The Sun. — London, England, 1866-07-27 00:00:00

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Every one who read this must have been immediately con vinced that there was some misunderstanding, seeing that no Minister could consent to such a re signation of his duties as guardian of the public peace. It is the more extraordinary that Mr. BEALES should hayed fixed his name to that placard, seeing that his own letter applying for permission to hold the meeting next Monday was not in Mr. WALPoLE's hands until the placard was printed. We must presume, therefore, that the courtesy and consideration with which the Home Secretary re ceived the deputation left them under the im pression that his ultimate consent was cer tain, and that it would be the best means of quieting the people, and preventing further riot to make it known as soon as possible. At any rate the members of the League have shown every desire to avoid further collision with the authorities, being by this time no doubt convinced of the truth of the warnings previously addressed to them, that in every assembly summoned to meet in defiance of the authorities there is sure to be a large preponderance of those who acknowledge no control whatever, and to whom it is impossible to say, " Thus far shalt thou go and no further." Air. WALPOLE'S explanation in the House leaves nothing to be desired, and the answer which he and his colleagues have decided to return to the applica tion of Mr. BEALES and the Reform League was accepted as Perfectly satisfactory. The Govern ment cannot, consistently with their duty, consent to allow the mob full use of any of the royal parks, but they are perfectly willing to allow an open-air demonstration in f avour of Reform on Primrose bill. If it is a mere show of numbers, and a discussion on the points of the Char ter that is wanted, primrose -hill is large eno ugh, and in close vicinit y to the busy parts of the metropolis. The men who marched from the East and from the South to Hyde Park may just as well march to the North-west and expend their energies in climbing the ascent. Judging from what Mr. MILL said last evening it is very probable that the Reform League may abandon the idea altogether. Lord DERBY, whose language on the subject was firm though courteous, said last night in the House of Lords that he hoped the good sense of the leaders of the movement would show them how impossible it was for them to answer for the conduct of those who do not belong to them, but who follow in the train of a monster proces sion. We have no fear of any mitichievous come- quences from the meeting on Primrose-hill, suppos ing it should take place, but we hope that the disasters of the last few days, which all sides agree to deplore, will impress upon the minds of all Reformers of the unenfrauchised classes the very sensible advice given yesterday by Mr. Ksox to one of the few really working men brought before him for taking part in the riotous proceedings— I " If you want to have a share in making the laws begin by obeying them." Our magistrates have acted as they usually do, with judgment and fairness, and on no side has there been any disposition shown to mistrust or to malign the people. The only injus tice of which our working men have reason to com plain is, that, by the mismanagement of their self appointed leaders, their names should have been in any way associated with a movement whose riotous and illegal nature is entirely foreign to their opinions and sentiments. The Prussian levies on Frankfort were alluded to in the llouse last night, and Mr. GOSCHEN asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether any official communication had been received rela tive to the demands made by the Prussian authorities on that city ? Lord STANLEY was of opinion that a demand such as had been alluded to had been made. In reply to the question by Mr. OTWAY, as to whether her MAJESTY'S Government would arbi trate in this matter, the noble lo . rd stated that there had been no demand made for arbitration, and therefore we had no locus standi, since the question was one between the German population and the German Governments. As to the threats used, one was that, in the event of non-compliance, the town would be bombarded, and the noble lord said that it did appear from the information received that such language had really been used, but the Prussian Government most distinctly disclaims that such was authorised by them, and therefore we may conclude that the higher authorities did not desire such a manifestation to be made. The noble lord sent to inquire what protection would be afforded to British residents in the event of very strong measures being taken against the town, and the replies that he re ceived were most satisfactory. This is so far reassur ing, as the Berlin authorities would think it too much for them to trifle with the English in such an important respect ; but it certainly shows what an opinion is entertained of their principles that it should have been supposed likely that they would commit such an act. At any rate, now they should recall the General who made use of such threats, and thus vindicate their character in some degree. It appears that the Prussians will find their match in the citizens of Frankfort. The commercial com munity are showing themselves quite competent to deal with the intruders and withstand their en croachments. The Prussians have ordered a list to be drawn up of the members of the Senate and other municipal bodies, together with a stotement of their landed and movable property. The bankers have held a meeting, at which it was declared that if such violence were resorted to, they would suspend pay ment in Germany and abroad. This will, of course, occasion a great deal of distress, and the Prussians themselves will suffer from it. The Pussians residing in Frankfort have sent a deputation to the Prussian Commissioner; to plead the cause of Frankfort. The fact is that the Prus sians, in one way or another, are over-reaching themselves in their conduct at Frankfort ; and they will find their mistake, for the citizens of that place are not to be put down and trampled upon, like those of some of the smaller States, with im punity. . The Official Gazette, of Berlin, pub lishes an article in which