The Sun. — London, England, 1866-10-17 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. Chatterton THIS EN EN IN G wlll be performed hakspere's Tragedy of M ACBETII Mr. 11. Tatot ; Messrs. sinclair, T. s.eact, W. M'lntyre, fiend br , yton ; Alefed4llle3 Amy Sedovick, Jenny Bauer, Rebecca Isaacs, ezo To conclude with VIE BEGGARS' OPERA. Captain Macheath, Mr. W. Harris .41. Commence at Seven. THEATRE IWYAL, lIAYAIARKE'r, Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Bucksione, THIS EVENIN ;, THE OVERLAND s ROUTE. Messrs. Chai lei Ma hews, Buckstonc, Com, ton, Chippendale, ICoger, Clare, Braid. Gordon, White, &c. ; Mesdames Mathews, Chip pendale, Hill, vs right, &c. Auer which, tho BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT. The Misses Healy. To be followed by TII E CRICK. me are. C. Mathews , Compton, is ogers ; Mrs. 1. i:zwitham, &c. To conclude with 31Y HUSBAND'S HOST. Commen ce at even R oy - AL L ycEum. THEATRE. — Sole 1.-ssee and Manager, Mr. reehrer. THIS EVIt:NING, BILUTUS ANL) nenrade. At a Quarter before 8, te ne‘v prama. in Four AC`P, THE writte h n by pion Boucicaut. The New beetle. yby Mr. 1. Greive.and assist.ints. Mess. s. S Emery, Widdicomb,itzpatrick, Morelmd, Andrew Dalton, L). Evans, Anderson ound. Stanley. Lomas, s, Keynotes, and J. C. Cowper. To conclude with TNyEEDLETON'S TAIL COAT. Toby Tweedleton, Mr. H. INiddicomb; and Miss Uratton Acting Manager, Mr. H. Barnett. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Box-office open daily from Ten till Five. THE LONG STRIKE.-ROYAL LYCEUM TlLEA.Ttig.—Johnny Reilly (an Irish Sailor). Mr. D. Boucicault ; Jane Learoyd (a Factory Girl), Mrs. D. Bouci ,cault. At 7 o'clock. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. WINTER SEASON. N.ll,—Doors open at Half-past Six, performances to com mence at Seven. THIS EVENING, a Comedy, in Three Acts, by John Oxenford, Esq, entitled THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE Mr Vining, Mr. J. G. Shore; Miss K. Rogers, Miss Neilson, and Mrs. Buckingham White. After which, at 9 o'clock, THE HUGUENOT CAPTAIN, by Watts Phillips. Esq. Mrs. Stirling, Miss Neilson, Miss e. Thomson; Mr. Forrester, Mr. G. Honey, and Mr. J. G. Shore. Grand Ballet ot Bohemians, in which MM. Scener y , doche, Comete, and Normandc, wilt appear. by Mr. F. Lloyds. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Sole Proprietor and Mana,er, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, at 7 precisely (1111 time), E NIEL ; or, ONLY A LIFE. Miss Kate Terry, Mra. Allred Mellon, Miss Furtado, MISS Emily Pitt ; Messrs. Billington, Steyhen son, Ashley, Romcr, C. J. Smith, &c. To conclude with HELEN ; or. TAKEN FROM. THE GREEK. Mrs. A. Alellon, Miss Furtado, Miss Emily Pitt ; Messrs. Paul Bedford, R. Phillips, F. A. Shaw, Ashley, Eburne. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, THE MARRIED BACHELOR. Messrs. Thorne and Price; Misses Johnstone and ILOies. To be followed by IN TILE WRONG BOX. 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HIGII WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. TIM DAY.—Morning, 7h. 6u,.—Afternoon, 7h. 40:n 'l.'3-1110tutow.-M , rning, 15m.— Afternoon, Bh. 56ni f.. 5) iw)) bliss TEE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 17, 1866 political purposes is so inexcusable and so detri mental to his reputation. Mr. BRIGHT'S last idea is that if the Clerk of the House of Commons stood at Temple-bar and stopped 658 well-dressed men we should have a better Parliament than the one which now exists. We acknowledge that this assertion will stagger some timid and good men," but that does not matter much, we presume. It is really a relief to be able to expose one of Mr. BRIGHT'S many mistakes and exaggerations, and hence we may state that he is glaringly unjust and one-sided in his declaration about the ignorance of the agricultural districts as compared with the manufacturing towns. Anything to have a hit at a place where rank is met with, or where the sinis ter influence of aristocracy prevails. A friend of his has told him of the ignorance that exists within six miles of Windsor. A family of eleven has been met with of which none could read, and seven were in his employ who had scarcely any knowledge of reading or writing. We feel convinced that Mr. BRIGHT quoted this instance for the sake of the comment he made upon it . ; it - was like the postscript to a lady's letter, the chief part of it. Bear in mind that ail this exists within six miles of the Royal Castle of Windsor; "it exists in a neighbour hood where lords, and squires, and established clergymen swarm." Now we would call Mr. BRIGHT'S attention to some details connected with the ignorance that prevails in a city which is so fortunate as not to be within six miles of royalty, and manufactories and the like " swarm" in place of these objectionable individuals designated as " lords, squires, and established clergymen." In the statement lately made by the Manchester and Salford Education Aid Society, which was alluded to by Mr. AUSTIN BRUCE, in his able speech as President of the Educational Department of the Social Science Congress, we find the following statistics. A large number of children are neither "at school nor at work. Of 11,086 children, be tween three and twelve, there are 762 at work, 4,337 at school, and 5,789 neither at school nor at work." Surely this does not speak so very favourably for the intellectual character of the cities. These details are not referring to the worst parts of Manchester, and therefore the force of the comparison is enhanced. We think that this is one reason for Mr. BRIGHT taking so false a view and forming so inaccurate an estimate of our constitution that he cannot, or will not, require the advantages of variety. This country would not be what it is if all were manufacturers or if all were landowners. If rank and title were abolished there would remain the aristocracy of wealth, which is the most exten sive in the world, and so on with all the other landmarks of society which he would sweep away. As Mr. BRIGHT repeats his charges against people so often, it seems to follow as a matter of course that we must run the risk of repetition by again de claring that all the reforms that have been made in Parliament are not due to the Manchester School, nor have been carried in the face of its direct and uncompromising opposition. Mr. BRIGHT seeks to disarm the criticism that will be made upon his speech by remarking that he knows some good things have been done by the last Parliament, be cause he has been concerned in the doing of some of them. We suppose that a beneficent fate placed him in that uncongenial place, like Hope in Pan dora's box, that the world might not utterly de spair ; but we would have the hardihood to say that in all the measures that have afforded relief to the oppressed Mr. BRIGHT has never been concerned, and he was aided in his opposition by those for whom he claims the exclusive credit of rendering service to the country, "that force in Parliament which is sent there by the great and free borough constituencies of the kingdom." " Goodand evil" abound in all classes, and one may counteract the train of the other, and enhance its merits if a just estimate be taken, but Mr. BRIGHT, in his sweeping charges, and by his indis criminate