The Sun. — London, England, 1866-09-28 00:00:00

AIFEBOAT SERVICES. —During the storms of the past twenty months the National Lifeboat filtution, by its life boats and other means, contributed to the savinz of 1,250 persons from different wrecks on our coasts. The Institution also expended .042,420 in the same perl.d on its lifeboat eatablishments, hi addition to granting £3,302 as iewarde. The Committee of the Institution earnestly A PPEAL to the public for ASSISTANCE to enable them to meet the continued heavy demands on the Institution's 172 lifeboat establishments. Contributions are reeeived by the London and country bankers ; and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis, Esq., at the Institution, 14, John-street, Adelphi, London. HEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. TSole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. Chattertou T FTIA EV ENING w ll be performed Shakspere's Tragedy of KING JOHN. Mr. l'helt.s, Mr. Barry Su;liva, Messrs. T. Sw•nbourne, T. ead. Ma-ter t'ercy Roselle ; M,snames Berman Vezin. H. Yandenhoil", G. Hodson, F. Bea.ett, A. Goiter, &c. To conclude with Shakspere's CO MEDY OF ERRORS. Brothers Dromio by the Brothers Webb. Commence at Seven. T HEATR E ROYAL, HAYMARKET, Sole Lessee and Manag-er, Mr. Bucks one. Will OPEN for the Season youon 51.L1NDA t Y A f o_t 1. when will be r ed the Comedy H 1114.1 I - -LAW, written yb Geor,..- - e Coleman (t.he y o unger , and first pro.;ttc• d at the Haymarket Theatre, July 15, 1 7 97. , Lord Duberly, Mr. Chip pendale ; Dick Dowlas. Mr. W. arren ; Doctor Pantdoss, Mr Compton Zakiel Homespun, Mr. Buckstone; Steadfast, Arr. lioc,ers ; ii,nriek. Mr. Braid; Lsdy Duberly, Mr'. Chip- Miss C. Hill ; Cicely Homespun, pendales; Caroline Dormer, Afiss Nell) , Moore. After which a BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT, intro duciny the .•. , isters Christine and Agnes llealy, from the ICing's Theatre, Copenhagen, their first appearance in London. To be followed by the NATIONAL ANTHEM. Concluding with the revived Farce, in Two Acts, entitled HIS FIRS CAMPAGNE. Mr. Compton and Mr. W. Farren. On Tuesday and Wednesday only, The Heir-at-Law, the Sisters Healy, and His First Campagne. On Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews will make their first appearance since their return from the Continent, when will be performed. for three nights only, USED UP. Sir Charles Co datream, Mr. C. Mathews, performed by him in Paris in the French language, and with triumphant success ; with the Farce of MY MOT LIER'S SIAID. in which Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Mathews will appear. Mr. Sothern will return at Christmas. The Box-office will he opened cn Saturday, septembrr 29. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Fechter. THIS EVENING, and during the week.—Mr. and Mrs DION IiOUCICAULT in the new Drama, "THE LONG .STRIKE." Performances :—At 7 o'clock, NURSEY CIIV_KWEED. Messrs. IL Widdicomb, Moreland. D. Evans, and Miss K. J3laudtord. At a Quarter before 8, the new Drama, in Four Acts, THE LONG STRIKE, written by Dion Boucicault. The New Scenery by sir. 'l'. Greive and assistants. Memel. S. Emery, IL Widkiicomb, Fitzpatrick, Dalton, D. Evans, Anderson, Isewbound. Stanley. Lomas, Moreland, Andrews, Reynolds, and J. C. Cowper. To conclude with UP IN THE WORLD. Acting Manager, Mr. H. Barnett. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Box-office open daily from Ten till Five. THE LONG STRIKE.-ROYAL LYCEUM TREAT UK,— Johnny Reilly (an Irish Sailor), Mr. D. Boucicault ; Jane Learoyd (a Factory Girl), Mrs. D. Bouci cault. At 7 o'clock, ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. Doors open at Half-past Seven, performances commence At Eight o'clock precisely. THIS EVENING, a New and Original Drama, in Three Acts, by Watts Phillips. Esq., entitled THE HUGUENOT 'CAPTAIN. Principal characters by Mrs. Stir.ing, Miss Neilson, Miss Augusta Thomson ; Mr. Geor_ e Honey and slr. Vining. Grand Ballet of Bohemians, in which MM. Flig.;eo ief, Clodoche, Comete , a n d Normande, will appear. /New scenery by Mr. F. Lloyds. IIEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI, Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster, Will RE-OPEN cn MONDAY , Oct. 1. The Company to meet in the Green Room on MONDAY, Sept. 2+, a One o'clock. Miss KATE TERRY will make her k'irst Appear ance at the Theatre Royal Adelphi on Monday, Oct. 1. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Airs. bwanborough. THIS NVENING, THE MARRIED BACHELOR. Messrs. Thorne and Price; Misses Johnstone and likhes. To be followed by WAITING FOR THE UNDER GROUND. Alter which, will be produced the Latest Edition of KENILWORTH. Mem& lhorne, James, Fenton, and Turner ; Mesdames Ada Swanborougb, Raynham, John ptone, and dolt To conclude with JACK'S DELIGHT. T H7E "SUN" NEWSPAPER.- G. R. GLENIE, Sporting Library, 4, Connaught terrace, Edgware-road, is specially appointed AGNN t' to deliver the LATE EDITION of " THE SUN " at the earlieit possible moment atter leaving the press. 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London Houses: 154, 155, 155, 1 5 7, Minories ; 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, PB, 89, Ald ga t e 506, 507, 508, New Oxford-street ; 1,2, 3, Hart-street; 137, 138, Totteuham-court-road; 283, Euston -road. Country Branch—Bradford, Yorkshire. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tlllll DAT.—Merning, 4h. 16m.— Afternoon, 4h. 38m. To-Monitow.-Morning, sh. Om.—Afternoon, sh. 24m, ";* C d t #'*.=l4% LONDON, FRIDAY, SEPT. 28, 1866. An interesting meeting-took place at Exeter on Wednesday last, when the medals and prizes were presented to the successful students at the last election. Sir STAFFORD NORTIICOTE, who presided on the occasion, delivered an admirable addr eft , which was well received. The right hon. gentleman observed with great justice that it would be a far better arrangement if they had one great field day for the presentation of all prizes, &c., connected with the examinations in the place. By this means they could assemble many influential persons, and there would be this advantage that they would not run the risk of putting one portion above the other. There exists, indeed, a great necessity for the education of the country to be more harmonised, and the sooner those concerned in the matter will bring the various branches to gether, the better it will be for the interests of the Community. Sir S. NORTIICOTE has evidently well considered the matter carefully, and his opinions deserve more weight in consequence. It appears that in Leeds the system he advocates has already been adopted with considerable success, and a degree of interest is thus excited, and