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TiIEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING. A ROMANTIC ATTACHMENT. Mr. W. Farren an.l Miss Ada Cavendish. Alter which, DAVID GALt RICK: Messrs. Sothern, Buck stone, Chippendale, Rogers, Clark, Coe, etc.; Mesdames Moore, Chippendale, Fitzwilliam, etc. To be followed by LORD DUNDREARY MARRIED AN I) DONE FOR : Messrs. Sothern. Buckstone, Gordon, Braid, &c. ; 31rs Chippen , l4le, M ss Hill, Ac. Concluding with A KISS IN THE DARK. Commence at Seven. ROYAL LYCEUM TETEATRE.- Under the sole 31anaqement of Mr. Fectiter. T II IS EVENING. a new petite Comedy, ,ntitled DOCTO It Ga: rick (the Ac or, Mr. 11. ; Messrs. Evans, ktanley, fic ; Mrs. Do sman ILIA Miss Henrade. After which, TtIE Co itz-IC N Bit(yr 11 ER S. Mr. Fe; liter ; Messrs. Jordan, .1.. rn2.ry, Vezin, s idoicomh, Fitz- Patric'r, ilorsman, Evans, Moreland, k 31 c. ; 188 Lli avtu, Mrs. ernan, Mrs. Millman, Iss Hatch, Miss liuvermy, and Miss Ilenrade. '1 o cone' tile with a farcical sketch. UP IN THE WORLD. Mr. 11. Widdicombe; Mt ssrs. Evans, PAtzp it! id:, &c. ; Miss Borman, Mrs. C. liorbrnan. Box Office open daily from Eleven till Five. NEW TIIEATREJWYAL ADELPIII Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING. at 7 precisely. 1: RE FAS FAMILY: Messrs. Billington, J. L. Toole, Paul Bedford, It Phillips, Ashley, Eburne ; Mrs. Allred Mellon (Miss Woolgar), Miss 11. Simms, Miss Furtado, Miss Smith, Miss Seaman, Miss Godsall, and Mrs 11. Lewis. After which '(lsth time, an Anduluslan Ballet Dlverisse men', called LA FLUB S NVILLA, by the celebrated Spanish Dancers, El Senora Campubi, El Senor Allem iny, and La Senorita Elvira, from the Teatro Real, Madrid. To conclude with TILE STEE PLE 2IIAS E. Mesrs. J. L. Toole, I'. Bedford, Biliington, and Miss Kate Kelly. OYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, MY PRESERVE 3. After which. will be produced the grand Eas'er Burlesque, PA It IS ; or, five Lempiere 3les•rs. 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Tins DAY.--31Nrning, 2h. 15m.—Afternoon, 2h. 35m. Ta-Alolutow.-Morning, 2h. sOrn.—Afternoon, 311. 10m. tj r ay ( t 2.4 g kiatv wi MUM LONDON, THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1866. Whatever Ministry may succeed in retaining of fice there is no doubt that they must undertake one important social reform. The treatment of our sick poor has gradually been forcing itself upon public attention, and the recent investigations have rendered it impossible for the Legislature any longer to neglect this obvious duty. The Lancet commis sion undoubtedly did good service in exposing abuses which the regular official inspectors seemed powerless to detect, and there can be no question that there really are very great difficulties in the way of their ascertaining the truth. A set visit made at fixed hours, accompanied probably by the heads of the establishment, or at any rate made in presence of the nurses and keepers of each ward, gives few opportunities for discovering'the real state or feeling of the patients. Besides, the sufferers in these instances hardly ever complain to the inspector. They mistrust his willingness to assist him, and re gard him as part of the regular system against which it is hopeless to struggle. They fear, too, the consequences of their indiscretion, for in how many ways might their petty tyrants revenge themselves upon helpless or bed-ridden paupers if they gave them serious -.grounds of offence ? With the best intentions on the part of the inspector, it would be a long while before any individual case of ill-treat ment was attended to, and in the meantime what would not the poor creature have to dread from the cruel or dishonest nurse? A helpless sick man or woman, who has no other refuge but the workhouse, miserable as it is, and no friends to interfere on his or her behalf, may well shrink from making the situation more intolerable than it is. Long ago Miss TWIINTNING, in pleading the cause of the sick and infirm in workhouses, dwelt strongly upon what she called the " monster evil" of pauper nursing, and every fresh inquiry proves the justice of her complaints. The most ter rible feature in all the accounts is the ill-usage or neglect of the bed-ridden patients who are unable to move themselves in bed. Two or three fearful in stances have been mentioned without contradiction, in which poor creatures have actually died from bedsore; increased, if not produced, by neglect. The Lancet commissioners came upon two such cases, in which paralysed persons, suffering from wounds of this kind, received but the roughest treatment, and the case of T 13107111 DALY is still fresh in the recollection of the public. The neglect is not often due to intentional cruelty, but to in difference and ignorance. Many persons may have a better natural idea of the duties of a sick nurse than others, but all must need some training and experience tefore they are qualified to deal with such cases, and the class which supplies the able bodied paupers of workhouses—the thriftless, the improvident, the drunken, the dishonest arc not exactly those in which we should expect to find the tenderness, the cleanliness, the attention, and the skill indispensable to an attendant on the sick. The state of things revealed in Mr. ILtaT's letter to the Times last week, describing what he and Mr. FARNALL saw in the sick wards of Whitechapel Workhouse, is absolutely appalling. " The very worst horrors of pauper sick nursing and treat ment," says Mr. FARNALL, " were flourishing un checked," and the details by which he supports the assertion certainly do more than confirm it. "In one bed lay a stout middle aged man bedridden and helpless. Ile was lying on a very wet, hard straw mattress. On lifting him we found extensive bed sores, covered only with a bit of wet rag. . . Th e suffering to which this poor creature is exposed day and night by sheer neglect is hardly to be expressed i❑ words." A decent old man, in full possession of his faculties, was found in another ward with an ex tensive ulcer of the leg. "It was dressed with a dry rag (it had been wet in the morning), which had adhered firmly to it, and was tied on with a piece of string. This is what is called in this ward a water dressing. We did not in any case find oil silk or any other waterproof tissue applied to