The Sun. — London, England, 1866-10-12 00:00:00

LONDON, FRIDAI, OCT. 12, 1866. We are glad to find that the authorities at the W ar Office and the Admiralty intend to profit by the late important experiment. General PEEL and Sir JOHN PAKINGTON are not we hope too proud to learn two lessons—one from the supineness and prejudice which have so long unfortunately charac terised our English military and naval administra tion, and the other from the striking results ob tained by other countries from practical experi ments. There are two extremes which it is necessary for the heads of such departments to avoid, the error of co n s t ant change which fritters away the public money and keeps the services constantly unsettled, and the error of too great caution, which delays effecting any eon. sideratle alteration until the superiority of some par ticular arm or system is undeniably proved. Thi s is the mistake which Austria fell into when she postponed arming her troops with breech-loaders until she could learn from the experiments of other nations which was the best kind of gun. Unluckily for her, the experiment was tried against herself, and the battle of Sadowa left her little room for doubting whether or no the needle-gun was superior to her own. Such shortsighted savings often prove the worst extravagance in the long run, and this particular piece of economy has cost Austria dear. At the same time the expense of the experiments is very great, and may well alarm a Government with an embarrassed treasury. They are often pushed to an unneces sary extreme, entailing a needless outlay, as when a gun having fired several hundred rounds with credit and safety is kept firing until it bursts—a good servant destroyed, and the money thrown away. Still there is no question that experiments to a certain extent are highly desirable, for it is surely wiser to test our offensive and defensive weapons in time of Peace to find out the weak points ourselves in stead of having the enemy to make the discovery. It is on , of the advances of modern civilisation, which wa, • never thought of in the old rugged d ays of warfare. We read of many instances in which the su dd en f a i lure of armour or weapon occasioned the unexpected defeat of a combatant, and the notio n of Governments going to great cost to build walla and guns for the purpose wo uld certainl y h ave astonished of destroying them, our ancestors not a little. Th e public at the pre sent day willingly accept this outlay as part of the necessary expenditure, and are 0 • when they consukr any important suggestion has not had a fair trial. In the case of the s y s tem it was the sheer force of public opinio n t h at drove the Admiralty to give Captain COLES even the partial and unsatisfactory trial which they ungraciously afforded. It was no thanks to the prudence or provision of the late Administra tion that we did not find ourselves compelled to re sist the attack of a strong naval power without ade quate force, although we have bad the advantage of the experiencepainfully acquired by the Americans during their momentous civil war. Those four years' struggle in the great Republic have furnished European Powers with ample opportunities for observation, and have established some points beyond dispute, So far from THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. Chatterton . T MS EV ENING will be performed Shakspere's Tragedy of KING JOHN. Mr. Phelps, Mr. Barry builivan, Messrs. T. Swinbourne, T. Mead, E. Phelps, W. M•lntyre, G. Spencer, C. Seyton, and Master Percy Roselle ; Mesdames Herman Vezin, Miss Florence BenLett, dx. To conclude with Shakspere's COMEDY OF ERRORS. Brothers Dromlo by the Brothers V ebb. Commence at Seven. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKE'f, Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Bucks: one, THIS EVENINO, OVERLA.NO ROUTE. Messrs. Charle Ma. hews, Buckst ;nc, Comf.ton, Ghippesoale,limzers , Clark, Braid. Gordon. White, Ste. ; Mesdanits slatnews, Chi?- pendale, dill, e , right, sc. Aher th 4 BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT. The a Healy. 'fo be lolluwed by TH 141 CRT VIC. Me sro. C. Matliewo, Compton. hogers ; Mrs. F i Ste. To Lone:a& with MY IIUBANO'S GHOST. Commence at Seven. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE- Sole L••esee and Manager, Mr. Eeehter. THIS EVENING, BRUTUS ANU CAESAR. nearade. At a Guarler before 8. the new Drama, in Pour AC`P, THE written by Dioa b'oucicault. The New LON Or K s c ene, yby Sir. 1. G'reive . ai d sesistiants. Mess. s. S Emery, .11. \Viet:it:omb, itzpat. ick, Dalton. D. EvAns, Anderson Isewhou nd Stanley. Lomas, Morehnd, Andrews, Iteyilows , and J. C. Cowper. To conclit , te with TWEEDLF:TON'S TAIL GOAT. Toby Tweedleton, Mr. H. Widdicomb ; and Miss Uratton Acting Manager, Mr. H. Bdrnett. Stage Manager, Mr. W West. Miss Box-office open daily from Ten till Five. THE LONG STRIKE.-ROYAL LYCEUM THEA.TIt.E.--Johuny Reilly (an Trish Sailor), Mr. D. Boucicault; Jane Learoyd (a Factory Girl), Mrs. D. Bouci cault. At 7 o'clock. ROYAL PR C E SS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. WIN TER SEISON. N. B.—Doors open at half-past six, performances to com mence at Seven. - - • ThIS EVENING, a Comedy. in Three Acts. by John Oxeuford, Esq, entitled THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE. Mr. Vining . , Mr. J. G. shore; Miss IC. Rogers, Miss Neilson. and /um Buckingham White. Atter which, at 9 o'clock, TIIE HUGUENOT CAPTAIN, by Watts rißuips. Esq. Mrs. Stirlin4, Miss Neilson, Miss A. Thomson; Mr. Forrester, Mr. G. Honey, and Mr. J. G. Shore. Grand isailet of isolieinians, in which MM. Flageolet, Clo doche, Comete, and :domande, will appear. Scenery by Mr. F. Lloyds. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Eole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. T /HS EVENING, THEI KISH TIGER. Messrs. Stephen son, Eburne, Rom.r ; MlBB D'Este. Alter which, A SHEEP IN WOLF'S CLOTHING. Miss Kate Terry (her bith appearance in this Theatre;; Ale. tls. Bithngton, Stuart, Shaw ; Mips &c. ---•-- - To conclude with HELEN ; or, TAKEN FRO )I THE GREEK. Mrs. A. 3lelion, 31iss Furtado, Miss .Eruily Pitt ; 3lessrs. Paul Bedford, It. Pulilij,a, F. A. Shaw, Ashley, Eburne. Commence at Seven. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. sole Lessee and Manageress, Hrs. :_-,wanboromfh. THIS EVENING, THE MARRIe.,D BACHELOR. Messrs. Thorne and Price; Misses Johnstone and II i,hes. To be followed by WAIIING 1011 THE UNDER GROUND. After which, will ba produced a Grand Burlesque cf DErt FRIASCHUTZ ; or, A Good Ca-t for a r.ece. Mes•rs. Thorne, Jame-, and Robson; Mesdames Swan burougli, R,tynharn, Johnstone, and tsu4hes. 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T3-11olutow.-Mowing, 4h. 30m.