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As yet the delay occasioned by the transit be tween the American coast and Newfoundland, which takes six or seven hours out of the fifteen which are spent between New York and London. The rulers of the two great nations having ex changed courtesies, the two chief municipal autho rities of England and America have also inter changed greetings, and the Mayor of New York and the Lord Mayor of London have sent by the aid of the electric messenger expressions of good will and hopes of national amity. This union not only of the Continents, but of the hemispheres, is in reality the great event of the day, and its effects we may hope will be actively felt throughout the habitable globe when the temporary excitements and agitations of the hour are forgotten. It is an achievement vast enough to satisfy even our trans atlantic cousins, accustomed as they are to the vast and magnificent in nature, and used to dealing in extremes with social and political matters. The intelligence we have received from New York by the Persia says that both Houses of Con gress have passed a resolution admitting Tennessee into the Union. The Radicals have taken care to do this in the most unfavourable manner by adding an amended preamble to the resolution to the effect that Tennessee, having been in insurrection, could only be restored to the Union by consent of the law-making power of the United States. A string of further conditions fulfilled by Tennessee was then rehearsed, so as carefully to avoid committing the Republicans to the wholesale admission of other Southern States. The PRESIDENT, however, is re solved to be equally careful not to be committed by the ingenious devices of his opponents, to whose tricks, by this time, he is pretty well accustomed. He signed the bill re-admitting Tennessee, but sent a message with it to Congress, stating that the sig nature was'not to be considered as admitting the right of Congress to pass laws preliminary to the admission of States, nor as committing himself to their conditions. This message was received in ac cordance, with the usual good taste of the Radicals, . w ith derisive laughter. Rira viiu qui rira le dernier is however, an old saying, and the Re publicans have long since discovered tha t ANDREW JOHNSON is no contemptible adver sary. Ile i s not likely to suffer them to en croach upo n the Presidential prerogative, because he knows that at this juncture the supreme power offers the best protection against the dangerous in novations of the ultra party, which is ready at any moment to overturn the old landmarks of the Con stitution, in order to secure some temporary tri umph for themselves. The Radicals, however, find their own affairs or much less than they can manage that they have energy to spare for their neighbours, and accordingly the House of Representatives has adopted a resolution, requesting the PRESIDENT to urge the Canadian authorities to release the Fenians captured in Canada, and to abandon the Federal prosecutions against the Fenians. The Fenian generals, SWEENEY, SPEAR, and MEIIAN have been released on bail, and in fact the decisive action of the Federal Government has completely disheartened the conspirators. _ _ The general news brought by the telegraph is comparatively unimportant. JEFFERSON DAVIS has had a consultation with his counsel upon his line of defence, so th a t th e ex p ec t a tion of his trial is still kept up. Time is fighting his battles, as it reason to fear that a hitch will take place. So far it may be called satisfactory, for the loss of life has been fearful, and indeed its extent can not be estimated until some time has elapsed, and until quiet has succeeded to strife. There are, how ever, many things to consider respecting this peace which may well cause wonder and give rise to re gret. When we see Austria put aside, as she undoubtedly is, and compelled to forego her rightful share of power and influence in Germany, thus forfeiting to a great ex tent her proud position in Europe—when we re flect upon the fact that Prussia has acquired an im mense deal of territory to which she has no right, and monopolised nearly all power to herself in con trolling and regulating the various minor States, we may, indeed, come to the conclusion that this war, of whim so muczm tialn iIiAZ uneu ivaue, uo.a ueen a failure to all intents and purposes. So far as Italy is concerned there is nothing to lament, but, on the contrary, great cause for rejoicing. It is in every respect desirable that Venetia should be restored to the Kingdom of Italy, and despite the unworthy course which the Italians have pursued in making a treaty with Prussia, we regard that part of the peace preliminaries which relates to Italy with satis faction, as a great national gain and a step in the right direction of progress and freedom. It is the result of the contest regarding the two great Ger man Powers which is the lamentable part of the affair, and we may well be amazed that Austria should not only have provoked the war, but actually insisted on resorting to hostilities after all the other Powers of Europe, neutral and belligerent, had agreed to submit the doubtful questions to the arbitration of a Congress. Had the Vienna Government agreed to this plan some months ago, how differently placed would they now be, and what a much more profitable arrangement could have been made. " Quam DEus vult perdere prius dementat" may indeed be cited relative to the conduct of the Austrian authorities. It is also surprising that they should now readily agree to the terms of a treaty which shuts them out from so much which they once thought of such vital import to the integrity and independence of the Empire. Had the Austrian EMPEROR really been so popular as it was so sedulousy made out that he was, we should not have seen this war been brought to so sudden a conclusion, when the strength of both parties had . :not been fairly tested. It is not fair to the prowess of the Austrian_ forces to state that they have been com pletely annihilated and that the EMPEROR may flatter himself with having such moderate con ditions imposed. He might have, had he chosen, tried the issue of another battle, the success of which might have rehabilitated his fortunes, and the loss of which could not have left him worse off than he is, for Prussia is too much afraid of France to venture in crippling Austria entirely-. The cause of the Austrian collapse