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The withdrawal of the Reform Bill by Mr. GLADSTONE last evening was a natural conclusion to the crisis of last month. The last act of the drama has been played out in due form, Mr. GIAD STORE giving notice of withdrawal some days since, so as to give the opportunity of interference on behalf of any particular proposition to any member who might wish to come forward. All parties, however, appear to have had enough of Reform dis cussion for this session, and as every one is fully aware that no practical steps can be taken this year, there was a general feeling that it would be useless and unprofitable to attempt to resuscitate the bill or any part of it. Mr. GLADSTONE'S language was fair, and temperate. He said that as for the future the question of amending the re presentation was in the hands of the Government, and he for his part was not inclined to censure them for refusing to pledge themselves on the mat ter, though he felt, as all must feel, that it is a ques tion which demands a settlement. Speaking for himself and his colleagues, he profeseed their wil lingness to give a fair and unprejudiced recep tion to any measure which might be pro posed, and declared that they would be glad to support any measure which they believed to be prudent and effectual, without any regard to what had passed. They wished, he said, to let their future course be judged by their past, and we have no doubt that he, for his part, will maintain his character as one of the most consistent, as he is one of the most brilliant, champions of Reform. This great problem occupied a good deal of atten tion yesterday in several of its aspects. Mr. TAY LOR inquired of the Home Secretary whether the notices issued by sir RICHARD MAYNE, prohibiting the proposed Reform meeting in Hyde-park, were under his authority, a question to which Mr. WAL POLE replied in the affir mat i ve. The right hon. gen tleman's words on this subject were simple and to ' the purpose, and as this is a matter on which it is important there should be no misunderstanding, it i s well that the people should be distinctly informed that it is not the fact of a public meeting which is objected to, but the place selected for it. English men of all ranks and classes commonly unite to uphold public order ; if they do not, their opinions on political questions are not much worth having, because large and important questions are only to be discussed by men with some degree of self. control and social obligations. Mr. BEALES, in his indignant reply to Sir RICHARD MAYNE'S intimation, refuses to admit that any one has a right to interfere with the meeting. But we think Mr. BEALES, on a little reflection, will admit that the parks are not exactly open ground. They are set aside, it is true, for the use of the people, but it is expressly understood that they are to be employed for the purpose of recreation solely. They were laid out at great cost ; they occupy ground which, if other wise employed, would bring in a large amount of rental, and they are preserved and kept in order at a considerable annual outlay of the public money. They are free for the use and enjoyment of every class, and any summer evening we can see to what an extent the working cla;eses profit by them, as every one is anxious they should do, since there is no fear that they will behave otherwise than with perfect propriety. But it is a very diffe rent thing to summon a large open-air meeting, because nobody can undertake to restrict the assem blage to working men and their friends. Every Lon doner knows that there are thousands of idle, worth less fellows, " roughs" and pickpockets, who like no thing better than a general riot and disturbance. Who is to keep these worthies out of the Park ? We do not certainly imagine that they will obey the direc tions of AIr.BEALES, or any other gentleman who may rashly pledge himself for the good conduct of the meeting. He may undertake for the members of his own League, or for the general body of Reformers if he will, but these are not the parties whom orderly folks have to fear. It is all very well to talk about the grandeur of their cause, but sympathy with Italy was a noble cause, too, and does any one wish to repeat the disgraceful riots about GARIBALDI and the POPE ? It was those very riots which decided the authorities never to allow the parks to be used again for places of public meeting, and in that determination they are sup ported by the opinion of every reflecting man. Setting aside every other question, politicians and agitators have no right to monopolise a place of public resort, and to cheat quiet men and women out of their walk. There is no desire to restrict the freedom of public meeting, a fact proved by the granting the use of the Guildhall for the purpose of a reform meeting. We have no doubt that the Guild hall meeting will be conducted with perfect order and propriety, but the respectable working men of London should take care not to identify themselves with the worthless and riotous class who usually become very prominent in open-air meetings. They have the opinions of both sides on this point, and need not set down the prohibition to mere Conservative hosility to Reform, since Sir GEORGE GREY distinctly stated his concurrence in Mr. WALPOLE'S order. The Guildhall meeting will give full opportunity for discussing the question, and there are plenty of other spots that can be chosen without damaging the cause of the people by riotous and disorderly conduce, or interfering in any degree with the pleasures of those who are in the habit o frequenting the parks for the simple purpose of re. creation. Great impatience will be felt to know the re sult of the battle which is to decide the fate of Austria, and for the present at least to settle the question of the supremacy of Germany. It seems as if some forlorn hope still lingers in the minds of the Austrians that they should make a vigorous stand, and at the eleventh hour, as it were, retrieve their position. This idea is not so illusory as it may appear at first sight to be, for there is a great incentive when all know that they are engaged in a momentous decision, and that upon the issue of