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The half-yearly meeting of the Liverpool Cham ber of Commerce was held yesterday. It was well attended, and several letters of apology were re ceived from eminent individuals. Mr. RATHBONE, the President, was in the chair, and made a speech at the outset, in which he referred to the important additions which had been made to their council through the recent alterations that had taken place in Parliament, especially in the instance of Mr. GLADSTONE, and remarked that he trusted while the right hon. gentleman represented South Lanca shire in Parliament he would represent Oxford and Liverpool, andbe the connecting link between learn ing and the arts and commerce, through which alone a nation would be truly great. Lord STANLEY ad dressed the meeting, and expressed his satisfaction in taking part in their deliberations ; and living so near them as he did, he, of course, derived additional gratification from inquiring into their affairs, and learning of their welfare. The noble lord referred to the late Admiral FITZROY, and testified to his great and valuable services. It is very true what was remarked by the noble lord in this speech of the late lamented admiral, "He had died as literally a victim to the public service as if he had fallen in action, for his zeal led him to work beyond his strength, and they all knew the unhappy result." Lord STANLEY very properly declared that under the special circumstances of the case it was advisable to do something more than pass a resolution of condole meat, and it would be only consistent with the character of that community if some " substantial mark of gratitude" were offered to the family of Admiral FITZROY in addition to the grant which Government would most probably make to them. It is to be trusted that this suggestion will be duly attended to, and that some suitable provision will be ma de, for it would be indeed a lamentable occur rence if those nearly related to ono who has done so much for his country suffered from want of m ean ,. It is difficult to overrate the services of the late Admiral ; he has rendered benefits of a nature that have not a declared nor unofficial value, but are deeply felt and widely appreciated by many. He was not rich, and spent 'a great deal of what he had in the prosecution of his interesting and important work. As Lord STANLEY well said, the saving of money which he had caused to the mercantile com munity may be estimated not by thousands, but by hundreds of thousands. The saving of life effected by t'Ae zealous efforts of the Admiral is a debt which the country owes to his memory, and which cannot b 3 overrated. The noble lord has shown good judg ment and right feeling in thus advocating the claims of the late Admiral, and we trust that his earnest and eloquent appeal will be responded to. Lord STANLEY adverted to the railway rates of charge question, and said that he had been a mem ber of the commission of inquiry that the Govern ment had appointed to investigate the whole sub ject, but they received so much evidence from all directions that they deemed it expedient to defer their final judgment. Some people have manifested great impatience in consequence of this delay ; but, as the noble lord said, it is far wiser to take time in such important matters than to jump at conclu sions. It would indeed be much more conducive to the general interests of the community if the ex ample of this committee were more universally fol lowed, and more correct conclusions would be come to, as haste in such matters is often very disastrous in its consequences ; and indeed in many instances precipitancy necessitates additional in vestigations at a future period. Lord STANLEY said he could not hold out any hopes to the Cham ber as to the reduction of the tax on marine in surance, but he thought it might be desirable if Parliament were better informed on the matter, and to this end the Chamber of Commerce in Liverpool might greatly conduce if they deemed it advisable so to do. It is well, how ever, that the Chancellor of the Exchequer is always rather backward in taking up these matters. He seems to have a positive objec tion to the remission of those taxes which are bur dens on prudence and militate against the best interests of trade and commerce. It is the more incumbent, therefore, on those who are in influential positions to do their utmost to put forward the claims of those who suffer from undue restrictions and the pressure of heavy taxes, and to make the public well acquainted with the facts of the case, so that in time the voice of popu lar opinion may be too strong for the prejudices of office to withstand. The fewer the taxes on insur ance, and the less the amcunts of them, the better it will be for the community ; and this cannot be too strongly urged upon the authorities on such subjects. Concerning the fiscal policy of Austria Lord STANLEY spoke at some length, and advocated great caution in the negotiations that may be set on foot to forward the introduction of our manufactures to that country. The noble lord said that there was one fact which they must bear in mind if they wished to succeed, and that was that " there was such a thing as losing a bargain by being too eager to make it." This is a very wise precaution, and the hint may be taken with advantage by many zealous pretenders. These worthy individuals are a great deal too wise in their own conceit, and with good intentions do a great deal of harm. As the noble lord observed, if we go on continually pressing foreign Governments against their will, we shall end by provoking them or giving rise to the supposition that all the haste and persistency made is to further our own interests, and not ad vance the great work of progress among nations. Time and experience are the best teachers, and it will be the wisest and safest course to leavethe issue to them instead of resorting to secondary influences that are often hurtful and disastrous in their results. A multiplication of treaties of commerce Lord STAN LEY does not think desirable, and very likely in this, as in other matters, there may be too much of a good thing. Both sides expect others to make sacrifices, and great jealousy pre vails, and often grave mistakes are made, as in the French Treaty Mr. COBDEN and Mr. GLAD STONE caused great injury to our manufacturers by their very zeal to propitiate the foreigners