The Sun. — London, England, 1866-09-03 00:00:00

•••.m...-..0mwmm...............a.. •••• r.........r.0r-........a.•mmb.--.--.-- 1/ OY AL PRIN C ESS'S THEATRE. Medway, the fourth vessel, grappled it close to the Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. bight, but the cable parted after the Medway had SUMMER SEkSON.—Doors open at Half-past Seven, raised it to 1,000 fathoms, the great est hei g ht reached p e rformances commence at Eight o'clock precisely. THIS EVENING, a New and Original Drams, in Three Acts, by Watts Phillips, Es q ., entitled THE ii UG uEN 0 T up to that time. The same night, however, the Albany CAPTAIN. Principal characters by Mrs. Stirang, Miss and 31 ,.. grappled the cable yet once more, brought it to the Neilson, Miss Augusta Thomson; Mr. Geor,e Honey Vining. Grand Ballet of lio:lemians, in which MM. N Flageo-ew surface, and buoyed it. After this the work went let, clodoche, Comete, and Normande , will appear. scenery by Mr. F. Lloyds. on prosperously, and at 3 19 a.m. on the 2d of Stember the splice was completed and the NEW THEATRE-ROYAL ADELPIII. ep Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. paying out commenced. We may guess the THIS EVENING, at 7 precisely, T lIE FLOWERS OF THE FOREST. Messrs. Paul Bedford, Billington, Stuart, satisfaction with which the telegram was S h a w ( his first appearance) , Ashley. r_stephenson ; Mrs Mellon (Miss Woolgar), Miss Furiado, and Mrs. Billlng,ton. received at Valentia yesterday morning at Hiss a quarter to six :—" CANNING tO GLASS. I have T o co nclude wiih a Buries9ue Oper, called II EL EN • or Shaw, , much pleasure in speaking to you through the 1865 Taken from the Greek. Dl e ssrs. Pau', Bedford, R. Phillips, Ashley, Eburne ; Mrs . A. Mellon, Furtado, Miss Seaman, Miss Gods:ll4,lre. news was immediately T H E b A T ori ß E. ROYAL STRAND sent on to head-quarters, Sole Lessee and Alanageriss . Sirs. bwan orou_ 1. THE DIARRI D BICHELOB. and the triumph of science and perseverance was VENING Mrersi.frlsS. Thorne ' and Price; 31ieses Johnbtne and hers. I will be prothwei the La .est EdtHou of complete. The Great Eastern hopes to be in After nif;iti.home, Janie•, Fenton, and I UrNneirL:W.ll esdames Ad% Swanborough , itaYnilato, John_ H eart ' s Content lin Saturday with the comple stone, and Holt. tion of the second and more difficult part of her WAIUNG FOR THE UNDER- To be followed b y GROUND. undertaking. BRUNEL'S great ship has at last To conclude with MR. AND MRS. WHITE. found an office worthy of her—one that would have especially commended itself to the genius and ambition of her gifted creator. The idea of uniting the constituents of bridging the space between the Old World and the New—of draw ing so closely the ties of kinship and goodwill between the mother country and her most daring and high-spirited child, would have been one most congenial to the designer of so many vast and noble works, whose dreams were sometimes too grand and too ambitious for accurate fulfilment. The great ship, his latest achievement, which at one time occasioned him no small amount of labour, of anxiety, and of mortification, has been most suit ably engaged in a work which, if not entirely novel in character, is so in extent, in the magnitude of its aims, and of its probable consequences. The name of the ship .which carried the cable will assuredly be closely associated with the enterprise, and those who have mourned or ridiculed the " unlucky " ship have been very effectually put to silence by the Great Eastern herself, who has given.. us conclusive evidence that she is sometimes at least a most propitious vessel. We may learn from the good news of yesterday how important it is not to despair in a work of this kind, and how impossible it is to foretell the result of a scientific expedition. Nature sometimes proves herself too wise for man, and rebukes his presumption ; but, like Fortune, she favours the brave, and it is not often an earnest and resolute endeavour fails of attaining eventual success. T"E ~S UN" NEWSPAPER.- G. R. 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The cession of Venetia has naturally given rise to a great deal of discussion in many quarters, and the great object has not been achieved without sacrifices on all sides. Austria, of course, has had to lose the most, but the Italians themselves have not gained all they expected. The French E3IPEROR has had a very difficult part to play ; but, it must be ad mitted by all, that he has extricated himself from his embarrassing position with great dexterity. A treaty has been made to the effect that the Emperor FRANCIS JOSEPH has made over the territory to the Emperor NAPOLEON. In consequence the trans fer of the Lombardo-Venetia kingdom will be made by an Austrian Commissioner to the French Commissioner, who is now at Venetia. The French delegate will then proceed to settle with the Venetian authorities for the transfer of the rights of possession, the only reservation that the French EMPEROR has made being for the population to make their decision on the future destiny of the country. The Emperor NAPOLEON has written a letter to King VICTOR EMMANUEL, in which he states that he views with satisfaction a new era of tranquillity opening for Eutope. In this communi cation he declares that he accepted the offer of Venetia "in order to preserve her from any devastation, and to - prevent useless bloodshed," his intention always having been to restore in order that Italy might be free from the " Alps to the Adriatic." " Mistress of her des tinies, Venetia will soon be able to express her wishes by universal suffrage. The Emperor con cludes by declaring that in this matter the action of France has again been exercised in favour of humanity and the independence of the peoples." This is all very true, but still the fact remains that it is through the agency of France that Italy has acquired this long-sought -for possession, and that the French EMPEROR has virtually dictated to her how and in what manner she is to receive the treasure. This is not the con summation which the Italians had hoped for, and they must feel some disappointment at the turn events have taken. Still we are glad to find that all those feelings are now subsiding in intensity, and that peace is evidently to be the chief object uppermost in the thought of all ; and, in order to effect this desirable end, all considerations that take time are to be put off until after the peace treaty has been signed, the principles of which have been settled. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY. --Morning, 7h. 55m.—Afternoon, 811. 35m To-Mowtow.-Morning, 9h. 16m.