the course pursued by Prussia towards Frankfort is justified. It is done so after a fashion entirely Prussian, for no legality is pretended, but the spirit of ' vengeance and vindictiveness breathes throughout its sentences. We are told the reasons for the persecution that has been instituted in that city : " The systematic hostility shown towards Prussia by the Government of Frankfort, the toleration by the latter of articles in the Frankfort press insulting to the King of PRUSSIA, the violation of treaties, the damage done to Prussian property, and Frank fort's participation in the war carried on by the Austrian coalition against Prussia." We have been repeatedly assured that Prussia's only object in this war was to renovate and improve the condition of Germany, but the secret now creeps out that she intends to revenge her own injuries, real and imaginary. Frankfort is to be doomed first, and will doubtless have many successors in misfortune if the BISMARCK policy is to be carried out. 'We are glad that the inhabitants prove themselves worthy denizens of their "free city," and make a stand against the tyrannical oppression to which they are subjected. It has always seemed suspi cious that the Prussians will not consent to an armistice with the Feaeral forces ; and if we are to fzrm an estimate of their intentions from their conduct with Frankfort, it bodes ill in deed for those States which have offended against the majesty of the Berlin Government. The un fortunate burgomaster's death is now explained : he hanged himself in despair at the manner in which the Prussians treated him, and their harsh conduct towards the city. We do not suppose for a moment that the untimely fate of Burgomaster FELLER will affect the Prussian authorities either at Frankfort or at Berlin, but it shows to what an ex tent their ruthless persecution goes, and how hope less people consider affairs when they assume their management and control. It seems by the intelligence brought by the Cuba that President JOHNSON has again exercised the pri vilege of the veto against the Freedmen's Bureau Bill on the same grounds on which he refused to affix his signature to the Bill of the same character last spring. The Congress, however, manifests the same obstinacy in the matter as it did then, and the Radicals a re apparently determined to make the most of their majority while they have it. Both Houses have passed the Bill over the veto v e m in defiance of the President, Sc) thater experience has x r or ienc e e has not made them any wiser moderate. Th e arguments which Mr. Jour'. SON brought forward appeared to most unpre _ judiced persons conclusive; and, in fact, throughout the States themselves there is a v ery strong sense of the disadvantages of the Bureau, and there is no question that its influence among the blacks themselves has been often mischievous. They are only too ready to believe that it is the duty of the State to feed, clothe, and house them, and their constitutional indolence makes the idea very agreeable. But it is not by fostering this love of dependence that the negro can be raised to a higher level. He has been treated as a child too long ; let him now be taught gradually but surely to depend upon himself. For a long time to come, it will be the duty of the State to watch over his interests and to afford him pro tection and encouragement, but it should be with the view of helping him to help himself—not to con tinue a system which must inevitably tend to keep him down and degrade him. All these questions will be more fully and fairl) , discussed when the South has a voice in the representation ; and that day is; we hope, not far distant. The are growing no wiser, and. the animosityßadi ca ls, between, them and the PIusIDENT'S supporters is said to be , daily increasing. In the Cabinet there have been, as we know, changes which will strengthen rather than weaken the power of the PRESIDENT. Attor ney-General SPEED, known for his vindictive hos tility to the South, has resigned office, and the resignations of Messrs. STANTON and HAI:LAND are anticipated, though nothing definite is known. When Mr. JOHNSON finds unanimous support from his own immediate colleagues, he will be in a better position to deal with a refractory Congress. Mr. SEWARD, with his usual political sagacity, supports the PRESIDENT, and has written a letter approving the Philadelphia National Convention, which he styles " a patriotic effort to induce Congress to admit the Southern representatives ;" adding that such admission can alone complete the restoration of the Union. The strong Protectionist feeling in the States has been gratified by the tax on cotton fixed at 3 cents per lb., which forms part of the Inland Revenue Bill, to take effect in September next. This will be good news for India, though otherwise unsatis factory. The Americans have still a good deal to learn in commercial policy. It will afford general satisfaction to the public to learn that the Atlantic Telegraph is all but com pleted ; the intelligence of its being safely landed on the shores of Newfoundland will indeed be a triumphal declaration, more especially after the many drawbacks and disappointments it has met with on previous occasions. The greatest credit is due to those who have persevered in this arduous undertaking, and, despite all discouragements, have gone on in their endeavour to establish a communi tion between the old and new worlds. Mr. GLASS, the managing director of the Company, has been most assiduous in his application, and to his exer tions much of the success of this last undertaking is attributable. In expectation of the completion of the affair a great entertainment has been planned at Foilhommerhum. As soon as the present work is completed it will be sought to recover the end of last year's cable, and the most ingenious arrange ments have been made for that purpose. If all goes on well, as there is reason to believe, the communication between New York and London will be complete in a few hours, and the people of both hemispheres may well congratulate themselves upon the success of so very im portant an undertaking. This communication between England and America may well be re garded as one of the most striking accomplishments of modern science, and it ought to be appreciated, for it will connect in closer unison the leading com munities of the world, and be an incentive to pro gress, and a stimulus to industry. It will in every respect be matter of rejoicing when this grand un dertaking is successfully completed, and the commu nication fairly established between the distant shores of America and Ireland. It is one of those works which to all ages are landmarks of human skill and enterprise, and speak fayourablyof a nation's progress. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Thursday Evening. The Moniteur, in the course of an explanatory article relative to the position of affairs, says that " the conditions upon which the Emperor offered his good offices are now well known. Austria was resolved to abandon Venetia, and thus disappeared the point of contest for which Italy took up arms. On the other hand, Prussia obtained advantages equally important and rapid, and in the North as well as in the South the moment had arrived to ap peal to the pacific sentiments of the Courts of Vienna, Berlin, and Florence. The French Go vernment relied upon the influence of its advice and the spirit of moderation of the three Cabinets to attain the object which it had in view. Its expec tations have not been disappointed. France will maintain the same character of amicable mediator in the deliberations which are about to commence, and she will continue to employ her influence to facilitate the work of pacification, in which she has invited the belligerents to participate. " Austria did not accept without painful hesita tion the bases of the peace implying her withdrawal from the Germanic Confederation. The recollec tions which connect that Power with Germany are, in fact, the most ancient in her history. Neverthe less, to judge from the language of the press, the impression of regret caused by this sacrifice was not the same in all the provinces of the monarch indis tinctly. Opinion has been divided there for many years in regard to the best course to be adopted with the Germanic elements which have hitherto had preponderance in the constitutional organisa tion, but which are not predominant if the extent of territory and amount of population be considered. The Austrian Government has itself acknowledged that to strengthen its authority in the interior, and to establish a real cohesion between so many peoples differing by nationality, it was necessary to adopt the idea of a just balance, and the work of conci liation undertaken by the present Ministry in llungary has no other object. Adopting this view, several organs of public opi nion think that Austria ought to extract from herself the conditions of her strength and her prosperity, and that being less engaged with the affairs of Germany, relieved besides from the costly burthen of Venetia, she will be more free to develope the immense resources contained in the greater portion of the Eastern provinces of the Empire. Besides this, it results from a conversation which M. Bismarck had at Brunn with a former member of the Austrian Reichsrath, and which ex cites much attention at Vienna at this moment, that the Court of Prussia does not oppose in principle the proposal that Austria should connect herself by reciprocal treaties with the Governments of Southern Germany." There was a Cabinet Council held at St. Cloud yesterday, at which the Emperor presided. The place of meeting for the Plenipotentiaries to arrange the conditions of peace is not yet fixed. Should it not be at Paris, France will be represented wherever it may be by M. Benedetti, who, however, will be present at the deliberations simply in the character of a mediator, and will not interfere in drawing up the protocols. Almost all the German papers received in Paris to-day seem to have a sort of regret at the idea of peace. The Ost Deutsche Post considers that the principle of Austrian unity is destroyed, the troops discouraged, and that the defeat in the struggle is not sustained by the Hungarians, the Poles, or the Bohemians, but by Austria. In conclusion, it says, " Let us assert without equi voca ti on suc h a peace may be imposed upon us, but it canno t be main tained. From the moment o f th e s i gnature o f t h e treaty of peace, the only thought will be to begin the war again and to make the necessary prepara tions." Russia is also discontented. The Moscow Ga zette, in a semi-official article, says that Russia is menaced. " Strong and united Germany approaches nearer and nearer to our frontiers, and threatens to take possession of the only sea which insures our communications with the universe." It appears that at present Bavaria and the Southern States of Germany are not included in the suspension of arms. Prussian troops in great numbers have entered Hof, in Bavaria, on the ria T n h s e near St h Federal Corps r ailway from D h re a s s de j n .oin to ed F t r h a e nk ß fo a l. Wurtzbourg. A letter from Ferrara says :—" The battle of Lissa was the first naval battle in which the newly.. invented ships have taken part. In this point of view it must be interesting to men of the naval profession particularly. As to the Italian navy it made a glorious debut. The Austrian fleet retreated towards the island of Lesina. There was every reason to believe that it was too much disabled to regain the port of Pola." Lim is one of the prin.. cipal islands of Dalmatia, and the most important of them in a strategic point of view. The usual annual service for the repose of the soul of his Majesty King Louis, father of the pre sent Emperor, took place yesterday in the church of Napoleon St. Leu, in the department of the Seine at Oise. Marshal Valliant, Minister of the Empe ror's Household, and of the Fine Arts, and various local and municipal authorities were present. The military service was performed by a detachment of old soldiers of the first Empire and the company of Sapeurs Pompiers of Napoleon St. Leu. There is a regular and uninterrupted increase in the population of Rome, as appears .by the new census. In 1856 it amounted to 178,798 souls. In 1865 it was 207,338. Since that period there has been an augmentation of about 3,000. The reli gious bodies are thus composed :--Cardinals, 30 ; bishops, 36 ; priests and clerks, 1,476 ; semi naristes, 834. Total, 2,376. Male