their work hangs the welfare of their country. The presence of Archduke ALBERT will also afford considerable encouragement; he returns victorious in many engagements, and his name itself is an earnest of success, his father having defeated NAPOLEON I. Taking all the circum stances of the case into consideration, we do not see that affairs are altogether so hopeless against the Austrians as some may consider, and perhaps the very remembrance of former defeats may nerve them with fresh zeal, and urge them on to a bold attempt and determined resistance. From all that we can hear of their conduct they are resolute and firm, and the spirit which the EMPEROR has manifested under the try ing circumstances in which he has been placed is of itself enough to impart zeal and ardour to his people, and courage and confidence to his troops. Because success has hitherto crowned the Prussian forces it does not follow, as a matter of course, that it will go on like this to the end of the chapter; and history has afforded ample instances of a desperate resolve in adverse circumstances as being successful in the most trying emergency. Perhaps the Prussians may presume too much upon their prestige, and not be so careful as they were when the war commenced. The Aus - trians, on the other hand, have had warnings enough, and as we have good reason to suppose that their previous defeats were occasioned nearly as much by their own inadvertence as by the skill of their adversaries, we may be justified in think ing that in some respects they have a better chance than before. They know what they are fighting for, and what they may expect from their com batants if victorious. It is strange, but no less true, that Austria is struggling for her European position, which is now in jeopardy, after she has had so long a tenure of it and enjoyed so much influence. It is very evi dent that both sides are aware of the importance of the engagement now so imminent, and the greatest exertions are being made on the part of the Prussians to bring up all their forces ; while the Austrians are displaying more savoir-faire than they seem to have exhibited at an earlier period o the war. Itis to be hoped that success will be on the side of the Imperial forces, for much depends upon Austria holding her place among nations; and should Prussia gain the day it may be long before another opportunity occurs for effectually checking her pretensions, and putting a stop to her mis chievous machinations. There seems to be a per fect appreciation of the position in Vienna, and therefore the forces of Austria will go to the field forewarned of the result, which knowledge may urge them on to success. Mr. MILL, last night, put the questions of which he previously gave notice respecting the proceed ings of certain officials during the late outbreak in Jamaica, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer wisely decided that the hon. member should ask them in detail, in order that the Houe might under.. stand their purport. In replying to them the right hon. gentleman showed that Mr. MILL had adopted an unusual course, and that the form in which he put his " ten questions" was somewhat past the " boundaries of Parliamentary precedent." The difficulty of raising a discussion on the subject was great, because it would lead the public to suppose that the Government agreed in the assumed state of facts which formed the foun dation of the question. Nothing is more indicative of the inconsistency . of Mr. MILL'S proceedings than the fact that be assumed throughout the course of the inquiries that the said acts in Jamaica were ille gal, while he at the same time admitted that very likely the Law Officers of the Crown might not consider them to be so.l P T Mr.ther. subjectpisß r 0 ba h b o ll i s e t y who con s ide i. thinkthat AEU will in al Was correct when he said that he was t( hardly justified" in so doing. A not h er objec tion to his course vas that the questions were not as guarded as they should have been One circumstance 4001125 entire]y to have escaped , THE SUN, LONDO.N, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY `A, 1866. Lord CRANBORNE'S first Indian Budget was brought forward last evening, and, taking into con sideration the attendant circumstances, it reflected the highest credit on the new Indian Secretary. The noble lord had a very brief time in which to master the details of a troublesome and laborious undertaking, nevertheless he discharged his onerous duty very ably and comprehensively. He was fortunate enough to obtain the commendation of no less a master of Indian finance than Mr. LAING, who praised the tone of his speech no less than the manner in which he invited public discussion. This fact argues well for the future policy of the India-office, since, if the administration of our Eastern Empire has hitherto had one fault more than another, it has been its exclusiveness, and the jealousy with which it has resented any interference or criticism from out of doors. Lord CRANBORNE, at least, seems deter mined to avoid that mistake. To keep peace and to push on public works is the summary of his policy ; but he invites discussion and consideration of the details of his government. As for the finances they are not altogether in a satisfactory state. There is again a deficit, as in the last Budget, so that Mr. LAING'S hopeful anticipations have from various causes not been realised. Lord CHANBORNE entered fully into the various difficul ties against which an Indian financier had to con tend ; but these difficulties belong to the people rather than to the country itself. Her natural elements of wealth are, as he said, inexhaustible, her population is immense, her means of production enormous. All that she needs is a liberal, enlight ened, and energetic Government to place our finances in a sound and flourishing condition, and this, we trust, she will have under her new Secre tary, who must learn from the mistakes of the pas suggestions for the guidance of the future. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. -110.