The Sun. — London, England, 1866-07-27 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL, lIAYMARKET -Sole Lessee and Mancvr, Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING. THE BALANCE OF COMFORT , Mr. trove and Miss Ada Cavendish. Followed by THE POOR GENTLEIIAN Messrs Howe, Chippenda e, Compton, W. Farren, Rogers. Clark, Braid, Azz.; Mesdames Chippendale. Moore, Laws, drc After which, LEND HE FIVE SHILLINGS. Mr Bucks one. Concluding with A DALT lIITER f 0 MARRY : Miss Lindley. Commence at Seven. STEW THEATRE -ROYAL .DELPHI. -1-1 Sole Proprietor and Manager, Ur. B. Webster. THIS EVENING. at 7 precisely, THE FAST FAMII.Y. Messrs. Killington, J. L. Toole, Paul Bedford, R Phillips, Ashley Eb u rne; Mrs. A. Mellon i3liss Woolgar), Mis s 11. Simms', Miss Furtado, Miss Smith, Miss Seaman, Mies God- Pall, and Mrs. H. Le wis. After which a Burlesque Opera, called HELENE ; or, Taken from the Gieek. Mes s rs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford P. Phillips, Ashley, Eburne; Mrs. A, Mellon, Miss Furtado , Miss Seaman, Miss Godsall, c. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. 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THIS DAY.—Morning, lh. 50m.--Afternoon, 2h. 12m To-Moratow.-Morning, 2h. 28m.—Afternoon, 211. 50m rfi r -,= . 47 4 z, SUIT* LONDON, FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1866. We may now reasonably hope that all appre hensions of further riots and disturbances of the peace of the metropolis may be at an end. The matter was brought before both Houses again last night, the Earl of SHAFTESBURY in the one, 4nd Mr. OSBORNE in the other, making themselves the organs of the general astonishment at the placards which yesterday announced that the Home Secre tary had given permission to the members of the Reform League to convene another open-air meet ing in Hyde.park on Monday next. Every one who read this must have been immediately con vinced that there was some misunderstanding, seeing that no Minister could consent to such a re signation of his duties as guardian of the public peace. It is the more extraordinary that Mr. BEA.LES should hayed fixed his name to that placard, seeing that his own letter applying for permission to hold the meeting next Monday was not in Mr. WALPOLE'S hands until the placard was printed. We must presume, therefore, that the courtesy and consideration with which the Home Secretary re ceived the deputation left them under the im pression that his ultimate consent was cer tain, and that it would be the best means of quieting the people, and preventing further riot to make it known as soon as possible. At any rate the members of the League have shown every desire to avoid further collision with the authorities, being by this time no doubt convinced of the truth of the warniugs previously addressed to them, that in every assembly summoned to meet in defiance of the authorities there is sure to be a large preponderance of those who acknowledge no control whatever, and to whom it is impossible to say, "Thus far shalt thou go and no further." Mr. WALPOLE'S explanation in the House leaves nothing to be desired, and the answer which he and his colleagues have decided to return to the applica tion of Mr. BEALES and the Reform League was accepted as Perfectly satisfactory. The Govern uncut cannot, consistently with their duty, consent to allow the mob full use of any of the royal parks, hut they arc pe r f ectly willing to. allow an open-air demonstration in favour of Reform on Primrose hill. If it is a mere show of numbers, and a discussion on the points of , P the Char , i s large ter that is wanted enough, and in close vicinity to the busy parts of the metropolis. The men wh o marched from the East and from the South to Hyde Park may j us t as well march to the North-west and expend their c limbing the ascent. Jud g i ng en ergies in from what Mr. MILL said last evening it is very probable that the Reform League' may abandon the id ea altogether. Lord DERBY, whose language on the subject was firm though courteous, said last night in the House of Lords that he hoped the good sense of the leaders of the movement would show them how impossible it was for them to answer for the conduct of those who ao not belong to them, j but who follow in the train of a monster proces sion. We have no fear of any mischievous conse -1 ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Gee. Vining. SUMMER. SE XSON.—Doors open at Half-past Seven, performance s commence at Eight o'clock precisely. THIS EVENING, a New and Original Dram., In Three Acts, by Watts Phillips, Esq., entitled THE HUGUENOT CAPTAIN. Principal characters by , Mrs. Stirring, Miss Neilson, Miss A ugusta Thomson ; Mr. (3 eor e Honey mud Mr. Vining. Grand Pallet of Itoliendins, in which MM let, Clodoche, Comefe, and Normande, will appear. Near scenery by Mr. F. 11 THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 27, 1860, The Prussian levies on Frankfort were alluded to in the House last night, and Mr. GOSCHEN asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether any official communication had been received rela tive to the demands made by the Prussian authorities on that city ? Lord STANLEY was of opinion that a demand such as bad been alluded to had been made. In reply to the question by Mr. OTwAY, as to whether her MAJESTY'S Government would arbi trate in this matter, the noble lord stated that there had been no demand made for arbitration, and therefore we had no locus standi, since the question was one between the German population and the German Governments. As to the threats used, one was that, in the event of non-compliance, the town would be bombarded, and the noble lord said that it did appear from the information received that such language had really been used, but the Prussian Government most distinctly disclaims that such was authorised by them, and therefore we may conclude that the higher authorities did not desire such a manifestation to be made. The noble lord sent to inquire what protection would be afforded to British residents in the event of very strong measures being taken against the town, and the replies that he re ceived were most satisfactory. This is so far reassur ing, as the Berlin authorities would think it too . much for them to trifle with the English in such an' important respect ; but it certainly shows what an opinion is entertained of their principles that it should have been supposed likely that they would commit such an act. At any rate, now they should recall the General who made use of such threats, and thus vindicate