keep the rags moist." Well may Mr. lIAR'r describe this as " mockery of nursing the sick," and " a place of torture called a sick ward." A raving lunatic is in the habit of rising from his bed at night and wandering into other wards, threatening the other patients and making a disturbance. Those who know the value of a few hours' sleep to a sick man may understand the full extent of such an annoyance. Besides this, the diet is poor and insufficient, only one patient having milk allowed him, and none beer. Many of the patients bought bread, and those who were lucky enough to receive a few halfpence from their friends were ex pected to share them with the nurse. Three of the patients only had medicines, though they had been ordered for several others. What the remedial agents are supposed to be, seeing they are certainly not medicine, careful nursing, cleanliness, rest, or nourishment, is a little perplexing ; yet the country pay dearly enough for all these horrors, and the longer the patients remain the greater is the bur den on the rates. The inquiry at Paddington brought out other details scarcely less fri g htf ul. The neglect and ill usage children was one • principal feature, an d the drunkenness a nd c ruelty of the p auper nurses of the was also strongly sho wn. The question is, How long is such a system to be tolerated ? It certainly reflects very little credit on our humanity or our intelligence that it should have been endured so lot g. The mi e f or . tune is that the very helplessness of the poor sufferers has tended to perpetuate it, for they cannot plead their own cause and few have access to them. They die and make no sign, and many a tragedy of tyranny and cruelty is enacted within workhouse walls which the victim is powerless to make public in this world. Wo hear constantly of disabled labourers or some member of their families having to go into the infirmary, but the treatment which they whom receive th ere i s another matter. It is those who are permanentlyeedtiswaibthledth greatestiwe loaret ill he usage esot or neglect. sufferers, t and Slr. VILLIERS said the other evening that the official papers on the subject were prepared, and that he thought the subject demanded immediate attention. So far from it being nobod sbusiness, ' Y it is every body's business, since every ratepayer who pay s hi s rates without waking sonac eff94 h e Ali of these unfortunates, is in reality helping to perpetuate a grievance which is a national disgrace. At last the Austrians have woke up from their trance, and we have to record the pleasing intelli gence of their success. According to the accounts received, it would appear thatthe Prussians suffered a complete defeat in their encounter with Marshal BENEDEK'S army. This is the first battle between the German Powers, and the Austrians have had the satisfaction of coming off victorious. Thus, within a week, the arms of the allied forces against Austria have each suffered a signal defeat. The contest was prolonged for a considerable time, and lasted from ten o'clock in the morning until six in the evening. The Prussians were repulsed from Skalitz in the most decisive manner, and in the evening were in full retreat, being compelled to leave their dead and wounded on the field. The invasion of Bohemia was a mistake from the beginning ; and now, per haps, the Prussians themselves will admit it to be so, over-confident and presumptions as they are. Marshal BENEDEK'S army has been all along ex pected to do wonders, and its performances seem likely to equal its promises. The most sanguine could hardly have supposed that the Austrians would have won two battles in so short a space of time. In some respects the Prussians have been foolish, for they have gone too far, and scattered their forces too much. What advantages they ex pected to gain from such stratagems is not very clear, but at any rate we are all able to appreciate the disadvantages of such a cause. The engage ment of yesterday was fought near Josephtadt, and in all respects may be considered to have been a most important affair. The Prussians have gained a mixed triumph near Turnau, in which contest they took prisoners seven officers, and 500 men of the Austrian forces. No doubt this will be thought a great deal of at Berlin, but it is not to be mentioned beside the great encounter of yesterday. There can be no doubt by this time that the Austrians are the best soldiers of the three rival armies, and their successes already achieved may well afford confidence to their troops. The Minor States must also by this time entertain more respect for the prowess of the armies of the EMPEROR. We must remember, also, that nothing has been done as yet by the large forces under the command of Prince CHARLES of Bavaria, which by this time number a considerable amount, and will shortly comprise a hundred thousand men. The Hanoverian army has not yet made its escape, nor come to terms with its opponents. Ac cording to the last accounts it is proceeding by forced marches in the direction of Sandelhausen, and the Prussians feel confident that it will soon be surrounded on all sides. We hope that some troops of the Confederation will shortly come to its rescue. The King has refused the terms of the capitulation offered to him, declaring that he will fight on the side of Austria for the re-esta blishment of the Confederation. It is satisfactory that he has shown so much spirit, and it is to be hoped that his forces will not be cut off from all junction with their allies. Perhaps the great victory in Bohemia may serve to reanimate the Federal forces, and urge them on to their share of the work of the war with zeal and ardour. At any rate, we are glad that the Hanoverians should display their courage and perseverance, for nothing could pos sibly be so mischievous to their credit, and so per nicious to their allies, as the exhibition of such want of spirit. To give up tamely, without a struggle, is the most serious event that can take place in war. The Danes made the fatal mistake of evacuating Holstein, and never recovered themselves all through the war, and the armies of the Confederates committed similar errors towards the close of this gallant struggle, with like disastrous consequences. Now the war has really begun in earnest we may expect each day to hear of some great exploit, or