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THE LAST EDITION of " THE SUN " supplied as soon as Published, containing all the LA rEsT NEWS and SI!OKTINU INTELLIGENCE, by W. lIAKUIS, Newspaper Agent, 4, Blacklriars-road, London, S. QPORTING.—JOHN ROBERTS supplies the L LAThST EDITION of " SUN" as suou as pub ished.-4, Bath-street, City-road, E.C. THE LATEST EDITION of " THE SUN suvlied, as soon am published every Evening, by vt.ALE AN.1,14K (late BROOKS), Newspaper Agent, 24, Old t!.vendiptt- ttrert. 11,00 rd-street. US U. afrig ("."" sw,lPe t LONDON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1866. The grand Reform demonstration at Birmingham yesterday was a great success, and passed off, as regular assemblies of English working men always do, with good humour, order, and general good conduct. The arrangements had been long in pro gress, and no effort was spared to give éclat to the proceedings. The various companies, associations, and co-operative societies played a conspicuous part in the monster procession which poured forth from the good city of Birmingham to Brookfields, where the meeting was held. Banners and music, and every attendant device, which could add to the excitement and brilliancy of the scene, were was undoubtedly the sight of such a vast throng of people assembled in one common cause and ani mated by the same habitual love of order and self discipline. It gave the looker-on a very fair idea of the substantial liberty which all classes of English men really enjoy in spite of the shortcomings of the electoral system, and it was impossible to forget that in no other country in Europe could such a meeting have been held in direct opposition to the policy of the Government of the day. Mr. BRIGHT holds up as an example " that great country of Northern Germany which is now being estab lished," and in which every man of 25 years of age is to have a vote, but if his memory will carry him him back a year or two he may remember that in that happy country the people of Cologne were not permitted to fete the Deputies who bad espoused the popular cause in the Chambers. If Mr. BRIGHT is sanguine enough to believe that success in his un scrupulous designs has made BISMARCK more liberal, we doubt if he would find many independent Prus sians to agree with him. We in England like the substance and not the shadow, and that is why the talk about German unity and the enthusiasm about American politicians fail to impress our sober judg ing public. Englishmen would rejoice, no doubt, to see Germany really free, but the forcible conjunc tion of different peoples under one arbitrary Go vernment is not their idea of civil liberty. 'They watch with cordial interest the progress of the great Western Republic, but they cannot fail if really unbiassed to perceive that the worst enemies to the free and equal government of the States are those who talk the loudest about liberty. Our people are slow to change, because their changes are made with caution in anticipation of the wants of the future, and in recollection of the experiences of tile past. But they do not like to agitate until they know what they are agitating about, and until they have a definite object to gain ; a n d in this respect we think the Reform League are making a mistake. They include in their programme residential manhood suffrage and the ballot. The latter we need not say we heartily oppose, having Leen long among its most consistent advocates. If honest men of all parties who feel the revelations of our election committees to be, as they are, a national disgrace, would agree to give the Ballot a fair trial, the most important Reform in our representative system would be gained. To multiply votes without giving them the protection of the Ballot is to multiply the evils which disgrace us; and since every other scheme has proved a total failure, an earnest and united effort on the part of Reformers would probably win the day. Manhood suffrage, however, is a different thing ; and in inscribing it upon their banners the League are attempting too much. Manhood suf frage, whether residenti a l or real, is a system which has never yet been tried in England, an d t h e argu ments drawn from the example of America and our colonies have no weight, because every one knows the social and political conditions of the countries are entirely different. It will take a long while before the idea becomes familiar to the middle classes, without whose aid the battle of Reform can not be fought, and no Minister would bring for ward such a measure without any chance of success, because he could not count on efficient support out of doors. Mr. GLADSTONE himself is opposed to household suffrage, although recognised as an ear nest and disinterested Reformer, and many other statesmen, equally liberal and advanced in their opinions, would withhold their support from such a measure. Let the Reformers concentrate their efforts upon the Ballot, and de mand a considerable extension of the franchise with out stipulating for so great and sudden a change as the adoption of manhood suffrage. Mr. BEALES and his friends propose to act in the manner of the ancient Sybil. Because the Douse has refused to -pass a moderate measure of Reform they demand an extreme measure, forgetting that it could not be carried without a violent agitation, which will not be forthcoming without some tangible reason. The meeting at Brookfields passed off, as we have said, most satisfactorily. The people main tained excellent order, and did themselves credit by their admirable discipline. The great speakers naturally reserved themselves for the evening, when there was a meeting held in the Town Hall to pre sent addresses to the borough members, Mr. SCIIOLE FIELD and Mr. BRIGHT. Of course the speeches delivered were well worth hearing. Mr. BRIGHT, as the principal speaker, was as eloquent and intole rant as usual, and said many things that were :true and many that were mischievous. Thus, when he said that five millions of men should not be denied the right of representation he carried the sense of the meeting with him, but when he emphatically raised his voice and told the working men of England that the accession to office of Lord Derby was a declaration of war against the working classes he lost the orator in the agitator, the Reformer in the Radical. Had he been ad dressing the working men of Lancashire we doubt whether he would have ventured to utter such a sentence. Very certainly if he had there would have been some voice to recall Lord DERBY'S exertions through the terrible winter of the cotton famine. Personal