has been the divisions that existed among the various races subject to the sway of FRANCIS JOSEPH. Had he followed the advice of his best advisers and concentrated his resources some time back, he would have come to the con test a better match for his crafty opponent. Venetia was a source of weakness, and not of strength. It drew away a large body of troops which would have been serviceable at home, and Hungary, if properly treated, would have proved a staunch supporter of the Imperial Government in the emergency that befell them, instead of increas ing their difficulties by its internal divisions and dissensions of all kinds. Thus we find that the sins of the Imperial Government, both of omission and commission, have found them out, and they are now paying dearly for their want of discernment and their lack of justice. It by no means follows that the Prus sians deserve their success, because the Austrians may merit their reverses. The time may not be far distant when they will find themselves in a worse plight than the Austrians are now, and who can say that they will then be worthy objects of pity or sympathy ? The Berlin Government may find that they have undertaken more than they can manage before very long, and although the official journals declare that concord will be sure to exist between strong Prus sia and France, it may turn out to be quite the re verse when the full effects of the comprehensive changes now working in Germany are realised. Earl RUSSELL last evening took occasion to find Serious fault with the arrangement entered into between Mr. WALPOLE and Mr. BEIT.Es respecting • has done his brave conipatriots enerally, and few independent Northerners would c omplain if the PRESIDENT were to ad another and more con spicuous act of clemen d cy to the twelve thousand political pardons which he is said to have granted since his accession to the chief power. It is some satisfaction in the face of the great devastation made by the cholera to find that much is being done to relieve the necessities of those who undertake to provide for the sick and destitute. Her MAJESTY, with her accustomed liberality, has sent £5OO to the Cholera Fund of the Metropolitan Relief and District Visiting Asso ciation. Since the publication of the Bishop of LONDON'S letter in the Times of Thursday, and the hour of the Association's meeting yesterday, nearly £3,000 were received. The most energetic measures have been adopted to meet the exigencies of the occasion, and therefore it is to be hoped that the spread of the disease will be checked, and that its ravages will abate where the epidemic now rages. The arrangements made by this association seem to be very good, and especially their decision that the distribution of the grants made should be en trusted to the clergy and district visitors, and it was definitely understood that no distinction of need should be bbserved—illness and the means of pre venting it being the only conditions for a claim to re lief." This is an excellent notion, and one that is sure to be attended with satisfactory results, for precious time is wasted while inquiries are being instituted and contradictory statements made. Circulars have been sent out, which call upon those living in the afflicted parishes to give all the information that they can with regard to the disease, and to make application to the committee administering the fund. The liberality of the community will, we are sure, not be found wanting in this season of dis tress, but we would impress upon all willing to be stow any sums that the sooner they are sent the better, for this is pre-eminently a case in which we may say, Lis dat qui cito dat, for to gain time is everything, in making due preparations, and taking all necessary steps to ward off the attacks of the disease. With out being in any way extravagant, or spending sums unnecessarily, it is difficult to say how much will be required to meet the most pressing cases in this emergency. There are many evils to redress, and many salutary changes to be made ; but at the present moment the chief need is supplies of money to relieve the wants of those prostrate by disease, or penniless from the effect of it, and the sooner the fact is widely known the better for all ranks and classes, as the evil will not remain stationary we may be sure. All is proceeding favourably for the interests of peace, and notwithstanding the complicated ques tions that have to be decided, there seems no LON.66N, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 4, 1866._ the withdrawal of the police from Hyde Park after the riots. The noble earl asked whether some pro tection could not be provided for persons who crossed the Park after dark, and paid a tribute to the general good conduct of the police. It was possible, said Earl RUSSELL, that among the 1,600 of the police present on the night of the riots there were some who did not act with forbear ance ; he, for his part, would rather believe that they showed great moderation. The Earl of DERBY confirmed this assertion by some rather startling figures. While the injuries of the mob were comparatively few and trifling, one-sixth of the police force employed were injured, and some permanently disabled. " There are no less than 265 members of the police force injured, and this includes a great number of officers and superin tendents, and I believe there are 56 who will suffer for life from the violence of the mob which accom panied the Reform procession." Neither Earl RUSSELL nor Lord DERBY are inclined to identify the Reformers themselves with the violent miscon duct in Hyde Park, but at the same time it cannot be denied that the League kindled the spark which led to all the mischief, and the lesson may be a useful warning to political leaders henceforward. As for the compact between the Home Secretary and Mr. BEALES, there is nothing to complain of. Mr. WALPOLE did not give up the right of inter ference or remove his reserves out of reach ; but the public mind had been irritated and excited, and the surest means of avoiding a repetition of the riots was to withdraw all displays of active force. There was certain to be considerable disturbance after dark for some little time after the out break, as a storm at sea leaves the heavy swell behind it ; but there has been no serious riot, nor anything more than might have been reasonably expected. Well dressed persons with watches and chains and money in their pockets were not very wise in choosing such a route after dark within ten days of the riots, and if Mr. WALPOLE had trebled his police force, we doubt whether unpleasant consequences to such unwary travellers could have been avoided. As for the preservation of the parks, Lord DERBY proposes , putting them under one authority instead of two, and adopting a better system of lighting. These plans will be likely to answer the purpose in some measure, though it is uncertain if ever the parks were perfectly safe for the foot passenger after dark. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS ; Friday Evening. There is no news of consequence in the Paris papers respecting Germany in addition to the tele grams. The Gazette de l'Allemagne du Nord says that the preliminaries of peace fixing the expenses of the war to be imposed upon Austria are estimated at 150 millions. From this amount is to be de ducted the sum of 57 millions, due to Austria for the expenses of the war against Denmark, and 18 millions as compensation for the retributions fur nished to the Prussian army during the present war, leaving 75 millions of francs. Prussia, according to the stipulations of peace, will have an augmenta tion of superficial territory and population in the following proportions :—Prussia at present, which has an extent of 5,122 97 square miles, with 19,304,843 inhabitants, will have annexed to her the Duchies of the Elbe, 332 miles, with 954,326 inhabitants ; Hanover, 698,73 miles, with 1,923,492 inhabitants ; Electoral Hesse, 174,010 miles, with 745,063 inhabitants ; Upper Hesse, 7,287 miles, with 289,484 inhabitants; Nassau, 8,550 miles, with 468,311 inhabitants ; Frankfort, 183 miles, with 91,180 inhabitants ; total, 6,488 square miles, with 23,776,699 inhabitants. A latter from Nicholsburg, dated July 27, con tains some interesting partieuiars, rrom wnicn translate the following :—" When M. von der Pfordten, Minister of Bavaria, arrived at Nichols burg he was full of illusions as to the support he might expect from Austria. They were, however, dispelled after a very short interview with M. Bis marck. The Prussian Minister told him very curtly upon what conditions Bavaria might obtain peace. M. der Pfordten was at first very indignant, and appealed to Austria, but she turned her back upon him. Prussia and Austria are equally desirous to come to a settlement with as little delay as possible, and the small States certainly will not interpose delay. When peace shall be concluded Austria will desire to get rid as soon as possible of the military occupation of her provinces of Bohemia and Moravia, for such continued occupation would ruin them. Prussia, on the other hand, wishes to make her vic torious soldiers resume their civil occupations, and assist in harvest labours. Decidedly Hanover will be annexed to Prussia as well as Electoral Hesse. Only a small portion will be detached from Hano ver, not for King George, as was supposed, but to reward the fidelity of Oldenbourg. This will be a source of some consolation to Prussia, who placed upon the throne of Oldenbourg one of her Grand Duchesses out of deference to the French Govern ment ; and to give satisfaction to the principle of nationality, King William consents that the popu lation of the north of Schleswig shall be consulted upon their fate, and return to Denmark should they express such a desire by a free vote." It appears that the movements of the Prussians continue without obstacle. The troops belonging to the Army of the Maine occupied pacifically Man heim and Heidelberg, in the Grand Duchy of Baden. The Grand Ducal Government of Baden had given up the struggle against Prussia, even before a for mal armistice was arranged. It is believed that the reserve corps commanded by the Duke of Mecklen bourg has entered:Nuremberg. The shooting season will commence in some parts of France from the 15th to the 18th inst., and on the other divisions from the 18th to the Ist Sept. In Champagne preparations are being made for splendid falconry fetes. There are various attri butes of the sport at the camp at Chalons. The diversion has already commenced in that locality, and among those who have participated in it are Marshal Regnaud de St. Jean d'Angeley, Prince Joachim Murat and his son, and the Count de Montebello. _ A splendid new edifice is nearly completed in the lower part of the park of St. Cloud, close to the entrance from Sevres. It will comprise a new Ceramic Museum, and a new manufactory of Sevres china. It will contain a very rich collection of the works of art and industry, ancient and modern. The building has a splendid and palatial aspect, and has A facade of 150 metres. There are two storeys above the ground floor, each with 27 windows. There will be an imposing fete at Boulogne-sur- Mer on the 15th of this month. The church of N E l o e t v r e e n th D , a l m v h e i , c h b h u a i in h d f all e nt to e decay,rei g n o h f as L b o e u e i the been re stored, and is to be consecrated on the day in o e n x y pr , e a a n s ldy one e e p of u t t e h d e r a i e C h a e r s - t q d u in e a s l ti t o o n. att T en h d e t P h o e p c e er h e a m s Roman Princes, Prince Torkavia, has presented- to the church a very splendid altar, of antique marble, ornamented with precious stones. Some of the skilful sculptors of Rome have been occupied upon this work of art for three years, and it is said to have cost nearly a million of francs. Dr. Manning, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster, and 30 prelates of England, the United States, Canada, _Belgium, and France, with an immense number of priests and pilgrims from all parts are expected to be present upon this great occasion. It is said that the procession which will conduct the Pope's Legate to the church will rival in pomp and splendour the most imposing religious processions of the Court of Rome. There will be another at tractive feature at Boulogne on the day following, the opening of the International Exhibition of articles connected with Fisheries, organised under the superintendence of the Minister of Marine. One great point of curiosity will be the gigantic aqua rium of the Garden of Acclimation, in which will be specimens of all the fish which frequent the sea near the coasts of France, as well as shell-fish and other inhabitants of the sea, and also marine plants. It will form the most important, valuable, and curious marine exhibition on record. The town of Avallon :is about to erect