professors of religion, 2,833 ; female (Religieuses), 2,169. Total, 5,002. There is thus an ecclesiastical and monas tical population of both sexes at Rome, amounting to 7,378 persons. The Lille Exhibition of Fine Arts has just been inaugurated by the Count de Niewarkerke, Super intendent of Fine Arts and the Prefect of the De partment du Nord. The number of works in the catalogue is 1,566. The elephant, it appears, has a very acute sense of smell, of which rather an alarming proof was given the Gther day at the Garden of Plants. A lady who was looking at it had a very beautiful bouquet in her hand, and when she left the animal contrived to pass his barrier and followed her. She retreated rapidly, but he soon overtook her and put out his trunk towards her, upon which she presented the nosegay to him. The elephant immediately put it to his mouth, and evidently enjoyed the perfume. He then gave it back to the lady with his trunk with as much politeness as it was possible for an elephant to command. The bouquet was chiefly com posed of the orange flower, and naturalists say that the elephant delights in this flower more than any other. In Japan an elephant has been known to eat all the oranges from a tree, and even to de vour some of the branches. Repairs and enlargement of the Imperial Library in the Rue de Richelieu have been in progress for two years. About two-thirds of these improve ments are now completed. The library contains four million volumes, many valuable manuscripts, engravings, and medals. The average addition of volumes each year is 40,000. The Epoque in an article about Prussia says : " In spite of oneself it is not possible to see without pleasure the annoyance of certain journals at the conduct of the Prussians at Frankfort. They ex cuse, they extenuate their conduct as much as they can, but they find it impossible to approve of it enti tirely. They therefore are reduced to the necessity of giving some severe advice to their ally, General Manteuffel." THE ATLANTIC CABLE. The following telegrams have been received by Reuter's Telegram Company (Limited), from Mr. R. A. Glass, managing director of the Telegraph Con struction and Maintenance Company (Limited) VALENTIA, July 26. " The following telegram has been received from the Great Eastern this day :—Canning to Glass. Noon, ship's time, July 26. Lat. 48.45 N., long. 51.16 W. Cable payed out, 1,744 miles. Dis tance run, 1,558 miles. Slack 11.93 per cent. All going well. Weather foggy. Sea calm." " VALENTIA, July 26. " The following has been received from the Great Eastern at 6 p.m. : " Frigate and Albany in sight. Weather clear.' " " VALENTIA, July 27. " Great Eastern steaming up Trinity Bay at 4.25 this morning ; expected to land shore end at noon, local time." "And Ye shall Walk in Silk Attire." (SUSANNA BLA3IIRE'S not ROBERT BURNS'S.) A correspondent writes to remind us that it was an English Lady who was authoress of the Song re ferred to in yesterday's Sun in our notice of Burns's Poems, the new and popular edition recently pub lished by Routledge. "Miss Susanna Blamire (1747- 1794), a Cumberland lady "—says Chambers's Cyclopedia of English Literature (V 01.11., p. 275) " was distinguished for the excellence of her Scottish poetry, which has all the idiomatic ease and grace of a native minstrel. Miss Blamire was born of a respectable family in Cumberland, at Cardew near Carlisle, where she resided till her twentieth year, beloved by a circle of friends and acquaint ances, with whom she associated in what were called merry neets, or merry evening parties, in her native district. Her sister becoming the wife of Colonel Graham of Duchray, Perthshire, Susanna accompanied the pair to Scotland, where she re remained some years, and imbibed that taste for which prompted her S be c a o u tt t i i s f h ul m ly el r o ic d s y , and music Nab ob , ' 'The Siller Croun,' &c. She also wrote some pieces in the Cumbrian dialect, and a descriptive poem of some length, entitled Stocklewath, or the Cumbrian Village.' Miss Blamire died unmarried at Carlisle, in her 47th year, and her name had almost faded from remembrance, when, in 1842, her poetical works were collected and published in one volume, with a preface, memoir, and notes by Patrick Maxwell." The poem in which the familiar lines mentioned occur, and which, in fact, they commence, runs as follows—being entitled— THE SILLER cnomsr: And ye shall walk in silk attire, And Biller ha'e to spare, Gin ye'll consent to be his bride, Nor think o' Donald main Oh, wha wad buy a silken goun, Wi' a puir broken heart ? Or what's to me a Biller croun, Gin free my love I part ? The mind whase every wish is puro, Far dearer is to me ; And ero I'm forced to break my faith, 18:7 me down and dee ; For I ha'e pledged my virgin troth, Brave Donald's fate to share, And he has gi'en to me his heart, Wi' a' it's virtues rare. His gentle manners wan my heart, He gratefn' took the gift ; Could I but think to see it back, It wad be waur than theft. For langest life can neor repay The love ho bears to me ; And era I'm forced to break my troth, I'll lay me down and dee. Set to the air known as " The Siller Croun," these stanzas we find were first published as a single sheet song by Napier, and were afterwards inserted in the third volume of " Johnson's Museum." It may be remarked, by the way, that the last line of the third stanza and the fourth line of the second, arc identical with the closing line of each of the three verses of a yet more popular Scottish song than even Miss Blarnire's " Siller Croun"—meaning that lovely ditty of" Annie Laurie" beginning— " 3laxwelton braes are bonnie," and ending— " I'll lay mo down and deo." The which world-famous love song, it may be interesting to add, was written by Mr. Douglas, of Finland, on Anne, one of the daughters of Sir Robert Laurie, first baronet of Maxwelton. Readers of the " Old Curiosity Shop" are here reminded by us, in conclusion, of Dick Swiveller's echoing of those words, which have now been, we can't say exactly " fathered," but let us say " mothered " upon Miss Blamire— when just precisely in the same strain in which he describes Sophy W ac kles to Fred Trent, by saying, " She's a ll m y f an cy painted her, Sir, she's lovely, she's divine she is"—he exclaims later on, in reference to the Marchioness, " And she shall walk in silk attire, and siller ha'e to spare !" GIFT FRO3I HER MAJESTY.