The Sun. — London, England, 1865-08-09 00:00:00

LONDO.Y, TVEaVESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1865, MR. SEWARD apparently is not satisfied with the experience and consequences of a four years' war. He has gained some knowledge of the sufferings and expenses entailed by civil discord, but that is not enough for him, and he is now anxious to ex tend his acquaintance with military tactics by pro voking hostilities with Europe. His colleagues may be wisest—his countrymen may be reluctant to add to their national debt, or rather to begin a new one before they have devised some means of settling the old. Some calmer and more prudent persons may also suggest that it is well to be off with the old enemy as well as the old love before you begin with a new one, and that while the condition of the Southern States is so unsettled and unsatisfactory it would be indiscreet to turn the onus of the Union in another quarter. The embers of discontent and disaffection are still smouldering, and it only needs the outbreak of war in another direction to rekindle the fiery independ ence and resistance to Federal authority. There are still thousands of men trained to bear arms in the South who would easily find a leader to take advantage of the North being off guard, and weak ened by a fresh contest with a superior instead of perhaps an inferior force. Mr. SEWARD, too, foresees these drawbacks to his favourite amusement, but he is eager at all events to have the chance in reserve, and he has sent a de spatch to the American Ambassador in France, in timating that the United States Government has left itself at liberty to deal with the Mexican ques tion at a suitable opportunity. The completeness and suddenness of the Northern triumph, due rather to the unexpected collapse of the South than to any superiority of Northern arms, has naturally increased the characteristic self-confidence of the Union Statesmen. The supineness mad timidity of the English policy, and the manifest fear which exists in our Foreign-office of offending or thwart ing the supreme power at Washington, has not served to moderate their pretensions. But Mr. SEWARD seems to forget that he is not dealing with Earl RUSSELL and his vacillating, half-hearted Cabinet. He is dealing with a ruler who, though naturally unwilling to recognise the Confederacy against the express declaration of this country, is not in the habit of withdrawing from any course upon which he has decided at the dictation of another. The conquest of Mexico has not indeed been very popular with the French people, but the EMPEROR is so far committed to it that he will not be likely to surrender the Mexican Empire, which is so far under his pro tection, for fear of the Federal bayonets. There has long been said to be a good deal of hostile feel ing between the French and the Federal troops on the Mexican frontier, and it is now reported to be on the increase. It is also said, though this rumour requires confirmation, that orders have been issued from Matamoras to prepare accoutrements for 35,000 Imperial troops, owing to a similar number of Federal troops having been concentrated at Brownsville and the vicinity. The Federal Government has still the task of preserving internal order on its hands, for we learn that Governor BROWNLOW has requested General THOMAS to 'Bend troops into Tennessee to preserve order during the elections. The Shenandoah is still continuing her depredations on Federal com merce, the captain refusing to believe the news of the conclusion of the war. There are enough of disturbing elements in the American atmosphere just now to prevent anything like a return of con fidence or tranquillity. Lord MA LMESB and Mr. GLADSTONE have had a passage at arms concerning some remarks which the right hon. gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer made at Liverpool during his recent canvas there. Mr. GLADSTONE has clearly the worst of it in this affair, and his endeavours to extricate himself from the awkward position into which ho has placed himself by his exaggerated language are quite unsuccessful. The disputed point is about ' some remarks made by Mr. GLADSTONE respecting the course pursued by the DERBY Government when last in office ; and Lord MALINIESBURY very appro priately takes him to task for his assertions, - which are not founded on fact. Doubtless, it was a moment of great temptation to the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he addressed his large audience at Liverpool, and he could not resist the desire he felt to do Something to damage his opponents. He had just sustained a signal defeat; indeed, the most memorable reverse of the election, and, thrown back in his attempt to gain Lia election at Oxford, he was naturally excited and irritable. He spoke in a becoming manner of the University, but he never theless thought that he had a good opportunity of saying something sinister about the Conservative. He fixed upon their management of the Treaty with China. Mr. GLADSTONE'S words on the occasion most certainly convey a reproach to the Government of which Lord MAL3IESBURY was a member. He said that his predecessor in office deemed it advisable to sign a treaty, but thought this could not be done in a satisfactory manner without a large fleet ; the . people of China did not understand the necessity of • this fleet for signing a treaty, and serious conse- I quences ensued. " However that may be," con ' tinues Mr. GLADSTONE, " a great disaster occurred in the month of June, 1859, at the mouth of the Peiho, under the instructions of Lord MALMESBURY, and before the present Government had assumed their office, or at any rate had been able to take any step in reference to China." No wonder the noble lord, who is referred to in this passage in so very uncomplimentary a manner, should deem it advisable to make some protest against the sweeping charges of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The noble lord proceeds to reply to the impertinent insinuations of Mr. GLADSTONE in a very business like and straightforward manner. He observes, in the first place, that if the words mean anything they must infer that he is responsible for the repulse by the Chinese, through sending instructions to Admiral HOPE to " send up with Mr. BRUCE to the mouth of the Peiho a sufficient naval force ;" and likewise Mr. GLADSTONE conveys the meaning that had the present Government of her MAJESTY been in office at that time they would have acted very differently. Lord MALMESBURY refers to the China papers, and declares that his instructions were rendered necessary by Lord ELGIN'S previous remarks, when he complained of not having a sufficient naval force at his command, and also by Admiral Sir MICHAEL SEYMOUR, who averred that nothing would satisfy the Chinese but the " conclusive evidence" of irresistible force. The statements of Mr. BRUCE at a conference held by Admiral HOPE, GenerAL STRAUBENZEE, and himself, confirm the opinion of the others. Lord .MALMES BURY truly observes upon