an importance attached to the distribution which they could not otherwise assume. Very true were the observations made as to the difficulties that present themselves to those who teach science. They have to create a feeling of need for it, as it were, in the minds of the people before they can hope to make any consider able progress, and attain any great degree of sue- England, in this respect, is in the back ground, partly owing to the p ract i cal turn of mind which is in the English charac t er , which regards scientific teaching as impracticable." A s or t of prejudice has long been entertained against w h at has been called the o iogies," and this has con duced to retard the progress which otherwise would undoubtedly have been made. Gratitude is due to those distinguished persons who have laboured to forward this great work among us. It never could answer in this age of progress to keep the old plan of neglecting the relative bearings of things, and merely CCSS. looking at the work before us in the least compre hensive way possible. "It is necessary , " as it is here expressed, to " work by the rule of art as well as by the rule of thumb." We have no reason to despair of ultimately ob taining all we desire on this point when we survey the progress which has been made by those who have been trained by the Government. In 1859 only 59 candidates appeared for mastership, and last year the number was augmented to 169. In 1860 only nine classes existed with 500 scholars, but now there are as many as 484 classes, with 6,835 scholars. These are facts which speak for themselves, and need no comment to give them force or expression. Education is, indeed, the great advantage which all the middle and lower classes possess over those of a former generation. It is the true distinction, and however much Mr. BRIGIIT and his friends may de clare that its consideration need not enter into the question of fitness of franchise, it is the main point after all. Unhappily great changes are being made in this important matter, and as Sir S. NORTII COTE said, " the days have passed when a man who has failed in everything else, is regarded as being able to teach boys to read and write." An instance of the change that has taken place in the public appreciation of science was aptly given by Mr. COLERIDGE, M.P., who briefly addressed the meeting. lie said that he left college much in the position of the man described by Professor FARA DAY, " as being unable to give the details of the working of the steam engine, and would be puzzled to describe the construction of the aneroid barome ter." The habits of strict attention and sustained inquiry that are induced by this study are truly most beneficial. Lectures and addresses at Mechanics' Institutes are now getting the fashion, for the winter session of such institutions is beginning, and it is customary for the presidents to deliver inaugural addresses. The presidents, thanks to that kindly sympathy between classes which, in spite of Mr. BRIGHT, is becoming more and more characteristic of English life, are usually gentlemen occupying a very different social position from the members of the institutes themselves. This does not prevent the speakers from entering heartily into the interests of the association, nor does it hinder them from arrest ing the attention of their hearers. Very often they are able to throw a new light upon some i perplexing question, to make useful suggestions, or to decide impartially between some rival claims. Lookers-on, they say, sec most of the game, and in the same way an independent observer who is not personally affected by the issue of the discussions, nor identified with local parties and interests, may be able to foru a more accurate judgment, to sug gest a wiser course than those more immediately concerned. Certainly the address delivered by the Earl of HARROWBY at the Midland Institute, at Birmingham, on Monday last, gave ample evidence of a hearty interest in the welfare of the association, and of an enlightened judgment as to the principles on which it should be conducted. This institute is, as may be supposed, an association of considerable importance. The mechanics of Birmingham and the Midland Counties possess a high degree of natural intelligence, quickened by the nature of their employments and the pressure of competi tion. It was necessary in addressing such an audience to utter something more than courteous platitudes or vague generalities. Lord HARROWBY began by admitting the difficulty which he felt in assuming the headship of institution. " Surely," he said, " the town which nearly a century ago could boast of a IhrrToN, a PRIESTLY, and a WATT among their fellow-citizens, cannot need to bring a country gentleman from thirty miles off to tell them of the importance of education, or if, stimulate them to fresh exertions in its cause." Lord Hannower, however, found something useful to say, for he boldly faced the practical difficulties which attend the intellectual cultivation of a man who from his early youth up wards has been forced to devote himself to some industrial pursuit. Not only is this necessary for earning his living, but because in most mechanical or industrial pursuits it is imperative to begin at a very early age. " It is in vain," said Lord HAR ROWBY, while speaking on this subject, " that edu- 1 cationalists and philanthropists remonstrate and en large upon the advantages of prolonging the years of school. The necessities of life are too strong— they prevail over all general reasoning ; the boy or young man goes to work or into actual business with little more in his possessien than the imple ments by which knowledge is acquired." How, asked the noble Earl, is this difficulty to be met, and how can the contending claims of practical life and mental cultivation be reconciled ? This is, in fact, the great difficulty in the way of edu cating the lower classes not merely enabling them to read and write, but to attain that degree of intelligent proficiency which shall make them take pleasure in intellectual pursuits. As Lord llannowsY remarked, the Legislature has done something by restricting the hours of labour for the young ; but this does not solve the problem so far as the elders are concerned, and it is on this subject that Lord HARROWBY made a very valuable suggestion. Mechanics' Institutes were as we all know, founded in a great measure to supply the deficiencies of early education ; and if they have not fully succeeded in all that was expected from them it has been not because they aimed at too little, but too much. The very fact of a man being unfamiliar with literature, unaccus tomed to study, makes him less disposed to serious mental application