--- (FROII OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Thursday Evening. The Paris papers have so distorted the facts and circumstances of the war that it has been deemed necessary to make an official explanation of the ob ject which France had in view in proposing an armistice. Over and over again some of the jour nals pretended it had been agreed to. From the first I mentioned the difficulties which existed, and in formed you that at least there must be delay. In fact there has been such little confidence between Austria and Prussia of a pacific result that, as the Moniteur says, "Military operations have continued and they have been favourable to Prussia as well in Germany as in Austria." " France desired the re-establishment of general peace," says thellioniteur, and therefore the only proposition which could be made to Italy was an armistice common to Prussia. The power of the diplomatic intervention of France arose from the sentiments of confidence and friend ship which unite her to all the belligerent Courts. Prussia, before giving her consent to the armistice, asked Austria to accept the preliminaries of peace. This is the point upon which the negotiations now proceeding between the Powers turns." In the meantime the " situation" is much the same as I described it to be yesterday, that is to say the Prussians are approaching still nearer to Vienna, an d the Austrians are employing all their energies to defend the passage of the Danube. The Em peror in a manifesto, distinct from that which he addressed to the various peoples of the Monarchy, has made an impressive appeal to the Hungarians. It is known that the army of Prince Charles had reached Lundenbourg on the Thaya. The import ance of the possession of this place is its proximity to the capital, it being only 60 kilometres from Vienna (a kilometre is 1000 metres.) It is a branch of two railways which place Vienna in communication with Olmutz, where the Austrians are encamped. Indeed, there is a telegraphic report of an engage- : ment between the Prussians and Austrians near that point, but no details are yet known. The troops of Prince Frederic Charles are now enabled to inter cept the communications between the Austrian army at Olmutz with the intrenched camp at Florisdorff, while the corps of the Prince Royal is in direct con tact with that portion of the defenders of Austria. In the engagement near Olmutz the Prussians are said to have captured 18 guns. There now seems nothing to prevent the Prussians from effecting the junction of the army coming from Brunn with that which is operating in the valley of the Thaya, and which has passed Znaim. Prince Charles can here advantageously await the arrival of the Prince Royal. Thus a formidable concentration of Prus sian troops may take place, whilst the Austrian army is discouraged and intercepted. In Italy Cialdini always pursues the same course, occupyini, the towns and country of Venetia which the Aus trians have abandoned. The Gazette Nationale of Berlin contains a long article, which is of importance if emanating from any ,,A u a s u tr t i h a o i r i i a t s y . e 0 m I m it translatecommitted treason a t s h o e n third b y t p h e m a r a a t g t r e ap 1: : — to engage, by the cession of Venetia, the interference of the Emperor Napoleon in the German war. If the Emperor of the French should undertake to in terfere in any other way than by counsels of media tion in German affairs, if even an alliance should be contracted between France and Austria, the reply of Germany to an attack upon Prussia by Napoleon must be a national war of the whole of Germany against France. Before the common danger of the whole country all the opposition which exists in Southern Germany against Prussia and Northern the notice of Mr. MILL and his friends, which was referred to by Mr. DISRAELI, when he said that " throughout these questionf the bon. gentleman seemed entirely oblivious that these proceedings had taken place during the existence of martial law." It may be from ignorance that this important fea ture in the case is overlooked, but those who animad vert so sharply upon the conduct of others injure their motives, and even seem to consider that their actions lay them open to criminal charges, should take care to be properly informed of all connected with the case. The charges made concerning the illegality of trial in courts not regularly composed thus fell to the ground, because, as was shown by the right hon. gentleman, " in the state of martial law there can be no irregularity in the constitution of the courts." Again some questions refer to acts which were alleged to have taken place, but which were not proved in the case of GEORGE CULLEN ; for instance, when he was said to have put these men to death without trial, it was a charge not proved ; it is indeed a notable instance of prejudice carried to extremity for any one to expect the Go vernment to prosecute a man for an offence not proved against him. Respecting Colonel NELSON strong charges were made, some of which were directly contradicted by the evidence taken before the Commissioners. Mr. DISRAELI explained the course that had been taken. It is already known that Governor EIRE has been dismissed, and as for the subordinate officers the late Go vernment gave instructions to the Horse Guards and the Admiralty respecting the matters alleged against them. The Admiralty approved the conduct of the Admiral, and the Horse Guards have not as yet decided what steps to take. Mr. DISRAELI very truly said that those who wished more to be done, confused errors of judgment with errors of conduct with " malice prepense." Greater intolerance has never been shown than by those who have taken up the cry of humanity in this Jamaica business ; and perhaps, under all the circumstances, it is as well that the House should have had an opportunity of judging for themselves as to the accuracy of their statement and the dearness of their judgments. Germany will certainly be effaced. They are op posing points, which in general are but transitory, and could only have assumed a character of bitter ness because they have been artificially envenomed by the skilful efforts of the reactionary Powers." The continued accounts of the ovations to the Empress and the young Prince at Nancy demon strate the excessive affection of the French people towards