and convince them against their will. Lord STANLEY was the Chairman of the Com mission that for nearly two years sat upon the Patent Law question, and he came to the conclu sion that patents for inventions did more harm than good, and that no mere administrative improve ment would be an effectual remedy. Many evils result from the seeming advantages that accrue from patents—one of which is that some great employers buy up the patents in their respec tive branches of business, and thus create an exclusive monopoly ; besides this, minor evils are formed in the working of patents, for many are taken out entirely on speculation. The noble lord considered that the important matter of granting patents at all should be gone into before a com mittee of the House of Commons. No doubt this will be found to be the best way of settling the vexed question for the interests of the community and the benefit of indiviluals, for the subject is replete with difficulties, and cannot be too fully investigated if a satisfactory issue is sought to be gained. The spread of the cattle plague continues to give very great uneasiness throughout the metropolis, and the consideration of the preventive measures most to be relied upon is still very important. There is good reason for the prevailing anxiety on the sub ject, since the price of meat, already the topic of common remark, is likely to be seriously affected by it. During the last few months plain ordinary beef and mutton have been at prices which were a vir tual prohibition to the poorer classes, and produc tive of real inconvenience to householders if the middle rahks. What then must we expect of this new disaster is to decimate our cattle ? The effect upon the supply of milk, although not immediately perceptible, is likely to be another consequence of the disease, since the mulch cows in the metropolis have suffered terribly. One dairyman owning 16 cows has lost them all, while a few of the large cowkeepers have seen their stocks diminished by one-half or one-third. The disease has as yet raged principally in London and its neighbourhood, but there are signs of its appearing in different parts of the country. It has made such rapid progress hitherto that unless its course is arrested it will pro bably create a terrible amount of havoc. The loss to the owners is undoubtedly a very serious thing, but unfortunately it is by no means the worst part of the trouble. The high price and scarcity of meat are evils that press very heavily on the poorer and worse fed classes of the population ; and if these are obliged to give it up altogether, or to take it of indifferent quality or in insufficient quantity, the public health is likely to be affected. More espe cially is the want of meat to be dreaded at a time when cholera is to be feared, since the low and depressed condition produced by want of nourishing food is especially conducive to the spread of an epidemic. In more than one case a cattle plague has , preceded the outbreak of an epidemic among human beings, and has undoubtedly had something to do with it by increasing distress and want. In the late virulent outbreak of cholera in Egypt great praise was given to the Minister of Public Works, whose precautions undoubtedly preserved the men employed on the works from a severe attack. The most important part of his plan was the distribution of from 150 or 200 sheep daily, boiled down, for the labourers ; and thus we may see how important a share good nourishing food has in the preserva tion of the general health. The subject has attrE cted the attention of the most distinguished ee of our veterinary practitioners, and all in insisting that the only means of ar plague is by carefully guarding ag a i nst resting the infection. There seems little hope that the disease can be subjugated by medical treatment ; at any rate the number of animals that fall victims when attacked is so large in proportion to those that re cover that we must admit that if it is curable we have not yet discovered the right method of treating it with any certainty. Last evening a public meeting was held at the Marylebone Institution, in support of the Na tional Association for the Prevention of Cattle Diseases, at which Professor GAMGEE read the re port of the proceedings of the committee appointed by the Association. The committee, it appeared, had entered into communication with the Privy Council and the Board of Customs, so as to obtain further information, and to secure a rigorous exclu sion of diseased cattle from our ports. But the public will learn with surprise that it is the convic tion of the committee that the Government, if left to themselves, will take no vigorous action. Vigour and promptitude are two words which have no place in the dictionary used by Lord PALMERSTON'S Ad ministration. Professor GA3IGEE stated that the committee had received accounts of the spread of the disease in several •English counties, and it has appeared so far north as Northum berland and Roxburgh. A correspondent at North Walsham says that 70 cattle. had died within a radius of two miles from that place. Mr. SMITH, veterinary surgeon, of Norwich, has ad dressed a letter to the Clerk of the Privy Council, in which he states that great alarm had been caused in the county by the outbreak of this fatal disorder among the cattle, and that it was traceable to some lots of Irish and Dutch oxen bought at the Norwich market. On July 1 a lot of 38 Irish cattle were taken to North Walsham and distributed in the neighbourhood ; the result being that they all be came affected with the disease in a short time, 35 of them died, a large number of other cattle caught it, and from 70 to 80 per cent. have also died. This appears to be the usual rate of mortality among those attacked, and it is sufficiently high to induce all possible precautionary measures. Professor GAMGEE, in the report we have referred to, remarked that in Egypt, where the disease had been left to run its course unchecked, it had carried off 80 per cent. of all the cattle in the country, the valley of the Nile being at that time cleared of cows and oxen by it. In Austria, on the contrary, where the authorities had acted vigorously, it had only destroyed 2 per cent. The chief measure adopted in Austria was the establishment of a system of in surance and indemnity, under which a man whose stock was attacked was saved from ruin if he openly proclaimed