after his work. It is true there have been notable exceptions, in which some of the very highest names on the roll of science have risen from the ranks : 'nu 011 MILLER, HUMPHREY DAVY, rise intellects whose acuteness nothing to the m emory, an d prove to u a s nd th m at an th y theroeaerres i can blunt, spirits whose indomitable perseverance no impediment could daunt ; bu t these areth e e anics, excep tions, not the rule, and the p owe rs of Mechanics' Institutes have acted too much on th e principle th at every intelligent mechanic was a HUGH MILLE R in disguise. It is useless to expect hard and continu ous mental application from the great body of men after working hours. We do not find it in the really educated classes, those whose whole youth has been spent in schools and colleges. How many gentle men of the middle ranks, on returning from their chambers or their offices, settle themselves to a care fulstudy of scientific or historical works ? We doubt whether the proportion would be foiled to be very much greater than it is in the Mechanics' Institutes, and we agree with Lord llARaowsy that the 800 or 1,000 students included in the Industrial classes of their institute form a subject for congratulation. " In so busy a community," said the noble Presi dent, " we must not expect too much. It is not every youth who, after having spent a busy day, engaged in manual craft or behind the counter, or at the Pitye tie dest s wish the bodily powers or the mental well exhausted, is prepared to find his repose rather in mental exertion than in mere recreation." One great reason in Lord HARROWBVS Opinion of the limited success attending mechanics' institutes has been their rigorous exclusion of thetwo most generally interesting topics, religion and politics. It was feared the introduction of such topics might crea t e discussions Meng the members, and would limit the number of supporters. This policy Lord ARROWBY believes, and we think with reason, to ba a mistaken one. Few, he says, seek instruction simply for its own sake. The two things for which the busy or the working man cares about beyond his own business are generally these very two that prudence has excluded from discussion. Yet, as Lord HARROWBY justly urged, the working man must form a judgment upon them ; and how can he form a sound one with out information ? He does not advocate party discussions or sectarian disputes, but he asks whether there is no neutral ground. Might not subjects be selected in politics sufficiently remote from our own day to avoid exciting angry feeling, and yet calculated to lead to an increased knowledge of ancient and modern history, and to enlarge the judgment on public affairs? And with regard to religion, is there, he asks, no common meeting place ? " Could not the evidences of our common faith be made matter for most interesting and common instruction, a subject which can be studied equally in the words of the Uni tarian Nonconformist LARDNER, of the English Churchmen BUTLER, PALEY, WIIAT ELY, and DANIEL WILSON ; of the Presbyterian CHALMERS, or the Roman Catholic Abbe FRAYPINON, without awakening the jealousy of sects or churches ?" The arguments by which Lord HARROWBY supported his views were sound and forcible, and commended themselves to the attention of the audience. No doubt a wise and cautious introduction of these great and pressing topics among the studies of these institutes would not only add largely to their at traction; but materially increase their usefulness ; and we hope the directors will give the question their earnest consideration, since they are framing laws for men, not for schoolboys, and if they wish to enlarge their views and to cultivate their intelli gence they could hardly choose a more effectual method. Mr. IL HUME, the honorary secretary to the Eyre Defence and Aid Fund, has forwarded for publication two communications which cannot fail to attract attention. The first is from the secretary of one of the London branches of the Reform League, and contains the following astounding resolution : " That this meeting expresses the deepest sym pathy with the gentlemen who form the committee for the purpose of bringift to justice Mr. EYRE, ex-Governor of Jamaica, for the murder of Mr. GORDON, and this meeting pledges itself to support that committee to the best of its ability." It now really seems as if those who are the self-constituted champions of reform were resolved to damage their cause as much as possible in the sight of all sensible individuals. Not content with the senseless clamour they raised about the meeting in Hyde Park, they now turn to subjects totally unconnected with the object they have set before them. What connection can pos sibly exist between Reform and the question of the Jamaica outbreak ? It is quite scandalous that a great question which affects the interests of the community should be mixed up with the cabals of those who further the cause of intolerance and prejudice. These zealous propagators of the slanders on Mr. EYRE'S reputation will find themselves very much mistaken if they think that they will succeed in convincing others of the reasonableness of their opinions ; but we would warn them of the great injury they are doing to their own political reputation, and the damage done by their means to the cause of Reform altogether. It is not by exhibiting themselves as its advocates, and then veering about to suit the prejudices of a faction, that they will ever impress themselves upon the minds of their fellow-men. They have no right to compass things as they are doing, and they will serve no ' other end than that of making themselves contemptible in the opinion of straightforward persons by their pertinacious course, while they injure the cause they pretend to serve by dragging it forward in au unsuitable manner. The other comunication referred to is from Sir SAMUEL BAKER, and it is a positive relief to peruse it after the foregoing letter. He states that his previous letter on this subject has produced so malignant an expression of hostility" from the enemies of Mr. EYRE, that he now cannot refrain from thinking that a section of Englishmen are not contented with the course pursued by her MAJESTY'S Government, but have determined to institute a criminal prosecution against Mr. EYRE on a charge of wilful murder." The consequence of this extraordinary and uncalled-for proceeding is emphatically stated in this letter to be that Mr. EYRE, after a long life devoted to the service of his country, has lost his official position, stipend, and claim to pension, and it is now sought to " ruin him both in reputation and in purse by a combination of his countrymen, who have subscribed so large a sum for his