this that, whether his instructions were ill-judged or not, all these eminent diplomatic naval and military chiefs, who were on the spot, agreed as to the necessity of there being " a sufficient force" to protect the British Envoy. In respect to Mr. GLADSTONE'S insinuation that a different policy would have been adopted by his colleagues and himself, Lord MALMESBURY refers to Lord RUSSELL'S remarks on the subject. The noble Earl, the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, took quite a different view of the subject to that entertained by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and declared by him to be the unanimous opinion of the Cabinet. In a despatch dated the 6th of July, 1859, Lord RUSSELL replied to Mr. BRUCE'S. despatch in the following terms :—" Her MAJESTY'S Government approve the arrangements as reported in your de spatch of the 4th of May, which you have adopted in concert with Sir C. VAN STRAUBENZEE and Rear- Admiral HOPE, for the purpose of proceeding up the Peiho, backed by an adequate naval and mili tary force !" No wonder that Lord MALMESBURY adds to this quotation—" Lord RUSSELL speaks in the name of Her MAJESTY'S Government, of which you yourself were a member." It is too much for the effrontery of Mr. GLADSTONE to make such a declaration as this at Liverpool, when a little investigation would have shown him the fallacy of his assertions, if his memory was not good or his memory defec tive. Nothing can excuse a man in his eminent and influential position for going out of his way to make erroneous statements and prefer unfounded charges against his political opponents when he has got the field to himself, and they cannot answer in the presence of those who hear the false report. Such a course may bo the dodge of the moment, but it is a manoeuvre totally unworthy of a great statesman, and in direct opposition to the candid and cautious bearing which should distinguish rival politicians. Lord MALMES BURY concludes by asking how is he to ac count for the attempt at Liverpool to saddle him with the " undivided odium" of a policy which was approved by Mr. GLAnsToNE's own Government in an official manner before the facts themselves were generally known in England. " How am I," he continues, " to reconcile Lord RUSSELL'S straight forward letter of the 6th of July, 1859, with your sneering attack upon me of the 18th of July, 1865 ?" To these very plain questions Mr. GLADSTONE makes a very lame reply, and strives to throw ambiguity into his language to cover his retreat. Of course no one who knows anything of Mr. GLADSTONE would expect him to confess he had made a mistake, because he never condescends to such a:thing as that, but still he might have adopted a less haughty tone in his reply, and kept a little more to facts and less to fiction. The fact is he saw he had made a blunder, and was at a loss how to come out of the affair with anything like credit, and so he turned round on his opponent and declared that the matter at issue was not what Lord MALMESBURY made it out to be, and that it was not a question as to how the expenses had been incurred in China, but who had incurred them? One remark in this letter is especially worthy of notice ; Mr. GLADSTONE is quite shocked at Lord MALMESBURY'S allusion to his making " insinuations and sneering references," "it be ing his habit to state with great plainness what he thinks in regard to public affairs." If this is meant for a joke it is a very poor one; and if it is put forward as a fact, it is too much for the greatest admirers and most devoted partisans of Mr. GLADSTONE to pretend that they believe, for there is no public man living who is a greater adept in " sneering" than the present Chancellor of the Exchequer. The account of the tragical ascent of the Matter horn, given by the survivor, will be read with the deepest interest in this country. Few accidents of late years have excited so wide a range of sympathy and regret. We have unfortunately become too much accustomed to railway and colliery acci dents to be startled or surprised when we hear of two or three lives falling a sacrifice, however much we may be grieved at the disaster ; but all the attendant circumstances of the Alpine tragedy tend to heighten the natural regret with which we first hear of it. Four English gentlemen, of repu tation and position, started at different times on their summer holiday, and having turned their steps towards the Alpine regions with the intention of pursuing that laborious pastime so popular among the memb ers of the Alpine Club, they m e t at the foot of the Matterhorn, one of the fe w peaks that have defied the adventurous moun taineer. Nothing seems more natural than that they should combine their forces, and, accompanied by a sufficient number of experienced guides, should start full of health and vigour, delighted with the prospect of achieving the glory of being the first to scale the Matterhorn. What a startling contrast is shown in Mr. Win - mrEn's narrative between the night of the 13th passed in the tent, with the laughter of the party and the songs of the guides ascending in the clear mount tin air, to the next night which fell on the wretched party of the three FtilliToll while they were yet looking in vain for traces of their fallen companions. The first feeling on reading Mr. WHYMPER'S narrative is pity for the survivor of the English party, who, after the terrible shock had completely unnerved his guides, had to finish the dismal descent, expect ing every moment to be his last. The triumph of being the first to scale the Matterhorn has been very dearly purchased by poor Mr. WHYMPER. His account, written in answer to a direct appeal from the President of the Alpine Club, proves that no want of care or reasonable precaution was the cause of the accident. A night's rest refreshed the party half-way, tea and coffee were prepared, and when the ascent was finally accomplished no one complained of fatigue. The ropes employed were Mr. WHYMPER'S own, which had been used on many a dangerous and difficult ascent. He was himself lingering at the summit of the mountain when the rope which broke was tied to the others, but since, if it had not broken, Mr.WHYMPER and theTaugwalders would have shared the fate of their companions without the chance of saving them, its selection is not to be regretted. The only point on which any imprudence is percep tible was in permitting Mr. HADow to continue the ascent after it had become evident that his ex perience was not equal to his courage and his spirit. Mr.WHYMPER accepted him on the recommendation of Mr. HUDSON, an experienced and skilful mountaineer, but when it was found that he was not fully equal to his companions it would have been wiser, how ever disagreeable, to have dissuaded him from the ascent. Only first-rate ability as a mountaineer, united to long experience, should attempt such a task, and even then it is questionable whether the lives of men so admirably adapted to serve their kind and their country in some more substantial form should be risked at such terrible elevations. We have to regret the loss of three Englishmen of spirit and enterprise, while several homes will be darkened by the mournful catastrophe. Had all the party possessed the presence of mind and experience of Messrs. WHYMPER and HADOW the accident would doubtless not have occurred, but as few can hope to possess those qualities in the same degree, it is evident that the undertaking is not one to be lightly risked. ALARMING ILLNESS OF GENERAL SIR GEORGE BROWN.