his case. Professor GAM GEE is of opinion that this method should be immediately adopted in this country, and that the owners of cattle and the public gene rally should support the Association in carrying it out. If the disease could be limited to a few dis tricts and gradually extirpated in those there would soon be an end of it, provided always that a strict system of inspection was adopted towards cattle. If it be true, as has been stated, that foreign cattle are sent over here in the early stages of the disease, one having been brought over so ill that it had to be kept up with brandy and water, and sold on its arrival for £ll, there is no need to ask where it comes from. Even if the animals are not known to be infected when sent, it is manifest that a sea voyage must greatly increase their liability to the inflammatory cold which seems to be the first stage of the malady. Surely, this is a case in which the Government should interfere without delay, and by adopting some system of inspection, or quarantine, for the animals brought over to our large ports, take measures against the continual keeping up of the infection. Dr. BUDD, writing from. Clifton, suggests that a veterinary board, composed of veterinary surgeons and scien tific men, should be immediately formed, under the authority of the Privy Council, with extensive powers, and that every cowkeeper in London and the suburbs should be directed to give them due notice of the appearance of any illness among their cows. Various other reasons might be taken by the same Board, as the writer suggests, and it appears to be a good plan to organise a central authority. Only while we are debating as to the best method of dealing with the evil, we must re member that it is every day extending its limits, and that if ever there was a case in which preven- on is better than cure it is now under con- sideration. Covent Garden.—Mr. Mellon's Concerts. The fifth season of Mr. Mellon's Concerts com menced last evening, and the attendance on the inaugural nights was larger than on any previous occasion. The stage has been most tastefully de --,...'orated with white and gold hangings, and the orchestra comprises an assembly of instrumentalists of unrivalled ability. The concert commenced with Beethoven's mag nificent overture " Leonora," which was played with the greatest care, and evoked the loudest applause. It was followed by a " Prelude and Meditation," by Bach and Gounod, for violin, harp, and organ, which created a perfect furore. The composition is full of elaborate but beautiful passages, and the effect of the combination of the three instruments was truly enchanting. The audience was in ecstacies, and before Mr. Mellon could proceed with the next piece in the programme this delicious morceau had to be repeated. Mr. Levy, who was welcomed in the most hearty man ner by the audience, performed a solo on the cornet a-piston, " Alexis," by Hartmann, and the solo parts of Mr. Godfrey's new waltz, " Mabel," with astonishing effect ; and two very young ladies, the Misses Hamilton, executed a brilliant duet for two violins. The greatest compliment, we take it, that could be paid to the ladies was the hearty manner in which every member of the orchestra applauded their performance. Mdlle. Marie Krebs played Listz's " Tarantella" so exquisitely that the audience declined to part with her, and on her reseating herself at the piano she gave " Home, sweet home," with variations. The best of the evening vocalists were Mdlle. Liebhardt and Signor Ferrante, and it is almost needless to say their portion of the con cert was quite on a par with the instrumentalists. We congratulate Mr. Alfred Mellon on the great success of his opening concert, which we feel con fident will be but the commencement of one of the most successful seasons he has yet achieved. The first classical evening takes place to-morrow, the programme being selected from the works of Men delssohn. LATEST IIiTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE NORTH AMERICAN. (Via Greencastle.) NEW YORK, JULY 29 (Evening). Governor Brownlow has requested General Thomas to send troops into the counties of Ten nessee to preserve order during the elections. The Raleigh Standard asserts that the rebel ele ment is gaining strength in North Carolina. The rebel papers openly denounce the Government for promulgating treason. It is reported that Kirby Smith has escaped to Mexico and has surrendered to the Governor of Satillo and by him been paroled. The hostile feeling between the French and the Federal troops along the Mexican frontier is re ported to be increasing. T_HE SUB, LOP Haymarket Theatre. Mr. Walter Montgomery is carrying on his sum mer season at this theatre with the greatest energy and success. The successful burlesque of " or the Man at the Wheel," has just been produced with more than pristine splendour. The author has retouched up the puns and witticisms, the effect of which is to give a freshness to the piece, and thus we have allusion to the Atlantic Cable, Epsom Races, Earl Derby's " Homer," &c. The cast of characters comprises nearly all those ladies engaged in its first performance at the Royalty—thus we have the Misses Pelham, Miss Lydia' Maitland, Miss Helen Howard, the first appearances being Miss C. Denvil, Mrs. St. Henry, and the Hon. Mr. Wingfield. The debut of the two ladies was a complete success ; but with respect to the gentleman we cannot say the same. On the contrary, it was a pointless and unsatisfactory exhibition ; and whatever attraction the sock and buskin has for the Hon. Mr. Wingfield. he may rest perfectly certain that he has mistaken his vocation, if he, as we believe he does, intends to make it his profession. The burlesque has been mounted in magnificent style, and its performance gave unbounded satisfaction to an overflowing audience. EVADING AIROVISOI N — A — WlLL.—General S-'s fortune was settled upon his daughters, with the proviso that in the event of either of them marry ing a peer the greater part wa s t o b e forfeited; a precau tion probably adopted from the general's apprehension that his children would bo sacrificed to prop up the fallen for tunes of a needy patrician, and not in contemplation of his daughter's band being sought by one of the wealthiest nobles in the land. Whatever the reasons, the difficulty was adroitly surmounted by the simple process of the duchess making a present of her fortune to the duke, and then marrying him.