The Sun. — London, England, 1866-09-19 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 19, 1866. MITEATIIE ROYAL DRURY-LANE.— Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. GHATTERTON. The public is respectfully informed this Theatre, having been Redecorated and Refurnished, will OPEN for the DRAMATIC SEASON on SATURDAY next, Sept. 22, when hPrMajesty's Servants will perform Shakespere's Tragedy of ICING JOHN : Mr. Phelps, Mr. Barr y Sullivan, Messrs. T. Swinbo urne , E. Phelps, T. Mead, Barrett, J. Johnstone, W. M‘lntyre, F. Barsby, Master Percy Roselle, Mrs. Herman Vezin, Mrs. 11. Vandenhoff, Mrs. G. Hodson, Miss A. Golier, &c. At the conclusion of the Tragedy, the National An them will be sung by the entire strength of the Company. Principal solos by Madame Jenny Bauer, Miss Poole, and Mr. W. Harrison. To conclude with Sliakspere's COMEDY OF ERRORS : Bromic) of Ephesus, Mr. Henry Webb; Dromie of Syracuse, Mr. Charles Webb. Prospectuses of the Season Arrangeinents to be obtained at the Stage Door. Prices : Private Boxes, 1,2, 3,4, and 5 guineas ; 75.; Dress Circle, 55.; First Circle, 45.; Balcony Seats, 35.; Pit, 25.; Lower Gallery, ls. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. Box-office open from Ten till Five daily. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE._ Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. leechter. THIS EVENING, and during the week.—Mr. and Mrs. DION BOUCICAULT in the new Drama, " THE LONG STRIKE." Performan&s :—At 7 o'clock, NUESEY CHICKWEED. Messrs. 11. Widdicomb, Moreland, D. Evans, and Miss K. lilandford. At a Quarter before 8, the new Drama, in Four Acts, THE LONG ,STRIKE, written by Dion Roueicault. The New Scenery by Mr. 'r. Greive and assistants. Messrs. S Emery, H. Waluicornb, Nitzpatriek, Dalton, D. Evans, Anderson, ewbound, Stanley. Lomas, Moreland, Andrews, Reynolds, and J. C. Cowper. To conclude with UP IN THE WORLD. Acting Manager, Mr. 11. Barnett. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Box-office open daily from Tcn till Five. THE LONG STRIKE.-ROYAL LYCEUM TIIEATA.E.— Johnny Reilly (an Irish Sailor). Mr. D. lioucicault ; Jane Learoyd (a Factory Gal), Mrs. D. Bono'. cault. At 7 o'clock. " What was Governor EIRE'S position" ? asks the writer of this conclusive document when he reaches this part of his discussion. It was no European outbreak that was before him, but a negro rebellion. A small white population was under his care, and " murder, fire, and annihilation assailed them." ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. Doors open at Half-past Seven, performances commence at Eight o'clock precisely. THIS EVENING, a New and Original Drama, in Three Acts, by Watts Phillips, Esq., entitled THE HUGUENOT CAPTAIN. Principal characters by Mrs. Stirling, Miss Neilson, Miss Augusta Thomson; Mr. Geor g e Honey and Mr. Vining. Grand Ballet of Bohemians, in which MM. Flageo let, Clodoche, Comete, and Normande, will appear. New scenery by Mr. F. Lloyds. Where, then, was the time, and where the oppor tunity for stopping at trifles, and studying English jurisprudence and dwelling on " legal technicali ties," when every moment was precious, and all depended upon speed and decision of purpose. The Governor proclaimed " martial law," and the " teacher," the hand that held the dagger, GORDON, was executed. A violent disease, replies one who knows the bearings of the case, and sOutreekit were acquainted with the case said before him ; but how many ignorant persons have presumed to differ on the point ? One question of great import is here put—namely, what was the amount of life sacrificed compared with what would have occurred if the energetic measures alluded to had not been adopted by the Governor ? And the answer must be evident to all that months instead of days would have been occupied by the outbreak, and far greater sufferings would have been occasioned. It is simply and forcibly stated here that in times of danger and excitement, when brute force is resorted to, some acts are necessarily committed that will not bear the close scrutiny of those who investigate them from a distance some time afterwards; but such events are seldom or ever paraded before the public to " defame " a man who has done his best under trying circumstances. From his experience of negroes Sir SAMUEL BAKER declares his belief that Governor EYRE saved the white inhabitants of Jamaica by a " stern exercise of force ;" but this fact is doubted by many in England, on account of the popular belief that the negro differs in nothing but the colour of his skin, whereas the " tiger and the horse are not more widely different in their natures." Finally, the writer concludes by declaring that he should not have made these remarks if Mr. EYRE had been left entirely in the hands of the Govern ment ; but, as an Englishman, he cannot help call ing for " fair-play," when he sees a portion of our countrymen "so un-English as to hit a man when he is down. The re moval of Mr. EYRE - from his post was a blow that has been keenly felt by all who knew and admired his character, but the cowardly and un called-for attacks made upon him since his return to England, when every honourable spirit must have sympathised with his position, will rally around him a different class to the Guy-Fawkes- THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI, Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster, Will RE-OPEN cn MONDAY, Oct. 1. The Company to meet in thu Green Room on MONDAY, Sept. 24, ai One o'clock. Miss KATE TERRY will make her First Appear ance at the Theatre Royal Adelphi on Monday, Oct. 1. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough. 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We commend this admirable letter to the notice of all svho have directed their attention to the Jamaica question, and we feel assured that they BENSON'S WATCHES. 58 and GO, Ludgate-hill; 25, Old Bond-street. must profit by its perusal, and come to the conclu sion that great exaggeration has prevailed in many quarters respecting the negro character, and that great injustice has been done to Mr. EYRE. It is HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Title DAY.—Morning, 9h. o,n. —Afternoon, 9h. 40m T 3- Monnow.-Morning, 10h. 22m.—Afternoon, 11h. Om indeed necessary for such spirited indications as these to appear when such unworthy efforts are made to traduce his reputation, and made by those t .4..,'s ' ':' '• 4, .. : .: • t it ' .0 1 , 47, 101 . 41 .1 . 0 ,.P :P 44, :. 1 ; 41 lit , i 11...