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THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.- Sole Lessee and Mansger, Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, THE BALANCE OF COMFORT : Messrs. Howe, Rogers. Braid, Weathersby, ,tz.; Mesdames Cavendish, Weight, Lovell, Esc. After which, THE FAVOURITE OF FOR ruNE : Messrs. So , kern, .Buckstone, Chippendale, Rogers, &c. ; Mesdames Chippendale, Saville, Moore, Fitzwilllam, Hill, Lindley, Jsc. Concluding with SHOC KING EVENTS: Mr. Chips en dale, Mr. Compton ; Miss Lovell, dsc. Commence at Seven. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, A LUCKY HIT. Messrs. J. G. Shore, 11, Mellon. and Miss K. Rodgers. After wich, at a uarer /o EL HAMLET. Hamlet, Mr. Charhe Khan; Gertruqde ,Mrs. Charles Kean. ROYAL LYCEUM T REATRE.- Under the sole Management of Mr. Fechter. THIS EVENING, a new petite Comedy, entitled L OCTOR DAVEY. Garrick (the Actor, Mr. H. Vezin ; Messrs. Evans, btanley, &c. ; Mrs. Housman and bliss Henrade. Alter which, TEIE CORSICAN BROTHERS. Mr. Fechter; Messrs. Jordan, Imary, Vezin, Widcicomb, Fitz patrick, Horsman, .Evaas, Moreland, Arc. ; Miss Lay nu, Dirs. Ternan, Mrs. Horsman, Miss Hatch, Miss .buvernty, and Miss Henrade. o concavie wilt a farcical sketch. UP IN THE WORLD. Mr. 11. Widdicombe; _Evans, l'itzp ittick, &c.; Miss Horsman, Mrs. C. Horsman. Box Office open daily from Eleven till Five. NEW THEATRE-ROYAL ADELPHI Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING. at 7 precisely. THE FAST FAMILY : Messrs. Billington, J. L. Toole. Paul Bedford, Phillips, Ashley, Eburne ; 3lrs. Allred Mellon (Bliss Woolgar;, bliss Miss Furtado, Miss Smith, Miss Seaman, Miss Godsal', and Mrs H. Lewis. After which (sth time`, an Andulusian Ballet Diver!isse men*, called LA FLOII DE S r.VILLA, by the celebrated Spanish Dancers, El Senora Catopubi, b y Senor Allernaiy, and La Senorita Eivira, from the Teatro Real, Madrid. To conclude with CRYING JENNY AND AU GHING JOHNNY. Messrs. J. L. Toole, W. 11. Eburne ; Mrs. A. Mellon and bliss Furtado. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. bwanborough. THIS EVENING, MY PRESERVER. Followed by THE LAST OF TIINI PIGTAILS. Miss Oliver ; Mr. Parrelle. Atter which will be produced a grand Easter Burlesque, PARIS; or, Vive Le capiere : Mes-rs. Stoyle, 't horne, James ' ltaynham, Simpson, Fenton : Mesdames A. Swanbcrough, Johnstone, Ranoe, and Holt. Concluding with THE BONNIE FISIISNIFE. SADLER'S WELLS THEATRE.- Under the Management of Mr. W. 11. C. Nation. Enthusiastic Success. ai.d Last Night of THE POOR STROL LEES. THIS EVENING, 11th and 12th Nights of W. Brotnyh's brilliant Burlesque of PAPILLuDIETTA. Misses L. Will more, Ada Harland, F. G Wynne, Hudspeth ; Mr. Belmore. Pree, ded each evening . with Watts Phillips' powerful Adaphi Drama of THE POOR STROLLERS. Messrs. T. Swinbournc, Belmore, Barrett, M'lntyre, C. Warner, and Miss Ada Dyas. 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Mg 1 13 'kic"se 2utt, LONDON, FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1866. -Ip.-------.- The troubles of the Ministry with respect to their Reform Bill are not over. They may indeed felici tate themselves upon having gained another victory upon what Mr. GLADSTONE considers to be one of the mean features of the bill, but the amount of the majority was anything but satisfactory. When Mr. iIitAND received the numbers after the division of the evening, the Ministerialists promptly ex pressed their satisfaction, but when it turned out that in a house of 553 members the Government had only obtained a majority of 7, the cheers were, not without reason, taken up by the other side. In 'one view of the case the n arrowness of the majority is not wonderful, seeing that, although Mr. GLADSTONE justly termed the £l4 county franchiSe one of the vital points of the Measure, it is regarded as one of its worst and most dangerous features by the Conservatives. The borough franchise has really little to do with the Tories; the majority of the members returned by the towns will naturally be most liberal and progressive, and whether they are returned by 5,000 or by 20,000 constituents will not really affect their political ad versaries. But the Conservatives shrink from any alteration which shall affect the nature of the- agri cultural and rural constituencies, and diminish that territorial influence over their tenantry which many landlords look upon as part of their natural right. They are uncertain as to the consequences of the. proposed reduction, and having failed to reject the £l4 clause as it stands they have at tempted, byi Mr. iluxi's amendment, to preserve themselves indirectly against the innovation by, substituting the rating for the rental a:.; a qualification for the voter. This was a trial of strength between the parties, and after the speeches of Colonel LINDSAY and Mr. Du CANE in Support of Mr. BUNT'S amendment, and of Mr. AYwroN and Mr. GOSEIIEN pointing out its fallaci es , the sense of the house was taken on the matter, When there appeared, the respective numbers of 280 and 273. This result appears to have startled the Ministry, or at least to have convinced them that it was better not to provoke another struggle, for on Mr. STANHOPE'S moving the omission of part of clause 4, which provides that the qu alifying premises must consist of a house, and that where they con . sist of a house and land, the house must be of the clear annual value of £(1, or else the dwelling-house of the voter, Mr." GLADSTONE unexpectedly gaTe way. lie was undoubtedly wise in so doing, for the matter was of no great moment, and it would be idle and contentious of the Government to insist upon every word ; but the dissatisfaction,loudly ex pressed by his Radical supporters may give us some idea of the difficulties against which the Govern ment has to contend. On the one hand, they have to face the determined opposition of the whole Con servative party to any considerable constitutional changes; on the other hand, they are pressed forward by a party who have more regard to trifling politi cal triumphs than to any „pal settlement of those vexed questions which harass the country. Again they have to contend against the more insidious danger of pretended friends, who talk loudly about Reform, but who are really glad to avail themselves of any pretext for de laying or remodelling the bill, which, icy their hearts, they find so very unwelcome. That they have not always acquitted themselves with pru dence, that they have failed to give complete satis faction to the genuine friends of Reform, or to con ciliate its open and disguised enemies, must be frankly admitted ; but, at the same time, it must be acknowledged that their task has been both arduous and invidious. Mr. GLADSTONE'S conces sion was, as we have said, received with a very bad grace by his supporters below the gangway, some of whom had the bad taste to force the question to a division, which did not much improve their