abuse confounds all alike, and spoils what effect he might otherwise produce by his considerable abilities and unusual command of language. Here for instance, let us take an illustration of his, which very ably defines his usual style of oratory :—" I maintain that the House of Commons, representing as it now does counties and boroughs such as I have described, does not represent the intelligence and the justice of the nation, but the prejudices, the privileges, and the selfishness of a class." " A class," be it remembered ; why not at least say classes ? And we should like to know when Mr. BRIGHT has met any class of men perfectly free from selfish ness and prejudice, and not addicted to the mainte nance of their privileges when they can maintain them. Mr. BRIGHT'S Reform seems to aim at the extinction of that class ho so abhors, and hence he really points to no feasible method for those to adopt who follow the line-upon-line theory. Mr. BRIGHT thinks that the late Government would have dis solved Parliament after their defeat, only they feared to offend their friends by putting them to the expense of a new general election. " Thus you have a proof, that whereas general corruption and putridity' are the destruction of most bodies they affect, the corruption of the present Parliament was, and is, the cause of its present existence." LONDON, TVEDNESDAI, OCT. 17, 1866. If the intelligent foreigner who was at one time so often referred to as the theme of suppositious comment were now to arrive among us, and inquire into the cause of this excitement of Mr. BRIGHT'S creation, he might well be surprised to hear that there has been nothing to demand it, and that no public exigency has called it forth. Very little difference is to be found in the meaning of these speeches, whose name is "legion," that Mr. BRIGHT keeps on addressing to numerous meetings from what there was in those of seven or eight years ago, but the matter has somewhat altered. Always vehement, Mr. BRIGHT has now become violent ; and ever exaggerated, he is posi tively unguarded to the last degree in his present discourses. In the address he delivered last night at Glasgow we may search in vain for any expres sion of faith or confidence in things that exist, or in persons who hold positions of influence; on the contrary, old things are to pass away, and all things are to become new. There is much to be done, however, before we arrive at the realisation of Mr. BRIGHT'S Utopian dreams, and much to be said also if we are to judge by the numerous speeches he deems it necessary to make. The pertinacity with which Mr. BRIGHT continues in all his speeches to decry and abuse the upper classes is the worst fea ture in his addresses and that most calculated to do injury; but, besides this, he is not a true-hearted Englishman ; he is not proud of his country, and seems to appreciate nothing in its laws or customs but the license they give him to rail at everybody and everything not exactly in accordance with his It is the fault of Mr. BRIGHT and his friends, and others, that the question of Reform was not settled by Parliament before the last two dissolutions took place, and the matter laid at rest for this generation ; but if it is at all consistent with himself, no measure that any public man dare introduce can meet his approval, or at all remedy the evils he dwells upon at these meetings. Ills speeches are not those of a politician, but of an agitator, of one who sees nothing but what is bad in ail that has hitherto commanded the admiration of the world, and been cherished by patriotic breasts from one generation to another. wishes. The Parliament seems to have fallen under the banu of his censure last night, and again we must declare our opinion that Mr. BRIGHT discourses upon this subject with a total lack of that respect which is due, and in a tone and manner that are quite inadequate. Who and what is he that he should thus sit in judgment upon an assembly that represcn the earning, tne genius, and the spirit of the country ? Perhaps a little feeling may have been engendered in his mind by the conviction that he is not in 14 8 right clement there. He cannot im press an educated assembly by distorting facts, and confuting things to suit his purpo se ; and he was told pretty plainly last Ses s i on that he could not bully the House o f Commons. Really, if we are to take Air. Baton-es observations au pied de la lettre, we might fairly presume that the present House has incurred th e Penalty o f ex tinction, and that, like the doomed cities o f old, it should faint out of sight of men. may Bay at once that we consider Mr. BRIGHT'S defenc e of himself as a perfect failure, and that the tone h e adopted would be impertinent did it not deserve a severer designation. lie declares that it was a per fectly just description which Mr. BEALES gave of ourrepresentation when he said that it was "steeped in corruption;"and goes on to say that if it existed in any other country we should be the first to find fault with if; he may well say " if," for even his assertion does not say it does. It is because all must know that Mr. BRIGHT is fully aware of the immense superiority of our constitution over that of other lands that his persistency in distorting facts to suit There are undoubtedly two sides to every ques tion, and it is quite possible, as we have daily evi dence to convince us, for well-informed, intelligent, and high-principled men to differ in toto respecting given facts. Such appears to be the case in regard to a matter of no less importance than the proposed Confederation of the Provinces of British North America. We in this country have generally looked upon the stheme with favour, and have attributed the opposition it encountered in the colonies as founded rather upon prejudice than upon reason. The malcontents have now, however, secured a very able advocate*—one who has the reputation to command attention and the ability to set forth all the merits of his cause in very strong colours. Mr. lIowE, we regret to find, is altogether opposed to the Confederation scheme, looking upon it as an unjustifiable attempt, on the part of Canada, to ier i s t o n control her sister provinces. Whatever may be the design or ambition of some politicians in Canada, there c i ;:eason or necessity why such should be thee consequence of union. The very term " Con federation" States i f m o t r implies an Equality, a combination of one supposed c o another, but th e nn to on do e m nd in ' eer T o h v e er Sw o i n s e s Cantons are no Swiss Confederation represent a band of equal St ates. In the same way, if the British Americans w ill look nearer home, they will find in their great and powerful n e i g hb our a con federation of equal States. Ohio does not dictate * "Confederation Considered in Relation to the Interests of tke Empire." By the Hon. Jos)pli Howe. sta,wa to Texas, nor does Louisiana control Florida ; but so firmly convinced are the majority of the advan tages of combination that they refused to break up the Union even into two large powerful divisions. In the case of British America the States, though thriving and blest with great natural advantages, are as yet poor and thinly peopled. They are five in number, and though adopting the same form of Constitution, they