—Afternoon, 10h. Om 117 A tag A -c % . Ant The Prussians are also working hard in order to put things straight again, and no doubt they find that they have enough, and more than enough, to do in the undertaking. It is said in some quarters that more annexations are contemplated than the world has already realised by this time, but in all probability sufficient changes have been made for the present, and M. BISMARK will wait a little while before he advances in any other direction. The Grand Duchy of Baden, Bavaria, and Wur temburg are very likely, before long, to be added to the number of Prussian acquisitions; but it is 'no exaggeration to state that the work before the Berlin Government is already quite over whelming, and that the Chamber will find much left undone when they have completed their present entcueswas that said Ministerial by o arrangeme n t s . The Indemnity Bill has just been engrossing e r s n the n l . It tio as truly attention, t o tio respon sibilities did not ex i st i n P of course, had somethi ng to say as usual, and this time declared that the Government e wis 'hd to bring about the internal harmony of which the fatherland was in so much need, and added that internal re forms must wait until the yet " unfinished task" of were dealt with. While he foreign reform congra tulated himself upon the friendly demeanour of the Austrian official press and South German d that there was hardly one populations, he observe European power which had willingly aided in the establishment of the new unity of Germany. The European Powers estimate the "unity " business fur what it is worth, and are not very desirous of being mixed up in its transactions. If the Prus sians think they are succeeding in their endeavour to deceive the world by their professions of nation ality they will find themselves very much mis taken in the long run. A short time will suffice to show how little sincerity there is in all this, and how little freedom will be possessed by those who aro unfortunate enough to have come under the jurisdiction of Prussia. Mr. GOLDWIN SMITE( IS the last adherent to the cause of the Jamaica Committee, and seems to have aimed at out-ileroding HEROD in his style and lan guage. He has addressed a letter to the editor of the Beehive, in which he gives utterance to opinions that are most discreditable to his judgment, and shows how bitter and unscrupulous he is in his comments upon men and mato. Not only is the LONDON, 110 VD AY, SEPT. 3, 1866. The recovery of the Atlantic Cable, after a twelve month's loss, is a matter of general congratulation. The year 1866 seems to be especially favourable to the gigantic enterprise of uniting the two hemi spheres, for scarcely is the new line in full working order, and almost before the senders of messages have begun to complain of the expense and the tar diness necessitated by their number, than the doubt ful and difficult task of grappling the missing line is crowned with success. Many who were sanguine of the result of laying down a new cable were inclined to despair about the old one. And well they might; for a whole winter's storms had passed over the broad Atlantic since the broken cable sunk in a depth of 2,400 fathoms ! Who could tell what changes had been worked since then, or who could guarantee that the slender line would be caught at such a depth. Every thing that skill, science, and enterprise could do would, all felt certain, be done ; but, nevertheless, the odds were heavy, and the four ships were engaged in something very like a forlorn hope. The event, however, has disappointed the sceptics, and astonished the public. All who wish the submarine communication between England and America to remain unbroken (and who does not ?) must rejoice over the prospect of the speey completion of another line. The advantages will be very considerable. There will, of course, be a much less risk of acci dent and the consequent suspension of communica tion. There will also be a much greater rapidity in the transmission of messages, since, when every one was forced to telegraph by the same line, it was evident that some would have to wait until a great part of the value of their news was lost. Thanks to the just and prudent condition included in their charter, anything like partiality or unfairness is impossible, it being the rule to send the messages in exact rotation as they come. Nevertheless, a very little reflection will show that with the immense and ever-increasing amount of news, political, commer cial, social, and domestic, waiting on both sides of the Atlantic, the inevitable delay with one cable, worked as indefatigably as possible, must be most exasperat ing. Then the expense would naturally be very much greater with a single line. Should the enterprise continue to prosper, as we tap reasonably hope it will, other lines will be laid down, and the company will find it to their interest to reduce their prices considerably. At present they may reasonably make a high charge since they have had to bear h e avy expenses, and the successful completion of the undertaking is due entirely to the undaunted resolution with which they faced the disappointme n t of last year. The shareholders are rewarded for their courage and fortitude on that trying occasion, when the costly and anxiously watched cable was seemingly lost for ever. Well might they be dis heartened at such a catastrophe, for under the most favourable circumstances the delay of many months was inevitable, and a further outlay was demanded ; still, with true English determination and perse verance under difficulties, they renewed the effort. Like the spider plunging his thin spun line time after time in spite of repeated failure, the slight cable was once more lowered into the depths of that great ocean, in whose mysterious depths might dwell agencies of which the wisest were unconscious. Everything this year has been most fortunate. Something no doubt is due to improved science and greater skill in the management, skill bought by the experienc e of former disasters. The weather has been on the whole favourable, though of course the task of picking up the ca bl e was not accomplished without considerable difficulty. On August 10 the Albany and the Terrible reached the position of the end of the cable and grappled and buoyed it, but the chain breaking they lost both the rope and the At midnight on the 15th the Great Eastern succeeded in securing the coveted e and in raising it five hundred fathoms, but , but in buoying it she, too, lost rope and cable. Two days later she grappled it once more, and raised the bight to the bow sheave, when just in attempting to bring it on board it parted, owing to the rough ness of the sea. Two days more and the Great Eastern grappled the cable again and buoyed the bight, the cable being raised eighty-six fathoms from the bottom. The same day the Albany grappled it, but cleared it again. On the 26th the cable. THE SON, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 3, 1866. tone adopted most unfair to the ex-Governor of Jam aica, but the remarks he makes are a gross libel upo: a those who have espoused the cause of Mr. En :E in this country. It is much to be regretted that any one of knowledge and education should thus mislead the ignorant and confuse the uninformed by one-sided declarations and calumnious assertic)ns. We certainly did imagine that the Jamaica faction had done their work, but an hn portant addenda appears to be to bring in the meet ing at Hyde Park and to confound the Jamaica outbreak with the disturbance that then and there took place, in order to heap insults upon those poli tical leaders and partisans who do not agree with their tenets. Such conduct is un-English in the extreme, and cannot be too strongly denounced by all honest and independent men, no matter to which