position. Still some progress was made last night, though it must be admitted that the rate of progression is very slow, and, what is more, the obstacles which threaten the future are so numerous that there is not much hope of getting on any faster. The next great stumbling-block in the way is Lord DUNKELLIN'S amendment respecting the borough registers, and the Government will have to be well on their guard against the probable division which it will occasion. It now appears extremely doubtful whether the bill can be carried through this session, and sho e uld that prove impos sible we hope the Ministry will decide upon au autumnal session. Under any circumstances the grave aspect of continental affairs would justify such a proceeding, for whatever may be thought of their domestic policy the conduct of our foreign affairs by Earl RUSSELL and his colleagues fails to inspire public confidence. The public would learn with satisfaction that their representatives were to be called together during the autumn months, and hon. gentlemen can very well be expected to sacri fice their usual rural recreations if their political sentiments are half as strong as they maintain. Prussia has certainly no cause to congratulate herself upon the result of the discussion in the Fede ral Diet, for she was defeated on every point of consequence, the proposal of Austria for the mobili sation of the Federal army being adopted by nine to six votes. This was a serious blow to Prussia, she having declared, through her representative, that the proposition was contrary to the Federal Consti tution ; and yet, despite of this assertion, all the most important Middle States voted against her. After the motion the Prussian representative de clared that the Federal Pact was dissolving in the opinion of Prussia, and submitted proposals for constituting . a new Bund, and announced that Prussia seceded from the present Confedera tion, and withdrew at once from the Assembly. It is quite evident, from this comprehensive statement, that the Berlin Government were pretty well pre pared for a defeat, which result must be all the more mortifying since they have been striving with all their might and main to win over so many of these States to their side. It augurs ill for the psospects of Prussia in the war so likely to ensue that already so many adverse declarations should have been made. At any rate the decision has had this advantage, that it shows unmistakeably how little influence Prussia now possesses, and how little effect her voice produces in the councils of Germany. The importance of the affair is heightened by the fact that some . of the chief States were included in the number of those who were in the majority. Bavaria, Saxony, Wurtemberg, and Hanover, were all against Prussia, and nothing can obliterate this effect from the minds of men, whatever stirrin 6 events may hereafter ensue. The Austrian Minister was not behind his adversary in decision and earnestness, for he insisted upon the indissolubility of the Federal Pact, declaring, very truly, that no member had a right to secede from the Band, and maintained its right of continuance. He concluded by inviting the Diet to join him in a " solemn protest for the preservation of the rights and competency of the Bund, and to declare that it should continue in full force and binding upon its members." This the Diet adopted, so that Prussia sustained a second defeat in this important contest. It was asserted yesterday in some quarters that Austria had actually declared war, but Mr. LA YARD, in answer to a question in the House, stated that he had not received any communication to that effect at the Foreign-office. It was not likely that the Austrian Government would have compromised itself to that legree at this stage of the proceedings, and indeed they have shown greht discretion and re markable reticence in abstaining from fighting under the provocation they have received. It is quite evident that the object of Prussia was to provoke. Austria to take the initiative in a war, but having failed in this she then went on to enter Holstein, which insulting step she made certain would settle the point, and exhibit Austria to the world in the light of the oppressor. She has again met with no success, and very likely the declaration of war may finally proceed from Berlin. The Austrian Government very properly insisted upon Councillor LESSER being released before the passports of Baron WERTHER were given to him. We are glad that they should have exhibited such firmness and discretion, for they have to deal with most unscru pulous adversaries, and cannot be too wary and circumspect in their arrangements. It was an have v g e e o seizedu s act up on on t t h h e e t o o ut h r part u n o e f ill t o h r e a f P t e n r i t s h s i i s a n f a f sh o o c n e and it is very satisfactory that they should have been compelled to revoke their cati • t • ons. The Common Council of Vienna has presented an ad dress to the EMPEROR which conveys loyal assur ances of support. The EMPEROR, in reply to the Burgomaster, made some appropriate observa tions, in which he said that he had done all in his power to preserve the peace a n d liberty of Germany, but it had been quite impossible for him to succeed. He further expressed his great satisfaction at the course pursued by his subjects in thus exhibiting so much unanimity, and presenting him with such testimonials of confidence in the emergency before them. Herr HOFFMAN, the Austrian Civil Adlatito, has tion to General addressed a very proper communication that he von MANTEUFFEL, in which he says pro tests against the fresh act of violence been committed in the o r der recently issued for all has functi onar i es to deliver up their docunleil which ts to Baron SeUEET-P LASSER. The Prussian Government arc overreaching themselves in their vehement efforts to obtain the mastery in Holstein, and each succeeding day brings fresh proofs of their intolerance and harshness. No doubt the decision against Prussia in the Diet was mainly brought about by her recent conduct in Holstein, which is a conclusive proof of her want of consideration and proper feeling.. In many respects, indeed, this decision may be con sidered yery important &tea at "his juncture, THE SUN, LONDON, FRIpAY EVENING, JUNE 15, 1E66. and more especially so, as it will divide Ger many , into parties, and in the event of war breaking out, all the States will most pro bably engage in it, from the highest to the lowest. It is deplorable to think of the strife and discord that will reign paramount, of the sufferings and losses that will be endured, and all because of the greed and vainglory of one Power. Prussia is so inconsiderate that the small States may well hesi tate to decide whether it is worse to accept her as an ally or an enemy. What assurance have they that she will not monopolise all power over their affairs when the war is over? And yet again what reason have they not to dread total