a statne to the memory of Vauban, the celebrated military engineer, who was born in that town. Marshal Valliant has subscribed 1,000 f., and accompanied his subscription with an appropriate verse in Latin. The verse is dated Lutetia Parisiorum, July 22, 1866. The Cologne Gazelle gives an anecdote headed " Twice Saved by a Dog." Captain G--r, who was severely wounded in the head at the battle of Sadowa, is now under treatment at Vienna. In 1856 at the battle of Sadowa he also received a dangerous wound. This brave officer owes his life to the sagacity and fidelity of his favourite dog. This dog followed him twice on the battle-field drew attention to his master, who was lying among the heaps of wounded and dead, or he might have been hurriedly interred with the latter. Champagne drinkers (and whois not, when he can get it ?) may feel some interest in the news of the death of Madame Cliquot, the head of the house of the great champagne dealers of that name. The present Minister of Public Instruction is very favourable to literary men. It having been said that any literary man who wanted the cross should ask for it in order to obtain it, the Minister made this reply :—" This is an error. No doubt many literary men ask for it for themselves and for numerous others, but nobody is more happy than I am when I can discover a man of merit who has no other recommendation to the Minister than my self. I invite others to do the same, and if lam mistaken, assuredly it is in good company." Something like summer has returned to-day. The temperature has been pleasant, and not oppressive, but throughout to-day there have been dark, heavy clouds, which seem to portend more stormy and unsettled weather. The cattle plague has been succeeded by an insect plague. First there came the locust invasion in Algeria, which was followed by the plague of mosquetocs at Bordeaux, which I mentioned. Now there is an account that at Barbezieux in the de partment of Charente the light was almost obscured by fleas, supposed to be brought by the wind, for they all departed when the direction of it changed. LATEST INTELLIGENCE, (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) SPAIN. NAPRID, Aug. 3 (Evening). The rpoca of to-day says :—" The administra tion of the Dank of Spain is earnestly engaged in the endeavour to put an end to the depreciation of he currency IRELAND. DunLIN, Saturday Morning. A warder of Kilmainham Gaol, named Gellins, was murdered last night in the neighbourhood of the prison. Another warder and a man named Meehan have been arrested on suspicion. FRANCE, PARIS, August 4. The Moniteur of this morning publishes a report of the Minister of the Interior, which quotes a para graph from the last article published by the Courrier du Dinzanche, under the signature of M. Prevost Paradol, and recommending the suppression of the journal. The report is followed by an Imperial decree ordering its suppression. PARIS, August 3.—Two o'clock.—Little business is being transacted in the market to-day, and the quotations of Stocks and Shares remain without any appreciable change. Three per Cents. are at 69f. 15c., the closing rates of yesterday, whilst Italian Fives have improved 20c., to 51f. 50c. ; and Credit Mobilier shows an insignificant advance, at 647 f. The COW'S de compensation has been fixed as follows :—Bank of France Shares, 3,550 f. ; Paris Gas, 1,560 f. ; Credit Foncier, 1,315 ; Comptoir d'Escompte, 895 f. ; Transatlantic, 520 f. ; Italian Fives, 52f. 25c. ; Mobilier, 665 f. ; Immobiliere, 430 f. ; Spanish Mobilier, 355 f. ; Orleans, 870 f. ; Northern, 1,130 f. ; Lyons, 870 f. ; Western, 560 f. ; Southern, 530 f. ; Austrian, 355 f. ; Lombard, 390 f. ; I Saragossa, 125 f. ; North of Spain, 105 f. ; and Ro man 60f. Numerous failures for rather heavy sums are being spoken of to-day, and the manner in which the liquidation has been effected is anything but satisfactory. English Consols are telegraphed with a fall of one-half per cent. . Three o'clock —The market has closed as fol lows 4 per Cents 97 75 Do, end month Bank Shares 8550 Italian Loan 5l 60 Do. end month Mexican Loan B2 50 Do. Bonds lBB 75 Spanish 'Threes Home Debt — Deferred - rAYS. 3 per Cent. ''''GO 25 D. end month 69 25 Credit Mobilier 650 Do. end month 600 Credit Fonder— Do. eud mouth For Account. Orleans Northern 1127 50 Lyons and Mediterranean B7O Southern Western Eastern Sardinian . Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa Ditto - to Barcelona Roman AMERICA. 532 50 81 25 350 - 387 50 The following telegram was received by Reuter's Telegram Company (Limited), at 9.50 p.m., Aug. 3, from Mr. R. A. Glass : NEW YORK, Aug. 1. London advices of Monday are published here. A riot took place in New Orleans on Monday, in consequence of the reassembling of the Convention of 1864. Thirty-one negroes and one white man were killed, and several white men wounded. Advices have been received here from San Fran cisco to the 31st July. The steamer Constitution sailed on the 30th, for Panama, with $1,162,000 in gold for New York. The success of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable was known in San Francisco. Lieutenant-General Sherman received his new commission to-day. Mr. Jefferson Davis has had a consultation with his counsel upon his line of defence. General Terry has ordered the discontinuance of all military organisation or assemblies among the artisans, white or black, in the department of Virginia during the existence of martial law. President Johnson has permitted the assembly of the Texan Leglislature. In the Canadian Parliament yesterday the report on the state of the militia, including the military report of the commander during the Fenian raid, was presented, and also the report of the court martial for the investigation cf the conduct of cer tain officers during the engagement at Bridgewater. President Perse (?) has been re-elected in Peru. New Zealand and Australian dates of June 24 have been received by steamer at Panama. (By Atlantic Telegraph.) NEW YORK, July 30. Gold, 1471. Exchange on London, 158} ; Illi nois, 123 ; Erie, 66i ; 5-20 United States Bonds, 1081. Middling Upland, 36c. NEW YORK, Aug. I. Quiet is now restored at New Orleans. Martial law still continues in force in that city. The City of New York and the China have ar rived out. ARRIVAL OF THE PERSIA. QUEENSTOWN, Friday. The royal mail steamship Persia, from New York on the 25th ult., arrived here at 5.45 p.m. to-day with 108 cabin passengers