistance, but owing to the limited supply of wateratha l3a all attempts to check the progress of the fire were unsli c : cessful, the flames consuming the whole of the farm tatilu ings, including two granaries, out-buildings, stables, bo l l and farming implements, together with nearly 200 qrs. 0 wheat stored in the granaries. The fire was caused by 000 of the labourers returning home in a state of intoxicat ion at an early hour in the morning and setting fire to the 11 11 in which ho slept, while at the same time he narrow la escaped with his life. The value of the property destrol° is estimated at between £ 2 , 000 and £ 3 , 000 , but the 100 10 covered by policies of insurance in the Norwich Union Fire-office. A LONDON SATURDAY NIGHT.--It was one those streets in which itinerant vendors of veg et3 l ; bles, fried fish, periwinkles, and other necessaries of t f p o or man's life, have constituted to themselvesthe riio; es t a bli s hing their stalls in a long li ne on th e edge cf t f oo tway, with a distinct intention of of rivalling their 0 p o titors in the shops, at whose ver y d oor they have pla nt ° sibl e their barrows, and undersellin g th em as far as it is po s in so cheap a neighbourhood. Th ere s eem to be, hesv elie „ r ; customers enough for both. O n a Saturday night the on either side of the way, and the two lines of stalls facing the the shops, have both of them plenty of customers appear both to be doing a brisk business, if a cheap. , r , l- ,_ eir lisps the stalls get, on the whole, the most custom. 0 ' 1 .. 11 00 owners make so much noise, are so confident in the go r d: by, of their own wares, are so importunate with the pa l s i r,, ul have such an insinuating way of thrusting a handful tiug onions or a bunch of greens under the noses . of without at least falling a victim to the exoteons,t • bewildering tuces or a bundle of turnips. It is a etl l iv i t hpaper, which housewives, that it is almost impossible to resistofth:fire,wy scene, and the flare of the candles, screened e ta, with no screens belong to the itinerants, and of the gas ejn shops, make the at all, which blaze and roar in the the costermong er° to say a good deal lighter. place quite as light as it is in the bull:hors in front of their house!, roil: to you as you pass, the most emphatic terms, and the bi" soricit your patronage an ( tinio°Ne-P:mber) daylight, not roar' notes to swell the general up lad-singer, with the contributes his dismal groinopof children and the watchful ill' Dickens's " 411 the Year R ound. " 4 AMERICA. (REUTER'S EXPRESS.) (Per the Saxonia.) NEW YORK, Sept. 16 (Noon). The news is unusually meagre. Southern advices are generally satisfactory, and indicate a rapid progress towards rehabilitation by the lately insur gent States. The military and provisional civil authorities are co-operating harmoniously, no cases of interference by the former with the functions of the latter being reported. General Slocum having, in obedience to the President's instructions, re scinded his late order, the organisation of the State Militia is being effected, and it is presumed that similar action will be permitted soon throughout the South ; nor is any danger apprehended there from, as the moderate and conciliatory policy adopted by Mr. Johnson appears to be rapidly eradicating all antipathy to the Government—the most prominent leaders of the rebellion being now foremost in openly advocating a frank acknow ledgement of the national authority. It is rumoured that the President contemplates proclaiming a general amnesty, it being found that the issuing of special pardons requires too great an expenditure of time and labour to examine the merits of individual applications. As an indication of the probability of a general pardon, it may be observed that several of the provisional governors have re cently announced that all persons whom they have recommended to the President for pardon may vote at the approaching elections, upon the assumption that their pardon will be granted. It may be fairly presumed that these officials would not take upon themselves such responsibility without being aware of the President's purpose in regard to the matter, as otherwise the elections would be illegal, and their results rendered null and void. Governor Parsons, of Alabama, is said to have advised the Constitutional Convention of that State to make provisions for the admission of negro testi mony in court. General Swayne, Assistant-Commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau for Alabama, has issued orders, which have been approved by the Governor and by General Wood, providing that all contracts for labour between planters and negroes must be re duced to writing. In order to protect the negroes, said contracts are to form a lien on the crops, while for the protection of the planters all negroes refusing to comply with the stipulations are to be arrested as vagrants and compelled to work. The citizens of Alabama have petitioned Governor Parsons to interfere for the removal of Colonel Lynch, of the Fifth Wisconsin Cavalry, on the grounds that his action is likely to create a negro insurrection. Advices from Texas state that the crops through out the State are abundant, and the negroes are generally remaining with their masters and working as usual. Meetings were being held throughout the State for the purpose of aiding in reconstruc tion, and a Convention is to be called in order to restore the State to its old Federal relations. In Arkansas refugees were returning from Texas, and industry was rapidly reviving. In the northern portions, however, labour was in great demand, as the negroes were generally deserting that section on account of the great antipathy manifested towards them by the whites, particularly by the Federal troops, who are said to manifest so deep a hatred of the freedmen as to render it unsafe for negroes to remain anywhere in the vicinity of military sta tions. One case is reported wherein a negro, hav ing outraged awhitewoman, a number of furloughed United States cavalrymen, after burning the guilty man, made a general attack upon the negroes in the neighbourhood, and killed a number of them. The feeling is said to have resulted from excesses perpe trated by vagrant negroes. The Wirz trial has been postponed on account of the dangerous illness of the prisoner. It is now supposed that he will be well enough to reappear in Court in a few days, when the trial will be re sumed and the defence commenced. There are no new developments in relation to the trial of Mr. Davis. The President is, said to be constantly receiving petitions from the South ask ing for clemency for him, and urging in extenua tion of his cause that he, during the rebellion, only faithfully performed the duties of an office to which ha was elected by the almost unanimous voice of the South, The outcry against him in the North is iierc -'I exan Dan: sulat plac( have and. This effec 11111 stral hits and by tl has I then the serve poor their corn: estal tow] then mon tribe; COM] says f eve] AD 'll extrl The atm( is st 4 meel We: £2O to tl Reu 68f. lo w , to a the anti