The Sun. — London, England, 1866-08-18 00:00:00

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. — THROUGH COMMUNICATION with IRE LAND.—The Great Western Railway Company give Notice that Passengers can now be booked through be twoon— Bath, Cheltenham, Reading, LONDON, Birmingham, Gloucester, Oxford, HEREFORD, and other principal Stations on their System, and KINGSTOWN and DUBLIN Via Shrewsbury, Wrexham, Chester, and Holyhead. Single , Tickets to Kingstown are available for the day of issue and the fo llowin g day, and the Return Tickets (to Kingstown) for ONE MONTH, entitling the holder to break the journey at Birmingham S h rews bury, Chester Con way, Bangor, H ol y head, and Dublin. The Tickets to Dublin entitle the holders to break the journey at Chester or Holyhaad. Passengers are also booked through be t ween— LONDON, BIRMINGHAM, and the following Stations on the Midland Great Western Itailway of Ireland, ria Kingston or Dublin (North Wall)— Athenry, Athlone, 13alyhannis, Ballinasloe, Ball ymote, Boyle, C a rrick-on-Shannon, Castlebar, Castlerea, Cavan, Claremorris, Galway, Longford, Mullingar, Roscommon, Sligo, Titan'', Westport, And the following Stations on the Great Southern and Western, and Waterford and Limerick Railways : KILLARNEY, Athy, Clonmel, Athlone, Carlow, CORK, Fermoy, Kilkenny, Limerick Junction, Limerick, Mallow, A.laryborough, Nenagh, Parsonstown, Portarlington, Roscrea, Templemore, Thurles, Tipperary, Tralee, Tullamoro, Waterford. Passengers travelling to Kingstown, or Stations in the interior of Ireland via Kingstown, are conveyed by the MAIL PACKETS between Holyhead and Kingstown— th9 sea passage is performed in about 31 hours. The Single Tickets via KINGSTOWN are available for FIVE DAYS, and tho Return Tickets for ONE. MONTH, en titling the holders to break tho journey at Birmingham, Shrewsbury, Chester, Bangor, Conway, Holyhead, and Dublin. The Single Tickets via Dublin (North Wall) are avail able for Five Days, and the Return Tickets for One Month, and permit the holders to break the journey at Chester, Holyhead, or Dublin. For Service of Trains, Fares, and other information, see the Company's published Time Bills. J. GRIERSON, General Manager. Paddington Station, August, 186 G. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. — THROUGH COMMUNICATION with IRE LAND via MILFORD HAVEN and WATERFORD Passengers are booked through between— LONDON, BRISTOL, Cardiff, Cheltenham, Llanolly, Newport, Reading, Carmarthen, Gloucester, Merthyr, Neath, Oxford, SWANSEA, And the undermentioned Stations on the Waterford and Limerick and Waterford and Kilkenny Railways, viz.— Clonmel, Kilkenny, Limerick Junction, Limerick, Tipperary. The Single Journey Tickets are available for FIVE DAYS with the privilege of breaking the journey at either Gloucester or New Milford, and Waterford or Clonmel, as also at Cahir and Tipperary. 'The Return Tickets are available for ONE MONTH, and entitle the holders to break the journey at many places of interest on the route both going and returning. For Service of Trains, Fares, and other information, see the Company's published Time Bills. J. GRIERSON, General Manager. Paddington Station, August, 1866. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. THROUGH COMMUNICATION with IRELAND via HOLYHEAD and KINGSTOWN or 3IILFORD RAVEN and WATERFORD. TOURIST TICKETS. FOR THE LAKES OF KILLARNEY, AVAILABLE FOR ONE MONTH. Are now issued at London, Oxford, Birmingham, Gloucester, Hereford, Worcester, Bath, Bristol, And other principal Stations on the Great Western Rail way. The Tickets via Holyhead and Kingstown are available by the Irish Mail Trains between Chester and Holyhead, and by the Mail Packets between Holyhead and Kings town, and entitle the holders to remain as long as conve nient to themselves at Chester, Bangor, Holyhead, Dublin, Limerick Junction, Mallow, Cork and Killarney, provided they return to the Station in England at which they took their Tickets not later than Ono Calendar Month from the date of their departure therefrom. The Tickets via 3EI - entitle the holders to break the journey at various places of attraction on the Great Western Railway, as also at Waterford, Tipperary, Limerick Junction, or Mallow, eitl sr going or returning ; but the Waterford and Killar ney portion of the route must be performed within Thirteen Days from the date of departure from Waterford. Tourist Tickets are also issued to Dublin (North Wall) from all the principal Stations on the Great Western Bail way, entitling the holders to break the journey at any Sta tion between Shrewsbury and Chester inclusive, and also at any Station on the Chester and Holyhead Line, both going and returning. Tourist Tickets for the Connemara Tours aro issued at London and Birmingham. For Fares and other particulars see Tourist Programme, to be obtained at any of the Company's Stations or Offices. J. GRIERSON, General Manager. August, 186 G. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. SUMMER 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. Geor„e 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. THIS EVENING. at 7 precisely, TILE FAST FAMILY. Messrs. Billington, J. L. Toole, Paul Bedford, R Phillips, Ashley, Ebnme; Mrs. A. Mellon (Miss Woolgar), Miss H. Simms, Miss Furtado, Miss Smith, Miss Seaman, Mi,s God- Pall, and Mrs. H. Lewis. After which a Burlesque Opera, called TIELENE ; or, Taken from the Greek. Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, R. Phillips, Ashley, Eburne ; Mrs. A. Mellon, Miss Furtado, Miss Seaman, Miss Godsall, &c. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, THE WEATHERCOCK. After which, will be produced the Latest Edition of KENILWORTH. Mes,rs. horne, James, Fenton, and Turner; Mesdames Ada Swanborougb, Raynham, John stone, and Holt . To conclude with TIMOTHY TO THE RESCUE. THE "SUN" NEWSPAPER. - G. R. 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Tam DAL orning, 6h. 49m.—Afternoon, 7 h. 10m —M To-Monnow.