—Afternoon, 4h. 46m. t, 2 0, Suit us to believe that they found it easy in war time to supply the deficiencies of peace, the American statesmen have not hesitated to proclaim the difficulties against which they had to contend, and the official report of the navy especially cautions the Government against relying on private yards or other means of increasing the naval force of the country ander the pressure of immediate require ments. The American administration have given proof that they do not intend to repeat the mistakes of former times, for they are actively prosecuting inquiries. The experiments of Fortress Monroe to which we referred the other day have established some important principles. They have conclusively demonstrated the superiority of iron over granite or stonework of any kind for resisting the destructive efforts of modern artillery. The experiments of Shoeburyncss fully confirm these conclusions, and we are glad to find that our authorities are not too proud or too prejudiced to profit by them. The engineers of the War Department have determined to alter the construction of the Spithead forts from a combination of granite and iron to one entirely of iron of a massive character. In this they are very wise seeing that any additional ex pense in the construction will be amply compensated by the greater durability of the forts. If we are to have fortifications at all, there can hardly be any dispute as to whether we should have the best pos sible. Like many other things, if worth doing at all is worth doing well, and any partial or superficial mode of doing the work is only an ingenious form of wasting the public money. There is one point in connection with these experiments which is well worth atten tion—the superior power of resistance of iron, backed with earth or sand, to the iron immediately facing the granite. The principle on which this re sult is founded is one well known and often applied. It would be advisable, therefore, to turn it to ac count in the erection of our forts. Sir JOIIN PAK INGTON and General PEEL are acting wisely by per sonally inspecting our dockyards and fortifications. They have assumed arduous and responsible duties, and must not attempt to discharge them upon mere hearsay information, What with pro fessional etiquette, individual jealousy, and the in tangible influence of prejudice and association, it is very difficult to arrive at the truth without a close examination. Facts are stubborn things, and the logic of the guns will not bear contradiction. The destructive effect of modern artillery upon all the forms of defence hitherto employed has been as clearly demonstrated as the superiority in some ways of the turret principle. We trust that a new system will now be inaugurated in these two important branches of the public service, and that we shall have the interests of the country consulted to the exclusion of all less worthy considerations. Mr. GRANT DUFF has been addressing his con stituents at Elgin according to his annual custom. There is in this retrospective glance which he takes of past events nothing striking or original in the way of comment, but a good deal of sense and some reflections that may profit his friends to dwell upon. Mingled with these we may notice a disappointed, if not an irritated, state of feeling. Mr. DUFF seems to be in not the most agreeable state of mind respecting the Ministerial or the Opposition side of the house. Certainly it is unpleasant to have to make the avowal which he had at the commencement of his long and interesting address. " Gentlemen, for the first time since 1858, your member comes before you as a member of a discomfited party— discomfited, I trust, not for long, but nevertheless discomfited." At any rate the hon. member was not taken by surprise, for he appears to have had prescience enough to comprehend the instability of the late Government at the commencement of the year. Referring to the state of things when Par liament opened, he thus defined the prospects of the political horizon :—" He must have been indeed dull who did not perceive that HEn MAJESTY'S late advisers could not land the Liberal vessel, and we, the innocent passengers in what the Yankee mail-driver more expressively than classically de scribed as a most unhandsome " nip and frizzle of a fix." Mr. DUFF did not speak in very flattering terms of Lord PALMER.SLON, and indeed he seems to have been among the number of those who thought that a great start would be made in the cause of progress when lie was no longer connected with the Government. Experience must have shown him his mistake, for nothing could possibly have been worse than the attempt that has been made ; and if those who see events seek to arrive at the real marplot they will find it in Mr. BRIGHT. Mr. DUFF, in a more advanced part of his speech, seems to entertain some glimmering notion of this fact, for he says that Mr. BRIGHT was very mode rate in the little he said in the House of Com mont ; adding, "it would have been well for the cause of Reform if he had been equally moderate out of doors, for he has more than once in the last few months given a needless advantage to its numerous and watchful enemies." This is exactly what we have been sa.yiftg all along respecting those speeches o f the honourable member for Birmingham which have abounded of late. They are really most injurious to the cause they profess to serve, and the best excuse that can be offered for their framer is, that he is too excited and wound up in his projects to comprehend the extent of the evil be is doing. Those who .set out really anxious for a moderate measure of Reform might well be justified in thinking that it may be well to pause when they see such extraor dinary doctrines broached by one who styles him self the great champion of the cause. The more Reform is identified witb the name of Mr. BRIGHT the worse will it be for its chance of success, and the less likely arc we to have it settled in a satis factory manner. The "criticisms of Mr. DUFF upon the late Pre mier are very good, and will no doubt meet with the admiration of many who have had the misfor tune to be under such a leader. " Lord RUSSELL has never, with all his experience, learned that a party is not a machine, but a body of men. The lines in which Lord LYTTON described him 20 years ago are still true." " Mr. GLADSTONE," adds Mr. DUFF, "is the last man in the world to make up for any want of communicativeness on the part of his colleague ; and so a great want of union and sympathy was the consequence." The plan which Mr. GRANT DUFF thinks would have been better seems certainly to present great advantages, and, indeed, we think that the present Government might try it with a good effect. Ile says that they might have presented a measure of Reform to the House, and have it read a first time before the close of the S ess i on , an d th en ther e would r of ascertaininguld have been ample opportunity before the next respecting it. the sentiments of the country Such a scheme might have been opposed, but it would not then have been neces sary, said th e h on. member, quoting the words of the late leader of the Opposition for the Govern ment to " change its front in the face of the enemy." We entirely concur with the opinion of Mr. GRANT DUFF when he says, "I • verily believe that the exaggerations and the weary stump -oratory, to ray nothing of mere rabid non3ense,' like the Mul -1 cheater address to; - ,4 BRIGUT, v. ith whi c h the THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 12, 1866 subject of Reform has been declared, have done five times more harm to the cause than all the speeches which have been made from the Tory benches." There is a great deal of sound sense and philosophical reasoning in this speech before us, and it seems to look beyond the mere prejudices of the moment to take note of the real meaning of passing events, and their ulti mate tendency to affect the prosperity of the coun try. Mr. DUFF gives it as his opinion that it is not desirable that " either of the two parties which alter nately rule the State should be too long in power," and he is quite right. What can be more true than his remark concerning the pernicious effects of this upon the late