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THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING. A ROMANTIC. ATTACHMENT. Mr. W. Farrell and Miss Ada Cavendish. After which, DAVID GARRICK : Messrs. Sothern, Buck stone, Chippendale, Rogers, Clark, Coe, &c. ; Mesdames Moore, Chippendale, Fitzwilliam, &c. To be followed by LORD DUNDREARY MARRIED AND DUNE FOR : Messrs. Sothern. Buckstone, Gordon, Braid, &c. ; Mrs Chippendale, M se Hill, &c. Concluding with A KISS IN THE DARK. Commence at Seven. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. SUMMER SE !.SON.—Doors open at Halt-past Seven, pertormancis 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. Stir.ing, Miss Neilson, 3I iss A ngusta Thomson ; Mr. Geor o ,e Honey and Mr. Vining. Grand Pallet of Bohemians, in which MM. Flageo let, Clodoche, Comete, and Normande, will appear. New scenery by Mr. F. Lloyds. NIEW THEATRE-ROYAL ADELPHI. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. TIIIS EVENING, at 7 precisely, THE FAST FAMILY. Messrs. Billing - ton, J. L. Toole, Paul Bedford, H. Phillips, e liley, Eburne; Mrs. A. Mellon (Miss Woolzar), Miss H. le burns, Miss Furtado, Miss Smith, Miss Seaman, Miss God tall, and Mrs. H. Lewis. After which a Burlesque Opera, called HELENE • or, t„ken from the Greek. Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford R. Phillips, Ashley, Eburne; Mrs. A, Mellon, Miss Furtado , Miss Seaman, Miss Godsall, &c. ItOYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, SHORT AND SWEET. After which, will be produced the grand Easter Burlesque, ft IS ; or, Vive Le rnpiere Messrs. Stoyle, I horne, James, Fenton : Mesdames A. Swanborough, Raynham, Simpson, Johnstone, Ranoe, and Holt. To conclude with MR. AND MRS. WHITE. SADLER'S WELLS THEATRE.- Under the Management of Mr. W. H. C. Nation. Positively the last ten nights of the season. 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In this communication to his people FRANCIS JOSEPH has to dwell on most melancholy themes ; but notwithstanding the danger of his position, and the perils that environ his possessions, he displays a spirit worthy of the occasion, and shows that the reverses he has met with have not made him un mindful of the solemn responsibilities that rest with a monarch. We find no word of fear or proposals for safety in this manifesto ; but instead there is an earnest appeal to the peoples under his rule to do their utmost to avert disgrace. After the dreadful defeat of the army of the North the Austrian Government wisely sought to do what they could to prevent further calamity, and, as the honour of the Austrian army had been vindicated, they were willing to come to terms of peace ; but, according to appearances, the ruthless foe will stop short of nothing but the virtual dismemberment of the Austrian empire. To this crowning act of spoliation, which through generations still unborn will tell of the indignity of his proud empire, the EMPEROR is naturally most averse, and calls upon his people to make any sacri fice rather than submit to the outrage. Nothing fairer could possibly be met with than this statement of one in so critical a position. "I am prepared to make peace upon honourable conditions, in order to put an end to the bloodshed and ravages of war." This is all that can be expected or ought to be desired by the conquerors, but the Prussians neither make war, nor carry a peace in accordance with the dictates of honour or the rules of chivalry. Th ey are merciless and unscrupulous, and seem more b ent on the destruction of their ad versaries than on their war gains. The EM - rEnoi:, in presence of this threatened evil, declares' " But I will never sanction a Treaty' of peace by which the fundamental conditions of Austria's posi tion as a great Power would be shaken. Sooner than that should be the case, I am resolved to carry on the war to the utmost extremit y ; and in this I am sure of my peoples' approval." however imprudent some may deem this declara tion, it cannot be denied that it is a grand one, and worthy of a great Sovereign in the hour of city to the people who are threatened with Lang er . It is to be regretted that the EMPEROR did net adopt this bold course at an earlier period, and not allow ignorant advisers to hamper the movements of his troops, and lose the advantage he might have gained by numbers. It is difficult to decide which of the allied Powers now in arms against Austria is the most to be censured for its unwarrantable assump tion, but certainly Italy has the least excuse of the two, for Prussia has gained a proud position as victor, while the Italians have nothing to exhibit for their efforts. The consequence of their arbi trary demands will doubtless be that they will raise in Austria a spirit of resistance they will find it difficult to overcome. It is not all likely that the Austrians will readily give up Bohemia, or sub mit to the extravagant claims of Italy. It will be one thing to defeat an army that was badly conducted, and another to crush out al national spirit and independence from a peoplQ who have more innate determination than themselves. Nothing can be more inconsistent than the tone adopted by the Italians in discussing the question of the cession of Venetia. Instead of rejoicing at the prospect in a spirit worthy of its national impor tance, they seem on the look out for flaws in the affair, and make some of their conditions to be that if Venetia is ceded to the Emperor NAPOLEON the final transfer must be made by Austria with no conditions respecting Rome. The question of the district of Trent is to be recognised as one to be discussed. Altogether, we may safely assert that the combined Powers of Italy and Prussia are doing their utmost to incense and exasperate the Austrians, and they seem to forget that they are by this un scrupulous conduct lowering themselves in the opi nion of the nations of Europe far more than they can degrade Austria in the eyes of the world. Honour is due to those who have displayed gallantry, whether they are victorious or vanquished, and mag nanimity has always been the quality most re spected in the conqueror. We may, perhaps, venture to hope that the re monstrances of others and their own observations will induce the Prussians to lower their expectations, and then the Italians must follow suit ; and if so, it will, indeed, be fortunate. There can be no doubt that