—Fraxer'e gagazine for August, DON, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 8, 1865. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Money tighter. Gold advanced yesterday to 146; since declining, and closing to-day at 1431. Ex change on London, 155; ; on Paris, 3.62. Stocks steady—New York Centrals, 94i ; Illinois, 127 ; Erie, 941; 5-20 Bonds, 106. Cotton slightly firmer ; middling Upland, 48. Flour steady. Wheat dull. Corn dull. Provisions advancing. Coffee dull. Sugar steady. Molasses very firm. Petro leum quiet ; crude, 33 ; refined, 53. The Seven-thirty Loan has been all subscribed. A dividend of 4 per cent. has been declared upon Erie common stack. The City of New York has been intercepted off Cape Race, and her news was received here this afternoon. NEW YORK, JULY 28 (Afternoon). The Shenandoah destroyed a large number of whalers in the North Pacific last month. She con tinues her depreciations. A doubtful report has been received, via Cairo, that orders had been issued at Matamoras to pre pare accoutrements for 35,000 Imperial troops, the reason assigned being the concentration of a similar number of Federal troops at Brownsville and adjacent points. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. A dividend of 4 per cent. has been declared upon the common stock of the Erie Railroad, and of 31 per cent. on the Preference Stock. Gold, 1451 ; exchange on London, 157 ; on Paris, 3.60. Stocks steady ; New York Centrals, 951 ; Illinois, 127 ; Erie, 934 ; 5-20 Bonds, 1058. SOUTHAMPTON, AUG. 8. The Imperial yacht Jerome Napoleon arrived in the docks this morning from Holyhead to meet the Prince, who is expected to embark from here to- morrow. The Royal yacht Vivid, Captain Sullivan, from Osborne, with Prince Leopold on board, arrived here this morning. The Prince and suite left by the 11.30 a.m. train for London. The Prince and Princess of Wales are expected here this afternoon from Osborne en route for London. THE ATLANTIC CABLE. The following telegram has been received by Reuter's Telegram Company, limited, from R. A. Glass, Esq., Managing Director of the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company (limited) : " VALENTIA, August 7. "May's tests to-day make the distance of the fault 1,175 miles, taking the temperature of the water at 31. I think the last distance telegraphed is right." SPAIN. MADRID, AUG. 8. The Marquis di Centurini, First Secretary of the Italian Embassy, has arrived here. He is the bearer of despatches for the Italian Ambassador at the Court of Madrid. The illness of the King has assumed a more serious aspect. EGYPT. ALEXANDRIA, July 29. Alexandria is now almost entirely free from cholera, and the shops, whose proprietors fled from the city at the outbreak of the epidemic, are being reopened. The deaths in the city on the 27th inst. were 37, of which only four were from cholera, and on the 28th 31, of which two were from cholera. The great caravan of pilgrims, bearing the carpet from Mecca, has made its entry into Egyptian terri tory at Accaba, where it underwent a primary and rigorous sanitary visit. It next stopped at Nehil, half way on the road between Accaba and Suez, arriving at the latter place on the 23d inst. A second medical visit by the Suez physicians showed that the sanitary con dition of the caravan was satisfactory. On the 26th instant it arrived at the station of Birket-el-Hag, where it underwent a third and minute investigation by a medical commission ap pointed for that purpose by the sanitary administra tion. His visit was likewise attended with the most satisfactory results. The solemn entry of the carpet into Cairo took place on the 27th inst. From the time of its depar ture to its entry into Egypt the caravan has always been accompanied by a physician, an ambulance, and nurses. Thus followed, step by step, by the delegates of the sanitary administration. This great caravan has not on its return inspired the public with any serious uneasiness. The caravan consisted of about 5,000 persons and 6,000 camels. Letters from Tangiers, of the 9th July, announce that the consular body had ordered a quarantine of seven days for all arrivals from Alexandria. In case of death or sickness during the voyage the vessel must inimediately leave the port. The Egyple says :—" It is stated that on the 29th inst. the Government sold, at 120 piastres per ardeb, a large quantity of pure wheat. The trade price of an ardeb of wheat of the same quality has varied for some time from 400 to 500 and 500 to 600 piastres. Such a fact as this needs no comment." FRANCE. The Moniteur contains a report to the Emperor from the Marquis de Chasseloup-Laubat, Minister of Marine, concerning the reorganisation of the medical service in the French navy. The document is followed by a decree from his Majesty ordering the adoption of the measures recommended by the Minister. In the Paris corn market last week there was a general upward tendency in prices. The four marks of flour were officially quoted at 51f. the sack of 157 kilos., being an advance of lf. 25c. Wheat also improved lf., the price being 21f. the 120 kilos. Rye remains unvaried at 16f. 25c. the 115 kilos.: barley rose 75c., to 14f. 50c. the 100 kilos.; and oats also 75c., to 18f. 50c. the 100 kilos. At the last cattle market at Sceaux, oxen sold at lf. 15c. to If. 45c. the kilo.; cows at 96c. to If. 34c.; calves at lf. 36c. to If. 78c.; and sheep at lf. 26c. to if. 60c. At Poissy the prices were If. 4c. to If. 42c.; 92c. tell. 30c.; if. 38c. to If. 72c.; and If. 34c. to If. 74c. respectively. The Paris Tribunal of Commerce, in its audience of Saturday last, ordered to be publicly read and transcribed on its registers a communication from the Prefect of the Seine notifying that the Imperial exequatur had been granted to Mr. Falconer Atlee, recently appointed English Consul in Paris, in the place of Mr. Pickford, deceased. Li consequence, Mr. Atlee can now freely perform the functions of the office conferred on him. The Journal de Rouen states that the equestrian statue of the Emperor Napoleon 1., which is to be erected in the Place de l'Hotel de Ville, arrived in that city from Paris by railway. The inauguration is fixed for the 14th, the day before the Emperor's fete. Marshal Vaillant is to represent the Sovereign on the occasion. An accident, attended with serious loss of life, occurred at