possess the dis advantages of divided Governments. We have every reason to hope for a maintenance of friendly relations with America, but wise politicians will always take possibilities into consideration, and in the event of a war between this country and the United States, it is evident that the Confederated Provinces of British America would offer a much more formidable point to the enemy than the five separate States. There would be unity of purpose and unity of action. A prudent disposal of the forces and of the common funds would, it is manifest, add very materially to the defensive power of the colonies. There is no reason why Nova Scotia or New Brunswick should merge their identity in that of Canada because they have a central government. They have strongly marked peculiarities of their' own ; they have distinctive trades and occupations, and are not likely to send delegates to Ottawa or anywhere else who would fail to assert their inte rests. There must always be !I great deal of inter nal legislation left to the separate legislature of each colony. Mr. HOWE says, after referring to the extensive fishing trade of Nova Scotia and New foundland, " Here are colonies within seven days' steaming of these shores, floating the flag of England over a noble mercantile marine, and training 60,000 seamen and fishermen to defend it, and yet the House of Commons is to be asked to allow some gentlemen in Ottawa to draw these people away from the ocean, which, for their own and the general security of the empire, they are required to protect, that their hearts may be broken and their lives wasted on interminable frontiers incapable of defence." But what reason is there to suppose that any one Canadian or otherwise would wish these men to abandon their own profitable employment on which the commerce of the mari time provinces so greatly depends ? It would un doubtedly be the height of folly were they to do so, and we have yet to learn that Canada intends to attempt garrisoning her thousand miles of frontier. As for Mr. HOWE'S ridicule of the new territory and his disgust for the Canadian project of pur chasing the territory of Hudson's Bay, we think he is somewhat unjust. " Fancy," he exclaims, " a country in Europe as large as England, France, and Prussia, with only eight people to the square mile, and a debt of $25 per head, wanting to purchase another country as large as Russia, and then gauge, if you can, the measure of scorn and ridicule with which the proposition would be received." We cannot fairly compare the New World with the Old ; even the mighty States themselves, with a population reckoned by tens of millons, if we divided that actual population by the number of square miles in their territory, would look strange to European eyes. Such a test would not give a fair idea of their strength or power. Mr. HOWE, although objecting to Canada's interference with the Hudson's Bay Company, very greatly disap proves of its remaining in its present condition, and strongly advocates Lord LYTTON'S plan of erecting it into a separate colony, with a Governor and Council, responsible to the Colonial Office, and not to the Company. It is certainly quite time that this magnificent territory were turned to some account, and not sacrificedto the interests of a trading specu lation. The spirit of enterprise which so strongly marks the presence of Englishmen in other parts of the globe seems paralysed here, and the advancing wave of colonisation is stayed. If some legislative improvements were effected, and if the Confedera tion of the Provinces could be brought about on terms satisfactory to all parties, there would be more confidence felt in investing capital, and the tide of emigration might flow northwards instead of to the States. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Tuesday Evening. The Moniteur, in its bulletin, states that various despatches from Athens, of a date anterior to 12th of October, announce that important combats had taken place unfavourable to the Turks in the island of Candia. According to the news brought to Constantinople by Djetnil Pacha, Aide-de-Camp of the Sultan, however, who left the island on the 12th, no engagement had taken place up to that period. The Turkish troops had commenced their offensive movement, and occupied an important position in advance of Aproconio, the principal focus of the in surrection. An attack upon this point was expected on the 14th. The insurgents were beginning to be discouraged and apprehensive in regard to the result of their movement. The despatches from Cassel state that all the officers and soldiers of the late electoral army had taken the oath of fidelity to the Ring of Prussia. A letter from Cairo states that in Egypt, as in France, many disasters had been produced by the inundations. The Nile had risen to an unprece dented extent, but the Egyptian Government had beforehand adopted great precautions. In spite of these, however, it was feared that great loss of life and property would ensue. In Upper Egypt ter rible disasters and destruction of property had already been made known. Some alarming but stupid reports have been cir culated in Paris as to the interruption of the pacific negotiations between Prussia and Saxony. Some of the Paris editors drew upon their imagination and announced fresh conflicts. Authentic accounts from Berlin state that the negotiations proceed satisfac torily, and that the conclusion of peace was consi dered as a matter of certainty. Letters from Italy announce that the Royal gon dola, in preparation for the King on the occasion of the rejoicings on the conclusion of peace, has been prepared at a great expense of money and taste. It will be rowed by 18 men. At the helm is the lion of St. Marc holding the crown of Savoy ; at the stern there is a personification of Venice crowning Italy. The deck is splendidly decorated. It is ornamented with a magnificent throne of velvet, embroidered with gold. The throne is supported by a Genius. The Royal flag is hoisted in the centre of the vessel. I mentioned that the Lombardy crown of iron was about to be restored to Italy as the symbol of the restoration of the power of Victor Emmanuel. This restoration has taken place with great cere mony. This crown, although called the iron crown, is iu reality of massive gold. Ancient French writers say that Theodelinde, the widow of Atharis, King of the Lombards, made a present of this crown to her second husband, Agilulphe, Duke of Turin, which was used at his coronation. The crown is of massive gold, but inside there is a thin circle of iron, formed, it is said by ancient French theological writers, of the nails used at the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. This band of iron was the cause of its being called the iron crown. It is this crown which Charlemagne received in 774 from the hands of Pope Adrian the First. It was used at Boulogne in 1530 for the coronation of Charles the Fifth. Napoleon the First wore this crown in May, 1805. Francis the First and Ferdinand the First Emperors of Austria were successively crowned with it as Sovereigns of Lombardy. In 1859, at the approach of the Franco-Italian army, the Austrians carried away this crown, which was taken to the Imperial Treasury at Vienna, and guarded with every possible