The Sun. — London, England, 1866-06-29 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. BuCIEStOne. THIS EVENING. A ROMANTIC ATTACHMENT. Mr. W. Farren 9124 Miss Ada Cavendish. After which, DAVID GARRICK : Messrs. Sothern, Buck stone, Chippendale, Rogers, Clark, Coe, Sc.; Mesdames Moore, Chippendale, Fitzwilliam, To be followed by LORD DUNDREARY MARRIED AND DONE FOtt : Messrs. Sothern. Buckstone, Gordon, Braid, &c. ; Ars Chippendide, M es Hill, &a Concluding with A KISS IN THE DARK. Commence at Seven. ROYAL LYCEUM rf LIEATRE.— Under the sole Management of Mr. Fechter. THIS EVENING, anew petite Comedy, entitled DOCTOR D A.VE Y. Garrick (the Acior', Mr. 11. Vezi❑ ; Messrs. Evans, ,Stanley, c ; Mrs. Ho sinan and Miss ilenrade. Atter which, TILE coasicAN BROTH EI?S. Mr. Fe,liter ; Messrs. Jordan, s. m2ry, Vezin, iddicomb, Fitz tloretna,i, Evans, Moreland, etc. ; Miss Lavt-nu, Mrs. Ternan, Mrs. liorsman, hiss Hatch, Miss Euverney, and Miss Ilenrade. o conc:ule with a farcical sketch. UP IN THE WORLD. Mr. If. Widdicombe; Messrs. Evans, Pitzp .trick, &c. ; Miss llorsman, Mrs. C. Horsman. Box Office open daily from Eleven till Five. 1110YAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Gco. Vining- SLIMMER SEASON.—Doors open at Half-past Seven, performances commence at Eight o'clock precisely. On MONDAY, July 2, and during the week, never acted, s. a New and Original Drama , in Thre e Acts, by Watts Phillip Esq., entitled THE DUGUENOT CAPTAIN.. ss N Pr. eilso pa n, l c haracters by Hr. Vining, Mr. Georg e Honey, Mi Miss Augusta Thomson, and Mrs. Stir;ing. The Costumes have been des i g ned by M9ns. Markelin, cf La Vie Parisienne, and the celebrated designer of the cos tumes in La Biehe an Bois- Tle Vocal Music has been corn pe,sed by 3Er. L ; the In , :idental and Dance Music by Mr. Charles Hall. and. to illustrate the grotesque Dances of the period, the services have been specially re tained of those celebrated Comic Dancers, Messrs. Flageolet, Clodoche. Comae, an i Norm n o de, from the Theatre Imperial du Chatelet, who created so gieit a furore In Paris by their performance in La Lanterne Mag,ique. B let will be under the direction of Mr. Milano ; end the entirely yew t.cenery, Illustrating bits of Old Paris, has been painted by Mr. F. Lloyds. The Drama produced under the stage direc tion of Mr. Vining. NEW THEATRE-ROYAL ADELPIII Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, at 7 precisely. THE. FAST FAMILY: Messrs. Billing - ton, J. L. Toole, Paul Bedford, R Phillips, Ashley, Eburne; Mrs. Alfred Mellon (Miss Woolgar), Miss H. Simms, Hiss Furtado, Miss Smith, Miss Seaman, Miss Godsall, and Mrs. H. Lewis. Aftir which :(15th time, an Andalusian Ballet Diverlisse men , called LA FLOE DE S e:VILLA, by the celebrated Spanish Dancers, El Senora Campubi, El Senor Allemsny, and La Senorita Elvira, from the Teatro Real, Madrid. To conclude with THE STEEPLECHASE. Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, Billing - ton, and Miss Kate Kelly. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, JACK'S DELIGH P. Folluwed by ORANGE BLOSSOMS. After which. will be produced the grand Easter Burlesque, PARIS ; or, Vive Le inplere : Mes.rs. Stoyle, l horne,Jame:., Fenton : Mesdames A. Swanborough, Raynham, Simpson. Johnstone, ttanoe, and Rolt. To conclude with MR. AND MRS. WHITE. SADLER'S WELLS THEATRE. — Under the Management of Mr. W. 11. C. Nation. THIS EVENING, FRIDAY, and TO-MORROW, an entirely new dr matte adaptation of Charles Dicken's latest work "Our Mutual Friend," entitled THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN. Messrs. Swinbourne, Barrett, Belmore, Barsby, C. Warner, M'lntyre, Courtley, Holland ; Misses A. Dyas, F. Gwynne, Ada Harland ; Mrs. Poynter and Mrs. Bishop. To conclude with (25th NiAt) of W. Brough's brilliant Burlesqu,2 of PA PI L LoN E rTA. Misses L. Witlmore, Ada Harlan t, F. Gwynne, timispeth ; Mr. Belmore. Commence at Seven. 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Tais DAY.—Morning, 2h. 50m.—Afternoon, 3h. 10m. To-MORROW:Alarning, 3h. 25m.—Afternoon, 3h. 45m. tibit ,4; , LONDON, FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 1866. It is a severe test of the practical value and utility of anything to be compelled to dispense with it for a time, and it occasionally happens that our estimate of it is considerably increased or diminished by such an interval. We have now an interregnum of unusual length with respect to nothing less than our central Executive, and England is making the experiment how she can do without a Ministry. Mr. OSBORNE, at all events, thinks this a great grievance, and the leisure it has afforded him has been devoted to a careful analysis of the position of the Government. The forbearance of Parliament he thinks highly commendable, but the survey which he takes of the general aspect of public affairs alarms him considerably. At hame, we have a commercial and financial panic ; abroad, we have revolution in Spain, war in Italy, and war in Germany, besides a threatened attack on one of our colonies. Was the House of Commons, he ask; elected to sit quietly through such a state of things ? Yet we have been a week without a Government, and are to have another eight days' interval. The result of his cogitations is that he declares that Lord RUSSELL'S Cabinet is much to blame for the resignation which has produced the hiatus. The great Liberal party, he avers, have been left in the lurch by their leaders ; and though, with his acuustornea =Mire of frarnmess anal humour, Mr. OSBORNE plainly confessed that he thought a tem porary occupation of the Opposition benches would be a very good thing for them—he declares his conviction that the transit is perfectly unnecessary. The 44 gentlemen who went over to the enemy on the question of rating versus rental were, he main tains, good supporters of the Government, and would have stood by them on any question of con fidence. " Here we have," exclaimed Mr. OSBORNE, " a very strong Liberal party—an overrated party as to its majority, I have no doubt, but still with such a majority that the Government might have had at any time, if they had liked, a vote of confidence." But_the fact is that, however strong numerically and by reputation, the Liberal party is not