— Nio ~,, - ,_ -4,1•; ; ;.,,,, , ... -1 1•?!..., • who should know better. Nothing is more difficult than to efface impressions wrongly received, and thus many have taken a false view of this familiar LONDON, WEDNESaIY, SEPT. 19, 1866 So much misconception exists as to the character of the negro that it is satisfactory to meet with any details from one who is well acquainted with his style and characteristics. As a general rule, we may be sure that those who make the most pro fessions of faith on behalf of the negro are really ignorant, or at all events partially so, of what is the actual state of the case. The letter which Sir SAMUEL BAKER has addressed to the Times on the subject is well worthy of attention, and contains much to arrest notice at this particular juncture. We are glad, indeed, to meet with so able an expositor of matters which interest all, and we are sure that no one can peruse this letter without being enlightened, unless they are so wilful and prejudiced that no one can convince them of their error. HOW true is the passage at the commencement, which states that h i England there "is a general misconception of the negro, and this ignorance of his character and capa bilities has engendered a sympathy for the African race, that, arising from pure philanthropy, has degenerated into a fashionable weakness." The consequence of this misconception is that the intellectual standard of the black man is raised to that of the white one, and things are confused to such an extent that it is difficult to discern what is true from what is false. It is time, indeed; that these fallacies should be ex posed, and that those who are well acquainted with the subject should express their indignation and asto nishment at the aud ac i ous way i n w hi ch those who know nothing of the negro declare their opi nions. The rebellious negroes of Jamaica receive pi t y and sympathy, while no sorrow whatever is expressed for the unfortunate white victims of their fury, and the opinion of the inhabitants of the colony saved front ruin is sat at nought by these Philanthropists, while they devote therLelvos to the persecution of the man who presumed to cope with them an 1 ill..2vent, their murderous designs from put into execution. question, who, if left to themselves, would have judged very differently. It is satisfactory to notice that the Bradford Working Men's Conservative Association have adopted an address to Mr. BYRE in which they express sympathy for his position, and regret the treatment which he has received, feeling persuaded that such a course does not rightly represent the feeling of the country. A very painful case has just been made the sub ject of inquiry at Hackney, and the revelations at he inquest do not tend to redeem the character of our workhouses. Some little time ago, in reference to the outbreak of cholera, a member of the Go vernment observed that the system of local self government was on its t r i a l. Hith er t o the autho rities of the several parishes and districts have acquitted themselves with credit in many instances, deserving high praise for the exertions they have made to resist the attack of the common enemy. The wide spread suffering and distress which the cholera has occasioned among the poorer classes has called forth warm and ready sympathies in all directions, and the efforts of the public officers have been so earnestly seconded by private benevolence and personal self-sacrifice that, notwithstand ing the vast amount of sickness, mortality, and distress, there has hitherto been no room for charges of neglect or ill-usage. The case brought under investigation at Hackney is the first in which the cholera has played a prominent part ; and the whole affair, though inodanoiufubtl one. muc I much re grettedt by all parties, is a very painful seems from the evidence that the de by cholera,ceased,alittle boy of seven years old, was attacked and the doctor who was called to see itatonc gave an order for its admission to the work house or the German Hospital, having, he ex plained, inserted these words because lie had heard that cholera cases were to be sent there. The house from which the poor child was brought was quite bare of furniture or comforts, as the in spector had moved out the family on account of cholera infection. The doctor was therefore anxious, he said, to get the child into either workhouse or hospital without any delay. When the child got to the workhouse the matron would not admit it, and said it was to go to the German Hospital. The assistant doctor, a youth of 18, endeavoured to persuade the authorities to admit the child, and finding this remonstrance was useless, sent to Mr. SummERS, his superior, who came and wrote au order for the child's immediate admis sion, which was likewise ineffectual. The end of it was, after various delays, the Master came and sent the child off to the German Hospital, after it had been waiting half-an -hour in the porch. The rest of the story is soon told, fcr the poor There is much to dwell upon in the descriptions here given of the negro ; and, first of all, - we may note that a limit is assigned to his intellectual eaPa city-, as the mind has reached the maxi mum of i ts power at the early ago of fourteen. This may account for much that is found wanting in the sub sequent career of the negro, as he does not receive impressions that may affect a more matured intellect, but remains, to all in tents and purposes, in an unfinished state as compared to a superior race. The indolence of the negro is another very noticeable fact, and may account for much that surprises the uninitiated in his course of proceeding. The negro is also fickle to a n e xtraordinary d egree, and as he is always willing to act upon impulse, and yield_ to any powerful persuader, he becomes truly dangerous on little thing died next morning, having in all human certain occasions, and when subjected to improper probability forfeited his chance of life by the delay influences. There is much to account for the mis- and exposure. Under the circumstances the jury chief caused in Jamaica by the addresses could hardly have done otherwise than return a ver of seditious leaders, when we consider the diet to the effect "that the child died from the mortal statements made by one of experience. " I effects of cholera, and that his death was accele would engage by a single address to stir up a trib e rated by the detention of the deceased in the work of negroes in Africa to any act of atrocity on the house gateway, and by his removal to the German impulse of the mometit ; but to restrain them when Hospital, through an error in judgment of once aroused would be as impossible as to curb the Master of the Hackney Workhouse." hyenas." The great danger that existed in Jamaica " Errors in judgment" seem to be growing corn is hero well explained—namely, that it was impos- mon, and are allowed to plead in extenuation of a &Joie for the negroes to be trusted when they believe good many disasters. The public, however, would the white man to be the oppressor, because the be more inclined to excuse an error in judgment white men are few in number. After stating that with whiclf personal feeling and petty irritation had a negro outbreak is like a fire in a prairie, that anni- less to do. Mr. DRISCOLL, the master, confessed hilates all in its path, there is no mercy, nothing that he was " confirmed