—The Rev. 11. 8111- mer, of Deptford, near Sunderland, has received from her Majesty the Queen the sum of .£3, as a donation to the wife of a shipwright, named Henderson, living at Deptford, who last week bore three children at one birth, all of whom are doing wa—Newcastle Journal LA TEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) PRUSSIA. BERLIN, July 27. A deputation composed of Baron von Rothschild and three Senators has arrived here from Frankfort, and was received yesterday by the Minister Baron von der Heydt and Count Eulenburg. The mem bers of the deputation also had a long conference with Baron Werther and Herr von Savigny. SPAIN, AIADRID, July 27. A Royal decree has been published ordering the adoption of energetic measures against officers giving their commissions to creditors as security for debt. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE CUBA. (Via Crookhaven.) NEW YORK, July 17, Evening. President Johnson has vetoed the Freedmen's Bureau Bill upon the same grounds on which he vetoed a similar bill in February last. Both Houses of Congress passed yesterday the bill over the Pre sident's veto. A Republican Caucus has resolved that it is ex pedient that Congress should adjourn on the 23d inst. Attorney-General Speed has resigned office, Nothing definite has transpired concerning the an ticipatedresignation of Messrs.Stauton and Harland, Secretary Seward has written a letter approving the Philadelphia National Convention, which he regards as a patriotic effort to induce Congress to adMit the Southern representatives, which admis sion can alone complete the restoration of the Union. President Johnson has signed the Internal Revenue Bill, which takes effect in September next. The tax on cotton is fixed at three cents per lb. Head Centre Stephens has been committed to Boston gaol for a debt of $4,000. He has since been released on bail. Intelligence from Matamoras, dated the 2d July, states that General Carvagal has demanded of Fe deral General Getty the surrender of the French financial agent. The latter had crossed the Rio Grande at the time of the capture of Matamoras, with the customs archives in his possession. The matter has been referred to Washington. The America, Nova Scotian, and Periere have arrived out. NEW YORK, July 19, Evening. The political animosity between the Radicals and the President's supporters is daily increasing. The house has passed the joint motion to adjourn on the 25th inst. The New York Times says :—" The bill for the annexation of the British provinces was introduced by General Banks on his own responsibility, and was not acted upon or reported by the committee for foreign affairs. No importance attaches to it." The Edinburgh has arrived at New York and the Africa at Halifax. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, July 19, Evening.—Money abun dant--Gold, 1501. Exchange on London, 1653- ; on Paris, 3.40. Stocks firm and active—New York Centrals, 1044 ; Illinois, 124 ; Erie, 65i ; Five twenty United States Bonds, 107. Cotton steady —Midland Upland, 36c. Flour declining. Wheat dull. Corn steady. Provisions dull. Coffee slightly firmer. Molasses and sugar steady. Pe troleum slightly firmer—crude, 23c. ; refined, 39c. NEW ORLEANS, July 16.—Cotton, low to mid dling, 32 34. MEXICO. NEW YORK, July 19. Intelligence from Vera Cruz on the 9th says that it is rumoured that the Liberals have captured Tampico. BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, July 26. The following is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding figures of the previous account : DEBTOR. July 26. July 19. fr. c. fr. c. Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 182,500,000 Profits in addition to capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) 7,044,776 02 7,044,776 02 Reserve of the Bank and its branches 22,105,750 14 22,105,750 14 Reserve in landed pro perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation .. 974,592,075 981,973,725 Banknotes to orderand receipts payable at sight 31,710,775 55 30,131,376 31 Treasury account cur rent creditor Current accounts, Paris 611,866,158 99 310,013,776 79 Do. branch banks 38,588,954 41,505,069 Dividends payable 3,461,624 75 4,6E4,693 75 Discounts and sundry interests Rediscounted the last six months . Surplus of receipts not distributed - - Sundries Total CREDITOR. July 26. July 19. Cash in hand and in fr. c. , fr. c. Branch banks Commercial bills over due Commercial bills dis- -- connteci, not yet due 332,224,302 94 349,887,832 63 Do. branch banks 360,990,623 365,871,628 A.dvances on deposit of _ . bullion 12,089,000 10,615,800 Do. branch banks 11,882,100 11,956,000 Do. on French Public Securities 14,713,200 15,032,300 Do. by branch banks 8,392,200 8,672,900 Do. on railway shares - and debentures D. branch banks 23,160,700 23,537,900 Do. on Credit Foncier Bonds Do. branches - Do. to the State (Con vention, June 10, 1857) 60,000,000 —' 60,000,000 Government Stock re- serve 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14 Do. disposable Rentes Immobalisdes (Law, June 9, 1857) 100,000,000 100,000,000 Hotel and furniture of the Bank and landed property branches ... 8,289,480 8 288 605 expenses of manage- , , went 494,300 60 477,606 78 Sundries T0ta1............ 1,724,656,252 93 1,729,539,681 35 Certified by the Senator -Governor of the Bank of France. (Signed) itouLAND. The Bank of France has reduced its rate of dis count from 4 to 3f per cent. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. The Market opens quiet at a farthing decline. Sales probably 8,000 bales. THE NEW HOTEL AT GALLE.—The ,building erected by the Oriental Hotel Company at Galle is quite palatial in its dimensions and accommodation. It is a fine three -storeyed edifice erected on an elevated site, and the upper rooms command the most beautiful views of the harbour, the sea, the undulating hills around, and the mountains beyond Galle. When we visited the place the appliances from England were being utpacked, and we almost envied those who were to use the nice marble topped tables and wasbhandstands, the neat iron bedsteads, the baths, and other comforts and conveniences. Colombo Observer. A GALLANT SENTrNEL.