The Sun. — London, England, 1866-08-08 00:00:00

ei HOLE RA RELIEF FUND, Mansion House. ILI —At a Preliminary Meeting of Merchants, Bankers, nd others, held at the Mansion House yesterday, at Three 'clock—the Right Hon. the LORD MAYOR presiding — Committee was formed to raise subscriptions for the pur pose of relieving the great suffering and distress among the poor Ivhicla tas been caused by the present outbrea of cholera in the metropolis. The funds collected by this committee will be applied towards the relief of the poor persons who are suffering from the prevalence of cholera. Grants in aid will be given as far as possible through the agency of local boards, committees, dispensaries, and other institutions. The Sub-Committee will meet each day at One o'clock, at the Mansion House. Donations will be thankfully re ceived by—the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, Mansion House ; Messrs. Barnet, Hoares, ,vanlianbury d Co., Co., Lombard-street, E.C. ; Mes srs. Barclay, Be, and , 54, Lombard-street, E.C. ; Messrs. Bosanquet, Franks, and Co., 73, Lombard-street, E.C. ; National Provincial Bank of England, Bishopsgate-street, and Branch; Messrs. Robarts, Lubbock, and Co., 15, Lombard-street, EC. ; Mes.2.rs. Hoares and Co., 37, Fleet-street ; Smith, Payne, and Smith, 1, Lombard-street ; Goslings and Sharpe, 19, Fleet-street. JOSEPH GIBBS, Secretary. Mansion House, London, Aug. 7, 1866. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. SUM3IER SEASON.—Doors open at Half-past Seven, performances commence at Eight o'clock precisely. THIS EVENING, a New and Original Drams, in Three Acts, by Watts Phillips, Esq., entitled THE HUGUENOT CAPTAIN. Principal characters by Mrs. Stirling, Miss Neilson, Miss Augusta Thomson; Mr. George Honey and Mr. Vining. Grand Ballet of Bohemians, in which MM Flageo let, Clodoche, Comete, and Normande, will appear. New scenery by Mr. F. Lloyds. NEW THEATRE-ROYAL ADELPHI. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. 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A very large stock of presentation and s 3cond-haud plate. HIGII WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY.—Morning, h. m.—Afternoon, 12h. 5m To-llonnow.-Morning, 12h. 38m.—Afternoon, lh. sm. ir -V- 7 7 Zi r ' 4 4 , 1 00 . 14, Nt,, i Itt aiN' 44-344 .6,4) .1 ". • --S LONDON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1866, The Italians have certainly been most unfortu nate in all their attempts since the commencement of the war ; and, as if enough misfortunes had not already overtaken them, they have just been visited by a severe storm, which has done them great damage. Several vessels of the Italian fleet were injured, and the Affondatore sunk in the port of Ancona. The affair seems to have excited some suspicion, because a committee of inquiry has been instituted to investigate the causes of the disaster. What with one thing and another, we cannot see that the Italians have much cause to congratulate themselves upon the part they have played in the war. The advantages that they will reap will not have been gained by their own prowess, or be due to their perseverance, and doubtless the knowledge of this makes them so irascible and so unwilling to conform to circumstances and cordially agree in the proposed arrangements. When every one thought the chief difficulties of the war were over, or at least in a fair way of being settled, it turned out al at once that nothing could content the Italians, and that they desired a great deal more than any one supposed they had a right to. Time has not, an parently, moderated their expectations, for they are no nearer a completion of their arrangements than' before. The Emperor NAroLEoN was ex pected at St. Cloud last night, and it is said in Paris that the reason alleged for his return is a question • that has arisen relative to Italian affairs. The in consistency displayed by the Italians is most extra ordinary, and must be a source of great annoyance and disappointment to their friends and well wishers.f_ The Fre nc h na t ura ll y f ee l t h e f u ll ex t en t o their ingratitude for the great services rendered ja 1859 1 and the refusal to accept Venetia from the EMPERO R be speedily - was a direct insult that is not likely to forgotten. Russia. a ppears t o be anything but satisfied with the results of the Ge rman war , and no doubt that is fully app rec i ated at Berlin by this time. Gene ral Von MANTEUFFEL has left present at a milit ar Berlin after being y council ; and it is said that he is intrusted with a special mission to St. Peters burg. It is not likely, however, that the Govern ment of St. Petersburg will be t a k e • n by any of the dexterous contrivances or the specious promises of Berlin, especially when the acts of the Prussians are so plainly at variance with their possessions. The South German States have been very sedulous in their endeavours to gain the intervention of Prussia at the court of Berlin, but as yet to very little pur pose ; but very likely their demands have made some impression upon the authorities, although they have not made any decided advance in the affair as yet. If this storm do blow over for the time we have no doubt that Prussia will soon find out her mistake in adopting such an arrogant tone as she has done, and taking advantage of the temporary successes to slight the other great Powers. Great offence has been given in Paris by the omission in the King of Pilussix's speech of all mention of the mediation of the French EMPEROR between Austria and Prussia, and with one thing and another the Prussians are becoming anything but popular in Paris. Of course the EMPEROR and his Government will not be any better pleased than others, although they will not give vent to their feelings of indignation, in consequence of the restraint imposed by prudential motives. We cannot see what prevented King WILLIAM from making any allusion to France in his opening address to the Chambers, unless that he wished it to be clearly understood that he and his advisers did not intend to be bound by any of the plans and proposals of the French Govern ment. The omission was, however, a very notable one, for it was impossible that any of those present should have forgotten the very important part which the Emperor NAPOLEON took in the arrange ment of matters preliminary to an armistice. It is a great error for people to suppose that they can ignore what it suits them to avoid—discussion, and that others will not be very sensible of such an affront. The French are about the last people in the world to take such a thing lightly, and now that it is the fashion to pride themselves as much upon the merits of their medi ative powers as it was formerly to boast of their skill in arms the magnitude of the offence is greatly augmented. This sentiment, which now so fre quently prevails, was exhibited in a speech made the other day by \I. DROUYN DE L'HuTs, when he took occasion, in distributing the prizes at the public schools of Paris, to declare that the EMPEROR was the presiding genius who, in the midst of war, re stored peace and serenity. We question if the recent course pursued by the Prussians will conduce very much to the furtherance of those grand schemes of tranquillity and universal calm. Some nations cannot see when it