—Wo aro very sorry to hear that General Sir Geo. Brown lies seriously ill at the residence of his brother at Linkwood, near Elgin. The gallant general has been in bad health for some time. He has resided in Morayshire since he returned from Ireland, and, worn out by long and valuable services rendered to his country, he is scarcely expected to recover.—Scotsman. EXPECTED VISIT OF THE FRENCH FLEET TO DUBLIN.—At the meeting of the Corporation of Dublin, on the 7th, the Bight Hon. the Lord Mayor stated, in answer to Councillor Warren, that, in compliance with the requisitions of the citizens, he had sent an invitation to Captain Le Brie, of the French fleet, at Plymouth, but that no reply has yet been received, and that in the course of a day or two ho would write to the Emperor to invite them. As the combined fleets of England, France, Sweden, Italy, &c., meet on the 15th, at Brest, it is to be hoped that all the squadrons will visit Kingstown, for the Irish Exhibition, and partake of the hospitable festivities of the Lord Mayor and citizens. LETTERS, &C., FOR JAPAN.—The Postmaster- General announces that arrangements have been made with the French Post-office, by which in future letters and printed papers may be forwarded to Japan by a new line of French mail packets running between Shanghai and Yokohama. Packets leave Marseilles on the 19th of each month for Alexandria, in correspondence with a lino from Suez, &c. Letters intended for this route must be posted in or reach London never later than for the day mail to France on the 18th, and when that day is a Sunday, for the night mail on the 17th of each month ; and tho letters must be superscribed, " By French mail packet from Marseilles." Letters will be charged-4 oz., ls. 4d.; above oz. and up to 1 oz., 2s. Bd. ; above 1 oz. and up to 2 oz., ss. 4d. ; above 2 oz. and up to 3 oz., Bs. ; every additional ounce, 2s. Bd. Registration will double the rate of postage. Newspapers 3d. each, not exceeding 4 oz. Other printed papers not exceeding 4 oz., 6d.: above 4 oz. and not ex ceeding 4 lb., is.; above 4 lb. and not exceeding 1 lb., 2e.; every additional 4 lb., Is. A SOLUTION OF THE SCHLESWIG -HOLSTEIN QUESTION.--The Siecle of yesterday says :—" The farce continuos at Berlin. Now that the spoliation is ac complished, and that the King of Denmark, compelled to yield to force, has been obliged to sign the treaty of Vienna, the syndics of the Prussian crown declare in all equity that no one has any rights over the duchies besides himself. This declaration made before the chamber on the report upon the expenses of the war, and renewed now by the royal jurisconsults, has only one fault, that of coming after the forced cession of the duchies by their sole legitimate sovereign, to use the expression of the Berlin lawyers. After these solemn statements the solution ought to be very simple ; if you do not restore to Denmark the duchies which, as you yourself admit, belong to her, restore them, at all events, to themselves, and let them then freely choose their own government. " THE LONG VACATION."—The long vacation commences to-morrow, and it will terminate on the 24th October. It is anticipated that several legal changes will take place before Michaelmas Term in November. Accord ing to a provision in a recent Act of Parliament no judges of the county courts can szspend the sittings of their courts during tho month of September. In the superior courts during the recess causes in which pleas are allowed must stand over until next term. In actions under the Bills of Exchange Act leave must bo obtained from a judge to appear and plead, otherwise judgment can be signed in a few days. Mr. Justice Montague Smith, being the last appointed judge, will sit at chambors, on his return from circuit, twice in each week during the long vacation. SERIOUS STABBING CASE AT ROCHDALE.—On Monday, at the Rochdale Police Court, an ill-looking man, named Peter M‘Donald, was charged with cutting and wounding Sarah Dearden, a resident of Heywood. It appears that on Saturday night ho met the prosecutrix, who is his sister- in-law, in a public-house in Rochdale. He began to ill-treat his wife, by dragging her about the floor by the hair of her head, until the landlord interfered and turned him out. Shortly after the prosecutrix left the house, and three respectable witnesses stated that they saw the prisoner take a knife out of his pocket and deli rately stab Swab Dearden in the forehead, and she fell senseless, but some time after recovered. The magistrate committed M'Donald to the sessions to take his trial. TAKING TOLL OF LOCAL PREACHERS.—On Mon day, at the Rotherham Court-house, Thomas Such was summoned for illegally taking toll. On Sunday, the 9th of July, a Wesleyan local preacher, named Roebuck, on his way from Mexborough to Greasborough to fulfil an appointment, drove up in his cart to the gate kept by the defendant. Ho demanded exemption from toll. The de fendant refused to let him pass free, and while the dispute was going on a second local preacher drove up, and made a similar demand. He was refused, and toll was paid by both, under protest. The Bench believed the exemption under such circumstances was contrary to the letter of the Act, if not the spirit. The defendant was fined 6d. only, and the Bench hinted that he might appeal. A FATAL MISTAKE.—On Monday an inquest was held in Luke-street, Mile-end, respecting the death of Mrs. Eliza Auarews, aged 42 years. Deceased was in the habit of taking arrowroot, and on Thursday night she, in mistake, took a quantity of white precipitate powder with some arrowroot. In a short time she was seized with violent pains, and, suspecting what had occurred, took an emetic of warm water, and became better, but no doctor was called in for two days. It was then found impossible to save her life. The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the evidence. THE STOCKS.--At the Plymouth Guildhall on Friday William Norn was charged with having been drunk and incapable on the preceding night. The prisoner had often previously been;before the bench,andlfr Mennie now, in default of paying a fine of ss. imposed on him, ordered him to be put in the stocks in the public market-place, and kept there for four hours. As, howtver, there are no stocks now in the town, he was kept in the station-house until evening, and then discharged. THE COAL-SCUTTLE BONNET.