very strong, and has not been for a good many sessions past, because a great part of its members are insincere in their professions and disunited in their actions. There is not much of that hearty advocacy of a measure, those strong political convictions which supersede all questions . of party interest or personal aggrandisement. A kind of political cant has prevailed to a great extent, of which Reform and the working man are the two main features ; but if we submit their encomiasts to the test of practice, we find that any alteration likely to imperil their seats is very unwelcome, and that the interests of the working man are of more consequence on the hustings than anywhere else. It is very easy to blame the Government for resigning, but they had driven an unwilling House as far as it would go, and, like a restive horse, the time had come when it was necessary to abandon the attempt or accept a dismissal. It is very w ell to talk about a question of detail, but it was the last feather on the camel's back ; and certainly the House cannot complain of being taken by surprise, since Mr. GLADSTONE inti mated plainly enough that he would not accept the substitution of the rating qualification for the rental. No more confidence would have been placed in his public declarations if he had failed to abide by the alternative which he had himself proposed, and if Mr. OSBORNE complains of a fortnight's de lay in the formation of a Ministry, what would he have said of the six weeks' interregnum of a dissolu tion ? Mr. OSBORNE laments the wasted session, but, judging from the progress hitherto made with the Reform Bill, it would not have been much else if the Ministry had ret a i ne d o ffi ce. At all events, he is partly from omsideration of the of affairs a b roa d and at home, and troubledpr e state a partly from wrath with his natu ra l l eaders, to give any Government that co mes i n a fair trial fair hearing. The House generally, he thinks,ud i a s bound to withhold all factious opposition during the remainder of the session ; and he observed, with his accustomed shrewdness, that there was little reason to fear for the progress of Liberal opinions, for whatever Government might sit at the right hand of the Speaker, it mast produce Liberal measures. Such is the real state of the case, and, if we may judge from the rumours already current as to Lord DERBY'S intentions, the Premier elect himself is fully sensible of it. Mr. GLADSTONE, in a brief speech, thanked the House for their indulgence, and defended himself and his colleagues from the of reproaches of his independent supporte r . A mat terform. prevents the regular adjournment of the House till Thursday next, as was originally intended, but all public business virtually stands over until hon. members can be officially informed under which King they are to fight, and the Whigs and Radicals have passed into the once familiar but always unwelcome shade of the Opposition benches, wilich, it may be hoped, will recruit their energies, "refresh their memories, and resuscitate their publ tic spirit. The 'russians have made a great effort to appear as if the y were not so badly off in the battle of the other day, but their attempts are not very success ful. No doubt at first the Austrians suffered great losses and were driven back some distance, but nothing appears to shake our belief in the assertion that they were finally masters of the field. One thing is stated, which is an incontrovertible proof of their success, namely, that the Prussians sent an officer with a flag of truce to request an armistice. Marshal BENEDEK refused the solicitation, for what rc:asons do not appear, but the signifi cance of the circumstance needs no comment. It is a very idle attempt on the part of the Prussian authorities to lay such stress upon their trivial triumph when its effects were swallowed up by the great victory of their opponents shortly after. The position of Marshal BENEDEK at present seems to be a very strong one, and it is quite impossible to decide what was the object of the Prussians in thus pushing on their army so far into the territories of the enemy. It was a proceeding of much temerity, that has already entailed serious consequences upon them, and doubtless will shortly be yet more disastrous. Marshal BENEDEK is a dangerous opponent, and not likely to be outwitted by those who are strangers in a place where he is at home, and can command all the resources of the Empire. An engagement took place between the Austrians and Prussians at Oswiencin, near Galicia, and after ten hours' struggle the result was another success for the former, the Prussians sustaining severe losses. One satisfactory thing to notice amid the sad state of affairs is that the greatest consideration is evinced by both the armies towards the people among whom they are quartered. This is most fortunate, and all must rejoice to hear of it. This reticence reflects great credit upon the contending forces, and contrasts most favour ably with their conduct two years ago in the Duchies. The horrors of civil war are always extreme, but we hope that now we should be spared the recital of those harrowing details, such as those which too often appear in the pages of history. Marshal BENEDEK has given strict orders that no disturbance shall take place, and declares " the strictest discipline" must be kept up in a foreign country, whenever it is entered, and that there is to be absolutely no plunder. The Hanoverians are not yet out of their awkward predicament, notwithstanding that they have made a desperate attempt to extricate themselves. The forces of the Hanoverians, although greatly supe rior to those of the Prussians, are not able to master their antagonists, and have marched northwards towards Sonderhausen. This is a most unfortunate result, and also a surprising one. The Prussians, however, are evidently much better soldiers than the Hanoverians, although they do not seem equal in skill and prowess to the Austrians. As for deter mination to fight and endurance they seem pretty nearly equal, to judge from the length of time their encounters have lasted. An Austrian General is in command of the Hanoverian forces, which is, so far, a fortunate circumstance, as he may be of