prosecution that it will entail an enormous expenditure for the costs of his defence." We trust that this earnest exposi tion of the state of the case will not be without its effects, and that those who have hitherto kept aloof from the affair will now come forward, as a single act of justice, to one who has been ma ligned and oppressed. It is time for independent parties to bestir themselves when the upholders and promoters of the faction are so numerous, and are acting in so determined a manner. We are glad that Sir S. BAKER has spoken out after this deter mined fashion, and we entirely agree with him that a great portion of Mr. EYRE'S countrymen should, as Englishmen, " support him against a sys tem of persecution that is humiliating to the character of England." It is, indeed, lowering to the dignity of our nation in the eyes of foreign countries that any class or section among us should so connect them selves as to persecute one who has rendered signal services to his country. It will not do for the sake of justice that Mr. EYRE should be left to the mercies of these men, and it will not do for the sake of consistency that the honoured name of Reform should be traduced after the fashion that is thus threatened. Let those who really admire and appre ciate the cause rally round one who has been the victim of intolerance and prejudice, and so bring these perve rse an d m i staken individuals to their senses by showi ng th em the errors of their way in directing such an " intensity of hatred, malice, and all uncharitableness against Mr. EYRE." T H E PROPOSED RAILWAY TUNNEL BENEATH THE MERSEY.—Yesterday a letter was read to the Merse y Dock Board from Mr. Alexander G. Lynn, the en g i neer acting for Mr. Fowler, one of the chief promoters of the scheme for the railway tunnel under the Mersey, st a ti ng that the Liverpool and Birkenhead Railway Companies intended to proceed in the next session to obtain powers to construct a similar tunnel. Mr. Lynn asked thoco-oper a _ tion of the board, in order that the commerce and traffic of the dock estate might not be interfered with, and that the best arrangements for all parties and the public might be made. Mr. Lynn also asked for the assistance of Mr. Lyster, the dock engineer, whose experience in marine engineering is varied and extensive. The letter was re ferred to the Works Committee for consideration. -------- A MAN KICKING HIS UNCLE TO DEATH.—Yester day, at the Police-court, Barnsley, Charles Choppell was remanded till Monday, charged with manslaughter. It appears that the prisoner and his uncle, Mr. W. Choppell, farmer, were drinking together at the Crown Inn, near Penistone, when a quarrel arose between them. Soon after they met near a stack-garth in. the neighbourhood, when the prisoner attacked his uncle and kicked him in so fright ful a manner that he died between eight and nine o'clock ou Tuesday night...-Diancheacr ceurkT• CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) P./..RIS, Thursday Evening. The Moniteur gives an account of some very in teresting operations of the ironclad fleet before Biarritz, under the orders of Vice-Admiral Baron de la Ronciere le Noury. It was composed of the Magenta, the ironclad frigates Pflaroine, Magnanime and la France, and the avisos Forbin and Renard. The Emperor, Empress, and the Prince Imperial, accompanied by the Duke de Leuchtenbourg, Mar shal O'Donnell; General Fleury, the Prussian Am bassador, the Minister of the United States, the Ambassadors of France at Madrid and St. Peters burg, and the local authorities went first on board the Magenta, and afterwards visited the other vessels. The Emperor examined the artillery of the Magenta with great attention. Firing took place, and the Emperor convinced himself that the guns, which weigh about 21 tons, can be easily worked in a heavy sea. At Biarritz the sea is generally rather rough, but in spite of the oscillations and the tossing of the vessels his Majesty and the young Prince went on board all the vessels. The experiments lasted three hours, and on their conclusion when the party landed they were greetedwith heartfelt acclamations, which rent the air. More experiments are to be made with the formidable artillery of the Magenta. The AS iecle says Although iu Germany there is a general suspension of arms and there are joyous acclamations in the avenue of Charlottenburg peace is not yet established on a solid basis. The work undertaken by the Cabinet of Berlin meets with obstacles. Whilst the bourgeoisie of Frankfort com plains of the destruction of their ancient franchises, the town of Hanover protests by insurrectionary movements. On Friday last, on the occasion of the anniversary of the ci-devant Prince Royal Ernest Auguste, groups of workmen and disbanded sol diers paraded the streets, and broke the windows of a shop, the proprietor of which had in the morning refused to allow white and yellow sand to be thrown on the front of it. (These are the Hanoverian colours.) They rifled the shop of M. Schrader, who had exhibited the Prussian colours. These are symp toms which ought to excite attention, and they prove that the Prussian Government can only enlist the sympathy of the population by introducing ex tensive and liberal reforms. Saxony continues to resist the demands of Prussia. The negotiations, suspended from time to time, are only renewed to be again interrupted." The Marquis de Boisy, who was chiefly cele brated for his attacks upon England and the Eng lish, died yesterday morning, at his chateau at Manly, near Versailles, in his 68th year. Strange to say, although the Marquis was Bach an enemy to the English in speech, he adopted every English comfort in his house, and I believe his second wife, the Marchioness, is an English lady, the Countess Guiccioli. He became a Senator on the 4th of March, 1853. In his politics he was " everything by turns and nothing long." He supported and attracted every Ministry according to fancy or the inspiration of the moment. He has been Royalist, Republican, Monarchist, and it may be said Revolutionist. One day (the 18th July, 1843) he was called to order no less than ten times, but in spite of remonstrance he generally pursued the uneven tenour of crimination, abuse, and reproach. One day during the session previous to the last he excelled himself in his invete racy towards England, and called upon France to make war without delay, promising to be him self at the front of the attack. He will be missed in the Senate, where the proceedings are sometimes very flat ; but the absurdities of the Mar quis were certain to excite amusement and laughter. A letter from Berlin, dated Sept. 23, says :—" It is believed that when the Royal manifesto announc