—The bonnet was a very stubborn thing to deal with. The original *model, which our women folks were too conservative to depart from altogether, was radically wrong. It was never adapted to any head whatever, and the fashion of twisting the hair into a knot behind rendered any attempt to reduce its proportions only an aggravation of the discom fort it caused. The front of the coal-scuttle admitted of various more or less graceful modifications; but the back remained an inexorable box, until some one hit upon the happy idea of cutting the back of the box out, and let ting the great wealth of beauty that lies in the hair, flow out in natural luxurianc e to delight the eyes of men. It was only the other day that women discovered the great treasure of beauty which lay in their hair. Formerly, the primary object of their dressing seemed to be to tie it up and plaster it down and put it out of sight. I suppose this prejudice, for it can be nothing else, camo to us from the Puritans. What a long time we have been in outgrowing t 1,3 austere fashions of those gloomy people !—Dkkene 4 the rear &fold." LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE CITY OF WASIILNGTON. QUEENSTOWN, AUG. 9. The Inman steamer City of Washington, from New York on the 29th ult., arrived here at 4.50 a.m. to-day. She brings $70,000 and 313 passengers. She landed 52 passengers, and proceeded at 5.10 a.m. THE ATLANTIC CABLE. LIVERPOOL, AUG. 9. The log of the North American, which arrived here this morning, shows that on the 2d inst., when the signals ceased from the Atlantic telegraph cable, the weather was moderate, with a southerly breeze, throughout the day. The Persia's log for the day was similar. As the Great Eastern was probably between the courses of these vessels she experienced no storm. EGYPT. ALEXANDRIA, AUG. 7. Nubar Pasha started from here this evening at five o'clock for Paris. CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS. The following telegrams have been received by Reuter's Telegram Company (Limited), from the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Com pany, August 9 : ALEXANDRIA, AUG. 8. The Marseilles and Ripon, with the above mails, left here at 5 p.m., yesterday, for Marseilles and Southampton respectively. OUTWARD BOMBAY MAIL. MALTA, AUG. 8. The Syria, from Southampton, July 27th, reached Malta on the 24th inst., stB a.m., and left at 6 p.m. for Alexandria. The Euxile, from Marseilles on the sth inst., arrived on the 7th at 11 p.m., and left at 9 a.m. to-day for Alexandria. SPAIN. MADRID, AUG. 9. It is statedthat, in consequence of a conference which has taken place between Marshal O'Donnell, General Prii l , and Senor Madoz, the Progressist party will abandon its policy of abstention from public affairs. The Counci of Ministers has under consideration the serious state of affairs in St. Domingo. The health )f the King's father has improved. Z ARANZ, Aug 4. The Royal family arrived here last night, and met with a very enthusiastic and cordial reception from the inhabitants. After mass this morning the Ministers, chief authorities, and several of the nobility and gentry of the province breakfasted with her Majesty. The King appears to have suffered from the fatigue of the voyage. The progress of the Royal travellers from Madrid has been marked by enthusiastic popular demon strations of loyalty and affection at all points on the route. A particularly brilliant reception was afforded to their - Majesties at Vitoria on the 2d. Their journey from the Ebro to Vitoria was a continued ovation. At the frontier of the province of Alava two handsomely decorated columns, surmounted by the national standard, were erected, and a multitude of people from the neighbouring towns heartily cheered the Queen and the young Prince. An immense number of persons assembled to welcome the royal party at the Vitoria station, and here the popular welcome was, if possible, more enthusiastic than hitherto. The city was brilliantly decorated. Immediately on arriving the King, Queen, and suite went to the Cathedral, which they had no sooner entered when the Queen gave orders for the people to be admitted, adding, "It is of little con sequence whether the people tear my dress, if they preserve love for me in their hearts." On leaving the Cathedral their Majesties received a fresh ova tion from the multitude without. Senor Payuela, Lieutenant Deputy-General, accompanied by the municipality and the authori ties of the province, received their Majesties in the Administrative Palace,where the Queen immediately held a reception. Her Majesty appeared deeply moved, and, with eyes full of tears, expressed her heartfelt pleasure at the welcome afforded her by the people. In the evening the royal party visited the theatre. FRANCE. BOURSE, Aug. B.—Two o'clock.—The further discounting of 21,000 Rentes Three per Cent., 2,325 Credit Mobilier Shares, and 120 Mexican obligations has no beneficial effect on the market. Threes, for the Account, are doing at 67f. 92ic., without any variation ; Credit Mobilier Shares, 758 f. 75c., with an advance of 3f. 75c. Consols come from London with a fall of 4 per cent. New City Bonds have advanced to 460 f. Three o'clock.—Business slack towards the end. The last quotations show very slight variations, and are as follows :- 4-1 per Cents.. 97 55 Ditto Threes — Do. end month — Mexican Loan 47 25 3 per Cents. 67 871 Do. Bonds Do. end mouth 67 921 Russian Credit Mobilier 761 25 Austrian Do. end mouth 757 50 Spanish Threes Bank Shares 3570 Home Debt Credit Foncier 1250 Deferred Italian Loa,z 64 85 Roman Do. end month 64 95 Acct. ... 845 - ... 1061 25 ... 851 25 - ... 563 75 543 75 523 75 - - ... 402 50 - - ... 477 50 - - ... 197 50 - - ... 316 25 218 75 HOUSES. —Messrs. TOPLIS and ROBERTS have numerous furnished and unfurnished TOWN, buburtan, and Country RESIDENCES to LIST or SELL. Par:iculars forwarded for three stamps, upon stating exact requirements and rental. Offices, 2, Conduit-street, Regent street, and South Kensington, facing the Museum. QOUTII KENSINGTON, HYDE-PARK, Queen's, and Rutland Gates, Queen's -gate and Peters ham Terraces, Queen's-gate, Cornwall, and Pi inces Gardens, Elvaston- place, Cromwell-road, Onslow and Thurloe Squares. Bolt:ns. &c. Messrs TOPLI 3 and ROBE itTS have RE6I LENCES to SELL and LET in these an d surrounding localities. Offices, 2, Conduit-street, Regent-street, and South Kensington, facing the Museum. NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI.— Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, T EIROUGH FIRE AND WATER. Messrs J. L. Toole, R. Phillips, Billington, Ash.ey ; Mrs. A. Mc:lon (Miss Woolgar;, and Miss H. zinims. After which, at 9, SOLON :SHINGLE. Solon, Mr. John F. hes ; supported by H& stirs. It.. Lew h.Lip Biliington, Stepti t nson, shlry. Eburne ; ikrs. llis, Su:. 'l'o conclude with A PAS DE FAsCINArION. Miss Furtado, and Mr. J. L commence at 7. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, .11r. Geo. yi n i n , T lII'S EVENING, a new Farce, by Mr. David Fisher, entitled HEART -STRINGS AND FIDDLE-STRINGS. Alter whic, ARR IL NA POGUE MOM. Dion Dinh. J• J. Brohugham, IL Vandenhoff, 1). Fisher, D. Murray ; Dirs. I3oucicauit and Miss M. Oliver. To conclude with AN AMPLE APOLOGY. Commence at 7. ariIIE LAST EDITION OF THE SUN," containing the Latest SPORTIANU INTELLIGE,NCe„ Dan be had Every Evening of G. ft. GLJNfJ, NEws AGENT, No. 4. Connaught-terrace, Hyde-part. 41HE LATEST EDITION of " THE SUN " 1_ supplied, as soo n as p u bli s h e d ever y E ven i ng by W. ALEXANDER (late BROOKS), Newspaper Agent, 21, Old Cavendish-street, Oxford-street. THE LAST EDITION of " THE SUN " supplied as soon as Published. containing all the LATEST NEWS and SPORTING INTELLIGENCA by I. W. 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For the efficacy, utility, and success of this system, vide " Lancet." Daily attendance at 15, Whitefriargate, Hull ; 10, Norfolk street, Sheffield; 4, East-parat.e, Leeds ; and If, St. Nicholas street, Scarbro'. . 4 ,* No connection with any one of the same name. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAL—Morning, 3h. 25m.--Ifternoon, 3h. 45m To-Monnow.-Morning, 4h. sm. —Afternoon, 4h. 27m. irj RAILWAYS. Cash. Orleans 0 Northern Lyons aid Mediterranean Southent Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lombaid North a Spain Saragossa . Ditto to Barcelona Roman .. HUNGARY. PESTH, AUG. 4. The following address of thanks has been for warded by the reception committee of the citizens of Pesth to the Emperor, in reference to his recent vi.it to that capital : " Royal, Imperial Apostolic Majesty, Most Gracious King and Lord, " We come before your Majesty's throne with our deepest reverence as subjects under the blissful impression and blessings of your Majesty's most gracious visit. "As soon as it became known in this metropolis that your Majesty was about to favour it with your most gracious presence, all hearts beat in that joy ful rush of dynastic fidelity and unbounded love towards their king which, as a precious legacy from the most splendid leaves of our history, constitutes our jealously guarded treasure and pride. "In order that the innumerable outward mani festatione of this universally glowing enthusiasm might be still further increased by the voluntary discipline of order and unanimity, the confidence of our fellov-citizens united us, with the approval of the authcrities, in a committee ; and as such we were entrasted with the glorious task of settling, according to the unanimous desire of our townsmen, those forms in which the unbounded delight and enthusiasm of the metropolis should be displayed. " And 110 W that our city looks back upon the past brilliant days with that delight which only attends the most joyful historical occurrences, we believe ourselves only fulfilling our duty in being the inter preters of that fervent and most respectful sentiment of thankfulness felt for your Majesty's most gracious visit by every Hungarian heart between the three mountains and the four rivers, and most especially in the metropolis, the gem of the country. " With hearts beating joyfully at the distinction extended to us by your Majesty's most gracious visit, we kneel beton the throne and pray, in the deepest 9, 1865. respect, that your Majesty, our King and Lord, will graciously deign to receive our most fervent thanks, the loudly testifying witnesses to which are those days still present to us when your Majesty deigned to abide within our walls, and upon that occasion to promise as pledge of a happier future your speedy re-appearance among us, and, at the same time, to give proofs of your paternal and liberal kindness to the charitable institutions and the poor of Buda- P esth. " Imploring Heaven's choicest blessings upon your Imperial Royal Majesty and the most illustri ous ruling House, we remain, with the deepest homage and respect, &c." The signatures (60 in number) follow. THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH, No news has been received concerning the At lr.ntic Cable since that forwarded by Mr. Glass on Monday evening from Valentia. This latest tele gram, however, seems very confused, and rather takes away from than adds to the very small amount of information which"the public was till now sup posed to possess. Every matter connected with the mishap is, of course, open to conjecture, but, at least, it was believed that the electrical tests as to the fault were beyond a doubt. It appears now, however, that the fault or faults are supposed to have shown themselves at a distance of only 1,175 miles from shore, instead of 1,250 miles, up to which length the telegraph was reported to be per fect. The telegram states on Monday night that " May's tests to-day make the distance of the fault 1,175 miles, taking the temperature of the water at 31. I think the last distance telegraphed is right." What the previous telegram is which is here alluded to it is impossible to say, beyond the cer tainty that it has not been made public. This pro bable confusion as to the distance of the fault, and evident confusion as to the temperature of the water, make the whole message in a manner unre liable. If, however, it is to be depended upon, it would be impossible to imagine a message more fatally injurious to the commercial prospects of the undertaking, looking at it, as it is viewed by the general public, as an investment. The last tele gram but one from the Great Eastern showed 1,200 miles paid out, and all going well, without fault of insu lation or conductivity; the last news of all told 1,250 knots submerged, and still everything was well. It was only after the receipt of this latest despatch that the messages became unintelligible. If, however, Mr. May's tests are to be depended upon, it would show that a fault suddenly arose in mid-ocean after no less than 75 miles of rope had been paid out and safely landed on the bottom. The addenda, too, to this last telegram are a sort of puzzle, as none seem to know what the last distance telegraphed is, for no distance previous to this arrangement save that of 1,250 miles has been given to the world. If the latest official news which we publish above is cor rect, and if it is true that nearly 100 miles of per fect cable can be paid out and regularly signalled through for more than 24 hours, and then suddenly, without cause assigned or known, part at the bottom of the ocean, it is only fair to presume that the shareholders are embarked in ono of the most hazardous undertakings which even modern share holders ever ventured on. Against this unfavour able dictum, however, may be fairly set the opinion of the most eminent electricians in this country who have been consulted as to the tests, and who give it as an almost unanimous opinion that the cable parted from the Great Eastern soon after her unin telligible signals were made on 'Wednesday last. This afternoon or, at latest, to-morrow morning the Great Eastern will be able to telegraph her own account of the disaster, which, we think, will be found to amount to the simple words that those on board found the fault after it had been paid out astern, and in the effort to retrieve the accident, by hauling