matters have nothing to do with politics ; but Mr. BRIGHT'S anxiety for the minds of the working men leaves him no time to think about their bodies, and the friend and tribune of the people has been one of the strongest opponents to those Factory Acts which secure to the operative and the mill-hand time for thought, and rest, and recreation. " Fair play is bonny play" is a good old saying, and we are always sorry to find so eloquent an orator as Mr. BRIGHT so intolerant a partisan. Our reformers must not let this narrow spirit influence their labours. Let them look to measures, not men ; to principles, not parties. It is this prejudice which has kept us from Reform during the last seven years. It is time that we looked to facts, not to theories, and, instead of indulging in empty abuse, made up our minds as to what we want and set to work to get it. The Austro-Prussian treaty of peace has been ratified and sent to Prague, in order that the mutual exchange of documents may take place. Some other arrangements are to be made, and two proto cols are annexed to the treaty, one relating to the evacuation of the territory that has been occupied by the Prussians, and the other to the exchange of prisoners. Austria has to appoint functionaries in Holstein, and there much remains to be settled of a minor character, although the chief points of im portance are so far settled. We have heard a good deal during the course of the dissertations upon Prussia of the extreme moderation displayed by that Power, but we must say that we have seen very little of it, and that from the very scanty and insuf ficient promises made the Berlin Government now seem inclined to draw back. One of the chief things in which the French took an interest was the pre servation of the integrity and independence of the gallant little kingdom of Saxony. It appeared as if this very trivial request of the French EMPEROR was likely to be complied with, but Count Bis- MARCK has already thought better, or rather worse, of his engagement, and now threatens to sub vert all the good_ partially effected. Perhaps, and intended to throw a veil over their subsequent proceedings. It was necessary to gain time while affairs were in an uncertain state, but, now that all seems favourable to the Prussian schemes, it is easy to change the tactics and carry out former plans of oppression. The Machievallan policy of BISMARCK is never at a loss for a contrivance which may keep the letter of a promise but depart from the spirit. Thus we hear that it is proposed to make the Saxon army entirely subordinate to the Prussian com mand ; and this, of course, would completely de stroy the effect of the Emperor NAPOLEON'S arrange ments for the prosperity of the little kingdom. In fact such conduct is a positive insult to the French EmrEnon, and of course he will consider it so, whether he deem it expedient to take notice of the affair or not. Surely the Prussians are strong enough now in all conscience without insisting on the addition of the Saxon forces, but this is now the point at issue; the real object is to effect the ruin of all those states which ventured to take up arms against the might and majesty of Prussia. This is to be carried out nolens volens in the face of all obstacles, and no matter who is offended by its exercise. Austria supports the Saxon view of the question, and has sent the necessary instructions to her plenipotentiary at Prague. We have little hope, however, that much will be effected from any exertions in that quarter, for the Prussian authorities are fertile in resources, and will be ready enough to find cause and furnish reasons for what they have done or purpose doing in the matter of Saxony. It is difficult to understand how the rulers of a nation can be so perverse and obstinate as those of Prussia have shown themselves to be in the conduct of this war. Had they really had at heart what they professed to be their ruling spirit and animating nature, we should see a very different course adopted to that which now shocks our sense of propriety. It would be far more politic for them to conciliate, as far as possible, the whole of the States of Ger many, and show that the King of PRUSSIA seeks to exercise an influence over them, but not to rule them by force, and crush out all independence of action and liberty of expression. It is mean in the extreme, to say the least of it, this course pursued by Prussia of levying such heavy contributions in so many directions. It presents a striking con trast to the modes adopted by England and France when waging war with foreigners —and here we must bear in mind, the case is widely different, for the disputants belong to the same country. Prussia has rushed into the war to suit her own purposes, and carry out ber selfish schemes, and now she turns round and declares that she was forced into the conflict, and must, therefore, be paid for the exertion. It is rather inconsistent to talk in one breath of the enormous sacrifices made, and on the other to demand remuneration for the expenses incurred. A large contribution is to be immediately paid by the Saxons, and the plans and proposals of Count BISMARCK are such that all real indepen dence will be gone from the kingdom. It may suit some persons to declare that Prussia is work ing out a great purpose, and that all the steps she is taking will be conducive to the interests of Ger many in the long run ; but to those who take an impartial view of the question it will seem much more, as if she was carrying out in a peculiar fashion another of those schemes of tyranny and oppres sion, whose recital fill up the pages of history and reveal the darkest side of human nature. The conduct of the Prussians is calculated to irritate the feelings of all who are forced to submit to it, and is the kind that will n>t be easily THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 28, 1866. forgotte n when the immediate events of the day hay :0 passed, but is likely to live on through genera tions and to be regarded with obloquy and contet apt. It is an insult to the common sense of the nations of Europe to make such a parade about Germs n unity, and then to take such initiatory measures for its creation as devastation and plun der. The dark deeds may be so skilfully carried out that their full meaning does not strike one at first, but wit would ask if there is any sign of na tional regeneration and any hope of progression when the various States are filled with the troops of Prussia, and when the native soldiers are to be drafted off to serve under foreign ci)mmanders in a manner quite at variance with the