ing the annexation of the States to Prussia shall appear it will contain the announcement that his Majesty intends to assume the title of King of Prussia and Westphalia, nn the ground that Hanover and Cassel formerly were included in the ancient kingdom of Westphalia. It is also stated that the orange colour will be added to the two others of the Prussian flag, which will thus become a tricoloured flag—black, white, and orange." The Austrian Government will also immediately issue a manifesto. More manifestations of earthquakes are recorded. On Saturday last at 3 a.m., at Menton in the South of France, a violent shock alarmed the inhabitants. It was instantaneous, but marked its presence by shaking the furniture in the rooms. From the direction of this shock it is supposed by scientific observers that convulsions are likely to take place on the coasts of the Mediterranean, and that volcanic erruptions from Mount Vesuvius will suc ceed. It is an ascertained fact that when earth quakes take place, Vesuvius has always sympathetic and violent eruptions. The Constitutionnel gives a memoir of the lately deceased M. Baciocchi, the Emperor's principal chamberlain, and says that just before the Empress left Paris for Biarritz her Majesty paid him a visit. The next day her Majesty sent him word to keep in his bed-room as her Majesty had kept it in hers at the moment of the birth of the Imperial Prince a treasure the most precious of the Crown of France. It is a reliquary, consisting of a portion of clothing belonging to Jesus Christ, a piece of the veil of the Virgin Mary, and a bit of the shroud of St. John the Baptist. In the midst is a souvenir of Charle magne, which the magistrates of AU-la-Chapelle gave to NapoleOn I. The weather has continued fine to-day, and the temperature has been seasonable and agreeable. A day or two ago an ingenious fellow, who in general lives " anyhow," took it into his head to give an illustration of the last mode of being able to sell things cheap. A truck was at a door in the Rue de la Chapelle filled with vegetables, rabbits, poultry, and other nice articles. Its owner being very much engaged at a wine shop, our hero wheeled off the truck and sold the goods at such astonish ingly low prices that before the right owner of the truck could reach him he had sold almost the whole of the goods and pocketed the money. He was, however, suddenly stopped in his mercantile career by the police, who conducted him to prison. Never, perhaps, was a bill of exchange drawn for " value received " under such strange circum stances as were disclosed a day or two ago before the Tribunal of the Deux Sevres. In the commune o Melle, in that department, live Mr. and Mrs.Dorange. They have for a neighbour a farmer named Brain. Some mouths ago they invited him to supper, and all was gaiety. Just as he was going home to bed, however, Dorange seized a knife and threatened to kill him if he did not immediately sign a bill of exchange for 1,000 f., the price " of the favours of his wife." Dorange made Brain swear by "his fathers" that he would go next day to a notary, and sign the bill as if it were given as security for money lent. Brain did so. Upon reflection, however, and protesting that he had never had the " value received," and not liking to pay at maturity a bill obtained by intimidation, he gave informa tion to the authorities, and the result was the trial of the husband and wife on the charge of fraud and violence. The wife swore that on the 13th of April last (she recollected the date because it was " wash ing-day") Brain promised her I,ooof. "for forget ting her duty to her husband." The husband was convicted and sentenced to two years' imprison ment. The Court, however, absolved the wife from the charge. A BURGLAR CAUGHT IN A CHIMNEY. —Early yes-. terday morning, a young woman, who is an assistant to Mr. Booth, pawnbroker, Bury, heard a noise proceeding from some part of the promises as if a person were being suffocated. Obtaining the assistance of a neighbour she proceeded to search the premises, but for some time she was unable to tell whence the sound proceeded. At last she discovered that they came from a chimney on the second floor, and on looking up she saw a man stuck fast. He was crying loudly for help. The police were informed of tho circumstance, and on some of them ascending the roof they discovered tho man a few yards below. He had intended robbing Mr. Booth, and had adopted this means of obtaining entrance, but when he bad descended a few yards he could go no further, and could not return. He remained in this perilous position from two o'clock in tho morning until nearly seven, and his appearance when in the presen c e of some hundreds of spectators stowlhigili, o ha d hoard of the affair, was doleful in the extreme. }Bs name is James Moore ? and he is stated to be a returned wuvict. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 28, 1866. LA TEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) THE BRAZILS. (By Telegraph from Lisbon.) BUENOS AYRES, August 27. Exchange on London, 494- ; dollars, 25.50. Wet salted hides, 31k to 36 ; tallow, 154 ; lumber, 50; flour, 8 to 9. EGYPT. ALEXANDRIA, Sept. 25. The Nile is still rising, and apprehensions are e ntertained of an inundation. The Nada has sunk the Bhima from India off Shadwah in the Red Sea. The cargo and the crew of the Bhima, with the exception of five persons, were lost. TURKEY. S3IYRNA, Sept. 19. A fresh revolt has broken out in the Ghiour- Gagh. An engagement has taken place between the rebels and the Turkish troops, in which the former lost 50 killei. An insurrectionary movement has also occurred at Zeitoun. Three of the insurgent leaders have been captured and taken to Constantinople. CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 22. Via Trieste. News received here from Candia confirms the ar rival of Mustaph Pacha in that island. He had issued a proclamation to the inhabitants, calling upon them to submit to the Turkish authority, and promising to redress their grievances. They are required to lay down their arms within five days. Prince Stourdza has arrived here from Bucharest in order to come to an understanding with the Porte relative to the government of Roumania. The Turkisk Government have agreed to the demand made by Prince Charles of Hohenzollern for per mission to coin the moneys of the Principalities. With reference to the demand relative to the be stowal of decorations or orders of merit, the Porte has only consented to allow His Highness to nominate those who are to receive the decoration, and had likewise stipulated that the army shall still remain on the footing prescribed at the Paris conferences. AME RICA. NEW YORK, Sept. 