them. There are splendid processions, and addresses full of enthusiasm and loyalty. The heroic visit of her Majesty to the cholera hospital at Amiens has won all hearts. The streets resounded with the cry of " Vive la Seeur de Charite d'Amiens." The feeling almost amounted to ado ration, for the people went down upon their knees and kissed the hem of her Majesty's dress. Among the other attractions was the historical procession, that of the Dukes of Lorraine in effigy. There was only one slight drawback to mar the effect of this Punctuality is said to be the politeness of kings. Mere images of royalty, perhaps, are not expected to possess the virtue. At all events those mock dukes were nearly three hours after the time ap pointed for their arrival. The circumstance, how ever, afforded another proof of the amiable and indulgent spirit of the Empress, for she did not evince any impatience, and said the delay was of no consequence. Circumstances still induce the Emperor to post pone his departure from Paris. Yesterday he pre sided at another Council of Ministers, and the day before he received M. Truplong, the President of the Senate, to present the Senatus Consulte adopted by that body on Saturday. In the evening his Ma jesty went to the Theatre de Gymnase. A man named Lasueur, a fusilier in the 17th Regiment of the Liue, has been condemned to death by a Council of War at Lille, for striking a ser geant two violent blows with his fist—one on the ear and the other on the nose. The prisoner had been condemned to imprisonment for two years. The sergeant acted as superintendent of the pri son, and Lesueur was enraged against him because he had threatened to confine him in a solitary cell. A sentence of death for two blows with the fist shows the severity of the discipline existing in the French army. It is by no means impossible that the man may be executed. There is an entire change in the weather. At an early hour this morning it was really cold, and during the day it has been cool and refresh ing, with very little tendency to rain. In spite of the torrents of wet, the country around Paris was so parched that the land is dried up al ready, and the dust is as plentiful as it was a week ago. The latest bon mot about Bismarck is that his fate depended not upon a thread, but upon a needle. One of the most eminent professors of fencing, M. Berrier, has just died rather suddenly at Paris, aged 52. The Camarade of Vienna says—" Peace with Prussia is impossible. Any other enemy who might conquer us would be content to humiliate us, to weaken us, and to wrest from us one of our pro vinces. But Prussia cannot, and will not, be con tented with that, however painful it might be to us." Among the most important measures passed during the late Session were those relating to the merchant navy, commercial usages, crimes com mitted in foreign countries (commonly called the Extradition Act,) the supplemental credits, the A. A. right of presenting petitions to the Legislative Body, modifications in the Code Napoleon, and of the electoral law, and the admission of foreigners to public employments. The Government having determined upon send ing reinforcements to Cochin China, eight com panies of marine infantry have just embarked at Toulon, in the steamer Ardeche, for L'Alexaudria, from whence they will proceed to Suez and Saigou. A correspondent of the Siecle at Tribau (Moravia) says that the losses of the Prussians on the 3d amounted to about 8,000 men. The vacancies in the regiments, however, have since been filled up. He also states that Colonel Walker, " Britannic Envoy," made the whole campaign by the side of the Prince Royal of Prussia, at the express desire of her Majesty Queen Victoria. According to a despatch from Vienna, the Gari baldian General Nicotera has been repulsed by the Austrians at Condino. Condino is a village of the Tyrol, on the route from Ronca, d'Anfo to Trente, and not far from the bridge of Caffaro, where so many encounters have taken place. It may be well to remark that the despatch is of Austrian origin, and that the Italian despatches do not make any mention of the repulse. At the last sitting of the French Academy it was decided that the subject of the prize for poetry should be the death of Abraham Lincoln. From an official document it appears that the amount expended for railways by the State and pri vate companies was up to this time 5 milliards, 840 millions by private individuals, and 984 millions by the State. The amount necessary to complete the lines which have been conceded is estimated at 2 milliards—(a milliard is 1,000 millions). The total cost will reach 9 milliards, 554 milliards, and the extent of the lines will be 21,000 kilometres. At present the length of the lines is 13,570 kilometres. The extent of the Northern Railway is 416 kilo metres ; of the Eastern, 576 ; Western, 663 ; Or leans, 1,132 ; Paris and Me diterranean, 2,619 ; various companies, 1,268 kilometres. One of the present wonders of Paris is a little bitch, Blanche, which corrects bad spelling upon a slate, translates from Greek into English, ciphers, and can tell the hour from a watch. As it also un derstands mathematics, the French say t h at th i s chienize is a skilful mathemati-chienne. LATEST INTELLIG.ENOE (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, July 19. 