-Morning, 7h. 3 am. — Afternoon, B h. Om. . s , r. l 1 1 t 444 (V. LONDON, SA7'URDAT", AUGUST 18, 1866. The Royal Message upon the incorporation of Ilanover, Electoral Hesse, Nassau, and Frankfort was laid before the Chamber of Deputies yesterday, and it is worth while to notice the 13241111er in Which the preamble alludes to the recent events that have taken place. We learn that Prussia did not embark in the war with the intention of acquiring territory; the hostile attitude of the above-named States has required that their independence should cease. Can anything be more untrue than this ? and of what avail is it that such professions should be made when no one can credit their veracity ? Every one knows that if these States referred to had been left alone that they could have done no harm to Prussia, and therefore it is a very inconclusive argument to put forward that it was necessary to put a period to their independence. We may also observe that there is in this statement a departure from the ordinary remarks that have been made concerning the alvantage that would accrue to all places that were put under the dominion of Prussia. Instead of this we have the unsatis factory announcement made that " it is to be hoped in course of time the populations of the annexed countries will be thoroughly satisfied with the incor poration." This is perhaps a more truthful statement than many that emanate from such informants, but what becomes of the necessity of the numerous inti mations of the Berlin journals, that this and that population were so extremely anxious to be annexed to the Prussian Crown. As for the realisation of the wish, it cannot be said that there is much chance of its fulfilment. If the said States do not like the incorporation in prospect, there is every probability of practice making it still more unpalatable. Count BISMARCK - , of course, interfered, as usual, with some unnecessary stipulation, and trusted that the Diet would leave the details of the accomplishment of the bill in the bands of the KING, who would act with the necessary consideration. If any attention is shown to the feelings of those who have been by the adverse result of the war put under the dominion of Prussia, all we can say is, that it will be something pite new, and will pre sent the KING and his Ministers to us in quite a new aspect. No one has seen anything but the most domineering conduct displayed towards all who are unfortunate enough to be at the mercy of the Berlin authorities, and it looks very suspicious, to say the least of it, that the details of this measure should be kept in the background. If they are so wise, kind, and beneficial, why are they not pub licly disclosed ? No doubt a great deal will be done in a covert manner, and many transac tions take place that will not bear the light of day, before the whole of these annexations are completed in a manner satisfactory to Herr - Von BISMAIIK. After the conclusion of the peace further communications respecting Schleswig-Holstein will be made to the Diet, which may he supposed to mean that, when itis too late to raise any objection, the information of what has been done will be imparted. Count BIS3IARCK also explained the views and intentions of the Government respecting the general policy to be adopted in the German ques tions, and stated that, in order to carry out the annexations cautious proceedings would be neces sary. Three courses were before them—namely, complete annexation, partial annexation, or the maintenance of the princes with a participation in their sovereign rights. Of these it was considered that the first was the most suitable, for reasons which, of course, are apparent to every one who has watched the tendencies of Prussian policy. The practical requirements of the time, said this Court, were opposed to the immediate introduction of the constitution for Germany as voted by the Parlia ment of 1848, which may be fairly supposed to mean that it is desirable to get every thing under the domination of Berlin before any decided change or alteration take place in the state of Germany. According to the intelligence that is received from France, it appears that there is no doubt of the pacific demeanour of the Ger mans at present, and whatever intention they had at one time of proceeding to extremities, they have now abandoned them, for reasons best known to them selves. It is now said that there was no " specific demand" on the subject of the rectification of the French frontier which had been made by France to Prussia, but that M. DROUYN DE L'HUYS sent a despatch to the Berlin Cabinet, requiring to ... learn the extent to which Prussia would carry out her annexation ; and adding, that if these _alterations interfered with the balance of power, France might perhaps deem it necessary to ask for some compensation. This was not the same as if a decided demand was made, and a refusal on the part of Prussia of course did not entail the necessity of going to war. If this account of the recent communications that have passed between the two great Powers be true, the course ,pursued by the French seems more consistent than it did a few days ago, and perhaps the Prussians may take the hint, and forbear to press their advantage too far. It is satisfactory to find that the Emperor NAPO LEON has sent a letter tcs the King of the BELGIANS, in which he declares that he has no desire to inter fere with the Belgian territory, and that he is anxious for the prosperity of the royal family of Belgium and of the Belgian people. We never be lieved that such an idea was entertained by his Majesty, but as the rumour had been pretty exten sively circulated, it is quite as well for it to be con tradicted at once in a decided manner. It is said that the camp at Chalons is to be broke up shortly, if not immediately, and various circumstances that have transpired have caused an impression to be made in Paris that the health of the Emperor NAPOLEON is in a very unfavourable state. Perhaps it is the uncertain State of his health that has induced him to put off, for the present at any rate, an encounter which must at the best severely tax his strength of body and powers of mind ; but for the truth of this, as well as for other matters connected with the affair, we must wait for the solution of the future ; but we know, at any rate, that the state of the Con tinent just now is in a most unsatisfactory condition. There are few among the many scientific enter prises of the day which have excited half the interest which very naturally attaches itself to the fortunes of the Atlantic Cable. The vastness of the under taking, the difficulties and' uncertainties whi c h beset its progress, the importance of its results, and the repeated failures of previous attempts, all com bined to make the recent voyage of the Great Eastern an object of intense interest. It is true that submarine telegraphy had been carried to a high pitch, and that lines had been laid at a great depth, for a great length and under unfavourable and perplexing circumstances, but all the opposing conditions seemed to combine themselves against an enterprise of such magnitude as that of under spanning the Atlantic. The ambition of the at tempt was more characteristic of America than of England, though the perseverance and indomitable resolution with which it was pursued, in spite of every disappointme n t an d a ft er every f a il ure, be longeda triumph of right, to the old moth er coun t ry . It was which England discovered, and which her kinsfolk across the ocean will not begrudge her. The record of the progress of the great ship in her momentous voyage will be read with the deepest interest. The full details are now before us in the diary of Mr. DEANE, the Secretary of of the Anglo-American Telegraph Company. For . tuately tht3 biltory COmpArativiy uneyeutfui, THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 18, 1866. with shawls, bonnets, and various articles of dress, Many arrests of bad characters have been made, The number of victims is not yet correctly ascer tained. Another