extinction if the ruthless forces of Prussia invade their terri tories. The best, chance of safety will be iu exhibiting spirit and determination, and so far a possible banding together to resist the encroach ments of the common enemy, for such must the Government of Berlin be now considered. The time for compomise and expediency has gone by, and it remains for those who have the independence and ultimate prosperity of Germany at heart to stand firm at ther posts, and withstand the overbearing tyranny and insidious devices of that Power which is alike destitute of moral rectitude, and devoid of political honesty. Marine and the Colonies, and two of his aides-de camp, went yesterday to Villemande I'Etarry to witness some experiments with some destructive missiles, the invention of M. Maury, who is described as being formerly Director of the Observatory of Richmond. The experiments were quite successful, and are shortly to be renewed at Toulon. The exhibition of paintings by living French artists in the Champs Elysees will close in a few days. As evidence of the interest taken in the arts I may mention that no less than 75,000 persons visited the Exhibition on Sunday last. A pamphlet has been discussed at the Academy of Sciences by I\l. Pietra Santa, in which the author endeavours to prove that the cholera is not conta gious. I recently alluded to a pamphlet by an English medical man, in which he supports a similar opinion. The Proposed Municipal Corporations of the Metropolis. Yesterday at the weekly meeting of the Maryle bone vestry, held in the Court-house, Marylebone lane, Mr. Churchwarden Knyaston in the chair. Mr. HALLAM, pursuant to notice, drew the at tention of the vestry to the bill proposed to be in troduced into Parliament having for its purpose the entire abolition of the present vestries and the esta blishment of municipal corporations throughout the metropolis in their place. Mr. Hallam drew atten, tion to the fact that there had been a private com mittee sitting for several months inquiring into the present system of parochial government in the metropolis, and the bill was one of the results of the deliberations of that committee. The bill about to be introduced into Parliament was of that extraor dinary importance that he did not think they ought to wait till it was actually in the house before they discussed it. If it became law, it would bring about a greater revolution in parochial matters than the oldest member of that board could recollect. Its effect would he to destroy the 48 vestries of the metro polis, and aubstitute instead 10 municipal boroughs. The borough of Marylebone would be comprised of Paddington, Marylebone, and St. John, Hamp stead. The parish cf St. Pancras, with which they had hitherto been connected, would be taken entirely away from them ; and instead of having 122 paro chial representatives, they would be cut down to 54. Each of the municipalities would have six councillors, two aldermen, and a mayor, who was to wear a gold chain. (Laughter.) , Power would also be granted to them to build a magnificent muni cipal hall in the borough. It was proposed that the bill should be in full operation in March, 1867. It was said out of doors that the vestries had brought odium on themselves by their conduct, showing themselves totally incapable to discharge their duties, and had thus caused the introduction of a bill based upon the old French principle, which had cost France so large an amount of money and proved so destructive to local government. After further explaining the objects of the bill, Mr. Hal lam concluded by moving a committee of the whole board to consider the bill. Professor MARKS would not oppose the motion of Mr. Hallam, although he thought it premature. In the course of a very able address he said that a change in the local government of the metropolis was supported in very high quarters, but he did not believe such a bill as had been brought under their notice would be adopted. But vestries had brought all this upon themselves by the numerous abuses which they had tolerated. Let them reform their sanatory regulations, keep their streets clean, and not refuse to carry out necessary improvements be cause they would have to make an extra rate of id. in the pound, and he believed the proposal to change the form of local government would not be proceeded with. It was ultimately agreed to refer the bill under consideration to the Parliamentary Committee. MARKETS.---This Day. MARK-LANE. Fresh up to our'raarket to-day the arrivals of home grown wheat were very moderate. ' The trade for all qua lities was decidedly firm, and prices were quite is per qr higher than on Monday. With foreign wheat the market was moderately supplied. Factors and importers were very firm in their demands, and all descriptions were held at an advance of is to 2s per quarter. Floating cargoes of wheat ruled firm, on higher terms. English barley'was in short supply, but with foreign produce the market was moderately supplied. The trade was steady, at full currencies. Malt changed hands slowly, at Monday's quotations. There was a good supply of oats on offer. The trade was dull, on rather easier terms. Beans steadily supported late rates. Peas were steady, and Monday's currency was supported Flour was in moderate request, at extreme rates. SHIP ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch 1,380 3,170 1,060 [rish Foreign 10,590 1,260 26,930 1,890 slts bls. NEIVGATE AND LEADENHALL. But limited supplies of meat are on sale. The trade is steady, at our quotations. Per 81b by the carcase. sd s d Inferior beef 3 4 3 to ,Ylichiling do. 4 0 4 4 Prime large do 4 6 4 8 Prime small do 4 10 5 u Veal 5 0 6 0 Lamb, 6s 0 Sd s d Inferior mutton 3 10 4 8 Middling mutton 4 10 5 0 Prime do 5 4 5 8 Large pork 4 2 4 10 Small pork 5 0 5 6 Id to 7s 4d. BOROUGH HOP. The accounts from the plantations are very unfavourable The trade, in consequence, has been very firm, at im- proving prices. LA TEST INTEL LIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) THE WAIL CRISIS. PARIS, June 15. The Constitutionnel of this morning publishes an article repudiating the warlike interpretation put upon the letter of the Emperor Napoleon, in a recent number of the Liberte, in an article signed by M. Emile de Girardin. The Constitutionnel says :—" M. Girardin makes a strange abuse of words in interpreting every alteration in the map of Europe as a disturbance of the European equilibrium. There are natural and legitimate annexations which, consolidated, in stead of disturbing the equilibrium would preserve This is true as regards the restoration of Venetia to Italy and Savoy to . France. " In the same manner if Germany, now divided into 29 States, should wish to reduce the number, the order at present established in Europe would not thereby be in any way shaken. What the Em peror meant was that the equilibrium of Europe would be destroyed if Austria or Prussia should absorb the whole of Germany." FRANKFORT, June 