precaution. One of the Paris papers has a happy aspiration upon the subject. It expressed a hope that this crown of iron may inaugurate for Italy a new age of gold. The fields around Paris were covered with white frost this morning. It has been bright and fine to-day, but very cold. About a year ago, the French Government, in its desire to extend free trade and promote industry generally, relieved bakers from various restrictions which pressed upon them and made the trade really free—that is to say, they mako their own charge for bread according to quality, but they must not cheat in weight. The tribunal of Beau vais has just inflicted deserved punishment upon a baker who sells what is called in London fancy bread. It decided that a baker may charge what he likes for a " 104" but, if he. sells bread pro fessedly weighing a pound, the pound of bread, like Shylock's pound of flesh, is intended to be a real pound. The complainant proved that the bread for which he paid was deficient several ounces in weight, and the President of the Court said that a baker under the free-trade system might charge his own price for a pound of bread, but he must give a pound. The defendant having committed a fraud in this respect he should fine him 50 francs. He was also condemned to pay the expenses of the pro secution, and the charge of two advertisements in the papers of the district announcing to his cus tomers the pleasing intelligence that he was in the habit of selling to them bread deficient in weight. The late Sir Robert Peel once held up a sovereign while explaining the principles of free-trade, and asked, " What is a pound ?" The President of the Beauvais Tribunal defines a pound as consisting in French measure of 500 grammes ; and of this piece of useful knowledge the baker seemed to be igno rant. Now he will know better. Mr.-Hown objects to the domination of one State over the others, and says that America herself could not have survived it. But whatever may be the facts as to Canadian ambition or local jealousy, no one in this country contemplate) such a consequence of Confederation. " Union is strength," not to one, but to all. It does not signify the subordination of all interests to one con trol, but the representation and combination of all. If the Quebec scheme is believed by the Nova Scotians and New Brunswickers to be partial and unjust, it will surely be posiible for them to point out its inequalities, and to suggest some statesman like improvements. Whatever objections might be raised by their neighbours, such a statement would certainly receive a fair hearing from the people of this country, and from the Imperial Legislature. We trust that a spirit of conciliation and fair play may prevail over local jealousies and petty ambi tion, and that the several populations will endea vour to reconcile their differences and to unite heartily in striving for the good of what is, after all, their common country. Yesterday the neighbourhood of the good city of Aberdeen was the scene of a very interesting cere monial. The opening of the new waterworks, which are to supply the rapidly increasing population of the district with an ample supply of pure water, was an incident of considerable importance, and the pre sence of Her MAJESTY gave the proceedings an in terest and attraction which few public ceremonials have possessed since the death of the PRINCE CON SORT. Her MAJESTY was punctual to the time ap pointed, setting in this respect, as in many others, an excellent example to her feminine subjects, and the weather was in accordance with her special good fortune in that respect. The day was an eventful one for the whole district, and some thousands of spectators assembled at Invercaunie, the locality of the waterworks, at a very early hour. The public bodies and associations of Aberdeen were present in due state, and the Volunteers added to the brilliancy of the spectacle. A suit able prayer having been read, the Lord Provost, who has been very instrumental in carrying out the undertaking, read an address to the QUEEN, to which her MAJESTY briefly replied in person, being the first time that she has spoken in public since ber bereavement. "I have felt," said the QUEEN, " that at a time when the attention of the country has been so anxiously directed to the public health, it was right that I should make au exertion to tes tify my sense of the importance of a work so well calculated as this to promote the health and comfort of your ancient city." It is hoped thatthe moral thus pointed by her MAJESTY will not be lost upon the municipal authorities of other cities, but that some efforts worthy of the importance of the cause may be made to secure for all our town and city populations the blessings of pure water. The rapid growth of our great towns ne cessitates careful attention to this matter. The Lord Provost reminded her MAJESTY that it was the third time during the present century that an increased supply of water had become ne cessary for Aberdeen. " In 1806 the daily sup ply was 60,000 gallons, since increased to 1,000,000, and the citizens will long delight to connect your MAJESTY'S name with the The Queen of Denmark and their Royal High nesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, attended by the Hon. Mrs. Cole, Countess Reventlow, Major Grey, &c., honoured the Olympic Theatre with their presence last evening to witness the performance of Mr. Tom Taylor's drama " The Whiteboy." His Excellency the Prussian Ambassador and the Countess Bernstorff and family are expected to leave Brighton for the Prussian Embassy next week. The Earl of Bective, M.P., and Lady Madeline Taylour have left the Lodge, Virginia, Ireland, for Un derley Hall, Westmoreland. The Countess Dowager Fortescue and Miss Geale have left town for Powderham Castle, Exeter. THE LIFE OF JOSIAH WEDGWOOD. By Eliza Meteyard. Vol. 2, with above 200 illustrations, completing the work.—Hurst and Blackett.—" We have to congratu late the authoress on the publication of her second volume of the life of Wedgwood. We can award her the praise due to the most painstaking and conscientious application. She has devoted her whole mind and energy to her subject, and has achieved a work not loss creditable to herself than it is indispensable to all who wish to know anything about English ceramic art and its great inventor. The two volumes before us are in themselves marvels of decorative and typographical skill. More beautifully printed pages, more creamy paper, and more dainty woodcuts have sel dom met our eyes. It is seldom that an author is so well seconded by his coadjutors as Miss Meteyard has been by her publishers, printer, and the staff of draughtsmen and engravers who have contributed the numerous illustrations which adorn this sumptuous book."— Saturday Review. GOOD FEELING BETWEEN RIVAL BISHOPS.