Government? It gives us, as he says, back statesmen a class of which the Liberal party boasts some conspicuous examples. This is strictly correct ; and it will be for the good of all sides if the change now come over the spirit of the dream lasts a little longer. We do not be lieve that the country at large will feel any disap pointment at the exclusion of Earl RUSSELL from office ; and the really honest and true Liberals will rejoice if the question of Reform be settled next session, or the one after, even if the boon is accorded to them at the hands of a Conservative Govern ment. Mr. GRANT DUFF is rather a party man; but he speaks fairly enough in debating thequestion as to N; Nether the present Ministers have a chance of passing such a measure. It is left to Mr. BRIGHT, and others like him, to indulge in vehement expres sions, and to show that what they want is not real Reform, but to have their own way. On the whole we may safely declare that Mr. DUFF'S exposition of public affairs is a clever resume of passing events; and while it does him great credit, it may serve as a warning to others to look at things in a straight forward manner and in an independent spirit. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) FRANCE. PARIS, Oct. 12. Yesterday the Emperor reviewed the troops sta tioned at Bayonne. The Moniteur of to-day says:—"lntelligence received here from Mexico states that several en counters have taken place between the Imperialists and the Liberals. General Castogny had left Durango, and had established his headquarters at Leon. He was carrying out the general movement of the troops in order to effect the concentration ordered by the commander-in-chief, in accordance with the plan which has been newly adopted." The Loire continues to fall, but the meadows bordering the river are still under water. s d a i y s s: Tnn t of Roanne a Grape-gather ing T commenced Memorial t/haeLaoir arrondissement se week since, chiefly in the communes of Villeret, Perreux, Riorges, Saint-Leger, and Pouilly. The south wind which lately prevailed has been most propitious in ripening the grapes. In the communes mentioned the vine-crop has been more abundant than last year." _ _ The ilioniteur du Calvados states that a peasant who recently sold his wife for five francs has just been arrested, as well as the purchaser, and both lodged in prison at Caen. We learn from the Commerce Brlon of Saint- Malo that a few days ago M. Willemont, manager of the Grand Café Parisien there, shot himself on the sea-shore, whither he had driven for the pur pose. The motive for this act is not known. We learn from Havre that the Floride is expected to be refitted and ready to start with her numerous emigrants on Thursday next. The Saint-Laurent, a new steamer of the Trans atlantic Company left Havre this morning for Brest and New York, with 426 passengers and a full cargo. A letter from Aups (Var) contains some further details of the inundation in that town during the night of the 3d. A violent storm broke over the neighbouring heights, the Grave swelled up into a torrent, burst its embankments, and flooded the town, the streets of which were transformed into rivers. A woman was swept away by the waters, and her body was found some distance lower down the stream on the following morning, covered with bruises and quite stripped of its clothes. The walls of several gardens bordering the torrent were thrown down ; the waters thus became divided, and more serious disasters were avoided. The promenade is covered with stones, and at one extremity carts and beams swept down had formed a sort of barrier. The stables of the gendarmerie were inundated, and the water rose to the horses' bellies. The church was flooded, and at the cafe known as the Casino one of the walls was burst in, and the tables ant seats were all swept out and carried into some neigh bouring fields. The driver and passengers by the mail diligence from Draguignan were in imminent danger, and had to abandon the vehicle on the road. The letters were however saved. Such an inunda tion had not occurred in that neighbourhood within the memory of the oldest inhabitant. The bulletin of the Paris Observatory gives the following as the atmospheric situation yesterday : " A storm is passing over the north of Europe, blowing from the south-east on the Gulf of Finland and Sweden, and strongly from the north-east over Norway. In England, F r ance, and Central Europe the calm is only broke n by slight breezes from the east ; the sky is partly clear and partly overcast. Rain is falling at certain points in Spain and Italy, and the wind is very variable, with squalls, chiefly from between north-east and south-east.. The barometer is falling in the south-west of Europe, and especially in France. This morning the Bay of Biscay was the centre of a barometrical depression." Yesterday in Paris the weather was fine, but rather chilly, with a tolerably clear sky. The thermometer at three marked 13.5 Centigrade (56 Fahrenheit). Be UIISE, Oct. 11.—Two o'clock.—The market continues dull and depressed, and quotations have undergone a further decline. Italian Fives have fallen below 55f., and are now doing at 54f. 80c., or a loss of 35c. French Threes are 10c. lower, the quotation being 68f. 70c. Credit Mobilier Shares have declined 11f. 25c., to 620 f., and Credit Foncier 5f., to 1,355 f. Gas Shares are at 1,572 f. 50c., a fall of 7f. 50c. Railway Shares likewise show mostly a slight decline, A fall of i is telegraphed from London. Three o'clock.—The market has closed with the following quotations : if per Cents 96 50 Bank Shares 3575 Italian Loan 55 75 Do. end month 54 85 Mexican Loan — Do. Bonds — Spanish 'threes Home Debt — Deferred 'era. Jo:end month — 3 p©r Cents. 6B 75 Do. and month 6B 63 __ _ Uredit 620 Do. end month 627 50 Credit Foncier Do. end month 1335 For Account. Orleans ................................ 857 a Northern ......... ...........••••..... .... 1162 50 Lyons and Mediterranean ........... 896 25 Southern ................................. 571 25 Western ......................... ....... Eastern M2 50 Sardinian — Austrian • 375 Lombard 407 50 North of Spain Saragossa, Ditto to Barcelona — Itomuu .................................... 65 -- BANK OF FRANCE. --.....---- PARIS, OCt. 11. The following is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding figur3s of the previous account : lINIVERSITT INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, Thursday. NEW COLLEGE. Mr. H. P. Henderson, from Marlborough Col lege, and Mr. J. H. Bradley, from Cheltenham College, were this day elected to the vacant scholar ships at this college. There were 21 candidates. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Pants, Thursday Evening. The Moniteur publishes correspondence from Florence, explaining the conditions of peace signed at Vienna on the 3d inst. between Austria and Italy. The treaty contains 24 articles and one additional article. The chief points of the treaty have been mentioned. The great result is, that " perpetual peace is concluded between the Em peror of Austria and the King of Italy." Austria consents that the Venetian provinces shall be united to the kingdom of Italy. The former treaties be tween Austria and Sardinia, and particularly the treaty of commerce of 1851, come again into opera tion for the period of one year, which will enable the contracting parties to make fresh arrangements. The regulation of the railways in Venetia which, it appears, delayed the termination of the negotiations for some days, is reserved for the present. Austria undertakes to restore, without exception, the works of art and public documents belonging to the esta blishment or archives of Venetia, as well as the iron crown of the ancient kingdom of Lombardy, which became, under the first empire, the emblem of Italian nationality. There is a special clause which removes the sequestration upon the private property of the dispossessed Italian princes, reserv ing, however, the rights of the State or of third parties who may allege claims upon it. The account adds that the way in which the treaty is to be carried into effect will very shortly be explained. The High Court of Justice was to meet to-day (Thursday) to try Admiral Persano for the course he adopted at the battle of Lissa. The chief article of the accusation against him is that he left at the moment of the fight the Admiral's frigate the Re d'ltalia and went on board the ironclad ram the Affondatore. Admiral Persano has published a pamphlet, in which he enters into various details and arguments, with a view to justify the course he adopted at the battle of Lissa. The official journal, pursuing its comments and explanations of events from its latest information, says that tranquillity is completely restored at Pa lermo, and that the news of the conclusion of peace was received with patriotic enthusiasm throughout the island of Sicily. The cholera was on the decline at Naples and Genoa, the two cities where it had chiefly prevailed. The mortality, however, was still considerable. A letter from Copenhagen in the iloniteur states that the Queen of Denmark will shortly go to Eng land, where she will stay a long time as the guest of the Prinqess of Wales. Her Majesty will be ac companied by her youngest daughter, the Princess Thy ra. I mentioned yesterday the terrible affliction with which the young Empress of Mexico has been visited. She has returned to Trieste from Rome, accompanied by her brother, the Count de Flandre, and is said to be much better. The Count went in all haste to see his sister immediately on the receipt of the afflicting news. The Siecle says it has received information from which it can rely, that the Austrian Government does not intend to appoint M. Beust as Minister of Foreign Affairs. It adds, " The former Minister of the King of Saxony is, without contradiction, a statesman of the highest value, but he represents essentially the old German policy, and his entrance into the Cabinet of Vienna would be considered as an indication that Austria was about to recommence the struggle against Prussia and New Germany. We receive the news with pleasure (adds the Siecle) as a proof that the Hapsburgs have renounced the idea of again playing a part in Germany. The Journal des Debats says it has received a report from Vienna to the effect that the King of Saxony had consented to deliver the fortress of Kcenigstein to Prussia. The Debats translates rather a long report of Mi. Bright's speech at Leeds, and remarks, as a wonder, that the pacific Quaker did not advocate brute force in that speech. " This fact," it says, " should be noted." The Debats appears to appreciate John Bright very accurately. His fire and brimstone speeches recall to recollection the anecdote of the Quaker who hap pened to be on board a vessel when an engagement was about to take place with the enemy. The friendly and pacific Quaker would not fight, but when a sailor attempted to board the ship, he thrust him into the sea with the marling spike, saying " Keep to thy own ship, friend." Great satisfaction will be felt everywhere at the news which I am able to communicate, that the Em peror is restored to perfect health, and is able to take long walks in the vicinity of Biarritz. The weather to-day has been very cold, gloomy, and foggy. It has been more like December than October. Wine of .this year's vintage is now on sale in the wine shops of Paris, and is pronounced to be of the average quality. The vintage has proceeded in all the wine countries. In the Chalonnaise district the wine exceeds by a quarter the produce of last lyear, but the weather is inferior. In the Maconnais the produce is 45 hectolitres per acre. Last year it was only 30. The quality there is also somewhat in ferior. In the Beaujolais the wine produced is both plentiful and good. The Courrier de l' Ain says that in some of the wine countries there have been such quantities of wine that it was difficult to find barrels to contain it. The lnvalide I?asse published at St. Petersburg, the official paper of the Russian Empire, contains some particulars respecting the construction of the electric telegraph between America and Siberia by American engineers. It says that to judge from the indefatigable exertions made, the telegraphic works between Siberia and America will be concluded in three years. Travellers have to cross a desert of 6,000 werstes in vehicles drawn by dogs, and that the cold is sometimes at 35 degrees of Reaumur. There are no houses where they can find shelter for the night. Of course they must take their provisions with them. THE LONDON, CHATHAM, AND DOVER RAILWAY. One of the local statutes passed in the late Session was yesterday issued, granting additional and various powers to the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company to acquire land, for extending the line, and for completing certain works. In one of the schedules there is a copy of an agreement betweenthe Apothecaries' Company and the ritgyfa7 191 the pluchom 91 property. DEBTOR. Oct. 11. Sept. 27. fr. c. fr. c. Capital of the Bank.... 182,500,000 182,500,000 Profits in addition to capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) 7,044,776 02 7,014,776 02 Reserve of the Bank and its branches 22,105,750 14 22,105,750 14 Reserve in landed pro perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation ... 971,392,725 936,574,475 Banknotes to order and receipts payable at sight 25,103,795 43 26,506,220 63 Treasury account cur rent creditor Current accounts, Paris 227,159,483 82 241,756,182 55 Do. branch banks Dividends payable 1,245,066 75 1,380,367 75 Discounts and sundry • interests Rediscounted the last six months 2,372,304 91 2,372,304 91 Surplus of receipts not distributed - Sundries Total CREDITOR. Oct. 11. Sept. 27. Cash in hand and in fr. c. fr. c. Branch banks Commercial bills over due Commercial bills dis counted, not yet due 277,089,818 74 261,154,586 85 Do. branch banks 340,032,092 332,902,164 Advances on deposit of bullion 19,008,600 14,958,200 Do. branch banks 10,043,500 --10,792,200 Do. on French Public Securities 13,435,300 13,484,000 Do. by branch banks 7,494,6 00 7,348,100 Do. on railway shares and debentures D. branch banks 24,298,3 00 23,610,100 Do. on Credit Foncier Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, Juno 10, 1857) 60,000,000 60,000,000 Government Stock re serve 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 11 Do. disposable Routes Immobalisdes (Law, June 2, 1857) 100 ' 000 ' 000 -- 100,000,000 Hotel and furniture of the Bank and landed property branches Expenses of manage ment 1,643,962 45 1 , 3 8 5 , 86 6 07 Sundries Total 1,657,507,112 98 1,662,692,728 72 Certified by tho Senator-Governor of the Bank of France. (Signed) ROULAND• GREAT FIRE AT NOTTINGIIAM.—A tremendous tire broke out in the lace establishment of Mr. Charles at 8 o'clock last night. The building is completely gutted, and the fire is still raging (10 p.m.), fears boing entertained for the safety of the adjoining lace warehouses. The damage At present i 6 Intimattc.l At £15,000.. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE. Mr. James Lee Warner, Trinity College, and Mr. F. A. Charming, Exeter College, were this day elected to the vacant fellowships at this college. There were 10 candidates. REVISION OF THE REGISTER, The hebdomadal council will proceed to the revi sion of the register of congregation on - Wednesday, the 17th inst., at two o'clock. Claims for admis sion upon the register may be sent to the registrar of the university before one o'clock on that day, from whom also forms for making the necessary declarations may be obtained. CAMBRIDGE, Thursday. THE KNIGHTSBRIDGE PROFESSORSHIP OF MORAL THEOLOGY. In pursuance of notice given by the Vice-Chancellor, a meeting was held this afternoon in the Arts School to con sider the report of the Council of the Senate, lately issued, recommending that the annuallincome of the above-named professorship be raised from £127 Bs. 4d. per annum, as of late, to £3OO per annum for the future, or at any rate during the next tenancy, the council recommending that the senate reserve the opportunity of reconsidering the question at the next vacancy. The alteration proposed will assimilate the income of the professorship to that of others which have been lately raised by the University. The principle involved in the change having been thus previously ad mitted, the meeting was comparatively a formal one. Mr. Vice-Chancellor presided, but there were but few members of the Senate present in addition, including the Masters of St. Peter's and Trinity, Professors Lightfoot and Liveing, the Rev. H. Russell (John's), and the Rev. 0. Glover (Emmanuel). The Vice-Chancellor, having read the report, concluded by pointing out that the income of other professorships had been raised to the sum named, so that the sum would seem to have recommended itself to the university. Mr. Glover asked the reason the stipend was to be in creased for this one appointment only. The Vice-Chancellor replied to leave the question open. At each vacancy there might arise some reason for altera tion. The same course had been taken in other cases. The Master of St. Peter's said the university might not be in a position to pay the £3OO. The Vice-Chancellor said it was probable a grace would be offered on Thursday next to confirm the report; then, after the usual pause, the meeting dissolved. The election is fixed for the 25th inst. PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS-LAW. The Downing Professor of Laws will examine in the subject of his lectures given last term on Wednesday, the 17th inst., at 12 o'clock, in the senate-house. BOTANY. The examination for the professorial certificate in botany will be held at the museums and lecture-rooms on Tuesday next, from ten to one o'clock. ASTRONOMY. The Plumian Professor will commence a course of lec tures on " Practical Astronomy" on Oct. 24. The lectures will be given on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, at a quarter past one o'clock, in the Astronomical Lecture-room of the new museums. Arrangements are made near the lecture-room for practice in taking astrono mical and geodetical observations, and in the course of the lectures the Cambridge Observatory will be visited. THE PRINCE CONSORT MEMORIAL IN GLASGOW. —The arrangements in connection with the visit to Glasgow of the Duke of Edinburgh, on the occasion of his unveiling the statue of the late Prince Consort, have be en slightly modified since they were recently announced. The freedom of the city, instead of being presented to his royal highness in the City Hall, as at first contemplated, will be conferred in the Council Hall, to which he will proceed immediately after the interesting ceremony in George-square. Before dining in the evening in the Cor poration Halls with the Lord Provost, the subscribers to the Prince Consort Testimonial, and other citizens, his royal highness will visit several places of interest in the city. After the banquet, which will be over at an, early hour he will leave for Edinburgh. THE REFORM AGITATION.—In reply to an invita - tion to attend the Manchester Reform banquet, Mr. E. H. Knatchbull-Hugessen, M.P., one of the Lords of the Trea sury of the late Government, has forwarded the following letter to Mr. J. D. Morten, the secretary : " Smeeth, Oct. 8, 1866. Sir,— I think it right to decline the invita tion of the National Reform Union to the contemplated Reform banquet at Manchester. Those who held office under Lord Palmerston and Lord Russell are, in my opinion, bound to give a fair trial to the present Government. The leader of the Tory party in the House of Commons has de clared that thero is no reason why that party should not deal with that question of Reform, and I think it my duty to abstain from joining in any demonstra tion which might embarrass the Government before their intentions upon the subject have been declared." The committee appointed by the National Reform Union to make the necessary arrangements for the forth coming great Reform banquet to be held in Manchester met at 12, Newell-buildings, in that city, on Wednesday evening last. It was reported that owing to various cir cumstances the banquet could not be held on the day first fixed upon and already made public, and that conse quently it would be necessary to fix upon another day. After some conversation it was finally arranged that the most convenient day would be the 20th of November next. The price of the tickets will be one guinea each, including wine. A large number of leading gentlemen in the poli tical world have been invited to attend, and from many of these letters have been received (among them 31 from members of Parliament) accepting the invitation. The committee express themselves in the most sanguine manner as to the successs of the gathering, which, they say, will have only been equalled by the old Anti-Corn-Law League banquets. EXTRAORDINARY TRIAL OF A TURKISH STUDENT AT BRUSSELS.—M. Lachaud, the well known advo cate, who distinguished himself on the occasion of the trial of Madame Lafarge, is to plead at the trial of Risk Allah Effendi, at Brussels, for the supposed murder of his pupil at an hotel in that city. The press in France and Belgium has been for some time occupied in preparing the public for the dxnouement of one of those romantic dramas which large cities occasionally afford. The career of Risk Allah Effendi has been full of incident. The gay circles of London abounded at one time with gossip relating to the then young Turkish student, who was following the lectures on medicine at the London- University. His Oriental cos tume, his prepossessing appearance, and the fluencyrwith which he spoke most languages, rendered him a general favourite. Ho received from the Ottoman Embassy in London the title of medical attache. After paying atten tion to several ladies of fortune, he eventually attached himself to a fair dame, 'who, having been twice the widow of men of fortune, was possessed of consider able wealth. The world said they were not so happy as they might be, and after a short residence at Boulogne the lady died, bequeathing the greater portion of her wealth to her husband, Risk Allah Effendi ; but a sum of money was left to a young lad, a relation of a former husband, on his attaining his majority. Risk Allah was by will ap pointed his guirdian, and was to possess the amount be queathed by this legacy if his ward died before