service in directing their manoeuvres. The more we consider the case the more strange does it seem that so much time was lost by the army of the King of HANOVER in getting off to join the Federal troops. It is to be hoped that it will not yet be impossible for them to elude their wily ad versaries ; and it is certain, at any rate, that if a very decided advantage had been gained by the Prussians we should have heard plenty of it from Berlin. From Italy we learn that a change has been made in the original plan of operations, and that the army under King VICTOR EMMANUEL is concentrating at Cremona and Piacenza. The forces under General CIALDINI have also abandoned their posi tions, and are falling back with the view of effecting a junction with the KING'S army, near the upper part of the river Po. Here, again, the effects of the Austrian victory are plainly visible ; and it must be no small satisfaction to the Imperial forces to find that they have at this early period of the struggle contrived to alter the whole tactics of the enemy and so far to circumvent their efforts. We regret to find that the humane conduct which has hitherto pervaded the armies of the two great German Powers has not been emulated by the Italians. It is officially stated that three Austrian prisoners have been hung on trees by the Italians, and in consequence of this outrage the Archduke ALBRECHT has written to the Italian Commander-in-Chief to state that, in the event of a repetition of such conduct, " a system of reprisals will be made." It is indeed most scanda lous that such things should take place, and we are surprised and disappointed that the Italian army should thus forget what is due to their own character, and also to the posi tion of their opponents. The rules of war should be scrupulously adhered to, and any deviation from them is also a sinister sign, disastrous to one side and discreditable to the other. Notwithstanding heavy losses, which they themselves admit; the Aus trians are decidedly in the ascendant as yet ; and we hope that they will keep the vantage ground which they have gained alike by their skill and their bravery, for they have yet a great deal of arduous work before them in many directions. The borough of Hertford, which has been several times threatened with the loss of one of its mem bers, is about again to rejoice in the excitement of a Parliamentary election. Owing to the death of Sir MINTO FARQUHAR, a new writ has been issued, and Mr. ROBERT DIMSDALE, the Conservative can didate, has put forward an address, whose good sense and moderation gives striking evidence of the altera tion in the political sentiments of our day. Thirty years ago a Conservative who advocated Reform, the relief of Dissenters from Church payments, popular education, and the abolition of the law of settlement, would have been indeed a rara avis. Happily, nowadays, the conjunction is not: uncommon, and Mr. DIMSDALE'S address may be accepted as a fair specimen of the views of able and mode rate Conservatives. Of foreign affairs he speaks very justly and sensibly. He strongly supports the doctrine of non-intervention, and earnestly hopes that England may be kept out of the Continental embroglio. " We cannot," he says with truth, " thoroughly sympathise with either of the belligerents. On the one hand, war has been pro voked by the reckless intolerance of the Prussian Minister, who has sacrificed the peace of Europe to the aggrandiseme n t of his country ; on the other hand, while admitting that Austria's claim to Venetia rests on the faith of treaties, and may be defended by the letter of international law, I can not but think it impossible for her eventually to bind together by the strong arm of force the bitter conflicting nationalities which exist within her dominions." In internal matters Mr. DIMSDALE, as we have said, is a friend of " education without stint for all classes," and is anxious to improve the dwellings of the poor as well as to amend the system of rating. Social questions are, in his opinion, matters of paramount importance at present, and his views upon most of them appear to be just and enlightened. So far as he has at present explained himself he asks the suffrages of the electors on fair and reasonable bounds. to CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Thltraday Evening . The latest news of an authentic character respect ing the army of Cialdini is that he maintains his position on the Lower Po with 80,000 soldiers. It was supposed that the result of the fight on Sunday had induced the Italian Generals to change their plan of operation, and concentrate their forces. I see nothing more about Garibaldi and his volun teers, nor is there yet any confirmation of the alleged great battle in which the Austrians defeated the Prussians. The first report of it is from an Austrian source, and came from Vienna. The Siecle says :—" The news we receive from Italy is excellent. The whole nation has redoubled its energy on becoming acquainted with the intrepidity .of its soldiers. Italy has sworn to seek in the Quadrilateral its peace and the peace of Europe. Italy, we are convinced, will keep her oath." The Moniteur, after stating that the breaking out of hostilities in Germany and Italy has rendered it necessary to make arrangements connected with the rights of nations and those of belligerents and neutrals, mentions the steps taken in anticipation of war to uphold the regulations defined by exist ing treaties. The Cabinet of Berlin made a com munication to France relative to the protection of Prussian subjects in Austria, Bavaria, Wurtemberg, and the Grand Duchy of Baden. It made a simi lar claim upon England in reference to the free town of Frankfort. The two Powers have mutu ally conceded the claim. The French Cabinet ex pressed its entire impartiality upon this important point. The llioniteur proceeds to express its opinion that the first movement of troops made in Germany have had favourable results for Prussia. Several Sovereigns of the right bank of the Maine have expressed a disposition to unite with Prussia, who seems now to wish to form the federation of the States of the North, and it is re ported that, in conjunction with them, she proposes the assembly of a Parliament at