—The Right Rev. Dr. Power, Roman Catholic Bishop of Killaloe, is engaged at present building a suitable residence in that town, and tLe greatest possible facility has been afforded by the Lord Bishop in not only granting a site for its erection at a nominal sum, but he has also given ground to beautify it in every possible way. This is highly com mendable of the Lord Bishop, whose every act since his appointment to the bishopric .of Killaloe is that of tolera tion, kindness, and affection to the people of all classes. Limerick Southern Chronicle. REFORM MEETING AT CARLISLE. --A crowded meeting was held in Carlisle on Monday night to promote Parliamentary Reform. Sir Wilfrid Lawson presided. The largest ball in the city, capable of containing about 1,000, was crowded in every part. Resolutions wore passed, approving of manhood suffrage and vote by ballot, expressing warm thanks and pledging support to the pre sident, council, and executive of the Reform League, and tendering thanks to the leading Liberals in Parliament who vindicated the character and protected the rights of the people, and further expressing confidence in the honesty and ability of Mr. Bright, champion of the people's cause. Mr. Beales, Sir Wilfrid Lawson, Mr. Mark Price (Manchester), and se veral working men, were the speakers. supply of 6,000,000 gallons of pure water from the LATEST INTELLIGE WE Dee." v . The undertaking has been carried out in a manner (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) worthy of its importance, and reflects credit on the energy and perseverance of those who conducted it. We have no doubt that their fellow-townsmen will appreciate their labours, and the new Aberdeen Waterworks will probably exercise an important effect on the health and wellbeing of the population of the neighbourhood. ITALY. VERONA, Oct. 16 (Evening.) The Italian troops, under the command of Gene ral Medici, entered this city to-day, and met with an enthusiastic reception from the inhabitants, who raised cheers for the King of Italy and the Army. THE EMPRESS OF MEXICO. TRIESTE, Oct. 16, Evening. Intelligence received here from "Miramar states that no change has taken place in the health of the Empress Charlotte. Her Majesty, however, takes partial nourishment and sleeps well. The Count of Flanders and the Archduke Carl Ludwig have left Miramar. BUCHAREST, Oct. 16 (Evening.) Prince Charles leaves on Thursday for Constan- tinople. AMERICA. SOUTHAMPTON, Oct. 17. The Hamburg and American Company's steamer Allemannia sails at noon to-day for New York with the mails, 190 cabin and a large number of steerage passengers, and a full cargo, includ ing precious stones and jewellery from Havre, value 131,425 francs. The North German Lloyd's steamer Deutschland sails at noon to-day on her first voyage to New York, with a full complement of cabin and steerage passengers, and a largo cargo, including French jewellery from Havre, value 95,000 francs. THE BOMBAY MAIL. ALEXANDRIA, Oct. 14. The Ripon and Pera left at noon to-day. The former may be expected at Marseilles on the 20th and the latter at Southampton about the 27th inst. FRANCE. BOURSE, Oct. 16.—Two o'clock.—Much anima tion is displayed owing to the bi-monthly settlement taking place to-day. The market opened at gene rally higher quotations, but these have not been maintained. Italian Fives, first dealt in at 56f. 10c., are now quoted at 55f. 60c., or 35c. lower than at yesterday's close. French Threes, from 68f. 95c., the opening price, have fallen to 68f. 80c., or 12ic. lower. Credit Mobilier have fallen 13f. 75c., to 628 f. 75c. The variations are less important on the securities of other Credit Societies. Railway Shares show more firmness, and are quoted with an ad vance. Casse Mires are doing at 83f. 75c. The charge for carrying over continues low. On Credit Mobilier Shares there is a deport which has varied from If. 25c. to 25c., and on Italian Fives of from sc. to 10c. The prix de compensation have been fixed on the following securities at—Bank of France, 3,555 f. ; Credit Mobilier, 635 f. ; Comptoir d'Escompte 890 f. ; and Paris Gas, 1,570 f. Three o'clock.—The market closed as follows : Bank Shares 3500 Italian Loan 55 75 Do. end month 55 GO Mexican Loan — Do. Bonds — Spanish Threes Home Debt — ci per Cents 96 90 Do. end month — 3 per Cents. 6B 80 Do. end month 6B 82i Credit Mobilier Do. end month Credit Foncier — Do. end month 1362 50 RAIL' Deferred 'AY/3. For Account. Orleans Northern 1166 25 Lyons and Mediterranean B9B 75 Southern 577 50 Western — Eastern 543 75 Sardinian . — Austrian 410 Lombard North of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona Roman 135 - Desecration of the Remains of King George the Second. This morning the inhabitants of Leicestor-square were greatly astonished at beholding the mutilated statue of King George 11., in the open space, in a strange guise, and presenting a most ludicrous spectacle. It appears tha t during the night some mischievous spirits had arrayed the statue in the garb of a crossing sweeper, with some still more absurd accessories. On his head was a high conical cap such as that worn by a buffoon, linen or calico coat and trousers adorned his one leg and muti lated body ; perched by his side, like the lance of a warrior of old, was a long stick with a broom attached to it. If the figure of the king was laughable that of the horse was more so. Asses ears had suddenly grown forth in the night, and it had changed from black into a piebald, and its tail had assumes enormous proportions; the pedestal on which it rested was gaily decorated with hideous dabs of red-white ; the most absurd old English letters had been inscribed. The perpetrators of this must have used caution and celerity, for the constable on duty had no cognisance of the proceedings. Hundreds have been to see the most elegant adornment of our metropolis during the morning. MARKETS.--This Day. MARK LANE. English barley came slowly to hand, and the show of foreign was by no means extensive. Fine malting parcels were in steady request, at full prices ; The trade was heavy. Malt was firm on former terms. A fair averagebusiness was passing in oats, at Monday's currency. Beans and peas were operated in to a fair extent, at late rates. The flour trade was firm. Country marks were held for more money. The top price of town-made flour was 53s per 2801bs. Fresh up to-day the arrivals of English wheat coastwise and by land carriage were only moderate, but, 'on the whole, iu good condition. For all qualities the trade ruled firm, and sales were readily effected at the advanced prices of Monday. The show of foreign wheat was moderate. In all kinds sales progressed steadily, and the recent improvement was well supported. Floating cargoes of wheat were firm in price. In other kinds of produce afloat a moderate business was transacted at late rates. SHIP ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch 570 1,080 250 430 Irish Foreign 13,310 4,360 500 - -19,550 1,320 aka. brls. COMPARATITZ QUANTITIES AND PRICES OF GRAIN. For the week ending Oct.l For the corresponding week 13, 1866. last year. Qrs. Aver. Qrs. Aver. Wheat 78,065-52s 7d Wheat 81,312-41s lid Barley 52,798-42 s ld Barley 40,246-305 9d Oats 5,199-23s Od Oats BOROUGH HOP. Fair supplies of new hops are on sale. The trade is firm, at quite previous quotations. WHITECHAPEL. The supplies of meat on sale here are moderately eaten sive. Most qualities are in fair request, at our quotations : Per 81b. by the carcase. Beef 3s 4d to 4s 6d Mutton ... 