their character in some degree. It appears that the Prussians will find their match in the citizens of Frankfort. The commercial com munity are showing themselves quite competent to deal with the intruders and withstand their en croachments. The Prussians have ordered a list to be drawn up of the members of the Senate and other municipal bodies, together with a statement of their ' landed and movable property. The bankers have . _ _ It will afford general satisfaction to the public to learn that the Atlantic Telegraph is all but com pleted ; the intelligence of its being safely landed on the shores of Newfoundland will indeed be a triumphal declaration, more especially after the many drawbacks and disappointments it has met with on previous occasions. The greatest credit is due to those who have persevered in this arduous undertaking, and, deapite all discouragements, have gone on in their endeavour to establish a communi tion between the old and new worlds. Mr. GLASS, the managing director of the Company, has been most assiduous in his application, and to his exer tions much of the success of this last undertaking is attributable. In expectation of the completion of the affair a great entertainment has been planned at Foilhommerhum. As soon as the present work is completed it will be sought to recover the end of last year's cable, and the most ingenious arrange ments have been made for that purpose. If all goes on well, as there is reason to believe, the communication between New York and London ' will be complete in a few hours, and the people of both hemispheres may well congratulate themselves upon the success of so very im portant an undertaking. This communication between England and America may well be re garded as one of the most striking accomplishments of modern science, and it ought to be appreciated, for it will connect in closer unison the leading com munities of the world, and be an incentive to pro gress, and a stimulus to industry. It will in every respect be matter of rejoicing when this grand un dertaking is successfully completed, and the commu nication fairly established between the distant shores of America and Ireland. It is one of those works which to all ages are landmarks of human skill and enterprise,and speak favourablyof a nation'sprogress. held a meeting, at which it was declared that if such violence were resorted to, they would suspend pay ment in Germany and abroad. This will, of course, occasion a great deal of distress, and the Prussians themselves will suffer from it. The Pussians residing in Frankfort have sent a deputation to the Prussian Commissioner, to plead the cause of Frankfort. The fact is that the Prus sians, in one way or another, are over-reaching themselves in their conduct at Frankfort ; and they will find their mistake, for the citizens of that place are not to be put down and trampled upon, like those of some of the smaller States, with im punity. The Official Gazette, of Berlin, pub- 1 lishes an article in which the course pursued by Prussia towards Frankfort is justified. It is done so after a fashion entirely Prussian, for no legality is pretended, but the spirit of 1 vengeance and vindictiveness breathes throughout its sentences. We are told the reasons for the persecution that has been instituted in that city : "The systematic hostility shown towards Prussia by the Government of Frankfort, the toleration by the latter of articles in the Frankfort press insulting to the King of PRUSSIA, the violation of treaties, the damage done to Prussian property, and Frank fort's participation in the war carried on by the Austrian coalition against Prussia." We have been repeatedly assured that Prussia's only object in this war was to renovate and improve the condition of Germany, but the secret now creeps out that she intends to revenge her own injuries, real and i mag i n ary. Frankfort is to be doomed first, and will doubtless have many successors in misfortune if the BISMARCK policy is to be carried out. We are glad that the inhabitants prove themselves worthy denizens of their " free city," and make a stand against the tyrannical oppression to which they are subjected. It has always seemed suspi cious that the Prussians will not consent to an armistice with the Federal forces ; and if we are to form an estimate of their intentions from their conduct with Frankfort, it bodes ill in deed for those States which have offended against the majesty of the Berlin Government. The un fortunate burgomaster's death is now explained : he hanged himself in despair at the manner in which the Prussians treated him, and their harsh conduct towards the city. We do not suppose for a moment that the untimely fate of Burgomaster FELLER will affect the Prussian authorities either at Frankfort or at Berlin, but it shows to what an ex- :ent their ruthless persecution goes, and how hope- Less people consider affairs when they assume their management and control. It seems by the intelligence brought by the Cuba that President JOHNSON has again exercised the pri vilege of the veto against the Freedmen's Bureau Bill on the same g roun d s on wh i ch he refused to affix his signature to the Bill of the same character last spring The Congress, however, manifest s th e same oibstinacy in the matter as it did then, and the Radicals arc apparently determined to make the most of their majority while they have it. Both Houses have passed the Bill over the veto in defiance of the President, so that experience has not made them any wiser or more moderate. The . arguments which Mr. Joux- SON brought forward appeared to most unpre judiced persons conclusive ; and, in fact, throughout the States themselves there is a very strong sense of the disadvantages of the Bureau, and there is no question that its influence among the blacks themselves has been often mischievous. They are only too ready to believe that it is the duty of the State to feed, clothe, and house them, and their constitutional indolence makes the idea very agreeable. But it is no by fostering this love of dependence that the negro can be raised to a higher level. Ile has been treated as a child too long ; let him now be taught gradually but surely to depend upon himself. For a long time to come it will be the duty of the State to watch over his interests and to afford him pro tection and encouragement, but it should be with the view of helping him to help himself—not to con tinue a system which must inevitably tend to keep him down and degrade him. All these questions w ill be more hilly and fairly discussed when the South has a voice