side they belong. Thus we read in Mr. GOLDWIN'S SMITH'S letter that " no one can have read the speech of Mr. DISRAELI and Mr. ADDERLEY with out seeing plainly that their hearts and those of their fellows are on the side of martial law. " Can anythingbe so ridiculous as this? And in accordance with this assertion is another, to the effect that those who entertained Mr. Elm at Southampton were influenced in their proceedings " not in spite of his having put Mr. GORDON illegally to death, but because he has shown the way in which other GORDONS may be put to death equally without re gard to law." In oue sense it may be as well for these fanatical supporters of the negro to talk like this, because it shows what their judgment is worth. Those who notice such extravagant assertions as those referred to may form an estimate of how fit they are to pass an opinion upon the transactions that take place in Jamaica. We put it to any one of common sense if this is a fair line of argument to adopt. "Do not Lord HARDWICKE and his party believe that the leaders of trades' unions and reform-leagues are very vicious people, of whom it would be desirable to rid the community." Such language might be left to the contempt and obscurity it deserves were it not addressed purposely to those who may be mis led by it in some degree, and it is the bounden duty of all who address them selves to the question to point out the mischief that may be wrought by these overwrought statements. Mr. BRIGHT has a great deal to answer for in the manner he has taken up this Jamaica business; he has enlisted prejudice in his cause, and not scrupled to make use of the arts of the demagogue. It is, indeed, difficult to say what these excited individuals who com pose the faction will not say next in reference to the Jamaica outbreak and the manner of its suppres sion ; but they will overreach themselves at last, as such men always do, and in the meanwhile it be hoves all who value truth and justice to protest against the course they are pursuing. TEE ATLANTIC CABLE. L A TEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) JAMAICA. LIVERPOOL, Sept. 3. The steamer Talisman, from Kingston, Jamaica ; arrived here this morning. Her news has been anticipated. OUR CONVICTS. In the year 1865, with the population of England estimated at about 21,000,000, there were(not reckon ing summary convictions before magistrates for minor offences) 12,358 persons whq after trial before a court of justice were sentenced to imprisonment (the majority of them for not more than six months), and 2,081 who were sentenced to penal servitude. This last number are our convicts ; and the crimi nal tables of the last 30 years do not show in any other year so small a number as 2,081 persons sen tenced to the greater punishment of penal servitude or transportation. An analysis of the sentences of 1865 also shows a striking decrease in the number condemned to more than seven years of punish ment ; only 368 such sentences were passed in the year 1865. Only 12 life sentences were passed. All this indicates a decline in the amount of serious crime. The directors of the English Convict Prisons, presenting their report for 1865, are able to state that there are only 81 convicts under sen tence of penal servitude for life, and 51 of these are confirmed invalids, many of them paralyzed and bed-ridden. The Government have been able to dispense with the cells hitherto rented in the county prisons at Leicester, Bedford, Northampton, Ayles bury, and Nottingham. In the course of the year 2,463 convicts were received into the Government prisons -2,069 males and 394 females. 134 of the males and 28 of the females were persons received back on account of the revocation of their licence to be at large before the expiration of their sentence, and 511 of the males and 143 of the females had been before convicted. The number of males re convicted shows a marked decrease, but the pro portion of reconvictions among female convicts has increased, and is very large. The number of licenses revoked shows an increase, owing to the stringency of the provisions of the new Penal Servitude Act. The directors re port that in the last 12 years 21,052 males and 3,114 female convicts have been set at large in England, either by expiratign of their sentence or by licence. In the year 1865 2,030 males and 402 female convicts were discharged on licence, which is now so generally the manner of exit from the con- - yid prisons that only 129 males and 34 females went out by expiration of their sentence. The large proportion of reconvictions among female convicts is due partly to the fact that the majority have been often in local prisons before coming to the convict prison, and are confirmed worthless characters. The superintendent of Brixton Prison mentions an instance of a crafty, selfish woman, who in every prison she has been in has contrived to dupe some officer to obtain forbidden supplies for her. In this prison a cell for refractory women has been built so isolated that the occupant can neither hear nor be heard, and the intense solitude is found very deterring. The medical officer no tices that as a rule the women who are sentenced to a second or third period of penal servitude come in in decidedly better health than those who are under a first sentence, and states that medically there would be no objection to a second servitude being made more rigorous than the first. The number of female reconvictions is attributable partly to their return to evil influences, and difficulty in obtaining employment on discharge. It is satis factory to learn that the Carlisle Memorial Refuge (in Queen-square) for female convicts, opened last year, is working successfully, and a similar refuge in Hammersmith for Roman Catholic convicts has since been opened ; admission to these refuges will be obtained by good conduct and industry in prison, as shown by marks obtained. The Prisoners' Aid Society in London also continues its good work, and has during the year undertaken the cases of 516 men and 61 women ; and like societies have been established in Staffordshire, Leeds, and Liver pool. The expenditure of convict prisons for the year was £243,850 ; in the preceding year it was £252,875. The value of the work done in the year by male convict labour at Portland, Chatham, and Portsmouth, with a daily average of 2,945 men em ployed was /93,078. The female convicts have knitted a large supply of worsted socks for the army, and the clothing of the convict establishments abroad is now manufactured in the convict prisons as far as pos sible. Convicts are now almost exclusively employed on Government work; slop work and contract work for private firms .have been nearly discontinued. The directors believe that the system now in force in English convict prisons, of limited remissions of time, governed strictly by the measure of actual work performed, and forfeiture of advantages already gained in case of misconduct, is the true plan for dealing with convicts, They think the general state of the prisons now satisfactory. The convicts are now worked hard, and the dietary is no more than rigid medical investigation justifies. The new sys tem of separation and classification works well ; and communication between convicts, even•on the pub lic works, is scarcely practicable. Books of mere amusement, of an uninstructive character, are ex cluded from the library. Every infraction of dis cipline, especially 'violence to officers, and trafficking, which at one time was very rife, has been promptly punished ; and, on the otiier hand, the tendency of all the regulations is to encourage the convicts to industry and good conduct. The Inspector-General of French Prisons has recently borne testimony to our penal institutions as worthy of imitation by other countries. HURRICANE AT BOULOGNE-SUR-MER.