3s 6d to 5s 6 d I Veal 4s 2d to os 4d Pork Gallery of Illustration. On Monday evening Mr. and Mrs. German Reed, with Mr. John Parry, commenced their winter season. Nothing new was produced, nor, as long as Mr. Burnand's " Yachting Cruise" and Mr. Parry's "wedding Breakfast" continue to be as attractive as they still are, after a very considerable number of representations, need any novelty be expected. The interior of the building, how ever, has been redecorated, and improvements have been effected in the system of ventilation, which, even in this by no means sultry weather, aro quite appreciable. In the performances there has been no change at all. Mrs. German Reed fills, as admirably as ever, the parts of the stewardess on board the Nautilus, Mrs. Wyldbury, the aspiring debutante charged with the part of Opblia, and a few other characters ; while an almost equal amount of versatility is shown by Mr. German Reed and Mr. John Parry. But it is, above all, in the " Wedding Breakfast" that Mr. John Parry appears in his glory. This genuine artist would succeed everywhere either as an actor, as a comic singer, or as a pianist, and his execution on the piano is really of a high order, lie prefers, how ever, to combine his talents, and iu this threefold character can never be seen or heard to greater ad vantage than in his own " wedding Breakfast." LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Beforo Mr. Commissioner Kerr.) BAKER T. WARLAND. This was an action to recover wages, and wages in lieu of notice, plaintiff being a carman. Plaintiff stated that he had been summarily dismissed. Defendant—l dismissed him in consequence of his gross cruelty to one of my horses. When I went into the stable upon ono occasion after the plaintiff had been cleaning the horse, 1 found it bleeding from the leg and also the shoul der, and plaintiff admitted that he had kicked the horse. I told him that had seen him acting so cruelly I should have turned him off the premises, and that for two pins he should never clean the horse again. Plaintiff said he did not care, as he could get work somewhere else, and then left. Plaintiff denied this, and deposed that the horse was vicious and bit, him in the ribs, and he kicked it in self defence. The wound in the shoulder was caused by the horse falling down while running after plaintiff. Defendant--He told me it was caused by the stable-fork. His Honour—Has the horse ever bitten you before ? Plaintiff—Yes, and I have complained. Defendant—The horse is only vicious when he is 'cleaned, but he will not do any harm unless ho is teased. His Honour remarked that plaintiff had used the stable fork. Plaintiff—Yes ; I took it up when the horse was running after me. His Honour considered that plaintiff had been guilty of cruelty to the horse, and therefore defendant was entitled to discharge him. The verdict would therefore be for the defendant. Verdict for the defendant, with costs. PRINCE OF WALES'S llARRlERS.—Yesterday, for the first time this season, the harriers of his Royal High ness the Prince of Wales met at Mr. E. Aldridge's farm, at Chippenham, near Slough. The weather was very fine, and the attendance good. A number of hares wore found on the adjacent farms, the sport leading the field to the vicinity of Mr. Coleman's seat at Stoke Park and over the land on the north side of the Great Western Railway. ACCIDENT TO LADY MARY FITZWILLIAM.—As Earl Fitzwilliam and party were out hunting on Saturday last, at a place called Slack's Grove, the day's sport was put an end to by an accident to Lady Mary Fitz william. Her horse lay down with her, and rolled on her. The horse then sprung up, and her ladyship's habit hung to the saddle. She was dragged about a score yards before she got at liberty, and was very much shaken. Mr. Walker, surgeor, of Rotherham, was happily on the spot, and at the request of Earl Fitzwilliam attended upon her ladyship. A groom was despatched to Wickersley for a carriage, but after a lapse of about a quarter of an hour her ladyship was sufficiently recovered to mount her horse again, and to pro ceed to Wentworth. It has been decided that the Governments of the States of Northern Germany which take part in the Uni versal Exhibition of 1867, that is to say, Prussia, Bruns wick, Saxony, Saxe-Altenburg, Saxe-Meinengen, Saxe- Coburg, Schwartzburg, Waldeck, Anhalt, Oldenburg, Bremen, and Mecklenburg-Schwerin, will appear under the title of the Union of the North. A NOBLE TRADESMAN.--It is said that the Duke and Duchess of Argyll have adopted the sensible resolution of allowing their second son, Lord Archibald Campbell, to enter as a partner in a largo business establishment.— Dundee Advertiser. MR. BERNAL OSBORNE, M.P.—The Very Rev. the Dean of Down has gone on a visit to Newtownanner, County Tipperary, the seat of Mr. Bernal Osborne, M.P. We understand that during the dean's visit a very nume rous party will be assemEed at Newtownanner, including several members of Parliament.—Northern Whig. ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.—At the fort nightly meeting of this society, held yesterday, the Rev- G. Cheere in the chair, the fallowing candidates were duly elected Fellows of the Society :—J. Brook, of Glenwood, Huddersfield; and Robt. Thos. Eyston, of Elvaston-place, Kensington. The Erewash Valley Floral and Horticultural Society was also admitted a society in union. THE AMERICAN SQUADRON AT STOCKHOLM.— Mr. Fox and the officers of the American squadron were most cordially received by the Queen Mother of Sweden, the ministers, and the cfficers of the navy, and reciprocal expressions of friendship were exchanged. The King, Prince Oscar, and some thousands of the inhabitants visited the American vessels. The officers and crews appeared delighted with so cordial a reception. The squadron has left Stockholm for Kiel and Hamburgb. MR. BUCKLE'S COLLECTED WORKS.—Mr. John Stuart Mill, M.P., is busily employed at Avignon in edit ing the collected works of Mr. H. T. Buckle, the author of " The History of Civilisation."—Pall-mall Gazette. FATAL ACCIDENT IN PICCADILLY.—About 10 o'clock last night a cabman, named Thomas Dixon, was killed in Piccadilly. It appears that the cab the deceased was driving, No. 12,551, came in collision with another cab, 12,290, and the deceased was thrown with great violence on the ground, his head coming in contact with the stones. He was immediately taken to St. George's Hospital, but expired on the way. FATAL GUN ACCIDENT.—On Monday J. Bairs tow, head keeper to Mr. Ferrand, of St. Ives, was shooting driven grouse with a party on Haworth-moor. He John Clayton, the keeper of Sta n bu r y-moor, wwahsojoincarreid by carried one of his guns. They were both seated in one of the hiding places, when a flock of grouse flew past. Bairstow fired both barrels, and then handed his gun to Clayton, who gave him the other loaded gun, as other grouse were flying past. Bairstow aimed at one and fired. On taking his gun from his shoulder he saw Clayton laid on the ground, who had evidently risen from his seat to watch the bird. The shot had entered the back of his head, blown off the top of his skull, and killed him in stantly. His death was caused entirely by his own care lessness, for he had often been warned against raising his head when any person was in the act of firing.— Yorkshire Post. THE OLD STAGE.