—A story is told of a Prussian sentinel stationed on the steeple at Trap ,pau, and left behind there when his company retreated. The citizens attempted to take him prisoner, but the Prus sian easily defended with his bayonet the narrow %I finding stair by which alone access could be gained to the steeple. They then decided on reducing him by famine, but the Prussian, having with him a good supply of cartridges, announced that unless he was regularly and well fed, he would shoot every one who passed in the streets around the church.- The good soldier thus contrived to maintain his position for two days, when Troppau was reoccu pied by the Prussian; and he was reliev,ed, and, we trust, rewarded, POLICE INTELLIGENCE.--This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. GAMBLING IN HYDE PAUL—Henry Sadler, labourer, Wm. Hall, compositor, and Alfred Beagin, general dealer, were charged before Mr. Knox with gambling in Hyde Park, contrary .to the regulations of the Ranger. Thos. Leader, 155 C, said he was on duty in Park-lane the previous afternoon, about four o'clock. He sawn crowd of persons inside the park, and on going across the park ho saw the prisoner with a stand playing with dice, and betting with halfpence. Sadler threw the dice, and the others were playing. The stand was covered with an oil cloth, and with painted devices on it similar to those on the dice (Prince of Wales' feathers, hearts, stars, and dia monds). As soon as he went up the prisoner Beagin said, " Cheese it (run away), here's the beadles cooling," and the prisoners then went and sat under a tree. He took them into custody and took possession of the stand, and another with some iron rods and rings which were used for gambling purposes, the rings being thrown on to the rods in playing the game. On the way to the station Sadler threw a dice box from him, and on searching Beagin he found a dice box on him. Hall said he was a stranger to the others, and worked for his living as a compositor in the St.-Pancras-road. He was only playing. Mr. Knox said he would have inquiries made respecting Hall. The question was whether he was ono of the dupes or one of the rogues. Sadler said the articles produced did not belong to him, but to a man who asked him to carry them as, he had another job to do. The constable said that Sadler was throwing the dice, when Beagin said " cheese it." Beagin said he was a general dealer, and had lots of things like the dice boxes in his possession in the way of business. Mr. Knox asked Beagin if he could produce any one to speak to his character ? Beagin said he could. Mr. Knox said that as to Sadler there could be no doubt about him. He was liable to be sent to prison for three months, but as he was not known he would only send him for a month. As to the others, inquiries would be made respecting them. MABYLEBONE. TILE HYDE PARK PROCEEDINGS.—THIEVES AND BE CEIVER, Alfred Barrett, aged 12, Samuel Alharn, aged 13, and Alfred Barr, aged 14, all from Kensal-green, were charged with stealing a large quantity of lead from the railings at Hyde Park, and Walter Mitchell, of Goßrindley street, Paddington, marine store dealer, was charged with receiving the same, knowing it to b© stolen. Police-constable William Kersey, 184 X, said he was in Gloucester-crescent, and noticed the prisoners and three other lads. Their slops seemed to be bulky, and he fol lowed after them, when they all ran off. He pursued and caught Barrett, and found in his slop three pounds of lead and a chisel and hammer. At the station-house he gave the address of the other prisoners. He also said he had taken the lead from the Hyde Park railings. William Jones, 63 X, said ho took Barr and told him ho was charged with stealing load from Hyde Park. He said he was sorry for it. He said the man (Mitchell) keeping the rag-shop would buy as much of the Hyde Park lead as he liked to bring. _ _ Inspector Egerton, X Division, said after the boys were in custody he went to Mitchell's shop, and saw him and his mother-in-law. He said he wanted to speak to Mit chell. Ho (Mitchell) asked what about, and was told about some lead that ho had bought during the past two days, and which had been stolen from Hyde Park. Mit chell hesitated in answering, and was told the lead alluded to was that which he had bought off some boys. He then said that he had bought lead from some boys. Ho produced some, and said he had more of it. He went with prisoner into an underground kitchen where he produced 121 b. weight of lead, and said it was all he had. It was lead similar to that which had been broken off from the park rails. He was told he had more, and unless he produced it the house must be searched. He then said he had a deal more. In another underground cellar ho (witness) saw a hamper under some sacks, and on opening it he found 1601 b. weight of lead, all evidently from the railings. Barrett told him that he used the hammer and chisel to break the stone at the park to get the lead out. Ho also found 1601 b. weight of now sheet lead. Prisoner then said to him (witness) that ho bought the lead of ten boys, who said they had taken it from the stone work in Hyde Park. He gave 14d. a pound for it. Prisoner said that the boys told him that the police did not interfere with them taking it. On searching the shop upstairs there was found forty-eight bell and door knobs, two ice freezers used by confectioners, a set of music plates, the title being "The Holiday Polka," composed by Edward Steinberg, and dedicated to all young friends at home and abroad, published by Robert Cocks and Co., New Burling ton-street. Barr told him (witness) that he said the police were after him, and prisoner said make haste out and don't let them see you here." A book was produced which prisoner said was his, but more than half the leaves were torn out. The last entry was in 1864. Mr. Mansfield remanded the prisoners. THAMES. A TRIPLE ROBBERY.