15. The mobilization of the Federal army was not voted in the form proposed by Austria, but in the following amended shape, which was proposed by Hanover, and supported by Electoral-Hesse : That in view of the present differences between Austria and Prussia menacing the internal security of the Confederation, and causing an apprehension that hostilities might occur between the two Con federate Powers, and considering that the Federal Diet has been called together on the ground of ar ticles 18 and 19 of the final act of the 15th May, 1820, in order to maintain the peace and security of the Confederation, and to take the necessary measures for preventing the independent action of any member of the Confederation. And further, considering that, in order that the resolutions which might be taken by the Diet should be carried out, a speedy disposal of all the military forces of the members of the Confederation not iu volved in the present 'difficulties between Prussia and Austria is a necessary preliminary condition to any successful mediation. The Hanoverian Government votes for the first paragraph of the Austrian proposal, with the modi fication that the 7th, Bth, 9th, and 10th Federal army corps should be mobilised. Hanover votes also in favour of Arts. 2,3, and 5, but not for Art. 9, respecting the appointment of a Federal commander-in-chief, which she does not consider to be yet called for by the present state of thing. VIENNA, June 14. The Common Council of this capital presented au address of loyalty to the Emperor Francis Joseph this morning. In reply to a speech from the burgomaster the Emperor said : " I receive this manifestation from the city of Vienna with great satisfaction. I have done every thing in my power to preserve the peace and liberty of Germany, but it has been made impossi ble in all quarters for me to do so. This is the most arduous period I have experienced since my accession to the throne. I now resort to the sword, with confidence in God, my good right, my valiant army, and the co-operation of my faithful subjects. But I must, in especial, express -my fullest satis faction with the unanimity and attitude of Vienna. Notwithstanding that considerable sacrifices have been already imposed upon the capital by the stop page of business and the want of employment for the population, the most exemplary order prevails here in comparison with other countries, and I can not sufficiently express my recognition of this fact." VENICE, June 8. The text of the protest of the Central Congrega tion of Venice, addressed to the Austrian Govern ment against the forced loan in Venetia, is as follows : To the Members of the Council of Ministers at Venice. The sovereign decree of the 25th May last, which imposes a forced loan of 12 millions in Aus trian silver money in the Lombardo-Venetian Kingdom, has produced in our provinces a powerful impression. _ _ _ The grounds upon which this decree imposes so heavy a charge upon our territory, the procedure fixed for its execution, and the disastrous conse quences which would result from it for the country, determine the central congregation, in fulfilment of the duty imposed on it by Art. 24 of the sovereign patent of the 15th April, 1815, to address to the Council of Ministers its most earnest remonstrances, and to insist upon their being submitted to the high consideration of his Imperial Majesty. The Lombardo-Venetian Kingdom, while partici pating in the same proportion as the other terri tories of the empire in the general expenses of the State, supports in addition the weight of the public debt. How is it, therefore, possible that a particular tax should be levied upon us for the extraordinary wants of the monarchy when we are still oppressed by the consequences of the decree of the sth of May last, by which the Government collected front us 150 million florins in paper. The principle of distributive justice would in any case point to the participation of all the provinces "of the Empire of the burden which is placed upon our sole territory. If the exclusion of paper money, which for the last 18 years had forced circulation in the other parts of the Empire spared private in terests in our provinces, the immediate loss resulting from the use of their money, the State derived the advantage, since it collected all our taxes in cur rent coin. Nothing justifies an exceptional measure applying to our territory alone. The Central Congregation, therefore, makes the most explicit reservations upon the principle of a special loan. But it must further make some observations upon its distribution, which is prescribed in opposition to Article 22 of the Sove reign Patent of 1815, and particularly' upon 'it issue the certificates of payment imposed upon Monte Veneto,which, destitute of any resources of its own, and charged solely to represent the debt of our pro vinces, and that provisionally, is thus threatened with a debt, the payment of which concerns the whole monarchy. Our territory, in consequence of various calami ties, has long been impoverished in its natural pro ductions, and our commerce and manufactures have from particular circumstances fallen off. We have not yet recovered from the effects of the last war, and our province is liable to become the theatre of a fresh conflict. Compelled at the present moment to sustain the great expenses of an extraordinary military occupation, threatened with forced requi sitions, and submitted to the fatal consequences of decrees prohibiting exportation, how would it find the money requested from it when it is no longer even possible, under present circumstances, to have recourse to credit ? Even an augmentation of bur dens to a much less extent would have been insup portable, and have exceeded the forces of the country. These considerations, of which the Ministers can not be unaware, after the remonstrances already made on various occasions by the Central Congre gation for the protection of the country, determine uz to address ourselves respectfully to the Supreme Council of Ministers, in order that they may re quest, from the justice of.the Sovereign, the sus pension and the abrogation of the decree of the 25th May last. _ (The signatures follow.) COPENHAGEN, Jane 15. It is positively stated that Sweden, Norway, and Denmark have concluded an offensive and defensive treaty of alliance. FRANKFORT-ON-THE-MAINE, June 15. The eight votes (excluding Austria) given yes terday in the Diet in favour of the proposal for the mobilization of the Federal army represent a popu lation of 13,859,711 and contingents of 173,798 men, while the five votes (excluding Prussia) against the proposal represent a population of 2,954,580, and contingents of 33,500 men. ITALY. RECONSTRUCTION OF THE ITALIAN MINISTRY. FLORENCE, June 15. Baron Ricasoli has been entrusted with the forma ion of a new Cabinet with General Lamarmora. It is believed that the former will assume the ?residency of the Council and the Ministry of the [nterior. General Lamarmora will accompany the King to :he camp as Minister without portfolio. THE BRAZILS. (By Telegraph from Lisbon.) Rio DE JANEIRO, May 24. The allies have resumed offensive operations, and been everywhere triumphant over the Paraguayans. The latter have been compelled to take refuge in the fortress of Curupaity. BUENOS AYRES, May 14. Exchange on London, 511 ; wet salted hides, 32 :o 34 ; lumber, 42. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Thursday Evening. The Si Me says :—" Diplomatic relations are de cidedly interrupted between Prussia and Austria. It is Austria who has - first launched its letters of recall. Count Karolyi, Austrian Ambassador at Berlin, was to leave that capital to-day. To-mor- row the Diet will have to vote relative to the Federal execution demanded by Austria against Prussia." Baron de \Verther, the Prussian Am bassador at Vienna, is also about to leave that capital. Kossuth has just addressed the following procla mation to the Hungarians : . " A great number of my countrymen have from various parts of Italy asked my advice by letter as to what they ought to do under present circum stances, and, as it is impossible for me to reply to them all personally, I declare by the present that my advice to all my countrymen who are employed in miltary service, or in any other way, is to remain for the moment where they are and wait quietly the course of events. Those, on the contrary, who have no occupation and are fit for military service, and desire to enter the army, will do well to enrol them selves under the flag of the Hungarian Legion. They may, for the rest, be all convinced that if affairs should so develope themselves as to offer for their patriotic zeal a field of action, they will have due notice of it." A letter from Florence, dated June 11, says : " War is the only door open to emerge from the position. Happily, all is ready. Italy has five grand corps &armee, representing 400,000 men. The first corps is commanded by Durando, the second by Cucchiari, the third by Della Rocca, the fourth (the most numerous, seven divisions) by Cialdini, and the fifth by Garibaldi. In two days the King and General La Marmora will leave for head-quarters. And now, courage and hope, and thanks to God who protects the just cause." Accounts from Adria mention the death of the patriot Lodorico Ferrari. At the moment when he was passing the frontier the Austrians fired upon him, without any previous intimation. He was buried at night, it being feared that there would be a demonstration on the part of the inhabitants. In an article in La Liberte, by M. Emile de Gir ardin, he says that the Emperor's letter means war, and that it confirms his speech ou the sth of No vember, 1863, which concluded in these terms:— " Two modes are open ; one conducts to progress by civilisatiiin and peace; the other, sooner or later, leads fatally to war, by obstinately maintain ing a past which crumbles away." Some suggestions have been made by M. Rouher, Vice-President of the Great Exhibition, relative to ie prizes to be awarded to exhibitors, and they have been approved of by the Emperor. There are to be 10 prizes, the total value of which will be 100,000 f., and, in addition, one great prize of 100,000 f. (say £4,000), which will be granted either to the individual or to the place from which they are sent, some objects considered to be wonderful, or of first-rate superiority. The jury who will have to judge the various articles will be formed of per sons of note, from the different countries from which articles may be sent. There are to be three classes of prizes, the total value of which will be 800,000 f. The jury will be empowered to make " honourable mention " in 20 cases only. Aspe, the man who murdered his servant woman atToulouse, cut off her head and mutilated her body, under extraordinary circumstances, has arrived at the hulks at Toulon. The version he now gives of the murder is that they had a violent quarrel, which so enraged him that he struck his victim on the head two blows with a heavy piece of wood which was in the fire-place, the woman having first threat- ened to stab him with a knife. As to the head, although he first stated that he would point out the locality where he had hidden it, he now says that he burned a portion of it so that it could not be re cognised, and then threw the remainder into a mill in order that it might be ground to dust. He is very sullen and indifferent as to his position. Although horse racing is so much in vogue in France at the present time, the amusement was little thought of at the beginning of the present century. It was in 1807 that Napoleon issued a decree instituting public races in France. Very little progress was made up to 1830. The total number of races in 18'29 was 62. Of this num ber 25 prizes were gained by Arabian horses, and 37 by English bred. Four years ago the present Emperor inaugurated the races at Fontainebleau, but they were never first-rate until Sunday last. The racecourse in the beautiful valley of the Solle was arranged under the auspices of a committee composed of Count A. de Beries, Count H. de Grefulhe, and M. de la Rochette, over which Gen. Prince de la Moskowa presided. The spot was selected by the Inspector of the Forest, M. de -Naffieux. _ In spite of the late panic at the Bourse, the state ment of M. Viutry, the Minister, as to the general soundness of French finances, is confirmed by the position of the Bank of 'France. According to the last account the sum in the Treasury exceeded 700 millions. The current accounts of private indi viduals had reached a higher amount than was ever before known ; they exceeded 400 millions. At the same time the portefeuille and the circulation of notes had sensibly diminished. The interment of the remains of two of the vic tims by the explosion of the boiler of the steam-tug of the Passe-Partout at Havre has taken place in that town with marks of general sympathy. The bodies were those of the Captain (Duhamel) and the stoker Gallard. There is as yet no trace of the re mains of two other men who were known to have been on board. No doubt the remains were pre cipitated to a considerable distance. Part of the boiler has been found at a distance of many yards from the steamer. The captain's wife went to Caen on the morning of the-fearful accident to be present would Captain return jo uh a h at the marri age o f a re l at i ve, little think i ng that she mmeni,s b ea widow. About b k o il t i t e t d lB o - n m b o o n a t r h d s ago a steamer on the Sei ne w hi c h he commanded, in consequencemootfiotnhelssiacirleew he been suddenly put to into so me repairs to it which were i n progress. The Government, with great promptness an d humanity, has ordered the Commissary of Marine at Havre to give pecuniary assistance to the families of the sufferers. One of the pleasure steamers which ply on the Seine between Paris and St. Cloud, from some un explained cause, was sudd enl y sunk the da y before yesterday. There were n o passengers on board, as an experimental one. The crew the v m o voyage e was d to e o s ny e l ap e to.shore. This is the first time that an accident has happened t o au y of these boats. _ _ . . The Emperor, accompanied by the Ivliniker of COLONIAL. TEL—There has :been very little business transacted, and prices remain without any change of importance. SUGAR.