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 July 12. THE WAR IN GERMANY. FLORENCE, July 18. . . The decree, organising the provisional adminis tration of Venetia and appointing special Commis sioners for the purpose, has been officially published to-day. Prince Napoleon has arrived at the head-quarters at Rovigo. FLORENCE, July 19 (Evening). The Marquis Pepoli has been appointed Italian Commissioner at Padua, Signor Mordini at Vicenza, and Signor Allievi at Rovigo. HEADQUARTERS OF GENERAL GARIBALDI, STORO, July 19. In consequence of the recent engagement, and the occupation of Combino and the Val di Ledro by the Volunteers, the Austrians in Fort Arngola have been compelled to capitulate conditionally. The fire of the Italian artillery has been very briskly sustained, the Austrians defending themselves with great obstinacy. FLORENCE, July 19, The following official despatch has been received here in reference to the engagements in the Tyrol on the 16th inst. : " Storo, July 17, " Yesterday the Austrians on Mount Domine Storo attacked the volunteers. After a few shots from our artillery the Austrians retired. On the same day they attacked the regiment under Nico tera, at Condino, but were repulsed. Our loss was 130 killed and wounded." FLORENCE, July 20. Prince Carignano and the Minister of War have sent their congratulations to Garibaldi upon the victories achieved by the volunteers at Ampola and Condino. Twelve thousand Austrians have left Trent for Innsbruck. The Italian war-guard is at Piave. FLORENCE, July 20. • An official account has been published of the attack made upon the fortifications of the island of Lissa by the Italian fleet, on the 18th inst. After seven hours very obstinate fighting Admiral Persano, with eight iron-clad vessels, silenced the Fort of St. George. A powder magazine in the fort was blown up during the engagement. The Italians had but few killed and wounded. Vice-Admiral Albini joined the squadron of Admiral Persano, who was about to give orders for disembarkation, when he was apprised that the Austrian squadron was approaching to prevent this design from being carried out. The Italian feet is preparing for an engagement with the Atistrian squadron. FRANKFORT,•JuIy 19 (Evening, The Frankfort Contingent has been disarmed and disbanded, and the military clubs have been closed. The city of Frankfort paid yesterday a contribu ion of 6 millions of florins towards the maintenance of the troops. NEGOTIATIONS FOR AN ARMISTICE PARIS, July 20. The Moniteur of this morning says :—" In reply to a communication from the Emperor Napoleon on the 4th July, the Court of Berlin declared that it would only consent to an armistice upon condi tion of the preliminaries of peace being first con cluded. " Negotiations were thereupon opened between the Courts of Paris and Berlin, which resulted in the Court of the Tuileries recommending to the belligerents the bases of an arrangement which Prussia considered sufficient to allow of the conclu sion of an armistice. " Prussia engaged to abstain from all acts of hostility for five days, on condition that Austria would pursue a similar course ; and within that time the Austrian Government must make known its acceptance or refusal of the bases agreed upon. " The Government of the Emperor hastened to transmit this communication to the knowledge of the Austrian Government. " If the reply from Vienna be in the affirmative, and Italy give her assent, an armistice may be signed immediately." SPAIN. MADRID, July 19 (Evening). The Captain-General of Madrid has issued an order commanding all arms to be delivered up to the authorities within 48 hours. AUSTRALIA. LIVERPOOL, July 20. The steamer Great Britain, from Melbourne on the 16th May, passed Holyhead at 7 o'clock this morning. She brings 100,265 oz. of gold. • OVERLAND MAILS. CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS. . SUEZ, July 19. The Bengal arrived at noon to-day. OUTWARD MAILS. The Baroda left for Bombay with London mails of June 27—July 3, on 12th inst. (morning). The Golconda, with mails of July 4-10, leaves for Calcutta this evening. FRANCE. BOURSE, July 19.—Two o'clock.—The market to-day is very inanimate, whilst quotations show no appreciable change. Threes remain at 68f. 35c., and Italian Fives are at 52f. 80c., oi 25c. higher. Credit Mobilier are 2f. 50c. lower, at 627 f. 50c. Credit Foncier are unvaried ; and Comptoir d'Escompte 2f. 60c. higher, at 850 f. There is no noticeable change in the Railway Department. The discount list to-day comprises 18,000 f. French Threes, 47,000 f. Italian Fives, and 175 Credit Mobilier Shares. From London a decline of is telegraphed in Consols. Three o'clock.—The market has closed as fol lows : 4i per Cents 96 Do. end month — 3 per Cents. 6B 25 Do. end month 6B 30 Credit Mobilier Do. end month Credit Foncier 1270 Do. end month 1280 - RAIL' Bank Shares 3510 Italian Loan 52 90 Do. end month 52 95 Mexican Loan 26 50 Do. Bonds 167 -- Spanish Threes Home Debt — Deferred For Account. Orleans B5O 50 Northern Lyons and Mediterranean B5O Southern 525 Western 545 Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lombard 387 50 North of Spain 95 Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona — Roman — THE ATLANTIC CABLE. The following following telegram was received by Reuter's Telegram Company (Limited) at 7.55 p.m. yester day, from Mr. R. A. Glass, managing director of the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Com pany (Limited) VALENTIA, July 19. " The following telegram has been received from Great Eastern this day : " 4 CANNING TO GLASS. "'Noon, ship's time, July 19. " ' Lat. 51.54 N., long. 29 39 W. Cable payed out 811.14 miles. Distance run, 712.9 miles. In sulation and continuity perfect. Weather fine. AU going well,"' DEBTOR. July 19. fr. c. Capital of the Bank.... 182,500,000 Profits in addition to capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) 7,014,776 02 7,044,776 02 Reserve of the Bank and its branches Reserve in landed pro perty 4,000,000 Notes in circulation ... 981,973,725 Banknotes to orderand receipts payable at sight Treasury account cur rent creditor Current accounts, Paris 310,013,776 79 347,058,047 76 Do. branch banks Dividends payable 4,664,693 75 6,604,227 75 Discounts and sundry fr. C . 