in the determination which but wild destruction, the writer forcibly adds that the other circumstances led him to form by the the negro is a weapon in the hands of his teacher. offensive manner of Mr. OXLEY to the matron." "Ifhe is a creature of mad impulse, that can be What had that to do with the question at issue, directed to any purpose, the evil teacher is as re- which was surely the best means to adopt sponsible for the evil committed as the hand that to relieve the sick child ? The evidence of directs the dagger." If these truths could sink the head nurse and the porter corroborated deeper into the minds of readers surely they the statement of the matron's refusal to would be better able to appreciate the immi- admit the child, and also the account of the nent peril of the inhabitants of Jamaica at doctor's remonstrances being effectual. The nurse the period of the outbreak, and also the deep said to the matron that the child was very bad, and culpability of those who fanned the flame of rebel- ought to be removed into the iron ward. Accord lion among the ignorant and perverse blacks. ing to the woman's statement, Mrs. DRISCOLL said, " I am the matron, and I know what I am about." Mr. OXLEY said, " Then you are not going to take him into the iron house ?" and Mrs. DRISCOLL re plied, " Certainly not ;" upon which Mr. OXLEY went for Dr. SUMMERS. Dr. SUMMERS came, and asked for pen and ink, and wrote an order for the child's immediate admission. The matron took it and placed it on the form, saying she would give it to the master, who would do as he pleased, but that " he had always been master, and would continuo to be so." After this we cannot see that Mr. HUMPHREYS' objection to the employment of Mr. OXLEY as as sistant, on account of his youth, has much weight, since when the elder Doctor wrote an order, and said , the child was very ill, his remonstrances were totally disregarded. " The medical arrangements," said the Coroner, " were alarmingly defective. No medical man resided in the house even during cholera times." Very true ; and this is not the grievance under discussion. If there had been a dozen physicians iu the house they would not have done much good to the sick child so long as it was kept outside. Why was it not admitted ? The Master's excuse was his fear of admitting cholera within the walls ; but there is ample ground for believing that petty jealousy and desire for autho rity had a good deal to do with it, especially as it appeared that there were already some cases of cholera under treatment in the iron house. With the differences between the master and the doctors, between the matron and the nurse, between the porter and the gatesman, we have nothing to do ; but the neglect of a child dying of a terrible disease is too startling to be passed over with impunity. The jury might very well have attached to their verdict some reproof to the matron, who appears to have been much more concerned in keeping up her own and her husband's dignity than in attending to the common dictates of humanity. "It was a grievous thing," said the nurse, "to see the child suffer ;" but the matron does not appear to have been at all impressed. We have good right to doubt whether such a very unimpressible lady is a fit per son to superintend " 600 or 700 persons, nearly all old persons and children." We cannot believe that the Poor-Law Board will allow the matter to rest here, but that they will prove that they exercise something more than a nominal supervision over the administration of our Poor-law, by calling upon the guardians to entrust the superintendence of their establishment to persons less liable to " errors in judgment," and more remarkable for their com mon humanity. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FRO)l OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Tuesday Evening. The important manifesto of the policy of the French Government. published in the .Moniteur yes terday, which, immediately on the publication of that paper, was transmitted to London by telegraph, is the all-absorbing topic. Go where you will it is spoken of in terms of satisfaction and approbation. Your readers will probably have observed that a fortnight ago I mentioned that such a document was about to be issued. In spite of the conclusion of of peace between Austria and Prussia there was an uneasy sensation in the public mind, and all sorts of rumours prevailed as to the intentions of France to extend her territory in consequence of the aggran disement of the kingdom of Prussia. This docu ment disposes of these foolish rumours, and tran quillises the public feeling. The Paris journalists always take time to consider before they give an opinion upon points of paramount interest, and so they make only a few passing remarks to-day, but they are in enthusiastic approval of the enlightened and pacific policy which this document announces to be the programme of the Emperor and the French Government. This manifesto is the most important of modern times. It tranquillises France and Europe, and, if I be rightly informed, the Marquis de la Valette, who only occupies temporarily the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs, has distinguished his position there for the moment by his advice and assistance in the preparation of this admirable and valuable State paper. If this be so, like Othello, he has " done the State some service." The political world was full of gloom and anxiety before. Now all is hopeful and satisfactory, and the Bourse, to day, has been more buoyant and contented than fora long time past. The Constitutionnel says :—" The circular of the Marquis de la Valette is the complete elucidation of a policy which, while respecting all that is noble and glorious in the past, understands and foresees the future, and which has always sacrificed old resent ments and petty calculations to the interests of jus tice and civilisation. This manifesto admirably illustrates the views, at once capacious and patriotic, which inspire the Imperial Government, to which our country owes the great position which it occu pies in the world. We shall not to-day advert upon the excellent effect produced by a document in which the part to be played by France is so nobly traced ; but each portion of the circular of the Marquis de la Valette to the diplomatic agents of the Emperor is worth a separate appreciation. This task we shall perform to-morrow." After all it appears that Garibaldi has not sent in his resignation, although there is little appearance that his services will be required in Italy, at least for the present. lie, however, has issued a circu lar recommending the opening o f a subscription for theaof paying the d e bt s contracted by the Garibaldi ateers in the yea r 1860. I n this letter Garibaldi says that the honour of Italy i s i nvolved r i purposebalcii V iii the 105,000 f., to say nothing of the sacrifice„ made 1 , ; those to whom it is due. Ile, therefore, appeals