—OnIy a moderate decline has been experienced, but prices rule steady. There have been few public sales, and holders generally refrain from pushing business. In the refined market the operations have also been on a limited scale, without any material change in values. COFFEE.—Thero has not been much inquiry, and, in some instances, prices show a downward movement. RICE.—Tho demand has been to a fair extent, and chance descriptions have, in most instances, maintained fully previous rates. UAixow.—The market is more animated, and prices for both present and forward delivery show an upward ten dency. P.Y.C., on the spot, is quoted 42s 6d, and for last three months delivery 40s 6d per cwt. FATAL ACCIDENT TO A COLLEGIATE VOLUNTEER. —A lanientable accident occurred to a young. Scotch gen tleman, named George Alexander Stewart, - on Wednesday afternoon, at Winchester. Deceased, who was being edu cated at the college, was a member of the cadet corps of the Volunteer Rifles. Some of the college volunteers, were at target practice at the rifle butts on Teg Down on Wednesday, and towards the cleso of the firing a young gentlemen named Sewell (also a member of the corps) took a loaded rifle from the ground, and, not having a cap upon the nipple, presumed it was unloaded. Sowell placed a cap upon the rifle, pointed the weapon at another parson's hand for the purpose of " sighting" it, is supposed, or in some juvenile frolic, &fled the trigger, and in an instant the fatal bullet had sped through the fingers of the upraised hand and into the breast of poor Stewart. He was promptly conveyed from the ground and medical assistance procured, but all efforts were unavailing, and he expired in a few hours. ACCIDENT TO MR. LEVY THE CORNET PLAYER. —We regret to state that shortly after this dis tinguished instrumentalist left the Prince of Wales Hotel on his way for the Exhibition, the horse of the car on which he was fell in Westmoreland-street, precipitating Mr. Levy with great violence on the pavement. We are able to add that the injury he sustained, though of a most painful character, is not serious, but will have the effect of preventing him appearing in public for some time.—Dublin Herald. THE BANNS OF MARRIAGE.—The Venerable Thomas Thorpe, 8.D., Archdeacon of Bristol, created some consternation by a statement made in his charge on the occasion of his visitation at Bristol on Thursday last. The ven. archdeacon, after stating that he had given noticein convocation of a motion for the pro duction of a copy of the original prayer book, said that he had no hesitation in declaring that to publish the banns of marriage after the second lesson, as was done in many instances at present, was illegal, and every marriage that took place after banns so published was void, and every clergyman who had so published them was liable to 14 years' transportation. The propar time at which the banns should be published was just before the offertory sen tences were read. He had no doubt, however, that an act would be passed to indemnify all clergymen who had erred in this respect, and to recognise the validity of the marriages "which had been solemnised after' banns 'so published. WHO.; MR Amor, ? aoßisoN . s RILLS. SPAIN. MADRID, June 15. In the debate in Congress yesterday evening Senor Rios Rosas advocated a close alliance between Spain and Portugal. Tlie Court returned to Madrid yesterday. FRANCE. The bulletin of the Paris Observatory gives the following as the atmospheric situation yesterday : " A gale was blowing on Tuesday morning on the Channel and the North Sea. The weather is squally, and rain is falling on France. Some storms broke on Tuesday night over Holland, France, and Switzer land. The air is calm on the Mediterranean. The wind is between S. and W. on France ; N. on the British Isles, and N.E. at Corunna." At Paris, yes terday, the weather \vas exceedingly fine until about five, when a rather heavy shower fell. At 3 p.m. thermometer ' marked 22.7 Centigrade (72 4.5 Fahrenheit). The Moniteur publishes the comparative receipts of the French railways during the first quarter of the year 1866 as compared with the corresponding period of 1865. In the old network, on an average of 7,584 kilometres (4,740 miles) open to the public, the receipts were 107,020,207 francs in the three months of 1866, against 96,656,406 fr. in 1865, showing an increase of 10,363,801 f. On the new network, for 5,829 kilometres (3,640 miles), the receipts were 29,088,170 fr., against 24,007,646 fr. for 5,375 kilometres in 1865; the increase being 5,080,524 fr. The combined totals for both classes showing 136,108,377 fr. for 1866, against 120,664,052 francs for the previous year, the total augmentation being nearly 15 millions and a half. Altona, which has of late been mentioned so frequently, is situated on the south-west extre mity of the Duchy of Holstein, and touches im mediately the free city of Hamburg. The two cities, which almost form one, are placed on the right bank of the Elbe, not far from the mouth. Opposite is Harburg, where the Hano verian railway terminates, and by this road the Austrian troops will make their retreat. In quitting Altona they definitively abandon Holstein. The first detachment embarked two days since, and all the troops commanded by General de Gablenz have successively crossed the Elbe. At one o'clock in the morning the movement of evacuation was completed, and the passage of the Austrian army to the Hanoverian territory was effected without accident. BOURSE, June 14.—Two o'Clock.---The com munication of the Emperor to the Legislative Body is generally construed by speculators as indicating the pacific intentions of France in the pending hostilities ; the Stocks most affected by the recent state of uncertainty on that point, viz., French Threes and Italian Fives, have therefore been ac tively dealt in to-day, and are now held firmly at a formidable advance in quotations. Threes, for the Account, are at 64f. 5c., or an improvement of 60c.; whilst Italian Fives have rebounded lf. 10c., to 38f. 40c. Mobilier Shares are 2f. 50c. better, viz., at 492 f. 50c., and Northern Railway 3f. 75c. ; Lyons and Austrian have, on the other hand, receded 2f. 50c. each ; and Orleans and Lombard remain unvaried. The following are the sums being " dis counted " to-day :—viz., 306,000 f. French Threes, 92,500 Italian Fives, 2,325 Credit Mobilier Shares, 125 Northern, &c. From London a decline of k per cent. is telegraphed on Consols. _ _ Three o'clock.