is their interest to be civil, and when it is a wise policy to moderate their demands a little to suit the exigencies of any particular occasion ; and we have signal instances of these failings in the present demeanour of Prussia and Italy at this juncture. Here is the Berlin Go vernment coming out of their way to insult the French EMPEROR by an open slight, which is far worse, under the circumstances, than a decided contradiction to his proposals. We find, also, on the part of the Italians, so great an unwillingness to accede to the terms of the proposed peace as to justify the suggestions of some that there will be a renewal of the war. It is just possible that the Prussians may have enough of their troublesome allies by this time, and that if the Italians are so infatuated as to allow matters to proceed to extremities again that they will have to arrange the affair for themselves, and perhaps lose all that might be accorded to them in the way of solid advantages. It is sometimes difficult to com prehend the reasons which actuate people in being so perverse, but it is easy in this instance to see the unfavourable results that will follow from the adoption of such a course. If Italy provoke Austria to renew the contest, she will have to contend against her single-handed, for France is offended and Prussia will be alienated ; and thus we shall witness another proof of the folly of those who seek to be too wise, and the dangers they encounter who make rash ventures with no possible excuse which they can allege for so doing. The return of the Registrar-General for last week does not give us much reason to hope that we have seen the worst of the epidemic now desolating the east of London. The deaths from cholera and diarrhoea in the week ending last Saturday were respectively 1,053 and 354, 916 persons dying of cholera in the east districts alone. The disease, it is true, has shown itself in a slight degree all over the metropolis, so that no locality can be taken by surprise should it display itself more virulently, and the local authorities have good reason to be thank ful that they have so much time allowed them to put their houses in order, and to take those precau tions which are so valuable in diminishing the dan ger of any epidemic, especially so in dealing► with cholera. We are happy to say that the authorities of the various districts are now making vigorous efforts, and arranging for a constant supply of medicines, the reception of patients in temporary hospitals, &e. It is to be feared that one very im portant point has not been as yet fully attended to —the removal of nuisances and cleansing of water-butts and tanks. Unfortunately so much is in the hands of the landlords and owners of property, who are proverbially indifferent We would to the requirements of their tenants. remind all owners of houses at the present crisis, more especially those who hold property in poor and populous districts, that they have an imperative public duty to fulfil. Every one is bound to do his or her share towards mitigating a great national calamity like the visitation of an epidemic, and all classes have hitherto responded promptly to the claims upon their kindness, self-denial, and sym pathy. The landlords have their duty plainly be- fore them, and are bound to see that there is nothing in the condition of the houses which they own to facilitate the spread of the disease and weaken the health of the inhabitants. The Government appear to be fully sensible of their responsibilities, and have hurried on the Public Health through every stage, until yesterday it received the royal assent, and has now become law. Its provisions will give greatly enlarged powers to the authorities, and a wide discretionary power to the Privy Council, so that they may act with that decision and prompti tude which are at a time like the present all im portant. We may thus feel satisfied that matters are being put in good train to resist the enemy, and much can be done by every head of a household in seeing that proper precautions are taken in his establishment, and in checking that feeling of un reasonable panic which is of itself a powerful pre disposing cause. When man has done all that he can do to avert the danger and to mitigate the suf ferings, he may with a safe conscience leave the rest in the hands of GOD ; but too often men pride themselves on indifference to danger when in reality it is unwillingness to perform their duties. Unhappily the long n eglect of sanitary measures has allowed a very serious evil to exist in the eastern parts of London, which has no doubt contributed a little to increase the severity of the present out break of disease. The water supply of the parts of London most affected is known to be very bad, and it is not a little remarkable that, according to the Registrar-General, " nearly all of the infected dis tricts are supplied by one water company;" and although all the companies are making great efforts to filter their waters, the fact shows how important it is to stop the pernicious system of poisoning our rivers with sewage. At Lea-bridge the East Lon doniCoaipany have thirteen filter beds, covering an area of twelve acres, and the water in their reservoir " looks perfectly pure ;" yet it is signifi cant that it supplies nearly the whole of the dis tricts now suffering from cholera, while other dis tricts, south of the Thames, have escaped. This eastern part is unfortunately just the locality where the main drainage works are not complete. Mr. BAZALGETTE, with whom theßegistrar has been in communication, proposes to erect a temporary pumping station at Abbey Mills, which will be in operation in about three w,leks time. The two questions of draivag , and water are just now all important in regard to public health, and we have no doubt that all that can be done to mitigate the evils which cannot be hastily removed will be done, and tie lesson borne in mind for the future, so that the suicidal plan of poisoning our rivers may be altogether done away with. Meantime we are glad to find that the pressing wants of the poor are likely to meet every attention, and that the inauguration of the Mansion House Relief Committee was yesterday successfully accomplished. The meeting, which was under the presidency of the Lord Mayor, was large and influential, and it was incidentally mentioned that from £1,200 to £1,300 had already been subscribed among its pro moters. A great number of gentlemen, well known in the City, were present, and letters were read from the Governors of the Bank expressing their willingness to co-operate in the movement. After considerable discussion as to the most effec tual means of attaining the objects which all had in view it was decided that the fund collected should be used for the prevention of cholera, for the relief of cholera patients and of sufferers from the effects of the disease, and that it should be distributed as far as possible through local boards and committees. The gentlemen who have undertaken the management are to meet daily at the Mansion House to receive applications for assistance and to make grants, so that there will be no needless delay ; and we have no doubt that all classes will respond promptly and liberally to their appeal. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FRO3I OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Tuesday Evening. Peace seems to be considered as an " accom plished fact'? The only question appears to be in what locality the great and important treaty will be signed. Some say that the signature will take place at Carlsbad. Another supposition is that the treaty will be signed at Prague. The spot does not much matter. What is positive is that the private negotiations respecting the future fate of the Southern States Ld Germany will take place at Berlin, at which city M. de Pfordten, Minister of Foreign Affairs at Munich, and M. de Bray, Minister Plenipotentiary from Bavaria to Austria, have already arrived. In spite of the altered and pacific appearance of affairs, the Austrian and Prussian organs indulge in mutual recriminations, and each allege violations of the armistice. As a specimen of these bitter reclamations I may men tion that a Prussian journal of influence alludes to Austrian proclamations calling upon the inhabitants of countries in the rear of the Prussian troops to exterminate them by all possible means. The paper adds its belief that it was the Austrian Government which excited these murderous guerilla operations against the Prussian troops. In conclusion, the Prussian journal says :—" Until we have positive proof of the participation of the Austrian Govern ment in these enterprises we shall abstain from giving a positive opinion. But what is certain is that from the moment when the armistice was agreed to the Austrian Government ought to have used every endeavour to prevent its subjects from impeding by a private war the march of the nego tiations in progress." M. Baroche, the Keeper of the Seals and Minister of Public Worship, has addressed a circular to the archbishops and bishops, requesting them to order a solemn Te Deum, followed by a prayer for the Emperor, in the churches of their respective dio ceses on the 15th inst., the day of his Majesty's fete, after the parochial mass. The circular states that Europe, after being torn by sanguinary struggles, has its eyes fixed upon France, waiting the result of a generous mediation where pacific councils will prevail. The populations will assemble upon the feast of the Assumption to call the Divine protec tion upon his Majesty and also upon the Empress, " who gathers in affectionate devotion the fruits of heroic charity, and will join in prayers for the Im perial Prince, who learns daily from august example the duties which high doctrines impose upon him." M. Drouyn de l'lluys, the of Forci o :i Affairs, yesterday distributed at the Sorbonne the prizes to the pupils at the Lyceums and Colleges of Paris and Versailles. The Minister made a simple but impressive address to the pupils, on which be insisted upon the importance and advantage of the study of ancient languages, and the knowledge of the works of ancient writers. "The Church," he said, " supported the tradition as well as the Uni versities ; that was the best discipline to be observed by the better portion of the rising generation. Oxford agreed with our Sorbonne in this, and from the north to the south of Germany upon this ques tion Ido not see any conflict. In antique letters there was a secret virtue which acted upon modern nations." M. Drouyn de l'Huys enforced his argu ment by referring to the Emperor in these eloquent terms—" In the midst of events which threatened to overthrow Europe, a tutelar genius appeared, and, hovering above the storms, restored serenity. " Celsa sedot 2Eolus arce, Sceptra tenens, mollitque animos et temperat iras." By what regime was this calm and vigorous spirit formed ? Was it not initiated by the profound study of the annals of antiquity which taught the art of governing men and things. Did not the pen, which has just traced the preliminaries of peace, write the Life of Caesar?' happy the young Prince, who, finding at the same time a model in the acts and a lesson in the writings of his august father, is preparing himself to show one day to a generation of which you are the elder— "`Quid mens rite, quid indoles, Nutrita faustis sub penetralibus Possit.' " The speech was received with applause and great enthusiasm. The proceedings commenced by a speech in Latin from M. Aderer, Professor of Rhe toric. The subject was the abuse of literary criticism. A widow lady, named Durantel, residing at Roanne, has just died in her 103 d year. She was in the possession of nearly all her faculties, and appeared to be much younger than she was in reality. She was born on the Bth of May, 1763, under the reign of Louis XV. A sailor named Joseph Cabu chet, who was recently decorated by the Emperor, is nearly 100 years old. lie was born on the 27th of May, 1767, and entered as a volunteer on board the ship Seduisent on the 10th of May, 1784. We are decidedly getting into the " sere and yellow leaf." At six o'clock this morning the wind was piercingly cold. About eleven the sun shone brightly, and the heat was excesssive. Only an hour afterwards the rain fell heavily, and it continued to rain with but little intermission until the time when my letter was posted. The Journal des Debats, in commenting upon the speech of the King of Prussia at the opening of the Chambers, refers to the passage in which the King says that the G overnment engaged i n the war as an absolute necessity in the interest of the country. "We have no intention," says the Debats, "to justify the conduct of the Prussian Government. It is certain that M. de Bismarck and his master rushed, without consulting the country, into a perilous enter prize. That enterprize succeeded, but it might have had a most pernicious result, and what terrible responsi biliiy would have fallen in that case upon those who coll mied it. Success, however, leads to pardon and forgetfulness for many things, and it is not probable that the Chamber will be hard upon the Govern ment in the preseoce of facts accomplished with such rare a;usdsi37l: The interest of Prussiaich have resulted in the aggrandisement good fortune,of Prussia; will be to give satisfaction to' the liberal aspirations of the peoples with whom sh,9 is about to annex herself." The ironclad French squadron has anchored in the gulf of Juan. • __---. MUNIFICENT DONATION TO Tim LIVERPOOL CHARITIES.—We understand that the sum of £30,000 is bequeathed in the will of the, late Mr. J. Hamilton, of Ventnor, Isle of Wight, to the Liverpool corporation, to be applied to the benefit of the 1 ocal charities. The bequest s subject to a life interest in , the property on the part of Miss Hamilton, the sister of 'Alio deceased, who is GO years of age. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 8, 1866. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) PRUSSIA. BERLIN, Aug. 8. It is stated by some of the Berlin journals that the King, accompanied by the Royal Prince and the Grand Duke of Oldenburg, will proceed for a few days to the Army of the Maine. THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA MAILS. LIVERPOOL, Aug. 8 The African Company's steamer Mandings arrived here this morning after a very rapid passage from the West Coast of Africa, Teneriffe, and 'Madeira. She brings 4,948 sovereigns, 1,518 ozs. of golddust, $1,440, and 5,020 francs in specie, a large cargo, and 43 passengers. Her dates are Benin, June 24 ; Finando Po, July 3 ; Cameroons, June 30 ; Old Calabar, July 2 ; Brass River, 6 ; Bonny, 6 ; New Calabar, 6 ; Lagos, 10 ; Accra, 12 ; Cape Coast Castle, 14 ; Cape Palmas, 15 ; Sierra Leone, 20 ; Bathurst, 24 ; Teneriffe, 29 ; and Madeira, 31. Fever was prevalent at Bonny. The disputes with the Egleas had been adjusted. Detachments of the 4th West India Regiment had defeated the Mariboos, near Bathurst. No news from Madeira on account of the strict quarantine. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE HERMAN N. SOUTHAMPTON, Aug. 8. The North German Lloyd's steamer Hermann, from New York, on the 28th ult., has arrived here with 59 passengers for New York, Havre, and Bremen, and $33,300 for Bremen. On the 29th ult., off Sandy Hook, she spoke the steamers Hansa and City of New York, both bound to New York, and also passed the steamer Alle mannia, from New York to Southampton ; 30th, in lat. 43 N. long. 61 W., the English bark Grasmere, for London ; August 3, in lat. 49 52 N. long. 37 35 W., the Bremen bark Union and the English ship Coreyra, bound west ; and on the 4th, in lat. 50 26 N. long. 32 23 W., the English bark Agatha, bound west. During the most part of the voyage the Hermaun has had strong easterly winds. THE ATLANTIC CABLE. The following telegram was received by Reuter's Telegram Company (Limited), at 1.45 a.m. to-day (Wednesday), from Mr. R. A. Glass. VALENTIA, Aug. 8. The following just received from Newfoundland, Aug. 8, 1 a.m. : " Great Eastern intends sailing to-night or Thursday daylight, weather favourable. The Go vernor of Newfoundland comes_to Heart's Content this day (Wednesday)." FRANCE. Piers, August 7.—Two o'clock.--The market is, if possible, in a still more deplorable state than yesterday. New disasters are being constantly re-. ported, and distress and anxiety pervade all men's minds. What little business was transacted was at lower prices. French Threes were done at 68f. 90c., or 25c. lower. Italian Fives at 52f. 65c., or a fall of 20c. Mobilier, 642 f. 50c., or a loss of 7f. 50c. Paris Gas, Credit Foncier, and Comptoir d'Escompte are uuvaried at 1,550 f., 1,307 f. 50c., and 870 f. re spectively. The quotations in the Railway Market are without any changes of moment. Three o'clock.—The market has closed as fol- lows:— 4i per Cents OB Bank Bhares 3550 Do. end month — Italian Loan 52 33 3 per Cents. 69 Do. end month 52 05 Do. end month 6B 00 Mexican Loan 3O 73 Credit Mobilier ... 618 75 Do. Bonds 177 50 Do. end month ~. 612 50 . Spanish Threes Credit Foucier 1300 Home Debt Do. end month 1305 Deferred ILkILW A.YB. For Accot. Orleans 72 50 Northern ll3O Lyons and Mediterranean 872 50 Southern 527 50 Western 557 50 Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lombard 387 50 North of Spain lOO Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona Roman The French Press on the King of Prussia's Speech. The Debats of yesterday, commenting on the King opening of Parliament, of Prussia's speech on the says : The language is that of a sovereign proud of having brought a most difficult enterprise to a successful termina tion, but who is not so inflated by victory as to assume the tone of a master. We now know the real moaning of the u k s e s p ia t o w f h t i li c e b p , rejects of the King in the entire igno rcaortnesetitinutlivohnaich people l conflicti w n e P re r and his Minister, presented the appearance of a gratuitous and meditated attempt to establish a personal Government on the ruins of a national representation. These projects evidently were too much in the nature of a conspiracy to allow of their being proclaimed in the face of Parliament. Count Bismarck required a numerous and well-organised army to carry out his designs, and when the Chamber, with that persistency which is characteristic of Germans, refused him the means, year, afteryear, he could not tell thorn what he wanted that army for. It is doubtlePs to this situa tion that King William refers in that passage of his speech where he represents the conduct of the Government as an absolute necessity demanded by the interest of the State. We have no intention of justifying such conduct. We aro satisfied with finding the historical explanation of it. It is certain that Count Bismarck and his master embarked without consulting the nation in a most perilous enterprise. It succeeded, but it might have failed, and in that case a fearful responsibility would have fallen on those who pro jected it. Success, however, makes people forget and par don many things, and it is not likely that the Chamber will show itself intractable in the presence of accomplished facts which have so much contributed to the aggrandise ment of Prussia. The Government, on its side, having no longer anything to conceal and no design to carry out with out the co-operation of Parliament, has no longer any reason for renewing internal conflicts which would alienate a largo portion of the people. On the contrary, its inte rests would lead it to satisfy the liberal aspirations of the peoples whom it is about to annex ; and the best way of doing this is to show that it is liberal at home. Every thing leads to the belief that the struggle for influence in Germany will take place on liberal principles, and that the eyes of the people will be turned in that direction from which they think the good for which they long will pro ceed. This even appears to be felt in Austria, where those journals who have still some freedom of opinion left con sidor that the establishment of constitutional and parlia mentary government is an indispensable condition of the regeneration of the Empire. The Siecle says : It is already of good augury to see the chief of a great State on the morning after a great victory bowing before the sovereignty of the nation and soliciting a bill of in demnity for illegal acts accomplished without the antece dent consent of the nation. The Ternps says : The speech has produced a general feeling of dissatisfac tion. It is of the ultra-Prussian type of stiffness, more re markable for what it leaves to be inferred than what it announces, and in which we look in vain for a trace of liberal s2ntiment. We know not what effect it may pro duce in Germany, but we do not hazard too much when we say that it will not enlist the sympathies of Europe on the side of Prussia. The Avenir National says: — What first strikes us in the speech is the complete silence which it keeps on the subject of the French media tion. It seems to us that some sentences, though merely of simple politeness, wou ld no t have been out of place under the circumstan ces . P er h a ps his Majesty of Prussia is only waiting for the official signature of the treaty of peace to express his gratitude to the Cabinet of the Tuileries for the result of its mediation. The speech contains a singular confession, namely, thst the King has governed for three years against the law, and ha now asks the cham ber to put au end to this kind of dictatorship by granting a bill of indemnity. It is not likely that this will be refused, for error admitted is already half pardoned. ST. PETERSBURG, August 6.