Berlin. While Prussia argues that the Diet is dissolved, the Go vernment of the South contend that it is indissoluble, and that no German State can emerge from the Confederation. The present war not only affects political principles of the first importance, but it has deeply disturbed Germanic commerce. The Go vernment of the Emperor, wishing to protect the interests which French industry has created in the German markets, desires to preserve the treaty of 1862, and most of the Germanic Cabinets have exhibited the same solicitude. A question which had not been foreseen remains to be solved. What will be done with French merchandise passing through the territory of one of the enemy's States to its destination. There is reason to believe that the arrangements made in this respect will be satisfac tory to commerce. _ Among the many curiosities of the Exhibition will be a piano-violin. Attached to a piano of the ordinary kind will be a box containing a violin, and from some admirable mechanical arrangement, when the keys are touched the violin will discourse excel lent music. It is an American invention. A few days since the carriage of Admiral Jurien de la Graviere, containing himself and his wife and daughter, was overturned near his chateau of Juvisy. The ladies suffered nothing but alarm. The Ad miral, however, had his thigh fractured, and ac cording to the last accounts is in much pain, although not in any danger at present. Pronostic, Count d'Evry's steeple-chaser, which has lately won manyraces, has been killed at a diffi cult steeple-chase at Avvanches. Prince Paul Esterhazy de Galantha, who has just died at Vienna, was one of the first sportsmen of Austria. He imported some of the best horses he could procure from England, and his stables are renowned throughout Europe. The trial of Philippe increased in interest as it proceeded. The evidence is so diffusive and so voluminous that careful examination is requisite to master the facts. The President told the jury that although the murders with which the prisoner is charged amount to five, the magistrates knew that within the last few years six other women had been murdered, and that although Philippe was not now indicted for these murders he was known to be in relation with these " creatures." The President added—on the 10th of October, 1861, an attempt was made to assassinate a girl named Levis. Another had her throat cut. On the 6th of Feb., 1865, a girl named Benoit was murdered, and in August, 1864, a girl named Marie Helie was also murdered. The prisoner occasionally interrupted the President as he proceeded. He said he ad mitted that he had murdered the girl Bodeux, but he had not robbed her. He was not a thief. Pre sident—Why did you kill her ? Prisoner—l can't explain my motive to myself. He added that he had nothing to do with the murder of Madame Mage and her boy, two years old, in the Rue Sainte Marguerite St. Antoine. When asked by the Pre sident how it was that handkerchiefs belonging to the murdered woman were found at his lodging, he replied that the washerwomen had sent them home instead of his own. The prisoners arm is tatooed with the words " born under a bad star." They en circle a star. A gown stiff with blood was pro duced stiff as if it was starched. It was that of the woman Bodeux. An expert said it had imbibed 61bs. of blood. When the evidence for the prosecution was con cluded, six witnesses were called for the defence. None of the witnesses attempted to prove the alibi, which it was said would be the chief reliance of the prisoner in some of the cases. Four of these witnesses spoke of the immoderate use of absinthe by the prisoner, -which deprived him of his reason, and the counsel for the prisoner tried to induce the jury to believe that the crimes, if committed, were effected under the influence of this liquor. The two other witnesses were called with the endea vour to show that the linen and other articles, supposed to have belonged to the deceased woman, differed in many respects from their property. The absinthe spoken of is a mixture of spirit with pepper. mint, and other compounds. It is rather bitter, and many Frenchmen take it with the idea that it im proves the appetite. If taken in large quantities the effect is more powerful than that of opium. Many of the French medical men denounce the use of it even to a small extent. I have frequently read articles from medical men denouncing it as poison. Frenchmen, however, will drink it, quand mem. The President, in reference to the favourable effect which it was supposed evidence of the use of ab sinthe would have upon the case of the prisoner, said—" If the defence be to establish that the pri soner frequently intoxicated himself, that is a point which the prosecution concedes, and which it will use against the prisoner." Some of the Paris journalists do their best to add to the sensational effects of the trial. The Nouvel 111ustrie gives a large engraving of the room in which the woman Bodeux was murdered in the Rue de la Ville l'Eveque. The details of this engraving are intended to give dramatic effect to the scene. The furniture is disordered—the bed supposed to be saturated with blood—the weapons, &c., in short, everything to serve f or th e apprec i a t or o f what this paper calls the " terrible drama." There was a notable incident in the course of this trial, which exhibits in a strong light the difference between French and English jurisprudence. At one stage of the trial, long before the verdict was given, a juror gave a manifestation of his opinion that the prisoner was guilty. Upon this, the prisoner's counsel appealed to the Court to postpone the trial to the next session, no doubt with the viewof was havg in another jury, but when the terminated the counsel for the evidence prosecutor, M. Ducroux, addressed the Court in support of the indictments. M. Dupont was then heard for the prisoner. The jury deliberated for three-quarters of an hour, and then gave a verdict in the negative upon two points, but in the affirma tive upon all the others. The Court sentenced the prisoner to death. La Libede alludes to what it calls a strange result of the war as regards the Queen of England. Her Majesty has two sons-in-law in the Germany army. The