the renewal of hostilities will be an event greatly to be deplored in every respect, but there is no doubt that such will be the consequence of the unwise and unfair decision of the Prussians. They have yet to see what the French EMPEROR will say to the encroaching demands of the victors. The Emperor of AUSTRIA states that Louis NAPOLEON has offered to mediate with Prussia for a suspension of hostilities, and this of his own accord, to prevent further bloodshed. This is satisfactory intelligence ; but if Prussia ac cepts his mediation, she cannot afford to slight his requests or turn a deaf ear to his advice. In the wisdom and decision of the French E3IPEROR must rest all hopes of the preservation of Austria in a state anything resembling its former independence ; and much depends on this, for the welfare of Eu rope will be affected accordingly as Prussia may prosper or recede in her aggressive policy. This glowing summer weather reminds us that the season has come for fetes and holidays and excursions, days which are long looked forward to by school children and others whose daily routine is somewhat monotonous. Many of our refuges and asylums keep some such holiday, which is to their inmates the grand event of the year, and few of these could present a more interesting spectacle than the Earlswood Asylum on the occasion of its annual fête a week or two since. The name of this noble institution is peculiar to many who are unacquainted with its working, and we therefore propose to give a brief account of the object at which it aims, and the spirit in which it is conducted. The Earlswood Asylum for Idiots was opened by he late PRINCE CONSORT in 1856, andit has there 'ore been in existence just ten years. It was not he first establishment of the kind in this country ; a smaller asylum, under the same system, having been previously in existence at Highgate. The whole movement owes its origin to the benevolent efforts of the late Dr. ANDREW REED, who made a powerful appeal on behalf of these unfortunate in dividuals, who had previously been regarded as en tirely beyond the pale of charitable efforts. Dr. REED, in his earnest appeal for public support for his scheme, asked how it was that while we relieved every other class of misery nothing had been douc in this country for the idiot, and could only attri bute the neglect to the conviction that idiotcy was an affliction without remedy. He went on to show that the experience of those who had made the effort in other countries contradicted this belief, and added these significant words :—" There can be no doubt that the evil, in this case as in that of in sanity, is wholly physical. We cannot even conceive of mind, apart from the body, as either idiotic or insane. In itself it is neither, and it only becomes so from imperfect or distorted manifestations through a diseased or defective organisation. If this is correct it is evident that the earlier we attempt the recovery of the idiot the more hopeful. In fact the young--the very young—are greatly susceptible of improvement. "If they are re garded as hopeless, they no doubt will fulfil the anticipation, for their natural tendency is to deteriorate ; but if taken in hand early and carefully trained on the principle that there is mind, and that it only demands physi cal manifestation, their improvement is almost always great, and, in some instances, astonishing. No doubt it is a labour which demands the utmost care, tact, and judgment, as well as a high degree of physiological and psychological science; but what effort can be too great for such an end ? To raise a human being from utter degradation to a sense of the pleasures and the duties of life, to teach the dull eye to recognise what it sees ; the stammering or silent tongue to speak intelligible language, to train the listless, feeble hands to active and profitable employment, to rouse the dormant faculties of mind, and heart, and soul; to give to the poor object of pity, contempt, and ridicule, a sense of his immortality, surely such a work is worthy of the thought and study of the highest intellects. The plan adopted at Earlswood has, as we have said, proved wonderfully successful. Nothing like force or severity is attempted, in fact the servants are liable for dismissal for any attempt at violence. No strait-waistcoat, strap, or chain is uszd, and yet perfect order is maintained. Great sur prise is often manifested by the friends of the in mates when they see their docility and obedience. Kindness and firmness combined are all powerful. As our popular poetess has sung of the Idiot— Use him fairly he will prove How the simple heart can love, Ho will spring with infant glee To the form he likes to see ; Gentle speech or kindness done Truly binds the witless one. The great means of education is employment, on the principle that " every good, voluntary, muscu lar movement requires the exercise of will and atten tion, and so promotes the health of the mind." Thus gymnastics and out-door games and exercises of all sorts, singing, dancing, and easy occupations, such as splitting rods for baskets, unravelling cocoa fibre for matting, &c., are all valuable. It will be seen that the latter are of great utility, and help to profitable employment. They are excellent and habits andattractive substitutes for th e b a d an d d e structive which idiots often have of tearing their clothes destroying things. The worst cases are the utterly vacant and inert, and these some times show a kind of sullen apathy which -is very difficult to deal with. Some of those whom the asylum is most justly proud of belonged originally to this class, and it is only by the closest watch fulness that they have been drawn from it. One boy would do or take part in nothing till one day he was observed playing with a straw. This showed he had the power of motion, and preyed the step- THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 11, 1866 ping stone to his gradual education. The worlicips, the farm, the garden, even the housework of the establishment, are all made sources of happy em- ployment. There are now in the asylum idiots received as hopeless mutes who can talk, and sing too ; and their ability to do so has only been acci dentally found out. Most of them when they arrive are unable to use their members, and their delight when they can achieve anything is most amusing. The patience and perseverance