22 (Evening). Gold, 1431. Exchange on London, 1541. Five-Twenty United States Bonds, 1111. Cotton, middling upland, 35k. AUSTRIA AND ITALY. VIENNA, Sept. 26, 5.50 p.m. The Convention with Italy is said to be concluded. Austria is to receive 35,000,000 florins in silver. The King of Saxony has gone to Toplitz. LISBON, Sept. 26. The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company's ship Douro arrived here from Brazil at noon to-day (Wednesday), and will leave for Southampton at 6 p.m. with specie, £44,519, 65 passengers, 300 rolls of tobacco, 928 bags of coffee, 16 packages of ipecqeuanha, 100 barrels of tapioca, and 174 packages sundries. ARRIVAL OF THE GAMBODGE. SUEZ, Sept. 26. The Messageries Imperiales steamer Gambodge arrived here to-day. She brings 3,300 bales of silk. THE EASTERN QUESTION. TRIESTE, Sept. 27. Advices received here from Athens, dated Sept. 22, state that the Turkish Ambassador in that city threatens to break off diplomatic relations with Greece. The representations he has made to the Greek Government have been supported by the English anti French Ministers.' The Cretan insurgents, after a severe engage ment, have taken by storm a position near Maleya. It is believed that the Austrian fleet will shortly arrive in Greek waters. FRANCE. BOURSE, Sept. 27.—Two o'clock.—The upward movement which has been in progress for the last few days has come to an end, the speculators taking ad vantage of the higher prices to realise their profits, and thus the multiplicity of sales has had the effect of causing a decline in nearly all Securities. French Threes were done at at 69f. 50c., or a fall of 15c. ; Italian Fives at 57f. 65c., or a loss of 30c. ; Mobi her at 675 f., or sf. lower ; Credit Foncier have advanced 2f. 50c., to 1,382 f. ; and Comptoir d'Es compte are unchanged at 918 f. 75c. Railway shares are also quoted lower. Three o'clock.—The market was weaker at the close, prices being as follows: 4} per Cents 97 Do. end month 3 per Cents. 69 40 Do. end month 69 47} Credit Mobilier Do. end month Credit Foncier Do. end month 1385 &UV Bank Shares 3610 Italian Loan 57 50 Do. end month 57 40 Mexican Loan — Do. Bonds — Spanish Threes Home Debt — Deferred For Account. Orleans BBB 75 Northern 1175 Lyons and Mediterranean 902 50 Southern 578 75 Western 573 70 Eastern 545 Sardinian Austrian Lombard 417 50 North of Spain — _ __ _ Saragossa 155 Ditto to Barcelona — , Roman — WEST INDIA, MEXICAN, AND PACIFIC MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, Sept. 28. The Royal Mail Company's steamship Seine, Capt. Revett, with the above mails, has arrived. She brings 99 passenger, specie,f, $2,394,745, and 2,033 packages ; cargo consisting chiefly of cocoa, cigars, cochineal, bark, and indiarubber. The Seine left St. 'Thomas on the 13th; the last six days of the passage she experienced strong wes terly winds and heavy sea. On the 22d, lat. 41.48, long. 32.20, spoke the ship Prince of Wales ; 23d, lat. 43, long. 28.40, ships William Corry and Tudor; and 25th, lat. 46.40, long. 17.30, the ship Walsachen. Her Majesty's ship Buzzard was at Barbadoes, the Clio at Panama, the Sutledge, Scout, Sparrow Hawk at Esquimault, the Alert and Shearwater on the Coast of Mexico, Topez at Callao, the Colum bine at Valparaiso, the Sphynx, Cadmus, Barra couta, Doris, Aboukir at Jamaica. The steamer Chilean, from Liverpool, arrived at Colon on the 28th ult., and the French steamer Noveau Moilde, from St. Mazaine, same date. The steamer Carribean and bark Vivia, both from Liver pool, arrived at Colon on the 30th. The schooner Esperanza, from London for As. pinwall, went ashore on the Salamanca Reef, eas of the Magdalena river. The British ship Wigtonshire, of St. John's, was burnt in lat 31 S. long. 130 W. MEXICO. The general news rather unsatisfactory to the party of peace and order. Wherever French troops have been withdrawn the Liberals have appeared in force. Daily encounters take place, in which the Juarists are dispersed, but to reappear at some other place and enact their scenes of violence. Large bodies of Americans have passed the frontier ; it is said in the rservicg.9lthe Liberal Government The recent proclamation of the President of the United and elsewhere, and that the Government was about States, wherein the blockade of the Mexican ports to give the proper grants to the discoverers. by order of the Imperial Government is not recog- Nothing had been heard of the missing war nised, had created great joy amongst the enemies steamer Bolivar, and it is feared she is lost. of the empire. Great complications are expected from the steps taken by the neighbouring Republic, andthe dissolution of the Imperial system is looked upon as inevitable. On the other hand, the Liberal Generals, wherever any success had been obtained, were already imitating the traditional system in the American Republics or quarrelling about the supreme command. CENTRAL AMERICA. A sharp shock of earthquake was experienced in Guatemala on the 9th August. There was a grand celebration in Salvador from the 2d to the 6th of August, which was concluded by a splendid ball given by the President. The Constitution speaks in flattering terms of the progress Salvador is making in commerce and in the various branches of agriculture. The newly elected President, Castro, of Costa Rica, is spoken of in the highest terms by the press of that State, for the judgment he has shown in the administration of the Government, and the steps he has taken to reduce the expense of the different de partments of the Republic. All the Central American States are at peace. IMPORTANT DECREE. Jose Maria Castro, President of the Republic of Costa Rica, aware that the cholera-morbus has ex- . tended to certain points of North America whence it can easily pass to the States bordering on Costa Rica, and from them to that Republic, unless the necessary precautions are taken in time to pre vent it. Decrees. Art. 1. The introduction, by whatever route, into the territory of the Republic, of all per sons or goods proceeding from places infected with cholera-morbus, or which may have touched in such places, is prohibited, unless 40 days have passed without any accident from cholera having happened to the said persons. 