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Not many weeks ago the same brilliant festivities welcomed the rival chiefs whose days of power were already num bered, so that the Lord Mayor has had the pleasure of receiving two Prime Ministers within a very brief space. The Earl of DERBY'S speech was, of course, the event of the evening. Though the addresses of his coadjutors were listened to with interest, General PEEL and Sir JOIIN PAKINGTON, speaking on behalf of their respective departments, did not fail to express their conviction that the best means of securing peace was to be fully equipped for war. General PEEL, referring to the great victories recently won on the Continent, declared that he believed them to be en tirely due to the superior organisation and equipment and the superior arms possessed by one of the belli gerents. This belief, he added, had only confirmed the opinion which he had always entertained of the importance of preserving the equipments of an army in the greatest efficiency, When the British troops were armed with the breech-loader now being pre pared, he believed, from what he knew of other armies, that they will be equal in equipment and in arms to any troops in the world. The First Lord of the Admiralty, while promising to avoid all unnecessary expenditure, boldly declared that we must never forget that we had to protect an extended empire and a vast commerce. There is perhaps no department of the public service which most Englishmen are more wil ling to support than the Navy—a fact which has been taken full advantage of by successive Boards of Admiralty. Sir JOHN PAKINGTON need not fear that the country will begrudge him the necessary expenditure. It is only when the money so readily voted makes such a poor and unsatisfactory return that public irritation is naturally expressed, and when, after voting enormous estimates for several years, we are told that England is behind other na tions instead of before them, there is no wonder that the next demands are closely scrutinised. Lord DERBY, whom the Lord MAYOR presented to the company with a quotation from Homer, proved his right to be associated with " The smooth-tongued chief, From whose persuasivedips Sweeter than honey How'd The stream of speech," by touching with all his customary eloquence on the various topics that claimed his attention. The language of party should, he said, on such occa sions, be silent, and he was well aware that the cordial invitation of his host was not due to any sympathy of political feeling; but he passed to those subjects which, though in one sense political, were beyond the reach or influence of party feeling. The difficulties which encountered his Cabinet on their accession to office were, he said, very great. It was a time of great monetary pressure, the effects of the cattle plague were still weighing down the agricultural 'interest, the Continent was convulsed by war, and a pestilence was threatening our people at such a moment. The assumption of executive functions involves no slight responsibility, even although we are in the enjoyment of many blessings which compensate in a great measure for the dangers and the evils which threaten us ? Our commerce is rapidly extending, our working classes have plentiful employment, and get on the whole fair remuneration. We have the prospect of an abun dant harvest, and, above all, we are in the enjoyment of the blessings of peace. The primary object of any English Ministry, said Lord DERRY, must be the maintenance of that tranquillity which is essential to the development of the extended trade of our great commercial empire. The great event of the week—the reception of messages from New York by the submarine telegraph —could not, of course, be passed over on such an occasion. To the citizens of London the establishment of such a means of communication is all important, and Lord DERBY'S reference to those triumphs of peace, which excelled the achievements of war, was received with loud cheering. No greater triumph could, he said, be possible than the union of the two continents of Europe and America ; and the closeness of that union he illustrated by stating that he had received that day at half-past one o'clock a telegram from New York, dated that morning, informing him, among other things, of the arrival of a British vessel at New York the evening before. " I ask those," continued the noble earl, " who are connected with the commerce of this country, and with its great trading interests, whether looking forward they can imagine or conceive the effect which may be accomplished by this great under taking, when London and New York are thus brought not within weeks, or days, or even hours, but almost within minutes of each other. Is there which w o m a s y n b h e a o n u t n i any limit to the consequence io s n c cipated from so close a un tries 5 " All must echo the noble earl's fervent aspiration that this fresh link maybifriends ndthe h kindred and peoples in the bond of harmony Coming to domestic matters, Lot d DERBY dwelt strongly upon the urgent necessity of enforcing sanitary regulations. "I do not doubt," he said, " that the Corporation of London will use all the power intrusted to them for such a purpose. But I do think it is important to impress upon all the local authorities throughout this country how greatly the mortality of the health. of the people depends upon the active and vigil ant exercise by them of the duties imposed upon the= :by the Legis lature." The danger is, as Lord DEB/3 Y justly ob served, most imminent. dela in Every day' unnecessary y dealing with s the evil con ditions of our npooowrerispatrihsehestimmaey for co or nationstoahundred _ ma l l iv e e n s. orgy d Sur a e n ly t v h ig e ou v r ari tco) us sh b o o w ards itse a lf n , d a v n e d strii - !? whilolpeanstwhaert Lord DERBY'S appeal by prompt an ad united ac ti on. The noble lord p rom i se d on belr his Admini r BENSON'S WATCHES. Prize Medal, 1865. BENSON'S WATCHES, sent safe by post. BENSON'S CLOCKS, manufactured