required to train them is very great. "It must be remembered," says a gentleman familiar with the asylum,* " that in an idiot there is not any such thing as a com pensatory sense. We cannot compensate for loss of sight by feeling, nor for loss of hearing by vision, as in the instances of the blind and deaf mute." Yet the task is done with such success that the pupils learn to reckon, to write, to read, to sing, to keep the farm and garden in order, to work well enough to contribute towards the expenses of the establishment, and in some instances even to get their own living. Their mat-making and basket work is often beautiful, and the females excel in different kinds of needle-work. Sometimes the idiot displays a special talent, as in the case of a boy so remarkably gifted in drawing and mo delling. The late PRINCE CONSORT, on inspecting some of his drawings, asked " If it was possible the person who drew that could ever have been an idiot ?" The answer was that it took six months to teach him the difference between a dog's head and his tail, and yet he now copies LANDSEER'S pic tures." He is not one of the most successful cases, having never learned to read, write, or speak pro perly. Yet he is happy and proud of his pictures and models. Some of the lads become really clever tailors, shoemakers, masons, or carpenters, and one boy, who for a long while appeared almost hopeless, is now earning his own living at Notting-hill, living in lodging, and earning four shillings a day A girl who, when she entered the asylum, had no use of her hands, can now do really fine work. The anecdotes of their drollery and intelligence are endless. One day a boy was told by the clergyman that he should not go to church (of which they are very fond), as he had behaved badly the last time. " You should have been looking at your own book," retorted the idiot, " and you would not have seen me." Once a well-known physician went up to a group of boys. They were asked why they did not take off their hats to the doctor. " Dare say," cried one with a comic face, "we don't like salts and senna." They are capable of greater reflections too. One of them who was directing a boy's work found he was trying to hide a fault in it, and said to him, " Deceiving the master, when you are doing wrong, is adding sin to sin." Yet this lad when he came to the asylum appeared hopeless. The visitors to the fete were able to gain a good idea of the routine of the establishment, which is always open to inspection. The happiness and gaiety visible there are always in exist ence, for the round of instruction, work, and recreation is so arranged that no employment is suffered to become burdensome. The evils of over fatiguing childish attention and over-working the growing powers of mind and body are as yet but half understood by parents and teachers. The Idiot Asylum may help to give many useful suggestions to those who have the care of children blessed with all their faculties. • Those who are tempted to despair of any good work will do well to remember that when the first group of idiots and imbeciles were collected to gether those who had undertaken the direction of affairs felt well nigh in despair. Now, after a few years, the asylum is cited as one of the most gra tifying institutions that it is possible to visit, since the worst affliction that can befal suffering huma nity is there successfully combated by the un wearied exercise of science, skill, and Christian charity. * " Earlswood and its Inmates ; a Second Visit to Earlswood." By the Rev. C. Sidney. Office, 29, Poultry. On Monday a special meeting of the Jamaica Committee was held. The chief subject of atten tion was the resignation of the chairmanship by Mr. BUXTON. It would seem as if nothing could teach these gentlemen moderation, and not satis fied with all that has been already done in the Jamaica business, they persist in their efforts to do yet more. Their object at present is to bring Mr. EYRE to trial for the murder of GORDON and other delinquencies he committed while in com mand. The Chairman, Mr. TAYLOR, declared that some believed such a course of pro ceeding would elevate him into a hero, but he did not think so. It was not the object of the com mittee to prosecute Mr. EYRE, but to render assis tance to Mrs. GORDON in case she desired to do so. That lady hesitated to do so, however, which com plicated the proceedings. Mr. BRIGHT spoke with his usual vehemence on the subject, and declared that if they did not prosecute EYRE they had better dissolve. It is greatly to be regretted that Mr. MILL should have mixed himself up in this business ; he is now elected chairman, and de clared that he believed the execution of GORDON was " murder," and that the Committee ought not to rest until it obtained from the Legislature the assurance that men like Mk,. EYRE will be made responsible for their criminal actions. All that we can say on the subject is, that perhaps it will be the best thing in the end if this much-talked-of pro secution takes place, for it will put the doings of these negro apologists in their true light before the public, and show the manner in which Mr. EYRE has been treated. If the mem bers of this Committee desired to show upon what mistaken motives those can act who presume to dictate to others, and to prove how illiberal the professors of Liberalism can be, they could not have succeeded better than they did. When we read such extravagant assertions, and such extra ordinary accounts, we may well be amazed at the want of discernment and discretion of the speakers. Mr. ED3IOND BEALES, for instance, declared that "if the Government declined to prosecute Mr. EYRE, and if Mrs. GORDON was not induced to do so, and if the Committee' did not prosecute, then English law was to all intents and purposes a mockery, and there would be a strong feeling throughout the country that there was one law for the rich and another for the poor." It is far more likely that the country will consider that these gentlemen have one law for the whites and another far the blacks, and that the preservation of the lives of the colonists was quite secondary in their eyes to the prosperity of the negrocs, who seem to be beyond law, and not amenable to any authority but that of their own desires, to judge by the diatribes uttered by these vehement censors. BOAT A. , CCIDENT.