in the rope and repairing it, either broke it or had to cut it on seeing that the attempt was useless. Launch of a Peruvian Ironclad Frigate, 1 Yesterday the Independencia, a n iro n -pl a t e d ship, combini ng th e p r i nc i p l es o f an armour-cased , steam-frigate and a steam-ram, was launched from the building-yard of Messrs. Samuda Brothers, at Poplar. The Independencia, which is a fine speci men of the port-hole class of frigates, is 215 feet in length, 44 feet 9 inches beam, and 32 feet 6 inches depth, and measures 2,004 tons. She is built en tirely of iron, and is cased with armour plates 4i inches thick from stem to stern, the armour reach ing down to about four feet below the water line and up to the deck, fore and aft, while in the mid ships of the vessel it extends up to the gunwale of the upper deck. Behind the armour, and between it and the skin of the ship, a thick backing of teak is worked in in the usual way. The stem of the vessel is constructed to be used as a ram when required, for which purpose the bowsprit is hinged, so as to bo easily brought in-board. To enable the vessel to make better use of her sails on her voyage from here to Peru, or under other circumstances when sailing is more desirable than steaming, the screw is made to lift, and this has been arranged without interruption to the armour which encircles the stern, and with out interfering with the stern gun. The armament is to consist entirely of rifled guns, on Sir William Armstrong's shunt principle ; of these there will be, on the main or fighting deck, 12 70-pounders, each weighing four tons, and on the upper deck two large pivot guns, each 150-pounders, weighing seven tons, and capable of firing in a line with the keel. The bottom of the vessel is double, and perfectly water tight, the chamber thus formed being intended to be used as a ballast tank, to keep the height of port sills a uniform distance from the water as the coal is burnt out from the bunkers, as also to serve as an extra security in the event of the bottom of the vessel getting bilged or otherwise damaged. In addition to a vast number of transverse bulk heads (two of which are covered with armour), there are also longitudinal or wing bulkheads, to preserve the flotation of the vessel even if the armour sides should be pierced, and to allow repairs to the armour after an action to be easily effected. The vessel will be fitted with a pair of screw engines of the collective nominal power of 550 horses, which have been prepared for her by Messrs. J. Penn and Son, of Greenwich. The speed expected to be obtained is 12 knots per Dour with all armament, stores, and coal on board, that is in thorough sea-going trim, when she will carry her port sills 7 feet out of water. The dimensions and form of the ship are such as to warrant the expectation that has been formed of her that she will be particularly handy and easy of management, and a great acquisition to the Peruvian navy. There was a large number of ladies and gentlemen connected with Peru and the other South American republics present to witness the launch. The ceremony of naming was performed by Madame Barreda, the wife of the Peruvian minister. While on the stocks the hull had a somewhat un wieldy appearance, owing to the comparative short ness of her extreme stem and stern dimensions with her breadth, and the heavy bilge necessary for flota tion, considering the heavy weight she has to carry. This objection, however, vanished the moment she touched the river, into which she glided with the ease and grace of a swan, and when fairly resting upon the water a more sightly or shipshape craft could hardly be conceived. The general inspection of the vessel while build ing, the arrangement of the armament, and all the naval details have been entrusted by the Peruvian Government to Captain Garcia, of the Peruvian navy, who has been appointed to command her. She is as soon as completed to proceed to Callao, where she will take up her station ; but Captain Garcia says he intends to avoid the Cape Horn passage, and to run her through the Straits of Magellan, --- THE CAPTIVES IN ABYSSINIA.—By the arrival of the French mail we have received advices from Bombay up to the 12th of July, or four days' later date than those brought by the mail on Sunday last. The only item of additional news is an announcement made by the Bombay Gazette of July 12 concerning the captivity of Mr. Consul Cameron and others in Abyssinia :—" We hear, on good authority, that Sir W. M. Coghlan, K.C.8., late Political Resident at Aden, will be sent as Envoy to King Theodo sius of Abyssinia, should Mr. Rassam fail iu ottainin c s the liberatioA of Mr. Cameron and the other captives. Lord Malmesbury and Mr. Gladstone. The Earl of Malmesbury presents his compliments to the editor of The Sun, and will be much obliged to him to insert the enclosed correspondence in his journal. Heron-court, Aug. 7. " Heron-court, July 27. " Sir,—Since the elections my attention has been directed to a speech reported in The Sun to have been made by you at Liverpool on the 18th inst. In that report you are made to say : " Our predecessors, in the exercise of their diplomatic wisdom, had to instruct an ambassador to sign a treaty with China, and it appeared to them that the signing of a treaty was an operation which could not possibly be performed in a satisfactory manner without a large fleet. The people of China, in some way or other, did not understand the neces sity of a large fleet for the signing of a treaty, and thought that this large fleet must probably have some other object in view. However that may be, as you know, a great dis aster occurred in the month of June, 1859, at the mouth of the Peiho, under the instructions of Lord Malmesbury, and before the present Government had assumed their office, or, at any rate, had been able to take any step in reference to China.' "If these words mean anything, they charge me with being responsible for our repulse by the Chinese in consequence of instructing Admiral Hope 'to send up with Mr. Bruce to the mouth of the Peiho a sufficient naval force.' They further infer that her Majesty's present Government disapproved of that order, and would have countermanded it had they had the opportunity to do so. I beg, therefore, to refer you to the China papers laid before Parliament in 1859 and 1860, andfrom which I have just quoted the words of my instructions. (Vide page 2.) I consider that these were rendered indispensable by Lord Elgin's previous correspondence in 1858, where he „complained of not having had a sufficient naval force at his command on the Peiho, and by Admiral Sir Michael Seymour, who in his vindication ex pressed himself thus : " I have had two years' experience in Chinese warfare, and any one whohas been long in China will bear me out in the assertion that nothing but the conclusive evidence of irresistible force will ever fully satisfy the Chinese govern ment.' " Subsequently (pages 3 and 4) Mr. Bruce gives an account of a conference held by Admiral