husband of her eldest daughter, heir to the crown of Prussia, is at the head of the army of Silesia; and the husband of Princess Alice, the Prince Heir of Electoral Hesse, commands a corps in the army of the Confederation, which has taken part with Austria. The chances of war (says La Liberte) may bring the two brothers-in-law in pre sence of each other, and as enemies in the battle field. Provincial papers published in the various parts of France concur in stating that the prospects of the ensuing harvest are very favourable ; wheat and barley will be excellent and abundant ; of rye the crop will be at least an average one. The colzas, the reaping of which has commenced in some pro vinces, will be of more abundance and of better quality than usual. The produce and quality of the wine is expected to be better than for some years past. The vines are beginning to be free from the worm. The wheat to the south of Paris is nearly ready for the sickle. The Prosecution of Governor Eyre. At a meeting of the Jamaica Committee, held on Tuesday, it was decided by a majority that Governor Eyre should be prosecuted for the murder of Mr. Gordon, either by the Government or Mrs. Gordon. Mr. Charles Buxton, having differed on the point from the majority of the Committee, has addressed the following letter to the Secretary of the Com mittee on the subject :- 7, Grosvenor-crescent, S.W., June 26, 1866. Dear Sir, —I find that I shall probably be prevented from attending the meeting of the committee to-day. I wish, therefore, to write to you the views I entertain with regard to the prosecution of Mr. Eyre by our committee. I have deliberated most anxiously on the subject since we lastmet, and am fully decided not to support that proposal. No one, indeed, can have felt deeper indignation than myself at the shameful misconduct of Governor Eyre towards the people entrusted to his care. The report of the Commission, feeble and timid as it is, and written though it be with a manifest anxiety to exculpate the authorities, yet but too amply proves the atrocious cruelties of which they were guilty. It proves, too, that these cruelties were not committed, as some have tried to make out, in order, by striking terror into the negroes, to prevent the further spread of the riot or insurrection ; but that they took place after every shadow of resistance had vanished, and were simply acts of vengeance inflicted almost indiscriminately upon the negro population, with scarcely a pretence of distinguishing the innocent from the guilty. It proves that for more than a month the civil, naval, and military authorities went on wreaking this vengeance at their own caprice ; that a couple of young lieutenants and an ensign went on hanging any one they pleased till nearly 200 persons had perished on the scaffold by their orders alone, besides nearly 300 who were put to death by others; it proved that, besides all this hanging and shooting, horrible tortures were inflicted on more than 600 persons, women as well as men ; and in many cases, in addition to the punishment of death; and that Mr. Eyre never moved a finger to prevent or to punish these atrocities. These facts, which at first seemed incredible to the British public, have been proved by the report of the Commission, and must cover the name of Mr. Eyre with infamy. Even those who have most eagerly advocated his cause must allow that the governor of a colony who thus gave the rein to everyone without exception—who chose to vent his rage upon the people without the smallest attempt to moderate their passions, or restrain their cruelties—showed himself utterly unfit for the responsibilities that had unhappily devolved upon him. Aud with regard to Mr. Gordon, no one can dispute the conclusion of the Commission, that Mr. Eyre shared in the awful guilt of consigning an innocent man to the gallows. I feel all this most deeply ; but the question before us is whether we should prosecute Mr. Eyre for the wilful murder of Mr Gordon ? I certainly have felt the gravest doubt whether it would not be our duty to take that course. I cannot, however, shut my eyes to this fact—that in arrest ing Mr. Gordon, and sending him to be tried by court martial, Governor Eyre was under the belief that a wide spread conspiracy had broken out in the island with a view to a general massacre of the white population, and that Mr. Gordon was the prime mover of this design. The report of the commissioners has completely dispelled this belief. They say themselves that the conclusion at which they have arrived "is decisive as to the non-existence of such a conspiracy ;" and they admit (though evidently with re luctance), "that the evidence against Mr. Gordon was wholly insufficient to establish the charge upon which he took his trial." But while we feel all the horror which must be inspired by the reflection that not only one innocent man, but hun dreds of innocent men, were put to death in cold blood, owing to this shameful misapprehension by the governor of the island; still 1 do not think that anyone who has duo re gard to truth can deny that Mr. Eyre really shared in the belief, universal at the moment among all the white and coloured men of the island, that such a consipracy had ex isted, and that Mr. Gordon was to a great extent guilty of promoting it. It seems to me impossible to regard the course taken by Mr. Eyre under these circumstances—shameful and crimi nal as it was—yet as involving him in the guilt of wilful murder. Probably many members of our committee, myself among the number, are in favour of capital punishment for murder; but is there one among us who would not be filled with utter dismay if we supposed that any steps we might take would send Mr. Eyre to the gallows ? But if so, can it be right for us to engage in a prosecution which, unless it be a total failure, must inevitably lead to the passing of a sentence of death upon him as a wilful murderer ? Can we be justified in doing all that in us lies to get such a sentence passed upon him, trusting to some third party to step in and save us from the awful consequence that in the ordinary course of things would ensue from our own proceedings ? I for one cannot consent to prosecute a man for wilful murder when I feel all the while that