to to the patriotism of the Italians. A letter from Chamouny states that a solicitor of Rouen, M. Letellier, has made the ascent of Mont Blanc. Ile was accompanied by two English gen tlemen, Messrs. Lawson and Douglas, and an American. The Journal de Nice states that a few days ago a farmer residing near that town, aged 83, was married in the presence of the mayor and the curate of the commune to a lady who has loved fill - eighty one summers and as many winters. After mass the happy youthful pair danced a jig in the public square of the commune. A very important decision has been given by the Court of Caseatio n , b o th as regards tvnauts And proprietors of houses. The court has ruled that the simple refusal of a proprietor of a house to make repairs, necessary to render an apartment habitable, is sufficient to invalidate the lease, even if there should net be any other omission iu the execution of the covenants of a lease on the part of the land lord. The Parisians were beginning to despair about the weather, but there is still hope. To-day has been bright, warm, and beautful, and the weather prophets predict that it is to be very fine for a month. ' A young lady of 22, Miss Sylvie Vidal, the honour of whose birthplace may be claimed by the depart ment of Lozere, has just given to the Tribunal of Correctional Police of Paris the opportunity of forming an opinion upon a very clever and artistic plan of obtaining money. Miss Vidal in the month of August last lodged at the Hotel of M. Bouy, in the Rue de St. Germain, and happened from some cause or other to be a little in arrear with her rent. On the 6th of that month M. Bouy had to congratulate himself upon the termination o: his anxiety in regard to it, for on that day he received a letter signed Casimir Rou viere. The letter informed M. Bouy that M. Leopold, who was the lover of Miss Vidal, had " died of his wounds" at Clermont. He had, how ever, provided for the dear child. His relatives, who had mourned at the foot of his death-bed, had fully approved of the legacy he had made to the lovely and affectionate girl of 3 0,000 f., which bad been paid into the hands of a notary on her account. The writer was too grieved to announce the news to Sylvie, but he begged M. Bouy to do so gradually. At the same time he told that gentleman he should come to Paris in a few days, pay the rent which was owing by Sylvie, and at the same time, according to Leopold's dying request, bring a silk gown and a shawl to Madame Bouy. This affectionate letter excited M. Bouy very much, and had the same effect upon his wife when he showed it to her. indeed, when she came to the passage about the silk gown and the shawl, she shed cascades of tears. When M. Bouy announced the sad news of her lover's death to the innocent girl she was overwhelmed and thunderstruck at first ; but, collecting herself, she said if she had money she would not wait for Casimir's arrival, but she should go herself to Clarewnt, and bring back the shawl and gown for M. Bouy's dear wife. M. Bouy immediately cut short the difficulty, and not only lent Sylvie a I,ooof. bank-note, but insisted upon her making temporary use of a gold watch and chain, in order that she might look " respect able." A few days after Sylvie's departure it came to the knowledge of M. Bouy that her supposed lover, Leopold, was in perfect health, and that the letter from Claremont was imagined, and written by Sylvie herself. This fact was admitted to the president of the Court by that young lady, who said that she should not have written it if M. Bouy had not " bothered" her for the money due to him, and she was compelled to get cash somehow. She, however, could not think of returning him more than 500 f., for she bad laid out 500 f. for various articles on his account, including 120 f. for a hand some wooden leg (M. Bouy has but one leg), and the rest for the silk gown and shawl for his wife, and her own fare to Clare Mont to see her dead lover. Miss Sylvie was sentenced to imprisonment for 13 months and a fine of 50f. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) FRANCE AND GREEEE. Protection against the Banks. PARIS, Sept. 19 The Emperor received yesterday a letter from the King of Greece, conferring upon the Prince Imperial the Order of St. Sauveur. ITALY. FLORENCE, Sept. 19 An official denial is given to the rumours current in foreign commercial circles that the further col lection of the national Italian loan would not be proceeded with. THE GREAT EASTERN. LIVERPOOL, Sept. 19. The Great Eastern reached her moorings early this morning. AMERICA, ARRIVAL OF THE ALLEAIAN.NIA. TO THE EDITOR OF TIIE SUN. SOUTHAMPTON, Sept. 19. The Hamburg and American Company's steamer Allemannia, from New York on the Bth inst., has arrived here with 99 passecgers for this port Ham burg and Havre. She brings $40,000 in specie for London, $20,000 in bonds for France, and for Hamburg $l,OOO, and 700 tons of cargo. On the 16th she spoke the steamer Hansa for New York, and on the 17th the American ship Constellation. ARRIVAL OF THE SAXONIA. SOUTHAMPTON, Sept. 17. The hamburg and American Company's steamer Saxonia, which leaves for New York at noon to day, takes out 700 passengers, a large cargo, £69,824 in gold coin from England, precious stones value 3,000 f., andspecie and jewellery value 13,300 f., from France. The North German Lloyd's steamer New York, which sailed at eight o'clock this morning for New York, takes out 121 cabin and a full complement of steerage passengers, and a largo cargo, including French jewellery, value 48,000 f. ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICA. SOUTHAMPTON, Sept. 19. The North German Lloyd's steamer America, from New York on the Bth inst., has arrived. She brings 103 passengers for this port, Havre, and Bremen, $2,200 in specie, and 900 tons of cargo. On the Bth inst., off Sandy Hook, she spoke the steamers Hermann, Hibernia, and Pennsylvania, and on the 13th the ship Ann Wilson. Sin,—l beg to suggest that, from the Ist of January next, depositors should give preference to such banks as shall publish a detailed and satisfac tory weekly balance-sheet.—Yours, &c. ATTILIO CEIINUSCIII. 