--The close of business has been marked by a fall of 41f. 25c. in Mexican Stock, the prices now being 180 f. Other Securities have con tinued their progressive movement, and closed as follows : 41- per Cents 92 50 Bank Shares 3430 Italian Loan 39 50 Do. end month 39 50 Mexican Loan 2O 10. Ofl mon' 3 per Cents. 64 25 . _ D. end month 64 15 Credit Mobilier ... 510 Do. end month ... 495 Do. Bonds Spanish Threes Home Debt Deferred -AYS. Credit Fonder — Do. end month 1127 50 For Account. Orleans 792 50 Northern 1067 50 Lyons and Mediterranean 783 75 Southern 512 50 Western 518 75 Eastern 488 75 Sardinian Austrian 287 50 Lombard 275 North of Spain 9O Saragossa l2O Ditto to Barcelona — Roman Mr. Charles J. Plumptre, the well known lec turer and elocutionist, has just been appointed to the Lec tureship of Public Reading and Speaking at King's College Evening Classes. THE SUSPECTED MURDER OF A CHILD NEAR PLYMOUTH.—John Grant, a private in the 13th Regiment, who is in custody at Plympton for having mur dered a boy named Philip Boobier, has made a sort of con fession of the crime of which he stands charged. After he had been remanded by Mr". Bowes he called Sergeant Hicks to the cell, and said he wished to be taken before a magistrate. He was informed that his wish could not be granted, and the prisoner then said that he wanted to make a confession. The sergeant cautioned him that what he might say might be used in evidence against him, and ho then made a. statement to the effect that he left the camp in company with the little boy Boobier, for the purpose of having a bathe. On their way to the beach the lad re marked that there were rabbits about. Shortly afterwards he (Grant) took up a stone with the intention of throwing it at a rabbit ; but he missed his aim and struck the boy on the head. The deceased rolled for 30 or 40 yards, and pri soner went to him and found that he Was suffering much pain. Ho wrapped the deceased in his greatcoat and went away ; but on his return he found that he was dead. —Westernpforning News. MURDER IN DURIIA3I.—An adjourned investiga tion took place yesterday at Easington-lane, in the county of Durham, relative to the death of James Cooper, 75 years of age, a miner, who lived in a house directly op posite with a woman named Jane Craggs, who was his housekeeper. The deceased was found covered up in the bed in his own house in a state of considerable - decom position. Cooper was missed after Monday night tho 14th of May last, and his appearance was accounted for by the housekeeper stating that he had gone to Coshoe at four o'clock in the morning of that day. She always en deavoured to prevent the neighbours, and lastly the police, from approaching the bed, where the body was afterwards found, and, as the evidence previously published showed, she had made several threats and peculiar expressions re specting the doing away with Cooper. The discovery that the deceased was in bed, and had been there all that time, was made by a fellow-workman of his, who having bad his suspicion'aroused, went to the house and unloosened the bed curtains, which were closely drawn and pinned, and then made the shocking disclosure that Cooper was dead. The housekeeper was thereupon taken into custody by the police on the charge of being concerned in his death. A verdict of "Wilful murder " was returned against her, andwas received with great demonstrations of approval by hundreds of persons who had congregated at the outside 'of the inn where the incinefot was held. . 71 ,* -1751 1 E. e rn ei ta m Tar • - The Queen's Journey to Scotland. ABERDEEN, June 14. The Queen arrived at Aberdeen and left aga in after five minutes' stoppage. Shortly before the advertised time a large and fashionable assemblage was present, including Sheriff Thornton in Court costume. The journey to Aboyne occupied an hour. The Queen posted thence to Balmoral, arriving a t 4 o'clock. The day was fine. Their Royal llighnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales honoured the Earl and Countess de Grey with their company at dinner yesterday evening at (licit residence in Carlton-gardens. The prince and princess arrived at 8 o'clock, attended by the Countess of Maccles field and Lieut.-Colonel Keppel. There were present t° meet their royal highnesses at dinner—the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, the Eall and Countess of Tanker vine, the Earl and Countess Spencer, the Earl and Countess of Clarendon, the Earl and Countess of Listowel, Lora Henry Hercy, Captain Lane Fox, &c. The Countess de Grey had a dance after dinner, at which a select and dis tinguished company assembled. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Cambridge and the Duke of Edinburgh honoured the llar" chioness (Maria) of Ailesbury with their presence at dinner yesterday evening, at her ladyship's residence in Hertford street, Mayfair. There were present to meet the inns" trious guests —their Serene Highnesses Prince and Plincess Edward of Saxe-Weimar, the Duke of St. Albans, the. Duchess of Manchester, the Marchioness of Ely, the Bari and Countess of Dalkeith, the Countess of Westmorlan d, Viscount Hamilton, Lord and Lady Foley, Lord and Lady ( harlesßruce, Lord and Lady Cecilia Bingham, Sir iteu r l i Des Vceux, Sir Thomas and Lady Louisa Moncreiffe, (1 0 Hon. James and Mrs. Macdonald, Dr. Quin, &c. The Duke of Roxburghe and the Marquis °f Bowmont have left_the Clarendon Hotel for Norway. The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury an family leave town next week for Hatfield House, gems for the season. The noble marquis, as Lord Lieutenant a Middlesex, will give his annual entertainment on Satnr day, the 23d inst., to the Middlesex magistrates and the officers of the several regiments of county militia. The Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter an Lady Victoria Cecil left town yesterday for Brighton for short period. The Earl and Countess of Lichfield left town 0 Tuesday for Paris. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.—MIRACULOUS ESCAPE, vy SEVERAL PERSONS.—This morning about 25 Mint ° past one o'clock a fire, nearly attended with fatal ease qugnces broke out in the premises belonging to Mr. 1 31.0° ' a shell-fish monger and luncheon-room proprietor, situate at No. 10 in the Minories. The discovery was made by gentleman, who at once called the police and sent off foI. the assistance of the Royal Society's escape. In the course of a few minutes Conductors Preston and Wood ut tended with their machines, when they found tv r° persons on the roof and three at the second floor screaluing for assistance. Having ascended the escapes they brought down five endangered persons in safety. The 131 1 steamers by Shand, Mason, and Co., and several mat tes power ones quickly attended, and the firemen, un der the dinction of Mr. Gatehouse, went to work, and the fire ur3.5 in the course of an hour extinguished, the damage being CO: fined to the basement and shop. The origin of the fire '- unknown. WINE.