wishes and hopes of their own legitimate rulers. It is quite a mockery to talk as if liberty had gained by the late war in Germany. What existed of independence has received a deadly blow, from which none now living may see it recover ; and if it does it will only be by the complete dis comfiture of Prussia. That Power means to rule with a force and a decision that will impress the strong and overawe the weak, and greatly to exceed the most stringent rules that were ever laid down by the French EMPE ROR in the days of his most enlightened sway. In many respects it may be regarded as a European calamity that the Government of Berlin should have been able to carry out its intentions ; but since circumstances have conspired to favour its efforts, it is idle to think that we should see the dawn of better things, and the day-star of liberty rise upon the ruins of nationality. It would at all times have been a difficult task to effect the work of uniting different States under one common interest, but Count BISMARCK has failed to do so in any man ner which deserves the name, and has only forced the Prussians sway upon them. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Monday Evening. The Moniteur thus describes the present position of Germany :—" It is easy to analyse the situation in which are now placed the various German States which, a few days ago, were in a state of war. The Germanic Confederation has ceased to eiist. Upon this point the Augsburg Gazette says, 'The Germanic Diet being considered as dissolved, in consequence of the events of war and the negociations for peace, has resolved to terminate its proceedings and to inform the foreign representatives accredited to it of this fact. The Diet at this sitting made various regulations concerning the provisional administra tion, and recommended to the solicitude of the different Governments which formed the ancient Confederation the servants and persons employed by the Diet.' " The Moniteur also contains an account of the reception yesterday at the Palace of St. Cloud of his Excellency M. Mon to clever his letters of credence as Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Pleni potentiary of the Queen of Spain to the French Court. M. Mon, having addressed the Emperor, stating that this was the third time he had been Spanish Ambassador at the French Court, and ex pressed " the sincere and cordial friendship" which the Queen of Spain entertained towards his Majesty, the Emperor replied that he saw with satisfaction an ambassador who had left in France such good re miniscences that he felt for the Spanish nation earnest sympathy and for her Sovereign sincere friendship. His Majesty added he bad no doubt that the representative of the Queen would contri bute as in times past to draw closer the ties which unite the two Governments and the two people. General Hassan Ali Khan is expected daily in Paris to resume his post as Minister Plenipotentiary for Persia. The Emperor on Saturday went from St. Cloud towards the Bois de Boulogne, and crossed Neuilly, Puteamt, and Su-esne to inspect the works in pro gress for the improvement of*the navigation of the On • betnCiecOkniseCt by the workmen was received with cordial and rapturous applause. His Majesty, after a long conversation with the contractor for the works, left some substantial marks of munifi cence for the benefit of the workmen. The Siecle has the following pungent remarks upon the answer of the Ki.ng of Prussia to the ad dress of the Chamber of Deputies :-- "At the moment when the Chamber, by its ex treme condescension, rendered so easy the sincere reconciliation between the Crown and the Parlia ment, the King thinks fit to declare that if the cir cumstances which gave rise to the conflict should occur again, he would act exactly as he did before. " Translated into plain language, the Royal speech says nearly thus :—' Gentlemen, 1 asked you for a bill of indemnity for having governed con trary to the Constitution, it is true. You granted it to me, and I thank you for it. Nevertheless, I feel the want of giving you notice that at the first opportunity I shall pay as much deference to your Constitutional rights as I have hitherto done.' The King of Prussia may ultimately find to his own cost that it is more difficult to govern despotically a people who wish to be free than to have a week's campaign with a decrepit Empire." A letter from Moscow states that the section of the railway from Moscow to Serponkhoro will. cer tainly be opened in a few weeks, and that the en tire line will be completed to Koursk in the autumn of next year. The works of the Kiew-Balta Rail way proceed rapidly. There is great activity in carrying on the railway works in Poland. I men tioned that Madame Bertall, the wife of the artist, had given birth to three girls. These ehildren, who are i❑ the most perfect health, weigh together rather more than 18 pounds, and each are as nearly as possible of the same weight. They are so exactly alike that it would be impossible to distinguish one from the other were it not for the precaution of placing a little medal round the neck of each with its name. The women of the Madeleine Flower market went in a body to Madame Bertall's house, in the Rue Boissy d'Anglas on the day of the bap tism to congratulate the parents, and present flow ers to the children. The Police Tribunal of Bordeaux a day or two ago had to decide upon a charge of infraction of the municipal regulations. The defendant is 103 years of age, and in spite of this ho was present, in perfect health and spirits, to defend himself from the charge. The evidence in support of the case not being complete it was postponed for a fort night, when the defendant said he should be quite ready to meet it. The cashier of one of the pr;neipl banking houses of Bordeaux has just been arrested on the charge of robbery and forgery. The defalcations amount to nearly £3,000. A widow lady, named Appezeche, residing with her daughter at Maulcon (Lower Pyrenees), died last week in her 10Gth year. At her death she did not suffer from any infirmity, was gay and happy, and preserved all. her faculties to the last moment. An enormous fish called a mouronne has been taken at Marseilles, and will be preserved alive in the basin for the great Exhibition. It is between five and six metres long, and weighs 30 qu;ntals (a quintal is 1001bs.) The portents of more stormy weather have proved accurate. Last night was as bright and beautiful a night as ever was seen, the me pn at the full, not a cloud, and very hot. At four o'clock this morning the wind rose, it rained slightly, and clouds gathered all round the horizon. Between eleven and twelve o'clock this morning there was a thunder storm, if one clap of thunder and one flash of lightning can be said to constitute a thunder storm. Rain fell at intervals up to post hour. The temperature was much lower than yesterday. THE TEMPLE GARDENS, the chief lungs of the City, have been thrown open to the public, in the evening, fur a period of nearly three months, and dining that time have been frequented by the denizens of the crowded streets and courts of the City, Strand, Ilolbore, and St. Giles's dis tricts, Lambeth, &c., to the number of about a quarter of a million, and not one flower has been plucked or the slightest injury done to the gardens by them.