--On Mon day afternoon about 3 o'clock a most terrific whirl wind burst over the coast, flooded the town of Boulcgno, and occasioning a serious loss of property. The inhabitants had scarcely recovered from the fright of an awful storm of thunder and lightning which took place on Monday morning, when vivid lightning in the south-west direc tion denoted the approach of another storm. A perfect calm then prevailed for some time, but suddenly the wind rose to a complete cyclone, with a deluge of rain. The storm was at its greatest force about half-past three o'clock. The hurricane took up clouds of sand from the hills and along the coast, which was swept over the town by the torrent to an enormous extent. Some persons describe it to have been a waterspout. All the streets in the lower part of the town were completely under water, and the cellars and basement floors of the houses were quickly filled. Much damage was done, especially to the port, where several cargoes of merchandise for shipment wero piled up. A yacht foundered in the harbour, and afterwards was carried out to sea, bottom upwards, but fortunately no lives were lost. WHAT AMERICAN WOMEN CAN Do.—Among the strangers in Philadelphia at this moment are two ladies from Martinsburg, West Virginia. Yesterday they were purchasing a seed drill, a mowing machine, and other agri cultural implements, whose cost in the aggregate was about $BOO. their home was very close to the theatre of the late war. Between the two contending armies their houses and barns were burnt, their horses and cattle driven off, their only brother conscripted into the Southern army, and themselves left destitute and homeless. Any one who, seing a young lady such as we saw yesterday, had been told that she had personally ploughed and planted many acres of land, would have laughed to scorn the party so informing him. Such, however, is literally the case. We learnt the facts from a gentleman residing in the vicinity. The smoking ruins of the farm upon which these young people resided had scarcely cooled when the neighbours clubbed together, built them a log-house, and extemporised a sort of barn. Horses were loaned to them, and the girls with their own hands ploughed the ground and seeded it with corn. The crop grew apace, and with their own hands they harvested it. They sold it to great advantage. They had owned 47 negro slaves. Some of these went into the Union army, others deserted the locality. The girls were left alone to baffle with the vicissitudes of the war 0 ur informant, whose respectability is beyond a question, says that these girls produced by their own work in the field more decided and productive results than were ac complished by the entire gang of slaves. They toiled for three years, and now they have a comfortable home and most substantial barns upon their property, while improve ments have been made upon it to an extent that makes it of considerably more value than before the torch of con flicting armies reduced its building to ashes. One of the young ladies has since married, but the others still do duty as their own "overseers," and they themselves purchased yesterday and directed the shipmer,t of the agricultural implements to which we have above referred. The wonder to the dealer was that a lady, delicately gloved and attired, as though she had never overstepped the bounds of the boudoir, should descant experimentally and intelligently upon the respective merits of the different reaping ma chines, and upon the comparative values of the different patents for threshing out the cereals. These young ladies were educated in Philadelphia, and are well known to many of our best people.—Philadelphia North American. EXECUTION OF THE WIGAN MURDERER.--On Saturday at noon Thomas Grime was executed at Kirkdale for tho murder, in January, 1863, of an old man named James Barton, at the Balkhouse Colliery, between Wigan and Chorley. TO THE EDITOP. OF THE SUN. Sir,—l beg to forward, for the information of your readers, the annexed copy of a telegram re ceived this (Sunday) morning, at 9 a.m., announc ing the success of the expedition for recovering this company's telegraphic cable broken in August, 1865, the broken end being lost on that occasion in a depth of 2,400 fathoms, after 1,040 miles had been successfully payed out from Valentia.—Yours faithfully, G. SAWARD, Secretary and General Superintendent. Atlantic Telegraph Co., 12. St. Helen's-place, Bishopsgate-street-within, Sept. 2. " GRAVES, VALENTIA, TO SAWARD, LONDON. " Sunday, 5 40 a.m.—Signals through 1865 cable ; which is all correct. Now splicing. Please inform directors." The following telegram has been received by Reuter's Telegram Company (Limited) from Mr. R. A. Glass : " VALENTIA, Sept. 2. " Ship spoken." The following telegram has been received by Reuter's Telegram Company (Limited) from Mr. R. A. Glass : " VALENTIA, Sept. 2. " The following received from the Great Eastern at 5 45 a.m. to-day : " CANNING TO GLASS. I have much pleasure in speaking to you through the 1865 cable. Just going to make splice.' " The following telegram has been received by Reuter's Telegraph Company (Limited), from Mr. It A. Glass : 44 VALENTIA, Sept. 2. The Albany, with the Terrible, reached the position of the end of the cable of 1865 on August 10, and had grappled and buoyed the cable in lat. 51 27 30 N., long. 38 50 W., but the chain breaking, they lost the rope and the cable. On the 12th the Great Eastern and Medway reached the above position. At midnight on the 15th, in lat. 51 26 N., long. 38 37 W., the Great Eastern had raised the cable 500 fathoms, but in buoying it she lost the rope and cable. On the 17th the Great Eastern grappled the cable at 1 55 a.m., and raised the bight to the bow sheave, in lat. 51 29 N., long. 38 48 W., when, in attempting to bring it on board it parted, at 10 50 a.m., the sea being too rough for the boats to operate. On the 19th the Great Eastern grappled the cable in lat. 51, 31 30 N., long. 38 40 W., and buoyed the bight at 9 30 p.m., the cable being raised 86 fathoms from the bottom. On the same day the Albany grappled the cable in lat. 51 29 30 N., long. 38 40 30 W., but cleared it again at 8 a.m. On the 26th the Medway grappled it in lat. 51 31 N., long. 38 40 W., close to the bight, but at 5 p.m. the cable parted, the Medway having raised it to 1,000 fathoms. At 11 p.m. on the 26th the Albany grappled it, about lat. 51 31 N., long. 38 40 40 W., raised it to the surface and buoyed it. On the 27th the Great Eastern secured it about buoy with the bight of the cable, and brought on board two miles, attached to it in lat. 51 42 N., long. 38 24 W., being carried this distance by the draught. On Aug. 29 changed grappling to lat. 51 52 30 N., long. 36 330 W. On Sept. 1 she grappled the cable, raised it to 860 fathoms from the surface and buoyed it. On the Ist the Great Eastern grappled the cable again about three miles westward of the buoy and the Medway, also two miles westward of the Great Eastern, and brought the bight on board. At 3 19 a.m. on the 2d the splice was completed and the paying out commenced at 6.45 a.m. The tests of the cable are most perfect. We hope to be in Heart's Content on Saturday. Splice lat. 51 52 20, long. 36 5 20. Noon Sept. 2, 51 56 30 long. 36 42 lat. ; distance run, 23 miles ; cable paying out, 28 96 miles ; slack per cent., 25.91. Tests perfect. All going on well. Weather heavy ; rain, with light wind." NEW BUILDING FOlt THE QUEEN AT LOCH MUIcK.