in the representation ; and that day is, we hope, not far distant. The Radicals, indeed, are growing no wiser, and the animosity between them and the FEESIDENT'S supporters is said to be , quences from the meeting on Primrose-hill, suppos- daily increasing. In the Cabinet there have been, ing it should take place, but we hope that the as we know, changes which will strengthen rather disasters of the last few days, which all sides agree than weaken the power of the PRESIDENT. Attor to deplore, will impress upon the minds of all ney-General SPEED, known for bis vindictive hos- Reformers of the unenfrauchised classes the very tility to the South, has resigned office, and the sensible advice given yesterday by Mr. KNox to resignations of Messrs. STANTON and HARLAND are one of the few really working men brought before anticipated, though nothing definite is known. him for taking part in the riotous proceedings-- When Mr. JOHNSON finds unanimous support from "If you want to have a share in making the laws his own immediate colleagues, he will be in a better begin by obeyingthem." Our magistrates have acted position to deal with a refractory Congress. Mr. as they usually do, with judgment and fairness, and SEWARD, with his usual political sagacity, supports on no side has there been any disposition shown to the PRESIDENT, and has written a letter approving mistrust or to malign the people. The only jujus- the Philadelphia National Convention, which he tice of which our working men have reason to corn- styles " a patriotic effort to induce Congress to plain is, that, by the mismanagement of their self- admit the Southern representatives ;" adding that appointed leaders, their names should have been in such admission can alone complete the restoration any way associated with a movement whose riotous of the Union. and illegal nature is entirely foreign to their opinions The strong Protectionist feeling in the States has and sentiments. been gratified by the tax on cotton fixed•at 3 cents per lb., which forms part of the Inland Revenue Bill, to take effect in September next. This will be good news for India, though otherwise unsatis factory. The Americans have still a good deal to learn in commercial policy. cipal islands of Dalmatia, and the most important of them in a strategic point- of view. The usual annual service for the repose of the soul of his Majesty King Louis, father of the pre sent Emperor, took place yesterday in the church of Napoleon St. Leu, in the department of the Seine at Oise. Marshal Vaillant, Minister of the Empe ror's Household, and of the Fine Arts, and various local and municipal authorities were present. The military service was performed by a detachment of old soldiers of the first Empire and the company of Sapeurs Pompiers of Napoleon St. Leu. There is a regular and uninterrupted increase in the population of Rome, as appears by the new census. In 1856 it amounted to 178,798 souls. In 1865 it was 207,338. Since that period there has been an augmentation of about 3,000. The reli gious bodies are thus composed :--Cardinals, 30 ; bishops, 36 ; priests and clerks, 1,476 ; semi naristes, 834. Total, 2,376. Male professors of religion, 2,833 ; female (Religieuses), 2,169. Total, 5,002. There is thus an ecclesiastical and monas tical population of both sexes at Rome, amounting to 7,378 persons. LATEST INTEL LIGENOE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) The Lille Exhibition of Fine Arts has just been inaugurated by the Count de Niewarkerke, Super intendent of Fine Arts and the Prefect of the De partment du Nord. The number of works in the catalogue is 1,566. The elephant, it appears, has a very acute sense of smell, of which rather an alarming proof was given the other day at the Garden of Plants. A lady who was looking at it had a very beautiful bouquet in her hand, and when she left the animal contrived to pass his barrier and followed her. She retreated rapidly, but he soon overtook her and put out his trunk towards her, upon which she presented the nosegay to him. The elephant immediately put it to his mouth, and evidently enjoyed the perfume. He then gave it back to the lady with his trunk with as much politeness as it was possible for an elephant to command. The bouquet was chiefly com posed of the orange flower, and naturalists say that the elephant delights in this flower more than any other. In Japan an elephant has been known to eat all the oranges from a tree, and even to de vour some of the branches. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, July 27. A deputation . composed of Baron von Rothschild and three Senators has arrived here from Frankfort, and was received yesterday by the Minister Baron von der Heydt and Count Eulenburg. The mem bers of the deputation also had a long conference with Baron Werther and Herr von Savigny. SPAIN. MADRID, July 27 A Royal decree has been published ordering the adoption of energetic measures against officers giving their commissions to creditors as security for debt. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF TIIE CUBA. (Via Crookhaven.) Repairs and enlargement of the Imperial Library in the Rue de Richelieu have been in progress for two years. About two-thirds of these improve ments are now completed. The library contains four million volumes, many valuable manuscripts, engravings, and medals. The average addition of volumes each year is 40,000. The Epoque in an article about Prussia says : " In spite of oneself it is not possible to see without pleasure the annoyance of certain journals at the conduct of the Prussians at Frankfort. They ex cuse, they extenuate their conduct as much as they can, but they find it impossible to approve of it enti tirely. They therefore are reduced to the necessity of giving some severe advice to their ally, General Alanteuff el." NEW YORK, July 17, Evening. President Johnson has vetoed the Freedmen's Bureau Bill upon the same grounds on which he vetoed a similar bill in February last. Both Houses of Congress passed yesterday the bill over the Pre sident's veto. A•Republican Caucus has resolved that it is ex pedient that Congress should adjourn on the 23d inst. Attorney-General Speed has resigned office. Nothing definite has transpired concerning the an ticipatedresignation of Messrs.Stauton and Harland. Secretary Seward has written a letter approving the Philadelphia National Convention, which he regards as a patriotic effort to induce Congress to admit the Southern representatives, which admis sion can alone complete the restoration of the Union. President Johnson has signed the