—An inquest was held on Mon day evening at llomerton, by Mr. llumphreys, re specting the death of Alfred Prior, a youth, 16 years of age. On Sa..turday last deceased and a friend hired out rigger boats, 11,id went up the river Lea to bathe. Ou re-entering the, boats at Horse-shoe Point deceased cap sized, and cried t gut to his companion, who pulled towards him. Deceased caught hold of his companion's boat, and so throw him it to the water. The companion could swim, and manv.gotl to pull deceased near to land, but was so exhausted that he was obliged to let him go. A quarter of an hou r elapsed before the bo d y was recovered. The jury added t c 1 their verdict of "Accidental death" a suggestion that grea '.ter care should be exercised in letting outrigger boats to poi 'ions unable to manage them. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Tuesday Evening. The Illoniteur, in its non-official part, has the fol lowing announcement : " The Emperor received to-day (yesterday), at the Palace of the Tuileries, the letter by which her Britannic Majesty notifies to his Imperial Majesty the marriage of her Royal Highness Madame La Princesse Marie-Adelaide-\Vilhelmine-Elisabeth, daughter of his late Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, with his Highness Francis-Paul- Charles-Louis-Alexandre, Prince of Teck." There is nothing new either about the armistice or the war. The Austrian troops in Bohemia con tinue to occupy the same positions. The Official Gazette of Florence gives the follow ing table of the losses of the Italian army in the battle of the 24th of June :—Officers : 24 killed, 203 wounded, 63 made prisoners, and 20 missing. Soldiers : the Ist Corps had 369 killed, 1,759 wounded, 2,853 made prisoners or missing ; the 2d Corps had 2 wounded and 9 made prisoners; the 3d Corps had 281 killed, 1,135 wounded, and 1,362 made prisoners or wounded. The division of Cavalry of Reserve had one killed, 13 wounded, and 38 made prisoners. Total, 651 killed, 2,909 wounded, and 4,252 made prisoners or missing. A letter from Alexandria, dated July 7, in the bulletin of the Moniteur, says :--" The departure of the European prisoners in Abyssinia has been again delayed by the Emperor Theodore. Their fate depends upon the result of the mission sent to London by that Sovereign, who claims the aid of England in case of war with Egypt. The accounts from Abyssinia states that Theodore is by no means popular, and that the country is a prey to brigan dage." _ . The Italian papers, received to-day in Paris, give further illustration of the dissatisfaction created by the fact and the mode of cession of Venetia to France. The Paris papers make this' dissatisfaction a subject of remark. The Journal des Debats says "It appears from the Italian papets that great ir ritation exists on the other side of the Alps. It is impossible for us to regret too deeply this feeling, and our regret will be shared by all the sincere friends of Italy. I collect from current opinion, and from the views of various journals, that there are still serious doubts whether we shall have peace immediately. The Constitutionnel says—" Austria, in accepting, or if you will, in demanding peace, appears resolved to follow out to the end the fate of arms rather than submit to conditions which would place her without the limits of the Germanic Confe deration." The Debat, of Vienna, arguing upon the same subject, says—" Europe cannot refuse to recognise two facts—the victory of Custozza, and the intention of the Emperor of the French to main tain the high position of Austria in Germany. But Europe ought also to take into consideration that Austria is still in a position to carry on the war energetically against Prussia, and that the whole people of the Empire are animated with the fervent desire to restore the ancient prestige attached to the Austrian arms. In the presence of these facts we expect an honourable peace, a peace which will not be humiliating, but proportioned to to the force which we have now at our disposal to oppose our enemies." A rare fact is noticed, illustrative of improved morals and social progress in France. The assizes at Besancon, which were to commence on the 9th, and at which there have often been many serious cases for trial, were postponed, simply because there was not a single person in custody. The first day's races on Sunday at Rouen went off satisfactorily with the following results : The first race, for the prize of the Central Society of Agriculture (1,500 f.) was only contested by two horses, Bichette and Nelly, and was won by the former. The second prize, given by the Administrator des Havas, was won by Isabelle. The 1,500 f. given by the Directors of the West ern Railway was won by L'Honune entre deux Ages ; Ace of Diamonds 2d. The 4th prize, called the Prize of the City, value 2,500 f., for horses of all countries, was won by Knapp, an American horse ; Photographe 2d. The second horse won 700 f. The chief race was for the prize of Jeanne d'Arc. It was contested for by three horses of pure blood, well known at the Paris Ita,ces—Tourmalet, Refine Berthe, and Grande Dame. Itwas a splendid race, and won easily by Tourmalet. The steeplechase excited great interest. Only one of the horses, the Ace of Diamonds, surmounted the 22 obstacles. Three contested. L'Homme entre deux Ages would hardly come up to the scratch at all, and Roucanel was beat at the sixth obstacle. According to the gossip of one of the Paris papers the Emperor of Austria is full of grief s i nce the battle of Sadowa. He is very pale and looks exceedingly ill. His first visit was to the ambu lances to give consolation to the wounded. When the news of the disaster first reached the Emperor, M. de Mensdorff proposed that there should be a searching inquiry as to the cause of the defeat of the great Austrian army. "If there be any guilty," replied the Emperor, " whatever may be their rank, justice shall be done upon them." At the Bourse partial mistrust has succeeded to the joyous excitement produced by the first an nouncement of the proposal for an armistice. Yesterday the general tendency was to decline, and the situation is similar to-day. Business was rather restricted. According to the latest information in regard to the negotiations for an armistice there are some important difficulties to arrange, raised on the part of Italy. The Pr esse, however, says that the foun dation of all the difficulties