3, Great St. Helen's, E.C., Sept. 18, 1866. The Metropolitan Water Sup,)ly. The Metropolitan Water Supply Association has prepared the following petition to Parliament for an improved water supply : The humble petition of the undersigned water con sumers, ratepayers, or inhabitants within the limits of the Metropolitan Water Companies, humbly sheweth, that your petitioners would desire to draw the attention of your right honourable house to the present inefficient supply of water as provided by the various metropolitan water companies. That since the passing of the Act of 1852, your petitioners are aware that the quality of the water supplied to the metropolis has considerably im• proved, but that stringent measures aro required iu respect to the quantity which ought to be supplied to every house in this vast metropolis. That your petitioners would desire to impress on your right honourable house the urgent necessity for the water companies being compelled to afford a constant instead of an intermittent supply to every house in the metropolis, and that such supply should be given on Sundays as well as on other days. That your petitioners believe your right honourable house would hardly credit the startling fact that in the metropolis there are thousands of houses which have not a drop of water in their cisterns or water-butts on the Sunday morning, it having been consumed the previous evening, or wasted in consequence of the inferior character of these cisterns and water-butts ; and that in innumerable instances, owing to the general tendency to avoid expense, there are neither ball-cocks nor waste-pipes to prevent an unnecessary waste of water. That your petitioners would bog to represent to your right honourable house that in all the large cities throughout the vast continent of America, as well as in Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester, Glasgow, Greenock, &c., the inhabitants have a constant, not an in termittent, supply laid on in their houses, which is at all times available for sanitary purposes, and which is most extensively used in this way. That your petitioners would also beg to represent to your right honourable house the inequality of the rates as at present levied by the metropo litan water companies, the same rate being levied whether the house is occupied by one person or by many families. Your petitioners would therefore pray that your right hon ourable house would take such measures as it may deem proper for a reduction in the existing rates. That your petitioners would further represent to your right honour able house, that by clause 27, cap. 84, of the Act of 1852, being 'An Act to make better provision respecting the supply of Water to the Metropolis,' parish officers, with consent of N estry, may requir e i n h a bit an t s to procure supply of water, and that the companies should furnish an annual supply at a rate not exceeding 3d. per week, but your petitioners would represent that such clause is vir tually a dead letter. Your petitioners therefore pray your right honourable house to take such steps as in its wisdom may seem best for immediately placing the supply of water to the metropolis on a better footing in respect to quality and quantity, and a reduction in the scale of rates as at present levied." EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF EXTRADITION.—The delivery of Lamirande at Montreal to the French authorities occurred under very remarkable circumstances. He was claimed under the Extradition Treaty between Great Britain and France on the ground that ho had com mitted forgery by having "in his capacity of cashier of the Bank of France at Poictiers made false entries in the books of the bank, and thereby defrauded the bank." The Go vernor-General issued his warrant for the apprehension of the man, and he was apprehended, and by a Canadian magistrate committed to gaol on the 22d of August. Ou the afternoon of the 24th a petition for a writ of habeas corpus was presented to Mr. Justice Drummond, in cham bers, notice of the intention to present it having been served on the previous day before noon upon the counsel charged with criminal prosecutions in the district. The Judge, after hearing the prisoner's counsel, was of opinion that the a rrest was illegal ; b ut as Mr. Pom i uv ill e, f or th e priv a t e prosecutor, wished t o b e h ear d , t h e j u d ge did not issue the writ at once, but adjourned the discussion until next morn ing. Me. Ramsay, who appeared for the Crown, expressed his indignation when the counsel for the prisoner signified his apprehension that a coup de main was in contemplation to carry off the prisoner before the case had been decided. Nevertheless, so it was. At midnight an order signed by the Deputy-Sheriff, grounded upon an instrument signed by the Governor-General and dated the 23d, was presented to the gaoler, and the prisoner was delivered to the French inspector of police and carried off to France. The Judge issued the habeas corpus in the morning, but the man was gone. The Judge then adjourned the case to enable him to consult the other Judges of the Court of Queen's Bench, and on the 30th of August stated that they all agreed with him that the delivery of Lamirande to the French police was contrary to the law of the land. The Judge held that the offence stated was not forgery (and therefore not within tho Extradition Treaty and the statute founded upon it) according to the laws of England and Lower Canada ; that there was no proof of a warrant of arrest issued by a com petent magistrat e in Fiance, and that the demand was made by the Consul-General of France, a commercial agent, and not a diplomatic agent, as required by the statute. It was stated that the Governor-General had promised that there should be opportu n it y allowed to the prisoner f or h av i ng his case decided by a superio r C our t. A tunnel 1,681 feet long is to be run under the Chicago river, from Franklin to Clinton-streets, Chicago. This will relieve the travel which is now continually choked at the bridges. THE BOMBAY MAIL. MARSEILLES, Sept. 18. The Massilia arrived at 7 p.m. The mails leave 'or London at 10 p.m. Ship and passengers in quarantine. FRANCE. The Council of State met last night under the Presidency of his Majesty the Emperor. It is re ported that it was decided that the general elections should be adjourned for one month as now levies are being made, and recruiting is prohibited by law within GO days of the elections. The Chambers will also probably be prorogued till the financial and banking law now under discussion in the Senate, and which will most likely pass the third reading to-day, is adopted by by both Chambers. On Mondayan elderly man, apparently between GO and 70, threw himself from the column of the Bastille, and falling on the tarpaulin stretched at the base ment of the column to protect the workmen employed in repairs rolled thence to the ground, without re ceiving any apparent injury. He instantly scrambled on his legs, picked up his cap, and was deliberately walking off, when the guardians politely requested him to accompany them to a neighbouring guard house, to give an account of his sensations de voyage. Two brothers, named Gamonel, were tried at Pr ivas a few days ago for attempting to murder a man named Riffard under peculiar circumstances. Riffard had accidentally killed their father whilst he was plundering an orchard, and the filial sentiments of the brothers impelled them to take vengeance on him. They shot him with a pistol, but the wound did not prove fatal. The court acquitted the younger brother, but sentenced the elder to two years' imprisonment. A melancholy incident occurred the evening before last during the performance at the Opera-Comique. A lady, the wife of a merchant in the Rue de Clery, was seated in one of the upper boxes, when she was suddenly taken ill, and although taken to the cor ridor and seated at an open window in the hope that the fresh air might revive her, she presently became quite insensible and expired about an hour after. The cause of her death is supposed to been been an aneurism. The deceased lady had not com plained of any indisposition during the day. A lad aged 13 was killed yesterday by falling from the scaffolding of a house in course of construction near the Champ de Mars. BOURSE, Sept. 18.