Internal Revenue Bill, which takes effect in September next. The tax on cotton is fixed at three cents per lb. Head Centre Stephens has been committed to Boston gaol for a debt of $4,000. He has since been released on bail. • Intelligence from Matamoras, dated the 2d July, states that General Carvagal has demanded of Fe deral General Getty the surrender of the French financial agent. The latter had crossed the Rio Grande at the time of the capture of Matamoras, with the customs archives in his possession. The matter has been referred to Washington. The America, Nova Scotian, and Periere have arrived out. NEW YORK, July 19, Evening. The political animosity between the Radicals and the President's supporters is daily increasing. The house has passed the joint motion to adjourn on the 25th inst. The New York Times says :—" The bill for the annexation of the British provinces was introduced by General Banks on his own responsibility, and was not acted upon or reported by the committee for foreign affairs. No importance attaches to it." The Edinburgh has arrived at New York and the Africa at Halifax. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, July 19, Evening.—Money abun dant—Gold, 1501. Exchange on London, 1651 ; on Paris, 3.40. Stocks firm and active—New York Centrals, 1041; Illinois, 124 ; Erie, 65f ; Five twenty United States Bonds, 107. Cotton steady —Midland Upland, 36c. Flour declining. Wheat dull. Corn steady. Provisions dull. Coffee slightly firmer. Molasses and sugar steady. Pe troleum slightly firmer—crude, 23c. ; refined, 39c. NEW ORLEANS, July 16.—Cotton, low to mid dling, 32 34. THE ATLANTIC CABLE. The following telegrams have been received by Reuter's Telegram Company (Limited), from Mr. R. A. Glass, managing director of the Telegraph Con struction and Maintenance Company (Limited) : " VALENTI A, July 26. " The following telegram has been received from he Great Eastern this day :—Canning to Glass, Noon, ship's time, July 26. Lat. 48.45 N., long, 51.16 W. Cable payed out, 1,744 miles. as tance ruu, 1,558 miles. Slack 11.93 per cent All going well. Weather foggy. Sea calm." VALENTIA, July 26. " The following has been received from the Grea Eastern at 6 p.m.:— " ' Frigate and Albany in sight. clear.' " Weather " VALENTIA, July 27. " Great Eastern steaming up Trinity Bay at 4.25 ,his morning; expected to land shore end at noon, local time." "And Ye shalt Walk in Silk Attire." (SUSANNA BLUME'S not ROBERT BURNS'S.) A correspondent writes to remind us that it was an English Lady who was authoress of the Song re ferred to in yesterday's Sun in our notice of Burns's Poems, the new and popular edition recently pub lished by Routledge. " Miss Susanna Blamire (1747- 1794), a Cumberland lady "—says Chambers's Cyclopaelia of English Literature (V01.H., p. 275) " was distinguished for the excellence of her Scottish poetry, which has all the idiomatic ease and grace of a native minstrel. Miss Blamire was born of a respectable family in Cumberland, at Cardew near Carlisle, where she resided till her twentieth year, beloved by a circle of friends and acquaint ances, with whom she associated in what were called merry neets, or merry evening parties, in her native district. Her sister becoming the wife of Colonel Graham of Duchray, Perthshire, Susanna accompanied the pair to Scotland, where she re remained some years, and imbibed that taste for which pro m pt e d h er bbeautiful u Scottishtif ulyrics, melody and r m The e N u a s b i c o b 'The Silier Croun,' &c. She also wrote some pieces in the Cumbrian dialect, and a descriptive poem of some length, entitled Stocklewath, or the Cumbrian Village.' Miss Blamire died unmarried at Carlisle, in her 47th year, and her name had almost faded from remembrance, when, in 1842, her poetical works were collected and published in one volume, with a preface, memoir, and notes by Patrick Maxwell." The poem in which the familiar lines mentioned occur, and which, in fact, they commence, runs as follows—being entitled— THE SILLER CROUN. And yo shall walk in silk attire, And siller ha'e to spare, Gin ye'll consent to be his bride, Nor think o' Donald main Oh, wha wad buy a silken goun, Wi' a puir broken heart ? Or what's to me a siller croun, Gin frao my love I part ? The mind whase every wish is pure, Far dearer is to me ; And ere I'm forced to break my faith, I'll lay me down and dee ; For I ha'e pledged my virgin troth, Brave Donald's fate to share, And he has gi'en to me his heart, Wi' a' it's virtues rare. His gentle manners wan my heart, lle gratefu' took the gift ; Could I but think to see it back, It wad be waur than theft. For langost life can neer repay The love he bears to me ; And ere I'm forced to break my troth, I'll lay me down and dee. Set to the air known as " The Siller Croun," these stanzas we find were first published as a single sheet song by Napier, and were afterwards inserted in the third volume of " Johnson's Museum." It may be remarked, by the way, that the last line of the third stanza and the fourth line of the second, are identical with the closing line of each of the three verses of a yet more popular Scottish song than even Miss Blamire's " Siller Croun"—meaning that lovely ditty of " Annie Laurie" beginning-- " Maxwelton braes are bonnie," and ending— " I'll lay m© down and dee." The which world-famous love song, it may be interesting to add, was written by Mr. Douglas, of Finland, on Anne, one of the daughters of Sir Robert Laurie, first baronet of Maxwelton. Readers of the " Old Curiosity Shop" are here reminded by us, in conclusion, of Dick Swiveller's echoing of those words, which have now been, we can't say exactly " fathered," but let us say " mothered " upon Miss Blamire— when just precisely in the same strain in which he describes Sophy "lVackles to Fred Trent, by saying, " She's all my fancy painted her, Sir, she's lovely, she's divine she is"—he exclaims later on, in reference to the Marchioness, " And she shall walk in silk attire, and siller ha'e to spare !" GIFT FROM HER MAJESTY.--The Rev. 11. Bal mer, of Deptf or d, near Sunderland, has received from her Majesty th e Q ueen the sum of £3, as a donation to the wife of a shipw r i g ht , named Hend erson , living at Deptford, who last week bor e th ree children at ono birth, all of whom are doing well.