at all events of preparations for some grand en counter. As it is at present the Austrians have decidedly the advantage, and, notwithstanding the successes of the Prussians in North Germany, we see no reason why the forces of the Ell- PEROR should not carry all before them and remain masters of the field, in so sufficient a manner as to be able to dictate their own terms in the negotia tions and treaties that must be made at the end of the war. In Prussia the elections have gone against Herr von BISMARCK'S policy most completely, and no doubt at the meeting of the Chambers we shall find some demonstration made that will not prove very agreeable or flattering to the Government. We never thought that the device of a war would take in the Prussian people again, and so it has proved in the most complete manner, for it was never supposed probable that the majority against the Government would be so great. What with one thing and another the position of Prussia is not much to be en vied just now either at home or abroad ; and if the close of the war find her with a discontented people and a despoiled territory, she will have to thank the mischievous policy that has too long prevailed in her Councils. The best thing now to hope for is, that the Minor States will combine to assist Austria as much as possible, and that the forces of the Confederate Army will speedily take the field and sustain themselves with vigour and promptitude. Even as it is now, we have cause to congratulate the Austrians for their prowess in the two battles that they have won, and we hope they are only the forerunners of still greater achievements. niE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE `x B, 18C6. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Wednesday Evening. The Moniteur, analysing the war news from tele grams and private correspondence, the information from which, it says, "it is difficult to unravel," draws, again, " with all reserve," the following deductions :—" The check received by the Italians in their attack upon the Quadrilateral appears to be of more gravity than was at first supposed. The number of prisoners remaining in the hands of the Austrians amounts to 2,000, and on the evening of the combat the troops of King Victor Emmanuel, who had returned to the positions occupied by them in the morning on the left bank of the Mincio, abandoned them and re-crossed that river. On the 25th there was no engagement. The Italians, nevertheless, appear to expect to be pursued by the Austrians, for they had intrenched themselves in the defensive positions of their own territory round de Volta, on the right bank of the Mincio. The attack which was expected to have been made by the army of General Cialdini on the Po, simultane ously with that of the Royal army on the Mincio, does not seem to have been made. The telegraphic despatches simply say that General Cialdini main tains his positions. As to the volunteers of Gari baldi they appear to have had an engagement with the Austrians near the Tyrol, but it is probable that on both sides the operations merely amount to skir mishes. The movements in that direction do not appear to be yet traced. The Italian fleet, which was to co-operate in the general attack attempted by the Italians, has not hitherto taken any part in the hostilities. It is only announced that it has left rarentum. It will probably attempt some diversion on a point of Austrian territory, the exact locality of which is not yet known. There is nothing new respecting the march of the Prussians in Bohemia. They continue, no doubt, to advance in large force towards Reichenbourg. The movements of Benedek are still enveloped in obscurity. At all events, it seems to be settled that Benedek, who, with the greater portion of his troops, is at the east end of the country invaded by the Prussians, will try to drive them out of it either by an immediate attack, or by a turning movement upon the Austro-Saxon army established towards the west of Bohemia. There is the same uncertainty respecting the Hanoverians. According to the most probable version, it appears difficult for the troops to escape and rejoin their allies." The Sicle asserts, from its own sources of infor mation, that the Italians acted nobly in the engage ment with the Austrians. They held their positions firmly and in good order. They ardently desire to recommence the struggle and retrieve their check. Of the three corps comprising the army, only one suffered severely ; the second suffered but slightly, and the third is intact. Garibaldi's volunteers have successfully attacked the Austrians between Ponte del-Caffaro and Londrone. This is the first village of the Italian Tyrol. A letter from Neisse (Silesia) states that the cor respondent of the Times has-been arrested by Prus sian gendarmes while he was walking in the envi rons of that town studying a map. They conducted him to the headquarters of the general in the belief that he was a spy. On the 22d he was still at the headquarters of Prince Frederick Charles. The two Prussian armies were advancing simultaneously towards the frontiers of Bohemia. By thus ad vancing in an oblique line they would be concen trated and form en masse. The impression was that they would take the offensive against Austria. There has been a rumour to-day at the Bourse that a general and serious engagement had taken place in Bohemia between the Austrians and the Prussians. M. Thiers, M. Jules Favre, M. Larrabune, and M. Berryer have exhibited a desire in the Legisla tive body to make some observations upon the posi tion of affairs in Germany. The Government, how ever, and indeed the majority of the Chamber, gave indications that such a discussion would be inexpe dient, if not injurious. Any remarks upon the sub ject are for the present postponed. The truth is that M. Thiers--the man of many Ministries and many policies—wishes France to emerge from the position of neutrality, and to give open and decided assistance to Italy in her struggle against Austria. It may be that France will, sooner or later, adopt some course to carry into effect these views of M. Thiers, but most of the Paris papers concur in the opinion that a demonstration in this sense on the part of the most violent members of the Opposition would be dangerous or at all events injurious at the present moment. La