however disgraceful and criminal his conduct was, ho cannot really be classed with murderers, and when I myself should shrink with horror from the natural conclusion to which such a step would lead. I do not wish to say much about the policy of adopting the proposed course. I admire the chivalrous feeling of the committee, that we ought to do justice without respect to consequences ; still our common sense will not permit us to blind ourselves to the truth that we could not possibly injure our own cause more than by such a prosecution. There cannot, I suppose, be the least doubt that its result would be to give a triumph to Mr. Eyre and his advocates. Should the grand jury find a true bill against him—which is in itself highly improbable—still we can have but little ex pectation that the jury by whom he should be tried would eonvict him. But in any case we ourselves should depend upon the intervention of the Government to advise her Majesty to remit the legal punishment for murder; nor can we doubt for a moment that in fact Mr. Eyre would receive a free pardon. Under any of these contingencies he would be regarded by public opinion as a martyr who had been vindictively and cruelly assailed, and his escape from danger would be hailed as a glorious triumph for himself and his partisans. As things stand, we have at any rate achieved a considerable amount of success. At any rate, Mr. Eyre has been dismissed with severe cen sure, thoroughly endorsed by the British public, and it would be impossible for any Government again to employ an officer whose misconduct has been so fully exposed. The punishment that has befallen him is not adequate—is indeed far from being adequate to his offences ; but still it is sufficient to be a serious warning to others. But all the good effect of this example would be done away were he tried and deliberately acquitted, or pardoned by the Queen amid the plaudits of the British people. Furthermore, in thus confining our action to the case of Mr. Gordon we should virtually condone all those other atrocities committed by the naval, military, and civil authorities in Jamaica, which, in my opinion, deserve punishment not less severe. I think we ought to be satis fied, as far as Mr. Eyre is concerned, with his dismissal and disgrace ; but we ought to insist on the same penalty being inflicted on the more immediate actors in these horrible scenes. My view, therefore, would be, that we should ascertain what are the intentions of the authorities at home with regard to these offenders, and if we find that no action with regard to them is about to be taken, we should bring the subject before Parliament with the view of compelling them to do justice. Moreover, we ought at once to de mand compensation for the innocent sufferers by these outrages. I am heartily sorry to differ from those with whose views and feelings I so cordially sympathise, but my opinion on the subject is so clear and strong that I could not surren der it to that of the majority of the committee. Probably it would be most convenient, under these circumstances, that I should retire from the chairmanship, which I do, however, with a feeling of the warmest regard for those with whom I have hitherto been co-oporating.—l am, die., CHARLES BUXTON. THE ROBBERY OF STAMPS AT MANCHESTER.- The Secretary of State for the Home Department, acting upon the recommendation of Capt. W. H. Palin, the chief constable of Manchester, has advised the grant of her Ma jesty's pardon to any accomplice who will give such infor mation as will lead to the capture of the thieves concerned in the extensive robbery of postage stamps at Manchester a short time since. HELSTON ELECTION COMMITTEE.—The General Committee of Elections, consisting of Mr. Walpole (chair man), Mr. Corry, Mr. Clay, Mr. Gower, Mr. Hunt, and Mr. Whitbread, met yesterday and selected the following members to try the merits of the petition against the re turn of Mr. Campbell for the borough of Helston :--The Right Hon. R. Lowe (chairman), Colonel Barttelot, the G. Denman, Mr. liussell Gurney, and Lord Edward Howard. LA TEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) THE WAR IN GERMANY. BERLIN, June 29 (Noon.) The Hanoverian army surrendered at discretion to-day. (Official Despatch.) BERLIN, June 28 (Evening). The Hanoverians are being surrounded by the Prussian corps. Fresh negotiations are in progress for a capitula tion. REINERTZ, June 23. The Prussians have advanced to-day in the direction of Jaromierz, and have taken 10 guns from the Austrians. Among the prisoners is Colonel Count Wimpfen, commander of the Austrian regiment Crown Prince of Prussia. PARIS, June 29. The Moniteur of this morning publishes intel ligence from Berlin, dated yesterday, announcing that in a fresh engagement between the Prussians and the Austrians near Trautenau, the former captured 10 guns and captured many prisoners. The Austrians were compelled to fall back. The Moniteur also publishes an account of the engagement between the Hanoverians and Prus sians near Langensalgt, which it states to have been without result. The Prussians lost two guns. The Moniteur adds :—The Hanoverians, how ever, withdrew in a northerly direction. They asked for an armistice, which was refused by the Prussians, who are awaiting reinforcements. SPAIN. MADRID, June 28 (Evening). The debate upon the bill granting extraordinary powers to the Government will be resumed in the Senate to-morrow. A telegram received here from Lisbon announces that a royal decreo has been promulgated, calling out_the reserves of the army. BOMBAY AND MAURITIUS MAILS. The Massilia and Avoca left here at 4 30 p.m. to-day. The former may be expected at Marseilles on the 4th, and the latter at Southampton about the 17th proximo. SUEZ, June 28. The Messageries luiperiales steamer Tigre, with the India and China Mails, arrived here yesterday at 10 p.m. FRANCE. BOURSE, June 28.—Two o'Clock.