—A very extensive lodge is soon to be erected at the west end of Loch Muick, for the use of her Majest y. The building will be of ashlar wo r k, gran i te being t h e stone employed. An excellent site h as b een chosen for the lodge, from which a magnificent view of the surroundi n g picturesque scenery will be obtained.—Dundee Ad ver ti ser . SPECTRUM ANALYSIS.—One of the best papers of the British Association was that of Mr. Huggins on " Spec- trum Analysis" as a means of telling the constitution of the stars. One very curious fact he seems to have brought out, that the application of this analysis to the constitution of the stars may not improbably be the means of enlarging our own knowledge of chemistry. Thus there is a certain nebula which, when analysed by its spectrum, exhibits a dark line corresponding with one only of the group of bright lines constituting the spectrum of nitrogen, and it is thought that this may imply that nitrogen is after all a compcund, and not a simple body—not an element, as we have hitherto supposed—but is capable of analysis into elements of which one only exists in this particular nebula. Nothing would be more curious than if we were to learn by gazing up at a distant nebula that there is an artful join, so to say, which we have never yet discovered, in a gaN that has p long been under our eyes.—Spectator. FRANCE. The Emperor rode out yesterday afternoon for some time on horseback in the park of St. Cloud. The Florence Gazette announces that the Italian Government has determined to give a subvention of 25 millions of francs to the Roman Railway Company. It had at first resolved on 15, but that sum afterwards was found to be insufficient to effect any real good. The Memorial Diplomatique states that the jour ney of MM. Ozenue and Barbier to Berlin is con nected with commercial negotiations concerning details in applying the sugar-law. Mine. Riitori has arrived in Paris with her dra matic company on her way to America. The Moniteur publishes a list of persons to whom the Minister of the Interior has granted medals of honour for acts of devotedness during the month of June, 1866, consisting of one gold of the first class, two of the second ; nine silver of the first class, and 79 of the second. The jewellers, dealers in precious stories, and clock and watchmakers, who have been allotted space in the Universal Exhibition of next year, have asked the Prefect of Police to designate two agents to watch night and day over the collected wealth of that section. An International Congress of Workmen will open at Geneva on September 3, and continue to the 9th. The working population of the great towns of France are to be represented ; and dele gates are expected from England, Belgium, Ger many, and Italy. Advices from Massouah of the 3d August an nounce that the Emperor Theodore has just fought a great battle near Axoum with the insurgents of the province of Tigre,. the result being indecisive. The Emperor was awaiting reinforcements from the interior to deliver a new combat, which would do cile the fate of Abyssinia. The Charivari publishes a wood-cut of a some what lugubrious character. A tall old general, in a Prussian uniform, is seated on a bench in a public promenade, and in front of him stands a little peasant girl, who says, " Ah, Sir ! father is very fend of you !" "Ah ! really ! what is your father?" " Ile makes wooden legs for those that want them." Count de Chambord, who has been for some weeks at the Chateau of Ebenzweir, near Gmunden, in Upper Austria, has left for Frohsdorff. A letter from Egypt announces that the grand caravan which had been charged to carry the presents of the Sultan to the tomb of the Prophet has just made its entry, on its return, into the city of Cairo in the midst of a considerable crowd. The Mahil, or sacred carpet, which dur ing the year just finished had covered the coffin of Mahomet, was carried by a white camel, followed by twenty others richly caparisoned. The troops, drawn up in the principal square, presented arms, and this relic, so precious for all good Mussulmans, was deposited in the citadel with great ceremony. There were no stick among the pilgrims, and when they left Mecca not a single case of epidemic was reported. The Secolo of Milan says that the King has in vited the diplomatic corps to accompany him on his entry into Venice. The Minister of Prussia at once accepted the invitation. 'The iloniteur publishes a decree declaring of public utility the construction of a permanent bridge over the Rhone at Arles, to replace the bridge of boats so often damaged or carried away by the rapid currents of the river. The death is announced at Folgoet, near Les neveu (Finisterre) of Mine. Uguen, at the age of one hundred and two. The police made a descent the night before last at a clandestine gaming-house frequented by stu deuts in the Rue Dauphine. A number of persons being found at play, their names and addresses were taken down, all the articles feuud in the place were seized, and a prosecution will be commenced against the keeper of the establishment. The Akhbar of Algeria states that a destructive fire lately broke out in the forest of Edough, near Bona, and destroyed 350 hectares (2i acres each) of oak trees and 300 quintals (221. lbs. each) of cork. The fire continued for three days, and caused a loss of 600,000 fr. Count de Goltz, the Prussian Ambassador, is to' leave Paris this day for Berlin. His absence is expectedSto be about a fortnight. Prince Gagarine, Councillor of State at St. Pe tersburg and attached to the Russian Ministry of the Interior, has been appointed to the post of Governor of Archangel. BADEN RACES.—Subjoined is the result of the first day's running here :—" Continental St. Leger :" M. Lunel's Etoile-Filante first, Fleurette second; "Prix de la Favorites :" Count lloffeld's Monitor first, Ambassador second; . "Prix de la Foret-Noire :" Duke of Hamilton's Apsley first, Reveil-Matin second ; " Prix d'lffezheim :" M. De lamarre's Collet-Monte first, Chantilly second ; "Prix de Rastadt :" Count de Lagrange's La- Germaine. BO URSE, Sept. I.—Two o'clock.