Liberte, however, says it cannot see that any evil could arise to the Govern ment if M. Thiers were allowed to declare publicly in the Tribune that the honour of France demands that she should not allow the task she has achieved in Italy to be frustrated. It says—" %Voirld the Government, or Democracy, or M. Thiers be weakened by such a discussion ?" There is another victim to crinoline and the sacri fice of life was effected in a curious manner. Madame Desessarts, a lady living at St. Amand, was going up a narrow staircase, carrying articles in both hands, when her leg became entangled in her crinoline, and she fell downstairs backwards. She fell with such force that her comb was driven into her head, and the injury caused her death. The poor lady was alone in the house at the time, and when assistance came she was dead, and nearly cold. The melancholy event has caused a deep sensation at St. Arnaud, as Madame Desessarts belonged to one of the first families of the town. In the Legislative Body, during the discussion on the Budget, M. Edouard Dalloy mentioned the favourable results which had arisen from treaties allowing free trade. The general commerce of France with Egypt, which amounted to 23 millions in 1852, reached 198 millions in 1864. The commerce with Turkey had increased from 87 millions to 296 millions. The general commerce of Algeria, which was only to the extent of 140 millions in 1851, was now 21$ millions. The commerce with Brazil, La Plate, and Uruguay had increased 93 per cent. The general commerce be tween England and France had progressed on the proportion of 232 per cent. The exports to Mexico had increased from 17 millions to 70 millions, and the exports from Mexico to France, which only amounted to five millions in several years, now amount to five millions in one year. This increase was not caused by the presence of French troops in Mexico, since before the war England exported to that country goods to the amount of 140 millions of francs. The Countess de France, widow of Lieut.-Gen. France, has just died at the age of 80. The Count was one of the most eminent officers of the Empire. The Countess accompanied hip in all his campaigns. There arc upwards of 60 witnesses in support of the charges of murder against Philippe, now in course of investigation before the Court of Assize of La Seine. The evidence first taken by the court was in reference to the murder of the girl Julie Robert, called, for distinction sake, the murder of the Rue St. Joseph's. Several articles found in the prisoner's lodging were identified as having belonged to the deceased girl. The President put questions having reference to all the five murders for which the pri soner is being tried. The result is that he acknow ledges some and denies the others. The President asked him to give details regarding them. The prisoner replied " All this confuses me. I should be afraid of not telling the truth if I were to seek to recall to memory old recollections now nearly effaced from it." One of the papers relates that Julie Robert was placed by her parents in 1847 in a Magazine de Modes, in the place Dauphine at Bordeaux. She was then 19, and remained there as apprentice for several years. One day in 1847, some companions of the poor girl induced her to accompany them to a celebrated for tune-teller at Bordeaux. When it came to Julie's turn to have her fortune told, the Pythoness said, "I see a catastrophe in your life. You will not die a natural death." This account was given by one of those present when the party went to the fortune-teller. A most splendid fête, including a dinner and soiree, was given by the Turkish Ambassador on Monday evening, at the Turkish Embassy, in honour of the accession of the present Sultan, Abdul ArAjz. the peas at the dinner, 60 in number, Mr. William Campbell. This gentleman (late of the Punjab Railway and a native of Inverness), says the Inver ness Advertiser, has been for some time in the north, gathering evidence as to the advisability of the amalgamation which, under certain, restrictions, has just been sanctioned between the Scottish North- Eastern and the Caledonian Railway systems by the Committee of the House of Commons. We under stand that Mr. Campbell found a strong feeling per vading the different communities of the north against the amalgamation. The John 0' Groat Journal publishes a short communication regarding the Caithness railway from a correspondent-,-Mr. Campbell, we presume—who says— "l hope you may be fortunate in getting Mr. Brassey to make your local line. Mr Brassey has tho contract for making the railway from Delhi to Umritsur —nearly 300 miles—for the sum of five millions sterling. The Railway will have to cross the Deas River and the Renee River— two rivers that are broader than all your Caithness and Sutherland rivers. I came from Delhi to Calcutta in the same carriage in 48 hours, a distance of 1,060 miles in the end of November last. The fresh fish of Wick and Thurso could be sent to every city in the south of Scotland, and London, Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield, and Birming ham in half that time. This could be done daily, when you have a railway open to your doors. If the peaceful works of progress and civilisation aro making such wonder ful strides in British India, under British rule, surely the good people of Caithness should not ho in the roar. While in the Murree Hills of the Himalaya; in November last, I could send a telegram to Calcutta, a distance of I,Bob miles, and receive an answer in an hour or less. On the arrival of the English mails there were three regular deliveries of letters daily, ten thousand feet above the level of the sea. Thanks to the indomitable energy and undaunted perse verance of Mr. M‘Leod, the Governor of the Punjab (a Ross-shire man), and the admirable arrangements made b y : t h e superintendent of Mails from Lahore to Peshawur, and to the Muree Hills, another Scotchman, a Perth shire man ; but when I visit Caithness, one of the most fer tile counties in Scotland in grain and cattle, while its rivers might supply Great Britain w ith f i sh, there daily.d is a n n o bay railway, s no telegraph, and only one delivery o f letters ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.