and $925,804 in specie. She lauded 112 sacks of mails and 13 passengers. and proceeded for Liverpool at 6 p.m. All well. NEW YORK, July 25, Morning. Both Houses of Congress have passed a resolu tion readmitting Tennessee into the Union. An amended preamble was added to the resolution by the Senate, stating that Tennessee, having been declared in insurrection, could only be restored to the Union by consent of the law-making power of the United States ; Tennessee having adopted the constitution abolishing slavery, renouncing seces sion and the rebel debt, and having organised the State Government under the said Constitution, which had rectified the constitutional amendment abolishing slavery, and also the amendment pro posed by the 39th Congress is therefore readmitted to the Union. President Johnston signed the bill readmitting Tennessee, but sent a message to Congress stating that his signature was not to be considered as ad mitting the right of Congress to pass laws pre liminary to the admission of States, nor as com mitting himself to the statements made in the pre amble. The Radical members received portions of the message with derisive laughter. The house resolved that when Congress adjourned it should reassemble on Oct. 2, and then readjourn until December. The house adopted a resolution requesting the President to urge the Canadian authorities to re lease the Fenians captured in Canada, and also to abandon the Federal prosecutions against the Fe nians if compatible with the public interest. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Money abundant. Gold, 1498. Exchange on London, 162 i ; on Paris, 3.45. Stocks firm and active. New York Centrals, 105 ; Illinois, 119 ; Erie, 65 ; 5-20 United States Bonds, 107. Cotton steady. Mid. Upland, 36. Flour and wheat dull. Corn slightly firmer. Provisions steady. Coffee steady. Molasses held firmly. Sugar dull. Petro leum quiet ; crude, 24c. ; refined, 37c. to 39c. QUEENSTOWN, Friday. The Inman steamship Edinburgh, from New York, arrived here at 5 p.m. to-day, with $lO,OOO and £3,000 in specie. She proceeded for Liverpool at 5.30 p.m. NOTTINGHAM, 3d.—The attendance on 'Change to-day was not large. There was a steady demand for lace yarns, and Tuesday's prices were well main tained. Hosiery yarns were without material change. Silks were firm at unaltered rates. Brown nets about the same as heretofore. Royal National Lifeboat Insltution. Yesterday a meetin g of this institution was held at its house, John-street, Adelphi ; Thomas Chap man, Esq., F.R.S., V.P., in the chair. There were also present the Right lion. Stephen Cave, M.P., Admiral Gordon, Sir Edward Perrott, Bart., Cap tain De St. Croix, W. H. Harton, Esq., Admiral W. H. Hall, C. 8., F.R.S. ; George Lyall, Esq., Admiral M'Hardy, Captain Ward, R.N., inspector of lifeboats to the institution, and Richard Lewis, Esq., the secretary. The minutes of the previous meeting having been read, rewards amounting to £27 were granted to the crews of the lifeboats of the institution stationed at Arklow, Courtown, and Cahore, for various ser vices in the boats during the past month. A reward of £l2 was also voted to the crews of the fishing smacks Water Lily and Jane, of Beer, near Axmin ster, and £2 to each man of the crews of two smaller boats, belonging to Budleigh Saltertop, for their valuable services during a thick fog on the 10th July, while fishing some distance outside Torbay, in assisting to bring ashore the officers and crews of H.M.S. Amazon, and the steamer Osprey, which vessels had sunk after being in collision a short time previously. At the time the boats containing the shipwrecked men were fallen in with they were pulling away from the land, and were so heavily laden that the gunwale of one of the boats was said to be actually only an inch and a half above the water. Shortly after they had been assisted by the smacks a breeze sprang up, which would inevitably have swamped the boats had they not been thus so opportunely lightened by the fishing boats. A communication was read from Robert Whit worth, Esq., of Manchester, stating that he had re ceived £l,OOO for the institution from a lady giving tne W." Tli b ftmount was Intended for two lifeboats, one of which was to be named the " William Woodcock." She had approved of her gift being appropriated in renovating the Lyme Regis station, and in providing a new lifeboat for Lland dwyn, near Carnarvon. Capt. J. M‘Gregor had handed to the institution the handsome sum of £4O, being the half share of the profits realised by his interesting work on the " Rob Roy Canoe." At the suggestion of Colonel Hargreaves, a col lection, amounting to £l6 165., in aid of the funds of the society, had been made in the Volunteer camp at Lytham, after a sermon by the Rev. R. Robinson. New lifeboats had been sent during the pastmonth to Hasborough, Ballycotton, Gorlestone, and Brightstone Grange, and on Tuesday next a new lifeboat will be launched at Margate, when either the D uchess of Sutherland or the Countess Fitzwilliam will be present to name theboat. New lifeboat houses were ordered to be built at Queenstown (Cork har bour), Lyme Regis, and Chapman's Pool, Dorset, at an expense of £656 10s. Earl Percy presented to the institution a fine portrait of the late Duke of Northumberland, who had been its president for many years. It was stated that Captain Montagu Pasco, R.N., had banded to the institution an instal ment of £lO5, which he had collected in the London southern district, in aid of the cost of a lifeboat. E. Absolom, Esq., of Rood-lane and Snaresbrook, was also using his best efforts to increase the annual subscriptions of the institution. C. F. K. had also collected from 45 persons £2 ss. in aid - of the funds of the society. Legacies had been re ceived during the past month from the executors of the late George Anstice, Esq., of Chipping Norton, £67 10s. ; the late G. Scott, Esq., of `Yarborough, £45 ; and the late Mrs. Elizabeth Morgan, Chel tenham, £204. It was also reported that the late Mrs. Story, of Kensington, had left the institution a legacy of £5OO to defray the cost of a lifeboat. Payments amounting to £2,770 were made on various lifeboat establishments during the past month, and upwards of £7,000 have thus been made by the institution since, June last. The proceedings then terminated. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, Aug. 3.