by St eam Power. BENSON'S GOLD JEWELLERY. Novel and Artistic. TIIE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 2,186 g. Prussia to assume the sway over Northern Ger many. As for the talk about German unity, that is all a myth ; there will be no unity, because there will be no equality. If we have found cause to de nounce and deplore the state of things which has existed in Prussia during the last few years we shall find plenty more opportunity to lament the course pursued in Germany. Where Prussia is to have military control it is an insult to common sense to talk about progress in a national sense ; the States will be ten times worse off than they were under the Princes who were condemned as effete and useless. The inhabitants will now find out that they have exchanged King LoG for King STORK, and that they have the additional dis. advantage of not being likely to improve their condition for a long time. It is said hat the Emperor of RUSSIA intends to propose the convocation of a Congress of those Powers who signed the Treaty of Vienna. Perhaps he thinks that at the eleventh hour he can render some assistance to the fallen, but it is to be feared that it is too late for any good to be done now. Things must take their course, and time will show that Prussia is about as sincere in her professions about securing the progress and prosperity of Ger many as she has been faithful in representing the interests of her own people. Where selfishness reigns supreme there is but little chance of meeting with anything m er it or i ous, an d a more grasping Government than that of B er li n never existed. While we are eagerly scanning the news that arrives from the Continent, and dwelling upon the details of the war with interest, an enemy is at our gates who may well inspire terror among the people, and make the boldest hold their breath for a time. The last report of the Registrar-General is indeed a sad chronicle, and while it awakens pity for the sufferers, it also gives rise to terror that, in the face of all warnings and exhortations, so little should have been done to prepare for the foe of whose approach we were long ago notified. We can not admit the excuses of those who say that this is a sudden visitation. It is no such thing. Last year it was said by those best informed that the Cattle Plague would be followed by the cholera,, and that if the coldness of the winter months kept off the infection that the Spring or Summer would see it among us. Notwithstanding all this, however, we now find from incontrovertible evidence that little or nothing has been done. It is an important passage in the Registrar's return which adverts to the fact that the authorities have been, to some extent, paralysed, the nuisance in spectors are not sufficiently numerous, and neither are the medical officers. No doubt, in many instances, great exertions have been made to meet the emer gency that has arisen, but it may truly be said that the work of preparation should have been made before the disease broke out. The part of the me tropolis to which the disease is almost entirely con fined speaks plainly as to the cause to which we may attribute its violent outbreak. Want of clean liness, want of ventilation, and ignorance of the laws of health have been the chief causes of the fearful loss of life which took place last week. It t s stoo e a e la m seta s hngeit a r lmost incredible th a t y ear a f ter year the sanitary truth ry s u th of arrangements.carelessnessthes a should v Every prevailarythe one , s i subscribed ho sn r og e r ga i h oo r d d f the Shirt," "It is not linen you're wearing out, but human creatures' lives," and still more correctly may it be affirmed that those who allow houses which are their property to remain in a state unfit for human habitations are sacrificing the health and endangering the lives of their occupants. The poor and ignorant are often culpably indiffe rent, but nothing can excuse those who, with better knowledge, permit so faulty a state of things to continue. Last Tuesday an inquiry was held as to the death of a boy of nine. The evidence that was t forthcoming as showed t-nd h o o w f m L a o t t: d r s o n a . e c H a r e r i e d d i e o d n o a f t typhoid thefev andster,ateof h it is no dwelling wond wonder wasthat hedid so, for most mai deplorable,ned stagnant, pouredpour into e Dg s u t e h h e a cellar and r stench e, e a t ps c l e e o a r p l e e d were a hunwilling once e o t to a e l n f t a e r year, t. a T n h d e n d o u w s t a t w e r a butt was allowed, the drains were untrapped, an stration careful consideration of the questions affecting the working classes, and concluded his able and eloquent address by a tribute to those muncipal institutions which he said were the schools in which the whole population was trained to the system of local government. The other speeches and toasts passed off brilliantly, and the Lord Mayor's entertainment was, as is usual with City hospitalities, an undoubted success. The preliminaries of peace are now before us, and we see nothing in them to justify the assertions that have been made as to the moderation of Prussia. We suppose that some believed the inor dinate ambition of Herr BISMARCK would claim all the territory he had conquered, but there are limits even to the desires of Prussian statesmen. Ills- MARCK is too sharp not to know that it would be no advantage to the Berlin Government to have too much to look after at a distance from the capi tal, and many people who would not so readily subscribe to their dictates as the States of Northern Germany seem inclined to do. The only distinct work that we can attribute to the intervention of France is the preservation of the territorial integrity of Saxony, and this is evidently in direct opposition to the policy of Prussia. As for the rest there is nothing to be surprised at, when we consider who are the conquerors; but the immense sums demanded from Austria bespeaks plainly the inconsideration of the victors, especially when we remember the finan cial