--Great enthusiasm prevails in reference to the approaching visit of the Ame rican squadron. The Russian fleet has gono to Helsing fors to meet it. Majority of the Marquis of Lorne. On Monday the Marquis of Lorne, eldest son of his Grace the Duke of Argyll, attained his majority, and the occasion was celebrated with joyous demon strations in all the towns and villages lying within the princely domains of the family. Inverary, being the county town and the chief place of residence of the duke, was the centre of the congratulatory manifestations, and made a show worthy of the high esteem in which the Marquis of Lorne is held by the townspeople. At Inverary Castle, situated amid the finest scenery of the west of Scotland, there was a large company of visitors. There had been a great influx of visitors to the town, and all the hotel and lodging accommodation was fully oc cupied. Her Majesty's ship Lion, GO guns, coast volunteer training ship, at present on a cruise along the west coast, paid a well-timed visit to Loch Fyne' and lay at anchor within a short distance of Inve rary pier. The appearance of such a large war ship in the far inland and peaceful waters of the Loch was quite a novelty, no vessel of so great tonnage having ever ventured up so far before, and excited much interest among the townspeople and their country visitors,who did not grudge to pause in their other pleasures to pay a visit to the war ship, on board which all were made welcome. In the vici nity of the Lion quite a fleet of yachts, the owners of which came to do honour to the occasion, lay at anchor, and all the vessels were dressed in bunt ing. On shore the outward signs of rejoicing were numerous and striking. During the night rain fell almost incessantly, and at the hour for commencing the proceedings a drenching shower fell, and the prospects would have been dreary enough were it not that the wind was sufficiently strong to display the flags on the shipping and in the town. The proceedings of the day were commenced by the members of Inverary St. John's Masonic Lodge, No. bO, who assembled at the George Hotel at ten o'clock, and proceeded in procession to Inverary Castle, where they presented the following address to the Marquis of Lorne : "To THE MOST NOBLE JOHN DOUGLAS SUTHERLAND AND CAMPBELL AND MARQPIS OP LORNE. "May it please your lordship, on this, the 21st anniver sary of your lordship's birth, we, the brethren of Inverary St. John's Lodge, No. 50, would add our congratulations to those of the thousands who regard with joy this happy event. From the records in our possession of the proceed ings of our most ancient order, we find that very much was done by your lordship's noble ancestors, many of whom were members of this lodge, in consolidating and extend ing its power arAl influence by the introduction of various distinguished personages. The brethren, therefore, most humbly thank the great Preserver of mankind, who has hitherto watched over your lordship, and brought you to the age of manhood, and we earnestly trust that the same all-seeing and loving care may be over you during all your future career. Descended from a long line of ancestors, illustrious in council and great in war, and from a father whose name is not only famous in the senate of his country and councils of his sovereign, but is cherished by all who regard progress in science, literature, and religion, your lordship is blessed with many and brilliant examples to guide you in the bright career we anticipate for you. May your lordship adorn the proud name bequeathed you, whether it bo in the legis lation of the empire or on the field of battle ; whether it be in the arena of science or literature and research, or whether it be in promoting progress and happiness in the walks of social life. In each and all may your lordship be eminent ; and that your days ititty be long and happy, and that the blessing that maketh rich and addeth no sorrow may be yours, is the prayer of your lordship's wellwishers, the brethren of Inverary St. John's Lodge, No. 50." The members of the Lodge were ushered into the drawing-room, where they were received by the Marquis, the Duchess and the younger members of the family being present. The W.M. of-the Lodge called upon the secretary , to read the address, which having been done, The Mangy's, in reply, said—Gentlemen, be lieve me I accept with great pleasure the address you have been so kind as to present to me, and in which you speak so kindly of my parents, and in terms which assure me of such good wishes for my own welfare. Although not myself a Free mason, I assure you it is a great gratification to me to receive from the St. John's Lodge such congratu lations. Although we outsiders who aro not Free masons can judge but little of the aims and objects of your institution, and of the mystic emblems you bear, yet one fact is open and patent to all, that your order has found favour in all lands, and that it embraces within its limits such numbers of all classes and all nations of men as no similar society has ever at any time been able to include. Gen tlemen, I thank you for your address, which I shall ever remember with gratitude. Towards noon the provost, magistrates, and town council met, and agreed to a minute conferring on the Marquis the freedom of the royal burgh. Shortly afterwards the Marquis drove from the castle to the County Buildings, where he was re ceived by the provost and magistrates, aud, in pre sence of a large number of townspeople and others, presented with the burgess ticket. Provost M'TAGGART, in presenting the ticket, said—My Lord Marquis,—ln name of the magi strates, town council, and community of Inverary, I congratulate your lordship on attaining this, the 21st anniversary of your birth, and request the ac ceptance of the freedom of the burgh. Your family have been long and intimately connected with Inve rary. The first of your ancestors who could have been a freeman of the royal burgh was the Marquis of Argyll, and I have here the original minute of the town council dated in the year 1660, admitting the Lord Marquis of Argyll a freeman burgess and guild brother. (Cheers.) I thought it might be in teresting to ascertain whether the first Marquis of Lorne had been a burgess, 'and on looking over our records, though I do not find him admitted under that name, I find a minute of the town council, dated in the year 1720, admitting his grace John Duke of Argyll and Green wich a • freeman burgess and guild brother. (Cheers.) will only allude to one other entry in the records of the corporation, which is an intimation made to the town council by the Marquis of Lorne on the 6th of Aug., 1845, followed by the expres sion of the wishes and the hopes of the burgh, on the occasion ; and the present town council, ani mated by feelings similar to those of their prede cessors, have taken this the earliest possible oppor tunity of requesting your lordship to become a burgess. With your permission I will now call upon the town:clerk to read an extract of this morning's meeting of the town council. (Great cheering.) The Clerk having read the minute, The PROVOST continued—l have only to add that the council regret that the highest honour in their gift is no more than the freedom of the burgh. (Loud applause.) The minute, which was engrossed on vellum, was then placed in a silver-mounted casket and handed to his lordship. The casket was made of oak obtained from a timber of one of the ships of