—Two o'clock.—The market has fallen back into the inanimate state which has been the prevailing characteristic lately, now that the half-monthly liquidation has been completed. But although little business is being transacted Se curities remain firm, and prices are quoted at an advance. French Threes were done at 69f. 40c., or 17ic. higher; Italian Fives at 57f. 80c., or a rise of 55c. ; Mobilier at 680 f., or an improvement of 3f. 75c. ; Credit Foncier at 1,370 f., or 2f. 50c. higher ; Comptoir d'Escompte at 920 f., or a fall of sf. Railway shares show an upward movement. Three o'clock.—Hardly any change has occurred, the closing prices being as follows: 41 per Cents 96 75 Do. end month — Bank Shares 3510 Italian Loan • Do. end month 57 50 Mexican Loan 57 80 3 per Cents. 69 371 Do. end month 69 3o Credit Mobilier Do. end month Do. Bonds — Spanish Threes Horne Debt - Deferred 'AYE!. Credit Fonder -- Do. end month 1375 Orleans For Account. 75 Northern ' Lyons and Medite rranean 9OO Southern 570 Western 570 Eastern 543 75 Sardinian Austrian Lombard 420 North of Spain — Saragossa 147 50 Ditto to Barcelona — Roman — THE WAR IN THE BRAZILS. RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 24. The following details have been received here relative to the late fighting between the Allies and the Paraguayans : The Paraguayans had been gradually opening trenches, and surrounding the allied camp with forti fications which would have enfiladed the flank of _the army, rendering the position untenable, when Marshal Polydoro Jordao took command of the Ist corps of the Brazilian army on the sth July. He immediately detected the disastrous consequences which would follow the completion of the works; and after a council of war it was resolved to attack and carry the enemy's position on the following day. At daybreak on the 16th the attack commenced, and the nearest trenches were taken by the 4th division of the Brazilian army under Brigadier- General William H. de Souza. The Paraguayans, however, fought hare, and returned to retake the position with strong reinforcements, but were re pulsed and driven back in disorder. The fire lasted all day and through part of the night-16 consecu tive hours. On the next day, 17'th, there was but little firing, but on the 18th the attack was renewed, and the third line of fortifications' carried by the Gth divi sion. The general of this division, however, directed the attack very imprudently, and the losses of the Brazilians were very heavy. Marshal Polydoro immediately fortified, in an inverse sense, the positions conquered, and thus rendered the camp much more secure and less sub ject to bombardment. He has also opened com munications between the fleet and the new positions by making a road through the woods, not more than two miles across separating naval and military forces, whereas by water the distance was nine leagues. The commissariat and the hospitals have also been placed on a far better footing. General Porto Allegre had arrived with the 2d corps, 9,000 strong, and horses and mules for the cavalry and artillery were also rapidly arriving at the camp. News is now daily expected of a great and decisive battle. The losses of the allies on the 16th and 18th July were 2,500 men hors de combat, thd proportion of officers being very large, as the Paraguayans under cover of the woods picked them off with a cool aim. Colonel Pallejas Flores' intimate friend and com panion was among the killed. The:weather at the South has been very boisterous, and two Brazilian transports have been totally wrecked, the Oyapock at the mouth of the River Plate, and the J. T. Roman, near St. Catherine. No lives were lost. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, Sept. 18.—For shipping yarns the market has been very disappointing to-day. There have been plenty of orders in the market, and a large business would have been done if spinners had been more moderate as to the advances in prices which they were encouraged to demand. The high prices asked have in a great measure checked busi ness, but spinners willing to accept Saturday's rates have been able to do a fair amount. A return of wet weather, with a telegram from India speaking of the failure of a Parsee merchant there of good standing, caused the market to close rather quiet. The market for home trade yarns was stronger in the early part of the day, and prices were id. per lb. dearer than on last Tuesday, but subsequently this branch of the market also became quieter. The cloth-market, which was more active yesterday with strengthening prices, has been further improved to-day, as far as values go, by the movement in the Liverpool cotton market. Manufacturers have been induced to in crease their quotations for nearly all kinds of cloth, but at these advanced rates buyers show little wil- lingness to continue their operations. Although all quotations are necessarily higher through dearer cotton and yarn, they are rendered purely nominal by the complete absence of business. The increased activity was caused by the temptation offered by the low prices of cloth as compared with the price of material more than by any increase of demand, and, of course, was likely to disappear when the induce- meat was withdrawn. Messrs. John Slagg and Co report of to-day's cloth market :—"At the close of last week buyers were more willing to operate, and a fair business was done at last Tuesday's rates. The recent movement in Liverpool, and consequent ad vance in the price of cop yarns, necessitate higher quotations for goods ; but as buyers show no dispo sition to follow this advance, operations are sus pended, and too little has been done to et able us to alter our estimates of actual values." CARDIFF, 17th.