Hope, General Straubenzee, and himself on the 28th April, 1859, after which they drew up the following minute : " Mr. Bruce stated that we mustbe guided by the general experience of the Chinese character, and that we might infer as the result of our past experience that the objects of this mission were likely to be most satisfactorily and peacefully obtained if the British Minister were supported by a power ful demonstration of force at the mouth of the Peiho river. Sir C. Straubenzee and Bear-Admiral Hope concurred in this view.' " It is, therefore, the fact that, whether my in structions were or were not ill-judged, all these eminent diplomatic naval and military chiefs acting on the spot were of the same opinion as myself re specting the necessity of protecting our envoy with a sufficient force.' I therefore still believe that my orders were wise, and that had Mr. Bruce gone with a smaller escort the opposition to his advance would have been the same, and the result perhaps fatal to himself. " Now, sir, in respect to what you insinuate you and your colleagues would have done had you been able to take any step in reference to China,' I beg to refer you to Lord Russell's opinion of the wisdom of my instructions as expressed by him on the 6th July, 1859, in reply to Mr. Bruce's despatch, which I have quoted above. His lordship wrote as follows : " Her Majesty's Government approve the arrangements as reported in your despatch of the 4th of May, which you have adopted in concert with Sir C. Van Straubenzee and Rear-Admiral Hope for the purpose of proceeding up the Peiho, backed by an adequate naval and military force.— I am, &c. " J. RUSSELL.' "Lord Russell speaks in the name of her Alaj esty's Government, of which you yourself were a member. How am I then to account for your attempt at Li verpool to saddle me with the undivided odium of a policy which your Government positively and offi cially approved at a time when the events in China were still unknown to all parties in England ? How am I to reconcile Lord Russell's straightforward let ter of the Gth July, 1859, with your sneering attack upon me on the 18th of July, 1865 ? " I feel that no apology can be required for ask ing you these questions.—l have the honour to re main, your obedient servant, MALMESBURY. " The Right Hon. W. Gladstone, M.P., &o." " Heron-court, July 29. " Sir,—l have just received a letter from Mr. Dashwood (my former secretary), informing me that inasmuch as the handwriting of my letter to you is not mine, you doubted its being genuine. I hasten, therefore, to say that it was written by Lady Mal mesbury at my dictation, but signed and sealed by myself. Her ladyship's hand is so much more le gible than mine that I thought this would be more convenient to you, and I feel sure that you are too gallant not to see in the act an additional mark of respect to yourself.—l remain, your obedient servant, " MALMESBURY. " The Right Hon. W. Gladstone." " Hawarden, Aug. 1. "The Chancellor of the Exchequer presents his compliments to Lord Malmesbury, and begs to ac knowledge the receipt of his letter of the 27th of July, together with the explanatory note which Lord Malmesbury was so good as to write on the 29th. " It does not appear to the Chancellor of the Ex chequer that there is much matter or occasion for controversy between Lord Malmesbury and himself. " The present Government having been charged by leaders of the Opposition with the great aug mentation of expenditure in 186 q, which arose out of the Chinese war, and the expenditure so aug mented having been, by the same high authority, put in contrast, as the act of the present Govern ment, with the lower rate which prevailed 1858-9, the Chancellor of the Exchequer replied by point ing out that the outbreak of hostilities was the re sult of orders given by the former Administration, and that it took place before the present Govern ment had any opportunity of choosing a line of conduct with respect to China. "Lord Malmesbury is, without doubt, perfectly entitled to quote the opinions of gentlemen who may have thought the principle of those orders to be a wise one, but that plea is.wholly irrelevant to the point now raised, which concerns the responsibility for the war expenditure of 1860. Nor does the Chancellor of the Exchequer perceivo that the ap proval by Lord Russell of the conduct of British agents abroad, in obeying directions which they had received from the proper authorities in England, is the same thing with having given those directions. " With regard to the prudence of giving them, the Chancellor of the Exchequer asks to have his own opinion ; and he cannot think that he went beyond the merits of the case, or the just liberty of public discussion, in the strictly defensive reference he made to this subject. Indeed, as it appears to him, the cause of complaint, if there be one, is all the other way. He is also quite unconscious of the insinuations and sneering references to which LordMaltnesbury alludes, it being his habit to state with great plainness what he thinks in regard to public affairs. _ " Under these circumstances, Lord Malmesbury's questions being of the argumentative kind, the Chancellor of the Exchequer must respectfully leave it to his lordship to answer them." " Heron-court, Aug. 7. " Sir,—l have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your reply of the Ist inst. " It appears to me to be rather an answer to the speeches . of other persons than to my letter of the 27th of July, and as you decline entering into what you are pleased to call the argumentative questions contained in that letter, I shall now add no more but send our correspondence to the public journals. —I have the honour to be your obedient servant, MALMESBURY. " The Right lion. W. Gladstone , AI P & " . • , o. Messrs. Saunders, Utley, and Co. have in prepa ration, for the autumn season, a novel, in three volumes, by Mrs. T. K. Hervey, widow of the late editor of the Athenawm; a narrative of personal adventure, entitled The Soldier of Three Queens," and a third edition of the well-known translation of the " Greek Pastoral Poets," by Dr. It. J. Chapman, of Albemarle-street. ~~ ~ ••••111,- , . Court h&/-• ttrtallat HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, Aug. 8. Her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses Princess Helena, Princess Louise, and Princess Beatrice, left Osborne to-day at half past one o'clock for Woolwich, to embark for the Continent. His Royal Highness Prince Leopold left Osborne early, and proceeded straight to Greenhithe, to em bark in the Victoria and Albert, which awaits her Majesty in the river. His Royal highness Prince Arthur accompanied the Queen to Woolwich, and returned to Greenwich Park. Her Majesty's suite to the Continent consists of the Duchess of Roxburghe, Lady Churchill, Lieut.