is the ambition of Prussia, excited beyond measure by the success of her arms. "It is this ambition which has troubled Europe for six months, and which has just covered Germany with blood and mourning. Attentive men doubt whether peace can arise from the most immoral of all triumphs of strength." LA TEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) THE WAR IN GERMANY. ADVANCE OF GENERAL CIALDINI. TERRARA, July 11. General Cialdini is marching upon Rovigo with an army of more than 100,000 men and 200 guns. The Austrians have evacuated the whole territory between the Mincio and the Adige. The greater part of the Austrian forces are stationed at Padua. Less important concentrations of troops have been made at Bardolini, Caprine, and Monte Baldo. There are very few at Peschiera and Verona. The destruction of the forts at Rovigo appears to confirm the persistent rumours of the departure partly accomplished and partly projected of the Austrian troops for the interior of Austria. FLORENCE, Tuesday. The Florence journals assert that Prussia has de. dined the proposed armistice. The operations of the Italian army against Bor goforte are being continued. Count Arese has arrived at the head-quarters o: _ the Italian army. This morning the Austrians made a reconnaissance in strong force, with artillery, in the direction of Londone. They were driven back with the bayonet by the Garibaldians as far as De la Aizzo, which was occupied by the volunteers. Garibaldi was pre sent, but had to remain in a carriage in consequence of his wound. Later news received from Bovigo states that the Austrians in evacuating that town abandoned all artillery on the fortifications, the guns having been previously spiked. CREMONA, Tuesday. The Italian troops captured this morning by assault the village of Motteggiano, near the tete de pout at Borgofortc. PARIS, July 11. The Journal des Debais of to-day says :—" We have reason to believe that Prussia persists in excluding Austria from the Germanic Confedera tion, and maintains her project of Federal reform. She also demands the incorporation of Electoral Hesse, Saxony, Hanover, and the Elbe Duchies with Prussia." We (Times) have received from an authentic source the following statement as to the conditions attached by the Italian Government to the propo sition of the Emperor Napoleon : " 1. If Venetia is ceded to the Emperor Napo leon the final transfer must be made by Austria, hampered by no conditions with regard to Rome. " 2. That the question of the district of Trent should be recognised as one to be discussed." THE PROPOSED ARMISTICE. VIENNA, July 10 (Evening). (Delayed in transmission.) The Abendpost (evening edition of the Wiener Zeitung) says : "The Emperor of the French has taken fresh steps of an energetic character to effect the conclu sion of an armistice. " The French fleet is on its way to Venice, and General Lebceuf, the French Commissioner, has been ordered to occupy Venetia. General Froissart has been sent to the Prussian head-quarters to announce the armed mediation of the Emperor of the French. " It is the pronounced will of the Emperor of the French that Austria should not be weakened in her position as a great Power. " The army of the South is evacuating Venetia, and has commenced the march northwards." PARIS, July 11. The Moniteur of this morning contains no corn munication relative to the armistice. PARTS, July 10. The Constitutionnel of to-day publishes the fol lowing :--" Letters from Vienna, as well as the journals of the Austrian capital, agree in represent ing the resolution and energy which unite the people and the Government since the defeat of the army of the North. " Count Mensdorff, sent by the Emperor Francis Joseph to headquarters, has addressed a report to his Majesty, whence it results that 100,000 of the 250,000 men of the army of the North have already fallen back upon Olmutz. With respect to the soldiers belonging to the corps most severely handled and dispersed, it is estimated . that 40,000 have been able to reform, and swell the ranks of the army at Olmutz. The number of dead, wounded, and pri soners reaches 40,000. From the remainder it is hoped that 60,000 will yet be collected, thus carry ing the strength of the Olmutz army to 200,000 men. 4 , At the present moment the five battalions of young troops, forming an effective of 80,000 men, are being concentrated at Vienna. They will be supported by the two army corps arrived from Dalmatia, 50,000 strong. Besides this the army of the South has already sent 30,000 men to cover Vienna. An effective force of 160,000 men is thus now assembled in the entrenched camp at Florisdorf at the north of Vienna. These forces will probably be increased in a few days by 50,000 men from the army in Venetia. " Austria will shortly, therefore, have two armies available—the army of Olmutz will represent a total of 150,000 to 200,000 veterans, whose spirit has not been impaired by the various checks suffered in Bohemia. The prompti tude with which the different portions of the army have rallied after the defeat of Sadowa bears testi mony to the excellent spirit which sustains them. The army of the entrenched camp of Florisdorf, consisting of 80,000 young troops, 50,000 old, and 80,000 victorious troops, will represent a total of 210,000 men. " Supported by au army of more than 400,000 men, observes one of our Vienna correspondents, the Austrian Empire is not ' lost.' The Govern ment besides shows itself equal to the occasion. When the Emperor Francis Joseph received the news of the disastrous result of the battle of Sadowa he was occupied during 48 consecutive hours subse quently in giving orders for the security of his empire. The Empress Elizabeth is visiting all the hospitals, and bearing succour and consolation to the wounded. The Emperor, immediately the affairs of State will permit, will join his troops iu order to thank them for not having wavered before misfor tune, and to encourage them to new and energetic efforts." ROME. Cardinal Matteucei is dead. ROME, July 9. An order of the day to the French and Pontifical armies has been issued, prohibiting all demonstra tions, and declaring that any which may be at tempted will be dispersed by force. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE GERMANIA. SOUTIIA3IPTON7 July 11. The Hamburg and American Company's steamer Germania, from New York on the 30th ult., has arrived. She brings 112 passengers for this port, Havre, and Hamburg, $lBO,OOO for England, and $22,920 for Hamburg. The Germania experienced thick weather through out the voyage, and on the 10th inst. was detained 11 hours by fog. QUEENSTOWN, July 11. The Inman Company's steamship City of New York arrived here at 7 15 a.m. with the mails, $84,576 in specie, and 211 passengers. She landed 57 passengers and proceeded at 7 25 a.m. The French steamer Panama arrived at St. Nazaire this morning ; left Vera Cruz 14th June ; Havana, 19th ; St. Thomas, 23d. 615 passengers and 6,688,000 francs for London. Duty on Fire Insurances. The Parliamentary Return of the Insurance Duty paid in 1865 has just been published, and is the last return which will . embody the differential rates on stock (Is. 6d. per cent.) and on buildings and furni ture (3s. per cent.). For the purpose of comparing the business of each company in 1865 with that in 1864 we have made up an account for the two years as though the duty had remained at 3s. per cent. We thus get a measure of the progress of each company, and the result is as follows. It appears that the Royal is again greatly in advance of all the other offices as respects increase of business INCREASE IN 1865 OVER 1864. Patriotic ............... £435 Royal £1 7 17 08 Northern ............... 373 Alliance and Binning- Church of England••• 350 ham District (A 'nal- Salop ..................... ,268 r gama.ted) Phoenix Sun 4,882 Nottinghamshire and North British and 31drcantile 3,376 Queen Western 2,960 Norwich Union '2,814 Law London and Lanca shire County Commercial Union London London and South wark Scottish ➢lanchester Birmingham Alliance 1,583 Albert Homo and Colonial Derbyshire 241 Yorkshire lBB Prince 155 Emperor 153 Lancashire ..... 124 Midland Counties 112 Essex and Suffolk 9l City and County B7 Friend in Need Royal Exchange Shropshire and North Wales Birmingham Netherlands Preserver .. Stewart on, Dunlop, and Fen wick 3s. General European West of England 1,244 Guardian Atlas Law Union Scottish Union 824 Provincial 760 Scottish Provincial 693 Caledonian Hercules Kent Royal Farmers' 473 co 33 28 4 DECREASE. Oldham .................. £4 National of Ireland... 12 Volunteer Se rvice and General ....•••• 109 Scottish National.... 157 Hand-in-Hand ......... 221 Union ..................... 490 Imperial ................. 767 Westminster ......•••••• 942 Liverpooland London and G10be............ 14,471 'TIE CONSERVATIVE PRESS AT WINDSOR. —On Saturday tho new Conservative local paper the Windsor and Eton News and Slouch Observer made its appearance for the first time. Its publication met with great favour, and within an hour the w h o l e o f tho first ed i t i on wa s disposed of ; tho sale f ar surpass i ng the expectations of the pub lishers. THE ATLANTIC CABLE. The following telegram has been received by Reuter's Telegram Company (Limited) at 1 38 p.m., on the 11th July, from Mr. R. A. Glass managing director of the Telegraph Construction and Main tenance Company (Limited) : VALENTIA, July 11. Tier Majesty's frigate Racoon left this morning to join the cable fleet, which is waiting the arrival of the Medway, supposed to be detained by fog which has prevailed on this coast since Sunday last. It is now quite clear and sea calm. May expect to complete splice to-morrow. FRANCE. The bulletin of the Paris Observatory gives the following as the atmospheric situation yesterday : "In France the barometer continues to rise, and this morning marked 774 mm. on the mountains of Auvergne. The wind is strong at Boulogne under the influence of an atmospheric depression which seems to exist on the North Sea. The sky, fine on the south of France, is overcast on the Channel and North Sea. The wind is W. on England and the north of France. Calm prevails on the coasts of Italy. The barometer is falling, and the wind is strong from E. or NE. at Gibraltar and Lisbon." —At Paris yesterday the weather was delightful though rather cloudy at times. At three in the afternoon the thermometer marked 24.7 Centigrade (76 2-5 Fahrenheit). BOURSE, July 10.—Two o'clock.—ln proportion as the suspense caused by the absence of any defi nite intelligence respecting the solution of existing European difficulties increases, the market continues to lose confidence considerably, less business is transacted, and quotations necessarily show a gene ral if not very important decline. To-day conver sation is running high on the departure of Prince Napoleon for his Italian Majesty's head quarters, on the spirited manifesto of the Emperor of Austria to his subjects, and on the generally haughty tone taken by the Prussian and Italian press concerning the cession of Venetia to France. The Stock hitherto most affected by the present complications is the Italian Loan—now somewhat difficult of negotiation at a fall of 80c., the present price being 52f. French Threes, for the Account, have receded 15c., viz., to 68fr. 40c. Credit Foncier and Mobi lier Shares have declined—the former 20f., to 1,265 f., and the latter Bf. 75c., to 630 f. Comptoir d'Escompte are 10f. lower, viz., at 840 f. " Dis counting" has again been resumed on a somewhat extensive scale ; the sums demanded to-day com prise the following :-352,0001., Three per Cents. ; 282,500 f, Italian Fives ; 3,025 f., Mobilier Shares; and 250 f., Comptoir d'Escompte. The English Market continues buoyant, an advance of per cent. being telegraphed on Consols ; they have now reached 88, and the charge demanded for carrying over to the August Account is s. The Railway Market here presents no feature of interest. Three o clock.—The second telegram from Lon don shows a decline of y. The market here became firmer during the latter part of the day, and the following are the last quotations : por Cents 96 50 Do. end month — 3 per Cents. 