difficulties under which that country already labours. There is no chance of any abatement being made in these demands, and if aby were credulous enough to credit that Austria would have a chance of escaping until she had paid the uttermost farthing, they will find out their mistake when they see that until the payment of the remaing sum be considered secured Bohemia and Moravia will remain in Prus sian occupation. Austria secedes entirely from con federation with the German States, and requires the formation of a close confederation of the north German States under Prussian leadership. It is evident that this has been the real object for which the Prussians have fought, and all their talk about moderation is quite absurd, and shows the ignorance of those who credit it. By the laws of war the King of PRUSSIA may retain the places he has taken during the war without consulting their former possessors. The arrangements made by Prussia as to those States which she holds in military possession now will be made subsequently, and no doubt they will be incorporated with the Prussian Monarchy. It is now said that Frankfort will be joined to the Prussian rule. The measures for forcibly collecting the war contributions have been suspended. In point of fact, when the arrangements with Austria are over, there will be an immense deal to be done in the way of settlement with the other States who have been unfortunate enough to become involved in this disastrous struggle. If one thing is more extraordinary than another, it is to find people deceiving themselves with the idea that it is a triumph to liberal principles for no whitewashing had been done for years. The jury justly blamed the parish authorities for allow ing the premises to remain in such a condition as they had been told of it some time before. There was also difficulty interposed at the Bethnal-green workhouse about giving an order, whereby time was lost, and this was also commented upon in the verdict. The worst of all is that this description may serve for numerous other dwellings ; their name is legion, and until some decisive measures are adopted to enforce more attention to sanitary arrangements, we may expect the cholera to visit our shores every year, and to carry off those whom foul air and wretched dwellings have rendered in capable of resisting its attacks. . CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS, (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Wednesday Evening. The fact mentioned in the despatches from Vera Cruz of the capture of Matamoras, to which I alluded yesterday, seems to me to be considered of more importance than was at first imagined. A re port of it was circulated before, but there seemed to be some doubt about it. Matamoras is a place of some consequence, situated on the right bank of the River Grande-del-Norte, which separates Mexico from Texas. It was for a long time vigorously de fended by General Mejia, who appreciated its im portance in a strategic point of view. The occupa tion of Matamoras prevented the Juaristes who might assemble in that part of the United States called the Territories from crossing the river and penetrating into the interior of, the country. They will no longer have any rallying point upon the Mexican soil. The despatches do not say whether any French troops have been sent to wards Matamoras. Some of the Paris papers express a hope that this will not be the case and give an opinion that the Emperor Maximilian ought to un dertake the task of pacifying Mexico, and that no more French blood should be shed with that ob ject. According to a private letter, the Republican army, which compelled the surrender of Matamoras, was 4,000 strong. At first, although General Mejia had a very trifling force at his command, he determined upon resistance to the uttermost, but at a Council of War, at which the leading merchants were present, the idea of resistance was abandoned as useless, and the town was given up to Generals Escobedo and Carvagal, and the French troops retired. w a A r d s correspondent er of a thpfliaSnijoie,saadtoEwais,graunbd, says s that the battle there on the 3d of July ought to be called the battle of Koniggratz. He gives a succinct and lucid explanation of the strategic arrangements of the Austrians, and mentions facts more or less known to show the causes which led to the success of the Prussians. In conclusion, the writer gives the following ac count of the result The Austrian and Saxon army endeavoured to escape by Koniggratz. A portion of the Cavalry marched upon Pardubitz. The greater number of the detachments, however, were thrown into confusion, and the order of battle entirely shaken ; 174 pieces of cannon, more than 18,000 prisoners, and 14 flags fell into the hands of the Prussians. Had it not been for the coming of night the Austrian army would have been almost entirely destroyed. The Austrians confess that they lost 40,000 men, whilst the loss to the Prussians, according to the official accounts, did not exceed 10,000. The Austrian army never before expe rienced such a defeat. It was impossible to restore order, even on the following days. Cannon, mate rial, baggage, columns of munitions, provisions and guns and swords abandoned, sacks thrown upon the roads, and, above all, the immense number of persons continually arriving, prove almost the entire disso lution of the vanquished army." A private letter from Italy completely disproves the report circulated by some of the Paris papers that Garibaldi ordered his soldiers to set fire to the village of Berecca, in the valley of Ledro. The village was set on fire by the Austrian artillery. They fired upon it from six rifled cannon. As soon as Garibaldi was able to regain possession of Berecca he took the most vigorous and energetic measures to isolate the flames and succour the unfortunate inhabitants of the village. Count Martini de Reva, and Trentin, Garibaldi's sub-lieutenant, undertook to organise a subscription for their relief. Gari baldi had a very narrow escape at thi s