the Spanish Armada, which was wrecked among the Western Islands. The casket bore, on a circular plate, the arms of the town of Inverary, and was otherwise decorated with fleurs de lys and the marquis's monograph. Inside was an inscription mentioning the occasion of the presentation The Marquis of LORNE in acceptiug the freedom of the burgh briefly replied, thanking the provost, magistrates, and town council for the honour they had done him. This concluded the proceedings in the Town-hall, and the Lord Provost, magistrates, and members of the town council then proceeded to the town cross, where a large number of people had congre gated. - The PROVOST (who was received with cheers) from a position in front of the cross addressed the assemblage in the following terms :—Gentle men—Many of you must recollect our last general meeting at the cross, which was for the purpose of wishing happiness to the Marquis of Lorne on his marriage with a lady whom, though we had not then seen her, we have since learned to love and respect. On the present occasion we come to tender our good wishes to their eldest son on his attaining his majority. He has hitherto followed the example of his parents, and a brighter or better example we could not wish him to follow. He has mixed in the sports of those of his own years ; and the old, like myself, have seen his growth and heard of _his pro gress, and it is difficult to say whether he is most liked and admired by the old or the young. One thing is certain —he has gained the hearts of all. So much for the past. For the future, if there is any faith to be placed in the old prophecies regarding the second "lan Ruadh," so long looked for, he has a great and glorious career before him, and however great and glorious it may be, it cannot be more so than we wish. Let us, then, join in drinking " Long life, health, happiness, and prosperity to the Marquis of Lorne." (Great cheering.) For the purpose of duly honouring the toast the magistrates had provided two barrels of beer, the contents of which were distributed amongst those present, and drunk amid the heartiest rounds of applause, mingled with a general expression of good wishes for the Marquis of Lorne, and the noble family of which he is so promising a member. The assemblage broke up into groups, who set about enjoying themselves in various ways. At two o'clock a salute of 20 guns was fired, in alternate rounds, from two cannon placed on the summit of Duniquaich, and from a third, which was recovered from the wreck of one of the ships of the Spanish Armada, wrecked near Tobermory. At four o'clock the townspeople and the tenantry were to dine together in a large pavilion erected near the castle. In the evening there is to be a grand display of fireworks from Duniquaich, with bonfires on several of the neighbouring hills. The Duke and Duchess of Argyll are to give a ball at the Castle. On Tuesday and Wednesday there will be games, regattas, balls, &c. The rejoicings will be general throughout the vast estates belonging to the Duke of Argyll ; and alto gether the coming age of the Marquis of Lorne is likely to be an event that will live long in the recol lection of all who take part in its celebration. The tenants on the estate of Roseneath were entertained to a sumptuous dinner in the inn at Roseneath Ferry, on Monday afternoon. The health of the young nobleman, and of the other members of the ducal house of Argyll, was drunk amidst enthusiastic applause. The servants and retainers were at the same time entertained at dinner in the mansion-house. The feuars of Kil creggan and Cove assembled in the volunteer drill hall at Cove, and partook of a sumptuous enter tainment, and cordially pledged long life and hap piness to the young marquis ; and the Roseneath Artillery Volunteer Company, commanded by Cap tain Lang, mustered at their battery at Kilereggan, and fired a salute. At nine o'clock a large bonfire on the top of a hill west of the mansion -house was lighted, and had a fiue effect.—bcotsman. 'The Atlantic Cable. -4 , The completion of this important undertaking was cele brated by a dinner at Birmingham on Monday evening, when the Mayor (Mr. E. Yates) occupied the chair. His worship proposed, " The Men of Science, whose genius, applied to the laws of electricity, has enabled thought to be transmitted on the instant from Calcutta to London, and from Ireland to California—the men of commerce whose skill has made and laid the instrument of commu nication, and the owers of the Great Eastern who have devoted their unrivalled ship to the glorious and success ful enterprise of laying the Atlantic telegraph cable." He quoted the official telegrams announcing the completion of the great work, and the congratulatory messages which had been transmitted between her Majesty and the President of the United States, and the mayors of London and New York; traced the progress of electricity from the discoveries of Galvain in 1790 to the present date; andpaid a just tribute to the genius of Volta, Franklin, Priestly, Stephenson, Wheatstone, Fairbairn, Douglas, Field, Brett, Whitehouse, Gooch, Glass, Elliott, Newall, Horsfall, and Wright, by whose researches and labours the great work had been brought to a successful termination. His worship concluded an able and eloquent speech by referring to the spirited shareholders of the Great Eastern, whose energy and capi tal had provided the means by which men of science were enabled to overcome the obstacles and difficulties incidental to their enterprise, and spoke in complimentrry terms of the vice-chairman, Mr. Alderman Hawkes, who, through all the vicissitudes in the life of the great ship, might claim the distinction of belonging to the select few who, by in vesting their capital and retaining their interest in the undertaking, had given evidence of their faith in the genius of Brunel and the mighty mission the great ship was de stined to fulfil. Alderman HAWKES, in returning thanks, expressed the pleasure he felt in being present at the celebration of an event too great to he fully realised, and which might be considered in every respect a God-like enter prise. Putting to shame the men who thought only of wealth, and whose greatest ambition was to be grovel ling in riches, and attached to money-making schemes, science has shown that there were " giants on the earth," even in these days, worthy to be assistants to the gods, who by their genius had established communications between clime and clime, and consummated the union of nations. The first message transmitted through the cable announced that the inhuman ravages of the needle gun in the savage warfare between Prussia and Austria had been suspended, and that the "good 'tidings of peace" had been proclaimed. That day a response had been heard from beyond the banks of the Mississippi; " that martial law had ceased in that country." These were auspicious announcements, worthy of the messenger that had conveyed them. With regard to the great ship, he was proud of his connection with that enterprise, and thought that the highest honours were due to the gallant Captain Anderson, who had steered the best ship that ever was built across the trackless course of the Atlantic. Mr. Councillor WALKER ably supported the toast, and referred to the honours which were duo