182,500,000 - 22,105,750 14 22,105,750 14 4,000,000 - 956,906,975 - 30,131,376 31 31,251,916 62 2,778,138 48 2,225,927 75 interests Rediscounted the last six months Surplus of receipts not distributed Sundries 13,863,723 33 15,944,172 52 Total CREDITOR. July 19. July 12. Cash in hand and in f r. c. r. C. Branch banks Commercial bills over- 226,613 33 140,532 44 due Commercial bills dis counted, not yet due 349,887 832 63 36 3 , 911 , 482 72 Do. branch banks 365,871,628 375,118,115 Advances on deposit of bullion Do. branch banks Do. on French Public Securities Do. by branch banks Do. on railway shares and debentures 1). branch banks Do. on Credit Fender Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, June 10, 1857) GO 000 000 Government Stock re- 10,615,800 - 9,906,300 - 11;956;000 - 12;33E040 - 15,032,300 - 15,146,000 - 8,672,900 - 8,831,400 - 35,461,700 - 35,632,600 - 23,537,900 - 23,802,200 - 689,100 - 707,300 - 539,800 545,600 - 60,000,000 -- 12,980,750 14 1 2 , 980 , 750 14 36,171,987 91 36,171,987 91 serve Do. disposable Rentes Inunobalis6es (Law, June 9, 1857) 100,000,000 100,000,000 Hotel and furniture of the Bank and landed property branches 8,288,605 Expenses of manage ment Sundries 8,288,359 - 477,60 G 78 97 , 182 61 17,432,665 37 17,017,459 50 T0ta1..........,, 1 , 7 29,339,681 35 1,737,924,710 11 Certified by the Sen a t or-Governor of the Ban k o f F rance . (Si gned) Rouen). u•INLY•lira.l The King of Prussia on the Battle of Koniggratz. BERLIN, July 18. The following letter from the King of Prussia to the Queen has been communicated to a private circle. It contains an interesting account of the great battle of the 3d : " Horzitz, July 4th, 1866. " Fritz (the Crown Prince) left me at two, and Karl (Prince Frederick Charles) at three in the afternoon, after a council of war, at which it was resolved to grant the troops, exhausted by marches and engagements, one or two days' rest. At half-past ten p.m., however, General Voigts-Rhetz came to me again, to report the result of the day's reconnoitring, which was to the effect that large masses of the enemy had been moving from Josepbstadt to Koniggratz on this side of the Elbe from eight in the morning until three. Prisoners stated that the army was concentrated round Koniggratz, between the Elbe and the Bistritz. It was, therefore, proposed to me to take advan tage of the favourable circumstances that the enemy seemed inclined to fight upon this side of the Elbe, and to offer him battle. For this purpose the first army was to take up its position with the second, third, and fourth corps in the centre, having Sadowa in its front. General Herwarth with his one and a-half corps to take the enemy in the left flank from Nechanitz, and Fritz with the second army, the Guards, the first, fifth, and sixth corps, advanc ing from Soniginlof—with his left wing to the left of the Elbe--to attack the hostile right. "It was not till midnight that I had arranged everything with Goneral Moltke, and appointed my start to take place at five a.m.; the army having to commence its march at two. 1 had nearly four (German) miles to drive, and could not yet feel sure of the correctness of the surmise that the enemy was on this side of the Elbe. But its truth was as certained only too soon. When I mounted my horse at the little village of Dub it was raining, and the rain lasted, with short interruptions, throughout the day. Even at that time, when driving past the troops, I was continually cheered. "The battle began just at eight o'clock with the artillery fire of the Second Corps as I arrived at Sadowa, and took up my position upon a hill; this corps was on my right. The Harn Dision (the Bth) crossed the Bistritz at Sadowa,, and attacked the wooded heights in front, but gained little ground, owing to the obstinacy of the defence. The 7th Division (Franserky) extended itself upon the left with a similar undecided result. Herwarth, advancing from Nechanitz, came after an hour and a half into the fight, which was constantly maintained by us for 5 hours, and consisted mainly in an artillery contest, intermixed with infantry attacks upon the wooded mountains. We awaited the arrival of the second army with longing, for in this long artillery duel our batteries sQveral times ex pended their reserve ammunition. The infantry contest vacillated backwards and forwards. At last we discovered the first signs of the approach of the Guards, but were unable to see the attack which took place on the other side of the hill, and we could only guess at it from the enemy's flank position. Notwithstanding this, however and in spite of Herwarth's gradual but very slow advance, the enemy still stood firm in the centre. The 9th brigade (Schimmelmann), the body-guard, and the 48th Regiment were now pushed forward to support the attack upon the . centre. I rode through the regiments, which received me with loud cheers, while the bands played 'Heil Dir' (the Prussian national hymn), in marching a thrilling mo ment ! Suddenly the artillery fire in the centre slackened, and cavalry was asked for—a proof that the enemy began to waver. I now quitted my post, as victory began to declare ittself through the flank attack of the second army, and rode forward with the cavalry. Here I first came upon the second Guards division and the Fusilier Guards in full advance, tambour battant, with 12 just captured guns in the midst. The enthusiasm that burst forth when these troops saw me is indescribable. The officers rushed up to kiss my hands, which I was this time obliged to allow, and so it went on, under fire certainly, but ever forwards, and from one troop to another, everywhere greeted by never ending hurrahs. These are moments one must have lived through to understand, to comprehend. In this way I met the troops of the first, sxth, and fifth Army Corps, also my infantry regiment ; only the Bth Jager battalion of the eighth corps, and the 17th Regiment of the sevenrh ; the others were too far advanced in pursuit of the enemy. Our cavalry now burst forward, and a murderous cavalry en gagement took place right before my eyes. The enemy was completely overthrown, and the scene which I rode over directly afterwards presented a horrid spec tacle, strewn with cut down .Austrians, dead and alive. Thus the infantry again advanced to the valley bordering the Elbe, when from the other bank ensued very heavy grenade fire, under which I came, but was withdrawn by Bismarck's serious remonstrances. I still continued riding about to greet troops I had not yet sean, when I met Mutius, Wurtemberg, and Bonin. All these meetings were indescribable. Stainmetz and Herwarth I did not see. What a sight the battlefield presented. We touted 35 guns, but 50 seem to have been taken, also seve ral flags. In all directions lay heaps of muskets, knap sacks, and cartridge-boxes. Up to the present we have 10,000 prisoners ; 50 captured officers are here. But now for the reverse of the medal. Our loss is not yet ascer tained, but iris large. You will have heard that Gen. Hiller of the Guard has