accounts says, " The whole of the im mense crowd coming in two portions in a contrary direction led to the death of eight persons, and a great number of the crowd were more or less in jured. Fifty persons at least were hurt. The Minister of the Interior having been informed of the circumstance immediately proceeded to the spot, and personally superintended the organisation of assistance and the transport of the persons either to their homes or to the hospital. The Minister (the Marquis de la Valette) did not leave the Palace of the Corps Legislatif till one o'clock in the morning. It was there that the injured persons were tem porarily placed at first. On the bridge and in the vicinity of the Place la Concorde were five peace officers, having under their orders about a thousand men. At first they succeeded in repressing the crowd, but after the fireworks the power of the mob in motion was so great that the police were quite overpowered. A woman fell down first, and her fall caused the overthrow of a great many people. Some additional police arrived. Eight dead per sons and one dying were removed as speedily as possible." The Cologne Gazette states that the Cabinet of Mudch has determined to resist the demands of Prussia, who, however, is prepared to enforce them by all means. The Constitutionnel, referring to this assertion, says :—" Everything leads to the belief that Bavaria will finish like the other States, who, not having spontaneously accepted the Prussian al liance, now submit to the law of the conqueror." La Liberie tells the following anecdote :—A young man, about to marry, went to the priest to be confessed. "My son," said the priest, " have you ever told lies ?" " Father," replied the young man, " I am not a lawyer." " Have you ever robbed?" " I have never sold anything." " Have you ever killed any one?" " Oh, Father," said the penitent, modestly bowing his head, " 1 am a doc tor." Some odd descriptions are occasionally written down for the information of the officers engaged in taking the census of the population in France. Here is an authentic specimen. One of the mem bers of the Municipal Council of a commune near Dieppe wrote the following in his book :—Popula tion.—X., aged three months, no profession, un married ; Z., aged 8 days, do., do. Cattle.—Three horses, two cows, one milk, calf born without a tail. The weather is much improved, and seems more settled. unlike the tale which we followed with such eager ness last year when after every promise of success, and the triumphant surmounting of successive ob stacles, the cable slipped away down to those fathomless depths where it still reposes. Even had the same mischances occurred this year, it is proba ble that the improvements both in the cable itself and the manner of working it, as well as in the management of the marine monster that carried it, would have enabled the electricians to bring their work to a successful end. The diary for July 18 shows very clearly the admirable manner in which everything was prepared. During that day there was both a false alarm and a real alarm. All was going on smoothly when a bell in connection with the electrical-room sounded in the tank. The signal to stop was given, and so promptly was it obeyed that the Great Eastern was stopped in less than her own length. Happily it proved a false alarm, for the bell had been touched by accident. Later in the day there was real ground for uneasiness, for a foul flake occurred in the after tank, and half-a-dozen turns of the cable were entangled together. The description given by Mr. DEANE of the general anxiety felt when Mr. CANNING gave orders to stand by to let go the buoy, and five hundred feet of the precious rope lay in apparently hopeless knots and twists upon the deck, is vividly given. There was no noise or confusion during this critical time. Every order was silently and promptly obeyed, and the cable-mon and crew worked heartily. The heads of the ex pedition, Mr. CANNING, Mr. HALPIN, and Capt. ANDERSON all proved themselves equal to the emergency, and before long the joyful word was given to begin paying out again, and all went on as before. This was the most dangerous time for the cable, though the great ship herself came near an iceberg and had to get through the Newfound land fog. All these perils, as we know, were safely passed by, and England and America may alike congratulate themselves on the bond of amity uniting Foilhommerum Bay with Heart's Content. The subscriptions for the relief of the prevailing distress in the East-end of London continue to flow steadily in, the sums received at the Mansion-house amounting last evening to more than £ll,OOO. This money the committee, who are indefatigable in their labours, have disbursed with no niggard hand, and they have adopted the plan which proved so emi nently satisfactory during the Lancashire distress, of distributing relief exclusively through local com mittees formed of the most energetic and respect able inhabitants, including the ministers of religion of all denominations. By this means they have a guarantee that the money will be spent by those who really know the necessities of the district, and that there is little chance that deservin g cases should be overlooked or impostors benefited. At the same time there is room for plenty of help, and we should be slow to discourage the efforts of those unconcerned with any official committee who have been nobly exerting themselves in the face of disease and death. There is no doubt that the great and continuous efforts made have tended greatly to diminish the mortality from the epidemic which is still sufficiently formidable, and the dis asters consequent upon it cannot be represented by statistics. Every one knows the expenses at tendant upon serious illness and prolonged con valescence, and when the sufferer is either the bread-winner or the " house-mother " the case is a very sad one. The destitution of the survivors often leads them to commit imprudences which almost invite the disease, and the good substantial diet which the Spitalfields Soup and Relief Society are giving is a valuable preventive. There are many channels through which the charity of the benevolent may flow. It will be wise to bear in mind two points. First, that all excep tional arrangements to meet a temporary distress should be temporary in their nature ; and, secondly, that it is well to employ existing agencies to the full extent before creating new ones. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROJI OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Friday Evening. The Aloniteur says it has received information from Berlin that the conclusion of peace between Prussia and Austria is imminent. The treaty is already signed with Wurtemberg, and, according to all appearance, will shortly be signed with Baden. As to Hesse Darmstadt and Bavaria, the negocia tions are still in suspense, in consequence of terri torial questions which are under discussion. The plenipotentiary of the latter Power has requested fresh instructions from his Government, which will no doubt be sent forthwith. The Moniteur contains a plan of the amended proposal for the curtailment of a portion of the LuXembourg gardens. It is accompanied by a re port upon the subject, to which the Emperor gives his sanction. It will be recollected that there was considerable opposition to the original plan of curtail ment, on the ground that it was so extensive that it would deprive the public of much of the enjoyment derived from that beautiful locality. The Emperor, ever alive to the desires *of his subjects, inspected the spot, and took a great deal:of trouble about the matter. By his instructions competent persons were engaged to make a report upon the whole question, and the result is that the curtailment will now be inconsiderable. It will not at all detract from the beauty and privacy of the gardens, but at the same time it will enable the Government to carry into effect some proposed alterations, which will add greatly to the ornament and convenience of the locality. The Camp de Challons races this year were rather of a mediocre kind. Grande Dame won the Prix de la Ville, Prince Regent the Prix du Conseil General, Rabat Joie the Prix de la Ville de Reims, and Regalia the steeplechase , . At Vesinet Franc fort gained the two important prizes of the day, and Regate the Prix de la Terrasse. At Lille Valentine won the Grand Prix de la Ville. Brunette won the Prix des Tribunes. At these races L'Africaine, the best steeple-chaser seen in France for many a day, met with a sad accident, having broken his leg. According to a letter from Vienna, Austria will not be able to take any part in the Great Exhibi tion ; at all events it is doubtful whether she will be able to do so. It is known that the most indus tarriea prol oe eu v p i i n e d c e shoyf Prussia,t h empire, e andßohemiathe war r interrupted the preparations which were in progress to send ese r Austrian da y that art serious o acciden ts P ari s . spelcsimtaeties of yesterday place on W e d nesday evening during the fete, but I could not obtain any accurate information respecting them. It appears that after the fire works an immense mass of people on the Esplanade des Invalides endeavoured to make their way across the bridge in order to see the illuminations at the Place de la Concorda. At the same time thou sands of people wished to proceed in a contrary direction. They were chiefly composed of roughs and thieves, who, no doubt, created the confusion designedly. A panic took place, and men, women, and children were trampled under foot. Others were suffocated. There was a complete stoppage for some time, and the alarm was excessive. It was some time before the police could restore free circu lation. An inquiry is about to be held. There seems blame somewhere. Generally speaking, the police arrangements in Paris are excellent, but somehow or other the usual precautions do not appear to have been taken on this occasion. One woman in her terror climbed the outer parapet of the bridge, and, at the risk of being precipitated into the water, Pan across. She was, however, rescued in safety. Mothers who had lost their children uttered the most piercing cries, The yicinity WAN 15cattered Naval and Military Intelligence. The Lords of the Admiralty left Portsmouth yes terday morning in the yachts Osborne and En chantress for Portland, under salutes from her Majesty's ship Victory and the garrison. The armour-plated screw steamship Lord Warden, 20, from the eastward, arrived at the Plymouth Sound on Thursday afternoon, and was appointed to go into Hamoaze yesterday for the purpose of being brought forward for commission. The crew of the screw steam sloop Sparrow, 5, Commander St. Clair, were paid off at Devonport yesterday. She will be placed in the third division of the Steam Reserve in Hamoaze. The screw frigate Endymion, .21, 2,486 tons, 500 horse power (nominal), Mr. E. C. Smyth, master, in charge, is completed for the first-class steam reserve in the Medway, in readiness for her first commission, another fine frigate, of the un armoured class, being at the disposal of the Admi ralty for the relief of one of the vessels ordered home. The Superb, 80, and the Nankin, 50, two of the vessels attached to the sailing reserve at Chatham, selected by the Admiralty to be fitted up as tem porary hospital ships for the reception of patients suffering from cholera, remain in the hands of the shipwrights and dockyard workmen, who are busily employed in fitting them for the duty for which they are intended. The Nankin, which is lying along side Chatham dockyard, is expected to be out of hand in the course of a few days, when she will go to the moorings in the ➢Medway selected for her by the Admiralty. The Superb is intended to be sta tioned in the Thames, in the neighbourhood of Gravesend. Ample provision in the way of fittings, berths, cabins, &c., is making on board both ships for the particular service for which they are des tined. The summer inspection of the Chatham division of Royal Marines Light Infantry will commence this morning by Major-Gen. A. B. Stransham, the Inspector-General. The War Department vessel Inkerman arrived yesterday at Woolwich from Pembroke, with a cargo of Armstrong and other guns for repair, and other returned stores. Lieut. J. H. Campbell, 109th Bombay Infantry, has been ordered to join the depot companies of that regiment at Chatham garrison. Ensign H. W. Paterson and Ensign S. D. Crookenden, 4th West India Regiment, have been placed under orders to embark for Sierra Leone, to join the service com panies of the regiment on the West Coast of Africa. Staff Assist.-Surg. T. Maunsell has joined at Chat ham, for service at that garrison, and Staff Assist.- Surg. G. E. Wills has been ordered to do duty at the same station. The E battery, B brigade, Royal Horse Artil lery, now on their march from Dublin to Woolwich, are expected at the garrison head-quarters to-day. The head-quarters staff from Aldershott will also arrive in a few days. The officers of the battery consist of Captain W. B. Saunders, in command, Second Captains E. Vaughan and W. M. B. Walton, Lieutenants A. F. Pickard (V.C.) and J. Bramly, and Assist.-Surg. G. Whitla. The Midsummer vacation of the Gentlemen Cadets of the Royal Military Academy at Wool wich have terminated; the succeeding term of studies will be resumed this morning. The whole of the cadets assembled at the Academy yesterday, during the day, and took over their books and various class materials, with the exception of the 42 who have been appointed to fill the vacancies created by the late commissions and otherwise, and who will enter in a few days, when the whole of the classes will be complete for the half-year. The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty :—Lieut. John Houghton to the Ocean; Thomas R. Pickthorne, staff surgeon to the Saturn ; Fysher Negus, staff-surgeon to the Hibernia; John S. Adams, surgeon, additional, to the Cumberland, for Sheerness dockyard; David W. Wise, assist.