coming of age. Risk Allah took the young man to Turkey, where be assumed the rank of bey or colonel. It was said that the youth escaped from various dangers whilst in the East. Together they eventually returned to Europe. As it may be remem bered, a great sensation was produced by the accounts in the journals of Brussels of the suicide of a young lad in that city towards the end of last year. This was the young man to whom Risk Allah was guardian. A judicial in quiry took place, and Risk Allah Effendi was placed i❑ confinement for several days, but there was a want of evidence that he was in any way connected with the death of the youth. He came to Paris after the inves tigation, where he was received by numerous friends, anxious to show their sympathy for a person accused of a crime of which he was declared to be altogether innocent. Ho at this period published a volume, con taining a narrative of his life and adventures, which was eagerly read by a wide circle, for he had many acquaintances. In this way he penetrated certain circles in Paris, and was regarded as an amusing person. Not very long since he returned to London again. Meanwhile the Belgian police had got hold of some correspondence of a Turkish servant of Risk Allah's connected with the death of the youth, who was found dead in bed with the pistol by his side which had inflicted the mortal wound. The Belgian Minister at London was ordered to demand his arrest for a criminal offence, and he is cow in prison at Brussels waiting a second trial, which comes off at the end of this month.—Post. TRADE or CARDIFF.—During the month of Sep tember the exports of coal from this port reached 151,720 tons, as compared with 162,769 tons in the previous month, and 142,564 tons in September, 1865. Then was no falling off in the demand for steam coal, but the un favourable weather that prevailed restricted shipping ope rations 'to a material extent, and hence the returns are not so high as would otherwise be the case. Coastwise there was cleared 59,503 tons, against 78,129 tons in August and 73,670 tons in the corresponding month of last year. The large decrease here shown was mainly attributable to adverse weather, as in the case of the export trade, and the purchases of coasting buyers were also below the ave rage. Since the commencement of the present month the demand has improved, and as the winter is fast approach ing it is expected that for the next few weeks the require ments of coasting merchants will be considerably increased. The exports of iron during September reached 9,077 tons, as compared with 7,767 tons in the previous month. New York took 1,575 tons, Baltimore 1,249 tons, Surraehee 1,463 tons, Clottenburg 1,436 toils, and Cronatadt 1,300 WU. Captain James Anderson. The following is a copy of a communication sent by the Mercantile Marine Service Association to Capt. Anderson :—•" Sir,—lam desired by the coun cil of the Mercantile Marine Service Association to convey to you their most hearty congratulations upon your recent brilliant and successful services in connection with the laying of the telegraph wires between England and America, thus joining toge gether by unprecedented sagacity, perseverance, and skill the people of Old England with their kinsfolk in the United States and in Canada—the inhabi tants of Europe, Asia, and Africa, and the ancient governments and special interests that attach to these three quarters of the globe, with the large and daily increasing portion of the great human family popu lating North and South America—in a word, bind ing by the metallic cords of matured science, and, as we also hope, by the less material though more important ties of nature and Christian affec tion, the Old and the New Worlds in an ever enduring and indissoluble bond of mutual trust, closer friendship, and increasing esteem. The coun cil have requested me specially to mention their pride, as members of the mercantile marine service of this country, in witnessing as the happy con summation of your prosperous and meritorious career the marked and generous proof of her gra cious Majesty's appreciation of your distinguished public services, and of your high personal character as a citizen of this great empire. lam sure that I am fully justified in adding that every individual member of the association is personally gratified by your well deserved and most graciously bestowed distinction, and it may well be taken as their united and earnest hope that you may long be spared to enjoy the proud position you have attained ; and, furthermore, that every blessing may attend you to your life's end. The name of Capt. Sir Jas. Ander son must ever be prominent on the roll of British seamen, and will always act as a stimulus to the mercantile marine of England so to discharge their onerous and highly responsible duties as to merit the approval of others and of their own con sciences.—l am, Sir, faithfully yours, CHARLES ASPINALL, Secretary.-66,Tower-buildings, Water street, Liverpool, Oct. s.—Captain James Ander son, the Great Eastern." Alleged Frauds on a Spanish Rank. The three Spaniards, who gave the names of Bartholomir Claramont, aged 35, Higonia Rodriguez, aged 23, and Augustine Saracio, aged 32, who described themselves as interpreters and clerks, wore again charged before Mr Barker, on remand, at the Clerkenwell Police - court, yester day, with feloniously having in their possession at Clerken well, five dies or stamps, and one printing-press, with in tent to make and forge certain notes of a book in Spain ; also for conspiring, together with others not in custody, to make, forge, and circulate the same notes, with intent to defraud a bank in Spain. Mr. Poland, barrister, attended to prosecute ; Mr. W ont ner appeared on behalf of the prisoner Claramont; Charles Williams for Rodriquez ; and Mr. Lewis for the other prisoner. Mr. Evans, wood-engraver, of Acton-street, Gray's-inn. road; the foreman to Mr. Emmanuel, typefounder, of Tysoe-street,Clerkenwell; and one or two other witnesses, having been severally examined as to the work done by them at the request of the prisoners. Mr. Ricasio Emidgio Jauraldi was called. He said--I reside at 4, Lothbury. I am a member of the Spanish Financial Commission, and have been so for the last 15 years. The three notes produced are genuine notes of the Spanish Government, and were printed in London under the direc tion of the Spanish commission. They were sent to Ma drid for the purpose of being circulated there. They have got the name of the London printer on them, with the ex ception of one, which has been erased. The paper was made specially for the notes to be printed on and have a private mark on them. By Mr. Wontner—The notes were printed since 1853 They represent copper money. It was not in his know ledge that all notes representing copper money had been called in. He was not in a position to say whether they had or not. He had not heard they had been called in. Mr. Pujot, 132, St. Paul's-road, Canonbury, said—l am a Spanish subject. I have resided in Barcelona nearly all toy life. 1 left Barcelona about the Bth or 10th of April last. The right hand signature do the note produced 1 know, anti it is that of the secretary of the Provincial Mint of Barcelona. In 1853 he was Secretary of the Committee of the Mint. The signature on the left hand part of the note is that of Manuel Lessada, and in 1853 he was Vice- President of the Board of the Mint. The notes produced are still current in the four provinces of Catalonia, men