—Michael 'loosen, a German sugar baker, bout 21 years of age who has only been in England a short time was charged with robbing three of his country men of money, clothing, and other property. The three prosecutors Klaus Trincken, Frederick Hein rich, and Heinrich Schutte, are also sugar bakers, and were living in the same house as the prisoner in Lambeth street, Whitechapel. On Wednesday morning last, at half-past three o'clock, the prisoner left the house, and soon afterwards Trincken discovered that his box had be:•n forced open, and his clothes £2 in money, two watch chains, and other property, valued in all at £l3 abstracted. The other Germans were also robbed of their money and clothes. The prisoner returned to his home on Wednesday afternoon. He appeared to be quite uncon cerned, and spoke to no one. The Germans did not speqk to him, but Trinckin, finding that the prisoner had his coat and trowsers on under his own dress, sent for a police constable named Hoe, of the H division, who found upon him £6 6s. 20. and three handkerchiefs. Each of the prosecutors identified one handkerchief. All the property and money stolen exceeded £2O in value, and it is sup posed that he had sold the property stolen from his coun trymen, with the exception of that on his person, and that his intention was to return to Germany. lie made a par tial admission of his guilt, while Mr. Wintjen, the inter preter to the court, was translating the evidence to him. He took the clothes and money, but had nothing to do with any gold chains. The prisoner was remanded for a week to enable the police to trace the stolen property. AUDACIOUS ROBBERY. —How SEAMEN ARE TREATED IN EAST END .DENS.—Mary Ann Bignell, a notorious prosti tute and thief, was charged with robbing a German sailor, who gave the English name Roberts, in a den of infamy in a court known as John's-place, Baker-street, Stepney, where numerous outrages and robberies have been com mitted. On Tuesday last the sailor, with the usual improvidence of his class, was drinking and spenuiug his money freely, and met with the prisoner and lavished some of his hard earned wages upon her. She decoyed him into a vile house, No. 13, John's-place. HA had not been there long before the prisoner called in three men, and they ill used him, held him down on a bed by the throat ' until he was nearly strangled, and removed a ring from his finger, took away a gold watch and guard, and all the money he had about him, except a few shillings which they overlooked. The thieves soon disappeared, leaving the sailor half strangled and half naked in the room where the outrage and robbery were committed. He gave a boy sixpence to fetch a policeman. The prisoner was arrested yesterday, and she was remanded for a week to enable the police to apprehend the other thieves." The Spy System. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—lt appears, according to one of your even ing contemporaries, that during the recent struggle in Hyde-park between the people and the police men some of the latter have assumed private clothes, as detectives, and thereby some of the former have been captured quite unexpectedly. The plan has been adopted, probably, because in these cases, as in similar cases, the end is sup posed to justify the means. Without desiring to express any 'opinion upon this point, I beg leave to remind you that Copestick, the Bath astrologist, was captured in this manner in December, 1852, and shortly afterwards, namely, on the 19th Jan., 1853, you published a leading article condemnatory of this practice. Since that time other astrologists have been captured in a similar manner by police men hand at this time any astrologist is liable to be so captured, although he may be a rate-paying householder, with a vote for his member of Par liament. But if the plan is bad with respect to people out of doors, it must be equally bad with re spect to people within doors, including Sidrophel, and, therefore, in his case also, it must be worthy of condemnation. As this fact may not be so pal pable to the writers of the Liberal press as it is to myself, I request you to permit me to place my opinion upon record in your journal, which has already more than once advocated the claims of the Sidrophel family to the possession of justice and liberty of action.—l am, sir, yours obediently, CAR. COOKE. - London, 25th July, 1866. Lady Lilford has arrived at the Queen's Hotel, Upper Norwood. Ml .'l*4 DEa HER MAJESTY. OSB 0 RNE, Thursday. The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon with Princess Louise, and wa lk e d i n th e g rounds this morning with the Duke o f Edi n b urg h, Princess Louise, and Princess Beatrice. Prince Leopold went out a l so . ' - Sir S. Northcote arrived at Osborne yesterday , and had the honour of dining with the Queen and the royal family. ller Majesty held a council to-day at one o'clock, at which were present the Duke of Buckinghanit the Earl of Devon, and Sir S. Northcote. The Duke of Buckingham had an audience of the Queen. Mr. Helps was Clerk of the Council. After the Council, Mr. William Bovill, Solicitor - General, was introduced by the Lord Chamberlain to her Majesty, who conferred upon him the honour of knighthood. Lady Augusta Stanley has arrived at Osborne• The Moors of Aberdeenshire and BaJffshire* Now that the shooting season is near at hand, the usual interest is excited as to the prospects of the sportsman. It was anticipated that the rather severe winter would prove unfavourable, by disease and otherwise, to the birds of last season, but in general this has not been the case ; and now, from most of the moors in the two counties, we are assured the prospects of the 12th of August were never more cheering. On the highest shooting ground in Aber deenshire (the Strathdon Hills) we under stand there is an exception to the other wise favourable reports on the lower lying moors. There, we are informed, grouse were numerous and healthy all last season, and continued so till the spring of the present year ; but disease is now pre valent, and is always far more fatal on the high er hills than on the moors at lower elevations. I t would appear that where the heath had been mos t severely damaged by the very severe frosts of the past winter the grouse on such places are most affected by disease. In consequence of this it is to be feared that the sport on this and neighbouring moors will this season be very much curtailed. I t is, however, satisfactory to be able to state that roe and red deer are very plentiful, and in excellent condition. On the Braemar and Deeside moors disease has not made its appearance, a nd the accounts