2d. The only deviation from the preceding articlo is, that vessels and mails carriers are permitted to land the correspondence which they bring, deliver ing them to the employees appointed to receive them in the place and form indicated in separate instructions. Art. 3. Sanitary regulations shall be established by the respective Secretaries at.the different parts of the Republic most convenient, and all the requi site measures will be taken which the danger de mands, Art. 4. Persons breaking article Ist will be treated as criminals operating against the public health, as also the employees of the Government, through whose negligence such infraction may be committed. Given in the National Palace, San Jose, Costa Rica, 23d August, 1866. (Signed) JOSE MARIA CASTRO. Secy. of State, A. Esquivel. _ The Villa do Madrid and Blanca of the Spanish squadron were at Rio Janeiro, with most of their crews down with scurvy ; many of them had died of the disease. The loan finally contracted for by the Chile Go vernment amounts to $4,539,000. The Minister of Foreign Relations in Chile has written to the Chile Minister in the Argentine Re public to appoint an agent to propose to Admiral Nunez the exchange of Chile prisoners on board the Covadong a for Spanish prisoners held by the Chilians. Gottschalk was creating great sensation in San tiago. The Pacific Steam Navigation Company's new steamer Panama, Captain Thomas, arrived at Val paraiso on the 7th, from England in 31 days, run ning time. The new Chilian man-of-war Ne-Shau-Nock had arrived at Valparaiso from Philadelphia on the 9th. She passed the Isabella, also a Chile man-of-war, in the Straits. The Ne-Shau-Nock reports passing the Spanish ship Resolution in the Straits, with nearly all on board sick with scurvy, without a rudder, and short of provisions. A revolutionary movement took place at Puno in Pero, but was speedily suppressed. The Italian ship Canube Cavour arrived at Callao from Macao on the 17th instant, with a cargo of 503 coolies. One hundred and thirty died on the pas sage. Commandante Montero and all the officers and officials of the Peruvian Navy who refused to ac knowledge the appointment of Vice-Admiral Tucker, have been brought from Valparaiso to Callao as prisoners, on the war steamer Chalaco. No com munication was allowed with the ship after her arrival. THE WEST INDIES. At Jamaica no steps had been taken towards the inauguration of the new form of government, and political affairs remained in the same state of abey ance. Some failures had occurred which had com pletely paralysed business. The weather was fine for the crops. The new coffee crop had not arrived at market, and little of the old remained out. Sugar was 14s. to 15s. fol. medium, and 19s. for fair rum, 27d. to 36d. for proof ; 18d. in bond. Exchange on London, 90 days, 2 per cent. The Barbadoes House of Assembly met on the 28th ult. Fine showers had fallen, and vegetation of all kinds greatly improved. Fever prevailed in some districts, but not to a serious extent. 11.M.5. Simoom, from Jamaica, arrived on the 6th. The crops at Grenada are completed and shipped. Business remained very dull. Weather fine for the planters. Health of the island good. Colonial bills 90 days' $485 selling, $1721 purchasing. Guadaloupe continued free from cholera, but business very dull. Martinique was free from sickness; business quiet. Trade exceedingly dull at Demerara, and but few transactions reported since the last mail. Tonnage plentiful. Freights declined Is. 9d. in open market. Exchange on London, 90 days, $477. Weather fine , at. Antigua, and the young crops greatly improved. The reaping of the old crop nearly completed. Little sugar had been shipped during the fortnight. Much sickness prevailed at St. Thomas. Small pox was increasing. THE PACIFIC COAST. The mail steamer Chile arrived at Panama on the 3d inst. with dates from Valparaiso, Aug. 17 ; Caldera, 19 ; Arica, 22; Callao, 28 ; and Paita, 30. The Panama Star Herald publishes the follow ing news for the English mail : CHILE.—From the Mercurio of Valparaiso we learn that the principal object of the loan lately contracted is the payment for the ships of war pur chased by the Chilian agents abroad. Two of them, the Henriette and the Ne-sham-nock, have already arrived at Valparaiso; the first is an excellent despatch boat, but the latter turns out to be no better than an ordinary transport, possessing great speed and good accommodation, but in no other way adapted to war purposes. This disappointment has given rise to grave accusations against the Government, for not having provided the country with a formid able squadron. _ The Government, in reply, pleads the great diffi culties which surrounded its agents abroad, especially in the United States. After numerous fruitless efforts of the Chilian agent in the United States to purchase the class of ships required by the Govern ment of Chile, the latter found it compulsory to alter its instructions to its agent, and consequently commissioned him to send ships and guns, cost what they may. The situation of the Government is at present most embarrassing as public opinion insists impera tively on the continuance of the war: The Chllian press is unanimous for the further prosecution of the war, as being tha only means of settling the questions at issue between the South American Republics and Spain. The news lately received from Spain is not calculated to inspire con fidence, as it appears, in the face of the declaration made in the Cortes that the Government did not intend to continue the war, but the Spanish arsenals are still fully employed, and the ships which retreated from the West Coast aro assembled, some at Rio Janeiro and the others at Tahiti. We received in telligence on the 14th Aug. from the Prussian bark J. G. Portales,which sailed from Tahiti on 3d. July, that the Numancia, Berenguela, Vincedora, and the Marquis de la Victoria were then at that island, had had repaired damages, recruited the health of their crews, and were to sail for Manilla on 6th July. The question, relative to the boundaries of Chile and Bolivia has, at length, been definitely settled. Valparaiso has almost entirely recovered its former activity. Exchange on London, 60 to 90 days, 44d. to 444 d. On Paris, 4.62 to 4.65 francs. Freights to England, £3 ss. ; to France, 100 fr. ; United States, £4 ; Melbourne, £3 10s. ; Guayaquil, $lO to $l2 ; and to Callao, $4 to $5. PERU.