tioned in the note. By Mr Wontner- -I can say these notes are still current in Barcelona, and have not been called in by royal decree or commission. I can't say that the notes made in 1833 are now cancelled. Some are cancelled every year. Nor can I say that the notes I hold in my hand have been can celled or not. The Spanish Uovermaent do not make those notes now. By Mr. Poland—All the notes that are cancelled are cut in a particular way and kept by the Government. Notes the same as these are still in circulation. Several letters having been put in evidence, Mrs. Caroline West said —I reside at 91, Guildford street, Russell-square. It is a private hotel for Spaniards Claramont resided in my house. He came on the Satur day three weeks before he was apprehended. He occupied one bed-room. The room searched by Mr. John Potter was the room occupied by Claremont. I knew Seracio for about two months before 1 had been acquainted with Rodriquez since' Claremont came to me. While Clara mont was there Rodriquez used to come every day to see him to interpret for him. Seracio only came once to the house. By Mr. Wontner —I havo seen Claramont since he has been iu prison. Until he came over hero I did not know what his business was here. • I gather from what he has told me that the notes were not intended for ordinary forgery. Lowis—l know Rodriquez had been an interpre ter at the Royal Hotel, Blackfriars. Claramont told me that Rodriquez was an intelligent man. He most certainly did not tell me what his business was with Claramont. I did not know Rodriquez before Claiamont arrived. Inspector Potter, G Division, said—The type case pro duced I found in the prisoner Claramont's box. I also pro duce a piece of paper with the letters Y and P on them. That I took from Claramont's pocket, and in his pocket book I found a piece of paper with several figures on it. 1 also found a certificate and letters produced. Mr. Poland said that, taking into consideration what the magistrate had said on the previous occasion, and having had inquiries made about Seracio, he did not now propose to offer any further evidence against him, but should con sent to his discharge. Mr. Lewis said he' ad witnesses in attendance to show that Seracio was a respectable man, and was only here for the purpose of learning English. Mr. Wontner and Mr. Williams reserved their defence, but asked that bail might be taken for their respective clients. Mr. BARKER discharged Seracio without a stain on his character, and committed the other prisoners to Newgate for trial, refusing to take bail. EGYPTIAN HALL, PICCADILLY.—The nest vacated by Arthur Sketchley has been speedily occupied by Messrs. Heath and Champion, who have produced an excellent en tertainment, opening with " The Prospectus, or an Artist's Dilemmas," involving a series of literary, musical, scenic, and other effects of a very interesting character. The most remarkable feature in the evening's performance is that of " Manfred made Easy." The libretto is excellent, from Mr. James Bruton's pen. The characters of Manfred, Astarte, and every character, material and immaterial, are carried out by Mr. Heath with great spirit, and although an adaptation with which successive liberties have been taken, it is ludicrously good. The incidental effects are very startling, and are owing to the arrangements of Mr. Roberts, of the Royal Polytechnic, whose experience in these matters is undoubtedly great. THE WHALE FISHING.—On Monday the screw steamer Ravenscmig, of Kirkcaldy, arrived in Dundee from the whale fishing, at which she has been pretty fortunate, having caught five fish, calcuhted to produce 50 tons of oil and three tons of bone. On the 10th and 11th of July, the Alexander, of Dundee, was very severely squeezed on the edge of the land ice by the pack. The boats were cut from the vessel, and the men removed all their clothes, as they expected the vessel would be crushed to pieces every minute. After the vessel was relieved of the pressure she righted a good deal, but was making water very fast. We are informed that the machinery of the vessel is consider ably damaged, and the character of the crushing sustained may be inferred when it is stated that the square hatches assumed a diamond shape. Altogether the vessel has been very much damaged. At the time of the unfortunate occur rence the Alexander had six fish. Capt. Allen states that Davis' Straits has not been in such an unpropitious condi tion for the prosecution of whale fishing for many years past. Indeed, some of the oldest sailors who have been going to Davis' Straits for periods varying from 20 to 30 years never remember having seen more disheartening prospects. The quantity of ice in this country has been immense, while it had broken up much ton early, and the number of fish seen by all the steamers has been singularly small. The Ravenscraig, on the whole, has been pretty successful, and between her seal and whale produce will probably yield something like £5,000 or .£,6000 of net prvlit.—Dundee Advertiser. -,• eiv: t einn ''* • ' ' ~,,_s_piE„, ,A./..• UMW: ..t..3,„--,1,,....... TIER MAJESTY. BALMORAL, Wednesday. The Queen and the Duchess d'Aumale, attended by the Marchioness of Ely, drove to Loch Bulig, and rode on ponies by the Bat-na-Djerig-road to Invercauld. Princess Louise went out, attended by the Hon. Mrs. H. Ponsonby and the Hon. Miss Cathcart. Sir Stafford Northcote had the honour of dining with the Queen and the Royal Family. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales are expected to arrive at Marlborough House to day from Dunrobin Castle, N. 8., after a prolonged visit to the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland. Their Serene Highnesses Prince and Princess Edward of Saxe-Weimar have returned from a tour of visits in Scotland, and havo been among the distinguished guests of the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland during the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales at Dunrobin Castle. The Earl and Countess of Derby are expected to leave Knowsley Park at the end of the month for their villa at Roehampton, where they intend passing a feW weeks. Earl Granville, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, will preside at the biennial dinner of the Dover Sailors' Home, at the Lord Warden Hotel, on Tuesday, the 30th inst. The death, at Paris, is announced of the Prin cess Catherine Bibesco, daughter of Prince George, ex- Hospodar of Wallachia, and married to General Floresco, one of the late ministers of Prince Cousa. The Earl and Countess of Yarborough have ar rived at Brocklesby Park from Eglinton Castle, Scotland. The Earl of Glasgow and Lord Huntingfield have arrived at the St. George's Hotel. The Earl of Dunraven has returned to town from Ireland. Colonel the llon. Dudley and Lady Elizabeth do Ros have arrived at their house in Park-street, where they will remain al. four months, during which time the colonel will resume the command of his regiment, the Ist Lilo Guards, at present stationed at Regent's-park Barracks. _ We are informed that a marriage is arranged between the Earl of Gosford and the Lady Alberta Hamil ton, sixth daughter of the Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn. Yesterday a marriage was celebrated at St. Paul's, Knightsbridge, by the Rev. Lord Alwyne Compton, be tween the Hon. Nassau W. Jocelyn and Miss Cecilia Marl Elliot, daughter of the late Admiral Hon. George Elliot. There were present at the ceremony—Countess Russell and Lady Georgiana Russell, Lady Marion Alford, Lord Win. Compton and the Misses Compton, ' Viscouutese Jocelyn, 'Hon. Miss Jocelyn, and Viscount Jocelyn, LadY Charlotte Fothringham, Viscount and Viscountess Sudely , Lady Elizabeth Romilly, Captain and Lady Maria Fitz clarence, Hon. Colonel and Mrs. Strange Jocelyn, LadY Maria Forester, Admiral and Mrs. Elliot, Lieut.