given of the fine healthy appearance of the birds are very encouraging. The fine weathe r , during the hatching season doubtless contribute" not a little to the pleasing prospect of the moors in the district. From the Abergeldie, Cratlney and Balmoral moors the reports are equally favourable. The young broods at this date wer e scarcely ever seen stronger or more mune' rous and healthy. Ptarmigan, blackcock, and other birds are also plentiful on the several moors before named, and no disease has as yet been observed' On the lower lying moors in Ab e rd e e ns hi r e, parti cularly in the Strathbogie district, game birds are more than usually abundant, and no signs of dis ease. Ou the Huntly Lodge Moors, tenanted by Major Boyd, including the Wishach, Melsach, an d Corskie Hills, the birds are already on the wing, an d in coveys from 10 to 12 strong. The other game , including rabbits, on these moors is very abundant, in consequence of no great number being killed last season. On the Clashnadarroch grounds it is state d that disease has manifested itself partially, but to ue great extent. If the weather continue favourable the sport on these will not be inferior to that of former years. Of the Cabrach and higher-lying moors of Banffshire, a correspondent writes :—The prospect s of the sportsmen this year are very promising. Upon the moors of his Grace the Duke of Rich mond, the Earl of Fife, Lesmurdie, and Beldorull game of all kinds is very abundant ; indeed, th e grouse are at this date strong and quite healthY. There is not the slightest symptom of disease to be observed either among birds young or old. The re are, however, to be seen on Cabrach and Glass moors small packs of small grouse flocking toge' ther, the cause of which may be owing to the ravages of foxes, which this year have been more tha n usually destructive. Despite this, however, w e anticipate- that the coming season will be exceed ingly good for the sportsman, and very large bags may be looked for upon the 12th of August.' Scotsman. Our Coal Supply, (From the Builder.) On the main point a general accord is now haPP iI Y arrived at. The coal supplies of Great Britain hav e hitherto given her, together with other advantages, the foremost place among producing and manufac" turing people. This supply has its limits ; first, tho se of actual quantity; second, those of available tity. The quantity available depends on the expens e of working, an expense which, to a great extent, la' creases with the depth at which the coal is won. I.° ascertain, as far as may be done, the probable nature of these limits, to collect and verify information from all existing sources, and to satisfy the public mind on a subject of such vital national interest, the Govern' anent, with the general assent of the House of Cora' mons, have agreed to the appointment of a commis" sion as moved for by Mr. Vivian. It only remain s that the person selected to serve on that commissi °n should be such as f u lly t o carr y ou t i n th e b e st mann er this important duty. On one point, we trust, the Government will be on their guard. It is too mil eii the fashion of the present day to overtax the powers of any human brain that is known, or thought, to be of more than ordinary capacity. In medicipef in law, in different departments of business life, the first effort is made to secure the first, that is t l say the most busy, man. The subject matter ° inquiry lies for the most part within the prof metier of the civil engineer. The geological clue s ; tions of formation, the surveyor's mensuration oi area, the mining surveyo r 's d e li n e a ti on o f seams ° Il beds, the direction of the m ine r a s to the 103 t economic mode of working the coal in the most a' haustive manner, the mechanism of shafts, and gin s ' and pumps, and steam-engines, the whole treatm ent of the coal until it is placed on the salesman's whar f ' or on board the merchant vessel, all this is his P r°- per province. The great question of labour, w ho eh directly constitutes 60 per cent., and indirectly a much larger proportion of the price of coal, 0 6. 3 which will most directly and sensitively be affected by any increase of difficulty in its winning, is an engineering question. The sole parts of the incl u ." o that lie outside the proper province of the profess l % are the commercial ques ti ons , as t o ex p or t, on `sh ie d direct information will be supplied in evidence a n AI such questions of general policy, or interna/ 0 elation, as may fall beneath the cognisance of statesman or the diplomatist. Such, for examP ito is the question, how far the mineral needed fo r propulsion of ships of war should be treated for, tll , OO rently from the minerals needed for the proplilsid, of projectiles ; or, in other words, why coal sho o r , or should not, be regarded as contraband of I f a ni , Above all, the result to be hoped for from the CO, mission is a full, clear, and unprejudiced OP ort based on a lucid précis of the evidence, bringing by in brief, incisive lines the great lessons learne d befc r the commission, and placing them so plainly' ear the public that further legislation will either aq oo totally unnecessary, or that its course and provis.,„a will be made so evidently requisite as to conly°':t h general assent. Let the commission thus deal v g _ i e a this great subject, and Mr. Vivian will have or ii,e, the gratitude of the country, and the late How °try; cretary will have added another to his c%i s - claims on our respect. The Duke of Hamilton left town yesterday °110:1 our of visits. Lord Charles Hamilton Douglas oulbtir yesterday for India. , nr et The Duchess of Buccleuch and Lady Ma r 6 ;,, 0 2 Scott have returned to Montagu House, Wh it e hall/ ' ; : or visiting Lord and Lady Henry Scott, at Beaulie u ' f ro u3 Southampton. The duke returns to town to-dal Hants. A O4 The Marquis and Marchioness of Salis bury fatally are staying at Hatfield House, near Herts. the exe, just the Coai Acti Bhir, 4 / con Rea 85c. ver 3 Brig Lo t Mai Gre due, burl GQ v l)ei &ie v , New D i kun ikrg E ausi era 2 Phil lo Colo C h ub, um, D I tqui ...., u ai to ii, A ( tic ton Roo a ; v. Q 4 Port Do RUSE §a - r - d D SPai 15p 3", uur Ar ta tA), F t Ft TEE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 27, 1860. 1.