- General the Hon. C. Grey, Major-General Sir T. M. Biddulph, Dr. Jenner, and Mr. Buff. Earl Granville accompanies her Majesty as Mi nister in attendance. The Prince and Princess of Wales. The Prince and Princess of Wales returned to Marlborough Home yesterday afternoon, from Osborne, attended by the Hon. Mrs. Hardinge and Major Teesdale. Departure of Her Majesty for Germany. Her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by the younger branches of the Royal family, and attended by Lord A. Paget, Major-General Sir T. M. Bid dulph, &c., crossed over from Osborne to Portsmouth yesterday morning in the royal yacht tender Elfin, Master-Commander Balliston, under the temporary command of Captain Count Gleichen, her Majesty's ship Racoon. The royal party landed at the Royal Clarence Yard, where they were received by the Commander-in-Chief, Admiral Sir M. Seymour, K. C.B. ; Lieutenant-General Sir C. Buller, K. C .8., commanding the South-Western District ; Captain Superintendent Shadwell, Captain F. Scott, A.D.C. to the Queen, &c. A special train of eight carriages, with the royal state saloon attached, had been provided by the London and South-Western Railway Company for the conveyance of the Queen and Royal family to Woolwich Arsenal. On quitting the yacht, her Majesty and the royal children at once took their seats in the saloon car riages, and the special train immediately afterwards, at 2 45 p.m., left Gosport. The royal train travelled along the South-Western line via Bishopstoke and Basingstoke, passing the latter station at 3 56, and Clapham Junction at 5 5 p.m. Waterloo terminus was made at 5 15, and then the train stopped. On the arrival of the royal train there was a trifling delay for the change of engines, the train then becoming under the charge of the traffic autho rities of the South-Eastern Railway. Viscount Syd ney, Lord Chamberlain, had been in waiting long before 5 o'clock in order to receive the Queen on her arrival at that part of the journey, and to accompany her Majesty and suit to Woolwich. The Duchess of Roxburghe and Lady Churchill, Ladies in IVaiting to the Queen, had also ar rived at the Waterloo station of the South-Western Railway some time before the arrival of the royal train, in order to attend on her Majesty during her visit to the Continent. The Earl Granville, Lord President of the Council, and Lieut.-General the Hon. Charles Grey, also joined the train there for the purpose of attending on her Majesty during her stay in Germany. Several directors of the South Eastern Railway Company were present, including Mr. Barlow, Mr. Teulon, Mr. Beattie, and Capt. Warren, together with Mr. Eborall, the general manager ; Mr. Knight, superintendent of the traffic; Mr. Walker, the company's electrician ; and Mr. Cockburn, superintendent at Charing-cross termi nus, & - c., to accompany the train to Woolwich. The royal special train left the South-Eastern Waterloo Station a few minutes after the time ap pointed—viz., 5.25 p.m.—and performed the jour ney to Plumstead station with remarkable exacti tude, for it was within a minute of the time appointed. After shunting, which occupied but a short time, the train wus brought in front of the Royal Arsenal Pier at 6.6 p.m. Along the line from New-cross, groups of persons congregated, and heartily cheered as the illustrious party passed. Although it had been notified, that the garrison authorities and their friends would be admitted to the pier, and that the Queen's embarkation would be in other respects private, a very large concourse of spectators had assembled in places on each side of the pier, the majority of whom were ladies in elegant toilettes, and military and naval officers, stationed at the garrison and dockyard, The pier was completely covered in with a canvas awning, and tastefully de corated with flags of different nations. The path way to the landing was carpeted with crimson baize. Altogether the scene wore a gay and animated ap pearance, and the band of the Royal Artillery en livened the company by performing a good selection of music up to the arrival of the royal train. The whole of the workmen employed in the various de partments had the opportunity of witnessing the arrival and embarkation of her Majesty, a privilege they seemed to appreciate. On the royal train being stopped at the entrance to the pier, her Majesty, assisted by Lord Alfred Paget and Sir T. M. Biddulph, alighted, and was followed by the Princesses Helena, Louise, and Beatrice. Commodore Superintendent Dunlop, C. 8., Major-General Ward, the commandant, Major- General Sandham, R.E., the master-attendant, and a large staff, received the Queen, who kindly acknowledged the manifestations of loyalty and respect displayed on all sides. The Queen, taking the hand of the youthful Princess Beatrice, passed along the pier to the leading platform, followed by the Princesses Helena and Louise, and Prince Arthur, attended by the naval and military autho rities and the members of the Court. The Alberta, tender to the royal yacht Victoria and Albert, was alongside the place of embarka tion, and her Majesty at once stepped on board. Prince Arthur then took leave of the Queen and princesses, and returned, attended by Major Elphin stone, R.E., to the pier, where the prince remained till the yacht was some distance down the river, and then left for his residence at Greenwich. Lord Alfred Paget, Viscount Sydney, and other members of the royal household then left the yacht, which, at 20 minutes to seven o'clock, steamed down the river to Greenhithe, where her Majesty embarked on board the royal yacht Victoria and Albert. Prince Leopold was already on board the royal yacht, having left Osborne on the morning previous to the departure of the Court. The Victoria and Albert remained in the Thames all night, and was to sail for Antwerp at half-pas't four o'clock this morning with the Queen and royal Her Majesty, who appeared in excellent bealt'b, was dressed in mourning. The entire distance, from the Clarence Yard at Gosport to the Arsenal Pier at Woolwich, was per formed without a change of carriages, the line--a single one—from Plumstead to the pier being used for the first time, it having been made for war pur poses about seven years ago, and not for passenger traffic. It underwent a strict survey by the able engineer of the South-Eastern Company before being used yesterday. His Imperial Highness Prince Napoleon, attended by Colonel Perri Pisani, visited the Hammam, JermYti street, on Monday, and took a Turkish bath. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, accompanied by Prince Edward of Saxe-Weim ar . and attended by Colonel the Hon A. Harding() and 3 1, ' Teesdale, honoured the Theatre Royal, Olympic, with their, presence yesterday evening, to witness the performan ce 01 ' " The Serf." The Countess of Gainsborough was succeeded by the Duchess of Roxburghe as lady in waiting to the Que °3 yesterday. The countess attended the Queen from Osb°ll3 l 6 as far as the Waterloo Station of the South-Eastern Eal way, and there took leave of her Majesty. CRYSTAL PALACE.— ONE SHILLING DAY, T IIC ,; S day, Aug. B.—Admissions on payment, 6 , 060 ; ditto ' season tickets, I,lB9—total visitors, 7,249, ,--~