-Col. and. Mrs. Alexander Elliot, Mrs. Gilbert and Miss Mary Elliot, Capt. Seymour, and others. The bridesmaids were—Miss Minnie Compton, Miss Mary Elliot, and the Misses Nint i Hersey and Olivia Elliot. The wedding breakfast was at the house of Admiral Elliot in Warwick-square, from which the bride and bridegroom departed for the Continent. cinr OF LONDOff REGISTRATIONS. IMPORTANT DECISION UNDER THE 40TH SEC TION- OF THE REGISTRATION ACT. On the meeting of the Court, the Barrister gave a decision in a case of qualification arising out of the 40th section of the Registration Act, which arose on Tuesday last. The learned gentleman said the name of George King, who was on the list of voters for the parish of St. Michael, Wood-street , as occupying premises at 48, Gresham-street, was objected to on the ground that No. 50 was the se' curate description of the qualifying house, and not No. 48, which appeared on the list ; and he wag asked on behalf of the voter, and it was argued that he had power under the 4th section of the Registra tion Act, to correct No. 48, which had been inserted by mistake, to No. 50, as being its accurate de scription. It was admitted that the question must be decided on the proper construction of section 40. By that section it was enacted that the revising barrister shall correct any ads' take which shall be proved to him to have been made in any list. This appeared to have been a mistake of the compositor in setting up 48 instead of 50 ' No. 48 in a street might well be a house whose ex ternal appearance was proof of its value being above that which qualified, whilst No. 50 told a contrary tale ; and a person interested in the purity of the list might thus be satisfied without making further inquiry as to the right of the person to be a voter who appeared on the list for 48, though he would have lodged an objection against a person on th e list for No. 50. Then on the day of revision comes the person on the list and asks the barrister to cor rect 48 to 50 as a c l er i ca l error, an d th e b arr i s ter, if he complies, places a person on the list who has ne t a sufficient qualification ; for no objection having been lodged no proof of qualification is required' Thus the object of the act is defeated if this is a nlis' take which the barrister can cure, and therefore he came to the conclusion that this was not such mistake as the barrister could correct. But ill reference to the case before him, he found from the evidence that this house was formerly known as NO' 48, and was still so known by the overseers wb e made this list, and that it was rated as 48 ; that the owner had recently opened new doors in the house for the clerks of his business, opening up new door s in it over one of .w hich he h a d pl ace d N o . 50. It did not appear that any numbers were on the o ther doors, but it appeared that there was no No. 48 io the street, except it was one of these doors. fl e e considered, therefore, that the house was a 120 11 % with an alias, and known by both descriptions, an d that it was as well described by 48 as by 50. ll ' stranger seeking it could not be misled, as there wag no 48 in the street. He, therefore, should disallo w the objection, and retain Mr. King's name on th e list, but in order more clearly and accurately to de fine the house, he should make the description run thus—" 48, otherwise 50, Gresham-street." The objection was accordingly disallowed, an d the name retained. Nothing further of interest occurred during th e sitting. THE NEW FASIIION.—The Empress at Biarri t° wore the new style of costume—the latest invention of t ile , far-famed Worth. It was an open fourreau over a pettic oe ' of a contrasting colour. The petticoat was fine pearl gr e l A cashmere, and above it a blue silk tunic, scalloped rooo7l the edge, opened over the front breadth ; the sleeves link the top of the bodice were of grey cashmere, the lower , of the bodice and the epaulettes were blue silk. The body° . of this novel style of costume varies in form and col our sometimes it is made entirely of the same colour and nista rial as the tunic, and at others the upper half and the sleeve° match the petticoat, in fact, are cut from the same Pie ce. A leader of fashion—a lady of the Court—wore likewise ° ll il the same day this novel form of costume, made in 6ttc't more original manner. The first or lower skirt was striPefi, yellow and white silk—the yellow was satin, and so VI, liant that it had all the effect of gold ; the tunic was blacksilk, cut out in squares round the edge, and corded it o yellow satin ; it described such an accentuated point et tm , back that it reached as low as the striped skirt. Teel, a tume was completed with a close fitting black silk pa, cut out in squares round the edge, and piped cilia yellow satin ; a wide waistband studded wiih ig buttons, and large gold buttons to fasten the paletot. It asserted on good authority that these short open fourre au ' made in velvet, satin, and rich silk, will be very able during the winter. I have seen several already fin is- ,e, at the leading dressmakers, and in every instance the P C ": coat was in reality the dress, for the bodice is joined to the and the fourreau opens over the chest so as to displel bodice. The fourreau has Louis XVI. revers, and its f° ll .': recalls to my recollection the redingotes, popular in if on Antoinette's time. In one of her finest portraits that a uce of is pourtrayed in a cerise velvet redingote opening °ll a rich grey silk petticoat —The Queen. thio ITHE LAMIRANDE CASE.—In an article upon - subject the New York Times of the 28th ult. says :—" from the criminality of this man as a defaulting ca shia. o o f the Branch Bank at Poitiers in the sum of 480,0001 a nearly $lOO,OOO, there is some romance in his fligh t f s o capture. But before we speak of this, we desire to orl l 'i 3 i s our stern disapprobation of the manner in whic h © s criminal was abducted from Canada by French d e tecti v . e _ and their aiders. We have given the details of it alreerlYe: and need not now recount them. It was clearly an Br itif,rish tion of sovereign rights of the British Crown on II soil. He was spirited away forcibly and c l an destine l Y , .J, not only contrary to all law, local as well as internateli°,ll3o, hut even in spite of the positive orders of the Lowar"ior dian Court of Queen's Bench. If such a thing had pened in this country, no matter how crimina l the "-as how evident the proof, or how great the presunWtner a matter of principle the executive would certainlY tot fere to have him restored to the. jurisdiction of the vw from which he was forcibly taken to foreign partri." Thi few 1 broke cent, and accep excee Italy in the the NV sent £I6,C can b Th appea appal think share Cons Inoue Th Bank Lrit Ir La s I L a y ( Ban lia t Th Railv for t balat £584 17,5 sorb the stock ing sem TE gress bane there has prese the Gold do. 745. 735. ! oz., do., oz. silve: One °the: Rest o; Gov, 0 tile; I .r ()te day , i peen on a and the Ltlit Pren the Rail are Lp, r : 11.1 id se r i, late app e th e , in bz }vide "Par, er iou T, 43 E a Del a Di ,Pel ~e w Ne„, A .l)`