—The patrons of the theatres open to the people were contented with a stage void of pictorial illustration, in which certain curtains, called " traverses," were made clumsily to indicate the local posi tion of the actors. There was a pair of curtains in front of the stage, answering the same purpose as the green baize at the present day, but which, instead of rising as with us, or sinking as with the ancients, when the performance was about to begin, was drawn off on each side by means of a rod. Besides this were the traverses, which could be drawn backward and forward at pleasure, so as to represent an inner and outer apartment, or the exterior and interior of a house. We can imagine an interior pair of curtains, hung on a rod placed over the middle of the stage, par tially withdrawn so as to have an opening at any con venient point, and that by general consent the actors seen through this opening were supposed to be in a more inte rior position than those who stood in front. In addition to the traverses, there were contrivances to place the per formers on different levels when this was required for the business of the play. Even in the absence of all historical evidence, we might bo perfectly sure that, in their famous balcony scene, Romeo and Juliet did not both stand on the floor, but that the lady was raised some feet above the gen tleman, if only by means of a table. Taking a general survey of these contrivances, we find a stage that theatrically dis posed children would, of their accord, construct in a room, if they acted a play for their own amusement. A couple of clothes-horses would probably be employed for the same purposes as the old traverses, the space between them being supposed to represent, say, a door. A large arm chair, with its back turned towards the audience, would stand for Juliet's balcony, or for those walls of Angiers whence the citizen in "King John" addresses the con tending kings. Something of the sort is done in our modern theatres during the earlier rehearsals of a play. The scenery and properties not being ready, "substitutes" are employed, that is to say, any old box or table is made to answer the purpose of a splendid article of furniture, or portion of a set scene, where the proper position of the actor on the stage cannot be indicated without some tangible object. If we adopted the modern technical word, and said that, according to the received theory, plays were performed throughout with " substitutes," the expression would be strictly correct.—.Dicken's "All the Year Round." CRYSTAL PALACE.—ONE SHILLING ',PAY, Mon day, Oct. 16.—Admissions on payment, 2,035 ; ditto by season tickets, 1,160; total visitors, 3,195. • P 8" diVe ' NI tkvzkr r';) 4; i tt" g' , ff rtaliat - HER MAJESTY BALMORAL, Monday. The Queen, Princess Louise, and Prince Arthur, accompanied by the Duchess of Roxburghe and Colonel Ponsonby, attended Divine service in the Parish church of Crathie yesterday. The Rev. Robert Stephen, of Renfrew, officiated. The Prince and Princess of Wales. The Prince of Wales, attended by Major Grey, went out shooting yesterday morning with his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, near Richmond. The Queen of Denmark, the Princess of Wales, and Princess Thyra visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge at Kew. The Queen of Denmark, with the Prince a nd Princess of Wales and Princess Thyra, and attended by the ladies and gentlemen in waiting, went to the Olympic Theatre in the evening. The Queen at Abeideen. ABERDEEN, Tuesday Evening. To-day, at noon, her Majesty opened the Aberdeen New Waterworks; the weather was favourable and the attendance of spectators large. Hitherto Aberdeen has been supplied with water pumped from the river Dee, at a distance of two miles from the city. For many years, however, the supply thus obtained has been far from meeting the wants of the steadily-grow ing population, and though various projects have at times been discussed to remedy the shortcoming, it was not till Sir Alexander Anderson, the present Lord Provost, en tered upon office, that any really praetical steps, beyond 9. bill being prepared in draught, were taken in the matter. In 1862 the Police Commissioners, headed by the Provost, set themselves in earnest to the work of obtaining a ne t Police and Water Act, and succeeding in their labours the splendid undertaking opened to-day is the result. Plans of the works having been got from Mr. James Simpson , C.E., London, estimates were in due time lodged ; and the offer of a young and enterprising townsman, Mr. Bastin Gibb, being the lowest and otherwise satisfactory, wa s accepted. Mr. Gibb contracted to bring 6,000,000 gallons of water daily by means of gravitation from the river 9e o at Cairnton, 22 miles from the city, for the sum of £103,9 99, the works to be finished in two years and a half. On the Bth of April, 1864, Sir A. Anderson cut the first sod of the undertaking in the presence of the Police Commissioner s and a large number of the public, and since that time the work has been carried on uninterruptedly with great spirit . With the exception of a tunnel at Hill of Cairnton, 760 yards in length, the engineering difficulties of the scheme were not of any great magnitude. This tunnel, however, composed of solid rock, proved a formidable obstacle in the way—all the more so that as its dimensions being but sft. by 4ft., only one man could handle the boring jumper at a time. Night and day Mr. Gibb kept men at work in the tunnel from opposites of the hill, and though from the hardness of the whinstono not more than from 6in. to Bin' of progress could be made daily, yet the full 760 yar d° , have been satisfactorily accomplished within the prescrib e, ' period. At Invercannie, about a mile from the river intake/ the first and principal reservoir is built. This huge basi n measures 450 feet in diameter at the top, 390 feet at the bottom, is 15 feet in depth, and will hold 15,000,000 gallons of water. Great care has been bestowed in the construe' tion of this important part of the undertaking. Foal Invercannie to the second reservoir, placed within a coil )le of miles of the city, the water is mainly conducted throug' an oval-formed brick aqueduct, Mt. 9in. by 3ft. din. /1 i size. The fall throughout the 20 miles of aqueduct is lf c. per mile, giving a velocity of 21 inches per second. The second, or lower service reservoir, is capable of containing the calculated daily requirement of 6,000,000 gallons' From this point to the city the stream flows through a 27" inch iron pipe, the allowance per head, according to the present population, being about 80 gallons. As already mentioned, the plans of the undertaking were furnished 11 Mr. Simpson, the eminent London water engineer , an advised by that gentleman, the works have been carried to completion under the personal superintendence of his ab le assistant, Mr. Robert Anderson, C.E. Graciously acceding to the wishes of the Commission er° of Police, with whom lies the duty of seeing to the o°l - welfare of the city, Her Majesty intimated her pleasur e to preside at the opening of the waterworks, fixing t he ceremony to take place to-duy, at Invercannie, 22 gull distant from Aberdeen, and a convenient morning drive °.' 30 miles from Balmoral. The Commissioners made their arrange.aents accordingly, issuing invitations on a libers, scale to their fellow citizens to be present at the opening' and partake of luncheon afterwards. 