—The market to-day is weaker, and the quotations of Stocks and Shares indicate a downward tendency. Threes, for the Account, which opened at 64f., are now being dealt in at 63f. 70c., or a decline of sc. Italian Fives have fallen 40c., the quotation being 40f. 50c. Credit Mobilier Shares have receded Bf. 75c., viz., to 462 f. 50c. Spanish Mobilier are at 221 f. 25c., or a decline of 13f. 75c. Credit Foncier are 15f. lower, viz., at 1,150 f. Comptoir d'Escompte, at 690 f., lose 20f. A similar depreciation is experienced in the Railwap Department, Orleans and Northern having deolined sf. each, viz., to 800 f. and 1,075 f. respectively ; Lyons, 2f. 50c., to 792 f. 50c. ; Lom bard Bf. 75c., to 292 f. 500. ; and Anstrian 5f., to 312 f. 50c. English Consols are telegraphed Is ith a decline of per cent. Three o'clock..—A further fall of is telegraphed from London. The market here became much weaker towards the close, and left off as follows : 41 per Cents 92 50 Do. and month — 3 per Cents. 63 75 Do. end month 63 50 Credit Mobilier Do. end month Credit Foncier — Do. end month 1145 Bank Shares 3425 Italian Loan — Do. end month 4O 25 Mexican Loan — Do. Bonds — Spanish Threes Home Debt — Deferred 'AYS. For Account. Orleans Northern 1072 50 Lyons and Mediterranean 787 50 Southern 5lO - - Western Eastern Sardinian — Austrian Lombard 290 North of Spain B2 50 Saragossa l2O Ditto to Barcelona Roman BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, June 28. The following is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding figures of the previous account : DEBTOR. June 28. fr. c. Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 Profits in addition to capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) 7,044,776 02 7,044,776 02 Reserve of the Bank and its branches Reserve in landed pro perty 4,000,000 Notes in circulation ... 878,924,125 Banknotes to order and receipts payable at sight Treasury account cur rent creditor Current accounts, Paris 346,204,826 63 350,245,808 72 Do. branch banks Dividends payable 15,118,930 75 535,295 75 Discounts and sundry June 21. 182,500,000 - 22,105,750 11 22,105,750 14 4,000,000 - 875,702,125 - 29,047,266 61 25,638,283 90 687,821 96 16,298,663 17 interests Rediscounted the last six months 2,372,304 91 2,074,992 92 Surplus of receipts not distributed Sundries 8,283,809 03 9,075,467 65 Total CREDITOR. June 28. June 21. Cash in hand and in fr. c. fr. c. Branch banks Commercial bills over due Commercial bills dis counted, not yet due 358,840,853 17 352,894,499 85 Do. branch banks 367,860,352 355,589,042 Advances on deposit of A ibullion 8,358,200 7,159,400 1)o. branch banks 12,546,740 13,922,140 Do. on French Public Securities 15,111,400 14,449,900 Do. by branch banks 8,099,600 8,012,400 Do. on railway shares and debentures D. branch banks 22,788,000 22,553,500 Do. on Credit Foncier Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, June 10, 1857) 60,000,000 60,000,000 Government Stock re serve 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14 Do. disposable Rentes Inunobalisees (Law, June 9, 1857) 100,000,000 —. 100,000,000 -. Hotel and furniture of the Bank and landed property branches Expenses of manage ment 3,098 30 2,261,725 56 Sundries Total 1,715,763,025 69 1,675,223,178 16 Certified by the Senator-Governor of the Bank of France. (Signed) RoULAND. WORKING MEN'S INVITATION TO MR. GLADSTONE. —At a meeting of the general Committee of the London Working Men's Association, held last evening at the so ciety's rooms, Bolt-court, Mr. G. Potter in the chair, the following resolution, proposed by Mr. Upshall, and seconded by Mr. Bligh, was unanimously adopted :—" That the London Working Men's Association invite the Right Hon. W. Gladstone, M.P., to meet the working men of London at a public meeting, that they may tender to him publicly their thanks for his manly and generous defence of the working classes from the calumnies heaped upon them during the Reform debate in the House of Commons by members of the Tory party and apostate Liberals." The secretary was instructed to convey the above resolution to Mr. Gladstone, and to request his acceptance of the invi tation as soon as the Ministerial crisis would permit him to do so. All the metropolitan members (with one excep tion). and the leading members of the advanced Liberal party, are to be asked to attend the meeting, which is in: tended to be held, arrangements permitting, in ono of the laxgist theatres. It , d i n It eirthr HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, June 28. The Queen, with Princess Helena, drove in the Home Park yesterday afternoon. Her Majesty, accompanied by their Royal High nesses Princess Helena and Princess Beatrice, drove in the grounds this morning. Princess Louise and Prince Leopold also went out driving. His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, attended by the Hon. Eliot Yorke; his Royal Highness the Count of Flanders, attended by Col. Burnell ; and his Serene Highness the Prince of Teck, visited the Queen this morning, and re mained to luncheon. The Earl of Derby had an audience of the Queen in the afternoon. The Prince and Princess of Wales. The Prince of Wales, attended by Viscount Hamilton, Lieutenant-General Knollys, and Lieu tenant-Colonel Keppel, went to Erith yesterday and inspected the merchant officers' training ship Worcester, and distributed prizes to the gentle man cadets. From Erith his royal highness proceeded to Snaresbrook, and laid the foundation stone of the new dining hall of the Merchant Seamen's Orphan Asylum. At Snaresbrook the prince was joined by the Princess of Wales, who drove from Marlborough House, attended by the Countess of Macclesfield and Lord Harris. Previous to the ceremony of laying the founda tion stone their royal highnesses were entertained at luncheon at the asylum. In the afternoon the Prince and Princess of Wales and his Royal Highneug the Duke of Edinburgh visited the King and Queen of the Belgians at Claridge's Hotel. Their royal highnesses afterwards took leave of her Royal Highness Princess Mary and Prince Teck at St. James's Palace previous to their de parture for the Continent. His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh and their Serene Highnesses Prince and Princess Edward of Saxe-Weimar honoured Lord and Lady Alfred Paget with their company at dinner last night. The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, the Earl and Countess of Listowel, and Lord and Lady Rendlesham were also cf the party. His Highness Prince Christian of Augustenburg is expected to arrive in London from the Continent