engagement. At the critical moment when the b a t t l e appeared to be a losttwhich th Gee enemy neral'scarriage was the chief point aimed, One of hi s guides, M. Giannini, of Florence, had his leg frac tured by a shell, which burst at the carriage door. The guide, who was on horseback on the other side of the carriage, had his horse kill e d b y a bullet. A very extraordinary encounter between a rat and an elephant has taken place at the Garden of Plants, which was witnessed with i ntense interest by hundreds of persons. The keepe rs were engaged in n he d m escapedestroying a great number o f rats, when one of and ran to the spot allotted to the elephant. Seeing no other refuge, in the twinkling of an eye, the rat snugly ensconced himself in the trunk of the elephant, evidently very much to his dissatisfaction. lie stamped his foot and twisted round his trunk like the sail of a windmill. After these evolutions he stood suddenly still, evidently re flecting on what was best to be done. He then ran to the basin where he is accustomed to drink, and plunged his trunk into the water. He then re turned to his den, and, raising his trunk, with the water he absorbed 'he dashed out the unfor tunate rat which was in a volume of water like that issuing from a fire-engine. When the rat fell to the ground, the elephant seized him and made him undergo this immersion and projection four times. At the fourth throw the rat fell dead. The elephant, with a majestic air, but c oo l an d p l ac id , ed his gthe little enemy with hi s f oot, and then sh went spectators to m a k e hi s usua l roundann annoying collection of cakes, sugar, and other d a i nt i es. Th e cru feat was received with unanimous and vociferous applause, which the elephant seemed fully to under stand and appreciate. M. de Lesseps has returned to Paris from Egypt. He has brought with him three stallions, three mares, and two ponies of pure breed, the most beautiful ever produced in the East. It appears from further researches made by the police at Rennes, at the house of the railway clerk charged with stealing 40,000 f. from the railway company at that town, that nearly the whole of the money has been found either in the cellar or on the roof. The clerk has been arrested, and he will be tried for the robbery at the next assizes for the de partment of Ille-et-Vil a i ne . The Italian papers give some characteristic anec dotes respecting the Italian fleet after the battle of Lissa. On the 26th J u l y th ere was a n affecting ceremony on board the iron-clad ship Ancona. A deputation of the municipality of Ancona presented to M. Piola Casella a flag, on which is inscribed ti The city of Ancona to the Italian navy." The commander of the Ancona replied in these noble terms :—" The flag with which you have entrusted me will shine in future battles, supported by our courage and the abnegation of all, and never will it tarnish our glory by descending from the spot where it has been hoisted." Count Fao di Bruns, commander of the ship Ite-d'ltalia, after the aban donment of that ship by the admiral, fought with rare intrepidity in the midst of a shower of balls and bullets. Ile was killed by a bullet before the shock of the three iron-clad ships of the enemy sunk his vessel. The Nazione of Turin says that the Italian Government is about to publish an im portant and interesting account of the battle of Lissa. A man named Louis Collignon, aged 42, and his sister, the w if e o f a man named I'ouillot, have been tried for the murder of a little girl of nine years old by drowni ng h er i n the river Seine. The child was the daught er o f P ouillot by a former w if e, and there was also a son. These children, it appeared, were a source of continued quarrels, and the evi dence went to prove that the prisoners concerted together to murder the girl. The jury found both prisoners guilty, and Collignon was condemned to death. They, however, gave their opinion that there were " extenuating circumstances" in the case of the woman, who was sentenced to hard labour for life. The coming fete of the Emperor on the 15th inst. promises to be the most brilliant ever witnessed at Paris. The preparations have commenced. There will be various additional sights and effects. It is said that the fireworks will be let off from the Seine so as to produce brilliant bursts of light and refrac tion upon the river. There is 'a report that Blondin will run upon a rope fixed at an altitude of 40 yards from the Tuileries to the Arc d'Etoile, a distance of at least a mile. A visit of an illustrious foreigner is expected at Paris, that of a Tributary Prince of China, sent by the King of Coree. This morning early the weather was again ex cessively cold, almost a frost, but it became warm in the course of the day. The wind has been rather violent, and the clouds were dark and lowering at intervals. LA TEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) The History of Signboards. By Jacob Larwood and John Camden Rotten. One Vol., pp. 536. Hotten : Piccadilly. A delightfully amusing volume has here been compiled by two congenial lovers of fun and archmo logy. It relates all that one could possibly wish to know about Signboards from the earliest times to nowadays. It is illustrated with one hundred em bellishments by Jacob Larwood, Mr. Hotten's coad jutor in the compilation of the particulars here com pacted together in the letterpress. It is inscribed to Thomas Wright, M.A., F.S.A., as " the accom plished interpreter of English popular antiquities." It delineates with pen and pencil signs of all ima ginable descriptions —not only Tavern Signs, but what has very nearly dropped long ago into the obsolete, Trade Signs or Shop Signs, or by whatever name those particular signs may be spoken of generically. It pourtrays for us in successive chapters (crammed full, each of them, with enter taining anecdotes) Signs " Historic and Com memorative"--Signs " Heraldic and Emblematic" —Signs of " Animals and Monsters," of " Birds and Fowls," of " Fishes and Insects "—Signs " Biblical and Religious" —Signs of " Saints and Martyrs" —Signs of " Herbs, Trees, Flowers," and the like—Signs of " Dignities, of Trades, and of Professions." It is for the bookshelves en per manence what Bonnell Thornton's collection was for the time being as an Exhibition—that is to say, a most entertaining, a singularly curious as well as a thoroughly reliable and authentic re pertory of information upon the general sub ject of Signboards. Turning over the leaves of the volume, and dipping into their contents almost at random, we hardly know which to regard as of greater attraction, the information afforded to us in reference to the most familiar street signs, or that having reference to signs the most eccentric and whimsical. Turning to the former, that is to the most familiar and hacknied trade-signs or inn-signs with which we are all of us perfectly well familiar, we learn for example about The Barber's Pule, with its spiral stripes of blue, red and white, that it was wont formerly to be grasped by the patients in blood-letting when barbers were also phle botomists—about The Chequers, that it is perhaps the most ancient of all signs, having been disin terred even in Pompeii, as indicative possibly of chess or draughts being played indoors—about The Black Doll hanging over rag and bottle shops or marine store dealers, that they probably originated in the fact that of old those traders bought cast off clothes to sell afterwards to buccaneers, who exchanged them on the Gold Coasts with the natives for the! precious metal itself, for ivory, furs and the like—. about The Golden Fleece displayed of yore by drapers being a semi-classic memento at once of Jason and the wool-trade. Turning, on the other hand, to the mere oddities in the way of signboards, who has not at some time or another had a curiosity as to the source of such bewildering whimsicalities as—The Green Man and Still, a sign which is to be found to this very day in Whitecross-street—The Swan with Two Necks, in Milk-street, City The Magpie and Stu m p yet to be found in Cheyne-walk, Chelsea The Goose and Gridiron, in St. Paul' s Ch urchyard —The Cat and B ag pipes— The Ass in th e B andbox, and other preposterous imaginings, among whi c h which we are surprised to find no note here taken by either Mr. Larwood or Mr. Hotten, of as odd a sign as any of them—a sign discoverable even now as near at hand as in Drury-lane, meaning the utterly ridiculous sign (illustrated, too !) of The Whistling Oyster. One solitary omission, however, can be no matter of marvel in a work so complex of its kind, as is this volume, in which, let us say, by way of ex ample not only is mention made of The Crown as a sign in itself, lure and simple, but (under that one head alone) of The Crown in combination with other things, such as the Crown and Anchor, the Crown and Can, and Column, and Cushion, and Dove, and Fan, and Glove, and Halbert, and Harp, and Leek, and Last, and Mitre, and Punchbowl, and Rasp, and Rolls, and Sceptre, and Tower, and Trumpet, and Woolpack, and Woodpecker ! A single colour, again, such as Blue, for instance, will necessitate reference one after another to Blue Anchor, Bal cony, Ball, Bible, Boar, Bowl, Boy, Bull, Cock, Cow, Dog, Flowerpot, Fox, Garland, Greyhound, Helmet, Horse, Lion, Man, Peruke and Star, Pig, Posts, Pump, Ram, and Stoops. Now we stumble across such outrageous blendings as Bible and Three Legs, or such another as Sugarloaf and Three Coffins. Now we find literature contributing its quota to the embellishment of Tavern Sign boards, as instanced by our authors at pp. 80 and 81, in The Complete Angler, and Sir Roger de Coverley, and Dandle Dinmont, and Tam o'Shanter, and (literature, forsooth !) Jim Crow (!) and Uncle Tom, and Pickwick, which last mentioned is a sign in Newcastle—Messrs. Larwood and Hotten might have added to this list, by the way, the latest tribute of all, after this fashion, to the genius of Charles Dickens, the sign of the road-side tavern called Our Mutual Friend, almost confronting the build ings of the Guild of Literature, Science, and Art, down in Hertfordshire, a little way out of Stevenage, on the road to Lord Lytton's estate, at Knebworth. The devise emblazoned on the back of this goodly volume of antiquarian information is the old familiar sign of the Bull and Mouth—the mouth in the act of swallowing the bull ! On the side of the book, again, we have, in like manner emblazoned in gold, that quaint old notion of The Good Woman —with her head off her shoulders ! Only—by rights, or we are much mistaken—her decapitated head ought to have been shown neatly tucked under one of her arms placed akimbo ! As the frontispiece— " Drawn by Experience," saith the old print, and " Engraved by Sorrow" —we have a brilliantly co loured facsimile of the well-known picture of A Man Loaded with Mischief, or Matrimony, as " the true Emblem of Strife," the man having on his back his wife, and on his shoulders, here a monkey, there a magpie ! The Cock and Bottle is the vignette on the title-page. There is a Preface, fully explan tory. There are plenty of apposite footnotes. There are abundant indices, alphabetically arranged. The whole book, in fact, is as complete in its general arrangements as, in its contents, it is thoroughly readable and entertaining. ---_ Saint Crispin and other Quaint Conceits and Merry Rhapsodies. By W. T. Evelyn Ingram.. One Vol., pp. 215. William Freeman. Those who care for verbal fun and frolic, " quips and cranks and wanton wiles," applied jusqu' a l'absardite to subjects the most profoundly serious, will probably delight in these effusions. There are such, as the popularity of some among the - greatest wits and humorists who have ever lived has long since pretty plainly indicated—Clericals too most of them—Rabelais to wit, and Sterne, and Swift, and Thomas Barham, meaning by the last men tioned Tom Ingoldsby. One of Lord Byron's most hilariously extravagant effusions was precisely of this description—" The Vision of Judgment" —a poem that when read in a court of