—hlwat,gle Journal CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Thursday Evening. The Moniteur, in the course of an explanatory article relative to the position of affairs, says that " the conditions upon which the Emperor offered his good offices are now well known. Austria was resolved to abandon Venetia, and thus disappeared the point of contest for which Italy took up arms. On the other hand, Prussia obtained advantages equally important and rapid, and in the North as well as in the South the moment had arrived to ap peal to the pacific sentiments of the Courts of Vienna, Berlin, and Florence. The French Go vernment relied upon the influence of its advice and the spirit of moderation of the three Cabinets to attain the object which it had in view. Its expec tations have not been disappointed. France will maintain the same character of amicable mediator in the deliberations which are about to commence, And she will continue to employ her influence to facilitate the work of pacification, in which she has invited the belligerents to participate. 4 , Austria did not accept without painful hesita tion the bases of the peace implying her withdrawal from the Germanic Confederation. The recollec tions which connect that Power with Germany are, in fact, the most ancient in her history. Neverthe less, to judge from the language of the press, the impression of regret caused by this sacrifice was not the same in all the province of the monarch indis tinctly. Opinion has been divided there for many years in regard to the best course to be adopted with the Germanic elements which have hitherto had preponderance in the constitutional organisa tion, but which are not predominant if the extent of territory and amount of population be considered. The Austrian Government has itself acknowledged that to strengthen its authority in the interior, and to establish a real cohesion between so many peoples differing by nationality, it was necessary to adopt the idea of a just balance, and the work of conci liation undertaken by the present Ministry in Hungary has no other object. Adopting this view, several organs of public opi nion think that Austria ought to extract from herself the conditions of her strength and her prosperity, and that being less engaged with the affairs of Germany, relieved besides from the costly burthen of Venetia, she will be more free to deyelope the immense resources contained in the greater portion of the Eastern provinces of the Empire. Besides this, it results from a conversation which M. Bismarck bad at Brunn with a former member of the Austrian Reichsrath, and which ex cites much attention at Vienna at this moment, that the Court of Prussia does not oppose in principle the proposal that Austria should connect herself by reciprocal treaties with the Governments of Southern Germany." There was a Cabinet Council held at St. Cloud yesterday, at which the Emperor presided. The place of meeting for the Plenipotentiaries to arrange the conditions of peace is not yet fixed. Should it not be at Paris, France will be represented wherever it may be by M. Benedetti, who, however, will be present at the deliberations simply in the character of a mediator, and will not interfere in drawing up the protocols. Almost all the German papers received in Paris to-day seem to have a sort of regret at the idea of peace. The Ost Deutsche Post considers that the principle of Austrian unity is destroyed, the troops discouraged, and that the defeat in the struggle is not sustained by the Hungarians, the Poles, or the Bohemians, but by Austria. In conclusion, it says, " Let us assert without equi voca ti on suc h a peace may be imposed upon us, b u t it cannot b e main tained. F rom th e moment of the signature of the treaty of peace, the only thought will be to begin the war again and to make the necessary prepara tions." Russia is also discontented. The Moscow Ga zette, in a semi-official article, says that Russia is menaced. " Strong and united Germany approaches nearer and nearer to our frontiers, and threatens to take possession of the only sea which insures our communications with the universe." It appears that at present Bavaria and the Southern States of Germany are not included in the suspension of arms. Prussian troops in great numbers have entered Hof, in Bavaria, on the railway from Dresden to Frankfort. The Bth Federal Corps has joined the Bavarians near Wurtzbourg. A letter from Ferrara says :—" The battle of Lissa was the first naval battle in which the newly invented ships have taken part. In this point of view it must be interesting to men of the naval profession particularly. As to the Italian navy it made a glorious debut. The Austrian fleet retreated towards the island of Lesina. There was every reason to believe that it was too much disabled to regain the port of Pola," Lissa is one of the prin- MEXICO. NEW YORK, July 19. Intelligence from Vera Cruz on the 9th says that it is rumoured that the Liberals have captured Tampico. BANK OF FIANCE. PARIS, July 26. The following is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding figures of the previous account : DEBTOR. July 26. fr. c. Capital of the Bank.... 182,500,000 Profits in addition to capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) 7,044,776 02 7,044,776 02 Reserve of the Bank and its branches Reserve in landed pro perty 4,000,000 Notes in circulation ... 974,592,075 Banknotes to order and receipts payable at sight Treasury account cur rent creditor Current accounts, Paris 311,866,158 99 310,013,776 79 Do. branch banks 38,588,954 41,505,069 Dividends payable 3,461,624 75 4,664,693 75 Discounts and sundry July 19. fr. 182,500,000 22,105,750 14 22,105,750 14 4,000,000 981,973,725 31,710,775 55 30,131,876 3 interests Rediscounted the last six months Surplus of receipts not 3,186,787 43 2,778,138 48 2,372,304 91 2,372,304 91 distributed _ Sundries 11,672,265 88 13,863,723 33 Total CREDITOR. July 26. July 19. Cash in hand and in fr. c. fr. c. Branch banks Commercial bills over- 678,133 67 226,613 33 due Commercial bills dis counted, not yet due 33 2,224,302 94 349,887,832 63 Do. branch banks 3 60,990,623 365,871,628 Advances on deposit of bullion Do. branch banks Do. on French Public 12,089,000 - 11,882,100 - 10,615,800 - 11;95000 - Securities Do. by branch banks Do. on railway shares 14,713,200 - 8,392,200 - 15,032,300 - 8,672;900 - - and debentures 1). branch banks Do. on Credit Foncier 35,085,500 - 23,160,700 - 35,461,700 - 23,537,900 - Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, June 10, 1857) Government Stock re- 673,700 - 557,700 - 689,100 - 539,800 •-• 60,000,000 - 60,000,000 - 1 2,980,750 14 12,980,750 14 36,171,987 91 36,171,987 91 serve Do. disposable Rentes Immobalisees (Law, June 9, 1857) 100,000,000 100,000,000 Hotel and furniture of the Bank and landed property branches Expenses of manage ment 494,300 60 477,606 78 Sundries 8,289,480 - 8,288,605 - T0ta1.........., 1,724,656,252 93 1,729,539,681 35 Certified by the Senator -Governor of the Bank of France. (Signed) ROULAND. The Bank of France has reduced its rate of dis count from 4 to 31. per cent. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. The Market opens quiet at a farthing decline. Sales probably 8,000 bales. THE NEW HOTEL AT GALLE.—The building erected by the Oriental Hotel Company at Galle is quite palatial in its dimensions and accommodation. It is a fine three -storeyed edifice erected on an elevated site, and the upper rooms command the most beautiful views of the harbour, the sea, the undulating hills around, and the mountains beyond Galle. When we visited the place the appliances from England were being unpacked, and we almost envied those who were to use the nice marble topped tables and washhandstands, the neat iron bedsteads, the baths, and other comforts and conveniences.— Colombo Observer. A GALLANT SENTINEL.--A story is told of a Prussian sentinel stationed on the steeple at Trop pan, and left behind there when his company retreated. The citizens attempted to take him prisoner, but the Prus sian easily defended with his bayonet the narrow w inding stair by which alone access could be gained to the steeple. They then decided on reducing him by famine, but the Prussian, having with him a good supply of cartridges, announced that unless he was regularly and well fed, he would shoot every one who passed in the streets around the church. The good soldier thus contrived to maintain his position for two days, when Troppau was re-occu" pied by the Prussians, and he was relieved, and, we trust, rewarded. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This . Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. GAMBLING IN HYDE PARK.—Henry Sadler, labourer, Wm. Hall, compositor, and Alfred Beagin, general dealer, were charged before Mr. Knox with gambling in Hyde Park, contrary to the regulations of the Ranger. Thos. Leader, 155 C, said be was on duty in Park-lane the previous afternoon, about four o'clock. He saw a crowd of persons inside the park, and on going across the park he saw the prisoner with a stand playing with dice, and betting with halfpence. Sadler threw the dice, and the others were playing. The stand was covered with an oil cloth, and with painted devices on it similar to those on the dice (Prince of Wales' feathers, hearts, stars, and dia monds). As soon as he went up the prisoner Beagin said, "Cheese it (run away), here's the beadles coming," and the prisoners then went and sat under a tree. He took them into custody and took possession of the stand, and another with some iron rods and rings whit were used for gambling purposes, the rings being thrown on to the rods in playing the game. On the way to the station Sadler throw a dice box from him, and on searching Beagin he found a dice box on him. Hall said he was a stranger to the others, and worked for his living as a compositor in the St. Pancras-road. He was only playing. Mr. Knox said he would have inquiries made respecting Hall. The question was whether he was one of the dupes or one of the rogues. Sadler said the articles produced did . not belong to him, but to a man who asked him to carry them as. he had another job to do. The constable said that Sadler was throwing the dice, when Beagin said " cheese it." Beagin said he was a general dealer, and had lots o. things like the dice boxes in his possession in the way of business. Mr. Knox asked Beagin if he could produce any one to spoak to his character ? Beagin said he could. Mr. Knox said that as to Sadler there could be no doubt about him. He was liable to be sent to prison for three months, but as he was not known be would only send him for a month. As to the others, inquiries would be made respecting them. MARYLEBONE. TILE HYDE PARK PROCEEDINGS.—TRIETES AND RE DEIvEm3. —Alfred Barrett, aged 12, Samuel Alham, aged 13, and Alfred Barr, aged 14, all from Kensal-green, were charged with stealing a large quantity of lead from the railings at Hyde Park, and Walter Mitchell, of 65Brindley street, Paddington, marine store dealer, was charged with receiving the same, knowing it to be stolen. Police-constable William Kersey, 184 X, said he was in Gloucester-crescent, and noticed the prisoners and three other lads. Their slops seemed to be bulky, and he fol lowed after them, when they all ran off. He pursued and caught Barrett, and found in his slop three pounds of lead and a chisel and hammer. At the station-house he gave the address of the other prisoners. He also said he had taken the lead from the Hyde Park railings. William Jones, 63 X, said he took Barr and told him he was charged with stealing lead from Hyde Park. H e sa id he was sorry for it. He said the man (Mitchell) keeping. the rag-shop would buy as much of the Hyde Park lead as he liked to bring. Inspector Egerton, X Division, said after the boys were in custody he went to Mitchell's shop, and saw him and his mother-in-law. He said he wanted to speak to Mit chell. He (Mitchell) asked what about, and was told about some lead that ho had bought during the past two days, and which had been stolen from Hyde Park. Mit chell hesitated in answering, and was told the lead alluded to was that which he had bought off some boys. He then said that he had bought lead from some boys. He produced some, and said he had more of it. He went with prisoner into an underground kitchen where ho produced 121 b. weight of lead, and said it was all be had. It was lead similar to that which had been broken off from the park rails. He was told he had more, and unless he produced it the house must be searched. He then said he had a deal more. In another underground cellar he (witness) saw a hamper under some sacks, and on opening it he found 1601 b. weight of lead, all evidently from the railings. Barrett told him that he used the hammer and chisel to break the stone at the park to get the lead out. He also found 1601 b. weight of new sheet lead. Prisoner then said to him (witness) that he bought the lead of ten boys, who said they had taken it from the stone work in Hyde Park. He gave lid. a pound for it. Prisoner said that the boys told him that the police did not interfere *with them taking it. On searching the shop upstairs there was found forty-eight bell and door knobs, two ice freezers used by confectioners, a set of music plates, the title being "The Holiday Polka," composed by Edward Steinberg, and dedicated to all young friends at home and abroad, published