—Miss Bufton will take her benefit on Friday next, when a variety of attractive tntertainments will be produced. included Ministers and high personages. There was dancing in the evening in the gardens after the tables for dinner had been cleared. Le Memorial Diplomatique states that Count Jomini, son of the celebrated General, has arrived in Paris on a mission from Prince Gortschakoff, the object of which is to elicit from France (to sound) what course she might be disposed to adopt "in the eventualities of the conflict in Germany." This is a specimen of the vague surmises which now agitate the Bourse. ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. ---o Mr. Robert Dimsdale, of Essendon-place, Herts, has issued the following address to the electors of the borough of Hertford : " A vacancy having occurred in the representation of your borough by the lamented decease of your valued and esteemed friend and member, Sir Minto Farquhar, I hasten to offer myself as a candidate for your suffrages. On most public questions my views are identical with those enter tained by your late member; and I hope, by a steady ad herence to them, to obtain and retain the confidence of the electors of your town. The two subjects which promi nently engage the attention of Parliament are Parliamen tary Reform and our relations with foreign Powers. On both of these you will expect a frank exposition of my political sentiments. I share the opinion entertained by moderate politicians of all sections, that it is highly impor tant that Parliamentary Reform —should be speedily settled on a satisfactory basis. For more than fourteen years it has occupied the attention of the House of Commons, and at present seriously hinders all legislative improvement. It should be our aim, however, to effect a settlement not likely to be disturbed for a considerable time ; and I cannot think that the bill in troduced by her Majesty's Government affords any prospect of such a desirable consummation. Hastily devised, it seeks to base the representation of the country on mere numerical preponderance, and upsets completely the pre sent equilibrium of classes. There are other points in the bill affecting yourselves. Hertford, already twice menaced by the penalty of semi -disfranchisement, is again assailed. To any measure containing such a provision I shall offer the most strenuous opposition. The preservation of the small borough element, I consider essential to the proper distribution of electoral power; and I believe that nothing would more fatally deteriorate the character of Parliament than to vest in large constituencies only, whether urban or rural, the right of returning members. I am convinced that such an arrangement would promote a dangerous antagonism of rival classes, and destroy the peace of the State by exciting ceaseless local agitations. In regard to Foreign Politics, I trust that we shall adhere strictly to the principle of non-intervention, and that, by the wisdom of those in power, England may be preserved from the necessity of taking a part in the melancholy and disas trous war now raging in Germany and on the frontiers of Italy. We cannot thoroughly sympathise with either of the belligerents. On the one hand, war has been provoked by the reckless intolerance of the Prussian Minister, who has sacrificed the peace of Europe to the aggrandisement of his country ; on the other hand, while admitting that Austria's claim to Venetia rests on the faith of treaties, and may be defended by the letter of international law, I cannot but think it impossible for her eventually to bind together, by the strong arm of force, the bitter conflicting nationalities which exist within her dominions. I am, by conviction, a friend to the Church as by law established, and would defend her with all the energy in my power. The maintenance:of the connection between her and the State I consider necessary to the truest interests of both. At the same time, I believe that the days have passed away when the Churchman would wish to claim any privilege for his communion which might gall the conscience of the honest Dissenter, whether Romanist or Protestant ; and I look forward to the not far distant period when the much-vexed question of Church rates will be finally set at rest. Social questions will, in my judgment, take precedence for the future of mere theoretical Reforms, and, provided the affairs of the State are well administered, popular feeling will be compara tively indifferent to large constitutional chances. Educa tion without stint for all classes, improvement of the dwellings of the poor, the abolition of the law of settle ment, and a better devised system of rating, will find in me a warm and strenuous advocate. In a word every well considered measure, calculated to advance the social and moral condition of the working-classes, will obtain my most zealous support. Local matters, affecting the welfare and prosperity of Hertford, will always have a claim on my sympathy and attention. I have been so long con nected with your town by the two-fold ties of family and neighbourhood, that it will be my pleasure, no less than my duty, to advance those interests to the utmost of my power. Rumours About the New Ministry. The Times nays—We are enabled to state with certainty that General the Hon. C. Grey was yes terday the bearer of a letter from her Majesty to the Earl of Derby, authorising him to form an Ad ministration, and accompanied by the most gracious assurances of her Majesty's support, and, at the same time, suggesting that Lord Derby would pro bably desire to consult with his political friends before giving a decisive answer, and leaving him to name the day and hour at which he would wait upon her Majesty with his final decision. In accordance with this suggestion, a meeting of about 20 of Lord Derby's chief supporters will be held at his house in St. James's-square, at 11 o'clock this day, immediately after which he will proceed to Windsor to lay before her Majesty the result of their consultations. The Star is now explicit, and even, as will be seen, gives a guess-work list of the new Cabinet. " So far as the rumours of the clubs are concerned, the principal offices in Lord Derby's Cabinet are filled by anticipation. Nothing definite on the sub ject can possibly be known until after Lord Derby's interview with the Queen this afternoon. It may, however, be interesting to