law shortly after its original publication (upon the arraingment of its printer there on a distinct charge of profanity, for inasmuch as he had given it to the world) fairly convulsed the occupants of that court of law with laughter, including amongst them both bar and bench ! Delightful as wit and humour of every imaginable description is to ourselves, wit and humour thus applied, we must not only confess, but we would here most strenuously protest, is alien to us. We recoil from it : and if we are ever provoked into laughter by it, it is in spite of ourselves. It is thus under all circumstances, even when the sentiments and opinions, the prejudices and predilections, of the writer are consonant with our own convictions. When, as in the present instance, however, we are diame trically opposed to them, our antagonism, naturally enough, becomes only confirmed and intensified. Exception, however, might be taken, quite apart from the argument here set forth by the writer of these rhyming oddities —reso lute exception, pile apart from all that, we say, might be taken to the author's dallying with the most serious themes of religious controversy in a facetious spirit --yet while violating thus all the pro prieties at a point where ethics and light literature are brought into, as it always seems to us, most incongruous co m bi na ti on , the writer of these Quaint Conceits does so in the train of no less noble a com pany of wits than Rabelais, Byron, Swift, Sterne, and Ingoldsby. THE EXODUS FROM LIVERPOOL.—The Govern ment emigration officials at Liverpool completed their usual monthly returns of the exodus from Liverpool on Wednesday. These returns are interesting, as they show that the prevalence of cholera on board passenger ships has had a material effect in obstructing the tide of emigration both from the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the United States, and the demand for harvest labour has also tended towards a reduction of the exodus. The ofll cials, however, believe that so soon as the epidemic abates and the harvest has been gathered in the emigration from the Mersey will commence with renewed vigour. W° understand that one of the messages that passed through the Atlantic cable yesterday was to the effect that the United States Government had instituted a most exacting and strict quarantine at the principal emigration ports of the United States. During the past month there sailed from Liverpool to the United States, "under the act,' 21 ships, with 6,571 steerage, and 288 cabin passengers, total, 6,859 ; of whom 2,469 were English, 216 Scotch, 2,511 Irish, and 1,375 other countries. To Canada there were four ships, with 541 steerage and 165 cabin passengers, total, 706; of whom 241 were English, 114 Irish, and 186 other countries. To Victoria there was only one ship with 63 English, 26 Scotch, 307 Irish, and one foreigner, total, 397; making a grand total of 26 ships, 7,509 steerage and 453 cabin passengers, of whom 2,773 were English, 242 Scotch, 2,932 Irish, and 1,562 foreigners, or 7,962 all told. To the United States the vessels sailing " not under the act" were 9, with 848 passengers ; to Nova Scotia, 1, with 34 passengers; to New South Wales, 4, with 10 passen gers; to Victoria, 1, with 34 passengers; to South Ame rica, 5, with 76 passengers; to the East Indies, 4, with 4 passengers; to Africa, 1, with 22 passengers; total, 1 9 ships, with 1,028 passengers ; making a total for the month of 11,145, which, when compared with the corre sponding month of last year, shows a decrease of 1,270 passengers. A MINISTER ON HIS TRAVELS.—Mr. Washburn°, who has been our Minister to Paraguay for several years, came home some months since upon furlough to marry a wife. On attempting to return to his post he was stopped by the allied army holding possession of a ll the avenues of entrance to that country. He requested the Admiral of the Brazilian squadron to send him up the Panama River in one of his vessels to his place of destina tion. The Admiral, however, demurred, inquiring rr o3 what ground he was called upon to perform this unusual duty. Mr. Washburne replied that his presence was re quired in Paraguay to protect American interests, but as, upon investigation, it appeared that there were at that time only two natives of the United St a t es i n P ara guan and that ono o f these was a gentleman from the South engaged in laying down torpedoes to delay the advance of the allied armies, the Admiral declined to comply with the desire of the United States's envoy. Mr. Washburne, at last accounts, was quietly reposing from diplomatic labour in the city of Buenos Ayres.—Boston Traveller. THE CONDEMNED STAFFORDSHIRE MURDERER' --The execution of William Collier, who was sentenced to death at the lato Staffordshire assizes for the murder of gr. Thomas Smith, near Cheadle, on the sth of July, is fixe d to take place on Tuesday next. Since his condemnatio n the prisoner has been attended by the Rev. M. O'Sullivan, the recently appointed Roman Catholic chaplain to th e county prison, who has been unremitting in his endeavours to bring the culprit to a state of mind befitting his P° s tion, and it is believed successfully. On Tuesday aft noon Collier was visited by his wife, sister, and brot :a -law, who took their farewell of him after au of about two hours' duratiou THE WAR IN GERMANY, PADUA, August 1 The Italian Government being without a reply from Austria relative to the proposed armistice of four weeks, General La Marmora telegraphed to the Governor of the fortress of Segnano, pointing out the consequences that might ensue if no reply arrived from Austria before four o'clock to-morrow morning, and proposing to him a second suspension of hostilities for eight days in order to give time for the diplomatic reply of the Austrian Government to arrive. The Governor of Segnano replied that he was authorised by the commander of the army of opera tion to accept the proposed suspension of hostilities. VIENNA, Aug. 1, Evening. The King of Prussia left Nikolsburg yesterday. Negotiations for peace will be opened shortly at Prague. Baron Brenner will represent the Austrian and Baron von Werther the Prussian Government. - WunzßußG, Aug. 1, Evening. A convention has been concluded between Prince Charles andGencral Alanteuffel, according to which a Prussian brigade will enter this town to-morrow morning. The fortress and the suburbs remain in the hands of the Bavarians. GENOA, Aug, Signor Farini is dead. OCCUPATION OF 'MANNHEIM AND HEIDELBERG BY THE PRUSSIANS. MANNHEIM, August 2. The Prussian troops entered Mannheim and Heidelberg last night. FRANCE. PARIS, Aug. I.