St. Germain-en-Lays the day before yesterday. A number of workmen engaged in re pairing a house were raising a piece of timber to the level of the fourth floor, when the scaffolding sud denly gave way, and four of them were precipitated to the ground. Three were killed on the spot, and the fourth had one of his thighs fractured. The bulletin of the Paris Observitory gives the following as the atmospheric situation yesterday : " A general calm reigns over the west of Europe. The gale which we announced on Saturday as ap proaching Russia had its centre this morning a little to the North of the Black Sea ; it gave very strong winds between N. and E., at Libau and Riga, and W. and N.W. at Vienna. The Adriatic is calm. Intelligence fails from the greater part of Spain and Portugal, England, Norway, and the Black Sea." In Paris, yesterday, the weather was fine and the heat moderate. The thermometer at three in the afternoon marked 2+ C. (70 2-3 F.) Another interesting discovery has just been made while digging in the court-yard of the Tuileries for the foundation of the new Salle des Etats, being nothing less than the oven which, according to archaeologists, must have been used by Bernard de Palissy, besides a number of fragments of moulds of figures and different objects, which confirm the opinion that they must have formerly been used by that artist. Among others is the bust of a sort of monster, composed entirely of shells, while others exhibit the limbs of animals, distinguishing even the hair on their skins. These moulds were no doubt used in modelling the figures for a grotto constructed by him in the gardens of the Tuileries by order of Catherine de Medicis. A manuscript memoir of Bernard de Palissy at La Rochelle a few years back, especially mentions a formal proposal of his to make for the grotto some fantastic figures, one of which would be formed of " diverses que gullies maritimes," and another " imitant de si pres la nature jusqu'aux petits poilz des barbes et des seurcilz." Besides these moulds, which are about a dozen in number, are three or four pieces of enamelled earthenware, which are alone sufficient to mark the hand of the great master. Some anti quarians go so far as to affirm that the grotto itself will yet be four d in the Tuileries garden, as the spot where it was formed is known approximately. Some of the English papers lately spoke of the engagement of M. Arditi, the chef-d'orchestre of Her Majesty's Theatre, in a similar capacity at the Italian Opera of Paris, but the design is not to be carried out for financial reasons, as explained in a letter addressed by M. Bagier to the above-named gentleman, and published in the Ente-acts. M. Bagier states that the musicians of his orchestra have demanded an increase of salary, which he cannot give this year, as the Opera no longer receives a subvention from the State. Under these circumstances, were he to engage M. Arditi at the salary of 4,000 fr. a month, which he requires, instead of 1,500 fr., the highest yet paid at the Italian Opera, the demands of the mu sicians would become so extravagant as to place him (M. Bagier) in great embarrassment. For those reasons he is obliged, with much regret, to decline engaging M. Arditi. It has been stated that the applications for the City of Paris bonds will be reduced by 38 per cent. The distribution, therefore, gives the following re sult :-100 bonds subscribed for will receive 62 ; 50, 31; 25, 16 ; 20 7 -.13; 10, 7 ; 5, 4 ; and 3, 2. Sub scriptions for 1 or 2 will not be reduced. A case of manslaughter after a drinking bout has just occurred at Cezay (Loire). A man named Chaland, the proprietor of a house let to a wine shop keeper named Plasse, had passed the night carousing with his tenant and another man. While under the influence of liquor a quarrel arose be tween Chaland and Plasse, and on the former leav ing the house at half-past seven in the morning, he continued to abuse the latter from the street. Plasse had thrown himself on his bed to sleep, and probably being irritated at the noise, arose, took a gun and fired from the window at his landlord, who fell mortally wounded and expired two hours later. Plasse was at once arrested. It may be remembered that the Council of the Order of Advocates some time since cited M. E. 011ivier to appear before it, for having accepted paid functions as agent to the Viceroy of Egypt. As the learned gentleman did not present himself on the day appointed, the council on Tuesday last decided that his name should cease to be inserted on the list. Arrivals at the Hotel Meurice :—The Prince and Princess Gortschakoff, Prince and Princess Scha hovskoy, Lord Westbury and the Duchess of Marl borough. A valuable antiquarian discovery is said to have been just made in the Rue de Grenelle, consisting of seventeen letters by Cardinal Richelieu, found in a secret drawer of a cabinet of Louis Thirteenth's time. " M. Renal)," says the Liberte; " is expected in Paris ; he brings, ready for printing, the second volume of his work on what he calls the origin of Christianity. This treatise, divided into two parts, is to be called " Histoire des Apotres." " It is asserted," says the France, " that the Em peror of Russia has recalled to St. Petersburg Prince Paul de Demidoff, attache to the Russian Embassy at Paris, on account of his having taken part in the duel which was the subject of conversation some weeks since." BOURSE, Aug. 7.—Two o'clock.---Money con tinues abundant in the market, 1,875 Credit Mo bilier Shares and 21,000 Rentes, Three per Cent., are being discdunted to-day. Prices in consequence are quoted with an advance on Saturday. Threes, for the Account, at 68f. 5c., Credit Mobilier Shares at 765 f. Italian Fives, 65f. Austrian Railway Shares are recovering from their late panic, they are at 402 f. 50c., after opei lat 397 f. 50c. New City Bonds maintain their price of 457f..50c., equal to a premium of 7f. 50c. Three o'clock.—The market is much weaker. The last quotations are as follows : 41 per Cents 97 25 Do. end month — 3 per Cents. 67 90 Do. end month 67 921 Credit Mobilier Do. end month Bank Shares 3570 Credit Foneier 1250 Italian Loan 64 90 Do. end month 65 - RAIL' Orleans Northern Lyons and Mediterranean. Ditto Threes — Mexican Loan 471 Do. Bonds — Russian — Austrian Spanish Threes Rome Debt Deferred Roman PAYS. Cash. Acct. 842 50 . - - ... 1062 50 ~ - - ... 