state that gossip indicates Mr. Disraeli as the new Chancellor of the Exche quer, Sir Stafford Northcote taking the Board of Trade ; while Lord Stanley is mentioned, and with some probability, as Foreign Secretary, and Sir H. Cairns, notwithstanding his comparative youth, as the holder of the Great Seal. It is not unlikely that the offices of First Lord of the Admiralty and Secre tary of the Colonies will be filled, as before, respec tively by Sir J. Pakington and Sir Bulwer Lytton. There is a rumour that the latter will be raised to the peerage, and in that case Lord Cranborno would probably be Colonial Secretary. The Minis terial list as shaped out by rumour—and nothiC3g is as yet more than rumour—is something in this fashion : First Lord of the Lord DERBY. Treasury Chancellor of the Ex chequer Home Secretary Foreign Secretary Lord STANLEY. Mr. DISRAELI. Mr. GATHORNE HARDY. Colonial Secretary t Sir E. B. LYTTON or ) Lord CUANBORNE. Secretary at War ... General PEEL. Indian Secretary First Lord of the} Admiralty Lord Chancellor President of they Council Chancellor of the t Duchy of Lancaster President of the' Board of Trade Postmaster General Poor Law Board Sir J. PAKINGTON. Sir HUGH CAIRNS. Marquis of LA.NSDOWNE. Mr. WALPOLE or Mr. ADDERLEY. Sir S. NORTHCOTE. Earl of CARNARVON. Mr. LOWE. Lord Lieutenant of} T 14oru 4.I3,ALuEsBuRr. Ireland Irish Secretary Education Depart-} Lord CRANBORNE or meat THE ACCIDENT TO ALDERMAN SIR F. G. MOON, BART.—Upon instituting inquiries yesterday (Wed nesday) at Guildhall, our reporter was informed by one of the aldermen that tho injuries sustained by Sir F. G. Moon, Bart., though severe, are likely to yield to careful treatment—and though it may be some time before the worthy alderman will be able to resume his magisterial functions, it is hoped that his recovery will be a rapid one. It is rather a remarkable coincidence that during his mayoralty Alderman William Lawrence, M.P., met with a similar accident whilst stepping from his carriage, the in jury inflicted (rupture of the tendon Achilles) being pre cisely tho same in both cases. The youthful Prince Conde, eldest son of the Due d'Aumale, whose death wo lately announced, is an irreparable loss to the Orleans family. He was a young man of remarkable promise, high-principled, warmhearted, gifted with uncommon powers of mind, thoughtful and serious beyond his years, manly in his tastes, and fond, like his father, of the field sports of England. His educa tion had been most carefully conducted, at first under the superintendence of the Duc d'Aumale himself, then at the High School of Edinburgh, and, lastly, in a Swiss Mili tary College. In the autumn of last year he left this coun try with the intention of making an extended tour through British India and our Australian Colonies, and was enjoy ing his travel with all that power of observation and thirst for knowledge which distinguished him when he was seized with typhus fever at Sydney, which rapidly proved fatal. In him the House of Orleans has lost one of its fairest hopes, and the intense grief of his family is shared is no small degree by many in this country who had the honour of knowing him. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) THE WAR IN GERMANY. VIENNA, June 28. It is officially announced that in the battle near Skalitz yesterday the Prussians lost many prisoners and 18 guns. After the battle a Prussian major proceeded to the quarters of Marshal Benedek, under protection of a flag of truce, to solicit an armistice. The demand was refused. CRACOW, June 27, Evening. This morning the Prussians made a fresh attack upon Oswienien, but were repulsed with heavy loss. SPAIN. MADRID, June, 26 (via Bayonne.) Yesterday 21 sergeants implicated in the recent military revolt were shot. Several more will be shot to-day. The insurgents, who succeeded in leaving Madrid, surrendered to the Royal troops to-day. The printing-offices of the Progressist and Demo cratic newspapers have been closed by the Govern ment. ' MADRID, June 23. The Duke of Sesto, Governor of Madrid, issued the following proclamation last night : " Government of the Province of Madrid. "In consequence of the circumstances under which the capital of the monarchy is placed, the necessity arises for adopting the extraordinary mea sures prescribed by law, in order to prevent the disturbers of public order causing greater tumults. Fulfilling, therefore, the orders of her Majesty's Government, I have resigned the command to the superior military authority of the district, who is temporarily entrusted with the preservation of public order. " The present notification is issued for the infor mation of the public. " The Governor, Duke de SEsTo. " Madrid, June 26, 1866." The Governor-General of New Castille, Don Isidoro de Hoyos, also issued the following pro clamations:— " Captain-Generalship of New Castille. 4 ‘ A scandalous rebellion having broken out in this capital, rendering the employ of force necessary, I order as follows : "Art I. The provinces comprised within the ter ritory of the military district under my command are declared to be in a state of siege. " Art. 11. All persons guilty of rebellion and sedition, their accomplices and abettors, will be tried by court-martial in the form prescribed by law. "Art. M. Every armed force will consequently be subordinate to my authority, and in all that refers to public order the civil authorities will obey my orders and those of the military governors of the respective provinces. " Art. IV. In ordinary matters, and in those off ences not falling under the present proclamation, the civil authorities and the tribunals will continue in the exercise of their functions. " Given at Madrid, June 22, 1866. "ISIDORO DE HOYOS." "In accordance with the powers conferred upon me by the state of siege, I order as follows : " Art. I. All persons having in their possession firearms and small arms without express authorisa tion to that effect, or possessing them in greater quantity than usually occur in their class, will de liver them up within eight days to the military go vernor of their town of residence, under penalty of prosecution before a court-martial, and condemna tion as abettors of rebellion. "Art. 11. The inhabitants of houses from which the forces charged to preserve order may be-fired upon will be tried before