to Birmingham for having taken so important a part in the manufacture of the cable. • A number of addresses were delivered in honour of the great undertaking. A deputation from the British Horological Insti tute, introduced by W. T. M. Torrens, Esq., M.P., Alder man Lusk, M.P., and Valentine Knight, Esq., president, had an interview with Sir Stafford Northcote at the Board of Trade yesterday afternoon, to impress on the Govern ment the necessity of removing the obstruction's to the manufacture of watches, occasioned by the present arrange ment at the Goldsmiths' Hall for assaying and stamping watch-cases. The following gentlemen were present: — Messrs. Jno. Jones, V. P. Jackson, Mylne, Bickley, Storer, Thickbroom, Scharf, Evans, Browning, Leaver, Beck, and Mr. Moore, secretary. THE SATURDAY HALF-HOLIDAY. —Further acces sions to this movement in the retail trades of the metropolis took place on Saturday last. At the West-end a number of the jewellers' establishments commenced closing at two o'clock ; and in the city seven of the leading houses in the india-rubber trade adopted the same hour. Arrangements approximating to those already adopted by the silk-mercers and drapers at the West-end were commenced in other parts of London, the drapers at Islingtonsclosing in most cases at 5 o'clock, and those of Victoria-road, Pimlico, at 6 o'clock. Various houses in the upholstery and drapery trades in the Borough also closed at 6 o'clock, in place of a much later hour. In the cast of London a large reduction in the hours has recently taken place, the leading drapery firms in the Commercial-road now closing their establish ments at 6 and 7 on the Saturday. REPRIEVE OF A CONVICT.—The convict John Banks, convicted at the Lancaster assizes for the wilful murder of Ann Gilligan, at Preston, on the sth July, has been reprieved by the Home Secretary. This decision, though welcome from motives of humanity, has been re ceived with some surprise, and is attributed to the clemency of Mr. Walpole, as Mr. Baron Martin, in passing sentence, declared that " the jury had found the prisoner guilty upon evidence which it would have been impossible for them to have found any other verdict ;" and further, " if from feelings of compassion they had found him guilty of any other crime than that with which he was charged they would have found him guilty of an offence different from that which he actually committed. There never was a clearer case of murder proved." In face of this declaration it was not generally expected that the memorial praying for a reprieve would be favourably entertained. RUMOURED Loss OF THE YACHT MOSQUITO.—. General circulation has been given for the last few days in Queenstown to .a report of the loss of this well-known yacht, by collision; on her way to Swansea. The rumour, we believe, was founded on a telegram which was received on Thursday evening from Mr. Houldsworth, father of the owner of the Mosquito, by the captain of a brig which arrived here about 10 clays since with a slight damage to her quarter from a collision. The telegram inquired if it was a cutter yacht—such as the Mosquito—with which he had come into collision. Tho captain of the brig states that the collision took place so suddenly, and that there was such a heavy fog up at the time, that ho was unable to distinguish what sort of craft ran into him. At the Royal Cork Yacht Club, of which Mr. Houldsworth, • owner of the yacht, is a member, the only definite infor mation of the affair is that the Mosquito left the harbour on the Friday after the regatta for Swansea, and has not since arrived at her destination. This is now 14 days ago. --Cork Examiner. " LORDS AND LADIES." By the author of " Mar garet and her Bridesmaids." —There aro few novelists whose works are more welcome than those of the author of the popular story of "Margaret and her Bridesmaids," and her numerous readers and admirers will assuredly re ceive with pleasure a new book from her pen, bearing the attractive title of " Lords and Ladies," and which promises to be full of those vivid and entertaining sketches of cha racter which give such a peculiar charm to this writer's stories, independently of their grace, originality, and in terest. ~; ~• - fiz- 4 (fart oirrtraga HER MAJESTY. OSB 0 RNE, Tuesday. The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon with Princess Louise, and walked in the grounds tbi° morning. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge arrived yesterday afternoon, attended by Colonel the Hon. J. Macdonald. The Prince and Princess of W a les, the Duke of Cambridge, and the Prince a n d P r i nces s of Leining el b dined with her Majesty in the e ven i n g. The Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting had the honour of joining the Royal family in the drawing' room after dinner. Colonel the Hon. Augustus Lidd e ll had also th e honour of being invited. His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh we n ! to London this morning, att en d e d b y th e Hon. Eli e " Yorke. The Duke of Cambridge returned to London ill the afternoon, attended by Colonel the lion. Macdonald. The Prince and Princess of \Vales, Prince Albert Victor, and Prince G eorge , arr i ve d a t Marlborougl, House yesterday afternoon from Osborne, attendo by the Lion. Mrs. Hardinge and Major Teesdale. • Her Majesty will hold a Privy Council at Osborne to-morrow, and the prorogation of Parliament will tap place on Friday. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHL—Their Royal High' nesses the Prince and Princess o f W a l es , the Duke 13 ' Edinburgh, and the Count and Countess of Glicheu en d suite honoured the performances at the Adelphi Thea tre last evening with their presence. NORTH-EAST LONDON RIFLES.—On Saturday 134 the above regiment underwent its annual inspection in Regent's-park. The muster comprised eight strong com panies in uniform, in addition to at least 50 recruits, w l2° have joined since midsummer, and who wore still in plain clothes. Colonel Richardson- Gardner, the honorary colonel, was present, and took, as he always does, great in terest in the success of the day. Colonel Wright, the in specting officer, was received with a general salute, and the regiment then marched past, beaded by its two bands a nd its pioneers. The whole corps looked well, and this movement' as also all those that followed, was well and steadily per formed. The file-firing was a great improvement on last year. At the close of the inspection Colonel Wright rode into the square, and addressing Colonel Richardson- Gardner, Lieut.