4 o'clock p.m . v e ' first named, but her Majesty thoughtfully sent word O A Saturday to the Lord Provost that as this hour Nv° 01 „" probably be rather late, the time might be changed to 14' noon—an alteration which gave general satisfaction. , The morning broke beautifully, and as the De esiu° Railway Company ran trains to Banchory from 8 o'cloc k onwards, and the people of the district about. I n vercann ie turned out in considerable numbers, between 4 , 000 and 5,000 spectators were assembled round the scene of open ing early in the forenoon. Among the public bodies P re: s ent from the city, in addition to the Police Commissio ner ', were the magistrates and town-council, Shoremaster Ni e° and the Harbour Commissioners, Convener Berry and t he members of the incorporated trades. Invercannie b eing situated in Kincardine, the Artillery and Rifle Voluntes° of that county, under the command of Major MaekinrdA Capt. Crombie, Lieut. Gordon, and Ensign Burnett, forn3., the guard of honour, and took up their position in the v'el nity of the place appointed for the inauguration. Punctual to time, the Queen arrived from Balmoral at t ' temporary station on the grounds of Inchmarlo shorty after 12 o'clock. Here her Majesty was received by S'r Burnett, Lord Lieutenant of the county, Sheriff Sio n ; and Mr. Davidson, lord of the manor. Her Majesty ac companied by the Princesses Christian and Louise', Prince Arthur, Prince Christian, the Duchess of 1 3 '° burghe, the Hon. Miss Cathcart, Gen. Grey, Sir S. N° l4ll o - cote, Major Ponsonby, Dr, Robertson, Mr. Sahl, f r° , Inchmarlo. The royal party drove to the lnvercaun iel„- o servoir, a distance of about half a mile. Close beside tb d reservoir an elegantly furnished tent had been erected, nno in the front of this her Majesty was received, amid les loud and repeated cheering of the spectators, by Sir Anderson, Lord Provost, the Earl of Kintore, Sh e ` - ciy . Thomson, and the members of the public bodies air e .,l l named. The Roy. Mr. Hutchinson, minister of the P all where the proceedings took place, having offered nP a ., suitable prayer, the Lord Provost read the following dress : - " To the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty.—The burn address of the Commissioners under the Aberdeen P°l'°- and Waterworks Act, 1862. " May it please your Majesty,—We, your Majesty's ful subjects, the Commissioners for the introducti on of tbe, new water supply to the city, acting on behalf of the c°1151,. munity, gratefully approach your Majesty with th o OP be , sion of the love of the people of your ancient city of "6" deen for your Majesty's person and Government. ef " We feel your Majesty's present m o s t gr acious act condescension to be an instance of that sympathy of public usefulness and in all the efforts of your peOThly advance their social well-being, which has been so ' characteristic of your Majesty's reign. +v . 10 1 We are thus encouraged to say to your Males -, h t ;r a the works now constructed will convey to the city t he t he supply of water which has become necessary during present century. In 1806 the daily supply was 60,000 bill lons, since increased to 1,000,000; and the citizens long delight to connect your Majesty's name with the "- t it ply of 6,000,000 gallons of.pure water from the Dee, an to be opened to them by the act of your Majesty's lly carrying increased health and comfort to all, and espc''' to the poorer classes. " That I:leaven's choicest blessings may rest on d t Majesty and your Royal family ; that your desig ns f°r ; good of your subjects may be prospered, a s heretofore tlt and that your Majesty may long reign in the love a I° people, is our earnest prayer. " ALEXANDER ANDERSON, Knight, 0 Lord Provost, and Chairman of the Coraraiss ioee of Police of the City of Aberdeen. "Dated this 16th of October, 1866." • ell?' The Queen then, speaking in public in her official coo' city for the first time since the death of the Frlutiilis sort, addressing Sir Alexander and his brother °°"- sioners, said : .(eri "I thank you for your dutiful address, and I"a n f 0 3 1 sensible of this fresh mark of the loyal attachment at a t neighbours, the people of Aberdeen. I have felt thoaoi. time when the attention of the country has been s ° r igp t ously directed to the state of the public health, it w°' f t oe that I should make an exertion to testify my sent' ° O Ol 6 importance of a work so well calculated as this W P r " the health and comfort of your ancient city." Her Majesty then advancing to an inionious re of machinery erected at the edge of the reservoir, nilt ' ciously pleased to give several turns to the handle t ut . ° ao and in an instant the water came dashing forth P 4 0 01 plentiful ; then rung out again the cheers of the Pe;',,ou.,; and the Queen declared the Aberdeen Waterworlo r - S t re sl ` Her Majesty then entered the marquee, wh e cor ments had been laid for the Iloyal party, and tut 1 0 6 of a few minutes drove off amid renewed acclanu ttl :a St e e mediately on the Queen quitting I n vercannie, t P of the ladies and gentlemen who had been preseo t:dioew opening proceeded to a large tent place d is press d j3olV field and partook of luncheon. a r Sir A. Anderson presided, with Mr. Dean of G allo „ well as principal croupier.; and among those illdt• 13 11. e diate vicinity of the chair were Sir James and ...f,tor nett, Lady Anderson, the Earl and Countess ot I t err, gr c i Sir Thomas and Lady Gladstone, the Bon. ol~gr. I°o Davidson, Inchmarlo ; Mr. James Dyce vrov i g r . Mrs. Nicol, Mr. and Mrs. Irvine, of Drum; JILI.1).1 Webster, Miss Anderson, Mr. W. D. Fordyce, let Sheriff Shand, Major Lanes, & c. d cro-Pter The company having joined the chairman an si o, al he in the loyal and other toasts suitable to the occ_; re u p, 1 " an agreeable meeting of an hour's duration, hr,'' whole proceedings passing off most sucoessfull• Liverpool Cotton Market.—This Day. . -- Market opens quieter. Sales probably 12,000 or 15,000 bales. EARLY WOODCOCKS.—A cloud of woodcocks must have just passed over Cornwall, judging from the number of communications we have received testifying to wood cocks having been shot here or there. The first of which we have record this autumn, however, was shot by Mr. N. Kendall, M.P., near St. Austell, as long ago as the sth inst.—Western Morning News. CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE SEINE.—This champion ship was contested for on Sunday afternoon, between the Pont de Is Concorde and the Pont d'lena, under the auspices of the Sport Nautique de la Seine Society. A. great number of persons assembled to witness the race, for which, however, there were only four competitors entered. The length of the course was about three-qaarters of a mile. A good start was effected, but it was soon evident that the race was in the hands of Mr. Gosling, who gained ground at every stroke, coming in a winner at his own pace. Mr. Gosling is a young Englishman, who has already carried off numerous first-class prizes at the French regattas during the season, and, at this time, in addition to the honour of the championship of the Seine, ho wins a handsome gold medal and a work of art. )1.. The Very f e , probabil in the of quotatio prise we able at per cent The tion of : steadily diridem 89 a of the value. 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