to morrow. Her Royal Highness the Princess Mary Adelaide and his Seren• Highness the Prince de Teck left the Duchess of Cambridge's residence at St. James's Palace yesterday evening for Paris, on their way to Vienna. His Excellency the Russian Ambassador and Baroness Brunnow entertained his Excellency the United States Minister and Mrs. and Miss Adams at dinner, last evening, at Chesham House. The Earl and Countess llowe and family leave town on Saturday for Gopsall Hall, Leicestershire. Rumours About the New Ministry. The rumour that the Cabinet of the Earl of Derby will be a strong one gains ground. This morning his lordship was busily engaged in carrying out his arrangements, and during the early part of the day a great many of his most influential supporters called upon him. The Earl of Malmesbury's interview was of long duration, and in a few moments after it had closed the Marquis of Lansdowne had an interview with the Earl of Derby, and certain proposals were made to the noble marquis, coupled with the offer of the office of Lord President of the Council, at least so rumour has it. Whether his lordship will accept office under the Earl of Derby remains a matter of great doubt. Mr. Disraeli has been in constant commu nication with the noble earl. The New Interior et Messrs. Swan and Edgar's. The existence of architecture as a fine art is dependent on expression —associating the notion of usefulness with a pleasurable sensation in the mind of the spectator. Taking this as a true defini tion of architecture, the large and recent addition to the interior resources of this eminent house is fully entitled to remark, fitness being blenied with singular elegance. The grand staircase leading from the new and spacious silk-room being of ample width, light, easy to ascend, and especially pic turesque, invites to galleries pierced with graceful Corinthian arches, from which the tout ensemble is very pleasing, being repeated here and there by the aid of mirrors. Indeed this portion of the interior is the gem of the whole—a perfect bijou, in fact ; and with its soft and noiseless carpetings and breadth of space it presents more the character of a reception-room in a imall palatial mansion than a saloon for the sale of fabrics. In a word, there is " a tranquil luxury" throughout which encourages the idea that it has been pre pared for the convenience and comfort of the most distinguished of our lady aristocracy. Above are various apartments furnished with scrupulous neat ness and taste, devoted to ladies' costumes, &c., and a valuable adjunct is here, consisting of a room in which coloured fabrics can be submitted, in a second, to the full effulgence of gas to determine the effect —which is known to be so different in either case-- of the sun and artificial light. There has been of late an anxious emulative spirit amongst the large West-end houses to render them worthy to receive the high and wealthy patronesses of the beau monde, but whatever may subsequently tend to eclipse the efforts of Messrs. Swan and Edgar, at present at least they may fairly claim the palm for an interior as charming as it is successful, and therefore deserv ing the passing praise of the journalist. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S VISIT TO LIVER POOL.—The Mayor of Liverpool (Mr. J. Farnworth) has received the following letter, relative to the recent visit of his Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh to Liver pool :—" London, June 23, 1866.—Mr. Mayor,—l am com manded by his Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh to take the first opportunity of thanking you for the hand some manner and splendid hospitality with which you re ceived his royal highness during his recent visit to Liver pool. The order, and the perfect arrangements which were made for his reception, reflect the greatest credit on all who were concerned in carrying them out, but more particularly on Major Greig, and the force under his com mand, for the quiet manner in which their arduous duties were performed. His royal highness begs that you will be good enough to convey these sentiments to them, as well as to express his deep sense of gratitude to the local boards, and to all who were concerned in giving him such a bril liant reception.—l have the honour to be, Mr. Mayor, your obedient servant, AUGUSTUS LIDDELL, Colonel.—The Worshipful the Mayor of Liverpool." This letter was yesterday read before the Mersey Dock Board at their weekly meeting. FUNERAL OF THE EARL OF MAR AND KELLIE.--. On Tuesday afternoon a large assemblage of gen tlemen accompanied to their last resting-place the remains of the deceased Earl of Mar and Kellie. The company congregated at Alloa House, where there was a religious service conducted by the Ray. W. Shaw, M.A., minister of Alloa parish. The funeral cortege proceeded through the principal streets (all the shops being closed) to the family mausoleum in Alloa Cemetery. On the body being borne into the mausoleum, the burial service was read by the Bay. A. W. Halle's, M.A. The coffin, besides having the Mar and Kellie family arms, had the following inscription on the coffin plate :—" John Francis Miller Erskine, 14th Earl of Mar, Baron Erskine, Garioch, and Alloa; 11th Earl of Kellie, Viscount Fenton, and Baron Dirleton. Died at Alloa Park on the 19th day of June, 1866, in the 71st year of his age." The pall-bearers were Colonel W. C. Erskine, C. 8., cousin of the late earl, now Earl of Kellie, and proprietor of the Mar and Kellie estates ; Rev' Francis Erskine Goodeve, nephew of the late Earl, and to whom has descended the simple but honoured title Earl of Mar ; General Miller, one of the cousins of the late earl ; Captain Erskine, son of the new Earl of Kellie ; Johnstone, of Alva ; Mr. H. J. Rollo, W.S.; Mr. J. Mol t, banker ; and Dr. Syme. The streets were lined through out the whole route of the funeral procession with specta tors ; the town bells were tolled for a considerable tim e, so that every mark of respect might bo shown to the me mor y of the deceased nobleman.—Ediribuegh, Evening Courant. Yesterday afternoon the failure was anno unced of Messrs. Dadabhai, Naoroji, and Co., East India merchants, with liabilities believed to be very large. The meta are not shown.