-paymaster, to the Royal Adelade, supernumerary for disposal ; Henry W. Andrews, assist-paymaster, to the Trafalgar ; William A. Westaway, assist.-paymaster, to the Hector ; Julian W. Tarbett, assist.-paymaster in charge, to the Dart ; and W. J. Brown, clerk, to the Frederick William. LIEBIG'S EXTRACT OF MEAT. —In the year 1847 the celebrated professor of chemistry, Baron Liebig, undertook some researches in the nature of meat, and the result was the recommendation of a scientific process for preparing an extract. Since the publication of the report the importance of manufacturing the extract on a large sale in countries where meat is cheaper than in England has attracted much attention, and as Australian oxen and sheep are produced in vast numbers, Mr. Robert Tooth, of Sydney, in 1865, visited Munich, and made himself completely acquainted with Liebig's process, with the object of putting it into operation in the colony and ship ping the extract to England and other countries. On the return of Mr. Tooth to Sydney the manufacturer com menced, and now the extract of meat forms one of the most important articles of commerce, which has only to become generally known to ensure its use becoming almost universal. 1t• is impossible to over-estmate the advantage of always having at hand the means of producing, in a very brief space of time beef tea for the invalid or broth for the hale and hearty ; yet such can now very easily be accomplished by the use of Liebig's extract of meat, imported direct from Mr. Tooth by Messrs. Allen and Hanbury, of Plough court, Lombard -street. The quantity of extract required to produce half a pint of strong beef tea is 21 drams, so a pretty fair criterion can be formed of the great strength of the extract, which is most certainly destined to entirely supersede the old "concentrated essences, &c.," which, un til the present time, have been the only articles prepared either for the invalid, the traveller, or the many uses of that important portion of every domestic establishment— viz., the kitchen. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. ITALY. FLORENCE, Aug. 18. General Lamarmora has resigned his position as chief of the staff, and has been replaced by General Cialdini. lie has also given up the post of Minister without portfolio. General Pettinengo, Minister of War, has also resigned, and has been succeeded by General Cuzia. BRUSSELS, Aug. 17. King Leopold has received an autograph letter from the Emperor Napoleon of a very reassuring character. The Emperor declares that it is by no means his intention to annex any portion of Belgium, and that, on the contrary, he would prefer to promote on every occasion the interests of the Belgian dynasty. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, Aug. 17. The Czar has addressed an autograph letter to the King of Prussia testifying to the friendly rela tions between the two States, and showing that Russia favourably entertains the overtures made by Prussia relative to the future reorganisation of Ger many. The Royal Message upon the Incorporation of Hanover, Electoral Hesse, Nassau, and Frankfort were laid before the Chamber of Deputies to-day. The preamble to the bill says : " Prussia did not embark in tho war with the intention of aelniring territory. The hostile atti tude of the above-named States has required that their independence should cease. It is to be hoped that, in course of time, the populations of the annexed countries will be thoroughly satisfied with the incorporation." In bringing in the bill Count von Bismark ex pressed a hope that the Diet would leave the details of its accomplishment in the hands of the King, who will act with the necessary consideration. Further communicatioßs respecting Schleswig-Hol stein would be made after the conclusion of peace. The Committee on the address of the Chamber of Deputies, in reply to the Speech from the Throne, held a sitting to-day, at which Count von Bismark was present. The Minister stated that the Govern ment agreed with the wishes expressed in the Ad dress relative to German questions. He explained the reasons that rendered cautious proceedings essen tial in carrying out the annexations, and asked the committee to rely upon the Government not to lose sight of the ambition which must guide the policy of Prussia. Of three courses that could be adopted, viz., complete annexation, maintenance of the for mer Princes with participation in their sovereign rights, and partial annexation, the first had been considered as most suitable. The practical require ments of the time were, he added, opposed to the immediate introduction of the constitution for Ger many, as voted by the Parliament of 1848. To-day the King received a Hanoverian deputa tion, which solicited from his Majesty that the an nexation of Hanover to Prussia should take place as soon as possible. BELGIUM. LIEGE, August 27 (Evening.) The Journal de Liege publishes the following : " A correspondent in Paris, who is in a position to be very well informed, writes to us that the Empe ror, desirous of putting a stop to the propagation of plans and projects which are attributed to him by some journalists, has ordered the French Ambas sador in London to declare spontaneously and offi cially to the British Government that he never in tended to take an inch of Belgian territory." FRANCE. PARIS, August 18. The Emperor drove out yesterday in the plain of Longchamps and the Bois de Boulogne. His Majesty was enthusiastically cheered by the people. OVERLAND MAILS. TIIE BOMBAY MAIL. MALTA, Aug. 16. The Poonah left here at 6 p.m. to-day. She may be expected at Marseilles on the 19th inst. The Delta left at noon. She may be looked for at Southampton on the 25th. OUTWARD BOMBAY MAIL. GIBRALTAR, Aug. 17. The China, from Southampton on 12th instant, arrived yesterday at 9 p.m., and left at midnight for Alexandria. All well. PRAGUE, Aug. 17. The negotiations for peace are proceeding very favourably. The russian proposals, which differ very little from the instructions of the Austrian Plenipotentiary, were sent to-day to Vienna. The Treaty of Commerce between Austria and the Zollverein remains provisionally in force. Fur ther arrangements with regard to this question are reserved for a later period. Peace will, it is ex pected, be concluded within 8 or 10 days. QUARANTINE AT MALTA. MALTA, August 17. All vessels from Naples or its vicinity were sub jected to a quarantine of 15 full days. Mr. Eyre at Southampton. The following address is now obtaining signatures in Southampton :—" To his Excellency Edward John Eyre, late Governor of Jamaica,—We, the undersigned, mayor, magistrates, clergy, aldermen, councillors, merchants, and other inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood of Southampton, desire most heartily to welcome you to your native land, and warmly to express the deep sympathy we enter tain towards you after the severe and trying circum stances by which you have been so lona surrounded. We, in common with a large portion 5f