6B 30 Do. end month 6B 50 Credit Alobilitir 632 50 Do. end mouth 630 Credit Foncier — Do. end month 1275 Bank Shares 3500 Italian Loan 52 80 Do. end month 52 80 Mexican Loan 24 Do. Bonds 152 50 • Spanish Threes • Home Debt Deferred AVAYS. RAIL" For Account. Orleans Northern ll2O Lyons and Mediterranean 847 50 Southern 530 Western — Eastern 520 Sardinian — Austrian 350 Lombard 375 North of Spain lO2 50 Saragossa 125 '— Ditto to Barcelona Roman ___. __. Alleged Barbarity of the Italian Army. The following correspondence has passed between the Austrian General, Baron John, and General La Marmora : " June 24. "Agreeably to a report made by a General in command of the Imperial troops which took pos session of Santa Lucia, it would seem that a deed of unheard-of barbarity has been committed against three soldiers of the 21st Battalion of Chasseurs. These, after being wounded, were, it is said, found hanging. Help was fortunately at hand in time to restore two of them to life, but the third had been driven mad. " Should there be, contrary to all expectation, any recurrence of similar outrages, unworthy of a civilised army, his Imperial Highness the Com mander-in-Chief of the Army would be, in spite of himself, under the necessity to have recourse to re prisals, although we have given, even at the present day, fresh evidence that we are proud to treat our prisoners of war as we do our own soldiers. " Accept, &c., (Signed) " JOHN." " June 25. " The communication I received this morning filled me with the greatest surprise. Were not the event related by a General of the Imperial Army I could not credit it, because our army with respect to its treatment of prisoners of war, according to the strictest rules of honour and humanity, has always enjoyed as good a reputation as any other army. " I shall immeditely institute the most diligent inquiry on this subject, in order to learn whether anything has happened at all like alleged outrage, and, had the case really occurred, I shall not hesi tate in giving an example. But I also trust that the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial army will endeavour to ascertain whether the report which gave rise to his remonstrances may not spring from vague and exaggerated rumours, as too often hap pens in accounts given during the first moments of great excitement, the authenticity of which is too readily admitted. " Accept, General, &c., "LA MARMORA." THE SHIPBUILDING TRADE ON THE CLYDE.—AII is not peace yet in this trade. The non-society men have resumed work—many society men also ; but in one large building-yard—that of the London and Glasgow Engineer ing Company—the Trades' Union men are again discordant, and a general lock-out of all rivetters, members of trades' unions, is accordingly threatened by their employers. Since the works were opened according to the employers' resolu- tion, a number of rivetters have returned to work in the yard of the London and Glasgow Shipbuilding Company. The Trades' Unions, however, not having pronounced the striko to bo at au end, refused to allow society men to resume work till those men who began without their sanction had been discharged. On the 29th June last a letter was addressed to the company by the rivetters formerly in .their employment, offering to come back if they received 265. per week, and on the condition that five mon then in their employment would be discharged. On wages paid being 2Gs. per week, there was of course no dif ference on this point, and the whole question at issue therc fore was the discharge of those mon who had taken em ployment without the society's instructions. The letter not being signed, the company did not know with whom to communicate,and reply. After some delay in ascertaining where the letter came from, they found that because the request had not been immediately complied with, the work men would not now resume work at 265. per week, but wished 275. per week.—North British Mail. The Earl and Countess of Airlie will leave town the latter end pf the week for their neat in Scotland. - , .I.CET7 - ______ _ ~..._'::- 1 " 7"a !Mk._ - lii. ' - HER MAJESTY. OSI3ORNE, July 10. The Queen, accompanied by the Princess Louise and Princess Beatrice, went out yesterday after noon, and walked in the grounds this morning. Her Majesty - held a Council at half-past 1 o'clock to-day, at which the Duke of Buckingham, the Earl of Malmesbury, and the Right Hon. Sir Stafford Northcote were present. The Duke of Marlborough, the Earl of Devon, the Earl of Tankerville, Earl Cadogan, Lord Col ville, Lord Burghley, Viscount Royston, and Mr. Cave were sworn in as members of the Privy Coun cil, and took their seats at the Board. Previous to the Council the Earl of Bessborough, Viscount Sydney, the Marquis of Ailesbury, Lord Foley, the Earl of Ducie, the Earl of Cork, Vis count Castlerosse, Lord Otho Fitzgerald, and Lord Proby delivered to her Majesty their wands of office, which were conferred upon the Duke of Marl borough, the Earl of Bradford, the Duke of Beau fort, the Earl of Tankerville, Earl Cadogan, Lord Colville, Lord Claude Hamilton, Lord Burghley, and Viscount Royston.; The Earl of Devon was sworn in as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. Mr. Helps was clerk of the Council. Mr. Gooch was clerk of the Council of the Duchy of Lancaster. The Prince and Princess of Wales. The Prince of Wales, attended by Major Grey, inspected the brewery of Messrs. Truman, Han bury, Buxton, and Co. yesterday. The Princess of Wales took a carriage drive, at tended by the Countess of Morton, in the after noon. In the evening the Prince and Princess of Wales went to a ball given by Lord and Lady Carrington at their residence, Whitehall. The Princess Helena. The following list of presents made to her Royal Highness the Princess Helena on her marriage is supplied to us by the Court Newsman:— From Her Majesty the Queen.--A cluster necklace of diamonds and opals, a dress brooch of diamonds and opals, a pair of diamond and opal earrings to match, a very large pendant composed of seven large handsome diamonds, with a ruby in the centre, and a large emerald drop ; the dia monds, ruby, and emerald taken out of India jewels pre sented to her Majesty in 1863 ; a tiara, necklace, brooch, and earrings composed of turquoises set in diamonds ; four diamond hair-pins in the form of flowers—these had be longed to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent. From his Royal Highness Prince Christian of Schleswig- Holstein.--A gold chain bracelet, with a large gold centre bearing the initial letters "C. H." and a crown in rubies, sapphires, and diamonds; the initials surrounded with diamonds containing the miniature of his Royal Highness Prince Christian in uniform. From the Queen Dowager of Denmark—A large gold oval locket, with a star of diamonds in the centre, contain ing the hair and miniature of the Queen Dori tiger. From the Queen of Prussia.