—city Press. L A TEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Aug. 28. An Imperial decree has been issued, dated 25th inst., empowering the Minister of Finance to issue obligations, bearing interest at the rate of 5 per cent., to the amount of 50 million florins, and State bonds for 90 million florins. It is believed that Baron Hubner is about to be appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs, and also that, in the Hungarian Ministry which will shortly be formed, Count Andrassy, Vice-President of the Lower Hungarian Diet, will occupy a prominent post. ITALY. FLORENCE, Aug. 28. The Minister of War has ordered the disband ment of all the troops belonging to the second category of the class of 1845. The decree appoint ing Cugia as Minister of f MILAN, Aug. 2 has been (Eenpvuebnilisnhged).. The Unita Italiana of to-day contains a letter from Signor Mazzini, declaring that he will not ac cept the amnesty which has been extended to him. SPAIN. MADRID, Aug. 28. The Politica of to-day publishes an article point ing out that the overthrow of the Mexican Empire would compromise the possession of Cuba by Spain. BOMBAY MAIL. ALEXANDRIA, Aug. 27. The China sailed at 10 a.m. yesterday, and the Tanjore at 11 a.m. to-day. The former may be expected at Marseilles on the Ist, and the latter at Southampton about the 9th September. The China has £45,530 and the Tanjore £133,292 in specie. tonnage there was no change. Freights thirty pence. At Granada the weather was fine, and the island healthy. The news from other islands was unimportant. At Valparaiso the demand for produce is active• Freights to Liverpool and Swansea, 60s. Bar silver, ten dollars fifty cents per mare. Bar copper, $160,000 per hundred pounds weight. Exchange on London, 441 to 45. Exchange on Paris, 465. At Boorta the Congress was divided on the 3d, The Mosqueras contracts were strongly opposed, but were with slight alterations opposed by Con. press. The interior at latest dates remained trap• quil. FRANCE. PARIS, Aug. 27.—.Tw0 o'clock.—The seeming certainty of the satisfactory settlement of the affairs of Germany without any further conflict tends to give confidence to a certain extent, and although business is still very restricted, and consequently a slight demand or a few offers influence prices to a degree apparently unwarranted by their magnitude, there seems to be a greater amount of firmness, and the market opened with an improvement on Satur day's prices. French Threes have been done at 69f. 55c., or a rise of 15c. ; Italian Fives at 55f., or 80c. higher ; Mobilier at 660 f., or an advance of 10f. ; Paris Gas and Comptoir d'Escompte at 1,565 f. and 885 f., in both cases a rise of sf. ; Credit Foncier at 1,350 f., or 15f. higher. The railway market has also shown symptoms of improvement. Three o'clock.—The market has continued to im prove, and has closed with a considerable rise : 4-i per Cents 9B 75 Do. end month — Bank Shares 3600 Italian Loan 55 20 Do. end month 55 35 Mexican Loan 28 50 Do. Bonds l7O Spanish Threes Home Debt ___ Deferred _ -AY& 3 per Cents Do. end month 69 70 Credit Mobilior ... 662 50 Do. end month ... 663 75 Credit Foncier 1360 Do. end month 1360 For Account. Orleans Northern ll5O Lyons and Mediterranean BBO Southern 535 Western 560 Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lombard 405 North of Spain — Saragossa 123 75 Ditto to Barcelona — Roman — W F•.RT /1.:: , -- SOUTHAMPTON, Aug. 28. The royal mail steamship Shannon has' arrived here. She brings 110 passengers, including Sir Henry Storks, Colonel Strahan, Commander Wil liams, Lieutenant Williams, the Ven. Archdeacon Steward, and Rev. Lord Bishop of Antigua. She brings specie to the amount of £284,448 sterling, seventeen hundred passages of cargo, chiefly bark, cochineal, cigars, sarsaparilla, and cocoa. She left St Thomas .on the 14th, with fine weather. Great preparations were making iu Peru to cele brate the anniversary of the country's independence. The Government had appointed a Mr. Tucker, of the late Confederate States of America to the command of the fleet, which had caused discon tent, and called forth a protest from the Peruvian naval officers. It was expected that they will re fuse to recognise Admiral Tucker as their superior officer. The British barque Nemesis, bound for England with guano, had been wrecked on the rock of the island of Malden. The captain and crew re mained on the island for 53 days, but afterwards reached Tahite, where the captain left the crew. At Valparaiso the Chilians had given a magnifi cent ball in honour of the Peruvian naval officers. The Government of Chili were raising a foundry for the casting of cannon for coast defences. The terms of the proposed loan of $6,000,000 by the National Bank had caused a long discussion in the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate House, but, with slight alterations, was ultimately agreed to. The clause making it imperative for the Ex chequer to deposit the public revenue in the bank was cancelled. • Costa Rica had refused to join the South Ameri can Alliance. A contract had been made for laying a telegraph from Patna Arenas to San Jose De Costa Rica. The town of Monte Christi, in Ecuador, had nearly been destroyed by fire. The total loss was estimated at half a million of dollars. The Nacional of Lima says :—The majority of the Spanish fleet were at Tahite. One vessel had 100 men ill with scurvy. The Berenguela was very leaky, and undergoing repairs. The wounds of Admiral Mines aro very serious, and there is little hope of his recovery. Peace and good order prevailed at Jamaica. The anniversary of independence passed over quietly. The new Governor, Sir J. P. Grant, arrived at Jamaica on the sth, and took office on the fol lowing day. The commission of Governor Grant establishes a Legislative Council as well as a Privy Council. The Governor will not be the President of the Legislative Chamber, but that body will choose its own President. In case of the death or absence of the Capt.