—Yesterday being the last of the month the reponse des primes (option) was as usual declared. The rates fixed for the principal securities were as follows :—French Rente, 69f. 60c. ; Italian Fives, 55f. 25c. ; Mobilier, 662 f. 50c. ; Spanish Mobilier, 345 f. ; Credit Foncier, 1,350 f. ; Comptoir d'Escompte, 895 f. ; Orleans, 880 f. ; Northern, 1,150 f. ; Lyons, 880 f. ; Immo biliere, 412 f. 50c. ; Transatlantic, 512 f. 50c. Part were taken up and part abandoned. This being the day for the liquidation of the Rente, a certain amount of animation existed. The tours de com pensation was declared at 70f., and there was a de port of 10c. After the settlement the market be came very inactive. French Rente was done at 70f., or 20c. higher ; Italian Fives at 56f., or an advance of 45c. ; Mobilier at 670 f., or a rise of lf. 25c. Very few transactions in railways. Three o'clock— A slight reaction has occurred in most securities, the closing prices being as follows : 4 per Cents 9B 90 Do. end month — Bank Shares 3620 Italian Loan 56 Do. end month 55 55 Mexican Loan 26 50 Do. Bonds l5l 25 Spanish Threes Home Debt — Deferred 3 per Cents. 69 90 Do. end month 7O Credit Mobilier 662 50 Do. end month ... 666 25 Credit Foncier 1360 Do. end month 1360 For Account. 883 75 Orleans Northern ll6O Lyons and Mediterranean BB7 50 Southern 533 75 Western 568 75 Eastern Sardinian BO Austrian Lombard 4 lO North of Spain lO5 Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona — Roman LORD JOHN MANNERS IN EDINBURGH.—About 11 o'clock on Friday morning Lord John Manners, accom panied by Mr. Matheson, of the Board of Works, visited the Museum of Science and Art, where his lordship spent three hours, inspecting more particularly the modo of arranging the various articles exhibited. Lord John afterwards met the Lord Provost by appointment in the Crown-room of the Castle, and along with him visited Holyrood Palace and grounds. THE SOUTH LONDON AND ESSEX FORESTERS' GREAT DAY AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE.—(THIS DAY.) This morning, from an early hour, excursion trains from nearly every provincial town came to Sydenham, bringing members of the ancient order of Foresters to enjoy their annual fete at the people's Palace. This demonstration is not got up in opposition to the first that annually takes place in August by the London United District, but in order to afford accommodation to the many thousands o the fraternity who patronise those flies, the different dis tricts fix certatn times for each to enjoy a pleasant day. By noon not less than 10,000 persons had entered the Palace, and the cry was that " Still they come." The day, owing to the fineness of the weather, promised to be one 9f great benefit to the districts interested. Reform Meeting at Bristol. On Saturday afternoon an open-air demonstration in favour of political reform took place at Bristol. A procession and bands of music marched through the principal streets of the city, and a meeting, at which ib was calculated there were nearly 10,000 persons present, was held upon Brandon-hill. Mr. Handel Cossham presided, and Mr. Edmond Beales and Mr. Charles Bradlaugh were present as a deputation from the National Reform League. The CHAIRMAN, in the course of a lengthened address, remarked that he considered that grand gathering, and that much grander gathering at Bir mingham the other day, were complete answers to the assertions constantly made by the Tories that the people of England did not want Reform. The Tory party would not listen to reason, and refused to given them the smallest measure of reform ; but what they had refused to give in answer to argu ment they would obtain by the display of England's greatness. (Cheers.) He said that he was in the House of Commons when Mr. Lowe said that they (the working classes) were drunken, ignorant, and venal, and of all the disorderly assemblies he ever saw, he never beheld anything more disorderly, or heard anything more disgraceful than the yells of the Tories when Mr. Lowe made that assertion. (Hear.) He challenged him to prove that the work ing men of England were more ignorant, drunken, or venal than were the class to which the hon. gen tleman belonged. At some length he defended the working classes from the charges brought against them by the lion. gentleman, and referring to the charge of venality, said they could not introduce - - upon the register a more venal class than that now upon it, as evidenced by the proceedings at the va rious election commissions now being held. The speaker declared himself in favour of the widest ex tension of the suffrage, and after referring to other phases of the question of Reform, read letters of apology from the members of the borough, Mr. H. Berkeley and Sir M. Peto,:and from the Rev. J. W. Caldicott and Mr. JOhn Frost. Mr. Moss moved the following resolution : " That this meeting, while regarding the retire ment of the late Ministry with sincere regret, consi ders the advent of a Tory Administration as a na tional calamity, and the people here publicly assem bled feel it their bounden duty most solemnly to declare that they will never rest satisfied till a Go vernment in unison with the feelings and wishes of the people be established, deeming that such resolve on their part can alone redeem the pledge made by them to support Lord Russell, Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Bright, and other honest advocdtes of public rather than class interests, who so nobly sustained their rights and the principles of just government against an adverse faction in a corrupt and dishonest House of Parliament." Mr. GA WLER having seconded the motion, Mr. BEALES rose to support it, and wa s rece i ve d with loud cheers. He said the reception they had given him in Bristol, going to his heart with the re ception he had met with from hundreds and thou sands of his fellow-countrymen, was a large recom pense to him for having yielded to the dictates of a conscience indignant at the present system of class representation and class legislation—indignant at seeing a constitution trampled under foot—indig nant at seeing a parliamentary faction so grossly misconducting itself towards the people of this great country as not only to exclude them from their just rights, but to revile them and insult them as unfit for the exercise of those rights. (Cheers.) Those receptions were a recompense to him for conscien tiously under these circumstances overstepping the ordinary limits of his professional avocations, and what was called professional etiquette, the validity of which he did not recognise — (cheers)—bverstepping those limits to advocate the rights of the people. Those receptions, he believed, showed that if it was inexpedient for the public service that he should continue to exercise judicial functions it was not in expedient for the public service that he should re- tain the office of President of the Reform League —(loud cheers)—for the purpose of carrying on, as he trusted, to victory the standard on which was inscribed manhood suffrage and the ballot. (Cheers.) He did not quarrel with those who advocated a less measure of reform, but he contemplated that every man, morally and intellectually qualified to exercise it should have a vote in the election of those who have the making of the laws and the imposing of the taxes. (Cheers.) The speaker quoted an illus tration for the purpose of showing that the present system of Parliamentary representation in this country rested upon a false basis, and, as