by Robert Cocks and Co., New Burling ton-street. Barr told him (witness) that ho said the police were after him, and prisoner said " make haste out and don't let them see you here." A book was produced which prisoner said was his, but more than half the leaves were torn out. The last entry was in 1864. Mr. Mansfield remanded the prisoners. Cuurt taa• HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, Thursday. The Queen drove ou t yes t er d ay afternoon with Princess Louise, and walked in the grounds this morning with the Duke of Edinburgh, Princess Louise, and Princess Beatrice. Prince Leopold went out also. Sir S. Northcote arrived at Osborne yesterdaY, and had the honour of di n i ng w i t h t h e Queen an d the royal family. Her Majesty held a council to-day at one o'clock, at which were present the Duke of Buckingham, the Earl of Devon, and Sir S. Northcote. The Duke of Buckingham had an audience of the Queen. Mr. Helps was Clerk of the Council. After the Council, Mr. William Bovill, Solicitor- General, was introduced by the Lord Chamberlain to her Majesty, who conferred upon him the honour of knighthood. Lady Augusta Stanley has arrived at Osborne• The Moors of Aberdeenshire and Bauffshire. Now that the shooting season is near at hand, t he usual interest is excited as to the prospects of the sportsman. It was anticipated that the rather severe winter would prove unfavourable, by discose and otherwise, to the birds of last season, but in general this has not been the case ; and now, fr° te most of the moors in the t wo coun ti es, we are assure' the prospects of the 12th of August were never wor e cheering. On the highest shooting ground in Aber deenshire (the Strathdon w e under" stand there is an exception to the other" wise favourable reports on the lower lying Tro °ts ,. There, we are informed, grouse were numerou s an d healthy all last season, and continued so till th e spring of the present year ; but disease is now Pre' valent, and is always far more fatal on the highe r hills than on the moo rs a t l ower e l eva ti on s. It would appear that where th e h eat h h a d b een 10°t severely damaged by the very severe frosts of the past winter the g r o use on suc h p l aces are most affected by disease. In consequence of this it is t° be feared that the sport on this and neighbouring, moors will this season b e very muc h curta il e d. is, however, satisfactory to.be able to state that N e and red deer are very plentiful, and i n exc ellent condition. On the Braemar and Deeside n lOOl5 disease has not made its appearance, and th e , accounts given of the fine h ea lth y appeara nce 01 the birds are very encouraging. The fine weath er during the hatching season d ou b t l ess con t r ibute" , not a little to the pleasing prospect of the Ell° oll in the district. From the Abergeldie, Crathiet and Balmoral moors the reports are equ ally favourable. The young broods at this date we re scarcely ever seen stronger or more nume rous and healthy. Ptarmigan, blackcock, and other birds are also plentiful on the several moors befog named, named, and no disease has as yet been observed' On the lower lying moors in Aberdeenshire, par t ' cularly in the Strathbogie district, game birds ar e more than usually abundant, and no signs of din" ease. On the Huntly Lodge Moors, tenanted by Major Boyd, including the Wi s h ac h , M e l sac h, and Corskie Hills, the birds are al rea d y on the ;wing, an d in coveys from 10 to 12 strong. The other gav e ' including rabbits, on these moors is very abundant; in consequence of no g rea t num b er b e i ng kill e d last season. On the Clash na d arroc h grou nd s i t i s stated that disease has manifested itself partially, but to n° great extent. If the weather continue favourable t he sport on these will not be inferior to that of fornle r , years. Of the Cabrach an d hi g h er -l y i ng m oors or , Banffshire, a correspondent writes :--The prospec t° of the sportsmen this year are very promising' Upon the moors of his Grace the Duke of Rich mond, the Earl of Fife, Lesmurdie, and BeldorneP game of all kinds is very abundant ; indeed, th e grouse are at this date strong and quite healthy There is not the slightest symptom of disease to b e observed either among birds young or old. V lore are, however, to be seen on Cabrach and Glass moors small packs of small grouse flocking WV ther, the cause of which may be owing to the ravag e° of foxes, which this year have been more than usually destructive. Despite thi s , h owe ver, anticipate that the coming season will be excee d ingly good for the sportsman, and very large bg lj may be looked for upon the 12th of August.' Scotsman. THAMES. A TRIPLE ROBBERY. —Michael llonsen, a German sugar baker, bout 21 years of age who has only been in England a short time was charged with robbing three of his country men of money, clothing, and other property. The three prosecutors Klaus Trineken, Frederick Hein rich, and Heinrich Schutte, are also sugar bakers, and were living in the same house as the prisoner in Lambeth street, Whitechapel. On Wednesday morning last, at half-past three o'clock, the prisoner left the house, and soon afterwards Trineken discovered that his box had been forced open, and his clothes £2 in money, two watch chains, and other property, valued in all at £l3 abstracted. The other Germans were also robbed of their money and clothes. The prisoner returned to his home on Wednesday afternoon. He appeared to be quite uncon cerned, and spoke to no one. The Germans did not speak to him, but Trinckin, finding that the prisoner had his coat and trowsers on under his own. dress, sent for a police constable named Hoe, of the H division, who found upon him £6 6s. 20. and three handkerchiefs. Each of the prosecutors identified one handkerchief. All the property and money stolen exceeded £2O in value, and it is sup posed that he had sold the property stolen from his coun trymen, with the exception of that on his person, and that his intention was to return to Germany. He made a par tial admission of his guilt, while Mr. Wintjen, the inter preter to the court, was translating the evidence to him. He took the clothes and money, but had nothing to do with any gold chains. The prisoner was remanded for a week to enable the police to trace the stolen property. AUDACIOUS ROBBERY. —HOW SEAMEN ARE TREATED IN EAST END DENS.