—During the last fortnight there is but little to report from this Republic. The Govern ment is pursuing most energetically the line of policy with which it started---the development of the re sources of the country and the welfare of its people being its sole aim. The Callao (late Chalaco) and the ironcladlndependencia have arrived atCallao from Chile, the former with a number of discontented naval officers, under arrest, on board. The P.S.N. Company's magnificent new steam ship Panama, the largest in the service, has arrived out after a most splendid passage from Liverpool. She made the run from Montevideo to Valparaiso in ten days. She was brought out by Captain Thomas, for seine years in the company's service. From all the other ports at which the Chile touched, there is nothing of importance to commu nicate. The Chile experienced fine smooth weather all the way up. By the Talca we have dates from Bogota to the Bth of August, from Popayan to the 15th, and from Buenaventura to the 29th. On the 7th the anniversary of the battle of Boyaca was celebrated at Bogota. President Mos quera issued a patriotic proclamation on the occa sion. Preparations were also being made in Bogota to celebrate the 10th August, the anniversary of Ecuatorian Independence, which was pronounced at Quito on the 10th August, 1809. Antioquia has refused to accept the circular of the Secretary of the Interior of Foreign Affairs, rela tive to public order. In Tolima the Assembly has approved of the following proposition :—" The Consti tuent Assembly of the Sovereign State of Tolima, in the name of the people whom they repre sent, recognise in the Gran General, Tomas C. de Mosqucra, the chief leader of the liberty of the people and the founder of the sovereignty of the United States of Columbia, and appreciate in the highest degree the eminent services which he has just rendered the Government in Europe, as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the Republic, in which mission he elevated the name of the country, and brought it to noble distinction before foreign courts, at the same time that he was enabled to open the doors of the wealth of the na tion and consolidate peace and liberty in favour of progress." We have news from Cauca both by private letters and through the newspapers. The entire State has displayed great enthusiasm in the election of the President and representatives. For President the candidates aro Dr. M. Dolores Camacho, Dr. R. Mercado,. Dr. A. Ceron, and General A. Trujillo, the latter being the most popular. The Assembly, on July 26, passed the following resolution :—" The Legislature of the Sovereign State of Cauca gives a vote of adhesion to the pro gramme of peace, liberty, and progress with which the Gran General, President of Colombia, has inau gurated his administration, and congratulates at the same time the majority of the representatives and Se nators on the patriotic and legal co-operation which they have rendered him in the last sessions of Congress." The Buenaventura road continues to progress. The great work of uniting the island with the main land had been begun by means of a road built through the creeks which form the island. This portion of the road, when open to the interior, will cost upwards of $lOO,OOO. It is said that several new gold mines have been disboyered iu Buga, Caldas, Cali, Palmira, Atrato, Launch of an Indian Troop Ship. One of the most remarkable results of the late changes in the military arrangements of India has been the vastly increased demand for transport. Lord Halifax, before leaving office, determined on the creation of a fleet of screw steamers, specially designed for this service, and yesterday the first of five sister vessels was launched at the dockyard of the Thames Ironworks, Shipbuilding, Engineering, and Dry Dock Company, Blackwall. The weather, forming an unhappy contrast to that of the previous day, was not at all calculated to attract persons to the banks of the river, but there was nevertheless 5 large and distinguished company present. About half-past two the vessel began to move, and she glided majestically into the stream causing scarcely a ripple on the surface of the water. As she left the stocks, Viscountess Cranborne, wife of the Secretary of State for India, bestowed upon her, with the customary formalities, the name of Serapis• She is a remarkably fine vessel, and her principal dimensions are—Length between the perpendiculars , 360 ft.; length of the keel for tonnage, 326 ft. 91 ie.; breadth for tonnage, 49 ft. ; depth in midships (frail top of keel), 34 ft. 6i in. ; burden in tons 8.3 1 ./ 4,173 25-94. Her engines are of 700-horse power nominal, and are under construction by M es srg• Humphrys and Tennant. Immediately after th e launch a dejeaner was served in the Mould-house t o about 250 ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Peter Bolt in the chair. In proposing success to the vessel, 1' Rolt observed that she was designed by Mr. Reed, the constructor to the Royal Navy, and he believed that she would be found to possess a high degree of perfection in point of speed, ventilation, capacity , and every other quality that was attainable in ship' building. Captain W. R. Mends, R.N., director of the transport service, in reply, dwelt upon the great importance of reducing the length of, the passage to India. Tell a sick soldier that in a month he would be with his friends at home, an d he would very likely rally, but tell him that he would be three months and a half on the voyage/ he would probably lie down in despair, and, perhaps? die. With regard to the Serapis he had heard that some persons had ventured upon adverse criticism s upon her design, but such persons could not be avvar ° l of the difficult conditions which the designer ha' had to fulfil. In the first place he (Capt. Mends) had required that she should be large enough to tak a ° out a whole battalion, together with the wives an families of the soldiers ; it had therefore to be ma d° large enough to carry no fewer than 1,500 person s ; Next, as she had to make a considerable portion c' t her voyage through the tropics, he had insisted O s she should possess every possible advantage in th e way of sanitary arrangements, and he had also bee ° obliged to restrict her draught to 21ft., as she woul d have to enter two bar harbours, Aden and Alexau" dria. Lastly, he had fixed her speed at 14 kno ts ; It was quite possible that she might not quite att a t i l to that rate, but if she approached it he thoug` ' they ought to be well satisfied. As to her construe: tion he might truly say that no piece of work h.? ever been more beautifully put together. She dt in fact, reflect the greatest credit upon the gr ew company by which she had been built, alb-• trusted that her future administration would be ": a, successful as her launch. (Cheers.) The s°')_ officer concluded by proposing " The Health r: Lady Cranborne," with thanks to her for her ae o n vices. Mr. Reed, in acknowledging the toaa t , tbo behalf of her ladyship, took occasion to refer to o remarks to which he had from time to time 1:e1., subjected ; and to observe that no greater rois'°to tune could happen to any one in his position than l , enjoy exemption from the freest criticism. A n.,. 11 „ d s ber of other toasts followed, and the proce eal " were protracted through the afternoon. Liverpool Cotton Market. —This Day The-41P- The market opens very s trong, and the sales 0111 probably foot up 20,000 bales.