—There was an active demand for steam coal, and the briskness which has for so long a time characterised the foreign trade is well main- tained, while the tonnage exported to the mail ser vice stations is larger than for the corresponding period of last year. Quotations have an upward tendency. The local consumption of house coal has slightly increased, and the coasting demand is toler ably good. The iron trade of the district has been characterised by a slight improvement, although in actual orders received from the markets generally there is no material change. Of the large order for rails on Indian account which was lately in the mar ket, 7,500 tons have been secured by this district, while the other 10,000 tons have gone to Monmouth shire houses. Buyers on home account are purchas ing rather sparingly, and it is not expected that transactions to any extent will be entered into until after the close of the present month. The contracts in hand for the North American and Baltic markets are being pushed forward, so as to secure their de livery this season. Orders from America come in, if anything, a little more freely, and it is stated that the requirements of the States and Canada are of rather a heavy character. The advices from the East are more encouraging, and on Continental account there is every indication of a good business being done in the course of time. In pig iron the demand is fiat. Tin plates are in moderate request, and quotations are well maintained. Arrangements have been made to start the Treforest Works, which have been at a standstill for some years. LEEDS, 18th.—The cloth-hall markets have not been numerously attended this morning. The tone of trade, however, was steady, and late prices for all seasonable goods were fully maintained. So far as the purchase of autumn and winter goods is con cerned, the merchants are not doing much, the bulk of the trade for the season being nearly over. Still a few parcels of heavy fabrics were purchased to-day, and these, with the sale of ordinary cloths, both all wool and unions, with a fair amount of tweeds— many of the latter for ladies' wear—made the ag gregrate sales of the day quite as great as could be ex pected. The local wool trade is steady, and prices are firm. Some of the wool purchased at the cur rent colonial sales in the metropolis has already gone into use in the hands Of manufacturers. The quality is generally spoken of as being quite as good as that purchased at the previous sales, if not better. NOTTINGIIAM, 18TH.—The attendance at our ex change-hall to-day was fair. There was a firmer tone in the demand for lace yarns, and prices were quite as high as last week. For hosiery yarns there was a tolerable inquiry, and the currencies of last Friday were generally quoted. In silks, business was steadily transacted at unaltered rates. Brown nets realised last week's prices. ROCHDALE, 17TH.--Though the time is fast ap proaching for the wholesale houses to lay in stocks of flannels for winter, the demand for the heavy and commdn kinds is far from being brisk. In the finer kinds, plain as well as printed, there is a fair amount of business doing ; and, though the attend ance of buyers to-day was not large, the market was cheerful, and the goods sold and ordered were to as great an extent as could be expected. The manufacturers are steadily employed, and the trade presents a good prospect for the closing months of the year. Prices of all kinds of flannels are firm. The Yorkshire goods trade keeps quiet, and the de mand does not at all increase. There is no change in prices. Wools are purchased steadily, at late quotations. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. TENBURY. The report of the directors states that the line has been worked during the past half-year with regu larity and without accident of any kind. They re commended that a dividend for the past half-year at the rate of £2 10s. per cent. per annum be paid to the shareholders out of the rent payable on June 30 last by the lessees of the line. The terms of the arrangement for a lease in perpetuity of this line to the London and North-Western and G rea t Western Railway Companies jointly had been con cluded. Under this arrangement the shareholders will receive the following dividends : —For the year ending June 30, 1867, 2} per cent. ; for the two years ending June 30, 1868, and June 30, 1869, 3 per cent. per annum ; for the two years ending June 30, 1870, and June 30, 1871, 4 per cent. per annum ; in succeeding years in perpetuity, 4i per cent. per annum. TENBURY AND BEWDLEY, The report of the directors stated that a dividend for the past half year after the rate of £3 per cent. per annum was now due from the Great Western Company, and would be paid to the shareholders soon after it was received. Power to make a line of railway from Worcester to Tenbury had received the sanction of Parliament, and the directors could only hope that when carried out it might not mate rially injure the Worcester traffic of this company. " The Master of The Horse"—Lord Lyon's owner.—Punch. 4 r - Cfrti dion a ot , 441 g. , - HER MAJESTY. 4- - BALMORAL, Sept. 1 6 . The Queen, accompanied by Princess ChristiA drove out yesterday morning, and went out ill t he afternoon with Princess Christian and Prince° Louise. Dr. Norman M'Leod, one of her Majesty's chaP lains, arrived at the Castle yesterday, and had a l honour of dining with th e Q ueen an d 1 0 3 73 family. Mr. Helps had also tile honour of being invited. Sept. 1 7 . The Queen, Princess Louise, the Duke of Edin burgh, and Prince Christian, and attended by tho Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting, were present at Divine service at the parish church of Crathie yes terday morning. . _ Dr. Norman APLeod, chaplain to her Majestl' officiated. Dr. M'Leod had the honour of dining with the Queen and Royal family last night. The Duke of Cambridge, who has been for a fe l days on a visit to th e Q ueen an d t h e P r i n ce °,, Wales, left Abergeldie on Friday forenoon. ' l f Royal highness had some good sport with t he Prince of Walbs in the deer forest and at the gre n , se shooting. On Wedne s d a y th e P r i nce o f W a l e s, t ne Duke of Edinburgh, the Duke of Cambridge, Prie e , e Christian, and the Prince o f S axe -W e i mar hacil sport in the woods, killi n g th ree s t ags an d a bln which were afterwards shown at Abergeldie. Friday night the Prince and Princess of Wales gave a ball at Abergeldie to the tenants and se r : vants, which was honoured b y th e presence o f her Majesty the Queen. Th e b a ll- room was d ecor ated ' principally with heather, and from the roof wer e suspended a number of Chi nese lanterns. riP,° outside of the ball-room * as ver y pretta illuminated by Chinese lanterns of every varl e i , tl e of colour and shape. Her Majesty appeared in t' ball-room shortly before 7, an d was r eceive a by the Prince and Princess of Wales. Accompany' ing her Majesty were the Duke of Edinburgh, P rll3 ; cess Helena, Princess L ou i se , P r i nce Leope'u' Princess Beatrice, Pri nce Ch r i st i an, an d th e Prim o of Saxe-Weimar. The re were a l so presen t in at tendance on her Majesty and the Prince and Prim cess of Wales, Lady Chu rc hill, H on. Mi ss C a thcar t, Lady Susan Melville, Hon. Mrs. Cox, Gene nl 4 Knollys, Mrs. Knollys and f am il y , M r. an d Mist Grey, Colonel Keppel, & c . L or d H o l mes d a le, Duke of St. Alban's, Hon. Mr. Carrington, an d : few other illustrious gue s t s were a l so presen t ' Dancing was commenced immediately on her IT', jesty's arrival, and conti nue d w ith sp i r i t. Durnlv