851 25 565 - 545 - 522 50 SOuthern Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lombard 402 50 476 25 195 - 815 - North of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona Roman ... 220 - THE VIENNA UNIVERSITY JUBILEE• VIENNA, Aug. 4. Among the honorary marks of distinction con ferred at the jubilee of the Vienna University upon men of well known and acknowledged ability, the degree of Doctor in Philosophy, was awarded to Mr. John Stuart Mill, M.P., for Westminster, and Sir Roderick Murchison, President of the Geologi cal Society. The precise words conveying the rea son for the honour were in each case as follows : " Joh. Stuart Mill, Londiuensis logices inducti vae auctor nunquam satis colendus," and " Elustrissimus Dom. Rodericus Lib. Baro de Murchison, geologorum Anglia, princeps qui tantos duxit triumphos, ut dum in vivis esset, mortalis esse desierit." The directors of the Contract Corporation have declared a dividend for the past half-year at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, free of income tax, carry ing forward a large balance. THE ARRESTS IN SCHLESWIG. (REUTER'S EXPRESS.) KIEL, Aug. 5. The special committee of the Schleswig-Holstein Association has just issued the following circular with reference to the arrest of editor May by the Prussians : " An act of illegal force has taken place in our country of a character hitherto unparalleled among us. An inhabitant of the country, not liable to military jurisdiction, against whom neither the courts here nor in his native land of Prussia have found cause to proceed for any offence whatever, has been deprived of his liberty by military violence and breach of the sanctity of domicile. This act of violence has smitten a man who has deserved well of us by the devotion of many years to the defence of our country's rights, and has smitten him undoubtedly on account of that devotion. No matter whom the violent act might have affected, its nature is essentially that of suspending settled legal order. And this act of violence has been executed, not by the com mon order of the Austrian and Prussian Commis sioners, who provisionally exercise the chief power of Government in our country, but upon the order of the one without the knowledge of the other, and it is upheld against the wish and in spite of the op position of the latter. From the same quarter a second act of interference with personal liberty has been perpetrated in opposition to the Austrian Com missioner, and setting aside the regular authorities, upon the person of the Prussian Deputy, Dr. Freese, then residing in the country, under the threat of military force. " The provisional state of affairs, which we have already been so often forced, and notably at our last delegated meeting upon the 19th April, to characterise in the face of all the world as destruc tive of our most important material and moral inte rests, and as incompatible with the honour of Ger many, has shown itself in these late occurrences to be utterly untenable and endangering the peace of Germany as well as our internal affairs. The German Government and the German nation can no longer avoid compliance with our demand that the constitutional power of Government should be immediately handed over to our legitimate Prince Duke Frederick. The recognition of the highly critical position of the country has grievously affected our native Government and the representatives of the communes. In the expectation that they will not allow themselves to be prevented from fulfilling their serious duties in the fullest degree, it will be the task of the population to support them in their efforts by all legalised measures. A decisive moment is at hand. Hope is permitted that it will be peaceful, that we shall pass on to settlement along the path of right with the aid of our legiti mate Government, and in agreement with all ele ments having a claim to co-operate in the definitive arrangements of our country's affairs as an interest of collective Germany, to which Holstein has always constitutionally belonged as an organic portion, and to which Schleswig must in future belong. Let us endure with unshaken courage in the combat for our own and Germany's sacred rights. Let us draw still closer together. It is essential that the entire population should stand shoulder to shoulder as one man. Those associations which now have no delegates will elect them as soon as possible, so that in case of need an assembly of delegates can meet at very short notice." The Working Men's Peace Jubilee at the Crystal Palace. -*- Yesterday witnessed at the Crystal Palace the fructification of a very praiseworthy idea, originat ing, we believe, with Mr. Coningsby, an intelligent working man, who is employed in striking off the Crystal Palace medallions. Mr. Coningsby's idea was to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the shut ting of the Temple of Janus as between this country and France by an international exhibition, to which English and French skilled workmen should send the products of their industry, and in which they should fraternise in the most cordial and mutually confidential manner. The idea was warmly sup ported both in this country and France, several leading journalists in the latter country taking part in the movement, whilst the sort of sanction which it received in this country may be best inferred from the following interesting letter which Mr. Coningsby read in the course of the inaugural proceedings : " Dear Sir,—l much regret that I shall bo unable to ao cept the invitation with which you and the committee have honoured me, to attend the opening of the Anglo-French Working Men's Exhibition. I feel assured that had my dear husband been living ho would have given his earnest sympathy and support to an exhibition designed to promote the cause—always so dear to his heart—of international peace and goodwill, and so honourable to the men by whom it was originated, and by whom it is being carried out. With my best wishes for the success of the exhibition, the progress of which I shall watch with deep sympathy and interest—Believe me to remain, dear sir, sincerely, "O. A. COBDEN. "Dunford, Midhurst, Aug. 4, 1865." The proceedings commenced in the central tran sept, wherein a very crowded company of the friends of international unity had assembled. After some introductory music on the organ the Rev. Dr. Emerton delivered an impressive prayer, in which, after a general exhortation to peace and