your fellow countrymen, are impressed with the conviction that by your firmness and determination, joined by that prompt action which alone makes a man in autho rity equal to the occasion, y ou save d an i m portant British colony, protected the lives and property of the loyal colonists, and saved Jamaica from an ordeal the memory of which no time would have effaced. We cannot but regret that, dependent as you were for the execution of the intricate and deli cate duties devolving upon so many parties, on whom you were compelled to rely, some circum stances occurred that all men must deplore, but the sudden and horrible commencement of the outbreak proved too exciting for men of lesser judgment and experience than yourself, and excesses were, no doubt, committed that have been brought to bear unfavourably upon you ; but no one competent to judge believes that you were actuated by other than the most honourable and praiseworthy intentions, by a devoted loyalty to your Sovereign and coun try, as well as a fixed determination to preserve Jamaica f rom th e h orrors o f a secon d S a i n t Domingo We have an unabated confidence in your integrity, your honour, and your public spirit ; we feel that you have been sacrificed to circumstances, as many a great man has been before ; but your fellow countrymen appreciate you—sympathise with you —and will in every part of England honour you, not only in your retirement, but look anxiously for your return to a position of public usefulness for which you are, in so many respects, pre-eminently fitted. We rejoice to be the first to welcome you, with this testimony of public opinion, to offer a respectful and warm-hearted welcome to Mrs. Eyre and to your children, expressing an anxious and earnest hope that, once more in England with your family and your friends, you may speedily be restored to the blessing of health, and be cheered by the assurance of the respect, the attachment, and the confidence of all classes of your fellow countrymen, POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MANSION-HOUSE. A DRUNKEN PitisosEß.—William Parry, a shop chandler, was charged before Alderman Stone with being drunk and disorderly. Policeman Page, 611, said he was on duty this morning at Cheapside, and about 3 o'clock he saw prisoner coming along the street and striking the shutters with a stick.- He requested him to go home quietly, upon which the pri soner desired him to go to -, and struck him with the stick on the back. Finding that he could not induce him to go away quietly, ho took him into custody, but he had been bailed out. The prisoner, when called upon for his statement, ut tered some incoherent words, and evidently showed that he was still under the influence of drink, upon which the magistrate ordered him to be removed. Later in the day ho was again placed at the bar at his own request, being desirous that it should be settled, but it was evident that the effect of his potations still remained. In reply to the magistrate, as to whether he knew what he was charged with, he gazed vacantly round the court, and then with a theatrical gesture and bow lo the magis trate, said ho believed it was with being drunk. Ho was sentenced to pay a fine of 10s., or to be imprisoned seven days, and after fumbling in his waistcoat pocket ho was again removed, and in his descent from the bar to the cells went in a head foremost direction, much to the amusement of those who wore in court. LOOKING FOR A DOG.—Honry Stillwell, a youth about 15, was charged with being on the premises, No. 1, Bury court, St. Mary-axe, for an unlawful purpose. Adolphus Burden, the proprietor of the promises in ques tion, said that yesterday afternoon, between 4 and 5 o'clock, he was at tea, and heard something in the kitchen, which induced him to go down stairs. At first he could see no person, but ho found the prisoner in the yard at the rear. There was another boy outside evedently wait ing for him, but when he made his appearance, holding the prisoner, he ran off. The prisoner said ho was merely looking after a brown dog. Policeman, 889, said that the prisoner made a similar statement to him, and gave an address at 6, Kent-street, Southwark, but on inquiry he was not known there or in the neighbourhood. The prisoner said he was a hawker, and entered into a rambling statement as to having missed the dog round a corner, and believing the premises to be empty, he entered them with a view of looking after him. The magistrate, considering it a rather suspicious case, remanded the prisoner until Tuesday next, in order that inquiries might be made respecting him. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. DISGRACEFUL CONDUCT TOWARDS FEMALES IN HYDE PARK.—John Long, writer, of 2, Upper Dorset-street, Pimlico, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with insulting females in a most disgraceful manner in Hyde -park. After hearing the evidence of three children, and Howes, park-constable No. 14, The prisoner denied the charge. Mr. Tyrwhitt said there could not be the alightek doubt about the prisoner's guilt, and as there had been two cases proved he should commit the prisoner for three months with' hard labour for each offence, or six months in all. MARKETS. - --Thus Day. COVENT GARDEN. The market is well supplied with both fruit and vege tables. The trade is steady, as follows : FRUIT—Pine apples, 5s to 6s; grapes, 2s 6d to 6s ; cherries, Os Od to Os Od ; filberts, 6d to is per lb; apples, Is 3d to 2s 6d ; pears, is 3d to 2s Od ; gooseberries, is 6d to 2s 6d ; plums, 2s Gd to 3s 6d ; greengages, 4s to 4s Gd ; currents, 2s Od to 4s Od per half sieve ; oranges, lOs to 14s ; lemons, 3s 6cl to 8s por 100 ; foreign pines, is to 3s each. VEGETABLES—Red cabbages, is 6d to 2s Od; white do., 9d to is 3d ; cauliflowers, is to 2s Od ; horseradish, 9d to ls 6d per doz heads; greens, 2s Od to 2s 6d; turnips, 2s to 2s 6d ; carrots, 3s Od to 3s 6d ; onions, is to 2s Od per dozen bunches ; cucumbers, 3d to is Od each ' • peas, is Od to is 6d ; French beans, 1s Od to is Gd per half sieve ; cos lettuces, 8d to is per score. POULTRY. Geese, 5s 6d to 7s Od; ducks, 2s Od to 5s Od ; tame rab bits, is to 2s Od; wild do, 10d to is 2d; pigeons, 6d to Od each ; Surrey fowls, 8s to 16s; do. chickens, 6s to 8s; barn door fowls, 4s to 7s 6d per couple. English eggs, 8s 6d to 9s Od ; French do., 7s Od to 8s per 100. Fresh butter, is Od to is 3d per lb. BILLINGSGATE. Soles, 6d to 3s Od per pair ; cod, 4s to lOs Od ; brill, 2s 6d to 5s Od ; turbot, 5s Od to 15s Od each ; whiting; 3s to Os ; haddocks, 5s to 15s per dozen ; herrings, lOs to 12s per 120; native oyster; 90s to 100 s ; other sorts, 30s to 35s per bushel. NEWPORT. Per 81b. by the carcase. Beef 3s 6d to 4s 8d I Mutton 3s 8d to 5s 6d Veal 4s Od to 5s Od Pork Lamb, 5s 8d to Cs Bd. WIIITECHAPEL. Per 81b. by the carcaso. Beef 3s 8d to 4s 10d I Mutton. ... 3s 8d to 5s 8d Veal 4s Oct to 5s 2d Pork Lamb, 5s 8d to 7s Od. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from Bd. to N-d. ;of household ditto, 61-d. to 71d. per 4lbs. loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 56 to 61 lbs, 20 to 3d ; 64 to 72 lbs, 3d to 3,-fd ; 72 to 801bs, 3id to 3id ; 80 to 881bs., 3id to 3d ; 88 to 961b5., 31-d to 4d; 96 to 1041b5., 4d to 41d. Horse hides, Os to 108 6d ; calf skins (light), 2s to 4s; full, 7s Od ; polled sheep, Os Od to Os Od; half-breds, Os Od to Os Od ; downs, Os Od to Os Od; lambs, 3s to 5s 3d; shearlings, 3s 3d to 4s Od. HAY. SMITHFIELD.—OId meadow hay, £4 108 to 10s ; new do., £3 5s to £4 4s ; old clover, £5 Os Od to £6 6s Od ; new do., £4 Os to £5 5s ; and straw, £2 Os to £2 8s per load. Trade quiet. CUMBERLAND.—OId meadow hay, £4 I.os to £5 12s Od; now do., £3 8s to £4 5s Od ; old clover, £5 Os to £6 6s Od ; new do., £4 Os to £5 5s ; and straw, £2 Os to £2 lOs per load. Demand inactive. WHITECHAPEL.—OId meadow hay, £4 108 to £5 lOs Od ; new do., £3 5s to £4 4s ; old clover, £5 5s Od to £6 lOs Od ; now do., £4 Os to .£5 5s ; and straw, £2 Os to £2 8s per load. Trade slow. England's Financial Position. The severe commercial crisis under which Eng land has been labouring during the present year has drawn somewhat more than ordinary attention to her position in regard to monetary affairs, and also to the alarming power which can be exercised over British commerce by the few individuals who con stitute the Boards of the great English banks. By simply following out the plans which to them ap pear the most desirable for their own purposes, these gentlemen are enabled to interrupt, nay, quickly annihilate, all the commercial prosperity of England ; and they can lock and board-up all the metallic currency of the country without bringing themselves within reach of the trade laws, or in any degree exceeding the regular power placed in their hands under the monstrous legislation by which they are entitled to rule the financial world of Threadneedle-street. No one, even if wilfully and studiously blind to the action of the protective laws for the bankers, can fail to have observed to what a position England has just been brought by these same financial monarchs. Her commerce has been most seriously interrupted, her traders have suffered injuries which will take a considerable time to amend, and her relations with foreign Powers have had to be conducted with the consideration due to that enviableposition incident to entire impecuniosity. When England has " got no cash" she is in a very peculiar position ; from her comparatively small size, and dense population, it must follow that all her pros perity and influence in the scale of nations depends on her commercial relations with foreign countries. The commerce of England is maintained by manufac ture, and manufacture by money ; hence there is no escape from the ugly fact that if a few old fogies and scheming speculators, in solemn conclave as sembled in a dingy bank parlour, are to lock up all the cash, or lend it out at such a rate of interest as entirely precludes all possibility of employing the advances in legitimate speculations, then the trade of Great Britain must be confined to manufactures on so small a scale as to at once remove the coun try from the list of important nations, and to send her able-bodied and intelligent sons to seek a wider and more promising field for the employment of their talents. It is, moreover, a matter of great interest and some importance to other countries that England should be able to continue her trade with success, as all legitimate commerce is calcu lated to better all parties concerned therein ; and if the Britishers cannot pay for all the corn and tim ber imported into their country, why it is just about time that their friends on the opposite side of the Atlantic should persuade them to make the reduction of two per cent., just announced, followed by a speedy reduction of something like ninety per cent. from the ruling powers of the Bank Directors.—Anglo-A Merican Times. FEMALE BEAUTY.—The plainest face is redeemed by a lovely skin and colour"; the most beautiful is not per fect without it. Paints and powders aro absurd to the eyes of beholders, and deceive nono but the silly wearers of those ruinous applications. A gentlewoman of rank, from philanthropic motives, is anxious t.) impart to every one of her sex, rich or poor, the means of procuring the most beautiful natural complexion by wholesome, simple, effective, and inexpensive means.—Send stamped directed envelope for particulars to Mrs. GEANTLEY, 4, Connaught torme, Hyde-park, L,Qudon, W.—(Anir.) si t! final HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, Aug. 17. The Queen drove out in a carriage and four yesterday afternoon, accompanied by Princess Louise and the Princess of Leiningen. Colonel Du Plat was in attendance upon horse back. Her Majesty walked in the grounds with Prin cess Louise this morning. Prince Leopold and Princess Beatrice went out also. The Earl of Derby left Osborne yesterday, and returned to London. The Hon. Lady Biddulph and Mr. Helps had the honour . of dining with the Queen and the Roy al family in the evening. WILLS AND BEQUESTS. (Feout the Illustrated London News.) Probate of the will of the Right Hon. August: Emma, Dowager Baroness Truro, was granted by her Majesty's Court of Probate, on the 3d inst., to the Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, D.C.L., P.C. ; Travers Twiss, D.C.L., Q.C. ; Edward Marjori banks, jun., Esq., of the Strand ; and Chas. Norris Wilde, Esq., of Russell-square, the executors and trustees. The personalty was sworn under £70,000. Her ladyship married, in 1845, as second wife, the Right Hon. Thomas Baron Truro, Lord High Chancellor in 1850-2, who died in 1855. Her lady ship died on the 21st of May, 1866, having executed her will on the 15th of September, 1865, and a codicil on the 10th of October following. 1 16 ladyship has bequeathed to the present Baron Truro £20,000 ; also leaves his lordship the library, books, maps, and pictures ; and the family and other por traits are specifically bequeathed to various persons. To St. Paul's London, where her husband, the late Lord Truro, was educated, her ladyship leaves the portrait of his lordship in his black silk robes as Lord Chancellor ; and bequeaths his lordship's state robes as Lord Chancellor, and the three purses be longing to the office, to be held as heirlooms in his family. Her ladyship bequeaths to Lord Truro the principal part of the plate, which is set forth ill a list of many pages appended to the will. There are many specific bequests of plate and jewellery to other parties ; to the Right H on . St ep h en Lushing ton, D.C.L., £2,000 ; to Ch as . N. Wild e, £l,OOO, together with a service of china ; and to his Wif e also a legacy of £l,OOO ; to the Right Hon. E. Card well £5OO, to Dr. Swiss £3OO, to Mr. Marjoribanks £3OO ; and there are several annuities, and also lega cies to servants. The sum of £l,OOO is to be hel d in trust by the vicar for the time being of St. Law rence, Ramsgate, to keep in repair her ladyship's monument, on which is engraved