the evening the infant P r i nces Vi c t or an d Geer''ao , 0 were brought into the b a ll- room b y t h e i r nn rs h ` t and presented to her M a j es t y. B etween els and nine o'clock her M a j es ty re ti re d w i t h th e Prin ,o i, and Princess of \Vales a n d th e o th er R oya l wadi , lustrious guests to dinner i n Ab erge ldi e C as tle. Pa r ing the cessation of dancing the tenants, &C., r took of dinner. After the lapse of an hour b ee Majesty and the Roy a l f am il y aga i n entered t h e ballroom, and dancing co mmence d w i t h renew ed vigour. Her Majesty was a pp aren tl y i n goo d heal t ', and evidently enjoyed the d anc i ng . Sh or tly befe e rh 11 the Queen, accompanied by Princess Le nis t i retir e from Leopold, Prin c e ss B ea t r i ce , & c ., „f from the ballroom, w hil e th e P r i nce an d P r inces • \Vales, the Duke of Edi n b urg h, &c,, contin ue a 0 dancing with unflagging spirit till an ear ly hol i f the morning. Prince A rthu r i s ex p ec t e d at P 3 l l moral about the 20th inst. It i s sa id th a t his ReP Highness the Duke of Edi n b urg h w ill leave J 3 ` li, 0 , moral about the same time to en t er on his pre: ll tion duties as commander of his vessel. Me n ; e , the 24th is the day at p r e sen t fixed for the °lli parture of the Prince and Pri n c ess o f Wales f r° a Abergeldie. Her Majesty the Queen attended Divine service in Crathie Church on Sunday the same pew with her Majesty were Princess Le til- c ii the Duke of Edinburgh, P r i nce Ch r i st i an, and 1)3j0 Churchill, Lady-in-Waiting to her MajestY• the Abergeldie scat were the Prince and Princes s Wales, Prince Edward of Sa xe -W e i ma r, the D' eo goo' Mrs. Cox, the Duke of St. Albans, and the no t c Mr. Carrington. In the o th er pews in the fr gallery were General Grey, M rs . G re y, and •3-„„ier ,„ Lord Holmesdale, Lady Holmesdale, Sir E. rn l and Lady Filmer, the Hon. Mr. Walpole, Ge ne 1, ge y Hood, the Hon. Miss Cathcart, Lady Susan e ll ville, Colonel Koppel, &c. The church wag ; Tr filled, especially in the gallery, w h er e a large n her had to stand during service, the strangers b sv fi r, come principally from Braemar and Ballater. Norman Macleod ofaciated.—Scotsman. Th e THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF W A LES.' . 0 3 Prince and Princess o f W a l es , we un d ers t a nd, wil l : I L Dunrobin Castle o n M on d ay nex t , t rave lli ng from .'"" a do geldie via Inverness. Great preparations are being it' at the castle for their Royal Highnesses' receptioo. Scotsman. His Royal Highness the Duke de Nemours 3ntd, family removed from Claremont, the residence of the fie, King of the Belgians, on Frid ay last, to Clarence -1° , 5 :1 Bushey-park, which was the residence of the law - c e:, o o Adelaide up to her death, since which the mansion 10 unoccupied. ff LORD BROUGHAM.—To-day is the anniver sa- lso the birth of Henry Lord Brou g ha m . A c cording to L e- 50 Peerage his lordship was born in Edinburgh on t he - September, 1778, and is, therefore, 88 years of age. p BUILDINGS IN PARlS.—There is at this course of construction, as an e x p er i m ent and P e t ° o - r ieo model in the Quartier de Roul e , a h ouse h av ing nine 5. ,1 above the ground floor, and, w ith b asemen t and Ce. : altogether 11 stories. As land in the centre of Pa ris ' c ot great value, and, conse quen tly, rents very high, the c©l b 9 of the building in qu es ti on i s t o o bt a i n i ncre ased al )°— t hil means of increased elevation. This house will h a ll I, ` / peculiarity—that it w ill h ave no s t a i rcase , but it W 0 II provided with an hydraulic apparatus similar to that /00 by builders to raise their materials to upper scaffolds' and apparatus consists of two largo flat forms, ascond l°g j Jpo o descending every minute without making any noise . il l these platforms will be placed seats, so that the lo d e w ith' the house will be enabled to reach the hi g hest stori es 110 1 out any fatigue. From this ar r an g e men t it w ould' - jog that the upper stories, being the most airy, 0 0911313 ,1ea c° the best views, and being free from all r i s k of incon ve- t 00 11 from lodgers above, will probably obtain a higher ree the other apartments. Thus an enti re re volution h i p ! t l3° arrangement will be effected. The new building s - 0 0 0 Bank of France will, it is said, be provided with rice stages such as we have described.—La Patrie. LONGEVITY OF A FAMILY IN OxFoRD.-- There are now living in Oxfordshire a sister andlll brothers remarkable for their great age. They : e e y (' born at Bicester, and their united a ges ar e 286. -1.- 00 1 ,: all in tolerable health, and ret a i n th e i r f acu lties ill 911 ordinary manner. The eldest is the sister, Mrs' ,f Cartwitight, who was 100 years old in February 10,07111ter resideS at Middle Cowley, near Oxford, with her d°o°,avti and don -in-law, aged respectively 75 and 74. TO living is the miserable pittance allowed by 0 0 I : er Dt l° ,; union, which just keeps them alive. Cartwrig ht, ... w ith 1 6 band, belonged to the Oxfordshire Militia, and sf e .: s Pe e e, ' in Ireland during the first Irish rebellion. Sh e .70 12 V; the mother of 16 children, one of whom, the daugh-a 13P-; is the only one living. The next brother is Rielliectile.f ley, who is 98 years of age, residing at Biceste r ; t ac P. brother, William, aged 88, lives at Chast erton, _ _ Bicester. STF ~O . " FIRE AND Loss OF LIFE IN THE Shortly after 9 o'clock last night, in the vicinity bar, it was discovered that the house numbered:t;uttlid'l4 where Holloway's pi T ll h s e an fi d . patent medicinesbo°,7o,o 1 4 ' 4 1 turgid, was on fire. of the premises. Several l ' a .e nd co s m te m am en e e n e g d i i n n e :Wer°lu, i lol3i'A ir the spot., when the firemen made their way cit' sf , - ; , 1 accompanied by a man named ruddy, who reside,' ' ,L .- 5 po l 4 yard, Fleet-street, and employed by Mr. Hollevr'%; o'Of ter. The flames, however, were ound to be qua'.i r 1 powering, and the firemen reascendeJ, but IL :y cl of unable to do so. In the cellar was a large clu tlut- t t y and other inflammable material, which blazed 5-11 1 ) 0 1e i 'y ously, and it was about three-quarters of an 11 1 11 : cil ie 'd the flames were extinguished, the damage be' l3 ' 9 10" puddr v" 03 confined to the lower part of the house. quite dead, occasioned from burning and suffocutkP o 0 0 0 origin of the fire could not be ascertained ; but it sc a s l ,l that when the workmen left at 7 o'clock all uPP e' o re pirel e as usual. The body of the unfortunate man W3se to St. Clement's dead-house. a tiAg ev ,, EXTRADITION.—Three French convicts 111 to effect their escape from his Imperial 313j°,10;01:03 Sybille, lying in Farm Cove, bound for Nei' C3'°„Deu",l the morning of the 29th of June. They were uPI3.-coloPild on the Parramatta road in the evening 11 tije .,.., 5 ? police, and given over to the French authoritieo. Morning &raid. I Ce 6, Bap( the vas raor the