-General his duties will devolve upon the Lieutenant-Governor, and in the case of his death or absence on the President of the Privy Council. Sir J. P. Grant has been well received by the colonists. Much regret was expressed at the departure of Sir henry Storks, and large numbers of the people assembled when he was leaving the island, and a farewell address w as p resente d t o him. Sir Henry Stork s , i n his rep pro sperous futu re f or Jamaica. reply, prophesied a The business at Jamaica was quiet. The Pi mento crop promised to be good. The coffee duties were expected to be largely increased. Small sales were from 10 to 14 shillings refining qualities, 16s. to 19s. Middling fair. Sickness TI a 8 prevalent. Exchange 90 days', 2 per cent. The weather at Trinidad was fine, but sickness prevailed, Business at Demerara Was dull. In THE FETES AT BOULOGNE. (F r om the Special Correspondendent of the Times.) BOULOGNE, Monday. It is not often that any public procession fulfils its programme. That, at least, is our experience in England, but I don't think any English v isitor to Boulogne could have anticipated that the procession generale of yesterday would have been so splendid and imposing an affair as it proved to be. With a large number of separate bodies coming from parishes, some of which are at a great distance from each other, and bearing in mind that at least the half of the procession were youths, young girls, and children, it might naturally have been supposed that there would have been some evidence of a want of uniformity in giving effect to a ceremony which was to be gone through by many hundreds of the laity as well as a numerous body of ecclesiastics, to be performed over at least three miles of ground, and which occupied nearly three hours from the time it commenced till it was brought to a close ; but, although there was an entire absence of ob trusive marshalling, not the slightest hitch occurred anywhere. Every guild or association was in its appointed place, each was more than as good as its word, and not a movement seemed to have been forgotten by those who took part in the proceed ings. The offices of the day commenced with a grand Pontifical High Mass in the Cathedral of Notre Dame, at which the Roman Catholic Bishop of Northampton was celebrant. The vast building was densely crowded in every part ; even the galleries which surround the interior immediately under the ceiling and the dome, though not in tended for any portion of the congregation on ordinary occasions, bad many occupants, and as the great bell announced that the mass was about to begin, as the organ pealed forth in swelling tones of deep music, and the monsignores and bishops, in all the blaze of purple, violet, scarlet, and cloth of gold, issued forth from the sacristy, the scene was one such as could have been witnessed in none other than a Roman Catholic church. Besides the Roman Catholic Bishop of Northampton, five Bishops, and as many Canons, and other dignitaries took part in the functions, or were within the choir while the Mass was being celebrated. The music was very fine, the Gloria, the Credo, and the AgnusDei, all being given with much effect. The most solemn, and, to Protestants, the most striking part, of the proceedings was the elevation of the Sacramental elements. Just as this was about to take place the Hosannah, which the musicians had been performing, was brought to a sudden close, a sharp tinkling of small bells was heard coming from the altar steps, the big bell outside responded with one great vibration, which must have been heard over the whole town, the worshippers, both lay and ecclesiastical, fell upon their knees and pros trated themselves en masse ; and amid clouds of in cense, the " Sacred Host" was held aloft above the heads of the congregation. The same incidents attended the elevation of the chalice. The sermon was preached by the Bishop of the diocess, Monsig nor Lequette. High Mass concluded about half past 12 o'clock, and from that time till 4, the hour named for the procession to start from Notre Dame, Boulogne was busy in preparations. The triumphal arches had, of course, been raised previously, and the tricolour and other flags had been waving from lofty poles set up in every street ; but the decora _ _ e • ,1 - - pfished. - Between half-past 12 and 4 o'clock lad ders were raised before almost every door, wreaths of artificial flowers were being curved and twisted, about every balcony and across the showboards of all the shops, the whole of the lower stories of many houses were being draped in white and blue, and the episcopal escutcheon of the diocesan wasmultiplying itself with a rapidity and to an extent which made one wonder that such a number of them could have been turned out by the painters of a provincial town. All along the line of the port, streamers, depending from poles placed at either side, spanned the carriage way ; most of the ships, of which there was an unusually large number in the port, displayed all their bunting, and chairs appeared like magic in a continuous line almost from the Douane to the corner of the Rue Napoleon, which is a length of nearly half a mile. By 3 o'clock every one of these chairs had an occupant, but how the persons who sat upon them endured the roasting heat of the sun was not the least extraordinary matter connected with the doings of the day. The weather was bril liant ; but the temperature was of a melting heat. Excursion boats from London, Ramsgate, and other places, arrived last night and this morning, and the state of the town, as regards crowding, may be judged from the fact that this afternoon there was not a single bed to be procured in any of its hotels or lodging-houses. To get a public conveyance to carry you about was a matter of nearly as great difficulty. Before the procession had commenced every one of them had been hired. This, however, did not prevent the pavements from being crowded by a miscellaneous multitude bent on performing a promiscuous procession on their own account. Such was the state of the leading thoroughfares when the pilgrims set out from Notre Dame to carry relics round the town and celebrate the formal opening of a cathedral which, after woks extending over 40 years, has just been sanctified by the rite of consecration. Proceeding from the main en trance of the church, the cortege, headed by a de tachment of the 3d Chasseurs, set out in the dire?,- tion of the Rue St. Jean, a street to the right of the building, a dense