a practical test, he called upon all those present who had votes to hold up their hands, and then those who had not, when it appeared that the latter constituted at least three-fourths of the assemblages of political Re form, and resumed his seat amid loud cheers. Mr. HENRY WAY, in a humorous speech, moved the second resolution, which was as follows :- 6 , That this meeting earnestly considers that it is the imperative duty of the people of this country who regard their lives and value their rights and liberties to strike for the amendment of the repre sentation on the basis of residential manhood suffrage and the ballot, and support the cause of the Reform League by enrolling themselves members, and by every legitimate means assist in sustaining them in their great battle for the true and just rights of the unenfranchised millions of their fellow countrymen." Mr. ROGERS seconded, and Bradlaugh supported, the resolution, which was carried unanimously, and the meeting separated with a vote of thanks to the chairman. Two SEA CAPTAINS WORTHY OF EMPLOYMENT. —Captain Sherard Osborn, R.N., C. 13., having re signed the very lucrative appointment which he held in India, is now in England, and is desirous, we understand, of placing his services at the disposal of the Admiralty in any position where they can be made most available for the public interests. Captain Cowper P. Coles has, we understand, applied to the Admiralty for active employ ment.. It is true that the Royal Sovereign is at this mo tnent in commission under the command of Captain F. A. Herbert, but merely as a tender to the Excellent. There should, however, be no difficulty in the way of Captain Coles superseding Captain Herbert, who doubtless Would prefer having an independent sea-going vessel, particu larly as Captain Coles would prefer having a turret-ship. The friends of Captain Coles will be glad to hear that his health is thoroughly restored, and that he feels equal to any undertaking connected with his profession. —Army and Navy Gazette. WHO INVENTED THE STEAM-HAMMER ?—Al though Patricroft was undoubtedly the birthplace of the steam-hammer in its present compact and manageable form, it is now conclusively proved (by the testimony of Mr. Gaskell and Dr. W. Fairbairn), that Mr. Smiles was not justified in giving, as he has done in his "Industrial Biography," the credit of its invention to Mr. Nasmyth. The first practically useful hammer made in England was produced at the works of Messrs. Nasmyth, Gaskell, and Co., at Patricroft, but Mr. Nasmyth's hammer was similar to, and no advance upon, the hammers of James Watt and Deverell, patented nearly half a century previously, until the self-acting motion was designed and applied by Mr. Robert Wilson, then manager to the firm, and now ma naging partner in the works at Patricroft. From the time of Mr. Wilson's invention being applied the steam-hammer has become a necessity in every engineering workshop, its introduction marking anew era in the history of mechanical progress.—Mining Journal. FREE SUNDAY AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE.--Yes terday being .the day set apart by the directors of the palace for the free Sunday to the officers and leading members of the metropolitan trade societies, and other working class organisations, these parties largely availed themselves of the privilege. About 8,000 tickets had been placed at the disposal of the committee of the Sunday League, under the superintendence of whose secretary (Mr. R. Morrell) they were apportioned out to the various socie ties according to numbers. The doors of the palace were opened at half-past one o'clock, and, undeterred by the wet morning, by four O'clock the whole of the ticket-holders had assembled at the palace, the great majority of whom were accompanied by their children, for the admission of whom tickets were not required. Altogether, at the above hour, at least 10,000 persons were present, all highly appreciating the liberality of i l Ee directors. During the afternoon a selection of sacred music was performed on the largo organ by Mr. James Coward. At five o'clock Mr. Baxter Langley addressed a large audience from the front of the orchestra explanatory of the principles and objects of the Sunday League. Mr. R. Morrell, the secretary of the Sunday League, also addressed the meeting, and stated that another free Sunday would be given on Sunday next for the shareholders and their friends, on which day any persons who had not used their tickets, owing to the threatening state of the weather, would be admitted. At eight o'clock the palace was closed and the company de parted. Vicksburg i 8 fast regaining its old prosperity. trs l7 :e7a d'lnnot * HER MAJESTY. • BALMORAL, Aug. 31. The Qeeen, accompanied by Princess Bea trice drove out yesterday morning. In the afternoon her Majesty, accompanied by Princess Louise and Prince Leopold, drove to the Linn of Muich. Princess Louise, attended by Lady Churchill and the Hon. Emily Cathcart, went to Abergeldie in the evening, and was present at a ball given by the Prince and Princess of Wales. • Sept. 1. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise, went out in the grounds yesterday morning. I❑ the afternoon her Majesty, accompanied by Prinncess Louise, and attended by Lady Churchill, drove through Castleton to meet their Royal High nessses Prince and Princess Christian of Schleswig' Holstein, who travelled to Perth by the mail train, and then posted over the Spital of-Glenshee. On their royal highnesses' arrival at Balmoral they were received by the tenantry and servants of her Majesty, who had erected a floral arch close to the bridge, where they presented an address congratu lating their royal highnesses on their first visit to the Highlands, and giving them a most cordial wel come ; after which the carriage proceeded at a fee t pace to the Castle, preceded by the royal pipers , and accompanied by the tenantry and servants. Lady Susan Melville and Colonel Gcrdon were in attendance upon their royal highnesses. Foreign - Courts. PARIS, Sept. 1 . Prince Napoleon has left Prangins to make an ex cursion amongst the glaciers. Count de Goltz, the Prussian Ambassador, is to leave Paris this day for Berlin. His absence is ex pected to be about a fortnight. The Ambassador from the Shah of Persia to the Court of the Tuileries, Hassam Ali Khan, arrived the day before yesterday at Marseilles, by the steamer Indus, from Constantinople, on his way to resume his duties. Marshal de Macmahon, Governor-General of Algeria, arrived at the capital of the colony on the 25th August. The Archduke Stephen of Austria, son of the Archduke Antoine, and brother to the Queen of the Belgians, is expected in the south of France for the benefit of his health. The Marquis and Marchioness of Westminste r have been entertaining a succession of visitors at Eato n Hall, Cheshire. The Marquis and Marchioness of Clanricarde left their residence in Stratton-street on Wednesday to viol Mr. Beaumont, M.P., and Lady Margaret Beaumont, at Allenhead, Northumberland. The Countess of Dalkeith gave birth to a son 011 Friday morning at Bowhill, Selkirkshire. The couuteoo and infant are both doing well. The Countess Poulett has arrived at her resi. denco in Hanover-square in improved health. Lord Lovat is entertaining a select party at Beaufort Castle, Inverness-shire. Lady Eluntingfield has arrived at Brown's Hotel. Colonel- the Hon. Strange and the Hon. Mrs. Jocelyn have left Cowes for Pencarrow, on a visit to Ladl Molesworth. The Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, Bart., ALP. , has joined Lady Emily Peel at the Villa Lammermoor/ Geneva, from Drayton Manor, Staffordshire. Sir Willoughby and Lady Jones have left Brown's Hotel for Cromer, Norfolk. Lieutenant-Colonel and Mrs. Gubbins have arrived at Farrance's Hotel from Farnleigh, Castle Knockt Ireland. Recent accounts mention that Lord Plunkett, Bishop of Tuam, improves in health, but his friends ar e still most anxious on his account. Mr. SAMUEL SMILES, who for the last 12 ra il filled the office of secretary to the South-Eastern Railway' Company, has been appointed secretary of the National Provident Institution.