—An elastic gold band brace let, with a heart locket affixed, composed of lapis lazuli and diamonds. From the Sisters of Prince Christian.—A locket repro senting a shamrock leaf, composed of emeralds with a large diamond ; each leaf containing at the back the miniature of ono of Prince Christian's sisters. From their Majesties the King and Queen of the Bel gians.—A gold band bracelet with " Souvenir" in tur quoises, with a turquoise and diamond locket. From their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales.—A handsome diamond bandeau for the head. A very handsome ruby and diamond ring. From his Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh.—A very large diamond star. From their Royal Highnesses the Princesses Louise and Beatrice and the Princes Arthur and Leopold.—Two very handsome diamond stars. From her Royal Highness Princess Louis of Hesse (Princess Alice of Great Britain and Ireland).—A large crystal locket, in the shape of a heart, with the initials "A. L." in diamonds and rubies in the centre. From his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge.—A gold bracelet, ornamented with pearls and emeralds. _ _ _ From her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge.— A gold bracelet, composed of amethysts and diamonds, surrounded with pearls. From her Royal Highness the Duchess of Mecklenburg. —A circular gold locket, with "salvo" in diamonds on a blue enamel centre; a gold chain attached with lapis lazuli beads. From her Royal Highness Princess Mary of Teck.—A crystal heart locket, ornamented with rubies and diamonds ; a gold riband set in rubies and diamonds at the top. From Princess Marguerite of Orleans.—An oxydisod silver bracelet, containing the miniature and hair of Prin cess Marguerite. From tho Comte de Paris and the Duc de Chartres.—A fan, painted in different compartments, and very richly mounted in carved ivory, with the initial " H," which had been given to the late Duchess of Orleans (godmother to Princess Helena) in her Corbeil do Noces. From Princess Amelie of Saxe-Coburg Gotha.— A fan, with the portrait, surounded by flowors, of Princess Amelio of Saxe-Coburg Gotha, painted by the Princess. From the Prince and Princess of Leiningen.—A gold bracelet. From the Archduchess Clotilde.—Au oval gold locket , with pearls and diamonds, containing the miniature and hair of Princess Clotilde. From the Maharajah Dhuleep Singh.—An elastic band bracelet, ornamented with pearls and rubies, the centre composed also of rubies and pearls, with a large ruby in the middle. From the Duke and Duchess of Roxburgh.—A gold band bracelet, the centre composed of a largo amethyst, surrounded by an open-worked border of blue and white enamel and pearls. From Earl Granville.—An oval gold locket, with horse shoe of diamonds and sapphires. From the Bridesmaids (Lady Margaret Scott, Lady Caro line Gordon Lennox, Lady Laura Phipps, Lady Albertha Hamilton, Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, Lady Alexandrina Murray, Lady Muriel Campbell, and Lady Ernestine Edg cumbe).—A richly-coloured enamel Holbein locket with pink, green, and straw-coloured brilliants, a large pearl centre, and a large white pearl drop. From the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Household. — A Coromandel wood dressing-case, with silver gilt fittings, richly cut glass dishes and trays, mounted with engraved silver, gilt tops, and the cypher and coronet in raised letters, &c. A richly chased five light-silver candelabra in the Queen Anne style. To his Royal Highness Prince Christian—from Her Majesty the Queen.—A silver service for the dinner table, comprising a large centre and two side pieces, the design representing tall clumps of bull-rushes rising from clear pools of water, on which are placed figures of swans, with groups of water lilies and other aquatic plants ; six chased silver table candlesticks; four small silver table candle sticks ; four hand candlesticks. Presents from the parents of his Royal Highness Prince Christian to Prince Christian and Princess Helena :—A richly traced silver oak tree centrepiece, surmounted by a large silver gilt dish for fruit, with a chased vase in centre of the dish to hold flowers ; round the base are deer, dm ; two ditto to match ; two smaller ditto. The Duke of Leeds will leave town on Monday for his seat in Cambridgeshire. The Duchess of Wellington will have an assembly at Apsley House this evening. Maria Marchioness of Ailesbury has issued cards for a dinner and evening party on Saturday next, at her residence in Hertford-street. The Countess of Derby's assembly will tako place this evening at the family residence in St. James's- square. The Earl and Countess of Sandwich entertained a select circle at dinner last evening at their residence in Grosvenor-square. Lord and Lady Egerton of Tatton entertained the following company at dinner last evening at their residence in St. James's-square :—The Earl and Countess of Wilton, the Countess Cowley and Lady Foodorowna Wellesley , Viscount and Viscountess nolmesdale, Viscount and Vis countess Ingestre, Lord and Lady Poltimore, Captain the Hon. Fredk. and Lady Constance Stanley, the Right lion. Sir David and Lady Dundas, Baron Meyer Rothschild , Mr. and Hon. Mrs. lughes (of Kinmell), Mr. Ogilvy, Mr Woodhouse, Mr. Clifford, &T. DEATH OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OF DowN AND CONNOR.—Bolfast, Tuesday Morniug.—The Most Rev. Dr. Denvir, Roman Catholic Bishop of Down and Connor, died this morning. About five or six months ago Dr. Dorrian took charge of the diocese, Dr. Denvir having resigned the bishopric: THE WILD FLOWER OF RAVENSWORTH.—By the author of " John and I," " Dr. Jacob," &c. 3 vols. " The Wild Flower of Ravensworth' is a beautiful tale, written with deep feeling, and full of tender, impassioned romance. It charms by its elegance and moves by its pathos. The interest of the situations is marred by no infringement of probability, and the varied characters are sketched with truthfulness and manoeuvred with tact."—lllustrated Nov. WHO'S YOUR DocTou ?- . --I\IOItISON'S PILLS. "Dort • 3 v Per ( New 3 New 2 Do.4 ui Do . Doi z c}ie geld] — ustri a b razili o Do, Do x: D. G 1) 0 , Gr eek „o• A a b o , tkate . Itali an ta ; D O A , D i ll °cu u, u D o 1 1 t, O • - XlO 1) ('‘) D o o iu , P ° D°Als€ e llezu -1)ittoe"( 33°u :A P c e I) 0. 6 1) ( bi t listr iat , 1 1tch r. r It 'eh i 6 t 1) t O. 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