crowd of spectators lining the streets, but, without the slightest interference from the pol;ce or any other authority, keeping a space clear for the procession. After the mili tary came the pilgrims from the perish of Portel, a quaint old fishing village, which forms a suburb of Boulogne. The lead was taken by a cross bearer, haNfing an acolyte on each side of him, the latter being habqed in bright scarlet cassocks and white surplices, or cottas ; then followed a fine body of fishermen, clothed in the uniform of the French navy. As these lads, like all other French seamen, have to serve for stated periods in the national sea force, they are entitled to wear the costume des nzarins de l'Etat, and accordingly they did so on this occasion. In their midst was held aloft a banner of Notre Dame de Boulogne, whom they have chosen for their protectress ; next fol lowed a band of still younger boys in plain clothes, one of whom carried a banner, having on it a pic ture of the infant Saviour. A number of little girls with a beautiful basket of flowers followed, and groups of maidens, one half of whom were in red dresses and the other in white, came after them, bearing little emblems of the different prerogatives attributed to the Virgin Mary in " the Rosary" and " the Litany of Loretto" ; then more girls, dressed in blue, followed by as picturesque a group as any which appeared in the procession. It was composed of the married fisherwomen of Porte], in the ancient costume of their guild, which is a bright scarlet dress, with shawl-pattern handkerchief across their shoulders, white stockings and low shoes, a cap of spotless whiteness, and long gold earrings. After more standards, and a choir chanting the Litany, the cure and two vicaires of the parish brought up the rear, the former clothed in an elaborate cope or cloak worked in gold, and wearing his biretta or square black cap, and the two latter in biretta, cassock, and surplice. The parish of St. Francois de Sales was next in order. It, like all the succeed ing parishes, was headed by its suisse, or beadle as we should call him in England. The make-up of these functionaries is something that would put one of our Bumbles completely out of counte nance. They have a cocked hat of enormous pro portions and wonderful in the amount of its plumage ; their coats are more than military in the size of the epaulettes and the quantity of gold lace on the pockets and cuffs ; their knee breeches are equal to anything of the kind ever seen on a Lord Mayor's footman ; they have stock ings and shoes quite as showy as those worn by a cardinal ; and in their right hand they carry a spear, with the pole of which they are perpetually making a warlike noise upon the ground. One of these elaborately bedecked personages wore a scarlet uni form yesterday which cost 1,200 f., or £4B. The appearance of the parish of St. Francois de Sales was different as to details from that of Portel, but its general characteristics were the same in respect of the groups of girls, boys, laymen, women, and the clergy. Many of the parishioners of St. Fran cois being gardeners, the banner of the Saint was borne by a body of gardeners, and a grand basket of flowers carried by les dames jardiniCres was an ob ject of general admiration. The relics of St. Fran cois, enclosed in a gold reliquary, were placed on a bearer covered with crimson velvet, which was car ried on men's shoulders. The parish of St. Peter, in which the fishermen of Boulogne mostly reside, had the next place in the procession. There again matelotes formed a group that would have made a capital picture. They were radiant in bright colours and jewellry, and, being a remarkably fine set of women, presented an exceedingly good appearance in the procession. There was another group also in this portion of the procession which was not a little re markable. It consisted of 14 women, all of whom have become widows within the last 12 months. They wore black dresses, with a coloured sash across their shoulders. Some of them were young, and their young husbands had perished at sea ; but one was very old, and walked with the assistance of a stick. Among the representatives of the parish of St. Vincent de Paul, the next in the order of the proces sion,a choir of boys, sang hymns:with exquisite sweet ness, and occasionally the spectators took up the chant, and it was wafted through the air with touching effect. In intervals between these choral hymns the baud of the 3d Chasseurs performed instrumental music. The parishes of St. Joseph and St. Nicholas respectively entered a dignified and graceful appear ance. In these parishes there are several convent and other schools, and the young ladies of these estab lishments, many of whom are English girls, sent over here for their education, imparted a peculiar inte terest to the proceedings. They were dressed either in white or blue, wore white gloves and veils, and a wreath of choice flowers encircled each of their heads. Many of them carried emblems of the Notre Dame, or of the Passion of the Redeemer, and so multifarious were these corbeilles des fleurs that it may be said there was not a group without one or more of them. Several little companions of orphans, boys and girls, were marched after the standard of St. Nicholas. All the banners in the procession were handsome ; there was not a shabby one among them, the entire number, large as it was, while most of them were richly embroidered or painted on silk or satin. Following these emblematic inscriptions were carried, to symbolise, " the five joyous, the five sorrowful, and the five glorious mysteries of the Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary." By several of the parishes the instruments used in the torturing and crucifixion of the Redeemer were represented by little models, some gilt and some covered with silver paper. In these instances one young lady carried two scourges, another a hammer and nails, another a crown of thorns, and so on. There was a tolerably large model of the stable at Bethlehem also, with a little infant lying in a manger. In one case au angel was represented in the flesh by a pretty little girl clothed in white, and furnished with a pair of large blue wings. There were several instrumental bands in the cortege, and sacred music was performed during every portion of the route. Perhaps no one fast in connexion with the whole affair is more significant of the perfection with which it was organised than that the dress of every single individual in the long line was re spectable and scrupulously neat, while those of all the girls and little children