—Sunday Gazette. SCENE AT SIR H. STORKS'S DEPARTURE FRO JAMAICA.—In an article referring to the departure of Sir 11. Storks the Morning Journal says :—" From even tb most distant places crowds of people of all class es c ame t° see for the last time, and to s a y God speed' to the Gover nor whose public and private virtues they so loved and revered. The old island militiamen, who had not been called out for years, volunteered to form his escort. 1111° coloured population knelt to bless him. All classes of society and all sects of Christians sorrowed for his depa tura." ST. MARTIN'S HALL.—The Vere Burlesque Com' pany, which is at present composed of amateurs, gave the first of a series of performances on Saturd a y evening, under the management of Mr. C. De Vere. The pieces selected were Messrs. Brough and Halliday's fart of "Up Stairs and Down St a i rs ," i n w hi c h M r . Alber t Stuart, as Snipper, the footman, and Miss Millie Do Ve t°) as Clipper, the ladies'-maid, played extremely well, esPee cially the lady, who threw an amount of vivacity into bet acting that proved she is quite at home upon the stag e c i We understand she is likely to j o i n th e compan y at ° 1 Drury" during the present year. The grand feature o f the evening was the burlesque of "Ernani." It may no t be , generally known, but burlesque is a very diffi cu lt bran el ,i -of the drama for amateurs to undertake. They she' ll - not only be able to act, but should also be blessed with th e gifts of Enterpe and Terpsichore in order to amuse th eir audiences; they should be quite au fait in singing n e e/. melodies and dancing Vir g i nn y b rea k-d owns. These le" - ter accomplishments were sadly required on this occasi o/1 ' if we except Mr. aid Mi ss D e V ere, w h o p l aye d th e par „, ' of Don Silva and Don Carlos ; the rest have much to learn before they can hope to shine in burlesque. Between lb° , l pieces two juveniles of the name of Rushbrook appee r° in a "Dance of All Nations," with e i g ht c h ang es of O r tumo, and met with deserved applause. They are v et talented children, and we have no doubt would be a gre at , attraction at one of our music balls. We need scarce say the audience, which was a most numerous one/ de : parted highly delighted with the evening's e n t er tainmen" EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT IN WALBROOg•' Yesterday about noon considerable alarm was caused in the immediate neighbourhood of St. Stephens, Walbroo f in consequence of the followi ng ex t raor di nary acc ident by which one life was nea r ly l os t an d several others jeOP 3 , dised. It appears th a t a man was driving a four-whe eled waggon through th a t narrow thoroughfare ; at the time . " lad named Willi am Ri c h es, w h o resided at No. 1, J'Elle°- i n to th e street, Commerci a l- roa d , P ec kh am, was l oo ki ng window of Mr. Joh n F aun ' s , p a t en t fi re re li ance sa fe Iv3re house, when the c arman i n a tt emp ti ng t o t urn the vellih: round the vehicle got u p on th e p avemen t an d drove , boy completely through th e w i n d ows o f M ess rs. Fau n warehouse, demolishing the front wi n d ows , an d also hr e . L .; ing in the splendid glass cabi ne t f ormer l y i n th e Great 110 hibition of 1851. A gentleman wh o was p ass ing a t ,4 o time had also a very narrow escape similar to the lad. boy, by order of Mr. Mackenzie, the manager of the vi Or was removed to Guy's Hospital. The exceedingly ne r t o state of the street was the sole cause of the accident. the Cannon-street Rarvay Station is opened, as 15 010 tended on Saturday next, it is difficult . t o s tate 11°W increased traffic will be able to bo carried on. ,;bar, DR. LIVINGSTONE.—A letter dated ban— o. July 11, says :—" My friend, the doctor, is w a - io, He has fairly passed the troubl esome coas t pe ople, e l ' 5 , living with good chief, who seems to have taken his i n c i e s He is with the head m an o f El gouano, a p l a ce 50 In o p above the point where he turned on our boat voy a g e a . the Rosuma, at the confluence of th e Li en di and B °sil He now proposes leaving some o f hi s b ag gage w it ' h arc lit man, and exploring the north end of Nyassa. he will return to Elgouano, and refit for a longer tri Ty of Lake Pangauyita. We sent up his letters and a 0 1 10 0 quinine, and were to await his return. Our next will probably be to send supplies to meet him at 1 " 4 lg I cannot say they will ever meet him, but they m s s' THE PRINCE OF WALES'S INTEREST IN D °3l a t MAnEßs.—During the Fine Arts Exhi biti°ll kivg York the Prince attentively watched a blind girl Nve r _ .. . t y. a sewing machine with the utmost ease and dexiltaulo So greatly was his Royal Highness interested t o ' po „ repeatedly called the attention of the Princess to thefain' rater and her clever performance. After making s:oa gracious inquiries respecting the blind girl, and e s ..tur ieg ing that the machine was one of the Singer hfande'sulor Company's from the depot in London, the Prine e „ e lesS rt quently commanded that two of their celebrated ,°,7rough family sewing machines should be sent to g ari°' House and one to Sandringham Hall in Norfolk °o 'o pleasing incident, while it speaks loudly of the P rin te d benevolent disposition, is no less emphatic of his 1 " a nd discernment and practical good sense in discoveri n g o.i ca approving a machine which has justly _ P r general preference over . every other sin° l ! v ery vention. We lately read in the Engineer ¢ a pa clear description of this favourite household servant were were astonished at the account of the S new patented invention which has, according uh _ po or scientific authority, not only successfu ll y concluerb%itpero extreme di ffi culty, the making of a bu tto n-hoforms that intricate operation at the wonderful rate situPli 6tl h e a ri n e e s t o i o Qu d . a i 1 y, and that with the gre atest iNgertoLithe ahtiletiv: and p Th e of eas ( and 5 oth er , hur,s( ti on is i leld oN A su re igns b 4)a n k c Ann, Chath a PilbLea Lond on cQnl►nitt, repr esen Obedient P rom du r i ng I fact ory, Int o i n Fathe r 1( tr a d e of goods h ; pre vious Nottin g tir ol i ng kodera.t branch Th e gre at st€ 'heap ne , quility p °ll 4ols Ai 7 b 1 01 • kedt eed 16,16. e • 4 °4, It to ° et obey.: I