goodwill, the following passage occurred : " Bless, too, in an especial manner, his Majesty the Em peror of the French. May he henceforth continually prove that not only in profession but in reality the empire is peace, and so act in all things that the people whom ho now rules with so much firmness and with so much vigour may hereafter have to remember him chiefly as having been, under God, the giver of peace, the yrometer of national prosperity, the restorer of real liberty, and the benefactor of mankind." At its conclusion Mr. Hubert Maudslay, of the eminent engineering firm of Mandalay and Field, took the chair, and briefly opened the proceedings by reminding the meeting that they had assembled chiefly to celebrate the 50th year of uninterrupted peace between England and France, and he thought it could not be more properly done than by the workmen of the two countries entering into a gene rous emulation in their skilled industry. The pre sent exhibition would, he believed, excel in merit any of the workmen's exhibitions which-had as yet been opened in London. In conclusion Mr. Manda lay paid a handsome compliment to the noble statue by Theed of the late Prince Consort, which had been lent by the Queen, a pleasing indication of her Majesty's interest in all movements which originated with the working classes of her subjects. At the conclusion of the chairman's observations Mr. Con ingsby read the letter given above, and exhorted the British workmen to give an hospitable reception to their French contemporaries. He hoped, he said, to organise a dinner on a large scale at the Crystal Palace, in which our friends from across the Channel should be suitably enter tained. Mr. Henry Mandalay followed, giving a warm adhesion to the exhibition ; and the oratory concluded with a few observations in French from M. Potonier, and some very energetic ones from M. Tallandier, in English, in which that gentleman called Dr. Emerton roundly to account for having introduced what he deemed to be a political allusion into his prayer. He alluded to the passage which we have quoted above, and said that the object of the present meeting was not to glorify Kings or Emperors, but to celebrate the fraternisation of the peoples of two great nations. These observations of M. Tallandier were received with great enthu siasm by the meeting. Finally, the chairman de clared the exhibition opened, and the audience rushed to the gallery in which the goods of the two nations were displayed. The great crowd which had thus assembled prevented more than the most cursory inspection of the contents, but we may say generally that they were rather above the average of workmen's exhibitions. The French contribu tors are as yet few in number , but much i s pro mised, including some articles of a very high cha racter. Altogether, the exhibition is very credit able, the more especia▪ lly as Mr. Coni nsg b y assure d us it was due exclusiv▪ ely to the exerti ons o f work ing men, and had received no aristocratic or wealthy patronage whatever. THE STRAND MUSEUM.—One of the results of the case "Ruddock v. Lowe," tried at Croydon last week, and reported in this journal, has been the closing of the "Museum in the Strand," over which Mr. Lowe presided, and against which so many complaints have been lodged with the parochial authorities, HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, Aug. 7. The Queen held a Council to-day, which was at tended by the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, Viscount Sidney, and the Right Hon. T. Di. Gibson. Earl Granville had an audience of the Queen. Mr. Helps was Clerk of the Council. His Imperial Highness Prince Napoleon, attended by Col. Ferri-Pisani and suite, arrived at the Clarendon Hotel on Sunday evening from Ireland. The Prince and Princess Gagareni and suite have arrived at Maurigy's Hotel from St. Petersburg. The Duke of Leinster left his residence, on Carl ton-house-terrace, yesterday, for Carton House, Maynooth, Ireland. His grace will shortly receive a succession of friends at Carton. The Duchess (Emily) of Beaufort and Lord and Lady Londesborough are expected to leave Cowes, Isle of Wight, in a few days for town, on their way to Grimston Park, Yorkshire. The Duchess (Eleanor) of Northumberland is ex pected to leave town to-day for Stanwick Park, Yorkshire. ' The Duchess of Roxburghe has arrived at the Clarendon Hotel from Broxmouth Park. The Marquis de Caumont La Force has arrived at the Clarendon Hotel from Paris. His Excellency Baron de Haben has left Mau rigy's Hotel for Hamburg. The. Earl and Countess of Westmorland left town yesterday, on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Manches ter, at Kimbolton Castle. The Countess Dowager of Jersey is expected to leave town in the course of the week to pass a few weeks at Osterley Park. We understand that a marriage is arranged shortly to take place between the Earl of Listowel and Miss Ernestine Mary Bruce, youngest daughter of Lord and Lady Earnest Bruce. Expedition in Search of Leichhardt• The ladies of the colony of Victoria have planned a new geographical expedition in search of Leich hardt. Our readers will remember that the minute narrative of Leichhardt's death, as spread about by the natives of Maranoa, in 1849—a narrative which wa's perfectly plausible, and readily credited at the time—has long been doubted. Since that time the squatters have extended their sheep stations to the place where Leichhardt and his companions, together with all the animals of his expedition, were said to have been attacked and murdered. The colonists live with the na tives on the best of terms—the very natives who where supposed to have committed the murder. Yet no one knows anything of Leichhardt's fate, nor of the place of attack, where the bones of men and 70 oxen and horses would surely leave some trace. Nor is it likely that all the natives would be equally discreet in concealing facts for which they would not have to fear punishment. The expeditions which followed in search of Leichhardt in 1852, in 1858, and in 1861, are known to have been unsuccess ful, the fate of the bold traveller remaining wrapped in darkness and mystery as before, till lately, Mr. M'lntyre, on an inland journey, 22 deg. S. lat. found 2 horses which had become old in uncontrolled liberty, and which are supposed to have belonged to Leich hardt's expedition, as no other traveller has been known