fallen--a great loss. Anton Hohenzol lern has four bullets in his leg; I have not heard how he is going on ; he is said to have shown immense bravery. Erekert is badly wounded ; also Colonel Obernitz, in the head. The Ist Guards have suffered so heavily that two battalions have been formed into one. You may fancy how great was my excitement, and of the most various kind - joy and sorrow. At eight o'clock lat last met Fritz with his staff. What a moment after all we had gone through, and on the evening of such a day. I gave him the order Pour le Merite with my own hands. The tears poured down his cheeks, for he had not received my telegram granting the distinction—therefore a complete surprise. More verbally when we met. I did not reach here until ten, without any preparations, so had to camp upon's, sofa." RECENT WILLS AND BEQUESTS. The will of the Rev. Sir John Page Wood, Bart., LL.B., Rector of St. Peter's, Cornhill, was proved in the London Court on the 10th inst., by Lady Wood, the relict, the sole executrix. The personally was sworn under £6,000. He had held the rectory of St. Peter's, Cornhill, since 1824, and the vicarage at Cressing since 1832, and died at the age of 76, at his country residence, Rivenhall, on the 21st of February last, leaving a family of three sons and four daughters, and is succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest surviving son, now Sir Francis Wood, who is in his thirty-second year. His will, bearing date January 18, 1850, is entirely in his own hand writing, and he disposes of his property in a few words, as follows :—" I give and devise all my estate, real and personal, to my dear wife, Dame Emma Caroline Wood, and I hereby make her sole executrix." The will of William Forbes Stuart, Esq., of Lower Thames-street, merchant, was proved, in the London Court, under £70,000 personalty, the ex ecutors being his relict, together with Donald Gor , don Stuart, of Liverpool, merchant, and John Glennie Gordon, Esq., of Hanover-square, London. The testator was in partnership with George Rid path and James Brown Thompson, carrying on business as fish factors, at 104, Lower Thames street, 3, Billingsgate Market, and Salutation-court. This will bears d a t e July 2, 1863, and a codicil, October 11, 1865, and he died at his residence, Lee, Kent, on 2d March last. He devises his business premises, subject to his wife's life interest therein, i to his executor, Donald G. Stuart, absolutely ; be queaths to his niece, Christiana Davidson, daugh ter of Alexander Davidson, of Banff, N. 8., a legacy of £lO,OOO ; and leaves the residue of his property real and personal, to his wife, for her own absolute use and benefit.—City Press. WAR MAP.—A very clear war map has just been published by Mr. Beeton, showing the Prussian, Italian, Austrian, and Bohemian battle-field, which at the present time will be found both of use and interest. Its price is a perfect marvel of cheapness. MADAME TUSSAUD'S.—The truly magnificent and costly court dresses which have been just added to Aldine. Tussaud's historical gallery cannot fail to afford a rich treat to the ladies in general. The hair dresses, as also the costumes of the Empress of the French and the Empress of Austria, are of the present approved style ; and the em broidery dress of Mario Antoinette is a fac-simile of the one worn by that unfortunate queen. The figures of Queen Anne, Queen Caroline, the Princess Charlotte, as well as several of our queens, aro attired with strict atten tion and taste to the respective periods in which they lived. ACCIDENT TO AN EXCURSION TRAIN.—On Tuesday here was a a cheap excursion train from Middles- borough to Ripon and Leeds, the train consisting of 20 W;11 filled carriages, which reached Leeds in perfect safety, and started on its return journey soon after 6 o'clock in the even ing. All wont well until Preston Junction was reached, when it b ecame necessary t o s h un t th e t ra i n f rom th eLeed; Northern line on to the Stockton and Darlington section and in doing so a mishap occurred. The switches were being held by a young man, and when half of the train had passed over the switches must have been dropped by the switchman, causing on of the carriages to run off the rails and dash along the ballasting, making fearful havoc to the permanent way. The occupants of the carriages were much terrified, and they shrieked piteously and leaped out of the windows, every door being locked. The screams from the passengers attracted the attention of the ongineman, who stopped the train as soon as possible, though not before the carriage was much smashed, the line misplaced, and some of the passengers slightly scratched. The train was de layed a considerable time, and reached Middlesbrou g h at 11 instead of 9 o'clock. er, gourt. „ s „ .„ 01,N CCU' ular, t , • HER MAJESTY. ....................... ..0.., OSBORNE, July 19. The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon with Princess Louise, and again this morning with her royal highness. The Earl of Bantry has left Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, for Ireland. The Earl and Countess of Aylesford have left Claridge's Hotel for Packiugton The Count and Countess Czernechew have arrived at Claridge's Hotel from Paris. Lord Hotham entertained the Duke of Bucking-_ ham, the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Shrewsbury, Viscount Holmesdale, and a select party at dinner on Wednesday at his residence in Grosvenor-street. The Right Hon. the Speaker of the House of Commons will entertain the officers of the House of Com mons to dinner on Wednesday next, at his official residence. The dinner is generally looked upon as a prelude to the prorogation of Parliament, which is now expected to take place about the Bth proximo. CABINET C 0 UNCIL. —Summonses were issued yesterday for a Cabinet Council on Saturday afternoon at the Earl of Derby's official residence in Downi❑g-street. THE WIMBLEDON rerEETING. At the usual hour of commencing business yes erday morning at Wimbledon the common pre sented a very quiet appearance, and scarcely any one was to be seen but those who were required to be present to take part in the competitions that were going on. The principal matter yet