the same court-martial, and dealt with according to the circumstances and the efforts they may have made to prevent the crime. " Art. 111. So long as the city shall remain in its present state of alarm the houses in every street must be lighted up at night. Those persons not complying with this regulation will suffer the penalty that I reserve to myself to inflict according to cir cumstances. " Inhabitants of Madrid ! " When society is endangered it is incumbent upon all right-minded men to assist the authorities in the sacred work of preserving it, and I reckon upon their co-operation to effect this. " Given at Madrid, 22d June, 1866. " 'soma) DE HOYOS." The number of killed and wounded in the mili tary revolt of yesterday are believed to be greater than that of those who fell in the events of 1848, 1854, and 1856. More than 1,500 persons, of whom two-thirds were peasants, were arrested yesterday. Many foreigners were among the number. In consequence of the measures previously taken by Marshal O'Donnell, under that apprehension of sedition which the Government have felt for some time past, the troops ordinarily. .stationed at Alcala, Leganes, Aranjuez, and Guadalajara had already arrived in Madrid at the outbreak of the revolt. The points of the capital in which the contest between the insurgents and the Royal troops was most determined were, setting aside the barracks of San Gil, the plaza of San Domingo and its vicinity, Perez-street and its immediate neighbour hood, the plazas of Jacomeho, Preciados, and Anton Martin, and all that part of the capital where the barriers were taken by assault at 5 o'clock in the afternoon. During the night resistance was con tinued in some houses of the Postigo di San Martin. Marshal Narvaez, who was one of the first to put himself at the head of the troops to assault the insurgent position of Saulgil, received a slight wound, but is now perfectly well. General Quesadu was also slightly wounded. The ex-General Pierrad, complicated in the revolt of General Prim, who was in the San Gil barracks from daybreak yesterday, had a fall from his horse near the military hospital, and was somewhat hurt. He was attended to in the hospital without being recognised, and subsequently escaped in civilian costume. The Epoca of to-day says :—" We could fill our columns with particulars of the revolt, but in the possibility of committing error for which we should meet no indulgence we prefer to await the publica tion of the official periodicals." BOMBAY AND MAURITIUS MAILS. SUEZ, June 27. The Norna, from Mauritius, arrived at 3 a.m., and the Baroda, from Bombay, at 4 p.m. to-day. OUTWARD BOMBAY MAIL of JUNE 12-18. The Behar left Suez for Bombay . to-day (27th). THE BRAZIL MAIL. LISBON, June 26. The Royal Mail Steam-packet Company's ship Douro has arrived here from Brazil, and will leave for Southampton at 6 p.m. to-day with 118 passen gers, £46,398 in specie, 532 bags of coffee, 200 barrels of tapioca, 33 packages of ipecacuanha, 150 rolls of tobacco, and 170 packages of sundries. ri , lIE ROYAL DRAMATIC COLLEGE announce their annual fancy fair at the Crystal Palace on 7th and 9th of July, when an attractive programme of novelties will be given for the amusement of the thousands of visi tors who make a special point of attending this charming fete. A number of the most popular of the metropolitan actresses have signified their intention of holding stalls, and the indefatigable Toole and Paul Bedford will exhibit a collection of Chinese curiosities, many of which would astound the Chinese themselves. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Paul, whose Beehive last year was an elegant and novel point of attraction, will on this occasion preside over a grotesque edifice representing a "Palace of Pincushions," for the sale of those useful little articles which the name of the structure indicates, and which it is hoped will yield a goodly sum of pin-money to the treasury of this excel lent charity. In addition to the attractions there will bo held a comic wax-work and dog show, and in a " fairy betting-ring" will be found 29 young ladies attired as jockeys, who will, dollPtless, forma special centre of curiosity. qt - d ,dinaot auk HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, June 27. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Helena, drove out yesterday afternoon. ller Majesty, with Princess Helena, Princess Louise, Princess Beatrice, and Prince Leopold, drove in the grounds this morning. EXAMINATION FOR DIRECT COMMISSIONS.—The next examination of candidates for direct commissions is appointed to commence at Chelsea Hospital, on Monday, the 6th of November. FUNERAL OF PRINCE SIGISMUND OF PRUSSIA. POTSDAM, June 26. The official Staatsanzeiger recently published the following account of the funeral of Prince Sigis mund, grandson of Queen Victoria : "At 7 yesterday evening the interment took place of Prince Sigismund, third son of their Royal High nesses the Crown Prince and Princess. The Prince died upon the 18th. As no special ceremonial for the burial of members of the royal house is in exist ence, his Majesty the King, in accordance with the wish of the illustrious parents, permitted the inter ment to be effected with all privacy. "At half-past 6 the funeral procession left the New Palace for Fredenskirche. His Royal High ness the Crown Prince's Master of Horse led the way, followed by a mourning carriage containing the sorrowing mother beside the coffin. Their Royal Highnesses the children of the Crown Prince followed in a second carriage. The remaining part of the procession_ consisted of the two clergymen selected to perform the ceremony. Field-Marshal Count Wrangel, as godfather of the deceased, with Lord Augustus Loftus, the English Ambassador, and Baron von Schleinitz, the Minister of the Royal Household, the suite of their Royal Highnesses, the officials, all the male and female servants of the Crown Prince, and the workmen and labourers em ployed in the gardens. " The procession moved in perfect silence across the empty park. Received by their Majesties the King and Queen at the Friedenskirche, H.R.H. the Crown Princess quitted the carriage, while the coffin was lifted out and placed upon the bier. The proces sion then passed slowly through the church, which was crowded with sympathising spectators—four gentlemen of the Crown Prince's Court holding the cords of the pall. The coffin was immediately followed by H.R.H. the Crown Princess, leaning on the arm of the King, succeeded by the Queen, the royal children, and the general body of mourners. " When the coffin had been deposited in the small chapel appointed for its temporary reception, the members of the Royal Family present repaired to the spot, where a short ceremonial was performed by Court Chaplain Heym, assisted by Pastor Schuff mann. At the conclusion of the ceremony H.R.H. the Crown Princess, accompanied by the Queen, returned to the New Palace. 