—ln a letter addressed to M. Pasteur, g' Mares gives an account of certain experiments a hi° on some red wine of Grenache of last year. This hill had remained more than a fortnight in the vat with thes lees ; and though bottled at the end of October last , it stli has a sugary taste, though containing a strong pr o p ortion s of alcohol (about 13 per cent.). It is apt to turn and ge muddy whenever displaced, and requires to bo oce3" sionally strengthened with alcohol to make it keep. 14. Mares subjected several bottles (of this win e to it high temperature according to M. Pasteur's wwa' Some of these bottles had become muddy elllle+t by being jolted in carts, by the influence of ill mospheric changes, or some other cause. On being 13u into a water-bath at a temperature of 60 degrees, they tie came clarified at the end of half an hour, and without tia deposit. Those bottles which had not been warmed die' posited a ferment which presented the appearanc e of gf; bular and opaque matter. M. Mares has made sine. experiments with other winos, .tied always obtained tli° same result. They were all vt Ines requiring an ad diti° of alcohol to prevent their being spoilt by trayelliuP, Wine which clarifies spontaneously is less limpid than which has been heated. When decanted and violent', shaken, it is still subject to becoming muddy, while OW which has been warmed is not affected by the sam e oper6, , tion. The same wine strengthened with 2 per cent. of 0013°6' also becomes clear in the course of a fortnight, depositiug.e. quantity of matter of the same nature as that of wine is its natural state ; the microscope shows that the dep osit i t. composed of living ferment and fragments of dead fern ieu a l On the other hand, clouded wines subjected to heat &I): deposit, but remain as they were. Hence M. Mares COmt: eludes that on wines that are still sweet, ready t o ferro ceues and easy to turn, a heat of from 55 to 60 degrees proci,uhey beneficial effects, by imparting to them the stability „ are in want of ; an effect which is not always obtaineanovi' repeated additions of alcohol. If they do not contain e. lees in suspension, their clarification by heat is inalne ,b i METEOROLOGY.—In an able paper publisheL'iest the Cosmos, M. W. de Fonvielle, one of our ab'ev, meteorologists, examines certain results obtaine d ill Ae• higher regions of our atmosphere by Mr. Glaisher,th cii-10, brated scientific aeronaut. It is well known tha t a ti l t v e meter with a blackened bulb marks a much higher t h e : a. it rature when exposed to the direct rays of the stil l t red would otherwise do. It is with an instrument s o Pret'il,, to that 'Mr. Glaisher has endeavoured to inve'''of the temperature of the higher regions ; and c :„ 1:1 1or the results at which he arrives is of the highest '",t'oto tance, he having found that the maximum telnPer`hace thus obtained is lower in proportion as the altitude ° vi de the level of the sea increases. This, M. de l'°/iwialon rightly observes, is in direct contradiction to the f—atiog opinion that the atmosphere is a sort of screen pr o c :n the us from the effects of the incandescent body W e h t pe sun. If it were so, the maximum temperature oug De cessarily to rise in proportion as the supposed sore tDO 5° , comes thinner, and would be immeasurably high, f to 1131' regions where the barometer has, for instance , falle n ,nd the its ordinary altitude. Mr. Glaisher having construe to to curve of the temperatures, by taking them a s ordi S , abscissas representing the corresponding altitudes, 1.1 040' this curve differs very little from a s i g ht p e rceptiblY ° Torc a ; towards the axis of the abscissas. From th ese oe tions, M. Warren dfria Rue concludes that the ,ocre a temperature of solid bodies is a result of th e 10: lat.,ler ambient air, and depends upon the density of I"ra,°.s. quite as much as upon the intensity of the solar er . de Fonvielle hero rightly remarks that this 1a113 .11 iu perimentally tested by enclosing a thermal°tor al i oe transparent vessel containing air at a high artidel, sel° sure. He then points to the curious diversity oleo' obtained by M. Dolfuss-Ausset on the heights of Shero he, dule, 3,800 metres above the level of th e sea-, passed a whole fortnight, in August, 1864, in the fr°l: eternal snow. In this atmosphere, very differetiaes, that in which Mr. Glaisher conducted hi s obsorTueratoo",o found very great differences in the read in g s of tl'aittisiieri ters in the sun and in the shade, whereas 311% its of ° h il t , results tend to prove that at the ext reme lino t atmosphere the thermometer with a naked bulb,coet' shade would give the same reading as the the''' with a blackened bulb in the sun. n n et P lili n g EFFECTS OF LIGHTNING.—In an a ble lished by the Cosmos, M. W. do Fonvielle eau frog a the singular fact that lightning may kill a Pe''sils considerable distance. A few days ag o, be tecicteut'lnct English revenue-officer was struck blin d, being on its 11 a c . 00; aP o tot near the path of the electric fluid, bu t not vot ad our author attributes the late explosion at f' sr u hich is us v y an electric tempest. Fulminate of inercurtiLooposeci for percussion-caps, is at least as easy to be oe e ' lect rio c iij o explosion through the interventio n of an cf tha t at o a rent, as by mere friction. It so haPP„ e '` l e iet to I' l° t of very moment the powder-magazine at La o res aci , a violent detonation occurred by lightning l u war e str,,t Vesinet, near St. Germain. Seventeen tree s . ov ecl to be r on sid e o f at the same instant; but it still rem! atmospheric electricity can make itself 1 tteral able a distance. Certain it is that the . a felt frO c " o3, powerful discharges can make theinselveNsv. 1 -) iad great distance on the human frame, t r of „WO, ' 0 infselt at $ f r e ctS more sensitive to electricity than fulmin rmra ge o ( s , On the 29th of May, 1861, a -violent tsuvitich the commune of Chisey, Isere, , of SC a a t sion M. Seguin, a correspondent of the Aoatv' b r g b . roO ro cl ascertained that the electric fluid fell ou tne direction, 111 1 ° 1 wa° place where telegraphic wires follow tree . s oic , being planted with walnut trees. ` 1 a nd and leoa, roofed with metal; there being conscquoya'_,, to the ' - `,. lo pg struck on this occasion stood near p a su o c ica , ! oo o, ducting surface, tho lightning did no haa.l7loo,etro;loitti but the current continued for more than ",bile all trees along that length were mark: _ ks w oo _ ev es the wires, which were broken in tw, a furrow denuded of bark. About 00 a w „ hr ee marked, the nearest being at a distanceno; a ' co , : vo from the wires. Our author further q f rst vefo y, occurred in the mines of Him u t : .O 51 , 0 c 0 many workmen in different parts of f ich ,g vi e same time, some roe' -'1 u' v t oef denly struck at the l, 0 in their backs, others in their anus .turne cov e d a vnith a lon tueS ry who were at work with their backs re e d were struck so that each thought he 1, 1 rt: from his companion.