-Col. Money, and the officers and members of the 6th Tower Hamlets, said he was much gratified hi what he had seen. In the first place, the corps mustered even stronger than last year, which was very satisfacto r y in the second place, the behaviour and movements of the corps were quite as good, and he should make a very fn vourable report to the War-office. He had but two obser tations to make on the other side. Occasionally he had A heard the silence of the ranks broken, and this if contin ue " would be a serious matter. It ought to bo an i m proveme nt , ou last year, but it was not so. Again, one man's rifle b et ' gone off before the word to fire was given. This could ne t happen if the firelocks were at half-cock. In all other re spects he was satisfied. The officers, or most of them, kn e , sl ,, their duty, and the non-commissioned officers and mon did the same, and were very steady. The regiment was ab l y commanded, and ought to be as it was. When Colonel Wright had left Colonel Money congratulated tho regime nt on the results; but said that notwithstanding their increase in numbers over last year's inspection he was not satisfied, and he should not be satisfied till some inspection occurred at which three-fourths of the members were actually pr e : sent. Colonel Richardson-Gardner expressed his gr ea " satisfaction at what he had seen, and also his regret t hat illness prevented the presence of his wife, whose ge °4 wishes and deep interest were always with the corps' Both the Colonels offered the thanks of the corps to the officers and members of the 2d and Bth Tower who had kept the,ground admirably. LAUNCH OF A LIFEBOAT AT MAItGATE.- 1110 ceremony of launching a new lifeboat, presented to the National Lifeboat Institution by the proprietors of the Quiver magazine, took place at Margate yesterday after" noon, in the presence of from 15,000. to 20,000 persons' Two years since the Rev. Teignmouth Shore, M.A., 111 a ° editor of the Quiver, made an appeal to his readers in al „ of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, and the resitl t was the contribution of about £2,000. With that su n ; three lifeboats and lifeboat stations have been erected ; a n ", Margate, where there were already t wo b oa t s (the Friel , ' of All Nations and the Angela Hannah), ono of v( ll . ,, icb : however, was almost unfit for use, was selected. Canon Bateman christened the boat "The Quiver." Ad dresses were delivered by Alderman Standing (who repre sented the mayor), the Rev. T. Shore, Mr. J. B. Flint member of the local committee), and Captain Ward, on behalf of the National Lifeboat Institution, thank e d the donors and subscribers for their munificent gift, and the residents and visitors for the reception. they 113 given it. THE BRITISH FLEET. Considering the bile ; reputation as administrators with which the Duk e Somerset and Lord Clarence Paget left the Admiralty, country may well feel astonished and indignant at a reply given by his grace's successor to a question put by Graves. That gentleman asked the First Lord of the Admiralty " the names of the ships at present available rn the reserves for active service," and Sir J. Pakington reported to have replied as follows :—" My hon. friendwil excuse me if I do not give him the names of those ships' but I am sorry to say if 1 did so, the li s t wou ld be a short ono. I regret to state that I find the reserves in by 7, no means a satisfactory conditio n , or i n d ee d i n such a s tate as I had a right to find them; so much so that the Ael ra , ralty have great difficulty i n fi n di ng relief for the s hip that return from forei gn s erv i ce ." S uc h, we learn, is result of an expenditure of £70,000,000 in seven yearnunder the superintendence of the D u k e o f Somerset °- „ Lord Clarence Paget.—Pall-mall Gazette. THE MOORS.—The prospects of sport for the opening of the grouse shooting next week on th t vast range of moors running from South Yorkshire in t o Derbyshire and Cheshire are anything but encouraging 0 sportsmen, and the season promises to be one of the W el that has been experienced for some y ears past. At tie ° Boardhill Flatts and on some of the g roun d adjoining, n eluding Sir Lionel Pilkington's, there i s on ly a run de° f :r number of young birds, while at o th er s h oo tings not 4 distant there are very few t o b e seen . There are, how elr " t a large number of birds running in pairs, showing 1 11 , a , they have not been abl e t o b ree d or rear . O n the el el ' e . c sive range of moors b e l ong i ng t o M r . St an h o pe, and w hic h generally well st oc k e d, there is a considerable de n t compared with former years. Further on, in the net le bourhood of Holmfi r th, where there is rather more Shelte.,.. and where the herbage is earlier, the birds are mono plei7s, tiful ; and Mr. R. C. Clerke, of Notiletherpe-hall, is fu the as well off as his neighbours. In nearly all parts of county there is the same falling off, which is to b° or counted for to some considerable extent from the hee4 t be snow which lay so long on the ground before and afte r r e period of incubation, causing the destruction of i t a t be number of eggs in the first instance, and the loss e" young birds after being hatched. E , ABANDONMENT OF THE FORTH-BRIDGE SC I; f ' ac t —We understand that, in view of the anticipated e'ral upon the through traffic between England and the ° i p of Scotland, resulting from the transference of the Spot the North-Eastern Railway to the Caledonian Company' fu r- North British directors have resolved to abandon all and ther outlay upon the bridge of Forth. The chairman ta t some of the directors, we believe, visited the experitne the pier at Charlestown on Friday last, and gave orders f 0 idly discontinuance of the preparations—which were 1111),Ast approaching completion—for the submersion of t he r ai ia form and cylinders. The large body of bricklay er ea to other workmen employed on the structure'were e rdnr be paid off, with the exception of a sufficient staff to Do charge of the pier and lighters attached, whi ch vvtr,ornt floated with the first spring tide, and deposited in island harbour.—Scotsman. CURIOSITIES OF THE ATLANTIC TELEGOrq, re The Courrier du Havre sets forth a striking result n l4 ' -Il i laying of the Transatlantic telegraph. It says e of Paris. York is situated nearly 76 degrees of longitude Wiest The earth in its daily rotation travels throng' .0 degres in 24 hours, from which it results that 6 ' l°s IS degrees to the west of the first meridian placed et i t:en one hour later. When it is noon at Paris it is only e's o'clock at 15 degrees to the west of that city. An d 36 , it eo - York is 76 degrees to the west of Paris it follows Oa' j a. seven o'clock in the evening at New York wh en it s:c'lS, night at Paris. Suppose, then, that a great ed ifice in '2lO the Opera for example, takes fire at a qua rter Pns t „: lf night on the Ist of Sept. next, the event is inarn e ll te • telegraphed from Paris to New York, an d is an t ,The Paris, a quarter past twelve at night, Ist S e ptemb er' news arrives at New York, let us say in two hours, t°,ll',te ample allowance for interruptions, &c. ; the despatell,u` te r Paris,• Ist September, arrives at New Yor k at e 41,1•1.0 w past nine in the evening of the 31st August, so tha t n t he York manager could appear on the • s tage and tat : l ;lW' three 'customary bows could thus express -on ' Ladies and gentlemen—l am- sorry to h ave to indf°ll4ilree that the Opera at Paris has been destroy ed by ie " sst hours after the present time. Our director b ns t he ° e ' D transmitted to his Paris confrere his condolence °O , it j.s,oreevu disaster which is going to happen Mtn.' j will no longer suffice to indicate a date, and sal day, such an hour ;' it will be necessary to add o tr such a place.' , Thus the clerks of the new telegraPb woeh take care to add to the communicatio ns exchanged 0 ., or the two continents the express ment ion : time at Pn r ' ' Greenwich, or New York or Washington."