—Mary Ann Bignell, a notorious prosti tute and thief, was charged with robbing a German sailor, who gave the English name Roberts, in a den of infamy in a court known as John's -place, Baker-street, Stepney, where numerous outrages and robberies have been com mitted. On Tuesday last the sailor, with the usual improvidence of his class, was drinking and spending his money freely, and met with the prisoner and lavished some of his hard earned wages upon her. She decoyed him into a vile house, No. 13, John's-place. He had not been there long before the prisoner called in three men, and they ill used him, held him down on a bed by the throat until he was nearly strangled, and removed a ring from his finger, took away a gold watch and guard, and all the money he had about him, except a few shillings which they overlooked. The thieves soon disappeared, leaving the sailor half strangled and half naked in the room where the outrage and robbery were committed. He gave a boy sixpence to fetch a policeman. The prisoner was arrested yesterday, and she was remanded for a week to enable the police to apprehend the other thieves." The Spy System. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—It appears, according to one of your even ng contemporaries, that during the recent struggle in Hyde-park between the people and the police men some of the latter have assumed private clothes, as detectives, and thereby some of the former have been captured quite unexpectedly. The plan has been adopted, probably, because in these cases, as in similar cases, the end is sup posed to justify the means. Without desiring to express any opinion upon this point, I beg leave to remind you that Copestick, the Bath astrologist, was captured in this manner in December, 1852, and shortly afterwards, namely, on the 19th Jan., 1853, you published a leading article condemnatory of this practice. Since that time other astrologists have been captured in a similar manner by police men ; and at this time any astrologist is liable to be so captured, although he may be a rate-paying householder, with a vote for his member of Par liament. But if the plan is bad with respect to people out of doors, it must be equally bad with re spect to people within doors, including Sidrophel, and, therefore, in his case also, it must be worthy of condemnation. As this fact may not be so pal pable to the writers of the Liberal press as it is to myself, I request you to permit me to place my opinion upon record in your journal, which has already more than once advocated the claims of the Sidrophel family to the possession of justice and liberty of action.—l am, sir, yours obediently, CUR. COOKE. London, 25th July, 1866. Lady Lilford has arrived at the Queen's Hotel, Upper Norwood. Our Coal Supply, (From the Builder.) On the main point a general accord is now hapPiV e arrived at. Th e coa l supp li es o f G reat Br i ta i n hav e hitherto given her, together with other advantages' the foremost place among producing and raanufa e ‘ turing people. This supply has its limits ; first, those of actual quantity; second, those of available quan tity. The quantity available depends on the expen se of working, an expense which, to a great extent, creases with the depth at which the coal is won• l e e ascertain, as far a may be done, the probable nat ure of these limits, to collect and verify information fre t all existing sour ces , an d to sat i s f y t h e public mind en a subject of such vital national interest, the Govera naent, with the general assent of the House of Col' mons, have agreed to the appointment of a coannl a ; sion as moved f or by M r . Vi v i an. I t on l y remai ns that the pe rson se l ecte d to serve on that commisaieer should be such as fully to carry out in the best mane this important duty. O n one po i nt, we trust, the Government will be on their guard. It is too muc h the fashion of the present day t o over t ax the powers : of any human brain that i s k nown, or thought, 1- be of more than ordinary capacity. In medicin e ' in law, in different departments of business life, the first effort is made to secure the first, that is to say the most bu s y, man. T h e subject matter °f inquiry lies f or th e most part within the p roper metier of the civil engineer. The geological ques tions of form a ti on , th e surveyor ' s mensura tion area, the mining surveyor's delineation of seams all beds, the direction of the miner as to the fines t economic mode of working the coal in the most ex, haustive manner, the mechanism of shafts, and g ln and pumps, and steam-engines, the whole treatnael of the coal until it is pl ace d on th e sa l esman 's wh ar, or on board the merchant vessel, all this is his Pr . ', per province. The great questio n o f l a bour, wi ne : directly constitutes 60 per cent., and indirectly u much larger proportion of the p r i ce o f co al, all which will most directly and sens i t i ve l y b e affected by any increase of diffi cu lt y i n i ts w i nn i ng , is an y engineering question. Th e so l e parts o f t h e , that lie outside the proper province of the profes% are the comme rc i a l quest i ons, as to export, o nwin and direct informati on w ill b e supp li e d i n ev id e nce „f such questions of general policy, or i n ternatio; relation, as may fall beneath the co gn isance of le , statesman or the diplomatist. Such, for examP h „ is the question, how far the mineral needed for t propulsion of ships of war should be treated dig; rently from the minerals n e e d e d f or the propula l ..l4 of projectiles ; or, in othe r w o r d s , w hy coal sho o r , or should not, be regarded as co n t ra b a nd of Na Above all, the result to be hoped for from the e ° , mission is a full, clear, and unprejudiced reP oiti.rt va t based on a lucid precis of the evidence, bringing in brief, incisive lines the gr e a t l esson s learned I , the commission, and placing them so plainly Wi er the public that further legislation will either aPP iovs totally unnecessary, or that its course and provi s n „d will be made so evidently re q ui s it e a s to comm a ~i , general assent. Let the commission thus dea l sv e 'd this great subject, and Mr. Vivian will have e arol e , the gratitude of the country, and the late Hon ) ; e cretary will have added another to his existing claims on our respect. The Duke of Hamilton left town yesterday °li:d our of visits. Lord Charles H am ilt on Douglas era li3- yesterday for India. - r et The Duchess of Buccleuch and Lady 3 131.16 ,, 01 0 Scott have returned to Monta gu House, Whitehall, ' : ear visiting Lord and Lady H enr y S co tt, at Beaulieu, from Southampton. The duke retu r ns to town todayfr° Hants. The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury an family are staying at Hatfield House, near Hero.