left to be dis posed of is what is somewhat inappropriately called an international contest for the . Elcho Challenge Shield, the honorary possession of which has three times been held by England out of the four times that it has been shot for. Until last year this com petition lay between eight of the best men of Eng land and eight of Scotland, when a claim was put in on the part of Irishmen on the ground of their na tionality, and they desired to take their chance for the honour. Some demur was made at the time on the part of Scotland to. the proposed admission of those who had hitherto been strangers amongst them, but this was overruled by Lord Elcho, and eight representatives of Ireland were allowed to be - - come competitors with the rest. As this determina tion was come to at a very late period, it was with great difficulty that eight good marksmen, natives of the sister , isle, could be got together, but Major Leech, of the London Irish, was most unremitting in his exertions, and a tolerable team was got toge ther, and, considering the hurried way in which the matter was arranged, the only surprise was that the Irishmen had done so well. The contest between England and Scotland was a very close one, Eng land winning at the close by only two .marks. In the first range of 800 yards, England made 377 marks; Scotland, 378—a difference of only one point, while Ireland made 338. In the second range of 900 yards England made 333 marks ; Scotland, 339 and Ireland, 298. In the third range of 1,000 yards Englandmade 343 ; Scotland, 334 ; and Ireland, 299. The totals being—England, 1,053 ; Scotland, 1,051:; and Ireland, 935. The competitors were as follows —England : Baker, H. Evans, Fletcher, Wells, Mil ler, Pell, Bland, Norsworthy. Scotland : Edward Ross, Malcolm, the Master of Lovat, the Hon. IL Gordon, Mitchell, Maxwell, Dunlop, Wilkin. Ire land : J. Rigby, Barlow, Cash, W. Rigby, Major_ Leech, M'Coyd, Rogers, Martin. Each one of the eight had to fire 15 shots at the respective ranges of 800, 900 , and 1,000 yards. The next item of any consequence in the pro gramme was a continuation of the Rifle Oaks, for which representatives from nearly every county in England, Scotland, and Ireland were entered. The prizes consist of a sweepstakes of 10s. each, divided ' into three prizes. Five shots each, at 200, 500, and 600 yards. The Windmill Prizes were again con tested at the second stage of 600 yards, and the Any Rifle Association Cup was also continued at 600 yards. Some new prizes were offered for breech loaders, and the interest felt in them was fairly divided between them and the contest going on at the same time for the Elcho shield. Some extraordi nary shooting was made by Sergeant Brookes, of the 12th Middlesex, in rapid firing ; for in three minutes, with a Spencer repeating rifle, he made 10 bull's ores, 15 centres, and 10 outers, or 105 marks in 3 6 shots. There was no miss, and one bullet went on the mark of one already on the target, or probably three marks would have been added to this large number. At the range of 500 yards, in three minutes also, Sergeant Brookes made 32 shots and 24 hits, scoring 68, consisting of 8 bull's-eyes, 4 centres, and 12 outers. Mr. Peterkin, of the London Scottish, made 82 marks at 200 yards, and 51 at 500. The Rile Oaks was exceedingly well contested at every stage, but the star of Scotchmen was in the ascend ant, for the principal prize fell to Sergeant W. Fer guson, of the Ist Inverness, who gained it by 5 0 marks ; Capt. J. Macrosbie, of the 12th Surrey, won the second, by 49 marks ; and Private the Rev. J. H. Doe, of the Victorias, the third, by 4 6 . The second stage of the Windmill Prizes drevt together a large number of competitors, but the chief prize was won by Ensign Grieve, 4th Roxburgh. The Elcho Shield competition lasted all day, but the Scotch, as before, in the case of the Queen's Prize, were victorious, and the result was greeted with loud cheering. The winning score of Scotland was 1,170 ; last year the winning score by England was 1,053 ; showing that there were 117 marks over and above the former year. Even the losing score of England was 68 above their winning score of last year, showing the great improvement in shooting since that period. The following is the score for the Elcho Challenge Shield : ELCIIO CHALLENGE SHIELD.— 15 shots at each distance. SCOTLAND. 800 yds. 900 yds. 1000 yds. Total PtS• E. Ross 53 49 44 146 J. W. Malcolm 47 43 ... 45 135 Master of Lovat 50 44 42 136 H. J. Gordon 55 46 ... 49 150 Mitchell ••• 52 ... 44 149 Dunlop 45 53 ... 48 146 Maxwell ... 52 152 Wilkin 53 56 47 156 404 395 371 -- Grand total ll7 0 ENGLAND. Baker Miller Evans Pell 133 ..• Fletcher ••• Bland Wells Norsworthy, 4l 41 407 371 343 ---- GlimmltoW ll2l IRELAND. .T. Rigby ......... 53 ." 48 ". ." 47 148 Barlow 44 ". 36 ... 32 _. 112 Cash 4B ." 38 ". 38 ... 124 NV. Rigby 5l ... 46 ... 44 ~ 141 Leech APCoyd 36 39 ... 126 Rogers 49 ... 37 —. 25 ". 111 Martin 4B .. 48 ". 54 „. 150 388 332 319 Grand total 1,039 NEW MUSIC. --4, " Meet me at the Stile" is the title of a very tel ling new ballad, just published by Messrs. Fletcher, of Winsley-street, Oxford-street. The composition , which is by Mr. R. Fletcher, the composer of " Fireside at Home," is in F, and the accompanimeo is singularly effective. The words, too, are far above the average of ballad composition, and altogether it is one of the heat ballads published during the season. The " Helena March," by F. Godfrey, in G, the " Helena Valse," by S. Glover, also in G, an d " Grieve not for me," a song in G, by Mr. G. AV' Wrighton, are the latest additions to the music for the pianoforte, published by Mr. Cocks, of Nev i Burlington-street. The instrumental pieces ar e highly effective, the waltz partaking largely Of M r * Godfrey's peculiar happy style. The song by Y r ' Wriglitoa is a plaintive, flowing melody, and, bei l4 suited to a voice of moderate compass, it will doubt less become a great favourite. D o vo v e ne • z Ditt D o( D o. Do. Au g + • Dtit la; relt tteb 1)(;:' C aTis _, , b ut ' ......;..4. .~'`~~ D, Ciro( L, `~ ua~. 't3ii 51 e , 11 1..)( 04 Moo; D C 110 D c Do no Porte Bo Do. RusP.i 0, .4 1[1 1 : • )) d o i 'Pani D o Do Do Do BPuUi