—Two o'clock.—Business has con tinued active since the opening, and quotations have generally improved. Threes, for the Account (of which the cours de compensation has been fixed at 69f. 50c.), are being dealt in at an advance of 50c.—viz., 69f. 674 c., whilst Italian Fives have gained 75c., the price being 52f. 50c. Credit Foncier Shares are 15f. higher, at 1,315 f.. and Mo bilier 7f., at 667 f. 50c. Three o'clock.—The market has closed as fol lows : 11- per Cents 97 50 Do. end month — 3 per Cents. 69 60 Do. end month 69 67i Credit iobilier 667 50 Do. end month Credit Foncier — Do. end month 1315 - RAIL' Bank Shares 3560 Italian Loan 52 25 Do. end month 52 50 Mexican Loan 33 Do. Bonds l9O Spanish Threes Home Debt — Deferred 'AY& For Account. Orleans — Northern Lyons and Mediterranean B7O Southern — Western — - Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lombard 392 50 North of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona Roman A Question of Precedence. Recent events in Hanover may be productive of some problems in our social system. The King of Hanover may, under certain contingencies, lose his throne. He may, therefore, return to this country, resume his rank as Duke of Cumberland, and de scend from the heights of sovereign rule to become a junior member of our Royal Family. The circum stance of the succession to the throne of Hanover by the late Duke of Cumberland has left open a question of precedeucc and dignity among those descending from a Royal stock. The children of the King of Hanover are the only members of our Royal Family in the fourth generation from the Sovereign. It is a matter of deubt what would be their title and precedence. The Act of Henry VIII. regulating precedence gives rank only to such of the as are sons, broth ers , unc l es, grand- Royal Family sons, or nephews of the Sovereign. The eldest son of a Duke of the blood Royal takes rank after dukes, and the younger sons after earls, by tables of precedence dating respectively 1399 and 1485. They certainly are not entitled to the qualifica tion of " Royal Highness." In fact, that appel lation was never even given to the grandson of a Sovereign until the marriage of the late Duke of Gloucester to the daughter of George 111. Pre viously, his qualification bad been simply "his Highness." Perhaps the eldest son of the pre sent Duke of Cumberland would be entitled to the prefix, together with the title of " Prince ;" but the title of the younger sons would be that only of " Lord George" or "Lord Henry," like the sons of any other Duke. On the death of the present Duke of Cumberland his eldest son would succeed to his dukedom, taking rank among Dukes only according to the date of his patent. The younger sons would remain as they were, and their children would de generate into plain esquires, presenting the anomaly of untitled persons who are nevertheless in the suc cession to the throne. The title " Royal Highness" is one which has given rise to many disputes. When Napoleon wrote from the Bellerophon to George IV., then Prince Regent, the latter observed that it was the most proper letter he had ever received. He referred to the fact that it began " Altesse Royale," a dignity which, though claimed by French Princes, was never conceded by them, even in exile, to the Princes of England. The younger sons of France claimed equality with Sovereigns, whom they ad dressed as " brothers ;" and " Royal Highness" was originally the exclusive property of Sovereigns. Even some minor Sovereigns did not aspire to it. The late Duke of Coburg, father to the Prince Con sort, never, till the marriage of his son with the Queen, assumed any style but that of " Serene Highness." Since then the " Royal Highness" has been twice conferred by her Majesty —once, on Prince Louis of Hesse, aud more recently on Prince Christian. While the right of her Majesty to confer such title is un questioned, it is clear that the title confers no rank. In fact, Prince Christian, except by courtesy, will enjoy no precedence whatever in England; nor will his children have any any legal status in this coun try except as esquires. The same may be said of the Prince of Teck and his children, whose prece dence in this country will rest solely on the grounds of courtesy and hospitality. A Princess of England, though she transmit the right of succession, can confer no interim advantage of precedence or de gree. Among many conventional errors none is so great as that of styling the Princess Mary, Princess Mary of Cambridge. llad her father never been created Duke of Cambridge, her Royal Highness would still have been Princess Mary of Great Bri tain—her real appellation. The titles of the father's dukedom have been added for the sake of distinc tion, as when there were two Prince Georges—one the son of the Duke of Cumberland, the other the Duke of Cambridge. But to adopt this form when there are no duplicates is a clear redundancy and vulgarism.—The Owl. LITERATURE. 4 T au , ° 1 11X4V " . 