to have left behind or lost horses in those parts. This becomes more probable still by the next discovery of Mr. Denman M'lntyre, in 20 deg. S. lat. of two Ls marked in trees. Thus the course of Leichhardt is almost established for 350 miles further. The probability that Leichhardt, or any of his companions, is still among the living, is certainly very small, but 'it is not an impossibility. If he lives, it can only be under the protection of a tribe, and it is well known that he would never be able to get his liberty in such a case, kind as his treatment otherwise might be. Morrell's account of his flight proves this sufficiently. King, of Burke's expedition, was well trated by the natives ; Morrell lived - with them 17 years, Buckley 30 years, an escaped convict 11 years, Kangaroo Jack also 11 years. Why should not Leichhardt, or some of his party be in a similar position ? At all events, if the newly-projected expedition cannot benefit Leichhardt, science will profit by it, no doubt. The Ladies' Committee have addressed themselves to Queen Victoria, the Empress Eugenie, and the Crown Princess of Prussia for help. Why not the German Queens and Empresses? Was Leichhardt not a German ? —Athenmunt. THE WILLIAM NELSON.—New York papers pub lish the following letter from the captain of the French mail steamer Lafayette, to the agent of the Gene ral Transatlantic Company at ew York, giving an ac count of the rescue of some of the passengers of the ship William Nelson, recently burnt at sea :—" June 27, at 4.30 p.m., about lat. 42 deg. 16 min., long. 52 deg. 21 min., fell in with two boats of the ship William Nelson, burnt at sea, and took from them 24 male and six female passengers, including the captain of that ill-fated ship. I obtained from him the following statement :—' I was in command of the ship William Nelson, 1,039 tons, with a crew of 30 men. I left Antwerp on the 2d June, and Flessingen on the 4th, with 600 tons of merchandise and 450 emi grant passengers, for New York. On Saturday, June 26, at 12.30, lat. 41.21, long. 50 ; 22 (having just taken observa tion), I was informed that the ship was set on, fire while fumigating, and the flames spread so rapidly that I had only time to order the four boats to be lowered, whieh were immediately filled by those nearest, and finding all efforts useless I soon followed. The scene on board was horrible in the extreme. Next morning, at 4 o'clock, the ship had entirely disappeared. I stood out for the north west, the other three boats keeping company as long as they could: I stood south in search of the two missing boats, and at 7.40 p.m. sighted a boat at a great distance. Stood for her, but the Russian ship Il Mari, Capt. Adolph Niska, having come up, the 14 passengers in the boat were picked up by that ship, and at once transferred to the Lafayette. I learnt from these passengers that the remain ing fourth boat parted from them about 4 o'clock on the previous evening, that she contained 37 passengers, and must be in a south-easterly direction. I stood, therefore, in that direction, searching for her part of the night, firing signals every five minutes, but did not succeed in discover ing this last boat." THE CATTLE PLAGUE.—It will increase the appre hensions naturally entertained in Scotland as to the spread of the cattle disease from the sister kingdom to know that the " Rinderpest," or Russian plague, has broken out in Northumberland, among the cattle on a large farm which on one side is bounded by the Tweed, at no great distance below Kelso. The disease appears to have beep, beyond doubt, in this case communicated by infection from animals brought from the continent. It appeared first among a lot of 14 foreign cattle, which are understood to have been im ported by way of London. Six of these cattle have fallen victims to the disease within a week, and five of the others were on Saturday seriously affected. The imported cattle were on their arrival on the farm, with unfortunate confi dence, put into a field along with a number of home-bred cattle in very good condition, and in consequence three of the latter caught the disease and had to be slaughtered. Two other home-bred cattle, of a lot kept in an adjoining park, have also been attacked by the plague and destroyed. When the Tweed is as low as it has been for some time, the cattle on opposite sides of the river, as it may be easily sup posed, now andthen interchange visits; and we have reason to believe that only the other day an animal from the Scotch side had actually strayed "over the border" into one of the infected fields. Of course nothing may come of this accident; but, if anything should, the incident ought to be taken as another lesson that a disease, against the spread of which it is impossible to guard when it is once in the country, must henceforth be by all possible means kept out.- - Scctsman. BRINGING SHEEP TO MARKET.—As good mutton as was ever brought to market is now sold in this city at 20c. per lb. ; beef continues at 30c. The decline in the price of mutton is due to the fact that large droves la° on their way hither from Texas. The tmacticability of driving sheep such a great distance has been 4 fully proved by experience. Three years ago large droves of sheep wee ° driven to this city from the Rio Grande, and the sheep sr' rived here in better condition than when they hfit. Th e l are driven across a country which, at this season o f the , year, is one great rich meadow, with frequent ponds °I fresh water and salt lakes and marshes, and thus, by 05 / ,marches and careful herding, arrive here in much better, condition than the poor, imprisoned, crowded inmates 0.1 steamboats and flatboats, which get nothing to eat on WO voyage but dry hay. What is thus done with sheep WI also be done with cattle ; and these droves of sheep Is ri prove the avant courriers of like droves of fine, fat and delli c i o usly flavoured beeves from the musquit pastures ° Texas.—New Orleans Picayune. A SAMPLE FROM A LANCASHIRE MILL.rII! -- Registrar of Preston, in his return for the last quart of notes that in it he registered the death, through old M ice a Lancashire woman aged 100 years. She had been .15v ,'„d married, each time to a cotton weaver, and herself wor'", in a cotton factory as a reeler, &c., up to her 85th year. . 4 * - " 100 she could 800 to read without spectacles, , '4l - 671* (6 - j inni "`*x OA-M.vio ,ficle y_ kjl,llitnialt