were even elegant. They were of some light material, the prevailing colonrgl,.pir,,, N 1 ,1141, d srourst wore the colour of the group of which she formed part. No hat or bonnet was worn by any one with the exception of the Suisses, the men and lads who wore the naval uniform, and the military who accompanied the pilgrims ; but every girl had a veil or a wreath of flowers. By an exceedingly pretty arrangement a bevy of girls in each parish carried what may be described as a canopy of ribanda. In the centre walked a young lady who held up a decorated standard. From the top of the pole to which the little flag or banner was affixed there descended a profusion of long ribands, of colours various as the hues of the rainbow ; the end of each of these ribands was held by a young lady in such a manner as that when the group moved a perfect little tent was formed by these many-coloured streamers. After all the parishes came the Cortege ,Speciale de Notre Dame in the following order :—An associa tion of ladies devoted to the work of administering comfort and assistance to the &ck poor, ladies of a society for aiding poor churches, and " the associa tion of the Holy Family." Those were all lay ladies. They were followed by these religious con gregations—the Little Sisters of the Poor, the Daughters of St. Vincent de Paul, the Sisters of St. Joseph, the Sisters of Good Help, the Augustinian Nuns, and the Christian Brothers. The Little Sisters of the Poor devote themselves to providing food for a number of old and infirm people who are unable to do so for themselves ; and it is a rule of the order that no sister may break her own fast until she has provided the day's food for the poor people imme diately under her charge. The sisters call at the different houses, and carry away any broken victuals that may be given to them. Next came a group of young ladies in robes and tunics of white, spangled and fringed with gold, and veils and diadems of white and gold ; a group of young ladies in blue robes and white tunics spangled with silver, their veils and diadems being white and silver. " The hand of the miraculous statue," enclosed in a highly ornamental reliquary, was carried on a bearer in a space between the two bodies of young ladies, four ladies from each group carrying it in turns. Then came a large model of the statue itself, con sisting of a boat, in which stood a figure of the Virgin carr3:ng the infant Savioer. This was borne by seamen of the port clad in the uniform of the Imperial Navy. A body composed of the singers from the different choirs'of Boulogne followed the 'seamen, and the rear of the procession was brought up by a body of ecclesiastics. Two-and-two came the clergy of the diocess in black cassock, surplice, and biretta, all carrying prayer-books and chaunting the hymns of Notre Dame de Boulogne ; next, in the same order, the canons, looking every inch Churchmen, as they passed in their purple cassocks, white fur hoods, and birettas distinguished by a red tassal ; after them four Roman prelates—Monsignor Scott, Monsignor Boudomi, Monsignor Le Roy, and Monsignor Cataldi—in cassocks of violet satin and black biretta, but without surplices. Abbe Haffreingue and Father Felix followed, and then appeared the bishops in single file, the first of them being the Hon. and Right Rev. Dr. Clifford of Clifton; the second, the Right Rev. Dr. Amherst, of Northampton ; the third, Monseignor Boudinet, Bishop of Amiens ; the fourth, the Right Rev. Dr. Moriarty, of Kerry ; the fifth, Monsignor Gignoult, Bishop of Beauvais, and sixth and last., Monsignor Lequctte, Bishop of Arras. All the bishops wore mites and magnificent copes, and each carried his crozier or shepherd's staff. As they walked along the people everywhere on the route rushed forward, and on bended knee prayed their benediction. Even the little children did this, and mothers held out their babes that they might receive the episcopal blessing. As Dr. Clifford was the first of the bishops be had to go through much more than his share of the la bour of bestowing benedictions, and to the bishop of the diocess the labour must have been extremely severe, for he was giving individual blessings un ceasingly during his whole progress. The procession came down to the port by not the most leading streets. These it took on returning. On the port it passed under a lofty arch, on which was the in scription—Les Marius a .Notre Dame. On its way back it came through the Rue Napoleon and up the steep meent a the Graiale Rue. Here, opposite the Church of Nicholas, an extremely handsome tri umphal arch, composed of evergreens, was _raised over the carriage way, and for some distance at either side the street was planted with impromp tu palm trees. Arrived at the heed of the Grande Rue, the procession passed through the old gate which divides the old town from the low. over this gate is a statue of the Virgin, with the inscrip tions " Patrona Nostra Singularis," and " Civitns Bolonx : Civitas illarix." In the Marche -ao' Grains, the square immediately on the other side of the gate, the decorations were profuse, an d here and there was a third triumphal arch. It N os composed of evergreens, and surmounted with tri colour flags, up the sides and across the, top ero escutcheons with the letter " M." By the Rue de Lille the pilgrims reached the Cathedral aga in ' Though the marching was not once interrupted, t he procession occupied an hour in passing any one point. AU along its course, every foot of standing room from which a sight of it could be obtained, except that reserved for the processionists, was covered, ladies sat upon every balcony, and the windows of all the houses were filled to the highes t story. Father Felix preached in the evening to a very crowded congregation. Court Chula The Return of Prince and Princess Christian to Windsor. Yesterday afternoon their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holste in, attended by Major-General Seymour and LadY Susan Melville, left Boulogne for Windsor Castl e ' Their royal highnesses, who for the last few dai s have been residing at the British Embassy in Paris' embarked on board the Vivid, Commander SuOW' , and quitted Boulogne harbour at 20minutes to thre e o'clock—their departure, which was witnessed by large number of the English residents and inhabi tants, being immediately telegraphed to Folkestone. The pier was crowded by a fashionable assenr blage of spectators, among whom were the nuk e and Duchess de Nemours, who are at present Al' ing at Folkestone. The Mayor was present on t he part of the Corporation, while Mr. J. Crick