'kill Tar HER MAJESTY. OSB 0 RNE, Wednesday. The Queen w en t ou t yesterday afternoon w ith Princess Louise, and again this morning W i t h her Royal Highness, attended by Lady Augus ta Stanley. Prince Leopold and Princess Beatrice went out also. The Hon. Lady Biddulph had the honour of dining with the Queen and Royal family yesterdaY• Haymarket Theatre. The season closed last night with a performance for the benefit of Mr. Buckstone, who delivered the following address in the presence of an audi ence that filled the house from the floor to the ceiling :-- " Ladies and Gentlemen,—When I concluded to end the season here this evening, it occurred to me that I would not trouble you with any address on the occasion, as I could but remind you of what had been done, and tell you 1 what we intend to do; but this idea was only met by re marks that its omission would cause disappointment—tha t it was looked for—that some might construe its absence to signify that the season had been unprofitable, wit h other observations of a like nature ; therefore I at length determined to say a few words before making my bow for a short time. lam happy to inform you, ladies and gen tlemen, that the season has been a most prosperous one, and which you may easily believe, when I assure y 014 upon my honour, that from our opening on the 9th of last October, 1865, to this evening,the Ist of August,lB 66, we have never known one week's receipts to be under the expenditure ; indeed, nearly all of them have given a very large profit ; b u t a lth ough the Haymarket is certainly car ried on by a company, i t is not a company of shareholders, nor have you, l a di es an d gentlemen, any shares in it ; consequently these profits will not give you any dividends, though I know you will all resolve to adopt my report with a vote of thanks to the chair—that is, myself. How long any theatre can boast of such prosperity the future only can decide ; the great privileges proposed to be given to the music halls may change all this, for we well know that a dramatic performance without edible and fluids must stand at a considerable disadvantage compared with those establishments where a similar entertainment can bo en joyed in conjunction with tobacco, alcohol, and devill'd kidneys. Still, ladies and gentlemen, we will not despair; we will continuo to present the drama, pure and s imple, without such 'aids to reflection.' Then, should we fail, we must see whether the ladies visiting the boxes of the liar market will object to a mild cigar during the performance, and ascertain if the pit and galleries will set their faces against bitter beer, or something stronger ; but should this dramatic millennium over arrive, the company of this theatre only hope that the audience will hand them something to drink on the stage during their arduous exertions— whee we may possibly see Sir Peter Teazle, after his soliloquy beginning' When an old bachelor marries a young wife , ' accept at the end of it a tumbler of liquid from some friend near him, and hear Sir Peter say, Thank you, Sir, your very good health—just what I wanted ;' or we may li v e to notice my Lord D un d reary bl ow i ng a friendly cloud in the stalls with another o f hi s own or d er—and intellect. Now , ladies and gentlemen, I w ill l eave this theme, refer to the past, glance at th e p resen t , an d go on to the future. In the past, I am pro u d t o say, we h ave presented one of the mos t legitimate comedies which has been represented for some years. I allude to Westland Marston's Favourite of For tune.' We have also given you Mr. Planche's 4 Orpheue in the Haymarket,' where the smoothness of the couplets was only surpassed by the refined wit and point contained in them. You have seen Mr. Charles Mathews, on his triumphant return from Paris, play his admirable Sir Charles Coldstream; and, in addition, Mr. Sothern has shown you his most original representations of character in Dundreary, Brother Sam, and David Garrick. As to the present, ladies and gentlemen, the brilliant andcrowded house of this evening speaks for itself, and assures me that the Haymarket Theatre need never despair while its per formances can attract not only on these occasions, but throughout a season, so many admirers of the true drama's so much rank and fashion, and on looking round the house this moment, from the pit to the upper regions, I must add, so much beauty. With regard to the future, we shall commence our next season on Monday, the 28th Sep tember, when I know you will be glad again to welcome Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews—the gentleman still in full vigour of constitution and talent, who, to quote Ban Jou son's lino on Shakspere, I like to The applause, de light, the wonder of our stage ;' the lady, with her many admirers, and yearly gaining more by her heartiness and good looks. We shall have now comedies by Mr. Oxonford, Mr. Leicester Buckingham, Mr. Stirling Coyne, and a pecu liar extravaganza by Mr. Burnand. Mr. Sothern will again put in an appearance at Christmas, and in a novelty so ex traordinary that I do not feel it prudent to toll you what it is ; but I may announce the acceptance of a play in which he will appear, written by Mr. Tom Taylor. This, ladies and gentlemen, is the 14th year of my lesseeship and ma nagement of this house ; that I shall survive another term . _ as long:is one of those hopes we may pronounce to be impossible of fulfilment ; but whether my future career may be long or short, I shall ever gratefully remember how highly I have always stood in your favour, how well you have always patronised me, and with a fervent hope that, as long as I may be able to appear before you, I shall never in any way forfeit that esteem which you have at all times made me feel that you entertain for me—whether I have deserved it or not. During our visit to Manchester for five weeks, lam happy to inform you that Miss Amy Sedgwick will preside over the fortunes of this establish ment, appearing on Monday next in her own admirable character in Tom Taylor's Haymarket comedy of "An Unequal Match." And now, ladies and gentlemen, for my self, and in the name of the popular, and, I will say, still unequalled comedy company of the Haymarket Theatre, I thank you for all past favours, and, until the end of next month, respectfully bid you farewell." The speech was interrupted by frequent acclama tions, and when it was over the manager was fairly pelted off the stage by a shower of bouquets. ~~ A Ite t 150