the words "Augusta Emma, relict of Lord Truro, and only daughter of H.R.H. the Duke of Sussex," the surplus to be given to the poor of that parish. £20,000 is left to the fund in aid of the poor and friendless boys of the metropolis not addicted to crime, the trus tees being those of the will, to which are added the Bishop of London and the Chief Commissioner of the metropolitan police force for the time being ; to the Nursing Sisters Institution, Devonshire-squar e £loo—all legacies to be free of duty. The residue of her property is to be equally divided between the Seamen's Hospital (the Dreadnought), the Ship wrecked Mariners' fund, the Indigent Blind Asy lum, the Orphan Asylum (Wandsworth), and Guy's Hospital. The will of Lord Frederick Charles Peter Beall' clerk, Captain, R.N., late of Little Grimsby Lincoln, was proved in the London Court by ble relict, and his brother-in-law, Sir Montagu John Cholmeley, Bart., of Easton Hall, Lincoln. Th e personalty in the United Kingdom was sworn under £4,000. The will is dated 1855, and there are three codicils. The two last were executed on the Ist and 6th of November, 1865 ; and his lordship died 0 11 the 17th of the same month, at the age of 58. rIo his wife he leaves the furniture, plate, carriages, &c., for her own absolute use, and an immediate pecuniary bequest. To his eldest son he devises all his real estate. To his youngest son he leaves all his shares and stock in the Aberdeen Railway, and a legacy of £BOO. The residue of his personal estate he bequeaths to his eldest son. • The will of William Chisholme, Esq., of Tolling' ton Park, Middlesex, was proved in London, 03 the 30th ull., by his relict and his brother, J Ol3l Chisholme, Esq., the joint executors and trustees• To his wife he has bequeathed a life interest in his property ; and, after her decease, he leaves th e principal part to his nephew, John Arthur Chis holme, and the rest to the daughters of a friend. OIL VERSUS COAL FOR STEAM BOILERS.--T he recent discussions as to our future probable coal supply' combined with the remarkably low price at which shale e i ` can now be produced, have had the effect of causing many persons to turn their attention t o th e su bj ect o f us i ng enc , oils as fuel, instead of coals, for evaporating steam fro m water. A gentleman has for a considerable time past been engaged in conducting a series of experiments for tha t purpose in Woolwich, on account, we presume, of the .Ac l " miralty, the questio a of fuel for steam purposes being one of great importance so far as our heavy ironclads are con cerned. Yesterday, we saw exhibited at the engineering works of Mr. Ireland, Broughton-lane, an apparatus for raising steam in a manner different from but having t h° same object as that in operati on f or G overnmen t. It 10s patented by Mess r s. Si m an d B ar f , an d cons i sts i n placing within the firebox of an ordinary marine boiler a generator, into which crude shale oil, co s ti ng a b ou t 6d . per gall° l4 is admitted, in combination with a jet of steam, the tiv° producing hydro-carbon gas, which, acting on the heati ns surface of the boiler, produces steam rapidly, with scarcely any smoke and no smell. This method of using petroleival shale, or oth er ear th o il s, may b e t h us b r i e fl y describe Knowing that at a certain h e at, v i z ., th a t o f i ro n at a dull red, petroleum, shale oil, &c., will be converted into ga S ' there is introduced into the ordinary furnace space of a stea m boiler an apparatus consisting of a gas receiver or distribn" tor, below which are placed two pipes, connected with the receiver at both ends. Into these retorts or generators the oil is introduced through a food-pipe, the generators, in the first instance, being brought to tho required heat by mea ns of a small coal fire. The oil is then turned on, and immedr ately on coming in contact with the heated iron generator is converted into gas, and rushes up into the receiver, whel ic f, it issues through small holes, and is b urne d as ordinary gas. All being in working order, the coal fire is raked out, and another receiver with burners is placed on the emp t y grate, and being connected by a pipe with the upper re; ceiver, a portion of the gas is thus conducted below th generators and burned under them to keep them up to the. requisite heat. This is the method for b urn i ng oil a lone ; but it is found that by introducing a sm a ll j e t of steam stream of water along with the oil, th e h ea t o f the gas i very much intensified, and th e o il requ i re d very much less —also that nearly all smoke a n d was t e o f car b o n are Pre vented. Tho action of th e wa t er or j e t o f s t eam i s as follo W S: The oil by its peculi ar na t ure b e i ng fi rs t d ecompos ed, a cl ulli e9 tity of carbon previously h e ld i n c h em i ca l un ion boco in separated and free as soon as the conversion into gas 11 ' 1 1 e9 place. The water also being decomposed into its eloni eu i t o the oxygen unites with the free carbon, forming carb° o . 00 oxide, and the hydrogen mixes with the remaining P"" l o ts of the free carbon, in which state the whole of the pro cin aro consumed, the mixture of carbon and hydrogeail ts (hieing beat of a very great intensity. This invention in seita present form is not likely to supersede the use of coa ls land engines, but appears to be one of great value for t% going steamers. Thus in the case of the Persia, oee Il Cunard lino of steamships, the following calcvlatione,dvbe show what the result of the successful use of oils w ould to its owners. Itiscalculated, from what is now being hot on the boiler we saw, that eight gallons of oil p er al:o es will be sufficient for each furnace, and that the st o e s fourteen furnaces, in a voyage of twelve days, Will sumo, therefore, 32,2i6 gallons, weighing 169 tons' e o ut costing £1,690. The Persia takes for her voy ss us 1,500 tons of coal, costing on board about £1,090. -t cost. showing that the cost of oil is £l9O greater than thutoo, of coal. But against that there is a saving of 1,331 3 9 3 ; which at £3 per ton for freight is a gain a 1 £ 'f r oal deducting from which the £l9O, the actual ga lil .4 be one voyage is shown to be £3,803, to which sum' n s uP, o f.. added a saving in stoker's wages, as the apparatus f_ o f acting when once fairly in operation. The pri:neo.iPlass the invention seems to be also applicable to smoltino, g_, is required making, and other must b s similar underlar p urpo perfects e s, eNovnhterio•ol intense he 3 ' , needle- THE NEEDLE-GUN.—The invention of tile gun, it appears, is now claimed by Ireland. C a ptain J . , w ci a Whitley is named as the inventor, and as havings h ad breech-loading needle-gun made in 1823 :by g esr ' lr o ' s wat' lock, of Dublin. Discouraged by the indifferentc at Woolwich to Captain Norton's elongated sh? , 1 13 ten P tiog Whitley did not carry out the design ho had of paten p y his invention, the secret of which has been waS u another. §uch i 4 the Story told in Ireland.