repre" seated the railway, and Capt. Goodman the harboar authorities. Nearly half an hour was occupied 131 the blue jackets of the yacht in landing the luggage' and during the interval the prince and princess re mained upon the after deck. M. Kanni, the Queen's courier, having complet ed l all the arrangements, the prince and princess, with their suite, accompanied by the Duke de Nemours and family, landed amid the hearty cheers of W e bystanders. Princess Helena took the arm of th e Duke de Nemours, Prince Christian walking with the duchess. Their royal highnesses travelled rl6 Ashford and Redhill to London-bridge, where th e necessary arrangements having been previonslY made by Mr. Eborall, the general manager, M r ' Knight on the part of the South-Eastern, and 131 Mr. Williams, of the South-Western, the sale° ll , was attached to a special train, which proce eded over the Charing-cross and South-Western nu l ' ways to Windsor, where it arrived about 8.45. the Castle, prince and princess immediately drove to t 5; Castle, a magnificent suite of rooms in the Vir Tower having been prepared for their receptiel3. Their royal highnesses are expected to join her Via, jesty at Balmoral within the next few days, and Wi probably leave Windsor for the North about Tha r day, Frogmore House not being yet quite readi fe occupation. • The Right Hon. General Peel, M.P., the Sere: tali of State for War, left town on Friday evening tot 'llt her Majesty at Balmoral. The right hon. and 0 11311 t gentleman will remain iu attendance on the Queen at'°3 a fortnight. Mr. Gladstone, the late Chancellor of the chequer, is at present on a visit to the Lord Bishop of O t., at his palace, and yesterday the right hon. gentleman 3 tended the afternoon service at the cathedral. ALARMING FIRE AT NEW CROSS.—A destructive fire broke out last night in the premises belonging to g r. T. Moody, 32, Walpole-street, Now Cross. The intuatiB happily escaped, and the engines of the Surrey Volunt ee : and numerous others of the Metropolitan Brigade, ing several land steamers by Shand, Mason, and Co., B.'o tended, but the basement and lower part of the house severely damaged by fire, water, &c. ALARMING FIRE AT DEPTFORD.—A serious C°ll d : fiagration took place in the premises of Mr. Charles 1 3 ° a haberdasher and silk mercer, No. 16, John's-te rra- ci Milton-street, Deptford. The engines of the too ), 1)n-- h those from the southern districts of London, arrived ' l O all promptitude, but the shop and the valuable cent°,lll6o were nearly consumed and the upper part of the /v:) f - a ll damaged. The total loss, which is considerable, Wi ll upon the Law and London Fire Offices. EXTRAORDINARY FIRE ON LUDGATE Shortly before 11 o'clock this morning (Tuesday) siderablo excitement was cause d amongst t h e t r adespe e r f) of Ludgate-hill, owing to the f o ll ow i ng s i n gular 00 1 renco :—lt appears that a lad was carrying a collP l° " bottles of naptha and paraffin oil over his shoulders 0; pended by a piece of rope, w h en th e li ga t ure b e came e it , h „ e o broken or untied, and the consequence was the bottles to the ground and w ere smas h e d, w h en th e oil ran al °:‘; the gutter from the Dolphin-c o u r t on the hill to 'As bottom. A boy, in order to try whether the liquid v( it, really spirits, imprudently applied a lighted match tc) te .. and iu an instant the whole of the south side of Lu d y hill presented a tremendous blaze ; many of the res ide :A imagining at first that one of the great gaspipes had lew " o f and that the vapour was on fire. Conductor Williatn°, f the Royal Society, rushed out with a number of 1 0i f ., 15 0 : 2 0 water, as well as several men employed by Messrs . v next door, which they pour e d u p on th e b u rning SP, II I O I and thereby succeeded in drawin g th e bl az i n g liquid ° to the sewer, and prevented any d amage b e i ng down t ° v large establisments in the neighbourhood. 'ch FIRE IN UPPER EAST SMITHFIELD.—A fire,'" ü bl a , at one time thr ea t ene d very ser i ous conseque nces, P. ; i d pened on the premises belong to Mr. Costa, a clothier 6 0 . lodging-house keeper in Upper East Smithfield. c o l duetor Rich ar d M oore promp tl y a t ten d e d w ith the I° ' a by Society's fire escape from Tower-hill, an d was folio an d numerous land steamers by Messrs. Shand, Altle°% ter Ce., and, plenty of the East London Company's being at hand, the firemen wen t t o wor k, b u t the firs 11 don s not be extinguished u n til cons id era bl e d ama ge was to the premises and also to their contents. 'l3gt FIRE AT NORTHWOOLWICH. ThiS i nOrn' ; about half-past three o'clock, a fire broke o ut in th e a 3.11 il l storos of the Thames Graving Do c k CompahCompany'n i fod spite of the exertions of the workmen, the fl a mes bel u e vra g by such combustible articles stored in the place, jo g quickly enveloped in a huge sheet of flame. The e , 1 : 5 , 0 0- promptly attended : but the stores, GO feet long a nd third broad with their contents, were entirely diOtt°Jeit, The origin of this fire is also unknown The coraP °4 ' is understood, was insured. .a ---Clue hundred and sixty diff eren t kinds of 1.1 T a r r: Ts n ll o bE w y b t e h ing tried at Chalons. DAMAGE e ru s sia Prussian OCCASIONEDinvasion TO of P B H o l h v e A m T i E a, 3si n o ° r l ;: e • i l,: Silesia, and Lower Austria, according to the es tila' made, amounts to a total of £30,000,000 sterling. pl. INSPECTION OF THE IST CITY OF 1401 0°14 , o iS GisEEns.—The annual Government inspection ° .l t ic° corps took place on Saturday evening, at tb° Filen ground at Bow. Colonel C. B. Ewalt, R.E., hz tving oB o received with the usual military honours, proceeded jai the line to examine the arms and aecroutrone ute, tin wore found in serviceable condition. The march P' s °r . quick and double time and the manual and platoon. ° ne st' cises wore next creditably performed, and, at al° r°& Dries of the inspecting officer the corps were put through 3 on of field evolutions by Capt. Schwartz, the senior nc-were parade. Raving piled arms, various working p arties Po r, told off for constructing a trestle-bridge, aL'irri,iyea working at a mine and gallery leading beneath a f u T he two-gun battoiy, and other engineering operations',,,stle barrel-pier was pronounced " well lashed," and the ,A ci _ sat bridge being completed the corps marched over it all } :, g o its stability to a severe test. This brought t he proceee" W 71, of the evening to a close, and the men being drawn ior line the inspecting officer addressed them in flattering guag,e. 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