—For shipping yarns the market has been very quiet to-day, and it does not appear likely we shall have much doing till money becomes easier. There are very large orders in the market, which are held back by buyers, under an impression that they will be able to do better by waiting. Home-trade yarns are in very little de mand, and the prices are decidedly easier than at the beginning of the week. In Sloth the market has also been exceedingly quiet. Scarcely any busi ness whatever has been done. Offers have been made at prices too low for acceptance, though sellers would be willing to make some concession. Some business was expected yesterday had the Bank re duced the rate of discount. The separation of the directors without doing so had a disappointing effect, and to this cause is the continued flatness of the market to-day mainly attributed. The drooping tendency of the Liverpool cotton market to-day has had a bad effect on the market here. CARDIFF, 2d.—There is no diminution in the fo reign demand for steam coal, and shipping opera tions are carried on with the usual activity. The local consumption of house coal has lessened, but the inquiry coastwise has improved, merchants hav ing commenced stocking. The iron trade remains in a state of quietude, and the orders which have been received from the foreign markets are few; among them, however, is a large contract from the Madras Railway Company. There has also been received a couple of rather heavy orders for rails on home account--one from the South-Eastern Railway Company and the other from the Great Northern Railway Company. The shelving of the American new tariff bill is looked upon with satisfaction, and contracts may now be expected to come in more freely from the markets of the States. The masters have withdrawn the notice for a reduction of wages which was to have come into operation on the Ist inst. The principal cause of this decision was the prospect of a permanent peace being established on the Continent. The State Market. (From the Economist of to-day.) We may perhaps be more apprehensive than is reasonable, but at the same time we cannot but re- gird the present state of the money market with much anxiety. The state of the Bank of England, as shown in the return, is obviously and admittedly unsatisfactory. The reserve in the banking de partment is very low, and the bullion in both de partments is but little increased, and is considerably below the normal £15,000,000 at which we wish to see it. The rate of discount has been at 10 per cent. since the beginning of May, and yet the state of the Bank is as unsatisfactory as we have de scribed. Trade is suffering deeply and acutely under the influence of the prolonged high rate of discount. Are we to look for its continuance much Longer, or are we not to look for it ? There are connected together in this inquiry two questions of a very different nature. First a domestic, and, second, a foreign question ; and the considerations applicable to the one are by no means in either case to be extended to the other. First, as to the domestic question, there is no doubt that ever since the failure of 0 verend, Gurney, and Co., the public hold a clear £3,000,000 of Bank of England notes in excess of the usual number. By referring to the table in our City article it will be found that the circulation (including the post bills) was at the corresponding dates— 1863 £22,340,809 1864 1862 23,203,757 1866 showing the great augmentation which domestic discredit has this year made. And the reserve in the banking department is, of course, £300,000 the worse. That sum is gone out to the public, and if it had been at home the reserve would have been £6,273,000 instead of £3,273,000. Last year the reserve was £6,461,000, and the rate of interest was 4 per cent. This is the exact state of things which Mr. Glad stone's letter was meant to meet. The subsidiary circulations have been vastly reduced iu amount and in efficiency. The country circulation has been lessened, partly in consequence of the panic and partly in conse quence of the usual changes at this season of the year. The credit currency of the country is to a much greater degree impeded. Owing to the discredit which exists a great many bank notes are kept in the country, and will be so until confidence is re stored. The issue of more bank notes authorised by the late Government was essentially an issue of substitution to supply the place of a cheque cur rency largely impeded, and a country circulation somewhat reduced. But it is obvious that a mere change of one sort of paper credit for another ought to make no difference in the rate of interest of money. If it were necessary for the bank to issue permanently £3,000,000 more, the issue on securities should be changed to £18,000,000, instead of £15,000,000. The latter was fixed as the practical minimum, and if the mini mum changes, the limits must change too. Mr. Watkin acutely observed that in 1857, £2,000,000 had been carried to the account of the banking de partment, and wished that such had been the case now. The Bank, as we understand, followed the precedent of 1847, when the Act of 1844 was not violated ; in 1857, nothing was carried to the bank ing department till it was necessary to break the Act ; and as a matter of precedent and usage the Bank of England is justified in the course it has now pursued, but at the same time, as far as prin ciple goes, the letter of licence means to authorise an extension of not issue by the Bank of England equivalent to the destruction of auxiliary circu- lations : and such a substitution ought not to cause a 10 per cent. rate in the money market. If it be only one sort of credit replacing another, we ought to be able soon to manage it without difficulty and at reasonable cost. But the grave difficulty is the foreign discredit, which we are now for the first time to a similar extent ex periencing. The failure of Overend and Co., the suspension of Peel's Act, and the long continuance of 10 per cent., have produced a distrust of English bills on the continent, and any one who has a debt to receive in England now asks for money, not for bills. He will not, as a rule, take bills, except those of three or four first-rate houses, and the usual bill currency of the world is suspended to a correspond ing extent. As we have before explained, we believe that if the Bank of England had reduced their rate to 8 per cent. six weeks or two months since, this discredit would never have happened. The conti nental creditors of England would then have been