4 , As bitter fate had not permitted H.R.H. the Crown Prince to be present at the deathbed of his beloved child, sacred duties towards the Father land equally prevented his appearance at the burial of his departed son." Meeting at the Earl of Derby's—The New Ministry—This Day, This morning the leaders of the Conservative party met the Earl of Derby at his residence in St. James's-square. Among those present were Mr. Disraeli, the Hon. S. Walpole, Col. W. Jolliffe, Mr. Adderley, Lord Naas, Sir John Pakington, General Peel, General Forrester, the Earl of Malmesbury, Sir Stafford Northcote, Sir Hugh M'Calmont Cairns, Lord Chelmsford, Viscount Cranbourne, the Marquis of Bath, the Marquis of Salisbury, Sir William Heathcote, Mr. Henley, the Earl of Carnarvon, Lord John Manners, Colonel Taylor, and Lord Stanley. The meeting occupied about an hour. At its con clusion Mr. Disraeli remained in consultation with the noble earl for some considerable time. His Lordship shortly afterwards quitted St. James's square for Windsor, for the purpose of submitting his plans relative to the formation of a Ministry to her Majesty. It was expected that some members of the " Adullamite" party would be present, but such was not the case. Mr. Gregory drove past his lordship's door in private cab while the meeting was being held, and seemed somewhat pleased at the scene the corner of St. James's-square presented at the particular moment. As Mr. Disraeli quitted his lordship's resi dence a cheer was given him by the crowd assembled to witness the arrival of the gentle men from whom the new Cabinet is to be selected. The baker's man and the butcher's boy, however, who stopped like other people to see what was the matter, expressed their disapprobation by hooting and hissing the right hon. gentleman as he entered his carriage. This expression of feeling on the part of the minority of the meeting outside his lordship's residence provoked a great deal of laughter among the crowd. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colo nial-office from the governors of the West India Islands ,and Canada. DEATH OF GEORGE LILLIE CRAIK.—The death was announced yesterday of George Lillie Craik, LL.D., the distinguished Professor of History and English Literature in Queen's College, Belfast. He was born in Fife in 1799, and was the son of a schoolmaster. He never officiated in the Presbyterian communion, for the ministry of which he was educated, and in 1842 came to London where he was employed by Mr. Charles Knight and the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. He was; favourably known by the " Pursuit of Knowledge under Difficulties," written for the Library of Entertaining Know ledge ; then followed the "Pictorial History of England," " Sketches of Literature and Learning in England, front the Norman Conquest to the Accession of Elizabeth," "History of British Commerce," "Spenser and his Poetry," " Outlines of the History of the English Language," 4, The English of Shakspeare," and " The Romance of the Peer age." He hai been professor in Queen's College, Belfast, since 1849. PLYMOUTH, Wednesday.--The ship Borealis, 920 tons, Captain A. Stenderson, belonging to Messrs. T. Bilbe and Co., of Rotherhithe, has arrived in the Channel, with 1,500 tons of rice. She sailed from Rangoon March 2, touched at the Cape of Good Hope April 21, crossed the Equator May 13, and spoke, May 16, lat. 413 N., long . 2510 W., the British bark Miranda, 27 days from Liverpool for Rio Janeiro ; May 17, lat. 57 N., long. 25.30 W., the French bark Belgique, 26 days from Marseilles for Meal tius ; June 8, the bark Astiea, of London ; and June 1 7 + lat. 43 01 N., long. 24 47 W., the British ship Achunda, 99 days from Otago for London, and the British bark Balms carra, 128 days from Brisbane for London. The screw steam ship West of England, Captain Wraight, from London for Liverpool, arrived here last evening, and reports that et noon, on Monday, when off Portland in a fog, going half speed, she ran into and sank the schooner Rachel, of Exeter , 90 tons register. Her master, William Tiller, was suppos ed to be on deck at the time, but he, with all her ere ( ' perished. EXTENSIVE FIRES—GREAT LOSS OF PROPERTY. During last night and this (Thursday) morning 8040 1 fires happened in various parts of the metropolitan district, one of which was attended with great loss of property 061 almost fatal consequences to the inmates. This fire oc curred about 9 o'clock last night in the prelnil belonging to Mr. Grizzle, a wholesale and o ta t. c l o thier carrying on business at No. 13, Ploug"' road, Rotherhithe. The discovery was made by a P °ll l constable of the M division by seeing smoke pouring ou t the shop windows. He at once gave the alarm, and ten for proper assistance. The Royal Soaiety's escape 1 1 Rotherhitho station promptly attended, and numer ous lan e steamers by Shand, Mason, and Co. followed, as well as the Surrey Volunteers, under the command of Sergeant Rol and Lieut. Thompson. The London Salvage Corps, i . lu de e Mr. Cooper, arrived about the same time. The mauls oi of the water companies having yielded a good s-applY water, the land steamers were set to work, Alt" copious streams of the antagonistical element were threW . ! but 1 : upon and into the midst of the burning building, spite of all the firemen and escapemen could do, the of the valuable contents, including stock-in-trade, furni ture, fixtures, and other effects w ere destroyed. The origin of the disaster is at present unknown —but the gene ral, impression is that it arose fro m an escape of gas. ri h 0 other fires, although they c reated great alarm, were no attended with any conside rable damage. WRVS IQUIt DOCI PR I—ALORISON , 0 FILLS