in comparison confiding and hopeful. But, unfor tunately, this opportunity was missed, the discredit was excited, and we have now to deal with the result. We own we should be bold enough still to recom mend a reduction of the rate of discount, and a re duction at once. Of course such matters can be but matter of opinion, but we believe that even still such a step would stop the foreign demand upon us for money. But if that step be not taken now, probably it will not be taken for some weeks. The Bank accounts, while the rate is what it is, are not likely to improve much ; indeed, they may get worse, as there is always a demand for gold for harvest and even for travelling purposes in the autumn. And if the present state of affairs is not broken now, it may not be broken for weeks to come. We quite admit that the re duction of the rate of discount might not now have all the good effects it would have had some weeks since. It is the nature of such remedies to gain by promptitude and to lose by delay ; and it is easily lost, and very slowly regained. We think still that the Bank might venture on the bold experiment of reducing the rate, though we admit it requires much more courage than when it was first suggested, and the Bank rejected it. But whatever we recommend, we do not now ex pect that so long as the bank accounts continue as they are at present, that the bank directors will adopt what we admit to be an experimental, but believe would be a wise, policy. And if they do not, we must pay 10 per cent. for a considerable time to come. GREAT SWIMMING MATCH. This morning the race for the Amateur Silver Challenge Cup presented by Mr. John Latey, the hon. secretary of the London Swimming Club, took place in the Serpentine. The start was from the grating end to Kensington-bridge, 1,000 yards, half-past six being the time specified, and the result was a much smaller entry than had been expected and the prize merited. It was given to be swam for by members of the London Swimming Club only, and to be won three times in succession to become the property of the holder. There were four entries, viz., Messrs. W. Adams, W. Cole, C. Powell, and F. Smith, but only the first two names appeared at the startiag place. Mr. W. Adams is a very beautiful side swimmer, and won the mile race on Tuesday at Teddington in the competition of the National Olympian Association, when he beat, amongst others, that splendid swimmer, Mr. H. Moore, who won Sir William Fraser's Champion Gold Medal (two miles) in the Thames last year. In the race this morning the two competitors started very evenly, and kept together for rather more than 100 yards, when Adams began to take the lead, which he gradually increased twice very easily, doing the distance in about 18i minutes; but the time is not a fair criterion of his powers, as Cole gave up some distance from the bridge. As Mr. Adams won the cup at the last competition, he will become the possessor should ho contend for it neat time, which at present seems moro than probable, as those only who can with any chance of success compete with him have been disqualified for amateur races. Mr. John Latey, the donor of the cup, was starter and judge. The early hour of the race, and the doubtful weather rendered the attendance less nume rous than usual. On Monday the second and third class silver medals, given by and for members of the London Swimming Club, will be competed for in the Serpentine, and as there are numerous entries for this very open race some good sport may bo anticipated. PLYMOUTH, Thursday Evening.—Her Majesty's ship Achilles, 2G, Capt. Edward W. Vansittart, left the Sound this afternoon for Portland. The Lord Clyde, 24, Capt. Dow, C. 8., from Madeira, passed up Channel off the Eddystone at noon to-day. The American ship of war Colorado. 33, Capt. Wynam, flag of Admiral Goldsborough from Lisbon, arrived in the Sound this afternoon, and is appointed to leave again this evening or to-morrow morn ing for Cherbourg. This sudden departure is ascribed to the naturo of the information she has derived from the authorities here. - --' p`~ gc ; dirjurt 41,114141-444 HER MAJESTY. ~ -- OSBORNE, Friday. The Queen drove out in a carriage and four yesterday afternoon, with Princess Louise and Prince Leopold, attended by Lady Augusta Stanley. Major-General Seymour was in attendance upon horseback. ller Majesty and P r i ncess L ou i se wa lk e d in the grounds this morning. Prince Leopold an d P r i ncess B ea t r i ce w ent out also. The Earl of Carnarvon left Osborne yesterday and returned to London. RETURN OF THE QU EEN TO WINDSOR -- H er Majesty and the royal family are expected to return t ° Windsor Castle on or about Tuesday or Wednesday WOO The Queen will rest at the Castle for a night, and then pro ceed to Scotland. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge returned to town yesterday from visiting the Duke and Duchess of Richmond at Goodwood Park during the race meeting. His Royal Highness the Prince de Joinville has taken Lebanon House, Twickenham (late the residence of the Duchess Dowager of Northumberland), for the une% - pired term of the lease, as his future residence. _ The Marquis and Marchioness of NormanbY and family have left London for Mulgrave Castle, Whitby- The Earl and Countess Percy left Northumberland House yesterday, after the funeral of the Duchess Dowage r of Northumberland, for Alnwick Castle. The Earl and Countess de Grey leave town to-dal for Studley Park, near Ripon. The earl and countess ex pect the honour of a visit from her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales after the 11th inst. Baroness de Clifford has, after a severe illness, so much improved in health that yesterday her ladyship left town for Brighton for the autumn. KNEBWORTH CASTLE.—Lord Lytton has given public notice that the beautiful gardens of Knebworth Castle will be opened to the public on the Bth and 15th of this month.—Morning Herald. LORD SIIAFTESBURY.—We are glad to learn that Lord Shaftesbury is recovering from the sharp choleraic attack mentioned yesterday. In reply to inquiries yester day morning, it was stated that lie was very much better. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMABKET. MR. COE'S BENEFIT. The entertainments at the Haymarket Theatre last night, on the occasion of Mr. Coe's benefit, went Off very brilliantly. Theywere more than ordinarilyvaried in their character. After the favourite comedietta of A Kiss in the Dark, came George Coleman the Younger's five-act comedy of The Poor Gentleman , with a cast, all things considered, of remarkable excellence. What with Compton's 011apod and little Clark's Stephen Harrowby, what with Chir pendale's Sir Robert Bramble and Rogers's Humphrey Dobbins, to say nothing of Braid's Cor poral Foss and Howe's Lieutenant Worthington , of Miss Nelly Moore's Emily Worthington and of Mrs. Chippendale's Miss Lucretia Mactab, the five acts of this thoroughly admirable old comedy wee t off delightfully and to the complete enjoyment 13 ' the audience—every word of the racy " dialogue flying to its mark with unerring accuracy, as 0 11 ° - pod himself might say, " pop on a sudden ; like the going off of a field-piece, or an alderman in an ape" plexy !" After the comedy there was a little inter lude of singing and playing—a sort of foreshortene d glimpse of a concert vocal" and instrumental— Pre" fessor Fittig astonishing and delighting his hearers (as he has recently done his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales) with his wonderful Zither, a sort of 2Eolian harp put into harness -- and a pupil of Mr. Benedict's (Miss Eleanor Ward) , making a brilliant debut before a London audience as a pianist. Afterwards, and to crown the even" ing's entertainment, there was the representation 01 the famous Burlesque-Opera of Bonzbastes Furioso —a representation in which both the piece itse l f i and the incidental music introducing it, scattere d through it, or accompanying it, was played tirely by " Sherwood's Company of Performing Children"—last night's being their very first appearance upon axy stage ! A marvellous little, troupe of vocalists and instrumentalists, e l , comic actors and comic actresses in miniature ; Master Derrick was the King of Utopia (Arta%o° minors)—Miss Prettyman (a very pretty little woman, by the way), being his Minister of State (Fusbos)—Master Wardle being General Born' bastes—Miss Brownsmith and Master Brown" smith being the two courtiers, and Miss Pettibone the daintiest of little Distaffinas. The encore s were almost cruelly numerous, and the whe i° performance went off—in no mere phrase, 141 t really—to admiration. HALF-A-DOZEN CHARMING BALLADS AND 1) 1 ; 0 °' —published by Messrs. Robert Cocks an d Co.) New Burlington -street—have just now ma de their appearance together. Three of theni written by the indefatigable J. E. C ar p e nter, and set to music by the inexhaustible Stephe n Glover—are vocal duets, entitled respeetivelfe " Softly the Summer Winds," " Music Entraneln" Sweetly shall flow," and, more tersely than eith er : " The Two Mornings." Stephen Glover, too, 1 ; the composer of one of the accompare, songs, a song written by Howard Paul, and el l titled, "Pretty Nanette." As to the remaining too pieces not yet specified—each unmistakably a I ° l l song—one composed by Jesse Williams, the we r of it by Mrs. Valentine Williams,' is the ballad (1 * " Melanie," now being popularised by the singl yg o of Mr. Rawlinson, the other written by I° , ll t Streakes and tenderly set to mus i c by Franz iii" l ; is a little haunting ditty, e n titl e d, "I met her 1 ., the Spring-time." N o t one among th es e half doz eP pieces but will be welcomed by the majoritY °i those who may chance to hear it. DEATH OF SIR HARRY JONES.—We have to rei; cord the death of Sir Harry David Jones, G.C.13/ 11 ; Engineers, and Governor of the Royal Military College, 0 Thursday last, at Sandhurst. Sir Harry Jones obtained b.:O commission as Second Lieutenant in the Royal Engf ll l - 0 in September, 1808, and in tho following year served iu ,p - 0 expedition to Walcheren. He also served in the camp aign from 1810 to 1814 in the Peninsula. ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH AMENlTlES._yestercl4o morning at half-past 2 o'clock the Lord Mayor received t ad subjoined message from the Mayor of New Yorkovi dci , I° o been transmitted by the Atlantic Telegraphic Cable ,h 0 Valentia :—" The energy and genius of man, directed hi Providence of God, have united the Continents. 3 191 11 be instrumental in securing the happiness of all Du" - , ° 11 0 and the rights of all people." It was i n re ply to a Diet transmittad by the Lord Mayo r th roug h th e same Die u— pi to the Mayor of New York, as follows :—" May ou r c(l g merce flourish, and may peace and prosperity unite 11 0 r 1 There was nothing on the face of the message to the the Mayor to show the d a y or the time it was given in at , it 'a telegraph station at New York, but it arrived at Vale b, yesterday morning at half-past 1 o'clock, and th e P re' o; bility is that from 12 to 15 hours were occupied transmission from New York to London, seven of Wl 7O would be spent in the conveyance by steamer in tiV miles from the Amerrican coast to Newfoundland. '` c or Valentia to London the transmission of the mess a g e ()c pied about an hour. THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF CORDWA , -- 11 t .,g , This ancient company has just placed in their bancitle`lit of hall, Cannon-street, an admirable whole-length portra Edward Grant, Esq., the venerable father of the colve loy . which has been painted by Mr. Edgar Williams, Du d Ct scribed for by the members as a testimony of their I*-;istf and regard. Mr. Grant has been a liveryma n fur:4 00 years, and more than half of that period a member ;".0 court, and has always taken an active interest ill t" fairs of the company. , f „OC; THE MISSING LONGTON BANKER. Intebi - he has been received from Mr. AV. K. liarveit„:re Lon ton banker, who absconded to America on the f"" -- f of his bank. When it was known that he had Oi led the America Messrs. Clarke and Hawley, th e solicitors wt; bank, at once prepared a deed of assignment' of Jr' voy's effects, and sent it to New York with a letter en'i n se ing Mr. Harvey to sign the deed, to save the large °P-The of taking the estate into tho Banru C.,, 0 - st" letter, directed to Mr. Harvey, titheNew' Yer'„,Cthe office, reached him, and by the return mail lie 6 ' — , r ied deed, signed in the presence of a lawyer, and ":t-b9,L note, saying he had only time to post the dee d 11 -,ilia mail, but he would write at length by the next wail* the deed unfortunately arrives too late to be of arlY Court' affairs of the bank being already in the B ankruptcY The estate is not likely to yield a very larg e divideeutd i o efforts are being made to remove it out of the 13512krt Court to save as much expense as possible